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Nicolas Morles | Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Entering Tuesday’s matchup against the Michigan State Spartans, the Notre Dame men’s soccer team hoped to continue the four-game win streak they had built over the past two weeks. In addition to this, the Irish were ranked No. 10 in the United Soccer Coaches rankings before the match, their highest position all season. A gaffe
Tyler Reidy | Monday, September 4, 2023
In a Friday match marked by physicality and missed opportunities, the Notre Dame men’s soccer team edged Northern Illinois. Despite registering 26 shots, their most against a Division I opponent in four years, the Irish tallied just one 14th minute goal from junior forward Matthew Roou that proved to be enough. “You can go in
Tyler Reidy | Thursday, August 31, 2023
After an opening weekend full of positives, Notre Dame men’s soccer returns to action Friday. The Northern Illinois Huskies, fresh off a disappointing loss at home, travel to South Bend for their first road match of 2023. In five previous meetings, the Irish have two wins to NIU’s one. The programs most recently met in
J.J. Post | Wednesday, August 30, 2023
Notre Dame men’s soccer has reached something of a crossroads as a program. The Irish made the College Cup in 2021, but they missed the NCAA tournament altogether in 2022. Which year represents the standard in South Bend? Head coach Chad Riley and Co. will be hoping to prove it’s the former in 2023. One
J.J. Post | Friday, August 25, 2023
Notre Dame men’s soccer opened up the season with a tie on Thursday night, drawing Indiana 1-1 in South Bend. It was senior captain Paddy Burns who opened the scoring for the Irish, a 24th-minute header off a free kick from sophomore midfielder KK Baffour. The lead would prove to be short lived, however. Just
Madeline Ladd | Friday, August 18, 2023
Notre Dame Football With the Marcus Freeman era reaching its second year, the Irish look to build upon last season’s 9-4 record and No. 18 final ranking. 2022-23 marked a rollercoaster for the Irish, with a big-time win against No. 5 Clemson but embarrassing losses against unranked Marshall and Stanford. The expectation now, however, is
Nicolas Morles | Friday, May 19, 2023
Ending the regular season on a four-game unbeaten run, including a draw against number No. 9 Pitt, showed why Notre Dame men’s soccer they were rated so highly entering this season. Last year, star players Mohamed Omar, Philip Quinton and Jack Lynn were all first-round selections in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft. These players combined for
J.J. Post | Monday, October 10, 2022
Saturday night Notre Dame men’s soccer fell 2-0 to Louisville at Alumni Stadium. The Irish held even with the No. 11 Cardinals for most of the match, leading the shot battle 15-5 and controlling large swaths of possession in the first half. But in the second half, Louisville made their chances count. Konstantinos Georgallides fired
Matthew Crow | Friday, October 7, 2022
On Wednesday night, Notre Dame men’s soccer traveled to Bloomington for a non-conference game against in-state rival Indiana. The Irish came within inches of goals on several occasions but were ultimately unable to get in the scoring column, suffering a 1-0 loss. The game had originally been scheduled for Sept. 3 but was postponed due
Adam Akan | Wednesday, October 5, 2022
With selection day for the NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship only six weeks away, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish have their work cut out for them to prove to the committee they deserve to be one of the 48 teams selected. An October schedule loaded with competitive ACC match-ups should give the Irish the opportunity to