2024-25 Men's Lacrosse Roster

#90 Shawn Lyght 2023-24 Men's Lacrosse Roster

Defense


Height 6-3
Weight 200
Class Sophomore
Hometown Scotch Plains, NJ
High School Seton Hall Prep
Shawn Lyght - Men's Lacrosse - Notre Dame Fighting Irish

AWARDS & HONORS

  • 2024 NCAA National Champion
  • 2024 NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team
  • 2024 USILA All-American (2nd Team)
  • 2024 Inside Lacrosse All-American (3rd Team)
  • 2024 ACC All-Tournament Team

AS A FRESHMAN (2024)

  • Helped lead the Fighting Irish to their second national title with a final record of 16-1 on the season
  • Started all 17 games as a defenseman during his first season of collegiate lacrosse
  • Was a key player in Notre Dame leading the country in scoring defense (8.94 goals allowed per game)
  • Consistently drew the opposition’s top attackman as his matchup assignment
  • Finished the season with 19 ground balls and six caused turnovers
  • Held Virginia’s Connor Shellenberger scoreless in the ACC Championship semifinal and followed up by shutting out Duke’s Andrew McAdorey in the title game to help the Irish win the 2024 championship
  • Didn’t allow Duke’s Josh Zawada to score a goal in the regular-season win over No. 3 Duke
  • Limited No. 3 Syracuse’s Joey Spallina to just one point in the Notre Dame victory
  • Held No. 7 Maryland’s Eric Spanos to zero points in the NCAA National title win

PREP & PERSONAL

  • Four-star recruit in the class of 2023 according to Inside Lacrosse & NLFRanking.com
  • Inside Lacrosse’s No. 26 recruit overall in the class of 2023
  • NLFRankings.com No. 39 recruit overall in the class of 2023
  • 2o23 NJ Player of the Year
  • 2023 NJ Defensive Player of the Year
  • Two-time All American
  • 2023 New Balance Senior All-American
  • 2023 Nike Senior All-American
  • Two-time All State
  • Two-time All County
  • Two-time All-Conference
  • Two-time County Champion
  • Team Captain at Seton Hall Preparatory School
  • Played club lacrosse for Leading Edge Elite
  • Also played basketball at Seton Hall Prep
  • 2022 County finals MVP for basketball
  • 2022 Honorable Mention All-County for basketball
  • 2023 Second Team All-County for basketball
  • Director of Athletics Medallion for Athletic Excellence winner
  • Graduated cum laude (4.2 gpa or higher)
  • Earned high honors all trimesters of high schoo
  • Earned the Archbishop Thomas A. Borland Award – Most Representative Setonian
  • Volunteered his time at Peer Ministry and local soup kitchens
  • Son of Rose-Marie and Eric Lyght
  • Mother, Rose-Marie, played soccer at Villanova and father, Eric, played basketball at St. Anslem’s
  • Has a sister, Corinne, who plays soccer at Lehigh
  • Is cousins with Todd Lyght, who played football at Notre Dame and went on to play in the NFL with the St. Louis and Los Angeles Rams and the Detroit Lions

GET TO KNOW SHAWN

  • Intended Major: Strategic Management
  • Favorite Movie: Creed II
  • Favorite TV Show: Criminal Minds or SWAT
  • Pregame Meal: Jersey Mike’s Club Sub
  • Pregame Ritual: Listen to music and then sit in silence 20 minutes before going out
  • Pregame Song: Dreams and Nightmares by Meek Mill
  • Favorite Athlete: LeBron James
  • Favorite Lacrosse Memory: Playing in the New Balance Senior Game