As we approach a year since COVID-19 completely upended our lives, there finally appears to be a light at the end of the tunnel. With the vaccine supply slowly increasing, cases, hospitalizations and deaths steadily have been decreasing. That means we’re getting more of the life we once knew a little at a time. To that end, Notre Dame made this announcement Tuesday night:
There's no place like Purcell and we get to play two in a row to close out our regular season.
…and ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป, we will be able to welcome a limited number of students to be there!
Secure your tickets โ https://t.co/gLjLHzxfFU pic.twitter.com/SQ527NkMp8
— Notre Dame MBB (@NDmbb) March 3, 2021
Yep, they’re actually opening up Purcell Pavilion to a few lucky students for the Irish’s final two home games. Those will be played Wednesday evening against NC State and Saturday afternoon against Florida State. That will be a nice luxury for an Irish team that will finish below .500 for the second time in three years barring a deep ACC Tournament run. Maybe this will motivate Notre Dame to finish strong.
Details about tickets and policies for these games can be found here. Students at Notre Dame, St. Mary and Holy Cross will be eligible to attend. Here’s hoping they can give Purcell Pavilion something of the loud atmosphere it deserves.