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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
Joe Everett | Wednesday, February 6, 2019
Aiming to build off its 79-73 win over Boston College, Notre Dame continues its road trip this Wednesday as the team heads down to Coral Gables, Florida, to take on Miami. The Irish (12-10, 2-7 ACC) were led on Saturday by junior guard Nikola Djogo, who scored a career-high 21 points to lead Notre Dame
Joe Everett | Monday, February 4, 2019
Earning a spot in the starting lineup for the first time this season, Irish junior guard Nikola Djogo decided to register his best performance in a Notre Dame uniform. Djogo poured in a career-high 21 points to spark the Irish on the offensive end of the floor while three other Irish players scored at least
Joe Everett | Friday, February 1, 2019
After going through the gauntlet of hosting No. 3 Virginia and No. 2 Duke last weekend, and suffering two resounding defeats in the process, Notre Dame is looking to start with a clean slate as it prepares to hit the road and play Boston College this Saturday. With aspirations for the postseason long behind the
Grant DelVecchio | Tuesday, January 29, 2019
In the 33rd matchup overall between the two storied programs, the No. 2 Blue Devils cruised to an 83-61 victory over the Irish at Purcell Pavilion. With the loss, Notre Dame dropped to 11-10 (1-7 ACC) while Duke improved its overall record to 18-2 (7-1 ACC); the two teams now sit at opposite ends of the
Alex Bender | Monday, January 28, 2019
For a team that has been skidding as of late, things did not improve Saturday afternoon for Notre Dame as they fell 82-55 to No. 3 Virginia. It marks the fourth-straight Irish (11-9, 1-6 ACC) loss in a contest that quickly got out of hand in the opening minutes. Early in the first half, it
Joe Everett | Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Having struggled to make winning plays down the stretch in close ACC games this season leading up to its trip to Atlanta, Notre Dame experienced the same result Tuesday night against Georgia Tech, losing 63-61 inside McCamish Pavilion and falling to 1-5 in ACC play. The Yellow Jackets (11-8, 3-3 ACC) got off to a
Joe Everett | Monday, January 21, 2019
Although it stuck with No. 17 North Carolina State throughout the game, Notre Dame ultimately fell short once again down the stretch, losing 77-73 Saturday afternoon inside Purcell Pavilion. NC State junior guard C.J. Bryce led the Wolfpack (15-3, 3-2 ACC) with 23 points. Junior forward John Mooney and freshman guard Dane Goodwin scored 19