Muffet McGraw's #7 Fightin' Irish will take their game "outside and off-land" on Friday as they play in the 2012 Carrier Classic on the deck of the aircraft carrier the USS Yorktown -- docked in Mount Pleasant, SC.
This is the first time a women's college basketball game will have taken place on an aircraft carrier.
Notre Dame will be playing Ohio State -- Irish fans can watch the game on the NBC Sports Network beginning at 11 PM ET (tape delayed basis) Friday night. The game tips-off at 4 PM ET.
LINK: COACH McGRAW'S PRESS CONFERENCE
LINK: CONVERTING AN AIRCRAFT CARRIER TO A BASKETBALL STADIUM
LINK: CARRIER CLASSIC WEBSITE
LINK: UND.COM WEBSITE
It was interesting that the first Carrier Classic was on the USS Carl Vinson, an active duty carrier. This iteration is on the USS Yorktown, which is now a museum and retired from service in 1970. Syracuse and San Diego State are playing their own version of the Carrier Classic on Sunday on the USS Midway, another retired carrier (decommissioned in 1992) located in San Diego. This match won't be part of the official Carrier Classic brand, however.
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