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Five takeaways from Irish win against Truman State

By J.J. Post · Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022

Monday night Notre Dame women’s basketball played their first full game open to the public this season, matching up with Division II Truman State in an exhibition. While the difference in overall team quality, and small sample size, limit the amount of takeaways one can have from the lopsided victory, here were five observations that stood out from the 92-47 Irish win:

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Week 10 of College Football: Top five games

By Joseph Tunney · Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022

Air Force and Army square off for the 56th time in an early start with the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy on the line. This trophy is given to the winner of a round robin between Army, Navy and Air Force. Since Air Force beat Navy 13-10 this year, they have a chance to win the trophy outright with a win Saturday. If the Falcons lose and Army beats Navy in their end of the season clash, Army would win the trophy. And, if Army beats Air Force but loses to Navy, the trophy will be shared. Both teams have a unique offensive style. Due to restrictions on the height and weight of those in the service academies, the offensive lines of each school are some of the smallest in college football. However, both schools are elite academically and prepare students to become future officers in the armed forces. This makes running the triple option (an offense based on discipline, quickness and deception) perfect for the service academies. Air Force carries a 5-3 record, led by workhorse running back Brad Roberts and dynamic quarterback Haaziq Daniels. Army is 3-4, but with 2 straight wins and a reputation for playing tough defense under head coach Jeff Monken. 

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Zarazua: Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014, the game that could have changed it all

By Gabriel Zarazua · Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022

I have the weirdest hobbies sometimes; one of them is looking at past events for sports teams. Particularly where simple plays become pivotal moments in a team’s future, years beyond the game’s end. A lot of them are reaches for sure, but it’s always interesting to think about what would have happened if things went another way for another team. The one that I always think about though, as a Notre Dame football fan, through all the numerous quarterbacks, heartbreaking losses and coaching changes, was that fateful night on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014. This is when No. 5 ranked Notre Dame traveled to Tallahassee to face defending national champions No. 2 ranked Florida State.

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Notre Dame fights for playoff berth against Clemson

By Jose Sanchez Cordova · Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022

Notre Dame men’s soccer opens ACC tournament play on Wednesday with a road game against the Clemson Tigers. The postseason opener is a rematch of last year’s College Cup matchup where the Tigers beat the Irish on penalty kicks to advance to the national title game where they eventually beat the Washington Huskies to win the national championship.

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Belles cross country takes sixth at MIAA Championship

By Matthew Crow · Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022

Saint Mary’s cross country began their postseason on Saturday morning as they made the trek to Shepherd, Michigan for the MIAA Conference Championship. The Belles came ready to compete, as each of Saint Mary’s top ten runners posted personal best times in what was easily the team’s best performance of the season to date. The effort was enough to earn sixth place among a field that featured several nationally-ranked teams at the Division III level.

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Holy Cross men's basketball wins first game of season

By Sarah Ryan · Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022

The Holy Cross men's basketball team took the court Monday night against East-West University for their first game of the season. Even though the matchup was not a conference game, the team was aggressive in securing the win with a final score of 78-58.

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Moller: Are the Vikings poised to break their playoff woes?

By Nate Moller · Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022

As we approach the midway point of the season, the Minnesota Vikings have proven to be arguably the most surprising team in the NFL this season. With a 6-1 record, the Vikings have consistently found ways to win in close games, and they have thrust themselves into the Super Bowl conversation.

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Schatz: Work like a dog: the world of dog sports

By Olivia Schatz · Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022

Dogs have been man’s best friend for centuries. We dress them up in jerseys on game days and make them our mascots, dogs fetch bats during baseball games, pick up tees on football fields and are sometimes even our halftime show entertainers. Despite all of this, man has not given dog athletes the support that they need. 

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Thomas: Freeman's offensive approach looks nearsighted as bigger tests loom

By Aidan Thomas · Monday, Oct. 31, 2022

Notre Dame scored 44 points last weekend, and they followed it up with 41 points at No. 16 Syracuse. That’s certainly an improvement on the last time they scored 40+ points. That came against North Carolina, at which point the Irish followed with a combined 42 points against BYU and Stanford, two struggling teams with a combined 7-10 record.

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Irish hockey skates past Michigan State, 5-0

By Ryan Murphy · Monday, Oct. 31, 2022

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish hockey team opened Big 10 conference play with a 5-0 win over the visiting Michigan State Spartans Friday night. The Irish were speedy and opportunistic all night, getting goals from five different scorers in the win.

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Solomon wins individual title as women finish second, men fourth at ACC Championships

By Matthew Crow · Monday, Oct. 31, 2022

Notre Dame cross country travelled to Earlysville, Virginia to compete in the ACC Championships Friday morning. The No. 6 women's runners battled to a runner-up finish, narrowly falling to heavy favorite and defending national champion NC State. On the men’s side, No. 6 Notre Dame placed three runners in the top-10 on its way to earning fourth place in a tight race where just six points separated the second and fourth-place teams. Irish sophomore Carter Solomon used a late surge to claim the individual men’s championship, becoming just the second Notre Dame runner ever to do so.

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Irish run over, through and around No. 16 Syracuse, thrash Orange, 41-24

By Aidan Thomas · Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022

SYRACUSE, New York — In what is nothing short of an unpredictable season, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish continue to play their best football against better opponents and away from Notre Dame Stadium. This time it was made evident in the Irish’s commanding 41-24 win over the No. 16 Syracuse Orange Saturday afternoon. 

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