2017 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer team

2017 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 18
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 22
Record11–7–2 (3–3–2 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • B. J. Craig (10th season)
  • Michael Casper (3rd season)
Captains
  • Matt Habrowski
  • Chris Hubbard
  • Jon Gallagher
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Atlantic
No. 5 Wake Forest ‡ 7 – 0 – 1 19 – 2 – 2
No. 7 Louisville + 5 – 2 – 1 13 – 2 – 5
No. 17 Clemson + 4 – 4 – 0 12 – 6 – 1
NC State + 3 – 3 – 2 8 – 6 – 4
Boston College 1 – 6 – 1 6 – 10 – 1
Syracuse 0 – 6 – 2 6 – 8 – 4
Coastal
No. 4 North Carolina + 6 – 1 – 1 17 – 4 – 1
No. 13 Duke + 4 – 3 – 1 13 – 4 – 3
No. 19 Virginia + 3 – 2 – 3 13 – 4 – 5
No. 18 Notre Dame + 3 – 3 – 2 11 – 7 – 2
Virginia Tech + 3 – 5 – 0 10 – 10 – 0
Pittsburgh 2 – 6 – 0 8 – 10 – 0
As of December 13, 2017
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The 2017 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer team represented University of Notre Dame during the 2017 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the program's 40th season.[1] It was the program's 5th season competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Fighting Irish were led by head coach Bobby Clark, in his seventeenth year.

Roster

Source:[2]

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. Nation Player
0 GK United States USA Ryan Krutz
1 GK United States USA Chris Hubbard (captain)
3 FW United States USA Spencer Farina
4 DF United States USA Matt Habrowski (captain)
5 MF France FRA Félicien Dumas
6 MF Scotland SCO Sean Macleod
7 MF United States USA Jack Casey
8 MF United States USA Nick Cullen
9 FW United States USA Jeffrey Farina
10 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Jon Gallagher (captain)
11 DF United States USA Sean Dedrick
12 MF United States USA Kyle Dedrick
13 GK United States USA Duncan Turnbull
14 FW United States USA Simon Roennecke
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF United States USA Aiden McFadden
16 MF United States USA Tommy McCabe
17 DF United States USA Senan Farrelly
18 MF United States USA Townsend Meyer
20 MF United States USA Blake Townes
21 FW United States USA Thomas Ueland
22 FW United States USA Ian Aschieris
23 DF United States USA Mitch MacDonald
24 FW United States USA Paul Rothrock
25 DF United States USA Patrick Berneski
26 MF United States USA Kurt Roemer
27 FW United States USA John Rea
28 DF United States USA Brian Finn
30 GK United States USA Keagan McLaughlin

Prior to the season the Irish named three captains: Chris Hubbard, Matt Habrowski, and Jon Gallagher.[3]

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Athletic director Jack Swarbrick
Head coach Bobby Clark
Associate head coach B.J. Craigh
Assistant coach Michael Casper
Volunteer Assistant Coach Vern Gingerich
Director of Operations Giuliana Figliomeni

Source:[2]

Schedule

Source [4]

