Notre Dame Hockey Puts UMASS Away 7 - 0 !!!

The Fighting Irish, coming off a 5 OT loss on Friday night -- beat UMASS last night 5 - 3 -- and they just finished off the Minutemen tonight in grand style 7 - 0!

The win, gives Notre Dame the series win 2 -1 -- and advances the IRISH to the next round of the Hockey East Tournament against UMass-Lowell next Friday night.

GO IRISH!

LINK:  GAME STATS

The IRISH Dominate ACC All-Tournament Team!

Notre Dame's Jewell Loyd and Brianna Turner were named to the ACC Tournament First Team and Taya Reimer and Madison Cable were named to the Second Team...

How Lindsay Allen didn't get named to one of those two teams -- I'll never know.

Jewell received the ACC Tournament's Most Outstanding Player award -- see photo above.

ACC CHAMPS - TWO IN A ROW for the IRISH!

Muffet's Fighting Irish beat the Florida State Seminoles 71 - 58 to win BACK TO BACK ACC Tournament Championships -- in their first two years in this conference.

STAT OF THE DAY:  Florida State was the only team in all of college basketball (Men & Women) to outrebound every opponent this season -- until today!  The Fighting Irish outrebounded the Seminoles 40 - 27!

The IRISH are now 31 - 2 and a lock to get a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament and I'm guessing the #2 seed overall, behind UCONN.

Jewell Loyd was named the ACC Tournament Most Outstanding Player.

Now, it's time to rest -- wait for next week's announcement on the NCAA Tournament.

LINK:  LOYD LAYUP

From Foster Care to the Fighting Irish...

Demetrius Jackson's life-story was told this week in Sports Illustrated...

LINK:  JACKSON

Domer Gray "Mayor" of St. Patrick's Day Parade

Former Notre Dame student-athlete and now Super Bowl Champion -- Jonas Gray -- was the MAYOR of yesterday's St. Patrick's Day Parade in Cape Cod, MA. 

See the story below:

LINK:  JONAS GRAY

Connaughton & Grant -- Go Out Victorious!

It was senior night at Purcell Pavilion yesterday as Pat Connaughton and Jerian Grant suited up for the last time in a home jersey for the Fighting Irish...

Notre Dame beat Clemson 81 - 67 -- giving the Irish a 26 - 5 regular season record and the MOST WINS IN THE REGULAR SEASON IN SCHOOL HISTORY!

Here's a few game highlights and Coach Brey after the game:

LINK:  GAME HIGHLIGHTS

LINK:  POST GAME PRESS CONFERENCE

Former ND Assistant's -- 2nd Spring at UCONN

Former Notre Dame defensive coordinator Bob Diaco -- met with the media yesterday after the UCONN Huskies' first Spring practice...

LINK:  DIACO

LINK:  DIACO #2

Notre Dame Plays FSU for ACC Title on ESPN

The #2 ranked Fighting Irish take on the #7 ranked Seminoles of Florida State today at 1 PM ET on ESPN for the ACC Tournament Championship trophy.

These two teams played back on January 2nd -- with the IRISH winning a close one 74 - 68 -- this is going to be a difficult test for Muffet's gang...

Here's the Florida State coach and players talking about today's game with ND:

LINK:  FLORIDA STATE

Notre Dame Helmet Design Concepts -- WOW!

A design team called Empire Graphics produced a couple of Notre Dame helmet concepts and put them out on Twitter...

Got to tell you -- I love them both.

Maybe we could convince Under Armour and Hydro Graphics to design a green helmet like this for the Shamrock Series game at Fenway Park against Boston College -- a "Green Monster" version...

What do you think?

Muffet's Irish on ESPNU Today at NOON ET

The #2 ranked Fighting Irish of Notre Dame take on the #16 Duke Blue Devils at NOON ET today in the ACC Tournament Semi-Finals.

The game will be televised on ESPNU.

