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1 NOTRE DAME MEN S SOCCER 10 NCAA Tournament Appearances Since 2001 NCAA Quarterfinals & 2007 NCAA Round of , 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007 Media Relations Contact: Sean Carroll - carroll.64@nd.edu (o) (c) AUGUST 12 Sun. at Northern Illinois (ex.) W, 2-0/ Thur. vs. Chivas Guadalajara# T, Mon. XAVIER (ex.) W, Sat. (18) DUKE (21) W, Fri. (15) vs. San Diego State^ W, 3-2 SEPTEMBER 2 Sun. (15) vs. Clemson^ W, 2-1 BERTICELLI MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT 7 Fri. (13) OREGON STATE 7:30 p.m. 9 Sun. (13) AKRON (4) 2:15 p.m. 14 Fri. MICHIGAN STATE 7 p.m. 16 Sun. at Michigan 2 p.m. 22 Sat. at Louisville* 7 p.m. 26 Wed. at Indiana 7 p.m. 29 Sat. at Connecticut* 7 p.m. OCTOBER 3 Wed. PITTSBURGH* 7 p.m. 6 Sat. GEORGETOWN* 2 p.m. 9 Tue. at Northwestern 7 p.m. 13 Sat. at Seton Hall* 7 p.m. 20 Sat. PROVIDENCE* Noon 24 Wed. MARQUETTE* 7 p.m. 27 Sat. at Marquette* 7:05 p.m. 31 Wed. BIG EAST First Round TBA (Campus Sites) NOVEMBER 3 Sat. BIG EAST Quarterfinals TBA (Campus Sites) 9 Fri. BIG EAST Semifinals TBA (Red Bull Arena - Harrison, N.J.) 11 Sun. BIG EAST Final TBA (Red Bull Arena - Harrison, N.J.) 15 Thur. NCAA First Round TBA (Campus Sites) 18 Sun. NCAA Second Round TBA (Campus Sites) 25 Sun. NCAA Third Round TBA (Campus Sites) 30 Fri. NCAA Quarterfinals TBA (Campus Sites) DECEMBER 1/2 Sat./Sun.NCAA Quarterfinals TBA (Campus Sites) 7 Fri. NCAA Semifinals TBA (Regions Park - Hoover, Ala.) 9 Sun. NCAA Final TBA (Regions Park - Hoover, Ala.) Home games in BOLD CAPS # - Ft. Wayne, Ind. ^ - adidas/iu Credit Union Classic (Bloomington, Ind.) * - BIG EAST Conference game All times local to site OREGON STATE vs. #13 NOTRE DAME Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament Friday, Sept. 7 7:30 p.m. (ET) Alumni Stadium Notre Dame, Ind. Notre Dame leads series INTERNET BROADCAST (free): UND.com (ND games only) LIVE STATS: Gametracker on UND.com UPDATES: Irish Alert! text messaging (sign up on UND.com) IRISH HOST BERTICELLI MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT No. 13 Notre Dame will play host to the 11th annual Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament this weekend at Alumni Stadium. No. 10 Indiana and No. 6 Akron will get things underway at 5 p.m. (ET) on Friday, while the Irish will face Oregon State in the nightcap (7:30 p.m.). Indiana and Oregon State will meet at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday and the Notre Dame-Akron match will square off at 2:15 p.m. Both Notre Dame matches will feature a free live video broadcast and on UND.com. Live stats via Gametracker on UND.com will be available for all four games. A BIT ON MIKE BERTICELLI This is the 11th year in which the Fighting Irish have hosted a tournament in honor of their former head coach Mike Berticelli. Berticelli coached the Irish from before passing away suddenly in January of Berticelli posted a record during his 10- year stint at Notre Dame. He led the Irish to three NCAA Tournament appearances (1993, 1994, 1996), including the program s first NCAA win in Berticelli guided Notre Dame to one Midwestern Collegiate Conference (MCC) regular-season title (1993) and two MCC Tournament crowns (1993 & 1994). He also steered Notre Dame to its first BIG EAST Tournament title in TOURNAMENT HISTORY Notre Dame is all-time in the Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament. The Irish have won the event four times (2003, 2005, 2008, 2010). The Fighting Irish finished second in last season s event after tying Denver (2-2) and defeating Bucknell (2-1). Indiana won the 2011 tournament with a 2-0 record. This year marks the 10th time that Indiana has participated in the tournament. The Hoosiers have won the event five times (2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011). Bradley won the inaugural Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament in Oregon State is making its first appearance in the Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament, while Akron finished second at the 2003 event. All-time tournament standings on Pg. 3 AN OVERVIEW OF OREGON STATE This will be just the second meeting all-time