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    1997 NCAA Notes

    Soccer America Final Top 20 (11/10)
    Team Record Last Week
    1. North Carolina * 22-0-1 1
    2. Notre Dame 20-0-1 2
    3. Santa Clara 17-2-1 4
    4. Texas A&M 18-2-0 6
    5. Connecticut * 19-3-0 5
    6. Nebraska * 17-3-0 7
    7. Florida 19-2-1 8
    8. Portland * 14-4-0 3
    9. William & Mary 18-4-0 12
    10. Clemson 13-6-0 14
    11. Hartford 18-1-1 13
    12. Virginia 13-4-2 9
    13. Maryland 12-8-2 15
    14. Duke * 14-5-1 10
    15. SMU 16-4-1 16
    16. UCLA * 17-2-0 17
    17. Minnesota 17-2-2 11
    18. Michigan * 18-3-1 20
    19. Harvard 11-3-2 NR
    20. Georgia 15-5-1 19
    * indicates 1997 Notre Dame opponents

    NSCAA Final Top 25 (11/10)
    Team Record Points
    1. North Carolina * 22-0-1 300
    2. Notre Dame 20-0-1 288
    3. Santa Clara 17-2-1 268
    4. Texas A&M 18-2-0 262
    5. Connecticut * 19-3-0 260
    6. Portland * 14-4-0 222
    7T. Nebraska * 17-3-0 216
    7T. William & Mary 18-4-0 216
    9. Florida 19-2-1 214
    10. Hartford 18-1-1 198
    11. Minnesota 18-2-2 184
    12. Duke * 14-5-0 172
    13. Virginia 13-4-2 150
    14. Clemson 13-6-0 146
    15. Michigan * 18-3-1 136
    16. Maryland 12-8-2 120
    17. Harvard 11-3-2 106
    18T. SMU 16-4-1 98
    18T. UCLA * 17-2-0 98
    20. Massachusetts 17-4-0 62
    21. Penn State 15-6-1 46
    22. Vanderbilt 14-7-0 42
    23. BYU 19-3-0 36
    24. Georgia 15-5-1 32
    25. George Mason 13-5-4 18
    * indicates 1997 Notre Dame opponents

    Career NCAA Statistics
      GP G A P GW
    Holly Manthei 16 2 14 18 0
    Monica Gerardo 12 7 4 18 2
    Shannon Boxx 12 6 1 13 1
    Jenny Heft 8 6 0 12 1
    Kara Brown 8 2 7 11 1
    Anne Makinen 3 4 3 11 0
    Jenny Streiffer 7 3 3 9 1
    Meotis Erikson 3 3 2 8 1
    Kate Sobrero 16 1 3 5 1
    Kelly Lindsey 3 1 1 3 0
    Jen Grubb 8 0 2 2 0
    GP Min Sv/G GAA Sh
    LaKeysia Beene 5 302 12/1 0.30 2.5

    Irish Conference Championship History

    1993 MCC Championship
    Semifinal: Notre Dame 5, Butler 1
    Final: Notre Dame 4, Xavier 0

    1994 MCC Championship
    Quarterfinal: Notre Dame 7, Wright State 0
    Semifinal: Notre Dame 10, Xavier 0
    Final: Notre Dame 5, Butler 1

    1995 BIG EAST Championship
    Semifinal: Notre Dame 3, Rutgers 0
    Final: Notre Dame 1, Connecticut 0

    1996 BIG EAST Championship
    Semifinal: Notre Dame 7, Villanova 0
    Final: Notre Dame 4, Connecticut 3

    1997 BIG EAST Championship
    Semifinal: Notre Dame 7, Villanova 0
    Final: Notre Dame 6, Connecticut 1

    BIG EAST Standings (Final)
    Team BIG EAST Overall
    1. Notre Dame 11-0-0 20-0-1
    2. Connecticut 10-1-0 19-3-0
    3. Seton Hall 9-2-0 14-5-0
    4. Villanova 6-4-1 8-8-2
    5. Syracuse 6-5-0 14-5-0
    6. Boston College 5-6-0 9-6-2
    7. Rutgers 5-6-0 8-12-0
    8. West Virginia 4-6-1 11-6-2
    9. St. John's 4-7-0 10-8-0
    10. Pittsburgh 2-8-1 3-12-3
    11. Georgetown 2-9-0 7-9-0
    12. Providence 0-10-1 5-11-2

    Irish Among National Statistical Leaders
    Scoring
    5T. Anne Makinen 58
    9T. Meotis Erikson 56
    9T. Jenny Streiffer 56
    Goals
    7T. Anne Makinen 23
    10T. Meotis Erikson 22
    17T. Jenny Streiffer 20
    Assists
    1. Holly Manthei 33
    8T. Jenny Streiffer 18
    11T. Shannon Boxx 17
    Goals Against Average
    2. LaKeysia Beene 0.29
    Team Scoring Average
    1. Notre Dame 5.63
    Attendance
    6. Notre Dame 1,151

    1996 - National Runner-Up

    NCAA Final, Dec. 8, at Santa Clara, Calif.
    #1 North Carolina 1, #2 Notre Dame (OT)
    Scoring: UNC Keller (Karvelsson, T. Roberts) 110:56.

