Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's lacrosse explained

Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's lacrosse
Founded:	1997
University:	University of Notre Dame
Conference:	Atlantic Coast Conference
Location:	Notre Dame, Indiana
Athletic Director:	Pete Bevacqua
Coach:	Christine Halfpenny
Tenure:	since 2012
Stadium:	Arlotta Family Lacrosse Stadium (capacity: 2500)
Nickname:	Fighting Irish
Ncaa Semi:	2006
Ncaa Quarter:	2002, 2006, 2009, 2016, 2021, 2023
Ncaa Tourney:	2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Conf Tourney:	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

Reference:^[1]

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

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

Reference:^[2]

Postseason Results

The Fighting Irish have appeared in 15 NCAA tournaments. Their postseason record is 9–15.^[3]

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Score
	7	First Round Quarterfinal	Ohio State	W, 11–7 L, 5–11
	9	First Round		L, 8–10
	6	First Round Quarterfinal Semifinal	Cornell	W, 16–8 W, 12–9 L, 8–14
	10	First Round		L, 7–15
	6	First Round Quarterfinal	Vanderbilt	W, 19–13 L, 10–16
	14	First Round		L, 7–19
	8	First Round		L, 7–12
	9	First Round		L, 7–8
	8	First Round Second Round		W, 18–4 L, 8–10
	12	First Round Second Round	Ohio State	W, 13–11 L, 11–16
	6	Second Round Quarterfinal	Northwestern	W, 15–3 L, 6–10
	--	First Round		L, 7–12
	7	First Round Second Round	Stanford	W, 15–9 L, 13–10
	5	First Round Second Round Quarterfinal	Robert Morris Virginia Boston College	W, 16–0 W, 13–8
	--	First Round		L, 11–17
	5	First Round Second Round Quarterfinal	Mercer 6 Florida #3 Boston College	W, 21–6 W, 16–15 L, 6–20

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2017–18 Notre Dame Women's Lacrosse History and Records Packet. UND. November 26, 2017. December 1, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201032214/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nd/sports/w-lacros/auto_pdf/2017-18/misc_non_event/2018-history-records.pdf. dead.
2. Web site: 2017 Big East Women's Lacrosse Record Book. Big East . November 26, 2017.
3. Web site: Division I Women's Lacrosse Championships Records Book . NCAA. November 26, 2017.