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Vol XXXVII No. 25

Tuesday, October 1, 2002

  Belles host MIAA, Calvin takes meet
By CHRIS FEDERICO
Sports Editor

Saint Mary's had the honor of hosting the MIAA Jamboree for men's and women's cross country Saturday, but all the glory went to Calvin College in the meet. The Knights finished with runners in the top five spots, easily winning the ... [more]


Salas, Stastny win tourney
Doubles team knocks off pair from Northwestern in final
By MARK ZAVODNYIK
Sports Writer

Junior Alicia Salas led the Notre Dame womens tennis team this weekend at the adidas Invitational in Peachtree City, Georgia. Salas and her doubles partner, freshman Kristina Stastny, won the B flight championship. The pair began the tournament with a ... [more]


Bye week hurts Notre Dame in latest index
By ERIC CHANOWICH and ERIC SENDELBACH
Sports Writers

This was not the most exciting week on record in college football and not just because Notre Dame didn't play. Despite the absence of a marquee matchup, several interesting upsets provided a reason to watch college football instead of Saturday afternoon ... [more]


Sinking fast
Soccer loses two Big East games over weekend
By JOE LICANDRO
Sports Writer

Close but not close enough was the theme for the Notre Dame womens soccer team over this last weekend. Playing without four starters, the injury-plagued Irish suffered two consecutive one-goal road defeats to Villanova and Georgetown. These losses have suddenly put ... [more]


NY Times
Poll ranks Irish No. 1
By ANDREW SOUKUP
Sports Writer

It's doubtful the No. 1 on top of Grace Hall will light up anytime soon, but the Irish football team garnered its first No. 1 ranking of the season. In the first New York Times poll of the season, which was ... [more]


Belles break school record, win weekend golf title
By CHRIS FEDERICO
Sports Editor

There was a dogfight for the MIAA Jamboree golf title this weekend at the Winding Creek Golf Club, and the Belles came away with the bone. Saint Mary's shot a team score of 323 to edge Albion by four strokes and ... [more]


Belles toppled by conference leader Alma
By CHRIS FEDERICO
Sports Editor

The Belles took on the top team in the MIAA, 13-4 Alma College, and gave the Scots all they could ask for. Alma, who is 7-0 in conference play, knocked off the 3-14 Belles — 0-7 in the MIAA — in ... [more]


Lyons' defense provides only score in 7-0 win over McGlinn
By HEATHER VAN HOEGARDEN

Defensive back Becky Wynne may wear number eight for Lyons Hall (2-1-1), but she sure plays like No. 34 of the Irish. With two interceptions, one returned for the only touchdown of the game, Wynne had the kind of game Sunday ... [more]


Sorin easily handles St. Ed's en route to 20-0 win
By LISA REIJULA, JUSTIN SCHUVER and ERIK
POWERS

In its first game, the Sorin offense managed just two field goals and hung on for a tense victory over Knott. It was a different story Sunday against an undermanned St. Ed's, as the Otters exploded for a 20-0 win at ... [more]


Pangborn, McGlinn meet for the first time
By ERIK POWERS, HEATHER VAN HOEGARDEN
Sports Writer

A majority of the women's interhall football games feature a bit of history, underlying animosities resulting from past wins and losses or important rivalry games. Tonight's game between Pangborn and McGlinn will be devoid of any pre-manifested drama, as the neighbors ... [more]