SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Irish wrap up their four-match homestand on Friday evening with an ACC clash against Boston College at 6 p.m. ET at Alumni Stadium. The match will air on ACCN and admission is free.
NOTRE DAME vs. BOSTON COLLEGE
Location: South Bend, Indiana | Alumni Stadium
TV: ACCN
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Game Notes: vs. Boston College
THE BOSTON COLLEGE SERIES
• The Irish and Eagles will meet on the pitch for the 17th time on Friday evening.
• Notre Dame leads Boston College in the all-time series at 10-4-2.
• The Irish are 6-2-0 against the Eagles when playing at Notre Dame.
• The two sides last played at Alumni Stadium in the 2019 season, with the Irish winning by a score of 2-1 in double overtime in the first round of the ACC Tournament.
• The Irish have allowed multiple goals in just two matches in the series against BC.
• Notre Dame and Boston College battled to a 1-1 draw last season in Chestnut Hill. The Irish goal came from Matthew Roou on a ball over the top from Josh Ramsey.
THE LAST TIME OUT
• The Irish scored a season-high eight goals in an 8-0 win over Kalamazoo on Tuesday evening at Alumni Stadium.
• Eight different players scored the eight goals for the Irish.
• Wyatt Borso, Nicholas Legendre and Aaron Hill each scored the first goal of their careers.
NUMBERS TO KNOW
• Of the 15 Notre Dame players that have recorded starts this season, eight have been either freshmen or sophomores.
• Seven Irish players made their collegiate debuts this season.
• The Irish are a perfect 4-0-0 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 leading the team with three assists.
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.
2021 REWIND
• The Irish are coming off one of their most successful seasons in program history.
• The 2021 squad advanced to the College Cup for the second time in history and captured the program’s first ACC Tournament title.
• Notre Dame finished the season on an eight-game unbeaten streak, going 5-0-3 during that span, all coming in postseason play.
• The Irish allowed just two goals over the final eight matches of the year.
• Notre Dame defeated Duke in the ACC Tournament final to capture the crown. The Irish didn’t allow a single goal over four matches of ACC Tournament play.
• The season came to an end in the College Cup semifinals, as the Irish fell to Clemson in penalties (5-3) in Cary, N.C.