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Vol XXXV No. 31

Tuesday, October 9, 2001

  Gonzalez sues University
Senior defender files suit to challenge drug suspension
By JEFF BALTRUZAK
Assistant Sports Editor

Monica Gonzalez, a senior defender for the Notre Dame women's soccer team, has filed suit in St. Joseph County Superior Court against the University, seeking an injunction to continue playing soccer for the Irish. She was suspended from varsity athletic competition ... [more]


Holiday's maturity starting to show
By ANDREW SOUKUP
Associate Sports Editor

Two weeks ago, Bob Davie decided to start sophomore quarterback Carlyle Holiday because he thought the Irish offense needed a spark. Against Texas A&M, Holiday was beat up and smacked around. He threw a pair of interceptions and left at halftime ... [more]


Fisher's game plan works again
By JOE HETTLER and MATT LOZAR
Sports Writers

Fisher's interhall football team employed the same game plan against St. Edward's that they had in their first two victories. And for the third straight week, it worked. A solid running game and a stifling defense led the way for the ... [more]


Dillon demolishes Stanford, clinches berth
By MATT DeNICOLA, JOE LINDSLEY and BRYAN KRONK
Sports Writers

Throughout the season, every team has poured weeks of preparation into their respective football teams. However, it took the Dillon Big Red (3-0) just slightly over an hour to clinch a spot in the playoffs. Sunday afternoon, the Dillon running game ... [more]


Belles hit the road again against Knights
By KATRINA KALASKY
Sports Writer

The Belles will hit the road again today, for the third away game in a row, against third-ranked Calvin College. This game will be a challenge for the Belles. The Knights have the league's two best scorers, junior Tricia Dyke ... [more]


1-3 looking pretty good
By TED FOX
Fox Sports...Almost

I missed it. Carlyle Holiday takes off on a 67-yard touchdown run, one that would have represented more than 10 percent of Notre Dame's offensive output for the year going into Saturday, and I'm talking on a phone. Granted, I looked ... [more]


Howard, Cavanaugh to face off after mix-up
By KEN CHAMPA and BRIAN LONG
Sports Writers

For the second time this week, Howard is preparing to play Cavanaugh, and this time the two teams will finally get a chance to play. A scheduling mix-up last Sunday resulted in Howard playing against McGlinn, when they thought they were ... [more]


Weasel punter pins Pyros' hopes
By AARON RONSHEIM and DANIEL TARSHA
Sports Writers

Not too often the hero of a game is punter. For Pasquerilla West its punter turned in the biggest play of the day. Late in the second half freshman punter Abby Nerlinger pinned Lyons inside their own 2-yard line. On ... [more]


Welsh wins, makes playoffs
By MATT FURRIE
Sports Writer

Who said Walsh couldn't put points on the board? From the way they played Sunday, it was not apparent that the Wild Women had only scored one touchdown all season. But with a 21-0 win against the now 0-5 Off-Campus Crime, ... [more]