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Aidan Thomas and Jose Sanchez Cordova | Monday, March 28, 2022
Last year, Notre Dame Fencing won the national championship. However, the victory came against a somewhat depleted field. Due to COVID, the Ivy League schools did not participate, leaving Notre Dame a dominant force at the tournament. “Last year, because of COVID, the playing field wasn’t as high. The Ivies are back, and they’re really,
Jose Sanchez Cordova | Monday, March 28, 2022
“After her semifinal, we watched the second bout just to plan a little bit. I started to make some comments about who she’d like to fence and then she stopped and said ‘it doesn’t matter, I’m on a mission’,” said Notre Dame epee coach Cedric Loiseau. For Kaylin Hsieh, the individual women’s epee champion and
Aidan Thomas | Monday, March 28, 2022
Another week of postseason sports led to another week of March heroics. Those heroics shined bright in our Athlete of the Week voting, leading to two clear winners. Women’s Athlete Of The Week: Kaylin Hsieh, Notre Dame Fencing 23 wins in 25 bouts and a national championship? That’s about as good as it gets, and
Aidan Thomas and Jose Sanchez Cordova | Friday, March 25, 2022
Irish end Day 2 with 12-point lead The Notre Dame women’s fencing team put a wrap on a highly successful two days on Friday. The Irish entered the four-day tournament as the No. 3 ranked women’s team and the top-ranked men’s team. Thus, finishing the first two days within striking distance of the lead would
Aidan Thomas | Friday, March 25, 2022
Last year, Notre Dame Fencing won the national championship. However, the victory came against a somewhat depleted field. Due to COVID, the Ivy League schools did not participate, leaving Notre Dame a dominant force at the tournament. “Last year, because of COVID, the playing field wasn’t as high. The Ivies are back, and they’re really,
Jose Sanchez Cordova | Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Fencing competed in the NCAA Midwest Regional in Columbus, Ohio, last Saturday, their final outing before they host the NCAA Championships starting March 24. Notre Dame came away with wins in five of the six weapons, and an additional six medals as they continued their excellent form from the ACC Championships. The Irish entered the
Nate Moller | Tuesday, July 6, 2021
Notre Dame will be well represented in Tokyo, Japan, this summer with 20 athletes competing in the 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games. Basketball Notre Dame women’s basketball has been very strong over the last decade, and three former players were selected to their national teams this year. Skylar Diggins-Smith (USA) Diggins-Smith currently plays for
Jamison Cook | Monday, March 29, 2021
The Notre Dame men’s and women’s fencing teams claimed the national championship in dominant fashion on Sunday, March 28. The Irish beat competitors from 18 other teams, including host Penn State, en route to their second national championship in the last three years that the competition has been held. It is the 11th national championship