| Vol XXXVII No. 28 |
Friday, October 4, 2002 |
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ND Womens Soccer: No time better than now
Irish face pair of must-win games against Pittsburgh and West Virginia
By: JOE LICANDRO
Sports Writer
 The phrase "must-win game" is an overused expression in sports. For the Notre Dame womens soccer team, there is no better way to describe this weekend games with its back against the wall after two home losses last weekend. On Friday, ... [more]
SMC Golf: Belles soar into tourney
By: CHRIS FEDERICO
Sports Editor
The Saint Mary's golf team proved its dominance in the MIAA during the regular season, winning two of three MIAA Jamborees and the Baldwin-Wallace Yellow Jacket Invitational along the way. Now it's time for the Belles to make their mark in ... [more]
Football: Holiday's fate will be game-time decision
By: ANDREW SOUKUP
Sports Writer
Carlyle Holiday says he's ready to play Saturday. But his coaches aren't quite convinced yet, saying they'd be willing to wait until just before kickoff Saturday before deciding whether to start Holiday or backup Pat Dillingham. "We'll wait right up until ... [more]
ND Volleyball: Lineup change may be in the cards for Irish
By: MATT LOZAR
Sports Writer
Despite starting Big East action with two wins last weekend, Notre Dame volleyball coach Debbie Brown was not satisfied with her team's passing. This week in practice, Brown has been experimenting with a lineup change to get the Irish's passing to ... [more]
ND Cross Country: Squads face difficult fields
By: JOE LINDSLEY
Sports Writer
Until now, the Notre Dame mens and womens cross country teams have been dominant in both of this season's races on the Burke Memorial Golf Course. Today, though, as the Irish runners host the Notre Dame Invitational, both squads are setting ... [more]
Mens Soccer: Solid play, no results not enough to satisfy Irish
By: JOE HETTLER
Associate Sports Editor
The No. 16 Notre Dame mens soccer team played well on the road last weekend but didn't win either of its games. They don't want that happening again this weekend when they face Pittsburgh and Akron. Coach Bobby Clark's team looks ... [more]
SMC Volleyball: Belles get pair of victories
By: CHRIS FEDERICO
Sports Editor
After dropping a competitive match to MIAA leader Alma last weekend, the Saint Mary's volleyball team enjoyed a week of non-conference competition this week. The Belles rolled through Manchester College in straight sets Tuesday night 31-29, 30-21 and 30-22. The Belles ... [more]
SMC Soccer: Belles stay close to Knights, look to Calvin
By: CHRIS FEDERICO
Sports Editor
On the heels of a solid 6-0 victory over Olivet College, the Belles soccer team hoped to avenge a pair of one-handed defeats to Kalamazoo College from last season in which the Belles were outscored 17-1 in the two contests. The ... [more]
Womens Interhall Football: Ducks battle for postseason
By: HEATHER VAN HOEGARDEN
Sports Writer
While McGlinn (2-1) has virtually made the playoffs, Howard (1-3) is battling for the last playoff spot in the seven-team Blue Division. The Ducks must fight for their postseason life on Sunday, as their shot at a Stadium appearance rides on ... [more]
Mens Interhall Football: Undefeated Alumni, Morrissey square off
By: LISA REIJULA, JUSTIN SHUVER and TREY WILLIAMS
Only two teams in the men's interhall gold league, Alumni and Morrissey, remain unbeaten this season. Only one team will be able to say that after this Sunday's. Alumni (2-0) might appear to have the edge, having knocked off defending champion ... [more]
Womens Interhall Football: Walsh qualifies for playoffs with 7-0 victory
By: JUSTIN SHUVER and PAT LEONARD
The Wild Women of Walsh were true to their name as they celebrated on the sideline after defeating Pasquerilla West 7-0 in Thursday's interhall football action. They had good reason to be excited. The Wild Women will continue on to the ... [more]
Rowing: Irish travel to Head of Ohio in Pittsburgh
By: CHRISTINE ARMSTRONG
Sports Writer
The Irish will travel to Pittsburgh for the Head of Ohio this weekend, where they expect to face their fiercest opposition to date. The team, which has performed well in its first two season races, expects to continue its success. In ... [more]
Swimming: Irish and Belles start season as opponents
Special to The Observer
The Notre Dame mens and womens and Saint Mary's swim teams start their seasons this weekend at the Notre Dame Relays. After finishing 19th at the NCAA meet last year, the womens team is deeper than they have ever been and ... [more]
`Walk on' hopes to lose his title
Andrew Soukup
Sports Writer
Nobody else got a label in front of their name a couple weeks ago. Arnaz Battle wasn't called "former quarterback" when he darted 60 yards for a touchdown against Mich-igan State two weeks ago. Tyrone Willingham wasn't called "former Stanford head ... [more]
The game they all circled
Irish coach Tyrone Willingham takes on his former Stanford players
By ANDREW SOUKUP
Sports Writer
Normally, hell has a better chance of freezing over before Tyrone Willingham admits a football game is anything more than a football game. Yet the Irish head coach shocked the world Tuesday by saying Saturday's game will be a little more ... [more]
Defensive line puts squeeze on opponents
By JOE HETTLER
Asociate Sports Editor
Darrell Campbell knew Notre Dame's defense was missing something last season. Now he knows what it was. "[Pressuring the quarterback] is the difference between the defense of last year and the defense of this year," Campbell said. "Last year it wasn't ... [more]
Johnson hopes to use size against Irish corners
By CHRIS FEDERICO
Sports Editor
If you had to build the perfect wide receiver, what attributes would you give him? You'd probably give him speed to get past defensive backs, good hands to grab anything thrown in his direction, jumping ability to go up for long ... [more]
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