PREVIEW: Irish Host Ohio State In NCAA Second Round

The No 1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish are set to host Ohio State in the NCAA Women’s Soccer Second Round on Thursday, Nov. 20 at 6:00 p.m. at Alumni Stadium.

Location: South Bend, IN | Alumni Stadium
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BY THE NUMBERS – NCAA TOURNAMENT

• For the 31st time over the last 33 years, the Notre Dame women’s soccer program qualified for the NCAA Tournament in the 2025 season.
• Their postseason record is 78-26-4 and boasts an impressive record of 53-4-1 at home in the NCAA Tournament.
• Doug and Lisa Jones Family Head Women’s Soccer Coach Nate Norman is no stranger to the NCAA Tournament. The past four seasons under Coach Norman: Sweet 16 in 2021, Elite Eight in 2022, 2nd Round in 2023 and an Elite Eight in 2024. Thus, two quarterfinal appearances over the last three years.
• This is the second time the Irish have earned a one-seed under Head Coach Nate Norman.
• They have recorded 51 all-time clean sheets in the NCAA Tournament.
• Last year, the Irish made their 17th all-time appearance in the NCAA Quarterfinals, where they fell to the Stanford Cardinal 2-0 and are 12-5 all-time in the quarterfinals. They are now 12-5 all-time in that round.
• They’ve qualified for 12 College Cups with their last being in 2010. They are 8-4 in the Semifinal round.
• The Irish boast three NCAA championships, which is tied for second most – 1995, 2004, 2010 – and five runner-up finishes (1994, 1996, 1999, 2006, 2008).

#1 IRISH DEFEAT UIC IN NCAA FIRST ROUND, 4-0

• The No. 1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (15-1-3, 8-1-1) defeated the UIC Flames (8-8-6, 3-3-3) in the NCAA First Round on Saturday night in a 4-0 victory at home.
• Notre Dame remains undefeated at home this season at 10-0 and are now 53-4-1 at home in the NCAA Tournament. The Irish recorded their seventh shutout of the season in the First Round victory.
• Charlie Codd led the offensive charge tonight with her first career brace, followed by Tessa Knapp and Ellie Hodsden who each scored a goal for the Irish tonight.

#2 IRISH TAKE ON #1 STANFORD IN ACC CHAMPIONSHIP

• It was an absolute battle right to the very end in the 2025 ACC Championship as the No. 2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (14-1-3, 8-1-1) fell with a final score of 2-2 as the No. 1 Stanford Cardinal (16-1-2, 9-0-1) clinched their title by winning penalty kicks 5-4.
• Izzy Engle and Charlie Codd scored the Notre Dame goals in the final 25 minutes of regulation to level the score before heading into double overtime and eventually, penalty kicks.
• Annabelle Chukwu, Laney Matriano and Ellie Hodsden each recorded an assist for the Irish.
• It was a historic match regardless of the outcome as this was Notre Dame’s first time in program history that they made it to the ACC title game.

IRISH DEFEAT DUKE 2-1 IN ACC SEMIFINALS

• For the first time in program history, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s soccer team is heading to the ACC Championship. On Thursday evening, the No. 2-seed Irish (14-1-2, 8-1-1) secured their spot in the championship by defeating the No. 3-seed Duke Blue Devils (13-4-1, 7-3-0) in the ACC semifinals in a hard-fought 2-1 victory.
• The sophomore duo of All-ACC First Team forwards, Izzy Engle and Annabelle Chukwu, each scored a goal in the win. Charlie Codd, Abby Mills, and Morgan Roy each dished out an assist for the Irish.

IZZY ENGLE = GOALS

• Sophomore forward Izzy Engle was an absolute offensive force for the Irish this season. She’s scored 44 points across 19 matches, which is the best in the nation in points per game (2.59).
• She has now scored 19 goals this season, the most of any player in the ACC so far this year as she is fourth nationally.
• In regular season 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.
• She’s also been recognized as the ACC Offensive Player of the Week twice this season.
• The All-American sophomore has scored 38 career goals in just 39 matches played.

Irish Draw 1-1 at Wake Forest

• The No. 1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (13-0-2, 8-0-1) recorded their first draw of ACC play as they drew 1-1 at Wake Forest (10-3-4, 4-2-3) on Sunday afternoon.
• Izzy Engle recorded Notre Dame’s sole goal, which was her 17th goal of the season as she leads all ACC players in goals scored this season.

Engle’s Hat Trick Powers #1 Irish Past Virginia Tech, 5-0

• The No. 1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (13-0-1, 8-0) defeated the Virginia Tech Hokies (4-10-3, 0-8-1) in a 5-0 shutout road win on Thursday evening.
• Sophomore forward Izzy Engle led the way with her first hat trick of the season, her second hat trick of her career. Engle also recorded an assist for an impressive 7 points on the night.
• She leads the ACC with 16 goals and is averaging 1.14 goals per game this season.
• Sophomore Annabelle Chukwu also continued her incredible form, scoring her 11th goal of the season. Junior Morgan Roy also got on the score sheet with her third goal of the 2025 campaign.
• The Notre Dame defense recorded its sixth clean sheet of the season, as Sonoma Kasica and Jackie Holloman combined for five saves in the victory.

Irish Advance to 7-0 in ACC After Defeating SMU 3-0

• The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (12-0-1, 7-0-0) kept their unbeaten streak alive as they defeated SMU (8-5-2, 2-3-2) on Sunday afternoon in a 3-0 victory. Notre Dame’s 11-match win streak is the longest win streak in the country this season.
• Annabelle Chukwu recorded her 10th goal of the season for Notre Dame’s first goal of the day and Abby Mills followed shortly after with her second goal of the season.
• Morgan Roy finished the day with three points, as she recorded an assist and a goal, while Grace Restovich recorded two assists for the Irish in the win, tying her season-best.

A Dominant Second Half Leads #2 Irish Past #5 Florida State

• The No. 2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (11-0-1, 6-0) handed the No. 5 Florida State Seminoles (8-1-2, 4-1-1) their first loss of the season in an incredible comeback at Alumni Stadium. Down 2-0, the Irish would score four unanswered goals for an impressive 4-2 win over the Seminoles. Notre Dame’s 10-match win streak is now the longest win streak in the country this season.
• Florida State has been known for their defense, conceding just two goals all season long in their previous 10 games. Tonight, the Irish doubled that with four goals in the victory. This is the first time since 2010 that the Seminoles have fallen in a match when they led at the half.
• The Irish got contributions from many different players in the attack. Paige Buchner, Izzy Engle, Ellie Hodsden, and Annabelle Chukwu each netted a goal for the Irish, while Laney Matriano, Ally Pinto, Hodsden, and Engle each dished out an assist in the win.
• Engle is second in the country with 31 points this season. She also leads the ACC and is third nationally with an impressive 13 goals across 12 games this year.
• Sophomore goalkeeper Sonoma Kasica recorded a season-high seven saves in the win.

#2 Irish Advance to 5-0 in ACC Play After Defeating #23 Louisville

• The No. 2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10-0-1, 5-0) remain undefeated after defeating the No. 23 Louisville Cardinals (10-3, 3-2) in a 3-1 victory at Alumni Stadium on Friday night.
• Annabelle Chukwu, Ally Pinto, and Izzy Engle each scored a goal in the win. Morgan Roy, Abby Mills, and Engle each recorded an assist as well.

#2 Irish Lead ACC After Defeating Clemson 5-1

• The No. 2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9-0-1, 4-0) lead the ACC and remain undefeated on the season after taking down the Clemson Tigers (3-4-5, 0-3-2) on the road in a 5-1 victory on Sunday evening.
• Izzy Engle recorded her ninth multi-goal match of her career as she finished with a brace in the fourth conference win of the season.
• Ellie Hodsden, Grace Restovich, and Paige Buchner each scored a goal a piece in the win, contributing to the most goals Clemson has conceded this season.
• The Irish dished out five assists tonight as Leah Klenke, Carolyn Calzada, Annabelle Chukwu, Charlie Codd, and Izzy Engle each finished with an assist.
• Engle’s brace and assist gave her an impressive five points on the night.

#2 Irish Take Down #22 Tar Heels

• The No. 2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8-0-1, 3-0) remain undefeated as they took down the No. 22 North Carolina Tar Heels (7-4, 1-2) at Alumni Stadium in a 4-3 victory on Wednesday evening.
• Since UNC has competed in the NCAA (since 1982) the Tar Heels have now allowed four or more goals in a match just four times, with ND achieving the feat twice.
• Sophomores Izzy Engle, Ally Pinto, and Elle Hodsden, along with freshman Tessa Knapp, each netted a goal for the Irish in the 4-3 win. Pinto recorded her first career goal in the win.
• Sophomore goalkeeper Sonoma Kasica tied her season-high with five saves tonight.

