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Women's Lacrosse: New coach brings new Irish style

The new-look Irish will put their transformed style of play to the test when they open the season at home against No. 6 Stanford on Sunday.

ND Women's Tennis: Irish host first meet since big Vanderbilt upset

The Irish will face two talented rivals from different conferences this weekend, with matches against North Carolina and Illinois at the Eck Tennis Pavilion.

SMC Swimming: Belles stand in sixth in MIAA meet

After the first full day of competition, Saint Mary's stands at sixth in the MIAA championships with 124 points. At the top of the leaderboard, Hope leads Calvin by 1.5 points with 255 points total.

SMC Basketball: Belles close regular season with home game

Having already clinched a berth in the MIAA tournament, Saint Mary's will take on Kalamazoo on Saturday looking to pick up momentum heading into the postseason.

Men's Basketball: Second-place stride

No. 23 Notre Dame returns to the road riding a seven-game win streak to face Villanova on Saturday.

Men's Swimming: Dyer's record-setting times give ND lead in Big East

The Irish entered the second day of the Big East championships on Thursday with a solid lead over Pittsburgh and Louisville and built on that lead with strong swimming across all events. Sophomore Frank Dyer's record performance gave Notre Dame a 406-330.5 first-place lead over the Cardinals.

Hockey: Lorenz named finalist for Lowe's Senior Class Award

The 2011-12 Irish season has been a campaign of remarkable highs and lows, with last-second victories balanced by big losses at home. Amid the inconsistency, senior defenseman and captain Sean Lorenz has been a consistent force on the blue line and in the locker room.

ND Women's Basketball: Assistant coach Tsipis stresses team play

When Irish associate head coach Jonathan Tsipis arrived at Notre Dame nine years ago, he had never coached a women's basketball team. After helping the Irish program improve its all-time winning percentage to .728 and come within six points of a national championship, he has no intentions of going back to the men's game any time soon. 

Men's Swimming and Diving: Irish lead Big East going into Day Three

Notre Dame entered Wednesday's Big East Championships at Trees Pool in Pittsburgh with hopes of carrying on the top finishes by freshman diver Nick Nemetz, and the Irish did not disappoint. They currently lead the finals with 197 points, followed by Pittsburgh with 132 points.

ND Women's Swimming and Diving: Strong relays make Irish competitive in Big East

In the opening events of the Big East Championships, the Irish saved their best season times for the finals of each relay race. Notre Dame took third in both the 800-yard freestyle relay and 200-yard medley relay.

SMC Basketball: Knights lay siege to Saint Mary's

The combination of poor shooting and rebounding is usually a bad omen for a team. It was no different when Saint Mary's fell to No. 5 Calvin 73-52 on Wednesday.

Men's Basketball: Cool Comeback

Sparked by a 17-point second-half performance from junior forward Jack Cooley, the Irish pulled away in the second half to win their seventh consecutive game, 71-53 over Rutgers.

SMC Swimming and Diving: Belles rely on senior leadership at MIAA championships

Despite three straight losses, the Belles can turn around a mediocre season with a strong performance at this weekend's MIAA championships.

Masoud: Take the ESPN challenge until spring training starts (Feb. 16)

It's that time of year again, that slow lull when the sports world doesn't quite know what to do with itself. From Super Bowl Sunday to Selection Sunday, fans wade through the eye of the storm as the networks desperately search for anything that can grab our attention.

Men's Golf: Coach signs contract extension

ND Women's Basketball: Too high a climb

On a day that was supposed to be a celebration of progress and a beacon of hope, No. 2 Notre Dame suffered its first loss in 22 games, falling to West Virginia 65-63 Sunday.

ND Women's Swimming and Diving: Irish stand second at Big East

Notre Dame's divers helped spur the Irish to a strong showing at the Big East diving championships in Pittsburgh over the weekend. A first-place finish and multiple top performances vaulted the team into second place in the overall Big East team standings.

Hockey: Irish drop both ends of home-and-home against Ferris State

With the CCHA standings tightly grouped late in the season, No. 9 Notre Dame entered its weekend series against No. 5/6 Ferris State looking to earn valuable points in conference and get back to scoring goals. Despite firing 59 shots and controlling much of the flow of play, the team was unable to do either, as the Bulldogs (20-8-4, 14-6-4-1 CCHA) swept the Irish (16-13-3, 11-10-3-0) and held them to just one goal on the weekend.

Men's Basketball: Cooley leads charge against DePaul

The Irish broke the 80-point mark for the first time in conference play this season en route to a hard-fought 84-76 win over DePaul on Saturday. Led by a double-double from junior forward Jack Cooley, Notre Dame (17-8, 9-3 Big East) extended its season-high winning streak to six games.

Men's Tennis: Irish win two of three over weekend

The Irish took to their home court three times this past weekend, earning wins over Wisconsin and IUPUI and suffering a loss to No. 6 Kentucky.