IRISH LACROSSE EXPERIENCE
Fighting Irish
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M&T Bank Stadium
The Notre Dame men’s lacrosse program routinely plays in top-notch venues. Here are some of the major stadiums the Irish have played in recently: Stadium • City • Pro/College Home Venue (League) Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, Ind. • Indianapolis Colts (NFL) 2013 NCAA Quarterfinal vs. Duke (L, 11-12) PPL Park • Chester, Pa. • Philadelphia Union (MLS) 2012 NCAA Quarterfinal vs. Virginia (W, 12-10) MetLife Stadium • East Rutherford, N.J. • New York Giants and Jets (NFL) 2012 Konica Minolta Big City Classic vs. St. John’s (W, 13-6) 2013 Konica Minolta Big City Classic vs. Syracuse (L, 4-10) Gillette Stadium • Foxborough, Mass. • New England Patriots (NFL) 2011 NCAA Quarterfinal vs. Duke (L, 5-7) 2012 NCAA Semifinal vs. Loyola (L, 5-7)
PPL Park
M&T Bank Stadium • Baltimore, Md. • Baltimore Ravens (NFL) 2010 Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic vs. Loyola (W, 11-9) 2010 NCAA Semifinal vs. Cornell (W, 12-7) 2010 NCAA Final vs. Duke (L, 5-6 OT) Everbank Field • Jacksonville, Fla. • Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL) 2011 vs. Duke (W, 12-7) Ohio Stadium (The Horseshoe) • Columbus, Ohio • Ohio State Football 2009 vs. Ohio State (W, 14-8) Invesco Field at Mile High • Denver, Colo. • Denver Broncos (NFL) 2009 vs. Denver (W, 10-8) 2013 vs. Denver (W, 13-12 ot) Toyota Park • Bridgeview, Ill. • Chicago Fire (MLS) 2008 vs. Denver (L, 8-9) Home Depot Center • Carson, Calif. • Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) 2005 First Four Invitational vs. North Carolina (W, 9-7)
Lucas Oil Stadium
Helping Humanity The Notre Dame men’s lacrosse program is heavily involved in helping the local and international communities. In December of 2010, the Fighting Irish men’s lacrosse and men’s basketball teams worked together with Notre Dame student government and a host of departments across the campus to sponsor the Playing for Peace 3v3 Basketball Tournament (bottom right). The tournament’s purpose was to raise awareness for peace in Sudan. The event also featured a Stand With Sudan peace rally. Later that month, a delegation from the University of Notre Dame that included Kevin Dugan, a former Irish lacrosse player and the team's Operations Assistant at that time, and then junior defenseman Jake Brems spent time in Washington, D.C. (bottom left) and Baltimore, Md. to further the school’s commitment to peace in Sudan by advocating for full implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in Sudan. The group had meetings with key policymakers and non-governmental organizations. Among the stops on the trip were the White House, the State Department, Senator Richard Lugar’s (Ind.) office, Congressman Joe Donnelly’s (Ind.) office and Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Headquarters. The Playing for Peace initiative seeks to use the platform of sport to transcend boundaries and bring people together in the pursuit of peace, justice and human understanding. Along with the work to help Sudan, the Irish program routinely does service work in the South Bend area to promote a more peaceful society. The program has ventured to Chicago in each of the last two falls to conduct clinics and take part in service projects to help inner-city Catholic schools.
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