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Notre Dame keeps bragging rights, takes down St. Patrick

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CHICAGO – The Irish Cup is staying in Niles.

For the second time in just under six months, Notre Dame and St. Patrick faced off in their annual rivalry match. Just like their March 24 match, the Dons came home victorious.

That game, a 3-1 Notre Dame win, had quite a different feel than Thursday evening’s matchup at Read-Dunning Field.

Notre Dame’s Andres Barrezueta (6) tries to hold off an oncoming St. Patrick defender Sept. 16 in Chicago. Photos by Michael Wojtychiw

The Dons, listed in Chicagoland Soccer’s honorable mention section of the most recent rankings, came into the match enjoying the best start in school history. They have outscored their opponents 48-4 through 10 games.

That best start continued as Notre Dame (10-1-0, 3-0-0 East Suburban Catholic) came away with a hard-fought 1-0 win.

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Early goals help Notre Dame hold off Marist

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NILES — The 2021 calendar year has been quite a successful one for the Notre Dame boys soccer program.

After setting a school record with six conference wins during the spring 2021 COVID-influenced season, the fall version of the squad, which returned 21 of 24 players, had already hit that mark with three conference games remaining entering Saturday’s contest with Marist.

Notre Dame’s Jack Plovanich looks to get past a Marist defender Oct. 2 in Niles. Photos by Michael Wojtychiw

The fall season has gone even better for the Dons (16-1-1), who already have set a new school record for regular-season wins and earned the program’s first top seed, in the Speer Sectional, for the upcoming state playoffs.

The Dons, ranked 22nd in the Chicagoland Soccer Top 25, can add one more first as they set a new school record with their seventh East Suburban Catholic Conference win, a 2-1 decision over Marist that improved their East Suburban Catholic Conference record to 7-0-0.

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