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Vol XXXVII No. 4

Friday, August 30, 2002

  Womens Basketball: Taking Europe by storm
Irish finish summer tour with 3-1 record
By: KATIE McVOY
Associate Sports Editor

The Irish ended the summer with more than some new plays. As June began, coach Muffet McGraw and her team had something completely new to add to their list of basketball experiences — dribbling in Italian. Or more appropriately put, playing ... [more]


Womens Soccer: Irish to begin season with conference games
Program hopes to add 8th straight Big East Conference title
By: JOE LICANDRO
Sports Writer

After a month of grueling practices and two tough exhibition games last weekend, the Notre Dame womens soccer team is ready to begin its quest for a trip to the Final Four. The No. 7 Irish open the 2002 regular season ... [more]


Volleyball: Irish begin season at Shamrock Invitational
By: MATT LOZAR
Sports Writer

A taller, deeper, but inexperienced Notre Dame volleyball team opens its march toward an 11th consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance this weekend as they host the Shamrock Invitational. After graduating the starting front row from last year's team, coach Debbie Brown compiled ... [more]


Mens Soccer: Team's season looks bright
By: CHRIS FEDERICO
Sports Editor

The Irish mens soccer team kicks off its 2002 season this weekend in the Diadora Challenge in Omaha, Neb. Notre Dame will play Southwest Missouri State in its season-opener Saturday and will wrap up the tournament with a match against No. ... [more]


Players, not history, will decide game
Andrew Soukup
Associate Sports Editor

Why believe? Why believe in a team kicked around more than a soccer ball during the off-season, a team that should be talking about a winning season, not a national championship? Why believe in players who watched The Associ-ated Press give ... [more]