SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The No. 1/1 Fighting Irish will take on No. 6/7 Ohio State in a battle of the unbeatens in Columbus at 2 p.m. ET on Saturday, March 7 at the Ohio State Lacrosse Stadium. The game will be streamed on B1G+.
GAME DETAILS
Location: Columbus, Ohio | Ohio State Lacrosse Stadium
Schedule: March 7 — 2 p.m. ET
Stream: B1G+
Live Stats: FightingIrish.com
Twitter Updates: @NDlacrosse
For a more in-depth look at the matchup – Game Notes: Notre Dame
THE OHIO STATE SERIES
• Saturday will be the 51st meeting all time between Notre Dame and Ohio State. The Irish lead the all-time series with the Buckeyes, holding a 37-13 advantage in the matchup.
• The most recent installment between the two sides came in the first round of the NCAA Tournament last season with the Irish advancing in emphatic fashion by a score of 15-6.
• The Irish have won 19 of the last 23 matchups with Ohio State, including the 9-0 shutout at Arlotta Stadium on March 21, 2015, which is the last time the Irish held an opponent scoreless in a game.
• Notre Dame is 16-8 when playing Ohio State in Columbus.
RESUME BUILDING
• Notre Dame has never shied away from playing the top teams in the country and has racked up wins, especially over the last few seasons.
• The Fighting Irish are 25-8 against ranked teams since the beginning of the 2023 season.
• Fifteen of the 25 wins have come in blowout fashion with the Irish winning by five or more goals.
• Furthermore, Notre Dame has faired just as well against the best of the best, posting a record of 18-5 against teams ranked in the top 10 of the USILA poll at the time of the matchup since the beginning of the 2023 season.
• The Irish are 2-0 against ranked opposition this season and 1-0 against top-10 teams (Georgetown).
GREATEST SHOW ON TURF
• Notre Dame boasts the most prolific attack in the country heading into the weekend, averaging 17.75 goals per game which ranks first in the nation.
• The Irish also lead the country in points per game with a mark of 28.25 through four contests.
• The Fighting Irish are sharing the ball at a high rate, averaging 10.5 assists per game, which ranks second in the nation.
• Notre Dame has been ultra-efficient shooting the ball, posting the top mark in the country shooting at a clip of 39.9 percent.
• The Irish have reached double-digit goals in 38 of their last 40 games, dating back to the 2023 season.
EVERYBODY EATS
• The Irish can beat you in a number of ways, as the attack has been very balanced through the first month of the season.
• The four attackman rotation has paid early dividends with each having at least 13 points through four games.
• Brock Behrman leads the attackmen group in production with 16 points (9G, 7A) followed by Josh Yago with 14 (10G, 4A), Luke Miller’s 14 points (8G, 6A and Teddy Lally with 13 (6G, 7A).
• Will Maheras has paced the midfield with 10 points (7G, 3A). Jalen Seymour has added eight (7G, 1A) while Will Angrick (5G, 1A) and Matt Jeffery (4G, 2A) have six points apiece.
• Seventeen different players have registered a goal this season and 20 have tallied at least one point during the 2026 season, including 16 with multiple points.
INSTANT IMPACT
• A number of newcomers to the 2026 squad wasted no time making a first impression in the season opener.
• Graduate transfer Josh Yago is tied for second on the team in points with 14 (10G, 4A) after posting back-to-back four-point games to open the season followed by a season-high five-point effort in the win over No. 3 Georgetown which helped the grad student earn ACC Offensive Player of the Week honors.
• Teddy Lally already has 13 points on the year off six goals and seven assists. The freshman has recorded multiple in all four games this season.
• Aidan Diaz-Matos scored a goal within the first minute of the season opener off a faceoff win and is 31-of-59 at the dot on the year and is tied for the most ground balls on the team with 17.
• Junior transfer Tyler Spano has won 29-of-50 faceoffs at the dot in his first four games with the Irish and is tied for the team lead in ground balls with 17.
• Miguel Iglesias has made an impact at both ends of the field as a SSDM, scoring a goal in two games while also putting in sound defensive shifts.
• Christopher Iuliano has played multiple positions for the Irish, filling in at close defense against Bellarmine and playing LSM for the majority of the season while also registering shifts on the wings for faceoffs. The freshman has six ground balls and three caused turnovers.
LOCKDOWN DEFENSE
• Preseason All-Americans Will Donovan and Shawn Lyght each return to the defensive unit along with other starting close defenders Will Gallagher and Nate Schwitzenberg.
