Track and Field: Split squad gets good results
The Irish wrapped up a successful weekend in Bloomington, Ind. in the Polytan Invitational. Notre Dame was able to grab eight first-place victories during the weekend at Indiana University.
The Irish wrapped up a successful weekend in Bloomington, Ind. in the Polytan Invitational. Notre Dame was able to grab eight first-place victories during the weekend at Indiana University.
The Irish pulled out three wins in their final non-conference regatta against two highly ranked West Coast teams in Stanford and USC.
In a weekend doubleheader at last-place Kalamazoo, the Belles took care of business in two mercy-rule shortened contests, and put themselves in a strong position to make the MIAA tournament.
After a day of golf Sunday, Notre Dame started its title defense strong, leading the 2012 Big East tournament in Orlando with a score of 296. The Irish lead second-place South Florida by two strokes after 18 holes of golf.
They say not to take the Blue-Gold game seriously. But I say: Why not?
In the end, the Battle of the Warren did not prove to be much of a battle.
On Sunday, the Belles took a huge step toward making the MIAA conference tournament by beating conference opponent Adrian, 7-2.
Entering the Big East championships, the No. 28 Irish had not lost since they fell to South Florida in Tampa, Fla., on March 17.
It has been a stuck-in-the-middle kind of year for Notre Dame.
The No. 17 Irish are aiming to claim their fifth straight conference championship and sixth in seven years at the Big East championships in Tampa, Fla., this weekend.
While the scorekeeper decided to score the play as an error, the momentum of the game swung in favor of the Irish, who went on to defeat Cleveland State 6-5 on Thursday at Melissa Cook Stadium.
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With the Big East tournament a mere two weeks away, No. 6 Notre Dame will head to the nation's capital to face off with conference foe No. 14 Georgetown.
Call them the Four Horsemen 2.0. Call them the Four-leaf Clover. Call them Tommy, Andrew, Everett and Gunner.
Saint Mary's took both contests in their doubleheader Thursday at Albion, winning the first by a score of 14-6 in six innings and taking the second by a score of 6-3.
One of the most obvious challenges for a golf program in northwestern Indiana is the constant travel necessitated by harsh weather in the region.
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"Quarterback Scramble," huh?
Notre Dame is hoping to defend its 2011 Big East title as it heads down to Orlando, Fla., for the conference tournament. The Irish will play the Tom Watson-designed 6,319 yard, par-72 Reunion Golf course.
After winning its eighth consecutive game against Georgetown, No. 4 Notre Dame continues Big East play on the road at No. 11 Villanova on Saturday.