Dan Denihan scored a career playoff-high eight points on
four
goals and four assists to lead fourth-seeded Johns Hopkins to a 15-11
win
over Notre Dame in an NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Quarterfinal before
5,036 at Homewood Field today. The Blue Jays won their eighth straight
game to improve to 9-3 and earn a matchup with top-seeded Syracuse in
the
one semifinal Saturday in College Park, Md. The Fighting Irish wrap up
their season 10-4.
Ahead 7-6 with 5:10 to play in the second quarter, Denihan and Bobby
Benson
scored three goals each to key an 8-2 run that saw the Blue Jays pull
out
to an insurmountable 15-8 lead with 3:50 remaining in the third quarter.
Todd Ulrich scored two of his team-high three markers in the fourth
quarter
as Notre Dame held Hopkins scoreless and provided the final four-goal
margin.
"I thought we played a pretty solid game overall," said Johns Hopkins
coach
John Haus, whose team advanced to the Final Four for the second straight
season. "We came in with a tremendous amount of respect for the Notre
Dame
coaching staff and players. At the same time, I'm proud of our guys,
and
we're very excited about having another shot."
Chris Young scored on David Ulrich's second assist with 1:15 left in the
first quarter to give Notre Dame a 3-2 lead. Johns Hopkins responded
with
a 5-0 run, thanks in part to two goals from Conor Denihan, to take a 7-3
advantage. Jon Harvey, one of four Irish players to score at least
twice,
then closed a 3-0 Notre Dame run that reduced the gap to 7-6 midway
through
the second quarter, setting the stage for the Blue Jays' game-clinching
spurt.
"Hopkins played very well. We didn't play poorly. They made some
plays,
as did we, just not enough. We just came up short," said Notre Dame
coach
Kevin Corrigan, whose Irish upset fifth-seeded Loyola, 15-13, in the
first
round last week. "We were not as selective with our shots as we needed
to
be, especially in the third quarter."
Hopkins outscored the Irish 7-2 in the decisive third period. The Blue
Jays' matchup with Syracuse will mark the teams' first meeting in the
NCAA
Tournament since 1992. Hopkins dropped a 13-12 game at Syracuse on
March
17.
| Notre Dame (10-4) | | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3--11 |
| #4 Johns Hopkins (9-3) | | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0--15 |
Goals:
Box Score
UND: T. Ulrich 3, Bishko 2, Harvey 2, Young 2, Flandina, Glatzel,
JHU: D. Denihan 4, Benson 3, C. Denihan 3, Shaberly 3, Doneger,
Frattarola.
Assists: UND: Flandina 2, Oakey 2, D. Ulrich 2, Bishko, Glatzel, JHU: D.
Denihan 4, Doneger 3, Muir, Shaberly.
Saves: UND: Howell 11, JHU:
Carcaterra 12.
Shots: UND: 37, JHU: 48. EMO: UND: 2-for-5, JHU: 2-for-3.
Attendance: 5,036.
