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Jersey Number 3
Kristen Shanahan
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- A
- Major:
- Management
- Hometown:
- Holbrook,NY
- High School:
- Sachem East
- Prev School:
- Notre Dame
Career Honors
2026 Tewaaraton Award Watch List
As a Graduate (Maryland 2026):
- One goal, three assists and two groundballs in 7-8 loss vs. #2 Northwestern in the Big Ten Championship (4/26)
- Two goals and two assists in 15-14 win vs. #5 Johns Hopkins in the Big Ten tournament semifinals (4/24)
- One goal and two assists in 10-9 win vs. Ohio State in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament (4/22)
- One goal and three assists in 13-9 win at Ohio State (4/18)
- Two goals in a 10-11 loss vs. #4 Northwestern (4/9)
- Two goals and three assists in 18-11 Senior Day win vs. Rutgers (4/4)
- Two goals and three assists in 14-13 win vs. Penn State (3/29)
- Four goals in 15-12 win at #7 Johns Hopkins (3/26)
- Two goals and three assists in 15-9 win vs. Penn (3/14)
- Three goals and two assists in 16-12 win vs. #14 Princeton (2/28)
- Four goals in a 10-7 win comeback win at Georgetown (2/18)
- One goal and career-high six assists in 17-9 win vs. #12 Virginia (2/14)
- Scored two goals and one assist in a 9-5 win at #13 Syracuse (2/6)
As a Graduate (Notre Dame 2025):
- 2025 Team Captain
- Played and started in 14 games this season
- Second on the team with 27 goals and 41 points on the year
- Opened up the year with a hat trick at #2 Northwestern (2/7/25)
- Scored a career-high 5 goals at Syracuse (3/23/25)
- Recorded 4 hat tricks on the year
- Finished with a career-high 10 draw controls in the win over Central Michigan (2/9/25)
As a Senior (Notre Dame 2024):
- Did not compete due to injury
As a Junior (Notre Dame 2023):
- Appeared in all 21 games for the Irish, starting nine
- Amassed 29 points off 25 goals and four assists
- Tallied her first career hat trick at Butler (April 10)
- Also scored a hat trick at Robert Morris, adding two assists for a career-best five point game (April 16)
- Recorded three ground balls at Pitt and Robert Morris, tying her career high
- Caused 14 turnovers on the year, including a career-best two against North Carolina (April 1)
As a Sophomore (Notre Dame 2022):
- Appeared in eight games as a sophomore in 2022
- Tallied one goal, eight draw controls, and one ground ball throughout the season
As a Freshman (Notre Dame 2021):
- Did not play in 2021 due to injury
Before Maryland:
- Named a U.S. Lacrosse Third Team All-American as a junior in 2019 after scoring 57 goals and adding 12 assists while captaining Sachem High School
- A two-time All-County honoree, Shanahan was named to Inside Lacrosse’s 2020 Rising Stars List
- Also named Newsday’s Player of the Year and earned All-State recognition in field hockey in both 2018 and 2019
PERSONAL:
- Her uncle, Doug Shanahan, won the inaugural Tewaaraton Trophy at Hofstra in 2001.
Career Highs
- Shanahan's Career Highs
Points: 7, (#12 Virginia 2/14/26)
Goals: 5, (at Syracuse 3/23/25)
Assists: 6, (#12 Virginia (2/14/26)
Multi-Point Games: 33, (last vs. Rutgers 4/4/26)
Multi-Goal Games: 24, (last vs. Rutgers 4/4/26)
Multi-Assist Games: 12, (last vs. Rutgers 4/4/26)
Point-Scoring Streak: 3 games (3/26/25-4/4/26)
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