The Halloween spooks may have been too much for the Irish offense as the Notre Dame men's soccer team played to a double-overtime scoreless tie Tuesday night against IUPUI in Indianapolis.

The Irish conclude their season with a 7-8-2 record, while the Jaguars finish at 8-8-2 on the year.

The Irish failed to score despite putting a season-high 28 shots on goal. The Irish took seven shots in the first half, nine in the second half, eight more in the first overtime and four in the second overtime.

Freshman midfielder Justin Detter led the Irish in shots taken, taking seven shots in the game. Detter's classmate, defender Greg Martin, took five more shots for the Irish.

The Irish were kept in check by an impressive Jaguar defense. IUPUI goalkeeper Armando Femia saved 14 shots — seven total in the two overtime periods — to keep the Irish from taking the game. Femia, a junior who attended South Bend's Adams High School excelled against the Irish for the second year in a row.

In last year's Oct. 5, match-up between the two teams, Femia made nine saves while allowing the Irish only one goal on 25 shots. The Irish defense also excelled in that game, as graduated senior Ryan Cox's second-half goal proved to be all the Irish needed in Notre Dame's 1-0 victory.

This year's tie marked the final career game for the six seniors in the Irish roster. Five of those six seniors were in the starting lineup Tuesday night — tri-captains Steve Maio, Dustin Pridmore and Connor LaRose, to go along with midfielders Griffin Howard and Reggie McKnight.

The tri-captains proved their mettle once again on defense, allowing the Jaguars only eight shots in the game. The defense was so strong that Notre Dame sophomore goalkeeper Cole Straub made only three saves in the contest — all in the second period.

Despite the contributions of the tri-captains the defensive leader in the game for the Irish was sophomore midfielder Andreas Forstner. Forstner — one of only two Irish players to start each game this season — was named Big East Defensive Player of the Week earlier in the day.

In Notre Dame's 2-0 victory over West Virginia in the team's final Big East conference, Forstner anchored a strong Irish backline that allowed the Mountaineers only five shots the entire game.

Forstner and the Irish line shined again Tuesday night, allowing only 8 shots to the Jaguars. IUPUI senior forward Thies Hermann — who had scored 31 points this season coming into the game — was limited to only four shots, taking all four Jaguar shots on goal.

While the Irish take down the nets until spring practice, the Jaguars continue their season on Saturday as they compete in the Mid-Continental Conference Tournament in Macomb, Ill.

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