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Greg McKenna | Friday, May 21, 2021
Though the Irish played only 13 games, Notre Dame’s women’s soccer 2020-2021 season was anything but condensed. Even though the NCAA tournament was postponed to the spring, the ACC still held a fall season that determined qualification for November’s ACC Tournament, which meant each game in a nine-month slog had critical postseason implications. The traditional
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 | Thursday, October 29, 2020
The No. 13 Irish will look to put the conference on notice Sunday ahead of the ACC Tournament when the Notre Dame women’s soccer team travels to Chapel Hill to face top-ranked North Carolina in the final match of the regular season for both teams. Sunday’s match is the 31st meeting between perhaps the two
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,
Greg McKenna | Friday, October 2, 2020
Two first-half goals propelled Notre Dame (2-1) to a 2-0 win over a youthful Boston College (0-1) squad on a rainy Thursday night at Alumni Stadium. Victory in the Irish’s 2020 home opener meant Notre Dame improved to 13-1-1 all-time vs. Boston College and 8-0 at home against the Eagles. In this year’s condensed schedule
Gavin Aitken | Wednesday, September 16, 2020
After a return to form in 2019 saw the Notre Dame women’s soccer team reach its 26th NCAA tournament, head coach Nate Norman felt like the program was ready to take the next step towards seriously competing for trophies once again. Even though he could have never predicted where both his team and the sports
Greg McKenna | Tuesday, August 25, 2020
After the undisputed preeminent institution in collegiate women’s soccer, no other powerhouse program has the same national championship pedigree as Notre Dame. Besides the University of North Carolina, who has collected an incredible 21 of the 31 NCAA tournament titles contested, Notre Dame is second on the list with three national championships. Since Notre Dame’s
Colin Capece | Friday, May 15, 2020
When discussing what this year’s seniors have meant to the women’s soccer program at Notre Dame, head coach Nate Norman described them as a group that has learned to overcome adversity. “I have watched this group for the past three years, and they have been a model of consistency for our program,” Norman said. “Anytime
Observer Sports Staff | Thursday, October 31, 2019
Senior Night is always a special occasion, but this year, Notre Dame’s regular season finale at Alumni Stadium Thursday night will be of particular importance, as Wake Forest (6-7-4) travels to take on the Irish (9-6-2) on the final day of ACC play. While the Demon Deacons are no longer competing for a spot in