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Women's Lacrosse: ND looks to remain undefeated

After surviving a scare in their Big East opener, the No. 6 Irish are one of only two teams in Division I with an undefeated record.

SMC Softball: No. 24 Lady Reds sweep Belles in doubleheader

Matched against No. 24 Carthage (Wisc.) on Thursday, Saint Mary's had little room for error. But the Belles (13-7, 0-2 MIAA) faced early deficits in both games of a home doubleheader and could not muster enough offense to avoid back-to-back 8-0 and 12-5 losses to the Lady Reds (12-2).

Baseball: Fitzgerald leads squad to exciting environment

The Irish are heading back to the Sun Belt for a weekend series against conference foe South Florida. But although the games will be played in Tampa, the atmosphere will be miles away from spring training.

ND Women's Tennis: No. 17 Notre Dame to host No. 49 DePaul

After a dominating shutout of Big East opponent Marquette on Sunday, the Irish will look to keep the success going when they take on DePaul at home on Saturday.

Track & Field: Irish travel cross country for multi-athlete events

Irish pentathletes and heptathletes spent Thursday competing in venues across the country, with three members of the team wrapping up competition at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays in Austin, Texas and three athletes commencing competition at the Eastern Illinois Multi-Events Invitational in Charleston, Ill.

ND Women's Golf: Irish prepare to face ranked opponents

Notre Dame will travel to the University of Georgia Golf Club in Athens, Ga., this weekend to take on the field in the 40th Annual Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic.

SMC Tennis: Saint Mary's prepares to recover against Alma

Coming off a tough conference loss against Albion, Saint Mary's will look to bounce back against another conference front-runner when they take on Alma this afternoon.

Sammon: Final four competition poses challenge for Irish (March 30)

Here come the Irish to the Final Four, and here come the nail-biting, down-to-the-buzzer games Irish fans have been waiting for since the tournament began.

Men's Tennis: ND returns to play after two-week recess

After a two-week respite, the Irish will return to the courts Saturday when they face off against Ball State in their first outdoor match of the spring season. Later Saturday evening, Notre Dame (12-7) will meet St. Bonaventure indoors, for the first-ever matchup of the two schools.

ND Softball: Irish enter weekend with winning streak

Notre Dame is looking to continue its three-game win streak in its three-game homestand against Connecticut this weekend.

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Track and Field: Irish aim for Big East qualifiers

With only three competitors, the Irish carried more than their own weight Wednesday when three multi-event athletes from Notre Dame traveled to Austin, Texas to compete in the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays. Senior MaddieButtinger and freshman Carly Loeffel represented the women in the heptathlon, while junior Ted Glasnow represented the men in the decathlon.

ND Softball: Notre Dame snatches doubleheader victory

Less than 24 hours after blasting a walk-off home run to beat Western Michigan on Tuesday, junior catcher Amy Buntin was back at it, as she and the rest of the Irish offense carried the team in a two-game sweep of Toledo on Wednesday at Melissa Cook Stadium.

Notre Dame-Connecticut rivalry gains added significance

Baseball: Hudson noticed by pro scouts

After junior catcher Joe Hudson went 1-for-3 with three RBIs on Sunday to cap off a 4-for-10, seven-RBI weekend and an Irish sweep over Pittsburgh, Irish coach MikAoki said that's not the production he wanted out of his starting catcher.

Irish enter semifinal rematch

For the second consecutive year, the Irish and the Huskies will face off in the Final Four with a berth in the national championship game on the line. In last year's semifinal, the two-seed Irish entered the game as the heavy underdogs,

SMC Softball: Belles focus on pitching, look to continue streak

Saint Mary's will aim to carry on its winning ways when No. 18 Carthage visits this afternoon. After dropping four contests in a row, the Belles have bounced back with three consecutive wins coming into today's game.

Men's Golf: Veterans redefine Irish technique, standards

In their four years at Notre Dame, seniors Max Scodro, Chris Walker and Tom Usher have led the Irish to a Big East Championship title, an NCAA tournament regional appearance and a combined five individual tournament wins.

Women's Tennis: Senior doubles partners find success in leadership

On one Texas night three years ago, then-freshman Shannon Mathews was in position to boost Notre Dame into the top level of college tennis.

The fantastic four

Notre Dame isn't running up the score for promotional McDonald's vouchers anymore, but its 29-point average margin of victory in the 2012 NCAA tournament is reminiscent of its dominant performance during the regular season. The Irish start only one player over six feet tall, and yet outscore opponents inside the paint on a regular basis, including a Maryland team that started three in the regional finals.