Missouri up on the Irish in the 1st half 40-33. Missouri has 2 players we have no answer for, a guy named Mitchell who finishes around the rim very well and a guy named Crews who is deadly from 3 point land.
Awesome 2nd half by the Irish to bear Missouri 76=71. Soph Cole Certa made some huge 3 pointers. Burton and Haralson had good games, Haralson fouled out though. Our portal center Towt has so far really worked out as a rebounder. Missouri is unraked but they were undefeated coming into the game. Definitely our best win of the season, unlike Ohio State we finally found a way to finish.
Tim you may like this Notre Dame is the only Power Four team to sign its entire 2026 recruiting class without having a player decommit on or before National Signing Day. PFSN Deputy Editor Oli Hodgkinson says that's a testament to the power of Marcus Freeman, a head coach who has made the Fighting Irish an easy brand to root for and ultimately, to want to play for. Freeman has been a hot topic of conversation throughout the 2025-2026 hiring and firing cycle, but has remained steadfast in his commitment to Notre Dame, and the results are showing in this outstanding 2026 recruiting class. The Irish landed four of the top 50 players in the country, three five-star prospects, and, unsurprisingly, given the program's heritage at the position, the number one tight end in the country.
Irish women go down to Ole Miss in Oxford. The Rebs just had too much size inside for this team. They dominated the boards and just beat us to everything. Ole Miss didn't shoot free throws very well but they got the rebounds several times on their misses and scored anyway. This type of team is going to be a problem all year for the Irish as we don't have post who can dominate down low. Cowles, a Wake Forrest transfer,, has some bulk but Sanchez the other post is rail thin. The other thing is that other than Hannah we don't have a 2nd or 3rd player who is a reliable scorer like we've had in most years. This team is gong to lose 8-10 games IMHO>