Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's soccer

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Notre Dame Fighting Irish
women's soccer
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University University of Notre Dame
Athletic director Pete Bevacqua
Head coachNate Norman (6th season)
Conference ACC
Location Notre Dame, Indiana
Stadium Alumni Stadium
(Capacity: 2,500)
Nickname Fighting Irish
ColorsBlue and gold [1]
   
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Home
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Away
NCAA Tournament championships
1995, 2004, 2010
NCAA Tournament runner-up
1994, 1996, 1999, 2006, 2008
NCAA Tournament Semifinals
1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2022
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2021, 2022
NCAA Tournament appearances
1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
Conference Tournament championships
1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's soccer team represents the University of Notre Dame in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I women's soccer. The team competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference and is currently coached by Nate Norman, following the resignation of Theresa Romagnolo. [2] The Fighting Irish have won three of the 29 NCAA national championships.

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History

Notre Dame's women's soccer team won the National Championship in 1995, 2004 and 2010 and were the runner-up in 1994, 1996, 1999, 2006, and 2008. Notre Dame also ranks second in all-time title game appearances (8) behind North Carolina (24). Notre Dame's women's soccer program started in 1988 under coach Chris Petrucelli. Their 1995 Big East title was the university's first in any sport. That same year, Petrucelli's squad, under the leadership of Cindy Daws, won the program's first national title, defeating Portland 1–0. Randy Waldrum, took over the program in 1999 and maintained the Fighting Irish's success, winning the national title in 2004 by beating UCLA 4–3 as well as capturing six Big East titles. Waldrum's 2010 squad won the school's third national title, going 21-2-2 and posting 15 shutouts and became the lowest ranked team to do so, beating undefeated Stanford in a 1–0 decision. In doing so, they outscored their postseason opponents 15–1. They also reached the College Cup for the fifth straight year, a school record. Their senior class won 87 matches in their 4 years, the most in that span. Three Notre Dame players have won the Hermann Trophy, given to the United States' best male and female collegiate soccer players. They are Cindy Daws (1996), Anne Makinen (2000) and Kerri Hanks (2006, 2008). Hanks is one of only four players to win the award twice. Notre Dame is also one of only two schools with three or more different Hermann Trophy recipients. [3]

On October 19, 2014, Elizabeth Tucker received the 2014 NCAA Woman of the Year Award. Elizabeth Tucker is also the first student-athlete in Notre Dame history to sweep all four of the university's major athletics honors in the same year. [4] [5] [6]

On January 3, 2014, Waldrum resigned after 15 seasons with the Fighting Irish to become the head coach of newly established NWSL team Houston Dash. [7] On March 19, 2014, Theresa Romagnolo was appointed as his successor. [8] Prior to coaching the Fighting Irish, Romagnolo had been the women's soccer head coach at Dartmouth the past three seasons, and had also been an assistant coach at Stanford and at the University of San Diego. Romagnolo resigned on January 22, 2018, citing the desire to spend more time with her family. [9] Assistant coach Nate Norman was promoted to head coach on February 20, 2018. [10]

Personnel

Current roster

As of November 29, 2023 [11]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
0 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jackie Hollomon
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Atlee Olofson
2 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Clare Logan
3 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Madison Mercado
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Leah Klenke
5 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ellie Ospeck
6 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Paige Buchner
7 FW Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Kiki Van Zanten
8 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA KJ Ronan
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Charlie Codd
10 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Erin Hohnstein
11 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sophia Fisher
12 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kiki Turner
13 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Laney Matriano
15 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Morgan Ray
No.Pos.NationPlayer
16 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Meg Mrowicki
17 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Audrey Weiss
18 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Berkley Mensik
19 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Eva Gaetino
21 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Chayse Ying
22 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Tatiana Tagne
23 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Bella Leonard
24 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Paige Peltier
25 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Waniya Hudson
27 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Caroline Gray
28 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Eva Wirtz
31 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ashley Naylor
33 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kaylin Slattery
34 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kristina Lynch

Team management

PositionStaff
Head CoachNate Norman
Assistant Coach Dawn Siergiej
Assistant Coach Martin Rennie
Operations SpecialistEmily Voltz

Seasons

SeasonHead coach [12] Season result [12] Tournament results [12]
OverallConferenceConferenceNCAA
WinsLossesTiesWinsLossesTiesFinish
1988Dennis Grace1361No Conference
198912100No Conference
1990 Chris Petrucelli 1631No Conference
1991^15232011stNo Tournament
199213515001stNo Tournament
199319306001stChampions NCAA First Round
199423116001stChampions NCAA Runner Up
1995†21227102ndChampions NCAA Champions
199624209001stChampions NCAA Runner Up
1997231111001stChampions NCAA Semifinals
199821319112ndChampions NCAA Quarterfinals
1999 Randy Waldrum 21416001st (Mid-Atlantic)Champions NCAA Runner Up
200023116001st (Mid-Atlantic)Champions NCAA Semifinals
200117315101st (Mid-Atlantic)Champions NCAA Second Round
20021380333T-4th (Mid-Atlantic) NCAA Third Round
200320316001st (Mid-Atlantic)Semifinal NCAA Second Round
200425119011stRunner up NCAA Champion
2005223010101st (National)Champions NCAA Quarterfinals
2006251110011st (National)Champions NCAA Runner up
2007195211001st (National)Runner up NCAA Semifinals
2008261011001st (National)Champions NCAA Runner up
2009214110011st (National)Champions NCAA Semifinals
201021229021st (National)First round NCAA Champions
201110836323rd (National)Semifinals NCAA First Round
20121662811T-1st (National)Semifinals NCAA Third Round
2013‡13817515thQuarterfinals NCAA Third Round
2014Theresa Romagnolo14627214thQuarterfinals NCAA Third Round
201514516406th NCAA Second Round
20161335712T-1st Semifinals NCAA First Round
20179855326th First round NCAA Third Round
2018Nate Norman810046010th
2019 11824428th First round NCAA Third round
2020 6704408th First round
2021 14627304th First round NCAA Second Round
2022 17337213rd Semifinals NCAA Quarterfinal
2023 12447122nd Quarterfinals NCAA Second Round

^ In 1991, Notre Dame began play in the Horizon League.
† In 1995, Notre Dame began play in the Big East.
‡ In 2013, Notre Dame began play in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Individual honors

NCAA Woman of the Year Award:

Hermann Trophy:

Big East Offensive Player of the Year:

Big East Defensive Player of the Year:

Big East Midfielder of the Year:

Big East Rookie of the Year:

Big East All-Rookie Team:

Big East Championship All-Tournament Team:

U.S. Under-23 Women's National Team:

Capital One Academic All-America (CoSIDA) First Team:

ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year:

Notre Dame Byron V. Kanaley Award:

Notre Dame Francis Patrick O'Connor Award:

Notre Dame Athletics Community Champion Award:

Notre Dame Top Gun Award:

Notre Dame Monogram Club Team Most Valuable Player Award:

NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship:

ACC Postgraduate Scholarship:

Notable alumni

Current Professionals

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