2020 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer team

2020 ACC men's soccer standings
	North
	South
	‡ – 2020 ACC Tournament champion; + – Also invited to the 2020 NCAA Tournament; As of November 24, 2020; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches; Source:The ACC; Note: † Due to COVID-19, Boston College has suspended the 2020 men's soccer season.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer
2020 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
TopDrawerSoccer.com	No. 12
2020 record	5–4–0 (3–2–0 ACC)
Head coach	Chad Riley (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Mike Graczyk (1st season); Brian Plotkin (3rd season);
Home stadium	Alumni Stadium

The 2020 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer team represented University of Notre Dame during the 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the program's 43rd season.[1] It was the program's 8th season competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Fighting Irish were be led by head coach Chad Riley, in his third year and played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana.

The teams' 2020 season was significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which curtailed the fall season and caused the NCAA Tournament to be played in Spring 2021. The ACC was one of the only two conferences in men's soccer to play in the fall of 2020. The ACC also held a mini-season during the spring of 2021.

Background

The 2019 Notre Dame men's soccer team finished the season with an 10–8–1 overall record and a 3–5–0 ACC record. The Fighting Irish were seeded eight–overall in the 2019 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament, where they defeated Boston College in the first round and lost to Clemson in the quarterfinals. The Fighting Irish earned an at-large bid into the 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament for the seventh season in a row. In the tournament, the Fighting Irish lost to Wright State in the first round to end their season.

At the end of the season, two Fighting Irish soccer players wer selected in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft: Felicien Dumas and Duncan Turnball.[2] [3]

Player movement

Players leaving

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Duncan Turnbull	1	GK	6'7"	226	Senior	Geneva, IL	Declared for MLS Draft, drafted 70th overall by Houston Dynamo
Spencer Farina	3	DF	6'3"	187	Senior	Wilmette, IL	Graduated
Brian Finn	4	DF	6'1"	174	Senior	Basking Ridge, NJ	Graduated
Felicien Dumas	5	DF	6'0"	171	Graduate Student	Paris, France	Declared for MLS Draft, drafted 48th overall by New York City FC
Jack Casey	7	MF	5'8"	155	Senior	Morristown, NJ	Graduated
Nick Cullen	8	MF	5'11"	166	Senior	Colorado Springs, CO	Graduated
John Rea	9	FW	6'0"	165	Senior	Tempe, AZ	Graduated
Ian Aschieris	22	FW	6'1"	185	Graduate Student	Solana Beach, CA	Graduated

Players arriving

Name	Nat.	Hometown	Club	TDS Rating
Bryan Dowd GK	USA	Willow Springs, IL	FC United (Illinois)	[4]
Matthew McLaughlin FW	USA	Broadview Heights, OH	Club Ohio	[5]
Matthew Radivojsa MF	CAN	Oakville, Ontario	Toronto FC (Academy)	[6]
Daniel Russo FW	USA	Jackson, NJ	New York Red Bulls (Academy)	[7]
Alex Salvino FW	USA	Western Springs, IL	FC United (Illinois)	[8]

Squad

Roster

Updated December 10, 2020[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	Keagan McLaughlin
2	DF	USA	Philip Quinton
3	DF	USA	Reese Mayer
4	DF	USA	Aaron Hill
5	DF	USA	Mohammad Abualnadi
6	MF	USA	Michael Pellegrino
7	MF	USA	Ethan O'Brien
8	MF	CAN	Matthew Radivojsa
9	FW	USA	Tyler Shea
10	MF	USA	Aiden McFadden
11	FW	USA	Simon Roennecke
12	MF	USA	Bryan Silver
13	MF	USA	Patrick Coleman
14	MF	USA	Michael Lynch


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	DF	NIR	Paddy Burns
16	FW	USA	Daniel Russo
17	DF	USA	Senan Farrelly
18	MF	USA	Townsend Meyer
21	MF	USA	Matthew McLaughlin
22	MF	CAN	PJ Bujouves
23	FW	USA	Alex Salvino
24	DF	USA	Jacob Huber
25	DF	USA	Zach Dedrick
26	MF	USA	Ben Giacobello
27	FW	USA	Jack Lynn
29	MF	CAN	Mohamed Omar
30	GK	USA	Sam Guianane
31	GK	USA	Bryan Dowd

Team management

Position	Staff
Athletic Director	Jack Swarbrick
Head Coach	Chad Riely
Assistant Coach	Mike Graczyk
Assistant Coach	Brian Plotkin
Volunteer Assistant Coach	Adam LaPlaca

Source:[9]

Schedule

Source: [10][11]

