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U-M to Open NCAA Tournament With Rematch Against Notre Dame
11/18/2025 4:34:00 PM | Men's Soccer
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 16-ranked University of Michigan men's soccer team (12-3-4) will open its NCAA Tournament with a matchup with Notre Dame (8-6-4) on Thursday (Nov. 20) at 6 p.m. at U-M Soccer Stadium. The match will be streamed on ESPN+.
Notes
• Michigan earned its 10th all-time berth to the NCAA Tournament on Monday (Nov. 17), making the 48-team field with an at-large bid after a 12-3-4 season.
• Michigan will host a tournament game for the 10th time in program history, winning nine of those 10 matches.
• Nicholas Cassiday, Matthew Fisher and Mitar Mitrovic were named to the Big Ten All-Tournament team on Sunday (Nov. 16). All three players were key in the Wolverines' win over Washington in the semifinal round of the tournament. Cassiday scored the first goal with assists from Fisher and Mitrovic, and Mitrovic added the second goal from the penalty spot.
• Isaiah Goldson has started every game in goal for the Maize and Blue, tallying a career-high 1,710 minutes with a career-low goals-against average of 0.95.
• Two Wolverine defenders -- Will Baker and Nolan Miller -- have started all 19 matches for Michigan. Baker and Miller combined for 10 points and were both named to the All-Big Ten second team.
• Michigan is one of five Big Ten teams to make the NCAA Tournament, joining No. 4-seeded Maryland, No. 6-seeded Indiana, UCLA and Washington.
• Michigan is dominant at U-M Soccer Stadium with a record of 8-1-2, including four straight wins. U-M has not allowed more than one goal in a game at home.
• Michigan and Notre Dame will meet for the second time this season and the third time in the NCAA Tournament. Two teams opened the 2025 season with a 1-1 draw on Aug. 21 at U-M Soccer Stadium. The Wolverines and Fighting Irish will play for the third time in the NCAA Tournament, with both previous matches going to penalty kicks in 2019 and 2003.
• With a win, Michigan would advance to the second round to face No. 13-seeded Akron on the road at FirstEnergy Stadium in Akron, Ohio, on Sunday (Nov. 23) at 1 p.m.
