While Notre Dame lacrosse failed to put a single shot on goal in the last 18 ½ minutes, fifth-seeded Penn State was ripping off eight unanswered goals.

Chris Kavanagh didn’t have much to say after Notre Dame men’s lacrosse fell to No. 5 Penn State on Sunday in the NCAA quarterfinal, ending his college career. After a game like that, in which the Irish blew a 12-6 lead,

On a sunny afternoon in Annapolis, Md., Notre Dame was closing in on its 10 th straight NCAA Tournament win after building a 12-6 lead late in the third period. No team in the sport had pulled off the three-peat since Princeton in 1996-98.