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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
Observer Sports Staff | Monday, November 21, 2022
By J.J. Post and José Sánchez Córdova It was a dream weekend for Notre Dame women’s soccer, which took a pair of games in the NCAA Tournament on home turf, moving within one win of reaching the College Cup. The party started on Friday night, as the Irish put forth their most dominant showing 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
J.J. Post | Friday, October 7, 2022
Thursday night, Notre Dame soccer moved to 10-2 on the season with a 3-0 win over North Carolina State. The Irish started off hot, generating a couple of nice early looks at goal before drawing a penalty in the 25th minute. Without senior midfielder and regular penalty taker Maddie Mercado on the field, the duties
J.J. Post | Thursday, December 2, 2021
Notre Dame women’s soccer fell 3-2 to Arkansas last week, ending a strong 2021 campaign for the program in the national Sweet 16. The season set a new high point under the tutelage of head coach Nate Norman, and there’s reason to believe further growth could come in 2022. Let’s take a look at how
Observer Sports Staff | Wednesday, October 13, 2021
Notre Dame women’s soccer took home a thriller Sunday, defeating Clemson 2-1 on the back of a last-gasp winner from sophomore Eva Gaetino. The performance was a tale of two halves for the Irish, who opened the scoring in just the 12th minute by way of a Clemson own goal. Graduate student Sammi Fisher sent
J.J. Post | Friday, October 8, 2021
Notre Dame women’s soccer moved to 5-0 in ACC play on Thursday night, taking down Louisville 3-0 at Alumni Stadium. The win came by way of a trio of first-half goals by the Irish, who scored in the first minute and didn’t lose control of the match after. Freshman midfielder Korbin Albert got the scoring
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