Print Edition of The Observer for Tuesday, February 21, 2017

n o T re d ame and s ain T m ary’s

‘don’t be afraid to try to be the best’

First female, person of color to serve as NDSP chief recalls discerning her career in law enforcement

By STEPHANIE SNYDER news writer

s aint m ary’s p resident

Jan c ervelli and the b elles a gainst v iolence o ffice ( bavo ) hosted a panel of female former and current law enforcement officers m onday night to honor women in law enforcement and to welcome the newly appointed n otre d ame s ecurity p olice ( ndsp ) c hief Keri Kei s hibata.

c ervelli said she has been looking forward to hosting s hibata on campus.

“ n otre d ame made history,” she said. “ i ’m very proud as a s outh b end native — c hief s hibata’s hire is historic both for the department and the s outh b end region at large”

s hibata is the first female and person of color to serve

as the chief of ndsp, and she is currently the highest ranking member of ndsp b efore joining ndsp, s hibata received her bachelor’s degree in biblical literature from b ethel c ollege. s he then went on to receive an executive mba from n otre d ame.

i n 2004, she began working at n otre d ame as one of the first members of the r esidence h all s ecurity s quad. i n later years, she has been responsible for the u niversity’s 911 dispatch center, crime prevention, outreach, security, guest services, c lery a ct reporting and training for n otre d ame’s c ampus s afety o fficers.

To honor the women who have paved the way for

Fair promotes service groups

By COURTNEY BECKER news writer

The n otre d ame r ight to l ife club paired with student government and various service organizations to host a h uman d ignity s ervice Fair on m onday, where students could learn more about service

opportunities on and off campus. The event featured service groups such as c amp Kesem, the c enter for the h omeless, d ismas h ouse and h annah’s h ouse, among others.

Junior m ichael

Krebs,

the vice president of

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Alumna donates $2.5

million

Observer Staff Report

Kristine a nderson Trustey, a class of 1986 alumna, donated $2.5 million to s aint m ary’s for various projects, according to a c ollege press release.

“Kris’s tremendous gift

to

Saint Mary’s

reflects her transformative experience at s aint m ary’s and illustrates her confidence in the future of the c ollege,” s aint m ary’s p resident Jan c ervelli said in the release. “That she would provide such forward-looking support to enhance the

student experience speaks to her generosity and vision, of which s aint m ary’s women have long been beneficiaries.”

a ccording to the release, Trustey’s donation will

morris i nn earns historic preservation status

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The n ational Trust for h istoric p reservation announced wednesday that the m orris i nn had been selected as a member of the h istoric h otels of a merica program.

a ccording to a university press release, the m orris i nn was selected for “preserving and maintaining its historic

integrity, architecture and ambiance.”

a hotel must be more than 50 years old and be designated by the s ecretary of the i nterior to achieve the status of a historic hotel, the press release stated.

“ it is a privilege to deliver our signature higher degree of hospitality on this storied campus in support

of the university of n otre d ame, and our entire team is thrilled to join the h istoric h otels of a merica family in our shared mission to celebrate each property’s unique sense of place,” hotel manager Joe Kurth said in a statement to the university.

The h otel was dedicated in 1952 as a gift from alumnus e rnest m m orris.

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Question of the Day:

What is your least-favorite movie?

Scott Jackson junior Keough hall

“‘batman v superman:

Matthew Donahue junior dunne hall

“‘Avatar:

Adam Allen junior Keough hall

“‘Toy story.’”

Paulina Eberts senior cavanaugh hall

“‘Labyrinth.’”

C.J. Pine senior siegfried hall “‘mulan II.’”

Sarah Fracci senior cavanaugh hall “‘Titanic.’”

Staff

Tuesday

“International Migration: Learning from the ‘Other One

Percent’” Hesburgh Center 12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.

Bengal Bouts Quarterfinals

Joyce Center 7 p.m.

Tickets available online.

Wednesday

Michael Collins

Reading Hammes Bookstore

7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Author of “The Keepers of Truth.”

“The Star Spangled Girl” Senior Theatre Show

O’Laughlin Auditorium

7:30 p.m.

Tickets are free.

Thursday

“Under Caesar’s Sword” Documentary Washington HallMainstage Auditorium

6 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Short Q & A to follow.

Women’s Basketball vs. Boston College Purcell Pavilion

7 p.m.

The Irish take on the Eagles.

Friday

“ND’s Labor Licensing Code: Moving Forward” Geddes Hall Coffee House 5 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Silent Retreat Moreau Seminary 5:30 p.m.

Weekend silent retreat open to all students, faculty and staff.

Saturday

Pilates Mat

Rolfs Sports Recreation Center

11 a.m. - noon No registration, but space is limited.

Women’s Tennis vs.

SMC student mentors local robotics teams

By COLLEEN ZEWE news Writer

s aint m ary’s first year m ichelle Lester uses her robotics skills to help young people in the s outh b end community.

Lester mentors two youth robotics teams in the area: a F irs T Tech c hallenge (FT c ) league team, and a team at the s outh b end c areer a cademy, which is part of the F irs T r obotics c ompetition (F rc ) league. s he said the FT c league team is composed of four middle- and high-school-aged students, while the F rc league team comprises students from the

9th to 12th grades.

Lester said she initially became interested in robotics in high school. a t first, she only went to a robotics meeting to support a friend who was involved, but then fell in love with the activity herself. s he said she learned a lot about robotics in high school, including how to build robots, program them and even create business plans.

The m ichigan native wasted no time getting involved with robotics when she came to s aint m ary’s. s he started the FT c league team, which attracts students from different schools in the area. Lester said her

FT c league team designs and builds 60-pound robots at the Granger e xploration and r obotics s tudio (G ears ).

Lester’s F rc -league team, on the other hand, builds 80-pound robots that are more expensive than their FT c counterparts, she said.

“They’re basically the same, but FT c is more for kids that cannot afford F rc ,” Lester said. “ i actually think kids get more out of FT c , because they have to keep an engineering notebook. it’s basically everything they do, documented, with explanations as to why and how they did. i t’s a great way for them to learn more.”

Lester said the FT c team has won two out of their three competitions so far.

m entoring robotics teams, Lester said, is a lot of work.

s he said she is with her teams for four hours a day on weekdays and up to 12 hours a day on weekends.

Lester said one of her students stands out for being particularly hard-working.

