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2005 NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S SOCCER 2005 Notre Dame NCAA Quarterfi nal at #1 Portland (Nov. 25, 7:00 PST) Women’s Soccer The 5th-ranked Notre Dame women’s soccer team (22-2-0, 10-1-0 BIG EAST) – which (22-2-0, 10-1-0 BIG EAST) received one of four national No. 2 seeds and is riding a 13-game winning streak August – continues defense of its NCAA title this weekend at Portland’s Merlo Field, as the Vermont Classic Irish face the tall task of taking on the top-ranked Pilots in an NCAA quarterfi nal game on Friday, Nov. 25 (7:00 PST) ... see note below for TV broadcast, internet audio and 26 vs. New Hampshire W, 11-1 other ways to track the game ... the winner faces the Penn State-Santa Clara winner 28 at Vermont W, 6-0 in the NCAA semifi nals (Dec. 2, at Texas A&M) ... the top eight seeds have advanced September to the quarterfi nals for the fi rst time since ’98 ... the game will renew one of college Notre Dame Classic soccer’s top non-conference rivalries between the Catholic “sistter schools” ... ND’s 2 #14 UConn 2, #25 Maryland 1 7-3-0 series lead includes a 3-1 home win in the ’04 NCAA quarterfi nals (the fi rst #1 ND 4, #11 Florida 1 time the home team had won in the series, 1-7-0 plus two neutral-site games) ... ND (both Sept. 2 games on CSTV) opened the NCAAs with wins over Valparaiso (5-0), #25 Michigan State (3-0) and #22 Yale (5-2), after claiming the program’s eighth BIG EAST Tournament title with a 3-0 4 #11 Florida 5, #14 UConn 0 semifi nal win over homestanding and 11th-ranked Marquette and a 5-0 win over #15 #1 ND 6, 325 Maryland 0 Connecticut in the title game. Santa Clara Classic 9 at #6 Santa Clara L, 1-2 MULTIPLE WAYS TO FOLLOW THE GAME – Fans of the Irish women’s soccer (Comcast SportsNet West) team can keep tabs on the quarterfi nal game vs. Portland via a number of ways: 11 vs. Gonzaga W, 4-1 • The game will be telecast live in the Portland area by UPN-49 and possibly may be 16 DePaul* W, 6-0 picked up as well by Fox Sports Northwest or by an affi liate in the South Bend area (if 18 #20 Michigan (Comcast) W, 3-0 so, a special release with that new info. will be posted on und.com) 23 Cincinnati* W, 4-0 • All-Access subscribers may listen to a live-audio internet broadcast of the game 25 at Louisville* W, 3-0 on www.und.com (linked via main page and w-soccer schedule page), with ND wom- 30 at #15 Marquette* L, 1-4 en’s soccer SID Pete LaFleur providing the commentary along with possible special guests who will be in attendance at the big game October 2 at South Florida* W, 4-0 • The Portland athletic department also will provide a live-audio internet broadcast 7 at Rutgers* W, 1-0 (OT) of the game at www.portlandpilots.com 9 at Seton Hall* W, 7-0 • Links to the offi cial NCAA live-stats will be posted on the und.com main page (also 14 #10 Connecticut* W, 4-0 women’s soccer schedule page) and at www.portlandpilots.com (the direct link is 16 Providence* W, 6-0 listed below: 21 Villanova* W, 4-0 http://www.ncaasports.com/soccer/womens/gamecenter/boxscore/04/45/div1/2005 23 Georgetown* W, 6-1 • The ND Sports Hotline – (574) 631-3000 (then choose option “4” and then option BIG EAST Quarterfi nal 30 “2) – will feature an in-game halftime update (plus possible updates during the 1st and vs. Georgetown W, 6-0 2nd half) and a complete wrapup after the game November • The und.com website will include a short recap as soon as possible after the game, BIG EAST Semifi nal* (@Marquettearquette) followed by a full recap later in the evening 4 at #11 Marquette W, 3-0 BIG EAST Champ.* (@Marquettearquette) AROUND THE HORN – The Irish are making their 9th NCAA quarterfi nal appearance 6 #15 Connecticut W, 5-0 in the past 12 years and are riding a 13-game win streak (7th-longest in ND history) that *Live on CSTV/BIG EAST affi liates includes a 60-3 scoring edge and just 21 opponent shots on goal (1.6/gm) ... ND’s nation- leading goal total (109; 4.53/gm) is nearly equal to the number of shots allowed by the 11 NCAA First Round Irish all season (111; just 48 on goal) ... ND’s 35-game scoring streak is one shy of tying for Valparaiso W, 6-0 2nd-longest in the program’s history ... the Irish own the 2nd-best all-time winning pct. in 13 NCAA Second Round NCAA Tournament history (.772; 35-10-1), including 25-9-1 in all games away from home #25 Michigan State W, 3-0 (.729) and 5-2-1 in NCAA games on the opponent’s fi eld ... the Irish are 7-1-0 in all-time NCAA quarterfi nal games (2-1 home loss to Portland in ’98) ... ND’s high-scoring offense 18 NCAA Third Round is led by the second set of teammates in Div.