2018 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer team

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

2018 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer
NCAA Tournament, Quarterfinals
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 8
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 7
2018 record11–7–3 (4–3–1 ACC)
Head coachChad Riley (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Ryan Fahey (1st season)
  • Brian Plotkin (1st season)
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
2018 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Atlantic
#6 Wake Forest + 7 –1 –0  18 –3 –0
#16 Louisville ‡ 4 –2 –2  11 –5 –3
NC State + 2 –4 –2  10 –7 –3
Boston College 2 –5 –1  4 –8 –4
Syracuse + 1 –4 –3  7 –7 –4
Clemson 2 –6 –0  7 –9 –1
Coastal
#14 North Carolina + 6 –1 –0  14 –4 –1
#11 Duke + 5 –3 –0  11 –7 –2
#8 Notre Dame + 4 –3 –1  11 –7 –3
#15 Virginia + 3 –2 –2  10 –4 –3
No. 17 Virginia Tech + 3 –4 –1  11 –7 –3
Pittsburgh 2 –6 –0  8 –10 –1
  • ‡ – 2018 ACC Tournament champion
    + – Invited to the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
As of December 11, 2018; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source:The ACC

Background
Main article: 2017 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer team

The 2017 Notre Dame men's soccer team finished the season with an 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 to Virginia 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 player was 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 GK Ryan Krutz
2 DF Philip Quinton
3 FW Spencer Farina
4 DF Brian Finn
5 MF Félicien Dumas
6 MF Sean Macleod
7 MF Jack Casey
8 MF Nick Cullen
9 FW John Rea
10 FW Blake Townes
11 DF Sean Dedrick
12 MF Bryan Silver
13 GK Duncan Turnbull
14 FW Simon Roennecke
15 MF Aiden McFadden
No. Position Player
16 MF Tommy McCabe
17 DF Senan Farrelly
18 MF Townsend Meyer
19 GK Keagan McLaughlin
20 MF Patrick Coleman
21 FW Thomas Ueland
22 FW Ian Aschieris
23 DF Mitch MacDonald
24 FW Paul Rothrock
25 DF Patrick Berneski
26 MF Ben Giacobello
27 FW Jack Lynn
28 FW Tyler Shea
29 MF Mohamed Omar
30 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		 No. 16 at No. 18 Michigan W 2–1  8–4–1
(3–2–0)		 U–M Soccer Stadium (1,536)
Ann Arbor, MI
October 19
7:00 PM		 No. 16 Virginia Tech L 2–5  8–5–1
(3–3–0)		 Alumni Stadium (514)
South Bend, IN
October 23
7:00 PM		 No. 23 at No. 6 Virginia T 0–0  8–5–2
(3–3–1)		 Klöckner Stadium (2,356)
Charlottesville, VA
October 26
7:00 PM		 No. 23 at Pittsburgh W 1–0  9–5–2
(4–3–1)		 Ambrose Urbanic Field (409)
Pittsburgh, PA
ACC Tournament
October 31
7:00 PM		 (5) No. 18 (12) Clemson
First Round		 W 2–0  10–5–2
 Alumni Stadium (191)
Notre Dame, IN
November 4
1:00 PM		 (5) No. 18 (4) No. 15 Louisville
Quarterfinals		 L 0–1  10–6–2
 Lynn Stadium (667)
Louisville, KY
NCAA Tournament
November 18*
5:00 PM		 (7) No. 13 Michigan
Second Round		 T 0–0 (11–10 PKs) 2OT 10–6–3
 Alumni Stadium (363)
Notre Dame, IN
November 25*
5:00 PM		 (7) No. 13 (10) No. 11 Virginia
Third Round		 W 1–0 OT 11–6–3
 Alumni Stadium (376)
Notre Dame, IN
November 30*
7:00 PM		 (7) No. 13 (2) No. 2 Indiana
Quarterfinals		 L 0–1  11–7–3
 Armstrong Stadium (5,159)
Bloomington, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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]
Thomas Ueland All-ACC Second Team November 7, 2018 [17]
Patrick Berneski
Tommy McCabe All-ACC Third Team
Felicien Dumas

2019 MLS Super Draft
Main article: 2019 MLS SuperDraft
PlayerTeamRoundPick #Position
Tommy McCabeFC Cincinnati229MF

Source:[18]

Rankings
Main article: List of NCAA Division I men's soccer teams ranked in the 2018 Top 25 coaches poll
Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
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		 Wk
14		 Wk
15		 Wk
16		 Final
United Soccer[19] 17 24 12 8 8 20 15 9 16 23 18 16 13 None Released 8
TopDrawer Soccer [20] 20 20 16 21 12 11 19 14 8 11 17 11 13 12 13 6 7 7

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  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. "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. "Wake Forest Leads 2018 All-ACC Men's Soccer Honorees". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 7, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  18. "Tommy McCabe Goes 29th Overall in 2019 MLS SuperDraft". und.com. University of Notre Dame. January 11, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
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