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2023 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer team

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2023 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer
NCAA Tournament, Runner-Up
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 2
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 2
Record13–3–6 (6–0–2 ACC)
Head coach
  • Chad Riley (6th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Graczyk (4th season)
  • Jeff Rowland (3rd season)
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Atlantic
No. 15 Wake Forest + 4 1 3 11 3 5
No. 1 Clemson 4 2 2 15 3 5
No. 25 Syracuse + 2 1 5 9 5 7
No. 24 Louisville + 2 4 2 12 6 3
NC State 1 5 2 6 9 3
Boston College 0 5 3 3 9 5
Coastal
No. 2 Notre Dame + 6 0 2 13 3 6
No. 13 Virginia + 5 2 1 11 4 4
No. 20 Duke+ 4 3 1 11 4 3
No. 6 North Carolina + 2 3 3 11 3 7
Pittsburgh + 2 3 3 6 7 4
Virginia Tech 2 5 1 4 9 4
As of December 12, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: The ACC

The 2023 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the program's 46th season.[1] It was the program's eleventh season competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Fighting Irish were led by head coach Chad Riley, in his sixth year and played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana.

The Fighting Irish finished the season 13–3–6 overall and 6–0–2 in ACC play to finish in first place in the Coastal Division. As the first overall seed in the ACC Tournament and received a First Round bye. They were defeated by Louisville in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and were awarded the second overall seed. After a First Round bye, they defeated Kentucky in the Second Round, Western Michigan on penalties in the Third Round, and Indiana in the Quarterfinals to qualify for their third College Cup in program history. They defeated Oregon State to reach the final where they lost 2–1 to Clemson.[2]

Background

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The Fighting Irish finished the season 8–7–2 overall and 3–4–1 in ACC play to finish in fifth place in the Coastal Division. As the ninth overall seed in the ACC Tournament they were defeated by Clemson in the First Round. They were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.

Player movement

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Players leaving

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Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Reese Mayer 3 DF 6'2" 175 Senior Baltimore, Maryland Graduated
Aaron Hill 4 DF 6'3" 190 Senior Albuquerque, NM Graduated
PJ Bujouves 22 MF 5'8" 155 Senior Toronto, Ontario Graduated
Ben Giacobello 26 MF 5'9" 145 Graduate Student San Clemente, California Graduated

Players arriving

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Recruiting Class

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Name Nat. Hometown Club TDS Rating
Nicholas Bartlett
MF
 USA Bloomingdale, Illinois Sockers FC Chicago [3]
Jack Flanagan
FW
 USA Rancho Palos Verdes, California Pateadores [4]
Lukas Kamrath
DF
 USA Longboat Key, Florida Tampa Bay United [5]
Sean McDowd
DF
 USA Lake Oswego, Oregon Portland Timbers Academy [6]
Jack Ross
DF
 USA Naples, Florida Shattuck St. Mary’s Academy [7]
Nolan Spicer
MF
 USA Bay Village, Ohio Team Challenger FC [8]
Nate Zimmermann
FW
 USA Mendham, New Jersey Players Development Academy [9]

Squad

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Roster

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As of January 24, 2024[10]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK Italy ITA Simone Baravelli
1 GK United States USA Owen Cornell
2 DF United States USA Mitch Ferguson
3 DF United States USA Sean McDowd
4 DF United States USA Jack Ross
5 DF United States USA Kyle Genenbacher
6 MF United States USA Wyatt Lewis
7 MF United States USA Ethan O'Brien
8 MF Canada CAN Matthew Radivojsa
9 FW England ENG Eno Nto
10 MF United States USA Matthew McLaughlin
11 FW United States USA Daniel Russo
12 MF Ghana GHA Daniel Boateng
13 MF United States USA Bryce Boneau
14 DF United States USA Mo Williams
15 DF Northern Ireland NIR Paddy Burns
16 MF Ghana GHA KK Baffour
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF United States USA Mateo Acosta
18 DF United States USA Josh Ramsey
19 FW United States USA Michael Rossi
20 FW United States USA Nate Zimmermann
21 FW United States USA Matthew Roou
22 MF United States USA Nolan Spicer
23 FW United States USA Alex Salvino
24 MF United States USA Sebastian Green
25 MF United States USA Nico Bartlett
26 FW United States USA Jack Flanagan
27 FW United States USA Wyatt Borso
28 FW United States USA Nicholas Legendre
29 DF United States USA Cleveland Sellers IV
30 GK United States USA Liam Egan
31 GK United States USA Bryan Dowd
32 DF United States USA Lukas Kamrath
33 MF United States USA Michael Pellegrino

Team management

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Position Staff
Athletic Director Jack Swarbrick
Head Coach Chad Riley
Assistant Coach Mike Graczyk
Assistant Coach Jeff Rowland
Director of Operations Chris Rolfe

Source:[10]

