Despite a nervous final few minutes, the Irish sailed to their 10th league victory on Saturday against the N.C. State Wolfpack. V.J. Beachem led the Irish with what felt like an easy, even boring, 27 points on 10/16 shooting, including 7/12 from deep. The Irish led throughout and used a 12-4 run over the last [...]
Now that we’ve all recovered from watching Notre Dame escape a way-more-nerve-wracking-than-it-should-be game against annoying Boston College, we’ve got a minute to step back and look at the big picture. Before our attention turns to NC State, let’s take a quick national look and see how the Irish shape up. We'll see if we can’t [...]
Coming off of their most impressive win of the season against Florida State, the Notre Dame hoops team traveled to Boston for the first of their two annual matchups against the Eagles. It was supposed to be the beginning of a much easier stretch for the Irish, who have faced the most difficult conference strength [...]
The women's basketball team had a great week, defeating ranked opponent Louisville on Monday and following it up with a win over Georgia Tech on Sunday. They seem well positioned for the last two weeks of the regular season. Monday: #12 Louisville at #7 Notre Dame #7 Notre Dame opened the week on Monday hosting [...]
You guys know I'm a little obsessive about basketball coaching. In-game operations and the X's and O's of the game fascinate me. I love taking something as beautiful and chaotic as basketball and breaking it down. Pile on love for my dear alma mater, any you have a recipe for obsessiveness. Let's apply that obsessiveness [...]
It’s no secret that the Notre Dame hoops team has been taking its lumps lately. Four consecutive losses took the Irish from a team with a top-15 ranking nationally to a team unsure if they could finish above .500 in the ACC. This drastic downturn left Tuesday’s home game against Wake Forest, perhaps an inconspicuous-looking [...]
On Thursday, #7 Notre Dame defeated Virginia Tech in another ACC matchup. This week the team will face #9 Louisville and Georgia Tech. Game Recap & Observations Thursday's game had a Notre Dame team that had won its previous four games visit a Virginia Tech team that had lost its previous four games. Once again, [...]
Due to a water main break near UNC’s campus, Notre Dame had to wait through a 19-hour postponement and relocation fifty miles up the road from Chapel Hill to Greensboro, but Sunday afternoon the Irish finally took the floor against the Tarheels. Any good memories the Irish had left over from their 2015 ACC Tournament [...]
#8 Notre Dame picked up two more conference wins this week in tough games against Duke and Virginia. They rounded out the week by inducting another new member into the Ring of Honor at Purcell Pavilion. Thursday: Duke at Notre Dame Notre Dame's first game this week came against a fellow ranked opponent in #14 [...]
A few days after knocking off Syracuse for the first time in ACC play, the Notre Dame hoops team had aspirations of finally shaking the Virginia monkey off their back. Unfortunately, the Irish came out with their most sluggish performance of the season, falling by an unflattering scoreline of 71-54. The contest was tense and [...]
Notre Dame (#6) opened the week with a disappointing loss at Tennessee on Monday, but followed it up with wins at Boston College and North Carolina. The team moved to 18-3 on the season, with a 6-1 ACC record. Monday: ND at Tennessee Notre Dame traveled to Tennessee on Monday to kick off this season's [...]
What a bounce-back performance by the Irish on Saturday afternoon. For the first time since both programs moved to the ACC, Notre Dame beat the Syracuse Orange. The victory an 18-point trouncing as the Irish brought it in all phases of the game while the Orange looked like a team heading for the NIT. Notre [...]
Now is not the time for despair. I'll be the first to admit, I woke up a little morose this morning after watching the Irish last night. It was the first time this year Mike Brey's team couldn't close the deal in an ACC game. As disappointing as it was to see the Irish fall [...]
#6 Notre Dame defeated Pittsburgh on Thursday in their only game this week. The team also picked up a new commitment from Class of 2018 point guard Jenna Brown. Game Summaries & Observations This Thursday night, sixth-ranked Notre Dame took on Pittsburgh in a seemingly rare home game, and came away with a comfortable win. [...]
Raise your hand if you had the Irish as 5-0 to start the ACC season. Anyone? Bueller? Well, that's exactly what they are following Saturday's 76-71 win over Virginia Tech. Notre Dame is now in sole possession of first place in the ACC standings, which exactly no one predicted. A few weeks ago, JoeSchu broke [...]
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