Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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BLUEGOLDONLINE.COM MARCH 2023 13 UNDER THE DOME TOP TWEETS 1-9 Start in ACC play for the Notre Dame men's basketball team this season, the most losses through the first 10 conference games in program history. The previous worst was when the Fighting Irish started 2-8 in the Big East in 1995-96, their first year as a member of any conference. 27 McDonald's All-Americans for the Notre Dame women's basketball program since 2002 (the inaugural year for the girl's game), after five-star guards Han- nah Hidalgo and Emma Risch were among the 24 players selected this year. The Fighting Irish were one of five schools that boasted two players on the prestigious team, joining South Carolina, Con- necticut, LSU and Arizona. 301 Career three-pointers made by Notre Dame graduate student guard Dara Mabrey, who suffered a career-ending torn ACL and tibial plateau fracture Jan. 22. She ranked 10th in career three-pointers made among all active Division I play- ers at the time of her injury. Although 155 of those threes came during her two years at Virginia Tech, no other Fighting Irish player had ever reached the 300 milestone. Dara's sister Marina (2015-19) is Notre Dame's career leader with 274 three-pointers. Morrison was a ball hawk this season. The former four-star recruit recorded 6 interceptions — tied for the most among Power Five players. He also allowed only a 29.2 passer rating when targeted, which was the fourth-lowest figure among FBS cornerbacks. For perspective, spiking the ball every play nets a 39.6 passer rating." — Pro Football Focus' Max Chadwick on Notre Dame cornerback BENJAMIN MORRISON (tied for 12th with a grade of 77.2) being among the 15 highest-graded true fresh- men of the 2022 college football season You don't learn a lot about a coach when you're beating Clemson handily. You learn a lot when you're losing to Marshall and what that night is like, what the next day is like, how he addresses the team, how he leads. It was compelling. It was textbook. I feel great about the foundation and great about where we are. It's as cohesive as a staff as it has been in my time here." — Fighting Irish director of athletics Jack Swarbrick on Marcus Freeman's first season as the head coach I certainly haven't been able to help them much. I told them that. 'I've done a horrible job with you, fellas. I misread you.' I thought we'd be more ready to compete. That's the boss' responsibility." — Notre Dame men's basketball coach Mike Brey after his team's 84-71 loss to Florida State Jan. 17 Dara is our heart and soul. She's our leader." — Notre Dame women's basketball head coach Niele Ivey after losing guard DARA MABREY to a season-ending knee injury Jan. 22 PHOTO COURTESY NOTRE DAME ATHLETICS PHOTO BY CHAD WEAVER