ClemsonTigers.com 2020 Clemson Women’s Soccer @ClemsonWSoccer 1 Regular Season Date Day Network ACC (Rk.) Opponent Result/Time (Est.) 9/12 Sat. --- Miami W, 4-0 9/17 Thurs. ACCNX * Virginia Tech 7:00 p.m. 9/20 Sun. ACCN * Virginia 3:00 p.m. 10/1 Thurs. RSN * North Carolina 4:00 p.m. 10/4 Sun. ACCN * Duke 5:00 p.m. 10/11 Sun. ACCN * Wake Forest 3:30 p.m. 10/18 Sun. --- * Notre Dame 1:00 p.m. 10/29 Thurs. ACCNX * Pitt 7:00 p.m. 11/1 Sun. RSN * Florida State 3:00 p.m. ACC Tournament Date Day Network ACC Opponent Time 11/10 Tues. --- ACC Quarterfinals TBD 11/13 Fri. --- ACC Semifinals TBD 11/15 Sun. --- ACC Championship TBD Season Stats Overall Record: 1-0-0 ACC Matches: 0-0-0 Non-Conference: 1-0-0 Home Record: 0-0-0 Away Record: 0-0-0 Neutral Record: 1-0-0 2020 Schedule & Results vs. Sept. 17 // 7:00 p.m. Historic Riggs Field Clemson, S.C. Record: 1-0-0 Home: 0-0-0 Away: 0-0-0 Neutral: 1-0-0 Non-Conf.: 1-0-0 ACC Record: 0-0-0 Head Coach: Eddie Radwanski // 10th Assoc. HC: Jeff Robbins // 10th Asst. Coach: Siri Mullinix // 10th Dir. of Ops: Julie Carlson // 3rd Captains: Dawson, Guion, Haley Last match: vs. MIA W, 4-0 2020 CLEMSON WOMEN’S SOCCER MATCH NOTES 2 2 ACC CHAMPIONSHIPS • ACC CHAMPIONSHIPS • 4 4 NCAA QUARTERFINALS • NCAA QUARTERFINALS • 7 7 SWEET SIXTEENS • SWEET SIXTEENS • 20 20 NCAA TOURNAMENTS • NCAA TOURNAMENTS • 18 18 ALL-AMERICANS ALL-AMERICANS MATCH #1 Single Game Leaders GOALS 1 - (Four players tied) ASSISTS 1 - (Six players tied) POINTS 3 - Mariana Speckmaier (09/12/20 vs. Miami) SHOTS 5 - Mariana Speckmaier (09/12/20 vs. Miami) SAVES 1 - (Two players tied) Season Stat Leaders GOALS 1 - (Four players tied) ASSISTS 1 - (Six players tied) POINTS 3 - Mariana Speckmaier GW GOALS 1 - Mariana Speckmaier SHOTS 5 - Mariana Speckmaier SAVES 1 - (Two players tied) MINUTES 90 - Harper White 2020 STAT LEADERS Record: 0-1-0 Home: 0-0-0 Away: 0-1-0 Neutral: 0-0-0 Non-Conf.: 0-1-0 ACC Record: 0-0-0 Head Coach: Charles Adair // 10th Assoc. HC: Drew Kopp // 9th Asst. Coach: Matt Gwilliam // 6th / 9th Dir. of Ops: Macaulay Soto // 4th Captains: Last match: vs. Virginia L, 1-3 Individual Notes/Stats • Two players (Megan Bornkamp & Sami Meredith) scored their first goal in a Clemson uniform in the match against Miami. • Makenna Morris picked up her first collegiate point as she assisted Mariana Speckmaier’s opening goal. Individual Single-Game Records GOALS/GM 4 players tied 4 ASSISTS/GM 4 players tied 4 POINTS/GM 5 players tied 8 SAVES/GM Katie Carson (x2) 16 A - North Carolina (‘99 x2) Program Notes/Stats • Head Coach Eddie Radwanski sits just 6 wins away from 100 career wins at Clemson RECORD/STAT WATCH Clemson University Nickname Tigers Location Clemson, S.C. Colors Clemson Orange & Regalia Founded 1889 Enrollment 25,822 President Dr. James P. Clements (Maryland-Baltimore County ‘85) Director of Athletics Dan Radakovich (Indiana (Pa.) ‘80) Facility/Year (Capacity) Historic Riggs Field/1915 (6,500) All-Time Stats Record 296-195-44 27 seasons ACC Wins 93-118-20 27 seasons Goals (as of 9/15/20) 1,061 39.30/year avg. PROGRAM FACTS Virginia Tech Hokies (ACC) Clemson Tigers (ACC) USC - // TDS - USC - // TDS - PLAYERS TO WATCH Megan Bornkamp Midfielder -- No. 24 