2018 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer team

2018 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
NSCAA poll No. 9
TopDrawerSoccer.com No. 8
2018 record 7–4–1 (3–2–0 ACC)
Head coach Chad Riley (1st season)
Assistant coach Ryan Fahey (1st season)
Assistant coach Brian Plotkin (1st season)
Home stadium Alumni Stadium
2018 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Atlantic
#2 Wake Forest 5 1 0  13 1 0
#11 Louisville 3 1 2  7 2 3
NC State 2 3 1  8 3 2
Boston College 2 3 0  4 3 3
#24 Syracuse 1 3 1  6 4 2
Clemson 0 5 0  5 6 1
Coastal
#1 North Carolina 4 1 0  9 2 1
#14 Virginia 3 1 1  8 1 2
#17 Duke 3 2 0  8 3 1
Virginia Tech 2 3 1  7 4 2
#9 Notre Dame 2 2 0  6 4 1
Pittsburgh 2 4 0  6 7 0
As of October 13, 2018; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source:The ACC

The 2018 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer team will represent University of Notre Dame during the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It will be the program's 41st season.[1] It will be the program's 6th season competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Fighting Irish will be led by head coach Chad Riley, in his first year.

Background

The 2017 Notre Dame men's soccer team finished the season with a 11–7–2 overall record and a 3–3–2 ACC record. The Fighting Irish were seeded seventh–overall in the 2017 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament, where they lost Wake Forest in the semifinals. The Fighting Irish earned an at-large bid into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament for the fifth season in a row. As the twelfth–overall seed in the tournament, Notre Dame hosted Wisconsin. Notre Dame was upset 0–1 in overtime to end their season.

At the end of the season, one Fighting Irish men's soccer players were selected in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft: Jon Gallagher. [2]

During the offseason, Bobby Clark retired as head coach and was replaced by Chad Riely.[3]

Player movement

Players leaving

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Chris Hubbard1GK6'3"207SeniorLouisville, KYGraduated
Matt Habrowski4DF6'2"189SeniorBerkley, MIGraduated
Jeffrey Farina9FW6'3"183SeniorWilmette, ILGraduated
Jon Gallagher10FW5'9"158SeniorDublin, IREDeclared for 2018 MLS SuperDraft; drafted 14th overall by Atlanta United
Kyle Dedrick12MF/FW5'11"156SeniorWilton, CTGraduated

Players arriving

Name Nat. Hometown Club TDS Rating
Patrick Coleman
DF
 USAAntioch, ILChicago Magic PSG[4]
Benjamin Giacobello
MF
 USASan Clemente, CAStrikers FC[5]
Samuel Guinane
GK
 USALadera Ranch, CAWest Coast FC[6]
Jack Lynn
FW
 USASt. Louis, MOSt. Louis Scott Gallagher[7]
Mohamed Omar
MF
 CANToronto, CANToronto FC[8]
Philip Quinton
DF
 USAPortland, ORFC Portland Academy[9]
Tyler Shea
MF
 USADallas, TXDallas Texans[10]
Bryan Silver
MF
 USAHerndon, VALoudoun Soccer Club[11]

Squad

Roster

Updated August 23, 2018[12]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 United States GK Ryan Krutz
2 United States DF Philip Quinton
3 United States FW Spencer Farina
4 United States DF Brian Finn
5 France MF Félicien Dumas
6 Scotland MF Sean Macleod
7 United States MF Jack Casey
8 United States MF Nick Cullen
9 United States FW John Rea
10 Republic of Ireland FW Blake Townes
11 United States DF Sean Dedrick
12 United States MF Bryan Silver
13 United States GK Duncan Turnbull
14 United States FW Simon Roennecke
15 United States MF Aiden McFadden
No. Position Player
16 United States MF Tommy McCabe
17 United States DF Senan Farrelly
18 United States MF Townsend Meyer
19 United States GK Keagan McLaughlin
20 United States MF Patrick Coleman
21 United States FW Thomas Ueland
22 United States FW Ian Aschieris
23 United States DF Mitch MacDonald
24 United States FW Paul Rothrock
25 United States DF Patrick Berneski
26 United States MF Ben Giacobello
27 United States FW Jack Lynn
28 United States FW Tyler Shea
29 Canada MF Mohamed Omar
30 United States GK Sam Guianane

Team management

PositionStaff
Athletic DirectorJack Swarbrick
Head CoachChad Riely
Assistant CoachRyan Fahey
Assistant CoachBrian Plotkin

Source:[12]

