Live updates of Notre Dame men's lacrosse in NCAA Tournament semifinals vs. Syracuse
Notre Dame is on the cusp of the national championship game. The Fighting Irish must get through the Syracuse Orange, again, to get there.
The No. 2 Irish (12-2) face the No. 6 Orange (13-5) at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Va., at roughly 2:50 p.m. ET Saturday. It’s the second NCAA Tournament semifinal of the afternoon, following up No. 1 Princeton’s 14-7 takedown of Duke earlier in the day.
Winner of the Irish and Orange, who the former got the better of, 16-11, in South Bend, Ind., on April 25, takes on the Tigers on Monday.
Follow along below for Blue & Gold‘s live updates of Notre Dame’s semifinal match.
Live updates: Notre Dame men’s lacrosse vs. Syracuse in NCAA Tournament semifinals
Final: Notre Dame 15, Syracuse 7
05/23/2026 04:31:18 PMThe Fighting Irish will play for it all on Monday.
Notre Dame 15, Syracuse 7
05/23/2026 04:10:59 PMIt’s Josh Yago’s world and we’re all just living in it. He’s got a hat trick as well as two seven-point games in a row. He cannot be stopped. Notre Dame cannot be stopped. Just a few more minutes until the Irish are in the national championship game again.
Notre Dame 14, Syracuse 7
05/23/2026 04:08:21 PMYago is up to a team-high four assists. Luke Miller is on the scoring end of his latest helper. It’s all Irish with under six minutes to go in the game.
Notre Dame 13, Syracuse 7
05/23/2026 04:01:09 PMA couple of quick ones for the Irish from Luke Miller and Will Maheras. With under 10 minutes to go and the Irish up by half a dozen, things are looking really good for Kevin Corrigan’s team to get back to the national championship game.
Notre Dame 11, Syracuse 7
05/23/2026 03:49:21 PMJosh Yago gets his second goal of the afternoon with a five-hole snipe from a spot just a bit farther out than from where Pokorny scored the Irish’s 10th goal. Notre Dame has made good of its two-minute non-releasable man up time. The Irish had a chance to grab firm control of the game again, and they did just that.
Notre Dame 10, Syracuse 7
05/23/2026 03:48:15 PMBrady Pokorny goes behind the back in the first minute of the fourth quarter. The Irish still have a minute of man up time to add to their lead.
Syracuse takes a two-minute locked penalty late in the third, killing momentum gained from making it a 9-7 game
05/23/2026 03:44:44 PMNotre Dame was desperate to get a shot off late in the clock at the end of the third quarter. Matt Jeffery sailed a shot way high, but he got busted in the neck by a crosscheck. Syracuse got dinged for a two-minute penalty, and the Irish will be a man up for the first 1:45 of the fourth quarter beginning the frame with a 9-7 lead.
Notre Dame 9, Syracuse 6
05/23/2026 03:37:58 PMIt’d have been unwise to count Syracuse out when the Irish stretched their lead to five, and the Orange are showing everyone why. They sure can score in a hurry. The game is tightening up again late in the third quarter.
Notre Dame 9, Syracuse 5
05/23/2026 03:36:59 PMThe Orange still don’t want to go anywhere. Can you blame them? They’re battling. This one is far from over.
Notre Dame 9, Syracuse 4
05/23/2026 03:31:06 PMDylan Faison, a wide receiver on the Fighting Irish football team, gets his first NCAA Tournament goal. He worked to his left and shot the ball off the ground inside the right post. An almost impossible shot to save gives the Irish their largest lead of the game.
Syracuse has goal waved off for crease violation
05/23/2026 03:29:05 PMIt appeared the Orange got a goal back, but Notre Dame challenged for a crease violation. Kevin Corrigan’s decision to do so was a good one. The tally is taken off the board. That’s a gut punch and morale diffuser for Syracuse.
Notre Dame 8, Syracuse 4
05/23/2026 03:17:47 PMWill Maheras is out there making plays today. He speeds up the Syracuse defense, putting the Orange on their heels, dishes a pass to Brock Behrman just behind the net, and Behrman sneaks out to get just good enough of an angle to slide the ball into the net. Just a beauty of a tally. The Irish have matched their largest lead of the afternoon.
HALFTIME: Notre Dame 7, Syracuse 4
05/23/2026 02:58:07 PMIt was a sloppy half in many ways for Notre Dame, but the Irish are still up three. Credit that to opportunistic offense, great defense in man down minutes and spectacular goalie play from Thomas Ricciardelli.
