Notre Dame Fighting Irish News: LAX back on the winning track, more

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish lacrosse team suffered a rather disheartening loss last weekend against the Georgetown Hoyas. They had a very nice bounceback win on Sunday and showed that they're ready to charge up for a title run again.

All six starters on offense recorded multiple points in a 14-9 victory over the Maryland Terapins. Jake Taylor led the Irish in goals with four on the day, while Devon McLane (3G, 3A) and Jordan Faison (3G, 2A) each had monster performances in midfield. Pat Kavanagh added a goal and three assists in the winning effort.

The five-goal win over Maryland is tied for the second-largest margin of victory between the Fighting Irish and Turtles by either side in the all-time series. That could be a sign that the Hoya loss has got this team refocused on defending their title.

Notre Dame is now 3-1 and will next face off against Ohio State next Saturday at noon.

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• The Notre Dame baseball team's offense continues to be one of the best in the country. On the other hand, the pitching staff continues to struggle mightily. The hurlers are a problem for another day, however as the Irish improved to 8-2 on the season thank to a 14-11 win over Tennessee Tech that secured the sweep. On Sunday, Notre Dame rallied from seven runs down to notch the victory.

• The Irish women's basketball team routed their second straight Top 25 opponent and are playing their best basketball at the most important time of the season. Notre Dame whupped Louisville 74-58 and clinched a double-bye spot in the ACC Tournament. Unsurprisingly, Hannah Hidalgo had another very good game, scoring 26 points, getting 8 rebounds, dishing out 4 assists and notching 6 steals.

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