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Irish cap season with Senior Day upset over top-ranked Tar Heels

Tony Zappia | Friday, May 13, 2016

It was an up and down season for the Irish (14-12, 6-6 ACC) as Notre Dame finished in seventh place in the competitive ACC and earned its 12th consecutive NCAA tournament appearance. Despite finishing in the middle of the pack in the ACC, the Irish produced plenty of highlights this season — most notably, coming off

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Belles take 14th at Kathy Niepagen Spring Fling

Tony Zappia | Tuesday, April 19, 2016

This past weekend, Saint Mary’s traveled to Ironwood Golf Club in Normal, Illinois, to participate in the Illinois Wesleyan Kathy Niepagen Spring Fling and finished 14th amongst 21 teams.   Junior Ali Mahoney led the way for the Belles on day one, shooting a 10-over 82. Freshman Taylor Kehoe was not far behind carding a 12-over 84. The

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Irish upset top-ranked Tar Heels on Senior Night

Tony Zappia | Monday, April 11, 2016

Notre Dame defeated No. 1 North Carolina for a historic Senior Night win Friday, 5-2. The Irish (13-12, 5-6 ACC) captured the momentum early, rallying to take the doubles point against the Tar Heels (22-3, 7-3) after three tight matches. North Carolina started doubles play with a win when the No. 1-ranked duo of Tar Heel senior

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Notre Dame falters in pair of ACC matches

Tony Zappia | Thursday, March 31, 2016

Over the weekend, Notre Dame headed south to take on Virginia and Georgia Tech in two conference road matches, dropping both contests. On Friday, the Irish (10-10, 4-4 ACC) fell 6-1 to No. 3 Virginia (16-2, 6-0). The Irish struggled early against a talented and highly-ranked Virginia team as the duo of seniors Quentin Monaghan and

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Belles optimistic after first spring tournament

Tony Zappia | Friday, March 18, 2016

Saint Mary’s traveled to Peoria, Arizona to participate in the George Fox Invitational held at Westbrook Village Golf Course on Saturday and Sunday. The Belles combined to shoot a 90-over-par 658 to finish eighth out of the eight participating teams over the two-day tournament. The winning team, George Fox University, finished 65 shots ahead of

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Irish drop home match to No. 3 Buckeyes

Tony Zappia | Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Notre Dame put forth a strong effort against No. 3 Ohio State on Sunday at Eck Tennis Pavilion but ultimately fell to the Buckeyes by a final score of 5-2. The Irish (6-6) started strong, claiming the doubles point after winning two of the three matches. The first victory came as the pairing of freshman Grayson

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INSIDER: Bouts give Carroll greater purpose

Tony Zappia | Friday, February 26, 2016

The Bengal Bouts tournament came to a disappointing conclusion for Kieran Carroll last year, as the junior reached the finals for the first time, only to fall to the senior defending champion in the 149 pound division. Now a senior himself, Carroll could easily focus on only preparing himself for a return to the finals

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86th Bengal Bouts underway at Notre Dame

Elizabeth Greason, R.J. Stempak, Tobias Hoonhout, Victoria Llorens, Tony Zappia, Dominic Iannelli, Joe Everett and Maureen Schweninger | Monday, February 15, 2016

137 pounds James “Don’t Try to” Argue def. Zach “Yagerbomb” Jaeger Argue, a junior representing Sorin Hall, went on the offensive at the sound of the opening bell, causing Duncan freshman Jaeger to lose his balance and almost trip. Argue was able to defend himself successfully and go back on the offensive. Argue was able

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Saint Mary’s falls to Kalamazoo on Senior Day

Tony Zappia | Monday, February 15, 2016

This past Saturday, Kalamazoo came from behind to defeat Saint Mary’s, 74-66, dashing the Belles’ hopes of getting a conference win on Senior Day. Senior forward Eleni Shea, who finished the game with 15 points, got the Belles offense going in the first quarter, scoring the first two baskets of the game for Saint Mary’s (1-23, 1-14

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Howard seeks to restore program’s former glory

Tony Zappia | Friday, November 13, 2015

It has been a year to remember for 7-1 Howard, as the Ducks return to Notre Dame Stadium to play in the interhall flag football championship for the first time since 2011.   Since claiming back-to-back championships in 2010 and 2011 — the two seasons before the current Howard seniors arrived on campus — Howard has made the playoffs

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