Notre Dame tops Duke, claims first NCAA men's lacrosse title - ESPN

29.05.2023 - 22:15 espn.com

PHILADELPHIA — Liam Entenmann made a season-high 18 saves and Brian Tevlin scored a go-ahead goal with 27 seconds left in the third quarter to help Notre Dame claim its first men's lacrosse national title with a 13-9 victory over Duke on Monday.

Third-seeded Notre Dame (14-2) had lost in its previous two championship game appearances in 2010 and 2014 — both to Duke. The top-seeded Blue Devils (16-3) were playing in their seventh national championship game in program history.

Entenmann made eight saves on nine shots on goal in the first half as Notre Dame cruised to a 6-1 lead after scoring six unanswered goals — from six different players.

After scoring 35 seconds into the game, Duke was held scoreless for the final 29:25 of the first half. Duke was 1-for-24 shooting in the first half but opened the second going 4-for-6 to get within 6-5.

shooting Ncaa Duke Chris Kavanagh

Listed measurements: 6-foot-6, 278 pounds. 2023-24 year, eligibility: A sophomore, Wagner has all four seasons of eligibility remaining. Depth Chart: Wagner could enter the season as the named backup to junior right tackle Blake Fisher, though he may have preseason competition from senior Michael Carmody. Recruiting: Few recruits announce their commitment with no one knowing about it beforehand. Recruiting websites bluntly hint at a coming commitment or coaches tease a pending pledge on social media. At the least, the honored school knows good news is coming before a scheduled announcement.

Notre Dame 99-to-0: No. 64 Joe Otting, incoming freshman offensive lineman, four-star recruit

Listed measurements: 6-foot-5, 271 pounds 2023-24 year, eligibility: An incoming freshman, Otting has all four seasons of eligibility remaining. Depth Chart: Otting will spend the 2023 season so far down the depth chart, any suggestion here would be the definition of non-pertinent. He should be somewhere along the interior of the offensive line, whether at guard or perhaps center, depending on what the scout team needs most. Recruiting: When Otting committed to Notre Dame in June of 2022 , he was the 14th pledge in the Irish class but the first not considered a consensus four-star. At that time, Otting was a consensus three-star, but the recruiting rankings industry bumped him up to consensus four-star status before the cycle concluded, considered the No. 22 offensive guard in the country by rivals.com.

Notre Dame 99-to-0: No. 65 Michael Vinson, sixth-year long snapper, four-year starter

Listed measurements: 6-foot-2, 235 pounds. 2023-24 year, eligibility: A sixth-year veteran, this will be Vinson’s final season of eligibility. Depth Chart: Vinson will be Notre Dame’s starting long snapper for a fourth straight season, backed up by preferred walk-on Rino Monteforte. Recruiting: Vinson turned down a scholarship at Army and preferred walk-on paths at both Mississippi State and Northwestern. Instead, he took the longer walk-on route with the Irish, eventually earning a scholarship following the 2021 season.

Notre Dame 99-to-0: No. 93 Armel Mukam, incoming freshman defensive end, former Stanford commit

Listed measurements: 6-foot-4, 250 pounds 2023-24 year, eligibility: An incoming freshman, Mukam has all four seasons of eligibility remaining. Depth Chart: When Notre Dame signs a player it fully expects to be a long-term project, shoehorning him into the depth chart is an unnecessary chore. Mukam should fit into the “Big” end pecking order someday, but that day will not come in 2023. Recruiting: Mukam had been committed to Stanford for about two months when the Irish offered him a scholarship shortly after five-star end Keon Keeley de-committed from Notre Dame. Mukam soon flipped to the Irish, also ignoring scholarship offers from Cal, North Carolina and Virginia Tech.

Notre Dame 99-to-0: No. 75 Sullivan Absher, incoming freshman offensive lineman

Listed measurements: 6-foot-7, 305 pounds 2023-24 year, eligibility: An incoming freshman, Absher has all four seasons of eligibility remaining. Depth Chart: Despite his frame suggesting a future at tackle, the Notre Dame coaching staff will need some time watching Absher on the practice field to figure out where to pencil him onto the depth chart. Recruiting: Absher committed to the Irish in May of 2022, seven months before the consensus four-star prospect could sign his National Letter of Intent. The No. 29 tackle in the class, per rivals.com, he spurned Clemson and North Carolina State as his finalists , notable for a North Carolina native.

Notre Dame 99-to-0: No. 68 Michael Carmody, senior offensive lineman

Listed measurements: 6-foot-5 ½, 280 pounds. 2023-24 year, eligibility: A senior, Carmody has two seasons of eligibility remaining. Depth Chart: Carmody may show up at any position along the offensive line on a public two-deep. He has started at tackle, spent much of the last 18 months working at guard and occasionally practiced at center to provide some depth behind fifth-year Zeke Correll. In those respects, Carmody is the equivalent of an offensive line utility knife, capable of helping at any position. Recruiting: An All-American and consensus four-star prospect, Carmody chose Notre Dame instead of Auburn, Ohio State and Michigan, among many others. A Pennslyvania native, he spent plenty of time considering Penn State, but the Irish always had a headstart, thanks to Carmody’s older brother, Robby, playing on the men’s basketball team since 2018, right about when the football Carmody’s recruiting began in earnest.