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McGraw: Notre Dame 'starting to peak'

By The Observer · Thursday, March 17, 2011

SALT LAKE CITY — Notre Dame has come within a basket of defeating some of the toughest teams in the country this season. The team has reached as high as No. 7 in the AP polls and now has earned a No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament.

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Young Utes play on usual court, bigger stage

By The Observer · Thursday, March 17, 2011

SALT LAKE CITY — When Utah freshman Michelle Plouffe and junior Janita Badon finished answering questions from the media and left to prepare for practice Friday, first-year coach Anthony Levrets gave them high-fives and whispered, "Good job, you guys."

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Akron ready to face Irish

By The Observer · Wednesday, March 16, 2011

CHICAGO -- Barely 24 hours before he leads his team against Notre Dame, Akron coach Keith Dambrot described the Irish as among the nation's most talented teams.

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Notre Dame hopes to erase bad memories

By The Observer · Wednesday, March 16, 2011

CHICAGO -- As second-seeded Notre Dame heads into its first game of this year's NCAA tournament, its loss to Old Dominion almost exactly 12 months ago plays a big part in preparation.

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McGraw and her Irish head out to Utah to face Utah

By The Observer · Sunday, March 13, 2011

After nearly a week of anticipation, No. 10 Notre Dame finally learned its destination for the first round of the NCAA tournament tonight. The Irish will travel to Salt Lake City, Utah as the No. 2 seed to face Utah Saturday.

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Irish earn No. 2 seed in Chicago

By The Observer · Saturday, March 12, 2011

When the NCAA selection committee released the four No. 1 seeds for this year's NCAA tournament, Notre Dame's name was not on the list. But for the No. 2-seeded Irish, the numbers no longer matter as they prepare to take on No. 15-seeded Akron in Chicago Friday.

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Cards turn tables on Irish in OT

By The Observer · Saturday, March 12, 2011

NEW YORK — No. 4 Notre Dame failed to hold a 14-point halftime lead as No. 14 Louisville topped the Irish 83-77 in overtime Friday night in the Big East semifinals.

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Hockey: Playoff pressure

By The Observer · Wednesday, March 9, 2011

After a one-week hiatus, Notre Dame returns to home ice this weekend for a second round CCHA playoff matchup against Lake Superior State in the final round of hockey games that will ever be played at the Joyce Center.

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Hockey Commentary: Playoff pressure

By The Observer · Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Less than a month ago, I was supremely confident this Irish team would win the regular-season CCHA title, storm through the league playoffs and claim another trophy in Joe Louis Arena — making a serious run at another Frozen Four appearance. Coming into this weekend's playoff-opening series against Lake Superior State, however, I have no idea what to expect.

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Baseball: Team to head south for break

By The Observer · Wednesday, March 9, 2011

The Irish bats have gone cold in their past six games, but the team will head to warm climates and try to get hot at the plate as they play eight games in nine days over Spring Break.

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Irish enter Big East as No. 2 seed

By The Observer · Wednesday, March 9, 2011

After completing one of the best regular seasons in school history, No. 4 Notre Dame heads to the Big East Championship as the No. 2 seed in the conference and looks to take the first step in having one of the program's best postseasons ever.

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