Date
Time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Exhibition
August 13*
8:00 pm 		No. 10 at Omaha W 2-0  -
(-) 		Caniglia Field
Omaha, NE
August 16*
8:00 pm 		No. 10 at Drake W 4-1  -
(-) 		Cownie Sports Complex
Des Moines, IA
August 21*
5:00 pm 		No. 10 Valparaiso W 3-0  -
(-) 		Alumni Stadium (636)
Notre Dame, IN
Regular Season
August 25*
7:30 pm 		No. 10 San Diego
Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament 		W 2-0  1-0-0
(0-0-0) 		Alumni Stadium (746)
Notre Dame, IN
August 27*
2:00 pm 		No. 10 Cal Poly
Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament 		W 2-1 2OT 2-0-0
(0-0-0) 		Alumni Stadium
Notre Dame, IN
September 2*
7:00 pm 		No. 9 at Connecticut W 1-0  3-0-0
(0-0-0) 		Morrone Stadium (4,522)
Storrs, CT
September 8
5:00 pm 		No. 6 at Boston College W 3-1  4-0-0
(1-0-0) 		Newton Soccer Complex (846)
Chestnut Hill, MA
September 15
7:30 pm 		No. 2 NC State W 3-0  5-0-0
(2-0-0) 		Alumni Stadium (1,221)
Notre Dame, IN
September 19*
7:00 pm 		No. 1 Bowling Green W 2-1  6-0-0
(2-0-0) 		Alumni Stadium (678)
Notre Dame, IN
September 22
7:00 pm 		No. 1 at Virginia Tech L 1-2  6-1-0
(2-1-0) 		Thompson Field (1,526)
Blacksburg, VA
September 26*
7:00 pm 		No. 7 at No. 1 Indiana L 0-1  6-2-0
(2-1-0) 		Armstrong Stadium (4,654)
Bloomington, IN
September 29
7:30 pm 		No. 7 No. 10 Virginia T 1-1  6-2-1
(2-1-1) 		Alumni Stadium (2,158)
Notre Dame, IN
October 3*
7:00 pm 		No. 9 Northwestern W 2-1 OT 7-2-1
(2-1-1) 		Alumni Stadium (565)
Notre Dame, IN
October 6
7:00 pm 		No. 9 at No. 5 Clemson W 2-1  8-2-1
(3-1-1) 		Riggs Field (4,035)
Clemson, SC
October 10*
7:00 pm 		No. 7 No. 24 Michigan W 3-1  9-2-1
(3-1-1) 		Alumni Stadium (660)
Notre Dame, IN
October 13
7:00 pm 		No. 7 Pittsburgh L 0-1  9-3-1
(3-2-1) 		Alumni Stadium (825)
Notre Dame, IN
October 17*
7:00 pm 		No. 12 at No. 19 Akron L 0-2  9-4-1
(3-2-1) 		FirstEnergy Stadium (1,905)
Akron, OH
October 20
7:00 pm 		No. 12 No. 15 Duke T 0-0 2OT 9-4-2
(3-2-2) 		Alumni Stadium (1,703)
Notre Dame, IN
October 24*
7:00 pm 		No. 16 at No. 7 Michigan State  Cancelled [5]  9-4-2
(3-2-2) 		DeMartin Soccer Complex
East Lansing, MI
October 27
7:00 pm 		No. 16 at No. 3 North Carolina L 0-3  9-5-2
(3-3-2) 		WakeMed Soccer Park (1,226)
Cary, NC
ACC Tournament
November 1
7:00 pm 		No. 21 Pittsburgh
First Round 		W 5-0  10-5-2
(3-3-2) 		Alumni Stadium (128)
Notre Dame, IN
November 5
1:00 pm 		No. 21 at No. 3 North Carolina
Quarterfinals 		W 2-1  11-5-2
(3-3-2) 		WakeMed Soccer Park
Cary, NC
November 8
7:00 pm 		No. 13 at No. 17 Virginia
Semifinals 		L 2-1  11-6-2
(3-3-2) 		Klöckner Stadium (1142)
Charlottesville, VA
NCAA Tournament
November 19
6:00 pm 		No. 12 No. 20 Wisconsin
Second Round 		L 0-1 OT 11-7-2
 Alumni Stadium
Notre Dame, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors

Recipient Award Date Ref.
Jon Gallagher ACC Offensive Player of the Week September 12 [6]
Felicien Dumas ACC Defensive Player of the Week September 18 [7]
Jon Gallagher ACC Offensive Player of the Week October 9 [8]
Jon Gallagher All ACC First Team November 7 [9]
Jeffrey Farina All ACC Third Team [9]
Jeff Farina ACC All Tournament Team November 12 [10]
Jon Gallagher [10]
Jon Gallagher United Soccer Coaches All-American Second Team December 7 [11]
Soccer America All-American Second Team December 8 [12]
College Soccer News All-American First Team January 4 [13]

Rankings

Main article: List of NCAA Division I men's soccer teams ranked in the 2017 Top 25 coaches poll
Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
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16 		Final
United Soccer[14] 10 9 6 2 1 7 9 7 12 16 21 13 12 None Released 18
TopDrawer Soccer [15] 17 17 10 6 3 4 8 7 7 8 16 21 14 10 22 22 22 22

MLS Draft

The following members of the 2017 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer team were selected in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft.[16]

Player Round Pick Position MLS club Ref.
Jon Gallagher 1 14 MF Atlanta United [17]

References

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  3. ^ "Irish Tri-Captains Lead The Charge Into 2017". und.com. University of Notre Dame. August 9, 2017. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  4. ^ "2017 Schedule". und.com. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  5. ^ "Tuesday Night Irish Soccer In East Lansing Canceled". und.com. University of Notre Dame. October 24, 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
  6. ^ "Gallagher and Krapf Earn ACC Men's Soccer Weekly Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. September 11, 2017. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
  7. ^ "Opoku and Dumas Named ACC Men's Soccer Players of the Week". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. September 18, 2017. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  8. ^ "Gallagher and Nus Named ACC Men's Soccer Players of the Week". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 9, 2017. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
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  11. ^ "NCAA DI Men's All-America Teams Announced by United Soccer Coaches". unitedsoccercoaches.com. United Soccer Coaches. Archived from the original on June 24, 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
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  14. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. June 12, 2017. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  15. ^ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. June 12, 2017.
  16. ^ "2018 MLS SuperDraft Tracker". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. January 19, 2018. Archived from the original on January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  17. ^ ""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.