Notre Dame vs. Princeton Box Score: Final Stats From NCAA Men's Lacrosse National Championship
Princeton’s offense outshot Notre Dame 51-38 and Chad Palumbo scored four goals as the Tigers won their first title since 2001.
- On Monday at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Princeton beat Notre Dame 16-9 for the NCAA men's lacrosse championship, with Chad Palumbo scoring all four of his goals in the first half and Colin Burns adding a hat trick.
- Princeton entered seeking to end a 25-year national championship drought dating to 2001, while Notre Dame aimed for its third national title in four years after winning back-to-back championships in 2023 and 2024.
- Princeton's offensive onslaught outshot Notre Dame 51-38 while Palumbo recorded his fifth four-goal game of the season, and goaltender Ryan Croddick earned Most Outstanding Player honors with 13 saves despite Notre Dame's Thomas Ricciardelli making 19 saves.
- After Notre Dame jumped ahead 3-0, the Tigers erupted for 11 unanswered goals in the first half, capped by Palumbo's fourth goal with 22 seconds left before halftime to establish an 11-3 lead that proved insurmountable.
- The victory marks Princeton's return to national prominence after just the second Championship Weekend appearance since 2004, giving the Tigers their seventh NCAA title in the modern era and a 6-2 all-time record in championship games.
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No. 1 seed Princeton thrashes Notre Dame for men’s lax title
Chad Palumbo tallied four goals, Colin Burns had three and Princeton used a dominant second quarter to roll to a 16-9 victory over Notre Dame in the NCAA men's lacrosse national championship game Monday in Charlottesville, Va.
Tigers are all the rage! Princeton men’s lacrosse mauls Notre Dame to win first national title since 2001
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — All season long, Chad Palumbo has urged the Princeton men’s lacrosse team to play with rage and ferocity. Nobody has embodied that spirit more than the senior attacker. Perhaps it was fitting that one of the images of championship weekend was Palumbo, a captain and cancer survivor, bouncing up off the muddy Scott Stadium grass after having his helmet dislodged by a bone-rattling hit, and screaming to his bench ‘Let’s Go!’ …
Notre Dame's Josh Yago delivers Memorial Day salute during anthem before lacrosse championship game – Democratic Accent
Notre Dame’s Josh Yago delivered one of the best scenes of Memorial Day before the NCAA Division I men’s lacrosse championship even started. Yago, a graduate transfer from Air Force and a second lieutenant in the U.S. Space Force, stood at attention and saluted during the national anthem before Notre Dame faced Princeton on Monday afternoon in Charlottesville. It was an awesome moment. Several videos of Yago posted on social media quickly racked…
Notre Dame's Josh Yago delivers Memorial Day salute during anthem before lacrosse championship game
Notre Dame's Josh Yago delivered one of the best scenes of Memorial Day before the NCAA Division I men’s lacrosse championship even started.Yago, a graduate transfer from Air Force and a second lieutenant in the U.S. Space Force, stood at attention and saluted during the national anthem before Notre Dame faced Princeton on Monday afternoon in Charlottesville.It was an awesome moment.Several videos of Yago posted on social media quickly racked up…
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