SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Irish return to ACC play by welcoming Virginia to Alumni Stadium for a 6 p.m. ET showdown on Friday, Oct. 1. The match will air on ACCN.
NOTRE DAME vs. VIRGINIA
Location: South Bend, Indiana | Alumni Stadium
Stream: ACCN
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Game Notes: vs. Virginia
THE VIRGINIA SERIES
• The Irish and Cavaliers will meet on the pitch for the 19th time on Sunday.
• Notre Dame trails the Cavaliers in the series with a mark of 5-9-4.
• The Irish and Cavaliers split the two matchups last season with both teams winning at home. Both matches went into overtime.
• Each of the last nine meetings between the two sides have either been decided by one goal or a draw.
• Four of the last five matchups have gone to overtime.
LAST TIME OUT
• The Irish recorded their largest winning margin in program history on Tuesday evening, defeating Trine by a score of 13-0.
• The 13 goals are tied for the most Notre Dame has recorded in a match in program history.
• Nine different Irish players found the back of the net in the win, including four who scored the first goal of their career.
• Eno Nto led the Irish with three goals for his first career hat trick and Michael Rossi added the first brace of his career.
STRONG STARTS
• The Irish have made it a habit of getting off on the front foot in the 2021 season, scoring first in six of nine matches.
• Notre Dame has outscored its opponents by a combined 13-4 in first halves this season.
• The Irish have score a goal in the opening 10 minutes of play in four matches this season, totaling seven total.
LYNN LEADS THE LINE
• Lynn was Notre Dame’s representative on the ACC Preseason Watch List.
• Lynn paces all active Irish players in career goals with 25 in his Notre Dame career.
• The forward has four goals and two assists in the eight games he has played this season.
• Lynn was clinical in the win over Michigan, scoring a first half brace to lead the Irish to the win.
• The senior scored a goal in the 2021 opener against Indiana and has now scored in two of four season openers in his career.
• In the final match of the 2020 fall regular season, Lynn recorded the first hat trick of his career, scoring three times in the first half in the 4-1 win over Louisville.
• The forward enjoyed a breakout 2019 campaign, scoring a career-high 10 goals to lead the Irish attack.
• Lynn has led the Irish in goals and points in each of the last two seasons.
THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT
• The Irish have already received significant contributions from the 2021 freshman class.
• Eleven of Notre Dame’s 26 goals have been scored by freshmen.
• Eno Nto leads the Irish in goals scored with five.
• Matthew Roou is tied for second on the squad with four goals.
• Michael Rossi has scored two goals in his debut season.
• Josh Ramsey has played in all nine games, including eight starts for Notre Dame this season at the center back position.
• Nto and Roou both scored goals in their first career starts, coming in the 2-0 win over NIU.
• Kyle Genenbacher has also logged minutes in multiple matches this season.
2021 CAPTAINS
• Mohamed Omar and Philip Quinton will share the skipper role for the Fighting Irish for the 2021 season.
• Omar has been a staple as a central defensive midfielder over the past three seasons. His 2020-21 campaign was cut short due to an injury that sidelined him for almost all of the spring.
• Omar has racked up 55 appearances for the Irish over four seasons, scoring three goals and adding two assists in his career.
• Quinton has been a mainstay in Notre Dame’s defense four seasons at the center back position.
• The 6-foot-6 defender has anchored the Irish back line the last two seasons. Quinton scored the first goal of his career this season against Virginia Tech and has also managed to record two assists in his collegiate career.