Notre Dame's vistory in the first round of the 2012 NCAA Divsion 1 Men's Lacrosse Championship vs Yale on May 13, 2012 at Arlotta Stadium Notre Dame, Ind.
The 8th-ranked Men's Lacrosse team fell to Rutgers, 10-8, in their Big East Opener on Saturday at Arlotta Stadium.
Coming off a stellar sophomore campaign in which he ranked second nationally in goals-against average and fourth in save percentage en route to earning honorable mention All-America honors and all-BIG EAST accolades ... has a 12-5 career record with a 6.76 goals-against average and a .596 save percentage ... one monogram ... a very poised player who is hard to rattle ... has a good all- around game ... has developed every year since coming to Notre Dame ... good at clearing the ball ... a leader on the defense ... comes from an athletic family that has produced several NCAA Division I athletes ... younger brother of former Notre Dame All-America goalie Joey Kemp (class of 2008) ... one of five Georgetown Prep players on the Notre Dame squad.
AS A SOPHOMORE: Earned honorable mention All-America honors from the USILA ... second team all-BIG EAST ... started all 14 games for the Fighting Irish and posted an 11-3 record ... ranked second nationally in goals-against average (6.60) and fourth in save percentage (.602) ... made 139 saves and surrendered 92 goals ... made a career-high 14 saves in a 12-7 season-opening victory over Duke ... only allowed two goals and made eight saves in a 6-2 win at Penn State ... stopped 13 shots in a 10-9 triumph at Denver ... gave up just three tallies and made 10 saves in an 8-3 win at Rutgers in the BIG EAST opener ... that was the first of a four-game stretch with a double- digit save total ... had 11 stops in a 12-8 besting of Villanova ... registered 12 saves in a 7-6 victory over Georgetown ... made 11 stops in a 10-7 win over St. John's ... his seventh double-digit save total of the season came at North Carolina where he made 12 stops in a 9-8 overtime setback ... played a career-high 61:03 and picked up a career-high five ground balls against the Tar Heels ... made nine saves and allowed just six goals in a 13-6 win over Penn in the first round of the NCAA tournament ... earned his first monogram.
AS A FRESHMAN: Played in four games, including two starts, during his rookie campaign ... played 175:25 between the pipes ... totaled 29 saves and allowed 22 goals for a 7.52 goals-against average and a .569 save percentage ... picked up six ground balls ... his first action of the season against Rutgers as he replaced an injured Scott Rodgers ... played the entire second half in the 10-8 setback to the Scarlet Knights ... made eight saves and allowed five goals to Rutgers ... made his first career start in the next contest, a 9-8 setback at Villanova ... made a season-high 10 saves and picked up four ground balls against the Wildcats ... played the entire second half during an 11-8 setback at Georgetown ... stopped six shots and surrendered five goals versus the Hoyas ... notched his first career win as he only allowed three goals and made five saves in an 11-3 besting of Providence ... played the first 55:25 against the Friars.
PREP AND PERSONAL: Under Armour All-American ... Under Armour Senior Classic participant ... U.S. Lacrosse All-American ... recipient of the Tim Wynne Award as the `Outstanding Goalie in the State of Maryland' ... garnered the C. Markland Kelly, Jr. Memorial Award as the `Outstanding Maryland High School Lacrosse Player' ... selected to the Toyota High School `All Tewaaraton Team' ... first team all-state ... named the Washington D.C. area player of the year by The Washington Post ... first team all-Met ... tabbed as the county player of the year and first team all-county ... team MVP and captain at Georgetown Prep ... first team all-conference (IAC) ... had a career save percentage of 71 percent and a career goals-against average of 3.58 ... was a member of the undefeated and top-ranked team nationally during his freshman lacrosse season ... team went on to capture conference and state titles as well ... saw lacrosse team finish nationally-ranked sophomore (4th) and junior (21st) years ... served as team captain for both hockey and lacrosse teams senior year ... was selected as honorable mention All-Metro DC area as well as being named second team All-Maryland in lacrosse as a junior ... Under Armour Underclassmen regional team in 2008 ... part of the Maryland Freestate team ... played both hockey and lacrosse at Georgetown Prep, earning varsity letters every year in both sports ... was a member of the German National Honor Society ... high school teammate of Irish classmate Patrick Cotter ... brother, Joey, was a three-time All-American in goal for the Irish from 2005-08 ... has six siblings ... sisters Julie, Erin and Liz were swimmers for Miami (Fla.), Towson and Florida, respectively ... brother, CJ, was a lacrosse goalie at Fairfield ... son of Robert and Cheryl Kemp ... father played football at William and Mary under former Notre Dame head coach Lou Holtz ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business.
