2024-25 Men's Lacrosse Roster

#50 Chris Kavanagh 2023-24 Men's Lacrosse Roster

Class Freshman

Height 5-10

Weight 180

Hometown Rockville Centre, NY

High School Taft

Bio / Statistics

AWARDS & HONORS

AS A JUNIOR (2024)

Played a huge role in Notre Dame winning the 2024 NCAA national title, its second straight
Broke the program record for points in a season, finishing with 81 off 44 goals and 37 assists
Became just the third player in program history to record 30 or more goals and assists in a season, joining his brothers Matt and Pat
Named the NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player after totaling 22 points off 14 goals and eight assists over the four tourney games
Set the program record for points in a single NCAA Tournament game with eight after he finished with five goals and three assists in the quarterfinal win over Georgetown
Scored a goal in all 17 games of the season
Had five or more points in 10 games during his junior campaign
His 44 goals rank fourth in program history for most goals in a single season
Tied his career high for points in a game in the win at Ohio State, totaling eight off five goals and three assists
Set a career high for assists in a game with six in the win over Michigan while also adding a goal to finish with seven points
Totaled 10 points in the ACC Tournament en route to helping the Irish win the title as he recorded four goals and six assists over the two games
Scooped up a career high 43 ground balls and tied his career high for caused turnovers with nine

AS A SOPHOMORE (2023)

Helped lead Notre Dame to its first national title in program history
Named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team
Started all 16 games as an attackman for the Irish
Led the Irish in goals with 46, ranking third in program history for goals in a season and the most since Randy Colley totaled 49 in 1995.
The 46 goals are the most by a sophomore in program history
Ranked second on the team in points with 62 on the year
Ranked seventh in the country in man-up goals in the country, finishing with eight on the season
Finished second on the team in assists with 16
Scooped up 38 ground balls, ranking third on the team
Scored multiple goals in 14 of 16 games, including hat tricks in 10 outings
Matched his career high in goals with five in wins over Marquette and UNC
Recorded a career-high eight points (4G, 4A) in the win over Cleveland State

AS A FRESHMAN (2022)

Started all 12 games as an attackman during his rookie season at Notre Dame
Finished the year with 33 points off 22 goals and 11 assists, ranking second on the team in points
His 11 assists ranked tied for second and his 22 goals ranked tied for third on the squad
Was one of three ND players to finish with double-digit goals and assists on the season
Ranked third on the team in ground balls with 29
Posted multiple points in each of the last six games of the season, all wins
Made his collegiate debut with a season-high six points off four goals and two assists in the win over Detroit Mercy
Recorded a hat trick with three goals and an assist in the win over Michigan

PREP & PERSONAL

Five star recruit by Inside Lacrosse
Inside Lacrosse’s No. 4 overall recruit for the class of 2021 and the No. 1 attackman in the class
Under Armour All-America Long Island Team
Under Armour All-America Senior North Team
Led Taft to 2021 Geico High School Lacrosse National Championship title
2021 Nike Senior All-Star
All-New England selection
Played club lacrosse with the Long Island Express
Earned honor roll status at Taft
Son of Kevin and Mary Kavanagh
Mother, Mary, played volleyball at Molloy College and father, Kevin, played hockey at Iona
Has four brothers, Kevin, Matt, Brendan and Pat and one sister, Colleen
Brother, Kevin, played hockey at Stony Brook, brother, Matt, played lacrosse at Notre Dame, brother, Brendan, played lacrosse at Hofstra
Sister, Colleen, played soccer at Manhattan
Teammates with brother Pat on the Notre Dame lacrosse team