Talk about a career day.

Coming into Notre Dame’s game against Syracuse last weekend, Jake Taylor had scored just three career goals. He didn’t score as a freshman in 2020, scored once in 2021 and had two against Detroit Mercy on February 19. Against Syracuse — actually his first action since February 19 — the attackman scored a program record eight goals in a 22-6 rout. He needed just 10 shots to do so.

Taylor is the USA Lacrosse Magazine Division I Men’s Player of the Week.

The No. 31 player in the Class of 2019 according to Inside Lacrosse, Taylor’s 2021 season was lost after two games due to a season-ending injury. Is this the breakout Notre Dame has been anxiously awaiting?

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• Feb. 8: Griffin McGinley, Mount St. Mary’s

• Feb. 15: Patrick Daly, Villanova

• Feb. 22: Jack Myers, Ohio State

• March 1: Aleric Fyock, Penn State

• March 8: Chris Gray, North Carolina

• March 15: Roy Meyer, Boston U

• March 22: Chris Brown, Princeton

• March 29: Conor Calderone, Boston U