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Christina Kochanski | Friday, May 16, 2014
In their first ACC season, the Irish finished second in the conference tournament and earned six conference player of the week awards. The Irish (38-10, 16-5 ACC) kicked off the season with a 19-7 record on an extended, 26-game road swing before returning to Melissa Cook Stadium. In the home opener March 26, the Irish
Christina Kochanski | Monday, April 28, 2014
The No. 21 Irish nearly shut out ACC rival Maryland in a 9-1 victory Monday at Melissa Cook Stadium in the kickoff to the Fourth Annual Strikeout Cancer Weekend. The Irish (34-10, 13-5 ACC) were leading 8-1 at the bottom of the fifth. With two outs and the bases loaded, junior catcher Cassidy
Christina Kochanski | Thursday, April 24, 2014
In their last game before hosting the Fourth Annual Strikeout Cancer Weekend, the No. 21 Irish face Valparaiso tonight at Melissa Cook Stadium. The Irish (30-10, 10-5 ACC) split two games against ACC rival North Carolina State in their most recent series. The team started the double-header with a win but fell to the Wolfpack
Christina Kochanski | Tuesday, April 15, 2014
The No. 23/25 Irish host Toledo on Wednesday before heading to Virginia for a three-game series Friday and Saturday. The Irish (25-9, 6-4 ACC) enter the contest having won six of their last eight games. In their most recent series, the team split two games with No. 7/8 Florida State. A third game was scheduled
Christina Kochanski | Sunday, April 13, 2014
In Friday’s ACC conference matchup that came down to the last minute, the No. 11 Irish triumphed 12-10 over No. 7 Duke at Arlotta Stadium. Duke junior midfield Taylor Trimble scored to pull the Blue Devils within a goal with 20 seconds left in the game, and Duke (8-6, 2-4 ACC) won the ensuing draw
Christina Kochanski | Friday, April 11, 2014
The No. 23/25 Irish host No. 7/8 Florida State in a three-game series this weekend at Melissa Cook Stadium. The two ACC rivals face off Sunday at 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. and again Monday at 7 p.m. The Irish (24-8, 5-3 ACC) are coming off of a two-game series sweep of another ACC rival,
Christina Kochanski | Friday, April 4, 2014
After playing their first three games at home on the season, No. 23 Notre Dame travels to Chicago on Friday to take on DePaul. The Blue Demons (20-8, 4-0), playing out of the Big East, are a former conference rival for the Irish. Irish coach Deanna Gumpf said that the competitiveness between the two teams
Christina Kochanski | Thursday, March 27, 2014
No. 6 Notre Dame welcomes a cross-country rival to Arlotta Stadium on Saturday when the Irish play No. 13 Stanford. The two teams have met 14 times in program history. The Irish (8-3, 1-3 ACC) were triumphant in nine of these games but fell to Stanford (7-1, 2-0 MPSF) in the first round of last
Christina Kochanski | Thursday, March 20, 2014
After 26 straight away games, the No. 24 Irish finally get to play on their home turf at Melissa Cook Stadium this weekend when they host Pittsburgh. The Irish (19-7, 3-3 ACC) and the Panthers (8-13, 0-3) will clash in a three-game series Saturday and Sunday. This marks the 31st meeting between these teams, 29
Christina Kochanski | Tuesday, March 4, 2014
The No. 13 Irish travel to Lake Barrington, Ill., on Wednesday to challenge No. 4 Northwestern. Although Northwestern has won 14 of the 16 previous contests, Irish coach Christine Halfpenny said she considers the matchup between the two schools to be a definitive rivalry. “Our programs started at the same time, and that’s when the