“ s he’s the youngest kid we have on our team, but she’s also the most impressive,” Lester said of the student.

“ s he’s always doing what we ask of her, but better than we could ever expect. s he’s an incredible little girl.”

Lester said she joined

m ichianaF irs T — a coalition of robotics teams in the m ichiana area — to support and learn from each other. s he said she attended a dinner in m ay for current m ichiana mentors to network and get involved. d uring this dinner, she met d avid e bersol, head coach of the s outh b end c areer a cademy F rc team.

“ h e was really impressed and touched by my experience with [robotics] teams, so he asked me to come help his team with scouting and marketing, and the rest is history,” Lester said.

Contact Colleen Zewe at czewe01@saintmarys.edu

new lab offers entrepreneurial workspace

By EMILY McCONVILLE

news Writer

The room next to First s ource b ank in the basement of LaFortune s tudent

c enter has several tables big enough for group work, a row of computers in the back and a large screen that can act as a computer monitor. o ne of the walls is a giant whiteboard, with a poster titled “ n apkin to Launch,” which lists n otre d ame resources appropriate for each stage of launching an app, a piece of software, a hardware product or other business.

The room was renovated over winter break to become the nd s tartup Lab, a hub for student entrepreneurs.

s ophomore c has Pulido, who spearheaded the creation of the lab, said he worked with the s tudent a ctivities o ffice ( sao ),

the Gigot c enter for e ntrepreneurship and student government — which has made innovation and entrepreneurship a priority this year — to create a space specifically for students to work toward starting businesses.

“ i t’s been kind of a challenge for me — i have my own startup on campus — trying to find a space to work in, especially something that’s, ‘ h ey, we want some computer science majors to come, people from different colleges and different spaces kind of across campus, different dorms. [ i t’s a] central space to meet, neutral territory.”

Like many other shared spaces, individual students and groups can book times to work in the lab.

Pulido said the lab is meant to be a central space for

those students as well as entrepreneurship-focused clubs, such as n otre d ame’s e ntrepreneurship s ociety and the Four h orsemen s ociety, which focuses on technological innovation. The latter group already hosts its weekly i nnovation n ight in the room on m onday nights.

Pulido said nd s tartup Lab also has its own initiatives, such as hosting “office hours” m ondays at 7 p.m. for students with ideas who have business or legal questions, as well as the nd m icro- s eed Fund, which will give startup grants of between $250 and $500 and will pair entrepreneurs with a designer. Pulido said a board of students will decide how to distribute the grants in the next few months.

“The hardest thing for any startup is the first few hundred dollars, because it’s, ‘ i s this idea good, is it worth it?’ s tuff like that,” Pulido said. “[The grant is] eliminating that early risk and saying, ‘ h ey, here’s 500 bucks. Go run with it as far as you can, go prototype, make an early software version of

it or hardware, like a cad design.’”

Junior Will m arkley, co-president of the e ntrepreneurship s ociety, attended the lab’s inaugural office hours m onday night

“Really making a community around the lab — that’s our big goal. People can come in, work on a project, meet new people. It’s kind of like an unofficial club meeting spot for that kind of mentality.

Chas Pulido sophomore

to help answer questions. h e said he has several ideas that he wants to turn into businesses one day, including a website that helps evaluate the value of companies. h e said he’s used the startup space already and hopes to

see it used more.

“The biggest thing for me is ... to try to bring people who are into that sort of stuff together, because once you have people all in the same place together, they’re talking, they’re collaborating, they’re exchanging ideas,” he said. “That’s where the beginnings of a startup ecosystem begin.”

Pulido said that is the point of the lab.

“ r eally making a community around the lab — that’s our big goal,” Pulido said. “People can come in, work on a project, meet new people. i t’s kind of like an unofficial club meeting spot for that kind of mentality. i t’s something we haven’t had in the past, where it’s just, ‘ h ey, i ’m interested in entrepreneurship and stuff like that, i can’t just go and hang out and meet people like that, it’s only just people hacking away in their dorms.’

“This is encouraging everyone to bring all their ideas and innovations and set them out in the open.”

Contact Emily McConville at emcconv1@nd.edu

support construction costs for the a ngela a thletic and Wellness c omplex and will also establish the Kristine a nderson Trustey ’86 Wellness Program, which will be housed in the athletic facility.

$1.275 million of the gift will contribute to the c ollege’s purchase of 40 acres of land currently owned by the s isters of the h oly c ross. Trustey’s donation aims to inspire other donors to e fundraising efforts for campus land expansion, according to the release.

“ m y s aint m ary’s experience helped form me into

the person i am today,” Trustey said in the release. “ e xpanding the campus footprint through this strategic purchase of land means that s aint m ary’s can dream big for the benefit of future generations of young women. i hope others will join me by investing in this exciting opportunity for growth at our beloved c ollege.”

community involvement for n otre d ame r ight to Life ( r TL), said he planned the event to connect various groups whose work relates to the r TL mission.

“What I really wanted to do this semester is expand our reach further than just our club,” he said. “ o ne of the ways I wanted to do that was [by getting] a lot of different organizations involved, not just the ones that we already promote through our email and our website. … There are a lot of off-campus partners who are here to really advertise their service where students can get involved and really be pro-human dignity, like most people are on campus.”

Krebs said he was happy to offer r TL’s broad reach to a number of like-minded groups on campus in order to get more students involved in service.

“We advertise our events to a very wide population, and a lot of these organizations really wanted to get involved in the event so they could really advertise their pro-human dignity mission to more students than they

typically reach,” he said. “I love the idea of really bringing together a lot of different organizations and really collaborating because that’s what we’re trying to do a lot more of this year — collaborate with other clubs that we can find common ground with. s ervice is one of those things.”

s ophomore Andie Tong, student government’s director of social concerns, said r TL’s ability to draw a large number of students to a good cause was what initially prompted student government to get involved with planning and advertising the event.

“I thought it would be a really great partnership just because I know that r ight to Life is the biggest nonacademic club on campus, so they already have a good audience,” she said. “To be able to open that up to the whole student body and to communicate that part of the pro-life message — that it’s about recognizing the human dignity of people — I think that’s something that a lot of people can agree with.”

s enior m ichelle m ann said she appreciated the opportunity to continue highlighting service

s ecurity s quad job to help pay her bills, she said.

female police officers today, c ervelli recalled a brief history of female officers in the u s . Lola b aldwin became the first female police officer in the u nited s tates on April 1, 1908, c ervelli said. s ix years later, s outh b end hired m innie e vans, the city’s first female officer. Today, only 14 percent of all police officers are female and 1 percent of all police chiefs are female, according to c ervelli.

