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Vol XXXIV No. 123

Wednesday, April 18, 2001

  Notre Dame ascends to No. 2 ranking
By CHRIS FEDERICO
Sports Writer

Climbing to the No. 2 spot in the College Baseball Poll, Notre Dame baseball continued to impress poll voters during Easter Break, as two doubleheaders catapulted the team atop national rankings. The four conference wins —combined with two victories earlier in ... [more]


Irish blast Badgers for best record since 1985
By ANDREW SOUKUP
Associate Sports Writer

They expected to win. Just not by this much. Monday afternoon, the women's tennis team didn't lose a set as they demolished Wisconsin 7-0. With the win, the Irish extended their record to 21-4 — their best regular season record ... [more]


Irish claim win against top 10 opponent
By ANTHONY BISHOP
Sports Writer

The Irish split two games with a pair of top 10 teams this week and picked up their first victory ever against a top 10 opponent when they defeated No. 7 Yale 9-6. The Irish opened the weekend with a 16-4 ... [more]


No. 4 Notre Dame defeats Army
By JOE LICANDRO
Sports Writer

Led by a career-high four goals from junior Devin Ryan and another strong offensive performance from senior captain Tom Glatzel, the Notre Dame men's lacrosse team defeated Army 17-13 in a hard-fought, physical match-up. This victory improved the Irish's record to ... [more]


Belles falter in MIAA meet, now 1-3 in league
By KATIE McVOY
Associate Sports Editor

The Saint Mary's track team lost a poorly-attended dual meet to the Knights of Calvin College and the Alma Scots Saturday, dropping its MIAA record to 1-3. With several team members, including leading middle distance runner Laura Graf, at home for ... [more]


Luther, DePauw put end to Saint Mary's perfect record
By KATIE McVOY
Associate Sports Editor

Perfection can only exist for so long before it disappears. This weekend, the Saint Mary's tennis team dropped its perfect record, but managed a solid Saturday victory to end the weekend on a high note. The Belles dropped matches against Luther ... [more]


Alma overwhelms Belles, wins two
By MOLLY McVOY
Senior Staff Writer

The No.8 team in the country proved too much for the Belles, as they dropped a double header to the Scots of Alma College, 8-0 and 8-0 on Friday. Saint Mary's starters junior Kristin Martin and senior Anne Senger gave up ... [more]


Miller records 900th career win
Observer Staff Report

Liz Miller, head coach of Notre Dame Women's softball recorded the 900th win of her career in the second game of a doubleheader sweep at home against Pittsburgh. The Irish, with wins by 2-0 and 8-0 scores, improved their record to ... [more]