2011 NOTRE DAME MEN’S SOCCER 10 Straight NCAA Tournament Appearances NCAA Quarterfinals - 2006 & 2007 NCAA Round of 16 - 1996, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007 Media Relations Contact: Sean Carroll - [email protected] - 574-631-2664 (o) - 574-340-2177 (c) Saturday, Oct. 8 • Noon (ET) 2011 SCHEDULE & RESULTS Alumni Stadium • Notre Dame, Ind. OVERALL: 5-2-3 BIG EAST: 1-1-0 #1 CONNECTICUT (11-0-0, 2-0-0) HOME: 3-0-3 vs. AWAY: 1-1-0 NEUTRAL: 1-1-0 #11 NOTRE DAME (5-2-3, 1-1-0) AUGUST Connecticut Leads Series 10-7-3 16 Tue. at Xavier (ex.) T, 1-1 18 Thur. at Butler (ex.) W, 2-1 22 Mon. CREIGHTON (ex.) T, 2-2 27 Sat. (9) INDIANA (15) T, 0-0 (2ot) WEB BROADCAST: UPDATES: SEPTEMBER UND.com (Free) Twitter.com/und_com 2 Fri. (10) vs. Dayton ! W, 4-1 4 Sun. (10) vs. Saint Louis ! L, 1-2 (2ot) LIVE STATS: Irish Alert! text messaging Gametracker on UND.com (sign up on UND.com) BERTICELLI MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT 9 Fri. (14) DENVER T, 2-2 (2ot) LIVE BLOG: 11 Sun. (14) BUCKNELL W, 2-1 UND.com/blog 16 Fri. (16) MICHIGAN W, 2-1 (ot) 18 Sun. (16) at Michigan State W, 1-0 24 Sat. (14) LOUISVILLE* (3) W, 1-0 SETTING THE STAGE (Fox Soccer Channel) • Notre Dame (5-2-3, 1-1-0) will play host to top-ranked Connecticut (11-0-0, 2-0-0) on Saturday at OCTOBER Alumni Stadium. Kickoff for the BIG EAST Blue Division clash is slated for noon (ET). Admission to 1 Sat. (10) at St. John’s* (15) L, 1-2 (2ot) 5 Wed. (11) NORTHWESTERN T, 1-1 (2ot) the match is free for all fans. 8 Sat. (11) CONNECTICUT* (1) Noon • A free live video broadcast of Saturday’s match will be available on UND.com. Live stats via 12 Wed. at Marquette* 7:00 p.m. Gametracker and an in-game blog will be available on UND.com. Fans can also sign up for ‘Irish Alert’ 15 Sat. at Georgetown* 1:00 p.m. on UND.com to receive text message score updates. Updates and results can also be found on Twitter at 19 Wed. SETON HALL* 7:00 p.m. UND_com. 22 Sat. at Pittsburgh* 7:00 p.m. 26 Wed. at Providence* 3:00 p.m. 29 Sat. WEST VIRGINIA* Noon NOVEMBER 2 Wed. BIG EAST First Round NOTRE DAME QUICK FACTS NOTRE DAME IN 2011 ... (Campus Sites) 5 Sat. BIG EAST Quarterfinals First Varsity Season ........................ 1977 At home ...................................3-0-3 (Campus Sites) All-Time Record ............................. 447-219-76 (.654) On the road .............................1-1-0 11 Fri. BIG EAST Semifinals NCAA Tournament Appearances .. 14 (1988; 1993-94; 1996; 2001-10) At neutral sites ........................1-1-0 (Red Bull Arena - Harrison, N.J.) Best NCAA Finish .......................... Quarterfinals (2006 & 2007) Vs. BIG EAST teams ..............1-1-0 13 Sun. BIG EAST Final In overtime ..............................1-2-3 (Red Bull Arena - Harrison, N.J.) Head Coach ..................................... Bobby Clark Play during the day ................2-1-0 17 Thur. NCAA First Round ............................................................ (Jordanhill College ’67) Play at night ............................3-1-3 (Campus Sites) ............................................................ 