“The number of women serving as officers and police chiefs across the u nited s tates is still low,” c ervelli said. “ s o we’ve got work to do, girls. b ut that’s slowly changing.”

s hibata said she came into law enforcement accidentally. s he originally wanted to be a pastor and only applied for the r esidence h all

“I really loved it,” s hibata said. “I was in the r esidence h all s quad for a year and became a police officer the following summer.”

Former dispatch coordinator for m ishawaka c har m onges said she too came into law enforcement by accident. s he had been looking for a job and came across an ad in search of a record communications clerk, she said.

“It was a life-changing event,” m onges said. “The thing from the very first day until now that has carried me through this career is it’s different every single day — I’m always learning something.”

Investigator c rystal

Garcia- b etts said there were only five female officers out of 118 total officers on the force when she was first hired as an officer in e lkhart. b ecause being a

opportunities throughout the year so students can become more aware of ways to get involved on and off campus.

“It is kind of hard to know what’s going on around campus — and off campus, especially,” she said. “… It’s really important because I think we’re a school where we’re dedicated to trying to make the world a better place. I think doing service work helps keeps you grounded. When you’re on campus life feels so one-track-minded, and there’s kind of one definition of what you should be doing or whatever, but when you do service, it allows you to step out of the bubble a little bit.”

h osting a service fair during the spring offered students another opportunity to revisit any service organizations they may have been interested in at the beginning of the academic year, Tong said.

“I just really liked that it focuses on human dignity, and kind of gives people an opportunity to meet people from the community and students who are involved with those communities off campus,” she said. “… I know that n otre d ame does a bunch of service fairs, but

female officer was uncommon at the time, the women had to prove they were capable to the male officers, she said.

“ u ntil you had an incident where the other guys would say, ‘ s he’s all right,’ we weren’t accepted,” Garciab etts said. “Today they’re accepted. You come on and you’re an officer — that’s all you have to say.”

Lieutenant Laurie s teffen, a midnight shift patrol supervisor, said she became an officer right out of high school, despite her father not being supportive of her decision. s he recommends that if any women are interested in the field, they should find a mentor.

“Just have a good mentor in place,” she said. “If it’s something you want, then follow that dream, because it is worth following.”

s hibata said women officers are capable of bringing a

it’s kind of interesting to do one in the spring when people are starting to change their minds or figure out they have open spots in their schedules.”

Krebs said he fulfilled his goal of attracting a wide variety of students to the event when the food he ordered for the event ran out in five minutes.

“ b ecause I wanted this event to be big, [and] I wanted people to show up, I bought 125 tacos from Flamingo’s for the event,” he said. “I wanted to get as many people involved as possible. s o that included student government, I got c ampus m inistry’s support, the c enter for s ocial c oncerns — which is always involved in service off campus. [I was] really just expanding that net as wide as possible.”

The ultimate goal for the event, Krebs said, was to get more students involved in off-campus service opportunities.

“We love finding ground with people who aren’t necessarily pro-life, and this was a great event to do that,” he said. “Get the organizations who are for the s outh b end community, who are helping out in so

unique brand of compassion to the job that is incredibly helpful in daily interactions as an officer.

“I’ve never been in a fight, because I’ve been able to talk people down,” s hibata said. “ h aving strong communication skills is essential. Women also don’t have an ego, needing to prove oneself, but rather, they try to solve the situation.

“ ... We do need women to be interested, and who want to be involved. d iversity helps us connect better with other people.”

h aving diversity on the force is crucial in some situations, Garcia- b etts said.

“ s ometimes, men may not be able to speak to women about domestic violence,” she said. “A woman may not feel safe talking to a male officer at that time.”

s hibata recently had the honor of attending the n ational Association

many great ways off campus in addition to what r ight to Life does already, and kind of combining our efforts to really make a difference.

“I love the idea of really bringing together a lot of different organizations and really collaborating because that’s what we’re trying to do a lot more of this year — collaborate with other clubs that we can find common ground with.”

Michael Krebs vice president of community involvement Notre Dame Right to Life

I think we’re trying to accomplish that by getting people to sign up for events … and hoping that they get engaged more than just on campus.”

Contact Courtney Becker at cbecker3@nd.edu

Women Law e nforcement e xecutive ( n AWL ee ) conference, where she was able to meet fellow female officers who inspired her, she said. “ m ost of them had to fight to be heard and respected,” s hibata said. “It made me feel very blessed for the experience that I’ve had and the people that have supported me. I’ve had a very positive experience and had the support of men and women within the department and throughout the u niversity.”

s hibata said the only limits to becoming a female law enforcement officer come from within.

“ d on’t be afraid to try to be the best, to beat the guys,” she said. “ d on’t let your knowledge that you may be one of the few be an extra burden to you.”

Contact Stephanie Snyder at ssnyder02@saintmarys.edu

believe in unicorns

Kathryn Marshall news Writer

m y childhood is defined by an unyielding belief in unicorns. When my fourth-grade class decided to make an encyclopedia of our favorite animals, I found myself protesting the creation of a “m ythological c reatures” section because to my knowledge, unicorns belonged in the “Animals” section. I read every unicorn-containing book I could get my hands on. If people asked (or even if they didn’t), I would explain that unicorns are born gold, and as they grow older shift to silver and then become pure white. narwhals claimed the title, “Favorite s ea c reature,” because they are the unicorns of the ocean.

b ut this column is not meant to give readers a life history in unicorns. What I want to communicate is the big picture behind this belief in unicorns. I believed in magic. I believed in something I could not see. And frankly, I still do believe in something invisible. I believe in curiosity, and I believe in sharing that curiosity with others.

A professor made an interesting comment the other day. he said recent negative perceptions of science are the fault of his generation. b y failing to communicate science effectively, his generation failed to instill scientific curiosity in the greater public. o ne could argue whether or not this is true. b ut the statement speaks to a significant situation faced by our generation today.

