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

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0«i Catcher Mallorie Lenn attcmpcs to tlmnv out a hjsc steali St;mdoiir (Hirficlcicr Stcplimiie Brown cappai a cunichick cncr liighly ranked Arizona State with a walk-off Iionic rtui. Als i, her Biy Eisi record 38th lilt came on a liomc nin against St. Jolm ' s in the last t anie of the rcfiular-season. ScphameBr.™ Bnmn cxcellcxl not onh- on the field, hut in the ckissrcxim as well. In addition to numerous other accolades, she wx- named an Academic All-Americ;m as well as an Ali-Americ;tn. Brown is a member of Notre Rune ' s prestisious Academic Honors Pr(5gram ;uid is nwjoring in marketing, ' . Qxidn Deanna Cjiimpf talks with Brittne ' Rirgar. t l oU) amtesy of 5)xnts Info Meifjan Riitliraiiff score. a run ag;tiiist Rutgers. . ) ioto amtesy of Sports Info 172 ICiiie Liu ii: ), ' un.s limii ;ui iKlv.uKiiiK runner. Jiiiii) aiuncs () Slims Infa TIk 2006 wnnen ' s softKJI ie;iin. i i U) OMTtcsy nf Sfons Info V a i i kjmj- - f- ft .»Qr -l.r l)()lll{ '

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en tear through the water at Nistering pace. tesy of Slants Inja Martin Stone has Lxvn the JriN ' inij: fiircc Ix-liind the success of the varsity- Women ' s Rowing teiini. As a student at Saini Mary ' s Qillege (calif.), Stone was named the most aluable oarsmaii tliree years. Before Notre Do I 1 Coach Martin Sttmc ame Stone coached at the US Naval Academy. He has lxvn head coach at Notre Dame since October l ) -)?. In 2006, Stone was named the Big Eist (Joach of the Ye;ir for the second tinie in his career. Stone rcnewexl his contract iii Jul ' 2006. ■♦•A Kh,» A :J.Kf julic Stiholewsld gazes across the c;ilm ri ' er during a practice. liliiiui ciMrtcsy of S x rts Info Oppominities to celehrate became even more common in 2006. pimto courtesy nf S(xm,s Infu r cA rffO v B ' Xtf Coxswain Maria Romano directs her fellow team niemljcrs. ) iolo aMT[esy of S x)Tts nfo Tlie 1005-2006 Rowing Teain. p ioto counery o %x)rv, Info Irisli . tlikii{s 171

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Danie senior Sara Schixiii- ic i counesy of S xirts Info VVomen ' s vSof tball captJ IfPC viorrc Dame women ' s siiftlxill team had aiuuher extradrdinan ' 1. Lcl bv All-Ameneaii Stephanie Rrnwii, the Insh tinishexl on the 2006 seaso n, eamint; their protrram-rexrori-l eiylith cudve bid to iJie 2006 A Championship. : Dame ' s season was with many close calK Irish altered play at udi Gannan Classic in Califoniia v ith a lof 9-7, but lost their extra-inning game of ason to CS Fullerton ng the tournament. ;ver, Notre Dame :ed back in a big way consecutive one-nin ies. The Irish defeated ranked Arirona State a walk-off rwo-Rui ■ nin K ' Stephanie n, capping an Jible complete-game ing perftimiiince by nan Britmey Bargar. T Headier Btxith a, pitching) led Notre ? in a 1-0 ctor RoriAi State with a ' lete-game three-liit ' ut. However, the ran out on the Irish , , ■;,., consecutive one-run defeats from top-ten programs Te.xas , i d ima. Notre Dame finished the Big E;ist regular seascm with a record after sweeping a doubleheader from St. John ' s. With hits on the day, Stephanie Brown set a new Big East regular- 1 hits record with 38 and finished the r ular seascin with a .528 g average. Heather Bcx)th pitched ever - inning of Kith shutout wins over St. Jolin ' s. Qnitinuiiig the momentum, tlie Irish rolled past their first two opponents in the Big tisl C ' hampionship, Providence and Pittsburgh. Tliis set the stage tor a rematch in the championship game with Louisville, who managed to defeat the Irish twice three weeks prior. At the end of a rainy v ' eekend, Notre Dame upset Lx)uisville 1-0 thanks to another masterful pitching effort from Heather Booth. Heather was named the tcuimament ' s most outstanduig player after winning all three games Lind only allowing one run on se en liits the entire weekend. Notre Dame then headed to Evanston tor regional play in the NCAA Championship. ■After Ivating UC Santa Barbara in the first g;une, the Irish struggled the next day, losing to Northwestern 9-0. Notre Dame showevl a lot of he-art when they came back to defeat Soudieni Illinois 54 after scoring 4 runs in the last nvo innings. Notre Dame thai got die chiuice to play Northwestern again, but, despite senior Meagan Ruthrauff ' s home run ;ind 44 day, lost the game 74. Evai with the disapiiointing aiding to the season, the softhall team showal it c;ui hold its own against the elite teams in the countr ;ind is primal for another great season next yc; r. story by Bryan Ahem Irisli . tlilcti{;s 173