2024 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's soccer team

2024 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's soccer
NCAA Tournament, Quarterfinals
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches poll	No. 6
TopDrawerSoccer.com	No. 7
Record	14–4–4 (5–1–4 ACC)
Head coach	Nate Norman (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Dawn Siergiej (22nd season) Martin Rennie (2nd season)
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium

2024 ACC women's soccer standings

v t e	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
No. 3 Duke  ‍†‍‍^y	9	–	0	–	1		.950			18	–	3	–	1		.841
No. 2 Wake Forest  ‍‍‍^y	7	–	2	–	1		.750			16	–	4	–	4		.750
No. 13 Florida State  ‍‍‡‍^y	7	–	2	–	1		.750			15	–	2	–	4		.810
No. 1 North Carolina  ‍‍‍^y	7	–	3	–	0		.700			22	–	5	–	0		.815
No. 7 Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍^y	6	–	2	–	2		.700			14	–	6	–	3		.674
No. 6 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍^y	5	–	1	–	4		.700			14	–	4	–	4		.727
California  ‍‍‍^y	5	–	4	–	1		.550			13	–	6	–	2		.667
No. 4 Stanford  ‍‍‍^y	5	–	4	–	1		.550			16	–	5	–	2		.739
Virginia  ‍‍‍^y	5	–	5	–	0		.500			13	–	5	–	1		.711
Boston College  ‍‍‍	4	–	4	–	2		.500			12	–	5	–	2		.684
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍	3	–	5	–	2		.400			9	–	6	–	3		.583
Louisville  ‍‍‍	2	–	5	–	3		.350			7	–	6	–	5		.528
SMU  ‍‍‍	2	–	6	–	2		.300			6	–	9	–	2		.412
Clemson  ‍‍‍	2	–	7	–	1		.250			6	–	8	–	3		.441
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍	1	–	6	–	3		.250			5	–	8	–	4		.412
NC State  ‍‍‍	1	–	6	–	3		.250			4	–	10	–	4		.333
Syracuse  ‍‍‍	0	–	9	–	1		.050			6	–	10	–	2		.389
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2024 ACC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 10, 2024 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: The ACC

The 2024 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's soccer team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. It was the 37th season of the university fielding a program. The Fighting Irish were led by seventh year head coach Nate Norman and played their home games at Alumni Stadium.

The Fighting Irish started the season ranked fifteenth and had a marquee match-up with thirteenth ranked Michigan State to start the season. Notre Dame lost 2–1, but later defeated thirteenth ranked TCU 4–0 to move up to ninth in the rankings. They then traveled to Michigan, where they won 2–0 to round out their matchups with Power 4 opponents in the non-conference season. They won their remaining four non-conference games to finish 6–1–0 during the non-conference season. Their ACC campaign consisted of alternating draws and wins to start the season. They drew with Boston College, NC State, and Louisville, 2–2, 1–1, and 0–0 respectively. They defeated fourteenth ranked Virginia, Syracuse and twenty-fifth ranked California. Their next three games would be against ranked opponents. The stretch started well with a 3–0 victory over sixth ranked Stanford, which boosted the Fighting Irish's rank to seventh. They drew 3–3 with top-ranked Duke before losing 2–0 to ninteenth ranked Virginia Tech. They finished the regular season ranked thirteenth, with a defeat of Pittsburgh.

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. Ultimatley, 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.

Previous season

Main article: 2023 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's soccer team

The Fighting Irish finished 14–4–4 overall and 5–1–4 in ACC play to finish in sixth place. As the sixth seed in the ACC Tournament, they lost to Clemson, who avenged their final regular season game defeat. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, where they were the third-seed in the Florida State Bracket. They defeated Valparaiso in the First Round, before falling to Memphis in the Second Round. Memphis was the sixth seed in the bracket, but was ranked number 8 at the time and Notre Dame was ranked number 9. Their ACC Tournament appearance extended their streak of qualification to five straight years, and this was the third straight NCAA Tournament for the Fighting Irish.

