Inside ND Sports' Eric Hansen joins to talk about the battle between Steve Angeli, C.J. Carr and Kenny Minchey as well as new additions to the coaching staff and front office. Then (32:00) a look at how Niele Ivey pulled her team out of the late-season slump, an appreciation of Sonia Citron and what it will take for the Fighting Irish to get to the Final Four.

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Jessica Smetana and Notre Dame, Our Blogger's Andrew Smith join to discuss Niele Ivey's squad dominating the Wolverines to advance to their fourth straight Sweet Sixteen.

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Strap in for a deep dive on the upcoming NCAA Tournaments.

Segment 1: Jessica Smetana, Paul Coletti (The Irish Alert newsletter) and Alex Carson (The Green Nails Newsletter) discuss potential causes of Notre Dame’s late-season struggles and potential fixes that could lead to a deep tournament run.

Segment 2 (47:00): The Athletic’s Sabreena Merchant talks about the Fighting Irish’s corner of the bracket, why she picked them to make the Final Four, why UConn is her title pick and other assorted tournament thoughts.

Segment 3 (1:21:00): Sam Werner of the Three-Point Jesus podcast on Micah Shrewsberry’s second season at the helm and what to watch for in the men’s bracket.

Segment 4 (1:51:00): Jess returns to talk about her experience at the Unrivaled final and give a brief hater’s guide to the women’s tournament.

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