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1 2011 NOTRE DAME MEN S SOCCER 10 Straight NCAA Tournament Appearances NCAA Quarterfinals & 2007 NCAA Round of , 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007 Media Relations Contact: Sean Carroll - carroll.64@nd.edu (o) (c) 2011 SCHEDULE & RESULTS OVERALL: BIG EAST: HOME: AWAY: NEUTRAL: AUGUST 16 Tue. at Xavier (ex.) T, Thur. at Butler (ex.) W, Mon. CREIGHTON (ex.) T, Sat. (9) IIANA (15) T, 0-0 (2ot) SEPTEMBER 2 Fri. (10) vs. Dayton! W, Sun. (10) vs. Saint Louis! L, 1-2 (2ot) BERTICELLI MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT 9 Fri. (14) DENVER T, 2-2 (2ot) 11 Sun. (14) BUCKNELL W, Fri. (16) MICHIGAN W, 2-1 (ot) 18 Sun. (16) at Michigan State W, Sat. (14) LOUISVILLE*(3) W, 1-0 (Fox Soccer Channel) OCTOBER 1 Sat. (10) at St. John s*(15) L, 1-2 (2ot) 5 Wed. (11) NORTHWESTERN T, 1-1 (2ot) 8 Sat. (11) CONNECTICUT*(1) T, 0-0 (2ot) 12 Wed. (11) at Marquette* L, Sat. (11) at Georgetown*(20) 1:00 p.m. 19 Wed. SETON HALL* 7:00 p.m. 22 Sat. at Pittsburgh* 7:00 p.m. 26 Wed. at Providence* 3:00 p.m. 29 Sat. WEST VIRGINIA* Noon NOVEMBER 2 Wed. BIG EAST First Round (Campus Sites) 5 Sat. BIG EAST Quarterfinals (Campus Sites) 11 Fri. BIG EAST Semifinals (Red Bull Arena - Harrison, N.J.) 13 Sun. BIG EAST Final (Red Bull Arena - Harrison, N.J.) 17 Thur. NCAA First Round (Campus Sites) 20 Sun. NCAA Second Round (Campus Sites) 27 Sun. NCAA Third Round (Campus Sites) DECEMBER 2-4 Fri.-Sun.NCAA Quarterfinals (Campus Sites) 9 Fri. NCAA Semifinals (Regions Park - Hoover, Ala.) 11 Sun. NCAA Final (Regions Park - Hoover, Ala.) Home games in BOLD CAPS! adidas/iu Credit Union Classic (Bloomington, Ind.) * BIG EAST Conference game All times local to site Saturday, Oct. 15 1:00 p.m. (ET) North Kehoe Field Washington, D.C. #11 NOTRE DAME (5-3-4, 1-2-1) vs. #20 GEORGETOWN (8-2-3, 2-1-0) Notre Dame Leads Series LIVE STATS: Gametracker on U.com SETTING THE STAGE Notre Dame (5-3-4, 1-2-1) will travel to the nation s capital to face Georgetown (8-2-3, 3-1-0) in a BIG EAST Blue Division clash on Saturday. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. (ET) at North Kehoe Field. Live stats via Gametracker will be available on U.com. Fans can also sign up for Irish Alert on U.com to receive text message score updates. IRISH ITEMS Notre Dame fell at Marquette, 1-0, on Wednesday night. The loss was Notre Dame s first regulation setback of the season. The other two losses occurred in double-overtime. The Fighting Irish are averaging 1.25 goals per game, while they are allowing 0.92 per contest. Notre Dame has posted four shutouts this season, while the Irish have been held without a goal three times. Junior forward Ryan Finley has a team-high four goals, while senior midfielder Adam Mena leads the Irish in points (10) and assists (4). Senior Will Walsh has played every minute in goal so far this season. He has four shutouts and boasts a 0.83 goals-against average to go along with a.814 save percentage. He has eight clean sheets in 19 career starts. NOTRE DAME QUICK FACTS First Varsity Season All-Time Record (.653) NCAA Tournament Appearances...14 (1988; ; 1996; ) Best NCAA Finish... Quarterfinals (2006 & 2007) Head Coach... Bobby Clark... (Jordanhill College 67)... 11th season at... 25th season as college head coach Record at Notre Dame (.654) Career Record (.671) Assistant Coach... BJ Craig (4th season at )... (Gordon College 93) Assistant Coach... Chad Riley (6th season at )... (Notre Dame 04) Conference... BIG EAST BIG EAST Titles... Tournament (2), Reg. Season (3) Home Field (Surface/Capacity)... Alumni Stadium (Grass/2,500) 2010 Overall Record BIG EAST Record (Finish) (2nd/Blue Division) 2010 NCAA Tournament... L, 2-1 (OT) Dartmouth (2nd Rnd.) Starters Returning/Lost... 7/4 Letterwinners Returning... 12/6 UPDATES: Irish Alert! text messaging (sign up on U.com) NOTRE DAME IN At home On the road At neutral sites Vs. BIG EAST teams In overtime Play during the day Play at night Vs. a team ranked Vs. a team ranked Vs. a team ranked Vs. a team ranked Vs. a team ranked When... Scoring first Opponent scores first Leading at halftime Trailing at halftime Tied at halftime Outshooting opponent When being out shot In games decided by... One goal Two goals Three or more goals Page 1

2 2011 NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School/Last School 0 Adam LaPlaca So. GK Glastonbury, CT/Glastonbury 1 Patrick Wall So. GK Sugarland, TX/Strake Jesuit College Prep 2 Aaron Maund*** (C) Sr. D Dorchester, MA/The Roxbury Latin School 3 Bob Novak Jr. M Homer Glen, IL/Lockport Township 4 Sean McGrath* Sr. D Indianapolis, IN/Pike 5 Dillon Powers** (C) Jr. M Plano, TX/Plano Senior 6 Greg Klazura** (C) Sr. D Rockford, IL/Boylan Catholic 7 Michael Knapp Sr. D Arlington, TX/Jesuit College Prep 8 Eric Tilley Jr. M/D Albuquerque, NM/Sandia 9 Leon Brown So. F Mattapan, MA/The Roxbury Latin School 10 Chris Sutton** Sr. M Apple Valley, MN/Shattuck-St. Mary s 11 Adam Mena** Sr. M Holland, MI/West Ottawa 12 Andrew O Malley So. D West Chester, PA/Salesianum School 13 Will Walsh* Sr. GK Morristown, NJ/Delbarton 14 Danny O Leary* Jr. F Naperville, IL/Neuqua Valley 15 Harrison Shipp* So. F Lake Forest, IL/Lake Forest 16 Kyle Richard* Jr. M/F Louisville, KY/Saint Xavier 17 Brendan King*** Sr. M Naperville, IL/Edison Academic Center (Fla.) 18 Alex Priede So. F Cincinnati, OH/Summit Country Day 19 Kyle Craft So. M Tulsa, OK/Bishop Kelly 20 Grant Van De Casteele* Jr. D Plano, TX/Frisco Centennial 21 Ryan Finley Jr. F Lumberton, NJ/Rancocas Valley/Duke 22 Luke Mishu So. D Knoxville, TN/Knoxville Catholic 23 Michael Rose** Sr. M/F Severna Park, MD/Severna Park 24 Max Lachowecki Fr. M/F Evansville, IN/Reitz Memorial 25 Robby Gallegos Fr. M Aptos, CA/Bellarmine 26 Connor Miller So. D Aurora, IL/Benet Academy 27 Nick Besler Fr. M/D Overland Park, KS/Blue Valley West 28 Vince Cicciarelli Fr. F Peoria, IL/Peoria Notre Dame 29 Brendan Lesch Fr. M Westport, CT/Staples Head Coach: Bobby Clark (11th Season at - Jordanhill College 67) Assistant Coach: BJ Craig (4th Season at - Gordon College 93) Assistant Coach: Chad Riley (6th Season at - Notre Dame 04) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Vern Gingerich (4th Season at - Tri-State University 97) Athletic Trainer: Steve Smith Senior Manager: Jennifer Kline * indicates number of monograms earned (C) indicates team captain IRISH ROSTER BY STATE California (1): Gallegos Connecticut (2): LaPlaca, Lesch Illinois (7): Cicciarelli, King, Klazura, Miller, Novak, O Leary, Shipp Indiana (2): Lachowecki, McGrath Kansas (1): Besler Kentucky (1): Richard Maryland (1): Rose Massachusetts (2): Brown, Maund Michigan (1): Mena Minnesota (1): Sutton New Jersey (2): Finley, Walsh New Mexico (1): Tilley Ohio (1): Priede Oklahoma (1): Craft Pennsylvania (1): O Malley Tennessee (1): Mishu Texas (4): Knapp, Powers, Van De Casteele, Wall IRISH ROSTER BY CLASS Fifth-Year Senior (1): Klazura Seniors (8): King, Knapp, Maund, McGrath, Mena, Rose, Sutton, Walsh Juniors (7): Finley, Novak, O Leary, Powers, Richard, Tilley, Van De Casteele Sophomores (9): Brown, Craft, LaPlaca, Miller, Mishu, O Malley, Priede, Shipp, Wall Freshmen (5): Besler, Cicciarelli, Gallegos, Lachowecki, Lesch ALPHABETICAL ROSTER 27 Nick Besler M/D 9 Leon Brown F 28 Vince Cicciarelli F 19 Kyle Craft M 21 Ryan Finley F 25 Robby Gallegos M 17 Brendan King M 6 Greg Klazura D 7 Michael Knapp D 24 Max Lachowecki M/F 0 Adam LaPlaca GK 29 Brendan Lesch M 2 Aaron Maund D 4 Sean McGrath D 11 Adam Mena M 26 Connor Miller D 22 Luke Mishu D 3 Bob Novak M 14 Danny O Leary M/D 12 Andrew O Malley D 5 Dillon Powers M 18 Alex Priede F 16 Kyle Richard M/F 23 Michael Rose M/F 15 Harrison Shipp F 10 Chris Sutton M 8 Eric Tilley M/D 20 Grant Van De Casteele D 1 Patrick Wall GK 13 Will Walsh GK PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Besler Cicciarelli Gallegos Klazura Lachowecki Maund Mena Mishu Priede BEEZ-ler SIS-uh-relli GUY-eh-gos Kluh-ZUR-uh Lack-oh-WECK-ee Mond (like pond) MAY-nuh ME-shoe Pre-DEE Page 2

3 The Georgetown Series Notre Dame Leads H: 8-3-0/A: 3-4-1/N: Date Site Result 9/11/82 Rochester, NY T, 0-0 (OT) 10/23/91 Washington, DC W, /8/95 Notre Dame, IN W, /23/96 Washington, DC W, 2-1 (OT) 11/10/96 Notre Dame, IN* W, /17/97 Notre Dame, IN L, 1-2 (OT) 10/3/98 Washington, DC L, /29/99 Notre Dame, IN L, /17/00 Washington, DC L, /05/01 Notre Dame, IN W, /10/01 Notre Dame, IN* W, /26/02 Washington, DC L, /9/02 Notre Dame, IN* L, 1-2 (OT) 9/28/03 Notre Dame, IN W, 2-1 9/18/04 Notre Dame, IN W, /15/05 Washington, DC L, /7/06 Notre Dame, IN W, /3/07 Washington, DC T, 0-0 (2OT) 10/29/08 Notre Dame, IN W, /21/09 Washington, DC W, 2-1 (OT) 10/31/10 Notre Dame, IN W, 3-0 * - BIG EAST Championship Quarterfinal By The Numbers GU Overall Record Conference Record Non-Conference Record At Home On the Road At Neutral Site /11 Goals For/Against 20/ Goals Scored Per Game Goals Allowed Per Game /13.8 Shots Per Game For/Against 12.8/ /5.0 SOG Per Game For/Against 4.8/5.2 75/54 Corner Kicks For/Against 65/65 4.1/5.3 Saves Per Game For/Against 4.5/3.2 4/3 Shutouts For/Against 6/3 PROBABLE STARTERS Pos. # Name (Yr.) G-A-P F 14 Danny O Leary (Jr.) F 9 Leon Brown (So.) LM 17 Brendan King (Sr.) CM 5 Dillon Powers (Jr.) CM 10 Chris Sutton (Sr.) RM 11 Adam Mena (Sr.) LB 6 Greg Klazura (Sr.) CD 20 Grant Van De Casteele (Jr.) CD 2 Aaron Maund (Sr.) RB 7 Michael Knapp (Sr.) W-L-T GK 13 Will Walsh (Sr.) gaa SERIES HISTORY AGAINST GEORGETOWN Saturday will be the 22nd meeting all-time between Notre Dame and Georgetown. The Fighting Irish own a advantage in the series. Notre Dame and Georgetown have met 19 times as members of the BIG EAST Conference. The Irish are in those contests. Notre Dame has won the last three meetings against Georgetown and the Irish are in the last five encounters with the Hoyas. Georgetown s last win against Notre Dame was a 1-0 decision during the 2005 campaign in Washington, D.C. The Irish are all-time at Georgetown. Notre Dame claimed a 2-1 overtime victory during the last showdown in Washington, D.C., which occurred during the 2009 campaign. Notre Dame head coach Bobby Clark is against the Hoyas. A LOOK AT THE HOYAS Georgetown is this season. The Hoyas currently are in third place in the BIG EAST Blue Division with a conference record. Georgetown is averaging 1.54 goals per game, while allowing 0.62 per contest. The Hoyas have posted six shutouts, while they have been blanked three times. Sophomore midfielder Steve Neumann leads the team in goals (7), assists (6) and points (20). Freshman Tomas Gomez is in goal. Gomez has a 0.55 goals-against average and a.868 save percentage to go along with six shutouts. Georgetown