2025 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's soccer team

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2025 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's soccer
Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo.svg
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches  pollNo. 
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 8
Record2–0–1 (0–0–0 ACC)
Head coach
  • Nate Norman (8th season)
Associate head coach Dawn Siergiej (23rd season)
Assistant coaches
Home stadium Alumni Stadium
Seasons
  2024
2026 
2025 ACC women's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Pittsburgh  000 400 1.000
No. 2 Stanford  000 400 1.000
No. 17 Virginia  000 300 1.000
No. 1 Duke  000 200 1.000
No. 3 Florida State  000 200 1.000
Boston College  000 201 .833
No.Notre Dame  000 201 .833
Louisville  000 310 .750
Miami (FL)  000 310 .750
SMU  000 310 .750
Syracuse  000 310 .750
No. 15 Virginia Tech  000 310 .750
No. 10 Wake Forest  000 310 .750
California  000 211 .625
No. 12 North Carolina  000 220 .500
Clemson  000 111 .500
NC State  000 031 .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.

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Previous season

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.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownReason for Departure
Atlee Olofson1GK5'8"Sophomore Austin, Texas Transferred to Miami (FL) [1]
Ellie Ospeck5MF/FW5'4"Graduate Student Danville, California Graduated
KJ Ronan8DF5'8"Senior Carlsbad, California Graduated
Sophia Fisher11MF5'8"Senior Scottsdale, Arizona Graduated
Abby Gemma14DF5'9"Freshman Flemington, New Jersey Transferred to Florida [2]
Reagan Pauwels25MF5'6"Graduate Student Wall, New Jersey Graduated
Katherine Montgomery31GK5'7"Graduate Student Geneva, Illinois Graduated

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownPrevious School
Carolyn Calzada5DF5'10"Graduate Student Houston, Texas Texas A&M [3]
Madeleine Agee33GK5'9"Sophomore Holy Cross [4]

Recruiting class

Source: [5]

NameNationalityHometownClubTDS Rating
Tessa Knapp
FW
Flag of the United States.svg Bay Village, Ohio Internationals SC (OH)Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Alessia Saia
FW
Flag of the United States.svg Delray Beach, Florida FC PrimeStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Gianna Scott
FW
Flag of the United States.svg Avon, Ohio Cleveland Force FCStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]

Squad

Roster

As of August 11, 2025 [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 the United States.svg  USA Jackie Hollomon
2 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Clare Logan
3 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Izzy Engle
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Leah Klenke
5 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Carolyn Calzada
6 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Paige Buchner
7 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Annabelle Chukwu
8 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alessia Saia
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Charlie Codd
10 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ellie Hodsden
11 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tessa Knapp
12 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kiki Turner
13 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Laney Matriano
14 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Gianna Scott
16 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Meg Mrowicki
No.Pos.NationPlayer
17 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Riley DeMartino
18 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Berkley Mensik
19 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ally Pinto
20 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Abby Mills
21 MF Flag of the Philippines.svg  PHI Chayse Ying
22 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Tatiana Tagne
23 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Morgan Roy
24 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Grace Restovich
26 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Melinda Hathaway
27 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lily Joseph
28 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sonoma Kasica
29 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Rowan Pearl
30 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Hannah Lemieux
33 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Madeleine Agee
34 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Randie Foor

Team management

PositionStaff
Head CoachNate Norman
Assistant Coach Dawn Siergiej
Assistant Coach Martin Rennie
Assistant Coach Gina Lewandowski

Source: [9]

Schedule

Source [10]

Date
Time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite
City, State
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. 2at  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. 2at 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.

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDateRef.
Izzy Engle Pre-season All-ACC Team August 7 [13]
Leah Klenke
Izzy EngleTop Drawer Soccer Preseason Best XI First TeamAugust 12 [14]
Leah KlenkeTop Drawer Soccer Preseason Best XI Second Team
Izzy Engle Hermann Trophy Preseason WatchlistAugust 14 [15]
Leah Klenke

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
United Soccer [16] 2Not released 
TopDrawer Soccer [17] 38

References

  1. "Miami Soccer Announces Addition of Eight Transfers". miamihurricanes.com. University of Miami Athletics. January 22, 2025. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
  2. Howard, Mary (December 5, 2024). "Gators Soccer Adds Transfer Abby Gemma". University of Florida Athletics. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  3. "Women's Soccer Adds Grad Transfer Carolyn Calzada". fightingirish.com. University of Notre Dame Athletics. December 12, 2024. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  4. Dailey, Chris (May 25, 2025). "Saints women's soccer achieves unprecedented success". The Observer . Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  5. "Coach Norman Signs Future Irish Trio". und.com. University of Notre Dame. November 12, 2024. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  6. "Tessa Knapp". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  7. "Alessia Saia". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  8. "Gianna Scott". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  9. 1 2 "2025-26 Women's Soccer Roster". und.com. University of Notre Dame. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  10. "2025-26 Women's Soccer Schedule". und.com. University of Notre Dame. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  11. @ndwsoccer; (August 3, 2025). "First exhibition in the books! #GoIrish☘️" via Instagram.
  12. @ndwsoccer; (August 9, 2025). "Final exhibition today before opening up the season next week! 📍 Bloomington, IN 🆚 Indiana ⏰ 1 PM" via Instagram.
  13. "North Carolina Selected 2025 ACC Women's Soccer Preseason Favorite". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 7, 2025. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
  14. "2025 Women's Division I Preseason Awards". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. August 12, 2025. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  15. Wilburn, Sarah (August 14, 2025). "2025 Women's Hermann Trophy Watch List Announced". United Soccer Coaches . Retrieved August 14, 2025.
  16. "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. August 19, 2025. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
  17. "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawerSoccer . TopDrawer Soccer. August 18, 2025. Retrieved August 18, 2025.