2009-10 Notre Dame Women's Basketball Information Guide by Chris Masters

2009-10 NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Tues. Sun. Thurs. Sun. Thurs. Fri. Sat.

INDIANAPOLIS (exhibition) ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF at Michigan State (BTN) IONA (1) vs. San Diego State (1) vs. South Carolina (1) vs. Oklahoma

7 p.m. 7 p.m. 6 p.m. 2 p.m. 3:15 p.m. 1 p.m. 3:15 p.m.

DECEMBER 2 8 12 20 29 31

Wed. Tues. Sat. Sun. Tues. Thurs.

EASTERN MICHIGAN IPFW VALPARAISO CHARLOTTE at Central Florida (CBS C) VANDERBILT (CBS C)

7 p.m. 7 p.m. 2 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 2 p.m.

JANUARY 4 9 12 16 19 24 27 30

Mon. Sat. Tues. Sat. Tues. Sun. Wed. Sat.

at Purdue (ESPN2) VILLANOVA* (BIG EAST TV) SOUTH FLORIDA* at Connecticut* (ESPN) at Louisville* (CBS C) WEST VIRGINIA* (ESPNU) PROVIDENCE* at Syracuse*

7 p.m. 2 p.m. 7 p.m. 9 p.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m.

FEBRUARY 1 6 9 14 16 20 23 27

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at Rutgers* (ESPN2) PITTSBURGH* at Cincinnati* DePAUL* (ESPN2) at St. John’s* at Georgetown* MARQUETTE* at Seton Hall*

7:30 p.m. 2 p.m. 7 p.m. 3 p.m. 7 p.m. 3 p.m. 7 p.m. 2 p.m.

MARCH 1 5 6 7 8 9 21 23 27-28 29-30

Mon. Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. Tues. Sun. Tues. Sat.-Sun. Mon.-Tues.

CONNECTICUT* (ESPN2) (2) First Round (2) Second Round (BIG EAST TV) (2) Quarterfinals (ESPNU) (2) Semifinals (ESPNU) (2) Championship Game (ESPN) (3) FIRST ROUND (ESPN/ESPN2) (3) SECOND ROUND (ESPN/ESPN2) (3) Regional Semifinals (ESPN) (3) Regional Finals (ESPN)

7 p.m. TBA TBA TBA 6/8 p.m. 7 p.m. TBA TBA TBA TBA

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(4) National Semifinals (ESPN) (4) Nat’l Championship Game (ESPN)

TBA TBA

* - indicates BIG EAST Conference game (1) Paradise Jam (UVI Sports & Fitness Center – Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands) (2) BIG EAST Championship (XL Center – Hartford, Conn.) (3) NCAA Championship (Regional sites – Dayton, Ohio; Kansas City, Mo.; Memphis, Tenn.; Sacramento, Calif.) (4) NCAA Women’s Final Four (Alamodome – San Antonio, Texas) CBS C – CBS College Sports BIG EAST TV – BIG EAST Regional Sports Networks package (check local listings) BTN – Big Ten Network All times Eastern // Dates and times subject to change All home games listed in BOLD CAPS and played in Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center in Notre Dame, Ind.

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Notre Dame Women’s Basketball

he Notre Dame women’s basketball team enjoyed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in May 2009, as the Fighting Irish players, coaches and support staff traveled to Europe for an 11-day tour that took them to France, Monaco and Italy. Along the way, the Notre Dame contingent visited some of the world’s great historical landmarks, including the Eiffel Tower in Paris and the Colosseum in Rome. The Fighting Irish also won all three games they played against international opponents during their trip, defeating the French

BETH MORGAN (CUNNINGHAM) Washington Mystics (2000)

KATRYNA GAITHER

Utah Starzz (2000) Indiana Fever (2000) Cleveland Rockers (2002) Los Angeles Sparks (2002) Washington Mystics (2002)

JACQUELINE BATTEAST Minnesota Lynx (2005) Detroit Shock (2006) 2006 WNBA Champion

Junior National Team (77-44), as well as Italian professional teams SEAS Sesto San Giovanni (78-68) and Roma Athena Basket (94-39). The Notre Dame women’s basketball program wishes to thank the University and its department of athletics, the Notre Dame Monogram Club, and Anthony Travel, not to mention our amazing tour guides Leo Jenkins and Jim O’Connor, for helping make this trip one that will never be forgotten.

One of the highligh ts of the trip was the chance to make ton opponents, includin s of new friends thro g the French Junior ugh our Nationa Championship weeks after playing Notre Dam l Team that won the 2009 Europea n U20 e.

CHAREL ALLEN

Sacramento Monarchs (2008)

Not a day went by where we didn’t lear n something fascinating about Euro pean history. Here, Lind say sits at the famous Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (Fou ntain of the Four Rivers), built in 1651 at Rome’s Piaz za Navona.

NIELE IVEY MEGAN DUFFY

Minnesota Lynx (2006-07) New York Liberty (2008)

Indiana Fever (2001-04) Detroit Shock (2005) Phoenix Mercury (2005)

Less than an hour after landing Paris, the Irish players and coaches wer excited to check out one e already of the world’s great mon uments, the Eiffel Tower.

RUTH RILEY

Miami Sol (2001-02) Detroit Shock (2003-06) San Antonio Silver Stars (2007-present) Two-time WNBA Champion (2003, 2006) 2003 WNBA Finals MVP 2005 WNBA All-Star

view h the breathtaking stops for a photo wit The Notre Dame crew in the background. Sea ean ran iter waters of the Med

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and the deep blue

Got a minute? Pull up a chair and join Lech for a cappuccino in the town of Bellagio, righ Italian t on the shores of Lak e Como.

uresque boat trip around pict Steph enjoy a scenic und? Becca, Lech, Rock and ’s place in the backgro ney Cloo rge Geo t is tha Lake Como … hey,

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New York Liberty (1998-99) Houston Comets (2000-02) Indiana Fever (2002-03) WNBA Champion (2000) Past President, WNBA Players Association

Notre Dame always plays in big arenas, but the original big the Roman Colosseu arena was m … but as Steph, Kellie and Natalie can the Roman crowds tell you, are nothing compar ed to Notre Dame fan incredibly supportive s and the Spirit Patrol.

l with good friends

d mea n vacation like a goo essence of a Europea ce. Nothing captures the mer night in Nice, Fran sum m war a on at an outdoor café

Standing in the shadow of royalty, the Irish play Monaco just before ers gather in front of the traditional midday the Prince’s Palace of Changing of the Gua rd.

Table of contents THIS IS NOTRE DAME Academic Excellence............................................... 10-11 Sports Medicine.............................................................. 12 Strength & Conditioning............................................. 13 University of Notre Dame...................................... 14-15 University Leaders.......................................................... 16 Director of Athletics Jack Swarbrick........................ 17 Athletic Facilities....................................................... 18-19 Excellence On the Field................................................ 20 Excellence Off the Field................................................ 21 Student Welfare & Development.............................. 22 Notre Dame Monogram Club.................................... 23 City of South Bend......................................................... 24 Rockne Heritage Fund.................................................. 25

Skylar Diggins.................................................................. 68 Kaila Turner....................................................................... 69 CoachING STAFF Head Coach Muffet McGraw................................ 72-76 Q&A With Muffet McGraw........................................... 77 Associate Head Coach Jonathan Tsipis.......................................................... 78-79 Assistant Coach Angie Potthoff-Barber.................. 80 Assistant Coach Niele Ivey.......................................... 81 Coordinator of Basketball Operations Stephanie Menio............................................................ 82 Women’s Basketball Support Staff..................... 83-84

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MEDIA INFORMATION Quick Facts........................................................................ 26 Media Policies.................................................................. 26 Irish on Television........................................................... 28 Media Outlets.................................................................. 29 Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center................... 30-31 Irish Women’s Basketball from A-Z..................... 32-34 2009-10 Season Pre vie w 2009-10 Outlook....................................................... 35-41 Team Rosters/Pronunication Guide......................... 42 Student-Athletes Ashley Barlow............................................................ 44-45 Becca Bruszewski...................................................... 46-47 Alena Christiansen................................................... 48-49 Melissa Lechlitner..................................................... 50-51 Brittany Mallory......................................................... 52-53 Fraderica Miller.......................................................... 54-55 Natalie Novosel......................................................... 56-57 Devereaux Peters...................................................... 58-59 Lindsay Schrader...................................................... 60-61 Erica Solomon............................................................ 62-63 Kellie Watson.............................................................. 64-65 Erica Williamson........................................................ 66-67

2009-10 Opponents................................................ 86-95 Travel Plans....................................................................... 95 Opponent SID Directory.............................................. 96 2008-09 Season In Re vie w Season Notebook..................................................... 98-99 2008-09 Results............................................................. 100 2008-09 Statistics......................................................... 101 Team/Individual Superlatives.................................. 102 Game-by-Game Statistics.......................................... 103 Points-Rebounds-Assists........................................... 104 Miscellaneous Statistics............................................. 105 2008-09 Box Scores.............................................. 106-114

Forrest “Woody” Miller (1930-2009)

For more than a quarter century, “Woody,” as he was affectionately known, covered the Fighting Irish on a daily basis, both home and away, sometimes at his own expense. He also was a dedicated voter in the Associated Press women’s basketball Top 25 poll for many years and was universally respected by his colleagues, both at home in South Bend and around the country. We all feel blessed to have known Woody for these many years and our lives are richer because he was a part of them. It is with great humility that we dedicate this 2009-10 Notre Dame women’s basketball media guide to his memory. Our thoughts and prayers will always be with the Miller family, including his wife, Judy, their six children and 11 grandchildren.

All-Time Roster..................................................... 156-157 All-Time Numerical Roster................................. 158-159 All-Time Team Captains...............................................159 Year-by-Year Results........................................... 160-168 All-Time Coaching Records....................................... 169 In The Rankings.................................................... 170-173 Additional Polling Records/Data............................ 173 NCAA Tournament Box Scores....................... 174-185 NCAA Tournament Results............................... 186-187 NCAA Tournament Records............................. 188-190 All-Time Series...................................................... 191-199 Series vs. Opponents................................................... 200 Honors And Awards............................................ 201-203

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Credits

BIG EAST Conference......................................... 115-116 All-Time BIG EAST Standings........................... 117-118 2008-09 BIG EAST Award Winners...........................119 2009-10 BIG EAST Composite Schedule................................................................. 120-122 2010 BIG EAST Championship................................. 120 2010 NCAA Championship....................................... 121

The 2009-10 NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE is a copyright production of the University of Notre Dame Sports Information Department, Joyce Center, Notre Dame, IN 46556, AC (574) 631-7516.

IN MEMORIAM On Feb. 28, 2009, the Notre Dame women’s basketball program and the South Bend community lost a true friend when longtime South Bend Tribune reporter and women’s basketball beat writer Forrest Miller passed away at the age of 78.

records Single-Game Records................................................. 124 Purcell Pavilion Records.................................... 125-126 Single-Season Records...................................... 127-131 Individual Records By Class............................. 132-138 Career Records..................................................... 139-140 Opponent Records....................................................... 141 The Last Time It Happened....................................... 142 Scoring Leaders............................................................. 143 1,000-Point Scorers............................................. 144-150 Year-by-Year Leaders................................................... 151 Year-by-Year Statistics........................................ 152-153

Page design and layout by Dave Scholtes of Ave Maria Press in Notre Dame, Ind. Special thanks to Chuck Cealka and Kristen Hornyak of Ave Maria Press, Ray Acevedo, Mike and Sue Bennett/Eric and Michelle Szajko of Lighthouse Imaging, Matt Cashore, Linda Dunn, Getty Images/WNBA Photos, Heather Gollatz, Kevin Leahy/Brian Spurlock Photography, Chris Masters, Br. Charles McBride, Stephanie Menio, Bill Panzica/Sporting Shots, Gary Paczesny, Joe Raymond, Marcus Snowden, Bob Stowell, Brian Tirpak and USA Basketball. This publication was written, compiled and edited by Chris Masters. Editorial assistance and research provided by Brent Henningfeld, Joe Nagle, Jason Norman, Michael Scholl and Phil Wicks. Special thanks to all previous Notre Dame women’s basketball SIDs, Rachel Margolis and all opponent SIDs for their invaluable contributions to this publication. Printing by Ave Maria Press, Notre Dame, Ind. © University of Notre Dame, Sports Information Department, 2009. All rights reserved.

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NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME DAY •• Purcell Pavilion begins its 33rd season of hosting exciting Irish women’s basketball action in 2009-10. •• The Irish have compiled a 32385 (.794) record since they began playing at Purcell Pavilion in 1977. •• Notre Dame had a school-record 51-game home winning streak from 1998-2002, as well as a 25-game Joyce Center winning streak from 2003-04. •• Muffet McGraw has posted a 246-51 (.828) record at Purcell Pavilion. •• Notre Dame has had 31 winning seasons in 32 years at Purcell Pavilion. •• Notre Dame enters the 2009-10 campaign having had at least 5,000 fans or more in attendance at 124 of its last 126 home games. •• The Irish have ranked in the top 20 in the nation in attendance in each of the past nine seasons, including a No. 9 ranking in 200809 (7,168 fans per game).

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•• Each of the 20 largest women’s basketball crowds in school history have come during the Muffet McGraw era, with all of those games occurring in the past 10

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seasons. •• Notre Dame has had 21 home games with at least 8,000 fans in attendance, highlighted by the first six sellout crowds in school

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history. •• For the 14th consecutive year, every Irish game, home and away, will be broadcast live on commercial radio in South Bend (Pulse FM 96.9/92.1). These broadcasts also can be heard

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worldwide on Notre Dame’s official athletics web site (UND.com), which is the No. 2-ranked college site in the nation in terms of web

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traffic with more than 35 million page views annually. •• Notre Dame has appeared on television 138 times in the past nine seasons, including 87 nationally-televised games. The

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Irish are scheduled to play in at least 15 televised games during the 2009-10 regular season, including six on ESPN/ESPN2/ ESPNU and three on CBS College Sports. In addition, for the

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seventh consecutive year, every game in the NCAA Tournament also will be broadcast live on either ESPN or ESPN2.

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NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONS •• Notre Dame won its first NCAA women’s basketball title in 2001, defeating Purdue, 68-66, in St. Louis, Mo., on two free throws by Ruth Riley with 5.8 seconds remaining. •• Since joining the BIG EAST Conference in 1995-96, Notre Dame has appeared in the final ESPN/ USA Today coaches poll 10 times, including top 10 finishes in 1997, 1999, 2000 and 2001.

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•• The Irish helped continue an unprecedented string of five consecutive national championships won by BIG EAST Conference schools from 2000-04.

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•• Notre Dame has won 25 national championship in team sports 11 in football, seven in fencing, two in women’s soccer and men’s tennis and one each in women’s

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basketball, men’s golf and men’s cross country.

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NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY •• Notre Dame won its first NCAA women’s basketball title in 2001, defeating Purdue, 68-66, in St. Louis, Mo., on two free throws by Ruth Riley with 5.8 seconds remaining. •• Notre Dame has made 16 NCAA Tournament appearances, qualifying for “The Big Dance” each of the past 14 seasons. •• The Irish have advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 on seven occasions, all in the past 13 years. Only 10 other schools in the country can make that claim. •• Notre Dame reached the NCAA Final Four for the first time in school history in 1997, defeating George Washington, 62-52 in the NCAA East Regional championship game to advance to college basketball’s biggest stage.

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•• The Irish have posted 15 20-win seasons in the past 16 years and 19 in the 22-year Muffet McGraw era.

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•• Notre Dame has regularly played (and defeated) some of the other top programs in the country. In the past 11 seasons alone, the Irish have posted 50 wins over teams ranked in the Associated

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Press Top 25 poll, including a school-record seven wins over nationally-ranked teams in both 2003-04 and 2004-05.

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NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SHAPING THE TOTAL PERSON •• Notre Dame placed five players on the 2008-09 BIG EAST Conference Academic Team. Since joining the conference in 1995-96, Notre Dame has had 42 players named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team a total of 77 times. •• The Irish women’s basketball team has posted a combined team GPA of 3.0 or better in 14 in the past 18 semesters, most recently compiling a 3.07 GPA in the spring of 2009. •• Notre Dame offers a unique First Year of Studies program to freshmen, allowing them to take a variety of courses at the University and determine which course of study will best suit their needs for the future. •• In 2000, Notre Dame’s Student Development Program was one of just four schools selected as having the top student development programs in the nation by the NCAA Division I-A Athletic Directors Association. •• Leading the way in strength and conditioning, the Irish benefit from more than 25,000 square feet of weight-training facilities, highlighted by the Haggar Fitness Complex that features cutting-edge Hammer Strength plate-loaded machines and the latest in speed, flexibility and agility training. Notre Dame also has a full-time sports nutritionist on staff to help all Irish studentathletes perform consistently at a high level.

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•• The health and well-being of Notre Dame’s women’s basketball team is a top priority. Notre Dame’s athletics training staff has more than 150 years of com-

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bined experience and uses three separate athletics facilities with the most modern medical technology and equipment in the nation. The most recent addition

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is the 8,300-square foot stateof-the-art Loftus Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Center (located inside the Guglielmino Athletics Complex), a center that features two swim exercise pools (one with a treadmill at the bot-

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tom) and an enhanced rehabilitation facility. Area orthopedists also join with team physicians to oversee specific needs for all 800 Irish student-athletes.

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•• The Notre Dame women’s basketball team takes pride in giving back to the South Bend community. During the 2008-09 academic year, Irish women’s

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basketball players combined for more than 600 service hours in such diverse activities as food drives, reading

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school children, home construction and reha-

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speaking, basketball clinics and visits to pediatric cancer patients in local hospitals.

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Academic Excellence

Exceptional Education Since its founding, Notre Dame has stressed mixing academics with faith and has done so while becoming one of the top institutions of higher learning in the nation. Featuring five undergraduate colleges (Arts and Letters, Science, Architecture, Engineering and Business), the First Year of Studies, the Graduate School and the Law School, the University finds itself attracting some of the top students and faculty in the country. Students also participate in cutting edge research and diverse study abroad opportunities, enabling Notre Dame to offer one of the top academic experiences in the world.

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Ranking of the Mendoza College of Business by BusinessWeek, in its annual survey of undergraduate business programs. Ranking of the Notre Dame Law School by U.S. News and World Report.

National Endowment for the Humanities fellowships won by faculty in the College of Arts and Letters, more than any other university in the nation.

Publications in which the University of Notre Dame is ranked among the top 25 institutions of higher learning (U.S. News and World Report, Princeton Review, Time, Kiplinger’s and Kaplan/ Newsweek).

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Percentage of Irish varsity sports (19 of 22) to achieve a perfect 100 percent graduation rate according to the NCAA’s Graduation Success Rate. Notre Dame was one of only 10 institutions with more than half its programs achieving a 100 percent graduation rate and no other school saw more than 80 percent of its programs achieve a perfect score.

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Federal graduation rate percent achieved by nine Irish teams, according to the latest NCAA figures. Notre Dame had 11 teams ranked first in their respective sport.

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Programs which achieved a perfect 100 percent graduation rate according to the NCAA’s Graduation Success Rate, second most among Football Bowl Subdivision institutions.

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Irish teams which recorded a perfect score of 1,000 in the NCAA’s 2009 Academic Progress Rate report, more than any other Football Bowl Subdivision institution. Notre Dame also had 11 additional programs with scores of 990 or better and all 26 varsity teams placed above NCAA standards.

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Programs honored by the NCAA for Academic Progress Rate scores in 2009, more than any other of the 119 Football Bowl Subdivision universities. The APR measures multi-year academic success by team members.

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Student-Athlete Success Notre Dame expects the best out of its student-athletes just as it does of every other student on campus. Notre Dame has had unprecedented academic success among its athletes, consistently ranking among the top NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision schools in graduation rates and academic progress. With more Academic All-Americans than any other school since 2000, Irish athletes have shown themselves capable of performing in the classroom while competing on the field at an elite level.

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First Year of Studies The First Year of Studies program provides all first-year students with the opportunity to gain a wide-ranging liberal arts background before choosing a specific major within Notre Dame’s five undergraduate colleges. A progressive advising program for all student-athletes enables the University to follow the academic progress of all student-athletes on a regular basis. Key to the program is the fact that it is not run by the athletics department but by the University administration.

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Sports Medicine

Sports Medicine While no athlete plans on an injury, Notre Dame is prepared with one of the top sports medicine teams in the country to help keep its athletes fit and ready to compete. With training facilities in the Joyce Center, Notre Dame Stadium and the Guglielmino Athletics Complex, the training staff is always there to care for athletes. With approximately 200 years combined experience on the full-time staff, Notre Dame also boasts a partnership with the renowned South Bend Orthopaedics to provide first-class care.

Total sports medicine staff members. Head athletic trainer Jim Russ leads three associate trainers, eight assistant trainers and two physical therapists.

8,500

Square feet of cutting-edge sports medicine technology, including two 3,500-gallon therapy pools, a full x-ray unit and an MRI machine.

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Sports Medicine/Strength and Conditioning

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Square feet in the Haggar Fitness Complex, which is located in the Guglielmino Athletics Complex, including a weight room, a 45-yard artificial turf agility field, a Gatorade hydration station, six plasma TVs and a 28-speaker sound system.

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Full-time employees working with Irish varsity athletes. The strength and conditioning staff includes director Ruben Mendoza, eight coaches, one nutritionist and one intern.

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The task of keeping athletes in top physical condition is up to the strength & conditioning staff. The strength and conditioning staff knows the demands of competing on an elite level and is committed to ensuring Irish athletes are always in the best possible condition. From weight lifting to wind sprints and from warming up to cooling down, the strength and conditioning staff has every aspect covered.

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This is Notre Dame

The University of Notre Dame When Father Edward F. Sorin started his school in the northern Indiana wilderness, he had only $300, three log buildings badly in need of repair and a far-sighted vision of establishing a liberal arts school to meet the growing educational needs of the frontier. He dreamed of building a great university, and in 1842, he founded the University of Notre Dame du Lac. Over the years, the University of Notre Dame du Lac would evolve into a preeminent place for Catholic thought. While becoming one of the top undergraduate institutions in the country, Notre Dame has also been at the cutting edge of research, including such innovations as the transmission of wireless messages and the development of synthetic rubber. The University also has stressed residential life, with four of five students living on campus. Students come to Notre Dame not only to learn how to think, but to learn how to live, keeping faith with the vision of Father Sorin.

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The University of Notre Dame was founded by Rev. Edward F. Sorin, C.S.C., as an independent, national Catholic university adjacent to South Bend, Ind., on St. Mary’s and St. Joseph’s Lakes. Total enrollment at the University of Notre Dame, with 8,371 undergraduate students. Karat gold in the famed Golden Dome, which tops the Main Building at the heart of campus. Notre Dame’s ranking by Princeton Review in a list of “Dream Schools” which takes into account academics and student life, among other attributes.

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Percent of Notre Dame students who reside in one of 28 on-campus residence halls, where approximately 40 Holy Cross religious leaders provide pastoral assistance.

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States and countries, respectively, which Notre Dame students call home.

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Retention rate between freshman and sophomore year which thanks to the University’s renowned First Year of Studies Program, ranks among the highest in the country.

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Graduation rate percentage among Notre Dame students, third in the nation behind only Harvard and Princeton.

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Notre Dame is one of a handful of universities with a truly international student body, coming from more than 100 nations and all 50 states. The most recent freshman class featured 88 percent of students in the top 10 percent of their high school class. In addition, there are no fraternities or sororities at Notre Dame, with the school’s 28 residence halls housing more than 80 percent of the student body, serving as the focal point of social, religious and athletic activities.

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Student Body

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University Leadership

Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C. President

Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C, took office as the 17th president of the University of Notre Dame on July 1, 2005. He was elected by the University’s Board of Trustees to a five-year term April 30, 2004. An associate professor of philosophy and member of Notre Dame’s faculty since 1990, Father Jenkins had served as a vice president and associate provost at the University from July 2000 until becoming president. Prior to his service in the provost’s office, Father Jenkins had been religious superior of the Holy Cross priests and brothers at Notre Dame for three years. As religious superior, he was a Fellow and Trustee of the University. Father Jenkins specializes in the areas of ancient philosophy, medieval philosophy and the philosophy of religion. He is the author of Knowledge and Faith in Thomas Aquinas, published by Cambridge University Press in 1997. Father Jenkins earned degrees in philosophy from Oxford University in 1987 and 1989. He earned his master of divinity degree and licentiate in sacred theology from the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley, Calif., in 1988. Prior to entering the Congregation of Holy Cross, he earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in philosophy from Notre Dame in 1976 and 1978, respectively. Father Jenkins was ordained a priest in Notre Dame’s Basilica of the Sacred Heart in 1983. He served as director of the Old College program for Notre Dame undergraduate candidates for the Congregation of Holy Cross from 1991 to 1993. A native of Omaha, Neb., Father Jenkins was born Dec. 17, 1953.

Notre Dame Administration

President: Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C. Provost: Thomas G. Burish Executive Vice President: John Affleck-Graves Vice President and Senior Associate Provost: Christine Maziar Vice President and Associate Provost: Donald B. Pope-Davis Vice President and Associate Provost: Dennis C. Jacobs Vice President for Student Affairs: Rev. Mark L. Poorman, C.S.C. Vice President for University Relations: Louis M. Nanni Vice President for Research: Robert J. Bernhard Vice President and General Counsel: Marianne Corr Vice President for Business Operations: James J. Lyphout Vice President and Chief Investment Officer: Scott C. Malpass Vice President for Public Affairs and Communications: Janet M. Botz Vice President for Finance: John A. Sejdinaj

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Thomas G. Burish Provost

John Affleck-Graves Executive Vice President

Richard C. Notebaert Chairman, Notre Dame Board of Trustees

Patricia Bellia NCAA Faculty Representative

Director of Athletics

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John B. “Jack” Swarbrick Jr., a University of Notre Dame graduate who has risen to national prominence as a lawyer, consultant, and executive in the collegiate and Olympic sports industries, is in his second year as director of athletics at his alma mater. His first year on campus in 2008-09 featured the announcement of plans for a new, free-standing ice hockey arena; creation of an athletic administrative division to enhance athletic performance — plus 35 All-Americans, eight Academic All-Americans and four NCAA postgraduate Scholarship winners. Notre Dame teams in 2008-09 finished as the NCAA runner-up in both women’s soccer (26-1, led by Hermann Trophy winner Kerri Hanks) and fencing (men 33-0, women 32-2), while the women’s tennis squad advanced to the NCAA semifinals. The Irish men’s soccer squad was seeded 14th in the NCAA bracket, while the hockey team ranked fourth in the final poll after winning CCHA regular-season and postseason crowns. Men’s lacrosse finished unbeaten in the regular season (and second in the final poll) -- and women’s lacrosse won its first BIG EAST title. Notre Dame also ranked number one in the country (among Football Bowl Subdivision schools) in the most recent Graduation Success Rate (GSR) numbers with a 98 for all student-athletes. The 2009 Academic Progress Rate (APR) statistics included more perfect 1,000 scores by Irish teams (nine) than by any other FBS institution. Raised in Yonkers, N.Y., and Bloomington, Ind., Swarbrick is a 1976 magna cum laude graduate of Notre Dame with a bachelor’s degree in economics. Upon graduating from Stanford University Law School in 1980, he returned to Indiana to accept a position as an associate in the Indianapolis law firm Baker & Daniels. He was made partner in 1987 and spent 28 years overall with the firm. As a member of the Indiana Sports Corporation, including the chairmanship from 1992 to 2001, Swarbrick’s leadership efforts resulted in the city earning the bid to host the 2012 Super Bowl; becoming the home of the NCAA headquarters; and hosting the 1987 Pan American Games, the 1991 World Gymnastics Championships, NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Fours, and other college championship competitions plus a wide array of national and world championships in the Olympic sports. He served as sports commissioner of the 1982 U.S. Olympic Festival in Indianapolis, competition director of the ’87 Pan American Games, and chairman of the ’91 World Gymnastics Championships. Swarbrick has served as general counsel for numerous national governing bodies of Olympic sports, including USA Gymnastics and USRowing. Born March 19, 1954, Swarbrick and his wife Kimberly are the parents of four children: Kate, a senior at Saint Louis University; Connor, a junior at Wake Forest University; Cal, a senior in high school; and Christopher, a high school junior.

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Athletic Facilities

Homes of the Fighting Irish In the midst of a master plan that will touch nearly every varsity team, Notre Dame has shown its commitment to providing athletes with the best possible facilities to help them compete on a national level. From new facilities to the extensive renovation of existing ones, Notre Dame is committed to giving Irish athletes every edge imaginable. The plan will result in a drastically altered footprint on the southeast corner of campus, creating an athletics quad that will give every Irish athlete a place they will be proud to call home.

New athletics facilities which will open on campus during the 2009-10 year. Alumni Stadium will be the new home for men’s and women’s soccer; Purcell Pavilion renovation and expansion of the Joyce Center arena will be completed; and Arlotta Family Stadium will open as the new home for the men’s and women’s lacrosse teams.

New facilities which have opened their doors in the past five years, including the Guglielmino Athletics Complex (housing football offices and locker room, a new weight room and new sports medicine facilities), the LaBar Practice Complex (featuring two Field Turf fields and one natural grass field) and Melissa Cook Stadium (home of the Irish softball team).

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Million dollars being spent on Purcell Pavilion for additions and renovations to the Joyce Center arena. Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center will feature a three-story addition with club seating, a hospitality area, additional area for restrooms and concessions, as well as new space for the Varsity Shop and the Notre Dame ticket office.

Facilities which are still on the master plan to create a comprehensive athletic quad. The track and field teams, the hockey program, the tennis squads and the rowing team all will receive new facilities in the near future.

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Excellence on the Field

Championship Teams Notre Dame prides itself on competing with the best in every sport it fields. Eight different programs have won national championships since Notre Dame began its first varsity team, football in 1887. With more consensus national championships in football than any other school, other programs have begun to emerge on the national scene in the 14 years since Notre Dame joined the BIG EAST Conference.

National championships (11 in football, seven in fencing, two in women’s soccer, two in men’s tennis, one in men’s golf, men’s cross country and women’s basketball) won by Notre Dame.

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BIG EAST Conference championships won by Notre Dame in 14 seasons of league play.

Conference championships won by Irish teams during the 2008-09 year (eight BIG EAST, plus Central Collegiate Hockey Association and Great Western Lacrosse League).

Irish programs which finished their 2008-09 season nationally ranked.

Consecutive years in which Notre Dame has finished in the top 25 of the United States Sports Academy Division I Directors’ Cup, sponsored by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletcs. With a 21st-place finish in 2009, Notre Dame matched its finish from the previous year.

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To measure the success of Notre Dame’s determination to have both academic and athletic success, one needs only to look at the numbers. From Academic All-Americans to BIG EAST Conference Academic AllStars, Notre Dame continues to set the bar nationally.

Irish teams which have produced more Academic All-Americans than any other school in their respective sports – baseball and women’s soccer.

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Notre Dame Academic All-Americans in 2008-09. Notre Dame NCAA postgraduate scholarship recipients since 1964, including four in 2008-09: Matt Besler (men’s soccer), Brittany Bock (women’s soccer), Lauren Buck (rowing) and Patrick Smyth (men’s cross country).

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Academic All-Americans since 2000, more than any other school.

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All-time Academic All-Americans produced by Notre Dame, second most of any university.

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Student Welfare & Development

Irish in the Community In addition to academic success, Notre Dame emphasizes giving back to the community as well. Notre Dame athletes have participated in countless service projects through the years, benefiting the Notre Dame and South Bend communities and beyond. Team and individual projects have allowed Irish athletes to see the positive impact they have in the lives of others and learn how to use their talents to benefit those in their communities.

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Hours of community service completed by Notre Dame student-athletes during the 2008-09 school year.

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Community service hours completed by the women’s swimming team, tops among Irish programs in 2008-09. The team assisted with programs including the Domer Run, Irish Aquatics, Relay for Life and Fit for Fun, among others.

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Hours of community service completed by the women’s soccer All-American Carrie Dew, more than any other Irish athlete. Dew volunteered at Healthwin Specialized Care with the elderly, Lifeworks children’s program and Take 10, which emphasizes non-violent ways for children to resolve disputes, among other service projects.

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Million dollars which have been contributed to the Brennan-Boland-Riehle Scholarship fund, which benefits the children of former Notre Dame athletes who attend the University.

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Active members in the Monogram Club through the 2008-09 year. The contributions of active members entitle them to Inside Irish, a magazine for members; the annual Riehle Open golf outing; football tickets and makes their children eligible for the Brennan-Boland-Riehle Scholarship.

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Postgraduate scholarships awarded by the Monogram Club in 2009. Football’s Thomas Bemenderfer and volleyball’s Mallorie Croal earned the first annual grants. Croal will be working towards a masters of nursing at San Diego while Bemenderfer will be enrolling in medical school at Indiana University.

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The Notre Dame Monogram Club was founded by athletics director Jesse Harper in 1916 to bring together varsity letterwinners to promote spirit, unity, leadership and sportsmanship. Today’s active members help keep past athletes connected to Notre Dame and the current student-athletes. In addition to helping contribute to scholarships, the Monogram Club has helped contribute to new facilities, especially the renovation of Heritage Hall and the Monogram Room, located in the Joyce Center.

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City of South Bend

Notre Dame’s Neighbor Located adjacent to South Bend, Ind., the University of Notre Dame has always acknowledged its place in a greater community. Sitting between South Bend and Mishawaka in northern Indiana, Notre Dame has benefited the area in ways unimaginable, especially when it comes to Notre Dame football weekends. It is estimated that the average football weekend brings approximately $6.2 million dollars to the surrounding community. In addition to the financial aspect, Notre Dame feels truly invested in the surrounding community, with students participating in countless service projects to benefit the greater South Bend area.

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Population of the South Bend-Mishawaka area.

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Millions of dollars in voluntary contributions over the next 10 years from the University of Notre Dame to the cities of South Bend and Mishawaka, the town of Roseland and to St. Joseph County.

Football legends enshrined in South Bend’s College Football Hall of Fame in the summer of 2009, including former Irish head coach Lou Holtz. The College Football Hall of Fame was constructed in downtown South Bend in 1995 and features what is regarded as one of the most interactive museums in the world.

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Feet runs the East Race Waterway, the first and only manmade whitewater rapids facility in North America. The East Race hosted the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials for kayak.

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Media Information Notre Dame Quick Facts Location.................................................................................................. Notre Dame, Indiana Founded.................................................................................................................................. 1842 Conference.................................................................................................................... BIG EAST Enrollment........................................................... 8,371 (undergraduate)/11,733 (total) Arena (Capacity)................................... Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center (9,149) Colors.................................................................................................................... Gold and Blue Nickname............................................................................................................... Fighting Irish School Fight Song................................................................ Notre Dame Victory March President...................................................................................... Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C. Provost........................................................................................................... Thomas G. Burish Executive Vice President................................................................. John Affleck-Graves NCAA Faculty Representative.................................................................... Patricia Bellia

Athletics Department phone: (574) 631-6107 fax: (574) 631-8231 112 Joyce Center, Notre Dame, IN 46556

Director of Athletics..................................................Jack Swarbrick (Notre Dame ’76) Senior Deputy AD...................................................... Missy Conboy (Notre Dame ’82) Deputy AD............................................................................... Bill Scholl (Notre Dame ’79) Sr. Assoc. AD/Media Relations........................................ John Heisler (Missouri ’77) Sr. Assoc. AD/Business Operations....................... Tom Nevala (Notre Dame ’90) Assoc. AD/Legal Affairs (WBB)....................... Jill Bodensteiner (Notre Dame ’91) Assoc. AD/Facilities................................................. Michael Danch (Notre Dame ’67) Assoc. AD/Community Relations.......................... Jim Fraleigh (Notre Dame ’88) Assoc. AD/Sports Performance................. Mike Karwoski (Central Connecticut ’90) Assoc. AD/Administration.......................................... Jody Sadler (Notre Dame ’93) Sr. Asst. AD/Guest Relations....................................Josh Berlo (Massachusetts ’00) Sr. Asst. AD/Student Development ......................... Charmelle Green (Utah ’91) Asst. AD/Sports Info. Dir................................Bernadette Cafarelli (Notre Dame ’83) Asst. AD/Monogram Club............................................ Beth Hunter (Providence ’88) Asst. AD/Ath. Community Relations............... Maureen McNamara (Illinois ’84) Asst. AD/Project Mgmt...................................................... Juli Schreiber (Indiana ’89) Asst. AD/Compliance................................. Jennifer Vining-Smith (Manchester ’00) Asst. AD/Game Management.......................................... Tony Yelovich (Tampa ’64)

Women’s Basketball Staff phone: (574) 631-5420 112 Joyce Center, Notre Dame, IN 46556 Head Coach Muffet McGraw (Saint Joseph’s (Pa.) ’77) Record at Notre Dame: 496-197 (.716) - entering 23rd season Overall Record: 584-238 (.710) - entering 28th season Associate Head Coach Jonathan Tsipis (North Carolina ’96)...................................................... Seventh season Assistant Coaches Angie Potthoff-Barber (Penn State ’97)........................................................ Fifth season Niele Ivey (Notre Dame ’00)............................................................................. Third season Coordinator of Basketball Operations Stephanie Menio (Pittsburgh ’04)................................................................... Fifth season Administrative Assistant.................................................................................... Tinia Scott Athletics Trainer............................................................................................. Anne Marquez Strength & Conditioning Coach.................................................................. Craig Cheek Academic Counselor.................................................................................... Chad Grotegut Equipment Manager............................................................................ Kathy Speybroeck Student Managers................................................................ Tom Bacsik, Bryant Welters

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Sports Information Office 112 Joyce Center, Second Floor Notre Dame, IN 46556 (574) 631-7516 (574) 631-7941 (574) 631-5309 www.UND.com

Sr. Associate AD/Media Relations John Heisler (Missouri ’77) e-mail: heisler.1@nd.edu Assistant AD/Sports Info. Dir. Bernadette Cafarelli (Notre Dame ’83) e-mail: cafarelli.1@nd.edu Director of Football Media Relations Brian Hardin (Marquette ’02) e-mail: hardin.13@nd.edu Assistant SID Tim Connor (Ohio ’82) e-mail: connor.21@nd.edu Assistant SID (WBB) Chris Masters (Ohio Wesleyan ’96) personal phone: (574) 532-4166 e-mail: masters.5@nd.edu Twitter: @ndwbbsid Assistant SID Michael Bertsch (Walsh ’98) e-mail: bertsch.3@nd.edu Assistant SID Sean Carroll (Indiana ’02) e-mail: carroll.64@nd.edu Assistant SID Alan George (Centre ’05) e-mail: ageorge2@nd.edu Sports Information Assistant Dan Colleran (Providence ’06) e-mail: dcollera@nd.edu Sports Information Assistant Stephanie Fischer (Arkansas State ’06) e-mail: sfischer@nd.edu Senior Administrative Assistant Susan McGonigal Senior Staff Assistant Carol Copley

Notre Dame Ticket Information phone: (574) 631-7356 112 Joyce Center, Notre Dame, IN 46556 Season Ticket Prices Individual Full-Time Faculty/Staff Fan Pack (4 tickets) Fan Pack - Faculty/Staff (4 tickets)

$58 $46 $162 $130

Individual Game Ticket Prices Adult $8 Youth/Senior $5* Notre Dame/Saint Mary’s/Holy Cross students Free (with ID) Groups of 20-or-more $3 each (some restrictions apply) * - youths 21 and younger (with valid ID) and seniors 55 and older 2010 NCAA Championship - First & Second Rounds** Adult Youth/Student (college age and younger) ** - 3-game all-session packages only; everyone is required to have a ticket, regardless of age Ticket Office/Parking Information

$32 $22

The Notre Dame Athletics Ticket Office, managed by senior assistant athletics director Josh Berlo, is located inside Purcell Pavilion (Gate 1 entrance through December 2009; new Rosenthal atrium (south) entrance beginning in January 2010). Office hours are Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (ET). Visa, MasterCard and American Express are accepted. On game days, tickets are sold at the ticket windows on the east side of Notre Dame Stadium (directly across from Purcell Pavilion). In addition, tickets are sold on-line through the official Notre Dame web site (www.UND.com/tickets). Parking is free for all Irish women’s basketball games in the main lot south of Purcell Pavilion.

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All Irish Women’s Basketball Games to be Broadcast Live on Radio in South Bend

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For the 14th consecutive year, all Notre Dame women’s basketball games will be broadcast on commercial radio in South Bend. The 2009-10 season will be the fifth for the Irish on the LeSEA Broadcasting Network and South Bend stations Pulse FM (96.9/92.1), which reach a listening area of approximately 1.5 million people across northern Indiana and southwest Michigan. The official Notre Dame athletics web site (www.UND.com) also carries all Irish women’s basketball radio broadcasts, as well as free live video webcasts for selected home games not shown by commercial television (visit UND.com for updates on webcast dates). Bob Nagle is in his fifth season as the “Voice of the Fighting Irish”, with the veteran broadcaster having first manned the microphone from 1996-97 through 1998-99, then returning to that post last season. In that initial stint, Nagle described all the action of Notre Dame’s first NCAA Final Four appearance, as well as a run to the NCAA Sweet 16 the following year. He also was instrumental in covering the formative seasons of the legendary Irish senior class of 2001 that would culminate their careers with the program’s first national championship. A longtime sports broadcaster at WHME-TV 46 in South Bend and co-host of “Inside Notre Dame Sports,” a regular local magazine show devoted to Irish athletics, Nagle has been a well-known award-winning media personality in the South Bend community for more than two decades, and is in high demand as a banquet emcee and commercial spokesman. He also covers a myriad of high school sports for WHME-TV, including weekly live broadcasts of prep football and basketball.

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Press Row Services: Programs, media guides and flip cards will be available prior to the start of each game. Complete box scores and playby-play sheets will be distributed to the media at halftime and at the end of the game. A bank of statistics monitors also is located on press row and will continually be updated throughout the game. Drinks and a light meal will be served approximately 75 minutes before tipoff in the Monogram Room work area (located on the upper concourse level above the Gate 6 ramp across from the visitors’ bench).

Travel Directions/Parking: The University of Notre Dame women’s basketball plays all of its home games inside Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center on the Notre Dame campus. From the Indiana Toll Road (I-80/90), use exit 77 to South Bend. From the stoplight at the end of the exit ramp, turn right onto Indiana SR 933 and proceed south for three stoplights, passing the Notre Dame nine-hole golf course on your left. At the third stoplight (Angela Blvd.), turn left and proceed east one mile through two more stoplights. After the second stoplight (Eddy Street), take the second left turn onto Leahy Drive. Continue north into the parking lots located south of Purcell Pavilion. Parking is free for all Notre Dame women’s basketball games in those main parking lots — due to continuing construction in the Athletics Quad during the ’09-10 season, there is no designated media parking area.

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Web Sites: When space allows, media credentials will be issued only for those individuals who are affiliated with web sites for national or regional television and news media organizations (including but not limited to: ESPN.com, CBSSports.com, CNN/SI and USA Today online), for BIG EAST member institutions, non-conference opponents and the BIG EAST Conference. The University of Notre Dame reserves the right to refuse media credentials to any individual

Telephones: A battery of telephones are available in the Monogram Room work area for use by visiting media. Members of the media should indicate their interest in the use of these phones upon submission of their credential requests to Chris Masters, Assistant Sports Information Director, who will handle their coordination. Personal phones can be ordered at individual seats by contacting University telecommunications coordinator Carolyn Rush at (574) 6317205. A fax machine is available in the Notre Dame Sports Information Office and may be used by media members as well. Please coordinate any particular filing needs through Chris Masters or another member of the Notre Dame Sports Information Office.

In-Season Interview Policy: All requests for Notre Dame player or coach interviews must be made through Chris Masters, Assistant Sports Information Director, at (574) 631-8032. Please provide at least 24 hours notice for all interview requests and be aware that the student-athlete’s academic obligations will always take precedence. Interviews may also be done in person following practice. Since practice times vary, please contact Chris Masters for an updated schedule. On game days, no interviews will be granted prior to competition.

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Media Credentials: Credentials are only issued to accredited members of the working media. Admission will be granted to media members holding either a Notre Dame men’s or women’s basketball credential only. Spouses, children and guests are not permitted in the press row area. Work space on press row is limited and passes will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis. Photographers are not allowed to shoot from in front of or behind team benches, the scorer’s table or press row. Photographers wishing to use strobes must contact Chris Masters at least 72 hours prior to each game to obtain approval. Requests for credentials should be sent to Chris Masters, Assistant Sports Information Director (574-631-7941; masters.5@nd.edu) at least 24 hours prior to each game. Media passes will be left at the Media Will Call table, located inside Gate 1 at Purcell Pavilion.

Radio Broadcasts: The radio rights to Notre Dame basketball games are owned by Notre Dame Sports Properties. Visiting radio stations planning to originate from the Joyce Center must contact Chris Masters, Assistant Sports Information Director, at least 72 hours prior to each game in order to obtain approval for the broadcast and proper credentials. One analog line and one ISDN line are available for use by visiting radio stations, with priority given to the flagship broadcast outlet. Additional broadcast lines should be ordered through University telecommunications coordinator Carolyn Rush at (574) 631-2700.

Post-Game Press Conferences: Notre Dame head coach Muffet McGraw and players, along with the visiting head coach and players, will be available to the media following a 10-minute “cooling-off” period. Press conferences will be held in the Hammes Auditorium, located adjacent to Gate 1 on the first floor of the arena. Media members should submit player requests for post-game interviews to Chris Masters by the four-minute mark of the second half.

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Arena: The new official name of Notre Dame’s home facility is Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center, and the full name should be used on first reference whenever possible. On all subsequent references to the basketball arena, please use Purcell Pavilion.

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The Notre Dame Sports Information Office welcomes interest in the Notre Dame women’s basketball program by the media and looks forward to serving members of the media during the upcoming season. We will make every effort to ensure a professional and pleasant working environment. The following are some guidelines to help with your coverage of Notre Dame women’s basketball:

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Notre Dame Television Package Once Again Among Nation’s Best in 2009-10 The University of Notre Dame women’s basketball team will have a minimum of 15 games on television during the 2009-10 regular season. This year’s Irish TV slate, which includes 11 nationally- or regionally-televised contests and selected regularseason home games (four, as of press time), is one of the most extensive in the program’s 33-year history and keeps Notre Dame among the nation’s elite in terms of television coverage. It also will mark the ninth consecutive season that the Irish will have at least eight games on broadcast television. Notre Dame has made a total of 138 TV appearances in the previous nine campaigns (2000-01 through 2008-09), an average of more than 15 broadcasts per year, and additional games this season could be selected to be shown on either a regional or local basis, with further announcements pending. The premier game on the Irish television docket this year is the Jan. 16 visit to defending national champion Connecticut, a game that will be broadcast live to a national cable audience by ESPN. It will be the centerpiece of the first-ever ESPN College Gameday broadcast to emanate from the site of a women’s basketball game, with two one-hour College Gameday segments scheduled during the day leading up to the contest. The Connecticut game is only one of a programrecord six regular-season appearances for Notre Dame on the ESPN family of networks. Four other Irish games will be broadcast live on ESPN2 — Jan. 4 at Purdue, Feb. 1 at Rutgers, Feb. 14 at home vs. DePaul and March 1 at home vs. Connecticut. The Rutgers and Connecticut games will be featured on ESPN2’s Big Monday (Notre Dame’s first appearances), while the DePaul contest on Valentine’s Day will be part of ESPN2’s February Frenzy/WBCA Pink Zone coverage. In addition, the Irish will appear on ESPNU on Jan. 24 when they play host to West Virginia at Purcell Pavilion. Notre Dame also is in line to make three national appearances on CBS College Sports as part of that network’s BIG EAST package — Dec. 29 at Central Florida, Dec. 31 at home vs. Vanderbilt and Jan. 19 at Louisville. CBS College Sports is avail-

able on most cable systems around the country, including Comcast Cable in South Bend (digital tier Channel 418), and also can be seen on satellite via DirecTV (Channel 610) or Dish Network (Channel 152). Notre Dame will play at least two regionally-televised games during the upcoming season, with its Nov. 19 game at Michigan State airing live around the Midwest on the Big Ten Network, and its Jan. 9 conference opener being broadcast live on the BIG EAST-Regional Sports Networks package (check local listings). Outside of the commercial television agreements, Notre Dame is slated to webcast several of its remaining 10 home games live free of charge on its official athletics web site (www.UND. com). The Irish have had 31 games broadcast live on the Internet during the past three seasons through the Fighting Irish All-Access package on UND.com, which has consistently ranked as one of the top two CBS College Sports Online university web sites in the country with 35 million Notre Dame will offer one of the nation’s top women’s basketball TV packages in 2009-10, page views annually. Besides its regular-season TV slate, with at least 15 regular-season games scheduled to be televised live, including a record-setting nearly every one of Notre Dame’s six appearances on the ESPN family of networks and the first-ever broadcast of ESPN’s College postseason contests will be televised Gameday in conjunction with a women’s basketball game. live nationally on the ESPN family of networks, with only the BIG EAST Championship second-round games (March 6) shown regionally on the BIG EAST-RSN package. The conference tournament quarterfinals and semifinals (March 7-8) will air on ESPNU, while the March 9 BIG EAST title Notre Dame head coach Muffet McGraw game will be shown on ESPN. and the 2009-10 Irish also will be featured What’s more, ESPN and ESPN2 will show all 63 regularly throughout the season on “Inside games from the 2010 NCAA Tournament, which Notre Dame Sports”, a half-hour magazinegets underway March 20 (Notre Dame will host style show co-hosted by Chuck Freeby and NCAA first- and second-round games on March 21 Bob Nagle of LeSEA Broadcasting’s flag& 23 at Purcell Pavilion) and culminates with the ship station, WHME-TV (Channel 46 in South NCAA national championship game April 6 from Bend). The show, which spotlights several the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. Notre Dame teams each week with in-studio guests and on-site interviews, also may air on LeSea’s stations in Colorado Springs, Denver, Honolulu, Indianapolis, New Orleans and Tulsa. Check local listings for broadcast times and Nov. 19 at Michigan State Big Ten Network 6 p.m. availability in these areas. Dec. 29 at Central Florida CBS College Sports 1 p.m. What's more, “Inside Notre Dame Sports” Dec. 31 VANDERBILT CBS College Sports 2 p.m. may air nationally on CBS College Sports at Jan. 4 at Purdue ESPN2 7 p.m. selected times. For the latest broadcast inforJan. 9 VILLANOVA BIG EAST TV* 2 p.m. mation, consult the CBS C web site (www. Jan. 16 at Connecticut ESPN (College Gameday) 9 p.m. cbscollegesports.com). Jan. 19 at Louisville CBS College Sports 7 p.m. This marks the 13th consecutive year Jan. 24 WEST VIRGINIA ESPNU 1 p.m. McGraw and the Irish women’s basketball Feb. 1 at Rutgers ESPN2 (Big Monday) 7:30 p.m. program have been spotlighted weekly on Feb. 14 DePAUL ESPN2 (February Frenzy/WBCA Pink Zone) 3 p.m. television, making it one of the longer running March 1 CONNECTICUT ESPN2 (Big Monday) 7 p.m. shows of its kind in the nation. For more information on the show, contact Freeby or Nagle All times Eastern // Home games listed in ALL CAPS at (574) 291-8200. * - BIG EAST television package (check local listings for availability)

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NOTE: Selected home games not listed above will be webcast live on the official Notre Dame athletics web site (www.UND.com) Broadcast times and outlets are subject to change (check UND.com for latest information)

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Notre Dame Observer (Laura Myers/Jared Jedick) LaFortune Student Center Notre Dame, IN 46556 (574) 631-7471/4543 Fax (574) 631-6927

Pulse FM (96.9/92.1) (flagship) (Bob Nagle) 61300 Ironwood Road South Bend, IN 46614 (574) 291-8200 Fax (574) 291-9043

Grand Rapids Press (Gary Bond) Press Plaza-Vandenberg Center Grand Rapids, MI 49502 (616) 459-1400 Fax (616) 459-1502

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Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center Notre Dame’s Record Inside Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center Year W 1977-78 5 1978-79 5 1979-80 5 1980-81 6 1981-82 9 1982-83 11 1983-84 9 1984-85 11 1985-86 9 1986-87 7 1987-88 9 1988-89 10 1989-90 10 1990-91 11 1991-92 7 1992-93 8 1993-94 9 1994-95 9 1995-96 11 1996-97 11 1997-98 12 1998-99 12 1999-00 15 2000-01 15 2001-02 13 2002-03 9 2003-04 15 2004-05 14 2005-06 8 2006-07 14 2007-08 13 2008-09 11 TOTALS 323

L 1 0 4 7 4 2 5 1 4 6 2 1 3 2 7 5 5 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 0 2 5 2 3 3 85 (.792)

Overtime Games at Purcell Pavilion • Record: 7-5 December 8, 1979 Michigan 66, Notre Dame 60 February 25, 1982 Nebraska 89, Notre Dame 88 (2OT) March 6, 1983 Notre Dame 68, Dayton 64 March 9, 1983 Notre Dame 63, Indiana 61 January 9, 1992 Notre Dame 76, Dayton 70 (2OT) December 30, 1992 Notre Dame 78, Georgetown 72 March 21, 2004 Notre Dame 69, Missouri State 65 (NCAA) December 2, 2004 Michigan State 82, Notre Dame 73 January 10, 2006 Notre Dame 67, Marquette 65 January 28, 2006 South Florida 68, Notre Dame 64 February 7, 2006 Villanova 69, Notre Dame 65 November 13, 2006 Notre Dame 85, Bowling Green 81

n September 13, 2008, a new era in Notre Dame basketball got underway, as groundbreaking ceremonies for the new Purcell Pavilion, including the Joyce Center arena addition and renovation, were held to kick off the first phase of the two-year project to upgrade the home for Notre Dame basketball and volleyball. The first phase of the project, that began in September 2008, involves construction of a new three-story structure at the south end of the arena. That structure will include a new threestory lobby, the Notre Dame ticket operations (approximately 4,500 square feet) and a varsity shop to sell apparel and souvenirs (approximately 3,000 square feet), in addition to a new club seating and hospitality area. Replacement of the existing Joyce Center arena seating, including installation of chair-back seating throughout the arena, began following the University’s Commencement Exercises in May 2009. The entire project is scheduled for completion in January 2010, while the arena re-opened in mid-October 2009, just in time for the start of the men’s and women’s basketball seasons and the end of the volleyball season. The University announced in October 2007 that this $26.3 million project had received a $12.5 million leadership gift from Notre Dame alumnus and Trustee Philip J. Purcell III, the retired chairman and chief executive officer of Morgan Stanley. In November 2007, another major gift of $5 million from Notre Dame graduate Vincent J. Naimoli was announced. A third lead gift was received from Mike Leep Sr., a South Bend automobile dealership owner. The arena is now known as Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center — and the new club/hospitality area (and two outdoor patios) will be named the Naimoli Family Club Room. The new varsity

shop will be named the Mike Leep Sr. Varsity Shop. Exterior changes to the Joyce Center that began taking shape in September 2008 include a new, three-story addition on the south end of the current structure. The third floor area will include the stadium club/hospitality area. The first-floor addition will include almost 4,500 square feet for ticket offices (including four exterior and 10 interior tickets windows), 3,000 square feet for the varsity shop, as well as a completely new main entrance and lobby situated between Gates 8 and 10. The new entrance will feature graphics and theming that highlight Notre Dame’s competing athletic programs. Changes to the interior of the Purcell Pavilion include: • New, blue chair-back seating from top to bottom of the arena, including all-new upperarena sections. All seating will be replaced in the lower bowl (including platform seats), and the wooden bleachers in the upper bowl will be removed and replaced with treads and risers and permanent arena seats. The exchange of the bleacher sections for chair back seats will change the capacity from the current 11,418 to 9,149. • The aforementioned stadium club/hospitality area (approximately 16,500 square feet) in the south end of the arena, with a separate, private entry and with premium club seating for nearly 800 fans (that figure is part of the projected 9,500 capacity). Included in this area will be food service and restroom facilities. • New fixed concession areas, increased numbers of women’s restrooms and increased handicapped seating options. • The interior seating changes provided an opportunity to consider new options for Notre Dame student seating. Students cur-

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Date Opponent Result Attendance 1. Jan. 15, 2001 Connecticut W, 92-76 11,418 (sellout) Feb. 24, 2001 Georgetown W, 65-53 11,418 (sellout) Dec. 31, 2005 Tennessee L, 51-62 11,418 (sellout) Jan. 5, 2008 Tennessee L, 63-87 11,418 (sellout) Jan. 27, 2008 Connecticut L, 64-81 11,418 (sellout) Dec. 7, 2008 Purdue W, 62-51 11,418 (sellout) 7. Dec. 2, 2007 Michigan W, 77-46 10,825 8. Jan. 27, 2009 Rutgers L, 68-78 10,082 9. Feb. 8, 2009 DePaul W, 62-59 10,011 10. Feb. 10, 2002 Boston College W, 60-44 9,676 11. March 19, 2001 Michigan (NCAA) W, 88-54 9,597 12. Dec. 3, 2006 Indiana L, 51-54 9,494 13. Jan. 4, 2003 Purdue L, 54-71 9,483 14. Jan. 26, 2002 Virginia Tech W, 64-57 8,878 15. Feb. 10, 2008 Pittsburgh W, 81-66 8,831 NOTE: Capacity was 11,418 through 2008-09 season // official revised capacity is 9,149.

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either the fieldhouse, the arena, the five auxiliary gymnasiums or the several work areas provided throughout the spacious building. In 1985, the Rolfs Aquatic Center opened on the east side of the Joyce Center. The 4.5-milliondollar facility houses a 50-meter Olympic-size pool (25 yards in width) and spectator seating for 400. In addition to these areas, the Joyce Center also contains the administrative and business side of the increasingly complex collegiate sports operation. Ticket offices are lodged inside, along with offices for coaches and athletic administrators as well as sports information and media facilities. These offices and facilities are located in a central complex that joins the two arenas and in general houses the people and machinery common to both. A spacious concourse also is contained in this core area, as is a tastefully appointed Monogram Room, surrounded by small meeting rooms. On the lower level of the concourse there are several thousand lockers, a faculty exercise room, a golf driving range, squash and handball courts and a central kitchen for catering and concessions. Among those notables who have appeared at the Joyce Center are six presidents — Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan (twice), George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush (twice) and Barack Obama — as well as entertainment legends Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Elton John and U2.

