This Week: Notre Dame College lacrosse begins their season with a trip to Otterbein University to play on February 20, at 4:30 p.m. They will then come back for their home opener against Gannon University on February 22. That game is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.

Records: Notre Dame finished 7-11, overall, and 3-7 in the Mountain East Conference in 2019. Their seven victories marked the highest win total since the 2014 season. Otterbein is currently 1-0 in 2020 after defeating Centre College by a score of 9-8, in overtime. Last season, Otterbein finished with a 7-10 record. Gannon has not played a game yet this season, but in 2019, the Golden Knights went 3-13.

Coaches Corner: All three head coaches are entering their first season at the helm. Ben Morhac is in his first season at NDC, Alexis Venechanos enters her first season at Otterbein and Jennifer Pawlowski is in her first season at Gannon.

Rankings: None of these teams are ranked in the IWLCA Coaches Poll.

Series History: Notre Dame has never played Otterbein. The Falcons hold an all-time record of 0-5 against Gannon, but have not played the Golden Knights since 2014.