Fr. -- Mooresville, N.C. 2020 Season Stats 1 g / 0 a -- 1/1 (gp/gs) Career Stats 1 g / 0 a Mariana Speckmaier Forward -- No. 17 Sr. -- Miami, Fla. 2020 Season Stats 1 g / 1 a -- 1/1 (gp/gs) Career Stats 24 g / 6 a Makenna Morris Defender -- No. 2 Fr. -- Germantown, Md. 2020 Season Stats 0 g / 1 a -- 1/1 (gp/gs) Career Stats 0 g / 1 a • The all-time series between the two sides is currently tied at 6-6-4 with the Tigers holding a 4-0-1 record against the Hokies in their last five meetings. • With the Tigers taking to Historic Riggs Field for the first time in 2020, they look to improve on their 4-2-1 home record against Virginia Tech. • This match will mark the ACC opener for both squads as the Tigers are coming off a 4-0 victory against Miami while Virginia defeated the Hokies by a 3-1 scoreline. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE CLEMSONTIGERS.COM | @CLEMSONWSOCCER | #WINTHEDAY
• Head Coach Eddie Radwanski sits just 6 wins away from 100 career wins at Clemson
RECORD/STAT WATCHClemson University
Nickname TigersLocation Clemson, S.C.Colors Clemson Orange & RegaliaFounded 1889Enrollment 25,822President Dr. James P. Clements (Maryland-Baltimore County ‘85)Director of Athletics Dan Radakovich (Indiana (Pa.) ‘80)Facility/Year (Capacity) Historic Riggs Field/1915 (6,500)
• The all-time series between the two sides is currently tied at 6-6-4 with the Tigers holding a 4-0-1 record against the Hokies in their last five meetings.
• With the Tigers taking to Historic Riggs Field for the first time in 2020, they look to improve on their 4-2-1 home record against Virginia Tech.
• This match will mark the ACC opener for both squads as the Tigers are coming off a 4-0 victory against Miami while Virginia defeated the Hokies by a 3-1 scoreline.
ACC MEDIA RELATIONSJustin Wilson is the women’s soccer athletic
communications contact at the ACC office. He can be reached at 336-369-3713 (office) or via email at [email protected]
CREDENTIALSMembers of the working press can request media
credentials on a season, or match-by-match, basis. All requests must be sent to Meaghan Frazier via email. Season credentials may be requested at any point throughout the season. Those interested in a single-match credential must communicate the request at least one day prior to the match.
INTERVIEWInterviews are available at any point throughout
the week with select players and Head Coach Eddie Radwanski. Contact Meaghan Frazier via phone or email to coordinate all interview requests. Players are available at the discretion of the women’s soccer staff upon request.
Week USC TDS RPI
TIGERS IN THE POLLS
TEAM ACC RECORD OVR. RECORDPitt 0-0-0 2-0-0Clemson 0-0-0 1-0-0 Duke 0-0-0 1-0-0Virginia 0-0-0 1-0-0Boston College 0-0-0 0-0-0Florida State 0-0-0 0-0-0Louisville 0-0-0 0-0-0North Carolina 0-0-0 0-0-0Notre Dame 0-0-0 0-0-0Syracuse 0-0-0 0-0-0Miami 0-0-0 0-1-1Virginia Tech 0-0-0 0-1-0Wake Forest 0-0-0 0-1-0NC State DNP DNP
ACC STANDINGS
