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9 posts tagged "Skylar Diggins-Smith"

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Coleman: Eternally Irish — My love letter to Muffet and Niele

Genevieve Coleman | Friday, March 3, 2023

For as long as I can remember, I have been a Notre Dame fan. That’s just part of being from South Bend. My grandparents gave me Notre Dame onesies when I was a baby. At one point, I remember having a navy and gold cheer skirt when I was a toddler. As a child, I

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Former Irish basketball players Jewell Loyd, Skylar Diggins-Smith win gold in Tokyo

Observer Sports Staff | Monday, August 9, 2021

Jewell Loyd and Skylar Diggins-Smith, along with the rest of the USA Women’s basketball team, brought home the gold medal in a 90-75 win over Japan in the finals of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. Loyd and Diggins-Smith, 2015 and 2013 graduates from Notre Dame, now play for the Seattle Storm and the Phoenix

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Former, current Irish athletes to compete in 2020 Olympics, Paralympics

Nate Moller | Tuesday, July 6, 2021

Notre Dame will be well represented in Tokyo, Japan, this summer with 20 athletes competing in the 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games. Basketball Notre Dame women’s basketball has been very strong over the last decade, and three former players were selected to their national teams this year. Skylar Diggins-Smith (USA) Diggins-Smith currently plays for

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McGraw retires after first losing season since 1991

Jimmy Ward | Friday, May 15, 2020

Just two years ago, Arike Ogunbowale etched a couple of memories into every Notre Dame fan’s heart that will last a lifetime and never fail to produce goosebumps or tears. Notre Dame had won a national title. The next year they were back on the same stage with their third national title just one game

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Arike Ogunbowale selected No. 5 overall by Dallas Wings

Elizabeth Greason | Thursday, April 11, 2019

Senior guard Arike Ogunbowale was selected as the No. 5 overall pick in the first round of the WNBA Draft by the Dallas Wings. Ogunbowale has been one of top names in this year’s draft class since she made back-to-back buzzer-beaters to defeat UConn and Mississippi State in the 2018 Final Four and became the

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Arike Ogunbowale becomes all-time leading scorer in program history as Notre Dame defeats Duke

Elizabeth Greason | Friday, February 22, 2019

It’s not often fans see heads turn from the huddle on the sideline to give their attention to the video board. But when Notre Dame left the court for a media timeout midway through the second quarter Thursday evening during its convincing 89-61 defeat of Duke, there were more than a few members of the

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Notre Dame focuses in on top-15 matchup against NC State

Charlotte Edmonds | Monday, February 18, 2019

Throughout the concourse of Purcell Pavilion one word keeps surfacing: legacy. For Notre Dame head coach Muffet McGraw and her defending national championship team, that goes well beyond the banners hanging in the rafters. It’s relevant when considering the team’s recent two conference losses in two weeks — a first for the program — and

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Championship-winning Notre Dame team nominated for three ESPY Awards

Observer Sports Staff | Thursday, June 21, 2018

The 2018 NCAA women’s basketball national champions will have three more chances to take home a trophy this year after its nominations for the 2018 ESPY Awards. ESPN released its list of nominees Wednesday, with the Irish receiving nominations in three categories. Irish senior guard Arike Ogunbowale’s 3-point buzzer beater to defeat Mississippi State for the national championship

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Greason: WNBA players deserve better

Elizabeth Greason | Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Over the course of the past few years, I’ve become a fan of the WNBA. For the most part, it’s due to the large contingent of Notre Dame players making their mark on the league — most recently Lindsay Allen being drafted by my hometown team, the New York Liberty. But it seems to me that I’m

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