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Jimmy Ward | Wednesday, November 6, 2019
The Notre Dame men’s soccer team kicked off its post-season with a first round ACC Tournament matchup at home on Tuesday against Boston College. Notre Dame (9-6-1, 3-5 ACC) was able to muster four shots on goal in the first 10 minutes of the match but missed every shot wide right. Despite getting off to
Jamison Cook | Thursday, October 31, 2019
Notre Dame will host Pittsburgh on Friday in their regular season finale. The Irish (8-6-1 overall, 2-5-0 ACC) come into the game three spots behind the Panthers (8-5-2 overall, 4-2-1 ACC) in the ACC Coastal. Neither team finds itself in the Top 25 rankings, but both squads are coming off huge upset wins within the
Aidan Thomas | Monday, October 14, 2019
The Notre Dame men’s soccer team put together a historic performance on Tuesday, posting eight goals en route to a shutout victory over Purdue Fort Wayne. But while that performance was a nice breather from Notre Dame’s grueling ACC schedule, Jack Lynn’s breakthrough in the 65th minute of Friday’s conference duel with Duke proved far
Liam Coolican | Friday, October 11, 2019
Notre Dame men’s soccer will face No. 21 Duke on Friday night at 6 p.m. at Alumni Stadium. The Irish (6-4-1, 0-4 ACC), who are coming off a dominant 8-0 win against Purdue Fort Wayne, will face a much more challenging opponent this weekend. Irish head coach Chad Riley said he is wary of the
Angela Overlack | Tuesday, October 8, 2019
The Irish defeated Purdue Fort Wayne on Tuesday 8-0. It was a memorable match considering the last time eight points were scored by the Irish (6-4-1, 0-4 ACC) was Sept. 3, 1995 against DePaul. Right from the start, the Irish dominated possession of the ball, totaling 29 shots on goal and 15 corner kicks. Within the
Aidan Thomas | Friday, October 4, 2019
Coming off a thrilling victory against DePaul, the Notre Dame men’s soccer team heads to NC State for a critical conference matchup, and the Irish are hungry to make a statement after falling out of the Top-25 this past week. After a grueling portion of their schedule, the Irish appear to be hitting their stride,
Aidan Thomas | Tuesday, October 1, 2019
Coming off their first quarterfinal appearance since their 2013 national championship, the expectations were sky-high for the Notre Dame men’s soccer team at the start of this season. But, heading into this past weekend, a bevy of inconsistent and tentative performances had raised several questions about the Irish (4-3-1, 0-3 ACC). Notre Dame was slated
Aidan Thomas | Monday, September 30, 2019
Aggressive defense can give, and aggressive defense can take away just as fast. The Notre Dame men’s soccer team found that out the hard way Saturday morning against Virginia. With 39 minutes to go in the game, junior midfielder Townsend Meyer rescued the Irish with a hard sliding block to deny a breakaway blast by
Patrick Gallagher | Monday, September 23, 2019
In the second contest of No. 16 Notre Dame’s three match stint away from home, No. 11 UNC was able to cruise to a 2-0 victory on Friday. The Irish (3-2-1) had fought through two overtime periods to hold No. 4 Indiana’s potent offense to one goal in a 1-1 draw, but they still traveled
Jack Concannon | Thursday, September 19, 2019
Fresh off of a 1-1 tie against No. 4 Indiana, No.16 Notre Dame will hit the road to face off against No. 11 North Carolina on Friday in its second ACC match of the season. The Irish (3-1-1) have played two top 10 matches since Friday, and while Irish head coach Chad Riley said the