ncaa mlax tournament MLAX - NCAA Tournament - Championship Weekend May 27 (Sat) 12:00 PM & 2:30 PM Philadelphia, PA Lincoln Financial Field

[cwdickens]

May 27 (Sat) 12 p.m.

 

#1 Duke

 

vs 

Penn State

Philadelphia, Pa. Lincoln Financial Field

TV: ESPN2

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  VIRGINIA (SEMIFINALS)

  vs

   

  #3

  Notre Dame

  PHILADELPHIA

  2:30 PM(Neutral)
   

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Edited May 27, 2023 by cwdickens

[jimbo]

Penn St got robbed big time. Winning goal by Duke in OT the refs blew the call on an obvious crease violation. Great game otherwise, but boy did they get that wrong. 

Edited May 27, 2023 by jimbo

[jimbo]

Two OT games in a row. The Irish wasted no time in scoring right away in the overtime. Nice upset. 

[cwdickens]

Notre Dame is D1 champs..... no sadness for Duke and no elation for the Irish.  

If I heard correctly, attendance between 32,000 and 33,000, which is way off from its peak of +/- 42,000.  There was a time that Inside Lacrosse felt 50,000 in the stands was possible. I think those days are over.  While there are many more opportunities to play at different stages for boys and girls, the sport remains are niche sport and truly not yet mainline. 

The PLL has been relentless in their attempts to make contact about purchasing tickets for this weekend., just other priorities at the moment.

[statefan]

Ross Burgmaster, who is the younger brother of former Danes, Jack and Alex is a midfielder for Notre Dame and had a couple of ground balls.

[jimbo]

It was a terrific game. Quite happy for the Irish, especially their head coach. Their goalie was superb and their grit was evident. Even my wife, not  a lax fan, was caught up in the game.  Albany was mentioned a few times in reference to the PLL kickoff weekend. 

[cwdickens]

The game had its moments.... however; what this weekend and the tournament overall demonstrated what is apparent in all Division One sports, the schools with the resources, money and other intangibles dominate and then there is everyone else.

I am certain Albany was mentioned, the announcers are the heart and soul of Inside Lacrosse.