Belles fall to Trine

By AIDAN THOMAS sports editor

d espite 15 points from senior guard m addie r zepka, the s aint m ary’s b elles couldn’t pull off a shocker to end their season, losing 85-49 to nationally-ranked Trine. The Thunder are currently tied for the first in the m IAA; the b elles sit at seventh. They finished their season with a 4-12 conference record, going

7-18 overall. The latter mark represented a small improvement on last year’s 6-20 mark.

Junior guard Athena s amson also stood out for the b elles on Wednesday night, collecting 10 rebounds and nine points. Freshman guard n icole c onnolly added nine points and a pair of steals off the bench. d espite the strong individual performances, however, s aint m ary’s couldn’t match Trine’s firepower. The Thunder’s s idney Wagner led all scorers with 23 points and Trine’s bench scored 44 points, sparked by 14 from Abby s anner. s aint m ary’s got off to a quick start, stifling Trine for the first three minutes and taking a 5-4 lead on a three-pointer from sophomore guard Julia s chutz. coaching, valdez found a groove at the opening of the second, but he couldn’t slow mcLeod down for long. The third was more of the same, with valdez landing some body jabs and mcLeod aiming hooks to the head. ultimately, mcLeod took the bout by split decision.

Luke “Mantequilla” Slahor def. Scott “Mr. Clean”

Weitman senior club captain slahor quickly took control of the first round in this bout landing few but tactical punches. With a more dominant stance, “mantequilla” sealed the deal in the second round, forcing several counts on “mr. clean.” slahor won by unanimous decision after a referee stoppage in the third round.

Noah “Bingus” Mader def.

Elliot “The Lake” Como both boxers hesitated to throw the first punch and danced around the ring for a bit until mader landed a hard hit. mader subsequently ended the round with an offensive attack. como reset in the second but couldn’t get away from mader’s right hook. mader got como into the corner to end the second, much to the delight of a boisterous crowd for “bingus.” After pushing “The Lake” on the back of his heels for most of the third, mader won by unanimous decision.

Alex “JackPotts” Potts def.

Vinny “Cold Cut” Galassi

After a slow start, potts found a window to land a series of jabs one right after another. potts didn’t let up, leaving galassi with little time to recuperate in the first round. “cold cut” was ready for the second round, putting “Jackpotts” on the defensive for the first time. but the latter steadily regained control in front of a massive crowd. some hesitation from galassi left the door wide open for potts to win by unanimous decision.

Graham “El Toro” McColgan def. Richard “The Lionheart”

The first round of this bout between two sorin boxers was all mccolgan. “el Toro” swung and landed most of his hits. graf barely had time to swing in the second before mccolgan pushed him into the ropes and almost to the ground. even with a bloody nose, mccolgan continued his rampage. neither boxer held anything back in the final round, and “el Toro”

Belles

con TI nued from pAge 12 b ut over the final six minutes and 59 seconds of the first quarter, the b elles managed just a single free throw. That free throw actually extended the s aint m ary’s lead to 6-4 with four minutes and 33 seconds left. b ut after six minutes of stifling defense from the b elles, the floodgates opened. Trine flexed took the win home by unanimous decision.

Mitchell “Downtown” Brown def. Sean “Wheezy” McAleer both boxers came out swinging early, with mcAleer having a slight advantage in terms of significant strikes. The highlight moment of this round came when a right hook from “Wheezy” caused brown to stumble before recovering. despite bleeding in the first round, “downtown” came out in the second with newfound energy, landing many body and head shots. entering the third round with the result undecided, both boxers had something to prove. While brown exited the fight more bloody than his opponent, he edged out an impressive split-decision victory.

Yanni “Quadzilla” Vu def.

Kyle “Rub” Pulido

With an onslaught of body shots, vu looked to tire his opponent early in the first. however, composure from “rub” pulido allowed him to hammer vu with many upper body hooks. pulido continued to show discipline in the second, backing vu into a corner before being separated by the referee. After a close third round where ‘Quadzilla’ landed many headshots, the judge called a split-decision victory for vu.

Nicholas “Nick” Buhay def. Jack “Post” Malone nicholas “nick” buhay took the first round in this bout after quick feet and hands allowed him to effectively strike his opponent while slipping most punches. despite a valiant effort from “post” malone, buhay continued to display his dominance in the second round, landing a variety of strikes that left “post” with a bloody nose. The third round was split in terms of strikes landed for both fighters. but buhay took this contest by unanimous decision.

