SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Irish, winners of six straight, close out the regular season home slate with a pivotal matchup against No. 18 Duke at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, Oct. 22 at Alumni Stadium. The Senior Night ceremony will take place before the game. The match will air on ACCNX.
NOTRE DAME vs. #18 DUKE
Location: South Bend, Indiana | Alumni Stadium
Admission: FREE
Stream: ACCNX
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Game Notes: vs. Duke
THE DUKE SERIES
• The Irish and Blue Devils will meet on the pitch for the 15th time on Friday evening.
• The Irish lead the series with a mark of 9-4-1.
• Notre Dame is unbeaten against Duke when playing at home, posting a record of 6-0-1 in the series.
• The most recent matchup in the series came last season in Durham on March 12, resulting in a 2-0 win by the Irish.
LAST TIME OUT
• The Irish defeated UIC by a final score of 3-0 in a midweek matchup at Alumni Stadium, all three ND goals came in the second half.
• Reese Mayer, Matthew Roou and Jack Lynn each scored a goal, with Dawson McCartney picking up two assists.
• Notre Dame registered its fourth straight clean sheet in the victory.
• The win made it six straight victories for the Irish and eight in their last nine outings.
KEEP IT CLEAN
• The Notre Dame defense has come into form in the second half of the season, posting four consecutive clean sheets heading into Friday’s matchup, spanning 376 minutes of play.
• The Irish have totaled seven shutouts on the season, with Bryan Dowd in goal for four and Thomas Deslonchamps recording three.
• Opponents have scored multiple goals in just three of 14 matches this season.
STACKING WINS
• The Irish are riding a six-match win streak into the ranked matchup against Duke on Friday.
• The six-game win streak is the longest of the Chad Riley era and is the most consecutive victories since opening the 2017 season with six wins.
• Notre Dame has allowed a total of one goal during the current win streak and has scored multiple goals in five of the six contests.
STRONG STARTS
• The Irish have made it a habit of getting off on the front foot in the 2021 season, scoring first in 11 of 14 matches.
• Notre Dame has outscored its opponents by a combined 15-4 in first halves this season.
• The Irish have scored a goal in the opening 10 minutes of play in five matches during the 2021 campaign, totaling eight in that span.
LYNN LEADS THE LINE
• Lynn was Notre Dame’s representative on the ACC Preseason Watch List and was recently ranked No. 33 in TopDrawerSoccer’s midseason top 100 players rankings.
• Lynn paces all active Irish players in career goals with 28 in his Notre Dame career.
• The senior leads the team in goals (7) and points (17) on the year.
• Lynn has scored six goals over his last eight matches.
• The forward has seven goals and three assists in the 13 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 nine scoring multiple goals.
• The Irish have racked up 36 assists, which ranks sixth in the country.
• Dawson McCartney leads the Irish with five assists while Paddy Burns and Daniel Russo are tied for second with four each. Lynn, Ethan O’Brien and Matthew McLaughlin each have three.
THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT
• The Irish have received significant contributions from the 2021 freshman class.
• Thirteen of Notre Dame’s 38 goals have been scored by freshmen.
• Matthew Roou ranks second on the team in goals scored with six while Eno Nto is third on the squad with five goals to his name.
• Michael Rossi has scored two goals in his debut season.
• Josh Ramsey has played in all 14 games, including 13 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 13 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.