Lacrosse Rewind: Notre Dame 15, Air Force 7

The first obstacle to a national title is out of the way for No. 3 Notre Dame men's lacrosse.

The Irish advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament on Saturday evening, defeating Air Force 15-7 in the first round of the postseason event. The Falcons had won 15 straight games entering tonight's contest.

Below is an instant recap of the game in chronological order.

7:33 p.m. ET: We are underway. After a bit of a scrum, Notre Dame wins the first faceoff.

13:47 1Q | Notre Dame 0, Air Force 0. Very nice save for the Falcons on the Irish's first shot.

12:27 1Q | Air Force 1, Notre Dame 0. The Falcons' Chris Allen scores his 31st goal of the season on Air Force's first possession.

9:00 1Q | Notre Dame 1, Air Force 1. Notre Dame's Mikey Wynne scores for the Irish during a man up situation for the Irish, after the Falcons were flagged for slashing.

8:45 1Q | Notre Dame 2, Air Force 1. Freshman Timmy Phillips scores quickly for the Irish following a battle for the faceoff.

Nice quick score for the Irish.

6:11 1Q | Notre Dame 2, Air Force 2. Falcons even it up with a score from Nick Hrbuy.

3:54 1Q | Notre Dame 3, Air Force 2. Wynne adds his second goal for the Irish after a nice shot fake.

End of 1Q | Notre Dame 3, Air Force 2. Falcons get a couple shots off to end the first quarter, but none really threatening.

13:34 2Q | Notre Dame 4, Air Force 2. Sergio Perkovic to Matt Kavanagh inside puts the Irish ahead by two.

11:10 2Q | Notre Dame 4, Air Force 3. Falcons' Danny Brown scores on a nice one-on-one goal to bring the Falcons within one.

9:09 2Q | Notre Dame 5, Air Force 3. Irish freshman Rydar Garnsey - the ACC Freshman of the Year - finds Kyle Trolley for a score.

8:15 2Q | Notre Dame 6, Air Force 3. Garnsey scores himself this time, his 24th of the year. Air Force calls a timeout.

7:35 2Q | Notre Dame 7, Air Force 3. Perkovic scores on a one-on-one goal after a juke makes the Air Force defender guarding him fall.

4:49 2Q | Notre Dame 8, Air Force 3. Garnsey winds up and nails a goal to put the Irish ahead five.

Four straight goals for the Irish.

4:16 2Q | Notre Dame 9, Air Force 3. Wow. Garnsey quickly adds his third goal to put the Irish up six.

2:26 2Q | Notre Dame 9, Air Force 4. Falcons score on a nice transition goal after an Irish turnover.

Halftime | Notre Dame 9, Air Force 4. Falcons defense only allows seven goals a game, but the Irish have scored nine already and are up five here at halftime.

Air Force had a couple chances to score at the end of the half, but couldn't convert.

Notre Dame's nine first half goals tie a season-high, with nine also vs. Syracuse and Army.

13:19 3Q | Notre Dame 9, Air Force 5. Falcons win the initial second half faceoff and score on a very patient possession with the shot clock winding down.

12:05 3Q | Notre Dame 10, Air Force 5. Irish respond with their own goal to go back ahead five.

11:34 3Q | Notre Dame 11, Air Force 5. Just like that, Wynne scores his third goal on five shots today. A very nice quick score for the Irish.

6:26 3Q | Notre Dame 12, Air Force 5. Irish pull away by seven goals in a man up situation with a score from Wynne to Eddy Lubowicki.

2:12 3Q | Notre Dame 13, Air Force 5. A Brendan Collins score puts the Irish up eight. Feels almost impossible for the Falcons to contend at this stage.

End of 3Q | Notre Dame 13, Air Force 5. Kavanagh tries to punch one in to end the third quarter, but to no avail.

Irish still lead by eight going into the final quarter.

9:13 4Q | Notre Dame 14, Air Force 5. Wynne scores his fourth goal of the night to put the Irish up nine.

7:37 4Q | Notre Dame 14, Air Force 6. Falcons score their first goal in over 21 minutes, but still trail mightly here.

4:35 4Q | Notre Dame 15, Air Force 6. Wynne adds yet another score - his fifth of the night - to put the Irish back up nine.

2:15 4Q | Notre Dame 15, Air Force 6. Corrigan calls a timeout as the Irish empty the bench.

48.3 4Q | Notre Dame 15, Air Force 7. Falcons add a late score, but it will prove too late.

FINAL | Notre Dame 15, Air Force 7. Irish will take on North Carolina in the quarterfinals on May 22, who defeated No. 6 overall seed Marquette 10-9 in their opening round.