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Vol XXXV No. 109

Wednesday, March 20, 2002

  Women's Lacrosse: Edged by the Big Red
Irish second half rally not enough in 10-9 loss to No. 10 Cornell
By: CHRIS COLEMAN
Sports Writer

The No. 15 Irish women's lacrosse team's comeback fell just short as time ran out on Meyo Field Tuesday, losing to Cornell 10-9. Cornell started strong and quickly accumulated a 5-1 lead. "We didn't come out strong enough," senior Tina Fedarcyk ... [more]


Baseball: Irish return from spring break in full swing
Notre Dame overcomes rash of injuries to finish road trip 5-3
By: JOE HETTLER
Assistant Sports Editor

After leading 3-2 with two outs in the ninth inning of its opening game in the Express College Classic against TCU, the Irish baseball team (9-6) seemed to have victory firmly in its grasp. Six hits later, TCU took a 7-3 ... [more]


Men's Tennis: Illinois knocks off No. 4 Notre Dame in finals
By: JOE LINDSLEY
Sports Writer

The Notre Dame men's tennis team learned two important lessons at the Blue-Gray National Tennis Classic held in Montgomery, Ala. over spring break. First, it is important to watch out for dehydration, even in winter, in the South. Second, going from ... [more]


SMC Tennis: Belles hang with competition
By: KATIE McVOY
Associate Sports Editor

Last-minute travel changes didn't stop the Belles from serving up a few victories in the last week. Despite the fact that their first trip was cancelled when the resort closed, the Saint Mary's tennis team had a strong start in sunny ... [more]


Men's Golf: Irish struggle at El Diablo
Ratay's 4th-place finish impressive in tough field
By: KEVIN BERCHOU
Sports Writer

For senior star Steve Ratay, it was a weekend to remember. The rest of his teammates, however, would just as soon forget the lackluster play that saw them finish a collective 17th out of 20 teams at the El Diablo Invitational ... [more]


Column: Memos from a bar napkin
By: TED FOX
Sports Columnist

A lot of people view spring break as a hiatus from reality. What happens on the beach should stay on the beach. In such a state, finding a pad, pen and a way to watch a milestone game for the Notre ... [more]