2022 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's soccer team

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2022 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's soccer
NCAA Tournament, Quarterfinals
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 5
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 5
Record17–3–3 (7–2–1 ACC)
Head coach
  • Nate Norman (5th season)
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 ACC women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 2 North Carolina  ‍†‍‍y 8 – 2 – 0   .800 20 – 5 – 1   .788
No. 3 Florida State  ‍†‍‡‍y 8 – 2 – 0   .800 17 – 3 – 3   .804
No. 5 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y 7 – 2 – 1   .750 17 – 3 – 3   .804
No. 7 Virginia  ‍‍‍y 6 – 2 – 2   .700 16 – 4 – 3   .761
No. 6 Duke  ‍‍‍y 6 – 2 – 2   .700 15 – 5 – 3   .717
No. 12 Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍y 5 – 3 – 2   .600 14 – 5 – 3   .705
Clemson  ‍‍‍y 4 – 3 – 3   .550 8 – 5 – 5   .583
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍y 4 – 5 – 1   .450 10 – 7 – 2   .579
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍y 3 – 6 – 1   .350 9 – 7 – 3   .553
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 3 – 7 – 0   .300 6 – 8 – 2   .438
NC State  ‍‍‍y 2 – 6 – 2   .300 7 – 7 – 6   .500
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍ 2 – 7 – 1   .250 5 – 8 – 3   .406
Syracuse  ‍‍‍ 1 – 6 – 3   .250 8 – 7 – 3   .528
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 1 – 7 – 2   .200 5 – 8 – 5   .417
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2022 ACC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Source: The ACC
As of December 6, 2022
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll

The 2022 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's soccer team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. It was the 35th season of the university fielding a program. The Fighting Irish were led by 5th year head coach Nate Norman and play their games at Alumni Stadium.

They finished 17–3–3 overall and 7–2–1 in ACC play to finish in third place. As the third seed in the ACC Tournament, they tied Pittsburgh in the First around and advanced via penalty shoot-out 5–4. In the Semifinal, Notre Dame played Florida State to a draw, but lost the penalty shoot-out to the eventual champions. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, where they were the first-seed in the Notre Dame Bracket. They defeated Omaha in the First Round, eight-seed Santa Clara in the Second Round, and five-seed TCU in the Round of 16. However, they fell 2–0 to ACC foe North Carolina in the Quarterfinals to end their season. Their Quarterfinal performance was their best finish since 2010, when they won the NCAA title.

Previous season[edit]

Main article: 2021 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's soccer team

The Fighting Irish finished the season 14–6–2, 7–3–0 in ACC play to finish in fourth place. As the fourth seed in the ACC Tournament, they lost to fifth seed Clemson in the First Round. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated SIU Edwardsville in the First Round, and Purdue on penalties in the Second Round, before losing to Arkansas in the Round of 16 to end their season.

Offseason[edit]

Departures[edit]

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Mattie Interian 0 GK 5'10" Senior Pasadena, California Graduated
Sammi Fisher 4 MF 5'6" Graduate Student Simi Valley, California Graduated, drafted 19th overall in the 2022 NWSL Draft
Broke VanDyck 6 MF 5'2" Senior South Bend, Indiana Graduated
Camryn Dyke 12 MF 5'7" Graduate Student Littleton, Colorado Graduated
Nikki Colantuono 13 MF 5'3" Senior Otisville, New York Graduated
Hulda Ósk Jónsdóttir 18 FW 5'7" Graduate Student Akureyri, Iceland Graduated
Erin Ospeck 21 FW 5'4" Graduate Student Danville, California Graduated
Gabrielle Daly 30 MF 5'5" Senior Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida Graduated
Mary Votava 32 GK 5'8" Sophomore Tigard, Oregon N/A

Incoming Transfers[edit]

Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Mackenzie Wood 1 GK 5'9" Graduate Student Granger, Indiana Northwestern
Anna Rico 6 FW 5'5" Graduate Student Bainbridge, Ohio Pittsburgh
Ashley Zugay 21 DF 5'7" Graduate Student Ann Arbor, Michigan Nebraska
Kristina Lynch 34 FW/MF 5'7" Graduate Student Granger, Indiana Florida State

Recruiting Class[edit]

Name Nationality Hometown Club TDS Rating
Leah Klenke
DF
 United States Houston, Texas Albion Hurricanes FC [1]
Delaney Matriano
MF
 United States Willoughby, Ohio Cleveland FC [2]
Berkley Mensik
MF
 United States Algonquin, Illinois Eclipse Select [3]
Kiki Turner
DF
 United States Scottsdale, Arizona Phoenix Rising FC [4]

