#16 NOTRE DAME vs. #13 VIRGINIA
Date/Time: Sunday, March 6 — 12:00 p.m.
Location: Arlotta Stadium – South Bend, Ind.
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FOR STARTERS
- The Irish are set to host the Virginia Cavaliers on Sunday, March 6 at noon at Arlotta Stadium on the Notre Dame campus.
- After this contest, the Irish will hit the road as the next three matchups will be on the road (Virginia Tech, Jacksonville, and Yale).
- Notre Dame is coming off a 2021 campaign in which it finished 11-7 and earned an NCAA Tournament berth.
THE NOTRE DAME – VIRGINIA SERIES
- The Irish and Cavaliers will be meeting for the tenth time on Sunday at Arlotta Stadium.
- Notre Dame holds a 6-3 edge in the all-time series.
- In the last outing, Bridget Deehan matched her career-high with 14 saves.
IN THE POLLS
- After five games of the 2022 season, the Irish are ranked No. 16 in the IWLCA/IL Women poll.
- The Irish were ranked No. 5 in the IL Women/IWLCA Preseason Poll.
- Four ACC programs are currently ranked in the top-10 of the IL Women/IWLCAPreseason Poll, including #1 Boston College, #2 North Carolina, #3 Syracuse, and #8 Duke.
- The Irish checked in at #7 in the USA Lacrosse Magazine Preseason Poll.
TOP FIVE SCHEDULE
- The Fighting Irish have already played three top-25 opponents in the 2022 season and will play four more in the regular season.
- The ACC is home to all of the remaining ranked opponents in #1 Boston College, #2 North Carolina, #7 Duke, and #13 Virginia.
- Notre Dame has one of the top five hardest schedules in Division I women’s lacrosse according to lacrossereference.com.
CHOMA RANKED NATIONALLY
- Kasey Choma was tabbed 34th in the nation by Inside Lacrosse in December of 2021.
- In her career, she has played in 25 games, scoring 67 goals on 131 shots. She has picked up 29 ground balls, and 29 draw controls.
- She currently sits second on the team in goals with 13 over five games, and has scored at least one goal in all five contests.
- Choma is also tied for first on the team with Diana Kelly in draw controls with 19 each.
AHERN ON ATTACK
- Madison Ahern leads the Irish squad so far in the 2022 season with 17 goals.
- Ahern tied her career high with six goals against #3 Syracuse on February 26, 2022.
- She has scored a goal at least two goals in four of five contests, with four hat tricks this season.