The Week in Notre Dame Athletics: Women’s Lacrosse Slips, Softball Still Strong

Without further ado, we give you the results of the last week's Irish match-ups and look ahead at what's on the schedule this week.

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No. 1 men's lacrosse (7-1) ran over no. 7 Syracuse at the Carrier Dome on Saturday, cruising to a 17-7 victory. Matt Kavanagh had 3 goals and 6 assists for the Irish. Check out our full game recap here.

Notre Dame next hosts Duke this Sunday at noon ET (ESPNU).

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No. 5 women's lacrosse (10-3, 3-3) was downed by no. 3 North Carolina, 14-8, on the road Sunday. The Irish came back from a 9-1 deficit to make it 10-7 late in the game, but they weren't able to complete the rally. The team's 3 losses have all been to top-6 teams. Alex Dalton and Rachel Sexton led the Irish with 2 goals apiece.

Next up for the team is a visit to Northwestern in Evanston, IL, on Sunday afternoon.

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No. 22/20 softball (26-6, 5-3) went 2-1 this past week, downing IPFW, 5-0, then splitting their series with no. 9/8 Florida State: the Irish took a 14-5 loss to the Seminoles in the opener, but won the second game, 5-4.

Highlights from the win over IPFW:

And from the split series with no. 9/8 FSU:

The Irish host IUPUI this Tuesday evening and DePaul on Thursday evening. Saturday, ND hosts Pittsburgh in a double-header. The teams play again on Sunday.

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Baseball (15-11, 6-6) went 3-1 this past week, besting Oregon, 6-3, then taking their series with Wake Forest with a 6-5 opening win, a 15-13 loss, and a 10-2 win to finish.

From the closing win:

The Irish host Michigan on Tussday (6:05 p.m. ET, ESPN3). Wednesday, they host Valparaiso (6:05 p.m. ET, WatchND). Then Miami comes to town this weekend. The teams play on Friday (6:05 p.m. ET, WatchND), on Saturday, and again on Sunday.

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Men's tennis (11-12, 4-6) took two losses and earned one win this past week, falling closely to no. 22 Florida State, 4-3, and to Virginia Tech, 6-1, then besting Chicago State, 6-1 and 5-1. This Friday, they host North Carolina in the afternoon. Virginia Tech visits at noon on Sunday and the Irish play Chicago State that same evening.

No. 44 women's tennis (10-9, 4-6) split their last week's matched, besting no. 57 Florida State, 4-3, then falling to no. 10 Duke, 4-1. They next play Clemson at home on Friday afternoon. Then Georgia Tech comes to visit midday Sunday; ND hosts Eastern Illinois in the afternoon.

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Women's golf came in an impressive 5^th overall (tied) in a field of 15 at the Bryan National Collegiate this past weekend. Talia Campbell had the best individual finish for the Irish, tying for 8^th overall in a field of 84. Next up is the ACC Championship in Greensboro, NC, in mid-April.

Men's golf came in 8^th overall in a field of 12 at the Clemson Invitational in Salem, SC, this past weekend. Matthew Rushton led the Irish, tying for 9^th among 60 individual scores. The Irish next host the Battle at the Warren in mid-April.

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Irish track & field competed in the Stanford Invitational this past weekend. The Irish earned top-10 finishes in the men's discus (1^st) and 800m, and the women's shot put (where they claimed both 1^st and 2^nd), 5000m, discus, and hammer throw.

The Irish next head to Tempe, AZ, for the Sun Angel Track Classic this Friday and Saturday.

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The no. 16 Irish rowing competed in the Big 10-ACC Double Duel on Saturday in Bloomington, IN. We'll have results for you next week. Up next for the Irish is the Lake Natoma Invitational in Sacramento, CA, in mid-April.

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The fencing team was idle this past week after competing in the NCAA Championships the previous week. Certain Irish fencers now look ahead to the USA Fencing Division I Championship this Friday through Monday.

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We'll bring you updates again next week on the whole range of Notre Dame sports. For now, go Irish. Beat everybody.