SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Irish remain on the road in the ACC Championships and face top-seeded Pitt in a rematch of last season’s semifinal round. The two sides are set to play at 5 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Nov. 10. The match will air on ACCN.
#23 NOTRE DAME at #6 PITT
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Ambrose Urbanic Field
TV: ACCN
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Game Notes: at Pitt
THE IRISH IN THE ACC TOURNEY
• Notre Dame has an overall ACC Tournament record of 11-6-3 and has reached at least the quarterfinal round in all nine seasons in the league.
• Notre Dame has reached the semifinal round or beyond in the ACC Championship in six of its nine seasons as a conference member.
• The Irish have made one appearance in the conference tournament finals, hosting the title match in 2015 at Alumni Stadium against Syracuse.
• The Irish have won at least one match in all nine ACC Championship appearances.
• Last season Notre Dame defeated UNC in Chapel Hill in the quarterfinals before falling to Pitt in the semis.
• The Irish are 9-1 in ACC tournament home matchups since joining the conference in 2013, outscoring opponents by an aggregate 20-5 goal count.
• Prior to joining the ACC, Notre Dame won three Big East Tournament titles and three MCC (Midwestern Collegiate Conference) titles.
• Notre Dame has hosted at least one home conference tournament match in 19 of the past 21 seasons.
THE PITT SERIES
• The Irish and Panthers will meet on the pitch for the 30th time on Wednesday.
• Notre Dame holds a decisive lead in the all-time series with a record of 19-7-3.
• The Irish were victorious in the matchup earlier this season, defeating the Panthers in double overtime by a final score of 1-0. The Irish goal was scored by Dawson McCartney on a shot from around 35 yards out with the keeper off his line.
KEEP IT CLEAN
• The Notre Dame defense has come into form in the second half of the season, posting six clean sheets in its last eight matches.
• The Irish have totaled nin shutouts on the season, with Bryan Dowd in goal for six and Thomas Deslonchamps recording three.
• Notre Dame has five clean sheets against ACC opponents, the most by any team in the conference this season (Pitt, Clemson, Louisville, NC State x2)
• Opponents have scored multiple goals in just four of 18 matches this season.
FINISHING STRONG
• The Irish have made it a habit of dominating the second half of matches, outscoring the opposition 25-7 in the final 45 minutes of regulation.
• Notre Dame’s defense hasn’t allowed a goal in the second half in the last eight matches.
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.
• The senior leads the team in goals (7) and points (17) on the year.
• The forward has seven goals and three assists on the 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 117 on the season.
• Thirteen players have scored a goal through 18 matches, with 10 scoring multiple goals.
• The Irish have racked up 37 assists, which ranks 19th 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, Matthew Roou, 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 41 goals have been scored by freshmen.
• Matthew Roou ranks second on the team in goals scored with six while Eno Nto is tied for 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 18 games, including 17 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 16 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 62 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.