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Greg McKenna | Thursday, January 27, 2022
When I first found out I would be studying abroad in the fall, there was a tinge of sadness. To lose a full football season (with the return of full-capacity crowds and tailgating, no less) was, briefly, a tough pill to swallow. Any sort of regret I might have had quickly dissipated once the opportunity
Greg McKenna | Friday, January 21, 2022
Just last Wednesday, Notre Dame was smashing Clemson for a sixth straight victory that shot the Irish up to second in the ACC standings. At halftime against Virginia Tech Saturday, Notre Dame looked poised to grab a fifth straight conference win before the Irish train came to a screeching halt in a disastrous second half
Greg McKenna | Friday, January 14, 2022
On Tuesday, Notre Dame head coach Mike Brey stood on campus dining hall tables to call on Notre Dame students to show up to the first home game since their return from the holiday break. They did. After multiple wins at home, including over blue-blood North Carolina, in front of eerily sleepy crowds, Purcell Pavilion
Greg McKenna | Thursday, January 13, 2022
As Mónica Flores explains, “En la vida y en la cancha” (“In life and on the field”) is not just a motto for C.F. Monterrey, one of Mexico’s most iconic soccer clubs — but rather a way of life. Flores, a former Notre Dame women’s soccer captain who graduated with a science pre-professional degree in
Greg McKenna | Friday, November 19, 2021
Axel Raarup could have played for a lot of schools. The senior, who grew up just outside the Twin Cities in Mendota Heights, MN, was the 35th-ranked long snapper in the 2018 class, according to Rubio Long Snapping, the company that runs the nation’s premier camp for the position. During his recruiting process, the Saint
Greg McKenna | Tuesday, August 31, 2021
In the face of worldwide condemnation for leading the effort for a breakaway European Super League in April, Florentino Perez told the football world that “the beautiful game” was dying. “We have to save football. Everything I do is for the good of football, which is in a critical moment,” the Real Madrid president said.
Greg McKenna | Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Whether it’s to play mind games with the opposition or insure against allegations of underachievement, soccer managers around the world love downplaying expectations to the media. After missing out on the NCAA Tournament for a second time in three years at a traditional women’s collegiate soccer blue-blood like Notre Dame, many coaches would be wary,
Greg McKenna | Friday, May 21, 2021
Playing during a college basketball season during a pandemic presents enough uncertainty in itself. One might think replacing a hall-of-fame coach without summer practice as well would be an overwhelming experience for any player. Freshman forward Maddy Westbeld, however, admits she didn’t know anything different heading into her first collegiate season. “I mean, definitely going
Greg McKenna | Friday, May 21, 2021
Though the Irish played only 13 games, Notre Dame’s women’s soccer 2020-2021 season was anything but condensed. Even though the NCAA tournament was postponed to the spring, the ACC still held a fall season that determined qualification for November’s ACC Tournament, which meant each game in a nine-month slog had critical postseason implications. The traditional
Greg McKenna | Friday, May 21, 2021
In August of 2020, head coach Jesse Urquhart said that while his team was obviously disappointed about the postponement of their fall season, he was excited about the prospect of using the fall as an extended offseason to prepare for a spring campaign. So when the Belles found out Saint Mary’s would postpone fall sports entirely,