2009 University of Notre Dame Men's Soccer
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22000099 UUNNIIVVEERRSSIITTYY OOFF NNOOTTRREE DDAAMMEE MMEENN’’SS SSOOCCCCEERR Sports Information Office (11-7-4) University of Notre Dame #19 NOTRE DAME 112 Joyce Center at Notre Dame, IN 46556 #18 NORTHWESTERN (10-4-4) Phone: 574.631.7516 • Fax: 574.631.7941 • und.com (#9 Seed) Men’s Soccer Contact: Sean Carroll (O) 574.631.2664 • (C) 574.340.2177 [email protected] NCAA Championship - Second Round Sunday, Nov. 22 • 1:00 p.m. (CT) Lakeside Field • Evanston, Ill. 2009 Schedule/Results Notre Dame leads series 12-2-1 Overall (11-7-4); BIG EAST (8-3-0) AUGUST Live Broadcast on NUsports.com 20 Thur. at Northern Illinois (ex) W, 3-0 Live Stats: Gametracker on und.com 24 Mon. (10) NORTHWESTERN (ex) (11) W, 1-0 SEPTEMBER 1 Tue. (10) MICHIGAN (21) W, 5-0 SETTING THE STAGE … 4 Fri. (10) vs. Wake Forest! (3) T, 1-1 (2ot) No. 19 Notre Dame will travel to Evanston, Ill. to face No. 18 Northwestern on Sunday, Nov. 6 Sun. (10) vs. St. John’s! (1) L, 0-2 22 in the second round of the NCAA Championship. Game time is slated for 1:00 p.m. (CT) at MIKE BERTICELLI MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT Lakeside Field. The Fighting Irish are coming off a 2-1 victory over Green Bay in the first round 11 Fri. (10) SEATTLE W, 3-0 on Thursday. Northwestern is the No. 9 seed in the tournament and received a first-round 13 Sun. (10) NEW MEXICO L, 1-2 (ot) bye. The Wildcats topped the Irish 2-1 in the second round of last season’s NCAA Championship. 18 Fri. (20) at DePaul* W, 2-1 20 Sun. (20) at USF* (5) L, 1-2 GAME WATCH … 25 Fri. (21) LOUISVILLE* (9) W, 4-0 Sunday’s match can be seen live via a streaming broadcast on NUsports.com … Gametracker 27 Sun. (21) CINCINNATI* L, 0-1 is available on und.com. OCTOBER 2 Fri. (25) SETON HALL* W, 2-1 FIGHTING IRISH AGAINST THE WILDCATS … 7 Wed. (24) at Marquette* W, 2-0 10 Sat. (24) at Providence* W, 1-0 (2ot) This will be the 16th meeting all-time between Notre Dame and Northwestern … the Irish 14 Wed. (22) INDIANA (19) L, 0-3 own a 12-2-1 advantage in the series … the last meeting came in last season’s NCAA 17 Sat. (22) WEST VIRGINIA* L, 0-1 Championship … that was the first meeting between the two schools in the NCAA 21 Wed. at Georgetown* W, 2-1 (ot) Tournament … Notre Dame is 8-1-1 in the last 10 meetings against the Wildcats … the two 24 Sat. at Pittsburgh* W, 1-0 schools first met in 1978 and the Irish won that encounter, 3-2 in overtime, in Evanston, Ill. 28 Wed. at Michigan State L, 1-2 … Notre Dame is 4-1-1 all-time at Northwestern … the last meeting in Evanston took place in 31 Sat. CONNECTICUT* (5) W, 2-1 (ot) 1999 … the Irish won that match 1-0. NOVEMBER 8 Sun. USF (8) T, 2-2 (2ot) (ND wins PK shootout 5-4) (BIG EAST Quarterfinals) 13 Fri. (25) vs. Louisville (7) T, 0-0 (2ot) (ND wins PK shootout 4-3) Notre Dame Men’s Soccer Quick Facts Fighting Irish in 2009 (BIG EAST Semifinals - Morgantown, W. Va.) At home .......................................... 6-4-1 15 Sun. (25) VS. St. John’s (14) T, 0-0 (2ot) First Varsity Season .................. 1977 On the road .................................... 5-2-0 (SJU wins PK shootout 5-3) All-Time Record ........................ 432-210-69 (.656) At neutral sites ................................ 0-1-3 (BIG EAST Final - Morgantown, W. Va.) NCAA Tourn. Appearances ........ 