![]() ![]() Notre Dame scored twice in 31 seconds late in the fourth quarter to tie the game, but with less than one minute remaining in regulation, Virginia's Thomas McConvey capitalized on an opportunity in front of the net to give Virginia a 12-11 lead. This will be Notre Dame's third championship game appearance - they lost to Duke in each of the previous two. 1 Duke.īrian Devlin scored an impressive goal in overtime to send the Fighting Irish to their first title game since 2014. 2 Virginia, 13-12, in overtime to advance to the 2023 DI men's lacrosse national title game against No. □ ESPN2 #NCAAMLAX x /IBjgwY9qFz- NCAA Lacrosse May 27, 2023 Salisbury finishes the 2023 campaign with an impressive 22-1 record, and caps it off with the program's 13th national championship in men's lacrosse. His scored four times in the game, highlighted by his first half hat-trick. While Tufts was able to make the game more interesting late, their early struggles proved to be too much to overcome as their national championship drought now stretches to eight years.īrice Cromwell led the offensive charge for Salisbury. The Seagulls were able to keep the Jumbos off the scoreboard in the first quarter, building a 6-0 lead after the first 15 minutes. Salisbury was able to keep Tufts prolific offense in check, especially in the first half. With a 17-12 win over previously undefeated Tufts, the Salisbury University Seagulls win their fifth national title in the last 12 years. ![]() 1 Tufts 12 (FINAL) #GoGulls | #d3lax /7W6oKn4PLP- Salisbury Athletics May 28, 2023 National Champions for the 1⃣3⃣th time in program history. Pat and Chris Kavanagh are a deadly duo of brothers, with the oldest, Pat, recently being named a Tewaaraton Award finalist for the second time in his illustrious college career. The Irish are a bit more balanced than Duke, but carry the same top-heavy star power as the Devils. Notre Dame ranks third in the nation in goals per game, just one spot ahead of Duke, who ranks fourth. 2 Virginia in overtime of the national semifinal. But, the Fighting Irish got past their kryptonite on Saturday, downing No. Like Duke, Notre Dame comes into Monday's matchup with just two losses, both coming to Virginia in the regular season. ![]() In the NCAA tournament they beat Delaware and Michigan to advance to the semifinals where they narrowly escaped Penn State to reach championship Monday. Williams' 59 goals leads Duke and ranks ninth in the nation with 3.28 goals per game, while O'Neill's ranks second in the country with 5.28 points per game.Īfter losing in their third game of the season, Duke has since won 14 of their 15 contests, with the lone loss to Notre Dame. Duke has one of the nation's most explosive offenses, led by Brennan O'Neill and Dyson Williams. The top-seeded Blue Devils reached their seventh national championship game in program history with a thrilling semifinal win over Penn State in overtime. Here's how each of these two teams got here. In the teams lone matchup this year, Notre Dame downed Duke 17-12 in South Bend. These teams will meet for the third time in a national championship with Duke winning the first two matchups in 20. 3 Notre Dame in the 2023 NCAA DI men's lacrosse national championship game at 1:00 p.m. #NCAAMLAX /PMEyIkvX4Q- NCAA Lacrosse May 29, 2023 1 Duke 9 | Game stats hereĪn instant classic. Notre Dame held Duke's two leading scorers, Brennan O'Neill and Dyson Williams, to just one goal each - a fitting end to the season for Notre Dame's top-10 scoring defense. Six players scored exactly two goals for Notre Dame in the win, not including Pat Kavanagh, who was held scoreless but did manage an assist. He made 18 saves in goal for the Fighting Irish, a season-high tally for the senior netminder. Liam Entenmann was outstanding for Notre Dame. In the championship-deciding fourth quarter, the Notre Dame defense held Duke's prolific offense to just two goals. They allowed a Duke goal 35 seconds into the first quarter and then didn't allow another Blue Devil score until the third quarter. The defense and goaltending was the story for the Fighting Irish. It had lost its previous two trips to the championship game in 20. This title is the first in program history for Notre Dame. 1 Duke, 13-9, by ending the 2023 DI men's lacrosse national championship game on a 6-2 scoring run. □ #NCAAMLAX x /QZeYVj1PbE- NCAA Lacrosse May 29, 2023 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY, THE IRISH ARE THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS □☘️ ![]()
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