Madison Ahern

Personal: Ahern earned bachelor’s degree in finance and master’s degree in business analytics at Notre Dame. 

International Experience: Ahern led Team USA to a Silver medal at The World Games in 2022. She scored 12 goals with five assists while appearing in five games. Ahern guided the United States to a 25-6 victory over Czech Republic by netting four goals with an assist. She also registered a hat trick in the semifinal triumph against Great Britain and contributed two goals with three assists in the win over Australia.

At Notre Dame: Ahern was a five-year letter winner at Notre Dame and started all 84 games from 2020-24. She registered 317 points, including 228 goals and 69 assists. Ahern is one of four players in Fighting Irish history to surpass 200 career goals. She was named to the Tewaaraton Award Watch List in each of her final three campaigns and garnered Inside Lacrosse All-America recognition four times, including Second-Team notice as a freshman, and also claimed Honorable Mention accolades three times. Ahern received Honorable Mention All-America commendations from USA Lacrosse Magazine three times and was an IWLCA Third-Team All-America selection as a senior. She earned First-Team IWLCA All-Midwest/West Region accolades in each of her final three seasons and was the recipient of the 2020 Inside Lacrosse Rookie of the Year plaudits.

In her time with Notre Dame, Ahern ranked second on the team with 80 points in 2024, including a team-high 60 goals, while starting all 20 games as a graduate student. She scored at least one goal in all 20 games and netted a season-high five goals with two assists against Virginia Tech. During the NCAA Tournament, Ahern tallied seven goals and an assist, including four scores and a helper against Coastal Carolina in the first round. As a senior, she earned a starting assignment in all 21 games, paced the team with a career-best 63 goals, added 21 assists, and finished third on the squad with 84 points. Ahern recorded a goal in 20-of-21 games and matched her career high with six goals against Duke. In 2022, Ahern led Notre Dame with 57 goals and 76 points. She scored five or more goals in five contests and opened the season with six goals and an assist against Central Michigan.

In the 2021 season, Ahern started all 17 games and collected 49 points to rank third on the team, tallying 32 goals and 17 assists. During her collegiate debut in the COVID-shortened 2020 season, she finished with 16 goals and 11 assists and registered three goals and two assists in her first game against Marquette. Ahern is a two-time College Sports Communicators Academic All-District® honoree and the recipient of the 2023 ACC Student-Athlete Postgraduate Scholarship Award.