Notre Dame Throttles Jacksonville, Advances to NCAA Quarterfinals
May 10, 2026
Kenny DeJohn
Notre Dame Athletics
A historic season for Jacksonville ended Sunday in the second round of the NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament, as Notre Dame blitzed the Dolphins in South Bend and won 18-6 behind five goals and one assist from Luke Miller.
Matt Jeffery had two goals and three assists, Teddy Lally had a hat trick and nine Irish took part in the scoring. Notre Dame, the No. 2 seed, will play Johns Hopkins in the quarterfinals.
The Irish led from the first goal of the game and went into the halftime recess up 9-1. Jacksonville failed to string together consecutive goals until the final two tallies of the game, one from William Krupsky and another from Daylin John-Hill.
Making its first NCAA tournament berth in program history, Jacksonville also won its first-ever NCAA tournament game when it defeated Robert Morris in a play-in game last week. Notre Dame will make its fourth-straight appearance in the NCAA quarterfinals.
Kenny DeJohn has been with USA Lacrosse since 2019, first as the Digital Content Editor and now as the Content Strategist. First introduced to lacrosse in 2016 as a Newsday Sports reporter on Long Island (yes, ON Long Island), DeJohn specializes in women's game coverage. His search for New York quality pizza in Baltimore is ongoing.
