2009 Notre Dame Men's Soccer Guide

2009

Men’s

Soccer Andrew Quinn

Senior • Goalkeeper

John Schaefer

Senior • Defender

2009 NOTRE DAME MEN’S SOCCER SCHEDULE AUGUST 20 Thur. at Northern Illinois (exhibition) 24 Mon. NORTHWESTERN (exhibition)

5:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

SEPTEMBER 1 Tue. MICHIGAN 4 Fri. vs. Wake Forest!

6 Sun. vs. St. John’s!

7:00 p.m.

5:00 p.m.

11:30 a.m.

Tamba Samba

Senior • Forward

MIKE BERTICELLI MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT (Notre Dame, Ind.) 11 Fri. Indiana vs. New Mexico 5:00 p.m.

11 Fri. SEATTLE 7:30 p.m.

13 Sun. Indiana vs. Seattle 11:30 a.m.

13 Sun. NEW MEXICO 2:00 p.m.

18 Fri. at DePaul* 20 Sun. at South Florida* 25 Fri. LOUISVILLE* (ESPNU) 27 Sun. CINCINNATI* (CBS College Sports)

4:00 p.m.

1:00 p.m.

5:00 p.m.

3:30 p.m.

OCTOBER 2 Fri. SETON HALL* 7 Wed. at Marquette* 10 Sat. at Providence* 14 Wed. INDIANA 17 Sat. WEST VIRGINIA* 21 Wed. at Georgetown* 24 Sat. at Pittsburgh* 28 Wed. at Michigan State 31 Sat. CONNECTICUT*

7:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

1:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

11:30 a.m.

3:00 p.m.

1:00 p.m.

3:00 p.m.

2:00 p.m.

NOVEMBER 4 Wed. 7 Sat. 13 Fri. 15 Sun. 20/21 Fri./Sat. 24 Tue. 28/29 Sat./Sun.

BIG EAST First Round (Campus Sites) BIG EAST Quarterfinals (Campus Sites) BIG EAST Semifinals (Morgantown, W. Va.) BIG EAST Championship (Morgantown, W. Va.) NCAA First Round (Campus Sites) NCAA Second Round (Campus Sites) NCAA Third Round (Campus Sites)

TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA

DECEMBER 4-6 Fri.-Sun. 11 Fri. 13 Sun.

NCAA Quarterfinals (Campus Sites) NCAA Semifinals (Cary, N.C.) NCAA Championship (Cary, N.C.)

TBA TBA TBA

home games in BOLD CAPS ! — adidas/IU Credit Union Classic (Bloomington, Ind.) * — BIG EAST Conference game all times local to site

2009 NOTRE DAME MEN’S SOCCER

Bright Dike

Senior • Forward

Cory Rellas

Senior • Defender Captain

Justin Morrow

Senior • Midfielder Captain

Philip Tuttle

Dave Donohue

Senior • Goalkeeper

Senior • Midfielder Captain

Michael Thomas

Senior • Midfielder Captain

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Athletics by the numbers 25

National Championships (11 in football, seven in fencing, two in women’s soccer, two in men’s tennis and one in men’s golf, men’s cross country and women’s basketball)

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Conference championships won by Irish teams in 2008-09 (BIG EAST, Central Collegiate Hockey Association and Great Western Lacrosse League)

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BIG EAST Conference championships won by Notre Dame in 14 seasons of conference play

210

All-time Academic All-Americans, second most of any university

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Academic All-Americans since 2000, more than any other school

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NCAA postgraduate scholarship recipients since 1964, including four in 2008-09

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Irish programs which finished their 2008-09 season nationally ranked

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Notre Dame teams (out of 22) with a graduation rate of 100%

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Irish athletic teams that earned a perfect score of 1,000 in the NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate report in 2008-09

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Programs honored by the NCAA for Academic Progress Rate scores in 2009

5,500

Hours of community service completed by Notre Dame student-athletes during the 200809 school year

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME History v

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The University of Notre Dame du Lac was founded in 1842 by Father Edward Sorin. Adjacent to South Bend, Ind., and nestled next to Saint Mary’s and Saint Joseph’s Lakes, the University was started with $310 in cash and three log buildings in disrepair.

Notre Dame would establish many firsts for Catholic institutions of higher learning, including the first Catholic law school, the first Catholic engineering school and the first student residence with private rooms, Sorin Hall.

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Graduate and undergraduate students at the University come from all 50 states and more than 100 countries worldwide.

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Notre Dame’s graduation rate of 95 percent is exceeded by only Harvard and Princeton.

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Notre Dame’s 98 percent retention rate between the freshman and sophomore years is among the highest in the country, thanks in large part to the University’s unique First Year of Studies Program.

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The University is organized into four colleges - Arts and Letters, Science, Engineering and the Mendoza College of Business - the School of Architecture, the Law School, the Graduate School, six major research institutes, more than 40 centers and special programs and the University library system.

Notre Dame is among a select group of schools that ranks in the top 25 on the U.S. News & World Report survey of the nation’s top colleges and in the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics Directors’ Cup for overall success in athletics.

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Community service is a hallmark of Notre Dame. About 80 percent of Notre Dame students engage in some form of voluntary community service during their years at the University, and at least 10 percent devote a year or more after graduation to service in the United States and around the world.

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The University’s Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) annually sends 180 recent graduates to teach in some 100 understaffed Catholic schools in the southern, southeastern and southwestern United States and in South Bend. A national model, ACE has received the Higher Education Award from the Corporation for National Service for leadership in using national service resources through AmeriCorps.

Notre Dame has one of the highest undergraduate residential concentrations of any national university, with 80 percent of its students living in 27 residence halls.

Alumni

Notre Dame is rated among the nation’s top 25 institutions of higher learning in surveys conducted by U.S. News and World Report, Princeton Review, Time, Kiplinger’s, and Kaplan/Newsweek.

Notre Dame ranks fifth in a listing of “dream schools” in a survey of parents by the Princeton Review. The top five are Princeton, Stanford, Harvard, New York University and Notre Dame.

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The medical school acceptance rate of the University’s preprofessional studies graduates is 80 percent, almost twice the national average.

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Notre Dame ranks first among Catholic universities in the number of doctorates earned by its undergraduate alumni - a record compiled over some 85 years.

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The University’s network of 270 alumni clubs -- including 60 international clubs -- is the most extensive in higher education.

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With graduates renowned for their loyalty and generosity, Notre Dame annually ranks among the top five in percentage of alumni who contribute to the University.

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In recent years, Notre Dame alumni have won a Nobel Prize in medicine, a Pulitzer Prize in journalism, and an Emmy Award for contributions to television technology.

Table Of Contents THIS IS NOTRE DAME

Academic Excellence....................................................2-3 Sports Medicine...........................................................4-5 University of Notre Dame.............................................6-7 University Leadership...................................................8-9 Athletic Facilities......................................................10-11 Excellence On the Field.................................................12 Excellence Off the Field.................................................13 Student Welfare and Development...............................14 Monogram Club............................................................15 City of South Bend........................................................14 INTRO

Media Information/Quick Facts.....................................18 Alumni Stadium/Facilities.............................................19 2009 Schedule/BIG EAST Bracket..................................20 2009 PREVIEW

Season Outlook........................................................22-23 Rosters/Team Photo......................................................24

Steven Perry/Craig Krzyskowski....................................45 Josh Thiermann/Brendan King......................................46 Aaron Maund/Sean McGrath.........................................47 Adam Mena/Chris Sutton..............................................48 Michael Knapp/Michael Rose/Will Walsh......................49 Bob Novak/Danny O’Leary/Dillon Powers.....................50 Kyle Richard/Grant Van De Casteele/Eric Tilley..............51 2009 OPPONENTS

2009 Opponents......................................................54-59 Series Records vs. 2009 Opponents...............................60 2008 SEASON IN REVIEW

2008 Season in Review............................................62-63 2008 Results.................................................................64 2008 Statistics/Honors & Awards..................................65 BIG EAST Review......................................................66-67 2008 Game-by-Game Review..................................68-73 Graduated Letterwinners.........................................74-78 HISTORY/RECORDS

COACHES

Head Coach Bobby Clark..........................................26-29 Assistant Coach BJ Craig................................................30 Assistant Coach Chad Riley............................................31 Support Staff................................................................32 STUDENT-ATHLETES

Bright Dike....................................................................34 Dave Donohue...............................................................35 Justin Morrow...............................................................36 Andrew Quinn...............................................................37 Cory Rellas....................................................................38 Tamba Samba...............................................................39 John Schaefer/Philip Tuttle...........................................40 Michael Thomas............................................................41 Matt Armstrong/Bilal Duckett.......................................42 Jeb Brovsky...................................................................43 Greg Klazura/Andrew Luttrell.......................................44

Year-by-Year Breakdown/All-Time Coaches..................80 Year-by-Year Statistics...................................................81 All-Americans..........................................................82-83 Irish in the Pros.............................................................84 Irish in International Play..............................................85 All-Time Honors and Awards....................................86-87 Academic All-Americans...............................................88 NCAA Tournament Results.............................................90 NCAA Tournament History........................................91-97 BIG EAST Results/Awards..............................................98 BIG EAST Standings................................................99-100 BIG EAST Tournament Results/Bests............................101 MCC Results................................................................102 MCC Honors/Awards....................................................103 Individual Records.......................................................104 Team Records..............................................................105 Career/Season Records................................................106 BIG EAST Era Records..................................................107 All-Time Roster....................................................108-112 All-Time Numbers.......................................................113 All-Time Roster by State.......................................114-115 Year-by-Year Results............................................116-121 All-Time Series Records........................................122-127

Media Information The Notre Dame Sports Information Office is always interested in assisting members of the media in their coverage of Irish men’s soccer. Publicity and media information for Notre Dame men’s soccer is handled by assistant sports information director Sean Carroll.

Please feel free to contact Carroll at the Notre Dame Sports Information Office.

Photographs, feature ideas and results are always available from the Sports Information Office. For men’s soccer information and interviews, please contact Carroll at (574) 631-2664. All interviews with coaches and players should be arranged through the Sports Information Office.

BIG EAST Web Information The BIG EAST Conference maintains its presence on the World Wide Web at www.bigeast.org. The site contains current information on all facets of the BIG EAST Conference. Please contact Rachel Margolis in the BIG EAST media relations department for more information.

Credits The Notre Dame Men’s Soccer Guide was written and edited by assistant sports information director Sean Carroll with editorial assistance from assistant sports information director Michael Bertsch and student assistant Jason Norman.

Graphic design and page layout by Cindy Lemcke of Ave Maria Press, Inc..

Inside and outside cover design by Dave Scholtes of Ave Maria Press, Inc., Notre Dame, Ind. Interior photography by Mike Bennett and Lighthouse Imaging, Matt Cashore, Linda Dunn, Heather Gollatz, Pete LaFleur, C.W. Pack, Sam Roberts, David Silverman, S.R. Smith, Bob Stowell, Jerry Wolford, Marcus Snowden, Paul Giamou/Toronto FC, Brian Kersey/ Chicago Fire, Trevor Ruszkowski, Getty Images, Garrett Ellwood/Colorado Rapids and Greg Besler.

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ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

Exceptional Education Since its founding, Notre Dame has stressed mixing academics with faith and has done so while becoming one of the top institutions of higher learning in the nation. Featuring five undergraduate colleges (Arts and Letters, Science, Architecture, Engineering and Business), the First Year of Studies, the Graduate School and the Law School, the University finds itself attracting some of the top students and faculty in the country. Students also participate in cutting edge research and diverse study abroad opportunities, enabling Notre Dame to offer one of the top academic experiences in the world.

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Ranking of the Mendoza College of Business by BusinessWeek, in its annual survey of undergraduate business programs.

Ranking of the Notre Dame Law School by U.S. News and World Report.

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National Endowment for the Humanities fellowships won by faculty in the College of Arts and Letters, more than any other university in the nation.

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Publications in which the University of Notre Dame is ranked among the top 25 institutions of higher learning (U.S. News and World Report, Princeton Review, Time, Kiplinger’s and Kaplan/ Newsweek).

First Year of Studies The First Year of Studies program provides all first-year students with the opportunity to gain a wide-ranging liberal arts background before choosing a specific major within Notre Dame’s five undergraduate colleges. A progressive advising program for all student-athletes enables the University to follow the academic progress of all student-athletes on a regular basis. Key to the program is the fact that it is not run by the athletics department but by the University administration.

Student-Athlete Success Notre Dame expects the best out of its student-athletes just as it does of every other student on campus. Notre Dame has had unprecedented academic success among its athletes, consistently ranking among the top NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision schools in graduation rates and academic progress. With more Academic All-Americans than any other school since 2000, Irish athletes have shown themselves capable of performing in the classroom while competing on the field at an elite level.

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Programs honored by the NCAA for Academic Progress Rate scores in 2009, more than any other of the 119 Football Bowl Subdivision universities. The APR measures multi-year academic success by team members.

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Irish teams which recorded a perfect score of 1,000 in the NCAA’s 2009 Academic Progress Rate report, more than any other Football Bowl Subdivision institution. Notre Dame also had 11 additional programs with scores of 990 or better and all 26 varsity teams placed above NCAA standards.

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Programs which achieved a perfect 100 percent graduation rate according to the NCAA’s Graduation Success Rate, second most among Football Bowl Subdivision institutions.

100

Federal graduation rate percent achieved by nine Irish teams, according to the latest NCAA figures. Notre Dame had 11 teams ranked first in their respective sport.

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Percentage of Irish varsity sports (19 of 22) to achieve a perfect 100 percent graduation rate according to the NCAA’s Graduation Success Rate. Notre Dame was one of only 10 institutions with more than half its programs achieving a 100 percent graduation rate and no other school saw more than 80 percent of its programs achieve a perfect score.

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SPORTS MEDICINE

Sports Medicine While no athlete plans on an injury, Notre Dame is prepared with one of the top sports medicine teams in the country to help keep its athletes fit and ready to compete. With training facilities in the Joyce Center, Notre Dame Stadium and the Guglielmino Athletics Complex, the training staff is always there to care for athletes. With approximately 200 years combined experience on the full-time staff, Notre Dame also boasts a partnership with the renowned South Bend Orthopaedics to provide first-class care.

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Total sports medicine staff members. Head athletic trainer Jim Russ leads three associate trainers, eight assistant trainers and two physical therapists.

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Square feet of cutting-edge sports medicine technology, including two 3,500-gallon therapy pools, a full x-ray unit and an MRI machine.

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SPORTS MEDICINE/STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING

Strength and Conditioning The task of keeping athletes in top physical condition is up to the strength & conditioning staff. The strength and conditioning staff knows the demands of competing on an elite level and is committed to ensuring Irish athletes are always in the best possible condition.

From weight lifting to wind sprints and from warming up to cooling down, the strength and conditioning staff has every aspect covered.

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Full-time employees working with Irish varsity athletes. The strength and conditioning staff includes director Ruben Mendoza, eight coaches, one nutritionist and one intern.

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Square feet in the Haggar Fitness Complex, which is located in the Guglielmino Athletics Complex, including a weight room, a 45-yard artificial turf agility field, a Gatorade hydration station, six plasma TVs and a 28-speaker sound system.

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THIS IS NOTRE DAME

The University of Notre Dame When Father Edward F. Sorin started his school in the northern Indiana wilderness, he had only $300, three log buildings badly in need of repair and a far-sighted vision of establishing a liberal arts school to meet the growing educational needs of the frontier. He dreamed of building a great university, and in 1842, he founded the University of Notre Dame du Lac. Over the years, the University of Notre Dame du Lac would evolve into a preeminent place for Catholic thought. While becoming one of the top undergraduate institutions in the country, Notre Dame has also been at the cutting edge of research, including such innovations as the transmission of wireless messages and the development of synthetic rubber. The University also has stressed residential life, with four of five students living on campus. Students come to Notre Dame not only to learn how to think, but to learn how to live, keeping faith with the vision of Father Sorin.

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The University of Notre Dame was founded by Rev. Edward F. Sorin, C.S.C., as an independent, national Catholic university adjacent to South Bend, Ind., on St. Mary’s and St. Joseph’s Lakes.

Total enrollment at the University of Notre Dame, with 8,371 undergraduate students.

Karat gold in the famed Golden Dome, which tops the Main Building at the heart of campus.

Notre Dame’s ranking by Princeton Review in a list of “Dream Schools” which takes into account academics and student life, among other attributes.

Student Body Notre Dame is one of a handful of universities with a truly international student body, coming from more than 100 nations and all 50 states. The most recent freshman class featured 88 percent of students in the top 10 percent of their high school class. In addition, there are no fraternities or sororities at Notre Dame, with the school’s 28 residence halls housing more than 80 percent of the student body, serving as the focal point of social, religious and athletic activities.

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Graduation rate percentage among Notre Dame students, third in the nation behind only Harvard and Princeton.

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Retention rate between freshman and sophomore year which thanks to the University’s renowned First Year of Studies Program, ranks among the highest in the country.

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Percent of Notre Dame students who reside in one of 28 on-campus residence halls, where approximately 40 Holy Cross religious leaders provide pastoral assistance.

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States and countries, respectively, which Notre Dame students call home.

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UNIVERSITY LEADERSHIP

Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C. President

Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C, took office as the 17th president of the University of Notre Dame on July 1, 2005. He was elected by the University’s Board of Trustees to a five-year term April 30, 2004.

An associate professor of philosophy and member of Notre Dame’s faculty since 1990, Father Jenkins had served as a vice president and associate provost at the University from July 2000 until becoming president.

Prior to his service in the provost’s office, Father Jenkins had been religious superior of the Holy Cross priests and brothers at Notre Dame for three years. As religious superior, he was a Fellow and Trustee of the University.

Father Jenkins specializes in the areas of ancient philosophy, medieval philosophy and the philosophy of religion.

He is the author of Knowledge and Faith in Thomas Aquinas, published by Cambridge University Press in 1997.

Father Jenkins earned degrees in philosophy from Oxford University in 1987 and 1989. He earned his master of divinity degree and licentiate in sacred theology from the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley, Calif., in 1988. Prior to entering the Congregation of Holy Cross, he earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in philosophy from Notre Dame in 1976 and 1978, respectively.

Father Jenkins was ordained a priest in Notre Dame’s Basilica of the Sacred Heart in 1983. He served as director of the Old College program for Notre Dame undergraduate candidates for the Congregation of Holy Cross from 1991 to 1993.

A native of Omaha, Neb., Father Jenkins was born Dec. 17, 1953.

Notre Dame Administration

President: Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C. Provost: Thomas G. Burish Executive Vice President: John Affleck-Graves Vice President and Senior Associate Provost: Christine Maziar Vice President and Associate Provost: Donald B. Pope-Davis Vice President and Associate Provost: Dennis C. Jacobs Vice President for Student Affairs: Rev. Mark L. Poorman, C.S.C. Vice President for University Relations: Louis M. Nanni Vice President for Research: Robert J. Bernhard Vice President and General Counsel: Marianne Corr Vice President for

Business Operations: James J. Lyphout

Vice President and

Chief Investment Officer: Scott C. Malpass Vice President for Public Affairs

and Communications: Janet M. Botz

Vice President for Finance: John A. Sejdinaj

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Thomas G. Burish Provost

John Affleck-Graves Executive Vice President

Richard C. Notebaert Chairman, Notre Dame Board of Trustees

Patricia Bellia NCAA Faculty Representative

Jack Swarbrick Director of Athletics

John B. “Jack” Swarbrick Jr., a University of Notre Dame graduate who has risen to national prominence as a lawyer, consultant, and executive in the collegiate and Olympic sports industries, is in his second year as director of athletics at his alma mater.

His first year on campus in 2008-09 featured the announcement of plans for a new, free-standing ice hockey arena; creation of an athletic administrative division to enhance athletic performance — plus 35 All-Americans, eight Academic All-Americans and four NCAA postgraduate Scholarship winners.

Notre Dame teams in 2008-09 finished as the NCAA runner-up in both women’s soccer (26-1, led by Hermann Trophy winner Kerri Hanks) and fencing (men 33-0, women 32-2), while the women’s tennis squad advanced to the NCAA semifinals. The Irish men’s soccer squad was seeded 14th in the NCAA bracket, while the hockey team ranked fourth in the final poll after winning CCHA regular-season and postseason crowns. Men’s lacrosse finished unbeaten in the regular season (and second in the final poll) -- and women’s lacrosse won its first BIG EAST title.

Notre Dame also ranked number one in the country (among Football Bowl Subdivision schools) in the most recent Graduation Success Rate (GSR) numbers with a 98 for all student-athletes. The 2009 Academic Progress Rate (APR) statistics included more perfect 1,000 scores by Irish teams (nine) than by any other FBS institution.

Raised in Yonkers, N.Y., and Bloomington, Ind., Swarbrick is a 1976 magna cum laude graduate of Notre Dame with a bachelor’s degree in economics. Upon graduating from Stanford University Law School in 1980, he returned to Indiana to accept a position as an associate in the Indianapolis law firm Baker & Daniels. He was made partner in 1987 and spent 28 years overall with the firm.

As a member of the Indiana Sports Corporation, including the chairmanship from 1992 to 2001, Swarbrick’s leadership efforts resulted in the city earning the bid to host the 2012 Super Bowl; becoming the home of the NCAA headquarters; and hosting the 1987 Pan American Games, the 1991 World Gymnastics Championships, NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Fours, and other college championship competitions plus a wide array of national and world championships in the Olympic sports.

He served as sports commissioner of the 1982 U.S. Olympic Festival in Indianapolis, competition director of the ’87 Pan American Games, and chairman of the ’91 World Gymnastics Championships. Swarbrick has served as general counsel for numerous national governing bodies of Olympic sports, including USA Gymnastics and USRowing.

Born March 19, 1954, Swarbrick and his wife Kimberly are the parents of four children: Kate, a senior at Saint Louis University; Connor, a junior at Wake Forest University; Cal, a senior in high school; and Christopher, a high school junior.

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ATHLETIC FACILITIES

Homes of the Fighting Irish In the midst of a master plan that will touch nearly every varsity team, Notre Dame has shown its commitment to providing athletes with the best possible facilities to help them compete on a national level. From new facilities to the extensive renovation of existing ones, Notre Dame is committed to giving Irish athletes every edge imaginable. The plan will result in a drastically altered footprint on the southeast corner of campus, creating an athletics quad that will give every Irish athlete a place they will be proud to call home.

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New athletics facilities which will open on campus during the 2009-10 year. Alumni Stadium will be the new home for men’s and women’s soccer; Purcell Pavilion renovation and expansion of the Joyce Center arena will be completed; and Arlotta Family Stadium will open as the new home for the men’s and women’s lacrosse teams.

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New facilities which have opened their doors in the past five years, including the Guglielmino Athletics Complex (housing football offices and locker room, a new weight room and new sports medicine facilities), the LaBar Practice Complex (featuring two Field Turf fields and one natural grass field) and Melissa Cook Stadium (home of the Irish softball team).

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Million dollars being spent on Purcell Pavilion for additions and renovations to the Joyce Center arena. Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center will feature a three-story addition with club seating, a hospitality area, additional area for restrooms and concessions, as well as new space for the Varsity Shop and the Notre Dame ticket office.

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Facilities which are still on the master plan to create a comprehensive athletic quad. The track and field teams, the hockey program, the tennis squads and the rowing team all will receive new facilities in the near future.

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EXCELLENCE ON THE FIELD

Championship Teams Notre Dame prides itself on competing with the best in every sport it fields. Eight different programs have won national championships since Notre Dame began its first varsity team, football in 1887. With more consensus national championships in football than any other school, other programs have begun to emerge on the national scene in the 14 years since Notre Dame joined the BIG EAST Conference.

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National championships (11 in football, seven in fencing, two in women’s soccer, two in men’s tennis, one in men’s golf, men’s cross country and women’s basketball) won by Notre Dame.

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BIG EAST Conference championships won by Notre Dame in 14 seasons of league play.

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Conference championships won by Irish teams during the 2008-09 year (eight BIG EAST, plus Central Collegiate Hockey Association and Great Western Lacrosse League).

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Irish programs which finished their 2008-09 season nationally ranked.

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Consecutive years in which Notre Dame has finished in the top 25 of the United States Sports Academy Division I Directors’ Cup, sponsored by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletcs. With a 21st-place finish in 2009, Notre Dame matched its finish from the previous year.

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EXCELLENCE OFF THE FIELD

Championship People To measure the success of Notre Dame’s determination to have both academic and athletic success, one needs only to look at the numbers.

From Academic All-Americans to BIG EAST Conference Academic AllStars, Notre Dame continues to set the bar nationally.

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All-time Academic All-Americans produced by Notre Dame, second most of any university.

Academic All-Americans since 2000, more than any other school.

Irish teams which have produced more Academic All-Americans than any other school in their respective sports – baseball and women’s soccer.

Notre Dame Academic All-Americans in 2008-09.

Notre Dame NCAA postgraduate scholarship recipients since 1964, including four in 2008-09: Matt Besler (men’s soccer), Brittany Bock (women’s soccer), Lauren Buck (rowing) and Patrick Smyth (men’s cross country).

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STUDENT WELFARE & DEVELOPMENT

Irish in the Community In addition to academic success, Notre Dame emphasizes giving back to the community as well. Notre Dame athletes have participated in countless service projects through the years, benefiting the Notre Dame and South Bend communities and beyond. Team and individual projects have allowed Irish athletes to see the positive impact they have in the lives of others and learn how to use their talents to benefit those in their communities.

5,500

Hours of community service completed by Notre Dame student-athletes during the 2008-09 school year.

686

Community service hours completed by the women’s swimming team, tops among Irish programs in 2008-09. The team assisted with programs including the Domer Run, Irish Aquatics, Relay for Life and Fit for Fun, among others.

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Hours of community service completed by the women’s soccer All-American Carrie Dew, more than any other Irish athlete. Dew volunteered at Healthwin Specialized Care with the elderly, Lifeworks children’s program and Take 10, which emphasizes non-violent ways for children to resolve disputes, among other service projects.

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NOTRE DAME MONOGRAM CLUB

An Exclusive Club The Notre Dame Monogram Club was founded by athletics director Jesse Harper in 1916 to bring together varsity letterwinners to promote spirit, unity, leadership and sportsmanship. Today’s active members help keep past athletes connected to Notre Dame and the current student-athletes. In addition to helping contribute to scholarships, the Monogram Club has helped contribute to new facilities, especially the renovation of Heritage Hall and the Monogram Room, located in the Joyce Center.

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Postgraduate scholarships awarded by the Monogram Club in 2009. Football’s Thomas Bemenderfer and volleyball’s Mallorie Croal earned the first annual grants. Croal will be working towards a masters of nursing at San Diego while Bemenderfer will be enrolling in medical school at Indiana University.

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Active members in the Monogram Club through the 2008-09 year. The contributions of active members entitle them to Inside Irish, a magazine for members; the annual Riehle Open golf outing; football tickets and makes their children eligible for the Brennan-Boland-Riehle Scholarship.

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Million dollars which have been contributed to the Brennan-Boland-Riehle Scholarship fund, which benefits the children of former Notre Dame athletes who attend the University.

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CITY OF SOUTH BEND

Notre Dame’s Neighbor Located adjacent to South Bend, Ind., the University of Notre Dame has always acknowledged its place in a greater community. Sitting between South Bend and Mishawaka in northern Indiana, Notre Dame has benefited the area in ways unimaginable, especially when it comes to Notre Dame football weekends. It is estimated that the average football weekend brings approximately $6.2 million dollars to the surrounding community. In addition to the financial aspect, Notre Dame feels truly invested in the surrounding community, with students participating in countless service projects to benefit the greater South Bend area.

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Population of the South Bend-Mishawaka area.

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Millions of dollars in voluntary contributions over the next 10 years from the University of Notre Dame to the cities of South Bend and Mishawaka, the town of Roseland and to St. Joseph County.

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Football legends enshrined in South Bend’s College Football Hall of Fame in the summer of 2009, including former Irish head coach Lou Holtz. The College Football Hall of Fame was constructed in downtown South Bend in 1995 and features what is regarded as one of the most interactive museums in the world.

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Feet runs the East Race Waterway, the first and only manmade whitewater rapids facility in North America. The East Race hosted the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials for kayak.

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Location...................................... Notre Dame, IN 46556 Founded.................................................................. 1842 Enrollment ............ 8,371 (undergraduate), 11,733 (total) Nickname .................................................. Fighting Irish Colors...................................................... Blue and Gold Conference .................................................... BIG EAST Home Field............................................ Alumni Stadium Capacity ................................................................ 2,500 President .............................. Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C. Provost .......................................... Dr. Thomas G. Burish Athletic Director ...................................... Jack Swarbrick Athletic Department Web Page ................ www.und.com

2008 Record ........................................................ 12-7-2 BIG EAST Record/Finish ........ 7-2-2/1st (Blue Division) Starters Returning/Lost ..............................................8/3 Monogram Winners Returning/Lost........................ 14/6

Address ................................ Joyce Center, Second Floor Notre Dame, IN 46556-5678 Associate AD/Media Relations, Broadcast Services and Contest Scheduling .......................... John Heisler Sports Information Director.............. Bernadette Cafarelli Director of Football Media Relations .......... Brian Hardin Assistant SID ..........................................Michael Bertsch Assistant SID/Men’s Soccer Contatct ............Sean Carroll Assistant SID .............................................. Tim Connor Assistant SID ................................................Alan George Assistant SID ............................................ Chris Masters Sports Information Asst. ..............................Dan Colleran Sports Information Asst. ........................Stephanie Fischer Sports Information Office........................ (574) 631-7516 Carroll’s Office Phone ..............................(574) 631-2664 Carroll’s Cell Phone ................................ (574) 340-2177 Carroll‘s E-Mail ................................ Carroll.64@nd.edu Sports Information Fax .......................... (574) 631-7941 Ticket Information .................................. (574) 631-7356 Alumni Field Press Box .......................... (574) 631-8551

Coaching Staff Head Coach................................................ Bobby Clark Alma Mater .................................. Jordanhill College ‘67 Career Record ...................... 259-108-47 (.682)/22 years Record at Notre Dame ............ 106-45-22 (.676)/8 years Assistant Coaches ............ BJ Craig (Gordon College ‘93) Chad Riley (Notre Dame ‘04) Men’s Soccer Office Phone .................... (574) 631-5146

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BIG EAST Conference Address.......................................... 222 Richmond Street Providence, RI 02903 BIG EAST Phone.................................... (401) 272-9108 BIG EAST Fax........................................ (401) 751-8540 BIG EAST Conference web page .......... www.bigeast.org Commissioner .................................... John M. Marinatto Assoc. Commissioner/ Communications .................................. John Paquette Assoc. Commissioner/ Sport Administration ........................ Donna DeMarco Director of Communications .................. Rachel Margolis

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME®

Facilities Notre Dame All-Time Home Record Year 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total

W 9 14 9 12 12 9 11 7 2 6 10 8 5 4 6 6 5 11 8 7 6 5 7 4 7 8 7 8 6 9 7 9 244

L 1 0 3 1 1 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 3 2 2 1 3 3 3 1 4 1 3 4 1 2 2 0 3 2 1 1 57

T 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 3 1 26

The 2009 campaign will see the Notre Dame men’s and women’s soccer teams begin play in the new $5.7 million state-of-the-art Alumni Stadium. The stadium will reside just east of the Joyce Center on the Notre Dame campus and will feature a natural grass field, lights, locker rooms, restrooms and concession areas. The lead benefactors for the facility are former Irish men's soccer players Tom Crotty and Rob Snyder.

The Loftus Sports Center provides the Irish with a valuable indoor practice facility.

The Haggar Fitness Center, which is shared by both the Loftus Sports Center and the Guglielmino Athletics Complex, features 25,000 square feet of strength and conditioning space with state-of-the-art weight equipment, a 50-yard Mondo track for speed training, a 45-yard by 18-yard Prestige Turf athletic surface for team workouts and an updated sound and lighting system that features six plasma television screens.

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2009 Schedule

August 20 24

Thur.

Mon.

at Northern Illinois (exhibition) NORTHWESTERN (exhibition)

5:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

1 4 6

Tue. Fri. Sun.

7:00 p.m.

5:00 p.m.

11:30 a.m.

11 11 13 13

Fri. Fri. Sun. Sun.

MICHIGAN vs. Wake Forest! vs. St. John’s!

MIKE BERTICELLI MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT Indiana vs. New Mexico SEATTLE Indiana vs. Seattle NEW MEXICO

5:00 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

11:30 a.m.

2:00 p.m.

18 20 25 27

Fri. Sun. Fri. Sun.

at DePaul* at USF* LOUISVILLE* (ESPNU) CINCINNATI* (CBS College Sports)

4:00 p.m.

1:00 p.m.

5:00 p.m.

3:30 p.m.

Fri. Wed. Sat. Wed. Sat. Wed. Sat. Wed. Sat.

SETON HALL* at Marquette* at Providence* INDIANA WEST VIRGINIA* at Georgetown* at Pittsburgh* at Michigan State CONNECTICUT*

7:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

1:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

11:30 a.m.

3:00 p.m.

1:00 p.m.

3:00 p.m.

2:00 p.m.

Wed. Sat. Fri. Sun. Fri./Sat. Tue. Sat./Sun.

BIG EAST First Round (Campus Sites) BIG EAST Quarterfinals (Campus Sites) BIG EAST Semifinals (Morgantown, W. Va.) BIG EAST Championship (Morgantown, W. Va.) NCAA First Round (Campus Sites) NCAA Second Round (Campus Sites) NCAA Third Round (Campus Sites)

TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA

September

October

2009 BIG EAST Men’s Soccer Championship Bracket First Round Wednesday, Nov. 4 Campus Sites Quarterfinals Saturday, Nov. 7 Campus Sites Semifinals Friday, Nov. 13 Morgantown, W. Va. Finals Sunday, Nov. 15 Morgantown, W. Va.

2 7 10 14 17 21 24 28 31

November 4 7 13 15 20/21 24 28/29

December 4-6 Fri.-Sun. NCAA Quarterfinals (Campus Sites) 11 Fri. NCAA Semifinals Cup (Cary, N.C.) 13 Sun. NCAA Championship (Cary, N.C.) ! — adidas/IU Credit Union Classic (Bloomington, Ind.) * — BIG EAST Conference game All times local to site – home games in BOLD CAPS

1 Blue 5 Blue

4 Red 2 Red 6 Red

3 Blue 1 Red 5 Red

4 Blue 2 Blue 6 Blue

3 Red

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TBA TBA TBA

BIG EAST Championship History Year Champion 1982 Syracuse 1983 Connecticut 1984 Connecticut 1985 Syracuse 1986 Seton Hall 1987 Seton Hall 1988 Seton Hall 1989 Connecticut 1990 Boston College 1991 Seton Hall 1992 St. John’s 1993 St. John’s 1994 St. John’s 1995 St. John’s 1996 Notre Dame 1997 Rutgers 1998 St. John’s 1999 Connecticut 2000 Boston College 2001 St. John’s 2002 Boston College 2003 Notre Dame 2004 Connecticut^ 2005 Connecticut 2006 St. John’s 2007 Connecticut 2008 South Florida ^ - Connecticut won 5-3 on penalty kicks

Score 1-0 (ot) 5-1 1-0 1-0 3-2 2-1 4-2 3-1 2-1 (ot) 1-0 2-1 1-0 (ot) 1-0 2-0 1-0 2-1 (ot) 4-1 2-0 2-1 1-0 3-2 2-0 0-0 (2ot) 1-0 1-0 (ot) 2-0 1-0 (ot)

Runnerup Boston College Syracuse Providence Connecticut Syracuse Connecticut Connecticut Seton Hall Seton Hall St. John’s Seton Hall Boston College Georgetown Pittsburgh Rutgers St. John’s Georgetown Georgetown Seton Hall Connecticut Connecticut St. John’s Seton Hall South Florida West Virginia Notre Dame St. John’s

2009 Preview

Bright Dike is one of eight starters returning to the Irish for the 2009 season. Dike led all BIG EAST players in goals (12) and points (29) during the 2008 campaign.

2009 Season Outlook

Irish Focused to Take Care of Unfinished Business in New Home Notre Dame brings back wealth of depth and talent to make a run in 2009

The 2009 Notre Dame men’s and coaches to the wide alumni base, soccer team is on a mission to are eagerly anticipating the new era take care of unfinished business of Notre Dame soccer that the stafrom a season ago. The 2008 camdium will bring. paign was successful, yet the “Without question, the new staFighting Irish saw their season dium will be one of the finest college come to an abrupt end with a 2soccer stadiums in the country,” adds 1 home setback to Northwestern Clark. “We hope that we’ll have a in the second round of the team that’ll do it proud and I think NCAA Championship. we have that.”

Notre Dame will bring a Here is a position-by-position hunger, along with a very talbreakdown of the 2009 Fighting ented and experienced squad, Irish: into its new state-of-the-art Alumni Stadium in ’09. The ATTACK Fighting Irish hope to continue The Irish bring back their entire the success that has placed the attacking unit from last season. Dike program among the nation’s best will look to build off a stellar ’08 into their new home. campaign in which he led all BIG Head coach Bobby Clark is EAST players in goals (12) and total entering his ninth season on the points (29). Dike was a first-team allFighting Irish sidelines and has league pick and also earned first-team guided Notre Dame to unpreceAll-Great Lakes Region honors. dented success. The Irish have “Up front we have Dike and qualified for the NCAA Steven Perry as the high forwards,” Tournament during all eight of comments Clark. “We’ve got Jeb his seasons, and they are coming Brovsky and Tamba Samba as the two off back-to-back BIG EAST regunder forwards. We then have two ular-season titles for the first time guys who did very, very well in the in program history. spring in Michael Rose and Andrew “It was great to get back-toLuttrell. Both can play in the wide back league titles,” states Clark, midfield as well. It’ll be interesting to whose team posted a 12-7-2 see how they do.” record last season. “I thought last Brovsky, a junior, started every year’s team was superb, but at the Notre Dame returns all four starters in the midfield, including all-BIG EAST performer Michael match last season and tallied 16 points end of the day, to really make it Thomas. The central midfielder tallied eight goals and five assists last season. on five goals and six assists en route and get lasting recognition, you to receiving third-team all-BIG EAST need to do something in the national tournament. Quinn, Cory Rellas) coming back for a fifth year. The accolades. Samba, a senior, appeared in 17 contests in That’s something that’s in the back of the mind of all other thing I like about this group is seeing how the 2008 and scored two goals, while Perry came off the the teams playing.” upperclassmen handled the spring. They are a team bench in 20 games during his sophomore campaign The Irish welcome back eight starters from last that likes to be together. They’re a very committed and and notched one goal and two assists. season and they boast a tremendous amount of depth determined team and I love how the drive comes from Rose, a sophomore, and Luttrell, a junior, have yet at nearly every position on the field. The entire goal- them. They are a hungry group.” to play in a match for the Irish but Clark and the keeping, attacking and midfield units are returning.

Serving as captains for the 2009 Fighting Irish will coaching staff will depend on the depth they provide The Irish are bringing back 38 of its 41 goals scored be senior midfielders Dave Donohue, Justin Morrow in the attacking unit. Freshman Kyle Richard can play last season. The defense has holes to fill, yet Clark and Michael Thomas along with Rellas, a defender. either up front or in the midfield. looks forward to the challenge that will present.

This will be Thomas’ second year as a captain.

“This is the deepest group that we’ve ever had,” Those captains will be relied on to navigate the MIDFIELD says Clark. “With that can come its own challenges Irish through another difficult schedule. Notre Dame The Irish welcome back all four starters along the because we have to make sure we use the depth well. has eight squads on its 2009 slate that qualified for midfield line. Thomas and junior Matt Armstrong That’s going to be a challenge for (assistant coaches) the NCAA Tournament last season. Included in those started every match last season in the central midfield BJ (Craig), Chad (Riley) and myself. It’s a nice chal- teams are 2008 national semifinalists St. John’s and and Clark ranks that duo as one of the best in the lenge to have and it’s one that you really want.” country. The slotted starters in the wide midfield will Wake Forest.

Notre Dame not only has a tremendous amount of “Once again, we have a fantastic schedule,” states be Donohue and Morrow. collegiate experience on its roster, the Irish also have Clark. “I believe last year we had the third toughest “The midfield is very strong,” says Clark. “We have three players who have been a part of the U.S. schedule in the country and this one should rival it Armstrong and Thomas returning to the center. I Under-20 national team. Sophomores Aaron Maund closely. One of the things at Notre Dame that we try think there can’t be a stronger central midfield partand Brendan King, along with incoming freshman to do is find the best teams we can play to give our nership in the country. Then you’ll throw in Justin Dillon Powers, all have spent time with the U-20 student-athletes the most competitive experience Morrow, Brendan King, Dave Donohue and Josh squad. Maund will miss a portion of the 2009 cam- they can get. Our non-conference schedule is very Thiermann in the wide areas and you have a very paign as he will be playing with the United States at tough and you combine that with the strength of the good group of wide players.” the Under-20 World Cup, which will take place Sept. BIG EAST and that should make for a fantastic chalThomas ranked second on the team in goals (eight) 24-Oct. 16 in Egypt. and points (21) last season. He led all BIG EAST midlenge, but I think we’ll be ready for it.”

“The fun thing about this team is that it’s an excitThe Fighting Irish will open the campaign on fielders in scoring and earned second-team all-confering team,” adds Clark. “There are some fabulous playTuesday, Sept. 1 against Michigan in the new Alumni ence and all-region honors. Donohue was a starter in ers. We’ve never had a team that boasts three players Stadium. Irish soccer alums Tom Crotty and Rob 20 games last season and had a breakout year with five that have played with the U.S. Under-20 national Snyder were the lead benefactors for the $5.7 million goals and five assists. The third senior on the projected team. We also have three lads (Bright Dike, Andrew facility. The entire program, from the current players

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again this season when he is available to the Irish before and after the Under-20 World Cup. Despite all of those losses, the Irish will still have a veteran on the backline. Rellas is back and fully healthy after missing all but six games last season due to a knee injury that was suffered in the spring of 2008.

“Getting Cory Rellas back will help fill the void that was created through graduation,” says Clark. “We have to find someone to fit in when Aaron (Maund) leaves. We have a few people who can fill in there.

John Schaefer is a senior who hasn’t played much outside of the spring, but he’s done well. He’s a tough, hard player who could certainly fill in there. We’ve also got (sophomore) Chris Sutton, who we didn’t have this spring because he had shoulder surgery.

He’s back playing and doing well. It’s going to be something that we have to sort out, but the nice thing is that we’ve got options.”

Schaefer has played in two career games, while Sutton saw action in three contests as a freshman. Junior walk-on Craig Krzyskowski also provides depth at center back.

Aaron Maund, a central defender, is the lone returning starter for Clark also sees several options at fullback. the Irish on the backline. As a freshman, he played every possible minute on the pitch during the 2008 campaign. Maund will miss a Sophomore Sean McGrath served as an portion of the 2009 season as he will play for the United States at understudy to Traynor last season at left back. McGrath had a solid spring campaign the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Egypt. as did sophomore walk-on Michael Knapp, who is entering his first season with the starting midfield line is Morrow, who registered eight Fighting Irish. Freshman Grant Van De Casteele points on two goals and four assists last season from brings versatility as he can play either the left or right his wide midfield position. back position.

King and Thiermann were valuable off the bench At right back, Notre Dame will need a replaceone year ago and they will most likely occupy that ment for Yoshinaga. The two favorites to fill that void same role in 2009. King, a sophomore, played in every heading into fall camp are juniors Bilal Duckett and match during his freshman season and compiled two Greg Klazura. Neither has seen time on the pitch yet goals and three assists. Thiermann was a key substifor the Irish, but both did well in the spring and tute in the first 14 matches of his sophomore season Clark knows they are more than capable to handle before missing the final seven contests with an injury. the task.

The junior is one of the top athletes on the squad.

“This is going to be the challenge,” Clark says of Providing additional depth to the already stout finding replacements for the defense. “The defense is midfield line will be a group of underclassmen that where we had three positions graduated so that is features 2008-09 Gatorade National High School where we are most vulnerable, but I think we’ll come Player of the Year for men’s soccer in freshman Dillon through. With the probability of losing Aaron for a Powers. Sophomore Adam Mena, who did not see bit, you can technically say we lost the whole back action as a rookie, had a good spring and should four from last season. The nice thing is that we have make his collegiate debut this season. Clark sees the a lot of answers. We had a good spring where we younger players having a role this season, but more played a lot of games and a lot of the lads got their importantly he wants them to develop in order to be opportunity to show their paces.” mainstays in the lineup for the years to come.

“The young lads will be very important the folGOALKEEPERS lowing year when we lose Thomas, Donohue and Seniors Andrew Quinn and Philip Tuttle give the Morrow,” states the Irish mentor. “Adam Mena did Fighting Irish a valuable one-two punch in goal. well in the spring, which was terrific. Mena can play Quinn expects to be fully recovered from a shoulder both wide and central. Danny O’Leary (a freshman) injury that made him miss the final four games of the can play a lot of different positions. He’s a very strong 2008 campaign. While Quinn missed those matches, athlete and could also play up front or as a fullback.

Tuttle stepped in and picked up some key experi(Freshman) Bob Novak can also play in the wide ence. midfield. (Freshman) Eric Tilley can play out wide or Quinn boasts a career record of 12-6-3 and a 0.99 in the central. The freshmen will be trying to find goals-against average. Tuttle is 2-3-0 with a 1.29 their feet initially, but you never know what impact goals-against average. Sophomore Will Walsh has yet they’ll have as the season progresses.” to see game action, but he possesses a tremendous amount of potential and would certainly be ready if DEFENSE called upon.

While Notre Dame boasts a tremendous amount “I think we have three excellent goalkeepers,” of experience in both the attack and midfield, the states Clark. “We certainly have the dilemma as far as defense has several holes to fill. The Fighting Irish who will start. (Andrew) Quinny has to get back in lost three of their four starters to graduation and the and prove himself after the injury. (Philip) Tuttle will fourth may miss a good portion of the season. Gone certainly have some more confidence because he got is All-American Matt Besler in the central defense his feet wet last season and Will (Walsh) also got a along with Jack Traynor and Alex Yoshinaga at fulllot of game time in the spring in did quite well. That’s back. Maund played every minute of his rookie seaa nice battle and a nice problem to have.” son in the central defense and will occupy that spot

Roster Breakdown

By Position Forwards (3) – Dike, Perry, Samba Forwards/Midfielders Luttrell, Richard, Rose

(4)

-

Brovsky,

Midfielders (9) – Armstrong, Donohue, King, Mena, Morrow, Novak, Powers, Thiermann, Thomas Midfielders/Defenders (5) O’Leary, Rellas, Sutton, Tilley

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Klazura,

Defenders (7) – Duckett, Knapp, Krzyskowski, Maund, McGrath, Schaefer, Van De Casteele Goalkeepers (3) – Quinn, Tuttle, Walsh

By Class Fifth-Year Seniors (3) – Dike, Quinn, Rellas Seniors (6) – Donohue, Morrow, Samba, Schaefer, Thomas, Tuttle Juniors (8) – Armstrong, Brovsky, Duckett, Klazura, Krzyskowski, Luttrell, Perry, Thiermann Sophomores (8) – King, Knapp, Maund, McGrath, Mena, Rose, Sutton, Walsh Freshmen (6) – Novak, O’Leary, Powers, Richard, Tilley, Van De Casteele

By Home State Arizona (1): Armstrong Colorado (1): Brovsky Georgia (1): Duckett Illinois (5): King, Klazura, Krzyskowski, Novak, O’Leary Indiana (3): Luttrell, McGrath, Samba Kansas (1): Thomas Kentucky (1): Richard Maryland (2): Quinn, Rose Massachusetts (2): Donohue, Maund Michigan (2): Mena, Schaefer Minnesota (1): Sutton New Hampshire (1): Tuttle New Jersey (1): Walsh New Mexico (1): Tilley Ohio (1): Morrow Oklahoma (2): Dike, Perry Texas (4): Knapp, Powers, Rellas, Van De Casteele Wisconsin (1): Thiermann

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2009 Irish Roster Alphabetical Roster No. Name Pos. 15 Matt Armstrong** . . . . . . . . . .M 5 Jeb Brovsky** . . . . . . . . . . .M/F 9 Bright Dike*** . . . . . . . . . . . .F 6 Dave Donohue** . . . . . . . . . .M 3 Bilal Duckett . . . . . . . . . . . . .D 18 Brendan King* . . . . . . . . . . . .M 20 Greg Klazura . . . . . . . . . . .M/D 26 Michael Knapp . . . . . . . . . . . .D 12 Craig Krzyskowski . . . . . . . . . .D 16 Andrew Luttrell . . . . . . . . . .M/F 2 Aaron Maund* . . . . . . . . . . . .D 4 Sean McGrath . . . . . . . . . . . . .D 14 Adam Mena . . . . . . . . . . . . . .M 21 Justin Morrow*** . . . . . . . . . .M 29 Bob Novak . . . . . . . . . . . . . .M 25 Danny O’Leary . . . . . . . . .M/D 11 Steven Perry** . . . . . . . . . . . . .F 22 Dillon Powers . . . . . . . . . . . . .M 0 Andrew Quinn*** . . . . . . . .GK 13 Cory Rellas*** . . . . . . . . .M/D 28 Kyle Richard . . . . . . . . . . . .M/F 23 Michael Rose . . . . . . . . . . .M/F 10 Tamba Samba** . . . . . . . . . . . .F 7 John Schaefer . . . . . . . . . . . . .D 19 Chris Sutton . . . . . . . . . . .M/D 17 Josh Thiermann** . . . . . . . . . .M 8 Michael Thomas*** . . . . . . . .M 30 Eric Tilley . . . . . . . . . . . . .M/D 1 Philip Tuttle* . . . . . . . . . . . .GK 27 Grant Van De Casteele . . . . . . .D 00 Will Walsh . . . . . . . . . . . . . .GK *denotes number of monograms received

Pronunciation Guide Dike Mena Tamba Samba Thiermann

DEE-kay MAY-nuh TOM-buh SOM-buh TEER-man

No. 00 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 25 26 27 28 29 30

Name Will Walsh Andrew Quinn*** Philip Tuttle* Aaron Maund* Bilal Duckett Sean McGrath Jeb Brovsky** Dave Donohue** John Schaefer Michael Thomas*** Bright Dike*** Tamba Samba** Steven Perry** Craig Krzyskowski Cory Rellas*** Adam Mena Matt Armstrong** Andrew Luttrell Josh Thiermann** Brendan King* Chris Sutton Greg Klazura Justin Morrow*** Dillon Powers Michael Rose Danny O’Leary Michael Knapp Grant Van De Casteele Kyle Richard Bob Novak Eric Tilley

Yr. So. Sr. Sr. So. Jr. So. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. So. Jr. Jr. Jr. So. So. Jr. Sr. Fr. So. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr.

Pos. GK GK GK D D D M/F M D M F F F D M/D M M M/F M M M/D M/D M M M/F M/D D D M/F M M/D

Ht. 6-3 6-3 6-1 6-1 6-2 5-8 6-1 5-9 5-11 5-10 6-1 5-11 6-0 6-2 6-1 5-10 5-7 5-7 6-1 6-0 6-0 5-10 5-8 5-11 6-2 5-11 6-0 6-2 5-10 5-6 6-0

Wt. 190 225 200 185 165 145 170 160 165 190 195 203 175 195 165 145 155 145 180 160 175 150 160 172 170 165 145 165 155 145 160

Hometown/High School Morristown, NJ/Delbarton Silver Spring, MD/DeMatha Hooksett, NH/Brewster Academy Dorchester, MA/The Roxbury Latin School Peachtree City, GA/McIntosh Indianapolis, IN/Pike Lakewood, CO/Green Mountain Reading, MA/Cushing Academy Troy, MI/Detroit Jesuit Olathe, KS/St. Thomas Aquinas Edmond, OK/Edmond North Indianapolis, IN/Ben Davis Edmond, OK/Bishop McGuinness Western Springs, IL/Lyons Township Plano, TX/Plano West Holland, MI/West Ottawa Phoenix, AZ/North Canyon Granger, IN/Penn Stoughton, WI/Stoughton Naperville, IL/Edison Academic Center (Fla.) Apple Valley, MN/Shattuck-St. Mary’s Rockford, IL/Boylan Catholic Cleveland, OH/St. Ignatius Plano, TX/Plano Senior Severna Park, MD/Severna Park Naperville, IL/Neuqua Valley Arlington, TX/Jesuit Plano, TX/Frisco Centennial Louisville, KY/Saint Xavier Homer Glen, IL/Lockport Township Albuquerque, NM/Sandia

Head Coach: Bobby Clark (Jordanhill College ‘67) Captains: Dave Donohue, Justin Morrow, Assistant Coach: BJ Craig (Gordon College ‘93) Cory Rellas, Michael Thomas Assistant Coach: Chad Riley (Notre Dame ‘04) Senior Manager: Natalie Burke Volunteer Assistant Coach: Vern Gingerich (Tri-State ‘97) *denotes number of monograms received

The 2009 Notre Dame Men’s Soccer Team (front row, from left) Assistant coach Chad Riley, Andrew Luttrell, Matt Armstrong, Andrew Quinn, Tamba Samba, John Schaefer, Dave Donohue, Cory Rellas, head coach Bobby Clark, Michael Thomas, Justin Morrow, Bright Dike, Philip Tuttle, Steven Perry, Adam Mena, volunteer assistant coach Vern Gingerich, (second row, from left) senior manager Natalie Burke, athletic trainer Bill Agnew, Bob Novak, Danny O’Leary, Dillon Powers, Grant Van De Casteele, Michael Knapp, Michael Rose, Josh Thiermann, Craig Krzyskowski, Chris Sutton, Will Walsh, Jeb Brovsky, Bilal Duckett, Brendan King, Aaron Maund, Greg Klazura, Sean McGrath, Kyle Richard, Eric Tilley, assistant coach BJ Craig, strength and conditioning coach Rick Perry

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Coaching Staff

Bobby Clark has guided Notre Dame to eight straight NCAA Tournament appearances, including four treks to the Round of 16 and trips to the quarterfinals in 2006 and 2007.

Head Coach

Bobby Clark

Head Coach Ninth Season Jordanhill College ’67

Bobby Clark’s formula for success and his reputation for assembling winning teams are evident after eight full seasons at Notre Dame. The charismatic and affable Irish leader has guided his teams to eight consecutive NCAA Championship appearances (a program first), a BIG EAST tournament title in 2003 and three BIG EAST regular-season crowns (2004, 2007 & 2008). Notre Dame reached new heights within the program by advancing to the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals for the first time ever in 2006 and made a repeat appearance in 2007.

Since coming to Notre Dame in January of 2001, Clark has engineered a great turnaround. In the two seasons prior to his arrival, the Irish suffered back-to-back losing seasons in 1999 and 2000 with a combined 15-175 record. Under Clark, Notre Dame is an impressive 10645-22 (.676). The Fighting Irish have won at least 12 matches in every season of the Clark era.

Clark’s penchant for developing talent is evident in the fact that Notre Dame has produced at least three all-BIG EAST Conference selections in all eight of his seasons including eight honorees during the ‘03 campaign and seven in ‘07. In addition, he has mentored six AllAmericans with the Irish, including 2006 M.A.C. Hermann Trophy winner Joseph Lapira. Clark, a twotime BIG EAST Coach of the Year, and his staff have consistently brought in nationally-ranked recruiting classes that keeps the Fighting Irish reloading instead of rebuilding.

Winning has been synonymous with Clark’s tenure wherever he has been. His 22-year resume has produced a glossy .682 winning percentage. Clark’s teams have posted a 259-108-47 mark during his coaching tenure.

Prior to becoming Notre Dame’s fifth head coach, he had successful coaching stints at Dartmouth and Stanford.

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• Hire Date: Jan. 19, 2001 • Career Record: 259-108-47 (.682) • Notre Dame Record: 106-45-22 (.676) • NCAA Tournaments: 14 (2 Dartmouth, 4 Stanford, 8 Notre Dame) • Hometown: Glasgow, Scotland • Education: Physical Education • Maritial Status: Wife - Bette • Children: Tommy, Jennifer and Jamie

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Regarded as one of the premier tacticians of the game, Clark has built a reputation of being a true players’ coach; he’s an individual who relates easily to the needs of his players both on and off the field. Clark also has shown that he is very capable of reloading talent without having his team miss a beat on the field.

In 2008, Notre Dame notched a 12-7-2 record, including a 7-2-2 mark in the BIG EAST to win the conference’s Blue Division. That signified the first time in program history that the Irish had ever won back-to-back BIG EAST regular-season titles. The Fighting Irish were seeded 12th for the NCAA Championship and fell to Northwestern, 2-1, in the second round. It was the fifth time under Clark’s watch that the Irish earned one of the 16 national seeds for the NCAA Tournament. Notre Dame concluded the season ranked 16th in the final National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) poll. It marked the eighth straight season, all under Clark, in which the Fighting Irish have finished their season ranked in the top 20 nationally.

A 3-0 victory at Cincinnati on Sept. 26, 2008 was Clark’s 100th win during his Notre Dame tenure. Clark ranks second on Notre Dame’s all-time victory list, just 22 behind Rich Hunter entering the 2009 campaign.

Accolades were in abundance for Notre Dame during the 2008 season. Senior central defender Matt Besler the distinction of becoming the first player in program history to be named both an All-American and became the first player in program history to be named a first-team AllAmerican and first-team Academic All-American. In addition, Besler was the first Irish player to ever be named the NSCAA Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Besler and Bright Dike were both first-team all-BIG EAST selections and headlined a group of five Notre Dame players that copped all-league honors. Besler also heard his named called during the 2009 Major League Soccer (MLS) SuperDraft. He was taken with the eighth pick overall in the first round by the Kansas City Wizards. That signified the highest a Fighting Irish player had ever been nabbed in the MLS draft. Jack Traynor went to the New York Red Bulls in the second round. They became the 10th and 11th Notre Dame players taken in the MLS draft during Clark’s tenure.

The 2007 campaign was arguably the greatest season in Notre Dame history. The Irish captured a share of their second regular-season BIG EAST title as they tied for the Blue Division championship with Connecticut. The Irish went 7-0-4 in league play and were the only BIG EAST squad to go undefeated within the conference. Notre Dame advanced to the finals of the BIG EAST tournament before falling to Connecticut. During the season, the Irish peaked at a program-best No. 2 in the national rankings.

Notre Dame opened the ’07 season with a 2-1 overtime win against top-ranked UCLA at the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic in Bloomington, Ind. That would be the first of five triumphs over ranked foes for the Irish on the year. Notre Dame garnered the 10th seed in the 2007 NCAA Championship and following a first-round bye, the Irish topped Oakland University, 2-1, at Alumni Field.

A 2-0 upset victory at No. 7 Santa Clara would propel Notre Dame into the ‘Elite Eight’. The season would come to an end as the Irish suffered a 1-0 overtime loss at eventual national champion Wake Forest in the NCAA quarterfinals to finish with a 14-5-5 record and a No. 6 ranking in the final NSCAA poll.

In what has become a common theme in the Clark era at Notre Dame, the Irish boasted two All-America honorees for the 2007 season. Lapira earned first-team AllAmerica accolades for the second straight season, while fifth-year senior Ryan Miller was a second-team pick.

Miller also earned Academic All-America honors.

Lapira and Miller were unanimous first-team all-BIG EAST selections. The duo spearheaded a group of seven Fighting Irish players that copped all-conference accolades. In addition to their all-league honors, Lapira and Miller heard their names called in the third round of the MLS SuperDraft.

The Irish ended the ’06 campaign ranked sixth nationally after compiling a 15-6-2 record and finishing third in

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the BIG EAST Conference’s Blue Division with an 8-30 mark. After earning the No. 12 seed and a first-round bye in the NCAA Tournament, Notre Dame knocked off UIC, 1-0, in the second round before taking down defending NCAA champion Maryland, 1-0, in doubleovertime. The win over the Terrapins marked the second straight season in which the Irish topped the defending national champion in postseason play.

Accolades were in store for the 2006 Irish squad following the unprecedented success. Lapira won the M.A.C. Hermann Trophy as the nation’s top player according to the NSCAA. He became the first studentathlete in program history to win a national player of the year award. Lapira, who led all NCAA Division I men’s players with 22 goals and 50 points, also captured playerof-the-year honors from Soccer America along with being Notre Dame’s first-ever unanimous first-team AllAmerican.

Lapira was named the BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year, while his teammate Greg Dalby was selected as the Midfielder of the Year. In all, the Irish boasted five allconference performers. Dalby earned first-team AllAmerica honors for the second straight season and was selected by the Colorado Rapids in the second round of the MLS draft. Nate Norman also heard his name called as the Chicago Fire selected the midfielder in the second round.

The 2005 season presented some challenges for Clark as the Irish had to reload after losing a stellar senior class following the 2004 campaign. A difficult slate faced Notre Dame and the Irish responded with a 12-8-3 record and a berth in the NCAA Tournament’s Round of 16. The Irish had an impressive run as they posted back-to-back 2-0 shutouts in the first two rounds of the tournament.

The Irish topped Western Illinois at Alumni Field and then hit the road and took down two-time defending

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Ivy League Champion NCAA Quarterfinals #8 ISAA, #16 Soccer America Ivy League Champion NCAA Quarterfinals Ivy League Champion NSCAA Region I Coach of the Year New England Intercollegiate Soccer League Coach of the Year

9-6-0 82-42-13 (.646) – 9 years 10-4-4 MPSF Mountain Division Coach of the Year 13-5-2 NCAA First Round #21 NSCAA, #21 Soccer America NSCAA Far West Region Coach of the Year MPSF Mountain Division Coach of the Year 18-5-2 NCAA Runnerup #2 NSCAA, #9 Soccer America 12-4-3 NCAA First Round #23 NSCAA, #15 Soccer America 18-3-1 NCAA Quarterfinals #6 NSCAA, #4 Soccer America Pac-10 Coach of the Year 71-21-12 (.740) — 5 years 12-7-0 NCAA First Round #18 NSCAA, #18 Soccer America BIG EAST Coach of the Year 12-6-3 NCAA Second Round #20 Soccer America 16-3-4 NCAA Sweet 16 #8 NSCAA, #3 Soccer America 13-3-3 NCAA Second Round #17 NSCAA, #12 Soccer America BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year 12-8-3 NCAA Sweet 16 #15 NSCAA 15-6-2 NCAA Quarterfinals #6 NSCAA 14-5-5 NCAA Quarterfinals #6 NSCAA 12-7-2 NCAA Second Round #16 NSCAA 106-45-22 (.676) — 8 years 259-108-47 (.682) — 22 years

NCAA champion Indiana. The victory over the Hoosiers marked the first time in nine tries that Notre Dame had ever knocked off the defending national champion.

Dalby became the first player in program history to be named a first-team All-American on three separate lists (NSCAA, Soccer Times, College Soccer News). He also was a unanimous first-team all-BIG EAST selection and a M.A.C. Hermann Trophy semifinalist. Ian Etherington joined Dalby as a first-team all-league member.

In 2004, the Fighting Irish faced lofty preseason expectations despite losing key components to a squad that won the BIG EAST tournament the previous year. Notre Dame lost a valuable seven-member class, which contained five all-BIG EAST selections and 35 of the team’s 38 goals in 2003, to graduation. The 2004 Irish still managed to post a 13-3-3 record that included an 11-game unbeaten streak. The squad was led by a stout defense that allowed just nine goals on the year en route to the program’s first regular-season BIG EAST title with an 8-1-1 conference mark, which led to Clark and assistant coaches Brian Wiese and Mike Avery being named the BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year. Six members of the Irish squad earned all-BIG EAST honors, including All-American goalkeeper Chris Sawyer who received his second straight BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year award. Fellow seniors Kevin Goldthwaite and Jack Stewart joined Sawyer on the first-team all-conference team with Stewart winning the BIG EAST’s Defensive Player of the Year. That trio was also selected in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft.

Clark guided the Irish as they climbed as high as No. 4 in the national polls during the ’04 season before garnering the fifth-seed in the NCAA Tournament for the second straight season. A disappointing 2-1 loss to Ohio State in the second round ended the campaign for the Fighting Irish, yet the program continued to establish itself as one of the best in the nation. That trend has been evident since Clark took over the reigns in 2001 and it has not taken the Scotland-native long to steer Notre Dame to unprecedented levels.

Poised with one of the most talented teams in Notre Dame men’s soccer history, Clark and his staff chose “Making History” as the team motto for the 2003 season. The Irish followed that motto perfectly, claiming the program’s second BIG EAST Championship (the first under Clark), rising as high as third in the national rankings, hosting two NCAA Championship matches at Alumni Field (including a Round of 16 contest) and earning the program’s highest-ever seed in the NCAA Championship (fifth overall).

While the 2003 season ended with a tough luck 1-1 tie against Michigan (the Wolverines advanced 4-3 on penalty kicks), Notre Dame still enjoyed a successful run, which featured wins over both teams which appeared in the NCAA Championship game (St. John’s and Indiana) during the regular season.

The outstanding season was highlighted by a memorable run through the BIG EAST Championship. The Irish, behind tournament outstanding defensive player in Sawyer, shut out all three opponents during the championship to claim the program’s second conference title and first since 1996.

The Irish program also received numerous individual accolades, including All-America honors for senior forward Justin Detter and Sawyer. Eight Irish players earned all-BIG EAST honors (a school record) while Detter joined classmate Kevin Richards as the first Clark-era Irish players to be drafted into Major League Soccer.

The 2002 season saw Clark lead his team to an impressive 12-6-3 record and spend all but one week ranked in the top-25 (peaking at No. 5). The Irish ended the BIG EAST season with a final 6-3-1 mark and finished fourth in the league’s final regular-season standings, but lost in the quarterfinals of the conference championship.

For the first time in school history, Notre Dame played host to an NCAA

As a player, Bobby Clark enjoyed a successful 20-year stint as a goalkeeper in the Scottish League.

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Head Coach

Bobby Clark is one of the most respected collegiate coaches in the game today. Clark has won nearly 70percent of his games since taking over the reins of the Fighting Irish program in 2001. men’s soccer tournament game at Alumni Field in 2002.

The Irish advanced to the second round of the championship for just the second time in school history following a 3-1 victory over Akron. During the ’02 campaign, Notre Dame defeated four ranked opponents and three top-10 foes. Clark’s squad finished the season 20th in the final Soccer America rankings.

Clark wasted little time in bringing the Notre Dame program back into the national forefront in his first season in 2001 as the Irish earned an NCAA Tournament berth for the first time since the 1996 campaign. Clark’s squad flourished under his guidance and leadership as the Irish registered a 12-7-0 record, which marked the most successful season in five years.

He earned his sixth coach-of-the-year accolade when he was selected as the BIG EAST Coach of the Year after leading the Irish to a 7-3-0 conference mark. Notre Dame tied for second in the final regular-season standings and advanced to the semifinals of the conference championship. It marked the most wins and highest finish ever by an Irish team in seven seasons as a league member.

In addition, five players earned all-BIG EAST accolades, which included two first-team selections (Erich Braun and Detter). Sawyer was named to the 11-member Soccer America All-Freshman Team. Notre Dame also finished 18th in the final NSCAA and Soccer America rankings.

Prior to being named head coach at Notre Dame, Clark spent five seasons at Stanford where he produced the most successful era in the history of the Cardinal

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Bobby Clark vs. All Opponents Opponent Record Air Force ....................................................0-0-1 Akron ........................................................2-1-1 Boston College ..........................................6-1-1 Boston University ......................................3-0-0 Bowling Green ..........................................1-0-0 Bradley ......................................................4-1-0 Brown ........................................................9-0-0 California ..................................................5-1-1 Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo ..........................2-1-0 CS Fullerton ..............................................1-0-2 CS Hayward ..............................................1-0-0 CS Northridge............................................1-1-0 Central Connecticut....................................2-0-0 Chico State ................................................1-0-0 Cincinnati ........................................2-2-1 Clemson ....................................................0-1-0 Cleveland State ..........................................2-0-1 Columbia ..................................................4-5-1 Connecticut ....................................6-10-2 Cornell ......................................................6-3-1 Creighton ..................................................2-1-1 Dartmouth..................................................3-1-1 Denver ......................................................1-0-0 DePaul ............................................3-0-0 Drake ........................................................1-0-0 Duke ..........................................................1-0-0 Evansville ..................................................1-0-0 Fresno State................................................1-0-0 Furman ......................................................1-1-0 Georgetown......................................6-3-1 Gonzaga ....................................................0-1-0 Hartford ....................................................1-1-0 Harvard ......................................................8-4-1 Illinois-Chicago ..........................................2-0-0 Indiana ............................................5-7-0 IUPUI ........................................................1-0-0 Louisville ........................................4-1-0 Loyola (Chicago) ........................................2-0-0 Maine ........................................................1-0-2 Marquette ........................................4-0-0 Maryland....................................................2-2-0 Massachusetts..............................................6-2-1 Michigan..........................................3-1-1 Michigan State..................................4-1-1 Middlebury ................................................1-2-0 New Hampshire ........................................8-1-0 New Hampshire College ............................1-0-0 program. When he arrived on the Palo Alto, Calif., campus, he inherited a team that had produced consecutive 5-12 campaigns and had not posted a winning record in four years. In his five seasons at Stanford, Clark turned the program around, creating a consistent national powerhouse.

As Director of Soccer, Clark oversaw both the Cardinal men’s and women’s programs and specifically served as the head coach of the men’s program. In his five seasons at the helm of the Cardinal men, Clark compiled a 71-21-12 (.740) record. Clark guided Stanford to the NCAA Tournament each of his last four years (19972000), and his 1998 squad was the national runner-up.

His final season with the Cardinal, the 2000 campaign, ranked as one of the most successful in Stanford history.

The 18-3-1 record matched the school standard for wins in a season (tying the mark set by his ’98 team). The final national rankings of fourth (Soccer America) and sixth (NSCAA) qualify as the second-highest ever at Stanford.

His teams also spent two weeks ranked number one in the country, marking the first time Stanford had ever been atop a collegiate poll in men’s soccer.

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Northern Illinois ........................................0-0-2 Northwestern ............................................0-1-0 Oakland ....................................................2-0-0 Ohio State..................................................0-1-0 Oregon State ..............................................6-0-1 Pennsylvania ..............................................5-1-3 Plymouth State ..........................................3-1-0 Pittsburgh ........................................6-1-0 Princeton....................................................5-4-0 Providence......................................12-0-2 Rider..........................................................1-0-0 Rutgers ......................................................2-4-1 Sacramento State ........................................3-0-1 Saint Louis..................................................1-1-1 San Diego ..................................................1-0-1 San Diego State ..........................................0-0-1 San Francisco..............................................2-0-0 San Jose State ............................................3-1-2 Santa Clara ................................................4-1-1 Seton Hall........................................7-1-2 South Florida ..................................2-4-1 Southern Methodist ....................................1-1-0 Southwest Missouri State ............................1-0-0 St. John’s ........................................4-5-2 St. Mary’s (Calif.)........................................5-0-0 Syracuse ....................................................4-0-2 Texas Christian ..........................................1-0-0 UAB ..........................................................0-1-1 UC-Irvine ..................................................3-0-0 UC-Santa Barbara ......................................4-0-0 UCLA ........................................................2-3-0 UNLV ........................................................2-0-0 Vermont ....................................................8-3-0 Villanova ....................................................5-0-0 Virginia ......................................................1-2-0 Virginia Tech ..............................................3-0-0 Wake Forest ....................................0-2-0 Washington ................................................3-4-0 West Virginia....................................4-2-1 Western Kentucky ......................................1-0-0 Williams ....................................................2-1-0 Wisconsin ..................................................1-1-0 Wisconsin-Milwaukee ................................1-1-0 Xavier ........................................................1-0-0 Yale............................................................4-4-1 TOTALS ......................................259-108-47 *bold indicates 2009 opponent

In 2000, the Cardinal broke nine school records and tied another, earned individual MVP honors at three inseason tournaments and saw 13 players win all-Pacific 10 accolades. Included in that number was Ryan Nelsen, the Pac-10 Player of the Year, as well as the NSCAA/adidas Collegiate Men’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year (he now plays for the Blackburn Rovers of the English Premier League). Another one of Clark’s former Stanford players, Simon Elliott, currently plays with Fulham FC in England. In NCAA play, Clark’s team defeated Cal State Fullerton and Illinois-Chicago before falling in the quarterfinals to SMU. Clark led Stanford to its third consecutive NCAA appearance in 1999, the sixth visit to the tournament in school history.The Cardinal ended the season with a firstround NCAA loss to Santa Clara; yet with a 12-4-3 overall mark, it finished with double-digit victories for the fourth consecutive year.

