May 7, 2001

NOTRE DAME, Ind. – The Notre Dame-Bucknell men’s lacrosse game in the first round of the 2001 NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championship on Sun., May 13 at noon EDT will be televised live by Landers Sports Productions from the United States Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. The broadcast will be shown on Madison Square Garden Network, Empire Sports Network and Comcast Sports in both the Philadelphia, Pa. and Atlanta, Ga. areas. Barry Landers will handle the play-by-play, while Arnie Mazer will serve the color analyst.

The Irish (12-1) are the fifth seed in this year’s 12-team NCAA tournament field. The other North Round matchup at West Point will feature No. 8 seed Virginia and Hofstra and will be also televised live. That contest will begin 45 minutes following the conclusion of the Notre Dame-Bucknell game.

This will be the first-ever meeting between the Irish and Bison (10-3). The winner of the contest will meet No. 4 seed Johns Hopkins in a quarterfinal matchup on Sun, May 20 at the University of Maryland.