University of Notre Dame - Dome Yearbook (Notre Dame, IN)

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Snrro% ' SVipwiio Irish Have Impressive Fall Season In their 2002 fall season, the Notre Dame women ' s golf team endeavored to establish a reputation as a competitive program. Though the team did not play at their highest level, the perfomiance of several underclassmen built a solid foLUidarion for the future of the team. The Irish had the opportunity to play in several prestigious tournaments, including the Mary Fossum Michigan State Invitational, the Shootout at the Legends, the Marilynn Smidi Sunflower Invitational, and the Adidas Fall Invitational. The fall season opened with junior Shan- non Byrne taking die women ' s campus cham- pion ride. Less than a month later, the ladies continued to be in top fomi, winning the Notre Dame Invitational and beating seventeen com- peting teams. Five Irish golfers placed in the top 20. Karen Lotta led the group with a third place finish. With five freshmen and only one senior, the Irish relied heavily on their younger players. The freshmen and sophomores T ' e-c-Uk ique Rebecca Rogers works on her technique during practice. P ifito aiunesy uf Hait i£r Gollatz, Sports Injorrnaticn did not disappoint. Lotta ' s play bolstered team totals. For her contriburions to the team, Lotta earned a spot on the five- member Division I All-Independent squad. Freshman Sarah Bassett made an immedi- ate impact on the Irish, as well. In the fall tournaments, Bassett posted the lowest scores for the team in three of their six tournaments. To close out the fall season, the team took seventh at the Pine Needles Invitarional in Southern Pines, North Carolina. TTie women shot a final-round 323 to tie with the University of Minnesota. Bassett was the team ' s top finisher once again with a 54-hole total of 2 3 1 . Close behind was freshman Katie Brophy with a 233, her lowest tournament score of the season. Junior Rebecca Rogers shot a 234, while freshman Lauren Babir and senior Tern Taibl shot 244 and 245 , respec- tively. With such gocxi showings, the Irish were on their way to a season of success. by Sarah Wear Pac tt Pac f Tournament Result Notre Dame Invitational 1st place Shootout at the Legends 13th place Maril nn Smith Sunflower Invitational 7 th place Adidas Fall Invitational 8di place Pine Needles Invitational 7 th place WokxcKi ' o - Front row: Adniinstrative assistant Tom Hanlon,TerTiTaihl, Rclxvca Rotors, Karen Lotta, Lauren Gebauer, Suzie Hayes, Head Coach Debby King Back row: Katie Brophy, Sliannon Byrne, Lauren Barbir, Casey Rotella, Sarah Bassett FhiUi courttisy oj Sports InfirmiatiiTii Ia) ' tyy m dl.

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1 e,avyy 1 rc r c - orw c T ov Irish Break Into the Rankings Notre Dame headed into the 2002-2003 baskethdl season with a tournament-tested squad read y to take the next step after finishing with a 22-1 1 mark last season. Despite the loss of three players, Coach Mike Brey had a strong teain returning, including sharp-shooting senior Matt Carroll and point guard Chris Thomas, together composing one of the nation ' s top hackcourts. In addition, die Irish returned additional strong players, as well as welcomed a fresliman class ranked as high as 12 th nationally. Dan Miller, a senior who transferred to Notre Dame from the University of Maryland last year, was also added to the line-up, after sitting out last season. I like where our program is headed and 1 am very excited about the upcoming season, said head coach Mike Brey at the beginning of the year. The Irish got off to a great start with wins over teams such as Marquette, Marykmd, and Texas, improviirg Notre Dame ' s i4w Hdle: Up Tlic startiiiK Unc-up comes together in a huddle before the start of the Pittsburgh game. P ioto hi Dan Robiiiette record to 8-1 , and transfomiing the Irish from an unranked team to a number-10 ranking in the weekly media AP poll. Last year ' s game against Georgetown was the highest scoring game in Big East history. And this year ' s game was just as exciting, with the Irish coming out cin top, 93-92, over the Hoyas in double overtime. Matt Carroll led the Irish against George- town, never letting his teammates lose hope. He just kept bringing it up throughout the game, ' We ' ll play until we win, ' recalled Coach Brey after the victory. Carroll, who had a career-high of 36 points, commented on the win, as well- If it takes three overtimes, four overtimes or two overtimes, we ' re going to keep fighting until we get a win. Additiond players for the Irish contribut- ing to the victory were Chris Thomas with 24 points and Dan Miller with 1 1 rebounds. After the victory, the Irish were ready to continue in Big East play. by Veronica Rivero Jhac tt e Ji aC ' T ' Sr Oppiment •• « Result Belmont W, 7648 lUPUl W,8945 Bucknell W, 7342 Fumian W. 75-50 Crcit;hti in L, 80-75 Alhmy W, 90-55 Marquette W, 92-71 Maryland W, 19S7 Tcx:is W, 98-92 LVPaul W, 102-71 Cimisius W, 93-75 Vanderbilt W, 76.63 Valparai.so W, 55-53 Pittsburgh L, 72-55 Seuin Hall W, 74-64 ilutj ers W, 68-57 Kentucky L, 88-73 Me.1 ' Brt W-c.TWrtll First row: m;uia Jcr Aiidy briedt , Cliris MarkwuxJ, CIuls TTiomas, Jere Macura, Matt Carroll, Dan Miller, Chris Quinn, Torrian Jones, manager Toby Biebl Second row: manager Malcolm Fanner, head coach Mike Brey, assistimt coach Anthony ilomon, assist;int coach Lewis Preston, D;in Lustig, Rick Qimett.Torin Francis , Tom Timmcniians, Jordan Gimette, Oiiiiiri Peterkin , assexiate head coach Sean Kearney, ccxirdinator of basketball operations Red Balanis, trainer Skip Meyer, strength and conditioning coach Tony Rolinski (pluito OMrtesy oj S xirts lnjomiatioi ) CkC Uh r » W 3 - c ek tipr