Oct. 16, 2010
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The No. 21 Notre Dame men’s soccer team fell 2-0 to second-ranked Louisville on Saturday night at Cardinal Park. The Fighting Irish now are 6-4-3 overall and 3-2-0 in BIG EAST play.
Following a scoreless first half, Louisville (10-0-2, 5-0-0) grabbed the lead in the 55th minute on a goal from Dylan Mares. Mares sent the ball into the lower left corner of the goal off a cross from Colin Rolfe.
The Cardinals made it 2-0 in the 84th minute as Nick DeLeon placed his 25-yard shot into the right corner of the goal.
“Not a whole lot happened in that first half. I thought we came out and played pretty well in the second half, but we lost two goals,” said Notre Dame head coach Bobby Clark. “I didn’t think we started the game well and we could never get control of the game. Louisville was playing at a high tempo in front of their crowd.”
Louisville held a 6-4 advantage in shots on goal for the match. Junior midfielder Brendan King (Naperville, Ill./Edison Academic Center [Fla.]) had a team-high two shots on goal for Notre Dame. The Cardinals also held a slim 6-5 edge in corner kicks.
Senior goalkeeper Philip Tuttle (Hooksett, N.H./Brewster Academy) made four saves for the Irish, while his counterpart Andre Boudreaux also had four stops for the Cardinals.
“It was a gritty game and I thought we worked very hard,” added Clark. “A positive to take away is that they (Louisville) are a good team and we can play with them. This is the kind of game that you’ll face if you want to make a run in the NCAA tournament. “
Notre Dame will continue its three-game BIG EAST road trip at Seton Hall on Tuesday. Kickoff against the Pirates is slated for 7:00 p.m. (ET).
Cardinal Park – Louisville, Ky.
October 16, 2010
#21 Notre Dame (6-4-3, 3-2-0) 0 0 – 0
#2 Louisville (10-0-2, 5-0-0) 0 2 – 2
Scoring: UL: Dylan Mares (Colin Rolfe) 54:15; UL: Nick DeLeon (unassisted) 83:41
Shots: ND 3-7 – 10, UL 17-9 – 26
Corner Kicks: ND 1-4 – 5, UL 4-2 – 6
Goalkeepers: ND: Philip Tuttle – 4 SV, 2 GA, 90:00, L; UL: Andre Boudreaux – 4 SV, 0 GA, 90:00, W
Fouls: ND 12, UL 13
Offsides: ND 4, UL 2