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Observer Sports Staff | Friday, May 18, 2018
The Irish concluded the 2017 season with their first appearance in the NCAA Championship during head coach Jim McLaughlin’s tenure. The Irish (22-10, 12-8 ACC) opened the season with the second best start in program history, starting the season 6-0 before losing to No. 24 Ohio State in a home and home series. The squad
Observer Sports Staff | Monday, December 4, 2017
Appearing in the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2012, Notre Dame lost in the first round of the 2017 NCAA Championship to Western Kentucky on Friday night. The Irish (22-10, 11-8 ACC) dropped the match 3-0, playing from behind in each set as a result of Western Kentucky’s (31-4, 13-1 C-USA) hot start.
Observer Sports Staff | Tuesday, November 28, 2017
The Irish concluded their regular season by splitting their last two road matches losing to Syracuse, but sweeping Boston College to conclude the season 22-9. Notre Dame (22-9, 12-8 ACC) started the first match of the road trip on a sour note, losing a close fifth set to Syracuse (20-13, 12-8), and ending a five-game
Darcy Dehais | Thursday, November 16, 2017
Notre Dame (19-8, 9-7 ACC) takes on North Carolina and North Carolina State this weekend in the last two home matches of the regular season. The Irish are coming off of two 3-0 wins against Virginia and Virginia Tech last weekend at home, and they are looking to carry this momentum into their next ACC
Observer Sports Staff | Monday, November 6, 2017
The Irish (17-8, 7-7 ACC) split their conference road trip this past weekend, losing 3-1 to the Duke Blue Devils (17-8, 9-5 ACC), before bouncing back 3-2 over the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (11-15, 3-11). On Friday against the Blue Devils, the Irish got off to a strong start, claiming a 1-0 match lead by
Darcy Dehais | Friday, November 3, 2017
Notre Dame travels to North Carolina this weekend to take on Duke and Wake Forest in a couple of key mid-season ACC matches. The Irish (16-7, 6-6 ACC) lead the Blue Devils (15-8, 7-5 ACC) 7-6 in the history of the series, with each team winning one match when they met last season. The Irish
Observer Sports Staff | Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Notre Dame secured victories in three of its four matches over the fall break, winning against Clemson, Florida State and Miami . Their defeat came at the hands of Georgia Tech, only the second home loss this season for the Irish. Sophomore outside hitter Jemma Yeadon and junior outside hitter Rebecca Nunge contributed big kills to
Observer Sports Staff | Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Notre Dame passed a difficult road test this weekend, securing conference victories over Virginia and Virginia Tech away from home. Friday night, sophomore outside hitter Jemma Yeadon led the charge for the Irish (13-4, 3-3 ACC), recording 24 kills on the night and matching her career high. She also tallied 13 digs, four blocks and
Darcy Dehais | Thursday, October 5, 2017
Notre Dame will hit the road for two conference games this weekend, as the Irish (11-4, 1-3 ACC) will face Virginia on Friday and Virginia Tech on Sunday. After snapping a three-game losing streak in the ACC by beating No. 21 Florida State at home in a five-match set this past Sunday, the Irish will try to maintain the momentum to
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, September 29, 2017
After dropping its first two ACC contests last week, Notre Dame will return home Friday to host Miami and No. 21 Florida State. The Irish (10-3, 0-2 ACC) faced Louisville and North Carolina State on the road last Friday and Sunday, taking each squad to five sets, before ultimately falling in each match. Notre Dame sophomore