2023-24 Women's Lacrosse Roster

#10 Madison Ahern 2022-23 Women's Lacrosse Roster

Attack

Height 5-8

Class Junior

Hometown Cohasset, Mass.

High School Notre Dame Academy

Bio / Statistics

AWARDS/HONORS:

2024 IWLCA First Team West/Midwest All-Region Team
2024 USA Lacrosse All-American Honorable Mention honoree
2024 First Team All-ACC
2024 Tewaaraton Watchlist
2024 ILWomen Midseason Honorable Mention All-American
2023 IWLCA Third Team All-American
2023 IL Women Honorable Mention All-American
2023 Tewaaraton Nominee
2023 IWLCA First Team Midwest/West All-Region
2023 First Team All-ACC
2023 ACC All-Academic Team
2023 USA Lacrosse Magazine Honorable Mention All-American
2023 CSC Academic All-District Team
2023 ACC Student-Athlete Postgraduate Scholarship Award Recipient
2023 IL Women Midseason All-American
2023 Tewaaraton Watch List
2023 Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-American
2023 USA Lacrosse Magazine Preseason All-American
2023 All-ACC Preseason Team
2022 Inside Lacrosse Honorable Mention All-American
2022 IWLCA First Team Midwest/West All-Region
2022 USA Lacrosse Magazine Honorable Mention All-American
2022 Inside Lacrosse Midseason All-American
2022 Team USA Sixes Roster – World Games Silver Medalist
2022 Tewaaraton Watchlist
2022 Second Team All-ACC
2022 All-ACC Academic Team
2022 IWLCA Academic Honor Roll
2022 CoSIDA Academic All-District Student Athlete Award
2022 All-ACC Preseason Team
2021 ACC All-Academic Team
2021 ACC Academic Honor Roll
Selected as one of 60 players invited to the U.S. Women’s National Team tryout in 2021 (one of only 5 college underclassmen)
2021 IWLCA Second Team All-West/Midwest Region
2021 Second Team All-ACC
2021 Inside Lacrosse Preseason Second Team All-American
Ranked #35 player (men and women) in college lacrosse by U.S. Lacrosse Magazine in 2021
2020 Inside Lacrosse National Rookie of the Year
2020 Inside Lacrosse Second Team All-American
2020 ACC Academic Honor Roll
Started all 84 games in 5-year career
2-time Team Captain (2023 & 2024)
4-time All-ACC
4-time ILWCA All- Region
3-time Tewaraaton Watch List
4-time All-ACC Academic Team

AS A GRADUATE STUDENT (2024)

First Team IWLCA West/Midwest All-Region Team
USA Lacrosse All-American Honorable Mention honoree
Named First Team All-ACC
Was recognized on the Tewaaraton Watchlist
Named a Midseason Honorable Mention All-American by ILWomen
Started all 20 games for the Irish in 2024 and highlighted the box score in every contest.
Led the team in goals with 60 and was second in points (80).
Scored her 200th goal against Pitt (March 30), becoming just the third individual in program history to accomplish the feat and hit 300 career points on April 18 against Louisville in the regular season finale.
Recorded 14 hat trick performances in her final season, including a season-best five at Virginia Tech (April 13).
Added two assists to her tally against the Hokies for a season high seven point outing.
Registered three ground balls against the Mercer Bears (March 24).
Had three goals and three caused turnovers en route to Notre Dame’s 14-10 defeat of top-ranked Northwestern (Feb. 16).
Served as team captain for the second consecutive season.
Inside Lacrosse All-American
USA Lacrosse Magazine All- American
Reached 200 Career Goals on March 30, 2024 vs Pittsburgh
Reached 300 Career Points on April 18, 2024 vs Louisville (3rd player in program history to reach both 300 pts and 200 goals)
ACC Player of the Week – April 16, 2024
2024 Byron V. Kanaley Award recipient – the most prestigious ND student-athlete award for exemplary achievement in athletics, academics and leadership
All-ACC Academic Team
IWLCA All-Academic
Scored 80 points which ranked second on team and 60 goals which led the team
Scored a team-leading 14 hat tricks
-Finishes career 3rd all-time in points(317) and goals(228) and 4th all-time in assists(89)
Only the second player in program history to record two 60-goal seasons in career.

