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-Henry Hilliard | Thursday, December 4, 2014
In its last competition of 2014, Notre Dame travels to Iowa for the annual Hawkeye Invitational, which runs from tonight until Sunday. The Irish (3-2) hope to continue their winning ways in Iowa City, Iowa, after besting Michigan State on the road two weeks ago. Notre Dame’s divers will face a rematch with the Spartans this
Henry Hilliard | Thursday, November 6, 2014
After losing to Purdue at home last weekend, the Irish welcome two more opponents to Rolfs Aquatic Center as they continue their regular season schedule. Notre Dame (1-1) hosts a tri-meet against ACC opponents Pittsburgh and Virginia Tech, split between tonight and tomorrow morning. “We need to improve this weekend — these are both winnable matches, just like last
Henry Hilliard | Wednesday, November 5, 2014
After three weeks since its last match, Notre Dame will be back in action for the final time in its fall campaign this weekend for the four-day ITA National Indoor Championships at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing, New York. The singles and doubles competition begins today, with the final round to be held on Sunday
Henry Hilliard | Thursday, October 9, 2014
Notre Dame will begin its 2014 campaign in traditional fashion, as it hosts the 50th annual Dennis Stark Relays at its home Rolfs Aquatic Center this weekend. The Irish finished third behind first-place Michigan and second-place Auburn at the meet last year. This time around, the Irish look to begin the season with a win.
Henry Hilliard | Monday, October 6, 2014
It was a weekend of mixed results for the Irish in two home matches against ACC opponents at Purcell Pavilion. Notre Dame (4-11, 1-3 ACC) bested Syracuse, 3-1, on Friday for its first conference win of the 2014 campaign but lost to No. 25 Duke, 3-1, on Sunday. Offensive productivity led the Irish to a victory Friday. Notre
Henry Hilliard | Thursday, October 2, 2014
For the first time in nearly a month, the Irish return home to Purcell Pavilion as they continue ACC competition this weekend. Notre Dame (3-10, 0-2 ACC) will face Syracuse today at 7 p.m. and No. 25 Duke on Sunday afternoon. This weekend’s matches come on of the heels of a 3-0 loss to No. 6 Florida State in Tallahassee, Florida, last
Henry Hilliard | Thursday, September 18, 2014
Seeking to build off of its first win of the 2014, Notre Dame travels to West Lafayette, Ind., to take on Moorhead State, St. Louis and Purdue this weekend at the Purdue Active Ankle Challenge. After six matches at Purcell Pavilion, the Irish (1-7) begin a three-week road series. With narrow losses to Minnesota, Washington State
Henry Hilliard | Thursday, September 11, 2014
Notre Dame continues to seek their first win on the 2014 campaign as the Irish welcome three teams to Purcell Pavilion this weekend for the Shamrock Invitational. The Irish (0-5) host TCU on Friday, Northeastern on Saturday morning and Northern Iowa on Saturday night. After three losses in last week’s Golden Dome Invitational, the Irish
Henry Hilliard | Monday, September 1, 2014
After a rough 13-18 campaign in 2013 and falling to two top-10 teams in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge on August 29-31 to open its 2014 season, Notre Dame and coach Debbie Brown could have easily been discouraged. Instead, the Irish (0-2) return to practice this week focused on fielding a competitive team capable of handling
Henry Hilliard | Thursday, August 28, 2014
With only two weeks to prepare for a grueling fall schedule that features six teams ranked in the top 25 and the challenge of integrating six freshmen into the team, the Irish were forced to hit the ground running in their 2014 fall campaign, instituting a series of practices aimed at promoting both team and leadership development.