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Matthew Crow | Monday, May 30, 2022
Notre Dame baseball will begin its NCAA Tournament run in the Statesboro regional next weekend. During Monday’s selection show, the Irish were announced as the No. 2 seed in the region hosted by Georgia Southern, who earned the No. 16 national seed. Notre Dame’s first game in the four-team, double-elimination tournament will come against Texas
Matthew Crow | Friday, May 13, 2022
Notre Dame women’s tennis knew all along that this year would bring challenges. Coming off a season that ended with a losing record, and with a roster comprised almost entirely of underclassmen, the Irish expected adversity and chose to face it head-on, never backing down and using it as an opportunity. “I feel our biggest
Matthew Crow | Friday, May 13, 2022
Saint Mary’s softball faced many strong teams during their season, but the opponent that gave them the most trouble came in the form of precipitation. “The weather has not been in our favor,” Saint Mary‘s co-head coach Cassie Young said with a rueful laugh. Unplayable weather conditions forced over a dozen of the team’s games
Matthew Crow | Monday, April 25, 2022
Just days after Notre Dame suffered a season-ending loss to Oklahoma State in the Fiesta Bowl, the outlook for the Irish defense in the upcoming season received a major boost when defensive end Justin Ademilola announced that he would return to play a fifth season in blue and gold. Two days later, that good news
Matthew Crow | Saturday, April 23, 2022
The loss of running back Kyren Williams to the NFL Draft left a gaping hole in Notre Dame’s backfield. But Saturday’s Blue and Gold Game indicated the Irish may have the depth and talent to fill it. Williams rushed for over one thousand yards in each of the past two seasons while also serving as
Matthew Crow | Wednesday, April 20, 2022
After closing out the regular season with consecutive wins against Boston College and Depaul, Notre Dame men’s tennis will travel to Rome, Georgia for the ACC Tournament this week. The Irish (16-11, 5-7) earned the No. 9 seed in the tournament. They will play their first match against No. 8 Florida State (15-9, 5-7) on
Matthew Crow | Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Notre Dame women’s tennis concluded its home slate with a trio of matches this weekend, including two major tests against ACC opponents. After picking up a huge win against No. 8 Miami on Friday, the Irish suffered a tight defeat against Florida State in the first half of Sunday’s doubleheader but bounced back to win
Matthew Crow | Monday, April 11, 2022
No. 18 Notre Dame women’s lacrosse entered Saturday’s ACC matchup against No. 2 Boston College coming off of a dominant 27-2 win over Detroit Mercy on Tuesday. The Irish (5-8, 1-5) were unable to get the same result in Chestnut Hill, as the Eagles (12-1, 5-1) won 16-10 in a wire-to-wire victory at home. Boston
Matthew Crow | Friday, April 8, 2022
After another thrilling edition of March Madness, the basketball world now shifts its attention back to the NBA, where teams are counting down the final days of the regular season and gearing up for the playoffs (or the draft lottery). With that being the case, the annual season-long discussion over the NBA’s end-of-year awards has
Matthew Crow | Tuesday, April 5, 2022
No. 26 Notre Dame men’s tennis dropped a pair of matches at home over the weekend, losing 4-1 to No. 7 Wake Forest on Friday and 4-3 to No. 23 NC State on Sunday. The matches were a continuation of the team’s challenging ACC slate, as the Irish (14-10, 4-6) entered the weekend coming off