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Thomas Dobbs | Monday, April 3, 2023
From hiring to hoisting the trophy: Muffet McGraw’s March Madness successes at Notre Dame August 27, 1987 | Observer Staff | April 2, 1997 | Joe Cavato | March 17, 1998 | Bill Hart | April 2, 2001 | Andrew Soukup | Researched by Thomas Dobbs As Notre Dame women’s basketball team returned to the
Olivia Schatz | Saturday, March 25, 2023
The Fighting Irish traveled to Greenville, South Carolina to take on the second-seeded Terrapins. After a season plagued with injuries, the Irish were determined to prove their worth. However, it was Maryland who would ultimately pull ahead and win 76-59. The Terrapins got out on an early lead, with a 5-0 run. Junior forward Maddy
Andrew McGuinness | Friday, March 24, 2023
Triumph was in the air Sunday afternoon after the final buzzer sounded. Notre Dame had not only just knocked off Mississippi State in a 53-48 nail-biter to reach their second straight Sweet 16, but also chalked up yet another victory at Purcell Pavilion. Winning in South Bend has almost felt like a guarantee ever since
Andrew McGuinness | Tuesday, March 21, 2023
One year ago, Notre Dame women’s basketball suffered a heartbreaking loss in the Sweet 16. The Irish literally and figuratively threw away their chances at reaching the Elite Eight with a last-second turnover that sealed a 66-63 loss to North Carolina State. It was the type of loss that sits with a team long after
Aidan Thomas | Wednesday, March 8, 2023
The NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament is generally less prone to upsets than the men’s tournament. But as the depth and talent in the field increase the parity of the event, upsets are beginning to happen with more frequency. Just last year, four teams sitting on the 11 and 12-seed lines won their opening game. Two
Aidan Thomas | Tuesday, March 7, 2023
With the start the women’s basketball conference tournaments last weekend, March Madness entered full swing. Prior to spring break, it’s time for my Annual Extremely Accurate Definitely Won’t Be Wrong March Madness Predictions (trademark pending). Let’s start with a look at the Power-6 conference tournament brackets, where teams seek conference glory, higher seeds or even
Nate Moller | Monday, April 4, 2022
With March Madness officially coming to an end with the National Championship between North Carolina and Kansas on Monday, it’s time to look back at the tournament and analyze the biggest surprises of the tournament. Here are the biggest surprises I took away from the tournament. 10. The collapse of the Big Ten (again) This
Letter to the Editor | Monday, March 28, 2022
To the Notre Dame Men’s Basketball Team: Coming into the year, nobody knew what the season was going to look like. Following a weird year without fans due to COVID, many people didn’t know what to expect. But as students, we were itching to pack Purcell to support you. What better way to start that
J.J. Post | Friday, March 25, 2022
Notre Dame women’s basketball will play their first Sweet 16 game since 2019 on Saturday when they square off with the North Carolina State Wolfpack in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The game is of no small significance for second-year head coach Niele Ivey and her young squad. The Irish are making sure to both enjoy the experience
John Kalemkerian | Thursday, March 24, 2022
After the agony of busted brackets and our men’s team making a bittersweet exit from the tournament on Sunday night, we have a moment to catch our collective breath before the Sweet 16 starts…today! After three long days off, the shrunken field will battle it out through both rounds this weekend to claim the coveted