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Aidan Thomas | Tuesday, April 6, 2021
The injuries. The NCAA Tournament shortcomings of prior years. The Big East championship loss to UConn. The double-digit deficit in the national championship. All that — and more — only begins to define the adversity faced by the 2001 Notre Dame women’s basketball team. But for a group led by five seniors, no adversity was
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
Hayden Adams | Thursday, March 4, 2021
One year to the day from seeing their 2019-20 season come to an end with a first-round exit of the ACC Tournament against five-win Pittsburgh, the Notre Dame women’s basketball team is returning to Greensboro, North Carolina, for another shot at the postseason. This time around, though, things look quite different: A new head coach,
Greg McKenna | Monday, March 1, 2021
Three weeks after a nail-biting loss at then-No. 1 Louisville preempted a two-game winning streak that put the Irish back on the good side of the bubble, Notre Dame looked to close the regular season with a big resume building-win in the rematch Sunday afternoon at Purcell Pavilion. The Irish (10-9, 8-7 ACC), however, never
Madelyn Stout | Friday, February 5, 2021
In lieu of the Irish heading to No. 1-ranked Louisville for their next game Sunday, women’s basketball head coach Niele Ivey held a press conference Wednesday. Ivey answered questions from the press regarding National Girls and Women in Sports day, game prep for Louisville, building the program back up and the new transfer from Stanford,
Emma Butler | Friday, February 5, 2021
Both Notre Dame men’s and women’s basketball teams have each acquired graduate student transfers for the 2021-2022 seasons: Yale’s Paul Atkinson and Stanford’s Maya Dodson. Yale graduate transfer Paul Atkinson announced over Twitter on Jan. 3 that he will be joining Irish head coach Mike Brey’s team next season. Atkinson, a 6-foot-10 power forward, was
Hayden Adams | Monday, November 30, 2020
Newly minted Notre Dame women’s basketball head coach Niele Ivey kicked off her tenure with a 1-1 showing over the weekend, dropping the season opener by one point at Ohio University Friday before posting a 20-point victory over Miami (OH) at home on Sunday. “So excited,” Ivey said after the rebound win against the RedHawks.
Observer Sports Staff | Thursday, November 26, 2020
It’s the season of giving thanks, and not just because of the holiday. It’s because college basketball is back, which means the Notre Dame men and women will be taking the court for the first time in the 2020-2021 season this weekend. Sports editor Hayden Adams and sports writers Greg McKenna, Liam Coolican and Nate
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
Liam Coolican | Monday, August 31, 2020
“Hallowed ground” is how Breyan Tornifolio, the chaplain of the Notre Dame women’s basketball team, describes being in the locker room before a game. “[It’s] this sacred space where not very many people get to be.” Certainly, she has experienced many incredible moments during her time as the chaplain. She vividly recalls the 2018 national