Newsstand: Former Notre Dame players shine in WNBA All-Star Game
The Notre Dame women’s basketball program continues to be a pipeline to the WNBA, a fact which was on full display in Sunday’s WNBA All-Star Game. Four women who previously donned the blue and gold partook in the Chicago contest last weekend: Skylar Diggins-Smith (Phoenix Mercury), Jewell Loyd (Seattle Storm), Arike Ogunbowale (Dallas Wings) and Jackie Young (Las Vegas Aces). No other school had more players on the court.
The four women were a part of Team Stewart, which was named after Storm forward and former UConn star Breanna Stewart. Young was the only starter from Notre Dame and scored two points, while Loyd and Ogunbowale came off the bench and posted 21 and 11 points, respectively.
Team Stewart ultimately fell to Team Wilson — named for Aces forward A’ja Wilson — by a score of 134-112.
Tweets of the weekend
Head women’s basketball coach Niele Ivey and a group of current Notre Dame players made the trip to Chicago.
Four-star 2023 athlete Samuel M’Pemba included Notre Dame in his top-seven schools on Friday afternoon.
Notre Dame 2023 defensive line target Jason Moore committed to Ohio State on Sunday.
Quote of the weekend
“Notre Dame still has a chance at a blockbuster television deal on its own when its NBC deal expires in 2025, as the Irish are attractive to streaming services because they offer a boutique product without all the bulbous inventory that comes with conference packages. In other words, a nimble streaming service could park a truck in South Bend for six home games instead of being saddled with a lot of Oregon State vs. Utah basketball games on a Tuesday night. (Also, NBC/Peacock could get a piece of the Big Ten and package that with Notre Dame for a day of strong football.)”
— ESPN college football reporter Pete Thamel on why Notre Dame does not need to join the Big Ten
Headlines of the weekend
Meet the Notre Dame Fighting Irish class of 2024 commitments (Mike Singer, Blue & Gold)
Meet the Notre Dame Fighting Irish class of 2023 commitments (Mike Singer, Blue & Gold)
Countdown to kickoff: Notre Dame vs. Ohio State only 56 days away (Tyler Horka, Blue & Gold)
Former Butler pitcher Derek Drees to transfer to Arizona, not Notre Dame (Tyler Horka, Blue & Gold)
Countdown to kickoff: Notre Dame vs. Ohio State only 55 days away (Todd Burlage, Blue & Gold)
