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Bulldogs await Notre Dame

By The Observer · Tuesday, April 5, 2011

When the Irish first reached the Frozen Four in 2008, then-freshmen Calle Ridderwall, Ben Ryan and Ryan Guentzel entered the Pepsi Center with wide eyes. Now seniors, their eyes display focus instead — a focus they feel is crucial to pass on to Notre Dame's 12 freshmen if the Irish are to claim the program's first-ever national championship.

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Man of the hour

By The Observer · Tuesday, April 5, 2011

There's a very good reason that Mike Johnson leads Notre Dame onto the ice before every game he plays.

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Nine-time champ Michigan seeks 10th title

By The Observer · Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Heading into the Frozen Four, each participant has a set of intangibles that it believes could provide an edge. North Dakota is the highest-ranked team, Minnesota-Duluth has home-state advantage, and Notre Dame is coming in with an underdog, "might as well be us" mindset and little pressure.

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Owens: Irish will reload in 2011-2012

By The Observer · Tuesday, April 5, 2011

INDIANAPOLIS — When the final seconds ticked off the clock in Notre Dame's 76-70 loss in the championship game, green, blue and yellow confetti streamed down from the rafters in a moment of celebration for Texas A&M — the first championship in school history.

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ND Softball: Irish prepared to battle Badgers

By The Observer · Monday, April 4, 2011

With a coach that just captured her 400th victory, a captain that was named Big East Player of the Week after smashing Notre Dame's career RBI record, a pitching staff that is finally hitting its stride and five wins in their first six home games, the Irish are coming off a successful week. With that momentum, Notre Dame (21-7, 3-0 Big East) will head to Madison, Wis., to take on the Badgers.

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ND Women's Basketball: Title Time?

By The Observer · Monday, April 4, 2011

Notre Dame can put the finishing touches on one of the most remarkable seasons in NCAA tournament history when it faces Texas A&M tonight in the championship game.

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ND Women's Basketball: Title time?

By The Observer · Monday, April 4, 2011

Notre Dame can put the finishing touches on one of the most remarkable seasons in NCAA tournament history when it faces Texas A&M tonight in the championship game.

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SMC Golf: Belles take lead after first round

By The Observer · Monday, April 4, 2011

Despite nearly unplayable conditions, No. 12 Saint Mary's grabbed a three-shot lead in the opening round of the Southwestern University Invitational in Georgetown, Texas, to come out of day one in first place.

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Defeated

By The Observer · Monday, April 4, 2011

With less than a minute to go in the national championship game, Notre Dame's star was at the free throw line to shoot two. 

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Texas A&M defeats Stanford to reach title game

By The Observer · Sunday, April 3, 2011

Three-quarters of the arena were on their feet, cheering for Texas A&M (32-5) Sunday night as the Aggies were moments away from taking Stanford (33-3) out of the running. Despite Cardinal junior forward Nneka Ogwumike's layup at :09, Stanford could not land itself in the Championship game, as Aggies' senior guard Sydney Colson got the ball to junior guard Tyra White, who knocked down the game winner with three seconds to go, giving the Aggies a 63-62 victory.

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ND Softball: Coach earns 400th career win

By The Observer · Sunday, April 3, 2011

Irish coach Deanna Gumpf earned her 400th career win this weekend, as the Irish swept Big East conference opponents Providence in a three-game series at Melissa Cook Stadium, winning 12-4, 7-3 and 9-0.

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ND Women's Basketball: Sky high

By The Observer · Sunday, April 3, 2011

INDIANAPOLIS — When sophomore point guard Skylar Diggins sank consecutive free throws with 28 seconds left to give the Irish a nine-point lead, fantasy became reality and hope became result in a 72-63 Notre Dame victory over Connecticut in the national semifinals.

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ND Women's Golf: Irish claim eighth after tough first day

By The Observer · Sunday, April 3, 2011

After a disappointing opening round that left Notre Dame in 17th place in the field of 23 teams, the Irish battled back to claim eighth place in the Liz Murphy Collegiate Classic. Consistent improvement throughout the weekend propelled the Irish past the twin challenges of a new scoring system and a highly talented field.

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