#15/19 NOTRE DAME at #3/3 SYRACUSE – Saturday, April 11 at 12 PM
Location: Syracuse, NY | JMA Wireless Dome
LIVE STATS | ACCNX
The No. 15/19 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (11-3, 5-3) are set for their final regular season road test as they travel to No. 3/3 Syracuse (11-3, 6-2) for a 12 PM game on Saturday, April 11.
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Kate Timarky, Maura Irish, and Madison Rassas all earned their way onto the 2026 Tewaaraton Watch List. Most recently, all three were named IL Women Midseason All-Americans. |
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Timarky (#22) now has scored a hat trick or more in 11 games so far this season and is tied for fifth nationally/second in the ACC with 52 goals. She is third in the ACC with 68 points so far this season. |
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Timarky and Rassas each recorded career-bests 7 goals a piece in the win over FSU on Saturday (3/21). |
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Kate Timarky surpassed the 100 career points mark after a career-high 10 points in the win at Liberty. Uma Kowalski and Meghan O’Hare each surpassed the 100 career draws milestone in the win over Virginia Tech. |
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The Irish are fourth nationally in scoring margin (7.36), sixth nationally for their scoring defense (7.43), and tenth nationally for their scoring offense (14.79) |
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Rassas (#27) is third in the conference (tied for 12th nationally) with 46 goals and is fifth in the ACC with 56 points. |
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Freshman goalkeeper Ceci Patterson (#38) is seventh in the country/third in the ACC with a goals against average of 7.78, is sixth in the ACC with a save percentage of .429, and is eighth in the ACC with 5.21 saves per game. |
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Freshman Uma Kowalski (#20) is second in the ACC (10th nationally) with 120 draw controls and is second in the ACC (17th nationally) with 8.57 draws per game. |
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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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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. |
IRISH DOMINATE LIBERTY FLAMES, 21-7
The No. 15/19 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (11-3, 5-3) defeated the Liberty Flames (4-9, 2-2) in a dominant 21-7 victory on Monday afternoon as the Irish have now won five games in a row. This is the fourth time the Irish have scored 20 or more goals this season and the 11th time that they’ve held their opponent to single-digit goals.
Junior Kate Timarky has been playing exceptionally well the last couple of games and continued to have the hot hand in the win over the Flames. Timarky scored six goals and dished out four assists for a career-high 10 points. She finished the day shooting a perfect 6-6.
After scoring six goals and seven points in the win over Virginia Tech on Saturday, she has now recorded 12 goals and 17 points in the last two games. Timarky is second in the ACC and top-15 nationally with 52 goals this season. The junior attacker is also second in the conference in goals per game (3.71), third in points (68), and is third in points per game (4.85).
She was followed by sophomore Madison Rassas, who also recorded six goals and two assists in the win. With eight points on the day, Rassas was one point shy of her career-high nine points she scored earlier this season against Central Michigan. Rassas now has 46 goals and 56 points on the year. She’s third in the ACC in goals (46), third in goals per game (3.28), fifth in points (56), and fifth in points per game (4.00).
Meghan O’Hare recorded her first career hat trick in the win as she finished with an impressive stat line of three goals, two assists, five points, two draw controls, one ground ball, and one caused turnover.
The Irish won the draw control battle 23-6 with Uma Kowalski winning 15 draws. The freshman draw control specialist was just one shy from tying her career-high and program record of 16 draw controls. She is second in the ACC with 120 draw controls so far this season.
The Irish also saw goals from Maura Irish, Charley Bacigalupo, Emma Murphy, Grace Maroney, and Angie Conley, who all scored one goal apiece in the win.
Defensively, the Irish had several key performances. Defenders Abby Lyons and Julia Carr each finished with the same stat line of two ground balls and four caused turnovers. Sloane Ginevan recorded two caused turnovers and three ground balls and Lila O’Brien finished with a team-best four ground balls, two caused turnovers, and one draw control.
IRISH TAKE DOWN VIRGINIA TECH IN 13-9 ROAD WIN
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10-3, 5-3) extended their winning streak to four straight wins on Saturday afternoon as they defeated the Virginia Tech Hokies (8-7, 2-6) in a 13-9 victory in Blacksburg.
Junior Kate Timarky had herself a day as she scored six of Notre Dame’s 13 goals, just one goal shy of her career-high seven goals. Timarky’s six goals led all players today as she’s second in the ACC with 46 goals and fourth with 58 points so far this season. She was followed by freshman Charley Bacigalupo who finished with two goals and two assists for four points on the day, along with two ground balls.
Sophomore Madison Rassas scored a goal, dished out an assist, and recorded one ground ball as she’s now third in the ACC with 40 goals so far this year.
Freshmen Maura Irish and Grace Maroney each recorded a goal in the win, as well. Irish also recorded an assist, a draw control, and three ground balls, while Maroney dished out two assists, grabbed one ground ball, and forced a turnover. 9
Junior Meghan O’Hare recorded a goal and four draw controls in the win, surpassing the 100 career draw control milestone as the midfielder now has 102 career draws.
Senior Emma Murphy also scored in the win, finding the back of the net on a free position shot.
Freshman Uma Kowalski finished with a team-best seven draw controls, as the draw control specialist has also surpassed the 100 career draw control milestone with 106 draw controls in her first Irish season.
Freshman goalkeeper Ceci Patterson finished with seven saves on the day. She’s third in the conference with a goals against average of 7.78, fourth with a save percentage of .445, and is eighth in the ACC with 73 saves so far this season.