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
Fall Regular Season
September 17, 2020* 7:00 p.m.	No. 5	Kentucky	W 1–0	1–0–0	Alumni Stadium (1) Notre Dame, IN
September 26, 2020* 7:00 p.m.	No. 5	No. 4 Pittsburgh	L 1–3	1–1–0	Alumni Stadium (0) Notre Dame, IN
October 3, 2020 7:00 p.m.		at Louisville	L 1–2	1–2–0 (0–1–0)	Lynn Stadium (169) Louisville, KY
October 11, 2020 7:00 p.m.		Syracuse	W 1–0	2–2–0 (1–1–0)	Alumni Stadium (0) Notre Dame, IN
October 24, 2020 1:00 p.m.		Virginia	W 2–1 ^2OT	3–2–0 (2–1–0)	Alumni Stadium (133) Notre Dame, IN
October 30, 2020 6:00 p.m.		at No. 1 Pittsubrgh	Canceled[12]	3–2–0 (2–1–0)	Ambrose Urbanic Field Pittsburgh, PA
November 2, 2020 1:00 p.m.		Virginia Tech	L 0–1	3–3–0 (2–2–0)	Alumni Stadium (0) Notre Dame, IN
November 6, 2020 7:00 p.m.		Louisville	W 4–1	4–3–0 (3–2–0)	Alumni Stadium (266) Notre Dame, IN
ACC Tournament
November 15, 2020 2:00 p.m.	(N3)	at (S3) No. 3 North Carolina Quarterfinals	W 1–0 ^OT	5–3–0	Dorrance Field (0) Chapel Hill, NC
November 18, 2020 8:00 p.m.	(N3)	vs. (N1) No. 1 Pittsburgh Semifinals	L 1–3	5–4–0	Dail Soccer Field (100) Raleigh, NC
Spring Regular Season
February 27, 2021* 2:00 p.m.		at Butler			Sellick Bowl Indianapolis, IN
March 7, 2021 1:00 p.m.		at Virginia			Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA
March 12, 2021 7:00 p.m.		at Duke			Koskinen Stadium Durham, NC
March 16, 2021* 7:00 p.m.		Calvin			Alumni Stadium Notre Dame, IN
March 20, 2021 7:00 p.m.		Wake Forest			Alumni Stadium Notre Dame, IN
March 27, 2021 7:00 p.m.		North Carolina			Alumni Stadium Notre Dame, IN
April 3, 2021 7:00 p.m.		at Pittsburgh			Ambrose Urbanic Field Pittsburgh, PA
April 9, 2021 7:00 p.m.		Virginia Tech			Alumni Stadium Notre Dame, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors

Recipient	Award	Date	Ref.
Daniel Russo	ACC Offensive Player of the Week	September 22, 2020	[13]
Keagan McLaughlin	ACC Defensive Player of the Week	September 22, 2020	[13]
Jack Lynn	ACC Offensive Player of the Week	November 9, 2020	[14]
Mohamed Omar	All-ACC Tournament Team	November 22, 2020	[15]
Jack Lynn	All-ACC Tournament Team	November 22, 2020	[15]

2021 MLS Super Draft

Player	Team	Round	Pick #	Position
Aiden McFadden	Atlanta United	3	59	MF

Source:[16]

Rankings

Fall 2020

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Final
United Soccer[17]	5

Spring 2021

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Final
United Soccer[17]														None Released
TopDrawer Soccer [18]	12

References

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"14 ACC Players Picked on Day 1 of MLS SuperDraft". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 9, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
"2020 Superdraft". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
"Bryan Dowd". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
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"Daniel Russo". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
"Alex Salvino". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
"2020-21 Men's Soccer Roster". und.com. University of Notre Dame Athletics. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
"2020-21 Men's Soccer Schedule". und.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
"Men's Soccer Announces Spring Slate". und.com. Notre Dame Athletics. January 26, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
"SCHEDULE CHANGE: Friday's Match At Pitt Cancelled". und.com. University of Notre Dame Athletics. October 28, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
"Notre Dame Sweeps First ACC Men's Soccer Weekly Honors for 2020". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. September 21, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
"ND's Lynn, Wake's Pannenberg Notch ACC Men's Soccer Weekly Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 9, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
"Clemson Downs Pitt, 2-1, to Win ACC Men's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 22, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
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"College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.

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[2] "14 ACC Players Picked on Day 1 of MLS SuperDraft". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 9, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2019.

[3] "2020 Superdraft". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved January 14, 2020.

[4] "Bryan Dowd". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.

[5] "Matthew McLaughlin". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.

[6] "Matthew Radivojsa". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.

[7] "Daniel Russo". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.

[8] "Alex Salvino". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.

[auto-9] "2020-21 Men's Soccer Roster". und.com. University of Notre Dame Athletics. Retrieved October 29, 2020.

[10] "2020-21 Men's Soccer Schedule". und.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.

[11] "Men's Soccer Announces Spring Slate". und.com. Notre Dame Athletics. January 26, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021.

[12] "SCHEDULE CHANGE: Friday's Match At Pitt Cancelled". und.com. University of Notre Dame Athletics. October 28, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2020.

[13] "Notre Dame Sweeps First ACC Men's Soccer Weekly Honors for 2020". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. September 21, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2020.

[14] "ND's Lynn, Wake's Pannenberg Notch ACC Men's Soccer Weekly Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 9, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2020.

[15] "Clemson Downs Pitt, 2-1, to Win ACC Men's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 22, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.

[16] "2021 MLS SuperDraft Tracker". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved January 22, 2021.

[US-17] "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 29, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2020.

[18] "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer
Venues	Alumni Stadium
Rivalries	Indiana
Culture & lore	Band of the Fighting Irish Irish Guard Notre Dame Leprechaun "Notre Dame, Our Mother" "Notre Dame Victory March"
People	Head coaches Notable people
Seasons	1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA College Cup appearances in italics

2020 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season
Standings ACC Tournament NCAA Tournament
North	Louisville Notre Dame Syracuse Pittsburgh Virginia Virginia Tech
South	Clemson Duke North Carolina NC State Wake Forest
Suspended season	Boston College
← 2019 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season 2021 →

2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
Regular Season	America East American ACC ASUN Atlantic 10 Big East Big South Big Ten ~~Big West~~ Colonial Conference USA Horizon ~~Ivy~~ MAAC Mid-American Missouri Valley Northeast Pac-12 Patriot Southern Sun Belt Summit WAC West Coast
Tournaments	America East American ACC ASUN Atlantic 10 Big East Big South Big Ten ~~Big West~~ Colonial ~~Conference USA~~ Horizon MAAC Missouri Valley Northeast Patriot Southern Sun Belt Summit WAC
National Tournaments	NCAA Final
Rankings & awards	Rankings United Soccer Coaches Top 25 Poll All-Americans