EVENT DATE OPP. (Results, Score)Scored 0 goals 11/22/19 vs. UCLA (L, 0-5)Scored 1 goal 11/3/19 vs. Florida State (L, 1-2)Scored 2 goals 10/31/19 vs. Boston College (W, 2-1)Scored 3 goals 10/27/19 vs. Pitt (W, 3-2 [OT])Scored 4 goals 9/12/20 vs. Miami (W, 4-0)Scored 5 goals 9/9/18 vs. Liberty (W, 5-0)Scored 6 goals 8/25/19 vs. Coastal Carolina (W, 6-0)Scored 7 goals 8/24/14 vs. Winthrop (W, 7-0)Scored 8 goals 8/28/11 vs. Presbyterian (W, 8-0)Scored 9 goals 9/18/16 vs. Presbyterian (W, 9-0)Scored 10+ goals 9/22/20 vs. Alabama A&M (W, 14-0)Allowed 0 goals 9/12/20 vs. Miami (W, 4-0)Allowed 1 goal 10/31/19 vs. Boston College (W, 2-1)Allowed 2 goals 11/3/19 vs. Florida State (L, 1-2)Allowed 3 goals 10/24/19 vs. Miami (L, 2-3 [2OT])Allowed 4 goals 10/13/19 vs. Duke (L, 1-4)Allowed 5 goals 11/22/19 vs. UCLA (L, 0-5)Scored a goal 10:00 or earlier 9/29/19 vs. Virginia Tech (W, 3-1) - 7:23Scored a goal 80:00 or later 10/24/19 vs. Miami (L, 2-3 [2OT]) - 86:42Margin is 1 goal 11/3/19 vs. Florida State (L, 1-2)Margin is 2 goals 9/29/19 vs. Virginia Tech (W, 3-1)Margin is 3+ goals 10/19/19 vs. Syracuse (W, 4-1)3 or more Clemson players scored 9/12/20 vs. Miami (W, 4-0) - 4 playersAttempted 0-9 shots 11/22/19 vs. UCLA (L, 0-5) - 6 shotsAttempted 10-19 shots 11/15/19 vs. Vanderbilt (T, 0-0 [CU advance 5-4 on PKs])
Attempted 20-29 shots 10/24/19 vs. Miami (L, 2-3 [2OT]) - 24 shotsAttempted 30+ shots 10/27/19 vs. Pitt (W, 3-2 [OT]) - 30 shotsAllowed 0-9 shots 9/12/20 vs. Miami (W, 4-0) - 2 shotsAllowed 10-19 shots 11/22/19 vs. UCLA (L, 0-5) - 12 shotsAllowed 20-29 shots 10/4/18 vs. Florida State (W, 1-0) - 24 shotsAllowed 30+ shots 9/27/12 vs. Duke (L, 0-3) - 31 shotsWon in OT/2OT 10/27/19 vs. Pitt (W, 3-2 [OT])Lost in OT/2OT 10/24/19 vs. Miami (L, 2-3 [2OT])Tied in OT/2OT 9/6/19 vs. Oregon (T, 1-1 {2OT])Competed in a PK Shootout 11/15/19 vs. Vanderbilt (T, 0-0 [CU advance 5-4 on PKs])
Won a PK shootout 11/15/19 vs. Vanderbilt (T, 0-0 [CU advance 5-4 on PKs])
Played 13+ players 11/3/19 vs. Florida State (L, 1-2) - 15 playersPlayed 16+ players 11/22/19 vs. UCLA (L, 0-5) - 17 playersPlayed 18+ players 9/12/20 vs. Miami (W, 4-0) - 21 playersBeat a United Soccer Coach No. 1 team 9/13/00 vs. North Carolina (W, 2-1)Beat a United Soccer Coach Top 5 team 9/20/18 vs. Virginia (W, 1-0) - #4Beat a United Soccer Coach Top 10 team 9/15/19 vs. South Carolina (W, 1-0) - #7Beat a United Soccer Coach Top 25 team 9/29/19 vs. Virginia Tech (W, 3-1) - #16
Tigers score first 1-0-0 88-6-4Opponent scores first 0-0-0 6-57-9
Leading at halftime 1-0-0 63-3-2Trailing at halftime 0-0-0 2-39-3Tied at halftime 0-0-0 30-21-16
Scores a goal in 10th minute or earlier 0-0-0 Scores a goal in 80th minute or later 0-0-0 Allows a goal in 10th minute or earlier 0-0-0 Allows a goal in 80th minute or later 0-0-0
JUNIOR # Name Cl. Pos. 7 Sydney Dawson Jr. Def. 19 Renee Guion Jr. Def. 20 Courtney Jones R-Jr. Fwd. 25 Olivia Bonacorso Jr. Def. 38 Jackson Moehler Jr. Def. 51 Hensley Hancuff Jr. GK
HOMETOWN/COUNTRY PRONUNCIATION # Name Pronunciation
FUN FACTS• Sisters Maliah and Makenna Morris grew up playing
club soccer with Abby Hanks before becoming opponents in high school, Maliah and Abby went on to commit to Clemson together with Makenna joining this year.
• Freshman Madi Reid’s older sister Morgan was a standout soccer player at Duke and now plays professionally for the Orlando Pride in the NWSL.
• Sami Meredith’s mother ,Vicki, played basketball at Clemson.
