Loyola of Maryland took a much slower route to the NCAA lacrosse championship game than the Greyhounds are accustomed to.FORT WAYNE – Records: Irish 15-8, 7-3 Big East; Mountaineers 16-8, 6-5
When: 9 p.m. today
Where: WVU Coliseum, Morgantown, W.Va.
TV: ESPNU
Radio: 1480 AM
Notre Dame leaders: Eric Atkins (13.1 ppg), Jerian Grant (4.9 apg), Jack Cooley (8.4 rpg)
West Virginia leaders: Kevin Jones (20.8 ppg), Jabarie Hinds (3.5 apg), Jones (11.2 rpg)
Key matchup: West Virginia senior guard Darryl Bryant is his team’s second-leading scorer, averaging 17.6 points, and he knocks down 32.6 percent of his shots. Grant, a sophomore guard, will have to match his production for the Irish. Grant averages 12.7 points and shoots 36 percent from three-point range.
The skinny:
Notre Dame enters tonight’s game on a four-game winning streak. … West Virginia snapped a three-game losing streak with an 87-84 overtime win over Providence on Sunday. … Irish freshman guard Pat Connaughton was named the co-Big East Rookie of the Week after his 23-point, 11-rebound performance in a 76-59 win over Marquette on Saturday.