-I history (fi rst since ’95) to each reach 70 #22 Yale W, 5-2 points in a season (they rank 2-3 on the national points charts): freshman F Kerri Hanks NCAA Quarterfi nals (28G-15A; 71 pts) and senior F Katie Thorlakson (18G-34A; 70 pts) ... sophomore F/M 25 at #1 Portland 7:00 PST Amanda Cinalli (10G-17A; 37 pts) ranks 5th nationally in assists (the three ND forwards (telecast live on UPN 49) have combined for 178 pts, 56G-66A) ... Hanks and Thorlakson are the only players in the nation with at least 15G-15A ... the fi nal regular-season game saw ND score three goals December in a 51-second span vs. Georgetown (quickest 3G stretch in ND history) ... ND leads NCAA College Cup (College Station, TX) the nation with a +4.0 avg. scoring margin (109-12/+97, in 24 GP) and is 8th with a 0.50 2 Semifi nal goals-aainst avg. ... ND has trailed in just two games all season for a total of 77 minutes 3 Final (3.6% of the total game time) ... the Irish have held 21 teams to 0-1 goals in ’05 ... ND has * – BIG EAST Conference Game reached 22 wins for the sixth time since ’94 ... Thorlakson ranks 2nd in NCAA history for All times local to site assists in a career (72) and season (34) and is the second player ever with 70-plus points Rankings indicate highest poll in multiple seasons (she also is riding an ND-record 13-game point streak) ... Hanks has tied the ND season goal record (4th-most ever by a D-I freshman). Three Years of Domination NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S SOCCER BY THE NUMBERS 2003 2004 2005 ’03-’05 Record 20-3-1 25-1-1 22-2-0 67-6-2 * General Program and 2005 Team Notes * (Regular Season) 18-1-1 17-0-1 16-2-0 51-3-2 (Postseason) 2-2-0 8-1-0 6-0-0 16-3-0 1,227 – Career games played by ’05 ND players (731 GS) ________________________________________________________ Goals Per Game 3.04 2.54 4.53 3.37 .772 (35-10-1) – Notre Dame’s all-time NCAA Tournament Goals-Against Avg. 0.49 0.51 0.50 0.50 winning pct. (2nd in women’s soccer history) Avg. Scoring Margin +2.55 +2.03 +4.02 +2.86 ________________________________________________________ 228 –Win streak when taking 2-0 lead (251-0-1 all-time) Shots Per Game 19.0 20.6 23.2 21.0 141-22-5 (.854) – Randy Waldrum’s record at Notre Dame Shots Allowed/Gm 4.8 5.7 4.6 5.0 Shot Margin +14.2 +14.9 +18.6 +16.0 77 – Total minutes that ND has trailed in ’05 season Shot On Goal Per Game 10.3 10.2 12.5 11.0 Shots On Goal Allowed/Gm 2.2 2.6 2.0 3.3 65-0-1 – Home unbeaten streak vs. BIG EAST tms (’95- ) Shots-On-Goal Margin +8.1 +7.6 +10.5 +8.7 ________________________________________________________ 60-3 – Scoring margin in current 13-game win streak Shooting Percentage .160 .126 .195 .160 Shots Per Goal 6.2 8.0 5.1 6.4 53-3-2 – ND’s record in its past 58 regular-season games Shots on Goal per Goal 3.4 3.9 2.8 3.4 ________________________________________________________ 39 (ended vs. UConn in ’04 BET title game; now 66-2-0 Corner Kicks Per Gm 4.7 5.9 7.1 5.9 in past 68) – consecutive wins when scoring fi rst CKs Allowed Per Gm 3.1 1.8 1.6 2.2 Average CK Margin +1.6 +4.1 +5.5 +3.7 38-13-3 – ND record vs. NSCAA top-25 teams, since ’99 ________________________________________________________ Save Percentage .774 .803 .750 .776 31 – All-Americans (since 1994) Shutouts 15 16 17 48 23 – Players who posted GPA of 3.0-plus in 2005 spring Games w/ 0-1 GA 22 24 21 67 semester (11 with 3.4-plus) Games w/ 2 GA 1 3 2 6 Games w/ 3-plus GA 1 0 1 2 22-2-0 – All-time record in BIG EAST Tournament ________________________________________________________ Overtime Record 2-0-1 1-0-1 1-0-0 4-0-2 21-3-2 – All-time record in home tournaments 1-Goal Game Record 4-3 10-1 1-1 15-5 Wins By 3-Plus Goals 11 9 21 41 21 – Wins in 2005 by 3-plus goals (in 24 GP) Wins By 5-Plus Goals 5 2 10 17 ________________________________________________________ 20 – Players who have started in 2005 season Home Games 13-2-0 14-0-1 13-0-0 40-2-1 All Road Games 7-1-1 11-1-0 9-2-0 27-4-1 19 – Notre Dame’s current unbeaten OT streak (14-0-5) ________________________________________________________ 1st-Half Scoring 40-7 32-4 50-6 122-22 17 – Academic All-Americans (since ’95; most in nation) 2nd-Half Scoring 31-5 38-10 58-6 127-21 ________________________________________________________ 16 – Notre Dame record for consec.