It sounds like Notre Dame can go deeper on its bench than one player against USC on Saturday. Head coach Niele Ivey said forward Liatu King is on track to play versus the Trojans after sitting out this past Sunday’s game against Lafayette with a head injury.
“Oh yeah,” Ivey said when asked by Blue & Gold is King would be an option to play in Los Angeles for Saturday’s 4 p.m. ET tipoff. “She’s back.”
In front of a small gathering of reporters in South Bend, Ivey added, “She’s being reinserted back into practice and feeling pretty good.”
King, a Pitt transfer who was an All-ACC honoree a season ago, recorded double-doubles in each of her first two appearances in a Notre Dame uniform. She went down in the second minute of the fourth quarter against James Madison last week with 11 points and 3 rebounds. She did not return to the game after smacking her head on the court at Purcell Pavilion.
Marquette transfer Liza Karlen, also an all-conference performer at her previous institution, has not made an official appearance this season, meanwhile. She was helped off the floor with a lower-body injury in Notre Dame’s exhibition game on Oct. 30. She’s been in a heavy-duty walking boot ever since.
Blue & Gold asked Ivey about Karlen’s recovery.
On Monday night, Duke took care of Virginia on the road, winning by nearly 20 points. This result was expected, as the Cavaliers are near the bottom of the ACC standings. The Blue Devils found their rhythm early and never looked back. Freshman and potential National Player of the Year Cooper Flagg delivered yet another dominant performance, posting a double-double.
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