Women's Lacrosse: Squad set to square off with competitive Georgetown team
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.
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.
See how The Observer's beat writers think the Irish starting lineup will look in 2012. Click the image at right to enlarge.
"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.
How do you replace a receiver that amassed 271 catches, 3,686 yards and 37 touchdowns in four illustrious seasons at Notre Dame?
The Irish welcome 20 recruits and six signees from the Class of 2012 to campus this weekend to take in the 83rd annual Blue-Gold Game. Though a number of future impact players will line the sidelines to watch the spring scrimmage, Irish recruiting expert Mike Frank said the focus this weekend is on welcoming back commitments and signees and to build chemistry among the future Irish players.
Held over a three-day period every April, the Mt. SAC Relays on the campus of San Antonio College in Walnut, Calif., is one of the most famed track meets in the nation. The event counts such accomplished Olympians as Carl Lewis and Jackie Joyner-Kersee among its former competitors. Notre Dame wrote its name into the 54th chapter of the relays' storied history Thursday with a 25th-place showing in the 1500-meter race by senior middle-distance runner JohnathanShawel.
It's two weeks before prom, which means freshman quarterback Gunner Kiel should be worried about renting a tuxedo, filling a limo and what moves he will pull out on the dance floor.
The top-seeded Irish will square off against No. 8 seed Villanova today as they begin their quest for their eighth Big East title, and their first since 2008.
After a strong performance at the Virginia Invite last weekend, the No. 17 Irish hope to carry their momentum across the country when they participate in a double-dual regatta against No. 5 USC and No. 11 Stanford this weekend.
The end is only the beginning.
One week after teaming up with Indiana to defeat Louisville and Kentucky in the Texas Roadhouse Border Battle, the Irish will travel to Bloomington, Ind., for the Polytan Invitational.
It took an offensive explosion at the start and lockdown defense at the end, but the No. 6 Irish did just enough to secure a 12-11 win over No. 18 Vanderbilt Wednesday in Arlotta Stadium.
The Irish bounced back from a rough weekend against Syracuse with a 6-3 win over Valparaiso on Wednesday.
With just six conference games remaining, the Belles look to secure a top-four spot in the standings to qualify for the MIAA tournament when they face Albion this afternoon.
The Minnesota Lynx drafted graduate student forward Devereaux Peters with the No. 3 overall pick in the WNBA draft Monday, and the Washington Mystics drafted senior guard Natalie Novosel with the No. 8 pick.