Spoiler alert…. Spallina lied about the National Championship. It's Notre Dame that will play for the championship! Our #2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (12-2) beat the #6 Syracuse Orange (13-5) 15-7 today. We will have our official recap/preview up soon, but here are our initial reactions and unvarnished game notes from the game. Before the [...]
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 [...]
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 #6 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8-4) lost another tough one to the #12 Syracuse Orange (10-5) this Friday in the ACC semi-final. It was a hard-fought, but not mistake-free, game that presents the Irish with a nervous selection Sunday. A quick recap of the game and our thoughts on the status of the team [...]
Our #9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5-3) lost to the #4 Syracuse Orange this past Saturday. It was a tough loss and put the Irish under a lot of pressure to win the remaining key games to avoid putting the NCAA tournament in doubt. Questions about this team frustratingly linger. The Plot Matt Jeffery scored [...]
Our #5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5-2) take on the #7 Syracuse Orange (8-2) this Saturday in Syracuse at 2pm. This game will be broadcast on the ACC Network. After a big win against Duke to open ACC play, the chance string back to back wins in the ACC is one the boys can’t miss. [...]
Our #1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's lacrosse (5-1, 0-0 ACC) open ACC play welcoming the #3 Syracuse Orangemen (9-2, 1-0 ACC) to Arlotta Stadium on Saturday at 2:00 (ACCN). The Irish hope to continue their great success against the Orange and avoid the top-rank curse that has plagued teams all season, including the Irish [...]
#2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's lacrosse (7-1, 1-1 ACC) soundly defeated the Syracuse Orangemen (6-5, 0-3 ACC), 20-12, at the JMA Wireless Dome. The boys' performance was not without flaws, but the Irish were too much for the home team and secured an 8-goal conference road win. The Plot Notre Dame got on the [...]
Notre Dame put together a complete effort to kill Syracuse's dreams, jumping out to an early lead and holding it thanks to contributions from the defense, rushing attack, and special teams. The offensive line and rushing attack allowed Notre Dame to dominate the efficiency battle, but without explosive plays the Orange threatened to pull off [...]
Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's lacrosse (7-4, ACC 4-1) hammered the Syracuse Orangemen at the Carrier Dome, 18-11 (attendance: 3176). This sets up an end of regular season showdown on Saturday with arch-rival Duke. Both teams will enter the game needing to win to secure a NCAA playoff berth. The Scoring Pat Kavanagh continued his [...]
Over 1000 fans were in attendance to watch our Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's lacrosse (6-4, 3-1 ACC) suffocate the North Carolina Tar Heels (8-5, 1-4 ACC), 12-5. The Irish put together an all-around great performance led by ACC Defensive Player of the Week Arden Cohen. The Irish travel to Syracuse for their second to [...]
Notre Dame Fighting Irish lacrosse (3-4, 1-1 ACC) thumped the Syracuse Orangemen ( 4-5, 1-2 ACC) by a score of 22-6. The Irish went up 12-0 to start the game and never looked back. The Emergence of Jake Taylor The Irish single-game goal scoring record of 7 goals was set way back in 1993 by [...]
#16 Notre Dame Fighting Irish lacrosse (2-4) will host the #18 Syracuse Orangemen (4-4) this Saturday at 2:00 pm (ESPNU). The teams will use this occasion to raise funds and awareness for mental health matters in honor of Notre Dame's Tommy O'Brien and Syracuse's Rob Kavovit. The Cause The game is the culminating event of [...]
#4 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's lacrosse (7-3, 3-3 ACC) concluded their regular season by demolishing the #10 Syracuse Orangemen (6-5, 2-4 ACC) in every way imaginable, 22-8. The Irish await their seeding for the NCAA Championships, which will be announced this coming Sunday. The Scoring The scoring was plentiful, but we'll begin with a [...]
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