MEN’S
2013
University of Notre Dame
SOCCER
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP COMMEMORATIVE
The First Word...................................................... 4
THE 2013 FIGHTING IRISH
THE PRESEASON Irish Take to Practice Pitch for First Time................. 50 Fighting Irish Find Themselves High in Preseason Rankings...................................... 51 #7 Fighting Irish Fall at #6 Creighton, 1-0, in Exhibition Opener................................. 52 Irish Inspection: Covering Creighton..................... 53 #7 Notre Dame Takes Exhibition Affair at Drake, 2-0................................................... 54 Irish Insights: Preseason Trip Recap, ACC Poll Released........................................... 55 Giving to Grassroot Soccer.................................. 56 #7 Notre Dame Bests Buckeyes, 1-0, in Exhibition Finale.................................... 57 Irish Insights: Team Taking Shape Heading into Season Opener............................ 58
THE REGULAR SEASON #7 Notre Dame Opens Season With 0-0 Draw Against #9 UCLA...................... 59 Leon Brown Tallies Two Goals As No. 7 Notre Dame Downs SMU, 2-1................. 60 #4 Notre Dame Draws #1 North Carolina, 1-1, in ACC Opener........................................ 62 #4 Notre Dame Tops #25 Syracuse, 3-0, to Notch First ACC Win................................... 63 #1 Notre Dame Remains Undefeated with 3-0 Win over Michigan............................. 64 #1 Notre Dame Draws at Boston College, 1-1....... 65 Irish Not Perfect, but Unbeaten After Six Games..... 66 #2 Notre Dame Scores Twice Late to Take 3-1 Victory Over Duke...................................... 68
THE ACC CHAMPIONSHIPS #1 Notre Dame Edges Duke, 1-0, in ACC Quarterfinals........................................... 83 Harrison Shipp and Bobby Clark Cop ACC Awards........................................... 84 #1 Notre Dame Falls to #10 Virginia in Penalty Kicks, 4-3......................................... 87
THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Fighting Irish Earn No. 3 Seed for NCAA Championship...................................... 88 Irish Get Offensive in 4-0 Win Over Wisconsin in NCAA Second Round................... 89 #3 Irish Down #14 Demon Deacons 4-2 to Reach NCAA Quarterfinals..................... 90 Fighting Irish College Cup Bound for the First Time...91 Irish Reach First NCAA Soccer Championship over New Mexico, 2-0..................................... 93 Irish Down Terps to Win NCAA Title, 2-1.............. 94 Notre Dame vs. Maryland--Postgame Quotes......... 96 Notre Dame vs. Maryland--Postgame Notes........... 98 The Last Word.................................................. 100 Executive editor of the 2013 University of Notre Dame Men’s Soccer NCAA Championship Commemorative is John Heisler. Primary editorial contributor is Sean Carroll. Layout and design by Cathy J. Scholz, C Graphics.
THE 2013 FIGHTINGINDEX IRISH
Irish in the ACC: Soccer........................................ 6 A New Era for Men’s Soccer.................................. 8 Shipp Helps Steer Notre Dame’s All-Around Success........................................... 11 Grant Van De Casteele: A Domer by Chance........ 12 Brown Coming Up Big for the Irish........................ 18 Bobby Clark: If His Office Walls Could Talk........... 20 Harrison Shipp a Senior CLASS Award Finalist...... 22 Two Irish Soccer Players Named Academic All-Americans....................... 24 Harry Shipp: The Wandering Wizard of Notre Dame Soccer...................................... 26 Bobby Clark: Teaching to Win and ‘Hurrying Slowly’...................................... 36 Patrick Wall: Shooting for the Stars....................... 42 Harrison Shipp a Finalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy..................................... 44 Harrison Shipp and Grant Van De Casteele Named All-Americans...................................... 45 Bobby Clark Named NSCAA Division I Coach of the Year............................................ 47 The 2013 Schedule/Results................................. 48 Honors and Awards............................................ 49
Irish Items: Notre Dame Unbeaten Heading into October...................................... 70 #2 Notre Dame Tops Indiana, 2-0, to Remain Undefeated.......................................... 71 Harrison Shipp’s Golden Goal Lifts #2 Irish Past #13 Clemson, 2-1......................... 73 #2 Notre Dame Draws with #5 Maryland, 1-1...... 74 Shipp Strikes Again as #2 Notre Dame Tops Virginia Tech, 1-0..................................... 75 #2 Notre Dame and #13 Northwestern Play to 1-1 Draw.............................................. 76 Fighting Irish Fit to Be Tied This Season................. 77 #2 Irish Claim 2-1 Come-From-Behind Victory at N.C. State........................................ 78 Second-Ranked Irish Fall at Home to #19 Virginia, 2-0............................................. 79 #2 Notre Dame Downs #12 Wake Forest, 3-1, to Move to Top of ACC........................................ 80 #1 Notre Dame Captures 2-0 Win at #18 Michigan State..................................... 81 #1 Notre Dame Wins Share of ACC Regular-Season Title................................. 82
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