Irish Dominate Syracuse To Advance To National Championship Notre Dame’s men’s lacrosse team secured a commanding 15-7 victory over No. 6-seeded Syracuse in the NCAA Tournament semifinals at Scott Stadium on Saturday, propelling the Fighting Irish to their third national championship game in four years. The win, which marked a dominant performance in both offensive and defensive metrics, sets up a showdown against top-seeded Princeton in the title match on Monday, May 25, at the same venue. The game will be broadcast on ESPN, continuing Notre Dame’s streak of appearing in the NCAA Championship final for the fifth time in program history. The Irish’s offensive onslaught began immediately, with Notre Dame scoring twice within the first five minutes to take an early 2-0 lead. Goals from Brock Behrman and Will Angrick ignited the attack, followed by additional scores from Max Busenkell and Matt Jeffery to extend the lead to 4-0. Syracuse, however, responded with a late surge in the first quarter, netting three goals in the final two minutes to narrow the gap to 4-3. The Orange’s resilience was short-lived, as Notre Dame capitalized on a two-minute penalty in the second quarter to regain control. Teddy Lally scored off a feed from Will Maheras, restoring the Irish lead to two. Busenkell continued his stellar performance with a second goal just three minutes later, pushing the score to 6-3. Syracuse managed to cut the deficit to 6-4 with under six minutes remaining in the half, but Notre Dame seized the opportunity to dominate extra-man possessions. The Irish converted two of their three extra-man chances in the first half, extending their lead to 7-4 at halftime. The second half saw Notre Dame further solidify their dominance, scoring twice in the first nine minutes of the third quarter to take a 9-4 lead.#notre_dame #syracuse #princeton #teddy_lally #will_maheras
