SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Notre Dame is set to hit the road, as they travel to Bloomington for an intrastate rivalry matchup against No. 18 Indiana at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday, Sept. 3 at Bill Armstrong Stadium. The game will be streamed on B1G+.
NOTRE DAME at INDIANA
Location: Bloomington, Indiana | Bill Armstrong Stadium
Stream: B1G+ ($)
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Game Notes: at Indiana
THE INDIANA SERIES
• Notre Dame and Indiana will face each other on Wednesday evening for the 44th time in series history.
• The two sides meet nearly ever season but did not play during the 2020-21 campaign due to adjusted schedules for COVID-19.
• The Irish are 10-30-3 against the Hoosiers in the all-time series.
• Despite trailing in the series, the rivalry has been much more even as of late, as the Irish have recorded a mark of 5-6-2 in the last 13 meetings dating back to the 2010 season.
• The Hoosiers escaped Alumni Stadium with an overtime victory during the 2021 campaign in the season-opener, pulling out a 3-2 win.
• The Irish battled the Hoosiers to a standstill in Bloomington in the most recent matchup, recording a 1-1 draw on Sept. 17, 2019.
THE LAST TIME OUT
• The Irish defeated Boston College by a score of 2-1 on Friday evening at Alumni Stadium.
• Wyatt Borso and Eno Nto each scored first half goals to give Notre Dame the early lead.
• Bryan Dowd made four saves to secure the victory, including back-to-back highlight reel stops that made Saturday’s SportsCenter Top 10.
• Dowd also picked up the first assist of his career from a goal that came off a goal kick.
FIRST HALF DOMINANCE
• The Irish are outscoring the opposition 13-2 over the opening 45 minutes of play this season.
• Notre Dame has given up just one goal from open play in the first half of matches this season, the other coming from a penalty.
• Three of Paddy Burns’ team-leading four goals have come in the first 45 minutes of play in 2022.
NUMBERS TO KNOW
• Of the 15 Notre Dame players that have recorded starts this season, eight have been either freshmen or sophomores.
• Seven Irish players made their collegiate debuts this season.
• The Irish are a perfect 5-0-0 when scoring first in matches this season.
• Eleven different Notre Dame players have scored a goal this season.
• Seven players have recorded multiple assists through eight games, with KK Baffour, Daniel Russo and Kyle Genenbacher leading the team with three assists…