Notre Dame wins its first NCAA men’s soccer title
Andrew O’Malley and Leon Brown led Notre Dame to its first NCAA men’s soccer title, scoring in the Fighting Irish’s 2-1 victory over Maryland on Sunday at PPL Park in Chester, Pa. Notre Dame finished the season 17-1-6 to give Bobby Clark, 68, his first title in 27 years of coaching at Dartmouth, Stanford and Notre Dame. Patrick Mullins, the nation’s leading scorer, scored for Maryland (17-4-5). The Terrapins were trying to win their fourth national championship and third under coach Sasho Cirovski. Harrison Shipp, a finalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy as the nation’s best player, set up O’Malley’s winning goal with a perfectly placed free kick in the 60th minute. Brown tied it at 1 in the 40th minute.
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