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Vol XXXVII No. 109

Friday, March 7, 2003

  Womens Basketball: Streaking Irish look to make waves
By JOE HETTLER
Sports Editor

Sixth-seeded Notre Dame is playing their best basketball at the right time of the season as they head into the their first round Big East Tournament game against No. 11 seed Pittsburgh Saturday at 8 p.m. The Irish, winners of seven ... [more]


Mens Basketball: Irish try to shake slump
By CHRIS FEDERICO
Sports Editor

At a time of the year when most teams are hoping to peak for the NCAA Tournament, the Irish are struggling to get through the end of the season. For the first time since January 2002, the Irish have lost three ... [more]


Baseball: Trip to Florida should ease recent struggles
By BRYAN KRONK
Sports Writer

Tan-seeking partygoers won't be the only Notre Dame students in Florida over spring break. The Notre Dame baseball team will take residence in Jacksonville starting Saturday, playing seven games in eight days over the break. The Irish (3-4) kick off the ... [more]


Mens Tennis: Irish grab first home win
By JOE LINDSLEY
Sports Writer

The Irish finally won their first home match of this season after going undefeated at the Eck Pavilion last year. No. 46 Notre Dame defeated No. 57 Michigan 5-2 Thursday, and the Irish are showing signs of improved confidence as they ... [more]


HOCKEY: Irish keeping playoff hopes alive this weekend
By JUSTIN SCHUVER
Sports Writer

Assuming everything goes according to plan, the Irish hope to return to something more than books and tests when spring break nears its end. They hope to return home for a playoff game. With a good showing against Northern Michigan on ... [more]


FENCING: Irish hope to qualify for tourney
By MATT LOZAR
Sports Editor

If they want a chance at their first national title since 1994, then Saturday is a very important day for the Irish. Notre Dame looks to qualify 12 fencers for the NCAA Championships at Saturday's Midwest Regional Championship at Ohio State ... [more]


MENS LACROSSE: Irish must face test in early season game
By PAT LEONARD
Sports Writer

The last time the mens lacrosse team opened a season 5-0, the squad advanced to the 2001 NCAA Final Four. To reach that goal this season, the Irish must win at No. 12 North Carolina Saturday. The No. 11 Irish (2-0) ... [more]


MENS TRACK: Irish look to add more qualifiers to NCAA meet
By LISA REIJULA
Sports Writer

With this season's conference meets completed, collegiate track and field teams across the nation now have the NCAA Championship as their goal. Notre Dame will host the Alex Wilson Invitational this Friday and Saturday in Loftus Fieldhouse. The Invitational is unique, ... [more]


WOMENS TRACK: Irish glad for one more look at NCAA competition
By HEATHER VAN HOEGARDEN
Sports Writer

In what some may deem as one of the "last chance" meets in the nation, hundreds of the nation's best track and field athletes will compete this Friday and Saturday at the Alex Wilson Invitational at Loftus Sports Center. With the ... [more]


ND SOFTBALL: Irish look to exorcise last year's demons
By AARON RONSHEIM
Sports Writer

The Notre Dame softball team (6-6) has a chance this weekend to excise some of last year's demons when they face No. 3 Nebraska at the Kia Classic during spring break. Last year the Cornhuskers ended Notre Dame's season with a ... [more]


SMC SOFTBALL: Belles look to start season fresh with new coach
By PAT LEONARD
Sports Writer

The Saint Mary's softball team will travel to Fort Myers, Fla. this week to play 11 games in four days beginning Sunday, March 9. Behind first-year coach Anna Welsh, the Belles will open the season away in hopes of growing accustomed ... [more]


WOMENS TENNIS: Irish look to sparkle in Southern Sun
By JOE LINDSLEY
Sports Writer

The Irish will be spending spring break in Tempe, but before that they will travel to Provo, Utah, where they will take on No. 49 Brigham Young. After a week of practicing under the Tempe sun, Notre Dame will then take ... [more]


MENS GOLF: Irish still green as spring season begins
By ERIK POWERS
Sports Writer

The fall season had an inauspicious start for the Irish. At the Inverness Intercollegiate Invitational, the team finished 14th out of 15 teams and 46 strokes behind tournament champion Florida. But freshman Eric Deutsch turned in a positive performance, entering the ... [more]