The 1998 season saw Clark direct the best season in the history of Stanford soccer. Not only did the Cardinal win its first NCAA Tournament match, it advanced three

steps further to the NCAA championship game (after wins against San Jose State, San Diego, Virginia and Maryland), where it fell to Indiana in the title game to finish with a number-two national ranking. The team won a school-record 18 matches, surpassing the mark of 16 wins recorded in 1978. Following the season, his son Jamie became the first Cardinal to be named an NSCAA first-team All-American.

In his first season at Stanford in 1996, Clark led the Cardinal to a 10-4-4 record, its first winning season since 1992, and was named the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Mountain Division Coach of the Year. The 1997 campaign was a break-out year for the program as Stanford posted a 13-5-2 record, earned its first MPSF Mountain Division title, its first top-10 ranking and its first trip to the NCAA Tournament in five years.

Following the 1997 season, Clark was named NSCAA Far West Region Coach of the Year and garnered MPSF Mountain Division Coach-of-the-Year honors for the second consecutive season.

Prior to arriving at Stanford, Clark compiled an impressive soccer background as both coach and player.

From 1994-96 as head coach of the New Zealand National Team, he produced a 21-12-3 mark while working with the Senior Olympic, Under-20 and Under-17 squads. For his efforts, Clark was awarded the 1995 Jim McCullen Trophy, given by the New Zealand national media to the person who did the most for New Zealand soccer.

Clark began his collegiate coaching career as the head men’s soccer coach at Dartmouth from 1985-93. In nine seasons, Clark compiled an 82-42-13 record (.646) and led the Big Green to three Ivy titles (’98, ’90 and ’92) and a pair of NCAA quarterfinal appearances. His ‘90 team defeated Vermont and Columbia in NCAA action before falling to eventual NCAA runner-up Rutgers. His ’92 squad defeated St. John’s and Seton Hall before losing to eventual champion Virginia. Clark’s Dartmouth teams were ranked in the top-10 for four consecutive years, and he was twice named the NSCAA Region I Coach of the Year (1990, ‘92). His ‘90 team finished eighth in the final Intercollegiate Soccer Coaches Association of America poll.

Along with his international coaching experience in New Zealand, Clark also coached in Africa and in his native Scotland. In Zimbabwe, he was Director of Coaching with the Bulawayo Highlanders in the Zimbabwean Super League for the 1983-84 season. In Scotland, he was the Youth coach with Aberdeen F.C. in the Scottish Premier League. He was also one of the Scottish Football Association’s staff coaches.

Prior to coaching, Clark enjoyed a distinguished professional career in the Scottish League. From 1962-82, he made more than 800 first-team appearances, 696 of which were with the Aberdeen Dons from 1965-1982.

With the Dons, Clark won the 1970 Scottish Cup, the 1976 League Cup and the 1980 Premier League Championship. Clark, who represented Scotland at every level of professional soccer, was involved in three of Scotland’s World Cup campaigns as a player in 1970, 1974 and 1978, contributing to the Scottish squad that advanced to the finals of the 1978 World Cup in Argentina.

Clark’s success in Aberdeen is legendary. In ’02, he was honored by the team as one of its top-25 members of alltime. In two Scottish off-seasons, Clark played professionally for the Washington Whips of the United Soccer Association (1967), and the San Antonio Thunder of the North American Soccer League (1976).

In February of 2009, Clark saw his 38-year British record for consecutive scoreless minutes snapped by Manchester United’s Edwin Van der Sar. Clark went 1,155 minutes without allowing a goal while playing with the Aberdeen Dons during the 1970-71 Scottish first division season.

Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Clark graduated from Jordanhill College in 1967. He and his wife Bette, have three children: Tommy, Jennifer and Jamie.

Tommy, a 1992 graduate of Dartmouth College, earned a bachelor’s degree in English. He was a regional

Bobby Clark and his former assistants, Brian Wiese and Mike Avery, were named the BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year on two occasions, in 2001 and 2004. Clark is seen here receiving the 2001 award from Kevin MacConnell, a member of the league’s men’s soccer committee.

Bobby Clark on ... philosophy … Experience over the years has shown me that it is great to have good players. But it is more important to have a good team. Being part of a good team allows players the opportunity to both fulfill their potential and enjoy their sport to the fullest, whether they are a starter, a bench player or practice player. challenges … One of the exciting elements of coaching soccer at the collegiate level is the nature of the college structure. With players graduating and leaving the program every year, it forces all coaches to adjust. It is a different team each year because of losing key players, but that is one of the challenges of coaching. Teams are never the same every year. It’s continually changing and always a challenge.

Notre Dame … First of all, I am so lucky to be given the challenge and opportunity to be coaching here. I enjoy a new challenge and that is what was so appealing to me about this situation and what I like most about coming to this University. It has always been a solid program, but it is one of the men’s soccer programs in the country that can be truly great. I was a in a similar position at Stanford when I took the job there. Notre Dame is a program with so much potential because of the great academic school it is and the tremendous athletic tradition it has. Notre Dame has everything it needs to become one of the truly great soccer programs nationally. his game/coaching style … Soccer has to be fun for everyone involved – players and coaches. Practice has to be fun. Players have to enjoy being part of a group; they have to enjoy coming to practice. If players are having fun, then they will more receptive to listening and learning what we are teaching them in practice. If they are not having fun, then it will make learning difficult. Even with conditioning drills, the fun should be in everyone doing it together and getting everyone through it as a team. defining a successful season … For me a successful season is being in contention for something at the end of the season. That can mean that if you have a good team, then making the playoffs (in our case the BIG EAST Tournament) or getting a bid in the NCAA Tournament. But if you are not a good team, you can still be playing for your own goals — the goals you have set for that team. A team can be 1-10, but still be very excited about playing for its own goals. As a coach, you have to have realistic goals for your players, and in turn, your players must be realistic in setting their goals for the season. The key always is to have fun. his enthusiasm … As the head coach, it is my responsibility to be enthusiastic and get the players motivated.

I’ve never had a problem with that. Every morning I wake up, I’m excited for the challenges that will present themselves to me on that day. My philosophy is a simple one: if you don’t have a passion and excitement for the job, then you shouldn’t be doing it.

All-American while playing with the Big Green – and played professional soccer in Zimbabwe, New Zealand and New Mexico. He and his wife are graduates of the Medical School at Dartmouth. They have two children, Hugh and Annabelle. Tommy is the founder and CEO of Grassroot Soccer.

Jennifer, a 1994 Dartmouth graduate, served as an assistant for three years to former Stanford women’s soccer head coach Steve Swanson. She is married to former

Notre Dame assistant men’s tennis coach Mike Morgan.

The couple has two children, Tamhas and Rory.

The Clark’s youngest son, Jamie, graduated from Stanford in 1999. A two-time All-American, he played professionally for the San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) and Raith Rovers in Scotland. After serving as an assistant coach under his father for two years (2006 & 2007) at Notre Dame, Jamie is currently in his second year as head coach at Harvard University.

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Assistant Coaches

BJ Craig

Assistant Coach Second Season Gordon College ’93

BJ Craig is entering his second season as an assistant coach on the Fighting Irish staff in 2009. Craig joined the Irish after being an assistant coach at the University of Louisville during the 2007 campaign. Prior to that, he had a four-year stint (2003-06) as head coach at Saint Francis University (Pa.).

The Fighting Irish enjoyed a tremendous amount of success in Craig’s first season with the team. In 2008, Notre Dame compiled a 127-2 record, including a 7-2-2 mark in the BIG EAST to win the conference’s Blue Division.

The Fighting Irish were seeded 12th for the NCAA Championship and fell to Northwestern, 2-1, in the second round. Notre Dame concluded the season ranked 16th in the final National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) poll.

Accolades were in store for the Irish during the 2008 season. Senior central defender Matt Besler became the first player in program history to be named a first-team All-American and first-team Academic All-American. In

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addition, Besler was the first Irish player to ever be named the NSCAA ScholarAthlete of the Year.

Besler and Bright Dike were both firstteam all-BIG EAST selections and headlined a group of five Notre Dame players to cop all-league honors. Besler also heard his named called during the 2009 Major League Soccer (MLS) SuperDraft. He was taken with the eighth pick overall in the first round by the Kansas City Wizards.

That marked the highest a Fighting Irish player had ever been nabbed in the MLS draft. Jack Traynor went to the New York Red Bulls in the second round.

In his only season at Louisville, Craig helped guide the Cardinals to an 11-7-4 record and a berth into the NCAA Tournament during the 2007 campaign. The Cardinals won a first-round match against Duke, 1-0, before dropping a 1-0 decision at Ohio State.

The Cardinals finished second in the BIG EAST Conference Red Division with a 6-3-2 league mark and advanced to the semifinals of the conference tournament before falling to Connecticut, the eventual champion. Louisville sophomores Phil Edington and Othaniel Yanez both copped all-league honors for the Cardinals.

Craig led his 2006 Saint Francis team to the school's first-ever appearance in the Northeast Conference championship match. He led the Red Flash to a 10-7-3 mark, tying a school record, which was previously set in Craig's second season with the program in 2004.

In four seasons with Saint Francis, Craig recorded a 31-31-13 career mark, which is second on the school's all-time coaching wins list.

He led the Red Flash to its first two NEC Tournament appearances and also produced the program’s first winning season during the 2004 campaign en route to being named the Northeast Conference Coach of the Year. Craig would go on to lead them to winning records the following two seasons and he developed two NSCAA Regional All-Americans and seven NEC all-conference selections.

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Craig joined the Red Flash staff after serving as an assistant coach at Dartmouth College from 1998-2003. In the fall of 2002, he helped lead the perennial Ivy League power to a conference championship and a 9-7-1 final record.

The Big Green posted a 5-1-1 league mark and finished the 2002 season ranked third in the Northeast Region. Craig also helped direct the Big Green to an NCAA Tournament berth in 2000.

Prior to joining the Dartmouth staff, Craig served as an assistant coach at his alma mater Gordon College in Wenham, Mass., from 1995-96. During his tenure at Gordon, the Fighting Scots posted a 30-8-4 record and qualified for the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) Tournament both seasons.

Craig, a native of Westford Mass., is a 1993 graduate of Gordon College with a bachelor's degree in mathematics. He lettered two seasons for Gordon College, helping lead them to a Commonwealth Coast Conference championship in 1992. Craig earned a master's degree in education from the University of Massachusetts Lowell in 1997. He is a member of the NSCAA and holds a USSF B License.

Craig and his wife, Erin, are the parents of four children, Noah (12), Micah (10), Jonah (7) and Mattea (5).

Chad Riley

Assistant Coach Fourth Season Notre Dame ’04

Chad Riley is poised to begin his fourth season as an assistant coach for the Fighting Irish in 2009. The ’09 campaign will mark the sixth season of coaching for Riley. The 2004 Notre Dame graduate spent the 2005 season as an assistant at St. John’s and served the same role at Oberlin College in 2004.

After helping Notre Dame to triumphs on the field from 2000-03, Riley has helped guide the Fighting Irish to unprecedented success during his first three seasons as an assistant coach for his alma mater. The Irish have qualified for the NCAA Tournament during all three seasons, including trips to the quarterfinals in 2006 and 2007. Those were the first two ‘Elite Eight’ appearances in program history. Notre Dame also produced the 2006 M.A.C. Hermann Trophy recipient in Joseph Lapira.

In 2008, Notre Dame notched a 12-7-2 record, including a 7-2-2 mark in the BIG EAST to win the conference’s Blue Division. That signified the first time in program history that the Irish had ever won back-to-back BIG EAST regular-season titles. The Fighting Irish were seeded 12th for the NCAA Championship and fell to Northwestern, 2-1, in the second round. Notre Dame concluded the season ranked 16th in the final National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) poll.

The Irish were rewarded for their success on and off the field during the 2008 season. Senior central defender Matt Besler became the first player in program history to be named a first-team All-American and first-team Academic All-American. In addition, Besler was the first Irish player to ever be named the NSCAA Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Besler and Bright Dike were both first-team all-BIG EAST selections and headlined a group of five Notre Dame players to cop all-league honors. Besler also heard his named called during the 2009 Major League Soccer (MLS) SuperDraft. He was taken with the eighth pick overall in the first round by the Kansas City Wizards.

That marked the highest a Fighting Irish player had ever been nabbed in the MLS draft. Jack Traynor went to the New York Red Bulls in the second round.

The 2007 campaign witnessed the Irish winning a share of their second regular-season BIG EAST title as they tied for the Blue Division championship with Connecticut. The Irish went 7-0-4 in league play and were the only BIG EAST squad to go undefeated

within the conference. Notre Dame advanced to the finals of the BIG EAST tournament before falling to Connecticut. During the season, the Irish peaked at a program-best No. 2 in the national rankings.

Notre Dame opened the ’07 season with a 2-1 overtime win over top-ranked UCLA at the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic in Bloomington, Ind. That would be the first of five triumphs over ranked foes for the Irish on the year. Notre Dame garnered the 10th seed in the 2007 NCAA Championship and following a first-round bye, the Irish topped Oakland University, 2-1, at Alumni Field.

A 2-0 upset victory at No. 7 Santa Clara would propel Notre Dame into the ‘Elite Eight’. The season would come to an end as the Irish suffered a 1-0 overtime loss at eventual national champion Wake Forest in the NCAA quarterfinals to finish with a 14-5-5 record and a No. 6 ranking in the final NSCAA poll.

The Irish boasted two All-America honorees for the 2007 season. Lapira earned first-team All-America accolades for the second straight season, while fifth-year senior Ryan Miller was a second-team pick. Miller also earned the distinction of becoming the first player in program history to be named both an All-American and Academic AllAmerican in the same year.

Lapira and Miller were also unanimous first-team all-BIG EAST selections. The duo spearheaded a group of seven Fighting Irish players that copped allconference accolades. In addition to their all-league honors, Lapira and Miller heard their names called in the third round of the MLS SuperDraft.

In 2006, the Irish concluded the season ranked sixth nationally after compiling a 15-6-2 record and finishing third in the BIG EAST Conference’s Blue Division with an 8-3-0 mark. After earning the No. 12 seed and a first-round bye in the NCAA Tournament, Notre Dame knocked off IllinoisChicago, 1-0, in the second round before taking down defending NCAA champion Maryland 1-0 in doubleovertime.

Accolades were abundant for the 2006 Irish squad following the unprecedented success. Lapira won the M.A.C. Hermann Trophy as the nation’s top player according to the NSCAA. He became the first student-athlete in program history to win a national player of the year award. Lapira, who led all NCAA Division I men’s players with 22 goals and 50 points, also captured player of the year honors from Soccer America along with being Notre Dame’s first-ever unanimous first-team All-American.

Lapira was named the BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year, while his teammate Greg Dalby was selected as the Midfielder of the Year. In all, the Irish boasted five all-conference performers. Dalby earned first-team All-America honors for the second straight season and was selected by the Colorado Rapids in the second round of the MLS draft. Nate Norman also heard his name called as the Chicago Fire selected the midfielder in the second round Riley, a native of Houston, Texas, was a four-time monogram winner and received all-BIG EAST honors on three occasions during his Notre Dame career.

He started 75 games in a Fighting Irish uniform and was an integral part of the Notre Dame squad that captured the 2003 BIG EAST tournament champi-

onship. That team would also make the program’s second-ever trip to the NCAA Tournament’s Round of 16.

For his career, Riley totaled 52 points on 10 goals and 32 assists. He led the team in assists three times and was Notre Dame’s top scorer as a freshman. Riley currently ranks second on the Irish career list for assists. He graduated with a degree in theology from the College of Arts and Letters and was twice named to the BIG EAST Academic All-Star Team.

Following his graduation from Notre Dame in 2004, Riley served as an assistant coach at Oberlin College in Ohio during the 2004 season. He helped guide the Yeomen to a 9-8-3 record as five players earned all-North Coast Athletic Conference honors.

The team also was a recipient of the National Soccer Coaches Association Team Academic Award, posting a 3.52 grade-point average, the highest of any of the 73 men's teams honored.

At St. John’s in 2005, Riley helped guide the Red Storm to an 11-6-5 record and a berth in the third round of the NCAA Tournament before falling to top-seeded and eventual national champion Maryland. St. John’s boasted five all-BIG EAST selections in 2005, including M.A.C. Hermann Trophy semifinalist Matt Groenwald. Riley received an NSCAA Advanced National Diploma in June of 2009.

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Assistant Men’s Coach Oberlin College (Ohio) Assistant Men’s Coach St. John’s University Assistant Men’s Coach University of Notre Dame

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Vern Gingerich

Volunteer Coach/Goalkeepers Second Season Tri-State (Trine) University ‘97

Vern Gingerich is entering his second season as a volunteer assistant coach on the Notre Dame staff in 2009. Gingerich works with Fighting Irish goalkeepers.

Notre Dame enjoyed a tremendous amount of success in Gingerich’s first season with the team in 2008. The Fighting Irish compiled a 12-7-2 record, including a 7-2-2 mark in the BIG EAST to win the conference’s Blue Division. Irish goalkeepers Andrew Quinn and Philip Tuttle combined to post seven shutouts on the season.

The Fighting Irish, who peaked at No. 3 in the national polls during the 2008 campaign, were seeded 12th for the NCAA Championship and fell to Northwestern, 2-1, in the second round. Notre Dame concluded the season ranked 16th in the final National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) poll.

Accolades were in store for the Irish during the 2008 season. Senior central defender Matt Besler became the first player in program history to be named a first-team All-American and first-team Academic All-American. In addition, Besler was the first Irish player to ever be named the NSCAA Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Besler and Bright Dike were both first-team all-BIG EAST selections and headlined a group of five Notre Dame players to cop all-league honors. Besler also heard his named called during the 2009 Major League Soccer (MLS) SuperDraft. He was taken with the eighth pick overall in the first round by the Kansas City Wizards. That marked the highest a Fighting Irish player had ever been nabbed in the MLS draft. Jack Traynor went to the New York Red Bulls in the second round.

In addition to his duties with the Fighting Irish, Gingerich has been the goalkeepers coach for the Indiana Invaders (PDL) since 2008. He also was the director of goalkeeping for the Michiana Echo (both boys and girls) in 2008.

During the 2007-08 campaign, he served as goalkeeper coach at Holy Cross College (Notre Dame, Ind.). The Saints posted a 9-8-0 record that season.

Gingerich served as assistant coach/goalkeepers coach for Elkhart Central High School from 2002-06. During that span, the Blue Blazers posted a 72-17-8 record, including a 33-0-3 mark within the Northern Indiana Conference. He mentored several athletes who went on to play at the collegiate level, including Justin Holmes, a goalkeeper who played at the University New Mexico. Alec Purdie (Indiana), Rubin Garrido (West Virginia) and Jorge Ramirez (IPFW) were other NCAA Division I players that Gingerich coached while at Elkhart Central.

His prep coaching career began at his alma mater, Northridge High School in Middlebury, Ind. Gingerich was the goalkeeper trainer for the Northridge men’s team from 1995-97.

Gingerich also possesses a wealth of playing experience. In high school, he played goalkeeper at Northridge from 1992-93. He then went on to play collegiately as a goalkeeper at Tri-State (Trine) University from 1993-97. In 1997, he was named the team’s MVP. Gingerich has played with the Elkhart Futbol League since 1998.

Gingerich is a 1997 graduate of Tri-State (Trine) University in Angola, Indiana. He earned a bachelor of science degree in business administration. He and his wife, Jessica, currently reside in Elkhart.

Bill Agnew

Nicole Brochu

Natalie Burke

Sean Carroll

Sports Medicine

Promotions Coordinator

Senior Manager

Assistant Sports Information Director (Men’s Soccer Contact)

Mary Ann Spence

Jeanne Checkley

Beth Hunter

Rick Perry

Senior Staff Assistant

Director of Sports Marketing (Sport Administrator)

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Junior Matt Armstrong has started every match during the first two seasons of his Irish career. He and senior Michael Thomas make up one of the top central midfield units in the country.

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Bright Dike

#9

Senior (Fifth-Year) Forward 6-1 • 195 Edmond, Okla.

Edmond North

AWARDS & HONORS NSCAA All-Great Lakes Region First Team (2008) All-BIG EAST First Team (2008) All-BIG EAST Championsip Team (2008) Entering his fifth season with the Irish • is the active team leader in goals, assists and points • a special player who is a physical force • will look to repeat the stellar season he had in 2008 • three-time monogram winner • earned all-BIG EAST firstteam honors in 2008 • hits the ball very hard • brings a different element to the Fighting Irish lineup with his size and speed at the forward position • has played in 63 career games, including 25 starts • has totaled 40 points on 16 goals and eight assists.

AS A SENIOR: Started all 21 games and led the team in goals (12) and total points (29) • those totals led all BIG EAST players and were careerbest numbers • his five assists were tied for second among all Notre Dame players • notched a point in a team-high 13 games • named to the all-BIG EAST first team and to the All-Great Lakes Region first team • two-time selection for the BIG EAST weekly honor roll (Sept. 29 & Oct. 13) • netted two goals in a 4-1 win over Duke at the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic • registered a goal and an assist in a 5-0 triumph over No. 5 USF to lock up the Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament title for the Irish • named to the adidas/IU Credit Union Dike’s Career Bests Goals Game Season Assists Game Season Points Game Season

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2, Duke (2008) 12 (2008) 1, eight times (MR: Georgetown, 2008) 5 (2008) 4 (Duke, 2008) 29 (2008)

Classic and Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament all-tournament teams • started a career-best sixgame goal streak with a tally in a 3-0 victory over Syracuse • notched a goal and an assist in a 3-0 win at Cincinnati • scored the team’s lone goals in backto-back defeats at Louisville (2-1 in ot) and at Michigan (3-1) • helped to get the Irish back in the win column with a goal and an assist in a 3-0 besting of Michigan State • scored a goal in a 4-1 triumph of Pittsburgh • returned to the scoring column after a one game hiatus with a goal in a 31 win over Providence • assisted on the equalizer in a 1-1 draw at Seton Hall • collected an assist on Notre Dame’s first goal in a 2-1 victory over Georgetown • scored the game’s lone goal in a 1-0 win over Louisville in the quarterfinals of the BIG EAST Championship • deposited a goal in a 2-1 setback to USF in the semifinals of the BIG EAST tournament • named to the all-BIG EAST Championship team • received a monogram.

AS A JUNIOR: Did not play.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Played in 20 matches, with three starts • tallied six points on two goals and two assists • registered a (then) career-best three points on one goal and one assist in a 4-1 win over No. 8 Creighton in the Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament • scored a goal in a 4-0 triumph of Marquette • dished out an assist on the lone goal in a 1-0 win over UIC in the second round of the NCAA Tournament • earned a monogram.

AS A FRESHMAN: Had an impact for the Irish during his freshman season as he played in 22 games and made one start • was named to the College Soccer News ‘100 Freshmen to Watch’ list • notched five points on two goals and an assist • collected his first collegiate point with an assist in a 1-0 victory over Boston University in the Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament • the first goal of

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his Notre Dame career was the lone tally in a 1-0 victory over Bradley • the score against the Braves came in the sixth minute • scored Notre Dame’s first goal in a 4-0 triumph over No. 16 Seton Hall • earned a monogram.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Collected four varsity letters in soccer and two in track at Edmond North High School • three-time all-city and all-conference soccer player • named team MVP by leading Edmond North to the Oklahoma 5A state title as a junior • with his team trailing 1-0 at halftime of the state final, he came out and scored three goals in the second half to lead his squad to victory • was named all-city player of the year in 2004 after scoring 17 goals • collected all-state, all-city, all-conference and team MVP honors his senior season by leading his team to the conference championship and a national ranking • collected 23 goals and 13 assists as a senior • scored in nine straight games during his senior campaign • member of the Oklahoma City NWO Spirit - the four-time Oklahoma state club tournament championship team • rated 11th for forwards in the Class of 2005 by StudentSportsSoccer.com • was a member of the National Honor Society • born February 2, 1987 • son of Vincent and Jacinta Dike • has four younger siblings • graduated from the Mendoza College of Business with a degree in IT management in May of 2009.

Dike’s Career Statistics Year 2005 2006 2007 2008 Totals

GP-GS 22-1 20-3

Sh 11 20

21-21

G A Pts 2 1 5 2 2 6 Did Not Play 12 5 29

79

3

63-25

16

110

5

8

40

GW 2 0

Dave Donohue

#6

Senior • Midfielder Captain 5-9 • 160 Reading, Mass.

Cushing Academy

Will serve as a team captain during his senior season • plays primarily in the wide areas of the midfield, but can also move to the center • a tough and technically sound player • puts himself in a good position to score • has appeared in 49 matches, including 25 starts • has totaled 22 points on eight goals and six assists • a two-time monogram recipient • a BIG EAST Academic AllStar.

AS A JUNIOR: Had a breakout campaign as he posted career-best totals in goals (5), assists (5) and points (15) • ranked tied for second on the team in assists, tied for third in goals and was fourth in points • played in all 21 games, while making 20 starts • collected a career-high two assists in a 4-1 win over Duke at the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic • scored the game winner in the 89th minute in a 2-1 victory against Dartmouth in the Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament • was named to the all-tournament team for that effort • netted the first hat trick of his career, along with picking up an assist for a single-game career-high seven points, in a 4-1 triumph of Marquette • that performance earned him several accolades, including Soccer America national player of the week, BIG EAST player of the week and College Soccer News national team of the week • picked up an assist in a 3-0 victory over Syracuse • deposited a goal in a 4-1 triumph of Pittsburgh • assisted on a goal in a 3-1 win over Providence • earned a monogram.

Donohue’s Career Bests Goals Game Season Assists Game Season Points Game Season

3, Marquette (2008) 5 (2008) 2 (Duke, 2008) 5 (2008) 7, Marquette (2008) 15 (2008)

AS A SOPHOMORE: Played in all 24 games, including five starts • ranked fourth on the team with seven points, which came on three goals and one assist • collected the first goal of his career as he put the Irish on the board in the fourth minute in a 3-0 win over Rhode Island in the Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament • scored the first goal of the game in the 35th minute in a 2-0 victory at Rutgers • assisted on the game winner in the next match, a 1-0 triumph at Villanova • tallied the second Irish goal (72nd minute) in a 20 triumph of No. 7 Santa Clara in the NCAA Tournament Round of 16 • named a BIG EAST Academic All-Star • received a monogram.

AS A FRESHMAN: Played in four matches during his freshman campaign • saw time in wins over No. 8 Creighton (4-1), DePaul (3-0), Marquette (4-0) and Michigan State (3-0).

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: A three-time Western New England prep school allstar at Cushing Academy • two-time all-state and all-conference player • named his team’s offensive player of the year during his senior season • two-

time captain and team MVP of his prep squad • selected to the 2004 and 2005 Massachusetts allstate team • earned 2005 MVP honors from his U18 team, the Boston Bulldogs • also captained the Bulldogs to the U-18 state championship and the U-18 Super Y-League national championship • selected to the Super Y-League National Pool • a Northeast Super Y-League ODP regional pool selection in 2003 and 2004 • helped to lead the U17 Boston Bulldogs team to the 2004 US club soccer regional championship • born June 3, 1987 • son of William and Deborah Donohue • has an older brother • enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business as a finance major • possesses a 3.051 cumulative GPA. Donohue’s Career Statistics Year 2006 2007 2008 Totals

GP-GS 4-0 24-5 21-20

G 0 3 5

A 0 1 5

Pts 0 7 15

Sh GW 0 0 13 2 18 3

49-25

8

6

22

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Justin Morrow

#21

Senior • Midfielder Captain 5-8 • 160 Cleveland, Ohio St. Ignatius

Will serve as a team captain during his senior campaign • a three-time monogram winner • a valuable contributor to the Irish during his first three seasons • has appeared in 66 matches, starting 41 • has compiled 16 points on five goals and six assists • a left-footed player, who can use both feet well • brings a different dimension to the Irish • plays primarily in the wide area of the midfield • a very good athlete who is fast and very sound technically • a BIG EAST Academic All-Star.

AS A JUNIOR: Started all 21 matches and recorded eight points on two goals and four assists • the assist and point totals were career-high figures • put the Irish on the board in the seventh minute in a 4-1 win over Duke at the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic • scored the first goal (24th minute) in a 5-0 triumph of No. 5 USF in the Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament • assisted on a goal in a 3-0 win at Cincinnati • dished out assists in back-to-back wins against Michigan State (3-0) and Pittsburgh (41) • registered an assist in a 3-1 victory over Providence • a BIG EAST Academic All-Star • received a monogram.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Played in all 24 games, with 20 starts • tied for third on the team with three goals for a total of six points • scored his first collegiate goal by depositing the team’s second tally (57th minute) in a 3-0 win over Rhode Island in the Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament • deposited two goals within in the first five minutes of the contest in a 3-0 victory at Pittsburgh • named a BIG EAST Academic All-Star • earned a monogram.

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2 (Pittsburgh, 2007) 3 (2007) 1, six times (MR: Providence, 2008) 4 (2008) 4 (Pittsburgh, 2007) 8 (2008)

AS A FRESHMAN: Was an impact player for the Irish during his freshman season • played in 21 matches • notched two assists • attempted 19 shots • dished out an assist on Notre Dame's second goal in a 2-0 victory over Louisville • assisted on the second goal in a 4-1 triumph of Georgetown • earned a monogram.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: A four-time letterwinner in soccer at St. Ignatius High School • three-year starter • also earned a letter in track • was named an adidas/NSCAA high school All-American • tallied 21 goals and 14 assists as a senior • had 42 career goals • helped prep team win back-to-back state titles • no St. Ignatius team had ever won a state championship prior to that • high school team went undefeated over his final 30 games • overall, St. Ignatius posted a 72-6-8 record over the course of his four seasons • the 2005 squad was ranked No. 1 nationally in the adidas/NSCAA poll from the start of the season until the end • two-time all-conference and all-city performer • played in the All-Greater Cleveland All-Star game and notched a goal • all-star selection at the 2005 Notre Dame Elite Camp • member of the Cleveland Soccer Academy • played for the Super Y-League ODP national team in 2004 and 2005 along with the Super Y-League North

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American Finals select team in ’05 • was allconference, all-city and all-state along with being team MVP in track as a senior • ran the 800, the 4x800 and the 4x400 • placed fifth in the indoor state finals in the 800-meter run • member of the National Honor Society and participated in the student government • classmates with current Irish football players Robby Parris and John Ryan at St. Ignatius • born October 4, 1987 • son of Leroy and Noreen Smyth-Morrow • mother played field hockey at Ohio University, while his father wrestled at Ohio University • has a younger sister • enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business as a finance major.

Morrow’s Career Statistics Year 2006 2007 2008 Totals

GP-GS 21-0 24-20 21-21

G 0 3 2

A 2 0 4

Pts 2 6 8

Sh GW 19 0 38 1 30 1

66-41

5

6

16

87

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Andrew Quinn

#0

Senior (Fifth-Year) Goalkeeper 6-3 • 225 Silver Spring, Md. DeMatha Catholic

Will look to return as the starting goalkeeper after missing the final four games last season after suffering a shoulder injury • has played in 25 career games, including 21 starts • carries a 0.99 goals-against average and has posted seven shutouts • possesses good feet and a calmness on the field • established himself during the 2008 season • a BIG EAST Academic All-Star • a threetime monogram recipient.

AS A SENIOR: Started all 16 games in which he played and registered a 10-4-2 record • recorded five shutouts • suffered a shoulder injury against Georgetown and missed the final four games of the season • posted a 0.99 goals-against average and a .778 save percentage • made three saves in the season opener, a 3-0 setback to No. 12 Akron at the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic • made five saves in a 4-1 win over Duke at the IU tournament • stopped four shots in a 2-1 victory over Dartmouth in the Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament • helped the Irish lock up the Berticelli Tournament title with a shutout in a 5-0 win over No. 5 USF • two saves in a 4-1 besting of Marquette • notched fives saves in a scoreless draw against fifth-ranked St. John’s • made a career-high eight saves in a 3-0 win over Syracuse • four saves in a 3-0 win at Cincinnati • five saves in a 2-1 overtime loss at Louisville • picked up his fifth shutout of the season by making four saves in a 3-0 win against Michigan State • three stops in Quinn’s Career Bests Saves Game Season Minutes Game Season Shutout Games Minutes

8 (Syracuse, 2008) 56 (2008) Played 110:00, three times (MR: Seton Hall, 2008) 1448:09 (2008) Streak 3 (St. John’s, Syracuse, Cincinnati, 2008) 385:07 (9/11/08-9/28/08)

a 4-1 victory over Pittsburgh • had four saves in a 3-1 loss at Indiana • made two saves as the Irish topped Providence, 3-1 • one save in a 1-1 tie at Seton Hall • two saves in a 1-0 overtime setback at Connecticut • made four saves and surrendered one goal in 61:50 before getting injured in a 2-1 win against Georgetown • earned a monogram.

AS A JUNIOR: Played in four games, including two starts • compiled a 1-1-0 record and a 1.12 goals-against average • totaled 240:22 in the net • made 12 saves and surrendered three goals • saw his first action of the season as he started the team’s second game, a 3-0 setback to No. 7 Maryland at the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic • made four saves against the Terrapins • shared the shutout with Chris Cahill by playing 15:22 and making one save in a 3-0 win over Rhode Island at the Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament • registered the second shutout of his collegiate career by holding Marquette scoreless and making two saves in a 1-0 win in the BIG EAST opener • played the second half of a 2-0 setback to No. 2 Connecticut in the final of the BIG EAST Championship • made a career-high five saves, while not allowing a goal, against the Huskies • named a BIG EAST Academic All-Star • earned a monogram.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Appeared in five matches, making three starts • registered a 0.88 goals-against average and a .778 save percentage • made 14 saves, while allowing four goals • posted a 1-1-1 record with one shutout • totaled 407:34 of playing time • made his collegiate debut with a start in a 4-1 win over No. 8 Creighton in the Mike Berticelli Memorial

Tournament • made two saves against the Blue Jays • held Saint Louis scoreless for 110 minutes by stopping three shots in a 00 tie at the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic • started the BIG EAST opener against USF, a 2-0 loss • made three saves against the Bulls • played a key role in Notre Dame's 1-0 double-overtime victory at No. 7 Maryland in the third round of the NCAA Tournament as he came off the bench late in the first half to replace an injured Chris Cahill • made three saves against the Terrapins as he played the remainder of the match • played the second half in a 3-2 setback at No. 4 Virginia during the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championship • made three saves, while allowing one goal, against the Cavaliers • named to the 2006-07 BIG EAST Academic All-Star Team • earned a monogram.

AS A FRESHMAN: Did not see action during his freshman season.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Three-year starting goalkeeper and four-time letterwinner at DeMatha High School • led team to a 14-0-4 record and two consecutive WCAC Championships • posted three straight seasons with 10 shutouts and collected all-conference honors those three years • high school team was ranked first in the nation by the NSCAA as they went undefeated in 2004 • team was nationally ranked his final three seasons • served as a team captain his senior year and also garnered all-state, all-city and all-conference honors • also helped the Bethesda Internationals claim the Maryland State Championship • an all-star selection at Notre Dame's Elite Camp in the summer of 2004 • captained the U-12 DC United youth team that defeated Manchester United in the Dannon Cup in Paris, France • participated in crew for two years at DeMatha • born May 6, 1987 • son of Tony and Kyung Quinn • father is a photographer for Soccer America • brother, Steve, was a collegiate swimmer at Salisbury State University • graduated from the College of Arts and Letters in May of 2009 with degrees in psychology and sociology • finished with a 3.101 cumulative GPA. Quinn’s Career Statistics Year 2005 2006 2007 2008

GP-GS GA Min. GAA Did Not Play 5-3 4 407:34 0.88 4-2 3 240:22 1.12 16-16 16 1448:09 0.99

Totals 25-21

SV

ShO Rec.

14 12 56

1 1 5

1-1-1 1-1-0 10-4-2

23 2096:05 0.99 82

7

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Cory Rellas

#13

Senior (Fifth-Year) Midfielder/Defender Captain 6-1 • 165 Plano, Texas Plano West

AWARDS & HONORS Rockne Student-Athlete Award (2006) Looks to be healthy after missing the majority of last season with a knee injury suffered in the final game of the 2008 spring season against the Mexico U-20 squad • has a lot of variety and can play in the center of the defense or midfield • possesses good attacking qualities • has a great awareness and good feet • good demeanor and one of the best soccer minds on the team • a three-time monogram winner • has appeared in 52 games, making 35 starts • has totaled 11 points on three goals and five assists • a BIG EAST Academic All-Star.

AS A SENIOR: Missed the majority of the season as he was recovering from a knee injury, which was suffered in the spring of 2008 • played in six games • made his season debut in the Connecticut match on Oct. 25 and played 14 minutes against the Huskies • saw time off the bench in a 2-1 win over Georgetown • played a season high 55 minutes in a 1-0 victory at West Virginia that locked up the BIG EAST Blue Division title for the Fighting Irish • competed in both of Notre Dame’s BIG EAST tournament matches, a 1-0 win over Louisville in the quarterfinals and a 2-1 setback to USF in the semifinals • a BIG EAST Academic All-Star • received a monogram.

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1, three times (MR: Michigan, 2007) 2 (2006) 2 (Providence, 2006) 5 (2006) 4, four times (MR: Michigan, 2007) 9 (2006)

AS A JUNIOR: A starter in all 24 games in the Irish backline • notched two points on one goal • a key part of the Notre Dame defense that allowed just 0.83 goals per game and recorded 11 shutouts • scored the team’s second goal in a 3-0 win over No. 16 Michigan • named a BIG EAST Academic All-Star • earned a monogram.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Played in 22 games, making 11 starts • fourth on the team with nine points on two goals and five assists • his assist total ranked third on the team • made his collegiate debut by coming off the bench in a 4-1 win over No. 8 Creighton in the Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament • collected his first career start in a 40 win over Marquette as he filled in for an injured Ian Etherington • did a superb job in replacing the starting senior midfielder for seven games • in the next match, he notched his first career point with an assist in a 2-0 win over Seton Hall • also collected assists in the next two matches, wins over Michigan (2-0) and Georgetown (4-1) • produced a season-high two assists in a 3-0 win over Providence • netted the first goal of his career in a 2-1 setback at No. 4 West Virginia • scored a goal in a 2-1 loss at Rutgers in the quarterfinal round of the BIG EAST tournament • received the team's Notre Dame Club of St. Joseph Valley Rockne Student-Athlete Award • named to the 2006-07 BIG EAST Academic All-Star Team • earned a monogram.

AS A FRESHMAN: Did not see game action during his freshman campaign.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Three-year letterwinner in soccer at Plano West Senior High School • team was nationally ranked all three seasons in which he played • garnered all-

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state, all-city and all-conference honors as a senior • named the 2005 Class 5A Offensive MVP • helped team to a conference championship during his junior campaign as he was named allconference • team captain as a senior • two-time team MVP • member of the Solar Soccer Club, which plays in the CCSA Classic League and claimed the North Texas State Cup Championship in 2004 • also played on the ODP North Texas '87 team • an all-star selection at Notre Dame's Elite Camp in the summer of 2004 • earned varsity letters in basketball as a freshman and sophomore • team went undefeated in winning the conference championship during his freshman season • named team captain as a sophomore • born January 28, 1987 • son of Jim and Nordy Rellas • father, Jim, played baseball at the University of New Hampshire • has three siblings • younger brother of former Irish player Dale Rellas (Class of 2007) • sister, Jackie, played soccer at Rice University • from the same area as former Irish soccer players Rob Snyder and Greg Martin • was a member of the National Honor Society • graduated from the Mendoza College of Business in May of 2009 with a degree in finance and a 3.658 cumulative GPA. Rellas’ Career Statistics Year 2005 2006 2007 2008 Totals

GP-GS

Sh GW

22-11 24-24 6-0

G A Pts Did Not Play 2 5 9 1 0 2 0 0 0

21 9 0

0 0 0

52-35

3

30

0

5

11

Tamba Samba

Senior Forward 5-11 • 203 Indianapolis, Ind. Ben Davis

#10

A great athlete that has a nice touch on the ball • coming off a terrific spring campaign • an exciting player • missed most of his sophomore season due to an injury • has appeared in 23 career games • has totaled four points on two goals • brings a great presence to the game • represents the men’s soccer team on Notre Dame’s Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) • two-time monogram recipient • a BIG EAST Academic All-Star.

AS A JUNIOR: Played in a career-high 17 games and notched four points on two goals • key contributor off the bench for the Fighting Irish • netted the first goal of his career (51st minute) in a 3-0 win over Syracuse • put the Irish on the board in the 57th minute in the next game, a 3-0 triumph at Cincinnati • earned a monogram.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Missed the majority of the season due to an injury • appeared in two matches • did not play in the first nine games of the season before making season debut in a 3-0 win over No. 16 Michigan • had to miss the next 10 games before playing again in a 2-0 setback to No. 2 Connecticut in the final of the BIG EAST Championship • named a BIG EAST Academic All-Star • received a monogram.

Samba’s Career Statistics Year 2006 2007 2008 Totals

GP-GS 4-0 2-0 17-0

G 0 0 2

A 0 0 0

Pts 0 0 4

Sh 1 2 5

GW 0 0 1

23-0

2

0

4

8

1

AS A FRESHMAN: Appeared in four games • totaled 45 minutes of playing time and attempted one shot • played in wins against No. 8 Creighton (4-1), Marquette (4-0), Georgetown (4-1) and Michigan State (3-0).

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: A 2005 first-team all-Indiana soccer selection, which was the first in the history of Ben Davis High School • led his high school team in scoring as a junior and senior • a four-year letterwinner in soccer • as a senior captain, he led Ben Davis to its first-ever sectional championship and state ranking • holds school record for most goals in a season with 23 and points in a season with 54 • a two-time Mr. Offense award winner for the Giants • was an all-Marion County selection during his junior and senior campaigns and was an honorable mention selection as a sophomore • earned Star West player of the year honors as a senior along with being named to the Indianapolis Star Super Team • scored a goal in the 2005 sectional championship game en route to his team’s victory • a member of the ‘87 ODP squad • his team won the 2004 regional ODP championship and placed third in the ODP

national championship in Texas • played in the Region II National League with his club team, Westside United • 2004 Region II Director Cup champions along with being the 2005 State Cup runner-up with Westside United • also served as the kicker on the Ben Davis football team in 2004 and 2005 • earned honorable mention all-state honors during his senior season as he led his team in points with 60 • played basketball as a freshman • has earned academic all-state honors and is a member of the National Honor Society • born July 8, 1987 • son of Dr. Nathaniel and Clara Samba • has four siblings • enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters as a design major.

Samba’s Career Bests Goals Game Season Assists Game Season Points Game Season

1, twice (Syracuse & Cincinnati, 2008) 2 (2008) 0 0 2, twice (2008 - Syracuse & Cincinnati) 4 (2008)

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John Schaefer

Senior Defender 5-11 • 165 Troy, Mich.

Detroit Jesuit

#7

Provides depth to the Fighting Irish defense • will look to see significant minutes in the central defense this season • a tough competitor who is mentally strong • has played in two games during his career.

AS A JUNIOR: Did not see game action.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Appeared in two matches • made his collegiate debut in a 3-0 win over No. 16 Michigan • also saw time in a 3-0 victory at Pittsburgh.

AS A FRESHMAN: Did not see game action.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Four-year varsity starter and letterwinner at Detroit Jesuit High School • two-year team captain and team MVP • voted to the 2005 Michigan ‘Dream Team’ and Detroit all-metro team as a senior • earned Michigan Division I first-team honors both his junior and senior seasons • all-Catholic as a junior and senior along with being named all-district as a sophomore • a 10-year member of the Vardar Soccer Club and helped to lead them to nationals in 2005 after being crowned Region

II champions • solidified the team’s defense for five straight appearances in the regionals • team captured the Michigan State Cup on four occasions • a four-year member of the Michigan ’88 ODP state team • two-year Region II player pool • two-year SYL ODP regional pool • a Scholar Athlete during his freshman-senior years • winner of the Detroit Athletic Club’s 2006 Male Athlete of the Year award and scholarship • class valedictorian and a member of the National Honor Society along with being involved in the student senate at Detroit Jesuit High School • born February 4, 1988 • son of Dennis and Karen Schaefer • older brother, Russell, is a Notre Dame graduate • from the same area as former Notre Dame midfielder Nate Norman (Class of 2007) • enrolled in the College of Engineering as a mechanical engineering major • carries a 3.313 cumulative GPA. Schaefer’s Career Statistics Year 2006 2007 2008 Totals

Possesses a lot of potential • has good size • a very good shot stopper • saw valuable minutes as a junior as he started the final four games of the season after Andrew Quinn suffered a seasonending injury • has played in seven career games, including five starts • carries a 1.29 goals-against average.

AS A JUNIOR: Played in seven games, including five starts • started the final four games of the season after starting goalkeeper Andrew Quinn suffered an injury • posted a 2-3-0 record with a 1.29 goals-against average and a .731 save percentage • made his collegiate debut by coming off the bench and playing the final 10:05 in a 41 win over Marquette • did not allow a goal and made one save against the Golden Eagles • made three saves in his first career start, a 3-1 setback at Michigan • following Quinn’s injury, played the final 28:10 and made one save without allowing a goal in a key 2-1 league win over Georgetown • picked up the first win of his career in a 1-0

Philip Tuttle

Senior Goalkeeper 6-1 • 200 Hooksett, N.H. Brewster Academy

#1

Tuttle’s Career Statistics Year 2006 2007 2008 Totals

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GP-GS GA Min. GAA SV ShO Rec. Did Not Play Did Not Play 7-5 7 488:15 1.29 19 2 2-3-0 7-5

7

488:15

1.29 19

2

2-3-0

Tuttle’s Career Bests Saves Game 6 (Louisville^, 2008) Season 19 (2008) Minutes Played Game 90:00, five times (MR: Northwestern*, 2008) Season 488:15 (2008) Shutout Streak Games 3 (Georgetown, West Virginia, Louisville^, 2008) Minutes 277:01 (10/29/08-11/14/08) ^ - BIG EAST Tournament * - NCAA Tournament

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Sh G A Did Not Play 0 0 0 Did Not Play 0

0

0

Pts GW 0

0

0

0

triumph at West Virginia that clinched the BIG EAST Blue Division title for the Irish • made four saves against the Mountaineers • stopped a careerhigh six shots in a 1-0 victory over Louisville in the quarterfinals of the BIG EAST Championship • made two saves in a 2-1 loss to USF in the semifinals of the league tournament • had two saves in a 2-1 setback to Northwestern in the second round of the NCAA Championship.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Did not see game action.

AS A FRESHMAN: Did not see game action.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: A 2005 Notre Dame Elite Camp all-star selection • captained his Brewster Academy club along with receiving the Coach’s Award team MVP during his senior season • earned Brewster Academy Athletic Director’s award for a positive and consistent contribution to interscholastic sports • participated in the 2005 New England prep school all-star game • was named to the 2005 Boston Globe prep all-scholastic soccer team • played for the Seacoast United Premier U-17 team • Seacoast United was ranked No. 7 in Region I and No. 27 nationally • a 2003 Super Y ODP New England Division U-15 Team and a 2004 Super Y ODP New England Division U-17 Team • also competed on the Brewster Academy hockey team, where he was named the 2004-05 team MVP • an honor-roll student who is also a John Brewster Scholar and a member of the National Honor Society • born October 19, 1987 • son of Gordon and Annette Tuttle • father played soccer at the University of New Hampshire • has a younger brother • enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business as a finance major.

Michael Thomas

#8

Senior • Midfielder Captain 5-10 • 190 Olathe, Kan. St. Thomas Aquinas

AWARDS & HONORS All-BIG EAST Second Team (2008) NSCAA All-Great Lakes Region Second Team (2008) Serving as a team captain for the second straight year • has had a major impact on the Irish since his freshman season • a second-team all-BIG EAST selection as a junior • an all-Great Lakes Region performer • three-time monogram recipient • teams with Matt Armstrong to produce one of the top central midfield units in the country • has played in 60 career games, including 58 starts • has compiled 33 points on 13 goals and seven assists • a tough player • a great attitude and leader • a BIG EAST Academic All-Star • excels in the classroom as well with a 3.431 cumulative GPA as a psychology major.

AS A JUNIOR: A starter in all 21 matches • second on the team in goals (8) and total points (21) along with tying for second in assists with five • all of those offensive numbers were career-high totals • ranked third in the BIG EAST Conference in points per game • selected to NSCAA All-Great Lakes Region second team and the all-BIG EAST second team • assisted on a goal in a 4-1 win over Duke at the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic • scored a goal in both games of the Mike Bericelli Memorial Tournament in helping the Irish to the title with wins over Dartmouth (2-1) and fifth-ranked USF (5-0) • chosen as the Mike Berticelli Thomas’ Career Bests Goals Game Season Assists Game Season Points Game

1, eight times (MR: Providence, 2008) 8 (2008) 1, seven times (MR: Northwestern*, 2008) 5 (2008)

3, twice (2008 - Marquette & Michigan State) Season 21 (2008) * - NCAA Tournament

Memorial Tournament offensive MVP as well as being named to the alltournament team • upped his goal streak to three games with a tally (55th minute) in a 4-1 win over Marquette in the BIG EAST opener • scored a goal in back-to-back 3-0 wins over Syracuse and Cincinnati • registered a goal and an assist in a 3-0 triumph of Michigan State • notched an assist in a 4-1 besting of Pittsburgh • netted the team’s lone goal in a 3-1 loss at Indiana • tallied a goal (51st minute) in a 3-1 win over Providence • named to the BIG EAST weekly honor roll on Oct. 20 following his effort against the Hoosiers and Friars • assisted on Jack Traynor’s goal in a 2-1 setback to Northwestern in the second round of the NCAA Championship • a BIG EAST Academic All-Star • earned a monogram.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Started all 16 games in which he played • compiled four points on two goals • missed eight games following a jaw injury that was suffered in the seasonopener, a 2-1 overtime win against No. 1 UCLA • returned to the Irish lineup in a 3-0 triumph of No. 16 Michigan • tallied the team’s third goal (15th minute) in a 3-0 win at Pittsburgh • put Notre Dame on the board in the fifth minute in a 2-1 victory over DePaul in the BIG EAST Championship semifinals in Storrs, Conn. • named a BIG EAST Academic All-Star • earned a monogram.

AS A FRESHMAN: Made major contributions for the Fighting Irish during his rookie season • two-time BIG EAST Rookie of the Week (Oct. 16 & Oct. 23) • played in all 23 matches, making 21 starts • tallied eight points on three goals and two assists • his point total tied him for fifth on the team • notched his first collegiate point with an assist on Notre Dame's second goal in a 2-0 win over Seton Hall • began a four-game point streak with the second goal in a 3-0 triumph of Michigan State • netted the second tally in a 3-0 victory over Providence • assisted on the team's lone goal in a 2-1 setback at No. 4 West Virginia • scored the game's only goal in a 1-0 victory at No. 14 Connecticut in the regular-season finale • named to the 2006-07 BIG EAST Academic All-Star Team • earned a monogram.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Had a stellar career at St. Thomas Aquinas High School • a four-year starter and a valuable member of three state championship teams • a two-time All-American and a three-time all-state and all-city selection • named allconference all four years • a 2005 NSCAA/adidas AllAmerican • all-Midwest region first team • first-team all-state selection in Kansas • was named the player of the year by the Kansas City Star • named team MVP and most inspirational player for his 2005 St. Thomas Aquinas squad • prep team went undefeated three of

his seasons along with garnering a national ranking • two-time team captain and team MVP • named 200506 Kansas Gatorade Player of the Year • one of two soccer players nationally recognized by EA Sports as an All-American scholar athlete • received honorable mention distinction for the academic all-state team • ranks in the career top-10 at St. Thomas Aquinas for goals scored (41), assists (28) and points (110) • also ranks in the top-10 for goals in a season (19) and points in a season (47) • competed in the MissouriKansas all-star game • inspired a new award at St. Thomas Aquinas ‘The Heart of Saints Soccer’ • cocaptain of his Region II ODP team • has international experience as he has already competed in tournaments in Italy and Spain • traveled to England with his club team, the KC Legends, in 2001 • also served as a co-captain on his Kansas State ODP squad • has been invited to participate in the adidas ESP camp • is an All-American, along with being a cocaptain, for his KC Legends club team • from the same area as his former Irish teammate Matt Besler • born March 8, 1988 • son of John and Deborah Thomas • has an older brother • enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters as a psychology major • possesses a 3.431 cumulative GPA. Thomas’ Career Statistics Year 2006 2007 2008 Totals

GP-GS 23-21 16-16 21-21

G 3 2 8

A 2 0 5

Pts 8 4 21

Sh GW 36 1 27 0 40 1

60-58

13

7

33

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Matt Armstrong

#15

Junior Midfielder 5-7 • 155 Phoenix, Ariz.

North Canyon

AWARDS & HONORS All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention (2007)

Bilal Duckett

#3

42

Junior Defender 6-2 • 165 Peachtree City, Ga. • McIntosh

A key cog in the Fighting Irish lineup since his freshman year • plays the defensive midfield position • teams with Michael Thomas to produce one of the top central midfields in the country • has started all 45 matches of his career • named to the Soccer America and College Soccer News AllFreshman team • honorable mention all-BIG EAST as a freshman • has tallied three points on three assists • two-time monogram recipient • defends well and is a strong tackler • connects passes well • coaching staff sees him having a breakout junior season after suffering through some injuries as a sophomore • possesses a lot of experience from his club team along with playing for the U.S. U-17 squad.

AS A SOPHOMORE: A starter in all 21 matches • dished out two assists • assisted on Notre Dame’s third goal of the game in a 4-1 triumph of Duke at the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic • collected the assist on the final tally of the match in a 5-0 victory over No. 5 USF in the Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament • received a monogram.

AS A FRESHMAN: Registered a solid rookie season as he started all 24 games in the central midfield • notched one point on one assist • compiled 19 shots • was named to the Soccer America and College Soccer News All-Freshman team

• copped honorable mention all-BIG EAST honors • assisted on the first goal of the game (17th minute) in a 1-1 draw with Northern Illinois at the Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament • earned a monogram.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Named an NSCAA youth All-American in 2006 • played for the Arizona state ODP team at U-14 and U-15 • member of U-15 Region IV ODP team • played for Middlesbrough FC youth team in U-15 and U-16 • selected for the adidas ESP camp in 2005 and 2006 and made the ESP all-star team in 2006 • captained his club team, 89 Sereno White • is a member of the U-17 national team and residency • born September 30, 1988 • son of Les and Patricia Armstrong • has a sister • enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters as a sociology major.

Gives depth to the Fighting Irish defense, specifically at the fullback position • a very good athlete with terrific form • two good feet and tremendous speed • his leaping ability makes him good in the air • will look to make his collegiate debut as a junior • suffered through a leg injury as a freshman.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Did not see game action.

AS A FRESHMAN: Did not see game action.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Two-time Region 4 AAAA player of the year • captain of his squad at McIntosh High School • Fayette County player of the year as a senior • led his squad to the program's first undefeated season as a senior en route to winning the program's fourth state title • was named team MVP that season • copped all-state honors as well as being an All-America nominee • tallied 15 goals and 15 assists • first team all-Fayette County and first team all-Region 4 AAAA his junior year • his club team is Cobb FC ’89 Premier, which won the

2005 Georgia state championship and was the runner-up in 2006 • state runner-up again in 2007 along with being a regional semifinalist • the team also was the 2005 Region III Premier League Champions and the ’05 Regional quarterfinalists • they were regional quarterfinalists again in 2006 along with being the Region III Premier League runner-up • he is a six-year member of the Georgia ’89 ODP state team • they were the 2004 Regional III champions and the 2005 national bronze medalist • born January 9, 1989 • son of Fred and Kim Duckett • has one older sibling • enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business as an IT management major with a 3.190 cumulative GPA.

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GP-GS 24-24 21-21

G 0 0

A 1 2

Pts 1 2

45-45

0

3

3

Sh GW 19 0 15 0 34

0

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GP-GS

Sh G A Did Not Play Did Not Play

Pts GW

Jeb Brovsky

#5

Junior Forward/Midfielder 6-1 • 170 Lakewood, Colo.

Green Mountain

AWARDS & HONORS All-BIG EAST Third Team (2008) All-BIG EAST Championship Team (2008) A third-team all-BIG EAST selection as a sophomore • has appeared in 45 games, including 25 starts • 21 points on seven goals and seven assists • plays primarily in the attack, but can also play along the midfield line • a two-footed player with a terrific touch on the ball • has good vision • can do many things well • two-time monogram recipient • a BIG EAST Academic All-Star.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Started all 21 matches • tallied 16 points on five goals and a team-best six assists • all of those were career-best figures • a third-team all-BIG EAST selection • registered assists in back-to-back wins against Duke (4-1) and Dartmouth (2-1) • scored the final goal in a 5-0 triumph of No. 5 USF in the Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament • assisted on a goal in a 3-1 setback at Michigan

Brovsky’s Career Bests Goals Game 2, Georgetown (2008) Season 5 (2008) Assists Game 1, seven times (MR: USF^, 2008) Season 6 (2008) Points Game 4, Georgetown (2008) Season 16 (2008) ^ - BIG EAST Tournament

• deposited a goal (67th minute) in a 3-0 win against Michigan State • picked up an assist in a 4-1 win over Pittsburgh • tallied a goal (86th minute) in a 3-1 besting of Providence • scored both goals in a key 2-1 BIG EAST victory over Georgetown • the two goals were a single-game career-best total • named the BIG EAST offensive player of the week and selected to the Top Drawer Soccer national team of the week for his performance against the Hoyas • assisted on both Notre Dame goals during the BIG EAST Championship • the Irish topped Louisville, 1-0, in the quarterfinals before falling to USF, 2-1, in the semifinals • was named to the all-BIG EAST Championship team • a BIG EAST Academic All-Star • earned a monogram.

AS A FRESHMAN: A key contributor to the Fighting Irish as he played in all 24 games, including four starts • tallied five points on two goals and one assist • made a big impact in his collegiate debut by assisting on Alex Yoshinaga’s game-winning goal in overtime to top No. 1 UCLA, 2-1, in the season opener • his first goal of the season was the lone tally in a 1-0 victory at Villanova • put the Irish on the board in the fifth minute in a 2-1 triumph of Louisville • named a BIG EAST Academic All-Star • earned a monogram.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Has been a member of the Colorado Rush U18 team for the past seven years • the Rush have won the State Cup all seven of those seasons, along with representing Colorado at the regional tournament • they have been the runner-up to SoCal Arsenal, the national champion, three times • led the team in scoring last season • was the leading scorer in Jefferson County his junior year while at Green Mountain High School • runner-up for player of the year honors in the conference • was a coaches all-state selection and earned honorable mention distinction from the media • played football as a junior and senior • was an allconference selection as a wide receiver, safety and kicker • earned seven total letters during his prep career • also played basketball • born December 3, 1988 • son of John and Lorrie Brovsky • enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business as a management major with a 3.377 cumulative GPA.

Brovsky’s Career Statistics Year 2007 2008 Totals

GP-GS 24-4 21-21

G 2 5

A 1 6

Pts 5 16

Sh GW 18 1 44 1

45-25

7

7

21

62

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Greg Klazura

#20

Junior Defender/Midfielder 5-10 • 150 Rockford, Ill. Boylan Catholic

Gives the Irish depth at the right back position • a very good athlete who makes good decisions • will look to make his Notre Dame debut as a junior • a smart player • brings good speed to the wide areas of the defense • a great demeanor • member of the Chicago Fire Super-20 team that captured the North American National Championship in August of 2008 • one of the team’s top students as he boasts a 3.512 cumulative GPA as a sciencebusiness major.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Did not see game action.

AS A FRESHMAN: Did not see game action.

Klazura’s Career Statistics Year 2007 2008

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Sh G A Did Not Play Did Not Play

Pts GW

A local product that gives depth to the Fighting Irish attacking unit • coming off a solid spring season • makes good runs into the box • has a nose for the goal • has the potential to be a valuable contributor during his Notre Dame career • will look to make his collegiate debut during his junior campaign.

Andrew Luttrell

#16

44

Junior Midfielder/Forward 5-7 • 145 Granger, Ind. Penn

Luttrell’s Career Statistics Year 2007 2008

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Sh G A Did Not Play Did Not Play

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HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: A 2006 Notre Dame Elite Soccer Camp all-star • a three-year varsity player at Boylan Catholic • an all-state, all-midwest, all-sectional and allconference selection as a senior • captained his squad along with garnering team MVP honors during his senior campaign • copped MVP accolades at the Indiana State Cup Tournament and at the Illinois Soccer Classic Tournament • as a junior, he was named to the IHSA Class AA second-team along with earning all-sectional honorable mention honors • also earned honorable mention all-conference distinction • named to the all-tournament team for the Hononegah Invitational • plays for the Rockford Raptors club team • the Raptors were the 2002 semifinalists of the President’s Day Cup in Phoenix, Ariz. and earned an eighthplace national ranking • member of the ’89 state ODP team • also competed in track • part of conference champion 4x400 relay team in the spring of 2007 • from the same area as former Notre Dame athletes Ivan Brown (football), Julie Lewis (rowing), Frank Finnigan (baseball) and Jack Joyce (fencing) • born January 27, 1989 • son of Paul and Molly Klazura • has a younger brother and an older sister • enrolled in the College of Science as a science-business major with a 3.512 cumulative GPA.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Did not see game action.

AS A FRESHMAN: Did not see game action.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: A three-year varsity starter at Penn High School • totaled 36 goals and 18 assists for his career • had a stellar senior campaign as he earned all-state honorable mention accolades along with garnering first-team all-conference and all-district honors • team captain as senior and was district all-academic and named WHME Student-Athlete of the Week that same year • two-time team MVP • first-team all-conference and second-team all-district during his junior season • was a freshman mentor and part of the Interact Club • born August 19, 1989 • son of Gregory and Amelia Luttrell • enrolled in the College of Science as a science-business major.

Steven Perry

#11

Junior Forward 6-0 • 175 Edmond, Okla.

Bishop McGuinness

Perry’s Career Bests Goals Game Season Assists Game Season Points Game Season

1, Duke (2008) 1 (2008) 1, three times (MR: Cincinnati, 2008) 2 (2008) 2, Duke (2008) 4 (2008)

A tremendous athlete that gives Notre Dame increased depth and experience at the forward position • led the Irish in goals during the spring of 2009 campaign and will look to build off of that this fall • has played in 32 career games, including three starts • five points on one goal and three assists • two-time monogram recipient • fast and strong • carries a good pedigree from his club and high school teams • a BIG EAST Academic All-Star • one of the team’s top students as he carries a 3.508 cumulative GPA as a finance major.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Played in 20 matches • registered four points on one goal and two assists • all of those numbers were career-best totals • scored the first goal (36th minute) of his Fighting Irish career in a 4-1 win over Duke at the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic • notched assists in back-to-back 3-0 victories over Syracuse and Cincinnati • a BIG EAST Academic All-Star • earned monogram.

AS A FRESHMAN: A contributor to the Fighting Irish during his rookie campaign by appearing in 12 matches, including three starts • one point on one assist • made his first start in a 1-0 win over St. John’s in the BIG EAST tournament quarterfinals • gave the team valuable minutes during the season by coming off the bench and playing the forward position • made his collegiate debut in a 1-1 draw against Northern Illinois at the Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament • his lone point of the season came as he assisted on the first goal of the game (5th minute) in a 2-1 win over No. 19 DePaul in the BIG EAST tournament semifinals • earned a monogram.

Perry’s Career Statistics Year 2007 2008 Totals

Craig Krzyskowski

#12

Junior Defender 6-2 • 195 Western Springs, Ill. Lyons Township

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: A 2006 NSCAA High School Scholar All-American • a 2005 Notre Dame Elite Soccer Camp all-star selection • team MVP at Bishop McGuinness as a sophomore, junior and senior • selected as his team's top offensive player as a sophomore in 2005 and senior in 2007 • led his team in scoring the past two seasons • named to the all-city second team his junior year by The Daily Oklahoman • named The Daily Oklahoman offensive player of the year his senior season • named The Daily Oklahoman/Jim Thorpe Association ScholarAthlete of the Year his senior year • 2007 All-State Team • 2007 Soccer State Champions • 40 goals, 10 assists during senior year • the 40 goals were a state single-season record • scored in all 18 games his senior season • three-time team captain • also captained his club team, Padova '89, for three seasons • his club team took home the state title in 2002, 2003 and 2005 • team also was a state-finalist in 2004 and 2006 • was a kicker on his high school football team for two seasons, including the 2006 campaign when his team won the state title • competed in track • state champion in the 4x100 relay in 2006 • that same year his team won the state title in track • in track his senior year he won the high jump (6' 6"), the 4x400m relay, runnerup in the long jump and the team state championship • named to The Daily Oklahoman Little all-city track team senior year • named to the all-state team in 2006 (4x100m relay) and 2007 for high jump and 4x400m relay • member of the National Honor Society and the Spanish National Honors Society • from the same hometown as Irish teammate Bright Dike • born September 7, 1988 • son of Michael and Janet Perry • has two sisters • enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business as a finance major • carries a 3.508 cumulative GPA.

GP-GS 12-3 20-0

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3

5

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Beginning his second season with the Fighting Irish • has yet to see game action.

AS A SOPHOMORE: First season on the Notre Dame squad • did not play in a match.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Played club soccer for HUSA Soccer Club based out of Hinsdale, IL • captained team at Lyons Township High School • named to academic all-conference, all-conference and all-sectional teams during his senior season •

also earned two letters playing basketball • was named to academic all-conference team his senior year as a starting guard • member of the National Honor Society • born September 21, 1988 • has one younger brother • son of Todd and Tami Krzyskowski • enrolled in the College of Engineering as a mechanical engineering major with a 3.064 cumulative GPA.

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Josh Thiermann

#17

Junior Midfielder 6-1 • 180 Stoughton, Wis. Stoughton

A very good athlete who is fast and strong • a wide midfield player • has played in 25 career games, including one start • missed the final seven matches of his sophomore season due to an injury • has notched four points on two goals • has received two monograms • a BIG EAST Academic All-Star • member of the Chicago Fire Super-20 team that captured the North American National Championship in August of 2008.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Played in 14 games • missed the final seven games of the campaign due to an injury • tallied one goal • scored the third goal in a 5-0 win over fifth-ranked USF to lock up the Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament title • a BIG EAST Academic All-Star • received a monogram.

AS A FRESHMAN: Appeared in 11 games, including one start • made his collegiate debut in the season-opening 2-1 overtime win against No. 1 UCLA at the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic • made his first start in a 1-1 draw with Northern Illinois at the Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament • scored the game’s lone goal in the 73rd minute in a 1-0 victory over St. John’s in the BIG EAST tournament quarterfinals • earned a monogram • named a BIG EAST Academic AllStar.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: An NSCAA/adidas Youth All-American in 2005 and 2006 • played for the ’89 regional team from 2003-05 • has taken trips with his regional team to Italy, Argentina, Austria and Germany • first team all-state as a junior and was a second-team member the following season • was named honorable mention all-state as a sophomore • led his high school squad in scoring each season • was the conference scoring leader as a sophomore and junior • his team won the conference title for the first time in school history during his junior season • a three-year starter at Stoughton High School • played his freshman season at Edgewood High School • played in the National Premiere Soccer League (NPSL) from his sophomore through senior year • league champion and national finalist with the Princeton 56ers • plays club for the Madison 56ers • born January 9, 1989 • son of Todd and Barb Thiermann • enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters as a romance languages major • possesses a 3.205 cumulative GPA.

Became the program’s first early-enrollee as he began his collegiate career and studies in January of 2008 • plays in the wide area of the midfield • a prep All-American • played in all 21 games during his freshman season en route to earning a monogram • tallied seven points on two goals and three assists • has good experience playing for the U.S. U-17 National Team • a technically sound player • uses both feet well and has a nice touch on the ball • member of the Chicago Fire Super20 team that captured the North American National Championship in August of 2008 • a BIG EAST Academic All-Star.

AS A FRESHMAN: Produced a solid freshman campaign • named to College Soccer News ‘100 freshmen to keep an eye on’ list prior to the

season • played in all 21 matches and notched seven points on two goals and three assists • collected two assists in a 5-0 win over No. 5 USF to secure the Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament title • scored a goal (89th minute) in a 4-1 victory against Pittsburgh • assisted on Notre Dame’s lone goal in a 3-1 setback at Indiana • scored the game winner in the 61st minute in a 1-0 triumph at West Virginia to lock up the BIG EAST Blue Division championship • named to the Soccer America national team of the week and to the BIG EAST weekly honor roll for his performance against the Mountaineers • a BIG EAST Academic All-Star • earned a monogram.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Enrolled at Notre Dame in January of 2008 after graduating from high school early • member of the 2007 U-17 U.S. World Cup team • also played on the U-17 qualifying team • member of the U.S. soccer residency program • two-time NSCAA All-American (2006 & 2007) • Parade Magazine All-American • born February 25, 1990 • played for the Chicago Magic club • son of Tom and Donna King • enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters and boasts a 3.311 cumulative GPA.

Thiermann’s Career Statistics Year 2007 2008 Totals

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Sophomore Brendan Midfielder • 6-0 • 160 King

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Naperville, Ill. Edison Academic Center (Fla.)

King’s Career Bests Goals Game Virginia) Season Assists Game Season Points Game Season

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1, twice (2008 - Pittsburgh & West 2 (2008) 2, USF (2008) 3 (2008)

Thiermann’s Career Bests Goals Game 1, twice (St. John’s^, 2007; USF, 2008) Season 1 (2007 & 2008) Assists Game 0 Season 0 Points Game 2, twice (St. John’s^, 2007; USF, 2008) Season 2 (2007 & 2008) ^ - BIG EAST Tournament

King’s Career Statistics 2, three times (MR: West Virginia, 2008) 7 (2008)

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G 2

A 3

Pts 7

Sh GW 15 1

Aaron Maund

#2

Sophomore Defender 6-1 • 185 Dorchester, Mass.

The Roxbury Latin School

Sean McGrath

#4

A very talented player and a great athlete • has a great attitude • started all 21 matches during his rookie campaign in the central defense and never left the field for the entire season • notched one assist • has versatility • can play anywhere on the backline • member of the United States U-20 national team and could miss part of the Irish season while playing with the national squad at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt.

