In September, Marist’s Layla Peters made a trip to Notre Dame that was part business, part fun.

The fun part was attending a Notre Dame football game.

“It was when they played Texas A&M,” Peters said, excitedly. “It was a super-good game and it went down to the final play. I got to sit in the student section with the softball team.

“And, oh my gosh, that environment was so cool.”

One of the softball players was Caroline O’Brien , a former Marist teammate and current Notre Dame sophomore. Aside from sharing memories, the two talked business about Peters’ visit.

“It was awesome to see Caroline,” said Peters, who will be entering her junior season this spring. “She was really wanting me to commit there. But it was already my dream school.

“Growing up on the South Side, a lot of peop

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