The 2024 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's soccer team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. It was the 37th season of the university fielding a program. The Fighting Irish were led by seventh year head coach Nate Norman and played their home games at Alumni Stadium.
The Fighting Irish started the season ranked fifteenth and had a marquee match-up with thirteenth ranked to start the season. Notre Dame lost 2âÂÂ1, but later defeated thirteenth ranked 4âÂÂ0 to move up to ninth in the rankings. They then traveled to , where they won 2âÂÂ0 to round out their matchups with Power 4 opponents in the non-conference season. They won their remaining four non-conference games to finish 6âÂÂ1âÂÂ0 during the non-conference season. Their ACC campaign consisted of alternating draws and wins to start the season. They drew with Boston College, NC State, and Louisville, 2âÂÂ2, 1âÂÂ1, and 0âÂÂ0 respectively. They defeated fourteenth ranked Virginia, Syracuse and twenty-fifth ranked California. Their next three games would be against ranked opponents. The stretch started well with a 3âÂÂ0 victory over sixth ranked Stanford, which boosted the Fighting Irish's rank to seventh. They drew 3âÂÂ3 with top-ranked Duke before losing 2âÂÂ0 to nineteenth ranked Virginia Tech. They finished the regular season ranked thirteenth, with a defeat of Pittsburgh.
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 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 2âÂÂ0. 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.
The Fighting Irish finished 14âÂÂ4âÂÂ4 overall and 5âÂÂ1âÂÂ4 in ACC play to finish in sixth place. As the sixth 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.
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