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Commencement 2020: Sports

Observer Sports Staff | Friday, May 15, 2020

The 2019-20 year was ripe with intriguing storylines, heartbreaking and uplifting moments and even some history-making all across the Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s and Holy Cross communities. Check the links below to see the Observer Sports Department’s coverage of every tri-campus sport, even those whose seasons never came to fruition. Notre Dame Football: Irish, Book

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SMC develops young talent over difficult season

Matthew Tighe | Friday, May 17, 2019

After a promising start to the 2018-2019 season, recording wins against Earlham and Illinois Tech in the first week of a season, Saint Mary’s remainder of the season was marked by ups and downs. The Belles (11-16, 7-9 MIAA) showed significant promise as they competed with strong programs, including No. 5 Trine College, No. 10

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Squad sees signs of growth after rough season

Mia Berry | Friday, May 18, 2018

It was a season of improvement for Saint Mary’s, who finished the season tied for seventh place in the MIAA conference. The season was one plagued with losing stretches for the Belles (6-19, 3-13 MIAA), Belles head coach Melissa Makielski described the 2017-18 season as one of development. “This season was a season of growth,”

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Belles’ woes continue with young roster

Ryan Kolakowski | Friday, May 19, 2017

The Belles endured a year of transition on the hardwood, struggling to collect wins with a new head coach. Despite its struggles, Saint Mary’s (2-23, 1-15 MIAA) remained optimistic throughout the season. Belles head coach Melissa Makielski said she was impressed with her team’s resilience throughout the year. “I was most impressed by the determination and competitiveness

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Student athletes reflect on College careers

Sydney Doyle | Friday, March 24, 2017

Four Saint Mary’s senior athletes spoke Thursday about their experiences with sports and their growth at Saint Mary’s, as part of the “Why We Play” series. Ali Mahoney, a golfer for all four years she has been at Saint Mary’s, said she started playing golf when she was four years old, but never planned on playing

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Belles end regular season with loss to Comets

Observer Sports Staff | Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Basketball The 2016-17 season came to an end for Saint Mary’s on Saturday, as the Belles lost to Olivet on Senior Day in a low-scoring 55-44 contest. The Belles (2-23, 1-15 MIAA) looked in control and potentially on their way to a second MIAA win of the season early on. After leading 8-6 with just

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Pair of defeats puts Belles over 20-loss mark

Observer Sports Staff | Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Saint Mary’s was unable to build upon a Feb. 4 victory over Kalamazoo, as the Belles (2-21, 1-13 MIAA) dropped a contest at Alma and an out-of-conference encounter with Rochester on Wednesday and Saturday, respectively. Against Alma (8-15, 6-8 MIAA), the Belles found themselves in an early hole, trailing 18-4 after less than eight minutes,

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Belles fall to Knights, still seek first MIAA win of season

Observer Sports Staff | Tuesday, January 31, 2017

A road game against ranked opposition always looked to be a difficult place to earn a first conference victory of the season, and Saint Mary’s was unable to pull off the feat, falling 84-49 to No. 25 Calvin despite junior forward Gabby Diamond’s 19 points. For the first five minutes, the Belles (1-18, 0-11 MIAA)

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Saint Mary’s drops two straight games despite career-best efforts from Gabby Diamond

Observer Sports Staff | Friday, December 2, 2016

Saint Mary’s moved to 1-4 for the season, losing its last two out-of-conference games before MIAA play begins, despite two big scoring performances by junior forward Gabby Diamond. At Anderson, the Belles (1-4) took an early 6-0 lead, with all six points scored by Diamond, but a 16-3 run by the Ravens (3-3) put Saint Mary’s

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Saint Mary earns first win of season

Observer Sports Staff | Monday, November 21, 2016

At the Main View Tipoff Classic, Saint Mary’s earned its first win of the season by holding on to beat Manchester before losing a high-scoring affair with Oglethorpe. The Belles’ clash with the Spartans (0-2) was tight through the first two quarters, as an early Saint Mary’s lead was quickly pegged back, and the Spartans led

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