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Lucia Aguzzi | Friday, May 19, 2023
Thanks to the 2022-2023 Notre Dame Fencing program, the green No. 1 above Grace Hall remains alive, well and most importantly, lit up. The team won their third consecutive NCAA Championship in March, their 13th overall. The Irish have won five of the last six championships, dating back to 2017. With two individual champions in
Lucia Aguzzi | Friday, May 19, 2023
Coming off an MIAA Championship and NCAA DIII Championship appearance a year ago, the Belles golf team struggled to find their footing again in the fall of 2022. The team did make some progress and won first place twice in the spring. But head coach Jordan Koehler is not happy with the season’s outcome. “This
Lucia Aguzzi | Wednesday, February 22, 2023
The No. 37 Notre Dame men’s tennis team is preparing this week to face the No. 4 University of Michigan Wolverines at the Eck Tennis Pavilion Thursday night. The Irish are coming off two winning matches from Saturday against No. 49 Wisconsin and University of Illinois Chicago, adding to their now 7-3 season record. The
Lucia Aguzzi | Friday, February 10, 2023
The Saint Mary’s basketball team faced Olivet College for their third-to-last game of the season on Wednesday night. The Belles made the trip to Michigan to play on the Comets’ home court, where a series of missed shots set them back and cost them the match. Olivet ultimately earned a 81-48 win over the Belles.
Lucia Aguzzi | Wednesday, December 7, 2022
This season’s tri-campus face-off saw the Saint Mary’s and Holy Cross women’s basketball teams play head to head on Tuesday evening. A friendly match between the two schools (who normally play in different divisions and conferences), the game started last year in the 2021-2022 season to create a sense of community at home. This year’s
Lucia Aguzzi | Friday, November 18, 2022
The Notre Dame women’s basketball team faced Northwestern on the road onWednesday night. It was an impressive performance for the squad as a whole. The collective efforts from both defense and offense helped the team emerge as winners 92-58, improving their season record to 3-0. Sophomore guard Sonia Citron shined on the court, leading all
Lucia Aguzzi | Thursday, November 10, 2022
The Saint Mary’s basketball team kicked off its season with a great start, defeating North Central College 68-64 Wednesday night. The Belles, who finished 6-20 last season, started off on a good note this year compared to last year’s season opener loss to North Central by 11 points. The full forty minutes of the game
Lucia Aguzzi | Tuesday, November 8, 2022
As the winter sports season approaches, Saint Mary’s athletic spotlight will be falling on the basketball team, as they are the only sport in this season. The team will be returning to the court led by head coach Melissa Makielski, who has been the head coach of Belles basketball since the fall of 2016. The
Lucia Aguzzi | Friday, September 30, 2022
The Saint Mary’s Belles hosted their fourth home game of the season Wednesday night when they faced the Manchester University Spartans in a losing match. The Belles put up a fight, but the Spartans ultimately defeated them in a three-set sweep. The first set opened up with an early Manchester lead, with Saint Mary’s trailing
Lucia Aguzzi | Monday, September 26, 2022
The Irish opened their ACC conference play for the 2022-2023 season on Friday after traveling south to the Sunshine State for matches with Florida State and Miami. Despite a host of extremely tight sets, the Irish dropped both matchups on the weekend. The team started ACC play by making their way to Tallahassee with a