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Conor Kelly | Wednesday, April 2, 2014
After placing fifth at the Southwest Minnesota State University Invitational at LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Fla., two weeks ago, the Belles are looking to continue their success at the Washington University in St. Louis Invite this weekend. With the MIAA NCAA Qualifiers less than two weeks away, the Belles will be competing against 10
Conor Kelly | Sunday, March 30, 2014
For the second year in a row, the Irish saw their season ended at the hands of the St. Cloud State Huskies, falling 4-3 in overtime in the first round of the NCAA tournament at the XCel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn., on Saturday night. Despite outshooting St. Cloud 42-28, Notre Dame (23-15-2, 9-9-2
Conor Kelly | Monday, March 24, 2014
As senior Irish goaltender Steven Summerhays has shown with his play over the last month, a hot goaltender can make all the difference in a game, and the No. 10 Irish ran into a scorching hot one Friday night as sophomore goaltender Connor Hellebuyck stopped all 35 Irish shots to lead No. 7 Massachusetts-Lowell to
Conor Kelly | Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Notre Dame will find its place in its new conference when it travels to Greensboro, N.C., for its first ACC swimming championships Wednesday through Saturday at the Greensboro Aquatic Center. “In a way, we have no expectations,” Irish coach Tim Welsh said. “We’ve not been to this meet before. We don’t have an identity in
Conor Kelly | Thursday, February 13, 2014
Coming off of a win over Maine on Saturday night in which senior forward Bryan Rust scored the tying and game-winning goals in the final two minutes, the No. 20 Irish travel to No. 9 Providence for a crucial two-game series with the Friars beginning tonight. Notre Dame (16-12-1, 5-9-1 Hockey East) currently sits tied
Conor Kelly | Monday, February 10, 2014
Women’s Hockey The Irish played three games over the weekend, traveling to Madison, Wis. for four games, two each against the host Badgers and Michigan State. On Friday, Notre Dame fell 4-0 after a quick start from the Badgers. Wisconsin scored early in the first period to start the game, but sophomore goaltender Allison Stankowicz
Conor Kelly | Friday, January 17, 2014
When the Irish left the now-disbanded CCHA at the end of last season to move to Hockey East, they left behind a number of traditional rivalries that they knew would be difficult to continue, at least with the same frequency as before. Irish coach Jeff Jackson has pointed out the loss of series with teams