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Vol XXXIII No. 88

Tuesday, February 22, 2000

  Notre Dame tops Wisconsin, drops match to Miami
By RACHEL BIBER
Sports Writer

The Irish had their opponents right where they wanted them, but they couldn't get the job done. After a 7-0 blanking of the Wisconsin Badgers on Friday, 29th-ranked Notre Dame was ready to take full advantage of the home court edge ... [more]


Irish open with four wins
By RACHAEL PROTZMAN
Sports Writer

The Irish grabbed four wins and a loss in their season opener at the University of Nevada Las Vegas Tournament this past weekend. "Overall I thought it was a good weekend," Notre Dame head softball coach Liz Miller. "We did better ... [more]


Ski team finishes sixth
Special to The Observer

The ski club's season came to a premature end this weekend as the team fell .03 seconds short of qualifying for the national championships. The sixth-place Irish finish at Regionals was the best in school history. Five varsity programs edged the ... [more]


Irish fall to Cardinal, Trojans
By KEVIN BERCHOU
Sports Writer

It was a weekend of spectacular highs and crushing lows for the Irish women's tennis team. Playing in the USTA/ITA National Women's Team Indoor Championships, the Irish rode a roller coaster of emotion to a solid seventh-place finish. The 17th-ranked Notre ... [more]


Murphy earns sixth Big East player of week honor
Special to The Obsever

Forward Troy Murphy has been named the Big East Player of the Week for the sixth time this season after scoring 35 points, grabbing eight rebounds and blocking three shots in his team's 76-74 victory at 25th-ranked Seton Hall. Murphy's sixth ... [more]


Irish men return as runner-ups
By KATHLEEN O'BRIEN
Assistant Sports Editor

The senior-dominated Irish couldn't get over the hump, finishing as the runner-up in the Big East Indoors Track and Field Championships for the fourth straight year. Georgetown outdistanced Notre Dame in men's competition 139 to 125, but Notre Dame came closer ... [more]


Belles win MIAA play-off game
By MOLLY McVOY
Assistant Sports Editor

The Saint Mary's basketball team made history Monday night by winning the first game that Belles' basketball has ever won in the MIAA playoffs with a 68-62 victory over Olivet College. "It's really exciting," said junior guard Julie Norman. "It's kind ... [more]