Notre Dame Fighting Irish lacrosse (2-2) lost the Western Rivalry, 11-14, to the Denver Pioneers (4-2). The Irish had difficulty getting the ball often enough to keep pace with the Pios, but showed great heart in mounting a late comeback. We'll depart from our usual recap format as we only have a minute before the [...]
Notre Dame Fighting Irish lacrosse (2-1) dropped one on the road to the Maryland Terrapins (4-1). The final score on a very cold and windy afternoon was 9-14. Sometimes you are the hammer, sometimes you are the nail. The Data The Irish scored nine goals by eight different players: Costabile had two goals and an [...]
Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's lacrosse (2-0) dominated the Richmond Spiders (2-2), 13-5, at Arlotta Stadium. Balanced and persistent offense, combined with a suffocating defense, resulted in a comfortable win against an excellent opponent. The Data Freshman Pat Kavanagh led scorers with 4 goals and an assist. Griffin Westlin added a hat trick and an [...]
The #5/7/7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1-0) steamrolled the Cleveland State Vikings (0-3) 17-7 in front of nearly 1000 fans in the Loftus Sports Center. The Irish open the season with an impressive showing in all aspects of the game. The Irish finished the first half up 12-1, allowing the entire roster to get valuable [...]
#7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish lacrosse won with authority over Johns Hopkins, 16-9, on a rainy evening at Arlotta. The Irish move on to play #2 Duke in the NCAA quarterfinal on Saturday at 2:30, at Shuart Stadium on Long Island, ESPNU. The Scoring and the Data Mo Mirer led the boys with 4 outstanding [...]
Notre Dame Fighting Irish lacrosse (RPI #7 8-5) defeated Duke (RPI #3 11-4) in Chapel Hill, 12-10. The next stop for the Irish is the ACC championship game versus Virginia in Charlottesville, Saturday at 2:00, ESPNU. The team's prospects for an NCAA tournament berth look secure. We'll be brief with this recap and try to [...]
Notre Dame Fighting Irish lacrosse (RPI#10, 7-5 2-2 ACC) beat North Carolina (7-6, 1-3 ACC) 12-10 on Saturday afternoon at Arlotta. The Irish secure the #3 seed in the ACC Tournament and a rematch against Duke this coming Saturday. The Scoring and the Data Brendan Gleason had a huge day with 5 goals, and Brian [...]
Notre Dame Fighting Irish lacrosse (6-5, 1-2 ACC) dropped one to Cornell (8-4, 9-11) on a very cold and rainy Sunday afternoon. It was a tough day for the boys. The Scoring and the Data If the game was decided on stats, the Irish would have won by a billion. Costabile once again paced the Irish [...]
Notre Dame Fighting Irish lacrosse (#7 5-3, 1-1 ACC) beat ACC rival Syracuse (#11 5-3, 1-2 ACC) at home, 13-10. An 11-goal first half was all the Irish needed for victory. Notre Dame also showed a lot of growth as a team in holding off an Orange comeback in the 2nd half. The Scoring and [...]
Notre Dame Fighting Irish lacrosse (#12 4-3, 0-1 ACC) lost in OT, 10-11, to the Ohio State Buckeyes (#5 7-0, 0-0 B1G). So endeth the great winning streak. Things we going well for the Irish until things fell apart a bit late in the third. Notre Dame again had difficulty holding off an opponent's 2nd [...]
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 [...]
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish mens' lacrosse team (#10 2-1, 0-0 ACC) took down the previously #2 and undefeated Maryland Terrapins (#7 5-1, 0-0 B1G) in overtime, 14-13. The action was intense in the hot, crowded and noisy Loftus Sports Center, giving the 1000+ fans attending perhaps the most exciting Irish lacrosse game in years. [...]
Notre Dame Men's Lacrosse (#12/14/17 1-1, 0-0 ACC) lost 8-9 to the Richmond Spiders (#11/14/16 3-1, 0-0 SoCon) in the cold and hard rain on Saturday in Virginia. The lacrosse media predictably overreacted and dropped them from #8 to #17 in their poll. Good grief. The Scoring and the Data Brian Willetts, Conor Morin, and [...]
Notre Dame Fighting Irish lacrosse (#7/#8 1-0) beat the Detroit Mercy Titans (1-1) 19-6 on Saturday evening indoors at Loftus Sports Center. The Irish showed off their impressive depth in this resounding 2019 season-opening win. Our game recap: The Scoring and the Data It's been a while since the Irish scored this many goals. Bryan [...]
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