Lacrosse: There Is No Team Better at Beating #1 Ranked Teams than Notre Dame

Our #1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8-1) beat the then-#1, now #3, North Carolina Tar Heels (10-2), 10-5, this past weekend. It was a well played game with many welcome surprises.  Specialist Dominance Right off the opening face-off, Spano dominated at the face-off X, going 10-17 on the day. North Carolina’s Wambach came into the [...]

By |2026-04-18T00:52:58-04:00April 17th, 2026|18S Reads, Lacrosse|1 Comment

Lacrosse: Irish dominate to win ACC title

Our #1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's lacrosse (12-1) hammered the #2 Duke Blue Devils (12-5), 16-6.  A heavily-Notre Dame crowd enjoyed watching the Irish masterclass on a hot afternoon in Charlotte. Let's be very clear about this: the win was not the result of Duke playing poorly.  Our opponent will look at the stat [...]

By |2024-05-07T21:39:54-04:00May 8th, 2024|18S Reads, Lacrosse|8 Comments

Lacrosse: Irish ready for Cornell after PKav makes statement in win over #3 Duke

Our #1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's lacrosse (7-1, 2-0 ACC) extending their win streak over Duke to five games in a 15-12 win. We'll remember the game for the Pat Kavanagh 7-point message in the battle of Tewaaraton finalists. The Irish look to keep their momentum going today Sunday against #8 Cornell (7-3) in [...]

By |2024-04-13T08:56:45-04:00April 13th, 2024|18S Reads, Lacrosse|5 Comments

Lacrosse: The Ecstacy

The #4 Notre Dame Fighting Irish won their epic showdown over the Duke Blue Devils, 16-14. A furious fourth quarter comeback was a majestic end to their regular season. This article celebrates the fantastic win over Duke.  We'll excuse ND-Atl 2.0 from his writing duties after this and deal with the elephant in the room [...]

By |2022-05-11T08:18:02-04:00May 11th, 2022|18S Reads, Lacrosse|4 Comments

Lacrosse: Irish take care of Orange to set up season ending showdown

Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's lacrosse (7-4, ACC 4-1) hammered the Syracuse Orangemen at the Carrier Dome, 18-11 (attendance: 3176). This sets up an end of regular season showdown on Saturday with arch-rival Duke.  Both teams will enter the game needing to win to secure a NCAA playoff berth. The Scoring Pat Kavanagh continued his [...]

By |2022-05-04T23:06:24-04:00May 4th, 2022|18S Reads, Lacrosse|2 Comments

Lacrosse: Two road wins fuel Irish for home stretch

Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's lacrosse (5-4, 2-1 ACC) completed a great week on the road, beating #10 Duke, 16-15, and smashing Marquette, 18-8. The Irish are heating up just in time for their final push for an NCAA bid. The Scoring Lots of great data to report from these games! Against Duke A huge [...]

By |2022-04-16T15:28:02-04:00April 16th, 2022|18S Reads, Lacrosse|2 Comments

Lacrosse: Irish at North Carolina and a review of #Cleatgate

The #3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish mens' lacrosse (6-2, 2-2 ACC) visit the #4 North Carolina Tar Heels (9-2, 2-2 ACC) for the Irish's fourth straight game against a top-5 opponent.  Faceoff is at 2:00 pm  Sunday, ACC Network. We also have a few notes on the boys' overtime loss to Duke (12-1, 4-1 ACC), [...]

By |2021-04-24T23:06:53-04:00April 24th, 2021|18S Reads, Lacrosse|0 Comments

Lacrosse: Irish send another #1 team home with an L

#2/#3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's lacrosse (6-1, ACC 2-1) gave Duke (10-1, ACC 2-1) its first loss in a dominant 13-8 victory. For six years, the Irish have defeated every #1 team they've faced, and Coach Corrigan, now with 311 wins as the Notre Dame head coach, alone holds the record for victories at [...]

By |2021-04-16T00:43:18-04:00April 16th, 2021|18S Reads, Lacrosse|1 Comment
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