Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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UNDER THE DOME IRISH WOMEN REMAIN SHIP SHAPE The No. 7 Fighting Irish defeated No. 19 Ohio State 57-51 Nov. 9 in the first women's basketball game played on an aircraft carrier, the USS Yorktown in Columbia, S.C. PHOTO BY MIKE BENNETT/LIGHTHOUSE IMAGING tween No. 7 Notre Dame and No. 19 Ohio State when they became the first women's basketball teams to play on an aircraft carrier, the USS Yorktown in Columbia, S.C. Notre Dame, which advanced to On Nov. 9, history was made be- on the USS Bataan in Jacksonville, was called off after halftime because of condensation. According to the Associated Press, the national title game each of the past two seasons, was fortunate that it was able to finish its 57-51 victory. The game started at 4 p.m. in bright sunshine in Charleston Harbor, but the converted flight deck began turn- ing chilly in the second half. The second half of the double- header, a men's game between the men's teams at Ohio State and Mar- quette, had to be cancelled because continuing condensation on the court made it too dangerous for the players. Another game, Georgetown-Florida Morale Entertainment President Mike Whalen said his group and the Patri- ots Point Development Authority will try to find solutions so future games such as this can be held to open each basketball season. The first Carrier Classic was held outside San Diego in 2011 when North Carolina and Michigan State played on the USS Carl Vinson. This year's games were held to benefit the Congressional Medal of Honor So- ciety, the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society, and the Wounded Warrior Project.