The No. 2 seed Notre Dame Fighting Irish are taking on the No. 1 seed Princeton Tigers in the 2026 men’s lacrosse national championship at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Va.
Both Notre Dame (ACC) and Princeton (Ivy League) had first-round byes. Notre Dame (13-2) advanced by beating Jacksonville 18-5 and Johns Hopkins 15-9. The Irish then beat Syracuse 15-7 with a dominant fourth quarter in the final four.
Meanwhile, Princeton (16-2) beat Marist 17-8, Penn State 14-10 and Duke 14-7.
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Notre Dame 3, Princeton 3 — End 1Q
A switch to zone defense helped Princeton slow Notre Dame’s offense, and Chad Palumbo scored twice with Porter Malkiel tallying one to leave the game tied at the end of the first. Palumbo’s second goal tied the game.
Notre Dame 3, Princeton 2 — 7:30 1Q
Princeton adjusts and gets two quick goals — this is starting to feel like the previous Notre Dame game, two days ago.
Notre Dame 3, Princeton 0 — 10:11 1Q
Notre Dame gets off to a hot start with goals from Will Maheras, Josh Yago and Matt Jeffrey. Princeton calls timeout.
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