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Vol XXXVII No. 15

Monday, September 16, 2002

  Football: Ain't that a Shane
With big plays, Notre Dame upsets Michigan 25-23
By: MATT LOZAR
Sports Writer

After Shane Walton prevented Michigan from converting its two-point conversion, Notre Dame coach Tyrone Willingham knew who to ask to seal Notre Dame's upset victory. "[Coach] Willingham pointed to me and said I had to make a play," Walton said. When ... [more]


Football: The proof is in the play
By: ANDREW SOUKUP
Sports Writer

A passing F-16 jet generates a thunderous boom few machines can rival. Its prestige is unparalleled, its power unquestioned. But those ear-splitting jets failed to match the din of long-dormant echoes awakening as 80,795 Irish fans focused on the fighters on ... [more]


Football: Grant finds focus despite fumble
By: KATIE McVOY
Associate Sports Editor

Last year Ryan Grant fumbled. During an Irish loss to Tennessee, the freshman running back dropped the ball and Bob Davie took him out of the game. He didn't see much playing time for the rest of the season. On Saturday ... [more]


Football: Navigating in a sea of green students
Observer Staff Report

When Tyrone Willingham looked up from his NBC interview, he saw green. And it wasn't because he was green with envy. He was surrounded by students. Following the Irish upset against the Wolverines, the student section rushed the field, hugging players, ... [more]


Mens soccer: What though the odds
7th-ranked Furman falls to Notre Dame in Berticelli Tourney
By: BRYAN KRONK
Sports Writer

It was a performance that would have made a late Irish soccer coach proud. In a very physical contest, a goal by Greg Martin in the second overtime helped the mens soccer team knock off seventh-ranked Furman, 2-1, to conclude the ... [more]


Volleyball: What though the odds
Irish top No. 10 Pepperdine, win Golden Dome Invite
By: CHRIS FEDERICO
Sports Editor

The Notre Dame volleyball team accomplished a feat it hadn't in seven years — the defeat of a top 10 opponent. The Irish knocked off No. 10 Pepperdine Saturday night 30-32, 30-24, 29-31, 30-25, 15-10 to sweep the Golden Dome Invitational, ... [more]


Mens tennis: Young players perform well in season opener
By: JOE LINDSLEY
Sports Writer

Playing its first matches without graduated All-Americans Javier Taborga and Casey Smith the Notre Dame mens tennis team dominated at the Fall Tribe Classic at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va. Notre Dame defeated opponents from Virginia, William ... [more]