NOTRE DAME, Ind. — Six Irish earned All-ACC accolades for the 2021 women’s lacrosse season, including a pair of First Team honorees in Bridget Deehan and Samantha Lynch, the ACC announced Tuesday afternoon (April 27).
In addition to Deehan and Lynch, Madison Ahern, Maddie Howe and Kasey Choma each earned Second Team honors while Keelin Schlageter was named to the ACC’s All-Freshman Team.
The six total honorees are the most the Irish have earned since joining the conference in 2014, and the five Irish to earn either First or Second Team All-ACC accolades match the 2015 team for the most in program history.
Howe earns her second straight conference honor (First Team – 2019) while Ahern, Choma, Deehan, Lynch and Schlageter earn All-ACC accolades for the first time.
The #5 Irish are set to enter postseason play with the 2021 ACC Tournament this week, beginning with a quarterfinal matchup against #7 Duke on Wednesday (April 28) at 2:30 p.m. ET on ACC Network.
2021 All-ACC Team
First Team
A – Jamie Ortega, Sr., North Carolina
A – Charlotte North, Sr., Boston College
A – Meaghan Tyrrell, Jr., Syracuse
A – Katie Hoeg, Sr., North Carolina
A – Samantha Lynch, Gr., Notre Dame
A – Maddie Jenner, Jr., Duke
A – Megan Carney, Jr., Syracuse
A – Gabby Rosenzweig, Gr., Duke
M – Ally Mastroianni, Sr., North Carolina
M – Belle Smith, Fr., Boston College
M – Paige Petty, Sr., Virginia Tech
D – Emma Trenchard, Sr., North Carolina
D – Sarah Cooper, Jr., Syracuse
D – Hollie Schleicher, So., Boston College
G – Taylor Moreno, Sr., North Carolina
G – Bridget Deehan, Sr., Notre Dame
Second Team
A – Cara Urbank, Gr., Boston College
A – Maddie Howe, Sr., Notre Dame
A – Jenn Medjid, Jr., Boston College
A – Madison Ahern, So., Notre Dame
M – Sam Swart, Sr., Syracuse
M – Annie Dyson, Jr., Virginia
M – Kasey Choma, So., Notre Dame
M – Emma Crooks, Sr., Virginia Tech
M – Caroline Blalock, Sr., Louisville
M – Sierra Cockerille, Jr., Syracuse
D – Kerry Defliese, Gr., Syracuse
D – Catie Woodruff, Sr., North Carolina
D – Callie Humphrey, Gr., Duke
D – Ella Simkins, Gr., Syracuse
D – Meredith Chapman, Gr., Virginia
G – Asa Goldstock, Gr., Syracuse
All-Freshman Team
Hunter Roman, D, Boston College
Sydney Scales, D, Boston College
Belle Smith, M, Boston College
Katie DeSimone, A, Duke
Bella Karstien, M, Louisville
Caitlyn Wurzburger, A, North Carolina
Keelin Schlageter, M, Notre Dame
Jenny Markey, M, Syracuse
Emma Ward, A, Syracuse
Mackenzie Hoeg, M, Virginia
Maggie Bostain, M, Virginia
Whitney Liebler, A, Virginia Tech
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