| Vol XXXIV No. 108 |
Monday, March 26, 2001 |
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Irish stumble to third at National Championships
By MIKE CONNOLLY
Sports Writer
 KENOSHA, Wisc. For the seventh straight year, the Notre Dame fencers left the NCAA Championships disappointed at what might have been and hoping to redeem themselves next year. The 2001 Championships added a bit of a twist the story, however. Rather ... [more]
Irish roll to 69-54 victory over Utes to advance to the Elite 8
By NOAH AMSTADTER
Sports Editor
DENVER Among a sea of red, this Notre Dame team finished strong at the end. Utah fans packed the Pepsi Center stands Saturday night in Denver, many wearing bright red to create an atmosphere similar to Notre Dame stadium this fall ... [more]
Top seeded Irish one win away from trip to Final Four
By NOAH AMSTADTER
Sports Editor
DENVER From day one this season, head coach Muffet McGraw and the Irish women's basketball team have stressed one final destination — the Final Four. Completing that mission comes down to tonight, when Notre Dame (31-2) takes on the Vanderbilt Commodores ... [more]
Intramural season closes on a night filled with Madness
By KATIE McVOY
Associate Sports Editor
The Madness swept through Angela Athletic facility and left spectators with a sense of excitement and a sense of community. Midnight Madness, the Saint Mary's athletic department's spring extravaganza, attracted students, friends and visitors as the event wrapped up the intramural ... [more]
Casas, Walton rally to earn All-American honors
By MIKE CONNOLLY
Sports Writer
KENOSHA, Wisc. Thursday was unkind to Brian Casas and Forest Walton. Both Casas and Walton finished the first day of competition at the 2001 NCAA Fencing Championships in 17th place with just six wins each. But on Friday, Casas and Walton ... [more]
Viviani avenges loss, defeats Roytblat to place third
By MIKE CONNOLLY
Sports Writer
KENOSHA, Wisc. Jan Viviani will never forget his semifinal bout against St. John's Alex Roytblat at the 2000 NCAA Fencing Championships. The then-Irish freshman and the St. John's junior battled to an 8-8 tie in regulation before Roytblat won on a ... [more]
Sophomore eepist answers the Call
By MIKE CONNOLLY
Sports Writer
KENOSHA, Wisc. Meagan Call was not supposed to be the highest finishing Notre Dame woman at the NCAA Fencing Championships. In fact, the 2001 second team All-American wasn't even supposed to be at the Championships. When head coach Yves Auriol recruited ... [more]
Irish prepare for spring practice with high expectations
By ANDREW SOUKUP
Associate Sports Editor
Bob Davie is certainly in a better mood now than one year ago. At the start of spring practice last season, rumors circulated concerning the future of the Irish football coach's job. Davie was fresh on a 5-7 season — Notre ... [more]
Burket leads Belles at Dick Small Invite
By KATIE McVOY
Associate Sports Editor
Junior Erica Burket led the charge as the Belles of Saint Mary's ran, threw and jumped their way into a seventh place finish at the Dick Small Invitational. Burket alone scored 13 points for her team as she claimed a second-place ... [more]
Saint Mary's falls to Bethel twice
By MOLLY McVOY
Senior Staff Writer
Strong pitching was not enough to pull the Belles ahead of Division II Bethel College on Thursday as it dropped both games, 3-1 and 3-1. "Just a hit here or there would have made the difference," said head coach John Kovach. ... [more]
McGraw, Foster meet again with Final Four at stake
By TIM CASEY
Senior Staff Writer
DENVER For the past few days, the two coaches, competitors and comrades have lived across the hall from one another at a local hotel. Tonight, Vanderbilt's Jim Foster and Notre Dame's Muffet McGraw, the mentor and mentee, aim for the Final ... [more]
Irish recruit Thomas leads Pike to state championship
By KATHLEEN O'BRIEN
Sports Writer
INDIANAPOLIS For the second time in four seasons at Indianapolis Pike High School, Irish men's basketball recruit Chris Thomas went out with a win. On Saturday, Pike captured the Class 4A State Championship by beating Penn 56-42, and Thomas completed the ... [more]
March Madness doesn't stop with Notre Dame loss
By TED FOX
Sports Writer
The Notre Dame men's basketball team's experience in the NCAA tournament this year kind of resembled my recent foray into the stand-up comedy circuit. The first round went really well, but the second time around, we both hit some snags. The ... [more]
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