#13/13 NOTRE DAME vs. CAL – Saturday, March 28 at 1 PM
Location: South Bend, IN | Arlotta Stadium
LIVE STATS | ACCNX
The #13/13 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8-3, 3-3) are set to host the Cal Golden Bears on Saturday afternoon at Arlotta for their Senior Day game. The Irish will recognize their eight seniors, two graduate students, and three senior managers pregame.
– Abby Lyons
– Fran Frieri
– Maeve Dwyer
– Emma Murphy
– Franny O’Brien
– Ellie Noto
– Anna Kenney
– Avery Gawronski
– Julia Carr (Graduate)
– Isabel Pithie (Graduate)
– Amina Tursalieva (Manager)
– Eva Williams (Manager)
– Katy Simpson (Manager)
The Irish lead the overall series 11-0 against Cal, winning their last matchup 15-8 at Cal on March 13, 2025.
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Kate Timarky and Maura Irish earned their way onto the 2026 Tewaaraton watch list as the list of additions was announced on Thursday afternoon. They joined Madison Rassas, who was on the first watch list that was announced mid-February. |
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Five Irish players were mentioned in the ILWomen Impact Frehman Early Season Rankings: Grace Maroney (8), Maura Irish (12), Charley Bacigalupo (considered), Uma Kowalski (considered), and Ceci Patterson (considered). |
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Timarky and Rassas each recorded career-bests 7 goals a piece in the win over FSU on Saturday (3/21). Timarky now has eight hat tricks on the season and is second in the ACC with 37 goals/ fourth with 48 points so far this season. Rassas is third in the conference with 35 goals and ninth with 41 points. |
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Grace Maroney recorded her first career hat trick in the win over No. 3 Boston College on Feb 13, with her behind the back landing at #6 in SportsCenter Top 10. |
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Freshman goalkeeper Ceci Patterson (#38) 10th in the country/third in the ACC with a goals against average of 7.94 and is fifth in the ACC with a save percentage of .438. |
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The 25-0 win over Central Michigan was the third regular season shutout in program history. Ten different players landing in the scoring column 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 Irish named four captains for the 2026 campaign: Julia Carr, Abby Lyons, Franny O’Brien, and Kathryn Morrissey. |
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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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Head Coach Christine Halfpenny heads into her 15th year at the helm of the program. |
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Irish Defeat Robert Morris
The #13/13 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8-3, 3-3) defeated the Robert Morris Colonials (3-7, 1-1) in dominant fashion with a 20-2 victory on Tuesday night at Arlotta Stadium. The Irish are now 5-1 on their home turf this season with two regular season home games remaining.
It was another strong performance from the Irish as Notre Dame scored 20 goals for the third time this season, following a 22-goal performance on Saturday with a 22-3 win over Florida State.
The two goals allowed against Robert Morris is the fewest goals allowed this season since the 25-0 shutout against Central Michigan.The Irish have now held their opponents to single-digit scoring eight times and to five goals or fewer four times this season.
Junior Kate Timarky led the way with four goals and a career-high four assists to tie her career-high eight points. She also recorded two ground balls in the win. This is her eighth hat trick of the season and fifth straight game with three or more goals. She’s now second in the ACC with 37 goals this season and is also second with an average of 3.36 goals per game.
Sophomore Madison Rassas also finished with four goals, four points, and three ground balls in the win. She’s recorded five hat tricks this season and is fifth in the ACC with 31 goals so far this year.
Freshman Charley Bacigalupo recorded her second career hat trick and caused a career-high two turnovers. Freshman Grace Maroney also scored her second career hat trick in the win.
Irish and Timarky Join Rassas on Tewaaraton Watch List
Junior Kate Timarky and freshman Maura Irish earned their way onto the 2026 Tewaaraton watch list as the list of additions was announced on Thursday afternoon. They joined sophomore Madison Rassas, who was on the first watch list that was announced mid-February.
Timarky leads the Irish with 37 goals and 48 points so far this season. Timarky is second in the ACC with 37 goals so far this season as she’s already recorded eight hat tricks across 11 games.
Irish has scored 13 goals and dished out a 12 assists for a total of 25 points so far in her rookie season. She has also recorded 16 draw controls, 18 ground balls, and leads the team with 18 caused turnovers. She is also tenth in the ACC with 1.73 caused turnovers per game.
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.
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.
She is third in the ACC with 35 goals and is third in the conference with 3.18 goals per game. Rassas is second on the team with 41 points so far this season and has recorded 16 ground balls and caused seven turnovers.
A First-Ever Matchup Between Notre Dame and Florida State
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-3, 3-3) took home an impressive 22-3 win over the Florida State Seminoles (3-9, 0-7) on Saturday afternoon in their first-ever meeting as Florida State women’s lacrosse is in their inaugural season this year.
What a day for freshman Uma Kowalski, who tied a program record of 16 draw controls as she tied with Kelly Denes (March 30, 2024) and Andie Aldave (February 22, 2019). She also scored her second goal of the season for one goal, one point, and 16 draw controls on the day.
Madison Rassas and Kate Timarky put on an absolute show — the duo posted a combined 14 goal performance, scoring seven goals a piece for two career-bests on the day. They were each just one shy of tying the program record at home of eight goals in a single game.
It didn’t take long for Rassas to get going as she scored back-to-back goals to put Notre Dame in front 2-0 to start. The midfielder had a hat trick in the first quarter alone and had six goals by halftime, tying the program record of six goals in just one half.
Timarky led all players with a career-high eight points in the win and was followed by Rassas with seven points.
Angie Conley was dishing out assists left and right as she recorded a career-high six assists, six points, and three ground balls. Conley assisted on three of Timarky’s seven goals.
She was followed by Emma Murphy, who finished with one goal and a career-best five assists and six points on the day.
Julia Carr was a defensive force for the Irish as she recorded a career-high six caused turnovers and three ground balls.
A SATURDAY NIGHT SHOWDOWN AGAINST #11/12 IRISH AT #2/2 STANFORD
The No. 11/12 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6-3, 2-3) fell 11-17 to the undefeated No. 2/2 Stanford Cardinal (9-0, 6-0) on the road late Saturday, March 14.
As the Irish have proved all season, it doesn’t matter if they trail early – they always battle their way back into games. Despite trailing 0-7, the Irish continued to chip away at the deficit as they brought it within as few as three goals at 7-10 in the third period. While the Irish continued to battle, the Cardinal were persistent in their second half efforts as well as they would ultimately take home the win.
Kate Timarky recorded her sixth hat trick of the season as she led the Irish with three goals on the night. She was followed by Maura Irish, Madison Rassas, and Grace Maroney with two goals each. Charley Bacigalupo and Emma Murphy chipped in one goal a piece for the Irish. Murphy also dished out a team-best two assists for three points on the night. Meghan O’Hare finished with a game-high four ground balls for the Irish and caused two turnovers.
Irish Dominate Elon In 16-5 Road Win
The No. 11/12 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6-2, 2-2) dominated the Elon Phoenix (3-3, 0-0) in a 16-5 road victory at Elon on Tuesday afternoon. The Irish have held their opponents to single-digit scoring six times, as this the fewest goals allowed this season since the 25-0 shutout against Central Michigan.
The Irish outshot the Phoenix 38-12 as they dominated the draw circle 15-6. Freshman Uma Kowalski finished with a game-high seven draw controls as she ranks fourth in the ACC with 56 draws this year.
What a day for Madison Rassas as she scored five goals on just eight shots while also recording two draw controls and a ground ball. She’s amongst the top five in the conference with 22 goals on the season and is averaging 2.75 goals per game.
She was followed by Kate Timarky, who finished with three goals for her fifth hat trick of the season. She is third in the ACC with 23 goals so far this season and is third in goals per game (2.88).
Emma Murphy finished with a career-high five points as she scored two goals and dished out three assists in the win. Grace Maroney recorded four points with two goals and two assists.
Charley Bacigalupo finished with three points as she recorded one goal, two assists, and two ground balls in the win.
Wynter Jock tied her career-high as she scored twice with back-to-back goals in the closing minutes of the period. Meghan O’Hare finished with one goal and three draw controls.
Defensively, Franny O’Brien finished with three caused turnovers and a ground ball. She was followed by Julia Carr with two caused turnovers and three ground balls and Maura Irish with two caused turnovers, one ground ball, and one draw control.
Goalkeeper Ceci Patterson finished with seven saves and a .583 save percentage. In the ACC she ranks fourth with a save percentage of .461, fifth with a 7.88 goals against average, and sixth with 53 saves this season.
Irish Fall to #11/15 Clemson
The No. 6/7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5-2, 2-2) fell 9-13 on the road to the No. 11/15 Clemson Tigers (4-4, 1-3) on Sunday afternoon.
One of the latest Tewaaraton Watch List additions, junior Kate Timarky, led the Irish with three goals with her fourth hat trick of the season. She was followed by fellow Tewaaraton Watch List player Madison Rassas with two goals.
Charley Bacigalupo, Grace Maroney, Angie Conley, and Emma Murphy each scored one goal for the Irish. Murphy and Maura Irish each dished out a team-best two assists apiece.
The Irish won the draw control battle 15-9 with Uma Kowalski finishing with six draw controls and Meghan O’Hare finishing with a stat line of five draw controls, two ground balls, and a caused turnover.