Three straight years, Notre Dame has made it to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament. Three straight years, it has been eliminated from the tournament in that round. [autotag]Niele Ivey[/autotag] will have to wait at least one more season for her first Elite Eight berth as a head coach. But right now, she and the rest of the Irish are left to contemplate their 70-65 loss to Oregon State.
Many hoped this season would go at least one more game. The Irish had the personnel to do it, and they were in this loss until only seconds remained. But the depth and size issues even the biggest Irish fans couldn’t ignore finally caught up to them, and both of those issues were on display in this final contest of the season.
The hope now is that the Irish can get healthy and make a serious run at next year’s national title. Until then, here are some of images from the game that stopped the Irish from pursuing this year’s championship any further:
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