The Notre Dame women’s basketball team got a tough draw in the NCAA Tournament with the South Carolina Gamecocks as the #1 seed in their bracket, but it was the Oregon State Beavers that ended the Irish season with a 70-65 loss.
It was a close game throughout, but the Beavers answered the call every step of the way. Oregon State dominated Notre Dame on the glass and outrebounded the Irish 43-24 which made the Beaver’s 60.4% shooting percentage even more devastating.
The double-whammy double-double duo of Timea Gardiner (21 points, 11 rebounds) and Reagen Beers (18 points, 13 rebounds) was too much for the Irish who finally looked like a team whose lack of depth finally caught up with them.