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Vol XXXIV No. 20

Monday, September 18, 2000

  Irish overcome last-second jinx in win
Notre Dame turns Purdue blunders to its advantage
By BRIAN BURKE
Sports Writer

Gary Godsey seemed neither surprised nor impressed when Notre Dame's first-time starter at quarterback was told he completed one more pass than Purdue's Heisman hopeful Drew Brees in Notre Dame's last second 23-21 win over Purdue Saturday. "I did? Wow, ... [more]


Irish learn to walk tight-rope of success
Kathleen O'Brien
Associate Sports Editor

What a difference a year makes. In '99, Notre Dame always made one mistake too many, lacked the confidence to take it all the way or got stopped one yard shy of the end zone. The Irish never seemed self-assured enough ... [more]


Setta turns special teams into positive for Irish
By NOAH AMSTADTER
Assistant Sports Editor

The year was 1994. The event was the Pop Warner eighth-grade national championships in Daytona Beach, Fla. The game remained close until the final minutes, the team from Lockport, Ill., hanging with the boys from St. Louis. In the final minutes, ... [more]


Focused Belles battle to 1-1 tie against Olivet College
By SARAH RYKOWSKI
Sports writer

They came, they played hard, they played long, and eventually had to settle for a tie. The Saint Mary's soccer team stands at third in the MIAA with a 1-1 tally against Olivet's squad. "We came out ready to play," Katy ... [more]


Riley leads team to first Big East victory
By ANDREW SOUKUP
Sports Writer

Freshman Chad Riley scored the first goal of his collegiate career and sophomore goalkeeper Greg Tait had another stellar game as the Irish men's soccer team beat Big East rival Syracuse 3-0. "We played really terrific soccer," Irish coach Chris Apple ... [more]


Irish take Seminole
tourney
By RACHAEL PROTZMAN
Sports Writer

Notre Dame volleyball upped its record to 7-3 following this weekend as it seized the Lady Seminole Volleyball Classic title. "We've been playing a lot of strong, ranked teams and we've been the underdogs, but this weekend we went into the ... [more]


Irish stay unbeaten with West Coast wins
By KEVIN BERCHOU
Sports Writer

The second-ranked Notre Dame women's soccer team rarely misses a chance to seize an opportunity. This weekend was no exception. With a chance to grab the nation's top ranking for the first time since 1996 on the heels of North Carolina's ... [more]


Belles still winless after loss to Hope
By ALICIA ORTIZ
Sports Writer

This past Saturday, the Saint Mary's Belles found victory in their loss against nationally ranked Hope College. "We don't see it as a loss," Leigh Ann Matesich said. "We frustrated the other team and that let us see that we can ... [more]