ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Pat Kavanagh was dealing in Saturday’s win for No. 2/2 Notre Dame, tying his own program record for points in a game with 10 to lead the Irish to an 18-8 victory over RV/#20 Michigan in Ann Arbor.
Pat Kavanagh finished with four goals and six assists, tying the record he has set twice in his career. His six assists match his season high and are one shy of the program record for assists in a game which he holds a share of.
Chris Kavanagh also had a productive day in the attack, scoring three goals for his sixth hat trick in as many games this season. Eric Dobson, Jake Taylor, Jack Simmons and Jalen Seymour each added two in the win.
In cage, Liam Entenmann once again turned in a stellar performance, making 11 saves and allowing just six goals.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Irish scored on the opening possession for the fifth time in six games this season, as Dobson got Notre Dame on the board. After Michigan answered, the Irish fired in three straight, two from Pat Kavanagh and another from Dobson to open up a 4-1 lead.
Michigan then scored to trim the lead to two at 4-2 with five minutes left in the first frame but Notre Dame responded by scoring the last two of the quarter to take a 6-2 advantage after the opening 15 minutes of play.
The second quarter was all Irish, as the defense locked down and held the Wolverines scoreless. On the other end Notre Dame put three more past the Michigan goalie, two by Jake Taylor and one by Jalen Seymour to make it 9-2 at the half.
Notre Dame outscored the hosts in the third quarter by a margin of 4-3 to make the score 13-5, with all four goals coming from different players.
The Irish then scored five of the first six goals of the fourth quarter to make it an 18-6 game before Michigan scored two goals in the final five minutes to end the game with a score of 18-8.
STAT OF THE GAME
Pat Kavanagh has now recorded six assists in a game three times this season and has 28 on the season, averaging 4.33 per game.
NOTRE DAME NOTES
- The victory pushes Notre Dame’s active winning streak to 12 games, the longest active streak in the country for men’s DI lacrosse.
- The Irish improved to 5-1 against Michigan in the all-time series.
- The Irish defense has held opponents to 10 goals or less in five of six games this season.
- Pat Kavanagh’s 10 points tie his own program record for points in a game, marking the third time in his career he has hit the milestone.
- With 107 career assists, Pat passes his brother Matt (103) for third place in program history and is just four shy of breaking the program record held by David Ulrich.
- Pat Kavanagh finished with 10 points, giving him 178 in his career. That total moves him into sixth place in program history, passing Tom Glatzel (177).
- Chris Kavanagh now has 21 goals through six games, recording a hat trick in all six games.
- Entenmann recorded 11 saves, marking his fourth straight game with double-digit saves.
- Seymour’s two goals were the first two of his career.
UP NEXT
The Irish open up ACC play with a showdown against No. 1 Virginia at Arlotta Stadium at noon ET on Saturday, March 25. The game will air on ESPNU.
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