The sparkling new Compton Ice Arena was a celebration of the immense growth the hockey program has experienced in recent years under head coach Jeff Jackson.
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second half of the campaign and missed the NCAA playoffs entirely. Nonetheless, the stadium will help to secure continued improvement when Notre Dame joins the Hockey East conference in 2013.
The Irish men's lacrosse team helped end the academic year on a high note with a trip to the Final Four before coming up short against eventual champion Loyola
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(Md.) during Memorial Day weekend. Notre Dame head coach Kevin Corri-
gan has brought his team to the season's final weekend twice in the past three years and is well on his way to carving out a spot for the Irish among the East Coast lacrosse blue bloods. Corrigan's defenses are perennially among the best in the coun- try, and this year was no different. Junior goalie John Kemp led his team to the low- est goals-against average in the nation. ✦
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