           ND  UNC
Shots   7   18
Corners 1   10
Saves   7    3
Fouls   1   21

    NCAA Semifinal, Dec. 6, at Santa Clara, Calif.
    #2 Notre Dame 3, # 3 Portland 2
    Scoring: UP Holand (Baumgardt) 1:40, UP Holand (Koleski) 29:42, ND Boxx (Manthei) 46:02, ND VanLaecke 54:44, ND Gerardo (Grubb) 60:33.

            UP  ND
Shots   10  12
Corners  3   8
Saves    3   1
Fouls   18   7

    NCAA Third Round, Dec. 1, at Notre Dame
    #2 Notre Dame 2, Maryland 0
    Scoring: ND Gerardo (Manthei) 16:00, ND Streiffer (Gerardo) 18:51.

            UM  ND
Shots    7  19
Corners  3   5
Saves    6   3
Fouls   10  14

    NCAA Second Round, Nov. 24, at Notre Dame
    #2 Notre Dame 5, Wisconsin 0
    Scoring: ND VanLaecke (Daws, Streiffer) 12:03, ND Daws (Manthei) 26:11, ND Daws (VanLaecke, Brown) 32:55, ND VanLaecke (Gerardo) 45:12, ND VanLaecke (Brown, Streiffer) 59:27.

            UW  ND
Shots    1  22
Corners  2  10
Saves    7   1
Fouls   13  13

    NCAA First Round, Nov. 27, at Notre Dame
    #2 Notre Dame 8, Indiana 1
    Scoring: ND VanLaecke (Daws) 7:22, ND Streiffer (Manthei) 23:57, ND Heft 25:59, IU Friederich (Fosdick) 46:43, ND Streiffer (Brown) 53:34, ND Fisher 58:45, ND Brown (Manthei, Daws) 62:49, ND Heft (Brown) 75:49, ND Heft (Brown) 77:40.

           IU  ND
Shots   5  23
Corners 0  11
Saves   5   3
Fouls   9   9

    1995 - National Champion
    NCAA Final, Dec. 3, at Chapel Hill, N.C.
    #4 Notre Dame 1, #2 Portland 0 (3OT)
    Scoring: ND Daws 125:31

            ND  UP
Shots   20  17
Corners  5   6
Saves    6   8
Fouls   17  30

    NCAA Semifinal, Dec. 1, at Chapel Hill, N.C.
    #4 Notre Dame 1, #1 North Carolina 0
    Scoring: ND Own Goal 19:21

            ND  UNC
Shots    5  17
Corners  2   7
Saves    4   3
Fouls   17  17

    NCAA Third Round, Nov. 26, at Notre Dame
    #4 Notre Dame 2, Connecticut 0
    Scoring: ND Vogel (Manthei) 20:57, ND Van Laecke (Sobrero, Daws) 51:00

            UC  UD
Shots   12  10
Corners 2   7
Saves   4   7
Fouls   11  15

    NCAA Second Round, Nov. 19, at Notre Dame
    #4 Notre Dame 5, Wisconsin 0
    Scoring: ND VanLaecke (Sobrero) 8:34, ND Vogel 20:51, ND Boxx (McCarthy) 38:43, ND Boxx 43:51, ND Boxx 57:57.

            UW  ND
Shots   8   12
Corners 4   6
Saves   4   6
Fouls   14  16

    1994 - National Runner-Up
    NCAA Final, Nov. 20, at Portland, Ore.
    #2 North Carolina 5, #1 Notre Dame 0
    Scoring: UNC Kelly (Sanchez, Dacey) 14:22, UNC Venturini 55:09, UNC Confer (Sanchez) 72:16, UNC Venturini (Kelly) 82:25, UNC Dacey 88:40

            UNC UD
Shots   25  8
Corners 8   5
Saves   4   7
Fouls   11  5

    NCAA Semifinal, Nov. 18, at Portland, Ore.
    #1 Notre Dame 1, Portland 0
    Scoring: ND Sobrero (Manthei) 51:33

            UP  UD
Shots   12  11
Corners  1   5
Saves    3   2
Fouls   20  11

    NCAA Central Regional, Nov. 13, at Notre Dame
    #1 Notre Dame 2, William & Mary 1
    Scoring: WM Cook 20:45, ND Guerrero (Manthei, Sobrero) 55:49, ND McCarthy 62:24

            WM  ND
Shots    4  18
Corners  0   4
Saves    8   2
Fouls   18  17

    NCAA Central Regional, Nov. 12, at Notre Dame
    #1 Notre Dame 3, George Mason 1
    Scoring: GM Bassett (Pearman) 1:59, ND Manthei (Daws) 12:54, ND Thompson (Manthei) 53:22, ND Hartwig (Manthei, Maund) 56:16

           GM  UD
Shots   6   21
Corners 2   4
Saves   7   3
Fouls   14  14

    1993 - First Round
    NCAA First Round, Nov. 13, at Madison, Wis.
    George Mason 2, #3 Notre Dame 1
    Scoring: GM Pearman (Gross) 5:00, ND Hartwig (Guerrero) 24:16, GM Gross (Worsham) 29:39

           GM  UD
Shots   9   17
Corners 4   6
Saves   5   4
Fouls   11  9
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