Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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ND SPORTS Notre Dame junior right wing Bryan Rust's play this year is one example of the Irish getting more produc- tion from role players. There are 10 players with at least one goal already this season, and it's the kind of depth head coach Jeff Jackson needs to make a deep run this winter. Carried By The Cavalry Hockey's top scorers are getting plenty of help from role players to start the season BY DAN MURPHY I time, picked up a pass in the neutral zone in front of his team's bench and streaked down the side of the ice with only a few second remaining in over- time. He cut toward the middle after the blue line and found a pocket to get off one last shot. The puck hung for a minute, caught in the loose fabric of Boston College goalie Parker Milner, t was the kind of goal you dream about. Bryan Rust, a sophomore at the PHOTO BY JOE RAYMOND then trickled across the goal line with a little more than one second left on the clock. Rust's goal gave No. 4 Notre Dame a dramatic 3-2 win over No. 3 Bos- ton College late last November during the official dedication of the Compton Family Ice Arena. The momentum of a huge win over a natural rival spilled over into the next few weeks of games. "That really symbolizes the Holy War," Rust said. "Scoring that overtime goal was a huge rush. I had a bit of a slow start, and I was able to kind of get it going for the next few games." Notre Dame is headed to Boston for a Nov. 9 rematch with the defending national champion Eagles, who were ranked No. 1 in the country entering