#1 Notre Dame Plays Louisville This Weekend

 

Notre Dame's #1 ranked college baseball team won their first home game this week vs. Valparaiso.  The Irish are now 12-1 on the season heading into a great weekend series that begins today vs. Louisville (13-4).

Here is the baseball schedule for this weekend in Louisville:

• Friday:  4 PM ET
• Saturday: 1 PM ET
• Sunday:  1 PM ET

All the games are available on the ACC NETWORK's streaming service:  ACCNX

You can follow the LIVE SCORING at this site:  ND vs. LOUISVILLE

Our IRISH "Grand Girls" on St. Patrick's Day!

 

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Our granddaughters; Clare and Kinley had their "IRISH ON" today!  Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Know Thy Foe: Alabama Basketball

The first thing that surprised me when I looked into the Alabama Men's Basketball Team was this -- they enter the NCAA Tournament on a THREE GAME LOSING STREAK.  

In fact, Bama is 6 - 7 their last 13 games.  They earned their #6 seed with some impressive wins in December & January over; Gonzaga, Houston, Tennessee, LSU and Baylor.

Anyway -- here's what we should expect from Bama; they are a fast, athletic, guard oriented offensive attack.

STARTING LINE-UP:

• F:  Noah Gurley -- 6'-8"  (SR)
  
• C: Charles Bediako -- 7'-0"  (FR)
  
• G: Keon Ellis -- 6'-7"  (SR)
  
• G: Jaden Shackelford -- 6'-3" (JR)
  
• G: Jahvon Quinerly -- 6'-1" (JR)

 

KEY RESERVES:

• F: James Rojas -- 6'-8" (SR)
  
• F: Darius Miles -- 6'-6" (SO)
  
• F: Juwan Gary -- 6'-6" (SO)
  
• G: Jusaun Holt -- 6'-6" (FR)
  
• G: JD Davison -- 6'-3" (FR)

 

TOP SCORERS:

• Jaden Shackelford:  16.7 pts. 
• Javon Quinerly:  14.3 pts.
• Keon Ellis:  12 pts
• JD Davison:  8.5 pts 

 

KEY STATS: BAMA vs. NOTRE DAME  

• Points Per Game:  80 vs. 72.5
• Shooting %:  44.1% vs. 46.2%
• 3 Pt %: 30.8% vs. 38%
• Total 3's Made:  297 vs. 293
• FT %:  73% vs. 75.8%
• Turnovers Per Game:  14.6 vs. 10.3
  

Bama's Head Hoops Coach Talks Notre Dame

Notre Dame Men's Basketball Presser Today...

Spring Practice #1 for Notre Dame Football

Notre Dame Football Offering 2024 HS Stars

 

St. Patrick's Day has become a day that Notre Dame Football has decided it will "own" on a recruiting basis.  Today -- the Fighting Irish will be offering scholarships to the top HS players in the country who will be graduating in 2024...

Go Irish!

 

Rutgers Head Coach & Players Talk NCAA Loss

Brey & Players Talk "NCAA FIRST FOUR" Win!

Happy St. Patrick's Day From Notre Dame!

Buick TV Spot: Arike's BUZZER BEATER Story

WHAT THOUGH THE ODDS! IRISH WIN IN 2OT

Can you believe it!!!

1. Points in the PAINT!
2. Gut check defense on an in-bounds play...
   
3. A ST. PATRICK'S DAY NCAA TOURNAMENT WIN!

There was not a "pundit" anywhere who felt we could beat Rutgers.   I have to admit, I didn't think we had a chance.

What though the odds... 

A happy St. Patrick’s Day to all and to all a goodnight. #GoIrishpic.twitter.com/9Nq6dOrlbV

— The Fighting Irish (@FightingIrish) March 17, 2022

 

NOTRE DAME WINS IT IN DOUBLE OT!

THE LUCK OF THE IRISH ON ST. PATRICK'S DAY 🍀@NDmbb #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/BmeIiznSF2

— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 17, 2022

Notre Dame Football's Spring Practice Hype!

OT: My Good Friend's New Podcast -- Listen!

 

My good friend and former work colleague Kelly Elbin -- just launched his podcast "Musings On Sports" -- his first guest; Jim Nantz...

This will be the first of many -- you'll want to follow Kelly and Bob!

Rutgers' Starting Five Talks NCAA Tourney

Blue Gold Game "Kick-Off" Time Announced

 

Notre Dame's annual Blue Gold Game will be played on Saturday, April 23 -- start time is 1:00 PM ET.

Look Who Is Ranked #1 in College Baseball!

 

 

The Fighting Irish of Notre Dame now stands alone as the #1 ranked college baseball team in America! 

 

We are now 11-1 on the season after sweeping a two-gamer series this weekend from #17 North Carolina State this weekend...

LINK:  BASEBALL AMERICA RANKINGS

Know Your Foe: U Mass Minutewomen

 

#22 Notre Dame Women's Basketball will play the A-10 Champion UMASS Minutewomen in the first round of the NCAA Tournament this Saturday in Norman, OK.  Here's what we know about UMass:

• 26 - 6 
• Atlantic 10 Champions 
• Won 12 of their last 13 games

 

Starting line-up:

• F:  Angelique Ngalakulondi -- 6'-2" Junior
  
• F:  Sam Breen -- 6'-1" Senior
  
• G:  Ber'Nyah Mayo -- 5'-6" Sophomore
  
• G:  Sydney Taylor -- 5'-9" Junior
  
• G:  Destiny Philoxy -- 5'7" Senior
  

 

Key bench players:

• F: Makennah White -- 6'-2" Sophomore
• G: Shavonne Smith -- 5'-11" Senior
  

 

Leading scorers:

• Sam Breen:  16.9 pts.
• Sydney Taylor:  15.8 pts.
• Destiny Philoxy:  11 pts
• Ber'Nyah Mayo:  9.9 pts
• Anglique Ngalakulondi:  8.9 pts
  

#3 Notre Dame Sweeps #17 NC State!

 

Notre Dame continues to win weekend series vs. ACC foes -- this weekend it was #17 North Carolina State as the Fighting Irish are on a 9 game winning streak!

LINK:  ACC BASEBALL STANDINGS

Know Your Foe: Rutgers Scarlet Knights

 

Here's some information about the Rutgers' basketball team -- the highlights above are of the Scarlet Knight's 84-74 loss to the eventual Big Ten champs Iowa Hawkeyes.  We play them Wednesday night at 9 PM ET in Dayton, OH.

• 18 - 13 -- finished 6th in the Big Ten
• Quality wins:  Seton Hall, Michigan, Iowa, Michigan State, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana
• Teams they beat, that beat Notre Dame:  Illinois and Indiana 

 

Rutgers' starting line-up:

• F: Ron Harper, Jr. -- 6'-6" Senior
• C: Clifford Omoruyi -- 6'-11" Sophomre
• G: Paul Mulcachy -- 6'-6" Junior
• G: Caleb McConnell -- 6'-7" Senior
• G:  Geo Baker -- 6'-4" Senior

 

Rutgers' key bench players:

• F: Mawot Mag -- 6'-7" Sophomore 
• F: Dean Reiber -- 6'-10" Sophomore
• F: Aundre Hyatt -- 6'-6" Sophomore
• G: Jason Miller -- 6'-2" Freshman

 

Leading scorers:

• Ron Harper, Jr. -- 15.6 pts.
• Geo Baker -- 12.4 pts.
• Clifford Omoruyi -- 11.8 pts.
• Paul Mulcahy -- 9 pts.
• Caleb McConnell -- 6.4 pts.