TIMARKY, RASSAS, AND IRISH NAMED IL WOMEN MIDSEASON ALL-AMERICANS
Junior Kate Timarky, sophomore Madison Rassas, and Freshman Maura Irish were named to the IL Women Midseason All- American list on Wednesday afternoon. The trio is no stranger to accolades this season as all three are also on the Tewaaraton Watch List.
Timarky leads the Irish with 52 goals and 68 points so far this season. Timarky is second in the ACC (tied for 5th nationally) in goals (52), second in the ACC in goals per game (3.71), third in points (68), and third in points per game (4.86). She has also recorded 19 ground balls so far this season and has had scored a hat trick or more in 11 games.
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 second on the team with 46 goals and 56 points, while also recording 17 ground balls, 8 caused turnovers, and 5 draw controls. Rassas is third in the ACC (tied for twelth nationally) in goals (46 ), third in goals per game (3.29), fifth in points per game (4.00), and fifth in points (56).
Irish has scored 15 goals and dished out a 15 assists for a total of 30 points so far in her rookie season. She has also recorded 20 draw controls, 22 ground balls, and caused 18 turnovers.
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.
IRISH DEFEAT CAL 17-4 ON SENIOR DAY
The No. 13/13 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9-3, 4-3) picked up another dominant win as they defeated the Cal Golden Bears (6-8, 1-6) in a 17-4 victory on Saturday afternoon on Notre Dame’s Senior Day. With the 17-4 win today, the Irish have now held their opponents to single-digit scoring nine times and to five goals or fewer five times this season.
The Irish finished with seven players in the scoring column and four with hat trick performances in the win.
Madison Rassas led the way with four goals and an assist for five points on the day. Rassas has now recorded six hat tricks this season and is third in the ACC with 39 goals this year. She was followed by Kate Timarky, Charley Bacigalupo, and Grace Maroney, who each recorded hat tricks in the win.
Maroney finished with three goals and one assist to tie her career-high of four points, while also recording two ground balls and two caused turnovers. Bacigalupo tallied three goals and one assist for four points, along with three ground balls.
Timarky finished with three goals and three ground balls in the win. Timarky is second in the ACC with 40 goals this season as she’s now recorded nine hat tricks this season.
Emma Murphy scored two goals and dished out an assist for three points. Franny O’Brien scored a goal, caused a turnover, and recorded two ground balls. Angie Conley also recorded a goal and an assist.
The Irish won the draw control battle 16-6 with Uma Kowalski winning 10 of Notre Dame’s 16 team draws. Hadley Laughlin also recorded a career-high four draw controls.
Goalkeepers Ceci Patterson and Isabel Pithie each finished with three saves a piece and goalkeeper Avery Gawronski also recorded her first career save.
IRISH DEFEAT ROBERT MORRIS
The #13/13 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8-3, 3-3) defeated the Robert Morris Colonials (3-7, 1-1) in dominant fashion with a 20-2 victory on Tuesday night at Arlotta Stadium. The Irish are now 5-1 on their home turf this season with two regular season home games remaining.
It was another strong performance from the Irish as Notre Dame scored 20 goals for the third time this season, following a 22-goal performance on Saturday with a 22-3 win over Florida State.
The two goals allowed against Robert Morris
is the fewest goals allowed this season since the 25-0 shutout against Central Michigan. The Irish have now held their opponents to single-digit scoring eight times and to five goals or fewer four times this season.
Junior Kate Timarky led the way with four goals and a career-high four assists to tie her career-high eight points. She also recorded two ground balls in the win. This is her eighth hat trick of the season and fifth straight game with three or more goals. She’s now second in the ACC with 37 goals this season and is also second with an average of 3.36 goals per game.
Sophomore Madison Rassas also finished with four goals, four points, and three ground balls in the win. She’s recorded five hat tricks this season and is fifth in the ACC with 31 goals so far this year.
Freshman Charley Bacigalupo recorded her second career hat trick and caused a career-high two turnovers. Freshman Grace Maroney also scored her second career hat trick in the win.
A FIRST EVER MATCHUP BETWEEN NOTRE DAME AND FLORIDA STATE
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-3, 3-3) took home an impressive 22-3 win over the Florida State Seminoles (3-9, 0-7) on Saturday afternoon in their first-ever meeting as Florida State women’s lacrosse is in their inaugural season this year.
What a day for freshman Uma Kowalski, who tied a program record of 16 draw controls as she tied with Kelly Denes (March 30, 2024) and Andie Aldave (February 22, 2019). She also scored her second goal of the season 10
for one goal, one point, and 16 draw controls on the day.
Madison Rassas and Kate Timarky put on an absolute show — the duo posted a combined 14 goal performance, scoring seven goals a piece for two career-bests on the day. They were each just one shy of tying the program record at home of eight goals in a single game.
It didn’t take long for Rassas to get going as she scored back-to-back goals to put Notre Dame in front 2-0 to start. The midfielder had a hat trick in the first quarter alone and had six goals by halftime, tying the program record of six goals in just one half.
Timarky led all players with a career-high eight points in the win and was followed by Rassas with seven points.
Angie Conley was dishing out assists left and right as she recorded a career-high six assists, six points, and three ground balls. Conley assisted on three of Timarky’s seven goals.
She was followed by Emma Murphy, who finished with one goal and a career-best five assists and six points on the day.
Julia Carr was a defensive force for the Irish as she recorded a career-high six caused turnovers and three ground balls.
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.