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Penalty kick dooms Irish men's soccer in 1-0 defeat

By Aidan Thomas · Monday, Sept. 26, 2022

The Irish entered Saturday night’s conference clash with North Carolina with a healthy dose of momentum. Eight days previously, freshman midfielder KK Baffour had scored at the death to deliver Notre Dame their first ACC victory, 2-1 over Virginia. Then, in a Wednesday non-conference battle, the Irish dominated and found the back of the net four times against Chicago State.

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Irish volleyball falters in Florida, drops two ACC matches

By Lucia Aguzzi · Monday, Sept. 26, 2022

The Irish opened their ACC conference play for the 2022-2023 season on Friday after traveling south to the Sunshine State for matches with Florida State and Miami. Despite a host of extremely tight sets, the Irish dropped both matchups on the weekend.

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Irish keys to victory versus North Carolina

By Aidan Thomas · Friday, Sept. 23, 2022

After earning their first victory of the year, Notre Dame heads to North Carolina, eyeing a return to a .500 record. They face a tall task, entering the game as slight underdogs to the unbeaten Tar Heels. The story of this game is two programs with completely opposite strengths. Notre Dame ranks 115th out of 131 in scoring offense, but their defense has been solid, allowing seven total touchdowns in three games. That included a battle with the vaunted Ohio State offense. UNC is averaging over 51 points a game, but they’re giving up over 37 per contest. They haven’t faced a Power-5 program yet, so the offense will face their most difficult test of the young 2022 season. Notre Dame’s offense is certainly struggling, but UNC’s defense is truly an eyesore through three weeks. To truly measure the stark difference: the Irish offense has scored seven touchdowns this season…the UNC defense gave up six touchdowns in the fourth quarter of their season opener. So there is a path to victory for Notre Dame, but what are the keys to obtaining the slight upset win? 

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Ranking Notre Dame’s remaining schedule

By Nate Moller · Friday, Sept. 23, 2022

Before the season started, the Observer Sports Staff ranked the toughest games on the Irish schedule. It is apparent now that Marshall was severely underrated in those rankings. Nevertheless, after three games, the remaining schedule ranks fairly similar to what the preseason rankings were. Let’s take a look at the remaining nine opponents the Irish will face this season.

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Coolican: Find joy in this season

By Liam Coolican · Friday, Sept. 23, 2022

The mood in the locker room after Notre Dame’s victory over Cal last weekend was jubilant. It was Marcus Freeman’s first career win as a head coach, and it was the first win of the season for the players and coaches who worked so hard in the offseason for this moment. 

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Irish build momentum, dominate Cougars

By Adam Akan · Friday, Sept. 23, 2022

On Wednesday night at Alumni Stadium, the Notre Dame men’s soccer squad took the field against the Chicago State Cougars, seeking to notch another win after a 2-1 victory over Virginia. The match provided the opportunity for a tune-up match with more ACC play on the horizon. 

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‘Disciplined’ Saints scrap out 1-0 win over St. Francis

By Tyler Reidy · Friday, Sept. 23, 2022

The Holy Cross men’s soccer team completed a road trip sweep Wednesday night, defeating St. Francis 1-0, days after a 2-1 triumph at Governors State. The Saints are now 2-1-0 in conference action and 4-2-1 overall since a season-opening blowout loss to Bethel. With the victory, Holy Cross now carries seven points to place 4th in the CCAC standings. The Saints started 0-3-2 within the conference last year, so head coach Omar Gallo is pleased with the early success in 2022.

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Belles lose 2-0 battle to Anderson

By Adam Akan · Friday, Sept. 23, 2022

Following a hard-fought 2-2 tie to Lake Forest last Saturday, the Belles Soccer team of Saint Mary’s took the field on Wednesday against the Anderson Ravens. The Belles were looking to notch their first win of the season against a Ravens team fresh off a 5-0 win vs. Asbury and a 2-2 tie to Huntington.

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Young stars in Aces’ WNBA Title

By Sammie McCarthy · Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022

The WNBA Finals came to a close last Sunday when the Las Vegas Aces defeated the Connecticut Sun in Game 4 of the final series. The 78-71 victory gave the Aces their first franchise championship. This season, the WNBA returned to a series model for all rounds of the playoffs instead of single-elimination games. The first round was a best-of-three series, and the semifinal and final rounds were both best-of-five series. The first-ranked Aces defeated the Phoenix Mercury 2-0 in the first round of the playoffs and then the Seattle Storm 3-1 in the semifinal round. On the other side of the bracket, the third-ranked Connecticut Sun defeated the Dallas Wings 2-1 in the first round and the Chicago Sky 3-2 in the semifinal round. The Aces went on to defeat the Sun 3-1 in the final series.

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Dividing the Premier League into tiers

By Jose Sanchez Cordova · Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022

Seven matchdays into the Premier League season, teams have played enough to create an identity and define expectations for the rest of the season. For the purposes of this column, I’ve divided the 20 Premier League clubs into tiers and briefly explained why I’ve placed them where I have.

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