# 2022 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's soccer team

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

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
### Departures

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

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

| Name | Hometown | Club |
| Leah Klenke DF | Houston, Texas | Albion Hurricanes FC |
| Delaney Matriano MF | Willoughby, Ohio | Cleveland FC |
| Berkley Mensik MF | Algonquin, Illinois | Eclipse Select |
| Kiki Turner DF | Scottsdale, Arizona | Phoenix Rising FC |

## Squad
### Roster

    As of December 27, 2022
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 | Mackenzie Wood |
| 2 | MF | USA | Korbin Albert |
| 3 | MF | USA | Maddie Mercado |
| 4 | DF | USA | Leah Klenke |
| 5 | FW | USA | Ellie Ospeck |
| 6 | FW | USA | Anna Rico |
| 7 | FW | JAM | Kiki Van Zanten |
| 8 | DF | USA | Kaylie Ronan |
| 9 | FW | USA | Olivia Wingate |
| 10 | MF | USA | Erin Hohnstein |
| 11 | MF | USA | Sophia Fisher |
| 12 | MF | USA | Kiki Turner |
| 13 | MF | USA | Laney Matriano |
| 14 | DF | USA | Aba Dunbar |
| 15 | FW | USA | Kati Druzina |
| 16 | MF | USA | Brianna Martinez |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | FW | USA | Audrey Weiss |
| 18 | MF | USA | Berkley Mensik |
| 19 | MF | USA | Eva Gaetino |
| 20 | DF | USA | Maddie Mooney |
| 21 | DF | USA | Ashley Zugay |
| 22 | DF | USA | Katie Coyle |
| 23 | MF | USA | Aly Akers |
| 24 | FW | USA | Paige Peltier |
| 25 | DF | USA | Waniya Hudson |
| 26 | DF | USA | Julia Ware |
| 27 | DF | USA | Caroline Gray |
| 28 | DF | USA | Eva Wirtz |
| 29 | MF | USA | Sophia Prudholme |
| 31 | GK | USA | Ashley Naylor |
| 33 | GK | USA | Kaylin Slattery |
| 34 | FW | USA | Kristina Lynch |

## Team management

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

Source
| 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

| Recipient | Award | Date |
| Korbin Albert | Pre-season All-ACC Team | August 11 |
| Eva Gaetino | Hermann Trophy Preseason Watchlist | August 18 |
| Leah Klenke | ACC Defensive Player of the Week | August 30 |
| Olivia Wingate | ACC Offensive Player of the Week | September 6 |
| Kiki Van Zanten | ACC Offensive Player of the Week | September 13 |
| Olivia Wingate | ACC Offensive Player of the Week | October 11 |
| Mackenzie Wood | ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Week | October 11 |
| Korbin Albert | ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week | October 25 |
| Mackenzie Wood | ACC Defensive Player of the Week | October 25 |
| Korbin Albert | ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week | November 1 |
| Nate Norman | ACC Coach of the Year | November 2 |
| Korbin Albert | ACC Midfielder of the Year | November 2 |
| Eva Gaetino | ACC Defensive Player of the Year | November 2 |
| Olivia Wingate | All-ACC First Team | November 2 |
| Korbin Albert | All-ACC First Team | November 2 |
| Eva Gaetino | All-ACC First Team | November 2 |
| Maddie Mercado | All-ACC Third Team | November 2 |
| Mackenzie Wood | All-ACC Third Team | November 2 |
| Leah Klenke | ACC All-Freshman Team | November 2 |
| Korbin Albert | All-ACC Tournament team | November 6 |
| Eva Gaetino | All-American | December 2 |
| Korbin Albert | All-American | December 2 |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| United Soccer | 16 | RV | 16 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 5 |
| TopDrawer Soccer | 16 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |

## 2023 NWSL Draft

| Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position |
| Olivia Wingate | North Carolina Courage | 1 | 6 | FW |
| Brianna Martinez | Racing Louisville FC | 2 | 17 | DF |
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