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J.J. Post | Saturday, March 26, 2022
Saturday afternoon, Notre Dame women’s basketball suffered a heartbreaking loss in the Sweet Sixteen, falling 66-63 to North Carolina State. The Irish led the contest for most of the day before a steal and layup by Wolfpack guard Raina Perez with 14 seconds left gave North Carolina State a lead they would preserve until the
J.J. Post | Friday, March 25, 2022
Notre Dame women’s basketball will play their first Sweet 16 game since 2019 on Saturday when they square off with the North Carolina State Wolfpack in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The game is of no small significance for second-year head coach Niele Ivey and her young squad. The Irish are making sure to both enjoy the experience
Nate Moller | Friday, March 26, 2021
As expected, there were lots of upsets and surprises in the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament. With that being said, it is time to move onto the Sweet 16 and rank the teams that survived and advanced past the first weekend. 1. Gonzaga: The Bulldogs have been perfect this year, as they now hold
Manuel De Jesus | Thursday, March 26, 2015
No. 3 seed Notre Dame will have a chance to advance to the Elite Eight for the first time in head coach Mike Brey’s 15-year tenure when it faces seventh-seeded Wichita State on Thursday in Cleveland. The last time the Irish (31-5, 14-4 ACC) made it to the Elite Eight, Digger Phelps coached Notre Dame, which was
Vicky Jacobsen | Saturday, March 29, 2014
Maybe it was the noise of the crowd at Purcell Pavilion. Maybe it was the pressure of the Sweet 16, or the pedigree of the Notre Dame program or simply the talent and speed of the opposing Irish. But whatever the reason, fifth-seeded Oklahoma State found itself buried under an 18-3 deficit less than five