CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Notre Dame Fighting Irish had five players receive All-ACC honors, announced by the league office on Tuesday evening.
- Madison Rassas (First Team)
- Kate Timarky (First Team)
- Uma Kowalski (Second Team)
- Julia Carr (Third Team)
- Maura Irish (Third Team)
The trio of Timarky, Rassas, and Irish were also on the Tewaaraton Watch List this season and were named IL Women Midseason All-Americans. Most recently, Timarky was named a Top-25 Tewaaraton Nominee.
Sophomore Madison Rassas has received several honors already this season, including being named to the 2026 Preseason All-ACC Team and has also received USA Lacrosse Preseason All-American honors. The midfielder is second on the team with 49 goals and 59 points, while also recording 20 ground balls, 9 caused turnovers, and 5 draw controls. Rassas is third in the ACC in goals (49), third in goals per game (3.06), eighth in points per game (3.69), and eighth in points (59).
Junior Kate Timarky leads the Irish with 54 goals and 70 points so far this season. The attacker surpassed the 100 career-points milestone earlier this season after recording a career-high 10 points in the win over Liberty. Timarky has been one of the top offensive players in the ACC this season as she is second in the conference, and 14th nationally, in goals (54). She is second in the ACC in goals per game and 10th nationally (3.60). She is also third in the conference in points (70) and third in points per game (4.67). She has also recorded 19 ground balls so far this season and has scored a hat trick or more in 11 games.
Freshman Uma Kowalski is third in the ACC (14th nationally) with 134 draw controls this season and is third in the ACC (17th nationally) with 8.38 draws per game. Kowalski earned ACC Defensive Player of the Week honors at the beginning of the season as the draw specialist recorded 20 draws in the opening weekend with wins over Michigan and Central Michigan. Kowalski also tied the program record of 16 draw controls against Florida State, the most by any freshman in a single game.
Graduate Student Julia Carr leads the Irish with 26 caused turnovers so far this season, averaging 1.62 caused turnovers a game. The two-year captain has also recorded 25 ground balls, averaging 1.56 ground balls per game, as well as one assist and one point.
Freshman Maura Irish has scored 17 goals and dished out a 16 assists for a total of 33 points so far in her rookie season. The midfielder has also recorded 26 draw controls, 26 ground balls, and 20 caused turnovers. Irish earned her first ACC weekly honor of her career as she was named ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week after helping guide Notre Dame to wins over No. 3 Boston College and No. 25 Harvard.