IRISH ANSWER!!
A heads-up play by @EllieOspeck, then a phenomenal individual effort from Lily Joseph!
ND 3 – UK 1 | 60'
Watch on @ESPNPlus. #GoIrish ☘️ pic.twitter.com/OIOf1hyGyH
— Notre Dame Women's Soccer (@NDSoccer) November 22, 2024
2025-26 Women's Soccer
Roster
#27 Lily Joseph 2024-25 Women's Soccer Roster
Midfielder/Forward
Height
5-5
Class
Sophomore
Eligibility
Sophomore
Hometown
Hamden, CT
Last Team
Hamden Hall Country Day
CAREER HONORS
- 2024 Third Team All-ACC
- 2024 ACC All-Freshman Team
- 2024 ACC All-Academic Team
AS A SOPHOMORE (2025)
- Started all 20 games for the Irish
- Finished with a record of 15-2-3
- 0.96 GAA, allowing 19 goals
- Finished the year with 60 saves and a .759 save percentage
- Recorded a season-high 7 saves against No. 5 Florida State (10/9)
- Finished with 5 shutouts and played a part in two team shutouts
AS A SOPHOMORE (2025)
- Played in 17 games, making 8 starts as she recorded 963 minutes on the pitch
- Dished out 3 assists for 3 points on the season
- Tied her career-high 2 assists in the win over Oakland (8/31)
- Recorded an assist in the win over No. 22 North Carolina (9/24)
AS A FRESHMAN (2024)
- Third Team All-ACC
- ACC All-Freshman Team
- ACC All-Academic Team
- Recorded the second most points on the team with 22
- Tied fellow freshman Ellie Hodsden for the second most goals on the team with eight
- Two game-winning goals – at Syracuse and vs. Kentucky in the second round of NCAAs
- Produced two braces – both in the above-mentioned games
- Also dished out six assists
- Shone bright in the Starkville Regional of the NCAA Tournament. Joseph recorded a brace against No. 5 seed Kentucky in the second round, then had the game-winning assist to Izzy Engle in the win over Mississippi State.
- Started in five matches, including the last four of the season. Played in all 22 matches
- Tallied 59 shots, including 23 on net
PREP AND PERSONAL
- Club Teams: South Central Premier; Connecticut Rush Select
- SCC All-Academic Team
- Favorite memory – first season back after her ACL injury she set the school record in goals for a season
- Three-time team MVP
- 2022 Connecticut ODP Female Player of the Year
- Attended Hamden Hall Country Day
- 2023 Athlete of the Year Award winner
- 2023 NEPSAC Player of the Year
- Two-time All-State selection (2023, 2022)
- Broke school record (boys and girls) for most goals scored in a season with 66 goals in 19 games (previous record was 46)
- Ultimately scored 102 goals in last 2 seasons
- Honor Roll every semester of high school
- All-Around Student Award winner in 2022
- Since Department Award winner in 2022
NATIONAL TEAM/YOUTH EXPERIENCE
- U.S. U19 YNT – L’Albir U-19 Women’s International Tournament
- ODP National Training Camp attendee – 2020, 2022, 2024
- ODP Regional Team – 2019, 2021, 2024
PERSONAL
- Her father, Roland Joseph, won 2 national championships at Southern Connecticut State and played on the Trinidad & Tobago National Team
- Intended Major: Visual Communication Design