Irish Bounce Back With Win Over UIC

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Notre Dame softball team secured a gritty 2-1 victory over UIC Tuesday evening at Melissa Cook Stadium. The Irish improve to 14-19 on the season.

Notre Dame was lights out in the circle. The trio of Micaela Kastor, Shannon Becker and Brianne Weiss combined to allow only one unearned run over the seven innings against the Flames.

Weiss picked up her first career save. The freshman struckout the side in the seventh to lock down the Notre Dame victory.

Emily Tran opened the scoring for the Irish, blasting a line drive into center field with the bases loaded to score a pair in the bottom of the second. It was the fifth and sixth RBI of the season for the senior outfielder.

With a base hit and a walk, Sydny Poeck extended her on-base streak to 13 games. The junior is hitting .325 on the season and has drawn at least one walk in each of the last six games.

Notre Dame will turn its attention to this weekend when the Irish host the 22nd-ranked Virginia Cavaliers for a three-game series at Melissa Cook Stadium. Game one is set for Friday with a 6 p.m. first pitch.