Mitch “Mr. Snowman” MacDonald def. Noah “The Manic Hispanic” Baca

In a close first round, macdonald showed his composure, landing many hits to the head of baca. “mr. snowman” continued to get the better of his opponent, with baca on the back heel for the majority of the second round. determined to turn the tide of the bout, “The manic hispanic” exited the final round with many significant strikes landed. however, macdonald took the win after a consistent display of excellence throughout the fight.

Kevin “For The Brand” Stein def. Daniel “The Rocketman”

Mooney

After a long wait to begin the fight, stein came running into the ring to avoid being disqualified before the bout started. but stein was ready once he stepped into the ring, showboating after landing numerous hits in the first round on mooney. on the front foot entering the second round, “for The brand” continued to display his dominance with a series of shots to the head of mooney. despite an attempt to come back in the third, “The rocketman” was unable to return the hooks that “for The bran” was laying onto him. stein brought the unanimous decision victory back to the o’.

Matthew “Two Cup” Turzai def. Matheson “Schlime”

McCune

“Two cup” Turzai came into the ring guns blazing from the gold corner, forcing an eight-count in the first few seconds of the bout. The pittsburgh native continued to work the levels, landing jabs and hooks both to the body and head of his opponent mccune. “Two cup” continued the onslaught of punches in the second round, pushing “schlime” into the ropes and resulting in an early end to the bout. Turzai was declared the winner by a referee stop contest.

“Average” Joe Rozgonyi def. “Wham Bam” Cameron Hagy stepping out to chants of “Let’s go Joe,” namesake “Average” Joe rozgonyi landed the first punches. hagy made an effort to keep out of striking distance, but rozgonyi still connected with several measured jabs and hooks. “Wham ba”’ turned up the counterattack in round two, but “Average” responded stronger, resulting in two eightcounts and sending hagy toppling over. both boxers sent fists flying in the final round, but “Average” found the target with accuracy and power, ultimately winning the bout by unanimous decision.

“The Real Big” Mike Guyette def. Dante “The Inferno”

Gardini

Though he did not quite descend to the ninth circle, dante “The Inferno” gardini withstood some heat from guyette. gardini slid in a few jabs, but guyette kept him on the defensive with repeated bursts of offensive combos that jostled his opponent’s red headgear. by unanimous decision, “The real big” took home the victory.

Chris “The Delco Destroyer”

Zack def. PJ “Northside”

Summers roving the ring in a pair of nonchalant nike sneakers,” Zack started the round with several heavy-handed hooks. summers answered with some jabs of his own, but “The delco destroyer” and his nearly automatic right hook proved punishing. Though he walked out of the ring nose bloodied, Zack won the bout by unanimous decision.

Charlie “Scro” Fredian def. Brooks “Reds” McConnell fredian and brooks met in the ring with impressive agility and movement around the ring. When “scro” landed a punch, fans could hear his sharp contact from across dahnke ballroom. The fight continued with lightning-quick hands and ample slips, fakes and fades from both sides. fredian solidified the upper hand in the third round, winning the bout by split decision.

Charles “Attilio” Martin def.

Brendan “Classic” McGinn

In a bout characterized by powerful punches from both sides, martin generated a strong offense right away. “Attilio” frequently stepped into striking distance with a barrage of punches, rendering mcginn unable to fire back. In the final round, “classic” gave martin a run for his money, but it wasn’t enough to split the decision. “Attilio” won the bout unanimously.

Patrick “PSweet” Sweet def.

Matthew “Big Chief” Daly daly had a distinct height and reach advantage, but sweet managed the challenge strategically, punching at an angle and leaping quickly out of reach. “psweet” connected with his opponent’s body and chin, while “big chief” countered with pendulum-like swings. sweet continued to find daly’s headgear in the final round, earning a unanimous victory.

Nolan “Toothless” Lyon def. Liam “Young Blood” Emerick moving quickly from body to head, Lyon berated emerick with punches early. “Toothless” moved quickly, leaving emerick unsure where to keep his hands to defend. The unflagging attack from Lyon gave “Young blood” the opportunity to land a few jabs. but that effort would not be enough. out of the blue corner, “Toothless” won the bout by unanimous decision.

Bobby “Sweet Bobby Ray” Fitzpatrickdef.Aldo“Modelo”

Plascencia unlike the barbecue sauce, “sweet bobby ray” and his punches were more spicy than sweet. plascencia faced a slew of sharp and technical jabs from fitzpatrick. “modelo” threw more in the second round, but “sweet bobby ray” adjusted to leap out of reach and land several of his own clean hits. fitzpatrick dominated the third round, securing his unanimous victory.

