SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Notre Dame hosts its second consecutive season-opening tournament this weekend as Bowling Green, Cincinnati and UW Milwaukee head to South
Bend for the Shamrock Invitational. The Irish meet Bowling Green on Friday, Sept. 3 at 7 p.m. ET before taking on Cincinnati on Saturday, Sept. 4 at 6 p.m. ET and UW Milwaukee on Sunday, Sept. 5 at 2 p.m. ET. All Irish matches this weekend will be streamed live via ACC Network Extra.
2021 Shamrock Invitational
Friday, September 3 – Cincinnati vs. UW Milwaukee – 4:30 p.m. ET (Live Stats)
Friday, September 3 – Bowling Green vs. Notre Dame – 7 p.m. ET (ACC Network Extra/Live Stats)
Saturday, September 4 – Bowling Green vs. UW Milwaukee – 3:30 p.m. ET (Live Stats)
Saturday, September 4 – Cincinnati vs. #25 Notre Dame – 6 p.m. ET (ACC Network Extra/Live Stats)
Sunday, September 5 – Cincinnati vs. Bowling Green – 11:30 a.m. ET (Live Stats)
Sunday, September 5 – UW Milwaukee vs. Notre Dame – 2 p.m. ET (ACC Network Extra/Live Stats)
FOR STARTERS
- The Irish return to action after going 2-1 last weekend in the Golden Dome Invitational.
- Notre Dame fell to #16 Western Kentucky in its 2021 season opener before bouncing back with a pair of victories over Oakland and Loyola Chicago last weekend in the Golden Dome Invitational.
- The Irish are in the midst of six consecutive home matches to open the 2021 season.
- Charley Niego became the 24th Irish member of the program’s 1,000-kill club in the first set of last Saturday’s match against Oakland.
- Notre Dame is currently receiving votes in the AVCA Coaches Poll.
HISTORY VS. BOWLING GREEN
- Friday will be the 14th meeting between the Irish and Falcons with Notre Dame owning an 11-2 mark in the all-time series.
- The Irish have won eight of the last nine matchups against Bowling Green, including a four-set triumph two seasons ago on August 31, 2019.
- In that 2019 victory over the Falcons, Caroline Meuth notched a game-high 21 kills in just her third match in an Irish uniform.
HISTORY VS. CINCINNATI
- The Irish and Bearcats have met on 18 previous occasions with Notre Dame holding an 11-7 edge in the all-time series.
- Notre Dame has won two of the last three contests against Cincinnati, but dropped a four-set decision to the Bearcats in their last meeting on September 13, 2019.
- The Irish have a 5-1 record in home matches vs. Cincinnati.
HISTORY VS. UW MILWAUKEE
- The Irish own a 2-1 mark against Wisconsin Milwaukee but the two schools have not squared off since the 2002 season.
- Sunday’s match between the programs will be the first in the 25-point era.
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