Club Sports: Both Irish teams perform well in tournamment
The Notre Dame Men's Rugby Club traveled to the Moose Rugby Grounds in Elkhart, Ind. to compete in the two-day Big 10 Plus One tournament this weekend.
The Notre Dame Men's Rugby Club traveled to the Moose Rugby Grounds in Elkhart, Ind. to compete in the two-day Big 10 Plus One tournament this weekend.
Saint Mary's finished third in the two-day tournament hosted by Oglethorpe University at the Mission Inn Resort in Howey-of-the-Hills, Fla.
The quest for the Irish to repeat as champions in the Fighting Irish Gridiron Golf Classic is turning into a two-team race, as Notre Dame is tied with Iowa at seven-over-par after the first two rounds of the three-round tournament.
The secondary of Howard came ready to back up the Ducks' undefeated record, as their two-interception performance was enough to bring the Ducks to a hard fought 21-7 victory over Pangborn.
The energy the Irish bring to the volleyball court is almost contagious, and sophomore Hilary Eppink has definitely become part of the new epidemic in her sophomore season.
Fans heard the phrase "Point Irish" plenty of times at Purcell Pavilion this weekend as Notre Dame took down both Pittsburgh and West Virginia in straight sets to close out their Big East opening weekend.
The Irish stayed unbeaten in Big East play after a dominating weekend in which the Irish easily handled two conference opponents in impressive fashion.
St. Mary's notched their second straight home victory Sunday afternoon with a 3-0 win over Franklin College.
The Belles fell to conference foes Alma and Adrian, 3-0 and 3-1, respectively, over the weekend to extend their losing streak to five matches.
In their first conference match and a game that could set the tone for their entire season, the Irish defeated No. 12 St. John's 1-0 Saturday.
The Irish came back from second place to win Michigan State's Mary Fossum Invitational in East Lansing, Mich. Sunday.
Saint Mary's claimed their highest finish ever at an MIAA event at this weekend's conference jamboree at Olivet College.
There was no last-second heartbreak for Notre Dame Saturday as a balanced Stanford attack led by junior quarterback Andrew Luck wore down the Irish defense en route to a 37-14 Cardinal victory.
Looking to snap out of a three-game losing streak, the Belles will travel to Alma to face off with the Scots tonight.
In 2009, the Irish defeated every team in Big East regular season play before falling in five sets to Louisville in the conference tournament's championship match. This year, they don't plan to let that happen, as their conference season begins this weekend against West Virginia tonight and Pittsburgh Sunday.
When Knott and Duncan face off Sunday, both squads will be looking to put narrow opening losses behind them. The Juggerknotts (0-1) fell to Morrissey by a final score of 7-6, while Duncan (0-1) held defending champion Siegfried to just one field goal in a 3-0 defeat.
The Irish tee off their season Saturday at Michigan State's Mary Fossum Invitational.
In their second straight weekend facing stiff competition, the No. 5 Belles will head to Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla., to participate in the Fall Preview at the Mission Inn Resort, where the NCAA Division III championships will be held for the 14th consecutive year this spring.
With the season's final nonconference game behind them, the Irish spent the week gearing up for a potentially season-defining weekend in the Big East. The No. 5/9 Irish (7-1-0, 1-0-0) will host Cincinnati Friday night and then travel to Kentucky for a matchup with No. 24/18 Louisville Sunday.
The Belles are preparing to host Franklin Sunday in hopes of securing their second win of the season. Saint Mary's recently secured their first season victory Sept. 16 off a goal from freshman Jordan Diffenderfer to defeat Illinois Tech 1-0.