2024-25 Men's Lacrosse Roster

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

Height 6-3

Weight 200

Class Freshman

Hometown Scotch Plains, NJ

High School Seton Hall Prep

Bio / Statistics

AWARDS & HONORS

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