Newsstand: Former Notre Dame women’s basketball star to play in WNBA Finals
Notre Dame women’s basketball will be represented in the WNBA Finals. Former Fighting Irish star Jackie Young and her Las Vegas Aces punched their ticket earlier this week.
The 2019 WNBA Draft No. 1 overall pick, Young has started all six games for the Aces in the playoffs. The Aces eliminated The Phoenix Mercury via a sweep in a best two-of-three series in the first round and won the best three-of-five Western Conference Finals series against the Seattle Storm 3-1.
Young is averaging 12.3 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.0 steals per game in the postseason. She was the only Notre Dame player to ever record two triple-doubles in the same season until Olivia Miles matched that feat as a freshman last season.
Young will long be remembered for hitting a game-tying shot in the 2018 national championship game against Mississippi State. She also came away with a steal that led to Arike Ogunbowale’s iconic game-winning, national title-clinching shot against the Bulldogs.
Notre Dame tweets of the day
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Quote of the day
“Since the day we started, it has just been physical. Coach Freeman has kept it like that. You can’t go out and half-ass it. You have to come every day and imagine you’re trying to win a game.”
— Irish defensive end Rylie Mills on the team’s mentality in practices
Headlines of the day
Key storylines: Marshall Thundering Herd vs. Fighting Irish (Todd Burlage, Blue & Gold)
How a close loss to Ohio State reaffirmed the Notre Dame defense’s confidence (Tyler Horka, Blue & Gold)
Buy or sell: Will the Irish have two players reach 85 receiving yards against Marshall? (Patrick Engel, Blue & Gold)
Over/under? Marshall vs. Notre Dame football statistical prop bet analysis (Tyler Horka, Blue & Gold)
WATCH: Assessing what’s next for Notre Dame after loss against Ohio State (Mike Singer, Blue & Gold)
2024 4-star TE Jack Larsen is ‘locked in’ with Notre Dame (Chad Simmons, On3)
Four-star OT Elijah Paige reflects on Notre Dame commitment (Mike Singer, Blue & Gold)
Lucky Charms: Top-100 recruit added to Notre Dame’s weekend visitor list (Mike Singer, Blue & Gold)
