2021 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer team

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2021 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer
NCAA Tournament, Semifinals
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 4
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 4
Record14–5–5 (4–2–2 ACC)
Head coach
  • Chad Riley (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Graczyk (2nd season)
  • Jeff Rowland (1st season)
Home stadiumAlumni Stadium
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Atlantic
No. 1 Clemson + 5 – 3 – 0 16 – 5 – 2
Louisville + 5 – 3 – 0 10 – 7 – 1
No. 17 Wake Forest + 4 – 3 – 1 13 – 7 – 1
Boston College 2 – 4 – 2 6 – 7 – 2
Syracuse 2 – 5 – 1 8 – 8 – 2
NC State 1 – 5 – 2 7 – 8 – 2
Coastal
No. 12 Duke + 5 – 2 – 1 14 – 5 – 1
No. 6 Pittsburgh + 5 – 2 – 1 13 – 5 – 2
No. 4 Notre Dame ‡ 4 – 2 – 2 14 – 5 – 5
North Carolina + 4 – 4 – 0 11 – 7 – 2
No. 19 Virginia Tech + 3 – 4 – 1 11 – 5 – 4
Virginia 2 – 5 – 1 6 – 9 – 3
As of December 14, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: The ACC

The 2021 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the program's 44th season.[1] It was the program's ninth season competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Fighting Irish were led by head coach Chad Riley, in his fourth year and played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana.

The Fighting Irish finished the season 14–5–5 overall and 4–2–2 in ACC play to finish in third place in the Coastal Division. As the fifth overall seed in the ACC Tournament they defeated NC State in the First Round, Louisville on penalties in the Second Round, Pittsburgh in the Semifinals, and Duke in the Final to win the tournament. This was their first tournament title after moving to the ACC in 2013. As tournament champions, they received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament and were awarded the fourth overall seed. After a First Round bye, they defeated Villanova in the Second Round, Wake Forest in the Third Round, and Pittsburgh in the Quarterfianls via penalty shootout before losing to Clemson in the Semifinals again via penalty shootout to end their season.

Background[edit]

Main article: 2020 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer team

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.

The Fighting Irish finished the fall season 5–4–0 and 3–2–0 in ACC play to finish in third place in the North Division. In the ACC Tournament they defeated North Carolina in the Quarterfinals before losing to Pittsburgh in the Semifinals. They finished the spring season 3–5–0 and 1–5–0 in ACC play, to finish in sixth place in the Coastal Division. They were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.

In the 2021 MLS SuperDraft, the Fighting Irish had one player drafted: Aiden McFadden.[2]

Player movement[edit]

Players leaving[edit]

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Keagan McLaughlin 1 GK 6'4" 190 Senior Zanesville, OH Graduated
Mohammad Abualnadi 5 DF 6'1" 165 Sophomore Leawood, KS —
Aiden McFadden 10 MF 5'10" 165 Senior West Chester, PA Graduated; Drafted 59th overall in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft by Atlanta United
Simon Roennecke 11 FW 6'0" 165 Senior Pleasant Ridge, MI Graduated
Patrick Coleman 13 MF 5'11" 155 Junior Antioch, IL —
Senan Farrelly 17 DF 6'1" 196 Graduate Student Havertown, PA Graduated
Townsend Meyer 18 MF 6'0" 169 Senior San Diego, CA Graduated
Jacob Huber 24 DF 6'0" 175 Senior Lebanon, OH Graduated
Zach Dedrick 25 DF 6'3" 180 Sophomore Wilton, CT —
Sam Guinane 30 GK 6'3" 185 Junior San Juan Capistrano, CA —

Players arriving[edit]

Name Nat. Hometown Club TDS Rating
Mateo Acosta
DF
  USA Skokie, IL Chicago Fire [3]
Bryce Boneau
MF
  USA Keller, TX FC Dallas [4]
Liam Egan
GK
  USA Louisville, KY Bridgton Academy [5]
Kyle Genenbacher
DF
  USA Farmington, MO St. Louis FC U17 [6]
Eno Nto
FW
  ENG Derby, England Derby County FC N/A[7]
Joshua Ramsey
DF
  USA Plano, TX FC Dallas Academy [8]
Matthew Roou
FW
  USA Germantown, WI Indiana Fire Academy [9]
Michael Rossi
FW
  USA Glen Ellyn, IL Sockers FC [10]
Cleveland Sellers IV
DF
  USA Charlotte, NC Charlotte Independence SC [11]

