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College Lacrosse – No. 1 Notre Dame Wins at No. 3 Duke

A huge road win for the Irish!

It was a rematch of last year’s national championship lacrosse game and again between a pair of the nation’s top-ranked teams on Sunday.  No. 1 Notre Dame traveled to No. 3 Duke in a showdown that lived up to the billing.

Notre Dame jumped out to an early lead, scoring the game’s first goal before exchanging the next pair with the Blue Devils to hold a 3-2 lead at the end of the first quarter.

The second quarter saw the Fighting Irish head to halftime on a scoring spree.  After allowing two Duke goals to open the period, Notre Dame scored five-straight to hold an 8-4 halftime edge.  The Brothers Kavanagh, Chris and Pat, each scored a pair of goals during that 5-0 run.

Duke scored early in the second to get back within three before the two teams matched the final portion of the third quarter which ended with Notre Dame holding a 10-7 lead.

The first part of the fourth quarter belonged to the Devils as they struck fast to score four goals while allowing just one, tying the game at 11 with 9:09 to play.  It’s one thing to give up a lead, it’s another to fall behind, and Notre Dame never did that keeping things at least tied.

From there the Irish outscored Duke 3-1 to close the contest and win 14-12.

Pat Kavanagh led the Irish with four goals and three assists while Chris Kavanagh also scored four goals while assisting one.

As is the norm, Notre Dame goaltender Liam Entenmann was great, stopping 14 Duke shots in the win.

Notre Dame returns to action next weekend when they travel to Cornell.

No April Fools Joke: Notre Dame is Lacrosse U

Light up Grace Hall…twice!

A quick look at the national lacrosse rankings finds Notre Dame ranked No. 1.

“Is that in men’s or women’s lacrosse?” – one might ask.

Yes.

The Notre Dame men’s lacrosse team held onto their top national ranking with Saturday’s home victory over previously No. 3 Syracuse.  It was highlighted by the save of the year by goaltender Liam Entenmann who helped slow down a ferocious Syracuse comeback effort in the fourth quarter.

The Notre Dame women’s lacrosse team is also ranked No. 1 in the latest rankings, taking over the top spot this week.  The Irish routed Pitt 26-5 on Saturday to improve to 10-2 on the season.

The women check in No. 1 as they have wins this season over both No. 2 Northwestern and No. 4 Boston College.  They’ll return to the field Saturday for their senior day against Duke.

The men are 6-1 and again ranked first this week and also get ready to take on Duke in a national championship rematch on Sunday in Durham.

Watch: No. 1 Notre Dame Goalie Makes Save of Year as Irish Beat No. 3 Syracuse

Find a better save in any sport this year – we dare you.

A major showdown between men’s lacrosse powerhouses took place on Saturday at Notre Dame as the top-ranked and reigning national champion Fighting Irish hosted No. 3 Syracuse.

The Irish controlled things early and were in control almost entirely throughout before things tightened up late in a 14-12 victory. It was a contest Notre Dame led over the Orange 13-7 with just seven minutes to play.

The biggest highlight of the day didn’t come on goal but instead on a save.

A save that is as good of one as you’ll ever see.  Whether you’re a fan of lacrosse or not, check out the stop Liam Entenmann made on the charging Orange.

The reigning national champion Irish move to 6-1 on the season as they’ll travel to Durham, North Carolina next week for a rematch of last year’s national title contest against Duke.

College Lacrosse: No. 1 Notre Dame upset at home

Tough one on banner day at Notre Dame…

The reigning national champions won’t have to worry about the pressure of a perfect season in 2024 as the Notre Dame men’s lacrosse team fell at home in overtime to No. 19 Georgetown on Sunday, 11-10.

Georgetown got things started early, jumping out to a 3-1 lead after one period of play.  From there it out it was a back and forth battle that Notre Dame could never quite get ahold of.

Jeffery Ricciardelli took a feed from Pat Kavanagh to put the Irish ahead 9-8 with 8:41 left in regulation but Georgetown would answer with a pair of goals themselves to retake the lead.

Kavanagh would tie things up late in regulation, forcing overtime but Georgetown was able to stop Notre Dame’s first possession and land the game-winning goal from Aidan Carroll on their first overtime possession.

Notre Dame falls to 2-1 on the young season and returns to action at home against next weekend when they welcome No. 4 Maryland to town.

No. 8 Notre Dame Women’s Lacrosse Knocks off No. 1 Northwestern

Down goes No. 1!

History was made Friday on Notre Dame’s campus as the eighth ranked Fighting Irish women’s lacrosse team took down traditional powerhouse and No. 1 Northwestern, 14-10.

