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 [...]
Unless you've been living under a rock you're well aware the Pac-12 football conference has been struggling to live up to expectations and create a strong national profile. The league finished its 13th year without a National Championship and coming off a bowl season that saw the conference fall flat on its face with a [...]
Notre Dame Fighting Irish lacrosse (#7 seed) will host their rival Denver Pioneers in an NCAA first round game, Sunday at 2:15, Arlotta Stadium, ESPNU. The Western Rivalry continues. It's win or go home time. The Irish face their western rival for the 7th time in four years, with the Irish winning their early season [...]
Notre Dame Fighting Irish lacrosse (#8, #3 RPI, 8-5) hosts Army West Point (5-7) at Arlotta Stadium this Saturday at 1:00 PM, WatchESPN. Senior Day This is the last regular season home game for our graduates. Please pay careful attention to these players who have made us proud during their Notre Dame careers: Mikey Wynne [...]
Notre Dame Fighting Irish lacrosse (#13/#14/#15, 6-4, 1-2 ACC) travel to Chapel Hill to take on North Carolina (NR, 6-7, 1-2 ACC) this Saturday at noon, ESPNU. What's at stake The Irish have a whole lot to lose, but not much to gain. A win doesn't likely change their seeding in the ACC Tournament next [...]
Notre Dame Fighting Irish lacrosse (#14/#15, 5-4, 1-2 ACC) travel to Marquette (5-4, 2-1 Big East) for a Wednesday evening showdown, 7:00 pm, FS1. With the passing of Admiral Ackbar, we had hoped to retire the "It's a trap!" meme, but the recent offensive struggles for the Irish set this midweek meeting up as the [...]
Notre Dame Fighting Irish lacrosse (#12/#10, 5-3 (1-1 ACC) host the Duke Blue Devils (9-2, 1-1 ACC) at Arlotta Stadium this Saturday at 4:00 pm EDT, ESPNU. Don't let the April date fool you, near-freezing temperatures are expected at game time. The Irish are hosting a pregame biergarten, and a near sellout is expected if [...]
Notre Dame Fighting Irish lacrosse (#6/#7, 5-2, 1-0 ACC) visit the Syracuse Orangemen (#9/#10. 4-3, 2-0 ACC) at the Carrier Dome for an ACC matchup, Saturday, March 31, 5:00 pm, ESPNU. At a minimum, we hope you will all tune in to watch the Irish for a while before the Final Four games start. The [...]
Notre Dame Fighting Irish mens' lacrosse (#4, 4-1, 1-0 ACC) host the Michigan Wolverines (NR, 5-2, 0-0 B1G), Wednesday at 4:00 pm, WatchESPN. This is the third meeting between the two teams, with the Irish winning 16-5 at home last year, and 17-8 in Ann Arbor in 2015. The Wolverines haven't played the meat of [...]
Notre Dame mens' lacrosse (3-1, #4/#4/#4) will face Virginia (6-1, #9/#7/#8) on St. Patrick's Day, 6:00 pm at Arlotta Stadium, ESPNU Another day, another top-10 matchup. The Fighting Irish have won the last five games in this series. The last two have been epic overtime wins that qualify as two of the most exciting finishes [...]
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (2-1, #8/#10/#11) host the Denver Pioneers (4-1, #4/#5/#4) this Saturday at Arlotta Stadium, 2:30 pm EST, ESPNU. Of all the games on the schedule, we consider this game the litmus test for the Irish. The Western Rivalry The Irish and Pios were for years the distant western outposts for [...]
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