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Liam Coolican | Sunday, March 13, 2022
Following a resurgent year for Notre Dame basketball, both the men’s and women’s teams are going dancing once again. Mike Brey’s squad returns to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2017, while Niele Ivey makes her first tournament appearance as a head coach. Men’s squad head to the First Four The men’s team
Joe Everett | Monday, December 5, 2016
No. 12 Notre Dame returned to action over the weekend on the road in Amherst, Massachusetts, splitting its series against UMass. The Irish (8-6-2, 4-3-1 Hockey East) bounced back from a 5-4 loss Friday night to post a 3-0 shutout of the Minutemen (4-8-2, 2-6-1) on Saturday. After a scoreless first period to kick off the weekend series
Zach Klonsinski | Thursday, December 1, 2016
No. 12 Notre Dame resumes Hockey East play this weekend with a series against Massachusetts on the Olympic-sized ice at Mullins Center. Instead of the usual NHL-sized rink that’s 85 feet wide, Olympic-sized ice sheets add another 15 feet in width. Notre Dame’s Compton Family Ice Arena has two sheets of ice: the Lefty Smith
Brett O'Connell | Monday, December 7, 2015
No. 20 Notre Dame took advantage of the opportunity to solidify its place near the top of the Hockey East standings this weekend, as it swept a two-game series against visiting Massachusetts, winning 3-1 Friday and 5-1 Saturday at Compton Family Ice Arena. The Irish offense came alive over the course of the two games, alongside two strong showings from sophomore
Kit Loughran | Monday, September 28, 2015
Five rushing touchdowns and 457 total rushing yards paved the way for No. 6 Notre Dame’s 62-27 win over Massachusetts on Saturday at Notre Dame Stadium. The Irish (4-0) out-ran the Minutemen (0-3) by more than 300 yards on their way to 681 total offensive yards and Notre Dame’s highest scoring output since 1996. “We were pretty good up front offensively,” Irish
Renee Griffin | Monday, September 28, 2015
Senior C.J. Prosise got the rushing attack rolling right away for No. 6 Notre Dame in its 62-27 rout of Massachusetts on Saturday, breaking the 100-yard mark before the first quarter and giving the Irish the lead with his 57-yard sprint to the end zone about nine minutes in. Unlike the last few games, though,
Observer Sports Staff | Thursday, September 24, 2015
Check out all our content from this week’s Irish Insider: Keeping it on the bright side: Defensive line Irish special teams facing early struggles Explosive duo highlights Minutemen offense Klonsinski: Notre Dame still needs to put forth a complete effort Notre Dame scheduled to host three-star linebacker Predictions: Notre Dame vs. Massachusetts Head to Head:
Mary Green | Thursday, September 24, 2015
Sandwiched between games against then-No. 14 Georgia Tech and current No. 11 Clemson, no one would blame Brian Kelly for taking a week off for this week’s game against MAC member Massachusetts to focus on a showdown with the Tigers next weekend. But that’s exactly what the Irish head coach isn’t going to do. “These
Zach Klonsinski | Thursday, September 24, 2015
Despite all the questions about how the Irish would fare with sophomore DeShone Kizer as their starting quarterback, the Notre Dame offense passed its first big test. A strong performance against Georgia Tech essentially put the game away before the fourth quarter until the hiccups in the final minutes. Senior running back C.J. Prosise nearly
Mary Green | Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Though he didn’t see the field in last week’s win against Georgia Tech, junior safety Max Redfield should be ready to go for Saturday’s game against Massachusetts, Irish head coach Brian Kelly said in his Tuesday press conference. Redfield broke his thumb in the season opener against Texas and struggled with tackling with a cast