• Hannah McLaughlin’s father Ed is the current athletic director at VCU.
CLEMSON WOMEN’S SOCCER SUPPORT STAFF• Kelly Turney - Athletic Training (Assistant Athletic Trainer)• Ryan Metzger - Strength & Conditioning (Sr. Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach)• Kaleigh Best - Nutrition (Assistant Director of Olympic Sports Nutrition)• Erin DeChellis - Academic Advisor (Associate Director of Athletic Academic Advising)• Meaghan Frazier - Athletic Communications (Graduate Assistant, Athletic Communications)• Elizabeth Barnes - Student Manager• Joanna Wypasek - Student Manager
Julie Carlson • Director of Operations (Third season)Collegiate Coaching Career• Clemson University - Director of Operations // Third season (2018-present)• Anderson University - Head Coach // Two seasons (2016-2017)• Clemson University - Volunteer Assistant Coach // Two seasons (2014-2016)• Jacksonville State - Head Coach // Eight seasons (2005-2013)• Virginia Military Institute - Head Coach // Four seasons (2002-2005)
Responsibilities at Clemson• Coordinates team’s travel, scheduling, and time management.• Coordinates scouting of opposition and review of practice and game film
Education• Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Wright State in 1995 & master’s degree in Sports Leadership with an emphasis in Parks & Recreation
from VCU in 2008.
Siri Mullinix • Assistant/Goalkeeping Coach (10th season)Collegiate Coaching Career• Clemson University - Goalkeeping/Assistant Coach // 10th season (2011-present)• Virginia Commonwealth University - Assistant Coach // Three seasons (2008-2010)• UNC Greensboro - Assistant Coach // Four seasons (2005-2008)
Responsibilities at Clemson• Oversees the development and training for Clemson’s goalkeeping group.• Involved in recruiting and day-to-day operations for Head Coach Eddie Radwanski.
Collegiate & Professional Career• Mullinix was an All-American goalkeeper at North Carolina, as well as an Olympic silver medalist and a FIFA Women’s World Cup bronze medalist
as a goalkeeper for the U.S. National Team in 2000 and 2003, respectively.
Jeff Robbins • Associate Head Coach (10th season)Collegiate Coaching Career• Clemson University - Associate Head Coach // 10th season (2011-present)• UNC Greensboro - First Assistant // Three seasons (2008-2010)• UNC Greensboro - Volunteer Assistant Coach // One season (2007)
Responsibilities at Clemson• Serves as the recruiting coordinator and is responsible for coaching field players as well as set pieces, and team tactics.
Collegiate & Professional Career• Robbins was a four-year starter at NAIA schools Westmont College (Santa Barbara, CA) and Whitworth University (Spokane, WA) and was a member
of two NAIA Conference Championship teams. He graduated from Whitworth University in 1995 with a bachelor of arts degree in political science.• From 1997-2006 Robbins was the General Manager of the United Soccer League’s Spokane Shadow after playing and serving as Director of
Operations for the team in 1995 and 1996.
Eddie Radwanski • Head Coach (10th season)Collegiate Coaching Career• Clemson University - Head Coach // 10th season (2011-present)• UNC Greensboro - Head Coach // 10 seasons (2001-2010)
Collegiate Career• Prior to coaching, Radwanski played four seasons at UNC Greensboro from 1981-1984
and was captain of the school’s NCAA Division III men’s soccer national championship teams in 1982 and 1983. Radwanski, a two-time All-American, was inducted into the UNC Greensboro Hall of Fame in 2000 and North Carolina Soccer Hall of Fame in 2019.
• Earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from UNC Greensboro in 1997.
Professional Career• Radwanski played five seasons for the Carolina Dynamo from 1993-1998 and helped
the team win U.S. Interregional Soccer League national titles in 1993 and 1994. He was named the USISL MVP and national finals MVP in 1993.
• A member of the U.S. National Team Pool from 1985-92, Radwanski made five starts for the National Team in 1985. He also played with the World Cup, Olympic, World University and National Indoor teams in the 1980s and early 1990s.
2020 SEASON PREVIEWCLEMSON’S SPRING SEASON• The team went 2-0-0 through its two matches of the
spring season against Auburn and Kennesaw State• South Carolina transfer Sami Meredith netted four goals
across two games including a hat-trick in the spring to lead the Tigers in scoring.
• Villanova transfer Hensley Hancuff got her first two starts in a Clemson uniform during the spring while adding a solo shutout.
