Aug 30, 2013

Box Score

SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Oakland goalkeeper Payj O'Shea tallied a season-high seven saves in the Golden Grizzlies' 4-0 setback to No. 7 Notre Dame Friday evening at Alumni Stadium. With the setback, Oakland drops to 1-2-0 on the season while Notre Dame improves to 3-0-0.

The Fighting Irish got on the board just over two minutes into the game, but the visiting Golden Grizzlies held the host squad in check for much of the first half. Kyla Kellermann answered quickly with a shot of her own less than a minute after Notre Dame's goal, but her effort was stopped by goalkeeper Kaela Little.

"We played really well. We made a mistake early, but then we settled down and created some opportunities," said interim head coach Dave Morgan. "They are a top quality side and they came out strong in the second half."

The 1-0 score line stayed through the halftime break, but Notre Dame tallied three scores in the second stanza to seal the contest. Notre Dame finished with a 19-9 shots advantage, including an 11-4 mark in shots on goal.

Aly Rawson, Abigail Haelewyn and Serena San Cartier all had second half shots on goal for Oakland.

The Golden Grizzlies will wrap up the adidas Invitational Sunday, Sept. 1 with an 11 a.m. ET contest against No. 20 Marquette in South Bend, Ind. Marquette fell to No. 4 UCLA earlier on Friday, 2-1.

This is outstanding for our program and our university," Morgan said of participating in the elite tournament. "Our players are up to the competition to see where we stand, and just to have Oakland mentioned among these teams tells you where the program is at."

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