2024 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer team

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2024 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer
Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo.svg
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record7–5–5 (3–3–2 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Graczyk (5th season)
  • Jeff Rowland (4th season)
Home stadium Alumni Stadium
Seasons
←  2023
2025 →
2024 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Pittsburgh + 6 –2 –014 –6 –0
No. 9 Clemson + 5 –2 –115 –3 –4
No. 15 Duke + 4 –1 –311 –4 –4
No. 6 Wake Forest ‡ 4 –2 –212 –5 –7
No. 5 SMU + 4 –2 –212 –3 –6
North Carolina + 4 –3 –19 –4 –5
No. 13 Stanford + 3 –2 –39 –5 –6
No. 17 Virginia + 3 –3 –211 –7 –3
No. 14 NC State + 3 –3 –210 –5 –5
Notre Dame 3 –3 –27 –5 –5
Syracuse 2 –4 –27 –7 –3
California 2 –4 –28 –8 –2
Boston College 1 –4 –35 –5 –6
Virginia Tech 1 –5 –27 –6 –4
Louisville 0 –5 –36 –7 –4
As of December 17, 2024
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: The ACC

The 2024 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 2024 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the program's 47th season. [1] It was the program's 12th season competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Fighting Irish were by head coach Chad Riley, in his seventh year, and played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana.

Contents

The Fighting Irish began the season as runners up and ranked second in the nation. They got off to a slow start and fell out of the rankings after drawing Akron and Indiana in their first two games. After defeating 15th ranked Louisville, they returned to number twenty-three in the polls. Their stay wouldn't last long as they drew Duquesne and lost to number 3 Stanford before falling back out of the rankings. Their best portion of the season followed, as the won four straight games. The only game of note was a 2–1 victory over number 12, and last year's national champions Clemson. They followed this run with two losses and drew draws. The defeated UIC and California before losing their final regular season game of the season against number 5 Duke.

The Fighting Irish finished the regular season 7–4–5 and 3–3–2 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. Notre Dame lost the tiebreaker and was the tenth seed in the ACC Tournament. They lost in the first round to seventh seed Stanford 2–3. They did not receive an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. They finished the season 7–5–5 overall.

Background

The Fighting Irish finished the season at 13–3–6 overall and 6–0–2 in ACC play to finish in 1st place in the Coastal Division. As the first overall seed in the ACC Tournament, they were defeated by Louisville in the Quarterfinals by the score of 4–3. They reached the finals of the NCAA Tournament, where they lost to Clemson.

Player movement

Players leaving

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for Departure
Ethan O'Brien7MF6'0"170Graduate Student Bellevue, Washington Graduated
Matthew Radivojsa8MF5'10"150Senior Oakville, Ontario Graduated
Eno Nto9FW5'11"157Junior Derby, England Signed with Derby U-21
Daniel Russo11FW6'0"165Senior Jackson, New Jersey Graduated
Mo Williams14DF6'2"190Graduate Student West Orange, New Jersey Graduated
Paddy Burns15DF6'0"175Senior Crumlin, Northern Ireland Graduated
Alex Salvino23FW6'3"190Senior Western Springs, Illinois Graduated
Bryan Dowd 31GK6'3"175Senior Willow Springs, Illinois Graduated, drafted 6th overall
in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft
Lukas Kamrath32DF6'4"200Freshman Longboat Key, Florida Transferred to High Point [2]
Michael Pellegrino 33MF6'0"175Senior Wenonah, New Jersey Graduated

Players arriving

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Collin Travasos99GK6'3"195Graduate Student Encinitas, California North Carolina

Recruiting Class

NameNat.HometownClubTDS Rating
Jacob Bartlett
MF
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Overland Park, Kansas Sporting Kansas City AcademyStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Stephen Dunphy
FW
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Carlsbad, California San Diego SurfStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Brady Hilden
MF
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Reno, Nevada Shattuck St. Mary’sStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Blake Kelly
GK
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Holt, Michigan Real Salt Lake AcademyStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
William Schroeder
MF
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Inverness, Illinois Sockers FCStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Ian Shaul
MF
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Saint Paul, Minnesota Minnesota United FC AcademyStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]

Squad

Roster

As of September 12, 2024 [9]

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
0 GK Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Simone Baravelli
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Owen Cornell
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mitch Ferguson
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sean McDowd
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jack Ross
5 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kyle Genenbacher
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Wyatt Lewis
7 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nate Zimmermann
8 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nico Bartlett
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Wyatt Borso
10 FW Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA KK Baffour
11 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jack Flanagan
12 MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Daniel Boateng
13 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Bryce Boneau
14 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Will Schroeder
No.Pos.NationPlayer
15 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ian Shaul
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jacob Bartlett
17 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mateo Acosta
18 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Josh Ramsey
19 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Michael Rossi
20 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brady Hilden
21 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Matthew Roou
22 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nolan Spicer
23 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Stevie Dunphy
24 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sebastian Green
28 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nicholas Legendre
29 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cleveland Sellers IV
30 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Liam Egan
31 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Blake Kelly
99 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Collin Travasos

