The whispers from inside the Notre Dame women’s basketball program when McDonald’s All-American Emma Risch signed in November of 2022 was that she had a chance to be the best 3-point shooter to don an Irish uniform since Alicia Ratay in the early 2000s.
The expectations were even higher and louder for McDonald’s All-American Kate Koval the following signing day in 2023. Irish coach Niele Ivey came right out and said she thought the 6-foot-5 Ukraine native could have the same kind of impact as another of Ivey’s ND teammates from its 2001 national championship team — All-American center Ruth Riley.
And suddenly they’re both memories. Or will be.
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Both are reported to be headed to the transfer portal, which opened for women’s college basketball on March 25 and stays open until the end of the day on April 23.
They are the second and third Irish players to grab the ripcord and look to transfer out since 3 seed Notre Dame’s 71-62 loss to 2 seed TCU Saturday in an NCAA Tourney Sweet 16 matchup in Birmingham, Ala.
The news of All-America point guard Olivia Miles, the most shocking and impactful of the departures ahead of the 2025-26 season, spilled into cyberspace on Monday ...
