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Observer Sports Staff | Friday, May 18, 2018
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL WINS SECOND NATIONAL TITLE April 1, 2018 Following a disappointing loss to Stanford in the Elite Eight in 2017, many believed 2018 might be a rebuilding year for Notre Dame. Those expectations were further dampened when the team lost four players to ACL tears throughout the regular season, including star senior Brianna Turner.
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, May 18, 2018
Aug. 15: Men’s tennis junior Alex Lebedev wins the ITA National Summer Championship in Fort Worth, Texas. Aug. 27: No. 10 men’s soccer remains undefeated with 4-3 win against Indiana in Berticelli tournament. Sep. 1: Cross country starts season with a first place finish by the men and a second place finish from the women at the Crusader
Elizabeth Greason | Friday, May 18, 2018
It started out as unlikely. Then it became improbable. And it began to look impossible. And soon the idea that Notre Dame could win, or even compete for a national championship became outrageous for much of the world. And then the Irish (35-3, 15-1 ACC) pulled off a miracle. Notre Dame’s season was a narrative
Charlotte Edmonds | Friday, May 18, 2018
Winning one national championship is difficult enough. Two-straight moves you into elite company. Notre Dame’s joined Columbia-Barnard and Penn State as one of three schools to repeat on the national stage with their second-straight title, cementing itself in the history books as one of the top programs. Despite coming into the season with a target
Elizabeth Greason | Friday, May 18, 2018
The first time Kathryn Westbeld donned her No. 33 jersey and tied her hair up in its now-signature top-knot to take to court at Purcell Pavilion, her attitude was one of pride and excitement for what was to come. When she stepped off that same hardwood flooring for the final time four years later, now as
Connor Mulvena | Friday, May 18, 2018
Any program looking to break through the top ranks and solidify itself as a force to be reckoned with needs key pieces. It needs a core group of leaders to elevate the team from a good program to a national powerhouse. For Notre Dame, Jake Evans was that guy. In Evans’ four-year tenure at Notre
Mariah Rush | Friday, May 18, 2018
The University’s 173rd Commencement ceremony will take place in Notre Dame Stadium on Sunday morning at 9:30 a.m. with 16 other diploma ceremonies to follow that afternoon at 2 p.m. Chuck Hurley, the University registrar, said there will be 20 different ceremonies this weekend between the undergraduate, graduate and University ceremonies along with the Commencement
Tobias Hoonhout | Friday, May 18, 2018
After losing their two most important players from last year’s Frozen Four run and joining the Big Ten, the Irish had plenty of question marks entering the season. But after the program’s longest ever win streak, an inaugural sweep of the Big Ten regular season and playoffs and a trip to the national championship game,
Charlotte Edmonds | Friday, May 18, 2018
Entering the season with top-15 expectations, Notre Dame was plagued with injuries and a tough conference schedule that resulted in a second-round exit from the NIT tournament. The campaign could be likened to working on a puzzle in which, just when you found one piece, you lost another. However, a season that fell short of
Observer Staff Report | Friday, May 18, 2018
Notre Dame will award six honorary degrees at Commencement May 20, the University announced in a press release April 5. Judge Sérgio Moro, this year’s Commencement speaker, will be recognized with an honorary doctor of laws degree, along with Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, William M. Goodyear, Kamal Hossain and Louise Richardson. In addition, Margaret Murnane