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east of Notre Dame’s iconic football stadium. The Joyce Center complex is both wider and longer than the famous stadium and encloses more area than Houston’s Astrodome (once termed the Eighth Wonder of the World). In all, the structure covers 10 acres of ground. The south arena’s design makes it capable of doubling as a basketball court and a 9,000-seat auditorium. In recent seasons, the facility has been home to some of the largest women’s basketball crowds in the country, including the first six sellouts in school history (the latest coming on Dec. 7, 2008 against in-state rival Purdue). In addition, each of the 20 largest crowds ever to attend an Irish women’s basketball game have come within the past nine seasons, and all during the tenure of head coach Muffet McGraw. Notre Dame has ranked among the top 20 in the nation in average attendance during each of the past nine seasons, finishing ninth in 2008-09 at 7,168 fans per game (the second-largest singleseason attendance average in school history). Such ardent fan support has helped the Irish built a daunting homecourt advantage. Notre Dame compiled a 51-game home winning streak from 1998-2002, the longest in school history and (at the time) the 10th-longest in NCAA history. The Irish also had a 25-game home winning streak from Feb. 2003-Dec. 2004. The north arena is the home of Irish ice hockey and is also a multipurpose sports center. Virtually every sport at Notre Dame — varsity, club or intramural — can play or practice in

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rently sit in both lower- and upper-arena sections behind the basket on the east end of the arena. Both the men’s and women’s basketball teams previously moved into new locker rooms and team rooms within the Joyce Center prior to the 1999-2000 season. In 2005, both the men’s and women’s basketball programs moved into newly-constructed offices located adjacent to Gates 1-2. The women’s basketball office holds special significance, as part of the floor in its main reception area consists of the exact same court upon which Notre Dame won the 2001 NCAA championship at the Savvis Center in St. Louis. In its 42nd year of service to the University, the double-domed Joyce Center complex also acts as a multipurpose sports venue, a theatre and concert hall, a convention center and an office building. The building was renamed in 1987 to honor Rev. Edmund P. Joyce, C.S.C., Notre Dame’s executive vice president from 1952 until his retirement in 1987. Formerly known simply as the Athletic and Convocation Center (ACC), the structure is now referred to as the Joyce Center. Designed by Ellerbe Architects of St. Paul, Minn., the Joyce Center was conceived at the outset as a combination athletic-civic center, and $1.8 million alone was contributed by persons in the Michiana area. The Center’s distinctive domes, covered with a white vinyl roofing material stretched over steel ribbing, rise just

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The 2009-10 season will be Notre Dame’s first in the refurbished Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center. With a capacity of 9,149, Purcell Pavilion now features chairback from floor to ceiling with premium courtside seating, a new upper level club room on the south end of the facility, expanded concourses and concession stands, and a new unique two-toned maple hardwood floor design, highlighted by a distinctive shamrock and interlocking ND at center court.

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Irish Basketball from A-Z ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS – Notre Dame ranks second all-time in the number of CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America) Academic All-Americans produced since 1952. Entering the 2009-10 school year, 210 student-athletes at the University have earned Academic All-America recognition throughout the years. During the past decade, Notre Dame has fielded more Academic All-Americans (84) than any other university or college, including two women’s basketball players: center Ruth Riley who earned first-team Academic All-America honors for the third consecutive year in 2001, and guard Megan Duffy, who also was a first-team Academic All-America pick in 2006. Maggie Lally, a four-year letterwinner with the women’s basketball program from 1978-81, was Notre Dame’s first female Academic AllAmerican, earning second-team honors in both 1980 and 1981. Notre Dame women’s basketball alumnae Shari Matvey and Mary Beth Schueth, also secondteam honorees in 1981 and 1983, respectively, join Lally on the Academic All-America list. ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN OF THE YEAR – In addition to becoming just the fifth Notre Dame studentathlete to be a three-year Academic All-American, Ruth Riley also joined football center Tim Ruddy (1993), women’s soccer goalkeeper Jen Renola (1996-97 fall/ winter “at-large” sports) and men’s basketball forward Pat Garrity (1997) as the fourth Irish student-athlete to be named Academic All-American of the Year for a respective sport or program. Riley — an eight-time Dean’s List student who graduated with a 3.64 GPA as a psychology and sociology major — then earned the highest honor in the nation, as the Academic AllAmerican of the Year for all Division I sports (other finalists included Purdue quarterback Drew Brees and Duke men’s basketball player Shane Battier). Riley recently completed her ninth season in the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) and her third with the San Antonio Silver Stars. ASSOCIATED PRESS ALL-AMERICANS – Eight Notre Dame women’s basketball players have earned Associated Press All-America honors. Beth Morgan and Katryna Gaither, who finished their Irish careers first and second, respectively, on the Irish career scoring list, were the school’s first two All-Americans as they copped honorable mention honors in both 1996 and 1997. As a sophomore, Ruth Riley was a third-team AP selection in 1999 and she then became the first-ever first-team AP All-American in Notre Dame history (in 2000, and again in 2001). Alicia Ratay was a two-time AP All-American, garnering honorable mention laurels in 2000 and 2002. Niele Ivey became the program’s fifth AP All-American, earning third-team honors after her stellar 2000-01 season. Jacqueline Batteast, was a two-time AP All-America choice, picking up honorable mention recognition in 2003-04 and third-team laurels in 2004-05, while Megan Duffy was a two-time AP honorable mention All-America choice in ’04-05 and ’05-06. Charel Allen is the most recent addition to the list, picking up honorable mention accolades in 2007-08. ATTENDANCE – Notre Dame has ranked in the top 20 in the nation in home attendance each of the past nine seasons, averaging 6,376 in 2000-01, a schoolrecord 7,825 in 2001-02, 7,132 fans in 2002-03; 6,650 fans in 2003-04; 5,830 fans in 2004-05; 6,601 fans in 2005-06; 6,364 fans in 2006-07; 7,016 fans in 2007-08, and 7,168 fans last year, representing the nine highest single-season averages in the program’s history. All told, each of the 20 biggest Irish women’s basketball crowds have come in the past nine years (including

The Detroit Shock won their second WNBA title in 2006, thanks in large part to the contributions of Notre Dame All-Americans Ruth Riley (left) and Jacqueline Batteast (center). six sellouts, three of which have occurred in the past two years), with all 20 taking place during the 22-year tenure of Muffet McGraw (1987-2005). In addition, Notre Dame has welcomed crowds of 5,000 fans or more to 124 of its last 126 home games (the only two not on the list came in the final two rounds of the 2004 Preseason WNIT vs. Duke and Ohio State, when the location of games wasn’t announced until 48 hours before tipoff and no pre-sale tickets were allowed). BIG EAST CONFERENCE – Notre Dame took a landmark step on July 1, 1995, when the Irish officially became a member of the BIG EAST Conference. Notre Dame had been a member of the Midwestern Collegiate Conference (now known as the Horizon League) for women’s basketball and most of its Olympic sports for a number of years, and the Irish also have held various league affiliations in hockey and men’s lacrosse. The entry into the BIG EAST, however, marked the first time that the Irish men’s basketball program had any type of conference affiliation. The announcement of the BIG EAST’s invitation to Notre Dame came on July 10, 1994. The BIG EAST currently sponsors championships in 22 sports, with Notre Dame participating in all but one of them (field hockey, which the school does not offer). Since the 1995-96 school year, its first as a league member, the Irish have won 101 conference titles, raising the bar to a new level in 2005-06 with a conference-record 13 team titles. CONFERENCE COMMAND – Notre Dame posted a 176-56 (.759) record in regular-season BIG EAST Conference games during its first 14 seasons in the BIG EAST (1996-2009), holding the second-best regularseason winning percentage of any school in conference history. Throughout their 32-year history, the Irish own an all-time record of 306-82 (.789) in regularseason conference games, including 43-11 in five seasons of North Star Conference play (1983-88) and 87-15 in seven Midwestern Collegiate Conference seasons (1988-95).

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DETROIT SHOCK – Thanks to three Notre Dame graduates, the WNBA’s Detroit Shock went from “worst to first” in 2003, winning the league championship and coming back to do it all over again in 2006. Center Ruth Riley, who won an NCAA title with the Irish in 2001, started for Detroit during both of their championship runs and was instrumental in the Shock’s three-game series win in the 2003 WNBA Finals over the two-time champion Los Angeles Sparks. In fact, Riley poured in a careerhigh 27 points in the third and deciding game and was rewarded for her efforts by being named the Finals MVP. That made Riley the first and only women’s basketball ever to be named the Most Valuable Player of the Finals at both the college and professional levels. Forward Jacqueline Batteast helped Detroit hoist the hardware again in 2006, coming over to the squad from Minnesota via a pre-season trade and lending significant contributions in a reserve role. The other Notre Dame connection in Detroit’s championship seasons was its head coach — 1979 ND graduate Bill Laimbeer. The former Irish standout was a two-time NBA champion with the legendary “Bad Boys” Detroit Pistons and assumed the head coaching duties with the WNBA’s Shock midway through the 2002 season. He also led Detroit to a third WNBA title in 2008 before resigning last year. FINAL FOUR – Notre Dame’s magical 1997 campaign culminated with the Irish earning a first-ever appearance in the NCAA Final Four. The event was held in Cincinnati, Ohio, and played at the 16,714-seat Riverfront Coliseum (now called U.S. Bank Arena), with Xavier University serving as the host school. The other Final Four participants that year were eventual national champion Tennessee, Old Dominion and Stanford. The Irish lost their semifinal matchup to the Lady Vols, 80-66. Notre Dame returned to the Final Four in 2001, playing in front of sellout crowds (20,551) at the Savvis (now Scottrade) Center in St. Louis (with the Missouri Valley Conference serving as tournament

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NCAA LEADERS – Ruth Riley became the first Notre Dame women’s basketball player to rank first in an NCAA statistical category, as she led the nation during the 1998-99 campaign in field-goal percentage (school-record .683). Riley also finished with a .632 career field goal percentage, currently tied for 10th in the NCAA record book. Former Irish shooting guard Alicia Ratay graduated in 2003 with a .476 career shooting percentage from three-point range, which broke the old NCAA record (.467) set by 1993 Harvard graduate Erin Maher. Ratay also led the nation in three-point percentage in 2000-01 (.547), setting an NCAA record for long-range efficiency by a sophomore. What’s more, Ratay ranks ninth in NCAA history with an .872 career free throw percentage, making her the only player in NCAA Division I annals to rank among the top 10 in both foul shooting and three-point shooting.

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McDONALD’S ALL-AMERICANS – Notre Dame has had five incoming freshmen named McDonald’s AllAmericans and chosen to compete in the McDonald’s High School All-America Game since its inception in 2002 — Courtney LaVere (2002), Crystal Erwin (2003), Lindsay Schrader (2005), Devereaux Peters (2007) and Skylar Diggins (2009). Diggins became the first future Irish player to earn MVP honors at the McDonald’s game, scoring a game-high 18 points, while adding five rebounds and three steals for the East team, which lost to its West counterpart, 69-68, in Coral Gables, Fla. Diggins also won the Powerade Jam Fest Girls’ 3-Point Shootout title the day before the McDonald’s game.

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HOME STATES – Notre Dame’s 14-player women’s basketball roster for the 2009-10 season includes

HOME WINNING STREAK – Notre Dame put together a 51-game home winning streak from 1998-2002, the longest in school history and (at the time) the 10th-longest in NCAA annals. The Irish defeated three sixth-ranked teams during the streak, downing UCLA and Illinois in 1998-99, and defeating Purdue in 200001. The magical run finally came to an end in the final regular-season game of the 2001-02 season, when Villanova edged Notre Dame, 48-45. Undaunted, the Irish built up a 25-game winning streak (secondlongest in Notre Dame history) from 2003-04, that ended with an 82-73 overtime loss to Michigan State on Dec. 2, 2004.

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HARDWARE HAUL – Notre Dame’s Ruth Riley collected plenty of awards to fill her trophy case, making her possibly the most-decorated student-athlete (in terms of number and variety of awards) in Notre Dame athletics history. Most notably, Riley was named the 2000-01 national player of the year by the Naismith Foundation and the Associated Press (among others) while also earning the nation’s top academic award, as the Academic All-American of the Year for all Division I sports (as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America). She averaged 19 points and eight rebounds per game in 2000-01 before graduating with a 3.64 grade-point average as a psychology and sociology major. Riley became just the fifth Notre Dame student-athlete – and the third in 35 years – to earn Academic All-America honors during three years and she is the only Notre Dame basketball player – men’s or women’s – to be a first team AP All-American and a first team Academic All-American. Her trophy haul also included a prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship and she became the first Notre Dame student-athlete to receive Notre Dame’s Kanaley Award and Chris Zorich Award in the same year. The Kanaley Award recognizes senior student-athletes who have been most exemplary as students and leaders while the Zorich Award recognizes contributions to the University and the community. Riley – who also received one of the NCAA’s prestigious Top VIII Awards in December 2001 – is one of 19 all-time Notre Dame student-athletes to be named All-America and Academic All-America while also earning a postgraduate scholarship. She is one of six from that group to also help their teams win national championships, while Riley and women’s soccer goalkeeper Jen Renola (’95) are the only ND student-athletes ever to lead their teams to a national title while also earning All-America, Academic All-America, NCAA postgraduate scholarship and the Kanaley Award (Renola is ND’s only other recipient of the NCAA Top VIII Award). Riley also was named national player of the year by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association, Sports Illustrated, Women’s Basketball Journal and Basketball Times while being recognized as the BIG EAST Conference Player of the Year, earning her third consecutive BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year honor and being named the BIG EAST Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year. A consensus first team All-American, she also was named the Most Outstanding Player of the 2001 NCAA Midwest Regional and the 2001 NCAA Final Four.

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GRADUATION RATES REPORT – According to figures released by the NCAA in October 2008, Notre Dame has a perfect 100-percent Graduation Success Rate (GSR), making the Irish one of just 23 Division I-A women’s basketball programs in the nation who can make that claim. In fact, every single Notre Dame women’s basketball player has graduated who completed her athletic and academic eligibility since head coach Muffet McGraw arrived on campus in 1987 (a perfect 57-for-57 success rate).

student-athletes from nine different states, stretching to various corners of the nation. The current roster includes four players from Indiana and three from Illinois, with the other states represented by the 2009-10 Irish including Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, North Carolina and West Virginia. During the 23-year tenure of Notre Dame head coach Muffet McGraw, players from 28 different states (including the 2009-10 newcomers) have played for the Irish women’s basketball program – the above nine states plus California, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming. The all-time Notre Dame women’s basketball roster (including the current freshman class) contains 141 players that hail from 37 different states, the above 28 plus the following from the pre-McGraw era: Alabama, Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, Montana, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Tennessee and Virginia. The most common home states on the Irish alltime women’s basketball roster are Indiana (19), Michigan (15), Illinois (12), Ohio (9), Florida (8) and New Jersey (7).

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Current Notre Dame senior guard Melissa Lechlitner became the first South Bend-area female to earn a gold medal in international competition as a member of the 2007 USA Basketball U19 World Championship Team.

In addition, incoming freshman guard Skylar Diggins won her third gold medal in as many years in 2009, helping the United States U19 World Championship take top honors at the FIBA U19 Worlds in Thailand. Ironically, just as Riley did five years earlier at the Athens Olympics, Diggins earned her U19 gold on her 19th birthday (Aug. 2).

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host). The Irish staged the largest comeback in Final Four history (16 points) to post a convincing 90-75 win over BIG EAST rival Connecticut in the NCAA semifinals before beating Purdue in a thrilling championship game, 68-66. GOLD MEDAL – In the summer of 2007, point guard Melissa Lechlitner became the third Irish women’s basketball player (past or present) in five years to earn a gold medal in international competition. Lechlitner appeared in all nine games for the USA U19 World Championship Team, helping that squad to a perfect 9-0 record while averaging 4.6 points and 1.4 assists per game. She also shared team-high honors with an .808 free throw percentage and set USA records for free throws made and percentage in a single game with a 10-for-10 effort from the line in a second-round win over South Korea. In 2005, Megan Duffy won a gold medal with the USA World University Games Team, starting all seven games while helping the Americans to a 97.4 ppg. scoring average and a U.S.-record +43.1 ppg. winning margin. Duffy herself averaged 6.1 points and 2.1 assists per game, registering teamhigh scoring totals against the Czech Republic (14 points) and Poland (13 points). Former Notre Dame All-America center Ruth Riley celebrated her 25th birthday in style on Aug. 28, 2004, as she and her U.S. Olympic teammates defeated Australia, 74-63, to win the gold medal at the Athens Olympics. Riley became one of just six players in women’s basketball history to win an NCAA, WNBA and Olympic title. She played in seven of Team USA’s eight games during the 2004 Olympics, averaging 3.4 points and 2.4 rebounds per game. Beth Morgan, Notre Dame’s all-time leading scorer, was the first Irish women’s basketball player to compete in the World University Games after being the first player named to a USA Women’s basketball squad. In 1997, she played on the World University Games team which captured the gold medal in Italy.

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Diggins and Kaila Turner) was rated the ninth-best freshman class in the nation by All-Star Girls Report. Notre Dame’s stellar recruiting efforts are coordinated by associate head coach Jonathan Tsipis. THREE-POINT FLURRY – Former Irish shooting guard Alicia Ratay turned in a memorable long-distance shooting performance versus Rutgers as a freshman, lifting the Irish to a 78-74 overtime win on Feb. 19, 2000, at RU’s Louis Brown Athletic Center. Ratay set a BIG EAST record for three-point field goals and three-point percentage in that game, connecting on all seven of her shots from beyond the arc en route to a 26-point game. Adding to that impressive efficiency was the fact that two of her three-pointers came in the final 17 seconds of regulation – after the Irish had trailed 65-59 – sending the game into overtime. Her three-pointer with 0:17 left forged a 65-62 game and Rutgers misfired from the line on a one-and-one chance before Ratay delivered again with just four ticks on the clock, draining a shot from the top of the key with the Rutgers defense closing in. The threepointers were Ratay’s only shots from the floor during the entire game and she also made five of six free throws, including two with 22 seconds left in overtime as the Irish rallied to the win after earlier squandering a 19-point lead.

Alicia Ratay’s three-point barrage in a 2000 overtime win at Rutgers, including her two treys in the final 17 seconds of regulation, remains one of the greatest moments in Notre Dame women’s basketball history. As a team, the 1999-2000 Notre Dame squad ranked among the national Top 10 for field-goal percentage (second, .501), three-point percentage (third, .402) and field-goal percentage defense (sixth, .355). The 2000-01 national championship Irish squad led the nation in three-point percentage (.464) and field-goal percentage defense (.336) while ranking second in scoring margin (+21.4 ppg) and fifth in both fewest points allowed per game (55.8) and field-goal percentage (.497). In 2001-02, Notre Dame ranked second in blocked shots (6.3 bpg.) and sixth in field-goal percentage defense (.349). PLAYER DEVELOPMENT – Perhaps no women’s basketball program in America can equal the success in developing players into high-caliber athletes that Notre Dame has enjoyed during the last 14 seasons. The Irish have had at least one All-American at all five floor positions during that time (PG Niele Ivey and Megan Duffy; SG Alicia Ratay and Charel Allen; SF Beth Morgan and Jacqueline Batteast; PF Katryna Gaither; C Ruth Riley), and four have gone on to earn other major national honors during their career. Riley was the consensus 2001 national player of the year, while Ivey and Duffy were the ’01 and ’06 Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award winners (top senior 5-8 and under) and Batteast was the 2002 USBWA National Freshman of the Year. RECRUITING REWARDS – Notre Dame has reaped the benefits of some of the top recruiting classes in the country over the past 13 years. During that time (1997-98 to present), the Irish have attracted Top 25 classes each season. This year’s incoming group (Skylar

TOURNAMENT TESTED – Notre Dame has felt right at home in tournament situations during the past 13 years. Starting with the 1997-98 season, the Irish have won 15 of their last 17 regular-season tournament games, including a four-game run to the 2004 Preseason WNIT title. The only Irish losses during this current stretch werea 67-63 overtime setback at No. 20 Colorado on Nov. 15, 2003 in the finals of the WBCA Classic —‑a game that saw the Buffaloes sink a desperation 30-footer at the end of regulation to force the extra session — and a 75-59 loss at Maryland on Nov. 16, 2007, in the semifinals of the Preseason WNIT. 20-WIN SEASONS – The Notre Dame women’s basketball program has posted 20-plus wins in 15 of the past 16 seasons and in 19 of 22 seasons during the tenure of head coach Muffet McGraw. In fact, McGraw is tied for 12th in NCAA Division I history with 21 20-win campaigns (including two during her five-year tenure at Lehigh University from 1982-87). TWO THOUSAND CLUB – Beth Morgan and Katryna Gaither, who led the Irish to the 1997 NCAA Final Four, proved to be the most prolific scoring combination in Notre Dame and NCAA history, as the duo combined for 4,448 points and 1,608 rebounds from 1993-97. They are the first two players from the same team in NCAA history to each score more than 2,000 career points. Morgan finished as the school’s all-time leading scorer with 2,322 points while Gaither ended her career second on the scoring (2,126) chart and third on the rebounding (986) list. They were joined in 2001 by Ruth Riley (2,072 points and 1,006 rebounds), who became the first player to have 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in her career. WINNING NEVER GETS OLD – Notre Dame has won 314 games (24.2 per season) during the past 13 seasons (1996-97 to 2008-09), representing the seventhmost wins of any school in the country during that span. Here’s where the Irish rank in terms of their wins since 1996-97:

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WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION (WNBA) – Notre Dame has seen seven of its players taken in the WNBA Draft during the past nine seasons, including 2008 All-America guard Charel Allen, who was a third-round choice that year (43rd overall) by the Sacramento Monarchs, where she helped that squad advance to the ’08 Western Conference playoffs. In 2001, Ruth Riley was a first-round pick (fifth overall) by the Miami Sol, while Niele Ivey went in the second round to the Indiana Fever and Kelley Siemon was a third-round choice of the Los Angeles Sparks. When the Miami franchise folded in December 2002, Riley was the No. 1 overall pick in the WNBA Dispersal Draft, going to the Detroit Shock, whom she promptly led to the ‘03 and ’06 league championships. The following year (2007), Riley was traded to the San Antonio Silver Stars, leading that franchise to three consecutive playoff berths, including a spot in the Western Conference finals in ’07 and then on to the WNBA Finals (for the first time in team history) in 2008. Meanwhile, Ivey spent four seasons with Indiana before signing with Detroit as a free agent during the 2005 off-season and moving on to the Phoenix Mercury later in the ’05 season. Siemon elected to forgo a professional career to begin a stint with Athletes in Action and later an assistant coaching career at Liberty University (Lynchburg, Va.). Her teammate, Ericka Haney was taken in the third round of the 2002 WNBA Draft (47th overall) by the Detroit Shock and played professionally for three seasons before following Siemon into the coaching ranks, currently at Pine Crest (Fla.) School. Former All-America point guard Megan Duffy chosen in the third round (31st overall) of the 2006 WNBA Draft by the Minnesota Lynx. She spent two seasons there before signing with the New York Liberty as a free agent in 2008. Duffy’s former All-America teammate with the Irish, Jacqueline Batteast was a 2005 second-round selection (17th overall) by the Minnesota Lynx. After one season in the upper Midwest, Batteast was traded to the Detroit Shock, where she teamed with Riley to help bring a second WNBA title to the Motor City. In 2004, Coquese Washington retired after six seasons in the league, a career highlighted by a WNBA title with the Houston Comets in 2000. Former Irish AllAmericans Beth Morgan (Cunningham) and Katryna Gaither also spent time in the WNBA during its infancy from 1999-2000. (DOUBLE) ZERO – The jersey number worn by Ruth Riley during her Notre Dame career from 1997-2001. Riley has experienced success at both the college and professional ranks, and remains one of the sport’s greatest ambassadors, currently spending her offseasons as a spokesperson for Nothing But Nets, a charitable group that raises money for bed netting that helps stop the spread of malaria in Africa.

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n these uncertain times, stability and familiarity can be a welcome relief for many folks. It’s not often that people can take comfort in knowing that things will remain largely intact and dependable, no matter how hard the winds of change may be blowing around them. Fans of the Notre Dame women’s basketball team may find a similar degree of comfort when it comes to the 2009-10 season. From top to bottom, the names and faces within the Fighting Irish program — whether it be players, coaches or support staff — remain almost exactly as they were at the end of last year. Thus, experience won’t be in short supply for Notre Dame, as the Fighting Irish welcome back all 12 players from last season’s 22-9 club that tied for fourth in the BIG EAST Conference and made its 14th consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. That veteran core includes a starting five that has combined for 268 starts and 445 games played to date, not to mention 27 NCAA Tournament games (with 15 starting assignments). “This is a very good team with good chemistry,” 23rd-year head coach Muffet McGraw said. “They know each other and compliment each other well. We have a lot of different types of players that really can help us do things and we just really form a great unit with all of the pieces that we have. This year, we’re going to have a lot of different combinations that are going to be able to play.” However, for all the reliability that one might expect from a team bringing back its entire roster, it’s the changes that are likely to make this season as unpredictable as any in recent memory. The most noticeable modification for Notre Dame may be its newly-refurbished arena, Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center. More than 40 years

after the building opened, the legendary facility underwent a $34.3 million face lift during the off-season, adding numerous amenities, including chair-back seats throughout the upper and lower arena bowls that have modified the seating capacity to a cozy 9,500, as well as redesigned lighting and floor designs. What’s more, the arena offers a new three-story southern entrance, via the expansive Rosenthal Atrium, and the new Naimoli Family Club Room, a 16,000-square foot hospitality area with premium club seating that will make its debut in January 2010. “It’s going to be a tremendous venue that people are going to love to play in and people are going to love to watch a game in,” McGraw commented. “Just the image that it’s going to portray, it’s a stateof-the-art facility and a great intimate place to see a game. I think the crowd is also going to be even louder with the new arrangement. It’s really going to add a lot to the experience of watching a game.” When the Fighting Irish take the court at Purcell Pavilion for the first time in November, fans are likely to see another significant alteration — an elevated defensive intensity. Notre Dame was among the more productive offenses in the BIG EAST last season, averaging 71.5 points per game and shooting better than 43 percent from the field. Yet, that success didn’t translate to the other end of the floor, as injuries and youthful inexperience led to some uneven defensive performances by the Fighting Irish, who wound up allowing 62.3 points per game and 70+ points in eight of their final 16 contests. McGraw and her staff set about the remedy that problem from the moment the ’08-09 season came to a close. Starting with the team’s practices in preparation for its European tour in May 2009,

“defense” was the buzzword for the Fighting Irish, with players sometimes not even picking up a basketball during workouts. Each and every player on the roster took a greater degree of accountability on the defensive end of the court, and it showed during that 11-day foreign tour, as Notre Dame allowed just 50.3 points per game and forced more than 25 turnovers per night in winning all three of their games against European competition (two vs. Italian professional teams, one vs. the French Junior National Team). “Defense has got to be more important to us,” McGraw said. “We have to have a good sense of urgency to get out and make it difficult for people to score on us. That’s been our weakness and this year, we’re going to be much better defensively. Our attitude and our work ethic are good and we’re doing all of the right things. It’s going to be really important for everybody to come into the season knowing that how they defend is going to determine a lot about the playing time.” The other intriguing development for Notre Dame this season will be the addition of its two freshmen guards, Skylar Diggins and Kaila Turner. Both players experienced a great deal of success at the high school level, with the South Bend native Diggins being a three-time prep All-American and the 2009 Gatorade National High School Female Athlete of the Year, while Turner twice earned allstate honors at Marian Catholic High School in suburban Chicago. Each player brings explosive offensive capabilities and an aggressive, blue-collar intensity on defense, and with the tremendous depth on the Fighting Irish roster, both will have the opportunity to grow and develop at their own

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2009-10 Season Preview pace while making solid contributions to the lineup this season. The success of any team is predicated on its leadership and the ability of those leaders to keep their teammates focused on their goals each and every day. Notre Dame is in the enviable position of have three team captains — fifth-year senior guard Lindsay Schrader, and senior guards Ashley Barlow and Melissa Lechlitner — all of whom were chosen by a vote of their teammates to fill the leadership roles again in 2009-10. While the Fighting Irish have had numerous two-year captains, this will mark the first time the program has ever featured the same three players serving as captains in consecutive seasons. “The leadership has been tremendous and that is probably the one thing that you always look at to see how successful you are going to be and our captains are tremendous leaders,” McGraw stated. “Having them come back is just a great thing for this team. The three of them, they just want to win and whatever it takes for us to win, that’s what they are willing to do.” With the trio of captains setting the tone, an added sense of urgency and intensity emerged during summer workouts, as Notre Dame enjoyed one of its most productive off-seasons in recent years. Coupled with their successful European tour, the Fighting Irish appear to have been molded by the personalities of their leaders and developed a sharpened focus heading into the 2009-10 season, one that could possibly be among the more memorable campaigns in program history. • • •

POINT GUARDS Leafing through the team’s history books, one of the common threads that emerges is the link between Notre Dame’s leadership and its point guards. McGraw has often stated that she is looking for a point guard that is an extension of her, the proverbial “coach on the floor.” And, through the years, the point guard position has been proven one of the most critical pieces of the puzzle for the Fighting Irish, with the legacy of successful floor generals including such notables as All-Americans Niele Ivey and Megan Duffy. Last year, that mantle of leadership on and off the court was passed to Melissa Lechlitner, and she didn’t disappoint. The South Bend-area native enjoyed her finest campaign under the Golden Dome as a first-year starter at the point guard spot, chalking up 10.6 points and 3.4 assists per game, ranking 12th in the BIG EAST in the latter category (seventh during conference play at 4.1 apg.). She also ran with the best in the BIG EAST in terms of assist/turnover ratio, winding up eighth overall (1.4) and in conference games (1.6). One of the most fundamentally-sound players ever put on the Notre Dame uniform, Lechlitner mixes an outstanding work ethic with exceptional ball handling skills, a strong perimeter shooting game, poise under pressure and superb decisionmaking ability. It’s these qualities that have McGraw firmly convinced she has the right player in the right

place at the right time to help guide Fighting Irish fortunes this season. “She’s got one of the best pull-up jumpers in the game,” McGraw noted. “She also probably has the best handle of any guard in the country. I would say that her ball handling is just exceptional. Her

point guard and wing positions during her early portion of her college career. Prior to tearing the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in her left knee early in overtime on Dec. 10 at Michigan, Mallory was enjoying a breakout year, averaging personal bests of 8.1 points and 2.9 assists per game, along with a 2.2 assist/turnover ratio and a .350 three-point percentage. The Baltimore resident also chalked up a career-high 19 points against Georgia Southern and made the first three starts of her career, solidifying herself as an important component in the Notre Dame rotation through the season’s first seven games. Following successful corrective surgery and rehabilitation, Mallory is expected to be back in the fold for the Fighting Irish when the 2009-10 season tips off in November. A cerebral player who already understands the intricacies of Notre Dame’s complex offense, Mallory also is a reliable passer and ball handler and can stretch a defense with her perimeter shooting capability. In addition, she shows a scrappy fearless style at the defensive end, having recorded 42 steals on the way to BIG EAST All-Freshman Team honors in 2007-08. “Right now I really look at Brittany as someone who can come in at the point if Lechlitner should get into foul trouble or just needs a rest and fill that role very well,” McGraw said. “But she’s so much more than that. She’s going to be a great three-point shooter for us this year. She did great things last year in the brief time she was playing. Defensively, she is somebody that is not afraid to get up and to guard people and I like that intensity that she brings to the defensive end. She’s not afraid to mix it up inside. She’ll get in and be physical inside. She’ll do whatever it takes, but I think eventually she won’t be backing up the point because we’ll have other people to do that, and then she’ll be able to be in her natural role of the two-guard with just a great three-point shot.” With two upperclassmen and a Melissa Lechlitner averaged a career-high 10.6 points and 3.4 assists per game last season, her former All-American/WNBA veteranfirst as the starting point guard for the Fighting Irish. turned-assistant coach all set to show her the ropes, Kaila Turner should leadership is exactly what we need it to be. She is have a ready-made study guide for the transition to deadly from the free throw line. She can score in a the college game. As a senior at Marian Catholic last number of ways and she can distribute the ball. She season, Turner averaged 10.8 points and 3.6 assists really has a very complete game and the addition of per game, helping the Spartans to a 30-5 record and a little bit more aggressive defense is going to make their fourth consecutive Illinois Class 4A sectional her an all-conference player this year.” final. A two-time all-state selection, she led her Nearly equal in terms of importance with this teams to a combined 105-25 (.808) record in four season’s other changes will be the return of two seasons, including a run to the state semifinals as a key players from season-ending knee injuries. One sophomore in 2006-07. of those returnees from the disabled list is junior Ranked among the top 20 incoming point guards Brittany Mallory, who has spent time at both the in the country, Turner has the ability to elevate the

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When it comes to backcourt depth and talent, few teams in the country can match what Notre Dame will bring to the table this season. The Fighting Irish essentially are two-deep with veterans at every guard/wing position, with every returning player having acquired meaningful minutes within the crucible of high-level competition, whether during the non-conference or BIG EAST schedule. Sprinkle in a talented newcomer and Notre Dame has a rock-solid collection of players that may have opposing coaches reaching for the Excedrin on a nightly basis this season. Leading the way will be a pair of senior all-BIG EAST guards and two of the team’s three captains in Lindsay Schrader and Ashley Barlow. Both players eclipsed the 1,000-point mark four games apart last season, the second-shortest span between 1,000point scorers in program history, and they could be joined by a third millennium scorer this year, as Lechlitner is only 289 points short of the milestone. Should that occur, it would mark only the second time in program history that the Fighting Irish have had three 1,000-point scorers on the roster at the same time (joining the 2000-01 trio of Ruth Riley, Niele Ivey and Kelley Siemon, with the latter scoring her landmark point in her final collegiate contest, the 2001 NCAA national championship game win over Purdue). Schrader, who returns for a fifth year of eligibility this season after missing the ’06-07 campaign with a knee injury, earned first-team all-BIG EAST honors last year with career-high averages in scoring (12.6 ppg.), rebounding (7.4 rpg.) and field goal percentage (.463), not to mention setting a new single-season school record for guards with seven double-doubles. Overall, she ranked 10th in the BIG EAST in rebounding and 20th in scoring, while placing seventh in rebounding (8.0 rpg.) and 21st

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in scoring (12.8 ppg.) during conference play. A powerful presence on the court, Schrader is a matchup nightmare because of her ability to take bigger players outside and beat them off the dribble, or post up smaller defenders on the blocks with her size and strength. The Bartlett, Ill., native also plays with a fiery, passionate style that energizes both teammates and fans alike, and it’s that intensity that will help set the tone and direction for this year’s Notre Dame squad. “I see great things from Lindsay,” McGraw noted. “I’d say she had a great year last year in that she was our go-to player and someone we could really count on to score at times in the game where we really needed a basket. She really worked on her ability to score against a mismatch. She’s probably going to play a little bit more on the perimeter than she did last year but she can play in both spots. Her defense has improved, and she’s always working on continuing to improve. She’s very hard on herself and that’s what makes her such a good player.” Barlow was a second-team all-BIG EAST selection in ’08-09 after leading the team in scoring (12.7 ppg.) and ranking third in rebounding (4.8 rpg.), while posting a team-high 22 double-digit scoring games, including a season-high 20 points in the NCAA Tournament first-round game against Minnesota. She also experienced significant growth at both the three-point line, dropping in a career-high 40 three-pointers (with a personal-best .364 percentage Entering the 2009-10 season, Lindsay Schrader has 11 career double-doubles, one short of the Notre Dame record for guards, set by current Irish assistant coach Niele Ivey from 1996-2001. from distance), and on the defensive end of the court, where she good three-point shooter and she needs to look logged a career-high 70 steals to become just the at herself as a little bit more of a scorer and really fourth Fighting Irish player to register 60+ steals in kind of step out of her comfort zone to try and each of her first three seasons. Like Schrader, Barlow take over a little bit more of the scoring load, which was among the conference’s overall scoring leaders is something she’s capable of doing. Defensively, (19th) as well as during BIG EAST contests (20th, she’s capable of being a defensive stopper and 12.9 ppg.), while also ranking second in the conferoffensively, I’d just like to see the three-point shot ence in steals during league play and fourth overall become a bigger weapon for her.” (both at 2.4 spg.). The Fighting Irish have led the BIG EAST with The Indianapolis product has matured and blosseven players named to the conference all-freshsomed before the watchful eyes of the Notre Dame man team during the past three seasons. One of last faithful during the past three seasons, playing with year’s honorees was Natalie Novosel, who avera quiet, dogged determination that has won her aged 6.9 points and 2.9 rebounds per game with a the respect of both her teammates and opponents. .493 field goal percentage (tops among everyday Never one to back down from a challenge, Barlow players) while filling the role as one of Notre Dame’s boasts a strong blend of offensive and defensive top reserves. The sophomore from Lexington, Ky., skills with a relentless 40-minute motor that drives was a two-time BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, the team to succeed. also ranking second on the team with 45 steals “Ashley Barlow has always been somebody who (1.5 spg.) and scoring in double figures nine times, does all of the little things,” McGraw observed. “This topped by a season-best 19 points against Rutgers year we’d like her to do a little bit more. She’s a very in late January.

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tempo of the Notre Dame offense, and her playmaking skills should create additional opportunities for her teammates, particularly in transition. What’s more, she offers a promising outside scoring touch, highlighted by a sharp pull-up jumper. Turner’s speed and active hands on defense may give her added chances to make an early impact on the Fighting Irish rotation. “I’m hoping that Kaila is a great defender,” McGraw commented. “We would like her to be able to get up and guard people and really create some havoc defensively to really help our press. She has tremendous offensive capabilities, but as a point guard, she’s always first looking to set the team up and to distribute the ball. She’s got a great team attitude. She’s smart and is going to pick things up, so I expect that this year she will be learning a lot in preparation for the future.” One of the hallmarks of Notre Dame’s system is its versatility, with players able to fill numerous roles on the floor at a given time. As such, Ashley Barlow, Skylar Diggins and sophomore Natalie Novosel also could be called upon to run the point for the Fighting Irish this season.

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2009-10 Season Preview A sleek, agile wing, Novosel attacks the paint with ferocity, while keeping defenses honest with a dependable perimeter shot that she worked hard to expand out to the three-point line during the off-season. Novosel also is a talented passer and playmaker, allowing her to fill in at the point guard position on occasion last year, particularly following Mallory’s injury. “Natalie’s extremely talented, and we’re expecting big things from Natalie this year and in the future,” McGraw said. “She’s going to be one of the all-conference players on our team. She has a great ability to get to the basket and she’s probably the best on the team at getting to the rim and getting fouled. She’s also an active defender and likes to get up and guard people. She can be somebody that we could use to really lock down the other teams’ good guards. So she’s got a tremendous upside as well. She had a great year and she’s just going to continue to get better.” On a team with so much depth and talent, it’s critical for each player to understand her role and be able to fill that job description to the best of her ability. Sophomore Kellie Watson emerged last season as one of Notre Dame’s primary perimeter shooting threats, ranking second on the team with 28 three-point field goals and averaging 3.8 points per game. She was at her best during the non-conference season, tying the Purcell Pavilion record with six treys (on the way to a season-high 18 points) in a win over Michigan State, then adding three more triples (on four attempts) a little more than a week later in a victory over Purdue. A native of Ionia, Mich., Watson also was a twotime BIG EAST Freshman of the Week selection, despite playing much of last season at less than 100 percent due to an ongoing recovery from shoulder surgery during the summer prior to her rookie year. Now fully-healed, Watson displayed an added dimension to her game during Notre Dame’s European tour, averaging 7.3 points and a teamhigh-tying 6.3 rebounds per game in three Fighting Irish wins. “The great thing for Kellie is that she was healthy during the summer and got to work out all summer,” McGraw stated. “Just about every player on the team thought she was probably our most improved player coming out of the summer. She is 100 percent healthy and her shoulder feels good, so that really helped her ability to get in the gym and shoot the ball this summer. “We’re expecting big things from her,” McGraw continued. “Again, that Michigan State last year won the game for us and she was the player of the game. She came back against Purdue, so she’s our Big Ten killer right now. (Laughter) We are really pleased with what she’s done. It’s exactly what we expected her to do and we want her to be that three-point threat from everywhere on the floor, but she also can do other things. She’s a good rebounder and a great passer. She really can do a lot of things offensively. I think it took her a while to really get comfortable with her role and we expect that this year, she’ll be a big piece of the puzzle.” If Watson is Notre Dame’s long-range spark plug on offense, then her classmate Fraderica Miller

is the galvanizing force for the Fighting Irish on defense. Coming off the bench with a bundle of energy, the Ellenwood, Ga., product caused problems for opponents with her speed and aggressiveness, particularly in pressure situations. She appeared in 23 games as a freshman, averaging 0.7 points and 0.6 rebounds while also nabbing 15 steals. Miller spent much of this off-season working to diversify her game, particularly at the offensive end, and it would appear that effort is paying off. She has developed a steady outside shot, and her athleticism allows her to get into the lane and make plays at the rim. She continues to take advantage of her opportunities, having averaged 5.0 points and 4.3 rebounds per game with a team-high .636 field goal percentage during this summer’s European tour. “Frederica came in and created havoc defensively for other teams last season,” McGraw said. “She was a very intense defender and really got up and made

people uncomfortable defensively, which is exactly what you want her to do. She had a good week in Europe and did some good things for us, which we will expect will carry into this season, too.” Another role in the Notre Dame women’s basketball program that has been filled with great players in recent years is that of the walk-on. From Karen Swanson and Anne Weese to Amanda Tsipis and now Alena Christiansen, these veterans continue to make contributions that aren’t necessarily always seen by the casual observer, but yet they are vitally important to the team’s success. In the case of Christiansen, she was a member of the Fighting Irish practice squad for two seasons and also played in Notre Dame’s legendary Bookstore Basketball tournament before getting the call to join the Fighting Irish roster as a walkon guard midway through last season. Less than 24 hours later, she made her college debut in the latter moments of a win over Loyola-Chicago and a dream had been realized for the Fort Lauderdale, Fla., resident. Christiansen played in six games last season, registering three points, a rebound and two steals in nine minutes of action. A hard-working, dedicated guard, she is universally respected by everyone in the Notre Dame program for her positive attitude on and off the court, as well as her selfless desire to help further the team’s goals. She has a solid perimeter shooting touch and picks up new concepts quickly, making her an ideal player in scouting and practice situations. “Alena is one of those rare people who can play the role of the walk-on, come in and practice every day and get very little reward for it and yet love every minute of it,” McGraw said. “She brings energy and enthusiasm and is somebody that everybody on the team loves. They love to see her get in the game. She’s not on scholarship and she’s doing all of this just for the simple love of the game. She always wants to know what she can do more or how she can help the team more, what can she do for us. It’s really a very unique person that can fill that role as well as she’s done.” Joining Turner in Notre Dame’s freshman class this season is South Bend native Skylar Diggins. Having grown up in the shadow of the Golden Dome, Diggins made a name for herself at the high school level, both locally and nationally. Ranked as one of the top three players in the country by all the major recruiting services (and the No. 1 guard in the land) the product of South Bend’s Washington High School, was the consensus national high school Ashley Barlow not only scored a team-high 12.7 points per game last year, but she also collected a player of the year in 2008-09 after career-best 70 steals, becoming just the fourth Notre Dame player ever to nab at least 60 steals in averaging 29.0 points, 6.3 rebounds, three consecutive seasons. 6.2 assists, 5.4 steals and 2.2 blocks

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In her first season at Notre Dame, Natalie Novosel earned her way onto the BIG EAST All-Freshman Team, coming off the bench to average 6.9 points per game and rank second on the squad with 45 steals.

plays with passion and excitement, and has the championship pedigree that should make her the perfect complementary weapon in Notre Dame’s ever-growing arsenal. “The thing about Skylar that is the most unknown I would say is her ability to will her team to a victory,” McGraw stated. “When you watched her with her high school team, when you watched her with the AllAmerica teams she played on, and when you watched her with USA Basketball, she has that ability to just make the big play at exactly the right time that you need it. She doesn’t care about the stats personally — she just wants to win. When you have somebody that just wants to win, it really is easy to incorporate her into the Erica Williamson ranks among the top 10 shot blockers in Fighting Irish history, and has also emerged as a team because everybody dependable option in the paint at times throughout her career can see that. I don’t have any expectation of points that Skylar is going to score, but I know she’s going down the paint as the everyday starter for much of to score some points. We just want her to get acclithe past two seasons. Last year, she averaged 5.7 mated to the college game and to get comfortable points and 4.3 rebounds per game, but her biggest as quickly as possible and I think the sky is the limit value came on defense, where she placed 13th for her, so to speak.” in the BIG EAST with 1.1 blocked shots per game against conference opponents. Williamson enters • • • her final season with 106 career blocks, ranking ninth in school history. POSTS Possessing a high basketball IQ, the veteran center understands even the greatest of subtleIn past seasons, it was customary to see Notre ties at both ends of the court, particularly when it Dame build its foundation on an inside-out phicomes to positioning and leverage. That skill has losophy, utilizing a strong “back-to-the-basket” post never been more apparent than in Williamson’s game to balance a talented perimeter effort. Behind uncanny ability to draw charges, as she did a teamAll-Americans such as Katryna Gaither and Ruth high 12 times last season (the first in which Notre Riley, the Fighting Irish advanced to a pair of Final Dame tracked the unofficial NCAA statistic). She Fours and claimed the 2001 national championalso knows exactly what to do with the ball in her ship. hands, shooting at nearly a 47-percent clip throughLately, Notre Dame’s offensive system has been out her college career. modified and features more movement without “Erica is somebody that showed some games last the ball and additional passing from the posts in year where she could really take over the game,” a Princeton-based style. The Fighting Irish also McGraw said. “She had some huge games for us, have developed a different type of post player, in big important games and we need her presence someone who is versatile enough to play either defensively. She is the most unselfish player in the down on the blocks or out on the perimeter. Yet, country with her ability to step in and take a charge. the expectations for the Notre Dame post game She’s such a team player. She’s a good passer from haven’t changed, and in 2009-10, it’s this facet that the high post. She can rebound and we’d obviously go a long way in determining how far the Fighting like to see her score on the block a little bit more Irish go in the postseason next March. this year.” As Notre Dame gets set to tip off in the new Junior forward Becca Bruszewski showed Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center, the construcflashes of brilliance at the end of her freshman tion workers at the facility may want to consider year during Notre Dame’s run to the NCAA Sweet grabbing a hard hat from Fighting Irish senior 16, and that growth carried over to last season, as center Erica Williamson. Sometimes overlooked, she stepped into the starting lineup for the first the rugged 6-4 post from Charlotte, N.C., has held

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per game, ranking among the top 10 in the state in scoring (first), steals (fifth) and assists (eighth). A three-time Parade high school All-American and the overwhelming choice as the ’09 Indiana Miss Basketball, Diggins finished third in Indiana girls basketball history with 2,790 points (behind only Stephanie White and Shanna Zolman) and she led Washington to an astounding 102-7 (.936) record and four Class 4A state title game appearances in her career, as well as the No. 1 national ranking in ’08-09. In addition, she is a three-time USA Basketball gold medalist, most recently serving as co-captain of the 2009 United States U19 World Championship Team that won the FIBA U19 World Championships in Thailand in August. A smooth-shooting southpaw, Diggins has all the tools to be an extraordinary player at the college level. She is a danger at the offensive end with her ability to create off the dribble and get to the basket or knock down the three-point shot (with extended range). On defense, she blends athleticism with excellent court awareness and doesn’t mind doing the dirty work on the boards. However, her biggest strength may be her mental toughness, as she offers a maturity and focus not often seen in players at her age. She also understands the game from all angles,

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2009-10 Season Preview time. Once entrenched in the opening five, the Valparaiso, Ind., product rolled up career-best averages of 10.7 points and 5.0 rebounds per game, doubling the output from her rookie season. She also tallied 17 double-figure scoring games (after six as a freshman), ranked 11th in the BIG EAST with a .487 field goal percentage and even debuted a reliable three-point shot, connecting at a .375 clip from beyond the arc. A five-tool threat who shows equal skill as a shooter, passer, ball handler, rebounder and defender, Bruszewski has been one of the most improved players for the Fighting Irish during the past two seasons. Her fundamental base is particularly well-crafted, as is her ability to remain focused and polished, even in the biggest pressure cookers. Case in point — last season, she had a hand in four of Notre Dame’s late-game victories, hitting go-ahead baskets in wins over nationally-ranked Vanderbilt and DePaul, as well as a big insurance bucket at Charlotte, and it was her assist that set up the go-ahead score in the regular-season victory over St. John’s. “Becca really has made amazing strides,” McGraw observed. “When we recruited her, the one thing I liked about Becca more than anything else was her attitude of relentlessness, of a physical presence that wasn’t afraid to get inside and mix it up, or just kind of do the dirty work sometimes. She would do a lot of setting great screens, blocking out, getting rebounds – just a lot of the things that required a physical person. “She created her own role,” McGraw added. “She’s somebody who came in as a freshman and initially tried to fit in as a center. Then, as the year went on, she evolved into the idea that ‘hey, I’m a pretty good three-point shooter and I can do a lot of things.’ Her versatility has made her really difficult to guard. Each year, she’s got that great work ethic in the summer where she can come out and improve every year and she’s added something to her game every year. I would not be surprised if she were our most improved player again this year.” The changing face of Notre Dame’s post game was especially apparent when junior forward Devereaux Peters came aboard in 2007-08. She enjoyed a superb rookie season, averaging 9.0 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.0 blocks and 1.7 steals per game with a .522 field goal percentage when her campaign ended abruptly with a torn ACL in her left knee after 23 games. Still, the Chicago native had done more than enough to impress the BIG EAST coaches, who voted her to the conference’s All-Freshman Team. After aggressively rehabilitating her injury, Peters returned to action last season and picked right up where she left off, scoring 12 points (on 6-of-7 shooting) while adding six rebounds in the season opener at nationally-ranked LSU. She was averaging 7.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game with a .688 field goal percentage in the first three games of the year, but once again, the injury bug reared its ugly head. Peters tore the ACL in her left knee once again, this time during the third game of the 2008-09 season at Boston College, shelving her for the year.

Although team medical personnel are using an abundance of caution in monitoring Peters’ rehabilitation schedule (she could be cleared to resume practice in late fall/early winter), they might have better luck trying to lasso a bucking bronco. In fact, one would be hard-pressed to find a player on the Notre Dame roster with more determination and desire to get on the court and return to the level she showed as a rookie two seasons ago. At her peak, Peters is one of the most athletic players in the BIG EAST, if not the nation, mixing exceptional leaping ability with a massive 77-inch

wingspan that makes her an intimidating presence at both ends of the floor. Not only does she finish well in traffic around the rim, but she also can pull defenses to the perimeter with a solid mid-range game. The minute she gets back into a Fighting Irish uniform, she will immediately offer a handful of additional options on offense and defense and make Notre Dame that much harder to stop. “I think Devereaux is our most talented player,” McGraw said. “I don’t think that there’s any question that she’s somebody that can block shots, she can really defend, she can rebound, she has a great sense of where the ball’s going to go, she’s very smart on the court and she can read things. She is somebody that really just has a tremendous upside and even while she’s learning and growing, she’s still probably our best player. She can score in a variety of ways and she’s showed that, in the brief time that we’ve had her out here and certainly last year in the LSU game, she was just the best player on the floor — no question about it. She really changes our team and changes the press. I think had we had her last year, we might have had a little different ending.” Another player with an athletic blueprint is sophomore forward Erica Solomon, who joined Novosel on the BIG EAST All-Freshman Team last season. Solomon saw time in all 31 games as a rookie, averaging 6.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and a team-high 1.2 blocks per game, ranking ninth in the conference (and second among league freshmen) in the latter category. She also provided a strong offensive spark at times, turning in seven double-digit scoring nights, including a season-best 15 points in only 14 minutes of court time at Boston College. Solomon’s long arms and verticality are particularly useful at the defensive end, while her soft hands and quickness in the post make her an appealing choice on offense as well. The Charleston, W.Va., product also worked hard during the summer to transform herself into a more physical post presence and focused on sharpening the intangible aspects of her game with promising results. “Erica Solomon could be a dominating player,” McGraw commented. “She’s got that ability to block shots and rebound, she’s strong and physical, and she can score around the basket. She had a period of adjustment as a freshman, and it took her a little while to really start playing her game and figuring out what her role was going to be. She’s going to continue to expand Perhaps no player on the Fighting Irish roster is more versatile or has improved more in the past two seasons than Becca Bruszewski. As a first-year starter in 2008-09, the Valparaiso, Ind., native her game to the perimeter, but right now, she could be the x-factor. She’s doubled her scoring and rebounding averages to 10.7 ppg. and 5.0 rpg., respectively.

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Notre Dame also will continue to be a presence on national and regional television this season, with at least 11 games to be broadcast live, including six on the ESPN family of networks. The highlight will be the Jan. 16 game at Connecticut (9 p.m. ET on ESPN), which will be the centerpiece of ESPN’s College Gameday, the first time that show will emanate from the site of a women’s basketball game. In addition, the Fighting Irish will make two appearances on ESPN2’s Big Monday (Feb. 1 at Rutgers, March 1 at home vs. Connecticut), along with a third Monday night non-conference contest on ESPN2 (Jan. 4 at in-state rival Purdue). “I think excitement was the first thing that came up (when College Gameday was announced),” McGraw said. “It’s a historic day and to be chosen to be a part of that is what the BIG EAST Conference is all about. When you have great teams in your league, you’re going get that kind of national attention, so we couldn’t be happier than to have a chance to appear on College Gameday. It will be great to have it at Notre Dame some time in the future, and to be able to be on that stage will be a phenomenal experience for our team. “This year, I can already tell we have a raised sense of urgency, more than ever,” McGraw added. “Last year, we didn’t have any seniors and really didn’t have anybody that was in their last year and someone who felt they had to do it that year. When you don’t have that, you lack a little bit, so that could have been a problem. Now we have five seniors and this is the last go-round for all of them. This is their last chance, their last shot at getting to the Final Four, so the sense of urgency will be seen from the first day of practice.”

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Perhaps the best way to describe the Notre Dame scheduling philosophy is a stepladder approach. The Fighting Irish use the non-conference slate as a way to not only expose themselves to a number of different playing styles, but more importantly, to prepare them for the rigors of the BIG EAST season. In turn, the conference docket serves as an excellent laboratory environment to get Notre Dame ready for March Madness and the battle for the brass ring in the postseason. Last year, the BIG EAST housed both the NCAA and WNIT champions (Connecticut and South Florida, respectively), while Louisville was the NCAA runner-up. All told, 13 of the league’s 16 teams advanced to postseason play, delivering arguably one of the strongest single-season efforts by one conference in NCAA history. “While we’d like to challenge ourselves outside of the BIG EAST, which is the best conference in basketball, we feel like were going to get great competition to prepare for the NCAA Tournament by playing in the BIG EAST,” McGraw said. “So we try to challenge ourselves to get ready for that. This year, we have some great teams on the schedule early, but the BIG EAST has improved significantly over the last couple years to the point where there are no easy games. We have 16 teams, and basically anybody can beat anybody, so it is definitely a conference where you’ve got to be ready every night, especially on the road.”

The 2009-10 Notre Dame schedule will be among the toughest in the program’s 33-year history, with no fewer than 14 games against teams that advanced to the NCAA Tournament last season, including four games against three of the ’09 Final Four participants. In addition, the Fighting Irish have 15 regular-season home games lined up for the newly-renovated Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center during the upcoming campaign, with Notre Dame also slated to serve as one of 16 host sites for first- and second-round games in the 2010 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship (March 21 & 23). Among the marquee matchups on this year’s Fighting Irish schedule are a home-and-home series with BIG EAST rival and defending national champion Connecticut (Jan. 16 in Storrs, Conn.; March 1 at Notre Dame), a trip to 2009 national runner-up Louisville (Jan. 19) and a neutral-site contest with ’09 Final Four combatant and reigning Big 12 Conference regular-season champion Oklahoma (Nov. 28 at the Paradise Jam in the U.S. Virgin Islands). The Fighting Irish also will welcome ’09 NCAA Sweet 16 participants Vanderbilt (Dec. 31) and Pittsburgh (Feb. 6), as well as defending WNIT champion USF (Jan. 12) to Purcell Pavilion this season. The Thanksgiving weekend trip to the Virgin Islands for the Paradise Jam should prove particularly instructive, as Notre Dame will play three toplevel opponents (Mountain West regular-season champion San Diego State, SEC stalwart South Carolina and Oklahoma) in three consecutive days, all away from home. No situation could offer better preparation for the challenges of postseason play, notably the BIG EAST Championship, which does not feature any off-days between games, unlike the NCAA Tournament.

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probably the one person on our team who has a huge control over the outcome on how our season is going to finish up.”

2008-09 REVIEW BIG EAST RECORDS HISTORY Notre Dame will play host to DePaul on Feb. 14 in its third annual WBCA Pink Zone game, designed to raise funds for breast cancer awareness and research. Last year, the Irish defeated the Blue Demons, 62-59 before a crowd of 10,011 at Purcell Pavilion, and in the process, helped Notre Dame generate more than $48,000 in Pink Zone donations during the course of the 2008-09 season.