Squad[edit]

Roster[edit]

As of December 27, 2022[5]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK United States USA Mackenzie Wood
2 MF United States USA Korbin Albert
3 MF United States USA Madison Mercado
4 DF United States USA Leah Klenke
5 FW United States USA Ellie Ospeck
6 FW United States USA Anna Rico
7 FW Jamaica JAM Kiki Van Zanten
8 DF United States USA Kaylie Ronan
9 FW United States USA Olivia Wingate
10 MF United States USA Erin Hohnstein
11 MF United States USA Sophia Fisher
12 MF United States USA Kiki Turner
13 MF United States USA Laney Matriano
14 DF United States USA Aba Dunbar
15 FW United States USA Kati Druzina
16 MF United States USA Brianna Martinez
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW United States USA Audrey Weiss
18 MF United States USA Berkley Mensik
19 MF United States USA Eva Gaetino
20 DF United States USA Maddie Mooney
21 DF United States USA Ashley Zugay
22 DF United States USA Katie Coyle
23 MF United States USA Aly Akers
24 FW United States USA Paige Peltier
25 DF United States USA Waniya Hudson
26 DF United States USA Julia Ware
27 DF United States USA Caroline Gray
28 DF United States USA Eva Wirtz
29 MF United States USA Sophia Prudholme
31 GK United States USA Ashley Naylor
33 GK United States USA Kaylin Slattery
34 FW United States USA Kristina Lynch

Team management[edit]

Position Staff
Head Coach Nate Norman
Assistant Coach Dawn Siergiej
Assistant Coach Jason Hamilton
Director of Operations Brendan Roth

Source:[5]

Schedule[edit]

Source [6]

Date
Time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Exhibition
August 9*
6:00 p.m. 		No. 16 No. 11 Tennessee L 0–3  –
 Regal Stadium
Knoxville, TN
August 13*
6:00 p.m. 		No. 16 Ball State  –  –
 Alumni Stadium
Notre Dame, IN
Non-Conference Regular Season
August 18*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 16 Marquette W 3–0  1–0–0
 Alumni Stadium (377)
Notre Dame, IN
August 21*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 16 Western Michigan W 2–0  2–0–0
 Alumni Stadium (1,655)
Notre Dame, IN
August 25*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at No. 19 Saint Louis W 2–0  3–0–0
 Hermann Stadium (4,273)
St. Louis, MO
August 28*
4:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Illinois W 4–0  4–0–0
 Alumni Stadium (513)
Notre Dame, IN
September 1*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 16 No. 22 Wisconsin W 4–1  5–0–0
 Alumni Stadium (381)
Notre Dame, IN
September 4*
1:00 p.m., BTN+ 		No. 16 at Indiana  Canceled 
Bill Armstrong Stadium
Bloomington, IN
September 8*
7:00 p.m., BTN+ 		No. 12 at Purdue W 3–1  6–0–0
 Folk Field (541)
West Lafayette, IN
September 11*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 12 Ohio W 3–1  7–0–0
 Alumni Stadium (224)
Notre Dame, IN
ACC Regular Season
September 15
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 6 at Clemson L 0–2  7–1–0
(0–1–0) 		Riggs Field (972)
Clemson, SC
September 22
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 18 No. 2 Virginia W 1–0  8–1–0
(1–1–0) 		Alumni Stadium (718)
Notre Dame, IN
September 25
1:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 18 Pittsburgh L 1–3  8–2–0
(1–2–0) 		Alumni Stadium (395)
Notre Dame, IN
September 29
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 16 at Boston College W 3–0  9–2–0
(2–2–0) 		Newton Campus Soccer Field (441)
Chestnut Hill, MA
October 6
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 17 NC State W 3–0  10–2–0
(3–2–0) 		Alumni Stadium (321)
Notre Dame, IN
October 9
12:00 p.m., ESPNU 		No. 17 No. 3 Florida State W 4–0  11–2–0
(4–2–0) 		Alumni Stadium (544)
Notre Dame, IN
October 15
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 6 at Louisville W 2–0  12–2–0
(5–2–0) 		Lynn Stadium (413)
Louisville, KY
October 20
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 5 at Virginia Tech W 1–0  13–2–0
(6–2–0) 		Thompson Field (478)
Blacksburg, VA
October 23
5:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 5 at Wake Forest W 3–0  14–2–0
(7–2–0) 		Spry Stadium (803)
Winston-Salem, NC
October 27
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 4 No. 11 Duke T 2–2  14–2–1
(7–2–1) 		Alumni Stadium (817)
Notre Dame, IN
ACC Tournament
October 30
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		(3) No. 4 (6) No. 19 Pittsburgh
First Round 		T 1–1 (5–4 PKs) 2OT 14–2–2
 Alumni Stadium (428)
Notre Dame, IN
November 3
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		(3) No. 4 vs. (2) No. 5 Florida State
Semifinal 		T 3–3 (2–4 PKs)  14–2–3
 Sahlen's Stadium (2,686)
Cary, NC
NCAAA Tournament
November 12
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(1) No. 4 Omaha
First Round 		W 5–0  15–2–3
 Alumni Stadium (376)
Notre Dame, IN
November 18
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(1) No. 4 (8) No. 23 Santa Clara
Second Round 		W 4–0  16–2–3
 Alumni Stadium (442)
Notre Dame, IN
November 20
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		(1) No. 4 (5) No. 17 TCU
Round of 16 		W 2–0  17–2–3
 Alumni Stadium (478)
Notre Dame, IN
November 26
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(1) No. 4 (2) No. 2 North Carolina
Quarterfinals 		L 0–2  17–3–3
 Alumni Stadium (1,828)
Notre Dame, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Awards and honors[edit]