Offseason

Departures

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Maddie Mercado	3	FW	5'8"	Graduate Student	San Diego, California	Graduated; drafted 27th overall in the 2024 NWSL Draft
Kiki Van Zanten	7	MF	5'6"	Graduate Student	Buffalo Grove, Illinois	Graduated; drafted 21st overall in the 2024 NWSL Draft
Audrey Weiss	17	MF	5'3"	Graduate Student	Greenwood Village, Colorado	Graduated
Eva Gaetino	19	DF	5'11"	Senior	Dexter, Michigan	Graduated; signed professional contract with Paris Saint-Germain[1]
Paige Peltier	24	FW	5'11"	Senior	Hastings, Minnesota	Graduated
Waniya Hudson	25	DF	5'6"	Graduate Student	Greece, New York	Graduated
Caroline Gray	27	DF	5'9"	Senior	Johns Creek, Georgia	Graduated
Eva Wirtz	28	DF	5'10"	Senior	Atlanta, Georgia	Graduated
Ashley Naylor	31	GK	5'11"	Senior	Manhattan Beach, California	Graduated
Kaylin Slattery	33	GK	5'6"	Senior	Cornelius, North Carolina	Graduated
Kristina Lynch	34	MF	5'7"	Graduate Student	Granger, Indiana	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Reagan Pauwels	25	MF	5'6"	Graduate Student	Wall, New Jersey	Cornell
Hannah Lemieux	30	MF	5'7"	Junior	Fleming Island, Florida	Holy Cross
Katherine Montgomery	31	GK	5'7"	Graduate Student	Geneva, Illinois	Missouri State
Source:[2]

Recruiting class

Source:[3]

Name	Nationality	Hometown	Club	TDS Rating
Annabelle Chukwu FW		Ottawa, Canada	NDC Ontario	N/A
Riley DeMartino MF		Potomac, Maryland	Bethesda SC Academy	[4]
Izzy Engle MF		Edina, Minnesota	Minnesota Thunder Academy	[5]
Randie Foor DF		Fenton, Michigan	Michigan Hawks	[6]
Abigail Gemma DF		Flemington, New Jersey	IMG Academy	[7]
Melinda Hathaway DF		Birmingham, Michigan	Nationals	[8]
Eleanor Hodsden FW		Dripping Springs, Texas	Lonestar SC	[9]
Lily Joseph MF		Hamden, Connecticut	Connecticut Rush	[10]
Sonoma Kasica GK		St. Petersburg, Florida	Florida Premier FC	[11]
Abigail Mills DF		Southlake, Texas	Solar Soccer Club	[12]
Rowan Pearl DF		Indianapolis, Indiana	Indiana Fire Academy	[13]
Ally Pinto FW		Flower Mound, Texas	Sting Dallas SC	[14]
Grace Restovich MF		St. Louis, Missouri	St. Louis Scott Gallagher	[15]

Squad

Roster

As of January 28, 2025[16]

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  USA Jackie Hollomon 1 GK  USA Atlee Olofson 2 DF  CAN Clare Logan 3 MF  USA Izzy Engle 4 DF  USA Leah Klenke 5 FW  USA Ellie Ospeck 6 FW  USA Paige Buchner 7 FW  CAN Annabelle Chukwu 8 DF  USA KJ Ronan 9 FW  USA Charlie Codd 10 MF  USA Ellie Hodsden 11 MF  USA Sophia Fisher 12 MF  USA Kiki Turner 13 MF  USA Laney Matriano 14 DF  USA Abby Gemma 16 FW  USA Meg Mrowicki

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF  USA Riley DeMartino 18 MF  USA Berkley Mensik 19 MF  USA Ally Pinto 20 MF  USA Abby Mills 21 MF  USA Chayse Ying 22 DF  CAN Tatiana Tagne 23 MF  USA Morgan Roy 24 MF  USA Grace Restovich 25 MF  USA Reagan Pauwels 26 DF  USA Melinda Hathaway 27 MF  USA Lily Joseph 28 GK  USA Sonoma Kasica 29 DF  USA Rowan Pearl 30 MF  USA Hannah Lemieux 31 GK  USA Katherine Montgomery 34 FW  USA Randie Foor

Team management

Position	Staff
Head Coach	Nate Norman
Assistant Coach	Dawn Siergiej
Assistant Coach	Martin Rennie
Assistant Coach/Operations	Emily Voltz

Source:[16]

Schedule

Source [17][18]