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2009-10 Team Rosters Roster Breakdowns By Class Fifth-Year Seniors..........................................................1 Seniors...............................................................................4 Juniors..............................................................................3* Sophomores....................................................................4 Freshmen..........................................................................2 * - Mallory/Peters have three years of eligibility remaining

By Position Centers...............................................................................1 Forwards...........................................................................4 Guards................................................................................9 By State Indiana...............................................................................4 Illinois.................................................................................3 Florida................................................................................1 Georgia..............................................................................1 Kentucky...........................................................................1 Maryland...........................................................................1 Michigan...........................................................................1 North Carolina................................................................1 West Virginia...................................................................1 By Height Williamson...................................................................6-4 Peters..............................................................................6-2 Solomon.......................................................................6-2 Watson...........................................................................6-2 Bruszewski...................................................................6-1 Schrader........................................................................6-0 Novosel....................................................................... 5-11 Mallory........................................................................ 5-10 Miller............................................................................ 5-10 Barlow............................................................................5-9 Diggins..........................................................................5-9 Turner.............................................................................5-8 Lechlitner......................................................................5-7

Pronunciation Guide Becca Bruszewski........................... broo-SHEF-skee Niele Ivey......................................................... knee-ELL Melissa Lechlitner............................. LECK-light-ner Stephanie Menio......................................... MANY-oh Fraderica Miller..........................fruh-DARE-uh-kuh Natalie Novosel.................................KNOW-vuh-sell Devereaux Peters.......................................DEV-er-oh Jonathan Tsipis.....................................................SIP-iss Kaila Turner........................................................ KAY-luh Ionia.........................................................eye-OWN-yuh McDonogh School........................ muck-DONE-uh Mishawaka...................................MISH-uh-WALK-uh

Seated (left to right): Kaila Turner, Alena Christiansen, Natalie Novosel, Ashley Barlow, Melissa Lechlitner, Lindsay Schrader, Brittany Mallory, Skylar Diggins and Fraderica Miller. Standing (left to right): Senior manager Bryant Welters, strength & conditioning coach Craig Cheek, assistant coach Angie Potthoff-Barber, associate head coach Jonathan Tsipis, Becca Bruszewski, Kellie Watson, Erica Solomon, Erica Williamson, Devereaux Peters, head coach Muffet McGraw, assistant coach Niele Ivey, coordinator of basketball operations Stephanie Menio, senior manager Tom Bacsik and athletic trainer Anne Marquez.

Numerical No. Name

Pos.

Ht.

Yr.-Exp.

Hometown (High School)

1 Erica Solomon F 6-2 So.-1V Charleston, W.Va. (Detroit (Mich.) Country Day School) 4 Skylar Diggins G 5-9 Fr.-HS South Bend, Ind. (Washington) 10 Kellie Watson F 6-2 So.-1V Ionia, Mich. (Ionia) 12 Fraderica Miller G 5-10 So.-1V Ellenwood, Ga. (The Marist School) 14 Devereaux Peters F 6-2 Jr*.-1V Chicago, Ill. (Fenwick) 15 Kaila Turner G 5-8 Fr.-HS Joliet, Ill. (Marian Catholic) 20 Ashley Barlow (C) G 5-9 Sr.-3V Indianapolis, Ind. (Pike) 21 Natalie Novosel G 5-11 So.-1V Lexington, Ky. (Lexington Catholic) 22 Brittany Mallory G 5-10 Jr.*-1V Baltimore, Md. (McDonogh School) 23 Melissa Lechlitner (C) G 5-7 Sr.-3V Mishawaka, Ind. (South Bend St. Joseph’s) 24 Lindsay Schrader (C) G 6-0 5th Sr.-3V Bartlett, Ill. (Bartlett) 32 Becca Bruszewski F 6-1 Jr.-2V Valparaiso, Ind. (Wheeler) 44 Alena Christiansen G 5-7 Sr.-SQ Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Cardinal Gibbons) 52 Erica Williamson C 6-4 Sr.-3V Charlotte, N.C. (South Mecklenburg) (C) - team captain * - has three years of athletic eligibility remaining // players’ class years listed by academic standing

Alphabetical No. Name

Pos.

Ht.

Yr.-Exp.

Hometown (High School)

20 Ashley Barlow (C) G 5-9 Sr.-3V Indianapolis, Ind. (Pike) 32 Becca Bruszewski F 6-1 Jr.-2V Valparaiso, Ind. (Wheeler) 44 Alena Christiansen G 5-7 Sr.-SQ Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Cardinal Gibbons) 4 Skylar Diggins G 5-9 Fr.-HS South Bend, Ind. (Washington) 23 Melissa Lechlitner (C) G 5-7 Sr.-3V Mishawaka, Ind. (South Bend St. Joseph’s) 22 Brittany Mallory G 5-10 Jr.*-1V Baltimore, Md. (McDonogh School) 12 Fraderica Miller G 5-10 So.-1V Ellenwood, Ga. (The Marist School) 21 Natalie Novosel G 5-11 So.-1V Lexington, Ky. (Lexington Catholic) 14 Devereaux Peters F 6-2 Jr*.-1V Chicago, Ill. (Fenwick) 24 Lindsay Schrader (C) G 6-0 5th Sr.-3V Bartlett, Ill. (Bartlett) 1 Erica Solomon F 6-2 So.-1V Charleston, W.Va. (Detroit (Mich.) Country Day School) 15 Kaila Turner G 5-8 Fr.-HS Joliet, Ill. (Marian Catholic) 10 Kellie Watson F 6-2 So.-1V Ionia, Mich. (Ionia) 52 Erica Williamson C 6-4 Sr.-3V Charlotte, N.C. (South Mecklenburg) (C) - team captain * - has three years of athletic eligibility remaining // players’ class years listed by academic standing

Coaching Staff Name

Position

Year

Muffet McGraw Head Coach 23rd Jonathan Tsipis Associate Head Coach 7th* Angie Potthoff-Barber Assistant Coach 5th Niele Ivey Assistant Coach 3rd Stephanie Menio Coordinator of Basketball Operations 5th * - Tsipis is in his seventh season at Notre Dame and second as associate head coach

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Senior Melissa Lechlitner not only is an exceptional floor leader as a second-year starting point guard, but she also sports a 3.353 cumulative GPA and is a prime candidate for Academic All-America honors in 2009-10.

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Ashley Barlow

Guard

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Sr.-3V

Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind. High School: Pike Overview: Returning tri-captain for 2009-10 … hardworking, versatile guard who can play either of the backcourt positions for the Irish … leader by example through uncompromising work ethic and drive to succeed … brings scorer’s mentality with ability to convert off the dribble … also can extend defenses with perimeter shooting ability … fearless when matching up with larger opponents and more than willing to mix it up in the paint … one of two 1,000-point scorers on this year’s roster (Lindsay Schrader), ranking 20th with 1,107 points … ranks among top 10 at Notre Dame in five career statistical categories (steals, steals per game, free throw percentage, three-point field goals made and attempted) … one of four players in school history with three consecutive 60-steal seasons (others are Mary Gavin (1985-88), Coquese Washington (1989-93) and Niele Ivey (1997-2001)) … enters senior season needing 30 rebounds to join former teammate Charel Allen as only players in program history with 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 200 assists and 200 steals in their careers.

SOPHOMORE Season (2007-08): Appeared in all 34 games (32 starts), averaging 12.1 points, 4.7 rebounds and team-high 2.0 steals per game … ranked 29th in BIG EAST in scoring and sixth in both free throw percentage (.804) and steals … during conference play, ranked ninth in BIG EAST in free throw percentage (.797) and tied for ninth in steals (1.94) … looked strong in season opener vs. Miami (Ohio), scoring 19 points … paced Irish with game-high 18 points against Western Kentucky … played just 12 minutes at No. 3 Maryland due to first-half foul trouble and being shaken up during collision under basket in second half … bounced back well at Central Michigan, posting second career double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds in 18 minutes … chalked up 13 points, seven rebounds and four steals in win over Boston College … had well-balanced effort against Canisius with game highs of 18 points, seven rebounds, career-best six assists and four steals … scored 10 points before fouling out late in regulation of OT win at Bowling Green … erupted for (then) career-high 22 points, including 19 in the second half of program’s firstJUNIOR Season (2008-09): Team tri-captain … played in ever win at Purdue; sparked 17-5 second-half 29 games (28 starts), leading team in scoring (12.7 ppg.) and run with 11 points, including trio of threesteals (2.4 spg.), ranking second in assists (2.8 apg.) and threepointers (two in point percentage (.364), and 32-second span, third in rebounding (4.8 rpg.) second of which … ranks 19th in BIG EAST in put Irish ahead scoring, fourth in steals, ninth in to stay with 12:08 free throw percentage (.779) and left) … collected 2009: Second Team All-BIG EAST … BIG EAST Weekly 14th in three-point percentage game-high 19 Honor Roll (Nov. 24) … BIG EAST All-Academic Team. 2008: … in conference play, ranked points in just Honorable Mention All-BIG EAST … BIG EAST Weekly 20th in scoring (12.9 ppg.), sec22 minutes vs. Honor Roll (Dec. 17, Jan. 21). 2007: BIG EAST All-Freshman ond in steals (2.44 spg.) and sevValparaiso, scorTeam. enth in three-point percentage ing 15 points in (.391) … game-high 19 points the first half … in State Farm Tip-Off Classic win scored 12 points at No. 24/22 LSU, including 10 in 14-4 Irish run early in second in only 14 minutes against Saint Francis (Pa.) … half … game-high 19 points (3-5 3FG), six rebounds and four contributed 16 points, including 12 in a pair of steals vs. Evansville … seven steals and career-high six assists key first-half runs, and tied career high with six at Boston College … game-high eight rebounds vs. Georgia steals in victory at Richmond … led Irish with Southern … tied career high with six assists vs. No. 24 Michigan team-high 16 points against Villanova, while State, but came out in final minute after knocking heads in pilealso adding four steals and three assists … up … missed next two games (Eastern Michigan and Purdue) dropped team-high 21 points at Georgetown … … returned to action in reserve role at Michigan with team-high rang up career-high (and game-best) 23 points 14 points … back in starting lineup at Valparaiso, tallying 15 and seven rebounds against No. rv/25 DePaul points; put Irish ahead to stay on jumper in lane with 5:18 left … led team in scoring for fourth consecutive and rattled home three-pointer at 4:31 mark as part of gamegame with 15 points (13 in second half) against ending 13-5 run … season-high nine rebounds at No. 20/19 No. 1 Connecticut … tallied 11 points and six Vanderbilt … team-high 14 points in BIG EAST opener at Seton rebounds in win at Cincinnati … tied career high Hall, including key foul-line jumper with 1:36 left and two free with six assists and added nine points in win throws with 22.5 seconds left, both with ND up two … matched over Marquette … came off bench in victory career high with six assists vs. Georgetown … team-high 15 at DePaul, collecting 10 points and three steals points, six steals and six rebounds at Marquette … team-high … chalked up second double-double of season 11 points in career-high 39 minutes at Villanova … 18 points vs. (third career) with 18 points and 11 rebounds Rutgers … career-high eight steals (tied for second in school/ in regular-season finale St. John’s … had 11 arena history) in win over Cincinnati … team-high 19 points to points in BIG EAST quarterfinal vs. Pittsburgh spark victory over No. 25 DePaul … 16 points and team-high … recorded first postseason double-double eight rebounds vs. No. 10/12 Louisville; scored 1,000th career with game-high 20 points and career-best 12 point on free throw with 37 seconds to play, pulling Irish within rebounds in NCAA opening-round win over three points … 16 points and eight rebounds in win at South SMU … had 16 points in NCAA second-round Florida … team-high 18 points (career-high 4-6 3FG) at No. 1 win vs. No. 14/13 Oklahoma; scored eight points Connecticut; also converted four-point play at 11:10 mark of in OT, adding crucial steal and two FT with first half (first by ND player since Feb. 16, 2003 - Ratay at PC) … 38 ticks left and ND leading by one before tied career high with six assists vs. Syracuse … scored seasontwo game-clinching foul shots with 1.6 sechigh 20 points in NCAA opener vs. Minnesota.

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onds to play … notched 11 points and seven rebounds in NCAA regional semifinal game against No. 3 Tennessee. Freshman Season (2006-07): Came off bench in 29 of 32 games … finished second on team in scoring (10.3 ppg.; fourth among BIG EAST freshmen) and rebounding (5.4 rpg.) … ranks seventh in BIG EAST in free throw percentage (.826) and steals (1.97 spg.) … notched first career double-double with 19 points and game-high 10 rebounds in overtime victory over Bowling Green; scored six of team’s seven points in extra period, including two game-clinching free throws with 3.8 seconds left … scored 14 of her team-high 17 points in second half vs. Western Michigan, hitting 7-of-10 shots from the field in the game; also registered personal-best six steals … had seven points, six rebounds and team highs of three assists and five steals at USC; first Irish player to have back-to-back five-steal games since March 30-April 1, 2001 (Niele Ivey vs. Connecticut and Purdue in NCAA Women’s Final Four) … tallied 11 points, including seven in second-half run to help team pull past

Points: 23 vs. DePaul (1/22/08) Rebounds: 12 vs. SMU (3/23/08) Assists: 6, six times (MR: vs. Syracuse, 2/24/09)

Field Goal Attempts: 18, twice (MR: vs. Louisville, 2/11/09) Three-Point Field Goals: 4 at Connecticut (2/22/09)

Free Throws: 13 vs. Prairie View (12/28/06) Free Throw Attempts: 13 vs. Prairie View (12/28/06) Steals: 8 vs. Cincinnat (1/31/09)

Minutes Played: 39 at Villanova (1/24/09)

Miscellaneous 4 58 7 5 6 8

3FG-3FGA 19-58 27-89 40-110

95-63 2663-28.0 373-861

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86-257

Barlow in the BIG EAST Conference Season GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA 2006-07 16-2 408-25.5 62-137 2007-08 16-14 433-27.1 55-133 2008-09 16-16 533-33.3 67-172 TOTALS 48-32 1374-28.6 184-442

Pct. .453 .414 .390 .416

3FG-3FGA 13-34 10-40 25-64 48-138

TOTALS

Pct. .328 .303 .364

FT-FTA 90-109 11-138 74-95

Pct. Off .826 79 .804 64 .779 50

Def 94 95 90

Tot Avg. PF-DQ A T 173 5.4 80-3 61 70 159 4.7 86-2 64 60 140 4.8 51-0 80 75

B S Pts Avg. 3 63 329 10.3 2 68 410 12.1 3 70 368 12.7

.335 275-342 .804 193

279

472

8 201 1107 11.7

Pct. FT-FTA .382 35-49 .250 55-69 .391 48-64 .348 138-182

Def 44 42 45 131

Tot Avg. PF-DQ A T 78 4.9 44-2 29 36 75 4.7 44-1 30 35 75 4.7 29-0 44 43 228 4.8 117-3 103 114

Pct. Off .714 34 .797 33 .750 30 .758 97

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217-5 205 205

B 1 2 1 4

S 26 31 39 96

Pts Avg. 172 10.8 175 10.9 207 12.9 554 11.5

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Pct. .433 .469 .401

RECORDS

FG-FGA 110-254 136-290 127-317

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barlow’s Career Statistics Season GP-GS Min.-Avg. 2006-07 32-3 810-25.3 2007-08 34-32 898-26.4 2008-09 29-28 955-32.9

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Richmond …posted 14 points and team-high seven rebounds at Michigan, including key three-pointer with 47.3 seconds left that ignited game-ending 10-2 run … scored eight points and snared five rebounds in win over No. 10/9 Purdue …nearly came up with second double-double of year with 11 points and team-high nine rebounds vs. IUPUI …logged 12 points, six rebounds and career-high-tying four assists in win at Valparaiso … notched 21 points and nine rebounds in 23 minutes vs. Prairie View A&M; also tied school and Joyce Center records by going 13-13 from free throw line (best by any freshman in country during ’06-07 season) … tallied eight points and five rebounds in BIG EAST debut at Seton Hall … had another near double-double in OT loss at USF, finishing with 12 points and nine rebounds before fouling out late in regulation … scored 14 points in victory over St. John’s … registered 12 points and six rebounds at No. 17/18 Marquette; acrobatic fastbreak layup in first half rated sixth on ESPN SportsCenter’s “Top 10 Plays” that night … piled up 17 points and eight rebounds in win vs. West Virginia … had 15 points and six rebounds in win over

2009-10 OPPONENTS

Double-doubles Double-figure scoring games 20-point games Double-figure rebound games 5-assist games 5-steal games

COACHES

Blocked Shots: 1, seven times (MR: vs. Rutgers, 1/27/09)

High School: Averaged 19.2 ppg., 5.4 rpg. and 3.6 apg. in prep career at Pike High School in Indianapolis … ranked 24th in nation by Full Court Press … ranked 55th in nation (10th among shooting guards) by All-Star Girls Report … WBCA All-American (fifth future Notre Dame player to earn the honor since 1999) … Street & Smith’s honorable mention All-American (2006) … third in 2006 Indiana Miss Basketball voting … 2006 Indiana All-Star selection (teammate of fellow Notre Dame guard Melissa Lechlitner), leading team to two-game sweep of Kentucky All-Stars in annual border series; posted double-doubles in both games and averaged team highs in points (20.0 ppg.), rebounds (11.5 rpg.) and steals (4.5 spg.) while being chosen MVP and John Wooden Citizenship Award winner … two-time all-state selection (2005, 2006) … three-time all-county pick (2004, 2005, 2006) … four-time all-Conference Indiana choice (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006) … Indianapolis Star Marion County Player of the Year and Super Team Player of the Year (2006) … Indianapolis Star All-West Player of the Year (2005) … Hoosier Basketball Magazine Top 40 selection (2006) … Regional Roundball Review Super Senior 25 Team (2006) … as senior in 2005-06, ranked among the top 12 Class 4A players in state in scoring (25.1 ppg.), rebounding (9.2 rpg.) and assists (4.7 apg.), while also repeating as top scorer (all classes) in metro Indianapolis for second consecutive year (23.7 ppg. as junior) ... holds 12 school records, including marks for points in game (42), season (653) and career (1,726), as well as career scoring average … scored 70 points in one day during senior season while playing at Marion County Tournament — school-record 42 points in morning contest vs. Southport, followed by 28 points that night in semifinal game victory vs. 4A top-ranked North Central (Pike went on to win tourney title) … also played for nation’s top-ranked AAU program, The Family, which went 40-1 in summer of 2005 and won four of five tournaments it participated in (finished second in other) … averaged team-bests of 13.4 points and 1.6 steals per game as The Family won the 2005 Nike Nationals … Basketball on the Bayou AAU All-Tournament Team (2005) … National Honor Society … Women’s

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Three-Point Field Goal Attempts: 10 vs. Michigan State (11/29/08)

Personal Data: Born May 17, 1988, in Indianapolis … third of four children … daughter of Tia Jewell-Barlow and David Barlow … family has rich athletic pedigree … cousin, Ken, was standout forward on Notre Dame men’s basketball team from 1982-86, serving as team captain his final two seasons while helping the Irish to two NCAA tournament berths (1985, 1986) and a runner-up finish at 1984 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) … brother, David, was an all-conference point guard at IUPUI from 2003-07 … great-uncle, Robert Jewell, is member of Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame and was first African-American winner of prestigious Trester Mental Attitude Award, presented at conclusion of Indiana state basketball tournament; Jewell starred on the 1951 state semifinalist squad from Crispus Attucks High School in Indianapolis and was teammate of Bailey Robertson, older brother of legendary Oscar Robertson (who attended Crispus Attucks from 1953-57) … uncle, Ron, was fullback on Kansas State football team (196364) and later was selected by New York Jets in 1965 American Football League redshirt draft … hails from same high school as former Notre Dame men’s basketball great Chris Thomas (2001-05) and 2008 NBA first-round draft pick Courtney Lee of the Orlando Magic … third Indianapolis native to play for Irish, joining Mary Beth Schueth (1981-85) and Dionne Smith (198993) … enrolled in Mendoza College of Business, where she is working on a double major in management-entrepreneurship and sociology … some former Irish players who wore No. 20 include Schueth, Karen Robinson and Sheila McMillen (all three are among the top 15 scorers in program history).

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Field Goals: 8, three times (MR: vs. DePaul, 1/22/08)

Basketball Magazine National Scholar-Athlete of the Month (July/August 2005).

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Barlow’s Career Highs

No. 17/16 Louisville … made first career start vs. DePaul and responded with 13 points and three steals … reached double figures for season-best fourth consecutive game, scoring 15 points at Villanova while adding six rebounds and game-high five steals … had near double-double at Providence with eight points and game-high nine rebounds … notched seven points, six rebounds and four assists vs. Georgetown … tied (then) career high with 21 points and added team-best eight rebounds in regular-season finale at DePaul … scored nine points and grabbed game-high seven rebounds in BIG EAST Tournament loss vs. DePaul; had seven points in 9-0 Irish run that tied game late in second half … matched career highs with team bests of 10 rebounds and four assists in NCAA Tournament debut vs. California … had game-high three steals in NCAA second-round game against North Carolina … participated in 2007 USA Basketball Junior National Team Trials that selected players for U19 World Championship and Pan American Games teams.

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Student-Athletes

Becca Bruszewski Forward

6-1

Jr.-2V

Hometown: Valparaiso, Ind. High School: Wheeler H.S. Overview: Easily one of the BIG EAST Conference’s most improved players during the past two seasons … moved into starting lineup last year and doubled her scoring, rebounding, assist and steal averages from her freshman season … five-tool player whose biggest asset is her versatility, making her particularly dangerous in the Irish motion offense … equally adept at taking defenders on low block or shooting over them on perimeter … strong fundamental base combined with excellent court IQ … hard-nosed, tenacious player who is not afraid to mix it up in the paint with bigger post players … well-conditioned athlete who takes advantage of that stamina in transition game … also possesses numerous intangible qualities including competitiveness and mental toughness … not intimidated by circumstances or surroundings, refusing to back down from any opponent at any time and rising to the challenge at every opportunity (had three clutch finalminute efforts last year, with baskets in wins over Charlotte and DePaul, and assist for go-ahead score vs. St. John’s). sophomore SEASON (2008-09): Started all 31 games … ranking third on team in scoring (10.7 ppg.), second in both rebounding (5.0 rpg.) and field goal percentage (.487, 11th in BIG EAST) and tops in three-point percentage (.375) … in BIG EAST play, ranked 27th in conference in scoring (11.8 ppg.) … one double-double … made first career start in State Farm Tip-Off Classic at No. 24/22 LSU (six points … scored (then) career-high 18 points and added career-best four steals vs. Evansville … tallied another 18 points at Boston College, while notching career-best four assists … dished out career-high four assists with two blocks vs. No. 24 Michigan State … returned to double figures at Michigan with 10 points … tossed in 10 points and added career-high-tying four assists against Loyola-Chicago … tallied 12 points at Charlotte; hit critical baseline jumper with 55 seconds remaining (three on shot clock) and Irish protecting fivepoint lead … registered 12 points (10 in second half) and seven rebounds at No. 20/19 Vanderbilt; gave Irish lead for good on layup with 4:06 to play, followed by huge three-pointer 37 seconds later that helped complete ND’s school-record 18-point comeback win … … chalked up 12 points at Marquette … collected 13 points in win over St. John’s; also delivered assist on Erica Solomon’s layup with 1:25 left that put Irish ahead for good … notched 15 points and seven rebounds in win over Cincinnati … shared team-high scoring honors at No. 22/24 Pittsburgh with 14 points, while ringing up career-high three blocks … recorded first career double-double in win over No. 25 DePaul, finishing with 14 points and career-high 12 rebounds; also put Irish ahead to stay on baseline jumper with 50 seconds remaining and added insurance free throw with 3.7 ticks left … tossed in 18 points vs. No. 10/12 Louisville … posted fifth consecutive double-figure scoring game with career-high 20 points at South Florida, hitting four free throws in 37-second span as part of gameending 11-4 run (and career-best 8-of-8 performance at the charity stripe) … tied or set new career scoring high for third time in four games (sixth time on the season) with 20 points in win over Syracuse … rang up 16 points

at Providence … carded 11 points and seven rebounds in regular-season finale vs. West Virginia … dropped in 11 points, adding team highs of seven rebounds and four career-high-tying four assists in NCAA opener vs. Minnesota. FRESHMAN SEASON (2007-08): Appeared in 32

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games, averaging 5.0 points and 2.5 rebounds per game with team-high .558 field goal percentage (.600 in BIG EAST play) … made college debut in season opener vs. Miami (Ohio), scoring a late bucket and adding one assist … provided solid effort off the bench at No. 3 Maryland with four points, seven rebounds and two assists in 11

Points: 20, twice (MR: vs. Syracuse, 2/24/09) Rebounds: 12 vs. DePaul (2/8/09) Assists: 4, four times (MR: vs. Minnesota, 3/22/09) Field Goal Attempts: 15 vs. Tennessee (3/30/08) Three-Point Field Goals: 2, six times (MR: vs. Minnesota, 3/22/09)

Free Throws: 8 at South Florida (2/17/09) Free Throw Attempts: 12 vs. Syracuse (2/24/09) Steals: 4 vs. Evansville (11/19/08) Blocked Shots: 3 at Pittsburgh (2/3/09) Minutes Played: 37 at Providence (2/28/09)

63-31 1265-20.1

190-375 .507

TOTALS

30-16

629-21.0

94-193

.487

Def 43 125

Tot Avg PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg. 80 2.5 58-0 13 31 10 16 159 5.0 156 5.0 88-2 52 53 15 33 333 10.7

168

236

3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off 1-2 .500 21-24 .875 14 12-34 .353 30-40 .750 17

Def 18 70

Tot Avg. PF-DQ A T 32 2.3 26-0 5 12 87 5.4 46-0 24 20

22-58

13-36

.379 90-125 .720

.361

51-64 .797

119

3.7

4.0

146-2

72-0

65 84 25 49 492 7.8

B S Pts Avg. 5 4 64 4.6 9 15 188 11.8

29 32 14 19 252 8.4

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HISTORY

BRUSZEWSKI in the BIG EAST Conference Season GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 2007-08 14-0 171-12.2 21-35 .600 2008-09 16-16 458-28.6 73-158 .462

3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off 1-2 .500 42-54 .778 37 21-56 .375 48-71 .676 31

RECORDS

TOTALS

Pct. .558 .487

BIG EAST

BRUSZEWSKI’s Career Statistics Season GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA 2007-08 32-0 423-13.2 58-104 2008-09 31-31 842-27.2 132-271

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minutes … had best scoring day of young career at Central Michigan, dropping in game-high 13 points and grabbing four rebounds, all in second half … reached double digits for second consecutive game with 10 points and five rebounds in 11 minutes vs. Boston College … collected six points and season-high three steals against Canisius … made both of her shots (four points) and snared two rebounds at Purdue … scored five points and grabbed two rebounds in win over Valparaiso … tallied three points in victory at IUPUI … scored three points in 12 minutes vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) … tossed in seven points with two steals in 11 minutes at Richmond … battled well against No. 3 Tennessee, notching four points and season-high-tying seven rebounds in season-best 24 minutes … knocked down first career three-pointer in win at Louisville … registered five points and four rebounds at No. 16 West Virginia

tional titles/regional appearances … spent three seasons with Indiana Elite AAU team (through Midwest Basketball Academy in Mishawaka, Ind.) and was two-year teammate of current Notre Dame senior guard Melissa Lechlitner … also enjoyed exceptional prep volleyball career as middle blocker … three-time all-state selection, earning first-team honors as junior and senior … three-time first-team allconference choice … owns school records for career kills (2,042) and blocks (452), as well as single-season kills (657) and blocks (139) … led Wheeler to four sectional volleyball titles and regional tournament berths. Personal Data: Born June 7, 1988, in Merrillville, Ind. … youngest of four children … last name pronounced broo-SHEFF-skee … daughter of Therese and Mark Bruszewski … sister, Alyse graduated from Indiana University in 2009 and spent one season on Hoosiers’ rowing team … 18th Indiana native to join Irish women’s basketball program, but first to come from northwest Indiana … hails from same area as current Notre Dame men’s basketball senior forward Luke Harangody and football senior fullback James Aldridge … enrolled in Mendoza College of Business where she is a marketing major … some former Irish players who wore No. 32 include Jane Politiski, Julie Henderson and Breona Gray.

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1 23 2 1 0 0

COACHES

Miscellaneous Double-doubles Double-figure scoring games 20-point games Double-figure rebound games 5-block games 5-assist games

STUDENT-ATHLETES

Three-Point Field Goal Attempts: 6 vs. Minnesota (3/22/09)

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Field Goals: 9 at Boston College (11/23/08)

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Bruszewski’s Career Highs

… made most of her nine minutes at Georgetown, scoring 10 points; second time she narrowly missed a “pointa-minute” game (minimum of 10 minutes played to qualify) … chalked up seven points and five rebounds against No. 1 Connecticut … collected four points and three rebounds in win over Providence … turned in solid outing against No. 15 Pittsburgh with 10 points, six rebounds and seasonhigh-tying two assists in 20 minutes … notched six points and two rebounds in win over Marquette … carded four points in victory at No. 21/23 Syracuse … had another strong performance vs. a ranked opponent with nine points and five rebounds in 21 minutes at No. 5/4 Rutgers … underwent successful surgery Feb. 25 to repair broken left ring finger (injury occurred in practice on Feb. 17) … missed two games (South Florida and Seton Hall) … returned to action in regular-season finale at St. John’s, playing 11 minutes and logging season-high two blocks … made big splash in NCAA tournament debut vs. SMU, scoring (then) career-high 16 points … held her ground in NCAA second-round overtime win over No. 14/13 Oklahoma, teaming with Erica Williamson to hold All-American Courtney Paris to four points over final 16 minutes, including no points in overtime period … capped off a superb NCAA tournament run in the regional semifinals against No. 3 Tennessee by matching her (then) career high with 16 points and six rebounds. High School: Averaged 19.4 points, 9.7 rebounds, 2.8 blocks and 2.8 steals per game with .491 field goal percentage during four-year career at Wheeler High School in Wheeler, Ind. … ranked 44th in nation (10th among small forwards) by Dan Olson Collegiate Girls Basketball Report and 58th in nation by Blue Star Basketball … three-time all-state selection, including first-team honors in 2007 … second runner-up for 2007 Indiana Miss Basketball … three-time Street & Smith’s preseason honorable mention All-America pick … 2007 Times of Northwest Indiana and Gary Post-Tribune Player of the Year … four-time first-team all-area selection … 2007 Indiana All-Star Team member (first in school history); earned MVP honors in second game of Indiana-Kentucky series after posting game-high 14 points and nine rebounds (current Irish senior Ashley Barlow won award in 2006) … set 11 school/county records, including career marks for points (1,808 - also Porter County record), rebounds (904), blocks (256) and steals (260) … first player in school history to average double-double for three consecutive seasons (2004-05 through 2006-07) … rang up three triple-doubles during high school career … helped team to three Class 2A sec-

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Alena Christiansen Guard

5-7

Sr.-SQ

Hometown: Fort Lauderdale, Fla. High School: Cardinal Gibbons H.S. Overview: Added to roster as a walk-on player midway through last season … talented perimeter scorer who has become invaluable contributor to team, both on and off the court … tireless worker who constantly pushes her teammates with her effort in practice … adds further depth to Irish backcourt. JUNIOR Season (2008-09): Appeared in six games, averaging 0.5 points, 0.2 rebounds and 0.3 steals per game … suited up for first time on Dec. 20 vs. Loyola-Chicago (less than 24 hours after being added to the roster) and instantly became fan favorite; played final five minutes, posting first career statistics (one point on 1-4 FT, one rebound, one steal) … made BIG EAST debut at DePaul, playing final 1:07 … scored two points vs. Georgetown, knocking down both of her free throw attempts in final minute … came on for final 1:13 of win over Cincinnati and last 13 seconds against Syracuse … made BIG EAST Championship debut in secondround win over St. John’s, coming on in final minute to record a steal and shot attempt. ALSO AT NOTRE DAME: Spent parts of her freshman and sophomore years as member of Notre Dame women’s basketball program’s “Sixth Man Team,” a group of players (both male and female) that regularly practice against the Irish and often serve as opponent scout team … participated in Notre Dame’s renowned Bookstore Basketball tournament in 2007 and 2008 … led her Bookstore team (named “Supreme Court”) to semifinal round in ’07 and finals in ’08, where they fell to eventual champion Anthony Travel, whose lineup included current Irish assistant coach Angie Potthoff-Barber and Sara Liebscher, a former Notre Dame women’s basketball player from 1987-91 and currently the University’s director of athletics advancement … also earned the Sportsmanship Award following the ’08 tournament. High School: Four-year starter and two-year captain at Cardinal Gibbons High School in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., from 2002-06 … two-time allstate selection (first team in 2005, second team in 2006) … three-time all-Broward County honoree (2004-06) … named one of top 20 players in state by School Sports in 2005 … averaged 15.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game as a senior in 2005-06, leading the Redskins to the Florida Class 3A regional semifinal … also took Broward County Athletic Association (BCAA) three-point shooting title in 2006 … BCAA and Big 8 All-Star Team selection … averaged 16.0 points and 3.0 steals per game as a junior, pacing CGHS to 3A regional final … ranked among top 15 scorers in Broward County each of final two seasons … lead team in scoring each of final three seasons … one of handful of players in school history to score at least 1,000 career points … received Division I scholarship

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Christiansen’s Career Highs Points: 2 vs. Georgetown (1/10/09) Rebounds: 1 vs. Loyola-Chicago (12/20/08) Assists: None

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Field Goals: None Field Goal Attempts: 1, twice (MR: vs. St. John’s, 3/6/09) Three-Point Field Goals: None

STUDENT-ATHLETES

Three-Point Field Goal Attempts: 1 vs. LoyolaChicago (12/20/08) Free Throws: 2 vs Georgetown (1/10/09) Free Throw Attempts: 4 vs. Loyola-Chicago (12/20/08) Steals: 1, twice (MR: vs. St. John’s, 3/6/09) Blocked Shots: None Minutes Played: 5 vs. Loyola-Chicago (12/20/08)

COACHES

Miscellaneous 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Double-doubles Double-figure scoring games 20-point games Double-figure assist games 5-assist games 5-steal games

TOTALS

.000

6-0

9-1.5

0-2

TOTALS

4-0

3-0.8

0-0

.000

0-1

3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0

Def 0

0-0

.000

3-6

.500

Def 0

2-2 1.000

Tot Avg PF-DQ A 1 0.2 1-0 0

T 0

B 0

S 2

Pts Avg. 3 0.5

3 0.5

Tot Avg. PF-DQ A 0 0.0 0-0 0

T 0

B 0

S 0

Pts Avg. 2 0.5

2 0.5

0.2

0.0

1-0

0-0

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HISTORY

CHRISTIANSEN in the BIG EAST Conference Season GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 2008-09 4-0 3-0.8 0-0 .000

3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off 0-1 .000 3-6 .500 1

RECORDS

Pct. .000

ated in 2004 … enrolled in Mendoza College of Business, where she is a marketing major with a 3.487 cumulative grade-point average … dean’s list honoree in spring 2009 with 3.75 semester GPA … some other Notre Dame players who wore No. 44 include Heidi Bunek, Tootie Jones and Meaghan Leahy.

BIG EAST

CHRISTIANSEN’s Career Statistics Season GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA 2008-09 6-0 9-1.5 0-2

Edward J. DeBartolo, Jr. (ND ’68 - also her godfather) and Jed York (ND ’03) also graduated from the universities … the DeBartolo family and the DeBartolo Corporation have been generous contributors to Notre Dame for many years, including funding for several buildings on campus (DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, DeBartolo Hall and DeBartolo Quad) … the DeBartolo family also owned the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins when they won Stanley Cup titles in 1991 and 1992, and have owned the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers since 1977, helping the franchise to a league-record five Super Bowl titles (Denise DeBartolo York and her husband, John, a 1971 ND graduate, are the franchise’s co-chairs, while Jed York is team president) … eighth Florida resident to join the Irish and the first since Le’Tania Severe (Pembroke Pines/Fort Lauderdale HS) gradu-

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offer to play basketball at Colgate University, but elected to accept admission to Notre Dame (which has been her “dream school” since eighth grade) … National Honor Society. Personal Data: Born Jan. 14, 1988, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. … youngest of three children … first name pronounced uh-LAY-nuh … daughter of Lynne and Mike Christiansen … family has long lineage at Notre Dame and/or nearby Saint Mary’s College, with nine different relatives having graduated from one of the two schools … brother, Eric, is a 2006 ND graduate, while mother, Lynne, matriculated from SMC in 1972 … grandfather Frank Mastriana was a 1939 ND graduate … uncle Ron Mastriana (ND ’70), aunts Ruth Mastriana (SMC ’81) and Denise DeBartolo York (SMC ’72), greatuncle Edward J. DeBartolo Sr. (ND ’37), and cousins

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Melissa Lechlitner Guard

5-7

Sr.-3V

Hometown: Mishawaka, Ind. High School: South Bend St. Joseph’s H.S. three steals in win over No. 25 DePaul; connected on two Overview: Returning team tri-captain for 2009-10 crucial baskets in final four minutes (one gave ND the lead, … one of the most improved players in the BIG EAST the other tied game back up) before assisting on Becca Conference as a first-year starter last season, nearly douBruszewski’s jumper with 50 seconds left that put Irish up bling scoring output and elevating her averages in every for good … fueled game-ending 11-4 run in final three other statistical category from previous year’s marks … has minutes at South Florida, hitting four free throws and short insatiable work ethic that sets tone for team during sumjumper, while dishing out team-high five assists for the mer workouts … constantly-maturing floor general who game … tallied 10 points and team-best five assists at No. is as well-schooled in fundamentals as any point guard in 1 Connecticut …notched 12 points in win over Syracuse the country … offers unique blend of creativity and high … shared team-high scoring honors with 10 points in BIG basketball IQ, along with solid ballhandling and decisionEAST quarterfinal vs. Villanova … scored 16 points (12 in making (1.34 career assist/turnover ratio), that brings consecond half) of NCAA opener vs. Minnesota. fidence and stability to Irish offensive flow … dangerous perimeter scorer who also can free up teammates with SOPHOMORE Season (2007-08): Played in all 34 probing drives to basket … mid-range pull-up jumper on games (including first career start), averaging 5.5 points par with the best in the BIG EAST … not afraid of contact and 2.6 assists per game with 1.28 assist/turnover ratio … in lane and makes opposition pay at free throw line (career registered 10 points and game-high six assists in season .786 foul shooter who ranks ninth on school’s all-time list) opener against Miami (Ohio) … chalked up 12 points … could break into top 10 on Irish career assists chart and and career-high-tying four steals in victory over Western join program’s 1,000-Point Club this season … Academic Kentucky … reached double figures for third time with All-America candidate with 3.353 cumulative GPA as psy12 points and game-high three assists at Central Michigan chology major. … collected seven points and two assists against Canisius … had four assists with only JUNIOR Season (2008one turnover in 21 minutes 09): Team tri-captain … vs. Michigan … played major started all 31 games, averagrole off bench in overtime ing 10.6 points with team win at Bowling Green, scoring highs of 3.4 assists per game, 2009: BIG EAST All-Academic Team (formerly Academic nine points and dishing out 1.38 assist/turnover ratio and All-Star Team). 2008: BIG EAST Academic All-Star Team. four assists in season-high 30 .822 free throw percentage … 2007: BIG EAST All-Freshman Team … BIG EAST minutes; also converted 3-of-4 ranked eighth in BIG EAST in Academic All-Star Team. free throws in extra period to assist/turnover ratio and 12th help Irish earn victory … had in assists (would have been four points and two steals in third in free throw percentprogram’s first-ever win at Purdue … delivered season-high age, but was two made FT short of minimum qualification) seven assists along with six points in win over Valparaiso … in BIG EAST play, ranked seventh in assists (4.1 apg.) … picked up six points, four assists and three rebounds and free throw percentage (.826), and eighth in assist/ vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) … tallied six points and three assists turnover ratio (1.61) … made second career start in State against No. 3 Tennessee … scored five points and handed Farm Tip-Off Classic at No. 24/22 LSU … tallied 11 points out three assists at Louisville … contributed four points and vs. Evansville … collected 15 points at Eastern Michigan two rebounds against Villanova … rang up season-high … led the way to victory over No. 17/20 Purdue with 13 points and six assists at Georgetown … collected 10 career-high 19 points; scored seven consecutive points in points and four assists in win over Providence … notched final 4:18 to keep Boilermakers at arm’s length … tossed two points, four rebounds and four assists in victory at in game-high 18 points at Valparaiso, including 12 in the Cincinnati … had 12 points, four rebounds and three second half, sparked by three consecutive jumpers in span assists in win over No. 15 Pittsburgh … picked up eight of 1:20 midway through period; also played career-high 40 points, five rebounds and career-high two blocks in victory minutes, her first career complete game … shared gameover Marquette … scored all six of her points at No. 21/23 high scoring honors vs. Loyola-Chicago with 13 points (all in Syracuse in final three minutes, including back-to-back first half) in season-low 21 minutes; perfect 6-6 FG shooting jumpers 35 seconds apart to spark game-winning 15-3 day was best by Irish player since 12/4/05 (Schrader 6-6 FG run for Irish … made first career start in victory at DePaul, at Wisconsin) and best at Joyce Center by ND player since sinking team’s first two baskets … returned to reserve role 12/11/04 (Erwin 9-9 FG vs. Washington) … had 13 points, vs. South Florida, collecting 12 points and four assists … one turnover in 36 minutes at Charlotte … put up 11 points turned in one of strongest all-around efforts of career on (seven in second half) at No. 20/19 Vanderbilt, hitting critiSenior Day vs. Seton Hall, notching 11 points, game-high cal insurance jumper with 1:53 remaining and Irish up by six assists and five rebounds; also came up with key threetwo … scored nine points in BIG EAST opener at Seton pointer and layup to ignite 15-5 second-half run that iced Hall, including pivotal shot with 46.2 seconds left and Irish win. leading by one … registered nine points and five assists at DePaul … tied for team-high scoring honors at Marquette Summer 2007: Earned gold medal as member of with 15 points … posted team-high 15 points and six USA Basketball U19 World Championship Team … squad assists vs. St. John’s while logging second career 40-minute went 9-0 at FIBA U19 World Championships in Bratislava, game … collected 17 points against Rutgers … chalked up Slovakia, as well as 3-0 during Pre-U19 World Championship career-high eight rebounds and season-best seven assists Tournament in Canary Islands … averaged 4.6 points and in victory over Cincinnati … credited with 13 points and 1.4 assists while appearing all nine games at U19 Worlds

Career Honors

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… also ranked third on team with 13 steals and shared team lead with .808 free throw percentage (good for third among all players at tournament) … scored 14 points in second-round win over South Korea, converting 10-of-10 free throws; set USA Basketball U19 World Championship single-game records for free throw percentage and foul shots made … averaged 8.7 ppg. in three-game exhibition

Points: 19 vs. Purdue (12/7/08) Rebounds: 8 vs. Cincinnati (1/31/09) Assists: 9 vs. St. John’s (1/16/07)

Field Goal Attempts: 19 at Marquette (1/13/09) Three-Point Field Goals: 3, twice (MR: vs. Syracuse, 1/20/07)

Free Throws: 8 at Providence (2/17/07) Free Throw Attempts: 9 at Providence (2/17/07) Steals: 4, twice (MR: vs. Western Kentucky, 11/13/07) Blocked Shots: 2 vs. Marquette (2/13/08)

Miscellaneous 0 33 0 0 18 0

96-32 2530-26.4

263-722 .364

TOTALS

47-17 1301-27.7

141-387 .364

42-163

3FG-3FGA 5-33 2-13 10-39 17-85

Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off .197 47-62 .758 14 .216 36-47 .766 14 .338 60-73 .822 17

Def 49 53 64

Tot Avg PF-DQ A T 63 2.0 41-1 83 61 67 2.0 40-0 87 68 81 2.6 55-0 106 77

B S Pts Avg. 1 40 195 6.3 3 36 186 5.5 2 38 330 10.6

.258 143-182 .786

166

211

136-1 276 206

6 114 711 7.4

Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off .152 22-30 .733 9 .154 18-23 .783 9 .256 38-46 .826 8

Def 22 31 43

Tot Avg PF-DQ A T 31 2.1 15-0 48 31 40 2.5 18-0 43 30 51 3.2 32-0 66 41

B S Pts Avg. 1 18 119 7.9 3 16 94 5.9 0 21 164 10.3

122

4 55 377 8.0

.200

78-99 .788

2.2

2.6

65-0 157 102

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HISTORY

lechlitner in the big east conference Season GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 2006-07 15-0 389-25.9 46-114 .404 2007-08 16-1 361-22.6 37-105 .352 2008-09 16-16 551-34.4 58-168 .345

3FG-3FGA 12-61 8-37 22-65

RECORDS

TOTALS

Pct. .343 .353 .384

BIG EAST

lechlitner’s Career Statistics Season GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA 2006-07 31-0 744-24.0 68-198 2007-08 34-1 753-22.1 71-201 2008-09 31-31 1033-33.3 124-323

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tournament, connecting at .455 clip from field (10-of-22) … first South Bend-area female ever to win gold medal in international competition, and fourth Notre Dame women’s basketball player to strike gold (third since 2004). Freshman Season (2006-07): Saw significant playing time as reserve point guard in 31 games … averaged 6.3 points per game, placing among top 10 rookie scorers in BIG EAST … and 2.7 assists per game with 1.36 assist/ turnover ratio … ranked seventh in BIG EAST with 1.55 assist/turnover ratio during conference play … tallied seven points and game-high five assists in college debut vs. Central Michigan … cracked double figures for first time with 11 points in 31 minutes at Penn State … registered six points and five assists vs. Western Michigan … rolled up 10 points and three steals in victory over Richmond … recorded six assists and four steals against Prairie View A&M … did not play at Seton Hall after suffering sprained right

2009-10 OPPONENTS

Double-doubles Double-figure scoring games 20-point games Double-figure assist games 5-assist games 5-steal games

COACHES

Minutes Played: 40, twice (MR: vs. St. John’s, 1/17/09)

STUDENT-ATHLETES

Three-Point Field Goal Attempts: 7 vs. St. John’s (1/16/07)

2009-10 PREVIEW

Field Goals: 7, three times (MR: at Valparaiso, 12/13/08)

freshman Skylar Diggins) … scored 28 points (second-most in 3A state finals history), including three critical threepointers (tying finals record) in ’05 title game vs. Corydon Central … graduated as holder of numerous school records, including standards for career points (1,701), assists (626) and steals (354), and ranked second with 107 career threepointers … also owned 20 of the top 25 single-game assist marks and 13 of top 20 steal totals in school history … registered 11 career double-digit assist games, including career-best and school-record 14 handouts vs. Mishawaka early in 2005-06 season … collected six or more steals on 14 occasions, topped by school- and career-best nine thefts against Culver Academy in 2003-04 … played two seasons on Indiana Elite AAU team (through Midwest Basketball Academy in Mishawaka, Ind.) and was teammate of current Irish junior Becca Bruszewski … member of National Honor Society. Personal Data: Born Jan. 24, 1988, in South Bend, Ind. … youngest of three children … last name pronounced LECK-light-ner … daughter of Lori and Craig Lechlitner … sister, Amanda, played basketball at Southern Indiana (2002-04) … brother, Kyle, competed in track & field (pole vault) at Indiana University prior to his graduation in 2009 … fifth player from South Bend high school to join Irish and second to come out of St. Joseph’s High School (Molly Mahoney, 1986-87) … former teammates at St. Joseph’s included Sydney Smallbone (junior at Tennessee) and Kristen Dockery (junior at Minnesota) … enrolled in College of Arts and Letters as psychology major with 3.353 cumulative grade-point average … dean’s list honoree in spring 2007 with 3.75 semester GPA … some former Irish players who wore No. 23 include Comalita Haysbert, Stacy Fields and Monique Hernandez.

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Lechlitner’s Career Highs

ankle at No. 4 Tennessee …pressed into extended service during overtime loss at South Florida and responded well, scoring 11 points in career-best 36 minutes; also forced OT session on three-pointer with 11 seconds left in regulation … dished out career-high nine assists (with no turnovers) and added three steals in win over St. John’s; most assists for ND freshman since Feb. 16, 1995 (Mollie Peirick at Cleveland State) … set (then) career highs with 18 points and six rebounds vs. Syracuse, while tacking on five assists without a turnover … scored 13 points in win over DePaul … … tallied 16 points at Providence, including career-high 8-of-9 free throws, and added team-best four assists … registered third double-digit scoring night in four games with 11 points in win vs. Georgetown … carded seven points in regular-season finale at DePaul … collected six points in BIG EAST Tournament debut vs. DePaul … scored 12 points in NCAA Tournament opener vs. California, including two clinching free throws with :00.5 left. High School: Averaged 16.4 ppg., 6.0 apg. and 3.4 spg. with .343 three-point percentage in prep career at St. Joseph’s High School in South Bend … ranked 27th in nation (eighth among point guards) by All-Star Girls Report … Street & Smith’s honorable mention All-American (2006) … two-time adidas Top Ten Camp All-Star (Upperclass 2005; Underclass - 2004) … four-time all-state selection (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006) … four-time South Bend Tribune all-metro pick (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006) … two-time allNorthern Indiana Conference choice (2005, 2006 - school’s first two years in league) … 2006 NIC Player of the Year … 2006 WSBT-TV Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year … runner-up in 2006 Indiana Miss Basketball voting … 2006 Indiana All-Star selection (teammate of fellow Notre Dame guard Ashley Barlow), helping pilot team to two-game sweep of Kentucky All-Stars in annual border series; averaged 9.5 points and 3.0 assists per game with .563 field goal percentage in two victories … Hoosier Basketball Magazine Top 40 selection … Regional Roundball Review Super Senior 25 Team (2006) … as senior in 2005-06, ranked among Indiana Class 3A leaders in scoring (21.2 ppg.; school-record 529 points) and assists (6.7 apg.) while adding 3.6 steals per game in leading St. Joseph’s to a 22-3 record … guided Indians to 88-16 (.846) record during her four-year tenure, including four regional titles, four berths in state semifinals, two trips to state title game and 2005 3A state championship with 25-1 record (first girls’ basketball crown in South Bend history) … tallied career-high 35 points in storied 2005 matchup vs. South Bend Washington (which featured current Notre Dame

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Brittany Mallory Guard

5-10

Jr.-1V

Hometown: Baltimore, Md. High School: McDonogh School Overview: Smart, feisty wing who has made important contributions in supporting role during her first two seasons … was playing some of best basketball of her career early last year before season was cut short by torn ACL in left knee (did not lose year of eligibility) … cleared by team medical personnel to resume full workouts this fall … boasts well-rounded game, mixing effective perimeter shooting with solid ability to finish inside with contact … good student of the game, who has strong court sense and talent to read defenses and move well without the basketball … also anticipates well at defensive end with quick hands and nose for the ball … enjoys challenge of playing when stakes are highest.

goals, the fourth-highest total by a freshman in school history …during conference play, ranked 15th in BIG EAST with .382 three-point percentage … made college debut in season opener vs. Miami (Ohio), picking up six points, seven rebounds and

Career Honors 2008: BIG EAST All-Freshman Team.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2008-09): Appeared in seven games (including the first three starts of her career), averaging 8.1 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game … also had 2.22 assist/turnover ratio … delivered 11 points (5-10 FG) and careerhigh six assists vs. Evansville … had nearly perfect shooting day at Boston College (5-5 FG, 3-3 3FG, 1-2 FT), finishing with 14 points in 15 minutes … poured in career-high 19 points against Georgia Southern while also posting her third consecutive double-figure scoring game (longest streak of her young career) … made first career start at Eastern Michigan, finishing with three points in 15 minutes (left early with thigh injury) … started against No. 17/20 Purdue and played (then) career-high 30 minutes, chalking up three points and five rebounds … remained in starting lineup at Michigan, logging five points and five rebounds in career-best 34 minutes before suffering left knee injury 56 seconds into overtime; injury later diagnosed as season-ending torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) … played in less than 30 percent of team’s games, and thus did not lose a year of athletic eligibility … underwent successful corrective surgery in January 2009. FRESHMAN SEASON (2007-08): Played in 33 games, averaging 6.3 points and 2.2 rebounds per game; also led team with 34 three-point field

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two steals in season-high 28 minutes … had three steals in homecoming game at No. 3 Maryland … tallied eight points at Central Michigan, including pair of three-pointers 36 seconds apart that sparked backbreaking 20-0 Irish run late in first

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Mallory’s Career Highs Points: 19 vs. Georgia Southern (11/25/08) Rebounds: 7, twice (MR: vs. South Florida, 2/27/08)

2009-10 PREVIEW

Assists: 6 vs. Evansville (11/19/08) Field Goals: 7 vs. Georgia Southern (11/25/08) Field Goal Attempts: 12 vs. Canisius (11/27/07) Three-Point Field Goals: 4 vs. South Florida (2/27/08)

Free Throws: 6 vs. Valparaiso (12/12/07) Free Throw Attempts: 6, twice (MR: vs. Providence, 1/30/08) Steals: 4 vs. Valparaiso (12/12/07) Blocked Shots: 1, three times (MR: at Boston College, 11/23/08)

Miscellaneous 0 9 0 0 1 0

TOTALS

.366

MALLORY in the BIG EAST Conference Season GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off 2007-08 16-0 246-15.4 30-73 .411 21-55 .382 24-30 .800 9 2008-09 Did not play (injured)

Def 15

246-15.4

85-232

30-73

.411

41-142

21-55

.289

.382

54-70 .771

24-30 .800

Tot Avg PF-DQ A T 72 2.2 52-0 29 36 23 3.3 15-0 20 9

B S Pts Avg. 3 42 208 6.3 1 11 57 8.1

49 45

4 53 265 6.6

Tot Avg. PF-DQ A T 24 1.5 24-0 14 20

B S Pts Avg. 2 16 105 6.6

2 16 105 6.6

2.4

1.5

67-0

24-0

14 20

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HISTORY

16-0

687-17.2

Def 46 18

TOTALS

40-3

3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off 34-122 .279 46-57 .807 26 7-20 .350 8-13 .615 5

RECORDS

Pct. .342 .467

BIG EAST

MALLORY’s Career Statistics Season GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA 2007-08 33-0 533-16.2 64-187 2008-09 7-3 154-22.0 21-45

2008-09 REVIEW

half … posted first career double-figure scoring game with 13 points and three steals in 14 minutes against Boston College … scored in double digits for second consecutive outing with 10 points, six rebounds and three assists in win over Canisius … notched seven points against Michigan … came off bench to toss in 12 points at Bowling Green, including 10 in less than five minutes during an 18-6 Irish run late in the first half … tallied season-high four assists and three steals at Purdue…scored 10 points and swiped season-best four steals in victory over Valparaiso … collected nine points and three steals at IUPUI … dropped in seven points with three rebounds and two steals vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) … did not play at Richmond after experiencing flu-like

2009-10 OPPONENTS

Double-doubles Double-figure scoring games 20-point games Double-figure rebound games 5-assist games 5-steal games

All-Star choice (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007) … four-time Baltimore Sun all-metro and all-county pick (first team final three seasons) … second in school history with 1,825 career points … averaged 17.3 ppg., 6.1 rpg., 2.5 spg. with .470 field goal percentage and .390 three-point mark as senior, leading team to first IAAM A Conference title game since 1999 … team posted 83-23 (.790) record during her career … also was standout prep lacrosse midfielder … 2006 high school All-Tewaaraton Team … two-time honorable mention All-America (U.S. Lacrosse), IAAM A Conference All-Star and all-metro/all-county selection (2005, 2006) … led team to IAAM A Conference championship game in 2006. Personal Data: Born Feb. 6, 1989, in Baltimore … younger of two children … daughter of Wendy and Bob Mallory, Jr. … fourth Maryland resident to play for Irish and first since Sherri Orlosky (Columbia/Atholton HS) graduated in 1994 … enrolled in Mendoza College of Business where she is a management-entrepreneurship major … earned certificate of merit for participation in Notre Dame’s Rosenthal Leadership Institute in 2008 … some former Irish players who wore No. 22 include Orlosky, Comalita Haysbert (a fellow Baltimore native) and NCAA career three-point percentage champion Alicia Ratay.

COACHES

Minutes Played: 34 at Michigan (12/10/08)

symptoms … had key role in second-half comeback at No. 16 West Virginia, scoring all nine of her points on season-high three three-pointers, including two treys in final five minutes as Irish rallied from 22 points back to within one point twice down stretch … played at Georgetown in front of nearly 80 family and friends from nearby Baltimore, scored season-high 15 points … scored five points against No. rv/25 DePaul, including two crucial free throws with seven seconds left to pull Irish within one; also forced turnover moments later that gave Irish a look at game-winning shot … tallied six points with two assists and two steals vs. Providence … collected seven points at Cincinnati … chalked up nine points and four rebounds in victory over Marquette … added nine points and four rebounds at No. 21/23 Syracuse … had seven points at DePaul and came up with key deflection in final seconds as Blue Demons positioned for game-tying or winning shot … fired in 14 points and tied career-best with seven rebounds in victory over South Florida … credited with game-high three steals in regular-season finale at St. John’s … scored five points and grabbed three rebounds in 11 minutes during NCAA second-round win over No. 14/13 Oklahoma. High School: Collected 17.9 points, 6.7 rebounds, 3.5 steals and 2.1 three-pointers per game during four-year career at McDonogh School in Owings Mills, Md. … ranked 96th in nation by Blue Star Basketball … three-time all-state selection (2005, 2006, 2007) … four-time IAAM A Conference

STUDENT-ATHLETES

Three-Point Field Goal Attempts: 8 at St. John’s (3/3/08)

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Fraderica Miller Guard

5-10

Hometown: Ellenwood, Ga. High School: The Marist School Overview: Lightning-fast guard who made biggest contributions as rookie at defensive end of the floor … quick hands and aggressive presence cause problems for opposing ballhandlers, particularly in pressure situations … speed also allows her to be a valuable contributor in transition game … worked hard during summer to sharpen offensive skill set, including ballhandling work and an expanding perimeter shooting capability … mix of strong work ethic and burning desire to improve should make her an important piece of the puzzle this season.

Career Honors 2009: BIG EAST All-Academic Team.

