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Notre Dame WBB schedule change: Lafayette game postponed

Notre Dame women’s basketball will have to wait almost a week to pick up where they left off after beating the then No. 74-60. 3 UConn.Fighting His Irish bout, scheduled for Thursday, December 8, at Lafayette, Easton, Pennsylvania, has been postponed to comply with health and safety protocols within the Lafayette program. . Schools are looking for dates to reschedule.

“Obviously, this postponement is very disappointing for our team and program,” said Lafayette head coach. Kia Damon-Olson“The opportunity to play a top 10 ACC program like Notre Dame at the Kirby Sports Center is exciting for our community, and the game in particular has captured the interest of many local fans.”

Fifth-placed Eilish (7-1) would have been more of a road favorite than Leopards (2-7).If anything, this gives the head coach Neil IveyThe teams will stay home to prepare for their home game against Merrimack College (1-6) next Saturday at 12:00 PM ET. The Irish avoid facing a quick turnaround due to postponement. The match will still go ahead as scheduled.

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After the Merrimack game, the information intervals are even longer. The Irishman won’t play again until his Dec. 18 match against No. 7 Virginia Tech (8-0). It will be a tough test to start playing ACC. Notre Dame will host West Michigan (2-5) on December 21, plus he will be followed by an eight-day hiatus.

The Irish return from their holiday break in Miami on December 29th (7-3). From then on, all his ACC foes until the end of the season when the Irishman plays in Louisville on February 26th. The Cardinals (5-4) dropped out of the polls after losing three in his last four games and starting the season ranked seventh.

Lead Volunteer at Notre Dame Cathedral faces off against Merrimack

Irish Recognizes 30-Year Lead Volunteer for Notre Dame Women’s Basketball Program. Patricia McAdams In the middle of this weekend’s Merrimack match. McAdams received a master’s degree in mathematics from the University of Notre Dame in 1967. She started working in the university’s Information Technology Department in 1992.

From then until her death on August 1, 2022, McAdams helped sell basketball tickets, coordinate volunteers, and promote programs. Notre Dame credits McAdams with helping Purcell secure the first sell-out at his pavilion when the Irish hosted his UConn in 2001.

McAdams lost both legs in a car accident in January 2008 while returning from an Irish game in West Virginia. As she was calling her 911 to alert authorities to another wreck, a car struck a parked car during a snowstorm. She returned to her job at South Bend six months after her.

McAdams continued to volunteer for the program until three weeks before his death. Notre Dame Cathedral is creating Patricia McAdams Her Volunteer of the Year Award in her honor.

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