March 30, 2018
By Robby Hamman
Notre Dame Game NotesNOTRE DAME, Ind. — No. 6/7 Notre Dame is back on the road for a pivotal ACC showdown against No. 9/10 Syracuse in the Carrier Dome. The opening face-off is scheduled for 5 p.m. ET on Saturday, March 31. The game will be broadcast live on ESPNU and can be streamed on the WatchESPN app or at WatchESPN.com.
Game Details
Location: Syracuse, New York | Carrier Dome
Schedule: Saturday, March 31 — 5 p.m. ET
TV: ESPNU
Live Stream: WatchESPN
Live Stats: UND.com
Twitter Updates: @NDlacrosse
For a more in-depth look at Sunday’s matchup – Game Notes: Notre Dame
The Syracuse Series
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Saturday will be the 14th meeting all-time between Notre Dame and Syracuse. The Irish trail in the all-time series with the Orange, as Notre Dame has a 4-9 record in the matchup.
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Syracuse escaped Arlotta Stadium with an 11-10 decision in last season’s matchup.
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The last installment between the two sides in the Carrier Dome came in the 2016 season. The Irish won, dominating the game to the tune of a 17-7 final score. Ryder Garnsey led the team with five goals while Mikey Wynne added four in the victory.
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The Irish have won three of the last four matchups against Syracuse.
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Four of the last five games in the series have been decided by one goal.
The 300 Club
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Baumer Family Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach Kevin Corrigan is one of just four active Division I coaches to reach the 300-win mark.
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Corrigan has an overall record of 300-150 in his 32 seasons of coaching.
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The head coach is 290-135 in his 30 seasons at Notre Dame.
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Corrigan is the longest tenured men’s lacrosse coach at the DI level.
The Irish X-Man
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Senior John Travisano Jr. had the best game of his career at the X for Notre Dame, winning 17-of-19 face-offs in a dominating performance against Ohio State (3/25).
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The 17 face-off wins are a career high for Travisano and the most since Liam O’Connor won 21 against Albany on May 17, 2014.
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Travisano is 75-of-128 (.586) on face-offs on the season.
Notre Dame Vs. Top-10 Teams
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Notre Dame is 34-24 against teams ranked in the top 10 in the USILA Coaches Poll since the start of the 2008 season.
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The Irish are 13-11 against teams ranked in the top five in the USILA Coaches Poll since 2012.
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Notre Dame is 2-1 this season against ranked teams, recording wins over No. 5/4 Denver (11-9) and No. 7/9 Virginia (9-7) and falling to No. 2/2 Maryland (12-10).
Irish In The ACC
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The Irish have a combined record of 12-6 in its four seasons of ACC regular season play and 15-9 when including ACC tournament games.
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Notre Dame also has found success in the ACC tournament, winning the 2014 championship and reaching the title game last season.
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The Irish went a perfect 4-0 in 2015 to win its first regular-season conference title and followed up with a record of 3-1 in 2016 to claim a share of the regular season championship.
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Notre Dame has not dropped a conference opener since joining the ACC, posting a mark of 5-0.
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The Irish hold a 7-3 record over the first four seasons of league play in Arlotta Stadium.
Stifling Defense
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The Irish have allowed an average of 9.00 goals per game.
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Notre Dame has held five of its seven opponents to fewer than 10 goals.
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The Irish defense held both then-No. 5 Denver and then-No. 7 Virginia to their season lows for goals scored in a game.
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The University of Notre Dame men’s lacrosse team pursues excellence on and off the field through the three pillars in which the program is built: Character, Culture & Community. These three foundational values guide the promise of the program, which is to provide its student-athletes with the most compelling and enriching experience in all of college athletics. Through academics, competition, service and travel, the program aims to immerse its players in situations that enhance their student-athlete experience to help them become the people, students and teammates they aspire to be.
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Robby Hamman joined Fighting Irish Media as athletics communications assistant director in September 2016, coordinating efforts for the volleyball and men’s lacrosse program. Hamman is a 2010 graduate of Bethel College, where he earned bachelor’s degrees in sport management and business administration, and earned his master’s degree in business administration from Defiance College in 2013.