| NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals: | #4 Notre Dame (14-3-4) |
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| Opponent: | #3 Stanford (15-4-2) |
| Where: | Stanford, CA | Maloney Field at Laird Q. Cagan Stadium |
| When: | Friday, Nov. 29 | 5 pm ET |
| Watch: | ESPN+ |
| Social: | NDWSOC Twitter NDWSOC Instagram |
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Big ACC Tournament implications await Notre Dame women’s soccer’s regular-season finale on Thursday night. It’s a win and get in the ACC Tournament situation. Notre Dame and Stanford are tied with 16 points for the final spot in the ACC Tournament, but the Irish defeated the Cardinal 3-0 just a few weeks prior. Thus, the Irish control their own destiny.
The task at hand for the No. 13 Fighting Irish is to get past a Pitt team that has caused issues for them in recent years. Notre Dame leads the series 15-1-3, but the last three encounters have been one loss and two ties. It’ll all come to a head on Halloween night at 7 p.m. ET on ACCNX.
Notre Dame has made the ACC Tournament five consecutive years and is looking to make it six. They’ve qualified for the semifinals in Cary, North Carolina, for the past two seasons.
SENIOR DAY
The regular-season finale also means Senior Day for two of our Fighting Irish. For those attending, be sure to arrive early to help us thank both Sophia Fisher and KJ Ronan for their four years dedicated to the program.
Fisher has competed in 68 career games with 19 starts, logging over 3,000 minutes on the pitch. She owns seven goals and five assists to her name.
Ronan has played in over 54 games with three starts. She has contributed to 26 shutouts over her four-year career. She even has one collegiate goal, scoring back in 2021 against BC.
Together, the duo have helped contribute over 53 wins, including three NCAA Tournament appearances, including a run to the quarterfinals in 2022.
NOTRE DAME’S CURRENT RESUME
- The NCAA committee released its initial top-16 on Oct. 17 and the Irish checked in at No. 15.
- Notre Dame’s RPI currently sits at No. 11. They are 3-2-1 against the RPI Top-25.
- The Irish are 4-2-1 against ranked opposition this season. They have defeated No. 6 Stanford, No. 25 Cal, No. 13 TCU and No. 14 Virginia, while tying at No. 1 Duke.
- ND has not lost to an unranked team this season. They dropped the season opener against then No. 13 Michigan State and then later against then No. 19 Virginia Tech on Oct. 27.
TRENDING
- It was an Irish sweep of ACC awards on Oct. 22 as Ellie Hodsden earned Offensive, while Leah Klenke was named Defensive Player of the Week.
- Notre Dame’s +29 goal differential ranks 14th in the country and third in the ACC.
- Notre Dame’s scoring offense (2.56) ranks 11th nationally and third in the ACC. They average 2.44 assists per game which ranks 15th nationally and fourth in the ACC.
- Irish are 10-0 when scoring first this season. ND is 8-0-1 when leading at the half.
- They are 9-0-2 when allowing just one goal or less.
- Irish are 12-6-5 against ranked opposition over the last three seasons (Start of 2022 season-Present Day).
- 34 of the team’s 41 goals have been scored by freshmen.
- Right now the top-five point getters on the team are freshmen: Izzy Engle (27 points), Lily Joseph (17 points), Ellie Hodsden (16 points), Grace Restovich (15 points) and Annabelle Chukwu (8 points).
- Irish are getting plenty of shots off per game, they just need to finish. They average 20.1 shots per game, which ranks seventh nationally (third in the ACC). Their 8.9 SOG/game rank 10th nationally (fourth in ACC).
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