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Newsstand: Notre Dame men’s soccer goalkeeper Bryan Dowd drafted by Chicago Fire

IMG_7504by: Jack Soble12/20/23jacksoble56
Bryan Dowd
Notre Dame men's soccer goalkeeper Bryan Dowd. (Scott Utterback / Courier Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK)

Notre Dame men’s soccer goalkeeper Bryan Dowd, who led the Irish to a national championship appearance this season, was drafted No. 6 overall by the Chicago Fire in Tuesday’s MLS SuperDraft.

Dowd, who is also a walk-on punter on the football team, shared the moment and celebrated his selection with his specialist teammates.

Dowd is a Chicago-area native who played for the Chicago Fire Academy youth soccer team as a kid, and he later graduated from Oak Park (Ill.) Fenwick. He became Notre Dame’s full-time goalkeeper as a sophomore and never looked back, winning TopDrawerSoccer‘s national player of the year award in 2023.

During his spectacular senior season, Dowd posted a save percentage of 82.4 percent. That mark is the highest out of nine goalkeepers who played at least 1,900 minutes, according to TDS.

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Great reviews for new director of football performance Loren Landow.

Notre Dame women’s basketball had a great Sunday.

The Irish got Rothsteined on Tuesday.

Quote of the day

“I don’t know what’s gonna happen on Friday. But if people don’t compete, then you’re gonna see more walk-ons a lot earlier than this. Because we’re building a culture, and that ain’t it. That is not the culture we’re trying to build. So a message needs to be sent to some of these guys that if you don’t play hard, then you can sit and rot over there on the bench. And I’ll find a way. I’ll go and talk to the people in compliance, and I will help you transfer. Because this culture is getting built the right way, and if you ain’t a part of it, you’re out.”

— Notre Dame head men’s basketball coach Micah Shrewsberry on his team’s blowout loss to The Citadel on Tuesday night

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