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Liam Coolican | Friday, February 21, 2020
Notre Dame (16-10, 7-8 ACC) will wrap up its two-game homestand with a matchup against Miami (14-12, 6-10 ACC) Sunday. Coming off a draining four-game stretch after which head coach Mike Brey said his team was “exhausted,” the Irish begin a slightly easier portion of their schedule. The team defeated Clemson and North Carolina, but
Aidan Thomas, Liam Coolican, Dominic Gibson, Patrick Gallagher, Nate Moller and Inigo Yturralde | Wednesday, February 19, 2020
After a very fun week, we are back with the same format for the basketball roundtable. Last week, as promised, there were a lot of points scored, highlighted by Iñigo Yturralde jumping into fourth place despite not participating in the first week. Aidan Thomas went 5-0 in game picks and won the “draft” game to
Liam Coolican | Wednesday, February 19, 2020
In last week’s Observer Roundtable, while discussing the NBA All-Star Game, I wrote that the it was “nearly unwatchable.” In years past, neither side played any defense whatsoever. Every play ended in either an uncontested dunk or three pointer. It was interesting at first, merely to observe just how offensively talented NBA players are when
Connor Mulvena, Hayden Adams, Jimmy Ward, Liam Coolican, Inigo Yturralde and Aidan Thomas | Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Ryan “Short Stack” Smith (Morrissey) def. Ryan Campbell “‘s Chicken Noodle Soup” (Dillon) The fighters squared off in the middle of the ring at the start of the fight. Morrissey junior Ryan “Short Stack” Smith quickly made the first strike, diving under his opponent, Dillon freshman Ryan Campbell “‘s Chicken Noodle Soup”’s, reach and landing
Liam Coolican | Monday, February 17, 2020
“That counted as one loss?” Irish head coach Mike Brey quipped in his post game press conference. Brey attempted to keep the mood light after his team was dominated by Duke (22-3, 12-2 ACC) from start to finish, falling 94-60. “Wow, they were great. They were fabulous,” he said. The Irish (15-10, 6-8 ACC) were
Connor Mulvena, Hayden Adams, Patrick Gallagher, Liam Coolican, Aidan Thomas and Nate Moller | Friday, February 14, 2020
Kevin “Bad Attendance” Bhatt (Off Campus) def. Jacob Abel (Dunne Hall) The first match of the night commenced as Bhatt, an off campus graduate student, attempted to land a flurry of quick jabs. Abel, a freshman from Dunne Hall, blocked most of Bhatt’s offensive before driving him across the ring into the ropes. As round
Liam Coolican | Thursday, February 13, 2020
Notre Dame baseball will begin its season this weekend, as the team travels to Birmingham, Alabama, to take on UAB in a three-game series. The series will be head coach Link Jarrett’s first games with the team, as he was hired in July after seven years leading UNC Greensboro. “We need to be better than
Liam Coolican | Thursday, February 13, 2020
Bengal Bouts junior captain Ryan “Shortstack” Smith has always fought with a chip on his shoulder. “I was never the best athlete on any sports team growing up,” Smith said. “I was pretty good, and my sports were always my biggest passion, but I was never the star of the show.” Whether because he was
Liam Coolican | Thursday, February 13, 2020
Lenny “Typhoon” Calvo, a junior captain of Bengal Bouts, immediately broke into a smile when asked what Bengal Bouts means to him. “It’s the highlight of my Notre Dame experience,” he said. “It’s the culmination of months, if not years by this point of hard work [and] dedication — not just the physical aspect, the
Liam Coolican | Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Notre Dame (15-9, 6-7 ACC) lost in overtime Tuesday, falling 50-49 on the road to Virginia (16-7, 8-5 ACC). The Irish squandered chances late, having a chance to win in regulation, missing two free throws in overtime and a chance to win at the buzzer. The Irish were led offensively by sophomore guard Prentiss Hubb