Team menagement

PositionStaff
Athletic Director Pete Bevacqua
Head Coach Chad Riley
Assistant CoachMike Graczyk
Assistant CoachJeff Rowland
Director of OperationsChris Rolfe

Source: [9]

Schedule

Source: [10]

Date
Time, TV		Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite
City, State
Exhibition
August 10*
8:00 p.m.		No. 2No. 8  Marshall  None Reported –
 Alumni Stadium
Notre Dame, IN
August 14*
7:00 p.m.		No. 2at  IU Indy  None Reported –
 Michael A. Carroll Stadium
Indianapolis, IN
August 17*
8:00 p.m.		No. 2 Creighton  None Reported –
Alumni Stadium
Notre Dame, IN
Regular Season
August 22*
8:00 p.m.		No. 2 Akron T  1–1  0–0–1
Alumni Stadium (607)
Notre Dame, IN
August 29*
8:00 p.m.		at  Indiana
Rivalry 		T  2–2  0–0–2
 Bill Armstrong Stadium (4,573)
Bloomington, IN
September 6
7:00 p.m.		at No. 15  Louisville W  2–1  1–0–2
(1–0–0)		 Lynn Stadium (1,165)
Louisville, KY
September 10*
8:00 p.m.		No. 23 Duquesne T  1–1  1–0–3
Alumni Stadium (306)
Notre Dame, IN
September 14
7:00 p.m.		No. 23No. 3  Stanford L  0–1  1–1–3
(1–1–0)		Alumni Stadium (1,172)
Notre Dame, IN
September 20*
7:00 p.m.		 Chicago State W  6–1  2–1–3
Alumni Stadium (1,233)
Notre Dame, IN
September 24*
7:00 p.m.		 Detroit Mercy W  3–1  3–1–3
Alumni Stadium (203)
Notre Dame, IN
September 27
7:00 p.m.		No. 12  Clemson W  2–1  4–1–3
(2–1–0)		Alumni Stadium (2,820)
Notre Dame, IN
October 1*
7:00 p.m.		 Trine W  7–1  5–1–3
Alumni Stadium (254)
Notre Dame, IN
October 5
7:00 p.m.		at  Syracuse L  1–2  5–2–3
(2–2–0)		 SU Soccer Stadium (1,701)
Syracuse, NY
October 8*
7:00 p.m.		 Michigan L  0–1  5–3–3
Alumni Stadium (1,089)
Notre Dame, IN
October 11
7:00 p.m.		No. 7  North Carolina T  1–1  5–3–4
(2–2–1)		Alumni Stadium (3,108)
Notre Dame, IN
October 19
7:00 p.m.		 Boston College T  1–1  5–3–5
(2–2–2)		Alumni Stadium (828)
Notre Dame, Indiana
October 22*
7:00 p.m.		 UIC W  5–0  6–3–5
Alumni Stadium (304)
Notre Dame, IN
October 27th
7:00 p.m.		at  California W  2–0  7–3–5
(3–2–2)		 Edwards Stadium (1,587)
Berkeley, CA
November 1
7:00 p.m.		at No. 5  Duke L  0–4  7–4–5
(3–3–2)		 Koskinen Stadium (1,089)
Durham, NC
ACC Tournament
November 6*
9:00 p.m.		(10)at (7) StanfordL  2–3  7–5–5
 Cagan Stadium (768)
Stanford, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
United Soccer [11] 2RV—23RV—RV—————Not released—
TopDrawer Soccer [12] 2878171751317————————

References

  1. ↑ "UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME MEN'S SOCCER 2016 MEDIA SUPPLEMENT" (PDF). UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 21, 2016. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Panthers Welcome Fifth Straight Top-Ranked Recruiting Class". highpointpanthers.com. High Point University Athletics. August 9, 2024. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Jacob Bartlett". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Stephen Dunphy". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Brady Hilden". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Blake Kelly". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  7. ↑ "William Schroeder". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Ian Shaul". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  9. 1 2 "2024 Men's soccer roster". und.com. University of Notre Dame Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
  10. ↑ "2024-25 Men's Soccer Schedule". und.com. Notre Dame University Athletics. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  11. ↑ "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Men — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 17, 2024. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
  12. ↑ "College Soccer National Ranking". topdrawersoccer.com. TopDrawerSoccer. December 23, 2024. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
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