Notre Dame wants to see how far it can go for Niele Ivey in her first NCAA Tournament as head coach. At the moment, the answer to that question will come during the Irish’s second-round game at Oklahoma. To this point, the Irish have gotten to where they are because of their awesome offense, timely defense and abilities to both share and take care of the ball. There’s no reason to think that won’t continue as long as the season lasts.
While the Irish have a nice offense, the Sooners have an elite one, which no doubt is helped by the large number of 3-pointers they make in each game. They also are one of the best in the country at passing the ball, so there is no doubt that all of this leads to ball movement that confuses opponents. Their Achilles heels are preventing points, the number of fouls and turnovers, so those should provide some openings for the Irish.
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