Schedule

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Source:[11]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Exhibition
August 13*
1:00 p.m.
at No. 24 Saint Louis   
Hermann Stadium
St. Louis, MO
August 16*
7:00 p.m.
Holy Cross   
Alumni Stadium
Notre Dame, IN
August 19*
7:00 p.m.
Butler   
Alumni Stadium
Notre Dame, IN
Regular Season
August 24*
8:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 2 Indiana T 1–1  0–0–1
Alumni Stadium (2,092)
Notre Dame, IN
August 27*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
IUPUI W 5–0  1–0–1
Alumni Stadium (512)
Notre Dame, IN
September 1*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
NIU W 1–0  2–0–1
Alumni Stadium (1,301)
Notre Dame, IN
September 5*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 20 Detroit Mercy W 1–0  3–0–1
Alumni Stadium (204)
Notre Dame, IN
September 9
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 21 Clemson W 3–2  4–0–1
(1–0–0)
Alumni Stadium (1,703)
Notre Dame, IN
September 12*
8:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 10 Michigan State L 0–1  4–1–1
Alumni Stadium (532)
Notre Dame, IN
September 15
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 10 at North Carolina T 1–1  4–1–2
(1–0–1)
Dorrance Field (4,298)
Chapel Hill, NC
September 19*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 15 at No. 4 Akron T 0–0  4–1–3
FirstEnergy Stadium (2,535)
Akron, OH
September 22
8:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 15 Virginia W 3–1  5–1–3
(2–0–1)
Alumni Stadium (1,710)
Notre Dame, IN
October 1
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 13 at NC State W 3–1  6–1–3
(3–0–1)
Dail Soccer Field (1,615)
Raleigh, NC
October 7
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 11 No. 14 Duke W 1–0  7–1–3
(4–0–1)
Alumni Stadium (1,451)
Notre Dame, IN
October 10*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 8 Oberlin W 6–0  8–1–3
Alumni Stadium (229)
Notre Dame, IN
October 13
6:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 8 at Virginia Tech W 1–0  9–1–3
(5–0–1)
Thompson Field (2,115)
Blacksburg, VA
October 17*
7:00 p.m., BTN+
No. 6 at Michigan W 3–0  10–1–3
Alumni Stadium (1,893)
Notre Dame, IN
October 20
8:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 6 at No. 3 Wake Forest T 1–1  10–1–4
(5–0–2)
Spry Stadium (2,261)
Winston-Salem, NC
October 27
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 5 No. 20 Pittsburgh W 6–0  11–1–4
(6–0–2)
Alumni Stadium (2,224)
Notre Dame, IN
ACC Tournament
November 5
8:00 p.m., ACCN
(1) No. 2 (9) Louisville
Quarterfinals
L 3–4  11–2–4
Alumni Stadium (794)
Notre Dame, IN
NCAA Tournament
November 19
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
(2) No. 4 Kentucky
Second Round
W 2–0  12–2–4
Alumni Stadium (1,243)
Notre Dame, IN
November 26
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
(2) No. 4 No. 16 Western Michigan
Third Round
T 0–0 (4–2 PKs) 2OT 12–2–5
Alumni Stadium (1,768)
Notre Dame, IN
December 2
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
(2) No. 4 Indiana
Quarterfinals
T 1–1 (5–4 PKs) 2OT 12–2–6
Alumni Stadium (3,108)
Notre Dame, IN
December 8
8:30 p.m., ESPN+
(2) No. 4 vs. Oregon State
Semifinals
W 1–0  13–2–6
Lynn Family Stadium (3,853)
Louisville, KY
December 11
6:00 p.m., ESPNU
(2) No. 4 vs. (9) No. 14 Clemson
Final
L 1–2  13–3–6
Lynn Family Stadium (4,449)
Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Awards and honors

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Recipient Award Date Ref.
Paddy Burns Pre-Season All-ACC Team August 26, 2023 [12]
Matthew Roou ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week August 29 [13]
Bryan Dowd ACC Defensive Player of the Week September 26 [14]
Eno Nto ACC Offensive Player of the Week October 31 [15]
Chad Riley ACC Coach of the Year November 8, 2023 [16]
Bryan Dowd ACC Goalkeeper of the Year
Matthew Roou All-ACC First Team
Bryan Dowd
Eno Nto All-ACC Second Team
Bryce Boneau All-ACC Third Team
Kyle Genenbacher
Nolan Spicer All-ACC Freshman Team

2024 MLS Super Draft

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Player Team Round Pick # Position
United States Bryan Dowd Chicago Fire 1 6 GK
United States Bryce Boneau Nashville SC 3 75 MF

Source:[17]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
United Soccer[18]201015151186524Not released2 (1)
TopDrawer Soccer[19]2022166442465542

References

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  2. ^ "Parrish and Sylla each score to help Clemson beat Notre Dame for program's 4th men's soccer title". apnews.com. Associated Press. December 11, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  3. ^ "Nicholas Bartlett". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  4. ^ "Jack Flanagan". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  5. ^ "Lukas Kamrath". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  6. ^ "Sean McDowd". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  7. ^ "Jack Ross". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  8. ^ "Nolan Spicer". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  9. ^ "Nate Zimmermann". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  10. ^ a b "2023-24 Men's Soccer Roster". und.com. University of Notre Dame Athletics. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  11. ^ "2023–24 Men's Soccer Schedule". und.com. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  12. ^ "Clemson Selected 2023 Preseason ACC Men's Soccer Favorite". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 16, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  13. ^ "ACC Announces Men's Soccer Player of Week Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 29, 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  14. ^ "ACC Unveils Men's Soccer Player of Week Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. September 26, 2023. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  15. ^ "ND's Nto, UVa's O'Connor Notch ACC Men's Soccer Player of Week Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 31, 2023. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  16. ^ "2023 All-ACC Men's Soccer Team Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 8, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  17. ^ "Dowd And Boneau Selected In 2024 MLS Draft". und.com. University of Notre Dame. December 19, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  18. ^ "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Men — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 12, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  19. ^ "College Soccer National Ranking". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. December 11, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.