SOUTH BEND, Ind. – No. 1/1 Notre Dame hit the road for the first time this season with a trip up to Milwaukee to take on Marquette at Valley Fields at 2 p.m. ET (1 p.m. CT) on Sunday, Feb. 18. The game will be broadcast YouTube.
GAME DETAILS
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Valley Fields
Schedule: February 18 — 2 p.m. ET (1 p.m. CT)
Live Stream: YouTube
Live Stats: FightingIrish.com
Twitter Updates: @NDlacrosse
For a more in-depth look at the matchup – Game Notes: Notre Dame
THE MARQUETTE SERIES
• Sunday will be the 12th meeting all time between Notre Dame and Marquette.
• The Irish hold a commanding 11-0 lead in the series, including a mark of 3-0 when playing at Marquette.
• The most recent matchup in the series came last season, with Notre Dame winning 21-10 in Loftus in the season opener.
• Jeffery Ricciardelli and Chris Kavanagh each scored five goals in the win with Pat Kavanagh adding six assists to spur the attack.
• Liam Entenmann registered eight saves in the contest.
FANTASTIC FEBRUARYS FOR THE FIGHTING IRISH
• Notre Dame is 36-4 in its last 40 games played in February dating back to the 2006 season.
• Fighting Irish head coach Kevin Corrigan is 45-7 in the month of February during his Notre Dame tenure.
• The Irish began the 2024 season with a 25-3 win over Cleveland State on Feb. 14 in the opener.
STARTING IN STYLE
• The Irish turned in a historic performance in the 2024 opener, winning by a score of 25-3 over Cleveland State.
• Notre Dame’s 25 goals are the third most in a game in program history and the most ever in the first game of a season.
• The last time the Irish scored 25 or more goals in a contest came in a 26-goal effort in a win over Lake Forest in the 1992 season.
• The Irish defense allowed just three goals on the evening, which is tied for the second fewest given up by ND in a season opener in program history.
• Eighteen of Notre Dame’s 25 goals were assisted, as the Irish totaled 43 points on the evening, just three shy of the program record.
5+5+5
• The Irish starting attack combined for 15 points in Wednesday’s win.
• Pat Kavanagh (5A), Chris Kavanagh (3G, 2A) and Jake Taylor (5G) each registered five points.
• The three attackman have a combined 394 points in their career off 220 goals and 174 assists.
FAISON’S FIRST IMPRESSION
• Jordan Faison wasted no time introducing himself to the college lacrosse world, scoring 38 seconds into the 2024 season for the first Notre Dame goal of the season in his debut.
• The freshman finished with a three-goal hat trick and an assist in the win over Cleveland State.
• The three goals in his first career game are the most by a Notre Dame midfielder in their debut since at least the 2000 season.
DOMINATING DEFENSE
• Notre Dame picked right up where it left off on defense, turning in a dominant performance in the season-opening win.
• The unit allowed just three goals, which is tied for the second fewest given up by ND in a season opener in program history.
• The Irish finished 2023 allowing just 9.69 goals per game, leading the ACC and ranking sixth in the country, despite playing nine games against opponents that ranked in the top 10 in goals scored per game.
• Notre Dame led the ACC and ranked ninth in the country in caused turnovers per game this season, averaging 9.69.
• The Irish recorded at least 10 caused turnovers in nine of 16 games last season.
• Notre Dame held opponents to 10 or fewer goals in 10 of 16 games during the 2023 campaign, including four of the last five on the way to the title.
• The Irish limited the opposition to 12 or fewer goals in 15 of 16 outings last season.
THE CONDUCTOR
• Pat Kavanagh became the first Notre Dame player to be named a Tewaaraton Trophy finalist two times, earning the honor in 2021 and 2023.
• The senior broke the program record for points in a season in 2023 with 77 points off 25 goals and 52 assists.
• Kavanagh became the program record holder for career assists during the 2023 season and has 140 in his illustrious career.
• The attackman also shattered his own single-season program assists record in 2023, totaling 52 on the season. Kavanagh now holds the top three marks for assists in a season.
• Kavanagh is also the only player in program history to record 10 points in a single game, a feat which he has achieved three times in his career.
THE STOPPER
• Grad student Liam Entenmann cemented his status as the top goalie in the country with his play in 2023, being named the Ensign C. Markland Kelly Jr. Outstanding Goalie by the USILA, ACC Defensive Player of the Year, ACC Goalie of the Year and NCAA Championships Most Valuable Player.
