Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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first-team All-America notice while the program achieved its highest finish in the NCAA Championships — 16th among the 43 teams that scored points. Men's Indoor Track & Field • 38.5 points (t 26) Junior Patrick Feeney and sophomore Chris Giesting earned All-America citations in the 400 meters at the NCAA Indoor Championships held in Fayetteville, Ark. Women's Indoor Track & Field • 37 points (s 1.5) Sophomore Jade Barber's seventh-place finish in the 60-meter hurdles at the NCAA Indoor Championships merited All-America status, as did junior Rebeccas Tracy's eighth-place finish in the mile. Men's Swimming • 33 points (t 13) The Fighting Irish finished 36th in the NCAA Championships and saw six of their swimmers earn honorable mention All-American notice. Men's Basketball • 25 points (even) Notre Dame is one of only 18 teams that has earned an NCAA Tournament bid each of the past four seasons, but another opening-game loss (76‑58 to Iowa State) left it 1-4 over that stretch. All told, the Irish have just two NCAA Tournament victories from 2004-13. This year's team finished 25-10. Hockey • 25 points (s 25) In the 42-year-old Central Collegiate Hockey Association's final season, Notre Dame captured its third CCHA title. It earned the Irish a No. 1 seed in the Midwest Regional of the 16-team NCAA Tournament, where they lost the opener to St. Cloud State, 5-1. Spring Sports 272.50 points (t 67.5) Baseball advanced to the Big East Championship, but fell one game short of an NCAA Tournament bid, which could have been its first since 2006. In addition to baseball, the Irish failed to tally any points in men's golf, softball and men's tennis (a combined loss of 90 points). Men's Lacrosse • 60 points (t 23) Second-seeded Notre Dame (11-5) lost 12‑11 to national champion Duke in the round of eight. Over the last four years, the Irish are 4-0 versus the Blue Devils during the regular season and 0‑3 in the postseason. Women's Rowing • 51 points (s 37) The squad cruised to its 10th consecutive Big East title and claimed a 13th-place finish at the NCAA Championships in Indianapolis. Women's Tennis • 50 (even) No. 24 Notre Dame advanced to the second round of the NCAA Championships before falling 4‑0 to No. 10 Michigan. The Fighting Irish finished 18‑9. Women's Outdoor Track & Field • 32.5 points (s 32.5) Senior Rebecca Tracy finished fourth in the 1,500 meters, junior Alexa Aragon eighth in the steeplechase and sophomore Carly Loeffel 15th in the heptathlon for a No. 39 team placement at the NCAA Championships. Women's Golf • 29 points (s 1) Freshmen Talia Campbell and Lindsey Weaver helped propel a No. 43 placement in the NCAA Championships. Men's Tennis • 25 points (t 25) Retiring head coach Bob Bayliss guided his ninth Big East title for the Irish before losing in the first round of the NCAA Tournament to Washington (4‑3) for a 19-8 finish. Women's Lacrosse • 25 points (even) A first-round NCAA Tournament loss to Stanford (8‑7) left Notre Dame with a final mark of 12‑5. Sophomore Barbara Sullivan became the youngest All-American in the program's history while receiving consensus honors. ✦