ND Volleyball: All-around freshman makes quick impact
From the junior national team courts to the Purcell Pavilion to earning three Big East honors, freshman outside hitter Andrea McHugh has made her skills known early on in her Irish career.
From the junior national team courts to the Purcell Pavilion to earning three Big East honors, freshman outside hitter Andrea McHugh has made her skills known early on in her Irish career.
It was another difficult evening on the court for the Belles as they dropped their seventh consecutive match Tuesday against ranked conference foe Hope College.
After Notre Dame opened its season with a 23-12 victory over Purdue on Sept. 5, Irish coach Brian Kelly noted that while his team didn't play a perfect game, he wanted to remind his players to celebrate a victory they worked hard to earn.
Irish senior Daniel Stahl and sophomore Blas Moros fell Monday in the singles division qualifying round of the ITA All-American Championships at the Case Tennis Center in Tulsa, Okla., taking them out of the tournament's next round.
The recent creation of the Rakes of Mallow student section at Notre Dame home soccer games is a testament to the intensity of the sport — something that will be on display Wednesday night as the Irish travel to Bloomington to take on No. 25 Indiana with Hoosier State bragging rights on the line.
At the age of six, Jennifer Kellner took a lesson that led her down a path that eventually landed her on the Irish tennis team.
Before their team's critical game against Lyons Sunday, the Farley coaching staff offered players a deal — return an interception for a touchdown, receive a trip to Dairy Queen. Farley's defense did that and more in a dominating victory over Lyons (1-3) Sunday evening at LaBar Fields.
A win over a top-20 opponent is one way to end a six-match losing streak. Tonight Saint Mary's (3-13, 1-6 MIAA) hopes to do just that against No. 14 Hope (10-4, 6-1).
Freshman Nicole Zhang made Irish history when she competed in the 2010 U.S. Women's Golf Open at the nationally acclaimed Oakmont Country Club in Pittsburgh, Pa., during the summer, becoming the first member of the Irish program to do so. And she did so before ever stepping onto campus as a student or competing at the collegiate level.
Notre Dame capped off a three-day event at the Eck Classic, hosted at the Courtney Tennis Center, with two singles championships.
Saint Mary's lost 4-0 this weekend to MIAA division rival Alma College.
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — The Irish got off to a much-needed fast start against the Eagles, scoring three times in their first four possessions. Notre Dame simply needed an early 21-point lead and a shut-down defensive performance to hold on for a convincing 31-13 victory Saturday night.
The Irish continued their fall success this weekend at the Harvard Invitational in Cambridge, Mass. The Irish set the tone from the first day of the tournament, winning six of their nine matches against Minnesota.
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — "If we spent time listening to what people say about us, we'd have to crawl under a table. We can't handle the big picture stuff. We're just interested totally on what we can do every day to get better, and that's really the honest answer."
Editor's note: The original version of this article was edited at 12:58 a.m. on October 5, 2010 to clarify a coach's quote in the Notes section.
In the final Jamboree of the regular season, Saint Mary's put together a rout of its MIAA competition with a 20-stroke victory at Lenawee Country Club in Adrian, Mich. The Belles shattered the previous course record with a two-day total of 325, 12 shots lower than the one set in 2008 by Olivet.
Saint Mary's took 28th place out of 41 teams Saturday at the 2010 Sean Earl Invitational. The 5k race took place in Chicago and was hosted by Loyola University.
Offense, defense and goalkeeping — up until this weekend, Irish coach Randy Waldrum was pleased with his team's performance in the latter two. But after a convincing weekend sweep over Syracuse and St. John's, Waldrum said he believes all three are operating in midseason form.
The No. 7 Irish came out on top again this weekend as they won the William K. Warren Irish Invitational at Notre Dame's Warren Golf Course for their second straight tournament victory.
Senior forward Steven Perry scored the winning goal in the 84th minute for the Irish against Providence, leading the squad to a 2-1 victory Sunday at Alumni Stadium for their second Big East conference win of the season.