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THE JOURNAL GAZETTE Canterbury soccer coach fights for cure PAGE 4B FDA urges anti-abuse painkillers BUSINESS, PAGE 7B www.journalgazette.netSPORTS FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 2016 SECTION B NCAA TOURNAMENT Familiar foes Notre Dame, Stanford set for new test STEVE MEGARGEE Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ky. – Notre Dame and Stanford aren’t looking at today’s game as a rematch, even though they’re meeting in an NCAA women’s Lex- ington Regional semifinal for the second straight season. Both teams say their rosters have changed since their last matchup, making it hard to read too much into Notre Dame’s 81- 60 victory in the 2015 Oklahoma City Re- NOTRE DAME gional semifinal. vs. Stanford Associated Press “I think we’re both When: 9 p.m. today Indiana was loose during its practice Thursday before tonight’s game against North Carolina. kind of two different Where: Rupp Arena, “We know how great a team Carolina is,” Indiana guard Yogi Ferrell said. “I feel our team is ready.” teams,” Notre Dame Lexington, Ky. guard Lindsay Allen TV: ESPN said. The winner of today’s game faces either No. 3 seed Kentucky (25-7) or No. 7 seed Washington (24-10) on Sunday with a Final Four bid at stake. IU ready for best shot The top-seeded Irish (33-1) are seeking their sixth straight Final Four appearance, while No. 4 seed Stanford is seeking its 13th overall Final Four berth. Hoosiers up for another test in No. 1 Tar Heels INDIANA The Cardinal insist they aren’t talking much about avenging last season’s loss. CHRIS GOFF decision once the Indiana and the Tar Heels’ Dean vs. North Carolina “We really don’t think about revenge,” Stanford The Journal Gazette staff sees how he looks in Smith) coaching against When: 9:57 p.m. today forward Erica McCall said. “We’re thinking it’s a warmups at the Wells Fargo each other.” Where: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia completely different game with two different teams, PHILADELPHIA – Center. But that was then. two different game plans.” Don’t blare the theme from TV: TBS What Johnson clearly What we have now is an Radio: 1250 AM Stanford’s plan should start with trying to contain “Rocky.” wants to get across, though, Atlantic Coast Conference Allen, who scored a career-high 28 points against But if prognosticators is how much he wants to champion on a seven-game the Cardinal last season. want to make No. 5 seed In- play. After all, this is the win streak facing a team SEE ALSO Notre Dame’s first two tournament games have diana a big underdog tonight kind of game everyone that just knocked off No. 4 • IU-UNC matchups shown the many different ways Allen can help the against North Carolina, the wants to play in. seed Kentucky in the second • ND-Wisconsin matchups Irish win. In a first-round blowout of North Caro- top seed in the East Region, It will be the third NCAA round. Page 2B lina A&T, Allen didn’t take a shot, but dished out guard Robert Johnson is fine Tournament meeting be- What we have now is a • NCAA roundup 10 assists. She followed that up by contributing with that. tween the Hoosiers (27-7) showdown of highly ranked Page 5B 22 points, seven assists and a career-high five steals “We’ve grown used to and Tar Heels (30-6). Their offenses – Indiana entered against Indiana. this throughout the year, first two were classics: a na- this round first in the nation “I think the thing that makes her the best point people overlooking us, not tional title game in 1981 and with an average of 116.9 ON THE WEB guard in the country is she takes advantage of what expecting us to play well a Sweet 16 clash in 1984, points per 100 possessions, To watch video the defense gives her, and she does whatever we against the better teams,” he both won by IU. UNC sixth (113.7 points per interviews with need her to do on that particular day,” Notre Dame said. “Being in the Sweet 16, “You know about Mi- 100 trips). Indiana players, go coach Muffet McGraw said. it doesn’t get better. It’s fun chael Jordan playing his “They play fast, up and to “Eyeing IU” at www. Notre Dame’s status as the No. 1 seed puts the playing teams like that. They final game against Indiana down, kind of like Iowa,” journalgazette.net; for more Cardinal (26-7) in an unfamiliar underdog role. are Carolina. But we are In- in 1984 and stuff like that,” Hoosiers point guard Yogi on the NCAA Tournament Stanford’s players say they’re embracing that