To get you ready for today's game -- click on the link below:

LINK:  GAME PREVIEW

Muffet's Irish Avenge Only ACC Loss in History

The Fighting Irish are in Greensboro, NC this weekend playing in the ACC Tournament...

Yesterday afternoon Notre Dame beat Miami (highlights below) 77 - 61 to avenge their loss to the Hurricanes back on January 8th -- the only loss the IRISH have experienced in ACC play.

The win -- moves Notre Dame to the ACC Tourney Semi-Finals today at NOON ET against #16 Duke.  The game will be televised on ESPNU.

LINK:  ND BEATS MIAMI 

LINK:  POST GAME PRESS CONFERENCE

The Longest College Hockey Game in History!

The Compton Family Ice Arena played host last night -- and this morning -- to a 5 OT Hockey East Tournament game between UMASS and our Fighting Irish.

In the end -- a goal by UMASS with 8 minutes and 18 seconds left (1:24 AM ET) of the fifth overtime period -- gave the Minutemen a 4 - 3 win over Notre Dame.  The good news -- it's a best of three series -- so even though they played more than two games of hockey last night, it only counts one...

Notre Dame freshman goalie Cal Petersen set a NCAA record with 87 saves -- in the losing effort.

The two teams are back at it tonight at 7:05 ET.

LINK:  GAME HIGHLIGHTS

Nice Story on Domer / Chargers' Chris Watt '13

Chris Watt, a former Notre Dame student-athlete -- and now a rookie starting center for the NFL's Chargers -- is the subject of nice story in a San Diego newspaper...

It should be noted -- Chris never played a down at center in his career -- and, here he is a starter (as a rookie) at that position in the National Football League.

LINK:  CHRIS WATT

Replay: Fr. Ted's Memorial Tribute -- MUST SEE

It was a magical night at Notre Dame...

If you have not seen the Memorial Tribute to Fr. Ted -- or, want to see it again -- here's your chance. 

The list of speakers included; President Jimmy Carter, First Lady Rosalynn Carter, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, '75, Senator Joe Donnelly '77, Theodore Cardinal McCarrick, Lou Holtz, etc.

LINK:  MEMORIAL TRIBUTE

Domer Zack Martin Gets Pranked by Teammate

This is really funny...

Former Notre Dame student-athlete and now NFL All-Pro offensive lineman -- Zack Martin '13, was pranked by his Dallas Cowboy teammate Travis Frederick and a couple of radio guys.

You'll get a kick out of this!

LINK:  PRANK

Video: Father Ted's Funeral Mass Wednesday

The Funeral Mass for Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., was held yesterday afternoon at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart. 

LINK:  FR. TED'S FUNERAL

PHOTO: Fr. Ted's "Last Ride" With Marty Ogren

 

It was only fitting, that Marty Ogren who for nearly 40 years has been Fr. Ted's personal "driver" wherever he went -- and who now serves as Notre Dame's Associate Director, Warehouse, Delivery & Transportation...

Drove the hearse carrying Fr. Ted to his final resting place at Holy Cross Cemetery.

Highlights from Memorial Tribute to Fr. Ted

It was truly an incredible evening inside Notre Dame's Purcell Pavilion Wednesday night.  You had a former U.S. President, First Lady and Secretary of State -- a current U.S. Senator and two former Senators -- a Hall of Fame Football coach -- and a Cardinal on stage...

Here's some of the highlights from last night:

LINK:  FR. TED MEMORIAL TRIBUTE

Replay of Fr. Ted's Wake Service Tuesday Night

The Holy Cross Congregation held a Wake for Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C. Tuesday night at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart.

You're going to want to watch Fr. Malloy's tribute to Fr. Ted...

Here's a link to that service:

LINK:  FR. TED'S WAKE

A Photo Gallery from Fr. Ted Tribute Tonight

The South Bend Tribune's Robert Franklin can take a picture...

Here's some of the photos he took this evening at the Memorial Tribute to Fr. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., on the campus of the University of Notre Dame.

Thanks Rob!!!

LINK:  PHOTO GALLERY