Nirajan “One Punch” Koirala def. Theo “Pacman” Pacchiana fighting fire with fire, Koirala and pacchiana both wanted to be the most aggressive boxer in the ring. The duo continued to swing and lap the ring, but “pacman” began to show signs of fatigue at the end of the second round. favoring hooks, “one punch” controlled the floor in the final round and won the bout by split decision.

Chris Myint def. Ralphy “Cuba Libre” Rodriguez myint started the bout with a lot of aggression, focusing on hyper-fast body shots and uppercuts. “cuba Libre” refused to cave to the ambush, throwing his own punches back at myint. both sides absorbed a lot of heavy punches, but myint held his competitive edge, winning the bout by unanimous decision.

Raleigh “Silver” Bulleit def. Brendan “Beebs” Bwyer “silver” bulleit shot off continual punches in round one while bwyer maintained a fortress-like shell of protection. “beebs” succumbed to pressure as the bout went on, and bulleit imposed repeated eightcounts. “silver” bulleit perfected his hook by the final round, earning a decisive victory by unanimous decision.

William “Heinsberg” White def. Sebastian “Ace” Villa villa showed his hand immediately upon the opening bell, slipping punches from “heinberg” and quickly counterattacking. simultaneously, White threaded villa’s gloves, placing several punches to the head. The two battled through all three rounds, slowing from fatigue by the final round and counteracting each other’s punches. In the end, persistence from “heinberg” made him the victor by split decision.

Contact Alysa Guffey at aguffey@ nd.edu, Nicholas Morles at nmorles@nd.edu and Maggie Eastland at meastlan@nd.edu their muscles, ripping off a 13-0 run to seize control of the game.

That momentum carried to the second quarter, as Trine scored 28 points in the frame.

Triples from r zepka and c onnolly kept the b elles within striking distance, down 2516 after five minutes expired in the quarter. An ensuing 13-2 run by Trine buried the b elles in the first half, however, as the Thunder opened up a 38-18 lead. They led 45-23 at the halftime break.

The second half was largely academic. The two squads went back and forth in the third quarter, which Trine was more than happy with, maintaining an advantage of more than 20 points. The Thunder led by 26 at the end of the quarter. In the final quarter of the b elles’ season, they notched 12 points but couldn’t stop Trine’s redhot offense. Trine shot 55% from the field on the day. The Thunder ballooned their lead to 34 points and saw out their victory. r zepka notched the final three-pointer of s aint m ary’s season with just under two and a half minutes to play.

The b elles graduate three seniors but return the rest of the roster next season, and they’ll look to improve on their win total again in 2023-24.

Contact Aidan Thomas at athoma28@nd.edu

Ring B

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The first round saw the quickness of both fighters. mistichelli got mendez on his heels a few times, but mendez landed a hit to force a count midway through the round. The second round was much more even as the boxers exchanged hits. mistichelli took off after mendez to start the third and got him on the ropes several times. a lthough a count was forced both ways, mistichelli dominated the round and ultimately, by unanimous decision, won the bout.

Michael “Deagle” Nilsen of O’Neill Family Hall def. Mike “Mack Truck” Thieme nilsen stayed out of Thieme’s reach for most of the first round, landing his own combinations on the off-campus senior. in the second round, nilsen stayed out of reach again and eventually landed a hard hit to Thieme’s head. a fter the referee stopped the contest to force a count for Thieme, he declared nilsen the winner.

Robert “The Puma from Petulma” Isetta def. Phil “Il Capo” Pollice of Baumer Hall pollice wasted no time forcing a count for isetta in the first and he landed several more blows before the round ended. The second round started much more even, but pollice still led. isetta dodged well until late in the round when pollice landed two hard hits and forced a count just before time was called. pollice danced around isetta through the third as well, forcing one more count before time was called and ultimately pollice won by unanimous decision.

Charlie “Monk” Alberino of O’Neill Family Hall def. Sean “Ice” Cole of Sorin College a lberino was patient, allowing some early hits from cole, but closed the round with a rocket into cole’s head that forced a count. a lberino stayed patient but sped up his pace a little in the second round. cole made more significant contact through the second, but not without an answer from a lberino. a lberino forced another count early in the third, but that lit a fire under cole — until a lberino threw another hook and cole went into an eight-count again. by split decision, a lberino won the bout.

Damien “Sauce of the Month” Sylva of Fisher Hall def. Sebastian “The Portuguese Stallion” Pires of Dillon Hall both boxers came out on the offensive, but sylva ended round one on a high note, landing some jabs on pires. in the second round, both boxers found some energy and landed some punches out of the gate. but sylva again asserted himself as the round went on. in the final round, sylva yet again took control of the fight, forcing pires into a count multiple times. sylva dominated the fight from start to finish and ultimately won by unanimous decision.

Jackson “The Stallion”

Graham of Stanford Hall def. Michael ”Hendy” Hendrickson of St. Edward’s Hall hendrickson went on the offensive early and landed some punches, but graham countered well and landed some strong jabs on hendrickson. graham wasted no time building off his momentum in the second round, landing some decisive blows to hendrickson early in the round. graham landed some more large blows to hendrickson, forcing the referee to stop the contest and award graham the victory.

Michael “Money”

Winchester def. Brendan “Bedtime” Nolte nolte tried to come out on the offensive, but Winchester successfully blocked some punches and landed some jabs of his own. both boxers then landed some jabs early in the next round. but nolte landed some decisive punches late, outlasting Winchester in the round to take control of the fight. in the third round, both boxers were noticeably fatigued, but Winchester landed some strong jabs early in the round to win the fight by split decision.

Caz “Manian Devil” Kotsen of Alumni Hall def. Ben “The Crusader” Romenesko of Dunne Hall in the opening round, Kotsen took control of the fight early by landing some strong blows on romenesko. Kotsen seized control of the fight in the second round, pinning romenesko in the corner and landing a series of decisive blows. in the final round, romenesko showed some heart and landed some jabs, but Kotsen proved to be too much for romenesko to overcome. ultimately, Kotsen won the fight by unanimous decision.

Kian “The Persian Excursion” Shinaver of Keough Hall def. Charlie “Chill” Schmidt of Morrissey Manor both boxers came out of the gates on the offensive and each boxer landed some strong jabs in a competitive opening round. in the second round, shinaver took control of the fight by landing some strong blows on schmidt. in the final round, schmidt fought back by landing some quick one-two punches on shinaver. shinaver would fight back, though, to take control of the fight and win by split decision.

Nicolas “The Italian Bullet” Biondo of Duncan Hall def. Zach “The Beast from the Bay” McKay of O’Neill Family Hall both boxers flew out of the gate and went on the offensive early, but biondo finished strong in the opening round by slipping some punches from mcKay and landing some strong jabs. biondo took control of the fight early in the second round, forcing mcKay into the corner. mcKay fought back in the final round and landed some punches on biondo. however, biondo finished the round by landing some punishing blows, doing enough to win by split decision.

Christian “X” Miller of Knott Hall def. Gavin “The Beard” Carr of Siegfried Hall both boxers came out of the gate cautiously, but miller landed some strong blows on carr in the later part of the round, forcing carr into a count early. carr fought back in the second round, landing some blows on miller to make the fight interesting heading into the final round. both boxers landed some jabs in the early part of the last round, but miller landed some decisive late blows to win the fight by unanimous decision.

Jack “Ghost” Phillips def. Eli “Beepbop” Gay gay started out on the offensive in the opening round, forcing phillip to use his athleticism and footwork to dodge and block punches. phillips kept active in the second round, and he was better able to hold his ground against gay’s attacks. To start off the final minute of the competition, phillips landed a huge hit, causing the third stoppage of boxing in as many rounds. behind his big blows, phillips carried the day by unanimous decision.

Rob “The Voodoo Ranger”

Rucki of Carroll Hall def. Rodrigo “Rorro” Juarez of Keough Hall rucki displayed a relaxed composure in the first round, throwing Juarez off his guard. Kicking off the second round, rucki again would not back down, and Juarez opted for a second clinch of the match, procrastinating the inevitable rucki onslaught. Juarez showed some resolve in the third round, bouncing around the ring to get a better angle over rucki. at the final round’s end, though, no debate was needed, as rucki won by unanimous decision.

Jesse “Justice” Salazar of Morrissey Manor def. Harry “The Water Buffalo” Clinton despite taking some heavy hits, clinton kept his head down and chipped away at salazar’s endurance in the opening minute of the matchup. clinton put salazar on the ropes to start off round two before “The Water buffalo” stumbled on one knee. Later in the second, a dazed clinton fell into the ropes and emerged with a bloody mouth. salazar took advantage of clinton’s caution in the third round and again forced clinton head-first into the ropes. salazar would win by unanimous decision.

