Irish beat Hoyas on the road

By MATTHEW CROW Associate sports editor

It is normally a safe bet that leaving s outh b end in February will bring you to better weather. That was not the case for n otre d ame men’s lacrosse, who were met with freezing temperatures and snow flurries for their trip to Washington, d c ., to face Georgetown. b ut inclement weather was no obstacle for the n o. 2 Irish on s aturday, as they jumped out to a big first-quarter lead and did not look back, downing the n o. 17 h oyas 15-8 and improving to 3-0 on the year.

n otre d ame entered the game highly motivated. The Irish hoped to remain undefeated and pick up an important road win over a ranked opponent, but also to avenge their defeat against Georgetown last year at home. In that game, the h oyas led 6-1 after the first quarter and had taken the air out of Arlotta s tadium with most of the game still to be played. It was nearly the exact opposite scenario on s aturday. n otre d ame’s lead doubled soon after when sophomore attacker c hris Kavanagh — the team’s leading scorer — put a second shot past the Georgetown goalie. Kavanagh’s score was one for the highlight reel. h e jumped while running away from the goal before spinning in midair and

The Irish scored their first goal less than one minute into the game and were in total control for the remaining 59.

That first goal came from junior midfielder e ric d obson, who would finish the game with a second consecutive hat-trick, continuing his strong start to the season. d obson’s goal extended the Irish’s streak of scoring on the opening possession of every game they have played this season.