2016 MAY MADNESS MARCH 13, 2016
DENVER 9, NOTRE DAME 8 (OT) South Bend, Ind.
Tyler Pace scored with 1:19 left in the
fi rst half to give the Pioneers a 7-2 lead going into the break. Notre Dame then scored six consecutive goals in just over seven minutes to take a 8-7 lead with 4:34 remaining. Pace tied it with 2:25 left in regulation and Zach Miller sealed the game with his third goal in the fi rst overtime.
MAY 23, 2015
DENVER 11, NOTRE DAME 10 (OT) Philadelphia
By Matt Hamilton
CONNECTED AT THE HIP
YOU CAN’T SAY DENVER, OR TREVOR BAPTISTE, WITHOUT MENTIONING NOTRE DAME
I
t was one of the best games of the season, as expected. Second- ranked Denver had a 7-2
fourth-quarter lead on No. 1 Notre Dame and allowed six straight goals before winning in overtime. After the game, Denver coach Bill Tierney had a feeling the two teams would meet again. “You know they are going
to be there Memorial Day Weekend,” he said. It’s the sentiment among
many around the country: Denver and Notre Dame might be on a collision course for the NCAA tournament fi nal. If fate has its way, Notre
Dame will have the tough task of stopping Denver faceoff specialist Trevor Baptiste. He won 12 of 21 faceoffs against the Fighting Irish in
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The Pioneers had a late 10-6 lead with just over four minutes to go in the NCAA tournament semifi nal, but the Fighting Irish mounted an improbable comeback. Nick Ossello’s goal with nine seconds left tied the game and sent it to overtime. That’s where Wesley Berg sent Denver to the NCAA fi nal on a goal with 2:02 remaining in the period.
the dramatic regular-season meeting this season and won 31 of 47 faceoffs in two games against them last season. “I believe he is the best
player in the game at his position,” said Notre Dame faceoff specialist P.J. Finley. “In a game as big as a 1-vs.-2 or us vs. Denver, that matchup is critical to our success. It really puts a lot of pressure on me preparing.” Notre Dame coach Kevin Corrigan said that if Baptiste can’t be stopped individually, his team has to get the ball through strong wing play and discipline on the ride. “Unless you have the guy
who happens to matchup great with him, it comes down to doing what you need to do to get a number of possessions,” Corrigan said. As for a potential May meeting, Corrigan said he’s not looking ahead. “We’ll cross that bridge
when we come to it,” he said, adding the margin of error is extremely small.
Recent series history tells you the same. A Publication of US Lacrosse MARCH 7, 2015
DENVER 11, NOTRE DAME 10 (OT), Denver, Colo.
Notre Dame led 5-1 in the fi rst quarter and 10-7 in the third, but Denver continued to fi ght back. Miller scored with 1:19 left in regulation to tie the game at 10-10. And fi ttingly, it was Miller who won the game for Denver in the fi rst overtime period.
“HE IS
THE BEST PLAYER IN THE GAME AT HIS
POSITION,” P.J. FINLEY,
NOTRE DAME FACEOFF SPECIALIST
MARCH 16, 2013
NOTRE DAME 13, DENVER 12 (OT), Denver, Colo.
In a back-and-forth affair at Mile High, Denver took a big 12-10 lead on an Eric Law goal with 2:25 left in regulation. However, Steve Murphy and Sean Rogers scored to knot the score at 12-12 with 47 seconds remaining. Jim Marlatt capped the win, scoring for the second time with 2:51 left in overtime.
MARCH 18, 2012
NOTRE DAME 10, DENVER 9 (3OT), South Bend, Ind.
In possibility the most exciting game of the series, Notre Dame took an early 8-4 lead and salvaged a win after three overtime periods. Sean Rogers found the back of the net in the third overtime to clinch the victory.
©TREVOR BROWN (ZM); ©MARC PISCOTTY (TB)
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