Notre Dame has won its sixth ACC Tournament championship. That happened after beating NC State in a close 55-51 contest. [autotag]Niele Ivey[/autotag] has won first such championship since taking over for [autotag]Muffet McGraw[/autotag], and we can safely say that the coaching excellence will continue for the foreseeable future. Not every program has that luxury.
As one can imagine, social media was filled with chatter about the Irish’s title afterwards. They ranged from former players to alumni to people who cover both this program and women’s basketball. It’s hard not to be excited about the future regardless of how the NCAA Tournament shapes up for this year’s Irish. After a couple of lean years, the Irish are back to being among the class of women’s basketball, and they no plans to divert from that anytime soon.
Here is what some people said on social media afterwards, and you likely will recognize a few of them: