March 1, 2003
SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Numbers don't lie. That was the case Saturday at the Midwest Collegiate Conference Team Championships in South Bend, Ind., as Northwestern took third place overall. Eighth-ranked NU, the third highest ranked team in the draw, finished behind top-ranked Notre Dame and fourth-ranked Ohio State.
As expected, NU's sabreists led the way with a second-place finish. After a first-round bye, the No. 1-seeded sabre squad cruised through rounds two and three, defeating Lawrence, 5-1, and Notre Dame, 5-2. Ohio State, however, inched by NU in the finals, 5-4.
The ep?e and foil squad each earned second seeds heading into the tournament, but ended the competition in third place.
Complete results are available at www.und.ocsn.com, the official athletics website of Notre Dame.
NU is back in action Sunday when the conference individual championships will be determined.
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