Championship Weekend
Championship weekend is upon us. The action starts this Saturday: Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, PASaturday May 25 On location – Anish Shroff, Paul Carcaterra & Quint KessenichIn studio – Chris Cotter & Matt Ward Championship Semifinal #1Denver vs Notre Dame Noon ESPN2 Vegas – ND -4.5 O/U 23 Notre Dame, winners of 12 straight games is […]
Great Eight
Quarterfinals Saturday May 18, Hofstra University Chris Cotter & Paul Carcaterra Weather – 66 degrees and cloudy Notre Dame vs Georgetown, ESPNU Noon The Irish are (6-1) against the remaining quarterfinalists. That lone loss was to Georgetown. So, this game is a rematch from February when the Hoyas stunned the 2023 champions on Arlotta by […]
Welcome to Round One – NCAA Tournament
Welcome to the NCAA tournament, where greatness is validated. The tournament is a May tradition, a celebration and a party. Every team and fan base has sunshine hopes and blue-sky optimism. 16 teams walk into the weekend, only 8 survive. All that matters now is what happens next. Seven of the eight at-large selections enter the […]
Quint Kessenich’s Top 20: April 29th, 2024
My Top 20 presented by SPIRE Lacrosse, always a treacherous exercise. Quint Kessenich’s Top 20 presented by Spire 1) Notre Dame Fresh off an 11-9 win at Virginia, the Irish (10-1) turn around and play the Cavs again, this time in Charlotte in the ACC semifinals on Friday at 5pm. Rudy stifled UVA on Klöckner […]
Quint Kessenich’s Top 20: April 22nd, 2024
My Top 20 presented by SPIRE Lacrosse, always a treacherous exercise. Quint Kessenich’s Top 20 presented by Spire 1) Notre Dame The Irish (9-1) handled North Carolina 14-6 without incident. The Heels were without Owen Duffy. Carolina is now on a five-game losing streak. ND got six points from Pat Kavanagh, five from his brother […]
Quint Kessenich’s Top 20: April 15th, 2024
My Top 20 presented by SPIRE Lacrosse, always a treacherous exercise. Quint Kessenich’s Top 20 presented by Spire 1) Notre Dame In front of 7480 fans at LIU the Golden Domers got a game-winning goal with six seconds on the clock from Ben Ramsay to take down Cornell 18-17. This game was pure enjoyment for […]
Quint Kessenich’s Top 20: April 8th, 2024
My Top 20 presented by SPIRE Lacrosse, always a treacherous exercise. Quint Kessenich’s Top 20 presented by Spire 1) Notre Dame Golden Domers hard fought 15-12 road win in Durham on Sunday was chapter one in what could be a multiple game affair with Duke. Pat Kavanagh and Liam Entenmann were the headliners. Under deeper […]
Quint Kessenich’s Top 20: April 1st, 2024
My Top 20 presented by SPIRE Lacrosse, always a treacherous exercise. Quint Kessenich’s Top 20 presented by Spire 1) Notre Dame Golden Domers blew open a 3-3 game with Syracuse, building a 10-5 lead at halftime. They led 13-7 after three quarters but took their foot off the gas pedal in a 14-12 victory. A […]
Quint Kessenich’s Top 20: March 25th, 2024
My Top 20 presented by SPIRE Lacrosse, always a treacherous exercise. Quint Kessenich’s Top 20 presented by Spire 1) Notre Dame Golden Domers took the weekend off. I spoke with Irish scorer Jake Taylor on the Quintessential Podcast this week. I enjoyed this conversation. Syracuse is at Notre Dame on Saturday at 2pm on the […]
Quint Kessenich’s Top 20: March 18th, 2024
My Top 20 presented by SPIRE Lacrosse, always a treacherous exercise. Quint Kessenich’s Top 20 presented by Spire 1) Army Army – America’s team building an entourage, topped Lehigh 18-12 behind 54 shots to maintain their spot atop the polls. They are 7-0 for the first time in 66 years. Gunnar Fellows had five points. […]
Quint Kessenich’s Top 20: March 11th, 2024
My Top 20 presented by SPIRE Lacrosse, always a treacherous exercise. Quint Kessenich’s Top 20 presented by Spire 1) Army America’s team skewered Holy Cross 18-8. Army began playing lacrosse in 1907. They captured pre-NCAA championships in 1923, 1944, 1945, 1951, 1958, 1959, 1961, and 1969. Black Knights played in the 1971 and 1984 NCAA semifinals. They […]
Quint Kessenich’s Top 20: March 4th, 2024
My Top 20 presented by SPIRE Lacrosse, always a treacherous exercise. Quint Kessenich’s Top 20 presented by Spire 1) Denver Pios holding pocket aces, wins over Johns Hopkins and Cornell. A 5-5 tie ballooned into a 15-6 win holding Lemoyne to one goal in the second half. Do I think Denver is the best team? […]