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

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Alissa Moser, Maura Doyle, and Lacl O ' Shaughnessy struggle with Vanderhiii players to gel possession of the hall ai midfield. SCOREBOAR] Denver Ohio Richmond Syracuse Ohio State Johns Hopkins Vanderbilt Georgetown Connecticut Boston College Duke Yale Columbia Harvard Rutgers ND Opp -Is i ' - S H . , i H ' ' ' w; mH IP. . liL LaJ IiinIi uaihcr lu discuss strategy I )cfender Rachel Turk and goalie Tara before they take the licld to battle for Durkin fight to keep the ball out of the victory. net. SPORTS

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iJavid Ulrich has been al Iho ccnlcr of ihe Irish attack Mnce he was a fivshman. He and his brother. Todd, are ihe first twins to play for the Notre Dame men s la- crosse program v OREBu kD Penn State Pennsylvania Denver Air Force Loyola Hofstra Ohio State Butler Army Villanova Fairfield Harvard Loyola Johns Hopkins ND Opp 10 4 7 10 iiiiintr iu% v ■llllllll iixtr ' ■iiiiiiii iitt ' ■ ' Ullllii |t«« •••llllllll ««ii ••llllllll 1111 ■ iiii«««i.t«n v ' 31 ' I a . Starling games since his freshman sca.son. junior Tom Glalzel has contributed much to the Irish, Glatzel played on the same high school teams as the Ulrich brothers. Photo courlesy of Sports Information As a team captain. Kirk Howell ' s work ethic allowed him to become quite effec- tive at pushing the ball up the field, aiding the Irish transition game Men ' s Lacrd IB7

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STI C KS ' Skirts Fourth season proves challenging The 2l)()() Irish uomcn s la- crosse team had high expecta- tions for their fourth season as a varsity program. Fourth-year Coach Tracy Coyne returned to lead the team, vv hich was com- prised of nine starters from the previous season, coming off a sohd 1999 performance. .Sophomore Kathryn Lam. along with juniors Lael O ' Shaughnessy and Kathryn Perrella. led liic team as cap- tains, competing with the team in a tough schedule. The Irish finished the season with a record of five wins and ten losses, including impressive victories over Ohio (22-3). Boston College (13-10). and Columbia (15-4). and tough losses to Harvard (10-12). Rutgers (7-15). and 14th- ranked Yale (3-17). Although team results may not ha e fulfilled their high ex- pectations, individual achieve- ments contributed to a success- ful run in 2000. and helped the h ish women attract recognition as a national program. O ' .Shaughnessy led ilic icam in scoring with twenl -sc cn goals and seven assists, and scored her lOOth career goal in the first half ot the game against Har aid. Two players. 0 Shaugh- iiessy and Lam. earned All-Re- gion ht)nors: O ' Shaughnessy earned 2nd-team honors and Lam Ist-team. Lam was the first Irish player in the histt)i y of the program to earn I st-team recognition, and was also voted team MVP for her play throughout the season. Not only u as the team a suc- cess athlelicalU. hut thev also excelled scholastically. Sarah LeSueur was named to the In- tercollegiate Women ' s Lacrosse Coaches ' Association Aca- demic Squad for her perfor- mance in the classroom. I he spring season of 2001 promises to be a great opportu- nity for the team to improve on last year. They will return sev- eral starters and will also have a chance to capture the first BIG EAST title in women ' s la- crosse, when the sport be- comes the 20lh so sponsored by the BIC. HAST. With an exciting year ahead for the team, this spring is sure to find Moose Krauss Stadium overilowing with enthusiasm as Notre Dame women ' s lacrosse attempts to dominate BIG EAST competition and. yet again, surpass all expectations. (Fip.1 Rim I Rev. Paul DonIc. CSC. .Xlissj NlusL-r. rjanicllc Shearer. Cimnncy Calahrcsc. Maura Dinlc. Njulic l.ollus. Maureen |Hcn MXHl (Second Row) Rachel Turk. Julie Ravis. Maureen Whilakcr. Lacl O ' Shaughnessy. Kale Scarola. Sarah LeSueur. Kim Rubeis (Third Rowi Meredith Polcmpa. Kelly eCardcll. Kathryn Perrella. Kathryn L-am (Fourth Row) Tina Fedarcyk. Amy Grace. Caitlin Bla7ic. Elizabeth Knight (l-iflh Row) Anne Riley. Jen While. Tara Durkin. Carrie Marshall (Sixth Row) Angela Di on. Eleanor Weillc. Jen Bcrarducci. Athletic Trainer Carole Banda (Seventh Row I Assistant Coach Liz Downing. Head Coach Tracy Coyne. Assistant Coach Chnstv Yarncll WOMEN ' 39 ' s LACRass ' f