Notre Dame

Lyght made history Thursday as the first defenseman in men's lacrosse history to win the Tewaaraton Award.

His first assignment out of Air Force Academy? Grad school. The destination? South Bend. Playing lacrosse in the national championship? Gravy.

The Fighting Irish scored five man-up goals and added a man-down tally in a 15-7 victory over Syracuse. They'll play Princeton for the national championship.

Making defenders miss is Matt Jeffery's specialty, and no one in the NCAA tournament has been able to stop him. He's the latest football crossover phenom in South Bend.

As both teams battled a slick turf surface, the Irish emerged on the better end to reach championship weekend.

For the two former Falcons, their mere presence on the field during their teams’ respective ACC openers seemed implausible just months prior.

By beating North Carolina, Notre Dame is back at No. 1 for the second time this spring.

The Fighting Irish raced out to an 8-0 lead and let their defense take care of the rest in a 12-8 victory over the Spiders at Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium.