NOTRE DAME, Ind. — After going on the road for seven of their last nine contests, the fifth-ranked Irish close the regular season with a pair of home games against Virginia Tech and No. 19 Louisville. The Irish meet the Hokies on Wednesday (April 21) at noon ET before celebrating Senior Day against the Cardinals on Saturday (April 24) at 1 p.m. ET. Both contests will be streamed live via ACC Network Extra.
#5 NOTRE DAME vs. VIRGINIA TECH & #19 LOUISVILLE
Date/Time: Wednesday, April 21 – Noon ET & Saturday, April 24 — 1 p.m. ET
Location: Arlotta Stadium
Coverage: ACC Network Extra (Wednesday) & ACC Network Extra (Saturday)
Live Stats (Wednesday) & Live Stats (Saturday)
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Game Notes (PDF)
FOR STARTERS
- Saturday’s matchup with Louisville will mark Notre Dame’s ninth contest against an opponent ranked in the IWLCA Poll.
- Bridget Deehan has been named the IWLCA’s National Defensive Player of the Week in two of the last four weeks.
- Samantha Lynch leads the Irish with 27 goals and 33 points and she has been named the ACC’s Offensive Player of the Week twice in 2021.
- Savannah Buchanan currently leads the Irish with 20 caused turnovers and her mark of 1.82 caused turnovers per game ranks third in the ACC.
- Five different players have netted at least 18 goals for Notre Dame this season in a balanced Irish offensive attack.
- The Irish are ranked No. 5 in the IWLCA and U.S. Lacrosse Magazine Polls and No. 6 in the Inside Lacrosse Poll.
- The Irish have been ranked in the top-five in 14 consecutive IWLCA polls dating back to February 17, 2020.
- Notre Dame owns a 19-2 mark in home contests dating back to March 24, 2018.
- On April 15 at Boston College, Andie Aldave became the 14th player in program history to reach the 100 career goals mark.
- The Irish currently have three active players with more than 100 career goals, including Samantha Lynch (134), Maddie Howe (135) and Aldave (103).
THE NOTRE DAME-VIRGINIA TECH SERIES
- The Irish and Hokies will be meeting for the 11th time on Wednesday with Notre Dame holding a 10-1 advantage in the all-time series and a 5-0 mark at home.
- Notre Dame and Virginia Tech last met on April 7, 2019 when the Irish earned a 15-13 victory over the Hokies.
- Maddie Howe led the Irish with four goals and seven points in that victory while Madison Mote added four points (3G, A) and Andie Aldave racked up 12 draw controls.
- Irish head coach Christine Halfpenny was a four-year letterwinner with Virginia Tech from 1996-1999.
- Halfpenny helped guide the Hokies to the 1999 Atlantic 10 Conference crown.
THE NOTRE DAME-LOUISVILLE SERIES
- The Irish and Cardinals will be meeting for the second time this season and 14th time overall on Saturday at Arlotta.
- Notre Dame took the first matchup between the two sides, 15-10, in Louisville back on March 21.
- In that victory last month in Louisville, Samantha Lynch netted five goals while Kasey Choma added four goals and Andie Aldave earned 11 draw controls.
- The Irish hold an 11-2 advantage over the Cardinals in the all-time series, including a 5-1 mark at home.
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