2020 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's soccer team
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 6–7–0 (4–4–0 ACC) |
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| Home stadium | Alumni Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Florida State †‡y | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 13 | – | 0 | – | 3 | .906 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 North Carolina †y | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 18 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Virginia y | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .688 | 14 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .738 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Clemson y | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .625 | 12 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .684 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Duke y | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .625 | 12 | – | 5 | – | 4 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .500 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .500 | 8 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .500 | 6 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .438 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .375 | 11 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .125 | 3 | – | 10 | – | 1 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .125 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .125 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .000 | 1 | – | 11 | – | 1 | .115 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2020 ACC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 18, 2021 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: The ACC Note: † Due to COVID-19, NC State suspended the 2020 women's fall soccer season. They did participate in the spring season. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2020 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's soccer team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 2020 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. It was the 33rd season of the university fielding a program. The Fighting Irish were led by 3rd year head coach Nate Norman and played their games at Alumni Stadium.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ACC played a reduced schedule in 2020 and the NCAA Tournament was postponed to 2021.[1][2] The ACC did not play a spring league schedule, but did allow teams to play non-conference games that would count toward their 2020 record in the lead up to the NCAA Tournament.[3]
The Fighting Irish finished the fall season 4–5–0, 4–4–0 in ACC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They were awarded the eighth seed in the ACC Tournament based on tiebreakers. In the tournament they lost to Florida State in the Quarterfinals. They finished the spring season 2–2–0 and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.
Previous season[edit]
The Fighting Irish finished the season 11–8–2, 4–4–2 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the eight seed in the ACC Tournament, they lost to North Carolina in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Saint Louis in the first round, before losing to South Carolina in the Second Round.
Squad[edit]
Roster[edit]
Updated February 12, 2021[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Team management[edit]
| Position | Staff |
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| Head Coach | Nate Norman |
| Assistant Coach | Dawn Siergiej |
| Assistant Coach | Lauren Sinacola |
| Operations Specialist | Jordan Andrews |
Source:[4]
Schedule[edit]
Source [5]
| Date Time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site City, State | ||||||
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| Fall Regular Season | |||||||||||
| September 17, 2020 8:00 p.m. | at Florida State | L 0–5 | 0–1–0 (0–1–0) | Seminole Soccer Complex (298) Tallahassee, FL | |||||||
| September 20, 2020 Noon | at Miami (FL) | W 6–0 | 1–1–0 (1–1–0) | Cobb Stadium (40) Coral Gables, FL | |||||||
| October 1, 2020 6:00 p.m. | Boston College | W 2–0 | 2–1–0 (2–1–0) | Alumni Stadium (0) Notre Dame, IN | |||||||
| October 4, 2020 Noon | Syracuse | W 2–0 | 3–1–0 (3–1–0) | Alumni Stadium (0) Notre Dame, IN | |||||||
| October 15, 2020 7:00 p.m. | No. 14 | Wake Forest | L 0–1 | 3–2–0 (3–2–0) | Alumni Stadium (128) Notre Dame, IN | ||||||
| October 18, 2020 1:00 p.m. | No. 14 | No. 4 Clemson | L 1–2 | 3–3–0 (3–3–0) | Alumni Stadium (98) Notre Dame, IN | ||||||
| October 25, 2020 1:30 p.m. | at No. 13 Louisville | W 1–0 | 4–3–0 (4–3–0) | Lynn Stadium (145) Louisville, KY | |||||||
| November 1, 2020 5:30 p.m. | No. 13 | at No. 1 North Carolina | L 0–2 | 4–4–0 (4–4–0) | Dorrance Field (0) Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
| ACC Tournament | |||||||||||
| November 10, 2020 12:30 p.m. | (8) No. 12 | (1) No. 2 Florida State Quarterfinals | L 0–2 | 4–5–0 | Sahlen's Stadium (217) Cary, NC | ||||||
| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| March 7, 2021 2:00 p.m. | Chicago Red Stars | L 0–3 | – | Alumni Stadium (0) Notre Dame, IN | |||||||
| Spring Regular Season | |||||||||||
| March 11, 2021* 1:00 p.m. | at Cincinnati | W 2–0 | 5–5–0 | Gettler Stadium (375) Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
| March 20, 2021* 1:00 p.m. | Missouri | W 2–0 | 6–5–0 | Alumni Stadium (123) Notre Dame, IN | |||||||
| March 28, 2021* 12:30 p.m. | at Kansas | Cancelled | Rock Chalk Park Lawrence, KS | ||||||||
| April 3, 2021* 2:00 p.m. | vs. Iowa State | Cancelled | NIU Field Dekalb, IL | ||||||||
| April 11, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at No. 18 Oklahoma State | L 1–2 OT | 6–5–0 | Neal Patterson Stadium (416) Stillwater, OK | |||||||
| April 17, 2021* 8:00 p.m. | at No. 7 TCU | L 1–2 | 6–7–0 | Garvey-Rosenthal Stadium (636) Fort Worth, TX | |||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||
Rankings[edit]
Fall 2020[edit]
| Poll | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Final |
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| United Soccer[6] | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Spring 2021[edit]
| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Final |
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| United Soccer[6] | None Released | RV | RV | None Released | |||||||||||
| TopDrawer Soccer [7] | |||||||||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "ACC Women's Soccer 2020 Preview | College Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- ^ "NCAA Division 1 Council Approves Moving 2020 Fall Championships to Spring 2021". SI.com. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- ^ "Atlantic Coast Conference Announces Spring Olympic Sports Schedules". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 26, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- ^ a b "2020-21 Women's Soccer Roster". und.com. University of Notre Dame Athletics. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ "2020-21 Women's Soccer Schedule". und.com. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ a b "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. May 18, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ^ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. May 18, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021.