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Vol XXXIIII No. 87

Monday, February 21, 2000

  Irish seniors finish on top with fourth title
By NOREEN GILLESPIE
Saint Mary's Editor

UNIONDALE, N.Y. Winning may be a familiar feeling for the women's swimming and diving team, but it never gets old. Capturing their fourth consecutive Big East Championship virtually uncontested, the Irish managed to put a new spin on an old ... [more]


Murphy drops career-high 35 in upset of No. 25 Seton Hall
By KATHLEEN O'BRIEN
Assistant Sports Editor

Notre Dame found a way to create its own energy on the road Saturday, beating 25th-ranked Seton Hall 76-74 on a last-second shot by David Graves. The Irish were 2-10 on the road heading into Saturday's contest in East Rutherford, N.J. ... [more]


Ratay sparks Irish over No. 8 Scarlet Knights
By KERRY SMITH
Assistant Sports Editor

If there was any doubt that the Irish have what it takes to make a successful run at the NCAA title in March, Muffet McGr-aw's squad erased Satu-rday it with its stunning come-from-behind overtime win against the No. 8 Rutgers Scarlet ... [more]


Saint Mary's picks up third win of year
By KATIE McVOY
Sports Writer

The Saint Mary's basketball team ended its lackluster season on a high note with a 59-53 victory over Adrian College on Parent's Day at Angela Athletic Facility. The Belles needed the victory on Saturday to ensure home court advantage in the ... [more]


ND defeats, ties Bowling Green
By BILL HART
Senior Sports Writer

The Notre Dame hockey team took a major step towards securing the final Central Collegiate Hockey Association home ice playoff spot, capturing three points with a 5-3 win and a 1-1 tie against Bowling Green. "To come into the home rink ... [more]


Seniors lead Irish from seventh to second in four years
By COLLEEN McCARTHY
Byline Title

UNIONDALE, N.Y. The seniors on the Notre Dame men's swimming team have seen the program make vast improvements since they were freshmen. This weekend's second place overall finish for the team at the Big East conference championships was especially meaningful for ... [more]


Irish capture consecutive second-place finishes
By COLLEEN McCARTHY
Sports Writer

Trailing Rutgers and in third place after the first day of the Big East conference championships, the Notre Dame men's swimming team stepped up its effort to move into second place on Friday and held onto second Saturday. After finishing second ... [more]


Parents experience struggle, triumph with daughters
By NOREEN GILLESPIE
Saint Mary's Editor

UNIONDALE, N.Y. When the members of the 2000 senior class walked out of the pool Saturday night, they said goodbye to four years of Big East victories, friendship in and out of the pool, and began to face a life without ... [more]