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Samantha Zuba | Thursday, April 2, 2015
The No. 1 seed Irish have made the Final Four for the fifth straight year. But Notre Dame looks a little different this season. This team is younger. It has improved perhaps more than any of the most recent five Notre Dame teams to make the Final Four, Irish head coach Muffet McGraw said Wednesday during
Observer Sports Staff | Thursday, April 2, 2015
South Carolina South Carolina is on the rise, having made its first Final Four in program history. The signs from the 2013-14 season already pointed up. Last season, the Gamecocks advanced to the Sweet 16 and finished with a 29-5 overall record and a 14-2 mark in the SEC. They lost to North Carolina, 65-58,
Greg Hadley | Monday, March 30, 2015
At 5-foot-7, Lindsay Allen sometimes has trouble standing out on a top-seeded Notre Dame team full of all-conference players and big personalities. In Oklahoma City, though, the sophomore guard was the biggest force on the court for the Irish, scoring a career-high 28 points against Stanford in the Sweet 16 and 23 more against Baylor
Mary Green | Monday, March 30, 2015
OKLAHOMA CITY — Add Tampa, Florida, to a growing list that includes Nashville, New Orleans, Denver and Indianapolis — the last four sites of the Women’s Final Four. No. 1 seed Notre Dame booked its trip to the NCAA tournament’s final weekend for a fifth straight year with a 77-68 win over No. 2 seed
Mary Green | Sunday, March 29, 2015
OKLAHOMA CITY — The NCAA tournament brackets from 2014 and 2015 look eerily similar, especially where No. 1 seed Notre Dame and No. 2 seed Baylor are concerned. The two teams met in the last year’s Elite Eight, and they’re set for a rematch in this year’s Oklahoma City regional final Sunday. However, the Irish
Greg Hadley | Saturday, March 28, 2015
The transitive property is pretty simple: If A is greater than B, and B is greater than C, then A must be greater than C. Unfortunately for No. 1 seed Notre Dame, things are not always that easy. When the Irish beat Stanford, 81-60, to advance to the Elite Eight on Friday night, they topped
Mary Green | Saturday, March 28, 2015
OKLAHOMA CITY — Lindsay Allen and Jewell Loyd had been relatively quiet in Notre Dame’s first two wins in the NCAA tournament, so Stanford developed its game plan in the Sweet 16 to protect the paint. Unfortuantely for the No. 4 seed Cardinal, the Irish guards awoke with a jolt Friday night, combining for 49
Renee Griffin | Friday, March 27, 2015
In the program’s sixth-consecutive Sweet 16 appearance, No. 2 Notre Dame meets No. 14 Stanford tonight in Oklahoma City at 10 p.m. Both teams had the benefit of hosting the first two rounds inside their home arenas and now will play at a neutral location. The Cardinal (26-9, 13-5 Pac-12) are a No. 4 seed in the
Mary Green | Wednesday, March 25, 2015
As unpredictable as the NCAA tournament can be, there are a few certainties for No. 1 seed Notre Dame in its game against No. 4 seed Stanford on Friday. It’ll definitely be warm in Oklahoma City, or at least warmer than South Bend. Irish players, coaches and staff will all sport their traditional postseason green
Samantha Zuba | Monday, March 23, 2015
No. 2 Notre Dame stayed out of overtime this go around against DePaul. The No. 1-seeded Irish defeated the No. 9-seeded Blue Demons, 79-67, on Sunday night at Purcell Pavilion. The win sends Notre Dame to the Sweet 16. The last time the Irish (33-2, 15-1 ACC) and Blue Demons (27-8, 15-3 Big East) met,