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Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's lacrosse

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Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's lacrosse
Founded1997
UniversityUniversity of Notre Dame
Athletic directorPete Bevacqua
Head coachChristine Halfpenny (since 2012 season)
StadiumArlotta Family Lacrosse Stadium (capacity: 2500)
LocationNotre Dame, Indiana
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
NicknameFighting Irish
ColorsBlue and gold[1]
   
NCAA Tournament Final Fours
2006
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
2002, 2006, 2009, 2016, 2021, 2023
NCAA Tournament appearances
2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Conference Tournament championships
2009

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's lacrosse team is an NCAA Division I college lacrosse team representing the University of Notre Dame as part of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They play their home games at Arlotta Family Lacrosse Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana.

Individual career records

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Reference:[2]

Record Amount Player Years
Goals 262 Jillian Byers 2006–09
Assists 151 Maggie Tamasitis 2009–12
Points 336 Jillian Byers 2006–09
Ground balls 193 Kathryn Lam 1999-02
Draw controls 285 Andie Aldave 2018–Present
Caused turnovers 159 Barbara Sullivan 2012–16
Saves 528 Ellie Hilling 2010–13
Save % .531 Tara Durkin 2000–01
GAA 8.79 Jen White 2000–03

Individual single-season records

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Record Amount Player Years
Goals 83 Jillian Byers 2009
Assists 59 Maggie Tamasitis 2012
Points 114 Crysti Foote 2006
Ground balls 64 Margaret Smith 2014
Draw controls 152 Andie Aldave 2019
Caused turnovers 55 Barbara Sullivan 2016
Saves 180 Samantha Giacolone 2017
Save % .548 Tara Durkin 2000
GAA 7.49 Jen White 2002

Seasons

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Reference:[3]

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
NCAA Division I (Independent) (1997–2000)
1997 Tracy Coyne 5–4
1998 Tracy Coyne 7–6
1999 Tracy Coyne 9–6
2000 Tracy Coyne 5–10
NCAA Division I (Big East Conference) (2001–2013)
2001 Tracy Coyne 10–5 4–2 3rd
2002 Tracy Coyne 13–5 5–1 2nd NCAA Quarterfinal
2003 Tracy Coyne 8–7 4–2 3rd
2004 Tracy Coyne 12–5 4–2 T-2nd NCAA First Round
2005 Tracy Coyne 3–12 1–4 T-4th
2006 Tracy Coyne 15–4 4–1 2nd NCAA Semifinal
2007 Tracy Coyne 11–6 3–2 T-3rd
2008 Tracy Coyne 12–7 4–1 2nd NCAA First Round
2009 Tracy Coyne 16–5 5–2 3rd NCAA Quarterfinal
2010 Tracy Coyne 11–7 6–2 T-2nd NCAA First Round
2011 Tracy Coyne 10–9 6–2 T-3rd
2012 Christine Halfpenny 13–5 6–2 3rd NCAA First Round
2013 Christine Halfpenny 12–5 5–3 T-4th NCAA First Round
NCAA Division I (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2014–present)
2014 Christine Halfpenny 10–9 2–5 7th NCAA Second Round
2015 Christine Halfpenny 11–9 3–4 T-5th NCAA Second Round
2016 Christine Halfpenny 14–7 4–3 T-3rd NCAA Quarterfinal
2017 Christine Halfpenny 11–8 4–3 T-3rd NCAA First Round
2018 Christine Halfpenny 10–9 3–4 5th
2019 Christine Halfpenny 14–5 5–2 4th NCAA Second Round
2020 Christine Halfpenny 7–0 2–0 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Christine Halfpenny 8–5 5–5 4th
Total: 257–160 (.616)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Postseason Results

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The Fighting Irish have appeared in 15 NCAA tournaments. Their postseason record is 9–15.[4]

Year Seed Round Opponent Score
2002 #7 First Round
Quarterfinal
Ohio State
#2 Princeton
W, 11–7
L, 5–11
2004 #9 First Round Northwestern L, 8–10
2006 #6 First Round
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Cornell
#3 Georgetown
#7 Dartmouth
W, 16–8
W, 12–9
L, 8–14
2008 #10 First Round #1 Northwestern L, 7–15
2009 #6 First Round
Quarterfinal
Vanderbilt
#3 North Carolina
W, 19–13
L, 10–16
2010 #14 First Round #2 Northwestern L, 7–19
2012 #8 First Round #2 Northwestern L, 7–12
2013 #9 First Round Stanford L, 7–8
2014 #8 First Round
Second Round
High Point
Duke
W, 18–4
L, 8–10
2015 #12 First Round
Second Round
Ohio State
#8 Northwestern
W, 13–11
L, 11–16
2016 #6 Second Round
Quarterfinal
Northwestern
#3 North Carolina
W, 15–3
L, 6–10
2017 -- First Round Cornell L, 7–12
2019 #7 First Round
Second Round
Stanford
#4 Northwestern
W, 15–9
L, 13–10
2021 #5 First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinal
Robert Morris
Virginia
Boston College
W, 16–0
W, 13–8
2022 -- First Round Michigan L, 11–17
2023 #5 First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinal
Mercer
#6 Florida
#3 Boston College
W, 21–6
W, 16–15
L, 6–20

References

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  1. ^ "Color | Athletics Branding | On Message | University of Notre Dame". Retrieved January 27, 2020.
  2. ^ "2017–18 Notre Dame Women's Lacrosse History and Records Packet" (PDF). UND. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  3. ^ "2017 Big East Women's Lacrosse Record Book" (PDF). Big East. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  4. ^ "Division I Women's Lacrosse Championships Records Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved November 26, 2017.