INDIANAPOLIS – The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (14-1-3, 8-1-1) are dancing in the 2025 NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 seed in the top-left quadrant, announced by the NCAA on Monday afternoon.
This is the fifth straight year that Notre Dame has been a seeded team. Since the Irish are a seeded team yet again, they’ve earned the ability to host their First Round matchup.
The Irish welcome Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Champion University of Illinois Chicago (8-7-6, 3-3-3) on Saturday, Nov. 15. The match will kick off at Alumni Stadium at 6 p.m. ET.
This is the 31st time in the last 33 years that the Notre Dame women’s soccer program has qualified for the NCAA Tournament. Their postseason record is 77-26-4 and boasts an impressive record of 52-4-1 at home in the NCAA Tournament.
Doug and Lisa Jones Family Head Women’s Soccer Coach Nate Norman is no stranger to the NCAA Tournament. The past four seasons under Coach Norman: Sweet 16 in 2021, Elite Eight in 2022, 2nd Round in 2023 and an Elite Eight in 2024. Thus, two quarterfinal appearances over the last three years.
Last year, the Irish made their 17th all-time appearance in the NCAA Quarterfinals, where they fell to the Stanford Cardinal 2-0 and are 12-5 all-time in the quarterfinals.
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