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-18 posts tagged "NCAA Championship"
Jose Sanchez Cordova | Wednesday, March 23, 2022
The Notre Dame women’s fencing team found themselves in an unusual situation at the ACC Championships in at Cameron Indoor Stadium about a month ago. During a title-deciding match against Duke, they were down 4-8 and staring down the barrel of a first ACC title loss since 2018. But they rallied, winning 14 of the
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, April 9, 2021
After winning two straight home matchups, the Notre Dame men’s tennis team (11-8, 4-4 ACC) returns to the road this weekend for two conference matchups. The 42nd-ranked Irish take on 32nd-ranked Georgia Tech (10-7, 4-5 ACC) at 5 p.m. on Friday, and face Clemson (7-11, 1-8 ACC) Sunday at noon. The Irish have been playing
Sean Kelley | Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Notre Dame Men’s Swimming and Diving program is prepared and ready for the precipice of their season, the NCAA Championship meet. When keeping the team focused, Coach Mike Litzinger made it clear how the team keeps on task. “It’s pretty easy [to maintain focus] if you’re going to be at the fastest swim meet in
Mike Everett | Monday, November 19, 2018
The Notre Dame men and women competed in the NCAA championship meets over the weekend in Madison, Wisconsin. It was the first time since 2013 that both the Irish men’s and women’s teams qualified for a chance at the championship. The women ended up placing eighth overall while the men came in 14th overall. The women’s
Charlotte Edmonds | Thursday, March 22, 2018
Notre Dame will prepare to defend its title starting Thursday at the NCAA championships with a full roster of 12 competitors. As one of only three schools, along with Columbia and Ohio State, to qualify the maximum number of athletes, the Irish have positioned themselves to compete for a repeat of last year’s success. The
Joe Everett | Thursday, November 16, 2017
For the 20th time in program history, Notre Dame has earned a bid into the NCAA championship. The Irish (11-6-2, 3-3-2 ACC) drew the No. 12 seed when the tournament field was unveiled Monday — their sixth-straight top-16 national seed — and are set to host the winner of Wisconsin and University of Illinois-Chicago (UIC) on
Marek Mazurek | Monday, November 23, 2015
For the first time in 73 years, Notre Dame can claim a national champion in cross country as senior Molly Seidel crossed the finish line five seconds ahead of her nearest competitor to claim the title at the NCAA championship Friday in Louisville, Kentucky. Seidel finished with a time of 19:28.6 and led the
Ryan Klaus | Thursday, November 19, 2015
Notre Dame will look to finish the season strong and boost its national ranking this weekend at the NCAA championships in Louisville, Kentucky. “We’ve got team goals and some individual goals,” Irish head coach Matthew Sparks said of the team’s upcoming race. “The individual goals start with [senior] Molly Seidel, who has been one of the top
Observer Sports Staff | Monday, April 6, 2015
With its 66-65 win over South Carolina on Sunday night, Notre Dame advanced to its second straight NCAA championship game and its fourth in the last five years. Including Tuesday’s title tilt, the Irish have been to the NCAA championship five times in program history, winning once in 2001. Those five appearances puts them in
Greg Hadley | Monday, November 17, 2014
In the first round of the NCAA championship, fourth-seeded Notre Dame dominated possession, shots on goal and almost every other statistical category against Valparaiso on Friday night. But with less than a minute left in regulation, the Irish and the Crusaders appeared fated for overtime, deadlocked in a scoreless tie. Then, with 50 seconds left, a cross from