2025 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's soccer | |
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
U. Soc. Coaches poll | No. 7т |
TopDrawerSoccer.com | No. 8 |
Record | 2–0–1 (0–0–0 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Dawn Siergiej (23rd season) |
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Home stadium | Alumni Stadium |
Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Stanford | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Virginia | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Duke | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Florida State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7т Notre Dame | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Virginia Tech | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Wake Forest | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 North Carolina | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .125 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2025 ACC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of August 24, 2025 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: The ACC |
The 2025 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's soccer team represents the University of Notre Dame during the 2025 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. It is the 38th season of the university fielding a program and their twelfth competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Fighting Irish are by eighth year head coach Nate Norman, and play their home games at Alumni Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana.
The Fighting Irish finished 12–4–4 overall and 7–1–2 in ACC play to finish in second place. As the second seed in the ACC Tournament, they lost to third seed Florida State, in the First Round. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, where they were the fourth-seed in the Mississippi State Bracket. They defeated Milwaukee in the First Round, fifth seed Kentucky in the Second Round, and first seed Mississippi State in the Round of 16. Their quarterfinal opponent was Stanford, who they defeated in the regular season. Ultimately, Stanford prevailed in the tournament 2–0. Their ACC Tournament appearance extended their streak of qualification to six straight years, and this was the fourth straight NCAA Tournament for the Fighting Irish.
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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Atlee Olofson | 1 | GK | 5'8" | Sophomore | Austin, Texas | Transferred to Miami (FL) [1] |
Ellie Ospeck | 5 | MF/FW | 5'4" | Graduate Student | Danville, California | Graduated |
KJ Ronan | 8 | DF | 5'8" | Senior | Carlsbad, California | Graduated |
Sophia Fisher | 11 | MF | 5'8" | Senior | Scottsdale, Arizona | Graduated |
Abby Gemma | 14 | DF | 5'9" | Freshman | Flemington, New Jersey | Transferred to Florida [2] |
Reagan Pauwels | 25 | MF | 5'6" | Graduate Student | Wall, New Jersey | Graduated |
Katherine Montgomery | 31 | GK | 5'7" | Graduate Student | Geneva, Illinois | Graduated |
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Carolyn Calzada | 5 | DF | 5'10" | Graduate Student | Houston, Texas | Texas A&M [3] |
Madeleine Agee | 33 | GK | 5'9" | Sophomore | Holy Cross [4] |
Source: [5]
Name | Nationality | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating |
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Tessa Knapp FW | ![]() | Bay Village, Ohio | Internationals SC (OH) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Alessia Saia FW | ![]() | Delray Beach, Florida | FC Prime | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Gianna Scott FW | ![]() | Avon, Ohio | Cleveland Force FC | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Position | Staff |
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Head Coach | Nate Norman |
Assistant Coach | Dawn Siergiej |
Assistant Coach | Martin Rennie |
Assistant Coach | Gina Lewandowski |
Source: [9]
Source [10]
Date Time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site City, State | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
August 3* 5:00 p.m. | No. 2 | Northwestern | None Reported [11] | – | Alumni Stadium Notre Dame, IN | ||||||
August 9* 1:00 p.m. | No. 2 | at Indiana | None Reported [12] | – | Bill Armstrong Stadium Bloomington, IN | ||||||
Non-Conference Regular Season | |||||||||||
August 14* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 2 | Western Michigan | W 2–1 | 1–0–0 | Alumni Stadium (532) Notre Dame, IN | ||||||
August 17* 7:30 p.m., SECN | No. 2 | at No. 6 Arkansas | T 2–2 | 1–0–1 | Razorback Field (2,947) Fayetteville, AR | ||||||
August 21* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 7т | Cincinnati | W 4–0 | 2–0–1 | Alumni Stadium (570) Notre Dame, IN | ||||||
August 28* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | Michigan | Alumni Stadium Notre Dame, IN | |||||||||
August 31* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | Oakland | Alumni Stadium Notre Dame, IN | |||||||||
September 4* 7:00 p.m. | at Michigan State | DeMartin Soccer Complex East Lansing, MI | |||||||||
September 7* 1:00 p.m. | at Marquette | Valley Fields Milwaukee, WI | |||||||||
ACC Regular Season | |||||||||||
September 11 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | at NC State | Dail Soccer Field Raleigh, NC | |||||||||
September 18 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | Duke | Alumni Stadium Notre Dame, IN | |||||||||
September 24 6:00 p.m., ACCN | North Carolina | Alumni Stadium Notre Dame, IN | |||||||||
September 28 6:00 p.m., ACCN | at Clemson | Riggs Field Clemson, SC | |||||||||
October 3 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | Louisville | Alumni Stadium Notre Dame, IN | |||||||||
October 9 7:00 p.m., ACCN | Florida State | Alumni Stadium Notre Dame, IN | |||||||||
October 12 3:30 p.m., ACCN | SMU | Alumni Stadium Notre Dame, IN | |||||||||
October 23 8:00 p.m., ACCN | at Virginia Tech | Thompson Field Blacksburg, VA | |||||||||
October 26 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | at Wake Forest | Spry Stadium Winston-Salem, NC | |||||||||
October 30 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | at Pittsburgh | Ambrose Urbanic Field Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |
Recipient | Award | Date | Ref. |
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Izzy Engle | Pre-season All-ACC Team | August 7 | [13] |
Leah Klenke | |||
Izzy Engle | Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Best XI First Team | August 12 | [14] |
Leah Klenke | Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Best XI Second Team | ||
Izzy Engle | Hermann Trophy Preseason Watchlist | August 14 | [15] |
Leah Klenke |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
United Soccer [16] | 2 | 7т | Not released | |||||||||||||||
TopDrawer Soccer [17] | 3 | 8 |