| Vol XXXIII No. 132 |
Friday, May 19, 2000 |
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Shay, Klemmer pace Irish in run for NCAA championship
By BRIAN BURKE and
KATHLEEN O'BRIEN
 The Notre Dame men's and women's track and field teams entered the outdoor season with considerable talent and high expectations. They filled out those expectations with a conference-leading season and national qualifying performances. The ability of the Irish was evident in ... [more]
Irish succeed in fall, face setbacks in spring season
By KEVIN BERCHOU
Sports Writer
Spring is the best time of the year for most golfers. After a long winter's layoff, their games begin to take shape as the world around them comes back to life. Unfortunately for the members of Notre Dame golf team, the ... [more]
Swimmers rally in Big East finale
By NOREEN GILLESPIE
Sports Writer
When the Notre Dame men's swimming and diving team class of 2000 began their careers as freshmen, the possibility of a two-time second place finish at the Big East Swimming and Diving championships was nothing more than a dream. But through ... [more]
Irish surprise Louderback with strong performances
By KEVIN BERCHOU
Sports Writer
Heading into the 1999-2000 campaign, Coach Jay Louder-back thought he was being realistic with his low expectations for the Notre Dame women's tennis team. Losing many key players to graduation and facing a tough schedule, Louderback was certain that the Irish ... [more]
Belles rewrite history with record season
By NOREEN GILLESPIE
Sports Writer
Breaking out of history is sometimes the biggest challenge of all. For the Saint Mary's swimming and diving team, their history was little to be proud of. No squad had topped .500 in the past decade, teams had persistent low finishes ... [more]
Trouble on, off field leads to disappointing finish
By BRIAN KESSLER
Assistant Sports Editor
After claiming National Championships in 1977 and 1988 under third-year head coaches, expectations were high for the '99 Notre Dame football team. The Irish looked to close out the 1900s on a high note, reaffirming their claim as the team ... [more]
Season continues in NCAA Tournament
By RACHAEL PROTZMAN
Sports Writer
The Notre Dame softball team, currently ranked No. 17 in the USA Today/National Fastpitch Coaches Association poll, is advancing to the NCAA regionals after a successful season highlighted by the Big East championship title. The Irish, currently 46-12 overall and 15-2 ... [more]
Irish bounce back from slow start
By STEVE KEPPEL
Sports Writer
This year was quite a ride for the Notre Dame men's lacrosse team. Before the season even began, expectations were high with the Irish returning four of their five leading scorers from the 1999 season. The team's attack gained experience on ... [more]
Icers advance to conference semis
By MATT OLIVA
Sports Writer
After a slow start, the Notre Dame hockey team turned its season around in time to claim home ice for the first round of the CCHA playoffs, and then capitalized to earn their first trip to the conference semifinals in 18 ... [more]
Belles place second in MIAA tournament
By KATIE McVOY
Assistant Sports Editor
Led by seniors Katie Vales, Becky Kremer and Leslie Ortiz, the Saint Mary's tennis team finished a very successful season by placing second in the MIAA tournament and tying for a second place overall finish. The Belles came in just behind ... [more]
All-American Riley leads netters Irish to Sweet Sixteen
By TIM CASEY
Assistant Sports Editor
Self-promotion is not a main character trait of Ruth Riley. The first-team All-American and two-time Big East Defensive Player of the Year would rather discuss almost anything than her individual accomplishments. "I worked a lot on my game over the summer ... [more]
Tarheels edge Irish again in Women's College Cup
By MIKE CONNOLLY
Sports Writer
Under first-year head coach Randy Waldrum, the Notre Dame women's soccer team returned to the NCAA Women's College Cup and advanced to the finals for the first time since 1996 before falling to North Carolina, 2-0. The loss to North Carolina ... [more]
Comeback falls three points short in NCAA Championships
By MIKE CONNOLLY
Sports Writer
The 2000 fencing team will be remembered for its nearly incredible comeback on the last two days of competition at the 2000 NCAA Fencing Championships only to fall three points short and finish second for the fifth consecutive year. After the ... [more]
Bill defines Belles' athletics through consistent play
By MOLLY McVOY
Saint Mary's Editor
Consistency has been the key to the successes that Saint Mary's athletics have had and senior volleyball player Agnes Bill is the definition of quiet consistency. Bill has started for the Belles each of her four years, typically at outside hitter, ... [more]
