Niele Ivey breaks through, reaches first Elite Eight as Notre Dame coach
FORT WORTH, TX ― Niele Ivey made her first Elite Eight as head coach at Notre Dame on Friday. She did it with one starter and three total players returning for last season’s roster. “I’m so excited to be here. Obviously, everybody knows it’s been five straight (Sweet 16s), and I haven’t had a chance to get over that hump, but we did because of these two (Hannah Hidalgo and Cassandre Prosper), ” Ivey said postgame after beating Vanderbilt 67-64 on March 27 at Dickies Arena. Advertisement “This is an incredible experience and moment, and I’m so grateful that I










