Some of you with small children might be looking for a new bedtime story for them. Enter Notre Dame women’s soccer defender Brianna Martinez. The junior from Albuquerque, New Mexico, was featured on Notre Dame’s Twitter account Sunday. Specifically, she read “Ten Little Ladybugs”, written by Melanie Gerth and illustrated by Laura Huliska-Beith:
📚 Ten Little Ladybugs 📚@NDSoccer's Brianna Martinez reads one of her favorite children’s stories for your littlest Irish fan. 🐞
Full Digital Library: https://t.co/Nva6Xu9yM8#GoIrish pic.twitter.com/IPBYyjEWId
— The Fighting Irish 😷 (@FightingIrish) August 16, 2020
It’s been an exciting year for Martinez. She was selected for the 2020 U-20 U.S. Women’s National Team for the CONCACAF Championship. The team clinched a spot in the U-20 Women’s World Cup. That tournament was to have taken place in Costa Rica and Panama this month, but COVID-19 pushed it to January, and it now will happen in Costa Rica only.
With her and her teammates’ season postponed, Martinez is devoting her time to other things. Clearly, this includes reading to children in what is considered the safest possible fashion at this time: virtually. Hopefully, other Notre Dame fall sports athletes can do something similar until they can compete again.