October 18, 2007

Four score and seventh straight
Falcons top Blue Knights, 4-2, to extend streak
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David McCaig scored one of the Falcons’ four goals against Urbana

URBANA, Ohio – Notre Dame ran their unbeaten streak to seven matchesThursday with a 4-2 victory on the road at Urbana.  The Falcons, ranked No. 24 in the nation in the NAIA poll released Wednesday, improved their overall record to 12-2-2 in the American Mideast Conference (AMC) interdivisional match-up.  With the win away from South Euclid, NDC ran their 2007 road record to 7-0-1.

The win for the ranked Falcons did not come easy against Urbana (3-9-2).  The Falcons would score the match’s first two goals in the first 13 minutes of play only to see that two-goal lead slip away over the course of the next 50 minutes of play.

Greg Carroll (Jr/Dunfermline, Scotland) scored the game’s first goal, his eighth of the season, at 10:33.  A little more than two minutes later, teammate Danny Bartulovic (Sr/Gates Mills, OH) followed him into the net with his seventh tally of the season.  Jared Miller (Sr/Avon Lake, OH) assisted on the Bartulovic score.

The Blue Knights battled back after trailing 2-0 into the halftime intermission.  Two minutes into the second frame, Cody Meier scored his first goal of the season on a cross from Alex Erb.  Meier scored again at 60:36, tying the game at 2-2 on a deflected corner.

The match remained knotted at two goals apiece until David McCaig (Sr/Stewarton, Scotland) found nylon on a penalty kick at 87:24.  The eventual game-winner was McCaig’s fifth of the season, and he would collect an assist on a Jared Miller goal less than two minutes later.

Notre Dame (12-2-2, 4-0 AMC-N) outshot Urbana 18-7.  The Falcons doubled up the Blue Knights in shots on goal, 8-4.

The win at Urbana sends the Falcons into a four-day layoff before their next contest, which is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 23, when the Falcons are scheduled to host Seton Hill (PA). 

Notes from the Nest….

Knight moves:  With their win Thursday, NDC ran their all-time record against UU to 4-0-1.  The Falcons’ overall record of 12-2-2 matches the program’s all-time best record through 16 matches.  

Four by four: With their four goals Thursday, Notre Dame has now scored four goals or more in four of their last five games.  For the season, NDC is averaging 3.21 goals per game.  Greg Carroll is the team leader, with eight.

Magnificent seven:  NDC’s current seven-game unbeaten streak is their longest since the 2005 season.  During their current seven-game stretch, the Falcons are outscoring their opponents, 23-6.

Four-score:  Through 16 matches, Notre Dame has four scorers in the AMC’s Top-10.  Gregg Carroll (20 points), Jared Miller (19), Danny Bartulovic (18), and Nick Jordan (16) points all rank among the top goal-and-assist men in the circuit.