#13/14 NOTRE DAME vs. FLORIDA STATE – Saturday, March 21 at 1 PM
Location: South Bend, IN | Arlotta Stadium
LIVE STATS | ACCNX
The No. 13/14 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6-3, 2-3) take on the Florida State Seminoles (3-8, 0-6) for the first time in program history on Saturday, March 21, in Notre Dame’s annual Daughters For Dads Game. The Seminoles’ women’s lacrosse program is in their inaugural season as they’re in the first year in the ACC as well.
As we dedicate the month of March to our Daughters For Dads cause, we’re encouraging fans to join us in the fight against cancer. Join us on this Saturday for our game against Florida State, followed by our trivia night that evening at the Studebaker Museum. There will also be a chance to participate in our goals pledge for those in attendance at the game Saturday afternoon. For more information and to donate, click here.
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Kate Timarky and Maura Irish earned their way onto the 2026 Tewaaraton watch list as the list of additions was announced on Thursday afternoon. They joined Madison Rassas, who was on the first watch list that was announced mid-February. |
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Freshman goalkeeper Ceci Patterson is fifth in the ACC with a save percentage of .466 and is fifth in the ACC with a goals against average of 7.88. |
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Timarky recorded her sixth hat trick of the season with three straight hat tricks against Clemson, Elon, and Stanford. She is fifth in the ACC with 26 goals so far this season. |
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Grace Maroney recorded her first career hat trick in the win over No. 3 Boston College on Feb 13, with her behind the back landing at #6 in SportsCenter Top 10. |
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Ceci Patterson (#38) is fourth in the ACC with a GAA of 8.87, sixth with a .433 save percentage, and ninth with 58 saves so far this season. |
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Rassas recorded a career-best 6 goals and 9 points in the win over Central Michigan. She is currently sixth in the ACC with 24 goals so far this season. |
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The 25-0 win over Central Michigan was the third regular season shutout in program history. Ten different players landing in the scoring column in the win over Central Michigan. |
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The Irish welcome 12 freshman to this year’s squad. |
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The Irish named four captains for the 2026 campaign: Julia Carr, Abby Lyons, Franny O’Brien, and Kathryn Morrissey. |
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Two new assistant coaches join this season as Marina Miller and Mckenna Davis joined the staff this summer. |
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Head Coach Christine Halfpenny heads into her 15th year at the helm of the program. |
A SATURDAY NIGHT SHOWDOWN AGAINST #11/12 IRISH AT #2/2 STANFORD
The No. 11/12 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6-3, 2-3) fell 11-17 to the undefeated No. 2/2 Stanford Cardinal (9-0, 6-0) on the road late Saturday, March 14.
As the Irish have proved all season, it doesn’t matter if they trail early – they always battle their way back into games. Despite trailing 0-7, the Irish continued to chip away at the deficit as they brought it within as few as three goals at 7-10 in the third period. While the Irish continued to battle, the Cardinal were persistent in their second half efforts as well as they would ultimately take home the win.
Kate Timarky recorded her sixth hat trick of the season as she led the Irish with three goals on the night. She was followed by Maura Irish, Madison Rassas, and Grace Maroney with two goals each. Charley Bacigalupo and Emma Murphy chipped in one goal a piece for the Irish. Murphy also dished out a team-best two assists for three points on the night. Meghan O’Hare finished with a game-high four ground balls for the Irish and caused two turnovers.
Irish Dominate Elon In 16-5 Road Win
The No. 11/12 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6-2, 2-2) dominated the Elon Phoenix (3-3, 0-0) in a 16-5 road victory at Elon on Tuesday afternoon. The Irish have held their opponents to single-digit scoring six times, as this the fewest goals allowed this season since the 25-0 shutout against Central Michigan.
The Irish outshot the Phoenix 38-12 as they dominated the draw circle 15-6. Freshman Uma Kowalski finished with a game-high seven draw controls as she ranks fourth in the ACC with 56 draws this year.
What a day for Madison Rassas as she scored five goals on just eight shots while also recording two draw controls and a ground ball. She’s amongst the top five in the conference with 22 goals on the season and is averaging 2.75 goals per game.
She was followed by Kate Timarky, who finished with three goals for her fifth hat trick of the season. She is third in the ACC with 23 goals so far this season and is third in goals per game (2.88).
Emma Murphy finished with a career-high five points as she scored two goals and dished out three assists in the win. Grace Maroney recorded four points with two goals and two assists.
Charley Bacigalupo finished with three points as she recorded one goal, two assists, and two ground balls in the win.
Wynter Jock tied her career-high as she scored twice with back-to-back goals in the closing minutes of the period. Meghan O’Hare finished with one goal and three draw controls.
Defensively, Franny O’Brien finished with three caused turnovers and a ground ball. She was followed by Julia Carr with two caused turnovers and three ground balls and Maura Irish with two caused turnovers, one ground ball, and one draw control.
Goalkeeper Ceci Patterson finished with seven saves and a .583 save percentage. In the ACC she ranks fourth with a save percentage of .461, fifth with a 7.88 goals against average, and sixth with 53 saves this season.
Irish Fall to #11/15 clemson
The No. 6/7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5-2, 2-2) fell 9-13 on the road to the No. 11/15 Clemson Tigers (4-4, 1-3) on Sunday afternoon.
One of the latest Tewaaraton Watch List additions, junior Kate Timarky, led the Irish with three goals with her fourth hat trick of the season. She was followed by fellow Tewaaraton Watch List player Madison Rassas with two goals.
Charley Bacigalupo, Grace Maroney, Angie Conley, and Emma Murphy each scored one goal for the Irish. Murphy and Maura Irish each dished out a team-best two assists apiece.
The Irish won the draw control battle 15-9 with Uma Kowalski finishing with six draw controls and Meghan O’Hare finishing with a stat line of five draw controls, two ground balls, and a caused turnover.
Irish and Timarky Join Rassas on Tewaaraton Watch List
Junior Kate Timarky and freshman Maura Irish earned their way onto the 2026 Tewaaraton watch list as the list of additions was announced on Thursday afternoon. They joined sophomore Madison Rassas, who was on the first watch list that was announced mid-February.
Timarky leads the Irish with 26 goals and 32 points so far this season. Timarky is fifth in the ACC with 26 goals so far this season as she’s already recorded six hat tricks across nine games.
Irish has scored 12 goals and dished out a team-best 10 assists for a total of 22 points so far in her rookie season. She has also recorded 15 draw controls, 15 ground balls, and leads the team with 16 caused turnovers. She is also seventh in the ACC with 1.89 caused turnovers per game.
Irish earned her first ACC weekly honor of her career as she was named ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week after helping guide Notre Dame to wins over No. 3 Boston College and No. 25 Harvard.
Rassas has received several honors already this season, including being named to the 2026 Preseason All-ACC Team and has also received USA Lacrosse Preseason All-American honors. She is sixth in the ACC with 24 goals and is seventh in the conference with 2.67 goals per game. Rassas is second on the team with 30 points so far this season and has recorded 11 ground balls and caused six turnovers.