Hockey: Home series gives ND a chance to move up
Notre Dame hosts conference foe Nebraska-Omaha in a crucial pair of games at the Joyce Center this weekend.
Notre Dame hosts conference foe Nebraska-Omaha in a crucial pair of games at the Joyce Center this weekend.
The Irish return to the courts this weekend as they travel to Columbus, Ohio, to face Tulsa in the first round of the Ohio State regional of the ITA's National Team Indoor Championships.
Irish coach Brian Kelly and his staff will host 13 official visitors, including five Notre Dame verbal commits, this weekend in what will be the final major recruiting push before National Signing Day on Wednesday.
The Irish will travel south to Bloomington, Ind. this weekend to compete in the Indiana Invitational along with 21 other teams. The two-day meet begins Friday. The majority of the first day of competition consists of preliminary rounds of 60-meter sprints and hurdles. Saturday's contests will end the meet with invitational races and relays. All field events on Saturday will also be invitational.
Saint Mary's travels to Alma Saturday in hopes of ending a three-game conference losing streak that has dropped the Belles into a three-way tie for third place in conference standings with Adrian and Olivet.
This weekend, the Irish will square off in their last meet before the Big East Championships next month.
Big East reigning champion Notre Dame looks to follow up a spectacular 2009 season by traveling to Florida to take on the U.S. National Team in two preseason exhibition matches.
In her Notre Dame debut, Chrissie McGaffigan topped two Big Ten opponents, verifying the promising ability Irish coach Jay Louderback saw in her when he recruited the Iowa native.
There's nothing like an old-fashioned blowout to iron out the kinks and get a team back on the right track. Providence found itself on the wrong end of said blowout, as the Irish cruised to an 84-59 home victory to keep pace atop the Big East standings.
It was another strong effort against an elite opponent, but another loss and opportunity down the drain for Notre Dame Wednesday.
The Saint Mary's basketball team fell to conference rival Calvin 67-57 Wednesday night.
The Irish hung with the hottest team in the Big East for 30 minutes, but it took Scottie Reynolds just two minutes to bury them.
Escaping the frozen South Bend winter for weeks of tropical weather would be good for anyone's mental state, but for the Irish, their winter break trip to Puerto Rico was essential.
The No. 3 Irish will look to extend their winning ways against Providence in the Purcell Pavilion at 7 p.m. Wednesday in another important Big East match-up.
National Signing Day is only a week away, and while that doesn't leave much time for Irish coach Brian Kelly and his staff to close in on many more high school seniors, I can't help but be relieved this recruiting cycle is almost over.
Irish coach Mike Brey asked for players to step up and contribute before Saturday's victory over DePaul, and junior forward Tyrone Nash and senior guard Ben Hansbrough came through with double-doubles.
Saint Mary's will host No. 10 Calvin Wednesday night while looking for its first win of conference play's second half. The Belles will hope to bust out of a rut in which they have dropped four of seven, but will have to try to do so against a formidable foe.
Before virtually every contest, Irish coach Muffet McGraw tells reporters that the Irish just need to "play their game" and they'll be okay.
The No. 4 Irish began a winning streak of their own Sunday with their second consecutive come-from-behind victory, a 74-66 win over a No. 16 West Virginia squad that came into the day boasting a 16-game winning streak.
The No. 4 Irish began a winning streak of their own Sunday with their second consecutive come-from-behind victory, a 74-66 win over a No. 16 West Virginia squad that came into the day boasting a 16-game winning streak.