Sports

ND Women's Soccer: Tourney Time

By The Observer · Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009

Not only did No. 4 Notre Dame won its 11th Big East Tournament with a 2-1 victory over Marquette Sunday, but the Irish also made a strong statement to the NCAA about where they deserve to be seeded in the NCAA Tournament beginning Friday.

ND Women's Tennis: Krisik takes first place at WMU singles event

By The Observer · Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009

In the final weekend of fall competition, senior Kali Krisik took home the singles championship at the Western Michigan Invitational after defeating Louisville's Mandy Brown, 6-3, 6-4, Sunday in Kalamazoo, Mich.

Men's Tennis: ND places five on Tourney team

By The Observer · Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009

Notre Dame finished up its final fall matches Sunday in Virginia, placing five of their players on the All-Tournament team at the William and Mary Invitational.

ND Swimming: Irish fall to Boilermakers

By The Observer · Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009

Both the Irish men's and women's swimming and diving teams fell to Purdue Friday at Purdue's Boilermaker Aquatic Center, but first-place performances from both teams showed the season has plenty of potential.

Fencing: Two Irish earn golds at Juniors

By The Observer · Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009

The Irish proved to the fencing world once again that they are not a team to be overlooked on the strip heading into intercollegiate play. Sophomores Courtney Hurley and Gerek Meinhardt finished the USFA NAC Juniors with a pair of gold medals Friday, raising their individual international rankings even further.

Commentary: Irish caught looking ahead

By The Observer · Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009

The players won't say it. The coaches won't say it. Nobody within with the Notre Dame football program is admitting it, but to anyone who follows sports, it's fairly obvious what happened to Notre Dame on Saturday.

ND Volleyball: Irish take two to reach 12

By The Observer · Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009

Notre Dame remained undefeated in conference play by beating Marquette Friday and Syracuse Sunday, running the team's winning streak to 12 straight conference matches.

Hockey: Offensive struggles lead to split in Alaska

By The Observer · Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009

No. 9 Notre Dame split a pair of conference games at No. 13 Alaska over the weekend, handing the Nanooks their first loss of the season Friday, 3-2, before falling 3-1 Saturday night in Fairbanks.

Home Invasion

By The Observer · Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009

Jimmy Clausen set career-highs in pass attempts (51), completions (37) and passing yards (452), and a new school record of completions, Golden Tate made nine catches for 132 yards and a touchdown and Michael Floyd returned to the field for Notre Dame.

Football: Irish fall to Midshipmen

By The Observer · Friday, Nov. 6, 2009

Jimmy Clausen set career-highs in pass attempts (51), completions (37), and passing yards (452), Golden Tate made nine catches for 132 yards and a touchdown, and Michael Floyd returned to the field for Notre Dame, but the Irish were not able to fight off the Navy Midshipmen for a win Saturday, falling 23-21 in the 83rd meeting of the two teams.