The third time was the charm for Notre Dame men’s lacrosse this weekend. On Saturday the Irish had an incredible last-second comeback to beat Virginia for the first time in three tries in 2023 and earned a spot in Monday’s national championship game.
Monday saw the Irish play in the national title game for the third time in program history, oddly enough with each one being against Duke. This time the Irish finished the job as they dominated defensively for a 6-1 halftime lead.
Duke came out firing in the second half as the Blue Devils started on a 6-1 run to draw even at seven. Notre Dame took that blow and answered back though scoring four-straight goals to get the lead back.
Notre Dame then held on to a 13-8 victory to secure their first national championship in program history.
We’ll have tons more on this throughout the day as the Irish are FINALLY national champions!