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Greg McKenna | Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Notre Dame will look to finish off a three-game homestand undefeated Wednesday night as the Irish take on former Big East foe Pittsburgh. The 66th matchup between the Panthers (14-8, 5-6 ACC) and Notre Dame (13-8, 4-6 ACC), who currently sit 10th and 11th in the ACC standings, respectively, is practically a must-win for both teams
Greg McKenna | Friday, January 31, 2020
Notre Dame has suffered some hefty defeats versus ranked opponents at home this season, a trend that unfortunately continued for the Irish (7-14, 2-7 ACC) in an 86-54 loss to No. 5 Louisville (21-1, 10-0 ACC) on Thursday night. A decent crowd was on hand in Purcell Pavilion, but standout Cardinals junior guard Dana Evans
Greg McKenna | Friday, January 24, 2020
After a brutal four-game losing streak during the bulk of January, Notre Dame (7-12, 2-5 ACC) will look to build off last Sunday’s 76-53 rout of Miami when the team travels to Charlottesville to take on Virginia (7-11, 2-5 ACC) this Sunday. Though both teams currently sit near the basement of the ACC standings, Sunday’s
Greg McKenna | Friday, December 6, 2019
Women’s college basketball’s most intense rivalry in recent memory will be renewed on Sunday as Notre Dame (5-5, 0-0 ACC) takes on No. 4 UConn (7-0, 1-0 AAC) at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut. It will be the 51st meeting all-time between the two storied programs, who have combined to win 13 national championships. The
Greg McKenna | Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Notre Dame remained undefeated in the Men Against Breast Cancer Invitational and improved to 13-1 in in-season tournament games dating back to the 2016-2017 season with a convincing 79-50 win over Howard on Tuesday night. It was the first match up between the two programs, though connections between the two coaching staffs run deep. First
Patrick Gallagher, Mannion McGinley, Greg McKenna, Inigo Yturralde, Colin Capece and Nate Moller | Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Dania Abdul Rahman vs. Mia Lecinski match skipped Carly “The Wall” Hall def. Hallie “Hail Storm” Truett The first bout of the night began as Hall, a sophomore in Pasquerilla East, attempted to land a torrent of punches to some avail. Truett, a senior in Howard Hall, countered with a powerful hit to Hall’s
Greg McKenna | Friday, November 1, 2019
In a wintry mix at Alumni on Stadium Thursday night, the Irish (10-6-2, 4-4-2 ACC) claimed a dramatic 3-2 victory over Wake Forest (6-8-4, 1-6-3 ACC) in double overtime with just twenty-six seconds remaining. Virginia Tech’s 1-0 win over Pitt meant only a win would earn the Irish the eighth and final spot in the
Greg McKenna | Friday, October 11, 2019
Thanks to a second half hat trick from junior midfielder Sammi Fisher, Notre Dame overcame a stubborn Miami side Thursday night at Alumni Stadium for a second consecutive 3-0 victory. With the win, the Irish moved to 8-0 all-time against the Hurricanes (3-5-2) at Alumni Stadium, but the perfect record was by no means secure
Greg McKenna | Friday, October 11, 2019
After a tough 1-0 road loss to No. 10 Clemson on Sept. 20th, Notre Dame head coach Nate Norman admitted his team was frustrated. The Irish (9-4-0, 3-2 ACC) were then in the midst of a three game losing streak that also included one-goal defeats on the road at No. 7 South Carolina and at
Greg McKenna | Monday, October 7, 2019
Notre Dame rebounded from a tough loss at No. 3 North Carolina with a comprehensive 3-0 win over Syracuse back home at Alumni Stadium on Friday. Heading into Friday’s match-up, the Irish (8-4-0) had never lost to Syracuse (2-7-2) nor conceded a goal against the Orange at Alumni Stadium, and neither trend would be broken