ND Women's Golf: Irish look to regain form
Notre Dame concludes the regular season with the SunTrust Lady Gator Invitational in Gainesville, Fla., as they prepare for the upcoming Big East tournament.
Notre Dame concludes the regular season with the SunTrust Lady Gator Invitational in Gainesville, Fla., as they prepare for the upcoming Big East tournament.
Coming off two losses to start their inaugural Big East season, the Irish need a big win over No. 11 Georgetown on the road to get back into the NCAA Tournament hunt. The Hoyas (6-3, 2-1 Big East) come in battle-tested by one of the toughest schedules in the country.
The Irish will compete in the Louisville Invitational this weekend, a four team event involving a "Border War" between Indiana and Kentucky.
After falling 7-0 to No. 2 Ohio State Wednesday in a tough home match, the No. 36 Irish are looking to get back on their feet Saturday when they face Big East rival No. 14 Louisville.
Team Melissa played the first half missing a player and could not recover from the disadvantage, falling 21-16 to Float like cinderblocks, and sting like foam rubber.
Even with two men on their team, the Flock of Ostri could not compete with the Pangstas.
Saint Mary's stormed out to a 30-6 win in five innings at Kalamazoo on Saturday and dominated 23-5 in Game 2, which was delayed until Tuesday due to inclement weather on Saturday.
Even with two men on their team, the Flock of Ostri could not compete with the Pangstas.
Wednesday's heavy rains and occasional thunder and lightning forced postponements for Notre Dame's baseball game with Western Michigan, Notre Dame's softball doubleheader against Bowling Green and Saint Mary's softball doubleheader at Albion.
Instead of going home for Easter, the Irish traveled to Purdue to the Mike Poehlein Invitational. Despite rain and lightning days throughout the weekend, four athletes took first place and 23 athletes finished in the top-five at the event.
The No. 36 Irish split the two matches they played in Texas over Easter break, defeating SMU, 5-2, before falling to No. 12 Texas A&M, 6-1.
The No. 6 Irish won their 13th consecutive doubles point but split two matches over the long weekend, winning 4-3 over Texas A&M and losing 6-1 to No. 2 Baylor.
Taking a break from a rigorous schedule can be the best thing for a struggling team. With the Irish coming off a 1-5 run against Big East foes South Florida and Georgetown, Oakland provided that relief, as Notre Dame took full advantage of the non-conference matchup to get back to the fundamentals.
In many ways, the rain throughout Wednesday's practice summed up the mood around the football complex. After the practice, Irish coach Brian Kelly said practice and classes were helping the Irish cope with the tragic death of incoming offensive lineman Matt James Friday.
The Belles showed no signs of rust following a layoff over Easter break but were unable to overcome a superior team in their 6-3 loss to No. 13 Calvin College Wednesday.
The No. 15 Irish recorded plenty of experience in close end-game situations over Easter weekend as they split a pair of games, losing to No. 14 Georgetown, 12-10, and pulling out a last-second victory over No. 13 Loyola, 11-10.
After defeating Alma and Trine, two of the weaker teams in the conference, Saint Mary's will face Calvin, its first formidable opponent in MIAA play, at home today.
A little rain wouldn't stop the Irish from holding their fifth spring practice outside — but a little lightning did.
Sophomore catcher Kristina Wright said one of the greatest strengths of this year's Irish team is their ability to overcome adversity.
Coming off a close home loss to Rutgers in the program's first-ever Big East contest, No. 15 Notre Dame was left still searching for its first conference win after a heartbreaking 9-8 loss at No. 13 Villanova on Saturday.