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Vol XXXVII No. 20

Monday, September 23, 2002

  FOOTBALL: Our turn
Notre Dame makes the big play this year and defeats Michigan State
By CHRIS FEDERICO
Sports Editor

EAST LANSING, Mich. Michigan State burned the Irish the last three years on a big pass play near the end of the game. This time, it was Notre Dame's turn to light the match. Thirty seconds after Charles Rogers put the ... [more]


FOOTBALL: Sounding the Battle cry
By KATIE McVOY
Associate Sports Editor

EAST LANSING, Mich. They blitzed the safety. The quarterback dropped back and threw. The wide receiver scored on the slant. But this time, the wide receiver was wearing gold. It finally clicked in for Arnaz Battle on Saturday. After watching Michigan ... [more]


FOOTBALL: Backup QB emerges as improbable hero
By ANDREW SOUKUP
Sports Writer

EAST LANSING, Mich. The first game Pat Dillingham played as Irish quarterback, the public address announcer at Giants Stadium introduced him as Jason Beckstrom, an injured defensive back who wore the same No. 9 jersey as Notre Dame's backup quarterback. Although ... [more]


FOOTBALL: Playing in Mr. Rogers' neighborhood
OBSERVER STAFF REPORT

There was no doubt in anyone's mind why Spartan wide receiver Charles Rogers is a Heisman candidate — he's unstoppable. The junior wide receiver had seven catches for 175 yards and both of Michigan State's touchdowns on long passes. A receiver ... [more]


ND Womens Soccer: Payback
Irish score a pair of 1-0 shutouts over Rutgers and Seton Hall
By: ANDY TROEGER
Sports Writer

The Notre Dame womens soccer team got a little revenge this weekend with a pair of Big East victories over Rutgers and Seton Hall, although the feeling was a lot sweeter than the play. The Irish won both games 1-0. While ... [more]


Mens Soccer: Three quick goals finish off Friars
By: BRYAN KRONK
Sports Writer

With conditions at the beginning of the Sunday's Notre Dame mens soccer game more reminiscent of coach Bobby Clark's native Scotland than South Bend, the Irish offense struggled early. Then the clouds broke open and so did the Irish offense. Notre ... [more]


SMC Golf: Belles dominate in tourney
By: KATIE McVOY
Associate Sports Editor

It was a long time in coming, but the goal was definitely worth waiting for. Saturday, on an unfamiliar course to all but one member of the team, Saint Mary's went out and proved that it could play and that it ... [more]


SMC Soccer: Albion escapes scare from Belles in victory
By: KATIE McVOY
Associate Sports Editor

Last year Albion, the MIAA conference champion, dominated Saint Mary's. This year, the Belles almost managed to pull it out. In its second MIAA matchup of the season, Saint Mary's fell to Albion 4-2. However, at half time it looked like ... [more]


Womens Rowing: Irish boats finish strong in tournament
By: CHRISTINE ARMSTRONG
Sports Writer

The womens rowing team secured second and fourth place finishes in its first race of the season Saturday at the Milwaukee River Challenge. Four varsity eight crews competed for the team, each racing over a 2.2 mile course. Each crew competed ... [more]


Football: Dillingham is in the spotlight — for now
By: ANDREW SOUKUP
Sports Writer

Staring into the lenses of ABC cameras following Notre Dame's 21-17 win against Michigan State Saturday, Pat Dillingham grinned like a country boy seeing big-city lights for the first time. Those lights could get a whole lot brighter if Carlyle Holiday's ... [more]


ND Volleyball: Irish avoid letdown in defeat of Wolverines
By: MATT LOZAR
Sports Writer

Losing game three after winning the first two games against Michigan Saturday made the Notre Dame volleyball team think about Wednesday's loss to Purdue, when the Irish won the first two games but lost the match. "I thought we were playing ... [more]