Sept. 12, 2001

All athletic contests scheduled through Sunday involving University of Notre Dame teams have been postponed indefinitely.

The decision to not play follows a BIG EAST Conference (Notre Dame competes in the BIG EAST in 20 of its sports) announcement to postpone all conference competition.

Said University of Notre Dame director of athletics Kevin White: “We believe the horrific developments Tuesday warrant a national period of bereavement and a moratorium as far as athletics are concerned. Consistent with the BIG EAST decision not to compete in any sports, we have postponed all athletic events through the weekend – and I have mutually agreed with Purdue to reschedule the football game on December 1.”

Attempts will be made to reschedule events – and announcements will be made as quickly as those events are rescheduled. The Notre Dame-Michigan women’s volleyball match, scheduled to be played on Wednesday night, was postponed on Tuesday.

Notre Dame’s next volleyball match will be played Tuesday, Sept. 18, at home in the Joyce Center against Valparaiso.