CLEMSON, S.C. – Megan Bornkamp netted the equalizer in the game’s 88th minute and Halle Mackiewicz recorded a clutch penalty save and No. 1 seed Clemson women’s soccer advanced past Georgia, 1-1 (5-3 PK) to earn a spot in the Elite Eight for the sixth time in school history and first time since 2020.“I think you saw two very good teams today and this is what the NCAA Tournament is all about,” Head Coach Eddie Radwanski said. “We knew Georgia was going to be a formidable opponent and I thought we played really well today. This game is about taking chances, great response from our team with coinciding a goal so late and you just saw what the Clemson Tigers are all about. They dug down, they never gave up, reached deep inside and found a way to make it happen. I’m just impressed with our kids' resiliency and the fact that they wanted to win, they wanted to advance and sometimes you have to do whatever it takes.”Both teams started the match off strong as the Tigers and
CLEMSON, S.C. – Behind two first half goals, No. 1 seed Clemson women’s soccer downed No. 8 seed Columbia, 2-1, on Friday night in front of 1,785 fans at Historic Riggs Field. With the win, the Tigers have earned a spot in the third round of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2020.“We were very dominant in the first half and came away with two goals, we played really well and kept the pressure on Columbia,” Head Coach Eddie Radwanski said. “This the NCAA Tournament, we are not playing weak teams, these are good teams so credit to Columbia for resiliency. We had the lead and we kept our composure. These kinds of things happen when you get in these knock-out competitions and the kids are not invincible to do it so sometimes you have to handle a little bit of adversity and all these games have it. I liked the fact that we passed the test, liked the fact that we dominated statistically and we were, for the most part, in control.”The Tigers started the match off strong
CLEMSON, S.C. – Behind two second-half goals, No. 7 Clemson women’s soccer downed Radford, 2-0, to advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Seniors Makenna Morris and Caroline Conti netted both goals for the Tigers, who earned their 14th shutout of the season in front of 1,755 fans at Historic Riggs FIeld. “We wanted to come out and dominate the game, Radford came in with a defensive plan and they were trying to keep the game close. The hardest thing to do in a game is score and then it’s even harder when they put numbers back there,” Head Coach Eddie Radwanski said. “We got two goals and the name of the game is to win so we got the win, we got the shutout and played well.” The Tigers came out strong in the first half with the defensive line allowing zero scoring opportunities for the Highlanders as Radford wrapped up the first 45 with no shots. Clemson tabbed 11 total shots, with five on target. The Tigers were also awarded six corner-kicks in comparison t
CLEMSON, S.C. – Following an impressive postseason run in the ACC Championships and a spectacular regular season on the pitch, the Clemson Tigers officially earned the No. 1 seed in the bottom left quadrant of the NCAA Tournament bracket, as announced during the selection show on Monday. This is Clemson’s highest seeding since the 2000 team earned the No. 3 overall seed. The Tigers are one of four teams to secure one-seeds as Florida State, BYU and UCLA all earn the top seed in their portion of the bracket. “This is always one of the most exciting days of the season when it is the selection show and you're in the tournament and you find out who you are going to play. It was just a bonus today to be rewarded as the number one seed, and honestly credit to the girls and the team because they are the ones that earned it. They put in the consistent work and effort the entire season,” Head Coach Eddie Radwanski said. “We finished on a great note, it was a very exciting champio
CARY, N.C. – After a hard-fought battle, the No. 7 Clemson Tigers dropped the ACC Championship match to top-seed Florida State. Junior Mackenize Duff netted her sixth goal of the season and freshman Dani Davis picked up her eighth assist of the year. Davis, Duff and Halle Mackiewicz were all named to the 2023 ACC Tournament Team. “This was a high-level game today. For me, everytime we play games like this, I know it helps our team to get better. I know talking to Brian, he feels like his team gets better as well. It is great preparation for the NCAA tournament and trying to move forward and I thought from a playing perspective, it was a great showing for women’s soccer. There were some moments where we played some great football out there, we were just unfortunate to not be able to pull out the win,” Head Coach Eddie Radwanski said. In the first half, the Seminoles secured an early 1-0 lead six minutes into the start of the match but the Tigers were able to respond at the 2