LYNDHURST, Ohio -- Notre Dame remained unbeaten on the season with a 4-1 victory over Malone on Tuesday night. (
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The Falcons (12-0-0) got goals from
Daniel Knight,
Tom Owens (two) and
Dean Miller. With the win coming at Korb Field, the Blue & White are now 4-0-0 at home this season. With the victory over Malone (7-6-0), Notre Dame has now won 29 consecutive regular-season matches.
Daniel Knight netted Notre Dame's first goal in the 14th minute of the match when he banged home a rebound in traffic. Knight's goal - his second of the season -- was followed in the 17th minute by
Tom Owens, who scored on a penalty kick.
Junior
Dean Miller scored NDC's third goal, on a feed from
Martin Lange, at 55:35. Malone answered with an Adam Sharpnack goal in the 69th minute, but Owens scored his second of the night mere moments later, and Notre Dame re-established its three-goal lead, 4-1.
With his two goals on Tuesday, Owens has now tallied six netfinders this season and extended his point streak to five games.
Senior keeper
Alex Klein made three saves in registering his third win of the year. Klein holds a 33-2-0 career mark for the Falcons.
NOTES FROM THE NEST….
RANK'EM: Alex Klein,
Daniel Knight,
Christian Earnest,
Jan Skorupinski, and
Erik Beattie have all moved up the program's career spots. Klein's 16 shutouts ranks second, Skorupinski's seven shuouts ranks fourth, Earnest ranks sixth in goals (18), eighth in points (41), Knight's 77 games played ranks ninth while his 75 games started is eighth. Beattie's 14 career goals sits one behind
Tom Mellor in 10th.
STREAKING FALCONS: Notre Dame has now scored in 75 consecutive games since being held scoreless on Sept. 12, 2008. During that stretch the Blue & White have won 89.3 percent (66-7-2) of their games. Over those 75 games Notre Dame has scored 288 goals for an average of 3.84 goals per game. The defense has also kept 31 shutouts throughout the streak.
REGULAR PERFECTION: The Falcons have not lost a regular season match since Oct. 27, 2009. During that stretch the Blue & White have won 30 straight regular season contests, including a perfect 17-0-0 in 2010. Over the last five seasons, the Falcons are 71-7-4 through 82 regular season games, for a .890 winning percentage.
