2015 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team

American college soccer season August 2023 2015 Clemson Tigers soccer Clemson Tigers logo.svg 150 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 17–3–4 6–1–1 Mike Noonan 6th Phillip Jones 3rd Liam Curran 2nd Riggs Field NCAA Tournament National Runners-Up ACC Tournament Semifinalists The 2015 Clemson Tigers men's soccer team represented Clemson University during the 2015 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Tigers were led by head coach Mike Noonan, in his sixth season. They played home games at Riggs Field.http://www.clemsontigers.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=28500&SPID=103704&SPSID=657788&DB_OEM_ID=28500 Clemson Tigers September 21, 2015 Men's Soccer - Schedule https://web.archive.org/web/20151117064020/http://www.clemsontigers.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=28500&SPID=103704&SPSID=657788&DB_OEM_ID=28500 November 17, 2015 dead Riggs Field celebrated its 100-year anniversary this year, in October. This was the team's 55th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 28th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Roster Updated 11/13/15 Clemson Tigers Men's Soccer team http://www.clemsontigers.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPID=103704&SPSID=657795 clemsontigers.com Clemson University 13 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151117023859/http://www.clemsontigers.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPID=103704&SPSID=657795 17 November 2015 dead 1 USA GK Michael Zierhoffer 2 USA DF Kyle Fisher 3 DEN DF Patrick Bunk-Andersen 4 ENG MF Oliver Shannon 5 BER DF Mauriq Hill 6 ENG MF Paul Clowes 7 NOR MF Iman Mafi 8 ITA FW Michele Bottari 9 CRC FW Diego Campos 10 USA FW T. J. Casner 11 ENG DF Aaron Jones 12 CRC MF Saul Chinchilla 13 USA MF Michael Melvin 14 USA MF Grayson Raynor 15 FRA MF Alex Happi 16 USA MF John Cajka 17 BRA MF Thales Moreno 18 USA DF Tyler Rider 19 USA FW Kyle Murphy 20 USA FW Austen Burnikel 21 USA DF Michael Serrano 22 USA GK Andrew Tarbell 23 USA MF Jonny Heckman 24 USA GK Brady Allardice 25 USA DF Chris Heijjer 26 USA DF Trey Langolis 27 USA MF Philip Tran 29 USA DF Andrew Burnikel 30 USA GK Nolan Lennon Clemson had 7 players who received all ACC Honors Clemson Tigers Men's Soccer team http://www.clemsontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=657787&SPID=103704&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=28500&ATCLID=210486193 clemsontigers.com Clemson University 13 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151117020716/http://www.clemsontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=657787&SPID=103704&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=28500&ATCLID=210486193 17 November 2015 dead in the 2015 season. Paul Clowes was named ACC Midfielder of the Year and to the all ACC first team. Kyle Fisher was named ACC Defender of the Year and to the all ACC first team. Andrew Tarbell and TJ Casner were named to the all ACC first team. Oliver Shannon and Iman Mafi were named to the all ACC third team. Patrick Bunk-Andersen was named to the all ACC freshman team. Paul Clowes and Kyle Murphy were also named to the ACC All-Tournament team.Clowes & Murphy named to 2015 All ACC Tournament Team http://www.clemsontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=28500&ATCLID=210507004 clemsontigers.com Clemson University 19 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151118153702/http://www.clemsontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=28500&ATCLID=210507004 18 November 2015 dead Paul Clowes and Andrew Tarbell were named Scholar All-Americans by the NSCAA.Clowes & Tarbell named to NSCAA Scholar All-America Team http://www.clemsontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=657787&SPID=103704&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=28500&ATCLID=210597993 clemsontigers.com Clemson University 2 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160205061802/http://www.clemsontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=657787&SPID=103704&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=28500&ATCLID=210597993 5 February 2016 dead Kyle Fisher was named to the TopDrawerSoccer Postseason Best XI First team, while Paul Clowes and Andrew Tarbell were named to the second team. Patrick Bunk-Anderson was named to the Freshman Best XI Team.Four Tigers Earn Postseason Honors from TopDrawerSoccer