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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
Spencer Kelly | Sunday, December 4, 2022
Though the U.S. men’s national team bowed out of the 2022 World Cup over the weekend, football fever remains strong around the globe as the “world’s greatest sporting event” continues. It wasn’t the case this year, but Fighting Irish fans often have an extra reason to pay attention to the World Cup, as Notre Dame
Jose Sanchez Cordova | Thursday, November 3, 2022
Notre Dame fell 3-1 to the defending national champion Clemson Tigers in the first round of the ACC tournament. The game was a rematch of the two squads’ College Cup semifinal matchup last year, won by the Tigers in penalty kicks. Ranked 48th in RPI, this loss almost certainly spells the end of Notre Dame’s
Jose Sanchez Cordova | Tuesday, November 1, 2022
Notre Dame men’s soccer opens ACC tournament play on Wednesday with a road game against the Clemson Tigers. The postseason opener is a rematch of last year’s College Cup matchup where the Tigers beat the Irish on penalty kicks to advance to the national title game where they eventually beat the Washington Huskies to win
Adam Akan | Wednesday, October 12, 2022
The Fighting Irish men’s soccer team suffered a 2-0 loss to No. 11 Louisville at home this past Saturday, a defeat in which the Irish took three times more shots and four times more corners than the Cardinals. The Irish maintained the majority of possession and controlled much of the flow of the match too.
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
Annika Herko | Monday, October 3, 2022
On Friday night, The Notre Dame men’s soccer team took down Boston College in Alumni Stadium. The now 5-3-1 Fighting Irish beat their conference rivals 2-1 after coming off a win against Kalamazoo. Notre Dame freshman forward Wyatt Borso had the game’s first goal (his second of the season) in the 16th minute, assisted by
Adam Akan | Thursday, September 29, 2022
Following a heartbreaking 1-0 loss to North Carolina Saturday night, head coach Chad Riley and the Irish were looking to bounce back against Kalamazoo Tuesday night. On a rainy, crisp night at Alumni Stadium, the Irish took the field looking to find a momentum-building win with a tough patch of the schedule approaching. This was
J.J. Post | Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Looking at Paddy Burns’ resume through two and a half years of collegiate soccer, you’d be excused for thinking he was one of the most coveted recruits around before his enrollment. Now a junior, Burns has played nearly every minute he’s been available for each of the last two seasons. A leader on and off
Aidan Thomas | Monday, September 26, 2022
The Irish entered Saturday night’s conference clash with North Carolina with a healthy dose of momentum. Eight days previously, freshman midfielder KK Baffour had scored at the death to deliver Notre Dame their first ACC victory, 2-1 over Virginia. Then, in a Wednesday non-conference battle, the Irish dominated and found the back of the net