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Maureen Schweninger | Friday, August 26, 2016
Notre Dame is set to kick off its season schedule with the sixth-annual Golden Dome Invitational, hosted at Purcell Pavilion this weekend with a slate of opponents including Seton Hall, Cleveland State and Western Michigan. The Irish lost to both Seton Hall and Cleveland State at the start of the 2015 season, and look to
Maureen Schweninger | Friday, May 13, 2016
Promise is one word that Irish head coach Gia Kvaratskhelia uses often when describing this past year’s squad. The men’s and women’s squads went 32-3 and 35-0, respectively, and they won many medals at ACC championships. Notre Dame team did not, however, come out on top in national competition as it had hoped. Overall, Kvaratskhelia said this
Maureen Schweninger | Friday, May 13, 2016
Despite seeing one its key runners go down early in the season with an injury, Saint Mary’s held its own against tough competition and finished in 15th place at its NCAA regional. Belles head coach Jackie Bauters said her largest preseason concerns involved working with the new freshmen, as six of the 16 team members were competing at the
Maureen Schweninger | Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Continuing a tradition of highly-regarded postseason performance, Notre Dame earned a No. 10 seed in the 18-team NCAA Birmingham regional in Birmingham, Alabama, which will take place May 5-7. The four NCAA regional fields were announced live on the Golf Channel on Monday night. This is Notre Dame’s ninth straight NCAA regional appearance, and it is
Maureen Schweninger | Friday, April 15, 2016
Notre Dame will face nine top-50 teams at the ACC Championship in Greensboro, North Carolina this weekend, as the Irish look to build on their fifth place finish at the Bryan National Collegiate. Friday morning marks the first tee at Sedgefield Country Club, a course that also serves as an annual PGA Tour site. Irish
Maureen Schweninger | Tuesday, April 5, 2016
After looking to improve an 11th-place finish at the LSU Tiger Classic, Notre Dame posted a fifth place finish at the Bryan National Collegiate in Greensboro, North Carolina this weekend, despite poor weather conditions throughout the tournament. With its sixth top-five finish this season, Notre Dame finished at 45-over-par 909, edging out ACC foes North
Maureen Schweninger | Thursday, March 17, 2016
The Irish overcame a weak start to reach a fourth-place finish with a score of 10-over par 874 at the Clover Cup in Mesa, Arizona this past weekend. Irish head coach Susan Holt said she was pleased with the experience of the team’s fifth year hosting the tournament. “It was a great opportunity for us,” Holt
Maureen Schweninger | Wednesday, March 2, 2016
Coming off a pair of ACC titles, Notre Dame gets set to take the strip for the upcoming NCAA midwest regional qualifier on Saturday, March 12, at the French Fieldhouse in Columbus, Ohio. The men’s and women’s teams swept all honors at the ACC championships last weekend. Irish head coach Gia Kvaratskhelia said he was
Maureen Schweninger | Monday, February 22, 2016
I learned a lot from my high school English teacher, but one of the most memorable pieces of advice he gave me was after graduation, when he spoke of the human intellect as a two-edged sword, often a temptress from a Christ-centered core. In our pursuit of knowledge, we can easily lose a sense of
Maureen Schweninger | Thursday, February 18, 2016
No. 22 Notre Dame will step up to the tee for its first tournament since October when it travels to Peoria, Arizona, for the Westbrook Spring Invitational this weekend. Despite the long hiatus, Irish head coach Susan Holt said she feels confident in her team’s preparation. “So far, I think we’re in a good place,”