It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Niles Notre Dame can now relate to. They fell just short of the New Trier Trevians by a score of 2-1 on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, Niles Notre Dame can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 138th, while New Trier are ranked 32nd).

Dons
| 10/22/25 vs New Trier | 1-2 |
| 10/14/25 vs Payton College Prep | 1-0 |
| 10/11/25 vs Marian Catholic | 8-2 |
| 10/08/25 @ Marist | 3-1 |
| 10/04/25 @ Joliet Catholic | 5-0 |
The loss snapped Niles Notre Dame's winning streak at six matches and leaves them with a 12-8-1 record. As for New Trier, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-5-2 record this season.
Niles Notre Dame does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for New Trier, they will square off against Oak Park-River Forest at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Oak Park-River Forest's defense has only allowed 0.3 goals per game this season, so New Trier's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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