FRESHMAN Season (2008-09): Appeared in 23 games, averaging 0.7 points, 0.6 rebounds and 0.7 steals per game … saw limited action in first two road games at No. 24/22 LSU and Boston College, notching a steal at BC … scored first career points on breakaway layup and added a steal vs. Evansville … played 10 minutes vs. Georgia Southern, chalking up two points and picking up a steal for third consecutive game … had steal and score in win at Eastern Michigan … turned in best effort of career to date against Loyola-Chicago with personal bests of seven points (3-5 FG), five rebounds, three steals and two assists in 17 minutes … gave Irish spark off the bench at No. 20/19 Vanderbilt with steal late in first half … notched two points and two steals in four minutes at DePaul … had two points and assist during nine minutes of action in victory over St. John’s … tied season high with two assists and added two steals in three minutes vs. Rutgers … did not play vs. Cincinnati and No. 22/24 Pittsburgh (sprained right foot) … returned to action vs. No. 25 DePaul, playing three minutes and grabbing two rebounds … aggressive defense produced two steals and two rebounds in six minutes vs. No. 10/12 Louisville, sparking team’s second-half comeback …collected a rebound in each of BIG EAST Championship appearances vs. St. John’s and Villanova, adding assist against St. John’s. High School: Averaged 10.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 3.5 steals per game during her fouryear prep career at The Marist School in Atlanta, Ga., under the guidance of coach Kim Hixon … 2008 all-state selection (second team - Atlanta Journal-Constitution; honorable mention - Georgia Sportswriters Association) … in 2008, was named

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So.-1V

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Miller’s Career Highs Points: 7 vs. Loyola-Chicago (12/20/08) Rebounds: 5 vs. Loyola-Chicago (12/20/08) Assists: 2, twice (MR: vs. Rutgers, 1/27/09)

2009-10 PREVIEW

Field Goals: 3 vs. Loyola-Chicago (12/20/08) Field Goal Attempts: 5 vs. Loyola-Chicago (12/20/08) Three-Point Field Goals: None Three-Point Field Goal Attempts: None

STUDENT-ATHLETES

Free Throws: 1 vs. Loyola-Chicago (12/20/08) Free Throw Attempts: 5 vs. Loyola-Chicago (12/20/08) Steals: 3 vs. Loyola-Chicago (12/20/08) Blocked Shots: None Minutes Played: 17 vs. Loyola-Chicago (12/20/08)

0 0 0 0 0 0

2009-10 OPPONENTS

Double-doubles Double-figure scoring games 20-point games Double-figure assist games 5-assist games 5-steal games

COACHES

Miscellaneous

23-0

92-4.0

Pct. .727

8-11

.727

Pct. .667

TOTALS

.667

13-0

43-3.3

2-3

0-0

3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2

Def 4

0-0

.000

1-5

0-0

.200

Def 7

.000

Tot Avg PF-DQ A 13 0.6 25-0 8

T 5

B S 0 15

Pts Avg. 17 0.7

0 15

17 0.7

Tot Avg. PF-DQ A 6 0.5 10-0 5

T 2

B 0

S 7

Pts Avg. 4 0.3

4 0.3

0.6

0.5

25-0

10-0

2009-10 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

HISTORY

MILLEr in the BIG EAST Conference Season GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA 2008-09 13-0 43-3.3 2-3

3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off 0-0 .000 1-5 .200 6

RECORDS

TOTALS

FG-FGA 8-11

declared a major … dean’s list honoree in spring 2009 with 3.667 grade-point average … some former Irish players who wore No. 12 include two-time All-American Katryna Gaither, Danielle Green and Teresa Borton.

BIG EAST

MILLER’s Career Statistics Season GP-GS Min.-Avg. 2008-09 23-0 92-4.0

helped Marist to 102-18 (.850) record during her career, along with back-to-back Class AAAA state title game appearances in 2006 and 2007 … played AAU ball with FBC Georgia, where she was coached by Brian Harmon … also competed in track & field during prep career, running sprints (100 meters, 200 meters, 400 meters) … high school ranked 15th nationally in overall athletics excellence in 2005 by Sports Illustrated. Personal Data: Born April 28, 1990, in Atlanta … first name pronounced fruh-DARE-uh-kuh … daughter of Melissa Stone-Miller … member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes … enrolled in Mendoza College of Business, but has not yet

2008-09 REVIEW

one of top 30 players in state of Georgia by Atlanta Journal-Constitution … first-team all-metro choice in 2008 … as a senior in 2007-08, averaged team highs of 11.8 points, 6.8 rebounds and 3.5 steals per game with a .494 field goal percentage for the War Eagles, who went 24-4 and were ranked second in the state’s Class AAAA … also posted four double-doubles in final prep season, nearly notching a triple-double on Feb. 2 vs. Blessed Trinity (17p, 10r, 9a) … scored in double figures 16 times as a senior, including three 20-point outings (season-high 21 points on Jan. 2 vs. Mays), and had eight double-digit rebounding nights, including a season-high 20 boards on Dec. 14 vs. Tucker …

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Student-Athletes

Natalie Novosel Guard

5-11

So.-1V

Hometown: Lexington, Ky. High School: Lexington Catholic H.S. Overview: Multi-talentd athletic wing who made immediate impact in supporting role as a freshman … has blended seamlessly into Notre Dame’s motion and transition offenses … maintains scorer’s mentality with superb perimeter shooting skills … can also attack the basket and is not afraid of contact in the paint … size and agility make her a difficult matchup … strong ballhandler and passer with creativity and solid court awareness … aggressive on defense and a major asset in traps and presses … student of the game who is always eager to improve and further develop her game … boasts

points …tallied eight points and four rebounds at No. 22/24 Pittsburgh …sparkled off the bench against No. 10/12 Louisville with 17 points, seasonhigh-tying four assists and four steals; scored nine points during 12-2 second-half run that put Irish

Career Honors 2009: BIG EAST All-Freshman Team … BIG EAST Freshman of the Week (Dec. 29, Jan. 12).

impressive work ethic and ultra-competitive desire. FRESHMAN Season (2008-09): Played in all 31 games, averaging 6.9 points and 2.9 rebounds per game … second on team with 45 steals (1.5 spg.), while .493 field goal percentage was tops among everyday players … in BIG EAST play, ranked 10th in league with 1.8 steals per game … made college debut in State Farm Tip-Off Classic at No. 24/22 LSU, playing 17 minutes and notching two points and two rebounds … tallied six points and season-high four assists vs. Evansville … tossed in seven points at Boston College … added seven points (5-6 FT) and four rebounds against Georgia Southern … led the way to victory at Eastern Michigan with game-high 18 points, eight rebounds and four assists in 33 minutes … shared game-high scoring honors against Loyola-Chicago with 13 points, while adding three assists and three steals …posted second consecutive double-figure scoring game at Charlotte, coming off bench to notch 12 points and four steals … registered first perfect shooting game of her career in BIG EAST debut at Seton Hall, dodging foul trouble to score eight points (3-3 FG, 2-2 FT) in 17 minutes … chalked up 18 points and seven rebounds in 22 minutes at DePaul … collected 12 points against Georgetown … credited with 10 points, four rebounds and four steals at Marquette … paced Irish against Rutgers with season-best 19

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in position to win down the stretch … notched six points and season-high five steals at Providence … had nearly perfect shooting day in BIG EAST tournament debut vs. St. John’s, scoring 15 points (6-7 FG, 3-3 FT) in second-round win.

Points: 19 vs. Rutgers (1/27/09) Rebounds: 8 at Eastern Michigan (12/2/08) Assists: 4, three times (MR: vs. Louisville, 2/11/09) Field Goal Attempts: 11, twice (MR: vs. Louisville, 2/11/09) Three-Point Field Goals: 1 at Eastern Michigan (12/2/08)

Free Throws: 6 at DePaul (1/6/09) Free Throw Attempts: 8, twice (MR: at DePaul, 1/6/09) Steals: 5 at Providence (2/28/09) Blocked Shots: 1, three times (MR: at South Florida, 2/17/09)

Miscellaneous 0 9 0 0 0 1

74-150

.493

NOVOSEL in the BIG EAST Conference Season GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA 2008-09 16-0 341-21.3 42-85

Pct. .494

TOTALS

.494

31-0

16-0

638-20.6

341-21.3

42-85

1-10

3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off 0-1 .000 34-48 .708 22

Def 22

0-1

.100

.000

65-90 .722

Def 45

34-48 .708

Tot Avg PF-DQ A T 89 2.9 57-0 47 60

B S Pts Avg. 3 45 214 6.9

47 60

3 45 214 6.9

Tot Avg. PF-DQ A T 44 2.8 34-0 28 30

B S Pts Avg. 2 29 118 7.4

2 29 118 7.4

2.9

2.8

57-0

34-0

28 30

2009-10 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

HISTORY

TOTALS

3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off 1-10 .100 65-90 .722 44

RECORDS

Pct. .493

BIG EAST

NOVOSEL’s Career Statistics Season GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA 2008-09 31-0 638-20.6 74-150

2008-09 REVIEW

High School: Logged career averages of 14.0 ppg., 6.8 rpg., 3.7 spg., and 2.8 apg. at Lexington Catholic High School in Lexington, Ky. … helped pace Knights to outstanding 130-11 (.922) record during her final four years on the LCHS varsity (began playing on varsity as eighth-grader) for coaches Greg Todd and Jeff Hans … led team to state championships in 2005 and 2006 … ranked 32nd in nation by All-Star Girls Report … ranked 43rd in nation/four-star player (13th among guards) by ESPN Hoopgurlz … ranked 47th in nation by Blue Star Basketball … ranked 71st in nation (11th among off-guards) by Dan Olson Collegiate Girls

2009-10 OPPONENTS

Double-doubles Double-figure scoring games 20-point games Double-figure assist games 5-assist games 5-steal games

Shannon played at University of Evansville from 2005-09, while twin brother, Nathan is a sophomore at Division III University of Rochester (N.Y.) … last name pronounced KNOW-vuh-sell … parents are Jaine and Nick Novosel … first Notre Dame women’s basketball player ever to come from state of Kentucky … hails from same high school as former Irish men’s basketball standout David Graves (1999-2002) … enrolled in College of Arts and Letters, but has not yet declared a major … some former Irish players who wore No. 21 include the Notre Dame all-time scoring leader Beth Morgan and two-time All-America forward (and South Bend native) Jacqueline Batteast.

COACHES

Minutes Played: 33 at Eastern Michigan (12/2/08)

STUDENT-ATHLETES

Three-Point Field Goal Attempts: 2, three times (MR: vs. Purdue, 12/7/08)

2009-10 PREVIEW

Field Goals: 7, twice (MR: vs. Louisville, 2/11/09)

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Novosel’s Career Highs

Basketball Report … two-time Street & Smith’s preseason honorable mention All-American … one of top three vote-getters for 2008 Kentucky Miss Basketball … three-time all-state selection (unanimous first team pick in 2008; top vote-getter in balloting by Lexington Herald-Leader) ... fourtime all-city pick … MVP of 2006 Kentucky 11th Region Tournament, 2006 Fifth Third Bank Kentucky Holiday Classic and 2007 Lexington Catholic Holiday Classic … averaged 19.9 ppg. and 9.1 rpg. as a senior, sparking team to 29-5 record and berth in regional title game for fourth consecutive season … selected to try out for 2008 Kentucky All-Star Team, but opted to forgo selection in order to allow minor knee injury to heal completely and prepare for summer classes at Notre Dame … as junior in 2006-07, averaged 17.9 ppg., 8.5 rpg., 4.4 apg., 3.8 spg., .583 FG% (13th in state), .787 FT% (20th in state) while team compiled 30-4 record before being upset in regional title game … as sophomore in 2005-06, averaged 12.4 points and 6.1 rebounds per game and helped team to 35-1 record with No. 3 ranking in USA Today Super 25 poll (highest ever for a Kentucky school) ... team posted 36-1 record in 2004-05 and was ranked as high as sixth in USA Today Super 25 poll … ranks fourth in school history for career points (2,103) and one of five players in LCHS history with 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds (1,021 boards) in career … also holds school record with 561 steals … also played for high-powered Tennessee Flight Silver AAU squad that won a pair of titles in summer of 2007 — prestigious End of the Trail tournament in Oregon City, Ore., (Novosel canned two free throws with six seconds left to seal semifinal win), and Midwest Showdown in Mason, Ohio … AAU squad also tied for third at Boo Williams Invitational. Personal Data: Born Nov. 22, 1989, in Lexington, Ky. … one of three children, all of whom have played college basketball — older sister,

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Student-Athletes

Devereaux Peters Forward

6-2

Hometown: Chicago, Ill. High School: Fenwick H.S. Overview: Tremendously athletic post player who has overcome mental and physical hurdles in past two seasons with consecutive knee injuries/ surgeries … in midst of rehabilitation protocol and could be cleared by team medical personnel to resume full workouts in late fall/early winter … once healthy, she has the ability to change game at both ends of the court … has quickness and versatility to beat opponents off the dribble or face up and hit the mid-range jumper … runs the floor extremely well for player of her size, making her an important asset in the transition game … massive 77-inch (6-foot-5) wingspan helps make for disruptive presence on defense, both on the press and on back line of the defense in half-court situations … agility allows her to elevate quickly for rebounds and blocked shots … fierce and passionate competitor … yet another member of Irish roster with a winning pedigree that breeds even more hunger and desire for success.

Career Honors 2008: BIG EAST All-Freshman Team.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2008-09): Appeared in three games (one start), averaging 7.3 points and 4.3 rebounds per game with .688 field goal percentage and six blocks (2.0 per game) … looked sharp in State Farm Tip-Off Classic at No. 24/22 LSU, coming off bench to play 28 minutes, notching 12 points, team-high six rebounds, three blocks and three steals … earned starting nod vs. Evansville, registering six points and four rebounds … collected four points, three rebounds, two blocks and two steals in only 16 minutes at Boston College; injured left knee at 13:04 of first half (four minutes after entering), but feeling little discomfort, returned to play 12 minutes later in game … injury later diagnosed as season-ending torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) … played in less than 30 percent of team’s games and thus did not lose a year of athletic eligibility … underwent successful two-part corrective surgery in February and May 2009. FRESHMAN SEASON (2007-08): Saw action in 23 games (two starts), averaging 9.0 points and 5.6 rebounds per game with team-leading 1.96 blocks per game, and .522 field goal percentage … posted 45 blocks, the third-highest total ever by an Irish freshman … made college debut vs. Miami (Ohio),

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Jr.-1V

Points: 15 vs. Villanova (1/16/08) Rebounds: 12 vs. Connecticut (1/27/08) Assists: 4 vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/29/07) Field Goal Attempts: 15 at Maryland (11/16/07) Three-Point Field Goals: None Three-Point Field Goal Attempts: None Free Throws: 8 at Richmond (1/2/08) Steals: 7 vs. Villanova (1/16/08) Blocked Shots: 5 vs. Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) Minutes Played: 34 at Maryland (11/16/07)

Miscellaneous 1 15 0 1 1 1

TOTALS

93-173

.538

PETERS in the BIG EAST Conference Season GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off 2007-08 9-2 161-17.9 30-58 .517 0-0 .000 22-29 .759 18 2008-09 Did not play (injured)

Def 34

161-17.9

30-58

.517

0-0

.000

42-59 .712

22-29 .759

Tot Avg PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg. 129 5.6 78-5 23 40 45 39 206 9.0 13 4.3 6-0 5 4 6 5 22 7.3 142

5.5

84-5

28 44 51 44 228 8.8

Tot Avg. PF-DQ A T B S 52 5.8 37-4 8 15 13 16

Pts Avg. 82 9.1

82 9.1

5.8

37-4

8 15 13 16

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HISTORY

9-2

529-20.3

Def 72 10

TOTALS

26-3

3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off 0-0 .000 42-56 .750 57 0-0 .000 0-3 .000 3

RECORDS

Pct. .522 .688

BIG EAST

FG-FGA 82-157 11-16

2008-09 REVIEW

PETERS’ Career Statistics Season GP-GS Min.-Avg. 2007-08 23-2 468-20.3 2008-09 3-1 61-20.3

2009-10 OPPONENTS

coming off the bench to register six points, eight rebounds and game-high five blocks in 15 minutes … had four points, team-high eight rebounds and three steals against Western Kentucky … turned in strong performance off the bench at No. 3 Maryland, collecting 12 points (first career doublefigure scoring game), six rebounds and two blocks … carded four points, seven rebounds and three blocks at Central Michigan … registered four points, three assists and three steals against Boston College … returned to double figures with 12 points against Canisius, while also chipping in six rebounds and three blocks … notched 10 points, four rebounds and three steals in victory over Michigan … tossed in 14 points, as well as three more steals and four blocks in overtime win at Bowling Green … had five points (including first-half three-point play)

since 2001 (15.3 ppg., 8.0 rpg., 4.7 bpg., .621 FG% in three-game state tournament with double-doubles in semifinals and final) … team ranked sixth in final 2006-07 USA Today Super 25 poll with 36-2 record … team logged 135-11 (.925) record during her career. Personal Data: Born Oct. 8, 1989, in Chicago … older of two children … first name pronounced DEV-er-OH … daughter of Denise Gladden-Peters and R. Delacey Peters, Jr. … uncle, Tom Seabron, was defensive end/linebacker on Michigan football team (1975-78) and later was chosen by San Francisco 49ers in fifth round of 1979 National Football League draft … joins current fifth-year senior guard Lindsay Schrader and freshman guard Kaila Turner as three of 12 Illinois natives in program history; including Peters, Schrader and Turner, 11 of those players have come from Chicagoland area … continues long line of successful student-athletes who have matriculated to Notre Dame from Fenwick High School, most notably 1953 Heisman Trophy winner John Lattner … enrolled in College of Arts and Letters as a film, television & theater major … only fifth player in program’s history to wear No. 14, and first since Lisa Kuhns completed her career in 1990.

COACHES

Double-doubles Double-figure scoring games 20-point games Double-figure rebound games 5-block games 5-steal games

STUDENT-ATHLETES

Free Throw Attempts: 10 at Richmond (1/2/08)

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Field Goals: 6, three ties (MR: at LSU, 11/16/08)

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Peters’ Career Highs

and six rebounds at Purdue … tallied 10 points, three blocks and two steals in win over Valparaiso … collected 11 points and four blocks at IUPUI … registered 10 points, eight rebounds and season-best four assists in win over Saint Francis (Pa.) … scored 12 points at Richmond … came off bench to tally 10 points and eight rebounds vs. No. 3 Tennessee … made first start at Louisville, scoring six points … notched two points, five rebounds and three steals at No. 16 West Virginia … had season-high 15 points, six rebounds and seasonbest seven steals vs. Villanova … scored seven points and grabbed four rebounds at Georgetown … against No. rv/25 DePaul, snared eight rebounds while adding seven points and three blocks … posted first career doubledouble with 10 points and season-high 12 rebounds against No. 1 Connecticut … efficient against Providence with 12 points and four rebounds … made most of 15 minutes at Cincinnati, tallying 12 points and five rebounds … scored 11 points and grabbed five rebounds in 13 minutes vs. No. 15 Pittsburgh on Feb. 10 before suffering left knee injury at 13:44 mark of second half; injury later confirmed to be a season-ending torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) … underwent successful corrective surgery in April 2008. High School: Averaged 12.7 points and 7.1 rebounds per game with .600 field goal percentage during four-year career at Fenwick High School in Oak Park, Ill. … ranked 21st in nation (fourth among power forwards) by Dan Olson Collegiate Girls Basketball Report, 24th in nation by Blue Star Basketball, 31st in nation (seventh among power forwards) by All-Star Girls Report and 35th in nation (12th among forwards) by ESPN Hoopgurlz … McDonald’s All-American (2007) … Parade thirdteam All-American (2007) … USA Today third-team All-USA selection (2007) … four-time Street & Smith’s honorable mention All-American (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007) … Illinois Miss Basketball runner-up (2007) … two-time first-team all-state selection (2006, 2007) … two-time adidas Top Ten Camp All-Star (Upperclass - 2005; Underclass - 2004) … Most Outstanding Player of 2007 Illinois Class 2A Tournament after leading Fenwick to first state title

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Student-Athletes

Lindsay Schrader Guard

6-0

Sr.-3V

Hometown: Bartlett, Ill High School: Bartlett H.S. Overview: Returns as team tri-captain in 2009-10 … 23 points and eight rebounds in win over Syracuse … led approved for fifth year of eligibility by Notre Dame Faculty the way at Providence with 18 points and eight rebounds; Board on Athletics after missing ’06-07 season with knee became 25th player in school history to score 1,000 career injury … talented first-team all-BIG EAST guard who made points on layup with 7:03 left in first half … carded doublebig strides last year, posting double vs. West Virginia with career-high marks in virtually 14 points and game-high 11 all statistical categories … rebounds …registered seventh one of two 1,000-point scordouble-double of year in BIG ers on this year’s roster (Ashley EAST second-round win over Barlow) … enters final season St. John’s with 16 points and 11 2009: First Team All-BIG EAST … BIG EAST Weekly with 11 career double-doubles, rebounds; first double-double Honor Roll (Feb. 23, March 2) … BIG EAST Allone short of school record for by ND player in BIG EAST tourAcademic Team (formerly Academic All-Star Team). guards held by current Irish ney since 3/8/03 (Batteast vs. 2008: Honorable Mention All-BIG EAST. 2006: BIG assistant coach Niele Ivey … Pittsburgh in first round). EAST Freshman of the Week (Nov. 21) … BIG EAST mainstay in lineup, having JUNIOR Season (2007Weekly Honor Roll (Dec. 5) … BIG EAST Academic started 91 of 95 games in her 08): Appeared in All-Star Team. first three seasons (64 of 65 all 34 games (33 in past two years) … physical starts), averaging presence on the perimeter … 10.2 points (third strong finisher driving to the rim, but also can step out and on team) and team-high 6.2 rebounds … during knock down perimeter shot … relishes contact in paint and conference play, ranked 11th in BIG EAST in field is excellent rebounder at both ends … fierce competitor with goal percentage (.496), 14th in rebounding (6.3 burning desire to help team succeed … presents matchup rpg) and eighth in defensive rebounding (4.4 problems for opponents with size and strength. drpg) … erupted in first meaningful game since March 19, 2006 (nearly 20 months), making first SENIOR Season (2008-09): Team tri-captain … started six shots from field and scoring game-high 20 all 31 games, leading team in rebounding (7.4 rpg.) and placpoints in only 17 minutes vs. Miami (Ohio) – her ing second in scoring (12.6 ppg.) … ranked 20th in BIG EAST first career “point-a-minute” game … collected in scoring, 10th in rebounding and 14th in field goal percent10 points and team-high eight rebounds at age (.463) … in league play, ranked 21st in scoring (12.8 ppg.) No. 3 Maryland … registered team highs of 16 and sixth in rebounding (8.0 rpg.) … seven double-doubles, points and eight rebounds vs. Boston College … setting new single-season school record for guards … had 13 earned first double-double since Dec. 17, 2005 points, team-high six rebounds and three steals in seasonwith team-high 17 points and game-high 12 opening win at No. 24/22 LSU in State Farm Tip-Off Classic rebounds at Bowling Green; also canned three … chalked up 12 points, game-high seven rebounds and consecutive baskets in 80-second span down four steals vs. Evansville … scored 15 points against No. 24 stretch in regulation to seemingly clinch victory Michigan State, including eight in the final eight minutes for Irish … had eight points and team-high 10 to preserve victory … first double-double of year at Eastern rebounds in program’s first-ever win at Purdue Michigan with 17 points and 10 rebounds … posted second … pulled down game-high 10 rebounds in consecutive double-double in win over No. 17/20 Purdue with victory at Richmond … had perfect shooting 13 points and 10 rebounds; first ND player with back-to-back night vs. Villanova (5-5 FG, 2-2 FT), finishing double-doubles since Dec. 11 & 19, 2004 (Jacqueline Batteast with 12 points and game-high eight rebounds; vs. Washington and at Marquette) … tallied 14 points and second perfect shooting game of career (min. six rebounds in win at Valparaiso … gathered game highs of 5 attempts) following 6-for-6 effort at Wisconsin 13 points, eight rebounds and five assists vs. Loyola-Chicago on Dec. 4, 2005 … looked sharp at Georgetown … scored game-high 19 points and added nine rebounds with 12 points and seven rebounds … notched at Charlotte, including crucial offensive rebound tip-out in 10 points and career-high six assists vs. No. 1 final 20 seconds to help preserve win … logged team-high Connecticut … finished with game highs of 15 12 points and eight rebounds at No. 20/19 Vanderbilt; also points and nine rebounds against Providence converted acrobatic baseline layup with 17.3 seconds left and … tallied 12 points, team-high eight rebounds Irish up by two … made first five shots from field in BIG EAST and three steals vs. No. 15 Pittsburgh … turned opener at Seton Hall, finishing with 11 points and team-high in well-balanced effort vs. Marquette with 17 six rebounds; also had key free throw and offensive rebound points, six rebounds, five assists, career-high four off her own missed foul shot in final 15 seconds to preserve steals and two blocks in 26 minutes … collected win … notched 11 points and six rebounds in homecoming 12 points and five rebounds in win at No. 21/23 game at DePaul … snared 11 rebounds at Marquette … talSyracuse … piled up 10 points and game-high lied 13 points and season-high-tying five assists against St. eight rebounds at No. 5/4 Rutgers … logged 11 John’s, converting old-fashioned three-point play and layup points and five rebounds in win at DePaul on in final three minutes to help Irish regain lead; also partially her 21st birthday … chalked up second doubleblocked game-tying 3FG try with less than one second to double of season (fourth career) with 17 points play to seal win … posted double-double vs. Cincinnati with and season-high 13 rebounds against South 19 points and career-best 15 rebounds; first ND player to go Florida … stretched double-figure scoring streak 15p/15r in game since 2/17/01 (Kelley Siemon at Rutgers) to seven with 10 points (and six rebounds) vs. … sank both ends of one-and-one FT with 9.8 seconds left Seton Hall … nearly had double-double in NCAA to help Irish down No. 25 DePaul … powered Irish to win opening-round win over SMU, finishing with at South Florida with another double-double, rolling up 12 points and nine rebounds … came close to season-high 26 points and 11 rebounds … picked up second another double-double in NCAA regional semiconsecutive double-double with 17 points and game-high final against No. 3 Tennessee, winding up with 11 rebounds at No. 1 Connecticut … piled up game-high

Career Honors

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13 points (5-8 FG) and team-high nine rebounds despite battling foul trouble. Sophomore Season (2006-07): Sidelined for entire season after suffering right knee injury (torn ACL) during scrimmage on fourth day of preseason practice (Oct. 15). Freshman Season (2005-06): Appeared in all 30 games during rookie campaign, starting 27 times (tied for second-most starts ever by Irish freshman) … 858 total minutes also ranked third among freshmen in school history, and 28.6 minutes-per-game average was fifth in rookie record book at Notre Dame … led team in rebounding (5.4 rpg.), becoming fifth freshman in school history to win team rebounding title, joining former All-Americans Jacqueline Batteast (2001-02) and Ruth Riley (1997-98) among others

Points: 29 vs. Boston College (3/19/06) Rebounds: 15 vs. Cincinnati (1/31/09) Assists: 6 vs. Connecticut (1/27/08) Field Goal Attempts: 23 vs. Boston College (3/19/06) Three-Point Field Goals: 1, six times (MR: at Charlotte, 12/28/08)

Free Throws: 6, three times (MR: vs. DePaul, 2/8/09) Free Throw Attempts: 10 at Syracuse (1/31/06) Steals: 4 vs. Marquette (2/13/08) Blocked Shots: 3 vs. Connecticut (3/5/06)

Miscellaneous 11 56 6 15 7 0

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… second on team in scoring (10.5 ppg.) and assists (1.73 apg.), and third in steals (1.1 spg.) … scored in double figures 14 times, including three 20-point games … also had two double-doubles and three double-digit rebounding efforts … became first Notre Dame freshman in four years to start season opener (Batteast and Teresa Borton vs. Valparaiso in 2001), getting call in lidlifter vs. Michigan … opened college career with a bang, posting double-double vs. the Wolverines with 10 points and 14 rebounds; only second player in school history to register double-double in college debut and first in program’s Division I era (Shari Matvey 21p/14r vs. Marion on Nov. 30, 1979) … tossed in 11 points and grabbed five rebounds at Western Michigan … logged 14 points vs. Iona … had perfect shooting day at Wisconsin, going 6-of-6 from floor (including first college three-pointer) and winding up with 13 points; shooting performance was one made shot away from tying school and BIG EAST records

2009-10 OPPONENTS

Double-doubles Double-figure scoring games 20-point games Double-figure rebound games 5-assist games 5-steal games

Def 126

Tot Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg. 162 5.4 55-1 52 57 11 33 316 10.5

.500 .333

71 63

139 165

210 228

6.2 7.4

TOTALS

.500 171-282 .606 170

430

600

6.3

Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off .400 34-60 .567 19

Def 64

Tot Avg. PF-DQ A T 83 5.2 25-0 28 27

B S Pts Avg. 5 16 162 10.1 3 23 169 10.6 8 20 204 12.8

95-91 2771-29.2

440-965 .456

6-12

44-1 45-1

73 63 4 54 349 10.3 67 72 14 43 392 12.6

144-3 192 192 29 130 1057 11.1

Schrader in the BIG EAST Conference Season GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA 2005-06 16-13 442-27.6 63-151 .417 2-5 2006-07 Did not play (injured) 2007-08 16-15 458-28.6 70-141 .496 0-0 2008-09 16-16 508-31.8 85-193 .440 0-2

.000 .000

29-39 .744 34-52 .654

29 35

71 93

100 128

6.3 8.0

22-1 23-1

36 31 31 40

TOTALS

.286 97-151 .642

228

311

6.5

70-2

95 98 16 59 535 11.1

48-44 1408-29.3

218-485 .449

2-7

2009-10 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

HISTORY

Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off .571 58-111 .523 36

RECORDS

Schrader’s Career Statistics Season GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA 2005-06 30-27 858-28.6 127-287 .443 4-7 2006-07 Did not play (injured) 2007-08 34-33 955-28.1 148-322 .460 1-2 2008-09 31-31 958-30.9 165-356 .463 1-3

52-80 .650 61-91 .670

COACHES

Minutes Played: 40, twice (MR: at Bowling Green, 12/5/07)

STUDENT-ATHLETES

Three-Point Field Goal Attempts: 2 at Rutgers (1/24/06)

2009-10 PREVIEW

Field Goals: 12 vs. Boston College (3/19/06)

22.1 points, 10.6 rebounds, 2.7 steals and 2.6 blocks per game with .480 field goal percentage while leading Bartlett to 30-5 record and berth in Class AA state title game (BHS lost to top-ranked Peoria Richwoods, 52-48, despite 18 points and tournament-record 18 rebounds from Schrader) … Bartlett posted a 96-27 (.780) record during career, including 81-14 (.853) mark in final three seasons … earned silver medal at 2004 USA Basketball Youth Development Festival with North Team after ranking among top three at tournament for scoring (14.8 ppg. - third), rebounding (8.6 rpg. - third) and field goal percentage (.542 - second) … one of 17 finalists for the 2004 USA Women’s Junior World Championship Qualifying Team that won gold medal … rated among top 30 by three separate recruiting services — Blue Star Basketball (14th), All-Game Sports (21st) and All-Star Girls Report (26th - eighth among shooting guards). Personal Data: Born Feb. 24, 1987, in Winfield, Ill. … youngest of three children … daughter of Lori and Darcy Schrader … brother, Kevin, was power-hitting catcher for Elgin (Ill.) Community College baseball team that advanced to 2007 NJCAA World Series … joins junior Devereaux Peters and freshman Kaila Turner as three of 12 Illinois natives who have played for the Irish; besides Schrader, Peters and Turner, eight others have come from the Chicagoland area, including such notables as NCAA career three-point percentage record holder Alicia Ratay (Lake Zurich, 1999-2003), Danielle Green (Chicago, 1995-2000) and Diondra Toney (Chicago, 1985-89) … enrolled in Mendoza College of Business as managementconsulting major … some former Irish players who wore No. 24 include Janice Crowe, Theresa Mullins and Andrea Alexander.

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Schrader’s Career Highs

for field goal percentage by freshman (7-of-7 by Alicia Ratay in 2000 and Borton in 2002) … registered second doubledouble of season with 10 points and game-high 10 rebounds against No. 22/21 Utah in championship game of Duel in the Desert (Gray Division) … had game highs of 13 points and seven rebounds, along with season-high three steals against Valparaiso … posted third double-digit rebounding game of season with 10 rebounds vs. Marquette; also matched season high with four assists … came off the bench for first time vs. No. 10 DePaul, responding with near double-double (nine points, nine rebounds) … carded 12 points and season-hightying three steals against South Florida … rang up 24 points and eight rebounds at Syracuse … registered team bests of 16 points and six rebounds in personal-best 40 minutes vs. Villanova … earned share of team-best scoring honors against No. 8/6 Connecticut with 12 points … compiled 11 points and four assists in overtime win at Cincinnati; also assisted on Tulyah Gaines’ game-tying layup at the horn in regulation, then hit Courtney LaVere for go-ahead threepoint play with 2:07 left in OT … scored game-high 20 points and grabbed nine rebounds in regular-season finale vs. Pittsburgh … collected 14 points and five rebounds, and knocked down go-ahead free throws with 3:19 left in BIG EAST Championship first-round win over South Florida … saved biggest offensive output for season finale in NCAA opener vs. Boston College, erupting for career-high 29 points (12-23 FG) … participated in USA Basketball U20 National Team Trials during summer 2006. High School: Averaged 20.7 points, 10.0 rebounds, 3.0 steals, 2.1 assists and 2.1 blocks per game with .490 field goal percentage during career at Bartlett High School … Illinois Miss Basketball (2005) — voting margin (374 points) was sixth-largest since award first presented in 1986 (previous winners include current WNBA AllStars Tamika Catchings, Candace Parker and Cappie Pondexter) … Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year (2005) … McDonald’s All-American (2005), scoring nine points (4-7 FG) in McDonald’s High School AllAmerica Game played at Notre Dame’s Joyce Center … WBCA High School All-American (2005), scoring 10 points in WBCA High School All-America Game played in conjunction with NCAA Women’s Final Four in Indianapolis … Parade All-America Third Team (2005) … three-time Street & Smith’s All-American (2002, 2003, 2005) … Nike All-America Camp (2003, 2004) … adidas Top Ten Camp Underclass All-Star (2002) … four-time all-state selection (first team in 2004 and 2005; second team in 2003; honorable mention in 2002) … three-time Chicago Sun-Times all-area team (2003, 2004, 2005) … four-time Daily Herald all-area team (2002, 2003, co-captain 2004, co-captain 2005) … set school records and ranks among top 35 in Illinois prep history for career points (2,422), rebounds (1,175), field goals made (951), field goals attempted (1,939) and free throws attempted (478), appearing in top 10 of latter three categories … also has school records for assists (252), steals (346) and blocks (240), as well as points in game (38 vs. St. Viator in 2003) … scored in double figures 114 times in 117 career games, including streak of 72 consecutive double-digit games (eighth in state history) … also had nine career 30-point games (five as a senior) … as senior, averaged

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Student-Athletes

Erica Solomon Forward

6-2

So.-1V

Hometown: Charleston, W.Va. High School: Detroit (Mich.) Country Day School Overview: Athletic post player who is just beginning to scratch the surface of her potential … biggest contributions as a freshman came at defensive end of court (rebounding and blocked shots) … uses long arms, deceptive quickness and agility to block or alter shots, as well as grab rebounds in traffic … also counted on for production in presses … has effective array of offensive post moves, while also displaying a solid mid-range shot … adds depth and versatility to the Irish lineup … with continued growth and development, possibilities are limitless for her. FRESHMAN Season (2008-09): Appeared in

Career Honors 2009: BIG EAST All-Freshman Team.

all 31 games, averaging 6.0 points and 4.5 rebounds per game … led team and ranked ninth in BIG EAST (second among freshmen) in blocked shots (1.2 bpg.) … also ranked 10th in blocks during league play (1.3 bpg.) … grabbed team-high 70 offensive rebounds … made college debut in State Farm Tip-Off Classic at No. 24/22 LSU, chalking up six points in 11 minutes … turned in “point-a-minute” performance in third collegiate game at Boston College, finishing with season-high 15 points (5-5 FG, 5-7 FT) in just 14 minutes … played 19 minutes vs. Georgia Southern, logging 12 points and five rebounds … tossed in 12 points in 19 minutes against No. 24 Michigan State … extended doubledigit scoring streak to four games with 12 points at Eastern Michigan, adding nine rebounds and season-high four blocks … grabbed eight rebounds against No. 17/20 Purdue … collected five points, seven rebounds, three blocks and season-high three steals at Valparaiso; had layup, two blocks and key steal in final five minutes to help preserve win … picked up six points and five rebounds in win over Loyola-Chicago … played key role in win at No. 20/19 Vanderbilt with eight points (4-4 FG) and seven rebounds in 21 minutes off the bench; also blocked potential game-tying shot with 49 seconds left and came up with rebound, allowing Irish to come down and hit important insurance bucket … scored 13 points (5-6 FG) in season-high 24 minutes of BIG EAST debut at Seton Hall … corralled eight rebounds in 13 minutes at DePaul … chalked up seven points and two blocks against Georgetown … made major contributions down the stretch in win over St. John’s, putting Irish ahead

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Solomon’s Career Highs Points: 15 at Boston College (11/23/08) Rebounds: 10 at Villanova (1/24/09) Assists: 2, five times (MR: at Villanova, 1/24/09)

2009-10 PREVIEW

Field Goals: 6 at Pittsburgh (2/3/09) Field Goal Attempts: 11 at Pittsburgh (2/3/09) Three-Point Field Goals: None Three-Point Field Goal Attempts: None

STUDENT-ATHLETES

Free Throws: 6, twice (MR: at Eastern Michigan, 12/2/08) Free Throw Attempts: 10 at Eastern Michigan (12/2/08) Steals: 3 at Valparaiso (12/13/08) Blocked Shots: 4 at Eastern Michigan (12/2/08) Minutes Played: 24, twice (MR: at South Florida, 2/17/09)

66-154

.429

SOLOMON in the BIG EAST Conference Season GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA 2008-09 16-0 260-16.3 33-73

Pct. .452

TOTALS

.452

31-0

16-0

512-16.5

260-16.3

33-73

0-0

3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off 0-0 .000 18-35 .514 39

Def 33

0-0

.000

53-86 .616

Def 68

18-35 .514

Tot Avg PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg. 138 4.5 75-0 21 44 38 17 185 6.0 138

4.5

75-0

21 44 38 17 185 6.0

Tot Avg. PF-DQ A T B 72 4.5 50-0 10 26 20

S 8

Pts Avg. 84 5.3

84 5.3

4.5

50-0

10 26 20

2009-10 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

HISTORY

TOTALS

3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off 0-0 .000 53-86 .616 70

RECORDS

Pct. .429

BIG EAST

SOLOMON’s Career Statistics Season GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA 2008-09 31-0 512-16.5 66-154

Detroit Country Day, setting school record (5 feet, 6 inches). Personal Data: Born Nov. 10, 1989, in Charleston, W.Va. … youngest of three children … sister, Stephanie, played basketball at Saint Louis … brother, Christopher, played football at Northwood (Mich.) … daughter of Debbie Solomon … comes from same high school as NBA standouts Chris Webber and Shane Battier … pairs with fellow sophomore Kellie Watson to give Notre Dame 16 women’s basketball players from the state of Michigan in program history (second only to Indiana’s 19 players) … Solomon and Watson are first Michigan natives to join Irish since Ann Arbor resident (and Huron High School graduate) Julie Henderson suited up from 1996-2000 … enrolled in College of Arts and Letters, but has not yet declared a major … only the second player in program’s history to wear No. 1, following in the footsteps of recently-graduated point guard Tulyah Gaines (2004-08).

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to stay on layup with 1:25 to play before adding two rebounds (one at each end) and an insurance free throw with 26 seconds left; finished with nine points and eight rebounds … pulled down seasonhigh 10 rebounds and added five points at Villanova … piled up 14 points (season-best 6-11 FG) and eight rebounds at No. 22/24 Pittsburgh … collected six rebounds against No. 10/12 Louisville … came off bench to score 10 points in season-high-tying 24 minutes at South Florida … scored six points at No. 1 Connecticut … nabbed seven points and six rebounds in BIG EAST second-round win over St. John’s. High School: Averaged 12.0 ppg., 9.0 rpg. and 4.0 bpg. as a senior at Detroit Country Day School in Beverly Hills, Mich., playing for coach Frank Orlando

… helped Yellowjackets to 25-1 record and 2008 Class B state title, in addition to state semifinal appearance in 2007 … not often seen by recruiting services because Michigan had fall basketball season prior to 2007-08 … ranked 18th in nation (fifth among power forwards) by Dan Olson Collegiate Girls Basketball Report ... ranked 52nd in nation by Blue Star Basketball ... ranked 68th in nation by AllStar Girls Report ... ranked 70th in nation/four-star player (seventh among posts) by ESPN Hoopgurlz … two-time Street & Smith’s preseason honorable mention All-America selection ... 2008 Associated Press Class B Co-Player of the Year (with fellow Notre Dame sophomore Kellie Watson) … runner-up for 2008 Michigan Miss Basketball … 2008 Detroit News Dream Team … four-time all-state selection (first team in 2006 and 2008) … four-time all-county selection … team was ranked regionally or nationally in USA Today Super 25 poll each of her three seasons … limited much of junior season while recovering from knee injury (torn ACL in February 2006) … as a sophomore in 2005-06, averaged 15.0 ppg., 12.0 rpg. and 5.0 bpg. for DCDS … won 2004 Class C state title as freshman at Saint Martin de Porres High School before school closed and she transferred to Detroit Country Day … played AAU ball for Motor City Suns, where she was coached by Willie Riley … also competed in high jump while at

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0 7 0 1 0 0

COACHES

Miscellaneous Double-doubles Double-figure scoring games 20-point games Double-figure assist games 5-block games 5-steal games

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Student-Athletes

Kellie Watson Forward

6-2

Hometown: Ionia, Mich. High School: Ionia H.S. Overview: Multi-dimensional wing player whose mix of size and perimeter scoring punch makes her valuable asset in Irish offensive system … dangerous three-point shooter with range well beyond the arc … all-around threat who has potential to be a superb five-tool player … physical presence who can take smaller defenders to the block or drive around taller perimeter guardians … a confounding matchup problem for opposing defenses … strong passer who reads defenses well and has good court awareness … has experience playing all five court positions in high school and brings that versaility to college game … showed good promise during summer workouts … has the desire and passion that may foreshadow breakthrough success in coming months and years.

Career Honors 2009: BIG EAST Freshman of the Week (Dec. 1, Dec. 8).

FRESHMAN Season (2008-09): Played in all 31 games, averaging 3.8 points and 2.5 rebounds per game … also second on team with 28 threepointers … saw action in first college game, playing final minute of State Farm Tip-Off Classic victory at No. 24/22 LSU … collected three points and season highs of two assists, two blocks and two steals vs. Evansville … scored seven points against Georgia Southern … exploded for season-high 18 points (6-9 3FG) in 20 minutes vs. No. 24 Michigan State, canning first five three-pointers of game (last three in span of 1:32); six three-pointers tied the Notre Dame Joyce Center record (most by an Irish player in five years) and were two off the school record; also grabbed season-high six rebounds against MSU … registered 13 points (4-6 FG, 3-4 3FG) and seasonhigh-tying six rebounds against No. 17/20 Purdue; keyed first-half surge with three triples in 4:17 span to close period … hit three-pointer with 3:24 left in overtime to give Irish lead at Michigan … tallied nine points and five rebounds in season-high 27 minutes vs. Loyola-Chicago … ignited 22-0 secondhalf run in comeback win at No. 20/19 Vanderbilt with pair of three-pointers (her only two baskets of the game) … canned 3-of-6 three-pointers against Georgetown, finishing with nine points and seasonhigh three assists … tied personal best with three assists at Marquette … returned to double figures with 10 points (3-7 3FG) while adding five rebounds vs. Cincinnati; buried back-to-back three-pointers 40 seconds apart in the final three minutes to salt away the victory … notched five points and three

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Watson’s Career Highs Points: 18 vs. Michigan State (11/29/08) Rebounds: 6, twice (MR: vs. Purdue, 12/7/08)

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Assists: 3, four times (MR: vs. West Virginia, 3/2/09) Field Goals: 6 vs. Michigan State (11/29/08) Field Goal Attempts: 12 vs. Loyola-Chicago (12/20/08) Three-Point Field Goals: 6 vs. Michigan State (11/29/08)

STUDENT-ATHLETES

Three-Point Field Goal Attempts: 9 vs. Michigan State (11/29/08) Free Throws: 4 vs. Loyola-Chicago (12/20/08) Free Throw Attempts: 6 vs. Loyola-Chicago (12/20/08) Steals: 2, three times (MR: vs. Minnesota, 3/22/09) Blocked Shots: 2 vs. Evansville (11/19/08)

Miscellaneous 0 3 0 0 0 0

TOTALS

37-141

.262

WATSON in the BIG EAST Conference Season GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA 2008-09 16-0 214-13.4 13-65

Pct. .200

TOTALS

.200

31-0

16-0

460-14.8

214-13.4

13-65

3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off 28-94 .298 17-26 .654 17 28-94

3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off 10-46 .217 6-8 .750 7

Def 27

10-46

.298

.217

17-26 .654

Def 59

6-8

.750

Tot Avg PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg. 76 2.5 37-1 29 42 10 12 119 3.8 76

2.5

37-1

29 42 10 12 119 3.8

Tot Avg. PF-DQ A T 34 2.1 19-0 19 18

B 2

S 3

Pts Avg. 42 2.6

42 2.6

2.1

19-0

19 18

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HISTORY

Pct. .262

RECORDS

FG-FGA 37-141

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WATSON’s Career Statistics Season GP-GS Min.-Avg. 2008-09 31-0 460-14.8

time all-city and three-time all-conference pick. Personal Data: Born May 1, 1990, in Jackson, Mich. … older of two children … parents are Pam and Keith Watson … pairs with fellow sophomore Erica Solomon to give Notre Dame 16 women’s basketball players from the state of Michigan in program history (second only to Indiana’s 19 players) … Watson and Solomon are first Michigan natives to join Irish since Ann Arbor resident (and Huron High School graduate) Julie Henderson suited up from 1996-2000 … enrolled in College of Arts and Letters, but has not yet declared a major … some former Irish players who wore No. 10 include Notre Dame’s career assists leader Mary Gavin, Kara Leary and Adrienne Jordan.

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rebounds at No. 22/24 Pittsburgh … tied season high with three assists at Providence … collected four points and season-high-tying three assists vs. West Virginia. High School: Averaged 19.1 ppg. and 8.1 rpg., during four-year prep career at Ionia High School in Ionia, Mich., playing for coach Andy Barr … not often seen by recruiting services because Michigan had fall basketball season prior to 2007-08 … ranked 35th in nation (sixth among small forwards) by Dan Olson Collegiate Girls Basketball Report … 2008 Michigan Miss Basketball … 2008 Gatorade State Player of the Year … 2008 Associated Press Class B Co-Player of the Year (with fellow Notre Dame soph-

omore Erica Solomon) … two-time Lansing State Journal Player of the Year (2007, 2008) … two-time Lansing State Journal Dream Team (2007, 2008) … 2008 Detroit News Dream Team ... four-time all-state selection … four-time all-city choice … four-time all-conference honoree … registered 19.2 points, 8.3 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.6 blocks per game during her senior season … averaged 24.0 points and 8.0 rebounds per game as a junior … played much of final two seasons at less than 100 percent due to shoulder injuries (since repaired) … owns school record — boys and girls — for most career points (1,529), as well as IHS record for most points in a single game (41) … led state of Michigan in three-point percentage as a freshman (.452) … still holds Michigan AAU (11-and-under) tournament record with 52 points for Western Lakers against Flint Affiliation in summer 2002 semifinal (won by Lakers, 59-58 in double overtime) … also standout softball player (power-hitting left-handed infielder) who set single-season school records for doubles (86) and triples (27) while leading IHS to softball and basketball regional titles (one of only four players at school to play on both teams, the only regional titleists in school history) … lauded for her play on the softball diamond, as two-time all-state, three-

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Double-doubles Double-figure scoring games 20-point games Double-figure assist games 5-assist games 5-steal games

COACHES

Minutes Played: 27 vs. Loyola-Chicago (12/20/08)

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Student-Athletes

Erica Williamson Center

6-4

Sr.-3V

Hometown: Charlotte, N.C. High School: South Mecklenburg H.S. SOPHOMORE Season (2007-08): Overview: Crafty veteran center with enthusiasm Played in all 34 games (starting 21 — her and passion for the sport … never stops working to first career starts), averaging 6.4 points, 4.4 sharpen her game, whether on the court or in the film rebounds and 1.12 blocks per game (second room … eager to learn and improve with inherent ability on team with 38 rejections) … ranked 10th to quickly grasp new concepts and put them into action in BIG EAST in blocked shots … in confer… has been durable post presence in starting lineup ence play, tied for past two seasons … not for fifth in BIG affected by high-profile presEAST in blocked sure situations, appearing shots (1.31 bpg) to perform better in such and ranked 14th games … shows good agility 2009: BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Jan. 12) in offensive and touch around the bas… BIG EAST All-Academic Team (formerly rebounding (2.69 ket … also possesses solid Academic All-Star Team). 2007: BIG EAST Allorpg) … made mid-range game … biggest Freshman Team … BIG EAST Academic All-Star debut in starting value comes at defensive Team. lineup for season end, where she has ranked opener vs. Miami among BIG EAST shot block(Ohio), registering leaders past three seaing six points sons … ranks among top 10 and team-high nine rebounds in 18 minutes in school history for career blocked shots (107 - 9th) and … had two points and four rebounds against career blocks average (1.19 - 8th) … also has uncanny Western Kentucky … collected six points knack for drawing charges (team-high 12 last season and and two blocks at Central Michigan … came at least that many the year before) … outgoing personaloff bench for first time vs. Boston College, ity has made her a fan favorite … grounded and mature tallying five points and five rebounds … taloutlook has her positioned for great things. lied five points and three rebounds against JUNIOR Season (2008-09): Appeared in all 31 Canisius … scored two points in 10 minutes games (starting 30), averaging 5.7 points, 4.3 rebounds vs. Michigan before leaving with back injury and 0.9 blocks per game … two double-doubles … in … picked up six points and two rebounds BIG EAST play, ranked 13th with 1.1 blocks per game vs. Valparaiso … posted nine points (all in … drew team-high 12 charges (first season the statistic second half) and seven rebounds in nine was tracked) … posted 10 points and seven rebounds minutes at IUPUI … registered (then) careerat Boston College … grabbed six rebounds in win over high 16 points, game-high eight rebounds Georgia Southern … had six points and four rebounds and three blocks in 20 minutes against Saint against No. 24 Michigan State, and sank two critical free Francis (Pa.) … continued resurgence with throws with 1:08 remaining after MSU cut the Irish lead 12 points, six rebounds and two blocks in to five points … notched six points and five rebounds at only 17 minutes at Richmond … collected Eastern Michigan … snagged seven rebounds in victory 11 points and six rebounds at Louisville … over No. 17/20 Purdue …flirted with double-double vs. made first career BIG EAST start at No. 16 Loyola-Chicago, finishing with nine points and eight West Virginia, logging seven points, three rebounds … erupted for (then) career-high 20 points at rebounds and two blocks … chalked up DePaul (13 in the second half on 6-6 FG), while adding 10 points, five rebounds and career-highnine rebounds … registered third career double-double tying two assists at Georgetown … matched with career-high 21 points and season-best 10 rebounds (then) career high with 16 points against with three blocks … chalked up five points and five No. rv/25 DePaul, while adding six rebounds rebounds in victory over St. John’s … tallied six points at and two blocks … tallied five points and Villanova … had five points, six rebounds and two blocks team-high eight rebounds at Cincinnati … against Rutgers … limited by foul trouble at No. 22/24 had six points and four rebounds in win over Pittsburgh, but still collected six points … picked up five No. 15 Pittsburgh … notched nine points, rebounds and two blocks vs. No. 10/12 Louisville … colsix rebounds and three blocks in victory lected six rebounds in only 14 minutes at South Florida over Marquette … registered first double… notched five points and three rebounds at No. 1 double of season (second of career) with 14 Connecticut … rang up second double-double of season points and season-high 11 rebounds in win with 18 points, game-high 11 rebounds and career-highat No. 21/23 Syracuse … tied (then) career tying five blocks in season-best 29 minutes vs. Syracuse high with 16 points and added game-best …tossed in 13 points in regular-season finale vs. West eight rebounds in win at DePaul … came Virginia …nabbed game-high 11 rebounds in BIG EAST off bench vs. Seton Hall, carding six points, second-round win vs. St. John’s … chalked up six points five rebounds and three blocks … stayed in and five rebounds in NCAA opener vs. Minnesota.

Career Honors

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Points: 21 vs. Georgetown (1/10/09) Rebounds: 18 at South Florida (1/13/07) Assists: 3 vs. South Florida (2/27/08) Field Goal Attempts: 12 at Rutgers (2/19/08) Three-Point Field Goals: None Three-Point Field Goal Attempts: None Free Throws: 8 at Syracuse (2/16/08) Steals: 3 at Syracuse (2/16/08) Blocked Shots: 5, twice (MR: vs. Syracuse, 2/24/09) Minutes Played: 36 vs. Oklahoma (3/25/08)

Miscellaneous 4 18 2 6 2

201-432 .465

TOTALS

48-29

878-18.3

112-230 .487

Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off .000 61-95 .642 59 .000 71-104 .683 75 .000 50-66 .758 47

Def 104 75 87

Tot Avg PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg. 163 5.3 79-1 12 40 39 18 189 6.1 150 4.4 65-0 20 34 38 13 219 6.4 134 4.3 56-0 21 33 29 14 176 5.7

0-0

.000 182-265 .687 181

266

447

3FG-3FGA 0-0 0-0 0-0

Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off .000 33-48 .688 30 .000 49-70 .700 43 .000 27-37 .730 24

Def 59 41 44

Tot Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg. 89 5.6 40-1 8 18 18 10 93 5.8 84 5.3 30-0 13 18 21 10 123 7.7 68 4.3 30-0 15 18 17 9 117 7.3

.000 109-155 .703

144

241

0-0

4.7

5.0

200-1

100-1

53 107 106 45 584 6.1

36 54 56 29 333 6.9

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williamson in the BIG EAST Conference Season GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 2006-07 16-0 277-17.3 30-71 .423 2007-08 16-13 312-19.5 37-82 .451 2008-09 16-16 289-18.1 45-77 .584

3FG-3FGA 0-0 0-0 0-0

RECORDS

96-51 1596-16.6

BIG EAST

TOTALS

Pct. .467 .468 .460

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williamson’s Career Statistics Season GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA 2006-07 31-0 516-16.6 64-137 2007-08 34-21 569-16.7 74-158 2008-09 31-30 511-16.5 63-137

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reserve role at St. John’s, logging four points and seasonhigh four blocks … returned to lineup in BIG EAST quarterfinal vs. Pittsburgh, collecting four points, six rebounds and two blocks … played career-high 36 minutes in NCAA second-round win over No. 14/13 Oklahoma, tallying eight points and four rebounds; also held her ground on defense, teaming with Becca Bruszewski to limit All-American Courtney Paris to four points over final 16 minutes, including no points in overtime period. Freshman Season (2006-07): Effective reserve as rookie, appearing in 31 games … averaged 6.1 points, 5.3 rebounds and team-best 1.26 blocks per game (ninth in BIG EAST); 39 total blocks were third-most by freshman in school history … during conference play, ranked among BIG EAST leaders in blocks (11th - 1.13 bpg.) while also pulling down 5.6 rebounds per game … contributed six

COACHES

Double-doubles Double-figure scoring games 20-point games Double-figure rebound games 5-block games

standout who also competed in soccer (goalkeeper) and softball (first base) … member of National Honor Society … attended Pete Newell Tall Women’s Camp in summer 2006 prior to enrolling at Notre Dame. Personal Data: Born Oct. 12, 1988, in Manila, Philippines … youngest of three children … daughter of Donna Podgorny and Robert Williamson … grandfather, Robert C. Williamson, played basketball at Phoenix (Ariz.) Junior College … due to father’s job, family lived overseas (Morocco, Philippines, Indonesia and Singapore) for several years before moving to United States (Rochester, N.Y.) in 1995 … just second North Carolina resident in program history (Mary Joan Forbes - 1980-81) … enrolled in College of Arts and Letters as a film, television & theater major (on pace to graduate in December 2009, a full semester early) … posted 3.533 grade-point average during spring 2009 semester … only other Irish players to wear No. 52 were Sandy Botham (top 10 on school’s career points and field goal percentage lists and now head coach at Wisconsin-Milwaukee) and Margaret Nowlin (MVP of 1992 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Tournament won by Irish that resulted in Notre Dame’s first-ever NCAA tournament berth) … spent summer 2009 as intern in sports department at South Bend’s WSBT-TV (CBS affiliate); job duties included shooting footage, conducting off-camera interviews, editing highlight packages and writing scripts for nightly sportscasts … named president of Notre Dame’s Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) for 2009-10 school year, after serving as team’s SAAC representative in ’08-09.

STUDENT-ATHLETES

Free Throw Attempts: 12 at Syracuse (2/16/08)

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Field Goals: 9 at DePaul (1/6/09)

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Williamson’s Career Highs

points, eight rebounds and five blocks during debut game vs. Central Michigan … turned in solid game at USC with 12 points and nine rebounds … collected nine points and game-high seven rebounds vs. Richmond … had seasonhigh 15 points, eight boards and four blocks vs. Prairie View A&M … stood tall at No. 4 Tennessee with seven points, team-high seven rebounds and two blocks … recorded first career-double in overtime loss at South Florida, winding up with 11 points and game-high 18 rebounds (most ever by Notre Dame freshman) … piled up eight points and game-high 11 rebounds against Syracuse … tallied game-high 12 points and team-best eight rebounds at No. 7/5 Connecticut … had second consecutive double-figure scoring night with 10 points and game-high eight rebounds at Pittsburgh … got back into double digits in scoring column at Providence with 10 points and seven rebounds … scored nine points against No. 21/22 Rutgers … had six points and gamehigh seven rebounds in BIG EAST tournament debut vs. DePaul … made all three shots from field (six points) in NCAA tournament debut vs. California, sinking critical basket with 1:37 left to help fuel Irish win. High School: Averaged 10.0 ppg., 10.4 rpg. and 4.7 bpg. during final two prep seasons … ranked 89th nationally by All-Star Girls Report … holds rare distinction of winning state championships in each of final two years in two different states (New York and North Carolina) … spent senior year at South Mecklenburg High School in Charlotte, N.C., after family relocated in summer 2005 when father changed jobs … averaged 9.9 points, 8.2 rebounds and 4.0 blocks per game while helping South Mecklenburg to 27-3 record and North Carolina Class 4A state title (school’s first in 20 years); named Western Regional MVP of state title game after scoring 13 points in victory … second-team all-state pick by NCPreps.com … second-team Charlotte Observer all-area selection … all-Southwestern 4A Conference choice … selected to play in Carolinas Classic and Charlotte Pro-Am all-star games … spent first three prep seasons at Honeoye Falls-Lima High School in Rochester, N.Y. … as junior in 2004-05, averaged 10.0 points, 12.5 rebounds and school-record 5.3 blocks per game while helping squad to 24-2 record and New York Class A state title (team was state runner-up in 2003-04) … all-state selection (2005) … all-area pick (2005) … three-time all-conference choice (2003, 2004, 2005) … New York State High School Federation Class A All-Tournament Team (2004) … twice chosen for Sportsmanship Award at state tournament (2004, 2005) … holds school record for blocks in one game (13 vs. Livonia as freshman in 2002) … three-sport

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Skylar Diggins Guard

5-9

Fr.-HS

Hometown: South Bend, Ind. High School: Washington H.S. Overview: Athletic and versatile guard who blends scoring punch with strong playmaking abilities … exceptional perimeter scorer with range to three-point line and beyond … speed and agility to get into the paint and break apart opposing defenses … superb passing skills and court awareness create numerous opportunities for teammates … long arms and aggressive style on defense also make her an invaluable contributor, especially in traps and presses … has experienced success at every level of competition to date (including international tournaments) that should allow her to make seamless transition to college game High School: Four-year starter at Washington High School (combined record of 102-7, .936) in South Bend, Ind., where she played for coaches Marilyn Coddens and Maurice Scott … started 107 of 108 games she played in during her prep career … helped team reach Indiana Class 4A state championship game each year (won title in her sophomore season of 2006-07) … team was ranked No. 1 in nation by ESPN Hoopgurlz for much of 2008-09 season, going undefeated before two-point last-second loss in state championship game (and mythical national title contest) to Ben Davis High School at Indianapolis’ Lucas Oil Stadium … career averages of 25.8 points, 5.7 rebounds, 5.6 assists, 4.4 steals and 1.5 blocks per game … career totals of 2,790 points (third in state history behind Stephanie White and Shanna Zolman), 620 rebounds, 601 assists, 475 steals and 161 blocks … holds school records in all major statistical categories … career single-game highs of 43 points (as freshman in ’05-06 vs. South Bend St. Joseph’s, who was led by her future Notre Dame teammate, Melissa Lechlitner), 17 rebounds (Indiana Class 4A state championship game record in ’07 final win over Columbus East), 12 assists, 12 steals and nine blocks … during senior season of 2008-09, she averaged 29.0 ppg. (led state for second consecutive year), 6.3 rpg., 6.2 apg. (eighth in state), 5.4 spg. (fifth in state), and 2.2 bpg., with .555 field goal percentage (263-474) and .406 three-point percentage (56-138, 16th in state) as Washington compiled a 26-1 record and earned its fourth consecutive state finals appearance … tallied 14 30-point games out of 26 games played … narrowly missed rare quadruple-double in ’08-09 season opener vs. LaPorte, finishing with 28 points, 12 assists, 12 steals and nine rebounds … as a junior in 2007-08, she averaged 29.5 ppg. (tops in state), 7.6 rpg., 4.5 apg., 3.9 spg., and 1.7 bpg., while leading Washington to a 23-3 record and a state finals berth … averaged 24.4 ppg., 4.9 rpg., 6.1 apg., and 4.7 spg., as a sophomore in 2006-07 while helping WHS to a 28-1 record and the Class 4A state title … averaged 20.8 ppg., 4.3 rpg., 5.4 apg., 3.6 spg., and 1.2 bpg. as a freshman in 2005-06 when Washington posted a 25-2 record and advanced to the state championship game … scored at least 700 points in each of her final three seasons, ranking as three of the top 23 single-season scoring marks in state history (career-high 767 points in 2007-08 ranks ninth all-time) … owns two of top five Class 4A state championship game scoring records (29 in ’09 is third; 27 in ’07 is fifth) … set 4A state finals record with four three-pointers in ’06 … exceptional student-athlete who compiled a 3.92 cumulative grade-point average in high school, graduating summa cum laude and finishing sixth among 300 students taking AP and honors courses at her school … graduated from same high school as former Notre Dame two-time All-America forward Jacqueline Batteast, who ranks fourth on the school’s all-time scoring list (1,874 points) and also won a WNBA title with the Detroit Shock in 2006. AWARDS/HONORS: 2009 Gatorade National High School Female Athlete of the Year (all sports), joining elite company that includes past winners LeBron James (2003), Dwight Howard (2004), Candace Parker (2004), Tina Charles (2006) and Maya Moore (2007) … 2009 consensus National High School Player of the Year, earning top honors from Gatorade, Atlanta Tipoff Club (Naismith Trophy), ESPN Hoopgurlz and MaxPreps … three-time high school All-American by Parade magazine

(first team 2008 and 2009; third team 2007) and EA Sports (first team 2008 and 2009; second team 2007) … USA Today All-USA Team (first team 2009; third team 2008) … USA Today All-Underclass Team (2006) … two-time Gatorade Indiana Player of the Year (2008 and 2009) … two-time MaxPreps Indiana Player of the Year/first-team All-American (2008 and 2009) … 2009 Indiana Miss Basketball (second Notre Dame signee to earn the honor and first since 1982, when Marion High School graduate/future Indiana Basketball Hall of Famer Trena Keys was tapped for the award) … 2009 South Bend Tribune Girls’ Athlete of the Year (covers all female high school athletes in all sports throughout newspaper’s coverage area) … four-time Associated Press all-state selection (first team in 2007, 2008 and 2009; third team in 2006) and coaches’ all-state choice (first team 2007, 2008 and 2009; second team 2006) … consensus No. 1 guard in the country by all major recruiting services … ranked second overall by Blue Star Basketball and third by All-Star Girls Report, Collegiate Girls Basketball Report and ESPN Hoopgurlz (highest ranking ever for point guard from Hoopgurlz) … enjoyed extensive AAU career playing for South Bend Soldiers (coached by Maurice Scott) and The Family (coached by Kevin Merriweather) … also a standout volleyball player at WHS — three-year team captain and two-time all-league selection (2008 and 2009) … National Honor Society. ALL-STAR: Selected to compete at McDonald’s and Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) High School All-America games … fifth Notre Dame signee to compete in McDonald’s game, following in footsteps of Courtney LaVere (2002), Crystal Erwin (2003), Lindsay Schrader (2005) and Devereaux Peters (2007) … sixth Irish incoming freshman to play in WBCA contest, joining Alicia Ratay (1999), Katy Flecky (2001), Courtney LaVere (2002), Lindsay Schrader (2005) and Ashley Barlow (2006) … named Most Valuable Player in both the McDonald’s and WBCA contests, joining former Tennessee and current Detroit Shock (WNBA) guard Alexis Hornbuckle (2004) as only players to cop MVP honors in both all-star games … tallied game-high 18 points (12 in final seven minutes), five rebounds and three steals for East squad in 69-68 loss at McDonald’s game in Coral Gables, Fla. … scored gamehigh 24 points (17 in second half) for White team in 79-77 loss at WBCA contest in St. Louis … also earned Girls’ Three-Point Shootout title at Powerade Jam Fest, held in conjunction with McDonald’s game, scoring 17 points in preliminaries (most by any of 16 competitors, male or female) and then defeating Ta’Shauna Rodgers (Georgetown signee), 14-12, in final … paced Indiana AllStar Team to pair of victories over Kentucky counterparts in the annual Indiana-Kentucky All-Star Series in June 2009 … scored game-high 25 points in 105-75 win over Kentucky at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis … poured in gamebest 29 points (25 in second half) to spark 85-75 win over Kentucky at Knights Hall in Louisville … two-game total of 54 points is second most in series history (one off record set by Tiffany Gooden in 1994), while 29 points in second game

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tied for sixth most in series annals (third-best by Indiana player). USA BASKETBALL: Three-time USA Basketball gold medalist … most recently co-captain on 2009 United States U19 World Championships Team that won gold medal at FIBA U19 World Championships in Thailand in August (team coached by former ND assistant coach Carol Owens) … started eight times in USA’s nine games at U19 Worlds (missed pool play matchup with Canada due to illness), averaging 11.6 points (third on the team, 16th for entire tournament), 3.0 rebounds, 1.9 assists (second on the team, 11th for entire tournament) and 1.1 steals per game … also led the Stars & Stripes with .857 free throw percentage (18-of-21, tied for third in entire tournament) and nine three-pointers (.333 percentage was second on the team and 12th in tournament), while 2.5 assistto-turnover ratio (15 assists, six turnovers) would have been tops for the entire tournament, but she was one assist shy of the minimum qualifying standard … started all five games at 2008 FIBA U18 Americas Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina, leading United States to perfect 5-0 record and gold medal; averaged 10.8 ppg. (second on team), 3.2 rpg., 3.6 apg. (first on team) and 2.0 spg. (tied-first on team) … also ranked among top 10 in entire tournament in scoring (10th), field goal percentage (7th - .500), assists (2nd), steals (tied-8th) and assist/turnover ratio (2nd - 2.00) … at 2007 USA Basketball Youth Development Festival in Colorado Springs, Colo., helped USA White team to 5-0 record and gold medal. P e r son a l Data: Born Aug. 2, 1990, in South Bend, Ind. … daughter of Renee Scott and Tige Diggins, and stepdaughter of Maurice Scott … has three younger brothers and one younger sister … one of four Indiana natives on Irish roster in 2009-10, along with fellow South Bend-area guard (and co-captain) Melissa Lechlitner, Indianapolis guard Ashley Barlow (and co-captain) and Valparaiso forward Becca Bruszewski … one of three Miss Basketball honorees on ’0910 Notre Dame roster, along with Lindsay Schrader (Illinois 2005) and Kellie Watson (Michigan 2008) … like Diggins, Barlow played for Indianapolis-based AAU program, The Family … featured in March 30, 2009, issue of Sports Illustrated as part of its renowned “Faces in the Crowd” segment … also talented disc jockey … indicates interest in becoming orthopedic surgeon following basketball and academic career … currently enrolled in Notre Dame’s unique First Year of Studies program … only third Notre Dame player to wear No. 4 and the first since Le’Tania Severe (2000-04).

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Illinois state tournament [top 16 teams]; Turner had game-high 13 points in contest) … averaged 9.1 ppg. and team-high 3.3 apg., as a sophomore in 2006-07, helping MCHS to a 29-4 record and third-place fin-

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ish in the state in Class AA (lost in state semifinals to eventual champion Fenwick, led by current Irish junior forward Devereaux Peters; came back to win thirdplace game in overtime) … during freshman season (2005-06), averaged 7.6 ppg., with .435 3FG% (30-69), and was part of Marian Catholic squad that reached Class AA state quarterfinals before ending up with a 23-10 record … played AAU ball for Illinois Wolverines 16U Black, where she was coached by Ron Newquist … team advanced to “Sweet 16” of ’08 AAU Junior Girls National Championship (formerly 16U Nationals) before losing to eventual champion … two-time Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) all-state selection (first team 2009; second team 2008) … two-time Times of Northwest Indiana Illinois Player of the Year (2008 and 2009) … three-time first-team all-area selection by Times of Northwest Indiana, Illinois Times and Daily Southtown (2007, 2008 and 2009) … three-time all-East Suburban Catholic Conference choice (2007, 2008 and 2009) … Most Valuable Player of Maine West Tournament (2007) … ranked 82nd in the country by Blue Star Basketball and All-Star Girls Report. Personal Data: Born Sept. 5, 1990 … daughter of Pat Autman and Danny Turner … enrolled in Notre Dame’s unique First Year of Studies program … some other Notre Dame players who wore No. 15 include Renee Antolik, Carol Elliott and Dionne Smith (the most recent wearer in 1992-93).

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Overview: Speedy point guard with exciting mix of floor leadership and scoring potential … excellent court vision and creativity to open up offensive possibilities … quickness allows her to penetrate and set up teammates … keeps defenses honest with solid perimeter game including efficient pull-up jumper … athleticism will make her an asset at both ends of the floor … will have opportunity to make gradual transition to college game while serving as understudy for veterans, including Melissa Lechlitner, Ashley Barlow and Brittany Mallory. High School: Four-year starter at Marian Catholic High School (combined record of 105-25, .808) in Chicago Heights, Ill., where she was coached by Annie Basic … career averages of 9.5 ppg., 3.3 apg. and 2.5 rpg. … scored 1,231 points in career … during senior season of 2008-09, averaged 10.8 ppg. and 3.6 apg. to help Marian Catholic post 30-5 record and second consecutive berth in Illinois Class 4A sectional final — for second consecutive season, team lost by two points in sectional final, this time in double overtime (on desperation half-court shot) to eventual state runner-up Whitney Young High School despite team-high 24 points from Turner in title game) … as a junior in 2007-08, averaged 13.4 ppg., 4.2 apg. and 3.7 spg. for 23-6 Spartans team that earned a spot in the Illinois Class 4A sectional final (two-point loss to eventual state semifinalist Chicago Marist High School prevented team from making third consecutive trip to

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Hometown: Joliet, Ill. High School: Marian Catholic H.S.

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Led by head coach Muffet McGraw, Notre Dame has proven that, without compromise, it is possible to achieve the highest degree of athletic and academic excellence. In her 22 seasons, the Fighting Irish have won more than 71 percent of their games, while also graduating all 57 players who have completed their eligibility with the program.

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Muffet McGraw Saint Joseph’s (Pa.) ’77 23rd Season 28th Season Overall 496-197 (.716) 584-238 (.710) “If we searched for an entire year, I don’t think we would find anyone better suited for our program.” With those words, former Notre Dame athletics director Gene Corrigan announced the hiring of Muffet McGraw as the third head coach of the Irish women’s basketball program on May 18, 1987. Corrigan may not have realized it at the time, but he also ushered in an era of unparalleled success in women’s basketball at Notre Dame, brought to life on the shoulders of a 5-foot-6 dynamo who accepts nothing less than the very best from herself, her players and her program. Ask anyone familiar with women’s basketball about McGraw and her Notre Dame program and inevitably, you’ll hear the same two words -- consistency and excellence. And it’s no wonder, when you consider what McGraw and the Irish have achieved in the past 22 years: • The 2001 NCAA Championship, defeating Purdue in the title game, 68-66. McGraw is one of only eight active Division I coaches to guide her team to a national title. • Two trips to the NCAA Final Four (1997 and 2001). McGraw is one of just 14 active Division I coaches to lead her team to multiple Final Four appearances. • Seven NCAA Sweet 16 trips, all in the past 13 seasons. The Irish are one of only 11 programs in the nation that can make that claim. • 19 seasons with 20-or-more victories, including 15 in the past 16 seasons. • 16 NCAA Tournament appearances, including a current string of 14 consecutive NCAA Tournament berths. During the present 14-year streak, Notre Dame has won at least one NCAA postseason game 12 times. • 60 wins over ranked opponents, including 50 in the past 11 seasons alone (an average of 4.5 per year during that span). In addition, 20 of the past 50 wins vs. ranked teams have come against top-10 opponents. • 178 appearances in the Associated Press Top 25 poll, putting McGraw 12th among active Division I coaches on that list (as of the end of the 2008-09 season). Notre Dame also has spent 76 weeks ranked among the top 10 teams in the nation, all in the past 12 seasons. • 11 top-four finishes in the BIG EAST Conference during Notre Dame’s 14 years in that league. The Irish also won a share of the 2001 BIG EAST regular-season title. • 13 consecutive top-20 recruiting classes, dating back to the incoming class of 1997. Notre Dame is one of just three programs in the nation that currently owns a streak of that length. • A perfect 100-percent graduation rate for all players entering the program since 1987 who have completed their athletic and academic eligibility at Notre Dame (a spotless 57-for-57 success rate). The Irish have posted a perfect 100-percent NCAA Graduation Success Rate (GSR) score in each of the past three years, and

in 2007-08, they were one of only four teams in the country to combine a perfect GSR score with a trip to the NCAA Sweet 16. McGraw also ranks among the top 25 coaches in NCAA Division I history with 584 career wins (19th), a .710 all-time winning percentage (25th) and 21 20-win seasons (tie-12th), entering the 2009-10 season. Still, with all of those accomplishments in hand, McGraw has shown no signs of slowing down any time soon. In July 2008, the veteran head coach signed a contract extension that will keep her patrolling the Irish sidelines through the 2014-15 campaign. “For more than 20 years, Muffet has led our program with integrity and passion, and, of course, to much success,” said Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., Notre Dame’s president. “As we look forward to many more years together, I am confident that the excellence she has achieved on and off the court will continue.” In 2008-09, McGraw led Notre Dame to a 22-9 record and the program’s 14th consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance, not to mention a 10-6 mark and fourth-place tie in the rugged BIG EAST Conference. The Irish also were ranked among the top 25 teams in the country by both major national polls for the entire season, finishing 23rd in the Associated Press poll. At year’s end, Notre Dame also ranked among the top 50 in the country in eight NCAA statistical categories, including scoring offense (27th at 71.5 points per game) and assist-to-turnover ratio (29th at 0.94). “I’m immensely proud and grateful to continue representing the University of Notre Dame and this wonderful basketball program,” McGraw said. “The support we have received from the University community and out administration, especially Father Jenkins and (director of athletics) Jack Swarbrick, continually reminds me of why I consider my role as head coach at Notre Dame to be truly the greatest job I could ever ask for. This is such an exciting time for our program — I know we’re on the brink of even greater things in the future, and I’m incredibly motivated to get on the court with our team again this season.” ••• Under McGraw’s guidance, the past 14 seasons (1996-2009) have been the most successful in Notre Dame’s history. The Irish have compiled an impressive 337-117 (.742) record, including a sparkling 176-56 (.759) regular-season mark in BIG EAST play,

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the second-best winning percentage in league history. Notre Dame also has averaged 24 victories per year during that span, with two 30-win seasons and six 25-win campaigns to its credit. The Irish have won at least one NCAA Tournament game 12 times in that 14-year span, advancing to the Sweet 16 seven times (1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004,

2008) and the Final Four twice (1997 and 2001). “At Notre Dame, we expect to play for national championships every year and this program has reached a point where we accept nothing less,” McGraw commented. “We all have that one common goal in mind and, to see that collective energy and enthusiasm — from the players, coaches and fans — poured into achieving that goal has me con-

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20-10 21-11 21-11 27-6 18-12 20-12 25-9 22-9 496-197 584-238

.667 .656 .656 .818 .600 .625 .735 .710 .716 .710

North Star Conference Coach of the Year MCC Regular Season/Tournament Champion, NWIT Tournament MCC Regular Season/Tournament Champion MCC Regular Season/Tournament Champion, NWIT Tournament, MCC Coach of the Year MCC Tournament Champion, NCAA First Round MCC Regular Season/Tournament Champion, NCAA First Round MCC Regular Season Champion, NWIT Tournament NCAA Second Round, WBCA District II Coach of the Year NCAA Final Four, East Regional Champion NCAA Sweet 16 NCAA Second Round NCAA Sweet 16 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPION, BIG EAST Regular-Season Co-Champion, Naismith Coach of the Year, Associated Press Coach of the Year, WBCA National Coach of the Year, WBCA District I Coach of the Year, BIG EAST Coach of the Year NCAA Second Round NCAA Sweet 16 NCAA Sweet 16 NCAA Second Round NCAA First Round NCAA Second Round NCAA Sweet 16 NCAA First Round 16 NCAA Tournaments, 7 NCAA Sweet 16s, 2 NCAA Final Fours, 1 NCAA Title 11th among active Division I coaches for total wins, 22nd for winning percentage

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.714 .656 .793 .719 .451 .556 .786 .677 .742 .816 .688 .839 .844 .945

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2001-02 Notre Dame 2002-03 Notre Dame 2003-04 Notre Dame 2004-05 Notre Dame 2005-06 Notre Dame 2006-07 Notre Dame 2007-08 Notre Dame 2008-09 Notre Dame 22-year Notre Dame total 27-year career total

20-8 21-11 23-6 23-9 14-17 15-12 22-7 21-10 23-8 31-7 22-10 26-5 27-5 34-2

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Notre Dame Notre Dame Notre Dame Notre Dame Notre Dame Notre Dame Notre Dame Notre Dame Notre Dame Notre Dame Notre Dame Notre Dame Notre Dame Notre Dame

Pct. Honors .609 East Coast Conference Coach of the Year .591 .714 .857 East Coast Conference Champion .607 .683

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1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01

Record 14-9 13-9 20-8 24-4 17-11 88-41

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Muffet McGraw’s Coaching History Year School 1982-83 Lehigh 1983-84 Lehigh 1984-85 Lehigh 1985-86 Lehigh 1986-87 Lehigh 5-year Lehigh total

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by the hostile Longhorn crowd, Notre Dame pulled off an 86-83 upset of its 14th-ranked hosts. Making their first-ever Sweet 16 appearance, the Irish erased a nine-point halftime deficit and went on to defeat eighth-ranked Alabama, 87-71 in Columbia, S.C. Notre Dame then claimed the East Regional championship and booked its first trip to the Final Four with a 62-52 win over No. 22 George Washington. An 80-66 loss to eventual national champion Tennessee couldn’t dampen what remains a defining season in the program’s history. ••• The 1997-98 campaign was expected to be a transition year as the Irish lost four starters from that first Final Four team. However, it turned out to be perhaps the best coaching effort of McGraw’s career, punctuated by one of the most stunning upsets of the 1998 NCAA Tournament when Notre Dame beat sixth-ranked and top-seeded Texas Tech in the second round of the Midwest Regional before a stunned Lady Raider crowd at Lubbock Municipal Coliseum. That win propelled McGraw’s team into the Sweet 16 for the second year in a row, resulted in a final ranking of 17th in the ESPN/USA Today poll and made McGraw a finalist for the Naismith Coach of the Year award. During the 1998-99 season, McGraw’s charges posted an impressive 26-5 mark and spent a (then) school-record 16 consecutive weeks ranked in the top 10. Notre Dame was undefeated (8-0) against non-conference opponents, registering wins at home against UCLA (99-82) and Duke (84-57), both of whom were ranked sixth at tipoff.

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has earned coach-of-the-year honors in all four conferences with which she has been associated during her head coaching tenure (the East Coast Conference, North Star Conference, Midwestern Collegiate Conference and BIG EAST). ••• McGraw has led the Irish to all 16 of their NCAA Tournament appearances, the first coming in 1992 and the second in 1994. Yet, Notre Dame’s first NCAA Tournament win didn’t come until after it joined the BIG EAST Conference in 1996 when, as the 12th seed in the Midwest region, the Irish stunned fifthseeded and 15th-ranked Purdue, 73-60, in Lubbock, Texas. The success of that 1995-96 campaign and a 23-8 record earned McGraw national recognition as well, as she was named the WBCA District II Coach of the Year. One season later, McGraw and the Irish made an even bigger national statement, going all the way to the Final Four. Notre Dame compiled a gaudy 31-7 record (at the time the most wins in school history) and the first 30-win season in the program’s history. Also, for the first time ever, the Irish were ranked in both the Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today polls from the preseason until the end of the year. Notre Dame earned its first-ever top 10 ranking at the end of November and achieved all-time high finishes in both final polls, finishing fifth in the ESPN/USA Today rankings and 15th in the AP poll. McGraw and the Irish got to the 1997 NCAA Final Four the hard way, beating three consecutive ranked opponents on the road. In its NCAA firstround game in Austin, Texas, Notre Dame cruised to a 93-62 victory over Memphis. Its second round contest matched the Irish up with Texas. Undaunted

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vinced that we’re just scratching the surface of what we can accomplish in the next few years.” ••• To be sure, the night of April 1, 2001 is one McGraw and the Irish faithful will never forget. On that memorable Sunday evening in St. Louis, Notre Dame defeated Purdue 68-66 as McGraw’s 14th Irish team won the school’s first NCAA women’s basketball championship. It was the second Final Four appearance in five years for McGraw’s troops, who became the only NCAA champion to erase double-figure deficits in both of its Final Four contests. Having coached the Irish to their best ever regular-season record at 26-1 and a school-record 34 wins (the second 30-win campaign in school history), and having guided Notre Dame to its best record (34-2) and season winning percentage (.944), McGraw earned numerous national awards for her efforts. For the first time in her career, she won national coach-of-the-year honors from the WBCA, Sports Illustrated for Women and Associated Press, as well as the Atlanta Tipoff Club, which named her the Naismith Women’s College Coach of the Year. Ruth Riley joined McGraw for the latter two honors, earning AP and Naismith player-of-the-year laurels. Riley also was recognized as the nation’s top studentathlete when she was named the CoSIDA Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year. In addition, the New York Athletic Club honored McGraw with the 2001 Winged Foot Award, which is presented annually to the coach of the NCAA champion. She also was selected as the WBCA District I Coach of the Year and was voted the BIG EAST Coach of the Year for the first time. The latter award gave McGraw a unique distinction -- she

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Head Coach The McGraw File PERSONAL Birthday.................................................................December 5, 1955 Hometown...........................................................West Chester, Pa. Family..........................................................................Husband, Matt Son, Murphy (19)

EDUCATION High School. ...........................Bishop Shanahan High School College.......................................... Saint Joseph’s University (Pa.)

B.S. in sociology, 1977

PLAYING EXPERIENCE Saint Joseph’s University (Pa.).............................................1973-77 California Dreams (WBL)..............................................................1979

COACHING EXPERIENCE Head Coach...........................................................................1977-79

Archbishop Carroll High School (Radnor, Pa.)

Saint Joseph’s University (Pa.)

Lehigh University

University of Notre Dame

Assistant Coach.................................................................1980-82 Head Coach...........................................................................1982-87 Head Coach................................................................ 1987-present

COACHING HONORS National Coach of the Year.........................................................2001 Naismith, Associated Press, WBCA, Sports Illustrated for Women WBCA District Coach of the Year District II................................................................................ 1996 District I................................................................................. 2001 Conference Coach of the Year East Coast Conference.................................................... 1983 North Star Conference.................................................... 1988 Midwestern Collegiate Conference.......................... 1991 BIG EAST Conference...................................................... 2001 N.Y. Athletic Club Winged Foot Award............................. 2001 Gold Medalist, U.S. Olympic Festival................................. 1993 (Assistant Coach, South Team) Philadelphia Big Five Hall of Fame..................................... 1990 Saint Joseph’s Athletics Hall of Fame................................ 2002 Saint Joseph’s WBB Hall of Fame......................................... 1986 WBCA Carol Eckman Award.................................................. 2009 Notre Dame Honorary Alumna........................................... 1997 (presented by ND Monogram Club)

COACHING HIGHLIGHTS NCAA National Championships........................................ 1 (2001) NCAA Final Four berths.............................................2 (1997, 2001) NCAA Sweet 16 appearances............................................................7 (1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2008) NCAA Tournament bids.................16 (1992, 1994, 1996-2009) NIT Tournament bids..................................... 3 (1989, 1991, 1995)

OTHER PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Women’s Basketball Coaches Association WBCA Board of Directors (NCAA Division I Legislative Chair) WBCA Special Committee on Recruiting & Access U.S. Commission for Opportunity in Athletics

The accomplishments of the Notre Dame program in ‘98-’99 made McGraw a finalist for the Naismith Award for the second consecutive season. In addition, Riley became the first player to earn first-team AP All-America honors. Riley also was a first team CoSIDA Academic All-America® honoree, the fourth player in the history of the program to earn Academic All-America® accolades. The 1999-2000 campaign continued Notre Dame’s rise up the national ladder, as the Irish duplicated their record-setting accomplishment of the 1998-99 campaign, finishing with, at the time, the best winning percentage in school history (.844) en route to a 27-5 campaign and return to the NCAA Sweet 16. Notre Dame spent all but two weeks in the top 10 of the AP poll and held down the No. 5 ranking (then an all-time high) for seven of the 18 weeks. That would all set the stage for the memorable events of 2000-01 and Notre Dame’s ascension into the ranks of college basketball’s elite programs. ••• To understand the competitive fire that has fueled much of McGraw’s success, you have to go back to her playing days. A four-year starter at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, Pa., she captained the 1976-77 Hawk team that finished 23-5 and was ranked third nationally. In four seasons at SJU, McGraw helped her team compile a 59-12 mark, while participating in the regional Eastern Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (EAIAW) tournament once and the national AIAW tourney once. She received her bachelor’s degree in sociology from SJU in 1977. Following graduation, she coached for two seasons at Philadelphia’s Archbishop Carroll High School where she guided her teams to a 50-3 record, including a 28-0 mark during her second year. In that ‘78-79 season, she led her squad to the Catholic League title and was named coach of the year for the Philadelphia Catholic League. McGraw then played point guard for one year with the California Dreams in the Women’s Professional Basketball League (WBL). She returned to her alma mater in 1980, serving as an assistant coach for two seasons under Jim Foster. In 1982, McGraw was named head coach at Lehigh University, leading that school to unprecedented success. Her teams were 88-41 (.683) during her five-year tenure. She was named East Coast Conference Coach of the Year following her first season with the Engineers in 1982-83. Her ‘84-85 and ‘85-86 teams posted back-to-back 20-win seasons, finishing 20-8 and 24-4, respectively. The latter squad won the most games in women’s basketball history at the school, while claiming both the ECC regular-season and tournament titles. ••• In her first season at Notre Dame (1987-88), McGraw took a team which finished 12-15 the previous year and guided that squad to a 20-8 mark, including the program’s first-ever win over a ranked opponent (78-66 at No. 17 Duke) as she was named North Star Conference Coach of the Year. The following year, McGraw and the Irish moved into the Midwestern Collegiate Conference (MCC) — now known as the Horizon League — and set about establishing a standard of excellence in that conference that has never been duplicated. In seven years as a member of the MCC, Notre Dame won five regular season and tournament championships, including four consecutive tournament crowns from 1989-92. McGraw’s teams never finished lower than second in the regular season standings and advanced to the semifinals of the

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conference tournament all but once. Notre Dame wound up compiling an 87-15 (.853) record in MCC regular-season games and was 13-2 (.867) in tournament play. While her teams’ successes in the MCC were impressive, McGraw and the Irish had their sights set on bigger goals. The first of those aims was achieved on Dec. 28, 1990, when Notre Dame announced its presence on the national basketball scene with a historic 71-66 win over No. 11 Louisiana Tech in the first round of the Hawk Classic in McGraw’s hometown of Philadelphia. The next evening, the Irish upended McGraw’s alma mater, Saint Joseph’s (Pa.), 72-53, in the championship game, causing Hall of Fame sportswriter Mel Greenberg to note in the Philadelphia Inquirer the following day, “They were the kind of wins that get a team noticed on the national level.” Those words proved prophetic only days later when, on Dec. 31, 1990, the Irish women’s basketball program earned the school’s first national ranking. Notre Dame entered the Associated Press poll at No. 25 and remained in both the AP and USA Today polls for the next nine weeks, climbing as high as 19th in the AP and 18th in the USA Today poll. The next important step in the growth of Notre Dame women’s basketball under McGraw’s tutelage came in 1992, when the Irish, despite a 14-17 mark (the only losing season McGraw has experienced during her head coaching tenure), rallied to win the MCC Tournament with a 59-54 upset of top-seeded Xavier in the championship finale. The win earned Notre Dame its first-ever berth in the coveted NCAA Tournament field via the league’s automatic bid. Two years later, the Irish was back in the NCAA Tournament, once again earning the MCC’s automatic bid. This time, Notre Dame garnered additional respect from the NCAA Selection Committee, picking up a home game in the first round against Minnesota. However, the plucky Gophers pulled out a tough 81-76 decision at the Joyce Center, abruptly ending the season for the Irish. Still, the lessons McGraw and her charges learned in those first two NCAA Tournament appearances would prove invaluable — since that time, Notre Dame has won at least once in all but two of the 14 NCAA Tournaments it has played in (1996-2009), posting a 25-15 (.600) record in NCAA postseason play that ranks among the top 15 in NCAA Tournament history. ••• Throughout her storied coaching career, success for McGraw has meant developing great players. Ruth Riley, the 2001 BIG EAST Player of the Year, became the third Notre Dame player to earn AP All-America honors when she was named in ‘99 to the third team. Riley, who was a unanimous firstteam all-BIG EAST selection in 2000 and was the ‘99 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year, also earned Kodak/WBCA honorable mention All-America honors. She also was a member of the ‘99 U.S. World University Games team and proudly represented her country as a member of the gold medal-winning 2004 U.S. Olympic Team. Besides Riley, two players whose names are forever linked to elevating the Notre Dame program to national prominence are ‘97 graduates Beth Morgan and Katryna Gaither. The two-time Kodak and AP honorable mention All-Americans both scored more than 2,000 points during their careers, becoming the first two players from the same team in NCAA history (male or female) to reach that milestone. They rank one-two, respectively, on the Irish career scoring list, while Gaither also stands as the school’s second all-time leading rebounder

RECORD BREAKDOWN Overall.........................................................................584-238 (.710) Record at Notre Dame...................................496-197 (.716) Conference ...............................................................270-74 (.785) BIG EAST . ..........................................................176-56 (.759) Midwestern Collegiate..............................87-15 (.853) North Star..................................................................7-3 (.700) Non-Conference..................................................226-123 (.648) Home .............................................................................246-51 (.828) Road..............................................................................191-110 (.635) Neutral.............................................................................57-34 (.626)

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* - took over career WBB wins record at Notre Dame ** - passed Digger Phelps as winningest ND basketball coach *** - 500th overall victory (412th at Notre Dame)

• One U.S. Olympic gold medalist • Five USA Basketball National Team players (won total of nine medals, including four golds) • Nine All-Americans

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No. 1......................................Nov. 28, 1987 (67-61 at Loyola (Ill.)) No. 100 .................................March 13, 1992 (85-44 vs. Detroit) No. 116* ............................March 6, 1993 (74-62 vs. Evansville) No. 200 .............................. Jan. 29, 1997 (72-71 at Miami (Fla.)) No. 300 ........................................... Dec. 31, 2000 (80-40 vs. Rice) No. 394** ...........................Dec. 19, 2004 (50-47 at Marquette) No. 400 .....................................Jan. 23, 2005 (63-47 vs. Rutgers) No. 412*** .......................... Nov. 18, 2005 (55-45 vs. Michigan)

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Bertram G. Maris (1907-12)..........................................794 (78-20) George Keogan (1923-43).....................................771 (327-97-1) Muffet McGraw (1987-present)............... .716 (496-197) Jesse C. Harper (1913-18).............................................686 (44-20) Edward Krause (1944, 1946-51).................................671 (98-48)

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Muffet McGraw (1987-present).................................. 496 Digger Phelps (1971-91)............................................................. 393 George Keogan (1923-43).......................................................... 327 John Jordan (1951-64)................................................................. 199 Mike Brey (2000-present)........................................... 187

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• Two CoSIDA Academic All-America® selections • One National Player of the Year • One National Freshman of the Year • Three Conference Players of the Year • 21 All-Conference players (total of 45 selections), including 14 first-team picks (total of 26 selections)

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• Three Conference Rookies of the Year • 19 Conference All-Freshman/Rookie Team choices • 20 Conference Player of the Week winners (total of 54 selections) • 12 BIG EAST Rookie of the Week picks (total of 27 selections) • D eveloped 18 players who have been taken in WNBA Draft, or who have signed professional contracts as free agents

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• T rained 12 former players/assistants who are currently coaching at the college or high school level (including seven NCAA Division I head coaches)

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Perhaps no former Irish player has achieved greater success at the professional level than Ruth Riley. Less than a month after being named the 2001 NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player, Riley was taken with the fifth overall pick in the WNBA Draft by the Miami Sol, where she spent her first two pro seasons. When the Sol folded in 2003, she was the No. 1 overall pick in the WNBA dispersal draft by the Detroit Shock, quickly becoming a crowd favorite in the Motor City. With Riley in the starting lineup, Detroit rolled to the league title with a storybook “worst-to-first” finish in ‘03, and Riley herself was named the WNBA Finals MVP, becoming the only player in women’s basketball history to earn Finals MVP honors at both the NCAA and WNBA levels. She also is one of only six players in women’s basketball lore to earn championships in NCAA, WNBA and Olympic competition. Riley came back to earn a second WNBA title with Detroit in 2006, before being traded to the San Antonio Silver Stars in 2007. Since arriving in the Alamo City, Riley has helped the Silver Stars to three consecutive playoff appearances, including the franchise’s first trip to the WNBA Finals in 2008. Niele Ivey was another important cog in the 2001 national championship machine for Notre Dame, and she translated that into a extensive playing career on the professional circuit. A second-round pick of the Indiana Fever in the ‘01 WNBA Draft, Ivey spent four seasons with the club, helping pilot the Fever to their first-ever playoff berth in 2002. She also spent time as a free-agent signing with the Detroit Shock and Phoenix Mercury in 2005 before retiring to begin her coaching career, which has led her back to her alma mater, where she is in her third season working with the next generation of Notre Dame point guards. In three of the past five years, the Irish have had three more All-Americans selected in the WNBA Draft. Jacqueline Batteast was a second-round pick (17th overall) by the Minnesota Lynx in 2005 before being traded to Detroit for the 2006 campaign and winning a WNBA title alongside Riley. A year later, the Lynx once again dipped into the Notre Dame talent pool, choosing All-America point guard Megan Duffy in the third round (31st overall pick), with Duffy spending two years with the Lynx before signing with the New York Liberty as a free agent in 2008 and helping that team make the WNBA’s Eastern Conference finals. Most recently, Charel Allen took her game to the next level, as the high-scoring guard was chosen in the third round (43rd overall pick) of the 2008 WNBA Draft by the Sacramento Monarchs. She went on to contribute to the Monarchs’ run to the WNBA’s Western Conference playoffs, where they fell in three hard-fought games to Riley’s San Antonio club. ••• McGraw’s teams also have been stellar in the classroom. Since she arrived at Notre Dame in 1987, every women’s basketball player who completed her athletic and academic eligibility at the University has graduated (a perfect 57-for-57 success rate). Additionally, two Irish players — Ruth Riley and Megan Duffy — have been named ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA first-team Academic All-Americans® with Riley twice earning that honor and going on to be named to the 2001 Academic

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behind Riley. Both players went on to careers at the professional level with the American Basketball League (ABL) and the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). The trio of Riley, Morgan and Gaither highlight an impressive list of nine Irish players who have garnered All-America honors during McGraw’s career. In addition, the Notre Dame mentor also has worked with five players who have been selected for USA Basketball National Teams, with those players going on to win a total of nine medals (led by Riley’s gold with the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team). What’s more, McGraw has coached three conference players-of-the-year, three league rookies-of-the-year, and 21 players who have earned all-conference recognition a total of 45 times (including 15 firstteam picks who have been chosen a total of 26 times) since arriving in South Bend. In addition, she has helped to shape several other national award winners, including two Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award recipients (Niele Ivey in 2001, Megan Duffy in 2006) and 2002 United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) National Freshman of the Year Jacqueline Batteast. ••• Another sign of McGraw’s success has been her ability to prepare her players for the next level. No less than 18 Notre Dame cagers have gone on to play professionally, including nine who either have been drafted or signed as free agents with WNBA teams. The past nine years have seen the greatest influx of Irish talent into the WNBA, with seven Notre Dame players having been selected in the league’s annual draft since 2001. Four of those players were starters on the ‘01 Irish NCAA championship squad, and five of the recent WNBA draftees earned AllAmerica status during their careers at Notre Dame.

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Head Coach All-America Team Member of the Year (for all sports, besting such notables as Duke men’s basketball player Shane Battier [now with the NBA’s Memphis Grizzlies] and Purdue football player Drew Brees [now with the NFL’s New Orleans Saints]), in addition to earning the NCAA Top VIII Award and an NCAA postgraduate scholarship. ••• McGraw’s knack for developing talent also extends to the coaching ranks. No less than 12 of her former players and/or assistant coaches currently are serving as coaches at either the high school or college level. In addition, seven of her former pupils are presently NCAA Division I head coaches: Sandy Botham, a 1988 Notre Dame graduate who is at Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Beth (Morgan) Cunningham, the leading scorer in Irish history from 1993-97 and now the skipper at Virginia Commonwealth; Bill Fennelly, another former aide who is piloting Iowa State; Kevin McGuff, a Notre Dame assistant for six seasons who now is the head coach at Xavier; Carol Owens, who spent a decade working with McGraw before taking the reins at her alma mater, Northern Illinois; Coquese Washington, a 1991 Notre Dame graduate and eight-year veteran on McGraw’s staff who now is in charge at Head coach Muffet McGraw, her husband Matt, and son Murphy at their home in Granger. Penn State; and most recently, Kristin (Knapp) Cole, a 1994 Notre Dame graduate who was named head coach at New Hampshire in June 2007. McGuff, luncheons and other fundraisers around the counBesides basketball, she has cultivated a passion Owens and Washington comprised McGraw’s assistry. For several years, she has been a co-chair for the for golf, sporting a 15-handicap. In fact, one of her tant coaching staff on the 2001 Irish NCAA national annual “Run, Jane, Run” golf tournament in South favorite moments off the hardwood came just two championship squad, while McGuff and Owens also Bend, which benefits local chapters of the YWCA. months after winning the 2001 national championwere on McGraw’s staff for Notre Dame’s run to the McGraw also has helped coordinate the annual ship, when she stepped to the fourth tee at Notre 1997 NCAA Final Four. Coaches’ Car Wash, with proceeds going to the Dame’s Warren Golf Course and promptly drained ••• University’s fundraising efforts for United Way, and her first hole-in-one. On a national level, McGraw has been widely in the summer of 2006, she served as honorary chair Born Dec. 5, 1955, in Pottsville, Pa., and raised in regarded as a champion for student-athletes. In June of “Jazz on the Terrace,” a concert and silent auction nearby West Chester, McGraw remains one of the 2002, she accepted an invitation from U.S. Secretary whose proceeds went to benefit RiverBend Cancer predominant women’s basketball figures ever to of Education Rod Paige to join the Commission on Services in Michiana. come from the Philadelphia metro area. In 1986, Opportunity in Athletics. Created 30 years after the In addition, McGraw had her first book published she was inducted into the Saint Joseph’s University passage of the Title IX anti-discrimination law, the in 2003, teaming with Bradley University profesWomen’s Basketball Hall of Fame, followed by 15-member panel examined ways to strengthen sor Paul Gullifor to pen Coaching Success: Muffet her enshrinement into the Philadelphia Big Five enforcement and expand opportunities to ensure McGraw’s Formula for Winning — In Sports and In Women’s Hall of Fame in 1989. In November 2002, fairness for all college athletes. McGraw was the Life. McGraw’s alma mater came calling once again, only women’s basketball coach on the Commission, inducting her into the SJU Athletics Hall of Fame. which also included former WNBA great McGraw’s accomplishments Cynthia Cooper, former U.S. National also have not been overlooked by Soccer Team captain Julie Foudy and her current employer. In 1997, she two-time Olympic gold medalist Donna was named an honorary alumna DeVarona. by the Notre Dame Alumni In the summer of 2004, McGraw Association and received an honFormer players/assistants and their current roles in basketball served with the WBCA’s Special orary monogram from the Notre Jacqueline Batteast.................................................................... Assistant Coach, South Bend Washington High School Committee on Recruiting and Access, Dame Monogram Club. Two-time All-American at ND (2001-05); Member of 2002-03 and 2003-04 NCAA Sweet 16 teams which helped create numerous proMcGraw is devoted to mainSandy Botham. . ...................................................................................................................Head Coach, Wisconsin-Milwaukee posals to the NCAA that clarified and taining a strong family as well. First-team all-North Star pick for McGraw (1987-88); Assistant Coach at ND (1991-95) strengthened national recruiting guideShe and her husband, Matt, celKristin (Knapp) Cole......................................................................................................................Head Coach, New Hampshire lines. McGraw’s work on that committee ebrated their 32nd wedding anni Member of Notre Dame’s first two NCAA Tournament teams (1991-92, 1993-94) led to her selection in 2005 as a memversary in 2009, and they have a Beth (Morgan) Cunningham....................................................................................Head Coach, Virginia Commonwealth ber of the WBCA’s Board of Directors, 19-year-old son, Murphy, who is a Notre Dame’s all-time leading scorer and a two-time All-American (1996-97) serving as the Division I Legislative sophomore at Indiana University. Megan Duffy.......................................................................................................................................... Assistant Coach, St. John’s Chair for that body. Her continuing The McGraws live in Granger, Ind. Three-time all-BIG EAST pick at ND (2002-06); Member of 2002-03 and 2003-04 NCAA Sweet 16 teams efforts to preserve and improve the staBill Fennelly.................................................................................................................................................Head Coach, Iowa State tus of college athletics were recognized Assistant Coach at Notre Dame (1987-88) by the WBCA in 2009, when she was Ericka Haney......................................................................................................................Head Coach, Pine Crest School (Fla.) chosen to receive the prestigious Carol Starter in 2001 NCAA Championship team; 2002 team captain Eckman Award, which goes annually to Niele Ivey...........................................................................................................................................Assistant Coach, Notre Dame an active WBCA coach who exemplifies Third-team All-American/starter on ’01 NCAA Championship team; Assistant Coach at ND since 2007 Eckman’s spirit, integrity and character Colleen Matsuhara.................................................................................................... Head Coach, West Los Angeles College through sportsmanship, commitment Assistant Coach at Notre Dame (1989-90) to the student-athlete, honesty, ethical Kevin McGuff.......................................................................................................................................................Head Coach, Xavier behavior, courage and dedication to Assistant Coach at Notre Dame (1996-2002) purpose. Carol Owens....................................................................................................................................Head Coach, Northern Illinois ••• Assistant Coach at Notre Dame (1995-2005) On top of her tireless work at Notre Coquese Washington............................................................................................................................. Head Coach, Penn State Dame, McGraw often is in demand as Co-captain on two of McGraw’s teams (1991-93); Assistant Coach at Notre Dame (1999-2007) a featured speaker at various camps,

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Q & A with Coach McGraw

On the lessons the team learned after last season’s early exit from the NCAA Tournament …

On what it takes to be a Notre Dame women’s basketball player …

“It’s a honor to be at Notre Dame and represent a university that really values integrity and values all of the kinds of things that, as parents, we want our kids to value. It’s just a phenomenal place and I think it’s the people who make the place. Everyone I’ve met here is committed to supporting our program. We have tremendous support from the president on down, and there’s an enthusiastic support and passion for our team with our fan base. It’s a special place and I think you have to be able to appreciate being at Notre Dame and all the things that it encompasses in order to really feel the magic that is here. “There’s so many great things about this campus and what it does for you, not just for four years but for 40 years down the road. The degree from Notre Dame is going to open doors for you all over the country and around the world because people everywhere know about Notre Dame.”

“Year in and year out, Muffet has her team in contention for a national championship. That consistency is what every coach strives for.” — Jim Foster Ohio State University head coach “Muffet McGraw has made Notre Dame a regular player on the national scene with one NCAA title and another Final Four appearance already in the books. Her players, in a reflection of herself, have been class acts on the sidelines as well as in the game. Muffet is another of a number of successful women who have demonstrated it is possible to have a solid family life at home as a mom, while also devoting the hours it takes to maintain a high profile entity on the hardwood.” — Mel Greenberg Sportswriter, Philadelphia Inquirer USBWA/Women’s Basketball Hall of Famer Founder of Associated Press Top 25 Poll

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“Muffet has done a great job trying to fight for things that represent all that’s good with women’s college basketball — trying to maintain the integrity of our game, to protect student-athletes and to have their welfare and best interests (in mind) at the same time.” — Sherri Coale University of Oklahoma head coach Past President, Women’s Basketball Coaches Association

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“It takes more than talent. Obviously, all the players we recruit are very talented, but they also have to be a good fit academically and they have to be a good fit for our team. We have great team chemistry and we want to keep that. We want our players to get along well, on and off the court, and I want people that my staff and I will enjoy coaching and being around. I think there’s a special person that fits at Notre Dame, someone who’s unselfish, involved in a lot of different things and somebody that wants to achieve excellence. It’s also got to be someone who is self-motivated, has high goals and want to achieve them, and absolutely has to put the team first. That’s what makes this current group so special — we have all those characteristics in our players.”

On what it means to be the head women’s basketball coach at Notre Dame …

— Ruth Riley Three-time All-American at Notre Dame 2001 National Player of the Year Two-time WNBA Champion (’03 Finals MVP) 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist - Team USA

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“It’s going to be up to them to prove that they have earned their time, and that is going to come in practice. I expect practices will be very intense and very competitive. Certainly on each given night, we may be looking for different things, but it always going to be about the defense. The better defenders are going to play more, and the people that have the ability to play at both ends will certainly get the most playing time.”

“It’s going to be a tremendous venue that our players will love to play in and our fans will love to watch a game in. The image it will portray is a blend of two things — a state-of-the-art facility on par with the best arenas in the country, and a great intimate place to see a game. Our crowds will be even louder in the new arrangement, and that’s going to really add a lot to the experience of watching a game. ”

“My four years at Notre Dame were indeed lifeshaping. From heartbreaking losses to the ultimate level of success, I learned how to handle pressure, what it takes to be a leader and how to balance my faith, family, academics and basketball. I will forever be grateful to Coach McGraw for giving me the opportunity to attend Notre Dame; for instructing me, guiding me and pushing me to achieve my academic and athletic goals; and most of all, for the continual support she shows in my life outside of Notre Dame.”

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On how to handle the task of having 14 players on the roster, all of whom can make significant contributions when they get on the floor …

On playing in the new Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center …

“I have been fortunate enough to watch Muffet work up close for the past nine years and have been simply amazed. She is an educator and the kind of person you would want your daughter to play for.” — Mike Brey Notre Dame men’s basketball head coach

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“Our attitude was completely different, and it started with our practices in preparation for our foreign tour. We had a sense of urgency to defend, and our players bought into the idea that defense is going to be important and that’s how we’re going to win. A lot of people changed their mindset and, instead of trying to outscore people, I think we actually thought about stopping them a bit more. Everybody on the team improved defensively and coming into this season, they’re going to be able to pick up where they left off during the European tour.”

“It’s an incredible compliment to our players and what they do in the community, as well as how they conduct themselves on the court. They are a fun team to watch because they work hard, they do things the right way and they want to give back to their community as much as possible. They really appreciate our fans, who are easily the best fans in America, and they want to do all they can to show their gratitude for that kind of support.”

“Muffet McGraw has a great winning attitude and has a complete understanding of how to communicate her concepts to her players. She is absolutely a brilliant tactician and does everything with class. She represents the Fighting Irish and the Golden Dome in a very special way.” — Dick Vitale ESPN college basketball analyst 2008 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame inductee

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On what she saw from the team during its 11-day tour of Europe in May 2009 …

On the very real possibility that the Irish will sell out every regular-season home game this year, becoming just the second women’s basketball program ever to accomplish that feat …

What Others Are Saying About Muffet McGraw …

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“We understand that defense has got to be more important to us. We have to have a good sense of urgency to get out and make it difficult for people to score on us. That’s been our weakness in the past, and I think this year, we’re going to be much better defensively. Our attitude and work ethic are good. We’re doing all the right things. Now it’s going to be really important for everybody to come into the season know that how they defend will determine a lot about playing time.”

“While we like to challenge ourselves outside of the BIG EAST, which is the best conference in basketball, we feel like we’re going to get great competition to prepare for the NCAA tourney just by playing in the BIG EAST. So we try to challenge ourselves to get ready for conference play. This year, we have some great teams on the schedule early, but the BIG EAST has improved significantly over the past couple of years, to the point where there are no easy games. We have 16 teams and basically, anybody can beat anybody, so it’s definitely a conference where you’ve got to be ready every night, especially on the road.”

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“I think we’re right where we need to be. We’re in a great place right now. We’ve been building for this team, this year, and with the injuries slowing us down a bit last year, hopefully this year, we’ll be in full force and ready to challenge for national attention yet again.”

On her scheduling philosophy …

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On the current state of the Notre Dame women’s basketball program …

Associate Head Coach THE FIGHTING IRISH

Jonathan Tsipis Associate Head Coach Seventh Season North Carolina ’96

Jonathan Tsipis is in his seventh year at Notre Dame and his second as associate head coach after being promoted to that post in July 2008. Since joining Muffet McGraw’s staff in May 2003, Tsipis (pronounced SIP-iss) has worked primarily with the Irish wings, while also coordinating Notre Dame’s nationally-ranked recruiting efforts and the Irish scouting plans, while contributing to practice planning. “Jonathan is a dedicated and respected coach and role model for our players,” McGraw said. “He has done a tremendous job as our recruiting coordinator and his track record in terms of player development and game scouting is among the best in the country. I rely on him for his invaluable insights, passion and drive, and I’m looking forward to having him on the bench as we continue making our move back to the top of college basketball. “Jonathan really understands the game from all angles and does a tremendous job of passing that

knowledge on to our team,” she added. “He’s a great teacher who stresses the fundamentals above everything else. His scouting reports and game preparation skills are also excellent, and he’s very poised and confident under pressure, which are all qualities that our players respond well to.” In his first six seasons with the Irish, Tsipis has helped Notre Dame to a 133-58 (.696) record and two NCAA Sweet 16 berths. He also has earned a well-deserved reputation as one of the nation’s top young assistants, thanks in part to his uncanny success with both player development and game scouting. Thus, it was no surprise that Tsipis was one of five people selected to receive the 200809 BasketballScoop.com Coach of the Year honor back in May. The award recognizes those assistant coaches who are among the best in the business, as determined by their peers. Tsipis’ track record of player development with Notre Dame began almost from the moment he set foot on campus. He had a hand in guiding forward Jacqueline Batteast to the most productive years of her career (200304 and 2004-05), averaging 16.5 points and 7.6 rebounds per game while twice earning All-America honors, including a spot on the prestigious 10-player WBCA All-America Team and third-team laurels from the Associated Press in 2004-05. Batteast also was the ’04-05 BIG EAST Conference Player of the Year and a twotime first-team all-conference pick. Following her brilliant college career, Batteast was chosen by the Minnesota Lynx in the second round of the ’05 WNBA Draft, and won a WNBA title with the Detroit Shock in 2006. In 2005-06, Tsipis helped then-freshman guard Lindsay Schrader to one of the best rookie seasons in school history, averaging 10.5 points and a team-high 5.4 rebounds per game. She also became the second Irish women’s basketball player (and first in 26

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years) to start her career with a double-double, and ended her first year under the Golden Dome with a career-high 29-point outburst against Boston College in the NCAA tournament (one of the 10 highest single-game scoring efforts of the 2006 NCAA Tournament). In 2006-07, Tsipis expertly tutored junior guard Charel Allen to WBCA honorable mention AllAmerica status, as well as a first-team all-BIG EAST selection. Allen doubled her scoring average from the previous year to a career-best 17.0 points per game (seventh in the BIG EAST) and a team-high 6.2 rebounds per game. In addition, Allen ranked second in the conference in scoring during BIG EAST play (19.3 ppg.), scored in double figures 29 times in 32 games (including each of her final 12 outings), and became the first Notre Dame player in a decade to score at least 25 points in three consecutive games.

The Tsipis File • Birthdate: Nov. 7, 1972 • Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio • Education: 1996 – B.S., RPh, in pharmacy from North Carolina

Coaching Experience 2003-present University of Notre Dame Assistant Coach/Associate Head Coach (Seventh Season) 2002-03 UNC-Greensboro Director of Men’s Basketball Operations (One Season) 2000-02 Elon (N.C.) University Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach (Two Seasons) 1999-2000 LeMoyne College Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach (One Season) 1996-99 Cornell University Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach (Three Seasons)

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possible in order to bring another national championship back to Notre Dame. We are anticipating even greater things in the future from our women’s basketball program.” Tsipis came to Notre Dame following one season as the director of men’s basketball operations at UNC Greensboro, working for former Irish assistant men’s basketball coach Fran McCaffery (who now is the head men’s basketball coach at Siena). Prior to arriving at UNC Greensboro, Tsipis spent two seasons as an assistant men’s coach at Elon (N.C.) University. While there, he worked primarily with the Phoenix’s perimeter players and also helped coordinate the team’s scouting and recruiting efforts. In addition, he was responsible for organizing the team’s travel plans and off-season workout programs. Tsipis came to Elon after one year as the top men’s assistant coach at LeMoyne College in Syracuse, N.Y. He also spent three seasons on the men’s basketball staff at Cornell University (one as a full-time assistant, two as a volunteer aide), and one year on the men’s basketball staff at Duke. In the latter role, he served under legendary Blue Devils head coach Mike Krzyzewski. All told, Tsipis has a wealth of knowledge to call upon, having worked under three national championship coaches -- McGraw, Krzyzewski and LeMoyne’s Dave Paulsen, who is now the head coach at Bucknell University. In addition to his coaching duties, Tsipis founded the Future Hoopsters Basketball Camp in 1991 and served as its president for 16 years. He also worked at the Basketball Camp USA in Letahoria, Greece, in July 2001, where he worked at clinics for top-ranked junior players from Greece and Macedonia, focusing on perimeter and ball handling skills. Tsipis comes from a family with a deep basketball background. His father, Lou, played for the Greek National Team at age 15, had a standout career at Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea, Ohio, and later played professionally in Greece. A member of both the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (1987; lifetime member as an official) and Hellenic Sports Hall of Fame (1997), Lou also coached at the high school and collegiate levels for more than 20 years. Tsipis’ brother, Dean, played at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, and his sister, LuAnn Damiris, was a three-sport letterwinner at Baldwin-Wallace. In addition, his niece, Amanda, played basketball at Notre Dame from 2004-08, appearing in 55 games during her career, serving as team captain her final year and winning the program’s Spirit Award following each of her four seasons. Born Nov. 7, 1972 in Cleveland, Tsipis graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1996 with a bachelor of science degree in pharmacy. He and his wife, Leigh, are the proud parents of two children — daughter Emily (4) and son Joshua (2). The Tsipis family resides in South Bend.

