Results wise, the opening two weeks of the Irish Women's Hoops season have gone about as well as we could have hoped. Four wins by an average of 42 points are a decent way to kick off any campaign. Taking a closer look, we saw Olivia Miles earn ACC and National Player of the Week [...]
Notre Dame Women's Basketball enters the 2024/25 season with sky-high expectations. Coming off an ACC Tournament title and a close loss in the Sweet 16, the Irish are preseason ACC favorites and ranked 5th/6th in the Preseason Coaches and AP Polls. The roster is easily the most talented of the Ivey-era. At full strength, their [...]
It was closer than we'd have liked, but the Micah Shrewsberry's ND coaching career started with a win for the Irish. Behind a record breaking night from Markus Burton, Notre Dame beat Niagara 70-63 at Purcell Pavilion. The Indiana Mr. Basketball scored 29 points to break the record for a freshman debut previously held by [...]
 We're just a week away from the kickoff of the largest sporting event on the planet. Was the human cost and disruption to the wider soccer calendar worth it just to improve the image of a small petrostate? Probably not! Will it still be fun to watch? Definitely so! After missing out in 2018, [...]
It was a little tougher than last week, but the Irish had little trouble with the Yellow Jackets in Atlanta. ND used a balanced offense and typically strong defense to overcome an early GT fumble return TD. Here's a few takeaways from an occasionally annoying, but mostly comfortable 31-13 win over Georgia Tech. 1. Balanced [...]
You'd be forgiven for not keeping a close eye on the ND basketball team over the last seven months. The same night the Irish knocked off Boston College in the opening round of the ACC Tournament*, Rudy Gobert tested positive for Covid-19, and sports essentially shut down for three months. While the games stopped, there's [...]
On the last day of the 2010s, it seems appropriate to look back at the decade in men's hoops. While this year's team has shown some flashes, it's largely been blowouts of overmatched opponents and frustrating losses otherwise. Instead, let's look back at happier times and remember 10 years filled with seven NCAA bids, two [...]
In case you missed it, the Fighting Irish golf team is off to its best start ever. The previous post covered the team's history, players, and coach. This one will give you a introduction to college golf and cover the team's record breaking fall season. How Does College Golf Work? In case this is your [...]
A Notre Dame team consisting of experienced upperclassmen along and a dynamic freshman started the season with just one loss and a top-10 ranking. Of course, this describes Tony Jones, Khalid Kareem, Kyle Hamilton, and the Fighting Irish football team, but it also works for the <check notes> men's golf team? In a surprise to [...]
Playing only six players after losing two starters to illness and injury, Notre Dame found a way to win their first ACC game against Boston College. A few hours before the game, ND announced that Juwan Durham would miss the game with an ankle injury. Thirty minutes before tip, TJ Gibbs started showing signs of [...]
The top ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish used a huge second half from senior Arike Ogunbowale to give previously undefeated #2 Louisville their first loss of the season. The senior guard scored 26 of her 30 points in the second half giving the Irish a win in their second #1 v. #2 game of the [...]
Despite a strong effort by the Irish, multiple scoring droughts doomed ND to a 72-62 loss to Syracuse. The Irish started strong, and led much of the first half. Notre Dame dominated inside as the combination of Juwan Durham and John Mooney helped to unlock the Cuse 2-3 zone. Durham flushed an alley-oop to open [...]
Despite starting their season two months later and facing a much easier schedule, the Irish basketball squad, unlike the football team, is no longer undefeated. With their loss last week to Radford and less than impressive wins over three other opponents, fans of the program are rightly concerned. One of the captains decided to transfer?!?! [...]
With the regular season starting tonight against Illinois-Chicago, here is part two of the 18 Stripes basketball season preview. In case you missed it, here's part one which focuses on individual players. Additionally, the Irish played an exhibition against Central State last week. Here's a quick recap of a somewhat sloppy affair, and a look [...]
The Irish defeated the Central State Marauders 76-54 at Purcell Pavilion on Thursday night in their only stateside exhibition. While the game was sloppy at times, especially in the first half, the contest provided a first look at a number of new faces for ND. Although the team will look different come conference play, we [...]
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