SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Inside Lacrosse announced its All-American honorees Thursday and three members of the Notre Dame women’s lacrosse program have been recognized. Jackie Wolak and Kasey Choma were each named Second-Team All-American while Madison Ahern picked up honorable mention honors.
The trio have led the Irish to the NCAA Quarterfinals, averaging a combined 13.65 points per game thus far and assisting one of the nation’s top scoring offenses. The three seniors boast 273 of the team’s 449 total points, with all three ranking nationally in numerous categories.
The team’s leader in points, Wolak’s 56 goals and 47 assists ranks her among the top in the country. She leads the charge on one of the nation’s top scoring offenses that averages 90 goals per game. She ranks in the top-10 in assists (47) and points per game (5.15), meanwhile her point total is fourth-best nationally. Wolak boasts hat trick performances in 12 outings this season and has recorded at least five points in 14 of her 20 games played. In the ACC Tournament to round out their April slate, Wolak tallied six points off four goals and two assists to help the Irish clinch a spot in the semifinals. Most recently, the senior matched her career-best goal performance against Mercer, netting six tallies to lift her team to its most goals in an NCAA Tournament game in program history. With her fourth point against Florida in the NCAA Second Round, Wolak became just the third Irish attacker to eclipse 100 points in a single season, joining Jill Byers (2009) and Crysti Foote (2006) in Irish lore.
Choma, who leads the team in goals and ranks second in points, picked up Second Team honors with 87 points on the season. With 68 goals and 19 assists, her two-way midfield play has propelled the Irish offense to numerous accolades. The senior adds to her career-season, having previously been named an Inside Lacrosse/ILWomen Midseason All-American and First Team All-ACC for her contributions in the midfield. Her 68 goals ranks eighth nationally while her 3.40 goals per game average is fourth in the ACC. In 20 games played this season, Choma boasts 15 hat tricks and set a career-high eight goals in the team’s win over Virginia Tech partway through the season. In all but one game this season, Choma has found the back of the cage multiple times. Last week, Choma set a new personal best with 10 points against Mercer to send her team to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Her six goals and four assists made her the first Irish woman to record double-digit points in 2023. She followed it up with four goals and two assists against Florida, including the go-ahead goal with 10.1 second left in regulation to lift the Irish to the quarterfinals round. With 16 points in the opening two rounds Choma was named IWLCA Offensive Player of the Week May 16.
Ahern rounds out the Inside Lacrosse All-American honorees as the 2023 Tewaaraton Nominee boasts 83 points on the year off 62 goals and 21 assists. This season the senior picked up numerous weekly conference and national honors. Her scoring ability has lifted the Irish to one of the nation’s best scoring offenses and is one of the country’s best goal-scorers off the free position, averaging 1.05 goals from the eight-meter line per game. She has 13 games with three or more goals and set a career-best six goals three times this season. Having started all 20 games for the Irish this season, Ahern has five games with at least five goals.
The three were recently all named to the IWLCA West/Midwest All-Region Team as well as All-American by USA Lacrosse Magazine. Previously this season, Choma and Ahern were recognized as two of 25 Tewaaraton nominees.