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2008 Schedule/Results #9 Notre Dame (12-5-2) vs. Overall (12-5-2); BIG EAST (7-2-2) #8 South Florida (12-4-2) BIG EAST Championship Semifinals AUGUST Friday, Nov. 14 • 7:30 p.m. (ET) 20 Wed. at #19 New Mexico+ W, 2-1 (2ot) USF Soccer/Track Stadium • Tampa, Fla. 25 Mon. #16 ILL.-CHICAGO+ T, 0-0 USF leads series 2-1-0 TV: CBS College Sports (Live) 29 Fri. vs. #12 Akron! L, 0-3 31 Sun. vs. Duke! W, 4-1 Notre Dame will head to Tampa, Fla. to face South Florida in a BIG EAST Championship semifinal showdown on Friday, Nov. 14. Game time is set for 7:30 p.m. (ET) at the USF Soccer/Track MIKE BERTICELLI MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT Stadium. The match will be aired live on CBS College Sports (formerly CSTV). The Irish are the 5 Fri. DARTMOUTH W, 2-1 top seed from the Blue Division, while the Bulls are the No. 2 seed from the Red Division. This 7 Sun. #5 SOUTH FLORIDA W, 5-0 will be the second meeting between the two teams this season. Notre Dame downed USF 5-0 back on Sept. 7. 11 Thur. MARQUETTE* W, 4-1 HOW TO FOLLOW: CBS College Sports Network (CBS C) will air both BIG EAST Championship 19 Fri. #5 ST. JOHN’S* T, 0-0 (2ot) semifinal games ... Ben Holden will handle play-by-play duties, while Richard Broad will provide 21 Sun. SYRACUSE* W, 3-0 analysis ... Sunday’s title game will be broadcast live online via www.BIGEAST.tv as well as 26 Fri. at Cincinnati* W, 3-0 numerous regional sports networks including CBS College Sports (CBS C), Comcast SportsNet 28 Sun. at #16 Louisville* L, 1-2 (ot) Chicago, Time Warner Cable Sports 32 (Wisconsin), Cox Sports Television (New England), (CBS College Sports) Bright House Sports Network (Tampa), WV PBS (West Virginia), Cox Sports Television (La., OCTOBER Texas, Fla.) ... the game will also be shown tape delayed on Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia 1 Wed. at Michigan^ L, 1-3 (same day delay, 1:00 p.m.), SportsNet New York (same day delay, 2:00 p.m.), Mid-Atlantic 8 Wed. MICHIGAN STATE W, 3-0 Sports Network (MASN) (same day delay, 7 p.m.), CSS Comcast Charter Sports Southeast 11 Sat. PITTSBURGH* W, 4-1 (delay, Nov. 19, 2:00 p.m.) and FSN Pittsburgh (delay, Nov. 29, 4:30 p.m.) … live stats also will 16 Thur. at #22 Indiana L, 1-3 be available … log on to the men’s soccer page on bigeast.org and click on ‘BIG EAST 19 Sun. PROVIDENCE* W, 3-1 Championship Central’ to find the games to track. 22 Wed. at Seton Hall* T, 1-1 (2ot) (SNY) ABOUT THE IRISH: Notre Dame (12-5-2) topped Louisville 1-0 in the quarterfinals of the BIG 25 Sat. at #15 Connecticut* L, 0-1 (ot) EAST Championship on Saturday (Nov. 8) … the Fighting Irish are the top seed from the Blue 29 Wed. #24 GEORGETOWN* W, 2-1 Division after capturing their second straight regular-season league title ... senior forward Bright NOVEMBER Dike scored the lone goal against the Cardinals to up his team-high goal total to 11 … he has a team-best 27 points and shares the team lead in assists with five … Dike leads the BIG EAST 1 Sat. at West Virginia* W, 1-0 by averaging 1.42 points per game ... junior midfielder Dave Donohue and sophomore forward 8 Sat. #23 LOUISVILLE W, 1-0 Jeb Brovsky also have five assists … the Irish are averaging 2.05 goals per game, which ranks (BIG EAST Qrtrs.) 17th nationally … the Fighting Irish are allowing 1.06 goals per game ... Notre Dame is 9-0-1 at 14 Fri. #8 South Florida 7:30 p.m. home this season … the Fighting Irish are riding a 13-game home unbeaten streak ... head (BIG EAST Semifinals - Tampa, Fla. - CBS College Sports) coach Bobby Clark is in his eighth season with the Irish ... he has a 106-43-22 (.684) record 16 Sun. BIG EAST Final 12:00 p.m. during his Notre Dame tenure. (Tampa, Fla. - BIG EAST TV) 21/22 Fri./Sat. NCAA 1st Rnd. TBA Notre Dame Men’s Soccer Quick Facts Fighting Irish in 2008 At home ...... 9-0-1 (Campus Sites) First Varsity Season...... 1977 On the road ...... 2-4-1 25 Tue. NCAA 2nd Rnd. TBA All-Time Record...... 421-201-65 At neutral sites ...... 1-1-0 (Campus Sites) NCAA Tourn. Appearances ..11 (1988; 1993-96; 2001-07) In the BIG EAST...... 7-2-2 29/30 Sat./Sun.NCAA 3rd Rnd. TBA Best NCAA Finish ...... Quarterfinals (2006 & 2007) In overtime ...... 0-2-2 (Campus Sites) Play during the day ...... 5-3-0 Head Coach...... Bobby Clark DECEMBER ...... (Jordanhill College ’67) Play at night ...... 7-2-2 5-7 Fri.-Sun. NCAA Qrtrs. TBA Career Record ...... 259-106-47 (.686)/22nd season Vs. a team ranked 1-5 ...... 1-0-1 (Campus Sites) Record at Notre Dame ...... 106-43-22 (.684)/eighth season Vs. a team ranked 6-10 ...... 0-0-0 Vs. a team ranked 11-15 ...... 0-2-0 12 Fri. NCAA Semis TBA Assistant Coach...... BJ Craig ...... (Gordon College ‘93) Vs. a team ranked 16-20 ...... 0-1-0 (Frisco, Texas) Assistant Coach...... Chad Riley Vs. a team ranked 21-25 ...... 2-1-0 14 Sun. NCAA Final TBA ...... (Notre Dame ‘04) When ... (Frisco, Texas) Scoring first ...... 11-1-0 Conference ...... BIG EAST Opponent scores first ...... 1-4-1 + — exhibition BIG EAST Titles...... Tournament (2), Reg. Season (3) Leading at halftime ...... 8-0-0 ! — adidas/IU Credit Union Classic (Bloomington, Ind.) Home Field (Capacity)...... Alumni Field (2,500) Trailing at halftime...... 0-2-1 * — BIG EAST Conference game Tied at halftime ...... 3-3-1 ^ - Ypsilanti, Mich. 2007 Overall Record ...... 14-5-5 Outshooting opponent ...... 9-0-2 2007 BIG EAST All times local to site When being out shot...... 2-4-0 Record (Finish) ...... 7-0-4 (T-1st Blue Division) 2007 NCAA Tournament ...... Lost at Wake Forest in In games decided by ...... Quarterfinals, 1-0 (ot) One goal ...... 4-2-0 Starters Returning/Lost from ‘07 ...... 7/4 Two goals ...... 1-2-0 Letter-Winners Returning/Lost from ‘07...... 14/6 Three or more goals ...... 7-1-0 2008 Notre Dame Men’s Soccer • Contact: Sean Carroll • [email protected] • 574-631-2664 • Page 2

(Blue Division) and shared the Blue Division per game, while surrendering 0.61 goals per Probable Starters crown with Connecticut in 2007 … the Fighting game … South Florida has allowed 11 goals all Irish captured BIG EAST tournament crowns in season, with five of them coming in the loss at Pos. # Name (Yr.) G-A-P 1996 and 2003 … Notre Dame’s high-water mark Notre Dame on Sept. 7 … Jordan Seabrook F 14 Bright Dike (Sr.) 11-5-27 for BIG EAST victories in a season is eight, leads the team in goals (5), assists (5) and points F 12 Jeb Brovsky (So.) 5-5-15 which has been reached twice (2004 & 2006). (15) … Kevon Neaves and Zak Boggs both LM 21 Justin Morrow (Jr.) 2-4-8 have three goals … Jeff Attinella has started 15 CM 8 Michael Thomas (Jr.) 8-4-20 SERIES HISTORY VERSUS SOUTH FLORIDA: games in goal and carries a 0.39 goals-against CM 15 Matt Armstrong (So.) 0-2-2 Notre Dame and South Florida will be meeting average and a .891 save percentage … he has RM 6 Dave Donohue (Jr.) 5-5-15 for the fourth time when the two teams square off an 11-3-1 record with nine shutouts … last sea- LB 5 Jack Traynor (Sr.) 0-1-1 on Friday … USF owns a 2-1 edge in the series son, the Bulls went 14-6-2 and finished fourth in CD 17 Matt Besler (Sr.) 1-1-3 … the Irish took the most recent encounter, a 5- the Red Division with a 6-4-1 league record … CD 2 Aaron Maund (Fr.) 0-0-0 0 triumph early this season on Sept. 7 at Alumni South Florida advanced to the third round of the RB 19 Alex Yoshinaga (Sr.) 1-0-2 Field … the Bulls topped the Fighting Irish 2-0 at NCAA Championships after defeating Colgate Alumni Field during the 2006 campaign … the (2-1) and Akron (1-0, 2OT) … the Bulls had nine GK 00 Philip Tuttle (Jr.) 0.88 GAA only meeting in the series to take place at South starters return from that squad … head coach .833 SV% Florida occurred in 1985 … USF claimed a 3-0 George Kiefer is in his seventh season at South WHAT’S AT STAKE: The winner of Friday’s BIG victory in that match. Florida. EAST Championship semifinal match between Notre Dame and South Florida will advance to THE LAST TIME: Notre Dame defeated South IRISH IN THE SUNSHINE STATE: Friday’s the league final to face either DePaul or St. Florida 5-0 earlier this season back on Sept. 7 … match against USF will mark Notre Dame’s first John’s on Sunday, Nov. 16 … DePaul is the No. 3 the game was part of Notre Dame’s annual Mike game in the state of Florida since the 1990 sea- seed from the Red Division, while St. John’s is Berticelli Memorial Tournament and was not an son … that year, the Fighting Irish dropped a 3-2 the top seed from the Red Division … the BIG official BIG EAST contest … the two teams were decision at Florida International … despite not EAST Championship final will take place at the not scheduled to meet during the regular season having played a match in Florida since 1990, the USF Soccer/Track Stadium in Tampa, Fla. on so they decided to schedule the out-of-confer- Fighting Irish are no strangers to the Sunshine Sunday, Nov. 16 at 12 noon (ET). ence match … Notre Dame was ranked eighth at State … since 2003, Notre Dame has traveled to the time of the meeting, while USF was fifth … Bradenton, Fla. during the University’s spring IRISH IN THE BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP: This the Irish used five different goal scorers in the break to train and compete in exhibition contests. is Notre Dame’s 12th trip to the BIG EAST win over the Bulls … Justin Morrow put the Irish Championship ... the Irish own a 12-8-2 mark on the board in the 24th minute off an assist from IRISH THOUGHTS: Notre Dame head coach overall in the league playoffs ... last season, Bright Dike … Dike then made it 2-0 less than Bobby Clark discusses Friday’s BIG EAST Notre Dame defeated St. John’s 1-0 in a home four minutes later … Josh Thiermann put Notre semifinal match against South Florida ... quarterfinal match before taking down DePaul 2- Dame up by three win 31:33 elapsed in the “This is another huge game for the program. 1 in the semifinals in Storrs, Conn. … Notre match … Brendan King picked up the assists on Even though we’re the number one seed, with Dame fell to Connecticut on its home turf in the both the Dike and Thiermann goals … Michael the way things have fallen, it’s suddenly an away title game, 2-0 … Notre Dame has won the BIG Thomas gave the Fighting Irish a four-goal game, which makes it a little bit more difficult and EAST Championship on two occasions, in 1996 advantage with an unassisted goal in the 35th more of a challenge. I think it’s a challenge we’re and 2003 … Notre Dame is 6-1-2 at home all- minute … Jeb Brovsky put a cap on the match looking forward to. This will be great preparation time in the conference tournament, 1-5-0 in true when he scored in the 78th minute with the assist for this team for down the line because we will be road games and 5-2-0 at neutral sites. going to Matt Armstrong … Irish goalkeeper playing against a very, very good team at their Andrew Quinn did not need to make a save to place in a hostile environment. If we are going to SEMIFINAL HISTORY: This marks the second earn the win … South Florida’s Diego Restrepo be a good team, these are the kind of environ- straight season, and the sixth time overall, that had seven saves … the Irish out shot the Bulls ments that we need to go in to. We have to be Notre Dame has reached the BIG EAST semifi- 22-3 … Notre Dame also gained three more cor- able to handle these environments. There’s also nals … the Irish downed DePaul 2-1 in last year’s ner kicks (8-5). an added excitement about playing away from league semifinals … Notre Dame is 3-2 in BIG the cold weather.” EAST semifinal matches. SCOUTING THE BULLS: South Florida will carry a 12-4-2 mark into Friday’s clash with the GETTING HOT AT THE RIGHT TIME: Notre CONFERENCE CROWNS: Notre Dame is in Irish … USF is coming off a 2-1 victory over Dame is currently on a three-game win streak … pursuit of its sixth conference tournament title … Georgetown on Nov. 9 in the BIG EAST quarter- the Irish are 6-2-1 in their last nine games … the the Fighting Irish captured three Midwestern finals … the Bulls finished the regular season only losses in that stretch were at Indiana (3-1) Collegiate Conference tournament champi- with a 7-3-1 league record to earn the No. 2 seed and at Connecticut (1-0 in overtime) … the onships (1988, 1993, 1994) … Notre Dame has from the Red Division … USF is 7-0-1 at home Fighting Irish defense has allowed one goal or won the BIG EAST Championship twice (1996, this season … the Bulls are averaging 1.11 goals less in eight of the last nine games. 2003).