#6 Irish Take Down #3 Duke In 3-2 Battle At Alumni

• It was a top-10 matchup at Alumni Stadium on Thursday evening as the No. 6 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-0-1, 2-0) defeated the No. 3 Duke Blue Devils (6-2-1, 1-2) in a 3-2 ACC victory.
• Sophomore Izzy Engle, sophomore Annabelle Chukwu, and senior Laney Matriano each netted a goal for the Irish. Engle is tied for a conference-best eight goals so far on the year with Chukwu right behind her at seven goals.
• The Irish defense held the Blue Devils to nine shots with just three shots on goal.
• The last top-five win in the regular season for the Irish was Oct. 9 2022 as Notre Dame defeated No. 3 Florida State in a 4-0 shutout at home.

IRISH OPEN UP ACC PLAY WITH 2-1 WIN AT NC STATE

• The No. 6 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6-0-1) finished with a 2-1 win on the road against the NC State Wolfpack (1-6-2) to open up ACC play.
• It was a battle all night as the Wolfpack defense was relentless in their efforts. The Irish found a way to get the job done on the road as the sophomore duo of Izzy Engle and Annabelle Chukwu each scored a goal a piece for Notre Dame to clinch the road win.
• In the 86th minute, Roy sent a perfect delivery into the box, connecting with Chukwu on the cross. Chukwu’s clinical finish found the back of the net, securing all three points for the Irish in the 2-1 win over the Wolfpack in the league opener.
• Sophomore goalkeeper Sonoma Kasica was great defensively down the stretch as she had four big-time saves in the second half for a season-best five saves on the night.

CHUKWU CLINIC AT MICHIGAN STATE

• Sophomore Annabelle Chukwu has been named the ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week and was also named to the Top Drawer Soccer Women’s Team of the Week.
• She recorded her first career hat trick as she scored one goal in the first half and two goals in the second in the 3-0 win at Michigan State
• Shooting a perfect 3-for-3 on night, she finished with a career-high six points.
• This is also Chukwu’s first multi-goal game in her Irish career. With the three goals in the win, she has now recorded a total of eight career goals, six games through her sophomore season.
• Chukwu’s header in the 26th minute put the Irish on the board and scored again in the 48th minute, burying it from the top of the box into the upper 90 to make it 2-0.
• Just two minutes later, In the 50th minute, Morgan Roy fired the perfect corner kick to the near post as another Chukwu header found the back of the net to cap off the hat trick.

Matriano Has Herself A Week

• Laney Matriano has been named the ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week and was also named to the Top Drawer Soccer Women’s Team of the Week.
• Matriano helped guide the Irish to a 3-0 win over Michigan and an 8-0 win over Oakland, finishing the week with an impressive two goals, three assists, and seven points.
• She recorded a career-high three assists in the win over the Wolverines on Thursday, assisting on every goal scored that game and becoming the first ACC player to record three assists in a match against a Power Four conference team since Pitt’s Landy Mertz on November 11, 2023.
• She then recorded a brace in the win over Oakland on Sunday, another career-best.

A Career night in the 8-0 win over oakland

• The No.6 Notre Dame Fighting Irish advanced to 4-0-1 on the season as they defeated the Oakland Golden Grizzlies (1-4-1) in a 8-0 victory on Sunday evening.
• The Irish had seven players in the scoring column, but senior Laney Matriano led the way with a brace, recording a career-high two goals in the dominant win.
• Junior Morgan Roy and sophomore Grace Restovich recorded their first goals of the season, The sophomore duo of Annabelle Chukwu and Izzy Engle chipped in one goal a piece for their second and sixth goals on the season, respectively.
• It was a night of career-firsts and career-highs for Notre Dame. Freshman Tessa Knapp and sophomore Randie Foor each recorded their first career goals, with junior Jackie Hollomon grabbing her first save in goal.
• Sophomore Lily Joseph tied her career-high two assists and Senior Kiki Turner recorded her first career assist.

IRISH REMAIN UNDEFEATED: TAKE DOWN WOLVERINES

• The No. 6 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (3-0-1) remain undefeated on the season as they defeated the Michigan Wolverines (2-3-0) in a 3-0 win at Alumni Stadium on Thursday evening.
• The Irish scored on three headers in the win, with goals coming from the sophomore trio of Izzy Engle, Abby Mills, and Ellie Hodsden.
• Notre Dame finished with a season-best five assists as senior Laney Matriano led the way with a team-best and career-high three assists. Senior Leah Klenke and graduate Carolyn Calzada each recorded an assist for the Irish in the win.
• The Irish outshot the Wolverines 16-5 as sophomore Sonoma Kasica finished with three saves and recorded her ninth career clean sheet.

