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J.J. Post | Monday, December 6, 2021
Last night Notre Dame men’s soccer downed Pittsburgh on penalty kicks in the NCAA tournament quarterfinals, advancing to the programs’ second-ever College Cup. The teams tied at the end of regulation but the Irish ultimately won on penalty kicks, 4-2. The win marked yet another milestone for an Irish team that has continually defied odds
Aidan Thomas | Monday, November 22, 2021
Five postseason clashes and five clean sheets for the Notre Dame defense. It’s been a stretch as good as this program has seen in recent years, and it has the Irish dancing on and into the Sweet 16, after a Round of 32 victory over Villanova. The Irish dominated start to finish, with an 8-3
J.J. Post | Wednesday, November 17, 2021
On Sunday night, Notre Dame men’s soccer captured the first ACC title in program history, downing Duke 2-0 in Cary, North Carolina. A brace from graduate midfielder Dawson McCartney powered the Irish through the final, the first of his two goals coming on a beautiful strike from outside the box just five minutes after kickoff.
J.J. Post | Tuesday, November 9, 2021
Last night Notre Dame men’s soccer advanced to the ACC tournament semi-finals, defeating fourth seeded Louisville 3-0 on penalty kicks after a 0-0 draw in regular time. The match came down to spot kicks following a tense, goalless affair that went the full one hundred and ten minutes. Notre Dame generally had the better of
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, September 17, 2021
On Tuesday night, the Notre Dame men’s soccer team suffered a heartbreaking 4-3 defeat to Michigan State, as the Irish saw a two-goal lead evaporate in the second half in front of a stunned Alumni Stadium. Things started off well for the Irish as they struck first for a 1-0 lead just nine minutes in
Aidan Thomas | Thursday, September 2, 2021
Two games into the 2021 season, and the Notre Dame men’s soccer squad already looks improved from the 8-9 team from 2020 that missed the NCAA Tournament. The offense has been clicking, and save for a few tough sequences, the defense has been tough to penetrate. After a nail-biting 3-2 loss to No. 1 Indiana,
Jack Davies | Monday, October 12, 2020
An early goal and some tremendous saves propelled Notre Dame over the Syracuse Orange at Alumni Field this Sunday. Coming off a two-game losing streak, the Fighting Irish (2-2, 1-1 ACC) met the Orange (0-2, 0-2 ACC) for their first home conference game that would count toward postseason standings. Head coach Chad Riley was pleased
Greg McKenna | Friday, September 25, 2020
After last Thursday’s 1-0 win over Kentucky to open the 2020 season, No. 5 Notre Dame (1-0) returns to action at Alumni Stadium Saturday night against No. 4 Pittsburgh (0-0). With the ACC being the one of the few conferences still playing this fall, the United Soccer Coaches’ poll cut their customary top 25 to