SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Notre Dame welcomes Michigan State to Alumni Stadium for a non-conference matchup against the Spartans at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Sept. 14. The game will air on ACCN.
NOTRE DAME vs. MICHIGAN STATE
Location: South Bend, Indiana | Alumni Stadium
Live Stream: ACCN
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Game Notes: vs. Michigan State
THE MICHIGAN STATE SERIES
• The Irish and Spartans will meet on the pitch for the 31st time on Tuesday evening.
• Notre Dame leads Michigan State in the all-time series at 17-7-6
• Notre Dame defeated Michigan State in the most recent matchup, beating the Spartans in East Lansing by a final score of 1-0 on Sept. 24, 2019.
• Michael Pellegrino scored the game-winning goal in the 80th, which was also the first goal of his career.
LAST TIME OUT
• The Irish gutted out a 1-1 draw in the ACC opener at Boston College, resccuing a point despite playing a man down for the final 75 minutes of play.
• Notre Dame’s Tyler Shea received a red card in the 35th minute, leaving the team with 10 men for the remainder of the evening.
• Down a goal and a man, Matthew Roou scored his second goal of the season to level the match at 1-1, which ended up being the final score.
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 22 in his Notre Dame career.
• The forward has one goal and one assist in the three games he has played this season.
• The senior scored a goal in the 2021 opener against Indiana and has now scored in two of four season openers in his career.
• 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.
McCartney Makes instant impact
• Dawson McCartney joined Notre Dame for the 2021 spring semester, transferring from Dartmouth.
• McCartney has registered six points in his first 10 appearances for the Irish off two goals and two assists.
• The grad student scored in Friday’s season opener against Indiana.
• McCartney now has 10 goals in his collegiate career.
THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT
• The Irish have already received significant contributions from the 2021 freshman class.
• Josh Ramsey has started every game for Notre Dame this season at the center back position.
• Eno Nto and Matthew Roou both scored goals in their first career starts, coming in the 2-0 win over NIU.
• Kyle Genenbacher and Michael Rossi have 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 50 appearances for the Irish over four seasons, scoring two goals and adding two 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 also managed to record two assists in his collegiate career.