NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Notre Dame enters the home stretch of the spring regular season, hosting four of its final five games at Alumni Stadium. The Irish welcome Calvin for the spring home opener at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 16 in their final non-conference match of the season. The game will air on ACCNX.
NOTRE DAME vs. CALVIN
Location: Notre Dame, Indiana | Alumni Stadium
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Game Notes: vs. Calvin
THE CALVIN SERIES
• The Irish and Knights will meet on the pitch for the first time in program history for a regular season matchup on Tuesday.
LAST TIME OUT
• The Irish got a big ACC road win at Duke on Friday, March 12 at Koskinen Stadium by a final score of 2-0.
• The Irish scored two first half goals courtesy of Aiden McFadden and Jack Lynn.
• Notre Dame’s defense did not allow a single shot on frame over the 90 minutes of play.
LYNN LEADS THE LINE
• Junior forward Jack Lynn enters the week tied for first in goals scored on the year (8), second in the ACC in goals per game (0.73) and fourth in points per game (1.45) despite missing time early in the fall season with an injury.
• Lynn paces all active Irish players in career goals with 21 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 eight clean sheets in his 15 career starts in goal for the Irish.
• McLaughlin has helped Notre Dame record four shutout wins this season, coming in wins over Kentucky, Syracuse, UNC, Butler and Duke
• 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.
STRONG STARTS
• The Irish are unbeaten at 6-0 when scoring the opening goal of a game this season, including 2-0 when doing so this spring.
• Notre Dame has conceded a total of one goal in the six games when it has struck first.
• Four of the six games when the Irish have scored first have come in the first half.
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 has scored two goals this season, including the game winner over UNC in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament in OT in the fall. He also scored in the seventh minute in the win over Duke.
• The senior was selected as the 59th overall pick (third round) by Atlanta United FC in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft.
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.