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Tsipis also possesses one of the bright young strategical minds in the game. He has been responsible for building the game plans in 13 of Notre Dame’s wins over nationally-ranked opponents during the past five seasons, including victories in 2004-05 at Connecticut (breaking the Huskies’ 112-game home win streak in regularseason league games) and vs. Duke (in the semifinals of the Preseason WNIT), against Oklahoma in the second round of the 2008 NCAA Tournament (which vaulted the Irish to their most recent Sweet 16 appearance), and most recently all five wins over ranked opponents last season (LSU, Michigan State, Purdue, Vanderbilt and DePaul). What’s more, Tsipis has been an integral part of Notre Dame’s recruiting success ever since he arrived on campus, continuing with his current role as the program’s recruiting coordinator. The Irish have attracted 13 consecutive top 20 recruiting classes, joining Connecticut and Tennessee as the only programs that have a current string of that length, and they welcome the nation’s No. 9 class in 2008-09 (according to All-Star Girls Basketball Report). “I am honored to be the associate head coach at Notre Dame,” Tsipis said. “The opportunity to work alongside a future Hall of Fame coach in Muffet McGraw and the hardest working student-athletes in the country is truly a dream for me each and every day. Muffet has not only made me a better coach, but has helped me grow and think as a head coach. “There is no other place like the University of Notre Dame,” he added. “Our program has received tremendous support, both from our fans, who are the very best in the country, and our administration, which provides us with every resource

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Allen went on to be named one of 14 finalists for the 2007 USA U21 World Championship Team. Tsipis then had took both Allen and Schrader under his wing in 2007-08, helping Allen garner her second consecutive All-America citation, this one from the Associated Press, and collect first-team all-conference honors for the second year in a row. Allen ranked among the BIG EAST leaders in scoring (15.1 ppg.) and steals (1.85 per game) and departed Notre Dame as the first player ever to amass 1,500 points, 500 rebounds, 200 assists and 200 steals in her career. She went on to be selected in the third round (43rd overall pick) of the 2008 WNBA Draft by the Sacramento Monarchs, helping that franchise return to the league playoffs, where they dropped a hard-fought three-game series to Ruth Riley’s San Antonio Silver Stars. Meanwhile, Schrader made a highly-successful return after missing ’06-07 with a knee injury, finishing third on the team in scoring (10.3 ppg.) and tops in rebounding (6.2 rpg.) on the way to honorable mention all-BIG EAST status. She also raised her field goal percentage (.460) and her free throw percentage from her freshman year and turned in a positive assist/turnover ratio while starting all but one of the 34 games and scoring in double figures 21 times with two double-doubles. Schrader reached even greater heights under Tsipis’ guidance last year, averaging career highs in nearly every statistical category, including scoring (12.6 ppg.), rebounding (7.4 rpg.) and field goal percentage (.463), while registering seven doubledoubles, a new single-season school record for guards. Schrader went on to earn first-team allBIG EAST recognition in 2008-09, and is primed to contend for All-America status as a fifth-year senior in 2009-10.

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Angie Potthoff-Barber Assistant Coach Fifth Season Penn State ’97

Angie Potthoff-Potthoff-Barber, a former All-America forward at Penn State University and three-year pro basketball veteran, is in her fourth season as an assistant coach with the Irish, having arrived at Notre Dame in May 2005. With the Irish, Potthoff-Barber focuses her attention on the post game and coordinates game scheduling and team equipment/apparel needs, while also contributing to Notre Dame’s nationally-ranked recruiting efforts and assisting with scouting and practice planning. “Angie spent her entire playing career at the highest level, both in college and the pros,” Irish head coach Muffet McGraw said. “Having a former post player with that kind of experience only makes us better. She’s a hard-nosed, driven competitor who has a great desire to be successful, and that’s what makes a great coach. I’m thrilled to have her on our staff because she helps us across the board in so many ways.” It hasn’t taken long for Potthoff-Barber to put her stamp on the Notre Dame post game. After successfully tutoring center Melissa D’Amico to MVP honors at the 2005 Las Vegas Duel in the Desert, and subsequently, her

selection as BIG EAST Player of the Week, Potthoff-Barber has made big strides in the development of center Erica Williamson. An unheralded rookie out of Charlotte, N.C., Williamson was a highly-productive reserve in her first season at Notre Dame, averaging 6.1 points and 5.3 rebounds per game on the way to a spot on the BIG EAST All-Freshman Team. Williamson also led the Irish with 39 blocked shots (1.26 per game), which ranked ninth in the BIG EAST and was the third-highest block total by a freshman in school history. A year later, Williamson moved into the starting lineup for 21 games, while experiencing increases in her scoring average (6.4 ppg.), her field goal percentage (.468) and her free throw percentage (.683) while scoring in double figures seven times. Last season, forward Becca Bruszewski experiences dramatic improvements across the board, ranking third

on the team in scoring (10.7 ppg.), second in rebounding (5.0 rpg.) and field goal percentage (.487) and tops in three-point percentage (.375), all as a first-year starter. In addition, forward Erica Solomon carved a spot on the BIG EAST All-Freshman Team after posting a team-high 38 blocks (ranking second among conference rookies and ninth overall in that category). Prior to joining the Irish, Potthoff-Barber spent six years in the high school and college coaching ranks (1999-2005). Most recently, she concluded a three-year stint at Beaver (Pa.) Area High School, the first two as an assistant girls’ basketball coach before elevating to the head coaching post for the 2004-05 season. In her three years at the school, the Bobcats logged a 38-36 record and twice advanced to the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) Class 3A playoffs, finishing as one of the top 32 teams in the state. Prior to arriving at BAHS, Potthoff-Barber spent two seasons (2000-02) as an assistant coach at Robert Morris University in Moon Township, Pa. While there, she worked primarily with the Colonials’ post players, and also helped coordinate the team’s recruiting, scouting and game scheduling efforts. PotthoffBarber began her coaching career as a graduate assistant at Indiana (Pa.) University in 19992000, aiding the Indians to a 24-5 record (the second-highest win total in school history), a schoolrecord No. 4 national ranking during the season, and a trip to the NCAA Division II playoffs, where only a double-overtime loss kept IUP from advancing to the NCAA Elite Eight. That season, Potthoff-Barber worked closely with the Indians’ 6-foot5 center, Melissa McGill, who led the team in scoring (13.6 ppg.), rebounding (8.2 rpg.) and blocked shots (a school-record 69) en route to earning WBCA all-district honors. Under her maiden name, Potthoff-Barber is perhaps best known as a standout post player at Penn State, where she led the Nittany Lions to three NCAA Tournament appearances, including two Sweet 16 trips and a berth in the 1994 regional final. While at PSU, Potthoff-Barber was a twotime Kodak/WBCA honorable mention All-American (1996, 1997), while also garnering three All-America nods from the Associated Press (third team in 1996; honorable mention in 1995 & 1997). She was a three-time first-team all-Big Ten Conference selection (1995-97) and was named to the Big Ten All-Tournament Team in 1995 and 1996, picking up Most Valuable Player honors in the latter season after sparking Penn State to its second consecutive Big Ten Tournament title. In each of her final three seasons at Penn State, Potthoff-Barber led the Nittany Lions in scoring, rebounding and field goal percentage, winning a share of the Big Ten scoring title and finishing second in rebounding in 1997. To this day, she still remains

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among the top six on PSU’s career lists for scoring (1,725 points/15.5 ppg.), rebounding (918/8.3 rpg.), field goal percentage (.574/709-1,235) and double-doubles (47). Potthoff-Barber graduated from Penn State in 1997 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise and Sport Science. Following her stellar college career, Potthoff-Barber spent three seasons playing professionally in the United States. In 1997, she was a second-round draft pick (No. 12 overall) by the Columbus Quest of the now-defunct American Basketball League (ABL). There, she averaged 6.9 points and 3.5 rebounds per game as the Quest won their second consecutive ABL championship in 1998 before the league folded midway through the 1998-99 campaign. The following summer, Potthoff-Barber was selected in the fourth round (49th overall) of the WNBA Draft by the expansion Minnesota Lynx. She cracked the starting lineup for the first game in franchise history, going on to average 4.0 points and 2.7 rebounds per game that season before electing to retire as an active player and begin her coaching career. In addition to her college and professional experience, Potthoff-Barber also competed on an international level. In 1997, she was named to the U.S. World University Games, where she averaged 6.3 points and 5.3 rebounds per game and helped Team USA win the gold medal with a perfect 6-0 record. Ironically, one of her teammates on the squad was former Notre Dame All-America standout and the school’s all-time leading scorer, Beth Morgan (now the head coach at Virginia Commonwealth). Born June 12, 1974 in Erie, Pa., Potthoff-Barber and her husband, Luke, live in South Bend. The couple welcomed their first child, daughter Ellie, in August 2009.

The Barber File • Birthdate: June 12, 1974 • Hometown: Erie, Pa. • Education: 1997 – B.S. in exercise and sports science from Penn State

Coaching Experience 2005-present University of Notre Dame Assistant Coach (Fifth Season) 2002-05 Beaver (Pa.) Area High School Assistant Coach/Head Coach (Three Seasons) 2000-02 Robert Morris University Assistant Coach (Two Seasons)

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second-most in school history). She also led the Irish in steals in each of her final four seasons (1997-98 to 2000-01) and was the team’s assist leader in her last three years, setting school records with 95 steals in 1999-2000 and 247 assists in 2000-01, along with a school-standard 2.67 assist-to-turnover ratio the latter season. For her career, Ivey has a place on 16 of Notre Dame’s all-time top 10 lists, including the Irish records for steals (348), games played (132) and double-doubles by a guard (11). She also is second in school history with 727 assists and a 5.5 assist-pergame average, as well as a 2.6 steals-per-game mark. A potent scorer, Ivey ranks 10th in the Notre Dame record books with 1,430 career points, while her .405 three-point percentage is third-best in school annals and her 190 three-point field goals stand fourth in Irish lore. In addition, she remains on the BIG EAST top 10 lists for career assists (fifth/394) and steals (ninth/167), and she took home the BIG EAST assist title in 1999-2000 by averaging 6.6 apg. (all conference records limited to BIG EAST regular-season games). Ivey was a five-year WNBA veteran, beginning with her selection by the Indiana Fever in the second round (17th overall pick) of the 2001 WNBA Draft. She spent four seasons with the Fever, helping them to the first playoff berth in franchise history in 2002. Ivey signed with the Detroit Shock as a restricted free agent in 2005, and subsequently was acquired by the Phoenix Mercury later that season. Born Sept. 24, 1977, in St. Louis, Mo., Ivey graduated from Notre Dame’s College of Arts and Letters in 2000 with a bachelor’s degree in history. She and her son, Jaden (7), make their home in South Bend.

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• Birthdate: Sept. 24, 1977 • Hometown: St. Louis, Mo. • Education: 2000 – B.A. in history from Notre Dame

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Coaching Experience 2007-present University of Notre Dame Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach (Third Season) 2005-07 Xavier University Administrative Assistant (Two Seasons)

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suffocating Irish defense that led the BIG EAST in steals for the second consecutive year. Last season, Melissa Lechlitner made a seamless transition to the starting point guard spot with Ivey’s help. Lechlitner averaged a career-high 10.6 points and 3.4 assists per game (12th in BIG EAST), and ranked eighth in the league with a 1.38 assist/turnover ratio. In addition, Ivey guided guard Ashley Barlow enjoyed career-best averages in scoring (12.7 ppg.), steals (2.4 spg.) and three-point percentage (.364) on the way to second-team all-BIG EAST honors. And, guard Natalie Novosel copped a place on the BIG EAST All-Freshman Team as one of Ivey’s pupils, averaging 6.9 points and 1.5 steals per game as one of Notre Dame’s top reserves during her rookie year.

Ivey came back to Notre Dame following two seasons (2005-07) as an administrative assistant on the women’s basketball staff at Xavier University, where she served under former Notre Dame assistant coach and current XU skipper Kevin McGuff. During Ivey’s two seasons at Xavier, she coordinated film exchange and assisted in many of the daily operations of the Musketeers’ program, including travel, academics and community outreach. Following her arrival on the XU campus in 2005-06, the Musketeers posted a 47-17 record (including a 26-8 mark this past year), winning the 2007 Atlantic-10 Conference Tournament and advancing to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2003. “It’s been amazing to watch Niele grow as a coach,” McGraw said. “Her experience in the WNBA has really helped her become a great coach. She’s been a student of the game for so long and now she has the opportunity to teach it. She does a great job of teaching the game, has great passion for the game, and is someone that we all truly enjoy being around. She also the added benefit of having already walked in the shoes of our current players, and knowing what it takes to succeed at the highest level here at Notre Dame. The sky’s really the limit for what she can accomplish in the coaching profession.” Ivey holds the rare distinction of being the only player on the roster for both of Notre Dame’s NCAA Final Four appearances (1997, 2001), but she sat out most of the ‘96-97 campaign after suffering a season-ending knee injury five games into her freshman year. However, she was awarded a fifth year of eligibility in 2000-01 and made the most of it, earning third-team Associated Press All-America honors, the first Irish point guard to be so recognized. She also was the recipient of the 2001 Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award, presented annually to the nation’s top senior player standing 5-foot-8 or under, and she was one of three finalists for the ‘01 Nancy Lieberman Award, which goes to the country’s top point guard. In addition, Ivey was a member of the 2001 NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team after averaging 16.5 points and 5.5 steals per game as the Irish defeated Connecticut (90-75) and Purdue (68-66) to win their first national title. All told, Notre Dame went 109-22 (.832) during Ivey’s last four seasons, reaching the NCAA Sweet 16 on three occasions (1998, 2000, 2001) and rolling up a school-record 34 wins in 2000-01. The Irish also won a share of their first BIG EAST regular-season championship in 2000-01 and were ranked in the top 10 of either or both the AP and ESPN/USA Today polls for all but two weeks during her final three campaigns. While at Notre Dame, Ivey was a threetime all-BIG EAST selection (1999-2001), collecting first-team honors in 2001, and was tapped as the BIG EAST Player of the Week five times (tying for the

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One of the finest point guards ever to wear the Notre Dame uniform, Niele Ivey (first name pronounced knee-L) has returned to her alma mater as an assistant coach, rejoining the Irish women’s basketball program as a member of head coach Muffet McGraw’s staff in May 2007. Ivey works closely with the development of the Notre Dame guards, and also has made major contributions to the program’s nationally-ranked recruiting efforts, as well as game scouting, practice planning and summer camp coordination. Ivey immediately brought her considerable experience to bear on the Irish floor generals, with Tulyah Gaines enjoying the best season of her career in 200708, with personal highs in assists (129, 3.8 apg.), assist/ turnover ratio (1.48, an 0.38 increase from her previous season) and field goal percentage (.438). In addition, Gaines directed a Notre Dame offense that ranked eighth in the country in scoring (76.2 ppg.) and 10th in scoring margin (+14.6 ppg.), while also headlining a

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Stephanie Menio Coordinator of Basketball Operations Fifth Season Pittsburgh ’04

With an infectious personality and unwavering drive to succeed, Stephanie Menio (pronounced MANY-o) is in her fifth season as coordinator of basketball operations at Notre Dame. Menio oversees all aspects of marketing and promotions for the Irish women’s basketball program, as well as serve as director of the Irish women’s basketball camps and assist in team travel (including the program’s summer 2009 European tour), film exchange and administrative duties related to Notre Dame’s nationally-ranked recruiting efforts. In her first four years, Menio has helped the Irish finish among the top 11 in the nation in average attendance each season, overseeing a 20-percent increase in that average during her short tenure. The Irish also have logged nine of the top 20 crowds in school history under her watch, including four of the program’s six sellouts. In 2005-06, Notre Dame was 11th in the attendance rankings (6,601 fans per game, a 13-percent increase over the previous season) and was the spark behind attracting the third women’s basketball sellout in school history (11,418 vs. Tennessee on Dec. 31, 2005). That sellout was made even more notable when all tickets were exhausted 19 days prior to tipoff, a school record for the fastest women’s basketball sellout. In addition, with Menio at the helm during the 2005-06 season, Notre Dame saw a five-percent

rise in season ticket sales, as well as a 14-percent jump in regular-season ticket revenue. Not to be outdone, Notre Dame ranked 10th in the country in attendance in 2006-07, averaging 6,364 fans per game over a 16-game slate that was the largest regularseason schedule in program history. The Irish also attracted 101,818 women’s basketball fans to the Joyce Center in ‘06-07, marking the second time ever that Notre Dame reached six figures in total women’s basketball attendance. What’s more, Notre Dame women’s basketball earned a pair of “Readers’ Choice Awards” in 2007 from the South Bend Tribune, whose readership selected Irish home games as the “Favorite Family Entertainment” and “Favorite Place To Take Your Kids (Regionally)” for the Michiana area. The Notre Dame women’s basketball marketing and promotions machine reached a new level in 2007-08, as the Irish ranked ninth in the country with an average of 7,016 fans per game. Notre Dame also drew a schoolrecord 112,253 fans, topping the previous year’s highwater mark, and recorded two sellouts, the second time in program history the Irish have had multiple capacity crowds at the Joyce Center in the same season. They nearly added a third sellout in ‘07-08, coming less than 600 fans away from selling out a December non-conference game against Michigan, but still marking the first time Notre Dame has ever had three crowds of 10,000+ fans in the same season. The Irish also were repeat winners in both South Bend Tribune “Readers’ Choice Awards”. Last season, Notre Dame once again ranked ninth in the country with an average of 7,168 fans per game, the second-highest season attendance mark in school history. The Irish also had yet another sellout (earning the program the NCAA’s “Pack The House Challenge” award), drew three more crowds of 10,000+ fans, and won the inaugural WBCA Pink Zone Challenge by raising nearly $50,000 for breast cancer awareness and research through the WBCA’s Pink Zone nationwide initiative. Menio’s marketing and promotions savvy has been a vital force for a Notre Dame program that now has been ranked among the top 20 in the nation in attendance in each of the past nine years. Besides those six sellouts, the Irish also have attracted each of the top 20 largest women’s basketball crowds in school history since 2000-01, including 22 audiences at least of 8,000 fans, and attendance figures of 5,000 or better at 124 of the past 126 home games. “We would be lost without Stephanie because she’s so completely indispensable,” Notre Dame head coach Muffet McGraw said. “She wears so many hats for us and she’s great at everything she does. I can’t believe there’s anybody in the country that’s better than she is in the marketing area. What she’s done for our fans and our team to get that kind of support has been phenomenal. She’s creative, has a passion for it and works extremely hard, probably to the point of working two full-time jobs and never misses a beat.” “I am very excited to have the opportunity to work with Coach McGraw, the staff, players and especially the outstanding and loyal fans of Notre Dame women’s basketball,” Menio said. “From the minute I stepped on campus, I felt the passion and excitement surrounding the Irish women’s basketball program. We made good progress in my first four years here, but I won’t rest until we’re selling out the Joyce Center on a night-in, night-out basis.”

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That vision could very well come to fruition in 2009-10, as Menio has spearheaded a remarkable campaign that resulted in Notre Dame selling out its entire allotment of season tickets (more than 7,000) for the first time in program history. What’s more, it appears highly probable that the Irish will sell out every regular-season home game this season, making them just the second women’s college basketball program ever to accomplish that feat. Prior to her arrival at Notre Dame, Menio spent the 200405 year as a marketing associate in the athletics department at the University of Missouri, where she focused on marketing and promotions for the Tiger women’s basketball, volleyball, softball and gymnastics programs, as well assisting with group ticket sales and game management for football and men’s basketball. Thanks to her efforts in ‘04-05, the Missouri volleyball team was ranked 19th in the nation in attendance, the gymnastics team wound up 15th in the country in attendance (a 30-percent increase), the Tiger women’s basketball program saw a 20-percent increase in season ticket sales and a 21-percent increase in attendance, and the Missouri softball team recorded the seven largest crowds in the program’s history, increasing attendance by 30 percent. Before coming to at Missouri, Menio spent two years as a marketing assistant with the women’s basketball program at the University of Pittsburgh. In conjunction with the debut of the new Petersen Events Center, Menio aided in the Panthers’ 114-percent rise in attendance from 200204, including the first women’s basketball sellout in school history (12,632 vs. Connecticut on Jan. 25, 2003). Menio graduated from Pittsburgh in 2004 with a bachelor of science degree in business administration, and she will earn her master of science degree in integrated marketing communications from West Virginia University in December 2009. Menio was born May 29, 1982, in WilkesBarre, Pa., and now makes her home in South Bend.

The Menio File • Birthdate: May 29, 1982 • Hometown: Wilkes-Barre, Pa. • Education: 2004 – B.S. in business administration from Pittsburgh

Previous Experience 2005-present University of Notre Dame Coordinator of Basketball Operations (Fifth Season) 2004-05 University of Missouri Marketing Associate (One Season)

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Senior Academic Counselor

Assistant Athletic Trainer

Jill Bodensteiner joined the Notre Dame athletics department in July 2009 as associate athletics director in the areas of compliance and legal affairs. She made the move to the athletic department following 12 years with Notre Dame’s office of General Counsel, including extensive work with athletic issues. In her current role, she serves as the athletics liaison to the General Counsel’s office. Bodensteiner also serves as the sport administrator for women’s basketball, teaming with director of athletics Jack Swarbrick to assist Muffet McGraw’s squad on an administrative basis. Within the University, Bodensteiner has served as the primary contact for legal issues in the areas of employment (working with Human Resources and the academic leadership), athletics and international studies. In addition, she has been an ex officio member of the University committee on women faculty and students and as a member of the University benefits committee, and chairs Notre Dame’s Equity in Athletics Task Force. Before joining the Notre Dame office of the General Counsel in 1997, Bodensteiner specialized in employment litigation as an associate at two law firms, Seyfarth Shaw in Chicago and Bryan Cave LLP in St. Louis. A member of the bar in Indiana and Illinois, she also clerked for the Honorable Catherine Perry, a United States District Court judge in St. Louis. Bodensteiner received her bachelor’s degree in psychology and sociology from Notre Dame in 1991, her J.D. from Washington University Law School in St. Louis in 1994, and her MBA from Notre Dame in 2008. She’s a native of Valparaiso, Ind.

Craig Cheek is in his third year as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at the University of Notre Dame. He is responsible for the strength and conditioning programs for the Fighting Irish women’s basketball, women’s lacrosse and men’s & women’s fencing teams, and he also assists with men’s basketball and hockey. Before arriving at Notre Dame, Cheek was the head strength and conditioning coach at Nicholls State (La.) University for two years. There, he oversaw all varsity athletic programs and supervised the strength & conditioning staff. Cheek also spent one year (200405) as an assistant strength coach at the University of Minnesota-Duluth. At UMD, he worked directly with the Bulldogs’ football and women’s basketball teams, while also supervising strength and conditioning programs for baseball and women’s tennis. In addition, Cheek conducted sportspecific measures of speed, strength and agility at Duluth while providing nutrition and supplement education to student-athletes and facilitating workouts for summer strength camp participants. A 1997 graduate of Bluffton (Ohio) University with a bachelor’s degree in health and physical education, Cheek went on to earn his master’s degree in developmental kinesiology from Bowling Green State University in 2004.

Chad Grotegut joined the staff of Notre Dame’s Office of Academic Services for Student-Athletes in August 2007. In his current position, he works mainly with the Irish women’s basketball, baseball, men’s and women’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s fencing, and men’s golf teams. Grotegut is assigned to monitor the academic perfomance and eligibility status of assigned studentathletes. He also helps his studentathletes create individual learning plans, gauges academic success and oversees components of the freshman academic transition program for student-athletes. Prior to arriving at Notre Dame, Grotegut worked as an academic program coordinator at Iowa State University from 2000-07, primarily working with football studentathletes. Grotegut has served as a presenter at the national conference for the National Association of Athletic Academic Advisors and is a member of the National Assocation of Student Personnel Administration. A native of Postville, Iowa, Grotegut earned a Bachelor of Education Degree from Iowa State University in 2000 and a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership & Policy Studies from ISU in 2003. Grotegut and his wife, Jennifer, who also is a graduate of Iowa State, reside in South Bend.

Anne Marquez is in her fourth year as an assistant athletic trainer at Notre Dame, focusing her responsibilities on the Irish women’s basketball team and the cheerleading squad. Marquez arrived at Notre Dame in October of 2006 following three years as an assistant athletic trainer at Louisiana Tech University where she worked women’s basketball, football and women’s soccer. She also was the department insurance coordinator and taught Introduction to Sports Medicine to undergraduate student-athletic trainers. Marquez arrived at Louisiana Tech after serving as a graduate assistant at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, La., where she earned a Master of Education degree in Sports Administration. While at Northwestern State, Marquez worked with the Demons’ women’s basketball and football teams. She received her bachelor of science degree in sports medicine from the University of West Florida in Pensacola in 2001. While at West Florida, she worked with the men’s and women’s cross country teams, women’s soccer and women’s softball teams. The Framingham, Mass., native, who is NATABOC-certified, also served as an instructor at Northwestern State, heading CPR and first aid courses for university students.

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Assistant Coach Strength & Conditioning

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Associate Athletics Director

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Anne Marquez

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Chad Grotegut

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Craig Cheek

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Jill Bodensteiner

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Support Staff

Chris Masters

Tinia Scott

Tom Bacsik

Bryant Welters

Assistant Sports Information Director

Administrative Assistant

Senior Manager

Chris Masters is in his ninth year as an assistant sports information director at Notre Dame. He is the primary media relations contact for the Fighting Irish women’s basketball and women’s soccer programs, and also serves as the on-site content editor for the official Notre Dame athletics web site (UND.com), helping to coordinate an extensive redesign of the site in the summer of 2009 and currently overseeing a four-person student web editing staff. During his tenure at Notre Dame, Masters has promoted seven All-Americans, worked with seven BIG EAST championship teams, and earned 14 regional or national citations for his publications from the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). In addition, he has worked as a play-byplay broadcaster on radio broadcasts and Internet webcasts of several Irish sporting events. Prior to coming to Notre Dame, Masters spent three years (1998-2001) as assistant sports information director at Western Kentucky University, serving as the media relations contact for the Lady Topper women’s basketball and volleyball programs. He also spent time as the publications coordinator for WKU’s entire 20-sport athletics department, assisted in the development of the school’s official athletics web site, and served as media relations coordinator for the 2000 Sun Belt Conference Women’s Basketball Championship, hosted by WKU. In 1996, Masters graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and politics & government from Ohio Wesleyan University, while also serving as a student assistant in the OWU sports information office. Two years later, he earned his master’s degree in mass communications (public relations emphasis) from Kansas State University, where he also worked in the KSU sports information office as both a student assistant and graduate intern. An active member of CoSIDA since 1996, Masters is in his 12th year as a district coordinator on that organization’s Academic All-America Committee. Born May 2, 1974, in San Francisco, Calif., Masters now makes his home in Mishawaka.

Tinia Scott is in her third year as the administrative assistant in the Notre Dame women’s basketball office, having joined the program in October 2007. Scott is responsible for managing the personal calendar for head coach Muffet McGraw, as well as coordinating the day-to-day administrative operations of the Irish women’s basketball office. What’s more, she assists in organizing several bus trips to road games for Notre Dame women’s basketball fans during the season. Prior to her current position, Scott spent five years (2000-05) as the administrative assistant to the executive director of Hansel Neighborhood Service Center, Inc., a South Bend-based non-profit social community organization which held a multi-million dollar federal grant to operate a Head Start program for lowincome families. Scott also relocated her family to Winston-Salem, N.C., for two and onehalf years (2005-07) in order to care for her sister, who waged a valiant battle with breast cancer before passing away in May 2007. During her stay in North Carolina, Scott also joined forces with Blue Cross/Blue Shield as a Client Service Representative. A native of South Bend, and a 1991 graduate of LaSalle High School, Scott is working towards her Bachelor of Science Degree in Organizational Management from Bethel College in Mishawaka, Ind., with an intended graduation date of May 2010. Scott has been married for 18 years to her high school sweetheart, Terrance Scott Sr., an independent general contractor and also a South Bend native. The couple has three children: daughter Terran (17), and two sons, Terrance Jr. (18), and Tariq (15).

Tom Bacsik (pronounced BASS-ick) will serve as the senior personnel manager for the Notre Dame women’s basketball team in 2009-10. In that role, he shares responsibility with Coordinator of Operations Stephanie Menio for all aspects of team travel, while also serving is the one of the team’s direct contacts with the Athletics Business Office, maintaining the new film database, managing BIG EAST and non-conference film requests, and aiding the porgram’s nationally-ranked recruiting efforts in various capacities. Moreover, Bacsik helped coordinate Notre Dame’s wildly-successful 11-day tour of France and Italy in May 2009. During home games, he can be found on the bench keeping players times and statistics. Bacsik also works closely with senior equipment manager Bryant Welters to ensure that practices, trips, and recruiting efforts are well-organized. Bacsik is enrolled in both the Mendoza College of Business and the College of Arts and Letters, where he is pursuing bachelor’s degrees in marketing and theology while maintaining a remarkable 3.5 cumulative grade-point average. He will graduate in May 2010 and has plans to pursue a career in the restaurant or marketing industry. Born Nov. 30, 1987 in Colonia, N.J., Bacsik is the youngest of three sons born to Agnes and Clifford (’76) Bacsik. Both of his older brothers, Chris (’01) and John (’04), also were student managers at Notre Dame, the latter being the senior equipment manager for women’s basketball in 2003-04.

Bryant Welters will be the senior equipment manager for the Notre Dame women’s basketball team in 2009-10. Welters’ primary responsibilities in that position entail overseeing all daily equipment issues for the program, and working with assistant coaches Angie Potthoff-Barber and Niele Ivey to determine and fulfill apparel needs for players and coaches. He and his managerial counterpart, Tom Bascik, also help set up and break down for practicing sessions, while filming and keeping statistics. Welters is a 2006 graduate of the Maret School in Washington D.C., after previously attending Langley School in McLean, Va. A talented three-sport letterwinner in high school (lacrosse, soccer and basketball), he was the captain of the lacrosse team as a senior. Unfortunately, Welters was not able to pursue his love of lacrosse into college. However, he is now enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business as a finance major and is on track to graduate in May 2010. Upon graduation, he hopes to eventually work in the front office for one of the National Football League’s 32 clubs. Born June 18, 1988 in McLean, Va., Welters is the older of two sons born to Beatrice and Anthony Welters. His younger brother, Andrew, currently is a freshman at Notre Dame.

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Opponents

This season, two-time all-conference guard Ashley Barlow and her Fighting Irish teammates will face 14 opponents that played in the 2009 NCAA Tournament, including three of the Final Four participants in Connecticut, Louisville and Oklahoma.

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2009-10 Opponents Arkansas -Pine Bluff

Lady Lions

Central Florida

(UCF) Knights

Charlotte

49ers

Sunday, Nov. 15 • 7 p.m. ET Notre Dame, Ind. • Purcell Pavilion First Meeting

Tuesday, Dec. 29 • 1 p.m. ET Orlando, Fla. • UCF Arena Notre Dame Leads Series 1-0

Sunday, Dec. 20 • 1 p.m. ET Notre Dame, Ind. • Purcell Pavilion Notre Dame Leads Series 1-0

Location: Pine Bluff, Ark. Founded: 1873 Enrollment: 3,800 Colors: Black and Gold Conference: Southwestern Athletic Arena (Capacity): H.O. Clemmons Arena (4,500)

Location: Orlando, Fla. Founded: 1963 Enrollment: 50,284 Colors: Black and Gold Conference: Conference USA Arena (Capacity): UCF Arena (10,000)

Location: Charlotte, N.C. Founded: 1946 Enrollment: 22,338 Colors: Green and White Conference: Atlantic 10 Arena (Capacity): Halton Arena (9,105)

Athletics Director: Louis “Skip” Perkins Jr. Head Coach: Cary Shelton (Arkansas State ’05) Record at UAPB (Yrs.): First Year Career Record (Yrs.): First Year Assistants: Stacie Vincent, Jessica Kern

Athletics Director: Keith Tribble Head Coach: Joi Williams (South Florida ’88) Record at UCF (Yrs.): 27-37 (2) Career Record (Yrs.): 81-98 (6) Associate Head Coach: Greg Brown (Lipscomb ’93) Assistants: Courtney Locke (Rutgers ’06), Chester Nichols (Greenville

Athletics Director: Judy Rose Head Coach: Karen Aston (Arkansas-Little Rock ’87) Record at CHAR (Yrs.): 41-23 (2) Career Record (Yrs.): Same Assistants: Ken Griffin (Voorhees ’94), Krystion Obie Nelson

2008-09 Record (Conf./Finish): 12-19 (10-8/4th) Postseason: None Final Ranking: None Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 5/4 Returning Starters (Pos., Yr., Ht.): Shavondra Holmes (F, Sr.,

College ’97)

Women’s Basketball SID: Andrew Roberts Office: (870) 575-7949 Fax: (870) 575-7881 E-mail: robertsa@uapb.edu Press Row: (870) 575-8694 Web Site: www.uapblionsroar.com

Angelica Mealing (G, Jr., 5-7); Aisha Patrick (G, So., 5-9); Chelsie Wiley (G, Jr., 5-7)

6-1); Tashayla Jackson (G, Sr., 5-7); Laquisha Slaton (G, Jr., 5-7)

Notes: Arkansas-Pine Bluff is the lone first-time opponent for Notre Dame on this year’s schedule … the Irish are 39-5 (.886) against first-time opponents since joining the BIG EAST Conference in 199596, including an 19-1 (.950) record since the start of the 2000-01 season, and a current 13-game winning streak (last loss on Nov. 21, 2001, a 72-66 setback at Colorado State) … Notre Dame faced two new opponents last season, defeating Georgia Southern, 85-36 at Purcell Pavilion and going on the road to defeat Charlotte, 68-61 … the Irish have won 16 consecutive home games against first-time opponents since an 87-64 loss to Connecticut on Jan. 18, 1996, at Purcell Pavilion … Notre Dame has played two other Southwestern Athletic Conference schools during its history, defeating Alcorn State, 98-49 on March 17, 2001, at Purcell Pavilion in the first round of the NCAA Championship, and most recently ousting Prairie View A&M, 94-55 on Dec. 28, 2006, also at Purcell Pavilion … the Irish were victorious in their only prior matchup against an Arkansas school, downing Arkansas State, 77-54 on Dec. 17, 2005, in a Gray Division first round game at the Duel in the Desert in Las Vegas; current Notre Dame fifth-year senior guard Lindsay Schrader started and played 26 minutes in that game, logging six points, a team-high eight rebounds and four assists … Notre Dame is 24-8 (.750) all-time in season openers, including a 19-3 (.864) record in the Muffet McGraw era and an active 13-game winning streak that continued with last year’s 62-53 win at #24/22 LSU in the State Farm Tip-Off Classic … the Irish also are 24-8 (.750) all-time in home openers, and 18-4 (.818) in the McGraw era, including a current 14-game winning streak; last year, Notre Dame opened its Purcell Pavilion slate with a 96-61 win over Evansville … the Irish coming into the 2009-10 season having won 76 of their last 83 non-conference games (.916) at Purcell Pavilion, dating back to the 1994-95 season.

2008-09 Record (Conf./Finish): 17-17 (11-5/T-2nd) Postseason: NCAA first round (l. North Carolina 85-80) Final Ranking: Not ranked Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 10/2 Returning Starters (Pos., Yr., Ht.): Emma Cannon (F, Jr., 6-2); Women’s Basketball SID: Andrew Gavin Office: (407) 823-2464 Fax: (407) 823-5293 E-mail: agavin@athletics.ucf.edu Press Row: (407) 823-2477 Web Site: www.ucfathletics.com

Notes: UCF is one of three opponents on this year’s Notre Dame

schedule that the Irish will be playing for the first time in at least two decades (the others being San Diego State and South Carolina, both at the Paradise Jam in the U.S. Virgin Islands) … the only other meeting between Notre Dame and UCF came on Nov. 25, 1989, at the Rotary Classic in Orlando, with the Irish earning an 81-61 victory … that tournament actually was more notable for Notre Dame’s 113-35 first-round win over Liberty the day before, with the Irish logging their largest margin of victory and most points away from home in school history … Notre Dame’s most recent visit to the Orlando area came on Dec. 3, 2000, when the Irish defeated North Carolina, 78-55 at the Honda Elite 4 Classic at Disney’s Wide World of Sports in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. … UCF will be the first current Conference USA opponent for Notre Dame since March 23, 2008, when the Irish defeated SMU, 75-62 in the first round of the NCAA Championship at West Lafayette, Ind. … Notre Dame is 7-2 (.778) against the current C-USA alignment, with a 4-2 record away from home (2-2 on the road) … the last time the Irish visited a current C-USA arena was Dec. 28, 2001, when they dropped a 72-61 decision to Rice at Autry Court in Houston (the Owls were members of the Western Athletic Conference at the time) … Notre Dame is 21-5 (.808) all-time against Florida schools, including a 13-2 (.867) record away from Purcell Pavilion and an 11-2 (.846) mark on its opponent’s home court … in addition, the Irish are 14-3 (.824) when playing in the state of Florida, regardless of the opposition — all three losses were decided in the final seconds of regulation or in overtime (53-51 vs. James Madison at Miami on Jan. 3, 1986; 77-76 at Miami on Feb. 3, 1998; 87-78 in OT at USF in Jan. 13, 2007) … Notre Dame has had eight Floridians suit up in the program’s 33-year history, with current Irish senior guard Alena Christiansen (Fort Lauderdale/ Cardinal Gibbons HS) being the latest Sunshine State resident to don the Irish colors … Notre Dame is 21-11 (.656) all-time in its first game after the Christmas holiday, with a 9-5 (.643) record on the road and a 15-7 (.682) record in the Muffet McGraw era, as well as an active six-game winning streak coming off the Christmas break (a string that continued with last year’s 68-61 victory at Charlotte).

(Charlotte ’05), Angela Ortega (Northwestern State ’89)

2008-09 Record (Conf./Finish): 23-9 (11-3/T-2nd) Postseason: NCAA first round (l. Purdue 65-52) Final Ranking: Not ranked Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 9/3 Returning Starters (Pos., Yr., Ht.): Erin Floyd (F, Sr., 6-0); Aysha Jones (G, Sr., 5-8); Shannon McCallum (G, Jr., 5-10)

Women’s Basketball SID: Brent Stastny Office: (704) 687-6313 Fax: (704) 687-4918 E-mail: bmstastn@uncc.edu Press Row: (704) 687-4999 Web Site: www.charlotte49ers.com Notes: For the fourth consecutive year and sixth time in eight season, the Irish will face an Atlantic 10 Conference opponent, having swept home-and-home series with Dayton in 2003-04 and 2004-05 (78-41 at Purcell Pavilion and 65-39 at UD) and Richmond in 2006-07 and 2007-08 (87-66 at Purcell Pavilion, 84-59 at UR) before winning at Charlotte last season (68-61) … the Irish are 65-18 (.783) all-time against the current A-10 alignment, including a 26-8 (.765) record at Purcell Pavilion, and own an active 12-game winning streak against that conference, dating back to an 84-68 loss at La Salle on Feb. 18, 1995, when both schools were still members of the Midwestern Collegiate Conference (now known as the Horizon League) … Notre Dame is making its first trip to the state of North Carolina since Nov. 22, 1997, when the Irish dropped an 80-62 verdict at No. 19 Duke … Notre Dame is 11-2 (.846) all-time against teams from the Tar Heel State, with a 3-0 (1.000) record at Purcell Pavilion … the last time the Irish played host to a North Carolina school was Nov. 17, 2004, when Notre Dame downed #6 Duke, 76-65 in the Preseason WNIT semifinals … the Irish have won 21 consecutive games coming out of their final exam break (no games played between finals and Christmas in 1994 and 1997) since a 73-67 home loss to UCLA on Dec. 21, 1985 … Irish senior center Erica Williamson is a resident of Charlotte, having moved to the city with her family from Rochester, N.Y., in the summer of 2005 when her father took a job with one of the city’s primary employers, Bank of America … Williamson graduated from Charlotte’s South Mecklenburg High School in 2006 and in her one year at the school, she helped the Lady Sabres post a 27-3 record and win the North Carolina Class 4A title (the school’s first crown in 20 years); Williamson scored 13 points in the title game and was named the Western Regional MVP. Current Irish vs. Charlotte Barlow 1 GP/1 GS, 6.0 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 4.0 APG, .286 FG% (2-7), .000 3FG% (0-3), 1.000 FT% (2-2) Bruszewski 1 GP/1 GS, 12.0 PPG, 5.0 RPG, .600 FG% (6-10) Lechlitner 1 GP/1 GS, 13.0 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 2.0 APG, 2.0 SPG, .462 FG% (6-13), .333 3FG% (1-3) Novosel 1 GP, 12.0 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 4.0 SPG, 2.0 APG, .500 FG% (4-8), .500 FT% (4-8) Schrader 1 GP/1 GS, 19.0 PPG, 9.0 RPG, 3.0 SPG, .500 FG% (7-14), 1.000 3FG% (1-1), 1.000 FT% (4-4) Solomon 1 GP, 0.0 PPG, 2.0 RPG, 2.0 BPG, .000 FG% (0-1) Watson 1 GP, 4.0 PPG, 2.0 RPG, 2.0 APG, .200 FG% (1-5), .250 3FG% (1-4), .500 FT% (1-2) Williamson 1 GP/1 GS, 2.0 PPG, 1.0 RPG, 1.000 FG% (1-1)

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME®

Tuesday, Feb. 9 • 7 p.m. ET Cincinnati, Ohio • Fifth Third Arena Notre Dame Leads Series 5-0

(Edward Waters ’05)

2008-09 Record (Conf./Finish): 14-17 (3-13/16th) Postseason: None Final Ranking: Not ranked Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 6/2 Returning Starters (Pos., Yr., Ht.): Shelly Bellman (G/F, Sr., 5-10); Kahla Roudebush (G, Sr., 5-8); Shanasa Sanders (G, So., 5-7)

Athletics Director: Jeffrey Hathaway Head Coach: Geno Auriemma (West Chester ’81) Record at UConn (Yrs.): 696-122 (24) Career Record (Yrs.): Same Associate Head Coach: Chris Dailey (Rutgers ’82) Assistants: Shea Ralph (Connecticut ’01), Marissa Moseley (Boston

University ’04)

2008-09 Record (Conf./Finish): 39-0 (16-0/1st) Postseason: NCAA champion (d. Vermont, 104-65; d. Florida,

Athletics Director: Jean Lenti Ponsetto Head Coach: Doug Bruno (DePaul ’73) Record at DPU (Yrs.): 437-252 (23) Career Record (Yrs.): 477-282 (25) Assistants: Nicci Hays-Fort (Culver-Stockton ’98), Candis Blankson

(DePaul ’01), Bart Brooks (Wyoming ’04)

2008-09 Record (Conf./Finish): 23-10 (10-6/T-4th) Postseason: NCAA first round (l. San Diego State 76-70) Final Ranking: Not ranked Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 11/3 Returning Starters (Pos., Yr., Ht.): Felicia Chester (F, Jr., 6-3);

87-59; d. California, 77-53; d. Arizona State, 83-64; d. Stanford, 83-64; d. Louisville, 76-54) Final Ranking: 1st (AP)/1st (ESPN/USA Today) Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 9/3 Returning Starters (Pos., Yr., Ht.): Tina Charles (C, Sr., 6-4); Caroline Doty (G, So. 5-10); Kalana Greene (G, Sr., 5-10); Maya Moore (F, Jr., 6-0)

Keisha Hampton (F, So., 6-2); Deirdre Naughton (G, Sr., 5-10); Sam Quigley (G, Jr., 5-6)

Women’s Basketball SID: Randy Press Office: (860) 486-3531 Fax: (860) 486-5085 E-mail: randy.press@uconn.edu Press Row: (860) 486-5410 (GP); TBA (XL) Web Site: www.uconnhuskies.com

Notes: Notre Dame has won the past three games against DePaul, matching its

Notes: Notre Dame and Connecticut will play twice in the regular season for the first time since 2004-05 … the Jan. 16 matchup in Storrs will be the centerpiece of ESPN’s College Gameday, the first time that show will originate from the site of a women’s basketball game … all four Irish wins in the series have come since the start of the 2000-01 season … UConn is one of three BIG EAST opponents that has a winning series record against Notre Dame; the others are DePaul (18-14), Louisville (4-3) and Rutgers (16-9) … last season, the Irish were the only team to hold a second-half lead on the Huskies and tied for the smallest losing margin (76-66) vs. UConn in its undefeated season … Connecticut is one of 11 other former or current NCAA champions Notre Dame has faced in its history (and one of two in 2008-09, along with 1999 titleist Purdue); the Irish are 26-75 (.257) all-time against schools that have hoisted the hardware (either before or after they won the title), with records of .500 or better against USC (7-2), North Carolina (2-1) and Texas (1-1); the only NCAA winner the Irish have never played is ‘05 champion Baylor … since 1998-99, Connecticut has lost by 15-plus points seven times, with three of those losses coming to Notre Dame (twice in 2000-01, once in 2003-04) … the Irish are one of four teams to defeat UConn at least three times in the past 14 seasons (1995-96 through 2008-09); the others are Tennessee (nine), Rutgers (six) and North Carolina (three) … either one or both participants has been ranked in all 26 series contests, with both teams ranked 15 times … the 2001 BIG EAST Championship game between the clubs (won by Connecticut, 78-76 on Sue Bird’s buzzer-beating jumper) earned an 0.96 Nielsen rating on ESPN2, making it (at the time) that network’s most-watched women’s basketball game ever; it also was selected as the first-ever “Instant Classic” women’s basketball game by ESPN Classic … the two head coaches — Notre Dame’s Muffet McGraw and Connecticut’s Geno Auriemma — have more than a few ties: both hail from the Philadelphia metro area (McGraw from West Chester, Auriemma from Norristown), both cut their coaching teeth in the region (including separate stints as assistant coaches at Saint Joseph’s under current Ohio State mentor Jim Foster), and both are currently serving on the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Board of Directors — Auriemma as president and McGraw as NCAA Division I Legislative Chair … Irish freshman guard Skylar Diggins and UConn freshman guard Kelly Faris finished 1-2 in the voting for 2009 Indiana Miss Basketball and were teammates on both the ’09 Indiana All-Star Team and ’09 USA U19 World Championship Team (the latter winning the gold at the FIBA U19 Worlds in Thailand in August).

Current Irish vs. Connecticut

longest winning streak in the 32-game series … the Irish also swept the season series last year, defeating the Blue Demons twice in the same season since 1985-86 … in 11 of the past 13 series games between Notre Dame and DePaul, the winning team has scored at least 75 points … since the Blue Demons joined the BIG EAST Conference in 2005-06, the Irish hold a slim 5-4 series lead, with six of those nine games decided by single digits … DePaul’s 18 wins are the third-most ever by one Notre Dame opponent, topped only by Connecticut (22) and Tennessee (20) … the Notre Dame-DePaul rivalry dates back to the 1978-79 season, when the Irish women’s basketball program was just its second season at the varsity level and played at the AIAW Division III level … the Irish and Blue Demons were members of the same conference once before, squaring off regularly in the now-defunct North Star Conference from 1983-88 … at 32 games entering this season, the Notre Dame-DePaul series is the second-longest in Irish history, topped only by a 34-game run with Marquette (to be continued Feb. 23 in South Bend) … both head coaches — Notre Dame’s Muffet McGraw and DePaul’s Doug Bruno — have ties to the old Women’s Professional Basketball League (WBL) which existed from 1978-81: McGraw was a point guard for the California Dreams in 1979 (the franchise’s only year of existence) and Bruno was the head coach and director of player personnel for the Chicago Hustle throughout its incarnation from 1978-80 … senior guard Melissa Lechlitner was a member of the gold medal-winning 2007 USA U19 World Championship Team, coached by Bruno … Notre Dame has had 12 players come from the state of Illinois, including 11 from the Chicagoland area, with fifth-year senior guard Lindsay Schrader (Bartlett, Ill.), junior forward Devereaux Peters (Chicago) and freshman guard Kaila Turner (Joliet) the latest additions to that list … DePaul sophomore guard Courtney Webb is a 2008 graduate of Benton Harbor (Mich.) High School, located less than 40 miles north of the Notre Dame campus on the shores of Lake Michigan … for the second consecutive year, the DePaul game has been designated as Notre Dame’s “Pink Zone” game, with the Irish expected to wear special white-and-pink uniforms to support the WBCA’s national breast cancer awareness initiative; last year, Notre Dame drew 10,011 fans and ultimately raised $48,000 for the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund, as well as the Women’s Task Force (a group of local charities in the South Bend area).

Current Irish vs. DePaul Barlow 7 GP/5 GS, 15.3 PPG (107), 5.1 RPG (36), .451 FG% (32-71), .643 3FG% (9-14), .723 FT% (34-47) Bruszewski 4 GP/2 GS, 6.5 PPG (26), 4.5 RPG (18), .478 FG% (11-23), .250 3FG% (1-4), .750 FT% (3-4) Christiansen 1 GP Lechlitner 7 GP/3 GS, 7.4 PPG (52), 2.3 RPG (16), 2.3 APG (16), .429 FG% (21-49), .125 3FG% (1-8), .750 FT% (9-12) Mallory 2 GP, 6.0 PPG, 1.0 APG, 1.0 SPG, .600 FG% (3-5), .500 3FG% (1-2), 1.000 FT% (5-5)

RECORDS

Miller 2 GP, 1.0 PPG, 1.0 SPG, 1.000 FG% (1-1) Novosel 2 GP, 10.0 PPG, 4.5 RPG, .500 FG% (7-14), .750 FT% (6-8) Peters 1 GP, 7.0 PPG, 8.0 RPG, 3.0 BPG, 2.0 SPG, .429 FG% (3-7) Schrader 6 GP/5 GS, 8.8 PPG (53), 5.8 RPG (35), 2.3 APG (14), .305 FG% (18-59), .727 FT% (16-22) Solomon 2 GP, 3.0 PPG, 5.5 RPG, .300 FG% (3-10) Watson 2 GP, 1.0 PPG, 1.5 RPG, .200 FG% (1-5), .000 3FG% (0-3) Williamson 7 GP/4 GS, 9.6 PPG (67), 5.3 RPG (37), .548 FG% (23-42), .677 FT (21-31)

2009-10 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

HISTORY

Barlow 3 GP/2 GS, 12.3 PPG, 3.7 RPG, .375 FG% (12-32), .357 3FG% (5-14), .889 FT% (8-9) Bruszewski 2 GP/1 GS, 8.0 PPG, 5.0 RPG, .556 FG% (5-9), 1.000 FT% (5-5) Lechlitner 3 GP/1 GS, 5.7 PPG, 3.0 APG, .348 FG% (8-23) Mallory 1 GP, 3.0 PPG, 1.0 RPG, 1.0 BPG, .250 FG% (1-4), .333 3FG% (1-3) Miller 1 GP Novosel 1 GP, 1.0 PPG, 1.0 APG, .000 FG% (0-2) Peters 1 GP, 10.0 PPG, 12.0 RPG, 2.0 APG, 1.0 BPG, .333 FG% (3-9), 1.000 FT% (4-4) Schrader 4 GP/4 GS, 12.0 PPG (48), 4.8 RPG (19), 2.5 APG (10), .412 FG% (21-51), .750 FT% (6-8) Solomon 1 GP, 6.0 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 2.0 BPG, .500 FG% (3-6) Watson 1 GP, 0.0 PPG, 1.0 RPG, .000 3FG% (0-1) Williamson 3 GP/2 GS, 5.7 PPG, 4.7 RPG, .385 FG% (5-13)

Women’s Basketball SID: Alicia Powers Office: (773) 325-4740 Fax: (773) 325-7531 E-mail: apowers1@depaul.edu Press Row: (773) 325-4901 Web Site: www.depaulbluedemons.com

BIG EAST

Barlow 3 GP/2 GS, 8.3 PPG, 3.7 RPG, 3.7 SPG, 2.7 APG, .304 FG% (7-23), .375 3FG% (3-8) Bruszewski 2 GP/1 GS, 7.5 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 1.0 BPG, .583 FG% (7-12), .500 3FG% (1-2) Christiansen 1 GP Lechlitner 3 GP/1 GS, 4.0 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 3.7 APG, .172 FG% (5-29), .111 3FG% (1-9) Mallory 1 GP, 7.0 PPG, 2.0 RPG, 1.0 SPG, .500 3FG% (1-2), 1.000 FT% (4-4) Novosel 1 GP, 6.0 PPG, 2.0 RPG, 3.0 SPG, .500 FG% (3-6) Peters 1 GP, 12.0 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 1.0 BPG, .625 FG% (5-8), 1.000 FT% (2-2) Schrader 3 GP/3 GS, 12.3 PPG, 7.0 RPG, 3.0 APG, .500 FG% (1632), .500 FT% (5-10) Solomon 1 GP, 0.0 PPG, 2.0 RPG, 1.0 BPG, .000 FG% (0-2) Watson 1 GP, 10.0 PPG, 5.0 RPG, .333 FG% (3-9), .429 3FG% (3-7) Williamson 3 GP/2 GS, 5.0 PPG, 5.7 RPG, .571 FG% (4-7), .778 FT% (7-9)

Arenas (Capacities): Gampel Pavilion (10,167); XL Center (16,294)

2008-09 REVIEW

Current Irish vs. Cincinnati

Location: Storrs, Conn. Founded: 1881 Enrollment: 29,383 Colors: National Flag Blue (Navy) and White Conference: BIG EAST

2009-10 OPPONENTS

Notes: Notre Dame has won all four games against Cincinnati since the schools renewed their series in 2006 after a 24-year hiatus, thanks to the Bearcats joining the BIG EAST Conference … among current BIG EAST members, Cincinnati (5-0) and Providence (17-0) are the only conference opponents the Irish have never lost to … the last time Notre Dame visited UC’s Fifth Third Arena on Feb. 2, 2008, the Irish posted a 73-41 win that was the largest in the five-game series (the first three contests had been decided by 11 points or fewer, while the past two have seen margins of 16 points or more) … Notre Dame is 70-16 (.814) all-time against Ohio schools, including a 35-9 (.795) record away from Purcell Pavilion … the Irish also are 15-2 (.882) when playing in the city of Cincinnati, with the majority of those games coming against Xavier (10-1) as part of the old Midwestern Collegiate Conference (now Horizon League) … Notre Dame senior guards/tri-captains Ashley Barlow and Melissa Lechlitner were members of the 2005 Indiana Junior All-Star Team that played the Indiana Senior All-Stars (featuring UC redshirt senior guard Kahla Roudebush from Noblesville, Ind.) in a hard-fought two-game exhibition series won by the seniors … the city of Cincinnati remains home to one of the landmark moments in Irish women’s basketball history, as Notre Dame played in its first NCAA Final Four on March 29, 1997 at Riverfront Coliseum, falling to eventual national champion Tennessee, 80-66 … the Irish maintain a presence in the city of Cincinnati, with former Notre Dame assistant coach Kevin McGuff now in his eighth season as the head coach at Xavier; third-year Irish assistant coach Niele Ivey previously worked on McGuff’s staff as an administrative assistant from 2005-07.

