Notre Dame breaks NCAA record with 56-game conference unbeaten streak

[COLLEGE] No. 8 Notre Dame extended its NCAA record conference unbeaten streak to 56 games when it rallied to win at Big East rival West Virginia, 3-2, on Taylor Knaack‘s goal 41 seconds into overtime. No. 9 Michigan lost for the first time in 10 games when it fell at Big Ten rival Indiana, 1-0, on Carly Samp‘s goal with 21 seconds left in regulation. For all the Friday action and the weekend Top 25 schedule …

* FRIDAY’S RESULTS:
Top 25
No. 3 Portland 7 (Foxhoven 29, 42, 51, Chandhoke 31, Kreminski 41, Reed 84, Jackman 85) Montana 0.
Pepperdine 0 No. 4. UCLA 2 (Leroux 7, Cline 90).
Big East: West Virginia 2 (Mischler 39, Miller 49) No. 8 Notre Dame 3 (Henderson 5, Ford 65, Knaack 91).
(Irish extend conference unbeaten streak to new NCAA record 56 consecutive games.)
Big Ten: Indiana 1 (Samp 90) No. 9 Michigan State 0.
No. 10 California 0 Sacramento State 1 (O’Donnell 18).
USC 4 (Freyer 40, Butcher 80, Johnson 85, Davila 87) No. 19 San Diego 0.
SEC: Alabama 0 No. 20 LSU 3 (Banks 11, Clarke 70, Boudreau pen. 79).
SEC: Mississippi 0 No. 7 South Carolina 1 (Small 68).
(Gamecocks improve to 11-0-0.)
Big East: No. 12 St. John’s 1 (Lane 90) Louisville 0.
Big East: Marquette 1 (Malone-Povolny 14) No. 13 Rutgers 3 (Schacher 16, Price 21, Lancos 55).
SEC: Mississippi State 1 (Walsh 19) No. 15 Florida 1 (Thompson pen. 85).
(Gators’ SEC regular-season winning streak snapped at 23 games.)
Big East: No. 17 Connecticut 1 (Ruutu 14) Villanova 0.
(Win is the first for Huskies over Wildcats since 2004 season.)
SEC: Kentucky 0 No. 21 Georgia 1 (Hooker 85).
Big 12: Texas A&M 4 (Hamilton 16, Shipley pen. 27, Young 52, Matz 64) No. 25 Kansas 3 (Johnson 43, Williamson 53, Noble 88).
(Big 12 showdown draws 2,606 fans at the Aggie Soccer Stadium.)
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Atlantic Sun
Jacksonville 0 Mercer 1

Atlantic-10
Charlotte 4 Rhode Island 0
Fordham 0 Dayton 2
(Flyers improve record to 7-0-4.)

Big East
Pittsburgh 2 DePaul 1 (OT)
(Panthers remain unbeaten in the Big East at 1-0-3.)
Providence 1 Georgetown 2
South Florida 1 Seton Hall 0
Syracuse 1 Cincinnati 1

Big 12
Colorado 5 Oklahoma 1
(Nikki Marshall leads Buffaloes with four goals and assist.)
Iowa State 2 Oklahoma State 1
Texas 1 Missouri 1
Texas Tech 1 Baylor 0

Big Ten
Purdue 1 Illinois 0

Big West
Cal State Northridge 3 Cal Poly 2

CAA
George Mason 0 Hofstra 1
James Madison 0 UNC Wilmington 1  (OT)
(Junior Megan Novak scores golden goal.)
Old Dominion 1 Drexel 1
Towson 0 Northeastern 2
VCU 0 Georgia State 0
William & Mary 0 Delaware 1

Conference USA
Colorado College 2 UAB 0
East Carolina 3 Southern Miss 1
Marshall 1 UCF 4
Memphis 2 UTEP 3
(Miners win sixth match in a row.)
SMU 1 Rice 0
Tulsa 1 Houston 0

Horizon
Butler 0 Wisconsin-Milwaukee 1

MAAC
Fairfield 1 Marist 1
Iona 1 Siena 0
Manhattan 0 Niagara 1  

Mid-American
Ball State 1  Bowling Green  0
Central Michigan 3 Kent State  0
Eastern Michigan 2 Buffalo 0
Miami (Ohio) 1 Toledo 0
Northern Illinois 0 Ohio 2
Western Michigan  2 Akron  0