Keyplay edges NDToday in talent-laden tournament
By KATHLEEN O'BRIEN
Associate Sports Editor
Trailing by one at 17-16, top-ranked Keyplay.com decided this was the year it would not go home disappointed. It then scored the final five points of the championship game to make No. 2 NDToday.com wait until next year this time. "We've ... [more]
Irish capture yet another Big East Championship
By NOREEN GILLESPIE
Sports Writer
The top spot on the winner's podium at the Goodwill Games Aquatic Center in Uniondale, N.Y., is getting to be a familiar one for the Notre Dame women's swimming and diving team, especially after its fourth consecutive Big East Swimming and ... [more]
Belles slide in Roeder's final season with 4-22 record
By KATIE McVOY
Assistant Sports Editor
Although the Saint Mary's basketball team did not say goodbye to any seniors this year, it bid farewell to head coach Dave Roeder, who resigned at the end of the season after four years of low scores and high loss totals. ... [more]
Irish netters serve up success with conference sweep
By MATT OLIVA
Sports Writer
Entering the 1999 season, the Irish had five returning starters and high expectations as they prepared to repeat their long-time Big East success and advance deep into the NCAA tournament. Instead of letting all the success and recognition go to their ... [more]
Observer names Sachire, Engelhardt top athletes of 2000
u Three-time All-American Ryan Sachire dominates for Irish on court
KERRY SMITH
Sports Editor
Ryan Sachire used to want no part of Notre Dame. "I actually never wanted to come here," said the senior captain of the men's tennis team. "I used to cheer against Notre Dame when I was young." But when the three-time ... [more]
Observer names Sachire, Engelhardt top athletes of 2000
u Jen Engelhardt aims for third All-American season at championships
By KATHLEEN O'BRIEN
Associate Sports Editor
When the Notre Dame track and field team tallied its points at the end of every meet, it knew it could count on a top-two finish from high jumper Jen Engelhardt. All season long, Engelhardt appeared at or near the top ... [more]
Irish suffer first losing season
By SARAH RYKOWSKI
Sports Writer
The Notre Dame women's lacrosse team ended its 2000 season with a 5-10 record, marking its first losing season in the team's four year history. "I feel like we faced a lot of challenges," coach Tracy Coyne said. "I've never had ... [more]
Sluggers record best season in recent years
By NOAH AMSTADTER
Sports Writer
The Notre Dame baseball team finished off one of its strongest regular seasons in recent memory Sunday afternoon, defeating Big East Conference champion Rutgers 10-6 at Frank Eck Stadium. The Irish finished the season 42-14, only the second time ever that ... [more]
Doherty brings pride back to Notre Dame basketball
By BRIAN KESSLER
Assistant Sports Editor
First-year head coach Matt Doherty arrived in South Bend last year with the hope of putting Notre Dame basketball back on the map. In only one season, Doherty and his Irish squad did just that. Led by first-team All-American Troy Murphy ... [more]
Two of a kind: Men and women advance
By KATHLEEN O'BRIEN
Associate Sports Editor
The Notre Dame cross country teams made Irish fans see double at the NCAA Championships, as both the men's and women's squads advanced to nationals. "It was very successful on both the men's and the women's side," head coach Joe Piane ... [more]
Coach's death overshadows season
By KERRY SMITH
Sports Editor
Marred by the unexpected death of Irish head coach Mike Berticelli in January, the men's soccer team faced a year of wins and losses on and off the field. In 10 years at the helm of Notre Dame's soccer program, Berticelli ... [more]
Barger carries Belles, earns honors
By SARAH RYKOWSKI
Sports Writer
Led by senior tri-captains Katy Barger, Rachel Egger, and Erin McCabe, along with classmate Liz Coley, the Saint Mary's Belles soccer team finished fifth again in the MIAA in the fall of 1999, with a 3-4-1 record in conference play. Despite ... [more]
Seniors take Belles to tourney
By KATIE McVOY
Assistant Sports Editor
The Saint Mary's volleyball team had a breakthrough season under the leadership of first year head coach Randa Shields. Led by seniors Agnes Bill, Jayne Ozbolt and Mary Rodovich, the Belles advanced to the semi-finals of MIAA play and finished fourth ... [more]
Running pack leads to solid season
By MOLLY McVOY
Saint Mary's Editor
Despite a tough conference finish, the Belles cross-country team had one of its more solid seasons in its short history. Saint Mary's finished tied for seventh in the MIAA and followed their pack running style that had been characteristic of the ... [more]
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