BACK-TO-BACK TITLES: The Irish have won By the Numbers back-to-back BIG EAST regular-season titles for the first time in program history … Notre Dame Notre Dame South Florida shared the Blue Division crown with Connecticut Overall Record 12-5-2 12-4-2 last season … this year’s title marked the third Conference Record 7-2-2 7-3-1 regular-season BIG EAST championship in pro- At Home 9-0-1 7-0-1 gram history … the Fighting Irish also won the On the Road 2-4-1 4-4-0 championship outright in 2004. At Neutral Site 1-1-0 1-0-1 NOTRE DAME IN BIG EAST PLAY: Notre Dame Goals For/Against 39/19 20/11 owns an overall record of 83-50-18 (.609) in BIG Goals Scored Per Game 2.05 1.11 EAST regular-season play since joining the con- Goals Allowed Per Game 1.00 0.61 ference in 1995 … the Irish have posted eight Shots Per Game For/Against 14.9/12.5 11.4/10.3 straight winning seasons within the conference, Corner Kicks For/Against 112/78 65/74 including this season … the Irish have three reg- Saves Per Game For/Against 3.8/4.2 3.3/3.8 ular-season BIG EAST titles … Notre Dame won Shutouts For/Against 7/3 11/6 the championship outright in 2004 and 2008 2008 Notre Dame Men’s Soccer • Contact: Sean Carroll • [email protected] • 574-631-2664 • Page 3

LEADING THE LEAGUE: Bright Dike and THE SOUTH FLORIDA SERIES Michael Thomas rank first and third, respective- Notre Dame ly, in points per game among all BIG EAST BIG EAST Championship USF leads series 2-1-0 Conference players … Dike is averaging 1.42 Results H: 1-1-0, A: 0-1-0, N: 0-0-0 points per game, while Thomas has a 1.05 mark. 1996 Quarterfinals: (Notre Dame, Ind.) Date Site Result OFFENSIVE OUTBURST: The Fighting Irish Notre Dame 2, Georgetown 1 10/22/85 Tampa, FL L, 0-3 have combined to score 35 goals during their 12 Semifinals: (Piscataway, N.J.) 9/8/06 Notre Dame, IN L, 0-2 wins this season … Notre Dame has scored at 9/7/08 Notre Dame, IN W, 5-0 Notre Dame 2, Connecticut 1 least three goals in eight games and the Irish Final: (Piscataway, N.J.) DIKE DELIVERS: Bright Dike’s goal in the 81st have reached the four-goal plateau on four occa- Notre Dame 1, Rutgers 0 minute against Louisville is all the Irish would sions. need to advance to the BIG EAST semifinals … 1997 Quarterfinals: (South Orange, N.J.) WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES: Notre the senior forward has three game-winning goals Notre Dame 2, Seton Hall 0 this season … that ties him with junior Dave Dame has scored 39 goals in 19 games so far Semifinals: (Storrs, Conn.) Donohue for the team lead. this season after scoring 36 in 24 matches all of last season. St. John’s 4, Notre Dame 1 TUTTLE SAVING THE DAY: Junior goalkeeper Philip Tuttle has recorded back-to-back shutouts HAT TRICK: Dave Donohue’s hat trick against 1998 Quarterfinals: (Jamaica, N.Y.) for the Irish … he notched his first career win and Marquette on Sept. 11 was the first for an Irish St. John’s 2, Notre Dame 0 shutout in the 1-0 victory over West Virginia on player since Joseph Lapira’s four-goal effort in a Nov. 1 ... Tuttle, who was making just the second 5-4 overtime win against Indiana on Sept. 3, 1999 Quarterfinals: (Piscataway, N.J.) start of his career, made four saves against the 2006. Rutgers 2, Notre Dame 0 Mountaineers … he followed that with a career- high six saves in a 1-0 triumph of Louisville in the WIDE MARGINS: Eight of Notre Dame’s 19 games this season have been decided by three 2001 Quarterfinals: (Notre Dame, Ind.) BIG EAST Championship quarterfinals on Nov. 8 Notre Dame 1, Georgetown 0 … Tuttle has not allowed a goal in 208 minutes or more goals … the Irish are 7-1 in those con- Semifinals: (Storrs, Conn.) since replacing an injured Andrew Quinn in the tests. Georgetown match on Oct. 29. St. John’s 1, Notre Dame 0 SPREADING THE WEALTH: Seven times this ANOTHER DOZEN: Notre Dame has claimed at season, the Irish have had at least three different 2002 Quarterfinals: (Notre Dame, Ind.) least 12 wins in all eight seasons of the Bobby players score a goal in a game … Notre Dame Georgetown 2, Notre Dame 1 (ot) Clark era, including this year's current 12-5-2 used four different goal scorers in a 4-1 win over mark ... the most wins under Clark was 16 in Duke on Aug. 31 … the Irish had five players 2003 Quarterfinals: (Notre Dame, Ind.) notch a goal in a 5-0 triumph of South Florida on 2003 … Notre Dame posted 15 victories in 2006 Notre Dame 2, Connecticut 0 Sept. 7 … Notre Dame used three different goal … the Fighting Irish produced 14 wins last sea- Semifinals: (Storrs, Conn.) scorers in a 3-0 victory over Syracuse on Sept. son and 13 in 2004 … the Irish have finished with Notre Dame 1, Providence 0 12 victories three times during Clark’s tenure 21 … the Irish had three separate scorers in a 3- Final: (Storrs, Conn.) (2001, 2002 & 2005) … Notre Dame has quali- 0 win at Cincinnati on Sept. 26 … all three tallies Notre Dame 2, St. John’s 0 fied for the NCAA Championships all seven sea- in a 3-0 win over Michigan State on Oct. 8 came sons under Clark’s tutelage. from different players … Notre Dame followed that performance with a 4-1 triumph of Pittsburgh 2004 Quarterfinals: (Notre Dame, Ind.) BESLER EARNS ACADEMIC HONORS: Notre on Oct. 11 in which all four goal scorers were dif- Seton Hall 0, Notre Dame 0 Dame senior defender Matt Besler has been ferent … the Irish received goals from three sep- (Notre Dame eliminated 8-7 on selected to the ESPN The Magazine Academic arate players in a 3-1 win over Providence on penalty kicks) All-District V men’s soccer team … his name will Oct. 19 … 11 different players have scored a goal for the Irish this season … a total of 14 players now appear on the national ballot for a chance to 2005 First Round: (Notre Dame, Ind.) have tallied at least one point on the year. be voted as Academic All-American ... voting is Notre Dame 0, Syracuse 0 done by the College Sports Information Directors (Notre Dame advanced 4-2 on of America (CoSIDA) ... Besler, a central defend- IRON MAN: Senior defender Matt Besler has penalty kicks) er, carries a 3.462 cumulative grade-point aver- appeared in 84 straight contests for the Fighting Quarterfinals: (Jamaica, N.Y.) age in the College of Arts and Letters as a pre- Irish … he has started 66 consecutive matches professional studies and psychology major ... this along with playing every possible minute of those St. John’s 1, Notre Dame 0 season, he has played every possible minute on contests … the starting streak began at the the field and has notched three points on one beginning of his sophomore season … overall, 2006 First Round: (Notre Dame, Ind.) goal and one assist, while anchoring a Fighting he has played in 88 of a possible 89 games dur- Notre Dame 2, DePaul 0 Irish defense that has posted seven shutouts. ing his Notre Dame career. Quarterfinals: (Piscataway, N.J.) Rutgers 2, Notre Dame 1 (2ot) DOMINATION FROM DIKE: Senior forward ROOKIE IMPACT: Freshman Aaron Maund is Bright Dike has team-high totals in goals (11) one of two Irish players to have played all 1,756 minutes this season ... fellow central defender 2007 Quarterfinals: (Notre Dame, Ind.) and points (27) … those are single-season Notre Dame 1, St. John’s 0 career-high numbers for Dike … his five assists Matt Besler is the other ... Maund was named Semifinals: (Storrs, Conn.) also are a career-best mark … Dike ranks first in the BIG EAST rookie of the week on Sept. 22 ... the BIG EAST by averaging 0.58 goals per game he was selected to the adidas/IU Credit Union Notre Dame 2, DePaul 1 … he has notched a point in a team-high 12 Classic all-tournament team on Aug. 31 … Final: (Storrs, Conn.) games this season. Maund picked up his first point with an assist on Connecticut 2, Notre Dame 0 Bright Dike’s game winner in a 1-0 victory over THOMAS A CONSISTENT FORCE: Junior mid- Louisville in the BIG EAST Championship quar- 2008 Quarterfinals: (Notre Dame, Ind.) fielder Michael Thomas has notched a point in terfinals on Nov. 8. Notre Dame 1, Louisville 0 10 games this season ... Thomas is second on Semifinals: (Tampa, Fla.) the team in goals (8) and points (20) … he has Notre Dame vs. South Florida four assists … those are all single-season career-best marks for Thomas. 2008 Notre Dame Men’s Soccer • Contact: Sean Carroll • [email protected] • 574-631-2664 • Page 4