CAPTAINS OF THE SQUAD• Prior to kicking off the 2020 season, Head Coach Eddie
Radwanski and the Clemson women’s soccer coaching staff named Sydney Dawson, Renee Guion, and Kimber Haley captains.
• All three captain selections have been active members of the program’s Leadership Group which has met once a week since January.
• Being consistent starters on the backline, Dawson and Guion were named as captains after both played in all 20 games in 2019.
RETURNING FIREPOWER• The Tigers amassed 99 points in 2019 and are returning
71 of said points in 2020. • Despite ending the 2019 season with an injury, Maliah
Morris returns after adding 10 points in 11 games in 2019.
• Last season’s freshman field players Maliah Morris, Hal Hershfelt, Caroline Conti, Harper White, Lauren Bruns, and Abby Hanks all notched their first career goals in their inaugural season while Hannah McLaughlin recorded three consecutive shutouts in her three starts.
• Now junior, Renee Guion, ranked nationally for sin-gle-game assists, assists-per-game, and moved into
NOTESsecond on Clemson’s single season assists list after re-cording 12 assists alongside her first career goal in 2019.
• Mariana Speckmaier returns to Clemson for her senior season with 51 career points (prior to 2020 stats).
2019 AWARD WINNERS• Maliah Morris and Hal Hershfelt were both named to the
ACC All-Freshman team after they combined for 7 goals and 4 assists.
• Hal Hershfelt earned United Soccer Coaches All-Atlantic Region Third Team.
• Maliah Morris and Hannah McLaughlin rounded out Player of the Week recognitions for 2019 following Mor-ris’s game-winning-goal against #7 South Carolina and McLaughlin’s three start, three shutout series against Coastal Carolina, Nebraska, and Creighton.
CLEMSON NEWCOMERSHALLE MACKIEWICZ - #1• 21st ranked player in the nation and 1st within her region
for the 2020 IMG Academy 150.• Spent time with the US U15, U17, U19, and U20
national teams.• Won the U16/17 US Soccer Development Academy
National Championship in 2017-18.• Named to Development Academy Playoffs and Central
Conference Best XI in 2017. MAKENNA MORRIS - #2• Joins sister Maliah at Clemson after a highly decorated
club and high school career. • The No. 13 ranked individual in the country according
to the IMG Academy 150.• Two-time State Champion with St John’s College HS.•Two-time Washington Post All-Met First Team and four-
time WCAC First Team honoree.• Has seen action with the USA U15, U17, and U20 teams.
DEVI DUDLEY - #6• Was a captain at both the U18 and U19 level for her club
team LaRoca FC.• Called up to National Team training camps at the U14
and U16 level , competing international in Belgium and Germany with the U16 squad.
• Was a captain on the Utah ODP State Team for three years.
• 27th ranked player according to IMG Academy 150.
MADI REID - #12• 134th ranked player by IMG Academy 150.• Played her club years with the NC Courage Academy
where she was a member for nine years.• Member of the conference-winning team for ECNL in
2015. • Won the US Soccer Development Academy Conference
in 2017.• Ranked among the Top-100 players among the ODP
and was an active member of her ODP Region Team.
MEGAN BORNKAMP - #24• 44th ranked player according to IMG Academy 150.• Was named CSA Young Female Player of the Year in 2014
and CSA Female Player of the Year in 2018.• Named to the US Soccer Development Academy Best
XI in 2018-19. • Selected to U17 National Team camp in Chula Vista,
Calif. in 2018 receiving two caps and one goal through-out two matches.
• Received one cap with both the U19 and U20 national teams.
SAMI MEREDITH - #29 (Transfer)• Played in 17 games for the South Carolina Gamecocks
during her first collegiate season.• Added 317 minutes to her resume as she knocked in
her first collegiate goal in just the second game of the 2019 season.
• Played her high school years at Wando High School and added experience with the Carolina Elite Soccer Academy 01.
• Gatorade Player of the Year nominee in 2018.
HENSLEY HANCUFF - #51 (Transfer)• Started in 18 total games through her two years at
Villanova. • In her freshman year, she recorded a career-high eight
saves on two separate occasions (@Clemson & @Georgetown).
• Her first collegiate year she recorded 1,036 minutes with 52 total saves while going on to earn a spot on the 2018 All-BIG EAST Freshman Team.
• In her sophomore year with the Wildcats she matched her career-high eight saves against nationally-ranked Florida State.
