SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Two of the all-time leading scorers in Notre Dame women’s lacrosse program history add to their already extensive resume after being named as IWLCA First Team All-Americans, the organization announced Thursday afternoon. The program’s leading scorer with 341 over her five years with the Irish, Jackie Wolak was honored as an attacker on the list while her classmate Kasey Choma joins as a midfield honoree.
The dynamic duo combined for 188 points this season, including 114 goals en route to a historic Irish campaign in 2024. Continuously ranking among the nation’s top offensive threats nationally over the course of the season, Wolak and Choma helped lead the Irish to one of the most historic runs in program history while also ranking among the top-five team offenses in the country throughout their final season.
Wolak cemented her name in Irish history numerous times over the course of the season, including becoming the program’s all-time points leader in her final game with the Blue and Gold. Her final weekend in an Irish uniform saw her put up 18 points behind four goals and 14 assists to lead the nation in both points and assists in NCAA Tournament play. Despite the team coming up just shy of the NCAA quarterfinals Wolak continues to lead all offensive players in postseason points, assists, points per game, assists per game and free position goals per game. The 2024 ACC Attacker of the Year and Tewaaraton finalist, Wolak also became the first individual in program history to be drafted by Athletes Unlimited to continue her lacrosse career at the professional level. Scoring her 100th point in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament against Coastal Carolina, Wolak became the first to eclipse triple-digit points in multiple seasons at Notre Dame, surpassing her 2023 point total of 105. Her 110 points in 2024 led the team and was second nationally while putting her third all-time in program history behind that of Crysti Foote (114; ’06) and Jillian Byers (111; ’09).
Starting all 20 games for the Irish in the midfield this season, Choma led the position in scoring and finished third overall on the team with 78 points. She ranked among the nation’s best in nearly every offensive category throughout the season, including fifth in free position percentage with a .714 success rate. In her final games with the Irish, Choma registered eight goals which ranked among the nation’s best to date in the NCAA Tournament and became just the second individual in program history to cap off their career with over 250 career goals. Choma was named a Tewaaraton nominee earlier this season along with numerous other All-American and All-conference honors. Her Irish career came to a close in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, her 85th career contest at Notre Dame which set a program record for career games played. She recorded her 300th career point in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament and went on to record eight points over her final two games in a Blue and Gold uniform. This season she set a career best in assists with 22 and boasted 12 games with three-plus goals.
The honor is Choma’s record fourth All-American recognition by the IWLCA while Wolak earned her second consecutive First Team nod by the organization.