11/17/2024
Notre Dame had a (mostly) fun week. They started by signing five-star recruit, Leah Macy, on Wednesday morning, thumped James Madison at home that night, 92-46, and wrapped things up on the road at Lafayette with another win over the weekend, 91-55. Hannah Hidalgo led all scoring in both games with 24 and 29 points and freshman Kate Koval pulled down a combined 35 rebounds (!) in the two victories.
Irish forward, Liatu King, missed Sunday’s game as she was still in concussion protocol. She joined a large group of injured players - so much so that only seven players dressed against the Leopards. Then, strangely, in a 36 point blowout, the seventh player, Sarah Cernugel, only saw four minutes of action. Huh?
Hey coach - minor suggestion; use that (short) bench more. There is a long, long way to go ...
11/10/2024
Looking at the 2024/2025 season for ND women’s basketball team, expectations are high. The backcourt of Olivia Miles and Hannah Hidalgo may be the best in the country, the opening AP ranking of 6 is high, and the preseason prognosticators have the Irish as a realistic title contender. They just need to stay healthy coming off the prior year where injuries hampered the team all season long and they exited with a loss in the Sweet Sixteen.
Monday night saw a season-opening win over Mercyhurst, 105-61. Good start, right? Well, all-ACC player Sonia Citron missed the game with a foot injury, 1,000 point scorer Maddy Westbeld is out for a month or two also with a foot injury, and KK Bransford who was first off the bench last year has decided to medically redshirt this season due to leg issues.
I refer fans of the program to the last sentence in the opening paragraph … they “just” need to stay healthy.
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