How to watch Notre Dame women’s basketball vs. Maryland in NCAA Tournament Sweet 16
If Notre Dame versus Maryland round two is as good as round one, NCAA women’s basketball fans are in for a treat in the first game of Saturday’s Sweet 16 slate. The No. 3 seed Fighting Irish (27-5) and the No. 2 seed Terrapins (27-6) meet for the second time this season at 11:30 a.m. ET (ESPN) at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, S.C.
Notre Dame is not the same team it was when the Irish lost by two points to the Terrapins on a buzzer-beater at home in South Bend Dec. 1. The Irish are without starting guards Olivia Miles and Dara Mabrey, both lost for the season to knee injuries. This will be the fifth game Notre Dame has played without Miles, a second-team Associated Press All-American. Mabrey has been out since Jan. 22.
Here is everything to know about Saturday’s game.
Notre Dame vs. Maryland NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 game information
Tipoff time: 11:30 a.m. ET on Saturday, March 25
Location: Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, S.C.
TV: ESPN (Streaming on Watch ESPN)
Announcers: Beth Mowins, Debbie Antonelli and Angel Gray
Series history: Tied, 5-5. Maryland won the last meeting 74-72 in South Bend on Dec. 1, 2022. Notre Dame is 2-0 versus Maryland in the NCAA Tournament, most recently winning 87-61 in the 2014 Sweet 16.
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Head coach: Niele Ivey (Third season, 61-24)
Record: 27-5
NET ranking: No. 8
ACC Tournament result: Lost in semifinals
NCAA Tournament results: No. 14 seed Southern Utah (W, 82-56), No. 11 seed Mississippi State (W, 53-48)
Top scorers: Sonia Citron (14.7 ppg.), Olivia Miles* (14.3 ppg.)
Top rebounders: Olivia Miles* (7.3 rpg.), Lauren Ebo (7.0 rpg.)
Top assisters: Olivia Miles* (6.9 apg.), Sonia Citron and Dara Mabrey* (2.4 apg)
* Miles and Mabrey are out for the season with knee injuries
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Head coach: Brenda Frese (21st season, 562-146)
Record: 27-6
NET ranking: No. 14
Big Ten Tournament result: Lost in semifinals
NCAA Tournament results: No. 15 seed Holy Cross (W, 93-61), No. 7 seed Arizona (W, 77-64)
Top scorers: Diamond Miller (19.7 ppg.), Abby Meyers (14.4 ppg.)
Top rebounders: Diamond Miller (6.5 rpg.), Abby Meyers (5.2 rpg.)
Top assisters: Shyanne Sellers (3.7 apg.), Diamond Miller (3.0 apg.)