RELLAS RETURNS: Notre Dame senior mid- CLARK REACHES THE CENTURY MARK fielder/defender Cory Rellas saw his first action WITH THE IRISH: Notre Dame’s 3-0 victory at IRISH AMONG of the season in the Connecticut match on Oct. Cincinnati on Sept. 26 marked the 100th win for NCAA LEADERS 25 … Rellas had missed the first 15 games of the head coach Bobby Clark during his Fighting (all games as of 11/10) season due to a knee injury … he has come off Irish tenure … Clark is in his eighth season at the the bench to play in all four games since his helm of the Notre Dame program and he has TEAM return … Rellas started all 24 matches last sea- compiled a record of 106-43-22 at the school … son in the central defense for the Fighting Irish. he is second on Notre Dame’s career wins list behind Rich Hunter (1977-83), who is first with SCORING OFFENSE STRONG STARTS: Notre Dame did not surren- 128 wins … during his collegiate coaching 1. Wake Forest ...... 3.44 der a first-half goal until the 10th game of the career, Clark has a 259-106-47 record … the 2. Loyola (Md.) ...... 2.50 season (Michigan) … Notre Dame has out Scotland native is in his 22nd season of college 3. Akron ...... 2.32 scored its opponents 16-7 in the first half this soccer … prior to coming to Notre Dame, Clark 4. Albany ...... 2.29 season … the Fighting Irish also have out shot went 71-21-12 from 1996-2000 at Stanford … he 5. North Carolina ...... 2.28 opponents 135-90 during the first period of play. posted a mark of 82-42-13 during a nine-year 6. Harvard ...... 2.27 FINISHING STRONG: The Fighting Irish have stint at Dartmouth from 1985-1993. out scored their opponents 23-10 in the second 7t. Dayton ...... 2.22 half this season. BESLER A LOWE’S SENIOR CLASS FINALIST: 7t. Maryland ...... 2.22 Senior defender Matt Besler is one of 10 nation- 9. Niagara ...... 2.21 CORNERING THE MARKET: Notre Dame has al finalists for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award in 10. Charlotte ...... 2.16 gained 34 more corner kicks (112-78) than its the men’s soccer division … finalists were select- 17. NOTRE DAME ...... 2.05 opponents this season … the Irish own a deci- ed from a list of 30 candidates in each division, sive 61-37 edge in corners in the first half. based on personal qualities that define a com- plete student-athlete … each finalist displays HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE: Notre Dame is 9-0- numerous accomplishments across all four IRISH AMONG 1 at home this season … the Fighting Irish are award pillars: classroom, community, character, BIG EAST LEADERS riding a 13-game home unbeaten streak … the and competition … the award is presented annu- (all games as of 11/10) Irish are 12-0-1 in that span … Notre Dame is 13- ally to an NCAA Division I men’s senior soccer 0-3 in its last 16 regular-season BIG EAST home player who excels both on and off the field … the TEAM games … the Irish have gone undefeated at finalists will be placed on the official ballot for a home in BIG EAST play over the past two sea- nationwide vote beginning Oct.16 and conclud- SCORING OFFENSE sons … Notre Dame’s last loss to a BIG EAST ing Nov. 19 … votes from coaches and media will 1. NOTRE DAME ...... 2.05 foe at Alumni Field was a 2-0 setback to South be coupled with fan balloting to determine the Florida on Sept. 8, 2006 … the Irish are 17-0-3 at recipient of the award … winners will be 2t. Georgetown ...... 1.58 home against BIG EAST teams since that loss to announced during the 2008 NCAA Division I St. John’s ...... 1.58 the Bulls. Men’s Soccer Championship in Frisco, Texas, ASSISTS PER GAME scheduled for December 12-14. 1. NOTRE DAME ...... 1.74 RPI RANKINGS: Notre Dame is eighth in the lat- 2. South Florida ...... 1.72 est RPI rankings … there are four teams from the VOTE FOR BESLER: Cast your votes for Matt 3. Syracuse ...... 1.65 BIG EAST Conference that appear in the top 20 Besler for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award by POINTS PER GAME of the RPI … St. John’s is No. 2, while Louisville going to http://www.seniorclassaward.com/vote/ is 13th and South Florida is 16th. and clicking on ‘Men’s Soccer’ … you can vote 1. NOTRE DAME ...... 5.84 once per day … fans also can vote for Matt by 2. St. John’s ...... 4.47 TAKING DOWN A TOP-10: Notre Dame has texting S1 to 839863 via your cellular phone … 3. Syracuse ...... 4.35 defeated a top-10 team in each of the past nine fan balloting counts for 1/3 of the total with the GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE seasons, including the win over fifth-ranked remaining 2/3 determined by NCAA Division I 1. St. John’s ...... 0.35 South Florida this season (Sept. 7). coaches and national media members … voting 2. DePaul ...... 0.55 ends Nov. 19. 3t. Connecticut ...... 0.59 TOUGH SLATE: The Irish faced another chal- lenging regular-season schedule this season ... BESLER TABBED AS A PRESEASON ALL- South Florida ...... 0.59 there are eight teams ranked in the most recent AMERICAN: Matt Besler, a senior defender, 9. NOTRE DAME ...... 0.97 Soccer America top-25 poll that appeared on was named a second-team preseason All- CORNER KICKS PER GAME Notre Dame’s 2008 slate … Akron (3), St. John’s American by Soccer America and College 1. Georgetown ...... 6.16 (5) and South Florida (8) are in the top 10, while Soccer News … as a junior, Besler was named 2. Providence ...... 6.11 Michigan State (13), Michigan (14), Indiana (16), an NSCAA Scholar All-American in addition to 3. NOTRE DAME ...... 5.89 Connecticut (21) and Duke (23) also appear in taking home second-team all-BIG EAST honors the rankings … the Irish are 3-4-1 against those for the second consecutive season … Besler has squads … Notre Dame is ninth in the poll. played in 88 games, including 71 starts, during INDIVIDUAL his Notre Dame career … he has tallied 17 points on five goals and seven assists. GOALS PER GAME 1. Bright Dike ...... 0.58 COLLEGE SOCCER NEWS WATCH LISTS: 5. Michael Thomas ...... 0.42 Three Notre Dame freshmen were named to the Notre Dame men’s soccer media information: POINTS PER GAME College Soccer News ‘100 freshmen to keep an Publicity for the 2008 Notre Dame 1. Bright Dike ...... 1.42 eye on’ list for the 2008 season … (M/F) men’s soccer team is organized by Assistant Sports 3. Michael Thomas ...... 1.05 Information Director Sean Carroll. The Notre Dame Brendan King, (M/F) Michael Rose and (GK) sports information office is always interested in assist- Will Walsh were selected to the list and are part GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE ing members of the media in coverage of Irish soccer. of a very talented seven-man freshman class for 10. Andrew Quinn ...... 0.99 For men’s soccer interviews, please contact Carroll the Irish. SAVE PERCENTAGE at (574) 631-2664. All interviews of coaches and student-athletes must be arranged through the sports 10. Andrew Quinn ...... 778 information office. 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FRESHMAN CLASS NATIONALLY RANKED: A NEW PITCH: The Notre Dame men’s and 2008 Honors & Awards Notre Dame’s seven-man freshman class was women’s soccer teams will begin play in a new ranked 12th nationally by College Soccer News $5.7 million state-of-the-art facility starting in Matt Besler • Sr. • D … (M/F) Brendan King, (M/D) Aaron Maund, 2009 … plans for the stadium include a lighted • Soccer America national team of (D) Sean McGrath, (M) Adam Mena, (M/F) facility that will feature a natural grass field, lock- the week (10/14) Michael Rose, (M/D) Chris Sutton and (GK) er rooms, restrooms, concession areas and • BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week (10/13) Will Walsh make up the talented crop of Fighting 2,000 seats … the stadium will reside just east of • Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award Finalist Irish rookies. the Joyce Center on the Notre Dame campus … • College Soccer News national team of the lead benefactors for the facility are former the week (9/8) RECAPPING ‘07: In 2007, Notre Dame posted a Irish men's soccer players Tom Crotty and Rob • BIG EAST Honor Roll (9/8) 14-5-5 record and advanced to the quarterfinal Snyder. • MIke Berticelli Tournament defensive MVP round of the NCAA Championships for the sec- & all-tournament team ond straight season … the Irish fell at eventual PARKING CHANGES: Due to ongoing construc- • Soccer America Preseason Second- national champion Wake Forest, 1-0, in overtime tion within the Notre Dame Athletics Quad, park- Team All-American during the quarterfinals … the Fighting Irish won ing for Irish soccer games this year is limited to • College Soccer News Preseason a share of the 2007 BIG EAST Blue Division title the Eck Baseball Stadium and Joyce Center lots Second-Team All-American … Notre Dame tied Connecticut in points, but the … fans are asked to walk around the south end • Preseason All-BIG EAST Irish were the only team to go undefeated in of Eck Stadium, then proceed north between the league play as they posted a 7-0-4 mark … the stadium's right-field wall and the soccer practice Jeb Brovsky • So. • F Fighting Irish averaged 1.43 goals per game last field before entering at the south end of Alumni • BIG EAST offensive player of the week (11/4) season, while surrendering just 0.83 ... the Irish Field. • Top Drawer Soccer national team of the peaked at a program-best No. 2 in the national week (11/3) rankings on Sept. 24 ... departed seniors Joseph SIGN UP FOR IRISH ALERT TEXT MESSAGE Lapira (F) and Ryan Miller (M/D) both copped SERVICE: Go to und.com and sign up for Irish All-America honors for the Irish in 2007 … Lapira ALERT, a text messaging service designed to Bright Dike • Sr. • F led the Irish in both goals (9) and points (28) for give fans up-to-the-minute game updates for all • BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (9/29, 10/13) the third straight season … he also had a team- 26 varsity sports at Notre Dame ... men's soccer • MIke Berticelli Tournament all-tournament high 10 assists in ’07. fans can sign up to receive scores after each half team of every game. • adidas/IU Credit Union Classic all-tour- ALUMNI FIELD FAREWELL: The 2008 cam- nament team paign will mark the final season for the Fighting Irish at Alumni Field, which has been home to the Dave Donohue • Jr. • M Notre Dame men’s soccer team since 1990 … • Soccer America national player of the the Irish will begin play in a new $5.7 million week (9/15) state-of-the-art facility starting in 2009 … in 18- • College Soccer News national team of the plus seasons at Alumni Field, the Irish have won week (9/15) 74 percent of their contests by posting a 129-38- • BIG EAST offensive player of the week (9/15) 18 (.746) home record. • MIke Berticelli Tournament all-tournament team

Brendan King • Fr. • M • Soccer America national team of the Irish Game HIGHS In 2008 week (11/4) Team • BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (11/4) Goals ...... 5, vs. South Florida (9/7/08) • College Soccer News ‘100 freshmen to Assists ...... 5, vs. Duke (8/31/08) keep an eye on’ list Points...... 14, vs. South Florida (9/7/08) Saves ...... 8, vs. Syracuse (9/21/08) Aaron Maund • Fr. • D Shots ...... 27, at Seton Hall (10/22/08) • BIG EAST rookie of the week (9/22) Shots on Goal ...... 12, vs. South Florida (9/7/08) • adidas/IU Credit Union Classic all-tour- Corner Kicks ...... 13, at Seton Hall (10/22/08) nament team Fewest Goals Allowed ...... 0, seven times (MR: vs. Louisville-11/8/08) Fouls ...... 20, vs. Michigan State (10/8/08) Michael Rose • Fr. • M • College Soccer News ‘100 freshmen to Individual keep an eye on’ list Goals ...... 3, Dave Donohue (vs. Marquette-9/11/08) Assists ...... 2, Brendan King (vs. South Florida-9/7/08) ...... 2, Dave Donohue (vs. Duke-8/31/08) Michael Thomas • Jr. • M Points ...... 7 (3g, 1a), Dave Donohue (vs. Marquette-9/11/08) • BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (10/20) Saves ...... 8, Andrew Quinn (vs. Syracuse-9/21/08) • MIke Berticelli Tournament offensive MVP Shots ...... 7, Bright Dike (Seton Hall-10/22/08) & all-tournament team Shots on Goal...... 4, Bright Dike (vs. St. John’s-9/19/08) Will Walsh • Fr. • GK Irish Game LOWS In 2008 • College Soccer News ‘100 freshmen to keep an eye on’ list Team Goals ...... 0, three times (MR: at Connecticut-10/25/08) Assists ...... 0, six times (MR: at West Virginia-11/1/08) Points ...... 0, three times (MR: at Connecticut-10/25/08) Saves ...... 0, vs. South Florida (9/7/08) Shots ...... 4, at West Virginia (11/1/08) Shots on Goal ...... 1, vs. Akron (8/29/08) Corner Kicks ...... 2, vs. Georgetown (10/29/08) Fouls...... 7, at Connecticut (10/25/08) 2008 Notre Dame Men’s Soccer • Contact: Sean Carroll • [email protected] • 574-631-2664 • Page 6 NSCAA/adidas Soccer America Rankings Rankings Nov. 11 Nov. 10

Rank Team Record Last Week Rank Team Record Last Week 1. Wake Forest (17-0-1) 1 1. Wake Forest (17-0-1) 1 2. Creighton (12-1-2) 2 2. Creighton (12-1-2) 2 3. St. John’s (15-1-3) 3 3. Akron (15-1-3) 3 4. Akron (15-1-3) 4 4. Maryland (15-3-0) 4 5. Maryland (15-3-0) 5 5. St. John’s (15-1-3) 5 6. Loyola (Md.) (17-0-1) 6 6. Loyola (Md.) (17-0-1) 6 7. Tulsa (13-3-2) 7 7. Tulsa (13-3-2) 9 8. UC Irvine (12-1-6) 11 8. South Florida (12-4-2) 10 9. Illinois-Chicago (12-2-4) 9 9. NOTRE DAME (12-5-2) 11 10. Michigan (12-4-2) 12 10. Illinois-Chicago (12-2-4) 8 11. NOTRE DAME (12-5-2) 13 11. UC Irvine (12-1-6) 13 12. California (9-3-5) 14 12. Northwestern (13-3-2) 7 13. Northwestern (12-3-2) 8 13. Michigan State (11-5-1) 12 Poll Tracker Poll Tracker 14. South Florida (12-4-2) 16 14. Michigan (12-4-2) 14 Notre Dame in the Notre Dame in the 15. UC Davis (12-3-4) 15 15. UCLA (9-4-6) 19 NSCAA rankings ... Soccer America 16. Michigan State (11-5-1) 18 16. Indiana (10-5-3) 22 rankings ... 17. Saint Louis (10-3-5) 10 17. California (9-3-5) 23 Preseason ...... 3rd 18. Indiana (10-5-3) 23 18. UC Davis (12-3-4) 17 Sept. 2 ...... 8th Preseason ....10th 19. UCLA (9-4-6) 22 19. Saint Louis (10-3-5) 15 Sept. 9 ...... 5th Sept. 1 ...... 13th 20. UC Santa Barbara (10-5-4) 19 20. UC Santa Barbara (10-5-4) 21 Sept. 16 ...... 3rd Sept. 8 ...... 7th 21. Connecticut (9-4-6) 17 21. Connecticut (9-4-6) 16 Sept. 23 ...... 3rd Sept. 15 ...... 3rd 22. Drake (13-4-0) RV 22. Campbell (12-5-0) 23 Sept. 30 ...... 8th Sept. 22 ...... 4th 23. North Carolina (11-6-1) 20 23. Duke (10-6-2) 18 Oct. 7 ...... 15th Sept. 29 ...... 14th 24. Penn (10-2-4) 21 24. North Carolina (11-6-1) 20 Oct. 14 ...... 9th Oct. 6 ...... 21st 25. Butler (13-2-4) 24 25t. Kentucky (10-4-4) 23 Oct. 21 ...... 13th Oct. 13 ...... 16th 25t. Butler (13-2-4) 25 Oct. 28 ...... 19th Oct. 20 ...... 23rd Bold indicates 2008 opponent Nov. 4 ...... 13th Oct. 27 ...... NR Bold indicates 2008 opponent Nov. 11 ...... 11th Nov. 3 ...... 11th Nov. 10 ...... 9th

