2011 Notre Dame Men's Lacrosse Notre Dame Combined Team Statistics All Games (As of Mar 28, 2011)
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2011 NOTRE DAME MEN’S LACROSSE 2010 NCAA Finalist • 2001 NCAA Semifinalist 15 NCAA Tournament Appearances Since 1990 5 NCAA Quarterfinal Appearances (1995, 2000, 2001, 2008, 2010) Media Relations Contact: Sean Carroll - [email protected] - 574-631-2664 (o) - 574-340-2177 (c) Game 7 • Saturday, April 2 • 1:00 p.m. (ET) 2011 SCHEDULE & RESULTS Arlotta Stadium • Notre Dame, Ind. OVERALL: 6-0 BIG EAST: 1-0 HOME: 2-0 #8 VILLANOVA (7-2, 0-1) AWAY: 3-0 vs. NEUTRAL: 1-0 #2 NOTRE DAME (6-0, 1-0) FEBRUARY 20 Sun. (6) vs. Duke@ (5) W, 12-7 Notre Dame Leads Series 9-5 (ESPN) 27 Sun. (3) at Penn State W, 6-2 LIVE VIDEO BROADCAST: UPDATES: UND.com Twitter.com/und_com MARCH Irish Alert! text messaging 6 Sun. (4) DREXEL (16) W, 11-7 LIVE STATS: (sign up on UND.com) 12 Sat. (3) at Denver (14) W, 10-9 Gametracker on UND.com 23 Wed. (3) OHIO STATE (20) W, 8-7 27 Sun. (3) at Rutgers* W, 8-3 SETTING THE STAGE APRIL • A top-10 showdown will take place on Saturday at Arlotta Stadium as No. 2 Notre Dame (6-0, 2 Sat. (2) VILLANOVA* (8) 1:00 p.m. 1-0) will play host to No. 8 Villanova (7-2, 0-1). Opening faceoff for the BIG EAST clash is slated 10 Sun. GEORGETOWN* Noon (ESPNU) for 1:00 p.m. (ET). 16 Sat. ST. JOHN’S* 7:00 p.m. • This will be the 15th meeting all-time between Notre Dame and Villanova. The Irish lead the 23 Sat. at Providence* 1:00 p.m. series 9-5. Notre Dame had won nine straight over Villanova before the Wildcats topped the Irish 30 Sat. at Syracuse* 7:00 p.m. 9-8 last season in Villanova, Pa. The Wildcats are 1-4 all-time at Notre Dame. The Irish won the (ESPNU) last meeting at Notre Dame, 9-7, during the 2009 campaign. This will be the first encounter be- tween the Irish and Wildcats with both teams ranked in the top 10 nationally. MAY • The Irish are off to a 6-0 start for the third time in program history (31 seasons). The other 6-0 6 Fri. at North Carolina 7:00 p.m. starts occurred in 1993 and 2009. (ESPNU) • Notre Dame’s defense ranks first nationally by allowing just 5.83 goals per game, which is on pace to snap the school-record mark of 6.19 from the 2009 season. 14/15 Sat./Sun. NCAA Championship First Round Campus Sites TBA 21/22 Sat./Sun. NCAA Championship Quarterfinals Notre Dame Men’s Lacrosse Quick Facts Hempstead, N.Y./ NOTRE DAME IN 2011 ... Foxboro, Mass. TBA First Varsity Season 1981 (2010 records in parentheses) All-Time Record 276-145 (.656) Home: 2-0 (4-2) 28 Sat. NCAA Championship NCAA Tournament Appearances 15 (‘90, ‘92-’97, ‘99-’01, Away: 3-0 (3-3) Semifinals ‘06-’10) Neutral: 1-0 (3-2) Baltimore, Md. 4:00 p.m./ Best NCAA Finish Finalist (2010) Indoors: 1-0 (1-0) 6:00p.m. Head Coach Kevin Corrigan Outdoors: 5-0 (9-7) (Virginia ‘88) Vs. ranked opponents: 4-0 (5-5) 30 Mon. NCAA Championship Record at Notre Dame (Seasons) 212-103 (.673) (23) Vs. BIG EAST teams: 1-0 (2-4) Final Career Record (Seasons) 222-118 (.653) (25) Vs. non-con. teams: 5-0 (8-3) Baltimore, Md. 3:30p.m. Assistant Coach Gerry Byrne (5th season, When scoring first: 2-0 (4-3) UMass - Amherst ‘86) Assistant Coach Brian Fisher (5th When opponent scores first: 4-0 (6-4) All times local to site season, Rutgers ‘01) When leading at halftime: 6-0 (9-1) Home games in BOLD CAPS When trailing at halftime: 0-0 (1-5) @-Sunshine Classic Conference BIG EAST When tied at halftime 0-0 (0-1) (Everbank Field, Jacksonville, Fla.) Home Field Arlotta Stadium In overtime: 0-0 (1-2) * - BIG EAST game (outdoor - turf - 2,500) Loftus Sports Center One-goal games: 2-0 (1-3) (turf - indoor) Two-goal games: 0-0 (2-2) 2010 Overall Record 10-7 Three-goal games: 0-0 (1-1) 2010 BIG EAST Record (finish) 2-4 (T-4th) Four-goal games: 2-0 (2-0) 2010 NCAA Tournament Lost to Duke in the title game, 5-6 (ot) Five-plus goal games: 2-0 (4-1) Starters Returning/Lost 6/4 Saturday or Sunday: 5-0 (9-5) Letterwinners Returning/Lost 16/8 Weekday: 1-0 (1-2) ND Lacrosse Page 1 A LOOK AT VILLANOVA The Villanova Series • Villanova will bring a 7-2 record into Saturday’s contest. The Wildcats are 0-1 in BIG EAST Notre Dame leads 9-5 play. The Wildcats are coming off a 5-4 setback to Syracuse on Saturday. Their wins have come H: 4-1/A: 5-2/N: 0-2 against Lehigh (9-8), Drexel (10-6), Fairfield (14-13), Penn State (17-5), Penn (9-8 OT), Princ- eton (10-9) and Manhattan (10-6). The other loss was to Bucknell (10-8). Date Location Result • The Wildcats average 10.11 goals per game on offense and surrender 7.78 goals per game 3-21-87 Long Island, NY L, 6-7 defensively. 