13 (1988; 1993-94; 1996; 2001-09) Vs. BIG EAST teams .......................... 8-4-3 Best NCAA Finish ...................... Quarterfinals (2006 & 2007) 19 Thur. (19) GREEN BAY W, 2-1 In overtime ...................................... 3-1-4 Play during the day .......................... 5-6-2 (NCAA First Round) Head Coach .............................. Bobby Clark Play at night .................................... 6-1-2 22 Sun. (19) at Northwestern (18) 1:00 p.m. ................................................ (Jordanhill College ’67) (NCAA Second Round) Record at Notre Dame .............. 117-52-26 (.667)/ninth season Vs. a team ranked 1-5 .................... 1-2-1 29 Sun. NCAA Third Round TBA Career Record .......................... 270-115-51 (.678)/23rd season Vs. a team ranked 6-10 .................. 1-0-2 (Campus Sites) Assistant Coach ........................ BJ Craig (second season) Vs. a team ranked 11-15 ................ 0-0-1 DECEMBER ................................................ (Gordon College ‘93) Vs. a team ranked 16-20 ................ 0-1-0 Vs. a team ranked 21-25 ................ 1-0-0 4-6 Fri.-Sun. NCAA Quarterfinals TBA Assistant Coach ........................ Chad Riley (fourth season) ................................................ (Notre Dame ‘04) When ... (Campus Sites) Scoring first .................................... 9-1-0 11 Fri. NCAA Semifinals TBA Conference ................................ BIG EAST Opponent scores first ...................... 2-6-2 (Cary, N.C.) BIG EAST Titles .......................... Tournament (2), Reg. Season (3) Leading at halftime .......................... 4-0-0 13 Sun. NCAA Championship TBA Home Field (Capacity) .............. Alumni Stadium (2,500) Trailing at halftime .......................... 1-1-2 (Cary, N.C.) Tied at halftime .............................. 6-6-2 home games in BOLD CAPS; all times local to site 2008 Overall Record .................. 12-7-2 Outshooting opponent .................... 8-6-3 ! — adidas/IU Credit Union Classic (Bloomington, Ind.) 2008 BIG EAST When being out shot ...................... 3-0-1 Record (Finish) .......................... 7-2-2 (1st Blue Division) * — BIG EAST Conference game In games decided by ... 2008 NCAA Tournament .......... Lost to Northwestern in Note : Number in parentheses to left of opponent is Notre ................................................ second round, 2-1 One goal .......................................... 7-5-0 Dame’s national ranking at time of game; number to right of Starters Returning/Lost from ‘08 .................................. 8/3 Two goals ........................................ 1-1-0 opponent is its national ranking at time of game. Letter-Winners Returning/Lost from ‘08 .......................... 14/6 Three or more goals ........................ 3-1-0 2009 Notre Dame Men’s Soccer • Contact: Sean Carroll • [email protected] • 574.631.2664 • Page 2 league honoree, has a team-best six assists … Probable Starters Notre Dame posted an 8-3 record in the BIG THE NORTHWESTERN SERIES EAST Conference to finish second in the Blue Notre Dame leads series 12-2-1 Pos. # Name (Yr.) G-A-P Division … Notre Dame is averaging 1.45 goals F 9 Bright Dike (Sr.) 11-3-25 H: 8-1-0, A: 4-1-1, N: 0-0-0 per game, while surrendering 0.95 goals per M 22 Dillon Powers (Fr.) 0-5-5 Date Site Result contest … Philip Tuttle and Andrew Quinn LM 5 Jeb Brovsky (Jr.) 4-4-12 10/26/78 Evanston, IL (ot) W,3-2 CM 8 Michael