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Vol XXXIV No. 79

Friday, February 2, 2001

  Hoyas and Hurricanes and Irish, oh Meyo!
Irish must battle injuries, illness in weekend invitational
By NOAH AMSTADTER
Assistant Sports Editor

Injuries are the focus when the Irish men's track team begins the Meyo Invitational today in Loftus as the team will be without three important members of their team. Distance runners Pat Conway — who has won the mile in both ... [more]


At Invite, focus is on making individual success instead of team performance
By ANDREW SOUKUP
Sports Writer

Liz Grow has yet to be tested this season. She's won every individual event in which she's been entered by wide margins. She's qualified for the NCAA indoor finals without a time that is among the fastest in the nation. In ... [more]


Severe latest piece of the Irish puzzle to fall into place
By TIM CASEY
Assistant Sports Editor

Le'Tania Severe knows all about the freshman transition. She has already suffered two injuries, sat out until December, played sparingly in games and has seen her role switched from high school. Finally, on Wednesday night against Providence, the first-year guard stepped ... [more]


Notre Dame seeks revenge for late season loss to Pitt
By KATHLEEN O'BRIEN
Assosicate Sports Editor

Riding a four-game winning streak, the Irish head to Pittsburgh Saturday hoping to avoid a repeat of last year's road letdown against the Panthers. "I'd say the Pittsburgh game was one of the ones that sealed us not getting into the ... [more]


Matha returns but SMC still falls
Belles travel to Calvin for MIAA matchup
By KATIE McVOY
Associate Sports Editor

Post player Kristen Matha returned to the court Wednesday night to join a Saint Mary's team that struggled, but left Cappaert Gymnasium at Alma College feeling proud. After a seven game losing streak, the Belles team dropped the game to second-ranked ... [more]


Irish swim to No. 15 in new poll
By ANDREW SOUKUP
Sports Writer

On the heels of a pair of impressive dual meet wins last week, the Notre Dame women's swimming team jumped up one position to No. 15 in the latest Speedo America Top 25 poll released Feb. 1. The No. 15 ranking ... [more]


Irish face familiar Buckeyes in CCHA matchup
By MATT ORENCHUK
Sports Writer

The Notre Dame hockey team didn't have much to do to prepare for this weekend's series against Ohio State in Columbus. That is because for the second time in three weekends the Irish have a two-game series against the Buckeyes. Unlike ... [more]


Notre Dame faces marathon home meet
By MIKE CONNOLLY
Sports Writer

The Irish fencing team faces a marathon test of endurance this weekend in its only home regular season meet of the year. Facing 10 teams over two days, Notre Dame must remain mentally and physically focused for the entire weekend. "I ... [more]


Dasso wins round
Special to The Observer

FARMERS BRANCH, Texas Notre Dame senior All-American Michelle Dasso won three-set matches in singles and doubles to reach the second round of singles and the doubles quarterfinals on the first day of the Rolex National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships at the Brookhaven ... [more]


Irish again have hard schedule
Special to The Observer

The Notre Dame men's swimming team (5-2) will compete in two meets within 24 hours for the second weekend in a row when the Irish face Cleveland State on the road Friday, Feb. 2 (3 p.m.), then move on to St. ... [more]