won the BIG EAST Blue Division last season with a league record. The Hoyas were overall last season. Georgetown was eliminated by North Carolina in the second round of the 2010 NCAA Championship in penalty kicks (5-4) following a scoreless draw. Head coach Brian Wiese is in his sixth season at the helm of the Hoya program. COACHING CONNECTION Georgetown head coach Brian Wiese spent five seasons ( ) at Notre Dame as an assistant coach for Bobby Clark before moving on to lead the Hoya program. Wiese also spent five years as an assistant under Clark at Stanford before the duo came to Notre Dame. THE LAST TIME Notre Dame topped Georgetown, 3-0, in the 2010 regular-season finale at Alumni Stadium. Steven Perry gave the Irish a 2-0 lead with goals in the 55th and 57th minute. Dillon Powers netted the final Irish score in the 76th minute. Brendan King assisted on all three tallies, while Aaron Maund notched an assist on the Powers goal. QUOTING CLARK Notre Dame head coach Bobby Clark shares his thoughts on the Georgetown match It ll take a solid performance from us to get a result against Georgetown. We ll need to be focused and ready and I think we will be. Georgetown won the league last year and they are off to a very good start this season so this will certainly be a tough game, but as we know there are no easy games in the BIG EAST. We look forward to the challenge and hope to bring a positive result out of the game. CLOSE ENCOUNTERS Seven of Notre Dame s 12 games this season have been decided by one goal. The Fighting Irish are 4-3 in those contests. All but one Irish match this season has been decided by one goal or ended in a tie. WORKING OVERTIME Notre Dame has played seven overtime games this season. The Irish are in those matches. Two of Notre Dame s three losses have occurred in double-overtime. The Irish fell to Saint Louis (104th minute) and St. John s (110th minute) by identical 2-1 scores. STRONG STARTS Notre Dame holds an 8-2 scoring edge in the first half of play this season. The Fighting Irish have scored the first goal in seven of their 12 matches this season (two of their games have been scoreless draws). The Irish have only trailed once at halftime this season (Marquette, 1-0). SUCCESS ON THE STAT SHEET The Irish have a advantage in shots on goal over their opponents this season. The Fighting Irish have gained 21 more corner kicks (75-54) than their opponents. ROSE RETURNS Senior midfielder Michael Rose made his season debut in the Connecticut match last Saturday. Rose missed the first 10 games of the season as he was recovering from a knee injury suffered in the spring. Rose has appeared in 35 career matches, totaling nine points on two goals and five assists. Page 3

4 UP NEXT Notre Dame returns home to face BIG EAST Blue Division foe Seton Hall on Wednesday. Kickoff between the Fighting Irish and Pirates is slated for 7:00 p.m. (ET) at Alumni Stadium. STAINGS (as of Oct. 14) BLUE DIVISION BIG EAST Pts. Overall Marquette Connecticut Georgetown West Virginia Pittsburgh NOTRE DAME Providence Seton Hall RED DIVISION BIG EAST Pts. Overall USF Rutgers St. John s Louisville Villanova DePaul Syracuse Cincinnati Offensive Player of the Week 8/29 - Antonio Aguilar, Jr., M, DePaul 9/5 - Mamadou Doudou Diouf, So., M, Connecticut 9/12 - Will Arboleda, So., F, Providence 9/19 - Shadow Sebele, Jr., M, West Virginia 9/26 - Marcos Ugarte, Fr., M, Providence 10/3 - Emerson Lawrence, Jr., M, Villanova 10/10 - Dom Dwyer, Jr., F, USF Defensive Player of the Week 8/29 - Eric Schoenle, Jr., D, West Virginia 9/5 - Connor Lade, Sr., D, St. John s 9/12 - Andrew Jean-Baptiste, So., D, Connecticut 9/19 - Grant Van De Casteele, Jr., D, Notre Dame 9/26 - Greg Klazura, Sr., D, Notre Dame 10/3 - Tommy Muller, Jr., D, Georgetown 10/10 - Austin Berry, Sr., D, Louisville Goalkeeper of the Week 8/29 - Chris Blais, GS, USF 9/5 - Jhojan Obando, Sr., Providence 9/12 - Anthony Reichwaldt, So., Seton Hall 9/19 - Rafael Diaz, R-So., St. John s 9/26 - Andre Blake, Fr., Connecticut 10/3 - Andre Blake, Fr., Connecticut 10/10 - Phil Boerger, Sr., Syracuse Rookie of the Week 8/29 - Aaron Dennis, Fr., F, Villanova 9/5 - Andy Bevin, Fr., F, West Virginia 9/12 - Cole DeNorandie, Fr., F, Cincinnati 9/19 - Andy Bevin, Fr., F, West Virginia 9/26 - C. Nortey, Fr., F, Marquette 10/3 - Daniel Herrera, R-Fr., M, St. John s 10/10 - Andre Blake, Fr., GK, Connecticut Irish Honor Roll Selections Will Walsh - Sr., GK (8/29 & 9/26) Ryan Finley - Jr., F (9/5) Adam Mena - Sr., M (9/19) BLANKING THE BEST Three of Notre Dame s four shutouts this season have occurred against teams currently ranked in the top 15 of the Soccer America poll. The Irish blanked current No. 1 Connecticut, 0-0, last Saturday. Notre Dame posted a clean sheet against No. 9 Louisville in a 1-0 victory (Sept. 24). The Fighting Irish played No. 15 Indiana to a scoreless draw in the season opener (Aug. 27). IRISH DEFENSE RECOGNIZED Notre Dame has produced two BIG EAST Defensive Players of the Week this season. Junior central defender Grant Van De Casteele earned the honor on Sept. 19, while senior left back Greg Klazura received the accolade on Sept. 26. Klazura also was named to the Soccer America national team of the week. Central defender Aaron Maund was named to the Top Drawer Soccer national team of the week on Sept. 26, while senior