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Notre Dame attackman Ryder Garnsey is likely to be reinstated by the University later this week and could play in Sunday's NCAA First Round game against Johns Hopkins, multiple sources told Inside Lacrosse on Wednesday night.

It was reported in January that Garnsey was ruled academically ineligible for the spring semester. At the time, the possibility existed that he would potentially be able to suit up for the playoffs if his spring semester grades were above the eligibility threshold, as First Round weekend came days after exams wrapped up at Notre Dame.

It is still unknown whether or not Garnsey will play for the Irish on Sunday, as he would be exhausting his final year of eligibility in the process. If Garnsey didn't see the field against the Blue Jays, he would need to win an appeal from the NCAA in order to play in the spring of 2020, so there would be significant risk involved if he was ruled eligible this weekend but opted not to play.

Classes ended in South Bend on May 1, and a source said that he's been in positive academic standing this semester. Garnsey will need the school to finalize the situation after his final exam this week in order to play, but that is expected to occur.

A similar situation arose in 2014 with former Loyola attackman Zach Herreweyers, who was ruled academically ineligible but got his grades up in time for the Greyhounds' opening round game against Albany.

Notre Dame's scoring offense currently ranks 42nd in Division I with 11.07 goals per game, though the unit sputtered in a 10-4 loss on Saturday against Virginia in the ACC Championship.

Garnsey practiced with the team for the entire spring but was unable to travel with the Irish, complying with rules for players deemed ineligible.

In 2018, he led the team with 29 goals and 14 assists, starting nine out of the 14 games he played in. He recorded 20 goals and 23 assists the previous spring in 2017, earning honorable mention All-America honors.