Madison Ahern scored six goals as the No. 5 Notre Dame women’s lacrosse team trounced Central Michigan, 24-5, in the season opener Friday at the Loftus Sports Center.
Ahern, a junior, was one of 11 different Irish scorers in the one-sided affair, with graduate attack Maddie Howe and sophomore midfield Kelly Denes also registering hat tricks.
Goalie Bridget Deehan, a graduate student, saw minimal action as the Irish’s aggressiveness limited the Chippewas to just three shots in the game’s first 45 minutes. Deehan ended with two saves and zero goals allowed.
Senior attack Calin Field opened the scoring 4 1⁄2 minutes into the game, burying the first of six Irish goals from the free position.