goalkeeper Will Walsh has been selected to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll twice this season (Aug. 29 & Sept. 26). GUARDING THE GOAL Notre Dame has allowed just 30 goals over the past two seasons, a span of 32 matches. The Fighting Irish allowed just 19 goals all of last season and they have given up 11 so far this season. The Irish have not surrendered more than two goals in a single match since a 3-1 loss at Northwestern in the second round of the 2009 NCAA Tournament. MENA ON A MISSION Senior midfielder Adam Mena has had a hand in six of Notre Dame s last seven goals. Mena has a team-high 10 points on three goals and four assists. The point, goal and assists totals all are careerhigh figures. SPREADING THE WEALTH Notre Dame s 15 goals this season have come from eight different players. Junior forward Ryan Finley has a team-high four goals and senior midfielder Adam Mena has three tallies. Danny O Leary (Jr./F) and Harrison Shipp (So./F) both have two goals, while four Irish players have one goal apiece. NOTRE DAME IN BIG EAST PLAY Notre Dame owns an overall record of (.618) in BIG EAST regular-season play since joining the conference in The Irish have posted 10 straight winning campaigns within the league, including last season s mark. The most wins for Notre Dame in BIG EAST play is eight, which occurred in 2004 (8-1-1), 2006 (8-3) and 2009 (8-3). The Irish have three regular-season BIG EAST titles. Notre Dame won the championship outright in 2004 and 2008 (Blue Division) and shared the Blue Division trophy with Connecticut in The Fighting Irish captured BIG EAST tournament crowns in 1996 and HOME SWEET HOME Notre Dame is at home over the past two seasons, including a mark this season. The Irish are in their last eight BIG EAST regular-season home matches. Notre Dame was in league play at home last season. KLAZURA A LOWE S SENIOR CLASS AWARD FINALIST Greg Klazura has been named one of 10 finalists up for the Lowe s Senior CLASS Award in the men s soccer division. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence community, classroom, character and competition. An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the Lowe s Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities. Klazura graduated in May with a Bachelor of Science degree in pre-professional studies (premed). He finished his undergraduate career with a cumulative grade-point average. He currently is taking courses that emphasize service and or medicine to boost his resume for medical school. Klazura was named to the 2010 National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Scholar All-Region first team. He also is a two-time BIG EAST Academic All-Star (2009 & 2010). Page 4

5 THE LAST TIME NOTRE DAME SCORED... 2 Goals... 9/16/11 - W, 2-1 (ot) vs. Michigan 3 Goals... 10/31/10 - W, 3-0 vs. Georgetown 4 Goals... 9/2/11 - W, 4-1 vs. Dayton 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... 10/19/10 - W, 3-1 at Seton Hall 3 Goals... 9/2/11 - W, 4-1 vs. Dayton 4 Goals... 9/12/10 - W, 5-1 vs. Cal Poly 5 Goals... 9/1/09 - W, 5-0 vs. Michigan 6 Goals... 10/14/03 - W, 6-0 vs. Cleveland State 7 Goals or More... 9/3/95 - W, 8-0 vs. DePaul NOTRE DAME ALLOWED... 2 Goals... 10/1/11 - L, 1-2 (2ot) at St. John s 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 overtime) NOTRE DAME LOST IN OVERTIME... 10/1/ at St. John s (double overtime) A NOTRE DAME PLAYER SCORED... 2 Goals... 9/16/11 - Adam Mena vs. Michigan 3 Goals... 9/1/09 - Bright Dike vs. Michigan 4 Goals... 9/3/06 - Joseph Lapira at Indiana IRISH HAVE A MAINSTAY IN MAU Senior defender Aaron Maund has started all 71 matches in which he has played during his Notre Dame career. The only five games he has missed was during his sophomore campaign in 2009 when he was with the United States Under-20 National Team at the U-20 World Cup in Egypt. He has started all 45 matches with the Irish since returning from the international competition. He played every possible minute on the pitch during the 2008 and 2010 campaigns and he has not left a match this season. CLARK MOVES TO TOP OF PROGRAM WINS LIST Notre Dame s 2-1 victory over Bucknell on Sept. 11 gave Irish head coach Bobby Clark the most wins in program history. Clark, who is in his 11th season on the Notre Dame sidelines, has a (.654) record with the Irish. He moved past Rich Hunter, who was Notre Dame s first varsity head coach from QUITE A CROWD A sellout crowd of over 3,000 fans attended Notre Dame s season opener against Indiana on Aug. 27. That is a record attendance for a men s contest at Alumni Stadium, which opened in It was Notre Dame s largest crowd for a regular-season match since Sept. 22, 1995 when 3,339 fans came to see the Irish and Hoosiers at old Alumni Field. The Fighting Irish are averaging 1,750 fans per home game this season. SUSTAINED SUCCESS Since Bobby Clark took over the reins of the Notre Dame program in 2001, the Irish have won at least 10 matches during all 10 seasons of the Clark era. The Fighting Irish have qualified for the NCAA Tournament in each of the past 10 seasons. That streak ranks in a tie for fifth nationally. Notre Dame is the only team in the BIG EAST to finish in the top two of either division standings in each of the past four seasons. The Fighting Irish also are the only BIG EAST squad to qualify for the semifinals in