The future of science relies on a belief in curiosity. Personally, I found “magic” again when I discovered the questions underlying ecology and evolution. These questions pulled my focus away from the internal and towards the external in a way that constantly enriches my everyday life. I look outside and see trophic levels. I hear the languages of birds and mammals alike. I ask about the origin stories of certain environments. In my own odd little way, I found magic through curiosity.

b ut this isn’t enough. Looking past myself to the outer world also shows me the number of people who have lost the ability to be curious. I’m not saying everyone has to fall in love with ecology and evolution to be happy, not at all. b ut I challenge our generation to begin asking questions again. In fact, it might help with the whole “finding your purpose in life” question hanging over our heads. I believe curiosity is one of the key roots of purpose. If you ask a question, the next step is to answer it. And before you know it, you ask the question you are passionate about and your life’s purpose is to answer it.

The previous two sentences paint “purpose” in a simple light. b ut if evolution has taught me anything, it’s that even the simplest idea has a complex underwriting. And curiosity is not simple. b ut then again, neither is magic.

Contact Kathryn Marshall at kmarsh02@saintmarys.edu

The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

Ranking presidents

Last week, c - s PA n released a ranking of every president by assembling a poll of a variety of historians. The ranking, which can be found here, had many controversial placements that liberals, conservatives, commentators and historians all found to be upsetting. h ere’s what I think about a few of the rankings.

n o. 1 through n o. 3 have been the same for the last 20 years according to this poll (Lincoln, Washington, r oosevelt) — and they’ll stay that way for a long time. It’s difficult to top saving the country, starting the country and serving through both the largest economic downturn and the largest war our country has ever seen. m y one minor problem, however, is that Lincoln is ahead of Washington. Yes, it’s true that Lincoln’s decisions throughout the c ivil War quite possibly saved the United s tates as it is today. b ut George Washington literally created the United s tates. h alf the things presidents have done for the last 200 or more years is because of him. Without him, we wouldn’t be the democracy we are today, we wouldn’t have such peaceful transitions of power and our president wouldn’t be as constrained as he is today. Although he had the ability to wield ultimate power, Washington didn’t, even though he could’ve been justified. That’s greatness.

JFK at n o. 8? s eems a little high for a man who didn’t even get to three years as president. c ertainly his work during the c uban m issile c risis was unprecedented, but what significant impact did he have other than that? The b ay of Pigs offsets the good he did with the c uban m issile c risis, and his lack of legislative achievements, which is mostly due to his short term in office, means that his presidency is almost certainly not top 10, and definitely not ahead of the likes of L b J and Woodrow Wilson.

The other top 10 problem that I have is r onald r eagan at n o. 9. I don’t think he should be much lower, but he should be behind presidents such as L b J and Woodrow Wilson. r eagan’s most difficult accomplishment (his handling of the c old War) most certainly is better than Wilson’s handling of the world post World War I or L b J’s v ietnam War debacle. b ut all in all, the impact on the country as a whole was greater from both Wilson and Johnson.

Wilson single-handedly moved the United s tates from a policy of isolationism to involvement in the world as a whole — a mindset that hasn’t been challenged until today. Additionally, his passage of the Federal r eserve Act has undoubtedly benefitted everyday Americans for the last 100 years. s imilarly, L b J’s “Great s ociety” established a precedent for the federal government to aid those who are unable to care for themselves through both poverty alleviation programs and m edicare and m edicaid.

r eagan’s overall legacy, however, has less clear of an impact today. Aside from ending the c old War, r eagan policies have had varied effect. h is policy of “ r eaganomics” is controversial — although his presidency coincided with great economic growth (a factor that can be attributed to good luck), the r eaganomics principles that President George W. b ush pursued failed miserably. Additionally, conservatives hail him as the savior of the conservative movement — but look where it is now. It’s the opposite of r eagan r epublicans. b ig government, isolationist, high-spending conservatism is the opposite of r eaganism, but here we are less than 40 years later — and it seems that r eaganism is dead. Finally, I think President o bama is ranked too high at n o. 12. Although I love o bama, the jury is still out. h is groundbreaking healthcare law may be dismantled and his greatest foreign policy accomplishment (the Iran deal) may also fall apart. h is historic presidency and grace in office is unparalleled, but the policy and long-term impact of his time in office is less clear than presidents such as James K. Polk and b ill c linton.

What’s also interesting is how a few years can have an impact on what people think about presidencies 100 years ago. Ulysses s . Grant jumped 11 spots in 17 years, Wilson fell five in 17 years and b ill c linton jumped six in 17 years. As our national ideals change, so do our readings of history. Who knows — maybe one day James b uchanan won’t be last.

Neil Joseph is a senior from Columbus, Ohio majoring in political science and economics. He hopes that you don’t use these articles against him when he’s running for School Board one day. He welcomes all compliments at njoseph2@nd.edu, and sometimes responds to those who criticize him.

The views expressed in the column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

Happy Birthday: Work toward a goal that doesn’t entail relying on other people. you can get ahead if you are diligent when it comes to detail. Assess what’s important to you and make that your priority this year. Impulsive actions will end up being costly and time-consuming. Plan your actions and move forward with confidence. relationship changes should be considered carefully. your numbers are 2, 14, 20, 23, 31, 34, 49.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): don’t back down. When someone gets in your way, step aside and do your own thing. show your strength and courage by doing your best to succeed. make prudent maneuvers and exercise your will to excel.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): don’t feel like you have to make an impulsive decision or move. ride out any conflict or challenge you face and you will come out on top. focus more on what you can do for others and build a stellar reputation.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): s ettle differences you have with associates to enable you to move forward with your plans. It’s time to put the past behind you so that you can share what you want to see happen in the future.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Proceed with caution. don’t take on too much or feel like you have to rush. Work quietly behind the scenes on projects that will help you gain recognition for your creativity and detail. Take your time and do things right the first time.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): get physical, participate and challenge yourself. The more invigorating and disciplined activities you take on, the more enthusiastic you will become. Personal physical gains will lead to greater empowerment. make romance your reward.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): don’t take matters into your own hands when dealing with domestic issues. someone will complain if you don’t discuss your plans before making changes. once you have the go-ahead, it will be much easier to complete what you begin without interference.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): use your finesse, intelligence and ability to see both sides of any issue that surfaces to ensure that you get a fair deal. your ability to negotiate without letting emotions interfere will help you excel and gain popularity. Travel is highlighted.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): keep a close watch on how others respond and you will know exactly what to do in order to come out on top. your ability to read between the lines and make calculated guesses based on intuition should pay off.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): be careful what you wish for. you’ll attract just as much opposition as you will attention. move forward cautiously and without revealing too much about your plans or your personal affairs. Physical changes will turn out well.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Watch your step when dealing with authority figures or institutions. you will meet with opposition or requests that are difficult to fulfill. keep your personal information a secret and don’t feel the need to follow someone who is making impulsive choices.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): you will make your own good fortune, so don’t look to someone else to step in and make it for you. rely on your innovative imagination to take you in a direction that will help you get ahead. be a trendsetter.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): keep life simple and focus on positive change. offer to help others, but don’t take over or promise to do too much. balance and integrity will be necessary if you want to avoid complications.

