SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Notre Dame opens ACC on the road, traveling to Pittsburgh to take on the Pitt Panthers at Ambrose Urbanic Field at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, Sept. 12. The match will air on ACCNX.
NOTRE DAME vs. PITT
Location: Pittsburgh | Ambrose Urbanic Field
Stream: ACCNX
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Game Notes: vs. Pitt
THE PITT SERIES
• The Irish and Panthers will meet on the pitch for the 34th time on Friday.
• Notre Dame holds a decisive lead in the all-time series with a record of 21-7-5.
• The Irish are 9-2-3 when playing the Panthers in Pittsburgh.
• The two sides last met during the 2023 season in the final match of the regular season with the Irish winning by a score of 6-0 in South Bend.
• Eno Nto scored four goals in the victory and current senior Wyatt Borso scored as well.
DEFENSIVE DOMINANCE
• Through four matches the Irish have allowed just two goals this season, one against Michigan and one against Indiana.
• Notre Dame posted back-to-back shutouts against IU Indy and No. 14 Oregon State.
• The Irish enter Friday’s matchup ranked fourth in the ACC in goals allowed and 22nd in the country in the statistical category.
BK THE GK
• Blake Kelly has gotten off to a great start to his sophomore season in goal for the Irish, posting two clean sheets and allowing just two goals over four matches.
• The shot stopper leads the ACC in saves per game with a mark of 4.5 per outing.
• Kelly started 12 matches for the Irish in 2024 and became the first true freshman goalie to start the season opener in the last 30 years for the program.
2025 CAPTAINS
• Mitch Ferguson and Wyatt Lewis will serve as the captains for this year’s Fighting Irish team and Blake Kelly will take on the role of assistant captain.
• Ferguson has appeared in 54 games over his Notre Dame career, scoring four goals and adding seven assists from the center back position.
• Lewis enters his third season with the Fighting Irish and has three goals and four assists as a holding midfielder.
• Kelly started 12 matches as a freshman in 2024, posting a record of 4-3-5 while recording 26 saves.
BALANCED ATTACK
• Ten returning Irish players registered at least one point in their Notre Dame career, as the team returns 54 points from last year.
• Nine players that scored a goal during the 2024 campaign are back on this year’s team.
• Junior Jack Flanagan is the top returning goal scorer on the 2025 squad after firing in a…