SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (12-0-1, 7-0-0) kept their unbeaten streak alive as they defeated SMU (8-5-2, 2-3-2) on Sunday afternoon in a 3-0 victory. Notre Dame’s 11-match win streak is the longest win streak in the country this season.
Annabelle Chukwu recorded her 10th goal of the season for Notre Dame’s first goal of the day and Abby Mills followed shortly after with her second goal of the season.
Morgan Roy finished the day with three points, as she recorded an assist and a goal, while Grace Restovich recorded two assists for the Irish in the win, tying her season-best.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Irish were on the board early as a Roy corner kick led to a Chukwu header for a 1-0 start for Notre Dame in the 6th minute. The Irish are unbeaten in the last 54 games when scoring first.
In the 41st minute, Notre Dame would score yet again on a corner kick, but this time it would be Restovich who found Mills for a header to give the Irish a 2-0 advantage heading into the second half.
Still searching for a second half goal, Restovich was able to hit Roy on a cross to the right wing, sneaking it over the heads of a pair of defenders. Roy sent it off the right foot and slotted it home in the 81st minute for the third Irish goal of the day.
While the Irish had some looks that were called back for offsides, the Mustangs also had some opportunities to cut the deficit in the second half, but the Irish would ultimately take home the 3-0 win with their first shutout win of ACC play.
UP NEXT
The Irish are back in action on Thursday, October 23 at Virginia Tech at 8:00 p.m. on ACC Network.