2019 SEASON RECAPBY THE NUMBERS• Renee Guion led the Tigers in points in her sophomore
campaign as she became the 2nd ranked player in pro-gram history for single season assists became tied for 1st with three other players in program history for most single-season assists after tallying four against Coastal Carolina.
• Every single freshman field player in 2019 notched their first collegiate goal as Lauren Bruns rounded out the freshmen scoring in the ACC Quarterfinals against Florida State.
TIGERS IN THE POLLS• The Tigers entered the United Soccer Coaches poll by
the second week of voting after being the first team receiving votes in the first two weeks.
• Once entering, the Tigers held a spot in the top-25 for 10 consecutive weeks.
• After defeating #7 South Carolina at home, the Tigers
moved as high as the #8 spot in the rankings.
AFTER THE FINAL WHISTLE• Following the completion of the 2019 season, Maliah
Morris and Hal Hershfelt earned ACC All-Freshman team honors.
• Hal Hershfelt was named to the United Soccer Coaches All-Region Third Team.
TEAM AWARDS• Team MVPs: Hal Hershfelt & Renee Guion• Offensive MVPs: Mariana Speckmaier & Maliah Morris• Defensive MVP: Renee Guion• Tiger Newcomer Award: Hal Hershfelt• Coaches Achievement Award: Caroline Conti• Bill D’Andrea Tiger PAW Award: Grace Wagner• Iron Woman Award: Grace Wagner• Tiger 50+ Club: Olivia Bonacorso
THINGS TO KNOWNO PLACE LIKE HOME• Throughout Head Coach Eddie Radwanski’s time at
Clemson, the Tigers hold a 57-26-10 record at home. • In 2019, the Tigers went 8-1-2 at Historic Riggs Field
and were undefeated through non-conference play. • 24 of the 33 goals in 2019 came on home field for the
Tigers.
NATIONAL TEAM PRODUCTS• 7 total members of Clemson women’s soccer team have
competed with various youth levels of the U.S. National Team.
• Senior Mariana Speckmaier has competed with the U20 level of the Venezuelan National Team
GATORADE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR• Clemson women’s soccer has upheld its history of
Gatorade Player of the Year nominees and winners for their respective states.
2018-19• Sami Meredith: South Carolina GPOY nominee in 2018
GAME 1 - MIAMIRECAPJacksonville, Fla. – The Clemson women’s soccer team
put on an offensive showing in its season opener as they downed the Miami Hurricanes 4-0 in a neutral-site, non-conference match to move to 1-0 on the season.
“We are just really grateful for the opportunity to be able to play,” said Head Coach Eddie Radwanski. “Our group has spent a lot of time playing each other in scrimmages and practices so they were just ready to face an oppo-nent. It’s always nice to get the win, get the shutout, and
• Despite the shortened 2020 season, Head Coach Eddie Radwanski sits just 6 wins away from 100 career wins at Clemson.
• Maliah Morris looks to make an immediate impact alongside her sister Makenna after returning from a season-ending injury in 2019.
• With rising sophomore Hannah McLaughlin being the only returning goalkeeper following Sandy MacIver’s graduation, Mackiewicz and Hancuff will bring depth to the backend as the Tigers will run with three keepers on the roster for the first time since 2017-18.
NOTEScreate scoring opportunities, so it is nice for the kids to see their hard work pay off.”
SCORING SUMMARYAfter leading the Hurricanes in shots by an 8-0 margin
midway through the first half, senior Mariana Speckmai-er picked up her 24th career goal off a header in the box sent in by Caroline Conti. It was just a minute later that Megan Bornkamp added her name to the scorebook with her first collegiate goal as Courtney Jones and Lauren Bruns picked up their first points of the fall.
The Tigers were able to carry the momentum into the second half as Renee Guion found the back of the net for her second career goal off a feed from Speckmaier. Another Clemson newcomer would close out the scoring for the night as Sami Meredith connected for a volley from Harper White’s touch.
“We feel like we are going to be a lot more balanced,” Rad-wanski spoke on the attack. “We have more attacking options than we have ever had – I’m pleased with our depth and know that everyone who steps on the field has the ability to contribute.”
The Tigers will return home for their next bout of action as they play Virginia Tech at Historic Riggs Field at 7 p.m. on Sept. 17.
GAME 2 - VIRGINIA TECHRECAPClemson, S.C. –
SCORING SUMMARY
2020 MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List
TopDrawerSoccer.com Top-100 National
TopDrawerSoccer.com Top-100 Freshman
TopDrawerSoccer.com Team of the WeekMariana Speckmaier Sept. 15 Sr., Forward