Notre Dame 7, Syracuse 4
05/23/2026 02:54:58 PMThere’s Josh Yago. One of Notre Dame’s best goal scorers, Yago has had chances today. He’d come up empty until the 1:25 mark of the second quarter. He vented some frustration with a long distance sizzled shot to give the Irish their three-goal lead back. The tally came with the Irish up a man, furthering this as a masterclass of a match in man up/down scenarios for ND.
Notre Dame kills another penalty
05/23/2026 02:50:17 PMThanks to a Ricciardelli save, the Irish get through another man down situation unscathed. Ricciardelli is making all the saves he should. Syracuse’s goals have come in instances in which he hasn’t had much of a chance. In a game with a two-goal differential, Notre Dame’s goalie play has made a difference. It’s 6-4 Irish late in the second quarter.
Porell takes another penalty
05/23/2026 02:46:16 PMSyracuse is a man up again after a Porell cross check. ND head coach Kevin Corrigan was unhappy with his defenseman for taking the penalty. Corrigan also seemed displeased with the refereeing. He’s agitated on the sideline in the first half of this match.
Notre Dame 6, Syracuse 4
05/23/2026 02:45:01 PMFinn Thomson has a hat trick in a fourth straight game for Syracuse. He doesn’t need much time or space to find the back of the net. The Orange keep getting the ball to him in high leverage areas, and he’s lethal there. Ballgame back on.
Notre Dame 6, Syracuse 3
05/23/2026 02:41:13 PMBusenkell gets his second of the game after an Irish timeout. He set up shop behind the net, sprinted out front, turned around and rifled a shot into the back of the net. Exquisite individual play to give ND some breathing room again.
Notre Dame 5, Syracuse 3
05/23/2026 02:34:04 PMWill Donovan made an excellent play a man down to get the ball back to the Irish, and Teddy Lally scores a goal with just a couple seconds left on the penalty. The Irish won the two-minute penalty time 1-0, which could end up being a massive sequence by the end of the game.
2:00 locked penalty on ND’s Thomas Porell
05/23/2026 02:31:11 PMPorell is called for illegal contact to the head, and it’s upgraded to a two-minute locked penalty. Critical time in the game for the Irish. A clean kill would be monumental.
Notre Dame 4, Syracuse 3
05/23/2026 02:22:56 PMWell, well, well. We’ve got a ballgame. The Orange keep winning face offs, and they’re getting better looks on Ricciardelli that are tougher for him to stop. It’s a one-goal game at the end of the first quarter.
Notre Dame 4, Syracuse 2
05/23/2026 02:20:47 PMThe Orange have a 6 of 7 face off advantage, and it’s keeping them in the game. The Syracuse offense is waking up. If they keep getting opportunities, this game can turn on its head in a flash.
Notre Dame 4, Syracuse 1
05/23/2026 02:18:54 PMThe Orange finally penetrate and get a point-blank look at Ricciardelli, who has no chance of making a save in such an in-tight situation. First Syracuse goal of the game comes with under two minutes remaining in the first quarter.
Notre Dame 4, Syracuse 0
05/23/2026 02:16:38 PMMatt Jeffery makes a splendid spin move to get himself into shooting position in the slot, and the Fighting Irish football wide receiver showcases his athleticism with a sizzling shot to put it 4-0 late in the first quarter. Syracuse is in the danger zone.
Thomas Ricciardelli makes massive save
05/23/2026 02:15:18 PMSyracuse was up a man for 30 seconds after a Will Donovan penalty. The Orange tried to take advantage of the situation with a bounce shot from distance and through traffic, but Ricciardelli saw it all the way and made the stop. Ball back to the Irish, leading 3-0 late in the first quarter.
Notre Dame 3, Syracuse 0
05/23/2026 02:10:20 PMIt’s all Irish early. Thomas Ricciardelli’s fourth save of the first quarter allows the Irish to work quickly the other way, and Max Busenkell scores in transition. Syracuse is already on the ropes.
Notre Dame 2, Syracuse 0
05/23/2026 02:04:06 PMWill Maheras fed Will Angrick with a beautiful pass to a high-danger area, and Angrick did not miss. The Notre Dame offense is humming early, up by a pair of goals in the first five minutes of the match.
Notre Dame 1, Syracuse 0
05/23/2026 02:02:18 PMIrish open the scoring a man up. The offense was patient early in the possession but eventually got the ball down low on the doorstep to Brock Behrman, who hammered it home.
We’re underway in Charlottesville
05/23/2026 01:57:20 PMSyracuse won the opening face off, but the stingy Irish defense forced a turnover to get the ball over to the ND offense. Syracuse scooped up a ground ball to keep things scoreless early, a theme of Notre Dame’s NCAA Tournament games so far.
Here come the Irish
05/23/2026 01:34:40 PMNotre Dame has entered the venue.