For the second straight season, Notre Dame’s men’s lacrosse team will play for a national championship. The Irish defeated Denver, 13-6, in Saturday’s national semifinal match in Philadelphia. A win over Maryland on Memorial Day would give the Irish their second straight national title. This will be the Irish’s fourth time overall playing for the national championship.
While Notre Dame has some quality athletic programs right now, men’s lacrosse is right at the top. Only the fencing team has come closer to winning a national championship this year, and the men’s lacrosse team is attempting to defend what it already has.
It’s a shame the men’s lacrosse team doesn’t get more attention, and we certainly haven’t been blameless in this equation at times. But we recognize how important it is to acknowledge when any Notre Dame athletic program is on the cusp of greatness, and this is one of those times.
Here are photos from the Irish’s semifinal win: