SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Freshmen Maura Irish and Ceci Patterson were named Co-Offensive and Co-Defensive ACC Players of the Week, announced by the league office on Tuesday. The duo helped guide the Irish to two ranked wins with a win over No. 3 Boston College on Friday (12-9) and No. 25 Harvard on Sunday (10-7) as the Irish advance to 4-0 on the season with three ranked wins under their belt.
Irish was all over the field this weekend as she finished with an impressive stat line of 3 goals, 5 assists, 8 points, 4 ground balls, 7 draw controls, and 5 caused turnovers. She is now in the top three in the ACC in caused turnovers this season (9).
She finished with two goals and two assists for a career-best four points and four draw controls in the win at Boston College, followed by a performance of one goal, a career-high three assists, a career-high four ground balls, and a career-high four caused turnovers in the win at Harvard.
Patterson finished the weekend with 15 saves, holding two ranked opponents to an average of just eight goals a game. Patterson is now tied for first in the ACC with 24 saves this season.
She recorded a career-high 11 saves in the win at Boston College, with three saves in the fourth quarter as her defensive efforts helped hold the Eagles scoreless in the fourth where the Irish outscored the Eagles 6-0 in the final period.