The NCAA men’s lacrosse final four features the last three national champions.
No. 1 Notre Dame (14-1) faces No. 5 Denver (13-3) in the first semifinal at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on Saturday. The Irish are the defending national champions from 2023 and will be looking for their second national championship in school history.
The Irish advanced with a 16-11 victory against No. 8 Georgetown. The Pioneers beat No. 4 Syracuse 10-8. That game is scheduled for 12 p.m. ET on Saturday. It will be televised on ESPNU.
No. 6 Virginia (12-5) meets No. 7 Maryland (10-5) in the second semifinal in a matchup of blue-blooded programs that managed to pull second-round upsets at 2:30 p.m. ET. The Cavaliers knocked off No. 3 Johns Hopkins 11-10 in double overtime, and the Terrapins upset No. 2 Duke 14-11.
Maryland won the national championship in 2022. Virginia won the national title in 2021.
The winners advance to Monday’s national championship game. Which will win the men’s lacrosse national championship? A closer look at the semifinals.
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NCAA Men’s Final Four semifinal predictions
No. 1 Notre Dame vs. No. 5 Denver
The face-off matchups should be great between Notre Dame’s Will Lynch (62.5%) and Denver’s Alec…
