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Vol XXXVII No. 52

Friday, November 15, 2002

  Courtney Watson named finalist for Dick Butkus award
By KATIE McVOY
Associate Sports Editor

Tyrone Willingham made it very clear that he believed Courtney Watson deserved to be a finalist for the Dick Butkus award. In fact, he felt so strongly about it that during a teleconference on Thursday when Watson was named one of ... [more]


Swimming ventures southwest for meet
By JOE HETTLER
Associate Sports Editor

Notre Dame's men swimming team lost to Air Force earlier this season. So did Texas Christian University, the Irish opponent this weekend. However, some members of the Notre Dame swimming team don't think that's a good comparison of the two teams. ... [more]


Irish anxious for first real game
By ANDREW SOUKUP
Sports Writer

Now it's for real. After a summer spent sweating in the Joyce Center, three weeks of practice, countless scrimmages and a pair of exhibitions, Notre Dame finally takes the court Sunday for its first regular-season game. "We can't wait," senior Matt ... [more]


Second season begins
The Irish womens soccer team hosts the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament while the mens and womens cross country teams try to qualify for the NCAAs.
By JOE LICANDRO
Sports Writer

The time is now for the Notre Dame womens soccer team. After a roller coaster, injury-plagued regular season, the Irish are eager to begin their second season against Ohio State this Friday night in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. ... [more]


Second season begins
The Irish womens soccer team hosts the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament while the mens and womens cross country teams try to qualify for the NCAAs.
By JOE LINDSLEY
Sports Writer

For both the Notre Dame mens and womens cross country teams, Saturday's Great Lakes Regional is the race they have been preparing for all season. The top two teams in both the mens and womens races will automatically qualify for the ... [more]


McGraw announces signings of top 20 recruiting class
Guard and forward headline 2003 class
By KATIE McVOY
Associate Sports Editor

For the seventh consecutive year, the Irish announced a top 20 recruiting class. On Thursday, coach Muffet McGraw announced that Crystal Erwin and Susie Powers committed to the Irish program. Erwin, a 6-foot-2 forward, and Powers, a 5-foot-11 guard, signed letters ... [more]


Fourth straight conference title not enough for the Irish
Two wins this weekend will give Irish perfect season in Big East
By MATT LOZAR
Sports Writer

The Big East regular season title is in their possession for the fourth straight year, but that isn't enough. The Irish want to run the table. Facing its toughest conference road trip of the season, the Notre Dame volleyball team (21-5, ... [more]