Before the Notre Dame fencing team competed in the 2017 NCAA national championships, Lee Kiefer and her head coach, Gia Kvaratskhelia, discussed how to address the team before the matches.
Kvaratskhelia said he planned to keep the conversation mellow and calm, intentionally excluding talking about winning or losing the competition. Kiefer, a senior and team captain, nodded throughout the conversation.
Yet as Kvaratskhelia turned around, Kiefer ran to him, grabbing him with both hands and shaking him.