Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's lacrosse

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Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's lacrosse
Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo.svg
Founded1964 (Club) 1981 (varsity)
University University of Notre Dame
Athletic director Pete Bevacqua
Head coach Kevin Corrigan (since 1989 season)
StadiumArlotta Family Lacrosse Stadium
(capacity: 2,500)
Location Notre Dame, Indiana
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Nickname Fighting 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

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.

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History

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

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

SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Rich O’Leary (Midwest Lacrosse Association)(1981–1988)
1981Rich O’Leary 6–65–5
1982Rich O’Leary 9–67–31st
1983Rich O’Leary 6–75–4
1984Rich O’Leary 9–38–11st
1985Rich O’Leary 9–75–01st
1986Rich O’Leary 9–45–11st
1987Rich O’Leary 6–53–12nd
1988Rich O’Leary 10–43–1T–1st
Rich O’Leary:64–42 (.604)41–16 (.719)
Kevin Corrigan (Midwest Lacrosse Association)(1989–1993)
1989Kevin Corrigan 7–61–2
1990Kevin Corrigan 9–73–01st NCAA Division I First Round
1991Kevin Corrigan 7–72–1
1992Kevin Corrigan 10–52–11st NCAA Division I First Round
1993Kevin Corrigan 11–33–01st NCAA Division I First Round
Kevin Corrigan (Great Western Lacrosse League)(1994–2009)
1994Kevin Corrigan 10–23–01st NCAA Division I First Round
1995Kevin Corrigan 9–54–01st NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
1996Kevin Corrigan 9–44–01st NCAA Division I First Round
1997Kevin Corrigan 9–33–01st NCAA Division I First Round
1998Kevin Corrigan 5–72–12nd
1999Kevin Corrigan 8–63–1T–1st NCAA Division I First Round
2000Kevin Corrigan 10–45–01st NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
2001Kevin Corrigan 14–25–01st NCAA Division I Final Four
2002Kevin Corrigan 5–84–1T–1st
2003Kevin Corrigan 9–54–1T–1st
2004Kevin Corrigan 7–54–12nd
2005Kevin Corrigan 7–43–23rd
2006Kevin Corrigan 10–53–22nd NCAA Division I First Round
2007Kevin Corrigan 11–45–01st NCAA Division I First Round
2008Kevin Corrigan 14–34–1T–1st NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
2009Kevin Corrigan 15–15–01st NCAA Division I First Round
Kevin Corrigan (Big East Conference)(2010–2013)
2010Kevin Corrigan 10–72–44th NCAA Division I Runner–Up
2011Kevin Corrigan 11–35–12nd NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
2012Kevin Corrigan 13–36–01st NCAA Division I Final Four
2013Kevin Corrigan 11–54–23rd NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
Kevin Corrigan (Atlantic Coast Conference)(2014–Present)
2014Kevin Corrigan 12–62–3T–3rd NCAA Division I Runner–Up
2015Kevin Corrigan 12–34–01st NCAA Division I Final Four
2016Kevin Corrigan 11–43–1T–1st NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
2017Kevin Corrigan 9–62–23rd NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
2018Kevin Corrigan 9–61–3T–3rd NCAA Division I First Round
2019Kevin Corrigan 9–72–2T–2nd NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
2020Kevin Corrigan 2–30–0
2021Kevin Corrigan 8–43–33rd NCAA Division I Quarterfinals
2022Kevin Corrigan 8–45–1T–1st
2023Kevin Corrigan 14–24–2T–2nd NCAA Division I Champion
2024Kevin Corrigan 14–14–01st NCAA Division I Champion
Kevin Corrigan:347–158 (.687)118–37 (.761)
Total:411–200 (.673)

      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.

Alumni in the Premier Lacrosse League (16)

Year DraftedNamePositionHeightWeightDrafted ByDraft PickCurrent TeamAll StarAccolades
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

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