The 2022 Clemson Tigers women's soccer team represented Clemson University during the 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Tigers were led by head coach Ed Radwanski, in his twelfth season. The Tigers home games were played at Riggs Field. This was the team's 29th season playing organized soccer, and all of those seasons were played in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The team finished 8–5–5 overall and 4–3–3 in ACC play to finish in seventh place. The Tigers started the season ranked at #25 and moved up to #18 before losing 3–0 at . The loss cased them to fall out of the rankings, but they followed it up with a draw at #4 in a rivalry match. Wins over then #17 and #6 Notre Dame propelled them to #14 in the rankings. However, the team then went on a three game losing streak which saw them fall back out of the rankings. The Tigers played three more ranked teams during the season, beating #24 Virginia Tech and drawing with #10 Duke and #19 Pittsburgh.
They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament, finishing one spot outside of the six teams that qualified. They received an at-large invitation to the NCAA Tournament where they were a five-seed in the UCLA Bracket and hosted in the First Round. They lost the game 0–1 to end their season. Their eight wins was their lowest total since 2013.
Previous season
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.
Offseason
Departures
Departures Grace Wagner 5 MF 5'8" Junior Cary, North Carolina Graduated Sydney Dawson 7 DF 5'6" Senior Akron, Ohio Graduated Renee Guion 19 DF 5'10" Senior Simpsonville, South Carolina Graduated Jackson Moehler 38 DF 5'10" Senior Marietta, Georgia Graduated Hensley Hancuff 51 GK 6'3" Senior Edmond, Oklahoma Graduated; drafted 34th overall in the 2022 NWSL Draft by NJ/NY Gotham FC
Incoming transfers
Incoming transfers Kacey Smekrud 19 FW 5'11" Senior La Grange, Kentucky College of Charleston
Recruiting class
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Name Nationality Hometown Club TDS Rating Cumming, Georgia United Futbol Academy (GA) Liverpool, England Liverpool F.C. Women N/A Lewiston, New York Western New York Flash Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte Soccer Academy Weddington, North Carolina Charlotte Soccer Academy N/A Milton, Vermont FC Stars of Massachusetts
Squad
Roster
Team management Athletic Director Graham Neff Head coach Eddie Radwanski Associate head coach Jeff Robbins Assistant coach Siri Mullinix Director of operations Meredith Priest
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Schedule
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!colspan=6 style=""| Non-conference regular season
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Goals Record
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Regular season NCAA Tournament Total 1 10 FW Renee Lyles 4 0 4 23 FW Caroline Conti 4 0 4 3 2 DF Makenna Morris 3 0 3 5 MF Emily Brough 3 0 3 12 FW Sydney Minarik 3 0 3 15 MF Hal Hershfelt 3 0 3 21 FW Maliah Morris 3 0 3 29 FW Sammi Meredith 3 0 3 9 18 FW Maria Manousos 2 0 2 10 24 DF Megan Bornkmap 1 0 1 Opponent own goal 1 0 1Total 30 0 30
Disciplinary record
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Regular Season NCAA Tournament Total 1 24 DF Megan Bornkamp 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 15 MF Hal Hershfelt 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 2 DF Makenna Morris 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 DF Layne St. George 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 18 FW Maria Manousos 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 21 FW Maliah Morris 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 FW Caroline Conti 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 29 FW Sammi Meredith 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0Total 15001001600
Awards and honors Megan Bornkamp Pre-season All-ACC Team August 11 Hermann Trophy Preseason Watchlist August 18 Harper White ACC Defensive Player of the Week September 20 Hal Hershfelt All-ACC Second Team November 2 Megan Bornkamp Maliah Morris All-ACC Third Team Caroline Conti
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