The No. 6 Notre Dame Fighting Irish continue their homestand as they host Oakland on Sunday, Aug. 31 at 6:00 PM at Alumni.
#6 NOTRE DAME vs. OAKLAND – Sunday, August 31 at 6:00 PM
Location: South Bend, IN | Alumni Stadium
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IRISH REMAIN UNDEFEATED: TAKE DOWN WOLVERINES
- The No. 6 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (3-0-1) remain undefeated on the season as they defeated the Michigan Wolverines (2-3-0) in a 3-0 win at Alumni Stadium on Thursday evening.
- The Irish scored on three headers in the win, with goals coming from the sophomore trio of Izzy Engle, Abby Mills, and Ellie Hodsden.
- Notre Dame finished with a season-best five assists as senior Laney Matriano led the way with a team-best and career-high three assists. Senior Leah Klenke and graduate Carolyn Calzada each recorded an assist for the Irish in the win.
- The Irish outshot the Wolverines 16-5 as sophomore Sonoma Kasica finished with three saves and recorded her ninth career clean sheet.
BY THE NUMBERS – NCAA TOURNAMENT
- For the 30th time over the last 32 years, the Notre Dame women’s soccer program qualified for the NCAA Tournament.
- Notre Dame improved its all-time postseason record to 77-26-4. Their 77 victories passed UCLA (75) for the third most and rank only behind Florida State and UNC.
- With a dominant 5-1 victory over Milwaukee in the First Round, the Irish improved to 52-4-1 at home in the NCAA Tournament
- They have recorded 50 all-time clean sheets in the NCAA Tournament.
- Notre Dame was a seeded team for the fourth consecutive year, earning the four-seed in the bottom-right quadrant.
- The past four seasons under Doug & Lisa Jones Head Coach Nate Norman: Sweet 16 in 2021, Elite Eight in 2022, 2nd Round in 2023 and an Elite Eight in 2024. Thus, two quarterfinal appearances over the last three years.
- The Irish made their 17th all-time appearance in the NCAA Quarterfinals. They are now 12-5 all-time in that round.
- They’ve qualified for 12 College Cups with their last being in 2010. They are 8-4 in the Semifinal round.
- The Irish boast three NCAA championships, which is tied for second most – 1995, 2004, 2010 – and five runner-up finishes (1994, 1996, 1999, 2006, 2008).
IRISH TAKE DOWN BEARCATS
- It was a great offensive night for the Irish with three players netting goals in the 4-0 win at Alumni on Thursday, Aug. 21.
- Sophomore Izzy Engle recorded her second brace of the season, with sophomore Annabelle Chukwu and sophomore Ellie…