University of Notre Dame - Dome Yearbook (Notre Dame, IN)

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I ' hotn hy: Hcitllcr 1 tlLxbc I ' l ' I ' ' l • ' ' ■ ' i ' ■ -• ' Defensive Domiaation Kim Fletcher and Jessica Kinder block. Going for the Save Jvuiior defensive specialist Janie Alderete dives to save th hall in Notre Dame ' s game against Georgetowii.

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(M) (A) (N) (A) (G) © (I) d Managing Mania The managers ser as th xiackbone for the team By Jennifer Banday L ' iMii their am al at the Vni- ersir ' in the early fall, weeks Ivtiire the rest o{ the campus population arrives, they work their hearts out to nwke their in- ch s[x;nsahle contributions to the Notre Dame fcxithall program, lliey are part of one ot the tradi- tions surrounding the Notre L mie ni -stique -- no, they are not the players, but the managers for the taim. The ' are memK ' rs of the Studait Managers Orsiuiiza- tion, ;in integral part of the Irish football program. While most studaits are taking •elI-des.T al break from schtxil , the m;inagers are our on tice fields, sweating the remainder of the summer away in the relentless heat. Once classes begin, their commitments only K come greater as the ' hecricalK ' hil- iince academics imd athletics. For the entire sea- son, they sacrifice their weekends to prepare for the games. On game davs, thL ' AW ihc the prac- first to enter the stai.lium ;uid the last to lea ' e. They liw Luul breath foot- hall, often devoting all o{ their time and energy to classes, practices, and each other. These twenty-one juniors and tlvec se- niors attend every practice and every game to assist coaches and players in order to ensure that things run smoothK . Tlieir dut ics nuiLjc from set- Star Makers Senior Managers -Head Mariiiger- -Pcrsuruid Miuiaycr- Erin West -Equipment Manager- Rich G)l;ihrar i ting up the field and facilitat- ing drills at pracrice, toevenone ' s favorite tradition ot ] iinting the helmets gold, to organizing the kxzker rcxim Ix ' fore the fcwtbiU games. The e en take their show cm the road traveling to all of the season ' s away games. It takes a special kind o{ per- son to be a manager. Tliis year ' s managers exemplify just that through their hard work and dedication to the program. Witht)ut this dtxlication to their tremendous responsibilities, Notre L ame football wmild not Iv what it is tixlav. K Helping Hand Juiiii riii;uini, ' erJ( l-uiGTitchasf(ii Kill.sre;id andw-aitinj;f( r the players diirins pnKticc On the Sideline Senior iruinager Roh Maliory is hard at work on the sideline , wi-iiie Lirant irons waits to go into the name. m i s

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Th v) g) [D © ® ® ® u Bump Set, Spike e Irish win s. ;ig Fn ;f rhnmoionship in seven years By Nicole Phillips Prior to its s ist n ' s be iuiin , I he 2001 Irish women ' s volleylxill le.mi niiiy not have kxilced like it ntfere .l nuich for the fiins. X ' ith tile I0S.S ot ti e senior players, in- Judinji a four-year starring set- icr and outside hitter, many ix-ople expected that the success oi the team niight Iv in ja pardy tor the coming season. Yet, when all Wiis Siiid ;ind dt ne this saison, the skeptics could not hiive beai proven more wTi g. Fmm its first toumi mait game in August against Scuithwest I Texiis State, it as ob ious that iliis vear ' ; team had no inrcnrions I if proving its doubters the nximent the girls stepped onto the court for Notre Dame ' s ouii Sham- rock hivitational, the te : m was kxikiiig to do only one thing win. Tlie team won the Shamrock Invita- tioniJ after defeiiting Idaho. The women continued to rack up an impressi e num- ber of wins through- CHI t the rest o{ rho true. From season, Star Makers -S.Tiior - Maliniii Cxiraiski iind Kri.st ' Krehcr luid sipliomore Kristcii Kinder namo-l to the First Team All-Niinhcist Region -The 2001 teiim was luidefcual in ciMifcrdiccplay ;ind in home fj;imcs for the entire seiisim including league match- ups against teams such as Virginia Tech, Bt)ston Col- lege, ;md Syxacuse. The Georgetown Hoy as, whom the Irish had defeatcxl 3 times and been de- feated b ' t)nce, were the last obstacle the Irish had to tivercome on their way to the Big East ritle. In a hard-fought match that lastc l all fi ' c ' jaiiK-s, the Irish rallied from a 2-1 deficit to de- feat the Hoyas. Tlie win eanicxl them an automatic bid ro the 2001 NCAA toumameiit. With its sixth Big List champi- orisliip in seven yatrs since join- ing the league, this yau ' s squad had the chance to travel to Madi- son, Wisconsin imd compete in the national toumiiment. LXspite a loss to 20th-rankL l Michigan State in the first round, the team finished with an impressive sea- son a 22-7 record and the re- spect of all those who had doubted thom at the season ' s start. vc4 2001 2002 Volleyball Team (RxTitnw)KdHG k-tt.KciniGxijdilin,QTrisraM xn,JanicAI(.tn.tc,KrM K;itic Ndt , Kasrs Kidier, Ntiitie R wiih.Kk, M; Jcxli C » ralski . EniiK- Lxtms Kim Fletcher (Tlml n w) i iliaiteer assLscmt a xidi Cirqj Slhcr, head awcli [ cHic Bncwn, athdtic trainer Qvint;dl Tter,straigth;iixlaTKlititTiinfia KJiHe;itlier iwn,tciinintui;ijjjLuu 3iAhi irh» j t-