AS A FRESHMAN: One of two Fighting Irish players (Matt Besler being the other) to play every possible minute (1,936) on the pitch during the season • started every match in the central defense • dished out one assist • named to the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic alltournament team after a solid performance in his first two collegiate games • helped the Irish post seven shutouts on the season • selected as the BIG EAST rookie of the week on Sept. 22 after he helped Notre Dame hold No. 5 St. John’s scoreless in a 0-0 draw • assisted on the lone goal in a 1-0 victory over Louisville in the quarterfinals of the BIG EAST Championship • earned a monogram.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: A four-year varsity starter at The Roxbury Latin School in addition to being a two-time team captain • two-time all-state performer • two-time all-independent schools league first team member • all-New England selection as a senior • led Roxbury Latin to a New England class B semifinal during his senior season • member of the United States U-14, U-15 and U-17 national pools • member of the U-17 Trinidad & Tobago national team and started all three games in the 2007 U-17 World Cup in South Korea • won a national championship with the FC Greater Boston in 2005 (U-15) • Massachusetts ODP and Region I ODP member • earned a letter in lacrosse as a sophomore two-time letterwinner in track and field during his final two scholastic campaigns • has two younger siblings • born September 19, 1990 • son of Arnott and Karen Maund • enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business.

A candidate to start at the left back position • has a very good left foot • is a fast, quick and determined player • good in the air • has the potential to be a key contributor for the Fighting Irish.

AS A FRESHMAN: Did not see game action.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: A four-year letterwinner at Pike High School • a member of four conference-title winning teams • totaled 134 points on 33 goals and 68 assists • his career assist total was a schoolrecord mark • started 78 consecutive games, also a school record • two-time all-state, allcounty and Indianapolis Super Team selection • garnered all-conference and all-district accolades three times • captained his team to a regional championship during his junior season and a sectional championship his senior year • two-time team captain • named a scholarathlete • eight-year member of the Indy Burn Eagles • that team has won six consecutive Indiana State Cup titles • in 2006, he trained at Liverpool FC Academy in the United Kingdom • four-year member of the ’89 Indiana State ODP squad • was on the U.S. Junior National Racquetball team in 2002 • an All-American racquetball player in 2002 and 2003 • Junior All-American Sportsmanship Award recipient in racquetball in 2003 • born October 31, 1989 • son of Patrick and Cathy McGrath • enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters.

McGrath’s Career Statistics

Sophomore Defender 5-8 • 145 Indianapolis, Ind. Pike

Year 2008

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Maund’s Career Statistics Year 2008

GP-GS 21-21

G 0

A 1

Pts 1

Sh GW 5 0

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StudentAthletes Expects to make his collegiate debut during his sophomore season • coming off a solid spring season • will look to fight for some playing time in the wide areas of the midfield • a hard worker who does a lot of things well • one of the team’s top students as he boasts a 3.600 cumulative GPA as a psychology major.

AS A FRESHMAN: Did not see game action.

Mena’s Career Statistics

Adam Mena

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Sophomore Midfielder 5-10 • 145 Holland, Mich.

West Ottawa

Year 2008

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Gives the Irish increased depth in the backline and midfield • can play as a center midfielder or in the central defense • suffered through injuries during his freshman campaign but still played in three games.

AS A FRESHMAN: Saw action in three games • made his collegiate debut in the season opener against No. 12 Akron • came off the bench for the Fighting Irish in wins over No. 5 USF (5-0) and Marquette (4-1).

Chris Sutton

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Sophomore Midfielder/Defender 6-0 • 175 Apple Valley, Minn.

Shattuck-St. Mary’s

Sutton’s Career Statistics Year 2008

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G 0

A 0

Pts 0

Sh GW 1 0

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: A three-year starter at West Ottawa High School • his 66 career goals is a school record • two-time area player of the year • two-time first-team allstate along with being an honorable mention choice once • three-time all-conference and alldistrict in addition to being an all-area selection on three occasions • 2007 Super Y League national select team member • also earned a letter in track • named a scholar-athlete and received academic all-state honors • born August 9, 1989 • son of Bonifacio and Lisa Mena • enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters as a psychology major • carries a 3.600 cumulative GPA.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Member of the Minnesota state team and the regional team • member of the 2007 Region 2 regional team • 2007 adidas ESP participant • 2007 U.S. Club national finalist • helped his club team, Valley United Juventus, capture the Minnesota state title on three occasions and advance to the regional tournament • Shattuck Soccer team captain • 2004 rookie of the year for his Apple Valley High School soccer team • received the school’s Sportsmanship Award • has two siblings • born August 18, 1989 • son of Marc and MaryAnne Sutton • enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business • carries a 3.067 cumulative GPA.

Michael Rose

#23

Sophomore Midfielder/Forward 6-2 • 170 Severna Park, Md. Severna Park

An exciting player and strong athlete • a determined player and a hard worker • can play as a forward or on the midfield line • a prep All-American • won a national championship with his U-18 club team in the summer of 2008 • expects to make his collegiate debut during his sophomore campaign.

AS A FRESHMAN: Did not see game action • was named to the College Soccer News ‘100 freshmen to keep an eye on’ list prior to the season.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: A fouryear starter at Severna Park High School • played in every game during his four-year career • named NSCAA high school All-American in 2007 • adidas Golden Boot winner at the 2006 USYSA national championship • member of the Baltimore Casa Mia Bays squad that won the 2008 USSF U-18 national championship • the Bays won the U-19 national championship in the summer of 2009 • 2006 USYSA U-16 national and Region 1 championship and the 2006 and 2007 Maryland state championship • member of the Maryland ’90 ODP team (2002-2007) that won the 2006 national co-championship in addition to the 2005 and 2006 Region 1 title • traveled to Italy and Brazil with Maryland ODP • two-time captain, two-time all-south and the first AllAmerican in the history of Severna Park High School soccer program • career assist leader (37) and secondleading point total (99) during his high school career • as a senior, led Severna Park to the regional championship and its first county championship since 1998 • 2004 regional champion and state finalist • four-year starter and played every game at Severna Park • 2007 Annapolis Capital and Baltimore Sun Anne Arundel Player of the Year • Washington DC, Baltimore and Annapolis All-Met as a senior • a 2007 Notre Dame Elite Soccer Camp all-star selection • played for Maccabi Tel Aviv select team from 19982001 during a U.S. Embassy posting • member of the National Honor Society and an AP Scholar • Top Scholar-Athlete as a senior • born May 19, 1990 • son of Roger and Joni Rose • sister Ashleigh attends Stanford • enrolled in the College of Engineering as a mechanical engineering major • boasts a 3.015 cumulative GPA.

GP-GS

G A Pts Did Not Play

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Sophomore Defender 6-0 • 145 Arlington, Texas Jesuit

A walk-on who is entering his first season with the Fighting Irish • played well with the Irish during the spring of 2009 • boasts a 3.733 cumulative GPA, which is the team’s top mark.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Captain of Texas Cyclones club team that was ranked 14th in the nation • played in Disney Showcase, Dallas Cup and other national tournaments • member of the North Texas ODP state team for three years • starter for a Jesuit College Prep team that was ranked No. 1 in the Dallas area • helped Dallas Jesuit win district and bi-district • part of a defense that allowed 0.4 goals per game • received first team all-district honors • an all-star selection at Notre Dame's Elite Camp • member of National Honor Society • born May 5, 1990 • son of David and Carmen Knapp • enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business • carries a 3.73 cumulative GPA.

Will Walsh

Sophomore Goalkeeper 6-3 • 190 Chester Twp., N.J. Delbarton

#00

Brings tremendous credentials to Notre Dame • had an impressive spring of 2009 campaign as he saw a lot of action in goal • gives Notre Dame a great amount of depth at the goalkeeping position • a very good athlete with great size and strength • coaching staff sees him having a bright future with the squad.

AS A FRESHMAN: Did not see game action • was named to the College Soccer News ‘100 freshmen to keep an eye on’ list prior to the season.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Starting goalkeeper as a sophomore at Delbarton • suffered an injury and missed his entire junior season • returned as a senior and his team was a state semifinalist and conference champion • as a freshman, he posted a 21-1-0 record, including 15 shutouts and the squad won the Morris County Cup • member of the United States soccer national team training camp in November of 2007 • U.S. national training select team at Nike friendlies in December of 2007 • four-year member of the Region I ODP • has traveled to Germany, Argentina, France and Italy among other places with his ODP squad • five-year member of the New Jersey ODP • in 2005-06 the team was a Region I finalist after being a semifinalist the previous year • member of the Parsippany Soccer Club of the Super Y League • invited to the Super Y national ODP camp in January of 2006 • selected to the all-league team from the 2007 Super Y finals • was the only goalkeeper selected to that squad • invited to the Super Y national ODP camp in January of 2008 • on the Parsippany U-17 Revolution team in 2007 that won the Jefferson Cup U-17 Premier White Division and the Potomac Cup U-17 Chesapeake Division • born April 3, 1990 • son of Mary Walsh • enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business.

Walsh’s Career Statistics Year 2008

Rose’s Career Statistics Year 2008

Michael Knapp

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Bob Novak

#29

Freshman Midfielder 5-6 • 145 Homer Glen, Ill. Lockport Township

Will look to see time in the wide area of the midfield • possesses a great work ethic • a smart player.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Member of the Chicago Magic Soccer Club • named to TopDrawerSoccer.com’s ‘2009 Top 100 Men’ recruits • selected to Region II pool team as U-13, U-14 and U-15 • won ODP national championship with Team Illinois • twotime all-state midfielder • started on his varsity squad all four seasons at Lockport Township • Super Y-League U-15 national champion with the Magic • runner-up with the Magic at the United States Youth Soccer Association (USYSA) U-14 national championship • threetime Region II champion • born November 7, 1990 • son of Richard and Mary Fran Novak • enrolled in the First Year of Studies.

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Danny O’Leary

#25

Freshman Midfielder/Defender 5-11 • 165 Naperville, Ill. Neuqua Valley

A very good athlete who is fast • gives the team depth in the wide area of the midfield • could also see time in the backline • an exciting player • gives the coaching staff options with his ability to play multiple positions.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Region II ODP member • two-time Illinois ODP captain • 2007 ODP national champion • 2007 Region II ODP champion • 2007 Illinois State Cup champion • 2007 Dallas Cup quarterfinalist • 2006 Region II ODP champion • 2006 U.S. Club Soccer National Cup finalist • 2005 Region II ODP semifinalist • 2005 U.S. Youth Soccer Region II champion • 2005 Illinois State Cup champion • 2005 U.S. Club Soccer Midwest Regional League champion • ranked 24th on TopDrawerSoccer.com’s ‘2009 Top 100 Men’s recruits • two-time All-Star selection at Notre Dame soccer camp • top-10 percent of Nike's National SPARQ rating • four-year member of the ’91 Illinois State ODP squad • played for Chicago Fire Academy and Sockers FC Chicago Academy teams • two-time starter in football (wide receiver, kick-off returner) • older sister attends Notre Dame • born January 7, 1991 • son of Dan and Kathleen O’Leary • enrolled in the First Year of Studies.

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Dillon Powers

#22

Freshman Midfielder 5-11 • 172 Plano, Texas Plano Senior

The 2008-09 Gatorade National Player of the Year • named the 2008-09 U.S. Soccer Development Academy Co-Player of the Year • gives depth to an already stout central midfield unit for the Fighting Irish • has experience with the U.S. U-18 and U-20 national teams • coaching staff really likes his attitude and sees a very bright future for him at Notre Dame.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Named the 2008-09 Gatorade National Boys Soccer Player of the Year • named the 2008-09 U.S. Soccer Development Academy Co-Player of the Year • member of the U.S. U-18 national team • a 2008 National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) AllAmerican • an adidas ESP attendant • ranked as the No. 7 prospect on TopDrawerSoccer.com’s 2009 Top 100 Men’s recruits • U-17 national champion with Andromeda SC • played with the U.S. Youth Soccer ODP All-Star 91’s at the 2007 Disney Showcase • ODP state team (Region III) since 2003 • ODP regional team (Region III) since 2004 • 2007 sophomore of the year in District 9-5A • 2008 9-5A alldistrict first team • teammate of fellow Notre Dame recruit Grant Van De Casteele on Andromeda FC • born February 14, 1991 • son of Michael and Paula Powers • enrolled in the First Year of Studies.

Kyle Richard

#28

Freshman Midfielder/Forward 5-10 • 155 Louisville, Ky. Saint Xavier

Coaching staff believes he has a tremendous amount of potential • really stood out to the staff while attending camp at Notre Dame • a good athlete with speed • makes good decisions • a versatile player who can play wide in the midfield or up front as a forward.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Member of the ODP Region II team (2008-09) • competed with ODP Region II squad during the Costa Rica tour • Kentucky ODP Team (2008-09) • 2008 Super Y League national team member • 2008 regional semifinalist • Notre Dame Elite soccer camp all-star selection in 2007 • MVP of the 2006 Tampa Bay Sun Bowl • team captured the ’06 Tampa Bay Sun Bowl • member of the United 1996 FC that won the Kentucky State Cup championship in 2007 and 2008 • 2006 Kick-It 3v3 national champion • U.S. Club Soccer regional champion • CASL Shootout champion in 2005 • three-year varsity starter at Saint Xavier • 2006 Region VI champion • Kentucky high school state champion in 2007 and 2008 • member of National Honor Society • born February 28, 1991 • son of Kay Richard • enrolled in the First Year of Studies.

Eric Tilley

#30

Freshman Midfielder/Defender 6-0 • 160 Albuquerque, N.M. Sandia

A walk-on who will provide depth to the Fighting Irish in the wide areas of the midfield and defense.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Three-time first-team all-district selection • two-time 5A all-state first-team selection • onetime 5A all-state second-team pick • New Mexico ODP team 2005-2008 on the ’91 team • Region IV Camp 2005-2008 • Region IV ODP finalist in 2008 • two-time high school captain • New Mexico state cup finalist in 2006 and 2007 • New Mexico state cup champion 2009 • four-time scholar-athlete at Sandia High School • three-time letterwinner at Sandia High School in soccer • one-time high school offensive player of the year • two-time high school sportsmanship award recipient • 2008 Notre Dame Elite Camp all-star • member of the National Honor Society • member of student government • two-time academic letter recipient • born August 20, 1991 • son of Jim and Trish Tilley • has an older sister, Alyx • enrolled in the First Year of Studies.

Grant Van De Casteele

#27

Freshman Defender 6-2 • 165 Plano, Texas Frisco Centennial

Will look to see time at left back • brings good height to the Notre Dame defensive unit • connects passes well.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Played with Andromeda 91, now Andromeda U-18 Academy, for eight years • squad won the U.S. Youth Soccer (USYS) national championship in 2008 • team was USYS regional finalists in 2007 and Disney Showcase finalists in 2008 • team traveled to Sweden and England in 2006 where they were Manchester United Umbro Cup champions • North Texas State Cup champion along with being a finalist on three other occasions • named to TopDrawerSoccer.com’s 2009 Top 100 Men’s recruits • a teammate of fellow Irish recruit Dillon Powers on Andromeda SC • a three-time letterwinner at Frisco Centennial • varsity captain • named District Player of the Year in 2007 • team captured the 2007 district title • a National Merit Commended Scholar and a member of the National Honor Society • named Texas Scholar-Athlete • born May 10, 1991 • son of Mark and Barbara Van De Casteele • enrolled in the First Year of Studies.

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BIG EAST Conference With 30 years under its belt, The BIG EAST Conference continues on a path of success in and out of the athletic arena. The goals have always been the same. The league wants and expects to compete at the highest level and does so with integrity and sportsmanship. The commendable performances of the student-athletes at BIG EAST schools are the indicators of the league’s proud tradition of success.

The BIG EAST has gone through membership changes since its birth, but the 2009-10 academic year will mark the conference’s fifth straight with the same 16-member group, the nation’s largest Division I-A conference.

In 2008-09, BIG EAST student-athletes again succeeded on the national stage. The Connecticut women’s basketball team won its sixth national championship by defeating conference foe Louisville in an all-BIG EAST NCAA title game. The Notre Dame women’s soccer team reached the NCAA championship game and the Syracuse field hockey squad advanced to the NCAA Final Four. Three BIG EAST women’s cross country teams finished in the top 10 at the NCAA Championships. West Virginia was fourth followed by Villanova in sixth place and Georgetown in ninth.

Individually in women’s sports, Providence’s Dannette Doetzel won the 10,000 meters at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

Connecticut’s Maya Moore was the conference’s sixth winner of the Wade Trophy as the top player in women’s basketball. Notre Dame’s Kerri Hanks won the Hermann Trophy, the top award in women’s soccer.

On the men’s side, Connecticut and Villanova advanced to the Final Four in basketball. The 2008-09 campaign was arguably the best men’s basketball season in the history of the BIG EAST with the league setting NCAA standards with three No. 1 tournament seeds, four teams in the round of the Elite Eight and five in the Sweet 16.

The St. John’s men’s soccer team reached the NCAA College Cup before losing in the national semifinals.

BIG EAST football has maintained its high profile and its reputation as a balanced group. Seven of the league’s eight squads were nationally ranked or received votes in the national polls in 2008. Cincinnati was the league champion. The BIG EAST, a charter member of the Bowl Championship Series, has won three of its last four BCS bowl games. West Virginia, Louisville and Connecticut also have won or shared league crowns over the past four seasons.

The BIG EAST has continued to produce studentathletes who were at the forefront of athletic and academic achievement. In 2008-09, 19 BIG EAST players were chosen to their respective ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Teams, including eight firstteam selections. Nearly 400 student-athletes have earned academic all-America honors.

The BIG EAST became the nation’s largest Division I-A conference in 2005-06 when five new members began competing. The new schools were: University of Cincinnati, DePaul University, University of Louisville, Marquette University and the University of South Florida.

BIG EAST institutions reside in nine of the nation’s top 34 largest media markets, including New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Tampa, Pittsburgh, Hartford, Milwaukee and Cincinnati. With

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its newest members, BIG EAST markets contain almost one fourth of all television households in the U.S. Since opening its doors in 1979, the league has won 26 national championships in six different sports and 126 student-athletes have won individual national titles.

The BIG EAST has enjoyed tremendous basketball success, especially in this decade. In 2008-09, the BIG EAST produced four of the eight Final Four teams in men’s and women’s basketball. It was only the second time in NCAA history that one conference placed that many Final Four teams in the same season.

In 2003-04, Connecticut became the first school in NCAA history to win the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball titles in the same season. In ’02-03, the BIG EAST became the first conference in NCAA history to win the men’s and women’s titles in the same year when the Syracuse men and the Connecticut women captured their respective national championships. In men’s basketball, BIG EAST squads have won three of the last 11 NCAA championships. BIG EAST women’s teams have taken six of the last 10 NCAA titles.

Proactive movement has been a signature strategy for the conference that was born in 1979. The BIG EAST continually turns challenges into opportunities to become stronger.

In 2009-10, the BIG EAST will add men’s lacrosse to its growing list of sports, which will increase its total to 24 sport championships. The first women’s golf championship was held in the spring of 2003. Women’s lacrosse and rowing were added in 2001.

The BIG EAST became a reality on May 31, 1979, following a meeting of athletic directors from Providence College, St. John’s, Georgetown and Syracuse universities. Seton Hall, Connecticut and Boston College completed the original seven school alliance.

While the membership has both increased and changed, the focus of the BIG EAST has not wavered.

The conference reflects a tradition of broad based pro-

grams, led by administrators and coaches who place a constant emphasis on academic integrity. Its student athletes own significantly high graduation rates and their record of scholastic achievement notably show a balance between intercollegiate athletics and academics.

Any successful organization has been fortunate to have outstanding leadership. Michael Tranghese, the league’s first full-time employee, and for 11 years the associate to Dave Gavitt, became Commissioner in 1990. In his first year, he administered the formation of The BIG EAST Football Conference.

For 2009-10, the BIG EAST will undergo one significant change. Tranghese stepped down from his position on June 30, 2009. John Marinatto, who has served as senior associate commissioner, has moved into the Commissioner’s chair.

The league has long been considered a leader in innovative concepts in promotion and publicity, particularly regarding television. Those efforts have resulted in unparalleled visibility for BIG EAST student athletes.

The conference has enjoyed long-standing relationships with CBS, ESPN, Inc. and ABC. BIG EAST men’s basketball games are regular sellouts at campus and major public arenas, including the annual men’s BIG EAST Championship in Madison Square Garden. The women’s basketball championship has led all conferences in attendance for the past six years. Attendance figures also are significant in soccer and baseball.

More than 550 BIG EAST student-athletes have earned all America recognition and dozens have won individual NCAA national championships. The BIG EAST has been well represented in U.S. or foreign national and Olympic teams. Several athletes earned gold medals in each of the last six summer Olympiads.

The BIG EAST has its headquarters in Providence where the conference administers to more than 5,500 athletes.

Notre Dame BIG EAST Titles Since joining the BIG EAST in 1995-96, Notre Dame has won more conference championships (100) than any other school in the league:

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Baseball (5) 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

Women’s Swimming and Diving (13) 1997-2009

Women’s Cross Country (3) 2002, 2003, 2005

Men’s Swimming and Diving (4) 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009

Men’s Cross Country (5) 1997, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2005

Women’s Tennis (9) 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009

Women’s Golf (3) 2004, 2004, 2008

Men’s Tennis (7) 1996, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008

Men’s Golf (6) 1995, 1996, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2006

Women’s Indoor Track & Field (2) 2002, 2006

Rowing (6) 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

Men’s Indoor Track & Field (3) 2003, 2005, 2007

Women’s Soccer (10) 1995-2001, 2005-06, 2008

Women’s Outdoor Track & Field (1) 2007

Men’s Soccer (2) 1996, 2003

Men’s Outdoor Track & Field (6) 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009

Softball (6) 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2009

Volleyball (9) 1995-1998, 2000-02, 2004, 2005

2009 Opponents

Michael Thomas was named the offensive MVP of the 2008 Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament as he helped lead the Irish to wins over Dartmouth and USF. Notre Dame will play host to Seattle and New Mexico in this season’s event.

2009 Opponents

CINCINNATI BEARCATS

CONNECTICUT HUSKIES

DEPAUL BLUE DEMONS

Sunday, Sept. 27 • 3:30 p.m. (ET) Notre Dame, Ind. • Alumni Stadium Cincinnati Leads Series 3-2-1

Saturday, Oct. 31 • 2:00 p.m. (ET) Notre Dame, Ind. • Alumni Stadium Connecticut Leads Series 10-6-2

Friday, Sept. 18 • 4:00 p.m. (CT) Chicago, Ill. • Wish Field Notre Dame Leads Series 18-1-0

Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Enrollment: 36,518 Founded: 1819 Nickname: Bearcats Colors: Red & Black Field: Gettler Stadium Conference: BIG EAST President: Monica Rimai Athletic Director: Mike Thomas Head Coach: Hylton Dayes (Wright State ’88) Record at School (Years): 72-63-21 (8) Overall Record (Years): 168-148-40 (20) Associate Head Coach: Dan Ensley (James Madison, ’96) Assistant Coaches: Jared Micklos (Indiana, ’02)

Location: Storrs, Conn.

Enrollment: 28,481 Founded: 1881 Nickname: Huskies Colors: National Flag Blue & White Field: Joseph J. Morrone Stadium Conference: BIG EAST President: Dr. Michael J. Hogan Athletic Director: Jeffrey Hathaway Head Coach: Ray Reid (Southern Connecticut ’82) Record at School (Years): 177-64-24 (12) Overall Record (Years): 323-81-39 (20) Associate Head Coach: John Deeley (Southern Connecticut ’80) Assistant Coaches: Kevin Bacher (Syracuse ’02)

SID Soccer Contact: Jeremy Martin Office Phone: (513) 556-5191 SID Fax: (513) 556-0619 Cell Phone: (513) 519-9792 E-Mail Address: Jeremy.Martin@uc.edu Website: www.GoBEARCATS.com

SID Soccer Contact: Kristen Altieri Office Phone: (860) 486-4707 Cell Phone: (203) 809-5428 SID Fax: (860) 486-5085 E-Mail Address: Kirsten.Altieri@uconn.edu Website: UConnHuskies.com

’08 Record: 7-10-2 Conference Record/Finish: 4-6-1/6th Red Division NCAA Result: — Starters Returning/Lost: 10/1 Lettermen Returning/Lost: 14/6

’08 Record: 11-5-6 Conference Record/Finish: 6-3-2/2nd Blue Division NCAA Result: Third Round Starters Returning/Lost: 7/4 Lettermen Returning/Lost: 10/5

Sept. 1 Sept. 4 Sept. 6 Sept. 11 Sept. 13 Sept. 18 Sept. 20 Sept. 25 Sept. 27 Sept. 30 Oct. 3 Oct. 7 Oct. 10 Oct. 14 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 28 Oct. 31

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2009 Schedule at Dayton vs. Canisius vs. Wright State vs. Western Illinois vs. Akron vs. Pittsburgh vs. West Virginia at Marquette at Notre Dame vs. Xavier at USF vs. DePaul vs. Villanova vs. Michigan at. Rutgers vs. St. John’s at Louisville at Syracuse

Sept. 1 Sept. 5 Sept. 11 Sept. 13 Sept. 18 Sept. 20 Sept. 25 Sept. 27 Oct. 3 Oct. 6 Oct. 10 Oct. 14 Oct. 17 Oct. 20 Oct. 24 Oct. 28 Oct. 31

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME®

2009 Schedule vs. St. Peters vs. Boston University at Dartmouth vs. Iona at Villanova at Rutgers vs. St. John’s vs. Syracuse vs. Georgetown vs. Providence at West Virginia vs. Harvard vs. Pittsburgh at Yale at Seton Hall vs. Marquette at Notre Dame

Location: Chicago, Ill. Enrollment: 15,782 Founded: 1898 Nickname: Blue Demons Colors: Royal Blue & Scarlet Field: Wish Field Conference: BIG EAST President: Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider Athletic Director: Jean Lenti Ponsetto Head Coach: Craig Blazer (Xavier ’91) Record at School (Years): 52-85-15 (8) Overall Record (Years): Same Assistant Coaches: Adam Tinkham (North Carolina) SID Soccer Contact: Greg Greenwell Office Phone: (773) 325-7546 SID Fax: (773) 325-7531 E-Mail Address: ggreenwe@depaul.edu Website: www.depaulbluedemons.com ’08 Record: 9-7-4 Conference Record/Finish: 5-4-2/3rd Red Division NCAA Result: — Starters Returning/Lost: 7/4 Lettermen Returning/Lost: 21/8

Sept. 1 Sept. 5 Sept. 7 Sept. 11 Sept. 13 Sept. 18 Sept. 20 Sept. 25 Sept. 27 Oct. 3 Oct. 7 Oct. 10 Oct. 14 Oct. 17 Oct. 21 Oct. 24 Oct. 28 Oct. 31

2009 Schedule at Drake vs. Green Bay at Northwestern at UC Irvine vs. Buffalo vs. Notre Dame vs. Marquette at Pittsburgh at West Virginia vs. Louisville at Cincinnati vs. Rutgers at Loyola-Chicago at Villanova at Butler vs. Syracuse at USF at St. John’s

GEORGETOWN HOYAS

INDIANA HOOSIERS

LOUISVILLE CARDINALS

Wednesday, Oct. 21 • 3:00 p.m. (ET) Washington, D.C. • North Kehoe Field Notre Dame Leads Series 10-7-2

Wednesday, Oct. 14 • 7:00 p.m. (ET) Notre Dame, Ind. • Alumni Stadium Indiana Leads Series 23-5-1

Friday, Sept. 25 • 5:00 p.m. (ET) Notre Dame, Ind. • Alumni Stadium Notre Dame Leads Series 8-1-0

Location: Washington, D.C. Enrollment: 15,318 Founded: 1789 Nickname: Hoyas Colors: Blue & Gray Field: North Kehoe Conference: BIG EAST President: John J. DeGioia Interim Athletic Director: Dan R. Porterfield, Ph. D. Head Coach: Brian Wiese (Dartmouth ’95) Record at School (Years): 24-27-4 (3) Overall Record (Years): Same Assistant Coaches: Zach Samol (Dartmouth ’98), Josh Shapiro (Middlebury ’97)

Location: Bloomington, Ind. Enrollment: 37,821 Founded: 1820 Nickname: Hoosiers Colors: Cream & Crimson Field: Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium Conference: Big Ten President: Michael McRobbie Athletic Director: Fred Glass Head Coach: Mike Freitag (Indiana ’79) Record at School (Years): 74-22-18 (5) Overall Record (Years): Same Assistant Coaches: Phil Presser (Indiana ’03), Aleksey Korol (Indiana ’02)

Location: Louisville, Ky. Enrollment: 22,000 Founded: 1798 Nickname: Cardinals Colors: Red, Black & White Field: Cardinal Park Conference: BIG EAST President: Dr. James Ramsey Athletic Director: Tom Jurich Head Coach: Ken Lolla (Duke ’83) Record at School (Years): 27-25-9 (3) Overall Record (Years): 236-110-36 (19) Assistant Coaches: Brian Maisonneuve (Indiana ’95), Jeremy Proud (Fresno State ’03)

SID Soccer Contact: Barbara Jones Office Phone: (202) 687-7155 Cell Phone: (202) 560-9613 SID Fax: (202) 687-2491 E-Mail Address: bj57@georgetown.edu Website: www.guhoyas.com

SID Soccer Contact: Melanie Schneider Office Phone: (812) 856-2939 Cell Phone: (330) 619-0111 SID Fax: (812) 855-9401 E-Mail Address: ms48@indiana.edu Website: www.iuhoosiers.com

SID Soccer Contact: Kim Pemberton Office Phone: (502) 852-7711 SID Fax: (502) 852-7401 E-Mail Address: kapemb01@louisville.edu Website: www.uoflsports.com

’08 Record: 11-5-3 Conference Record/Finish: 5-3-3/3rd Blue Division NCAA Result: — Starters Returning/Lost: 8/3 Lettermen Returning/Lost: 16/9

’08 Record: 14-7-3 Conference Record/Finish: 3-3-0/T-3rd NCAA Result: Quarterfinals Starters Returning/Lost: 7/4 Lettermen Returning/Lost: 12/8

Sept. 1 Sept. 4 Sept. 6 Sept. 11 Sept. 13 Sept. 18 Sept. 20 Sept. 25 Sept. 27 Oct. 3 Oct. 7 Oct. 10 Oct. 13 Oct. 17 Oct. 21 Oct. 24 Oct. 28 Oct. 31

2009 Schedule at Adelphi vs. California vs. UCLA vs. Coastal Carolina vs. UNC Asheville at St. John’s at Syracuse vs. Villanova vs. Rutgers at Connecticut at Seton Hall vs. Pittsburgh vs. Maryland at Marquette vs. Notre Dame at West Virginia vs. American vs. Providence

Sept. 4 Sept. 6 Sept. 11 Sept. 13 Sept. 18 Sept. 20 Sept. 25 Sept. 29 Oct. 2 Oct. 7 Oct. 10 Oct. 14 Oct. 18 Oct. 21 Oct. 25 Oct. 28 Nov. 1 Nov. 6

2009 Schedule vs. St. John’s vs. Wake Forest vs. New Mexico vs. Seattle University at Akron vs. Florida International at Wisconsin vs. Kentucky at UC Santa Barbara vs. Butler at Michigan at Notre Dame vs. Michigan State at Louisville at Northwestern vs. Evansville vs. Ohio State vs. Penn State

’08 Record: 11-8-2 Conference Record/Finish: 5-5-1/4th Red Division NCAA Result: First Round Starters Returning/Lost: 8/3 Lettermen Returning/Lost: 21/6

Sept. 4 Sept. 6 Sept. 11 Sept. 13 Sept. 18 Sept. 20 Sept. 25 Sept. 27 Oct. 3 Oct. 7 Oct. 10 Oct. 14 Oct. 17 Oct. 21 Oct. 24 Oct. 28 Oct. 31

2009 Schedule vs. Bowling Green vs. IUPUI vs. SIU Edwardsville vs. UIC vs. West Virginia vs. Pittsburgh at Notre Dame at Marquette at DePaul vs. USF vs. Syracuse vs. Kentucky at St. John’s vs. Indiana vs. Rutgers vs. Cincinnati at Villanova

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2009 Opponents

MARQUETTE GOLDEN EAGLES

MICHIGAN WOLVERINES

MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS

Wednesday, Oct. 7 • 7:00 p.m. (CT) Milwaukee,Wis. • Valley Fields Notre Dame Leads Series 10-5-1

Tuesday, Sept. 1 • 7:00 p.m. (ET) Notre Dame, Ind. • Alumni Stadium Notre Dame Leads Series 6-1-1

Wednesday, Oct. 28 • 3:00 p.m. (ET) East Lansing, Mich. • Old College Field Notre Dame Leads Series 10-3-5

Location: Milwaukee, Wis. Enrollement: 11,000 Founded: 1881 Nickname: Golden Eagles Colors: Blue & Gold Field: Valley Fields Conference: BIG EAST President: Rev. Robert A, Wild, S.J. Athletic Director: Steve Cottingham Head Coach: Louis Bennett (Crewe & Alsagar ’92) Record at School (Years): 6-37-9 (3) Overall Record (Years): 142-100-26 (13) Associate Head Coach: Stan Anderson (Wis.Parkside ’90) Assistant Coach: Steve Bode SID Soccer Contact: Luke LeNoble Office Phone: (414) 288-6980 SID Fax: (414) 288-6519 E-Mail Address: lucas.lenoble@marquette.edu Website: www.gomarquette.com ’08 Record: 3-10-4 Conference Record/Finish: 1-8-2/8th Blue Division NCAA Result: — Starters Returning/Lost: 9/0 Lettermen Returning/Lost: 20/0

Sept. 1 Sept. 6 Sept. 11 Sept. 13 Sept. 18 Sept. 20 Sept. 25 Sept. 27 Oct. 3 Oct. 7 Oct. 10 Oct. 13 Oct. 17 Oct. 21 Oct. 24 Oct. 28 Oct. 31

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2009 Schedule vs. Milwaukee at Drake University vs. Buffalo vs. UC Irvine at USF at DePaul vs. Cincinnati vs. Louisville vs. West Virginia vs. Notre Dame at Seton Hall vs. Bucknell vs. Georgetown at Wisconsin at Providence at Connecticut vs. Pittsburgh

Location: Ann Arbor, Mich.

Enrollment: 38,006 Founded: 1817 Nickname: Wolverines Colors: Maize & Blue Field: U-M Soccer Complex Conference: Big Ten President: Mary Sue Coleman Athletic Director: William Martin Head Coach: Steve Burns (Michigan ’88) Record at School (Years): 90-72-18 (8) Overall Record (Years): Same Assistant Coaches: Paul Snape (Oakland ’00), Chris Grassie (Alderson Broaddus ’02) SID Soccer Contact: Ryan Sosin Office Phone: (734) 763-4423 SID Fax: (734) 647-1188 E-Mail Address: rsosin@umuch.edu Website: www.MGoblue.com ’08 Record: 13-6-3 Conference Record/Finish: 4-1-1/2nd NCAA Result: Third Round Starters Returning/Lost: 5/5 Lettermen Returning/Lost: 17/8

Sept. 1 Sept. 4 Sept. 6 Sept. 11 Sept. 13 Sept. 16 Sept. 19 Sept. 23 Sept. 27 Sept. 30 Oct. 4 Oct. 10 Oct. 14 Oct. 20 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 7

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME®

2009 Schedule at Notre Dame at Drake at Valparaiso vs. Lipscomb vs. Wright State vs. Detroit at Western Michigan vs. Bowling Green at Penn State at Oakland vs. Wisconsin vs. Indiana at Cincinnati vs. Akron at Michigan State vs. Northwestern at Ohio State

Location: East Lansing, Mich.

Enrollment: 45,520 Founded: 1855 Nickname: Spartans Colors: Green & White Field: Old College Field Conference: Big Ten President: Dr. Lou Anna K. Simon Athletic Director: Mark Hollis Head Coach: Damon Rensing (Michigan State ’97) Record at School (Years): First Season Overall Record (Years): First Season Assistant Coach: John McElroy (Indiana ’96), Joe Baum (Michigan State ’69), Kylie Stannard (Creighton ’01) SID Soccer Contact: Jeff Barnes Office Phone: (517) 355-2271 SID Fax: (517) 353-2271 E-Mail Address: jbarnes@ath.msu.edu Website: www.msuspartans.com ’08 Record: 13-5-2 Conference Record/Finish: 5-1-0 NCAA Result: Second Round Starters Returning/Lost: 5/6 Lettermen Returning/Lost: 19/7

Sept. 4 Sept. 6 Sept. 11 Sept. 13 Sept. 18 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Sept. 30 Oct. 4 Oct. 7 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 21 Oct. 25 Oct. 28 Nov. 1 Nov. 4 Nov. 6

2009 Schedule vs. Duquesne at UIC vs. Lipscomb vs. Wright State vs. Loyola Marymount at San Diego vs. Ohio State vs. Valparaiso vs. Penn State vs. Western Michigan at Wisconsin at Indiana vs. Bowling Green vs. Michigan vs. Notre Dame vs. San Diego State at Akron at Northwestern

NEW MEXICO LOBOS

PITTSBURGH PANTHERS

PROVIDENCE FRIARS

Sunday, Sept. 13 • 2:00 p.m. (ET) Notre Dame, Ind. • Alumni Stadium Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament First Meeting

Saturday, Oct. 24 • 1:00 p.m. (ET) Pittsburgh, Pa. • Founders Field Notre Dame Leads Series 7-3-3

Saturday, Oct. 10 • 1:00 p.m. (ET) Providence, R.I. • Glay Field Notre Dame Leads Series 11-2-1

Location: Albuquerque, N.M. Enrollment: 25,767 Founded: 1889 Nickname: Lobos Colors: Cherry & Silver Field: UNM Soccer Complex Conference: MPSF President: Dr. David J. Schmidly Athletic Director: Paul Krebs Head Coach: Jeremy Fishbein (UC Santa Barbara ’89) Record at School (Years): 98-31-15 (7) Overall Record (Years): 193-91-25 (16) Assistant Coach: Paul Souders (Clemson ’04), Chris Cartlidge (Essex ’92), Gabe Hall (San Francisco State ’06) SID Soccer Contact: Daniel Archuleta Office Phone: (505) 925-5854 SID Fax: (505) 925-5609 E-Mail Address: archie84@unm.edu Website: www.GoLobos.com ’08 Record: 11-6-2 Conference Record/Finish: 7-3/2nd NCAA Result: — Starters Returning/Lost: 12/6 Lettermen Returning/Lost: 14/6

Sept. 1 Sept. 9 Sept. 11 Sept. 13 Sept. 18 Sept. 20 Sept. 25 Sept. 27 Oct. 3 Oct. 7 Oct. 16 Oct. 18 Oct. 23 Oct. 25 Oct. 30 Nov. 1 Nov. 7

2009 Schedule at St. Louis vs. San Francisco vs. Indiana at Notre Dame vs. UC Davis vs. Gonzaga vs. California at Stanford vs. Cal State Northridge vs. UC Irvine vs. Seattle University vs. Cal State Bakersfield at Air Force at Denver at Sacramento State at San Jose State vs. UNLV

Location: Pittsburgh, Pa. Enrollment: 33,898 Founded: 1787 Nickname: Panthers Colors: Blue & Gold Field: Founders Field Conference: BIG EAST Chancellor: Mark Nordenberg Athletic Director: Steve Pederson Head Coach: Joe Luxbacher (Pittsburgh ’74) Record at School (Years): 193-194-50 (25) Overall Record (Years): 217-206-54 (28) Assistant Coach: Chris Karwoski (Vermont ’91) Volunteer Assistant: Mike Bacasa (Pittsburgh ’93)

Location: Providence, R.I. Enrollment: 3,966 Founded: 1917 Nickname: Friars Colors: Black, White & Silver Field: Glay Field Conference: BIG EAST President: Rev. Brian J. Shanley, O.P. Athletic Director: Robert G. Driscoll, Jr. Head Coach: Chaka Daley (Providence ’96) Record at School (Years): 56-91-19 (9) Overall Record (Years): Same Assistant Coaches: John Mark Andrade (Syracuse ’02), Dave DeMello

SID Soccer Contact: Greg Hotchkiss Office Phone: (412) 648-8240 SID Fax: (412) 648-8248 E-Mail Address: ghotchkiss@athletics.pitt.edu Website: www.pittsburghpanthers.com

SID Soccer Contact: Jorge Rocha Office Phone: (401) 865-2201 SID Fax: (401) 865-2583 E-Mail Address: jrocha@providence.edu Website: www.friars.com

’08 Record: 7-8-3 Conference Record/Finish: 3-6-2/6th Blue Division NCAA Result: — Starters Returning/Lost: 8/3 Lettermen Returning/Lost: 16/6

’08 Record: 9-7-3 Conference Record/Finish: 5-5-1/4th Blue Division NCAA Result: — Starters Returning/Lost: 9/2 Lettermen Returning/Lost: 18/2

Sept. 1 Sept. 4 Sept. 6 Sept. 11 Sept. 13 Sept. 18 Sept. 20 Sept. 25 Sept. 27 Oct. 3 Oct. 6 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 21 Oct. 24 Oct. 28 Oct. 31

2009 Schedule at Robert Morris vs. Buffalo vs. UC Santa Barbara vs. Green Bay vs. La Salle at Cincinnati at Louisville vs. DePaul vs. South Florida vs. Providence vs. West Virginia at Georgetown at Connecticut vs. Cleveland State vs. Notre Dame vs. Seton Hall at Marquette

Sept. 1 Sept. 5 Sept. 7 Sept. 12 Sept. 18 Sept. 20 Sept. 25 Sept. 27 Oct. 3 Oct. 6 Oct. 10 Oct. 13 Oct. 17 Oct. 20 Oct. 24 Oct. 28 Oct. 31

2009 Schedule at Sacred Heart vs. Holy Cross at Boston University vs. Northeastern at Rutgers at Villanova vs. Syracuse vs. St. John’s at Pittsburgh at Connecticut vs. Notre Dame vs. Yale vs. Seton Hall vs. Harvard vs. Marquette at West Virginia at Georgetown

2009 MEN’S SOCCER

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2009 Opponents

ST. JOHN’S RED STORM

SEATTLE REDHAWKS

SETON HALL PIRATES

Sunday, Sept. 6 • 11:30 a.m. (ET) Bloomington, Ind. • Bill Armstrong Stadium adidas/IU Credit Union Classic St. John’s Leads Series 10-3-4

Friday, Sept. 11 • 7:30 p.m. (ET) Notre Dame, Ind. • Alumni Stadium Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament First Meeting

Friday, Oct. 2 • 7:00 p.m. (ET) Notre Dame, Ind. • Alumni Stadium Notre Dame Leads Series 10-4-3

Location: Queens, N.Y. Enrollment: 20,086 Founded: 1870 Nickname: Red Storm Colors: Red & White Field: Belson Stadium Conference: BIG EAST President: Rev. Donald J. Harrington, C.M. Athletic Director: Chris Monasch Head Coach: Dr. David Masur (Rutgers ’84) Record at School (Years): 252-78-50 (18) Overall Record (Years): 324-102-59 (22) Associate Head Coach: Marc Reeves (St. John’s ’99) Assistant Coach: Jeff Matteo (St. John’s ’01) SID Soccer Contact: Tim Brown Office Phone: (718) 990-1521 SID Fax: (718) 969-8468 E-Mail Address: brownt1@stjohns.edu Website: www.RedStormSports.com ’08 Record: 19-3-3 Conference Record/Finish: 8-1-2/1st Red Division NCAA Result: Semifinals Starters Returning/Lost: 9/2 Lettermen Returning/Lost: 17/5

Sept. 4 Sept. 6 Sept. 11 Sept. 13 Sept. 18 Sept. 20 Sept. 25 Sept. 27 Oct. 3 Oct. 7 Oct. 10 Oct. 14 Oct. 17 Oct. 20 Oct. 24 Oct. 28 Oct. 31

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2009 Schedule at Indiana vs. Notre Dame vs. Stony Brook at Boston University vs. Georgetown vs. Seton Hall at Connecticut at Providence at Villanova vs. Rutgers at USF at Princeton vs. Louisville vs. Brown at Cincinnati at Syracuse vs. Depaul

Location: Seattle, Wash.

Enrollment: 7,529 Founded: 1891 Nickname: Redhawks Colors: Scarlet & White Field: Championship Field Conference: GNAC President: Fr. Stephen Sundborg, S.J. Athletic Director: Bill Hogan Head Coach: Brad Agoos (Virginia ’93) Record at School (Years): 38-14-3 (3) Overall Record (Years): Same Assistant Coach: Anthony Sardon (Seattle ’05) SID Soccer Contact: Jason Behenna Office Phone: (206) 296-5915 SID Fax: (206) 296-2154 E-Mail Address: behennaj@seattleu.edu Website: www.GoSeattleU.com ’08 Record: 11-3-1 Conference Record/Finish: 0-0-0 NCAA Result: — Starters Returning/Lost: 6/5 Lettermen Returning/Lost: 11/10

Sept. 1 Sept. 4 Sept. 6 Sept. 11 Sept. 13 Sept. 19 Sept. 25 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 16 Oct. 18 Oct. 23 Oct. 25 Oct. 30 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 12

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME®

2009 Schedule vs. Washington at Tulsa vs. SMU at Notre Dame vs. Indiana vs. Oregon State vs. Marist vs. Northern Illinois vs. Simon Fraser at New Mexico at UNLV vs. Sacramento vs. San Jose State at Denver vs. Air Force vs. CSU Bakersfield at Portland

Location: South Orange, N.J. Enrollment: 9,700 Founded: 1856 Nickname: Pirates Colors: Blue & White Field: Owen T. Carroll Field Conference: BIG EAST President: Monsignor Robert Sheeran Athletic Director: Joseph A. Quinlan, Jr. Head Coach: Manfred Schellscheidt (Univ. of Sports, Cologne, Germany ’67) Record at School (Years): 221-145-42 (21) Overall Record (Years): Same Assistant Coaches: Victor Kotynski (Seton Hall ’06), Dave Buck (N.J.I.J. ’84) SID Soccer Contact: Daniel Kuberka Office Phone: (973) 761-9493 SID Fax: (973) 761-9061 E-Mail Address: kuberkda@shu.edu Website: www.shupirates.com ’08 Record: 6-8-4 Conference Record/Finish: 2-5-4/7th Blue Division NCAA Result: — Starters Returning/Lost: 9/2 Lettermen Returning/Lost: 20/5

Sept. 1 Sept. 4 Sept. 7 Sept. 11 Sept. 13 Sept. 18 Sept. 20 Sept. 25 Sept. 27 Oct. 2 Oct. 7 Oct. 10.

Oct. 17 Oct. 20 Oct. 24 Oct. 28 Oct. 31

2009 Schedule at Monmouth at Penn vs. Princeton vs. VCU at Stony Brook at Syracuse at St. John’s vs. Rutgers vs. Villanova at Notre Dame vs. Georgetown vs. Marquette at Providence at Maryland vs. Connecticut at Pittsburgh vs. West Virginia

USF BULLS

WAKE FOREST DEMON DEACONS

WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEERS

Sunday, Sept. 20 • 1:00 p.m. (ET) Tampa, Fla. • USF Soccer Stadium South Florida Leads Series 3-1-0

Friday, Sept. 4 • 5:00 p.m. (ET) Bloomington, Ind. • Bill Armstrong Stadium adidas/IU Credit Union Classic Wake Forest Leads Series 4-0-0

Saturday, Oct. 17 • 11:30 a.m. (ET) Notre Dame, Ind. • Alumni Stadium Notre Dame Leads Series 8-4-1

Location: Tampa, Fla. Enrollment: 45,244 Founded: 1956 Nickname: Bulls Colors: Green & Gold Field: USF Soccer Stadium Conference: BIG EAST President: Dr. Judy Genshaft Athletic Director: Doug Woolard Head Coach: George Kiefer (So. Connecticut State ’94) Record at School (Years): 79-43-16 (7) Overall Record (Years): Same Assistant Coaches: Ryan Anatol (USF ’00), Fred Dikranian (Connecticut College ’04), Bryheem Hancock (University of Connecticut ’01) SID Soccer Contact: Michael Hogan Office Phone: (813) 974-4092 Cell Phone: (813) 469-0616 SID Fax: (813) 974-5328 E-Mail Address: mhogan@admin.usf.edu Website: www.GoUSFBulls.com ’08 Record: 15-5-3 Conference Record/Finish: 7-3-1/2nd Red Division NCAA Result: Quarterfinals Starters Returning/Lost: 7/4 Lettermen Returning/Lost: 19/6

Sept. 1 Sept. 4 Sept. 8 Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 20 Sept. 25 Sept. 27 Oct. 3 Oct. 7 Oct. 10 Oct. 14 Oct. 17 Oct. 21 Oct. 24 Oct. 28 Oct. 31

2009 Schedule vs. UCF at Florida Gulf Coast vs. Valparaiso at Virginia Tech vs. Marquette vs. Notre Dame at West Virginia at Pittsburgh vs. Cincinnati at Louisville vs. St. John’s vs. FAU at Syracuse vs. Dartmouth vs. Villanova vs. DePaul at Rutgers

Location: Winston-Salem, N.C. Enrollment: 4,412 Founded: 1834 Nickname: Demon Deacons Colors: Old Gold & Black Field: W. Dennie Spry Stadium Conference: ACC President: Nathan O. Hatch Athletic Director: Ron Wellman Head Coach: Jay Vidovich (Ohio Wesleyan ’82) Record at School (Years): 208-83-28 (15) Overall Record (Years): Same Assistant Coaches: Bo Oshoniyi (Southern Connecticut State University ’94), Ryan Martin (Ohio Wesleyan ’05) SID Soccer Contact: Chad Crunk Office Phone: (336) 758-5842 SID Fax: (336) 758-4565 E-Mail Address: crunkmc@wfu.edu Website: wakeforestsports.cstv.com ’08 Record: 21-2-1 Conference Record/Finish: 7-0-1 NCAA Result: Semifinals Starters Returning/Lost: 4/7 Lettermen Returning/Lost: 19/9

Sept. 1 Sept. 4 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 18 Sept. 23 Sept. 26 Sept. 29 Oct. 2 Oct. 6 Oct. 9 Oct. 13 Oct. 17 Oct. 20 Oct. 24 Oct. 27 Oct. 30 Nov. 6

2009 Schedule vs. William & Mary vs. Notre Dame at Indiana at Clemson vs. Virginia vs. Elon vs. Harvard vs. Charlotte at Virginia Tech at UNC Greensboro vs. North Carolina at College of Charleston at North Carolina State at South Carolina vs. Maryland vs. Davidson at Boston College vs. Duke

Location: Morgantown, W. Va. Enrollment: 28,840 Founded: 1867 Nickname: Mountaineers Colors: Old Gold & Blue Field: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium Conference: BIG EAST President: Dr. James P. Clements Athletic Director: Ed Pastilong Head Coach: Marlon LeBlanc (Penn State, ’00) Record at School (Years): 34-18-10 (3) Overall Record (Years): 38-21-10 (4) Assistant Coaches: Bryan Green (Elizabethtown College ’97), Mark Carr (VMI ’03) SID Soccer Contact: Ira Green Office Phone: (304) 293-2821 SID Fax: (304) 293-4105 E-Mail Address: Ira.Green@mail.wvu.edu Website: www.MSNsportsNET.com ’08 Record: 5-9-5 Conference Record/Finish: 3-4-4/5th Blue Division NCAA Result: — Starters Returning/Lost: 9/2 Lettermen Returning/Lost: 12/8

Sept. 4 Sept. 6 Sept. 11 Sept. 13 Sept. 18 Sept. 20 Sept. 25 Sept. 27 Oct. 3 Oct. 7 Oct. 9 Oct. 14 Oct. 17 Oct. 21 Oct. 24 Oct. 28 Oct. 31

2009 Schedule vs. UC-Santa Barbara vs. Buffalo at UNC Wilmington vs. Appalachian State at Louisville at Cincinnati South Florida DePaul at Marquette at Pittsburgh vs. Connecticut vs. Elon at Notre Dame at Ohio State vs. Georgetown Providence at Seton Hall

2009 MEN’S SOCCER

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Series Record vs.

2009 Opponents Cincinnati (2-3-1) H: 0-2-1, A: 2-1-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 9/9/79 Notre Dame, IN 9/7/80 Cincinnati, OH 9/25/05 Notre Dame, IN 9/17/06 Cincinnati, OH 9/28/07 Notre Dame, IN (2ot) 9/26/08 Cincinnati, OH Connecticut (6-10-2) H: 3-3-2, A: 2-7-0, N: 1-0-0 Site Date 10/19/86 Storrs, CT (ot) 10/29/95 Storrs, CT 9/20/96 Notre Dame, IN (ot) 11/17/96 Piscataway, NJ** 10/26/97 Storrs, CT (ot) 10/16/98 Notre Dame, IN 9/19/99 Storrs, CT (ot) 9/24/99 Notre Dame, IN 10/27/01 Storrs, CT 10/20/02 Notre Dame, IN 10/22/03 Storrs, CT 11/9/03 Notre Dame, IN* 10/30/04 Notre Dame, IN 10/8/05 Notre Dame, IN 10/21/06 Storrs, CT 10/13/07 Notre Dame, IN (2ot) 11/18/07 Storrs, CT*** 10/25/08 Storrs, CT (ot) * - BIG EAST Championship Quarterfinal ** - BIG EAST Championship Semifinal *** - BIG EAST Championship Final DePaul (18-1-0) H: 12-0-0, A: 5-1-0, N: 1-0-0 Site Date 9/12/80 Notre Dame, IN 9/30/81 Notre Dame, IN 10/15/82 Notre Dame, IN 10/2/83 Chicago, IL 9/28/84 Notre Dame, IN 9/11/85 Chicago, IL 9/24/86 Notre Dame, IN 10/17/87 Chicago, IL 10/13/88 Notre Dame, IN 10/18/89 Notre Dame, IN 10/18/91 Notre Dame, IN 9/29/92 Chicago, IL 9/28/93 Notre Dame, IN 10/18/94 Chicago, IL 9/3/95 Notre Dame, IN 9/16/96 Chicago, IL 9/10/06 Notre Dame, IN 10/25/06 Notre Dame, IN* 11/16/07 Storrs, CT** * - BIG EAST Tournament First Round ** - BIG EAST Tournament Semifinals Georgetown (10-7-2) H: 7-3-0, A: 2-4-1, N: 1-0-1 Site Date 9/11/82 Rochester, NY (ot) 10/23/91 Washington, DC 10/8/95 Notre Dame, IN 10/23/96 Washington, DC (ot) 11/10/96 Notre Dame, IN* 10/17/97 Notre Dame, IN (ot) 10/3/98 Washington, DC 10/29/99 Notre Dame, IN 10/17/00 Washington, DC 10/05/01 Notre Dame, IN 11/10/01 Notre Dame, IN* 10/26/02 Washington, DC 11/9/02 Notre Dame, IN* (ot) 9/28/03 Notre Dame, IN 9/18/04 Notre Dame, IN 10/15/05 Washington, DC 10/7/06 Notre Dame, IN 11/3/07 Washington, DC (2ot) 10/29/08 Notre Dame, IN * - BIG EAST Championship Quarterfinal Indiana (5-23-1) H: 2-11-0, A: 3-12-1, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 10/22/78 Bloomington, IN 9/28/79 Notre Dame, IN 9/28/80 Bloomington, IN 10/25/81 Notre Dame, IN 9/24/82 Bloomington, IN 9/25/83 Notre Dame, IN 9/23/84 Bloomington, IN 9/22/85 Notre Dame, IN 9/12/86 Bloomington, IN 9/13/87 Notre Dame, IN (ot) 9/9/88 Bloomington, IN (ot) 9/29/89 Notre Dame, IN 9/27/91 Notre Dame, IN (ot)

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Score 5-0 6-0 6-0 5-0 6-1 3-1 10-0 1-0 6-1 5-0 6-0 3-0 7-0 3-0 8-0 0-1 3-0 2-0 2-1

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Score 0-0 4-1 3-2 2-1 2-1 1-2 1-2 1-3 0-2 3-1 1-0 2-3 1-2 2-1 4-1 0-1 4-1 0-0 2-1

Score 1-7 0-4 0-4 0-2 0-4 0-4 1-5 0-2 0-2 4-3 1-1 1-3 1-4

9/25/92 Bloomington, IN 9/24/93 Notre Dame, IN 9/23/94 Bloomington, IN 11/20/94 Bloomington, IN* (ot) 9/22/95 Notre Dame, IN (ot) 9/27/96 Bloomington, IN 9/2/97 Notre Dame, IN 10/17/01 Bloomington, IN 11/27/02 Bloomington, IN** 9/18/03 Notre Dame, IN (ot) 9/15/04 Bloomington, IN 10/26/05 Notre Dame, IN 11/22/05 Bloomington, IN** 9/3/06 Bloomington, IN (ot) 10/17/07 Notre Dame, IN 10/16/08 Bloomington, IN * - NCAA Tournament First Round ** - NCAA Tournament Second Round Louisville (8-1-0) H: 5-0-0, A: 3-1-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 11/7/81 Louisville, KY 10/10/82 Notre Dame, IN 9/11/83 Louisville, KY 9/9/84 Notre Dame, IN 9/23/05 Notre Dame, IN 9/15/06 Louisville, KY 9/30/07 Notre Dame, IN 9/28/08 Louisville, KY (ot) 11/8/08 Notre Dame, IN* * - BIG EAST Championship Quarterfinal Marquette (10-5-1) H: 6-1-1, A: 4-4-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 10/5/79 Notre Dame, IN 10/5/80 Milwaukee, WI 10/9/81 Notre Dame, IN (ot) 10/17/82 Milwaukee, WI (ot) 10/14/83 Notre Dame, IN (ot) 10/14/84 Milwaukee, WI 10/9/85 Notre Dame, IN 10/5/86 Milwaukee, WI 11/6/87 Notre Dame, IN 9/17/88 Milwaukee, WI 9/24/89 Notre Dame, IN (ot) 9/24/90 Milwaukee, WI 10/5/05 Milwaukee, WI 9/27/06 Notre Dame, IN 9/15/07 Milwaukee, WI 9/11/08 Notre Dame, IN Michigan (6-1-1) H: 5-0-1, A: 1-1-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 9/30/77 Notre Dame, IN 9/22/78 Notre Dame, IN 9/14/86 Notre Dame, IN 11/30/03 Notre Dame, IN* 10/13/04 Notre Dame, IN 10/4/06 Ann Arbor, MI 10/3/07 Notre Dame, IN 10/1/08 Ypsilanti, MI * - NCAA Round of 16 Michigan State (10-3-5) H: 9-0-1, A: 1-3-4, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 10/7/78 East Lansing, MI (ot) 10/19/79 Notre Dame, IN 10/2/81 Notre Dame, IN 9/14/84 East Lansing, MI (ot) 9/20/85 Notre Dame, IN (ot) 9/19/86 East Lansing, MI 9/18/87 Notre Dame, IN 9/16/88 East Lansing, MI 9/22/89 Notre Dame, IN 9/21/90 East Lansing, MI 9/20/91 Notre Dame, IN 9/18/92 East Lansing, MI (ot) 9/17/93 Notre Dame, IN 11/2/03 East Lansing, MI 10/11/05 East Lansing, MI (2ot) 10/11/06 Notre Dame, IN 10/10/07 East Lansing, MI 10/8/08 Notre Dame, IN

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Score 2-2 2-0 4-1 2-2 1-1 0-1 3-1 5-0 4-1 0-1 1-0 2-2 2-0 1-0 0-0 3-0 0-1 3-0

New Mexico (0-0-0) H: 0-0-0, A: 0-0-0, N: 0-0-0 First Meeting Pittsburgh (7-3-3) H: 4-2-1, A: 3-1-2, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 10/22/95 Pittsburgh, PA 10/13/96 Notre Dame, IN 8/29/97 Pittsburgh, PA (ot) 9/13/98 Notre Dame, IN (ot) 9/11/99 Pittsburgh, PA (ot) 9/29/00 Notre Dame, IN 10/4/02 Notre Dame, IN (ot) 10/5/03 Pittsburgh, PA 10/7/04 Notre Dame, IN 10/22/05 Pittsburgh, PA 9/23/06 Notre Dame, IN 10/24/07 Pittsburgh, PA 10/11/08 Notre Dame, IN

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Score 0-3 3-0 0-0 2-2 1-1 2-3 0-1 2-0 3-0 2-1 3-1 3-0 4-1

Providence (11-2-1) H: 6-0-0, A: 4-2-1, N: 1-0-0 Site Date 10/14/95 Notre Dame, IN 8/31/96 Providence, RI 9/7/97 Notre Dame, IN 10/21/98 Providence, RI 10/9/99 Notre Dame, IN 10/8/00 Providence, RI 10/24/01 Providence, RI 9/22/02 Notre Dame, IN 10/22/03 Providence, RI 11/14/03 Storrs, CT* 10/19/05 Providence, RI (2ot) 10/14/06 Notre Dame, IN 10/28/07 Providence, RI (2ot) 10/19/08 Notre Dame, IN * - BIG EAST Tournament St. John’s (NY) (3-10-4) H: 2-1-3, A: 0-7-1, N: 1-2-0 Site Date 10/17/95 Jamaica, NY 9/7/96 Notre Dame, IN (ot) 10/21/97 Jamaica, NY 11/15/97 Storrs, CT* 9/26/98 Notre Dame, IN (ot) 11/7/98 Jamaica, NY** 10/23/99 Jamaica, NY 10/14/00 Notre Dame, IN 11/16/01 Storrs, CT* 9/26/02 Jamaica, NY 9/4/03 Notre Dame, IN 11/16/03 Storrs, CT*** 10/16/04 Jamaica, NY (2ot) 9/16/05 Jamaica, NY 11/5/05 Jamaica, NY** 11/11/07 Notre Dame, IN** 9/19/08 Notre Dame, IN (2ot) * - BIG EAST Tournament Semifinal ** - BIG EAST Tournament Quarterfinal *** - BIG EAST Tournament Final

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Score 0-6 2-2 0-1 1-4 1-1 0-2 1-4 1-0 0-1 0-1 0-3 2-0 1-1 1-2 0-1 1-0 0-0

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Seattle (0-0-0) H: 0-0-0, A: 0-0-0, N: 0-0-0 First Meeting Seton Hall (10-4-3) H: 5-1-1, A: 5-3-2, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 10/23/79 South Orange, NJ W 10/24/80 South Orange, NJ W 9/17/95 South Orange, NJ L 9/22/96 Notre Dame, IN W 10/24/97 South Orange, NJ L 11/9/97 South Orange, NJ* W 10/18/98 Notre Dame, IN W 11/3/99 South Orange, NJ T 9/22/00 Notre Dame, IN L 9/29/01 South Orange, NJ (ot) L 9/7/02 Notre Dame, IN W 10/20/04 South Orange, NJ W 11/6/04 Notre Dame, IN (2ot)*^ T 10/29/05 Notre Dame, IN W 9/30/06 South Orange, NJ W 10/21/07 Notre Dame, IN W 10/22/08 South Orange, NJ (2ot) T * - BIG EAST Quarterfinals ^ - Notre Dame eliminated 8-7 on penalty kicks South Florida (1-3-0) H: 1-1-0, A: 0-2-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 10/22/85 Tampa, FL 9/8/06 Notre Dame, IN 9/7/08 Notre Dame, IN 11/14/08 Tampa, FL* * - BIG EAST Championship Semifinal Wake Forest (0-4-0) H: 0-0-0, A: 0-2-0, N: 0-2-0 Site Date 10/30/82 Winston-Salem, NC 9/28/94 Davidson, NC 9/4/05 Bloomington, IN (ot) 12/8/07 Winston-Salem, NC (ot)* *-NCAA Tournament Quarterfinal West Virginia (8-4-1) H: 5-0-1, A: 3-4-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 10/20/95 Morgantown, WV 9/13/96 Notre Dame, IN 9/20/97 Morgantown, WV 10/30/98 Notre Dame, IN 10/20/99 Morgantown, WV 10/27/00 Notre Dame, IN 10/11/01 Morgantown, WV 9/21/03 Notre Dame, IN 9/23/04 Morgantown, WV 10/1/05 Notre Dame, IN (2ot) 10/18/06 Morgantown, WV 10/6/07 Notre Dame, IN 11/1/08 Morgantown, WV

Score 4-0 2-0 1-4 1-0 1-2 2-0 2-0 1-1 0-1 0-1 4-0 1-0 0-0 4-0 2-0 2-0 1-1

Score 0-3 0-2 5-0 1-2

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Season in Review

In 2008, senior defender Matt Besler became the first Irish men’s soccer player to earn both first-team All-America and firstteam Academic AllAmerica honors. Besler also was named the 2008 NSCAA ScholarAthlete of the Year.

Season in Review Consistency Remains the Key for the Fighting Irish Conference title and another NCAA bid highlight Notre Dame’s ’08 campaign Notre Dame was denied its fifth straight win, yet kept the unbeaten streak in tact with a scoreless draw against fifth-ranked St. John’s in league action. The Irish, who had moved up to third in the national rankings, controlled the match by out shooting the Red Storm, 22-10, but could not find the back of the net.

A 3-0 win over Syracuse moved Notre Dame to 5-1-1 overall and 2-01 in BIG EAST play. The Irish spread the wealth once again by using three different goal scorers, including a tally from Dike with 2:06 elapsed in the match. Thomas and fellow junior Tamba Samba also netted goals.

Those same three players all scored in the next contest as well, a 3-0 triumph at Cincinnati. The win not only moved Notre Dame’s unbeaten streak to seven games, but it also marked head coach Bobby Clark’s 100th victory at Notre Dame. In his eight seasons with the Irish, Clark has steered Dame to the NCAA The Fighting Irish celebrate one of their season-high five goals in a 5-0 triumph over No. 5 USF that locked up the Mike Berticelli Notre Tournament every year and the Irish Memorial Tournament title. have posted at least 12 wins in all of those campaigns.

An eighth straight trip to the NCAA team as was freshman central defender Aaron A clash between two top-20 teams resulted Tournament, a second consecutive BIG EAST Maund. regular-season title and another double-digit Notre Dame opened the home portion of its in a difficult loss for the third-ranked Irish as win total were the major highlights of the 2008 slate by capturing the seventh annual Mike they suffered a 2-1 setback at No. 19 Louisville. men’s soccer season at the University of Notre Berticelli Memorial Tournament. The Fighting Notre Dame grabbed the lead in the 51st Dame.

Irish downed Dartmouth, 2-1, behind a goal minute on a Dike goal, yet a Cardinal penalty Despite the season ending sooner than from Dave Donohue in the 89th minute. kick knotted the match in the 90th minute. The expected following a 2-1 loss to Northwestern Michael Thomas also added a score in the vic- hosts would claim the victory with a tally four in the second round of the NCAA tory. The Irish offense exploded as five different minutes into overtime.

For just the second time in the Clark era, Championship, the Fighting Irish still raised the players (Justin Morrow, Dike, Josh Thiermann, bar for the program during the campaign. The Thomas, Jeb Brovsky) scored in a 5-0 victory Notre Dame dropped back-to-back contests as league title marked the first time Notre Dame over fifth-ranked USF to secure the tournament the Irish fell at Michigan, 3-1. A bright spot for ever had notched back-to-back BIG EAST reg- title for the third time in program history. Notre Dame was that Dike upped his goal ular-season crowns since joining the confer- Despite the Bulls being a fellow BIG EAST streak to four games.

Dike scored again in helping No. 14 Notre ence in 1995. A final record of 12-7-2 signified squad, the match did not count towards the the eighth straight season that Notre Dame had league standings. The two schools scheduled a Dame back to its winning ways with a 3-0 vicregistered at least a dozen victories. non-conference game since they were not set to tory against Michigan State. Thomas and Brovsky also scored in the besting of the The first weekend of the 2008 campaign fea- meet during the regular season. tured ups and downs for the Irish. The down Thomas was named the tournament’s offen- Spartans.

Notre Dame moved to 8-3-1 overall and 4happened first as Notre Dame, who carried a sive MVP, while Matt Besler was tabbed as the 1-1 in league play with a 4-1 home victory No. 3 preseason ranking, fell to No. 12 Akron, defensive MVP. Joining them on the all-tournaagainst Pittsburgh. Dike delivered a goal in his 3-0, in the first day of the adidas/IU Credit ment team were Dike and Donohue.

Union Classic in Bloomington, Ind. The The Fighting Irish carried a No. 5 ranking sixth straight game, while Besler, Donohue and Fighting Irish rebounded with a 4-1 triumph of and a 4-1-0 record into the BIG EAST opener freshman midfielder Brendan King also scored.

The ninth-ranked Fighting Irish stepped Duke on the second and final day of the event. against Marquette. Donohue led the way with away from league play once again and traveled Bright Dike paced Notre Dame with two goals the first hat trick of his career as Notre Dame against the Blue Devils. It would be a sign of produced a 4-1 victory over the Golden Eagles. down state to take on No. 22 Indiana. The things to come as the senior forward led the The junior also added an assist, while Thomas Hoosiers jumped ahead 2-0 before Thomas Irish with 12 goals and 29 points on the sea- scored for the third time in three games in addi- sliced the deficit in half, yet it would not be enough as Indiana went on to capture a 3-1 son. Dike was named to the all-tournament tion to assisting on one of Donohue’s goals. victory.

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match in the 53rd minute. Not all went well on the day for the Irish as starting goalkeeper Andrew Quinn suffered a season-ending shoulder injury in the 62nd minute. Junior Philip Tuttle would play the remainder of the season in goal for Notre Dame.

The Irish locked up the BIG EAST Blue Division crown outright with a 1-0 triumph at West Virginia in the regular-season finale. King scored the game’s lone goal in the 61st minute.

Notre Dame finished its regular season ledger with an 11-5-2 record, including a 7-2-2 mark in league play, and a No. 11 national ranking.

Notre Dame opened BIG EAST Championship play with a date against No. 23 Louisville. The Irish claimed revenge from the loss earlier in the season by downing the Cardinals, 1-0, behind Dike’s 11th goal of the season in the 81st minute.

The league semifinals and final were held at a new site, sunny and warm Tampa, Fla. The conference’s annual awards banquet was held the night prior to the semifinals and a total of five Notre Dame players garnered all-league honors at the event. Leading the way were Besler and Dike, who were named to the first team. Thomas and Traynor were second-team selections, while Brovsky was a third-team honoree.

Dike led the BIG EAST in points (29) and goals (12), while Thomas was tied for third in those categories (21 points, 8 goals).

Brovsky ranked in a tie for fourth in the league with six assists.

The Fighting Irish were pitted against USF, the host for the event, in the semifinals.

Despite jumping ahead with a Dike goal in the 19th minute, Notre Dame surrendered two second-half goals and fell 2-1.

Notre Dame returned home and awaited the NCAA Championship selection. The Fighting Irish were seeded 12th for the tournament. That marked the third straight season, and fifth time overall, that Notre Dame earned a seed in the event. Notre Dame received the first-round bye with its seeding and faced unseeded Northwestern, who advanced past Loyola (Ill.) on penalty kicks in the first round.

Jack Traynor was a stalwart at left back during his four-year career with the Irish. He Unfortunately, the Notre Dame welcomed Providence for a key BIG EAST clash as the regular season approached its stretch run. Dike returned to the scoring column as he put the Irish on the board in the 27th minute. Thomas and Brovsky also added goals en route to the 3-1 Irish win.

A two-game road trip began in New Jersey with a match up against Seton Hall. Notre Dame fell behind the Pirates in the 13th minute, yet an Alex Yoshinaga goal in the 82nd minute knotted the score and the game would end in a 1-1 draw.

Following 90 scoreless minutes against No. 15 Connecticut, the Irish were headed for overtime once again. A Husky goal just over two minutes into the first extra session inched Connecticut closer to Notre Dame in the Blue Division standings. The Irish were still in first with a 5-2-2 league mark, while they were 95-2 overall.

