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Tradition creates undue pressure

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — "If we spent time listening to what people say about us, we'd have to crawl under a table. We can't handle the big picture stuff. We're just interested totally on what we can do every day to get better, and that's really the honest answer."

Hockey: Jackson pleased with 5-3 exhibition victory

Editor's note: The original version of this article was edited at 12:58 a.m. on October 5, 2010 to clarify a coach's quote in the Notes section.

SMC Golf: Belles claim first seed with victory

In the final Jamboree of the regular season, Saint Mary's put together a rout of its MIAA competition with a 20-stroke victory at Lenawee Country Club in Adrian, Mich. The Belles shattered the previous course record with a two-day total of 325, 12 shots lower than the one set in 2008 by Olivet.

SMC Cross Country: Belles finish 28th in Loyola-hosted 5k

Saint Mary's took 28th place out of 41 teams Saturday at the 2010 Sean Earl Invitational. The 5k race took place in Chicago and was hosted by Loyola University.

ND Women's Soccer: Defensive Domination

Offense, defense and goalkeeping — up until this weekend, Irish coach Randy Waldrum was pleased with his team's performance in the latter two. But after a convincing weekend sweep over Syracuse and St. John's, Waldrum said he believes all three are operating in midseason form.

ND Women's Golf: No. 7 Irish win Warren Invitational at home

The No. 7 Irish came out on top again this weekend as they won the William K. Warren Irish Invitational at Notre Dame's Warren Golf Course for their second straight tournament victory.

Men's Soccer: Perry scores game winner

Senior forward Steven Perry scored the winning goal in the 84th minute for the Irish against Providence, leading the squad to a 2-1 victory Sunday at Alumni Stadium for their second Big East conference win of the season.

ND gets first win at Chesnut Hill since '98

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — In the series between the nation's only two Catholic universities playing in the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, Notre Dame earned victories in consecutive years for the first time since 1997-98. The latter of those two years was also the last time the Irish won against the Eagles on the road. Irish coach Brian Kelly did not miss the importance of the road win.

ND Volleyball: Weekend sweep completed over USF, Georgetown

The Irish swept another weekend of conference matches, defeating both South Florida and Georgetown in straight sets to run their Big East regular season winning streak to 19 games, dating back to the 2008 season.

ND Cross Country: ND finishes in top third of field

This weekend, the Irish hosted the 55th annual Notre Dame Invitational, welcoming some of the top teams in the country at the Warren Golf Course.

Irish defense shows up against run

CHESNUT HILL, Mass. — Coming into Saturday's game, the Irish had allowed 190 rushing yards per game.

ND Volleyball: Irish take on conference foes

Notre Dame will hit the road this weekend as it looks to continue its dominance in conference play with matches against South Florida and Georgetown.

Hockey: ND faces Guelph in exhibition

­­Notre Dame's preseason game against University of Guelph Sunday may not count in the standings, but Irish coach Jeff Jackson said his team's showdown against the Gryphons will play an important role in preparing the Irish for games down the road.

ND Women's Tennis: Irish open season at Eck Tennis Classic

Notre Dame will kick off its fall season at the Eck Tennis Classic in the Eck Tennis Pavilion this weekend. The Irish will host several teams from around the region, including Akron, Miami (Oh.), Dayton, Kansas, Ohio State and Tulsa.

ND Women's Golf: Irish to play first tournament at Warren Golf Course

This weekend brings the first home tournament for the Irish, who have already propelled themselves to new levels. The team was successful across the board last weekend at the Mary Fossum Inivational in East Lansing, Mich., as freshman Nicole Zhang shattered the tournament record and the team earned a No. 7 ranking in the country, marking a program-best.

Women's Interhall Football: Phoxes take on Pyros; Weasels vie for perfect season

Pasquerilla East and Pangborn will meet this weekend in a crucial meeting of two teams fighting for the a playoff spot in a highly competitive division, where only the top two teams are guaranteed a playoff spot.

SMC Cross Country: Squad goes to Chicago to compete in tourney

Coming off of an impressive top-three finish in the MIAA Jamboree last weekend, Saint Mary's will head to Chicago Saturday to compete in the Sean Earl Invitational race.

Men's Soccer: Conference Clash

Men's Tennis: Irish travel to invitational

When the Irish travel to Cambridge, Mass., for the Harvard Invitational this weekend, an important week of events will be kicking off as well.

Men's Interhall Football: Alumni faces Duncan; Keough looks for first win