• The goalie had a strong showing in the 2024 opener, making eight saves while allowing just two goals in nearly three quarters of action.
• Entenmann led the ACC and ranked sixth in the country in goals against average, allowing just 9.55 goals per game.
• Entenmann had a save percentage of .570 (196 saves, 148 goals allowed), ranking fourth in the country.
• Entenmann made double-digit saves in each of the final 13 games in 2023, including a season-high 18 in the win over No. 1 Duke to win the national title.
• Entenmann currently ranks fourth on the ND all-time saves list with 556 in his career.
THE SCORER
• Chris Kavanagh had one of the most prolific goal scoring seasons in program history in 2023, recording a career-high 46 goals to lead the Irish attack.
• Kavanagh got off to a great start in 2024, recording five points off three goals and two assists in the season-opening win.
•The junior not only paced Notre Dame’s offense in 2023 but his 46 goals ranked third all-time in program history for a single season, just three behind Randy Colley’s record of 49 goals set in 1995.
• The attackman also added 16 assists to total 62 points, which ranks 10th all-time in Notre Dame men’s lacrosse history.
• Chris finished with 10 hat tricks during the 2023 campaign and has 13 in his career.
• The Rockville Centre, New York, native has 71 career goals.
THE SNIPER
• Eric Dobson has established a reputation as one of, if not the best, shooters in the current college game.
• After a big 2023 season, Dobson has been named the USA Lacrosse Magazine Preseason Midfielder of the Year heading into the 2024 campaign.
• Dobson led the Irish midfield with 34 goals and 11 assists last season.
• The lefty came up clutch for the Irish on the biggest stage, posting a career day with four goals and an assist in the overtime win over No. 2 Virginia.
• Dobson has 72 career goals and 29 career assists.
THE ATTACK IS BACK
• The Irish return a lot of firepower from the 2023 roster that claimed the national title, as the top five goal scorers are back in 2024.
• Notre Dame brings back 78.6 percent of its goals (195/248), 77.4 percent of its assists (103/133) and 78.2 percent of its points (298/381).
• Four players who recorded 30+ points last season are back, which include Pat Kavanagh (77), Chris Kavanagh (62), Eric Dobson (45) and Jake Taylor (33).
CASHING IN ON THE EMO
• For the second-straight season, Notre Dame’s man-up offense was among the nation’s best in 2023, scoring on 53.7 percent of its opportunities.
• The Irish finished the season going 22-for-41 (.537) on the EMO ranking fifth in the country.
• Chris Kavanagh finished seventh in the nation in EMO goals with eight.
• The Irish EMO unit cashed in on 21-of-31 chances (.677) during the 2022 season.
CHALLENGING SLATE AHEAD
• Notre Dame has never shied away from putting together a challenging schedule and the 2024 slate is no different.
• Of Notre Dame’s 11 regular-season opponents, seven are currently ranked in the top 20 in the USILA or Inside Lacrosse Top 20 Polls.
IRISH INDOORS
• Notre Dame has excelled when playing inside the last nine seasons, going 18-1 when playing indoors since the start of the 2015 season.
• Notre Dame is currently riding a 23-game win streak when playing in Loftus Sports Center.
• The Irish haven’t lost in Loftus Sports Center since dropping a 14-11 decision to UNC on March 14, 2004.
• The Irish went 2-0 when playing indoors last season, defeating Marquette in the home opener in Loftus and then downing Syracuse inside the Carrier Dome.
FAMILY AFFAIR
• The Fighting Irish feature four pairs of brothers on the 2024 roster.
• The four sets of brothers are BJ and Gavin Burlace, Will and Andrew Donovan, Pat and Chris Kavanagh, and Jeffery and Thomas Ricciardelli.
CORRIGAN ALL-TIME DI PROGRAM WINS LEADER
• With the win over No. 1 Duke on April 10, 2021, Baumer Family Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach Kevin Corrigan broke the NCAA record for most wins at a DI program with 311, passing Bob Shillinglaw (Delaware).
• Corrigan became just the third coach in NCAA Division I men’s lacrosse history to reach the 300-win mark at a single school with the win over Marquette on April 10, 2019.
• Corrigan is one of just four active Division I coaches to reach the 300-win mark in his career.
• Corrigan has an overall record of 346-174 in his 38 seasons of coaching.
• The head coach is 336-159 in his 36 seasons at Notre Dame.
• Corrigan is the longest tenured men’s lacrosse coach at the DI level.