Soccer Times College Soccer News Rankings Rankings Nov. 10 Nov. 10

Rank Team Record Last Week Rank Team Record Last Week 1. Wake Forest (17-0-1) 1 1. Wake Forest (17-0-1) 1 2. Creighton (12-1-2) 2 2. Akron (15-1-3) 2 3. Akron (15-1-3) 3 3. Creighton (12-1-2) 3 4. St. John’s (15-1-3) 4 4. St. John’s (15-1-3) 4 5. Maryland (15-3-0) 5 5. Maryland (15-3-0) 5 6. Loyola (Md.) (17-0-1) 6t 6. Loyola (Md.) (17-0-1) 6 7. Tulsa (13-3-2) 8 7. Tulsa (13-3-2) 7 8. Illinois-Chicago (12-2-4) 9 8. Michigan (12-4-2) 8 9. Michigan (12-4-2) 10 9. Illinois-Chicago (12-2-4) 12 10. California (9-3-5) 11 10. UC Irvine (12-1-6) 14 11. Northwestern (12-3-2) 6t 11. California (9-3-5) 13 12. UC Davis (12-3-4) 12 12. NOTRE DAME (12-5-2) 15 13. South Florida (12-4-2) 14 Poll Tracker 13. Michigan State (11-5-1) 16 Poll Tracker 14. NOTRE DAME (12-5-2) 15 Notre Dame in the 14. UC Davis (12-3-4) 11 Notre Dame in the 15. UC Irvine (12-1-6) 16 Soccer Times rank- 15. Northwestern (12-3-2) 9 College Soccer 16. Indiana (10-5-3) 17 ings ... 16. South Florida (12-4-2) 17 News rankings ... 17. Michigan State (11-5-1) 21 17. Saint Louis (10-3-5) 10 18. Saint Louis (10-3-5) 13 Preseason ...... 6th 18. Indiana (10-5-3) 20 Preseason ....15th 19. UC Santa Barbara (10-5-4) 19 Sept. 2 ...... 12th 19. UCLA (9-4-6) 23 Sept. 1 ...... 22nd 20. UCLA (9-4-6) 22 Sept. 8 ...... 9th 20. UC Santa Barbara (10-5-3) 19 Sept. 8 ...... 13th 21. Drake (13-4-0) 25 Sept. 15 ...... 7th 21. Butler (13-2-4) 21 Sept. 15 ...... 7th 22. Connecticut (9-4-6) 18 Sept. 22 ...... 6th 22. Drake (13-4-0) 25 Sept. 22 ...... 6th 23. North Carolina (11-6-1) 20 Sept. 29 ...... 10th 23. Connecticut (9-4-6) 18 Sept. 29 ...... 10th 24. Kentucky (10-4-4) NR Oct. 6 ...... 14th 24. Kentucky (10-4-4) 24 Oct. 6 ...... 18th 25. Denver (9-5-2) NR (2-1-1)Oct. 13 ...... 11th 24 25. Massachusetts (9-6-3) NR Oct. 13 ...... 14th Oct. 20 ...... 15th 26. Harvard (11-4-0) 29 Oct. 20 ...... 16th Bold indicates 2008 opponent Oct. 27 ...... 19th 27. Duke (10-6-2) 27 Oct. 27 ...... 19th Nov. 3 ...... 15th 28. Penn (10-2-4) 28 Nov. 3 ...... 15th Nov. 10 ...... 14th 29. Dayton (12-4-2) 26 Nov. 10 ...... 12th 30. Oakland (13-4-0) NR Bold indicates 2008 opponent 2008 Notre Dame Men’s Soccer • Contact: Sean Carroll • [email protected] • 574-631-2664 • Page 7

2008 BIG EAST 2008 BIG EAST Standings Weekly Awards as of Monday, Nov. 10

Offensive Player of the Week BIG EAST Overall 9/1 - Adam Himeno, St. John’s , Jr., M Blue Division W L T Pts. W L T 9/8 - Sam Petrone, Seton Hall, So., F 9/15 - Dave Donohue, Notre Dame, Jr., M ^*#Notre Dame 7 2 2 23 12 5 2 9/22 - O’Brian White, Connecticut, Sr., F ^*Connecticut 6 3 2 20 9 4 6 9/29 - Austin Berry, Louisville, So., M ^Georgetown 5 3 3 18 11 5 3 10/6 - Alex Silva, West Virginia, Fr., M ^Providence 5 5 1 16 9 7 3 10/13 - Steffan Vroom, DePaul, Jr., F ^West Virginia 3 4 4 13 5 9 5 10/20 - Trevor Chiduku, St. John’s, So., M 10/27 - Scott Larrabee, Georgetown, Jr., M ^Pittsburgh 3 6 2 11 7 8 3 11/3 - Jeb Brovsky, Notre Dame, So., F Seton Hall 2 5 4 10 6 8 4 Marquette 1 8 2 5 3 10 4

Defensive Player of the Week 9/1 - Len Coleman, Georgetown, Jr., D BIG EAST Overall 9/8 - Rory Quinn, St. John’s, Sr., D Red Division W L T Pts. W L T 9/15 - Oscar Castillo, Connecticut, Sr., D ^*#St. John’s 8 1 2 26 15 1 3 9/22 - Adam Brazitis, Villanova, Sr., M ^*South Florida 7 3 1 22 12 4 2 9/29 - Yohance Marshall, USF, Sr., D ^DePaul 5 4 2 17 9 6 4 10/6 - Brad Simpson, Cincinnati, Sr., D 10/13 - Matt Besler, Notre Dame, Sr., D ^Louisville 5 5 1 16 11 7 2 10/20 - Karol Wasielewski, Syracuse, Sr., D ^Villanova 4 5 2 14 7 10 2 10/27 - Yohance Marshall, USF, Sr., D ^Cincinnati 4 6 1 13 7 10 2 11/3 - Ben Clack, St. John’s, Jr., D Syracuse 4 6 1 13 8 6 3 Rutgers 3 6 2 11 6 9 3

Goalkeeper of the Week ^ - BIG EAST Championship berth; * - BIG EAST Championship First-Round Bye 9/1 - Neal Kitson, St. John’s, Sr. # - BIG EAST Regular Season Division Champion 9/8 - Josh Ford, Connecticut, So. 9/15 - Neal Kitson, St. John’s, Sr. 9/22 - Neal Kitson, St. John’s, Sr. 2008 BIG EAST Preseason Honors and Predictions 9/29 - Matt Pyzdrowski, Marquette, Jr. as voted on by the league coaches 10/6 - Robert Cavicchia, Syracuse, Sr. 10/13 - Tim Murray, Providence, Jr. Preseason Offensive Player of the Year 10/20 - Matt Williams, Cincinnati, So. 10/27 - Josh Ford, Connecticut, So. O’Brian White, Sr., F, Connecticut 11/3 - Neal Kitson, St. John’s, Sr. Preseason Defensive Player of the Year Yohance Marshall, Sr., D, South Florida Rookie of the Week 9/1 - Chris Bresnahan, Villanova, GK 9/8 - Andre Boudreaux, Louisville, GK Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year 9/15 - Gaetano Panuccio, Rutgers, F Brian Visser, Sr., DePaul 9/22 - Aaron Maund, Notre Dame, D 9/29 - Walter Hines, St. John’s, F Preseason All-BIG EAST Team 10/6 - Colin Rolfe, Louisville, F Matt Besler, Notre Dame, Sr., D 10/13 - Chris Stoker, Providence, M/F 10/20 - Tony Casio, Connecticut, M Ryan Maduro, Providence, Sr., MF 10/27 - Sebastien Thuriere, USF, M Yohance Marshall, USF, Sr., D 11/3 - Tony Cascio, Connecticut, M Kevon Neaves, USF, Sr., MF Akeem Priestley, Connecticut, Sr., MF Jordan Seabrook, USF, Sr., F Ryan Soroka, St. John’s, Jr., F Toni Stahl, Connecticut, Jr., MF Brian Visser, DePaul, Sr., GK *O’Brian White, Connecticut, Sr., F Hansen Woodruff, Syracuse, Jr., F * - unanimous selection

Blue Division (predicted finish) Points Red Division (predicted finish) Points 1. Connecticut (14 first-place votes) 112 1. South Florida (7) 99 2. Notre Dame (2) 99 2. Louisville (4) 97 3. Providence 70 3. St. John’s (3) 92 4. West Virginia 66 4. DePaul (2) 63 5. Seton Hall 61 5. Rutgers 56 6. Georgetown 59 6. Cincinnati 44 7. Marquette 26 7. Villanova 34 8. Pittsburgh 19 8. Syracuse 27 2008 Notre Dame Men’s Soccer • Contact: Sean Carroll • [email protected] • 574-631-2664 • Page 8

2008 NOTRE DAME MEN’S SOCCER ROSTER

No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School Pronunciation 00 Philip Tuttle Jr. GK 6-1 200 Hooksett, NH/Brewster Academy 0 Andrew Quinn** Sr. GK 6-3 210 Silver Spring, MD/DeMatha 1 Luke Seibolt Sr. GK 6-4 220 Gilbert, AZ/Gilbert SEE-bolt 2 Aaron Maund Fr. D 6-1 175 Dorchester, MA/The Roxbury Latin School 3 Bilal Duckett So. D 6-2 160 Peachtree City, GA/McIntosh BILL-all 4 Sean McGrath Fr. D 5-8 145 Indianapolis, IN/Pike 5 Jack Traynor*** Sr. D 5-9 150 St. Charles, MO/ Francis Howell North 6 Dave Donohue* Jr. M 5-9 160 Reading, MA/Cushing Academy 7 John Schaefer Jr. D 5-11 165 Troy, MI/Detroit Jesuit 8 Michael Thomas** (C) Jr. M 5-10 175 Olathe, KS/St. Thomas Aquinas 9 Kyle Dagan* Sr. D 5-11 165 Westlake Village, CA/Westlake 10 Tamba Samba* Jr. F 5-11 180 Indianapolis, IN/Ben Davis TOM-buh SOM-buh 11 Steven Perry* So. F 6-0 160 Edmond, OK/Bishop McGuinness 12 Jeb Brovsky* So. M/F 6-1 160 Lakewood, CO/Green Mountain 13 Cory Rellas** Sr. D 6-1 165 Plano, TX/Plano West 14 Bright Dike** Sr. F 6-1 195 Edmond, OK/Edmond North DEE-kay 15 Matt Armstrong* So. M 5-7 155 Phoenix, AZ/North Canyon 16 Terry Lee Sr. D 5-9 155 Moreland Hills, OH/Orange 17 Matt Besler*** (C) Sr. D 6-0 170 Overland Park, KS/Blue Valley West BEEZ-ler 18 Brendan King Fr. M 6-0 160 Naperville, IL/Edison Academic Center (Fla.) 19 Alex Yoshinaga**** (C) Sr. M/D 5-10 160 San Diego, CA/Granite Hills yo-SHIN-ah-guh 20 Greg Klazura So. M 5-10 150 Rockford, IL/Boylan Catholic 21 Justin Morrow** Jr. M 5-8 150 Cleveland, OH/St. Ignatius 22 Josh Thiermann* So. M 6-0 170 Stoughton, WI/Stoughton TEER-man 23 Andrew Luttrell So. F 5-7 145 Granger, IN/Penn 24 Will Walsh Fr. GK 6-3 190 Chester Twp., NJ/Delbarton 25 Adam Mena Fr. M 5-10 145 Holland, MI/West Ottawa MAY-nuh 26 Chris Sutton Fr. M/D 6-0 175 Apple Valley, MN/Shattuck-St. Mary’s 27 Michael Rose Fr. M/F 6-2 170 Severna Park, MD/Severna Park Head Coach: Bobby Clark (Jordanhill College ‘67) Assistant Coaches: BJ Craig (Gordon College ‘93), Chad Riley (Notre Dame ’04) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Vern Gingerich (Tri-State University ‘97) Athletic Trainer: Bill Agnew; Senior Manager: Colin Reimer * - denotes numbers of monograms won; (C) - indicates team captain

Roster Breakdown Alphabetical Roster No. Name Pos. By Position: 15 Matt Armstrong ...... M Forwards (6) – Jeb Brovsky, Bright Dike, Andrew Luttrell, Steven Perry, 17 Matt Besler ...... D Michael Rose, Tamba Samba 12 Jeb Brovsky ...... M/F 9 Kyle Dagan ...... D Midfielders (10) – Matt Armstrong, Dave Donohue, Brendan King, Greg 14 Bright Dike ...... F Klazura, Aaron Maund, Adam Mena, Justin Morrow, Chris Sutton, Josh 6 Dave Donohue ...... M Thiermann, Michael Thomas, 3 Bilal Duckett ...... D 18 Brendan King ...... M Defenders (9) – Matt Besler, Kyle Dagan, Bilal Duckett, Terry Lee, Sean 20 Greg Klazura...... M McGrath, Cory Rellas, John Schaefer, Jack Traynor, Alex Yoshinaga 16 Terry Lee ...... D Goalkeepers (4) – Andrew Quinn, Luke Seibolt, Philip Tuttle, Will Walsh 23 Andrew Luttrell...... F 2 Aaron Maund...... D 4 Sean McGrath ...... D 25 Adam Mena...... M By Class: 21 Justin Morrow ...... M Fifth-Year Senior (1) – Alex Yoshinaga 11 Steven Perry ...... F Seniors (8) – Matt Besler, Kyle Dagan, Bright Dike, Terry Lee, Andrew 0 Andrew Quinn ...... GK Quinn, Cory Rellas, Luke Seibolt, Jack Traynor 13 Cory Rellas ...... D 27 Michael Rose...... M/F Juniors (6) – Dave Donohue, Justin Morrow, Tamba Samba, John 10 Tamba Samba ...... F Schaefer, Michael Thomas, Philip Tuttle 7 John Schaefer ...... D Sophomores (7) – Matt Armstrong, Jeb Brovsky, Bilal Duckett, Greg 1 Luke Seibolt ...... GK Klazura, Andrew Luttrell, Steven Perry, Josh Thiermann 26 Chris Sutton ...... M/D 22 Josh Thiermann ...... M Freshmen (7) – Brendan King, Aaron Maund, Sean McGrath, Adam 8 Michael Thomas ...... M Mena, Michael Rose, Chris Sutton, Will Walsh 5 Jack Traynor ...... D 00 Philip Tuttle ...... GK 24 Will Walsh ...... GK 19 Alex Yoshinaga ...... M/D 2008 Notre Dame Men’s Soccer • Contact: Sean Carroll • [email protected] • 574-631-2664 • Page 9

