As Thursday wound down, most believed a Notre Dame men’s lacrosse player would win the Tewaaraton Award, known as lacrosse’s Heisman Trophy, for the first time in program history. It was just a matter of who. When the results came in, the greatest offensive player in Irish history beat out the greatest defensive player in Irish history. Graduate student attackman Pat Kavanagh won the 2024 Tewaaraton Award as the top player in men’s college lacrosse. Kavanagh was one of five finalists for the honor, alongside his teammate, graduate student Irish goalie Liam Entenmann. Yale senior attackman Matt…