http://www.clemsontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=657787&SPID=103704&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=28500&ATCLID=210596791 clemsontigers.com Clemson University 2 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160205061806/http://www.clemsontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=657787&SPID=103704&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=28500&ATCLID=210596791 5 February 2016 dead Draft picks The Tigers had four players drafted in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft.http://www.mlssoccer.com/superdraft/2016/tracker 2016 Superdraft mlssoccer.com July 5, 2016 June 29, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160629203500/http://www.mlssoccer.com/superdraft/2016/tracker dead Player Team Round Pick # Position USA Andrew Tarbell San Jose Earthquakes 1st 8th GK USA Kyle Fisher Montreal Impact 1st 14th DF ENG Paul Clowes D.C. United 2nd 33rd MF USA T. J. Casner Houston Dynamo 3rd 47th FW Schedule |- !colspan=6 style="Clemson Tigers #FFFFFF"| Exhibition w August 15 yes 11 Presbyterian Soccer Practice Fields Clemson, SC 2–0 w August 20 yes 11 Campbell Soccer Practice Fields Clemson, SC 2–0 w August 22 yes 11 yes UAB West Campus Field Birmingham, AL 5–1 |- !colspan=6 style="Clemson Tigers #FFFFFF"| Regular season w August 28 yes 11 East Tennessee State Riggs Field Clemson, SC 3–1 2,424 1–0–0 w August 30 yes 11 Mercer Riggs Field Clemson, SC 4–1 2–0–0 w September 4 yes 6 South Carolina Riggs Field Clemson, SC 3–0 7,868 3–0–0 t September 7 yes 6 11 Coastal Carolina Riggs Field Clemson, SC 1–1 2OT 2,748 3–0–1 l September 12 5 yes 2 Notre Dame Alumni Stadium Notre Dame, IN 0–1 1,379 3–1–1 0–1–0 w September 15 yes 5 yes Furman Stone Soccer Stadium Greenville, SC 3–0 2,948 4–1–1 w September 18 7 16 Duke Riggs Field Clemson, SC 2–1 3,111 5–1–1 1–1–0 w September 20 yes 7 21 Brown Riggs Field Clemson, SC 3–1 1,559 6–1–1 t September 26 5 yes 8 Wake Forest Spry Stadium Winston-Salem, NC 1–1 2OT 2,346 6–1–2 1–1–1 w September 29 yes 5 yes Gardner–Webb Greene–Harbison Stadium Boiling Springs, NC 4–0 1,261 7–1–2 w October 2 5 Virginia Tech Riggs Field Clemson, SC 2–0 2,296 8–1–2 2–1–1 w October 6 yes 5 yes Charlotte Transamerica Field Charlotte, NC 1–0 1,495 9–1–2 w October 9 5 Louisville Riggs Field Clemson, SC 4–2 3,286 10–1–2 3–1–1 w October 17 4 yes 16 Syracuse SU Soccer Stadium Syracuse, NY 1–0 1,582 11–1–2 4–1–1 w October 20 yes 4 Georgia Southern Riggs Field Clemson, SC 3–1 1,463 12–1–2 w October 23 no 3 25 Boston College Riggs Field Clemson, SC Senior Night 1–0 3,538 13–1–2 5–1–1 w October 30 no 3 yes NC State WakeMed Soccer Park Raleigh, NC 4–1 1,289 14–1–2 6–1–1 |- !colspan=6 style="Clemson Tigers #FFFFFF"| ACC Tournament w November 08 no 3 Boston College Riggs Field Clemson, SC Quarterfinal 3–0 1,355 15–1–2 l November 11 no 3 16 Syracuse Riggs Field Clemson, SC Semifinal 0–2 3,056 15–2–2 |- !colspan=6 style="Clemson Tigers #FFFFFF"| NCAA Tournament w November 22 yes 2 Elon Riggs Field Clemson, SC First Round 5–2 1,941 16–2–2 w November 29 yes 2 15 UC Santa Barbara Riggs Field Clemson, SC Second Round 3–2 1,015 17–2–2 t December 4 yes 2 10 Maryland Riggs Field Clemson, SC Elite Eight 1–1 (3–1) 2OT 3,411 17–2–3 t December 11 yes 2 yes 6 Syracuse Children's Mercy Park Kansas City, KS Final Four 0–0 (4–1) 2OT 4,047 17–2–4 l December 13 yes 2 yes 8 Stanford Children's Mercy Park Kansas City, KS Championship Game 0–4 4,081 17–3–4 After finishing 2nd in the ACC Atlantic Division for the regular season, the Tigers received a first round bye in the ACC Tournament. They defeated Boston College in the Quarterfinals, but lost to Syracuse in the Semifinals. With this strong performance, the Tigers were seeded #2 overall in the NCAA tournament. The Tigers beat Elon in the first round of the tournament. With that win the Tigers advanced to the second round where they met UC Santa Barbara. The Tigers recorded a 3–2 victory. In the Quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament, Clemson hosted 10th seeded Maryland. Clemson advanced 3–-1 in the penalty shootout, after the game was tied 1–-1. Clemson won its final four match over Syracuse in penalties after the match was tied 0–-0 after double overtime. Clemson advanced to the championship match vs. Stanford. The Tigers lost the Championship match 4–-0, finishing runners up in the NCAA tournament. References Clemson Category:Clemson Tigers men's soccer seasons Clemson men's soccer Category:NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament College Cup seasons Clemson