Newsstand: Notre Dame women’s basketball sets impressive record in win over Oklahoma
According to Stats by STATS, the Notre Dame women’s basketball team is the first team in the sport — men’s and women’s — to defeat a better-seeded team in the NCAA Tournament by more than 40 points.
The No. 5 Fighting Irish crushed No. 4 Oklahoma 108-64 on Monday night, playing near-perfect basketball. Guard Dara Mabrey led the way for Notre Dame with 29 points, while fellow guard Sonia Citron posted 25 points. Notre Dame hit on 10 of 25 three-point attempts, good for 40.0 percent. Notre Dame has advanced to the Sweet 16 and will face a familiar foe.
For more details, read Tyler Horka’s article.
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“I don’t have any words. This is something I prayed about. This is something I knew could come to life. I’m over the moon. I’m so proud of this team and our journey and to see how far we’ve come last season. We worked so hard to get to this point. We’ve had a lot of highs and a lot of lows, and it’s incredible to see them blossom in front of my eyes.”
— Notre Dame head coach Niele Ivey after the win over Oklahoma
Headlines of the day
Lucky Charms: Four-star WR to officially visit Notre Dame in June (Mike Singer, Blue & Gold)
How Marcus Freeman, Notre Dame quarterbacks have formed a bond this offseason (Patrick Engel, Blue & Gold)
How a Notre Dame women’s basketball coach has a unique tie to NCAA Tournament opponent Oklahoma (Tyler Horka, Blue & Gold)
Irish targets flood the initial 2024 On300 rankings (Mike Singer, Blue & Gold)
The Gold Standard: Scoop from ND’s recruiting weekend (Mike Singer, Blue & Gold)
ND’s Tyler Buchner, Drew Pyne have already established a mutually beneficial relationship with Steve Angeli (Ashton Pollard, Blue & Gold)
Column: Productive NCAA Tournament run gives ND its final push over ‘line in the sand’ (Patrick Engel, Blue & Gold)
Four-star LB Jaiden Ausberry on ND visit: ‘It was amazing’ (Mike Singer, Blue & Gold)
Four-star RB Jeremiyah Love discusses Notre Dame visit (Mike Singer, Blue & Gold)
‘Just let them go play’ — how Tommy Rees is mixing eagerness and patience with ND QBs in spring practice (Patrick Engel, Blue & Gold)
Tommy Rees provides update on new ND offensive staff, includes a mother-son anecdote (Ashton Pollard, Blue & Gold)
