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

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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

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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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On The Way Up Irish field hockey continued its climb to higher status as second-year coach Jill Lindenfeld guided the team to a winning year. The Notre Dame women ' s field hockey team continued its drive to be a successful Division I power in 1985, finishing the season with a 12-8-2 rec- ord. Having completed her second season, Coach Jill Lindenfeld is pleased with her team ' s performance and looks ahead to another successful year in 1986. Highlights of the 1985 season in- cluded victories over Michigan, Lake Forest, Wooster, and Franklin and Marshall. The Irish earned third place honors in the Midwest Regional Tournament in Carbondale, Illinois, with wins over Eastern Kentucky and Southwest Missouri State. Scoring leaders for the Irish were junior Corinne DiGiacomo with seven- teen goals and six assists, senior Mel- issa Sommer with eleven goals and three assists, and senior Molly McCabe with four goals and ten as- sists. Senior goalie Patti Gallagher provided the Irish with crucial net play, recording 225 saves; a seventy percent improvement over last season. As for Notre Dame records, Di- Giacomo boosted her career goal mark to 53, just three short of Clare Henry ' s (1980-83) school record of 56. McCabe added to her own career assist mark and now has a total of 25. DiGiacomo is close behind McCabe with sixteen career assists. McCabe also set the record for assists in a season with ten. The Irish lose nine seniors to graduation this season, including scor- ing powers Sommer and McCabe and co-captains Mary Rose Rodgers and Christina Weinmann. On the defen- sive end, the Irish lose three-year starter Gallagher in goal. Lindenfeld is hopeful that next season will prove to be another suc- cessful campaign for her stickwomen as six monogram winners return, in- cluding offensive power DiGiacomo. Mary Jean Beetel is expected to re- place Gallagher as goalie. If the field hockey program continues to grow as rapidly as it is, the 1986 season looks to be even more promising. A -Karen Phelps FACING OFF. The leading scorer for the Irish, ju- nior Corinne DiGiacomo battles with her opponent in an attempt to gain the ball. EYING THE BALL. Senior Christina Weinmann, who along with Mary Rose Rodgers served as cap- tain of the 1985 field hockey team, moves the ball away from the opposition. Field Hockey 179