#3/5/5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish lacrosse (2-0) travels to College Park, MD, for its now traditional early season grudge match against the #7/7/8 Maryland Terrapins (3-1). Faceoff is Saturday at 1:00 pm at Maryland Stadium. The forecast is for 36 degrees and high winds at gametime. It will be streamed on BTN+. The Irish have [...]
#5/6/6 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1-0) will face #17/18/18 Richmond Spider (2-1) this Sunday at noon, ACC Network Extra. The game has been moved outdoors to Arlotta Stadium. The Irish look to build on last week's strong performance and get a bit of payback after a difficult loss in Richmond last year. The Opponent Richmond [...]
What do projection systems like SP+ (newly re-named!) and FEI see for Notre Dame in 2019? A much more difficult schedule, an improving offense, and a defense that will hope its strength in the passing game helps it continue to be a top-10 unit. Transparently, this was intended to be a multi-part series, but hey, [...]
Notre Dame Fighting Irish lacrosse (RPI #8 8-5) readies to face the Virginia Cavaliers (RPI #2 12-3) in the ACC Finals this Saturday at 2:00, ESPNU. The Klockner Stadium field looks fantastic for the event. The Irish look to defend their 2018 ACC title! The Opponent Earlier this season, the Irish didn't hold a 10-5 [...]
Notre Dame Fighting Irish lacrosse (#11 6-5, 1-2 ACC) host North Carolina (7-5, 1-2 ACC) Saturday at noon, ESPNU. Gametime forecast is for temps in the 50s, partly cloudy, and windy (which is way better than rainy and freezing). The Opponent This year's version of the Tar Heels is quite a bit different than the [...]
Notre Dame Fighting Irish lacrosse (#7 5-3, 1-1 ACC) travels to Durham for an ACC showdown versus Duke (#8 8-3, 0-2 ACC), Saturday at noon, ESPNU. The Opponent Duke is coming off ACC loses to Syracuse and North Carolina, which puts them in a difficult spot within the conference. But let there be no mistake, [...]
Notre Dame Fighting Irish lacrosse (#12 4-3, 0-1 ACC) host the Syracuse Orangemen (#8 5-2, 1-1 ACC) this Saturday at Arlotta Stadium, noon, ESPNU. The Irish will welcome their ACC rival with some cold, rainy South Bend weather. The Opponent Syracuse is leaving home for the first time this season, having played their first seven [...]
Notre Dame Fighting Irish lacrosse (#11, 4-2 0-1 ACC) recovered from the weekend and took down the Michigan Wolverines (3-4, 0-0 B1G) by the score of 12-9. It's always good to beat Michigan. Up next the Irish host the undefeated Ohio State Buckeyes (#5/#7 6-0, 0-0 B1G) at Arlotta. Saturday, 1:00 pm WacthESPN/ACC Network Extra [...]
Notre Dame Fighting Irish lacrosse (#11 3-2, 0-1 ACC) fell 11-13 to Virginia (#7 5-2, 2-0 ACC) in Charlottesville this Saturday. The Irish get right back on the field this afternoon against Michigan (NR 3-3, 0-0 B1G) in Ann Arbor, 5:00 pm, ESPNU. The Scoring in Charlottesville McCahon opened and closed the scoring for Notre [...]
Notre Dame Fighting Irish lacrosse (#4/#7 3-1, 0-0 ACC) will open their ACC campaign against the Virginia Cavaliers (#12/#12 4-2, 1-0 ACC) this Saturday at 3:00 pm. The game will be streamed on WatchESPN/ACC Network Extra. The Opponent The Cavaliers under coach Lars Tiffany play a unique brand of lacrosse. The style prioritizes transition and [...]
The next installment of the Western Rivalry moves to Southern California as the feature game of the Pacific Coast Shootout. Notre Dame (#10 2-1, 0-0 ACC) and Denver (#8 4-1, 0-0 Big East) will face off on Saturday at 10:00 pm EST, at Lebard Stadium at Orange Coast College. This is the second time the [...]
Notre Dame Fighting Irish lacrosse (#12/#17 1-1, 0-0 ACC) host the Maryland Terrapins (#2/#2 5-0, 0-0 B1G) this Sunday at noon in the Loftus Sports Center. The game will be broadcast on ESPNU. A forecast for very cold temps moved the game indoors. The History This will be the 12th meeting between these two teams. [...]
Notre Dame Fighting Irish lacrosse (#6/#8 1-0, 0-0 ACC) will travel to Richmond, Virginia, to take on the Spiders (2-1, 0-0 SoCon), this Saturday at noon. The game will streamed on ESPN+. Last year, Notre Dame prevailed in Arlotta, 11-7. It was an odd game, with the Irish taking a 5-0 lead and looking dominant, only [...]
Total yardage and yards per play were almost identical. Michigan had a significant edge in efficiency. So how did Notre Dame control the game and come away with the win last weekend over Jim Harbaugh and company? Confused? Check out this handy-dandy advanced stats glossary. The Basics As you can see, the Irish and Michigan [...]
Breaking down the advanced stats for Notre Dame vs. Michigan - how can the Irish come out on top in what figures to be a defensive struggle? What parallels are there for this opener and the UGA game of 2017? And what four toss-up stats will help determine the winner Saturday night? When Michigan has [...]
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