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Elizabeth Greason | Tuesday, March 19, 2019
Sometimes, life just throws a wrench in your plans. Sometimes, you plan to practice from 3:45 to 5:45 p.m. and then ESPN releases your NCAA tournament bracket 3 hours and 45 minutes early by mistake. And sometimes, everything goes according to plan. On Monday, Notre Dame got a little bit of both. When ESPNU accidentally
Ellen Geyer and Charlotte Edmonds | Tuesday, March 19, 2019
With a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament on the line, No. 4 Notre Dame left no doubt in anyone’s mind who would be claiming that position from the ACC after besting No. 3 Louisville 99-79 and clinching the ACC Championship on Sunday in Greensboro, North Carolina. “Well, we came in with a goal
Observer Sports Staff | Wednesday, March 13, 2019
With a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament on the line, No. 4 Notre Dame left no doubt in anyone’s mind who would be claiming that position from the ACC after besting No. 3 Louisville 99-79 and clinching the ACC Championship on Sunday in Greensboro, North Carolina. Led by ACC tournament MVP junior guard
Observer Sports Staff | Wednesday, March 6, 2019
Just two days after clinching a share of the ACC regular season title after its 37-point win over Virginia, the No. 4 Notre Dame women’s basketball team received additional honors and increased recognition this week. In addition to being confirmed as the No. 1 overall seed in the upcoming conference tournament, the ACC announced Tuesday
Elizabeth Greason | Monday, March 4, 2019
Irish head coach Muffet McGraw discovered the secret to yielding more production from her bench Sunday, as Jackie Young gave up her spot in the starting lineup to allow walk-on senior forward Maureen Butler to start her first-career game on Senior Day. But when Young entered the game two-minutes-and-four-seconds into the game, she was firing
Observer Staff Report | Friday, March 1, 2019
No. 4 Notre Dame will close what has been an electric regular season, hosting Virginia on Sunday to finish pre-tournament competition. The Irish (26-3, 13-2 ACC) will look to extend their five-game win streak to six against the Cavaliers (11-17, 5-10 ACC), who have lost three of their last four games, all of them conference
Courtney Becker | Tuesday, February 19, 2019
No. 5 Notre Dame notched a season-high 37 fast-break points and used a dominant offensive showing in the third quarter to top No. 9 North Carolina State 95-72 and launch itself back to the top of the ACC standings Monday night. The win in Reynolds Coliseum — as NC State recognized former head coach Kay
Charlotte Edmonds | Friday, February 8, 2019
When you’re a consistent title contender, losing doesn’t come often. And losing twice in just over a week of regular-season play is unprecedented. Yet, defending national champions Notre Dame finds itself at a crossroads after falling 72-65 to No. 25 Miami on the road on Thursday, less than two weeks after it suffered a stunning
Ellen Geyer | Thursday, February 7, 2019
Hot off of a 40-point win against in-conference opponent Georgia Tech, No. 4 Notre Dame will travel to No. 25 Miami Thursday, looking to extend its two-game win streak to three in the sunshine state. The Irish (21-2, 8-1 ACC) will be facing a Hurricane team (19-5, 7-2 ACC) which is playing well in conference
Charlotte Edmonds and Ellen Geyer | Monday, February 4, 2019
In the first game for the Irish at Purcell Pavilion in nearly two weeks, following a three-game road tour that included being upset by unranked North Carolina, No. 5 Notre Dame welcomed the Irish faithful with a stunning first half, dropping 54 points against Georgia Tech while holding the Yellow Jackets to a mere 13