Michigan
7-2
Notre Dame
2-3
Wolverines Knocked Off by 16th-Ranked Fighting Irish in Top-20 Matchup
3/19/2022 2:43:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
» Michigan led 2-1 after the first quarter and was within three goals of the lead early in the third quarter, but a 5-0 Notre Dame run put the contest away.
» Sophomore Michael Boehm led the U-M offensive effort with his seventh hat trick.
» With non-conference play concluded, U-M sets its sights on Big Ten Conference play, beginning on Saturday (March 26) at Johns Hopkins.
Site: South Bend, Ind. (Arlotta Stadium)
Score: #16 Notre Dame 12, #19 Michigan 7
Records: U-M (7-2), UND (2-3)
Next U-M Event: Saturday, March 26 -- at Johns Hopkins (Baltimore, Md.), 2 p.m.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The No. 19 University of Michigan men's lacrosse team led early but ultimately fell to the No. 16 Notre Dame Fighting Irish by a 12-7 score Saturday (March 19) at Arlotta Stadium.
Michigan (7-2) led 2-1 after the first quarter, with markers coming from freshman Ryan Cohen at 4:06 and sophomore Michael Boehm at the 3:16 mark, but the second quarter was all Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish (2-3) shut out the Wolverines in the quarter and marked five scores of their own to take a 6-2 lead into the half.
Sophomore goalie Shane Carr stood out in the opening half, making 12 stops. He finished with 17 in the contest.
Following a Notre Dame goal at the 13:50 mark of the third that made it a five-goal margin at 7-2, U-M went on a 2-0 mini-run, keyed by markers from freshman Aidan Mulholland (12:25) and Boehm's second at 10:29 to make it 7-4 Irish. Still, the three-goal difference was the closest the Wolverines would get the rest of the afternoon.
Notre Dame went on a 5-0 run to extend its lead to 12-4 with under 10 minutes to play. U-M's Jacob Jackson marked his lone score of the contest at the 9:11 mark of the fourth, while Boehm followed up with his third of the day at 8:51. Junior Josh Zawada, the nation's leading scorer, marked U-M's final tally with 6:41 to play as time ran out on the U-M comeback attempt.
Notre Dame goalie Liam Entenmann was a thorn in U-M's side all day, as he had a career-high 19 stops in goal and stopped 73 percent of shots faced. ND was led by Chris Kavanagh with three scores and a helper, while Pat Kavanagh had four assists.
Michigan was outshot by a 51-43 margin. Sophomore faceoff man Justin Wietfeldt stood out at the faceoff dot, winning 16 of 23 draws with nine ground balls. Notre Dame's ride was a huge point all day, as U-M had seven failed clears (16 of 23) and turned the ball over 18 times.
Michigan will conclude its two-game road swing and open up Big Ten Conference play on Saturday (March 26) when it takes on the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays at Homewood Field in Baltimore, Md. The contest is slated for a 2 p.m. start and will broadcast on ESPNU.