Thomas (Sr.) 6-6-18 both have started 11 games in goal … Tuttle is 11/2/79 Notre Dame, IN W, 4-0 CM 15 Matt Armstrong (Jr.) 0-1-1 7-3-2 with five shutouts … the senior boasts a 10/23/81 Notre Dame, IN W, 6-0 RM 6 Dave Donohue (Sr.) 0-1-1 0.71 goals-against average and a .743 save per - 9/16/84 Evanston, IL W, 3-0 LB 21 Justin Morrow (Sr.) 2-1-5 centage … Quinn, a fifth-year senior, is 4-4-2 CD 7 John Schaefer (Sr.) 1-0-2 9/29/85 Evanston, IL L, 0-1 CD 2 Aaron Maund (So.) 1-0-2 with two shutouts … Quinn has a 1.14 goals- 9/17/86 Notre Dame, IN W, 4-1 RB 3 Bilal Duckett (Jr.) 1-0-2 against average and a .755 save percentage … 9/20/87 Notre Dame, IN W, 5-0 GK 0 Andrew Quinn (Sr.) 1.14 GAA Quinn earned the victory against Green Bay … 9/7/94 Notre Dame, IN W, 5-1 .755 SV% head coach Bobby Clark is in his ninth season 11/1/95 Evanston, IL W, 2-1 4-4-2; 2 SO with the Irish ... he has a 117-52-26 (.667) 9/3/96 Notre Dame, IN W, 4-0 or record during his Notre Dame tenure. 9/16/97 Evanston, IL (ot) T, 2-2 GK 1 Philip Tuttle (Sr.) 0.71 GAA 9/8/98 Notre Dame, IN W, 1-0 .743 SV% 7-3-2; 5 SO SCOUTING NORTHWESTERN … 9/1/99 Evanston, IL W, 1-0 Northwestern will bring a 10-4-4 record into 10/3/00 Notre Dame, IN W, 2-1 FAMILIAR FACES … Sunday’s match … the Wildcats are the No. 9 11/25/08 Notre Dame, IN* L, 1-2 Notre Dame and Northwestern did not meet in seed in the NCAA Championship and they * - NCAA Tournament Second Round the regular season, yet the two teams did received a first-round bye … Northwestern is square off in an exhibition contest back on Aug. coming off a 2-1 setback to Michigan State in By the Numbers 24 at Notre Dame … the Irish claimed a 1-0 vic - the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals … the tory behind a goal from Steven Perry in the Wildcats finished the Big Ten regular season ND NW 23rd minute … the two schools also met in with a 3-2-1 mark, which was good for third 11-7-4 Overall Record 10-4-4 exhibition play last spring at Northwestern … place … the Northwestern offense is averaging 8-3-0 Conference Record 3-2-1 that match was a 1-1 draw. 1.39 goals per game, while the defense is sur - 3-4-4 Non-Conference Record 7-2-3 rendering 1.00 per contest … the Wildcats are 6-4-1 At Home 6-2-2 IRISH IN THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP … 6-2-2 at home this season … Matt Eliason leads 5-2-0 On the Road 2-1-2 The Irish are making their ninth straight NCAA the team in goals (13) and total points (28) … 0-1-3 At Neutral Site 2-1-0 Championship appearance and the 13th trip Oliver Kupe has a team-best seven assists … 32/21 Goals For/Against 25/28 1.45 Goals Scored Per Game 1.39 overall in program history … the Irish have a 10- Misha Rosenthal has played the majority of the 0.95 Goals Allowed Per Game 1.00 11-1 record all-time in the NCAA Championship minutes in goal and carries a 0.94 goals-against 14.6/10.4 Shots Per Game For/Against 13.7/11.8 average and a .820 save percentage … … Notre Dame’s high-water mark in the NCAA 135/98 Corner Kicks For/Against 106/62 Rosenthal is 9-4-3 with six shutouts … Tournament were quarterfinal trips in 2006 3.1/4.6 Saves Per Game For/Against 4.8/4.8 and 2007 … the Irish have made the tourna - Northwestern returned six starters and 15 let - 8/6 Shutouts For/Against 7/3 ment’s Round of 16 on five occasions (1996, terwinners from last season’s squad that went 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007) ..