Here's what has transpired in the four games that Notre Dame has lost so far this season -- as you'll see, something different each night has cost the Irish...
TENNESSEE LOSS (74 - 63)
- Notre Dame shot poorly from the field: 31.4%
- Tennessee shot great from the field: 47.1%
- Tennessee made 42.1% of their three point attempts // Notre Dame hit 28%
- Tennessee had 15 offensive rebounds to Notre Dame's 11
- Tennessee took 8 more foul shots than Notre Dame
MICHIGAN STATE LOSS (72 - 69)
- Notre Dame out shot MSU -- 48% to 40.3%
- MSU made 8 three pointers to Notre Dame's 3 (yet ND hit a higher percentage)
- Notre Dame took 15 more free throw attempts than MSU -- but missed 13 of them
- MSU had 20 offensive rebounds to Notre Dame's 13
- Notre Dame blocked 8 shots to MSU's 4 blocks
FLORIDA GULF COAST LOSS (69 - 60)
- Florida Gulf Coast made 9 three pointers to Notre Dame's 3
- Florida Gulf Coast had 14 offensive rebounds to Notre Dame's 7
- Notre Dame had 25 turnovers to Florida Gulf Coast's 10
- Florida Gulf Coast took 71 shots compared to 49 for Notre Dame
- Notre Dame out shot Florida Gulf Coast 46.9% to 38%
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE LOSS (65 - 59)
- Notre Dame was 1 for 17 from behind the three point line
- South Dakota State had 18 offensive rebounds to Notre Dame's 5
- South Dakota State had 22 turnovers to Notre Dame's 10
Just a FYI -- Notre Dame's women's basketball program has not lost more than 4 games since the 2010-11 season. That year they ended up going 31 - 8, losing the NCAA Championship game to Texas A&M...
