Irish Lacrosse Fast Facts
Location: Notre Dame, Indiana
Enrollment: 7,700 undergraduates
Head Coach: Kevin Corrigan (Virginia '82)
Asst. Coach: Kevin Anderson (Loyola '93), Matt Rienzo(Georgetown '97)
Did You Know...
we have participated in the NCAA tournament for eight of the last nine years and advanced to the quarterfinals in two of the last six years.
we are the only school that ranks in the top five in highest graduation rate, Division I student-athlete graduation rate, and graduation rate for athletes who complete their eligibility. EVERY senior lacrosse player, since attaining varsity status is 1981, has graduated.
our regular season record for the past eight years is 80-31 (.720), surpassed by only three other
Division I schools.
we offer, during Notre Dame's First Year of Studies, a broad range of curriculum and a special advisement program which includes free tutoring and group study sessions, allowing 98% of freshman students to complete their first year successfully.
we have had 15 All-Americans and placed 14 seniors in the North/South All-Star Game in the last eight years. We also have had two Academic All-Americans in the last four years.
we offer over 50 undergraduate majors in four colleges: The College of Arts and Letters, Business Administration, Engineering and Science with numerous secondary majors and
concentrations.
our home record over the past eight years is 44-10 with games played on the lighted 5,000-seat Moose Krause Stadium.
we are supported by the Office of Academic Services for Student-Athletes, member of which meet regularly with all athletes to monitor their academic progress, arrange free tutoring, and offer academic as well as career counseling.
our home away from home, the Loftus Sports Center, among the best indoor training facilities in the country, is equipped with a 9,000 sq. foot weight room and a 120-yard artificial turf playing surface, allowing us to play any day of the year under ideal conditions.
we rank among the top 20 universities in recent college surveys done by: U.S. News and World Report, Barron's Top 50: An Insider's Look at America's Best Colleges ad Money Magazine, among others.
only ND and Stanford University have consistently ranked in both U.S. News and World Report's Top 20 and in the top 20 of the Sears Director's Cup, an award based on success in all sports competing at the varsity level among Division I schools.
we are the only 12th seed to win an NCAA tournament game when we beat fifth-seeded Duke 12-10 in 1995 and fifth-seeded Loyola 15-13 in 2000.
we completed our 1995 season with a 10-day tour of Ireland, and plans are underway for a foreign tour in the summer of 2001.
