Men's Basketball: Irish look to reverse road woes
Win two, lose two.
Win two, lose two.
Jordan Bucci def. Adrian "Yo Adrian" Moreno
Kieran Bulger def. Sean "The Machine" Mullen
Alex Kissinger def. Jose Aguirre
Desperately needing a win but with their best player on the sidelines in a suit, the struggling Irish came up just short, falling 69-68 to St. John's at home Sunday.
No. 4 Hope College vanquished Saint Mary's 94-75 Saturday in a victory that guaranteed that the Flying Dutch would have a share of the conference championship and dropped the Belles into a tie for third.
After months of training and a few weeks of dedicated fundraising, nearly 200 — 186 to be precise — Notre Dame men fought in the preliminaries of the 2010 Bengal Bouts Saturday. The annual event raises tens of thousands of dollars for the Holy Cross Brothers Missions in Bangladesh. The prelims consisted of 93 fights split between two rings, and began at 1 p.m. Nearly eight hours later, the field was set for Tuesday's quarterfinals.
Jack "The Ripper" Healy def. Trevor "The Combine" Menke
Irish head coach Tim Welsh and diving coach Caiming Xie issued a challenge to their divers to get Notre Dame off to a strong start in the Big East Championships this weekend. Junior diver Wes Villaflor answered the challenge, and then some.
The Belles expected a battle heading into their season-opening match against non-conference opponent Case Western. Unfortunately, a seasoned Spartans team proved to be too much for the Belles to handle.
Michael "Boricua" Perez def. George Warner
John "My Body is a Wonderland" Maier def. Chad "Louisville Slugger" Lavelle
Following No. 3 Notre Dame's 90-66 dismantling of DePaul University in the annual Pink Zone game, the Irish may consider wearing their pink and white jerseys on a regular basis. Led by the career-high 25 points of junior forward Becca Bruszewski, the Irish moved into sole possession of second place in the Big East standings while raising over $70,000 towards cancer research and awareness.
Michael Johnston def. Bradley Sena
Jordan Bucci def. Jeffrey "Little Bear" Ulrich
Alex Kissinger def. Peter "Fists Don't Lie" Mitchell
Mike Doran def. Leo "Kid Italy" Dipiero
Tim "The Slayer" Thayer def. Matthew "The 7-1-7" Anthony
Kieran Bulger def. Robert "Hamburgler" Berger
Kyle "Chief" Roque def. Jeffrey "Broneill" O'Neill