SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Irish, winners of three straight, travel to South Carolina to take on No. 9 Clemson at Riggs Field at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 9. The game will air on ACCNX.
NOTRE DAME vs. #9 CLEMSON
Location: Clemson, South Carolina | Riggs Field
Stream: ACCNX
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Game Notes: vs. Clemson
THE CLEMSON SERIES
• The Irish and Tigers will meet on the pitch for the 11th time on Saturday.
• Notre Dame holds a narrow lead in the all-time series with a record of 5-4-1.
• Clemson has won the last two outings, defeating the Irish twice during the 2019 campaign.
LAST TIME OUT
• The Irish attack found its rhythm in the second half, scoring three goals in the final 45 minutes en route to a 4-0 victory over Purdue Fort Wayne.
• Jack Lynn, Daniel Russo, Mohamed Omar and Philip Quinton each scored in the win.
• Notre Dame outshot the Mastodons 19-7 over the 90 minutes of play.
• Thomas Deslongchamps recorded his second clean sheet of the season, Notre Dame’s fourth of the season.
STRONG STARTS
• The Irish have made it a habit of getting off on the front foot in the 2021 season, scoring first in eight of 11 matches.
• Notre Dame has outscored its opponents by a combined 15-4 in first halves this season.
• The Irish have score a goal in the opening 10 minutes of play in five matches this season, totaling eight 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 27 in his Notre Dame career.
• The senior leads the team in goals (6) and points (15) on the year.
• Lynn has scored five goals over his last five matches.
• The forward has six goals and three assists in the 10 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.
BALANCED ATTACK
• Nineteen different Irish players have registered at least one point this season, as the team has totaled 96 on the season.
• Thirteen players have scored a goal through 11 matches, with seven scoring multiple goals.
• The Irish have racked up 32 assists, which ranks second in the country.
• Daniel Russo leads the Irish with four assists while Lynn, Dawson McCartney, Paddy Burns, Ethan O’Brien and Matthew McLaughlin each have three.
THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT
• The Irish have received significant contributions from the 2021 freshman class.
• Eleven of Notre Dame’s 32 goals have been scored by freshmen.
• Eno Nto is ranks second on the team 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 11 games, including 10 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 57 appearances for the Irish over four seasons, scoring five 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 has scored the first two goals in his Notre Dame career this season, coming against Virginia Tech and Purdue Fort Wayne.