Ogunbowale’s 30 Points Lead #1 Irish over #2 Louisville
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 [...]
Irish Fall at Home to Syracuse 72-62
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 [...]
Rex Pflueger Confirms ACL Tear
In his four years in South Bend, Rex Pflueger has been part of some amazing moments. His emergence as a defensive stopper was critical to ND's deep post-season run in 2016. He secured Notre Dame's [...]
Checking in on the Irish Hoops Newcomers
Through eight games, the Notre Dame hoops team has bounced frustratingly between spells of offensive incompetence and spurts of exciting, high-level basketball. Such is the struggle with a team dependent on young talent, a challenge [...]
WBB: Checking in with the Champs
So, the football team is 12-0, which is awesome. But don’t forget that a new season has begun for the reigning national champions (writing that will never get old) – the women’s basketball team. They [...]
Notre Dame Defeats Illinois 76-74 in ACC/BigTen Challenge
I promised myself I wouldn't do it. One of the fun things about writing about sports is projecting and predicting. We try to extrapolate future successes and failures out of single data points. We look [...]
Reading the Panic Meter – ND Basketball
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 [...]
Notre Dame Beats UIC 84-67 to Open Season
I haven't had a chance to pick up Mike Brey's book yet. I'm willing to wager the line "Get old. Stay old," appears in the text somewhere. Good coaches have a philosophy that brings success. [...]
Preseason Basketball Preview: The Team
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 [...]
Takeaways from Irish Hoops Exhibition
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 [...]
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