SMC Tennis: Belles rebound with win over North Central
Coming off a loss against Hope in Michigan on Saturday, the Belles hosted North Central on Monday, winning 6-3.
Coming off a loss against Hope in Michigan on Saturday, the Belles hosted North Central on Monday, winning 6-3.
After finishing Sunday in second place, the No. 26 Irish concluded the second round of the Big East championship Monday in first place after firing a three-under-par 285.
Under the best weather they've seen all season, the Belles split a doubleheader with Hope College on Monday, winning the first game 3-1 and dropping the second 8-2.
With a three-game home sweep of Quinnipiac in the books, Notre Dame hits the road today for another non-conference matchup as it takes on Toledo.
The Irish are riding a seven-game win streak heading into tonight's doubleheader against conference rival Connecticut.
Bookstore Basketball at Notre Dame is the largest outdoor five-on-five basketball tournament in the world. And it's also a hotbed for creative team names, some more and some less appropriate than others.
The cold and dreary weather that has plagued South Bend all spring hasn't stopped Bookstore Basketball, which has reached the final stages and continues today with the Sweet 16.
With first place in the Big East on the line, No. 2 Notre Dame found itself locked in a tight back-and-forth battle with red-hot Villanova. But Irish junior attack John Scioscia then exploded for three fourth-quarter goals as Notre Dame pulled away with a 13-9 victory Saturday at Arlotta Stadium.
The Irish claimed their fourth Big East sweep of the season with a dominating three-game run against Pittsburgh this weekend.
The Irish continued their reign over the Big East conference with a sixth-straight Big East Championship this weekend in Tampa, Fla.
Notre Dame's trademark high-powered offensive attack went silent this weekend, as the No. 7 Irish struggled to find the net in road losses to No. 5 Syracuse on Friday and No. 19 Connecticut on Sunday.
A year ago, I filled this very space with reasons why the Blue-Gold Game mattered.
A year ago, I filled this very space with reasons why the Blue-Gold Game mattered.
In pursuit of the program's fifth Big East conference title, the Irish did not get off to the start they wanted Sunday in Orlando, Fla., but still ended the first round in second place, seven shots behind the leader Louisville.
Louis Nix III lined up at quarterback and took the shotgun snap. The 347-pound senior nose tackle looked for his receivers but then elected to tuck the ball and rumble into the end zone for the two-point conversion.
It was an eventful weekend for the Irish, as they swept Quinnipiac, ended a six-game losing streak and raised awareness and money for Lou Gehrig's Disease research through their Strike Out ALS game Saturday afternoon.