Even with no games to prepare for, don’t be surprised if [autotag]Niele Ivey[/autotag] doesn’t get much sleep over the next week. Like everyone else, she gained a glimpse of what Notre Dame is like when it doesn’t have [autotag]Olivia Miles[/autotag] in a 64-38 blowout loss to Louisville in the ACC Tournament semifinals.
Now, Ivey has to plan for scenarios in which Miles will and will not be available for the NCAA Tournament. Worse, it’s possible the selection committee will not allow the Irish to host the first two rounds if Miles’ status remains up in the air at the time of the bracket’s release.
[autotag]Maddy Westbeld[/autotag] led the hapless Irish with nine points against the Cardinals. [autotag]Sonia Citron[/autotag] scored eight and was briefly knocked out with an apparent injury, but she checked back in quickly. Here is what those two players and Ivey said after a game that only can be described as brutal: