Global Catholicism: The Past, Present, and Future of the Church

clear notre dame has two of those primetime players.

“The only thing better than having a Kavanagh on your team is having two of them,” corrigan said. “They live for those moments, they’re unafraid of those big moments. but they don’t just ignore everybody and play for themselves. They just are tough and aggressive and make the appropriate play in those big moments, and that’s what you saw [on saturday].”

With the win, the irish improve to 4-0 on the season. having defeated georgetown on the road the previous weekend, notre dame has now earned wins against two opponents that they lost to last year. To corrigan, that improvement began in the preseason and has not stopped in the months since.

“This team has been united from the fall. [They’ve been] working really hard, playing hard with and for each other and haven’t taken anything for granted,” corrigan said. “i think the key is that we’ve got some depth. We’ve got talent at every position, and the guys are working really hard to make it work.”

The irish were part of a special game on saturday. by winning, they marked themselves as clear national title contenders. They will look to keep pushing forward and remain on that trajectory when they return home to face no. 8 ohio state on saturday.

Contact Matthew Crow at mcrow@nd.edu respectively. The i rish outperformed the blue devils in almost every category. o n the offensive side, notre dame outshot d uke 28-19. o n the defensive end, the i rish had 12 caused turnovers and 13 ground ball recoveries to d uke’s 10 and six.

While the i rish were already considered a threat this season, this will surely boost their resume, especially as notre dame now will go off to face no. 2 syracuse on s aturday. While notre dame played d uke in a neutral field, it was still in d uke territory, giving the i rish muchneeded experience on the road. notre dame will face syracuse on the road and will need to present another dominating performance if they hope to come out on top.

The acc presents the toughest schedule in the country, and a win against a ranked opponent will always help in their mission to be crowned acc champions.

The i rish are back in action s aturday against syracuse. The game will start at noon esT.

Contact Olivia Schatz at oschatz@nd.edu

Monday, March 6 12:30–1:45 p.m. 215/216 McKenna Hall

Lunch available beginning at noon

A conversation on Provost John T. McGreevy’s Catholicism: A Global History from the French Revolution to Pope Francis, featuring reflections on the Church in the Global South

Featuring:

Jeremy Adelman, Princeton University

Stan Chu Ilo, DePaul University

Anna Moreland, Villanova University

With a response by John T. McGreevy, Charles and Jill Fischer Provost, University of Notre Dame de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture Nanovic Institute for European Studies ethicscenter.nd.edu/globalcatholicsm play down the stretch as he landed hooks from both sides. Graham’s trademark powerful right hook continued to score him a few points. however, martin needed a late surge, and it was a tight bout down the stretch. Ultimately, martin completed the comeback with a victory by split decision.

Nicholas “Nick” Buhay of Dunne Hall def. Nolan “Toothless” Lyon of Carroll Hall

It was a tight first round in which buhay might have garnered a very slight edge, but it’s anybody’s bout headed into the second. Lyon boxed with a fierce right hook that was powerful when it connected. but buhay connected on the first major blow of the second round, and his largely evasive and quick defense minimized Lyon’s efforts in the early going of the round. Lyon found some late momentum with a persistent left jab scoring several points.

Lyon came out strong in this final round and connected more frequently late. both boxers competed with a high level of intensity down to the final bell, and buhay struck with a late flurry to score points. That flurry, plus a small edge in the first two rounds, pushed buhay over the edge. The dunne hall representative won by unanimous decision.

Generoso “El Oso” Rullo of Knott Hall def. Jesse “Justice” Salazar of Morrissey Manor

It was the freshman salazar who pushed the pace in the opening 90 seconds. russo landed some of his counters, but salazar found his opponent’s headgear and body with greater frequency. salazar dominated the earlier parts of the second round, utilizing quick feet and his left jab to right hook combo. however, rullo found late momentum and drove some combinations into salazar’s headgear to score critical points.

rullo needed to push the pace and score quickly. he did so with a left jab that split salzar’s glove, followed by some strong right hooks. he poured on the punches throughout the final 90 seconds, seeming to boost him to a slight advantage in the bout. salazar ripped off one final combination as his sealing argument, drilling rullo multiple times in the waning seconds. The competitive bout wrapped up with the result in serious doubt, but rullo ended the freshman’s run with a victory by split decision.

Matthew “Two Cup” Turzai of Keenan Hall def. Chris

“The Delco Destroyer” Zack of Baumer Hall

Zack stepped out with his signature light-footed dodges and straight punches. Turzai soon landed a few high-quality combos, displaying strength and speed in his right hooks that gave him an upper hand in what could still be anyone’s bout. Turzai attacked Zack’s body right away, leaving no room for question over who was dominating the ring. he rolled most of Zack’s counterattacks, sending back his own well-timed combinations which often ended in uppercuts that likely earned him extra points.

The final round featured more of the same winning combos from Turzai. Zack fought to the end, but Turzai once again made stronger and more frequent contact. The Keenan hall representative secured the title via unanimous decision.

Patrick “PSweet” Sweet of Zahm House def. Charlie

“Scro” Fredian of Duncan Hall sweet continued to nail the placement for that final round, connecting frequently. Fredian landed plenty of his own jabs, too, but sweet worked the distance well to shorten his punches and land shots with greater frequency. It was enough, as the senior, formerly of Zahm house, took home the title by unanimous decision.

As anticipated, timing and striking distance proved pivotal. “Psweet” effectively stayed out of range until he found the right window to throw. despite a reach advantage, Fredian landed few punches. sweet notched several points by working the levels from his left jab. both boxers kept their composure for the second bell.

Fredian took a more offensive tilt, attacking with several long punches. sweet responded with equally aggressive hooks. After largely equalizing the opponent’s points, the final round felt like it would be the decisive 90 seconds.

Pollice reverberated during the opening seconds of round three. rozgonyi reached as high as he did all night with his punches in the bout’s dwindling seconds. Yet, Pollice’s hot start and final-round counters kept the match neck and neck to the bell. Ultimately, it was the freshman Pollice who claimed the split-decision victory over his fellow baumer buccaneer.

Tommy “The Tank Engine” Sylvia of Knott Hall def.

Andrew “The Red Scare” Cassidy of Keenan Hall rapid arm and leg movement filled the bout’s first few seconds. sylvia, the antagonizer, landed hit after hit through the meat of the opening frame. before the two minutes were up, cassidy connected with a jab or two. In the second round, “The Tank engine” rhythmically located his black glove on the red mask of the junior from Keenan hall. With 15 seconds to go, the referee felt it necessary to check out cassidy for a few moments. round two had sylvia’s name all over it. not a minute passed in this round before the referee felt called to stop the match again — this time for a full 10 seconds. Then it happened again. cassidy fought respectfully to the end, but sylvia completed a dominant march through the 178-pound bracket with a victory by unanimous decision.

Then, with 8:33 left in the first, m ichigan state answered back. notre dame’s fourth line was sloppy in clearing the zone, leaving the puck for e rik m iddendorf. h is shot was blocked, but bischel’s reaction left the net wide open for nicolas müller, who made no mistake. s everal more golden chances arose for the Irish after that. First, a dump-in play careened off a stanchion in the corner, leaving the puck in the crease with s t. c yr behind the net. however, b akich couldn’t quite get there in time. Later on, the former Irish netminder robbed graduate center c hayse Primeau and senior defenseman n ick Leivermann in tight. notre d ame earned one more power play late in the first, but the s partans killed it off to uphold the 1-1 score.

“e arly on, we couldn’t get enough internal shooting. That’s [ ms U’s] system,” Jackson said. “I thought the best way to beat that would be to attack them in transition.” as well, but b ischel held his team within one goal through two periods. seemingly uncertain, along with his future in south bend, it appears the star freshman guard may have already played his final game in an Irish uniform.

Just under seven minutes into the third, s party struck again. nash n ienhuis fired a shot from outside, and the deflected puck found Tiernan s houdy, who slid it over the goal line. moments later, s t. c yr pulled off a highway robbery on s ilianoff to maintain the 3-1 lead.

“You’ve gotta have guys who can score goals. We have some, but not as much as other teams,” Jackson said. “We ran into a good goalie. For a team that’s already got a little bit of a scoring problem, that’s a bad combination.” notre d ame found new life in the final four minutes, as the combination of a m ichigan s tate interference penalty and an empty Irish net created a 6-on-4. d uring the two-man advantage, Leivermann ripped a shot that careened to the side of the net. s ophomore center hunter s trand was ready for it, and he stuffed it in.

Junior forward matt Zona was one of the only bright spots for

Phil

“Il Capo” Pollice of Baumer Hall def. “Average”

Joe Rozgonyi of Baumer Hall

The stouter rozgonyi worked middle-up on the body of freshman Pollice in the opening minute of round one. Pollice fired back with a combination of left-handed jabs and uppercuts. Pollice used smart footwork to move rozgonyi where he wanted around the ring. The junior rozgonyi, sinking himself backward and deep in his fighting stance, launched many heavy blows with varying accuracy over the course of round two.

The sound of rozgonyi’s red gloves popping off the skin of notre dame. he has seen his intermittent playing time increase as the year has gone on and took advantage saturday, scoring 10 points — including two three-pointers — and grabbing five boards. It was the first time in his career he has scored in double figures.

The Irish have still yet to win a game away from Purcell Pavilion

“The Real Big” Mike Guyette of Keough Hall def. Justin “My Name Is” Darwin of Dillon Hall darwin sank under and to the side of Guyette to get his shots to land around the junior from Keough hall’s protective white gloves. All in all, both boxers initiated and received strong blows valiantly through the opening two minutes of this bout. Although Guyette managed his own slew of ear-popping hits on darwin, especially toward the round’s close, darwin’s hot start still seemed to carry over. At the bell, Guyette nevertheless showed that he had something potentially lethal left in the tank.

Guyette carried his newfound momentum into the last round. With a minute to go, Guyette forced his fellow junior into a 10-second count — and did it again 30 seconds later. despite the difficult start, Guyette certainly put his best foot forward when it mattered. That strong finish was plenty for the Keough junior captain. Guyette claimed the title by unanimous decision.

Contact Aidan Thomas, Maggie Eastland and Peter Breen at athomas28@nd.edu, meastlan@nd.edu, and pbreen2@nd.edu in 12 tries this season. They’ll have to hope they can buck that trend — and recapture a little bit of that magic from Wednesday’s home finale — if they want any hope of making some noise in Greensboro.

Contact Liam Coolican at lcoolica@nd.edu

In the second period, notre d ame continued to apply pressure. b y the second intermission, the Irish had built up a 2513 advantage in shots on goal. however, the game was tied no more. Just over halfway through the period, Primeau and müller set up for a face-off in the Irish zone on the back side of a media timeout. muller went forward with the draw, gaining possession and setting up Jeremy d avidson for a tap-in goal. The brilliant set play shocked all 5,000-plus fans inside c ompton and gave ms U a 2-1 lead.

“That definitely drained us and the crowd. e ach of the last two games, we were buzzing in the first half of the second period,” Justin Janicke said. “At the media timeout, we were talking about how we needed to get on those chances and capitalize. Yesterday, they scored on the power-play, and today, right after the break.”

After the game, Jackson said Primeau played through a broken finger, which may have diminished his usual prowess in the face-off circle.

For the remainder of the period, notre d ame continued to fling pucks at s t. c yr, but the 5-foot-8 goaltender stood tall. he was especially strong against long-distance shots, seeing around Irish screens without issue. m ichigan s tate generated a couple high-quality chances

Within 20 seconds of the goal, b ischel scampered to the bench again. The Irish possessed the puck brilliantly, but disaster struck as soon as they lost it. müller, desperately trying to clear the zone, pulled in the puck and pitchforked it down the ice. s ure enough, it danced into the Irish zone ahead of the defense and trickled just inside the left post. With that, the s partans led 4-2 and had a firm grasp on the final spot in the b ig Ten semifinals.

Aside from the cheers of s partan fans, the final two minutes ticked away quietly. After all the memories made in the last three weeks, reality set in that notre d ame’s season was likely finished. b oth s trand and Justin Janicke felt like the Irish — who outshot ms U 39-28 — played with the proper desperation to earn a better result.

“It’s obviously really tough,” Janicke said. “Little things didn’t go right today, and they got some bounces. Just like that, it’s probably over.” m ichigan s tate advances to visit no. 1 m innesota on s aturday. o n the other side of the bracket, no. 4 m ichigan and no. 9 o hio s tate will meet in Ann Arbor. meanwhile, all notre d ame can do is wait. o ver the next two weekends, the Irish will need an improbable combination of results to have any chance at the big dance.

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