BY ANDREW OWENS
J
ust about the only day that has
gone right for Notre Dame in the
ACC was the first one.
On Jan. 4, the Irish played the
program's first league game and com-
memorated the new era with a thrill-
ing 79-77 win over then-No. 7 Duke.
Since then, there has been little to cel-
ebrate.
Notre Dame lost eight of its next 10
Senior Eric Atkins averaged 14.0 points and 4.8 assists in Notre Dame's first 24 games, but the Irish
struggled to a 12-12 overall record and a 3-8 mark in the ACC.
PHOTO BY JOE RAYMOND
DOWN AND OUT
Irish quickly fall out of contention
in league play with a
mix-and-match rotation
