2018 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer team

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2018 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer
Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo.svg
NCAA Tournament, Quarterfinals
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches  pollNo. 8
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 7
Record11–7–3 (4–3–1 ACC)
Head coach
  • Chad Riley (1st season)
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons
  2017
2019  
2018 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Atlantic
No. 6 Wake Forest + 7 1 018 3 0
No. 16 Louisville4 2 211 5 3
NC State + 2 4 210 7 3
Boston College 2 5 14 8 4
Syracuse + 1 4 37 7 4
Clemson 2 6 07 9 1
Coastal
No. 14 North Carolina + 6 1 014 4 1
No. 11 Duke + 5 3 011 7 2
No. 8 Notre Dame + 4 3 111 7 3
No. 15 Virginia + 3 2 210 4 3
No. 17 Virginia Tech + 3 4 111 7 3
Pittsburgh 2 6 08 10 1
As of December 11, 2018
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source:The ACC

The 2018 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer team represented University of Notre Dame during the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the program's 41st season. [1] It was the program's 6th season competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Fighting Irish were led by head coach Chad Riley, in his first year.

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Background

The 2017 Notre Dame men's soccer team finished the season with an 11–7–2 overall record and a 3–3–2 ACC record. The Fighting Irish were seeded seventh–overall in the 2017 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament, where they lost to Virginia in the semifinals. The Fighting Irish earned an at-large bid into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament for the fifth season in a row. As the twelfth–overall seed in the tournament, Notre Dame hosted Wisconsin. Notre Dame was upset 0–1 in overtime to end their season.

At the end of the season, one Fighting Irish men's soccer player was selected in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft: Jon Gallagher. [2]

During the offseason, Bobby Clark retired as head coach and was replaced by Chad Riely. [3]

Player movement

Players leaving

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Chris Hubbard1GK6'3"207Senior Louisville, KY Graduated
Matt Habrowski4DF6'2"189Senior Berkley, MI Graduated
Jeffrey Farina9FW6'3"183Senior Wilmette, IL Graduated
Jon Gallagher 10FW5'9"158Senior Dublin, IRE Declared for 2018 MLS SuperDraft; drafted 14th overall by Atlanta United
Kyle Dedrick12MF/FW5'11"156Senior Wilton, CT Graduated

Players arriving

NameNat.HometownClubTDS Rating
Patrick Coleman
DF
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Antioch, IL Chicago Magic PSGStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Benjamin Giacobello
MF
Flag of the United States.svg  USA San Clemente, CA Strikers FCStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Samuel Guinane
GK
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ladera Ranch, CA West Coast FCStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Flag of the United States.svg  USA St. Louis, MO St. Louis Scott GallagherStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Toronto, CAN Toronto FCStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Portland, OR FC Portland AcademyStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Tyler Shea
MF
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Dallas, TX Dallas TexansStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Bryan Silver
MF
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Herndon, VA Loudoun Soccer ClubStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]

Squad

Roster

Updated August 23, 2018 [12]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ryan Krutz
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Philip Quinton
3 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Spencer Farina
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brian Finn
5 MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Félicien Dumas
6 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Sean Macleod
7 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jack Casey
8 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nick Cullen
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA John Rea
10 FW Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Blake Townes
11 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sean Dedrick
12 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Bryan Silver
13 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Duncan Turnbull
14 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Simon Roennecke
15 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Aiden McFadden
No.Pos.NationPlayer
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tommy McCabe
17 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Senan Farrelly
18 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Townsend Meyer
19 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Keagan McLaughlin
20 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Patrick Coleman
21 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Thomas Ueland
22 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ian Aschieris
23 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mitch MacDonald
24 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Paul Rothrock
25 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Patrick Berneski
26 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ben Giacobello
27 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jack Lynn
28 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tyler Shea
29 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Mohamed Omar
30 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sam Guianane

Team management

PositionStaff
Athletic director Jack Swarbrick
Head coachChad Riely
Assistant coachRyan Fahey
Assistant coach Brian Plotkin

Source: [12]

Schedule

Source [13]

