Notre Dame coach Niele Ivey said defensive lapses from the opening minutes were the difference in the Irish’s 93–54 loss to Michigan.

Notre Dame enters Wednesday’s contest averaging 83.0 points per game while holding opponents to 64.8, with an 18.3 scoring margin. The Irish have been highly efficient offensively, shooting 49.4% from the field and 41.

Notre Dame women's basketball lost 93-54 to Michigan in what head coach Niele Ivey refuses to believe is a sign of things to come for the Irish.

Lawson's Duke squad dropped out of the rankings entirely this week after going from No. 7 to No. 15 between the first two weeks. As for Notre Dame, they dropped to No. 18 last week and have now fallen six more spots to No. 24.

Michigan skyrocketed in the latest AP Top 25 women’s basketball poll and earned its highest ranking in four seasons. The Wolverines jumped eight spots, the biggest risers this week, to No. 6 in Monday’s poll. Their 93-54 win over then-No. 18 Notre Dame was certainly a major factor. Michigan is 3-0 and faces No. 1 Connecticut later this week.

As the Ohio State men’s basketball team gets set to host the Notre Dame Fighting Irish for the first test of the season, the 3-0 Buckeyes will have one name at the top of the scouting report: Junior guard Markus Burton. Burton is one of the top guards in the ACC and is quickly becoming one of the top guards in the country.

Notre Dame head coach Micah Shrewsberry has beaten Ohio State multiple times in his career from his time at Penn State, most recently winning when the Nittany Lions beat the Buckeyes in Columbus, 75-71 on February 23, 2023.