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Charlotte Edmonds | Monday, March 26, 2018
When asked about the key to the success of the fencing team, athletes and coaches repeatedly cited one quality — grit. This determination proved key in the team’s quest to repeat as national champions this past Sunday in State College, Pennsylvania. Irish head coach Gia Kvaratskhelia said there was never a doubt in the team’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
Charlotte Edmonds | Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Notre Dame had another dominant performance at the Midwest Regional championship in Cleveland on March 10, earning the maximum number of qualifications a team can achieve for the NCAA championships Thursday. Coming off the ACC championships — where both the men and women finished in second place in team competition, though the women swept the
Charlotte Edmonds | Thursday, February 8, 2018
After hosting duals for the past two weekends, the No. 1-ranked Irish will travel to Durham, North Carolina, to participate in the Duke Duals. Irish head coach Gia Kvaratskhelia said he’s fully aware of the intense competition they’ll be facing this weekend. “All the teams there will be tough to deal with,” he said. “Especially
Observer Sports Staff | Wednesday, February 7, 2018
This past weekend, No. 1 Notre Dame impressed yet again, this time as hosts at the Northwestern Duals held in Castellan Family Fencing Center. The top-ranked women went 11-0 and extended their current win streak to 22 matches while the No. 1 men walked away from the action at 7-2. On day one of competition,
Alex Bender | Friday, January 19, 2018
This weekend, Notre Dame prepares to return to its first collegiate action since early November — the team will head to Jamaica, New York, for the St. John’s SuperCup on Saturday before heading to the NYU Invitational on Sunday. After opening up the season at Ohio State’s Elite Invitational, a tournament in which the Irish
Jack Concannon | Friday, May 19, 2017
Senior foilist Lee Kiefer was a member of the 2012 and 2016 Olympic teams. She has competed at the Junior World Championships. And when she defeated Cornell’s Luby Kiriakidi at the NCAA championships in February, she clinched a national title for the Irish. This year’s national championship was the ninth in program history, the team’s first since 2011 and the first
Benjamin Padanilam and Zach Klonsinski | Monday, March 27, 2017
From start to finish, there was one only program with its name at the top of the leaderboard at the 2017 NCAA championships, and that was Notre Dame. Throughout the four-day competition, the Irish found themselves outpacing the likes of Ohio State, Columbia, St. John’s and Harvard to notch the program’s ninth national title in
Molly Murphy | Thursday, March 9, 2017
This coming weekend, the Notre Dame men’s and women’s teams will compete in the NCAA midwest regional in Detroit. With both teams coming off of first-place ACC finishes, the No. 3 Irish women and No. 4 Irish men are poised to continue the momentum in the qualification for NCAAs. On Feb. 25 and 26, Notre
Kyle Barry | Monday, February 27, 2017
Notre Dame men’s and women’s fencing teams celebrated as they clinched the ACC championship at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, on Saturday and Sunday. Both teams claimed their third consecutive conference titles. In addition, the men came home with weapon titles in two out three weapons. The men’s team, ranked fourth nationally, powered