Engle Named ACC Offensive Player Of The Year

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Notre Dame Fighting Irish finished with five women’s soccer players on the 2025 All-ACC Women’s Soccer Team announced by the league office on Wednesday afternoon. 

Sophomore standout Izzy Engle was named the ACC Offensive Player of the Year and First Team All-ACC. Engle became the first Notre Dame striker to win ACC Offensive Player of the Year and just the fifth player in conference history to earn Freshman of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year in consecutive seasons.

Sophomore Annabelle Chukwu and senior Leah Klenke were also recognized with First Team All-ACC honors, followed by sophomore Grace Restovich with Third Team All-ACC honors and freshman Tessa Knapp with All-Freshman Team honors. 

For Doug & Lisa Jones Head Coach Nate Norman, this marked his fourth 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 four consecutive seasons: Korbin Albert (2022 ACC Midfielder of the Year), Eva Gaetino (2022, 2023 ACC Defender of the Year), Izzy Engle (2024 ACC Freshman of the Year), and now Izzy Engle takes home 2025 ACC Offensive Player of the Year.

Izzy Engle was an absolute offensive force for the Irish this season. She’s scored 40 points across 15 matches, which is the best in the nation in points per game (2.67). She has now scored 17 goals this season, the most of any player in the ACC so far this season and is fourth nationally. She was also recognized as the ACC Offensive Player of the Week twice this season. 

In conference play, Engle scored 11 goals and was one of only two players to record double-figure goals in ACC matches this season. She was the only player to register a hat trick in league play, scoring three times in Notre Dame’s 5-0 win at Virginia Tech on October 23.

Engle has now scored an impressive 36 career goals in just 37 matches played. 

Annabelle Chukwu is the Irish’s second leading scorer with 11 goals and 24 points, scoring 5 game-winning goals for Notre Dame this season. She is amongst the top-10 in the conference in total goals (6th with 11 goals), points per game (8th with 1.50 points per game), and total points (9th with 24 points). She was also recognized as the ACC Offensive Player of the Week twice this season. 

Leah Klenke has been a standout wingback for the Irish, taking home her fourth-straight All-ACC honor and second-straight first team honor. Klenke, Chukwu, and Engle were all named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Midseason Watch List in October. 

Grace Restovich takes home her first All-ACC honor as she leads the Irish with 9 assists this season. As a freshman, she also led the Irish last season with a team-best 11 assists. She scored two goals this season and recorded 13 points for the Irish. 

Tessa Knapp was named to the All-Freshman Team, recording a pair of goals so far in her rookie season. 

2025 All-ACC Women’s Soccer Team
Offensive Player of the Year: Izzy Engle, So., F, Notre Dame
Defensive Player of the Year: Elise Evans, Sr., D, Stanford
Midfielder of the Year: Lia Godfrey, Sr., M, Virginia
Goalkeeper of the Year: Caroline Birkel, Fr., GK, Stanford
Freshman of the Year: Kylie Maxwell, F, Wake Forest
Coach of the Year: Paul Ratcliffe, Stanford

First-Team All-ACC
Mia Minestrella, Jr., F, Duke
Jordynn Dudley, Jr., F, Florida State
Olivia Thomas, Jr., F, North Carolina
Annabelle Chukwu, So., F, Notre Dame
Izzy Engle, So., F, Notre Dame
Leah Klenke Sr., D, Notre Dame
Jasmine Aikey, Sr., F, Stanford
Caroline Birkel, Fr., GK, Stanford
Elise Evans, Sr., D, Stanford
Andrea Kitahata, R-Sr., F, Stanford
Lia Godfrey Gr., M, Virginia

Second-Team All-ACC
Kat Rader, R-Jr., M, Duke
Wrianna Hudson, So., F, Florida State
Taylor Suarez, So., M, Florida State
Karsyn Cherry, Sr., D, Louisville
Amelia Swinarski, So., M, Louisville
Jade Bordeleau, Jr., F, NC State
Shae Harvey, Jr., M, Stanford
Charlotte Kohler, So., M, Stanford
Maggie Cagle, Sr., F, Virginia
Laney Rouse, Gr., D, Virginia
Victoria Safradin, Jr., GK, Virginia

Third-Team All-ACC
Juju Harris, Fr., F, Clemson
Carina Lageyre, Sr., M, Duke
Cameron Roller, Jr., D, Duke
Heather Gilchrist, Sr., D, Florida State
Mimi Van Zanten, Jr., D, Florida State
Emersen Jennings, Jr., F Louisville
Kate Faasse, Sr., F, North Carolina
Linda Ullmark, So., M, North Carolina
Grace Restovich, So., M, Notre Dame
Valentina Amaral, R-So., GK, Wake Forest
Kylie Maxwell, Fr., F, Wake Forest

All-Freshman Team
Juju Harris, F, Clemson
Daya King, D, Duke
Avery Oder, F, Duke
Hope Munson, D, North Carolina
Tessa Knapp, F, Notre Dame
Caroline Birkel, GK, Stanford
Y-Lan Nguyen, M, Stanford
Addison Halpern, F, Virginia
Liv Rademaker, D, Virginia
Allie Flanagan, F, Wake Forest
Kylie Maxwell, F, Wake Forest