• Notre Dame held Maryland to a season-low eight goals in College Park, which is tied for the Terps lowest scoring output in a home game since the advent of the shot clock in 2019.
• Schwitzenberg earned ACC Defensive Player of the Week honors following the ranked road win.
• The Irish had their most disruptive performance of the season in the win over No. 3 Georgetown, limiting the Hoyas to just nine goals while recording a season-high 19 caused turnovers.
• Lyght finished the contest against Georgetown with a season-high three caused turnovers and two ground balls.
• Donovan has been a menace to opposing attacks, recording six caused turnovers and 10 ground balls.
• The short-stick defensive midfield unit that consists of Christian Alacqua, Chris Reinhardt, Kyle Bergen and Miguel Iglesias has impressed early this season.
LYGHTS OUT
• Lyght enters the 2026 campaign as the top defensive player in the country, having been named the USA Lacrosse Preseason Defenseman of the Year.
• The junior was selected as the Schmeisser Award co-winner following an incredible sophomore season in 2025.
• The defenseman was named ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Year following the 2025 regular season as voted on by the league’s coaches.
• Lyght has also been named a USA Lacrosse First Team All-American following the 2025 regular season.
• In the win over UNC this season, Lyght held UNC’s prolific attackman Owen Duffy to just one assist on the day, matching his career low for points in a game.
• Lyght consistently draws the No. 1 option for the opposing attack throughout the season.
• The defenseman held Connor Shellenberger to just one goal between the two matchups during the 2024 season.
BACK BETWEEN THE PIPES
• Goalie Thomas Ricciardelli returns in goal after earning the starting job in 2025.
• Ricciardelli impressed in his debut season, leading the ACC and ranking eighth in the country in both save percentage (.566) and goals against average (9.14).
• The shot stopper made 158 saves during the 2025 campaign while allowing 121 goals.
• The goalie saved at least 50 percent of shots he faced in 10 of 14 games last season.
• In his first NCAA Tournament appearance, Ricciardelli turned in an incredible performance against No. 2 Ohio State, making 15 saves while allowing just six goals for a mark of 71.4 percent.
RECORD-BREAKING DAY
• The Fighting Irish turned in the best offensive performance in seasons history against Bellarmine on Feb. 17.
• Notre Dame scored a program-record 29 goals, surpassing the previous mark of 28 against Mount Union which stood since the 1983 season.
• The Irish also set the program record for points in a game with 48 off 29 goals and 19 assists.
• Thirteen players combined to score the 29 goals with Brock Behrman, Will Maheras and Jalen Seymour each recording the first hat tricks of their career.
• Brock Behrman led the team with seven points off four goals and three assists, all career highs.
FROM THE GRIDIRON TO THE LACROSSE FIELD
• Two Notre Dame lacrosse players on the 2026 squad also are on the football roster, as Matt Jeffery and Dylan Faison are both dual-sport athletes.
• Jeffery was the ACC Freshman of the Year in 2025 after making an impact in the midfield.
• Faison was the No. 1 ranked incoming player in the class of 2026 before he reclassified and joined the Irish for this spring semester.
• Jeffery has been productive in his sophomore campaign, posting seven points off four goals and three assists.
MIDFIELD EXPERIENCE AND DEPTH
• While the Irish replaced all three starters at attack from last season, the midfield has plenty of experience returning to the 2026 roster.
• Will Angrick, Will Maheras, Matt Jeffery, Fisher Finley, Max Busenkell and Jalen Seymour all saw significant playing time last season.
• The six players combined to record 92 points off 56 goals and 36 assists last season over 14 games.
• Angrick led the way with 27 points on 15 goals and 12 assists.
• Notre Dame’s top two attacking midfield units have combined for 33 points through the first three games, coming from 22 goals and 11 assists.
NEW SEASON, NEW FACES
• The Irish welcome 17 incoming players to the 2026 roster.
• Three players are transfers, as Josh Yago (Air Force), Luke Stickler (Johns Hopkins) and Tyler Spano (Washington & Lee) join from other programs.
• Yago was named the ASUN Offensive Player of the Year in 2025 after recording 72 points off 37 goals and 35 assists.
• Fourteen players on the 2026 roster are true freshman.
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 374-180 in his 40 seasons of coaching.
• The head coach is 343-165 in his 38 seasons at Notre Dame.
• Corrigan is the longest tenured men’s lacrosse coach at the DI level.