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SMC Basketball: Belles break record for victories

By The Observer · Monday, Feb. 21, 2011

Saint Mary's closed a record-breaking regular season Saturday with a 77-65 win over Kalamazoo, winning its 18th game of the year for a new program record for single-season wins to surpass the 2008-09 team's mark of 17.

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Fencing: Two players finish in top ten at tournament

By The Observer · Monday, Feb. 21, 2011

Four Notre Dame fencers traveled to Dallas, Texas, last week to compete in the United States Fencing Association Junior Olympics. Entering with high hopes, the Irish emerged with two top-10 finishes through Monday morning, as freshmen Mike Rossi and Abigail Nichols finished seventh and ninth in men's epee and women's sabre, respectively.

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Baseball: Notre Dame wins two of three

By The Observer · Monday, Feb. 21, 2011

Making their season debut at the annual Big East/Big Ten Challenge in St. Petersburg, Fla., the Irish dropped their opener to Michigan State on Friday before rattling off consecutive wins against Purdue on Saturday and Penn State on Sunday.

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ND Women's Basketball: Bouncing back

By The Observer · Monday, Feb. 21, 2011

No. 8 Notre Dame's second loss to Connecticut and the end of its nine-game win streak didn't sit well with the Irish. But they have the chance to take another step toward a second-place finish in the Big East when the Irish take on

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Women's Lacrosse: Irish fall to powerful Wildcats

By The Observer · Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011

Notre Dame fell to 1-2 on the season with its second straight loss to a nationally ranked opponent on Saturday. No. 2 Northwestern defeated the No. 10 Irish 14-11 in the Loftus Center behind three goals from sophomore Erin Fitzgerald and nine saves from junior goalkeeper Brianne LoManto, as the Wildcats continued to torment the Irish after knocking them out of the NCAA tournament last season.

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ND Women's Basketball: Notre Dame loses to Huskies 78-57

By The Observer · Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011

In January, Connecticut's NCAA record 90-game winning streak had just been snapped, and the Irish were trying to give the Huskies their second loss in three games. The strong effort of the Huskies in the final two minutes led to a 79-76 victory in a heartbreaking defeat for Notre Dame.

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ND Women's Golf: Irish headed to Florida for tourney

By The Observer · Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011

The Notre Dame women's golf team will escape the wet and blustery weather of South Bend as they compete in the Central District Invitational. The tournament, hosted by Michigan State, will be held at the River Wilderness Country Club in Parrish, Fla., Monday and Tuesday.

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Hockey: Irish remain in CCHA lead

By The Observer · Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011

Going into their weekend series with Ferris State, the No. 10 Irish only needed one point between the two games to clinch home-ice in the second round of the CCHA playoffs. They got that point — and five more — with two strong goaltending performances from sophomore Mike Johnson and freshman Steven Summerhays and balanced goal scoring in a sweep of the Bulldogs in Big Rapids, Mich.

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SMC Tennis: Belles open hopeful season at Nazarane

By The Observer · Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011

Saint Mary's will look to build upon its recent success Saturday in its opening match of the season at NAIA opponent Olivet Nazarene. The Belles will strive for their sixth straight 10-win season along with their first NCAA Division III tournament bid since 2002.

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