each of the past four league tournaments. TRIO OF IRISH PLAYERS NAMED PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANS Ryan Finley (Jr./F), Aaron Maund (Sr./D) and Dillon Powers (Jr./M) all received preseason All-America honors. Finley and Maund copped the accolades from College Soccer News, while Maund and Powers were tabbed by Soccer America. CAPTAINS Greg Klazura (Sr./D), Aaron Maund (Sr./D) and Dillon Powers (Jr./M) are serving as first-time team captains for the Fighting Irish during the 2011 campaign. ROOKIE RANKINGS Notre Dame s 2011 freshman class was selected as the 14th best rookie class in the nation according to College Soccer News. The five-man class features four high school All-Americans. Comprising the class are: midfielder/defender Nick Besler (Overland Park, Kan.), forward Vince Cicciarelli (Peoria, Ill.), midfielder Robby Gallegos (Aptos, Calif.), midfielder/forward Max Lachowecki (Evansville, Ind.) and midfielder Brendan Lesch (Westport, Conn.). A GREAT NIGHT FOR GRASSROOT Notre Dame held its annual exhibition game to benefit Grassroot Soccer on Aug. 22. A total of 2,444 fans packed into Alumni Stadium to watch the Irish play Creighton to a 2-2 draw. All of the proceeds from the match went to Grassroot Soccer, an international AIDS awareness and education organization that reaches youth in Africa through soccer clinics. Dr. Tommy Clark, the eldest son of Irish head coach Bobby Clark, is the founder and CEO of Grassroot Soccer. Notre Dame has held a match to benefit Grassroot Soccer in each of the past eight seasons. FOLLOW THE IRISH ON U.COM All 2011 Notre Dame home matches that are not televised can be seen live on U.com. The streaming broadcasts are free of charge. Log on to U.com to stay up to date on the Fighting Irish men s soccer team throughout the 2011 campaign. PURCHASE YOUR IRISH SOCCER TICKETS To purchase a season pass or single-game tickets for Fighting Irish soccer, call the Murnane Family Athletics Ticket Office at (574) , visit the tickets page at the official Notre Dame athletics web site, U.com (U.com/tickets) or stop by the Murnane Family Athletics Ticket Office windows inside the new Rosenthal Atrium at Purcell Pavilion (entrance via Gate 9). Tickets also can be purchased at Alumni Stadium on gamedays. For group discount pricing information call Rita Baxter in the Notre Dame Ticket Office at (574) Page 5

6 NATIONAL POLLS (bold indicates 2011 Irish opponent) Soccer America 1. Connecticut 2. North Carolina 3. Maryland 4. Creighton 5. Akron 6. Central Florida 7. New Mexico 8. UC Irvine 9. Louisville 10. UCLA 11. South Florida 12. UC Santa Barbara 13. NOTRE DAME 14. St. John s 15. Indiana 16. Boston College 17. James Madison 18. Virginia 19. Charlotte 20. Coastal Carolina 21. Old Dominion 22. San Diego State 23. Duke 24. West Virginia 25t. Cal St. Bakersfield 25t. Iona NSCAA (Coaches) 1. Connecticut 2. North Carolina 3. Maryland 4. Creighton 5. Akron 6. New Mexico 7. UC Irvine 8. Central Florida 9. UCLA 10. Louisville 11. South Florida 12. NOTRE DAME 13. UC Santa Barbara 14. Boston College 15. Charlotte 16. Iona 17. Old Dominion 18. Indiana 19. Cal St. Bakersfield 20. Georgetown 21. St. John s 22. Duke 23. West Virginia 24. San Diego State 25. Virginia 2011 BIG EAST Preseason Awards Preseason Co-Offensive Players of the Year Tony Cascio, Sr., Connecticut Colin Rolfe, Sr., Louisville Preseason Defensive Player of the Year Austin Berry, R-Sr., Louisville Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year Andre Boudreaux, R-Sr., Louisville Preseason All-BIG EAST Team^ GK Andre Boudreaux, R-Sr., Louisville B Andrew Jean-Baptiste, So., Connecticut B Austin Berry, R-Sr., Louisville B Aaron Maund, Sr., Notre Dame B Raymon Gaddis, Sr., West Virginia M Carlos Alvarez, Jr., Connecticut M Ian Christianson, Jr., Georgetown M Dillon Powers, Jr., Notre Dame F Tony Cascio, Sr., Connecticut* F Antonio Aguilar, Jr., DePaul F Steve Neumann, So., Georgetown F Colin Rolfe, Sr, Louisville* * - unanimous selection ^ - extra member added due to voting ties 2011 BIG EAST Preseason Coaches Poll BLUE DIVISION Points 1. Connecticut (10) Notre Dame (2) West Virginia (3) Georgetown (1) Providence Marquette Seton Hall Pittsburgh 24 RED DIVISION Points 1. Louisville (15) USF (1) St. John s Villanova Cincinnati Rutgers DePaul Syracuse 29 First-place votes in parenthesis College Soccer News 1. Connecticut 2. North Carolina 3. Maryland 4. Creighton 5. New Mexico 6. UC Irvine 7. Akron 8. Central Florida 9. Louisville 10. UCLA 11. Charlotte 12. NOTRE DAME 13. UC Santa Barbara 14. Boston College 15. South Florida 16. St. John s 17. Old Dominion 18. Indiana 19. Iona 20. Coastal Carolina 21. Georgetown 22. San Diego State 23. James Madison 24. Duke 25. Cal St. Bakersfield 26. Furman 27. Northern Illinois 28. Virginia 29. Monmouth 30. Cornell Soccer Times 1. Connecticut 2. North Carolina 3. Maryland 4. Creighton 5. Akron 6. New Mexico 7. Central Florida 8. UC Irvine 9. UCLA 10. Louisville 11. NOTRE DAME 12. Boston College 13. South Florida 14. UC Santa Barbara 15. Charlotte 16. Old Dominion 17. St. John s 18. Indiana 19. Iona 20. West Virginia 21. Georgetown 22. Cal St. Bakersfield 23. Coastal Carolina 24. Northern Illinois 25. San Diego State Ryan Finley Jr. F College Soccer News Preseason All-American (second team) BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (9/5) 