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Elizabeth Greason | Monday, April 2, 2018
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Kathryn Westbeld sat down and leaned against the back of her locker in the locker room of Nationwide Arena. A soft smile plastered to the senior forward’s face; she gently shook her head at no one in particular before gazing down at her hand, clad with Notre Dame’s signature playoff-green nail polish and
Daniel O'Boyle | Saturday, March 31, 2018
COLUMBUS, Ohio — In groups of two or three, almost every player in Notre Dame’s locker room was huddled around a phone playing the same song, a tribute to the team by Indiana rapper Tevin Studdard. “Some guy tweeted it at us,” graduate student forward Kristina Nelson said. “That was lit. He literally put the
Daniel O'Boyle | Tuesday, March 27, 2018
SPOKANE, Wash. — It had to start with junior forward Jessica Shepard, the player who made an instant impact after being granted eligibility on the day of Notre Dame’s first preseason game. Top-seeded Notre Dame’s leading scorer had to be senior forward Kathryn Westbeld, the one starter whose value never seemed to appear on box scores.
Charlie Ortega Guifarro | Monday, February 26, 2018
Notre Dame’s No. 5 ranked women’s basketball team wrapped up regular season play with a dominant 86-67 win over No. 21 North Carolina State. The Irish (27-2, 15-1 ACC) used a big second half to seal the deal against the Wolfpack (22-7, 11-5 ACC) and clinch a share of the ACC regular season championship with Louisville
Daniel O'Boyle | Thursday, February 22, 2018
In an unfamiliar position as the regular season winds down, Notre Dame finds control for the top seed of the ACC tournament still out of its hands as the they face Virginia Tech on Thursday. The Irish are tied at the top of the conference standings with Louisville, as both teams hold 13-1 conference records,
Elizabeth Greason | Monday, February 19, 2018
The scores of Notre Dame’s two games against Boston College this season — 89-55 and 89-60 — are representative of, what one might think would be, two very similar games. And yet, in this road matchup, as opposed to Notre Dame’s home win, it was a tale of two halves. The Irish (25-2, 13-1 ACC) went into
Elizabeth Greason | Friday, February 2, 2018
It may have been a matchup of two of the most legendary teams in NCAA history, but one squad clearly reigned supreme in Thursday’s matchup, as the No. 5 Irish took down North Carolina, 94-62. Notre Dame (21-2, 9-1 ACC) took control of the game in the first minute, as sophomore guard Jackie Young took
Charlie Ortega Guifarro | Monday, January 29, 2018
In yet another nationally-televised matchup for No. 5 Notre Dame, the Irish came out on top against No. 8 Florida State in a game that quickly turned into a 100-69 blowout. Coming off a 50-49 win against then-No. 2 Louisville, the Seminoles (18-3, 6-2 ACC) looking for their first-ever victory over Notre Dame (20-2, 8-1),
Elizabeth Greason | Friday, January 19, 2018
“I don’t think I’ve ever seen a better comeback.” That was Irish head coach Muffet McGraw’s sentiment in her postgame press conference after her squad rallied from a 23-point deficit to take down No. 6 Tennessee, 84-70. And it was the best comeback she had ever seen — the largest comeback in program history. The
Daniel O'Boyle | Friday, November 17, 2017
In the second of a seven-game road trip, No. 6 Notre Dame will take on its first ranked opponent of the season: No. 18 Oregon State. The Irish (2-0) come into the game after beating Western Kentucky 78-65 earlier this week. Although a 13-point victory over Conference-USA opposition would typically be below the standards Muffet