Cole “Buonanotte”

Ceravolo of Baumer Hall def. Dan “The Problem”

Law of Dillon Hall

The first round started off fairly even with both boxers throwing many punches of moderate vigor. however, to close round one, ceravolo powered Law onto the ropes for almost 10 seconds. ceravolo again got the better of Law midway through the second round, pushing his opponent in blue shorts around the ring. The match would be suddenly stopped there, and the first-year from baumer hall brought home the victory for his buccaneers.

Sean “Peg-Leg” Mullen of Morrissey Manor def. Felix

“Mardi Graze” Smolen of O’Neill Family Hall mullen landed several righthand blows in the first 30 seconds of the matchup, pinning smolen again and again into the east-end ropes of ring b. round two was much of the same, with mullen pushing smolen in a northwesterly direction this time. early in round three, mullen caused a quick stoppage in the boxing. When blood appeared on smolen’s left arm, the bout was stopped again for good. in the gold shorts, mullen stood victorious, winning by referee stoppage.

Jacob “Goose” Gose def.

Tommy “The Tank Engine”

Sylvia of Knott Hall

The sophomore in blue, sylvia stood comfortably in his shoes for most of the first 60 seconds. gose nonetheless turned it around in round two, necessitating two referee pauses for sylvia’s safety. in the final round of play, “goose” came out firing, leaning into every blow against sylvia and eventually causing another stoppage. before the bell rang to end the fight, gose was able to put his head down further, and he stuck some more fatal blows into sylvia. gose would win by unanimous decision.

Isaac “Ice” Culp of Fisher Hall def. Will “Sleepy Time”

Robbins of Knott Hall in the 186-pound division preliminary, both boxers displayed picture-perfect form throughout the first round. by the end of 60 seconds, neither gold nor blue shorts could get the better of the other. robbins worked hard to catch his breath during round two, but still, no competitor showed any advantage with a minute to go. The third round was not messy, but both culp and robbins got into the weeds together. The judges favored culp by unanimous decision.

Jack “Scudboat” Taylor of Dillion Hall def. Ethan “Crouton” Hoying of Fisher Hall it took about half of round one before the sculpted Taylor induced hoying into a stumble. in round two, Taylor knocked hoying’s face skyward a couple of times. nevertheless, hoying continued to employ footwork to get around Taylor’s relentless attacks. Taylor continued to bully hoying around the ring in the final round, causing a brief stoppage. before it was all said and done, hoying launched a last-second offensive, which fell short of making up for the previous intervals of fighting. Taylor won by unanimous decision.

Ayush “The Tandoori Titan” Sindhwani def. Cam “White Noise” White of Fisher Hall White started off with no abandon, consecutively landing punch after punch. sindhwani led off the second round on a better note, making White work to get back on the offensive. by the end of round two, sindhwani had made some progress, leaving his opponent with a bloody face. That clearly angered White, and “White noise” immediately came out in round three slinging, pinning sindhwani up upon the ropes. both boxers furiously threw blows at one another to the final bell. by split decision, sindhwani’s late efforts took home the win.

Loren “Bird Legz” Hahn def. Max “Circus Maximus” Van Hollebeke

This matchup between two graduate students tilted in van hollebeke’s favor through round one. The seattle native van hollebeke, wearing gold, was not afraid to use his knees and get low for his own cause. hahn looked more intimidating in the next 60 seconds of action, and the second round closed in a clinch. van hollebeke again was required to put in the extra effort to reach the towering hahn in round three. arm raised high in the air, hahn won by split decision.

Roberto “El Patron” Rodriguez def. Jakub “Pizza Man” Drwal of Siegfried

Hall

The venezuelan native rodriguez laid drwal to waste with a slew of gut punches in the opening round. rodriguez did not relent in the next round, causing a referee stoppage about halfway through the match-up. drwal, though on his heels, kept his arms up valiantly to fend off rodriguez’s relentless swings in the final round. after another unsightly stoppage in the third round, “el patron” took home the victory by unanimous decision.

Hector “Bueno” Juarez def. Luke “The Slim Reaper” Huglin of Duncan Hall a 168-lb round division preliminary between Juarez in gold and huglin in blue was ring b’s final matchup of the night. hughlin came out wildly in round one with a host of roundhouses, and his aggressiveness was rewarded when Juarez fell to his knees at the end of the opening minute. Juarez performed more formidably in round two, landing quite a few body hits on the lanky hgulin. both boxers laudably exerted all their remaining vitality in round three. To the joy of the dahnke ballroom crowd, Juarez won by split decision.

Contact Aidan O’Malley at aomalle2@nd.edu, Mannion McGinley at mmcginl3@nd.edu, Nate Moller at nmoller2@ nd.edu and Peter Breen at pbreen2@nd.edu and