Notre Dame’s women’s lacrosse team got bigger Monday when it added sophomore defender Emma Schettig. During her pandemic-shortened season at Maryland, Schettig was named an Inside Lacrosse Second Team All-American and an All-Rookie Team member. In six games, she led the Terrapins with 17 groundballs, had 16 draw controls and caused nine turnovers. She also earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors on one occasion.
Irish coach Christine Halfpenny said the following:
“I’m thrilled to announce the addition of Emma Schettig to our women’s lacrosse program. After recruiting Emma in her freshman year of high school (when NCAA rules allowed early communication) we always thought she was a fantastic cultural fit for Notre Dame, academically, athletically, and socially. Emma’s values align with that of our Gold Standards as she is constantly in the pursuit of excellence, integrity, and unity. Her experience as a full-time contributor in her freshman season at Maryland will no doubt help her to transition to our team’s style of play and the competitive ACC lacrosse schedule. Notre Dame Women’s Lacrosse feels very fortunate to add such a quality person and lacrosse player to our family!”
Schettig is not a complete stranger to everyone on Notre Dame’s roster. In 2019, she and Irish midfielder Kasy Choma won a gold medal with the U.S. Under-19 Women’s National Team. Additionally, she played high school lacrosse with new teammates Andie Aldave and Savannah Buchanan at McDonogh School in Owings Mills, Maryland. It’s practically a given that she’ll transition to South Bend smoothly.