Lauren Ebo had 10 points, 18 rebounds and four blocks to help No. 3 seed Notre Dame beat 11th-seed Mississippi State 53-48 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday.
The team’s fourth-leading scorer wasted no time jumping into the portal after the Irish finished second-to-last in the ACC and parted ways with longtime head coach Mike Brey.
Notre Dame struck first, but Michigan State laughed last on Saturday as the Spartans rattled off four unanswered goals to bury the Irish in their own building by a final score of 4-2.
Just days after an impassioned performance in head coach Mike Brey’s home finale led Notre Dame to a win over top-25 opponent Pittsburgh, the team fell flat in a road contest with Clemson, losing by 23.
The Notre Dame women’s basketball team saw its bid for an ACC tournament title come to an end on Saturday afternoon, as they were blown out by Louisville 64-38.
Sonia Citron had 28 points for a season-high scoring output for the second straight game, helping the Fighting Irish beat three-time reigning champion NC State 66-60 in Friday’s quarterfinals at the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament.
The Irish struggled through two prolonged scoring droughts in the second half, scoring just a field goal over a nine-minute stretch, and after Ven-Allen Lubin scored five straight points, went scoreless for another three minutes.
According to ESPN senior writer Chris Low, Rees has had discussions with Alabama head coach Nick Saban and is scheduled to be on campus Thursday to discuss the job opening.
Freshman J.J. Starling scored a season-high 22 points, Nate Laszewski added 17 and Notre Dame defeated Louisville 76-62 on Saturday despite seeing a 30-point second-half lead cut in half.