Lax players extend win streak to 6, beat Crimson
By STEVE KEPPEL
Sports Writer
The 12th ranked Notre Dame Men's lacrosse recorded their sixth straight win Sunday, defeating Harvard 11-10. The win puts the Irish at 9-3 giving them their first nine-win season since the 1997 campaign.
After being down 5-4 at the half, the Irish let up another three quick goals in the third period. Behind by four with seven minutes left in the third, the Irish rallied behind the solid play of their offense and scored seven straight goals giving them the 11-8 lead and icing the game.
"On the whole we didn't play poorly, we just didn't make some plays early in the game and their goalie is very good," said Coach Kevin Corrigan.
"In the first half we didn't play too well. They got a couple of cheap goals," said junior Tom Galtzel, who had four goals on the day. "I think we really dominated the second half of the game. We had a nice run where we scored seven goals in a row and that put them in a hole that they couldn't get out of."
Tom Glatzel started the second half run, scoring four of the seven unanswered goals in the third quarter. Dave Ulrich joined the attack with five assists. Jon Harvey added a goal. The starting attack for the Irish accounted for a total of 10 points Sunday.
"This year's team is a little more balanced offensively. We have a lot of guys who can score," said Glatzel.
The high expectations of the team fell early in the season, starting off at 3-3
"We were extremely disappointed to be 3-3 early in the year. We didn't feel like that was reflective of our ability," said Corrigan.
"In the beginning of the season we had a couple of tough losses and we kind of lost a little bit of our confidence," said Galtzel. The Irish improved their play, ending the regular season with a 9-3 record.
"On the whole this year, I think we have got a young team that has developed very well," said Corrigan. "We can't help but pleased that we came back and won six in a row and finished up as strongly as we did."
After playing well and winning their last six games the Irish have picked up an added confidence that should help them to do well in the tournament.
"It was after the Loyola game that we really turned things around," said Glatzel. "Since then we have really been playing well as a team. [The Harvard game] was a pretty big win for us because going into the tournament we wanted a lot of momentum. Right now we feel that we can beat whoever we're paired up against."
The Irish have a week off before finding out who they will play in the tournament and where they will be seeded. This trip to the NCAA's marks the eighth time in the last nine years that a Notre Dame lacrosse team has made it to the post-season.
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