Prister: Football - Spring Fever (Mar. 31)
A team that has four quarterbacks has no quarterback.
A team that has four quarterbacks has no quarterback.
After a heartbreaking loss Tuesday that ended Notre Dame's 21-game home winning streak, the Irish hope to regain some momentum tonight against Purdue.
Saint Mary's put on a strong showing against Manchester Tuesday, winning 10-5 and 12-4 in a double header to bring the Belles' record to 10-3 on the season.
Rattling off win after win, the No. 2 Irish appear to have avoided any title game hangover, a feat due at least in part to the team's early offseason trip.
The weather was not the only thing cold for the Irish on Tuesday, as their struggle to generate offense resulted in a 3-2 loss to Western Michigan on their home turf. The loss snapped Notre Dame's 21-game home winning streak, the fifth longest in the nation.
For the majority of the current season, Irish coach Mik Aoki has called for his team to produce at the plate in timely situations. He got his wish Tuesday night, even if it was only for one inning.
In Saint Mary's MIAA opener Tuesday, Albion College held the edge in doubles play, finishing 3-0 in deciding sets in singles' play to earn a 7-2 victory over the Belles (5-5, 0-1).
After four frenzied days of competition at the NCAA championships, Irish coach Janusz Bednarski could finally reflect on his team's season, which ended in a national title.
The Belles suffered a tough 8-0 loss at Bethel Monday, bringing their record on the season to 8-3. "Every loss is a tough loss for us," junior infielder Kate Mitchell said. "Bethel is always a good game and tonight we just could not produce runs on offense."
The weather isn't the only thing heating up in South Bend.
After several weeks of road trips left the Irish less than satisfied, it's safe to say that the team is happy to be competing at home this week as it takes on Western Michigan tonight.
DAYTON, Ohio — They donned their new caps, pulled their new T-shirts over their green jerseys and danced the Irish jig with their fans.
The bug has caught the Irish again — an epidemic that has soured solid Notre Dame pitching performances thus far this season.
In Notre Dame's first outdoor competition of the season, the Irish participated in the Stanford Invitational, Alabama Relays and Arizona State Invitational over the weekend and had solid performances at each competition.
MANCHESTER, N.H. — For just the second time in the program's 43-year history, Notre Dame will play on college hockey's biggest stage.
Finally able to take to their home field for the first time all season, the Irish couldn't have been happier — that is, until they won a three-game series against conference rival Georgetown to open Big East play.
Capping off his record-breaking first year on the Irish squad, freshman Frank Dyer competed in the NCAA Swimming Championships over the weekend, becoming only the second swimmer in Notre Dame's history to do so.
No. 17 Notre Dame returns to South Bend on the heels of another agonizing loss. The latest setback came Sunday at the hands of Hofstra in come-from-behind fashion,
For some collegiate programs, winning championships ceases to be a goal and becomes an expectation. Notre Dame's fencing program is one of those programs — by winning their eighth national championship and third under Irish coach Janusz Bednarski Sunday, the Irish fencers fulfilled not a goal, but an expectation.
The Belles return to action against No. 23 Bethel College today following two rainouts last week. The match will be their first conference game, and a win would bring their season record to 9-2.