Lacrosse

[irishrb]

Seriously it's crazy how vital it is. My boys and I have been working on some moves for it. It's like anticipating the start of speed skating with a touch of gladiator to it.

[irishrb]

Rutgers at Notre Dame today at 1:00. The game will be broadcasted live on UND.com at 1:00. Hopefully ND's offense can take a step in the right direction and put up some good numbers. I expect their defense to continue to play tight, and aggressive and Kemp, thier goalie, will continue to be the best out there. I'm looking, hoping, for a 10-5 type win!

[OklahomaIrish]

Thanks. Will check it out. It's 1 p.m. now!!!!

[irishrb]

7-5 Notre Dame at half. They came out strong (5-1) and then got a little lazy. Kemp is a good goalie but had a rough second quarter. Their transition D wasn't the best in the second quarter either. The second half is just starting and I expect to see a good showing.

[jfschellcrna]

last goal by rogers was a dagger in the heart..........

[irishrb]

Ya, that definitely did it. Notre Dame was defnitely better than Rutgers. Kemp had a bad game and they really had trouble clearing today. They should have beaten them by more but a win is a win. 6-1 and will probably stay at #6. Next up is St. Johns at the Meadowlands. GO IRISH!

[OklahomaIrish]

I was switching back and forth watching the baseball team and eventually the lady Irish. Pretty good day. The baseball team is starting to get back to where they can win the Big East. The coach before this one sucked.

[irishrb]

Another big game for the Irish this weekend. They are playing in the Big City Classic at the Meadowlands against St. Johns on Sunday @1:00. St. Johns isn't the best team out there but they are good enough to beat the Irish. I think St. Johns comes fired up, in what will most likely be a big crowd. Hopefully ND matches their intensity and comes ready to play!

[irishrb]

Notre Dame 13
St. Johns 6

It sounds like they just took off in the second half! They will bo on UND.com next Saturday against Providence. Keep rolling Irish!

[brian_nd88]

good thread. thanks to all who have posted and follow nd lax more closely than i do. how is the women lax doing?

[irishrb]

I have no idea of what the Women's team is like. I do know that the men stayed at #6 this week. Providence is 1-7 so this will be the first game that will hurt their RPI. That shouldn't matter too much though. I really expect this team to finish strong.

[jfschellcrna]

Originally Posted by brian_nd88

good thread. thanks to all who have posted and follow nd lax more closely than i do. how is the women lax doing?

lost their first game over the weekend.........bummer..........

[irishrb]

Providence at Notre Dame tomorrow @ 1:30. You can watch the game online at UND.com. Providence is 1-8 and isn't an offensive powerhouse. Notre Dame's defense should be able to hold them to 7 goals or less. ND's offense has really improved as the year has gone on. I expect them to have a good show tomorrow. I'm thinking 12-7 Irish!
On a side note, I was playing lacrosse yesterday with my boys and I now see why they wear gloves. He wacked my thumb and it literally swelled up like a golf ball. UGH!

[irishrb]

Irish 9
Providence 1

Notre Dame played better defensively than I even thought they would. They were very solid and didn't give Providence many good looks at all. The score could have even been worse if ND didn't miss a couple of good looks they had. Either way, great, solid victory over a team who usually keeps their games pretty close, even though their record sucks. The only bad part of this game is that it hurts ND's RPI ranking. Up next is Georgetown at DC next Saturday. Georgetown lost today so they will be playing reckless next week really trying to get a W. The Irish are stride right now though. Keep it up!

[OklahomaIrish]

Will the Georgetown game be on und.com??

[irishrb]

Hey Okie,
Unfortunately the Georgetown game will not be on anywhere. UND will have a play by play Gamecast but no video. The good news is their last 2 games against Villanova and Syracuse will be on ESPNU. Great time to catch this team in action!!

[irishrb]

HUGE comeback win for the Irish today. I had to check back and forth on the gametracker between doing some things but the Irish were down 5-1 at half. They hit the post a few times and seemed out of it. Like I said, I just had to catch updates on the gametracker but it sounds like they came out on fire during the second half to win
9-7. That's eight in a row for the Irish. They have to be sky high right now. Their next 2 games will be on ESPNU!!!!!!!!!

[irishrb]

Notre Dame moves up to #4! Go Irish!

[irishrb]

Notre Dame @ Villanova this evening at 5:30 on ESPNU....Set your DVR. I actually went to see Villanova play at PSU and Villanova is quite quick. They move well and have a good offense. This should be a good game.

[irishrb]

Notre Dame 10
Villanova 7

Once again the Irish showed up sleep walking and Villanova took and early 4-0 lead. Their D woke up, clamped down, and ND took charge. Kemp, their goalie, really started seeing the ball well and they could not score on ND. ND also finally started winning some face-offs and that was all she wrote. Good win against a good team on the road.

[irishrb]

Notre Dame moves up to #3 this week!

[irishrb]

Set the DVR's...Big game tomorrow for the Irish. Syracuse @ a sold out Notre Dame. The game is on ESPNU at 5:00!

[OklahomaIrish]

WOW!!! I will be tuning in. Maybe we get another title shot.

[irishrb]

It's a definite possiblity Okie. Notre Dame must improve their shots on goal percentage. Too often they are a little off on their shots. I also think they need to continue to improve on their face-offs. Syracuse is not good at faceoffs so I will be curious to see how the Irish do tomorrow. They have come out the last couple of games sleepwalking. I do not expect to see that tomorrow. I expect to see them fired up. Their defense will come ready to play and I look for them to be aggesive with the ball. Should be a fun game. I'm glad it's on TV! Go Irish!

[irishrb]

Notre Dame is # 2 in both the media and coaches poll. They are #1 in RPI. If they win out, they have a great chance to be the #1 seed!