3-10-90 Villanova, PA L, 5-13 • Junior attackman Kevin Cunningham leads the team in goals (21) and assists (13). Cunning- 3-30-91 Notre Dame, IN L, 9-15 ham and senior long-stick midfielder Brian Karalunas both were all-BIG EAST preseason selec- 3-7-92 Philadelphia, PA L, 10-14 tions. Sophomore Billy Hurley has started all nine games in goal and carries a 7.80 goals-against (Franklin Field) average and a .504 save percentage. 3-19-95 Notre Dame, IN W, 15-7 • Villanova went 10-5 last season, which included a 4-2 mark in BIG EAST play. The Wildcats 3-12-96 Villanova, PA W, 8-2 returned seven starters and 29 letterwinners from last season’s squad. 3-13-99 Villanova, PA W, 14-10 • Head coach Michael Corrado is in his sixth season at the helm of the Wildcat program. He has 4-19-00 Notre Dame, IN W, 17-9 a 40-29 record at Villanova. 3-28-05 Villanova, PA W, 11-7 3-14-06 Villanova, PA W, 10-7 THE LAST MEETING 4-3-07 Notre Dame, IN W, 15-5 • Notre Dame fell at Villanova, 9-8, last season. The Fighting Irish were ranked 15th at the time 3-4-08 Villanova, PA W, 16-6 of the game, while the Wildcats were 13th. Zach Brenneman tallied two goals and two assists 3-31-09 Notre Dame, IN W, 9-7 for the Irish. John Kemp played all 60 minutes in goal and made 10 saves. After Notre Dame 4-3-10 Villanova, PA L, 8-9 grabbed an 8-5 lead with just over nine minutes remaining, Villanova scored the game’s final four goals. SCORELESS STRETCHES Tale of the Tape • Notre Dame has held an opponent scoreless for an entire quarter seven times this season. The Notre Dame Villanova Irish defense has put together a scoreless stretch of 20 minutes or longer seven times this sea- 6-0 Record 7-2 son. The longest such stretch was 32:30 against Drexel. The Dragons did not score from the 9:27 1-0 BIG EAST Record 0-1 mark of the first quarter until the 6:57 mark of the third quarter. Notre Dame out scored Drexel 2nd/2nd IL/USILA Rank --/-- 5-0 during that time en route to the 11-7 victory. 2-0/3-0/1-0 H/A/N Record 4-1/3-1/0-0 • The Fighting Irish held both Penn State and Rutgers scoreless during two quarters. The Nittany 9.17 Scoring Offense 10.11 Lions and Scarlet Knight both were held without a goal during the second on fourth quarters. 5.83 Scoring Defense 7.78 +3.3 Scoring Margin +2.3 STOPPING THE SCARLET KNIGHTS 33.8 Shots/Game 32.9 • Rutgers, who entered Sunday’s game against the Irish averaging 10.14 goals per game this 27.3 Shots Allowed/Game 28.0 season, scored just one goal in the final 45:02 of the contest. Notre Dame kept Rutgers off the 19.8 Shots on Goal/Game 21.3 scoreboard for the final 23:50 of the game. 15.7 Shots on Goal Allowed/Game 15.7 .271 Shot Pct. .307 OFFENSIVE DISTRIBUTION .586 SOG Pct. .649 • Notre Dame had eight assists on its eight goals in the victory at Rutgers. Four different Fighting 5.0 Assists/Game 5.9 Irish attackmen combined to score five of Notre Dame’s eight goals against the Scarlet Knights. .318 EMO .292 .333 Opponent EMO .308 ROGERS AND KEMP EARN BIG EAST HONORS 24.7 Ground Balls/Game 28.4 • Sean Rogers (Jr./A) and John Kemp (So./G) received honors from the BIG EAST Conference .554 Faceoffs .578 for their efforts in two Irish wins last week. Rogers was named the BIG EAST Offensive Player 9.8 Saves/Game 7.9 of the Week, while Kemp was selected to the league’s weekly honor roll. .628 Save Pct. .504 • Rogers tallied four goals and three assists over the course of the two Irish victories. He matched .933 Clears .839 2.2 Penalties/Game 4.3 a career-high total with three goals in an 8-7 win over No.