Men's Lacrosse: Dome to Dome
Nine Tewaaraton Trophy nominees will take the field Saturday for the matchup the top-ranked Irish have been awaiting all season, as they travel to the Carrier Dome to take on No. 4 Syracuse.
Nine Tewaaraton Trophy nominees will take the field Saturday for the matchup the top-ranked Irish have been awaiting all season, as they travel to the Carrier Dome to take on No. 4 Syracuse.
The Irish will honor a Notre Dame baseball legend while trying to keep pace in the Big East standings as they host Seton Hall for a three-game weekend series at Frank Eck Stadium.
Despite the disappointments of the 2011 season, the Irish still find themselves poised to return to the Big East tournament. With two regular season games remaining, Notre Dame (7-8, 4-2 Big East) hopes to string together multiple victories for the first time this year.
Texas Roadhouse used experience and height to tower over Old School, as athleticism proved victorious over Old School's older but well-conditioned squad in a 21-16 Texas Roadhouse win.
With the momentum of four wins in five matches on its side, No. 24 Notre Dame will begin play in the Big East championships Friday, attempting to win its fourth straight conference title.
In a matchup of freshman pitching standouts between Notre Dame's Laura Winter and South Florida's Sara Nevins, it was Winter who stole the show with a masterful performance on the mound. Winter threw a no-hitter against the conference-leading Bulls to spark the Irish to a sweep of a doubleheader in Tampa by scores of 1-0 and 5-0.
After a break from competition over the long Easter weekend, the Irish will return to action traveling to two separate meets Thursday and Friday. The squad will divide as some athletes head to Des Moines, Iowa for the Drake Relays while others go to Hillsdale, Mich. for the Gina Relays.
Notre Dame's non-conference home game against Butler scheduled for Wednesday evening was postponed due to a heavy rainstorm that set off a flash flood advisory in the area.
The Belles were forced to cancel a scheduled doubleheader once again Wednesday due to inclement weather, this time against conference opponent Albion.
The No. 28 Irish will host the Big East tournament beginning Friday at the Eck Tennis Center with one goal in mind: to rebound from last season's Big East title-match loss to Louisville.
The contest between No. 1 overall seed Saturdays in America and previously unranked The Mock Turtle Necks extends far beyond the David vs. Goliath matchup that it appears to be. It is a game with graduate school bragging rights on the line.
The Belles were hit with another bout of bad weather that cancelled their games against Hope for the third time. Saint Mary's will play a doubleheader today against Albion at home.
Saint Mary's hoped to end the season on fire, but Kalamazoo extinguished the Belles' flames, tripping up Saint Mary's 8-1 yesterday in both teams' final regular season match.
Notre Dame picked up two major commitments Monday and Tuesday, announcing the transfer of 6-foot-10 sophomore center Garrick Sherman from Michigan State and the signing of 6-foot-8 forward Eric Katenda to letter of intent.
In a potential Big East championships preview, the No. 28 Irish proved they still have work to do to dethrone reigning tournament champion and No. 1 conference tournament seed Louisville.
The Irish upperclassmen stood out on Senior Day Saturday in Arlotta Stadium, but it was a freshman that stole the show. In Notre Dame's 13-10 win over No. 16 Georgetown, midfielder Kaitlyn Brosco scored four goals to spur the Irish onto victory.
Through the pouring rain, the Irish successfully defended their No. 1 ranking Saturday with a blowout 14-3 win over Providence. The away game saw the Irish (10-0, 5-0 Big East) embark on two separate streaks of seven straight goals as they won the 14-3 decision over Providence (3-10, 0-4).
Facing their second of four straight Big East opponents, the No. 21 Irish came through in the clutch to pull out two close victories Thursday at Villanova.
After showing signs of life earlier this month in a pair of one-run losses to Pittsburgh and a 14-4 win over Connecticut, Notre Dame's offense appeared to be headed in the right direction. A 15-strikeout performance against St. John's last Thursday brought the offense back to square one.
Last spring, the Irish ended the Big East championship in agonizing fashion, finishing one stroke behind first-place Georgetown. This year, however, they left no doubt that they were the victors.