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ND Women's Golf: Freshman Zhang makes early mark

By The Observer · Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010

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.

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Righting the ship

By The Observer · Monday, Oct. 4, 2010

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.

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Tradition creates undue pressure

By The Observer · Monday, Oct. 4, 2010

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."

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SMC Golf: Belles claim first seed with victory

By The Observer · Monday, Oct. 4, 2010

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.

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ND Women's Soccer: Defensive Domination

By The Observer · Monday, Oct. 4, 2010

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.

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Men's Soccer: Perry scores game winner

By The Observer · Monday, Oct. 4, 2010

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.

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ND gets first win at Chesnut Hill since '98

By The Observer · Monday, Oct. 4, 2010

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — In the series between the nation's only two Catholic universities playing in the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, Notre Dame earned victories in consecutive years for the first time since 1997-98. The latter of those two years was also the last time the Irish won against the Eagles on the road. Irish coach Brian Kelly did not miss the importance of the road win.

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Hockey: ND faces Guelph in exhibition

By The Observer · Friday, Oct. 1, 2010

­­Notre Dame's preseason game against University of Guelph Sunday may not count in the standings, but Irish coach Jeff Jackson said his team's showdown against the Gryphons will play an important role in preparing the Irish for games down the road.

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