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Vol XXXVII No. 53

Monday, November 18, 2002

  WOMENS SOCCER: Guertin it done
Amanda Guertin's 4 goals, assist help Notre Dame beat Ohio State and Purdue and get Irish to Sweet 16 in NCAA Tournament
By JOE LICANDRO
Sports Writer

There is an old adage in sports that big-time players step up in big-time games. For the past three years, Amanda Guertin has been that big-time player for the Notre Dame women's soccer team. This past weekend, the junior playmaker rose ... [more]


WOMENS SOCCER: Guertin it done
Revenge propels Irish to victory over Boilermakers in 2nd round
By JOE LICANDRO
Sports Writer

In sports, there is nothing sweeter than revenge. On Oct. 4, Purdue stormed into South Bend like a blizzard and crushed Notre Dame 3-1. The physical Boiler-makers pushed and shoved the Irish around for 90 minutes. To make matters worse, the ... [more]


MENS BASKETBALL: Irish open season with 76-48 rout of Belmont
By CHRIS FEDERICO
Sports Editor

Jordan Cornette's hands. That's all Belmont's shooters saw Sunday afternoon, as the Irish knocked off the Bruins 76-48 in the opening round of the Guardians Classic at the Joyce Center. The Irish forward blocked 11 Bruin shots, shattering the previous Irish ... [more]


VOLLEYBALL: Irish stunned in two weekend losses
By MATT LOZAR
Sports Writer

The apocalypse is upon us. Heading into this weekend, the Notre Dame volleyball team had lost two regular season conference matches since it joined the Big East in 1995, winning 87 of 89 conference matches. Now, with losses to Miami and ... [more]


MENS SWIMMING: Swimmers take 2 of 3 in Texas
By LISA REIJULA
Sports Writer

Eighteen hours after a close loss to Texas Christian Friday, the Notre Dame men's swimming and diving team rebounded for a convincing victory over TCU and Centenary. The Irish improved their record to 4-2 with the 121.5-102.5 win over TCU and ... [more]


CROSS COUNTRY: Irish men, women achieve different results at regionals
Women take 1st, earn automatic NCAA Championship berth
By JOE LINDSLEY
Sports Writer

It has been a month of firsts for the Notre Dame womens cross country team. Not only did the Irish win their first ever Big East Championship two weeks ago in Boston, but now they have also won their first ever ... [more]


CROSS COUNTRY: Irish men, women achieve different results at regionals
Injury-plagued mens squad runs to 8th place
By JOE LINDSLEY
Sports Writer

If the Notre Dame mens cross country team receives an at-large bid to NCAA Championships, they will have qualified by a hair's breadth. The Irish are hoping for that bid to materialize today, not only for obvious reasons, but also to ... [more]