Date
Time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite
City, State
Exhibition
August 20*
5:00 pm
No. 17 Valparaiso W  3–1  -
(-)
Alumni Stadium
South Bend, IN
Regular Season
August 24*
7:00 pm
No. 17 Saint Louis
Mike Berticelli Memorial Game
T  1–1  0–0–1
(0–0–0)
Alumni Stadium (1,079)
South Bend, IN
August 31*
5:00 pm
No. 24vs. No. 18  Connecticut
Adidas/IU Credit Union Classic
W  3–0  1–0–1
(0–0–0)
Armstrong Stadium (N/A)
Bloomington, IN
September 2*
5:00 pm
No. 24vs. No. 22  Dartmouth
Adidas/IU Credit Union Classic
W  2–0  2–0–1
(0–0–0)
Armstrong Stadium (N/A)
Bloomington, IN
September 7
7:00 pm
No. 12at  Syracuse W  3–2  3–0–1
(1–0–0)
SU Soccer Stadium (1,908)
Syracuse, NY
September 11*
7:00 pm
No. 8No. 2  Indiana L  1–2  OT3–1–1
(1–0–0)
Alumni Stadium (1,500)
South Bend, IN
September 17*
7:00 pm
No. 8No. 4  Michigan State L  0–1  3–2–1
(1–0–0)
Alumni Stadium (718)
South Bend, IN
September 21
7:00 pm
No. 8No. 3  North Carolina L  0–1  2OT3–3–1
(1–1–0)
Alumni Stadium (1,724)
South Bend, IN
September 25
7:00 pm
No. 20No. 22  Xavier W  4–1  4–3–1
(2–0–0)
Alumni Stadium (736)
South Bend, IN
September 28
8:00 pm
No. 20 Boston College
Holy War
W  1–0  5–3–1
(2–1–0)
Alumni Stadium (1,456)
South Bend, IN
October 2*
7:30 pm
No. 15at  Northwestern W  3–0  6–3–1
(2–1–0)
Martin Stadium (372)
Evanston, IL
October 6
7:00 pm
No. 15No. 6  Louisville W  2–1  OT7–3–1
(3–1–0)
Alumni Stadium (646)
South Bend, IN
October 12
7:00 pm
No. 9at No. 17  Duke L  2–3  7–4–1
(3–2–0)
Koskinen Stadium (892)
Durham, NC
October 16*
6:00 pm
No. 16at No. 18  Michigan W  2–1  8–4–1
(3–2–0)
U–M Soccer Stadium (1,536)
Ann Arbor, MI
October 19
7:00 pm
No. 16 Virginia Tech L  2–5  8–5–1
(3–3–0)
Alumni Stadium (514)
South Bend, IN
October 23
7:00 pm
No. 23at No. 6  Virginia T  0–0  8–5–2
(3–3–1)
Klöckner Stadium (2,356)
Charlottesville, VA
October 26
7:00 pm
No. 23at  Pittsburgh W  1–0  9–5–2
(4–3–1)
Ambrose Urbanic Field (409)
Pittsburgh, PA
ACC Tournament
October 31
7:00 pm
(5) No. 18(12)  Clemson
First Round
W  2–0  10–5–2
Alumni Stadium (191)
Notre Dame, IN
November 4
1:00 pm
(5) No. 18(4) No. 15 Louisville
Quarterfinals
L  0–1  10–6–2
Lynn Stadium (667)
Louisville, KY
NCAA Tournament
November 18*
5:00 pm
(7) No. 13 Michigan
Second Round
T  0–0 (11–10 PKs) 2OT10–6–3
Alumni Stadium (363)
Notre Dame, IN
November 25*
5:00 pm
(7) No. 13(10) No. 11 Virginia
Third Round
W  1–0  OT11–6–3
Alumni Stadium (376)
Notre Dame, IN
November 30*
7:00 pm
(7) No. 13(2) No. 2  Indiana
Quarterfinals
L  0–1  11–7–3
Armstrong Stadium (5,159)
Bloomington, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDateRef.
Patrick BerneskiACC Defensive Player of the WeekSeptember 3, 2018 [14]
Felicien DumasACC Defensive Player of the WeekSeptember 10, 2018 [15]
Sean MacLeodACC Offensive Player of the WeekOctober 8, 2018 [16]
Thomas UelandAll-ACC Second TeamNovember 7, 2018 [17]
Patrick Berneski
Tommy McCabeAll-ACC Third Team
Felicien Dumas

2019 MLS Super Draft

PlayerTeamRoundPick #Position
Tommy McCabe FC Cincinnati 229MF

Source: [18]

Rankings

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United Soccer [19] 17241288201591623181613None Released8
TopDrawer Soccer [20] 20201621121119148111711131213677

References

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  2. ""A dream come true" - ATL UTD selects Gallagher No. 14 overall in MLS SuperDraft". atlutd.com. Atlanta United FC. January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  3. "Chad Riley ('04) Named Irish Men's Soccer Head Coach". Archived from the original on June 23, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  4. "Patrick Coleman". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  5. "Benjamin Giacobello". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  6. "Samuel Guinane". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  7. "Jack Lynn". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  8. "Mohamed Omar". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  9. "Philip Quinton". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  10. "Tyler Shea". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  11. "Bryan Silver". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  12. 1 2 "2018 Roster". und.com. University of Notre Dame Athletics. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
  13. "2018 Schedule". und.com. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  14. "ACC Men's Soccer Players of the Week Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. September 3, 2018. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  15. "Enstrom, Fernandez and Dumas Collect ACC Men's Soccer Player of the Week Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. September 10, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  16. "ACC Men's Soccer Players of the Week Announced". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 8, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  17. "Wake Forest Leads 2018 All-ACC Men's Soccer Honorees". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 7, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  18. "Tommy McCabe Goes 29th Overall in 2019 MLS SuperDraft". und.com. University of Notre Dame. January 11, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  19. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  20. "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. Retrieved May 15, 2018.