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Daisy Costello | Monday, November 16, 2015
In a game that was decided in the trenches, a veteran Irish defense set the tone while the young offense capitalized on its few scoring chances as No. 4 Notre Dame downed Wake Forest, 28-7, on Senior Day. Irish head coach Brian Kelly praised the senior class, which has won 21 home games over the
Daisy Costello | Friday, November 13, 2015
Pucks were flying at Compton Family Ice Arena on Thursday night as No. 18 Notre Dame took down Northeastern, 3-2. For the second weekend in a row, the Irish (5-2-2, 3-0-0 Hockey East) got off to a quick start before experiencing a drop off, having to fend off the Huskies (1-8-1, 0-4-1) en route to
Daisy Costello | Friday, November 13, 2015
Seeking to avoid its 10th consecutive conference loss, Notre Dame travels to the Sunshine State this weekend to take on ACC rivals No. 20 Florida State and Miami. This will be the second time the Irish (6-20, 1-13 ACC) face the Seminoles (19-6, 12-2 ACC) in 2015, as they lost 3-0 at home on Sept. 27. Florida State currently
Daisy Costello | Monday, November 9, 2015
No. 18 Notre Dame, coming off a two-game sweep of Connecticut over Halloween weekend, welcomed Minnesota to Compton Family Ice Arena this past weekend, splitting the series with a 4-3 win Friday and a 4-1 loss Saturday. The Irish (4-2-2, 2-0-0 Hockey East) got off to a quick start Friday, leading the Golden Gophers 3-1
Daisy Costello | Thursday, November 5, 2015
After two straight weekends of away competition, the Fighting Irish return to South Bend this weekend against Virginia Tech and Pittsburgh. The Irish (6-18, 1-11 ACC) have struggled throughout conference play to close out tough matches, but Irish head coach Jim McLaughlin said he has a plan to keep the Irish going down the stretch.
Daisy Costello | Thursday, November 5, 2015
This weekend, the Irish hit the road for their third road meet of the season, heading to Christianburg, Virginia, to take on Virginia Tech and Pittsburgh in a triple-dual meet Friday and Saturday. The Irish (2-3) are coming off of a tough triple-dual meet loss to Purdue and Ohio State over Halloween weekend. Junior Catherine
Daisy Costello | Thursday, October 29, 2015
This weekend, the Fighting Irish will travel to North Carolina to take on ACC foes North Carolina State and North Carolina. The Irish (6-16, 1-9 ACC) are coming off of a tough 3-1 loss to Virginia (19-25, 25-23, 25-11, 25-16) to cap off a five-match skid since defeating Clemson on Oct. 9 for the team’s
Daisy Costello | Wednesday, October 28, 2015
The Irish ended their fall season on a high note, taking second-place overall at the Landfall Tradition last weekend after finishing just seventh at the Cardinal Cup earlier in the week. Freshman Isabella DiLisio led Notre Dame through the Cardinal Cup and the first two days of the Landfall tourney, finishing her first fall season leading
Daisy Costello | Tuesday, October 13, 2015
A dominant 30-stroke victory at the Chip-N Club Invitational propels the Irish into two on-the-road tournaments next week. The Irish travel first to Louisville, Kentucky, to play the Cardinal Cup hosted by ACC-rival Louisville at the University of Louisville Golf Club on Oct. 19 and Oct. 20, before traveling to Wilmington, North Carolina, to close
Daisy Costello | Friday, October 9, 2015
The Irish begin the 2015-16 season Friday when they host the annual Dennis Stark Relays. The Relays, which will be held at Rolfs Aquatic Center, are in their 51st year but will be without a special guest for the first time. Dennis Stark, for whom the Relays are named, died in December at 92. He was the first