Notre Dame Fighting Irish lacrosse suffers overtime upset to Hoyas
The Notre Dame lacrosse team had been rolling right along to start the season, but on Sunday, they suffered a loss to 19th-ranked Georgetown.
The reigning national champion Notre Dame Fighting Irish lacrosse team won’t have to worry about the pressure of a perfect season any longer. That's because unfortunately the Golden Domers lost at home in overtime to No. 19 Georgetown on Sunday, 11-10.
The Hoyas came out of the gate ready to pull off the upset. They jumped out to a 3-1 lead after one period of play. The Irish were able to right the ship a bit after that as the match was far more back and forth, however Notre Dame was never able to really take command.
Late in the match, it looked like the Irish were finally asserting its collective will as Jeffery Ricciardelli took a feed from Pat Kavanagh and put it into the net to put the Irish ahead 9-8 with 8:41 left in the game.
The Hoyas weren't done though and in that final 8 minutes, they scored two more goals and actually took a 10-9 lead with just moments to go in regulation. Kavanagh would tie things up late in regulation, forcing overtime but the Hoyas were able to stop Notre Dame’s first possession and land the game-winning goal from Aidan Carroll on their first overtime possession.
Notre Dame Fighting Irish lacrosse suffers overtime upset to Hoyas
The loss is the first of the season and the first since a defeat to the Virginia Cavaliers in the penultimate week of the regular season. Coincidentally, the 10 goals they scored was the lowest they've got in a match since that game.
Things don't get any easier for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish next week. They'll need to bounce back quickly as they take on the fourth-ranked Maryland Terapins next weekend.
Hopefully, they'll be able to find the footing that saw Notre Dame score at least 20 goals in each of their first two matches.