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Izzy Engle Wins ACC Freshman of the Year

Third straight year Notre Dame takes home a ‘of the year’ award

CHARLOTTE – Five Notre Dame women’s soccer players took home some ACC hardware on Wednesday afternoon after the league office recognized them for their stellar play during the 2024 season. The biggest winner of the bunch was Notre Dame’s top goal scorer, Izzy Engle, who was named ACC Freshman of the Year. 

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For Doug & Lisa Jones Head Coach Nate Norman, this marked his third straight year mentoring a Fighting Irish to a ‘of the Year’ award. The Irish are now the only ACC school to win such an award for three consecutive seasons: Korbin Albert (2022 ACC Midfielder of the Year), Eva Gaetino (2023 ACC Defender of the Year) and now Izzy Engle (2024 ACC Freshman of the Year). 

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Engle’s awards didn’t stop there. The Minnesota native was also named First Team All-ACC alongside junior defender Leah Klenke. Third-Team All-ACC honors went to freshmen Annabelle Chukwu and Lily Joseph.

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Speaking of freshmen, the Irish dominated the ACC All-Freshman Team list with four of the 11 spots, the most of any school. Izzy Engle, Lily Jospeh, Ellie Hodsden and Annabelle Chukwu were all named to the All-Freshman Team. The foursome rank first, second, third and fifth, respectively, on the team in total points. 

Engle took the collegiate landscape by storm by pouring in 16 goals on the year, which are the fourth most in the nation and co-leads the ACC. In addition, her 16 goals puts her in a tie for eighth most in program history by a freshman. Engle undoubtedly leads the Irish in total points with 33, which rank ninth nationally and second in the ACC. She’s also one of only two players in the ACC with 30 or more points on the year. 

Next there’s Klenke, who missed a portion of the early season because she was busy winning a bronze medal with Team USA at the U20 World Cup. Klenke came back and solidified the back-three while also securing a goal and an assist. This marks the second straight year for Klenke taking home an All-ACC award, improving upon her Second-Team status in 2023. 

Chukwu also missed time at the U20 World Cup, where she broke Christine Sinclair’s record for most Canadian youth goals scored all-time in international competition. Chukwu enters the NCAA Tournament with three goals and two assists to her name, which includes a game-winning goal at Virginia and a golazo at Duke. 

Joseph has been a dynamic force in the midfield all season long, as she currently boasts the second most points on the team with 17 – six goals and five assists. She has recorded two games with a season best four points – against Marquette and Syracuse. 

Then there’s super-sub Ellie Hodsden. The forward from Dripping Springs, Texas, recorded the second-most goals on the team with eight, despite only playing in six fewer games. In fact, Hodsden averages a goal every 45.8 minutes. Hodsden’s eight goals ranked eighth among ACC players.   

 

2024 All-ACC Women’s Soccer Team

Offensive Player of the Year: Karlie Lema, Sr., F, California

Defensive Player of the Year: Cameron Roller, So., D, Duke

Midfielder of the Year: Maggie Graham, Gr., M, Duke

Goalkeeper of the Year: Leah Freeman, Fifth Year, GK, Duke

Freshman of the Year: Izzy Engle, F, Notre Dame

Coach of the Year: Robbie Church, Duke

 

First Team All-ACC

Trinity Armstrong, Fr., D, North Carolina

Jordynn Dudley, So. F, Florida State

Izzy Engle, Fr., F, Notre Dame

Kate Faasse, Jr., F, North Carolina

Leah Freeman, Fifth Year, GK, Duke

Maggie Graham, Gr., M, Duke

Caiya Hanks, Jr., F, Wake Forest

Taylor Huff, Sr., M, Florida State

Leah Klenke, Jr., D, Notre Dame

Karlie Lema, Sr., F, California

Cameron Roller, So., D, Duke

 

Second Team All-ACC

Deborah Abiodun, So., M, Pitt

Jasmine Aikey, Jr., D, Stanford

Hannah Bebar, Gr., M, Duke

Mia Bhuta, M, So., Stanford

Zara Chavoshi, Sr., D, Wake Forest

Emily Colton, Sr., M, Wake Forest

Ella Hase, Fifth Year, F, Duke

Mia Oliaro, So., F, Duke

Emily Murphy, Sr., F, Wake Forest

Sarah Schupansky, Sr., F, Pitt

Teagan Wy, Jr., GK, California

 

Third Team All-ACC

Valerie Amaral, So., GK, Wake Forest

Maggie Cagle, Jr., F, Virginia

Giovana Canali, Fr., F, Miami

Annabelle Chukwu, Fr., F, Notre Dame

Maddie Dahlien, Jr., F, North Carolina

Tessa Dellarose, Jr., M, North Carolina

Elise Evans, Jr., D, Stanford

Heather Gilchrist, Jr., D, Florida State

Lily Joseph, Fr., M, Notre Dame

Nyah Rose, So., F, SMU

Mimi Van Zanten, So., D, Florida State

 

All-Freshman Team

Trinity Armstrong, D, North Carolina

Giovana Canali, F, Miami

Annabelle Chukwu, F, Notre Dame

Izzy Engle, F, Notre Dame

Bella Gaetino, D, North Carolina

Ellie Hodsden, F, Notre Dame

Wrianna Hudson, F, Florida State

Lily Joseph, M, Notre Dame

Eleanor Klinger, F, Stanford

Linda Ullmark, M, North Carolina

Solai Washington, F, Florida State

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