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Vol XXXV No. 73

Monday, January 21, 2002

  Men's Basketball: Wildcats claw past Irish
Depth of Kentucky roster proves too much for Notre Dame
By: KERRY SMITH
Sports Writer

In the end, the Wildcats were just too deep for the Irish. Downing Notre Dame 72-65 at the Joyce Center Saturday afternoon, the No. 12 Wildcats played on rested legs for most of the game, while the unranked Irish struggled ... [more]


ND Women's Basketball: Irish overcome slow start to defeat Friars
By: KATIE McVOY
Associate Sports Editor

While most of the country was focusing on what the Irish could do against the top-ranked Connecticut Huskies today, the Irish were focused on taking care of business on Saturday. A strong Notre Dame bench came out against Providence and took ... [more]


Hockey: Irish unable to solve Maverick goaltender
By: CHRIS FEDERICO
Assistant Sports Editor

The Irish dropped two home games to conference rival Nebraska-Omaha — 3-2 on Friday and 4-2 on Saturday — and missed an opportunity to pick up points in a very tight CCHA race. The losses were quite tough for the team, ... [more]


Men's Tennis: Irish outman opposition in season opener
By: RACHEL BIBER
Sports Writer

Responding positively to the news of its No. 7 preseason ranking, the men's tennis team opened its season on Saturday by blanking both No. 75 UC-Irvine and No. 64 Furman, posting 7-0 victories against each squad. With support from the entire ... [more]


SMC Basketball: Belles' upset of Adrian falls short
By: JOE LINDSLEY
Sports Writer

Saint Mary's was on the verge of an upset until the final minutes of their game Saturday afternoon against Adrian College. The Belles lost to the Bulldogs 81-76. Coming off a home win over Olivet, the Belles were expecting the short, ... [more]


Track and Field: Women win, men take third
By: DAVID COOK
Sports Writer

Just how strong is Liz Grow this year? Liz Grow, a senior, was suffering from a stress fracture in her right foot right before winter break because of a string of intense workouts. Then she came back for the first Notre ... [more]


Men's Swimming: Butterflies help carry Irish over Oakland
By: NOREEN GILLESPIE
Sports Writer

Oakland head coach Pete Hoveland is starting to think that his team should swim Notre Dame in its own pool. After all, he's lost the last three meets he's had at Rolfs Aquatics Center. And after Notre Dame beat the Golden ... [more]


Men's Basketball: Thomas, Irish will overcome recent struggles
By: ANDREW SOUKUP
Associate Sports Editor

The frustration on Chris Thomas' face revealed more about the young point guard than the black-and-white numbers on the stat sheet. Midway through the second half, Notre Dame's prize freshman stood clutching the basketball behind the 3-point arc without a Kentucky ... [more]


ND Women's Basketball: Irish hope to hold their own against UConn
By: NOAH AMSTADTER
Sports Editor

HARTFORD, Conn. The Connecticut Huskies enter this afternoon's game against Notre Dame with a perfect 20-0 record, a 6-0 mark in the Big East and the No. 1 ranking in both the Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today polls. The Huskies haven't ... [more]