The 2023 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's soccer team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. It was the 36th season of the university fielding a program. The Fighting Irish were led by sixth year head coach, Nate Norman, and played their games at Alumni Stadium.
The Fighting Irish started off the season as the 3rd ranked team in the United Soccer Coaches Poll but drew their opening match of the year 2âÂÂ2 with . This dropped them to number 12 in the rankings. They won their next two games, but then lost to number 10 . They lost at home to as well and ended their non-conference schedule 4âÂÂ1âÂÂ2 and ranked at number 13. They started the ACC season well with two wins, including one at number 16 Duke. They followed that with a draw away to Pittsburgh. They won their next three games before losing to number 1 Florida State. This was followed with a draw to number 3 North Carolina. They finished the season with two wins, including a season finale victory against number 8 Clemson.
The Fighting Irish finished 12âÂÂ4âÂÂ4 overall and 7âÂÂ1âÂÂ2 in ACC play to finish in second place. As the second 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.
The Fighting Irish finished 17âÂÂ3âÂÂ3 overall and 7âÂÂ2âÂÂ1 in ACC play to finish in third place. As the third seed in the ACC Tournament, they tied with Pittsburgh in the First around and advanced via penalty shoot-out 5âÂÂ4. In the Semifinal, Notre Dame played Florida State to a draw, but lost the penalty shoot-out to the eventual champions. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, where they were the first-seed in the Notre Dame Bracket. They defeated in the First Round, eight-seed in the Second Round, and five-seed in the Round of 16. However, they fell 2âÂÂ0 to ACC foe North Carolina in the Quarterfinals to end their season. Their Quarterfinal performance was their best finish since 2010, when they won the NCAA title.
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|- !colspan=6 style=""| Non-conference regular season
|- !colspan=6 style=""| ACC regular season
|- !colspan=6 style=""| <span style="color:#FFFFFF;">ACC tournament</span>
|- !colspan=6 style=""| <span style="color:#FFFFFF;">NCAA tournament</span>
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