2018 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer team

2018 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer
NCAA Tournament, Quarterfinals
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 8
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 7
Record11–7–3 (4–3–1 ACC)
Head coach
  • Chad Riley (1st season)
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Atlantic
No. 6 Wake Forest + 7 – 1 – 0 18 – 3 – 0
No. 16 Louisville ‡ 4 – 2 – 2 11 – 5 – 3
NC State + 2 – 4 – 2 10 – 7 – 3
Boston College 2 – 5 – 1 4 – 8 – 4
Syracuse + 1 – 4 – 3 7 – 7 – 4
Clemson 2 – 6 – 0 7 – 9 – 1
Coastal
No. 14 North Carolina + 6 – 1 – 0 14 – 4 – 1
No. 11 Duke + 5 – 3 – 0 11 – 7 – 2
No. 8 Notre Dame + 4 – 3 – 1 11 – 7 – 3
No. 15 Virginia + 3 – 2 – 2 10 – 4 – 3
No. 17 Virginia Tech + 3 – 4 – 1 11 – 7 – 3
Pittsburgh 2 – 6 – 0 8 – 10 – 1
As of December 11, 2018
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source:The ACC

The 2018 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer team represented University of Notre Dame during the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the program's 41st season.[1] It was the program's 6th season competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Fighting Irish were led by head coach Chad Riley, in his first year.

Background

Main article: 2017 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer team

The 2017 Notre Dame men's soccer team finished the season with an 11–7–2 overall record and a 3–3–2 ACC record. The Fighting Irish were seeded seventh–overall in the 2017 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament, where they lost to Virginia in the semifinals. The Fighting Irish earned an at-large bid into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament for the fifth season in a row. As the twelfth–overall seed in the tournament, Notre Dame hosted Wisconsin. Notre Dame was upset 0–1 in overtime to end their season.

At the end of the season, one Fighting Irish men's soccer player was selected in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft: Jon Gallagher.[2]

During the offseason, Bobby Clark retired as head coach and was replaced by Chad Riely.[3]

Player movement

Players leaving

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Chris Hubbard 1 GK 6'3" 207 Senior Louisville, KY Graduated
Matt Habrowski 4 DF 6'2" 189 Senior Berkley, MI Graduated
Jeffrey Farina 9 FW 6'3" 183 Senior Wilmette, IL Graduated
Jon Gallagher 10 FW 5'9" 158 Senior Dublin, IRE Declared for 2018 MLS SuperDraft; drafted 14th overall by Atlanta United
Kyle Dedrick 12 MF/FW 5'11" 156 Senior Wilton, CT Graduated

Players arriving

Name Nat. Hometown Club TDS Rating
Patrick Coleman
DF
  USA Antioch, IL Chicago Magic PSG [4]
Benjamin Giacobello
MF
  USA San Clemente, CA Strikers FC [5]
Samuel Guinane
GK
  USA Ladera Ranch, CA West Coast FC [6]
Jack Lynn
FW
  USA St. Louis, MO St. Louis Scott Gallagher [7]
Mohamed Omar
MF
  CAN Toronto, CAN Toronto FC [8]
Philip Quinton
DF
  USA Portland, OR FC Portland Academy [9]
Tyler Shea
MF
  USA Dallas, TX Dallas Texans [10]
Bryan Silver
MF
  USA Herndon, VA Loudoun Soccer Club [11]

Squad

Roster

Updated August 23, 2018[12]

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
1 GK United States USA Ryan Krutz
2 DF United States USA Philip Quinton
3 FW United States USA Spencer Farina
4 DF United States USA Brian Finn
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 John Rea
10 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Blake Townes
11 DF United States USA Sean Dedrick
12 MF United States USA Bryan Silver
13 GK United States USA Duncan Turnbull
14 FW United States USA Simon Roennecke
15 MF United States USA Aiden McFadden
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF United States USA Tommy McCabe
17 DF United States USA Senan Farrelly
18 MF United States USA Townsend Meyer
19 GK United States USA Keagan McLaughlin
20 MF United States USA Patrick Coleman
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 Ben Giacobello
27 FW United States USA Jack Lynn
28 FW United States USA Tyler Shea
29 MF Canada CAN Mohamed Omar
30 GK United States USA Sam Guianane

Team management

Position Staff
Athletic director Jack Swarbrick
Head coach Chad Riely
Assistant coach Ryan Fahey
Assistant coach Brian Plotkin

Source:[12]

Schedule

Source [13]

