Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's lacrosse

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's lacrosse team represents the University of Notre Dame in NCAA Division I men's college lacrosse. Notre Dame competes as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference and plays its home games at Arlotta Family Lacrosse Stadium or the indoor Loftus Sports Center before it is warm enough outside each season, in Notre Dame, Indiana.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish
men's lacrosse
Founded1964 (Club) 1981 (varsity)
UniversityUniversity of Notre Dame
Athletic directorPete Bevacqua
Head coachKevin Corrigan (since 1989 season)
StadiumArlotta Family Lacrosse Stadium
(capacity: 2,500)
LocationNotre Dame, Indiana
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
NicknameFighting Irish
ColorsBlue and gold[1]
   
NCAA Tournament championships
2023, 2024
NCAA Tournament Runner-Up
2010, 2014
NCAA Tournament Final Fours
2001, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2023, 2024
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
1995, 2000, 2001, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024
NCAA Tournament appearances
1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024
Conference Tournament championships
2008, 2009, 2014, 2018, 2024
Conference regular season championships
1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2022, 2024

History

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Notre Dame men's lacrosse was a club sport, started by Jack Tate ND '64, until it became a varsity program in the 1981 season. Former Notre Dame Athletic Director Jack Swarbrick was a midfielder on Notre Dame's club lacrosse team during his undergraduate years (1972–76)[2] before the team acquired varsity status. In their 17 seasons as a club ('64-'80), the Irish compiled a 114-91 record with wins over Ohio State, Michigan, Denver, Air Force and Georgetown. From 1981 to 1993, Notre Dame competed in the Midwest Lacrosse Association. From 1994 to 2009, it was then a member of the Great Western Lacrosse League. In 2010, it became a member of the newly established Big East men's lacrosse conference.[3] In 2012, Notre Dame announced that it would be joining the Atlantic Coast Conference.[4] From 1981 to 1988, the program was led by head coach Rich O'Leary, who established a career record of 64–42 (.604),[5] after which Kevin Corrigan took over as head coach, beginning in 1989. Within ten years as a varsity program, the Fighting Irish made its first appearance in the NCAA championship tournament in 1990, and since then has regularly appeared there. In 2001, the fifth-seeded Irish reached the semi-final round (Final Four) for the first time after defeating Bucknell 12–7 and fourth-seeded Johns Hopkins 13–9 in earlier rounds, and finished the season with a 14–2 record and a #4 ranking in the nation.

Since 2006, Notre Dame has made the NCAA championship tournament every year except 2022. In 2009, the Irish went undefeated in the regular season, reaching #2 in national polls, and finished with an overall record of 15–1, with five players receiving All-America honors. In the fall of 2009, Notre Dame opened its new lacrosse-specific outdoor stadium, Arlotta Stadium, with 2,500 seats, an artificial turf field, locker rooms, restrooms, and concession areas.[6] In 2010, the Irish began play in the new Big East men's lacrosse conference and went 7–6 in the regular season before advancing to the NCAA tournament as an unseeded selection, where it upset higher seeds Princeton, Maryland, and Cornell before being defeated by fifth-seeded Duke, 6–5 in overtime of the championship game. In 2011, Notre Dame went 10–2 in the regular season, reaching #1 in national polls,[7] and advanced to the quarterfinal round of the NCAA tournament before losing to Duke, 7–5. In 2012, the Irish went 13–3, defeating ranked opponents Duke, Denver, Syracuse, and defending national champion Virginia before losing to the number one seed and eventual national champion Loyola 7–5 in the semi-final round of the NCAA Tournament. In 2013, the Irish finished with an 11–5 record and advanced to the quarterfinal round of the tournament, losing to eventual champion Duke, 12–11.

Notre Dame won the 2023 NCAA National Championship. They defeated Duke 13-9 with Senior goalie Liam Entenmann making 18 saves. They went 10-2 in the regular season and were awarded the three seed in the NCAA tournament. They defeated Utah in the first round of the playoffs, Johns Hopkins in the quarter-finals, and Virginia in the semi-finals before defeating Duke.

