Michigan Knocks Off Eighth-Ranked Notre Dame

Wednesday, October 1

Ypsilanti, Mich.

4:30 PM

Michigan

7-2-2

Notre Dame

6-3-1

Notre Dame

Michigan

10/1/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

Site: Ypsilanti, Mich. (Scicluna Field)
Score: Michigan 3, No. 8 Notre Dame 1
Records: U-M (7-2-2), ND (6-3-1)
Next U-M Event: Saturday, Oct. 4 C at No. 20 Indiana (Bloomington, Ind.), 7:30 p.m.

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YPSILANTI, Mich. -- The University of Michigan men's soccer team scored a 3-1 victory over No. 8-ranked Notre Dame on Wednesday afternoon (Oct. 1) at Eastern Michigan's Scicluna Field. Juniors Mauro Fuzetti(Houston, Texas/Stratford) and Peri Marosevic(Rockford, Ill./Edison Academy) each tallied a goal and an assist, and senior Jake Stacy(Grand Rapids, Mich./Forest Hills Central) netted the gamewinner for the Wolverines. Senior/junior goalkeeperPatrick Sperry(Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale Central) recorded three saves in goal to backstop the Maize and Blue to the upset victory.

Michigan got on the scoreboard early when Fuzetti gave the Wolverines a 1-0 lead 9:32 into the contest. Fuzetti made a knifing run into the box, cutting to his right and beating three Irish defenders before firing a shot back to his left and past the Notre Dame goalkeeper to give Michigan the early advantage. The goal was Fuzetti's team-best seventh of the season.

Bright Dike tied the match for Notre Dame at 22:29, but the Maize and Blue answered just 42 seconds later as Stacy scored his sixth goal of the campaign. Marosevic worked down the endline left of the Notre Dame goalkeeper and chipped the ball across the box to Stacy who rose above an Irish defender and headed the ball into the upper corner of the cage from six yards out.

After the halftime break, Michigan nearly doubled its advantage nine minutes into the second half as Stacy rang a shot off the crossbar from 14 yards.

Marosevic then put the game out of reach as he netted the Wolverines' third goal at 68:44. Fuzetti dribbled his way into the box, cutting across the face of goal to make the Notre Dame goalkeeper commit to him. Instead of taking a shot, Fuzetti left the ball for Marosevic who slotted it into the back of the net. For Marosevic, the goal was his sixth of the year.

Down two goals, Notre Dame committed players forward in the final 20 minutes, looking for a pair of goals to tie the match, but the Michigan defense kept the Irish off the scoreboard in the late stages of the match. Sperry made a spectacular kick save with 14 minutes to play to put the exclamation point on the Michigan victory.

Up next for the Maize and Blue is a trip to Bloomington, Ind., for a conference match against No. 20 Indiana on Saturday night (Oct. 4). Kickoff between the Wolverines and Hoosiers is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

GAME SUMMARY

Team	1	2	F
Notre Dame	1	0	1
Michigan	2	1	2

Scoring, Time (Assist)
1st -- U-M, Mauro Fuzetti, 9:32 (Unassisted)
1st -- ND, Bright Dike, 22:29 (Unassisted)
1st -- U-M, Jake Stacy, 23:11 (Peri Marosevic)
2nd -- U-M, Marosevic, 68:44 (Fuzetti)

Shots: U-M 14, ND 14
Shots on Goal: U-M 6, ND 4
Saves: U-M3 (Patrick Sperry), ND3 (Philip Tuttle)
Corner Kicks: U-M 4, ND 5
Fouls: U-M 9, ND 10
Cards: None.

Contact: Ryan Sosin, Jeremy Reid (734) 763-4423