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Madeline Ladd | Tuesday, May 30, 2023
The Irish finally did it. Despite years of coming up just short, Notre Dame men’s lacrosse made history Monday, capturing their first national championship with a 13-9 victory over Duke. A suffocating defense, anchored by senior goalie and NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player (MOP) Liam Entenmann, led the way for Notre Dame. A strong Irish
Grant DelVecchio | Monday, March 29, 2021
As a middle schooler, Pat Kavanagh’s weekends were spent traveling from Long Island, New York to South Bend, Indiana to watch older brother Matt play lacrosse for Notre Dame. “In seventh and eighth grade I was able to leave class early on Fridays from St. Agnes Cathedral School. Me and my little brother [Chris] would
Manuel De Jesus | Wednesday, May 3, 2017
No. 4 Notre Dame was one comeback away from capturing its second ACC championship in four years, but it ultimately fell 14-10 to No. 9 North Carolina. While the Irish failed to hoist the conference trophy, this year’s team is positioned to make a deeper run into the NCAA tournament than last year’s squad. Last
Manuel De Jesus | Wednesday, April 19, 2017
No. 6 Notre Dame is back to where it usually is during this time of year. It’s amongst the top 10 programs in the nation, owns wins over two of the top 10 teams and it is on the brink of making a deep run in arguably the most competitive conference in lacrosse. But there
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, May 13, 2016
Football: Irish overcome injuries and adversity to reach Fiesta Bowl Outstanding female senior athlete: Molly Seidel Outstanding male senior athlete: Matt Kavanagh Men’s Basketball: Notre Dame makes return run to Elite Eight Women’s Basketball: Notre Dame’s streak of five consecutive Final Fours snapped by Stanford in Sweet 16 Hockey: Leadership core, emerging youth carry Irish back to NCAAs
Alex Carson | Friday, May 13, 2016
Three-time All-American Matt Kavanagh strives to lead the Irish to first NCAA national title When Matt Kavanagh walks off the field for the final time later this month — whether it be after a win or a loss — he’ll walk off as one of the best players to wear the Notre Dame uniform. As a
Manuel De Jesus | Friday, May 13, 2016
There’s no denying how impressive the Irish have been in recent history. But despite the plethora of accolades and high rankings, No. 7 Notre Dame is still chasing the one trophy it has yet to hoist — the NCAA National Championship. In four of the last six seasons, the Irish have made it to the
Manuel De Jesus | Monday, April 25, 2016
With 10 minutes left in the game, it looked as if No. 1 Notre Dame was going to lock up its second straight ACC regular season title. Almost eight minutes later, the script was completely flipped as No. 13 North Carolina scored seven straight goals to win 17-15 and snatch a piece of the ACC
Kit Loughran | Friday, April 22, 2016
The pressure is on for the top-ranked Irish as they head to Chapel Hill, North Carolina, for a shot at the ACC regular-season title against No. 13 North Carolina. Beating the Tar Heels (7-5, 2-1) would clinch the ACC regular-season title and the second consecutive unbeaten regular season in the ACC for the Irish. A win
Brian Plamondon | Thursday, April 14, 2016
No. 1 Notre Dame has had a penchant for close games this season, and Wednesday night was no different. The Irish (9-1, 3-0 ACC) blew a three-goal lead but prevailed over No. 17 Marquette 8-7 in overtime on the back of senior attack Matt Kavanagh’s four goals. Ninety seconds into the extra period, the senior captain