1997 NCAA Notes
| Soccer America Final Top 20 (11/10) | |||
| Team | Record | Last Week | |
| 1. | North Carolina * | 22-0-1 | 1 |
| 2. | Notre Dame | 20-0-1 | 2 |
| 3. | Santa Clara | 17-2-1 | 4 |
| 4. | Texas A&M | 18-2-0 | 6 |
| 5. | Connecticut * | 19-3-0 | 5 |
| 6. | Nebraska * | 17-3-0 | 7 |
| 7. | Florida | 19-2-1 | 8 |
| 8. | Portland * | 14-4-0 | 3 |
| 9. | William & Mary | 18-4-0 | 12 |
| 10. | Clemson | 13-6-0 | 14 |
| 11. | Hartford | 18-1-1 | 13 |
| 12. | Virginia | 13-4-2 | 9 |
| 13. | Maryland | 12-8-2 | 15 |
| 14. | Duke * | 14-5-1 | 10 |
| 15. | SMU | 16-4-1 | 16 |
| 16. | UCLA * | 17-2-0 | 17 |
| 17. | Minnesota | 17-2-2 | 11 |
| 18. | Michigan * | 18-3-1 | 20 |
| 19. | Harvard | 11-3-2 | NR |
| 20. | Georgia | 15-5-1 | 19 |
| * indicates 1997 Notre Dame opponents | |||
| NSCAA Final Top 25 (11/10) | |||
| Team | Record | Points | |
| 1. | North Carolina * | 22-0-1 | 300 |
| 2. | Notre Dame | 20-0-1 | 288 |
| 3. | Santa Clara | 17-2-1 | 268 |
| 4. | Texas A&M | 18-2-0 | 262 |
| 5. | Connecticut * | 19-3-0 | 260 |
| 6. | Portland * | 14-4-0 | 222 |
| 7T. | Nebraska * | 17-3-0 | 216 |
| 7T. | William & Mary | 18-4-0 | 216 |
| 9. | Florida | 19-2-1 | 214 |
| 10. | Hartford | 18-1-1 | 198 |
| 11. | Minnesota | 18-2-2 | 184 |
| 12. | Duke * | 14-5-0 | 172 |
| 13. | Virginia | 13-4-2 | 150 |
| 14. | Clemson | 13-6-0 | 146 |
| 15. | Michigan * | 18-3-1 | 136 |
| 16. | Maryland | 12-8-2 | 120 |
| 17. | Harvard | 11-3-2 | 106 |
| 18T. | SMU | 16-4-1 | 98 |
| 18T. | UCLA * | 17-2-0 | 98 |
| 20. | Massachusetts | 17-4-0 | 62 |
| 21. | Penn State | 15-6-1 | 46 |
| 22. | Vanderbilt | 14-7-0 | 42 |
| 23. | BYU | 19-3-0 | 36 |
| 24. | Georgia | 15-5-1 | 32 |
| 25. | George Mason | 13-5-4 | 18 |
| * indicates 1997 Notre Dame opponents | |||
| Career NCAA Statistics | |||||
| GP | G | A | P | GW | |
| Holly Manthei | 16 | 2 | 14 | 18 | 0 |
| Monica Gerardo | 12 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 2 |
| Shannon Boxx | 12 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| Jenny Heft | 8 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| Kara Brown | 8 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 1 |
| Anne Makinen | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| Jenny Streiffer | 7 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| Meotis Erikson | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| Kate Sobrero | 16 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Kelly Lindsey | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Jen Grubb | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| GP | Min | Sv/G | GAA | Sh | |
| LaKeysia Beene | 5 | 302 | 12/1 | 0.30 | 2.5 |
Irish Conference Championship History
1993 MCC Championship
Semifinal: Notre Dame 5, Butler 1
Final: Notre Dame 4, Xavier 0
1994 MCC Championship
Quarterfinal: Notre Dame 7, Wright State 0
Semifinal: Notre Dame 10, Xavier 0
Final: Notre Dame 5, Butler 1
1995 BIG EAST Championship
Semifinal: Notre Dame 3, Rutgers 0
Final: Notre Dame 1, Connecticut 0
1996 BIG EAST Championship
Semifinal: Notre Dame 7, Villanova 0
Final: Notre Dame 4, Connecticut 3
1997 BIG EAST Championship
Semifinal: Notre Dame 7, Villanova 0
Final: Notre Dame 6, Connecticut 1
| BIG EAST Standings (Final) | |||
| Team | BIG EAST | Overall | |
| 1. | Notre Dame | 11-0-0 | 20-0-1 |
| 2. | Connecticut | 10-1-0 | 19-3-0 |
| 3. | Seton Hall | 9-2-0 | 14-5-0 |
| 4. | Villanova | 6-4-1 | 8-8-2 |
| 5. | Syracuse | 6-5-0 | 14-5-0 |
| 6. | Boston College | 5-6-0 | 9-6-2 |
| 7. | Rutgers | 5-6-0 | 8-12-0 |
| 8. | West Virginia | 4-6-1 | 11-6-2 |
| 9. | St. John’s | 4-7-0 | 10-8-0 |
| 10. | Pittsburgh | 2-8-1 | 3-12-3 |
| 11. | Georgetown | 2-9-0 | 7-9-0 |
| 12. | Providence | 0-10-1 | 5-11-2 |
| Irish Among National Statistical Leaders | ||
| Scoring | ||
| 5T. | Anne Makinen | 58 |
| 9T. | Meotis Erikson | 56 |
| 9T. | Jenny Streiffer | 56 |
| Goals | ||
| 7T. | Anne Makinen | 23 |
| 10T. | Meotis Erikson | 22 |
| 17T. | Jenny Streiffer | 20 |
| Assists | ||
| 1. | Holly Manthei | 33 |
| 8T. | Jenny Streiffer | 18 |
| 11T. | Shannon Boxx | 17 |
| Goals Against Average | ||
| 2. | LaKeysia Beene | 0.29 |
| Team Scoring Average | ||
| 1. | Notre Dame | 5.63 |
| Attendance | ||
| 6. | Notre Dame | 1,151 |
1996 – National Runner-Up
NCAA Final, Dec. 8, at Santa Clara, Calif.