Recipient Award Date Ref.
Korbin Albert Pre-season All-ACC Team August 11 [7]
Eva Gaetino Hermann Trophy Preseason Watchlist August 18 [8]
Leah Klenke ACC Defensive Player of the Week August 30 [9]
Olivia Wingate ACC Offensive Player of the Week September 6 [10]
Kiki Van Zanten September 13 [11]
Olivia Wingate ACC Offensive Player of the Week October 11 [12]
Mackenzie Wood ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Week
Korbin Albert ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week October 25 [13]
Mackenzie Wood ACC Defensive Player of the Week
Korbin Albert ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week November 1 [14]
Nate Norman ACC Coach of the Year November 2 [15]
Korbin Albert ACC Midfielder of the Year
Eva Gaetino ACC Defensive Player of the Year
Olivia Wingate All-ACC First Team
Korbin Albert
Eva Gaetino
Meddie Mercado All-ACC Third Team
Mackenzie Wood
Leah Klenke ACC All-Freshman Team
Korbin Albert All-ACC Tournament team November 6 [16]
Eva Gaetino All-American December 2 [17]
Korbin Albert

Rankings[edit]

Main article: 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
United Soccer[18]16RV161261816176544Not released5
TopDrawer Soccer[19]161510981618151386555555

2023 NWSL Draft[edit]

Main article: 2023 NWSL Draft
Player Team Round Pick # Position
Olivia Wingate North Carolina Courage 1 6 FW
Brianna Martinez Racing Louisville FC 2 17 DF

Source:[20]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "Delaney Matriano". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
  3. ^ "Berkley Mensik". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
  4. ^ "Kiki Turner". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "2022-23 Women's Soccer Roster". und.com. University of Notre Dame. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  6. ^ "2022-23 Women's Soccer Schedule". und.com. University of Notre Dame. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
  7. ^ "Duke Named 2022 ACC Women's Soccer Preseason Favorite". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 11, 2022. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
  8. ^ "Bornkamp Named to MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University Athletics. August 18, 2022. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
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  10. ^ "Duke's Cooper, ND's Wingate, UVA's Staude Notch ACC Player of Week Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. September 6, 2022. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  11. ^ "ND's Van Zanten, UNC's Meza Named ACC Women's Soccer Players of Week". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. September 13, 2022. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
  12. ^ "ACC Announces Women's Soccer Player of Week Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 11, 2022. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  13. ^ "ACC Announces Women's Soccer Player of Week Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 25, 2022. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
  14. ^ "ACC Announces Women's Soccer Player of Week Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 1, 2022. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  15. ^ "2022 All-ACC Women's Soccer Awards Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 2, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  16. ^ "Florida State Wins Third Consecutive ACC Women's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 6, 2022. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  17. ^ "2022 NCAA Division I Women's All-Americans Announced". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 2, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  18. ^ "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 5, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  19. ^ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. TopDrawer Soccer. December 5, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  20. ^ "Twelve ACC Student-Athletes Selected in 2023 NWSL Draft". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. January 12, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
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