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Jack Concannon | Friday, May 18, 2018
The Irish came into this season a young and inexperienced group. The team routinely started multiple underclassmen and found late-season success in the ACC, one of the most competitive leagues in the NCAA. The Irish (10-9, 3-4 ACC) finished fifth in the ACC, pulling off a win over No. 4-seed Virginia in the first round
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, April 13, 2018
After a comprehensive defeat at the hands of No. 7 Northwestern, Notre Dame will attempt to get back on track when it hosts No. 19 Duke in its final ACC regular-season game of the year. Last week, a strong three-game stretch for the Irish (7-7, 2-4 ACC) came to an abrupt halt with a 20-10
Peter Baltes | Wednesday, April 4, 2018
With the regular season winding down, Notre Dame put forth several strong performances over the long weekend. The No. 20 Irish (7-6, 2-4 ACC) defeated Michigan (5-8, 1-2 Big Ten) in convincing fashion by a score of 14-8 on Tuesday at home. The Irish win came just three days after the Irish put together a
Observer Sports Staff | Tuesday, March 27, 2018
On Saturday, Notre Dame faced off against No. 12 Syracuse looking for its second ACC win. The Irish pulled off the upset in thrilling overtime fashion, with freshman midfielder Andie Aldave delivering the deciding tally two minutes into overtime. The Irish (6-5, 2-3 ACC) relied on a strong defensive effort to win the game. The
Observer Sports Staff | Thursday, March 22, 2018
Showing flashes of success but struggling to stay on top for a complete game, Notre Dame experienced a tough spring break period, dropping each of its three games and falling to 5-5. On March 11, the Irish (5-5, 1-3 ACC) traveled to Blacksburg, Virginia, to take on No. 16 Virginia Tech, who had already earned
Tobias Hoonhout | Tuesday, February 28, 2017
No. 8 Notre Dame continued its recent tear in dramatic fashion on Sunday afternoon in Durham, North Carolina, coming back from a pair of three-goal deficits to down No. 10 Duke, 12-11, and give the Irish a victory their first conference game of 2017. Irish head coach Christine Halfpenny said she was extremely proud of the effort her team put
Tobias Hoonhout | Wednesday, February 15, 2017
The No. 8 Irish used a dominant second-half performance to propel itself to a midweek home win over Marquette, 21-9. While reigning ACC Player of the Week and senior attack Cortney Fortunato tallied only two goals and two assists — low totals considering her recent performances — the Irish (3-1) had goals from nine different players to take care of
Daniel O'Boyle | Monday, February 6, 2017
Comeback attempts at the end of each half for No. 8 Notre Dame fell short in a close encounter with rival No. 9 Northwestern, as the Wildcats defeated the Irish 14-13 at Loftus Sports Center in Notre Dame’s season-opener. In a rematch of last year’s NCAA second round game, the Irish (0-1) scored the opening goal when
Daniel O'Boyle | Thursday, January 26, 2017
A year ago, Notre Dame began the 2016 season returning 11 of 12 starters, including Tewaaraton Award finalist defender Barbara Sullivan. This year, they lack the same level of starting experience, but the Irish, now led by senior attack and All-American Cortney Fortunato, will hope to build upon last season’s NCAA quarterfinal appearance. Losing key contributors
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