SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Notre Dame takes on Oregon State in a non-conference matchup at Alumni Stadium at 8:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, Aug. 28. The match will air on ACCNX and admission is free.
NOTRE DAME vs. OREGON STATE
Location: South Bend, Indiana | Alumni Stadium
Broadcast: ACCNX
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Game Notes: vs. Oregon State
THE OREGON STATE SERIES
• Notre Dame and Oregon State will face each other on Thursday evening for just the fourth time in series history.
• The Irish are 3-0-0 against the Beavers in the all-time series.
• All three Notre Dame victories were one-goal wins.
• The Irish and Beavers met in the College Cup semifinals just two seasons ago in Louisville. The Irish came out on top with a 1-0 victory to punch their ticket to the title game. In the win, current ND midfielder Wyatt Lewis picked up an assist on the lone goal scored by Eno Nto.
• The Irish defeated the Beavers by a score of 2-1 in the most recent matchup in South Bend on Sept. 7, 2012.
LAST TIME OUT
• The Irish played IU Indy to a scoreless draw at Alumni Stadium on Sunday.
• Notre Dame outshot the Jaguars by a mark of 15-4 but were unable to produce the winner.
• The clean sheet marked the first of the season and the first in Blake Kelly’s Notre Dame career.
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 52 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.
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.