Notre Dame men's soccer: Clark Coach of Year

Two days after leading the program to its first national title in men’s soccer, Notre Dame’s Bobby Clark was named the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Division I Coach of the Year.

The Irish defeated Maryland, 2-1, in Sunday’s national championship contest to conclude the campaign with a 17-1-6 record.

After suffering its lone loss of the season on Oct. 26 to Virginia (2-0), Notre Dame went 9-0-1 and outscored opponents 25-8 during that season-ending stretch.

During their five-game run in the NCAA Tournament, the Irish held a 14-4 scoring advantage over their competition.

It’s the first NSCAA National Coach-of-the-Year honor for Clark, who just completed his 27th season as a college head coach and his 13th at Notre Dame.

He boasts a career mark of 323-132-66 (.683) and is 170-69-41 (.680) at the helm of the Irish program.