NCAA Lacrosse Tournament 2025 Quarterfinal Bracket, Schedule and Round 1 Results

The first round of the NCAA Lacrosse Championship Tournament is in the books, one that saw dominant performances from some seeded teams and upset losses for others.

The defending two-time champion Notre Dame Fighting Irish advanced with a once-sided beatdown of the Ohio State Buckeyes while top-seeded Cornell wrapped up the weekend's slate with a convincing victory.

Find out who advanced to the quarterfinals, who is going home, and which team may be the most dangerous of the remaining bunch with this recap of round one.

Schedule and Viewing Information

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Quarterfinals

Dates: Saturday, May 17 and Sunday, May 18

TV: ESPN 2, ESPN U

Streaming: ESPN+

Semifinals

Date: Saturday, May 25

TV: ESPN 2

Streaming: ESPN+

Finals

Date: Monday, May 26

TV: ESPN

Streaming: ESPN+

First Round Results

Saturday, May 12

Richmond def. No. 8 North Carolina (13-10)

No. 3 Princeton def. Towson (22-12)

No. 5 Penn State def. Colgate (13-11)

Georgetown def. No. 7 Duke (16-12)

Sunday, May 13

2 Maryland def. Air Force (13-5)

Notre Dame def. 4 Ohio State (15-6)

6 Syracuse def. Harvard (13-12)

1 Cornell def. UAlbany (15-6)

Updated Bracket and Schedule

May 17

3 Princeton vs. 6 Syracuse

1 Cornell vs. Richmond

May 18

2 Maryland vs. Georgetown

5 Penn State vs. Notre Dame

May 24

Semifinal 1 (12:00 p.m.)

Semifinal 2 (2:30 p.m.)

May 26

Championship Game (1:00 p.m.)

Can Notre Dame Three-Peat?

Despite being unseeded in this year's NCAA Lacrosse Championship Tournament, the Fighting Irish sent a message loudly and clearly to the rest of the field Sunday with a dominant victory over the fourth-seeded Ohio State Buckeyes.

The two-time defending champions rallied off six goals in the second quarter and never looked back. Attackers Jake Taylor and Chris Kavanagh led the way for the Irish with three goals apiece while midfielder Will Angrick added two.

Fellow midfielders Jordan Faison and Max Busenkell each added a goal of their own.

Head coach Kevin Corrigan told reporters after the game, "We had contributions from pretty much every spot on the field, which is kind of unusual. It was a really good performance all around. Coming out of a week of exams, you never quite know. But I thought our energy was terrific, and the focus of our guys was great."

Up next for the Irish are the Penn State Nittany Lions, seeded fifth in the tournament and fresh off a victory over Colgate that saw them narrowly hold on to win 13-11.

The question is whether the Fighting Irish are good enough to repeat as champions.

The answer is a resounding yes.

Kavanagh and Taylor have been key cogs in prior championship-winning teams, the team has established chemistry, and they have dominated in tournament action. In their last nine tournament victories, the Irish have outscored the competition 131-74.

Their stars' experience at this level, as well as the quality of play from every area, makes them a threat to every team seeded above them and yet to play them in this tournament.

Every victory builds more confidence in this team, not quite as dominant as their previous incarnations, that they can retain their title and once again stand atop the college lacrosse mountain.