STILL KNOCKING
Notre Dame, Denver now Memorial Day mainstays
Kevin Corrigan almost felt the need to say sorry. It seemed everyone in the packed house of 13,519 at Hofstra’s Shuart Stadium wanted Albany — and the mystifying talents of its Thompson trio — to beat Notre Dame in the NCAA quarterfinals. They almost got their wish until Corrigan unleashed his kraken, the 10-man ride, to erase a five-goal deficit and then defeat the Great Danes 14-13 in overtime. The Irish advanced to championship weekend for the third time in five years.
“I wanted to come to the press conference and apologize to all of those people who wanted to see Albany [in the final four],” Corrigan quipped. “I think there were 37 people cheering for us in a sellout crowd. That’s fine with us. We like being those guys.” Relishing its role as killjoy, Notre Dame then sent home-standing Maryland packing with a comparatively easy 11-6 win in the semifinals at M&T Bank Stadium.
But the Irish could not stop Duke, which has ended Notre Dame’s season four times in the last five years. “This team has been one play away the past couple of years,” goalie Conor Kelly said. Kelly, midfielder Sergio Perkovic and short-stick defensive midfielder Jack Near were breakout stars for the Irish. Attackman Matt Kavanagh, who proved his mettle in the epic win over Albany by diving to recover a loose ball on the endline and scoring the game-winning goal, should be in the Tewaaraton talk. Denver, the team Duke knocked off in the NCAA semifinals, has been to three final fours in the last four years and likewise returns a ton of talent. Will one of the western outposts of college lacrosse break through in 2015? Then there will be no need to apologize.
— Matt DaSilva
Matt Kavanagh
A Publication of US Lacrosse
July 2014 >> LACROSSE MAGAZINE 35
©JOHN STROHSACKER (MK)
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