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ND Outlasts Central Michigan, 83-61; Heads into 10-Day Break Before Ole Miss Game For me, this game underscores what ND fans/observers largely saw in (the better parts of) the U.S.C. game: this year's version of ND does best when they get the game chaotic (sloppy, back and forth, pick your...

Darn. Best of luck to her....

Given that most of the folks who post in this thread are "those who pay attention," perhaps the "tout this win all you can" is a bit sardonic by half, but point taken. 😎 for the uninitiated. Your point about erroneous (or inflated/misplaced) rankings is spot on. In the case of many teams like...

ND Beats USC at Home on Hidalgo Jumper with 1.9 Seconds Left This wasn't pretty by any means, but ND got a much-needed victory, holding the Trojans to 8 points in the fourth quarter (while scoring 15 themselves). Overall, USC had 21 turnovers and 16 of those were steals by the Irish. Hannah...

Wasn't pretty on offense, but they helped force USC into 21 turnovers, stole the ball 16 times and held the Trojans to 8 points in the 4th quarter.

Hey, I now interrupt this normally-basketball oriented thread to draw attention to the tail end of another womens' team at Notre Dame: soccer. The Irish are entertaining Ohio State in a second round NCAA game on Thursday. Often, ND sports information produces pieces on their athletes and this...

I certainly hope it isn't a three-year rebuild. Only four of the relevant talent is coming back next year to join a top-notch recruiting class. Or, if you prefer, that class will join senior Hannah Hidalgo and KK Bransford, as well as Leah Macy. I'm not basing the season on a blow-out loss to a...

I'm not disliking you posting this, but what happened to the young woman. Best of luck with the injury and rehab.

I'd love to see her play for the Irish, but I just don't see it for a variety of reasons (such as having three other wings in this recruiting class). As such, I've predicted Kansas or Texas on a post on the Bench (and now here). We'll all find out soon enough.

Ugh. Bella Ragone suffered a major knee injury in early November just prior to signing her letter of intent. It involves multiple CL's (A and M) and a displaced kneecap. This is very similar to the injury 2025's Leah Macy suffered. Ragone will have surgery performed on her by the LA Rams surgeon...

Yes...kinda. Bella Tehrani (from Hamilton, Ohio, btw) played volleyball for the Irish for three years before joining the Irish hoopsters last semester. She's only playing hoops this year.

Amari Byles Is Officially Irish In the post below, Coach Ivey points to her frontcourt versatility as being a bonus for the Irish. There will be ample opportunity for she, Jacy Abii and Leah Macy (coming off rehab from knee surgery) to get PT, given Bella Ragone's recent knee injuries and...

Hidalgo ends up: Setting the NCAA record for steals in a game: 16, passing Ticha Penicheiro (if I heard correctly, had 14) Establishing a new single-game ND record for points scored in a game (previously 41 by Ruth Riley and Jewel Loyd) Crazy good game. The only slightly concerning thing is...

Coach Ivey has a message on signee Isabella Sangha that's interesting. It seemingly confirms that Sangha was signed with an eye on development. Gives her props for athletic ability, as well as rebounding and defense, but very much acknowledges she's got a way to go. This is a change from the...