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SMC Golf: Belles take home conference title

By The Observer · Tuesday, May 15, 2012

It was a tale of two seasons for Saint Mary's, as the Belles enhanced their roster between the fall and spring semesters and won the MIAA championship, and advanced to the NCAA tournament.

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Baseball: Notre Dame clinches spot in Big East tourney

By The Observer · Tuesday, May 15, 2012

This season's Irish team has been a model of inconsistency. They beat then-No. 11 LSU on the road - but lost to Western Michigan. They opened the season by winning five of six and added a five-game winning streak in late March - then went on four and five-game losing slides.

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ND Women's Swimming: ND earns best finish at NCAAs in 11 years

By The Observer · Tuesday, May 15, 2012

For Notre Dame, this past season was full of personal growth and success in the pool. The six-month period of competition was capped up with top-five finishes in all its invitational meets. Irish coach Brian Barnes knows this season was one to remember for all its successes and hard work behind it.

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SMC Basketball: Saint Mary's earns berth in MIAA tournament

By The Observer · Tuesday, May 15, 2012

In a season filled with ups and downs, Saint Mary's ultimately accomplished the goal it set for itself at the beginning of the season. The Belles overcame much adversity, leading to a fourth-place MIAA finish, which was good enough to earn a berth in the conference tournament.

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ND Women's Golf: Notre Dame finishes second in Big East

By The Observer · Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Last season, the Irish placed fifth in the NCAA central region tournament and, for the first time, went to the NCAA tournament where they finished 22nd overall. This year, under the leadership of Irish coach Susan Holt, Notre Dame ended the regular season ranked 49th in the nation and took second place in the Big East tournament.

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ND Women's Basketball: Irish reach championship game for second straight year

By The Observer · Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Having reached the NCAA championship game after a spectacular season, the Irish were on the verge of a win that would have meant everything to the program. It would have been the second national championship in program history, revenge for 2011's title-game loss to Texas A&M and a fitting conclusion for one of the best graduating classes in school history.

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SMC Softball: Belles tie school record with 27 wins

By The Observer · Tuesday, May 15, 2012

While the Belles did not achieve the end goal of an MIAA tournament title, the journey to that point was one of the more memorable ones in program history. The Belles tied a school-record with 27 regular-season wins and earned a dramatic senior day win against Alma to qualify for the MIAA tournament.

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SMC Tennis: Belles finish fifth in MIAA

By The Observer · Tuesday, May 15, 2012

With the mixture of youth and doubles-play cohesiveness, Saint Mary's grew and developed as the team finished fifth in the MIAA. Of the top six players for the Belles (11-9, 3-5 MIAA), four were freshman and two were sophomores.

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Men's Swimming: Irish claim conference title

By The Observer · Tuesday, May 15, 2012

This season contained a string of awards for the Irish, but for seven swimmers, it meant more than just plaques and trophies. The squad collected its fifth Big East Conference team title, Big East Coach of the Year for both swimming and diving and sent two swimmers to the NCAA championships for the first time in program history.

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Men's Lacrosse: Notre Dame tops Yale, prepares for Virginia

By The Observer · Tuesday, May 15, 2012

The 2012 season continued the successful run the Irish have embarked on in recent years, marking the seventh consecutive NCAA tournament appearance for Notre Dame and the third season in a row the Irish advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals. And the year's not even over yet.

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