The 2022 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's soccer team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. It was the 35th season of the university fielding a program. The Fighting Irish were led by 5th year head coach Nate Norman and play their games at Alumni Stadium.
They finished 17–3–3 overall and 7–2–1 in ACC play to finish in third place. As the third seed in the ACC Tournament, they tied Pittsburgh in the First around and advanced via penalty shoot-out 5–4. In the Semifinal, Notre Dame played Florida State to a draw, but lost the penalty shoot-out to the eventual champions. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, where they were the first-seed in the Notre Dame Bracket. They defeated in the First Round, eight-seed in the Second Round, and five-seed in the Round of 16. However, they fell 2–0 to ACC foe North Carolina in the Quarterfinals to end their season. Their Quarterfinal performance was their best finish since 2010, when they won the NCAA title.
Previous season
The Fighting Irish finished the season 14–6–2, 7–3–0 in ACC play to finish in fourth place. As the fourth seed in the ACC Tournament, they lost to fifth seed Clemson in the First Round. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated SIU Edwardsville in the First Round, and Purdue on penalties in the Second Round, before losing to Arkansas in the Round of 16 to end their season.
Offseason
Departures
Departures Mattie Interian 0 GK 5'10" Senior Pasadena, California Graduated Sammi Fisher 4 MF 5'6" Graduate Student Simi Valley, California Graduated, drafted 19th overall in the 2022 NWSL Draft Broke VanDyck 6 MF 5'2" Senior South Bend, Indiana Graduated Camryn Dyke 12 MF 5'7" Graduate Student Littleton, Colorado Graduated Nikki Colantuono 13 MF 5'3" Senior Otisville, New York Graduated Hulda Ósk Jónsdóttir 18 FW 5'7" Graduate Student Akureyri, Iceland Graduated Erin Ospeck 21 FW 5'4" Graduate Student Danville, California Graduated Gabrielle Daly 30 MF 5'5" Senior Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida Graduated Mary Votava 32 GK 5'8" Sophomore Tigard, Oregon N/A
Incoming transfers
Incoming transfers Mackenzie Wood 1 GK 5'9" Graduate Student Granger, Indiana Northwestern Anna Rico 6 FW 5'5" Graduate Student Bainbridge, Ohio Pittsburgh Ashley Zugay 21 DF 5'7" Graduate Student Ann Arbor, Michigan Nebraska Kristina Lynch 34 FW/MF 5'7" Graduate Student Granger, Indiana Florida State
Recruiting class
Name Nationality Hometown Club TDS Rating Houston, Texas Albion Hurricanes FC Willoughby, Ohio Cleveland FC Algonquin, Illinois Eclipse Select Scottsdale, Arizona Phoenix Rising FC
Squad
Roster
Team management Head coach Nate Norman Assistant Coach Dawn Siergiej Assistant Coach Jason Hamilton Director of Operations Brendan Roth
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Schedule Source
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Awards and honors Korbin Albert Pre-season All-ACC Team August 11 Eva Gaetino Hermann Trophy Preseason Watchlist August 18 Leah Klenke ACC Defensive Player of the Week August 30 Olivia Wingate ACC Offensive Player of the Week September 6 Kiki Van Zanten September 13 Olivia Wingate ACC Offensive Player of the Week October 11 Mackenzie Wood ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Week Korbin Albert ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week October 25 Mackenzie Wood ACC Defensive Player of the Week Korbin Albert ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week November 1 Nate Norman ACC Coach of the Year November 2 Korbin Albert ACC Midfielder of the Year Eva Gaetino ACC Defensive Player of the Year Olivia Wingate All-ACC First Team Korbin Albert Eva Gaetino Maddie Mercado All-ACC Third Team Mackenzie Wood Leah Klenke ACC All-Freshman Team Korbin Albert All-ACC Tournament team November 6 Eva Gaetino All-American December 2 Korbin Albert
Rankings
2023 NWSL Draft
Olivia Wingate North Carolina Courage 1 6 FW Brianna Martinez Racing Louisville FC 2 17 DF
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