Big East News Articles

Louisville sophomore Jordan Trimble sent the first pitch of the bottom of the eighth inning over the right field fence to earn a dramatic 4-3 walk-off victory over Notre Dame and give the Cardinals the 2012 BIG EAST Softball Championship title.

One inning of offense was all it took for No. 5 DePaul to down No. 4 USF 6-0 in the first game of the 2012 BIG EAST Softball Championship at Melissa Cook Stadium on the campus of the University of Notre Dame.

The Notre Dame men’s tennis team suffered a 4-0 loss to No. 5 Ohio State in the second round of the NCAA Men’s Tennis Championship in Columbus, Ohio, on Sunday.

Louisville's Kendall extends Cards' streak to six consecutive years in women's hammer throw.

No. 6 seed St. John’s stunned the two-time defending champion No. 3 Syracuse 2-1 in the third game of the 2012 BIG EAST Softball Championship

Louisville women win fifth straight team title

Junior catcher Amy Buntin tied a BIG EAST Championship record with five RBI in a game and freshman Jenna Simon tied the record with three runs scored as No. 2 Notre Dame rolls past No. 6 St. John’s 5-1 in the second semifinal of the 2012 BIG EAST Softball Championship at Melissa Cook Stadium on the campus of the University of Notre Dame.

Louisville junior first baseman/designated player Alicja Wolny was selected as the BIG EAST Softball Player of the Week and Syracuse senior Jenna Caira was named BIG EAST Softball Pitcher of the Week after the 13th week of action.

The Notre Dame women took down Hawaii 4-0 at Northwestern University and the Louisville men fell 4-2 to Indiana at the University of Kentucky.

Louisville, Notre Dame, Syracuse, USF and DePaul have been selected to participate in the 2012 NCAA Softball Championship, setting a conference record for most league teams chosen.

Louisville, Notre Dame, Syracuse, USF, DePaul, St. John’s, Rutgers and Connecticut will all be competing for the championship crown.

The Notre Dame women’s tennis team suffered a 4-2 loss to No. 13 Northwestern in the second round of the NCAA Women’s Tennis Championship in Evanston, Ill., on Sunday.

No. 2 seed Notre Dame rolled to a 5-0 victory over No. 7 seed Rutgers in the fourth game of the 2012 BIG EAST Softball Championship at Melissa Cook Stadium on the campus of the University of Notre Dame.

The Notre Dame women’s tennis team and the Louisville and Notre Dame men’s tennis teams have been selected to participate in the 2012 NCAA Tennis Championships, set to begin May 11-13 with first and second round action.

One inning of offense was all it took for No. 5 DePaul to down No. 4 USF 6-0 in the first game of the 2012 BIG EAST Softball Championship at Melissa Cook Stadium on the campus of the University of Notre Dame.

No. 1 seed Louisville earned a shutout victory over No. 8 Connecticut, winning 8-0 in five innings of Game 2 of the 2012 BIG EAST Softball Championship at Melissa Cook Stadium at the University of Notre Dame.

Irish stay alive with shutout of Scarlet Knights

Louisville, Notre Dame, Syracuse, USF, DePaul, St. John’s, Rutgers and Connecticut will all be competing for the championship crown.

The Notre Dame men’s tennis team opened its NCAA schedule on Saturday with a 4-3 victory over Vanderbilt on the campus of Ohio State University and the Notre Dame women fell 4-2 to Northwestern.

Freshman Kayla Soles hit a two-out, two-RBI double to give No. 1 Louisville a 2-0 victory over No. 5 DePaul in the first semifinal of the 2012 BIG EAST Softball Championship at Melissa Cook Stadium on the campus of the University of Notre Dame.