ND Women's Swimming and Diving: Ryan excels during first season for ND
Transitioning to college classes and meeting new friends — while working hard every day in practice — has challenged freshman Kelly Ryan in her first year on the Irish squad.
Transitioning to college classes and meeting new friends — while working hard every day in practice — has challenged freshman Kelly Ryan in her first year on the Irish squad.
Mike "The Bringer of Rain" Doran def. Alex "The Mac Attack" Macomber
Sophomore Paul McNamara admits that entering the fall of 2009 as the lone member of Notre Dame's recruiting class was daunting. However, he said this early obstacle may have contributed to his solid performance so far this season.
Christopher "Stubs" Sarkis def. Daniel Hyzak
Ryan "Dirty" Alberdidef. Patrick Spittler
Inoh "Lights Out" Choedef. Dan Griess
As the clock wound down on Notre Dame's 21-point victory over Villanova Monday night to seal a perfect record at the Purcell Pavilion and clinch a double-bye in the Big East tournament, the loudest cheer of the night rang through the arena.
Ben "Danger Zone" Eichlerdef. Casey "The Man Beast" Allare
The women's golf team enjoyed success on the course this past fall, compiling a record of 53-11-0 and ending the season with a No. 17 ranking. But the squad also impressed in the classroom, finishing the fall semester with a grade-point average (GPA) of 3.534, the highest of any Notre Dame varsity team.
Jack "Rico Suave" Lallydef. Joe "Sweet Cheeks" Decker
CHICAGO — With just over a minute to play in the first half of Notre Dame's final regular-season game, senior guard Brittany Mallory sprinted the length of the court after a fast-breaking DePaul guard, diving to knock the ball from her hands and out of bounds before she could make a shot.
Brian "Not Chris" Salvidef. Joe "Send in the Troll" Garrity
Greg Cunningham def. Sean "Dark Side of the Moon" Mullen
Nick "Bronco" Bortolottidef. Nick Rowek
Growing up in competition with his younger brother in his East Hampton, N.Y. backyard, all signs pointed to a successful athletic career for senior midfielder and co-captain Zach Brenneman.
Irish junior Zac Suriano is no stranger to the level of success he is currently having on the track.
In his last home game wearing a Notre Dame uniform, senior guard Ben Hansbrough went out with a bang, and then another one, and another one, and another one, until he had tallied 30 points on 7-of-10 shooting from behind the arc.
The No. 8 Irish entered Saturday's game against Cincinnati with nervous excitement and a bit of emotion, but an explosive 21-0 run to start the second half gave Notre Dame a 66-48 win on Senior Day, in forward Becca Bruszewski's final game at Purcell Pavilion.
The No. 19 Irish dominated this weekend at the Blue-Gray Classic, earning three big wins against some of the top teams in the country.
In one of the oldest and most competitive annual tournaments in the nation, the Irish were able to cruise to victory Friday before dropping their matches on Saturday and Sunday.