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Under the Dome Dennis Grace: 1953-2013 Former University of Notre Dame men's and women's soccer coach Dennis Grace, who led the Irish to their first NCAA Championships appearance in men's soccer, died July 5 from cancer at his home in Elkhart, Ind. He was 60. Grace served as Notre Dame's second varsity men's soccer coach, heading up the Irish program from 1984-89. He also was the first varsity women's soccer coach in the 1988 and '89 seasons. In 1987, Grace's Irish defeated perennial power Indiana (this year's national champ) for the first time, started the season 14-0-1 (on the way to 173-1 overall) and achieved their first national ranking in the first season of play in 5,000-seat Moose Krause Stadium. In 1988, Grace's squad finished 17-4-2 and made its first NCAA Championships appearance, falling 2-0 at 11th-rated SMU. His combined career mark at Notre Dame was 101‑54‑15 (.638) — 7638-14 (.648) in six years with the men and 2516-1 (.607) in two seasons with the women. 574-273-4300 800-771-7171 www.ndMicrotel.com 222 dixie Way South, South bend, in 46637 * First hotel North of the Notre Dame exit 77 from the I-80/90 * Walking Distance to Notre Dame Campus * Complimentary Wireless/Wired High Speed Internet * Complimentary Full Hot Breakfast * Guest laundry * Smoke Free * Exercise Room *Microwave and Refrigerators in Most Rooms Celebrating a deCade of exCellenCe "Highest in Guest Satisfaction among Economy/ Budget Hotel Chains, ten Years in a Row" Microtel received the highest numerical score among economy/budget hotels in the proprietary J.D. Power and Associates (2002-2011) North America Hotel Guest Satisfaction Index StudySM. (2011) Study based on responses from 53,453 guests measuring 14 economy/budget hotels and measures opinions of guests who stayed in a hotel May 2010June 2011. Proprietary study results are based on experiences and perceptions of consumers surveyed June 2010-June 2011. Your experiences may vary. Visit jdpower.com.