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

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Goal Setting SURE SHOT. In action against Lake Forest, sopho- more center Tom Mooney takes a shot at the net as left wing Dave Waldbillig watches from behind the opponent ' s goalie. MOVING DOWN THE ICE. Graduate student Tim Reilly, a right wing on the Notre Dame line, brings the puck out from the boards. Photos by Mike Fitzpatrick HOCKEY. (Front Row) Mark Hanak (Asst. Trainer) , Brent Chapman, Steve Whitmore, Tim Reilly. Bob Thebeau, Tim Lukenda, Marc Quay. Dave Waldbillig. John Tiberi, Jeff Bad- alich, Greg Duncan. (Second Row) Tom Carroll (Asst. Coach) , Jim Rushing (Grad. Asst.) , Bob Bilton, Laance Patten, Rich Sobilo. Tim Ahern, Frank O ' Brien. Jeff Henderson, Mark O ' Sulli- van, Bob Herber, Tom Mooney, John Nickode- mus, Mike McNeill. Matt Hanzel. John Whit- mer (Trainer), Walt Hart (Manager). Mike Breslin, Lefty Smith (Head Coach) . (Third Row) Fr. Jim Riehle, Ray Markovich, Jim Ho- gan, Brian Montgomery. Tom Fitzgerald, Rob Bankoske, Andy Slaggert. Ray Bemiss, Mark Anquillare, John Welsch. Rich Kennedy. Fr. Will Borden. SCORING STAR. In action is center Mike McNeill. a sophomore from South Bend and a lead scorer for Notre Dame this year. Hockey 177

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Struggles On Ice The Notre Dame hockey team, a combination of seasoned veterans and talented newcomers persevered through a rocky season. Prior to the start of the 1985-86 hockey season, head coach Charles Lefty Smith had good reason to be optimistic. After all, Smith was re- turning for his 18th season behind the Irish bench. He had a solid nu- cleus of veterans, led by senior co- captains Bob Thebeau and Dave Waldbillig, returning from a team that finished strongly the year before. Also, Smith had a talented group of freshmen joining the program. Howev- er, despite Smith ' s optimism, the Irish icers got off to a rocky start, los- ing their first four games of the sea- son. After that, the team struggled and was never able to attain the .500 mark. Although the Irish did have their troubles, the season was not without its high points. Perhaps the most pleasant surprise for Smith was soph- omore Mike McNeill who emerged as a team leader. According to the pre- season depth chart, McNeill was ex- pected to compete for the top center position. However, early injuries to the defense forced McNeill to move to the backline for several games. The switch to defense did little to hinder SKILLFUL SKATING. Sophomore center Mark An- quillare tries to maneuve r his way to the puck around a Lake Forest opponent. 176 Hockey McNeill ' s abilities on offense as he led the squad in scoring for most of the season. Another key factor for Notre Dame was the return of Brent Chap- man and Tim Reilly for their fifth season of competition. The two gradu- ate students were granted additional years of eligibility because the Irish had competed as a club for the 1983- 84 season. Their experience proved to be vital to the young squad and the two players were consistently among the team scoring leaders. Injuries allowed some of the un- derclassmen to gain some game expe- rience. When the Irish were short- handed, Smith went to the talented group of freshmen to fill in. Defense- man Roy Bemiss and forwards Brian Montgomery and Matt Hanzel all played consistently for Notre Dame. These players can be expected to con- tinue their contributions in future seasons. -Jim Brennan PASSING THE PUCK. Moving the puck along the ice is junior hockey player John Nickodemus, a left wing from Saginaw. Michigan. Photos by Mike Fitzpatrick TEAM LEADER. Senior defenseman Bob Thebeau controls the puck on the blue line.

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Goal Setting A STRESSFUL SWING. Senior Regina Degnan uses all hei might in firing the ball downfield away from her two adversaries. ' it FIELD HOCKEY, (first row) Benet DeBerry, Ann McGlinn, Christina Weinmann (capt.) , Mary Rose Rodgers (capt.) , Caroline Berezney. Christine Sweeney, (second row) Joann Mar- shall, Terry Murphy, Mary Wagner, Corinne DiGiacomo. Mary Struckoff. Stephanie Giggetts. Regina Degnan. (third row) Maureen McKenna, (manager) , Leslie Lawrence, Meg McGlinn, Jane Guenther, Janet Budnyck, Suz- anne Waters, Patti Gallagher, Mary Jean Bee- tel, Maureen O ' Neill, Tracy Thoman, Berna- dette Suplick. Melissa Sommer, Head Coach Jill Lindenfeld. 178 Field Hockey