CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The #15 Fighting Irish traveled to Charlotte, North Carolina in a neutral site matchup to take on the #20 ranked Jacksonville Dolphins. The Irish had a 20-5 dominating win.
The Irish had eight different goal scorers in Madison Ahern (6), Kasey Choma (6), Kelly Denes (2), Jackie Wolak (2), Maddie Howe (1), Hannah Dorney (1), Mary Kelly Doherty (1) and Jane McAvoy (1).
Madison Mote led the Irish with a career-high eight draw controls while Kelly Denes tallied six.
Both Bridget Deehan and Lilly Callahan saw action today. Deehan collected seven saves while Callahan made five.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Irish opened their dominating game with two immediate goals from Ahern and Wolak. The Dolphins responded right away but the Irish kept their dominating game and went on to see four more goals from Ahern, Choma, Denes, and Doherty. Jacksonville again responded with one goal but Notre Dame came right back with two goals from McAvoy and Ahern to put them up 8-2 at the end of the first.
The second quarter started with Jacksonville getting to score first. The Irish and Dolphins traded points for a little, with a goal from Dorney, until the Irish pulled away with five goals to end the half 14-4. Goals for the Irish came from Choma, Howe, and Denes.
Ahern opened the second half with an immediate score for the Irish when she found the back of the net at 14:13. Jacksonville responded with a goal after several minutes of neither team scoring. Wolak and Ahern would then add two more goals to the Irish tally for a 17-5 lead going into the fourth quarter.
Choma and Ahern continued to extend the Irish lead when they both tallied goals to open the fourth quarter. Choma scored her second goal of the quarter to give the Irish their 20th goal. The Irish would dominate through the remainder of the game for an eventual final score of 20-5.
The Irish go on the road again next week when they take on Yale in a neutral site matchup in Naples, Florida. The game will be streamed on ESPN+ and live stats will be available.
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