Here are three takeaways. Maddy Westbeld promised one day early she was ready, and proved it with her play. SOUTH BEND — Notre Dame women's basketball held serve as it opened the 2025 NCAA ...

Notre Dame forward Maddy Westbeld loves learning something new. It invigorates her. That's how the self-described rabbit hole enthusiast explains her zest for life on and off the basketball court.

Notre Dame forward Maddy Westbeld loves learning something new. It invigorates her. That's how the self-described rabbit hole enthusiast explains her zest for life on and off the basketball court.

The portal is a foreign place to longtime Fighting Irish forward Maddy Westbeld. So is professional basketball, for now. Westbeld announced Monday she’s returning to Notre Dame for a fifth season.