SOUTH BEND, Ind. – No. 2 Notre Dame travels to College Park, Maryland, for a top-five showdown, as it takes on No. 4 Maryland at 1 p.m. ET on Saturday, March 4 at SECU Stadium. The game will be broadcast live on B1G+ ($).
GAME DETAILS
Location: College Park, Maryland | SECU Stadium
Schedule: March 4 — 1 p.m. ET
Live Stream: B1G+ ($)
Live Stats: UND.com
Twitter Updates: @NDlacrosse
For a more in-depth look at the matchup – Game Notes: Notre Dame
THE MARYLAND SERIES
• Saturday will be the 16th meeting all-time between Notre Dame and Maryland. The Irish trail the Terrapins 6-9 in the matchup.
• Five of the last six matchups have been extremely tight with the games being decided by two goals or less.
• Two of the last four matchups have went into overtime.
• The Irish fell to the Terrapins in South Bend during the 2022 season by a score of 11-9.
• Pat Kavanagh led the attack with three points (2G, 1A) while Griffin Westlin added two goals.
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 35 points over the first three games, Chris recording 18 (12G, 6A) and Pat totaling 17 (3G, 14A).
• 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 17 goals during their career, with one assisting the other’s goal.
• The brothers also excel in the ground ball aspect of the game, each recording 11 this season to be tied for second on the team.
• 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.
STRONG STARTS
• The Irish have wasted no time jumping on opponents early in games this season, outscoring the opposition by a combined score of 20-6 in first quarters.
• Notre Dame has scored on its first possession in every game this season, with Eric Dobson firing in the first goal in two games.
• Dobson and Chris Kavanagh have each scored four goals in first quarters to pace the team early.
• The Irish have not trailed at any point through three games.
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 every game this season, combining for seven caused turnovers and 13 ground balls.
• Brian Tevlin and Jack Simmons have played major minutes in the midfield, as Simmons has two goals and two assists while Tevlin has two goals and an assist while adding 11 ground balls.
• Tevlin has also traded his short stick in for a long stick on the Irish man-down unit at times this season.
DOMINATING DEFENSE
• The Irish enter the weekend allowing just 8.67 goals per game, ranking in the top 15 teams in the country.
• Notre Dame leads the ACC in caused turnovers per game in the young season, averaging 10.67.
• The Irish have recorded at least 10 caused turnovers in every game this season.
• ND recorded a season-high 12 caused turnovers in the win over Cleveland State.
• The Irish have yet to allow more than 20 shots on goal in a game this season.
• Graduate student Chris Fake was selected to the USILA Team of the Week after his performance against Georgetown.
SHARING IS CARING
• Notre Dame’s ball movement has been dizzying at times this season, as the Irish have dished out 34 assists in just three games this season.
• ND ranks second in the country in assists per game, averaging 11.33.
• Pat Kavanagh leads the country in both assists (14) and assists per game (4.67).
• Eleven different players have recorded at least one assist this season.
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 18 goals in three games.
• Dobson leads the group with eight goals, while McCahon has posted six and Walker has added four.
• The second midfield has combined for 11 goals, as Reilly Gray has six and Jack Simmons and Brian Tevlin have two apiece.
• Notre Dame’s midfield combined for nine of the 15 goals scored in the win over No. 15 Georgetown.
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 7-for-13 on the EMO through three 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, eight 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.