Charlotte, NC – The 2025 Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Lacrosse regular season comes to a close on Saturday, April 26, with three games, including a pair of key conference matchups. In a doubleheader on ACC Network, No. 9 Duke visits Virginia at 3 p.m. ET and No. 8 North Carolina travels to No. 10 Syracuse. In non-conference play, No. 6 Notre Dame plays host to Penn at 2 p.m. ET on ESPNU.
North Carolina, Notre Dame and Syracuse have clinched berths in the ACC Men’s Lacrosse Championship, set for May 2 and 4 at American Legion Memorial Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. The winner of the Duke-UVa game will claim the final berth.
Notre Dame has clinched a share of the ACC regular-season title. The Syracuse-UNC winner also will earn a share of the crown. If SU wins, the Orange will be the No. 1 seed in the ACC Championship. If UNC wins, Notre Dame gains the No. 1 seed.
Four ACC teams are ranked in the latest USILA Coaches and Inside Lacrosse polls, with Notre Dame at No. 6, North Carolina at No. 8 and Duke at No. 9 in both polls and Syracuse at No. 10 (USILA) and No. 11 (Inside Lacrosse).
Upcoming Schedule
Saturday, April 26
Penn at No. 6/6 Notre Dame | 2 p.m. | ESPNU
No. 9/9 Duke at Virginia | 3 p.m. | ACCN
No. 8/8 North Carolina at No. 10/11 Syracuse | 5 p.m. | ACCN
Friday-Sunday, May 2-4
ACC Men’s Lacrosse Championship
American Legion Memorial Stadium
Charlotte, N.C.
All times Eastern
Rankings: USILA/Inside Lacrosse; All times Eastern
Noting ACC Men’s Lacrosse
• In the latest NCAA RPI, all five ACC teams rank among the top 15: Notre Dame (5), UNC (6), Duke (7), Syracuse (9), and Virginia (14).
• The NCAA’s Division I Men’s Lacrosse Committee revealed its top 10 teams last Saturday (April 19), with three from the ACC: UNC (5), Syracuse (9) and Notre Dame (10).
• Notre Dame owns the No. 5 scoring offense nationally at 14.2 goals per game, with Syracuse (7th, 14.1) and UNC (12th, 13.4) also among the top 15.
• UNC is No. 6 nationally in scoring defense this season (8.4 goals allowed/game), while Notre Dame is No. 8 (8.6).
• Syracuse’s Joey Spallina is fifth nationally in assists per game (2.9) and points per game (5.1). UNC’s Dominic Pietramala is No. 9 nationally in goals per game (3.1).
• UNC’s Brady Wambach (3rd, .653), Syracuse’s John Mullen (7th, .632) and ND’s Will Lynch (15th, .597) rank among the top 15 nationally in faceoff winning percentage.
• All five ACC teams own top 10 marks nationally in Strength of Schedule (by opponent win pct.): ND (2), Syracuse (6), Duke (7), UVA (8) and UNC (10).
• Four ACC coaches rank among the top 10 in career wins among active coaches, most of any conference: Duke’s John Danowski (first, 481), ND’s Kevin Corrigan (third, 367), UNC’s Joe Breschi (fifth, 260) and Virginia’s Lars Tiffany (ninth, 210). Danowski owns the third-most wins of any D-I head coach all-time.
• Eight ACC players have been named nominees for the 2025 Tewaaraton Award.
• Notre Dame captured its second straight NCAA Championship in 2024, doing so in dominating fashion as it won four straight games by at least five goals each.
• The ACC owns 19 NCAA Championships, including four of the last five with Virginia in 2019 and 2021 and Notre Dame in 2023 and 2024.
• The 2025 ACC schedule features four games per team (two road, two home). The 2025 ACC Tournament will be contested May 2 and 4, featuring the top four teams in the league standings competing at Charlotte’s American Legion Memorial Stadium.
• The five active ACC teams have combined for 27 national championships, including 11 of the last 16.
• Syracuse owns 10 NCAA titles (most of any NCAA program), while Virginia has won seven, UNC five, Duke three and Notre Dame two.
Weekly Notes (PDF)
2025 Season Statistics
2025 ACC-Only Statistics