Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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ND SPORTS Irish Roundup final day of its NCAA regional in Tucson, Ariz. The host team, Arizona, eliminated the Irish May 20 with four home runs in an 8-3 victory. It was just the team's third loss in its last 22 games. Sophomore pitcher Laura Winter led the Irish on a SOFTBALL (40-16) Notre Dame's strong finish to the season ended on the 15-game winning streak to end the regular season while earning Big East Player of the Year honors. Notre Dame reached the final of the Big East Tournament May 12 before Louisville hit a walk-off home run in extra innings to end the winning streak with a 4-3 triumph. in the Big East, earning a spot in the postseason tourna- ment May 23-27 in Clearwater, Fla. The Irish shut out UConn 4-0 in their second to last game of the year May 18 to put themselves in a position to finish as high as fourth place in the conference. The Huskies returned the favor the following day with a 4-0 win of their own that knocked Notre Dame back to seventh in the standings. Sophomore Trey Mancini, who led the team with 12 home runs and 44 RBI, participated in the Big East Home Run Derby the night before the tournament started. son at Notre Dame with a loss to Northwestern May 12 in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. The Irish lost the only two postseason games they played this year, bowing out of the Big East Tournament with an 11-9 loss to Loyola in the semifinals May 3. Senior Maggie Tamasitis led the team with 82 points WOMEN'S LACROSSE (13-5) Head coach Christine Halfpenny finished her first sea- in her final season, 37 more than the team's next high- est scorer. BASEBALL (29-25) The Irish finished their regular season in seventh place Junior goalkeeper John Kemp saved 14 shots against Virginia in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament to help the Fighting Irish advance to the Final Four. PHOTO COURTESY NOTRE DAME MEDIA RELATIONS The Irish knocked off the defending national champi- ons, Virginia, on May 20 to earn its second trip to the Final Four in three years. Senior Max Pfeifer scored three goals in the 12-10 victory, and seven of his teammates also added to the final score. Junior John Kemp made 14 saves in net as he continued MEN'S LACROSSE (13-2) to anchor the top-ranked defense in the country. Notre Dame plays No. 1 Loyola on May 26 in the third Final Four appearance in program history. JUNE/JULY 2012 102