Niele Ivey and Notre Dame must be thrilled to leave the Caribbean and return to Indiana … in December. Soured by consecutive losses in the Cayman Islands Classic, Notre Dame looks to get right with a home matchup against Vic Schaefer’s undefeated Texas Longhorns, who are steadily building national title aspirations.
No. 4 Texas at No. 10 Notre Dame
Venue: Joyce Center — South Bend, Ind.
Time: 7 p.m. ET Thursday
TV: ESPN
Streaming: Fubo (Get Access | Save $30)
Texas had considerably more fun on its trip to Estero, Fla. The Longhorns trounced New Mexico State by 40 points, beat Butler by 35 and then survived a Ja’Naiya Quinerly scoring outburst to top West Virginia and take the Gulf Coast Showcase. Freshman Justice Carlton dropped 30 in the Butler game, just her sixth collegiate outing. And senior Aaliyah Moore scored 20 points on 8-for-11 shooting in the West Virginia win.
These Longhorns are electrifying. They’re second in the nation in offensive rating and fourth in scoring. All-American Madison Booker is averaging 16 points in fewer than 25 minutes a night. Six different rotation players are 50 percent or better from the floor.
Notre Dame did lose back-to-back games in Grand Cayman, but the Irish are only two weeks removed from an impressive road win over JuJu Watkins and…