between Notre Dame and Oregon State. The Irish topped the Beavers, 2-1, at the 2004 IU Classic in Bloomington, Ind. Oregon State has a record this season. The Beavers are coming off a 6-0 win over Manhattan College. Oregon State opened the season with a 4-0 victory over Sacramento State and then played UC Santa Barbara to a 2-2 draw. #4 AKRON vs. #13 NOTRE DAME Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament Sunday, Sept. 9 2:15 p.m. (ET) Alumni Stadium Notre Dame, Ind. Akron leads series Notre Dame Men s Soccer Quick Facts First Varsity Season 1977 All-Time Record (.654) NCAA Tournament Appearances First: 1988, Last: 2010 Best NCAA Tournament Finish Quarterfinalist (2006 & 2007) Head Coach Bobby Clark (Jordanhill College 67) Record at ND (Full Seasons): (.658) (11) Career Record (Full Seasons): (.673) (25) Assistant Coach BJ Craig (5th season, Gordon College 93) Assistant Coach Greg Dalby (1st season, Notre Dame 07) Conference BIG EAST First Season: 1995 Reg. Season Titles: 3 ( 04, 07, 08) Tournament Titles: 2 ( 96, 03) Home Field Alumni Stadium First Season: 2009 Capacity: 3, Overall Record BIG EAST Record (finish) (4th Blue Division) Starters Returning/Lost 6/5 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 14/6 Newcomers 7 ND Soccer Page 1

2 Notre Dame-Oregon State Series Notre Dame leads H: 0-0-0/A: 0-0-0/N: Date Location Result 9/3/04 Bloomington, IN W, 2-1 Notre Dame-Akron Series Akron leads H: 1-2-3/A: 1-4-0/N: Date Location Result 10/22/81 Akron, OH L, /13/82 Notre Dame, IN L, /19/83 Akron, OH L, /17/84 Notre Dame, IN L, /16/85 Akron, OH L, /7/86 Notre Dame, IN (ot) T, /9/88 Akron, OH L, /13/89 Notre Dame, IN (ot) T, /6/02 Akron, OH W, /22/02 Notre Dame, IN* W, 3-1 9/14/03 Notre Dame, IN (ot) T, 0-0 8/29/08 Bloomington, IN L, 0-3 * - NCAA Tournament first round Probable Starters Pos. # Name (Yr.) G-A-P F 7 Alex Priede (Jr.) F 9 Leon Brown (Jr.) LM 16 Kyle Richard (Jr.) CM 8 Nick Besler (So.) CM 10 Dillon Powers (Sr.) RM 14 Danny O Leary (Sr.) LB 6 Max Lachowecki (So.) CD 20 Grant Van De Casteele (Sr.) CD 12 Andrew O Malley (Jr.) RB 22 Luke Mishu (Jr.) W-L-T GK 13 Will Walsh (Sr.) GAA.500 SV% Soccer America Poll (Sept. 5) 1. Connecticut 2. Maryland 3. North Carolina 4. Akron 5. South Florida 6. Old Dominion 7. Indiana 8. Creighton 9. UC Santa Barbara 10. Charlotte 11. New Mexico 12. UCLA 13. NOTRE DAME 14. Wake Forest 15. St. John s 16. UC Irvine 17. Georgetown 18. Coastal Carolina 19. Marquette 20. North Carolina State 21. Boston College 22. West Virginia 23. Xavier 24. Tulsa 25t. Washington 25t. Northwestern Bold indicates 2012 Irish opponent Irish In The Rankings NSCAA Coaches Poll (Sept. 4) 1. North Carolina 2. South Florida 3. Creighton 4t. Connecticut 4t. Maryland 6. Akron 7. Charlotte 8. New Mexico 9. UC Santa Barbara 10. Indiana 11. UC Irvine 12. St. John s 13. Georgetown 14. UCLA 15t. Old Dominion 15t. Wake Forest 17. NOTRE DAME 18. Louisville 19. Coastal Carolina 20. Marquette 21. Washington 22. Brown 23. North Carolina State 24. Boston College 25. UAB Soccer America NSCAA Preseason 18th NR Aug th RV Sept. 4/5 13th 17th The Beavers are averaging 4.0 goals per game, while allowing 0.67 per contest. Sophomore Khiry Shelton leads Oregon State in goals (3) and points (7). Redshirt freshman Matt Bersano has started all three matches in goal and carries a 0.69 goals-against average and a.833 save percentage. Oregon State went last season and posted a mark in Pac-12 play. The Beavers returned nine starters and 16 letter winners from their 2011 squad. Head coach Steve Simmons is in his fourth season at Oregon State. PLAYING THE PAC-12 Oregon State is Notre Dame s second Pac-12 Conference opponent this season. The Irish bested San Diego State 3-2 last weekend at the adidas/iu Credit Union Classic. Notre Dame is all-time against teams currently in the Pac-12. IRISH AND ZIPS HAVE A HISTORY Notre Dame and Akron will be squaring off for the 13th time, yet the two teams have only met four times since the 1989 season. The Zips lead the series The last meeting occurred at the 2008 IU Classic in Bloomington, Ind., and Akron came away with a 3-0 victory. The last Irish victory in the series was a 3-1 decision in the