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NOTRE DAME BREEZES PAST JAGUARS, 8-0
Cayleigh Harvey goes 2-for-2 at the dish for the Jags
Cayleigh Harvey
Ed Holdaway, IUPUI Sports Information
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3/26/2008 6:33:56 PM
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Playing against one of the marquee softball programs in the Midwest, IUPUI put up little resistance at Notre Dame on Wednesday night, falling 8-0 in five innings at Ivy Field. The Fighting Irish scored in all five of their at-bats behind starter Jody Valdivia while the Jaguars managed just three hits offensively. 

Junior infielder Cayleigh Harvey provided a bright spot, upping her batting average to .263 on the young season with a pair of singles. 

Sarah Smith got Notre Dame (16-9) going in the first by drilling a one-out double and eventually coming home on a Megahan Raynes' wild pitch. In the second inning, Christine Lux made it 2-0 by drilling her fourth homerun of the season to straight away centerfield. 

IUPUI (1-9) threatened to break up Valdivia's shutout in the top of the third when Harvey ripped a one-out single through the left side and moved to second on an error. With two runners aboard, Valdivia got back-to-back punchouts to kill the rally.

The hosts added three more runs in the third as cleanup hitter Katie Laing connected for a two-run triple to right. Two pitches later, Laing scored on a wild pitch before Raynes whiffed Ashley Ellis to end the inning. 

IUPUI threatened again in the top of the fifth with a two-out rally. Harvey reached with an infield single and scampered to third when sophomore Mia Ettl, from nearby Mishawaka, Indiana, yanked a single to right center. Both were left stranded though when Valdivia got a called third strike on a 3-2 pitch to leadoff hitter Amy McCoy. 

Valdivia (4-4) struck out seven and didn't allow any walks in the shutout. Raynes (1-3) struck out three in three innings, allowing five runs (all earned). Sophomore Jessica McGown gave up three runs and retired four batters in relief.

IUPUI will resume Summit League play this weekend in a three-game set versus South Dakota State. The games are scheduled to be played in Ralston, Nebraska. Friday's doubleheader will begin at 3:00 p.m. and Saturday's single game is set for 11:00 a.m..
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Student-Athletes of the Month
Emily Holsapple
Emily Holsapple
Women's Tennis
Sophomore Emily Holsapple has been chosen the IUPUI Female Student-Athlete of the Month for her performance on the tennis courts in the month of April.

Holsapple went 3-1 in singles play, winning all of her completed matches in IUPUI's Summit League cluster, as well as combining with senior Andrea Burkhardt to go 3-1 in doubles action.

While IUPUI went 1-3 in their Summit League cluster, Holsapple was undefeated, downing opponent from IPFW, South Dakota State and UMKC.  In her fourth match of the cluster, Holsapple was one game away from a straight set victory.

The Center Grove H.S.-product did not drop a set in singles play during the month until her final match of the season.

Teaming with Burkhardt, the duo was undefeated until their final match, going 3-0 up until that point.  Holsapple and Burkhardt took down foes from IPFW, South Dakota Staten and UMKC in the cluster, and were one game away from a win versus Oakland.

Holsapple wrapped up her sophomore season with a 7-19 singles record, playing at every level except for No. 1 and No. 6 singles.  In Summit League play, she was 3-4.
Michael Powell
Michael Powell
Men's Golf
Freshman men's golfer Michael Powell has been chosen as the IUPUI Male Student-Athlete of the Month for the month of April. The rookie phenom posted a 76.40 stroke average in five rounds during the month, culminating in a 12th place finish at The Summit League Championships on Apr. 22. 

Powell notched a season-low 54-hole 221 at the three-day event, including a 73 on the final day. In his only other outing of the month he turned in a 36-hole 161 at the Fighting Illini Invitational on Apr. 13. 

Powell ranked second on the team in scoring average this past season and was the squad's low scorer in limited time during the spring. He missed nearly half of the spring schedule due to injury.
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