Junior defender Jack Traynor notched his first career goal in the ninth minute of play.

No. 8 Notre Dame Tops Marquette, 1-0, In BIG EAST Opener

Sept. 15, 2007

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MILWAUKEE, Wis. – A Jack Traynor (St. Charles, Mo./Francis Howell North) goal in the ninth minute is all the eighth-ranked Notre Dame men’s soccer team would need to notch a 1-0 victory over Marquette on Saturday night at Valley Fields. The match was the BIG EAST Conference opener for both squads.

Notre Dame (3-1-1, 1-0-0) was awarded a free kick with 8:42 elapsed in the match and Traynor sailed the shot just over the finger tips of Marquette goalkeeper Matt Pyzdrowski from 35 yards out and into the back of the net. That marked the first career goal for Traynor.

Ryan Miller (Barrington, Ill./Barrington) nearly connected on a second goal for the Irish late in the first half, yet Pyzdrowski made the save. The Fighting Irish out shot the Golden Eagles 6-3 in the first half and 14-6 for the game.

Marquette (1-3-0, 0-1-0) almost notched the equalizer in the 84th minute, yet Dan Addis sent a shot just wide left of the net.

Andrew Quinn (Silver Spring, Md./DeMatha) got the start in goal for Notre Dame and picked up his first win of the season by posting the second shutout of his career. The junior made two saves on the night, while Pyzdrowski stopped three shots for Marquette.

The Irish are now 8-4-1 all time in BIG EAST openers. This marked Notre Dame’s first win in a BIG EAST lid lifter since the 2004 season.

Notre Dame returns to action on Friday, Sept. 21 with a BIG EAST match at Rutgers. Game time is scheduled for 8:00 p.m.(ET). The match will be broadcast on Fox Soccer Channel.

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#8 Notre Dame (3-1-1, 1-0-0) 1 0 – 1
Marquette (1-3-0, 0-1-0) 0 0 – 0

ND: Jack Traynor 8:42

Shots: ND 6-8 – 14, MAR 3-3 – 6
Corner Kicks: ND 3-1 – 4, MAR 2-1 – 3
Saves: ND 3 (Andrew Quinn 2, Team 1), MAR 4 (Matt Pyzdrowski 3, Team 1)
Fouls: ND 14, MAR 14
Offsides: ND 0, MAR 1