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Notre Dame Fighting Irish take on Fairfield Stags in first round of NCAA Tournament

By The Associated Press

Fairfield Stags (28-4, 22-1 MAAC) vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (22-10, 14-7 ACC)

Columbus, Ohio; Saturday, 2 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Fighting Irish -10.5; over/under is 138.5

BOTTOM LINE: No. 22 Notre Dame and Fairfield play in the NCAA Tournament opening round.

The Fighting Irish have gone 14-7 against ACC teams, with an 8-3 record in non-conference play. Notre Dame averages 12.4 turnovers per game and is 21-6 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents.

The Stags are 22-1 in MAAC play. Fairfield averages 17.3 assists per game to lead the MAAC, paced by Kaety L’Amoreaux with 4.3.

Notre Dame averages 6.5 made 3-pointers per game, 2.2 more made shots than the 4.3 per game Fairfield allows. Fairfield averages 10.6 more points per game (75.5) than Notre Dame gives up to opponents (64.9).

TOP PERFORMERS: Hannah Hidalgo is scoring 25.2 points per game and averaging 6.4 rebounds for the Fighting Irish. Iyana Moore is averaging 2.8 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

L’Amoreaux is scoring 17.7 points per game with 5.0 rebounds and 4.3 assists for the Stags. Meghan Andersen is averaging 16.5 points and 1.7 blocks over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Fighting Irish: 8-2, averaging 74.5 points, 29.4 rebounds, 14.2 assists, 12.2 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 45.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 64.1 points per game.

Stags: 10-0, averaging 73.0 points, 28.4 rebounds, 16.2 assists, 9.9 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 44.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 47.6 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Cheryl Reeve steps away from the WNBA grind for a Hall of Fame induction

By The Associated Press
Cheryl Reeve is taking a break from her busy WNBA season to head to Knoxville this weekend and be inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. She's only the second WNBA coach to enter the Hall of Fame, joining former Houston Comets coach Van Chancellor, who was inducted in 2001. “(I appreciate) the magnitude of this recognition of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame and the great work that has gone into this institution,” Reeve said. “To walk around and see the history of how much has been done years before I could ever have this opportunity to coach. Grateful to the WNBA because I think there was some consideration given schedule wise.” Reeve will be joined by WNBA greats Candace Parker and Elena Delle Donne in this year's class. Parker and Delle Donne also will be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame later this year. Other inductees include ESPN broadcaster Doris Burke, Kirkwood Community College coach Kim Muhl, Spanish star Amaya Valdemoro, French great Isabelle Fijalkowski and Clemson's all-time leading scorer and rebounder, Barbara Kennedy-Dixon.
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