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Tuesday February 16th, 2021 11:00am (Photo Courtesy: UNC Athletics, Jeffrey Camarati)   The women’s Division I season is officially underway, as the first weekend action did not disappoint. Teams were chomping at the bit to get back on the field after a long hiatus. As can be expected, there are always nervous jitters in the first game of the season, and this was the case in many games. Additionally, weather all across the East Coast was particularly wet and cold —even in the Southern states. At least five ranked teams let their opponents get on the scoreboard first before pulling ahead...

Sat Feb 13 2021 | Kenny DeJohn | College PHOTO COURTESY OF NOTRE DAME ATHLETICS Notre Dame came out firing. The Irish were dominant in the first half, scoring the game’s first six goals and holding visiting Vanderbilt scoreless until there was 1:59 left before halftime. After a brief hiccup at the start of the second half, No. 2 Notre Dame rolled to a 19-5 win inside Loftus Sports Center on Saturday afternoon. Samantha Lynch and Kasey Choma each scored five goals in the season-opening win. Lynch added two assists, giving her a game-high seven points. Jessi Masinko scored four times, and Mad...

The Irish were 7-0, ranked No. 2 in the Nike/US Lacrosse Division I Women’s Top 20 and fresh off a 16-6 win over Vanderbilt in Nashville on March 11, the same day the NESCAC and Ivy League canceled spring sports because of growing COVID-19 concerns. The next day, the NCAA canceled its winter and spring championship events. They had already begun ACC play, besting both Duke and Boston College by four goals, but had yet to begin their rigorous journey through the conference’s best teams — namely No. 1 North Carolina, the next up on their schedule, and Syracuse, a team that fluctuated spot...

“We’re fun to watch, for sure,” Roe said. The defense is now even better with the addition of Emma Schettig, a sophomore who unexpectedly entered the transfer portal after a successful freshman campaign at Maryland. Halfpenny had recruited Schettig while in high school, so there was some familiarity there. But even she was surprised at Schettig’s availability. “I was on vacation, off the grid,” Halfpenny said. “I was so off the grid that I didn’t even touch my phone on the weekend when we were on our way back from the Delaware shore. “Now it’s Sunday, I better start going ...

NOTRE DAME, Ind. — With NCAA Tournament appearances in seven of the last eight completed seasons, and a 7-0 mark and No. 2 national ranking in a CoVID-shortened 2020 campaign, the Irish are set to return to action in 2021 with head coach Christine Halfpenny announcing the 15-game slate on Wednesday (Jan. 20). “We are eager to get back to competing and couldn’t be more optimistic about the season ahead,” said Halfpenny. “We play in the best conference in the country and having the opportunity to play 10 contests against the best of the best is very exciting for our team. That’s why...