The win was the first in program history for Notre Dame over a No. 1 ranked women’s lacrosse opponent and moved the Irish to 3-0 on the young season.

Jackie Wolak was outstanding for the Irish leading the way with four goals and a pair of assists.  Madison Ahern and Abby Maichin each had hat tricks themselves to aid in the victory.

Perhaps the most important team stat of the game came from the circle as Notre Dame won 20 of 28 draws on the day.

Notre Dame returns to action Sunday when they play host to Butler at 1 p.m. ET.

Watch: Tyler Buchner Lacrosse Highlights

TB12 like you probably haven’t seen him before…

Much was made earlier this off-season when former Notre Dame quarterback Tyler Buchner announced he was returning to South Bend.  He wasn’t coming back to play football though, instead choosing to pick up his lacrosse stick again and become a part of that program.

This comes after Buchner followed Tommy Rees to Alabama for one season where he wound up starting one game at quarterback for the Crimson Tide.

So now Buchner returns and is set to play a different sport for the Fighting Irish.  Just how good of a lacrosse player is the former starting quarterback?

Finding lacrosse highlights of high school players isn’t nearly as easy finding football highlights but based on how he looked as a freshman in high school, Buchner is one heck of a talent.  Check out the video below from Buchner’s freshman year.

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Report: Tyler Buchner is headed back to Notre Dame

Could he win two national championships in the next six months?

What’s old is new again at Notre Dame.

Former Fighting Irish starting quarterback Tyler Buchner, who transferred to Alabama last spring, is transferring back to continue his athletic career at Notre Dame.

Just it won’t be on the football field.

Buchner, who was a star lacrosse player as well as quarterback in high school, will be back at Notre Dame but this time as a member of the national powerhouse lacrosse program.

Terry Foy of Inside Lacrosse first had the news on Monday.

So realistically speaking, Buchner could win a national championship in football with Alabama next month, transfer to Notre Dame, and win a national championship in a different sport in the spring.

Welcome back, kid!

Alabama QB Tyler Buchner enters transfer portal as LAX player

Alabama QB Tyler Buchner is entering the NCAA transfer portal, but for lacrosse

In less than shocking news, Alabama third-string quarterback Tyler Buchner entered the NCAA transfer portal this afternoon. In more than shocking news, he entered the portal as a lacrosse player.

Buchner transferred to the Crimson Tide from Notre Dame back in April and struggled mightily in his one start. Coming out of high school in California, Buchner was one of the top lacrosse recruits in the country as well. Ultimately, he chose to play football in college as he was the No. 41 overall player in the 2021 recruiting cycle and highly sought after.

With Jalen Milroe and Ty Simpson ahead on the depth chart and five-star Julian Sayin on his way to town the writing was on the wall for Buchner that his chances to play would be slim moving forward. It will be interesting to see if Simpson follows in Buchner’s foot steps.

With the Tide still having a semi-final game just four weeks away, the timing is a bit surprising. It is not known at this time if Buchner will return to football in the future.

Notre Dame wins lacrosse national championship

Champions at last!

For the first time in program history, Notre Dame men’s lacrosse can call themselves national champions.  The Irish, who twice reached the championship game previously and both times fell to Duke, jumped out to a 6-1 halftime advantage Monday.

Duke roared back as great teams tend to do though and things were tied at seven in the third quarter.  From there the Irish put the clamps down defensively and the pressure on offensively, outscoring the Blue Devils 6-2 the rest of the way.

Eric Dobson, Jake Taylor, Quinn McCahon, Chris Kavanagh, Jefferey Ricciardelli, and Brian Tevlin each scored twice for the victorious Irish while Jack Simmons scored the other goal.  Liam Entenmann was again outstanding in goal, stopping nine of 18 Duke shots.

Check out the best photos from the game and the immediate celebration afterwards below!

Twitter reacts to Notre Dame’s first lacrosse national championship

Hope you love this championship as much as these people do.

If you win a national championship at Notre Dame, you’re going to be remembered forever. The 2023 men’s lacrosse team entered university immortality Monday when it defeated Duke in the national championship game. It was their first time winning the national title after two previous runner-up finishes.

Let this serve as a reminder that every athletic program at Notre Dame deserves your support and not only during moments like this. These student-athletes and coaches work just as hard as those in the football or basketball programs. This is their life, and it’s great to see that rewarded.

If you think no one cares about Notre Dame athletics that aren’t football or basketball, think again. There are so many people either employed by the university or simply a supporter of the university who were hoping to see the Irish defeat the Blue Devils. They got their wish, and they took to Twitter afterwards to show how happy they were: