A summer recalibration, including the Freeman factor, for Niele Ivey and Notre Dame women’s basketball

In the darkest corners Niele Ivey pushed herself to explore during some self-imposed postseason soul-searching, the Notre Dame women’s basketball coach crossed paths with Marcus Freeman. And found inspiration. Just as Ivey and the Irish head football coach seem to coax from each other when life in the spotlight gives them a run of more right turns and green lights.