SOUTH BEND, Ind. \u2014 <\/b>Notre Dame (7-2-3) closed out its seven-match homestand with its best attacking performance of the season, defeating Green Bay (4-5-1) by a score of 4-2 on Tuesday evening at Alumni Stadium.<\/p>\n
The four Irish goals were scored by Alex Rosin, Wyatt Borso, Stevie Dunphy and KK Baffour. Nolan Spicer picked up two assists in the winning effort.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
HOW IT HAPPENED<\/b><\/p>\n
The Irish attack jumped all over the Phoenix from the opening touch, putting the Green Bay backline under stress. Notre Dame had two great chances in the opening minutes, one shot flashing wide of the post and one rattling the woodwork.<\/p>\n
It didn\u2019t take long for the early possession to pay off, as Notre Dame scored in the eighth minute to go on top 1-0 off a corner. Spicer\u2019s service from the corner found the foot of Rosin, who calmly placed his volley in the back of the net at the far post.<\/p>\n
The lead was short-lived for the Irish, as the visitors struck on a counter attack in the 15th minute Chris Album\u2019s goal to level the contest at 1-1.<\/p>\n
Just three minutes later Notre Dame reclaimed the lead, this time off a header from Borso. It was once again Spicer who played the role of provider, as his cross from the right wing found Borso at the back post, who nodded home to put the Irish up 2-1.<\/p>\n
The Irish created chance after chance before scoring a third goal right before the halftime break. An intricate passing sequence led to Karson Baquero slipping a pass to Dunphy, who fired a low drive past the Green Bay keeper with just one second left on the clock to put Notre Dame on top 3-1 after the first 45 minutes of play.<\/p>\n
Notre Dame continued to control the flow of the match for much of the second half and extended its lead to three goals in the 74th minute. An errant pass was picked up by Baffour, who fired a shot from outside the box into the bottom right corner to make the score 4-1.<\/p>\n
The Phoenix were able to pull one back in the 89th minute, scoring their second of the night off a goal from Noah Madrigal but that was as close as Green Bay got, as the Irish went on to win by a final score of 4-2.<\/p>\n
McFARLAND FAMILY MEN\u2019S HEAD SOCCER COACH CHAD RILEY\u2019S TAKE<\/b><\/p>\n
On the match\u2026<\/b>
<\/b>\u201cPleased with the result. I thought the performance was good overall. We\u2019ve watched Green Bay a lot and they have some really good attacking players. I give the guys credit for handling their attack decently well. I thought we were sharp and created a couple of good moments and put a couple away which was nice.\u201d<\/p>\n
On scoring a season-high four goals\u2026<\/b>
<\/b>\u201cIt\u2019s great. Anytime you score goals you are pleased but I like that combined with the fact that we created some really good chances tonight and that is a step in the right direction.\u201d<\/p>\n
On Nolan Spicer\u2026<\/b>
<\/b>\u201cIt\u2019s about trying to figure out where to get him the ball in good spots and then helping him continue to refine his decision making because he has such great instincts for the game and he\u2019s in a really good stretch of form right now.\u201d<\/p>\n
ND STAT OF THE NIGHT<\/b><\/p>\n
The four goals are the most Notre Dame has scored in a match this season. Furthermore, Green Bay had not allowed more than two goals by an opponent during the 2025 campaign before the Irish scored four on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
ND NUMBERS & FIGURES<\/b><\/p>\n UP NEXT<\/b><\/p>\n Notre Dame travels to Charlottesville for a pivotal ACC road match against Virginia at Klockner Stadium at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, Oct. 10. The match will air on ACCNX.<\/p>\n FOLLOW THE IRISH ON SOCIAL MEDIA<\/b><\/p>\n For a behind the scenes look at the Notre Dame men\u2019s soccer program follow the Irish on Twitter (@NDMenSoccer<\/a>), Instagram (@ndmensoccer<\/a>), Facebook (\/NDMenSoccer<\/a>) and TikTok (@ndmensoccer).<\/p>\n \n