[autotag]Sonia Citron[/autotag] and [autotag]Maddy Westbeld[/autotag] have spoken on behalf of Notre Dame’s players before each NCAA Tournament game so far. It’s not like they haven’t earned the opportunity either. Citron led all scorers with 29 points in the first-round win over Kent State. Westbeld followed suit with 20 points as well as the only two blocks to help beat Ole Miss in the second round. Citron scored 17 in that game.
The day before the Irish faced Oregon State in the Sweet 16 in Albany Regional 1, the obvious sentiment within the program was not to mess with a good thing. Call it good luck, earned by merit or whatever, but Citron and Westbeld continued their trend of speaking with the media a day ahead of their next tournament contest. By this time, it wouldn’t be surprising if they could finish each other’s sentences with how frequently they are together both on and off the court.
Here are the things the Irish’s two veteran leaders had to tell the assembled media: