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J.J. Post | Friday, November 18, 2022
Friday afternoon, a weekend of soccer will kick off at Alumni Stadium to decide who will be among the final eight teams in the NCAA tournament. Notre Dame will host both their own game with Santa Clara, as well as an earlier contest between Michigan State and TCU to determine who will play the winner
Alex Bender | Monday, September 4, 2017
With six games now under its belt, Notre Dame is getting into a rhythm, as it had encouraging weekend at the Notre Dame Invitational, suffering a close loss against No. 11 South Carolina on Friday before bouncing back in a big way Sunday to pick up the 4-1 win over Santa Clara. Friday evening, Notre Dame
Tobias Hoonhout | Monday, September 12, 2016
In two displays of defensive fortitude, the No. 20 Irish battled to earn two draws this weekend in California against Santa Clara on Friday and second-ranked Stanford on Sunday. Both games went to double overtime, and the defense, helped by 13 total saves by senior captain and goalie Kaela Little, held firm to keep the Irish in
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, September 9, 2016
No. 20 Notre Dame will begin a four-game road trip this weekend with two games in the Bay Area, facing Santa Clara on Friday night before a clash with No. 2 Stanford on Sunday morning. The Irish (5-1-0, 0-0-0 ACC) have had success at home this season, winning all five games they’ve played at Alumni Stadium
Hunter McDaniel | Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Notre Dame returned to the diamond for the start of the new season over the weekend, dropping two out of three at Santa Clara. The No. 24 Irish (1-2) opened the 2016 campaign Friday night at Stephen Schott Stadium with a 5-0 win behind a dominating performance from junior right-hander Ryan Smoyer and contributions up and down
Zach Klonsinski | Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Despite reaching the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2006, the feeling around the clubhouse in the final hours before Notre Dame’s 2016 season gets underway is anything but satisfied. “[It] wasn’t like we won the College World Series,” Irish head coach Mik Aoki said Tuesday afternoon, just 36 hours before his squad goes
Marek Mazurek | Monday, August 31, 2015
Over the weekend, the Irish erased bad memories from last year’s Notre Dame Invitational as they beat Santa Clara and Portland 2-1 and 2-0, respectively. On Friday against Santa Clara, the name of the game was patience as the Irish had to come back from an early 1-0 deficit. Junior forward Kaleigh Olmsted scored in
Benjamin Padanilam | Friday, August 28, 2015
Off to a hot start, No. 7 Notre Dame hosts Santa Clara on Friday and Portland on Sunday in the 23rd annual Notre Dame Invitational at Alumni Stadium. To open the season, the Irish (2-0) have come out of the gate strong on both ends, outscoring Valparaiso and Toledo by a combined score of 9-0.
Renee Griffin | Thursday, August 27, 2015
No. 7 Notre Dame scored nine goals in the first two games of its season last weekend, good for 10th in the nation. But this early in the season, the question remains: Can the Irish sustain that production when things get tougher? It’s always good to dominate the opponents you’re expected to dominate — a feat Notre
Renee Griffin | Thursday, September 11, 2014
No. 19 Notre Dame will take on Baylor and Toledo this weekend at Alumni Stadium in an effort to get its first home wins since the opening weekend. Last time the Irish (3-2-1) were at home, they fell to No. 7 Texas Tech and No. 14 USC. However, the team is coming off strong performances