#1 North Carolina 1, #2 Notre Dame (OT)
Scoring: UNC Keller (Karvelsson, T. Roberts) 110:56.
ND UNCShots 7 18Corners 1 10Saves 7 3Fouls 1 21
NCAA Semifinal, Dec. 6, at Santa Clara, Calif.
#2 Notre Dame 3, # 3 Portland 2
Scoring: UP Holand (Baumgardt) 1:40, UP Holand (Koleski) 29:42, ND Boxx (Manthei) 46:02, ND VanLaecke 54:44, ND Gerardo (Grubb) 60:33.
UP NDShots 10 12Corners 3 8Saves 3 1Fouls 18 7
NCAA Third Round, Dec. 1, at Notre Dame
#2 Notre Dame 2, Maryland 0
Scoring: ND Gerardo (Manthei) 16:00, ND Streiffer (Gerardo) 18:51.
UM NDShots 7 19Corners 3 5Saves 6 3Fouls 10 14
NCAA Second Round, Nov. 24, at Notre Dame
#2 Notre Dame 5, Wisconsin 0
Scoring: ND VanLaecke (Daws, Streiffer) 12:03, ND Daws (Manthei) 26:11, ND Daws (VanLaecke, Brown) 32:55, ND VanLaecke (Gerardo) 45:12, ND VanLaecke (Brown, Streiffer) 59:27.
UW NDShots 1 22Corners 2 10Saves 7 1Fouls 13 13
NCAA First Round, Nov. 27, at Notre Dame
#2 Notre Dame 8, Indiana 1
Scoring: ND VanLaecke (Daws) 7:22, ND Streiffer (Manthei) 23:57, ND Heft 25:59, IU Friederich (Fosdick) 46:43, ND Streiffer (Brown) 53:34, ND Fisher 58:45, ND Brown (Manthei, Daws) 62:49, ND Heft (Brown) 75:49, ND Heft (Brown) 77:40.
IU NDShots 5 23Corners 0 11Saves 5 3Fouls 9 9
1995 – National Champion
NCAA Final, Dec. 3, at Chapel Hill, N.C.
#4 Notre Dame 1, #2 Portland 0 (3OT)
Scoring: ND Daws 125:31
ND UPShots 20 17Corners 5 6Saves 6 8Fouls 17 30
NCAA Semifinal, Dec. 1, at Chapel Hill, N.C.
#4 Notre Dame 1, #1 North Carolina 0
Scoring: ND Own Goal 19:21
ND UNCShots 5 17Corners 2 7Saves 4 3Fouls 17 17
NCAA Third Round, Nov. 26, at Notre Dame
#4 Notre Dame 2, Connecticut 0
Scoring: ND Vogel (Manthei) 20:57, ND Van Laecke (Sobrero, Daws) 51:00
UC UDShots 12 10Corners 2 7Saves 4 7Fouls 11 15
NCAA Second Round, Nov. 19, at Notre Dame
#4 Notre Dame 5, Wisconsin 0
Scoring: ND VanLaecke (Sobrero) 8:34, ND Vogel 20:51, ND Boxx (McCarthy) 38:43, ND Boxx 43:51, ND Boxx 57:57.
UW NDShots 8 12Corners 4 6Saves 4 6Fouls 14 16
1994 – National Runner-Up
NCAA Final, Nov. 20, at Portland, Ore.
#2 North Carolina 5, #1 Notre Dame 0
Scoring: UNC Kelly (Sanchez, Dacey) 14:22, UNC Venturini 55:09, UNC Confer (Sanchez) 72:16, UNC Venturini (Kelly) 82:25, UNC Dacey 88:40
UNC UDShots 25 8Corners 8 5Saves 4 7Fouls 11 5
NCAA Semifinal, Nov. 18, at Portland, Ore.
#1 Notre Dame 1, Portland 0
Scoring: ND Sobrero (Manthei) 51:33
UP UDShots 12 11Corners 1 5Saves 3 2Fouls 20 11
NCAA Central Regional, Nov. 13, at Notre Dame
#1 Notre Dame 2, William & Mary 1
Scoring: WM Cook 20:45, ND Guerrero (Manthei, Sobrero) 55:49, ND McCarthy 62:24
WM NDShots 4 18Corners 0 4Saves 8 2Fouls 18 17
NCAA Central Regional, Nov. 12, at Notre Dame
#1 Notre Dame 3, George Mason 1
Scoring: GM Bassett (Pearman) 1:59, ND Manthei (Daws) 12:54, ND Thompson (Manthei) 53:22, ND Hartwig (Manthei, Maund) 56:16
GM UDShots 6 21Corners 2 4Saves 7 3Fouls 14 14
1993 – First Round
NCAA First Round, Nov. 13, at Madison, Wis.
George Mason 2, #3 Notre Dame 1
Scoring: GM Pearman (Gross) 5:00, ND Hartwig (Guerrero) 24:16, GM Gross (Worsham) 29:39
GM UDShots 9 17Corners 4 6Saves 5 4Fouls 11 9