Birthday Baby: you are emotional, unpredictable and imaginative. you are curious and inventive.

Pelicans win in trade for Cousins

R.J. Stempak sports Writer

nbA All-star weekend saw less defense than usual in the All-star game, another big-manwinning-the-skills competition, some stuff about the earth being flat in the three-point contest and yet another disappointing dunk contest.

Anthony davis won All-star game mv P honors, but that was quickly shoved to the back of the trophy case because he found out he won a lot more after the game: davis and the new orleans Pelicans won demarcus cousins.

The sacramento Kings’ front office has clearly had enough of the drama surrounding cousins and his famed temper, as cousins leads the league in technical fouls with 19 on the season. but to get so little in return for the superstar raises a lot of questions.

The centerpiece of the trade was rookie buddy hield, the former oklahoma sooner who led his team to a deep ncAA tournament run. hield — despite being a rookie — is only three years younger than cousins, who is a young 26. he is averaging unremarkable numbers, but Kings’ owner vivek ranadive is reportedly fixated on his belief that hield — the same guy who wants his team to play four-onfive to get a cherry-picked basket every time — will be the next steph curry.

Along with hield, the Kings received two draft picks, Tyreke evans and Langston Galloway, while the Kings sent omri casspi with cousins to new orleans.

Poor Tyreke evans. evans was stuck on the Kings for four years before going to the Pelicans, and now he is forced to go back to an organization with less talent and more dysfunction than when he was traded by it the first time. simply put, if your friend offers you what the Pelicans offered for the Kings for cousins, you probably just kick him out of the fantasy league. The simulation of the Kings in nbA 2K17 would stop talking to you after you propose this trade. I feel bad for Kings fans. no matter how it works out, this trade will send ripples around the league. The Philadelphia 76ers, who have the right to swap first-round draft picks with the Kings, have to be very happy right now. In a best-case — though not improbable — scenario, the sixers could have picks no. 1 and no. 4 in this loaded 2017 draft class. This is contingent on the Lakers’ pick — which the sixers also have conditional rights to — falling outside the top three, but the chances for earning the top pick are

increased with sacramento now in the mix for worst record in the league. down the road, the sixers also have the Kings’ unprotected first-round pick in 2019. If the Kings continue down their path of incompetent management and drafting, it is looking like former-sixers’ general manager sam hinkie’s sacrifice will reap more rewards as the years go by.

The Golden state Warriors now potentially have to deal with the best frontcourt in the league since Tim duncan and david robinson played together with the spurs in the early 2000s for their first round matchup in the playoffs. don’t put too much stock into it, but if cousins and davis can channel an incredible Kentucky-alum dynamic, they can be a matchup nightmare for the Warriors, whose greatest weapon of small-ball will be difficult to use against two elite big men.

The boston celtics, who have been looking for a superstar to trade for over the last few years due to their stash of future assets, will now have to move on from cousins. They reportedly have their sights set on Jimmy butler of the chicago bulls, but if that trade does not materialize, the celtics are sitting pretty with unprotected nets first-round draft picks for this year and 2018. With the nets at the bottom of the league standings, the celtics can do nothing and come out with the no. 1 pick to add, without further cost, to a top-three eastern conference squad. beyond the specifics and back to the court, this Pelicans team will be marvelous to watch. both cousins and davis are averaging over 27 points and 10 rebounds a game this season, and how they play together will test if zigging while the rest of the league is zagging works out in practice. Teams will not be able to go small — as is the recent trend around the league — against these two monsters, and even regular lineups cannot counter the duo. either cousins or davis will have a mismatch every night, and if they are able to maximize each other’s talents, new orleans could vault into the championship discussion within the next three years.

Who doesn’t want to see a cousins-davis pick and roll every time down the court? both are skilled enough to handle the ball and pass, and they have great shooting ranges for big men. This is going to be a wild race for the eighth seed out West. The nbA never disappoints.

Contact R.J. Stempak at rstempak@nd.edu

The views expressed in this Sports Authority are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

Belles end regular season with loss to Comets

Observer Sports Staff basketball

The 2016-17 season came to an end for s aint mary’s on s aturday, as the belles lost to olivet on s enior day in a lowscoring 55-44 contest.

The b elles (2-23, 1-15 m IAA) looked in control and potentially on their way to a second m IAA win of the season early on. After leading 8-6 with just over three minutes remaining in the first quarter, the belles embarked on a 10-3 run before the end of the period, capped off by five points from junior guard Gabby c rown. The c omets (2-22, 2-14 m IAA) were held to just 4-of-15 shooting in the period, while the b elles assisted on all seven of their field goals.

The b elles’ early momentum was quickly wiped away, however. olivet cut the lead to four points after just over 30 seconds of second-quarter play and took the lead for the first time with 2:23 remaining in the first half. A free throw from senior forward Kelsey ronan narrowed olivet’s lead to 26-25 entering halftime.

For much of the third quarter, s aint mary’s looked strong again, with a free throw from freshman guard d elaney rohlman giving the belles a 37-33 lead with 46 seconds remaining in the

quarter. however, five quick olivet points ensured that s aint mary’s trailed by a single point entering the final frame.

The belles, however, did not add another point until 2:44 remained in the game, as the c omets made a 15-0 run in eight minutes to push their lead to 48-37. Although s aint mary’s did add seven points from the free-throw line in what time remained, they did not make a single field goal in the final 13 minutes of the game, missing 18 consecutive shots to close out the game.

s ophomore guard e rin maloney recorded five steals — three in the final quarter — and four assists, while sophomore forward c aroline macius added a career-high four steals in the loss.

Tennis spring season for s aint mary’s began with two 7-2 wins in ohio over s aint Francis and Wittenberg, but a defeat to ohio Wesleyan prevented a perfect weekend for the b elles.

