2025-2026 Notre Dame Women's Basketball

[irishrb]

Absolutely agree with OMM and the whole cast picking it up!
I do have to say Hannah is one of the fiercest competitors, at any sport, at any level, that I have ever seen. She literally wills this team to win and is incredibly entertaining.

 

[stpeteirish]

Best game of the year all things considered. And we were up 18 with 41 seconds left when Hannah fouled out. The ten point margin was a little misleading.

 

[Irish du Nord]

The Irish women are one of the hotter teams in the country right now, excited for them to take on Vandy!

 

[irishff1014]

Nice win Irish Ladies!

 

[Ndaccountant]

I have been critical of Niele more than most, but need to tip my cap. For as bad of coaching and leadership down the stretch last year, she has been the opposite this year. I sincerely hope this means she has turned the corner. Hidalgo was phenomenal, but she has been been the whole year. She alone couldn't win this game and the difference now compared to 8 weeks ago was the supporting cast. I think Niele deserves as much credit of that as the players do.

 

[burmafrd1944]

I have been critical of Niele more than most, but need to tip my cap. For as bad of coaching and leadership down the stretch last year, she has been the opposite this year. I sincerely hope this means she has turned the corner. Hidalgo was phenomenal, but she has been been the whole year. She alone couldn't win this game and the difference now compared to 8 weeks ago was the supporting cast. I think Niele deserves as much credit of that as the players do.

Ivey still has brain farts as she showed in the ACC Tournament but its a lot less often now

 

[Old Man Mike]

I'll give some credit to the coach ... but my coaching experience still makes me wonder exactly WHO during the practices and the game debriefs has been the key to Cowles and Moore and to a degree de Jesus waking up in terms of believing in themselves and making efforts every play.

What is also intriguing to me is the late-season offensive "requirement" of having de Jesus take the initiative of ball advancement (in normal circumstances) and half-court ball-movement initiation. This gets Hannah out of the spotlight and "heat" for pieces of the game. We even had several competent offensive plays wherein Hannah did not even touch the ball. THAT is WAY different from season's start. (In both of these actions, de Jesus' undervalued contributions are critical and should get some applause.)