Location: Chicago, Ill. Founded: 1898 Enrollment: 23,401 Colors: Royal Blue and Scarlet Conference: BIG EAST Arena (Capacity): McGrath Arena (3,000)

COACHES

Women’s Basketball SID: Jeremy Martin Office: (513) 556-5191 Fax: (513) 556-0619 E-mail: jeremy.martin@uc.edu Press Row: (513) 556-3800 Web Site: www.gobearcats.com

Sunday, Feb. 14 • 3 p.m. ET Notre Dame, Ind. • Purcell Pavilion DePaul Leads Series 18-14

Saturday, Jan. 16 • 9 p.m. ET Storrs, Conn. • Gampel Pavilion Monday, March 1 • 7 p.m. ET Notre Dame, Ind. • Purcell Pavilion Connecticut Leads Series 22-4

STUDENT-ATHLETES

Athletics Director: Mike Thomas Head Coach: Jamelle Elliott (Connecticut ’96) Record at UC (Yrs.): First Year Career Record (Yrs.): First Year Associate Head Coach: Mark Ehlen (Ohio State ’75) Assistants: LaRita Wilcher (Long Beach State ’98), E. Todd Moore

Blue Demons

Huskies

2009-10 PREVIEW

Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Founded: 1819 Enrollment: 36,518 Colors: Red and Black Conference: BIG EAST Arena (Capacity): Fifth Third Arena (13,176)

DePaul

Connecticut

Bearcats

THIS IS NOTRE DAME

Cincinnati

THE FIGHTING IRISH

2009-10 Opponents Eastern Michigan

Georgetown

Eagles

Iona

Hoyas

Gaels

Wednesday, Dec. 2 • 7 p.m. ET Notre Dame, Ind. • Purcell Pavilion Notre Dame Leads Series 3-0

Saturday, Feb. 20 • 3 p.m. ET Washington D.C. • McDonough Arena Notre Dame Leads Series 23-2

Sunday, Nov. 22 • 2 p.m. ET Notre Dame, Ind. • Purcell Pavilion Notre Dame Leads Series 2-0

Location: Ypsilanti, Mich. Founded: 1849 Enrollment: 22,638 Colors: Green and White Conference: Mid-American (West Division) Arena (Capacity): Convocation Center (8,824)

Location: Washington, D.C. Founded: 1789 Enrollment: 15,318 Colors: Blue and Gray Conference: BIG EAST Arena (Capacity): McDonough Arena (2,400)

Location: New Rochelle, N.Y. Founded: 1940 Enrollment: 3,246 Colors: Maroon and Gold Conference: Metro Atlantic Athletic Arena (Capacity): Hynes Athletic Center (2,611)

Athletics Director: Dr. Derrick Gragg Head Coach: AnnMarie Gilbert (Oberlin ’91) Record at EMU (Yrs.): 25-33 (2) Career Record (Yrs.): 83-139 (10) Assistants: Leonard Drake (Central Michigan ’78), LaTonya Tate

(Iowa ’91), Darin Thrun (Michigan State ’06)

Athletics Director: Daniel R. Porterfield, Ph.D. (interim) Head Coach: Terri Williams-Flournoy (Penn State ’91) Record at GU (Yrs.): 70-77 (5) Career Record (Yrs.): Same Assistants: Keith Brown (South Carolina State ’88), Cory McNeill

(Morgan State ’02), Ashley Davis (TCU ’05)

Athletics Director: Patrick Lyons Head Coach: Anthony Bozzella (Seton Hall ’88) Record at Iona (Yrs.): 90-122 (7) Career Record (Yrs.): 244-253 (17) Associate Head Coach: Christi Abbate (Binghamton ’97) Assistants: Ashlee Kelly (Quinnipiac ’04), Toni Horvath (Iona ’07)

2008-09 Record (Conf./Finish): 8-21 (4-12/5th-West) Postseason: None Final Ranking: Not ranked Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 9/5 Returning Starters (Pos., Yr., Ht.): Sydney Huntley-Rodgers

2008-09 Record (Conf./Finish): 20-14 (7-9/T-9th) Postseason: WNIT quarterfinals (d. Winthrop 73-45; d. Wake Forest

2008-09 Record (Conf./Finish): 18-13 (10-8/4th) Postseason: None Final Ranking: Not ranked Starters Returning/Lost: 12/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 5/0 Returning Starters (Pos., Yr., Ht.): Tomica Bacic (G, So., 6-0); Thazina Cook (G, Sr., 5-9); Kristina Ford (F, So., 6-1); Suzi Fregosi

(G, Jr., 5-7); Tavelyn James (G, So., 5-7); Cassie Schrock (G, So., 5-9); De’Ja Wills (G, Jr., 5-9)

72-61; d. Richmond 65-49; l. Boston College 65-56) Final Ranking: Not ranked Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 12/3 Returning Starters (Pos., Yr., Ht.): Jaleesa Butler (F, Sr., 6-0); Adria Crawford (F, So., 6-0); Shanice Fuller (G, Sr., 5-8); Monica McNutt (G/F, Jr., 6-0)

(G, Jr., 5-6); Anda Ivkovic (F, Jr., 6-1)

Women’s Basketball SID: Greg Steiner Office: (734) 487-0317 Fax: (734) 485-3840 E-mail: greg.steiner@emich.edu Press Row: (734) 484-0612/(734) 484-0637 Web Site: www.emueagles.com

Women’s Basketball SID: Barbara Jonas Office: (202) 687-7155 Fax: (202) 687-2491 E-mail: bj57@georgetown.edu Press Row: (202) 687-1581 Web Site: www.guhoyas.com

Women’s Basketball SID: Jessica Rosenberg Office: (914) 633-2310 Fax: (914) 633-2072 E-mail: jrosenberg@iona.edu Press Row: (914) 633-2255 Web Site: www.ICGaels.com

Notes: Notre Dame and Eastern Michigan are playing for the second

Notes: Notre Dame’s 23 series wins against Georgetown are the second-most against one opponent in school history; the Irish have 28 wins vs. Marquette … Notre Dame is 19-1 against Georgetown since joining the BIG EAST prior to the 1995-96 season … the Irish have held the Hoyas to less than 70 points in 18 of those 20 BIG EAST matchups, winning each time … the last time Notre Dame visited Georgetown on Jan. 19, 2008, the Irish posted a 104-86 win, marking the first time they had ever topped the century mark on an opponent’s home court (and just the second time Notre Dame had ever scored 100 points outside Purcell Pavilion) … it also was the 10th 100-point game in school history and the first since Nov. 26, 2002 (a 107-65 win over Cleveland State at the Joyce Center); Notre Dame is 11-0 all-time when reaching triple digits, following last year’s 102-54 win at Boston College … the Irish also set a McDonough Arena record for points by a visiting team, eclipsing Connecticut’s 103 points in 1995 … the 190 combined points in that 2008 game were the most for a contest involving Notre Dame since Jan. 7, 1999, when the Irish posted a 111-90 win over West Virginia in South Bend … besides GU and WVU, Providence is the only other BIG EAST foe against whom the Irish have scored 100 points in a single game … before matriculating to college, Notre Dame junior guard Brittany Mallory and Georgetown sophomore forward Adria Crawford were AAU teammates with the Fairfax (Va.) Stars; GU assistant coach Keith Brown also worked in the Stars program from 2006-07, piloting its U15 and U16 squads … Irish freshman guard Skylar Diggins and Georgetown freshman guard Ta’Shauna “Sugar” Rodgers both were 2009 McDonald’s All-Americans and actually squared off in the finals of the Girls’ 3-Point Shootout at the Powerade Jam Fest (held in conjunction with the McDonald’s game in Coral Gables, Fla.); Diggins wound up defeating Rodgers in the final, 14-12.

Notes: Notre Dame and Iona will meet for the second time in five seasons, after a 25-year hiatus between the teams’ first two matchups … the Gaels also visited Purcell Pavilion on Nov 29, 2005, with Notre Dame earning a 74-55 victory … Irish fifth-year senior guard Lindsay Schrader started and played 22 minutes, scoring 14 points (on 6-9 FG) before fouling out … current Iona assistant coach Toni Horvath started and scored a game-high 14 points (5-8 FG, 4-6 3FG) for the Gaels in that 2005 loss at Notre Dame … the Irish are 45-4 (.918) all-time against New York schools, including a 24-0 (1.000) record at Purcell Pavilion (with 21 of those 24 home wins coming by double digits) … Notre Dame is 6-0 (1.000) all-time against current Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference teams (3-0 at Purcell Pavilion) with this year’s game vs. Iona being the third vs. a MAAC school in the past five seasons (none from 1992-2004) … the last time the Irish faced a MAAC team was Nov. 27, 2007, when they defeated Canisius, 93-47 at Purcell Pavilion behind a game-high 18 points from current senior guard/tri-captain Ashley Barlow … this year’s game against Iona is the front end of a day-night doubleheader with the Notre Dame men, who will play Liberty at 7 p.m. (ET); it’s the first of four twinbills for the two Irish basketball programs, with the others on Dec. 12 (women vs. Valparaiso, men vs. Loyola Marymount), Jan. 9 (women vs. Villanova, men vs. West Virginia) and Feb. 14 (women vs. DePaul, men vs. St. John’s) — the women will play in the afternoon and the men at night in all four cases.

Current Irish vs. Georgetown

Schrader 1 GP/1 GS, 14.0 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 2.0 APG, 2.0 SPG, .667 FG% (6-9), .667 FT% (2-3)

consecutive season, with the Eagles making their first visit to Purcell Pavilion since Dec. 15, 1982 (a 75-58 Irish win) … Notre Dame is 34-14 (.708) all-time against current Mid-American Conference schools (19-5, .792 in the Muffet McGraw era), with an active 17-game winning streak against the league following last year’s 83-63 victory at EMU … the Irish also are 20-4 (.833) against MAC schools at Purcell Pavilion, with an 11-1 (.917) record in the McGraw era … in an eightday span, Notre Dame travels to Ypsilanti to face EMU (Dec. 2), returns home to meet Purdue (Dec. 7), then comes back to Ann Arbor – less than seven miles west of Ypsilanti – on Dec. 10 to take on Michigan … Irish sophomore forward Erica Solomon is a 2008 graduate of Detroit Country Day School, located less than 40 miles northeast of the EMU campus … Notre Dame sophomore forward Kellie Watson is a 2008 graduate of Ionia High School, located less than two hours northwest of Ypsilanti (halfway between Lansing and Grand Rapids) … Notre Dame has had 15 Michigan residents on its roster during its 33-year history, second only to the 19 Indiana natives who have donned the Irish blue and gold … the Dec. 2 matchup with Eastern Michigan tips off a four-game homestand for Notre Dame, its longest regularly-scheduled run at Purcell Pavilion since a similar four-game stretch in 1999-2000 (the Irish did play host to all four rounds of the 2004 Preseason WNIT, but the sites of the semifinals and finals were not pre-determined and were awarded based on attendance at games in the previous round).

Current Irish vs. Eastern Michigan Bruszewski 1 GP/1 GS, 5.0 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 2.0 APG, .100 FG% (1-10), .750 FT% (3-4) Lechlitner 1 GP/1 GS, 15.0 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 3.0 APG, .462FG% (6-13), 1.000 FT% (3-3) Mallory 1 GP/1 GS, 3.0 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 2.0 APG, .167 FG% (1-6), .000 3FG% (0-3), .500 FT% (1-2) Miller 1 GP, 2.0 PPG, 1.0 SPG, 1.000 FG% (1-1) Novosel 1 GP, 18.0 PPG, 8.0 RPG, 4.0 APG, 2.0 SPG, .600 FG% (6-10), 1.000 3FG% (1-1), .714 FT% (5-7)

Barlow 3 GP/2 GS, 11.3 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 3.7 APG, .591 FG% (13-22), .500 3FG% (4-8) Bruszewski 2 GP/1 GS, 8.0 PPG, 2.0 RPG, .545 FG% (6-11), .000 3FG% (0-2), .800 FT% (4-5) Christiansen 1 GP, 2.0 PPG, 1.000 FT% (2-2) Lechlitner 3 GP/1 GS, 11.7 PPG, 2.0 RPG, 4.7 APG, 2.0 SPG, .550 FG% (11-20), .800 FT% (12-15) Mallory 1 GP, 15.0 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 1.0 APG, .833 FG% (5-6), .667 3FG% (2-3)

Schrader 1 GP/1 GS, 17.0 PPG, 10.0 RPG, 3.0 APG, .412 FG% (7-17), .500 FT% (3-6)

Miller 1 GP, 0.0 PPG, 1.0 RPG, 1.0 SPG

Solomon 1 GP, 12.0 PPG, 9.0 RPG, 4.0 BPG, .333 FG% (3-9), .600 FT% (6-10)

Peters 1 GP, 7.0 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 2.0 APG, .375 FG% (3-8)

Watson 1 GP, 5.0 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 1.000 FG% (1-1), 1.000 3FG% (1-1), .500 FT% (2-4)

Schrader 3 GP/3 GS, 9.3 PPG, 6.7 RPG, 2.7 APG, .481 FG% (13-27), 1.000 FT% (2-2)

Williamson 1 GP/1 GS, 6.0 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 2.0 SPG, .400 FG% (2-5), .500 FT% (2-4)

Solomon 1 GP, 7.0 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 2.0 BPG, 1.000 FG% (2-2), .500 FT% (3-6)

Novosel 1 GP, 12.0 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 3.0 APG, .800 FG% (4-5), .667 FT% (4-6)

Watson 1 GP, 9.0 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 3.0 APG, .429 FG% (3-7), .500 3FG% (3-6) Williamson 3 GP/2 GS, 12.3 PPG, 6.3 RPG, 1.0 BPG, .688 FG% (11-16), .938 FT% (15-16)

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME®

Current Irish vs. Iona

Mastodons

Louisville

THIS IS NOTRE DAME

IPFW

Marquette

Cardinals

Golden Eagles Tuesday, Feb. 23 • 7 p.m. ET Notre Dame, Ind. • Purcell Pavilion Notre Dame Leads Series 28-6

Location: Fort Wayne, Ind. Founded: 1964 Enrollment: 12,338 Colors: Royal Blue and White Conference: Summit League Arenas (Capacities): Hilliard Gates Sports Center (2,500);

Location: Louisville, Ky. Founded: 1798 Enrollment: 22,000 Colors: Red, Black and White Conference: BIG EAST Arena (Capacity): Freedom Hall (18,865)

Location: Milwaukee, Wis. Founded: 1881 Enrollment: 11,516 Colors: Blue and Gold Conference: BIG EAST Arena (Capacity): Al McGuire Center (4,000)

Athletics Director: Tom Jurich Head Coach: Jeff Walz (Northern Kentucky ’95) Record at U of L (Yrs.): 60-15 (2) Career Record (Yrs.): Same Assistants: Stephanie Norman (Arizona State ’89), Michelle Clark-

Athletics Director: Steve Cottingham Head Coach: Terri Mitchell (Duquesne ’89) Record at MU (Yrs.): 255-146 (13) Career Record (Yrs.): Same Assistants: Michelle Nason (Bradley ’95), Cara Consuegra (Iowa

Memorial Coliseum (11,500)

Athletics Director: Tommy Bell Head Coach: Chris Paul (Saint Francis (Ind.) ’94) Record at IPFW (Yrs.): 39-70 (4) Career Record (Yrs.): Same Assistants: Alex Webster (Green Bay ‘07), Hilary O’Connell (IPFW ‘07), Ali Mann (Bowling Green ‘07)

2008-09 Record (Conf./Finish): 9-21 (8-10/5th) Postseason: None Final Ranking: Not ranked Starters Returning/Lost: 5/0 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 7/3 Returning Starters (Pos., Yr., Ht.): Sarah Haluska (F, Jr., 5-10); Women’s Basketball SID: Bill Salyer Office: (260) 481-0729 Fax: (260) 481-6002 E-mail: salyerw@ipfw.edu Press Row: N/A Web Site: www.gomastodons.com

Women’s Basketball SID: Kim Pemberton Office: (502) 852-6581 Fax: (502) 852-7401 E-mail: kapemb01@louisville.edu Press Row: (502) 852-5567 Web Site: www.uoflsports.com

Current Irish vs. Louisville Barlow 3 GP/2 GS, 12.7 PPG, 6.3 RPG, 2.0 SPG, .349 FG% (15-43), .214 3FG% (3-14), .714 FT% (5-7) Bruszewski 2 GP/1 GS, 10.5 PPG, 3.0 RPG, .500 FG% (8-16), .750 3FG% (3-4), 1.000 FT% (2-2) Lechlitner 3 GP/1 GS, 3.0 PPG, 2.0 RPG, 3.3 APG, .235 FG% (4-17), .500 FT% (1-2) Miller 1 GP, 0.0 PPG, 2.0 RPG, 1.0 APG, 2.0 SPG Novosel 1 GP, 17.0 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 4.0 APG, 4.0 SPG, .636 FG% (7-11), .600 FT% (3-5) Peters 1 GP/1 GS, 6.0 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 2.0 BPG, .667 FG% (2-3), 1.000 FT% (2-2) Schrader 3 GP/3 GS, 7.7 PPG, 5.7 RPG, .357 FG% (10-28) Solomon 1 GP, 0.0 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 1.0 BPG, .000 FG% (0-2), .000 FT% (0-2) Williamson 3 GP/1 GS, 4.7 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 2.0 BPG, .333 FG% (3-9), .667 FT% (8-12)

Women’s Basketball SID: Amy Ufnowski Office: (414) 288-7419 Fax: (414) 288-6519 E-mail: amy.ufnowski@marquette.edu Press Row: (414) 288-0340 Web Site: www.gomarquette.com Notes: The 34-game series with Marquette is the longest of any rivalry in Notre Dame women’s basketball history, while the 28 Irish wins over the Golden Eagles also are a program record … the Marquette record books also include two additional MU victories, both of which came in 1976 (52-47 on Feb. 4 in Milwaukee; 45-41 on Feb. 28 in South Bend), prior to Notre Dame’s program elevating to varsity status in 1977-78 …the Irish enjoyed a stretch of 26 wins in 27 games vs. the Golden Eagles from 1982-2006, but MU has won two of the past three meetings (both in Milwaukee) … before their current BIG EAST affiliation, Notre Dame and Marquette were conference mates in both the North Star (1986-99) and Midwestern Collegiate (1989-91) Conferences; the Irish are 10-2 all-time in conference play against the Golden Eagles, and were unbeaten prior to MU’s wins in 2007 and 2009 (teams have split four meetings since Marquette joined BIG EAST in 2005-06) … six of the past seven contests between the Irish and Golden Eagles have been tightly-played, with a winning margin of 39 total points (6.5 ppg.) in those games … five of Marquette’s six wins in the series have come in Milwaukee, with the only Golden Eagle victory at Purcell Pavilion coming on Feb. 2, 1980 (a 67-46 decision played in Notre Dame’s final season as an AIAW Division III program) … the Irish have scored 70 or more points against Marquette on 22 occasions (all in the past 28 games), while the Golden Eagles have reached that mark five times against Notre Dame, including each of the past three games … the last time Marquette visited Purcell Pavilion, the Irish posted a 99-76 victory on Feb. 13, 2008, shooting a season-high .643 (36-of-56) … Notre Dame head coach Muffet McGraw and Marquette head coach Terri Mitchell are members of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Board of Directors; McGraw serves as that body’s NCAA Division I Legislative Chair, while Mitchell is the treasurer. Current Irish vs. Marquette Barlow 3 GP/2 GS, 12.0 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 3.0 APG, 3.3 SPG, .481 FG% (13-27), .364 3FG% (4-11), .750 FT% (6-8) Bruszewski 2 GP/1 GS, 9.0 PPG, 3.5 RPG, .571 FG% (8-14), .667 FT% (2-3) Lechlitner 3 GP/1 GS, 9.3 PPG, 3.7 RPG, 3.3 APG, .379 FG% (11-29), .200 3FG% (1-5), .714 FT% (5-7) Mallory 1 GP, 9.0 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 2.0 APG, .667 FG% (2-3), .500 3FG% (1-2), 1.000 FT% (4-4) Miller 1 GP Novosel 1 GP, 10.0 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 4.0 SPG, .667 FG% (4-6), .500 FT% (2-4) Schrader 3 GP/3 GS, 9.0 PPG, 9.0 RPG, 4.3 APG, 2.0 SPG, .400 FG% (10-25), .583 FT% (7-12) Solomon 1 GP, 2.0 PPG, 1.0 RPG, .333 FG% (1-3), .000 FT% (0-1) Watson 1 GP, 3.0 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 3.0 APG, .167 FG% (1-6), .250 3FG% (1-4) Williamson 3 GP/2 GS, 3.3 PPG, 2.7 RPG, 2.0 BPG, .333 FG% (3-9), .667 FT% (4-6)

2009-10 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

HISTORY

Watson 1 GP, 3.0 PPG, 1.0 RPG, .500 FG% (1-2), 1.000 3FG% (1-1)

Jessica Pachko (F, So., 6-2); Angel Robinson (G, Jr., 5-8)

RECORDS

Mallory 1 GP, 3.0 PPG, 1.0 APG, 1.0 SPG, .333 FG% (1-3), .333 3FG% (1-3)

Final Ranking: Not ranked Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 10/3 Returning Starters (Pos., Yr., Ht.): Georgie Jones (C, So., 6-2);

BIG EAST

Notes: Notre Dame and Louisville have split their four series games since the Cardinals joined the BIG EAST Conference in 2005-06 … six of the seven games in the series (including all four since Louisville joined the BIG EAST) have been decided by 11 points or fewer … the road team has won four of the six on-campus games in the series (the Cardinals won 80-75 in the 1991 NWIT at Amarillo, Texas) … U of L is one of four BIG EAST opponents with a winning record against the Irish entering the 2009-10 season (others are 22-4 Connecticut, 18-14 DePaul and 16-9 Rutgers) … however, the aggregate point total in the series is razor thin, with Notre Dame holding a 460-459 lead … the last time the Irish played at Freedom Hall, they defeated Louisville, 82-74, marking the first win for Notre Dame on the Cardinals’ home floor since Feb. 21, 1994 (69-54 at Louisville’s former home, Cardinal Arena) … the 82 points also were the most the Irish have scored against the Cardinals in the series … Notre Dame sophomore guard Natalie Novosel and Louisville sophomore forward Monique Reid were arguably the two best players to come out of the Kentucky high school ranks in the incoming class of 2008-09; also in the mix was Louisville sophomore forward Gwen Rucker, who, like Novosel, hails from Lexington and played at Henry Clay High School (longtime rival of Novosel’s Lexington Catholic High School).

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this season, with Valparaiso (Dec. 12) and Purdue (Jan. 4) to follow … the Irish are 114-32 (.781) all-time against other Indiana schools, including a 55-11 (.833) record at Purcell Pavilion … Notre Dame will be facing IPFW for the second time in second time in eight seasons, after an 82-54 win by the Irish on Dec. 21, 2002, at Purcell Pavilion … current IPFW assistant coach was a freshman guard on that ’02 club that last played Notre Dame, with O’Connell collecting a team-high five rebounds and three steals in 21 minutes off the bench … prior to that 2003 contest, it had been almost 25 years since Notre Dame played the Mastodons, dating back to when the Irish were an AIAW Division III program … in fact, IPFW is one of three opponents on this year’s schedule that Notre Dame faced in its first varsity season (1977-78), along with Marquette and Valparaiso … nineteen Indiana natives have suited up for Notre Dame throughout its 33-year history, including four members of the current Irish squad (Ashley Barlow, Becca Bruszewski, Skylar Diggins and Melissa Lechlitner) … Diggins and IPFW freshman forward Sydney Weinert were teammates on the 2009 Indiana All-Star Team that swept a two-game series from its Kentucky counterpart.

Baylor, 56-39; d. Maryland, 77-60; d. Oklahoma, 61-59; l. Connecticut, 76-54) Final Ranking: 7th (AP)/2nd (ESPN/USA Today) Starters Returning/Lost: 2/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 6/5 Returning Starters (Pos., Yr., Ht.): Deseree Byrd (G, Jr., 5-9); Gwen Rucker (F, So., 6-1)

2008-09 Record (Conf./Finish): 17-16 (7-9/T-9th) Postseason: WNIT third round (d. Butler 58-49; l. Illinois State

2009-10 OPPONENTS

Notes: IPFW is the first of three in-state opponents for Notre Dame

2008-09 Record (Conf./Finish): 34-5 (14-2/2nd) Postseason: NCAA runner-up (d. Liberty, 62-42; d. LSU, 62-52; d.

’01), Jennie Baranczyk (Iowa ’04)

COACHES

Eva Ivanova (F/C, Sr., 6-3); Chelsey Jackson (G, Jr., 5-7); Courtney Reed (G, Sr., 5-7); Jordan Zuppe (G, Jr., 5-7)

Heard (Western Kentucky ’90), Bethann Ord (Maryland-Baltimore County ’89)

STUDENT-ATHLETES

Tuesday, Jan. 19 • 7 p.m. ET Louisville, Ky. • Freedom Hall Louisville Leads Series 4-3

2009-10 PREVIEW

Tuesday, Dec. 8 • 7 p.m. ET Notre Dame, Ind. • Purcell Pavilion Notre Dame Leads Series 3-0

THE FIGHTING IRISH

2009-10 Opponents Michigan State

Oklahoma

Spartans

Thursday, Nov. 19 • 6 p.m. ET East Lansing, Mich. • Breslin Center Michigan State Leads Series 8-5

Location: East Lansing, Mich. Founded: 1855 Enrollment: 45,166 Colors: Green and White Conference: Big Ten Arena (Capacity): Jack Breslin Student Events Center (14,759) Athletics Director: Mark Hollis Head Coach: Suzy Merchant (Central Michigan ’91) Record at MSU (Yrs.): 45-25 (2) Career Record (Yrs.): 246-145 (13) Associate Head Coach: Shane Clipfell (Eastern Michigan ’06) Assistants: Rick Albro (Western Michigan ’71), Tempie Brown (Michigan ’90)

2008-09 Record (Conf./Finish): 22-11 (13-5/T-2nd) Postseason: NCAA regional semifinals (d. Middle Tennessee, 60-59;

Sooners

Paradise Jam Saturday, Nov. 28 • 3:15 p.m. ET St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. • UVI Sports & Fitness Center Series Tied 1-1

Location: Norman, Okla. Founded: 1890 Enrollment: 28,582 Colors: Crimson and Cream Conference: Big 12 Arena (Capacity): Lloyd Noble Center (12,000)

2008-09 Record (Conf./Finish): 32-5 (15-1/1st) Postseason: NCAA Final Four (d. Prairie View A&M, 76-47; d.

2008-09 Record (Conf./Finish): 25-8 (12-4/3rd) Postseason: NCAA regional semifinals (d. Montana, 64-35; d.

(Connecticut ’01); Chad Thrailkill (Southern Nazarene ’93)

Women’s Basketball SID: Jim Donatelli Office: (517) 355-2271 Fax: (517) 353-9636 E-mail: jdonatelli@msu.edu Press Row: (517) 353-1626 Web Site: www.msuspartans.com

Women’s Basketball SID: Jared Thompson Office: (405) 325-8231 Fax: (405) 325-7623 E-mail: jaredthompson@ou.edu Press Row: (405) 325-1024 Web Site: www.soonersports.com

Notes: Notre Dame visits Michigan State’s Breslin Center for the first

Notes: Oklahoma is the first of three opponents on this year’s Irish

Barlow 1 GP/1 GS, 14.0 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 6.0 APG, 3.0 SPG, .250 FG% (4-16), .200 3FG% (2-10), .800 FT% (4-5) Bruszewski 1 GP/1 GS, 5.0 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 4.0 APG, 2.0 BPG, .500 FG% (2-4), 1.000 3FG% (1-1) Lechlitner 1 GP/1 GS, 6.0 PPG, 3.0 APG, .167 FG% (1-6), .000 3FG% (0-3), .667 FT% (4-6) Mallory 1 GP, 2.0 PPG, 2.0 RPG, 2.0 APG, 2.0 SPG, .250 FG% (1-4), .000 3FG% (0-2)

schedule that played in last year’s NCAA Women’s Final Four (joining BIG EAST members Connecticut and Louisville) … for the third time in as many meetings, Notre Dame and Oklahoma will play on a neutral floor in a tournament setting, having also squared off in the 1986 Seattle Times Classic in Seattle, Wash. (OU 57-54), as well as the second round of the 2008 NCAA Championship in West Lafayette, Ind. (ND 79-75 in OT) … the Irish will be playing a Big 12 Conference opponent for the eighth time since that league was founded in 199697, and in an odd coincidence, all eight games have been played in a tournament format (1997 NCAA 2nd rd at Texas, 1998 NCAA 2nd rd at Texas Tech, 2000 NCAA Sweet 16 vs. Texas Tech at Memphis, 2003 NCAA 2nd rd at Kansas State, 2003 WBCA Classic final at Colorado, 2004 Preseason WNIT quarterfinal vs. Nebraska, 2008 NCAA 2nd rd vs. Oklahoma at West Lafayette) … Notre Dame is 7-9 (.438) all-time against current Big 12 schools, including wins in five of its last seven games against that conference; both losses in that time were by four points — 69-65 vs. Texas Tech in the 2000 NCAA Mideast Regional semifinals at the Pyramid in Memphis (after ND jumped out to a 17-0 lead to start the game), and 67-63 in overtime at Colorado in the 2003 WBCA Classic title game (CU forced OT with a 30-foot desperation shot at the regulation horn) …Notre Dame fifth-year senior guard Lindsay Schrader and Oklahoma senior forward Amanda Thompson are not only both Chicago-area natives, but both also competed in the 2006 USA Basketball U20 National Team Trials in Colorado Springs … Irish head coach Muffet McGraw and Oklahoma head coach Sherri Coale both currently serve on the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Board of Directors; Coale is the group’s immediate past president, while McGraw serves as the body’s Division I Legislative Chair.

Current Irish vs. Oklahoma Barlow 1 GP/1 GS, 16.0 PPG, 2.0 SPG, .500 FG% (5-10), .333 3FG% (1-3), .833 FT% (5-6) Bruszewski 1 GP, 0.0 PPG, 1.0 APG, 1.0 SPG, .000 FG% (0-2) Lechlitner 1 GP, 4.0 PPG, 1.0 APG, 1.0 SPG, .667 FG% (2-3)

Novosel 1 GP

Mallory 1 GP, 5.0 PPG, 3.0 RPG, .667 FG% (2-3), .500 3FG% (1-2)

Schrader 1 GP/1 GS, 15.0 PPG, 2.0 RPG, .500 FG% (7-14), .500 FT% (1-2)

Schrader 1 GP/1 GS, 2.0 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 3.0 SPG, 2.0 APG, .143 FG% (1-7)

Solomon 1 GP, 12.0 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 2.0 BPG, .625 FG% (5-8), .500 FT% (2-4)

Williamson 1 GP/1 GS, 8.0 PPG, 4.0 RPG, .667 FG% (2-3), 1.000 FT% (4-4)

Watson 1 GP, 18.0 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 2.0 APG, .600 FG% (6-10), .667 3FG% (6-9) Williamson 1 GP/1 GS, 6.0 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 2.0 BPG, .500 FG% (2-4), 1.000 FT% (2-2)

Location: Pittsburgh, Pa. Founded: 1787 Enrollment: 33,393 Colors: Blue and Gold Conference: BIG EAST Arena (Capacity): Petersen Events Center (12,508) Athletics Director: Steve Pederson Head Coach: Agnus Berenato (Mount St. Mary’s ’80) Record at PITT (Yrs.): 114-74 (6) Career Record (Yrs.): 397-338 (25) Associate Head Coach: Jeff Williams (Howard ’87) Assistants: Caroline McCombs (Youngstown State ’98), Yolett

Georgia Tech, 69-50; d. Pittsburgh, 70-59; d. Purdue, 74-68; l. Louisville, 61-59) Final Ranking: 4th(AP)/4th (ESPN/USA Today) Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 8/5 Returning Starters (Pos., Yr., Ht.): Whitney Hand (G, So., 6-1); Danielle Robinson (G, Jr., 5-9); Amanda Thompson (F, Sr., 6-1)

Current Irish vs. Michigan State

Panthers

Saturday, Feb. 6 • 2 p.m. ET Notre Dame, Ind. • Purcell Pavilion Notre Dame Leads Series 17-3

Athletics Director: Joe Castiglione Head Coach: Sherri Coale (Oklahoma Christian ’87) Record at OU (Yrs.): 286-132 (13) Career Record (Yrs.): Same Assistants: Jan Ross (Oklahoma Christian ’86); Stacy Hansmeyer

d. Duke, 63-49; l. Iowa State, 69-68) Final Ranking: 22nd (ESPN/USA Today) Starters Returning/Lost: 12/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 5/0 Returning Starters (Pos., Yr., Ht.): Allyssa DeHaan (C, Sr., 6-9); Aisha Jefferson (F, RS-Sr., 6-1); Lykendra Johnson (G, RS-So., 6-1); Kalisha Keane (F, Jr., 6-1); Brittney Thomas (G, Jr., 5-10)

time since Nov. 26, 2003, when the Spartans posted a 92-63 win … the Irish last won in East Lansing on Dec. 21, 1998, earning a 75-64 victory at the Breslin Center, sparked in part by 16 points and game highs of five assists and three steals from current Notre Dame assistant coach Niele Ivey … the Irish are 17-15 (.531) all-time in road openers, including a 14-8 (.636) record in the Muffet McGraw era, following last year’s 62-53 win at #24/22 LSU in the State Farm Tip-Off Classic … MSU is the first of two Big Ten Conference opponents on this year’s Notre Dame schedule, with Purdue (Jan. 4) to follow … the Irish are 38-48 (.442) all-time against the Big Ten, including a 16-31 (.340) record away from Purcell Pavilion; Notre Dame also is 31-34 (.477) vs. the Big Ten in the McGraw era, with a 14-22 (.389) ledger away from home … the Irish have won 11 of their last 17 games against Big Ten schools, after a split last season against MSU (win), Purdue (win), Michigan (OT loss) and Minnesota (NCAA first-round loss) … the Michigan State game also is the first of two against Michigan schools for Notre Dame, leading into a matchup with Eastern Michigan (Dec. 2) … the Irish are 52-20 (.722) all-time against Michigan schools, including a 32-8 (.800) record in the McGraw era … Notre Dame has won nine of its last 10 against the Great Lakes State, with only last year’s overtime loss at Michigan marring that record during the past five seasons … Notre Dame sophomore forward Kellie Watson — who scored a season-high 18 points and tied a Purcell Pavilion record with six three-pointers in last year’s win over Michigan State — hails from Ionia, Mich., located less than an hour northwest of the MSU campus (halfway between Lansing and Grand Rapids) … Irish sophomore forward Erica Solomon has some good memories of Michigan State’s Breslin Center, having helped lead Detroit Country Day School to the 2008 Michigan Class B state title on that floor.

Pittsburgh

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME®

McPhee-McCuin (Rhode Island ’04)

Gonzaga, 65-60; l. Oklahoma 70-59)

Final Ranking: 15th (AP)/15th (ESPN/USA Today) Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 10/2 Returning Starters (Pos., Yr., Ht.): Sophronia Sallard (G/F, Sr., 5-10); Shayla Scott (G, Jr., 6-1); Pepper Wilson (C, So., 6-6)

Women’s Basketball SID: Paul Pancoe Office: (412) 648-8240 Fax: (412) 648-8248 E-mail: ppancoe@athletics.pitt.edu Press Row: (412) 648-2318 Web Site: www.pittsburghpanthers.com Notes: Pittsburgh has won three of the past four series games against Notre Dame after the Irish took the first 16 matchups … Notre Dame is 8-0 all-time against the Panthers at Purcell Pavilion, including an 81-66 win in the teams’ last South Bend encounter on Feb. 10, 2008 … Notre Dame has scored 65 or more points in all but two of its 20 meetings with Pitt; conversely, the Panthers have reached that standard nine times against the Irish, including seven of the past nine games … the two head coaches have faced one another on the sidelines 13 times during the past three decades; Irish head coach Muffet McGraw is 10-3 in these head-to-head contests with Pitt head coach Agnus Berenato, with the first five games coming when McGraw was at Lehigh and Berenato at Rider in the early 1980s … Notre Dame junior guard Brittany Mallory and Pittsburgh junior guard Taneisha Harrison were teammates on the Fairfax Stars AAU 16-and-under squad in 2006 (Mallory’s father, Bob, was an assistant coach on that team) … Irish freshman guard Skylar Diggins and Pitt sophomore center Pepper Wilson both competed at the 2009 USA Basketball U19 World Championship Team Trials in Colorado Springs (Diggins made the squad, while Wilson was a finalist but withdrew from consideration with a knee injury) … fifth-year Notre Dame assistant coach Angie Potthoff-Barber spent three seasons (2002-05) coaching the girls’ basketball team at Beaver (Pa.) Area High School, located 45 minutes northwest of Pittsburgh; she was an assistant for two years before becoming head coach her final season … Barber also was a three-year college assistant (1999-2002), spending the first year as a graduate aide at Indiana (Pa.), located 70 miles east of Pittsburgh, then the final two seasons as a full assistant at Robert Morris in Moon Township, Pa. (located near Pittsburgh International Airport) … Notre Dame coordinator of basketball operations Stephanie Menio is a 2004 Pittsburgh graduate who spent two years as a marketing assistant with the Panther women’s basketball program during her undergraduate days. Current Irish vs. Pittsburgh Barlow 4 GP/3 GS, 8.0 PPG (32), 3.0 APG (12), .417 FG% (10-24), .333 3FG% (2-6), .714 FT% (10-14) Bruszewski 3 GP/1 GS, 6.7 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 1.3 BPG, .579 FG% (11-19), 1.000 FT% (4-4) Lechlitner 4 GP/1 GS, 8.0 PPG (32), 2.3 RPG (9), 2.8 APG (11), .400 FG% (12-30), .700 FT% (7-10) Mallory 2 GP, 4.0 PPG, 1.5 SPG, .300 FG% (3-10), .667 FT% (2-3) Novosel 1 GP, 8.0 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 3.0 APG, 2.0 SPG, .429 FG% (3-7), 1.000 FT% (2-2) Peters 1 GP, 11.0 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 1.0 BPG, .500 FG% (4-8), .750 FG% (3-4) Schrader 4 GP/4 GS, 11.0 PPG (44), 7.8 RPG (31), 2.8 APG (11), .358 FG% (1953), .750 FT% (6-8) Solomon 1 GP, 14.0 PPG, 8.0 RPG, .545 FG% (6-11), .500 FT% (2-4) Watson 1 GP, 5.0 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 2.0 APG, .250 FG% (2-8), .200 3FG% (1-5) Williamson 4 GP/3 GS, 6.5 PPG (26), 4.8 RPG (19), .360 FG% (9-25), 1.000 FT% (8-8)

Purdue

Friars

Boilermakers

THIS IS NOTRE DAME

Providence

Rutgers

Scarlet Knights Monday, Feb. 1 • 7:30 p.m. ET Piscataway, N.J. • Louis Brown Athletic Center Rutgers Leads Series 16-9

Location: Providence, R.I. Founded: 1917 Enrollment: 3,966 Colors: Black and White with Silver Conference: BIG EAST Arenas (Capacities): Alumni Hall/Mullaney Gymnasium (2,620);

Location: West Lafayette, Ind. Founded: 1869 Enrollment: 39,228 Colors: Old Gold and Black Conference: Big Ten Arena (Capacity): Mackey Arena (14,123)

Location: Piscataway, N.J. Founded: 1766 Enrollment: 52,471 Color: Scarlet Conference: BIG EAST Arena (Capacity): Louis Brown Athletic Center (8,000)

Athletics Director: Morgan Burke Head Coach: Sharon Versyp (Purdue ’89) Record at PUR (Yrs.): 75-32 (3) Career Record (Yrs.): 192-97 (9) Assistants: Martin Clapp (Murray State ’89), Ukari Figgs (Purdue

Athletics Director: Tim Pernetti Head Coach: C. Vivian Stringer (Slippery Rock ’71) Record at RU (Yrs.): 305-145 (14) Career Record (Yrs.): 825-280 (38) Assistants: Carlene Mitchell (Kansas State ’96), Tasha Pointer

Dunkin Donuts Center (12,993)

Athletics Director: Robert G. Driscoll, Jr. Head Coach: Phil Seymore (Canisius ’89) Record at PC (Yrs.): 43-72 (4) Career Record (Yrs.): Same Assistants: Jonath Nicholas (Trinity ’97), Shauna Green (Canisius ’02), Morra Gill (Dillard ’02)

2008-09 Record (Conf./Finish): 10-20 (4-12/T-13th) Postseason: None Final Ranking: None Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 8/3 Returning Starters (Pos., Yr., Ht.): Emily Cournoyer (F, Sr., Women’s Basketball SID: Jennifer Rynearson Office: (401) 865-2208 Fax: (401) 865-2583 E-mail: jrynears@providence.edu Press Row: (401) 865-2810 Web Site: www.friars.com

Barlow 3 GP/2 GS, 9.0 PPG, 7.0 RPG, 3.0 SPG, .375 FG% (9-24), .286 3FG% (2-7), .778 FT% (7-9) Bruszewski 2 GP/1 GS, 10.0 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 2.0 APG, 2.0 SPG, .471 FG% (8-17)

Mallory 1 GP, 6.0 PPG, 2.0 APG, 2.0 SPG, .167 FG% (1-6), .667 FT% (4-6) Miller 1 GP Novosel 1 GP, 6.0 PPG, 5.0 SPG, .500 FG% (2-4), 1.000 FT% (2-2) Peters 1 GP, 12.0 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 1.0 BPG, .833 FG% (5-6), 1.000 FT% (2-2)

Solomon 1 GP, 3.0 PPG, 5.0 RPG, .250 FG% (1-4), .500 FT% (1-2)

Khadijah Rushdan (G, RS-So., 5-9)

Women’s Basketball SID: Sara White Office: (765) 494-6235 Fax: (765) 494-5447 E-mail: sarawhite@purdue.edu Press Row: (765) 494-6364/(765) 494-6365 Web Site: www.purduesports.com

Women’s Basketball SID: Stacey Brann Office: (732) 445-7886 Fax: (732) 445-3063 E-mail: sbrann@scarletknights.com Press Row: (732) 445-4200 Web Site: www.scarletknights.com

Notes: Notre Dame has won three in a row and four out of the past five games in the series; the current three-game winning streak is the longest for the Irish in the 22-game series … prior to the 2007-08 season, Notre Dame was winless in nine trips to Purdue’s Mackey Arena (0-8 vs. Purdue; 0-1 vs. Boston College in ’06 NCAA Tournament), but that ended in a big way with three victories in a span of three and a half months (61-48 over Purdue, 75-62 vs. SMU and 79-75 in overtime vs. No. 14/13 Oklahoma, the latter two coming in the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament) … last year’s 62-51 Irish win came in front of a capacity crowd of 11,418 at Purcell Pavilion, the sixth sellout in Notre Dame women’s basketball history and the first on-campus sellout in the 22-game history of the series between the in-state rivals … Purdue is Notre Dame’s most common NCAA Tournament opponent, with the squads splitting their four postseason matchups (all at neutral sites) … the Irish and Boilermakers remain the only programs from the same state ever to play for the NCAA national championship (2001) … the 70-point plateau seems to be a magic milestone in the series, with at least one team hitting that mark 14 times in 22 series games, and the first to do so winning every time (although neither team has reached that point total in the past four games) … fourth-year Purdue head coach Sharon Versyp grew up in Mishawaka, Ind., located minutes from the Notre Dame campus, and was named Indiana Miss Basketball in 1984 as a senior at Mishawaka High School … Notre Dame senior guards/tri-captains Ashley Barlow and Melissa Lechlitner were teammates with Purdue senior guard FahKara Malone on the 2006 Indiana All-Star Team that swept a two-game series from their Kentucky counterparts … Irish junior forward Devereaux Peters and Boilermakers junior forward Samantha Woods were teammates at national powerhouse Fenwick High School in Oak Park, Ill., from 200304 through 2004-05 before Woods transferred to nearby Bolingbook High School for her final two prep seasons … Irish freshman guard Skylar Diggins and Purdue freshman forward Sam Ostarello were teammates on the White Team at the 2009 WBCA High School All-America Game — Diggins had 24 points, while Ostarello had six points, but the White squad lost to the Blue, 79-77.

Notes: Rutgers has won a series-high five in a row and eight of the past

Current Irish vs. Purdue

Current Irish vs. Rutgers

Barlow 2 GP/1 GS, 15.0 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 2.5 APG, 4.0 SPG, .471 FG% (8-17), 1.000 FT% (11-11)

Barlow 3 GP/2 GS, 7.7 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 2.0 APG, .308 FG% (8-26), .333 3FG% (4-12), .750 FT% (3-4)

Bruszewski 2 GP/1 GS, 5.0 PPG, 4.0 RPG, .429 FG% (3-7), .000 3FG% (0-1), .000 FT% (0-1)

Bruszewski 2 GP/1 GS, 6.0 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 1.0 BPG, .625 FG% (5-8), 1.000 FT% (2-2)

Lechlitner 3 GP/1 GS, 7.7 PPG, 2.3 APG, 1.3 SPG, .450 FG% (9-20), .667 3FG% (2-3), .750 FG% (3-4)

Lechlitner 3 GP/1 GS, 6.3 PPG, 1.3 RPG, 1.7 APG, 1.7 SPG, .333 FG% (7-21), .250 3FG% (1-4), 1.000 FT% (4-4)

Mallory 2 GP/1 GS, 1.5 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 3.0 APG, 2.5 SPG, .000 FG% (0-8), .000 3FG% (0-5), .750 FT% (3-4)

Mallory 1 GP, 3.0 PPG, 2.0 APG, .200 FG% (1-5), .250 3FG% (1-4)

Novosel 1 GP, 4.0 PPG, 2.0 SPG, .200 FG% (1-5), .000 3FG% (0-2), 1.000 FT% (2-2) Peters

1 GP, 5.0 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 1.0 BPG, .400 FG% (2-5)

Schrader 3 GP/3 GS, 9.0 PPG, 7.3 RPG, 2.7 APG, .297 FG% (11-37), .556 FT% (5-9) Solomon

1 GP, 0.0 PPG, 8.0 RPG, 1.0 BPG, .000 FG% (0-7)

Watson 1 GP, 0.0 PPG, 1.0 RPG, 3.0 APG, .000 FG% (0-2), .000 3FG% (0-1)

Watson 1 GP, 13.0 PPG, 6.0 RPG, .667 FG% (4-6), .750 3FG% (3-4), 1.000 FT% (2-2)

Williamson 3 GP/2 GS, 6.3 PPG, 4.3 RPG, .438 FG% (7-16), .714 FT% (5-7)

Williamson 3 GP/1 GS, 1.3 PPG, 3.0 RPG, .143 FG% (1-7), .500 FT% (2-4)

nine games against Notre Dame … the Irish will be seeking their first win in Piscataway since Feb. 16, 2002, when they logged a 57-52 victory … Notre Dame’s 68 points in last year’s game vs. RU were the most for the Irish in the series since March 6, 2000, when the Scarlet Knights pulled out an 81-72 overtime win in the BIG EAST Championship semifinals at Storrs, Conn. … the Purcell Pavilion crowd of 10,082 at last year’s game was the largest weeknight crowd in Notre Dame women’s basketball history … almost half (12) of the 25 series matchups have been decided by 10 points or fewer (including a pair of overtime contests in 2000) … the Scarlet Knights hold a 13-9 series edge over the Irish since both programs joined the BIG EAST in 1995-96 … the two head coaches — Notre Dame’s Muffet McGraw and Rutgers’ C. Vivian Stringer — rank among the 20 winningest coaches in NCAA Division I history with a combined total of more than 1,400 victories (McGraw – 584; Stringer – 825) during their storied careers entering the 2009-10 season … Notre Dame junior forward Devereaux Peters and Rutgers redshirt sophomore guard Khadijah Rushdan both played in the 2007 McDonald’s High School All-America Game in Louisville; Peters had one point, five rebounds and two blocks as a reserve for the West squad, while Rushdan came off the bench to tally four points, eight rebounds and four assists for the East, which earned a 105-76 victory … Irish freshman guard Skylar Diggins and Rutgers freshman forward/center Monique Oliver were teammates on the White Team at the 2009 WBCA High School All-America Game — Diggins had 24 points, while Oliver had 14 points and 13 rebounds, but the White squad lost to the Blue, 79-77 … Diggins, Oliver and RU freshman guard Erica Wheeler played in the 2009 McDonald’s High School All-America Game — Diggins and Wheeler were teammates on the East team (Diggins 18 points, Wheeler three points), while Oliver (four points, six rebounds) played for the West squad that pulled out a 69-68 win.

Miller 1 GP, 0.0 PPG, 1.0 RPG, 2.0 APG, 2.0 SPG Novosel 1 GP, 19.0 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 3.0 APG, .636 FG% (7-11), .000 3FG% (0-1), .714 FT% (5-7) Schrader 3 GP/2 GS, 6.7 PPG, 6.3 RPG, 1.3 APG, .435 FG% (10-23), .400 FT% (2-5) Solomon 1 GP, 2.0 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 2.0 BPG, .200 FG% (1-5) Watson 1 GP, 0.0 PPG, 5.0 RPG, .000 FG% (0-9), .000 3FG% (0-8) Williamson 3 GP/2 GS, 6.7 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 1.3 BPG, .412 FG% (7-17), .750 FT% (6-8)

2009-10 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

HISTORY

Schrader 3 GP/3 GS, 11.7 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 2.0 APG, .593 FG% (16-27), .500 FT% (3-6)

80-52; l. Purdue, 67-61)

Final Ranking: 21st (ESPN/USA Today) Starters Returning/Lost: 2/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 7/3 Returning Starters (Pos., Yr., Ht.): Brittany Ray (G, Sr., 5-9);

RECORDS

Lechlitner 3 GP/1 GS, 10.7 PPG, 2.3 RPG, 3.3 APG, .346 FG% (9-26), .167 3FG% (1-6), .813 FT% (13-16)

Carolina, 85-70; d. Rutgers, 67-61; l. Oklahoma, 74-68) Final Ranking: 16th (ESPN/ USA Today) Starters Returning/Lost: 2/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 8/7 Returning Starters (Pos., Yr., Ht.): Jodi Howell (G, RS-Sr., 5-11); FahKara Malone (G, Sr., 5-3)

BIG EAST

Current Irish vs. Providence

2008-09 Record (Conf./Finish): 21-13 (9-7/7th) Postseason: NCAA regional semifinals (d. VCU, 57-51; d. Auburn,

Postseason: NCAA regional finals (d. Charlotte 65-52; d. North

2008-09 REVIEW

Notre Dame has never lost to, with a minimum of five series games played … the 17-game series win streak against the Friars also is the longest active win streak for the Irish against a BIG EAST school … Notre Dame has won 14 of the 17 series meetings by double digits, with the exceptions coming on Jan. 5, 2002 (72-66 at South Bend), Feb. 16, 2003 (67-61 at PC) and Feb. 28, 2009 (65-56 at PC) … the Irish are 8-0 all-time against the Friars at Purcell Pavilion, winning by an average of 24.1 points per game … the last time Notre Dame hosted Providence in South Bend, the Irish registered an 85-54 win on Jan. 30, 2008, with the 31-point margin being the largest in the series for Notre Dame since Jan. 30, 1999 (a 97-59 win in Providence) … in that 2008 win, the Irish recorded 23 steals in last year’s win, just one shy of the BIG EAST record and the most for Notre Dame in a single game since Jan. 28, 1995, when they nabbed 23 steals in a 98-50 win over Wisconsin-Milwaukee at the Joyce Center … Notre Dame has held Providence to 66 points or less in each of the past 14 series matchups (including less than 60 points in 11 of the past 14), after the Friars topped the 70-point mark in the first three encounters … between the two teams, there are five former winners of the Gatorade High School Player of the Year award in their respective states — Notre Dame fifth-year senior guard Lindsay Schrader (Illinois – 2005), sophomore forward Kellie Watson (Michigan – 2008) and freshman guard Skylar Diggins (Indiana - 2009), as well as Providence fifth-year senior guard Chelsea Marandola (Rhode Island – 2004 & 2005) and freshman guard Symone Roberts (Connecticut - 2009) … Irish junior guard Brittany Mallory and Friars junior guard/forward Mi-Khida Hankins dueled regularly during their prep days in Baltimore, Md. — Mallory’s McDonogh School and Hankins’ St. Frances Academy (also the alma mater of Seton Hall freshman Kandice Green) are in the same conference with the schools playing a minimum of twice per year, and each player was a first-team All-Metro selection by the Baltimore Sun in 2006 and 2007; McDonogh and St. Frances also met in the ’07 IAAM A Conference title game with St. Frances pulling out a 68-63 win.

2008-09 Record (Conf./Finish): 25-11 (13-5/T-2nd)

2009-10 OPPONENTS

Notes: Providence (17-0) and Cincinnati (5-0) are the only BIG EAST opponents

(Rutgers ’01), Ron Hughey (Limestone College ’06)

COACHES

6-4); Mi-Khida Hankins (G/F, Jr., 6-1); Trinity Hull (G, Jr., 5-6); Chelsea Marandola (G, RS-Sr., 5-8)

’99), Nadine Morgan (James Madison ’03)

STUDENT-ATHLETES

Monday, Jan. 4 • 7 p.m. ET West Lafayette, Ind. • Mackey Arena Purdue Leads Series 14-8

2009-10 PREVIEW

Wednesday, Jan. 27 • 7 p.m. ET Notre Dame, Ind. • Purcell Pavilion Notre Dame Leads Series 17-0

THE FIGHTING IRISH

2009-10 Opponents St. John’s

San Diego State

Red Storm Tuesday, Feb. 16 • 7 p.m. ET Jamaica, N.Y. • Carnesecca Arena Notre Dame Leads Series 18-2

Location: Jamaica, N.Y. Founded: 1870 Enrollment: 20,086 Colors: Red and White Conference: BIG EAST Arenas (Capacities): Carnesecca Arena (5,602); Madison Square Garden (19,786)

Athletics Director: Chris Monasch Head Coach: Kim Barnes Arico (Montclair State ’93) Record at STJ (Yrs.): 105-106 (7) Career Record (Yrs.): 199-178 (13) Associate Head Coach: Joe Tartamella (James Madison ’01) Assistants: Megan Duffy (Notre Dame ‘06), Tamika Louis (Fresno

State ‘97)

2008-09 Record (Conf./Finish): 19-15 (4-12/13th) Postseason: WNIT third round (d. Harvard, 83-60; d. Hartford, 70-59; l. Boston College, 68-64) Final Ranking: Not ranked Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1

Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 6/4 Returning Starters (Pos., Yr., Ht.): Sky Lindsay (G, Jr., 5-11);

Joy McCorvey (F, Sr., 6-0); Kelly McManmon (G, Sr., 5-11); Da’Shena Stevens (F, So., 6-1)

Women’s Basketball SID: Rachel Constantine Office: (718) 990-1522 Fax: (718) 969-8468 E-mail: constanr@stjohns.edu Press Row: (718) 990-5713 (CA); (212) 631-8890 (MSG) Web Site: www.redstormsports.com Notes: Notre Dame swept a pair of meetings with St. John’s last

season, its first back-to-back victories over the Red Storm since winning the first 15 games in the series from 1996-2005 … St. John’s has taken the past two contests at Carnesecca Arena, including a 61-51 decision on March 3, 2008 … that marked the lowest point total ever posted by the Irish against the Red Storm, exceeding their production on their prior visit to Queens (a 66-63 SJU win on Jan. 4, 2006) … four of the past six series games have been decided by 10 points or fewer … St. John’s had not scored more than 60 points against Notre Dame in its first 14 series matchups, but has topped that mark in five of the past six contests with the Irish … the 31 points allowed by Notre Dame vs. St. John’s on Feb. 13, 2002 at the Joyce Center represents the fourth-lowest opponent scoring total in school history, the second lowest by a Division I opponent, and the lowest ever by a conference opponent (in any league — North Star, Midwestern Collegiate or BIG EAST) … first-year St. John’s assistant coach Megan Duffy was a standout point guard at Notre Dame from 2002-06, earning AllAmerica and Academic All-America honors as a senior in 2005-06.

Current Irish vs. St. John’s Barlow 4 GP/3 GS, 13.0 PPG (52), 6.0 RPG (24), .432 FG% (19-44), .438 3FG% (7-16), .700 FT% (7-10) Bruszewski 3 GP/2 GS, 10.3 PPG, 3.3 RPG, .412 FG% (7-17), .333 FG% (2-6), .857 FT% (6-7) Christiansen 1 GP, 0.0 PPG, 1.0 SPG, .000 FG% (0-1) Lechlitner 4 GP/2 GS, 8.5 PPG (34), 4.5 APG (18), 2.3 SPG (9), .333 FG% (14-42), .364 3FG% (4-11), 1.000 FT% (2-2) Mallory 1 GP, 3.0 PPG, 1.0 RPG, 3.0 SPG, .111 FG% (1-9) Miller

2 GP, 1.0 PPG, 1.0 APG, 1.000 FG% (1-1)

Novosel 2 GP, 7.5 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 1.0 SPG, .545 FG% (6-11), 1.000 FT% (3-3) Schrader 4 GP/4 GS, 9.8 PPG (39), 5.3 RPG (21), 3.3 APG (13), .516 FG% (1631), .875 FT% (7-8)

Aztecs

Paradise Jam Thursday, Nov. 26 • 3:15 p.m. ET St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. • UVI Sports & Fitness Center San Diego State Leads Series 1-0

Location: San Diego, Calif. Founded: 1897 Enrollment: 35,887 Colors: Scarlet and Black Conference: Mountain West Arena (Capacity): Viejas Arena at Aztec Bowl (12,414) Athletics Director: Jeff Schemmel Head Coach: Beth Burns (Ohio Wesleyan ’79) Record at SDSU (Yrs.): 208-144 (12) Career Record (Yrs.): 289-209 (17) Assistants: Juleah Woods (USC ’94), Shanele Stires (Kansas State ’95), Fred Chmiel

2008-09 Record (Conf./Finish): 24-8 (13-3/T-1st) Postseason: NCAA second round (d. DePaul 76-70; l. Stanford 77-49)

Final Ranking: Not ranked Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 10/4 Returning Starters (Pos., Yr., Ht.): Coco Davis (G, Jr., 5-9); Quenese Davis (G, Sr., 5-10); Paris Johnson (C, Jr., 6-4); Jene’ Morris (G, Sr., 5-9)

Women’s Basketball SID: Peggy Curtin Office: (619) 594-2576 Fax: (619) 582-6541 E-mail: mcurtin@mail.sdsu.edu Press Row: (619) 265-5853 Web Site: www.goaztecs.com Notes: Notre Dame makes its first trip outside the continental

United States since the 1995 Kona Women’s Basketball Classic in Kona, Hawaii … ironically, the only other time the Irish played San Diego State, it also was outside the lower 48, as the Aztecs defeated Notre Dame, 71-34 on March 21, 1981, at the Northern Lights Tournament in Anchorage, Alaska; for those counting, that means the two series matchups between the Irish and SDSU both will have been played at neutral sites nearly 5,000 miles apart … it will be 28 years, eight months and five days since the last meeting between the schools, the longest hiatus between series games in Notre Dame women’s basketball history (for reference, the other game against the Aztecs occurred nine days before John Hinckley’s assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan in Washington, D.C.) … starting with the 1997-98 season, the Irish have won 14 of their last 16 regular-season tournament games, with the only losses in that time coming in 2003 (WBCA Classic final 67-63 in OT at Colorado) and 2007 (Preseason WNIT semifinal 75-59 at Maryland) … for the first time in the 33-year history of the program, Notre Dame will play on Thanksgiving Day, although the Irish have played on Thanksgiving weekend numerous times … Notre Dame is 6-2 (.750) all-time against current Mountain West Conference members, with a 4-2 (.667) record against MWC schools away from Purcell Pavilion … the Irish last played a Mountain West opponent on Dec. 18, 2005, defeating Utah, 68-55 in the Gray Division championship game of the Duel in the Desert in Las Vegas … SDSU president Dr. Steven Weber earned his Ph.D. in philosophy from Notre Dame in 1969 … SDSU assistant AD/ticket operations Jim Cordova studied architecture at Notre Dame from 1991-93 … SDSU assistant media relations director/WBB contact Peggy Curtin was a publicity assistant in the Notre Dame sports information office from 1998-2000 … Aztecs assistant coach Shanele Stires is the sister of former Irish radio play-by-play announcer (and South Bend-area radio personality) Sean Stires, with the brother-sister tandem calling several of Notre Dame’s postseason games in the past decade, including the 2001 NCAA national championship game win over Purdue.

