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Women's Track: Top individual honors highlight ND season

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As a team the Irish may have struggled to bring home overall titles this season, finishing sixth at the Big East championships. But many athletes found success individually, setting new records along the way. With a season that extends into the summer, they also still have plenty of opportunity for further growth.


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SMC Golf: Belles poised for national title run

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Coming off yet another successful season that saw the program earn its second consecutive MIAA conference title, No. 5 Saint Mary's seems poised to earn a top-five finish in the NCAA Division III Championships.

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SMC Softball: Improved Belles reach playoff goal

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Entering the 2010 season, Belles coach Erin Sullivan expressed three challenges for her team to accomplish. Sullivan hoped to win 20 or more games, qualify for the MIAA tournament, and have a team grade point average of 3.3 or higher.










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Men's Soccer: Ties carry ND into NCAA

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Notre Dame began its 2009 season with a 1-0 exhibition win over Northwestern and ended it with a 3-1 loss to Northwestern in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. In between was an up-and-down season, but it proved momentous for the program in a number of ways.



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ND Women's Basketball: Successful season ends in Sweet 16 OT loss

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Heading into the 2009-2010 season, expectations couldn't have been higher for a team laden with talent and experience, but with little to show for it. Notre Dame had not advanced past the first round of the NCAA Tournament since 2008, the program was breaking in a new home court and the squad featured four starting seniors and a number of questions about the future.


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ND Women's Golf: Brophy finishes second in Big East

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The Irish completed a season laden with challenges, but despite the adversity, managed to put together some strong finishes against top competition. Notre Dame ultimately finished 17th at the NCAA Central Region last Saturday, but still has a season of highlights to reflect upon.


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Cross Country: Women finish 23rd in country

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Although both the men's and women's cross country teams started out the 2009 season with back-to-back first places in their first two meets, the end of the season produced different results for the two squads.


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Saint Mary's: Year in Review

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Soccer After finishing the season with a record of 4-13-2 (1-6 MIAA) to mark another disappointing campaign, the Belles dismissed head coach Ryan Crabbe in the hopes of changing their recent misfortunes. Saint Mary's now hands over the reins to Michael Joyce to take the program back to excellence.