2025 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's soccer team
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| 2025 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's soccer | |
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NCAA Tournament, Second Round | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| U. Soc. Coaches poll | No. 11 |
| TopDrawerSoccer.com | No. 17 |
| Record | 15–2–3 (8–1–1 ACC) |
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| Associate head coach | Dawn Siergiej (23rd season) |
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| Home stadium | Alumni Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Stanford †‡y | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .950 | 21 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .880 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Notre Dame y | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .850 | 15 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .825 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Duke y | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .700 | 17 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .761 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Florida State y | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .700 | 16 | – | 2 | – | 4 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Virginia y | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .700 | 14 | – | 3 | – | 5 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 Louisville y | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .700 | 13 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13т North Carolina y | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .600 | 13 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 4 | – | 2 | – | 4 | .600 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 8 | .632 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest y | 4 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .550 | 11 | – | 5 | – | 4 | .650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .500 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 4 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson y | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .500 | 8 | – | 6 | – | 5 | .553 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 2 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .300 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .200 | 6 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 1 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .200 | 7 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .472 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 1 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .200 | 5 | – | 8 | – | 5 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 1 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .150 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 4 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 0 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .100 | 4 | – | 10 | – | 4 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2025 ACC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 9, 2025 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: The ACC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's soccer team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 2025 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. It was the 38th season of the university fielding a program and their twelfth competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Fighting Irish were led by eighth year head coach Nate Norman, and played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana.
The Fighting Irish began the season ranked second in the United Soccer Coaches poll and won their opening match against Western Michigan 2–1, before drawing at sixth ranked Arkansas 2–2. Those results saw the team fall to seventh in the rankings. From there, Notre dame won its next four non-conference games, all without allowing a goal. They defeated two Big Ten foes Michigan and Michigan State over that run and advanced to sixth in the rankings to begin ACC play. The Fighting Irish won eight straight ACC matches. This run included victories over four ranked teams: third ranked Duke, fifth ranked Florida State, twenty-second ranked North Carolina, and twenty-third ranked Louisville. After defeating Duke, they rose to second in the rankings and would stay there until their seventh straight win. After that victory over SMU, they rose to the top spot. They would finish the ACC season with a draw at Wake Forest and a loss at Pittsburgh.
The Fighting Irish finished the regular season 13–1–2 overall and 8–1–1 in ACC play to finish in second place. As the second seed in the ACC Tournament, they earned a bye into the Semifinals where they defeated third seed and eleventh ranked Duke. The could not overcome top seed and top ranked Stanford in the Final, as they fell in a penalty shoot-out. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, where they were the first-seed in the Notre Dame. They defeated UIC in the First Round before being upset by unranked and unseeded Ohio State in the Second Round in double overtime. They finished the season with a 15–2–3 overall record. Their ACC Tournament appearance extended their streak of qualification to seven straight years, and this was the fifth straight NCAA Tournament for the Fighting Irish.
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
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| Atlee Olofson | 1 | GK | 5'8" | Sophomore | Austin, Texas | Transferred to Miami (FL)[1] |
| Ellie Ospeck | 5 | MF/FW | 5'4" | Graduate Student | Danville, California | Graduated |
| KJ Ronan | 8 | DF | 5'8" | Senior | Carlsbad, California | Graduated |
| Sophia Fisher | 11 | MF | 5'8" | Senior | Scottsdale, Arizona | Graduated |
| Abby Gemma | 14 | DF | 5'9" | Freshman | Flemington, New Jersey | Transferred to Florida[2] |
| Reagan Pauwels | 25 | MF | 5'6" | Graduate Student | Wall, New Jersey | Graduated |
| Katherine Montgomery | 31 | GK | 5'7" | Graduate Student | Geneva, Illinois | Graduated |
Incoming transfers
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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| Carolyn Calzada | 5 | DF | 5'10" | Graduate Student | Houston, Texas | Texas A&M[3] |
| Madeleine Agee | 33 | GK | 5'9" | Sophomore | Holy Cross[4] |
Recruiting class
Source:[5]
| Name | Nationality | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating |
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Tessa Knapp FW |  | Bay Village, Ohio | Internationals SC (OH) |   [6] |
Alessia Saia FW | | Delray Beach, Florida | FC Prime | [7] |
Gianna Scott FW | | Avon, Ohio | Cleveland Force FC | [8] |
Squad
Roster
- As of February 11, 2026[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.
