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The University of Notre Dame women's soccer program has encountered tremendous success over the program's eight-year history. Under the direction of Chris Petrucelli for the past six seasons, the Fighting Irish have reached the NCAA tournament in each of the past three seasons, advancing to the national championship game in 1994 and winning the national championship in 1995. In his six seasons as head coach, Petrucelli has guided the Irish to an overall record of 107-16-8.
The Irish philosophy of a possession-driven, attacking offense is combined with a tight-marking defensive scheme that relies on the player's speed, stamina and overall athletic ability to work independently with the other 10 players on the field. The Irish have been among the national leaders in offensive statistics in each of the past two seasons and the Irish as a team have averaged more than three goals per game. Defensively, Notre Dame has limited opponents to an average of less than one goal per game during the Petrucelli era.
Success hasn't been limited to just the playing field with 100 percent of Petrucelli recruits graduating on time and posting a combined grade point average of more than 3.0.
The University ranks among the top five in graduation rates of all student-athletes and its 94 percent graduation rate for all students ranks behind only Harvard, Yale, Princeton and Dartmouth, according to an NCAA survey of Division I institutions.
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