Notre Dame and Navy have been again in Dublin on Saturday night, competing within the Aer Lingus Traditional 2023, with the previous working out simple winners on a rating line of 42-3.
The 97th assembly of the Preventing Irish and the Midshipmen of the US Naval Academy was the third version of the Aer Lingus Traditional, which was performed in 2016 (Georgia Tech v Boston School) and 2022 (Northwestern v Nebraska).
The sport, broadcast dwell on NBC all through the USA, attracted a full-house on the Lansdowne Street venue, the place the sport kicked off at 7.30pm Irish time.
The 2023 Aer Lingus School Soccer Traditional marked the third assembly between the Notre Dame and Navy in Eire, however the first time that the Preventing Irish have been the designated residence crew. The groups met in 1996 at Croke Park the place Notre Dame gained 54-27 and at Aviva Stadium in 2012 the place they achieved a 50-10 victory.
In a dominant opening first two quarters, Notre Dame scored 4 touchdowns, every of them transformed. The aspect had 17 first downs and handed for 200 yards. They added one other two touchdowns through the third and fourth quarters to finish their snug victory.
Notre Dame took the lead by way of a speeding landing scored by Audric Estimé, the thirteenth play of the drive, which coated 81 yards and took 6 minutes 28 seconds of the opening quarter. Estimé simply missed out on a 1,000-yard season in 2022 (he completed with 920 yards), along with his specialty is carrying down the defence all through the sport.
7️⃣@AudricEstime #GoIrish☘️ pic.twitter.com/SVSn6pOIHg
— Notre Dame Soccer (@NDFootball) August 26, 2023
The kick which adopted from Spencer Shrader was profitable giving the designated ‘residence’ aspect a 7-0 lead. Shrader, a former skilled soccer participant, determined to play his closing yr at Notre Dame, claiming the beginning kicker duties, has rushed twice in his profession (as soon as for a 22-yard landing), caught a cross for seven yards, made two tackles on kick offs, punted as soon as for 36 yards and has transformed 28 profession area targets.
A 19-yard speeding landing from Jadarian Worth, adopted by one other profitable kick from Shrader, noticed Notre Dame double their benefit to 14-0 with over a minute remaining within the opening quarter.
There he goes! @Jadarian15 #GoIrish☘️ pic.twitter.com/iMCQKbK9oS
— Notre Dame Soccer (@NDFootball) August 26, 2023
Jaden Greathouse labored nicely to assemble the ball from quarterback Sam Hartman on the finish of a Notre Dame four-play drive. The 6-pointer prolonged the South Bend, Indiana school’s benefit over their nice rivals. With Shrader sustaining his accuracy on the posts, Notre Dame have been 21-0 forward, with 10 minutes nonetheless remaining within the first half.
Hartman ➡️ Greathouse
YES#GoIrish☘️ pic.twitter.com/eEnbFlIhEd
— Notre Dame Soccer (@NDFootball) August 26, 2023
Placekicker Evan Warren did not get his aspect on the scoreboard on the finish of Navy’s subsequent possession. His effort did not dissect the posts. This miss was quickly punished as Notre Dame’s huge receiver Jayden Thomas obtained in on the scoring act when claiming his aspect’s fourth landing on the cusp of half-time.
Thomas, the main returning receiver for the Irish offence, catching 25 passes for 361 yards and three touchdowns in 2022, obtained a 14-yard cross from quarterback Hartman within the ninth transfer of the drive which noticed his aspect transfer 80 yards down the sphere. Shrader succeeded along with his fourth kick on the posts and moved his crew into a snug 28-0 at half-time.
Hartman ➡️ Thomas 🫡
28-0 on the half #GoIrish pic.twitter.com/XG4wSuMrVQ
— Notre Dame Soccer (@NDFootball) August 26, 2023
Jaden Greathouse scored his second landing of the sport early within the third quarter. Receiving an correct 20-yard cross from quarterback Hartman, huge receiver Greathouse introduced his private factors tally for the night time to 10 factors, earlier than Shrader once more kicked the extras for a 35-0 lead.
Hartman makes it occur
One other TD for @jadengreat1 #GoIrish☘️ pic.twitter.com/MUgqBjvrZR
— Notre Dame Soccer (@NDFootball) August 26, 2023
Shrader’s impeccable report at kicking for the posts ending with 4 minutes remaining within the third quarter. A 42-yard area aim try went proper and huge of the uprights, as Shrader’s 100% success report on the night time ended.
A 25-yard reception for Deion Colzie, who posted his finest recreation of the season towards Navy final yr when catching two passes for 50 yards, noticed the ‘residence’ crew lengthen their lead early within the closing quarter. Seven performs within the drive noticed Notre Dame transfer 60 yards in 3:43 minutes. With Shrader including the additional rating, it was a 42-0 benefit for Irish.
COLZIE
4️⃣ touchdowns on the day for @sam_hartman10 #GoIrish☘️ pic.twitter.com/L9xdl2vKzZ
— Notre Dame Soccer (@NDFootball) August 26, 2023
An Evan Warren area aim try from 31 yards out lastly put Navy on the rating board, however it was all too little, to late. The rating got here on the finish of a 15-play 62-yard drive which lasted 8 minutes 21 seconds.
This one-sided recreation noticed Notre Dame run out simple 42-3 victors over Navy.
The following instalment of US school soccer in Dublin, the 2024 Aer Lingus School Soccer Traditional, will see Florida State College and Georgia Tech go to the Aviva Stadium on Saturday, 24 August 2024.
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