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Team management
| Position | Staff |
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| Head Coach | Nate Norman |
| Assistant Coach | Dawn Siergiej |
| Assistant Coach | Martin Rennie |
| Assistant Coach | Gina Lewandowski |
Source:[9]
Schedule
Source [10]
| Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site City, State | ||||||
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| 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. 2 | at 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. 2 | at 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 |
No. 6т | Michigan | W 3–0 | 3–0–1 |
Alumni Stadium (605) Notre Dame, IN | ||||||
| August 31* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 6т | Oakland | W 8–0 | 4–0–1 |
Alumni Stadium (477) Notre Dame, IN | ||||||
| September 4* 7:00 p.m., BTN+ |
No. 5 | at Michigan State | W 3–0 | 5–0–1 |
DeMartin Soccer Complex (2,214) East Lansing, MI | ||||||
| September 7* 1:00 p.m., YouTube |
No. 5 | at Marquette | Canceled | Valley Fields Milwaukee, WI | |||||||
| ACC regular season | |||||||||||
| September 11 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 6 | at NC State | W 2–1 | 6–0–1 (1–0–0) |
Dail Soccer Field (606) Raleigh, NC | ||||||
| September 18 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 6 | No. 3 Duke | W 3–2 | 7–0–1 (2–0–0) |
Alumni Stadium (1,277) Notre Dame, IN | ||||||
| September 24 6:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 2 | No. 22 North Carolina | W 4–3 | 8–0–1 (3–0–0) |
Alumni Stadium (1,072) Notre Dame, IN | ||||||
| September 28 6:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 2 | at Clemson | W 5–1 | 9–0–1 (4–0–0) |
Riggs Field (867) Clemson, SC | ||||||
| October 3 6:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 2 | No. 23 Louisville | W 3–1 | 10–0–1 (5–0–0) |
Alumni Stadium (0) Notre Dame, IN | ||||||
| October 9 7:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 2 | No. 5 Florida State | W 4–2 | 11–0–1 (6–0–0) |
Alumni Stadium (1,156) Notre Dame, IN | ||||||
| October 12 3:30 p.m., ACCN |
No. 2 | SMU | W 3–0 | 12–0–1 (7–0–0) |
Alumni Stadium (1,573) Notre Dame, IN | ||||||
| October 23 8:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 1 | at Virginia Tech | W 5–0 | 13–0–1 (8–0–0) |
Thompson Field (426) Blacksburg, VA | ||||||
| October 26 2:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 1 | at Wake Forest | T 1–1 | 13–0–2 (8–0–1) |
Spry Stadium (746) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
| October 30 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 1 | at Pittsburgh | L 0–1 | 13–1–2 (8–1–1) |
Ambrose Urbanic Field (468) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||||
| ACC Tournament | |||||||||||
| November 6* 5:30 p.m., ACCN |
(2) No. 2 | vs. (3) No. 11 Duke Semifinals |
W 2–1 | 14–1–2 |
WakeMed Soccer Park (1,077) Cary, NC | ||||||
| November 9* 12:00 p.m., ESPNU |
(2) No. 2 | vs. (1) No. 1 Stanford Final |
T 2–2 (4–5 PKs) | 14–1–3 |
WakeMed Soccer Park (1,257) Cary, NC | ||||||
| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| November 15* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
(1) No. 2 | UIC First Round |
W 4–0 | 15–1–3 |
Alumni Stadium (1,296) Notre Dame, IN | ||||||
| November 20* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
(1) No. 2 | Ohio State Second Round |
L 0–1 2OT | 15–2–3 |
Alumni Stadium (1,009) Notre Dame, IN | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. | |||||||||||