| Vol XXXIV No. 59 |
Tuesday, November 21, 2000 |
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High-scoring Irish stress improved defense before break
By KATHLEEN O'BRIEN
Associate Sports Editor
 The Notre Dame men's basketball team knows it can score following its 104-point output against Sacred Heart. In this week's games with Loyola (Chicago) Wednesday and No. 17 Cincinnati Saturday, it wants to prove it can play its new man-to-man defense ... [more]
Irish do it again, take ninth at NCAAs
By KATHLEEN O'BRIEN
Associate Sports Editor
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Notre Dame dominates Arizona inside, outside
By NOAH AMSTADTER
Assistant Sports Editor
This time, they made both halves count. Following a sluggish second-half performance in its season-opening win at Valparaiso Friday night, the Notre Dame women's basketball team dominated the University of Arizona for all 40 minutes Monday, showing a versatile inside-outside game ... [more]
Irish face quality competition in holiday tourney
By TIM CASEY
Assistant Sports Editor
While most of their classmates rest, the No. 5 women's basketball team faces its first test this weekend in the Coaches vs. Cancer tournament in Madison, Wisc. Notre Dame opens against No. 19 Wisconsin in the second half of a ... [more]
Women's water polo finishes 2-0-1 in preseason tuneup
Special to The Observer
Determined to improve upon its seventh place national ranking of a year ago, the women's water polo club hosted a preseason round robin in Rolfs Aquatics Center this past weekend. Notre Dame defeated Bowling Green in the opener 9-4, tied Purdue ... [more]
Shoulder injury puts season on hold for Nixon
By NOREEN GILLESPIE
Sports Writer
Senior Carrie Nixon watched her teammates board the bus to Bloomington, Ind., Thursday as the women's swimming and diving team left on a weekend trip to the Indiana Invitational. Loaded down with heavy swim bags slung over their shoulders and high ... [more]
Belles split weekend games at Wellesley College tourney Invitational
By KATIE McVOY
Assistant Sports Editor
This weekend provided the Saint Mary's basketball team with the springboard it needed to get this season off to a good start. The Belles flew to Boston to take part in the Wellesley College Invitational, where they broke even. Saint Mary's ... [more]
Irish dive into second place
By NOREEN GILLESPIE
Sports Writer
Powered by the breakout performances of Marie Labosky, the Irish women's swimming and diving team churned to a second place finish at the Indiana Invitational this weekend. The freshman, who won three events on the weekend, combined to be the Irish ... [more]
Notre Dame travels to California, dreaming of BCS bowl
By MIKE CONNOLLY
Sports Writer
A possible Bowl Champ-ionship Series bowl hangs in the balance as the Irish travel to Los Angeles to battle the USC Trojans Saturday. But a chance to win in the Coliseum for the first time since 1992 and lock up that ... [more]
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