Schedule

Source [13]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Exhibition
August 20*
5:00 PM
No. 17 Valparaiso W 3–1  -
(-)
Alumni Stadium
South Bend, IN
Regular Season
August 24*
7:00 PM
No. 17 Saint Louis
Mike Berticelli Memorial Game
T 1–1  0–0–1
(0–0–0)
Alumni Stadium (1,079)
South Bend, IN
August 31*
5:00 PM
No. 24 vs. No. 18 Connecticut
Adidas/IU Credit Union Classic
W 3–0  1–0–1
(0–0–0)
Armstrong Stadium (N/A)
Bloomington, IN
September 2*
5:00 PM
No. 24 vs. No. 22 Dartmouth
Adidas/IU Credit Union Classic
W 2–0  2–0–1
(0–0–0)
Armstrong Stadium (N/A)
Bloomington, IN
September 7
7:00 PM
No. 12 at Syracuse W 3–2  3–0–1
(1–0–0)
SU Soccer Stadium (1,908)
Syracuse, NY
September 11*
7:00 PM
No. 8 No. 2 Indiana L 1–2 OT 3–1–1
(1–0–0)
Alumni Stadium (1,500)
South Bend, IN
September 17*
7:00 PM
No. 8 No. 4 Michigan State L 0–1  3–2–1
(1–0–0)
Alumni Stadium (718)
South Bend, IN
September 21
7:00 PM
No. 8 No. 3 North Carolina L 0–1 2OT 3–3–1
(1–1–0)
Alumni Stadium (1,724)
South Bend, IN
September 25
7:00 PM
No. 20 No. 22 Xavier W 4–1  4–3–1
(2–0–0)
Alumni Stadium (736)
South Bend, IN
September 28
8:00 PM
No. 20 Boston College
Holy War
W 1–0  5–3–1
(2–1–0)
Alumni Stadium (1,456)
South Bend, IN
October 2*
7:30 PM
No. 15 at Northwestern W 3–0  6–3–1
(2–1–0)
Martin Stadium (372)
Evanston, IL
October 6
7:00 PM
No. 15 No. 6 Louisville W 2–1 OT 7–3–1
(3–1–0)
Alumni Stadium (646)
South Bend, IN
October 12
7:00 PM
No. 9 at No. 17 Duke L 2–3  7–4–1
(3–2–0)
Koskinen Stadium (892)
Durham, NC
October 16*
6:00 PM
at Michigan    0–0–0
(0–0–0)
U–M Soccer Stadium
Ann Arbor, MI
October 19
7:00 PM
Virginia Tech    0–0–0
(0–0–0)
Alumni Stadium
South Bend, IN
October 23
7:00 PM
at Virginia    0–0–0
(0–0–0)
Klöckner Stadium
Charlottesville, VA
October 26
7:00 PM
at Pittsburgh    0–0–0
(0–0–0)
Ambrose Urbanic Field
Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches.

Awards and honors

Recipient Award Date Ref.
Patrick Berneski ACC Defensive Player of the Week September 3, 2018 [14]
Felicien Dumas ACC Defensive Player of the Week September 10, 2018 [15]
Sean MacLeod ACC Offensive Player of the Week October 8, 2018 [16]

2019 MLS Super Draft

PlayerTeamRoundPick #Position


Rankings

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
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Final
United Soccer[17] 17 24 12 8 8 20 15 9 None Released
TopDrawer Soccer [18] 20 20 16 21 12 11 19 14 8


References

  1. "UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME MEN'S SOCCER 2016 MEDIA SUPPLEMENT" (PDF). UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  2. ""A dream come true" - ATL UTD selects Gallagher No. 14 overall in MLS SuperDraft". atlutd.com. Atlanta United FC. January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  3. "Chad Riley ('04) Named Irish Men's Soccer Head Coach".
  4. "Patrick Coleman". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  5. "Benjamin Giacobello". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  6. "Samuel Guinane". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  7. "Jack Lynn". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  8. "Mohamed Omar". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  9. "Philip Quinton". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  10. "Tyler Shea". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  11. "Bryan Silver". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  12. 1 2 "2018 Roster". und.com. University of Notre Dame Athletics. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
  13. "2018 Schedule". und.com. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  14. "ACC Men's Soccer Players of the Week Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. September 3, 2018. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  15. "Enstrom, Fernandez and Dumas Collect ACC Men's Soccer Player of the Week Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. September 10, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  16. "ACC Men's Soccer Players of the Week Announced". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 8, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  17. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  18. "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
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