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A certain Notre Dame player continues to impress.
[autotag]Hannah Hidalgo[/autotag] continues to shine for a Notre Dame that has won eight straight after dropping its season opener. There’s little reason to think she’ll stop anytime soon. Not only is she one of the top scorers in the country, but she still is the top leader in steals. Here’s how she ranks among scoring leaders and also their steals averages:
Tennessee football offers Villanova defensive back transfer.
Villanova sophomore defensive back Devon Marshall entered the NCAA transfer portal on Monday.
“I have officially entered my name into the transfer portal with two years left of eligibility,” Marshall announced.
The 6-foot, 200-pound defensive back played in 22 games at Villanova from 2022-23. He recorded 60 tackles, 3.5 tackles for a loss, 13 pass deflections and one block.
Tennessee offered a scholarship to Marshall on Tuesday.
“Blessed to receive an offer from Tennessee,” Marshall announced.
Student-athletes can enter the NCAA transfer portal from Dec. 2 until Jan. 2, 2024. Players can also enter the NCAA transfer portal from April 15-30, 2024.
READ: Updated Tennessee football NCAA transfer portal tracker
Hannah Hidalgo is a special player.
[autotag]Hannah Hidalgo[/autotag] continues to be a phenomenal player for Notre Dame. She still is one of the top scorers in the country and leads everybody in steals. Let’s take a look at how she relates to those scorers. As a bonus, we’ve included how each leading scorer is at taking the ball away:
See how much Hannah Hidalgo is scoring among her peers.
Here’s how Notre Dame’s [autotag]Hannah Hidalgo[/autotag] ranks among the national scoring leaders:
We preview the first game of the Battle 4 Atlantis between the UNC basketball program and Villanova.
The North Carolina Tar Heels will be back in action Thanksgiving day, taking on Villanova with a tip-off time of 2:30 P.M. EST.
This will be the Tar Heel’s second game of the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament, making a statement in game one against UNI. It wasn’t smooth sailing for the Tar Heels against the Panthers, struggling to keep pace in the first half, but once the second period started, it was all UNC.
Some of the struggles that hindered the Tar Heels in the first half were their inability to knock down shots and bad defense. UNC has had the luxury of playing bad teams that could not capitalize off the struggles, so it’s intriguing to see how they fair against a worthy opponent like Villanova, especially with the 2016 memory to play for.
As UNC gets ready for its Thanksgiving Day game, let’s get into our preview for the Tar Heels and Wildcats.
Here’s how you can watch Thursday’s matchup between the UNC basketball program and Villanova.
The North Carolina men’s basketball team will play Villanova in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament second round taking place in the Bahamas.
It was quite a scare for UNC in round one of the tournament after falling behind Northern Iowa in the first half. Thankfully for Tar Heel fans, the scare didn’t last long, with UNC declawing the UNI Panthers in the second period.
There is a handful of exciting matching-ups that could come out of this tournament, and we already get a great second round with UNC looking for revenge from 2016. Let’s take a look at how to watch North Carolina’s second round.
WHAT: North Carolina (4-0, 0-0 ACC) vs. Villanova (4-1)
WHEN: Thursday, Nov. 23 at 2:30 p.m. ET
LOCATION: Imperial Arena in Atlantis Paradise Island resort
TV: ACC Network (Watch and stream the game live on ESPN)
RADIO: Tar Heel Sports Network
SATELLITE RADIO: SiriusXM (193)
WEBSITE: WatchESPN
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Hope he picks the Irish.
As of this moment, Notre Dame does not have any commits for its 2025 class. While that seems like a long way off, that doesn’t mean [autotag]Micah Shrewsberry[/autotag] and his staff aren’t looking that far ahead.
To that end, Jackson Keith, a four-star small forward recruit and the third-ranked 2025 recruit from North Carolina according to 247Sports, has received an offer from the Irish. Keith himself announced the news on social media:
I am honored to receive an offer from the University of Notre Dame!!! Thank you @Coach_Schrews, @KyleGetter , and @NDmbb staff for the opportunity!! pic.twitter.com/4zUf0ETpkM
— jacksonnkeith (@2ezJk) October 29, 2023
As one can see by this tweet, Shrewsberry had some assistance in recruiting Keith from associate head coach [autotag]Kyle Getter[/autotag]. Keith has gotten numerous offers from Division I programs over the past 15 months. Among them are Wake Forest, NC State, Virginia, Florida State, Virginia Tech, Xavier, Villanova, Georgetown, Illinois, Texas A&M and Tennessee.
Keith most definitely is going to be playing college basketball for a very prominent program. Hopefully, he eventually decides that the Irish are the way to go.
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No. 12 Rutgers field hockey continues their season-opening road trip, as they travel to Villanova on Friday and No. 15 Princeton on Sunday.
No. 12 Rutgers field hockey (4-0) continues their season-opening road trip this weekend, as they travel to Villanova (2-1) on Friday and No. 15 Princeton (0-2) on Sunday. The Scarlet Knights continue to climb the national rankings, moving four spots to No. 12 after starting the season 4-0.
Rutgers started their season-opening road trip in California, going 3-0, defeating UC Davis, Stanford, and Cal. In their previous matchup, the Scarlet Knights defeated No. 15 Uconn 2-1 in double overtime last weekend.
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It’s GAME DAY for #RUFH!
The No. 12 Scarlet Knights are back at it on the road tonight at Villanova pic.twitter.com/Yy0fe0wB39
— Rutgers Field Hockey (@RUFieldHockey) September 8, 2023
Players to watch for Rutgers heading into this weekend’s games are juniors Guillwemina Causarano and Sophia Howard. Causarano, from Salta, Argentina, is the Rutgers’ team leader in goals with three in four games. On the other hand, Howard, from Auckland, New Zealand, is ranked first in the nation in save percentage (.895) and second in goals-against-average. Also, Howard is third in the Big Ten in saves per game (4.25), and the Scarlet Knights are ranked fourth in shutouts per game.
Villanova holds a 19-15-1 all-time series record, but Rutgers defeated the Wildcats the last two times. The two teams played in 2015 when the Scarlet Knights defeated the Wildcats 5-2 and then in 2013 with Rutgers winning 3-2.
On Sunday, the Scarlet Knights will travel to Princeton to take on the No. 15 ranked Tigers. The Tigers and the Scarlet Knights will meet for the 27th time, with Princeton holding a 19-16-1 all-time series record. Princeton started the 2023 season with two losses to No. 9 Louisville and No. 1 North Carolina, falling in the national ranking from No. 10 to No. 15.
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Fans online were quick to react to Jahvon Quinerly’s surprising decision to enter the transfer portal
Shocking news came out of Tuscaloosa Sunday evening as Alabama guard Javon Quinerly reportedly decided to enter the transfer portal. Quinerly will be leaving as a grad transfer so he will be eligible to play immediately for whatever team he chooses next. It will be his final remaining year of eligibility and his sixth year in college.
Quinerly was a five-star recruit coming out of high school and spent his first year of college ball with Villanova. He then entered the transfer portal and has since spent the past four seasons in Tuscaloosa making 123 appearances and 40 starts for Nate Oats. While at Alabama he posted career averages of 11.7 PPG, 3.7 APG and 2.3 RPG.
His decision sent shock waves through social media as people reacted to the surprising news.
Jahvon Quinerly shockingly enters the transfer portal
To the surprise of many, Alabama’s [autotag]Jahvon Quinerly[/autotag] plans to enter the transfer portal and potentially finish out his collegiate career elsewhere. Quinerly is entering his sixth year of college and only has one more remaining year of eligibility.
The former five-star recruit spent the first year of his career with Jay Wright and the Villanova Wildcats before joining the Crimson Tide in 2019-2020. He had to sit out a year due to transfer rules but had been a very impactful player for Nate Oats over the past three seasons as he appeared in 123 games, starting 40 of them.
He saw his role diminish a bit this past season as he only started six of 35 games, but he was a reliable veteran presence in the locker room averaging 8.7 PPG, 3.6 APG and 1.9 RPG. Quinerly declared for the 2023 NBA draft but ultimately decided to return to college basketball and Alabama.
So, his final decision to leave comes as a stunner, but Oats has done an outstanding job reshaping the roster this off-season. Mark Sears and Rylan Griffen will take over a majority of the guard duties as a result.
NEWS: Alabama guard Jahvon Quinerly plans to enter the transfer portal, a source tells @On3sports.
The former 5⭐️ recruit has spent the last three seasons in Tuscaloosa. https://t.co/S5255Ok2Mr pic.twitter.com/t8UoCDtWGm
— Joe Tipton (@TiptonEdits) June 26, 2023
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