2024-25 Women's Soccer Roster

#5 Ellie Ospeck 2023-24 Women's Soccer Roster

Midfielder


Height 5-4
Class Junior
Eligibility Sophomore
Hometown Danville, CA
Last Team Carondelet
Ellie Ospeck - Women's Soccer - Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Career Honors

  • Two-time ACC All-Academic Team honoree (2023, 2022)
  • 2023 CSC Academic All-District Team
  • ACC Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 10, 2023)

As a Senior (2023)

  • CSC Academic All-District Team
  • ACC All-Academic Team
  • ACC Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 10)
  • Played in all 20 games which included 13 starts, logging a total of 1,161 minutes on the pitch
  • Career high 17 points, which was the 2nd most on the team. It was a breakout year for Ospeck, who increased her point total by 13 from the year prior
  • Career best 5 goals
  • 3 game-winners, including one in the first-round NCAA Tournament win over Valpo
  • Career best 7 assists – second most on the team
  • Tallied a career best 4 points in the win over Boston College (10/5) with one goal and two assists
  • Career best 3-assist performance in the win over Miami (10/8)
    • marked the first 3-assist performance in the Coach Norman era
    • also tied for the highest assist performance by an ACC player for the 2023 season

As a Junior (2022)

  • ACC All-Academic Team
  • Played in all 23 games in Notre Dame’s breakout year which saw a run to the Elite Eight round.
  • Ospeck served as one of the top primary subs, coming in on the wing in the midfield. Logged close to a thousand minutes on the pitch.
  • Scored 2 goals on the year
    • One in the 4-0 win over Illinois on Aug. 28
    • One against Pittsburgh on Sept. 25
  • Recorded 11 shots with 9 on frame.

As a Sophomore (2021)

  • Played in 11 games, logging over 657 minutes.
  • Produced two shots, one vs Louisville and the other in the NCAA First Round matchup vs SIUE
  • Came off the bench in all three NCAA Tournament games

As a Freshman (2020)

  • Played in 11 games and made three starts during her freshman season.
  • Was one of four freshman to start a game this season for the Irish.
  • Finished the year with one goal and two points over 496 minutes played.
  • Scored her first career goal in the opening minutes of the second half against No. 4 Clemson (10/18).
  • Season high of 75 minutes played came in the home contest against the fourth-ranked Tigers.

PREP

  • One of four signees to play in the 2019 Allstate All-American Game
  • 2019 CIF North Coast Section champions and 2018 CIF North Coast Section finalist
  • Two-time NEPS All-Tournament First Team/Best XI (2018-19)
  • 2019 USA Today ALL-USA second team 
  • Three-time TDS All-State and All-Region first team (2017-19)
  • Three-time East Bay Athletic League All-Conference first team 
  • CIF North Coast Section (NCS): 1st Team (2017, 2018, 2019) 
  • CIF North Coast Section (NCS) Freshman of the Year 2017
  • U.S. Soccer Training Center selection (2013-2017)
  • Played club for Mustang Soccer Club and head coach Mike Kelley
  • 2018 and 2019 ECNL Northwest All-Conference first team
  • Erin (sister) is currently a junior on the soccer team at Notre Dame and Matt (Dad) ran track at Case Western Reserve 
  • Intends to major in business