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J.J. Post | Friday, January 27, 2023
For roughly 15 minutes at Purcell Pavilion Thursday night, it appeared the loss of graduate student guard Dara Mabrey would be a cataclysmic, season-ending blow for an Irish team with Final Four ambitions. With the home crowd at their back for a matchup with No. 24 Florida State, Notre Dame couldn’t buy a bucket. Over
Tyler Reidy | Wednesday, January 25, 2023
On the heels of graduate guard Dara Mabrey’s college career-ending knee injury, No. 7 Notre Dame women’s basketball awaits another challenge as No. 24 Florida State will visit Purcell Pavilion Thursday night in a pivotal ACC matchup. FSU (18-4, 7-2) sits just half a game out of first place in the conference. Brooke Wyckoff’s team
Tyler Reidy | Friday, January 20, 2023
No. 7 Notre Dame women’s basketball improved to 15-2 overall and 6-1 in ACC play with perhaps its most exhausting victory yet. The Irish defeated Clemson 57-54 in a game that was never led by more than eight points. Notre Dame’s high-powered offense scored a full 24 points below its season average thanks to a
Tyler Reidy | Wednesday, January 18, 2023
Between the conclusion of Finals Week on Dec. 16 and yesterday’s resumption of the school year, Notre Dame’s hockey team and two basketball teams combined to play 21 games. The three amassed a total record of 10-10-1, with women’s basketball making the most holiday magic at 6-1. Here’s a breakdown of how each team fared
J.J. Post | Friday, December 2, 2022
Notre Dame women’s basketball dropped an instant classic on Thursday night, falling to Maryland 74-72 at Purcell Pavillion. In a game where it felt like the team holding the ball when the buzzer sounded would get the last word, it was Diamond Miller who provided the marquee moment for Maryland. The senior guard got the
Aidan Thomas | Monday, November 21, 2022
As the Notre Dame women’s basketball team prepares to head to the Bahamas for the Goombay classic, they’re riding high after a dominant 4-0 start. The fourth win came on Sunday afternoon, as the Irish won their third game by 34+ points, dispatching Ball State 95-60. Notre Dame’s closest game to date is a 90-79
J.J. Post | Monday, November 14, 2022
It was a team effort once again for a potent Irish offense as Notre Dame women’s basketball defeated California 90-79 in the 2022 Citi Shamrock Classic Saturday evening, with five different players reaching double figures in scoring. Graduate student guard Dara Mabrey led the way with a team-high 16 points. Junior forward Kylee Watson was
The Observer | Wednesday, October 12, 2022
The Notre Dame women’s basketball team is locking in as they prepare for out-of-conference play to start next month. Their season opens on Nov. 7 versus Northern Illinois. Notre Dame’s season was cut short last year in a heartbreaking Sweet Sixteen loss to NC State. This season, the team is determined to build upon their
Aidan Thomas | Wednesday, September 7, 2022
1987 – Women’s Fencing National Championship Notre Dame’s first women’s varsity team national championship came via one of the school’s premier programs. Notre Dame fencing has accumulated 12 national championships to date. In 1987, the program had won three, all as just a men’s team. The women’s program joined the party, winning their first team
Sammie McCarthy | Wednesday, September 7, 2022
Editor’s Note: Sports Editor Aidan Thomas contributed to this article. When the Notre Dame Women’s Basketball team was founded in 1977, five years after the passage of Title IX, there was no Women’s National Basketball Association and women’s sports, in general, received little attention. In the 45 years since then, the team has made a