{"id":1203,"date":"2026-05-25T22:07:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T22:07:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1203"},"modified":"2026-05-25T22:07:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T22:07:19","slug":"newtons-chad-palumbo-scores-4-goals-to-lead-princeton-past-notre-dame-for-ncaa-lacrosse-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1203","title":{"rendered":"Newton\u2019s Chad Palumbo scores 4 goals to lead Princeton past Notre Dame for NCAA lacrosse championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. \u2014 Newton\u2019s Chad Palumbo scored all four of his goals in the first half, Colin Burns also had a hat trick, and Princeton beat Notre Dame 16-9 on Monday for its first NCAA men\u2019s lacrosse championship since 2001. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1201\">Maria Menounos opens up about her brain tumor, cancer, diabetes diagnosis, and her mission to help others<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Top-seeded Princeton (17-2) won its 12th straight and improved to 7-2 in NCAA championship games. The Tigers were in the championship game for the ninth time in program history, with the first eight coming between 1992 and 2002. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>No. 2 seed Notre Dame (13-3) was in the final for the third time in four years, with titles in 2023 and \u201824. The Irish also had championship losses in 2010 and \u201914.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Princeton trailed 3-0 before scoring the last 11 goals of the first half. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Palumbo, a Noble &amp; Greenough graduate and former Globe All-Scholastic selection, had a hand in the Tigers\u2019 first three goals. He scored his 48th goal of the season with 22 seconds left before halftime for a 11-3 lead. It was Palumbo\u2019s fifth game this season with four-plus goals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Palumbo is no stranger to winning championships. He won seven state titles at Noble &amp; Greenough (soccer, hockey, and lacrosse). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Sophomore Jake Vana, of Boxford and St. John\u2019s Prep, had two goals for Princeton.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1199\">Stephen Colbert bids farewell to \u2018The Late Show\u2019 with help from Paul McCartney and surprise guests. See highlights.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Luke Miller scored a man-up goal with 4:54 left in the third to pull Notre Dame within 12-7. But Burns answered with his 11th goal of the tournament to extend the lead to 13-7.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Tucker Wade made it 14-8, on Princeton\u2019s 50th shot of the game, for his 13th multi-goal game of the season. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Goalie Ryan Croddick made 13 saves to help Princeton keep its sixth postseason opponent to 10 goals or fewer. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Notre Dame\u2019s only regular-season loss came against Virginia \u2014 also in Charlottesville.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1197\">Joe Kriesberg leads the charge at MassINC to address income inequality<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Top-seeded Princeton (17-2) won its 12th straight and improved to 7-2 in NCAA championship games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1202,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1203","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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