Sunday, February 18
Milwaukee
1 p.m. CT
Marquette University
3-1
8
vs
21
University of Notre Dame
2-0
1
2
3
4
F
Notre Dame
4
5
7
5
21
Marquette
3
1
3
1
8
MLAX falls to No. 1 Notre Dame, 21-8
2/18/2024 4:05:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
The Golden Eagles return to action in Florida on Feb. 24 against No. 13 Michigan
Box Score (PDF)
MILWAUKEE – Junior attackman Bobby O'Grady reached 100 career goals on his third of four scores on Sunday afternoon but the Marquette University men's lacrosse team fell to No. 1 Notre Dame, 21-8, at Valley Fields.
Jake Stegman got the Golden Eagles (3-1) on the board just seven seconds into the game as Luke Williams found the graduate student for the score after a faceoff win to open play. Stegman scored his second goal at the 12:13 mark of the first quarter to put MU back ahead, 2-1, after a Pat Kavanagh equalizer. Stegman posted a team-best five points on two goals and three assists.
O'Grady scored his first of the day with one second remaining in the opening quarter to pull MU back within one, 4-3, after three-straight ND scores.
The Fighting Irish (2-0) pushed their lead to 9-4 at the half and stretched it to 11-4 prior to O'Grady's second goal with 12:48 to play in the third stanza.
Marquette held a slim advantage at the faceoff dot, winning 16-of-31 draws, with Williams accounting for nine faceoff wins in addition to an assist and his first goal of the season.
The Irish, who were led by seven points a piece from the Kavanagh brothers, outshot MU, 47-33, and forced MU into 17 turnovers. Chris Kavanagh tied teammate Jake Taylor and O'Grady for the game lead with four goals, while Pat Kavanagh had a game-high five assists.
NOTABLE:
Keep up with the Marquette men's lacrosse program through social media by following on X (@MarquetteMLax) and Instagram (@MarquetteMLax) and 'liking' on Facebook (/MarquetteMLax).
MILWAUKEE – Junior attackman Bobby O'Grady reached 100 career goals on his third of four scores on Sunday afternoon but the Marquette University men's lacrosse team fell to No. 1 Notre Dame, 21-8, at Valley Fields.
Jake Stegman got the Golden Eagles (3-1) on the board just seven seconds into the game as Luke Williams found the graduate student for the score after a faceoff win to open play. Stegman scored his second goal at the 12:13 mark of the first quarter to put MU back ahead, 2-1, after a Pat Kavanagh equalizer. Stegman posted a team-best five points on two goals and three assists.
O'Grady scored his first of the day with one second remaining in the opening quarter to pull MU back within one, 4-3, after three-straight ND scores.
The Fighting Irish (2-0) pushed their lead to 9-4 at the half and stretched it to 11-4 prior to O'Grady's second goal with 12:48 to play in the third stanza.
Marquette held a slim advantage at the faceoff dot, winning 16-of-31 draws, with Williams accounting for nine faceoff wins in addition to an assist and his first goal of the season.
The Irish, who were led by seven points a piece from the Kavanagh brothers, outshot MU, 47-33, and forced MU into 17 turnovers. Chris Kavanagh tied teammate Jake Taylor and O'Grady for the game lead with four goals, while Pat Kavanagh had a game-high five assists.
NOTABLE:
- Sunday was the first time that the Golden Eagles hosted the nation's top-ranked team.
- O'Grady joined MU's all-time scoring leader Ryan McNamara (102) as the only players in MU history to reach 100 career goals.
- O'Grady is currently second in program history with 101 career goals and fourth in points with 114.
- Marquette is 0-12 all-time against Notre Dame and 0-3 against the Irish at Valley Fields.
- MU is 1-3 all-time against the No. 1 team in the USILA Coaches Poll. MU's lone victory is also the most recent matchup with No. 1, a 10-9 win at Denver in the 2016 BIG EAST title game. MU also fell to No. 1 Notre Dame, 14-7, on April 7, 2015, and at No. 1 Denver, 14-11, on April 30, 2016. Those two matchups against No. 1 Denver in 2016 are the only other time MU has squared off against the defending NCAA champion.
- In addition to Sunday's men's lacrosse meeting with Notre Dame, a pair of other MU teams face the nation's No. 1 in their respective sports on Feb. 17-19. Men's basketball faced No. 1 UConn on Saturday afternoon, while women's lacrosse plays at No. 1 Northwestern on Monday.
Keep up with the Marquette men's lacrosse program through social media by following on X (@MarquetteMLax) and Instagram (@MarquetteMLax) and 'liking' on Facebook (/MarquetteMLax).
Team Stats
ND
MU
Shots
47
32
Turnovers
10
18
Caused Turnovers
7
4
Faceoffs Won
15
16
Extra-Man Opps
2
2
Ground Balls
32
25
Game Leaders
Players
G
4
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
G
2
A
3
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
1
CT
0
G
1
A
1
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
1
CT
0
G
1
A
1
FO
9-16
Pen
1-60
GB
5
CT
0
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