2018 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer team explained

Year:2018
Team:Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Sport:soccer
Conference:Atlantic Coast Conference
Short Conf:ACC
Record:11–7–3
Conf Record:4–3–1
Head Coach:Chad Riley
Hc Year:1st
Asst Coach1:Ryan Fahey
Ac1 Year:1st
Asst Coach2:Brian Plotkin
Ac2 Year:1st
Stadium:Alumni Stadium
Tourney:NCAA Tournament
Tourney Result:Quarterfinals
Nscaarank:8
Tdsrank:7

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.[1] 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

See main article: 2017 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer team.

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.[2]

During the offseason, Bobby Clark retired as head coach and was replaced by Chad Riely.[3]

Player movement

Players leaving

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

Players arriving

NameNat.HometownClubTDS Rating
Chicago Magic PSG [4]
Strikers FC [5]
West Coast FC [6]
St. Louis Scott Gallagher [7]
Toronto FC [8]
FC Portland Academy [9]
Dallas Texans [10]
Loudoun Soccer Club [11]

Squad

Roster

Updated August 23, 2018[12]

Team management

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

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Schedule

Source [13] |-!colspan=6 style=";"| Exhibition|-|-!colspan=6 style=""| Regular Season|-!colspan=6 style=";"| ACC Tournament|-!colspan=6 style=""| NCAA Tournament

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDate Ref.
Patrick BerneskiACC Defensive Player of the WeekSeptember 3, 2018[14]
Felicien DumasACC Defensive Player of the WeekSeptember 10, 2018[15]
Sean MacLeodACC Offensive Player of the WeekOctober 8, 2018[16]
Thomas UelandAll-ACC Second TeamNovember 7, 2018[17]
Patrick Berneski
Tommy McCabeAll-ACC Third Team
Felicien Dumas

2019 MLS Super Draft

See main article: 2019 MLS SuperDraft.

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Rankings

See main article: List of NCAA Division I men's soccer teams ranked in the 2018 Top 25 coaches poll.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME MEN'S SOCCER 2016 MEDIA SUPPLEMENT . UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME . 13 August 2016 . 21 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160821125113/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nd/sports/m-soccer/auto_pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/2016MSOCSupplement.pdf . dead .
  2. Web site: "A dream come true" - ATL UTD selects Gallagher No. 14 overall in MLS SuperDraft. atlutd.com. Atlanta United FC. January 19, 2018. January 19, 2018.
  3. Web site: Chad Riley ('04) Named Irish Men's Soccer Head Coach. 2018-06-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20180623004717/http://www.und.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/010418aac.html. 2018-06-23. dead.
  4. Web site: Patrick Coleman. topdrawersoccer.com. June 22, 2018.
  5. Web site: Benjamin Giacobello. topdrawersoccer.com. June 22, 2018.
  6. Web site: Samuel Guinane. topdrawersoccer.com. June 22, 2018.
  7. Web site: Jack Lynn. topdrawersoccer.com. June 22, 2018.
  8. Web site: Mohamed Omar. topdrawersoccer.com. June 22, 2018.
  9. Web site: Philip Quinton. topdrawersoccer.com. June 22, 2018.
  10. Web site: Tyler Shea. topdrawersoccer.com. June 22, 2018.
  11. Web site: Bryan Silver. topdrawersoccer.com. June 22, 2018.
  12. Web site: 2018 Roster. und.com. University of Notre Dame Athletics. August 23, 2018.
  13. Web site: 2018 Schedule . und.com . June 22, 2018.
  14. Web site: ACC Men's Soccer Players of the Week Announced. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. September 3, 2018. September 4, 2018.
  15. Web site: Enstrom, Fernandez and Dumas Collect ACC Men's Soccer Player of the Week Honors. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. September 10, 2018. September 11, 2018.
  16. Web site: ACC Men's Soccer Players of the Week Announced. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 8, 2018. October 11, 2018.
  17. Web site: Wake Forest Leads 2018 All-ACC Men's Soccer Honorees. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 7, 2018. November 7, 2018.
  18. Web site: Tommy McCabe Goes 29th Overall in 2019 MLS SuperDraft. und.com. University of Notre Dame. January 11, 2019. January 23, 2019.
  19. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. May 15, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20160914054734/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/DI_MEN.aspx. September 14, 2016. dead.
  20. Web site: College Soccer National Rankings. TopDrawer Soccer. May 15, 2018.