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Charlotte Edmonds | Wednesday, January 16, 2019
After recording wins over Pittsburgh and Georgia Tech, head coach Muffet McGraw and the top-ranked Irish proved they’re still the team to beat by defeating their toughest conference rival — Louisville. This time last year, the Irish returned from the KFC Yum! Center defeated, having been routed 100-67 by the Cardinals. One year later, Notre
Observer Sports Staff | Tuesday, October 9, 2018
After almost three weeks of having to play on the road, Notre Dame returned home to open up the home portion of its conference schedule against Wake Forest last Friday. The opening set saw some early back and forth action before the Irish (10-6, 4-2 ACC) began to pull away from the Demon Deacons (6-12,
Observer Sports Staff | Tuesday, October 2, 2018
After defeating Clemson 3-0 and Georgia Tech 3-2 last weekend in a weekend road trip, the Irish will return home this weekend to square up against Wake Forest on Friday and Duke on Sunday at Purcell Pavilion. Notre Dame (9-5, 3-1 ACC) currently sits in fourth place in the ACC, coming in behind No. 8
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, September 21, 2018
On Thursday, Notre Dame looked to end its three-game losing streak against Louisville on the road. Though the Irish (4-5-0, 0-1-0 ACC) created a number of opportunities throughout the course of the game, they were unable to put any into the back of the net, falling to the Cardinals (8-1-0, 2-0-0 ACC) by a score
Charlotte Edmonds | Friday, September 21, 2018
Wake Forest’s head coach Dave Clawson’s mentality heading into the game against the Irish on Saturday is simple — realistic. In his third face-off against the Notre Dame — both of which has been double digit wins for the Irish — Clawson is aware of the prestige Notre Dame carries but is undaunted, confident his
Elizabeth Greason | Friday, September 21, 2018
After a second-consecutive one-score win over an unranked team at home, the No. 8 Irish are finally hitting the road for the first time this season to take on Wake Forest. This week at the Demon Deacons (2-1, 0-1 ACC) will be a slow one in terms of recruiting for the Irish according to Blue
Charlotte Edmonds | Thursday, September 20, 2018
As Notre Dame prepares to head to Wake Forest, junior defensive lineman Julian Okwara, graduate student linebacker Drue Tranquill and graduate student offensive lineman Sam Mustipher talked about how the team has improved through the first three games and how they prepare to manage the Demon Deacons fast paced tempo during Wednesday’s press conference. A
Elizabeth Greason | Wednesday, September 19, 2018
After another one-score victory over Vanderbilt last weekend, Irish head coach Brian Kelly was ready to move on to discussing Wake Forest, Notre Dame’s first away matchup this weekend, during his weekly Tuesday press conference. One area of conversation that dominated the press conference was tempo, as the Demon Deacons (2-1, 0-1 ACC) play an
Charlie Ortega Guifarro | Wednesday, April 25, 2018
Fourteenth-seeded Notre Dame arrived in Cary, North Carolina, on Tuesday to prepare for the beginning of its potential postseason run against 11th-seeded Wake Forest on Wednesday in the first round of the ACC championship. The Irish (11-14, 2-12 ACC) are coming off losses to ACC rivals in fourth-seeded Miami (FL) and fifth-seeded Florida State to
Michael Ivey | Thursday, April 5, 2018
No. 25 Notre Dame traveled to North Carolina over Easter weekend for two conference road matches against ranked opponents. Last Friday, the Irish dropped a close 4-3 decision to North Carolina State in Raleigh. On Easter Sunday, the Irish were defeated by No. 1 Wake Forest 7-0 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. “I thought we played