2019 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer team

The 2019 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer team represented University of Notre Dame during the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the program's 42nd season.[1] It was the program's 7th season competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Fighting Irish were be led by head coach Chad Riley, in his second year.

2019 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer
Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2019 record10–8–1 (3–5–0 ACC)
Head coach
  • Chad Riley (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Ryan Fahey (2nd season)
  • Brian Plotkin (2nd season)
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
2019 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Atlantic
No. 5 Clemson + 6 1 1  18 2 2
No. 3 Wake Forest + 6 2 0  16 5 2
NC State + 3 4 1  9 7 3
No. 20 Louisville + 3 4 1  10 8 2
Boston College + 2 4 2  9 6 3
Syracuse + 2 4 2  8 7 4
Coastal
No. 2 Virginia 6 1 1  21 1 2
Pittsburgh + 4 3 1  10 8 2
Notre Dame + 3 5 0  10 8 1
North Carolina 3 5 0  7 8 3
No. 13 Virginia Tech + 2 4 2  10 6 3
Duke 2 5 1  7 9 2
As of 17 December 2019; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source:The ACC

Background

The 2018 Notre Dame men's soccer team finished the season with an 11–7–3 overall record and a 4–3–1 ACC record. The Fighting Irish were seeded fifth–overall in the 2018 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament, where they lost to eventual champions Louisville in the quarterfinals. The Fighting Irish earned an at-large bid into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament for the sixth season in a row. As the seventh–overall seed in the tournament, Notre Dame defeated Michigan and ACC foe Virginia before falling to Indiana in the quarterfinals.

At the end of the season, one Fighting Irish soccer player was selected in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft: Tommy McCabe.[2]

Player movement

Players leaving

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Ryan Krutz1GK6'0"176SeniorNorman, OKGraduated
Sean MacLeod6MF/FW6'2"157SeniorTroon, ScotlandGraduated
Blake Townes10MF6'1"166SeniorCanton, MIGraduated
Sean Dedrick11DF6'1"167SeniorWilton, CTGraduated
Tommy McCabe16MF5'11"174JuniorSouth Orange, NJDeclared for 2019 MLS SuperDraft; drafted 28th overall by FC Cincinnati
Thomas Ueland21FW/MF5'11"158SeniorLexington, KYGraduated
Patrick Berneski25DF6'3"195SeniorWarrington, PAGraduated

Players arriving

Name Nat. Hometown Club TDS Rating
Mohammad Abualnadi
DF
 USALeawood, KSSporting Kansas City (Academy)[3]
Zach Dedrick
DF
 USAWilton, CTBeachside SC[4]
Thomas Deslongchamps
GK
 USAWhitefish Bay, WIFC United (Illinois)[5]
Reese Mayer
DF
 USAOwings Mills, MDBaltimore Armour[6]
Ethan O'Brien
MF
 USABellevue, WACrew SC Academy[7]
Michael Pellegrino
MF
 USAWenonah, NJPhiladelphia Union[8]

Squad

Roster

Updated August 20, 2019[9]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK  USA Thomas Deslongchamps
1 GK  USA Duncan Turnbull
2 DF  USA Philip Quinton
3 FW  USA Spencer Farina
4 DF  USA Brian Finn
5 MF  FRA Félicien Dumas
6 MF  USA Michael Pellegrino
7 MF  USA Jack Casey
8 MF  USA Nick Cullen
9 FW  USA John Rea
10 MF  USA Aiden McFadden
11 FW  USA Simon Roennecke
12 MF  USA Bryan Silver
14 MF  USA Michael Lynch
15 DF  USA Mohammad Abualnadi
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF  USA Reese Mayer
17 DF  USA Senan Farrelly
18 MF  USA Townsend Meyer
19 GK  USA Keagan McLaughlin
20 MF  USA Patrick Coleman
21 MF  USA Ethan O'Brien
22 FW  USA Ian Aschieris
24 DF  USA Jacob Huber
25 DF  USA Zach Dedrick
26 MF  USA Ben Giacobello
27 FW  USA Jack Lynn
28 FW  USA Tyler Shea
29 MF  CAN Mohamed Omar
30 GK  USA Sam Guianane

Team management

PositionStaff
Athletic DirectorJack Swarbrick
Head CoachChad Riely
Assistant CoachRyan Fahey
Assistant CoachBrian Plotkin
Volunteer Assistant CoachAdam LaPlaca

Source:[9]

