#16 NOTRE DAME @ #3 BOSTON COLLEGE – Friday, Feb. 13 at 4 PM
Location: Chestnut Hill, MA | Fish Field House
LIVE STATS | ACCNX
#16 NOTRE DAME @ #25 HARVARD – Sunday, Feb. 15 at 1 PM
Location: Cambridge, MA | Jordan Field
LIVE STATS | New England Sports Network
It’s a weekend of ranked matchups as the No. 16 Irish hit the road as they prepare for their first conference matchup at No. 3 Boston College (0-1) on Friday, Feb. 13. for a 4:00 p.m. game at Fish Field House. The Irish will then head to No. 25 Harvard (0-0) for the Crimson’s first game of the season. This will be the first road test for the Irish this season as their 2-0 start includes wins over No. 15 Michigan and Central Michigan at home.
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Madison Rassas leads the ACC with nine goals after week one. |
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Two new assistant coaches join this season as Marina Miller and Mckenna Davis joined the staff this summer. |
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The Irish named four captains for the 2026 campaign: Julia Carr, Abby Lyons, Franny O’Brien, and Kathryn Morrissey. |
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After recording a hat trick in the season-opening win over No. 15 Michigan, Timarky scored a career-high five goals in the win over Central Michigan. |
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Freshman goal keeper Ceci Patterson finished with nine saves on the weekend, recording eight saves in her debut in the win over No. 15 Michigan. |
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Rassas recorded a career-best 6 goals and 9 points in the win over Central Michigan. |
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Freshman Uma Kowalski finished the weekend with an impressive 20 draw contols, earning ACC Defensive POTW honors. She won nine in the win over No. 15 Michigan and won 11 in the win over Central Michigan. |
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The Irish welcome 12 freshman to this year’s squad. |
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The 25-0 win over Central Michigan was the third regular season shutout in program history. |
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Ten different players landing in the scoring column in the win over Central Michigan. |
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Head Coach Christine Halfpenny heads into her 15th year at the helm of the program. |
This will be the 27th matchup between the Irish and the Eagles as the Irish trail the overall series 9-17 to Boston College, with their last win over BC on March 16, 2024 in a 15-14 win in Chestnut Hill. The Irish and Crimson will meet for the sixth time in program history with the Irish trailing 2-3 in the overall series. The Irish won their last match up, coming just last season in South Bend as the Notre Dame won 8-6 at home on March 19, 2025.
OPENING WEEKEND FOR THE IRISH
The No. 16 Notre Dame Fighting Irish opened their 2026 season with a 2-0 start at home. After defeating No. 15 Michigan in 12-10 victory, the Irish defeated Central Michigan 25-0. The win is the third regular season shutout in program history.
Sophomore preseason All-American Madison Rassas wasted no time, recording a hat trick in her first game of the season. Junior Kate Timarky recorded her sixth career hat trick in the win over Michigan as well. Junior Meghan O’Hare followed with two goals, three ground balls, and six draw controls.
The freshmen trio of Maura Irish, Grace Maroney, and Mackenzie Conley each scored their first career goals in the win with M. Irish netting two goals in her Notre Dame debut.
It was also a big night for freshmen Uma Kowalski and Ceci Patterson in their first game in an Irish uniform. Kowalski led the Irish with nine draw controls and Patterson recorded her first win in goal and finished the night with eight saves.
In the win over Central Michigan, Rassas led the offensive charge for the Irish with a career-high six goals, three assists, and nine points. She posted an impressive stat line of nine goals, three assists, five ground balls, and three caused turnovers for the weekend.
She was followed by another career-high performance from Kate Timarky who recorded a career-best five goals, two assists, and seven points. Timarky also recorded a hat trick in the season-opening win over Michigan for a total of eight goals, three assists, and 11 points on the weekend.
Freshman Charley Bacigalupo not only scored her first career goal, but went on to score her first career hat trick. The rookie midfielder finished with two assists for five points on the day.
Kowalski also scored her first career goal and absolutely dominated the draw. She recorded 11 draw controls after recording nine in the season-opening win over Michigan for an impressive total of 20 draws on the weekend.
M. rish finished with a full stat line in the win as well as the freshman recorded one goal, one assist, two points, two ground balls, two draw controls, and four caused turnovers.
Shannon Earley, Grace Maroney, Katie Mallaber, and Wynter Jock each recorded two goals a piece for the Irish. Mackenzie Conely also scored a goal in the shutout win.
O’Hare won four draw controls and caused three turnovers, followed by Abby Lyons who caused two turnovers. Sloane Ginevan grabbed four ground balls, followed by Franny O’Brien with three ground balls.