MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – It took a while, but Notre Dame eventually matched the intensity level of Christian Academy of Knoxville in the quarterfinals of the Class A/AA state soccer tournament Tuesday night.
Unfortunately, it was a little too late.
The Warriors built a three-goal halftime lead. Notre Dame responded with a pair of goals by Michael Quatrano but couldn’t produce the equalizer and fell 3-2 at the Richard Siegel Soccer Complex.
Second-ranked CAK (20-2-1) advances to face the winner between Greeneville and White House in a semifinal today.
The Warriors built their lead in the first 25 minutes with goals by Daniel Martin, Jon Creel and Matt Zacyzk.