That was a rough one to watch and re-watch. Ain’t no other way to put it. Our #2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (13-3) lost to the Princeton Tigers (17-2) in the finals by a score of 16-9 last week. We took some time to review the game, with a short break to celebrate Shawn Lyght [...]
History has been made. A defenseman has won the award as the best player in men's college lacrosse. Notre Dame's Shawn Lyght receives the Tewaaraton Award! Shawn is the second Notre Dame lacrosse player to be recognized with the highest individual award in college lacrosse after Pat Kavanagh in 2024. The award is commonly referred [...]
Ground balls win championships. Youth coaches everywhere feel validated. Our #2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (13-3) lost to the #1 Princeton Tigers (17-2) in the finals by a score of 16 to 9. One wayward quarter of lacrosse ended the Irish season. Splat As Coach Corrigan has noted in the past, sometimes you are the [...]
A #1 versus #2 matchup for the National Championship deserves a manifesto. Below is the guide to the upcoming epic Notre Dame and Princeton matchup, heavy with Eddie Glazener-ese specifics, all the important details, and a new fan viewer guide. Our #2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (13-2) beat the #6 Syracuse Orange (13-6) 15-7 this [...]
Memorial Day weekend. It’s time for the lacrosse Final Four! Our #2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (12-2) will take on the #6 Syracuse Orange (13-5) in the semi-finals. The boys will have a rematch of their regular season 16-11 win. The last time these two teams played, there was a lot of emotion and things [...]
The boys are heading to Charlottesville to play for the National Championship! Our #2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (12-2) beat the John Hopkins Blue Jays (10-6), 15-9, on Saturday in Hempstead, NY. Like Jacksonville the week before, Johns Hopkins came prepared with a good plan. Notre Dame was able to adjust and comfortably prevail. PLANS [...]
Our #2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (11-2) will take on the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays (10-5) in the quarterfinals tomorrow! Given what happened to the boys last year in the quarterfinals, we expect the guys to be extremely ready. A Stroll Down Memory Lane To get everyone in the proper mood for a critical quarterfinal [...]
Our #2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (11-2) beat the Jacksonville Dolphins (11-6) 18-5 this past weekend. It was a great bounce back game that sends the Irish to the quarterfinals The Dolphins gave the boys their best shot. Watching the first six minutes of the game, there was no doubt Jacksonville had a good plan [...]
Our #2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish lost to the #5 Virginia Cavaliers (10-6), 15-10, in the ACC tournament semi-finals this past Friday in Charlotte. There isn’t any way to sugar coat this, it looked bad. The boys will have to refocus before the NCAA playoffs. It's an issue we unavoidably have to address before moving [...]
Our #1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10-1) beat the #6 Syracuse Orange, 16-11, this past weekend. This win gives the boys the #1 seed for the ACC Tournament. The Good I feel once again obligated to say a great game from Ricciardelli. He had 9 saves on the day, sitting at just under 50%. However, [...]
Our #1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's lacrosse (9-1, 2-1 ACC) dropped the #15 Duke Blue Devils (8-4, 0-3 ACC), 7-6. The score was a bit closer than we would like, but a road win that effectively eliminated a rival from the ACC and NCAA Tournaments is a satisfying win. What We Liked Thomas Ricciardelli [...]
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 [...]
Our #2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men’s lacrosse comfortably beat the then-#1 Richmond Spiders on the shore of Lake Michigan at Northwestern University. We held back on our recap of last week’s surprise loss to #14 Virginia after reflecting on the words of our colleague David Brogan. He suggested the Cavalier loss was probably more [...]
Our #1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6-0) prepare to head into ACC conference play to end out the regular season, with the inclusion of a bonus #1 v #2 matchup against Richmond on the shores of Lake Michigan. Here is what we expect to see for the rest of the season. Virginia The Cavaliers are [...]
Our #1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5-0) beat the #7 Ohio State Buckeyes (6-1), 9-8 this past Saturday. It was a hard fought defensive battle. It is a great sign that the highest scoring offense in the county can also engage in defensive challenges! Ohio State The headline from this match was Ricciardelli’s performance to [...]
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