Schedule

Source [10]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Exhibition
August 19*
2:00 p.m.
No. 9 Bethel  Completed[11] 
(–)
Alumni Stadium
South Bend, IN
August 21*
7:00 p.m.
No. 9 at Marquette L 1–2 
(–)
Valley Fields
Milwaukee, WI
August 28*
5:00 p.m.
No. 9 Western Michigan T 1–1 
(–)
Alumni Stadium
South Bend, IN
Regular Season
August 31*
7:00 p.m.
No. 9 at Saint Louis W 3–2  1–0–0
(0–0–0)
Hermann Stadium (5,942)
Saint Louis, MO
September 6*
7:00 p.m.
No. 11 Seattle
Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament
W 4–2  2–0–0
(0–0–0)
Alumni Stadium (686)
South Bend, IN
September 8*
7:00 p.m.
No. 11 Denver
Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament
W 1–0  3–0–0
(0–0–0)
Alumni Stadium (641)
South Bend, IN
September 13
7:00 p.m.
No. 10 No. 13 Clemson L 2–4  3–1–0
(0–1–0)
Alumni Stadium (1,078)
South Bend, IN
September 17*
7:00 p.m.
No. 16 at No. 4 Indiana
Rivalry
T 1–1 2OT 3–1–1
(0–1–0)
Bill Armstrong Stadium (2,392)
Bloomington, IN
September 20
6:00 p.m.
No. 16 at No. 11 North Carolina L 0–2  3–2–1
(0–2–0)
Fetzer Field (2,375)
Chapel Hill, NC
September 24*
7:00 p.m.
No. 21 at Michigan State W 1–0  4–2–1
(0–2–0)
DeMartin Soccer Complex (616)
East Lansing, MI
September 28
11:00 a.m.
No. 21 No. 3 Virginia L 0–1  4–3–1
(0–3–0)
Alumni Stadium (646)
South Bend, IN
October 1*
7:00 p.m.
DePaul W 1–0  5–3–1
(0–3–0)
Alumni Stadium (404)
South Bend, IN
October 4
6:00 p.m.
at NC State L 0–2  5–4–1
(0–4–0)
Dail Soccer Field (1,211)
Raleigh, NC
October 8*
7:00 p.m.
Purdue Fort Wayne W 8–0  6–4–1
(0–4–0)
Alumni Stadium (257)
South Bend, IN
October 11
6:00 p.m.
No. 21 Duke W 1–0  7–4–1
(1–4–0)
Alumni Stadium (748)
South Bend, IN
October 18
5:30 p.m.
at Virginia Tech L 1–2  7–5–1
(1–5–0)
Thompson Field (822)
Blacksburg, VA
October 22*
7:00 p.m.
Michigan L 0–1  7–6–1
(1–5–0)
Alumni Stadium (585)
South Bend, IN
October 26
7:00 p.m.
at No. 2 Wake Forest W 1–0  8–6–1
(2–5–0)
Spry Stadium (3,022)
Winston-Salem, NC
November 1
7:00 p.m.
Pittsburgh W 1–0  9–6–1
(3–5–0)
Alumni Stadium (584)
South Bend, IN
ACC Tournament
November 5
2:00 p.m.
(8) (9) Boston College
First Round
W 2–1 2OT 10–6–1
Alumni Stadium (117)
South Bend, IN
November 10
7:00 p.m.
(8) at (1) No. 2 Clemson
Quarterfinals
L 0–3  10–7–1
Riggs Field (1,703)
Clemson, SC
NCAA Tournament
November 21
7:00 p.m.
Wright State
First Round
L 2–3  10–8–1
Alumni Stadium (274)
South Bend, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors

Recipient Award Date Ref.
Felicien Dumas ACC Defensive Player of the Week October 14, 2019 [12]
Duncan Turnbull ACC Defensive Player of the Week October 28, 2019 [13]
Felicien Dumas ACC Defensive Player of the Week November 4, 2019 [14]
Jack Lynn All-ACC Second Team November 13, 2019 [15]
Felicien Dumas All-ACC Third Team

2020 MLS Super Draft

PlayerTeamRoundPick #Position
Felicien DumasNew York City FC248DF
Duncan TurnballHouston Dynamo370GK

Source:[16] [17]

Rankings

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
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United Soccer[18] 9 11 10 16 21 RV RV RV RV RV RV None Released
TopDrawer Soccer [19] 16 16 17 15 13 20 RV RV 19 22 16 15 20 23

References

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  2. "Tommy McCabe Goes 29th Overall in 2019 MLS SuperDraft". und.com. University of Notre Dame. January 11, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  3. "Mohammad Abualnadi". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  4. "Zach Dedrick". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  5. "Thomas Deslongchamps". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  6. "Reese Mayer". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  7. "Ethan O'Brien". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  8. "Michael Pellegrino". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  9. "2019-20 Men's Soccer Roster". und.com. University of Notre Dame Athletics. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  10. "2019-20 Men's Soccer Schedule". und.com. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  11. @NDMenSoccer (August 19, 2019). "We had some solid performances in our first exhibition of the season! Next Up: at Marquette on Wednesday #GoIrish☘️" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  12. "Raposo, Dumas Claim ACC Men's Soccer Player of Week Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 14, 2019. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  13. "Dike, Robinson, Turnbull Earn ACC Men's Soccer Player of Week Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 28, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  14. "Harris, Dumas Earn ACC Men's Soccer Player of Week Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 4, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  15. "2019 All-ACC Men's Soccer Team Announced". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 13, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  16. "14 ACC Players Picked on Day 1 of MLS SuperDraft". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 9, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  17. "2020 Superdraft". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  18. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 19, 2019. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  19. "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. November 25, 2019. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
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