Northern Illinois got here up with what is going to absolutely find yourself being one of many largest upsets of the 2024 faculty soccer season on Saturday, taking down No. 5 Notre Dame, 16-14.
At no level have been the Combating Irish in command of the sport, they usually ended up enjoying from behind by means of a lot of it. However with a surprising 34-yard landing run from Jeremiyah Love, Notre Dame took a 14-13 lead considerably early nonetheless within the third quarter.
The Huskies later transformed a fourth-quarter interception from Combating Irish quarterback Riley Leonard right into a scoring drive with a 35-yard area purpose with 31 seconds left within the sport.
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Notre Dame wasn’t capable of get as far up the sector because it hoped and was pressured to kick a really lengthy 62-yard area purpose. However Huskies defensive deal with Cade Haberman got here up huge along with his second blocked area purpose of the sport, and this one secured Northern Illinois’ first win towards a top-10 opponent in program historical past.
Whereas the Huskies delivered an thrilling end, NBC’s Dan Hicks was on the decision and delivered too:
“And it’s blocked on the line up scrimmage! And the Huskies are celebrating the largest upset within the faculty’s historical past!”
“Blocked on the line of scrimmage. And the Huskies are celebrating the largest upset within the faculty’s historical past.”
Dan Hicks on the decision as Northern Illinois blocks a FG to seal an upset win over No. 5 Notre Dame. pic.twitter.com/bWV8uphoQe
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