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Vol XXXIII No. 47

Monday, November 8, 1999

  Healthy Lindsey leads dominating Irish defense
Junior captain fully recovered from early season knee injury
By MIKE CONNOLLY
Associate Sports Editor

PISCATAWAY, N.J. Sometimes you don't realize how good something is until it's gone. Irish fans learned the hard way how important Kelly Lindsey when the junior captain went down with a knee injury against North Carolina in the first game of ... [more]


Knights joust Irish out of Big East tournament
By KERRY SMITH
Sports Writer

The Scarlet Knights of Rutgers left the Notre Dame men's soccer team seeing red, as they ousted the Irish from the Big East Championships in the quarterfinal round Saturday. Entering into the championship series seeded eighth, the Irish were unable to ... [more]


Doherty era starts off on right foot with win over Qatar
By BRIAN CHURNEY
Sports Writer

Amidst a surprising large JACC crowd for an exhibition game, the Matt Doherty era in Notre Dame men's basketball began Friday night with a 94-79 victory over the International Select All-Stars. The final score was not nearly indicative of the closeness ... [more]


Ratay leads Irish past All-Stars
By KERRY SMITH
Sports Writer

While it was close at times, the Notre Dame women's basketball team proved why its this year's team to beat, upending the Premier All-Stars, 94-85, in an exhibition game Sunday. Freshman guard Alicia Ratay and sophomore forward Ericka Haney combined for ... [more]


Smith leads Belles in first win of season
By NOREEN GILLESPIE
Saint Mary's Editor

If the first time is a learning experience, breaststroker Lauren Smith learns well. Entering her first collegiate swim meet, Lauren had little reason to be nervous. A four-time record breaking 100 breaststroke swimmer in high school, she knew her waters better ... [more]


Notre Dame wins fifth straight Big East title
Irish overcome gusting winds to defeat Huskies, 4-2
By MIKE CONNOLLY
Associate Sports Editor

PISCATAWAY, N.J The Notre Dame women's soccer team extended its Big East championship winning streak to 15 games and won its fifth straight conference championship with a 4-2 win over the Connecticut Huskies on a windy Sunday afternoon at Yarack Field ... [more]


Notre Dame knocks out Smith, Seton Hall in semifinals
By MIKE CONNOLLY
Associate Sports Editor

PISCATAWAY, N.J. The Notre Dame women's soccer team's 5-0 win over the Seton Hall Pirates may have taken 90 minutes but as far as Seton Hall was concerned, the game was over with 26 minutes and 18 seconds left in the ... [more]


Notre Dame falls from Rocky Top
By TIM CASEY
Sports Writer

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Never before had Notre Dame been so exited when trailing in a game. Down 10-7 late in the first half of Saturday's game against Tennessee, the Irish were in a fortunate position against the defending national champions. They had ... [more]


Tennessee win speaks VOL-umes
By BRIAN KESSLER
Sports Editor

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. That wasn't just football. That was Tennessee football. The Volunteers played at a whole different level in their 38-14 victory over the Irish Saturday, showing why they are an elite team in college football. "That football game was played ... [more]


Irish unable to catch up to Volunteers
By TIM CASEY
Sports Writer

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. It seemed like Notre Dame saw it all in their first eight games of the season. The Irish faced the strength of Michigan and Michigan State. They matched up against the pass-happy attacks of Drew Brees at Purdue and ... [more]