The 2024 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's soccer team represents the University of Notre Dame during the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. It is the 37th season of the university fielding a program. The Fighting Irish are led by seventh year head coach Nate Norman and play their home games at Alumni Stadium.
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
U. Soc. Coaches poll | No. 9т |
TopDrawerSoccer.com | No. 13 |
Record | 5–1–0 (0–0–0 ACC) |
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Home stadium | Alumni Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Stanford | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Virginia | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Florida State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 North Carolina | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | – | 2 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9т Notre Dame | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .786 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .786 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .786 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 Virginia Tech | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .786 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Clemson | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2024 ACC Tournament champion As of September 5, 2024 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: The ACC |
Previous season
editThe Fighting Irish finished 12–4–4 overall and 7–1–2 in ACC play to finish in second place. As the second seed in the ACC Tournament, they lost to Clemson, who avenged their final regular season game defeat. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, where they were the third-seed in the Florida State Bracket. They defeated Valparaiso in the First Round, before falling to Memphis in the Second Round. Memphis was the sixth seed in the bracket, but was ranked number 8 at the time and Notre Dame was ranked number 9. Their ACC Tournament appearance extended their streak of qualification to five straight years, and this was the third straight NCAA Tournament for the Fighting Irish.
Offseason
editDepartures
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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Maddie Mercado | 3 | FW | 5'8" | Graduate Student | San Diego, California | Graduated; drafted 27th overall in the 2024 NWSL Draft |
Kiki Van Zanten | 7 | MF | 5'6" | Graduate Student | Buffalo Grove, Illinois | Graduated; drafted 21st overall in the 2024 NWSL Draft |
Audrey Weiss | 17 | MF | 5'3" | Graduate Student | Greenwood Village, Colorado | Graduated |
Eva Gaetino | 19 | DF | 5'11" | Senior | Dexter, Michigan | Graduated; signed professional contract with Paris Saint-Germain[1] |
Paige Peltier | 24 | FW | 5'11" | Senior | Hastings, Minnesota | Graduated |
Waniya Hudson | 25 | DF | 5'6" | Graduate Student | Greece, New York | Graduated |
Caroline Gray | 27 | DF | 5'9" | Senior | Johns Creek, Georgia | Graduated |
Eva Wirtz | 28 | DF | 5'10" | Senior | Atlanta, Georgia | Graduated |
Ashley Naylor | 31 | GK | 5'11" | Senior | Manhattan Beach, California | Graduated |
Kaylin Slattery | 33 | GK | 5'6" | Senior | Cornelius, North Carolina | Graduated |
Kristina Lynch | 34 | MF | 5'7" | Graduate Student | Granger, Indiana | Graduated |
Incoming Transfers
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Reagan Pauwels | 25 | MF | 5'6" | Graduate Student | Wall, New Jersey | Cornell |
Hannah Lemieux | 30 | MF | 5'7" | Junior | Fleming Island, Florida | Holy Cross |
Katherine Montgomery | 31 | GK | 5'7" | Graduate Student | Geneva, Illinois | Missouri State |
Source:[2] |
Recruiting Class
editSource:[3]
Name | Nationality | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating |
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Ottawa, Canada | NDC Ontario | N/A | ||
Riley DeMartino MF |
Potomac, Maryland | Bethesda SC Academy | [4] | |
Izzy Engle MF |
Edina, Minnesota | Minnesota Thunder Academy | [5] | |
Randie Foor DF |
Fenton, Michigan | Michigan Hawks | [6] | |
Abigail Gemma DF |
Flemington, New Jersey | IMG Academy | [7] | |
Melinda Hathaway DF |
Birmingham, Michigan | Nationals | [8] | |
Eleanor Hodsden FW |
Dripping Springs, Texas | Lonestar SC | [9] | |
Lily Joseph MF |
Hamden, Connecticut | Connecticut Rush | [10] | |
Sonoma Kasica GK |
St. Petersburg, Florida | Florida Premier FC | [11] | |
Abigail Mills DF |
Southlake, Texas | Solar Soccer Club | [12] | |
Rowan Pearl DF |
Indianapolis, Indiana | Indiana Fire Academy | [13] | |
Ally Pinto FW |
Flower Mound, Texas | Sting Dallas SC | [14] | |
Grace Restovich MF |
St. Louis, Missouri | St. Louis Scott Gallagher | [15] |
Squad
editRoster
edit- As of August 15, 2024[16]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Team management
editPosition | Staff |
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Head Coach | Nate Norman |
Assistant Coach | Dawn Siergiej |
Assistant Coach | Martin Rennie |
Assistant Coach/Operations | Emily Voltz |
Source:[16]
Schedule
editDate Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site City, State | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
