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-23 posts tagged "Iowa"
Meagan Bens | Wednesday, February 1, 2017
The Irish bounced back from the Notre Dame Invitational and returned home with four individual victories after the Black & Gold Premier at the University of Iowa. After the two-day competition, Notre Dame had first-place finishes from junior Jess Harris in the 800-meter with a 2:07, sophomore Matthew Birzer in the high jump with 2.31
Brenna Moxley | Tuesday, December 6, 2016
During winter break, the Irish will host Iowa and Illinois at Rolfs Aquatic Center on Jan. 12 and 13. The following afternoon, the squad will travel to Evanston, Illinois, to take on Northwestern. Notre Dame is coming off the mid-November Greensboro Invitational, in which the team raced North Carolina State, North Carolina and Duke. The season has
Renee Griffin | Friday, December 2, 2016
No. 1 Notre Dame will return home from Iowa and strive to keep its record spotless against Valparaiso on Sunday at Purcell Pavilion, with a matchup against No. 2 Connecticut looming next Wednesday. The Irish (7-0) are coming off a 73-58 win over the Hawkeyes on Wednesday night. Despite the successful result, head coach Muffet McGraw
Benjamin Padanilam | Thursday, December 1, 2016
No. 1 Notre Dame overcame poor second and third quarters to top Iowa, 73-58, in its ACC/Big Ten Challenge game Wednesday night in Iowa City, Iowa. From the 1:52 mark in the first quarter to the 2:37 mark of the third quarter, the Hawkeyes (5-3) outscored the Irish, 39-27, and turned a 14-point Notre Dame
Benjamin Padanilam | Wednesday, November 30, 2016
No. 1 Notre Dame will travel to Iowa to play its first true road test of the year Wednesday in the annual ACC-Big Ten Challenge. The Irish (6-0) have played one game away from the confines of Purcell Pavilion this season, but it was a neutral-site adventure in Houston against Louisiana-Lafayette on Nov. 22. This time,
Alex Carson | Tuesday, November 29, 2016
After a 3-0 week, a November tournament title and a 6-0 start, Notre Dame returns to the hardwood Tuesday night against a surprisingly familiar opponent: Iowa. For the third time in four seasons, the Hawkeyes (3-3) and Irish will face off in the early stages of the season — Iowa took a 98-93 game Dec.
Daniel O'Boyle | Tuesday, November 29, 2016
Notre Dame played two games over Thanksgiving week, and in each game, everything changed in a single moment. Against Louisiana-Lafayette in Houston, the Irish (6-0) and the Ragin’ Cajuns (2-2) had to move venues after a power outage just before halftime on their way to a 91-51 victory. Against TCU, only one venue was needed, but the
Ryan Klaus | Friday, September 23, 2016
This past Saturday, North Dakota State defeated then-No. 13 Iowa 23-21 on a game-winning field goal as time expired. The upset should not have surprised anyone familiar with the team, as it was nothing but a mundane outcome for the Bison, who — despite competing at NCAA’s FCS level — extended their winning streak against teams in college football’s top
Victoria Llorens | Wednesday, April 20, 2016
No. 18 Notre Dame traveled to sunny Sacramento, California, over the weekend to compete in the Lake Natoma Invitational. The Irish faced six ranked teams including No. 1 Brown, No. 2 California and No. 7 Stanford throughout their eight Saturday races and three Sunday races. Notre Dame had not raced in three weeks due to inclement weather conditions,
Michael Ivey | Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Notre Dame hosted the Shamrock Invitational at Rolfs Aquatic Center this past weekend, and the Irish women topped all three opponents while the men grabbed a win over one of their three foes in the two-day meet. Irish head coach Mike Litzinger said after the meet that he was pleased with his team’s overall performance. “I was very