Irish Take On Clemson In ACC Quarterfinals

#14/16 NOTRE DAME vs. #10/10 Clemson – Friday, April 22 at 8 PM
Location: Charlotte, NC | Arlotta Stadium
LIVE STATS | ACC Network

The No. 14/16 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (12-4, 6-4) will take on the No. 10/10 Clemson Tigers (13-4, 7-3) in the ACC Quarterfinals on Wednesday, April 22 at 8 PM.

This will be the second time these two teams face one another this season as the Irish fell 9-13 at Clemson in the regular season on March 8, 2026. The Irish lead the overall series 3-2.

Irish Land Five on the All-ACC Team

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish had five players receieve 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)

LILA O’BRIEN NAMED ACC CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Sophomore Lila O’Brien helped guide the Irish to an 18-3 win over Louisville, holding the Cardinals to a season-low three goals, tying their lowest output of the year (vs. No. 1 North Carolina).

O’Brien wreaked havoc on the defensive end, tying her career-high six caused turnovers while also grabbing three ground balls. The sophomore midfielder has now recorded back-to-back six caused turnover performances, tallying an impressive 12 caused turnovers across the final two games of the season. She is tied for second on the team with 24 caused turnovers and has recorded 13 ground balls for the Irish.

O’Brien’s defensive efforts have been a big piece of the Irish defense this season as Notre Dame held their opponents to single-digit scoring 12 times and to five goals or fewer six times this season. Notre Dame’s scoring defense (7.31) is second in the ACC and fifth-best in the country.

Kate Timarky Named 2026 Tewaaraton Nominee

After being named to the Tewaaraton Watch List earlier this spring, Kate Timarky was named a Top-25 Tewaaraton Nominee on Thursday evening. The junior attacker was also named to the IL Women Midseason All-American Third Team in early April.

Timarky leads the Irish with 54 goals and 70 points so far this season. She 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 eighth nationally, in goals (54). She is second in the ACC in goals per game and 15th 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.

Notre Dame Dominates Louisville in Final Regular Season Game of the Year

The #14/15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (12-4, 6-4) defeated the Louisville Cardinals (6-9, 2-8) in a dominant 18-3 victory in their final regular season game of the year.

The Irish were led by freshman Grace Maroney with a career-high six goals and six points in the win. She was followed by senior Emma Murphy, who tied her career-high four goals, while also dishing out two assists, to tie her career-best six points.

Freshman Charley Bacigalupo recorded a hat trick in the win to finish with four points on the night and was followed by sophomore Madison Rassas, who scored two goals in the win.

Freshman Maura Irish recorded a goal, a draw control, and two ground balls. Junior Meghan O’Hare finished with one goal, two ground balls, three draw controls, and three caused turnovers (tying her career-high).

Senior defender Abby Lyons also got in on the scoring action as she scored a goal going coast-to-coast, while also causing two turnovers and grabbing four ground balls.

Sophomore Lila O’Brien also tied her career-best with six caused turnovers and three ground balls on the night. Fellow defenders Julia Carr and Franny O’Brien recorded four ground balls a piece, while causing one and two turnovers, respectively.

#15/19 Irish Fall in Quadruple Overtime at #3/3 Syracuse

The No. 15/19 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (11-4, 5-4) fell in a heartbreaking 9-10 loss in quadruple overtime on the road at No. 3/3 Syracuse (12-3, 7-2).

This is the first overtime game of the season and is just the second quadruple overtime game in program history, with the only other one also happening against Syracuse nearly 16 years ago (May 6, 2010).

The Irish dominated the draw circle 18-6 with Uma Kowalski finishing with 12 draw controls, while also grabbing one ground ball and causing a turnover. The freshman draw specialist now has 132 draw controls so far this season.

Notre Dame finished with seven goal scorers on the day. Emma Murphy and Kate Timarky lead the Irish with two goals apiece as Murphy finished with a team-best three points.

Maura Irish finished with one goal, two caused turnovers, two ground balls, and five draw controls. The rest of Notre Dame’s scoring came from Madison Rassas, Charley Bacigalupo, Grace Maroney, and Mackenzie Conley, who each finished with one goal apiece.

Meghan O’Hare dished out a team-best two assists and recorded two ground balls, one draw control, and caused one turnover.

