SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The No. 2 overall seed Notre Dame Fighting Irish open up NCAA Championship play with a matchup against Kentucky in the second round at 5 p.m. ET on Sunday, Nov. 19 at Alumni Stadium. The match will air on ESPN+.
No. 2 NOTRE DAME vs. KENTUCKY
Location: South Bend, Indiana | Alumni Stadium
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THE IRISH IN THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP
• Notre Dame is playing in its 24th NCAA Championship in 2023 and have played in the tourney in 20 of the last 23 seasons.
• Notre Dame is 15-8-4 when playing at home in NCAA Tournament play in program history and has advanced to the next round 18 times.
• The Irish are 12-8-2 in their opening NCAA Tournament matches in program history and have advanced to the next round 14 times.
• Notre Dame’s No. 2 national seed is the highest the program has earned since being the top-seed during the 2014 season.
• The Irish have an overall record of 21-20-5 in the NCAA Championships.
• The Irish have advanced to the round of 16 on 11 occasions and have made five quarterfinals.
• The last time the Irish were in the NCAA Tournament they advanced to the College Cup for the second time in program history, coming in the 2021 season.
• Notre Dame won the College Cup in 2013, defeating Maryland by a score of 2-1 to capture the title. It was the program’s only trip to the College Cup.
THE KENTUCKY SERIES
• The Irish and Wildcats will meet on the pitch for the eighth time on Sunday evening.
• The Irish lead the Wildcats in the all-time series at 5-2-0.
• Notre Dame defeated Kentucky the last time the two sides met in South Bend. Notre Dame got the victory in the 2020 season opener at Alumni Stadium, winning by a score of 1-0. Daniel Russo scored the winner in his Fighting Irish debut.
•The Irish fell to the Wildcats in the most recent matchup, losing by a score of 1-0 in Lexington on Sept. 3, 2021.
• Sunday will mark the first time the two teams meet in an NCAA Championship match.
LAST TIME OUT
• Notre Dame fell to Louisville in a wild ACC Tournament match by a score of 4-3 in the quarterfinal round.
• The Irish trailed 3-0 with less than 30 minutes remaining in the match and staged an incredible comeback to level the contest at 3-3 late.
• However, the Cardinals scored in the 89th minute to escape Alumni Stadium with the win.
• Bryce Boneau scored the first brace of his career…