| Vol XXXIV No. 114 |
Monday, April 2, 2001 |
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Students ride emotional rollercoaster watching Irish play
By ANDREW SOUKUP
Associate Sports Editor
 It was a half hour before game time, and something unusual was happening. In dorms across the campus, students were already securing their seats on the couches, a spectacle usually reserved for away football games. One by one, televisions were switched ... [more]
Irish defeat Huskies to advance to championship game
By NOAH AMSTADTER
Sports Editor
ST. LOUIS Niele Ivey gave new meaning to the phrase "Home is where the heart is" Friday. With the Irish trailing the Huskies by 12 heading into the locker room, St. Louis native Ivey refused to let the Irish go quietly ... [more]
Irish draw comparisons to Husky championship team
By TIM CASEY
Assistant Sports Editor
ST. LOUIS Is this the beginning of a dynasty in women's basketball? It's still too early to tell. Notre Dame loses five seniors, including three starters, but has one of the nation's top five recruiting classes heading to South Bend in ... [more]
Belles split doubleheader with Adrian
By KATIE McVOY
Associate Sports Editor
Using a loss to claim victory, the Saint Mary's softball team a doubleheader with Adrian College Saturday. After dropping the afternoon game to the Bulldogs 8-5, the Belles came back and claimed a decisive 10-2 victory. "In the second game we ... [more]
Notre Dame sweeps 3-game series with Pirates
By JEFF BALTRUZAK
Assistant Sports Editor
It's easy to tell when Aaron Heilman is pitching just by glancing at the stands. Right behind home plate sits a contingent of major league scouts, each armed with a radar gun and a notebook, recording Heilman's every pitch and sizing ... [more]
Irish earn respect, Blue Devils add to tradition
By TED FOX
Sports Writer
It's 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. The Notre Dame women's basketball team plays tonight at 7:30 in the first-ever national championship game for an Irish basketball squad. Conventional wisdom would therefore have me writing this sometime after the game ends, hopefully something ... [more]
National Champions: Riley's two free throws with 5.8 seconds seals win
By NOAH AMSTADTER
Sports Editor
ST. LOUIS Ruth Riley hit the two most important free throws of her life to give Notre Dame a 68-66 victory over state rival Purdue and its first ever women's basketball national championship. "I can't describe it," said Irish coach Muffet ... [more]
National Champions: Muffet and Her Miracles earn first-ever national title
By TIM CASEY
Senior Staff Writer
ST. LOUIS She should retire. Right here, atop the podium near the middle of the Savvis Center court, Muffet McGraw should grab the ESPN microphone from Michele Tafoya, wave at the Notre Dame cheering section and proclaim, "I quit. It ... [more]
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