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Grant DelVecchio | Friday, May 17, 2019
In what was supposed to be a significant rebuild from last season, Notre Dame struggled to find its groove in the ACC, ultimately ending their season in the second round of the conference tournament. Head coach Mike Brey’s squad fell to Louisville and tied for last place in the ACC to record the worst conference
Observer Sports Staff | Thursday, March 14, 2019
Despite junior guard T.J. Gibbs’ best efforts, it was too little, too late. Taking the court at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina for the second game in as many days, Notre Dame was unable to keep their tournament hopes alive as they fell 75-53 to Louisville on Wednesday. After a scorching hot first
Ryan Kolakowski | Thursday, March 7, 2019
The Irish are contending for a spot in the cellar of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Notre Dame (13-17, 3-14 ACC) capitalized on free throw attempts and knocked down timely 3-point shots late in the game, but the Irish struggled to generate offense in the closing moments of a nail-biting 64-62 loss to the Clemson Tigers.
Grant DelVecchio | Tuesday, March 5, 2019
Coming off another close-but-no-cigar loss on Monday night to No. 18 Florida State, Notre Dame entered the final week of the NCAA hoops season with the hopes of salvaging some last few positives out from an otherwise disappointing season. Ultimately, in the 38th meeting between Notre Dame and Louisville, the Irish (13-16, 3-13 ACC) fell
Grant DelVecchio | Monday, February 25, 2019
After suffering another conference loss to No. 19 Virginia Tech (21-6, 10-5 ACC) on Saturday, Notre Dame (13-14, 3-11 ACC) fell further in jeopardy of not getting either an NCAA or NIT bid for just the second time in Mike Brey’s 19th season as Irish head coach. The Irish have officially fallen below .500 for the
Alex Bender | Friday, February 22, 2019
Notre Dame will look to get its first win over a ranked team this season when it plays host to No. 20 Virginia Tech on Saturday afternoon. The Irish last faced the Hokies on New Year’s Day to open ACC play, with Virginia Tech securing an 81-66 victory in Blacksburg, Va. After a close loss
Joe Everett | Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Coming off a closer-than-expected loss against Virginia over the weekend, Notre Dame failed to build off its positive performance and instead took a step back Tuesday night inside Purcell Pavilion, falling to ACC bottom-feeder Wake Forest 75-68. “I was hoping we could go three steps forward, but this group’s never really been able to do
Grant DelVecchio | Monday, February 18, 2019
After an embarrassing 27-point loss at the hands of No. 4 Virginia inside Purcell Pavilion in late January, Notre Dame traveled to John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Va. on Saturday in hopes of redeeming themselves from their mid-season blunder. While the Irish (13-12, 3-9 ACC) failed to get the win, ultimately losing by a
Ryan Kolakowski | Monday, February 11, 2019
An anemic first-half shooting performance nearly doomed Notre Dame in a conference matchup against Georgia Tech, but productive offensive rebounding and second-chance opportunities allowed the Irish to escape with a victory Sunday night. The Irish (13-11, 3-8 ACC) defeated the Yellow Jackets (11-13, 3-8 ACC) 69-59. Four scorers reached double digit point totals for Notre
Grant DelVecchio | Thursday, February 7, 2019
In a matchup featuring two storied programs both experiencing down years, Notre Dame (12-11, 2-8 ACC) fell to Miami (FL) (10-12, 2-8 ACC) by a score of 62-47. Coming off of a 79-73 victory over Boston College, the Irish traveled to the Watsco Center in Coral Gables, Fla., in hopes of handing the Hurricanes their