Notre Dame Lacrosse Open thread

[IrishLax]

Hey Lax- what do you think about both 2 min fouls called vs ND? First one seems reasonable, but 2nd one questionable??

Second one was a garbage call. It's a dumb "point of emphasis" this year, but that kind of play where a cross check rides up their shoulder and makes incidental contact has rarely been called a foul at all (and when it has it's been the 1 minute variety).

 

[CANONIZEFATHERSORIN]

Second one was a garbage call. It's a dumb "point of emphasis" this year, but that kind of play where a cross check rides up their shoulder and makes incidental contact has rarely been called a foul at all (and when it has it's been the 1 minute variety).

Cross check to the neck is a tough look

 

[irishrb]

Made the mistake of spending way too much time in the car to go watch this game. I'm guessing Princeton's coach didn't let that team eat for a week, because man were they hungry...and it showed...They definitely outworked and out-hustled the Irish. Unfortunately one of those days where everything clicked for them...and ND can't beat a zone. Really tough watch! Overall great season and looking forward to next year!

 

[BeauBenken]

Had this on at the start of my cookout yesterday. Left the couch to start grilling while we were up 3-0. Came back to a fucking bloodbath...

 

[IRISHDODGER]

Lax guys explain how this is “classless”

I wondered the same thing but he’s being sarcastic. i think he also played at ND

 

[GreenGemsOmally]

Had this on at the start of my cookout yesterday. Left the couch to start grilling while we were up 3-0. Came back to a fucking bloodbath...

Clearly it's your fault for grilling.

 

[tko]

Clearly it's your fault for grilling.

You never leave your spot, Beau!!!!! Please consult the board during football games.

 

[Huntr]

 

[Steds83]

Holy shit I can’t believe they did the right thing! Let’s go. What a player!

 

[IrishLax]

 

[IrishLax]

I am shocked. I thought Kabiri would get it for sure. Lyght clearly had the inside track over Spallina though based on the semifinal game and the other guys were also-rans.

 

[irishrb]

Truly shocked! Awesome for him and great publicity for Irish Lacrosse!!! Let's Go!

 

[Steds83]

Oh there are certain sectors of the lax community that are *not* happy about this lol….their tears will sustain me for some time I think.

 

[Me2SouthBend]

Is this the Heisman of Lacrosse awards?

 

[IrishLax]

Is this the Heisman of Lacrosse awards?

Yeah

 

[OrlaNDomer]

2nd ND winner (Pat Kavanagh - 2024 was first). 2 of the last 3 isn't bad. Cornell/Duke/Maryland/Virginia/Syracuse all tied with most at 3.

 

[irishandy]

Yago is really smooth for a big guy.

Yago was fun to watch all year, it's too bad ND only had him for 1 year.

 

[Steds83]

List of ND guys in the PLL if anyone wants to watch the pros this summer:

New York Atlas: Entemann, Brian Costabile
Philadelphia Waterdogs: Yago, Jake Taylor
Boston Cannons: Ben Ramsey, Will Donovan, Jack Kielty
Denver Outlaws: Pat Kavanagh
California Redwoods: Chris Kavanagh, Chris Fake, Chris Conlin, Arden Cohen, Brian Tevlin

 

[Steds83]

Absolutely love this! TCU came out of left field, right? Regardless, absolutely huge for lax to slowly push its way into Texas (with recent investments by Glen Powell, sounds like Texas will be getting a PLL team down the line as well).

 

[NDMJ1984]

The final rankings for the 2026 recruiting class were released today. ND has the #1 class, featuring five 5 stars and five 4 stars, with all but one ranked in the Inside Lacrosse Top 100. And this is after the original #1 player in the 2026 class, Dylan Faison, reclassified to 2025 and doesn’t count within the above. Simply incredible.

 

[OrlaNDomer]

Glad to hear we should be continuing this generational run.

 

[Steds83]

PLL Championship is currently on ABC:

-Pat Kavanagh and Jake Taylor playing for Denver
-Josh Yago playing for Philadelphia

 

[Steds83]

Finally official! Hope this portends some good growth for the sport.

 

[stpeteirish]

Finally official! Hope this portends some good growth for the sport.

Could be important for ND as a sixth ACC team could mean an automatic ncaa bid for the league.

 

[fightingirish26]

Could be important for ND as a sixth ACC team could mean an automatic ncaa bid for the league.

I mean the ACC champ is never getting left out lol

 

[Irish#1]

Finally official! Hope this portends some good growth for the sport.

There’s some high schools in Indiana that have started programs. That tells me it’s growing.

 

[FDNYIrish1]

Rumor is they’re going big game hunting with 5th year Ivies. Going to be interesting for sure. Does this motivate Texas to go varsity?