Fairfield Women's Basketball vs Notre Dame

0:00It's March 20th in Hartford. Let's get into the news. Fairfield's women's basketball team faces a tough challenge in the first round of the NCAA tournament. The 11 seeded lady stacks take on number 6 Notre Dame Saturday at 2pm on ESPN in Columbus, Ohio. It's the program's best seed since the bracket grew to 64 teams back in 1994. The stags enter with a strong 28 and 4 record, marking their third straight tournament trip and 8th overall. Like 25th in the AP poll, they clinched the MAAC title for the third year running by beating Quinnipiac in the championship. Fairfield's stars include MAAC Player of the Year, Kady Lemaro, averaging 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists per game. Megan Anderson has stepped up lately with 16.5 points and 1.7 blocks over the last 10 games. The teams last met in 1987 when Notre Dame won 75 to 62. Notre Dame at 22 and 10 relies on Hannah Hidalgo's 25.2 points

1:03and 6.4 rebounds per game. Iyana Moore has been hot from deep, making 2.83 pointers over their past 10 outings. Fairfield leaves the nation in May 3 at 11.4 per game, ranks third in attempts and tenth in percentage. Both squads bring momentum into this matchup, with Fairfield's sharp shooting poise to test the Irish defense early. Listeners won't want to miss how it unfolds.