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Olivia Schatz | Friday, May 21, 2021
Graduate student Samantha Lynch said before the NCAA tournament that for the Notre Dame Women’s Lacrosse team, the key to their game was to play with “shocking” effort. “We work so hard so that the other team is just shocked by how much effort we can give on all parts of the field,” Lynch said.
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, April 30, 2021
Notre Dame women’s lacrosse is moving on in the ACC Tournament. The fifth-ranked Irish (9-5, 5-5 ACC) defeated seventh-ranked Duke, 17-16, to advance to the semifinals on Thursday afternoon. The Irish will now take on top-seed North Carolina, who is hosting the tournament, on Friday. The Irish came out firing on all cylinders, scoring five
Observer Sports Staff | Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Notre Dame midfielders Kasey Choma and Andie Aldave combined for nine goals, Irish senior goalie and Tewaaraton nominee Bridget Deehan made 11 saves and Notre Dame downed Louisville for a second time this season Saturday afternoon as the No. 5 Irish (8-5, 5-5 ACC) picked up a 15-11 senior day victory over the then-No.19 Cardinals
Observer Sports Staff | Wednesday, April 14, 2021
The Notre Dame women’s lacrosse team suffered a narrow loss to the UNC Tar Heels on Saturday. The No. 4 Irish (6-3, 3-3 ACC) hosted the No. 1 ranked team in the country, the unbeaten Tar Heels (12-0, 6-0 ACC) at Arlotta Stadium in what would produce a thrilling matchup in the elements. As the
Observer Sports Staff | Wednesday, March 24, 2021
The No. 4 Fighting Irish (4-2, 1-2 ACC) earned some redemption this past weekend with a pair of victories over Liberty and No. 15 Louisville. The Irish had suffered back to back losses to the No. 2-ranked Syracuse Orange (5-0, 3-0 ACC) the week before. The Irish hosted the Liberty Flames (4-4, 0-0 ASUN) Friday
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, March 19, 2021
The No. 4 ranked Notre Dame women’s lacrosse team is hoping to bounce back in games against Liberty and the No. 17 ranked Louisville Cardinals this weekend. The Irish dropped two close games last week at No. 2 Syracuse and will be hoping to bounce back this weekend. The Irish will host Liberty at 5
Observer Sports Staff | Wednesday, March 17, 2021
The Notre Dame women’s lacrosse team fell to Syracuse in two consecutive away games over the weekend. This leaves the No. 2 ranked Orange (5-0, 3-0 ACC) undefeated in their season, while the No. 4 Irish (2-2, 0-2 ACC) gained their first losses. Thursday’s match saw the Irish behind from the start, with Syracuse leading
Emily DeFazio | Friday, March 5, 2021
The Notre Dame women’s lacrosse team (No. 4, 1-0) seeks to continue their winning streak against Robert Morris Saturday at noon. This matchup follows the announcement that their game against Virginia Tech is postponed due to a positive COVID-19 test on Virginia’s team. The rematch is scheduled for April 21 at Arlotta Stadium. Saturday’s match
Grant DelVecchio | Tuesday, February 23, 2021
“Last year was no one-hit wonder, nor will 2021 be. There’s been a lot of groundwork done for this team to be in the conversation of a national contender,” Notre Dame head women’s lacrosse coach Christine Halfpenny recently said in a preseason interview with U.S. Lacrosse Magazine. Halfpenny, now in her 10th season as head
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, August 14, 2020
The Notre Dame women’s lacrosse team announced its commitments for the class of 2024 in early August. Coming off of an undefeated season start in 2020 that saw them reach the No. 2 spot in the rankings before COVID-19 struck, the Irish have brought in the No. 5-ranked recruiting class nationally per Inside Lacrosse. The