2025 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's soccer team
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| U. Soc. Coaches poll | No. 7т |
| TopDrawerSoccer.com | No. 8 |
| Record | 1–0–1 (0–0–0 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Florida State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Stanford | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Virginia Tech | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Wake Forest | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Duke | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Virginia | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7т | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 North Carolina | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2025 ACC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of August 19, 2025 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: The ACC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's soccer team will represent the University of Notre Dame during the 2025 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. It will be the 38th season of the university fielding a program and their twelfth competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Fighting Irish will led by eighth year head coach Nate Norman, and will play their home games at Alumni Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana.
Previous season
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 |
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Bay Village, Ohio | Internationals SC (OH) |   [6]
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Alessia Saia FW |
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Delray Beach, Florida | FC Prime | [7]
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Gianna Scott FW |
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Avon, Ohio | Cleveland Force FC | [8]
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Squad
Roster
- As of August 11, 2025[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 | Alumni Stadium Notre Dame, IN | ||||||||
| August 28* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Michigan | Alumni Stadium Notre Dame, IN | |||||||||
| August 31* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Oakland | Alumni Stadium Notre Dame, IN | |||||||||
| September 4* 7:00 p.m. |
at Michigan State | DeMartin Soccer Complex East Lansing, MI | |||||||||
| September 7* 1:00 p.m. |
at Marquette | Valley Fields Milwaukee, WI | |||||||||
| ACC Regular Season | |||||||||||
| September 11 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at NC State | Dail Soccer Field Raleigh, NC | |||||||||
| September 18 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Duke | Alumni Stadium Notre Dame, IN | |||||||||
| September 24 6:00 p.m., ACCN |
North Carolina | Alumni Stadium Notre Dame, IN | |||||||||
| September 28 6:00 p.m., ACCN |
at Clemson | Riggs Field Clemson, SC | |||||||||
| October 3 6:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Louisville | Alumni Stadium Notre Dame, IN | |||||||||
| October 9 7:00 p.m., ACCN |
Florida State | Alumni Stadium Notre Dame, IN | |||||||||
| October 12 3:30 p.m., ACCN |
SMU | Alumni Stadium Notre Dame, IN | |||||||||
| October 23 8:00 p.m., ACCN |
at Virginia Tech | Thompson Field Blacksburg, VA | |||||||||
| October 26 2:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at Wake Forest | Spry Stadium Winston-Salem, NC | |||||||||
| October 30 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at Pittsburgh | Ambrose Urbanic Field Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. | |||||||||||
Awards and honors
| Recipient | Award | Date | Ref. |
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| Izzy Engle | Pre-season All-ACC Team | August 7 | [13] |
| Leah Klenke | |||
| Izzy Engle | Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Best XI First Team | August 12 | [14] |
| Leah Klenke | Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Best XI Second Team | ||
| Izzy Engle | Hermann Trophy Preseason Watchlist | August 14 | [15] |
| Leah Klenke |
Rankings
| Week | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
| United Soccer[16] | 2 | 7т | Not released | |||||||||||||||
| TopDrawer Soccer[17] | 3 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Miami Soccer Announces Addition of Eight Transfers". miamihurricanes.com. University of Miami Athletics. January 22, 2025. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
- ^ Howard, Mary (December 5, 2024). "Gators Soccer Adds Transfer Abby Gemma". University of Florida Athletics. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
- ^ "Women's Soccer Adds Grad Transfer Carolyn Calzada". fightingirish.com. University of Notre Dame Athletics. December 12, 2024. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
- ^ Dailey, Chris (May 25, 2025). "Saints women's soccer achieves unprecedented success". The Observer. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
- ^ "Coach Norman Signs Future Irish Trio". und.com. University of Notre Dame. November 12, 2024. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
- ^ "Tessa Knapp". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
- ^ "Alessia Saia". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
- ^ "Gianna Scott". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
- ^ a b "2025-26 Women's Soccer Roster". und.com. University of Notre Dame. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
- ^ "2025-26 Women's Soccer Schedule". und.com. University of Notre Dame. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
- ^ @ndwsoccer; (August 3, 2025). "First exhibition in the books! #GoIrish☘️" – via Instagram.
- ^ @ndwsoccer; (August 9, 2025). "Final exhibition today before opening up the season next week! 📍 Bloomington, IN 🆚 Indiana ⏰ 1 PM" – via Instagram.
- ^ "North Carolina Selected 2025 ACC Women's Soccer Preseason Favorite". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 7, 2025. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
- ^ "2025 Women's Division I Preseason Awards". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. August 12, 2025. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
- ^ Wilburn, Sarah (August 14, 2025). "2025 Women's Hermann Trophy Watch List Announced". United Soccer Coaches. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
- ^ "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. August 19, 2025. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
- ^ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawerSoccer. TopDrawer Soccer. August 18, 2025. Retrieved August 18, 2025.