- First round games from campus sites May 11-12 on ESPNU
- Quarterfinals from Hempstead, N.Y. and Towson, Md., May 18-19 on ESPNU
- Championship Weekend live from Philadelphia with semifinals on ESPN2 and title game on ESPN
- All games streaming on ESPN+
ESPN’s exclusive, wire-to-wire coverage of the 2024 NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Championship begins with the opening round game on Wednesday, May 8, and continues with eight first-round games on Saturday and Sunday, totaling more than 20 hours of programming on ESPNU throughout the weekend.
Sacred Heart plays at Albany on Wednesday, May 8, at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+ with a spot in the first round on the line.
The top eight seeded teams will host first-round games this weekend, beginning with No. 6 seed Virginia welcoming Atlantic 10 champion Saint Joseph’s at noon on Saturday. Saturday’s first-round schedule also includes No. 2 Duke hosting ASUN Champion Utah (2:30 p.m.), No. 5 Denver welcoming Big Ten champion Michigan (5 p.m.) and No. 7 Maryland taking on Ivy League champion Princeton (7:30 p.m.).
Sunday’s action also begins at noon with No. 3 seed Johns Hopkins facing off against Patriot League champion Lehigh, followed by Penn State squaring off against No. 8 Georgetown (2:30 p.m.), top-seeded and reigning national champion Notre Dame hosting the winner of Sacred Heart/Albany (5 p.m.) and CAA champion Towson playing at No. 4 Syracuse (7:30 p.m.).
Quarterfinals will take place Saturday, May 18, and Sunday, May 19, in Hempstead, N.Y., and Towson, Md., respectively.
Four teams will advance to compete for a national title in Philadelphia over Memorial Day Weekend. The semifinals are set for Saturday, May 25, on ESPN2, with the national championship game airing live on ESPN at 1 p.m. on Monday, May 27. All games will also stream on ESPN+.
The NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Championship is coming off a banner year in 2023, averaging 757,000 viewers for the championship game between Notre Dame and Duke, the most-viewed title game since 2007.
Commentators:
- Play-by-play: Jay Alter, Joe Beninati, Drew Carter, Chris Cotter, Kevin Fitzgerald and Anish Shroff
- Analysts:
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- Ryan Boyle: Four-time All-American and national champion with Princeton
- Paul Carcaterra: All-American and national champion at Syracuse
- Mark Dixon: Four-year letter-winner at Johns Hopkins
- Jules Heningburg: Two-time All-American and All-Big Ten selection while playing at Rutgers
- Quint Kessenich: National champion and two-time winner of the Ensign C. Markland Kelly Jr. Award as the nation’s best goalie at Johns Hopkins
- Matt Ward: Three-time All-American, Tewaaraton Award winner and NCAA Champion at Virginia
- Cotter and Carcaterra announce quarterfinal action from Hempstead, Shroff and Kessenich commentate games from Towson
- Shroff, Kessenich and Carcaterra return to call championship weekend from Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia
Additional details on ESPN’s Championship Weekend presentation will be announced later this month.
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2024 NCAA Men’s College Lacrosse Championship:
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup | Platform |
| Wed, May 8 | 7 p.m. | Sacred Heart at Albany Opening Round |
ESPN+ |
| Sat, May 11 | Noon | Saint Joseph’s at No. 6 Virginia First Round Anish Shroff, Quint Kessenich |
ESPNU/ESPN+ |
| 2:30 p.m. | Utah at No. 2 Duke First Round Kevin Fitzgerald, Mark Dixon |
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| 5 p.m. | Michigan at No. 5 Denver First Round Jay Alter, Jules Heningburg |
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| 7:30 p.m. | Princeton at No. 7 Maryland First Round Chris Cotter, Paul Carcaterra |
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| Sun, May 12 | Noon | Lehigh at No. 3 Johns Hopkins First Round Anish Shroff, Quint Kessenich |
ESPNU/ESPN+ |
| 2:30 p.m. | Penn State at No. 8 Georgetown First Round Chris Cotter, Paul Carcaterra |
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| 5 p.m. | Sacred Heart/Albany at No. 1 Notre Dame First Round Joe Beninati, Matt Ward |
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| 7:30 p.m. | Towson at No. 4 Syracuse First Round Drew Carter, Ryan Boyle |
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| Sat, May 18 | Noon | Quarterfinal #1 Hempstead, N.Y. Chris Cotter, Paul Carcaterra |
ESPNU/ESPN+ |
| 2:30 p.m. | Quarterfinal #2 Hempstead, N.Y. Chris Cotter, Paul Carcaterra |
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| Sun, May 19 | Noon | Quarterfinal #3 Towson, Md. Anish Shroff, Quint Kessenich |
ESPNU/ESPN+ |
| 2:30 p.m. | Quarterfinal #4 Towson, Md. Anish Shroff, Quint Kessenich |
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| Sat, May 25 | Noon | NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championship Semifinal #1 Anish Shroff, Quint Kessenich, Paul Carcaterra |
ESPN2/ESPN+ |
| 2:30 p.m. | NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championship Semifinal #2 Anish Shroff, Quint Kessenich, Paul Carcaterra |
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| Mon, May 27 | 1 p.m. | NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championship National Final Anish Shroff, Quint Kessenich, Paul Carcaterra |
ESPN/ESPN+ |
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