(Re)Setting the Standard
Notre Dame men's and women's lacrosse hoping to deliver signature springs
Vol.167No. 7
Notre Dame men's and women's lacrosse hoping to deliver signature springs
With the defeat of Iowa State in the Camping World Bowl on Dec. 28, all eyes look ahead to the 2020 season for the Fighting Irish. While the last game of the season means the departure of many key players for the NFL, Notre Dame brings in a highly-touted recruiting class that will compete for minutes early.
The Irish welcomed the New Mexico Lobos to Notre Dame Stadium in week two of the college football season for the first-ever meeting between the two schools. With No. 3 Georgia looming in week three, No. 7 Notre Dame showed no signs of distraction and won handily 66-14.
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Opening night proved that the Irish had the pieces and potential to make it back to the CFP. While some questions remained, as they do for nearly every team, Notre Dame played an excellent second half and handily beat a clearly new and improved Cardinals team.
Eager for a win following the heartbreaking 23-17 loss at Georgia the week prior, the No. 10 Notre Dame Fighting Irish gained some momentum with a decisive win over the visiting No. 15 Virginia Cavaliers.
In 2018, Notre Dame’s College Football Playoff appearance was due in no small part to the linebackers who anchored its overwhelming defense. In 2019, their departure spelled uncertainty.
It had all the makings of a revenge game. The No. 7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish would be facing the No. 3 Georgia Bulldogs in a primetime matchup, the first meeting of the two since Notre Dame’s narrow 20-19 loss at home in 2017. Much like that game, this match was expected to have implications for…
Notre Dame’s 2019 football season began with a definitive premise following its undefeated regular season and playoff run in 2018.
One year after boasting the most prolific starting five in NCAA Division I college basketball history, the Notre Dame women’s basketball team’s starting lineup includes four players new to the program.
Notre Dame vs. USC. The ears of any college football fan perk up at the sound of this phrase.
Expectations for the upcoming swimming and diving season started off high.
The men’s golf team entered the third and final round of the Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational neck and neck with the University of South Florida. The Irish had yet to secure their fourth top finish of the season when freshman Palmer Jackson walked onto the 18th green. With a birdie on the par…
0: the number of losses the Irish hockey team has had in eight games this season, the first such undefeated start in franchise history in over 20 years.
On Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, Notre Dame women’s and men’s soccer played the final game of the regular season at Alumni Stadium, vying for seeding in the ACC tournament.
Fall sports are well underway, but now it’s time to get ready for an exciting Notre Dame hockey season.
Fall play is well underway at the Warren Golf Course, with the men’s golf team posting competitive team scores in all three tournaments they have played to date.
Although the team will return more than 30 players from last year’s roster, Link Jarrett will be one of many new faces in the dugout for the 2020 Notre Dame baseball season.
28.88 - The average number of saves per game for Notre Dame hockey goalie Cale Morris in 2018-19.
In the student section sea of blue, gold and green flashed a streak of purple.
On Sept. 6, when the Irish were down two sets to one to No. 18 Purdue, sophomore outside hitter Sydney Bent was focused on making the play in the fourth set.
The Notre Dame women’s soccer team had high expectations last year, but a combination of youth and a difficult schedule led to a disappointing season that saw the Fighting Irish finish 8-10 overall, 4-6 in the ACC and without a post-season appearance.
Michaela Mabrey spent her senior year at Notre Dame playing college basketball alongside her younger sister, Marina.
In the second game of the season, Eva Hurm broke the scoreless tie with a move that is rarely seen in soccer: an unassisted goal off of a corner kick.
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish volleyball team had many question marks entering the 2019 season, but with the first 10 matches, they have a 8-2 record and have started to find some answers.
To say confidence is high on the men’s and women’s cross country teams at Notre Dame is an understatement.
6 - The number of goals the women’s soccer team has given up through eight games this season.
When Cameron Junker was nine, his coach cut him from the baseball team. Five years later, he was asked to rejoin the team.
The Notre Dame hockey team won its second straight Big Ten championship on March 22, defeating Penn State 3-2 in front of a record-setting Compton Family Ice Arena crowd. Led by junior forward Cam Morrison and junior goaltender Cale Morris, the Irish were able to overcome Penn State’s late comeback effort.
The 2018 season was a disappointing one for Notre Dame baseball. The Irish finished 24-30 and 12-18 in conference play.
With an incredibly strong start to the season and a record of 9-1, the Notre Dame women’s lacrosse team has proven to be a competitive force in the ACC.