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Message: [QUOTE="Dillon77, post: 2788799, member: 6620"] Are you asking from a "religion as a positive inducement?" If so, I can cite a Class of 2019 commit. Anaya Peoples mentioned it as a reason for her committing to the Irish during her sophomore HS season. “They were a lot of factors that me and my family talked about,” Peoples said. “The main thing was going to a Christian-based university and that was important to me. Their academic excellence is top-notch and the relationship with the coaches have been amazing and it is a bond that cannot be broken already. “Another factor is the winning tradition as they are the top three in the nation. Also, the location is not too far from home but not too close either and that was a pretty big factor.” Katlyn Gilbert went to Heritage Christian in Indianapolis but I have not found her focusing on religion as a specific reason. Peoples and Gilbert are long-time AAU teammates, although Gilbert is year ahead of Peoples. Anaya has said that Gilbert was quite consistent in her talk about ND with Peoples, so that could be one instance where being friends had a positive influence. Numerous soccer players have cited the fact that ND is a faith-based school as being a positive in helping them make a decision. [/QUOTE]