Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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UNDER THE DOME designed by adidas to look like the Irish flag for their season-opening game against Navy. The game starts at 9 a.m. on the East Coast on Sept. 1 and will be played in Dublin's Aviva Stadium. Notre Dame is the away team and will not likely be • Notre Dame will wear green, white and orange cleats MISCELLANEOUS NOTES able to wear its green jerseys to match, but it wouldn't be surprising to see a little more Ireland-themed flair worked into the uniform for the special occasion. • Five different athletes won the Kanaley Award at the end of this academic year. Notre Dame considers the award its highest sports honor and it is given to graduating seniors who proved to be exemplary leaders and students. This year's winners were Greg Klazura (soccer), Tim Abromaitis (basketball), Kristin Dealy (vol- leyball), Kevin Randall (lacrosse) and Shannon Mat- thews (tennis). • Matthews also cleaned up with on-the-court awards as her college career came to an end. The Birmingham, Mich., native was named the ITA's Midwest Region Se- nior of the Year and the Big East Player of the Year. She won 18 of her 25 singles matches and was 21-6 in doubles play with her partner Kristy Frilling. Matthews is the fourth woman from Notre Dame to win the regional Senior of the Year award and the first since Kelcy Tefft in 2009. • Notre Dame sophomore Laura Winter won the Big Notre Dame will sport some fancy footwear when it faces Navy in Ireland on Sept. 1. PHOTO COURTESY NOTRE DAME MEDIA RELATIONS mater after delivering the commencement address dur- ing the second week of May. Kelly started a $250,000 endowed scholarship fund at Assumption College the day after giving his speech. The scholarship will go to a member of Assumption's football team each year start- ing this fall. "I am very proud to be an Assumption College alum- • Irish head coach Brian Kelly left a big gift at his alma nus," Kelly said in a statement released by the college. "Establishing this scholarship is my way of giving back and saying thanks to all the people at Assumption who taught me, mentored me and helped shape me. This is a very special community with a spirit that helps students thrive in every aspect of their lives." honor for the eighth time since 1998. Seniors Alexa Maldonado and Dani Miller joined her as first-team all- conference selections. • Sophomore Greg Andrews represented the men's tennis team by winning the Big East Player of the Year award and being named the ITA's Midwest Player to Watch. Andrews finished the year with a 26-4 record while playing in the No. 2 singles slot for the Irish. • Notre Dame's women's rowing team won its ninth East Pitcher of the Year award at the conference's year- end award banquet in May. Winter led the Irish on a 17-game winning streak at the end of the season. She finished the year with a 1.88 ERA, 266 strikeouts and only 21 walks. Winter helped the Irish claim the Pitcher of the Year consecutive Big East championship to finish the year on a high note. The Irish won five out of the six grand finals races during the mid-May meet to beat out Syracuse for the crown. Stephanie O'Neill, Morgan Kelley and Olivia Kacsits were all first-team All-Big East selections. — Dan Murphy JUNE/JULY 2012 18