Notre Dame hosted the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament this weekend. The Irish picked up wins over Robert Morris and Purdue while advancing to their eighth straight Sweet Sixteen, but may have lost star junior Brianna Turner to a knee injury in the process. Friday: Notre Dame vs. Robert Morris The top-seeded Irish [...]
Scheduling the Notre Dame Fighting Irish for a noon tip the day after St. Patrick's day is a bit of cruel irony. Irish fans clearing their heads after a few Friday pints were hopeful the luck would carry in to Saturday. Sadly, it didn't and Bob Huggins' West Virginia Mountaineers ended Notre Dame's season with [...]
Survive and advance, indeed. If Notre Dame is going to make their way to a third straight Elite 8, they are certainly going to have to play better than they did on Thursday. Next up, the West Virginia Mountaineers. 5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. 4 West Virginia Mountaineers West Region - KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY [...]
Notre Dame is coming off of two great NCAA Tournament runs in a row and is the only team in the country who has been to the last two Elite 8s. The 5-seeded Irish are fired up and looking to add to those 6 tournament wins. First up, the Ivy League Champion Princeton Tigers. 5 Notre Dame Fighting [...]
In Part 1 of our 18Stripes roundtable, we examined the tournament overall. In part two, we tackle how we think our beloved Irish will fare in the big dance. Will Mike Brey's squad make an early exit or finally reach the promised land? Who will be the guy who breaks out? Who is most important [...]
Since everyone needs one more bracket pool to join, we are happy to fill the void. Join the 18 Stripes bracket challenge group on ESPN to compete against the Irish sports writers, and your fellow readers. Even if you haven't watched non-ND basketball game all season and choose based on the cooler mascot, you're encouraged [...]
Selection Sunday is behind us, and the best 3 weekends in sports are about to be upon us. To get you warmed up for all the upsets and buzzer-beaters, the 18Stripes basketball readers weighed in on various NCAA tournament topics. You know what they say about opinions: everybody has one. Share yours in the comments. [...]
The Irish had to wait until the very end of the 30-minute CBS bracket reveal to finally find their destination. The Selection Committee decided to reward Florida, Butler, Purdue and West Virginia for their regular season work, placing all four of them ahead of the Irish and shipping the Irish to a #5-seed in the [...]
The 2017 NCAA Tournament is just around the corner, with the annual selection show set to air Sunday at 6pm. With their run to Saturday night in Brooklyn, the Irish injected some intrigue into a seeding process that was lacking much excitement for most of the year. Notre Dame was never in serious doubt of [...]
If you had a time machine and could send me back to the preseason to whisper in my ear that I'd have to write a heartbreaking recap after ND lost a thrilling ACC Champoinship game - I'd have taken it on the spot. Now that I'm here, however, it doesn't feel all that great. Let's [...]
5 Duke Blue Devils vs. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY 9PM, ESPN The Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Duke Blue Devils both beat the odds to advance to Saturday's ACC Tournament final. KenPom gave them the 5th and 6th best odds, respectively, to make it to this point. Now they will [...]
Notre Dame will play for its second ACC Championship in 3 years on Saturday night. Let it sink in. Notre Dame is making a trip back to the ACC Tournament Final. It wasn't always pretty Friday night. Despite carrying a double digit lead for most of the evening, matters were still in doubt until nearly [...]
For the third consecutive year, Mike Brey's Notre Dame Fighting Irish earned a double-bye in the ACC Tournament. Late Thursday night, for the third consecutive time, his team advanced to the semi-finals. This recent run of Irish success has been filled with stirring firsts, and Thursday was no exception. Brey hadn't beat Tony Bennett, and [...]
Our friend Chris W. (@rakesofmallow) started an "ACC Fury Road" meme this year. It was an apt analogy for the deepest and most talented conference in the country. The Irish not only survived, but thrived, as they traversed the ACC gauntlet. They emerged with an impressive 12-6 record, exceeding media and fan expectations. After a [...]
The Irish won the ACC Tournament this week for the fourth consecutive year. Their ACC record now stands at 74-2 since joining the league four years ago, with four regular-season titles and four conference tournament titles. Here's how it happened. Friday: #3 Notre Dame vs. Virginia As Kathryn Westbeld continues to battle a lingering ankle [...]
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