SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Irish, winners of five straight, are back in action at Alumni Stadium at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Oct. 19, as they welcome UIC for the final midweek regular season match of the year. The game will air on ACCNX.
NOTRE DAME vs. UIC
Location: South Bend, Indiana | Alumni Stadium
Stream: ACCNX
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Game Notes: vs. UIC
THE UIC SERIES
• The Irish and Flames will meet on the pitch for the fourth time on Tuesday.
• Notre Dame is unbeaten in the all-time series against UIC, going 3-0-0.
• The Irish defeated the Flames in the most recent matchup, winning by a score of 1-0 in the second round of the NCAA Championships during the 2006 season.
LAST TIME OUT
• The Irish recorded a big win over #7/8 Pitt at Alumni Stadium on Saturday evening, winning in double overtime by a score of 1-0.
• Dawson McCartney scored the winner in the 106th minute, scoring from 35 yards out.
• The Irish outshot Pitt 14-5 over the course of the match and had six corners to the Panthers three.
• Notre Dame registered its third straight clean sheet in the victory.
• The win made it five straight victories for the Irish and seven in their last eight outings.
IRISH IN THE RANKINGS
• Notre Dame leads the ACC and ranks third in the country in total points during the 2021 season with 104.
• The Irish are second in the ACC and fourth in the country in total goals scored, finding the back of the net 35 times.
• On the season Notre Dame is outscoring the opposition 35-13, 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 fifth 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 10 of 13 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 and was ranked No. 33 in TopDrawerSoccer’s midseason top 100 players rankings.
• 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 seven matches.
• The forward has six goals and three assists in the 12 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 13 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 13 games, including 12 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 12 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 59 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.