Thursday, December 9, 2010

Irish Beat Providence In Front of 179 Fans...

Can you believe it -- Muffet McGraw's Fighting Irish played a Big East road game last night against Providence in front of an "announced" crowd of 179 fans.  WHAT???!!!  Here's a team (Notre Dame) that averages more than 8,000 in attendance for its home games -- 4th best in the country -- playing in front of 179 fans on the road...  C'MON PROVIDENCE!!!   Oh, by the way -- the 18th ranked Irish won the game 79-43.  Fun Fact of the Day:  Notre Dame is now 19-0 all time against Providence in women's basketball.  A ND GO IRISH BLOG Thank you to Dr. Jim Clancy for alerting us to this story.  Here's a link to the South Bend Tribune game story:

LINK:  IRISH ROLL OVER PROVIDENCE