OUTH BEND, Ind. — The No. 8 Fighting Irish men’s soccer team recorded its fourth straight win on Tuesday evening at Alumni Stadium, defeating Oberlin by a score of 6-0.
The six goals were scored by six different players, as Michael Rossi, Matthew McLaughlin, Eno Nto, Nicholas Legendre, Alex Salvino and Nate Zimmermann each put their names on the scoresheet.
Starting in goal for Notre Dame was Owen Cornell, who made his first appearance in his Fighting Irish career. The keeper finished with one save and recorded the clean sheet, which marks Notre Dame’s sixth of the season.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Notre Dame controlled possession from the start, dominating play in the early stages of the match. The Irish scored the opener in the 22nd minute, as Rossi scored his first of the season off the assist from Matthew Roou.
The Irish tacked on two more goals in a little over a minute to go on top 3-0 at the half. Nto found the back of the net in the 35th minute before McLaughlin converted from the spot in the 37th minute after Mattew Radivojsa was taken down in the box to earn a penalty.
Notre Dame put its fourth goal of the evening past Oberlin in the 64th minute, as Legendre scored his first of the year.
Salvino and Zimmermann put an exclamation mark on the performance, as the two scored the fifth and sixth goals, respectively, within 20 seconds of each other in the 79th and 80th minute to make the final score 6-0.
ND NOTES
- With the win, Notre Dame is now 1-0 against Oberlin in the series
- The Irish allowed one or no goals in 11 of 12 matches this season
- The clean sheet was Notre Dame’s sixth of the season
- Five players scored their first goal of the season (Rossi, McLaughlin, Legendre, Salvino and Zimmermann)
- Notre Dame has now had 13 different players score a goal in the 2023 season
- Zimmermann’s goal was the first of his career
UP NEXT
The Irish head east to start a three-match road swing, traveling to Blacksburg for an ACC clash against Virginia Tech at 6 p.m. ET on Friday, Oct. 13. The match will air on ACCN.
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