#00 Philip Tuttle • Jr. • GK Date Opponent Score GP-GS Minutes GA GAAvg. Saves Save% W L T Shutouts 9/11 MARQUETTE 4-1 * 10:05 0 0.00 1 1.000 0 0 0 0 10/1 at Michigan 1-3 * * 90:00 3 2.70 3 .571 0 1 0 0 10/29 GEORGETOWN 2-1 * 28:10 0 2.11 1 .625 0 1 0 0 11/1 at West Virginia 1-0 * * 90:00 0 1.24 4 .750 1 1 0 1 11/8 LOUISVILLE 1-0 * * 90:00 0 0.88 6 .833 2 1 0 1 Totals 5-3 308:15 3 0.88 15 .833 2 1 0 2

#0 Andrew Quinn • Sr. • GK Date Opponent Score GP-GS Minutes GA GAAvg. Saves Save% W L T Shutouts 8/29 vs. #12 Akron 0-3 * * 90:00 3 3.00 3 .500 0 1 0 0 8/31 vs. Duke 4-1 * * 90:00 1 2.00 5 .667 1 1 0 0 9/5 DARTMOUTH 2-1 * * 90:00 1 1.67 4 .706 2 1 0 0 9/7 #5 SOUTH FLORIDA 5-0 * * 90:00 0 1.25 0 .706 3 1 0 1 9/11 MARQUETTE 4-1 * * 79:55 1 1.23 2 .700 4 1 0 0 9/19 #5 ST. JOHN’S 0-0 * * 110:00 0 0.98 5 .760 4 1 1 1 9/21 SYRACUSE 3-0 * * 90:00 0 0.84 8 .818 5 1 1 1 9/26 at Cincinnati 3-0 * * 90:00 0 0.74 4 .838 6 1 1 1 9/28 at Louisville 1-2 * * 94:11 2 0.87 5 .818 6 2 1 0 10/8 MICHIGAN STATE 3-0 * * 90:00 0 0.79 4 .833 7 2 1 1 10/11 PITTSBURGH 4-1 * * 90:00 1 0.81 3 .827 8 2 1 0 10/16 at Indiana 1-3 * * 90:00 3 0.99 4 .797 8 3 1 0 10/19 PROVIDENCE 3-1 * * 90:00 1 0.99 2 .790 9 3 1 0 10/22 at Seton Hall 1-1 * * 110:00 1 0.97 1 .781 9 3 2 0 10/25 at Connecticut 0-1 * * 92:13 1 0.97 2 .776 9 4 2 0 10/29 GEORGETOWN 2-1 * * 61:50 1 0.99 4 .778 10 4 2 0 Totals 16-16 1448:09 16 0.99 56 .778 10 4 2 5

#2 Aaron Maund • Fr. • D Date Opponent Score GP-GS G A Pts Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-ATT MIN 8/29 vs. #12 Akron 0-3 * * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 90 8/31 vs. Duke 4-1 * * 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 90 9/5 DARTMOUTH 2-1 * * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 90 9/7 #5 SOUTH FLORIDA 5-0 * * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 90 9/11 MARQUETTE 4-1 * * 0 0 0 1 .000 1 .500 0 0-0 90 9/19 #5 ST. JOHN’S 0-0 * * 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .333 0 0-0 110 9/21 SYRACUSE 3-0 * * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .333 0 0-0 90 9/26 at Cincinnati 3-0 * * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .333 0 0-0 90 9/28 at Louisville 1-2 * * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .333 0 0-0 94 10/1 at Michigan 1-3 * * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .333 0 0-0 90 10/8 MICHIGAN STATE 3-0 * * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .333 0 0-0 90 10/11 PITTSBURGH 4-1 * * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .333 0 0-0 90 10/16 at Indiana 1-3 * * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .333 0 0-0 90 10/19 PROVIDENCE 3-1 * * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .333 0 0-0 90 10/22 at Seton Hall 1-1 * * 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .250 0 0-0 110 10/25 at Connecticut 0-1 * * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .250 0 0-0 92 10/29 GEORGETOWN 2-1 * * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .250 0 0-0 90 11/1 at West Virginia 1-0 * * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .250 0 0-0 90 11/8 LOUISVILLE 1-0 * * 0 1 1 0 .000 0 .250 0 0-0 90 Totals 19-19 0 1 1 4 .000 1 .250 0 0-0 1756

#5 Jack Traynor • Sr. • D Date Opponent Score GP-GS G A Pts Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-ATT MIN 8/29 vs. #12 Akron 0-3 * * 0 0 0 2 .000 1 .500 0 0-0 90 8/31 vs. Duke 4-1 * * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .500 0 0-0 90 9/5 DARTMOUTH 2-1 * * 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .333 0 0-0 90 9/7 #5 SOUTH FLORIDA 5-0 * * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .333 0 0-0 82 9/11 MARQUETTE 4-1 * * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .333 0 0-0 90 9/19 #5 ST. JOHN’S 0-0 * * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .333 0 0-0 110 9/21 SYRACUSE 3-0 * * 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .250 0 0-0 90 9/26 at Cincinnati 3-0 * * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .250 0 0-0 90 9/28 at Louisville 1-2 * * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .250 0 0-0 94 10/1 at Michigan 1-3 * * 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .200 0 0-0 90 10/8 MICHIGAN STATE 3-0 * * 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .167 0 0-0 90 10/11 PITTSBURGH 4-1 * * 0 0 0 1 .000 1 .286 0 0-0 90 10/16 at Indiana 1-3 * * 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .250 0 0-0 90 10/19 PROVIDENCE 3-1 * * 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .222 0 0-0 90 10/22 at Seton Hall 1-1 * * 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .200 0 0-0 110 10/25 at Connecticut 0-1 * * 0 0 0 2 .000 0 .167 0 0-0 92 10/29 GEORGETOWN 2-1 * * 0 1 1 0 .000 0 .167 0 0-0 78 11/1 at West Virginia 1-0 * * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .167 0 0-0 90 11/8 LOUISVILLE 1-0 * * 0 0 0 2 .000 1 .214 0 0-0 79 Totals 19-19 0 1 1 14 .000 3 .214 0 0-0 1725 2008 Notre Dame Men’s Soccer • Contact: Sean Carroll • [email protected] • 574-631-2664 • Page 10

#6 Dave Donohue • Jr. • M Date Opponent Score GP-GS G A Pts Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-ATT MIN 8/29 vs. #12 Akron 0-3 * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 23 8/31 vs. Duke 4-1 * * 0 2 2 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 71 9/5 DARTMOUTH 2-1 * * 1 0 2 1 1.000 1 1.000 1 0-0 55 9/7 #5 SOUTH FLORIDA 5-0 * * 0 0 0 2 .333 1 .667 0 0-0 53 9/11 MARQUETTE 4-1 * * 3 1 7 4 .571 3 .714 1 0-0 53 9/19 #5 ST. JOHN’S 0-0 * * 0 0 0 0 .571 0 .714 0 0-0 78 9/21 SYRACUSE 3-0 * * 0 1 1 1 .500 0 .625 0 0-0 37 9/26 at Cincinnati 3-0 * * 0 0 0 0 .500 0 .625 0 0-0 59 9/28 at Louisville 1-2 * * 0 0 0 0 .500 0 .625 0 0-0 61 10/1 at Michigan 1-3 * * 0 0 0 1 .444 0 .556 0 0-0 53 10/8 MICHIGAN STATE 3-0 * * 0 0 0 0 .444 0 .556 0 0-0 71 10/11 PITTSBURGH 4-1 * * 1 0 2 3 .417 1 .500 1 0-0 67 10/16 at Indiana 1-3 * * 0 0 0 0 .417 0 .500 0 0-0 58 10/19 PROVIDENCE 3-1 * * 0 1 1 1 .385 1 .538 0 0-0 70 10/22 at Seton Hall 1-1 * * 0 0 0 2 .333 1 .533 0 0-0 72 10/25 at Connecticut 0-1 * * 0 0 0 1 .312 1 .562 0 0-0 61 10/29 GEORGETOWN 2-1 * * 0 0 0 1 .294 1 .588 0 0-0 73 11/1 at West Virginia 1-0 * * 0 0 0 0 .294 0 .588 0 0-0 68 11/8 LOUISVILLE 1-0 * * 0 0 0 0 .294 0 .588 0 0-0 60 Totals 19-18 5 5 15 17 .294 10 .588 3 0-0 1143

#8 Michael Thomas • Jr. • M Date Opponent Score GP-GS G A Pts Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-ATT MIN 8/29 vs. #12 Akron 0-3 * * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 90 8/31 vs. Duke 4-1 * * 0 1 1 1 .000 1 1.000 0 0-0 90 9/5 DARTMOUTH 2-1 * * 1 0 2 2 .333 1 .667 0 0-0 90 9/7 #5 SOUTH FLORIDA 5-0 * * 1 0 2 4 .286 3 .714 0 0-0 78 9/11 MARQUETTE 4-1 * * 1 1 3 2 .333 1 .667 0 0-0 90 9/19 #5 ST. JOHN’S 0-0 * * 0 0 0 4 .231 2 .615 0 0-0 110 9/21 SYRACUSE 3-0 * * 1 0 2 4 .235 3 .647 0 0-0 90 9/26 at Cincinnati 3-0 * * 1 0 2 2 .263 1 .632 0 0-0 90 9/28 at Louisville 1-2 * * 0 0 0 1 .250 0 .600 0 0-0 94 10/1 at Michigan 1-3 * * 0 0 0 1 .238 0 .571 0 0-0 90 10/8 MICHIGAN STATE 3-0 * * 1 1 3 5 .231 3 .577 0 0-0 90 10/11 PITTSBURGH 4-1 * * 0 1 1 1 .222 0 .556 0 0-0 90 10/16 at Indiana 1-3 * * 1 0 2 2 .241 1 .552 0 0-0 90 10/19 PROVIDENCE 3-1 * * 1 0 2 2 .258 1 .548 1 0-0 90 10/22 at Seton Hall 1-1 * * 0 0 0 0 .258 0 .548 0 0-0 110 10/25 at Connecticut 0-1 * * 0 0 0 1 .250 0 .531 0 0-0 92 10/29 GEORGETOWN 2-1 * * 0 0 0 1 .242 1 .545 0 0-0 90 11/1 at West Virginia 1-0 * * 0 0 0 2 .229 1 .543 0 0-0 90 11/8 LOUISVILLE 1-0 * * 0 0 0 3 .211 2 .553 0 0-0 84 Totals 19-19 8 4 20 38 .211 21 .553 1 0-0 1738

#9 Kyle Dagan • Sr. • D Date Opponent Score GP-GS G A Pts Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-ATT MIN 8/29 vs. #12 Akron 0-3 * * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 45 9/7 #5 SOUTH FLORIDA 5-0 * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 9 9/21 SYRACUSE 3-0 * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 3 10/19 PROVIDENCE 3-1 * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 3 10/29 GEORGETOWN 2-1 * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 12 11/1 at West Virginia 1-0 * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 16 11/8 LOUISVILLE 1-0 * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 11 Totals 7-1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 99

#10 Tamba Samba •Jr.•F Date Opponent Score GP-GS G A Pts Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-ATT MIN 8/31 vs. Duke 4-1 * 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 26 9/5 DARTMOUTH 2-1 * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 7 9/7 #5 SOUTH FLORIDA 5-0 * 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 26 9/11 MARQUETTE 4-1 * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 50 9/21 SYRACUSE 3-0 * 1 0 2 1 .333 1 .333 0 0-0 31 9/26 at Cincinnati 3-0 * 1 0 2 1 .500 1 .500 1 0-0 16 9/28 at Louisville 1-2 * 0 0 0 0 .500 0 .500 0 0-0 18 10/1 at Michigan 1-3 * 0 0 0 0 .500 0 .500 0 0-0 15 10/8 MICHIGAN STATE 3-0 * 0 0 0 0 .500 0 .500 0 0-0 24 10/11 PITTSBURGH 4-1 * 0 0 0 0 .500 0 .500 0 0-0 12 10/16 at Indiana 1-3 * 0 0 0 0 .500 0 .500 0 0-0 14 10/19 PROVIDENCE 3-1 * 0 0 0 0 .500 0 .500 0 0-0 26 10/25 at Connecticut 0-1 * 0 0 0 1 .400 0 .400 0 0-0 19 10/29 GEORGETOWN 2-1 * 0 0 0 0 .400 0 .400 0 0-0 20 11/1 at West Virginia 1-0 * 0 0 0 0 .400 0 .400 0 0-0 30 11/8 LOUISVILLE 1-0 * 0 0 0 0 .400 0 .400 0 0-0 16 Totals 16-0 2 0 4 5 .400 2 .400 1 0-0 350 2008 Notre Dame Men’s Soccer • Contact: Sean Carroll • [email protected] • 574-631-2664 • Page 11

