Notre Dame finished runner-up in the Great Lakes Conference Championships to Grand Valley to close the regular season. Grand Valley has been ranked nationally among the top teams all year, and has won the national championship or finished second the past several years.

The Irish won the first game, 15-6 over Ball State. Junior Tom Fletcher scored three quick goals from the two meter position, while classmate Pat Connors scored on a pair of breakaways. Building a quick lead, the squad rotated in many players the rest of the game. Seniors Paul Colianni and Josh Raycroft scored two goals each, while junior Avery Ambrose rifled home two goals from the perimeter.

A vastly improved Ohio squad fought back from an early deficit as the Irish narrowly prevailed, 8-7. Fletcher and Connors again led the scoring at the onset and the Irish need a power play goal from Colin Dunn and two goals scored on drives by Damian Sharrat to secure the win.

Connors ripped the back of the net with three breakaway goals early in game three and Ambrose scored on a lob shot as the Irish again built a lead and held off Dayton, 9-6. After the Flyers had moved to within two goals, Sharatt and Dunn both scored on set plays to set up the final pairing with Grand Valley.

The Irish made a game of it early against the Lakers, as Sharratt, Ambrose, and Connors all scored in the first period from the Irish set offense. However, the Lakers adjusted defensively and successfully counterattacked to race to a seven goal lead at the half. Jon Kelly and Fletcher scored in the third period, but the Irish dropped the championship, 16-5.