Newsstand: Notre Dame women's basketball closing in on No. 4 NCAA Tournament seed
It’s nearly NCAA Tournament time for Notre Dame women’s basketball, and Fighting Irish fans close to campus might want to start thinking about blocking off the first weekend of the big dance.
ESPN women’s basketball bracketologist Charlie Creme released his latest bracket Tuesday, and it had No. 14 Notre Dame (20-6, 12-4 ACC) as a No. 4 seed. If that holds, head coach Niele Ivey and the Irish will host the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament at Purcell Pavilion — a venue the Irish have not lost at all season (12-0).
The Irish have two regular season home games (Thursday vs. Clemson, Sunday vs. No. 4 Louisville) remaining before the ACC Tournament begins on March 2. The first round of the NCAA Tournament gets going on March 18 after first four games on March 16 and 17.
To see which three teams Creme has making the trip to South Bend and who the Irish might match up against in the Sweet 16 should they advance with the help of home-court advantage, click here.
Notre Dame tweets of the day
The Notre Dame men’s basketball team is in a good position to go dancing, too, according to ESPN’s Joe Lunardi. The Irish have above an 85% chance of making the tournament for the first time since 2017.
Tuesday’s date was the ultimate palindrome — 2/22/22 — so the official Notre Dame football account had some fun with it in showing off Logan Diggs‘ spectacular hurdle against Virginia.
Who doesn’t appreciate a good Michael Mayer stat?
Quote of the day
“Coach Al Washington is amazing. He’s a great coach. He resembles everything in a defensive line coach that I need. He’s energetic, active and knows what he’s talking about. He has the track record.”
— Tampa (Fla.) Berkeley Prep five-star defensive end Keon Keeley. Read more about the Fighting Irish class of 2023 commit’s exclusive conversation with BlueandGold.com’s Mike Singer here.
Notre Dame headlines of the day
A closer look at the 2021 Notre Dame stop rate (Ashton Pollard, BlueandGold.com)
Why Nick Lezynski leaving for Vanderbilt was bittersweet for Irish players (Tyler Horka, BlueandGold.com)
A complete history of the 2022 Notre Dame coaches’ FBS and NFL stops (Ashton Pollard, BlueandGold.com)
Three Fighting Irish upperclassmen poised for breakout seasons (Ashton Pollard, BlueandGold.com)
Notre Dame commit Adon Shuler racks up new scholarship offers (Mike Singer, BlueandGold.com)
Lucky Charms: Fighting Irish football recruiting tidbits (Mike Singer, BlueandGold.com)
Why Notre Dame women’s basketball commit Emma Risch is ‘110% Irish’ (Tyler Horka, BlueandGold.com)
How Matt Galajda’s Big Ten honor shows Irish hockey versatility at goalie (Tyler Horka, BlueandGold.com)
