NOTRE DAME, Ind. – No. 11 Notre Dame plays its first ACC game of the spring on Sunday, traveling to Charlottesville to take on Virginia at 1 p.m. The game will air on ACCNX.
No. 11 NOTRE DAME vs. VIRGINIA
Location: Charlottesville, Virginia | Klöckner Stadium
Live Stream: ACCNX
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Game Notes: vs. Virginia
THE VIRGINIA SERIES
• The Irish and Cavaliers will meet on the pitch for the 18th time on Sunday.
• Notre Dame trails the Cavaliers in the series with a mark of 5-8-4.
• The Irish won the most recent matchup earlier this season at Arlotta, scoring in overtime to win 2-1.
• Notre Dame is seeking its first win when playing at Virginia, as it currently has a record of 0-4-1.
• The Irish played the Cavaliers to a standstill the last time the two sides met in Charlottesville, as the match finished 0-0 (2OT) during the 2018 regular season.
• Each of the last eight meetings between the two sides have either been decided by one goal or a draw.
LAST TIME OUT
• The Irish began the spring season with a 1-0 win over Butler to improve to 6-4.
• Matthew Radivojsa slotted home the winner in the 35th minute for his first career goal.
• Keagan McLaughlin recorded his fourth clean sheet of the season, making three saves to allow the Irish to come away with the win.
FALL REWIND
• The Irish finished the fall portion of the schedule with a record of 5-4, including a mark of 4-3 in the regular season.
• Notre Dame recorded regular season wins over Kentucky (1-0), Syracuse (2-1), Virginia (2-1, 2OT) and Louisville (4-1) to earn the No. 3 seed from the North Region in the ACC Tournament.
• The Irish pulled out a thrilling 1-0 overtime win over UNC in the ACC quarterfinals before falling to No. 1 Pitt in the semifinal round.
LYNN LEADS THE LINE
• Junior forward Jack Lynn enters the weekend second in the ACC in goals per game (0.78) and is third in goals (7) and third in points per game (1.56) despite missing time early in the fall season with an injury.
• Lynn paces all active Irish players in career goals with 20 over his three years at Notre Dame.
• In the final match of the 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.
KEEP IT CLEAN
• Senior goalkeeper Keagan McLaughlin has recorded seven clean sheets in his 13 career starts in goal for the Irish.
• McLaughlin has helped Notre Dame record four shutout wins this season, coming in 1-0 wins over Kentucky, Syracuse, UNC and Butler.
• The senior shot stopper recorded a career-high five saves in the victory over the Tar Heels to send the Irish to the ACC semifinals.
• McLaughlin kept clean sheets in all three starts during the 2019 campaign, coming in wins over Denver, Michigan State and Purdue Fort Wayne.
AIDEN’S ASSISTS
• Senior forward Aiden McFadden is living up to his No. 10 jersey this season, totaling four assists.
• McFadden’s four assists rank tied for fourth in the ACC.
• All four of McFadden’s assists have come off crosses, including two from service on corners.
• Despite not getting credited with an assist, McFadden provided the final touch from a Notre Dame player in the double overtime own goal to help the Irish defeat the Cavaliers on Oct. 24.
• McFadden scored his first goal of the season in overtime in the ACC quarterfinals to defeat UNC on Nov. 15.
• The senior was selected as the 59th overall pick (third round) by Atlanta United FC in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft.