BEAVERTON, Ore. – The Jordan Brand Classic (JBC), now in its 7th year on the women’s side, announced over the weekend its 2021 roster of high school senior basketball players. Notre Dame’s own Sonia Citron and Olivia Miles continued the Irish legacy in the JBC by both being added to this year’s elite 2021 roster.
The JBC is a celebration of the next generation of basketball stars and features the top high school talent in the country annually. While no game will be played in 2021 due to the global pandemic, the Jordan Brand still recognizes the high school athletes who have remained dedicated to the game and deserve recognition for their talent.
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Interior design students from Purdue University and Ball State University earned high marks after participating in a challenge that celebrated the impact of Habitat for Humanity on the communities they serve.
In the challenge partnered with the Indiana Chapter of the National Kitchen & Bath Association, the students were tasked with designing a floorplan that accommodates a post and beam. The floorplan came from a Habitat for Humanity home built in Lafayette, which allowed the Purdue students the opportunity to visit the site in person as they developed their plans.
The awards ceremony was held April 21 at the new Hub & Spoke facility in Fishers, Ind.
Irish women fall in regular season finale March 1, 2021
by Notre Dame Sports Information
NOTRE DAME, Ind. – The Notre Dame women’s basketball team (10-9, 8-7) ended the regular season on Sunday with a 78-61 loss to No. 6/5 Louisville (21-2, 14-2) inside Purcell Pavilion. As a result, the Fighting Irish will be a No. 6 seed in this coming week’s ACC Tournament.
Sophomore forward Sam Brunelle led the Irish in scoring with 13 points on 6-of-10 shooting, in which 11 points came in the third quarter. In addition, Olivia Miles recorded her fourth straight game in double figures with 11 points on 5-of-10 shooting. The freshman guard also dished out a career best six assists.
Irish women get road win at Pittsburgh February 23, 2021
by Notre Dame Sports Information
PITTSBURGH – Back in action for the first time in 15 days, the Notre Dame women’s basketball team (9-8, 7-6) made the most of it with a 59-48 victory over the Pittsburgh Panthers (5-11, 3-10). The Irish defense secured its best showing of the season, holding Pitt to a season-low point total.
Two of Notre Dame’s freshmen took the spotlight inside the Petersen Events Center. Maddy Westbeld led with a 20-point, 11-rebound, double-double, her second of the season. Meanwhile, Olivia Miles tied her season high of 10 points for a season straight game.
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The Notre Dame women’s basketball team (3-4, 1-2) will look to get back to .500 and say goodbye to 2020 when the Fighting Irish travel to Coral Gables to take on the Miami Hurricanes (4-2, 1-2) on New Year’s Eve. Tip is set for 1 p.m. EST, airing live on the ACC Network.
HISTORY WITH THE HURRICANES
The Irish lead the all-time series against the Hurricanes, 21-5, with an 8-3 mark at Miami. However, the last time the Irish visited Coral Gables, the Hurricanes upset the Irish, 72-65, on Feb. 7, 2019.
Now, the Irish have won six of the last seven. The last encounter, which occurred Jan. 19, 2020, at Notre Dame, resulted in a 76-53 Irish victory.