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Observer Sports Staff | Monday, February 17, 2020
The Notre Dame women’s basketball team faced off against the No. 9 University of Louisville on the road Sunday. The Irish women were unsuccessful in the game, losing to the Cardinals 49-82. This leaves the Irish with an overall record of 10-16 and 5-9 in conference play. This was the team’s last road game before
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, February 14, 2020
The Notre Dame women’s basketball squad suffered a heartbreaking loss at the hands of Boston College on Thursday evening. In a virtually empty arena, the Irish (10-15, 5-8 ACC) were able to build a hefty lead over the Eagles (14-10, 7-6 ACC) carrying a 32-21 advantage into the half. The Irish seemed bound for their
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, February 7, 2020
The women’s basketball team landed a much-needed win Thursday night in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, besting Wake Forest 75-71. Notre Dame (9-14, 4-7 ACC) edged out Wake Forest (12-11, 5-7 ACC) in a game that featured 12 ties and 19 lead changes. The Demon Deacons got off to a hot start in the contest. After the
Observer Sports Staff | Monday, February 3, 2020
Entering Sunday, the Notre Dame women’s basketball team was 2-7 in the ACC and 7-14 overall, with their only conference wins over a struggling Miami team and the cellar-dwelling Pittsburgh squad. They had lost three straight on the road and everything pointed to a bad recipe heading into Sunday’s road matchup vs. Georgia Tech. While
Greg McKenna | Friday, January 31, 2020
Notre Dame has suffered some hefty defeats versus ranked opponents at home this season, a trend that unfortunately continued for the Irish (7-14, 2-7 ACC) in an 86-54 loss to No. 5 Louisville (21-1, 10-0 ACC) on Thursday night. A decent crowd was on hand in Purcell Pavilion, but standout Cardinals junior guard Dana Evans
Liam Coolican | Thursday, January 30, 2020
Notre Dame women’s basketball team (7-13, 2-6 ACC) will return home Thursday night to face Louisville (20-1, 9-0 ACC). The Irish, who have lost five of their previous six games, are still seeking a signature win this season, and a victory against the Cardinals would certainly provide that. Ranked fifth in the nation, Louisville has
Greg McKenna | Friday, January 24, 2020
After a brutal four-game losing streak during the bulk of January, Notre Dame (7-12, 2-5 ACC) will look to build off last Sunday’s 76-53 rout of Miami when the team travels to Charlottesville to take on Virginia (7-11, 2-5 ACC) this Sunday. Though both teams currently sit near the basement of the ACC standings, Sunday’s
Jimmy Ward | Monday, January 20, 2020
After four consecutive losses, the Notre Dame women’s basketball team was able to find their second conference victory this season as they routed the Miami Hurricanes at home Sunday. The Irish (7-12, 2-5 ACC) have not been the team they have been in years prior this season but their win on Sunday provided a glimpse
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, January 17, 2020
The Notre Dame women’s basketball team (6-12, 1-5 ACC) travelled to Durham, North Carolina to take on Duke (9-8, 3-3 ACC) Thursday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Despite leading for almost the entirety of the game, the Irish couldn’t overcome a poor shooting performance and fell to Duke 50-47. The game was sloppy throughout, as
Observer Sports Staff | Thursday, January 16, 2020
After falling 90-56 against North Carolina State on Sunday, Notre Dame will desperately look to right an apparently sinking ship against the Duke Blue Devils on Thursday. The defeat against the Wolfpack marked the second three game losing streak for the Irish this season. While the lack of experience on this year’s team was certainly