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Vol XXXIV No. 69

Friday, January 19, 2001

  Belles miss both fans, meet victory
By JANEL MILLER
Sports Writer

The Belles swam their only regular season home dual meet over vacation in front of empty stands at Rolfs Aquatic Center. Because of a scheduling glitch earlier in the season, the Belles were unable to compete in a dual meet in ... [more]


Notre Dame set to take on West Virginia
By KATHLEEN O'BRIEN
Associate Sports Editor

Starting out 4-0 in the Big East might have had the Irish men's basketball squad sleeping a little sounder, but at 2-2 in the league, they're far from out of contention for a conference championship. Sunday's game with divisional foe West ... [more]


Stanford's Clark to be new coach
By NOAH AMSTADER
Assistant Sports Editor

Stanford men's soccer coach Bobby Clark, who specializes in turning men's soccer teams around, will be named the next Irish men's soccer coach today. The story was first reported on Soccer America Magazine's Web site Wednesday afternoon. Clark explained his reasons ... [more]


Irish face dangerous foe in Big East matchup
By TIM CASEY
Assistant Sports Editor

One team's success has led to national recognition. The other squad's unexpected wins have gone virtually unnoticed. But both the Notre Dame and Seton Hall women's programs have upstaged their more heralded men's counterparts. Before the season, prognosticators predicted Notre Dame ... [more]


Shay returns to lead Irish in indoor season opener
By NOAH AMSTADTER
Assistant Sports Editor

Ryan Shay is back. The senior distance runner, who missed the fall cross country season following an intense summer of preparing for the U.S Olympic trials, will compete in the mile run tonight as the Irish men's track team takes on ... [more]


Belles try to avoid mistakes in MIAA showdown against Bulldogs
By KATIE McVOY
Assistant Sports Editor

When the Saint Mary's Belles take the floor at Angela Athletic Facility on Saturday, the enemy won't be wearing the black and gold of the opposing Adrian Bulldogs. This week, the enemy will be wearing the blue and white of the ... [more]


Irish face tough, early test against St. John's
By MIKE CONNOLLY
Sports Writer

For the last six years, the Notre Dame fencing team has entered the season with one certainty — Penn State was the team to beat. This year, however, all that has changed. "There is an entirely different powerhouse out there this ... [more]


Irish dominate Gophers, look ahead to Badgers
By RACHAEL BIBER
Sports Writer

Game, set, match. It was as simple as that for the 33rd-ranked Irish men's tennis team as they rolled over No. 18 Minnesota in their 2001 dual-match season opener last week. The squad looks to win their next match on Sunday ... [more]


Irish set to unleash talent at season-opening indoor meet
By ANDREW SOUKUP
Sports Writer

They're young. They're exuberant. They're talented. And Notre Dame's women's track and field team wants everyone to know it. "We want to establish ourselves as a national powerhouse this year, not just a Midwest one," said junior Liz Grow. "We're getting ... [more]


Sophomore sensation leads by example, not with words
By MATT ORENCHUK
Sports Writer

Connor Dunlop isn't known for making big speeches before the game. After all, he is only a sophomore and there are many other older guys on the team. But that doesn't stop Dunlop from making his statements on the ice. In ... [more]