IRISH TAKE DOWN BEARcATS

• It was a great offensive night for the Irish with three players netting goals in the 4-0 win at Alumni on Thursday, Aug. 21.
• Sophomore Izzy Engle recorded her second brace of the season, with sophomore Annabelle Chukwu and sophomore Ellie Hodsden each adding one goal apiece in the second half.
• Sophomore Grace Restovich led the way with two assists, with senior Laney Matriano and junior Morgan Roy each recorded an assist as well.
• The Irish defense suffocated the Bearcat attack, allowing only one shot on goal. Sophomore Sonoma Kasica finished with a clean sheet for the Irish, her eighth clean sheet in her career.

Irish Draw At #2 Arkansas

• The No. 2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1-0-1) earned a hardfought draw on the road against No. 6 Arkansas Razorbacks (0-1-1) on in a heated top-10 battle.
• The Irish offense was led by Charlie Codd and Ellie Hodsden, who each recorded their first goals of the season in the 2-2 draw.
• While Codd netted the first goal of the game to tie it up at1-all, just over 35 minutes later, Ellie Hodsden had the play of the game. The sophomore received a pass in her own half and took it coast-to-coast before firing in a great shot from just inside the box.
• Sonoma Kasica recorded four saves in the stalemate, totaling eight saves in the opening week of the season.

ENGLE WAS EVERYTHING NEEDED IN HOME OPENER

• Sophomore Izzy Engle recorded a brace in the 2-1 win in the season opening win against the defending MAC Champions Western Michigan at Alumni Stadium on Thursday evening.
• The reigning ACC Freshman of the Year and All-American picked up right where she left off in the 2024 campaign, recording her seventh career multi-goal game.
• The Irish improved to an impressive 29-5-3 record in season openers.
• Junior Chase Ying recorded her first career point off an assist on the opening goal.
• Sophomore goalkeeper Sonoma Kasica recorded four saves to pick up the win.

PRESEASON PRAISE

• Coming off of NCAA Quarterfinal run last season, the Irish were selected as the no. 2 team in the country in this year’s United Soccer Coaches Preseason Poll. This is the highest preseason ranking since the 2011 season after the Irish won the National Championship in 2010.
• The Irish were also selected as the no. 2 team in the 2025 Preseason ACC poll.
• Goalkeeper Sonoma Kasica and forward Izzy Engle have been named to the United Soccer Coaches 2025 NCAA Players to Watch list this preseason.
• Engle was also selected as a Preseason All-ACC honoree, alongside senior Leah Klenky. Both were All-ACC standouts last season, earning All-Region status as well.
• Engle and Klenke are were each named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List as well this preseason.

NOTRE DAME’S 2024 RESUME

• In the final United Soccer Coaches Poll, the Irish landed in the No. 6 position. There were six ACC teams in the top-10.
• Irish finished with a RPI rank of No. 8. They achieved a 4-4-1 record against the RPI 1-25.
• Notre Dame competed in the No. 1 RPI league, the ACC, and went 5-2-4.
• The Fighting Irish recorded a 5-4-1 mark against ranked opposition this season. They defeated No. 2 Miss State, No. 6 Stanford, No. 13 TCU and No. 14 Virginia, No. 25 Cal, while tying at No. 1 Duke.
• All 4 of ND’s losses were to ranked teams.

HOME SWEET HOME

• It is not easy for opposing teams to earn a victory inside Alumni
• Stadium. Since its creation in 2009, Notre Dame has gone 134-32-
• 11.
• Over the last four seasons in particular – an impressive 36-6-6 (.813) record inside Alumni.
• The last 5 seasons – 47-9-7 (.802)

A COLLEGE CUP CORE

• The  expectations every year for this program is to qualify for a College Cup and compete for a national championship. The Irish fell a little short in 2024 but the pieces are there to make a run in 2025. We’ve talked already about how dynamic of a freshman class it was. Then there’s the returning vets: Morgan Roy, Charlie Codd, Laney Matriano, Leah Klenke and Clare Logan all started in at least 15 games this season.
• Key losses include graduate forward/midfielder Ellie Ospeck (who recorded 33 points over her Irish career), captain Sophia Fisher (68 games played, 19 starts, 19 points) and KJ Ronan (58 games played, 5 starts).
• All-in-all, the Irish return 141 of its 161 points aka 87.6 percent.