Northeast
Monmouth 1 Wagner 0
Mt. St. Mary’s 1 LIU 2

Ohio Valley
Eastern Kentucky 1 Tennessee  Tech 2 (OT)
Morehead State 2 Jacksonville State 1
SE Missouri 0 Austin Peay 0

Patriot
Navy 0 Colgate 0

SEC
Auburn 2 Arkansas 1
Vanderbilt 1 Tennessee 0 (OT)

Southern
Furman 2 The Citadel 0

Sun Belt
FIU 1 Denver 0
Florida Atlantic 0 North Texas 2
Louisiana-Lafayette 1 Arkansas State 3
Louisiana-Monroe 2 Arkansas-Little Rock 0
South Alabama 0 Western Kentucky 2
Troy 1 Middle Tennessee 0
(Loss ends Blue Raiders’ five-game winning streak.)

Non-Conference
Arizona 1 Loyola Marymount 2
Nebraska 3 Wisconsin-Green Bay 1
St. Mary’s 2 UC Davis 1 (OT)
San Diego State 1 Oregon State 1
SIU-Edwardsville 1 McKendree 1
Washington 3 Gonzaga 1

* TOP 25 SCHEDULE:
Saturday, Oct. 3
Weber State vs. No. 14 Oregon
Mountain West: No. 25 BYU vs. Utah

Sunday, Oct. 4
ACC: Virginia Tech vs. No. 2 North Carolina
No. 3 Portland vs. Washington State
ACC: No. 5 Florida State vs. Miami (Fla.)
ACC: No. 6 Boston College vs. N.C. State
SEC: Mississippi State vs. No. 7 South Carolina
Big East: Pittsburgh vs. No. 8 Notre Dame
Big Ten: Purdue vs. No. 9 Michigan State
No. 11 Santa Clara vs. No. 10 California
Big East: No. 12 St. John’s vs. Cincinnati
Big East: South Florida vs. No. 13 Rutgers
SEC: Mississippi vs. No. 15 Florida (TV: FSS, live, 7 pm ET)
Big Ten: Penn State vs. No. 16 Ohio State
Big East: No. 17 Connecticut vs. Georgetown
ACC: Clemson vs. No. 18 Wake Forest
SEC: Auburn vs. No. 20 LSU (TV: ESPNU, live, 3 pm ET)
SEC: Vanderbilt vs. No. 21 Georgia
ACC: Duke vs. No. 22 Maryland
Big 12: Texas vs. No. 25 Kansas

* EARLIER TOP 25 RESULTS:
Thursday, Oct.1
No. 11 Santa Clara 2 (Angeli 16, Shim 79) No. 1 Stanford 6 (O’Hara 24, 54, Press 36, 61, Noyola 52, Hing-Glover 86).
ACC: No. 6 Boston College 1 (G.DiMartino 55) No. 2 North Carolina 2 (Nogueira pen. 75, Hawkins pen. 82).
ACC: No. 18 Wake Forest 0 Duke 0.
No. 24 BYU 1 (Ringwood 24) No. 14 Oregon 0.
(Cougars win sixth game in a row.)

Wednesday, Sept. 30
No. 23 Virginia 1 (Alwine 84) Virginia Tech 2 (Chidester 39, Johnson 76).

Soccer America Women’s Top 25
TEAM (RECORD) LAST WEEK
1. Stanford (11-0-0) 1
2. North Carolina (10-0-1) 2
3. Portland (10-1-0) 4
4. UCLA (9-1-1) 5
5. Florida State (9-1-0) 6
6. Boston College (9-2-0) 3
7. South Carolina (11-0-0) 11
8. Notre Dame (7-3-0) 12
9. Michigan State (7-1-2) 13
10. California (6-3-0) 7
11. Santa Clara (8-4-0) 10
12. St. John’s (9-1-1) 15
13. Rutgers (9-1-2) 20
14. Oregon (7-2-1) 23
15. Florida (8-3-1) 24
16. Ohio State (8-1-1) 25
17. Connecticut (8-3-0) 16
18. Wake Forest (8-2-1) 17
19. USC (8-3-0) NR
20. LSU (7-2-2) NR
21. Georgia (8-1-1) 8
22. Maryland (8-2-0) 9
23. Virginia (6-3-2) 14
24. BYU (8-3-1) NR
25. Kansas (8-3-1) 18

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