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Observer Sports Staff | Friday, September 24, 2021
Thursday night Notre Dame women’s soccer went on the road and grabbed a dominating victory, taking down conference foe Miami 5-0 in Coral Gables. The Irish controlled the match all the way through, taking an early lead by way of junior midfielder Maddie Mercado, who added a goal in an assist within 5 minutes of
Observer Sports Staff | Monday, September 20, 2021
The Notre Dame women’s soccer team (7-1-1) shined on Saturday night in their ACC opener, beating the Syracuse Orange (4-3-1) by a demanding 4-0 score at Alumni Stadium. The Irish dominated the game from start to finish and outshot the Orange 27-1 in the game. The Irish also did a great job of keeping possession
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, September 10, 2021
Notre Dame women’s soccer recorded their biggest win of the season Thursday as they pounded the Detroit Mercy Titans 8-0 under the lights at Alumni Stadium. The goal fest started early in front of the home crowd of 250, as senior midfielder and South Bend native Brooke VanDyck fired the Irish in front after just
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
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
Greg McKenna | Wednesday, April 14, 2021
After over three weeks of inaction due to COVID-19, the Irish suffered their first loss of the spring season Sunday. Notre Dame fell in a 2-1 overtime loss at No. 18 Oklahoma State. After starting 2021 with back-to-back 2-0 wins away at Cincinnati and at home to Missouri, respectively, the Irish (6-6-0, 4-4-0 ACC) had
Greg McKenna | Monday, November 9, 2020
The No. 14 Notre Dame women’s soccer team is set for a rematch versus No. 2 Florida State Tuesday in the opening match of the ACC Tournament at Sahlen’s Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina. Though North Carolina came in at No. 1 in the United Soccer Coaches’ national poll after defeating
Greg McKenna | Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Notre Dame will look to bounce back from two consecutive home losses this Sunday when the Irish (3-3-0, 3-3-0 ACC) travel to Louisville to face the No. 13 Cardinals (4-2-0, 4-2-0 ACC) at Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium. The last road trip of Notre Dame’s regular season comes off the back of an extremely
Observer Sports Staff | Monday, October 19, 2020
No. 14 Notre Dame suffered a second consecutive home loss in a 2-1 defeat to No. 4 Clemson Sunday afternoon in the home finale for the Irish (3-3, 3-3 ACC) at Alumni Stadium. Irish freshman forward Ellie Ospeck cancelled out Clemson (5-2, 4-2 ACC) sophomore midfielder Hal Hershfelt’s 13th-minute opener under a minute into the second half,