For the second time in three years, the Notre Dame men's lacrosse team has earned a spot in the national semifinals. In a game full of momentum swings, the Fighting Irish notched an exciting, 12-10 win over #5 Virginia in the NCAA quarterfinals on Sunday afternoon at PPL Park.
Leading the way offensively was senior Max Pfeifer, who netted three goals and added one assist. Steve Murphy contributed a pair of scores, as well as two assists, while Sean Rogers also notched two goals.
Notre Dame scored six goals in the final period, including one by Ryan Foley that put the Irish ahead for good. After three more scores gave them a 12-8 lead, the Irish survived two late Cavalier goals to pick up the victory.
As Notre Dame athletics so often do, the game created a lot of buzz on Twitter. Here are a few of the many tweets from this afternoon:
Congrats to ND men's Lax, beat Virg. To make it to national semi's next week
-- Mike & Mike (@MikeAndMike) May 20, 2012
Congrats to @NDlacrosse on making it to the Final Four!#nd #goirish
-- Notre Dame Hockey (@ND_Hockey) May 20, 2012
That. Just. Happened. I am a very proud @NDlacrosse alum. What a game... #finalfourbaby!!! @MAXBOX45 @seanyrog @Fishtastik @byrneirish
-- David Earl (@DavidEarl33) May 20, 2012
Congrats to @NDlacrosse on its big win over Virginia to make it back to the Final Four for the second time in three years!
-- ND Monogram Club (@NDMonogram) May 20, 2012
Huge win for @NDlacrosse over UVA! On to the #finalfour
-- Bryce Burton (@LeprechaunBryce) May 20, 2012
@NDlacrosse @Inside_Lacrosse Irish going back to Championship weekend!!
-- Mike Golic Jr (@MGolicJR57) May 20, 2012
Thanks for the updates!! Congrats to the #ndlax boys on the big win today @seanyrog @MAXBOX45
-- Braxston Cave (@BraxstonCave52) May 20, 2012
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