The final regular-season home tilt came against No. 24 Georgetown. The match was a make-up since the originally slated contest had to be rescheduled after the Hoyas could not leave their campus due to an outbreak of the norovirus. A career-high two goals from Brovsky propelled No. 19 Notre Dame to the 2-1 victory. Brovsky’s second tally came just over two minutes after Georgetown tied the

match with the Wildcats resembled Notre Dame’s previous game. After jumping ahead in the 24th minute on a goal from Traynor, the Fighting Irish surrendered two goals in the second half, including one in the 89th minute, and fell to the Wildcats, 2-1.

Not only did the loss to Northwestern mark the end of the Notre Dame season, it also signified the final game at Alumni Field, which served as the home for Fighting Irish soccer since 1990. The Irish will move into a brand new, state-of-the-art Alumni Stadium for the 2009 campaign.

Individually, Besler accumulated some impressive hardware following his final season in an Irish uniform. He became the first player in program history to receive first-team AllAmerica and first-team Academic All-America honors during his career, let alone in a single season. In addition, the two-time team captain was selected as the 2009 National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

Besler became the first Notre Dame men’s soccer player to receive a postgraduate scholarship from the NCAA. He also received Notre Dame’s Byron V. Kanaley Award, which is the most prestigious award given to a student-athlete, for being both an outstanding student-athlete and leader. In January, Besler was selected by the Kansas City Wizards with the eighth pick overall in the first round of the Major League Soccer (MLS) SuperDraft. That is the highest an Irish player had ever been chosen in the MLS Draft. His classmate Traynor also went in the draft to the New York Red Bulls in the second round.

Besler was not the only Notre Dame player to garner accolades following the 2008 season.

Dike was named to the NSCAA All-Great Lakes Region first team along with Besler.

Thomas was a second-team pick for the allregion squad.

At the team’s annual awards banquet in April, Besler took home both the Notre Dame Monogram Club Team MVP and the Rockne Student-Athlete Award. Senior defender Terry Lee received the Spirit Award for the second straight season. Lee became the first-ever twotime recipient of the award, which is given annually to the Irish player that is an inspirational member of the team.

Even though Notre Dame did not advance as far as anticipated in the postseason, the Irish continued to make their mark as one of the top and most consistent programs in the nation.

Notre Dame concluded the season ranked 13th in the final Soccer America media poll, while the Irish were 16th according to the NSCAA. The Fighting Irish will eagerly anticipate the move into their new stadium for the 2009 campaign.

Notre Dame will take an already rich and still growing history along with a roster full of skilled players into its new confines, which is sure to witness several memorable moments in the years to come.

copped second-team all-BIG EAST honors during his senior campaign.

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2008 Final Results 2008 University of Notre Dame Men’s Soccer Record: 12-7-2 (Home: 9-1-1, Away: 2-4-1, Neutral: 1-2-0) BIG EAST: 7-2-2

Date

National Ranking ND

Opponent

National Ranking Opp.

Result

Score

Shots ND-Opp

Corners ND-Opp

Aug. 29 Aug. 31 Sept. 5 Sept. 7

3 3 8 8

vs. Akron! vs. Duke!

DARTMOUTH^ USF^

12 NR NR 5

L W W W

0-3 4-1 2-1 5-0

14-15 16-17 13-13 22-3

9-5 6-8 5-5 8-5

Sept. 11 Sept. 19 Sept. 21 Sept. 26

5 3 3 3

MARQUETTE* ST. JOHN’S* SYRACUSE* at Cincinnati*

NR 5 NR NR

W T W W

4-1 0-0 (2ot) 3-0 3-0

16-10 22-10 17-14 16-15

3-5 9-2 7-4 7-6

Sept. 28 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 11

3 8 14 14

at Louisville* at Michigan MICHIGAN STATE PITTSBURGH*

16 NR NR NR

L L W W

1-2 (ot) 1-3 3-0 4-1

10-21 14-14 17-6 16-9

4-4 5-4 3-2 7-3

Oct. 16 Oct. 19 Oct. 22 Oct. 25

9 9 13 13

at Indiana PROVIDENCE* at Seton Hall* at Connecticut*

22 12 NR 15

L W T L

1-3 3-1 1-1 (2ot) 0-1 (ot)

14-15 10-7 27-18 10-15

7-2 5-1 13-4 4-4

Oct. 29 Nov. 1 Nov. 8

19 19 11

GEORGETOWN* at West Virginia* LOUISVILLE

24 NR 23

W W W

2-1 1-0 1-0

12-10 4-14 14-11

2-4 3-9 5-1

Nov. 14

9

vs.USF

L

1-2

12-10

8-7

L

1-2

15-11

5-4

(BIG EAST Tournament - Quarterfinals)

8

(BIG EAST Tournament - Semifinals)

Nov. 25

13

NORTHWESTERN

16

(NCAA Tournament - Second Round)

! – adidas/IU Credit Union Classic (Bloomington, Ind.) ^ – Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament * - BIG EAST game All home matches in BOLD CAPS

Goals By Period

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1

2

OT

OT2

Total

Notre Dame

18

23

0

0

Opponents

7

14

2

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1

2

OT

OT2

Total

41

Notre Dame

6

16

0

0

22

23

Opponents

2

4

2

0

8

2008 Statistics/ Honors & Awards Overall A Pts.

Player

G-GS

G

Bright Dike Michael Thomas Jeb Brovsky Dave Donohue Justin Morrow

21-21 21-21 21-21 21-20 21-21

12 8 5 5 2

5 5 6 5 4

Brendan King Tamba Samba Steven Perry Jack Traynor Matt Besler

21-0 17-0 20-0 21-21 21-21

2 2 1 1 1

Josh Thiermann Alex Yoshinaga Matt Armstrong Aaron Maund Chris Sutton

14-0 21-21 21-21 21-21 3-0

Cory Rellas Kyle Dagan Notre Dame Opponents

BIG EAST A Pts.

Career (BIG EAST) G A Pts.

Shots

G-GS

G

Shots

29 21 16 15 8

79 40 44 18 30

11-11 11-11 11-11 11-11 11-11

5 4 3 4 0

3 2 1 3 3

13 10 7 11 3

43 20 25 13 16

16 (7) 13 (7) 7 (5) 8 (5) 5 (2)

8 7 7 6 6

(3) (4) (1) (4) (5)

40 (17) 33 (18) 21 (11) 22 (14) 16 (9)

3 0 2 1 1

7 4 4 3 3

15 5 6 20 13

11-0 9-0 10-0 11-11 11-11

2 2 0 0 1

0 0 2 1 1

4 4 2 1 3

7 3 2 6 9

2 2 1 2 5

(2) (2) (0) (1) (4)

3 0 3 7 7

(0) (0) (2) (4) (6)

7 (4) 4 (4) 5 (2) 11 (6) 17 (14)

1 1 0 0 0

0 0 2 1 0

2 2 2 1 0

11 9 15 5 1

7-0 11-11 11-11 11-11 1-0

0 1 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0

0 2 0 0 0

4 4 5 3 0

2 9 0 0 0

(0) (6) (0) (0) (0)

0 6 3 1 0

(0) (1) (0) (0) (0)

4 24 3 1 0

6-0 7-1

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

3-0 4-0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

3 (1) 0 (0)

21 21

41 23

35 15

117 61

311 258

11 11

22 8

16 6

60 22

160 143

5 (4) 1 (0)

Game Winning Goals:

BIG EAST Game Winning Goals:

Bright Dike 3, Dave Donohue 3, Michael Thomas 1, Jeb Brovsky 1, Justin Morrow 1, Brendan King 1, Tamba Samba 1, Steven Perry 1

Dave Donohue 2, Bright Dike 1, Michael Thomas 1, Jeb Brovsky 1, Brendan King 1, Tamba Samba 1

Corner Kicks: Fouls:

Notre Dame 125, Opponents 89 Notre Dame 275, Opponents 221

GOALKEEPER STATS Player G-GS

BIG EAST Corner Kicks: BIG EAST Fouls:

11 (6) 1 (0)

Notre Dame 64, Opponents 46 Notre Dame 126, Opponents 117

Min.

GA

GAA

Saves

ShO

Record

Min.

GA

16-16 10-10 7-5 3-1

1448:09 908:09 488:15 128:15

16 8 7 0

0.99 0.79 1.29 0.00

56 36 19 6

5 3 2 1

10-4-2 6-2-2 2-3-0 1-0-0

2096:05 1088:09 488:15 128:15

23 10 7 0

Notre Dame BIG EAST

21 11

1936:24 1036:24

23 8

1.07 0.69

77 43

7 4

12-7-2 7-2-2

Opponents BIG EAST

21 11

1936:24 1036:24

41 22

1.91 1.91

87 49

3 2

7-12-2 2-7-2

Andrew Quinn BIG EAST Philip Tuttle BIG EAST

(0) (13) (0) (0) (0)

CAREER STATS GAA Saves ShO 0.99 0.83 1.29 0.00

82 41 19 6

7 4 2 1

Record 12-6-3 7-3-2 2-3-0 1-0-0

2008 Honors & Awards Matt Besler • NSCAA All-American (first team) • NSCAA All-Great Lakes Region (first team) • MLS Draft Pick - Kansas City Wizards • NSCAA Scholar-Athlete of the Year • Academic All-American (first team) • All-BIG EAST (first team) • Soccer America national team of the week (Oct. 14) • BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 13) • Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award Finalist • College Soccer News national team of the week (Sept. 8) • BIG EAST Honor Roll (Sept. 8) • Mike Berticelli Tournament defensive MVP & all-tournament team • Byron V. Kanaley Award • Notre Dame Monogram Club Team MVP • Rockne Student-Athlete Award Jeb Brovsky • All-BIG EAST Championship Team • All-BIG EAST (third team) • BIG EAST offensive player of the week (Nov. 4) • Top Drawer Soccer national team of the week (Nov. 3) • BIG EAST Academic All-Star Kyle Dagan • BIG EAST Academic All-Star

Bright Dike • NSCAA All-Great Lakes Region (first team) • All-BIG EAST Championship Team • All-BIG EAST (first team) • BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 29, Oct. 13) • Mike Berticelli Tournament all-tournament team • adidas/IU Credit Union Classic all-tournament team Dave Donohue • Soccer America national player of the week (Sept. 15) • College Soccer News national team of the week (Sept. 15) • BIG EAST offensive player of the week (Sept. 15) • Mike Berticelli Tournament all-tournament team Brendan King • Soccer America national team of the week (Nov. 4) • BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Nov. 4) • College Soccer News ‘100 freshmen to keep an eye on’ list • BIG EAST Academic All-Star Terry Lee • Spirit Award • BIG EAST Academic All-Star Aaron Maund • BIG EAST rookie of the week (Sept. 22) • adidas/IU Credit Union Classic all-tournament team Justin Morrow • BIG EAST Academic All-Star Steven Perry • BIG EAST Academic All-Star

Andrew Quinn • BIG EAST Academic All-Star Cory Rellas • BIG EAST Academic All-Star Michael Rose • College Soccer News ‘100 freshmen to keep an eye on’ list Luke Seibolt • BIG EAST Academic All-Star Josh Thiermann • BIG EAST Academic All-Star Michael Thomas • NSCAA All-Great Lakes Region (second team) • All-BIG EAST (second team) • BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Oct. 20) • Mike Berticelli Tournament offensive MVP & all-tournament team • BIG EAST Academic All-Star Jack Traynor • All-BIG EAST (second team) • MLS Draft Pick - New York Red Bulls Will Walsh • College Soccer News ‘100 freshmen to keep an eye on’ list

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2008 Final Regular Season Standings

BIG EAST Review 2008 BIG EAST All-Conference Teams All-BIG EAST First Team GK Zach Johnson, So., W. Virginia F Bright Dike, Sr., Notre Dame F O’Brian White*, Sr., Connecticut M Nelson Becerra, Jr., St. John’s M Aaron Clapham, Sr., Louisville M Brayan Martinez, So., Seton Hall M Kevon Neaves, Sr., USF M Toni Stahl*, Jr., Connecticut D Matt Besler, Sr., Notre Dame D Joel Gustafsson, Jr., St. John’s D Yohance Marshall, Sr., USF * - unanimous selection ALL-BIG EAST Second Team GK F F M M M M M M D D

BIG EAST

Overall

Pl. 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

Team W NOTRE DAME 7 Connecticut 6 Georgetown 5 Providence 5 West Virginia 3 Pittsburgh 3 Seton Hall 2 Marquette 1

L 2 3 3 5 4 6 5 8

Blue Division T Pct. Pts. 2 .727 23 2 .636 20 3 .591 18 1 .500 16 4 .455 13 2 .364 11 4 .364 10 2 .182 5

W 12 11 11 9 5 7 6 3

L 7 5 5 7 9 8 8 10

T 2 6 3 3 5 3 4 4

Pct. .619 .636 .658 .553 .395 .472 .444 .294

Pl. 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6t.

Team St. John’s South Florida DePaul Louisville Villanova Syracuse Cincinnati Rutgers

L 1 3 4 5 5 6 6 6

Red Division T Pct. Pts. 2 .818 26 1 .682 22 2 .545 17 1 .500 16 2 .455 14 1 .409 13 1 .409 13 2 .364 11

W 19 15 9 11 7 8 7 6

L 3 5 7 8 10 6 10 9

T 3 3 4 2 2 3 2 3

Pct. .820 .717 .550 .571 .421 .559 .421 .417

8.

Brian Visser, Sr., DePaul Kyle Hall, Sr., Syracuse Steffen Vroom, Jr., DePaul Dilly Duka, So., Rutgers Ryan Maduro, Sr., Providence Akeem Priestley, Sr., Connecticut Jerry Saintil, So., Seton Hall Michael Thomas, Jr., Notre Dame Hansen Woodruff, Jr., Syracuse Austin Berry, So., Louisville Jack Traynor, Sr., Notre Dame

W 8 7 5 5 4 4 4 3

2008 BIG EAST Regular Season Honors Offensive Player of the Year: O’Brian White, Sr., Connecticut Midfielder of the Year: Nelson Becerra, Jr., St. John’s Defensive Player of the Year: Joel Gustafsson, Jr., St. John’s

Goalkeeper of the Year: Zach Johnson, So., West Virginia Rookie of the Year: Colin Rolfe, Fr., Louisville Coaching Staff of the Year: St. John’s

ALL-BIG EAST Third Team GK F F F F F F M D D D

Neal Kitson, Sr., St. John’s Zak Boggs, Jr., USF Jeb Brovsky, So., Notre Dame Tafadzwa Chiduku, So., St. John’s Tim Ritter, Jr., Providence Jordan Seabrook, Sr., USF Michael Seamon, Jr., Villanova Ryan Soroka, Jr., St. John’s Oscar Castillo, Sr., Connecticut Len Coleman, Jr., Georgetown Brad Simpson, Sr., Cincinnati

Jeb Brovsky (left) and Bright Dike (right) were named to the 2008 BIG EAST All-Championship team after helping the Fighting Irish to the semifinals of the league tournament. During the season, Dike led all BIG EAST players in points (29) and goals scored (12).

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Final BIG EAST Individual Statistics Point Leaders

(All Games)

Games Rank, Name, School 1. Bright Dike, Notre Dame 21 2. Nelson Becerra, St. John’s 24 3t. Samuel Petrone, Seton Hall 18 Michael Thomas, Notre Dame 21 5. Jordan Seabrook, USF 23

Goals 12 8 9 8 6

Goal Leaders

Games 21 18 17 21 24

Goals-Against Average Leaders 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Matthew Brutto, Georgetown Neal Kitson, St. John’s Josh Ford, Connecticut Brian Visser, DePaul Zach Johnson, West Virginia

Assists 5 7 3 5 6

Points 29 23 21 21 18

(All Games)

Rank, Name, School 1. Bright Dike, Notre Dame 2. Samuel Petrone, Seton Hall 3t. Dilly Duka, Rutgers Michael Thomas, Notre Dame Nelson Becerra, St. John’s

Rank, Name, School

Offensive Player of the Week

Goals 12 9 8 8 8 (All Games)

Minutes

Saves

GA/Avg.

SO

11 24 22 20 19

1010:00 2228:21 2121:08 1882:40 1814:05

48 95 83 67 81

0.45 0.48 0.59 0.62 0.64

8 15 12 11 8

Point Leaders (Conference Games Only) Goals 5 4 4 5 2 3 4

Assists 3 3 2 0 6 4 2

Points 13 11 10 10 10 10 10

Games 11 11 10 11 11 11

Goals-Against Average Leaders Rank, Name, School 1. Jeff Attinella, USF 2. Neal Kitson, St. John’s 3. Zach Johnson, West Virginia 4. Matthew Brutto, Georgetown 5. Brian Visser, DePaul

Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3

Goals 5 5 4 4 4 4

Len Coleman, Georgetown, Jr., D Rory Quinn, St. John’s, Sr., D Oscar Castillo, Connecticut, Sr., D Adam Brazitis, Villanova, Sr., M Yohance Marshall, USF, Sr., D Brad Simpson, Cincinnati, Sr., D Matt Besler, Notre Dame, Sr., D Karol Wasielewski, Syracuse, Sr., D Yohance Marshall, USF, Sr., D Ben Clack, St. John’s, Jr., D

Goalkeeper of the Week Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3

Neal Kitson, St. John’s, Sr. Josh Ford, Connecticut, So. Neal Kitson, St. John’s, Sr. Neal Kitson, St. John’s, Sr. Matt Pyzdrowski, Marquette, Jr. Robert Cavicchia, Syracuse, Sr. Tim Murray, Providence, Jr. Matt Williams, Cincinnati, So. Josh Ford, Connecticut, So. Neal Kitson, St. John’s, Sr.

Rookie of the Week Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3

Goal Leaders (Conference Games Only) Rank, Name, School 1t. Bright Dike, Notre Dame Dritan Sela, Seton Hall 3t. Dilly Duka, Rutgers Michael Thomas, Notre Dame Dave Donohue, Notre Dame Peter Grasso, Georgetown

Adam Himeno, St. John’s, Jr., M Sam Petrone, Seton Hall, So., F Dave Donohue, Notre Dame, Jr., M O’Brian White, Connecticut, Sr., F Austin Berry, Louisville, So., M Alex Silva, West Virginia, Fr., M Steffan Vroom, DePaul, Jr., F Trevor Chiduku, St. John’s, So., M Scott Larrabee, Georgetown, Jr., M Jeb Brovsky, Notre Dame, So., F

Defensive Player of the Week

Games

Rank, Name, School Games 1. Bright Dike, Notre Dame 11 2. Dave Donohue, Notre Dame 11 3t. Michael Thomas, Notre Dame 11 Dritan Sela, Seton Hall 11 Aaron Clapham, Louisville 11 Spencer Schomaker, Syracuse 11 Peter Grasso, Georgetown 11

Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3

Chris Bresnahan, Villanova, GK Andre Boudreaux, Louisville, GK Gaetano Panuccio, Rutgers, F Aaron Maund, Notre Dame, D Walter Hines, St. John’s, F Colin Rolfe, Louisville, F Chris Stoker, Providence, M/F Tony Casio, Connecticut, M Sebastien Thuriere, USF, M Tony Cascio, Connecticut, M

(Conference Games Only)

Games

Minutes

Saves

GA/Avg.

SO

11 11 11 7 11

1015:18 1031:52 1070:00 650:00 1032:40

35 49 51 33 42

0.35 0.44 0.50 0.55 0.61

7 7 5 5 6

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2008 Game Recaps Game 1 – August 29, 2008 adidas/IU Credit Union Classic #12 Akron #3 Notre Dame

3 0

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Three second-half goals propelled No. 12 Akron to a 3-0 win over No. 3 Notre Dame on Friday, August 29 in day one of the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic at Bill Armstrong Stadium. The match was the season opener for both squads.

The Fighting Irish controlled possession early and out shot the Zips, 8-6, in the opening half. However, it was Notre Dame with the first save of the match as senior goalkeeper Andrew Quinn dove to his right to stop a Steve Zakuani shot with 27:25 remaining in the first half. Zakuani and Anthony Ampaipitakwong both had a goal and an assist for the Zips.

Notre Dame held a 9-5 advantage in corner kicks for the game and nearly converted on one with just under 22 minutes left in the first half. Senior Alex Yoshinaga sent the ball in and junior Justin Morrow put a shot wide right. Later in the half, senior Bright Dike was positioned well but headed a Brendan King corner kick high over the crossbar.

Both teams managed to hit the post during the late portion of the first half. With 14:38 left, Akron’s Blair Gavin hit the far post from near the 18-yard box. Two minutes later, Notre Dame sophomore Josh Thiermann nailed the far post from inside the box.

The match was scoreless at the intermission.

In the early stages of the second half, Zakuani worked his way into the 18-yard box with a run and sent a shot that was saved by Quinn. The Irish senior came through again with 37:50 left in regulation as Gavin gathered a cross and sent a shot on frame that was stopped Quinn, who made three saves in 90 minutes of action.

The Zips notched their first goal in the 56th minute as Kofi Sarkodie headed the ball into the back of the net off a free kick from Ampaipitakwong.

Zakuani nearly made it 2-0 with just over 31 minutes left in the half as he took a shot from the right side that went just wide of the far post. Quinn made another stop for the Irish at the 24:22 mark of the period as he came off his line and disrupted a sequence by the Zips.

The Irish threatened in the 70th minute as King placed a cross that was booted by Dike, yet deflected out of bounds to give Notre Dame another corner kick. The Fighting Irish could not convert on the set piece and the Zips went ahead 2-0 on their next trip down the field as Zakuani placed the ball just inside the far post after making a nice move within the box that left him one-on-one with Quinn. The goal was scored with 18:09 left in regulation.

Akron made it 3-0 in the 79th minute when Ampaipitakwong scored off a pass from Zakuani.

The Zips held a slight, 15-14, edge in shots on the night. Dike had a team-high four shots for Notre Dame. Akron goalkeeper Evan Bush made one save in the win.

1 2 F #12 Akron 0 3 3 #3 Notre Dame 0 0 0 Scoring: UA: Kofi Sarkodie (Anthony Ampaipitakwong) 55:29; UA: Steve Zakuani (Teal Bunbury) 71:51; UA: Anthony Ampaipitakwong (Steve Zakuani) 78:15

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Shots Saves Fouls Corner Kicks

UA 15 1 11 5

ND 14 3 12 9

Game 2 – August 31, 2008 adidas/IU Credit Union Classic Duke #3 Notre Dame

1 4

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The third-ranked Fighting Irish men’s soccer team used four goals from three different players to capture a 4-1 win over Duke on Sunday, August 31 during the second and final day of the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic at Bill Armstrong Stadium. Senior forward Bright Dike scored twice to notch the first multiple-goal game of his career.

Adding goals for the Irish were junior midfielder Justin Morrow and sophomore forward Steven Perry. Junior midfielder Dave Donohue registered a career-high two assists in the match.

Notre Dame got on the board in the seventh minute as Morrow took a feed from sophomore forward Jeb Brovsky on the left side of the 18-yard box and blasted a shot into the upper right corner.

That was the fourth career goal for Morrow.

The Fighting Irish nearly claimed a two-goal advantage with just over 25 minutes remaining in the first half as junior midfielder Michael Thomas headed a Brovsky free kick just over the crossbar.

Brovsky kept the Irish pressure going with a far shot on goal that was saved at the 12-minute mark of the half.

Perry gave the Irish a 2-0 lead with his first collegiate goal, which came with 9:39 left on the clock in the first half. The forward received a Thomas pass, pressured from the right side and put the ball underneath the Duke goalkeeper, Brendan Fitzgerald, and into the left side of the netting.

Notre Dame led 2-0 at halftime.

The Irish took a three-goal lead less than three minutes into the second half when Dike fired a shot into the back of the net from the right side. Assists on the play went to Donohue and sophomore midfielder Matt Armstrong. Dike struck again in the 51st minute as he took a pass from Donohue, made a run from the right side and scored to make it 4-0 with his sixth career tally.

Notre Dame continued to pressure and out shot the Blue Devils, 11-9, in the second half. For the game, Duke held a 17-16 edge in shots and an 8-6 advantage in corner kicks.

Duke was awarded a penalty kick in the 79th minute that was taken by Mike Grella. Senior goalkeeper Andrew Quinn came up with the save for the Irish, yet Grella put home the rebound to make it a 4-1 contest. Quinn made five saves and earned the win to move his career record to 3-3-1.

1 2 F Duke 0 1 1 #3 Notre Dame 2 2 4 Scoring: ND: Justin Morrow (Jeb Brovsky) 6:24; ND: Steven Perry (Michael Thomas) 35:22; ND: Bright Dike (Matt Armstrong, Dave Donohue) 47:51; ND: Bright Dike (Dave Donohue) 50:33; DU: Mike Grella (unassisted) 78:30 Shots Saves Fouls Corner Kicks

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ND 16 5 16 6

Game 3 – September 5, 2008 Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament Dartmouth #8 Notre Dame

1 2

NOTRE DAME, Ind. – A Dave Donohue goal in the 89th minute propelled No. 8 Notre Dame over Dartmouth, 2-1, in the first day of the Hilton Garden Inn Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament on Friday, Sept. 5 in front of 1,602 fans at Alumni Field.

Notre Dame grabbed a 1-0 lead in the sixth minute as junior midfielder Michael Thomas placed a far blast from outside the 18-yard box into the lower left corner of the netting. That was Thomas’ first goal of the season.

Sophomore forward Jeb Brovsky nearly gave the Irish a 2-0 lead two minutes later as he sent a shot just over the crossbar. Thomas had another good look as he headed a ball that Dartmouth goalkeeper, Sean Milligam, tipped over the bar with 24:08 on the clock in the first half.

Notre Dame led 1-0 at the intermission. The Fighting Irish held a decisive 9-2 edge in shots in the first half. However, at the end of the night the stat sheet was equal as both teams had 13 shots and five corner kicks.

Dartmouth scored the equalizer with just under two minutes elapsed in the second half as Donnie Surdoval headed home an Andrew Olsen corner kick.

The Big Green almost grabbed the lead with 23:26 showing in regulation as a Craig Henderson shot was saved on the line by Irish senior defender Matt Besler.

As the match appeared destined for overtime, Brovsky played a pass over to Donohue on the left side and he sent it to the back of the net for his first tally of the season with 1:12 remaining in the contest.

Senior goalkeeper Andrew Quinn picked up the win for the Irish as he made four saves. Milligam made three stops in the loss.

1 2 F Dartmouth 0 1 1 #8 Notre Dame 1 1 2 Scoring: ND: Michael Thomas (unassisted) 5:17; DC: Donnie Surdoval (Andrew Olsen) 46:48; ND: Dave Donohue (Jeb Brovsky) 88:48 Shots Saves Fouls Corner Kicks

DC 13 3 8 5

ND 13 5 18 5

Game 4 – September 7, 2008 Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament #5 USF #8 Notre Dame

0 5

NOTRE DAME, Ind. – The No. 8 Notre Dame men’s soccer team captured the Hilton Garden Inn Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament title with a 50 win over fifth-ranked USF on Sunday, Sept. 7 at Alumni Field during the second and final day of the event. The Irish used five different goal scorers to post the victory.

Notre Dame entered Sunday needing either a win or tie to claim the title after defeating Dartmouth, 2-1, during the first day of the tournament on Friday. The Irish came through in a big way as they received goals from Justin Morrow, Bright Dike, Josh Thiermann, Michael Thomas and Jeb Brovsky.

Notre Dame scored four goals in an 11-minute span in the first half to break the game open.

The scoring began for the Irish in the 24th minute as Dike fed Morrow for the junior’s second goal of the season. Notre Dame continued to keep pressure on USF and it resulted in shots and corner kicks. The Irish converted off a corner kick in the 28th minute as freshman Brendan King sent the ball into the box and Dike, a senior, put it home for his team-leading third goal of the season.

King collected his second assist of the day when he placed another corner kick on mark and Thiermann sent a blast off the hands of the USF goalkeeper, Diego Restrepo, to make it 3-0 in the 32nd minute. That was Thiermann’s first goal of the season. Just over three minutes later, Thomas found the ball among traffic near the six-yard box and headed it in to give the Irish a four-goal advantage by intermission.

At the 58:41 mark of match, Kevon Neaves was sent off with a red card and the Bulls were forced to play a man-down the rest of the way.

Brovsky put a cap on the victory with a goal in the 78th minute. The sequence began when sophomore Matt Armstrong played the ball up to his classmate and Brovsky scored his first goal of the season.

Notre Dame owned the stat sheet on the day. The Irish out shot the Bulls, 22-3, along with holding an 8-5 edge in corner kicks. Senior goalkeeper Andrew Quinn did not need to make a save in notching his first shut out of the season and the third of his career. Restrepo made seven stops in the loss.

Despite both teams being members of the BIG EAST Conference, today’s match did not count as a league game. Notre Dame and USF did not meet during the league’s regular season.

The Irish also copped individual hardware for the tournament as Thomas was named the offensive MVP by scoring goals in both games. Senior defender Matt Besler was selected as the defensive MVP. Junior midfielder Dave Donohue, who scored the game winner on Friday, and Dike joined them on the all-tournament team.

Dartmouth defeated Indiana, 4-0, during Sunday’s first game to finish as the tournament’s runner-up. Indiana finished third, while USF was fourth.

This marked the third time that Notre Dame has won the Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament. The other victories came in 2003 and 2005. The five goals for the Irish were the most since a 5-4 overtime win at Indiana on Sept. 3, 2006.

2 F 1 #5 USF 0 0 0 #8 Notre Dame 4 1 5 Scoring: ND: Justin Morrow (Bright Dike) 23:42; ND: Bright Dike (Brendan King) 27:21; ND: Josh Thiermann (Brendan King) 31:33; ND: Michael Thomas (unassisted) 34:58; ND: Jeb Brovsky (Matt Armstrong) 77:46 Shots Saves Fouls Corner Kicks

USF 3 7 13 5

ND 22 0 18 8

Game 5 – September 11, 2008 Marquette #5 Notre Dame

1 4

NOTRE DAME, Ind. – A hat trick from junior midfielder Dave Donohue was the difference as the fifth-ranked Notre Dame men’s soccer team opened BIG EAST Conference play with a 4-1 win over Marquette on Thursday, Sept. 11 at Alumni Field.

Donohue also added an assist, while his classmate

Michael Thomas tallied a goal and an assist to up the Fighting Irish win streak to four games.

Notre Dame pressured the Marquette defense early and nearly broke through on a couple chances from senior forward Bright Dike. The assault paid off in the 17th minute as Donohue collected a loose ball off a Dike shot and scored from near the 18yard box.

The Irish held a 1-0 lead at halftime.

The Fighting Irish came out strong in the second half as Donohue tallied his second goal of the night less than four minutes into the stanza. The junior gathered the ball in traffic near the six-yard box following a Jack Traynor free kick and sent it past Golden Eagle goalkeeper Matt Pyzdrowski.

Pyzdrowski and the Marquette defense had only surrendered one goal in four games entering play on Thursday night.

In the 55th minute, Donohue possessed the ball in the right corner and played it back to Thomas who snuck a deep blast into the far netting to make it 3-0. Thomas then returned the favor to Donohue less than 10 minutes later to put the Irish up by four and complete the hat trick.

Marquette upped its attack late in the contest and got on the board in the 75th minute as Anthony Colaizzi stole the ball and sent a low shot past Irish goalkeeper Andrew Quinn.

Quinn made two saves on the night to earn the win. Junior Philip Tuttle made his collegiate debut as he replaced Quinn with 10:05 left in the match.

Tuttle had one save. Pyzdrowski made five stops in the loss. The Irish out shot the Golden Eagles, 1610, while Marquette held a 5-3 edge in corner kicks.

Notre Dame now has scored nine goals in the past two games and has reached the four-goal plateau in three of five games this season. The hat trick from Donohue was the first from an Irish player since Joseph Lapira netted four goals in a 54 overtime win against Indiana on Sept. 3, 2006.

Donohue leads the team in goals (4) and total points (11). Those are career-high marks for the junior midfielder. He had never recorded a multiple-goal game before tonight.

1 2 F Marquette 0 1 1 #5 Notre Dame 1 3 4 Scoring: ND: Dave Donohue (unassisted) 16:04; ND: Dave Donohue (unassisted) 48:51; ND: Michael Thomas (Dave Donohue) 54:15; ND: Dave Donohue (Michael Thomas) 63:51; MU: Anthony Colaizzi (unassisted) 74:00 Shots Saves Fouls Corner Kicks

MU 10 5 7 5

ND 16 3 12 3

Game 6 – September 19, 2008 #5 St. John’s #3 Notre Dame

0 0 (2OT)

NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Despite a strong offensive attack, the third-ranked Notre Dame men’s soccer team was unable to score and had to settle for a 0-0 draw against No. 5 St. John’s in BIG EAST play on Friday, Sept. 19 at Alumni Field. The Fighting Irish out shot the Red Storm 22-10 in the match.

Notre Dame dominated possession for the majority of the contest and pressured St. John’s throughout. Senior forward Bright Dike had a game-high six shots and four of them were on goal.

St. John’s was aided by a strong effort from senior goalkeeper Neal Kitson, who made 11 saves on the night in the BIG EAST opener for the Red Storm.

The first good look for the Irish on the night came from junior midfielder Michael Thomas in the fifth minute as he sent a free kick on goal from 25 yards out and a diving save from Kitson was needed to prevent the score. Thomas also produced a scoring chance late in the half when his shot was saved from close in and freshman Brendan King could not connect with the rebound shot.

Notre Dame out shot St. John’s, 7-3, in the first half.

The second half featured several near goals from Dike. The first chance came with 41:02 on the clock as he took the ball, sent it on goal and Kitson deflected the ball high over the crossbar. Just over six minutes later, Dike blasted a deep free kick that deflected off the crossbar.

Dike then threatened with 22 minutes remaining as he ripped a shot from 18 yards out that went right into the hands of Kitson. The Red Storm goalkeeper produced two more key saves on shots from Jeb Brovsky and Dike in the final 20 minutes of regulation.

Notre Dame senior goalkeeper Andrew Quinn came up with key saves of his own to notch his second shutout of the season. The Red Storm produced a good scoring chance with 5:25 left on the clock in the second half, yet Quinn stopped a Ryan Soroka shot.

The Irish had the best looks in the first 10minute overtime period as they pressured and received two late corner kicks but could not convert. Notre Dame held a decisive 9-2 advantage in corner kicks for the match.

A diving save by Quinn off a shot from Ale Ivo was needed less than four minutes into the second overtime to keep the match scoreless. A rebound shot from Nelson Becerra was sent high. Quinn matched a career-high mark with five saves on the night.

It looked as though the Fighting Irish might grab the ‘golden goal’ in the 107th minute as Brovsky put a header on frame that Kitson tipped over the bar and the match would end scoreless.

1 #5 St. John’s 0 #3 Notre Dame 0 Shots Saves Fouls Corner Kicks

2 0 0 SJ 10 11 11 2

OT 0 0

OT2 0 0

F 0 0

ND 22 5 19 9

Game 7 – September 21, 2008 Syracuse #3 Notre Dame

0 3

NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Third-ranked Notre Dame used goals from three different players to notch a 3-0 win over Syracuse in BIG EAST men’s soccer action on Sunday, Sept. 21 at Alumni Field.

Senior Bright Dike along with juniors Michael Thomas and Tamba Samba netted goals for the Irish.

Notre Dame scored three times on a Syracuse defense that had only surrendered one goal in six previous games this season to up its unbeaten streak to six games. The loss was the first setback of the season for the Orange.

Dike put the Fighting Irish on the board in the third minute when he gathered in a long pass from junior midfielder Dave Donohue, made a move and placed the ball into the upper-right corner. That was Dike’s fourth goal of the season, which ties him with Donohue and Thomas for team-high honors.

Donohue leads the Irish with four assists.

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2008 Game Recaps The Fighting Irish went up by two in the 23rd minute when Thomas deposited a free kick. The junior was positioned on the left side of the pitch and he sent a low shot into the far netting.

Notre Dame sealed the match early in the second half when Samba tallied his first collegiate goal. The sequence began as sophomore Steven Perry held the ball and found Samba to his right and the junior booted it into the upper-left side of the goal in the 51st minute.

The Irish nearly grabbed a four-goal advantage on a couple of occasions later in the second half. In the 64th minute, Samba played the ball to Justin Morrow and he sent a shot just high of the frame.

Four minutes later, freshman Brendan King appeared to have a goal as he beat Syracuse goalkeeper Robert Cavicchia, but the score was negated because King was ruled offsides.

Syracuse could never mount a serious threat on goal, yet the Orange still registered 14 shots. The Irish produced 17 shots and held a 7-4 edge in corner kicks. Notre Dame senior goalkeeper Andrew Quinn made a career-high eight saves to collect his second straight shutout. Quinn and the Irish defense have three shutouts on the season.

Cavicchia made four stops, while allowing all three goals, for the Orange.

2 F 1 Syracuse 0 0 0 #3 Notre Dame 2 1 3 Scoring: ND: Bright Dike (Dave Donohue) 2:06; ND: Michael Thomas (unassisted) 22:17; ND: Tamba Samba (Steven Perry) 50:34 Shots Saves Fouls Corner Kicks

SU 14 4 11 4

ND 17 8 18 7

Game 8 – September 26, 2008 #3 Notre Dame Cincinnati

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CINCINNATI, Ohio – Three second-half goals gave the third-ranked Notre Dame men’s soccer team a 3-0 victory over Cincinnati in BIG EAST play on Friday, Sept. 26 at Gettler Stadium. Juniors Tamba Samba and Michael Thomas along with senior Bright Dike tallied goals in what was the 100th victory for head coach Bobby Clark during his Notre Dame career.

The win, which was the third straight shutout for the Irish, upped Notre Dame’s unbeaten streak to seven games. The Fighting Irish also extended their BIG EAST regular-season unbeaten streak to 15 games.

Notre Dame controlled possession early and out shot Cincinnati, 10-3, in the first half of play. A blast from Dike in the 28th minute nearly put the Fighting Irish on the board, yet a diving effort from Bearcat goalkeeper Matt Williams negated the chance. Notre Dame earned seven corner kicks in the first stanza compared to two from Cincinnati.

The match was scoreless at the intermission.

Irish senior goalkeeper Andrew Quinn was challenged early in the second half. The Bearcats sent consecutive shots on goal that were saved by Quinn in the 49th minute. Quinn made four saves on the night.

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Notre Dame broke through in the 57th minute as Samba scored when he turned on a Cincinnati defender and sent the ball into the far netting.

Sophomore Steven Perry collected the assist on the play.

The Bearcats tried to net the equalizer soon after the Notre Dame score, yet Quinn and the Irish defense held strong. Cincinnati registered 12 shots in the second half, while Notre Dame had six. For the game, the Irish out shot the Bearcats, 16-15, along with holding a 7-6 edge in corner kicks.

The Fighting Irish continued to keep the pressure on the Cincinnati defense. In the 67th minute, Dike worked his way through three Bearcat defenders and sent a shot across the face of the goal. Minutes later, Thomas put the Irish up 2-0 when he deposited his fifth goal of the season on assists from Justin Morrow and Dike.

Dike put the cap on the contest in the 88th minute when he also notched his fifth goal of the season. The senior muscled his way through the Bearcat defense and put home a shot from the top of the six-yard box.

1 2 F #3 Notre Dame 0 3 3 Cincinnati 0 0 0 Scoring: ND: Tamba Samba (Steven Perry) 56:05; ND: Michael Thomas (Justin Morrow, Bright Dike) 72:30; ND: Bright Dike (unassisted) 87:59 Shots Saves Fouls Corner Kicks

ND 16 4 9 7

UC 15 4 16 6

late in the half to preserve the scoreless tie at the intermission. In the opening half, Louisville out shot Notre Dame 6-3, while the Irish held a 3-0 advantage in corner kicks. The Fighting Irish have yet to surrender a first-half goal this season.

Quinn made his presence felt early in the second half as he made two saves within the first five minutes of play.

The Fighting Irish cracked the scoring column in the 51st minute when a Jeb Brovsky shot was deflected by Boudreaux and Dike gathered the rebound and sent it to the back of the net for his team-leading sixth goal of the season. The senior has scored a goal in three straight games and has a team-high 14 points.

Louisville mounted a surge in the 71st minute, yet the Irish defense held strong. The Cardinals also threatened in the 87th minute with consecutive corner kicks but they could not connect. Louisville out shot Notre Dame, 21-10, for the match and both teams registered four corner kicks.

Quinn made five saves and saw his personal-best 385:07 scoreless streak come to an end. Boudreaux made three stops.

1 2 OT F #3 Notre Dame 0 1 0 1 Louisville 0 1 1 2 Scoring: ND: Bright Dike (unassisted) 50:39; UL: Aaron Clapham (penalty kick) 89:12; UL: Austin Berry (J.T. Murray) 94:11 Shots Saves Fouls Corner Kicks

ND 10 6 13 4

UL 21 3 8 4

Game 9 – September 28, 2008 #3 Notre Dame Louisville

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Louisville’s Austin Berry headed home the game winner off a corner kick in the 95th minute to lift the 19th-ranked Cardinals past No. 3 Notre Dame, 2-1, in BIG EAST action on Sunday, Sept. 28 at Cardinal Park. Senior forward Bright Dike netted the lone goal for the Irish.

The loss snapped Notre Dame’s seven-game unbeaten streak and its 15-game BIG EAST regularseason unbeaten stretch. The Fighting Irish had posted three straight shutouts prior to today.

The game’s momentum shifted in the final minute of regulation as the Cardinals were awarded a penalty kick following an Irish foul in the 18-yard box. Aaron Clapham converted and the match went to overtime. That was the first goal surrendered by the Notre Dame defense in just over 395 minutes of game action.

The first scoring opportunity of the match came in the fourth minute as Cardinal forward Colin Rolfe worked his way deep into Notre Dame territory and put a shot on goal that was deflected

by Irish goalkeeper Andrew Quinn and then cleared away by the Fighting Irish defense.

Notre Dame controlled possession early in the first half. The best scoring chance of the period for the Irish came in the 25th minute on a counterattack as Dike made a run on the right side and sent a shot on frame that was saved by Andre Boudreaux.

In the 33rd minute, Louisville midfielder J.T. Murray received the ball on the left side and had a good look at the goal, but sent his shot high. The Cardinals threatened again five minutes later when Brent Rosendall placed a shot high from the top of the 18-yard box.

Quinn saved an attempt from Ryan McDonald

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YPSILANTI, Mich. – The eighth-ranked Notre Dame men’s soccer team suffered a 3-1 setback to Michigan in non-conference action on Wednesday, Oct. 1 at Eastern Michigan University’s Scicluna Field. Senior forward Bright Dike netted a goal for the fourth straight game for the Fighting Irish.

Michigan struck first in the 10th minute as Mauro Fuzetti sent a shot past Irish junior Philip Tuttle, who was making his first career start in goal.

The goal was the first first-half score allowed by the Fighting Irish this season.

Notre Dame netted the equalizer in the 23rd minute as Dike deposited his team-leading seventh goal of the season with a low shot from five yards out off a pass from Jeb Brovsky. The four-game goal streak is a personal best stretch for the senior.

The Wolverines regained the lead less than a minute later when Jake Stacy headed in a cross from Perica Marosevic. Michigan held a 2-1 lead at halftime. For the half, the Irish out shot the Wolverines 8-4.

Michigan claimed a two-goal advantage in the 69th minute on a goal from Marosevic. Fuzetti picked up the assist on the play.

Wolverine goalkeeper Patrick Sperry made three saves in the win. Tuttle finished the match with three stops as well. Both teams registered 14 shots on the afternoon. Notre Dame held a 5-4 edge in corner kicks. All five Irish corner kicks came in the second half.

1 2 F #8 Notre Dame 1 0 1 Michigan 2 1 3 Scoring: UM: Mauro Fuzetti (unassisted) 9:32; ND: Bright Dike (Jeb Brovsky) 22:29; UM: Jake Stacy (Perica Marosevic) 23:11; UM: Perica Marosevic (Mauro Fuzetti) 68:44

Shots Saves Fouls Corner Kicks

MS 6 4 9 2

ND 17 4 20 3

Game 12 – October 11, 2008 Shots Saves Fouls Corner Kicks

ND 14 3 10 5

UM 14 3 9 4

Game 11 – October 8, 2008 Michigan State #14 Notre Dame

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NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Three-point efforts from senior forward Bright Dike and junior midfielder Michael Thomas helped the No. 14 Notre Dame men’s soccer team to a 3-0 victory over Michigan State in non-conference play on Wednesday, October 8 at Alumni Field. Sophomore forward Jeb Brovsky also added a goal for the Irish.

Notre Dame pressured the Spartans from the outset of the match. The Fighting Irish nearly opened the scoring in the fourth minute as Thomas headed a Matt Besler throw-in on frame, yet the ball was cleared out by a Michigan State defender.

Dike then missed on the follow.

In the 39th minute, Thomas was positioned near midfield and sent a header in to Dike and the senior put home his team-leading eighth goal of the season. Dike, who also has a team-high 19 points, has scored in five straight games for the Irish.

Notre Dame led 1-0 at the intermission. The Fighting Irish defense held the Spartan offense to just three shots in each half. Michigan State managed just four shots on goal for the entire match.

Michigan State upped its pressure in the second half and the Spartans looked as though they might net the equalizer in the 63rd minute. Forward Doug DeMartin collected the ball and was headed straight for the goal and a one-on-one match up with Fighting Irish goalkeeper Andrew Quinn. However, DeMartin was stripped of the ball by freshman defender Aaron Maund near the top of the 18-yard box. DeMartin entered play on Wednesday night ranked second in the nation by averaging 1.11 goals per game, yet the Irish limited him to just one shot.

The Irish claimed a two-goal advantage in the 67th minute when junior Justin Morrow played the ball to Brovsky, who placed a shot underneath Spartan goalkeeper Avery Steinlage for his second goal of the season. Steinlage made three saves on the night, while Quinn had four stops to move his record to 7-2-1 on the season. The shutout was Quinn’s fifth of the campaign.

The match was put out of reach with just over four minutes left on the clock. Dike had the ball on the right endline and lofted a pass to Thomas and the junior headed home his sixth goal of the campaign.

Notre Dame held a decisive 17-6 advantage in shots on the night. The Irish, who have scored at least three goals in six games this season, also managed to gain one more corner kick (3-2) than the Spartans. All five of the game’s corner kicks came in the first half.

2 F 1 Michigan State 0 0 0 #14 Notre Dame 1 2 3 Scoring: ND: Bright Dike (Michael Thomas) 38:32; ND: Jeb Brovsky (Justin Morrow) 66:54; ND: Michael Thomas (Bright Dike) 85:51

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NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Three second-half goals were the difference as the 14th–ranked Notre Dame men’s soccer team captured a 4-1 league victory over Pittsburgh on Saturday, Oct. 11 at Alumni Field.

Notre Dame received goals from Matt Besler, Dave Donohue, Bright Dike and Brendan King in the victory. It marked the sixth time this season that the Irish have had at least three different goal scorers in a game. The output also signified the fourth time this season that Notre Dame has reached the four-goal plateau in a match.

Pittsburgh used an own goal in the seventh minute to claim an early lead. Notre Dame senior defender Jack Traynor tried to clear a Panther cross, yet knocked it into the goal.

It was two Kansas natives that produced the equalizer for the Irish in the 23rd minute. Michael Thomas sent a nice pass to Besler and the senior deposited his first goal of the season. The match was knotted 1-1 at the intermission. The Irish dominated the stat sheet in the opening period by claiming a 9-4 advantage in shots and a 6-0 margin in corner kicks.

The Irish took the lead in the 58th minute when Justin Morrow crossed the ball to his classmate Donohue and he tallied his fifth goal of the season.

The assist for Morrow was his third of the campaign.

In the 80th minute, Dike extended his personalbest goal streak to six games by hammering home a shot from the right side that sailed past Panther goalkeeper Jordan Marks. Marks, who made four saves on the night, replaced an injured Eric Barnes in the 15th minute. Dike is the first Notre Dame player to notch a goal in six straight matches since Joseph Lapira did so during the 2006 season. The senior forward leads the Fighting Irish with nine goals and 21 points.

Notre Dame kept the pressure on until the late stages of the match and it resulted in the fourth goal of the night. Jeb Brovsky sent a shot off the far post and King, a freshman, gathered the ball and registered the first goal of his brief Irish career.

Senior goalkeeper Andrew Quinn made three stops to up his record to 8-2-1 on the season and improve the Irish ’08 home mark to 6-0-1. For the game, Notre Dame out shot Pittsburgh 16-9 in addition to having a 7-3 edge in corner kicks.

1 2 F Pittsburgh 1 0 1 #14 Notre Dame 1 3 4 Scoring: UP: own goal 6:38; ND: Matt Besler (Michael Thomas) 22:20; ND: Dave Donohue (Justin Morrow) 57:19; ND: Bright Dike (unassisted) 79:30; ND: Brendan King (Jeb Brovsky) 88:43 Shots Saves Fouls Corner Kicks

UP 9 4 15 3

ND 16 3 10 7

Game 13 – October 16, 2008 #9 Notre Dame #22 Indiana

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The ninth-ranked Notre Dame men’s soccer team suffered a 3-1 setback at No. 22 Indiana on Thursday, Oct. 16 in front of 1,723 fans at Bill Armstrong Stadium.

Junior midfielder Michael Thomas netted the lone goal for the Fighting Irish.

Indiana grabbed the lead in the 24th minute as Kevin Alston scored from 25-yards out. The Hoosiers made it a two-goal advantage three minutes later as Kevin Noschang connected on a 12-yard shot.

Notre Dame cracked the scoring column in the 38th minute when freshman Brendan King served the ball into Thomas and the junior midfielder deposited it for his seventh goal of the season.

Thomas has notched a point in nine of 13 games on the campaign.

The Hoosiers answered back four minutes later as Andy Adlard scored on an assist from Neil Wilmarth. The Fighting Irish controlled the stat sheet in the first half by out shooting the Hoosiers, 7-6, along with gaining three more corner kicks (52).

The Irish nearly sliced into the Hoosier lead in the 64th minute when a Jack Traynor shot hit the crossbar. Notre Dame was never able to cut into the deficit and fell by the 3-1 margin.

For the match, Indiana held a slim 15-14 edge in shots, while Notre Dame had a 7-2 advantage in corner kicks. Irish senior Andrew Quinn played all 90 minutes in goal and made four saves. Indiana’s Chay Cain picked up the win by collecting two stops.

Both teams were whistled for 18 fouls on the night. A total of five yellow cards were issued.

1 2 F #9 Notre Dame 1 0 1 #22 Indiana 3 0 3 Scoring: IU: Kevin Alston (unassisted) 23:29; IU: Kevin Noschang (unassisted) 26:08; ND: Michael Thomas (Brendan King) 37:10; IU: Andy Adlard (Neil Wilmarth) 41:32 Shots Saves Fouls Corner Kicks

ND 14 4 18 7

IU 15 2 18 2

Game 14 – October 19, 2008 Providence #9 Notre Dame

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NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Once again, the Notre Dame men’s soccer team spread the wealth by using three different goal scorers in a 3-1 league win over Providence on Sunday, Oct. 19 in front of 1,610 fans at a breezy Alumni Field. Bright Dike, Michael Thomas and Jeb Brovsky all notched goals on the day to help the ninth-ranked Irish remain in first place in the BIG EAST Blue Division.

Notre Dame nearly got on the board with 28:38 remaining in the first half as junior midfielder Justin Morrow pressured the Providence defense from the left side and sent a shot on goal that was saved by a diving Timothy Murray.

The Fighting Irish would crack the scoring column in the 27th minute when Morrow sent a pass to Dike and the senior forward placed it past Murray for his team-leading 10th goal of the season. Dike has scored a goal in seven of the last eight matches. The assist was Morrow’s fourth of the campaign.

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2008 Game Recaps halftime. Notre Dame out shot Providence, 6-4, in the first half, while also holding a 3-0 edge in corner kicks for the half.

In the 51st minute, Irish senior defender Matt Besler played the ball to Thomas and he headed it to the back of the net to make it a 2-0 contest. The goal was Thomas’ eighth of the season, while the assist was Besler’s first.

Providence worked its way back into the match in the 60th minute when Matt Marcin took a pass from Ryan Maduro and placed a blast into the upper right corner of the net from 24-yards out to slice the Irish lead in half.

The Friars threatened again with just over 10 minutes remaining in regulation as Timothy Ritter made his way deep into Irish territory with the ball and Notre Dame senior goalkeeper Andrew Quinn came out and slid to kick the ball away and negate a scoring chance. Quinn made two saves to earn the win, while Murray had four stops for the Friars.

Coming into the match, Murray boasted a 0.66 goals-against average.

Notre Dame regained its two-goal advantage in the 86th minute when junior midfielder Dave Donohue sent the ball over to Brovsky on the left side of the pitch and the sophomore forward scored his third goal of the season. Dononhue has a teamhigh five assists this season.

The Irish held a 10-7 advantage in shots for the match, while also gaining four more corner kicks (5-1) than a Providence squad that has gained twice as many corners as its opponents this season.

2 F 1 Providence 0 1 1 #9 Notre Dame 1 2 3 Scoring: ND: Bright Dike (Justin Morrow) 26:47; ND: Michael Thomas (Matt Besler) 50:47; PC: Matt Marcin (Ryan Maduro) 59:25: ND: Jeb Brovsky (Dave Donohue) 85:50 Shots Saves Fouls Corner Kicks

PC 7 4 11 1

ND 10 2 9 5

Game 15 – October 22, 2008 #13 Notre Dame Seton Hall

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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – The No. 13 Notre Dame men’s soccer team played Seton Hall to a 11 draw in BIG EAST play on Wednesday, Oct. 22 at Owen T. Carroll Field. Senior defender Alex Yoshinaga netted the equalizer in the 82nd minute for the Fighting Irish.

Notre Dame dominated the stat sheet on the evening. The Fighting Irish registered season-high totals in shots with 27 and corner kicks with 13.

Seton Hall notched 18 shots and four corner kicks.

Irish senior Bright Dike had a team-high seven shots, including three of Notre Dame’s nine shots on goal.

Seton Hall grabbed the lead in the 13th minute as Dritan Sela connected on a shot with the assists going to Steven Rose and Samuel Petrone. Despite being out shot, 10-5, in the opening half, the Pirates held a one-goal lead at the intermission.

The Fighting Irish entered the contest with a 02-0 record this season when trailing at halftime.

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Notre Dame’s fortunes in that category would change when Yoshinaga deposited his first goal of the season with a blast from 20-yards out on an assist from Dike with 8:35 left in regulation.

Notre Dame held an 8-5 advantage in shots over the course of the two 10-minute overtime periods, yet neither team was able to notch the ‘golden goal’.

Senior goalkeeper Andrew Quinn made one save on the night for the Irish, while Seton Hall’s Paul McHenry had eight stops.

1 2 OT OT2 F #13 Notre Dame 0 1 0 0 1 Seton Hall 1 0 0 0 1 Scoring: SH: Dritan Sela (Steven Rose, Samuel Petrone) 12:57; ND: Alex Yoshinaga (Bright Dike) 81:25 Shots Saves Fouls Corner Kicks

ND 27 1 10 13

SH 18 8 14 4

Game 16 – October 25, 2008 #13 Notre Dame #15 Connecticut

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STORRS, Conn. – A ‘golden goal’ from Cruz Hernandez in the third minute of the first overtime period gave No. 15 Connecticut a 1-0 victory over No. 13 Notre Dame on Saturday, Oct. 25 at a windy Joseph J. Morrone Stadium.

After 90 minutes of scoreless action, both teams headed to extra time. With 2:13 elapsed in the first 10-minute overtime period, Hernandez headed in a Mike Pezza free kick for the game winner.

Connecticut threatened early in the match, yet senior goalkeeper Andrew Quinn and the Irish defense held strong. Notre Dame had a couple chances later in the half, including a shot from Michael Thomas that hit the outside of the netting.

The Fighting Irish negated a Connecticut attack in the final minutes of the opening period to keep the match scoreless at the intermission.

The Huskies held a 9-2 advantage in shots during the first half along with having a 4-1 edge in corner kicks.

Notre Dame senior Cory Rellas saw his first action of the season as he came on to play in the midfield in the 31st minute. Rellas, who played 14 minutes on the day, had missed the first 15 games of the season due to a knee injury.

The Irish upped the offensive pressure in the second half as they out shot the Huskies, 8-5, and gained the game’s only three corner kicks of the stanza. Notre Dame nearly broke through in the 63rd minute as a Jack Traynor free kick sailed just over the crossbar from 20-yards out. In the 77th minute, Irish forward Tamba Samba ripped a shot that went just wide of the goal.

The Hernandez goal was the only shot for either team in overtime. For the game, Connecticut held a 15-10 advantage in shots, while both teams had four corner kicks. Quinn made two saves, while Josh Ford had three stops for the Huskies.

2 OT F 1 #13 Notre Dame 0 0 0 0 #15 Connecticut 0 0 1 1 Scoring: UC: Cruz Hernandez (Mike Pezza) 92:13 Shots Saves Fouls Corner Kicks

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ND 10 2 7 4

UC 15 3 9 4

Game 17 – October 29, 2008 #24 Georgetown #19 Notre Dame

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NOTRE DAME, Ind. – A career-high two goals from sophomore forward Jeb Brovsky helped the No. 19 Notre Dame men’s soccer team post a 2-1 victory over No. 24 Georgetown on Wednesday, Oct. 29 at a windy Alumni Field.

Georgetown managed the first good opportunity of the day with 28:31 left in the first half as Seth C’deBaca worked his way into the 18-yard box and fired a shot on goal that was blocked by Irish defender Matt Besler. Six minutes later, another Hoya attempt was negated as Irish senior goalkeeper Andrew Quinn saved a Peter Grasso shot from straight on.

In the 24th minute, Brovsky tallied his first goal of the day when senior Bright Dike played the ball to him from the right and the sophomore made a move and ripped a shot past Hoya goalkeeper Matthew Brutto from the top of the 18-yard box.

That was the first goal that Brutto had surrendered in over 763 minutes of play this season.

The Fighting Irish led 1-0 at the intermission.

Grasso netted the equalizer for Georgetown in the 53rd minute. After a foul was whistled on the Irish, the Hoyas were awarded a free kick and C’deBaca played the ball to Grasso, who sent it past Quinn.

It did not take long for the Irish to regain the lead as Brovsky headed home a Jack Traynor kick in the 55th minute. Brovsky now has five goals on the season, which places him in a tie for third on the team. The assist was Traynor’s first of the campaign, while the earlier assist from Dike was his fifth of the season. That ties him with junior Dave Donohue for team-high honors in that category. Dike leads the Irish with 25 points (10g, 5a).

With 28:12 remaining in regulation, Georgetown’s Corey Zeller put a shot on goal that was saved by a diving Quinn, who landed awkwardly on his shoulder and had to be removed from the match. Junior Philip Tuttle replaced Quinn in goal for the remainder of the contest. Quinn made four saves, while Tuttle had one stop.

Notre Dame nearly grabbed a two-goal advantage with just under 25 minutes left in the match as Michael Thomas was one-on-one with Brutto and the Hoya goalkeeper came off his line and deflected Thomas’ shot just wide of the far post.

Brutto made two saves on the day. The Fighting Irish out shot the Hoyas, 12-10, while Georgetown held a 4-2 edge in corner kicks.

1 2 F #24 Georgetown 0 1 1 #19 Notre Dame 1 1 2 Scoring: ND: Jeb Brovsky (Bright Dike) 23:37; GU: Peter Grasso (Seth C’deBaca) 52:06; ND: Jeb Brovsky (Jack Traynor) 54:39 Shots Saves Fouls Corner Kicks

GT 10 2 7 4

ND 12 5 8 2

Game 18 – November 1, 2008 #19 Notre Dame West Virginia

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MORGANTOWN, W. Va. – A goal from freshman Brendan King in the 61st minute was all the Notre Dame men’s soccer team would need in a 1-0 win over West Virginia on Saturday, Nov. 1 at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium.

The victory gave No. 19 Notre Dame the outright BIG EAST Blue Division championship.

The match was the regular-season finale for both squads.

Despite being out shot, 14-4, on the night, the Fighting Irish put home the only shot that mattered. King, a midfielder, scored off the rebound of a Steven Perry header, which came off a Dave Donohue free kick, that was saved by Mountaineer goalkeeper Zach Johnson. That was King’s second goal of the season.

Junior goalkeeper Philip Tuttle made his second start of the season and of his career for the Fighting Irish. He made four saves to pick up the first win and shutout of his collegiate career.

West Virginia held a 9-3 advantage in corner kicks on the night. Johnson made one save in the loss. The Mountaineers only managed four shots on goal, while the Irish had two shots on goal.

1 2 #19 Notre Dame 0 1 West Virginia 0 0 Scoring: ND: Brendan King (unassisted) Shots Saves Fouls Corner Kicks

ND 4 4 11 3

F 1 0 60:54

WV 14 1 8 9

BIG EAST Championship - Quarterfinals Game 19 – November 8, 2008 #23 Louisville #11 Notre Dame

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NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Bright Dike snapped a scoreless tie in the 81st minute and Notre Dame held on to top Louisville, 1-0, in the quarterfinals of the BIG EAST Championship on Saturday, Nov. 8 at a cold, windy and wet Alumni Field.

With the rain and snow mixture coming down sideways late in the match, sophomore Jeb Brovsky sent a pass over to Dike and the senior gathered the ball and blasted a shot past Cardinal goalkeeper Andre Boudreaux into the left side of the netting.

Freshman defender Aaron Maund also collected an assist on the play.

The 11th-ranked Fighting Irish held a 14-11 edge in shots over No. 23 Louisville. Notre Dame enjoyed a 5-1 advantage in corner kicks.

Goalkeeper Philip Tuttle came up big for the Irish in just his third career start. The junior made six saves on the night, while his counterpart Boudreaux also had six stops.

Notre Dame had a couple good looks early in the match. Senior defender Jack Traynor sent a deep shot just over the crossbar in the second minute.

With 31:42 remaining in the first half, junior midfielder Michael Thomas got a head on a Traynor free kick in front of the goal, yet Boudreaux was there for the save.

Louisville’s first shot came with 26:01 left in the stanza as Gerardo Chavez sent the ball on goal and a diving save from Tuttle negated the scoring opportunity. Another diving effort from Tuttle was needed in the 36th minute to stop a Gerard Voutier shot and keep the match scoreless at the intermission.

Irish junior Justin Morrow had a scoring chance early in the second half as he ripped a shot from just outside the 18-yard box that was saved by Boudreaux. Brovsky nearly put the Irish on the board with just over 23 minutes left in regulation but his shot was deflected away by Boudreaux, who had come off his line.

1 2 F #23 Louisville 0 0 0 #11 Notre Dame 0 1 1 Scoring: ND: Bright Dike (Jeb Brovsky, Aaron Maund) 80:15 Shots Saves Fouls Corner Kicks

UL 11 6 13 1

ND 14 6 14 5

BIG EAST Championship - Semifinals Game 20 – November 14, 2008 #8 USF #9 Notre Dame

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TAMPA, Fla. – Two second-half goals from Francisco Aristeguieta propelled No. 8 USF past No. 9 Notre Dame, 2-1, in the semifinals of the BIG EAST Championship on Friday, Nov. 14 at the USF Soccer/Track Stadium. Senior forward Bright Dike scored the lone goal for the Irish.

The Bulls were the No. 2 seed from the Red Division, while the Fighting Irish were the top seed from the Blue Division.

Things looked promising for the Irish in the early stages of the match. Notre Dame held a 6-4 edge in shots along with a 6-3 margin in corner kicks in the first half. A sequence following one of the corners nearly resulted in a goal as a Matt Besler header hit the post in the 12th minute of play.

The Irish got on the board in the 19th minute as sophomore forward Jeb Brovsky played the ball ahead to Dike and he put it past USF goalkeeper Jeff Attinella and into the lower right corner of the net from 15 yards out. The goal was Dike’s 12th of the season. The senior leads the BIG EAST in that category. For Brovsky, it was his team-leading sixth assist of the campaign.

Notre Dame’s second shot on goal was a close look from Justin Morrow that was saved by Attinella with 15:02 left in the opening period.

The Bulls threatened in the 33rd minute when a Javed Mohammed blast from the far left side hit off the crossbar. A late USF chance was negated as Irish goalkeeper Philip Tuttle came out to intercept a cross. Notre Dame led 1-0 at the intermission.

Notre Dame tried to double its lead in the second half. With 31:48 remaining in regulation, Morrow headed a pass to Steven Perry, who rocketed a shot over the crossbar.

USF deposited the equalizer in the 69th minute as Aristeguieta took a pass from Zak Boggs and connected on a shot from inside the left side of the 18-yard box. That was the first shot on goal for the Bulls.

Aristeguieta scored again in the 82nd minute as he ripped a shot from just outside the 18-yard box and past a diving Tuttle.

Morrow threatened again with 5:31 left on the clock as he stole the ball and put a low shot just wide of the far post. The Irish out shot the Bulls, 1210, on the night. Notre Dame also edged South Florida in corner kicks, 8-7. Tuttle, a junior, made two saves, while Attinella had one stop.

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USF 10 1 8 7

ND 12 2 11 8

NCAA Championship – Second Round Game 21 – November 25, 2008 #16 Northwestern #13 Notre Dame

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NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Two second-half goals from Oliver Kupe helped Northwestern overcome a 1-0 halftime deficit and capture a 2-1 win over Notre Dame in the second round of the NCAA Championship on Tuesday, Nov. 25 at a cold Alumni Field. Kupe scored the game winner with 1:14 left in the match.

Notre Dame, the 12th seed in the tournament, pressured Northwestern throughout the first half and claimed an 11-4 shot advantage in the stanza.

The Fighting Irish jumped ahead in the 24th minute as senior defender Jack Traynor blasted the ball into the far netting from near the top of the 18-yard box off a feed from Michael Thomas. The goal was the first of the season for Traynor and the second of his career.

The Irish threatened again with just over seven minutes remaining in the opening half as Thomas sent a shot off the far post from near the endline and then a Dave Donohue follow-up shot was saved

by Wildcat goalkeeper Misha Rosenthal.

Northwestern had a chance of its own late in the period as a Eamon O’Neill shot was blocked away

by Irish defender Alex Yoshinaga. Notre Dame led 1-0 at the break.

The Wildcats upped their pressure in the second half as they gained three more shots (7-4) than the Irish. Kupe netted the equalizer in the 66th minute as he took a thru ball from Brian Usinger and deposited it past Notre Dame goalkeeper Philip Tuttle.

With the match appearing destined for overtime, Usinger connected with Kupe again in the 89th minute to send Northwestern on to the third round.

Rosenthal made seven saves in the win, while Tuttle had two. Notre Dame held a 5-4 edge in corner kicks. All five Irish corners came in the second half.

1 2 F #16 Northwestern 0 2 2 #13 Notre Dame 1 0 1 Scoring: ND: Jack Traynor (Michael Thomas) 23:01; NW: Oliver Kupe (Brian Usinger) 65:13; NW: Oliver Kupe (Brian Usinger) 88:46 Shots Saves Fouls Corner Kicks

NU 11 7 7 4

ND 15 2 12 5

1 2 F #8 USF 0 2 2 #9 Notre Dame 1 0 1 Scoring: ND: Bright Dike (Jeb Brovsky) 18:18; USF: Francisco Aristeguieta (Zak Boggs) 68:51; USF: Francisco Aristeguieta (unassisted) 81:33

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Matt Besler

#17

Class of 2009 Defender 6-0 • 170 Overland Park, Kan. Blue Valley West

AWARDS & HONORS NSCAA All-American First Team (2008) All-BIG EAST First Team (2008) All-BIG EAST Second Team (2006 & 2007) All-Great Lakes Region First Team (2008) All-Great Lakes Region Second Team (2007) NSCAA Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2009) Academic All-American First Team (2008) NSCAA Scholar All-American First Team (2008) NSCAA Scholar All-American Second Team (2007) Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award Finalist (2008) Monogram Club Team MVP (2008) Rockne Student-Athlete Award (2008) Became first player in program history to garner both first-team All-America and first-team Academic AllAmerica honors during his career as he received both accolades as a senior • a three-time all-BIG EAST performer, including first-team honors as a senior • played in 90 career games, which was one shy of the program record • started 83 matches • totaled 17 career points on five goals and seven assists • a BIG EAST Academic All-Star • trained with the U.S. U-20 National Team • a four-time monogram winner • selected eighth overall in the first round of the 2009 Major League Soccer (MLS) SuperDraft by his home state Kansas City Wizards • that marked the highest a Notre Dame player had ever been taken in the MLS draft.

Besler’s Career Bests Goals Game Season Assists Game Season Points Game Season

74

1, five times (MR: Pittsburgh, 2008) 2, twice (2006 & 2007) 2 (Seton Hall, 2005) 2, three times (2005, 2006, 2007) 2, six times (MR: Pittsburgh, 2008) 6, twice (2006 & 2007)

AS A SENIOR: Received both first-team AllAmerica and first-team Academic All-America honors • named the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Scholar-Athlete of the Year • he was the first student-athlete in Irish men’s soccer history to garner that distinction • named to the all-BIG EAST first team • all-Great Lakes Region first team • Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award finalist • received an NCAA postgraduate scholarship • served as a team captain for the second straight year • one of two Irish players (Aaron Maund) to play every possible minute during the season (1,936) • notched three points on one goal and one assist • helped the Notre Dame defense post seven shutouts • named the Defensive MVP of the Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament as the Irish took the crown with wins over Dartmouth (2-1) and No. 5 USF (5-0) • also selected to the College Soccer News national team of the week for his efforts in the tournament • netted a goal in a 4-1 win over Pittsburgh • named the BIG EAST defensive player of the week and to the Soccer America national team of the week for his performance against the Panthers and in a 3-0 win over Michigan State earlier that week • collected an assist in a 3-1 victory over Providence.

AS A JUNIOR: Copped second-team all-BIG EAST honors for the second straight season • also earned second-team all-Great Lakes Region accolades • was a second-team NSCAA Scholar All-American • posted identical numbers as his sophomore season with six points on two goals and two assists • helped the Irish defense limit opponents to just 0.83 goals-per game • attempted 13 shots • netted the equalizer in the 76th minute in a 1-1 tie with Cincinnati • assisted on the team’s second goal in a 3-0 triumph of No. 16 Michigan • dished out an assist on the second goal in a 2-0 win over Seton Hall • scored the game’s first goal in the 27th minute in a 2-2 draw at Providence • named a BIG EAST Academic All-Star.

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AS A SOPHOMORE: Named to the all-BIG EAST second team • started all 23 games • tallied six points on two goals and two assists • the point and goal totals were career-highs, while the assists tied a career-best mark • attempted 12 shots • led the team with 2,073 minutes played • had one gamewinning goal (Michigan State) • notched an assist in a 3-0 win over DePaul in the regular season • scored his first career goal in a 3-1 triumph of Pittsburgh • assisted on a goal in a 4-0 victory over Marquette • tallied a goal in a 3-0 win over Michigan State • named to the 2006-07 BIG EAST Academic All-Star Team.

