GOOOOAAAALLLLL IRISH!!!
Lily Joseph with the ball over the top. Then a well-timed run from @IzzyEngle and she puts it away for the lead.
Notre Dame is the first team to score on Mississippi State's home pitch this season. #GoIrish ☘️ | @ESPNPlus pic.twitter.com/5ZPICcyAxF
— Notre Dame Women's Soccer (@NDSoccer) November 24, 2024
2025-26 Women's Soccer
Roster
#3 Izzy Engle 2024-25 Women's Soccer Roster
Midfielder/Forward
Height
5-9
Class
Sophomore
Eligibility
Sophomore
Hometown
Edina, MN
Last Team
Edina High
CAREER HONORS
- 2025 ACC Offensive Player of the Year
- 2025 MAC Hermann Trophy Finalist
- 2025 USC All-American First Team
- 2025 Honda Sport Award for Soccer Finalist
- 2025 Top Drawer Soccer Best XI Teams First Team
- 2025 First Team All-ACC
- 2025 MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist
- 2025 USC All-Atlantic Region First Team
- 2025 CSC Academic All-American
- 2025 CSC Academic All-District honors
- 2025 Top Drawer Soccer Player of the Year Finalist
- 2025 ACC Championship All-Tournament Team
- 2025 2x ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week (9/30 and 10/28)
- 2025 MAC Hermann Trophy Midseason Watch List
- 205 Top Drawer Soccer Midseason Top 100 (#1)
- 2025 Preseason All-ACC
- 2025 MAC Hermann Trophy Preseason Watch List
- 2025 Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Best XI Teams
- 2024 Mac Hermann Trophy Semifinalist
- 2024 USC Second Team All-American
- 2024 USC All-Atlantic Region First Team
- 2024 ACC Freshman of the Year
- 2024 ACC First Team All-ACC
- 2024 ACC All-Freshman Team
- 2024 Top Drawer Soccer Freshman of the Year
- 2024 Top Drawer Soccer Best XI First Team
- 2024 ACC All-Academic Team
AS A SOPHOMORE (2025)
- ACC Offensive Player of the Year
- MAC Hermann Trophy Finalist
- USC All-American First Team
- Honda Sport Award for Soccer Finalist
- Top Drawer Soccer Best XI Teams First Team
- First Team All-ACC
- MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist
- USC All-Atlantic Region First Team
- CSC Academic All-American
- CSC Academic All-District honors
- Top Drawer Soccer Player of the Year Finalist
- ACC Championship All-Tournament Team
- 2x ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week (9/30 and 10/28)
- MAC Hermann Trophy Midseason Watch List
- Top Drawer Soccer Midseason Top 100 (#1)
- Preseason All-ACC
- MAC Hermann Trophy Preseason Watch List
- Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Best XI Teams
- Became the first Notre Dame striker to win ACC Offensive Player of the Year and just the fifth player in conference history to earn Freshman of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year in consecutive seasons
- Finished the year with 19 goals, 6 assists, and 44 points
- Recorded her first career hat trick in the win at Virginia Tech (10/23)
- Recorded four multi-goal games
- Went a perfect 3-3 on PK’s
- Led the ACC in goals per game and was second in the nation (1.00)
- Led the ACC in points per game and was third in the nation (2.32)
- Second in the ACC in goals and fifth in the nation (19)
- Second in the ACC in points and fifth in the nation (44)
AS A FRESHMAN (2024)
- 2024 Mac Hermann Trophy Semifinalist
- 2024 USC Second Team All-American
- 2024 USC All-Atlantic Region First Team
- 2024 ACC Freshman of the Year
- 2024 ACC First Team All-ACC
- 2024 ACC All-Freshman Team
- 2024 Top Drawer Soccer Freshman of the Year
- 2024 Top Drawer Soccer Best XI First Team
- 2024 ACC All-Academic Team
- Top Drawer Soccer Postseason Freshman Ranking – No. 1
- Played in all 22 games which included 12 starts.
- Finished the season with 19 goals, which ranked as the sixth most by a Notre Dame freshman
- Her 19 goals were tied for the second-most in the country this past season and were the most by a freshman since 2014
- Scored nine of her goals over the last nine games, being one of the primary reasons the Irish made a run to the NCAA Quarterfinal Round
- Led the Irish in NCAA Tournament goals with three, scoring against Milwaukee, Kentucky and top-seed Mississippi State. The latter was the game-winner to advance the Irish to the Quarterfinals
- Finished with 39 points which ranked second in the ACC and sixth nationally
- Her 0.86 goals per game ranked second nationally
- Her 1.77 points per game ranked 11th nationally
- Engle’s brace at No. 1 Duke marked the first time in program history in which a freshman recorded multiple goals against the No. 1 team in the country
- Produced a hat trick in Notre Dame’s second game of the season at Samford. She was the third quickest in program history to record a hat trick. Kerri Hanks (2005) and Rosella Guerrero (1992) achieved hat tricks in their freshman debuts
- Recorded five total game-winners
PRIOR TO NOTRE DAME
- Ranked 59th overall in her class by Top Drawer Soccer
- Club Team: Minnesota Thunder Academy ECNL
- Five-time ECNL First Team All-Conference honoree
- Champions League team since 2019
- 2023-24 Gatorade Minnesota Girls Soccer Player of the Year
- Star Tribune’s 2023-24 Player of the Year
- Attended Edina High
- As a senior: scored seven goals in three state tournament games to lead top-seed Edina to a perfect season at 22-0.
- Finished in third in state tournament in 2021 and runner-up in 2022
- Set the school record for assists in a single game with five
- Three-time All-State selection
- Also competed in Track & Field where she also set the school record in the 4×200 and 4×400 relays
NATIONAL TEAM/YOUTH EXPERIENCE
- U.S. U20 CONCACAF Tournament
- U.S. U19 Training Camp (March 31-April 8 in Fayetteville, GA)
- U.S. U19 YNT – L’Albir U-19 Women’s International Tournament
- U.S. U19 Pan-Am Games roster
- U.S. U17 training camp