Saturday, March 19, 2022

#5 Seed Notre Dame Beats #12 Seed UMASS

Notre Dame's Class of 2026: Welcome Home!

  
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Here is a look at the makeup of the University of Notre Dame du Lac's Class of 2026...

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
  •  1 PM ET -- #1 Notre Dame Baseball vs. Louisville
    • ACCNX -- streaming service
  •  5 PM ET -- Notre Dame Men's Tennis vs. Eastern Illinois
  • 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
 
Here's what we know about Texas Tech:
  • 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

Alabama Talks Loss to Notre Dame Today

Notre Dame Talks NCAA Win Over Bama

Cormac and Irish Roll the Crimson Tide!

 

#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!

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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!


 

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