SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The road to the 2022 College Cup runs through South Bend and that road starts this Saturday when No. 1 seed Notre Dame (14-2-3) hosts Omaha (7-8-6). The Fighting Irish can host up to four games inside the friendly confines of Alumni Stadium where they have only dropped five matches since the start of the 2019 season. First touch is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET, with the game being streamed on ESPN+.
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NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY
For the 28th time over the last 30 years, Notre Dame women’s soccer is dancing in the NCAA Tourney. Notre Dame earned a No. 1 national seed for the first time since 2008.
Notre Dame’s overall postseason record sits at 70-23-4, which ranks as the third most wins behind UNC (139-17-4) and Florida State (72-18-4). UCLA is right behind with 69-21-5.
The Irish boast three NCAA championships, which is tied for second most – 1995, 2004, 2010 – and five runner-up finishes (1994, 1996, 1999, 2006, 2008).
All-in-all, they’ve qualified for 12 College Cups and boast an 8-4 record in the Final Four round.
They have made a total of 15 appearances in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tourney. Thus, they are an impressive 12-3 in that round. However, the last time they made it to the quarters was 2012.
A WIN ON SATURDAY WOULD ALSO …
mark Coach Norman’s best year at the helm, surpassing last year’s win total of 14.
ALBERT SAYS HI TO HERMANN TROPHY COMMITTEE
Korbin Albert has been a highlight reel down the stretch and she got everyone’s attention in the Florida State matchup on Nov. 3 in what was one of the best individual performances of the season of any player. Albert recorded her first career hat trick and the way she did it, you just need to see to believe:
To the @HermannTrophy committee members, @Korbinalbert2 says hi 👋. #GoIrish ☘️ pic.twitter.com/b4ZjuF6jAi
— ND Women’s Soccer (@NDSoccer) November 4, 2022
Albert has scored an impressive 11 goals over the last eight games and earned her ACC Midfielder of the Year Award.
She boasts a team best 30 points on 13 goals and four assists.
Albert has scored in a variety of ways with many coming from outside the box. Speaking of which, she has three free-kick goals on the year.
Albert enters the tourney ranked 11th in the country in total goals and goals per game (both rank 1st in the ACC). She ranks 15th in the country in both toal points and points per game.
Albert also…