2011 HONORS & AWARDS Greg Klazura Sr. D BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week (9/26) Soccer America Team of the Week (9/28) Lowe s Senior CLASS Award Finalist Aaron Maund Sr. D TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week (9/26) Soccer America Preseason All-American College Soccer News Preseason All-American (third team) All-BIG EAST Preseason Team Adam Mena Sr. M College Soccer News Team of the Week (9/19) BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (9/19) Dillon Powers Jr. M Soccer America Preseason All-American All-BIG EAST Preseason Team adidas/iu Credit Union Classic All-Tournament Team Chris Sutton Sr. M adidas/iu Credit Union Classic All-Tournament Team Grant Van De Casteele Jr. D BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week (9/19) Will Walsh Sr. GK BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (8/29 & 9/26) Freshman Class Ranked 14th by College Soccer News IRISH IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS Soccer America NSCAA College Soccer News Soccer Times Preseason 9th 12th 11th 11th Week 1 11th 10th 12th 11th Week 2 16th 17th 14th 17th Week 3 20th 22nd 16th 19th Week 4 15th 17th 14th 15th Week 5 11th 11th 10th 10th Week 6 11th 12th 12th 12th Week 7 13th 12th 12th 11th Page 6

7 #0 Adam LaPlaca So. GK Date Opponent Score GP-GS Minutes GA GAAvg. Saves Save% W L T Shutouts HAS NOT PLAYED #1 Patrick Wall So. GK Date Opponent Score GP-GS Minutes GA GAAvg. Saves Save% W L T Shutouts HAS NOT PLAYED #2 Aaron Maund Sr. D 8/27 Indiana 0-0 (2ot) * * /2 vs. Dayton 4-1 * * /4 vs. Saint Louis 1-2 (2ot) * * /9 Denver 2-2 (2ot) * * /11 Bucknell 2-1 * * /16 Michigan 2-1 (ot) * * /18 at Michigan State 1-0 * * /24 Louisville 1-0 * * /1 at St. John s 1-2 (2ot) * * /5 Northwestern 1-1 (2ot) * * /8 Connecticut 0-0 (2ot) * * /12 at Marquette 0-1 * * Totals #3 Bob Novak Jr. M 8/27 Indiana 0-0 (2ot) Did Not Play 9/2 vs. Dayton 4-1 * * /4 vs. Saint Louis 1-2 (2ot) * * /9 Denver 2-2 (2ot) * * /11 Bucknell 2-1 * * /16 Michigan 2-1 (ot) * * /18 at Michigan State 1-0 * * /24 Louisville 1-0 Did Not Play 10/1 at St. John s 1-2 (2ot) * * /5 Northwestern 1-1 (2ot) * * /8 Connecticut 0-0 (2ot) Did Not Play 10/12 at Marquette 0-1 Did Not Play Totals #4 Sean McGrath Sr. D 8/27 Indiana 0-0 (2ot) Did Not Play 9/2 vs. Dayton 4-1 * /4 vs. Saint Louis 1-2 (2ot) Did Not Play 9/9 Denver 2-2 (2ot) Did Not Play 9/11 Bucknell 2-1 Did Not Play 9/16 Michigan 2-1 (ot) Did Not Play 9/18 at Michigan State 1-0 Did Not Play 9/24 Louisville 1-0 Did Not Play 10/1 at St. John s 1-2 (2ot) Did Not Play 10/5 Northwestern 1-1 (2ot) Did Not Play 10/8 Connecticut 0-0 (2ot) Did Not Play 10/12 at Marquette 0-1 Did Not Play Totals #5 Dillon Powers Jr. M 8/27 Indiana 0-0 (2ot) * * /2 vs. Dayton 4-1 * * /4 vs. Saint Louis 1-2 (2ot) * * /9 Denver 2-2 (2ot) * * /11 Bucknell 2-1 * * /16 Michigan 2-1 (ot) * * /18 at Michigan State 1-0 * * /24 Louisville 1-0 * * /1 at St. John s 1-2 (2ot) * * /5 Northwestern 1-1 (2ot) * * /8 Connecticut 0-0 (2ot) * * /12 at Marquette 0-1 * * Totals #6 Greg Klazura Sr. D 8/27 Indiana 0-0 (2ot) * * /2 vs. Dayton 4-1 * * /4 vs. Saint Louis 1-2 (2ot) * * /9 Denver 2-2 (2ot) * * /11 Bucknell 2-1 * * /16 Michigan 2-1 (ot) * * /18 at Michigan State 1-0 * * /24 Louisville 1-0 * * /1 at St. John s 1-2 (2ot) * * /5 Northwestern 1-1 (2ot) * * /8 Connecticut 0-0 (2ot) * * /12 at Marquette 0-1 * * Totals Page 7

8 #7 Michael Knapp Sr. D 8/27 Indiana 0-0 (2ot) * * /2 vs. Dayton 4-1 * * /4 vs. Saint Louis 1-2 (2ot) * * /9 Denver 2-2 (2ot) * * /11 Bucknell 2-1 Did Not Play 9/16 Michigan 2-1 (ot) * * /18 at Michigan State 1-0 * * /24 Louisville 1-0 * * /1 at St. John s 1-2 (2ot) * * /5 Northwestern 1-1 (2ot) * * /8 Connecticut 0-0 (2ot) * * /12 at Marquette 0-1 * * Totals #8 Eric Tilley Jr. M/D HAS NOT PLAYED #9 Leon Brown So. F 8/27 Indiana 0-0 (2ot) * * /2 vs. Dayton 4-1 * * /4 vs. Saint Louis 1-2 (2ot) * * /9 Denver 2-2 (2ot) * /11 Bucknell 2-1 * * /16 Michigan 2-1 (ot) * * /18 at Michigan State 1-0 * * /24 Louisville 1-0 * * /1 at St. John s 1-2 (2ot) * * /5 Northwestern 1-1 (2ot) * * /8 Connecticut 0-0 (2ot) * * /12 at Marquette 0-1 * * Totals #10 Chris Sutton Sr. M 8/27 Indiana 0-0 (2ot) * * /2 vs. Dayton 4-1 * * /4 vs. Saint Louis 1-2 (2ot) * * /9 Denver 2-2 (2ot) * * /11 Bucknell 2-1 * * /16 Michigan 2-1 (ot) * * /18 at Michigan State 1-0 * * /24 Louisville 1-0 * * /1 at St. John s 1-2 (2ot) * * /5 Northwestern 1-1 (2ot) * * /8 Connecticut 0-0 (2ot) * * /12 at Marquette 0-1 * * Totals #11 Adam Mena Sr. M 8/27 Indiana 0-0 (2ot) * * /2 vs. Dayton 4-1 * /4 vs. Saint Louis 1-2 (2ot) * /9 Denver 2-2 (2ot) * /11 Bucknell 2-1 * /16 Michigan 2-1 (ot) * /18 at Michigan State 1-0 * /24 Louisville 1-0 * * /1 at St. John s 1-2 (2ot) * /5 Northwestern 1-1 (2ot) * /8 Connecticut 0-0 (2ot) * * /12 at Marquette 0-1 * * Totals #12 Andrew O Malley So. D 8/27 Indiana Did Not Play 9/2 vs. Dayton Did Not Play 9/4 vs. Saint Louis Did Not Play 9/9 Denver Did Not Play 9/11 Bucknell Did Not Play 9/16 Michigan Did Not Play 9/18 at Michigan State Did Not Play 9/24 Louisville Did Not Play 10/1 at St. John s Did Not Play 10/5 Northwestern Did Not Play 10/8 Connecticut 0-0 (2ot) * /12 at Marquette Did Not Play Totals Page 8

