The No. 4 Notre Dame women’s lacrosse regular season finished with an unceremonious thud Saturday, as the Irish dropped their first home game of the year to the No. 6 Northwestern Wildcats, 15-11.
It was just the third loss in 16 games for the Irish, matching the best regular season in program history. The 2006 squad made it to the Final Four before falling to Dartmouth in the semis, while the 2012 team lost both its first round Big East game and its NCAA opening round game to finish at 13-5.
So is this year’s team poised for a run similar to 2006 or 2012?