2023-24 Women's Lacrosse Roster

#7 Mary Kelly Doherty 2022-23 Women's Lacrosse Roster

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Class Senior
Hometown Summit, N.J.
High School Oak Knoll
Height 5-10
Mary Kelly Doherty - Women's Lacrosse - Notre Dame Fighting Irish

AWARDS & HONORS

  • 2024 IWLCA Second Team West/Midwest All-Region Team
  • 2024 USA Lacrosse Second Team All-American
  • 2023 ACC All-Academic Team

AS A SENIOR (2024)

  • Second Team IWLCA West/Midwest All-Region Team
  • Named Second Team All-American by USA Lacrosse
  • Was featured on the Tewaaraton Watchlist
  • Earned Second Team All-ACC honors
  • Was tabbed DI Player of the Week by the IWLCA and USA Lacrosse following her pair of last second goals to lift the Irish to a pair of road victories over spring break (March 20).
  • Appeared in 17 games for the Irish in 2024.
  • Led the team with seven game-winning goals as a senior.
  • Set a career-high four goals at No. 2 Boston College (March 16), including the game-winner with 15 seconds to play in regulation.
  • The last second goal against the Eagles came three days after her tally with 30 seconds to play at Brown to lift the Irish to the 16-15 win over the Bears (March 13).
  • Also scored the double overtime game-winner at Clemson (March 22).
  • Recorded four hat trick performances in her final season and had eight multi-goal games.
  • Finished second on the team in draw controls with 77 including a season high eight at Brown (March 13).

AS A JUNIOR (2023)

  • Appeared in all 21 games for the Irish, starting all
  • Became just the third individual to record 100+ draw controls in a single season when she eclipsed 100 in the first round of the NCAA tournament
  • Finished the year with 111 draw controls wins, second on the team
  • Ranked fourth on the team in scoring, registering 38 points off 28 goals and 10 assists
  • Set a career best four goal performance at Pitt (April 14)
  • Registered five assists against Mercer (May 12) for a career best
  • Set a personal best seven points against the Bears in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament, scoring two goals and five assists in the win

AS A SOPHOMORE (2022)

  • Played in 19 games in the 2022 season and scored 18 goals.
  • Added 45 draw controls, 14 caused turnovers, and 21 ground balls.
  • Notched her first career goal in the season opener win over Central Michigan.

AS A FRESHMAN (2021)

  • Played in three contests as a freshman and collected one ground ball, one draw control and one caused turnover.

PREP AND PERSONAL

  • Helped Oak Knoll capture the 2019 Tournament Of Champions crown, a #5 U.S. Lacrosse national ranking and New Jersey Team of the Year honors while playing alongside fellow Irish signees Aine Maseker and Keelin Schlageter.
  • It marked the third consecutive Group 1 Championship and Tournament of Champions appearance for Doherty at Oak Knoll.
  • A three-sport athlete in high school and helped her field hockey team earn three straight Tournament of Champions titles from 2019-2020.
  • As a sophomore, Doherty broke Oak Knoll’s indoor track record in the high jump, 400M and 4 x 400M relay.