The 2021 Clemson Tigers women's soccer team represented Clemson University during the 2021 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Tigers were led by head coach Ed Radwanski, in his eleventh season. The Tigers home games were played at Riggs Field. This was the team's 28th season playing organized soccer. All of those seasons were played in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Tigers finished the season 12–7–1 and 6–3–1 in ACC play to finish in fifth place. As the fifth seed in the ACC Tournament, they defeated Notre Dame before falling to Virginia in the Semifinals. They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, where they lost to Alabama in the First Round to end their season.
Previous season
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ACC played a reduced schedule in 2020 and the NCAA Tournament was postponed to 2021. The ACC did not play a spring league schedule, but did allow teams to play non-conference games that would count toward their 2020 record in the lead up to the NCAA Tournament.
The Tigers finished the fall season 6–4–0, 5–3–0 in ACC play to finish in fourth place. As the fourth seed in the ACC Tournament, they lost to Duke 1–0 in the Quarterfinals. The Tigers finished the spring season 6–0–0 and received an at-large bid as the fourteenth seed in the NCAA Tournament. They defeated Rutgers and UCLA on penalties before losing to the eventual champions Santa Clara in the Quarterfinals to end their season.
Offseason
Departures
Departures Audrey Viso 9 MF 5'5" Senior Baton Rouge, Louisiana Graduated, Transferred to Appalachian State Kimber Haley 11 MF 5'3" Senior Fort Mill, SC Graduated Madi Reid 12 DF — Freshman Cary, NC Transferred to NC State Abigail Mitchell 14 DF 5'6" Senior Alpharetta, GA Graduated Mariana Speckmaier 17 FW 5'5" Senior Miami, FL Graduated; Drafted 39th overall in the NWSL Draft by the Washington Spirit Lauren Bruns 22 FW 5'5" Sophomore Richmond, VA — Olivia Bonacorso 25 DF 5'3" Junior Middleton, MA —
Recruiting class
Name Nationality Hometown Club TDS Rating St. Louis, MO SLSG – Missouri Corenlius, NC Charlotte Soccer Academy Mentor, OH Internationals SC (Ohio) Atlanta, GA Concorde Fire Los Angeles, CA Real So Cal Huntersville, NC Charlotte Soccer Academy Seattle, WA Seattle Reign Academy
Squad
Roster
Team management Athletic Director Dan Radakovich Head coach Eddie Radwanski Associate head coach Jeff Robbins Assistant Coach Siri Mullinix Director of Operations Julie Carson
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Schedule
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!colspan=6 style=""| Exhibition
!colspan=6 style=""| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=6 style=""| ACC Regular Season
!colspan=6 style=""| ACC Tournament
!colspan=6 style=""| NCAA Tournament
Goals Record
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Regular season ACC Tournament NCAA Tournament Total 1 24 MF Megan Bornkamp 9 1 0 10 2 10 FW Renee Lyles 7 0 0 7 15 MF Hal Hershfelt 7 0 0 7 4 2 DF Makenna Morris 5 1 0 6 23 FW Caroline Conti 5 1 0 6 6 21 FW Maliah Morris 5 0 0 5 7 4 DF Harper White 2 0 0 2 5 MF Grace Wagner 2 0 0 2 12 FW Sydney Minarik 2 0 0 2 28 DF Abby Hanks 2 0 0 2 11 14 FW Fran Stables 1 0 0 1 19 DF Renee Guion 1 0 0 1 Opponent own goal 1 0 0 1Total 49 3 0 52
Disciplinary record
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Regular Season ACC Tournament NCAA Tournament Total 1 24 MF Megan Bornkamp 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 10 FW Renee Lyles 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 23 FW Caroline Conti 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 15 MF Hal Hershfelt 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 2 DF Makenna Morris 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 DF Layne St. George 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 DF Harper White 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 DF Sydney Dawson 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 DF Caitlin Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 FW Sydney Minarik 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 28 DF Abby Hanks 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0Total 14102002001810
Awards and honors Megan Bornkamp Preseason All-ACC Team August 12 Hensley Hancuff Megan Bornkamp Preseason Hermann Trophy Watchlist August 19 Megan Bornkamp ACC Offensive Player of the Week September 14 Caroline Conti November 2 Megan Bornkamp All-ACC First Team November 4 Hal Hershfelt All-ACC Second Team Renee Guion All-ACC Third Team Hensley Hancuff Makenna Morris Renee Lyles ACC All-Freshman Team Megan Bornkamp ACC All-Tournament Team November 7
Rankings
2022 NWSL Draft
Hensley Hancuff NJ/NY Gotham FC 3 34 GK
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