11th season at ND Vs. a team ranked 1-5 ............1-0-0 20 Sun. NCAA Second Round ............................................................ 25th season as college head coach Vs. a team ranked 6-10 ..........0-0-0 (Campus Sites) Record at Notre Dame ................... 132-61-33 (.657) Vs. a team ranked 11-15 ........0-1-1 27 Sun. NCAA Third Round Career Record ................................. 285-124-58 (.672) Vs. a team ranked 16-20 ........0-0-0 (Campus Sites) Assistant Coach .............................. BJ Craig (4th season at ND) Vs. a team ranked 21-25 ........0-0-0 DECEMBER ............................................................ (Gordon College ‘93) When ... 2-4 Fri.-Sun.NCAA Quarterfinals Assistant Coach .............................. Chad Riley (6th season at ND) Scoring first ............................4-1-2 (Campus Sites) ............................................................ (Notre Dame ‘04) Opponent scores first.............1-1-0 9 Fri. NCAA Semifinals Leading at halftime ................3-1-2 (Regions Park - Hoover, Ala.) Conference ....................................... BIG EAST Trailing at halftime .................0-0-0 11 Sun. NCAA Final BIG EAST Titles ............................. Tournament (2), Reg. Season (3) Tied at halftime ......................2-1-1 (Regions Park - Hoover, Ala.) Home Field (Surface/Capacity) ... Alumni Stadium (Grass/2,500) Outshooting opponent ..........3-2-1 Home games in BOLD CAPS 2010 Overall Record ...................... 10-6-4 When being out shot .............2-0-0 ! — adidas/IU Credit Union Classic 2010 BIG EAST Record (Finish) . 6-2-1 (2nd/Blue Division) In games decided by ... (Bloomington, Ind.) 2010 NCAA Tournament .............. L, 2-1 (OT) Dartmouth (2nd Rnd.) One goal ..................................4-2-0 * — BIG EAST Conference game Starters Returning/Lost ................ 7/4 Two goals .................................0-0-0 All times local to site Letterwinners Returning .............. 12/6 Three or more goals ...............1-0-0 Irish SOCCER Page 1 2011 NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School/Last School ALPHABETICAL ROSTER 0 Adam LaPlaca So. GK 5-9 170 Glastonbury, CT/Glastonbury 1 Patrick Wall So. GK 5-11 160 Sugarland, TX/Strake Jesuit College Prep 27 Nick Besler M/D 2 Aaron Maund*** (C) Sr. D 6-1 185 Dorchester, MA/The Roxbury Latin School 9 Leon Brown F 3 Bob Novak Jr. M 5-6 145 Homer Glen, IL/Lockport Township 28 Vince Cicciarelli F 4 Sean McGrath* Sr. D 5-8 145 Indianapolis, IN/Pike 19 Kyle Craft M 5 Dillon Powers** (C) Jr. M 5-11 172 Plano, TX/Plano Senior 21 Ryan Finley F 6 Greg Klazura** (C) Sr. D 5-10 150 Rockford, IL/Boylan Catholic 25 Robby Gallegos M 7 Michael Knapp Sr. D 6-1 170 Arlington, TX/Jesuit College Prep 17 Brendan King M 8 Eric Tilley Jr. M/D 6-0 160 Albuquerque, NM/Sandia 6 Greg Klazura D 9 Leon Brown So. F 5-11 160 Mattapan, MA/The Roxbury Latin School 7 Michael Knapp D 10 Chris Sutton** Sr. M 6-1 185 Apple Valley, MN/Shattuck-St. Mary’s 24 Max Lachowecki M/F 11 Adam Mena** Sr. M 5-10 145 Holland, MI/West Ottawa 0 Adam LaPlaca GK 12 Andrew O’Malley So. D 6-0 180 West Chester, PA/Salesianum