In a rematch of last year’s men’s lacrosse national championship, No. 2 Maryland flipped the result on No. 1 Notre Dame.
The Terrapins handed the Irish an 11-10 loss at Atlanta’s Bobby Dodd Stadium on Saturday. Notre Dame, the two-time defending national champions, suffered its first defeat since an 11-10 overtime loss to Georgetown on Feb. 25 of last year. The Irish beat the Terrapins twice last season, including a 15-5 victory in the title game.
Notre Dame (3-1) failed to find consistency on its attack while committing 17 turnovers. On the other end, Notre Dame goalie Thomas Ricciardelli allowed more goals (11) than shots saved (nine).
The Irish jumped out to a 2-0 lead on goals from attackers Jake Taylor and Chris Kavanagh in the first 2:03 in the game, but Notre Dame only scored consecutive goals on two more occasions and never more than two in a row.
Maryland (5-0) took its first lead with 6:50 left in the second quarter when Daniel Kelly scored his first of three goals. Notre Dame responded with Taylor’s second goal and Max Busenkell’s first to take a 5-4 lead into halftime. Busenkell scored off an impressive assist by fellow midfielder Will Angrick who maintained possession after getting knocked to the ground on his back.
Notre Dame outshot Maryland 22-11 in the first half, but only 10 of ND’s shots were on goal compared to nine for Maryland.
The Terrapins started to assert control of the game in the second half with a 3-0 run to take a 7-5 lead with 4:02 remaining in the third quarter. Then a two-goal run early in the fourth quarter gave Maryland a 10-7 lead with 11:36 remaining in regulation.
Back-to-back goals by Kavanagh, who scored four in the game, in less than a minute pulled Notre Dame within one with 6:06 left. Then Kelly, who finished tied for a team-high in goals with Eric Spanos, gave the Terrapins an important two-goal lead on a short-handed goal with 5:22 left.
Notre Dame sophomore Jordan Faison, a two-sport athlete who also plays wide receiver for the Irish football team, scored his second goal of the game with 1:33 remaining. After Will Lynch, who finished 16-of-22 on faceoffs, gave the Irish the ensuing possession, Notre Dame head coach Kevin Corrigan called timeout with 1:22 remaining.
Notre Dame’s best chance to tie it came on a close look by Kavanagh, but Maryland goalie Logan McNaney kicked away the shot and Maryland was awarded possession on the ricochet out of bounds with 20.5 seconds left. McNaney’s 16 saves went a long way in Maryland’s victorious effort.
Notre Dame will look to rebound next Saturday when it hosts No. 17 Ohio State (6-1) at 2 p.m. EST on ACC Network.
BOX SCORE: Maryland 11, Notre Dame 10
Photo credit: Notre Dame Athletics
Pictured: Max Busenkell (in white)
The Terrapins handed the Irish an 11-10 loss at Atlanta’s Bobby Dodd Stadium on Saturday. Notre Dame, the two-time defending national champions, suffered its first defeat since an 11-10 overtime loss to Georgetown on Feb. 25 of last year. The Irish beat the Terrapins twice last season, including a 15-5 victory in the title game.
Notre Dame (3-1) failed to find consistency on its attack while committing 17 turnovers. On the other end, Notre Dame goalie Thomas Ricciardelli allowed more goals (11) than shots saved (nine).
The Irish jumped out to a 2-0 lead on goals from attackers Jake Taylor and Chris Kavanagh in the first 2:03 in the game, but Notre Dame only scored consecutive goals on two more occasions and never more than two in a row.
Maryland (5-0) took its first lead with 6:50 left in the second quarter when Daniel Kelly scored his first of three goals. Notre Dame responded with Taylor’s second goal and Max Busenkell’s first to take a 5-4 lead into halftime. Busenkell scored off an impressive assist by fellow midfielder Will Angrick who maintained possession after getting knocked to the ground on his back.
Notre Dame outshot Maryland 22-11 in the first half, but only 10 of ND’s shots were on goal compared to nine for Maryland.
The Terrapins started to assert control of the game in the second half with a 3-0 run to take a 7-5 lead with 4:02 remaining in the third quarter. Then a two-goal run early in the fourth quarter gave Maryland a 10-7 lead with 11:36 remaining in regulation.
Back-to-back goals by Kavanagh, who scored four in the game, in less than a minute pulled Notre Dame within one with 6:06 left. Then Kelly, who finished tied for a team-high in goals with Eric Spanos, gave the Terrapins an important two-goal lead on a short-handed goal with 5:22 left.
Notre Dame sophomore Jordan Faison, a two-sport athlete who also plays wide receiver for the Irish football team, scored his second goal of the game with 1:33 remaining. After Will Lynch, who finished 16-of-22 on faceoffs, gave the Irish the ensuing possession, Notre Dame head coach Kevin Corrigan called timeout with 1:22 remaining.
Notre Dame’s best chance to tie it came on a close look by Kavanagh, but Maryland goalie Logan McNaney kicked away the shot and Maryland was awarded possession on the ricochet out of bounds with 20.5 seconds left. McNaney’s 16 saves went a long way in Maryland’s victorious effort.
Notre Dame will look to rebound next Saturday when it hosts No. 17 Ohio State (6-1) at 2 p.m. EST on ACC Network.
BOX SCORE: Maryland 11, Notre Dame 10
Photo credit: Notre Dame Athletics
Pictured: Max Busenkell (in white)