Squad[edit]

Roster[edit]

As of February 10, 2022[12]

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 United States USA Thomas Deslongchamps
2 DF United States USA Philip Quinton
3 DF United States USA Reese Mayer
4 DF United States USA Aaron Hill
5 MF United States USA Bryce Boneau
6 MF United States USA Michael Pellegrino
7 MF United States USA Ethan O'Brien
8 MF Canada CAN Matthew Radivojsa
9 FW United States USA Tyler Shea
10 MF United States USA Matthew McLaughlin
11 FW United States USA Daniel Russo
12 MF United States USA Bryan Silver
13 DF United States USA Cleveland Sellers IV
14 MF United States USA Michael Lynch
15 DF Northern Ireland NIR Paddy Burns
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW England ENG Eno Nto
17 DF United States USA Mateo Acosta
18 DF United States USA Josh Ramsey
19 FW United States USA Michael Rossi
21 FW United States USA Matthew Roou
22 MF Canada CAN PJ Bujouves
23 FW United States USA Alex Salvino
24 DF United States USA Kyle Genenbacher
26 MF United States USA Ben Giacobello
27 FW United States USA Jack Lynn
28 FW United States USA Dawson McCartney
29 MF Canada CAN Mohamed Omar
30 GK United States USA Liam Egan
31 GK United States USA Bryan Dowd

Team management[edit]

Position Staff
Athletic Director Jack Swarbrick
Head Coach Chad Riely
Assistant Coach Mike Graczyk
Assistant Coach Jeff Rowland
Director of Operations Chris Rolfe

Source:[12]

Schedule[edit]

Source:[13][14]

Date
Time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Exhibition
August 18*
7:00 p.m. 		Butler    —
 Alumni Stadium
Notre Dame, IN
August 23*
7:00 p.m. 		St. Thomas    —
 Alumni Stadium
Notre Dame, IN
Regular Season
August 27*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 2 Indiana L 2–3 OT 0–1–0
 Alumni Stadium (2,347)
Notre Dame, IN
August 30*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		NIU W 2–0  1–1–0
 Alumni Stadium (456)
Notre Dame, IN
September 3*
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at No. 21 Kentucky L 0–1  1–2–0
 Bell Soccer Complex (1,589)
Lexington, KY
September 10
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Boston College T 1–1 2OT 1–2–1
(0–0–1) 		Newton Soccer Complex (927)
Chestnut Hill, MA
September 14*
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		Michigan State L 3–4  1–3–1
 Alumni Stadium (351)
Notre Dame, IN
September 17
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		NC State W 1–0  2–3–1
(1–0–1) 		Alumni Stadium (1,001)
Notre Dame, IN
September 21*
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Michigan W 3–1  3–3–1
 U-M Soccer Stadium (317)
Ann Arbor, MI
September 24
7:00 p.m. 		at No. 12 Virginia Tech L 1–2 OT 3–4–1
(1–1–1) 		Thompson Field (1,423)
Blacksburg, VA
September 28*
7:00 p.m. 		Trine W 13–0  4–4–1
 Alumni Stadium (318)
Notre Dame, IN
October 1
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		Virginia W 2–1  5–4–1
(2–1–1) 		Alumni Stadium (1,213)
Notre Dame, IN
October 5*
7:00 p.m. 		Purdue Fort Wayne W 4–0  6–4–1
 Alumni Stadium (403)
Notre Dame, IN
October 9
7:00 p.m. 		at No. 21 Clemson W 2–0  7–4–1
(3–1–1) 		Riggs Field (1,500)
Clemson, SC
October 16
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 7 Pittsburgh W 1–0 2OT 8–4–1
(4–1–1) 		Alumni Stadium (385)
Notre Dame, IN
October 19*
7:00 p.m. 		No. 20 UIC W 3–0  9–4–1
 Alumni Stadium (259)
Notre Dame, IN
October 22
7:00 p.m. 		No. 20 No. 18 Duke T 1–1 2OT 9–4–2
(4–1–2) 		Alumni Stadium (1,037)
Notre Dame, IN
October 29
4:30 p.m., ESPNU 		No. 11 at North Carolina L 1–3  9–5–2
(4–2–2) 		Dorrance Field (1,481)
Chapel Hill, NC
ACC Tournament
November 3
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		(5) No. 23 (12) NC State
First Round 		W 1–0  10–5–2
 Alumni Stadium (174)
South Bend, IN
November 7
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		(5) No. 23 at (4) Louisville
Quarterfinals 		T 0–0 (3–0 PKs) 2OT 10–5–3
 Lynn Stadium (582)
Louisville, KY
November 10
5:00 p.m., ACCN 		(5) No. 20 at (1) No. 5 Pittsburgh
Semifinals 		W 2–0  11–5–3
 Ambrose Urbanic Field (1,626)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 14
2:00 p.m., ESPNU 		(5) No. 20 vs. (3) No. 11 Duke
Final 		W 2–0  12–5–3
 WakeMed Soccer Park (2,737)
Cary, NC
NCAA Tournament
November 21
5:00 p.m. 		(4) No. 20 Villanova
Second Round 		W 3–0  13–5–3
 Alumni Stadium (891)
South Bend, IN
November 28
5:00 p.m. 		(4) No. 20 Wake Forest
Third Round 		W 2–0  14–5–3
 Alumni Stadium (481)
South Bend, IN
December 4
5:00 p.m. 		(4) No. 20 (5) No. 5 Pittsburgh
Quarterfinals 		T 1–1 (4–2 PKs)  14–5–4
 Alumni Stadium (1,303)
South Bend, IN
December 10
6:00 p.m., ESPNU 		(4) No. 20 vs. (8) No. 9 Clemson
Semifinals 		T 1–1 (4–5 PKs)  14–5–5
 WakeMed Soccer Park (10,132)
Cary, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Awards and honors[edit]

