SMC Volleyball: Belles go 1-1 for weekend
The Belles split this season's first weekend of MIAA conference play, as they beat Albion 3-0 Friday and fell Saturday to another conference foe, Olivet 3-1.
The Belles split this season's first weekend of MIAA conference play, as they beat Albion 3-0 Friday and fell Saturday to another conference foe, Olivet 3-1.
The Belles held their 3rd annual Saint Mary's College Alumnae Race Saturday for friendly competition between former and current members of the team to prepare for the upcoming regular season.
Irish fans were optimistic once again this week when we asked for a prediction of Michigan QB Denard Robinson's rushing total.
The Belles fell twice at the Otterbein Tournament in Westerville, Ohio, this weekend, for their fifth and sixth losses of the new season. They have yet to win a game.
The Irish had a successful weekend as they hosted the Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament, winning a pair of games against No. 22 Drake and Cal Poly.
The Irish took first place at Denver's Pioneer Classic this weekend, defeating Gonzaga, Jacksonville State and Denver for their first undefeated tournament since 2005.
The Saint Mary's golf team put up another solid outing on Saturday for a second place in the first of four MIAA Jamborees hosted by Alma College at Pine River Country Club in Alma, Mich.
With a 1-1 start to the season, Saint Mary's will take a break from intercollegiate competition for an exhibition event — an alumnae 5K race.
The Irish will host the ninth annual Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament this weekend, playing against No. 22 Drake Friday and Cal Poly Sunday.
Despite a 0-4 record to begin the season, Saint Mary's soccer coach Michael Joyce sees a silver lining to the Belles' early troubles.
Saint Mary's will begin its conference season this weekend against Alma at Pine River Country Club.
Notre Dame enters the weekend looking for three more wins, and Irish coach Debbie Brown is no stranger to winning volleyball games. She is in pursuit of a monumental achievement this weekend: her 450th win with the Notre Dame program.
The gauntlet continues for No. 3/4 Notre Dame this weekend as the Irish head west for their first ever trip to southern California in the UCLA Women's Cup.
After a stellar 2009-10 season, junior Kristy Frilling and 2010 graduate Kali Krisik were recently named to the ITA Collegiate All-Star team as a doubles pair, recognition they earned for finishing last season as the nation's No. 1 doubles pair.
The Belles will look for their second win of the season in their first conference match this Friday against conference foe Albion at home.
For the second week in a row, an Observer reporter may or may not have been at practice Wednesday.
The Belles were unable to hold off the dynamic attack of No. 15 Illinois Wesleyan, losing 6-0 Wednesday night in Bloomington, Ill.
Most teams would be happy with one reliable running back in the backfield. Notre Dame has the enviable "problem" of having two.
Saint Mary's heads into today's match against No. 15 Illinois Wesleyan with a 0-3 record.
When Notre Dame senior forward and Lowe's Senior Class Award nominee Jeb Brovsky went down with an ankle sprain early in Sunday's scoreless draw against California, the sight was all too familiar for Irish coach Bobby Clark.