Men's Tennis: Irish pick up pair of wins
The No. 25 Irish picked up two key wins in an important doubleheader victory over Michigan State and Marquette in East Lansing Saturday.
The No. 25 Irish picked up two key wins in an important doubleheader victory over Michigan State and Marquette in East Lansing Saturday.
The No. 25 Irish will look to carry the momentum from a win on the road at Wisconsin into their doubleheader in East Lansing this weekend against Marquette and Michigan State.
Coming off an undefeated performance at the Northwesters Duals, the Irish fencing team will travel south to Durham, N.C., this weekend to compete in the Duke Duals.
The campuses of Cal and Stanford — which both open their season against Notre Dame — lie a mere 47 miles apart. By the end of the season, however, the two programs will be worlds apart.
Winning will not be Saint Mary's only objective this weekend in a trip to Albion.
Riding an eight-game winning streak, the No. 8 Irish will attempt to make it nine in a row this weekend before preparing for the most important game of the season, against No. 2 Connecticut. But before they get a rematch against the Huskies, they will have to stay focused on one of the Big East's tougher teams — Rutgers.
Coming off a scintillating 89-79 overtime win over No. 16 Louisville, No. 8 Notre Dame will hit the road and look to avoid a trap game against South Florida.
The Notre Dame diving team will head to Louisville, Ky., for the Big East championships this weekend, where the women's squad will look to claim its 15th straight conference title while the men try to reclaim the title from the host Cardinals.
Sitting one point behind first-place Miami in the CCHA standings, No. 10 Notre Dame begins the final six-game stretch of the regular season this weekend by welcoming Bowling Green to the Joyce Center.
With two losses behind them, the No. 13 Irish (3-2) want nothing more than a solid performance this weekend, when Michigan, Vanderbilt and Wisconsin travel to the Eck Center to face off against Notre Dame over the course of four days.
Before freshman Bertie Nel could spend his days swimming mile upon mile in the Rolfs Aquatic Center, he had to make an 8000-mile journey just to get to campus. The Tzaneen, South Africa, native decided to take the challenge of living, learning, and swimming in America head on.
In January 2009, Louisville and Notre Dame found themselves tied at the end of regulation at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Ky. The Cardinals came out firing in the extra period and pulled out a 14-point victory.
They did it again.
The last time the Irish hit the ice for a series, on Jan. 28 and 29 against Miami (Ohio), a shootout decided both games. The first contest left the Notre Dame students and fans disappointed. The second left the Irish supporters elated.
Notre Dame fans aren't used to getting Big Macs against the Big East, but the Irish managed the promotion's required 88 points — plus one more — in an 89-38 defeat of Seton Hall Tuesday night.
Notre Dame has been no stranger to tough competition this season. The Irish have played thrillers against No. 15 UCLA and No. 2 Connecticut at home, and battled No. 9 Kentucky and No. 2 Baylor on the road.
The "Notre Dame Family" may be a familiar idea to students on campus and a favorite catchphrase of the Admissions Office, but for junior Molly Hirt, it might as well be a personal motto.
The No. 25 Irish (4-2) won a big bounce back match on the road against No. 39 Wisconsin after splitting a decision Sunday.
Sophomore diver Jenny Chiang was unsure of what to expect as she traveled the USA Diving Winter Nationals competition Friday. Although the reigning Big East 3-meter champion has compiled an impressive résumé as a member of the Irish diving squad, this marked her first time competing in a USA diving event since coming to Notre Dame.