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ND Women's Tennis: Senior pairing places second in NY event

By The Observer · Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011

The Irish found success in two locations with a split roster as senior captains Kristy Frilling and Shannon Mathews placed second in the ITA National Individual Indoor Championship in New York and the rest of the roster battled in the Eck Tennis Classic at Notre Dame.

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Farmer: Irish find consistency, need domination (Nov. 7)

By The Observer · Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011

WINSTOM-SALEM, N.C. — Throughout Saturday's first half, it looked to be Syracuse all over again. A repeat of Connecticut. The Naval Academy refrain we've heard three times in the last five years. It was a game Notre Dame should win, but was setting itself up to lose.

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Week Nine: Wake Forest

By The Observer · Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Against a brand-new opponent in the smallest venue Notre Dame had played in since 1945, everything seemed different for the Irish. Yet it was a familiar statement that spurred Notre Dame (6-3) to a 24-17 victory over Wake Forest on a chilly night in BB&T Field.

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Irish win in first-ever trip to Wake

By The Observer · Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — While BB&T Field was the smallest venue in which the Irish had played in decades, Saturday's attendance was one of the biggest in Wake Forest history. The crowd of 36,307 was the fourth-largest crowd in the history of the field.

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Third-quarter play secures victory

By The Observer · Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Heading into halftime Saturday, Wake Forest had done to the Irish exactly what USC did two weeks ago: Run the ball down Notre Dame's throat.

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Farmer: Fans partially to blame for miscommunication (Nov. 4)

By The Observer · Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011

"You know, you can see the writers that I worked with, you know who they are. I had one department of kids that I worked with that I've had my hand on. The other writers here are coming along. It's a process. It can't happen overnight. They're getting it. They're making good progress."

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Gans: Ending cheap shots (Nov. 4)

By The Observer · Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011

One of the most highly discussed matters in professional sports right now is player safety, and rightfully so. Perhaps in no two sports are you most likely to be at risk for head injury than football and hockey.

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Recruiting: Irish lose linebacker Perkins

By The Observer · Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011

While Notre Dame continues to pursue talented recruits from all over the country, the Irish lost their 2012 signee closest to home this week when South Bend linebacker David Perkins re-opened his recruitment. Though losing Perkins is a setback to the class Irish coach Brian Kelly continues to craft, Irish recruiting expert Mike Frank said the writing has been on the wall for some time.

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ND Women's Tennis: Seniors advance in New York

By The Observer · Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011

The Irish ended the first day of the ITA National Indoor Championships with mixed results, as senior doubles partners Kristy Frilling and Shannon Mathews moved on to the semifinal round before Frilling was eliminated from the singles main draw in the round of 32.

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Price makes strides for Wake Forest

By The Observer · Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011

Just as Tommy Rees went from high school quarterback to starting college signal caller in less than a year, Tanner Price was thrown to the wolves in his rookie 2010 campaign, and continues to progress at the position for the Demon Deacons.

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Men's Soccer: After loss to Nova, Clark hopes for at-large bid

By The Observer · Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011

Villanova only needed one goal to advance to the second round of the Big East tournament in its 1-0 shutout against Notre Dame at Alumni Stadium on Thursday. The Irish will run a full week of practice and hope for an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, which begins Nov. 17.

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