McAthree: Hat Trick Powers Michigan to Upset of No. 6 Notre Dame

Tuesday, October 7

Ann Arbor, Mich.

7:30 PM

Michigan

3-5-2

Notre Dame

5-3-2

Notre Dame

Michigan

McAthree: Hat Trick Powers Michigan to Upset of No. 6 Notre Dame

10/7/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer

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By: Scott Kemps

Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (U-M Soccer Stadium)
Score: Michigan 3, #6 Notre Dame 2
Records: U-M (3-5-2), ND (5-3-2)
Attendance: 1,482
Next U-M Match: Saturday, Oct. 11 -- at Rutgers (Piscataway, N.J.), 7 p.m.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Senior/junior Colin McAtee (San Diego, Calif./Torrey Pines) scored three goals, including the match-winner in the 83rd minute, as the University of Michigan men's soccer team knocked off No. 6 Notre Dame by a 3-2 count Tuesday night (Oct. 7) at U-M Soccer Stadium. The win marked the first victory over a top-10 opponent at home in the past two seasons and the second win over the defending NCAA champion Fighting Irish in program history.

Colin McAtee

McAtee stole the show, notching his first tally at the 20:27 mark on a header off a corner from the left corner flag from the foot of freshman/sophomore Tyler Anderson (Bloomington, Minn./Jefferson) to give the Wolverines (3-5-2) the initial breakthrough and a 1-0 lead.

The junior struck again less than a minute later at 21:04 on a link-up play between senior midfielder Tyler Arnone (Hicksville, N.Y./St. John's) and junior William Mellors-Blair (Nottingham, England/Georgia St.). Following a touch-and-go pass from Mellors-Blair, Arnone sent in a left-to-right low cross at the top of the 18, and McAtee buried his attempt on frame lower right to give the Wolverines the 2-0 advantage.

The Fighting Irish (5-3-2) cut the Wolverine advantage in half in the 64th minute, as Jon Gallagher and Jeffrey Farina linked up in the Notre Dame finishing third and Farina put home a left-footed strike from 14 yards out.

Riding the momentum of their first tally, the Fighting Irish found the equalizer four minutes later. Patrick Hodan shook a pair of Wolverine defenders at the top right portion of the box and tucked home a lefty bender from 20 yards out to knot the match at 2-2.

The Maize and Blue had an opportunity in the 70th minute, as Mellors-Blair squarely struck a scissor-kick from 20 yards out, but it was turned away by Fighting Irish keeper Patrick Wall. The offensive pressure continued, and U-M was awarded the match-winner in the 83rd, as Anderson and McAtee hooked up on another corner-kick header.

Michigan had a season-high 21 corner kicks in the match.

Michigan will return to Big Ten play Saturday (Oct. 11), traveling to Rutgers to take on the Scarlet Knights from Yurcak Field at 7 p.m. The match will be streamed live via BTN Plus.

GAME SUMMARY

By Periods	1	2	F
Notre Dame	0	2	2
Michigan	2	1	3

Scoring, Time (Assist)
1st -- U-M, Colin McAtee, 20:27 (Tyler Anderson)
1st -- U-M, McAtee, 21:04 (Tyler Arnone, William Mellors-Blair)
2nd -- ND, Jeffrey Farina, 63:05 (Jon Gallagher)
2nd -- ND, Patrick Hodan, 67:40 (unassisted)
2nd -- U-M, McAtee, 82:45 (Anderson)

Shots: U-M 18, ND 18
Shots on Goal: U-M 7, ND 5
Saves: U-M 3 (Evan Louro), ND 4 (Patrick Wall)
Corner Kicks: U-M 21, ND 4
Cards: ND, Max Lachowecki, 52:21 (Yellow).

NOTES

• Michigan's three goals are the most Notre Dame has conceded this season.

• Colin McAtee's two first-half goals are the fastest back-to-back goals for U-M since Fabio Pereira and Kofi Opare scored 1:32 apart in a 4-1 win over Northwestern on Sept. 9, 2012.

• McAtee's two goals are also the fastest back-to-back goals for a player since Pereira scored 2:18 minutes apart in a 3-1 win over Niagara in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Nov. 15, 2012.

• The last time U-M knocked off a ranked opponent at home was Oct. 18, 2011, when the Wolverines defeated No. 4 Akron.

• The last U-M player to score a hat trick was Pereira against Niagara in the aforementioned NCAA Tournament match in 2012.

• The goals for McAtee mark his second multi-goal game this season, as he had two against SMU.

• Goalkeeper Evan Louro made three saves in the match, including two in the second half.

• The Wolverines wore white tops and blue shorts for the first time this season.

• The assists for Tyler Anderson are the first two of his career, and he sits tied with Marcos Ugarte and Tyler Arnone with two helpers. The assist for Arnone on the second McAtee goal gives him 13 for his career.

• McAtee now leads the team in goals (five) and points (10).

• The assist for William Mellors-Blair is the first point in his U-M career.

• Michigan improves to 16-10-4 all-time at home under coach Chaka Daley.