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Around this time last year, I had a minor heart attack. I’m sure many soon-to-be college grads across the nation experience some form of a panic attack in the days leading up to their commencement ceremonies, but few probably do because their dad doesn’t want to come to the ceremony itself. Now granted my dad…
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A quick look back at how we got here: As the only one seed that didn’t host in the first round, the Irish didn’t have home court advantage to start the tournament as Stanford, Connecticut and Baylor did. Instead. the Irish flew to Iowa City to kick off the long dance, easily dispatching 16 seed…
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Junior forward Natalie Achonwa (Ace) made her way into the starting lineup this year, and she came away with a new school record for double-doubles in a single season. With the graduation of Devereaux Peters, she had a big role to play on the court, and she made sure to approach that position with all…
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Coach McGraw’s team woke up Monday morning to find themselves in a new era of women’s basketball. What we’ll call “The Post Baylor Post Player Period,” which can be abbreviated “A.B.” for “After Brittney.” It’s unclear wether the Irish watched Louisville’s epic upset for the ages against the prohibitively favored Baylor Lady Bears. Junior Natalie…
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Notre Dame’s Women’s Basketball squad had to leave their comfort zone to punch their ticket to the regional finals, but they took that challenge in stride: efficiently dispatching 16 seed Tennessee-Martin and 9 seed hometown favorite Iowa earlier this week to earn the right to play in Sunday’s Sweet Sixteen here in Norfolk. The Irish…
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“Know your enemy” – Zach De La Rocha The Irish’s offensive dominance in dispatching Tennessee-Martin Sunday evening was almost subtle. You didn’t get the sense when watching the first half (at least) that the Skyhawks were particularly over-matched, in fact they hung with Notre Dame for the first fifteen minutes or so. Then the Irish…
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Notre Dame advanced into the second round of the Tournament Sunday night by beating the 16 seed Tennessee Martin. The Irish’s reward will be essentially a road game against the hometown favorite and 9 seed Iowa Hawkeyes tomorrow night. This morning, head coach Muffett McGraw and players Natalie Achonwa and Jewell Loyd met with the…
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Notre Dame freshman Jewell Loyd has been more than a true freshman player during her first season on the Irish squad. She has the “ability to not play like a freshman,” stated one of the ESPN announcers during Notre Dame’s first game of the NCAA Tournament in which Jewell was a starter. She has seen…
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The number one-seeded Notre Dame women faced off for the first time against the sixteen-seeded University of Tennessee-Martin in the first round of the NCAA Tournament this weekend. Even though the two teams had never met on the court before, UT-Martin feared that they were mismatched both in height and style of play before the…
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There was a point in the first half of Notre Dame’s First Round NCAA game on Sunday when I started to get nervous. This was a 1 seed/16 seed matchup after all, and in the history of both the women’s and men’s tournament, only the 1998 Harvard Women’s squad has ever beaten a 1 seed.…
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WBB March Madness Round One: #1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Take on #16 UT Martin Skyhawks
Mar 24, 2013, 2:55 PM EDT
Skylar Diggins and the Fighting Irish (31-1, 16-0 BIG EAST) kick off their tournament play Sunday night at 5:05pm at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, IA against Tennessee-Martin (19-14, 11-5 OVC), looking to win the elusive last game of the season. Notre Dame has lost in the championship the past two years–to Texas A&M in 2011, and last…
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Happy Sunday morning to Irish fans everywhere. As you all know, it’s game day here in the Hawkeye State where the Irish woke up to overcast skies and snow flurries (any concern we may have had about conditions outside the arena being unlike South Bend conditions can be put to rest). Later this morning the…
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The top-seeded Fighting Irish’s Saturday morning was spent preparing for their 2013 tournament debut Sunday evening with practice and media sessions at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on the campus of Iowa University. After arriving at the arena, head coach Muffet McGraw, senior Skylar Diggins, and junior Kayla McBride met with the media. Full video is below: During…
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From the Presser Head coach Muffet McGraw, senior Skylar Diggins and junior Kayla McBride met with the press today at Carter Hawkeye Arena, site of tomorrow’s first round tournament game against UT Martin. Some highlights… Players: Skylar Diggins was asked about the lingering effects of a recent illness. “I’m fine,” she said emphatically. On playing…
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By the time Notre Dame and Iowa State tip off tonight, the most exciting two days in college basketball will be almost over. The 9:45 pm matchup between the #7 seed Fighting Irish and #10 seed Cyclones is scheduled to be the 30th of 32 second round games, and will close out a full day…
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As you might know by now, Notre Dame recently became the first college athletic program to start a Spotify account. It’s a great way to connect with both fans and recruits, and over the past few days, many of our teams have gotten involved with sharing their music on the account. As the Irish men’s…
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After arriving in Dayton on Wednesday evening, the #7 seed Notre Dame men’s basketball team jumped into practice for Iowa State on Thursday. Following breakfast at the hotel, the Irish made a short trip to nearby Beavercreek High School, where a couple of Notre Dame alums made them feel right at home. Sara Anderson, and…
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On the first day of spring, the Notre Dame men’s basketball team left behind 20-degree temperatures in South Bend, for well, 20-degree temperatures in Dayton, Ohio. Many would call the Christmas season the most wonderful time of the year, but for basketball fans, it’s tough to beat mid-March…even if the weather still feels more like…
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Earlier this month, you might have seen Sweet Home Chicago, an inside look at the Notre Dame hockey team’s series with Miami and trip to Soldier Field. This week, we’re excited to announce two similar specials produced by 3 Penny Films for Fighting Irish Digital Media. They will both air nationally on NBC Sports Network.…
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As we found out yesterday, the Notre Dame men’s basketball team earned a #7 seed in the West Region of this year’s NCAA tournament, and will head to Dayton, Ohio later this week to take on #10 seed Iowa State (Friday, Mar. 22 at 9:45 pm ET). The programs have only met once before, back…
Women’s Basketball on YouTube
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Skylar Diggins Look Back - Notre Dame Women's Basketball
Length: 4:20 | May 2, 2013 -
Kaila Turner Senior Speech - Notre Dame Women' Basketball
Length: 7:45 | April 24, 2013 -
Skylar Diggins Senior Speech - Notre Dame Women's Basketball
Length: 10:55 | April 24, 2013 -
Naismith Coach Of The Year - Notre Dame Women's Basketball
Length: 2:08 | April 24, 2013
Men’s Basketball on YouTube
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Notre Dame Men's Basketball 2012-13 Team Awardwinners
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Jack Nolan Surprised With Notre Dame Honorary Monogram
Length: 5:56 | April 18, 2013 -
Jack Cooley Gets Engaged At Evening With Notre Dame Basketball
Length: 1:38 | April 18, 2013 -
Reinvention - Notre Dame Men's Basketball Blueprint for Success
Length: 22:38 | April 11, 2013
