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Vol XXXIV No. 100

Monday, March 5, 2001

  Women's Big East Tournament: Irish roll to 89-33 victory in quarterfinals
By TIM CASEY
Assistant Sports Editor

STORRS, Conn. Where to begin? How about here — combine No. 2 Notre Dame's 89-33 victory over Georgetown on Sunday afternoon with No. 1 Tennessee's 77-74 loss to Vander-bilt one day earlier and the Irish seem destined to return to the ... [more]


Thompson, Ryan claim Bouts titles
By KATIE HUGHES
Sports Writer

Josh "The Redemon" Thompson has always had the unique ability to focus on his own form and to find his rhythm amidst the wild crowd and the toughest opponents. Thompson found his focus once again Friday and won a unanimous ... [more]


Heckmann wins split decision against Matassa
By JEFF BALTRUZAK
Sports Writer

The middleweights treated the Friday night crowd at the Bengal Bouts to a spectacular show of boxing action, as one fight was decided on a narrow split decision and the other two bouts were ended not by the final bell, but ... [more]


Men's Lacrosse: Notre Dame wins home opener against Pennsylvania, 10-8
By MIKE CONNOLLY
Sports Writer

When the Notre Dame men's lacrosse players have their backs to the wall, they turn to senior attack Tom Glatzel. And Glatzel delivers. For the second week in a row, Glatzel scored consecutive goals when his team needed them most as ... [more]


Women's Big East Tournament: Notre Dame to take on Virginia Tech
By TIM CASEY
Assistant Sports Editor

STORRS, Conn. For the first time in seven weeks, Kelley Siemon played without a brace on her left wrist on Sunday. She suffered the injury in the second half of the Jan. 13 game against Virginia Tech, but on Thursday, an ... [more]


Women's Big East Tournament: Irish use team effort to dismantle Hoyas
By NOAH AMSTADTER
Sports Editor

STORRS, Conn. SEN-DAT. That's what the Notre Dame bench yells at backup center Mandy Barksdale every time a shot goes up around her. And more often than not, that's what the sophomore does, sending the ball down the court, towards the ... [more]


Men's Basketball: Irish fall to Hoyas 79-72 in regular season finale
By KERRY SMITH
Sports Editor

Both times Notre Dame and Georgetown have stepped on the court together this season it has come down to which team wanted — or needed — it more. The first time, Georgetown was favored and playing in front of a home ... [more]


Senior Rueda defeats Newburg in finals
By KEVIN BERCOU
Sports Writer

Senior Camillo Rueda was finally crowned a champion as he out-boxed and out-muscled sophomore Shawn Newburg, garnering a unanimous decision victory in the 130-pound weight class. "It was my senior kick," Rueda said. "I knew it was my last chance to ... [more]


Men's Basketball: Irish must get ready for Tournaments
By KATHLEEN O'BRIEN
Associate Sports Editor

Before the calendar even flipped to March, I was convinced Georgetown stood no chance of winning Sunday. The game would be a senior sendoff for team leader Martin Ingelsby and Hans Rasmussen, and I knew how much all the Irish players ... [more]