(Photo Courtesy of Notre Dame Athletics)

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are the 75th and final DI program to announce their 2020 men’s lacrosse schedule. Notre Dame comes into the 2020 season following a 2019 campaign where they went 9-7 overall and 2-2 in the ACC. The Fighting Irish lost to Virginia in the ACC championship game, defeated Johns Hopkins in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, and fell to Duke in the NCAA Quarterfinals.

Schedule

Date	Home	Away	Notes
1/19	Notre Dame	Detroit Mercy
1/25	Notre Dame	Air Force
2/15	Notre Dame	Cleveland State
2/23	Notre Dame	Richmond
2/29	Maryland	Notre Dame
3/7	Notre Dame	Denver
3/10	Ohio State	Notre Dame
3/14	Notre Dame	Michigan
3/19	Notre Dame	Virginia	ACC
3/28	Syracuse	Notre Dame	ACC
4/4	Notre Dame	Duke	ACC
4/7	Marquette	Notre Dame
4/11	Notre Dame	Army West Point
4/18	North Carolina	Notre Dame	ACC

Key Games

2/23 vs Richmond

After giving the Irish a scare in 2018, the Spiders pulled off the upset against Notre Dame last season. This meeting in 2020 could very well be just as tight as it has been the past two seasons. 

2/29 @ Maryland

The Fighting Irish have won their past three meetings against the Terrapins. Last season’s meeting, Maryland forced overtime with an Anthony DeMaio but Brian Willetts scored the game game winning goal for the Irish in OT. 

4/4 vs Duke

ACC foes, the Fighting Irish and Blue Devils split their two meetings last season. Notre Dame took down Duke in the regular season, but things played out different in the NCAA tournament with Duke securing the win to advance to Championship Weekend. The quarterfinal meeting between these two went into overtime and Joe Robertson delivered the game-winner for Duke.