| Vol XXXIII No. 42 |
Friday, October 29, 1999 |
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Last minute heroics propel Irish to Cotton Bowl victory
By MIKE CONNOLLY
Associate Sports Editor
 Editor's note: Notre Dame's journey to achieve designation as the 20th century's greates college football team is marked by 10 milestones, one in each decade since 1900. The Observer examines these moments in a 10-part series that will appear on Fridays. ... [more]
Irish need win over Hoosiers to keep top regional ranking
By MIKE CONNOLLY
Associate Sports Editor
The No. 6 Notre Dame women's soccer team (14-3) travels to Bloomington, Ind., Sunday to take on the Indiana Hoosiers (5-9-3). While Indiana is neither a strong team nor a conference rival, a win over the Hoosiers is very important to ... [more]
Notre Dame aims for top spot at Big East Championships
By KATHLEEN O'BRIEN
Assisstant Sports Editor
The Notre Dame cross country squads have one more opportunity to tune up for the postseason at the Big East Championships in Manhattan. The Irish should be among the top teams competing in the meet, both on the men's and women's ... [more]
Top-ranked Alumni takes on Fisher in first round
By KEVIN BERCHOU
Sports Writer
The hits will be that much harder and the play on each down will be intensified as the interhall football playoffs get underway this Sunday. At 1 p.m. the top-seeded Alumni Dawgs will take on the eighth-ranked Fisher Green Wave in ... [more]
Irish face must-win situation against Hoyas for tourney spot
By KERRY SMITH
Sports Writer
Stuck in a three-game losing slump that may jeopardize the Notre Dame men's soccer team's goal for a post-season Big East play-off berth, the Irish are all too aware that much is riding on tonight's matchup with conference rival Georgetown. After ... [more]
Badin looks to upset Welsh in semifinals
By JASON KROMPINGER
Sports Writer
This Sunday at McGlinn Field, the women's interhall football playoffs begin for fourth-seeded Welsh and fifth-seeded Badin. Both teams are closely-matched and each had its share of peaks and valleys during the regular season. Badin is a team that comes into ... [more]
Irish set to hold on to first place against Eagles, Friars
By MATT OLIVA
Sports Writer
The Notre Dame volleyball team travels east this weekend to take on two conference opponents, looking to remain undefeated in the Big East and in first place. The Irish (12-6, 6-0) will take on the Boston College Eagles on Saturday and ... [more]
Breen-Phillips looks to keep perfect record against Welsh
By RACHEL BIBER
Sports Writer
The adrenaline will run high this Sunday as the women's interhall football playoffs get underway, but the Breen-Phillips Babes are remaining calm, keeping the same game plan intact that has helped them cruise to a perfect record of 6-0, and the ... [more]
Davie wary of Navy despite record
By TIM CASEY
Sports Writer
Navy's starting quarterback Brian Broadwater is sidelined with a broken right collarbone. Head coach Charlie Weatherbie had surgery on Monday to remove a kidney stone. The Midshipmen bring a 2-5 record into Saturday's game. Notre Dame has beaten Navy 35 straight ... [more]
Holloway makes the big plays
Junior tight end balances excellence in the classroom and on the field.
By KATHLEEN O'BRIEN
Assistant Sports Editor
People say junior tight end Jabari Holloway works hard. If they want to see hard work, they should see his parents — both of whom took on second jobs in order to afford airfare to attend their son's games. "My parents ... [more]
Navy challenges secondary
Observer Staff Report
Though Navy does not have a Drew Brees or Bill Burke at quarterback, the secondary will still be challenged against Navy's wishbone attack. Though the entire defense will be looked upon to contribute, in particular, the secondary has a major ... [more]
Riley makes All Big East First Team
Special to The Observer
Notre Dame junior center Ruth Riley and Rutgers guards Tasha Pointer, a junior, and Shawnetta Stewart, a senior, return this season as All Big East First Team selections. University of Connecticut junior forward Svetlana Abrosimova is the choice for 1999-2000 Big ... [more]
Pasquerilla East starts quest for title against Howard
By STEVE KEPPEL
Sports Writer
Pasquerilla East will take the first step on its journey back to the stadium Sunday as the Pyros take on the Howard Ducks in the first round of the women's interhall playoffs. Both teams are coming off tough games from before ... [more]
Irish score flurry of goals in 5-2 victory over Redhawks
By BILL HART
Associate Sports Editor
Some say one win isn't enough to turn a season around, but after Thursday night's game, the outlook for Notre Dame's ice hockey team is whole lot brighter. During the first career start of freshman goaltender Tony Zasowski, the Irish scored ... [more]
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