The belles got off to an ideal start against s aint Francis (310, 0-1 c rossroads), winning all three doubles encounters, including an 8-2 win for sophomore monica davy and senior s am s etterblad. Freshman meaghan Flynn

and senior Kaity venters, meanwhile, came through in a tight contest, winning 9-7. In the singles play, davy won her match 6-1, 6-1, while junior maddie m inaudo and sophomore e lizabeth Priester each earned 6-0, 6-0 victories. Although Flynn and junior Kelsey Kopf were both defeated in tiebreakers, freshman e lizabeth bush won a tiebreaker of her own to bring the b elles’ score to seven.

It was a similar story for the b elles against Wittenberg (3-4, 0-0 nc Ac ), again taking each doubles match, this time by scores of 8-3, 8-3 and 8-1, respectively. Again the belles won four matches in the singles, with Kopf, Flynn, m inaudo and Priester earning the wins this time.

Against ohio Wesleyan (5-1, 0-0 nc Ac ), the belles again had the advantage in the doubles, winning two out of three matches. however, against a battling bishops singles lineup that included no. 11-ranked sophomore Lauren c orcoran, the b elles could only win one match, with four losses coming in straight sets. That one victory came thanks to Priester, who won her match 6-4, 6-3.

The b elles will play Aquinas on s aturday at e ck Tennis Pavilion. The match is set to begin at 7 p.m.

Hurricanes upset

Cavaliers in overtime

Associated Press

ch A r L oTT esv ILL e , va. — bruce brown made a 3-pointer with 23.8 seconds left in overtime and m iami beat no. 18 v irginia 54-48 on monday night for the cavaliers fourth straight loss.

brown scored 14 points to lead the hurricanes (19-8, 9-6 Atlantic coast conference) to their third consecutive victory. Kamari murphy and dejan vasiljevic added 10 points each.

devon hall scored 15 points to lead v irginia (18-9, 8-7), which last lost four straight in 2009-10, Tony bennett’s first season as coach. Isaiah Wilkins added 10 points and 10 rebounds, including two free throws with four seconds left in regulation to tie it.

m iami thought it had won when davon reed hit a 3-pointer at the end of the second half, but a video review was used to determine he released the ball just after the buzzer.

A putback by marial shayok with 39 seconds left gave the cavaliers a 48-47 lead, but brown made his only 3-pointer of the game on the hurricanes’ ensuing possession, and m iami sealed it at the free-throw line.

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m iami: The hurricanes have only nine scholarship players on their roster, and only eight were available against v irginia because junior guard Ja’Quan newton was sitting out the final game of a three-game suspension

for violating team rules. of the eight remaining, four are true freshmen and two of them, vasiljevic and brown, hit the biggest shots of the night at John Paul Jones Arena. v irginia: The cavaliers have had difficulty scoring in the past two games, with a scoring average of 48 points in losses to duke and north carolina. That made a 12-0 run over a 2:24 span in the second half seem like an avalanche of points, but the cavaliers then missed the front end of three consecutive 1-and-1 freethrow opportunities, and m iami quickly closed a 35-24 deficit to 35-31.

Up next m iami returns home to face surging, 10th-ranked duke on saturday.

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i rish fall to ranked foes at Acc/big Ten c hallenge

Observer Sports Staff

Two weeks into the season, notre dame sits at just under .500 after a 1-3 showing at the Acc/big Ten c hallenge this past weekend in r aleigh, north c arolina.

The i rish (4-5) started the c hallenge on Friday against no. 13 m innesota, falling 4-1 to the g olden g ophers (9-0). The i rish started the scoring in their first game of the weekend with a run in the bottom of the fourth inning. Junior second baseman morgan reed knocked a one-out triple to right field and scored later in the inning on a groundout rbi by freshman pitcher c aitlyn brooks.

The g olden g ophers mounted a comeback, however, which started with a leadoff home run in the top of the fifth inning. i n the sixth inning, another home run and a wild pitch gave m innesota a 3-1 lead, which turned into a 4-1 advantage in the seventh and final inning.

The next morning, notre dame picked up its only win of the weekend in a 6-4 affair against no. 11 m ichigan. Wolverines senior right-handed pitcher megan betsa got off to a rough start on the day, as the i rish struck quickly. s ophomore third baseman melissa rochford was hit by a pitch before reed reached on

an infield single to bring up brooks. brooks blasted a 1-1 pitch to left field for her first home run of the year, giving the i rish a 3-0 lead in the first frame. The i rish added a run in the second inning following a m ichigan throwing error.

The Wolverines (6-3) chipped away at notre dame’s lead however, picking up two runs in the third inning and another in the fourth to make it a 4-3 game. brooks, however, came up big for the i rish again in the fifth inning, as she hit another home run to center field, scoring herself and reed. m ichigan scored once more, but the i rish hung on to win the game, 6-4.

The next game on saturday — a rematch with m innesota — did not go as smoothly as the day’s first for notre dame. The i rish did gain an early advantage off of a sacrifice fly from reed, and the maylene, Alabama, native doubled in the third inning to give the i rish a 2-0 lead after three innings. but the g olden g ophers came back; a leadoff home run and a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the fourth inning tied the game.

The game went into extra innings, and in the bottom of the eighth, m innesota managed to get a runner on base who advanced to second on a wild pitch and later scored on a single to hand the g olden

g iacolone a season-high 12 saves, which was just one short of her career-best mark.

lead for the remainder of the game, and Fortunato scored one more goal to cap off notre d ame’s own 3-0 run to end the half.

The i rish struggled in terms of draw controls in the first period, only securing two of the half’s nine draws. i n the second half, however, they were able to turn the struggle around, controlling six of 10 draws in the period. notre d ame dominated both offensively and defensively in the second period, outscoring the Wolverines 7-2 in the half. This was due, in part, to sophomore goalkeeper s amantha g iacolone’s seven saves in the period. This, combined with her five stops in the first half, gave

While the Wolverines struck first in the second period, the i rish fired back with another 3-0 run, as senior midfielder c asey p earsall scored twice and Fortunato added a third goal to her tally for the day, assisted by freshman midfielder s avannah b uchanan.

m ichigan scored its final goal of the day with over 17:39 left on the clock, leaving the i rish to go on a final run in which they scored four unanswered goals. c obb scored her second goal of the night with the help of sophomore attack n ikki o rtega, and Fortunato added two more to her total on the game, one of which came on a free position shot. The final goal of the night was a sister act, as c asey p earsall passed the ball off to her

g ophers a walk-off victory. i n its final game of the Acc/ big Ten c hallenge, notre dame went up against m ichigan a second time. This time, however, the Wolverines gained the upper hand. Unlike its first matchup with notre dame, m ichigan struck first sunday with a two-run home run in the top of the first inning against i rish senior right-handed pitcher r achel nasland. s ophomore left fielder Ali Wester brought the i rish back within one, however, reaching base on an infield single and eventually scoring on a wild pitch.