first round of the 2003 NCAA Tournament at Notre Dame. Akron is at Notre Dame. A LOOK AT AKRON Akron will bring a mark into Friday s game versus Indiana. The Zips opened the season at home with a 4-0 win over Florida Gulf Coast. Akron tied Creighton (1-1) and defeated SIU Edwardsville (2-1) at the Ameritas Classic in Omaha, Neb. The Zips are averaging 2.33 goals per game, while allowing 0.67 per match. Seven players share the team lead in goals with one apiece. Senior David Meves has played every minute in goal and boasts a 0.62 goalsagainst average and a.714 save percentage. Last season, Akron went , which included a mark in Mid-American Conference play. The Zips fell at Charlotte, 1-0, in the NCAA Tournament Round of 16. Head coach Caleb Porter is in his seventh season at Akron. He led the Zips to the 2010 national title. Porter recently agreed to become the new head coach of the Portland Timbers in the MLS. CLASSIC CHAMPS Notre Dame captured last weekend s adidas/iu Credit Union Classic by posting a 2-0 record. The Irish defeated San Diego State (3-2) and Clemson (2-1). Ryan Finley (Sr./F), Dillon Powers (Sr./M), Harrison Shipp (Jr./F) and Nick Besler (So./M) represented the Irish on the IU Classic all-tournament team. It was the second time in 13 appearances that Notre Dame won the IU Classic. The Irish also won the 1993 tournament. STRONG START Notre Dame is off to a 3-0 start for the first time since the 2004 campaign. The Irish also have not been shutout in any of their first three games for the first time since the 04 season. Notre Dame is averaging 2.0 goals per game. The Fighting Irish have out shot their opponents this season. That includes a 24-7 advantage in shots on goal. The Irish also have gained nine more corner kicks (20-11) than their foes. Notre Dame Record in 2012 Home Away Neutral Day Games Night Games Vs. Teams ranked Vs. Teams ranked Vs. Teams ranked Vs. Teams ranked Vs. Teams ranked Scoring first Opponent scores first Leading at halftime Trailing at halftime Tied at halftime In overtime One-goal games Two-goal games Three-plus goal games More shots than opp Opp. has more shots Shots are the same More SOG than opp Opp. has more SOG SOG are the same More corners than opp Opp. has more corners Corners are the same More fouls than opp Opp. has more fouls Fouls are the same In August In September In October In November In December Vs. ACC Vs. BIG EAST Vs. Big Ten Vs. MAC Vs. Pac Follow the Irish Athletics Web Site UND.com SID Facebook Facebook.com/NDMenSoccer FANTASTIC FORWARDS YouTube Channel Senior forward Ryan Finley and junior forward Harrison YouTube.com/undmenssoccer Shipp combined for nine points during the two matches at the adidas/iu Credit Union Classic. Blog Finley netted two goals in Friday s 3-2 win over San ndsoccer.wordpress.com/ Diego State and assisted on the game winner in Sunday s 2-1 victory over Clemson. 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3 (as of Sept. 5) BLUE DIVISION BIG EAST Pts. Overall Georgetown Marquette Connecticut NOTRE DAME Pittsburgh Seton Hall Providence RED DIVISION BIG EAST Pts. Overall USF Villanova St. John s Syracuse Louisville DePaul Rutgers Cincinnati Offensive Player of the Week Aug. 27 Thiago Ganancio, DePaul, So., M Sept. 3 Ryan Finley, Notre Dame, Sr., F Defensive Player of the Week Aug. 27 Andrew O Malley, Notre Dame, Jr., D Sept. 3 Jimmy Nealis, Georgetown, Sr., M/D Goalkeeper of the Week Aug. 27 Kevin McMullen, Rutgers, Sr. Sept. 3 Charlie Lyon, Marquette, So. Rookie of the Week Aug. 27 Mitchell Taintor, Rutgers, Fr., D Sept. 3 Brandon Allen, Georgetown, Fr., F Irish Weekly Honor Roll Selections BIG EAST Preseason Awards and Coaches Poll Preseason Offensive Player of the Year Mamadou Diouf, Connecticut, F, Jr. Preseason Co-Defensive Players of the Year Andrew Farrell, Louisville, B, Jr. Jimmy Nealis, Georgetown, B, Sr. Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year *Andre Blake, Connecticut, GK, So. Preseason All-BIG EAST Team^ Andre Blake, Connecticut, GK, So. Carlos Alvarez, Connecticut, M, Sr. *Mamadou Diouf, Connecticut, F, Jr. Antonio Aguilar, DePaul, M, Sr. Ian Christianson, Georgetown, M, Sr. *Steve Neumann, Georgetown, F, Jr. Jimmy Nealis, Georgetown, B, Sr. Andrew Farrell, Louisville, B, Jr. C. Nortey, Marquette, F, So. Dillon Powers, Notre Dame, M, Sr. Ryan Finley, Notre Dame, F, Sr. Marc Cintron, Providence, M, Sr. Jack Bennett, St. John s, M, Sr. Tim Parker, St. John s, B, So. Brenton Griffiths, USF, B, Sr. *unanimous selection ^ extra member added due to voting ties Blue Division 1. Connecticut (13) 2. NOTRE DAME (1) 3. Georgetown (1) 4. Marquette 5. Providence 6. Seton Hall 7. Pittsburgh Red Division 1. St. John s (6) 2. USF (5) 3. Louisville (4) 4. Rutgers 5. Villanova 6. Cincinnati 7. DePaul 8. Syracuse () - first-place votes Shipp matched a career-high total with four points on one goal and two assists in the San Diego State match. He assisted on both of Finley s goals. Finley received several honors for his performances at the IU Classic. He was named the national player of the week by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) along with being tapped as the BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week. He also was selected to the College Soccer News national team of the week and the Soccer America national team of the week. Shipp was named to the Top Drawer Soccer national team of the week. FIRST TIMERS Junior forward Alex Priede put Notre Dame up 1-0 in the 15th minute against Clemson with his first career goal. Junior goalkeeper Patrick Wall made his first career start in the Clemson match. He made two saves to notch the victory. MORROW HONORED Former Irish standout and current San Jose Earthquake Justin Morrow will be honored at halftime of Friday s Notre Dame-Oregon State match. In July, he was named an MLS All-Star and was the starting left back for the MLS squad that defeated Chelsea from the English Premier League, 3-2. Justin has played every possible minute this season for the Earthquakes, who currently are in first place in the Western Conference. He appeared in 89 career matches, including 64 starts, at Notre Dame and notched 21 points on seven goals and seven assists. Justin helped the Irish to two BIG EAST regular-season titles and four straight NCAA Tournament appearances, including trips to the quarterfinals in 2006 and He served as a team captain during his senior campaign and started every match that season, tallying two goals and one assist en route to earning second-team all-big EAST honors. The Cleveland, Ohio, native also was a two-time BIG EAST Academic All-Star. TOUGH SLATE The Irish will face another challenging schedule this season as six of their opponents appear in the latest Soccer America top-25 poll. Included in that group are three top-10 teams (#1 Connecticut, #4 Akron, #7 Indiana). Notre Dame foes Georgetown (#17), Marquette (#19) and Northwestern (#25t) also appear in the rankings. The Fighting Irish will face Marquette twice during the regular season. Notre Dame is ranked 13th in the poll. CAPTAINS Midfielders Dillon Powers and Michael Rose will serve as Notre Dame team captains during the 2012 campaign. Powers, a senior, will be serving as captain for the second straight season, while Rose, a fifth-year senior, is a first-time captain. FOLLOW THE IRISH ON UND.COM All 2012 Notre Dame home matches that are not televised can be seen live on UND.com. The streaming broadcasts are free of charge. Log on to UND.com to stay up to date on the Fighting Irish men s soccer team throughout the 2012 campaign. Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament History Year 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 2002 Bradley (1-0-1)^ Notre Dame (1-0-1) Furman (0-1-1)^ Cornell (0-1-1) 2003 Notre Dame (1-0-1)# Akron (1-0-1) Indiana (1-1-0) Fresno State (0-2-0) 2004 Indiana (2-0-0) Notre Dame (1-0-1) Cal State Fullerton (0-1-1) Evansville (0-2-0) 2005 Notre Dame (2-0-0) Indiana (1-0-1) Saint Louis (0-1-1) Boston Univ. (0-2-0) 2006 Indiana (2-0-0) UAB (1-1-0)* Notre Dame (1-1-0) Creighton (0-2-0) 2007 Indiana (2-0-0) Notre Dame (1-0-1) No. Illinois (0-1-1) Rhode Island (0-2-0) 2008 Notre Dame (2-0-0) Dartmouth (1-1-0) Indiana (0-1-1)^ South Florida (0-1-1) 2009 Indiana (2-0-0) New Mexico (1-1-0)* Notre Dame (1-1-0) Seattle (0-2-0) 2010 Notre Dame (2-0-0) Cal Poly (1-1-0)* Indiana (1-1-0) Drake (0-2-0) 