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Kavanagh Brothers Notre Dame Goes Back-To-Back!
“We didn’t come here just to play games, win or lose,” the youngest of the Kavanaghs, Chris, said in an interview earlier this season. “We came here to win a National Championship and to doing it with your brother by your side is just insane, it’s unbelievable.”
In their last game as collegiate Lacrosse teammates for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, brothers Chris and Pat Kavanagh did what they have done to so many teams during their time together.
They put on a show.
Yesterday was the National Championship for Lacrosse and Notre Dame faced off against Maryland. Maryland jumped out to an early 2-0 lead and then the massacre ensued. Pat scored 5 goals and Chris tacked on 6 assists (both of which tied tournament records for the Irish) to win 15-5 and earn Back-To-Back National Championships.
The Irish went 16-1 on the year and that doesn’t even show how dominant they were. In the ACC Tournament, they obliterated Virginia in the semis and Duke in the Finals. In the NCAA Tournament, none of their 4 rounds were particularly close either.
In 2022, Chris (Freshman) and Pat (Junior) took the field together for the first time and reached their lifelong dream, which was to play together at the college level. After a feeling it out year for both them and their team, they never looked back. In 2023 they posted an impressive 14-2 record on route to their first ever National Championship. This year they decided to go with only 1 loss on their way to their second chip.
Brothers. Teammates. Allstars. All of the above. These two brought Notre Dame to a level they have never reached before and to even watch the highlights of them throwing absurd skip passes or unimaginable behind the back goals has been an absolute treat.
If you want a 30-second blip of how much heart, grit, and determination these two have watch a clip from last year’s championship game where Pat was deciding whether or not to play…it is phenomenal! Congrats on a great collegiate career Pat, and here’s to three in a row Chris!
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