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-Jackie Brebeck | Friday, May 13, 2016
It was a rough season for Saint Mary’s, as the Belles came away from the 2015-2016 campaign with only a single victory. Saint Mary’s (1-24, 1-15 MIAA) started the season with a game against North Park on November 17 resulting in a 64-49 loss. The Belles then went into the Wheaton tournament, where they were not
Jackie Brebeck | Tuesday, April 26, 2016
The Irish made it to the quarterfinals in the ACC tournament, beating Duke on Thursday before falling to No. 7 Wake Forest on Friday. Notre Dame (15-13, 6-6) came into the tournament as the seventh seed, topping 10-seed Duke (11-15, 4-8) to extend its win streak to five and earn a spot in the quarterfinals.
Jackie Brebeck | Friday, April 15, 2016
Notre Dame will enter the last game of the season against North Carolina State with momentum. Last Friday, the Irish (13-12, 5-6 ACC) celebrated a successful Senior Night. Not only did the seniors take home a win, the team upset the No. 1 ranked team in the country, North Carolina 5-2. It was the first
Jackie Brebeck | Tuesday, April 5, 2016
Notre Dame started the weekend slowly. The Irish (12-12, 4-6 ACC) fell to No. 22 Florida State and unranked Virginia Tech before picking up two wins in a Sunday doubleheader over Chicago State to close out the weekend. Friday’s 4-3 loss to Florida State (14-7, 6-3 ACC) came down to a tiebreaker game. Although Notre Dame’s No. 14 ranked senior
Jackie Brebeck | Friday, March 18, 2016
As Notre Dame enters the heart of its ACC schedule, it will look to secure a pair of wins against Duke and Miami this weekend. “We are really excited about the opportunities this weekend,” Irish head coach Ryan Sachire said. “Both Duke and Miami are great programs with really talented players, and we are looking
Jackie Brebeck | Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Notre Dame split its doubleheader Sunday, falling to Kentucky 4-0 in the first game before ending on a high note with a quick, 4-0 win against Western Michigan. Against Kentucky (6-3), Notre Dame (6-5) fell behind when it lost the doubles point in a tightly contested match. Senior Quentin Monaghan and freshman Grayson Broadus lost 6-4 at the No. 2 court,
Jackie Brebeck | Wednesday, January 27, 2016
Coming off a close 4-3 loss to No. 23 Tulsa last Sunday, Notre Dame will look to rebound against a team of a similar caliber Friday, when it visits No. 21 Northwestern. The senior duo of Quentin Monaghan and Alex Lawson won key matches to keep the Irish (2-2) in tight competition with the Golden Hurricane last week; however,