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Matthew DeFranks | Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Notre Dame snapped a three-game losing streak with a 3-0 win over Robert Morris at Chicago State’s Cougar Stadium on Tuesday night. “It was important for our guys to go out there and to play fairly well and come up with a good result to start feeling a little better about ourselves,” Irish coach Mik
Matthew DeFranks | Sunday, March 2, 2014
Notre Dame rebounded after losses to No. 19 UCLA and Michigan to beat Youngstown State and Appalachian State this weekend at the USA Baseball-Irish Classic in Cary, N.C. “Second weekend in a row where I think we were knocking on the door of being 3-1 or even maybe 4-0,” Irish coach Mik Aoki said. The
Matthew DeFranks | Saturday, March 1, 2014
Pittsburgh cleaned the glass before shattering Notre Dame’s comeback bid with an 85-81 overtime win over the Irish on Senior Day. The Panthers (22-7, 10-6 ACC) grabbed 21 offensive boards on their way to 21 second-chance points as they outrebounded Notre Dame (15-15, 6-11) 38-22. The Irish shot 23 fewer shots than the Panthers, who
Matthew DeFranks | Thursday, February 27, 2014
Georgia Tech died by the three. After hitting 10 of its first 18 3-pointers, Georgia Tech (13-15, 4-11 ACC) missed two attempts in the final nine seconds as Notre Dame held on to win 65-62 at Purcell Pavilion on Wednesday night. Yellow Jackets sophomore forward Robert Carter Jr. had two looks from the right wing
Matthew DeFranks | Wednesday, February 26, 2014
At the beginning of the season, Irish coach Mik Aoki said Notre Dame needed sophomore center fielder Kyle Richardson to be productive. This past weekend at the Irish Baseball Classic in San Antonio, Richardson was much more than productive. In four games, he was 7-for-14 (.500) with a double and four stolen bases, rebounding from
Matthew DeFranks | Friday, February 21, 2014
Play on the East Coast, return to South Bend in the wee hours, go to class, go to practice, head back east. Repeat. For the third time in seven days, Notre Dame will pack its bags and travel to an ACC opponent when it plays at No. 14 Virginia on Saturday. “This is by far
Matthew DeFranks | Wednesday, February 19, 2014
After facing a preseason top-25 team to open the season, the Irish will take a step down in competition this weekend when they host the Irish Baseball Classic in San Antonio. Notre Dame (1-2) lost its opening series to No. 24 Florida Atlantic after it dropped the final two games by 10 runs apiece. In
Matthew DeFranks | Thursday, February 13, 2014
Notre Dame will try again to earn its first road win of the season when it heads to Boston College on Sunday. The Irish (13-12, 4-8 ACC) are 0-6 on the road and have only one win away from Purcell Pavilion — a December neutral-site win over Indiana in Indianapolis. The Irish have been competitive
Matthew DeFranks | Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Things may not be the same this year for the Irish, but they will still be familiar to Irish coach Mik Aoki. Aoki and Notre Dame will move into the ACC this season after spending 18 years in the Big East. Aoki will be returning to a league he coached in during his time at
Matthew DeFranks | Sunday, February 9, 2014
Video will be part of the planned Notre Dame Stadium renovations but Irish Director of Athletics Jack Swarbrick said the University had not decided in what capacity — JumboTron, broadband improvements or something else. As part of the newly announced Campus Crossroads Project, Notre Dame Stadium will receive a larger scoreboard on the south side.