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Genevieve Coleman | Friday, March 3, 2023
For as long as I can remember, I have been a Notre Dame fan. That’s just part of being from South Bend. My grandparents gave me Notre Dame onesies when I was a baby. At one point, I remember having a navy and gold cheer skirt when I was a toddler. As a child, I
Observer Sports Staff | Monday, August 9, 2021
Jewell Loyd and Skylar Diggins-Smith, along with the rest of the USA Women’s basketball team, brought home the gold medal in a 90-75 win over Japan in the finals of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. Loyd and Diggins-Smith, 2015 and 2013 graduates from Notre Dame, now play for the Seattle Storm and the Phoenix
Nate Moller | Tuesday, July 6, 2021
Notre Dame will be well represented in Tokyo, Japan, this summer with 20 athletes competing in the 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games. Basketball Notre Dame women’s basketball has been very strong over the last decade, and three former players were selected to their national teams this year. Skylar Diggins-Smith (USA) Diggins-Smith currently plays for
Elizabeth Greason | Friday, April 21, 2017
Irish senior guard Lindsay Allen became the 14th Notre Dame player to be chosen in the WNBA draft, as she was selected as the 14th overall pick by the New York Liberty on Thursday. She will become the sixth active former Irish player in the WNBA when the season begins in May — and those players
Benjamin Padanilam | Friday, May 13, 2016
Entering this year’s NCAA tournament, Notre Dame had been to the Final Four in five consecutive seasons. And after another sweep of ACC regular season and tournament titles, a sixth straight trip appeared inevitable for the Irish. But then, the unthinkable happened: the No. 1-seeded Irish fell to No. 4-seeded Stanford, 90-84, in the Sweet
Benjamin Padanilam | Friday, March 18, 2016
Coming into the season, Notre Dame knew it would be without Jewell Loyd, who skipped her senior season to declare for the WNBA draft. What it did not expect was to lose one of its top recruits, freshman guard Ali Patberg, to a torn ACL prior to the start of the season or to have junior
Greg Hadley | Friday, May 15, 2015
To the casual observer, it was the same old story for Notre Dame this year. Another dominant regular season. Another conference title. Another Final Four berth. And ultimately, another defeat to Connecticut on the biggest stage. But after losing Natalie Achonwa, Kayla McBride and Ariel Braker to graduation and still posting a 36-3 record and 15-1
Letter to the Editor | Tuesday, April 21, 2015
In his article in the South Bend Tribune, Al Lesar stated the following about Jewell Loyd’s legacy: “Her legacy, though, has been changed forever. Rather than one of the all-time greats, Loyd will be the mystery who left her teammates dangling.” I beg to differ. It is amazing to me that we want everyone to
Greg Hadley | Friday, April 17, 2015
One last time, Jewell Loyd made Notre Dame history, one year earlier than expected. When Loyd’s name was called by the Seattle Storm in the WNBA Draft at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, on Thursday, she became the first No. 1 pick in program history. She also became the first player from the Irish to ever leave for
Mary Green | Thursday, April 9, 2015
Junior guard Jewell Loyd will skip her senior season to leave early for the WNBA Draft, Notre Dame announced Wednesday. The announcement comes after a career year for Loyd, who earned the espnW Player of the Year and ACC Player of the Year awards and was a finalist for the Naismith Trophy, WBCA Wade Trophy