NOTRE DAME, Ind. — Kasey Choma netted five goals and Andie Aldave notched four goals and 12 draw controls as #5 Notre Dame closed the regular season with a 15-11 victory over #19 Louisville on Saturday afternoon at Arlotta Stadium.
Maddie Howe matched Choma with a game-high five points on three goals and two assists while Jackie Wolak collected four points on a goal and a trio of assists. Madison Ahern rounded out the Irish scoring with a pair of goals.
Erin McBride and Hannah Dorney each caused a pair of Louisville turnovers while Savannah Buchanan led the Irish with three ground balls.
Bridget Deehan stopped 11 shots to earn the victory in goal for Notre Dame.
As a team, the Irish converted 6-of-8 free position shots and went a perfect 18-for-18 on clears.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Irish jumped out to a 6-2 lead with two goals from Ahern and Howe along with markers by Choma and Aldave. Choma added her second at the 4:16 mark to give the Irish a 7-3 lead at the break.
After the Cardinals made it 7-5, the Irish went on a 6-0 run and kept the Cardinals off the board for 11:30 of play. Aldave netted three goals in the stretch while Choma, Wolak and Howe also added tallies in the scoring streak.
Louisville got back within five at 13-8 before Choma scored her fourth with 9:41 to play. The Cardinals scored the next three goals before Choma netted her fifth of the day in the final minute to account for the 15-11 final.
NOTABLE NUMBERS
- Kasey Choma has scored 11 goals in the last two Irish victories.
- Saturday marked Bridget Deehan’s seventh game this season with double-digit saves.
- Saturday marked Maddie Howe’s third five+ point performance of the season.
- Savannah Buchanan is up to a team-high 25 caused turnovers this season and leads the ACC with a mark of 1.92 caused turnovers per game.
UP NEXT
- Notre Dame (8-5, 5-5 ACC) enters postseason play with the ACC Tournament this week in Chapel Hill, N.C.
- The Irish will open play on Wednesday, April 28 in the ACC Quarterfinals and every game of the 2021 ACC Championship is set to be televised on ACC Network.
- Time and opponent for Notre Dame’s quarterfinal matchup is still TBA.
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