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Notre Dame men’s lacrosse captures first national championship

J.J. Post | Monday, May 29, 2023

Notre Dame men’s lacrosse won its first national title in program history Monday, defeating Duke 13-9 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  The Irish finished a dominant 14-2 season on top with its victory over the No. 1-seeded Blue Devils. After being surprisingly excluded from last year’s tournament and after five previous Final Four appearances and two championship

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Notre Dame women‘s lacrosse falls to Boston College in NCAA quarterfinals

J.J. Post | Friday, May 19, 2023

Notre Dame women’s lacrosse was eliminated from the NCAA tournament Thursday, falling to Boston College 20-6 in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. The third iteration of the matchup between the two squads was nothing like the first two. The eApril 8 contest saw Notre Dame lead in the fourth quarter but collapse under late Boston College pressure.

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Notre Dame women’s basketball battles adversity to end injury-plagued season with hardware

J.J. Post | Friday, May 19, 2023

For the first few months of the season, it was very reasonable to consider Notre Dame women’s basketball a Final Four contender.  The Irish started the season 18-2, with a number of impressive benchmarks along the way. Niele Ivey’s squad handled perennial powerhouse UConn at Purcell Pavillion — not just beating the Huskies, but doing

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Notre Dame women’s soccer continues upward program trajectory

J.J. Post | Friday, May 19, 2023

Notre Dame women’s soccer continued their steady ascent under head coach Nate Norman last season, reaching the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2012. A hot start to the season got the Irish off on the right foot. Notre Dame won their first seven games, including a road victory over a

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Belles enjoy resurgent 2023 campaign

J.J. Post | Friday, May 19, 2023

Perhaps no team on the tri-campus enjoyed a more impressive turnaround from 2021-22 to 2022-23 than the Saint Mary’s tennis squad. The Belles ended last spring with an 8-12 mark. They lost three of their final four matches, including a 5-0 blanking at the hands of Hope College in the MIAA tournament semi-final. In 2023,

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Tri-Campus Sports Roundup: Irish lacrosse moves onto postseason, Saints capture tennis titles

Andrew McGuinness and J.J. Post | Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Men thrash Tar Heels, both Irish teams onto postseason The Notre Dame men’s lacrosse team ended its regular season on a high note Saturday, defeating No. 17 North Carolina 18-9. For the second time in two weeks, the No. 3 Irish beat up on the Tar Heels. The Irish came out firing in their regular

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Three Irish players selected in NFL Draft, seven sign as free agents

Andrew McGuinness, Aidan Thomas, Liam Coolican, Tyler Reidy, Matthew Crow, Thomas Zwiller, Ryan Murphy and J.J. Post | Monday, May 1, 2023

The 2023 NFL Draft took place from Thursday-Saturday in Kansas City. Three Irish players were taken in the seven-round process, with seven more signing shortly after the draft’s conclusion as undrafted free agents. TE Michael Mayer (Drafted No. 35 by Las Vegas Raiders) After a curious slip out of the first round, Notre Dame’s record-setting

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Notre Dame softball swept by No. 4 Florida State

J.J. Post | Monday, May 1, 2023

Notre Dame softball endured a tough weekend, losing to Florida State in a three-game sweep in South Bend. The series’ first game would prove to be the biggest heartbreaker for the Irish. Notre Dame jumped out to a quick lead on the fourth-ranked Seminoles, going ahead 4-0 at Melissa Cook. The Irish had a chance

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Irish softball prepares for crucial series against Florida State

J.J. Post | Friday, April 28, 2023

This weekend, Notre Dame softball will look to win their fourth consecutive ACC series as they welcome Florida State to South Bend. The matchup with the Seminoles is about as pivotal as they come for the Irish. Notre Dame currently sits precariously on the NCAA Tournament bubble. D1Softball.com recently listed the Irish as one of

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Notre Dame women’s lacrosse downs Virginia in ACC Tournament quarterfinals

J.J. Post | Thursday, April 27, 2023

Notre Dame women’s lacrosse advanced to the ACC Tournament semifinals with a 15-13 win over Virginia on Wednesday afternoon. The Irish showed plenty of grit in the win, fighting back after a late Cavalier comeback tied the game. Senior midfielder Kasey Choma was the hero for the Irish, notching the go-ahead goal as part of

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This Thursday, Feb. 16, the 93rd annual Bengal Bou This Thursday, Feb. 16, the 93rd annual Bengal Bouts will begin its preliminary rounds. A men’s boxing tournament that benefits the Holy Cross Mission in Bangladesh, Bengal Bouts seems to perfectly combine two integral aspects of Notre Dame’s identity: a passion for sports and a commitment to social impact.

This week, From the Archives takes a long overdue look at the history of Bengal Bouts. While this tournament predates the Observer by nearly four decades, we uncovered a selection of stories that capture at least a part of the rich history of this Notre Dame tradition.

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At Wednesday evening’s senate meeting, Briana Ch At Wednesday evening’s senate meeting, Briana Chappell, director of gender relations and LGBTQ+ advocacy, highlighted plans to edit the Moreau First Year Experience curriculum to promote values of diversity, equity and inclusion in her report on LGBTQ+ advocacy at Notre Dame this year.

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We asked you to Ask The Observer Sports Department We asked you to Ask The Observer Sports Department and you responded with the request: “Northwestern @ Notre Dame 2014 Football Breakdown”. That game was a heartbreaking loss for a Notre Dame team that had started 6-0 before stumbling down the stretch to a 7-5 record. A bowl game win over LSU salvaged some optimism for the program’s future, but that loss to Northwestern was a shocking result that contributed to one of the more appalling stretches of Irish football in the Brian Kelly era.

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Derick Williams and Hunter Brooke, two sophomore s Derick Williams and Hunter Brooke, two sophomore students campaigning to be Notre Dame’s next student body president and vice president, respectively, plan to “get sh*t done.”

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Sophomores Pablo Oropeza and Griffin McAndrew are Sophomores Pablo Oropeza and Griffin McAndrew are seeking to build stronger connections between the student body and student government if elected student body president and vice president, respectively. 

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Notre Dame students might recognize Daniel Jung an Notre Dame students might recognize Daniel Jung and Aidan Rezner from the student government Instagram page, but the two sophomores are ready to take the next big step to represent the student body.

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