Notre Dame Women’s Basketball and Head Coach Niele Ivey have landed their first 2027 commitment, and it is a major addition via Forward Eve Long.

Notre Dame and Head Coach Niele Ivey have received their first transfer portal commitment of the cycle from former Louisville Cardinal, Anaya Hardy.

The season ended for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish Women’s Basketball Team this past Sunday with a loss to the number one team in the country and presumptive favorite to win the National Title, the University of Connecticut (UConn) Huskies, by the score of 70-52 in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament. Photo via Notre Dame Athletics Notre Dame Season Review One month into 2026, it looked as if the Irish might not make the NCAA tournament, let alone their first Elite Eight s

For the fifth consecutive year, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish Women’s Basketball Team has made it to the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament. Standing in the way of their first Elite Eight appearance since 2019 (and the first under Head Coach Niele Ivey) is a well-rounded and dangerous Vanderbilt Commodores squad. Notre Dame Fighting Irish: The Irish upset the region's three-seed, the Ohio State Buckeyes, on Monday afternoon. Impressive was the fact that it was on the Ohio