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Game 3 Preview: #15/17 Georgetown

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – No. 2/2 Notre Dame hits the road for the first time during the 2023 campaign, traveling east to take on No. 15/17 Georgetown at Cooper Field. The game will be broadcast live on FLO Sports ($).

GAME DETAILS
Location: Washington, D.C. | Cooper Field
Schedule: Feb. 19 — Noon ET
Live Stream: BIG EAST Digital Network ($)
Live Stats: UND.com
Twitter Updates: @NDlacrosse
For a more in-depth look at the matchup – Game Notes: Notre Dame

THE GEORGETOWN SERIES

• Saturday will be the 18th meeting all time between Notre Dame and Georgetown. The Irish have a slight edge in the series with a record of 9-8.

• Notre Dame enters the 2023 matchup winners of six of the last seven meetings, dating back to the 2011 season.

• The Hoyas were victorious in the latest installment in the series, coming away with a 16-11 win at Arlotta Stadium last season.

FANTASTIC FEBRUARYS FOR THE FIGHTING IRISH

• Notre Dame is 34-4 in its last 38 games played in February dating back to the 2006 season.

• Fighting Irish head coach Kevin Corrigan is 43-7 in the month of February during his Notre Dame tenure.

• Notre Dame is currently 2-0 in the month of February this season, posting double-digit victories over Marquette (21-10) and Cleveland State (18-8).

• The Irish split their two February matchups last season, defeating Detroit Mercy before falling to Georgetown.

THE BROTHERS KAVANAGH

Pat Kavanagh became the fourth Tewaaraton Finalist in program history in 2021 and his brother Chris joined the 2022 squad as an attackman.

• The two brothers have combined for 29 points over the first two games, Chris recording 15 (9G, 6A) and Pat totaling 14 (2G, 12A).

• Chris and Pat became the first set of ND teammates to each record eight or more points in the same game in program history, each posting eight, in the win over Cleveland State.

• The brothers have linked up on 16 goals during their career, with one assisting the other’s goal.

• Pat led the team during the 2022 season in points (64) and assists (39). He was second in goals (24), caused turnovers (12) and ground balls (39) while Chris was second in points (33) and assists (11) while tied for third in goals (22).

• In just 12 games in the 2022 season, Pat became the all-time single-season ND assist record holder with 39, breaking his own record from the 2021 season.

• Pat owns the single-game points record at ND, recording 10 points in a game twice, both against Syracuse and both coming on May 1. He recorded 10 points on May 1, 2021 with 5G & 5A and then matched his record on May 1, 2022 with 4G & 6A.

FITTING RIGHT IN

• Notre Dame welcomed four transfers to the 2023 roster and each player made has made significant contributions through two games.

• Chris Fake and Chris Conlin have each earned starts as defensemen in both games this season, combining for five caused turnovers and seven ground balls.

• Brian Tevlin and Jack Simmons have played major minutes in the midfield, as Simmons has a goal in each game and Tevlin has a goal, an assist, five ground balls and three caused turnovers.

• Tevlin has also traded his short stick in for a long stick on the Irish man-down unit at times this season.

THE ATTACK IS BACK

• The Irish return 78.5 percent of their goals from last season (139 of 177).

• Eight of ND’s top 10 scorers from 2022 are on the 2023 roster, including four that finished with 20+ goals.

• Thirteen different players have already found the back of the net at least once for the Irish in 2023, with eight having scored multiple goals.

• Notre Dame’s ball movement has been dizzying at times through the first two games, as 27 of the team’s 39 goals have been assisted.

DOMINATING DEFENSE

• Notre Dame finished 2022 with the best defense in the ACC and a top-10 unit in the country, allowing just 10.08 goals per game.

• The Irish finished last season holding opposing attacks to single-digit scoring outputs in three of the last five games.

• The Irish lead the ACC in caused turnovers per game in the young season, averaging 11.0.

• Notre Dame totaled 10 caused turnovers and held Marquette to 10 goals in the season-opening win.

• In the victory over Cleveland State the Irish finished with 12 caused turnovers, while allowing just eight goals, four of which were scored in the fourth quarter with many of the Notre Dame starters out of the game.

ATTACKING MIDFIELD DEPTH

• Despite the Kavanagh brothers earning much of the national headlines, the Irish midfield units have been very productive in 2023.

• The starting midfield trio of Eric Dobson, Quinn McCahon and Bryce Walker  have combined for 13 goals in two games.

• Dobson leads the group with five goals, while McCahon and Walker have each added four.

• The second midfield has combined for seven goals, as Reilly Gray has three, Jack Simmons has two and Brian Tevlin has scored one.

CASHING IN ON THE EMO

• Notre Dame had one of the greatest  man-up units in recent memory during the 2022 season, leading the country in efficiency.

• The Irish EMO unit cashed in on 21-of-31 chances (.677) last season.

• The Irish enter the weekedn 4-for-8 on the EMO through two games this season.

CHALLENGING SLATE AHEAD

• Notre Dame has never shied away from putting together a challenging schedule and the 2023 slate is no different.

• Of Notre Dame’s 12 regular-season opponents, nine are currently ranked in the top 20 in both the USILA or Inside Lacrosse Top 20 Polls.

CORRIGAN ALL-TIME DI PROGRAM WINS LEADER

• With the win over No. 1 Duke on April 10, 2021, Baumer Family Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach Kevin Corrigan broke the NCAA record for most wins at a DI program with 311, passing Bob Shillinglaw (Delaware).

• Corrigan became just the third coach in NCAA Division I men’s lacrosse history to reach the 300-win mark at a single school with the win over Marquette on April 10, 2019.

• Corrigan is one of just four active Division I coaches to reach the 300-win mark in his career.

• Corrigan has an overall record of 333-172 in his 37 seasons of coaching.

• The head coach is 323-157 in his 35 seasons at Notre Dame.

• Corrigan is the longest tenured men’s lacrosse coach at the DI level.