School 29 Brendan Lesch M 13 Will Walsh* Sr. GK 6-3 190 Morristown, NJ/Delbarton 2 Aaron Maund D 14 Danny O’Leary* Jr. F 5-11 165 Naperville, IL/Neuqua Valley 4 Sean McGrath D 15 Harrison Shipp* So. F 5-9 145 Lake Forest, IL/Lake Forest 11 Adam Mena M 16 Kyle Richard* Jr. M/F 5-10 155 Louisville, KY/Saint Xavier 26 Connor Miller D 17 Brendan King*** Sr. M 6-0 160 Naperville, IL/Edison Academic Center (Fla.) 22 Luke Mishu D 18 Alex Priede So. F 5-9 155 Cincinnati, OH/Summit Country Day 3 Bob Novak M 19 Kyle Craft So. M 5-10 145 Tulsa, OK/Bishop Kelly 14 Danny O’Leary M/D 20 Grant Van De Casteele* Jr. D 6-2 165 Plano, TX/Frisco Centennial 12 Andrew O’Malley D 21 Ryan Finley Jr. F 6-0 180 Lumberton, NJ/Rancocas Valley/Duke 5 Dillon Powers M 22 Luke Mishu So. D 6-0 165 Knoxville, TN/Knoxville Catholic 18 Alex Priede F 23 Michael Rose** Sr. M/F 6-2 170 Severna Park, MD/Severna Park 16 Kyle Richard M/F 24 Max Lachowecki Fr. M/F 5-10 155 Evansville, IN/Reitz Memorial 23 Michael Rose M/F 25 Robby Gallegos Fr. M 5-9 140 Aptos, CA/Bellarmine 15 Harrison Shipp F 26 Connor Miller So. D 6-0 175 Aurora, IL/Benet Academy 10 Chris Sutton M 27 Nick Besler Fr. M/D 6-0 160 Overland Park, KS/Blue Valley West 8 Eric Tilley M/D 28 Vince Cicciarelli Fr. F 6-2 205 Peoria, IL/Peoria Notre Dame 20 Grant Van De Casteele D 29 Brendan Lesch Fr. M 6-0 175 Westport, CT/Staples 1 Patrick Wall GK 13 Will Walsh GK Head Coach: Bobby Clark (11th Season at ND - Jordanhill College ‘67) Assistant Coach: BJ Craig (4th Season at ND - Gordon College ‘93) Assistant Coach: Chad Riley (6th Season at ND - Notre Dame ’04) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Volunteer Assistant Coach: Vern Gingerich (4th Season at ND - Tri-State University ‘97) Athletic Trainer: Steve Smith Besler BEEZ-ler Senior Manager: Jennifer Kline Cicciarelli SIS-uh-relli Gallegos GUY-eh-gos * – indicates number of monograms earned Klazura Kluh-ZUR-uh (C) – indicates team captain Lachowecki Lack-oh-WECK-ee Maund Mond (like pond) IRISH ROSTER BY STATE IRISH ROSTER BY CLASS Mena MAY-nuh Mishu ME-shoe California (1): Gallegos Priede Pre-DEE Connecticut (2): LaPlaca, Lesch Fifth-Year Senior (1): Klazura Illinois (7): Cicciarelli, King, Klazura, Miller, Novak, O’Leary, Shipp Seniors (8): King, Knapp, Maund, McGrath, Mena, Indiana (2): Lachowecki, McGrath Rose, Sutton, Walsh Kansas (1): Besler Juniors (7): Finley, Novak, O’Leary, Powers, Kentucky (1): Richard Richard, Tilley, Van De Casteele Maryland (1): Rose Massachusetts (2): Brown, Maund Sophomores (9): Brown, Craft, LaPlaca, Miller, Michigan (1): Mena Mishu, O’Malley, Priede, Shipp, Wall Minnesota (1): Sutton Freshmen (5): Besler, Cicciarelli, Gallegos, New Jersey (2): Finley, Walsh Lachowecki, Lesch New Mexico (1): Tilley Ohio (1): Priede Oklahoma (1): Craft Pennsylvania (1): O’Malley Tennessee (1): Mishu Texas (4): Knapp, Powers, Van De Casteele, Wall Irish SOCCER Page 2 FUTBOL BEFORE FOOTBALL The Connecticut Series • Fans coming to campus for Saturday’s Notre Dame-Air Force football game (3:30 p.m. ET) are Connecticut Leads 10-7-3 encouraged to attend the Notre Dame-Connecticut soccer tilt at noon.