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Joseph: Swings in emotion boost NCAA football (Oct. 31)

By The Observer · Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011

Maybe you've spent a week preparing for your biggest rivalry game in primetime on national television. Maybe you've spent that week gearing up to take down a previously undefeated team, assuming the role of David to your opponent's Goliath. Maybe you've spent that week preparing to face a scrappy underdog hungry for nothing more than a win.

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Irish shut down Navy triple option

By The Observer · Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011

For 43 years, it was pretty simple: Notre Dame scheduled Navy, and Notre Dame beat Navy. Starting in 2007 though, the Midshipmen and their option attack upset the balance of power by taking three of four victories from the Irish, averaging 31 points and 287 rushing yards a game.

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Kalamazoo overwhelms SMC

By The Observer · Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011

The Belles swam well Friday night, but Saint Mary's couldn't keep up with the Hornets and dropped its first dual meet of the season 213-75.

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ND Women's Soccer: Familiar Feeling

By The Observer · Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011

Senior tri-captain and reigning Big East Offensive Player of the Week Melissa Henderson netted a school-record 24th match-winning goal to lift the Irish to a 1-0 victory over No. 5/9 Marquette on Sunday, sending Notre Dame to the Big East semifinals for the 15th time in 17 years. 

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SMC Volleyball: Belles sweep MIAA foe Albion

By The Observer · Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011

The Belles ended their season in strong form when they went on the road and defeated Albion on Friday night. Saint Mary's (8-17, 6-10 MIAA) managed to fight back in each of the first two sets and ultimately pulled out the 3-0 sweep against the Britons (3-24, 0-16).

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Cleofe: Size matters, but not too much

By The Observer · Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011

The answer to the age-old question is here: yes, size does matter. For interhall football, there is a clear advantage for the teams with size in terms of team size and dorm size.

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Joseph: Swings in emotion boost NCAA football

By The Observer · Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011

Maybe you've spent a week preparing for your biggest rivalry game in primetime on national television. Maybe you've spent that week gearing up to take down a previously undefeated team, assuming the role of David to your opponent's Goliath. Maybe you've spent that week preparing to face a scrappy underdog hungry for nothing more than a win.

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Irish end fall season on high note

By The Observer · Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011

From a last-place finish at the Tar Heel Invitational to a heartbreaking runner-up showing at the Indiana University Fall Invitational, it has been a somewhat disappointing fall season for the Irish. The team ended the season on a very encouraging note over the weekend though, hanging tough in an elite field to earn a top-10 finish at the Landfall Tradition in Wilmington, N.C.

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Gray records big day on ground

By The Observer · Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011

Senior running back Jonas Gray scored three touchdowns on Saturday, becoming the first Notre Dame player to rush for three scores since Travis Thomas accomplished the feat against Navy in 2007 and the first to do so in a non-overtime game since Darius Walker in the 2006 Fiesta Bowl against Ohio State. After failing to run for a touchdown in his first 25 collegiate games, Gray has scored in each of his last five games for the Irish. The last Notre Dame running back to score a rushing touchdown in five consecutive games was Ryan Grant, who scored in six straight games in 2002.

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Belles shut out in final home game

By The Observer · Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011

In Saturday's Senior Day home game against a three-win Trine squad, the Belles missed a prime opportunity to clinch a .500 record and a 10-win season. In a game delayed 45 minutes by hail and a thunderstorm, Saint Mary's (9-10, 5-10 MIAA) was shutout 1-0 by the Thunder (4-13-2, 2-11-2) despite posting a 10-4 edge on shots on goal.

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