Louisville – It’s been another week-long stretch between matches but that time has come once again for another Notre Dame women’s soccer #GAMEDAY. The No. 13 Fighting Irish (8-1-2, 2-0-2) will make the bus trip south past Indy into Louisville to take on the Cardinals (6-5-2, 1-4-0) on Saturday, Oct. 12.
That match will kick off at 5 p.m. ET inside the Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium and will also be streamed on ACCNX.
Notre Dame owns a commanding lead in the overall series with Louisville, up 15-4-1 overall. The Irish have been quite comfortable in Louisville where they are 7-1 and have outscored the Cardinals, 15-3. The lone loss happened back on Sept. 20, 2018.
They’ll look to win their fifth straight against Louisville on Saturday.
ROAD WARRIORS
Notre Dame has thrived away from South Bend this season. In fact, they haven’t lost a road match yet, owning a 5-0-1 record. Victories include Samford, Michigan, Butler, Syracuse and a ranked Virginia squad.
The top-five point getters on the road are as follows: Izzy Engle (9), Grace Restovich (8), Ellie Hodsden (6), Lily Joseph (5) and Ellie Ospeck (4). Furthermore, 11 total Irish own points in road contests this season.
ND is outscoring opponents 15-2 on the road. Both those goals came in the 2-2 tie at Boston College, which means all five victories were shutouts.
TRENDING
- The win over No. 14 Virginia was the squad’s second top-15 ranked win of the season.
- Notre Dame’s RPI sits at No. 21 heading into the UL match.
- Notre Dame’s +25 goal differential ranks ninth in the country and third in the ACC.
- The Irish backline + goalkeepers have posted eight shutouts over the last 10 games.
- Notre Dame’s shutout percentage of 0.727 ranks fifth nationally and leads the ACC
- Notre Dame’s scoring offense (2.73) ranks ninth in the country and third in the ACC.
- Irish are 8-0 when scoring first and 8-0-1 when allowing just one goal or less. Notre Dame is 7-0 when leading at the half.
POSITION BATTLE
Sonoma Kasica & Atlee Olofson have combined for a save percentage of 0.889 which ranks sixth in the country and leads the ACC. Furthermore, their GAA of 0.455 ranks 10th nationally and third in the ACC.
First, let’s look at sophomore Atlee Olofson. The Austin native surrendered her only goal of the season in the 1-1 tie vs. NC State. She is 4-0-1. Olofson has a GAA of 0.200 with 13 saves.
Then there’s 5-10 freshman Sonoma Kasica. The St. Petersburg, Florida, native has gotten six starts and has…