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Vol XXXIV No. 10

Monday, September 4, 2000

  Irish bounce back to win column
Davie breaks 4-game losing streak with win over old friend
By TIM CASEY
Assistant Sports Editor

His shoulders straightened, elbows tucked, open palms pointed towards the royal blue sky and arms flung above his head. Bob Davie "raised the roof." On a warm, humid afternoon, Davie's postgame signal to the student section may have been the most ... [more]


Gutsy Irish wear hearts on sleeves in opener
Kathleen O'Brien
Associate Sports Editor

Going for it on fourth-and-one to set up a 17-yard Julius Jones touchdown. Keeping A&M out of the end zone after a first-and-goal on the 2-yard line. Tony Driver ripping off Aggies' quarterback Mark Farris's pass for a 19-yard interception return. ... [more]


Defense scores points with solid performance
By KERRY SMITH
Sports Editor

Irish head coach Bob Davie and his staff spent the off-season retooling Notre Dame's defense, hoping to breathe life back into a line that struggled last season. After Davie called the performance of the defense his number one concern last week, ... [more]


Cougars upset highlights tournament win
By RACHAEL PROTZMAN
Sports Writer

Notre Dame volleyball jumped into the 2000 season with a first place finish in the Shamrock Invitational tournament, including a win over No. 15 Brigham Young University. The Irish, now 3-0, also topped Fairfield and Clemson to secure the tournament. Senior ... [more]


Irons inspires Irish
Ted Fox
Fox Sports... almost

Did anyone happen to catch that one series during the game on Saturday? No, not the one that featured a successful fourth-down conversion and was then capped by a 17-yard Julius Jones touchdown run where he made like a pinball, bouncing ... [more]


Undefeated Irish look to fine tune play
By KEVIN BERCHOU
Sports Writer

It's hard to find many coaches of undefeated teams who aren't entirely ecstatic with their teams' play, but Notre Dame women's soccer head coach Randy Waldrum is such a man. Even after watching his troops whip the Tulsa Hurricanes and Providence ... [more]


Belles view winless tourney as success
By KATIE MCVOY
Assisrant Sports Editor

Relying on its young members, the Saint Mary's volleyball team finished this weekend's tournament at Alma with a record of 0-5. However, the team views the weekend as a success. "We're inexperienced," head coach Julie Schroeder-Biek said. "[The team] played great. ... [more]


Belles open season against Alma
By SARAH RYKOWSKI
Sports Writer

The Saint Mary's College soccer team opens its 2000 MIAA and regular season with a home contest against the Alma College Scots on Sept. 4 at 4 p.m. "This will be the start of a team who gets better every year," ... [more]


Hanlon leads Belles at Ferris Invitational
By STEPHANIE REDWANSKI
Sports Writer

Freshman Liz Hanlon led the Belles golf team to an eighth place finish in its first tournament of the year. Host Ferris State finished first out of the 15 teams but the emergence of Hanlon made the weekend a success for ... [more]