Marquette Hosts Notre Dame Wednesday
10/6/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Oct. 6, 2009
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MILWAUKEE -- The Marquette University men's soccer team will wrap up its current four-game homestand Wednesday at Valley Fields with a 7:05 p.m. match against BIG EAST Conference Blue Division rival Notre Dame.
Wednesday's match will be broadcast live by Sports32 and can be seen locally by Time Warner Cable subscribers. Live streaming audio will also be available, provided by WMUR Marquette Radio.
Marquette (2-5-2, 1-2-2 BIG EAST) is coming off of Saturday's disappointing 1-0 home loss to West Virginia. Notre Dame has split its last six matches with its most recent victory coming against Seton Hall, 2-1. Three of the Irish's four losses have been against teams ranked in the top 10 nationally, according to the NSCAA/adidas poll.
Head coach Louis Bennett had a three-game unbeaten streak snapped with Saturday's loss to the Mountaineers of WVU. He will be without the services Wednesday of sophomore Calum Mallace and junior Anthony Colaizzi due to a series of yellow card cautions.
GAME CAPSULE
Marquette vs. Notre Dame
Wednesday, Oct. 7 (7:05 p.m. CT)
Valley Fields: Milwaukee, Wis.
Series Information:
Notre Dame?leads all-time series, 10-6-3
Marquette Television/Radio:
Audio: marquetteradio.mu.edu
Television:?Time Warner Cable Sports32
Live Stats:
www.GoMarquette.com ()
KEY STORYLINES
Marquette continues play this week within the Blue Division with Wednesday's home match against Notre Dame. Notre Dame was ranked as high as No. 10 this season in the national polls, but has since dropped out of the top-25 despite three of its four losses coming against teams ranked in the top-10. The Fighting Irish have won four straight over Marquette. Wednesday will mark the Golden Eagles' second televised game (Time Warner Sports32) of the season and the final match of MU's current four-game homestand.
SERIES HISTORY
Notre Dame has a 10-6-3 all-time advantage over Marquette. Since their rivalry was restored in 2005, MU has dropped its last four decisions to the Irish, including a 4-1 setback to a then No. 5-ranked Notre Dame squad last season. Marquette's last win over Notre Dame came in 1990 when the Golden Eagles cruised to a 4-0 victory in Milwaukee.
LAST TIME OUT
Marquette fell to West Virginia 1-0 at Valley Fields on Saturday, Oct. 3. The Mountaineers capitalized off their fifth corner kick of the evening when Jason Bristol recovered a loose ball in front of the net and beat MU goalkeeper Matt Pyzdrowski top shelf for the decisive score in the 74th minute.
ABOUT THE OPPONENT
Senior forward Bright Dike (pronounced DEE-kay) leads a Notre Dame offense that comes into Wednesday's contest ranked No. 29 in scoring with 19 goals in 10 games played. The Soccer America Second-Team Preseason All-American and BIG EAST Preseason Offensive Player of the Year, is currently tied for the league lead in goals (6) and points (14). Dike scored three times in Notre Dame's 5-0 season-opening win over No. 22 Michigan. Three of the Irish's four losses this season are to teams ranked in the top 10 of the NSCAA/adidas poll. Head coach Bobby Clark is 111-49-23, currently in his ninth season at Notre Dame.
ON THE TUBE
Wednesday will be Marquette's second locally televised match of the season with Time Warner Cable Sports32. Matt Menzl (play-by-play) and Marquette alum Sean Reti (color analyst) will make the call. MU's 1-0 season-opening win over Wisconsin-Milwaukee was also televised on TWC Sports32, whose viewing area includes Time Warner Cable subscribers in north- and southeastern Wisconsin.
CAUTIONS SIDELINE GOLDEN EAGLES
Marquette will be without the services of sophomore Calum Mallace and junior Anthony Colaizzi when the squad takes to Valley Fields for Wednesday's locally televised match against Notre Dame. Colaizzi picked up a pair of yellow cards against West Virginia this past Saturday. By NCAA?rules, the second yellow card in a match automatically becomes a red card; therefore, Colaizzi must sit out of MU's next contest. Per NCAA?rules, a player must also sit out a match after accumulating five yellow cards in a season. Mallace's caution Saturday against the Mountaineers was his fifth.
