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Vol XXXV No. 76

Thursday, January 24, 2002

  Freshmen players prove themselves
By ANDREW SOUKUP
Associate Sports Editor

Meet Jordan Cornette, Notre Dame's "other" freshman. While his classmate, Chris Thomas, entered Notre Dame with the highest expectations of any freshman in Notre Dame's recent history, few people knew what the lanky forward from Cincinnati, Ohio could do. That's just ... [more]


Freshmen players prove themselves
Small town girl takes initiative
By KATIE McVOY
Associate Sports Editor

It all started with a tape and a dream. It's the usual story of a 6-foot-2 girl from small town Wyoming with a dream of spending four years in northern Indiana. But none of the recruiters wanted that small town girl, ... [more]


Irish prepare to lead at national championships
By MIKE CONNOLLY
Sports Writer

Nobody can deny that the 2002 Irish fencing team is talented. It has a barn full of All-Americans, NCAA qualifiers and international superstars waiting to make a run at the national championship in March. The first United States Fencing Coaches Association ... [more]


Sabrewomen, sabremen expect huge improvements in `02
By MIKE CONNOLLY
Sports Writer

Take a now-confident sophomore, mix in a transplant from the foil team and fold it into a walk-on who has developed into a captain and All-American contender, and you have the recipe for the 2002 women's sabre squad. Although the women's ... [more]


Men's, women's foilists look to dominate nationals
By MATT LOZAR AND MIKE CONNOLLY
Sports Writers

Boasting one of Notre Dame's top fencers, an impressive freshman and a solid senior, the Irish men's fencing foil squad will start its drive to the national championship this weekend at the New York University Duals. Junior captain Ozren Debic finished ... [more]


More mature Viviani leads deep men's epee squad
By MIKE CONNOLLY
Sports Writer

Jan Viviani has come a long way. The once overly emotional freshman, who sometimes let his frustrations affect his fencing, has matured and developed into Notre Dame's top captain and a contender for the national title as a junior. Head coach ... [more]