SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Notre Dame returns to Alumni Stadium for it’s home opener, welcoming IU Indy for a non-conference matchup. The start time is slated for 7:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, Aug. 24. Admission to the match is free of charge.
NOTRE DAME vs. IU INDY
Location: South Bend, Indiana | Alumni Stadium
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Game Notes: vs. IU Indy
THE IU INDY SERIES
• Notre Dame and IU Indy will face each other on Sunday evening for the seventh time in series history.
• The Irish are unbeaten against the Jaguars over the previous six outings, posting a record of 5-0-1.
• Notre Dame is a perfect 4-0-0 when facing IU Indy in South Bend.
• The Irish have outscored the Jaguars by a margin of 16-1 over the six meetings
• The most recent matchup came in South Bend during the 2023 season with the Irish winning by a score of 5-0.
• Senior KK Baffour scored a goal and added an assist in the win.
LAST TIME OUT
• The Irish earned a 1-1 draw in Ann Arbor to kick off the 2025 campaign.
• Grad transfer Diego Ochoa opened his Fighting Irish account with a goal in the 27th minute.
• The draw moves Notre Dame’s record to 16-4-5 against Michigan in the all-time series.
2025 CAPTAINS
• Mitch Ferguson and Wyatt Lewis will serve as the captains for this year’s Fighting Irish team and Blake Kelly will take on the role of assistant captain.
• Ferguson has appeared in 51 games over his Notre Dame career, scoring three goals and adding seven assists from the center back position.
• Lewis enters his third season with the Fighting Irish and has three goals and four assists as a holding midfielder.
• Kelly started 12 matches as a freshman in 2024, posting a record of 4-3-5 while recording 26 saves.
OWNING THE OPENERS
• Notre Dame has historically gotten off to a good start to its seasons, posting a record of 27-11-10 in its season openers.
• The Irish have lost just twice in their last 14 openers to a season, going 6-2-6.
• Notre Dame has outscored the opposition by a combined score of 20-13 over that stretch.
• Notre Dame has been even better in home openers, recording a mark of 32-10-6.
• The Irish are 2-2-3 under Chad Riley in both home openers and season openers.
BALANCED ATTACK
• Ten returning Irish players registered at least one point in their Notre Dame career, as the team returns 54 points from last year.
• Nine players that scored a goal during the 2024 campaign are back on this year’s team.
• Junior Jack Flanagan is the top returning goal scorer on the 2025 squad after firing in a career-high four goals during his sophomore campaign.
FRESH FACES
• The Irish welcome six freshman to the 2025 squad, totaling a 27-man roster.
• The six freshman are Karson Baquero (M), Luke Burton (F), Diego Green (M), Cole Kowalski (GK), Alex Rosin (D) and Ren Sylvester (F).
• Also joining the team are grad transfers Diego Ochoa (D) and Martin Von Thun (D). Ochoa joins the Irish from Boston College and Von Thun spent the last four seasons at Holy Cross (Ind.).
THE CHAD RILEY ERA
• McFarland Family Head Men’s Soccer Coach Chad Riley is in his eighth season in charge of the Notre Dame men’s soccer program in 2025.
• Riley became the first head coach in program history to lead the Fighting Irish to two College Cup appearances, coming during the 2021 and 2023 seasons.
• Notre Dame has captured both an ACC regular season and tournament title under his direction, both firsts in program history.