# 2019 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's soccer team

The 2019 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's soccer team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 2019 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. It was the 32nd season of the university fielding a program. The Fighting Irish were led by 2nd year head coach Nate Norman and played their games at Alumni Stadium.
The Fighting Irish finished the season 11–8–2, 4–4–2 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the eight seed in the ACC Tournament, they lost to North Carolina in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Saint Louis in the first round, before losing to South Carolina in the Second Round.

## Squad
### Roster

Updated July 7, 2020
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 |
| 00 | GK | USA | Jaina Eckert |
| 0 | GK | USA | Mattie Interian |
| 1 | GK | USA | Brooke Littman |
| 2 | DF | USA | Jade Gosar |
| 3 | MF | USA | Maddie Mercado |
| 4 | MF | SLV | Sammi Fisher |
| 5 | MF | CAN | Alexis Martel-Lamothe |
| 6 | MF | USA | Brooke VanDyck |
| 7 | FW | JAM | Kiki Van Zanten |
| 8 | DF | USA | Bea Franklin |
| 9 | FW | USA | Olivia Wingate |
| 10 | MF | USA | Erin Hohnstein |
| 11 | DF | USA | Shannon Hendricks |
| 12 | MF | USA | Camryn Dyke |
| 13 | MF | USA | Nikki Colantuono |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | FW | USA | Eva Hurm |
| 15 | FW | USA | Kati Druzina |
| 16 | MF | USA | Brianna Martinez |
| 17 | FW | USA | Audrey Weiss |
| 18 | DF | USA | Chloe Boice |
| 19 | DF | USA | Jenna Winebrenner |
| 20 | FW | USA | Bailey Cartwright |
| 21 | FW | USA | Erin Ospeck |
| 22 | MF | USA | Kelly Moss |
| 23 | MF | USA | Luisa Delgado |
| 24 | MF | USA | Megan McLaughlin |
| 25 | DF | USA | Waniya Hudson |
| 26 | MF | USA | Kate O'Connor |
| 28 | DF | USA | Autumn Smithers |
| 30 | MF | USA | Gabrielle Daly |

## Team management

| Position | Staff |
| Head Coach | Nate Norman |
| Assistant Coach | Dawn Siergiej |
| Assistant Coach | Lauren Sinacola |
| Volunteer Assistant Coach | Colby Cunningham |
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## Schedule

Source
| Date Time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site City, State |
| Non-Conference Regular Season ||||||
| August 22* 7:00 p.m. | | Saint Louis | W 1–0 | 1–0–0 | Alumni Stadium (902) Notre Dame, IN |
| August 25* 1:00 p.m. | | Northwestern | W 4–0 | 2–0–0 | Alumni Stadium (1,330) Notre Dame, IN |
| August 29* 7:00 p.m. | | at Western Michigan | W 2–1 | 3–0–0 | WMU Soccer Complex (575) Kalamazoo, MI |
| September 1* 1:00 p.m | | St. John's | W 4–0 | 4–0–0 | Alumni Stadium Notre Dame, IN |
| September 6* 7:00 p.m. | | at Michigan | W 1–0 | 5–0–0 | U-M Soccer Stadium (1,453) Ann Arbor, MI |
| September 8* 1:00 p.m. | | at Oakland | W 1–0 | 6–0–0 | The Oakland Field (593) Rochester, MI |
| September 12* 7:00 p.m. | | at No. 7 South Carolina | L 1–2 | 6–1–0 | Stone Stadium (1,778) Columbia, SC |
| September 15* 1:00 p.m. | | Iowa | L 2–3 | 6–2–0 | Alumni Stadium Notre Dame, IN |
| ACC Regular Season ||||||
| September 20 5:00 p.m. | | at No. 10 Clemson | L 0–1 | 6–3–0 (0–1–0) | Riggs Field (1,184) Clemson, SC |
| September 26 7:00 p.m. | | Pittsburgh | W 4–0 | 7–3–0 (1–1–0) | Alumni Stadium (484) Notre Dame, IN |
| September 29 1:00 p.m. | | at No. 4 North Carolina | L 0–3 | 7–4–0 (1–2–0) | Dorrance Field (2,316) Chapel Hill, NC |
| October 4 7:00 p.m. | | Syracuse | W 3–0 | 8–4–0 (2–2–0) | Alumni Stadium (848) Notre Dame, IN |
| October 10 7:00 p.m. | | Miami (FL) | W 3–0 | 9–4–0 (3–2–0) | Alumni Stadium (507) Notre Dame, IN |
| October 13 1:00 p.m. | | No. 16 Louisville | T 0–0 $^{2OT}$ | 9–4–1 (3–2–1) | Alumni Stadium (682) Notre Dame, IN |
| October 20 2:00 p.m. | | at No. 1 Virginia | L 0–3 | 9–5–1 (3–3–1) | Klöckner Stadium (1,500) Charlottesville, VA |
| October 24 7:00 p.m. | | at No. 9 Duke | T 1–1 $^{2OT}$ | 9–5–2 (3–3–2) | Koskinen Stadium (541) Durham, NC |
| October 27 7:00 p.m. | | at NC State | L 0–3 | 9–6–2 (3–4–2) | Dail Soccer Field (305) Raleigh, NC |
| October 31 5:00 p.m. | | Wake Forest | W 3–2 $^{2OT}$ | 10–6–2 (4–4–2) | Alumni Stadium (352) Notre Dame, IN |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| November 3 7:00 p.m. | (8) | (1) No. 3 North Carolina Quarterfinals | L 0–3 | 10–7–2 | Dorrance Field (875) Chapel Hill, NC |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| November 17 1:00 p.m. | | Saint Louis First Round | W 1–0 | 11–7–2 | Alumni Stadium (463) Notre Dame, IN |
| November 22 6:00 p.m. | | (2) No. 5 South Carolina Second Round | L 0–1 | 11–8–2 | Stone Stadium (1,301) Columbia, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## 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 | | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | None Released | None Released | None Released | None Released | |
| TopDrawer Soccer | | | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | |