Photo courtesy of Rachel Pincus/ND Athletics)
There will be a new No. 1 Monday, but today, there is a new, meaningful chapter in the Duke-Notre Dame rivalry as the Fighting Irish (6-1, 2-1) handed the Blue Devils (10-1, 2-1) a 13-8 loss at Arlotta Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Offensively, the Irish got huge days from their midfield. Senior Morrison Mirer scored four goals off of the second line; he had four goals in ND’s first six games and his prior star turn came in a four-goal outing vs. Johns Hopkins in the first round of the 2019 NCAA Tournament.
Senior Wheaton Jackoboice finished with three goals, including a nice rebound putback in the third quarter, as well as perhaps that game’s most important goal, a backbreaking buzzer-beater to end the third quarter that put the Irish up 10-6.