9 #13 Will Walsh Sr. GK Date Opponent Score GP-GS Minutes GA GAAvg. Saves Save% W L T Shutouts 8/27 Indiana 0-0 (2ot) * * 110: /2 vs. Dayton 4-1 * * 90: /4 vs. Saint Louis 1-2 (2ot) * * 103: /9 Denver 2-2 (2ot) * * 110: /11 Bucknell 2-1 * * 90: /16 Michigan 2-1 (ot) * * 91: /18 at Michigan State 1-0 * * 90: /24 Louisville 1-0 * * 90: /1 at St. John s 1-2 (2ot) * * 109: /5 Northwestern 1-1 (2ot) * * 110: /8 Connecticut 0-0 (2ot) * * 110: /12 at Marquette 0-1 * * 90: Totals : #14 Danny O Leary Jr. F 8/27 Indiana 0-0 (2ot) * * /2 vs. Dayton 4-1 * * /4 vs. Saint Louis 1-2 (2ot) * * /9 Denver 2-2 (2ot) * * /11 Bucknell 2-1 * * /16 Michigan 2-1 (ot) * * /18 at Michigan State 1-0 * * /24 Louisville 1-0 * * /1 at St. John s 1-2 (2ot) * * /5 Northwestern 1-1 (2ot) * * /8 Connecticut 0-0 (2ot) * * /12 at Marquette 0-1 * * Totals #15 Harrison Shipp So. F 8/27 Indiana 0-0 (2ot) * /2 vs. Dayton 4-1 * /4 vs. Saint Louis 1-2 (2ot) * /9 Denver 2-2 (2ot) * * /11 Bucknell 2-1 * /16 Michigan 2-1 (ot) * /18 at Michigan State 1-0 * /24 Louisville 1-0 * /1 at St. John s 1-2 (2ot) * /5 Northwestern 1-1 (2ot) * /8 Connecticut 0-0 (2ot) * /12 at Marquette 0-1 * Totals #16 Kyle Richard Jr. M/F 8/27 Indiana 0-0 (2ot) * /2 vs. Dayton 4-1 * * /4 vs. Saint Louis 1-2 (2ot) * * /9 Denver 2-2 (2ot) * * /11 Bucknell 2-1 * * /16 Michigan 2-1 (ot) * * /18 at Michigan State 1-0 * * /24 Louisville 1-0 * /1 at St. John s 1-2 (2ot) * * /5 Northwestern 1-1 (2ot) * * /8 Connecticut 0-0 (2ot) Did Not Play 10/12 at Marquette 0-1 Did Not Play Totals #17 Brendan King Sr. M 8/27 Indiana 0-0 (2ot) * * /2 vs. Dayton 4-1 * /4 vs. Saint Louis 1-2 (2ot) * /9 Denver 2-2 (2ot) * /11 Bucknell 2-1 * /16 Michigan 2-1 (ot) * /18 at Michigan State 1-0 * /24 Louisville 1-0 * * /1 at St. John s 1-2 (2ot) * /5 Northwestern 1-1 (2ot) * /8 Connecticut 0-0 (2ot) * * /12 at Marquette 0-1 * * Totals #18 Alex Priede So. F 8/27 Indiana 0-0 (2ot) Did Not Play 9/2 vs. Dayton 4-1 * /4 vs. Saint Louis 1-2 (2ot) Did Not Play 9/9 Denver 2-2 (2ot) Did Not Play 9/11 Bucknell 2-1 Did Not Play 9/16 Michigan 2-1 (ot) Did Not Play 9/18 at Michigan State 1-0 Did Not Play 9/24 Louisville 1-0 Did Not Play 10/1 at St. John s 1-2 (2ot) Did Not Play 10/5 Northwestern 1-1 (2ot) Did Not Play 10/8 Connecticut 0-0 (2ot) Did Not Play 10/12 at Marquette 0-1 Did Not Play Totals Page 9

10 #19 Kyle Craft So. M HAS NOT PLAYED #20 Grant Van De Casteele Jr. D 8/27 Indiana 0-0 (2ot) * * /2 vs. Dayton 4-1 * * /4 vs. Saint Louis 1-2 (2ot) * * /9 Denver 2-2 (2ot) * * /11 Bucknell 2-1 * * /16 Michigan 2-1 (ot) * * /18 at Michigan State 1-0 * * /24 Louisville 1-0 * * /1 at St. John s 1-2 (2ot) * * /5 Northwestern 1-1 (2ot) * * /8 Connecticut 0-0 (2ot) * * /12 at Marquette 0-1 * * Totals #21 Ryan Finley Jr. F 8/27 Indiana 0-0 (2ot) * /2 vs. Dayton 4-1 * /4 vs. Saint Louis 1-2 (2ot) * /9 Denver 2-2 (2ot) Did Not Play 9/11 Bucknell 2-1 * /16 Michigan 2-1 (ot) * /18 at Michigan State 1-0 * /24 Louisville 1-0 * /1 at St. John s 1-2 (2ot) * /5 Northwestern 1-1 (2ot) * /8 Connecticut 0-0 (2ot) * /12 at Marquette 0-1 * Totals #22 Luke Mishu So. D 8/27 Indiana 0-0 (2ot) Did Not Play 9/2 vs. Dayton 4-1 Did Not Play 9/4 vs. Saint Louis 1-2 (2ot) * /9 Denver 2-2 (2ot) * /11 Bucknell 2-1 * * /16 Michigan 2-1 (ot) Did Not Play 9/18 at Michigan State 1-0 Did Not Play 9/24 Louisville 1-0 Did Not Play 10/1 at St. John s 1-2 (2ot) Did Not Play 10/5 Northwestern 1-1 (2ot) Did Not Play 10/8 Connecticut 0-0 (2ot) Did Not Play 10/12 at Marquette 0-1 * Totals #23 Michael Rose Sr. M/F 8/27 Indiana 0-0 (2ot) Did Not Play - Injured 9/2 vs. Dayton 4-1 Did Not Play - Injured 9/4 vs. Saint Louis 1-2 (2ot) Did Not Play - Injured 9/9 Denver 2-2 (2ot) Did Not Play - Injured 9/11 Bucknell 2-1 Did Not Play - Injured 9/16 Michigan 2-1 (ot) Did Not Play - Injured 9/18 at Michigan State 1-0 Did Not Play - Injured 9/24 Louisville 1-0 Did Not Play - Injured 10/1 at St. John s 1-2 (2ot) Did Not Play - Injured 10/5 Northwestern 1-1 (2ot) Did Not Play - Injured 10/8 Connecticut 0-0 (2ot) * /12 at Marquette 0-1 * Totals #24 Max Lachowecki Fr. M/F HAS NOT PLAYED #25 Robby Gallegos Fr. M HAS NOT PLAYED #26 Connor Miller So. D HAS NOT PLAYED #27 Nick Besler Fr. M/D 8/27 Indiana 0-0 (2ot) Did Not Play 9/2 vs. Dayton 4-1 * /4 vs. Saint Louis 1-2 (2ot) Did Not Play 9/9 Denver 2-2 (2ot) * /11 Bucknell 2-1 * /16 Michigan 2-1 (ot) * /18 at Michigan State 1-0 * /24 Louisville 1-0 * /1 at St. John s 1-2 (2ot) * /5 Northwestern 1-1 (2ot) * /8 Connecticut 0-0 (2ot) * /12 at Marquette 0-1 Did Not Play Totals Page 10

11 #28 Vince Cicciarelli Fr. F HAS NOT PLAYED #29 Brendan Lesch Fr. M 8/27 Indiana 0-0 (2ot) Did Not Play 9/2 vs. Dayton 4-1 * /4 vs. Saint Louis 1-2 (2ot) Did Not Play 9/9 Denver 2-2 (2ot) Did Not Play 9/11 Bucknell 2-1 * /16 Michigan 2-1 (ot) Did Not Play 9/18 at Michigan State 1-0 Did Not Play 9/24 Louisville 1-0 Did Not Play 10/1 at St. John s 1-2 (2ot) Did Not Play 10/5 Northwestern 1-1 (2ot) Did Not Play 10/8 Connecticut 0-0 (2ot) Did Not Play 10/12 at Marquette 0-1 Did Not Play Totals Page 11

