NOTRE DAME, Ind. — The 2021 women’s soccer season is right around the corner as the Notre Dame women’s soccer team announced the upcoming fall schedule Monday afternoon. The Irish have an 18-game regular season schedule on deck with two exhibitions before the season officially kicks off.
Of the 18 games, the Irish will host 11 games at Alumni Stadium with the first contest set for August 10 in a home exhibition against Ohio State. The Irish will have a road exhibition on August 14 against Illinois before the regular season begins.
The Irish open up a two-game homestand with the season opener against Bowling Green on August 19 and then close the weekend out with an inter-state battle against Indiana on August 22.
Notre Dame hits the road for a two-game swing up in Wisconsin the following weekend. They take on the Badgers on August 26 followed by a Sunday matinee against Marquette on August 29.
Four of the next five games are at home for the Irish as they take on Missouri (9/2), Detroit Mercy (9/9), Brown (9/16) and then the ACC opener against Syracuse (9/18). The lone road match during that stretch is against Missouri on September 5.
For the second season in a row, the Irish will travel to South Beach as they take on Miami in Coral Gables on September 23. They close the weekend out with a Sunday matinee against Boston College on September 26.
The Irish hit the road on October 1 to face off with NC State before returning home for two more home matchups. The Irish will host Louisville (10/7) and Clemson (10/10) at Alumni Stadium.
A three-game ACC road swing awaits the Irish with matchups against Virginia (10/17), Duke (10/21) and North Carolina (10/24). The regular season finale will be back at Alumni Stadium against Wake Forest on October 28.
Following the regular season, the top-8 teams will qualify for the ACC Tournament that begins on October 31 at campus sites. The semifinals and finals will be held at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, NC on November 5 and 7.
2021 Irish Schedule
8/10 vs. Ohio State (Ex.) 1 p.m.
8/14 at. Illinois (Ex.) 4 p.m.
8/19 vs. Bowling Green 7 p.m.
8/22 vs. Indiana 1 p.m.
8/26 at Wisconsin 8:30 p.m.
8/29 at Marquette 1 p.m.
9/2 vs. Purdue 7 p.m.
9/5 at Missouri 1 p.m.
9/9 vs. Detroit 7 p.m.
9/12 vs. Brown 1 p.m.
9/18 vs. Syracuse 7 p.m.
9/23 at Miami 7 p.m.
9/26 vs. Boston College 1 p.m.
10/1 at NC State 7 p.m.
10/7 vs. Louisville 7 p.m.
10/10 vs. Clemson 1 p.m.
10/17 at Virginia 1 p.m.
10/21 at Duke 7 p.m.
10/24 at North Carolina 1 p.m.
10/28 vs. Wake Forest 7 p.m.
10/31 ACC Championships TBD
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