ap- diana, too.” Carolina guard Marcus Ferrell said. “They have including a scoreboard, proach. Johnson, a starter battling Paige said. “I know it was great inside presence that stories and interactive Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer said her team a high-ankle sprain, said he two of the best coaches of all features, go to www. feels as if it’s playing with “house money” after would likely be a game-time time (Indiana’s Bob Knight Hoosiers, Page 5B journalgazette.net/sports needing Lili Thompson’s 3-point play with 8.2 sec- onds left to escape with a 66-65 second-round vic- tory over South Dakota State. “Some (of us) call ourselves the ‘party crashers,’ the team that’s just going to come in there and crash A lot of love in Philadelphia Familiar, Page 5B “And much like us, the With Notre Dame, most Irish, Badgers NOTRE DAME names change, the numbers believed third-seeded West change but the production Virginia would be waiting show respect vs. Wisconsin When: 7:27 p.m. today in terms of what they do on for the Irish in the second before Sweet 16 Where: Wells Fargo Center, the floor together and how round. But the Mountaineers Philadelphia they grow together, I think were upset by 14th seed- TERRY HUTCHENS TV: TBS doesn’t change. I think there ed Stephen F. Austin 70- For The Journal Gazette are a lot of similarities be- 56 in the first round. Notre tween the programs.” Dame then beat the Lum- PHILADELPHIA – Wis- only is Notre Dame there but Tonight when Wisconsin berjacks76-75 to advance to consin coach Greg Gard said it’s also the next obstacle in (22-12) and Notre Dame Philadelphia. that it always seems like No- the way of Wisconsin’s sur- (23-11) meet in the East That set up what could be tre Dame is a team you don’t prising NCAA Tournament Regional semifinals at the called the unofficial ACC/ hear much about on Selec- run. Wells Fargo Center, the big- Big Ten Challenge Round II tion Sunday, but then you “I think (Notre Dame gest similarity is that few ex- tonight as the Badgers play get to the second weekend of coach Mike Brey) has done pected either team to get this the Irish, followed by Indi- Associated Press the tournament and the Irish a great job of really identify- far. With Wisconsin, most ana and North Carolina. Lindsay Allen, left, is “the best point guard are always there. ing the type of student-ath- believed that second-seeded Brey said he has always in the country” because she “does what- For Gard and the sev- lete he needs at Notre Dame Xavier would end its season ever we need her to do on that particular enth-seeded Badgers, not to fit his system,” Gard said. but the Badgers won, 66-63. Irish, Page 5B day,” Irish coach Muffet McGraw said. Player shuffle could pinch Komets’ playoff push JUSTIN A. COHN back Mike Embach, who is injured we’re looking for.” ets coach Gary Graham said. “Then, The Journal Gazette but with Chicago of the AHL, while KOMETS Over the last month, the Kom- the guys who have been scratching Brett Perlini and Brock Montgom- ets have brought in players such and clawing and battling like crazy Only eight games remain in the vs. Toledo ery are on the Komets’ injured list. When: 8 p.m. today as Daniel Barczuk, Mason Baptis- for you, you have to look them in the Komets’ 64th regular season and The Komets (36-20-8) are on ta, Leo Thomas, Taylor Crunk and face and say, ‘Hey, you might not they are atop the Midwest Division, vs. Evansville a 5-1-3 run heading into tonight’s When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday Austin Sevalrud through trades, have an opportunity here.’ But that’s in line for the second or third seed game at Memorial Coliseum against Radio: 1190 AM, 107.5 FM free-agent signings and call-ups the business. The guys know it.” in the Western Conference playoffs. the Toledo Walleye (41-18-5), and from the lower-level Southern Pro- Graham said the Komets focus Yet some of the players who are Fort Wayne is working on build- fessional Hockey League. But the on “taking care of the now” and he helping the Komets to this success ing more momentum and chemis- ly, when guys come here and play Komets have an affiliation with the credited the players for hustling de- might not be a part of the postsea- try before the regular-season finale for your team, you like them and NHL’s Colorado Avalanche and spite the uncertainty. son run. April 9, but the dynamic could dras- you want to build a friendship.

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