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Women's Golf: Team adds two top freshmen

By The Observer · Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012

Coming off a second-place finish in the Big East tournament and a trip to the NCAA Regional qualifiers last season, No. 47 Notre Dame has improved its lineup and is expecting to perform well this year.

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Men's Basketball: Notre Dame makes surprising run to NCAA tournament

By The Observer · Tuesday, May 15, 2012

When graduate student forward and Irish co-captain Tim Abromaitis tore his ACL in practice on Nov. 25, hopes for the Irish season dwindled. Notre Dame had already lost key pieces to the surprising 2010-2011 team that earned a No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament and then the undisputed leader of the young 2011-2012 squad was lost.

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Men's Soccer: Irish stumble late, miss NCAA tourney

By The Observer · Tuesday, May 15, 2012

They spent time ranked in the top-10 nationally, they posted six shutouts, they sent three players to Major League Soccer and they played some of the best soccer Irish coach Bobby Clark said he has seen in his 11 years at Notre Dame. But the 2011 installment of the Irish, despite all its talent and sometimes spectacular play, failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament after losing in the first round of the Big East tournament.

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ND Softball: Irish reach NCAA tournament

By The Observer · Tuesday, May 15, 2012

On March 16 the Irish lost 7-2 to Washington in the final game of the Judi Garman Classic in Fullerton, Calif. The loss dropped Notre Dame's record to 11-10 - a far cry from the squad's 46-11 mark in 2011.

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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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