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Owens: Irish will reload in 2011-2012

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INDIANAPOLIS — When the final seconds ticked off the clock in Notre Dame's 76-70 loss in the championship game, green, blue and yellow confetti streamed down from the rafters in a moment of celebration for Texas A&M — the first championship in school history.



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ND Softball: Irish prepared to battle Badgers

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With a coach that just captured her 400th victory, a captain that was named Big East Player of the Week after smashing Notre Dame's career RBI record, a pitching staff that is finally hitting its stride and five wins in their first six home games, the Irish are coming off a successful week. With that momentum, Notre Dame (21-7, 3-0 Big East) will head to Madison, Wis., to take on the Badgers.

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ND Women's Basketball: Title Time?

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Notre Dame can put the finishing touches on one of the most remarkable seasons in NCAA tournament history when it faces Texas A&M tonight in the championship game.



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ND Women's Basketball: Title time?

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Notre Dame can put the finishing touches on one of the most remarkable seasons in NCAA tournament history when it faces Texas A&M tonight in the championship game.



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SMC Golf: Belles take lead after first round

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Despite nearly unplayable conditions, No. 12 Saint Mary's grabbed a three-shot lead in the opening round of the Southwestern University Invitational in Georgetown, Texas, to come out of day one in first place.


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Defeated

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With less than a minute to go in the national championship game, Notre Dame's star was at the free throw line to shoot two. 


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Texas A&M defeats Stanford to reach title game

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Three-quarters of the arena were on their feet, cheering for Texas A&M (32-5) Sunday night as the Aggies were moments away from taking Stanford (33-3) out of the running. Despite Cardinal junior forward Nneka Ogwumike's layup at :09, Stanford could not land itself in the Championship game, as Aggies' senior guard Sydney Colson got the ball to junior guard Tyra White, who knocked down the game winner with three seconds to go, giving the Aggies a 63-62 victory.


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ND Softball: Coach earns 400th career win

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Irish coach Deanna Gumpf earned her 400th career win this weekend, as the Irish swept Big East conference opponents Providence in a three-game series at Melissa Cook Stadium, winning 12-4, 7-3 and 9-0.



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ND Women's Basketball: Sky high

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INDIANAPOLIS — When sophomore point guard Skylar Diggins sank consecutive free throws with 28 seconds left to give the Irish a nine-point lead, fantasy became reality and hope became result in a 72-63 Notre Dame victory over Connecticut in the national semifinals.



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ND Women's Golf: Irish claim eighth after tough first day

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After a disappointing opening round that left Notre Dame in 17th place in the field of 23 teams, the Irish battled back to claim eighth place in the Liz Murphy Collegiate Classic. Consistent improvement throughout the weekend propelled the Irish past the twin challenges of a new scoring system and a highly talented field.





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Men's Golf: Team struggles to place again

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A trip to Baton Rouge for the LSU National Invitational proved frustratingly similar to many other tournaments for the Irish as they captured eighth place out of 12 teams with a three-day score of 53-over-par.