#11 Steven Perry • So. • F Date Opponent Score GP-GS G A Pts Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-ATT MIN 8/29 vs. #12 Akron 0-3 * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 14 8/31 vs. Duke 4-1 * 1 0 2 2 .500 2 1.000 1 0-0 26 9/5 DARTMOUTH 2-1 * 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1.000 0 0-0 14 9/7 #5 SOUTH FLORIDA 5-0 * 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1.000 0 0-0 34 9/11 MARQUETTE 4-1 * 0 0 0 1 .333 0 .667 0 0-0 9 9/19 #5 ST. JOHN’S 0-0 * 0 0 0 0 .333 0 .667 0 0-0 11 9/21 SYRACUSE 3-0 * 0 1 1 1 .250 1 .750 0 0-0 31 9/26 at Cincinnati 3-0 * 0 1 1 0 .250 0 .750 0 0-0 16 9/28 at Louisville 1-2 * 0 0 0 0 .250 0 .750 0 0-0 18 10/1 at Michigan 1-3 * 0 0 0 1 .200 0 .600 0 0-0 15 10/8 MICHIGAN STATE 3-0 * 0 0 0 0 .200 0 .600 0 0-0 19 10/11 PITTSBURGH 4-1 * 0 0 0 0 .200 0 .600 0 0-0 12 10/16 at Indiana 1-3 * 0 0 0 0 .200 0 .600 0 0-0 14 10/19 PROVIDENCE 3-1 * 0 0 0 0 .200 0 .600 0 0-0 35 10/25 at Connecticut 0-1 * 0 0 0 0 .200 0 .600 0 0-0 9 10/29 GEORGETOWN 2-1 * 0 0 0 0 .200 0 .600 0 0-0 20 11/1 at West Virginia 1-0 * 0 0 0 0 .200 0 .600 0 0-0 23 11/8 LOUISVILLE 1-0 * 0 0 0 0 .200 0 .600 0 0-0 16 Totals 18-0 1 2 4 5 .200 3 .600 1 0-0 336

#12 Jeb Brovsky • So. • M/F Date Opponent Score GP-GS G A Pts Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-ATT MIN 8/29 vs. #12 Akron 0-3 * * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 75 8/31 vs. Duke 4-1 * * 0 1 1 2 .000 1 .500 0 0-0 64 9/5 DARTMOUTH 2-1 * * 0 1 1 1 .000 0 .333 0 0-0 83 9/7 #5 SOUTH FLORIDA 5-0 * * 1 0 2 4 .143 3 .571 0 0-0 64 9/11 MARQUETTE 4-1 * * 0 0 0 2 .111 2 .667 0 0-0 40 9/19 #5 ST. JOHN’S 0-0 * * 0 0 0 5 .071 3 .643 0 0-0 105 9/21 SYRACUSE 3-0 * * 0 0 0 0 .071 0 .643 0 0-0 59 9/26 at Cincinnati 3-0 * * 0 0 0 3 .059 1 .588 0 0-0 74 9/28 at Louisville 1-2 * * 0 0 0 2 .053 1 .579 0 0-0 72 10/1 at Michigan 1-3 * * 0 1 1 2 .048 1 .571 0 0-0 75 10/8 MICHIGAN STATE 3-0 * * 1 0 2 1 .091 1 .591 0 0-0 66 10/11 PITTSBURGH 4-1 * * 0 1 1 2 .083 1 .583 0 0-0 78 10/16 at Indiana 1-3 * * 0 0 0 4 .071 0 .500 0 0-0 76 10/19 PROVIDENCE 3-1 * * 1 0 2 3 .097 3 .548 0 0-0 90 10/22 at Seton Hall 1-1 * * 0 0 0 4 .086 2 .543 0 0-0 110 10/25 at Connecticut 0-1 * * 0 0 0 2 .081 1 .541 0 0-0 73 10/29 GEORGETOWN 2-1 * * 2 0 4 2 .128 2 .564 1 0-0 70 11/1 at West Virginia 1-0 * * 0 0 0 0 .128 0 .564 0 0-0 60 11/8 LOUISVILLE 1-0 * * 0 1 1 1 .125 1 .575 0 0-0 74 Totals 19-19 5 5 15 40 .125 23 .575 1 0-0 1408

#13 Cory Rellas • Sr. • M/D Date Opponent Score GP-GS G A Pts Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-ATT MIN 10/25 at Connecticut 0-1 * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 14 10/29 GEORGETOWN 2-1 * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 8 11/1 at West Virginia 1-0 * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 55 11/8 LOUISVILLE 1-0 * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 44 Totals 4-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 121

#14 Bright Dike • Sr. • F Date Opponent Score GP-GS G A Pts Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-ATT MIN 8/29 vs. #12 Akron 0-3 * * 0 0 0 4 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 76 8/31 vs. Duke 4-1 * * 2 0 4 4 .250 2 .250 0 0-0 64 9/5 DARTMOUTH 2-1 * * 0 0 0 4 .167 1 .250 0 0-0 76 9/7 #5 SOUTH FLORIDA 5-0 * * 1 1 3 4 .188 2 .312 0 0-0 56 9/11 MARQUETTE 4-1 * * 0 0 0 5 .143 2 .333 0 0-0 81 9/19 #5 ST. JOHN’S 0-0 * * 0 0 0 6 .111 4 .407 0 0-0 99 9/21 SYRACUSE 3-0 * * 1 0 2 6 .121 1 .364 1 0-0 59 9/26 at Cincinnati 3-0 * * 1 1 3 5 .132 3 .395 0 0-0 74 9/28 at Louisville 1-2 * * 1 0 2 3 .146 3 .439 0 0-0 76 10/1 at Michigan 1-3 * * 1 0 2 4 .156 2 .444 0 0-0 75 10/8 MICHIGAN STATE 3-0 * * 1 1 3 5 .160 2 .440 1 0-0 71 10/11 PITTSBURGH 4-1 * * 1 0 2 4 .167 2 .444 0 0-0 78 10/16 at Indiana 1-3 * * 0 0 0 2 .161 0 .429 0 0-0 76 10/19 PROVIDENCE 3-1 * * 1 0 2 1 .175 1 .439 0 0-0 29 10/22 at Seton Hall 1-1 * * 0 1 1 7 .156 3 .438 0 0-0 110 10/25 at Connecticut 0-1 * * 0 0 0 1 .154 0 .431 0 0-0 83 10/29 GEORGETOWN 2-1 * * 0 1 1 4 .145 0 .406 0 0-0 70 11/1 at West Virginia 1-0 * * 0 0 0 1 .143 0 .400 0 0-0 67 11/8 LOUISVILLE 1-0 * * 1 0 2 3 .151 1 .397 1 0-0 74 Totals 19-19 11 5 27 73 .151 29 .397 3 0-0 1394 2008 Notre Dame Men’s Soccer • Contact: Sean Carroll • [email protected] • 574-631-2664 • Page 12

#15 Matt Armstrong • So. • M Date Opponent Score GP-GS G A Pts Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-ATT MIN 8/29 vs. #12 Akron 0-3 * * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 81 8/31 vs. Duke 4-1 * * 0 1 1 1 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 90 9/5 DARTMOUTH 2-1 * * 0 0 0 1 .000 1 .500 0 0-0 90 9/7 #5 SOUTH FLORIDA 5-0 * * 0 1 1 2 .000 1 .500 0 0-0 90 9/11 MARQUETTE 4-1 * * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .500 0 0-0 84 9/19 #5 ST. JOHN’S 0-0 * * 0 0 0 1 .000 1 .600 0 0-0 110 9/21 SYRACUSE 3-0 * * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .600 0 0-0 90 9/26 at Cincinnati 3-0 * * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .600 0 0-0 90 9/28 at Louisville 1-2 * * 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .500 0 0-0 94 10/1 at Michigan 1-3 * * 0 0 0 1 .000 1 .571 0 0-0 90 10/8 MICHIGAN STATE 3-0 * * 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .500 0 0-0 86 10/11 PITTSBURGH 4-1 * * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .500 0 0-0 90 10/16 at Indiana 1-3 * * 0 0 0 2 .000 1 .500 0 0-0 90 10/19 PROVIDENCE 3-1 * * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .500 0 0-0 90 10/22 at Seton Hall 1-1 * * 0 0 0 3 .000 0 .385 0 0-0 110 10/25 at Connecticut 0-1 * * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .385 0 0-0 92 10/29 GEORGETOWN 2-1 * * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .385 0 0-0 90 11/1 at West Virginia 1-0 * * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .385 0 0-0 45 11/8 LOUISVILLE 1-0 * * 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .357 0 0-0 67 Totals 19-19 0 2 2 14 .000 5 .357 0 0-0 1669

#17 Matt Besler •Sr.•D Date Opponent Score GP-GS G A Pts Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-ATT MIN 8/29 vs. #12 Akron 0-3 * * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 90 8/31 vs. Duke 4-1 * * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 90 9/5 DARTMOUTH 2-1 * * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 90 9/7 #5 SOUTH FLORIDA 5-0 * * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 90 9/11 MARQUETTE 4-1 * * 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 90 9/19 #5 ST. JOHN’S 0-0 * * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 110 9/21 8SYRACUSE 3-0 * * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 90 9/26 at Cincinnati 3-0 * * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 90 9/28 at Louisville 1-2 * * 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 94 10/1 at Michigan 1-3 * * 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 90 10/8 MICHIGAN STATE 3-0 * * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 90 10/11 PITTSBURGH 4-1 * * 1 0 2 2 .200 1 .200 0 0-0 90 10/16 at Indiana 1-3 * * 0 0 0 1 .167 0 .167 0 0-0 90 10/19 PROVIDENCE 3-1 * * 0 1 1 0 .167 0 .167 0 0-0 90 10/22 at Seton Hall 1-1 * * 0 0 0 4 .100 0 .100 0 0-0 110 10/25 at Connecticut 0-1 * * 0 0 0 0 .100 0 .100 0 0-0 92 10/29 GEORGETOWN 2-1 * * 0 0 0 1 .091 0 .091 0 0-0 90 11/1 at West Virginia 1-0 * * 0 0 0 0 .091 0 .091 0 0-0 90 11/8 LOUISVILLE 1-0 * * 0 0 0 1 .083 0 .083 0 0-0 90 Totals 19-19 1 1 3 12 .083 1 .083 0 0-0 1756

#18 Brendan King • Fr. • M Date Opponent Score GP-GS G A Pts Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-ATT MIN 8/29 vs. #12 Akron 0-3 * 0 0 0 2 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 39 8/31 vs. Duke 4-1 * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 19 9/5 DARTMOUTH 2-1 * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 35 9/7 #5 SOUTH FLORIDA 5-0 * 0 2 2 2 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 37 9/11 MARQUETTE 4-1 * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 37 9/19 #5 ST. JOHN’S 0-0 * 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 37 9/21 SYRACUSE 3-0 * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 53 9/26 at Cincinnati 3-0 * 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 31 9/28 at Louisville 1-2 * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 34 10/1 at Michigan 1-3 * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 37 10/8 MICHIGAN STATE 3-0 * 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 23 10/11 PITTSBURGH 4-1 * 1 0 2 1 .125 1 .125 0 0-0 23 10/16 at Indiana 1-3 * 0 1 1 1 .111 0 .111 0 0-0 32 10/19 PROVIDENCE 3-1 * 0 0 0 0 .111 0 .111 0 0-0 17 10/22 at Seton Hall 1-1 * 0 0 0 1 .100 0 .100 0 0-0 48 10/25 at Connecticut 0-1 * 0 0 0 1 .091 1 .182 0 0-0 42 10/29 GEORGETOWN 2-1 * 0 0 0 1 .083 0 .167 0 0-0 37 11/1 at West Virginia 1-0 * 1 0 2 1 .154 1 .231 1 0-0 38 11/8 LOUISVILLE 1-0 * 0 0 0 0 .154 0 .231 0 0-0 30 Totals 19-0 2 3 7 13 .154 3 .231 1 0-0 649 2008 Notre Dame Men’s Soccer • Contact: Sean Carroll • [email protected] • 574-631-2664 • Page 13

