SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Irish, winners of four of their last five, welcome Purdue Fort Wayne to Alumni Stadium at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Oct. 5. The game will air on ACCNX.
NOTRE DAME vs. PURDUE FORT WAYNE
Location: South Bend, Indiana | Alumni Stadium
Stream: ACCNX
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Game Notes: vs. Purdue Fort Wayne
THE PURDUE FORT WAYNE SERIES
• The Irish and Mastodons will meet on the pitch for the seventh time on Tuesday.
• Notre Dame has dominated the series, holding a 5-1-0 advantage.
• The Irish won the most recent matchup, defeating Purdue Fort Wayne by a final score of 8-0 during the 2019 season.
• The Irish have outscored the Mastodons by a combined score of 20-4 in the series.
LAST TIME OUT
• The Irish turned in one of their most complete performances of the season, defeating Virginia 2-1 at Alumni Stadium.
• Mohamed Omar headed in a goal in the first half before Jack Lynn doubled the lead with a clinical strike in the 64th minute.
• Notre Dame outshot the Cavaliers 16-4 over the 90 minutes of play.
STRONG STARTS
• The Irish have made it a habit of getting off on the front foot in the 2021 season, scoring first in seven of 10 matches.
• Notre Dame has outscored its opponents by a combined 14-4 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 in that span.
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 26 in his Notre Dame career.
• The senior is tied for the team lead in goals (5) and leads the Irish in points (13) on the yera.
• Lynn has scored four goals over his last four matches.
• The forward has five goals and three assists in the nine games he has played this season.
• 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 received significant contributions from the 2021 freshman class.
• Eleven of Notre Dame’s 28 goals have been scored by freshmen.
• Eno Nto is tied for the team lead in goals scored with five.
• Matthew Roou is 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 nine 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 56 appearances for the Irish over four seasons, scoring four 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.