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Ryan Kolakowski | Friday, September 14, 2018
Prior to the start of the season, the Notre Dame men’s soccer team was slated to take on 11 opponents who were ranked in the preseason United Soccer Coaches poll. Six of those 11 teams were ranked in the top seven of the preseason poll. The schedule looked daunting, especially for a new head coach
Joe Everett | Tuesday, August 28, 2018
In the second of three stories detailing The Observer’s interview with Jack Swarbrick, the Notre Dame athletic director discussed five separate head coaching hires made within the current calendar year, and how each new head coach combined an excellent resume with a deep knowledge and appreciation for Notre Dame values and culture. The first hire
Ryan Kolakowski | Wednesday, August 22, 2018
When Chad Riley, the head coach of the Notre Dame men’s soccer team, moved on campus as an undergraduate student in the fall of 2000, his resident assistant in Dillon Hall expected to hear an English accent. Posted to Riley’s door was a nametag that listed his hometown as London. But, despite his English origins,
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, May 18, 2018
Aug. 15: Men’s tennis junior Alex Lebedev wins the ITA National Summer Championship in Fort Worth, Texas. Aug. 27: No. 10 men’s soccer remains undefeated with 4-3 win against Indiana in Berticelli tournament. Sep. 1: Cross country starts season with a first place finish by the men and a second place finish from the women at the Crusader
Alex Bender | Friday, May 18, 2018
Notre Dame has always fared well under the leadership of long-time head coach Bobby Clark. Over his 17 seasons with the Irish, Clark amassed 216 wins and a 2013 NCAA title. This past season, Notre Dame put together yet another strong season, and while things may not have ended perfectly, Clark was able to retire
Observer Sports Staff | Thursday, January 4, 2018
Chad Riley was named head coach Bobby Clark’s successor Thursday after Clark announced his retirement after 17 years with the program in November. Riley, a 2004 Notre Dame graduate, is a former Irish player and assistant coach, but he has been serving as head coach at Dartmouth for the past five years. “My wife and
Observer Sports Staff | Wednesday, November 29, 2017
After 17 years as the head coach of the Notre Dame men’s soccer program, Bobby Clark announced his retirement late Tuesday afternoon. “This has been possibly the hardest decision I have had to make in my time at Notre Dame,” Clark said in a statement. “I have loved my time at this University and, although
Joe Everett | Monday, November 20, 2017
On a cold Sunday night inside Alumni Stadium, No. 12 seed Notre Dame lost in heartbreaking fashion to No. 20 seed Wisconsin 1-0 in overtime — falling in the Round of 32 of the NCAA championship. While the Irish (11-7-2, 3-3-2 ACC) received a first-round bye courtesy of the their top-16 seed, the Badgers (12-4-5,
Joe Everett | Thursday, November 16, 2017
For the 20th time in program history, Notre Dame has earned a bid into the NCAA championship. The Irish (11-6-2, 3-3-2 ACC) drew the No. 12 seed when the tournament field was unveiled Monday — their sixth-straight top-16 national seed — and are set to host the winner of Wisconsin and University of Illinois-Chicago (UIC) on
Joe Everett | Thursday, November 9, 2017
In ACC semifinal play, No. 13 Notre Dame fell to No. 17 Virginia 2-1 Wednesday night at Klocker Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. Throughout the majority of the first half, neither the seventh-seeded Irish (11-6-2, 3-3-2 ACC) or the sixth-seeded Cavaliers (12-3-4, 3-2-3) were able to take the lead. Virginia finally drew first blood in the