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J.J. Post | Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Over the weekend, Notre Dame women’s soccer star Korbin Albert announced via Instagram that she will be forgoing her remaining collegiate eligibility to play professionally with French soccer club PSG. In the long term, Albert’s departure to a Champions League club represents a major win for the program in pitching itself as a destination for
J.J. Post | Saturday, November 26, 2022
On Saturday night, the Notre Dame women’s soccer season came to an end with a 2-0 loss to UNC in the NCAA tournament quarterfinals. The Tar Heels set the tone early. A first-half goal from Ally Sentnor put the away side ahead just 20 minutes into the match. Libby Moore unleashed a powerful long shot
J.J. Post | Monday, November 14, 2022
Notre Dame women’s soccer cruised by Omaha 5-0 Saturday, advancing to the NCAA tournament round of 32. Three early goals put the Irish in control early. Sophomore midfielder Korbin Albert opened the scoring just six minutes in. Though Notre Dame was initially stymied by Omaha’s deep 4-5-1 block, Albert’s affinity for finding the back of
J.J. Post | Monday, October 31, 2022
Notre Dame women’s soccer advanced to the ACC semifinals Saturday, downing Pittsburgh on penalty kicks. The game wasn’t without regular time fireworks, as the Irish accumulated 26 total shots over 110 minutes of open play. Notre Dame was able to take the lead in the second after senior forward Kiki van Zanten coolly finished a
Madeline Ladd | Thursday, September 23, 2021
The Notre Dame women’s soccer team will make their way down to Coral Gables, Florida this Thursday for a match against the Miami Hurricanes. The Fighting Irish women escape the South Bend weather and enter sunny Florida off the back of a win against the Syracuse Orange this past weekend. A strong way to start
J.J. Post | Monday, September 13, 2021
On Sunday, the Notre Dame women’s soccer team finished their out-of-conference schedule with a 2-1 win over Brown, officially ending their first stage of the season with a 6-1-1 record. Both goals came, in some form, via a combination of junior Kati Druzina and graduate student Sammi Fisher. In the 67th minute, Druzina fired in
Observer Sports Staff | Thursday, August 26, 2021
This week marks a big opportunity for Notre Dame women’s soccer, as the Irish travel north to Wisconsin for a pair of games against the University of Wisconsin and Marquette. These out of conference matches, which will be the Irish’s first road contests of the season, are essential as Notre Dame looks to build a
Observer Sports Staff | Wednesday, August 25, 2021
After two exhibition game wins, one at home over the Ohio State Buckeyes and the other over the Fighting Illini in Champaign, IL, the Fighting Irish Women’s soccer team opened the season with a win and a draw. Against the Bowling Green Falcons, Notre Dame came away with a 3-1 win at home on Aug.
Greg McKenna | Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Whether it’s to play mind games with the opposition or insure against allegations of underachievement, soccer managers around the world love downplaying expectations to the media. After missing out on the NCAA Tournament for a second time in three years at a traditional women’s collegiate soccer blue-blood like Notre Dame, many coaches would be wary,
Observer Sports Staff | Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Notre Dame fell to No. 7 Texan Christian University Saturday night by a final score of 2-1, allowing the Horned Frogs (11-1-1, 8-0-1 Big 12) to emerge from the 2020-2021 season with an undefeated home record for the first time in program history. TCU outshot the Irish (6-7-0, 4-5-0 ACC) 25-11 for the match and