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Renee Griffin | Tuesday, March 3, 2015
No. 16 Notre Dame suffered its second loss of the season Sunday, falling to No. 5 Duke, 17-3, in Durham, North Carolina. The Irish (3-2, 0-1 ACC) fell into a 6-0 hole within the first 15 minutes of the game, although sophomore attack/midfielder Cortney Fortunato put Notre Dame on the board a little over a minute later
Observer Sports Staff | Sunday, February 22, 2015
No. 8 Notre Dame split a pair of contests on the West Coast this weekend, falling 12-10 to No. 18 Stanford on Friday night before defeating California, 17-7, on Sunday afternoon. The Irish (3-1) took an early 2-o lead over Stanford (2-0) on a pair of goals assisted by sophomore midfielder Casey Pearsall — sophomore
Renee Griffin | Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Team captain Barbara Sullivan entered her junior year in 2014 with high expectations, coming off a sophomore season in which she was the youngest player in school history to be named a first-team All-American. However, she only played in the first six games, as back injuries forced her to watch and lead from the sideline.
Casey Karnes | Friday, May 16, 2014
Behind a young offensive core, No. 14 Notre Dame battled through a tough schedule and a rough start to its new ACC membership to earn its third straight NCAA tournament berth. The Irish (10-9, 2-5 ACC) had their worst record since missing the NCAA tournament in 2011, the season before Christine Halfpenny took over as
Casey Karnes | Friday, April 25, 2014
No. 13 Notre Dame fell in its first-ever ACC tournament game Thursday, dropping a 16-11 decision to No. 1 Syracuse. It was the second consecutive loss for the Irish (9-8, 2-6 ACC) to the Orange (17-1, 7-1), who defeated Notre Dame, 18-10, last Saturday. Syracuse jumped ahead early Thursday night, scoring the first four goals
Observer Staff Report | Sunday, March 30, 2014
There were five ties and four lead changes in Saturday’s contest between No. 6 Notre Dame and No. 11/13 Stanford, but Cardinal sophomore midfield Lucy Dikeou scored her fourth goal of the game with just more than four minutes remaining to give Stanford the 11-10 victory. Senior midfield Anna Kim scored the first goal of
Katie Heit | Monday, March 3, 2014
The No. 12 Irish snapped up their first ACC win with an 18-9 victory over Virginia Tech on Sunday. Irish coach Christine Halfpenny said the first conference win is a confidence boost going forward in her team’s first season in the ACC. “I think obviously we’re really excited to get that win under our belt,”
Alex Wilcox | Sunday, February 16, 2014
After months of excitement and anticipation heading into a new conference, No. 11 Notre Dame dropped its ACC opener to No. 17 Boston College, 15-10, Saturday at the Loftus Sports Center. The Irish (1-1, 0-1 ACC) and the Eagles (1-0, 1-0) battled back and forth throughout the first half, which featured six ties and three
Christina Kochanski | Monday, February 10, 2014
The Irish kicked off their season with a decisive 19-7 victory over the Michigan Wolverines in an exhibition match Saturday. Freshman midfielder Courtney Fortunato scored the first goal of the game and of her Notre Dame career less than five minutes into the match. Fortunato, sophomore midfielder Stephanie Toy and junior midfielder Caitlin Gargan led