SOUTH BEND, Ind. – And just like that, the 2024 non-conference portion fo the Notre Dame women’s soccer schedule is closing to a close. On Sunday, September 8, the No. 9 Fighting Irish will host Marquette inside Alumni Stadium before next week’s ACC slate begins. Sunday’s match will kick off at a special time of 1:30 p.m. ET, airing live on the ACC Network.
FIVE FOR FIGHTING IRISH
Count it up. After dropping a 2-1 decision to a now top-10 ranked Michigan State team in the season opener, No. 9 Notre Dame found its footing with five consecutive wins. Not only that but all five were shutouts, outscoring its opposition 17-0.
If the Irish were to shut out Marquette on Sunday, it would tie for the third-longest shutout streak in program history. The Irish last posted six straight shutouts during the 2022 season. The top-two program shutout streaks were eight in 1995 and 10 in 2003.
In terms of ACC teams, only Stanford and Virginia boast longer win streaks right now with their 6-0 overall records.
OLD BIG EAST BATTLE TO CLOSE OUT NON-CON
It’s an old Big East Midwestern rivalry to close out Notre Dame’s non-conference schedule on Sunday when the No. 9 Irish host the Marquette Golden Eagles. That match will kick off at 1:30 p.m. ET on ACC Network.
Marquette is 1-4-1 on the season under first year head coach Chris Allen. They are coming off a close 2-1 defeat to Minnesota.
The Irish lead the overall series 9-5-1, including an unblemished 4-0 record at Alumni Stadium. The two sides last met on August 18, 2022, when the Irish captured a 3-0 victory.
A CELEBRATORY WEEKEND
All weekend, the program will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of its 2004 national championship. The 2004 squad will be back on campus starting on Friday, be invited to a special ceremony on Saturday morning and will be recognized at halftime of Sunday’s game. Notre Dame has ultimately won three NCAA titles: 1995, 2004 and 2010.
ELECTRIC ENGLE
Izzy Engle has entered the conversation as the breakout star of 2024. Engle has eight goals through six games and recorded three multi-goal performances.
- Her eight goals are tied for the second most in the country, only behind California’s Karlie Lema who has nine.
- Engle tops all freshmen scorers nationally, with the next highest one being Tulsa’s Blaine Schutte with six.
- Engle recorded the first freshman hat trick in program history since 2008 in Notre Dame’s win at Samford then recorded braces in the win over No. 13 TCU…