From the second inning, though, the Wolverines dominated the contest; two solo home runs in the second inning extended m ichigan’s lead to 4-1, and three runs in the top of the fourth inning put the game all but out of reach at 7-1.

The Wolverines added another two-run shot in the top of the seventh inning to extend their lead to 9-1. Freshman infielder Katie marino recorded her first collegiate home run for the i rish in the bottom of the final frame, but the i rish lost 9-2 and fell to 1-3 on the weekend.

notre dame next travels to c athedral c ity, c alifornia, to compete in the m ary nutter c ollegiate c lassic on Thursday, Friday and s aturday.

younger sister, sophomore midfielder m akenna p earsall, who scored with 21 seconds left on the clock and solidified notre d ame’s 12-5 win over m ichigan.

Fortunato paced the i rish, finishing the game with five goals and further solidifying her status as notre d ame’s leading scorer, as she now has 23 goals and 29 points in five games this season. lynch, who made just her third career start against the Wolverines, sits just behind Fortunato with 16 goals.

notre d ame’s road trip will continue when it travels to b urlington, north c arolina, to take on e lon on Thursday. The p hoenix (4-0) are currently unranked but sit just outside the top-20 after edging out then-no. 13 v irginia on Feb. 11. First draw is scheduled for 6 p.m. at r udd Field.

d ame a run in the bottom of the first, but the b illikens (4-0) would increase their lead to 5-1, then 7-2, with single runs in the second, third, fifth and sixth innings.

There was life in the i rish, though, who mounted a comeback effort in the bottom of the seventh, plating four runs to cut the deficit to 7-6. s enior catcher r yan l idge doubled, driving in sophomore third baseman n ick p odkul and sophomore designated hitter e ric g ilgenbach, to start the rally, before freshman right fielder n ick n eville and v ierling picked up rbi s to further close the gap.

The b illikens responded with a run in the top of the eighth, however, and allowed the i rish just one hit in the last two innings to close out the 8-6 victory.

n otre d ame picked up its sole win of the weekend over i ncarnate Word later in the day s aturday, holding off a late c ardinals (2-2) charge to win 12-10.

i rish junior right-hander p eter s olomon (1-0) picked up the win, allowing just one run in six innings and striking out nine c ardinals.

The top three hitters in notre d ame’s order — junior left fielder Jake Johnson, Fiala and v ierling — each knocked in three rbi s in

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pleased with his team’s performance over the weekend.

“We only lost one singles match the entire weekend,” l ouderback said. “ i felt like we had a good weekend, and we had a couple players who weren’t in our singles lineup who got in and did really well. o verall, it was a great weekend for us.”

l ouderback also said he was happy to see some players step in and play well in place of injured players.

“We had some players move up in the lineup,” l ouderback said. “We had a couple of players who were out of the lineup with some injuries, and we had a couple of players move up and play hard. They’ve been getting wins, too. The players that moved up only had one loss on the weekend. Those players getting wins for us was a big positive for our team.”

l ouderback added that his team will work on improving its doubles play.

“We lost both doubles points this weekend, and our doubles has struggled

the win, as the i rish led 9-1 through six innings and 12-3 after seven.

i ncarnate Word wasn’t done, though, plating three in the eighth and four in the ninth to nearly complete the improbable comeback. i rish junior southpaw s ean g uenther inherited runners on second and third, up 12-7, when he took the mound with no outs in the ninth. From there he did enough to see out the i rish victory — both inherited runners, as well as one that reached against g uenther, scored, but c ardinals freshman right fielder n ico g arza grounded out to third with two runners on to finish the game.

With the tournament championship already decided, notre d ame and s aint l ouis met again s unday, and the result was the same: another s aint l ouis win, this one by an 8-3 margin.

The i rish, playing as the road team, scored first this time when neville plated a run on a single in the top of the second, but s aint l ouis responded with eight runs in the third, fourth and fifth to take a commanding 8-3 advantage after five innings. There was to be no drastic comeback this time, though, as n otre d ame went hitless the rest of the way. h ead coach m ik Aoki’s club will be back in action this weekend, traveling to s an d iego for the Tony g wynn c lassic.

so far,” he said. “ o ur singles have been really good, but i ’m not sure why we haven’t been better in doubles because we have been good in practice. That’s something that we’re going to continue to work on a lot. We’re going to probably try some different combinations at times. g etting new people together can help.”

n otre d ame will return to action Wednesday evening when it hosts p urdue at e ck Tennis p avilion at 5 p.m. The i rish will then host a doubleheader s aturday when they take on m ichigan s tate at 10 a.m. and then b owling g reen later at 3 p.m. l ouderback said his team will rest before preparing to face three quality teams.

“ b oth of the b ig Ten teams we face this [week] are middle to upper part of the b ig Ten in terms of quality,” l ouderback said. “They’re good teams that started off with a good fall. o ur big thing is getting some rest these next couple of days and not go really hard so we can be physically ready on Wednesday.”

Contact Michael Ivey at mivey@hcc-nd.edu

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goal of the 3-0 run exactly one minute later.

The quick first quarter lead proved to be key, as the h oyas stormed back in the second quarter with a 5-3 run, cutting the i rish lead to one at the break.

g arnsey, who recorded a career-high six goals and eight total points against the h oyas, picked up where he left off in the first half, scoring an unassisted goal just over two minutes into the second half. Later in the quarter, the Wolfeboro, n ew h ampshire, native added two assists on goals by Wynne and junior midfield b rendan c ollins to push the i rish advantage to 10-5.

“ i thought our offense played pretty well as a whole,” g arnsey said. “ e veryone was putting each other in good spots to be successful. i just

happened to be somebody in spots more often where the defense couldn’t take care of it. … a s a shooter, you just have to be confident that they’re going to go in. When you take those shots, they don’t always fall, but yesterday just happened to be a day that i had a good shooting day, so they happened to go in.”

