ALBANY, N.Y. – Simply have a look at any current Notre Dame field rating and it turns into obvious what is vital for Oregon State in its girls’s NCAA Match Candy 16 recreation Friday towards the Irish.
Notre Dame has 5 gamers it might placed on the ground, however not rather more. Accidents over the course of the previous two seasons have depleted the Irish roster. Since shedding ahead Kylee Watson to an ACL harm throughout the ACC event, Notre Dame is down to 5 starters and one participant off the bench.
In the course of the previous three video games, junior guard Sonia Citron hasn’t come off the ground. Hannah Hidalgo is correct behind, having logged 40, 39 and 38 minutes over these three video games. Within the ACC event championship recreation, Hidalgo and Citron performed 40 minutes, and ahead Maddy Westbeld 39.
It’s labored, as a result of nobody has fouled out. However the Irish have lived on the sting. In its first ACC event recreation towards Louisville going with a seven-player rotation, Watson fouled out, and three others had 4 fouls. Within the NCAA tourney opener towards Kent State, Hidalgo, Westbeld and Natalija Marshall had 4 fouls every.
Notre Dame has been with out level guard Olivia Miles all season, and misplaced one other guard, Cass Prosper, in November. Now, Watson.
The Irish depth points aren’t misplaced on Oregon State.
“It’s positively one thing you need to take into consideration,” OSU guard Talia von Oelhoffen mentioned. “With the within presence that we’ve, it’ll be attention-grabbing to see how they regulate. Raegan Beers is tough to protect with out fouling.
“It’ll be attention-grabbing to see what they do, after which we’ll regulate and play off that. It’s positively a little bit little bit of a bonus if that have been to occur or they have been to get in foul hassle.”
Notre Dame coach Niele Ivey has some expertise coping with a skinny bench. As an Irish assistant in 2018, Notre Dame had an identical depth scenario on the best way to profitable the nationwide title. Final 12 months’s group additionally had depth issues, notably with Miles out.
To Ivey, it’s what Notre Dame has accomplished off the ground that has pushed the Irish by means of their personnel points.
“I credit score my efficiency group. They’ve accomplished an incredible job of our restoration,” Ivey mentioned. “As our quantity have decreased, we’ve simply been attempting to be sensible about apply occasions, restoration occasions.”
Psychological toughness has been examined.
“I’ve a resilient group. To be trustworthy, we’re battle for our lives each evening, 40 minutes,” Ivey mentioned.
Nick Daschel covers Oregon State athletics, specifically soccer and basketball, and will be reached at 360-607-4824, ndaschel@oregonian.com or @nickdaschel.
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