| #18 Notre Dame (8-2-0, 1-2-0) at Boston College (4-4-3, 0-3-0) | |
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| When: | Thursday, Sept. 29 | 6:00 p.m. ET |
| Where: | Newton, MA | Newton Campus Lacrosse & Soccer Field |
| Watch: | ACC Network |
| Live Scoring: | StatBroadcast |
| Notes: | ND Notes |
| Social: | NDWSOC Twitter NDWSOC Instagram |
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The No. 18 Notre Dame women’s soccer (7-1-0, 0-1-0) can avenge its first loss of the season in a major way on Thursday when the No. 2 ranked team in the country visits Alumni Stadium. The Fighting Irish will host the Virginia Cavaliers on Sept. 22 at 7 p.m. ET, with the game being streamed live on ACCNX. If the Irish can pull off the victory it’ll mark their first top-2 win since 2015 and their first at home since 2013.
LAST TIME STATS:
- Last time tied a top-5: at No. 4 North Carolina (2ot), T 1-1, Oct. 26, 2017
- Last time tied a top-2: at No. 2 Stanford (2ot), T 2-2, Sept. 11, 2016
- Last top-5 win: No. 5 Virginia Tech, W 3-0, Oct. 30, 2015
- Last top-2 win: at No. 1 Virginia (2ot), W 2-1, Sept. 24, 2015
- Last top-2 win at home: No. 1 North Carolina, W 1-0, Sept. 15, 2013
ND VS UVA – 2021
It was a back-and-forth showdown at Klockner Stadium last fall but ND fell to Virginia, 2-1. It was a scoreless battle through 82 minutes, as the Irish built momentum in the second half with several near chances. Yet, Virginia found the back of the net twice in 37 seconds shortly after. Despite that, the Irish fought on and received a goal from Korbin Albert in the 85th-minute.
HOME SWEET HOME
The Irish have made Alumni Stadium a difficult venue for opposing programs to succeed in. Since its creation in 2009, Notre Dame has gone 113-27-6, good for a .795 winning percentage. In fact, they have only surrendered one loss or better on six separate seasons.
Looking at just the past four years (counting this season as a year), the Irish are 27-4-2 at home.
Notre Dame went 10-1-1 during the 2021 campaign – its lone loss a 3-2 decision to Clemson in the ACC Tournament.
NOTABLE NOTES
Notre Dame is averaging 11.0 shots on goal, which ranks 4th nationally. Overall, the Irish are averaging 23.62 shots per game, which ranks 4th nationally.
Those shots have led to a scoring offense that ranks 32nd (2.62) with a total goals ranking of 33rd (21) and total points of 38th (59).
Also how about tops in the country – 1st nationally in corner kicks per game – 9.0. Notre Dame finally got its first goal off a corner kick on Sept. 11 vs Ohio when Albert delivered a…