August 6* 6:00 p.m. |
No. 15 | at Western Michigan | None Reported | – |
WMU Soccer Complex Kalamazoo, MI | ||||||
August 10* 4:00 p.m. |
No. 15 | Indiana | None Reported | – |
Alumni Stadium Notre Dame, IN | ||||||
Non-Conference Regular Season | |||||||||||
August 15* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 15 | No. 13 Michigan State | L 1–2 | 0–1–0 |
Alumni Stadium (361) Notre Dame, IN | ||||||
August 18* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 15 | at Samford | W 6–0 | 1–1–0 |
Samford Soccer Complex (476) Homewood, AL | ||||||
August 25* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 14 | No. 13 TCU | W 4–0 | 2–1–0 |
Alumni Stadium (705) Notre Dame, IN | ||||||
August 29* 7:00 p.m., BTN+ |
No. 9 | at Michigan | W 2–0 | 3–1–0 |
U-M Soccer Stadium (1,563) Ann Arbor, MI | ||||||
September 1* 7:00 p.m., FloFC |
No. 9 | at Butler | W 1–0 | 4–1–0 |
Butler Bowl (649) Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
September 5* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 9т | Northern Illinois | W 4–0 | 5–1–0 |
Alumni Stadium (593) Notre Dame, IN | ||||||
September 8* 1:30 p.m., ACCN |
No. 9т | Marquette | Alumni Stadium Notre Dame, IN | ||||||||
ACC Regular Season | |||||||||||
September 12 7:00 p.m., ACCN |
at Boston College | Newton Campus Soccer Field Chestnut Hill, MA | |||||||||
September 21 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at Virginia | Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA | |||||||||
September 26 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
NC State | Alumni Stadium Notre Dame, IN | |||||||||
October 5 1:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at Syracuse | SU Soccer Stadium Syracuse, NY | |||||||||
October 12 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at Louisville | Lynn Stadium Louisville, KY | |||||||||
October 17 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
California | Alumni Stadium Notre Dame, IN | |||||||||
October 20 2:00 p.m., ACCN |
Stanford | Alumni Stadium Notre Dame, IN | |||||||||
October 24 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at Duke | Koskinen Stadium Durham, NC | |||||||||
October 27 1:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Virginia Tech | Alumni Stadium Notre Dame, IN | |||||||||
October 31 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Pittsburgh | Alumni Stadium Notre Dame, IN | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |
Awards and honors
editRecipient | Award | Date | Ref. |
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Leah Klenke | Pre-season All-ACC Team | August 8, 2024 | [19] |
Rankings
editWeek | |||||||||||||||||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
United Soccer[20] | 15 | 14 | 9 | 9т | Not released | ||||||||||||
TopDrawer Soccer[21] | 12 | 20 | 17 | 13 |
References
edit- ^ Aflalo, Alexandre (March 26, 2024). "" On a immédiatement sympathisé " : Korbin Albert et Eva Gaetino, les deux Américaines inséparables du PSG" ['We immediately hit it off': Korbin Albert and Eva Gaetino, the two inseparable Americans of PSG]. Le Parisien (in French). Archived from the original on March 26, 2024.
- ^ "Norman Adds Two Grad Transfers for 2024 Season". und.com. University of Notre Dame. May 9, 2024. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
- ^ "Coach Norman Signs No. 4 Ranked Recruiting Class". und.com. University of Notre Dame. November 8, 2023. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
- ^ "Riley DeMartino". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
- ^ "Izzy Engle". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
- ^ "Randie Foor". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
- ^ "Abigail Gemma". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
- ^ "Melinda Hathaway". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
- ^ "Eleanor Hodsden". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
- ^ "Lily Joseph". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
- ^ "Sonoma Kasica". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
- ^ "Abigail Mills". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
- ^ "Rowan Pearl". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
- ^ "Ally Pinto". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
- ^ "Grace Restovich". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
- ^ a b "2024-25 Women's Soccer Roster". und.com. University of Notre Dame. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
- ^ "2024-25 Women's Soccer Schedule". und.com. University of Notre Dame. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
- ^ "Women's Soccer Announces 2024 Slate". und.com. University of Notre Dame. July 10, 2024. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
- ^ "Florida State Selected 2024 ACC Women's Soccer Preseason Favorite". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 8, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
- ^ "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. September 3, 2024. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
- ^ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawerSoccer. September 2, 2024. Retrieved September 3, 2024.