The old adage “adversity builds character” is likely a proverb because it’s the truth. There’s no better example of that than the No. 3 ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball team.
Last season, the Irish were without star guard Olivia Miles, who suffered an ACL tear that took her out for the entire season. Even so, Notre Dame was still a ranked team thanks to All-American freshman point guard Hannah Hidalgo. The Irish made it to the 2024 Sweet Sixteen and no further, a likely ceiling for a side that really overachieved without Miles and with others on the roster dipping in and out of the rotation
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