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ND SPORTS went against my rule, but it was for a good reason. We needed him, frankly." To be clear, Jackson saw the funeral as the good reason, not Notre Dame's extended injury report, but the latter underscored the need for Schneider to skate. Returning to campus only a few hours before the puck was due to drop, the captain did not have much time to readjust to the six‑hour time difference. Rather than fall victim to jet lag, Schnei‑ der took it upon himself to add duties to his usual load. Sophomore Vinny Hinostroza usually mans center on the line he and Schnei‑ der share with junior Mario Lucia. In the Friday contest versus Vermont, Hi‑ nostroza got caught up on the boards Irish Roundup– MEN'S SOCCER (11-4-3 OVERALL, 6-1-1 ACC) The Irish beat Virginia without needing penalty kicks for the first time in program history Nov. 9 to advance to the ACC Tournament semifinals. Fifth-year senior forward Leon Brown, sophomore defense- man Brandon Aubrey and junior midfielder Patrick Hodan provided the scoring while fifth-year senior goaltender Patrick Wall made eight saves to blank the Cavaliers 3-0. Notre Dame was slated to face Clemson Nov. 14 with an ACC Tournament final berth on the line. WOMEN'S SOCCER (12-5-2, 7-2-1) Notre Dame lost 3-1 to No. 2 Florida State in the first round of the ACC Tournament Nov. 7. The Irish were awarded a No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament and were scheduled to host Valparaiso in the first round Nov. 14. WOMEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING The Irish women topped Pittsburgh 230-140, but lost to Virginia Tech 198-172 Nov. 7-8. Sophomore Catherine Mulquin won the 50-yard freestyle, the 100-yard freestyle and the 100-yard backstroke. She also swam a leg on the winning relay teams in the 200-yard medley relay and the 400-yard medley relay. MEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING Notre Dame lost to defending ACC champion Virginia Tech 201-169, but topped Pittsburgh 286-84 Nov. 7-8. Senior Zach Stephens won the 200-yard individual medley, barely beating Virginia Tech's Owen Burns to the wall. Stephens also won the 200-yard breaststroke, missing an NCAA B-cut qualifying time by a fifth of a second. Three more Irish swimmers finished in the top-seven in the 200-yard breaststroke. VOLLEYBALL (6-18, 3-10 ACC) Notre Dame overcame a two-set deficit to top Louisville 3-2 Nov. 9. Freshman Maddie Dilfer contrib- uted 48 assists to help four Irish players finish with double-digit kills — fifth-year senior Nicole Smith had 18, senior Jeni Houser and freshman Sydney Kuhn had 13 apiece and freshman Sam Fry added 11. — Douglas Farmer