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Sophomore outside linebacker Ishaq WIlliams recovered a fumble and intercepted a pass to help score seven points in the 42-31 win by the defense. uniform was an 11-yard comple- tion. The next was an interception. He ended up connecting on 5 of 10 throws for 57 yards and also showed an ability to lower his shoulder in the run game, picking up 15 yards on three designed rushes. Notre Dame's big Offense names on defense watched most of the game from the sideline, but new faces like line- backers Jarrett Grace, Anthony Rabasa and Williams made a push to become contributors next fall. Williams re- covered a fumble to go along with his intercep- tion and three tackles. Potential starting cor- leader Kendall Moore, and broke up a pair of fade passes in the end zone. "He's not afraid to put his hel- Two-point conversion: 2 points Extra point conversion: 1 point Touchdown: 6 points Field Goal: 3 points nerback Lo Wood also saw a ton of work and proved that he could be effective and ag- gressive in a perceived weak spot for the Irish. Wood made seven tack- les, one shy of team 34 MAY 2012 Quarter Time 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 SCORING SYSTEM Defense PHOTO BY JOE RAYMOND Turnover before crossing midfield: 7 points Turnover after crossing midfield: 3 points 14:03 DEFENSE — Stop before midfield BLUE-GOLD GAME SCORING SUMMARY Play 12:39 9:58 6:46 5:23 4:00 2:09 0:27 7:05 4:08 0:36 3:52 13:06 OFFENSE — TD (Hendrix to Eifert, 25 yards) 9:23 8:23 7:30 3:10 3:10 DEFENSE — Fumble after midfield (Williams) DEFENSE — Interception after midfield (Farley) DEFENSE — Stop before midfield OFFENSE — FG (Tausch, 22 yards) DEFENSE — Forced FG Attempt Defensive stop after crossing midfield: 2 points Forcing a field goal attempt: 1 point Defensive stop before crossing midfield: 4 points Score 4-0 4-7 7-7 DEFENSE — Forced FG Attempt (Missed) DEFENSE — Fumble after midfield (Rabasa) OFFENSE — TD (Golson to Koyack, 10 yards) DEFENSE — Fumble after midfield (Councell) DEFENSE — Interception before midfield (Williams) OFFENSE — TD (Golson to Riddick, 19 yards) OFFENSE — TD (C. Wood, 8-yard run) DEFENSE — Interception after midfield (Salvi) DEFENSE — Stop before midfield DEFENSE — Stop before midfield DEFENSE — Stop after midfield 14-10 15-10 16-10 19-10 19-17 22-17 29-17 29-24 29-31 32-31 36-31 40-31 42-31 10-7 14-7 met on you," Kelly said. "He's not 4.3. He's not blazing speed. But we don't need him to do that. We need him to defend the post, stay above the cut and be a good tackler, and he showed a lot of that today." The devil remains in the details for Wood, the Irish quarterbacks and the majority of Kelly's roster as they close out their third spring ses- sion under the current coaching regime. Atten- tion to detail is the next step forward for a team that Kelly said came to- gether as a group this spring. That will be the focus for each player until August when the team reconvenes. Kelly said, especially when it comes to quarterbacks, the player who does the best job of focusing on details this summer will likely be his starter in the fall. ✦ BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED