2023-24 Men's Lacrosse Roster

#51 Pat Kavanagh 2022-23 Men's Lacrosse Roster

Height 5-10

Weight 175

Class Senior

Hometown Rockville Centre, NY

High School Chaminade

Bio / Statistics

AWARDS & HONORS

2023 NCAA National Champion (first in program history)
2023 Tewaaraton Finalist
2023 USA Lacrosse Magazine First Team All-American
2023 Inside Lacrosse First Team All-American
2023 USILA Second Team All-American
2023 All-ACC Team
2022 USA Lacrosse Magazine Second Team All-American
2022 Inside Lacrosse Third Team All-American
2022 USILA Third Team All-American
2022 All-ACC Team
2021 Tewaaraton Finalist
2021 US Lacrosse Magazine First Team All-American
2021 Inside Lacrosse Second Team All-American
2021 USILA Second Team All-American
2021 All-ACC Team
Set ND Program Record for Assists in a Career (135 through the 2023 season)
Set ND Program Record for Points in a Season (77 – 2023)
Set ND Program Record for Assists in a Season 3x (52 – 2023, 39 – 2022, 38 – 2021)
Set ND Program Record for Points in a Game 3x (10 – vs. Syracuse 5/1/21, 10 – vs. Syracuse 5/2/22, 10 – vs. Michigan 3/18/23)
Tied ND Program Record for Assists in a Game (7 – vs. Robert Morris (2/27/21)
4x US Lacrosse Magazine National Player of the Week
7x ACC Offensive Player of the Week
5x USILA Team of the Week

AS A SENIOR (2023)

Helped lead Notre Dame to its first national title in program history
Tewaaraton Finalist – the first player in program history to be named a finalist multiple times in his career
Broke the program record for points in a season with 77, passing his older brother Matt’s mark of 75
Set the program record for assists in a season for the third time in his career, finishing with 52 on the year
Finished the season ranked second in the country in assists per game, averaging 3.25
Recorded three or more points in 14 of 16 games, including seven of five or more points
Ranked second on the team in ground balls per game, averaging 2.69 per outing
Gutted out two Championship Weekend performances, playing on a bad hamstring
Tied his own program record for points in a game for the third time in his career with 10 (4G, 6A) in a win over Michigan in Ann Arbor
Turned in an eight-point performance off three goals and five assists in the win over No. 1 Duke at Arlotta Stadium in the regular season
Tied the Notre Dame program record for points (7) and assists (4) in an NCAA Tournament game in the first round win over Utah at Arlotta Stadium
Dished out six assists in four separate games, coming in wins over Marquette, Cleveland State, Michigan and UNC
Scored the game-winning goal in triple overtime at No. 4 Maryland in a 13-12 victory

AS A JUNIOR (2022)

Broke his own ND record for assists in a season with 39, surpassing his own record of 38 from the 2021 campaign
Finished the season ranked second in the country in assists per game, averaging 3.25
Started all 12 games as an attackman for the Irish during his junior season
Led the Irish with 64 points off 25 goals and 39 assists
Tallied at least three points in every game of the season
Played his best lacrosse at the end of the season, totaling 40 points over his final six games (14G, 26A)
Tied his own program record for points in a game with 10 (4G, 6A) in a win over Syracuse in the Carrier Dome
Turned in four performances of seven or more points
Began the season with an eight-point performance (4G, 4A) despite playing less than 30 minutes in a win over Detroit Mercy
Posted nine points off three goals and six assists in the blowout win over Syracuse at Arlotta Stadium
Totaled seven points (3G, 4A) in a road win at Duke

AS A SOPHOMORE (2021)

A Tewaaraton Finalist – the first sophomore to be a finalist since the 2017 season and the fourth finalist in Notre Dame program history
Set the all-time program single-season record for assists in a season with 38 in just 12 games
Finished his sophomore campaign with a team-high 64 points off 38 assists and 26 goals
Led the ACC and ranked third in the country in assists per game (3.17)
Ranked fifth in the country in points per game (5.33)
Recorded three games of nine or more points and seven outings of five or more points
Broke the single-game record for points in a game with 10 (5G, 5A) in the 22-8 win over No. 9/8 Syracuse (5/1)
Opened the year with a nine-point effort (2G, 7A) in the 19-7 win over Robert Morris (2/27)
The seven assists against Robert Morris tied the program record for assists in a game
Scored four goals and added five assists for a nine-point outing in a huge 18-11 road win over No. 4 Syracuse (4/3)
Posted seven points (4G, 3A) against No. 3 Duke (4/22) on the road, tied for the most points the Blue Devils allowed an individual to record all season
Ranked third on the team in caused turnovers with nine and ground balls with 35 (only trailing FOGOs)
Appeared four times on the SportsCenter Top 10 countdown for highlight reel goals
Started all 12 games as an attackman

AS A FRESHMAN (2020 – Season Cancelled After Five Games Due to COVID-19)

Started all five games for the Irish in his rookie year as an attackman
Tied for the team lead in points with 16 in just five games
Tied for the team lead in goals on the season with 10 and second in assists with six
Made an instant impact, scoring three goals and adding a season-high four assists in his Notre Dame debut in the season-opening win over Cleveland State (2/15)
Scored a season-high four goals in the win over No. 17 Richmond (2/23)

PREP & PERSONAL

Under Armour All-America Long Island Team selection in 2017 & 2018
No. 26 rated player by Inside Lacrosse in the class of 2019
Selected to the USA U19 Team that will compete in Limerick, Ireland, in the summer of 2020
Named one of Newsday’s top 100 lacrosse players in 2018
Led Chaminade to the Long Island Catholic League title in 2017 & 2018
Also lettered in soccer and hockey at Chaminade
Totaled 69 points off 31 goals and 38 assists in postgraduate season at Taft
Played for the Long Island Express club team
Son of Kevin and Mary Kavanagh
Both parents were college athletes, as Kevin played hockey at Iona and Mary played volleyball at Molloy College
Has four brothers (Kevin, Matt, Brendan and Christopher) and a sister (Colleen)
Matt played lacrosse at Notre Dame and graduated in 2016. Kevin played hockey at Stony Brook and Brendan played lacrosse at Hofstra. Colleen played soccer at Manhattan and then graduated from Notre Dame in 2017
Brothers Matt (Redwoods LC) and Brendan (Denver Outlaws) play professional lacrosse.