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2023 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's soccer team
American college soccer season
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 2–2 with Milwaukee. This dropped them to number 12 in the rankings. They won their next two games, but then lost to number 10 Arkansas. They lost at home to Michigan as well and ended their non-conference schedule 4–1–2 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 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 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 Valparaiso in the First Round, before falling to Memphis 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.
