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He messed up. Twice.
He messed up. Twice.
Irish graduate student forward Devereaux Peters had the week of her career over the last seven days.
For most incoming college students, the summer before college represents one final joyous period of leisure, a time to reflect and recharge before advancing to the rigors of college. For freshman Bridget Casey, however, the final summer before college signified an opportunity to prove herself among the best of her sport and add a signature achievement to her stellar resume.
Fresh off of a 67-58 victory over top-ranked Syracuse in a raucous atmosphere at the Purcell Pavilion, concluding with students and players celebrating at midcourt, the Irish look to win their second consecutive game Wednesday at Seton Hall.
Coming off a victory over Alma College, Saint Mary's looks to start a winning streak when it hosts conference foe Trine tonight.
As of Saturday morning, freshman sprinter Chris Giesting had never competed in the 500-meter race. By Saturday afternoon, he rewrote the 29-year-old school record in the event with a 1:01.89 at the Notre Dame Invitational.
When senior fencer Christina LaBarge took a beginners fencing class at 13 years old, it would have been difficult to predict that eight years later she would be a student at Notre Dame, a college athlete and a member of a national championship team.
In front of a sellout crowd at the Purcell Pavilion, the No. 2 Irish captured a 72-44 win over No. 9 Tennessee on Monday. A season-high 27 points from junior guard SkylarDiggins and a season-high 16 rebounds from graduate student forward Devereaux Peters led the Irish to victory. The Irish rest on a 17-game win streak.
Just two months after attending his first college class, freshman diver Michael Kreft began turning heads with his standout performances. One of 16 freshmen on the team, it took little time for Kreft's teammates to learn his name.
Thanks to a Sunday afternoon full of sloppy play and shoddy special teams, the New York Giants and New England Patriots are headed to Super Bowl XLVI. The game will be a rematch of the epic Super Bowl XLII, when Eli Manning led a late touchdown drive to secure the Giants' 17-14 victory.
Usually, sports are either competed solely indoors or solely outdoors. A few games or matches throughout the year may differ in a sport like football, but it's atypical for teams to divide their season in half between the two.
"RIP, Joe Pa. Your legacy will never be forgotten," one tweet said.
After suffering consecutive conference losses, the Irish return to action at home Saturday against top-ranked Syracuse.
Notre Dame continues its quest to defend its 2011 national championship this weekend at the St. John's Duals in the Big Apple. Despite its position as defending champions, Irish coach JanuszBednarski thinks his team is an underdog in the New York City meets.
After the offensive explosion that was Notre Dame's 120-44 win over Pittsburgh Tuesday, the No. 2 Irish look to maintain their momentum as they face the challenges of Villanova's slower-paced game on Saturday.
Both Irish squads will participate in the daylong Notre Dame Invitational meet Saturday, hoping to use the Invitational as preparation for later meets this season.
Having fallen short in three straight meets dating back to November, the Irish welcome an opportunity to reverse that trend Saturday when they host a struggling Michigan State squad. The Spartans last won a meet against St. Bonaventure in November and recently lost to Ball State and Indiana.
The Irish will be back in action this weekend as they host William & Mary on Friday night before traveling to Champaign, Ill., to take on Illinois on Sunday afternoon.
Saint Mary's will face a familiar foe Saturday as the second rotation of MIAA conference play begins against Alma. No. 4 Calvin defeated the Belles (7-10, 3-5 MIAA) 80-54 Wednesday night.