#19 Alex Yoshinaga • Sr. • M/D Date Opponent Score GP-GS G A Pts Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-ATT MIN 8/29 vs. #12 Akron 0-3 * * 0 0 0 2 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 73 8/31 vs. Duke 4-1 * * 0 0 0 1 .000 1 .333 0 0-0 90 9/5 DARTMOUTH 2-1 * * 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .250 0 0-0 90 9/7 #5 SOUTH FLORIDA 5-0 * * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .250 0 0-0 90 9/11 MARQUETTE 4-1 * * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .250 0 0-0 90 9/19 #5 ST. JOHN’S 0-0 * * 0 0 0 1 .000 1 .400 0 0-0 110 9/21 SYRACUSE 3-0 * * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .400 0 0-0 87 9/26 at Cincinnati 3-0 * * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .400 0 0-0 90 9/28 at Louisville 1-2 * * 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .333 0 0-0 94 10/1 at Michigan 1-3 * * 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .286 0 0-0 90 10/8 MICHIGAN STATE 3-0 * * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .286 0 0-0 90 10/11 PITTSBURGH 4-1 * * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .286 0 0-0 90 10/16 at Indiana 1-3 * * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .286 0 0-0 90 10/19 PROVIDENCE 3-1 * * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .286 0 0-0 90 10/22 at Seton Hall 1-1 * * 1 0 2 1 .125 1 .375 0 0-0 110 10/25 at Connecticut 0-1 * * 0 0 0 0 .125 0 .375 0 0-0 92 10/29 GEORGETOWN 2-1 * * 0 0 0 1 .111 0 .333 0 0-0 90 11/1 at West Virginia 1-0 * * 0 0 0 0 .111 0 .333 0 0-0 74 11/8 LOUISVILLE 1-0 * * 0 0 0 0 .111 0 .333 0 0-0 90 Totals 19-19 1 0 2 9 .111 3 .333 0 0-0 1720

#21 Justin Morrow • Jr. • M Date Opponent Score GP-GS G A Pts Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-ATT MIN 8/29 vs. #12 Akron 0-3 * * 0 0 0 2 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 65 8/31 vs. Duke 4-1 * * 1 0 2 2 .250 1 .250 0 0-0 60 9/5 DARTMOUTH 2-1 * * 0 0 0 1 .200 1 .400 0 0-0 55 9/7 #5 SOUTH FLORIDA 5-0 * * 1 0 2 1 .333 1 .500 1 0-0 53 9/11 MARQUETTE 4-1 * * 0 0 0 0 .333 0 .500 0 0-0 53 9/19 #5 ST. JOHN’S 0-0 * * 0 0 0 1 .286 0 .429 0 0-0 80 9/21 SYRACUSE 3-0 * * 0 0 0 1 .250 0 .375 0 0-0 60 9/26 at Cincinnati 3-0 * * 0 1 1 4 .167 1 .333 0 0-0 64 9/28 at Louisville 1-2 * * 0 0 0 1 .154 0 .308 0 0-0 61 10/1 at Michigan 1-3 * * 0 0 0 0 .154 0 .308 0 0-0 80 10/8 MICHIGAN STATE 3-0 * * 0 1 1 2 .133 1 .333 0 0-0 73 10/11 PITTSBURGH 4-1 * * 0 1 1 2 .118 1 .353 0 0-0 75 10/16 at Indiana 1-3 * * 0 0 0 1 .111 1 .389 0 0-0 68 10/19 PROVIDENCE 3-1 * * 0 1 1 2 .100 1 .400 0 0-0 77 10/22 at Seton Hall 1-1 * * 0 0 0 3 .087 2 .435 0 0-0 100 10/25 at Connecticut 0-1 * * 0 0 0 1 .083 0 .417 0 0-0 67 10/29 GEORGETOWN 2-1 * * 0 0 0 1 .080 0 .400 0 0-0 62 11/1 at West Virginia 1-0 * * 0 0 0 0 .080 0 .400 0 0-0 64 11/8 LOUISVILLE 1-0 * * 0 0 0 3 .071 2 .429 0 0-0 75 Totals 19-19 2 4 8 28 .071 12 .429 1 0-0 1292

#22 Josh Thiermann • So. • M Date Opponent Score GP-GS G A Pts Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-ATT MIN 8/29 vs. #12 Akron 0-3 * 0 0 0 2 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 40 8/31 vs. Duke 4-1 * 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 30 9/5 DARTMOUTH 2-1 * 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 35 9/7 #5 SOUTH FLORIDA 5-0 * 1 0 2 1 .200 1 .200 0 0-0 37 9/11 MARQUETTE 4-1 * 0 0 0 0 .200 0 .200 0 0-0 37 9/19 #5 ST. JOHN’S 0-0 * 0 0 0 2 .143 0 .143 0 0-0 29 9/21 SYRACUSE 3-0 * 0 0 0 2 .111 1 .222 0 0-0 30 9/26 at Cincinnati 3-0 * 0 0 0 0 .111 0 .222 0 0-0 26 9/28 at Louisville 1-2 * 0 0 0 0 .111 0 .222 0 0-0 34 10/1 at Michigan 1-3 * 0 0 0 1 .100 0 .200 0 0-0 10 10/8 MICHIGAN STATE 3-0 * 0 0 0 1 .091 0 .182 0 0-0 17 10/11 PITTSBURGH 4-1 * 0 0 0 0 .091 0 .182 0 0-0 15 10/16 at Indiana 1-3 * 0 0 0 0 .091 0 .182 0 0-0 22 10/19 PROVIDENCE 3-1 * 0 0 0 0 .091 0 .182 0 0-0 13 Totals 14-0 1 0 2 11 .091 2 .182 0 0-0 375

#26 Chris Sutton •Fr.• M Date Opponent Score GP-GS G A Pts Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-ATT MIN 8/29 vs. #12 Akron 0-3 * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 9 9/7 #5 SOUTH FLORIDA 5-0 * 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 12 9/11 MARQUETTE 4-1 * 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 6 Totals 3-0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 27 2008 Notre Dame Men's Soccer Notre Dame Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 10, 2008) All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 12-5-2 9-0-1 2-4-1 1-1-0 CONFERENCE 7-2-2 5-0-1 2-2-1 0-0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 5-3-0 4-0-0 0-2-0 1-1-0

Date Opponent Score Att. ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gw pk-att Aug 29 vs AKRON L 0-3 0 14 DIKE, Bright 19 1 1 5 2 7 7 3 . 1 5 1 2 9 . 3 9 7 3 0 - 0 Aug 31 vs Duke W 4-1 0 8 THOMAS, Michael 19 8 4 20 38 . 2 1 1 21 . 5 5 3 1 0 - 0 Sep 05 DARTMOUTH W 2-1 1602 12 BROVSKY, Jeb 19 5 5 15 40 . 1 2 5 23 . 5 7 5 1 0 - 0 Sep 07 SOUTH FLORIDA W 5-0 1118 6 DONOHUE, Dave 19 5 5 15 17 . 2 9 4 10 . 5 8 8 3 0 - 0 * Sep 11 MARQUETTE W 4-1 654 21 MORROW, Justin 19 2 4 8 2 8 . 0 7 1 1 2 . 4 2 9 1 0 - 0 * Sep 19 ST. JOHN'S 0-0 1464 18 KING, Brendan 19 2 3 7 13 . 1 5 4 3 . 2 3 1 1 0 - 0 * Sep 21 SYRACUSE W 3-0 841 10 SAMBA, Tamba 16 2 0 4 5 . 4 0 0 2 . 4 0 0 1 0 - 0 * Sep 26 at Cincinnati W 3-0 1051 11 PERRY, Steven 18 1 2 4 5 . 2 0 0 3 . 6 0 0 1 0 - 0 * Sep 28 at LOU L 1-2 1607 17 BESLER, Matt 19 1 1 3 1 2 . 0 8 3 1 . 0 8 3 0 0 - 0 Oct 01 at Michigan L 1-3 202 22 THIERMANN, Josh 14 1 0 2 11 . 0 9 1 2 . 1 8 2 0 0 - 0 Oct 08 MICHIGAN STATE W 3-0 936 19 YOSHINAGA, Alex 19 1 0 2 9 . 1 1 1 3 . 3 3 3 0 0 - 0 * Oct 11 PITTSBURGH W 4-1 1155 15 ARMSTRONG, Matt 19 0 2 2 14 . 0 0 0 5 . 3 5 7 0 0 - 0 Oct 16 at Indiana L 1-3 1723 5 TRAYNOR, Jack 19 0 1 1 1 4 . 0 0 0 3 . 2 1 4 0 0 - 0 * Oct 19 PROVIDENCE W 3-1 1610 2 MAUND, Aaron 19 0 1 1 4 . 0 0 0 1 . 2 5 0 0 0 - 0 * Oct 22 at Seton Hall 1-1 802 26 SUTTON, Chris 3 0 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 * Oct 25 at Connecticut L 0-1 4407 13 RELLAS, Cory 4 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 * Oct 29 GEORGETOWN W 2-1 352 9 DAGAN, Kyle 7 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 * Nov 01 at West Virginia W 1-0 1012 0 QUINN, Andrew 16 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 Nov 08 LOU W 1-0 291 00 TUTTLE, Philip 5 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 Total 19 39 33 111 284 . 1 3 7 118 . 4 1 5 12 0 - 0 TEAM STATISTICS ND OPP Opponents 19 19 12 50 237 . 0 8 0 92 . 3 8 8 5 1 - 2 SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts 39-284 19-237 ## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Saves Pct W-L-T Sho Goals scored per game 2.05 1.00 00 TUTTLE, Philip 5 308:15 3 0.88 15 . 8 3 3 2-1-0 2 Shot pct. . 1 3 7 . 0 8 0 0 QUINN, Andrew 16 1448:09 16 0.99 56 . 7 7 8 10-4-2 5 Shots on goal-Attempts 118-284 92-237 Total 19 1756:24 19 0.97 73 . 7 9 3 12-5-2 7 SOG pct. . 4 1 5 . 3 8 8 Opponents 19 1756:24 39 2.00 79 . 6 6 9 5-12-2 3 S h o t s / G a m e 14.9 12.5 CORNER KICKS 112 78 Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total PENALTY KICKS 0-0 1-2 Notre Dame 16 23 0 0 39 PENALTIES Opponents 7 10 2 0 19 Yellow cards 17 17 Red cards 0 1 Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total ATTENDANCE Notre Dame 135 133 7 9 284 T o t a l 10023 10804 Opponents 90 135 8 4 237 Dates/Avg Per Date 10/1002 7/1543 Neutral Site #/Avg 2/0 Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Notre Dame 35 34 3 1 73 Opponents 39 35 1 4 79

Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Notre Dame 61 44 4 3 112 Opponents 37 39 2 0 78

Fouls by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Notre Dame 119 130 2 1 252 Opponents 107 90 3 6 206 2008 Notre Dame Men's Soccer Notre Dame Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 10, 2008) All games

Overall: 12-5-2 Conf: 7-2-2 Home: 9-0-1 Away: 2-4-1 Neut: 1-1-0

## Player gp-gs min g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gwg pk-att 14 DIKE, Bright 19-19 1394 11 5 27 73 . 1 5 129 . 3 9 7 3 0-0 8 THOMAS, Michael 19-19 1738 8 4 20 38 . 2 1 1 21 . 5 5 3 1 0-0 12 BROVSKY, Jeb 19-19 1408 5 5 15 40 . 1 2 523 . 5 7 5 1 0-0 6 DONOHUE, Dave 19-18 1143 5 5 15 17 . 2 9 4 10 . 5 8 8 3 0-0 21 MORROW, Justin 19-19 1292 2 4 8 28 . 0 7 112 . 4 2 9 1 0-0 18 KING, Brendan 19-0 649 2 3 7 13 . 1 5 4 3 . 2 3 1 1 0-0 10 SAMBA, Tamba 16-0 350 2045 . 4 0 0 2 . 4 0 0 1 0-0 11 PERRY, Steven 18-0 336 1 2 4 5 . 2 0 0 3 . 6 0 0 1 0-0 17 BESLER, Matt 19-19 1756 1 1 3 12 . 0 8 3 1 . 0 8 3 0 0-0 22 THIERMANN, Josh 14-0 375 1 0 2 11 . 0 9 1 2 . 1 8 2 0 0-0 19 YOSHINAGA, Alex 19-19 1720 1029 . 1 1 1 3 . 3 3 3 0 0-0 15 ARMSTRONG, Matt 19-19 1669 0 2 2 14 . 0 0 0 5 . 3 5 7 0 0-0 5 TRAYNOR, Jack 19-19 1725 0 1 1 14 . 0 0 0 3 . 2 1 4 0 0-0 2 MAUND, Aaron 19-19 1756 0 1 1 4 . 0 0 0 1 . 2 5 0 0 0-0 26 SUTTON, Chris 3-0 27 0001 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0-0 13 RELLAS, Cory 4-0 121 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0-0 9 DAGAN, Kyle 7-1 99 0000 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0-0 00 TUTTLE, Philip 5-3 308 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 QUINN, Andrew 16-16 1448 0000 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0-0 Total 19 - 39 33 111 284 . 1 3 7 118 . 4 1 5 12 0-0 Opponents 19 - 19 12 50 237 . 0 8 092 . 3 8 8 5 1-2