ACC PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH

1. North Carolina (10), 246

2. Notre Dame (2), 229

3. Florida State (4), 225

4. Duke, 208

5. Stanford, 201

6. Wake Forest, 172

7. Virginia (1), 169

8. Virginia Tech, 162

9. Clemson, 132

10. California, 124

11. Pitt, 111

12. SMU, 83

13. Boston College, 81

14. Louisville, 67

15. Miami, 44

16. NC State, 40

17. Syracuse, 18

ALL-AMERICAN – IZZY ENGLE Is BACK FOR YEAR 2

• Izzy Engle immediately took the collegiate landscape by storm by putting together an All-American campaign in her freshman season. The United Soccer Coaches named her a Second Team All-American. Head Coach Nate Norman has now produced four different All-Americans over the past three years (Korbin Albert, Eva Gaetino, Olivia Wingate).
• Engle scored 19 goals on the year, plus one assist, finishing with 39 total points.  Her 19 goals were the sixth most all-time by a freshman at Notre Dame.
• Her 19 goals were the 2nd most scored in the country in 2024. Kate Faasse from North Carolina scored 20. Engle’s 0.86 goals per match ranked second nationally as well.
• The Minnesota native scored nine goals over the last nine games and scored in three of the four NCAA Tournament games, including the game-winner against Mississippi State.
• Engle’s 39 points ranked sixth nationally and second amongst ACC players.
• Engle’s brace at No. 1 Duke marked the first time in program history in which an Irish freshman recorded multiple goals against the No. 1 team in the country.
• Engle recorded the first freshman hat trick in program history since 2008 in Notre Dame’s win at Samford. She was the third quickest in program history to record a hat trick, doing so in just her second game. Kerri Hanks (2005) and Rosella Guerrero (1992) achieved hat tricks in their freshman debuts.

Freshmen clean up acc awards – 2024 accolades

• Kudos to Coach Norman for the talent he’s been developing in South Bend. For it was the third straight year in which the program took an ACC ‘of the year’ award. And get this, it’s been three different players as well. Korbin Albert in 2022 (ACC Midfielder of the Year), Eva Gaetino in 2023 (ACC Defender of the Year) and now Izzy Engle in 2024 (ACC Freshman of the Year).
• Engle’s awards didn’t stop there. The Minnesota native was also named First Team All-ACC alongside junior defender Leah Klenke. Third-Team All-ACC honors went to freshmen Annabelle Chukwu and Lily Joseph.
• Klenke, who missed a portion of the early season because she was busy winning a bronze medal with Team USA at the U20 World Cup. Klenke came back and solidified the back-three while also securing a goal and an assist. This marked the second straight year for Klenke taking home an All-ACC award, improving upon her Second-Team status in 2023.
• The Irish dominated the ACC All-Freshman Team list with four of the 11 spots, the most of any school. Izzy Engle, Lily Jospeh, Ellie Hodsden and Annabelle Chukwu were all named to the All-Freshman Team. The foursome ranked first, second, fourth and sixth, respectively, on the team in total points.

NOTRE DAME’s OFFENSIVE IMPROVEMENT

• Notre Dame’s scoring offense of 2.50 ranked eighth in the country and third in the league. It marked Notre Dame’s highest scoring offense since 2008 (3.07).
• In addition, Notre Dame had a whopping 16 different goal scorers on the year, which marked the most since 2008 as well.
• The Irish ranked seventh in the nation in shots per game (19.6) and 12th in SOG/game (8.7).
• Their 55 goals ranked seventh nationally.
• 44 of the team’s 55 goals were scored by freshmen.
• The top-4 point getters on the team were freshmen: Izzy Engle (39 points), Lily Joseph (22 points), Grace Restovich (21 points) and Ellie Hodsden (18 points).
• Irish were 14-0 when scoring first this season. They were 13-0-1 when leading at the half.

