Weather Delays: Belles set to play Hope twice today
Saint Mary's postponed its doubleheader against Hope Tuesday. The game was postponed due to inclement weather and is rescheduled for today at 3:30 p.m. on the Belles home field.
Saint Mary's postponed its doubleheader against Hope Tuesday. The game was postponed due to inclement weather and is rescheduled for today at 3:30 p.m. on the Belles home field.
After taking over the top spot in both the Inside Lacrosse media poll and the USILA coaches poll for the first time in program history, the No. 1 Irish will have to defend the nation's only remaining undefeated record against Providence Saturday.
The season's final away game brought No. 22 Notre Dame success, as the team took home a 6-1 victory over Marquette. This weekend, the Irish (12-9) look to have similar results in their last home game.
After a tough loss to No. 2 Ohio State, Notre Dame will take on defending Big East champion Louisville this weekend.
As the season winds down, each lacrosse game becomes more and more important. For the Irish, each game becomes tougher as well.
Tuesday's rainout gave Notre Dame an additional day of rest before the team travels to Queens, N.Y., for a three-game set against St. John's. But after dropping four of its last six games at Frank Eck Stadium, the team also lost a chance to improve its overall record through a nonconference contest against MAC foe Toledo.
Freshman Kristina Nhim insists that the pressure of being atop the leaderboard did not affect her play as she led the No. 25 Irish to their fourth Big East conference title.
Notre Dame had a winning outcome Saturday — not just because it was playing itself, but also because all three objectives outlined by Irish coach Brian Kelly were met. He and the coaching staff wanted to avoid injuries, provide some playing time for the younger players and, more specifically, get an extended look at the two inexperienced quarterbacks competing for the starting job.
Notre Dame entered the Big East championship Sunday as the top seed, and after one round of play has lived up to expectations, finishing in a tie for first with Louisville.
The Irish won their three-game weekend series with Louisville despite taking their first Big East loss in the series finale Sunday afternoon. Notre Dame notched 8-5 and 4-3 victories in the first two games before falling by a 9-6 score in the finale.
The numbers are almost identical: the Gold squad finished with 266 yards of total offense compared to the Blue squad's 262, each converted 16 first downs and neither team scored a touchdown until the second half. But led by freshmen quarterbacks Tommy Rees and Andrew Hendrix, Gold earned a 17-14 victory over Blue on a wet Saturday afternoon.
Nothing could stop Irish junior attack Maggie Tamasitis — not the wind, not the rain, and certainly not the Connecticut defense. Tamasitis turned in an impressive performance, as the attack dished out six assists in Notre Dame's 15-5 win over the Huskies Saturday.
As the season winds down, each match for Saint Mary's takes on increasing importance. Its win on Saturday against Adrian was a boost for the Belles in the conference standings, and tonight's match at Calvin College will be another late-season MIAA test.
As cold and rain descended upon South Bend this weekend, a trip to the warm, sunny west coast ended up paying dividends for the Irish rowers.
With the Big East and NCAA championships fast approaching and a number of athletes trying to cut down on finish times and qualify for championships, there are very few light weeks in April for Notre Dame.
No. 12 Saint Mary's faced some of the best competition in the country at the Illinois Wesleyan Spring Fling on Sunday, but did not back down en route to a 334-stroke day and a sixth-place finish.
Fans were on the edge of their seats Saturday as the No. 2 Irish fought back from a three-point deficit to seal a 10-7 victory over Big East foe St. John's on senior day.
The Irish began their hunt for a fourth Big East title with a strong opening round of the Big East championship Sunday, finishing the day atop the eight-team field. Notre Dame, the second-seeded squad, completed the first 18 holes in 295 strokes (seven over par), 12 strokes ahead of second-place Georgetown.
The No. 22 Irish took down Marquette by a tally of 6-1 in Milwaukee Sunday behind a sweep in the singles portion of the matchup. Juniors Kristy Frilling and Shannon Mathews, freshman Jennifer Kellner, senior Kristen Rafael, sophomore Chrissie McGaffigan and freshman Julie Sabacinski took the six singles matches without anyone dropping a set. Frilling and Mathews took the No. 1 doubles matchup earlier in the day.
The Irish pitching staff went head-to-head with the top offense in the Big East this weekend as Notre Dame dropped two of three in a weekend series with West Virginia. Notre Dame dropped Sunday's finale 8-1 after splitting a day-night doubleheader Friday.