AS A FRESHMAN: Contributed mightily during his rookie campaign as he played in 22 games with five starts • collected two assists • attempted 12 shots • was named to the College Soccer News ‘100 Freshmen to Watch’ list • recorded his first career points with two assists in a 4-0 victory over No. 16 Seton Hall • made first collegiate start against Bradley • started three games in-a-row late in the season against Seton Hall and in BIG EAST tournament games against Syracuse and St. John’s • netted the penalty kick that iced Notre Dame’s 4-2 shootout victory over Syracuse during the first round of the BIG EAST Tournament • named to the 2005-06 BIG EAST Academic All-Start Team.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Four-year allconference soccer player at Blue Valley West High School • led Blue Valley to the Kansas 5A State Championship as a senior, scoring 23 goals with 19 assists • holds season and career marks in total points (124), goals (40) and assists (44) at Blue Valley West • numerous senior accolades, including all-city, all-state, team MVP along with being team captain • member of the KCFC Alliance club team • also a key member of the Region II Olympic Developmental Program (ODP), playing on the U-16 U.S. National Team • named an adidas/NSCAA High School All-American • competed in the 2004 adidas ESP All-Star game • rated 16th for midfielders in the Class of 2005 by StudentSportsSoccer.com • played basketball as a freshman at Blue Valley West • was a member of the National Honor Society • attended same high school as Brett Helgeson, an ’09 graduate and four-year monogram winner from the Irish men’s tennis team • from the same area as former Irish teammate Michael Thomas • born Feb. 11, 1987 • son of Greg and Diane Besler • father played football for one season at Kansas State and his mother competed in field hockey and track and field for one year while at New Hampshire • has two younger siblings • graduated from the College of Arts and Letters as a pre-professional and psychology major with a 3.518 cumulative GPA.

Besler’s Career Statistics Year 2005 2006 2007 2008 Totals

GP-GS 22-5 23-23 24-24 21-21

G 0 2 2 1

A 2 2 2 1

Pts 2 6 6 3

Sh GW 12 0 12 1 13 0 13 0

90-73

5

7

17

50

1

Kyle Dagan

#9

Class of 2009 Defender 5-11 • 165 Westlake Village, Calif.

Westlake

A two-time monogram recipient • played in 23 career matches, including 11 starts • notched one assist • a BIG EAST Academic All-Star.

AS A SENIOR: Played in seven games, including one start • started the season opener versus No. 12 Akron • played 99 minutes on the pitch during the season • received a monogram.

AS A JUNIOR: A valuable part to the Irish success as he played in 16 games with 10 starts • tallied one point on one assist • registered two shots • made his collegiate debut in a 3-0 setback to No. 7 Maryland at the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic • in the next contest, he assisted on the team’s first goal in a 3-0 triumph of Rhode Island • named a BIG EAST Academic All-Star • earned a monogram.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Did not see game action.

AS A FRESHMAN: Did not see game action.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Four-year varsity letterwinner at Westlake High School • an all-city and allconference selection as a senior along with being team MVP and captain • squad won conference championship his freshman and senior seasons • named 2005 Westlake High School athlete of the year • helped the Southern California United to the 2003 U-16 National Championship • also a member of the ODP California South '86 team • club team So Dagan’s Career Statistics Year 2005 2006 2007 2008 Totals

GP-GS

16-10 7-1

G A Pts Did Not Play Did Not Play 0 1 1 0 0 0

23-11

0

1

1

Sh GW

2 0

0 0

2

0

Cal United won the California Premier Championship three straight years • won the 2005 California N o r t h / S o u t h championship • an allstar selection at Notre Dame's Elite Camp in the summer of 2004 • from the same area as former Irish defender Ben Crouse • attended same high school as Ashley Jones, a former member of the Notre Dame women’s soccer team • born Oct. 24, 1986 • son of Jeff and Karen Dagan • has an older brother • graduated from the College of Arts and Letters in May of 2009 with a degree in Film, Television and Theater/Art Studio • finished with a 3.19 cumulative GPA.

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Terry Lee

#16

Class of 2009 Defender 5-9 • 155 Moreland Hills, Ohio Orange

AWARDS & HONORS Spirit Award (2007 & 2008)

Luke Seibolt

#1

76

Class of 2009 Goalkeeper 6-4 • 220 Gilbert, Ariz.

Gilbert

Two-time Spirit Award recipient for being an inspirational member of the Fighting Irish squad • the first two-time Spirit Award honoree in program history • a BIG EAST Academic All-Star • played in one match.

AS A SENIOR: Did not see game action • received the team’s Spirit Award for the second straight season.

AS A JUNIOR: Appeared in one game • saw his first collegiate game action in a 3-0 win over Rhode Island in the Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament • received the team’s Spirit Award.

Lee’s Career Statistics Year 2005 2006 2007 2008 Totals

GP-GS G A Pts Did Not Play Did Not Play 1-0 0 0 0 Did Not Play 1-0

0

0

0

Sh GW

0

0

0

0

Received a monogram as a senior • a BIG EAST Academic All-Star.

AS A SENIOR: Did not see game action.

AS A JUNIOR: Did not see game action.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Did not see game action.

AS A FRESHMAN: Did not see game action.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Played for Gilbert High School during his freshman and sophomore seasons • during his junior and senior years, he participated in recruiting tournaments with his club team • played in Nike Friendlies and Disney Showcase • seven-year member of the Sereno Golden Eagles Soccer Club, the third-ranked team nationally, which dominated the Arizona State Cup • Sereno was runner-up in 2002 and 2003 after claiming the cup championship in 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2005 • the team placed third in

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AS A SOPHOMORE: Did not see game action.

AS A FRESHMAN: Did not see game action.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: A four-year letterwinner in soccer at Orange High School • earned all-league and all-district honors along with being team captain • member of the Cleveland United and the Cleveland Soccer Academy, the two-time Ohio North champions • member of the National Honor Society • earned varsity letters in track during his freshman and sophomore seasons • competed in the 800, 4x800 and the 4x400 • born April 24, 1987 • son of Joung and Heeyang Lee • has two younger siblings • graduated from the College of Science in May of 2009 as a science pre-professional major • concluded with a 3.28 cumulative GPA.

2003 and 2004 • member of the ODP Arizona '86 team • rated sixth for goalkeepers in the Class of 2005 by StudentSportsSoccer.com • attended the Notre Dame Elite Camp in 2004 • member of the National Honor Society • born Nov. 10, 1986 • son of Tom and Gail Seibolt • father competed in rugby at the University of Missouri • has an older sister • graduated from the College of Arts and Letters in May of 2008 with degrees in preprofessional studies and psychology with a 3.61 cumulative GPA.

Seibolt’s Career Statistics Year 2005 2006 2007 2008

GP-GS GA Min. GAA SV ShO Rec. Did Not Play Did Not Play Did Not Play Did Not Play

Jack Traynor

#5

Class of 2009 Defender 5-9 • 150 St. Charles, Mo. Francis Howell North

AWARDS & HONORS All-BIG EAST Second Team (2008) All-BIG EAST Third Team (2007) All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention (2006) A three-time all-BIG EAST honoree • received four monograms • appeared in 86 career games, including 82 starts • notched two goals and seven assists for 11 career points • a BIG EAST Academic All-Star • selected in the second round with the 29th pick overall of the 2009 Major League Soccer (MLS) SuperDraft by the New York Red Bulls.

AS A SENIOR: Named to the all-BIG EAST second team • started all 21 matches • tallied three points on a goal and an assist • helped the Notre Dame defense post seven shutouts on the season • assisted on the game winner in a 2-1 triumph of Georgetown • scored Notre Dame’s lone goal in a 2-1 setback to Northwestern in the second round of the NCAA Championship.

AS A JUNIOR: Received third-team allBIG EAST honors • played in 19 games, all starts • missed five games due to injury • posted career-high numbers in points (six), goals (one) and assists (four) • aided an Irish defensive unit Traynor’s Career Bests Goals Game Season Assists Game Season Points Game

1, twice (Marquette, 2007 & Northwestern*, 2008) 1 (2007 & 2008) 2 (at Indiana, 2006) 4 (2007)

2, three times (MR: Northwestern*, 2008) Season 6 (2007) * NCAA Tournament

that only allowed 0.83 goals per game and registered 11 shutouts • attempted 29 shots • scored the lone goal in a 1-0 win at Marquette in the BIG EAST opener • that was the first goal of his collegiate career • collected assists in three straight matches beginning with the helper on the team’s only goal in a 1-1 draw with Cincinnati • assisted on the first goal in a 2-1 victory over Louisville • notched an assist on the second score in a 3-0 triumph of No. 16 Michigan • assisted on the goal that gave the Irish a 3-2 lead in the 66th minute of a 33 tie with No. 1 Connecticut • named a BIG EAST Academic All-Star.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Earned honorable mention all-BIG EAST accolades • played in all 23 matches, making 22 starts • totaled two points on two assists • compiled 1,934 minutes on the pitch, which ranked fifth on the squad • attempted five shots • a staple of an Irish defense that allowed just 0.79 goals per game and posted 13 shutouts • collected the first points of his Notre Dame career with two assists in a 5-4 overtime victory at No. 8 Indiana during the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic • one of the assists was on Joseph Lapira's game-winning goal in the 98th minute • injured against Maryland in the third round of the NCAA Tournament • did not start against Virginia in the NCAA quarterfinals, but

came on to play effectively in the second half.

AS A FRESHMAN: Found his way into the Notre Dame lineup right away as he started the season opener versus No. 7 SMU at the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic • the Irish downed the Mustangs 4-1 • would start a total of 20 games and play in all 23 throughout the course of the season • totaled 1,756 minutes on the field, which was the fifthhighest total on the team • attempted six shots on the year • was named to the College Soccer News ‘100 Freshmen to Watch’ list.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: A three-time letterwinner as a forward/midfielder at Francis Howell North High School • tallied 116 points on 45 goals and 26 assists during his prep career, including a careerhigh in goals (18) and assists (11) as a senior • two-time all-state and all-city performer • garnered all-conference accolades three times • captained his team to a regional championship his senior year and a conference title the year before • two-time team MVP and team captain • helped the Scott Gallagher Soccer Club claim the 2004 U-17 National Championship • 2003 U.S. Club Soccer National Champions • club team has won seven state championships in the last nine years • he was named the 2004 State Champion MVP • also a member of the ODP Missouri '87 team and the region II '87 player pool • first two-time MVP for the SportPort Tournament (2003, 2004) • participated in the Missouri Athletic Club all-star game • born March 17, 1987 • son of Larry and Peg Traynor • father played collegiate football at Benedictine • has a younger brother • graduated from the Mendoza College of Business in May of 2009 with an accounting degree.

Traynor’s Career Statistics Year 2005 2006 2007 2008 Totals

GP-GS 23-20 23-22 19-19 21-21

G 0 0 1 1

A 0 2 4 1

Pts 0 2 6 3

Sh 6 5 29 20

GW 0 0 1 0

86-82

2

7

11

60

1

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Alex Yoshinaga

#19

Class of 2009 Midfielder/ Defender 5-10 • 160 San Diego, Calif.

Granite Hills

A five-time monogram recipient • served as a team captain as a fifth-year senior • missed most of the 2006 campaign due to a collarbone injury • played in 89 career games, making 83 starts • tallied 24 career points on nine goals and six assists • a BIG EAST Academic All-Star.

FIFTH-YEAR: Served as a team captain • switched from midfield to right back • started all 21 games • helped Fighting Irish defense record seven shutouts on the season • scored one goal • lone tally of the season was in a 11 tie at Seton Hall • the goal knotted the game in the 82nd minute.

AS A SENIOR: Started all 24 games and ranked third on the team with a career-high nine points on three goals and three assists • the three assists were a career-best mark, while the three goals tied a career-best total • returned to the Irish lineup with a bang after missing most of the 2006 season with a collarbone injury as he netted the ‘golden goal’ in overtime to help the Irish top No. 1 UCLA, 2-1, at the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic • also notched an assist on the team’s first goal against the Bruins • collected the assist on the second goal in a 3-0 triumph of Rhode Island at the Mike Yoshinaga’s Career Bests Goals Game Season Assists Game

2 (vs. Georgetown, 2004) 3, twice (2004 & 2007) 1, six times (MR: at Santa Clara*, 2007) 3 (2007)

Season Points Game 4 (vs. Georgetown, 2004) Season 9 (2007) * - NCAA Tournament

78

Berticelli Memorial Tournament • scored the second goal in a 2-0 win over Seton Hall • put the Fighting Irish on the board in the 36th minute in a 2-1 victory over Oakland in the second round of the NCAA Tournament • assisted on the first goal in a 2-0 win at No. 7 Santa Clara in the NCAA Tournament Round of 16 • named a BIG EAST Academic All-Star.

AS A JUNIOR: Started the first two matches of the season • suffered a season-ending collarbone injury against No. 8 Creighton in the second game of the season • attempted three shots.

AS A SOPHOMORE: A starter in all 23 games • tallied two goals and one assist for five points • collected an assist in the 4-1 seasonopening victory over No. 7 SMU in the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic • knotted the Louisville game, 1-1, with a goal in the 76th minute and the Irish would go on to capture the 2-1 victory • put the Irish on the board in the fourth minute against Pittsburgh en route to the 2-1 win • took 31 shots, which was the fourthmost on the team.

AS A FRESHMAN: Big contributor for the Irish during his freshman season as he played in all 19 contests, making 13 starts • scored three goals and assisted on two others for a total of eight points, which tied him for fourth on the squad • collected an assist in his first collegiate game versus Oregon State in the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic • assisted on the tying goal against the Beavers before the Irish would go on

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to win 2-1 • tallied first two goals of his career in the BIG EAST opener against Georgetown to help the Irish win 4-1 • chipped the ball over the goalkeeper’s head to tie the Hoyas at one apiece in the 35th minute • upped Notre Dame’s advantage to 3-1 with a goal in the 76th minute • put the cap on 4-0 Irish victory over Loyola-Chicago by sending the ball into the back of the net at the 61:08 mark • assisted on the lone goal in a 1-0 win at No. 17 Seton Hall.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Led Granite Hills High School to four consecutive CIF Championships • named the CIF player of the year in 2003 • the Granite Hills team also posted a record 66-game win streak • competed for the Nomads club team • born Feb. 21, 1986 • son of Jerry and Wendy Yoshinaga • graduated from the Mendoza College of Business with a degree in management consulting.

Yoshinaga’s Career Statistics Year 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Totals

GP-GS 19-13 23-23 2-2 24-24 21-21

G 3 2 0 3 1

A 2 1 0 3 0

Pts 8 5 0 9 2

Sh 15 31 3 39 9

GW 0 1 0 1 0

89-83

9

6

24

97

2

History & Records

Joseph Lapira concluded his stellar collegiate career ranked fifth in Notre Dame history in both goals (41) and total points (105). The 2006 M.A.C. Hermann Trophy winner was a first-team All-American as a junior and senior.

Year-by-Year Results Irish Head Coaches

Rich Hunter 1977-83

Dennis Grace 1984-89

Year

Coach

Record

Pct.

1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Totals

Rich Hunter Rich Hunter Rich Hunter Rich Hunter Rich Hunter Rich Hunter Rich Hunter Dennis Grace Dennis Grace Dennis Grace Dennis Grace Dennis Grace Dennis Grace Mike Berticelli Mike Berticelli Mike Berticelli Mike Berticelli Mike Berticelli Mike Berticelli Mike Berticelli Mike Berticelli Mike Berticelli Mike Berticelli Chris Apple Bobby Clark Bobby Clark Bobby Clark Bobby Clark Bobby Clark Bobby Clark Bobby Clark Bobby Clark

16-1-1 .917 21-3-1 .860 20-10-1 .661 20-7-0 .741 16-3-3 .795 17-4-2 .782 18-4-0 .818 12-6-2 .650 7-11-4 .409 13-7-2 .636 17-3-1 .833 17-4-2 .783 10-7-3 .575 4-11-3 .306 13-5-2 .700 10-7-2 .579 15-6-0 .714 12-10-2 .541 9-10-0 .474 14-7-2 .652 10-9-2 .524 9-6-3 .583 8-9-3 .475 7-8-2 .471 12-7-0 .632 12-6-3 .643 16-3-4 .782 13-3-3 .763 12-8-3 .587 15-6-2 .696 14-5-5 .688 12-7-2 .619 421-203-65 .658

Conf./Finish

Conference Tournament

NCAA Result & Record

(Ind.) (Ind.) (Ind.) (Ind.) (Ind.) (Ind.) (Ind.) (Ind.) (Ind.) (Ind.) (Ind.) (MCC) (MCC) 5-0-1/1st (Division) (MCC) 2-5-1/7th (MCC) 4-1-1/2nd (MCC) 4-2-1/3rd (MCC) 5-1-0/1st (MCC) 4-4-0/4th (Division) (BE) 4-7-0/T-10th (BE) 6-3-2/3rd (BE) 5-5-1/5th (BE) 5-4-2/7th (BE) 4-5-2/8th (BE) 4-7-0/9th (BE) 7-3-0/T-2nd (BE) 6-3-1/4th (BE) 6-3-1/3rd (BE) 8-1-1/1st (BE) 6-4-1/T-3rd (Division) (BE) 8-3-0/3rd (Division) (BE) 7-0-4/T-1st (Division) (BE) 7-2-2/1st (Division) 5 titles

-----------Champion Semifinals Quarterfinals Runner-up Semifinals Champion Champion -Champion Semifinals Quarterfinals Quarterfinals -Semifinals Quarterfinals Champion Quarterfinals Quarterfinals Quarterfinals Runner-up Semifinals 5 titles

-----------First Round (0-1) ----First Round (0-1) First Round (0-1) -Round of 16 (1-1) ----First Round (0-1) Round of 32 (1-1) Round of 16 (1-0-1)* Round of 32 (0-1)* Round of 16 (2-1) Quarterfinals (2-1)* Quarterfinals (2-1)* Round of 32 (0-1)* 12 appearances (9-11-1)

Ind. – Independent MCC – Midwestern Collegiate Conference BE – BIG EAST Division – The conference had two divisions during that season.

Mike Berticelli 1990-99

Note - The NCAA Tournament field was comprised of 24 teams when the Fighting Irish debuted in the postseason in 1988. The field expanded to 32 teams prior to the 1992 season. The field increased to its current number of 48 squads for the 2001 campaign. * - Indicates the Irish received a seed and a first-round bye in the NCAA Tournament. Notre Dame has been seeded on five occasions (5th in 2003 & 2004; 10th in 2007; 12th in 2006 & 2008).

Chris Apple 2000

Notre Dame Coaching Records

Bobby Clark 2001-present

Coach Rich Hunter Dennis Grace Mike Berticelli Chris Apple Bobby Clark ND Totals

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Seasons 7 6 10 1 8

Years 1977-83 1984-89 1990-99 2000 2001-08

Record 128-32-8 76-38-14 104-80-19 7-8-2 106-45-22

Pct. .786 .648 .559 .471 .676

32

1977-2008

421-203-65

.658

Year-by-Year Statistics Goals Year

Coach

1977 1978 1979 1980 1981

Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich

1982 1983 1984 1985 1986

Shots

Corners

Fouls

Record

Pct.

For

Ag.

For

Ag.

For

Ag.

For

Ag.

Home

Away

Neutral

16-1-1 21-3-1 20-10-1 20-7-0 16-3-3

.917 .860 .661 .741 .795

61 116 99 73 92

19 32 35 32 18

394 719 801 775 637

190 222 392 359 228

96 197 201 152 144

37 83 147 88 88

127 459 443 483 480

197 477 602 451 406

9-1-0 14-0-0 9-3-1 12-1-1 12-1-0

7-0-1 7-3-1 10-7-0 8-6-0 4-2-2

0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

Rich Hunter Rich Hunter Dennis Grace Dennis Grace Dennis Grace

17-4-2 18-4-0 12-6-2 7-11-4 13-7-2

.782 .818 .650 .409 .636

78 85 54 44 56

23 15 36 58 25

550 590 357 311 361

223 149 173 330 227

132 148 183 146 151

69 58 64 108 67

413 387 358 504 378

388 390 353 453 326

9-1-1 11-1-0 7-2-0 2-4-2 6-1-1

8-2-0 6-3-0 5-4-2 4-7-1 7-6-1

0-1-1 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0

1987 1988 1989 1990 1991

Dennis Grace Dennis Grace Dennis Grace Mike Berticelli Mike Berticelli

17-3-1 17-4-2 10-7-3 4-11-3 13-5-2

.833 .783 .575 .306 .700

55 67 43 24 48

22 23 30 32 17

275 296 248 190 270

156 215 220 254 165

167 183 160 77 88

79 101 74 73 69

357 491 361 469 312

367 346 399 333 293

10-0-0 8-0-0 5-3-2 4-2-1 6-2-1

5-2-1 4-4-2 4-3-0 0-7-2 5-2-0

2-1-0 5-0-0 1-1-1 0-2-0 2-1-1

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996

Mike Mike Mike Mike Mike

Berticelli Berticelli Berticelli Berticelli Berticelli

10-7-2 15-6-0 12-10-2 9-10-0 14-7-2

.579 .714 .541 .474 .652

39 49 53 45 33

23 21 27 39 18

318 285 361 310 296

188 226 246 264 305

97 121 138 95 154

104 98 121 114 98

352 379 455 357 399

320 370 422 318 372

6-1-0 5-3-0 11-3-1 8-3-0 7-1-2

3-3-2 7-2-0 1-6-0 1-7-0 6-6-0

1-3-0 3-1-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 1-0-0

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Mike Berticelli Mike Berticelli Mike Berticelli Chris Apple Bobby Clark

10-9-2 9-6-3 8-9-3 7-8-2 12-7-0

.524 .583 .475 .471 .632

38 29 27 19 33

27 20 25 21 19

248 258 285 271 294

229 229 242 151 202

98 97 113 104 108

82 106 85 59 60

327 276 287 278 236

294 271 308 271 311

6-4-0 5-1-2 7-3-0 4-4-0 7-1-0

4-4-2 4-5-1 1-5-3 2-4-2 5-4-0

0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 1-0-0 0-2-0

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Bobby Bobby Bobby Bobby Bobby

Clark Clark Clark Clark Clark

12-6-3 16-3-4 13-3-3 12-8-3 15-6-2

.643 .782 .763 .587 .696

40 38 29 29 45

21 16 9 20 19

331 351 341 340 383

203 210 168 278 249

150 136 118 131 137

81 75 62 91 88

239 278 234 253 268

333 336 281 276 275

8-2-1 7-2-1 8-0-2 6-3-2 9-2-1

3-4-2 5-1-1 3-2-1 5-4-1 6-4-0

1-0-0 4-0-2 2-1-0 1-1-0 0-0-1

2007 2008

Bobby Clark Bobby Clark

14-5-5 12-7-2

.688 .619

36 41

21 23

377 311

282 258

136 125

90 89

262 275

320 221

7-1-3 9-1-1

5-3-2 2-4-1

2-1-0 1-2-0

421-203-65

.658

1,618

786

11,804

7,433

4,283

2,708

11,177

11,080

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Year-by-Year Statistical Leaders Goals Year 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981

1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Player

G

Jim Mollering ................................................14 Kevin Lovejoy................................................29 Kevin Lovejoy................................................22 Kevin Lovejoy................................................16 Sami Kahale ..................................................12 Ed O’Malley ..................................................12 Rob Snyder ..................................................12 Mario Manta..................................................16 Richard Herdegen..........................................16 Pat Szanto......................................................16 Richard Herdegen..........................................16 Joe Sternberg ................................................10 Bruce McCourt..............................................13 Bruce McCourt..............................................13 Joe Sternberg ................................................13 Randy Morris ................................................14 Kevin Pendergast............................................12 Kevin Pendergast ............................................7 Kenyon Meyer ................................................7 Jean Joseph ....................................................11 Bill Lanza ........................................................8 Bill Lanza ......................................................15 Tim Oates ....................................................12 Ben Bocklage ..................................................9 Tony Capasso ..................................................7 Ryan Turner ..................................................12 Shane Walton ................................................10 Erich Braun ....................................................9 Erich Braun ....................................................4 Justin Detter ....................................................4 Griffin Howard ................................................4 Erich Braun ..................................................12 Erich Braun ..................................................11 Justin Detter ..................................................14 Justin McGeeney..............................................5 Tony Megna ....................................................5 Joseph Lapira ..................................................7 Joseph Lapira ................................................22 Joseph Lapira ..................................................9 Bright Dike ................................................12

Assists Year Player 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

A

Bill Hagerty ..................................................13 Ted Carnevale ..............................................10 Mike Mai ......................................................15 Sami Kahale ....................................................8 Sami Kahale ..................................................15 Richard Herdegan............................................9 Steve Chang ....................................................9 Tom Daley ....................................................11 Pat Szanto ......................................................6 Tommy Gerlacher ............................................8 Randy Morris ................................................10 Randy Morris ................................................17 Randy Morris ................................................12 Steve LiVigne ..................................................7 Kevin Pendergast ............................................4 Jean Joseph ......................................................6 Bill Lanza ........................................................4 Brendan Dillman..............................................4 Bill Lanza ......................................................10 Tim Oates ....................................................11 Bill Lanza ......................................................11 Tony Capasso ..................................................6 Scott Wells ......................................................8 Ryan Cox........................................................8 Erich Braun ....................................................6 Chad Riley ......................................................6 Devon Prescod ................................................6 Chad Riley ......................................................6 Chad Riley ....................................................12 Kevin Goldthwaite ..........................................9 Ian Etherington................................................5 Joseph Lapira ..................................................5 Ryan Miller ....................................................5 Nate Norman ..................................................7 Joseph Lapira ................................................10 Jeb Brovsky ..................................................6

Points Year 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Player

Pts.

Bill Hagerty ..................................................31 Kevin Lovejoy................................................63 Kevin Lovejoy................................................55 Kevin Lovejoy................................................35 Sami Kahale ..................................................39 Mario Manta..................................................40 Richard Herdegen..........................................42 Richard Herdegen..........................................34 Joe Sternberg ................................................34 Bruce McCourt..............................................38 Bruce McCourt..............................................32 Randy Morris ................................................40 Kevin Pendergast............................................29 Kevin Pendergast............................................18 Jean Joseph ....................................................28 Bill Lanza ......................................................20 Bill Lanza ......................................................40 Tim Oates ....................................................35 Bill Lanza ......................................................23 Ben Bocklage ................................................23 Tony Capasso ................................................20 Ryan Turner ..................................................29 Shane Walton ................................................27 Erich Braun ..................................................24 Chad Riley ....................................................12 Erich Braun ..................................................21 Erich Braun ..................................................23 Justin Detter ..................................................33 Justin McGeeney............................................12 Joseph Lapira ................................................19 Joseph Lapira ................................................50 Joseph Lapira ................................................28 Bright Dike ........................................29

Bold indicates active players.

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AllAmericans

Randy Morris

Tony Capasso

Justin Detter

Forward Class of 1989

Midfielder Class of 1997

Midfielder/Forward Class of 2004

NSCAA – Third Team – 1988

NSCAA – Third Team – 1996

Soccer Times – Second Team – 2003 NSCAA – Third Team – 2003

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Chris Sawyer

Greg Dalby

Goalkeeper Class of 2005

Midfielder/Defender Class of 2007

NSCAA – First Team – 2004 College Soccer News – First Team – 2003 Soccer Times – Third Team – 2003

NSCAA – First Team – 2005, 2006 Soccer Times – First Team – 2005 College Soccer News – First Team – 2005 College Soccer News – Second Team – 2006 Soccer America Freshman All-American – 2003 College Soccer News All-Freshman Team – 2003

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Joseph Lapira

Ryan Miller

Matt Besler

Forward Class of 2008

Defender/Midfielder Class of 2008

Defender Class of 2009

M.A.C. Hermann Trophy - 2006

NSCAA – Second Team – 2007

NSCAA – First Team – 2008

NSCAA – First Team – 2006, 2007 College Soccer News – First Team – 2006 College Soccer News – Second Team – 2007 Soccer America Player of the Year – 2006 Soccer America MVP - 2006, 2007

Joseph Lapira – 2006 M.A.C. Hermann Trophy Winner In 2006, Joseph Lapira became the program’s first recipient of the M.A.C. Hermann Trophy as the nation’s top player. The award, which has been presented annually since 1967, is the official Player of the Year Award presented by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA).

That season, Lapira led all NCAA Division I men’s players with 22 goals and 50 total points en route to becoming the first unanimous first-team All-American in Irish history.

Joseph Lapira giving his acceptance speech after winning the 2006 M.A.C. Hermann Trophy.

2006 M.A.C. Hermann Trophy Finalists: (from left) Charlie Davies (Boston College), Joseph Lapira (Notre Dame) and Jay Needham (SMU)

Joseph Lapira (center) with Missouri Athletic Club President Rick Lodewyck (left) and Robert R. Hermann (right).

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Professional Major League Soccer Draft Selections from Notre Dame

Several Notre Dame players have gone on to professional careers either in the United States or overseas. Most recently, 2009 graduates Matt Besler and Jack Traynor were selected in the 2009 Major League Soccer (MLS) SuperDraft. Besler became the highest Notre Dame MLS draft pick ever as he was taken eighth overall in the first round by his home state Kansas City Wizards. Here is a list of former Fighting Irish players who are currently competing professionally.

1997 Supplemental Draft Dan Stebbins Dallas – First Round – 4th overall selection

1999 Supplemental Draft Ryan Turner Kansas City – Second Round – 14th overall selection

Jack Stewart • Carolina Railhawks (United Soccer Leagues) • Former member of Chicago Fire and Real Salt Lake of MLS

2004 SuperDraft Kevin Richards Colorado Rapids – Fourth Round – 35th overall selection Justin Detter Kansas City Wizards – Fifth Round – 47th overall selection

2005 SuperDraft Jack Stewart Chicago Fire – First Round – 10th overall selection Kevin Goldthwaite San Jose Earthquakes – Second Round – 17th overall selection Current Team: New York Chris Sawyer Kansas City Wizards – Second Round – 24th overall selection

2007 SuperDraft Greg Dalby Colorado Rapids – Second Round – 17th overall selection

Kevin Goldthwaite • New York Red Bulls (MLS) • 2006 MLS Cup Champion with the Houston Dynamo • 2008 MLS Cup Runner-up with New York

Nate Norman Chicago Fire – Second Round – 21st overall selection

2008 SuperDraft Ryan Miller Columbus Crew – Third Round – 31st overall selection Joseph Lapira Toronto FC – Third Round – 35th overall selection

2009 SuperDraft Matt Besler Kansas City Wizards – First Round – 8th overall selection Jack Traynor New York Red Bulls – Second Round – 29th overall selection

Matt Besler (left) • Kansas City Wizards (MLS) Jack Traynor (right) • Miami FC (United Soccer Leagues) • Drafted by New York Red Bulls in 2009 MLS SuperDraft

Greg Dalby • Colorado Rapids (MLS)

Joseph Lapira (not pictured) • Nybergsund in the Norwegian Adeccoligaen

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Irish in International Play Greg Dalby (‘07) United States U-20 National Team

Joseph Lapira (‘08) Ireland Senior National Team

Notre Dame has played host to a Mexican national team on four occasions during the spring season. In the first meeting in 2005, the Irish topped the Mexico U-17 National Team 1-0 and followed that with a 5-0 victory in 2006. Notre Dame met the Mexico U-20 squad for the first time in 2007 and the Irish claimed a 1-0 victory. The Fighting Irish played the U-20 team to a scoreless draw in 2008.

Erich Braun (‘03) Germany U-15, U-16 and U-17 National Teams

Aaron Maund (‘12) United States U-20 National Team

Tony Capasso (‘97) Canadian Senior National Team Canadian U-20 and U-23 National Teams

Konstantin Koloskov (‘97) Soviet U-18 National Team

Brendan King (‘12) United States U-17 and U-20 National Teams Kevin Richards (‘04) Bermuda Senior National Team

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All-Time Honors/Awards M.A.C. Hermann Trophy Winner Joseph Lapira......................................................2006 M.A.C. Hermann Trophy Finalist Joseph Lapira ............................................2006, 2007 M.A.C. Hermann Trophy Semifinalists Joseph Lapira ............................................2006, 2007 Greg Dalby................................................2005, 2006 Kevin Goldthwaite..............................................2004 Jack Stewart ......................................................2004 NSCAA Scholar-Athlete of the Year Matt Besler ........................................................2008 NSCAA Regional Scholar Athlete Phil Murphy....................................1998 (First Team) David Cutler ..............................1998 (Second Team) Tim Oates ......................................1994 (First Team) Chris Dean ................................1994 (Second Team) Mike Palmer....................................1992 (First Team) Jason Fox ..................................1992 (Second Team) All-Great Lakes Region First Team Matt Besler ........................................................2008 Bright Dike ............................................2008 Ryan Miller........................................................2007 Joseph Lapira ............................................2006, 2007 Greg Dalby................................................2005, 2006 Kevin Goldthwaite..............................................2004 Jack Stewart ......................................................2004 Chris Sawyer ............................................2003, 2004 Justin Detter ......................................................2003 Erich Braun................................................2001,2002 Tony Capasso ....................................................1996 Chris Dean ........................................................1994 Tim Oates..........................................................1994 Bill Lanza ..........................................................1993 Bert Bader..........................................................1993 Kevin Pendergast ................................................1989 Randy Morris ....................................................1988 Joe Sternberg......................................................1988 Second Team Michael Thomas ......................................2008 Matt Besler ........................................................2007 Ian Etherington ..................................................2005 Justin Detter..............................................2001, 2002 Shane Walton ....................................................1998 Ryan Turner ......................................................1997 Alan Woods........................................................1997 Bill Lanza..................................................1992, 1995 Bert Bader ..............................................1992, 1994 John Guignon ....................................................1988 Richard Herdegen ..............................................1984 Sami Kahale ......................................................1981 Third Team Matt Besler ........................................................2006 Kevin Goldthwaite..............................................2003 Jack Stewart ......................................................2003 Justin Detter ......................................................2000 Andreas Forstner..................................................2000 Erich Braun........................................................1999 K. Koloskov........................................................1996 Brett Hofmann ..................................................1991 Kenyon Meyer....................................................1991 Bruce McCourt ..................................................1988 Steve Lowney ....................................................1987

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NSCAA Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year Bobby Clark ......................................................2003 Dennis Grace ....................................................1988

Kenyon Meyer....................................................1991 Bret Hoffmann ..................................................1990 Danny Lyons ......................................................1989 Randy Morris ....................................................1988

NSCAA/adidas Scholar Team Ryan Miller ....................................2007 (First Team) Matt Besler......................................2008 (First Team) 2007 (Second Team) Andreas Forstner........................ 2001 (Second Team) Connor LaRose ............................2000 (Third Team)

Notre Dame Club of St. Joseph Valley Rockne Student-Athlete Award Matt Besler ........................................................2008 Kurt Martin........................................................2007 Cory Rellas ............................................2006 Tony Megna ......................................................2005 John Stephens............................................2003, 2004 Alan Lyskawa ....................................................2002 Andreas Forstner ................................................2001 Andreas Forstner ................................................2000 Reggie McKnight ..............................................1999 David Cutler ......................................................1998 David Cutler ......................................................1997 Peter Gansler ......................................................1996 David Cutler ......................................................1995 Jason Fox ..........................................................1994 Chris Dean ........................................................1993 Mike Palmer ......................................................1992 Brett Hofmann ..................................................1991

NSCAA North Central Region Scholar Andreas Forstner ............................2001 (First Team) Griffin Howard ................2001 (Honorable Mention) 2000 (Honorable Mention) Connor LaRose ..............................2000 (First Team) Dustin Pridmore..........................2000 (Second Team) Indiana All-State Selections Bert Bader..........................................................1991 Chris Dean ........................................................1991 Brett Hoffman ..........................................1988, 1991 Jean Joseph ........................................................1991 Kenyon Meyer....................................................1991 Paul LaVigne ......................................................1989 Mitch Kern ........................................................1988 Dave Augustyn ..................................................1988 Notre Dame National Monogram Club MVP Matt Besler ........................................................2008 Ryan Miller........................................................2007 Joseph Lapira......................................................2006 Greg Dalby ........................................................2005 Jack Stewart ......................................................2004 Justin Detter ......................................................2003 Erich Braun ........................................................2002 Griffin Howard ..................................................2001 Connor LaRose ..................................................2000 Gerick Short ......................................................1999 Phil Murphy ......................................................1998 Phil Murphy ......................................................1997 Tony Capasso ....................................................1996 Brian Engesser....................................................1995 Kevin Adkisson ..................................................1994 Bill Lanza ..........................................................1993 Kevin Pendergast ................................................1992 Brett Hoffman ....................................................1991

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Spirit Award Winners Terry Lee ..............................................2007 & 2008 Greg Dalby ........................................................2006 Justin Michaud ..................................................2005 Christopher High ..............................................2004 Roger Klauer......................................................2003 Greg Martin ......................................................2003 Paul Rodriguez ..................................................2002 Greg Tait ............................................................2002 B.J. Cotter ..........................................................2001 Tim Storino ......................................................2001 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans Matt Besler ....................................2008 (First Team) Ryan Miller ................................2007 (Second Team) John Stephens ............................2005 (Second Team) Phil Murphy....................................1999 (First Team) Ryan Turner ..................................1997 (Third Team) Chris Dean ................................1995 (Second Team) Bold indicates currently active player.

Matt Besler was named the 2008 National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Scholar-Athlete of the Year. He became the first player in program history to receive that distinguished honor.

All-Time Honors/Awards

The Christopher Zorich Award This award recognizes the contributions of Notre Dame student-athletes to the University community and the community at-large. The award, which is presented annually each spring, bears the name of Christopher Zorich, two-time football All-American and 1991 graduate of the University of Notre Dame. The men’s soccer winners of the Christopher Zorich award include:

Francis Patrick O’Connor Award

Jean Joseph

Reggie McKnight

Greg Martin

This award was first presented in 1993 and is named in honor of a former Notre Dame wrestler who died in 1973 following his freshman year at the University.

He was the son of Jane and the late William “Bucky” O’Connor (he played football at Notre Dame in 1942, ’46 and ’47) from Tulsa, Oklahoma.

The awards — which go to one female and one male graduating senior student-athlete — are presented to those individuals upon nomination by their head coaches, who best display the total embodiment of the true spirit of Notre Dame as exemplified by their contributions and inspiration to their teams. Among the qualities considered in nominating invididuals – as attributed to Pat O’Connor – are caring, courage, confidence, encouragement, humility, humor, honesty, kindness and patience.

The Notre Dame men’s soccer team has had three of its former players honored with the Francis Patrick O’Connor Award, which is presented at the spring athletic department awards dinner: Jean Joseph (1995), Reggie McKnight (2000) and Greg Martin (2003).

Matt Johnson, 1998

Matt Johnson

The 2003 team featured two All-Americans (Chris Sawyer, Justin Detter), eight all-BIG EAST selections and 12 BIG EAST Academic All-Star Team members. Future All-American Greg Dalby was also a member of the ‘03 squad.

Byron V. Kanaley Award The most prestigious honor awarded to a Notre Dame student-athlete, the Byron V. Kanaley Award has been presented each year since 1927 to the senior monogram athletes who have been most exemplary as both students and leaders.

The awards, presented by the Faculty Board on Athletics, are named in honor of a 1904 Notre Dame graduate who was a member of the Irish baseball team as an undergraduate. Kanaley went on to a successful banking career in Chicago and served the University as a lay trustee from 1915 until his death in 1960.

The Notre Dame men’s soccer team has had nine of its players honored with the Kanaley Award, which is presented at the spring athletic department awards dinner: Kevin Lovejoy (1981); Bret Hoffmann (1992); Mike Palmer (1994); Chris Dean (1995), Phil Murphy (1999), Connor La Rose (2000), Andreas Forstner (2002), Greg Dalby (2006) and Matt Besler (2008).

Kevin Lovejoy

Phil Murphy

Bret Hoffmann

Connor LaRose

Mike Palmer

Andreas Forstner

Greg Dalby

Chris Dean

Matt Besler

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Academic All-Americans

Success on the Playing Field … and in the Classroom …

In addition to achieving success on the field, the Irish men’s soccer team has a tradition of excellence in the classroom.

Notre Dame has produced six Academic All-Americans from the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). The Fighting Irish also have seen student-athletes garner academic recognition from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). Notre Dame has had four players named to the NSCAA/adidas All-Scholar Team, including two-time recipient Matt Besler. Besler also became the first player in program history to be named the NSCAA ScholarAthlete of the Year. He took home the honor as a senior in 2008.

Matt Besler – 2008 First Team - Men’s Soccer

The Notre Dame men’s soccer program has been recognized by the NSCAA and adidas for achieving excellence in the classroom.

Ryan Turner – 1997 Third Team Men’s At-Large

Ryan Miller – 2007 Second Team - Men’s Soccer

Phil Murphy – 1999 First Team Men’s At-Large Chris Dean – 1995 Second Team Men’s At-Large

John Stephens – 2005 Second Team Men’s Soccer

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NCAA Tournament Results/Bests Overall: 9-11-1 – Home: 5-2-1/Away: 4-9-0 Year 1988 1993 1994 1996 2001 2002 2003

2004 2005

2006

2007

2008

Date 11/13 11/14 11/20 11/24 12/1 11/23 11/22 11/27 11/24 11/30

Round 24 32 32 32 16 48 48 32 32 16

11/23 11/18 11/22 11/27 11/15 11/18 11/24 11/28 12/1 12/8 11/25

32 48 32 16 32 16 8 32 16 8 32

Location Dallas, Texas Madison, Wis. Bloomington, Ind. Greensboro, N.C. Charlotte, N.C. College Park, Md. Notre Dame, Ind. Bloomington, Ind. Notre Dame, Ind. Notre Dame, Ind. Notre Dame, Ind. Notre Dame, Ind. Bloomington, Ind. Clemson, S.C. Notre Dame, Ind. College Park, Md. Charlottesville, Va. Notre Dame, Ind. Santa Clara, Calif.

Winston-Salem, N.C. Notre Dame, Ind.

Opponent #11 Southern Methodist #13 Wisconsin #1 Indiana #2 UNC -Greensboro #23 UNC-Charlotte Maryland Akron #5 Indiana UW-Milwaukee Michigan (Michigan advanced 4-3 on penalty kicks) Ohio State Western Illinois #5 Indiana #15 Clemson Illinois-Chicago #7 Maryland #4 Virginia Oakland #7 Santa Clara #2 Wake Forest #16 Northwestern

W/L L L L W L L W L W T L W W L W W L W W L L

Score (ND first) 0-2 1-3 0-1 (2OT) 1-0 0-1 0-1 3-0 0-1 4-1 1-1 (2OT) 1-2 2-0 2-0 0-1 1-0 1-0 (2OT) 2-3 2-1 2-0 0-1 (OT) 1-2

Notre Dame NCAA Tournament Bests Quickest Goal

Individual Career Points Goals Assists

15 6 3 3 3 31

Saves

Overtime Goals 1

Joseph Lapira (2004-07) Joseph Lapira (2004-07) Joseph Lapira (2004-07) Kevin Goldthwaite (2001-04) Greg Martin (2000-03) Chris Cahill (2004-07) Chris Sawyer (2001-04) Joseph Lapira (2004-07)

Bill Lanza – 7:31 (vs. Wisconsin, 1993)

Team Game Goals Shots Saves Goals in half Fouls Corner Kicks

4 24 12 3 24 11

vs. UW-Milwaukee (2003) vs. Michigan (2003) vs. UNC-Charlotte (1996) vs. UW-Milwaukee (second) (2003) vs. Indiana (1994) vs. Akron (2002)

Individual Single Tournament Points Goals Assists

7 3 2 2 2 Saves 17 Overtime Goals 1

Justin Detter (2003) Justin Detter (2003) Joseph Lapira (2007) Kevin Goldthwaite (2003) Greg Martin (2003) Greg Velho (1996) Joseph Lapira (2006)

Team Single Tournament Goals Shutouts

5 2

2003 (2 games) 2006 (3 games) 2005 (3 games)

Individual Game Points

5

Goals

2 2 2

Assists

90

2

Justin Detter (vs. UW-Milwaukee, 2003) Kurt Martin (vs. Virginia, 2006) Justin Detter (vs. UW-Milwaukee, 2003) Rafael Garcia (vs. Akron, 2002) Kevin Goldthwaite (vs. UW-Milwaukee, 2003)

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Joe Sternberg, Mike Drury, Danny Gordon and Danny Lyons (left to right) were valuable components to Notre Dame’s first-ever NCAA Tournament team in 1988.

1 Notre Dame 0 #1 Indiana 0 Scoring: IU: Mike Clark (Tim ND Shots 6 Saves 4 Fouls 24 Corners 2

NCAA Tournament History 1988 NCAA FIRST ROUND SMU 2 • Notre Dame 0 November 13, 1988 Dallas,

TX

Notre Dame earned an at-large bid in its first-ever NCAA tournament appearance. The Irish, ranked 15th in the final Intercollegiate Soccer Association of America poll, traveled to Dallas, Texas, to face the 11th-ranked Southern Methodist Mustangs. Notre Dame locked up the bid after winning the Midwestern Collegiate Conference championship.

Coach Dennis Grace’s squad captured the school’s first MCC men’s soccer crown with a 2-0 win over third-ranked St. Louis in the title game, which came just one day after Notre Dame beat fourth-ranked Evansville, 2-0, in the semifinals.

The Irish finished the season with a 17-4-2 mark after bowing out of the NCAA first round with a 20 loss to the Mustangs. SMU controlled the match from start to finish and outshot Notre Dame 16-2 in the contest. Mustang defender David Carlson scored his first goal of the season six minutes into the first half to record the first goal against the Irish in four games. Larry McPhail added SMU’s other goal midway through the second half.

1 2 F #15 Notre Dame 0 0 0 #11 SMU 1 1 2 Scoring: SMU: David Carlson (Patrick Krejs, Larry McPhail) 6:00; SMU: Larry McPhail (Bill Pettigrew) 70:13 ND SMU Shots 2 16 Saves 3 1 Fouls 19 13 Corners 5 5

1993 NCAA FIRST ROUND Wisconsin 3 • Notre Dame 1 November 14, 1993 Madison,

WI

The Irish returned to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1988. Notre Dame made its second appearance in school history, and first under head coach Mike Berticelli, by winning the Midwestern Collegiate Conference championship.

The Irish earned the crown with a 2-0 shutout of Detroit in the tournament finale.

The 20th-ranked Irish met 13th-ranked Wisconsin in Madison. Two second-half goals by the Badgers enabled Wisconsin to advance to the second round, while Notre Dame ended its season with a 15-6 mark.

Notre Dame’s leading scorer, Bill Lanza, got the Irish on the scoreboard first with an unassisted goal 7:31 into the contest. Wisconsin’s Mike Gentile tied the game at the 23:14 mark on a penalty kick.

Lars Hanson gave the Badgers a 2-1 advantage 16 minutes into the second half, while Gentile tallied his second goal of the game at 72:03 as Wisconsin went on for the 3-1 victory.

1 2 F #20 Notre Dame 1 0 1 #13 Wisconsin 1 2 3

2 OT F 0 0 0 0 1 1 Hardy) 94:12 IU 14 1 16 6

1996 NCAA FIRST ROUND Notre Dame 1 • UNC Greensboro 0 November 24, 1996 Greensboro, NC

Three of Notre Dame’s first four NCAA Tournament appearances came under the tenure of Mike Berticelli, a 10-year veteran of the Irish sidelines.

Scoring: ND: Bill Lanza 7:31; UW: Mike Gentile 23:14; Lars Hanson (Shea Hudson) 61:00; Mike Gentile (Jeff Gold, Lars Hanson) 72:03 ND UW Shots 11 13 Saves 6 6 Fouls 17 20 Corners 3 6

1994 NCAA FIRST ROUND Indiana 1 • Notre Dame 0 (OT) November 20, 1994 Bloomington,

IN

The two teams faced each other for the second time during the 1994 campaign. Top-ranked Indiana beat Notre Dame, 2-0, in the first meeting of the season between the two teams back on September 23.

The circumstances were somewhat similar in the first-ever NCAA tournament game played between the two schools as the Hoosiers entered the 1994 championship ranked number one nationally.

The Irish earned their second consecutive bid into the NCAAs by virtue of two double-overtime decisions. Notre Dame defeated Wisconsin-Milwaukee 32 in the championship game of the Midwestern Collegiate Conference tournament for its second straight title, and then defeated Central Connecticut, 1-0, in a play-in game.

Notre Dame nearly pulled off one of the biggest upsets in NCAA tournament history, but came away with a controversial 1-0 setback. Notre Dame’s Chris Mathis had a goal called back on a questionable offsides call early in the first half.

While the two teams battled to a 0-0 deadlock after the first 90 minutes, Indiana’s Mike Clark tallied the game’s first and only goal off a Tim Hardy assist 4:12 into the overtime session.

Notre Dame ended its season 12-10-2, while the Hoosiers were the NCAA runners-up.

Notre Dame recorded its biggest win in school history with a 1-0 victory over second-seeded UNC Greensboro on the road in the first round of the NCAA tournament. The victory was the first in four NCAA appearances for the Irish and marked only the second loss of the season for the Spartans, who finished the ’96 campaign with a 21-2 record. It also was the ninth straight one-goal game for the Irish, who had a 5-4 record in those contests.

The win was the third straight for the Irish over a ranked opponent. Notre Dame earned the automatic berth into the 32-team field by winning its first BIG EAST championship crown in only its second year as a conference member. The Irish beat 14th-ranked Connecticut 2-1 in the semifinals and won the crown with a 1-0 victory over 12th-ranked Rutgers.

The game marked a homecoming for head coach Mike Berticelli, who coached at UNC Greensboro from 1980-83 and led the school to back-to-back Division III national crowns in 1982 and 1983.

Junior forward Ryan Turner scored the contest’s lone goal at the 54:23 mark of the contest when he collected a loose ball from just inside the UNCG penalty area and sent a sliding chip shot over Spartan goalie Brad Shumate.

The Spartans had several chances to tie the match late in the game, the best coming with 17 minutes left as Siggi Eyjolfsson’s header appeared headed for the net when Peter Gansler kicked the ball away before it crossed the line. UNCG had one final opportunity when Peter Farris’ shot hit the left goal post with three minutes remaining in the game as Notre Dame, despite being outshot 16-7 in the game, hung on for its first-ever NCAA tournament win.

Irish goalkeeper Greg Velho was largely responsible for keeping the Irish in the game as he stopped five shots, including two Luke Jamroz blasts from point-blank range in the first 20 minutes of the game.

1 2 F Notre Dame 0 1 1 #2 UNC Greensboro 0 0 0 Scoring: ND: Ryan Turner 54:23 ND UNCG Shots 7 16 Saves 5 2 Fouls 16 11 Corners 4 10

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Ben Bocklage had a chance to tie the game with nine seconds left following Finkle’s goal as he played a free kick from 30 yards out that hit the right post.

Notre Dame ended its most successful season in school history with a 14-7-2 mark, while UNCCharlotte would win one more game to advance to the NCAA semifinals in Richmond, Va. 1 2 F Notre Dame 0 0 0 #23 UNC-Charlotte 0 1 1 Scoring: UNCC: Danny Finkle (Matthys Barker, Eric Cole) 89:36

Shots Saves Fouls Corners

ND 9 12 14 5

UNCC 21 5 16 8

2001 NCAA FIRST ROUND Maryland 1 • Notre Dame 0 November 23, 2001 College Park, MD

Ryan Turner provided the dramatic lone goal in Notre Dame's 1-0 upset of second-ranked UNC Greensboro in the first round of the 1996 NCAA Tournament.

1996 NCAA ROUND OF 16 UNC-Charlotte 1 • Notre Dame 0 December 1, 1996 Charlotte,

NC

Notre Dame’s ’96 campaign came to a heartbreaking end when Danny Finkle blasted a 14-yard shot with just 24 seconds left in regulation to lift 23rd-ranked UNC-Charlotte to a 1-0 win over the Irish in the second round of the tournament. Finkel’s goal came off assists from Matthys Barker and Eric Cole.

It was the 10th straight one-goal decision the Irish had been involved in since October 18.

UNC-Charlotte outshot Notre Dame 21-9 in the contest, including an 11-2 advantage in the first half.

Goalkeeper Greg Velho came up with a career-high 12 saves, registering seven in the first half.

With 7:42 remaining in the contest, Notre Dame had a chance to take the lead as Alan Woods headed in a corner kick past 49er goalkeeper Jon Busch, only to have a UNC-Charlotte defender clear the ball off the goal line.

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After a four-year hiatus, Notre Dame returned to the NCAA tournament for the first time since the 1996 campaign under first-year head coach Bobby Clark. It was the fifth NCAA tournament appearance in the 25-year history of the program. Clark’s squad earned the berth after finishing tied for second in the final BIG EAST regular-season standings and advancing to the semifinals of the conference championship.

Clark’s team traveled to College Park, Md., to face Maryland in the first-ever meeting between the two schools. Notre Dame was one of a record six BIG EAST schools to earn a berth into the 48-team field.

In addition to the Irish, Boston College, Connecticut, Rutgers, St. John’s and Seton Hall represented the league as the BIG EAST led all leagues in terms of representation.

No stranger to one-goal games in ’01, Notre Dame’s first appearance in five years was decided by a single goal. Scott Buete netted the contest’s only goal with 1:41 left in regulation off an assist from teammate Ellis Welker. Irish goalkeeper, freshman Chris Sawyer, who had allowed just three goals in the previous 10 games, dove to his right as Buete unleashed a rising 12-yard shot that deflected off Sawyer’s hands and into the center of the net at the 88:19 mark. The goal-scoring sequence for the Terrapins came just minutes after Irish players had deflected a pair of attempts near the edge of the penalty box.

The Irish were outshot 9-6 in the game as they registered just three shots in each half. The Terrapins also enjoyed a 6-0 advantage in corner kicks, Notre Dame’s strongest scoring chance came in the first half when midfielder Luke Boughen blasted a shot from 25-yards out.

The heartbreaking loss came following a week in which 17 members of the 25-player squad were afflicted by an apparent stomach virus in the hours leading up to the team’s departure.

Notre Dame ended its most successful campaign in five years with a 12-7 record, the most wins by an Irish team since the’96 season.

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1 2 F Notre Dame 0 0 0 Maryland 0 1 1 Scoring: UM: Scott Buete (Ellis Welker) 88:19

Shots Saves Fouls Corner Kicks

ND 6 1 17 0

UM 9 4 16 6

2002 NCAA FIRST ROUND Notre Dame 3 • Akron 1 November 22, 2002 Notre Dame, IN Notre Dame made the most of playing host to its first-ever NCAA Tournament game at Alumni Field in posting a 3-1 victory over Akron as the Irish advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament for the second time in school history. Rafael Garcia tallied a pair of goals in the victory as Notre Dame recorded its second win over the Zips in 2002.

Garcia put Notre Dame on the scoreboard in the 15th minute of the contest when Greg Martin sent a cross from the left corner of the box that was headed in by Garcia through the legs of Akron goalkeeper Dan Pinho. He also netted what would prove to be the deciding score from the top of the box in the 69th minute of the contest off assists from Justin Detter and Chad Riley to give Notre Dame a 2-1 advantage.

Robert McKenzie scored the Zips' lone goal to even the contest at 1-1 at the 30:01 mark when he took a pass from Alex Odwell into the left corner of the net.

Erich Braun tallied the game's final goal in the 81st minute, chipping the ball over Pinho's head from 45 yards out on a breakaway.

Irish goalkeeper Chris Sawyer finished with six saves while Pinho recorded 10 stops. Notre Dame outshot Akron 17-11 and took 11 of the 13 corner kicks in the game.

1 2 F Akron 1 0 1 Notre Dame 1 2 3 Scoring: ND: Rafael Garcia (Greg Martin) 14:39; UA: Ross McKenzie (Alex Odwell, Kirk Harwat) 30:01; ND: Rafael Garcia (Justin Detter, Chad Riley) 80:11 ND UA Shots 17 11 Saves 6 10 Fouls 11 12 Corner Kicks 11 2

Scoring: ND: Justin Detter (Luke Boughen) 31:41; UWM: Kyle Lance (Penalty Kick) 38:53; ND: Devon Prescod (Greg Martin, Kevin Goldthwaite) 46:17; Greg Martin (Devon Prescod, Justin Detter) 77:32; Justin Detter (Kevin Goldthwaite) 88:16 ND UMW Shots 17 8 Saves 3 3 Fouls 12 10 Corner Kicks 5 3

2003 NCAA ROUND OF 16 Notre Dame 1 • Michigan 1 Michigan advanced 4-3 on penalty kicks November 30, 2003 Notre Dame, IN

Rafael Garcia proved to be the hero in Notre Dame’s 3-1 victory over Akron as the senior forward scored the first two Irish goals in the contest. The two-goal effort marked the first multiple-goal game of his career.

2002 NCAA SECOND ROUND Indiana 1 • Notre Dame 0 November 27, 2002 Bloomington, IN Notre Dame’s hopes of advancing past the second round for the first time in school history came to a disappointing end as the Irish dropped a 1-0 decision to fifth-ranked Indiana.

Freshman Brian Plotkin’s first goal of the season at the 51:03 mark of the contest held up as the game’s only score.

The Irish, who finished the campaign with a 126-3 mark, saw their chances at a comeback diminished when senior midfielder Justin Ratcliffe received a red card after a hard tackle. Notre Dame was then forced to play a man down for the final 27 minutes. Coach Bobby Clark’s squad was able to generate some scoring chances but unable to gain the equalizer.

Both teams managed just a handful of scoring chances, with IU owning a 10-6 total shot edge (33 in the second half) and a 5-4 advantage in corner kicks (ND held the second-half corner edge, 2-1).

Notre Dame held IU without a shot until midway through the first half but also endured a long drought of its own which stretched into the second half without attempting a shot. The Irish had several strong scoring chances. Jack Stewart gave Notre Dame its best chance in the 89th minute when his 20-yard shot went wide to the left of the post.

1 2 F Notre Dame 0 0 0 #5 Indiana 0 1 1 Scoring: IU: Brian Plotkin (Ned Grabavoy) 51:03

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Notre Dame 4 • UW-Milwaukee 1 November 24, 2003 Notre Dame, IN Notre Dame advanced to the Sweet 16 (third round) of the NCAA Championship for the first time in school history with a 4-1 victory over UWMilwaukee at Alumni Field. The third-ranked Irish received a bye in the first round of the tournament.

After a back-and-forth first half found the score tied at 1-1, Notre Dame came out focused and aggressive to post three goals in the second period.

Senior forward Justin Detter was the clear star of the contest, putting up five points (two goals, one assist) to set a school record for points in an NCAA contest. The four goals the Irish posted were a team record for NCAA competition as well.

At 46:17, a great give and go between Greg Martin and Kevin Goldthwaite set up a cross into the heart of the Panther defense. Senior forward Devon Prescod came streaking in from the opposite side, chest trapped the ball and tapped it past Mickschl to provide Notre Dame with a lead they would not relinquish.

The quick goal clearly motivated the Irish, who controlled the action for the rest of the game. Senior Greg Martin got behind the defense to put Notre Dame up 3-1 at 77:32, with Prescod and Detter assisting on the play.

As the UW-Milwaukee team moved up in an attempt to get back in the contest, Detter took advantage to get behind the Panther defense for an insurance goal at 88:16.

1 2 F UW-Milwaukee 1 0 1 #3 Notre Dame 1 3 4

Notre Dame was eliminated from the NCAA Championship by Michigan 1-1 (4-3 penalty kicks) in the third round on Sunday, Nov. 30. It was not the end the Irish were looking for to their sensational season, as the Wolverines were bolstered by their physical play and two great penalty kick stops by goalkeeper Peter Dzubay.

Notre Dame struck first in the contest when Justin Detter collected a long pass from Greg Martin and beat Dzubay at 16:57. Michigan came back under four minutes later when Mike White slipped behind the Irish defense and beat Irish keeper Chris Sawyer at 20:11 The game became a battle of attrition the rest of the way, as Michigan's aggressive play limited the flow of the contest. The foul total would end up at 33 for the Wolverines, while the Irish were whistled just eight times.

After two scoreless overtime periods, the game switched to a best-of-five penalty kick format for the opportunity to advance in the tournament. Filippo Chillemi, Chad Riley and Greg Martin all were successful for Notre Dame, while Kevin Taylor, Adam Bruh and Brian Popeney converted for Michigan.

Devon Prescod followed for Notre Dame and was denied by Dzubay. Michael O'Reilly was next for Michigan, but his attempt sailed over the cross bar.

Again, Dzubay stepped up to stuff an Irish attempt, this time off the foot of Detter. White then put the winning conversion past Sawyer.

2 OT OT2 F 1 #3 Notre Dame 1 0 0 0 1 Michigan 1 0 0 0 1 Scoring: ND: Justin Detter (Greg Martin) 16:57; UM: Mike White (Chris Glinski, Kevin Savitskie) 20:11.

ND UM Shots 24 11 Saves 3 9 Fouls 8 33 Corner Kicks 6 3

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NCAA Tournament History 2004 NCAA SECOND ROUND Ohio State 2 • Notre Dame 1 November 23, 2004 Notre Dame, IN A stellar second half effort ended in frustration for the Notre Dame men's soccer team, as Ohio State pulled out a 2-1 upset effort in the second round of the NCAA Men's College Cup. The Buckeyes scored on their only shot of the second half, breaking a 1-1 tie at 75:23.

After a sluggish first half that saw the Irish give up their weakest goal of the season to OSU's Justin Cook at 3:31, Notre Dame came out hitting on all cylinders in the second period. Two close calls on shots from Tony Megna and Nate Norman eventually paved the way for senior Christopher High header at 58:30 to tie the game. The header came on a great free kick by senior Kevin Goldthwaite.

Close to 20 minutes later, while the Irish continued to pound at the Ohio State goal, the Buckeyes broke out for one scoring chance. A Notre Dame foul just five yards outside the penalty box gave the Buckeyes a dangerous opportunity for the visitors.

Taylor Korpieski took the kick for Ohio State, but the kick came close to a second before the whistle was blown to restart the play. The Irish defenders, confused whether the play was live, did not clear the ball and Ohio State took advantage. Ryan Kustos eventually drove the ball into the back of the net for his fifth score of the season and the game winner.

Jack Stewart, who was literally all over the field and dominating the game for the Irish in what would prove to be his last game in a Notre Dame uniform, came close to tying the game in the late minutes. A great header got past OSU goalkeeper Ray Burse Jr., but for Stewart to get to the ball he was forced to interfere with the keeper. The goal was immediately waved off on a solid call by the referee.

Notre Dame out-shot Ohio State 13-5 in the contest, including 8-1 in the second half. Burse made four saves, while Chris Sawyer posted one for the Irish. The corner kicks were close to even at 4-3 for Ohio State 1 2 F Ohio State 1 1 2 Notre Dame 0 1 1 Scoring: OSU: Justin Cook (Ray Burse), 3:31; ND: Christopher High (Kevin Goldthwaite), 58:30; OSU: Ryan Kustos (Unassisted), 75:23.

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Justin McGeeney (left) and Joseph Lapira (right) both netted a goal in the Irish’s upset victory over Indiana in the second round of the 2005 NCAA Tournament. The Hoosiers entered the match as the No. 3 seed and the twotime defending NCAA champion.

2005 NCAA FIRST ROUND Notre Dame 2 • Western Illinois 0 November 18, 2005 Notre Dame, IN Notre Dame used a solid all-around effort in defeating Western Illinois, 2-0, in the first round of the NCAA tournament on Friday, Nov. 18 at Alumni Field. Joseph Lapira and Kurt Martin netted goals for the Irish in the victory.

Notre Dame went up 1-0 in the 20th minute against the Leathernecks as Ryan Miller sent a cross to Lapira from the right side and he put the ball in the lower-left corner for his team-leading sixth goal of the season. That was Notre Dame’s first goal in the last three matches.

The Irish had other scoring chances in the first half as Justin McGeeney sent a shot just wide off a nice pass from Nate Norman. Lapira almost scored again with 16:55 remaining in the half with a shot that was high from the top of the box. The Irish would outshoot the Leathernecks 4-2 in the first half and 10-3 for the game.

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Martin capitalized after an Irish cross was intercepted yet misplayed in the box and the sophomore midfielder sent it with 37:57 left to play for his second goal on the year. Western Illinois could not mount an offensive attack against the Irish defense for the rest of the match and Notre Dame would punch its ticket to the second round. Junior goalkeeper Chris Cahill collected two saves to earn his eighth solo shutout of the season for the Fighting Irish.

1 2 F Western Illinois 0 0 0 Notre Dame 1 1 2 Scoring: ND: Joe Lapira (Ryan Miller) 19:13, ND: Kurt Martin (unassisted) 52:03

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ND 10 2 17 6

2005 NCAA SECOND ROUND Notre Dame 2 • Indiana 0 November 22, 2005 Bloomington, IN A stellar second half performance was the key to Notre Dame’s 2-0 win over Indiana in the second round of the NCAA Championship on Tuesday, Nov. 22 at Bill Armstrong Stadium. The Fighting Irish used goals by Justin McGeeney and Joseph Lapira to secure the upset over the Hoosiers, who were the two-time defending NCAA champion and the No. 3 seed in this year’s tournament.

Notre Dame used solid goalkeeping by Chris Cahill to keep the Irish in the match despite the Hoosiers threatening early. Indiana had several first half opportunities but could not convert. The Hoosiers out-shot the Irish 9-6 in the first half and 16-12 for the game, yet Cahill made six saves on the night to go along with two team saves.

The Irish came out of the locker room looking like a new team in the second half. Just over ten minutes into the second period, junior midfielder Ian Etherington sent a cross to McGeeney who headed it towards the far post and into the back of the net to put the Irish up 1-0.

It did not take long for Notre Dame to notch another tally as senior defender Ben Crouse sent a long pass to Lapira and he chipped it over the Indiana goalkeeper Chris Munroe and into the net for a 2-0 lead in the 62nd minute.

A stunned Indiana crowd would witness the Fighting Irish play solid defense the rest of the way to preserve the 2-0 advantage and claim arguably the biggest win in program history. The Hoosiers had won 19 straight NCAA Tournament games at home and they were 45-3 at Armstrong Stadium during the tournament. This marked Notre Dame’s fourth-ever win against Indiana in 26 chances. Indiana defeated Notre Dame, 3-0, earlier this season on Oct. 26 at Alumni Field. The Hoosiers had been 2-0 against the Fighting Irish in NCAA games prior to this meeting.

1 2 F Notre Dame 0 2 2 #5 Indiana 0 0 0 Scoring: ND: Justin McGeeney (Ian Etherington) 55:33, ND: Joe Lapira (Ben Crouse) 61:43.

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2005 NCAA ROUND OF 16 Clemson 1 • Notre Dame 0 November 27, 2005 Clemson, SC Notre Dame saw its impressive NCAA run come to an end with a 1-0 loss to Clemson at historic Riggs Field on Sunday, Nov. 27. The Fighting Irish, who were making just the third Round of 16 appearance in program history, ended the season with a 12-8-3 record.

Clemson advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championship.

Clemson threatened early and finally broke through in the 20th minute as Dane Richards took a pass from Bryson Moore on the left side and sent it to the far post past Notre Dame goalkeeper Chris Cahill, who was rushing up on the play, for a 1-0 Tiger lead.

Notre Dame managed two shots in the first half, compared to Clemson’s six. Ian Etherington gathered a throw-in from Joseph Lapira and sent the shot wide to the left with 11 minutes elapsed in the period.

With 14:37 remaining in the half, sophomore midfielder Kurt Martin blasted a shot high from 30yards out. That would be Notre Dame’s final threat of the half, despite controlling the ball for a good portion of the final minutes.

The second half featured Notre Dame coming out strong and controlling the ball early but a tough Tiger defense was hard to break. Forward Justin McGeeney attempted the Irish’s first shot of the half straight on from 25-yards out yet the ball was scooped up by Clemson goalkeeper, Phil Marfuggi. Marfuggi would have three saves on the afternoon, compared to two for Cahill.

McGeeney almost connected on his second shot of the half as he sent a header high off a Ben Crouse pass with 34:45 remaining.

The Tigers nearly went up 2-0 in the 74th minute as Richards sent a low shot from the right side that deflected off the left post and came across the mouth of the goal and hit the right post before being cleared out. For the game, Clemson held a 12-10 advantage in shots.

With just over 10 minutes left in the match, Irish midfielder Alex Yoshinaga sent a shot in on goal from the top of the box yet it was cleared away by Clemson’s Alan O’Hara to preserve the 1-0 lead. The Fighting Irish would continue to keep the pressure on late in the match as did the Tigers.

Richards had another close call with four minutes remaining as he lobbed the ball over a rushing Cahill on top of the box but an amazing effort by Notre Dame defender Dale Rellas prevented the goal.

Rellas, a senior captain, ran onto the ball and headed it over the goal, nearly hitting his head on the crossbar. The Fighting Irish had one last chance left in them with just under a minute left in the contest as McGeeney ran on to a long pass and almost connected on a shot yet Marfuggi was there for the save.

1 2 F Notre Dame 0 0 0 #15 Clemson 1 0 1 Scoring: CU: Dane Richards (Bryson Moore) 19:52

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CU 12 3 14 3

2006 NCAA SECOND ROUND Notre Dame 1 • Illinois-Chicago 0 November 15, 2006 Notre Dame, IN Twelfth-seeded Notre Dame defeated IllinoisChicago 1-0 in the second round of the NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship on Wednesday, Nov. 15 at a rainy and soggy Alumni Field. Joseph Lapira tallied his nation-leading 21st goal in the 44th minute to propel the Irish into the Round of 16 for the second straight season and the fourth time in program history.

Notre Dame withstood an early attack from UIC, which produced the game’s first four shots. The Flames nearly struck in the fourth minute as Baggio Husidic sent a shot off the crossbar. In the seventh minute, Pavle Dundjer put a blast on goal that Irish goalkeeper Chris Cahill sent over the top of the net.

The Fighting Irish started to gain some momentum towards the middle portion of the first half as they stepped up their attack. Notre Dame registered several good looks before Bright Dike sent the ball to Lapira and he ran onto it and fired a shot from 12-yards out that found the back of the net.

Momentum would stay with the Irish in the second half as they out shot the Flames 9-4 in the stanza and 18-9 for the match. Lapira led Notre Dame with three shots. The Fighting Irish also held a 7-2 advantage in corner kicks. Cahill collected three saves on the night, while his counterpart Jovan Bubonja made eight stops in the loss.

1 Illinois-Chicago 0 #12 Notre Dame 1 Scoring: ND: Joseph Lapira

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F 0 1 Dike) 43:13

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2006 NCAA ROUND OF 16 Notre Dame 1 • Maryland 0 (2OT) November 18, 2006 College Park, MD A Joseph Lapira goal with 3:04 remaining in the second overtime period propelled 12th-seeded Notre Dame past fifth-seeded Maryland 1-0 and into the quarterfinals of the NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship on Saturday, Nov. 18 at Ludwig Field.

Maryland started strong out of the gate by collecting the game’s first four shots. Irish senior goalkeeper Chris Cahill responded with early deflections and diving saves to keep the game scoreless. The Terrapins held an 8-3 advantage in shots during the first half and a 16-14 edge for the match.

Just as they did in Wednesday evening’s second round win over UIC, the Irish weathered the early storm to gain some momentum. Notre Dame began to mount an attack behind Lapira and good looks from seniors Nate Norman and Ryan Miller.

Cahill had to leave the contest with 10:38 left in the first half due to an injury and was replaced by Maryland native Andrew Quinn. Cahill made four saves during his time in the contest, while Quinn collected three as he played the remainder of the match. Maryland’s Chris Seitz had seven saves in the loss.

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NCAA Tournament History Notre Dame began controlling the possession early in the second half and freshman midfielder Michael Thomas put a couple shots on goal that were stopped

by Seitz. The defensive struggle would continue as both teams headed into overtime.

