Sat May 15 2021 | Matt DaSilva | College
PHOTO BY JAMIE SCHWABEROW/CLARKSON CREATIVE
Come for the Pat Kavanagh spectacle. Stay for the Wheaton Jackoboice special.
Sixth-seeded Notre Dame took its first punch of the postseason, surviving a spirited second-half rally by CAA champion Drexel to win 10-8 in an NCAA tournament first-round game Saturday at Denver’s Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium.
The Fighting Irish (8-3) are hosting the quarterfinals next Sunday in South Bend, Ind., and advanced past the first round for the 10th time in the last 11 seasons. They’ll play the winner of Sunday’s game between Vermont and third-seeded Maryland.