12 Game 1 Aug. 27, 2011 Alumni Stadium Notre Dame, Ind. 1 2 OT OT2 F #15 Indiana #9 Notre Dame Scoring: None Goalkeepers: IU: Luis Soffner - 5 SV, 0 GA, 100:00, T; : Will Walsh 5 SV, 0 GA, 100:00, T IU Shots Corner Kicks 3 5 Saves 5 5 Fouls Offsides 4 3 Game 4 Sept. 9, 2011 Alumni Stadium Notre Dame, Ind. Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament 1 2 OT OT2 F Denver #14 Notre Dame Scoring: : Chris Sutton (Harrison Shipp) 20:07; : Danny O Leary (Brendan King) 30:55; DU: Brian Hoyt (Kellan Christensen) 51:00; DU: Drew Beckie (Matt Kirby) 77:19 Goalkeepers: DU: Oliver Brown 2 SV, 2 GA, 45:00; Mate Aquirre 1 SV, 0 GA, 65:00, T : Will Walsh 4 SV, 2 GA, 110:00, T UD Shots Corner Kicks 9 11 Saves 3 4 Fouls Offsides 3 2 Game 7 Sept. 18, 2011 DeMartin Stadium East Lansing, Mich. 1 2 F #16 Notre Dame Michigan State Scoring: : Harrison Shipp (Adam Mena, Dillon Powers) 53:54 Goalkeepers: : Will Walsh - 5 SV, 0 GA, 90:00, W MSU: Jeremy Clark 8 SV, 1 GA, 90:00, L MSU Shots Corner Kicks 5 3 Saves 5 8 Fouls Offsides 4 1 Game 2 Sept. 2, 2011 Armstrong Stadium Bloomington, Ind. adidas/iu Credit Union Classic 1 2 F Dayton #10 Notre Dame Scoring: : Harrison Shipp (Adam Mena) 44:52; UD: Greg Enstone (David Abidor) 52:36; : Ryan Finley (penalty kick) 60:09; : Dillon Powers (unassisted) 63:18: : Ryan Finley (unassisted) 88:20 Goalkeepers: UD: Alec Storm - 6 SV, 3 GA, 65:05, L; Chris Najeway 0 SV, 1 GA, 24:55 : Will Walsh 4 SV, 1 GA, 90:00, W UD Shots Corner Kicks 3 8 Saves 6 4 Fouls 11 9 Offsides 1 12 Game 5 Sept. 11, 2011 Alumni Stadium Notre Dame, Ind. Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament 1 2 F Bucknell #14 Notre Dame Scoring: : Bob Novak (unassisted) 0:26; : Adam Mena (Dillon Powers) 71:54; BU: Brendan Burgdorf (unassisted) 87:59 Goalkeepers: BU: Tommy Caso - 0 SV, 2 GA, 72:27, L; Marc Hartman 2 SV, 0 GA, 17:33 : Will Walsh 7 SV, 1 GA, 90:00, W BU Shots Corner Kicks 6 7 Saves 2 7 Fouls Offsides 1 0 Game 8 Sept. 24, 2011 Alumni Stadium Notre Dame, Ind. 1 2 F #3 Louisville #14 Notre Dame Scoring: : Danny O Leary (Adam Mena) 3:58 Goalkeepers: UL: Andre Boudreaux - 5 SV, 1 GA, 90:00, L : Will Walsh 7 SV, 0 GA, 90:00, W UL Shots 20 9 Corner Kicks 7 4 Saves 5 7 Fouls 8 7 Offsides 1 5 Game 3 Sept. 4, 2011 Armstrong Stadium Bloomington, Ind. adidas/iu Credit Union Classic 1 2 OT OT2 F Saint Louis #10 Notre Dame Scoring: : Ryan Finley (Harrison Shipp) 32:17; SLU: Adnan Gabeljic (William Hildago) 56:12; SLU: Alex Johnston (Raymond Lee) 103:56 Goalkeepers: SLU: Nick Shackelford - 5 SV, 1 GA, 103:56, W; : Will Walsh 0 SV (1 team save), 2 GA, 103:56, L SLU Shots Corner Kicks 4 7 Saves 5 1 Fouls Offsides 4 5 Game 6 Sept. 16, 2011 Alumni Stadium Notre Dame, Ind. 1 2 OT F Michigan #16 Notre Dame Scoring: UM: Latif Alashe (Etienne Lussiez) 0:39; : Adam Mena (Greg Klazura) 32:57; : Adam Mena (Greg Klazura) 91:00 Goalkeepers: UM: Adam Grinwis - 6 SV, 2 GA, 91:00, L : Will Walsh 3 SV, 1 GA, 91:00, W UM Shots Corner Kicks 9 11 Saves 6 3 Fouls Offsides 1 5 Game 9 Oct. 1, 2011 Belson Stadium Queens, N.Y. 1 2 OT OT2 F #10 Notre Dame #15 St. John s Scoring: SJ: Andres Vargas (Chris Lebo, P. Battuto Punyed) 53:18; : Leon Brown (unassisted) 79:26; SJ: Daniel Herrera (Walter Hines) 109:11 Goalkeepers: : Will Walsh - 4 SV, 2 GA, 109:11, L SJ: Rafael Diaz 5 SV, 1 GA, 109:11, W SJ Shots Corner Kicks 4 4 Saves 4 6 Fouls 11 8 Offsides 2 2 Page 12

13 Game 10 Oct. 5, 2011 Alumni Stadium Notre Dame, Ind. 1 2 OT OT2 F Northwestern #11 Notre Dame Scoring: : Ryan Finley (Adam Mena) 37:52; NU: Oliver Kupe (Lepe Seetane) 78:50 Goalkeepers: NU: Tyler Miller - 2 SV, 1 GA, 108:16, T; Tommy Tombridge 0 SV, 0 GA, 1:44 : Will Walsh 2 SV, 1 GA, 110:00, T Game 11 Oct. 8, 2011 Alumni Stadium Notre Dame, Ind. 1 2 OT OT2 F #1 Connecticut #11 Notre Dame Scoring: None Goalkeepers: UC: Andre Blake - 9 SV, 0 GA, 110:00, T : Will Walsh 4 SV, 0 GA, 110:00, T Game 12 Oct. 12, 2011 Valley Fields Milwaukee, Wis. 1 2 F #11 Notre Dame Marquette Scoring: MU: Sebastian Jansson (Anthony Selvaggi) 15:35 Goalkeepers: : Will Walsh 3 SV, 1 GA, 90:00, L MU: David Check 7 SV, 0 GA, 90:00, W NU Shots Corner Kicks 5 2 Saves 2 2 Fouls Offsides 1 4 UC Shots Corner Kicks 1 7 Saves 9 4 Fouls Offsides 0 3 MU Shots Corner Kicks 4 0 Saves 3 7 Fouls Offsides 0 2 Page 13

14 2011 Notre Dame Men's Soccer Notre Dame Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 12, 2011) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Date Opponent Score Att. Aug 27 #15 IIANA To Sep 02 vs Dayton W Sep 04 vs Saint Louis Lo Sep 09 DENVER To Sep 11 BUCKNELL W Sep 16 MICHIGAN Wot Sep 18 at Michigan State W * Sep 24 #3 LOUISVILLE W * Oct 01 at #15 St. John's Lo Oct 05 NORTHWESTERN To * Oct 08 #1 CONNECTICUT To * Oct 12 at Marquette L TEAM STATISTICS 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 Red cards 1 1 ATTEANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 7/1750 3/987 Neutral Site #/Avg 2/3025 ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gw pk-att 11 MENA, Adam FINLEY, Ryan SHIPP, Harrison O'LEARY, Danny POWERS, Dillon SUTTON, Chris BROWN, Leon NOVAK, Bob KLAZURA, Greg KING, Brendan RICHARD, Kyle MAU, Aaron KNAPP, Michael BESLER, Nick VAN DE CASTEELE, Gr ROSE, Michael LESCH, Brendan MISHU, Luke PRIEDE, Alex WALSH, Will O'MALLEY, Andrew McGRATH, Sean Total Opponents ## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Saves Pct W-L-T Sho 13 WALSH, Will : Total : Opponents : Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Notre Dame Opponents Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Notre Dame Opponents Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Notre Dame Opponents Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Notre Dame Opponents Fouls by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Notre Dame Opponents