# 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. It was the program's 6th season competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Fighting Irish were led by head coach Chad Riley, in his first year.

## Background

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

## Player movement
### Players leaving

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Chris Hubbard | 1 | GK | 6'3" | 207 | Senior | Louisville, KY | Graduated |
| Matt Habrowski | 4 | DF | 6'2" | 189 | Senior | Berkley, MI | Graduated |
| Jeffrey Farina | 9 | FW | 6'3" | 183 | Senior | Wilmette, IL | Graduated |
| Jon Gallagher | 10 | FW | 5'9" | 158 | Senior | Dublin, IRE | Declared for 2018 MLS SuperDraft; drafted 14th overall by Atlanta United |
| Kyle Dedrick | 12 | MF/FW | 5'11" | 156 | Senior | Wilton, CT | Graduated |

### Players arriving

| Name | Nat. | Hometown | Club |
| Patrick Coleman DF | USA | Antioch, IL | Chicago Magic PSG |
| Benjamin Giacobello MF | USA | San Clemente, CA | Strikers FC |
| Samuel Guinane GK | USA | Ladera Ranch, CA | West Coast FC |
| Jack Lynn FW | USA | St. Louis, MO | St. Louis Scott Gallagher |
| Mohamed Omar MF | CAN | Toronto, CAN | Toronto FC |
| Philip Quinton DF | USA | Portland, OR | FC Portland Academy |
| Tyler Shea MF | USA | Dallas, TX | Dallas Texans |
| Bryan Silver MF | USA | Herndon, VA | Loudoun Soccer Club |

## Squad
### Roster

Updated August 23, 2018
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | USA | Ryan Krutz |
| 2 | DF | USA | Philip Quinton |
| 3 | FW | USA | Spencer Farina |
| 4 | DF | USA | Brian Finn |
| 5 | MF | FRA | Félicien Dumas |
| 6 | MF | SCO | Sean Macleod |
| 7 | MF | USA | Jack Casey |
| 8 | MF | USA | Nick Cullen |
| 9 | FW | USA | John Rea |
| 10 | FW | IRL | Blake Townes |
| 11 | DF | USA | Sean Dedrick |
| 12 | MF | USA | Bryan Silver |
| 13 | GK | USA | Duncan Turnbull |
| 14 | FW | USA | Simon Roennecke |
| 15 | MF | USA | Aiden McFadden |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | MF | USA | Tommy McCabe |
| 17 | DF | USA | Senan Farrelly |
| 18 | MF | USA | Townsend Meyer |
| 19 | GK | USA | Keagan McLaughlin |
| 20 | MF | USA | Patrick Coleman |
| 21 | FW | USA | Thomas Ueland |
| 22 | FW | USA | Ian Aschieris |
| 23 | DF | USA | Mitch MacDonald |
| 24 | FW | USA | Paul Rothrock |
| 25 | DF | USA | Patrick Berneski |
| 26 | MF | USA | Ben Giacobello |
| 27 | FW | USA | Jack Lynn |
| 28 | FW | USA | Tyler Shea |
| 29 | MF | CAN | Mohamed Omar |
| 30 | GK | USA | Sam Guianane |

## Team management

| Position | Staff |
| Athletic director | Jack Swarbrick |
| Head coach | Chad Riely |
| Assistant coach | Ryan Fahey |
| Assistant coach | Brian Plotkin |
Source:

## Schedule

Source
| 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 |
| Patrick Berneski | ACC Defensive Player of the Week | September 3, 2018 |
| Felicien Dumas | ACC Defensive Player of the Week | September 10, 2018 |
| Sean MacLeod | ACC Offensive Player of the Week | October 8, 2018 |
| Thomas Ueland | All-ACC Second Team | November 7, 2018 |
| Patrick Berneski | All-ACC Second Team | November 7, 2018 |
| Tommy McCabe | All-ACC Third Team | November 7, 2018 |
| Felicien Dumas | All-ACC Third Team | November 7, 2018 |

## 2019 MLS Super Draft

| Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position |
| Tommy McCabe | FC Cincinnati | 2 | 29 | MF |
Source:

## Rankings

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 | 17 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 13 | None Released | None Released | None Released | None Released | 8 |
| TopDrawer Soccer | 20 | 20 | 16 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 7 |