Lapira had the best look for either team in the first extra session. Junior midfielder Kurt Martin played the ball to Lapira and he chipped it over Seitz, who came off his line, yet the ball trickled wide right.

The Terrapins nearly ended the match as Stephen King sent a shot off the crossbar with 4:25 left in the second 10-minute overtime session. Notre Dame responded from the Maryland miss as senior Dale Rellas sent the ball to Lapira, who made a move on a defender and blasted the ball off the far post and into the back of the net for his nation-leading 22nd goal of the campaign.

1 2 OT 2OT F #12 Notre Dame 0 0 0 1 1 #7 Maryland 0 0 0 0 0 Scoring: ND: Joseph Lapira (Dale Rellas) 106:56

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MD 16 7 15 8

Virginia 3 • Notre Dame 2 November 24, 2006 Charlottesville, VA Notre Dame saw its run in the NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship come to an end on Friday, Nov. 24 as the 12th-seeded Irish fell to No. 4 seed Virginia, 3-2, in quarterfinal action in front of 5,850 fans at Klockner Stadium. Junior forward Kurt Martin netted both goals for the Fighting Irish, who ended their season with a 15-6-2 mark. Adam Cristman tallied two goals for the Cavaliers.

Notre Dame put early pressure on the Cavaliers before Virginia gained the momentum and threatened the Fighting Irish. Cristman had a good look early as he was one-on-one with Irish goalkeeper Chris Cahill, yet Cahill came out to deflect his shot and negate the scoring chance.

Cristman would later capitalize as the Cavaliers began to put more pressure on the Irish defense midway through the first half. The senior forward took a through ball from Nico Colaluca and sent it past Cahill to make it 1-0 in favor of Virginia in the 25th minute.

The Fighting Irish, who out shot Virginia 13-11 for the match, stepped up their offensive pressure, which nearly resulted in a Bright Dike goal with 12:51 left in the half. Freshman Michael Thomas fed Dike and the sophomore sent a blast over the goal from eight yards out.

Virginia struck again in the 35th minute. A Cavalier free kick was sent into the six-yard box and the Irish were unable to clear it and Yannick Reyering deposited a shot to make it a 2-0 contest.

Notre Dame trailed 2-0 at the half.

Entering the second half, sophomore goalkeeper Andrew Quinn replaced Cahill and sophomore Jack Traynor, a starter all season at left back, entered the lineup for the first time after being injured in the win over Maryland in the round of 16.

Junior forward Joseph Lapira, the nation’s leading scorer, had a couple good looks for the Irish in the second half. With 23:36 left to play, Lapira was oneon-one with Cavalier goalkeeper Ryan Burke on the right side and sent a shot wide left of the goal.

Quinn denied Virginia’s bid to make it a 3-0 contest as he saved a Reyering header from close in.

Notre Dame used the new life on the other end of the field as the Irish earned a free kick from the right side of the 18-yard box. Lapira fed Martin on the kick and he placed it in the back of the net to cut the deficit in half.

Virginia answered right back 20 seconds later as Colaluca sent a pass from the right side to Cristman on the left and he notched his second goal of the match to make it 3-1 with just under 20 minutes left in the second half.

The Irish kept battling and it paid off in the 84th minute as they were awarded a penalty kick after a Cavalier foul inside the box. Martin was selected to line up the shot and he delivered, making it 3-2 with the first two-goal game of his collegiate career. Notre Dame had momentum, yet could not deliver the equalizer in the final minutes and the Cavaliers came away with the hard fought victory.

Cahill collected two saves on the night, while Quinn had three. Burke made three stops for Virginia.

The Irish held a 5-3 edge in corner kicks.

Kurt Martin scored two goals in a 3-2 loss at Virginia in the 2006 NCAA Tournament quarterfinals. That tied a program record for goals tallied in a NCAA Tournament match.

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1 2 F #12 Notre Dame 0 2 2 #4 Virginia 2 1 3 Scoring: UVA: Adam Cristman (Nico Colaluca) 24:40; UVA: Yannick Reyering (unassisted) 34:16; ND: Kurt Martin (Joseph Lapira) 70:04; UVA: Adam Cristman (Nico Colaluca) 70:24; ND: Kurt Martin (penalty kick) 83:34

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UVA 11 3 16 3

2007 NCAA SECOND ROUND Notre Dame 2 • Oakland 1 November 28, 2007 Notre Dame, IN A three-point performance from senior forward Joseph Lapira propelled 10th-seeded Notre Dame to a 2-1 victory over Oakland in the second round of the NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship on Wednesday, November 28 at a cold and windy Alumni Field.

Notre Dame controlled possession throughout the majority of the first half. The Fighting Irish cracked the scoring column in the 36th minute as Lapira sent a low cross to the far post for Alex Yoshinaga and the senior midfielder deposited his third goal of the season.

The Irish out shot the Golden Grizzlies 8-2 in the opening half and would take the one goal lead into the intermission.

The Notre Dame offense struck again in the 57th minute when senior defender Ryan Miller sent a cross in from the right side that Lapira tapped in to make it a two-goal advantage for the hosts. That was a program-record fifth goal in NCAA Championship play for Lapira.

Oakland would not go down without fight. The Golden Grizzlies upped the offensive pressure towards the later stages of the second stanza and it paid off in the 66th minute as Endre Osnes gathered the ball near the top of the 18-yard box and scored to cut the Notre Dame lead in half.

Osnes nearly connected on another goal with just over 17 minutes remaining yet his shot hit off the near post. The Irish defense would hold on to preserve the victory. Senior goalkeeper Chris Cahill made four saves for Notre Dame, while his counterpart Steve Clark also had four stops.

1 2 F Oakland 0 1 1 #10 Notre Dame 1 1 2 Scoring: ND: Alex Yoshinaga (Joseph Lapira) 35:07; ND: Joseph Lapira (Ryan Miller) 56:14; OU: Endre Osnes 65:53

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ND 14 4 12 7

The match was scoreless at the intermission. Santa Clara held an 8-6 advantage in shots during the first half.

Santa Clara upped the pressure early in the second half as Hatzke produced a couple chances. Both attempts came from 20 yards out, the first one went wide to the left and the second shot was saved by Cahill.

The starting goalkeeper for the Broncos, Kevin Klasila, had to be replaced in the 47th minute by Joseph Buttitta after suffering an injury. Klasila made two saves on the night, while Buttitta did not register a save.

Santa Clara totaled 17 shots compared to 10 from Notre Dame, while the Broncos held a 4-2 edge in corner kicks. The loss was just the second of the season for the Broncos and it snapped their 18-game unbeaten streak.

1 2 F #10 Notre Dame 0 2 2 #7 Santa Clara 0 0 0 Scoring: ND: Joseph Lapira (Alex Yoshinaga) 67:20; ND: Dave Donohue (Joseph Lapira) 71:59

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SC 17 3 8 4

2007 NCAA QUARTERFINALS Joseph Lapira (top) and Ryan Miller (bottom) celebrate Lapria’s goal that gave Notre Dame a 2-0 lead in its 2-1 win over Oakland in the second round of the 2007 NCAA Tournament. Miller assisted on the play.

2007 NCAA ROUND OF 16 Notre Dame 2 • Santa Clara 0 December 1, 2007 Santa Clara, CA A second straight three-point match from Joseph Lapira gave No. 10 seed Notre Dame a 2-0 triumph of seventh-seeded Santa Clara in the NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship Round of 16 on Saturday, December 1 at Buck Shaw Stadium.

Notre Dame broke through in the 68th minute as Alex Yoshinaga pressured from the right side and dished a pass to Lapira, who put the ball into the back of the net.

In the 72nd minute, Lapira spearheaded the Irish offense once again as he attacked from the right side and sent a cross to Dave Donohue and the sophomore finished the play with his third goal of the season.

The Fighting Irish defense negated a couple late attempts from the Broncos to advance to the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals for just the second time in program history. Senior goalkeeper Chris Cahill made five saves to earn his 11th shutout of the season.

Notre Dame nearly connected in the 10th minute as Ryan Miller fed Kurt Martin on the right side and he sent a shot to the far post that missed wide from 10 yards away. The Fighting Irish kept pressuring with blasts from Matt Armstrong and Justin Morrow that sailed high from outside the box. A Jack Traynor attempt was sent just wide to the right with 18:20 left in the opening half.

Santa Clara (16-2-4) peppered the net a few times in the opening stages of the first half, yet Cahill was there to make the stops. Santa Clara’s best opportunity of the half occurred when Matt Hatzke worked his way into the box from the left side and put the shot just wide right with 6:08 remaining.

Wake Forest 1 • Notre Dame 0 (OT) December 8, 2007 Winston-Salem, NC A golden goal from Austin da Luz gave secondseeded Wake Forest a 1-0 overtime victory against No. 10 seed Notre Dame in the NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship quarterfinals on Saturday, December 8 in front of 4,859 fans at Spry Stadium.

Wake Forest controlled possession in the first half and out shot the Irish 9-1 in the period. The Irish survived a few scares from the Demon Deacons, who had some looks from inside the 18-yard box. The best Wake Forest opportunity of the half occurred with 11:07 left as Irish goalkeeper Chris Cahill came out of the box to try and run down the ball yet Marcus Tracy got to it first and his open look at the net was blocked by Notre Dame’s Cory Rellas.

The Fighting Irish had their first chance at a score with 35:40 remaining in the first half as a Joseph Lapira cross was delivered in from the right side but Kurt Martin could not get a good touch on the ball.

Later in the half, Lapira collected the first Notre Dame shot with 14:28 left as he sent the ball in from the left side and it went wide right of the goal from 20 yards out.

Less than two minutes into the second half, Wake Forest had another good look as Cody Arnoux chipped the ball over Cahill but the shot sailed wide right. Cahill and the Notre Dame defense weathered several Wake Forest attempts from close range throughout the match.

The Notre Dame offense came to life in the second half by producing five shots, compared to four from Wake Forest. It looked as though the Irish might break through late in regulation as they forced a couple corner kicks. For the match, the Demon Deacons out shot the Fighting Irish 15-6 and the hosts also held an 8-4 edge in corner kicks.

In the 97th minute, Tracy fed da Luz and he put the ball past a diving Cahill and into the right side of the net for the game winner. The victory advanced Wake Forest to the NCAA semifinals for the second straight season.

Cahill made three saves on the night, while his counterpart Brian Edwards was credited with one stop.

1 #10 Notre Dame 0 #2 Wake Forest 0 Scoring: WF: Austin da Luz

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2 OT F 0 0 0 0 1 1 (Marcus Tracy) 96:39 WF 15 1 6 8

2008 NCAA SECOND ROUND Northwestern 2 • Notre Dame 1 November 25, 2008 Notre Dame, IN Two second-half goals from Oliver Kupe helped Northwestern overcome a 1-0 halftime deficit and capture a 2-1 win over Notre Dame in the second round of the NCAA Championship on Tuesday, November 25 at a cold Alumni Field. Kupe scored the game winner with 1:14 left in the match.

Notre Dame (12-7-2), the 12th seed in the tournament, pressured Northwestern throughout the first half and claimed an 11-4 shot advantage in the stanza. The Fighting Irish jumped ahead in the 24th minute as senior defender Jack Traynor blasted the ball into the far netting from near the top of the 18yard box off a feed from Michael Thomas. The goal was the first of the season for Traynor and the second of his career.

The Irish threatened again with just over seven minutes remaining in the opening half as Thomas sent a shot off the far post from near the endline and then a Dave Donohue follow-up shot was saved by Wildcat goalkeeper Misha Rosenthal.

Northwestern (14-4-3) had a chance of its own late in the period as a Eamon O’Neill shot was blocked away by Irish defender Alex Yoshinaga. Notre Dame led 1-0 at the break.

The Wildcats upped their pressure in the second half as they gained three more shots (7-4) than the Irish. Kupe netted the equalizer in the 66th minute as he took a thru ball from Brian Usinger and deposited it past Notre Dame goalkeeper Philip Tuttle.

With the match appearing destined for overtime, Usinger connected with Kupe again in the 89th minute to send Northwestern on to the third round.

Rosenthal made seven saves in the win, while Tuttle had two. Notre Dame held a 5-4 edge in corner kicks. All five Irish corners came in the second half.

1 2 F #16 Northwestern 0 2 2 #13 Notre Dame 1 0 1 Scoring: ND: Jack Traynor (Michael Thomas) 23:01; NW: Oliver Kupe (Brian Usinger) 65:13; NW: Oliver Kupe (Brian Usinger) 88:46

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ND 15 2 12 5

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BIG EAST Player-of-the-Week Honorees

BIG EAST Results/Awards

Matt Besler Defensive Player of the Week (10/16/06, 10/13/08) Erich Braun Offensive Player of the Week (10/22/01) Rookie of the Week (10/4/99) Jeb Brovsky Offensive Player of the Week (11/4/08) Chris Cahill Goalkeeper of the Week (9/12/05, 10/2/06, 9/3/07, 9/24/07, 10/8/07) Justin Detter Offensive Player of the Week (9/29/03) Dave Donohue Offensive Player of the Week (9/15/08) Andreas Forstner Defensive Player of the Week (10/16/00, 10/30/00) Rafael Garcia Rookie of the Week (9/6/99) Kevin Goldthwaite Defensive Player of the Week (9/9/02, 9/22/03, 10/4/04) Rookie of the Week (11/5/01) Griffin Howard Defensive Player of the Week (10/15/01)

Joseph Lapira Offensive Player of the Week (10/25/04, 9/4/06, 10/2/06, 10/9/06) Connor LaRose Defensive Player of the Week (10/12/99) Greg Martin Offensive Player of the Week (10/28/02) Defensive Player of the Week (9/3/01) Aaron Maund Rookie of the Week (9/22/07) Justin McGeeney Offensive Player of the Week (9/29/04, 8/28/06) Reggie McKnight Rookie of the Week (9/8/97) Tony Megna Offensive Player of the Week (10/11/04) John Mousinho Rookie of the Week (11/1/04) Devon Prescod Offensive Player of the Week (9/1/03, 10/15/01) Justin Ratcliffe Defensive Player of the Week (9/16/02)

Cory Rellas Defensive Player of the Week (10/8/07) Kevin Richards Defensive Player of the Week (9/20/03, 10/21/02) Chad Riley Rookie of the Week (10/16/00) Chris Sawyer Rookie of the Week (10/15/01) Goalkeeper of the Week (10/22/01, 10/4/04, 10/25/04) Gerick Short Goalkeeper of the Week (9/6/99, 10/4/99) Jack Stewart Defensive Player of the Week (9/6/04) Greg Tait Goalkeeper of the Week (10/14/02, 9/4/00) Michael Thomas Rookie of the Week (10/16/06, 10/23/06) Greg Velho Defensive Player of the Week (9/22/97, 9/16/96) Shane Walton Rookie of the Week (9/7/98, 9/14/98, 9/28/98)

All-Time BIG EAST Award Winners

Chris Sawyer (left) and Justin Detter (right) hoist the 2003 BIG EAST Coach of the Year BIG EAST Championship trophy.

Bobby Clark..................................................2001 Bobby Clark..................................................2004 BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year Joseph Lapira ................................................2006 BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year Greg Dalby....................................................2006 BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year Chris Sawyer ................................................2004 Chris Sawyer ................................................2003 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year Jack Stewart ..................................................2004

BIG EAST Rookie of the Year Erich Braun ..................................................1998 BIG EAST All-Conference First Team Matt Besler....................................................2008 Bright Dike ........................................2008 Ryan Miller ..................................................2007 Joseph Lapira........................................2006, 2007 Greg Dalby ..........................................2005. 2006 Ian Etherington ............................................2005 Kevin Goldthwaite ........................................2004 Justin Detter ........................................2001, 2003 Chris Sawyer........................................2003, 2004 Jack Stewart ........................................2003, 2004 Erich Braun ........................................2001, 2002 Tony Capasso ................................................1996 By collecting all-BIG EAST first-team accolades in 2001 and 2002, Erich Braun became the first player in program history to cop all-BIG EAST first-team honors on multiple occasions.

BIG EAST All-Conference Second-Team Michael Thomas ..................................2008 Jack Traynor ..................................................2008 Chris Cahill ..................................................2007 Matt Besler ..........................................2006, 2007 Greg Dalby....................................................2004 Kevin Goldthwaite ........................................2003 Chad Riley....................................................2003

Justin Detter..................................................2002 Jack Stewart ..................................................2002 Griffin Howard..............................................2001 Chris Sawyer ................................................2001 Matt McNew ................................................1998 Greg Velho ....................................................1998 Shane Walton ................................................1998 Ryan Turner ..................................................1997 Bill Lanza......................................................1995 BIG EAST All-Conference Third Team Jeb Brovsky ........................................2008 Kurt Martin ..................................................2007 Jack Traynor ..................................................2007 Chris Cahill ..................................................2006 Joseph Lapira ................................................2005 Justin McGeeney ..........................................2004 Ian Etherington ............................................2004 Greg Martin ..................................................2003 Devon Prescod ..............................................2003 Kevin Richards..............................................2003 Chad Riley ..........................................2001, 2002 Chris Sawyer ................................................2002 BIG EAST All-Rookie Team Justin Detter..................................................2000 Chad Riley....................................................2000 Erich Braun ..................................................1998 Ryan Cox ....................................................1996 Alan Woods ..................................................1996 BIG EAST Championship Most Outstanding Offensive Player Justin Detter..................................................2003 BIG EAST Championship Most Outstanding Defensive Player Chris Sawyer ................................................2003 BIG EAST Tournament Most Outstanding Player Greg Velho ....................................................1996 *bold indicates current player

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BIG EAST RegularSeason Standings 1995

BIG EAST

W L 1. Boston College 8 1 2. Pittsburgh 8 3 3. Rutgers 5 2 4. St. John’s 6 3 5. Syracuse 6 5 6. Georgetown 5 5 Seton Hall 5 5 8. Connecticut 4 6 West Virginia 3 5 10. NOTRE DAME 4 7 Villanova 4 7 12. Providence 1 10 Tournament Champion: St. John’s

1996

T 1 0 4 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0

BIG EAST

OVERALL W 11 14 10 16 10 8 10 7 5 9 6 2

OVERALL

W L T W St. John’s 9 1 1 22 Connecticut 7 2 2 15 NOTRE DAME 6 3 2 14 Rutgers 6 4 1 13 Syracuse 5 5 1 10 Georgetown 4 5 2 7 Seton Hall 4 5 2 7 Boston College 3 4 2 3 Providence 2 5 4 6 Villanova 3 6 2 7 11. West Virginia 3 7 1 7 12. Pittsburgh 2 7 2 8 Tournament Champion: NOTRE DAME 1.

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7.

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9.

1997

BIG EAST

W L 1. St. John’s 9 1 2. Georgetown 9 2 3. Rutgers 7 2 4. Seton Hall 7 4 5. NOTRE DAME 5 5 6. Villanova 4 4 7. Connecticut 5 6 8. Boston College 4 6 9. Pittsburgh 3 5 10. Syracuse 3 7 11. West Virginia 3 8 12. Providence 1 10 Tournament Champion: Rutgers

1998

BIG EAST

W L 1. Connecticut 9 2 2. St. John’s 8 2 3. Rutgers 8 3 4. Georgetown 7 4 5. Providence 6 4 6. Seton Hall 5 3 7. NOTRE DAME 5 4 8. West Virginia 4 6 9. Syracuse 4 6 10. Boston College 2 8 11. Pittsburgh 1 8 12. Villanova 1 10 Tournament Champion: St. John’s

1999

T 1 0 2 0 1 3 0 1 3 1 0 0

T 0 1 0 0 1 3 2 1 1 1 2 0

BIG EAST

W L T 1. Rutgers 8 1 2 2. Connecticut 9 2 0 3. West Virginia 8 2 1 4. St. John’s 6 2 3 5. Georgetown 6 4 1 6. Syracuse 6 5 0 7. Seton Hall 5 5 1 8. NOTRE DAME 4 5 2 9. Providence 5 6 0 10. Boston College 2 9 0 11. Pittsburgh 1 8 2 12. Villanova 1 11 0 Tournament Champion: Connecticut

L T 5 2 6 1 6 6 5 1 8 1 9 3 7 2 11 2 9 4 10 0 9 2 16 0

L T 2 2 3 2 7 2 7 2 7 2 10 2 10 2 10 4 8 4 8 3 12 1 7 2

OVERALL W 18 15 14 11 10 6 11 5 10 7 7 3

L T 4 2 7 0 7 2 8 0 9 2 9 5 7 2 9 2 5 4 11 1 13 0 15 0

OVERALL W 17 16 12 15 9 11 9 11 8 5 6 5

L T 4 0 5 3 7 2 6 0 9 1 4 4 6 3 8 1 9 1 10 2 9 3 12 0

OVERALL W 12 19 13 12 11 11 9 8 8 6 7 2

L T 6 3 5 0 5 1 6 3 9 1 9 0 8 1 9 3 8 1 9 2 9 3 15 0

2000

BIG EAST

OVERALL

W L T W 1. Connecticut 8 1 2 20 2. St. John’s 8 2 1 14 3. Boston College 7 3 1 12 4. Pittsburgh 7 4 0 13 5. Seton Hall 6 5 0 13 6. Georgetown 5 5 1 9 7. Rutgers 5 5 1 10 8. Syracuse 4 5 2 8 9. NOTRE DAME 4 7 0 7 10. Providence 3 7 1 4 11. Villanova 2 7 2 6 12. West Virginia 1 9 1 4 Tournament Champion: Boston College

2001

BIG EAST

L T 3 2 5 2 7 1 5 0 7 0 8 1 9 1 9 2 8 2 13 1 9 2 13 1

OVERALL

W L T 1. Connecticut 9 1 0 2. NOTRE DAME 7 3 0 St. John’s 6 1 3 4. Rutgers 6 3 1 Seton Hall 6 3 1 6. Boston College 6 4 0 Georgetown 6 4 0 8. Virginia Tech 4 4 2 9. Syracuse 4 5 1 10. Villanova 3 7 0 11. Pittsburgh 2 6 2 12. West Virginia 1 9 0 13. Providence 0 10 0 Tournament Champion: St. John’s

W 15 12 17 15 12 10 9 11 7 5 6 5 1

2002

OVERALL

BIG EAST

W L 1. Boston College 8 2 2. St. John’s 7 1 3. Connecticut 7 3 4. NOTRE DAME 6 3 5. Georgetown 5 4 Rutgers 5 4 7. Seton Hall 5 5 Providence 5 5 Virginia Tech 5 5 10. Syracuse 3 6 11. Pittsburgh 2 7 12. Villanova 2 8 12. West Virginia 1 8 Tournament Champion: Boston

2003

T 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 College

BIG EAST

W 18 13 17 12 8 8 9 7 10 8 8 5 4

BIG EAST

W L T 1. NOTRE DAME 8 1 1 2. St. John’s 6 1 3 3. Boston College 6 3 1 4. Villanova 5 3 2 5. Georgetown 5 4 1 Connecticut 5 4 1 7. West Virginia 5 4 1 8. Seton Hall 5 5 0 9. Pittsburgh 3 6 1 10. Syracuse 3 7 0 11. Rutgers 2 5 3 12. Providence 0 10 0 Tournament Champion: Connecticut

L T 5 0 3 5 6 0 6 3 9 1 8 3 8 3 11 0 7 1 8 2 9 1 13 0 11 2

OVERALL

W L T W 1. St. John’s 8 2 0 17 2. Virginia Tech 7 3 0 14 3. NOTRE DAME 6 3 1 16 4. Rutgers 5 2 3 11 5. Seton Hall 5 2 3 9 6. Connecticut 5 3 2 9 7. Providence 4 5 1 6 8. Villanova 4 6 0 10 9. Boston College 3 5 2 6 10. Pittsburgh 3 6 1 6 11. Georgetown 3 7 0 7 12. Syracuse 1 5 4 4 13. West Virginia 1 6 3 5 Tournament Champion: NOTRE DAME

2004

L T 5 2 7 0 3 3 7 3 7 2 8 0 9 1 6 2 8 1 12 0 8 3 11 0 14 2

L T 6 3 5 3 3 4 7 4 6 4 8 4 10 3 8 1 7 3 11 1 9 2 8 5 10 3

OVERALL W 13 13 13 7 11 12 12 12 6 5 6 0

L T 3 3 5 4 5 2 5 6 8 2 8 3 7 1 7 3 8 3 12 0 8 4 16 0

2005

BIG EAST W L

T

Blue Division 1. Connecticut 7 3 1 2. Seton Hall 6 3 2 3. West Virginia 6 4 1 NOTRE DAME 6 4 1 5. Georgetown 6 5 0 6. Providence 3 3 4 7. Pittsburgh 2 9 0 8. Marquette 1 8 1 Red Division 1. South Florida 9 2 0 2. St. John’s 6 2 3 3. Cincinnati 6 3 2 4. Villanova 6 4 1 5. Rutgers 5 4 2 6. Syracuse 3 7 1 7. Louisville 2 7 2 8. DePaul 2 8 1 Tournament Champion: Connecticut

2006

BIG EAST W L

Blue Division 1. West Virginia 9 0 2. Connecticut 8 2 3. NOTRE DAME 8 3 4. Providence 7 4 Seton Hall 7 4 6. Pittsburgh 4 5 7. Georgetown 3 8 8. Marquette 0 11 Red Division 1. Cincinnati 7 3 2. Rutgers 6 4 3. St. John’s 5 4 4. South Florida 4 3 5. Louisville 4 5 6. DePaul 4 7 7. Syracuse 2 8 8. Villanova 2 9 Tournament Champion: St. John’s

2007

T

16 13 14 12 10 7 3 5

3 4 7 8 9 4 12 11

2 3 2 3 1 9 1 1

13 11 10 7 8 7 5 4

6 6 7 7 8 8 11 11

2 5 2 4 3 4 2 2

OVERALL L

T

1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0

15 10 15 13 9 5 6 1

3 7 6 7 8 11 11 15

3 2 2 0 1 2 0 1

1 1 2 4 2 0 1 0

11 10 14 9 5 5 7 6

6 6 6 6 10 12 8 10

2 3 2 4 3 2 1 1

T

BIG EAST W L

L

W

Blue Division 1. Connecticut 8 2 1 NOTRE DAME 7 0 4 3. West Virginia 7 3 1 4. Providence 5 4 2 5. Georgetown 5 5 1 6. Seton Hall 3 8 0 7. Pittsburgh 1 9 1 Marquette 1 9 1 Red Division 1. DePaul 7 4 0 2. Louisville 6 3 2 St. John’s 6 3 2 4. South Florida 6 4 1 5. Villanova 5 5 1 Cincinnati 5 5 1 7. Rutgers 4 7 0 8. Syracuse 3 8 0 Tournament Champion: Connecticut

2008

W

T

BIG EAST W L

OVERALL

T

Blue Division 1. NOTRE DAME 7 2 2 2. Connecticut 6 3 2 3. Georgetown 5 3 3 4. Providence 5 5 1 5. West Virginia 3 4 4 6. Pittsburgh 3 6 2 7. Seton Hall 2 5 4 8. Marquette 1 8 2 Red Division 1. St. John’s 8 1 2 2. South Florida 7 3 1 3. DePaul 5 4 2 4. Louisville 5 5 1 5. Villanova 4 5 2 6. Syracuse 4 6 1 Cincinnati 4 6 1 8. Rutgers 3 6 2 Tournament Champion: South Florida

OVERALL W

L

T

20 14 14 9 7 7 3 2

3 5 6 8 11 11 13 12

1 5 2 2 1 1 2 4

12 11 9 14 10 9 7 6

8 7 7 6 9 10 11 8

0 4 5 2 1 1 1 4

OVERALL W

L

T

12 11 11 9 5 7 6 3

7 5 5 7 9 8 8 10

2 6 3 3 5 3 4 4

19 15 9 11 7 8 7 6

3 5 7 8 10 6 10 9

3 3 4 2 2 3 2 3

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BIG EAST Academic All-Star Team Andrew Benton ..................2006-07 2005-06 Antonio Bernal ..................1998-99 Matt Besler ........................2007-08 2006-07 2005-06 Peter Bandera ....................1999-00 Ben Bocklage......................1998-99 Luke Boughen ....................2002-03 2001-02 Erich Braun ........................2002-03 2001-02 Jeb Brovsky........................2008-09 2007-08 Chris Cahill ........................2006-07 Filippo Chillemi ..................2002-03 2003-04 B.J. Cottter..........................2001-02 2000-01 Ryan Cox ..........................1999-00 1998-99 1996-97 Ben Crouse ........................2005-06 2004-05 David Cutler ......................1998-99 1997-98 1995-96 Kyle Dagan ........................2008-09 2007-08 Greg Dalby ........................2005-06 2004-05 2003-04 Justin Detter ......................2003-04 2002-03 2000-01 Matt DeDominicis ..............1998-99 1997-98 Mark Dolan ........................1995-96 Dave Donohue ..................2007-08 Kyle Dulworth ....................2007-08 2006-07 2004-05

Ian Etherington ..................2005-06 Andreas Forstner ................2001-02 2000-01 1999-00 Joe Gallo ............................1997-98 Peter Gansler ......................1996-97 1995-96 Rafael Garcia ......................2001-02 1999-00 Shea Helmle ......................1999-00 Christopher High................2004-05 2003-04 2002-03 Griffin Howard ..................2001-02 2000-01 1997-98 Matt Johnson ......................1998-99 1997-98 Jason Jorski ........................1999-00 1997-98 Brendan King ....................2008-09 Roger Klauer......................2003-04 Konstantin Koloskov ..........1995-96 Josh Landman ....................1995-96 Connor LaRose ..................2000-01 1999-00 1998-99 1997-98 Terry Lee............................2008-09 Alan Lyskawa......................2002-03 2001-02 2000-01 Stephen Maio......................2000-01 1999-00 1998-99 1997-98 Matt Mahoney ....................1995-96 Greg Martin........................2003-04 2002-03 Kurt Martin ........................2006-07 2004-05

Chris Mathis ......................1996-97 1995-96 Justin McGeeney ................2005-06 2004-05 2003-04 Reggie McKnight ..............2000-01 1999-00 1998-99 1997-98 Tony Megna ......................2005-06 2004-05 2003-04 Justin Michaud....................2005-06 2003-04 Ryan Miller ........................2006-07 2005-06 2004-05 Justin Morrow....................2008-09 2007-08 John Mousinho ..................2004-05 Phil Murphy ......................1998-99 1997-98 1996-97 1995-96 Nate Norman ....................2006-07 2005-06 2004-05 2003-04 Steven Perry ......................2008-09 Patrick Polking....................1995-96 Dustin Pridmore ................2000-01 1999-00 1998-99 Andrew Quinn ..................2008-09 ..........................................2007-08 2006-07 Justin Ratcliffe ....................2002-03 Cory Rellas........................2008-09 2007-08 2006-07

Dale Rellas ........................2005-06 2004-05 2002-03 Kevin Richards ..................2002-03 Chad Riley ........................2001-02 2000-01 Paul Rodriguez ..................2002-03 Matt Rosso ........................2001-02 2000-01 1999-00 1998-99 Tamba Samba ..................2007-08 Bill Savarino ......................1997-98 Chris Sawyer ......................2003-04 2002-03 2001-02 Luke Seibolt........................2008-09 John Stephens ....................2005-06 2004-05 2003-04 2002-03 Dan Storino........................2000-01 Tim Storino........................2001-02 Greg Tait ............................2002-03 Josh Thiermann ................2008-09 2007-08 Michael Thomas ................2008-09 2007-08 2006-07 Jon Mark Thompson ..........2005-06 2004-05 2002-03 Jack Traynor........................2007-08 Ryan Turner........................1997-98 1996-97 Greg Velho ..........................1998-99 1997-98 1995-96 Alex Yoshinaga....................2007-08 Matt Zimmer ......................1995-96 bold indicates currently active players

Stephen Maio, Matt Rosso and John Stephens (left to right) were all named to the BIG EAST Academic All-Star team during all four of their seasons at Notre Dame.

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BIG EAST Tournament Results/Bests

BIG EAST Conference Tournament Bests Individual Career Points

BIG EAST Conference Tournament Results 1996

Quarterfinals: Notre Dame 2, Georgetown 1 (Notre Dame, Ind.) Semifinals: Notre Dame 2, Connecticut 1 (Piscataway, N.J.) Final: Notre Dame 1, Rutgers 0 (Piscataway, N.J.)

1997

1998

Final: Notre Dame 2, St. John’s 0 (Storrs, Conn.)

2004

Quarterfinals: Seton Hall 0, Notre Dame 0 (Notre Dame eliminated 8-7 on penalty kicks) (Notre Dame, Ind.)

2005

First Round: Notre Dame 0, Syracuse 0 (Notre Dame advances 4-2 on penalty kicks) (Notre Dame, Ind.) Quarterfinals: St. John’s 1, Notre Dame 0 (Jamaica, N.Y.)

Quarterfinals: Notre Dame 2, Seton Hall 0 (South Orange, N.J.) Semifinals: St. John’s 4, Notre Dame 1 (Storrs, Conn.)

Quarterfinals: St. John’s 2, Notre Dame 0 (Jamaica, N.Y.)

1999

Quarterfinals: Rutgers 2, Notre Dame 0 (Piscataway, N.J.)

2001

Quarterfinals: Notre Dame 1, Georgetown 0 (Notre Dame, Ind.) Semifinals: St. John’s 1, Notre Dame 0 (Storrs, Conn.)

2006

2007

2002

2003

Quarterfinals: Georgetown 2, Notre Dame 1 (ot) (Notre Dame, Ind.) Quarterfinals: Notre Dame 2, Connecticut 0 (Notre Dame, Ind.) Semifinals: Notre Dame 1, Providence 0 (Storrs, Conn.)

2008

First Round: Notre Dame 2, DePaul 0 (Notre Dame, Ind.) Quarterfinals: Rutgers 2, Notre Dame 1 (2OT) (Piscataway, N.J.) Quarterfinals: Notre Dame 1, St. John’s 0 (Notre Dame, Ind.) Semifinals: Notre Dame 2, DePaul 1 (Storrs, Conn.)

Final: Connecticut 2, Notre Dame 0 (Storrs, Conn.)

Quarterfinals: Notre Dame 1, Louisville 0 (Notre Dame, Ind.) Semifinals: South Florida 2, Notre Dame 1 (Tampa, Fla.)

5 5 2 2 33

Goals Assists Saves

Joseph Lapira (2004-07) Justin Detter (2000-03) five players four players Greg Velho (1996-98)

Individual Single Tournament Points

4

Goals

2

Assists

2

Saves

14

Konstantin Koloskov (1996) Andrew Aris (1996) Justin Detter (2003) Bright Dike (2008) Konstantin Koloskov (1996) Justin Detter (2003) Bright Dike (2008) Andrew Aris (1996) Jeb Brovsky (2008) Greg Velho (1996)

Individual Game Points

3

Goals Assists

1 2

Quickest Goal

Joseph Lapira - 1G, 1A (vs. DePaul, 2006) 23 occasions Greg Martin (vs. Connecticut, 2003) Michael Thomas - 4:08 (vs. DePaul, 2007)

Team Game Goals Shots Saves Goals in half Fouls Corner kicks

2 22 9 2 17 12

10 times vs. Seton Hall (2004) vs. Connecticut (1996) three times vs. Providence (2003) vs. Georgetown (2002)

Team Single Tournament Goals

5

Shutout

3

1996 (3 games) 2003 (3 Games) 2003 (3 Games)

Notre Dame has won five conference tournament titles in the history of the program, including the 2003 BIG EAST Championship (above). The Irish also won the 1996 BIG EAST crown to go along with three Midwestern Collegiate Conference trophies.

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All-Time MCC Results Midwestern Collegiate Conference Tournament Results 1988 Quarterfinals: Notre Dame 6, Detroit 0 Xavier, Dayton 0 (forfeit) Evansville 5, Loyola 0 Semifinals: Notre Dame 2, Evansville 0 St. Louis 1, Dayton 0 (forfeit) Finals: Notre Dame 2, St. Louis 0 1989 Quarterfinals: Notre Dame 3, Xavier 2 Evansville 2, Loyola 1 Dayton 2, Marquette 1 St. Louis 3, Detroit 1 Semifinals: Evansville 2, Dayton 1 St. Louis 2, Notre Dame 1 Finals: Evansville 4, St. Louis 1 1990 First Round: Xavier 2, Detroit 0 Quarterfinals: Evansville 5, Xavier 0 Marquette 3, Loyola 0 Dayton 3, Butler 1 St. Louis 1, Notre Dame 0 Semifinals: Evansville 6, Dayton 0 (OT) St. Louis 2, Marquette 0 Finals: Evansville 1, St. Louis 0 1991 Quarterfinals: Notre Dame 6, Detroit 0 Xavier 2, Loyola 1 (OT) Dayton 2, Butler 1 Semifinals: Notre Dame 2, Xavier 0 Evansville 2, Dayton 0 Finals: Evansville 2, Notre Dame 0 1992 Quarterfinals: La Salle 2, Xavier 1 Butler 2, Dayton 1 Evansville 2, Detroit 1 (OT) Notre Dame 2, Loyola 1 Semifinals: La Salle 1, Butler 1 (OT)* Evansville 3, Notre Dame 2 Finals: Evansville 2, La Salle 1 1993 Quarterfinals: Detroit 1, La Salle 1* Evansville 3, Loyola 1 (OT) Butler 4, Xavier 0 Semifinals: Detroit 1, Evansville 0 Notre Dame 2, Butler 0 Finals: Notre Dame 2, Detroit 0 1994 Quarterfinals: Butler 2, Northern Illinois 1 Detroit 1, Wisc.-Green Bay (OT)* Notre Dame 6, Xavier 2 Wisc.-Milwaukee 7, La Salle 1 Semifinals: Notre Dame 4, Butler 1 UW-Milw. 1, Detroit 0 (OT) Finals: Notre Dame 3, UW-Milw. 2 (OT)

Notre Dame captured its second consecutive Midwestern Collegiate Conference tournament crown in 1994 with a 3-2 overtime win against Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

During Notre Dame’s seven years as a member of the Midwestern Collegiate Conference, the Irish compiled a 24-13-4 record (.634) in regular-season competition and were 13-4 (.765) in seven tournament appearances. Notre Dame captured the tournament championship in 1988, won back-to-back titles in 1993 and 1994, and advanced to the semifinals of the MCC Tournament all but one season (1990).

Notre Dame won the North Division regular-season championship in 1989 as the Irish finished with a 5-0-1 mark. Former Notre Dame head coach Mike Berticelli guided his squad to the regular-season championship in 1993 as the Irish finished with a 5-1 record.

The most memorable showing for the Irish in the MCC Tournament came during the 1988 season when the Irish defeated fourth-ranked Evansville and third-ranked St. Louis on successive days to capture the tournament crown and earn the school’s first-ever NCAA bid. All three teams from the MCC were at-large selections into the NCAA tournament that season.

Regular-Season Standings 1992

1989 NORTH DIVISION Notre Dame Marquette Detroit Loyola

W 5 4 1 1

L 0 1 5 5

T 1 1 0 0

Pct. .900 .750 .167 .167

SOUTH DIVISION Evansville St. Louis Dayton Xavier

W 5 5 1 1

L 1 1 5 5

T 0 0 0 0

Pct. .833 .833 .167 .167

1990 Evansville St. Louis Marquette Butler Dayton Loyola Notre Dame Xavier Detroit

W 8 6 5 5 4 2 2 1 1

L 0 2 2 3 3 5 5 7 7

T 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0

Pct. 1.000 .750 .688 .625 .563 .313 .313 .125 .125

L 0 1 1 4 4 4 4

T 1 1 1 0 0 1 2

Pct. .917 .750 .750 .333 .333 .250 .167

1991 Evansville Notre Dame Loyola Butler Dayton Detroit Xavier

* – Game determined by penalty kicks

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W 5 4 4 2 2 1 0

Xavier Evansville Notre Dame Dayton Butler Loyola Detroit La Salle

W 5 4 4 4 2 2 1 1

L 0 1 2 2 4 4 5 5

T 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1

Pct. .857 .714 .643 .643 .357 .357 .214 .214

L 1 1 2 3 4 4 5

T 0 1 1 0 0 1 1

Pct. .833 .750 .583 .500 .333 .333 .167

1993 Notre Dame Detroit Evansville Butler Loyola Xavier La Salle

W 5 4 3 3 2 2 1 1994

EAST DIVISION Xavier Butler La Salle Detroit Wright State Cleveland State

W 5 5 5 4 3 1

L 3 3 4 4 6 8

T 0 0 0 2 0 0

Pct. .625 .625 .556 .500 .333 .111

WEST DIVISION Wisc.-Green Bay Wisc.-Milwaukee Northern Illinois Notre Dame Loyola Illinois-Chicago

W 7 7 5 4 3 2

L 2 3 3 4 5 2

T 0 1 1 0 0 0

Pct. .778 .682 .611 .500 .375 .250

MCC Honors/Awards Midwestern Collegiate Conference Player of the Year Bill Lanza ..........................................................1993 Randy Morris ....................................................1988

MCC Tournament MVP Bert Bader..........................................................1993 Bill Lanza..................................................1992, 1993 Tim Oates ..........................................................1994

MCC Newcomer of the Year Bert Bader..........................................................1991 Bill Lanza ..........................................................1992

MCC All-Tournament Team Kevin Adkisson ..................................................1993 Bert Bader..........................................................1993 Tony Capasso ....................................................1994 Chris Dean ........................................................1993 Brett Hoffman ....................................................1991 Konstantin Koloskov ..........................................1994 Bill Lanza..................................................1992, 1993 Paul LaVigne ......................................................1989 Kenyon Meyer....................................................1991 Tim Oates ..........................................................1994 Mike Palmer ......................................................1993 Kevin Pendergast ................................................1989

MCC Coach of the Year Mike Berticelli....................................................1993 MCC All-Conference First Team Tim Oates ..................................................1993, 1994 Bert Bader ............................................................1993 Chris Dean ..........................................................1993 Bill Lanza ....................................................1992, 1993 Brett Hoffman ......................................................1991 Kenyon Meyer ......................................................1991 Paul LaVigne ........................................................1989 John Guignon ......................................................1988 Randy Morris ......................................................1988 Joe Sternberg ........................................................1988 Second Team Kevin Adkisson......................................................1994 Bert Bader..........................................1991, 1992, 1994 Chris Dean ........................................................1994 Mike Palmer..............................................1991, 1993 Tim Oates..........................................................1992 Kevin Pendergast ......................................1989, 1992 Mario Tricoci ............................................1991, 1992 Jean Joseph ........................................................1991

John Guignon was a key member of the Fighting Irish team that captured the MCC tournament title in 1988. He started all 23 games as a senior that season and tallied 16 points on six goals and four assists en route to being named to the all-MCC first team.

MCC All-Newcomer Team Bert Bader..........................................................1991 Chris Dean ........................................................1991 Brian Engesser....................................................1993 Jean Joseph ........................................................1991 Bill Lanza ..........................................................1992 Tim Oates ..........................................................1991 Pat Sullivan ........................................................1990 Kevin Pendergast ................................................1989 Bill Savarino ......................................................1994 Ryan Turner ......................................................1994

Head coach Mike Berticelli was instrumental in guiding the Fighting Irish and Konstantin Koloskov to back-to-back MCC tournament titles in 1993 and 1994.

Tim Oates (arm raised) celebrates with teammate Rick Christofer after scoring a hat trick in Notre Dame’s stunning 4-1 win over No. 20 Rutgers in the 1993 season opener. Oates would go on to collect all-MCC first-team honors that season and again in 1994.

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Individual Records

Half: 4

Game: 10

Bill Lanza vs. DePaul, 1993

Season: 63 Kevin Lovejoy, 1978

Goals Game: 5

Points

Bill Lanza vs. DePaul, 1993 Kevin Lovejoy vs. St. Joseph’s, 1978

Season: 29 Kevin Lovejoy, 1978 Career: 67 Kevin Lovejoy, 1978-80 Team (Game): 13 vs. Valparaiso, 1978 Team (Season): 116 in 1978 Most Allowed Game: 8 vs. Akron, 1985 Most Allowed Season: 58 in 1978

Career: 153 Kevin Lovejoy, 1978-80 Team Game: 37 vs. Valparaiso, 1978 (13 goals, 11 assists) vs. St. Joseph, 1978 (12 goals, 13 assists) Team Season: 327 1978

Assists Game: 4

Half: 4

Nick Scheeman vs. Valparaiso, 1978 Tom Daley vs. Bethel, 1983 Nick Scheeman vs. Valparaiso, 1978

Shots Attempted

Season: 17 Randy Morris, 1987

Game: 11

Career: 40 Randy Morris, 1985-88

11

Richard Herdegen vs. Bethel, 1983 Joseph Lapira (twice) vs. West Virginia & Syracuse, 2005

Season: 124 Kevin Lovejoy, 1980 Team Game: 65 vs. St. Joseph’s, 1979

Devon Prescod scored a hat trick against Cleveland State in 2003, helping the Irish to a 6-0 victory over the Vikings.

Goalkeeper Records

Team Game: 13 vs. Valparaiso, 1978

Games Played

Team Season: 95 in 1987

Career: 83 Bert Bader, 1991-94

Games Played

Saves

Season: 29 Mike Mai, 1979

Game: 27

Career: 91 Ryan Miller, 2003-07 90 Mark Luetkehans, 1979-83 90 Matt Besler, 2005-08

Season: 156 Hugh Breslin, 1985

Consecutive Games: 89 Ryan Miller, 2003-07 88 Greg Dalby, 2003-06

Hat Tricks Season: 3 Kevin Lovejoy, 1979 Career: 3 Richard Herdegen, 1981-84 Kevin Lovejoy, 1978-80 Pat Szanto, 1983-86

Brian Cullather vs.

Western Michigan, 1978

Career: 311 Greg Velho, 1995-98 Team Game: 27 vs. Western Michigan, 1978 Team Season: 203 1978

Shutouts Season: 12 Chris Sawyer, 2003 12 Mark Steranka, 1983 Career: 32 Bert Bader, 1991-94 31 Chris Sawyer, 2001-04 Consecutive: 6 Mark Steranka, 1983 6 Chris Sawyer, 2004

Fewest Goals Allowed

Greg Velho became Notre Dame’s career saves leader (311) in his final season in 1998.

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Season: 13 Mark Steranka, 1983 (22 games played) 8 Chris Sawyer, 2001 (15 games played) 9 Chris Sawyer, 2004 (19 games played)

Team Records

Largest Home Crowds 3,502 – Alumni Field, Oct. 14, 1994 (vs. SMU) 3,462 – Alumni Field, Oct. 17, 2007 (vs. Indiana) 3,417 – Krause Stadium, Sept. 20, 1991 (vs. Michigan State) 3,367 – Alumni Field, Aug. 27, 2007 (vs. Northwestern-exhibition) 3,339 – Alumni Field, Sept. 22, 1995 (vs. Indiana) 2,741 – Krause Stadium, Sept. 29, 1989 (vs. Indiana) 2,557 – Alumni Field, Sept. 2, 1997 (vs. Indiana)

Opponent Records Goals/Game: 8 Akron, 1985 Assists/Game: 5 Connecticut, 2007 4 Central Florida, 1985 Indiana, 1991 UCLA, 1994 St. John’s, 1997 Georgetown, 1998 Connecticut, 2005 Points/Game: 18 Akron, 1985 (8 goals, 2 assists) Shots /Game: 35 Akron, 1981 Saves/Game: 19 St. Joseph’s, 1984 Bert Bader established program records for career games played for a goalkeeper (83) and career shutouts (32). Bader played for the Fighting Irish from 1991-94.

Shutouts/Season: 9 1980 Highest Scoring Average: 2.64 1984 Lowest Scoring Average: 0.45 2004

Miscellaneous Season Records Most Wins: Most Losses: Most Ties:

21 11 5

1978 1985, 1990 2007

Best Winning Percentage .917 1977 (16-1-1) Overtime Games 8 2003 Overtime Wins 5 1987 Overtime Losses 2 1985, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2008 ND Record in Overtime 37-27-32 (.552) Win Streak 26 (Sept. 20, ‘77-Oct. 1, ‘78) Home Winning Streak 23 (Sept. 20, ‘77-Nov. 11, ‘78) Road Winning Streak 8 (Sept. 29, ‘86-Oct. 1, ‘87) Consecutive Games Without a Loss 26 (Sept. 20, ‘77-Oct. 1, ‘78) Losing Streak 4 (1990, 1995, 1999) Non-Winning Streak 6 (1999) Fewest Goals 19 (2000) Least Goals Allowed 9 (2004) Highest Scoring Average 4.64 (1978) Lowest Scoring Average 1.11 (2000) Fewest Games Held Scoreless 1 (1977, 1978) Shutouts 14 (1979, 1983) Fouls 504 (1985) Corners 201 (1979) Consecutive Shutouts 7 (1983) Shots 801 (1979) Fastest Goal 0:10 vs. St. Joseph ‘s (Ind.) (1978 - Second Half) Highest Combined Score 14 vs. Valparaiso, 13-1 (W) (1978)

Chris Sawyer posted 31 shutouts during his stellar career at Notre Dame. The two-time All-American compiled a school-record tying 12 clean sheets in 2003. As a senior in 2004, he tied another school record with six straight shutouts.

Ryan Miller played in a program-record 91 matches, including 90 starts, during his Fighting Irish career, which spanned 2003-07.

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Career/Season Records Single-Season Bests Goals

G

Year

29 24 22 22 16 16 16 16 16 16

1978 1978 2006 1979 1986 1984 1983 1983 1982 1980

G

Year

17 15 15 13 12 12 12

1987 1981 1979 1977 2002 1988 1981

A

Pts.

Year

29 5 22 11 24 4 22 6 16 10 16 8

63 55 52 50 42 40

1979 1978 1978 2006 1983 1982

1. Kevin Lovejoy 2. Terry Finnegan 3. Joseph Lapira Kevin Lovejoy 5. Bruce McCourt Richard Herdegan Richard Herdegen Pat Szanto Mario Manta Kevin Lovejoy Assists 1. Randy Morris 2. Sami Kahale Mike Mai 4. Bill Hagerty 5. Chad Riley Randy Morris Rob Snyder Points 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

Kevin Lovejoy Kevin Lovejoy Terry Finnegan Joseph Lapira Richard Herdegen Mario Manta

G

Tim Oates stands sixth on the all-time career goals scored and ninth on the career assist lists.

Career Bests Goals 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

9.

10.

11.

12.

14.

Kevin Lovejoy, 1978-80 Richard Herdegen, 1981-84 Bruce McCourt, 1985-88 Joe Sternberg, 1985-88 Joseph Lapira, 2004-07 Tim Oates, 1991-94 Erich Braun, 1999-02 Mario Manta, 1979-82 Sami Kahale, 1978-81 Terry Finnegan, 1977-78 Pat Szanto, 1983-85 Bill Lanza, 1992-95 Kevin Pendergast, 1989-92 Justin Detter, 2000-03 Randy Morris, 1985-88

Points

Bill Lanza averaged 0.46 assists per game during his Irish career.

Richard Herdegen ranks second among Irish players in goals (57) and points (137).

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

Kevin Lovejoy, 1978-80 Richard Herdegen, 1981-84 Bruce McCourt, 1985-88 Joe Sternberg, 1985-88 Joseph Lapira, 2004-07 Sami Kahale, 1978-81 Tim Oates, 1991-94 Randy Morris, 1985-88 Mario Manta, 1979-82 Erich Braun, 1999-02 Bill Lanza, 1992-95 Pat Szanto, 1983-86 Terry Finnegan, 1977-78 Justin Detter, 2000-03 Kevin Pendergast, 1989-92 Ken Harkenrider, 1980-83 Rob Synder, 1980-83 18. Keith Carlson, 1991-94 David Miles, 1981-85 20. Ed O’Malley, 1980-81

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Gm

G

Assists

73 84 87 87 89 79 73 74 74 38 78 54 76 80 84

67 57 46 43 41 38 36 36 35 34 33 29 29 28 28

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

Gm

Randy Morris, 1985-88 Chad Riley, 2000-03 Sami Kahale, 1978-81 Bill Lanza, 1992-95 Kevin Goldthwaite, 2001-04 Joseph Lapira, 2004-07 Richard Herdegen, 1981-84 8. Rob Snyder, 1980-83 9. Tim Oates, 1991-94 Steve Chang, 1981-83 Mike Mai, 1978-80 12. Tom Daley, 1982-84

84 78 74 54 75 89 84 51 79 55 73 56

Gm

G

Ast.

Pts.

73 84 87 87 89 74 79 84 74 73 54 78 38 80 76 84 51 74 64 47

67 57 46 43 41 35 38 28 36 36 29 33 34 28 29 26 23 25 23 25

19 23 19 20 23 30 21 40 18 13 25 12 7 18 13 16 22 14 18 13

153 137 111 106 105 100 97 96 90 85 83 78 75 74 71 68 68 64 64 63

Ast. 40 32 30 25 24 23 23 22 21 21 21 20

BIG EAST Era Fighting Irish in the BIG EAST era (since 1995) Notre Dame Goals in a Game 8-0 … vs. DePaul (9/3/95) 7-0 … vs. Valparaiso (9/8/95) 7-1 … vs. Western Michigan (10/14/97) 6-0 … vs. Western Illinois (10/11/96) 6-0 … vs. Cleveland State (10/14/03) 6-1 … vs. Valparaiso (9/1/98)

Josh Landman contributed to the most goals scored in consecutive games by Notre Dame in the BIG EAST era as the Irish downed DePaul 8-0 and Valparaiso 7-0 to open the 1995 campaign, their first in BIG EAST play.

Landman, a midfielder, netted two goals in each match.

Goals vs. Ranked Teams 5 ... vs. #5 South Florida (9/7/08) (5-0, W) 5 … vs. #12 Indiana (9/3/06) (5-4, W, OT) 4 … vs. #8 Creighton (8/27/06) (4-1, W) 4 … vs. #16 Seton Hall (10/29/05) (4-0, W) 4 … vs. #7 SMU (9/2/05) (4-1, W) 4 … vs. #6 Seton Hall (9/7/02) (4-0, W) 3 … vs. #1 Connecticut (10/13/07) (3-3, T) 3 … vs. #16 Michigan (10/3/07) (3-0, W) 3 … vs. #19 Michigan (10/13/04) (3-0, W) 3 … vs. #5 Connecticut (10/20/02) (3-1, W) Goals in Consecutive Games 15 … DePaul 8-0, Valparaiso 7-0 (1995) Consecutive Unanswered Goals 18 … (9/3/05 - 9/15/05) 11 … (9/23/06 - 10/7/06) 10 ... (9/5/08 - 9/11/08) 10 … (10/7/06 - 10/18/06) 10 … (10/5/96 - 10/18/96)

The Last Time it Happened Hat Trick Dave Donohue vs. Marquette (9/11/08)

Individual had 2+ assists in one game Brendan King (2) vs. South Florida (9/7/08) Individual had 5+ points in one game Dave Donohue vs. Marquette – 7 pts. (3 G, 1 A) (9/11/08)

Shots in a Game 27 ... vs. Seton Hall (10/22/08) 27 … vs. Loyola Marymount (9/28/95) 26 … vs. Connecticut (9/20/96) 26 … vs. DePaul (9/10/06) 25 … vs. Western Michigan (10/14/97)

Opponent Hat Trick Spencer Barton, Pittsburgh (9/20/00)

Corner Kicks in a Game 14 … vs. UAB (8/25/06) 14 … vs. Georgetown (10/23/96) 13 … vs. Valparaiso (9/8/95) 13 ... vs. Seton Hall (10/22/08)

Three Hat Tricks/Season Kevin Lovejoy/1979

Individual had 2+ goals in a half Dave Donohue vs. Marquette 2 goals in second half (9/11/08)

Shutout Notre Dame 1, Louisville 0 BIG EAST Tournament (11/8/08)

Individual had 2+ assists in a half Brendan King vs. South Florida 2 assists in first half (9/7/08)

Opponent Shutout Connecticut 1, Notre Dame 0 (OT) (10/25/08)

Individual had 4+ points in a half Dave Donohue vs. Marquette (5) 2 goals, 1 assist in second half (9/11/08)

10+ Goals/Game Notre Dame 10, DePaul 0 (9/24/86)

Individual had 10+ shots in a game Joseph Lapira vs. Syracuse – 11 (11/2/05)

10+ Assists/Game 13 vs. Bethel (11/2/82)

Scored 5+ goals in a game Notre Dame 5, South Florida 0 (9/7/08)

10+ Saves/Game Greg Velho (12) vs. St. John's (9/26/98)

Allowed 5+ goals in a game Rutgers 5, Notre Dame 2 (10/11/03)

Goal Scorers in a Game 6 … vs. Western Illinois (10/11/96) 6 … vs. DePaul (9/3/95) 5 ... vs. South Florida (9/7/08) 5 … vs. Valparaiso (9/8/95) Quickest Goal 1:26 … Bill Lanza (Mathis) vs. Valparaiso (9/8/95) 1:43 … Tony Capasso (Koloskov) vs. Loyola Marymount (9/28/95) 1:56 … Justin McGeeney (Lapira) vs. DePaul (9/10/06) 2:03 … Joseph Lapira vs. Marquette (9/27/06) 2:06 … Bright Dike (Donohue) vs. Syracuse (9/21/08)

Two Hat Tricks/Season Kevin Lovejoy, 1979

Individual had 8+ points in one game Joseph Lapira vs. Indiana – 8 pts. (4 G (9/3/06)

Opponent 10+ Saves/Game 11 by St. John’s (9/19/08) Individual had 2+ goals in one game Jeb Brovsky (2) vs. Georgetown (10/29/08)

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All-Time Roster Name Kevin Adkisson Bobby Allong Steve Archer Andrew Aris Matt Armstrong Dave Augustyn Bert Bader Peter Bandera John Baumgardner Bill Beasley Rolfe Behrje Andrew Benton Erik Berg Jay Berhalter Antonio Bernal Brian Berry Steve Berry Matt Besler Tony Bezouska Burt Blaha Chuck Bidinger David Bidinger Mark Bidinger Ben Bocklage Luke Boughen Tom Bowsher Erich Braun Jim Braunlin Hugh Breslin Jeb Brovsky Roger Brown Jamie Brummes Shawn Bryden Steve Burgoon Justin Campbell Louis Canaluis Tony Capasso Keith Carlson Ted Carnevale Mike Carney John Cavanaugh Steve Chang Rick Christofer Filippo Chillemi Joe Ciuni Kevin Coghlan Tom Connaghan Keith Connor Chris Conway Justin Cordon B.J. Cotter Dan Coughlin Ryan Cox Tom Crotty Ben Crouse Mark Crowe Brian Cullather David Cutler Kyle Dagan Greg Dalby Tom Daley Chris Dean Matt DeDominicis Justin Detter Paul Devereux Ivor Deweydenthal Brendan Dillmann Bright Dike Mark Dolan Dave Donohue

Years 1991-92-93-94 1988-89-90-91 1987-88 1996-97-98-99 2007-08-09 1986-87-88-89 1991-92-93-94 1996-97-98-99 2006 1982-83-84 1986-87-88-89 2004-05-06-07 1994 1990-91 1998 1982-83 1979-80-81-82 2005-06-07-08 1977 1979-80-81 1983-85 1980-81-83 1982-83-84-85 1995-96-97-98 2001-02-03-04 1983 1999-00-01-02 1979 1983-85-86 2007-08-09 1979-80-81 1986 1992 1977-78-79-80 1997 1987 1993-94-95-96 1991-92-93-94 1977-78 1984 2004 1981-82-83 1991-92-93-94 2000-01-02-03 1977-78-79-80 1980-81 1987-88-89-90 1977 1991-92-93-94 1998 1998-00-01 1981-82-84 1996-98-99 1977-78-79 2002-03-04-05 1987-88-89-90 1977-78-79 1994-95-97-98 2005-06-07-08 2003-04-05-06 1982-83-84 1991-92-93-94 1996-97-98-99 2000-01-02-03 1977-78-79 1986 1989-90-91-92 2005-06-07-08-09 1995-96 2006-07-08-09

Gms 76 22 7 78 45 86 83 8 0 15 83 16 0 3 5 13 73 90 NA 4 18 32 72 79 72 12 73 NA 50 45 15 1 16 37 0 1 74 74 39 4 0 55 28 55 66 21 79 NA 13 0 21 11 57 60 34 43 9 58 23 88 56 81 21 80 39 1 70 63 15 49

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G 1 2 0 13 0 1 0 1 0 5 13 0 0 0 0 2 6 5 0 1 0 1 12 19 5 0 36 0 0 7 1 0 3 4 0 0 20 25 7 0 0 9 1 0 14 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 1 4 0 1 0 4 11 2 0 28 1 0 7 16 0 8

A 3 1 1 18 3 9 5 0 0 2 8 0 0 0 0 2 12 7 0 0 1 4 15 8 6 0 13 0 1 7 2 1 1 4 0 0 13 14 15 1 0 21 3 3 10 3 6 0 0 0 0 1 10 7 1 2 1 2 1 2 20 7 0 18 3 0 9 8 0 6

Pts. 5 5 1 44 3 11 5 2 0 12 34 0 0 0 0 6 24 17 0 2 1 6 39 46 16 0 85 0 1 21 4 1 7 12 0 0 53 64 29 1 0 39 5 3 38 3 24 0 0 0 0 1 26 23 3 10 1 4 1 10 42 11 0 74 5 0 23 40 0 22

MW-Pos 4-MF 1-MF 0-F 4-F 2-MF 4-FB 4-GK 1-F/MF M 1-F 4-MF 3-MF/D 0-D 0-MF 1-MF/F 1-MF 3-MF 4-D 1-MF 0-HB 1-FB 1-MF 4-MF 4-F 4-D/MF 1-MF 4-F 0-FB 2-GK 2-MF/F 1-FB 0-MF 1-F 1-FB/MF 0-MF 0-MF 4-MF 4-F/MF 2-F 0-F 0-D 3-F/MF 3-MF 4-MF 3-MF 1-FB 4-F 0-FB 1-SW 0-MF 2-D 2-GK 3-F 2-FB 3-D 2-WB 2-GK 3-D 2-D 4-D/MF 3-MF 4-D 2-D 4-MF/F 3-MF 0-MF 4-MF 3-F 1-F 2-MF

Hometown St. Louis, MO Houston, TX Basking Ridge, NJ Auckland, New Zealand Phoenix, AZ Fort Wayne, IN Dallas, TX South Bend, IN Eagan, MN Menlo Park, CA Portage, MI Marietta, GA Paradise Valley, AZ Tenafly, NJ Barranquilla, Columbia Greensboro, NC Greensboro, NC Overland Park, KS Berwyn, IL Sea Girt, NJ Rockville, MD Rockville, MD Rockville, MD St. Louis, MO San Juan Capistrano, CA Maplewood, NJ Frankfurt, Germany Dayton, OH Morristown, NJ Lakewood, CO Wheaton, IL Burnsville, MN Sugar Land, TX Voorheesville, NY Westlake, NY Miami, FL Winnipeg, Manitoba Klein, TX Oradell, NJ Chesterfield, MO Granger, IN Burnsville, MN Avon, CT Roswell, GA Walton Heights, OH Bloomington, IN Palos Verdes, CA Kansas City, MO Unionville, CT Little Rock, AR Cincinnati, OH St. Louis, MO Broadview Heights, OH Darien, CT Oak Park, CA Maui, HI Michigan City, IN Seattle, WA Westlake Village, CA Poway, CA Park Ridge, IL Plano, TX Simsbury, CT White Lake, MI Rochester, NY Munich, Germany Tampa, FL Edmond, OK Granger, IN Reading, MA

Name Dom Driano Mike Drury Brian Dubay Bilal Duckett Kyle Dulworth Tony Dwyer Jack Elliot Eric Evans Brian Engesser Ian Etherington Drew Farina Eric Ferguson Sean Fieber Terry Finnegan Mike Fitzpatrick Jim Flynn Andreas Forstner John Fossella Jason Fox Oliver Franklin Robert Fuller Joe Gallo John Gallo Peter Gansler Rafael Garcia Kevin Garvey Tom Gerlacher John Gibbs Robert Gildea Dan Gordon Allen Gianotti Paul Gluckow Kevin Goldthwaite Ed Graham Bill Gross John Guignon Bill Hagerty Ken Harkenrider Joe Heider Shea Helmle Monty Henige Rich Herdegen Mark Hentschell Christopher High Brett Hoffmann Joe Holterman Joe Hohl Tom Holubeck Griffin Howard Joe Howe James Jacobs Brian Jarvis Matt Johnson Duffy Jones Jason Jorski Jean Joseph Kevin Kade Paul Kaemmerer T.R. Kane Sami Kahale Tom Kellenberg Mitch Kern Ben Ketchum Brendan King Jeff Kitchen Roger Klauer Greg Klazura Roman Klos Michael Knapp Konstantin Koloskov Ted Kommers Steve Kramer Steve Kranz Alex Kratz Chris Kruel Dave Krus Craig Krzyskowski

Years 1981-82-83-84 1987-88 1994-95 2007-08-09 2004-05-06-07 1977 1990-91-92-93 1983-84-85 1993-94-95-96 2003-04-05-06 1993-94 1992 1986 1977-78 1990 1983-84-85-86 1999-00-01 1984 1991-92-93-94 1977-79-80 1982 1994-95-96-97 1977 1993-94-95-96 1999-00-01-02 1977-79 1985-86 1984-85 1977 1985-86-87-88 1980-81 1984-85-86-87 2001-02-03-04 1979-80-81-82 1984-85 1985-86-87-88 1977 1980-81-82-83 1977 1999-2000 1985 1981-82-83-84 1977 2001-02-03-04 1989-90-91 1980-81 1982 1981 1997-98-99-00-01 1982-83-84 1978-79-80 2000-01 1995-96-97-98 1991 1996-97-98-99 1991-92-93-94 1986 1989 1993 1978-79-80-81 1977 1988-89-90 1992-93 2008-09 1982 2003 2007-08-09 1977-78 2009 1993-94-95-96 1985 1979-80-81 1983-84-85 1987 1981 1985 2009

Gms 57 45 6 0 29 NA 23 37 71 79 4 17 3 38 5 6 54 19 74 NA 9 78 NA 63 59 14 42 11 NA 75 10 39 75 18 48 78 17 84 NA 17 9 84 NA 35 57 42 20 10 42 41 NA 14 81 3 32 61 22 15 3 74 NA 58 13 21 3 3 0 42

G 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 7 0 0 0 34 0 0 2 5 10 0 1 2 0 2 6 1 3 3 0 1 1 1 6 3 2 18 9 26 0 0 0 57 0 3 0 0 6 1 5 5 0 0 2 0 0 13 1 2 0 35 0 9 1 2 0 0 0 12

A 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 5 8 10 0 3 0 7 0 0 3 0 9 0 1 8 0 2 6 1 8 1 0 0 2 0 24 7 7 11 13 16 0 0 0 23 0 0 1 5 8 1 1 5 0 0 11 1 0 11 2 2 0 30 0 9 0 3 0 0 0 14

Pts. 4 1 0 0 1 0 6 11 12 24 0 3 0 75 0 0 7 10 29 0 3 12 0 6 18 3 14 7 0 2 4 2 36 13 11 47 31 68 0 0 0 137 0 6 1 5 20 3 11 15 0 0 15 1 0 37 4 6 0 100 0 27 2 7 0 0 0 38

74 NA 11 13 18 3 1

24 0 3 0 0 0 0

14 0 2 1 0 0 0

62 0 8 1 0 0 0

MW-Pos 3-FB 2-SW 1-D 0-D 3-MF 0-F 1-F 2-MF 4-D 4-MF 0-MF 1-F 0-F 2-F 0-MF 3-GK 3-D/MF 1-F 4-MF 3-FB 1-MF 4-MF 1-FB 4-D 4-F 1-MF 1-MF 1-MF 1-F 4-WB 1-F 4-FB 4-MF/D 1-F 3-F 4-MF 1-MF 4-F/MF 0-F 1-F 1-WB 4-F 1-MF 3-D 3-WB 2-FB 1-MF 1-MF 3-MF 2-F 1-FB 2-MF/F 4-MF/D 0-SW 4-MF/D 4-F 1-MF 1-F 0-MF 3-F 0-MF 3-MF 1-MF 1-M/F 0-MF 1-F 0-M 2-F D 4-MF 0-FB 2-MF 1-F 1-MF 0-FB 1-GK D

Hometown Bellevue, WA Westfield, NJ Durham, NC Peachtree City, GA Fort Wayne, IN Morristown, NJ Penfield, NY Lake Oswego, OR Huntington Beach, CA Temecula, CA Furlong, PA Chesapeake, VA Torrance, CA Universal City, MO Barrington, IL Evansville, IN Gerlinden, Germany Maplewood, NJ Avon, CT Chicago, IL Cedar Lake, IN Modesto, CA Wolcott, NY Glendale, WI Palmdale, CA Pittsburgh, PA Columbus, OH Arlington Heights, IL Andover, MA Omaha, NE Portland, OR Ocean Grove, NJ Sacramento, CA Naperville, IL Hazlet, NJ St. Louis, MO Dayton, OH Ft. Wayne, IN St. Louis, MO Valrico, FL Flint, MI Somerset, England Chesterfield, MO Camarillo, CA Silver Spring, MD Milwaukee, WI Ontario, Canada Cincinnati, OH San Diego, CA Freehold, NJ Bethesda, MD Pomona, CA Livermore, CA Atlanta, GA Lutz, FL Marriott, GA Manhasset, NY Palos Verdes , CA Columbus, OH Rome, Italy South Bend, IN San Jose, CA South Bend, IN Naperville, IL Tulsa, OK Granger, IN Rockford, IL Parma, OH Arlington, TX Moscow, Russia South Bend, IN Rockville, MD Worthington, OH Cincinnati, OH Wauwatosa, WI Solon, OH Western Springs, IL

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All-Time Roster Name Paul LaJoie Rob LaMear Bart Lanahan Josh Landman Bill Lanza Joseph Lapira Connor LaRose Paul LaVigne Steve LaVigne Terry Lee

Years 1988 1987-88 1996 1992-93-94-95 1992-93-94-95 2004-05-06-07 1997-98-99-00 1987-88-89-90 1987-88-89-90 2005-06-07-08

Gms 1 9 2 20 54 89 68 79 76 1

G 0 0 0 4 29 41 3 1 13 0

A 0 0 0 3 25 23 7 2 10 0

Pts. 0 0 0 11 83 105 13 4 36 0

MW-Pos 0-MF 0-MF 0-MF 0-MF 3-F 4-F 4-MF 4-D 4-MF 1-D

Hometown Richardson, TX St. Louis, MO Big Flats, NY Beverly, MA Dumfries, VA Lake Charles, LA Claremont, CA St. Louis, MO St. Louis, MO Cleveland, OH

Marvin Lett Peter Logan Mark Lorenzen Kevin Lovejoy Scott Lowell Steve Lowney Mark Luetkehans Tom Luetkehans Andrew Luttrell Danny Lyons Alan Lyskawa Matt Mahoney Martin Mangialardi Mike Mai Stephen Maio Mario Manta Stewart MacDonald Shawn Magsig Greg Martin Kurt Martin Chris Mathis Aaron Maund Gianni Mauro Brian Mayglothing Kevin Mayo Pat McClanahan Bruce McCourt Brad McCurrie Brian McCurrie Dan McCurrie Tom McFarland Justin McGeeney Sean McGrath Reggie McKnight Rich McMonagle Matt McNew Tony Megna James Melvin Adam Mena Kevin Mewborn Kenyon Meyer Steve Milan David Miles Bob McTabeney Ryan Miller Steve Miller Danny Milton Diego Miron Jim Moellering Randy Morris Jim Morrissey Justin Morrow John Mousinho Warrick Muldrow Andy Murray Joe Murray Bill Murphy Brendan Murphy Brian Murphy Pat Murphy

