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Wednesday, April 15, 2026
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ND Women's Basketball: Too high a climb

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On a day that was supposed to be a celebration of progress and a beacon of hope, No. 2 Notre Dame suffered its first loss in 22 games, falling to West Virginia 65-63 Sunday.



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Hockey: Irish drop both ends of home-and-home against Ferris State

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With the CCHA standings tightly grouped late in the season, No. 9 Notre Dame entered its weekend series against No. 5/6 Ferris State looking to earn valuable points in conference and get back to scoring goals. Despite firing 59 shots and controlling much of the flow of play, the team was unable to do either, as the Bulldogs (20-8-4, 14-6-4-1 CCHA) swept the Irish (16-13-3, 11-10-3-0) and held them to just one goal on the weekend.

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Men's Basketball: Cooley leads charge against DePaul

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The Irish broke the 80-point mark for the first time in conference play this season en route to a hard-fought 84-76 win over DePaul on Saturday. Led by a double-double from junior forward Jack Cooley, Notre Dame (17-8, 9-3 Big East) extended its season-high winning streak to six games.




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Track and Field: Five athletes compete at Grand Valley State

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With the Big East indoor championships fast approaching, most of the team used this past weekend to prepare for the championship meet. But last Friday, five Irish runners competed in one final meet before the team moved forward, running in the GVSU Big Meet at Grand Valley State's Kelly Family Sports Center.



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Men's Swimming: Divers grab Big East lead

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Looking to capture their second Big East title in four years, the Irish traveled to Pittsburgh over the weekend for the Big East swimming and diving championships. Notre Dame finished the diving portion with a 57-point lead over the rest of the field.


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Track and Field: Five to compete at Big Meet

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While most of the Irish squad will spend the weekend resting on campus, five Notre Dame runners will travel to Allendale, Mich. on Friday to compete in the Grand Valley State University Big Meet.



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ND Women's Basketball: Scaling the mountain

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Their next time out, the Irish can take another step toward securing the longest winning streak in school history, while also contributing to the fight against cancer. No. 2 Notre Dame will put its 21-game winning streak on the line against surging Big East foe West Virginia for the annual Pink Zone game Sunday.


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Men's Tennis: Irish to host top competition

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Coming off a strong 5-2 win at No. 64 Northwestern on Tuesday, the No. 30 Irish will continue a busy stretch this weekend. Notre Dame will play three matches at the Eck Tennis Pavilion, as they face Wisconsin today and No. 6 Kentucky and IUPUI in separate matches Sunday.



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Hockey: Ferris State to present challenge

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The journey has not been easy for No. 9/9 Notre Dame this season, as they've fought through the grind of playing a brutal CCHA schedule. The road doesn't get any easier this weekend, as the Irish will take on conference leader No. 5/6 Ferris State in a crucial home-and-home series with serious playoff implications.




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Men's Basketball: WVU seniors are Brey's main worry

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During their current four-game winning streak, the Irish have upset the No. 1 team in the country, outhustled the defending NCAA national champions on the road and ended the conference's longest winning streak. Now, the Irish have yet another daunting task ahead of them as they look to stop the Big East's top scoring duo in one of college basketball's most hostile atmospheres: West Virginia.