Notre Dame Outlasts Niagara / Soccer Eagle’s game report (great read)

[le]

by Bilbo81 » Thu Nov 02, 2023 10:31 pm
Notre Dame only a 7 1/2 point fav. over the Purps at ND.

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Need to Know
» Niagara opens the fifth season under head coach Greg Paulus in South Bend, Ind. on Monday, Nov. 6. The Purple Eagles and Fighting Irish will tip off the 2023-24 season at 7 p.m. from Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center.
» The Purple Eagles and Fighting Irish have met three times, with Notre Dame leading the all-time series 3-0.
» Niagara and Notre Dame first met on Feb. 15, 1908, with the Fighting Irish coming out on top 30-20.
» The two Catholic institutions last met during the 2012-13 season. The then No. 22 ranked Fighting Irish defeated NU, 89-67.
» The Purple and White enter the 2023-24 season with eight newcomers, including seven transfers and one true freshman.
» The transfers include fifth-year veterans such as Luke Bumbalough (Ball State), Kwane Marble Jr. (SMU), Yaw Obeng-Mensah (UMBC), and Randy Tucker (Green Bay).

https://purpleeagles.com/gameday/mens-b ... bball/416/

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SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The wait is officially over. A new era is finally upon Notre Dame men’s hoops. For the first time in over 8,000 days, a new head coach will be patrolling the Irish sidelines. On Monday night inside Purcell Pavilion, Glenn & Stacey Murphy Head Coach Micah Shrewsberry will walk out with his new-look Irish squad.

Notre Dame will host Niagara in its season opener, tipping off at 7 p.m. ET and streaming live on ACCNX/ESPN+.

FRESHMAN FOUNDATION

A little over a month into the job, Coach Shrewsberry had himself a top-25 ranked incoming freshmen class – Carey Booth, Logan Imes and Braeden Shrewsberry – all flipped from their Penn State commits. Then add in Mr. Indiana Basketball Markus Burton, who kept his commitment to Notre Dame. That brought the 2023 class to four signees which ranked 23rd in the country according to 247Sports.com.

Furthermore, cementing the bond among the freshmen class, there was an Indiana connection among most of them:

— Imes and Shrewsberry played together throughout all four of their high school years with the Indiana Elite.

— Imes and Burton were teammates on the 2023 Indiana All-Stars squad

https://fightingirish.com/the-shrewsber ... s-arrived/

[phillyeagle]

Starting Five for Niagara:

Bayless
Bumbalough
Henderson
Obeng M
Obioha

Niagara led 14-2 at the 14:23 mark. Henderson has 5 pts. The frosh is for Real!

[jhart]

NU 23-19 w 4:29 remaining in half!

[le]

Yea all the transfers looks pretty good for NU with some size and experience. Most of them are contributing.

Henderson is a small dude but with jump and wheels.

Thanks to Hart for getting the BLM logo off the jerseys.

[jhart]

NU 30-29 at halftime and stats are as equal as the score.
Only OB has two PF's.
All new names making their debut!

[phillyeagle]

ND played well in the last 10 minutes of the first half going into the locker room trailing by just 30-29 after NU led most of the half by at least 6. Henderson just missed a 3 with time expiring. He is by far the quickest guard on the floor. Obeng Mensah is the top player for Niagara doing a little of everything. Obioha sat fora lot of time after starting. Bumbaugh shot just 1-5 missing a few makeable 3s for him.

[purpleeagle5]

Mensah , Henderson , Marble and the Ritoshire kid are making impacts. Impressed .

[le]

Win or lose this game, GP has assembled an experienced athletic team which should contend in the MAAC.

[jhart]

With 10:40 remaining, ND 45-40

[purpleeagle5]

Obaha’s D could use some work. Granted ND has better athletes than most MAAC teams. However , he seems slow moving in the paint.