Recipient Award Date Ref.
Jack Lynn Preseason All-ACC Watchlist August 18 [15]
Daniel Russo Co-Offensive Player of the Week October 13 [16]
Philip Quinton Defensive Player of the Week
Paddy Burns ACC Defensive Player of the Week October 19 [17]
Trace Alphin ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Week November 2 [18]
Jack Lynn All-ACC First Team November 10 [19]
Philip Quinton All-ACC Third Team
Josh Ramsey ACC All-Freshman Team
Matthew Roou
Bryan Dowd ACC All-Tournament Team November 15 [20]
Jack Lynn
Dawson McCartney
Philip Quinton
Dawson McCartney ACC Tournament MVP

2022 MLS Super Draft[edit]

Main article: 2022 MLS SuperDraft
Player Team Round Pick # Position
Jack Lynn Orlando City 1 18 FW
Mohamed Omar Colorado Rapids 1 23 MF
Philip Quinton Columbus Crew 1 25 DF

Source:[21]

Rankings[edit]

Main article: 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
United Soccer[22]RV——————RV20112320Not released4
TopDrawer Soccer[23]————————————119634

References[edit]

  1. ^ "UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME MEN'S SOCCER 2016 MEDIA SUPPLEMENT" (PDF). UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 21, 2016. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
  2. ^ "2021 MLS SuperDraft Tracker". MLSSoccer.com. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  3. ^ "Mateo Acosta". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  4. ^ "Bryce Boneau". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  5. ^ "Liam Egan". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  6. ^ "Kyle Genenbacher". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  7. ^ "Eno Nto". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  8. ^ "Joshua Ramsey". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  9. ^ "Matthew Roou". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  10. ^ "Michael Rossi". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  11. ^ "Cleveland Sellers IV". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  12. ^ a b "2021-22 Men's Soccer Roster". und.com. University of Notre Dame Athletics. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  13. ^ "2021–22 Men's Soccer Schedule". und.com. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  14. ^ "Irish Men's Soccer Announces 2021 Schedule". und.com. Notre Dame Athletics. July 30, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  15. ^ "Pitt Named Preseason ACC Men's Soccer Favorite". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 18, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  16. ^ "Feitosa, Quinton, Russo Earn ACC Men's Soccer Player of the Week Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 12, 2021. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  17. ^ "UofL's Camara, ND's Burns Notch ACC Men's Soccer Player of the Week Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 19, 2021. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  18. ^ "McNeill, Alphin, Ågren Earn ACC Men's Soccer Player of the Week Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 2, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  19. ^ "2021 All-ACC Men's Soccer Team Unveiled". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 10, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  20. ^ "Notre Dame Wins 2021 ACC Men's Soccer Championship, 2-0, Over Duke". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 14, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  21. ^ "Three Irish Selected In The First Round Of The 2022 MLS SuperDraft". und.com. University of Notre Dame Athletics. January 11, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  22. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. December 14, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  23. ^ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2021_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_men%27s_soccer_team&oldid=1215149957"