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Observer Sports Staff | Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Check out all of our content in this week’s special NCAA tournament edition of the Irish Insider: Irish earn a No. 5 seed, face Princeton on Thursday in NCAA tournament Notre Dame’s path to Final Four again goes through Lexington, Stanford Irish look to enter NCAA tournament with ‘an edge’ Brianna Turner solidifies place as
Daniel O'Boyle | Tuesday, March 14, 2017
The 2016 NCAA tournament did not go as expected for Notre Dame, after it was upset in the Sweet 16. There are no do-overs in sports, but the Irish may have just gotten the next best thing in 2017. Despite an uncharacteristic blip early in conference play that briefly left Irish hopes of a top seed in doubt,
Marek Mazurek | Tuesday, March 14, 2017
When it comes to the NCAA tournament, seeding only means so much. Often, a hungrier team can pull off an upset if the higher seed doesn’t play with fire. As a No. 5 seed, Notre Dame hopes to stave off No. 12 seed Princeton’s upset attempt while potentially pulling off an upset of its own
Elizabeth Greason | Tuesday, March 14, 2017
“Get the ball to Bri.” It has been said time and again this season, by various members of the Irish roster, to the point it nearly sounds like a team mantra. Irish junior forward Brianna Turner has been an integral part of the team from the first moment she stepped on the court in a
Benjamin Padanilam | Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Just one month ago, Irish head coach Muffet McGraw had all but given up on Notre Dame’s chances of being a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament. Yet come Selection Monday, the Irish (30-3, 15-1 ACC) found themselves atop the tournament’s Lexington region for the second year in a row — a sixth straight
Observer Sports Staff | Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Alex Carson, Senior Sports Writer Assuming both get past their first-round opposition, a matchup between Notre Dame and West Virginia would be the pivotal one in the West Region. If the Mountaineers get past the Irish, I like them to make a run to the Final Four. But I don’t see “Press Virginia” bothering a Notre
Observer Sports Staff | Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Ben Padanilam, Editor-in-Chief There’s no doubt the Irish are peaking at the right time; head coach Muffet McGraw said as much following the team’s wins over Louisville and Duke on the way to Notre Dame’s fourth straight ACC championship. And as it now prepares for the NCAA tournament, Notre Dame is exactly where it wants