2011 Indiana (2-0-0) Notre Dame (1-0-1) Denver (0-1-1) Bucknell (0-2-0) * - won tiebreaker based on head-to-head play ^ - won tiebreaker based on goal differential # - won tiebreaker based on goals scored Nick Besler (So./M) IU Classic All-Tournament Team Fighting Irish 2012 Honors & Awards Ryan Finley (Sr./F) NSCAA National Player of the Week (9/5) Soccer America National Team of the Week (9/4) College Soccer News National Team of the Week (9/3) BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week (9/3) Chicagoland Soccer News Player of the Week (9/4) IU Classic All-Tournament Team Preseason All-BIG EAST Team Andrew O Malley (Jr./D) BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week (8/27) Dillon Powers (Sr./M) IU Classic All-Tournament Team Harrison Shipp (Jr./F) Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week (9/4) IU Classic All-Tournament Team ND Soccer Page 3

4 2012 NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. / Wt. Hometown/High School 0 Adam LaPlaca Jr. GK 5-9 / 170 Glastonbury, CT/Glastonbury 1 Patrick Wall* Jr. GK 5-11 / 160 Sugarland, TX/Strake Jesuit Coll.Prep 2 Eric Tilley Sr. M/D 6-0 / 160 Albuquerque, NM/Sandia 3 Bob Novak* Sr. M 5-6 / 145 Homer Glen, IL/Lockport Township 4 Connor Miller Jr. D 6-0 / 175 Aurora, IL/Benet Academy 5 Brendan Lesch So. M 6-0 / 175 Westport, CT/Staples 6 Max Lachowecki So. D 5-10 / 155 Evansville, IN/Reitz Memorial 7 Alex Priede Jr. F 5-9 / 155 Cincinnati, OH/Summit Country Day 8 Nick Besler* So. M/D 6-0 / 160 Overland Park, KS/Blue Valley West 9 Leon Brown* Jr. F 5-11 / 160 Mattapan, MA/The Roxbury Latin School 10 Dillon Powers*** (C) Sr. M 5-11 / 172 Plano, TX/Plano Senior 11 Adam Mena*** Sr. M 5-10 / 145 Holland, MI/West Ottawa 12 Andrew O Malley Jr. D 6-0 / 180 West Chester, PA/Salesianum School 13 Will Walsh** Sr. GK 6-4 / 205 Morristown, NJ/Delbarton 14 Danny O Leary** Sr. M/F 5-11 / 165 Naperville, IL/Neuqua Valley 15 Harrison Shipp** Jr. F 5-9 / 145 Lake Forest, IL/Lake Forest 16 Kyle Richard** Sr. M/F 5-10 / 155 Louisville, KY/Saint Xavier 17 Ryan Finley* Sr. F 6-0 / 180 Lumberton, NJ/Rancocas Valley/Duke 18 Robby Gallegos So. M 5-9 / 140 Aptos, CA/Bellarmine 19 Kyle Craft Jr. M 5-10 / 145 Tulsa, OK/Bishop Kelly 20 Grant Van De Casteele** Sr. D 6-2 / 165 Plano, TX/Frisco Centennial 21 Vince Cicciarelli So. F 6-2 / 205 Peoria, IL/Peoria Notre Dame 22 Luke Mishu* Jr. D 6-0 / 165 Knoxville, TN/Knoxville Catholic 23 Michael Rose*** (C) Sr. M/F 6-2 / 170 Severna Park, MD/Severna Park 24 Trevor Gonzales So. D 5-10 / 158 Allen, TX/Lovejoy 25 Danny Lojek Fr. M/D 5-10 / 145 Orland Park, IL/Carl Sandburg 26 Connor Klekota Fr. M 5-8 / 158 Amherst, OH/Amherst Steele 27 Patrick Hodan Fr. F/M 5-9 / 145 Brookfield, WI/Marquette Univ. H.S. 28 Evan Panken Fr. M 5-10 / 150 Edina, MN/Edina 29 Michael Shipp Fr. M/D 5-11 / 150 Lake Forest, IL/Lake Forest 30 Brian Talcott Fr. GK 6-2 / 170 Omaha, NE/Millard North Head Coach: Bobby Clark (12th Season - Jordanhill College 67) Assistant Coach: BJ Craig (5th Season - Gordon College 93) Assistant Coach: Greg Dalby (1st Season - Notre Dame 07) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Vern Gingerich (5th Season - Tri-State University 97) Athletic Trainer: Steve Smith Manager: Ciara O Halloran * indicates number of monograms earned; (C) indicates team captain IRISH ROSTER BY STATE California (1): Gallegos Connecticut (2): LaPlaca, Lesch Illinois (7): Cicciarelli, Lojek, Miller, Novak, O Leary, H. Shipp, M. Shipp Indiana (1): Lachowecki Kansas (1): Besler Kentucky (1): Richard Maryland (1): Rose Massachusetts (1): Brown Michigan (1): Mena Minnesota (1): Panken Nebraska (1): Talcott New Jersey (2): Finley, Walsh New Mexico (1): Tilley Ohio (2): Klekota, Priede Oklahoma (1): Craft Pennsylvania (1): O Malley Tennessee (1): Mishu Texas (4): Gonzales, Powers, Van De Casteele, Wall Wisconsin (1): Hodan IRISH ROSTER BY CLASS Fifth-Year Seniors (3): Mena, Rose, Walsh Seniors (7): Finley, Novak, O Leary, Powers, Richard, Tilley, Van De Casteele Juniors (9): Brown, Craft, LaPlaca, Miller, Mishu, O Malley, Priede, H. Shipp, Wall Sophomores (6): Besler, Cicciarelli, Gallegos, Gonzales, Lachowecki, Lesch Freshmen (5): Hodan, Klekota, Lojek, Panken, M. Shipp, Talcott ALPHABETICAL ROSTER 8 Nick Besler M/D 9 Leon Brown F 21 Vince Cicciarelli F 19 Kyle Craft M 17 Ryan Finley F 18 Robby Gallegos M 24 Trevor Gonzales D 27 Patrick Hodan M/F 26 Connor Klekota M 6 Max Lachowecki D 0 Adam LaPlaca GK 5 Brendan Lesch M 25 Danny Lojek M/D 11 Adam Mena M 4 Connor Miller D 22 Luke Mishu D 3 Bob Novak M 14 Danny O Leary M/F 12 Andrew O Malley D 28 Evan Panken M 10 Dillon Powers M 7 Alex Priede F 16 Kyle Richard M/F 23 Michael Rose M/F 15 Harrison Shipp F 29 Michael Shipp M/D 30 Brian Talcott GK 2 Eric Tilley M/D 20 Grant Van De Casteele D 1 Patrick Wall GK 13 Will Walsh GK PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Besler Beez-ler Cicciarelli Sis-uh-relli Gallegos Guy-eh-gos Hodan Hoe-dan Klekota Kle-co-tuh Lachowecki Lack-oh-weck-ee Lojek Low-jek Mena May-nuh Mishu Me-shoe Priede Pre-dee ND Soccer Page 4

5 THE LAST TIME NOTRE DAME SCORED... 3 Goals... 8/31/12 - W, 3-2 vs. San Diego State 4 Goals... 11/1/11 - W, 4-0 vs. Seton Hall 5 Goals... 9/12/10 - W, 5-1 vs. Cal Poly 6 Goals... 10/14/03 - W, 6-0 vs. Cleveland State 7 Goals... 10/14/97 - W, 7-1 vs. Western Michigan 8 or More Goals... 9/3/95 - W, 8-0 vs. DePaul NOTRE DAME WON BY... 2 Goals... 10/22/ at Pittsburgh 3 Goals... 10/15/ at Georgetown 4 Goals... 11/1/ vs. Seton Hall 5 Goals... 9/1/ vs. Michigan 6 Goals... 10/14/ vs. Cleveland State 7 Goals or More... 9/3/ vs. DePaul NOTRE DAME ALLOWED... 2 Goals... 8/31/12 - W, 3-2 vs. San Diego State 3 Goals... 11/22/09 - L, 1-3 at Northwestern (NCAA Tournament second round) 4 Goals... 9/3/06 - W, 5-4 at Indiana (OT) 5 Goals... 10/11/03 - L, 2-5 vs. Rutgers 6 Goals... 10/17/95 - L, 0-6 at St. John s 7 Goals or More... 10/16/85 - L, 1-8 at Akron NOTRE DAME WON IN OVERTIME... 9/16/ vs. Michigan (first OT) NOTRE DAME LOST IN OVERTIME... 10/1/ at St. John s (double OT) A NOTRE DAME PLAYER SCORED... 2 Goals... 8/31/12 - Ryan Finley vs. San Diego State (W, 3-2) 3 Goals... 9/1/09 - Bright Dike vs. Michigan (W, 5-0) 4 Goals... 9/3/06 - Joseph Lapira at Indiana (W, 5-4 OT) IN THE BIG EAST ERA (SINCE 1995) NOTRE DAME GOALS IN A GAME 8 vs. DePaul (9/3/95) (W, 8-0) 7 vs. W. Michigan (10/14/97) (W, 7-1) 7 vs. Valparaiso (9/8/95) (W, 7-0) 6 vs. Cleveland State (10/14/03) (W, 6-0) 6 vs. Valparaiso (9/1/98) (W, 6-1) 6 vs. Western Illinois (10/11/96) (W, 6-0) GOALS VS. RANKED TEAM 5 vs. #21 Michigan (9/1/09) (W, 5-0) 5 vs. #5 South Florida (9/7/08) (W, 5-0) 5 vs. #12 Indiana (9/3/06) (W, 5-4 OT) 4 vs. #7 Louisville (9/25/09) (W, 4-0) 4 vs. #8 Creighton (8/27/06) (W, 4-1) 4 vs. #16 Seton Hall (10/29/05) (W, 4-0) 4 vs. #7 SMU (9/2/05) (W, 4-1) 4 vs. #6 Seton Hall (9/7/02) (W, 4-0) GOALS IN CONSECUTIVE GAMES 15 DePaul 8-0, Valparaiso 7-0 (1995) CONSECUTIVE UNANSWERED GOALS 18 (9/3/05-9/15/05) 11 (9/23/06-10/7/06) 10 (9/5/08-9/11/08) 10 (10/7/06-10/18/06) 10 (10/5/96-10/18/96) SHOTS IN A GAME 32 vs. Drake (9/10/10) 30 vs. Northwestern (9/29/10) 28 vs. California (9/5/10) 27 vs. Pittsburgh (10/27/10) 27 vs. Seton Hall (10/22/08) 27 vs. Loyola Marymount (9/28/95) CORNER KICKS IN A GAME 15 vs. Dartmouth (11/21/10) 15 vs. West Virginia (10/17/09) 14 vs. UAB (8/25/06) 14 vs. Georgetown (10/23/96) GOAL SCORERS IN A GAME 6 vs. Western Illinois (10/11/96) (W, 6-0) 6 vs. DePaul (9/3/95) (W, 8-0) 5 vs. Cal Poly (9/12/10) (W, 5-1) 5 vs. South Florida (9/7/08) (W, 5-0) 5 vs. Valparaiso (9/8/95) (W, 7-0) QUICKEST GOAL (assist) 0:26 Bob Novak (unassisted) vs. Bucknell (9/11/11) (W, 2-1) 1:26 Bill Lanza (Chris Mathis) vs. Valparaiso (9/8/95) (W, 7-0) 1:43 Tony Capasso (Konstantin Koloskov) vs. Loyola Marymount (9/28/95) (W, 5-0) 1:56 Justin McGeeney (Joseph Lapira) vs. DePaul (9/10/06) (W, 3-0) 2:03 Joseph Lapira (unassisted) vs. Marquette (9/27/06) (W, 4-0) 2:06 Bright Dike (Dave Donohue) vs. Syracuse (9/21/08) (W, 3-0) ND Soccer Page 5

