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The Notre Dame women's basketball team will open the 2025 NCAA Tournament against Stephen F. Austin. If that matchup during this time of year sounds familiar to you as an Irish fan, it should. That's because these schools faced off on the men's side during the 2016 tournament.
The Irish were only seconds away from going out in the second round, thus making the Lumberjacks a Cinderella team. Down by one, a couple of unsuccessful shots went up from Demetrius Jackson and Zach Auguste respectively before Rex Pflueger tipped home his only two points of the game to put the ahead with 1.5 seconds left. A Lumberjacks desperation heave from beyond half-court was nowhere close, and the Irish won, 76-75.
The win allowed the Irish to continue their journey to their second Elite Eight in as many years. In case you want to relive this glorious moment in program history, here it is:
Hopefully, this year's women's basketball team doesn't need such heroics to beat the Ladyjacks, but that's what March Madness is capable of.
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The Irish were only seconds away from going out in the second round, thus making the Lumberjacks a Cinderella team. Down by one, a couple of unsuccessful shots went up from Demetrius Jackson and Zach Auguste respectively before Rex Pflueger tipped home his only two points of the game to put the ahead with 1.5 seconds left. A Lumberjacks desperation heave from beyond half-court was nowhere close, and the Irish won, 76-75.
The win allowed the Irish to continue their journey to their second Elite Eight in as many years. In case you want to relive this glorious moment in program history, here it is:
Hopefully, this year's women's basketball team doesn't need such heroics to beat the Ladyjacks, but that's what March Madness is capable of.
Contact/Follow us @IrishWireND on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Notre Dame news, notes and opinions.
Follow Geoffrey on X: @gfclark89
More: Notre Dame alum has the perfect bracket for March Madness 2025
More: Tale of the Tape: Team Leaders - Notre Dame vs. Stephen F. Austin
More: Tale of the Tape: Team Stats - Notre Dame vs. Stephen F. Austin
This article originally appeared on Fighting Irish Wire: Last March Madness meeting between Notre Dame and Stephen F. Austin
Continue reading...
