The 2024 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's soccer team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. It was the 37th season of the university fielding a program. The Fighting Irish were led by seventh year head coach Nate Norman and played their home games at Alumni Stadium.
The Fighting Irish started the season ranked fifteenth and had a marquee match-up with thirteenth ranked to start the season. Notre Dame lost 2–1, but later defeated thirteenth ranked 4–0 to move up to ninth in the rankings. They then traveled to , where they won 2–0 to round out their matchups with Power 4 opponents in the non-conference season. They won their remaining four non-conference games to finish 6–1–0 during the non-conference season. Their ACC campaign consisted of alternating draws and wins to start the season. They drew with Boston College, NC State, and Louisville, 2–2, 1–1, and 0–0 respectively. They defeated fourteenth ranked Virginia, Syracuse and twenty-fifth ranked California. Their next three games would be against ranked opponents. The stretch started well with a 3–0 victory over sixth ranked Stanford, which boosted the Fighting Irish's rank to seventh. They drew 3–3 with top-ranked Duke before losing 2–0 to nineteenth ranked Virginia Tech. They finished the regular season ranked thirteenth, with a defeat of Pittsburgh.
The Fighting Irish finished 12–4–4 overall and 7–1–2 in ACC play to finish in second place. As the second seed in the ACC Tournament, they lost to third seed Florida State, in the First Round. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, where they were the fourth-seed in the Mississippi State Bracket. They defeated in the First Round, fifth seed in the Second Round, and first seed in the Round of 16. Their quarterfinal opponent was Stanford, who they defeated in the regular season. Ultimately, Stanford prevailed in the tournament 2–0. Their ACC Tournament appearance extended their streak of qualification to six straight years, and this was the fourth straight NCAA Tournament for the Fighting Irish.
Previous season
The Fighting Irish finished 14–4–4 overall and 5–1–4 in ACC play to finish in sixth place. As the sixth seed in the ACC Tournament, they lost to Clemson, who avenged their final regular season game defeat. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, where they were the third-seed in the Florida State Bracket. They defeated in the First Round, before falling to in the Second Round. Memphis was the sixth seed in the bracket, but was ranked number 8 at the time and Notre Dame was ranked number 9. Their ACC Tournament appearance extended their streak of qualification to five straight years, and this was the third straight NCAA Tournament for the Fighting Irish.
Offseason
Departures
Departures Maddie Mercado 3 FW 5'8" Graduate Student San Diego, California Graduated; drafted 27th overallin the 2024 NWSL Draft Kiki Van Zanten 7 MF 5'6" Graduate Student Buffalo Grove, Illinois Graduated; drafted 21st overallin the 2024 NWSL Draft Audrey Weiss 17 MF 5'3" Graduate Student Greenwood Village, Colorado Graduated Eva Gaetino 19 DF 5'11" Senior Dexter, Michigan Graduated; signed professionalcontract with Paris Saint-Germain Paige Peltier 24 FW 5'11" Senior Hastings, Minnesota Graduated Waniya Hudson 25 DF 5'6" Graduate Student Greece, New York Graduated Caroline Gray 27 DF 5'9" Senior Johns Creek, Georgia Graduated Eva Wirtz 28 DF 5'10" Senior Atlanta, Georgia Graduated Ashley Naylor 31 GK 5'11" Senior Manhattan Beach, California Graduated Kaylin Slattery 33 GK 5'6" Senior Cornelius, North Carolina Graduated Kristina Lynch 34 MF 5'7" Graduate Student Granger, Indiana Graduated
Incoming transfers
Incoming transfers Reagan Pauwels 25 MF 5'6" Graduate Student Wall, New Jersey Cornell Hannah Lemieux 30 MF 5'7" Junior Fleming Island, Florida Holy Cross Katherine Montgomery 31 GK 5'7" Graduate Student Geneva, Illinois Missouri State Source:
Recruiting class
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Name Nationality Hometown Club TDS Rating Ottawa, Canada NDC Ontario N/A Potomac, Maryland Bethesda SC Academy Edina, Minnesota Minnesota Thunder Academy Fenton, Michigan Michigan Hawks Flemington, New Jersey IMG Academy Birmingham, Michigan Nationals Dripping Springs, Texas Lonestar SC Hamden, Connecticut Connecticut Rush St. Petersburg, Florida Florida Premier FC Southlake, Texas Solar Soccer Club Indianapolis, Indiana Indiana Fire Academy Flower Mound, Texas Sting Dallas SC St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis Scott Gallagher
Squad
Roster
Team management Head coach Nate Norman Assistant Coach Dawn Siergiej Assistant Coach Martin Rennie Assistant Coach/Operations Emily Voltz
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Awards and honors Leah Klenke Pre-season All-ACC Team August 8, 2024 Malia McMahon ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Week – Week 7 October 1, 2024 Ellie Hodsden ACC Offensive Player of the Week – Week 10 October 22, 2024 Leah Klenke ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Week – Week 10 Izzy Engle ACC Freshman of the Year November 6, 2024 Leah Klenke All-ACC First Team Izzy Engle Annabelle Chukwu All-ACC Third Team Lily Joseph Annabelle Chukwu ACC All-Freshman Team Izzy Engle Ellie Hodsden Lily Joseph
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