In the history of the program, Notre Dame has produced numerous All-Americans: Mike Iorio (1993, 1994, 1995); Randy Colley (1994, 1995); Todd Rassas (1996, 1997, 1998); Alex Cade (1996); Jimmy Keenan (1996, 1997, 1998); Chris Dusseau (1999); Tom Glatzel (2000, 2001); David Ulrich (2000, 2001); Kirk Howell (2001); Steve Bishko (2001); Mike Adams (2001); AJ Wright (2002); Pat Walsh (2003, 2004, 2005); DJ Driscoll (2005, 2006); Joey Kemp (2006, 2007, 2008); Brian Hubschmann (2007); Sean Dougherty (2007, 2008); Michael Podgajny (2007, 2008); Will Yeatman (2007); Ryan Hoff (2008, 2009); Regis McDermott (2009); Sam Barnes (2009); Grant Krebs (2009, 2010); Scott Rodgers (2009, 2010); Zach Brenneman (2010, 2011); David Earl (2010, 2011); Kevin Ridgway (2010, 2011); Sam Barnes (2011), Andrew Irving (2011), John Kemp (2011, 2012, 2013), Kevin Randall (2012), Jim Marlatt (2012, 2013), Matt Miller (2012, 2013), and Matt Kavanagh (2013, 2014).

In addition, several Notre Dame players have been Tewaaraton Trophy nominees: Tom Glatzel (2001), David Ulrich (2001), Pat Walsh (2004, 2005), Joey Kemp (2008), Scott Rodgers (2009, 2010), Grant Krebs (2010), David Earl (2011), Kevin Ridgway (2011), John Kemp (2012, 2013), Matt Landis (2016), and Pat Kavanagh (2021, 2023)

Under current coach Kevin Corrigan, the Irish have an overall record of 241–114 (.679) through the 2013 season.[8] The program has a 100% graduation rate since it was started in 1981.[9] Corrigan has been selected as the GWLL Coach of the Year fives times, including in 2009, which was the conference's final season before the establishment of the Big East men's lacrosse conference.

At the beginning of its games, the Irish team is traditionally led onto the playing field by a teammate playing the bagpipes, a tradition that was begun during the 1996 season by then-freshman Sean Meehan and has since been passed down to other players including Chad DeBolt, Daniel Hickey, Regis McDermott, Colt Power, Ryan Mix, Edwin Glazener, Tommy McNamara, Ross Burgmaster and Brian Tevlin.

Season Results

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The following is a list of Notre Dame's results by season as an NCAA Division I program:

Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Rich O’Leary (Midwest Lacrosse Association) (1981–1988)
1981 Rich O’Leary 6–6 5–5
1982 Rich O’Leary 9–6 7–3 1st
1983 Rich O’Leary 6–7 5–4
1984 Rich O’Leary 9–3 8–1 1st
1985 Rich O’Leary 9–7 5–0 1st
1986 Rich O’Leary 9–4 5–1 1st
1987 Rich O’Leary 6–5 3–1 2nd
1988 Rich O’Leary 10–4 3–1 T–1st
Rich O’Leary: 64–42 (.604) 41–16 (.719)
Kevin Corrigan (Midwest Lacrosse Association) (1989–1993)
1989 Kevin Corrigan 7–6 1–2
1990 Kevin Corrigan 9–7 3–0 1st NCAA Division I First Round
1991 Kevin Corrigan 7–7 2–1
1992 Kevin Corrigan 10–5 2–1 1st NCAA Division I First Round
1993 Kevin Corrigan 11–3 3–0 1st NCAA Division I First Round
Kevin Corrigan (Great Western Lacrosse League) (1994–2009)
1994 Kevin Corrigan 10–2 3–0 1st NCAA Division I First Round
1995 Kevin Corrigan 9–5 4–0 1st NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
1996 Kevin Corrigan 9–4 4–0 1st NCAA Division I First Round
1997 Kevin Corrigan 9–3 3–0 1st NCAA Division I First Round
1998 Kevin Corrigan 5–7 2–1 2nd
1999 Kevin Corrigan 8–6 3–1 T–1st NCAA Division I First Round
2000 Kevin Corrigan 10–4 5–0 1st NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
2001 Kevin Corrigan 14–2 5–0 1st NCAA Division I Final Four
2002 Kevin Corrigan 5–8 4–1 T–1st
2003 Kevin Corrigan 9–5 4–1 T–1st
2004 Kevin Corrigan 7–5 4–1 2nd
2005 Kevin Corrigan 7–4 3–2 3rd
2006 Kevin Corrigan 10–5 3–2 2nd NCAA Division I First Round
2007 Kevin Corrigan 11–4 5–0 1st NCAA Division I First Round
2008 Kevin Corrigan 14–3 4–1 T–1st NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
2009 Kevin Corrigan 15–1 5–0 1st NCAA Division I First Round
Kevin Corrigan (Big East Conference) (2010–2013)
2010 Kevin Corrigan 10–7 2–4 4th NCAA Division I Runner–Up
2011 Kevin Corrigan 11–3 5–1 2nd NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
2012 Kevin Corrigan 13–3 6–0 1st NCAA Division I Final Four
2013 Kevin Corrigan 11–5 4–2 3rd NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
Kevin Corrigan (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2014–Present)
2014 Kevin Corrigan 12–6 2–3 T–3rd NCAA Division I Runner–Up
2015 Kevin Corrigan 12–3 4–0 1st NCAA Division I Final Four
2016 Kevin Corrigan 11–4 3–1 T–1st NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
2017 Kevin Corrigan 9–6 2–2 3rd NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
2018 Kevin Corrigan 9–6 1–3 T–3rd NCAA Division I First Round
2019 Kevin Corrigan 9–7 2–2 T–2nd NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
2020 Kevin Corrigan 2–3 0–0
2021 Kevin Corrigan 8–4 3–3 3rd NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
2022 Kevin Corrigan 8–4 5–1 T–1st
2023 Kevin Corrigan 14–2 4–2 T–2nd NCAA Division I Champion
2024 Kevin Corrigan 16–1 4–0 1st NCAA Division I Champion
Kevin Corrigan: 349–158 (.688) 118–37 (.761)
Total: 413–200 (.674)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

