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

AWARDS & HONORS

• 2023 & 2024 NCAA National Champion (first two in program history)
• 2025 Tewaaraton Award Finalist
• 2025 ACC Offensive Player of the Year
• 2025 USA Lacrosse Magazine First Team All-American
• 2025 Inside Lacrosse Second Team All-American
• 2024 NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player
• 2024 NCAA All-Tournament Team
• 2024 Inside Lacrosse Third Team All-American
• 2024 USILA All-American (HM)
• 2024 USA Lacrosse Magazine All-American (HM)
• 2024 All-ACC Team Selection
• 2024 ACC All-Tournament Team
• 2023 NCAA All-Tournament Team
• 2023 Tewaaraton Nominee
• 2023 All-ACC Team Selection
• 2023 Inside Lacrosse All-American (HM)
• 2023 USA Lacrosse Magazine All-American (HM)
• 2x Lacrosse Network Player of the Week
• Set the program record for points in a season (81 – 2024)
• Finished career ranked second in career goals (151), third in career points (242) and sixth in career assists (91)
• Set the program record for NCAA Tournament points in a career with 43 (28G, 15A)

AS A SENIOR (2025)

• Earned ACC Offensive Player of the Year honors, leading the Irish to a share of the regular season conference title
• Led the Irish in goals (39), assists (27) and points (66)
• Scored a goal in every game, and finished with two or more goals in 13 of 14 games during his senior season
• Recorded multiple points in all 14 games and posted three or more in 13 of 14 outings
• Notched a career-high nine points in the season-opening win over Cleveland State off four goals and five assists, just one shy of the program record
• Finished the year with eight hat tricks
• Played his best lacrosse of the season in May, recording five points in both of ND’s NCAA Tournament contests with three goals and two assists against Ohio State and Penn State
• Also added 29 ground balls and 11 caused turnovers

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