What the Numbers Say About 2026 NCAA Tournament Goalie Performances

Five goalies recorded 15 or more saves in the first round of the 2026 NCAA lacrosse tournament, including Georgetown's Anderson Moore, Army's Sean Byrne (20 saves), Syracuse's Jimmy McCool, Notre Dame's Thomas Ricciardelli, and Cornell's Matthew Tully. Byrne's 20-save performance was the first of its kind in an NCAA tournament game since Yale's Jared Paquette achieved the feat in the 2022 quarterfinals against Princeton. By comparison, only four 15-save performances occurred across the previous two tournaments combined, suggesting 2026 is shaping up as a notably strong year for goalies.