†NCAA canceled 2020 collegiate activities due to the COVID-19 virus.

Year Drafted Name Position Height Weight Drafted By Draft Pick Current Team All Star Accolades
2015 Jack Near D Midfield 6'2 200 Rochester Rattlers (MLL) 1st round (7th overall) Redwoods LC None None
2016 Matt Kavanagh Attack 5'8 180 Denver Outlaws (MLL) 1st round (5th overall) Cannons LC 1x All Star ('19) None
2016 Eddy Glazener Defense 6'4 220 Undrafted Undrafted Redwoods LC 1x All Star ('21) None
2017 Sergio Perkovic Midfield 6'4 225 Boston Cannons (MLL) 1st round (2nd overall) Redwoods LC 2x All Star ('19,'21) None
2017 Garrett Epple Defense 6'1 215 Atlanta Blaze (MLL) 2nd round (18th overall) Redwoods LC 3x All Star ('19,'21,'22) Defensive Player of the Year ('23)
2018 John Sexton LSM 5'10 210 Dallas Rattlers (MLL) 2nd round (18th overall) Redwoods LC None None
2019 Ryder Garnsey Attack 5'9 176 Undrafted Undrafted Redwoods LC 1x All Star ('23) None
2019 Hugh Crance Defense 6'0 198 Undrafted Undrafted Redwoods LC None None
2020 Bryan Costabile Midfield 6'2 205 Atlas LC 1st round (2nd overall) Atlas LC 3x All Star ('21,'22,'23) None
2021 Jack Kielty Defense 6'2 225 Cannons LC 2nd round (9th overall) Cannons LC None None
2021 Kyle Gallagher Faceoff specialist 5'11 210 Chaos LC 2nd round (14th overall) Chrome LC None None
2022 Arden Cohen Defense 6'2 220 Redwoods LC 1st round (3rd overall) Redwoods LC None None
2022 Wheaton Jackoboice Midfield 6'2 205 Whipsnakes LC 2nd round (15th overall) Whipsnakes LC None None
2022 Ryan Hallenbeck D Midfield 6'3 199 Undrafted Undrafted Redwoods LC None None
2023 Brian Tevlin Midfield 5'11 185 Redwoods LC 2nd round (10th overall) Redwoods LC None None
2023 Chris Fake Defense 6'1 205 Waterdogs LC 3rd round (24th overall) Waterdogs LC None None

References

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  1. ^ "Color | Athletics Branding | On Message | University of Notre Dame". Retrieved January 27, 2020.
  2. ^ John B. Swarbrick Jr., Athletics Director, ND.edu
  3. ^ BIG EAST Announces the Formation of Men’s Lacrosse League for 2010 Season Archived 2009-04-29 at the Wayback Machine, BigEast.org, June 11, 2008.
  4. ^ Notre Dame to Join ACC; Big Implications for Men's, Women's Lacrosse, LaxMagazine.com, September 12, 2012.
  5. ^ Rich O'Leary, Longtime Notre Dame Athletics Staff Member, Passes Away At Age 62, UND.com, July 17, 2009.
  6. ^ Arlotta Family Lacrosse Stadium, UND.com
  7. ^ Notre Dame Is The New No. 1, UND.com
  8. ^ Head Coach Kevin Corrigan's bio, UND.com.
  9. ^ Head Coach Kevin Corrigan's bio, UND.com.
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