ND Softball: Irish sweep Huskies to open Big East play
The Irish opened up the defense of their Big East regular season title with a three-game sweep of Connecticut, kicking off conference play within the friendly confines of Melissa Cook Stadium.
The Irish opened up the defense of their Big East regular season title with a three-game sweep of Connecticut, kicking off conference play within the friendly confines of Melissa Cook Stadium.
DENVER - SkylarDiggins jumped into Devereaux Peters' arms, Muffet McGraw pumped her first and the other team cried. The script couldn't have been more perfect if McGraw had written it herself.
By BRENDAN BELL
At this weekend's 40th annual Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic, hosted by the University of Georgia in Athens, Ga., Notre Dame took tenth out of a field of eighteen, shooting an 892 as a team.
In a season filled with substantial margins of victory and defeat, Saint Mary's played two close matches this weekend.
On a day when 13 members of the Irish played in at least one match, Notre Dame (14-7) took down opponents Ball State, 6-1, and St. Bonaventure, 7-0.
Forget the brackets, betting and buzzer-beaters. Forget the office pools and unheard-of schools. March Madness certainly has all that and more. But there's another reason why these 67 games, and the college basketball season as a whole, are the best hoops in the world.
Just two days after miraculously avoiding their first loss of the season, the No. 6 Irish saw their winning streak halted at eight games on the back end of a weekend road swing.
One of the most exciting annual events on the sports calendar takes place next weekend.
After surviving a scare in their Big East opener, the No. 6 Irish are one of only two teams in Division I with an undefeated record.
Matched against No. 24 Carthage (Wisc.) on Thursday, Saint Mary's had little room for error. But the Belles (13-7, 0-2 MIAA) faced early deficits in both games of a home doubleheader and could not muster enough offense to avoid back-to-back 8-0 and 12-5 losses to the Lady Reds (12-2).
The Irish are heading back to the Sun Belt for a weekend series against conference foe South Florida. But although the games will be played in Tampa, the atmosphere will be miles away from spring training.
After a dominating shutout of Big East opponent Marquette on Sunday, the Irish will look to keep the success going when they take on DePaul at home on Saturday.
Irish pentathletes and heptathletes spent Thursday competing in venues across the country, with three members of the team wrapping up competition at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays in Austin, Texas and three athletes commencing competition at the Eastern Illinois Multi-Events Invitational in Charleston, Ill.
Notre Dame will travel to the University of Georgia Golf Club in Athens, Ga., this weekend to take on the field in the 40th Annual Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic.
Coming off a tough conference loss against Albion, Saint Mary's will look to bounce back against another conference front-runner when they take on Alma this afternoon.
Here come the Irish to the Final Four, and here come the nail-biting, down-to-the-buzzer games Irish fans have been waiting for since the tournament began.
After a two-week respite, the Irish will return to the courts Saturday when they face off against Ball State in their first outdoor match of the spring season. Later Saturday evening, Notre Dame (12-7) will meet St. Bonaventure indoors, for the first-ever matchup of the two schools.
Notre Dame is looking to continue its three-game win streak in its three-game homestand against Connecticut this weekend.