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35 posts tagged "Natalie Achonwa"

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Coleman: Eternally Irish — My love letter to Muffet and Niele

Genevieve Coleman | Friday, March 3, 2023

For as long as I can remember, I have been a Notre Dame fan. That’s just part of being from South Bend. My grandparents gave me Notre Dame onesies when I was a baby. At one point, I remember having a navy and gold cheer skirt when I was a toddler. As a child, I

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Former, current Irish athletes to compete in 2020 Olympics, Paralympics

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

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Irish Sports Roundup: ND joining the ACC, basketball honors, hoops and gridiron recruiting

Hayden Adams | Monday, July 27, 2020

The summer is winding down and we are just days away from Notre Dame students arriving to campus and football players beginning fall camp. In anticipation of both the academic and (hopefully) athletic year starting back up, here’s some Notre Dame sports news you need to know to start your week.   Notre Dame Football

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Notre Dame continues success with win over Loyola Maryland despite recent injuries

Liam Coolican | Monday, November 11, 2019

On a night when Notre Dame inducted legendary forward Natalie Achonwa into their prestigious Ring of Honor, the Irish defeated Loyola Maryland 84-60. Sophomore guard Kaitlyn Gilbert scored 24 points and grabbed six rebounds, and graduate student transfer gard Destinee Walker added 19 and seven, respectively, to lead the Irish.  Achonwa, who was known for

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Former Irish players look ahead to the coming WNBA season

Elizabeth Greason | Friday, April 21, 2017

Irish senior guard Lindsay Allen became the 14th Notre Dame player to be chosen in the WNBA draft, as she was selected as the 14th overall pick by the New York Liberty on Thursday. She will become the sixth active former Irish player in the WNBA when the season begins in May — and those players

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‘She’s a Hall of Fame person. Period.’: Former players reflect on McGraw’s Hall of Fame career, legacy after her 30th season at Notre Dame

Elizabeth Greason | Monday, April 10, 2017

In 1987, President Ronald Reagan challenged Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall. “Full House” debuted. Michael Jackson released his follow-up album to “Thriller.” The New York Giants earned their first Super Bowl rings and Martina Navratilova defeated a young Steffi Graf in the Wimbledon finals. And a young, inexperienced Muffet McGraw stepped to

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Current and former Irish athletes compete in the 2016 Olympics

Observer Sports Staff | Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Five former-Irish athletes won medals and Mariel Zagunis tied a Notre Dame record at the 2016 Summer Olympics, which wrapped up in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday night. Ten total former and current Notre Dame athletes participated in the games as well as two who served as coaches. Here is how the 12 Notre Dame representatives fared in Rio de

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10 current and former Irish athletes to compete in Rio Games

Observer Sports Staff | Thursday, August 4, 2016

The formal opening of the 2016 Olympic Games takes place Friday in Rio de Janeiro, and per usual, Notre Dame will be well-represented at the summer games. Ten current or former Irish student-athletes will compete in Brazil over the next couple weeks, while a pair of Irish alums will have Olympic roles as coaches to bring Notre

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Irish, Lady Bears bring new identities into Elite Eight rematch

Mary Green | Sunday, March 29, 2015

OKLAHOMA CITY — The NCAA tournament brackets from 2014 and 2015 look eerily similar, especially where No. 1 seed Notre Dame and No. 2 seed Baylor are concerned. The two teams met in the last year’s Elite Eight, and they’re set for a rematch in this year’s Oklahoma City regional final Sunday. However, the Irish

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Irish turn to new frontcourt of Reimer, Turner

Samantha Zuba | Tuesday, February 10, 2015

The Irish starting forwards got younger, fast. Last season, Natalie Achonwa and Ariel Braker started at the position as seniors. This season, sophomore Taya Reimer and freshman Brianna Turner have stepped into their starting roles. Now it looks like the two should have a few years to play and develop their games together. “I think

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This Thursday, Feb. 16, the 93rd annual Bengal Bou This Thursday, Feb. 16, the 93rd annual Bengal Bouts will begin its preliminary rounds. A men’s boxing tournament that benefits the Holy Cross Mission in Bangladesh, Bengal Bouts seems to perfectly combine two integral aspects of Notre Dame’s identity: a passion for sports and a commitment to social impact.

This week, From the Archives takes a long overdue look at the history of Bengal Bouts. While this tournament predates the Observer by nearly four decades, we uncovered a selection of stories that capture at least a part of the rich history of this Notre Dame tradition.

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At Wednesday evening’s senate meeting, Briana Ch At Wednesday evening’s senate meeting, Briana Chappell, director of gender relations and LGBTQ+ advocacy, highlighted plans to edit the Moreau First Year Experience curriculum to promote values of diversity, equity and inclusion in her report on LGBTQ+ advocacy at Notre Dame this year.

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We asked you to Ask The Observer Sports Department We asked you to Ask The Observer Sports Department and you responded with the request: “Northwestern @ Notre Dame 2014 Football Breakdown”. That game was a heartbreaking loss for a Notre Dame team that had started 6-0 before stumbling down the stretch to a 7-5 record. A bowl game win over LSU salvaged some optimism for the program’s future, but that loss to Northwestern was a shocking result that contributed to one of the more appalling stretches of Irish football in the Brian Kelly era.

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Derick Williams and Hunter Brooke, two sophomore s Derick Williams and Hunter Brooke, two sophomore students campaigning to be Notre Dame’s next student body president and vice president, respectively, plan to “get sh*t done.”

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Sophomores Pablo Oropeza and Griffin McAndrew are Sophomores Pablo Oropeza and Griffin McAndrew are seeking to build stronger connections between the student body and student government if elected student body president and vice president, respectively. 

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Notre Dame students might recognize Daniel Jung an Notre Dame students might recognize Daniel Jung and Aidan Rezner from the student government Instagram page, but the two sophomores are ready to take the next big step to represent the student body.

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