1985-86 1977 2007 1978-79-80 1977-78 1984-85-86-87 1979-80-82-83 1977-78-79 2007-08-09 1987-88-89 1999-00-01-02 1995 1983-84-85 1977-78-79 1997-98-99-00 1979-80-81-82 1982-83-84-85 1986 2000-01-02-03 2004-05-06-07 1993-94-95-96 2008-09 2001-02 1989 1985-86-87-88 1986 1985-86-87-88 1979-80-81-82 1979-80 1977-78-79-80 1982-83-84 2003-04-05-06 2008-09 1997-98-99-00 1979-80 1996-97-98-99 2002-03-04-05 1979-80 2008-09 1989 1989-90-91 1979 1980-82-84-85 1982 2003-04-05-06-07 1977-78-79-80 1983 1988 1977 1985-86-87-88 1978-79-80-81 2006-07-08-09 2004 1988 1997 1977 1978-79-80 1990-91 2003-04 1986-87-88

42 18 0 73 NA 82 90 23 0 24 47 15 32 73 46 74 54 3 74 74 82 21 3 13 4 20 87 15 9 82 19 71 0 66 NA 80 60 NA 0 2 57 NA 64 1 91 45 3 3 18 84 NA 66 12 5 2 NA 65 18 8 64

4 1 0 67 0 5 7 1 0 0 2 0 2 18 0 36 3 1 13 7 12 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 2 11 2 15 0 5 0 5 5 0 0 0 14 0 23 0 7 2 0 1 14 28 0 5 1 0 0 0 8 1 0 13

1 2 0 19 0 9 11 0 0 1 4 0 1 21 2 18 5 0 9 5 15 1 0 0 0 0 19 1 1 15 2 3 0 7 0 4 2 0 0 0 7 0 18 0 11 1 0 0 2 40 0 6 0 0 0 0 12 1 2 6

9 4 0 153 0 19 25 2 0 1 8 0 5 57 2 90 11 2 35 19 39 1 0 0 0 0 109 1 5 37 6 33 0 17 0 14 12 0 0 0 35 0 64 0 25 5 0 2 30 96 0 16 2 0 0 0 28 3 2 32

2-MF 1-F 0-M 3-F/MF 1-FB 4-FB 4-MF/F 2-FB 0-F 3-GK 4-MF 1-D 1-FB 2-F 3-D 3-F 3-FB 0-MF/F 4-MF 4-F/MF 4-MF 1-D 0-D 1-WB 2-GK 1-FB 4-F 3-F 0-MF 4-MF 1-MF 4-F 0-D 4-MF 0-FB 4-D/MF 3-F 0-FB 0-M 0-MF 3-WB 0-MF 3-F 0 4-D/M 3-F/FB 0-MF 0 1-F 4-F 1-F 3-MF/F 1-MF/D 0-MF 0-D 0-F 3-MF 1-F 0-F 3-F

Dallas, TX Fort Wayne, IN Naperville, IL Seattle, WA Cincinnati, OH San Jose, CA Wheaton, IL Wheaton, IL Granger, IN Albuquerque, NM Novi, MI Oakville, ONT Lake Ronkonkoma, NY Houston, TX Ontario, Canada Aden,Yemen Kettering, OH Boca Raton, FL Plano, TX McAllen, TX Kaiserslautern, Germany Dorchester, MA Washington, MI Wilton, CT Indianapolis, IN Crofton, MD Granger, IN Pittsburgh, PA Pittsburgh, PA Pittsburgh, PA Flossmoor, IL Ames, IA Indianapolis, IN Greenville, SC Alexandria, VA Arlington, TX Middleton, WI Portsmouth, RI Holland, MI Kingwood, TX Louisville, KY Calgary, Canada South Bend, IN Scotch Plains, NJ Barrington, IL Rochester, NY Short Hills, NJ Louisville, KY Florissant, MO Los Gatos, CA Dayton, OH Cleveland, OH Buckinghamshire, England Neptune, NJ Lexington, KY Columbus, OH St. Louis, MO West Redding, CT Granger, IN Chesterfield, MO

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Name Philip Murphy Jock Mutschler Tim Nauman Nate Norman Bob Novak

Years 1995-96-97-98 1982-83-84-85 1977-78-79 2003-04-05-06 2009

Bruce Novotny John Novotny Tim Oates Evan Oliver Danny O’Leary Ed O’Malley Mike Palmer Drew Palumbo Kevin Pendergast Tom Pernsteiner Mike Pecoraro Steven Perry Pascal Piazza Larry Pilliod Dillon Powers Ray Prado Charles Prejean Devon Prescod Dustin Pridmore Jude Quinn Bill Ralph Justin Ratcliffe Geoff Raynor Cory Rellas Dale Rellas Doug Reilly Steve Reymer Jeff Rhodes Jim Rice Kyle Richard

1980-81-82-83 1981 1991-92-93-94 1998-99-00 2009 1978-79-80-81 1990-91-92-93 1981-82 1989-90-91-92 1986 1982 2007-08-09 1977-78 1979 2009 1991-92-93-94 1977 2000-01-02-03 1997-98-99-2000 1979 1978 1999-00-01-02 1977-78 2005-06-07-08-09 2002-03-04-05-06 1986 1984-85 1990 1977-78 2009

Kevin Richards Tont Richardson Chad Riley Karl Roemer Kurt Roemer Paul Rodriguez Michael Rose Tom Rosshert Matt Rosso Chris Ryan Steve Ryan Jim Sabitus Tamba Samba Peter Sanchez Bill Savarino Kevin Sax Larry Scanlon John Schaefer Jorge Schippers Fred Schlicting Nick Schneeman Mark Schmitz Jay Schwartz Ted Schwartz Brian Sheehan Larry Smith Tye Smith Dan Stebbins John Stephens Joe Sternberg Jack Stewart Dan Storino John Storino Tim Storino Mike Stronczek Rob Snyder Jim Stein Matt Stolwyk Bill Sullivan Mike Sullivan Patrick Sullivan Mike Susi Chris Sutton Phil Sweetser

2000-01-02-03 1991-92-93-94 2000-01-02-03 1988 1985-87 1999-00-01-02 2008-09 1977 1998-99-00-01 1984 1983-84 1977-78-79 2006-07-08-09 1990 1994-95-96-97 1989-90 1988 2006-07-08-09 2003-04 1991-92-93 1977-78 1986 1979-80-81-82 1980-81-82-83 2004 1980-81-82 1998 1987-88-89-90 2002-03-04-05 1985-86-87-88 2001-02-03-04 1997-98-99-2000 1993-94 1998-99-00-01 1980 1980-81-83 1978-79-80-81 1979-80 1977-78 1979-80-81-82 1990-91 1978 2008-09 1978-79-80-81

Gms 56 61 63 82

G 0 1 8 7

A 1 3 15 13

Pts. 1 5 31 27

MW-Pos 4-MF/D 3-FB 3-MF 4-MF MF

Hometown Brentwood, TN Fairport, NY Kettering, OH Rochester, MI Homer Glen, IL

65 4 79 0

2 1 38 0

4 0 21 0

8 2 97 0

47 65 NA 76 15 7 32 NA NA

25 11 0 29 0 1 1 0 0

13 17 0 13 0 1 3 0 0

63 39 0 71 0 3 5 0 0

52 NA 75 55 10 20 76 NA 52 62 4 24 17 20

6 0 22 5 0 12 3 0 3 0 0 0 2 0

4 0 10 5 1 5 2 0 5 1 0 0 1 1

16 0 54 15 1 29 8 0 11 1 0 0 5 1

3-FB 04-F 0-D MF/D 2-MF 4-F 1-MF 4-F 1-FB 0-F 2-F 2-FB 1-FB MF 4-MF 1-FB 4-F 5-MF/D 1-FB 1-F 4-MF 2-FB 3-MF/D 4-D 0-MF 2-FB 1-SW 2-FB MF/F

Manahawkin, NJ Creve Coeur, MD Virginia Beach, VA Los Angeles, CA Naperville, IL Massapequa, NY South Bend, IN Ft. Washington, MD Simsbury, CT Canton, OH Cincinnati, OH Edmond, OK Houston, TX Pedrigal, Mexico Plano, TX Boca Raton, FL Danbury, CT Marrietta, GA Dallas, TX Bethlehem, PA Livonia, MI Miami, FL Rockville, MD Plano, TX Plano, TX Bridgeville, IL Bethlehem, PA San Jose, CA Manhasset, NY Louisville, KY

79 70 78 20 43 19 0 NA 44 9 16 47 23 18 81 18 11 2 0 7 42 2 69 65 0 41 1 77 60 87 82 4 1 11 NA 51 44 19 19 48 15 NA 3 12

2 6 10 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 3 9 2 3 9 2 0 0 0 0 8 1 13 4 0 2 0 11 1 43 4 0 0 0 0 23 3 2 1 6 0 0 0 1

9 4 32 1 9 0 0 0 3 1 1 9 0 0 12 2 0 0 0 0 12 0 9 10 0 5 0 4 5 20 2 0 0 0 0 22 1 2 4 17 0 0 0 1

13 16 52 1 13 2 0 0 7 1 7 27 4 6 30 6 0 0 0 0 28 2 35 18 0 9 0 26 7 106 10 0 0 0 0 68 7 6 6 29 0 0 0 3

4-D 4-F 4-MF 1-F 2-MF 2-MF 0-MF/F 0-F 4-MF/F 1-MF 1-F 3-MF 2-F 1-F 4-F 1-MF 0-MF 0-D 0-F 1-MF 2-MF 0-MF 4-MF 3-FB 0-D 2-FB 0-MF 4-F 4-MF 4-MF 4-D/MF 1-MF 0-MF 1-D 0-MF 2-F 3-FB 0-F 2-MF 3-MF 1-MF 0-MF 0-MF/D 2-FB

Warwick, Bermuda Windsor, CT Houston, TX South Bend, IN South Bend, IN San Antonio, TX Severna Park, MD LaGrange, IL Churchville, PA Bridgewater, NJ New Orleans, LA Vestal, NY Indianapolis, IN Portage, IN Orland Park, IL Vestal, NY Ballston Lake, NY Troy, MI Guatemala City, Guatemala Baldwin, MO St. Paul, MN Oakland, CA Bellevue, WA Silver Spring, MD Denver, CO Lake Ronkonkoma, NY Conyers, GA Milwaukee, WI Woodbridge, IL Bloomington, MN Torrance, CA Inverness, IL Inverness, IL Inverness, IL Fort Wayne, IN Dallas, TX Lockport, NY St. Louis, MO Canton, MA St. Louis, MO Chagrin Falls, OH Middletown, CT Apple Valley, MN Edina, MN

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All-Time Roster Name Patrick Szanto Nick Tarnay Dan Tarullo Chris Telk Joe Thesing Josh Thiermann Michael Thomas Jon Mark Thompson Eric Tilley Sean Toomey Jack Traynor Mario Tricoci Ryan Turner Grant Van De Casteele Bill Varanka Rob Verfurth Shane Walton Eric Watkins Scott Wells Bill Wetterer Dane Whitley Ed Williams Patrick Williams Randy Wittry Alan Woods Alex Yoshinaga Ron Yuro Jim Zaremba Ted Zeller Matt Zimmer

Years 1983-84-85 2002-03 1977 1982-83-84-85 1980 2007-08-09 2006-07-08-09 2002-03-04-05 2009 1985 2005-06-07-08 1989-90-91-92 1994-96-97 2009 1980 1979-80 1998 1982-83 1994-95-96-97-98 1977-78-79 1991-92-93-94 1982 1998 1977-78 1996-97 2004-05-06-07-08 1985-86 1980 1985 1994-95

Gms 78 0 NA 77 NA 25 60 29

G 33 0 0 10 0 2 13 0

A 12 0 0 16 0 0 7 0

Pts. 78 0 0 36 0 4 33 0

2 86 60 62

0 2 1 21

0 7 5 16

0 11 7 58

4 NA 18 14 47 61 45 15 7 42 42 89 2 5 1 16

1 0 10 0 3 13 1 7 0 0 3 9 0 1 0 0

0 0 7 1 13 18 3 1 0 3 2 6 0 0 0 0

2 0 27 1 19 44 5 15 0 3 8 24 0 2 0 0

MW-Pos 3-F/SW 0-MF/D 0-MF 4-MF 0-FB 2-F/MF 3-MF/D 3-MF M/D 0-MF 4-D 3-SW 3-F D 0-F 0-FB 1-F 1-FB 3-MF 3-FB 4-SW 1-F 1-F 0-FB 2-D 5-MF/D 0-FB 0-MF 0-GK 2-D

Years Name Tom Apker 1977 Dave Augustyn 1986-87-88-89 Bert Bader 1991-92-93-94 Art Batista 1990-91-92 Nino Berticelli 1996-97 Hugh Breslin 1983-85-86 Chris Cahill 2003-04-05-06-07 Dan Coughlin 1981-82-84 Brian Cullather 1977-78-79 Matt Fitz 1990-91 Jim Flynn 1983-84-85-85 Carl Gebo 1982-83 Joe Giglia 1979 Peter Gulli 1988-89-90 Tim Hartigan 1985 Bill Hickey 1979-80 Richard Hogan 1977 Mark Klein 1977 John Krivacic 1996-97 Josh Landman 1994-95 Danny Lyons 1987-88-89 Kevin Mayo 1985-88 Gerard McCarthy 1979-80-81-82 Justin Michaud 2002-03-04-05 John Milligan 1978-79-80-81 John Moore 1999 Pat Polking 1992-95 Greg Principato 1977 Andrew Quinn 2005-06-07-08-09 Bob Ritger 1978-80 Mike Sattan 1988 Chris Sawyer 2001-02-03-04 Luke Seibolt 2005-06-07-08 Gerick Short 1995-96-97-98-99 Doug Sidney 1992-93 David Smith 1993 Mark Steranka 1982-83-84 Cole Straub 1999-00-01 Greg Tait 1999-00-01-02 Philip Tuttle 2006-07-08-09 Peter Van de Ven 1994-95 Bob VanHoomissen 1978-79-80 Greg Velho 1995-96-97-98 Will Walsh 2008-09 bold indicates currently active players

Gms NA 1 83 1 0 50 65 22 9 10 13 8 4 24 5 NA NA NA 0 0 64 9 52 11 56 0 3 NA 25 5 1 73 0 26 1 4 41 7 28 7 9 2 76 0

GAA NA 15.00 1.04 0.00 0 1.75 0.81 1.44 NA 2.15 2.00 0.00 NA 1.23 2.92 NA NA NA 0.00 0.00 1.13 .42 .97 0.00 1.85 0.00 0.00 NA 0.99 0.00 0.00 0.66 0.00 1.32 0.00 0.00 .960 1.07 1.33 1.29 2.27 0.00 1.10 0.00

SVS NA 1 306 1 0 272 232 32 52 24 53 4 4 63 1 NA NA NA 0 0 219 4 219 4 271 0 5 NA 82 4 1 203 0 91 0 5 114 23 78 19 22 1 311 0

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Goalkeepers Min GA NA NA 6 1 7643:34 88 12:00 0 0 0 4001:51 78 5913:06 53 752:17 12 NA 15 586:54 14 763:50 17 220 0 NA 1 1392:55 19 61:56 2 NA NA NA NA NA NA 00:00 0 00:00 0 5731:05 72 215:13 1 3139:48 34 65:25 0 2567:30 5 00:00 0 46:15 0 NA NA 2096:05 23 153:42 0 10:00 0 6661:14 49 00:00 0 2117:15 31 4:00 0 170:28 0 2807:53 30 501:38 6 2095:01 31 488:15 7 596:00 15 21:00 0 6776:19 83 00:00 0

Hometown Poughkeepsie, NY Fairview Park, OH Waltham, MA Denver, CO Kansas City, MO Stoughton, WI Olathe, KS Cape Girardeau, MO albuquerque, NM Seattle, WA St. Charles, MO Palantine, IL Scottsdale, AZ Plano, TX Somers, CT Annandale, VA San Diego, CA Granger, IN Phoenix, AZ Louisville, KY Columbus, IN Edina, MN Chatham, NJ Clinton, TN Burtonsville, MD San Diego, CA Howell, NJ White Bear Lake, MN Allentown, PA Manchester, MO MW 1 4 4 0 1 2 3 2 2 1 3 1 1 2 1 1 NA 1 0 0 3 2 3 3 4 0 1 1 3 2 0 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 1 1 4 0

Hometown Phoenix, AZ Fort Wayne, IN Dallas, TX Cranford, NJ Granger, IN Morristown, NJ Louisville, KY St. Louis, MO Michigan City, IN Lexington, KY Evansville, IN Newington, CT Snyder, NY Southington, CT Thiels, NY South Bend, IN Houston, TX Doylestown, PA Carrollton, TX Beverly, MA Albuquerque, NM Indianapolis, IN Sudbury, MA Austin, TX Palatine, IL St. Louis, MO Charlotte, NC Parlin, NJ Silver Spring, MD Mendham, NJ New Brunswick, NJ Highlands Ranch, CO Gilbert, AZ Mobile, AL Burnsville, MN Delaware, OH Winchester, MA Oakville, Ontario Fayetteville, NY Hooksett, NH Santa Ana, CA Boise, ID Longwood, FL Morristown, NJ

All-Time Numbers 00

Chris Cahill Gerick Short* Philip Tuttle* Will Walsh*

0

Justin Michaud* Chris Sawyer* Andrew Quinn

1

Bert Bader Tom Crotty Justin Michaud* Brendan Murphy* Chris Sawyer* Luke Seibolt* Gerick Short* Greg Tait* Philip Tuttle* Greg Vehlo*

2

Steve Burgoon Chris Dean Rob LaMear* Aaron Maund Ryan Miller Justin Radcliffe Alan Woods

3

4

5

Andrew Benton* Brendan Dillmann* Bilal Duckett* Jason Fox* Kevin Goldthwaite* Brian Jarvis* Sami Kahale Matt Mahoney Stephen Maio* Matt McNew* Patrick Sullivan Keith Carlson Kyle Dulworth* John Guignon Joseph Lapira* Connor LaRose* Stephen Maio* Greg Martin* Sean McGrath Jeff Rhodes Jim Stein Scott Wells* Jeb Brovsky* Tony Capasso* Ian Etherington* Andreas Forstner Matt Johnson Randy Morris* Kevin Pendergast Devon Prescod* Jorge Schippers Paul Sweetser Jack Traynor

6

Ben Brocklage Chris Conway Greg Dalby Dave Donohue* Dan Gordon Danny Milton* Tim Nauman Paul Rodriquez Peter Sanchez

7

Bobby Allong Rick Christofer* Justin Detter Ian Etherington* Chris Mathis* Steve Miller Pat Murphy* Philip Murphy* Devon Prescod* Matt Rosso* John Schaefer*

8

Luke Boughen* Oliver Franklin Joe Gallo Griffin Howard* Kurt Martin* Matt McNew* Mike Palmer* Dan Stebbins Michael Thomas

9

10

Andrew Aris* Filippo Chillemi Bright Dike* Kyle Dagan* Mitch Kern* Konstantin Koloskov Steve Lowney* Justin McGeeney* Jim Sabitus Mario Tricoci Scott Wells* Andrew Aris* Rolfe Behrje* Erich Braun* Tony Capasso* Joe Ciuni Jack Elliot* Joseph Lapira* Randy Morris* Tim Oates* Devon Prescod* Tamba Samba* Jon Mark Thompson*

11

Erich Braun* Rick Christofer* Tom Connaghan* Rafael Garcia* Jean Joseph* Kurt Martin* Tony Megna Steven Perry* Larry Pilliod Larry Scanlon Ryan Turner*

12

Alex Altmann Andrew Aris* Jeb Brovsky* David Cutler Justin Detter* Paul Gluckow Craig Krzyskowski Brian Mayglothing Dan McCurrie John Mousinho Brian Murphy Tim Oates* Ray Prado Dale Rellas* Tamba Samba* Kevin Sax

13

Kevin Adkisson Dave Augustyn* Ryan Cox Mitch Kern* Bruce McCourt Cory Rellas Jack Stewart Dan Storino*

14

Dave Augustyn* Bright Dike* Bill Lanza Mark Lorenzen Adam Mena* Reggie McKnight Kenyon Meyer Bill Savarino John Stephens

15

16

Matt Armstrong Rolfe Behrje* Tom Connaghan* Kyle Dagan* Brendan Dillmann* Brian Engesser Shea Helmle Kevin Mewborn Kurt Martin* Jon Mark Thompson* Ben Crouse Matt DeDominicis* Paul Devereux Dave Donohue* Jack Elliot* Brett Hoffman Jason Jorski* Terry Lee Andrew Luttrell* Devon Prescod* Matt Rosso* Ryan Turner*

17

Matt Besler B.J. Cotter Peter Gansler* Christopher High* Mike Mai Danny Milton* Diego Miron Pat Murphy* Tont Richardson Josh Thiermann*

18

Andrew Benton* Jay Berhalter Mark Crowe* Matt DeDominicis* Bright Dike* Mark Dolan Brendan King Alan Lyskawa* Justin McGeeney* Bill Murphy Mike Palmer* Steven Perry John Schaefer* Dane Whitley*

19

Shawn Bryden Peter Gansler* Kevin Goldthwaite* Jean Joseph* Steve LaVigne Nate Norman* Ed O’Malley Dustin Pridmore Chris Sutton* Alex Yoshinaga*

20

Christopher High* Greg Klazura Josh Landman Paul LaVigne* Tom Luetkehans Alan Lyskawa* Greg Martin Tony Megna* Brendan Murphy* Philip Murphy Nate Norman* Joe Sternberg Nick Tarnay Alex Yoshinaga*

21

22

Peter Bandera Mark Consuelos Mark Crowe* Kyle Dulworth* Ben Ketchum Justin Morrow Rob LaMear* Chad Riley Mike Drury* Eric Ferguson Jason Fox* Griffin Howard* Jason Jorski* T.R. Kane Justin Michaud* Evan Oliver* Dillon Powers Dale Rellas* Cole Straub* Josh Thiermann*

23

John Baumgardner John Cavanaugh Brian Dubay Mike Fitzpatrick Vincent Gentile Paul LaVigne* Andrew Luttrell* Chris Mathis* Gianni Mauro Michael Rose* Stefan Schroffner Tim Storino Nathan Utz

24

Mike Drury* Paul Kaemmerer* Bart Lanahan Connor LaRose* Evan Oliver* Kevin Richards Fred Schlicting Luke Seibolt* Brian Sheehan Philip Tuttle* Will Walsh

25

Steve Archer Antonio Bernal Luke Boughen Jeb Brovsky* Brian Jarvis* Kevin Kade Paul Kaemmerer* Roger Klauer Kevin Lovejoy Adam Mena* Danny O’Leary John Storino Dane Whitley*

26

Bilal Duckett* Drew Farina Michael Knapp Tye Smith Dan Storino* Chris Sutton

27

Michael Rose* Dan Storino* Grant Van De Casteele Bill Wetterer

28

Kyle Richard Patrick Williams

29

Rafael Garcia* Bob Novak John Krivacic* Cole Straub*

30

Gerick Short* Cole Straub* Greg Tait* Eric Tilley Greg Vehlo*

31

John Krivacic* Cole Straub*

* - wore multiple numbers

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All-Time Roster

by State/Country Irish Players Hail From Far and Wide Note - First parenthesis indicates number of players from the state/country and second parenthesis indicates number of monogram winners from the state/country. Parenthesis after player’s name shows number of monograms received.

Bold indicates current student-athletes.

UNITED STATES Alabama (1); (1) Gerick Short (Mobile); (1)

Arizona (6); (5) Tom Apker (Phoenix); (1) Matt Armstrong (Phoenix); (2) Erik Berg (Paradise Valley) Luke Seibolt (Gilbert); (1) Ryan Turner (Scottsdale); (3) Scott Wells (Phoenix); (3)

Arkansas (1); (0) Justin Cordon (Little Rock)

California (28); (25) Bill Beasley (Menlo Park); (1) Luke Boughen (San Juan Capistrano); (4) Tom Connaghan (Palos Verdes); (4) Ben Crouse (Oak Park); (3) Kyle Dagan (Westlake Village); (2) Greg Dalby (Poway); (4) Brian Engesser (Huntington Beach); (4) Ian Etherington (Temecula); (4) Sean Fieber (Torrance) Joe Gallo (Modesto); (4) Rafael Garcia (Palmdale); (4) Kevin Goldthwaite (Sacramento); (4) Christopher High (Camarillo); (3) Griffin Howard (San Diego); (3) Brian Jarvis (Pomona); (2) Matt Johnson (Livermore); (4) Paul Kaemmerer (Palos Verdes); (1) Mitch Kern (San Jose); (3) Connor LaRose (Claremont); (4) Steve Lowney (San Jose); (4) Randy Morris (Los Gatos); (4) Evan Oliver (Los Angeles) Jeff Rhodes (San Jose); (1) Mark Schmitz (Oakland) Jack Stewart (Torrance); (4) Peter Van de Ven (Santa Ana); (1) Shane Walton (San Diego); (1) Alex Yoshinaga (San Diego); (5)

Colorado (4); (3) Jeb Brovsky (Lakewood); (1) Brian Sheehan (Denver) Chris Telk (Denver); (4) Chris Sawyer (Highlands Ranch); (4)

Connecticut (14); (12) Rick Christofer (Avon); (3) Chris Conway (Unionville); (1) Tom Crotty (Darien); (2) Matt DeDominicis (Simsbury); (2) Jason Fox (Avon); (4) Carl Gebo (Newington); (1) Peter Gulli (Southington); (2) Brian Mayglothing (Wilton); (1) Brendan Murphy (West Redding); (1) Kevin Pendergast (Simsbury); (4) Charles Prejean (Danbury); (1) Tont Richardson (Windsor); (4) Mike Susi (Middletown) Bill Varanka (Somers)

Florida (8); (6) Louis Canaluis (Miami) Brendan Dillmann (Tampa); (4) Shea Helmle (Valrico); (1) Jason Jorski (Lutz); (4) Shawn Magsig (Boca Raton) Ray Prado (Boca Raton); (4) Justin Ratcliffe (Miami); (4) Greg Velho (Longwood); (4)

Georgia (7); (4) Andrew Benton (Marietta); (3) Filippo Chillemi (Roswell); (4) Bilal Duckett (Peachtree City) Duffy Jones (Atlanta) Jean Joseph (Marriott); (4) Devon Prescod (Marietta); (4) Tye Smith (Conyers)

Hawaii (1); (1)

Mark Luetkehans (Wheaton); (4) Tom Luetkehans (Wheaton); (2) Tom McFarland (Flossmoor); (1) Ryan Miller (Barrington); (4) John Milligan (Palantine); (4) Bob Novak (Homer Glen) Danny O’Leary (Naperville) Doug Reilly (Bridgeville) Tom Rosshert (LaGrange) Bill Savarino (Orland Park); (4) John Stephens (Woodbridge); (4) Dan Storino (Inverness); (1) John Storino (Inverness) Tim Storino (Inverness); (1) Mario Tricoci (Palantine); (3)

Louisiana (2); (2)

Indiana (31); (24)

Chuck Bidinger (Rockville); (1) David Bidinger (Rockville); (1) Mark Bidinger (Rockville); (4) Brett Hoffmann (Silver Spring); (3) James Jacobs (Bethesda); (1) Steve Kramer (Rockville); (2) Pat McClanahan (Crofton); (1) John Novotny (Creve Coeur) Drew Palumbo (Ft. Washington); (1) Andrew Quinn (Silver Spring); (3) Geoff Raynor (Rockville); (2) Michael Rose (Severna Park) Ted Schwartz (Silver Spring); (3) Alan Woods (Burtonsville); (2)

Dave Augustyn (Fort Wayne); (4) Peter Bandera (South Bend); (1) Nino Berticelli (Granger); (1) John Cavanaugh (Granger) Kevin Coghlan (Bloomington); (1) Brian Cullather (Michigan City); (2) Mark Dolan (Granger); (1) Kyle Dulworth (Fort Wayne); (3) Jim Flynn (Evansville); (3) Robert Fuller (Cedar Lake); (1) Ken Harkenrider (Fort Wayne); (4) Bill Hickey (South Bend); (1) Tom Kellenberg (South Bend) Ben Ketchum (South Bend); (1) Roger Klauer (Granger); (1) Ted Kommers (South Bend) Peter Logan (Fort Wayne); (1) Andrew Luttrell (Granger) Kevin Mayo (Indianapolis); (2) Bruce McCourt (Granger); (4) Sean McGrath (Indianapolis) David Miles (South Bend); (3) Brian Murphy (Granger) Mike Palmer (South Bend); (4) Karl Roemer (South Bend); (1) Kurt Roemer (South Bend); (2) Tamba Samba (Indianapolis); (2) Peter Sanchez (Portage); (1) Mike Stronczek (Fort Wayne) Eric Watkins (Granger); (1) Dane Whitley (Columbus); (4)

Mark Crowe (Maui); (2)

Idaho (1); (1)

Iowa (1); (1) Justin McGeeney (Ames); (4)

Bob VanHoomissen (Boise); (1)

Illinois (23); (17) Tony Bezouska (Berwyn); (1) Roger Brown (Wheaton); (1) Tom Daley (Park Ridge); (3) Mike Fitzpatrick (Barrington) Oliver Franklin (Chicago); (3) John Gibbs (Arlington Heights); (1) Ed Graham (Naperville); (1) Brendan King (Naperville); (1) Greg Klazura (Rockford) Mark Lorenzen (Naperville)

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Kansas (2); (2) Matt Besler (Overland Park); (4) Michael Thomas (Olathe); (3)

Kentucky (6); (4) Chris Cahill (Louisville); (3) Matt Fitz (Lexington); (1) Kenyon Meyer (Louisville); (3) Diego Miron (Louisville) Andy Murray (Lexington) Kyle Richard (Louisville) Bill Wetterer (Louisville); (3)

Joseph Lapira (Lake Charles); (4) Steve Ryan (New Orleans); (1)

Massachusetts (8); (6) Dave Donohue (Reading); (2) Robert Gildea (Andover); (1) Josh Landman (Beverly) Aaron Maund (Dorchester); (1) Gerard McCarthy (Sudbury); (3) Mark Steranka (Winchester); (2) Bill Sullivan (Canton); (2) Dan Tarullo (Waltham)

Maryland (14); (12)

Michigan (9); (6) Rolfe Behrje (Portage); (4) Justin Detter (White Lake); (4) Monty Henige (Flint); (1) Alan Lyskawa (Novi); (4) Gianni Mauro (Washington) Adam Mena (Holland) Nate Norman (Rochester); (4) Bill Ralph (Livonia); (1) John Schaefer (Troy)

Minnesota (10); (5) John Baumgardner (Eagan) Roger Brown (Burnsville) Steve Chang (Burnsville); (3) Nick Schneeman (St. Paul); (2) Doug Sidney (Burnsville) Joe Sternberg (Bloomington); (4) Chris Sutton (Apple Valley) Phil Sweetser (Edina); (2) Ed Williams (Edina); (1) Jim Zaremba (White Bear Lake)

Missouri (23); (16)

New Mexico (2); (1)

Oregon (2); (2)

Kevin Adkisson (St. Louis); (4) Ben Brocklage (St. Louis); (4) Mike Carney (Chesterfield) Keith Connor (Kansas City) Dan Coughlin (St. Louis); (2) Terry Finnegan (Universal City); (2) John Guignon (St. Louis); (4) Joe Heider (St. Louis) Mark Hentschell (Chesterfield); (1) Bart Lanahan (St. Louis) Paul LaVigne (St. Louis); (4) Steve LaVigne (St. Louis); (4) Jim Moellering (Florissant); (1) John Moore (St. Louis) Bill Murphy (St. Louis); (3) Pat Murphy (Chesterfield); (3) Fred Schlicting (Baldwin); (1) Matt Stolwyk (St. Louis) Mike Sullivan (St. Louis); (3) Joe Thesing (Kansas City) Jon Mark Thompson (Cape Girardeau); (3) Jack Traynor (St. Charles); (4) Matt Zimmer (Manchester); (2)

Danny Lyons (Albuquerque); (3) Eric Tilley (Albuquerque)

Eric Evans (Lake Oswego); (2) Allen Gianotti (Portland); (1)

New York (21); (18)

Pennsylvania (9); (6)

Steve Burgoon (Voorheesville); (1) Justin Campbell (Westlake) Paul Devereux (Rochester); (3) Jack Elliot (Penfield); (1) John Gallo; (Wolcott); (1) Joe Giglia (Snyder); (1) Tim Hartigan (Thiels); (1) Kevin Kade (Manhasset); (1) Bart Lanahan (Big Flats) Martin Mangialardi (Lake Ronkonkoma); (1) Steve Miller (Rochester); (3) Jock Mutschler (Fairport); (3) Ed O’Malley (Massapequa); (2) Jim Rice (Manhasset); (2) Jim Sabitus (Vestal); (3) Kevin Sax (Vestal); (1) Larry Scanlon (Ballston Lake) Larry Smith (Lake Ronkonkoma); (2) Jim Stein (Lockport); (3) Patrick Szanto (Poughkeepsie); (3) Greg Tait (Fayetteville); (3)

Drew Farina (Furlong) Mark Klein (Doylestown); (1) Brad McCurrie (Pittsburgh); (3) Brian McCurrie (Pittsburgh) Dan McCurrie (Pittsburgh); (4) Jude Quinn (Bethlehem); (1) Steve Reymer (Bethlehem); (2) Matt Rosso (Churchville); (4) Ted Zeller (Allenton)

Texas (24); (18)

England (2); (2)

North Carolina (4); (4)

Bobby Allong (Houston); (1) Bert Badar (Dallas); (4) Shawn Bryden (Sugar Land); (1) Keith Carlson (Klein); (4) Chris Dean (Plano); (4) Richard Hogan (Houston) John Krivacic (Carrollton) Paul LaJoie (Richardson) Marvin Lett (Dallas); (2) Mike Mai (Houston); (2) Greg Martin (Plano); (4) Kurt Martin (McAllen); (4) Matt McNew (Arlington); (4) Kevin Mewborn (Kingwood) Justin Michaud (Austin); (3) Pascal Piazza (Houston); (2) Dillon Powers (Plano) Dustin Pridmore (Dallas); (5) Cory Rellas (Plano); (3) Dale Rellas (Plano); (4) Chad Riley (Houston); (4) Paul Rodriguez (San Antonio); (2) Rob Snyder (Dallas); (2) Grant Van De Casteele (Plano)

Rich Herdegen (Somerset); (4) John Mousinho (Buckinghamshire); (1)

Virginia (5); (3)

Yemen (1); (1)

Eric Ferguson (Chesapeake); (1) Bill Lanza (Dumfries); (3) Rich McMonagle (Alexandria) Tim Oates (Virginia Beach); (4) Rob Verfurth (Annandale)

Mario Manta (Aden); (3)

Nebraska (1); (1) Dan Gordon (Omaha); (4)

New Hampshire (1); (1) Philip Tuttle (Hooksett); (1)

Brian Berry (Greensboro); (1) Steve Berry (Greensboro); (3) Brian Dubay (Durham); (1) Pat Polking (Charlotte); (1)

New Jersey (24); (13) Steve Archer (Basking Ridge) Art Batista (Cranford) Jay Berhalter (Tenafly) Burt Blaha (Sea Girt) Tom Bowsher (Maplewood); (1) Hugh Breslin (Morristown); (2) Ted Carnevale (Oradell); (2) Mike Drury (Westfield); (2) Tony Dwyer (Morristown) John Fossella (Maplewood); (1) Paul Gluckow (Ocean Grove); (4) Bill Gross (Hazlet); (3) Joe Howe (Freehold); (2) Bob McTabeney (Scotch Plains) Danny Milton (Short Hills) Warrick Muldrow (Neptune) Bruce Novotny (Manahawkin); (3) Greg Principato (Parlin); (1) Bob Ritger (Mendham); (2) Chris Ryan (Bridgewater); (1) Mike Sattan (New Burnswick) Will Walsh (Morristown) Patrick Williams (Chatham); (1) Ron Yuro (Howell)

Ohio (23); (17) Jim Braunlin (Dayton) Joe Ciuni (Walton Heights); (3) Ryan Cox (Broadview Heights); (3) Tom Gerlacher (Columbus); (1) Bill Hagerty (Dayton); (1) Tom Holubeck (Cincinnati); (1) T.R. Kane (Columbus) Roman Klos (Parma); (2) Steve Kranz (Worthington); (1) Alex Kratz (Cincinnati); (1) Dave Krus (Solon); (1) Terry Lee (Cleveland); (1) Scott Lowell (Cincinnati); (1) Stewart MacDonald (Kettering); (3) Jim Morrissey (Dayton); (1) Justin Morrow (Cleveland); (3) Joe Murray (Columbus) Tim Nauman (Kettering); (3) Tom Pernsteiner (Canton); (1) Mike Pecoraro (Cincinnati) David Smith (Deleware) Patrick Sullivan (Chagrin Falls); (1) Nick Tarnay (Fairview Park)

Oklahoma (3); (2) Bright Dike (Edmond); (3) Jeff Kitchen (Tulsa) Steven Perry (Edmond); (2)

Wisconsin (6); (5) Peter Gansler (Glendale); (4) Joe Holterman (Milwaukee); (2) Chris Kruel (Wauwatosa) Tony Megna (Middleton); (3) Dan Stebbins (Milwaukee); (4) Josh Thiermann (Stoughton); (2)

INTERNATIONAL Bermuda (1); (1) Kevin Richards (Warwick); (4)

Canada (6); (5) Rhode Island (1); (1) James Melvin (Portsmouth)

South Carolina (1); (1) Reggie McKnight (Greenville); (4)

Tony Capasso (Winnipeg); (4) Joe Hohl (Ontario); (1) Matt Mahoney (Oakville, Ontario); (1) Stephen Maio (Ontario); (3) Steven Milan (Calgary) Cole Straub (Oakville, Ontario); (1)

Tennessee (2); (1) Philip Murphy (Brentwood); (4) Randy Wittry (Clinton)

Columbia (1); (1) Antonio Bernal (Barranquilla); (1)

Germany (4); (3) Erich Braun (Frankfurt); (4) Ivor Deweydenthal (Munich) Andreas Forstner (Gerlinden); (3) Chris Mathis (Kaiserslautern); (4)

Guatemala (1); (0) Jorge Schippers (Guatemala City)

Italy (1); (1) Sami Kahale (Rome); (3)

Mexico (1); (1) Larry Pilliod (Pedrigal); (1)

New Zealand (1); (1) Andrew Aris (Auckland); (4)

Russia (1); (1) Konstantin Koloskov (Moscow); (4)

Washington (5); (4) David Cutler (Seattle); (3) Dom Driano (Bellevue); (3) Kevin Lovejoy (Seattle); (3) Jay Schwartz; (Bellevue); (4) Sean Toomey (Seattle)

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Year-by-Year Results 1977 - Won 16 • Lost 1, Tied 1

9/16 9/19 9/20 9/21 9/24 9/26 9/30 10/4 10/8 10/9 10/11 10/13 10/18 10/21 11/2 11/5 11/9 11/12

Coach: Rich Hunter Captains: Terry Finnegan, Jim Rice Home: 9-1-0, Away: 7-0-1 at Dayton (OT) T St. Francis L St. Joseph’s (Ind.) W S.B. Soccer Club W at Purdue W at Indiana Tech W Michigan W Goshen W at Xavier W at IPFW W Manchester W Bethel W at St. Joseph’s W Huntington W Valparaiso W IUPU W at Valparaiso W at Evansville W

3-3 0-2 4-1 4-1 2-1 3-1 4-2 3-1 2-0 3-1 3-0 7-1 5-1 3-0 4-1 2-1 5-1 4-1

1978 - Won 21, Lost 3, Tied 1

9/8 9/12 9/15 9/18 9/20 9/22 9/25 9/27 9/29 10/1 10/3 10/7 10/10 10/13 10/16 10/18 10/22 10/24 10/25 10/26 10/29 11/1 11/4 11/11 11/12

Coach: Rich Hunter Captains: Jerry Finnegan, Jim Sabitus, Jim Rice, Ted Carnevale Home: 14-0-0, Away: 7-3-1 Florissant Valley W 3-0 Tri-State W 3-0 IPFW W 4-1 St. Joseph’s (Ind.) W 12-0 Valparaiso W 13-1 Michigan W 2-1 Indiana Tech W 7-0 Albion W 9-1 Purdue W 3-0 at Dayton W 4-2 at Goshen L 1-2 at Michigan St. (OT) T 2-2 at Manchester W 6-0 Xavier W 7-1 Bethel W 8-1 Morton W 5-3 at Indiana L 1-7 at St. Joseph’s (Ind.) W 5-0 at Chicago (OT) W 4-3 at Northwestern (OT) W 3-2 Dayton W 2-1 at Valparaiso W 6-1 at Western Michigan L 0-1 Tennessee W 2-0 at Drake W 4-2

1979 - Won 20 • Lost 10 • Tied 1

1981 - Won 16 • Lost 3 • Tied 3

Coach: Rich Hunter Captains: Tom Crotty, Dan McCurrie, Tim Nauman, Jim Sabitus Home: 9-3-1, Away: 10-7-0, Neutral: 1-0-0 9/9 Cincinnati L 0-1 9/12 Loyola (Ill.) W 6-0 9/14 at Dayton (OT) L 2-3 9/16 at Xavier L 0-2 9/18 St. Joseph’s (Ind.) W 9-0 9/22 at Purdue L 2-3 9/23 Loyola (Md.) (OT) T 2-2 9/25 at Indiana Tech (OT) W 4-3 9/26 Kalamazoo W 11-1 9/27 at Albion W 3-1 9/28 Indiana L 0-4 9/30 Oakland W 2-0 10/2 Goshen L 0-2 10/5 Marquette W 1-0 10/7 at Triton W 1-0 10/9 Valparaiso W 11-0 10/12 Ohio # W 2-0 10/13 at UW-Milwaukee L 1-5 10/14 at Siena Heights W 4-2 10/15 at Bethel W 3-1 10/17 at St. Joseph’s (Ind.) W 11-0 10/19 Michigan St. W 2-0 10/23 at Seton Hall W 2-0 10/24 at Monmouth W 4-0 10/25 at St. Peter’s L 0-1 10/27 at Villanova L 0-1 10/30 Chicago W 3-1 10/31 at Bowling Green L 1-2 11/2 Northwestern W 4-0 11/4 at Ohio State W 2-0 11/6 at Valparaiso W 5-0

Coach: Rich Hunter Captains: Sami Kahale, Jim Stein Home: 12-1-1, Away: 4-2-2 at Grace W Loyola (Ill.) W St. Louis (OT) W St. Joseph’s (Ind.) W Valparaiso W at Ohio State (OT) T at Wheaton (OT) T Dayton W DePaul W Michigan State W Chicago W Marquette (OT) W Wisconsin (OT) T at St. Joseph’s (Ind.) W at Western Michigan L South Dakota W at Akron L Northwestern W Indiana L at Valparaiso W Wright State (OT) W at Louisville W

# - Milwaukee, Wisc.

1980 - Won 20 • Lost 7 Coach: Rich Hunter Captains: Kevin Lovejoy, Dan McCurrie, Oliver Franklin, Joe Ciuni Home: 12-1-0, Away: 8-6-0 9/7 at Cincinnati W 9/10 Grace W 9/12 DePaul W 9/14 at St. Louis L 9/16 Valparaiso W 9/19 Ohio State W 9/21 Xavier W 9/23 Siena Heights W 9/26 St. Joseph’s (Ind.) W 9/28 at Indiana L 9/30 at Loyola (Ill.) W 10/5 at Marquette L 10/8 Bethel W 10/10 Purdue W 10/12 Miami (Oh.) L 10/14 St. Joseph’s (Ind.) W 10/15 Bowling Green W 10/17 Western Michigan W 10/19 at Penn State L 10/21 at Monmouth L 10/23 at Upsala W 10/24 at Seton Hall W 10/28 at Chicago W 10/30 at Kalamazoo L 10/31 at Dayton W 11/2 at Wright State W 11/4 at Valparaiso W

Rich Hunter served as Notre Dame’s first varsity head coach from 1977-83. He compiled a record of 128-32-8, which included a program record 21 victories during the 1978 campaign.

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2-1 4-0 5-0 1-6 5-0 3-0 2-1 4-1 4-0 0-4 6-1 2-4 3-0 5-1 1-2 4-0 2-1 2-0 2-4 0-2 1-0 2-0 6-0 0-1 1-0 2-1 4-2

9/9 9/11 9/13 9/15 9/16 9/20 9/23 9/25 9/30 10/2 10/4 10/9 10/11 10/14 10/17 10/18 10/22 10/23 10/25 10/28 11/1 11/7

7-0 7-0 4-3 10-0 8-1 2-2 2-2 2-1 6-0 4-1 5-0 1-0 2-2 6-0 0-2 6-0 0-2 6-0 0-2 10-0 1-0 4-1

1982 - Won 17 • Lost 4 • Tied 2 Coach: Rich Hunter Captains: Jay Schwartz, Mike Sullivan, Mark Luetkehans Home: 9-1-1, Away: 8-2-0, Neutral: 0-1-1 9/8 IPFW W 3-0 9/10 Syracuse # L 1-3 9/11 Georgetown (OT)# T 0-0 9/15 Valparaiso W 5-0 9/17 Ohio State W 3-1 9/20 Wheaton W 3-0 9/21 St. Joseph’s (Ind.) W 6-0 9/24 at Indiana L 0-4 9/28 at Loyola (Ill.) W 3-1 10/1 Dayton W 3-0 10/8 Western Michigan (OT) T 1-1 10/10 Louisville** W 4-0 10/12 at Chicago W 2-0 10/13 Akron L 1-5 10/15 DePaul W 6-0 10/17 at Marquette (OT) W 2-1 10/20 at Valparaiso W 10-0 10/23 at Kentucky W 3-2 10/25 at Belmont Abbey W 1-0 10/28 at UNC-Greensboro (OT) W 3-1 10/30 at Wake Forest L 1-2 11/2 Bethel W 12-0 11/6 at Toledo W 7-3 # - Rochester, N.Y. ** - Notre Dame’s 100th win

1983 - Won 18 • Lost 4

1987 - Won 17 • Lost 3 • Tied 1

1985 - Won 7 • Lost 11 • Tied 4

Coach: Rich Hunter Captains: Steve Chang, Ken Harkenrider, Rich Herdegen, Mark Luetkehans Home: 11-1-0, Away: 6-3-0, Neutral: 1-0-0 9/6 at IPFW L 0-1 9/9 St. Francis W 9-0 9/11 at Louisville W 3-0 9/13 Valparaiso W 7-0 9/14 Bethel W 11-0 9/16 Loyola (Ill.) W 3-0 9/20 at St. Joseph's (Ind.) W 7-0 9/23 Kentucky W 4-0 9/25 Indiana L 0-4 9/30 Toledo W 7-0 10/2 at DePaul W 5-0 10/7 Findlay W 6-0 10/8 St. John's (Minn.) $ W 2-0 10/9 at UW-Milwaukee (OT) L 1-2 10/14 Marquette (OT) W 4-2 10/16 Chicago W 4-1 10/19 at Akron L 1-2 10/21 Belmont Abbey W 1-0 10/23 at Wilkes W 1-0 10/25 at Monmouth W 4-2 11/1 Grace W 2-1 11/3 at Valparaiso W 3-0

Coach: Dennis Grace Captains: David Miles, Jock Mutschler, Chris Telk Home: 2-4-2, Away: 4-7-1, Neutral: 1-0-1 9/1 at Virginia L 0-3 9/3 at George Mason L 2-4 9/7 UW-Milwaukee (OT) L 2-3 9/11 at DePaul W 3-1 9/13 Wisconsin L 1-2 9/15 at Evansville (OT) L 2-4 9/20 Michigan St. (OT) T 1-1 9/22 Indiana L 0-2 9/28 at UW-Green Bay (OT) W 3-2 9/29 at Northwestern L 0-1 10/2 Bowling Green (OT) T 1-1 10/5 at Wright State W 4-2 10/6 Miami (Oh.) (OT)% T 2-2 10/9 Marquette L 3-5 10/12 Vanderbilt @ W 2-1 10/13 at Illinois St. (OT) T 2-2 10/16 at Akron L 1-8 10/20 at Central Florida L 1-6 10/22 at South Florida L 0-3 10/25 at UNC-Charlotte W 1-0 10/30 Valparaiso W 6-3 11/1 Loyola (Ill.) W 7-0

$ - Milwaukee, Wisc.

% - Dayton, Ohio @ - Normal, Ill.

1984 - Won 12 • Lost 6 • Tied 2 Coach: Dennis Grace Captains: Steve Chang, Rich Herdegen, Dominick Driano Home: 7-2-0, Away: 5-4-2 9/5 IPFW W 2-1 9/7 Purdue W 2-1 9/9 Louisville W 3-1 9/11 at Bethel W 4-0 9/14 at Michigan St. (OT) T 2-2 9/16 at Northwestern W 3-0 9/21 Illinois W 3-1 9/23 at Indiana L 1-5 9/26 at Loyola (Ill.) (OT) T 0-0 9/28 DePaul W 6-1 9/30 St. Joseph’s (Ind.) W 7-1 10/2 at St. Francis W 5-2 10/7 at St. Louis L 1-3 10/12 Central Michigan W 2-0 10/14 at Marquette L 1-4 10/17 Akron L 0-1 10/24 at Wisconsin L 0-3 10/26 at UW-Platteville W 4-3 10/28 John Carroll L 2-3 11/1 at Valparaiso (OT) W 6-4

8/31 9/6 9/7 9/12 9/14 9/17 9/19 9/21 9/24 9/27 9/28 10/1 10/3 10/5 10/7 10/19 10/24 10/29 11/1 11/2 11/5 11/9

# - First match played at Krause Stadium $ Dayton, Ohio % Spartanburg, S.C. * Los Angeles, Calif.

1988 - Won 17 • Lost 4 • Tied 2

1986 - Won 13 • Lost 7 • Tied 2 Coach: Dennis Grace Captain: Jim Flynn Home: 6-1-1, Away: 7-6-1 at Wisc.-Milwaukee W Purdue W at Minnesota W at Indiana L Michigan W Northwestern W at Michigan State L Tri-State W DePaul W at Miami (Oh.) W at Wright State W at Bowling Green L at Wisconsin L at Marquette L Akron (OT) T at Connecticut (OT) W at Penn State L at Valparaiso W at Navy W at Florida Int’l (OT) T Western Michigan W Evansville L

Coach: Dennis Grace Captains: Jerry Guignon, Steve Lowney, Home: 10-0-0, Away: 5-2-1, Neutral: 2-1-0 9/1 at Loyola (Ill.) (OT) W 2-1 9/4 Drake # W 2-0 9/8 at Detroit W 7-1 9/9 at Western Michigan W 2-0 9/13 Indiana (OT) W 4-3 9/18 Michigan State W 3-1 9/20 Northwestern W 5-0 9/23 Illinois State W 1-0 9/26 Boston College $ W 5-0 9/27 at Wright State (OT) T 1-1 9/29 Bowling Green (OT) W 2-1 10/2 Wisconsin (OT) W 4-2 10/10 at USC Spartanburg (OT)- W 2-1 10/11 Winthrop % W 4-1 10/17 at DePaul W 1-0 10/22 at Portland L 1-3 10/31 at UCLA L 2-3 11/1 San Diego State * L 0-1 11/4 Valparaiso W 2-1 11/6 Marquette W 3-1 11/8 Ohio State W 2-1

1-0 6-0 4-1 0-2 3-2 4-1 0-1 10-0 10-0 4-0 3-2 1-3 1-2 1-2 1-1 2-1 0-3 4-1 2-1 0-0 2-0 0-2

Coach: Dennis Grace Captains: Johnny Guignon, Joe Sternberg, Dave Augustyn Home: 8-0-0, Away: 4-2-2, Neutral: 5-0-0 9/1 Loyola (OT) W 4-1 9/3 Maine * W 3-1 9/4 at Lafayette W 3-2 9/9 at Indiana T 1-1 9/11 Xavier W 4-2 9/16 at Michigan State W 5-0 9/18 Dayton W 5-1 9/23 Western Michigan W 3-0 9/25 Birmingham Southern W 5-0 9/27 at Bowling Green W 2-1 9/30 Detroit W 3-1 10/2 at Wisconsin T 0-0 10/9 at Akron L 2-3 10/13 DePaul W 6-1 10/16 at Coll. of Charleston L 1-2 10/22 at Rutgers L 0-2 10/29 Penn State $ W 3-1 10/30 Boston University $ W 5-1 11/2 UW-Green Bay W 2-1 11/4 Detroit # W 6-0 11/5 Evansville # W 2-0 11/6 at St. Louis # W 2-0 11/13 at SMU % L 0-2 * - Easton, Pa. $ - Miami, Fla. # - MCC Tournament (St. Louis, Mo.) % - NCAA Tournament

In 1983, Notre Dame posted an 18-4-0 record and outscored its opponents 85-15.

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Year-by-Year Results

1990 - Won 4 • Lost 11 • Tied 3 Coach: Mike Berticelli Captains: Paul LaVigne, Danny Stebbins Home: 4-2-1, Away: 0-7-2, Neutral: 0-2-0 9/1 Dayton (OT) W 5-1 9/7 at Duke $ L 2-5 9/9 North Carolina St.$ L 1-2 9/12 at Loyola (Ill.) (OT) T 2-2 9/14 St. Louis L 2-3 9/17 Valparaiso W 6-0 9/19 Detroit L 0-2 9/21 at Michigan State L 0-1 9/24 at Marquette L 0-4 9/28 at Wisconsin (OT) T 0-0 10/5 Ohio State W 2-0 10/7 Creighton (OT) T 0-0 10/9 at Butler (OT) L 0-2 10/19 Xavier W 2-1 10/22 at Evansville L 0-3 10/26 UNC-Charlotte* L 0-3 10/27 at Florida Int’l L 2-3 11/1 at St. Louis # L 0-1 $ - Durham, NC * - Miami, Fla. # - MCC Tournament (St. Louis, Mo.)

1991 - Won 13 • Lost 5 • Tied 2

Notre Dame made its first NCAA Tournament appearance during the 1988 campaign. Head coach Dennis Grace guided the Irish to a 17-4-2 record. Joe Sternberg, Johnny Guignon and Dave Augustyn were featured on that season’s media guide cover.

1989 - Won 10 • Lost 7 • Tied 3 Coach: Dennis Grace Captains: Rolfe Behrje, Dave Augustyn Home: 5-3-2, Away: 4-3-0, Neutral: 1-1-1 9/2 at St. Louis @ L 0-2 9/3 Virginia @ L 0-3 9/6 at Detroit W 4-3 9/13 Detroit W 3-1 9/17 at Marquette W 1-0 9/20 at Loyola (Ill.) W 4-0 9/22 Michigan State ** W 4-1 9/24 Marquette T 2-2 9/29 Indiana L 1-3 10/1 Wisconsin L 1-3 10/6 Cal State-LA (OT) % T 0-0 10/8 at Santa Clara % L 0-4 10/13 Akron (OT) T 0-0 10/16 Valparaiso W 9-2 10/18 DePaul W 5-0 10/20 Loyola (Ill.) W 3-0 10/24 at Air Force W 2-1 10/29 Bowling Green L 0-1 11/2 Xavier # W 3-2 11/3 at St. Louis # L 1-2 @ - Bloomington, Ind. % - Santa Clara, Calif. # - MCC Tournament (St. Louis, Mo.) ** Notre Dame's 200th win

Coach: Mike Berticelli Captains: Bret Hofmann, Kenyon Meyer Home: 6-2-1, Away: 5-2-0, Neutral: 2-1-1 9/10 Loyola (Ill.) (OT) L 0-1 9/13 at St. Louis L 0-2 9/18 Central Michigan W 5-0 9/20 Michigan State W 1-0 9/22 Evansville (OT) T 0-0 9/27 #2 Indiana (OT) L 1-4 10/1 at Detroit W 3-0 10/4 at Xavier W 8-0 10/6 at Dayton W 3-2 10/9 at Valparaiso W 1-0 10/13 Butler W 3-1 10/18 DePaul W 6-0 10/23 at Georgetown W 4-1 10/26 at #8 South Carolina L 0-2 10/27 #20 Adelphi (OT) * T 2-2 10/30 Western Michigan W 1-0 11/3 Kentucky W 2-0 11/7 Detroit # W 6-0 11/8 Xavier # W 2-0 11/10 Evansville # L 0-2 * - MetLife Classic (Columbia, S.C.) # - MCC Tournament (Indianapolis, Ind.)

1992 - Won 10 • Lost 7 • Tied 2 Coach: Mike Berticelli Captains: Brendan Dillmann, Kevin Pendergast, Mario Tricocci Home: 6-1-0, Away: 3-3-2, Neutral: 1-3-0 9/5 #4 UCLA $ L 0-1 9/6 #13 Duke $ L 1-2 9/11 Illinois-Chicago W 7-0 9/15 Valparaiso W 5-1 9/18 at Michigan State T 2-2 9/20 La Salle W 2-0 9/25 at Indiana L 0-3 9/29 at DePaul W 3-0 10/2 Xavier L 0-1 10/4 Dayton W 4-0 10/7 Detroit W 2-1 10/11 at Evansville W 2-1 10/14 at Loyola (Ill.) L 2-3 10/17 at Kentucky W 2-0 10/20 at Vanderbilt L 1-3 10/29 at Butler T 1-1 11/2 Miami (Oh.) W 2-1 11/6 Loyola (Ill.) # W 2-1 11/7 Evansville # L 2-3 $ - MetLife Classic (Bloomington, Ind.) # - MCC Tournament (Indianapolis, Ind.)

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1993 - Won 15 • Lost 6 Coach: Mike Berticelli Captain: Mike Palmer Home: 5-3-0, Away: 7-2-0, Neutral: 3-2-0 9/4 #20 Rutgers $ W 4-1 9/5 UNLV $ L 0-1 9/10 Butler L 2-4 9/14 at Detroit W 3-1 9/17 Michigan State W 3-2 9/19 Evansville W 1-0 9/24 #4 Indiana L 0-3 9/28 DePaul W 7-0 10/1 South Carolina W 2-0 10/2 Penn State L 0-1 10/8 at Xavier W 1-0 10/10 at Ohio State W 1-0 10/13 at Loyola (Ill.) W 7-0 10/17 at Bowling Green W 2-1 10/21 Western Illinois W 2-0 10/26 at Old Dominion L 1-4 10/29 at Delaware W 4-0 10/31 at La Salle W 4-0 11/5 Butler # W 2-0 11/7 Detroit Mercy # W 2-0 11/14 at Wisconsin % L 1-3 $ - adidas/Met Life Classic (Bloomington, Ind.) # - MCC Tournament (Indianapolis, Ind.) % - NCAA Tournament

1994 - Won 12 • Lost 10 • Tied 2 Coach: Mike Berticelli Captains: Chris Dean, Jason Fox, Jean Joseph Home: 11-3-1, Away: 1-6-0, Neutral: 0-1-1 9/3 at #15 Penn State $ L 0-1 9/7 Northwestern W 5-1 9/9 Ohio State W 5-0 9/15 at Northern Illinois L 0-2 9/18 Xavier W 8-0 9/20 Detroit W 5-0 9/23 at #1 Indiana L 0-2 9/25 La Salle W 4-0 9/28 Wake Forest @ L 0-1 10/2 Wisconsin-Milwaukee L 0-1 10/5 at Loyola (Ill.) L 0-2 10/7 Illinois-Chicago W 3-0 10/9 UW-Green Bay (OT) L 1-2 10/14 #10 SMU (OT) T 0-0 10/16 Bowling Green W 3-1 10/18 at DePaul W 3-0 10/21 #18 Wisconsin L 0-2 10/28 at #4 UCLA L 0-4 10/30 Cal State-Fullerton * T 2-2 11/3 Xavier # W 6-2 11/4 Butler # W 4-1 11/5 UW-Milwaukee (2OT) # W 3-2 11/12 Central Conn. (2OT) !

W 1-0 11/20 at #1 Indiana (OT) % L 0-1 $ - Game played at Fleetwood HS, Fleetwood, Pa. @ - Davidson, N.C. * - Los Angeles, Calif. # - MCC Tournament (Notre Dame, Ind.) ! - NCAA Play-In % - NCAA Tournament

1995 - Won 9 • Lost 10

9/3 9/8 9/10 9/15 9/17 9/22 9/24 9/28 10/1 10/5 10/8 10/14 10/17 10/20 10/22 10/26 10/29 11/3 11/5

Coach: Mike Berticelli Captain: Tony Capasso Home: 8-3-0, Away: 1-7-0 DePaul W Valparaiso W Syracuse W at #7 Rutgers L at Seton Hall L #5 Indiana (OT) L Boston College (OT) L Loyola Marymount W at Northwestern W Detroit L Georgetown W Providence W at #21 St. John's L at West Virginia L at Pittsburgh L Western Michigan W at Connecticut L Villanova W at #9 Wisconsin L

1997 - Won 10 • Lost 9 • Tied 2

8-0 7-0 3-0 2-5 1-4 2-4 2-3 5-0 2-1 0-1 3-2 1-0 0-6 1-2 0-3 4-0 0-4 4-0 0-3

1996 - Won 14 • Lost 7 • Tied 2 Coach: Mike Berticelli Captains: Tony Capasso, Brian Engesser, Peter Gansler Home: 7-1-2, Away: 6-6-0, Neutral: 1-0-0 8/31 at Providence W 1-0 9/3 Northwestern W 4-0 9/7 #6 St. John's (OT) T 2-2 9/10 Valparaiso W 2-0 9/13 West Virginia W 1-0 9/16 at DePaul L 0-1 9/20 #25 Connecticut (OT) T 1-1 9/22 Seton Hall W 1-0 9/27 at #11 Indiana L 0-3 10/1 at Western Michigan W 3-2 10/5 at Syracuse W 1-0 10/11 Western Illinois W 6-0 10/13 Pittsburgh W 3-0 10/18 at #6 Rutgers L 0-1 10/20 at Villanova L 1-2 10/23 at Georgetown (OT) W 2-1 10/31 #23 Wisconsin L 0-1 11/3 at Boston College L 0-1 11/10 Georgetown * W 2-1 11/16 #14 Connecticut !

W 2-1 11/17 at #12 Rutgers !

W 1-0 11/24 at #2 UNC-Greensboro $ W 1-0 12/1 at UNC-Charlotte % L 0-1 * - BIG EAST Tournament Quarterfinal ! - BIG EAST Tournament Semifinals/ Final (Piscataway, N.J.) $ - NCAA Tournament (First Round) % - NCAA Tournament (Second Round)

Coach: Mike Berticelli Captains: Matt Johnson, Ryan Turner Home: 6-4-0, Away: 4-2-2, Neutral: 0--1-0 8/29 at Pittsburgh (OT) T 0-0 9/2 #1 Indiana L 0-4 9/7 Providence W 3-0 9/10 at Valparaiso W 5-0 9/13 Buffalo (OT) L 2-3 9/16 at Northwestern (OT) T 2-2 9/20 at West Virginia W 3-0 9/23 Eastern Illinois W 1-0 9/26 Villanova W 1-0 9/28 Rutgers W 1-0 10/3 at #3 SMU L 0-1 10/5 at TCU (OT) W 4-3 10/11 Syracuse L 0-1 10/14 Western Michigan W 7-1 10/17 Georgetown (OT) L 1-2 10/21 at #5 St. John’s L 0-1 10/24 at Seton Hall L 1-2 10/26 at Connecticut (OT) L 1-2 11/2 Boston College W 3-1 11/9 at Seton Hall * W 2-0 11/15 #2 St. John’s !

L 1-4 * BIG EAST Tournament Quarterfinal (South Orange, N.J.) ! BIG EAST Tournament Semifinal (Storrs, Conn.)

1998 - Won 9 • Lost 6 • Tied 3

1999 - Won 8 • Lost 9 • Tied 3 Coach: Mike Berticelli Captain: Gerick Short Home: 7-3-0, Away: 1-5-3, Neutral: 0-1-0 9/1 at Northwestern W 1-0 9/4 Boston College W 1-0 9/7 Western Michigan (OT) L 0-1 9/11 Pittsburgh (OT) T 2-2 9/14 Cleveland State W 1-0 9/19 at #19 Connecticut (OT) L 1-2 9/24 #14 San Diego @ L 0-3 9/26 at Saint Mary’s @ L 0-2 9/29 Eastern Michigan W 5-2 10/2 Syracuse W 2-0 10/5 IUPUI W 1-0 10/9 Providence** W 4-0 10/12 at Valparaiso (OT) T 2-2 10/15 Villanova W 5-0 10/17 #11 Rutgers L 0-1 10/20 at West Virginia L 0-1 10/23 at #13 St. John’s L 1-4 10/29 Georgetown L 1-3 11/3 at Seton Hall (OT) T 1-1 11/6 at #17 Rutgers * L 0-2 @ - St. Mary’s Tournament (Moraga, Calif.) * - BIG EAST Tournament Quarterfinal (Piscataway, N.J.) ** - Notre Dame’s 300th win

2000 - Won 7 • Lost 8 • Tied 2

Coach: Mike Berticelli Captains: Matt Johnson, Phil Murphy Home: 5-1-2, Away: 4-5-1, Neutral: 0-1-0 9/1 Valparaiso W 6-1 9/5 at Syracuse W 3-1 9/8 Northwestern W 1-0 9/13 Pittsburgh (OT) T 2-2 9/18 at Rutgers (OT) L 0-1 9/20 at Villanova (OT) W 2-1 9/26 #7 St. John’s (OT) T 1-1 9/29 at W. Michigan (OT) T 1-1 10/3 at Georgetown L 1-2 10/6 IUPUI (OT) W 1-0 10/9 at #17 Santa Clara L 1-3 10/11 at Saint Mary’s W 2-1 10/16 #1 Connecticut L 0-2 10/18 #13 Seton Hall W 2-0 10/21 at Providence L 1-2 10/24 at Boston College W 3-0 10/30 West Virginia W 2-0 11/7 at #13 St. John’s * L 0-2

Coach: Chris Apple Captains: Connor LaRose, Stephen Maio, Dustin Pridmore Home: 4-4-0, Away: 2-4-2, Neutral: 1-0-0 9/1 New Mexico @ W 2-0 9/3 at UNLV @ (OT) T 0-0 9/6 #21 Bradley L 1-3 9/9 at Boston College L 0-2 9/16 at Syracuse W 3-0 9/19 Cleveland State W 2-1 9/22 Seton Hall L 0-1 9/24 #2 Connecticut L 0-1 9/29 #15 Pittsburgh L 2-3 10/3 Northwestern W 2-1 10/8 at Providence L 1-3 10/14 #10 St. John’s W 1-0 10/17 at Georgetown L 0-2 10/20 at Villanova W 2-1 10/22 at Rutgers L 1-3 10/27 West Virginia W 2-0 10/31 at IUPUI (OT) T 0-0

* - BIG EAST Tournament Quarterfinal (Jamaica, N.Y.)

@ - UNLV Fila/Snickers Rebel Classic (Las Vegas, Nev.)

Mike Berticelli was at the helm of the Fighting Irish program for 10 seasons before his untimely death in 2000. He steered the Irish to two Midwestern Collegiate Conference titles and also led Notre Dame to the 1996 BIG EAST championship in the program’s second season in the league.

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Year-by-Year Results 2001 - Won 12 • Lost 7 Coach: Bobby Clark Captains: Andreas Forstner, Griffin Howard, Greg Martin Home: 7-1-0, Away: 5-4-0, Neutral: 0-2-0 9/1 Villanova W 5-0 9/7 at #5 Furman @ (2OT) L 2-3 9/9 #16 Clemson @ L 0-4 9/19 Cleveland State W 3-1 9/22 #23 Rutgers L 0-3 9/25 at Bradley W 3-2 9/29 at Seton Hall (OT) L 0-1 10/5 Georgetown W 3-1 10/11 at West Virginia W 3-0 10/14 at Virginia Tech W 2-0 10/17 at #6 Indiana W 1-0 10/20 #21 Boston College W 2-0 10/24 at Providence W 2-0 10/27 at #10 Connecticut L 0-1 10/30 IUPUI W 4-0 11/3 Syracuse (OT) W 2-1 11/10 Georgetown * W 1-0 11/16 #8 St. John’s !

L 0-1 11/23 at Maryland # L 0-1 @ - Umbro/Spinx Furman Invitational (Greenville, S.C.) * - BIG EAST Tournament Quarterfinal ! - BIG EAST Tournament Semifinal (Storrs, Conn.) # - NCAA Tournament (First Round)

2002 - Won 12 • Lost 6 • Tied 3 Coach: Bobby Clark Captains: Erich Braun, Greg Martin, Justin Ratcliffe Home: 8-2-1, Away: 3-4-2, Neutral: 1-0-0 8/31 SW Missouri State!

W 3-2 9/1 at #19 Creighton! (2OT) T 2-2 9/7 #6 Seton Hall W 4-0 9/13 Cornell (2OT)@ T 1-1 9/15 #7 Furman (2OT)@ W 2-1 9/19 at Bradley L 2-3 9/22 Providence W 5-1 9/26 at #2 St. John’s L 0-1 9/29 at #19 Rutgers (2OT) T 1-1 10/4 Pittsburgh (OT) L 0-1 10/6 at Akron W 1-0 10/12 at #15 Boston College (OT) W 1-0 10/16 Michigan State W 2-0 10/20 #5 Connecticut W 3-1 10/23 at Villanova W 5-0 10/26 at Georgetown L 2-3 11/1 Virginia Tech W 2-1 11/3 Loyola (Ill.) W 1-0 11/9 Georgetown^ L 1-2 1122 Akron # W 3-1 11/27 at #5 Indiana $ L 0-1 ! Diadora Challenge (Omaha, Neb.) @ - Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament ^ - BIG EAST Tournament Quarterfinal # - NCAA Tournament (First Round) $ - NCAA Tournament (Second Round)

2003 - Won 16 • Lost 3 • Tied 4 Coach: Bobby Clark Captains: Greg Martin, Justin Detter, Devon Prescod, Kevin Richards, Chad Riley Home: 7-2-1, Away: 5-1-1, Neutral: 4-0-2 8/29 vs. #20 UAB (2OT)!

T 0-0 8/30 vs. #11 California (2OT)! W 2-1 9/4 #13 St. John’s L 0-3 9/12 Fresno State (OT)% W 2-1 9/14 Akron (2OT)% T 0-0 9/18 #19 Indiana (2OT) W 1-0 9/21 West Virginia W 1-0 9/25 Bradley W 2-0 9/28 Georgetown W 2-1 10/2 at Syracuse (2OT) T 1-1 10/5 at Pittsburgh W 2-0 10/11 #25 Rutgers L 2-5 10/14 at Cleveland State W 6-0 10/18 at Connecticut L 0-1 10/22 at Providence W 2-0 10/25 at #9 Virginia Tech (OT) W 2-1 10/31 #25 Villanova W 2-0 11/2 at Michigan State W 1-0 11/9 #25 Connecticut^ W 2-0 11/14 vs. Providence& W 1-0 11/16 vs. #4 St. John’s& W 2-0 11/26 vs. UW-Milwaukee@ W 4-1 11/30 vs. Michigan (2OT)$ T 1-1 ! - adidas/IU Credit Union Classic % - Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament ^ - BIG EAST Championship Quarterfinal & - BIG EAST Championship Semifinal and Final (Storrs, Conn.) @ - NCAA Championship Second Round (Notre Dame, Ind.) & - NCAA Championship Third Round (Notre Dame, Ind.)

