PHILADELPHIA, Penn. – Today is for all the marbles, as the NCAA Division I men’s national championship game takes place, between Notre Dame and Maryland. The game will air on ESPN, which is slated to start at 1:00 p.
m. Eastern from Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Lacrosse fans have a number of options to watch the game for free if they don’t have cable, including and , which each offer a free trial.
has promotional pricing if you’re a new customer. Notre Dame advanced after a dominating 13-6 win over Denver, which was Denver’s lowest goal total in their tournament run. Three separate players for the Irish scored three goals in Pat Kavanagh, Chris Kavanagh and Devon McLane.
The defending champions are looking to win a second consecutive title and become the first program to win back-to back titles since Virginia in 2019 and 2021, excluding the no tournament-year in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Maryland on the other hand continues to pull a string of upsets, as they defeated #6 ranked Virginia in the Final Four semi-final game by a score of 12-6. This is also thanks to Eric Spanos with his two goals and three assists, along with Daniel Kelly’s second hat trick of the season after scoring three first-half goals.
If you’re counting the pre-NCAA era, Maryland has won 13 national championships with four of them coming in the modern NCAA era. The most recent tile came in 2022. Maryland has the history while Notre Dame is just getting starte.
