Our now #1/#1/#2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (3-0) convincingly beat the now #12 Georgetown Hoyas (1-1) 15-9 this past week. With the lack of a broadcast, we aren’t 100% sure how it went down, but a 6 goal win over a team who came into the match-up in the top 3 is nothing to complain [...]
This past weekend was week four of the Premier Lacrosse League! The teams had their annual stop at historic Homewood Field in Baltimore. With it being the California Redwood’s bye week, a good portion of the former Irish in the league had the week off, but the ones who played were exceptional. New Faces Before [...]
Our #7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's lacrosse (3-2) faltered at home against the #10 Ohio State Buckeyes (7-1), 9-10. Five games into the season the boys find themselves in a search for identity. The Plot We are keeping the recap portion brief today so we can discuss the larger issues facing the team. The [...]
Notre Dame aced the projected toughest test of 2024 in College Station, shutting down the Aggies offense and creating the explosive plays to decide a defensive battle. Al Golden's defense put on a masterclass, shutting down explosive plays and forcing Conner Weigman and the unproven A&M skill talent to sustain long drives to score. Riley [...]
The Irish offense finished 2023 ranked 14th in Offensive F+, which feels like a "meets expectations" grade from where things stood in the preseason. Still, the game-by-game output that placed Notre Dame there feels underwhelming - Sam Hartman and company throttled some inferior opponents but struggled to put points on the board in most of [...]
The #2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's lacrosse team (5-0) trampled the #10 Ohio State Buckeyes (3-3) by a 16-3 score. The boys started great and just got better and better as the game progressed. Notre Dame completely reversed the 2022 script by going 3-0 through the difficult Georgetown-Maryland-Ohio State stretch, and have won 11 [...]
The #2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's lacrosse team (3-0) dispatched the Georgetown Hoyas (0-3), 15-8, on a cold and snowy Saturday in Washington. It could have been a whole lot worse for the Hoyas. The Plot Once again, the Irish scored on their opening possession on an Eric Dobson goal. Dobson has a great [...]
The #3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's lacrosse team (1-0) hammered the Marquette Golden Eagles (1-2), 21-10, and announced their 2023 championship campaign. The new-look Irish offense generated high quality looks so frequently and with such efficiency that it was hard to keep track. And the defense looked pretty good, too. The Scoring Where to [...]
It was ugly early and often for Notre Dame against Cal. But with both lines finally controlling the game for solid stretches, the Irish carved out enough advantages against the Bears to pull away late. In Drew Pyne's first start the ND offense was extremely careful but moved the ball well enough with short to [...]
Notre Dame losing by 11 points at Ohio State wasn't a total surprise, but the advanced stats from this game would have qualified as a shocker for fans before the game. Breaking down how the Irish stayed close with a draw in explosive plays, ultimately couldn't hang with the Buckeyes because of a dramatic loss [...]
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 [...]
The #10 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (2-3) beat the Michigan Wolverines (7-2), 12-7, this weekend at Arlotta Stadium. The Irish performed well to get the season back on track. The Scoring Chris Kavanagh led the goal scorers with 3 goals and an assist, while his brother Pat matched him in points with 4 assists. Eric [...]
#15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish lacrosse (1-3) host the #17 Michigan Wolverines (7-1) this Saturday at noon (ACCN). The Irish look to refocus the season after three difficult losses to top-7 teams. A quick peak back at last week We didn't have a chance to recap the 11-14 loss to Ohio State. The plot was [...]
#10 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's lacrosse (1-2) lost a tough one to the #1 Maryland Terrapins (5-0) 11-9 at Arlotta Stadium. A great defensive effort, intense ground ball play, and flashy scoring were not enough to overcome some very untimely turnovers and difficulties at face-off. We apologize for the late recap! The Scoring Pat [...]
#8 Notre Dame Fighting Irish lacrosse (2-0) faces its last two out-of-conference opponents before ACC play. This afternoon the Irish face Marquette (0-4) at 4:00 pm, ACC Network, and Cleveland State (1-2) this Saturday at 1:00, ACCNX. The Irish needs these two opportunities to improve and catch up to the game experience of their ACC [...]
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