The University of Louisville Men's Soccer team fell 1-0 to No. 11 Notre
Dame Wednesday night at Alumni Field on a Bright Dike goal with just
nine minutes to go in the game.

Both teams battled horrid conditions all night, with a steady rain
falling and temperatures in the mid 30s.  In the 81st minute, Notre Dame
forward Jeb Brovsky gathered the ball on the left side of the field near
the penalty box and passed towards the middle to a marked Dike.  Dike
stuck the ball off of a bounce perfectly, sending it into the right
side-netting past a diving Andre Boudreaux.

"It was a disappointing loss, not so much because of the result, but
because we didn't play to our capability," said head coach Ken Lolla.
"It has always been our expectation that the BIG EAST tournament
prepares us for the NCAA (tournament), and we expect the lessons we
learned tonight to benefit us in the NCAA."

The teams played long balls much of the night hoping to capitalize on
the opponents' mistake, but for 81 minutes the game remained scoreless.
Notre Dame had the first good opportunity just three minutes into the
game when Jack Traynor struck a shot that went just high of the goal.
In the 14th minute, Traynor played a free kick into the box that Michael
Thomas shot towards the goal, but it deflected off the side post and out
of bounds.

Gerardo Chavez had the first shot on goal for the Cards in the 19th
minute when he fired from the right side of the box, but Irish
goalkeeper Phillip Tuttle made the save.  Louisville's best chance came
with nine minutes left to play in the first half when Aaron Clapham
passed to Gerard Voutier inside the box. Voutier shot to the left side
of the goal, but a diving Tuttle came up with the save.  The Cards
finished the half with four shots on goal.

Notre Dame nearly went up 1-0 in the 67th minute when Brovsky found
himself wide open inside the penalty box, but Boudreaux came out to make
a brilliant diving save, keeping the game scoreless.  The Cards picked
up the pressure after Dike's goal, coming close to tying the game
several times.  Freddie Braun ripped a shot from 30 yards out with five
minutes to play, but it went just high and wide.

The Irish finished the game with a 14-11 shot advantage, while Tuttle
had six saves.  Boudreaux finished with six saves as well.

The NCAA selection show will be held on November 17th.