The 2025 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's soccer team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 2025 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. It was the 38th season of the university fielding a program and their twelfth competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Fighting Irish were led by eighth year head coach Nate Norman, and played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana.
The Fighting Irish began the season ranked second in the United Soccer Coaches poll and won their opening match against 2–1, before drawing at sixth ranked 2–2. Those results saw the team fall to seventh in the rankings. From there, Notre dame won its next four non-conference games, all without allowing a goal. They defeated two Big Ten foes and over that run and advanced to sixth in the rankings to begin ACC play. The Fighting Irish won eight straight ACC matches. This run included victories over four ranked teams: third ranked Duke, fifth ranked Florida State, twenty-second ranked North Carolina, and twenty-third ranked Louisville. After defeating Duke, they rose to second in the rankings and would stay there until their seventh straight win. After that victory over SMU, they rose to the top spot. They would finish the ACC season with a draw at Wake Forest and a loss at Pittsburgh.
The Fighting Irish finished the regular season 13–1–2 overall and 8–1–1 in ACC play to finish in second place. As the second seed in the ACC Tournament, they earned a bye into the Semifinals where they defeated third seed and eleventh ranked Duke. They could not overcome top seed and top ranked Stanford in the Final, as they fell in a penalty shoot-out. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, where they were the first-seed in the Notre Dame. They defeated in the First Round before being upset by unranked and unseeded in the Second Round in double overtime. They finished the season with a 15–2–3 overall record. Their ACC Tournament appearance extended their streak of qualification to seven straight years, and this was the fifth straight NCAA Tournament for the Fighting Irish.
Previous season
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.
Offseason
Departures
Departures 1 GK 5'8" Austin, Texas Transferred to Miami (FL) 5 MF/FW 5'4" Danville, California Graduated 8 DF 5'8" Carlsbad, California Graduated 11 MF 5'8" Scottsdale, Arizona Graduated 14 DF 5'9" Flemington, New Jersey Transferred to Florida 25 MF 5'6" Wall, New Jersey Graduated 31 GK 5'7" Geneva, Illinois Graduated
Incoming transfers
Incoming transfers 5 DF 5'10" Houston, Texas Texas A&M 33 GK 5'9" Holy Cross
Recruiting class
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Name Nationality Hometown Club TDS Rating Bay Village, Ohio Internationals SC (OH) Delray Beach, Florida FC Prime Avon, Ohio Cleveland Force FC
Squad
Roster
Team management Head coach Nate Norman Assistant Coach Dawn Siergiej Assistant Coach Martin Rennie Assistant Coach Gina Lewandowski
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Awards and honors Izzy Engle Pre-season All-ACC Team August 7 Leah Klenke Izzy Engle Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Best XI First Team August 12 Leah Klenke Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Best XI Second Team Izzy Engle Hermann Trophy Preseason Watchlist August 14 Leah Klenke Laney Matriano ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week – Week 3 September 2 Annabelle Chukwu ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week – Week 4 September 9 ACC Offensive Player of the Week – Week 6 September 23 Izzy Engle ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week – Week 7 September 30 ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week – Week 11 October 28 Izzy Engle ACC Offensive Player of the Year November 5 Annabelle Chukwu All-ACC First Team Izzy Engle Leah Klenke Grace Restovich All-ACC Third Team Tessa Knapp ACC All-Freshman Team Annabelle Chukwu All-ACC Tournament Team November 9 Charlie Codd Izzy Engle Leah Klenke
Rankings
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