AN EMBARRASSMENT OF FRESHMEN RICHES

• This year’s sophomore class was a gamechanger for Coach Norman in the 2024 as the class is loaded with top-talent. We’ve already talked about Izzy Engle but there were so many more rookie contributors.
• Both Lily Joseph and Ellie Hodsden finished with the second most goals, contributing eight each. Joseph also dished out six assists to finish with the second most points with 22.
• Joseph brought the flashy play, especially down the stretch. Her dribbling in open space was must see. At the Starkville Regional she recorded a brace against 5-seed Kentucky in the second round, then had the game-winning assist to Izzy Engle in the win over Miss State.
• Hodsden played the role of super-sub. Despite missing the first six games due to injury, she still recorded 18 points (fourth most on the team). In fact, Hodsden averaged a goal every 60.0. minutes. Hodsden earned ACC Offensive Player of the Week after an amazing four-goal week in wins over No. 25 Cal and No. 6 Stanford. Hodsden started with her first career hat trick against Cal – scoring by three different means: chest, head and foot. She then followed that up with a second half goal against Stanford. Hodsden also played hero at Boston College, recording a brace to rally the Irish down 2-0 for the 2-2 tie. Her game-tying goal came via header in the 88th minute.
• Next, there’s Grace Restovich, who led the Irish in assists with 11 – which ranked 11th in the country. Restovich also punched in five goals which made her the third and final Irish player/freshman with 20+ points. The St. Louis native scored two of her five goals in the NCAA Tournament, including a rocket of a goal in the 2-0 victory over 1-seed Miss State.
• Freshman forward Annabelle Chukwu made 11 starts and recorded three goals and two assists. She missed the first portion of the season due to the U20 World Cup. More on that next.
• Defensively speaking, Abby Mills took over the starting centerback position from an all-time great, Eva Gaetino. Mills even netted one goal and one assist.
• Then right behind her in the GK position was Sonoma Kasica who won the starting role halfway through the season. Kasica posted a 10-4-3 record with a 1.12 GAA, a .750 save percentage, plus seven shutouts.

U20 WORLD CUP EXPERIENCE

• Three Notre Dame starters got valuable youth national team experience during the early portion of the season. Leah Klenke (USA), Annabelle Chukwu (Canada) and Clare Logan (Canada) all participated in the U20 World Cup. Klenke returned to South Bend with a Bronze Medal.   
• During the U20 World Cup, Chukwu broke Canada’s all-time youth scoring record, surpassing Canadian great Christina Sinclair.
• Their U-20 experience continued into the 2025 summer as Chukwu competed in the 2025 Concacaf Women’s U20 Qualifier and earned herself a spot on the Canada Women’s National Team.
• Sonoma Kasica, Abby Mills, Grace Restovich, and Izzy Engle were all named to 2025 CONCACAF U.S. Women’s U-20 Championship Roster.
• Abby Mills, Grace Restovich, Izzy Engle, and Lily Joseph competed in the L’Albir U19 International tournament in Spain. Mills, Restovich, and Engle got the call up to the U19 U.S. Women’s National Team.
• Morgan Roy and Sonoma Kasica were each called up to the U.S. U20 Women’s National Team.  goals, contributing eight each. Joseph also dished out six assists to finish with the second most points with 22.
• Joseph brought the flashy play, especially down the stretch. Her dribbling in open space was must see. At the Starkville Regional she recorded a brace against 5-seed Kentucky in the second round, then had the game-winning assist to Izzy Engle in the win over Miss State.
• Hodsden played the role of super-sub. Despite missing the first six games due to injury, she still recorded 18 points (fourth most on the team). In fact, Hodsden averaged a goal every 60.0. minutes. Hodsden earned ACC Offensive Player of the Week after an amazing four-goal week in wins over No. 25 Cal and No. 6 Stanford. Hodsden started with her first career hat trick against Cal – scoring by three different means: chest, head and foot. She then followed that up with a second half goal against Stanford. Hodsden also played hero at Boston College, recording a brace to rally the Irish down 2-0 for the 2-2 tie. Her game-tying goal came via header in the 88th minute.
• Next, there’s Grace Restovich, who led the Irish in assists with 11 – which ranked 11th in the country. Restovich also punched in five goals which made her the third and final Irish player/freshman with 20+ points. The St. Louis native scored two of her five goals in the NCAA Tournament, including a rocket of a goal in the 2-0 victory over 1-seed Miss State.
• Freshman forward Annabelle Chukwu made 11 starts and recorded three goals and two assists. She missed the first portion of the season due to the U20 World Cup. More on that next.
• Defensively speaking, Abby Mills took over the starting centerback position from an all-time great, Eva Gaetino. Mills even netted one goal and one assist.
• Then right behind her in the GK position was Sonoma Kasica who won the starting role halfway through the season. Kasica posted a 10-4-3 record with a 1.12 GAA, a .750 save percentage, plus seven shutouts.