| Vol XXXIV No. 60 |
Tuesday, November 28, 2000 |
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Blazing a trail to San Jose
No. 1 Irish top Broncos in
By KATHLEEN O'BRIEN
Associate Sports Editor
 Irish forward Meotis Erikson wasn't thinking. Erikson, a senior, has her greatest success when she's too focused to say, "What if?", and that's what she did Friday, knocking in the game-winning goal against Santa Clara for the 2-1 sudden victory overtime ... [more]
Belles nab tournament victory
By KATIE McVOY
Assistant Sports Editor
The Saint Mary's basketball team had more than good food to be thankful for this weekend. The Belles finished the Thanks-giving holiday with a 2-1 record and a tournament championship. "Coming into the tournament everyone expected us to finish last," said ... [more]
Unbeaten Irish pick up wins against Loyola, Cincinnati
Murphy leads Irish in 69-51 win over No. 17 'Cats
By KATHLEEN O'BRIEN
Associate Sports Editor
INDIANAPOLIS After season opener routs of Sacred Heart and Loyola (Chicago), first-year head coach Mike Brey and the entire men's basketball team kept saying the first test of 11th-ranked Notre Dame's talent would come when it played No. 17 Cincinnati in ... [more]
Irish make huge strides with stellar season start
By BRIAN KESSLER
Sports Writer
INDIANAPOLIS Have you heard? Notre Dame is ranked No. 11 in the latest poll. And I'm not talking about the BCS or any other football rankings. The men's basketball team is checking in at No. 11 in this week's ESPN/USA Today ... [more]
Wildcats pounce on Irish
By MATT ORENCHUK
Sports Writer
The Notre Dame hockey team entered this past weekend with high hopes of making some headway in the CCHA standings. But those hopes were dashed as the Irish finished the weekend with a loss and a tie to the Wildcats of ... [more]
Mistake-free Irish punch ticket to BCS
Irish tie NCAA record for least turnovers in a season as they roll to 38-21 victory against the Trojans and a possible bid in the Fiesta Bowl
By NOAH AMSTADTER
Assistant Sports Editor
LOS ANGELES Winning teams capitalize on opponent's mistakes and make very few of their own. The Irish proved this theory Saturday afternoon, taking advantage of four USC turnovers en route to a 38-21 victory that likely sends the Irish to a ... [more]
No. 4 Irish dominate in 89-44 routing against Rams
By TIM CASEY
Assistant Sports Editor
She warned Ruth Riley before the season. Muffet McGraw's message: when the All-American center committed her first foul of the game, she would be benched. And less than seven minutes into Monday night's game against Fordham, McGraw kept her promise. Riley ... [more]
McGraw's squad earns win over first ranked opponent Friday
By NOAH AMSTADTER
Assistant Sports Editor
In their first competition against a ranked opponent this season, the Irish women's basketball team proved to be a force to be reckoned with, defeating then No. 6 Georgia 75-73 on Friday to win the championship game of the Coaches vs. ... [more]
Davie's Hollywood ending
By TIM CASEY
Assistant Sports Editor
LOS ANGELES Could there have been a more fitting scene? Here, minutes from Hollywood, Bob Davie completed his transformation from outcast to outstanding. Shortly after his postgame press conference, Davie spotted Kevin Hickey, the Fiesta Bowl's treasurer, in the corridor leading ... [more]
Irish defensive line shuts down Trojan offense
By MIKE CONNOLLY
Sports Writer
LOS ANGELES "Student Body Right" may have been torn from the Southern California playbook and "Tailback U" is just a distant memory for the 2000 Trojan fans but the Irish knew that if they wanted to beat the Trojans, they had ... [more]
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