SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Notre Dame welcomes NC State to Alumni Stadium for its ACC home opener at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, Sept. 17. The game will air on ACCNX.
NOTRE DAME vs. NC STATE
Location: South Bend, Indiana | Alumni Stadium
Live Stream: ACCNX
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Game Notes: vs. NC State
THE NC STATE SERIES
• The Irish and Wolfpack will meet on the pitch for the fifth time on Friday evening.
• Notre Dame and NC State are tied in the all-time series at 2-2-1.
• The Wolfpack won the most recent matchup, defeating Notre Dame by a score of 2-0 in Raleigh in 2019.
• In the last matchup at Alumni Stadium, the Irish defeated NC State by a score of 3-0.
ROOU’S INSTANT IMPACT
• Freshman Matthew Roou has wasted little time getting himself acclimated to the collegiate level, as he leads the Irish in goals.
• Roou has scored three goals over the first five games of the season.
• Roou leads all freshman in the ACC in goals scored on the season.
• The forward has scored against NIU, Boston College and Michigan State.
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 two assists in the four 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.
THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT
• The Irish have already received significant contributions from the 2021 freshman class.
• Roou leads the Irish in goals scored with three through five games.
• Eno Nto has scored two goals in his freshman campaign.
• Josh Ramsey has four games 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 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 51 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.