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Vol XXXVII No. 81

Monday, January 27, 2003

  Mens Swimming: Irish edged out by Northwestern
By LISA REIJULA
Sports Writer

The last home dual meet for the class of 2003 did not end the way the Irish seniors would have liked it to. The Notre Dame mens swimming and diving team lost a hard-fought contest to Northwestern, 172-126, Saturday afternoon. The ... [more]


Womens Swimming: Notre Dame wins three matches over weekend
By PAT LEONARD
Sports Writer

It took over four hours, but the Irish did it. The womens swimming and diving team increased its dual meet record to 8-1-1 on Saturday at Bowling Green by defeating the Falcons 70-43 at home, and completing the weekend sweep with ... [more]


Mens Tennis: Irish get off to slow dual meet start
By JOE LINDSLEY
Sports Writer

With two losses to Big Ten opponents over the weekend, the No. 27 Irish are off to an 0-2 start for the spring season. Ohio State defeated Notre Dame 6-1 on Sunday in Columbus, and Indiana triumphed 4-3 Friday at the ... [more]


Womens Tennis: Young Irish top Badgers
By JOE LINDSLEY
Sports Writer

Last May, Wisconsin knocked Notre Dame out of the NCAA tournament. Although the Badgers returned many of their players this season, the Irish did not. Yet No. 22 Notre Dame defeated No. 30 Wisconsin in Madison, 5-2. And for the Irish, ... [more]


Mens Basketball: Irish ground upset-minded Eagles
By ANDREW SOUKUP
Sports Writer

Almost an hour and a half after he drifted in and out of consciousness lying on the floor of the Conte Forum, Matt Carroll once again found himself staring up at the ceiling. Only this time, his teammates weren't watching worriedly, ... [more]


Womens Basketball: Late lead finally preserved as Irish top 'Cats
By KATIE McVOY
Associate Sports Editor

Reading a recap of Saturday's game against Villanova may recall memories of the recent Irish loss to Rutgers — the Irish hold a double-digit lead late in the game, the opposing team ties, things start to look bad for Notre Dame. ... [more]


Hockey: Winless streak continues
By JUSTIN SCHUVER
Sports Writer

The good news for the Irish on Saturday was that they finally didn't lose the game. The bad news is that they still haven't won a game in their last seven contests, either. After losing to visiting Michigan State in a ... [more]


Fencing: Irish shine at Ohio State Duals
Mens squad wins all six of its matches, women go 5-1 with a loss to host Buckeyes
By MATT LOZAR
Sports Editor

After seeing the womens foil team turn in a 45-1 performance at last year's NCAA Championships, the mens foil team wanted to get some recognition of its own. Led by a 51-2 performance from the mens foil team, the Notre Dame ... [more]


SMC Basketball: Belles bitten by Bulldogs' late surge
By TREY WILLIAMS
Sports Writer

As the sports cliché goes: you win some, you lose some. Every sport has a last place finisher. It's just unfortunate for the Saint Mary's basketball team that they have played this role for longer than any athlete would like. Hopes ... [more]