Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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ND SPORTS particular, for all she has done for the student-athletes who have played for her." Brown's career at Notre Dame con- cludes with a 519-247 record, good for a .677 winning percentage that was as high as .708 before the tailspin in the last two seasons. Her squads were one of eight in the nation to make the NCAA Tournament 15 straight years from 1992-06, but they made it only twice the last eight. "I thank God for the opportunities I've had to coach at Notre Dame over Irish Roundup HOCKEY (8-8-2, 4-2-2 HOCKEY EAST) Notre Dame was swept in its annual Shillelagh Tournament Nov. 28-29, first falling to defending na- tional champion Union 3-2 in overtime before being wiped off the ice by Ohio State 5-1 the next day. The Irish recovered with a weekend road sweep, 7-5 and 4-0, of Massachusetts Dec. 5-6. MEN'S SOCCER (12-5-4, 6-1-1 ACC) After topping Ohio State in their NCAA Tournament opener, the Irish fell to conference foe Virginia 1-0 in the round of 16. Top-seeded Notre Dame managed only two shots on goal, though it did outshoot the Cavaliers 11-8. Virginia's Nicko Corriveau scored the game-winner in the 82nd minute, ending Irish hopes of a repeat national championship. The Cavaliers went on to win the national crown. MEN'S SWIMMING Notre Dame fell by the slimmest of margins to host Iowa in the Hawkeye Invitational Dec. 5-7, losing 918.5-918. Fourteen Irish swimmers recorded 'B' cut finishes, bettering their chances at NCAA berths. WOMEN'S SWIMMING Seven Irish swimmers recorded 13 'B' cut finishes in the Texas Invitational the Dec. 4-6, while the Notre Dame divers swept the three-meter dive in the Hawkeye Invitational Dec. 5-7. Despite sending only the divers to Iowa, Notre Dame finished fifth in the meet. TRACK & FIELD Notre Dame won 22 of 30 events in its first meet of the year, the annual Blue & Gold Invitational Dec. 5. The Irish women swept the top three spots in the mile, led by freshman Celena Guerrero's 5:07.90. The Notre Dame men mirrored that feat by crossing the finish line first, second and third in the 800-me- ter run, with sophomore Patrick O'Connell claiming first in 1:52.98. VOLLEYBALL (6-23, 3-15 ACC) The Irish season ended with a 3-0 loss to Pittsburgh Nov. 28, Notre Dame's fifth consecutive loss and ninth in 10 matches. The Irish failed to win so much as a single set in their final three matches. — Douglas Farmer