ND Softball: Irish look to extend win streak
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.
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.
The weather isn't the only thing heating up in South Bend.
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."
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 No. 25 Irish made quick work of two opponents Sunday, earning back-to-back victories over No. 50 South Florida and Dayton at home.
Notre Dame and Indiana split six races Sunday in Indianapolis, denying Purdue and Eastern Michigan any victories. The Irish won the first and second varsity four races, and took the third varsity eight, while the Hoosiers were victorious in the first and second varsity eight races, as well as the novice eight.
If there was one conclusion to be made from Saturday's practice inside the Loftus Sports Center, it was that the quarterback competition is far from settled. Junior Dayne Crist, freshmen Tommy Rees and Andrew Hendrix and early enrollee Everett Golson all participated equally in quarterback drills — just as Irish coach Brian Kelly drew it up.
The No. 3 Irish opened Big East play Sunday with an 8-3 victory over Rutgers, as Notre Dame shut down the Scarlet Knights in arguably the team's best overall performance of the season.
DAYTON, Ohio — Revenge is regarded as a dish best served cold, but Brittany Mallory missed the memo.
An early deficit did not faze Notre Dame, as Notre Dame's efficient offense helped the squad edge past Northern Illinois 4-1 on Friday.
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.
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.
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,
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.
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.
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.
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.
Before Notre Dame's opening round game against Utah, I told The Observer's photographer to make sure to get some shots of the walk-ons when they would inevitably get the call towards the end of the game.
Notre Dame has not played in the Elite Eight since 2001, its first and only championship season.
MANCHESTER, N.H. — With 15:00 left in overtime of Notre Dame's NCAA first round matchup with Merrimack, Irish coach Jeff Jackson called his team's only timeout. The Warriors were dominating the Irish in overtime, peppering Notre Dame netminder Mike Johnson with shot after shot. Nothing had slipped by Johnson yet, but it seemed only inevitable.