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SMC wins 14 matches to boast best season in over a decade

Alex Ellyin | Friday, May 13, 2016

Saint Mary’s had its best season in over a decade but wound up falling short of a conference title when it lost to Hope in the MIAA tournament semifinals to close out its season. The Belles (14-6, 5-3) secured 14 victories on the season, the most wins the program has had since 2004. The team, led by

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Belles cruise to win over Pilots, fall in MIAA match with Knights

Alex Ellyin | Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Saint Mary’s split its two matches at the end of last week, sweeping Bethel on Thursday, 9-0, before falling to conference foe Calvin on Saturday, 7-2. The Belles (11-5, 2-2 MIAA) began the two-match stretch with a win over the Pilots (9-10, 1-7 Crossroads), which extended their winning streak at that time to three. The Belles won all nine points

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Saint Mary’s splits homestand over the weekend

Alex Ellyin | Monday, April 11, 2016

Saint Mary’s suffered its first conference loss of the season Saturday against Hope, falling in each of its matches for a final score of 9-0.  The No. 3 doubles match was the most closely-contested match of the day for the Belles (9-5, 1-1 MIAA), as senior Andrea Fetters and junior Kaity Venters lost in a tiebreak, 9-8 (7-4). Sophomore

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Saint Mary’s rebounds against Concordia

Alex Ellyin | Friday, April 1, 2016

Saint Mary’s rebounded from a 9-0 defeat against Augustana to claim a 9-0 victory of its own over Concordia on March 23. The Belles victory prevented a two-game losing streak, a rut they haven’t fallen into all season. In seven singles matches, Saint Mary’s (7-3) not only won all seven, but only lost seven combined games throughout singles

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Belles look to move on after loss to Augustana

Alex Ellyin | Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Saint Mary’s hosted Augustana College on Saturday and fell to the Vikings 9-0, ending their three-match win streak and moving the Belles to a 6-3 record this season. The Vikings (17-4, 6-1 College Conference of Illinois and Chicago) posed many challenges for the Belles, but Saint Mary’s head coach Dale Campbell said the team did

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Boxers fight for spot in championship bout

Alex Ellyin, Alex Bender, Tobias Hoonhout and Elizabeth Greason | Wednesday, February 24, 2016

137 Pounds Chris Dethlefs def. Michael “Munchkin” Kappaz To kick off the semifinal round of Bengal Bouts, Kappaz, a junior from Alumni, was in attack mode from the start, landing numerous hits to the head of Sorin sophomore Dethlefs in the first round. This aggressive mindset forced Dethlefs in a defensive stance through the match’s

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Irish look to send seniors off with final home victory

Alex Ellyin | Friday, January 29, 2016

Less than a month away from the ACC championships, Notre Dame will host its final home meet of the season this weekend with the Shamrock Invitational. The Irish host Iowa, Illinois State, Missouri State and Grand Canyon over the two-day meet. Not only will Rolfs Aquatic Center be packed with the four teams journeying to

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Notre Dame looks to rebound at home

Alex Ellyin | Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Notre Dame is back from Stillwater, Oklahoma, and preparing for its upcoming matchups this Sunday against Illinois and Bowling Green at Eck Tennis Pavilion. After two stinging defeats at the hands of No. 10 Oklahoma State and Arizona State this past weekend at the ITA Kickoff Weekend moved the team to 1-2 on the season, the Irish are looking

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This Thursday, Feb. 16, the 93rd annual Bengal Bou This Thursday, Feb. 16, the 93rd annual Bengal Bouts will begin its preliminary rounds. A men’s boxing tournament that benefits the Holy Cross Mission in Bangladesh, Bengal Bouts seems to perfectly combine two integral aspects of Notre Dame’s identity: a passion for sports and a commitment to social impact.

This week, From the Archives takes a long overdue look at the history of Bengal Bouts. While this tournament predates the Observer by nearly four decades, we uncovered a selection of stories that capture at least a part of the rich history of this Notre Dame tradition.

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At Wednesday evening’s senate meeting, Briana Ch At Wednesday evening’s senate meeting, Briana Chappell, director of gender relations and LGBTQ+ advocacy, highlighted plans to edit the Moreau First Year Experience curriculum to promote values of diversity, equity and inclusion in her report on LGBTQ+ advocacy at Notre Dame this year.

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We asked you to Ask The Observer Sports Department We asked you to Ask The Observer Sports Department and you responded with the request: “Northwestern @ Notre Dame 2014 Football Breakdown”. That game was a heartbreaking loss for a Notre Dame team that had started 6-0 before stumbling down the stretch to a 7-5 record. A bowl game win over LSU salvaged some optimism for the program’s future, but that loss to Northwestern was a shocking result that contributed to one of the more appalling stretches of Irish football in the Brian Kelly era.

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Derick Williams and Hunter Brooke, two sophomore s Derick Williams and Hunter Brooke, two sophomore students campaigning to be Notre Dame’s next student body president and vice president, respectively, plan to “get sh*t done.”

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Sophomores Pablo Oropeza and Griffin McAndrew are Sophomores Pablo Oropeza and Griffin McAndrew are seeking to build stronger connections between the student body and student government if elected student body president and vice president, respectively. 

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Notre Dame students might recognize Daniel Jung an Notre Dame students might recognize Daniel Jung and Aidan Rezner from the student government Instagram page, but the two sophomores are ready to take the next big step to represent the student body.

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