Defensively, the O’Brien sisters were wreaking havoc as they finished with a combined seven caused turnovers. Lila O’Brien finished with four caused turnovers and a ground ball while Franny O’Brien finished with three caused turnovers and tied her career-high of five ground balls. Defender Abby Lyons also recorded a pair of ground balls and a pair of caused turnovers.

Goalkeeper Isabel Pithie finished with four saves on the day, three of which were big-time stops in overtime for the Irish.

Irish Dominate Liberty Flames, 21-7

The No. 15/19 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (11-3, 5-3) defeated the Liberty Flames (4-9, 2-2) in a dominant 21-7 victory on Monday afternoon as the Irish have now won five games in a row. This is the fourth time the Irish have scored 20 or more goals this season and the 11th time that they’ve held their opponent to single-digit goals.

Junior Kate Timarky has been playing exceptionally well the last couple of games and continued to have the hot hand in the win over the Flames. Timarky scored six goals and dished out four assists for a career-high 10 points. She finished the day shooting a perfect 6-6.

After scoring six goals and seven points in the win over Virginia Tech on Saturday, she has now recorded 12 goals and 17 points in the last two games. Timarky is second in the ACC and top-15 nationally with 52 goals this season. The junior attacker is also second in the conference in goals per game (3.71), third in points (68), and is third in points per game (4.85).

She was followed by sophomore Madison Rassas, who also recorded six goals and two assists in the win. With eight points on the day, Rassas was one point shy of her career-high nine points she scored earlier this season against Central Michigan. Rassas now has 46 goals and 56 points on the year. She’s third in the ACC in goals (46), third in goals per game (3.28), fifth in points (56), and fifth in points per game (4.00).

Meghan O’Hare recorded her first career hat trick in the win as she finished with an impressive stat line of three goals, two assists, five points, two draw controls, one ground ball, and one caused turnover.

The Irish won the draw control battle 23-6 with Uma Kowalski winning 15 draws. The freshman draw control specialist was just one shy from tying her career-high and program record of 16 draw controls. She is second in the ACC with 120 draw controls so far this season.

The Irish also saw goals from Maura Irish, Charley Bacigalupo, Emma Murphy, Grace Maroney, and Angie Conley, who all scored one goal apiece in the win.

Defensively, the Irish had several key performances. Defenders Abby Lyons and Julia Carr each finished with the same stat line of two ground balls and four caused turnovers. Sloane Ginevan recorded two caused turnovers and three ground balls and Lila O’Brien finished with a team-best four ground balls, two caused turnovers, and one draw control.

Irish Take Down Virginia Tech In 13-9 Road Win

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10-3, 5-3) extended their winning streak to four straight wins on Saturday afternoon as they defeated the Virginia Tech Hokies (8-7, 2-6) in a 13-9 victory in Blacksburg.

Junior Kate Timarky had herself a day as she scored six of Notre Dame’s 13 goals, just one goal shy of her career-high seven goals. Timarky’s six goals led all players today as she’s second in the ACC with 46 goals and fourth with 58 points so far this season. She was followed by freshman Charley Bacigalupo who finished with two goals and two assists for four points on the day, along with two ground balls.

Sophomore Madison Rassas scored a goal, dished out an assist, and recorded one ground ball as she’s now third in the ACC with 40 goals so far this year.

Freshmen Maura Irish and Grace Maroney each recorded a goal in the win, as well. Irish also recorded an assist, a draw control, and three ground balls, while Maroney dished out two assists, grabbed one ground ball, and forced a turnover.

Junior Meghan O’Hare recorded a goal and four draw controls in the win, surpassing the 100 career draw control milestone as the midfielder now has 102 career draws.

Senior Emma Murphy also scored in the win, finding the back of the net on a free position shot.

Freshman Uma Kowalski finished with a team-best seven draw controls, as the draw control specialist has also surpassed the 100 career draw control milestone with 106 draw controls in her first Irish season.

Freshman goalkeeper Ceci Patterson finished with seven saves on the day. She’s third in the conference with a goals against average of 7.78, fourth with a save percentage of .445, and is eighth in the ACC with 73 saves so far this season.

Timarky, Rassas, and Irish Named IL Women Midseason All-Americans

Junior Kate Timarky, sophomore Madison Rassas, and Freshman Maura Irish were named to the IL Women Midseason All-American list. The trio is no stranger to accolades this season as all three are also on the Tewaaraton Watch List.