Sunday, March 13, 2022

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.

#4 Michigan Finally Beats Our #8 Irish...

 

The Michigan Wolverines finally beat Notre Dame in hockey -- after losing all four games to the IRISH this season -- and SEVEN IN A ROW at Yost Arena in Ann Arbor...

We'll now await where Notre Dame is seeded and who they will play in the NCAA Tournament come next Sunday night -- March 20th.

Friday, March 11, 2022

#3 Notre Dame Beats #17 NC State -- 8 to 4!

Our 3rd ranked Fighting Irish had to go 12 innings tonight to beat the 17th ranked NC State Wolfpack in Raleigh, NC.  It was a come-from-behind win as Notre Dame was down 4 - 0 before scoring their first run in the 7th.

The Irish pitching staff struck out 15 -- shutting the Wolfpack down over the final 9 innings to take the team's record to 10-1 on the season.

This was Game 1 of a three game series this weekend.

Go Irish!

LINK:  BOX SCORE

Notre Dame's "TV GUIDE" -- March 11, 12 &13


Here's how you can watch the Fighting Irish on TV, online or streaming service; today, Saturday and Sunday:

FRIDAY -- March 11th

  • 3 PM ET:  Notre Dame Men's Tennis vs. Virginia
  •  3 PM ET:  Notre Dame Women's Tennis vs. Clemson

 

SATURDAY -- March 12th

 

SUNDAY -- March 13th

  • NOON ET:  Men's Tennis vs. Virginia Tech
  •  NOON ET:  Women's Tennis vs. Georgia Tech
  • 5 PM ET:  SELECTION SUNDAY -- Men's NCAA Tournament
    •  CBS -- television
  • 6 PM ET:  BRACKETOLOGY -- Men's NCAA Tournament
    • ESPN -- television
  • 8 PM ET:  SELECTION SPECIAL -- Women's NCAA Tournament
    • ESPN2 -- television
 

 

A Dissapointing "One and Done" for the Irish

 

Now we wait until Sunday to see if we're in the NCAA Tournament...

Thursday, March 10, 2022

March Madness Begins Tonight at 7 PM ET

 

We can watch the Notre Dame Men's Basketball team play tonight in the ACC Tournament in Brooklyn, NY at 7 PM ET on ESPN2.

The Fighting Irish take on Virginia Tech -- a team that beat our Irish just 7 weeks ago.  Here's how that game played out...


Wednesday, March 9, 2022

New Faces in Lineup -- #3 Irish Keep Winning!

Bryant & Kristin Young -- Welcomed to Canton

Former Notre Dame All-American Bryant Young will be given the greatest honor in his sport this August when he's formally inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.  Yesterday, Bryant and his wife Kristin (also a Domer) took a trip to Canton, OH -- site of the Pro Football Hall of Fame -- with all of the other greats who will be immortalized this year...

 

Tuesday, March 8, 2022

Notre Dame Hoops' -- "Minister of Defense"

 

Notre Dame's Anthony Solomon has been the coach credited with the Fighting Irish's improved defense this season...

Monday, March 7, 2022

Irish Baseball Wins Cambria College Classic!


The #3 ranked Notre Dame Baseball completed their three game sweep of the Big Ten this weekend in Minneapolis -- beating Illinois (6-1), Michigan State (2-1) and Minnesota (3-1) to win the Cambria College Classic.
 
The bottom line from the three (3) game series with the Big Ten opponents -- Notre Dame pitching dominance!
  • Total runs given up to opponents:  3
  • Total strike outs of opponents:  28
  • Total walks given up to opponents:  5

Sunday, March 6, 2022

Kyle Hamilton's 38" Vertical Jump...

Miami's Head Coach Talks ACC Win Over Irish

#1 Maryland Beats our #7 Ranked Irish...

Pitt's Capel Talks Loss to Notre Dame

Notre Dame's Two Hits Beat Michigan State

 

The 3rd ranked Fighting Irish of Notre Dame were held to just TWO HITS yesterday in their game vs. Michigan State -- but, the TRIPLE and HOME RUN did the trick!  

Additional facts:  Notre Dame did not strike out.  They walked (twice) or, put it in play.  Which makes "only two hits" quite surprising.  And, I'll bet Notre Dame does not have another game like this all season when they only had 27 at bats in 8 innings.

Truly shocked (and IMPRESSED) we won a game like this.

LINK:  BOX SCORE