Notre Dame lacrosse captain Ben Ramsey on the two-time defending champs and their season-long search for identity

While their regular season may not have been as strong as in previous years, the Irish looked as dominant as ever in their first-round win over Ohio State.

Notre Dame lacrosse started its title defense with a resounding victory over host Ohio State on Sunday afternoon.

Notre Dame lacrosse has four players who have been selected as USA Lacrosse first team All-Americans. That's the most in the country. The players are Will Donovan, Chris Kavanagh, Shawn Lyght and Ben Ramsey. Kavanagh has 33 goals and 23 assists, while Ramsey has 30 ground balls. Donovan has 22 ground balls and Lyght 16.

Once-beaten Westwood impressed on attack in its win over Cohasset, and Notre Dame (Hingham) continued its resurgence by topping unbeaten Walpole.

Former Notre Dame football All-America linebacker Jaylon Smith is set to resume his NFL career. On Sunday, the Las Vegas Raiders signed Smith after he participated in their three-day NFL rookie minicamp on a tryout.