SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The No. 17 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6-1-6, 4-1-1) remain undefeated at home this season as they took down the Pitt Panthers (7-5-2, 1-4-1) in a 4-1 victory at Alumni Stadium on Thursday night.
The Irish finished the evening with four goal scorers as freshman Kate Kemmerly, junior Izzy Engle, senior Morgan Roy, and junior Abby Mills each scored a goal in the win.
Senior Charlie Codd finished the night with a career-best two assists, followed by Chayse Ying and Roy with one assist apiece. Scoring her first goal of the season, Roy led all players with three points on the night.
Kemmerley and Engle have each scored five goals this season, tied for second-best on the team. Junior Lily Joseph continues to lead the Irish with six goals this season.
Junior goalkeeper Sonoma Kasica finished the evening with four saves on Pitt’s eight shot attempts.
Kemmerley put the Irish on the board in the 7th minute for a quick 1-0 lead for Notre Dame. Roy delivered the corner kick and after a deflection by the Pitt goalkeeper, Kemmerley was able to get a foot on it as she found the back of the net for her fifth goal of the year.
The Pitt Panthers would go on to find the equalizer in the 14th minute as they fired it from outside the top of the box right into the upper 90 to make it 1-1.
Annabelle Chukwu had a pair of shots in the 17th and 18th minute for a chance to regain the lead, but both opportunities resulted in Pitt saves.
The Irish had found the back of the net on two other opportunities in the 13th minute and 43rd minute, but were called for offsides.
Tied at 1-all at halftime the Irish would regain the lead early in the second half as a Codd header near midfield was sent to Engle, who was able to attack up the midfield. Beating four defenders and getting to a one-on-one opportunity with the goalkeeper, Engle’s left-footed touch to the far post put the Irish in front 2-1 in the 52nd minute.
OFF A HEADER FROM CODD, ENGLE BRINGS THE IRISH INTO THE LEAD! #GoIrish☘️ | 📺 ACCNX https://t.co/or5dEi4G0d
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Shortly after in the 55th minute, Roy would score her first goal of the season. As her shifty footwork brought her past the Pitt defender, she fired a shot from inside the box to extend the Irish lead 3-1.
MORGAN ROY'S FIRST GOAL OF HER SENIOR SEASON 💥 #GoIrish☘️ | 📺 ACCNX https://t.co/Q9kvysleOA
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Remaining aggressive on the attack, freshman Bristol Kersh delivered a nice ball into the box in the 76th minute, but was cleared away. Kersh had another shot in the 79th minute from inside the box, but missed high.
On a corner kick in the 83rd minute, Ying serviced a beautiful ball to the far post where a Mills’ header would make it 4-1 at Alumni Stadium. Mills’ late goal would be her second goal of the season.
Notre Dame would go on to secure their fourth ACC win of the year with the 4-1 victory over the Pitt Panthers.
UP NEXT
The Irish are on the road for their next three matches as they travel to No. 24 Florida State on Oct. 24, to Cal on October Oct. 29, and to No. 10 Stanford on Nov. 1.