MILWAUKEE, WISC. – The #18 Fighting Irish traveled for a Monday matchup to the Marquette Golden Eagles. The Irish posted a dominant 19-10 win.
Madison Ahern led the Irish with six goals, followed by Kasey Choma with four, and hat tricks from Mary Kelly Doherty and Jackie Wolak. Jackie Wolak scored her 100th point with three goals and four assists for a career-high seven points.
Diana Kelly led the team with nine draw controls and picked up her 101st ground ball.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The first quarter started with Marquette coming out scoring first. The Irish immediately responded and did not let up. Kasey Choma got the Irish going followed by goals from Mary Kelly Doherty, and Choma a second time. The Irish went on 8-1 run before the quarter ended at 9-2 with an Irish lead.
Maddie Howe opened the second quarter with an Irish goal to push their lead to 10-2. Notre Dame kept the ball rolling with goals from Choma, and Madison Ahern. Wolak converted on a free-position shot to push the Irish lead to 14-2 followed up with a free-position goal from Ahern to go into halftime with a 15-3 lead.
The third quarter saw goals from Ahern, and Doherty. The Irish maintained their lead through the fourth quarter when they put up two more goals from Hannah Dorney and Jane McAvoy. McAvoy’s buzzer beater goal was scored with one second left on the clock to give the Irish their 19-10 win.
The Irish will stay on the road for the final regular season matchup when they take on Louisville. The game will be broadcast live on the ACC Network, and there will be live stats available.
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