6 Game 1 Aug. 25, 2012 Alumni Stadium Notre Dame, Ind. 1 2 F #21 Duke (0-1-0) #18 Notre Dame (1-0-0) Scoring: ND: Ryan Finley (Dillon Powers, Harrison Shipp) 75:26 Goalkeepers: DU: James Belshaw - 7 SV, 1 GA, 90:00, L ND: Will Walsh 1 SV, 0 GA, 90:00, W DU ND Shots 4 18 Corner Kicks 1 11 Saves 7 1 Fouls 22 6 Offsides 2 3 Game 2 Aug. 31, 2012 Armstrong Stadium Bloomington, Ind. adidas/iu Credit Union Classic 1 2 F San Diego State (0-1-0) #15 Notre Dame (2-0-0) Scoring: ND: Harrison Shipp (unassisted) 25:12; SDSU: Jordan Ongaro (Robbie Freise) 37:16; ND: Ryan Finley (Harrison Shipp) 60:07; ND: Ryan Finley (Harrison Shipp) 81:50; SDSU: Casey Meuser (Blake Wise) 84:09 Goalkeepers: SDSU: Blake Hylen - 7 SV, 3 GA, 90:00, L ND: Will Walsh 1 SV, 2 GA, 90:00, W SDSU ND Shots 9 15 Corner Kicks 5 3 Saves 7 1 Fouls 12 9 Offsides 2 6 Game 3 Sept. 1, 2012 Armstrong Stadium Bloomington, Ind. adidas/iu Credit Union Classic 1 2 F Clemson (1-2-1) #15 Notre Dame (3-0-0) Scoring: ND: Alex Priede (unassisted) 14:49; CU: own goal 25:22; ND: Dillon Powers (Ryan Finley) 42:42 Goalkeepers: CU: Cody Mizell - 3 SV, 2 GA, 90:00, L ND: Patrick Wall 2 SV, 1 GA, 90:00, W CU ND Shots 5 19 Corner Kicks 5 6 Saves 4 2 Fouls Offsides 2 3 ND Soccer Page 6

7 Notre Dame Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 02, 2012) RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Date Opponent Score Att. Aug 25 #21 DUKE W Aug 31 vs San Diego State W Sep 02 vs Clemson W TEAM STATISTICS ND OPP SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts Goals scored per game Shot pct Shots on goal-attempts SOG pct Shots/Game CORNER KICKS PENALTY KICKS PENALTIES Yellow cards 3 6 Red cards 0 0 ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 1/2542 0/0 Neutral Site #/Avg 2/0 ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gw pk-att 17 FINLEY, Ryan POWERS, Dillon PRIEDE, Alex SHIPP, Harrison RICHARD, Kyle MENA, Adam O'LEARY, Danny VAN DE CASTEELE, Gr O'MALLEY, Andrew BESLER, Nick BROWN, Leon NOVAK, Bob LACHOWECKI, Max MISHU, Luke HODAN, Patrick Total Opponents ## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Saves Pct W-L-T Sho 1 WALL, Patrick 1 90: WALSH, Will 2 180: Total 3 270: Opponents 3 270: Goals by Period 1st 2nd Total Notre Dame Opponents Shots by Period 1st 2nd Total Notre Dame Opponents Saves by Period 1st 2nd Total Notre Dame Opponents Corners by Period 1st 2nd Total Notre Dame Opponents Fouls by Period 1st 2nd Total Notre Dame Opponents

8 Notre Dame Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 02, 2012) Overall: Conf: Home: Away: Neut: TEAM STATISTICS ND OPP SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts Goals scored per game Shot pct Shots on goal-attempts SOG pct Shots/Game Assists 5 2 CORNER KICKS PENALTY KICKS PENALTIES Yellow cards 3 6 Red cards 0 0 ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 1/2542 0/0 Neutral Site #/Avg 2/0 Goals by Period 1st 2nd Total Notre Dame Opponents Corners by Period 1st 2nd Total Notre Dame Opponents Shots by Period 1st 2nd Total Notre Dame Opponents Fouls by Period 1st 2nd Total Notre Dame Opponents Saves by Period 1st 2nd Total Notre Dame Opponents

9 Notre Dame Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 02, 2012) Overall: Conf: Home: Away: Neut: ## Player gp-gs min g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc gwg pk-att 17 FINLEY, Ryan POWERS, Dillon PRIEDE, Alex SHIPP, Harrison RICHARD, Kyle MENA, Adam O'LEARY, Danny VAN DE CASTEELE, Gra O'MALLEY, Andrew BESLER, Nick BROWN, Leon NOVAK, Bob LACHOWECKI, Max MISHU, Luke HODAN, Patrick Total Opponents Goal Average Saves Record ## Goalie gp-gs min ga gaavg saves pct w l t shutout 1 WALL, Patrick : WALSH, Will : Total 3 270: Opponents 3 270: Team saves: 0 Goals by Period 1st 2nd Total Notre Dame Opponents Shots by Period 1st 2nd Total Notre Dame Opponents Saves by Period 1st 2nd Total Notre Dame Opponents Corners by Period 1st 2nd Total Notre Dame Opponents Fouls by Period 1st 2nd Total Notre Dame Opponents AttendanceSummary ND Opponent Total Dates/Avg Per Date 1/2542 0/0 Neutral Site #/Avg 2/0

10 Notre Dame Category Leaders (as of Sep 02, 2012) ## Points GP G A Pts Shots 17 FINLEY, Ryan SHIPP, Harrison POWERS, Dillon PRIEDE, Alex ## Goals GP G A Pts Shots 17 FINLEY, Ryan SHIPP, Harrison PRIEDE, Alex POWERS, Dillon ## Assists GP G A Pts Shots 15 SHIPP, Harrison POWERS, Dillon FINLEY, Ryan ## Shots GP G A Shots Shot% 17 FINLEY, Ryan POWERS, Dillon O'LEARY, Danny BESLER, Nick RICHARD, Kyle SHIPP, Harrison PRIEDE, Alex MISHU, Luke BROWN, Leon VAN DE CASTEELE, Gra ## Shots on Goal GP G A Shots SOG SOG% 17 FINLEY, Ryan POWERS, Dillon O'LEARY, Danny SHIPP, Harrison PRIEDE, Alex MISHU, Luke BESLER, Nick BROWN, Leon LACHOWECKI, Max VAN DE CASTEELE, Gra ## Game-winningGoals GP No. 17 FINLEY, Ryan POWERS, Dillon 3 1

