Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's lacrosse

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Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's lacrosse
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Founded1997
University University of Notre Dame
Athletic director Pete Bevacqua
Head coachChristine Halfpenny (since 2012 season)
StadiumArlotta Family Lacrosse Stadium (capacity: 2500)
Location Notre Dame, Indiana
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Nickname Fighting 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.

Contents

Individual career records

Reference: [2]

RecordAmountPlayerYears
Goals262Jillian Byers2006–09
Assists151Maggie Tamasitis2009–12
Points336Jillian Byers2006–09
Ground balls193Kathryn Lam1999-02
Draw controls367Andie Aldave2018–21
Caused turnovers159Barbara Sullivan2012–16
Saves528Ellie Hilling2010–13
Save %.531Tara Durkin2000–01
GAA8.79Jen White2000–03

Individual single-season records

RecordAmountPlayerYears
Goals83Jillian Byers2009
Assists59Maggie Tamasitis2012
Points114Crysti Foote2006
Ground balls64Margaret Smith2014
Draw controls152Andie Aldave2019
Caused turnovers55Barbara Sullivan2016
Saves180Samantha Giacolone2017
Save %.548Tara Durkin2000
GAA7.49Jen White2002

Seasons

Reference: [3]

Statistics overview
SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
NCAA Division I (Independent)(1997–2000)
1997Tracy Coyne 5–4
1998Tracy Coyne 7–6
1999Tracy Coyne 9–6
2000Tracy Coyne 5–10
NCAA Division I (Big East Conference)(2001–2013)
2001Tracy Coyne 10–54–23rd
2002Tracy Coyne 13–55–12nd NCAA Quarterfinal
2003Tracy Coyne 8–74–23rd
2004Tracy Coyne 12–54–2T-2nd NCAA First Round
2005Tracy Coyne 3–121–4T-4th
2006Tracy Coyne 15–44–12nd NCAA Semifinal
2007Tracy Coyne 11–63–2T-3rd
2008Tracy Coyne 12–74–12nd NCAA First Round
2009Tracy Coyne 16–55–23rd NCAA Quarterfinal
2010Tracy Coyne 11–76–2T-2nd NCAA First Round
2011Tracy Coyne 10–96–2T-3rd
2012Christine Halfpenny 13–56–23rd NCAA First Round
2013Christine Halfpenny 12–55–3T-4th NCAA First Round
NCAA Division I (Atlantic Coast Conference)(2014–present)
2014Christine Halfpenny 10–92–57th NCAA Second Round
2015Christine Halfpenny 11–93–4T-5th NCAA Second Round
2016Christine Halfpenny 14–74–3T-3rd NCAA Quarterfinal
2017Christine Halfpenny 11–84–3T-3rd NCAA First Round
2018Christine Halfpenny 10–93–45th
2019Christine Halfpenny 14–55–24th NCAA Second Round
2020Christine Halfpenny 7–02–0Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021Christine Halfpenny 8–55–54th
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

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

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

References

  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.