2025-26 Men's Lacrosse Roster

#47 Will Gallagher 2024-25 Men's Lacrosse Roster

Defense


Class Senior
Height 6-3
Weight 210
Hometown Bryn Mawr, PA
High School Radnor
Will Gallagher - Men's Lacrosse - Notre Dame Fighting Irish

AWARDS & HONORS

  • 2023 & 2024 NCAA National Champion (first in program history)
  • 2026 Team Captain

AS A SENIOR (2026)

  • Started all 16 games as a defenseman in his fourth season in South Bend
  • Recorded 28 ground balls and 11 caused turnovers on the year to go along with an assist
  • Played a large role in the success of the defense, which allowed an ACC best 8.94 goals per game, ranking sixth in the country
  • Helped Notre Dame hold 10-of-16 opponents to single digits
  • Registered his first career point with an assist in the NCAA semifinal win over No. 7/8 Syracuse
  • Posted four ground balls and two caused turnovers in the victory over No. 3/4 Georgetown
  • Notched four ground balls and a caused turnover in the win over No. 1/1 UNC

AS A JUNIOR (2025)

  • Played in all 14 games as a defenseman in his junior year.
  • Caused 11 turnovers this season.
  • Also scooped 30 ground balls this season.
  • Helped the Fighting Irish defense rank ninth in the country in goals allowed per game (9.14).

AS A SOPHOMORE (2024)

  • Helped the Fighting Irish win their second national title with a final record of 16-1 on the season
  • Played in nine games as a defenseman
  • Recorded five ground balls in his sophomore season

AS A FRESHMAN (2023)

  • Member of 2023 NCAA national championship team, the first in program history
  • Did not see playing time as a freshman

PREP & PERSONAL

  • Inside Lacrosse three-star defenseman for class of 2022
  • NLF No. 52 ranked player in the country and No. 10 defenseman
  • Named First Team All-State during his senior season
  • Led Radnor High School to back-to-back state titles in 2021 and 2022
  • Selected as a team captain during his senior season at Radnor
  • Also lettered in football at Radnor and was a team captain
  • Played club lacrosse with Big 4 HHH
  • Earned Honor Roll status all four years of high school
  • Volunteered with Best Buddies Club and Kids for Kensington service club
  • Son of Aimee and Bill Gallagher, both of whom are Notre Dame alums
  • Has two sisters, Molly and Kate
  • Father, Bill, played lacrosse at Notre Dame
  • Grandfather, Bill Gallagher Sr., played football at Notre Dame