11 Notre Dame Game Results (as of Sep 02, 2012) Date Opponent Score Overall Conf Att. Goals scored Aug 25 #21 DUKE W FINLEY, Ryan (POWERS, Dillon;SHIPP, Harrison) Aug 31 vs San Diego State W SHIPP, Harrison (unassisted) FINLEY, Ryan (SHIPP, Harrison) FINLEY, Ryan (SHIPP, Harrison) Sep 02 vs Clemson W PRIEDE, Alex (unassisted) POWERS, Dillon (FINLEY, Ryan) Team Record W-L-T Overall: 3-0 Conference: 0-0 Home: 1-0 Away: 0-0 Neutral: 2-0 Overtime: 0-0 Attendance Dates Total Avg. Total: Home: Away: Neutral: 2 0 0

12 Notre Dame Individual Game-by-Game (as of Sep 06, 2012) # 1 WALL, Patrick Sep 02, 2012 vs Clemson 2-1 * Totals Games played: 1 Shots per game: 0.00;Goals per game: 0.00 Date Opponent Score GP GS Minutes GA GAAvg Saves Save% W L T Sho Sep 02, 2012 vs Clemson 2-1 * * 90: Totals : # 3 NOVAK, Bob Aug 25, 2012 DUKE 1-0 * Aug 31, 2012 vs San Diego State 3-2 * Sep 02, 2012 vs Clemson 2-1 * Totals Shots per game: 0.00;Goals per game: 0.00 # 6 LACHOWECKI, Max Aug 25, 2012 DUKE 1-0 * * Aug 31, 2012 vs San Diego State 3-2 * * Sep 02, 2012 vs Clemson 2-1 * * Totals Shots per game: 0.67;Goals per game: 0.00 # 7 PRIEDE, Alex Aug 25, 2012 DUKE 1-0 * * Aug 31, 2012 vs San Diego State 3-2 * * Sep 02, 2012 vs Clemson 2-1 * * Totals Shots per game: 1.00;Goals per game: 0.33 Assists per game: 0.00;Points per game: 0.67 # 8 BESLER, Nick Aug 25, 2012 DUKE 1-0 * * Aug 31, 2012 vs San Diego State 3-2 * * Sep 02, 2012 vs Clemson 2-1 * * Totals Shots per game: 1.33;Goals per game: 0.00

13 Notre Dame Individual Game-by-Game (as of Sep 06, 2012) # 9 BROWN, Leon Aug 25, 2012 DUKE 1-0 * * Aug 31, 2012 vs San Diego State 3-2 * * Sep 02, 2012 vs Clemson 2-1 * * Totals Shots per game: 0.67;Goals per game: 0.00 #10 POWERS, Dillon Aug 25, 2012 DUKE 1-0 * * Aug 31, 2012 vs San Diego State 3-2 * * Sep 02, 2012 vs Clemson 2-1 * * Totals Shots per game: 3.33;Goals per game: 0.33 Assists per game: 0.33;Points per game: 1.00 #11 MENA, Adam Aug 25, 2012 DUKE 1-0 * * Totals Games played: 1 Shots per game: 1.00;Goals per game: 0.00 #12 O'MALLEY, Andrew Aug 25, 2012 DUKE 1-0 * * Aug 31, 2012 vs San Diego State 3-2 * * Sep 02, 2012 vs Clemson 2-1 * * Totals Shots per game: 0.33;Goals per game: 0.00 #13 WALSH, Will Aug 25, 2012 DUKE 1-0 * Aug 31, 2012 vs San Diego State 3-2 * Totals Games played: 2 Shots per game: 0.00;Goals per game: 0.00

14 Notre Dame Individual Game-by-Game (as of Sep 06, 2012) Date Opponent Score GP GS Minutes GA GAAvg Saves Save% W L T Sho Aug 25, 2012 DUKE 1-0 * * 90: Aug 31, 2012 vs San Diego State 3-2 * * 90: Totals : #14 O'LEARY, Danny Aug 25, 2012 DUKE 1-0 * * Aug 31, 2012 vs San Diego State 3-2 * * Sep 02, 2012 vs Clemson 2-1 * * Totals Shots per game: 1.33;Goals per game: 0.00 #15 SHIPP, Harrison Aug 25, 2012 DUKE 1-0 * Aug 31, 2012 vs San Diego State 3-2 * Sep 02, 2012 vs Clemson 2-1 * Totals Shots per game: 1.00;Goals per game: 0.33 Assists per game: 1.00;Points per game: 1.67 #16 RICHARD, Kyle Aug 25, 2012 DUKE 1-0 * Aug 31, 2012 vs San Diego State 3-2 * * Sep 02, 2012 vs Clemson 2-1 * * Totals Shots per game: 1.33;Goals per game: 0.00 #17 FINLEY, Ryan Aug 25, 2012 DUKE 1-0 * Aug 31, 2012 vs San Diego State 3-2 * Sep 02, 2012 vs Clemson 2-1 * Totals Shots per game: 4.67;Goals per game: 1.00 Assists per game: 0.33;Points per game: 2.33

15 Notre Dame Individual Game-by-Game (as of Sep 06, 2012) #20 VAN DE CASTEELE, Gra Aug 25, 2012 DUKE 1-0 * * Aug 31, 2012 vs San Diego State 3-2 * * Sep 02, 2012 vs Clemson 2-1 * * Totals Shots per game: 0.67;Goals per game: 0.00 #22 MISHU, Luke Aug 25, 2012 DUKE 1-0 * * Aug 31, 2012 vs San Diego State 3-2 * * Sep 02, 2012 vs Clemson 2-1 * * Totals Shots per game: 0.67;Goals per game: 0.00 #27 HODAN, Patrick Aug 25, 2012 DUKE 1-0 * Aug 31, 2012 vs San Diego State 3-2 * Sep 02, 2012 vs Clemson 2-1 * Totals Shots per game: 0.00;Goals per game: 0.00 #TM TEAM Aug 25, 2012 DUKE 1-0 * Aug 31, 2012 vs San Diego State 3-2 * Sep 02, 2012 vs Clemson 2-1 * Totals Shots per game: 0.00;Goals per game: 0.00