SOUTH BEND, Ind. – After an opening night 1-1 draw against No. 2 Indiana, the Irish remain at Alumni Stadium to welcome IUPUI for a Sunday showdown at 7 p.m. ET. The match will air on ACCNX.
Sunday’s game will also be our Pups at the Pitch night. Bring your dog to Alumni for Sunday’s doubleheader matches. All you have to do is fill out the waiver form which can be found here: app.fightingirish.com/msoc23
NOTRE DAME vs. INDIANA
Location: South Bend, Indiana | Alumni Stadium
TV: ACCNX
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Game Notes: vs. IUPUI
THE IUPUI SERIES
• Notre Dame and IUPUI will face each other on Thursday evening for the sixth time in series history.
• The Irish are unbeaten against the Jaguars over the previous five outings, posting a record of 4-0-1.
• Notre Dame is a perfect 3-0-0 when facing IUPUI in South Bend.
• The Irish have outscored the Jaguars by a margin of 11-1 over the five meetings
• The most recent matchup came in South Bend during the 2001 season with the Irish winning by a score of 4-0.
LAST TIME OUT
• Notre Dame opened the season with one of the toughest opponents on its schedule in No. 2 Indiana and battled the Hoosiers to a 1-1 standstill at Alumni Stadium on Thursday evening.
• Paddy Burns scored the opener for the Irish in the 25th minute after finishing the 2022 campaign with a career-high five goals.
• KK Baffour picked up the assist, as he provided the service into the box for Burns’ header in the first half off a free kick.
• Despite being outshot for the match, Notre Dame came closest to scoring the winner in the second half with a number of near misses.
• In goal Bryan Dowd made four saves on the evening.
BALANCED ATTACK
• Fifteen returning Irish players registered at least one point in their Notre Dame career, as the team returns 79 points from last year.
• Eleven players scored a goal during the 2022 campaign, with seven scoring multiple goals.
• Senior Daniel Russo is the top returning goal scorer on the 2023 squad after firing in six goals during his junior campaign.
2023 CAPTAINS
• Paddy Burns and Ethan O’Brien will serve as the captains for this year’s Fighting Irish team.
• Burns is a senior defender from Northern Ireland and was selected to the 2023 ACC Preseason Watch List.
• Burns scored five goals last season as a left back and has nine goals and six assists in his Notre Dame career.
• After missing the entire 2022 season to an injury, O’Brien returns to the Irish midfield this fall.
• O’Brien had a breakout 2021 season with two goals and five assists, playing an integral role in the team’s College Cup run.
EXPERIENCE IN GOAL
• Bryan Dowd is back for his senior season after being the team’s primary goalie for each of the last two seasons.
• The shot stopper has 42 career starts while appearing in 43 matches over his previous three seasons in South Bend.
• Dowd has amassed 104 career saves.
FRESH FACES
• The Irish welcome seven freshman to the 2023 squad, totaling a 34-man roster.
• The seven freshman are Nico Bartlett (M), Jack Flanagan (F), Lukas Kamrath (D), Sean McDowd (D), Jack Ross (D), Nolan Spicer (M), Nate Zimmermann (F).
• Also joining the team is midfielder Wyatt Lewis, who was a practice player last season before making the 2023 team.