Cards Head to Notre Dame for Regular Season Finale

Game Day Information | Louisville at Notre Dame
Date: April 17, 2025, 12 p.m. ET
Location: South Bend, Ind.
Venue: Arlotta Stadium
Links: ACCNX Watch | Live Scoring | Game Notes

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The University of Louisville lacrosse team will travel to South Bend, Ind. to face Atlantic Coast Conference rival Notre Dame in its regular season finale Thursday at 3 p.m.

OPENING DRAW
• Louisville enters the game with a 7-9 overall and a 1-7 mark in ACC play following a 17-7 loss to then-No. 12 Duke on Saturday.
• Sophomore Reese Whiteman paces the team with a career-high 24 goals and 30 points.
• Junior Negai Nakazawa is second on the team with 26 points and stands tied for the team lead with nine assists. Nakazawa is third on the team with 32 draw controls and has 97 in her career, needing three more to become the eighth player in program history to reach 100.
• Junior Rian Adkins is third on the team with a career-high 21 points and a career-best eight assists.
• Lauren Figas is also in the midst of a career-best season, standing second on the team with 18 goals and 35 draw controls.
• Graduate senior Ashley Osborne has played in 81 career games, setting a new school record. She leads the team with 25 ground balls and has accumulated 106 in her career, becoming the eighth player in program history with 100 or more ground balls.
• Sophomore Cate Kangas leads the team with 20 caused turnovers and stands second with 24 ground balls.
• Freshman Olivia Scroggie paces the team with 64 draw controls including a career-high eight in the 19-6 win at Xavier and the 17-3 win against Kent State.
• J Pleck (7-9) has posted 138 saves - including a career-high 16 against Vanderbilt while logging 800:44 minutes in goal this season. She stands third in the ACC and 12th in the nation in saves. Pleck ranks eighth on Louisville's single season list.
• Pleck has collected 258 saves in her career, becoming the seventh player in program history to surpass the 200 save mark. She is ranked fifth on Louisville's all-time list.

CARDS VS. THE FIGHTING IRISH
Series History: Notre Dame leads 15-2 dating back to 2009
Last Meeting: April 18, 2024 – No. 3-ranked Notre Dame won 23-10 in Louisville.
2024 Recap: Eight different Cardinals scored, but No. 3 Notre Dame exploded for eight third-quarter goals to lead the Fighting Irish to a 23-10 win at UofL Lacrosse Stadium. Maggie McMahon and Kokoro Nakazawa tallied a pair of goals apiece and goalie Sara Addeche recorded 11 saves.
Scouting the Fighting Irish:
• Notre Dame enters this matchup with a 6-8 record, with a 1-7 ACC record. The Fighting Irish come into this match on a four-game losing streak, previously losing to Pitt on the road 13-12. Notre Dame is currently tied for 10th with Louisville in the ACC standings.
• Freshman Madison Rassas leads the Irish in goals with 29, while adding four assists and 33 draw controls. Leading in points for Notre Dame is sophomore Kathryn Morrissey, with 21 goals and 16 assists for 37 points. Goalie Isabel Pithie carries a 9.65 GAA and has 109 saves in 14 games played.

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Players Mentioned

Sara Addeche

Rian Adkins

Lauren Figas

Cate Kangas

Maggie McMahon

Kokoro Nakazawa

Negai Nakazawa

Ashley Osborne

J Pleck

Olivia Scroggie

Reese Whiteman

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