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Oct 24, 2024

Notre Dame point guard Olivia Miles joins to talk about building chemistry with teammates, her excitement about the newcomers to the Irish roster, growing her game, the legacy of the program's success in the WNBA, hearing transfer rumors about yourself and much more.

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Mar 20, 2024

Hoops hoops hoops. Supersized episode to get you ready for the tournament and review the first season of Micah Shrewsberry's tenure.

Segment 1: Sabreena Merchant (The Athletic) on Notre Dame's chances and what she's most excited for this March.

Segment 2 (33:11): Jessica Smetana on storylines to follow, pre-tournament...


Dec 7, 2023

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The Athletic's Sabreena Merchant joins to talk Hannah Hidalgo, early thoughts on this Notre Dame, where they fit into the ACC hierarchy, Jackie Young being awesome and where the sport of women's hoops sits after a big year. 

The Christmas shirt designs are...


Mar 16, 2023

Getting you prepared for the start of the tournament and beyond with an all-star lineup:

  • Sabreena Merchant of The Athletic breaks down Notre Dame's corner of the bracket and their chances at making it to a second straight Sweet Sixteen.
  • Then, Chantel Jennings of The Athletic stops by to talk about her great profile of...


Jan 11, 2023

Let's chat about a good basketball team and also a bad basketball team. First, Sabreena Merchant of The Athletic (2:07) joins for a fun talk about Niele Ivey's top ten women's squad and Irish alumnae in the WNBA. Then our friend Sam Werner hops on (38:45) to discuss the rough situation on the men's side and the likely...