After a two-week hiatus, No. 1 Notre Dame men's lacrosse held on to a 14-12 victory against No. 3 Syracuse on Saturday afternoon at Arlotta Stadium. The contest served as ND's opener in ACC regular season play.
Syracuse (9-3) got on the scoreboard first with a 1-0 lead, but ND quickly responded with three consecutive goals, including two from grad student midfielder Reilly Gray.
Notre Dame's highest-scoring frame was the first when they scored six total goals. Junior midfielder Ben Ramsey, senior midfielder Eric Dobson and Pat Kavanagh (who scored twice) were responsible for other goals in that period.
The Irish outscored the Orange 7-4 in the second and third quarters. Grad student Jake Taylor scored his 23rd and 24th goals of the season, respectively, in the third frame. Taylor has scored the most goals on the Irish this season.
In addition to Taylor, freshman Jordan Faison got his offense going in the third quarter with a goal against Syracuse goalie Will Mark. Faison's 14 total goals only trail Taylor and Chris Kavanagh (17) in goals scored for ND this season. Chris, Pat's brother, scored that 17th goal in the second quarter and added a team-best two assists.
Despite ND building upon its lead, Syracuse never went away. To start the fourth frame, trailing 13-7, the Orange cut the lead to three after scoring three goals all before the 12-minute mark.
With 6:45 left, Dobson scored a pivotal goal off an assist from Chris. This gave ND a four-point cushion heading into the final minutes and served as Dobson's eighth goal of the season. However, the Orange continued to stay in it.
Syracuse earned more points with goals from Jake Stevens (at the 4:27 mark) and Michael Leo (at the 2:43 mark). However, its comeback attempt fell short as Notre Dame made enough defensive stops and controlled the clock on its final offensive possessions.
Grad student goalie Liam Entenmann recorded eight saves.
The Irish (6-1) hit the road for a rematch of the 2023 NCAA National Championship against No. 5 Duke (10-2) on April 7. Face-off is at 12 p.m. EST in Durham, NC.
FINAL BOX SCORE (from live stats feed)
Here are some highlights courtesy of ND's lacrosse Twitter/X account:
Syracuse (9-3) got on the scoreboard first with a 1-0 lead, but ND quickly responded with three consecutive goals, including two from grad student midfielder Reilly Gray.
Notre Dame's highest-scoring frame was the first when they scored six total goals. Junior midfielder Ben Ramsey, senior midfielder Eric Dobson and Pat Kavanagh (who scored twice) were responsible for other goals in that period.
The Irish outscored the Orange 7-4 in the second and third quarters. Grad student Jake Taylor scored his 23rd and 24th goals of the season, respectively, in the third frame. Taylor has scored the most goals on the Irish this season.
In addition to Taylor, freshman Jordan Faison got his offense going in the third quarter with a goal against Syracuse goalie Will Mark. Faison's 14 total goals only trail Taylor and Chris Kavanagh (17) in goals scored for ND this season. Chris, Pat's brother, scored that 17th goal in the second quarter and added a team-best two assists.
Despite ND building upon its lead, Syracuse never went away. To start the fourth frame, trailing 13-7, the Orange cut the lead to three after scoring three goals all before the 12-minute mark.
With 6:45 left, Dobson scored a pivotal goal off an assist from Chris. This gave ND a four-point cushion heading into the final minutes and served as Dobson's eighth goal of the season. However, the Orange continued to stay in it.
Syracuse earned more points with goals from Jake Stevens (at the 4:27 mark) and Michael Leo (at the 2:43 mark). However, its comeback attempt fell short as Notre Dame made enough defensive stops and controlled the clock on its final offensive possessions.
Grad student goalie Liam Entenmann recorded eight saves.
The Irish (6-1) hit the road for a rematch of the 2023 NCAA National Championship against No. 5 Duke (10-2) on April 7. Face-off is at 12 p.m. EST in Durham, NC.
FINAL BOX SCORE (from live stats feed)
Here are some highlights courtesy of ND's lacrosse Twitter/X account:
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