# Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's soccer

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's soccer team represents the University of Notre Dame in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I women's soccer. The team competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference and is currently coached by Nate Norman, following the resignation of Theresa Romagnolo. The Fighting Irish have won three of the 29 NCAA national championships.

## History

Notre Dame's women's soccer team won the National Championship in 1995, 2004 and 2010 and were the runner-up in 1994, 1996, 1999, 2006, and 2008. Notre Dame also ranks second in all-time title game appearances (8) behind North Carolina (24). Notre Dame's women's soccer program started in 1988 under coach Chris Petrucelli. Their 1995 Big East title was the university's first in any sport. That same year, Petrucelli's squad, under the leadership of Cindy Daws, won the program's first national title, defeating Portland 1–0. Randy Waldrum, took over the program in 1999 and maintained the Fighting Irish's success, winning the national title in 2004 by beating UCLA 4–3 as well as capturing six Big East titles.
Waldrum's 2010 squad won the school's third national title, going 21–2–2 and posting 15 shutouts and became the lowest ranked team to do so, beating undefeated Stanford in a 1–0 decision. In doing so, they outscored their postseason opponents 15–1. They also reached the College Cup for the fifth straight year, a school record. Their senior class won 87 matches in their 4 years, the most in that span. Three Notre Dame players have won the Hermann Trophy, given to the United States' best male and female collegiate soccer players. They are Cindy Daws (1996), Anne Mäkinen (2000) and Kerri Hanks (2006, 2008). Hanks is one of only four players to win the award twice. Notre Dame is also one of only two schools with three or more different Hermann Trophy recipients.
On October 19, 2014, Elizabeth Tucker received the 2014 NCAA Woman of the Year Award. Elizabeth Tucker is also the first student-athlete in Notre Dame history to sweep all four of the university's major athletics honors in the same year.
On January 3, 2014, Waldrum resigned after 15 seasons with the Fighting Irish to become the head coach of newly established NWSL team Houston Dash. On March 19, 2014, Theresa Romagnolo was appointed as his successor. Prior to coaching the Fighting Irish, Romagnolo had been the women's soccer head coach at Dartmouth the past three seasons, and had also been an assistant coach at Stanford and at the University of San Diego. Romagnolo resigned on January 22, 2018, citing the desire to spend more time with her family. Assistant coach Nate Norman was promoted to head coach on February 20, 2018.

## Players
### Current roster

    As of January 28, 2025
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 |
| 0 | GK | USA | Jackie Hollomon |
| 1 | GK | USA | Atlee Olofson |
| 2 | DF | CAN | Clare Logan |
| 3 | MF | USA | Izzy Engle |
| 4 | DF | USA | Leah Klenke |
| 5 | FW | USA | Ellie Ospeck |
| 6 | FW | USA | Paige Buchner |
| 7 | FW | CAN | Annabelle Chukwu |
| 8 | DF | USA | KJ Ronan |
| 9 | FW | USA | Charlie Codd |
| 10 | MF | USA | Ellie Hodsden |
| 11 | MF | USA | Sophia Fisher |
| 12 | MF | USA | Kiki Turner |
| 13 | MF | USA | Laney Matriano |
| 14 | DF | USA | Abby Gemma |
| 16 | FW | USA | Meg Mrowicki |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | USA | Riley DeMartino |
| 18 | MF | USA | Berkley Mensik |
| 19 | MF | USA | Ally Pinto |
| 20 | MF | USA | Abby Mills |
| 21 | MF | USA | Chayse Ying |
| 22 | DF | CAN | Tatiana Tagne |
| 23 | MF | USA | Morgan Roy |
| 24 | MF | USA | Grace Restovich |
| 25 | MF | USA | Reagan Pauwels |
| 26 | DF | USA | Melinda Hathaway |
| 27 | MF | USA | Lily Joseph |
| 28 | GK | USA | Sonoma Kasica |
| 29 | DF | USA | Rowan Pearl |
| 30 | MF | USA | Hannah Lemieux |
| 31 | GK | USA | Katherine Montgomery |
| 34 | FW | USA | Randie Foor |

### Individual honors
## Notable alumni
### Current Professionals

    As of January 28, 2025
* Kelly Lindsey (1997–2000) Currently head coach of Lewes FC
* Adriana Leon (2010–2011) – Currently with Aston Villa and Canada international
* Katie Lind (2012–2015) – Currently with Houston Dash
* Cari Roccaro (2012–2015) – Currently with Chicago Red Stars
* Natalie Jacobs (2015–2017) – Currently with Houston Dash
* Samantha Fisher (2017–2021) – Currently with Sassuolo and El Salvador international
* Jenna Winebrenner (2017–2021) – Currently with Dallas Trinity FC
* Brianna Martinez (2018–2022) – Currently with Orlando Pride
* Olivia Wingate (2018–2022) – Currently with North Carolina Courage
* Bea Franklin (2019–2020) – Currently with Chicago Red Stars
* Maddie Mercado (2019–2023) – Currently with Seattle Reign FC
* Kiki Van Zanten (2019–2023) – Currently with Houston Dash and Jamaica international
* Eva Gaetino (2020–2023) – Currently with Paris Saint-Germain and United States international
* Korbin Albert (2021–2022) – Currently with Paris Saint-Germain and United States international

## Coaches
### Current staff

| Position | Staff |
| Head Coach | Nate Norman |
| Assistant Coach | Dawn Siergiej |
| Assistant Coach | Martin Rennie |
| Assistant Coach/Operations | Emily Voltz |

## Seasons

Sources:
| Season | Head coach | Season result | Season result | Season result | Season result | Season result | Season result | Season result | Tournament results | Tournament results |
| Season | Head coach | Overall | Overall | Overall | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | NCAA |
| Season | Head coach | Wins | Losses | Ties | Wins | Losses | Ties | Finish | Conference | NCAA |
| 1988 | Dennis Grace | 13 | 6 | 1 | No Conference | No Conference | No Conference | No Conference | No Conference | — |
| 1989 | Dennis Grace | 12 | 10 | 0 | No Conference | No Conference | No Conference | No Conference | No Conference | — |
| 1990 | Chris Petrucelli | 16 | 3 | 1 | No Conference | No Conference | No Conference | No Conference | No Conference | — |
| 1991^ | Chris Petrucelli | 15 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1st | No Tournament | — |
| 1992 | Chris Petrucelli | 13 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1st | No Tournament | — |
| 1993 | Chris Petrucelli | 19 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1st | Champions | NCAA First Round |
| 1994 | Chris Petrucelli | 23 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1st | Champions | NCAA Runner Up |
| 1995† | Chris Petrucelli | 21 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2nd | Champions | NCAA Champions |
| 1996 | Chris Petrucelli | 24 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1st | Champions | NCAA Runner Up |
| 1997 | Chris Petrucelli | 23 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1st | Champions | NCAA Semifinals |
| 1998 | Chris Petrucelli | 21 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2nd | Champions | NCAA Quarterfinals |
| 1999 | Randy Waldrum | 21 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1st (Mid-Atlantic) | Champions | NCAA Runner Up |
| 2000 | Randy Waldrum | 23 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1st (Mid-Atlantic) | Champions | NCAA Semifinals |
| 2001 | Randy Waldrum | 17 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1st (Mid-Atlantic) | Champions | NCAA Second Round |
| 2002 | Randy Waldrum | 13 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | T-4th (Mid-Atlantic) | — | NCAA Third Round |
| 2003 | Randy Waldrum | 20 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1st (Mid-Atlantic) | Semifinal | NCAA Second Round |
| 2004 | Randy Waldrum | 25 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1st | Runner up | NCAA Champion |
| 2005 | Randy Waldrum | 22 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1st (National) | Champions | NCAA Quarterfinals |
| 2006 | Randy Waldrum | 25 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1st (National) | Champions | NCAA Runner up |
| 2007 | Randy Waldrum | 19 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1st (National) | Runner up | NCAA Semifinals |
| 2008 | Randy Waldrum | 26 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1st (National) | Champions | NCAA Runner up |
| 2009 | Randy Waldrum | 21 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1st (National) | Champions | NCAA Semifinals |
| 2010 | Randy Waldrum | 21 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1st (National) | First round | NCAA Champions |
| 2011 | Randy Waldrum | 10 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3rd (National) | Semifinals | NCAA First Round |
| 2012 | Randy Waldrum | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | T-1st (National) | Semifinals | NCAA Third Round |
| 2013‡ | Randy Waldrum | 13 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 5th | Quarterfinals | NCAA Third Round |
| 2014 | Theresa Romagnolo | 14 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4th | Quarterfinals | NCAA Third Round |
| 2015 | Theresa Romagnolo | 14 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 6th | — | NCAA Second Round |
| 2016 | Theresa Romagnolo | 13 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | T-1st | Semifinals | NCAA First Round |
| 2017 | Theresa Romagnolo | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6th | First round | NCAA Third Round |
| 2018 | Nate Norman | 8 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10th | — | — |
| 2019 | Nate Norman | 11 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8th | First round | NCAA Third round |
| 2020 | Nate Norman | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8th | First round | — |
| 2021 | Nate Norman | 14 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4th | First round | NCAA Second Round |
| 2022 | Nate Norman | 17 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3rd | Semifinals | NCAA Quarterfinal |
| 2023 | Nate Norman | 12 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2nd | Quarterfinals | NCAA Second Round |
| 2024 | Nate Norman | 14 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2nd | First Round | NCAA Quarterfinal |
^ In 1991, Notre Dame began play in the Horizon League. † In 1995, Notre Dame began play in the Big East. ‡ In 2013, Notre Dame began play in the Atlantic Coast Conference.