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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
Alex Bender | Friday, November 10, 2017
This Saturday, the No. 6 Notre Dame women’s basketball team will get the 2017-18 season underway when Mount St. Mary’s comes to town for an early afternoon tip-off. The Irish dominated in their lone preseason game last Wednesday, defeating Indiana University (PA) by a score of 108-40, and they will look to continue that performance
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
Elizabeth Greason | Monday, April 10, 2017
In 1987, President Ronald Reagan challenged Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall. “Full House” debuted. Michael Jackson released his follow-up album to “Thriller.” The New York Giants earned their first Super Bowl rings and Martina Navratilova defeated a young Steffi Graf in the Wimbledon finals. And a young, inexperienced Muffet McGraw stepped 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
Greg Hadley | Tuesday, November 4, 2014
The end game for Irish coach Muffet McGraw and Notre Dame is still the same. Nothing’s changed when it comes to how far she thinks her team can go. “We’re competing for a national championship,” McGraw said at the team’s media day Oct. 8. “That’s our main goal.” Things couldn’t get much different for the
Mary Green | Friday, May 16, 2014
At the start of the season in November, the question on everyone’s mind was: How will Notre Dame transition to its new era in the ACC, especially without All-American guard Skylar Diggins? The Irish seemed to have found their answer, running the table to win the ACC regular season and tournament championships and extending their
Greg Hadley | Friday, May 16, 2014
Kayla McBride was not always an All-American. The 5-foot-11 guard from Erie, Pa., came to Notre Dame as a four-star recruit and high school star but with little fanfare compared to the hoopla surrounding the arrival of superstar Skylar Diggins just a year earlier. In her freshman season, McBride spent half the year riding the
Observer Sports Staff | Monday, April 14, 2014
Two former Notre Dame stars had a short wait before they heard their names called Monday night, as Kayla McBride and Natalie Achonwa were both among the top 10 players selected in the WNBA Draft, held in Uncasville, Conn. McBride, an All-American guard and national player of the year candidate, was taken with the third
Vicky Jacobsen | Wednesday, April 9, 2014
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Irish were feeling the heat in the paint during Tuesday night’s national championship game. At least that’s what Irish coach Muffet McGraw told Huskies coach Geno Auriemma during the post-game handshake after the Huskies won the national title game by a score of 79-58 Tuesday night. “I said something like I