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
Exhibition
August 6* 6:00 p.m.	No. 15	at Western Michigan	None Reported	–	WMU Soccer Complex Kalamazoo, MI
August 10* 4:00 p.m.	No. 15	Indiana	None Reported	–	Alumni Stadium Notre Dame, IN
Non-Conference Regular Season
August 15* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 15	No. 13 Michigan State	L 1–2	0–1–0	Alumni Stadium (361) Notre Dame, IN
August 18* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 15	at Samford	W 6–0	1–1–0	Samford Soccer Complex (476) Homewood, AL
August 25* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 14	No. 13 TCU	W 4–0	2–1–0	Alumni Stadium (705) Notre Dame, IN
August 29* 7:00 p.m., BTN+	No. 9	at Michigan	W 2–0	3–1–0	U-M Soccer Stadium (1,563) Ann Arbor, MI
September 1* 7:00 p.m., FloFC	No. 9	at Butler	W 1–0	4–1–0	Butler Bowl (649) Indianapolis, IN
September 5* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 9т	Northern Illinois	W 4–0	5–1–0	Alumni Stadium (593) Notre Dame, IN
September 8* 1:30 p.m., ACCN	No. 9т	Marquette	W 5–0	6–1–0	Alumni Stadium (784) Notre Dame, IN
ACC Regular Season
September 12 7:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 13	at Boston College	T 2–2	6–1–1 (0–0–1)	Newton Campus Soccer Field (796) Chestnut Hill, MA
September 22 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 16	at No. 14 Virginia	W 1–0	7–1–1 (1–0–1)	Klöckner Stadium (1,311) Charlottesville, VA
September 26 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 13	NC State	T 1–1	7–1–2 (1–0–2)	Alumni Stadium (721) Notre Dame, IN
October 5 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 17	at Syracuse	W 3–0	8–1–2 (2–0–2)	SU Soccer Stadium (365) Syracuse, NY
October 12 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 13	at Louisville	T 0–0	8–1–3 (2–0–3)	Lynn Stadium (375) Louisville, KY
October 17 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 12	No. 25 California	W 5–2	9–1–3 (3–0–3)	Alumni Stadium (415) Notre Dame, IN
October 20 2:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 12	No. 6 Stanford	W 3–0	10–1–3 (4–0–3)	Alumni Stadium (901) Notre Dame, IN
October 24 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 7	at No. 1 Duke	T 3–3	10–1–4 (4–0–4)	Koskinen Stadium (1,049) Durham, NC
October 27 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 7	No. 19 Virginia Tech	L 0–2	10–2–4 (4–1–4)	Alumni Stadium (394) Notre Dame, IN
October 31 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 13	Pittsburgh	W 3–2	11–2–4 (5–1–4)	Alumni Stadium (277) Notre Dame, IN
ACC Tournament
November 3 8:00 p.m., ACCN	(6) No. 13	vs. (3) No. 6 Florida State First Round	L 1–2	11–3–4	Seminole Soccer Complex (1,166) Tallahassee, FL
NCAA Tournament
November 15 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	(4) No. 13	Milwaukee First Round	W 5–1	12–3–4	Alumni Stadium (1,030) Notre Dame, IN
November 22 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	(4) No. 13	vs. (5) Kentucky Second Round	W 3–1	13–3–4	MSU Soccer Field (290) Starkville, MS
November 24 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	(4) No. 13	at (1) No. 2 Mississippi State Round of 16	W 2–0	14–3–4	MSU Soccer Field (3,772) Starkville, MS
November 29 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	(4) No. 13	at (3) No. 14т Stanford Quarterfinals	L 0–2	14–4–4	Cagan Stadium (2,042) Stanford, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Awards and honors

Recipient	Award	Date	Ref.
Leah Klenke	Pre-season All-ACC Team	August 8, 2024	[19]
Malia McMahon	ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Week – Week 7	October 1, 2024	[20]
Ellie Hodsden	ACC Offensive Player of the Week – Week 10	October 22, 2024	[21]
Leah Klenke	ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Week – Week 10
Izzy Engle	ACC Freshman of the Year	November 6, 2024	[22]
Leah Klenke	All-ACC First Team
Izzy Engle
Annabelle Chukwu	All-ACC Third Team
Lily Joseph
Annabelle Chukwu	ACC All-Freshman Team
Izzy Engle
Ellie Hodsden
Lily Joseph

Rankings

See also: 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
United Soccer[23]	15	14	9	9т	13	16	13	17	13	12	7	13	Not released					6
TopDrawer Soccer[24]	12	20	17	13	11	16	9	9	8	11	7	10	13	14	14	6	7	7

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