SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The Fighting Irish men’s lacrosse team turned in a resounding 15-9 victory over No. 3 Georgetown inside Loftus Sports Center on Sunday afternoon to improve to 3-0 on the season.
Notre Dame had eight different goal scorers in the victory. Josh Yago led the attack with five points off three goals and two assists. Will Angrick had his best game of the season with four points off three goals and an assist. Teddy Lally also turned in a four-point performance with two goals and two assists.
Will Maheras and Luke Miller each had multi-goal games as well to help the Irish capture the win.
Freshman Aidan Diaz-Matos battled at the dot all game long, finishing 11-for-21 with six ground balls to give the Irish possessions throughout the contest.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Notre Dame scored the first two goals of the game, coming from Maheras and Miller in the opening 7 minutes of action. Georgetown responded with three straight goals to take their first and only lead of the day at 3-2 early in the second stanza.
The Irish responded immediately, scoring off the ensuing faceoff to level the score at 3-3 coming from a goal from Miguel Iglesias. Notre Dame closed the half in fashion, accounting for five of the next six goals to take an 8-4 lead into the halftime intermission.
Yago led the Irish charge with two goals in the stretch while Angrick, Lally and Behrman each supplied one to help build the four-goal advantage.
The Irish tacked on to its lead within the first 2 minutes of the third quarter off a score from Angrick to push the lead to five goals. Georgetown managed to trim the Notre Dame lead to three goals at 11-8 by the end of the third quarter, scoring four of the final six tallies in the period.
Notre Dame wouldn’t allow the guests to get any closer, as it opened the fourth frame with four straight goals to put the game out of reach at 15-8. Jalen Seymour, Maheras, Yago and Lally did the damage, each scoring once in the run to help seal the victory.
The Hoyas scored once more in the final 5 minutes of action but the Irish secured the big six-goal victory with the final score 15-9.
STAT OF THE GAME
Notre Dame’s defense put the clamps on Georgetown throughout the 60 minutes causing a season-high 19 turnovers. Shawn Lyght led the way with three while Will Donovan, Fisher Finley, Will Gallagher and Josh Yago each added two. The Irish defense has recorded double-digit caused turnovers in all three games this season.
NOTRE DAME NOTES
- The Irish improved to 13-9 against Georgetown in the all-time series and have won each of the last three matchups.
- Notre Dame has won five matchups against the Hoyas by five goals or more.
- The Irish have won all three games this season by at least five goals.
- With the win, Notre Dame has now won 26-straight games inside Loftus Sports Center, dating back to the 2004 season.
- Notre Dame has won the ground ball battle in all three games this season, this time by a mark of 41-30 over the Hoyas.
- The Irish outshot Georgetown 38-26 in the win.
- Yago recorded a season high five points against Georgetown and has posted at least four points in all three games this season.
- Lally tied his season high for points with four and has recorded three or more in all three games this season.
- Angrick tied his career high in points (4) and goals (3) in the win.
- Maheras has scored multiple goals in all three games during the 2026 campaign.
UP NEXT
Notre Dame is back on the road with another premier non-conference matchup, taking on No. 2 Maryland at SECU Stadium at 12 p.m. ET on Saturday, Feb. 28. The game will be streamed on B1G+.
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