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Football
fails to finish off 'Noles after strong start
By
Matt Gallagher
The rock barely missed this time for David. Upset was in the air.
The fans could smell it. The Demon Deacon football team could taste it.
And Goliath, the No. 20 Florida State Seminoles, could see it -- and then
they shattered the dream, by withstanding an early Deacon run and blasting
by for a 34-21 victory on Nov. 2 at Groves Stadium. The game was televised
regionally on ESPN2.
'Pressbox:'
Football no longer about the Gipper
By
Jim Gleitman
This just in, college football is not "just a game."No
matter how you slice it, college football is becoming a business and a
rather large one at that. The mental and physical toughness, the desire
and the determination winning the National Championship used to take,
has taken a back seat as it appears the best way to bring home the Sears
trophy is to buy it.
Golf's
Clau takes 1st, team finishes 4th
By
Alex Myers
The Wake Forest women's golf team had a great weekend at the Landfall
Tradition, but wound up with a disappointing finish. Although the team
ended with its best finish of the season, the Deacs weren't able to
win the tournament they led going into the final round.
Lacrosse
league running across Carolina
By
Alex Snyder
Seniors A.J. Broderick and Karen Potter just took women's lacrosse
in the state of North Carolina to a whole new level. As former captains
of the women's club lacrosse team, Broderick and Potter decided to completely
revamp women's lacrosse programs statewide by creating a cohesive league
in which area university club teams could compete.
Men's
soccer clinches ACC top seed
By
Tripp Mickle
The men's soccer team is two wins closer to its first undefeated
regular season in school history. The No. 1-ranked team defeated Duke
2-0 Nov. 1 and Davidson 4-0 Nov. 5 in two road tests to push its record
to 13-0-4 on the season.
Cross
country captures sixth place at ACC's
By
Jason Mazda
The
injury-riddled men's cross country squad finished sixth in the Atlantic
Coast Conference Championships on Nov. 2 in Atlanta, Ga., with a total
of 148 points.
Volleyball
bounces back to wax the Wahoos
By
Ben Woolley
After tough losses to ACC rivals Duke and Maryland, the Wake Forest
women's volleyball team bounced back and smoked the Virginia Cavaliers
in three straight games, improving their record to 12-14 (5-7 ACC).
The Deacs will now have plenty of time to prepare for tough ACC opponents
N.C. State and UNC on Nov. 8 and 9.
ACC
slide haunts women's soccer
By
Margaret McKenzie
A mere 13 seconds changed the course of the Deacons' pending postseason.
The Deacons battled the Duke Blue Devils in their final regular season
game of the 2002 season at Spry Stadium Nov. 2. The 2-1 loss gives the
Deacs an overall record of 12-6-1 and a 2-4-1 record in the difficult
Atlantic Coast Conference.
Women's
cross country rises to No. 4 in country
By
Tisha Lanier
The
Wake Forest women's cross country team finally received due recognition
this week, claiming No. 4 in the FinishLynx/NCAA poll -- the highest
ranking in over two decades. Finishing fourth out of 75 teams in the
NCAA Pre-National Invitational Tournament, the women harriers made great
strides as they darted ahead of the N.C. State Wolfpack for the first
time in 10 years.
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