SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Irish, winners of four straight, return to Alumni Stadium for a pivotal ACC matchup against No. 8 Pitt at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday, Oct. 16. The match will air on ACCNX.
NOTRE DAME vs. #8 PITT
Location: South Bend, Indiana | Alumni Stadium
Stream: ACCNX
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Game Notes: vs. Pitt
THE PITT SERIES
• The Irish and Panthers will meet on the pitch for the 29th time on Saturday.
• Notre Dame holds a narrow decisive in the all-time series with a record of 18-7-3.
• Pitt was victorious in the last three meetings, all coming during the 2020-21 season.
LAST TIME OUT
• The Irish picked up a big road win over No. 9 Clemson, defeating the Tigers by a score of 2-0 at Riggs Field.
• Daniel Russo and Matthew Roou provided the goals for the Irish, both coming in the second half.
• Notre Dame registered its second straight clean sheet in the victory.
• The win made it four straight victories for the Irish and six in their last seven outings.
IRISH IN THE RANKINGS
• Notre Dame leads the country in total points during the 2021 season with 102.
• The Irish are first in the ACC and second in the country in total goals scored, finding the back of the net 34 times.
• On the season Notre Dame is outscoring the opposition 34-13, which makes the +21 goal differential the best in the ACC and the fifth best margin in the country.
• Notre Dame has racked up 34 assists, the third most of any team in the nation.
STRONG STARTS
• The Irish have made it a habit of getting off on the front foot in the 2021 season, scoring first in nine of 12 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 six matches.
• The forward has six goals and three assists in the 11 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 102 on the season.
• Thirteen players have scored a goal through 12 matches, with eight scoring multiple goals.
• The Irish have racked up 34 assists, which ranks third in the country.
• Daniel Russo and Paddy Burns lead the Irish with four assists while Lynn, Dawson McCartney, Ethan O’Brien and Matthew McLaughlin each have three.
THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT
• The Irish have received significant contributions from the 2021 freshman class.
• Twelove of Notre Dame’s 34 goals have been scored by freshmen.
• Eno Nto and Matthew Roou rank second on the team in goals scored with five.
• Michael Rossi has scored two goals in his debut season.
• Josh Ramsey has played in all 12 games, including 11 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 58 appearances for the Irish over four seasons, scoring five goals and adding three 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.