| Vol XXXIV No. 101 |
Tuesday, March 6, 2001 |
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Irish move on to UConn in finals with win over Virginia Tech
Riley scores just two as Notre Dame earns 67-49 win over Virgina Tech
By NOAH AMSTADTER
Assistant Sports Editor
 STORRS, Conn. With nine minutes, 30 seconds remaining in Monday's 67-49 Big East Tournament semifinal win over Virginia Tech, Irish center Ruth Riley was fouled driving to the hoop. Riley grinned as she approached the line. After connecting on the first, ... [more]
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Irish move on to UConn in finals with win over Virginia Tech
Irish will face UConn again in Big East Tournament Championships
By TIM CASEY
Assistant Sports Editor
STORRS, CONN. Nearly two months of anticipation boils down to two hours of reality tonight. Hopefully. Several inches of snow blanketed this rural town in northeastern Connecticut on Monday night and forecasts estimate that additional snow will accumulate today. If weather ... [more]
HOCKEY: Irish lose chance at CCHA
By MATT ORENCHUK
Sports Writer
Going into this weekend's series against Western Michigan, the Notre Dame hockey team held their own fate: win and the Irish would be in the CCHA playoffs. But it was not to be for the Irish as they lost 7-2. A ... [more]
BENGAL BOUTS: Hobbins earns first title win over Macias
By BRIAN BURKE
Sports Writer
It was the last chance for Brian "Nightmare" Hobbins, and the senior captain would not be denied. Hobbins won a split decision over Thomas "Boom-Boom" Macias Friday night in the finals and earned a title in his final fight. "To get ... [more]
MEN'S TRACK: Shay fails to qualify for NCAA championships in 3,000
By ANDREW SOUKUP
Sports Writer
Ryan Shay came up a second short. After taking the fall cross-country season off to recover from a summer of intense training in preparation for the 2000 U.S. Olympic Trials, Shay will be competing in only one event at this week's ... [more]
WOMEN'S TRACK: Seniors break school relay record at last meet
By ANDREW SOUKUP
Sports Writer
When Kymia Love, Kristen Dodd, Ayesha Boyd and Liz Grow stepped onto the track for the last event at the Alex Wilson Invitational last Saturday, they didn't expect to break their old school record by five seconds. But that's exactly what ... [more]
Belles get psyched for spring season
Katie McVoy
Inside Saint Mary's Sports
It's true it might be difficult to find a tennis court under the snow that fell on Monday. It's true that it's so cold outside a softball might freeze to your palm if you tried to throw it. It's true that ... [more]
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Riley earns conference honors
Observer Staff Report
STORRS, Conn. Ruth Riley carried home more hardware than a thief leaving Home Depot at Friday night's Big East Awards Banquet. Capping off a dominant senior campaign which saw her lead the conference in both scoring and field goal percentage, Riley ... [more]
Sports journalists: pushing it for a reason
Ted Fox
Fox Sports ... Almost
I, like every other writer, usually use this column to give my oh so wonderful opinions on the world of sport. Everything from artificial turf to fans, man, have we got opinions and analysis to go with it. But today, I ... [more]
WOMEN'S TENNIS: No. 5 Irish lose first game to Midwestern team since 1996
By STEVE KEPPEL
Sports Writer
The 5th ranked Notre Dame women's tennis started off the weekend on a tough note Thursday with a 4-3 loss to 11th ranked Northwestern. This loss marks the first time the Irish have been defeated by a Midwest region opponent since ... [more]
BASEBALL: Irish return to South Bend after weekend split
By JEFF BALTRUZAK
Sports Writer
Weather wise, it's a shame that a team goes down to Florida to play a tournament and has to come back to South Bend. Notre Dame took their No. 10 ranking and five game winning streak on the road in the ... [more]
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