LYNDHURST, Ohio -- third-ranked Notre Dame (NAIA Men's Soccer Coaches' Top 25 Poll) (16-0-0, 7-0-0 AMC) were led by a clutch overtime goal by #Erik Beattie#, a sophomore from Madision, Ohio as the Falcons defeated AMC foe Roberts Wesleyan (4-9-0, 1-3-0 AMC) 1-0 in overtime. (Alumni Spotlight audio) (Coaches Corner audio) (Halftime Player Spotlight audio)

Coaching his 200th match for the Falcons, Michael "Mac" McBride guided the boys in blue and white to their record 16th victory in as many matches and their 11th shutout.

The Falcons would outshoot the visiting Raiders 13-3 and hold a 2-0 advantage in corners through the opening 45 minutes, but neither team would find the back of the net. 

According to McBride, "Roberts Wesleyan traveled to Cleveland by bus, they then parked that bus in front of their 18 yard box. Well, it certainly seemed that way. They were very hard to breakdown."

The second half of regulation the Raiders would be whistled for 14 infractions and earn three yellow card cautions compared to the Falcons 6 fouls and two yellow cards. NDC would hold distinct advantages in each offensive category, 10-3 in shots, 6-2 in shots on goal and 3-0 in corner kicks except goals. The two teams would end regulation tied just as the game started 0-0.

Playing their first overtime match of the season Notre Dame would outshoot the Raiders 6-0 and 1-0 on corner kicks. At the 99:22 mark, Erik Beattie would put the finishing touch on Jacob Child's long range strike sending the Falcon fans and team streaming onto Korb Field in celebration. The Falcons 7-0-0 conference record will insure them a share of the regular season American Mideast Conference crown with just one game remaining against Point Park (7-8-0, 2-5-0 AMC). The Falcons 21 points in seven games leads second place Houghton (11-5-0, 6-1-0 AMC) by three points. The Falcons defeated Houghton 1-0 on Wednesday Sept. 29 at Korb Field in their AMC opener.

The Falcons will travel to Point Park Saturday Oct. 30 for their final regular season tilt. Saturday's match can be heard on NotreDameFalcons.com with Rudy Roediger and bringing you the action. Coverage scheduled to begin 30 minutes before kickoff, directly following the women's soccer broadcast scheduled for a 5:00 p.m. kickoff.


NOTES FROM THE NEST…

200 CLUB: Coach #Michael "Mac" McBride# coached his 200th match on Saturday Oct. 23, 2010. The Falcons defeated Roberts Wesleyan 1-0 in OT on homecoming. McBride's record since the program's inception in 2001 is 134-52-14.

SWEET 16: The Falcons 16 wins marks the second most wins in a season, tying the 2009 and 2005 NAIA Tournament squads. The 2008 Falcons 19 wins ranks best all-time for a season

POW ER: #Luke Holmes# becomes the Falcons fifth AMC Offensive Player of the Week selection and fourth consecutive, Holmes is the only Falcon to receive multiple weekly honors in 2010. For the year the Notre Dame has had seven offensive or defensive selections. Last season Holmes was selected as the AMC Offensive player on three occasions and the AMC Player of the Year. #Tom Mellor# earned Offensive Player of the Week (Oct 3.-9), #Alex Klein# and #Ryan McGreevy# earned respective Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 27-Oct. 2), #Mohamet Sougoufara# earned Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 20-26), #Luke Holmes# and #Daniel Knight# earned respective Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 6-12.). Holmes also earned the NAIA National Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 6-12).

POW'S NOT MISSING ACTION: Last season the Falcons had players honored four times in 2009, Luke Holmes on three occasions and Jonathan Morris once. Craig Pickering, George Kephart, #Steven Kane#, and Andrew Carr were all recognized once in 2008, the Falcons previous best for individual honors.

BETTERING THE BEST: The Falcons have bettered the 2008 NAIA Tournament squad's nine game winning streak (16), blew the 2009 NAIA Tournament squad's previous best of four wins to open a season (16), surpassed the previous best 3 straight shutouts previously held by the 2004 (twice), 2005 and 2007 squads (7). And surpassed the most shutouts in a season (11), the previous best 9 shutouts in a season was held by the 2005 squad who made it to the programs first NAIA National Tournament.

STREAKING FALCONS: Notre Dame is tied for the fourth longest active streak of being consecutively ranked in the NAIA Top 25 with 26 consecutive weeks. The NAIA has 220 schools that sponsor men's soccer. Soccer is the largest single division sport for men in the NAIA. Only Men's Basketball has more schools. 261 schools sponsor basketball split between Division I (116) and Division II (145).