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05/25 14:56 CDT Princeton beats Notre Dame 16-9 for its 1st NCAA men's lacrosse
championship since 2001
Princeton beats Notre Dame 16-9 for its 1st NCAA men's lacrosse championship
since 2001
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) --- Chad Palumbo scored all four of his goals in the
first half, Colin Burns also had a hat trick, and Princeton beat Notre Dame
16-9 on Monday for its first NCAA men's lacrosse championship since 2001.
Top-seeded Princeton (17-2) won its 12th straight game this season to improve
to 7-2 in NCAA championship games. The Tigers were in the championship game for
the ninth time in program history, with the first eight coming between 1992 and
2002.
No. 2 seed Notre Dame (13-3) was in the final for the third time in four years,
with titles in 2023 and ?24. The Irish also had championship losses in 2010 and
'14.
Princeton trailed 3-0 before scoring the last 11 goals of the first half.
Palumbo had a hand in the Tigers' first three goals. Then he scored his 48th
goal of the season with 22 seconds left before halftime for a 11-3 lead. It was
Palumbo's fifth game this season with four-plus goals.
Luke Miller scored a man-up goal with 4:54 left in the third to pull Notre Dame
within 12-7. But Burns answered with his 11th goal of the tournament to extend
the lead to 13-7.
Tucker Wade made it 14-8, on Princeton's 50th shot of the game, for his 13th
multi-goal game of the season.
Goalie Ryan Croddick made 13 saves to help Princeton keep its sixth postseason
opponent to 10 goals or fewer.
Notre Dame's only regular-season loss came against Virginia --- also in
Charlottesville.
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