Sept. 30, 2007
NOTRE DAME, Ind. – The No. 2 Notre Dame men’s soccer team upped its unbeaten streak to seven games with a 2-1 BIG EAST win over Louisville in front of 2,618 fans at Alumni Field on Sunday afternoon. The Irish used goals from freshman Jeb Brovsky (Lakewood, Colo./Green Mountain) and senior Joseph Lapira (Lake Charles, La./Saint Louis Catholic) to capture the victory.
Notre Dame (6-1-2, 4-0-1) got on the board early as Brovsky sent home his second goal of the season in the fifth minute off a cross from junior defender Jack Traynor (St. Charles, Mo./Francis Howell North). That was the second assist in the past two matches for Traynor.
The Fighting Irish made it 2-0 in the 33rd minute when senior midfielder Kyle Dulworth (Ft. Wayne, Ind./Homestead) fed Lapira in close and he put it into the back of the net for his second goal of the season. Lapira has a team-high seven points. The assist gave Dulworth his first career point.
Louisville (5-4-0, 2-2-0) increased its offensive pressure in the second half by registering 13 shots. The Irish defense held strong and negated every opportunity until the 78th minute when a Louisville player was tripped up in the box and the Cardinals were awarded a penalty kick. Marco Terminesi was successful on the kick to cut the deficit in half with just over 12 minutes left to play.
Senior goalkeeper Chris Cahill (Louisville, Ky./DeSales) and the Fighting Irish defense would shut the door the rest of the way as Notre Dame posted the victory. Cahill, who has a 5-0-2 record this season, made four saves on the afternoon, while Louisville’s David Simolike had six stops.
Louisville held an 18-17 edge in shots. Notre Dame had seven corner kicks compared to the Cardinals five. The physical match featured the Cardinals picking up 23 fouls, while the Irish were whistled for 17.
Notre Dame steps away from conference play with a showdown against No. 12 Michigan on Wednesday, Oct. 3 at Alumni Field. Game time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. (ET) and the match will be aired on Comcast Local
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Louisville (5-4-0, 2-2-0) 0 1 – 1
#2 Notre Dame (6-1-2, 4-0-1) 2 0 – 2
ND: Jeb Brovsky (Jack Traynor) 4:00, ND: Joseph Lapira (Kyle Dulworth) 32:47, UL: Marco Terminesi (penalty kick) 77:33
Shots: UL 5-13 – 18, ND 9-8 – 17
Corner Kicks: UL 2-3 – 5, ND 5-2 – 7
Saves: UL 6 (David Simolike 6), ND 4 (Chris Cahill 4)
Fouls: UL 23, ND 17
Offsides: UL 1, ND 1