Notre Dame Fighting Irish hockey star Sammy Nelson was the hero in the series-opening win over No. 4 Michigan State, scoring his second goal of the night to give Notre Dame a 3-2 overtime victory. The win gives the Irish three straight victories, all in Big Ten play, two of which came in overtime. Notre Dame is now 5-6 on the season and 3-2 in the Big Ten.
Nelson delivered the best performance of his young career, finishing with two goals in his first multi-goal game as a collegiate player. Both of Sammy’s goals were assisted by one of his two older brothers on the team, Danny.
Pano Fimis also scored in the win, marking his second straight game with a goal and fourth straight with a point. Fimis also continued his strong play at the faceoff dot, winning 10 of 15 faceoffs to lead the Irish.
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish youth movement continued with freshman goaltender Patrick Quinlan, who had another standout performance in net, making 33 saves while allowing two goals to notch his third win in as many games. The Irish will finish the two-game series on Friday night at 7 p.m.
Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball rolls again
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish men’s basketball team took care of business Wednesday night, defeating South Carolina State, 99-59. Now they'll take a 4-0 record to Las Vegas for the Players Era 8 starting next week.
Ethan Roberts was the star of the show on Wednesday night inside Purcell Pavilion. The fifth-year guard dropped 25 points in the first half on 9-of-10 shooting, and was a blistering 7-of-8 from three-point range - already eclipsing his career best in made triples by half.
He then went on to tie the program record for made three-pointers in a game with 10, setting a new career high of 36 points in the process. Roberts finished with an unreal 10-of-13 from deep and 13-of-17 overall. He also finished with a season-high seven rebounds.
Notre Dame will get its first real test in a big way when they play No. 1 Florida next Tuesday.
More Notre Dame Fighting Irish news
- The Notre Dame-centric documentary series, Here Come The Irish, will return for another season in mid-December. The show offers an in-depth look at the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, exploring their lives on and off the field.
- Meeting with the media on Zoom during his usual Thursday appoint, Irish head coach Marcus Freeman talked about about a couple of young players who haven't made a ton of impact this year, but who are still very much honing their craft. Freeman said blue-chip freshmen cornerbacks Khary Adams and Ayden Pouncey "have improved tremendously."
"I don't want them to think development has to do with an outcome. Developing doesn't have to do with who plays on Saturday."
- Thursday morning started with some terrible news as Olympic, golf and Notre Dame football broadcaster Dan Hicks passed away suddenly at the age of 64. He left behind his wife, famed broadcaster and Notre Dame alum Hannah Storm, and three daughters.
- Brauntae Johnson isn't back from injury yet, but Notre Dame Fighting Irish football head coach Marcus Freeman hinted he might be close, saying he might use Johnson alongside Luke Talich and Joey O'Brien and find a way to get all three on the field at the same time.
"You’ll figure it out when he gets back. You always make decisions that are best for your team. If that means finding a way to get all three safeties on the field when Tae is healthy, we’ll do that.”
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