SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Notre Dame remains on the road with a midweek, non-conference matchup against UIC in Chicago at 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Oct. 18. The match will be streamed on ESPN+.
NOTRE DAME vs. UIC
Location: Chicago | Flames Field
Stream: ESPN+
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Game Notes: vs. UIC
THE UIC SERIES
• The Irish and Flames will meet on the pitch for the fifth time on Tuesday.
• Notre Dame is unbeaten in the all-time series against UIC, going 4-0-0.
• The Irish defeated the Flames in the most recent matchup, winning by a score of 3-0 at Alumni Stadium last season on Oct. 19.
• All three of Notre Dame’s goals came in the second half, as Reese Mayer, Matthew Roou and Jack Lynn each found the back of the net in the clean sheet victory.
THE LAST TIME OUT
• The Irish suffered a 2-0 loss against No. 3 Duke in Durham at Koskinen Stadium.
• The Notre Dame defense held Duke to a season-low four shots for the game.
• The Irish outshot the Blue Devils 8-4 over the 90 minutes of play and earned six corners to Duke’s three.
FIRST HALF DOMINANCE
• The Irish are outscoring the opposition 13-4 over the opening 45 minutes of play this season.
• Notre Dame has given up just two goals from open play in the first half of matches this season, the other two goals coming from penalties.
• Three of Paddy Burns’ team-leading four goals have come in the first 45 minutes of play in 2022.
NUMBERS TO KNOW
• Of the 15 Notre Dame players that have recorded starts this season, eight have been either freshmen or sophomores.
• Notre Dame has allowed one or no goals in eight of its last 10 outings.
• The Irish are a perfect 5-0-0 when scoring first in matches this season.
• Eleven different Notre Dame players have scored a goal this season.
• Seven players have recorded multiple assists through eight games, with KK Baffour, Daniel Russo and Kyle Genenbacher leading the team with three assists apiece.
BAFFOUR’S BUZZER BEATER
• Notre Dame escaped Charlottesville with a thrilling 2-1 road win over Virginia in ACC play on Friday, Sept. 16.
• KK Baffour provided the heroics, scoring the match winner with 3.1 seconds left after Matthew Roou played him through on goal just before crossing the midfield line.
• Baffour’s goal was the first of his collegiate career.
• Notre Dame has now won three of the last four matchups against Virginia and the last 11 matches have been decided by a goal or ended in a draw.
#3 RANKED FRESHMAN CLASS IN THE COUNTRY
• The Irish welcome a seven-man freshman class to South Bend which was ranked as the No. 3 class in the country by TopDrawerSoccer.
• The class features four players ranked in IMG’s top 200 rankings, each ranking in the top 100.
• The seven players come from a combined five states and one foreign country (Ghana).
• Kelvin Baffour (M), Daniel Boateng (M), Wyatt Borso (F), Owen Cornell (GK), Mitchell Ferguson (D), Sebastian Green (M) and Nicholas Legendre (F) make up the class.
• Notre Dame also welcomes Mo Williams to the team, a grad transfer defender from Seton Hall.