SMC Softball: Belles host series against MIAA-leading Trine
The Belles ride a four-game winning streak into potentially their toughest challenge of the season, as they take on first-place conference foe Trine College on Tuesday.
The Belles ride a four-game winning streak into potentially their toughest challenge of the season, as they take on first-place conference foe Trine College on Tuesday.
Today the Belles travel to Holland, Mich., for the MIAA NCAA qualifier to compete for a spot in the postseason national tournament.
Leading Notre Dame to a 10th-place finish at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic at the University of Georgia from March 28 to April 1, freshman Ashley Armstrong tied for 13th place overall. For her performance, she was awarded Big East Player of the Week. Armstrong finished with an even-par 216 in the 18-team, 90-player field, consisting of 13 teams ranked in the top-50 nationally.
The goaltender is often considered the key position on a lacrosse team. Attackmen are frequently the recognized stars. But it is the face-off specialist who plays one of the most important, yet anonymous, roles on the squad.
Just add another record for senior attacker Maggie Tamasitis.
In a battle between two states, the Irish helped lead Indiana over Kentucky.
After three weeks off, the Irish had a successful return to action over the weekend in the Virginia Invite at Lake Monticello in Charlottesville, Va.
When sophomore defensive end Aaron Lynch missed practice April 4, rumors began to swirl. Now, what was first feared has been realized - Lynch is transferring, the football program announced Friday morning.
On Saturday, the Belles traveled to Adrian College to take on the Bulldogs in a mid-season MIAA matchup. However, the match was called off due to rainy weather. The match has been postponed to either April 19 or 20, and will again be hosted by Adrian. The decision as to what day the match will be played will be made tomorrow.
Saint Mary's picked up its 19th and 20th wins of the season as it swept Franklin at home in a doubleheader Sunday. The first game ended in a score of 7-1, while the Belles ended the second contest in five innings with a mercy-rule 11-1 victory.
Three weeks after finishing in third place at the NCAA Championships, the Irish concluded the 2012 campaign with strong individual showings from their eight participants at the United States Fencing Association's national championships in Virginia Beach, Va., over the weekend.
Despite trailing 5-1 at halftime Sunday, the No. 6 Irish dominated the third and fourth quarters to rally for a 9-7 victory over Georgetown on the road.
Despite losing two of their three games against Syracuse, the Irish had a successful weekend, raising over $10,000 for South Bend Memorial Hospital in their Strikeout Cancer doubleheader Saturday.
The Irish could not have planned a better way to end the regular season.
Saint Mary's faced its toughest competition this year at the Illinois Wesleyan Spring Fling, and rose to the level of play, placing fifth of 18 teams, with a total score of 660 over the two-day tournament.
The Irish survived Friday night's slugfest for a 10-9 win and rallied for a 6-5 walk-off win against the Bearcats on Saturday, but slumping Cincinnati prevented a Notre Dame sweep with a 6-2 victory in Sunday's get-away game.
When sophomore defensive end Aaron Lynch missed practice last Wednesday, rumors began to swirl. Now, what was first feared has been realized - Lynch is transferring, the football program announced Friday morning.
This weekend the Belles will travel to Normal, Ill., for Illinois Wesleyan's annual Spring Fling Tournament to compete in their biggest meet of the season thus far.
Although the season has ended for Notre Dame, some of its top fencers will compete in the United States Fencing Association's national championships this weekend in Virginia Beach, Va.
The Irish will be participating in a meet of different sorts this weekend when they travel to Louisville for the Border Battle meet.