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Greg McKenna | Friday, May 21, 2021
Playing during a college basketball season during a pandemic presents enough uncertainty in itself. One might think replacing a hall-of-fame coach without summer practice as well would be an overwhelming experience for any player. Freshman forward Maddy Westbeld, however, admits she didn’t know anything different heading into her first collegiate season. “I mean, definitely going
Observer Sports Staff | Monday, March 15, 2021
The Notre Dame women’s basketball team will be waiting with bated breath until 7 p.m. Monday. That’s the scheduled time for the 2021 women’s NCAA Tournament Selection Show, wherein the Irish (10-10, 8-7 ACC) will learn their postseason destiny. The ACC’s sixth-seeded Notre Dame dropped their opening match of the conference tournament on Mar. 4
Observer Sports Staff | Monday, February 8, 2021
Notre Dame fell just short of upsetting top-ranked Louisville on Sunday afternoon, continuing a three-game losing streak on the road. Despite a balanced performance across the board — with four players reaching double digits — the Irish were unable to overcome a first-half deficit. In a game of momentum swings, the Cardinals (18-1, 11-1 ACC)
Hayden Adams | Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Notre Dame media were treated to a new look Monday media session. Immediately following head football coach Brian Kelly’s weekly press conference at noon, women’s basketball head coach Niele Ivey took the Zoom spotlight for her first press conference since being named successor to Hall of Famer Muffet McGraw back in April. It’s been unique
Observer Staff Report | Monday, March 2, 2020
The Notre Dame women’s basketball team (13-17, 8-10 ACC) ended their regular season with a signature win Sunday afternoon, defeating No. 19th ranked Florida State (22-7, 11-7 ACC) on the road. Freshman forward Sam Brunelle led the Irish, scoring 25 points and knocking down a career high seven three pointers. Junior center Mikayla Vaughn also
Liam Coolican | Monday, February 24, 2020
The Notre Dame women’s basketball team (11-17, 6-10 ACC) bounced back from a three game losing streak on Sunday afternoon, beating Syracuse (15-12, 9-7 ACC) 72-70. Notre Dame was led by junior center Mikayla Vaughn who scored a career high 21 points. Head coach Muffet McGraw had high praise for Vaughn, who made a number
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