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Notre Dame falters in ACC opener against Syracuse

Not the start to conference play the Irish wanted.

Notre Dame is on a mission to prove it’s the class of the ACC. However, Syracuse had other ideas in Sunday’s conference opener at the JMA Wireless Dome.

The Orange showed from the opening tip that they were not going to be bullied by the Irish, who stayed in the game throughout. The valiant effort was not enough as the Irish lost, 86-81, ending their nine-game winning streak.

A game that featured 10 ties and 10 lead changes was as back-and-forth as one might expect through the first three quarters. The Irish (9-2, 0-1) took a four-point lead into the fourth, but the Orange (11-1, 1-0) held them scoreless through the first four minutes of that quarter and took a lead they wouldn’t relinquish.

While the Irish were within two with two minutes to go, Dyaisha Fair showed off her specialty by hitting back-to-back 3-pointers to extend the deficit to eight. Fair would go on to make five throws in the final minute to help ice the game for the Orange.

Fair scored 14 of her 27 points and picked up three of her six steals in the fourth quarter. Alyssa Latham recorded a double-double of 21 points and 12 rebounds and also had three steals before fouling out. Georgia Woolley had 10 points to overcome eight turnovers.

Despite the Orange often giving her a taste of her own medicine, [autotag]Hannah Hidalgo[/autotag] still had a career-high 32 points along with seven steals and six assists. [autotag]Maddy Westbeld[/autotag] scored 16 points, and [autotag]Anna DeWolfe[/autotag] added 15.

The Irish were outrebounded, 45-33, which contributed to 18 second-chance points for the Orange. That factored into the final score as much as anything else.

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Notre Dame pulls away from Syracuse in fourth quarter

The Irish finally showed the Orange who’s boss.

Notre Dame’s women’s basketball team was fresh off watching the men blow a game at Syracuse. It surely didn’t want to suffer the same fate when it took its turn at the JMA Wireless Dome. While it took longer than probably would have been preferred, the Irish finally sent a message that they’re having a better season than their male counterparts. Their 72-56 win was the latest proof of that.

For the first three quarters, the Irish (14-2, 5-1) faced a real challenge from the Orange (13-5, 4-3). They took a five-point lead into the fourth and decided enough was enough. Including [autotag]Sonia Citron[/autotag]’s 3-pointer during the final minute of the third, they went on a 17-4 run to erase any doubt as to who the afternoon belonged to. In the final quarter, the Irish outscored the Orange, 22-11.

[autotag]Olivia Miles[/autotag] was the big player once again with 23 points, seven rebounds and seven assists. [autotag]Dara Mabrey[/autotag] had 15 points, and [autotag]Lauren Ebo[/autotag] grabbed eight boards off the bench.

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How Twitter reacted to Notre Dame-Syracuse: Orange side

Not a happy group as you can imagine.

There can’t be a college football fan base more frustrated than Syracuse right now. Yes, there are teams having far worse seasons, but the past two weeks has to have left a bad taste in everyone’s mouth. First, your team comes incredibly close to pulling off one of the season’s biggest upsets at Clemson only to let it slip away. Now, you have to deal your team losing to Notre Dame, 41-24, in its worst game of the year, which also saw starting quarterback Garrett Shrader miss the second half with an injury.

Three of the Orange’s remaining games are against teams they should be favored against, but none of their supporters are thinking about that right now. They would rather think about something besides football, and that became clear to the TV audience. The JMA Wireless Dome was packed at the start of the game against the Irish, but many of the fans already had left by the time it was over. Maybe some of them are part of this collection of tweets:

Twitter reacts to Logan Diggs’ go-ahead touchdown in second quarter

Finally, a touchdown for Diggs.

So far, Notre Dame has proven itself to at least be on the same footing as Syracuse. Some people might have had doubts given that on paper, the Orange are superior at almost everything. Instead, the Irish are showing they didn’t travel to the JMA Wireless Dome to be a foil. If you don’t believe that, check out [autotag]Logan Diggs[/autotag]’ 3-yard touchdown run to cap a run-heavy drive and give the Irish a 14-7 lead:

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The fact that Diggs had to wait this long to get his first touchdown of 2022 probably won’t sit well with him. At the same time, the fact that he’s reached the end zone at all this season has to be a big weight lifted off his shoulders. He’s often forgotten among all the talk about [autotag]Audric Estime[/autotag] and [autotag]Chris Tyree[/autotag], but he is just as much a threat as them.

Here’s what Twitter had to say about the touchdown:

Five keys for Notre Dame to defeat Syracuse

What are your keys?

We have seen this scenario this year for Notre Dame, twice before actually. The Irish head on the road to face a top 25 opponent, I know BYU was a “home game” but in reality it was on the road. Marcus Freeman has seen his team split those games, so this will be a deciding factor if the Irish are really making progress.

This game won’t be easy, these two teams mirror each other, so far with Syracuse doing it a bit better than the Irish. Find out five keys for Notre Dame to get their second “road” upset victory below.

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Ranking the ACC’s football stadiums based on capacity

Home-field advantage plays a pivotal role in college football, and in the ACC, that advantage is magnified based on varying levels of fan capacities in stadiums.

Fans make a difference in the outcomes of games in sports, and there is no more apparent evidence of that phenomenon than in college football.

Every Saturday, hundreds of thousands of fans pack themselves in stadiums across the country in hopes that their cheers will aid a team in victory.

For Clemson, the fan involvement on gameday has greatly benefited the team’s success. With the aid of thousands of fans screaming, the Tigers have won their last 34 games in Memorial Stadium dating back to Nov. 12, 2016, when Clemson lost to Pittsburgh.

In total, there are 14 football stadiums in the ACC, one for each team. Seven of the 14 can hold 60,000 or more fans, while two are also home to NFL teams on Sundays.

Just like an army, there is strength in numbers for a fan base, so here’s every football stadium in the ACC ranked based on attendance capacities.