ND Women's Soccer: Big East battle
No. 5 Notre Dame made sure its senior class would wrap up its regular season home careers with a Garden State sweep this weekend over Seton Hall and Rutgers.
No. 5 Notre Dame made sure its senior class would wrap up its regular season home careers with a Garden State sweep this weekend over Seton Hall and Rutgers.
Despite a momentum burst in the second half, the No. 22 Irish lost their first Big East match of the season 2-1 Saturday against West Virginia in Morgantown.
This weekend may not have brought a first-place finish for the Irish, but it certainly brought success nonetheless. The team traveled to Knoxville, Tenn. for the Mercedes-Benz Championship at the Holston Hills Country Club, where they finished fifth of 14 teams.
Notre Dame opened the 2010-11 season yesterday in Rockford, Ill., with the Head of the Rock Regatta. Featuring six sets of pair-boats, two varsity four-boats, two novice eight-boats and four varsity eight-boats, the Irish finished in third place in the team standings, just behind Big 10 competitors Wisconsin and Minnesota.
Juniors Kristy Frilling and Shannon Mathews enjoyed some success over the weekend, reaching the quarterfinals in doubles at the Riviera/ITA All American Championships.
Saturday was a win for both of Irish coach Brian Kelly's families as the Irish won on the field while supporting breast cancer research and awareness, a cause close to his heart. From the pink armbands and towels to Paqui Kelly's pink Notre Dame jersey and the hug she gave her husband at the end, Saturday's "Pink" Game was a special one.
In a difficult week for the Irish, junior Casey Watt was the lone qualifier to the main draw of the ITA All-American Championships in Tulsa, Okla.
The Irish earned gold in all but three races on their way to their first victory of the 2010 season over Oakland and Valparaiso.
Natalie Achonwa is done missing things at Notre Dame.
Saint Mary's got its first win in three weeks against MIAA foe Albion on Saturday in their first match of the triangular before dropping their second match against Beloit.
Saint Mary's opened up their 2010-11 season at the University of Notre Dame's Dennis Stark Relays on Friday night. New head coach Mark Benishek's first taste of collegiate swimming came against one of the most competitive fields his team will face all season.
Coming into the fall season, No. 7 Saint Mary's had two goals: win the MIAA title and make a run at the national championship. After Saturday's landslide victory in the conference championship at Bedford Valley Country Club, the Belles are halfway there.
In an impressive performance, the Belles finished tied for second in a field of 17 teams this weekend at the Benedictine University Eagle Invitational.
Irish junior quarterback Dayne Crist celebrated his 21st birthday in style Saturday, with 242 passing yards and two total touchdowns.
Saint Mary's fell victim to a tremendous individual effort Sunday, as Marian freshman Samantha Cook netted a hat trick to hand the Belles their fourth straight loss, 6-2.
Once again a quick start and ugly finish resulted in a Notre Dame victory. After taking a 17-3 lead into halftime, the Irish held on for a 23-17 victory over Pittsburgh Saturday.
The No. 17 Irish split a pair of games in the season-opening Warrior College Hockey Ice Breaker Tournament in St. Louis this weekend. Notre Dame beat Holy Cross, 6-3, Friday before losing a heartbreaker to No. 14 Boston University in the tournament's championship game on Sunday.
Notre Dame got off to an encouraging start to its season, defeating three visiting teams at the Dennis Stark Relays Friday at Rolfs Aquatic Center.
Can we really be happy at all with Notre Dame's win over Pittsburgh? Wasn't this just another example of letting a team off the hook that the Irish were much better than? Isn't it pretty clear that Dayne Crist doesn't have what it takes to be a successful quarterback in this offense? Isn't this team just like last year's?
Notre Dame kicks off its season Friday with the 46th annual Dennis Stark Relays against Oakland University and Valparaiso University.