Goal Average Saves Record # Goalie gp-gs min ga gaavg saves pct w l t sho 00 TUTTLE, Philip 5-3 308:15 3 0.88 15 . 8 3 32102 0 QUINN, Andrew 16-16 1448:09 16 0.99 56 . 7 7 8 10 4 2 5 TM TEAM - 0:00 0 0.00 2 1.000 0000 Total 19 1756:24 19 0.97 73 . 7 9 3 12 5 2 7 Opponents 19 1756:24 39 2.00 79 . 6 6 9 5 12 2 3

Team saves: 2

Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Notre Dame 16 23 0 0 39 Notre Dame 61 44 4 3 112 Opponents 7 10 2 0 19 Opponents 37 39 2 0 78

Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Fouls by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Notre Dame 135 133 7 9 284 Notre Dame 119 130 2 1 252 Opponents 90 135 8 4 237 Opponents 107 90 3 6 206

Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Attendance Summary ND Opponent Notre Dame 35 34 3 1 73 Total 10023 10804 Opponents 39 35 1 4 79 Dates/Avg Per Date 10/1002 7/1543 Neutral Site #/Avg 2/0 2008 Notre Dame Men's Soccer Notre Dame Overall Team Statistics (as of Nov 10, 2008) All games

Overall: 12-5-2 Conf: 7-2-2 Home: 9-0-1 Away: 2-4-1 Neut: 1-1-0

TEAM STATISTICS ND OPP SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts 39-284 19-237 Goals scored per game 2.05 1.00 Shot pct. . 1 3 7 . 0 8 0 Shots on goal-Attempts 118-284 92-237 SOG pct. . 4 1 5 . 3 8 8 S h o t s / G a m e 14.9 12.5 A s s is t s 33 12 CORNER KICKS 112 78 PENALTY KICKS 0-0 1-2 PENALTIES Yellow cards 17 17 Red cards 0 1 ATTENDANCE T o t a l 10023 10804 Dates/Avg Per Date 10/1002 7/1543 Neutral Site #/Avg 2/0

Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Notre Dame 16 23 0 0 39 Notre Dame 61 44 4 3 112 Opponents 7 10 2 0 19 Opponents 37 39 2 0 78

Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Fouls by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Notre Dame 135 133 7 9 284 Notre Dame 119 130 2 1 252 Opponents 90 135 8 4 237 Opponents 107 90 3 6 206

Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Notre Dame 35 34 3 1 73 Opponents 39 35 1 4 79 2008 Notre Dame Men's Soccer Notre Dame Category Leaders (as of Nov 10, 2008) All games

## Points GP G A Pts Shots ## Shots GP G A Shots Shot% 14 DIKE, Bright 19 11 5 27 73 14 DIKE, Bright 19 11 5 73 . 1 5 1 8 THOMAS, Michael 19 8 4 20 38 12 BROVSKY, Jeb 19 5 5 40 .1 2 5 12 BROVSKY, Jeb 19 5 5 15 40 8 THOMAS, Michael 19 8 4 38 .2 1 1 6 DONOHUE, Dave 19 5 5 15 17 21 MORROW, Justin 19 2 4 28 . 0 7 1 21 MORROW, Justin 19 2 4 8 28 6 DONOHUE, Dave 19 5 5 17 . 2 9 4 18 KING, Brendan 19 2 3 7 13 15 ARMSTRONG, Matt 19 0 2 14 . 0 0 0 10 SAMBA, Tamba 16 2 0 4 5 5 TRAYNOR, Jack 19 0 1 14 . 0 0 0 11 PERRY, Steven 18 1 2 4 5 18 KING, Brendan 19 2 3 13 .1 5 4 17 BESLER, Matt 19 1 1 3 12 17 BESLER, Matt 19 1 1 12 . 0 8 3 22 THIERMANN, Josh 14 1 0 2 11 22 THIERMANN, Josh 14 1 0 11 . 0 9 1

## Goals GP G A Pts Shots ## Shot Pct. GP G A Shots Shot% 14 DIKE, Bright 19 11 5 27 73 10 SAMBA, Tamba 16 2 0 5 .4 0 0 8 THOMAS, Michael 19 8 4 20 38 6 DONOHUE, Dave 19 5 5 17 . 2 9 4 12 BROVSKY, Jeb 19 5 5 15 40 8 THOMAS, Michael 19 8 4 38 .2 1 1 6 DONOHUE, Dave 19 5 5 15 17 11 PERRY, Steven 18 1 2 5 . 2 0 0 10 SAMBA, Tamba 16 2 0 4 5 18 KING, Brendan 19 2 3 13 .1 5 4 18 KING, Brendan 19 2 3 7 13 14 DIKE, Bright 19 11 5 73 . 1 5 1 21 MORROW, Justin 19 2 4 8 28 12 BROVSKY, Jeb 19 5 5 40 .1 2 5 22 THIERMANN, Josh 14 1 0 2 11 19 YOSHINAGA, Alex 19 1 0 9 . 1 1 1 17 BESLER, Matt 19 1 1 3 12 22 THIERMANN, Josh 14 1 0 11 . 0 9 1 11 PERRY, Steven 18 1 2 4 5 17 BESLER, Matt 19 1 1 12 . 0 8 3

## Game-winning Goals GP No. ## Shots on Goal GP G A Shots SOG SOG% 14 DIKE, Bright 19 3 14 DIKE, Bright 19 11 5 73 29 .3 9 7 6 DONOHUE, Dave 19 3 12 BROVSKY, Jeb 19 5 5 40 23 .5 7 5 12 BROVSKY, Jeb 19 1 8 THOMAS, Michael 19 8 4 38 21 .5 5 3 21 MORROW, Justin 19 1 21 MORROW, Justin 19 2 4 28 12 . 4 2 9 18 KING, Brendan 19 1 6 DONOHUE, Dave 19 5 5 17 10 .5 8 8 10 SAMBA, Tamba 16 1 15 ARMSTRONG, Matt 19 0 2 14 5 . 3 5 7 11 PERRY, Steven 18 1 5 TRAYNOR, Jack 19 0 1 14 3 . 2 1 4 8 THOMAS, Michael 19 1 18 KING, Brendan 19 2 3 13 3 .2 3 1 19 YOSHINAGA, Alex 19 1 0 9 3 . 3 3 3 ## Assists GP G A Pts Shots 11 PERRY, Steven 18 1 2 5 3 . 6 0 0 12 BROVSKY, Jeb 19 5 5 15 40 6 DONOHUE, Dave 19 5 5 15 17 ## Shots on Goal Pct. GP G A Shots SOG SOG% 14 DIKE, Bright 19 11 5 27 73 11 PERRY, Steven 18 1 2 5 3 . 6 0 0 21 MORROW, Justin 19 2 4 8 28 6 DONOHUE, Dave 19 5 5 17 10 .5 8 8 8 THOMAS, Michael 19 8 4 20 38 12 BROVSKY, Jeb 19 5 5 40 23 .5 7 5 18 KING, Brendan 19 2 3 7 13 8 THOMAS, Michael 19 8 4 38 21 .5 5 3 11 PERRY, Steven 18 1 2 4 5 21 MORROW, Justin 19 2 4 28 12 . 4 2 9 15 ARMSTRONG, Matt 19 0 2 2 14 10 SAMBA, Tamba 16 2 0 5 2 .4 0 0 5 TRAYNOR, Jack 19 0 1 1 14 14 DIKE, Bright 19 11 5 73 29 .3 9 7 17 BESLER, Matt 19 1 1 3 12 15 ARMSTRONG, Matt 19 0 2 14 5 . 3 5 7 19 YOSHINAGA, Alex 19 1 0 9 3 . 3 3 3 2 MAUND, Aaron 19 0 1 4 1 .2 5 0 2008 Notre Dame Men's Soccer Notre Dame Game Results (as of Nov 10, 2008) All games

Date Opponent Score Overall Conf Att. Goals scored Aug 29 vs #12 AKRON L 0-3 0-1-0 0-0-0 - Aug 31 vs Duke W 4-1 1-1-0 0-0-0 MORROW, Justin (BROVSKY, Jeb) PERRY, Steven (THOMAS, Michael) DIKE, Bright (ARMSTRONG, Matt;DONOHUE, Dave) DIKE, Bright (DONOHUE, Dave) Sep 05 DARTMOUTH W 2-1 2-1-0 0-0-0 1602 THOMAS, Michael (unassisted) DONOHUE, Dave (BROVSKY, Jeb) Sep 07 #5 SOUTH FLORIDA W 5-0 3-1-0 0-0-0 1118 MORROW, Justin (DIKE, Bright) DIKE, Bright (KING, Brendan) THIERMANN, Josh (KING, Brendan) THOMAS, Michael (unassisted) BROVSKY, Jeb (ARMSTRONG, Matt) * Sep 11 MARQUETTE W 4-1 4-1-0 1-0-0 654 DONOHUE, Dave (unassisted) DONOHUE, Dave (unassisted) THOMAS, Michael (DONOHUE, Dave) DONOHUE, Dave (THOMAS, Michael) * Sep 19 #5 ST. JOHN'S T O 2 0-0 4-1-1 1-0-1 1464 - * Sep 21 SYRACUSE W 3-0 5-1-1 2-0-1 841 DIKE, Bright (DONOHUE, Dave) THOMAS, Michael (unassisted) SAMBA, Tamba (PERRY, Steven) * Sep 26 at Cincinnati W 3-0 6-1-1 3-0-1 1051 SAMBA, Tamba (PERRY, Steven) THOMAS, Michael (MORROW, Justin;DIKE, Bright) DIKE, Bright (unassisted) * Sep 28 at #19 LOU L O T 1-2 6-2-1 3-1-1 1607 DIKE, Bright (unassisted) Oct 01 at Michigan L 1-3 6-3-1 3-1-1 202 DIKE, Bright (BROVSKY, Jeb) Oct 08 MICHIGAN STATE W 3-0 7-3-1 3-1-1 936 DIKE, Bright (THOMAS, Michael) BROVSKY, Jeb (MORROW, Justin) THOMAS, Michael (DIKE, Bright) * Oct 11 PITTSBURGH W 4-1 8-3-1 4-1-1 1155 BESLER, Matt (THOMAS, Michael) DONOHUE, Dave (MORROW, Justin) DIKE, Bright (unassisted) KING, Brendan (BROVSKY, Jeb) Oct 16 at Indiana L 1-3 8-4-1 4-1-1 1723 THOMAS, Michael (KING, Brendan) * Oct 19 PROVIDENCE W 3-1 9-4-1 5-1-1 1610 DIKE, Bright (MORROW, Justin) THOMAS, Michael (BESLER, Matt) BROVSKY, Jeb (DONOHUE, Dave) * Oct 22 at Seton Hall T O 2 1-1 9-4-2 5-1-2 802 YOSHINAGA, Alex (DIKE, Bright) * Oct 25 at #15 Connecticut L O T 0-1 9-5-2 5-2-2 4407 - * Oct 29 #24 GEORGETOWN W 2-1 10-5-2 6-2-2 352 BROVSKY, Jeb (DIKE, Bright) BROVSKY, Jeb (TRAYNOR, Jack) * Nov 01 at West Virginia W 1-0 11-5-2 7-2-2 1012 KING, Brendan (unassisted) Nov 08 #23 LOU W 1-0 12-5-2 7-2-2 291 DIKE, Bright (BROVSKY, Jeb;MAUND, Aaron)

Team Record W-L-T Attendance Dates Total Avg. Overall: 12-5-2 Total: 19 20827 1096 Conference: 7-2-2 Home: 10 10023 1002 Home: 9-0-1 Away: 7 10804 1543 Away: 2-4-1 Neutral: 2 0 0 Neutral: 1-1-0 Overtime: 0-2-2 2008 BIG EAST MEN’S SOCCER 12-TEAM BRACKET

November 5-6 November 8-9 November 14 & 16 Campus Sites Campus Site USF Soccer/Track Stadium – Tampa, FL First Round Quarterfinals Fri./Semifinals Sun./Final

(2-Blue) CONNECTICUT, 0

Sat., Nov. 8 (3-Red) DE PAUL (6-Blue) PITTSBURGH, 1 7:00 p.m. ET

Wed., Nov. 5 (3-Red) DE PAUL, 1 1:00 p.m. CT

(3-Red) DE PAUL, 3 5:00 p.m. ET (Live CBS C)

(1-Red) ST. JOHN’S, 1 (OT)

Sat., Nov. 8 (5-Red) VILLANOVA, 1 7:00 p.m. ET (1-Red) ST. JOHN’S (4-Blue) PROVIDENCE, 0 Wed., Nov. 5 2:00 p.m. ET

(4-Blue) PROVIDENCE, 2 Noon ET (Live BE-TV)

(2-Red) USF, 2

Sun., Nov. 9 (2-Red) USF (6-Red) CINCINNATI, 1 1:00 p.m. ET

Thurs., Nov. 6 (3-Blue) GEORGETOWN, 1 2:00 p.m. ET

(3-Blue) GEORGETOWN, 3 7:30 p.m. ET (Live CBS C)

(1-Blue) NOTRE DAME, 1

(5-Blue) WEST VIRGINIA, 0 Sat., Nov. 8 6:00 p.m. ET (1-Blue) NOTRE DAME Wed., Nov. 5 (4-Red) LOUISVILLE, 0 7:00 p.m. ET

(4-Red) LOUISVILLE, 2