Date
Time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Exhibition
August 20*
5:00 pm 		No. 17 Valparaiso W 3–1  -
(-) 		Alumni Stadium
South Bend, IN
Regular Season
August 24*
7:00 pm 		No. 17 Saint Louis
Mike Berticelli Memorial Game 		T 1–1  0–0–1
(0–0–0) 		Alumni Stadium (1,079)
South Bend, IN
August 31*
5:00 pm 		No. 24 vs. No. 18 Connecticut
Adidas/IU Credit Union Classic 		W 3–0  1–0–1
(0–0–0) 		Armstrong Stadium (N/A)
Bloomington, IN
September 2*
5:00 pm 		No. 24 vs. No. 22 Dartmouth
Adidas/IU Credit Union Classic 		W 2–0  2–0–1
(0–0–0) 		Armstrong Stadium (N/A)
Bloomington, IN
September 7
7:00 pm 		No. 12 at Syracuse W 3–2  3–0–1
(1–0–0) 		SU Soccer Stadium (1,908)
Syracuse, NY
September 11*
7:00 pm 		No. 8 No. 2 Indiana L 1–2 OT 3–1–1
(1–0–0) 		Alumni Stadium (1,500)
South Bend, IN
September 17*
7:00 pm 		No. 8 No. 4 Michigan State L 0–1  3–2–1
(1–0–0) 		Alumni Stadium (718)
South Bend, IN
September 21
7:00 pm 		No. 8 No. 3 North Carolina L 0–1 2OT 3–3–1
(1–1–0) 		Alumni Stadium (1,724)
South Bend, IN
September 25
7:00 pm 		No. 20 No. 22 Xavier W 4–1  4–3–1
(2–0–0) 		Alumni Stadium (736)
South Bend, IN
September 28
8:00 pm 		No. 20 Boston College
Holy War 		W 1–0  5–3–1
(2–1–0) 		Alumni Stadium (1,456)
South Bend, IN
October 2*
7:30 pm 		No. 15 at Northwestern W 3–0  6–3–1
(2–1–0) 		Martin Stadium (372)
Evanston, IL
October 6
7:00 pm 		No. 15 No. 6 Louisville W 2–1 OT 7–3–1
(3–1–0) 		Alumni Stadium (646)
South Bend, IN
October 12
7:00 pm 		No. 9 at No. 17 Duke L 2–3  7–4–1
(3–2–0) 		Koskinen Stadium (892)
Durham, NC
October 16*
6:00 pm 		No. 16 at No. 18 Michigan W 2–1  8–4–1
(3–2–0) 		U–M Soccer Stadium (1,536)
Ann Arbor, MI
October 19
7:00 pm 		No. 16 Virginia Tech L 2–5  8–5–1
(3–3–0) 		Alumni Stadium (514)
South Bend, IN
October 23
7:00 pm 		No. 23 at No. 6 Virginia T 0–0  8–5–2
(3–3–1) 		Klöckner Stadium (2,356)
Charlottesville, VA
October 26
7:00 pm 		No. 23 at Pittsburgh W 1–0  9–5–2
(4–3–1) 		Ambrose Urbanic Field (409)
Pittsburgh, PA
ACC Tournament
October 31
7:00 pm 		(5) No. 18 (12) Clemson
First Round 		W 2–0  10–5–2
 Alumni Stadium (191)
Notre Dame, IN
November 4
1:00 pm 		(5) No. 18 (4) No. 15 Louisville
Quarterfinals 		L 0–1  10–6–2
 Lynn Stadium (667)
Louisville, KY
NCAA Tournament
November 18*
5:00 pm 		(7) No. 13 Michigan
Second Round 		T 0–0 (11–10 PKs) 2OT 10–6–3
 Alumni Stadium (363)
Notre Dame, IN
November 25*
5:00 pm 		(7) No. 13 (10) No. 11 Virginia
Third Round 		W 1–0 OT 11–6–3
 Alumni Stadium (376)
Notre Dame, IN
November 30*
7:00 pm 		(7) No. 13 (2) No. 2 Indiana
Quarterfinals 		L 0–1  11–7–3
 Armstrong Stadium (5,159)
Bloomington, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors

Recipient Award Date Ref.
Patrick Berneski ACC Defensive Player of the Week September 3, 2018 [14]
Felicien Dumas ACC Defensive Player of the Week September 10, 2018 [15]
Sean MacLeod ACC Offensive Player of the Week October 8, 2018 [16]
Thomas Ueland All-ACC Second Team November 7, 2018 [17]
Patrick Berneski
Tommy McCabe All-ACC Third Team
Felicien Dumas

2019 MLS Super Draft

Main article: 2019 MLS SuperDraft
Player Team Round Pick # Position
Tommy McCabe FC Cincinnati 2 29 MF

Source:[18]

Rankings

Main article: List of NCAA Division I men's soccer teams ranked in the 2018 Top 25 coaches poll
Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll Pre Wk
1 		Wk
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4 		Wk
5 		Wk
6 		Wk
7 		Wk
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10 		Wk
11 		Wk
12 		Wk
13 		Wk
14 		Wk
15 		Wk
16 		Final
United Soccer[19] 17 24 12 8 8 20 15 9 16 23 18 16 13 None Released 8
TopDrawer Soccer [20] 20 20 16 21 12 11 19 14 8 11 17 11 13 12 13 6 7 7

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