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Ellen Geyer | Wednesday, August 28, 2019
It hasn’t taken Jackie Young long to prove why she was the first overall pick in the 2019 WNBA Draft. The rookie, who elected to leave Notre Dame following the completion of her junior year, is spending her inaugural season with the Las Vegas Aces. Having traded in her blue and gold for red and
Ellen Geyer and Charlotte Edmonds | Friday, May 17, 2019
Despite falling just short of a back-to-back national championship, the Irish had one of their most elite teams in program history — shattering records both individually and as a unit. Under Naismith Hall of Fame head coach Muffet McGraw, Notre Dame made a deep tournament run and sent five players to the WNBA draft, recording
Elizabeth Greason | Thursday, April 11, 2019
Irish junior guard Jackie Young was selected as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2019 WNBA Draft by the Las Vegas Aces. After losing in the national championship game Sunday, the junior guard had until 7 p.m. Monday to declare whether or not she would be returning to Notre Dame for her senior year,
Hayden Adams | Tuesday, April 9, 2019
Irish junior guard and All-ACC second team selection — by votes from the league’s Blue Ribbon Panel and head coaches — Jackie Young has declared for the WNBA draft. In a tweet sent out just before 7 p.m. Monday evening, Young announced her decision to forego her senior year and join the professional ranks a
Elizabeth Greason | Monday, April 8, 2019
TAMPA, Fla. — “Do I miss? Do I miss it?” Arike Ogunbowale was frantic after the first of the two free throws she had been awarded with 1.9 seconds remaining and a two-point deficit rolled off the rim. She doubled over and clutched her head, as her teammates looked on in shock at the 80%
Elizabeth Greason | Saturday, April 6, 2019
TAMPA, Fla. — Please stop asking Jackie Young what she’s planning on doing in 48 hours. The junior is the lone remaining active player in women’s college basketball who might declare for the WNBA Draft, which takes place Wednesday, as the deadline to declare has long since passed, with the only exception being players whose teams
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, April 5, 2019
Check out all the content from the Irish Insider for the 2019 women’s Final Four: Irish set to face rival Huskies in rematch of last year’s overtime semifinal game Notre Dame roster boasts top WNBA prospects in 5 record-setting starters Geyer: Keep focus on players, not coaches’ rivalry Notre Dame will face Connecticut in the
Hayden Adams | Friday, April 5, 2019
Like the north and south poles of a magnet, Notre Dame and UConn women’s basketball always seem destined to meet. And this time, as always, it’s at the most crucial juncture of the postseason. The Irish (34-3, 14-2 ACC) and the Huskies (35-2, 16-0) will meet for the second time this season — in the
Elizabeth Greason | Friday, April 5, 2019
Five players. Ten thousand points. One shattered record. On Monday, Marina Mabrey, Arike Ogunbowale, Jessica Shepard, Brianna Turner and Jackie Young became the first-ever group of starters in NCAA Division I basketball — men’s or women’s — to score 10,000 career collegiate points, as they now sit at 10,070 as a unit. The Irish starting five is
Elizabeth Greason | Tuesday, April 2, 2019
CHICAGO — As a great 21st-century philosopher once said, “The third quarter is ours and will always be ours.” That philosopher was the one and only Irish senior guard Marina Mabrey, ever-confident in her team’s ability to pull through, no matter the circumstances, whether down by 12 at halftime in the 2018 national championship — when she