Greg Martin served as team tri-captain during the first season of the Bobby Clark era in 2001. Martin and the Irish notched a 12-7-0 record and qualified for the NCAA Tournament for the first time in five seasons.

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2004 - Won 13 • Lost 3 • Tied 3 Coach: Bobby Clark Captains: Chris Sawyer, Jack Stewart, Kevin Goldthwaite Home: 8-0-2, Away: 3-2-1, Neutral: 2-1-0 9/3 vs. Oregon State!

W 2-1 9/5 vs. Boston U.!

W 2-0 9/10 Evansville^ W 2-1 9/12 CS Fullerton (2OT)^ T 0-0 9/15 at #1 Indiana L 0-2 9/18 Georgetown W 4-1 9/23 at West Virginia L 0-1 9/26 at #21 Villanova W 1-0 10/1 #9 Boston College (OT) W 1-0 10/3 Loyola-Ill. W 4-0 10/7 Pittsburgh W 3-0 10/10 Syracuse (2OT) W 1-0 10/13 #19 Michigan W 3-0 10/16 at #10 St. John’s (2OT) T 1-1 10/20 at #17 Seton Hall W 1-0 10/23 at Rutgers W 1-0 10/30 Connecticut W 2-0 11/6 #21 Seton Hall (2OT)@ T 0-0 11/23 Ohio State$ L 1-2 ! - adidas/IU Credit Union Classic ^ - Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament @ - Notre Dame eliminated on penalty kicks, 8-7 $ - NCAA Championship Second Round (Notre Dame, Ind.)

2005 - Won 12 • Lost 8 • Tied 3 Coach: Bobby Clark Captains: Dale Rellas, John Stephens, Greg Dalby Home: 6-3-2, Away: 5-4-1, Neutral: 1-1-0 9/2 vs. #7 SMU! W 4-1 9/4 vs. #10 Wake Forest!(OT) L 0-1 9/9 Boston University^ W 1-0 9/11 Saint Louis (2OT)^ W 1-0 9/16 at #10 St. John’s L 1-2 9/18 at Syracuse W 1-0 9/23 Louisville W 2-1 9/25 Cincinnati L 1-2 9/28 Bradley W 1-0 10/1 West Virginia (2OT) T 3-3 10/5 at Marquette W 1-0 10/8 #10 Connecticut L 1-2 10/11 at Michigan State (2OT) T 0-0 10/15 at Georgetown L 0-1 10/19 at Providence (2OT) W 2-1 10/22 at Pittsburgh W 2-1 10/26 #5 Indiana L 0-3 10/29 #16 Seton Hall W 4-0 11/2 Syracuse%@ (2OT) T 0-0 11/5 at #16 St. John’s% L 0-1 11/18 Western Illinois$ W 2-0 11/22 at #5 Indiana$ W 2-0 11/27 at #12 Clemson$ L 0-1 ! - adidas/IU Credit Union Classic ^ - Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament % - BIG EAST Tournament @ - Notre Dame advanced on penalty kicks, 4-2 $ - NCAA Championship

2006 - Won 15 • Lost 6 • Tied 2 Coach: Bobby Clark Captains: Greg Dalby, Dale Rellas Home: 9-2-1, Away: 6-4-0, Neutral: 0-0-1 8/25 UAB^ (2OT) L 0-1 8/27 #8 Creighton^ W 4-1 9/1 vs. Saint Louis! (2OT) T 0-0 9/3 at #12 Indiana! (OT) W 5-4 9/8 South Florida L 0-2 9/10 DePaul W 3-0 9/15 at Louisville W 2-0 9/17 at Cincinnati L 1-2 9/20 Northern Illinois (2OT) T 0-0 9/23 Pittsburgh W 3-1 9/27 Marquette W 4-0 9/30 at Seton Hall W 2-0 10/4 at Michigan W 2-0 10/7 Georgetown W 4-1 10/11 Michigan State W 3-0 10/14 Providence W 3-0 10/18 at #4 West Virginia L 1-2 10/21 at #14 Connecticut W 1-0 10/25 DePaul% W 2-0 10/28 at Rutgers% (2OT) L 1-2 11/15 Illinois-Chicago$ W 1-0 11/18 at #7 Maryland$ (2OT) W 1-0 11/24 at #4 Virginia$ L 2-3 ^ - Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament ! - adidas/IU Credit Union Classic % - BIG EAST Tournament $ - NCAA Championship

2007 - Won 14 • Lost 5 • Tied 5 Coach: Bobby Clark Captains: Ryan Miller, Alex Yoshinaga, Matt Besler Home: 7-1-3, Away: 5-3-2, Neutral: 2-1-0 8/31 vs. #1 UCLA! (OT) W 2-1 9/2 vs. #7 Maryland!

L 0-3 9/7 Rhode Island^ W 3-0 9/9 Northern Illinois^ (2OT) T 1-1 9/15 at Marquette W 1-0 9/21 at Rutgers W 2-0 9/23 at Villanova** W 1-0 9/28 Cincinnati (2OT) T 1-1 9/30 Louisville W 2-1 10/3 #16 Michigan W 3-0 10/6 #13 West Virginia W 1-0 10/10 at Michigan State L 0-1 10/13 #1 Connecticut (2OT) T 3-3 10/17 #12 Indiana L 2-3 10/21 Seton Hall W 2-0 10/24 at Pittsburgh W 3-0 10/28 at Providence (2OT) T 2-2 11/3 at Georgetown (2OT) T 0-0 11/11 St. John’s% W 1-0 11/16 vs. #19 DePaul@ W 2-1 11/18 at #2 Connecticut@ L 0-2 11/28 Oakland$ W 2-1 12/1 at #7 Santa Clara$ W 2-0 12/8 at #2 Wake Forest$ (OT) L 0-1 ! - adidas/IU Credit Union Classic ^ - Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament ** - Notre Dame’s 400th win % - BIG EAST Quarterfinals @ - BIG EAST Semifinals/Finals (Storrs, Conn.) $ - NCAA Championship

2008 - Won 12 • Lost 7 • Tied 2 Coach: Bobby Clark Captains: Matt Besler, Alex Yoshinaga, Michael Thomas Home: 9-1-1, Away: 2-4-1, Neutral: 1-2-0 8/29 vs. #12 Akron!

L 0-3 8/31 vs. Duke!

W 4-1 9/5 Dartmouth^ W 2-1 9/7 #5 South Florida W 5-0 9/11 Marquette W 4-1 9/19 #5 St. John’s (2OT) T 0-0 9/21 Syracuse W 3-0 9/26 at Cincinnati W 3-0 9/28 at #16 Louisville (OT) L 1-2 10/1 at Michigan* L 1-3 10/8 Michigan State W 3-0 10/11 Pittsburgh W 4-1 10/16 at #22 Indiana L 1-3 10/19 Providence W 3-1 10/22 at Seton Hall (2OT) T 1-1 10/25 at #15 Connecticut (OT) L 0-1 10/29 #24 Georgetown W 2-1 11/1 at West Virginia W 1-0 11/8 #23 Louisville% W 1-0 11/14 vs. #8 South Florida@ L 1-2 11/25 #16 Northwestern$ L 1-2 ! - adidas/IU Credit Union Classic ^ - Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament * - Ypsilanti, Mich. % - BIG EAST Quarterfinals @ - BIG EAST Semifinals (Tampa, Fla.) $ - NCAA Championship

The 2006 Fighting Irish squad used a first-round bye along with wins over Illinois-Chicago and Maryland to reach the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals for the first time in program history.

The Fighting Irish celebrated their 2-1 overtime victory against topranked UCLA in the 2007 season opener at the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic. Alex Yoshinaga deposited the ‘golden goal’ in the 94th minute.

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All-Time Series Records

Columbia, SC (ot)

Score T

Air Force (1-0-0) H: 0-0-0, A: 1-0-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 10/24/89

Colo. Springs, CO

Alabama-Birmingham (0-1-1) H: 0-1-0, A: 0-0-0, N: 0-0-1 Site Date T L

Albion (2-0-0) H: 1-0-0, A: 1-0-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 9/27/78 9/27/79

Notre Dame, IN Albion, MI

Belmont, NC Notre Dame, IN

Notre Dame, IN Notre Dame, IN Mishawaka, IN Notre Dame, IN Notre Dame, IN Notre Dame, IN Mishawaka, IN

W W

Notre Dame, IN

W W W W W W W

W

Boston College (7-3-0) H: 4-1-0, A: 2-2-0, N: 1-0-0 Site Date 9/26/87 9/24/95 11/3/96 11/2/97 10/24/98

Dayton, OH Notre Dame, IN (ot) Chestnut Hill, MA Notre Dame, IN Chestnut Hill, MA

0-0 0-1

9-1 3-1

1-0 1-0

Score

Birmingham Southern (1-0-0) H: 1-0-0, A: 0-0-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 9/25/88

Score

Score

Bethel (7-0-0) H: 5-0-0, A: 2-0-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 10/13/77 10/16/78 10/15/79 10/8/80 11/2/82 9/14/83 9/11/84

0-2 1-5 1-2 0-1 1-8 1-1 2-3 0-0 1-0 3-1 0-0 0-3

Score W W

Belmont Abbey (2-0-0) H: 1-0-0, A: 1-0-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 10/25/82 10/4/83

2-1

Score

10/22/81 Akron, OH L 10/13/82 Notre Dame, IN L 10/19/83 Akron, OH L 10/17/84 Notre Dame, IN L 10/16/85 Akron, OH L 10/7/86 Notre Dame, IN (ot) T 10/9/88 Akron, OH L 10/13/89 Notre Dame, IN (ot) T 10/6/02 Akron, OH W 11/22/02 Notre Dame, IN* W 9/14/03 Notre Dame, IN (ot) T 8/29/08 Bloomington, IN L * - NCAA Tournament First Round

Bloomington, IN (2ot) Notre Dame, IN (2ot)

2-2

Score W

Akron (2-7-3) H: 1-2-3, A: 1-4-0, N: 0-1-0 Site Date

8/29/03 8/25/06

W L W W W

Boston University (3-0-0) H: 1-0-0, A: 0-0-0, N: 2-0-0 Site Date

Adelphi (0-0-1) H: 0-0-0, A: 0-0-0, N: 0-0-1 Site Date 10/27/91

Notre Dame, IN Chestnut Hill, MA Notre Dame, IN Chestnut Hill, MA(ot) Chestnut Hill, MA (ot)

7-1 8-1 3-1 3-0 12-0 11-0 4-0

Score 5-0

Score W L L W W

5-0 2-3 0-1 3-1 3-0

10/30/88 9/5/04 9/9/05

Miami, FL Bloomington, IN Notre Dame, IN

Score W W W

Bowling Green (5-3-1) H: 3-1-1, A: 2-2-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 10/31/79 10/15/80 10/2/85 10/1/86 9/29/87 9/27/88 10/29/89 10/17/93 10/16/94

Bowling Green, OH Notre Dame, IN Notre Dame, IN (ot) Bowling Green, OH Notre Dame, IN (ot) Bowling Green, OH Notre Dame, IN Bowling Green, OH Notre Dame, IN

Notre Dame, IN Peoria, IL Peoria, IL Notre Dame, IN Notre Dame, IN

L W L W W

L

Butler (3-2-1) H: 2-1-0, A: 0-1-1, N: 1-0-0 Site Date

Bloomington, IN (ot)

L W T L W W

Santa Clara, CA (ot)

T T

W

Central Florida (0-1-0) H: 0-0-0, A: 0-1-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 10/20/85

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Orlando, FL

2-2 0-0

Score T

Central Connecticut St. (1-0-0) H: 1-0-0, A: 0-0-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 11/12/94 Notre Dame, IN* (ot) * - NCAA Tournament Play-in

2-1

Score

Los Angeles, CA (ot) Notre Dame, IN (2ot)

Cal State-Los Angeles (0-0-1) H: 0-0-0, A: 0-0-0, N: 0-0-1 Site Date 10/6/89

0-2 3-1 1-1 2-4 2-0 4-1

Score W

Cal State-Fullerton (0-0-2) H: 0-0-1, A: 0-0-0, N: 0-0-1 Site Date 10/30/94 9/12/04

2-3

Score

California (1-0-0) H: 0-0-0, A: 0-0-0, N: 1-0-0 Site Date 8/30/03

1-3 3-2 2-3 2-0 1-0

Score

Notre Dame, IN (ot)

10/9/90 Indianapolis, IN (ot) 10/13/91 Notre Dame, IN 10/29/92 Indianapolis, IN (ot) 9/10/93 Notre Dame, IN 11/5/93 Bloomington, IN* 11/4/94 Notre Dame, IN* * - MCC Tournament Semifinal

1-2 2-1 1-1 1-3 2-1 2-1 0-1 2-1 3-1

Score

Buffalo (0-1-0) H: 0-1-0, A: 0-0-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 9/13/97

5-1 2-0 1-0

Score L W T L W W L W W

Bradley (3-2-0) H: 2-1-0, A: 1-1-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 9/6/97 9/25/01 9/19/02 9/25/03 9/28/05

1-0 0-2 2-0 1-0 1-0

0-0

Score 1-0

Central Michigan (2-0-0) H: 2-0-0, A: 0-0-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 10/12/84 9/18/91

L

1-6

Score W W

Chicago (6-0-0) H: 3-0-0, A: 3-0-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 9/25/78 10/30/79 10/28/80 10/4/81 10/12/82 10/16/83

Chicago, IL (ot) Notre Dame, IN Chicago, IL Notre Dame, IN Chicago, IL Notre Dame, IN

9/9/79 9/7/80 9/25/05 9/17/06 9/28/07 9/26/08

Notre Dame, IN Cincinnati, OH Notre Dame, IN Cincinnati, OH Notre Dame, IN (ot) Cincinnati, OH

Cleveland State (4-0-0) H: 3-0-0, A: 1-0-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date

Charleston, SC

1-0 2-1 3-1 6-0

Score L

Connecticut (6-10-2) H: 3-3-2, A: 2-7-0, N: 1-0-0 Site Date

1-2

Score

10/19/86 Storrs, CT (ot) W 10/29/95 Storrs, CT L 9/20/96 Notre Dame, IN (ot) T 11/17/96 Piscataway, NJ** W 10/26/97 Storrs, CT (ot) L 10/16/98 Notre Dame, IN L 9/19/99 Storrs, CT (ot) L 9/24/99 Notre Dame, IN L 10/27/01 Storrs, CT L 10/20/02 Notre Dame, IN W 10/22/03 Storrs, CT L 11/9/03 Notre Dame, IN* W 10/30/04 Notre Dame, IN W 10/8/05 Notre Dame, IN L 10/21/06 Storrs, CT W 10/13/07 Notre Dame, IN (ot) T 11/18/07 Storrs, CT*** L 10/25/08 Storrs, CT (ot) L * - BIG EAST Tournament Quarterfinal ** - BIG EAST Tournament Semifinal *** - BIG EAST Tournament Final

Cornell (0-0-1) H: 0-0-1, A: 0-0-0, N: 0-0-0 Date Site Notre Dame, IN (ot)

0-4 0-1

Score W W W W

College of Charleston (0-1-0) H: 0-0-0, A: 0-1-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 10/16/88

0-1 2-1 1-2 1-2 1-1 3-0

Score

9/9/01 Greenville, SC L 11/27/05 Clemson, SC* L * - NCAA Tournament Round of 16

Notre Dame, IN Notre Dame, IN Notre Dame, IN Cleveland, OH

4-3 3-1 6-0 5-0 2-0 4-1

Score L W L L T W

Clemson (0-2-0) H: 0-0-0, A: 0-1-0, N: 0-1-0 Site Date

9/14/99 9/19/00 9/19/01 10/14/03

2-0 5-0

Score W W W W W W

Cincinnati (2-3-1) H: 0-2-1, A: 2-1-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date

9/13/02

Score

Notre Dame, IN Notre Dame, IN

2-1 0-4 1-1 2-1 1-2 0-2 1-2 0-1 0-1 3-1 0-1 2-0 2-0 1-2 1-0 3-3 0-2 0-1

Score T

1-1

Creighton (1-0-2) H: 1-0-1, A: 0-0-1, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 10/7/90 9/1/02 8/27/06

Notre Dame, IN (ot) Omaha, NE* Notre Dame, IN

Score T T W

Notre Dame, IN

Score W

Dayton (9-1-1) H: 6-0-0, A: 3-1-1, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 9/16/77 10/1/78 10/29/78 9/14/79 10/31/80 9/25/81 10/1/82 9/18/88 9/1/90 10/6/91 10/4/92

Dayton, OH (ot) Dayton, OH Notre Dame, IN Dayton, OH (ot) Dayton, OH Notre Dame, IN Notre Dame, IN Notre Dame, IN Notre Dame, IN (ot) Dayton, OH Notre Dame, IN

Newark, DE

3-3 4-2 2-1 2-3 1-0 2-1 3-0 5-1 5-1 3-2 4-0

Score W

DePaul (18-1-0) H: 12-0-0, A: 5-1-0, N: 1-0-0 Site Date

4-0

Score

9/12/80 Notre Dame, IN W 9/30/81 Notre Dame, IN W 10/15/82 Notre Dame, IN W 10/2/83 Chicago, IL W 9/28/84 Notre Dame, IN W 9/11/85 Chicago, IL W 9/24/86 Notre Dame, IN W 10/17/87 Chicago, IL W 10/13/88 Notre Dame, IN W 10/18/89 Notre Dame, IN W 10/18/91 Notre Dame, IN W 9/29/92 Chicago, IL W 9/28/93 Notre Dame, IN W 10/18/94 Chicago, IL W 9/3/95 Notre Dame, IN W 9/16/96 Chicago, IL L 9/10/06 Notre Dame, IN W 10/25/06 Notre Dame, IN* W 11/16/07 Storrs, CT** W * - BIG EAST Tournament First Round ** - BIG EAST Tournament Semifinals

Detroit (11-2-0) H: 4-2-0, A: 4-0-0, N: 3-0-0 Site Date 9/8/87 Detroit, MI 9/30/88 Notre Dame, IN 11/4/88 St. Louis, MO* 9/6/89 Detroit, MI 9/13/89 Notre Dame, IN 9/19/90 Notre Dame, IN 10/1/91 Detroit, MI 11/7/91 Bloomington, IN* 10/7/92 Notre Dame, IN 9/14/93 Detroit, MI 11/7/93 Bloomington, IN** 9/20/94 Notre Dame, IN 10/5/95 Notre Dame, IN * - MCC Tournament Quarterfinal ** - MCC Tournament Final

2-1

Score T W W L W W W W W W W

Delaware (1-0-0) H: 0-0-0, A: 1-0-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 10/29/93

11/12/78 9/4/87

Des Moines, IA Notre Dame, IN

Score W W

Duke (1-2-0) H: 0-0-0, A: 0-1-0, N: 1-1-0 Site Date

Dartmouth (1-0-0) H: 1-0-0, A: 0-0-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 9/5/08

0-0 1-1 4-1

Drake (2-0-0) H: 1-0-0, A: 1-0-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date

5-0 6-0 6-0 5-0 6-1 3-1 10-0 1-0 6-1 5-0 6-0 3-0 7-0 3-0 8-0 0-1 3-0 2-0 2-1

7-1 3-1 6-0 4-3 3-1 0-2 3-0 6-0 2-1 3-1 2-0 5-0 0-1

Durham, NC Bloomington, IN Bloomington, IN

Score L L W

Eastern Illinois (1-0-0) H: 1-0-0, A: 0-0-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 9/23/97

Notre Dame, IN

9/26/99

Notre Dame, IN

Notre Dame, IN

Score W L L W L T L W L W W

Miami, FL (ot) Miami, FL

Notre Dame, IN (ot)

Greenville, SC (ot) Notre Dame, IN (ot)

W

Fairfax, VA

2-1

Score L W

George Mason (0-1-0) H: 0-0-0, A: 0-1-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 9/3/85

3-0

Score

Furman (1-1-0) H: 1-0-0; A: 0-1-0; N: 0-0-0 Site Date 9/07/01 9/15/02

0-0 2-3

Score W

Fresno State (1-0-0) H: 1-0-0, A: 0-0-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 9/12/03

6-0

Score T L

Florissant Valley (1-0-0) H: 1-0-0, A: 0-0-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date Notre Dame, IN

4-1 2-4 0-2 2-0 0-3 0-0 0-2 2-1 2-3 1-0 2-1

Score W

Florida International (0-1-1) H: 0-0-0, A: 0-1-1, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 11/2/86 10/27/90

5-2

Bruce McCourt’s game-winning goal against Indiana 25 seconds into overtime gave Notre Dame its first victory over the Hoosiers on September 13, 1987.

Findlay (1-0-0) H: 1-0-0, A: 0-0-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 10/7/83

1-0

Score W

Evansville (5-5-1) H: 2-1-1, A: 2-2-0, N: 1-2-0 Site Date 11/12/77 Evansville, IN 9/15/85 Evansville, IN (ot) 11/9/86 Notre Dame, IN 11/5/88 St. Louis, MO* 10/22/90 Evansville, IN 9/22/91 Notre Dame, IN (ot) 11/10/91 Indianapolis, IN** 10/11/92 Evansville, IN 11/7/92 Indianapolis, IN* 9/19/93 Notre Dame, IN 9/10/04 Notre Dame, IN * - MCC Tournament Semifinal ** - MCC Tournament Final

2-5 1-2 4-1

Score W

Eastern Michigan (1-0-0) H: 1-0-0, A: 0-0-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date

9/8/78

Score W W W W W L W W W W W W L

9/7/90 9/6/92 8/31/08

4-2 2-0

2-3 2-1

Georgetown (10-7-2) H: 7-3-0, A: 2-4-1, N: 1-0-1 Site Date

Goshen (1-2-0) H: 1-1-0, A: 0-1-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 10/4/77 10/3/78 10/2/79

Score 2-3

Notre Dame, IN Goshen, IN Notre Dame, IN

9/10/80 9/9/81 11/1/83

Notre Dame, IN Winona Lake, IN Notre Dame, IN

Notre Dame, IN

4-0 7-0 2-1

Score W

Illinois (1-0-0) H: 1-0-0, A: 0-0-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 9/21/84

3-1 1-2 0-2

Score W W W

Huntington (1-0-0) H: 1-0-0, A: 0-0-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date Notre Dame, IN

0-0 4-1 3-2 2-1 2-1 1-2 1-2 1-3 0-2 3-1 1-0 2-3 1-2 2-1 4-1 0-1 4-1 0-0 2-1

Score W L L

Grace College (3-0-0) H: 2-0-0, A: 1-0-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date

10/21/77 L

Score

9/11/82 Rochester, NY (ot) T 10/23/91 Washington, DC W 10/8/95 Notre Dame, IN W 10/23/96 Washington, DC (ot) W 11/10/96 Notre Dame, IN* W 10/17/97 Notre Dame, IN (ot) L 10/3/98 Washington, DC L 10/29/99 Notre Dame, IN L 10/17/00 Washington, DC L 10/05/01 Notre Dame, IN W 11/10/01 Notre Dame, IN* W 10/26/02 Washington, DC L 11/9/02 Notre Dame, IN* (ot) L 9/28/03 Notre Dame, IN W 9/18/04 Notre Dame, IN W 10/15/05 Washington, DC L 10/7/06 Notre Dame, IN W 11/3/07 Washington, DC (ot) T 10/29/08 Notre Dame, IN W * - BIG EAST Tournament Quarterfinal

3-0

Score W

3-1

2 0 0 9 M E N ’ S S O C C E R 123

All-Time Series Records Illinois-Chicago (3-0-0) H: 3-0-0, A: 0-0-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date

Score

9/11/92 Notre Dame, IN W 10/7/94 Notre Dame, IN W 11/15/06 Notre Dame, IN* W * - NCAA Tournament Second Round

Illinois State (1-0-1) H: 1-0-0, A: 0-0-1, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 10/13/85 9/23/87

Normal, IL (ot) Notre Dame, IN

Score T W

Indiana (5-23-1) H: 2-11-0, A: 3-12-1, N: 0-0-0 Date Site

IPFW (4-1-0) H: 3-0-0, A: 1-1-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date Fort Wayne, IN Notre Dame, IN Notre Dame, IN Fort Wayne, IN Notre Dame, IN

Indianapolis, IN Notre Dame, IN (ot) Notre Dame, IN Indianapolis, IN (ot) Notre Dame, IN

Fort Wayne, IN Notre Dame, IN Fort Wayne, IN (ot)

3-1 4-1 3-0 0-1 2-1

Score W W W T W

Indiana Tech (3-0-0) H: 1-0-0, A: 2-0-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 9/26/77 9/25/78 9/25/79

1-7 0-4 0-4 0-2 0-4 0-4 1-5 0-2 0-2 4-3 1-1 1-3 1-4 0-3 0-3 0-2 0-1 2-4 0-3 0-4 1-0 0-1 1-0 0-2 0-3 2-0 5-4 2-3 1-3

Score W W W L W

IUPUI (4-0-1) H: 3-0-0, A: 1-0-1, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 11/5/77 10/6/98 10/5/99 10/31/00 10/30/01

2-2 1-0

Score

10/22/78 Bloomington, IN L 9/28/79 Notre Dame, IN L 9/28/80 Bloomington, IN L 10/25/81 Notre Dame, IN L 9/24/82 Bloomington, IN L 9/25/83 Notre Dame, IN L 9/23/84 Bloomington, IN L 9/22/85 Notre Dame, IN L 9/12/86 Bloomington, IN L 9/13/87 Notre Dame, IN (ot) W 9/9/88 Bloomington, IN (ot) T 9/29/89 Notre Dame, IN L 9/27/91 Notre Dame, IN (ot) L 9/25/92 Bloomington, IN L 9/24/93 Notre Dame, IN L 9/23/94 Bloomington, IN L 11/20/94 Bloomington, IN* (ot) L 9/22/95 Notre Dame, IN (ot) L 9/27/96 Bloomington, IN L 9/2/97 Notre Dame, IN L 10/17/01 Bloomington, IN W 11/27/02 Bloomington, IN** L 9/18/03 Notre Dame, IN (ot) W 9/15/04 Bloomington, IN L 10/26/05 Notre Dame, IN L 11/22/05 Bloomington, IN** W 9/3/06 Bloomington, IN (ot) W 10/17/07 Notre Dame, IN L 10/16/08 Bloomington, IN L * - NCAA Tournament First Round ** - NCAA Tournament Second Round

10/9/77 9/15/78 9/8/82 9/6/83 9/5/84

7-0 3-0 1-0

5-1 1-0 1-0 0-0 4-0

John Carroll (0-1-0) H: 0-1-0, A: 0-0-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 10/28/84

Score 3-1 7-0 4-3

Score L

Kalamazoo (1-1-0) H: 1-0-0, A: 0-1-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 9/26/79 10/30/80

Notre Dame, IN Kalamazoo, MI

10/23/82 9/23/83 11/3/91 10/17/92

Lexington, KY Notre Dame, IN Notre Dame, IN Lexington, KY

Easton, PA

Notre Dame, IN Philadelphia, PA Notre Dame, IN

Loyola (Ill.) (14-3-2) H: 8-1-0, A: 5-2-2, N: 1-0-0 Site Date

124 U N I V E R S I T Y O F N O T R E D A M E 速

6-0 6-1 7-0 3-1 3-0 0-0 7-0 2-1 4-1 4-0 3-0 2-2 0-1 2-3 2-1 7-0 0-2 1-0 4-0

Score T

Loyola Marymount (1-0-0) H: 1-0-0, A: 0-0-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date Notre Dame, IN

4-1 4-0 3-0 3-1 2-1 2-0 2-1 1-2 1-0

Score W W W W W T W W W W W T L L W W L W W

Loyola (Md.) (0-0-1) H: 0-0-1, A: 0-0-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date

9/28/95

2-0 4-0 4-0

Score

11/7/81 Louisville, K3 W 10/10/82 Notre Dame, IN W 9/11/83 Louisville, KY W 9/9/84 Notre Dame, IN W 9/23/05 Notre Dame, IN W 9/15/06 Louisville, KY W 9/30/07 Notre Dame, IN W 9/28/08 Louisville, KY (ot) L 11/8/08 Notre Dame, IN* W * - BIG EAST Tournament Quarterfinal

Notre Dame, IN (ot)

3-2

Score W W W

Louisville (8-1-0) H: 5-0-0, A: 3-1-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date

9/12/79 Notre Dame, IN 9/30/80 Chicago, IL 9/11/81 Notre Dame, IN 9/28/82 Chicago, IL 9/16/83 Notre Dame, IN 9/26/84 Chicago, IL (ot) 11/1/85 Notre Dame, IN 9/1/87 Chicago, IL (ot) 9/1/88 Notre Dame, IN (ot) 9/20/89 Chicago, IL 10/20/89 Notre Dame, IN 9/12/90 Chicago, IL (ot) 9/10/91 Notre Dame, IN (ot) 10/14/92 Chicago, IL 11/6/92 Indianapolis, IN* 10/13/93 Chicago, IL 10/5/94 Chicago. IL 11/3/02 Notre Dame, IN 10/3/04 Notre Dame, IN * - MCC Tournament Quarterfinal

3-2 4-0 2-0 2-0

Score W

La Salle (3-0-0) H: 2-0-0, A: 1-0-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 9/20/92 10/31/93 9/25/94

11-1 0-1

Score W W W W

Lafayette (1-0-0) H: 0-0-0, A: 1-0-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 9/4/88

2-3

Score W L

Kentucky (4-0-0) H: 2-0-0, A: 2-0-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date

9/23/79 W W W

Notre Dame, IN

2-2

Score W

5-0

Andrew Aris tallied the lone goal in the championship game of the 1996 BIG EAST tournament as the Irish defeated Rutgers 1-0 to claim the conference crown.

Maine (1-0-0) H: 0-0-0, A: 0-0-0, N: 1-0-0 Site Date 9/3/88

Easton, PA

Score W

Manchester (2-0-0) H: 1-0-0, A: 1-0-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 10/11/77 10/10/78

Notre Dame, IN N. Manchester, IN

Score W W

Marquette (10-5-1) H: 6-1-1, A: 4-4-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 10/5/79 10/5/80 10/9/81 10/17/82 10/14/83 10/14/84 10/9/85 10/5/86 11/6/87 9/17/88 9/24/89 9/24/90 10/5/05 9/27/06 9/15/07 9/11/08

Notre Dame, IN Milwaukee, WI Notre Dame, IN (ot) Milwaukee,WI (ot) Notre Dame, IN (ot) Milwaukee, WI Notre Dame, IN Milwaukee, WI Notre Dame, IN Milwaukee, WI Notre Dame, IN (ot) Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee, WI Notre Dame, IN Milwaukee, WI Notre Dame, IN

3-1

3-0 6-0

Score W L W W W L L L W W T L W W W W

Maryland (1-2-0) H: 0-0-0, A: 1-1-0, N: 0-1-0 Site Date 11/23/01 College Park, MD* L 11/18/06 College Park, MD** (ot) W 9/2/07 Bloomington, IN L * - NCAA Tournament First Round ** - NCAA Tournament Round of 16

1-0 2-4 1-0 2-1 4-2 1-4 3-5 1-2 3-1 1-0 2-2 0-4 1-0 4-0 1-0 4-1

Score 0-1 1-0 0-3

Miami (OH) (2-1-1) H: 1-1-0, A: 1-0-0, N: 0-0-1 Site Date 10/12/80 10/6/85 9/27/86 11/2/92

Notre Dame, IN Dayton, OH (ot) Oxford, OH Notre Dame, IN

Score L T W W

Michigan (6-1-1) H: 5-0-1, A: 1-1-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 9/30/77 Notre Dame, IN 9/22/78 Notre Dame, IN 9/14/86 Notre Dame, IN 11/30/03 Notre Dame, IN* 10/13/04 Notre Dame, IN 10/4/06 Ann Arbor, MI 10/3/07 Notre Dame, IN 10/1/08 Ypsilanti, MI * - NCAA Round of 16

Score W W W T W W W L

Michigan State (10-3-5) H: 9-0-1, A: 1-3-4, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 10/7/78 10/19/79 10/2/81 9/14/84 9/20/85 9/19/86 9/18/87 9/16/88 9/22/89 9/21/90 9/20/91 9/18/92 9/17/93 11/2/03 10/11/05 10/11/06 10/10/07 10/8/08

East Lansing, MI Notre Dame, IN Notre Dame, IN East Lansing, MI Notre Dame, IN East Lansing, MI Notre Dame, IN East Lansing, MI Notre Dame, IN East Lansing, MI Notre Dame, IN East Lansing, MI Notre Dame, IN East Lansing, MI East Lansing, MI Notre Dame, IN East Lansing, MI Notre Dame, IN

(ot)

(ot) (ot)

(ot)

(2ot)

Minneapolis, MN

T W W T T L W W W L W T W W T W L W

W. Long Branch, NJ W. Long Branch, NJ W. Long Branch, NJ

Score W

Notre Dame, IN

Annapolis, MD

4-0 0-2 4-2

Score W

Navy (1-0-0) H: 0-0-0, A: 1-0-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 11/1/86

4-1

Score W L W

Morton (1-0-0) H: 1-0-0, A: 0-0-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 10/18/78

2-2 2-0 4-1 2-2 1-1 0-1 3-1 5-0 4-1 0-1 1-0 2-2 2-0 1-0 0-0 3-0 0-1 3-0

9/9/90

5-3

9/15/94 9/20/06 9/9/07

W

UNC-Charlotte (1-2-0) H: 0-0-0, A: 1-1-0, N: 0-1-0 Site Date 10/25/85 Charlotte, NC W 10/26/90 Miami, FL L 12/1/96 Charlotte, NC* L * - NCAA Tournament Round of 16

UNC-Greensboro (2-0-0) H: 0-0-0, A: 2-0-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 10/28/82 Greensboro, NC (ot) W 11/24/96 Greensboro, NC* W * - NCAA Tournament First Round

2-1

1-0 0-3 0-1

Score

DeKalb, IL Notre Dame, IN (ot) Notre Dame, IN (ot)

Ohio (1-0-0) H: 0-0-0, A: 0-0-0, N: 1-0-0 Site Date W

Old Dominion (0-1-0) H: 0-0-0, A: 0-1-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date

2-0 3-0 2-2 3-1 2-1 2-0 1-0 5-0 1-2

Score L

Oregon State (1-0-0) H: 0-0-0, A: 0-0-0, N: 1-0-0 Site Date

1-4

Score W

Penn State (1-4-0) H: 0-1-0, A: 0-3-0, N: 1-0-0 Site Date University Park, PA University Park, PA Miami, FL Notre Dame, IN University Park, PA

2-0

Score

11/4/79 Columbus, OH W 9/19/80 Notre Dame, IN W 9/20/81 Columbus, OH (ot) T 9/17/82 Notre Dame, IN W 11/8/87 Notre Dame, IN W 10/5/90 Notre Dame, IN W 10/10/93 Columbus, OH W 9/9/94 Notre Dame, IN W 11/23/04 Notre Dame, IN* L *- NCAA Tournament Second Round

10/19/80 10/24/86 10/29/88 10/2/93 9/23/94

2-0 2-1

Score

Ohio State (7-1-1) H: 5-1-0, A: 2-0-1, N: 0-0-0 Site Date

Bloomington, IN

3-2 4-0 6-0 3-0 0-1 4-1 5-0 5-1 2-1 4-0 2-2 1-0 1-0 2-1 1-2

Score

9/30/79 Notre Dame, IN W 11/28/07 Notre Dame, IN* W * - NCAA Tournament Second Round

Norfolk, VA

0-2 0-0 1-1

Score

Oakland (2-0-0) H: 2-0-0, A: 0-0-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date

Milwaukee, WI

1-2

Score L T T

10/26/78 Evanston, IL (ot) W 11/2/79 Notre Dame, IN W 10/23/81 Notre Dame, IN W 9/16/84 Evanston, IL W 9/29/85 Evanston, IL L 9/17/86 Notre Dame, IN W 9/20/87 Notre Dame, IN W 9/7/94 Notre Dame, IN W 11/1/95 Evanston, IL W 9/3/96 Notre Dame, IN W 9/16/97 Evanston, IL (ot) T 9/8/98 Notre Dame, IN W 9/1/99 Evanston, IL W 10/3/00 Notre Dame, IN W 11/25/08 Notre Dame, IN* L * - NCAA Tournament Second Round

9/3/04

Score

Score L

Northwestern (12-2-1) H: 8-1-0, A: 4-1-1, N: 0-0-0 Site Date

10/26/93

Score

Durham, NC

Northern Illinois (0-1-2) H: 0-0-2, A: 0-1-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date

10/12/79

Monmouth (2-1-0) H: 0-0-0, A: 2-1-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 10/24/79 10/21/80 9/17/95

4-2 2-1 3-2 1-1 3-0 2-0 3-0 1-3

Score

Minnesota (1-0-0) H: 0-0-0, A: 1-0-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 9/7/86

1-2 2-2 4-0 2-1

North Carolina State (0-1-0) H: 0-0-0, A: 0-0-0, N: 0-1-0 Site Date

2-1

Score L L W L L

2-4 0-3 3-1 0-1 0-1

Pittsburgh (7-3-3) H: 4-2-1, A: 3-1-2, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 10/22/95 10/13/96 8/29/97 9/13/98 9/11/99 9/29/00 10/4/02 10/5/03 10/7/04 10/22/05 9/23/06 10/24/07 10/11/08

Pittsburgh, PA Notre Dame, IN Pittsburgh, PA (ot) Notre Dame, IN (ot) Pittsburgh, PA (ot) Notre Dame, IN Notre Dame, IN (ot) Pittsburgh, PA Notre Dame, IN Pittsburgh, PA Notre Dame, IN Pittsburgh, PA Notre Dame, IN

Score L W T T T L L W W W W W W

Portland (0-1-0) H: 0-0-0, A: 0-1-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 10/22/87

Portland, OR

Score L

Providence (11-2-1) H: 6-0-0, A: 4-2-1, N: 1-0-0 Site Date 10/14/95 Notre Dame, IN 8/31/96 Providence, RI 9/7/97 Notre Dame, IN 10/21/98 Providence, RI 10/9/99 Notre Dame, IN 10/8/00 Providence, RI 10/24/01 Providence, RI 9/22/02 Notre Dame, IN 10/22/03 Providence, RI 11/14/03 Storrs, CT* 10/19/05 Providence, RI (ot) 10/14/06 Notre Dame, IN 10/28/07 Providence, RI (ot) 10/19/08 Notre Dame, IN * - BIG EAST Tournament Semifinal

West Lafayette, IN Notre Dame, IN West Lafayette, IN Notre Dame, IN Notre Dame, IN Notre Dame, IN

Notre Dame, IN

1-0 1-0 3-0 1-2 4-0 1-3 2-0 5-1 2-0 1-0 2-1 3-0 2-2 3-1

Score W W L W W W

Rhode Island (1-0-0) H: 1-0-0, A: 0-0-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 9/7/07

1-3

Score W W W L W L W W W W W W T W

Purdue (5-1-0) H: 4-0-0, A: 1-1-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 9/24/77 9/29/78 9/22/79 10/10/80 9/7/84 9/6/86

0-3 3-0 0-0 2-2 1-1 2-3 0-1 2-0 3-0 2-1 3-1 3-0 4-1

2-1 3-0 2-3 5-1 2-1 6-0

Score W

Rutgers (5-10-1) H: 1-3-0, A: 3-7-1, N: 1-0-0 Site Date 10/22/88 Piscataway, NJ L 9/4/93 Bloomington, IN W 9/15/95 Piscataway, NJ L 10/18/96 Piscataway, NJ L 11/17/96 Piscataway, NJ* W 9/7/97 Notre Dame, IN W 9/18/98 Piscataway, NJ (ot) L 10/17/99 Notre Dame, IN L 11/6/99 Piscataway, NJ* L 10/22/00 Piscataway, NJ L 9/22/01 Notre Dame, IN L 9/29/02 Piscataway, NJ (ot) T 10/11/03 Notre Dame, IN L 10/23/04 Piscataway, NJ W 10/28/06 Piscataway, NJ** (2ot) L 9/21/07 Piscataway, NJ W * - BIG EAST Tournament Final ** - BIG EAST Tournament Quarterfinal

3-0

Score 0-2 4-1 2-5 0-1 1-0 1-0 0-1 0-1 0-2 1-3 0-3 1-1 2-5 1-0 1-2 2-0

3-1 1-0

2 0 0 9 M E N ’ S S O C C E R 125

9/14/90 Notre Dame, IN 11/1/90 St. Louis, MO*** 9/13/91 St. Louis, MO 9/11/05 Notre Dame, IN (2ot) 9/1/06 Bloomington, IN (2ot) * - MCC Tournament Final ** - MCC Tournament Semifinal *** - MCC Tournament Quarterfinal

All-Time Series Records St. Francis (IN) (2-1-0) H: 1-1-0, A: 1-0-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 9/19/77 9/9/83 10/2/84

Notre Dame, IN Notre Dame, IN Fort Wayne, IN

Score L W W

St. John’s (MN) (1-0-0) H: 0-0-0, A: 0-0-0, N: 1-0-0 Site Date 10/8/83

Milwaukee, WI

Score W

Score

10/17/95 Jamaica, NY L 9/7/96 Notre Dame, IN (ot) T 10/21/97 Jamaica, NY L 11/15/97 Storrs, CT* L 9/26/98 Notre Dame, IN (ot) T 11/7/98 Jamaica, NY** L 10/23/99 Jamaica, NY L 10/14/00 Notre Dame, IN W 11/16/01 Storrs, CT* L 9/26/02 Jamaica, NY L 9/4/03 Notre Dame, IN L 11/16/03 Storrs, CT*** W 10/16/04 Jamaica, NY (2ot) T 9/16/05 Jamaica, NY L 11/5/05 Jamaica, NY** L 11/11/07 Notre Dame, IN** W 9/19/08 Notre Dame, IN T * - BIG EAST Tournament Semifinal ** - BIG EAST Tournament Quarterfinal *** - BIG EAST Tournament Final

St. Joseph’s (IN) (13-0-0) H: 8-0-0, A: 5-0-0, N: 0-0-0 Date Site Notre Dame, IN Rensselaer, IN Notre Dame, IN Rensselaer, IN Notre Dame, IN Rensselaer, IN Notre Dame, IN Notre Dame, IN Notre Dame, IN Rensselaer, IN Notre Dame, IN Rensselaer, IN Notre Dame, IN

Jersey City, NJ

St. Louis, MO Notre Dame, IN (ot) St. Louis, MO St. Louis, MO* Bloomington, IN St. Louis, MO**

4-1 5-1 12-0 5-0 9-0 11-0 4-0 4-0 10-0 6-0 6-0 7-0 7-1

Score L

0-1

L W L W L L

1-6 4-3 1-3 2-0 0-2 1-2

Score W L

Moraga, CA

11/1/87

Los Angeles, CA

2-1 0-2

Score L

San Diego State (0-1-0) H: 0-0-0, A: 0-0-0, N: 0-1-0 Site Date

0-3

Score L

Santa Clara (1-2-0) H: 0-0-0, A: 1-2-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date

0-1

Score

10/8/89 Santa Clara, CA L 10/9/98 Santa Clara, CA L 12/1/07 Santa Clara, CA* W * - NCAA Tournament Round of 16

10/10/87

0-4 1-3 2-0

Score

10/23/79 South Orange, NJ W 4-0 10/24/80 South Orange, NJ W 2-0 9/17/95 South Orange, NJ L 1-4 9/22/96 Notre Dame, IN W 1-0 10/24/97 South Orange, NJ L 1-2 11/9/97 South Orange, NJ* W 2-0 10/18/98 Notre Dame, IN W 2-0 11/3/99 South Orange, NJ T 1-1 9/22/00 Notre Dame, IN L 0-1 9/29/01 South Orange, NJ (ot) L 0-1 9/7/02 Notre Dame, IN W 4-0 10/20/04 South Orange, NJ W 1-0 11/6/04 Notre Dame, IN (2ot)*^ T 0-0 10/29/05 Notre Dame, IN W 4-0 9/30/06 South Orange, NJ W 2-0 10/21/07 Notre Dame, IN W 2-0 10/22/08 South Orange, NJ (2ot) T 1-1 * - BIG EAST Tournament Quarterfinal ^ - Notre Dame eliminated 8-7 on penalty kicks

Siena Heights (2-0-0) H: 1-0-0, A: 1-0-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date Adrian, MI Notre Dame, IN

Score W W

W

Columbia, SC Notre Dame, IN

4-2 4-1

4-1

Score L W

0-2 2-0

6-0

Score 0-3 0-2 5-0 1-2

Score 0-2 0-0 0-1 4-1

Southwest Missouri State (1-0-0) H: 0-0-0, A: 0-0-0, N: 1-0-0 Site Score Date Omaha, NE

W

Syracuse (9-2-2) H: 5-1-1, A: 4-0-1, N: 0-1-0 Site Date

3-2

Score

9/10/82 Rochester, NY L 1-3 9/10/95 Notre Dame, IN W 3-0 10/5/96 Syracuse, NY W 1-0 10/11/97 Notre Dame, IN L 0-1 9/5/98 Syracuse, NY W 3-1 10/2/99 Notre Dame, IN W 2-0 9/16/00 Syracuse, NY W 3-0 11/03/01 Notre Dame, IN W 2-1 10/2/03 Syracuse, NY T 0-0 10/10/04 Notre Dame, IN W 1-0 9/18/05 Syracuse, NY W 1-0 11/2/05 Notre Dame, IN (ot)*^ T 0-0 9/21/08 Notre Dame, IN W 3-0 * - BIG EAST Tournament First Round ^ - Notre Dame advanced 4-2 on penalty kicks

Tennessee (1-0-0) H: 1-0-0, A: 0-0-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date Notre Dame, IN

Texas Christian (1-0-0) H: 0-0-0, A: 1-0-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date Fort Worth, TX (ot)

Toledo (2-0-0) H: 1-0-0, A: 1-0-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date Toledo, OH Notre Dame, IN

Score W

Notre Dame, IN Notre Dame, IN

2-0

Score W

4-3

Score W W

Tri-State (2-0-0) H: 2-0-0, A: 0-0-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 9/12/78 9/21/86

126 U N I V E R S I T Y O F N O T R E D A M E ®

2-1

Score W

11/13/88 Dallas, TX* L 10/14/94 Notre Dame, IN (ot) T 10/3/97 Dallas, TX L 9/2/05 Bloomington, IN W * - NCAA Tournament First Round

10/5/97

Score

Notre Dame, IN

SMU (1-2-1) H: 0-0-1, A: 0-2-0, N: 1-0-0 Site Date

11/6/82 9/30/83

South Carolina (1-1-0) H: 1-0-0, A: 0-1-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 10/26/91 10/1/93

Score W

10/22/85 Tampa, FL L 9/8/06 Notre Dame, IN L 9/7/08 Notre Dame, IN W 11/14/08 Tampa, FL* L * - BIG EAST Tournament Quarterfinal

11/11/78

South Bend Soccer Club (1-0-0) H: 1-0-0, A: 0-0-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date Notre Dame, IN

Spartanburg, SC (ot)

South Florida (1-3-0) H: 1-1-0, A: 0-2-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date

8/31/02

Seton Hall (10-4-3) H: 5-1-1, A: 5-3-2, N: 0-0-0 Site Date

9/21/77

Score

Moraga, CA Moraga, CA

USC-Spartanburg (1-0-0) H: 0-0-0, A: 1-0-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date

10/18/81

San Diego (0-1-0) H: 0-0-0, A: 0-0-0, N: 0-1-0 Site Date

10/14/79 9/23/80

Saint Louis (3-7-1) H: 2-1-0, A: 1-5-0, N: 0-1-1 Date Site 9/14/80 9/13/81 10/7/84 11/6/88 9/22/89 11/3/89

0-6 2-2 0-1 1-4 1-1 0-2 1-4 1-0 0-1 0-1 0-3 2-0 1-1 1-2 0-1 1-0 0-0

Score W W W W W W W W W W W W W

St. Peter’s (0-1-0) H: 0-0-0, A: 0-1-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 10/25/79

2-0

10/11/98 9/26/99

2-3 0-1 0-2 1-0 0-0

South Dakota (1-0-0) H: 1-0-0, A: 0-0-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date

Saint Mary’s (1-1-0) H: 0-0-0, A: 1-1-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date

9/24/99

St. John’s (NY) (3-10-4) H: 2-1-3, A: 0-7-1, N: 1-2-0 Site Date

9/20/77 10/18/77 9/18/78 10/24/78 9/18/79 10/17/79 9/26/80 10/14/80 9/15/81 10/14/81 9/21/82 9/20/83 9/30/84

0-2 9-0 5-2

L L L W T

7-3 7-0

Score W W

3-0 10-0

Triton (1-0-0) H: 0-0-0, A:1-0-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 10/7/79

River Grove, IL

Score W

UCLA (1-3-0) H: 0-0-0, A: 0-2-0, N: 1-1-0 Site Date 10/31/87 9/5/92 10/28/94 9/31/07

Los Angeles, CA Bloomington, IN Los Angeles, CA Bloomington, IN (ot)

Score L L L W

UNLV (0-1-1) H: 0-0-0, A: 0-0-1, N: 0-1-0 Site Date 9/5/93 9/3/00

Bloomington, IN Las Vegas, NV (ot)

East Orange, NJ

L T

Notre Dame, IN Valparaiso, IN Notre Dame, IN Valparaiso, IN Notre Dame, IN Valparaiso, IN Notre Dame, IN Valparaiso, IN Notre Dame, IN Valparaiso, IN Notre Dame, IN Valparaiso, IN Notre Dame, IN Valparaiso, IN Valparaiso, IN (ot) Notre Dame, IN Valparaiso, IN Notre Dame, IN Notre Dame, IN Notre Dame, IN Valparaiso, IN Notre Dame, IN Notre Dame, IN Notre Dame, IN Valparaiso, IN Notre Dame, IN Valparaiso, IN

Normal, IL Nashville, TN

Villanova, PA Notre Dame, IN Villanova, PA Notre Dame, IN Villanova, PA (ot) Notre Dame, IN Villanova, PA Notre Dame, IN Villanova, PA Notre Dame, IN Villanova, PA Villanova, PA

4-1 5-1 13-1 6-1 11-0 5-0 5-0 4-2 8-1 10-0 5-0 10-0 7-0 3-0 6-4 6-3 4-1 2-1 9-2 6-0 1-0 5-1 7-0 2-0 5-0 6-1 2-2

Score W L

Villanova (10-2-0) H: 5-0-0, A: 5-2-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 10/27/79 11/3/95 10/29/96 9/26/97 9/20/98 10/15/99 10/20/00 9/01/01 10/23/02 10/31/03 9/26/04 9/23/07

1-0

Score W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W T

Vanderbilt (1-1-0) H: 0-0-0, A: 0-1-0, N: 1-0-0 Site Date 10/12/85 10/20/92

0-1 0-0

Score W

Valparaiso (26-0-1) H: 15-0-0, A: 11-0-1, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 11/2/77 11/9/77 9/20/78 11/1/78 10/9/79 11/6/79 9/16/80 11/4/80 9/16/81 10/28/81 9/15/82 10/20/82 9/13/83 11/3/83 11/1/84 10/30/85 10/29/86 11/4/87 10/16/89 9/17/90 10/9/91 9/15/92 9/8/95 9/10/96 9/10/97 9/1/98 10/12/99

2-3 0-1 0-4 2-1

Score

Upsala (1-0-0) H: 0-0-0, A: 1-0-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 10/23/80

1-0

2-1 1-3

Score L W L W W W W W W W W W

0-1 4-1 1-2 1-0 2-1 5-0 2-1 5-0 5-0 2-0 1-0 1-0

Virginia (0-3-0) H: 0-0-0, A: 0-2-0, N: 0-1-0 Site Date 9/1/85 Charlottesville, VA 9/3/89 Bloomington, IN 11/24/06 Charlottesville, VA* * - NCAA Tournament Quarterfinal

Score L L L

Virginia Tech (3-0-0) H: 1-0-0, A: 2-0-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 10/14/01 11/1/02 11/25/03

Blacksburg, VA Notre Dame, IN Blacksburg, VA (ot)

Score W W W

Wake Forest (0-4-0) H: 0-0-0, A: 0-2-0, N: 0-2-0 Site Date

West Virginia (8-4-1) H: 5-0-1, A: 3-4-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date Morgantown, WV Notre Dame, IN Morgantown, WV Notre Dame, IN Morgantown, WV Notre Dame, IN Morgantown, WV Notre Dame, IN Morgantown, WV Notre Dame, IN (2ot) Morgantown, WV Notre Dame, IN Morgantown, WV

Western Michigan (8-3-2) H: 7-0-1, A: 1-3-1, N: 0-0-0 Site Date

Wheaton, IL (ot) Notre Dame, IN

L W L T W W W W W W W T L

Wilkes-Barre, PA

10/11/87

Spartanburg, SC

Score W

Wisconsin-Green Bay (2-1-0) H: 1-1-0, A: 1-0-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 9/28/85 11/2/88 10/9/94

Green Bay, WI (ot) Notre Dame, IN Notre Dame, IN

W W L

Wisconsin (1-8-3) H: 1-4-1, A: 0-4-2, N: 0-0-0 Site Date

Wisconsin-Milwaukee (3-4-0) H: 1-2-0, A: 1-2-0, N: 1-0-0 Site Date 10/13/79 Milwaukee, WI L 10/9/83 Milwaukee, WI (ot) L 9/7/85 Notre Dame, IN (ot) L 8/31/86 Milwaukee, WI W 10/2/94 Notre Dame, IN L 11/5/94 Notre Dame, IN* (2ot) W 11/26/03 Notre Dame, IN** W * - MCC Tournament ** - NCAA Tournament Second Round

Wisconsin-Platteville (1-0-0) H: 0-0-0, A: 1-0-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 10/26/84

Platteville, WI

0-1 2-0 0-2 1-1 2-0 2-0 3-0 1-0 4-0 3-2 7-1 1-1 0-1

2-2 3-0

11/2/80 11/1/81 10/5/85 9/28/86 9/27/87

Dayton, OH Notre Dame, IN (ot) Dayton, OH Dayton, OH Dayton, OH (ot)

Score 3-2 2-1 1-2

2-2 0-3 1-2 1-2 4-2 0-0 1-3 0-0 1-3 0-2 0-3 0-1

Score 1-5 1-2 2-3 1-0 0-1 3-2 4-1

Score W

4-3

Score W W W W T

Xavier (11-2-0) H: 6-1-0, A: 3-1-0, N: 2-0-0 Site Date 10/8/77 Cincinnati, OH 10/13/78 Notre Dame, IN 9/16/79 Cincinnati, OH 9/21/80 Notre Dame, IN 9/11/88 Notre Dame, IN 11/2/89 St. Louis, MO* 10/19/90 Notre Dame, IN 10/4/91 Cincinnati, OH 11/8/91 Indianapolis, IN* 10/2/92 Notre Dame, IN 10/8/93 Cincinnati, OH 9/18/94 Notre Dame, IN 11/3/94 Notre Dame, IN* * - MCC Tournament

4-1

Score

10/11/81 Notre Dame, IN (ot) T 10/24/84 Madison, WI L 9/13/85 Notre Dame, IN L 10/3/86 Madison, WI L 10/2/87 Notre Dame, IN W 10/2/88 Madison, WI (ot) T 10/1/89 Notre Dame, IN L 9/28/90 Madison, WI (ot) T 11/4/93 Madison, WI* L 10/21/94 Notre Dame, IN L 11/5/95 Madison, WI L 10/31/96 Notre Dame, IN L * - NCAA Tournament First Round

Wright State (4-0-1) H: 1-0-0, A: 3-0-1, N: 0-0-0 Site Date

Score T W

Wilkes College (1-0-0) H: 0-0-0, A: 1-0-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 10/23/83

2-0 6-0 2-0

Score

Wheaton (1-0-1) H: 1-0-0, A: 0-0-1, N: 0-0-0 Site Date 9/23/81 9/20/82

1-2 1-0 3-0 2-0 0-1 2-0 3-0 1-0 0-1 3-3 1-2 1-0 1-0

Score

10/21/93 Macomb, IL W 10/11/96 Notre Dame, IN W 11/18/05 Notre Dame, IN* W * - NCAA Tournament First Round

Kalamazoo, MI Notre Dame, IN Kalamazoo, MI Notre Dame, IN (ot) Notre Dame, IN Kalamazoo, MI Notre Dame, IN Notre Dame, IN Notre Dame, IN Kalamazoo, MI Notre Dame, IN Kalamazoo, MI (ot) Notre Dame, IN (ot)

1-2 0-1 0-1 0-1

Score L W W W L W W W L T L W W

Western Illinois (3-0-0) H: 2-0-0, A: 1-0-0, N: 0-0-0 Site Date

11/4/78 10/17/80 10/17/81 10/8/82 11/5/86 9/9/87 9/23/88 10/30/91 10/26/95 10/1/96 10/14/97 9/29/98 9/7/99

2-0 2-1 2-1

Score

10/30/82 Winston-Salem, NC L 9/28/94 Davidson, NC L 9/4/05 Bloomington, IN (ot) L 12/8/07 Winston-Salem, NC (ot)*L *-NCAA Tournament Quarterfinal

10/20/95 9/13/96 9/20/97 10/30/98 10/20/99 10/27/00 10/11/01 9/21/03 9/23/04 10/1/05 10/18/06 10/6/07 11/1/08

0-3 0-3 2-3

Winthrop (1-0-0) H: 0-0-0, A: 0-0-0, N: 1-0-0 Site Date

2-1 1-0 4-2 3-2 1-1

Score W W L W W W W W W L W W W

2-0 7-1 0-2 2-1 4-2 3-2 2-1 8-0 2-0 0-1 1-0 8-0 6-2

Score W

1-0

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NCAA COMPLIANCE REGULATIONS

Thank you for your tremendous support of our entire athletics program. Our 800+ student-athletes, our coaches and administrative staff are very appreciative of your spirit and affinity for Notre Dame, in particular intercollegiate athletics.

With that, your adherence to all applicable NCAA rules and regulations is essential as we strive to maintain and enhance our national athletic prominence while protecting the University’s tradition of integrity and values.

Our Compliance Office staff stands prepared to assist you with your

questions and concerns regarding NCAA regulations. Please contact us immediately should you have concern regarding any situation.

Your attention to these matters will ensure that the eligibility of both prospective student-athletes (“recruits”) and enrolled student-athletes is protected and maintained. Again, many thanks for your cooperation in this matter and your ongoing support.

Go Fighting Irish!

The Compliance Staff

WHO IS A REPRESENTATIVE OF NOTRE DAME’S ATHLETICS INTERESTS?

DOs AND DON’Ts FOR REPRESENTATIVES IN REGARDS TO A CURRENT STUDENT-ATHLETE:

(The following lists of examples are not all-inclusive. As always, ask before you act!)

You are, if: • you are an enrolled student or graduate of the University.

(The following lists of examples are not all-inclusive. As always, ask before you act!)

• you have ever participated in or are a member of any organization promoting Notre Dame’s athletics program. (The former Quarterback Club, The 3-Pt. Club, The Fast-Break Club, etc.)

• you have ever made financial contributions to the University of Notre Dame athletics department.

DO You may: • contact a current student-athlete regarding employment opportunities; however, no contact may be made without approval from the Compliance Office.

• provide a student-athlete, not their family and friends, an occasional (once a semester) meal at your home.

DON’T

• you have ever helped to arrange employment of or provided any benefits to prospective or enrolled student-athletes.

• you have ever been a season ticket holder in any sport.

• you have ever promoted the athletics programs at the University of Notre Dame.

According to NCAA rules, once an individual has been identified as an institutional “representative of athletics interests” the individual retains that title for life. The University of Notre Dame is ultimately responsible for the behavior of all its athletics representatives in relation to NCAA rules and regulations. Violations of NCAA regulations by an athletics representative could result in the loss of eligibility for involved student-athletes (e.g. no participation in competitions) and/ or severe sanctions against the University (e.g. loss of scholarships, television and post-season bans).

CURRENT STUDENT-ATHLETE A student-athlete is any Notre Dame student who is a member of a varsity athletics team.

NCAA regulations apply to all student-athletes, not just those studentathletes who were recruited or who receive an athletics scholarship. *Note: NCAA regulations concerning enrolled student-athletes remain in effect throughout the entire year (including summer break). If a student-athlete has completed his/her final season of eligibility, all NCAA regulations must be adhered to until he/she graduates or leaves school.

You may not: • provide a currently enrolled student-athlete, their parents or friends any benefit or special arrangement without prior approval from the Compliance Office.

• pay for or arrange for payment of room, board or any type of transportation for a student-athlete or their family and friends.

• entertain student-athletes or their family and friends. (Exception: NCAA rules do permit institutional staff members and athletics representatives to provide student-athletes (not including their family and friends) with an occasional meal (defined as once a semester) provided the meal is at the staff member’s or athletic representative’s home and not at a restaurant.)

• use the name, picture or appearance of an enrolled student-athlete to advertise, recommend or promote sales or use of a commercial product or service of any kind. Any use of a student-athlete’s name, picture or appearance must receive authorization from the Compliance Office.

• provide any payment of expense or loan of an automobile for a student-athlete to return home or to any other location.

• provide awards or gifts to a student-athlete for any reason. All awards provided to student-athletes must first be approved by the Compliance Office and meet all NCAA regulations.

• provide an honorarium to a student-athlete for a speaking engagement. All speaking engagements must be approved in advance by the Compliance Office.

• allow a student-athlete, his/her relatives or friends to use your telephone to make free calls.

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COMPLIANCE CONTINUED • continue established family relationships with friends and neighbors.

Contacts with sons and daughters of these families are permitted so long as they are not made for recruiting purposes or encouraged by Notre Dame coaches.

• provide free or reduced cost lodging in your home to a studentathlete or a student-athlete’s family and friends.

PROSPECTIVE STUDENT-ATHLETE A prospective student-athlete is any student who has started classes for the ninth grade. Any student younger than ninth grade who receives any benefits from an institution or athletics representative would also become a prospective student-athlete. In addition, student-athletes enrolled in preparatory school or two-year colleges are considered prospective student-athletes. * Note: An individual is considered a prospect (whether or not they have signed a National Letter-of-Intent) until the first day of initial collegiate enrollment or the first day they report for practice, whichever is earliest. Therefore, all NCAA regulations concerning contact with a prospective student-athlete are applicable until that time.

THE DOs AND DON’Ts FOR REPRESENTATIVES IN REGARDS TO A PROSPECTIVE STUDENTATHLETE: (The following lists of examples are not all-inclusive. As always, ask before you act!)

DO • forward information about prospective student-athletes to the appropriate coaching staff.

• have telephone contact with a prospect regarding permissible preenrollment activities such as summer employment, provided the prospect has graduated from high school and signed a National Letter of Intent.

• have a telephone conversation with a prospect only if the prospect initiates the call. Such a call may not be prearranged by an institutional staff member and you are not permitted to have a recruiting conversation, but may exhibit normal civility. You must refer any questions about our athletics programs to an athletics department staff member/coach.

• view a prospect’s athletic contest at your own initiative provided you do not contact the prospect or his/her parents. In addition, you may not contact a prospect’s coach, principal, or counselor in an attempt to evaluate the prospect.

Jill Bodensteiner, Associate Director of Athletics (574) 631-9647 or jbodenst@nd.edu

DON’T You may not: • write, e-mail or telephone a prospective student-athlete or his/her parents in an effort to recruit them to Notre Dame.

• become involved in making arrangements to provide money, financial aid or a benefit of any kind to a prospect or the prospect’s family and friends.

• make contact with a prospective student-athlete and his/her parents when the prospect is on-campus for an official or unofficial recruiting visit.

• contact a prospect to congratulate him/her on signing a National Letter of Intent to attend the University.

• transport, pay or arrange for payment of transportation costs for a prospect and his/her relatives or friends to visit campus (or elsewhere).

• pay or arrange for payment of summer camp registration fees for a prospect.

• provide ANYTHING to a prospect, the prospect’s family or friends without prior approval from the Compliance Office.

The support of our alumni and friends is welcomed and appreciated.

We ask, however, that you also help to keep Notre Dame’s tradition of athletics integrity intact by following the NCAA regulations. Your assistance will help ensure that the eligibility of both prospective and currently enrolled student-athletes is protected and preserved. Your efforts to know and follow the NCAA legislation are greatly appreciated because violations could affect the eligibility of involved prospects or student-athletes and/or result in NCAA penalties being imposed on the University.

To that end, it should be our goal, as the best alumni and fans in the country, to preserve and protect each and every student-athlete’s eligibility. All NCAA legislation cannot be covered in a limited space such as this program. Therefore, any additional questions should be forwarded to the Compliance Office in the Department of Athletics.

Please remember to ask before you act!

Go Fighting Irish!

Jen Vining-Smith, Assistant Director of Athletics (574) 631-3248 or jvinings@nd.edu Brent Moberg, Director of Compliance (574) 631-3041 or bmoberg1@nd.edu Tom Timmermans, Coordinator of Compliance Information (574) 631-2237 or ttimmerm@nd.edu

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Athletics by the numbers 25

National Championships (11 in football, seven in fencing, two in women’s soccer, two in men’s tennis and one in men’s golf, men’s cross country and women’s basketball)

10

Conference championships won by Irish teams in 2008-09 (BIG EAST, Central Collegiate Hockey Association and Great Western Lacrosse League)

101

BIG EAST Conference championships won by Notre Dame in 14 seasons of conference play

210

All-time Academic All-Americans, second most of any university

84

Academic All-Americans since 2000, more than any other school

48

NCAA postgraduate scholarship recipients since 1964, including four in 2008-09

13

Irish programs which finished their 2008-09 season nationally ranked

19

Notre Dame teams (out of 22) with a graduation rate of 100%

9

Irish athletic teams that earned a perfect score of 1,000 in the NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate report in 2008-09

14

Programs honored by the NCAA for Academic Progress Rate scores in 2009

5,500

Hours of community service completed by Notre Dame student-athletes during the 200809 school year

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME History v

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The University of Notre Dame du Lac was founded in 1842 by Father Edward Sorin. Adjacent to South Bend, Ind., and nestled next to Saint Mary’s and Saint Joseph’s Lakes, the University was started with $310 in cash and three log buildings in disrepair.

Notre Dame would establish many firsts for Catholic institutions of higher learning, including the first Catholic law school, the first Catholic engineering school and the first student residence with private rooms, Sorin Hall.

Students v

Graduate and undergraduate students at the University come from all 50 states and more than 100 countries worldwide.

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Notre Dame’s graduation rate of 95 percent is exceeded by only Harvard and Princeton.

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Notre Dame’s 98 percent retention rate between the freshman and sophomore years is among the highest in the country, thanks in large part to the University’s unique First Year of Studies Program.

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Academics v

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The University is organized into four colleges - Arts and Letters, Science, Engineering and the Mendoza College of Business - the School of Architecture, the Law School, the Graduate School, six major research institutes, more than 40 centers and special programs and the University library system.

Notre Dame is among a select group of schools that ranks in the top 25 on the U.S. News & World Report survey of the nation’s top colleges and in the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics Directors’ Cup for overall success in athletics.

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Community service is a hallmark of Notre Dame. About 80 percent of Notre Dame students engage in some form of voluntary community service during their years at the University, and at least 10 percent devote a year or more after graduation to service in the United States and around the world.

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The University’s Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) annually sends 180 recent graduates to teach in some 100 understaffed Catholic schools in the southern, southeastern and southwestern United States and in South Bend. A national model, ACE has received the Higher Education Award from the Corporation for National Service for leadership in using national service resources through AmeriCorps.

Notre Dame has one of the highest undergraduate residential concentrations of any national university, with 80 percent of its students living in 27 residence halls.

Alumni

Notre Dame is rated among the nation’s top 25 institutions of higher learning in surveys conducted by U.S. News and World Report, Princeton Review, Time, Kiplinger’s, and Kaplan/Newsweek.

Notre Dame ranks fifth in a listing of “dream schools” in a survey of parents by the Princeton Review. The top five are Princeton, Stanford, Harvard, New York University and Notre Dame.

Service

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The medical school acceptance rate of the University’s preprofessional studies graduates is 80 percent, almost twice the national average.

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Notre Dame ranks first among Catholic universities in the number of doctorates earned by its undergraduate alumni - a record compiled over some 85 years.

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The University’s network of 270 alumni clubs -- including 60 international clubs -- is the most extensive in higher education.

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With graduates renowned for their loyalty and generosity, Notre Dame annually ranks among the top five in percentage of alumni who contribute to the University.

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In recent years, Notre Dame alumni have won a Nobel Prize in medicine, a Pulitzer Prize in journalism, and an Emmy Award for contributions to television technology.

2009

Men’s

Soccer Andrew Quinn

Senior • Goalkeeper

John Schaefer

Senior • Defender

2009 NOTRE DAME MEN’S SOCCER SCHEDULE AUGUST 20 Thur. at Northern Illinois (exhibition) 24 Mon. NORTHWESTERN (exhibition)

5:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

SEPTEMBER 1 Tue. MICHIGAN 4 Fri. vs. Wake Forest!

6 Sun. vs. St. John’s!

7:00 p.m.

5:00 p.m.

11:30 a.m.

Tamba Samba

Senior • Forward

MIKE BERTICELLI MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT (Notre Dame, Ind.) 11 Fri. Indiana vs. New Mexico 5:00 p.m.

11 Fri. SEATTLE 7:30 p.m.

13 Sun. Indiana vs. Seattle 11:30 a.m.

13 Sun. NEW MEXICO 2:00 p.m.

18 Fri. at DePaul* 20 Sun. at South Florida* 25 Fri. LOUISVILLE* (ESPNU) 27 Sun. CINCINNATI* (CBS College Sports)

4:00 p.m.

1:00 p.m.

5:00 p.m.

3:30 p.m.

OCTOBER 2 Fri. SETON HALL* 7 Wed. at Marquette* 10 Sat. at Providence* 14 Wed. INDIANA 17 Sat. WEST VIRGINIA* 21 Wed. at Georgetown* 24 Sat. at Pittsburgh* 28 Wed. at Michigan State 31 Sat. CONNECTICUT*

7:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

1:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

11:30 a.m.

3:00 p.m.

1:00 p.m.

3:00 p.m.

2:00 p.m.

NOVEMBER 4 Wed. 7 Sat. 13 Fri. 15 Sun. 20/21 Fri./Sat. 24 Tue. 28/29 Sat./Sun.

BIG EAST First Round (Campus Sites) BIG EAST Quarterfinals (Campus Sites) BIG EAST Semifinals (Morgantown, W. Va.) BIG EAST Championship (Morgantown, W. Va.) NCAA First Round (Campus Sites) NCAA Second Round (Campus Sites) NCAA Third Round (Campus Sites)

TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA

DECEMBER 4-6 Fri.-Sun. 11 Fri. 13 Sun.

NCAA Quarterfinals (Campus Sites) NCAA Semifinals (Cary, N.C.) NCAA Championship (Cary, N.C.)

TBA TBA TBA

home games in BOLD CAPS ! — adidas/IU Credit Union Classic (Bloomington, Ind.) * — BIG EAST Conference game all times local to site

2009 NOTRE DAME MEN’S SOCCER

Bright Dike

Senior • Forward

Cory Rellas

Senior • Defender Captain

Justin Morrow

Senior • Midfielder Captain

Philip Tuttle

Dave Donohue

Senior • Goalkeeper

Senior • Midfielder Captain

Michael Thomas

Senior • Midfielder Captain

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