Notre Dame’s unlikely run to the Elite Eight started with offseason dedication to Niele Ivey
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Cameron Teague Robinson Sat, 28 March 2026 at 12:46 am UTC·7 min read FORT WORTH, Texas — Niele Ivey was the first person off Notre Dame’s bench as the clock hit zero and her team clinched an Elite Eight berth. She embraced star guard Hannah Hidalgo, who ran right to her, and was then swallowed in a massive pile, surrounded by the players who bought into her vision of the Notre Dame program.Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement When five players graduated and three players transferred last year, and there was just Hidalgo, KK Bransford and Cassandre Prosper on the roster, nobody believed except them. Even when Bransford’s mother called her delusional for having faith. “I would be like,...