2024 NCAA Tournament Bracket
 
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (theACC.com) – Notre Dame won its second consecutive NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championship on Monday, rolling to a 15-5 triumph over No. 7 seed Maryland in the 2024 title game in front of 31,479 fans at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
 
The title was the second in program history for the top-seeded Fighting Irish, who concluded the season with 14 straight wins and a 16-1 record. This marked Notre Dame’s fourth championship game appearance under head coach Kevin Corrigan – all coming since 2010.
 
The ACC has now won 19 NCAA Championships in men’s lacrosse, including four of the last five. The five active ACC teams have combined for 27 national championships, including 11 of the last 16.
 
Notre Dame was the 38th ACC team to reach the national championship game. The ACC has had at least one team in the national championship game in 16 of the last 21 seasons.
 
Notre Dame men’s lacrosse is the ACC's seventh team national champion this season, from seven different schools. The ACC also has captured titles in women's cross country (NC State), field hockey (North Carolina), women’s soccer (Florida State), men’s soccer (Clemson), women's swimming & diving (Virginia) and women’s lacrosse (Boston College).
 
The Kavanagh brothers were brilliant once again, with Chris Kavanagh scoring five goals and Pat Kavanagh recording six assists. Ten Fighting Irish players scored goals in the game. Goalie Liam Entenmann recorded 16 saves, including 11 in the second half, as he spearheaded a dominating ND defensive effort.
 
Chris Kavanagh was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player and was joined on the All-Tournament Team by teammates Pat Kavanagh, Entenmann, Shawn Lyght, Devon McLane and Ben Ramsey. Virginia’s Connor Shellenberger also earned a spot on the team.
 
Notre Dame won each of its four NCAA Tournament games by five or more goals as part of a dominating run to the title.
 
After Maryland scored the game’s first two goals, Notre Dame took control from there, jumping to a 5-3 edge after one quarter. The Fighting Irish defense held Maryland scoreless for a span of 19 minutes, 51 seconds spanning the first and second quarters, with Notre Dame rattling off seven straight goals to turn a 3-3 game into a commanding 10-3 edge with 2:14 left in the half.
 
2024 NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championship
Saturday, May 11 – First Round (Campus Sites)
No. 6 Virginia 17, Saint Joseph’s 11
No. 2 Duke 19, Utah 7
 
Sunday, May 12 – First Round (Campus Sites)
No. 1 Notre Dame 14, Albany 9
No. 4 Syracuse 20, Towson 15
 
Saturday, May 18 – Quarterfinals (Hempstead, N.Y.)
No. 1 Notre Dame 16, No. 8 Georgetown 11
No. 7 Maryland 14, No. 2 Duke 11
 
Sunday, May 19 – Quarterfinals (Towson, Md.)
No. 6 Virginia 11, No. 3 Johns Hopkins 10 (2OT)
No. 5 Denver 10, No. 4 Syracuse 8
 
Saturday, May 25 – Semifinals (Philadelphia, Pa.)
No. 1 Notre Dame 13, No. 5 Denver 6
No. 7 Maryland 12, No. 6 Virginia 6
 
Monday, May 27 – Championship Game (Philadelphia, Pa.)
No. 1 Notre Dame 15, No. 7 Maryland 5