Checking in before things come to a close
After checking in with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish men’s golf team last week, it’s time to catch up on how the ladies have been doing out on the links. One more regular-season event, the Maryland Terps Invite, remains this coming weekend before postseason play begins – let’s see where we’re at.
The Rundown
Notre Dame is currently ranked 82nd overall among Division 1 women’s golf teams, with an overall W-L-T record* of 47-69-1. The Irish rank 14th in the ACC, just a touch behind the Boston College Eagles.
Despite this tough overall track record, there has actually been a positive trend in recent weeks as the season has entered the home stretch. After a string of finishes outside the top 5 stretching from October to mid-February, the Irish notched a pair in their last two tournaments:
- 5th place on home turf in the Clover Cup, with a +15 overall finish – their second-best of the season.
- 3rd place in the Pinetree CC Women’s Collegiate tournament, led by an impressive +2, 3rd-overall finish from sophomore Alex Lapple.
The Irish continued the spring season at the Pinetree Women’s Collegiate this past weekend with a 3rd place finish! Sophomore, Alex Lapple, led the Irish with a 3rd place finish!
Read about the event: https://t.co/BTl3vy6z1k
The Irish will be back competing in 2 weeks! pic.twitter.com/aZVUjhILmt
— ND Women’s Golf (@NDwomensGolf) March 27, 2025
It was a huge breakout for Lapple, setting a season-high mark for the sophomore currently ranked #629 nationally. Notre Dame can also be optimistic about its future prospects as its highest-rated golfers nationally, #312 Bridget Wilkie and #314 Maddy Bante, are both freshmen.
With national postseason competition likely not in the cards, the Irish will look this weekend to get themselves in the best possible position for the ACC tournament, taking place April 16-19.
*Bringing this back for purposes of legibility: W-L-T is a team’s won-lost-tied record, based on head-to-head competition. The number of wins indicates the number of teams that finished behind a particular team in a given event, while the number of losses indicates the number of teams that finished tied and the number of ties is just that.