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

“Often those who criticise others reveal what they themselves lack.”- Shannon Adler. Notre Dame Athletics draws intense attention in college sports. For fans, the history and expectation of excellence fuel loyalty; for detractors, they provide frequent criticism. Words like 'irrelevant' and 'overrated' can leave wounds that last for decades. On December 7th 2025, the Notre Dame Football Team declined an invitation to presumably play the Brigham Young Cougars (BYU) in the Pop-

Notre Dame is still dancing, this time after upsetting Ohio State 83-73 in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament on Monday afternoon at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus.

In the next round, the Irish will take on the 3rd-seeded Ohio State Buckeyes, and the game will be played at their home arena. Since a loss to Virginia on February 8th, the Irish have won eight out of nine games (their only loss in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Semifinals against eventual champion Duke) and appear to be primed for a run.