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Vol XXXIIII No. 77

Monday, February 7, 2000

  No. 5 Irish dominate paint, ground No. 18 Eagles
Leahy, Riley lead Irish to win
By KERRY SMITH
Assistant Sports Editor

When the No. 18 Boston College Eagles stepped on the court Saturday to face the No. 5 Irish, they had a simple game plan: contain the paint. Unfortu-nately for the Eagles, the game plan didn't work. After 40 minutes ticked off ... [more]


Irish take time out from dream season for fans
Tim Casey
Sports Writer

The line stretched from under the basket, through the tunnel leading to the Irish locker room, and around toward the women's basketball office. Scores of fans, mostly pre-teen girls , gathered around the women's basketball team, asking for autographs or pictures ... [more]


Pittsburgh gets revenge at home against Notre Dame
By KATHLEEN O'BRIEN
Assistant Sports Editor

Notre Dame's NCAA tourney hopes took a hit Sunday as the men's basketball team stumbled with a 72-66 loss to Big East foe Pittsburgh on the road. The blue and gold's defeat came at the hands of a team it had ... [more]


Irish run strong against top competition at Meyo Invite
By KATHLEEN O'BRIEN
Assistant Sports Editor

The Irish nipped the heels of America's great track and field athletes, running to tight finishes against veterans from the 1999 NCAA championships in this weekend's Meyo Invitational in the Loftus Center. Notre Dame's distance medley relay team of Phil Mishka, ... [more]


Calvin ends Saint Mary's win streak
By KATIE McVOY
Sports Writer

After a two-game winning high, the Saint Mary's basketball team dropped its 11th conference game of the season. The Belles fell to Calvin College 64-44, lacking all the elements that had gained them their only two wins of the season. Saint ... [more]


Irish sabre squad routs Midwest competition
By MIKE CONNOLLY
Associate Sports Editor

EVANSTON, Ill. The most pressing concerns for the men's sabre squad weren't strategy or style Saturday against the Minnesota Gophers, but instead the identity of a first baseman. "Who's on first?" freshman Matt Fabricant asked his fellow sabremen before 9-0 victory ... [more]


Notre Dame posts 11-1 record at Northwestern
By MIKE CONNOLLY
Associate Sports Editor

EVANSTON, Ill. The men's and women's fencing teams combined for an 11-1 record Saturday at a Midwest Conference dual meet at Northwestern. Led by perfect records from epeeist Brian Casas, foilists Ozren Debic and Forest Walton, and sabremen Andrezj Bednarski and ... [more]


Icers split CCHA weekend series against Buckeyes
By MATT OLIVA
Sports Writer

The Irish survived a last-second Buckeye penalty shot to remain in fifth place in the CCHA standings. The close victory gave the Notre Dame hockey team (12-14-6, 9-8-5) a split in the weekend series in Columbus, Ohio. The Irish came back ... [more]