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Greg Hadley | Wednesday, April 9, 2014
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — No. 2 Notre Dame’s perfect run came to an ugly end Tuesday night, as top-ranked Connecticut broke away from the Irish in the second half of the NCAA national championship game on the way to a 79-58 win. In the second half, the Huskies (40-0, 18-0 AAC) outscored the Irish (37-1, 16-0
Greg Hadley | Tuesday, April 8, 2014
No. 1-seeded Connecticut and No. 2-seeded Notre Dame, two of college basketball’s fiercest rivals, will play for the national championship tonight in Nashville, Tenn. Fans across the country hoped for the matchup ¾ the first ever between unbeaten teams in either the men’s or women’s Division I national championship. President Barack Obama, along with dozens
Vicky Jacobsen | Monday, April 7, 2014
When Irish senior guard Kayla McBride was asked at Monday’s press conference what makes Connecticut-Notre Dame matchups so exciting, she did not bother to sugarcoat her answer. Other teams are intimidated by the Connecticut jerseys, McBride said, “and they’ve already lost the game.” But Notre Dame’s “swag” allows the Irish (37-0, 16-0 ACC) to compete
Zachary Llorens | Thursday, February 6, 2014
Check out these photos of Notre Dame Men’s Soccer and their victory at the College Cup. The Fighting Irish claimed their first ever national title in NCAA Men’s soccer at PPL Park in Chester, Pennsylvania on Sunday, December 15, 2013. Read all about their victory in articles by Vicky Jacobsen.
Vicky Jacobsen | Monday, December 16, 2013
CHESTER, Pa — For the friends and family of senior defender Andrew O’Malley, the only way the trip to see him play in Sunday’s NCAA Championship Game could have been shorter was if the final were held in his backyard in West Chester, Pa. But PPL Park in nearby Chester, Pa., the home of the Philadelphia Union,
Vicky Jacobsen | Monday, December 16, 2013
CHESTER, Pa. – It’s not very often that a player apologizes for scoring a goal. Then again, it’s not very often two apparent hand balls are committed in the same scoring play — or that both violations to go unpunished. But that seems to be what happened Sunday afternoon at PPL Park during the national championship game.
Vicky Jacobsen | Monday, December 16, 2013
CHESTER, Pa. — It started with hands but finished with fingerprints. No. 3 Notre Dame endured questionable hand ball calls to beat No. 5 Maryland 2-1 and claim the program’s first national championship, putting its fingerprints all over the 2013 season and the championship trophy. Senior forward Leon Brown and senior defender Andrew O’Malley scored