College lacrosse season has officially begun.
Yes, we’ve been playing for a month, had plenty of games, great plays, fantastic finishes and upsets, but now we’ve got a little bit of chaos.
Georgetown began the season 0-2 with road games at Penn and reigning national champion Notre Dame looming. The thought of a second straight 0-3 start … and even 0-4 start seemed very possible for the Hoyas.
Instead, Georgetown is the toast of college lacrosse after beating Penn last week and then stunning the Irish in front of a nationally-televised audience on Sunday afternoon.
The most improbable part of the game was Georgetown putting the lid on Notre Dame’s offense. The Irish had scored 46 goals in the first two games, but the Hoyas limited Notre Dame to just 10 goals – a number that didn’t seem likely to happen with all of the weapons and the fact that Notre Dame won 15 of 23 faceoffs.
Georgetown goalie Anderson Moore made 11 saves, including one on Devon McLane in overtime. Aidan Carroll’s overtime winner then set off a wild celebration for the Hoyas.
Better than the goal was Kevin Warne’s somersault after the winner. The always emotional Warne is must-watch TV, as is Quint Kessnich's laugh.