AS A SENIOR (2023)

2023 IWLCA Third Team All-American
2023 IL Women Honorable Mention All-American
2023 Tewaaraton Nominee
2023 IWLCA First Team Midwest/West All-Region
2023 First Team All-ACC
2023 ACC All-Academic Team
2023 USA Lacrosse Magazine Honorable Mention All-American
2023 CSC Academic All-District Team
2023 ACC Student-Athlete Postgraduate Scholarship Award Recipient
2023 IL Women Midseason All-American
2023 Tewaaraton Watch List
2023 Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-American
2023 USA Lacrosse Magazine Preseason All-American
2023 All-ACC Preseason Team
2023 Team Captain
Ranked #29 by USA Lacrosse Magazine Top-50 College Players
Started all 21 games for the Irish in 2023.
Lifted the Irish to one of the nation’s top scoring offenses as the team averaged 15.43 points per game – ranked eighth nationally.
Finished third on the team in points (84) and second in goals (63).
Her 84 points and 63 goals were both career-bests with the Irish.
Averaged 4.00 points per game in year four with the Irish.
Named IWLCA Offensive Player of the Week following a five-goal game against No. 3 UNC.
Also tabbed Player of the Week by USA Lacrosse Magazine and the ACC for her performance against UNC.
Recorded her 200th career point when the Irish hosted Boston College April 8.
Set a career-high eight points with six goals and two assists against Liberty (March 19).
Named ACC Player of the Week (March 7).
Recorded three sock tricks as a senior, against Duke, Liberty and Pittsburgh, tying her career-best.
Ranked second on the team in hat-trick performances, recording 13 games with 3+ goals.
Scored at least one goal in all but one game in 2023.
Led the ACC in free position goals per game (1.00) and ranked ninth nationally.
Boasted a 0.724 percentage from the eight-meter for a conference-best average and third in the country.
Ranked among the top-25 nationally in free position percentage (3rd), free position goals per game (9th), goals (14th), points (23rd), and shot percentage (23rd).
Caused 10 turnovers and recorded 11 ground balls.

AS A JUNIOR (2022)

2022 Inside Lacrosse Honorable Mention All-American
2022 IWLCA First Team Midwest/West All-Region
2022 USA Lacrosse Magazine Honorable Mention All-American
2022 Inside Lacrosse Midseason All-American
2022 Team USA Sixes Roster
2022 Tewaaraton Watchlist
2022 All-ACC Academic Team
2022 All-ACC Preseason Team
Led the Irish with 77 points on 57 goals and 20 assists through 19 games.
Recorded 10 hat tricks throughout the season and scored at least four goals seven times.
Added 14 ground ball pickups and 12 caused turnovers.
Scored her 100th career point in the ACC win over Virginia on March 6, 2022.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2021)

2021 ACC All-Academic Team
2021 ACC Academic Honor Roll
Selected as one of 60 players invited to the U.S. Women’s National Team tryout in 2021 (one of only 5 college underclassmen)
2021 IWLCA Second Team All-West/Midwest Region
2021 Second Team All-ACC
Started 17 contests for the Irish as a sophomore, totaling 32 goals and 49 points.
Finished second on the team with 17 assists.
Also added 13 ground balls and five caused turnovers.
Scored a goal in 16 of 17 games, including 11 multi-goal outings and four hat tricks.
Collected 3+ points in nine games, including a trio of five-point performances.

AS A FRESHMAN (2020)

Started all seven games for the Irish as a freshman.
Inside Lacrosse Rookie of the Year.
Inside Lacrosse Second Team All-American.
Led Notre Dame in points (27) and assists (11) while netting 16 goals.
Collected a team-high five points (3G, 2A) in Notre Dame’s 17-15 victory at #3 Northwestern (Feb. 14).
Scored multiple goals in all seven contests, including three straight hat tricks to open her college career.
Netted back-to-back game-winning goals at #3 Northwestern (Feb. 14) and vs. Central Michigan (Feb. 16).
Added three ground balls and three caused turnovers.

PREP AND PERSONAL:

Second-ranked overall recruit and top-ranked attacker in the Class of 2019 by Inside Lacrosse.
US U19 Women’s National Team (2018 – 2019)
A three-time USL All-American and All-Academic, Ahern helped guide Notre Dame Academy to the 2019 Massachusetts Division 1 State Title. collecting 117 goals, 54 assists, 104 draw controls and 57 ground balls.
First ever two-time Massachusetts D1 Player of the Year by the Boston Globe. Closed her high school career as her school’s record holder with 631 career points (435g, 196a), which ranks third in Massachusetts history.
Earned 2019 Under Armor All-America Senior Game MVP honors, was a two-time Heather Leigh Albert Award finalist, and was selected as a three-time All-High School Team honoree by both Inside Lacrosse and USA Today.
Won two national championships including the 2016 Under Armour Underclass Tournament and the 2017 US Lacrosse National Tournament.
Named to the First Team All-Decade Massachusetts D1 team for high school lacrosse by the Boston Herald.