The h oyas, led by redshirt junior midfielder Peter c onley, who netted five goals in the contest, made a run late in the fourth quarter, scoring four straight goals in just over five minutes of game action. h owever, goals from c ostabile and g arnsey to close out the game ended any chance of g eorgetown mounting a legitimate comeback.

Preseason a ll- a merican senior midfielder s ergio Perkovic, who recorded 26 goals last season, also scored a pair of goals on 10 shot attempts. f our of the six players who scored for n otre d ame scored two or more goals, which showcases the versatility of the i rish offense, g arnsey said.

“ i think we moved the ball pretty well,” g arnsey said. “a lot of guys had points, so i think that was something that we did well. g eorgetown wasn’t able to focus on just one guy, so i think that was big in the way we were able to score goals. Their goalie played well early, but we just kept shooting, and we were determined to get good shots, and we felt like if we were disciplined in our shot selection, then we would get good shots that would fall.

“Throughout the course of the preseason, that was something that we worked on, and that’s something that ended up happening in our first game.”

notre d ame will look to start the season off with a consecutive victories as it looks ahead to its home opener against m ichigan on s unday. g arnsey said he is confident that regardless of who they play, if the i rish play as well as they potentially can, they can beat any team in the country.

“g oing into the game against m ichigan — they’re 4-0, so they’re a pretty good team,” g arnsey said. “a s long as we stay disciplined with our shot selection and handle the ball well like we did against g eorgetown — we didn’t have many turnovers — as long as we do those things crisp, we should be successful. it’s not necessarily about what the defense does as much as it is about what we do. i f we play well, then we’ll be able to get good looks.”

The i rish and Wolverines will face off at 2 p.m. s unday at a rlotta s tadium.

Contact Manny De Jesus at mdejesus@nd.edu

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Garnsey leads Irish past Hoyas in season opener

By MANNY DE JESUS sports Writer

n o. 5 n otre d ame kicked off its start to the regular season with a trip to the d allas c owboys practice facility in Frisco, Texas. The Irish extended its season-opener win streak to 15 after defeating Georgetown, 16-10.

A season following the departure of former Irish attack m att Kavanagh, who led the team last season with 50 points, n otre d ame (1-0) had several fresh and familiar faces step up s aturday against the h oyas (0-2).

Junior attack m ikey Wynne, who led n otre d ame with 40 goals last season, put the Irish on the board for the first score of the game six minutes into the first quarter. s ophomore attack r yder Garnsey added the second goal of the contest just over two minutes later, and freshman midfielder b ryan c ostabile added the third

nd struggles in san Antonio

Observer Sports Staff

n otre d ame got its 2017 season off on the wrong foot Friday and only barely recovered the rest of the weekend, dropping three of four games to start the year at the Alamo Irish c lassic in s an Antonio.

b y the time the Irish (1-3) came to bat in the bottom of the first Friday against l afayette, they already trailed thanks to an unearned run; l eopards sophomore third baseman d an l eckie reached first despite striking out — the result of an error charged to freshman first baseman c onnor Power —, advanced to second on a wild pitch and then scored on a two-run single. The l eopards (1-3) added three earned in the third inning, chasing Irish junior right-hander b randon b ielak (0-1) from the game before tacking on another five for a 9-0 lead after the top of the sixth.

n otre d ame finally pushed

a pair of runs across the plate in the bottom of the sixth, but l afayette would answer with a final run in the seventh, securing a dominant 10-2 victory where n otre d ame had more errors (3) than hits (1) or runs (2). Irish pitchers surrendered 12 walks — plus a hit batsman — in the loss, while l afayette senior righthander Trevor h ouck threw eight innings of one-hit ball, striking out seven against just one walk. In their first game s aturday, things didn’t improve for the Irish: s enior right-hander r yan s moyer didn’t make it out of the first inning, issuing four walks and surrendering three earned runs in just two thirds of an inning, as n otre d ame trailed s aint l ouis 3-0 before its bats got a chance to get going.

s enior shortstop Kyle Fiala tripled, then was driven in by sophomore center fielder m att v ierling, to get n otre

squad secures sweep on road

By MICHAEL IVEY sports Writer

n otre d ame enjoyed a successful weekend on the road, as it defeated Indiana on s aturday, 6-1, followed by a 5-2 victory over conferencefoe l ouisville on s unday.

Against Indiana on s aturday, the Irish (6-1, 2-0 A cc ) were powered by singles wins from senior m ary c loss, junior b rooke b roda and sophomore r achel c hong, who all won their matches in straight sets. Junior Allison m iller dropped the first set of her match, 6-2, but bounced back to win the final two sets by scores of 6-3 and 7-5. s enior m onica r obinson came out on the wrong side of her first set as well, falling 6-4, before similarly taking the final two sets of her match 6-1, 6-1. Freshman Zoe s pence won her first set, 6-2, before dropping the second set, 7-5. s pence helped the Irish complete the singles sweep by taking the decisive third

set in a tiebreaker.

In the doubles competition, the pair of c hongs pence won its match, 7-5. h owever, the team of c lossm iller dropped its decision, 7-5, while the duo of b rodar obinson fell short in its match, 6-3.

Against l ouisville on s unday, c hong, c loss, m iller and r obinson won their singles matches in straight sets. s pence dropped her first set before winning the next two to secure another point for the Irish, but senior Jane Fennelly fell in her match in straight sets.

In the doubles competition, the pair of Fennellyr obinson dropped its match, 6-2, as did the duo of c hongs pence, falling 6-3. The team of c loss- m iller saw its match discontinued due to the doubles point having been decided, but the duo was trailing 5-4 at the time. Irish head coach Jay l ouderback said he was

Irish top Michigan in first road test of the season

Observer Sports Staff

no. 11 notre d ame defeated m ichigan, 12-5, in an anything-but-ordinary setting s aturday, as the two teams took the field of m ichigan’s “b ig house” with the midFebruary temperature bordering on 70 degrees.

Irish sophomore midfielder s amantha lynch led the way, striking first and giving the Irish (4-1) a 1-0 lead just over five minutes into the game. s enior attack c ortney Fortunato quickly followed lynch, scoring on a free position shot. however, the Wolverines (0-3), went on a 3-0 run to gain the lead midway through the first period. notre d ame made defensive adjustments that allowed it to combat the Wolverines’ offensive attack, as the Irish quickly regained the lead courtesy of a free position shot from lynch and a goal by junior midfielder molly c obb. The Irish did not give up their