Saturday, March 19, 2022
Notre Dame's Class of 2026: Welcome Home!
OT: Cool Moment for Women's College Hoops
The Women's NCAA Basketball Tournament has not seen anything like this for 9 years...
LINK: FRAN BELBI'S DUNK
Notre Dame "TV Guide" for March 19th & 20th
For all of us Notre Dame fans -- here's where we can watch our Fighting Irish on TV, online or streaming services this weekend!
SATURDAY, MARCH 19th
- NOON ET -- #15 Notre Dame Men's Lacrosse vs. #17 Michigan
- ACC Network -- television
- 1 PM ET -- #1 Notre Dame Baseball vs. Louisville
- ACCNX -- streaming service
- 2 PM ET -- Notre Dame Women's Softball vs. Pittsburgh
- ACC Network -- television
- 7:30 PM ET -- #21 Notre Dame Women's Basketball vs. UMASS
- ESPN2 -- television
SUNDAY, MARCH 20th
- NOON ET -- #19 Notre Dame Women's Lacrosse vs. Yale
- ESPN+ -- streaming service
- NOON ET -- Notre Dame Men's Tennis vs. Miami
- Watch it online right here: ND TENNIS
- 1 PM ET -- #1 Notre Dame Baseball vs. Louisville
- ACCNX -- streaming service
- 5 PM ET -- Notre Dame Men's Tennis vs. Eastern Illinois
- Watch it online right here: ND TENNIS
- 6:30 PM ET -- NCAA Hockey Championship Selection Show
- ESPNU -- television
- 7:10 PM ET -- Notre Dame Men's Basketball vs. Texas Tech
- TBS -- television
Friday, March 18, 2022
Know Thy Foe: Texas Tech Red Raiders
Next up for our Fighting Irish is the #3 seeded Texas Tech Red Raiders this Sunday (7:10 PM ET). Best way to describe them; experienced, tough, physical, big and they play DEFENSE...
Texas Tech is ranked (#11) in scoring defense in the country. Two teams Notre Dame has played rank higher in this category than Texas Tech; Virginia (#7) and Saint Mary's (#9).
Here's how Notre Dame fared against those two teams:
- Saint Mary's 62 -- Notre Dame 59
- Notre Dame 69 -- Virginia 65
- 26-9
- Finished 3rd in Big 12
- Wins over ranked opponents: Tennessee, Kansas, Baylor (2 wins) , Iowa State and Texas (2 wins)
- In their losses the opponents scored: 72 (Providence), 69 (Gonzaga), 51 (Iowa State). 62 (Kansas State), 94 (Kansas 2 OT), 70 (Oklahoma), 69 (TCU). 52 (Oklahoma State) and 74 (Kansas)
- They have gone 4-3 their last 7 games -- coming into the game with Notre Dame
STARTING LINEUP:
- F: Kevin Obanor -- 6'-8" SR
- F: Bryson Williams -- 6'-8" SR
- G: Terrence Shannon -- 6'-6" JR
- G: Kevin McCullar -- 6'-6" JR
- G: Adonis Arms -- 6'-5" SR
KEY RESERVES:
- G: Davion Warren -- 6'-6" SR
- F: Marcus Santos-Silve -- 6'-7" SR
- C: Daniel Batcho -- 6'-11" FR
LEADING SCORERS:
- Bryson Williams: 13.7 pts.
- Terrence Shannon: 10.4 pts.
- Davion Warren: 9.9 pts
- Kevin Obanor: 9.9 pts.
- Kevin McCullar: 9.7 pts.
- Adonis Arms: 8.4 pts.
STATISTICAL MATCHUP: Texas Tech vs. Notre Dame:
- Scoring Offense Per Game: 71.7 vs. 72.5
- Scoring Defense Per Game: 60.3 vs. 67.5
- Shooting %: 47% vs. 46.2%
- 3PT Shooting %: 31.4% vs. 38%
- Assists Per Game: 13.6 vs. 14.2
- Turnovers Per Game: 13.9 vs. 10.3
Cormac and Irish Roll the Crimson Tide!
Everything is dropping for Cormac Ryan. @NDmbb
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) March 18, 2022
🔥 2️⃣7️⃣ points 🔥 pic.twitter.com/2wBNhxhrBm
The only fitting way to welcome back @NDmbb. #goirish #wearend pic.twitter.com/xf5luMyUSl
— ND Band (@NotreDameBand) March 19, 2022
#11 Notre Dame vs. #6 Alabama: 4:15 PM ET
Our Fighting Irish arrived in San Diego a little more than 24 hours ago (4:30 AM PT) to take on the #6 seeded Alabama Crimson Tide. The NCAA Tournament game will tip off TODAY at 4:15 PM ET and will be televised on TNT.
To learn more about today's matchup -- CLICK ON THIS.
Go Irish!
#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
Thursday, March 17, 2022
Our IRISH "Grand Girls" on 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.
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