Solomon 2 GP, 8.0 PPG, 7.0 RPG, 1.5 SPG, 1.0 BPG, .313 FG% (5-16), .600 FT% (6-10) Watson 2 GP, 0.0 PPG, .000 FG% (0-4), .000 3FG% (0-2) Williamson 4 GP/2 GS, 4.0 PPG (16), 6.0 RPG (24), 1.5 BPG (6), .300 FG% (6-20), .667 FT% (4-6)

Seton Hall

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME®

Pirates

Saturday, Feb. 27 • 2 p.m. ET South Orange, N.J. • Walsh Gymnasium Notre Dame Leads Series 17-4

Location: South Orange, N.J. Founded: 1856 Enrollment: 9,700 Colors: Blue and White Conference: BIG EAST Arena (Capacity): Walsh Gymnasium (2,600) Athletics Director: Joe Quinlan Head Coach: Phyllis Mangina (Seton Hall ’81) Record at SHU (Yrs.): 343-347 (24) Career Record (Yrs.): Same Assistants: Kim Tingley (Delaware ’02), Ty Grace (New Haven ’99),

Brian Stanchak (Seton Hall ’04)

2008-09 Record (Conf./Finish): 17-14 (4-12/T-13th) Postseason: None Final Ranking: Not ranked Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 8/3 Returning Starters (Pos., Yr., Ht.): Nicole Emery (F, Sr., 6-1);

Kandice Green (F, So., 6-1); Ebonie Williams (G, Jr., 5-8)

Women’s Basketball SID: Dan Kuberka Office: (973) 761-9493 Fax: (973) 761-9061 E-mail: daniel.kuberka@shu.edu Press Row: (973) 761-5596 Web Site: www.shupirates.com Notes: After a 12-game Notre Dame winning streak in the series

(which coincided with the school’s admission to the BIG EAST), the past seven outings have been much more even, with the Irish holding a 5-2 edge … six of the past nine series matchups have been decided by six points or less, including Notre Dame’s most recent visit to Walsh Gymnasium last season (a 66-60 victory on Jan. 3, 2008) … the past five series games in South Orange each have been decided by six points or less, with Notre Dame winning four of those five … the Irish have limited the Pirates to 61 points or less in 17 of the past 18 series games, with the lone exception being Seton Hall’s 74-61 win on Jan. 7, 2006 at the Joyce Center … that game also marked SHU’s first win in South Bend since Dec. 11, 1993, and the Pirates’ largest margin of victory ever in the series … a 51-45 SHU win on Feb. 8, 2004 is one of only two times (and the lone occurrence as a Division I program) that the Irish have ever failed to produce at least one double-figure scorer … the March 2005 contest (a 41-35 ND win) yielded two school records for Notre Dame — the fewest points ever allowed in a BIG EAST road game, and the fewest points scored in any road game … the coaching matchup between McGraw and Seton Hall’s Phyllis Mangina dates back more than a quarter century to McGraw’s previous tenure at Lehigh (1982-87), when her teams split two games with Mangina’s SHU clubs … Irish junior guard Brittany Mallory and Pirate sophomore forward Kandice Green are no strangers to one another, having played regularly during their high school days in Baltimore, Md. — Mallory’s McDonogh School and Green’s St. Frances Academy (also the alma mater of Providence junior Mi-Khida Hankins) are in the same conference with the schools playing a minimum of twice per year; McDonogh and St. Frances also met in the ’07 IAAM A Conference title game with St. Frances pulling out a 68-63 win.

Current Irish vs. Seton Hall Barlow 3 GP/1 GS, 9.3 PPG, 6.3 RPG, 2.3 APG, .409 FG% (9-22), .200 3FG% (1-5), .900 FT% (9-10) Bruszewski 1 GP/1 GS, 6.0 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 2.0 SPG, .333 FG% (3-9), .000 3FG% (0-2) Lechlitner 2 GP/1 GS, 10.0 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 4.0 APG, .500 FG% (7-14), .625 FT% (5-8) Mallory 1 GP, 4.0 PPG, 2.0 SPG, .250 FG% (1-4), .250 3FG% (1-4) Miller 1 GP Novosel 1 GP, 8.0 PPG, 2.0 RPG, 2.0 APG, 1.000 FG% (3-3), 1.000 FT% (2-2) Schrader 3 GP/3 GS, 9.3 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 1.7 APG, .632 FG% (12-19), .400 FT% (4-10) Solomon 1 GP, 13.0 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 2.0 BPG, .833 FG% (5-6), .500 FT% (3-6) Watson 1 GP, 4.0 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 2.0 APG, .200 FG% (1-5), .000 3FG% (0-3), 1.000 FT% (2-2) Williamson 3 GP/1 GS, 3.7 PPG, 2.7 RPG, 1.0 BPG, .667 FG% (4-6), .333 FT% (3-9)

Saturday, Jan. 30 • 1 p.m. ET Syracuse, N.Y. • Carrier Dome Notre Dame Leads Series 22-2

Location: Tampa, Fla. Founded: 1956 Enrollment: 43,885 Colors: Green and Gold Conference: BIG EAST Arena (Capacity): Sun Dome (10,411)

Location: Syracuse, N.Y. Founded: 1870 Enrollment: 12,440 Color: Orange Conference: BIG EAST Arena (Capacity): Carrier Dome (33,633)

Athletics Director: Doug Woolard Head Coach: Jose Fernandez (Florida International ’94) Record at USF (Yrs.): 143-133 (9) Career Record (Yrs.): Same Associate Head Coach: Jeff Osterman (Siena ’92) Assistants: Michele Woods-Baxter (St. John Fisher ’87), Andrea

Athletics Director: Dr. Daryl Gross Head Coach: Quentin Hillsman (St. Mary’s (Md.) ’93) Record at SU (Yrs.): 49-44 (3) Career Record (Yrs.): Same Associate Head Coach: Matt Luneau (Johnson State ’91) Assistants: Rick Moody (Troy ’76), Mary Grimes (Siena ’03)

Nikki McCray (Tennessee ’95)

Williams (Edinboro ’94)

2008-09 Record (Conf./Finish): 10-18 (2-12/11th) Postseason: None Final Ranking: Not ranked Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 6/6 Returning Starters (Pos., Yr., Ht.): Samone Kennedy (G,

2008-09 Record (Conf./Finish): 27-10 (8-8/8th) Postseason: WNIT champion (d. Florida Gulf Coast, 88-81; d.

Women’s Basketball SID: Diana Koval Office: (803) 777-7977 E-mail: dkoval@mailbox.sc.edu Press Row: (803) 777-6182 Web Site: www.uscsports.com

Notes: The five-game series between Notre Dame and South Florida

Current Irish vs. South Florida Bruszewski 1 GP/1 GS, 20.0 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 2.0 APG, .385 FG% (5-13), .400 3FG% (2-5), .909 FT% (10-11) Lechlitner 3 GP/1 GS, 10.3 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 4.3 APG, .324 FG% (11-34), .250 3FG% (1-4), .889 FT% (8-9) Mallory 1 GP, 14.0 PPG, 7.0 RPG, 3.0 APG, .571 FG% (4-7), .800 3FG% (4-5), 1.000 FT% (2-2) 1 GP, 0.0 PPG, .000 FG% (0-1)

Novosel 1 GP, 4.0 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 3.0 APG, 2.0 SPG, .000 FG% (0-2), 1.000 FT% (4-4) Schrader 4 GP/3 GS, 17.3 PPG (69), 8.3 RPG (33), .509 FG% (28-55), .722 FT% (13-18) Solomon 1 GP, 10.0 PPG, 2.0 RPG, .667 FG% (4-6), 1.000 FT% (2-2) Watson

1 GP, 0.0 PPG, .000 FG% (0-2), .000 3FG% (0-1)

the Irish have won 21 of the past 22 meetings (nine in a row), including all 18 regular-season games since Notre Dame joined the BIG EAST Conference in 1995-96 … the lone SU win during that span came on March 3, 2002, when the Orange defeated the Irish, 84-79 in the BIG EAST Championship quarterfinals at Piscataway, N.J. … SU is one of eight programs against whom Notre Dame has at least 20 series wins; the others are Marquette (28), Georgetown (23), Dayton/ Detroit/Valparaiso (22), Loyola-Chicago (21) and Xavier (20) … Notre Dame has scored 70 or more points in 19 of the 24 series contests, while Syracuse has reached that mark just three times (most recently in last season’s 90-79 Irish win at Purcell Pavilion) … even with last year’s result, the Notre Dame defense has been particularly stout in the last nine series matchups, limiting the Orange to 55.2 points per game, including two games of 35 points or less … the last time the Irish visited the Carrier Dome, they posted a a 79-67 win on Feb. 16, 2008 … Notre Dame senior center Erica Williamson spent much of her formative years growing up in Rochester, N.Y., and won a state title at Honeoye Falls-Lima High School as a prep junior in 2005 before her family moved to Charlotte, N.C. that summer; in the ’08 Irish win over SU at the Carrier Dome, she posted her second career double-double in her first game back in the area since her family moved away, ending with 14 points and 11 rebounds … Williamson then added another double-double against Syracuse last season with 18 points and 11 rebounds … Notre Dame junior forward Devereaux Peters and Syracuse junior guard Erica Morrow both played in the 2007 McDonald’s High School All-America Game; Peters had one point, five rebounds and two blocks as a reserve for the West squad, while Morrow came off the bench to tally four points, three rebounds and three steals for the East team, which earned a 105-76 victory.

Current Irish vs. Syracuse Barlow 3 GP/2 GS, 9.7 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 3.3 APG, 1.7 SPG, .407 FG% (11-27), .167 3FG% (1-6), .750 FT% (6-8) Bruszewski 2 GP/1 GS, 12.0 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 1.5 SPG, .615 FG% (8-13), .500 3FG% (1-2), .583 FT% (7-12) Christiansen 1 GP Lechlitner 3 GP/1 GS, 12.0 PPG, 2.7 RPG, 3.3 APG, .419 FG% (13-31), .250 3FG% (3-12), 1.000 FT% (7-7) Mallory 1 GP, 9.0 PPG, 4.0 RPG, .500 FG% (3-6), .500 3FG% (3-6) Miller 1 GP Novosel 1 GP, 2.0 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 2.0 APG, .000 FG% (0-4), 1.000 FT% (2-2) Schrader 3 GP/3 GS, 19.7 PPG, 7.0 RPG, .548 FG% (23-42), .765 FT% (13-17) Solomon 1 GP, 2.0 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 2.0 BPG, .500 FG% (1-2) Watson 1 GP, 0.0 PPG, 2.0 RPG, .000 FG% (0-4), .000 3FG% (0-3) Williamson 3 GP/2 GS, 13.3 PPG, 11.0 RPG, 2.3 BPG, .500 FG% (12-24), .727 FT% (16-22)

2009-10 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

HISTORY

Williamson 3 GP/2 GS, 7.0 PPG, 10.0 RPG, 2.0 BPG, .467 FG% (7-15), .875 FT% (7-8)

Notes: Since Notre Dame and Syracuse split their first two contests,

RECORDS

Miller

Women’s Basketball SID: Josh Waldman Office: (315) 443-2608 Fax: (315) 443-3405 E-mail: jmwaldma@syr.edu Press Row: (315) 443-4241 Web Site: www.suathletics.com

BIG EAST

Barlow 3 GP/2 GS, 12.0 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 2.3 APG, 2.3 SPG, .407 FG% (11-27), .167 3FG% (1-6), .684 FT% (13-19)

Nicole Michael (G, Sr., 6-2); Erica Morrow (G, Jr., 5-8); Vionca Murray (F, Sr., 6-1)

2008-09 REVIEW

since the Bulls joined the BIG EAST Conference in 2005-06 has been wildly entertaining, with two games decided in overtime (USF’s two wins in the rivalry) and two others by seven points … last year’s game saw the Irish wipe out a 14-point first-half deficit to post an 86-79 victory, the first time Notre Dame has won consecutive games in the series since the Bulls came into the BIG EAST … the last time the Irish played host to USF at Purcell Pavilion, they defeated the Bulls, 92-49 on Feb. 27, 2008, posting Notre Dame’s largest margin of victory in a BIG EAST game since Feb. 12, 2000 (a 94-51 win over St. John’s at Purcell Pavilion) … Notre Dame has scored at least 70 points in six of the seven series games against South Florida … Vincent J. Naimoli, the managing general partner and chief executive officer of the 2008 American League champion Tampa Bay Rays, is a 1959 Notre Dame graduate and, in 2007, he donated $5 million towards the Purcell Pavilion renovation/expansion project, with the arena’s new club/hospitality area (and two outdoor patios) on the south side of the facility to be named the Naimoli Family Club Room when it opens in January 2010.

Final Ranking: Not ranked Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 9/3 Returning Starters (Pos., Yr., Ht.): Tasha Harris (G, Jr., 5-9);

2009-10 OPPONENTS

Notes: Much like the renewal of its series with San Diego State, it’s been a long time since Notre Dame and South Carolina met on the hardwood — Feb. 20, 1982, to be precise (a 76-54 Gamecock win in Columbia, S.C.); that means it will have been 27 years, nine months and seven days since the schools last faced off … still, South Carolina holds a special place in Irish women’s basketball history, as the Gamecocks’ former home, Carolina Coliseum/Frank McGuire Arena, was the site of Notre Dame’s 1997 NCAA East Regional championship, as victories over Alabama (87-71) and George Washington 62-52) propelled the Irish to their first NCAA Women’s Final Four berth … Notre Dame is 8-30 (.211) all-time against the Southeastern Conference, although 20 of those losses came at the hands of one opponent (Tennessee) … the Irish also are 5-7 in their last 12 games against SEC foes, following wins at #24/22 LSU (62-53) and #20/19 Vanderbilt (59-57) last season; that marked the second time Notre Dame had ever defeated two SEC teams in the same season, and the first time it won twice on an SEC opponent’s home floor … South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley and former Irish All-America center Ruth Riley were teammates on the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team that went undefeated and won the gold medal at the Athens Games … Notre Dame freshman guard Skylar Diggins and Gamecocks freshman center Kelsey Bone were ranked among the top three players in the nation in the 2009-10 incoming rookie class, according to all major recruiting services … Diggins and Bone developed a close friendship in recent years and were teammates on several high-profile all-star and U.S. national squads, including the 2009 USA Basketball U19 World Championship Team that struck gold at the FIBA Worlds in Thailand this past August (that team was coached by former Irish assistant coach and current Northern Illinois skipper Carol Owens) … Diggins and Bone also played together on the East team at the 2009 McDonald’s High School All-America Game (Diggins 18 pts, Bone 10 pts in 69-68 loss), as well as on the White team at the 2009 WBCA High School All-America Game (Diggins 24 pts, Bone 9 pts, 13 rebs in 79-77 loss).

Women’s Basketball SID: Michael Hogan Office: (813) 974-4092 Fax: (813) 974-5328 E-mail: mhogan@admin.usf.edu Press Row: (813) 974-3287 Web Site: www.gousfbulls.com

Green, 72-69)

COACHES

Jr., 5-4); Jewel May (C, Jr., 6-1); Courtney Newton (F/G, So., 5-10); Lakeisha Sutton (G, So., 5-9)

Mississippi, 74-57; d. St. Bonaventure, 80-66; d. Boston College, 82-65; d. Kansas, 75-71) Final Ranking: Not ranked Starters Returning/Lost: 1/4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 6/4 Returning Starter (Pos., Yr., Ht.): Jessica Lawson (F/C, Sr., 6-3)

2008-09 Record (Conf./Finish): 17-15 (5-11/T-11th) Postseason: WNIT second round (d. Canisius, 90-65; l. Bowling

STUDENT-ATHLETES

Athletics Director: Eric Hyman Head Coach: Dawn Staley (Virginia ’92) Record at USC (Yrs.): 10-18 (1) Career Record (Yrs.): 182-98 (9) Assistants: Lisa Boyer (Ithaca ’72), Carla McGhee (Tennessee ’90),

Orange

Tuesday, Jan. 12 • 7 p.m. ET Notre Dame, Ind. • Purcell Pavilion Notre Dame Leads Series 5-2

2009-10 PREVIEW

Location: Columbia, S.C. Founded: 1801 Enrollment: 25,077 Colors: Garnet and Black Conference: Southeastern Arena (Capacity): Colonial Life Arena (18,000)

Syracuse

Bulls

Gamecocks

Paradise Jam Friday, Nov. 27 • 1 p.m. ET St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. • UVI Sports & Fitness Center South Carolina Leads Series 2-0

THIS IS NOTRE DAME

South Florida (USF)

South Carolina

THE FIGHTING IRISH

2009-10 Opponents VALPARAISO Crusaders

VANDERBILT Commodores

VILLANOVA Wildcats

Saturday, Dec. 12 • 2 p.m. ET Notre Dame, Ind. • Purcell Pavilion Notre Dame Leads Series 22-0

Thursday, Dec. 31 • 2 p.m. ET Notre Dame, Ind. • Purcell Pavilion Notre Dame Leads Series 3-1

Saturday, Jan. 9 • 2 p.m. ET Notre Dame, Ind. • Purcell Pavilion Notre Dame Leads Series 15-10

Location: Valparaiso, Ind. Founded: 1859 Enrollment: 4,000 Colors: Brown and Gold Conference: Horizon League Arena (Capacity): Athletics-Recreation Center (5,000)

Location: Nashville, Tenn. Founded: 1873 Enrollment: 6,272 Colors: Black and Gold Conference: Southeastern Arena (Capacity): Memorial Gymnasium (14,168)

Location: Villanova, Pa. Founded: 1842 Enrollment: 6,240 Colors: Blue and White Conference: BIG EAST Arena (Capacity): The Pavilion (6,500)

Athletics Director: Mark LaBarbera Head Coach: Keith Freeman (Huntington ’86) Record at Valpo (Yrs.): 259-182 (14) Career Record (Yrs.): 388-229 (20) Assistants: Greg Kirby (William Jewell ’69), Abby Scharlow (Green

Vice Chancellor (Athletics): David Williams II Head Coach: Melanie Balcomb (Trenton State ’84) Record at VU (Yrs.): 172-61 (7) Career Record (Yrs.): 335-165 (16) Assistants: Vicky Picott (Rutgers ’92), Kim Rosamond (Mississippi

Athletics Director: Vince Nicastro Head Coach: Harry Perretta (Lycoming ’78) Record at VU (Yrs.): 572-343 (32) Career Record (Yrs.): Same Associate Head Coach: Joe Mullaney (Providence ’78) Assistants: Shanette Lee (Villanova ’99), Heather Vulin (Minnesota-

Bay ’05), Christy Smith (Arkansas ’98)

’98), Tom Garrick (Rhode Island ’89)

2008-09 Record (Conf./Finish): 16-14 (10-8/4th) Postseason: None Final Ranking: Not ranked Starters Returning/Lost: 2/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 8/5 Returning Starters (Pos., Yr., Ht.): Kelly Peller (F, RS-Jr., 5-11);

2008-09 Record (Conf./Finish): 26-9 (10-4/T-2nd) Postseason: NCAA regional semifinals (d. Western Carolina 73-44;

Sylwia Zabielewicz (C, Sr., 6-6)

Women’s Basketball SID: Ryan Wronkowicz Office: (219) 464-5232 Fax: (219) 464-5762 E-mail: Ryan.Wronkowicz@valpo.edu Press Row: (219) 548-1502 Web Site: www.valpoathletics.com Notes: Notre Dame’s 22-0 record against Valparaiso represents the most victories against one opponent without a loss in Irish history … while Notre Dame has been pushed in each of its last four visits to Valparaiso (all four were decided by 10 points or fewer), the Irish are 10-0 all-time against the Crusaders at Purcell Pavilion, with five of the past seven games in South Bend decided by double figures … the last time Notre Dame played host to Valparaiso, it earned a 94-56 win on Dec. 12, 2007, marking the most points scored by the Irish in the 22-game series against the Crusaders … it also was the largest margin of victory for Notre Dame against Valparaiso since Dec. 17, 1995 (a 90-44 win at the Joyce Center) … the Irish have held VU to less than 69 points in every series meeting (and below 60 points in 19 of 22 contests), while Notre Dame has topped the 70-point mark 10 times in the past 15 matchups … the 22 wins vs. Valparaiso are the most for Notre Dame against an Indiana opponent in school history (the Irish are 19-6 all-time against Butler, but haven’t played the Bulldogs since 1999, and 19-1 vs. Evansville following last year’s 96-61 win over the Purple Aces) … VU was Notre Dame’s first-ever opponent as a varsity women’s basketball program, with the Irish defeating the Crusaders, 48-41 on Dec. 3, 1977 at the Joyce Center (in the first of three seasons the Irish spent as an AIAW Division III entity) … Notre Dame freshman guard Skylar Diggins and Valparaiso junior forward Ashley Varner were teammates at South Bend’s Washington High School in 2005-06 and 2006-07, helping the Panthers win a Class 4A state title the latter season … Valparaiso student assistant coach Aimee Litka was a teammate of Notre Dame senior guard Melissa Lechlitner at South Bend’s St. Joseph’s High School from 2002-05, helping the Indians to a Class 3A state title in 2005 … the Crusaders are in their third season in the Horizon League — Notre Dame is a former member of that league (1988-95) when it was known as the Midwestern Collegiate Conference … including its series with VU, the Irish are 102-14 (.879) all-time against current Horizon League members, with a 58-5 (.921) mark at Purcell Pavilion.

Current Irish vs. Valparaiso Barlow 3 GP/2 GS, 15.3 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 2.0 APG, 2.0 SPG, .606 FG% (20-33), .571 3FG% (4-7), .667 FT% (2-3) Bruszewski 2 GP/1 GS, 6.5 PPG, 4.0 RPG, .600 FG% (6-10), .000 FG% (0-1), .000 FT% (0-2)

Morris ’99)

2008-09 Record (Conf./Finish): 19-14 (10-6/T-4th) Postseason: NCAA first round (l. Utah 60-30) Final Ranking: Not ranked Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 7/4 Returning Starters (Pos., Yr., Ht.): Kyle Dougherty (G, Sr.,

d. Kansas State 74-61; l. Maryland 78-74) Final Ranking: 14th (AP)/8th (ESPN/USA Today) Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 8/5 Returning Starters (Pos., Yr., Ht.): Merideth Marsh (G, Sr., 5-6); Jence Rhoads (G, Jr., 5-11); Hannah Tuomi (F, Jr., 6-1)

5-10); Shannon Elliott (F/C, Jr., 6-2); Maria Getty (G, Sr., 5-9)

Women’s Basketball SID: Chris Weinman Office: (615) 343-0019 Fax: (615) 343-7064 E-mail: chris.weinman@vanderbilt.edu Press Row: (615) 320-0436 Web Site: www.vucommodores.com

Women’s Basketball SID: Dean Kenefick Office: (610) 519-6514 Fax: (610) 519-7323 E-mail: dean.kenefick@villanova.edu Press Row: (610) 519-7290 Web Site: www.villanova.com

Notes: Last year’s 59-57 Notre Dame win in Nashville punctuated the largest comeback in Irish women’s basketball history, as Notre Dame erased a pair of 18-point second-half deficits (the last at 46-28 with 15:56 to play) with a 22-0 run … Notre Dame and Vanderbilt will meet at Purcell Pavilion for the first time since Jan. 4, 1990, when the Irish took a 77-63 measure of the Commodores … take away Notre Dame’s 20 losses to Tennessee and the Irish are 5-1 (.833) all-time against teams from the Volunteer State … Notre Dame is 18-14 (.563) all-time in its final game before the start of the New Year after last season’s victory at Vanderbilt … the Irish will be playing on New Year’s Eve for the first time since 2005, when they dropped a 62-51 decision to Tennessee at Purcell Pavilion; Notre Dame is 5-2 (.714) all-time on New Year’s Eve and had won five in a row prior to the ’05 loss to UT … Commodores’ assistant coach Kim Rosamond has visited Purcell Pavilion before, serving as an aide at Middle Tennessee from 2003-05 and helping the Blue Raiders to the second round of the 2004 NCAA Championship before they fell to Notre Dame, 59-46, on March 23.

Notes: The momentum swing in this series currently sits with

Current Irish vs. Vanderbilt Barlow 1 GP/1 GS, 6.0 PPG, 9.0 RPG, 4.0 APG, .182 FG% (2-11), .000 3FG% (0-4), 1.000 FG% (2-2) Bruszewski 1 GP/1 GS, 12.0 PPG, 7.0 RPG, 2.0 APG, .556 FG% (5-9), .500 3FG% (1-2), .333 FT% (1-3) Lechlitner 1 GP/1 GS, 11.0 PPG, 1.0 APG, .500 FG% (5-10), .500 3FG% (1-2)

Villanova, which has won two in a row over Notre Dame following a pair of wins last season (55-48 at Villanova in the regular season; 58-47 in the BIG EAST Championship quarterfinals at Hartford, Conn.) … the Wildcats have won seven of the past 12 meetings in the series after the Irish won 10 of the first 13 contests … Notre Dame enjoys a 7-2 series edge over Villanova at Purcell Pavilion, most recently chalking up a 69-58 victory on Jan. 16, 2008 … nearly half (12) of the 25 games in the series have been decided by eight points or fewer, with the two teams splitting those 12 close contests … since 2002, eight of the past 10 series games have been decided by a grand total of 35 points (4.4 ppg.) and seven of the eight were in doubt inside the final minute of play … the Irish have forced 72 VU turnovers in the past four series games (18.0 per game), after the Wildcats came into all four games ranked among the top five in the country in fewest turnovers … in the ’08 game at Purcell Pavilion, the Irish forced 24 Villanova turnovers, the most for the Wildcats in a single game since Dec. 1, 2001 (26 in a loss at Temple) … Notre Dame head coach Muffet McGraw is a native of West Chester, Pa., is a 1977 graduate of Saint Joseph’s University, later spent two years as head coach at Archbishop Carroll High School in Radnor, Pa. (50-3 record) and two years as an assistant coach under Jim Foster at Saint Joseph’s (1980-82), and is a member of three halls of fame in the Philadelphia area — the SJU Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame (inducted 1986), the Philadelphia Big Five Hall of Fame (inducted 1990) and the SJU Athletics Hall of Fame (inducted 2002) … Notre Dame is 10-4 (.714) in BIG EAST openers, having won eight of its last 10 conference lidlifters following a 66-60 win at Seton Hall last season.

Miller 1 GP, 1.0 SPG

Current Irish vs. Villanova

Novosel 1 GP, 2.0 PPG, 3.0 RPG, .200 FG% (1-5), .000 3FG% (0-1)

Barlow 4 GP/4 GS, 13.0 PPG (52), 5.0 RPG (20), 3.3 SPG (13), .500 FG% (1734), .222 3FG% (2-9), .762 FT% (16-21)

Schrader 1 GP/1 GS, 12.0 PPG, 8.0 RPG, 3.0 APG, .600 FG% (6-10) Solomon 1 GP, 8.0 PPG, 7.0 RPG, 2.0 APG, 1.000 FG% (4-4), .000 FT% (0-1) Watson 1 GP, 6.0 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 2.0 APG, .286 FG% (2-7), .333 3FG% (2-6) Williamson 1 GP/1 GS, 2.0 PPG, 2.0 RPG, 1.0 BPG, .200 FG% (1-5)

Lechlitner 3 GP/1 GS, 9.0 PPG, 2.3 RPG, 4.0 APG, .391 FG% (9-23), .000 3FG% (0-3), .900 FT% (9-10) Mallory 1 GP, 10.0 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 4.0 SPG, .333 FG% (2-6), 1.000 FT% (6-6) Novosel 1 GP, 0.0 PPG, 2.0 RPG, 1.0 APG

Bruszewski 3 GP/2 GS, 4.7 PPG, 4.0 RPG, .429 FG% (6-14), 1.000 3FG% (1-1), .500 FT% (1-2) Lechlitner 4 GP/2 GS, 7.5 PPG (30), 1.3 APG (5), .368 FG% (14-38), .500 3FG% (1-2), .500 FT% (1-2) Mallory 1 GP, 3.0 PPG, 1.0 APG, .333 FG% (1-3), .500 3FG% (1-2) Novosel 2 GP, 4.5 PPG, 2.0 RPG, 1.5 SPG, .600 FG% (3-5), .500 FT% (3-6) Peters 1 GP, 15.0 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 7.0 SPG, 3.0 BPG, .625 FG% (5-8), 1.000 FT% (5-5)

Peters 1 GP, 10.0 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 3.0 BPG, .800 FG% (4-5), 1.000 FT% (2-2)

Schrader 4 GP/4 GS, 11.5 PPG (46), 6.8 RPG (27), .429 FG% (18-42), .667 FT% (10-15)

Schrader 3 GP/3 GS, 11.3 PPG, 5.7 RPG, 1.7 SPG, .560 FG% (14-25), .750 FT% (6-8)

Solomon 2 GP, 2.5 PPG, 6.0 RPG, .143 FG% (1-7), .750 FT% (3-4)

Solomon 1 GP, 5.0 PPG, 7.0 RPG, 3.0 BPG, 3.0 SPG, .250 FG% (2-8), 1.000 FT% (1-1)

Watson 2 GP, 2.0 PPG, .250 FG% (1-4), .000 3FG% (0-2), 1.000 FT% (2-2)

Watson 1 GP, 1.0 PPG, 2.0 RPG, 1.0 BPG, .000 FG% (0-5), .000 3FG% (0-3)

Williamson 4 GP/3 GS, 2.5 PPG (10), 1.5 RPG (6), .313 FG% (5-16)

Williamson 3 GP/1 GS, 3.7 PPG, 2.3 RPG, 1.3 BPG, .333 FG% (3-9), .833 FT% (5-6)

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Sunday, Jan. 24 • 1 p.m. ET Notre Dame, Ind. • Purcell Pavilion Notre Dame Leads Series 16-2

Syracuse, N.Y./Piscataway, N.J. (Syracuse/Rutgers)

11/18

Depart via luxury motor coach to East Lansing East Lansing Marriott at University Place 300 M.A.C. Avenue East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 337-4440

1/29

Depart via chartered flight to Syracuse Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel 801 University Avenue Syracuse, NY 13210 (315) 475-3000

11/19 Game at Michigan State (6 p.m. ET) Return following game via luxury motor coach

1/30

Game at Syracuse (1 p.m. ET) Depart via luxury motor coach to Piscataway The Heldrich Hotel 10 Livingston Avenue New Brunswick, NJ 08901 (908) 351-3900

1/31

Practice in Piscataway

2/1

Game at Rutgers (7:30 p.m. ET) Return following game via chartered flight

St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands (Paradise Jam) 11/24

Depart via commercial flight to St. Thomas Marriott Frenchman’s Reef 5 Estate Bakkeroe St. Thomas, USVI 00801 (340) 776-8500

11/25 Practice in St. Thomas 11/26

Game vs. San Diego State (3:15 p.m. ET/4:15 p.m. AT)

2008-09 Record (Conf./Finish): 18-15 (5-11/T-11th) Postseason: WNIT second round (d. Coppin State, 70-40; l. St.

11/27 Game vs. South Carolina (1 p.m. ET/2 p.m. AT)

Final Ranking: Not ranked Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 3/2 Returning Starters (Pos., Yr., Ht.): Natalie Burton (C, So., 6-5);

11/29 Return via commercial flight

Bonaventure, 68-63)

Sarah Miles (G, Jr., 5-7); Liz Repella (G, Jr., 5-11)

Current Irish vs. West Virginia Bruszewski 2 GP/1 GS, 8.0 PPG, 5.5 RPG, 2.0 APG, .250 FG% (3-12), .400 3FG% (2-5), .800 FT% (8-10)

12/28 Practice in Orlando 12/29 Game at UCF (1 p.m. ET) Return following game via commercial flight

West Lafayette, Ind. (Purdue) 1/3

Depart via luxury motor coach to Lafayette Holiday Inn Lafayette-City Centre 515 South Street Lafayette, IN 47901 (765) 423-1000

1/4

Game at Purdue (7 p.m. ET) Return following game via luxury motor coach

Storrs, Conn. (Connecticut) 1/15

Depart via chartered flight to Lafayette Nathan Hale Inn 855 Bolton Road Storrs, CT 06268 (860) 427-7888

1/16

Game at Connecticut (9 p.m. ET) Return following game via chartered flight

Louisville, Ky. (Louisville) 1/18 1/19

Depart via chartered flight to Louisville Louisville Marriott Downtown 280 West Jefferson Louisville, KY 40202 (502) 627-5045 Game at Louisville (7 p.m. ET) Return following game via chartered flight

2/9

Game at Cincinnati (7 p.m. ET) Return following game via chartered flight

New York, N.Y. (St. John’s) 2/15

Depart via chartered flight to New York Hotel TBD

2/16

Game at St. John’s (7 p.m. ET) Return following game via chartered flight

Washington, D.C. (Georgetown) 2/19

Depart via chartered flight to Washington Key Bridge Marriott 1401 Lee Highway Arlington, VA 22209 (703) 524-6400

2/20

Game at Georgetown (3 p.m. ET) Return following game via chartered flight

South Orange, N.J. (Seton Hall) 2/26

Depart via chartered flight to Newark The Wilshire Grand Hotel 350 Pleasant Valley Way West Orange, NJ 07052 (973) 731-7007

2/27

Game at Seton Hall (2 p.m. ET) Return following game via commercial flight

NOTE: All travel plans are tentative and subject to change. For the latest travel information, please contact Assistant Sports Information Director Chris Masters at (574) 631-8032. As a reminder, all interviews with Irish players and coaches must be coordinated through Masters and no interviews may be conducted on game days prior to competition.

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Barlow 3 GP/2 GS, 11.7 PPG, 6.7 RPG, 2.3 SPG, .355 FG% (11-31), .273 3FG% (3-11), .769 FT% (10-13)

Depart via commercial flight to Orlando Radisson Hotel Orlando-UCF 1724 Alafaya Trail Orlando, FL 32826 (407) 658-9008

Depart via commercial flight to Cincinnati Kingsgate Marriott Conference Hotel 151 Goodman Drive Cincinnati, OH 45219 (513) 487-3800

Lechlitner 3 GP/1 GS, 6.0 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 3.7 APG, .250 FG% (6-24), .111 3FG% (1-9), .833 FT% (5-6) Mallory

1 GP, 9.0 PPG, .429 FG% (3-7), .429 3FG% (3-7)

Miller

1 GP

Schrader 3 GP/2 GS, 9.7 PPG, 6.7 RPG, .346 FG% (9-26), .550 FT% (11-20) Solomon 1 GP, 5.0 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 2.0 BPG, .500 FG% (2-4), 1.000 FT% (1-1) Watson 1 GP, 4.0 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 3.0 APG, 1.000 FG% (1-1), 1.000 3FG% (1-1), .500 FT% (1-2) Williamson 3 GP/2 GS, 7.3 PPG, 2.7 RPG, 1.3 BPG, .600 FG% (9-15), .500 FT% (6-12)

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HISTORY

Not only does Notre Dame travel in style via chartered aircraft and buses (assuring a minimum of missed class time), but the Fighting Irish also have the opportunity to take in the sights in every city they play in. Last season, the Notre Dame players and staff enjoyed some fun in the sun as they visited the famed Busch Gardens amusement park, in Tampa.

RECORDS

Novosel 1 GP, 1.0 PPG, 2.0 RPG, 2.0 APG, 2.0 SPG, .000 FG% (0-3), .500 FT% (1-2) Peters 1 GP/1 GS, 2.0 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 3.0 SPG, .000 FG% (0-1), 1.000 FT% (2-2)

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consecutive season, owning a 9-0 series lead at Purcell Pavilion … the only other time the Irish played back-to-back home games in its series against the Mountaineers was Jan. 14, 1998 (86-78 ND win) and Jan. 7, 1999 (111-90 ND win) … the past two times WVU has visited Purcell Pavilion, the games have started at unorthdox times (5 p.m. on a Sunday in 2007, putting the game almost directly opposite Super Bowl XLI between the Bears and Colts; and 3:30 p.m. on a Monday last year, necessitated by an Irish men’s basketball game later that evening televised on ESPN’s “Big Monday”) … nine of the past 10 series games have been decided by 10 points or fewer, including last season’s 72-66 Irish victory in South Bend … Notre Dame has scored at least 70 points in 14 of 18 games against WVU (including five of the past six meetings), while limiting the Mountaineers to less than 60 points nine times … Notre Dame has twice scored 100 points against WVU, the only BIG EAST opponent against whom the Irish have managed to hit triple digits multiple times … in the past 13 series games, West Virginia has scored exactly within a 10-point window (54-64 points) 11 times, including two 54-point games and three 64-point outings.

12/27

2/8

2009-10 OPPONENTS

Notes: Notre Dame will playing host to West Virginia for the second

Orlando, Fla. (Central Florida)

Cincinnati, Ohio (Cincinnati)

COACHES

Women’s Basketball SID: Phil Caskey Office: (304) 293-2821 Fax: (304) 293-4105 E-mail: Phil.Caskey@mail.wvu.edu Press Row: (304) 293-2821 Web Site: www.MSNsportsNET.com

11/28 Game vs. Oklahoma (3:15 p.m. ET/4:15 p.m. AT)

STUDENT-ATHLETES

Athletics Director: Ed Pastilong Head Coach: Mike Carey (Salem ’80) Record at WVU (Yrs.): 150-101 (8) Career Record (Yrs.): 438-203 (22) Associate Head Coach: George Porcha (New Haven ’95) Assistants: M.L. Willis (Iowa ‘98), Donchez Graham (Morgan State ‘91)

East Lansing, Mich. (Michigan State)

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Location: Morgantown, W.Va. Founded: 1867 Enrollment: 28,840 Colors: Old Gold and Blue Conference: BIG EAST Arena (Capacity): WVU Coliseum (14,000)

Notre Dame Travel Plans

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SID Directory Non-Conference Opponents Team SID Arkansas-Pine Bluff

Phone Fax

Press Row E-mail Web Site

Andrew Roberts

(870) 575-7949

(870) 575-7881

(870) 575-8694

robertsa@uapb.edu

Central Florida (UCF)

Andrew Gavin

(407) 823-2464

(407) 823-5293

(407) 823-2477

agavin@athletics.ucf.edu

Charlotte

Brent Stastny

(704) 687-6313

(704) 687-4918

(704) 687-4999

bmstastn@uncc.edu

Eastern Michigan

Greg Steiner

(734) 487-0317

(734) 485-3840 (734) 484-0612/0637

Iona

Jessica Rosenberg

(914) 633-2310

(914) 633-2072

(914) 633-2255

jrosenberg@iona.edu

IPFW

Bill Salyer

(260) 481-0729

(260) 481-6002

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salyerw@ipfw.edu

gomastodons.com

Jim Donatelli

(517) 355-2271

(517) 353-9636

(517) 353-1626

jdonatelli@msu.edu

msuspartans.com

Jared Thompson

(405) 325-8231

(405) 325-7623

(405) 325-1024

jaredthompson@ou.edu

soonersports.com

Sara White

(765) 494-6235

(765) 494-5447 (765) 494-6364/6365

sarawhite@purdue.edu

purduesports.com

San Diego State

Peggy Curtin

(619) 594-2576

(619) 582-6541

(619) 265-5853

mcurtin@mail.sdsu.edu

goaztecs.com

South Carolina

Diana Koval

(803) 777-7977

—

(803) 777-6182

dkoval@mailbox.sc.edu

uscsports.com

Valparaiso

Ryan Wronkowicz

(219) 464-5232

(219) 464-5762

(219) 548-1502

Ryan.Wronkowicz@valpo.edu

Vanderbilt

Chris Weinman

(615) 343-0019

(615) 343-7064

(615) 320-0436 chris.weinman@vanderbilt.edu

Michigan State Oklahoma Purdue

greg.steiner@emich.edu

uapblionsroar.com ucfathletics.com charlotte49ers.com emueagles.com ICGaels.com

valpoathletics.com vucommodores.com

BIG EAST Conference Opponents Team SID

Phone Fax

Press Row E-mail Web Site

BIG EAST

Rachel Margolis

(401) 453-0660

(401) 751-8540

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rmargolis@bigeast.org

bigeast.org

Cincinnati

Jeremy Martin

(513) 556-5191

(513) 556-0619

(513) 556-3800

jeremy.martin@uc.edu

gobearcats.com

Randy Press

(860) 486-3531

(860) 486-5085

(860) 486-5410 (GP)

randy.press@uconn.edu

uconnhuskies.com

Connecticut

TBA (XL)

DePaul

Alicia Powers

(773) 325-4740

(773) 325-7531

(773) 325-4901

apowers1@depaul.edu

depaulbluedemons.com

Georgetown

Barbara Jonas

(202) 687-7155

(202) 687-2491

(202) 687-1581

bj57@georgetown.edu

guhoyas.com

Louisville

Kim Pemberton

(502) 852-6581

(502) 852-7401

(502) 852-5567

kapemb01@louisville.edu

Marquette

Amy Ufnowski

(414) 288-7419

(414) 288-6519

(414) 288-0340

amy.ufnowski@marquette.edu

Pittsburgh

Paul Pancoe

(412) 648-8240

(412) 648-8248

(412) 648-2318

ppancoe@athletics.pitt.edu

Providence

Jennifer Rynearson

(401) 865-2208

(401) 865-2583

(401) 865-2810

jrynears@providence.edu

Stacey Brann

(732) 445-7886

(732) 445-3063

(732) 445-4200

sbrann@scarletknights.com

scarletknights.com

St. John's

Rachel Constantine

(718) 990-1522

(718) 969-8468

(718) 990-5713

constanr@stjohns.edu

redstormsports.com

Seton Hall

Dan Kuberka

(973) 761-9493

(973) 761-9061

(973) 761-5596

daniel.kuberka@shu.edu

shupirates.com

South Florida (USF)

Michael Hogan

(813) 974-4092

(813) 974-5328

(813) 974-3287

mhogan@admin.usf.edu

GoUSFBulls.com

Syracuse

Josh Waldman

(315) 443-2608

(315) 443-3405

(315) 443-4241

jmwaldma@syr.edu

suathletics.com

Villanova

Dean Kenefick

(610) 519-6514

(610) 519-7323

(610) 519-7290

dean.kenefick@villanova.edu

Phil Caskey

(304) 293-2821

(304) 293-4105

(304) 293-2821

Phil.Caskey@mail.wvu.edu

Rutgers

West Virginia

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villanova.com MSNSportsNet.com

Season in Review

Despite numerous challenges, Notre Dame advanced to its 14th consecutive NCAA Tournament in 2008-09, posting a 22-9 record and a 10-6 mark in the BIG EAST Conference.

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2008-09 Season Notebook Another Trip Around The Dance Floor Notre Dame earned its 16th appearance in the NCAA Championship, and 14th in a row, in 2008-09, falling to Minnesota, 79-71 in the first round of the Trenton Region at the Joyce Center. Despite the loss, the Irish maintain a .600 winning percentage (25-15) in NCAA tournament play, which ranks among the top 15 all-time (with a minimum of 20 games played). In addition, Notre Dame’s current streak of 14 consecutive NCAA Championship appearances ranks seventh in the record books.

Road Warriors Notre Dame is 20-9 (.690) in true road games during the past two seasons (2007-08 and 2008-09). In addition, the past seven road losses for the Irish have been decided by an average of 8.4 points per game (all by 12 points or fewer), including all five road setbacks this season (average margin of 8.6 ppg.). On Feb. 28, 2009, the Irish picked up a 65-56 win at Providence, earning the 10th road victory of the season for Notre Dame and marking the second consecutive

Hitting The Books Notre Dame was one of 14 schools in the 2009 NCAA Championship field to post a perfect 100-percent graduation rate, according to a study released in March by Richard Lapchick, head of the University of Central Florida’s Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport. The study looked at student-athletes in freshman classes from 19982002, allowing six years for graduation. The other 2009 NCAA tournament participants with spotless graduation rates named in this survey were: Connecticut, DePaul, Evansville, Florida, Lehigh, Marist, Ohio State, Sacred Heart, Stanford, Tennessee, Texas, Vanderbilt and Villanova. The BIG EAST led all conferences in this report with four teams, while the SEC was next with three. No other league had more than one school named in the study.

Twenty Questions Notre Dame reached the 20-win mark for the 15th time in the past 16 seasons with a 65-56 victory at Providence on Feb. 28. The Irish now have registered 20-or-more wins 19 times in the 22-year Muffet McGraw era and 23 times in the program’s 32-year history.

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Closer Than You Think Notre Dame’s nine losses last season came by an average of 8.6 points per game (all by 12 points or fewer), and in seven of them, the Irish either led in the second half, or had a chance to tie/take the lead in the second half.

A Start We Can Believe In Notre Dame’s 14-1 start to the 2008-09 season was the second-best 15-game debut in school history. The only time an Irish squad started better than last year’s club was 2000-01, when Notre Dame opened the season with a schoolrecord 23 consecutive wins en route to the program’s first No. 1 ranking and eventually, its first national championship.

Nostradamus In High Heels With the Irish trailing at No. 20/19 Vanderbilt, 36-24, at halftime on Dec. 30, 2008, Notre Dame head coach Muffet McGraw calmly walked into the locker room and assured her team that they were about to pull off one of the greatest comebacks in school history. As it turned out, she was right on the money. After the Commodores expanded their lead to 18 points on two occasions (the last at 4628 with 15:56 to play), Notre Dame went to work, blitzing Vanderbilt with a 22-0 run over the next 8:40 to take the lead. VU tied the game at 50-50, but the Irish then went on top for good on a layup by sophomore forward Becca Bruszewski with 4:06 left, capping the improbable rally. The previous school-record comeback had been 16 points, which took place on March 30, 2001, at the NCAA Women’s Final Four in St. Louis, when Notre Dame erased a 47-31 deficit late in the first half and charged past Connecticut, 90-75 on the way to the program’s first national championship.

Notre Dame was ranked 23rd in the final 2008Serving Notice 09 Associated Press poll released on March 16. It was the 38th consecutive AP poll appearance for Notre Dame went 5-3 against Associated the Irish, who moved into the Top 10 for the ninth Press Top 25 opponents last season, with time in the past 13 seasons (1996-97 through four of those victories coming against non2008-09) with their No. 8 ranking on Dec. 8. conference opponents (LSU, Michigan State, Through the ‘08-09 season, Notre Dame has Purdue and Vanderbilt). That represented the been ranked in the AP poll for 178 weeks during first time in school history the Irish registered the program’s 32-year history, with every one four non-conference Top 25 victories in the of those appearances coming in the Muffet Lindsay Schrader copped first-team all-BIG EAST honors last season after regular season. McGraw era (since 1987-88). McGraw ranks 12th helping Notre Dame register its 14th 20-win season in 15 years, and move In addition, two of Notre Dame’s three losses among all active NCAA Division I head coaches into the top 10 of the Associated Press poll for the ninth time in the past to ranked opponents came against AP top-10 for weeks in the AP poll, and also is 23rd all-time 13 seasons. foes (and to the two eventual participants in in that category. the NCAA national championship game) by an The Irish also appeared in the ESPN/USA average of 7.5 points. The Irish dropped a 71season the Irish have posted a double-digit road win Today/WBCA coaches’ poll for 38 consecutive weeks 66 decision at home to No. 10/12 Louisville on Feb. 11, total. The only other time Notre Dame logged backuntil the final 2008-09 balloting had Notre Dame as the 2009, and lost at top-ranked Connecticut, 76-66, on Feb. to-back 10-win seasons on the road was nearly two top team among others receiving votes. Notre Dame’s 22, 2009, in Hartford, Conn. In the latter contest, Notre decades ago (1989-90 and 1990-91). season-high poll position of fourth (Jan. 6 & 13) was its Dame owned a 43-41 lead with 16 minutes to play, the In addition, from Dec. 28, 2008-Jan. 6, 2009, the Irish highest ranking in the coaches poll since the week of closest any team came to taking down the Huskies and embarked on a four-game road swing (their longest Jan. 5, 2005, when the Irish rose to No. 3. Notre Dame the only time UConn trailed after halftime during the regular-season trip since early in the 2002-03 season), has appeared in the coaches’ poll for 170 weeks during 2008-09 season. sweeping games at Charlotte (68-61), No. 20/19 its history (all coming during McGraw’s tenure). Vanderbilt (59-57), Seton Hall (66-60) and DePaul (86Spreading The Wealth 62). Un-Four-Gettable It was the first time Notre Dame won four consecutive Notre Dame had nine different players lead the games, all on the road (opponent’s home floor) since Notre Dame posted a 10-6 record in BIG EAST team in scoring in 2008-09, with six of the Irish leading Jan. 7-19, 1991, when the Irish won at Butler (80-64), Conference play, tying for fourth place in the final scorers also registering a career-scoring high at some DePaul (81-66), Loyola-Chicago (66-55) and Marquette league standings. It marked the 11th time in the point during the year–Brittany Mallory vs. Georgia (91-73) in succession during Notre Dame’s first full week program’s 14-year BIG EAST membership that it has Southern (19), Kellie Watson vs. Michigan State (18), as a ranked team in program history. recorded a top-four conference finish. Melissa Lechlitner vs. Purdue (19), Erica Williamson vs. Georgetown (21), Natalie Novosel vs. Rutgers (19) and Becca Bruszewski at South Florida/vs. Syracuse (20). The other team-leading scorers last season were

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Notre Dame ranks ninth in the nation in average attendance last season, attracting 7,168 fans per game. It was the second-highest single-season attendance average in school history, while the aggregate total of 100,355 fans marked the third consecutive year that the Irish topped six figures at the Joyce Center turnstiles. On Dec. 7, Notre Dame registered the sixth sellout in program history, as 11,418 fans watched the Irish defeat No. 17/20 Purdue, 6251. It was the fourth sellout in as many seasons for Notre Dame, which also drew 10,082 fans for its Jan. 27 matchup with Rutgers, logging the largest weeknight crowd in school history. Two weeks later on Feb. 8, the Irish attracted 10,082 fans for their WBCA Pink Zone game against No. 25 DePaul, representing the second consecutive season that Notre Dame registered a schoolrecord three games with 10,000 fans or more. The success of the Dec. 7 sellout vs. Purdue culminated with Notre Dame’s selection as one of 32 winners for the 2009 NCAA Division I ‘Pack The House’ Challenge, a national effort created by the NCAA in which conferences and institutions compete to build attendance.

Notre Dame Wins Inaugural WBCA Pink Zone Challenge

2009-10 OPPONENTS RECORDS HISTORY

BIG EAST

2009-10 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

2008-09 REVIEW

Versatile guard Ashley Barlow garnered second-team all-BIG EAST accolades last At the 2009 NCAA Women’s Final Four/ season after ranking among the top 20 in the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) conference in scoring (team-high 12.7 ppg., Convention in St. Louis, Notre Dame was selected 19th), steals (2.4 spg., 4th), free throw percentage as the winner of the inaugural WBCA Pink Zone th (.779, 9 ) and three-point percentage (.364, Challenge. The Challenge was created prior to 14th). Barlow also scored in double figures a the 2008-09 season as a friendly fund-raising team-high 22 times, including a season-high competition, with participants charged with 20 points in Notre Dame’s NCAA Championship trying to collect the most money through the first-round game against Minnesota. Pink Zone initiative, a global, unified effort for the Barlow’s steal total was particularly WBCA’s nation of coaches to assist in raising breast noteworthy, as she finished with 70 thefts on cancer awareness on the court, across campuses, the year. She became just the fourth Notre in communities and beyond. The WBCA’s official Dame player ever to amass three consecutive charity is the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund. 60-steal seasons, joining Mary Gavin (1985-86 The 15 schools taking part in the ’08-09 Pink to 1987-88), Coquese Washington (1989-90 Zone Challenge were invited based upon their For the second consecutive year, Ashley Barlow was an all-conference to 1992-93) and current Irish assistant Niele appearance in the top 20 of the final 2007-08 Ivey (1997-98 to 2000-01) in that exclusive choice, collecting second-team recognition in 2008-09 while ranking NCAA attendance rankings. The inaugural Pink company, with Washington and Ivey the only among the top 20 in the BIG EAST in four categories — scoring, steals, free Zone Challenge featured: Baylor, Connecticut, throw percentage and three-point percentage. ones to do so in four consecutive seasons. Duke, LSU, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri State, The combination of Schrader and Barlow New Mexico, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Penn on the 2008-09 all-conference teams marked State, Purdue, Tennessee, Texas Tech and Vanderbilt. the eighth time in Notre Dame’s 14-year BIG EAST mark on Feb. 26, 2007, at DePaul. Together, these 15 schools have raised over $160,000 membership that the Irish have placed two players on On Feb. 28, 2009, Barlow was joined in the Irish for the Pink Zone initiative, with the entire Pink Zone one of the top two all-BIG EAST squads (the first since 1,000-Point Club by senior guard and fellow captain project collecting more than $1.3 million during the 2005, when Jacqueline Batteast and Megan Duffy Lindsay Schrader, who scored her milestone point at 2008-09 season. both earned first-team honors). Providence and now ranks 23rd all-time at Notre Dame Through a variety of activities, as well as the with 1,057 career points. specifically-designated “WBCA Pink Zone Game” on The four-game span between Barlow and Schrader’s New Kids On The Block Feb. 8 (a 62-59 win over No. 25 DePaul), Notre Dame 1,000th career points is the second-shortest in school collected more than $45,000 as part of the Pink Zone Guard Natalie Novosel and forward Erica Solomon history. In 2005-06, Megan Duffy and Courtney LaVere initiative. Those funds were donated nationally to the were named to the 2008-09 BIG EAST All-Freshman reached the millennium mark three games apart to set Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund and locally to the Saint Team, giving Notre Dame seven all-rookie team the new school standard. Joseph Regional Medical Center Women’s Task Force, selections in the past three seasons (the most of any which includes the Secret Sisters Society and Young conference school during that span). Novosel appeared Survivors group. Using Her Charge Card in all 31 games last year, averaging 6.9 points per game with a .493 field goal percentage and 45 steals (secondNotre Dame center Erica Williamson has developed most on the team). Meanwhile, Solomon logged 6.0 an uncanny knack for drawing charges despite her points and 4.5 rebounds per game, while also ranking 6-foot-4 frame. The Charlotte, N.C., product took a ninth in the BIG EAST (and second among league freshmen) with 1.2 blocks per contest.

COACHES

Barlow, Sell High

Crowded House

STUDENT-ATHLETES

Guard Lindsay Schrader earned first-team all-BIG EAST honors in 2008-09 after setting new career highs in scoring (12.6 ppg., 20th in BIG EAST), rebounding (7.4 rpg., 10th) and field goal percentage (.463, 13th). In addition, she registered seven double-doubles last season, setting a new single-season school record for double-doubles by a guard (the previous mark was six by Danielle Green in 1998-99), and scored in double figures 21 times. Schrader became the ninth Notre Dame player to receive first-team all-BIG EAST recognition, with those nine players combining for 16 first-team citations since the Irish joined the conference in 1995-96. What’s more, Notre Dame now has fielded a first-team all-BIG EAST player in 12 of the 14 seasons it has been a league member (all but 1998 and 2003).

With 16 points against No. 10/12 Louisville on Feb. 11, 2009, junior guard and tri-captain Ashley Barlow became the 24th player in Notre Dame women’s basketball history to score 1,000 career points. Barlow hit the milestone on the nose by making two free throws with 37 seconds left. Now ranking 20th on the Irish all-time scoring list (1,107), Barlow was the first Notre Dame player to score her 1,000th career point since Charel Allen reached the

team-high 12 charges last season, nearly half of Notre Dame’s team total of 27. Last season was the first in which the Irish tracked charges taken (an unofficial statistic and not recognized by the NCAA), although it is believed Williamson drew at least a dozen offensive fouls in 2007-08 as well.

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Super Schrader

Make Mine A Grand(e)

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Ashley Barlow (10 team-high scoring games) and Lindsay Schrader (nine team-high scoring games), and Erica Solomon, who tossed in a team-high 14 points on Feb. 3 at No. 22/24 Pittsburgh. The only three players on the Irish roster who did not taken a turn leading the team in scoring last year were Devereaux Peters (missed all but the first three games with a knee injury), Fraderica Miller and Alena Christiansen (a walk-on who was added to the Irish roster on Dec. 19, 2008). For the season, 10 of the 12 players on Notre Dame roster (all but Miller and Christiansen) scored in double figures at least once.

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2008-09 Results 2008-09 University of Notre Dame Women’s Basketball Results Overall Record: 22-9 (Home: 11-3, Away: 10-5, Neutral: 1-1); BIG EAST Conference Record: 10-6 (tie-4th)

————— Notre Dame Highs —————

Date

ND NR

Opp NR

Opponent

Time/Result

Streak

Nov. 16

16/14

24/22

at LSU1-ESPN2

W 62-53

Record

BEC

1-0

Scorer

Rebounder

Assists

Barlow-19

two with 6

Lechlitner-5

Attendance 7,954 5,696

Nov. 19

15/15

EVANSVILLE

W 96-61

2-0

Barlow-19

Schrader-7

Mallory-6

Nov. 23

15/15

at Boston College

W 102-54

3-0

Bruszewski-18

Williamson-7

Barlow-6

1,567

Nov. 25

14/10

GEORGIA SOUTHERN

W 85-36

4-0

Mallory-19

Barlow-8

two with 4

6,192

Nov. 29

14/10

MICHIGAN STATE

W 78-72

5-0

Watson-18

Watson-6

Barlow-6

6,710

24/rv

Dec. 2

11/8

at Eastern Michigan

W 83-63

6-0

Novosel-18

Schrader-10

Novosel-4

649

Dec. 7

11/8

PURDUE

W 62-51

7-0

Lechlitner-19

Schrader-10

two with 4

11,418 (c)

Dec. 10

8/8

at MichiganBTN

L 59-63 (ot)

7-1

Barlow-14

two with 5

three with 3

1,377

Dec. 13

8/8

at ValparaisoESPN360/FC

W 63-55

8-1

Lechlitner-18

Solomon-7

two with 2

2,046

Dec. 20

13/7

LOYOLA-CHICAGO

W 89-45

9-1

three with 13

two with 8

Schrader-5

6,323

Dec. 28

12/6

at CharlotteESPNU

W 68-61

10-1

Schrader-19

Schrader-9

Barlow-4

1,587

Dec. 30

12/6

at Vanderbilt

W 59-57

11-1

two with 12

Barlow-9

Barlow-4

4,374

Jan. 3

12/6

• at Seton Hall

W 66-60

12-1

1-0

Barlow-14

Schrader-6

six with 2

775

Jan. 6

12/4

• at DePaul

W 86-62

13-1

2-0

Williamson-20

Williamson-9

Lechlitner-5

2,452

Jan. 10

12/4

• GEORGETOWN

W 84-63

14-1

3-0

Williamson-21

Williamson-10

Barlow-6

6,561

17/20

20/19

CBS CS

Jan. 13

10/4

• at MarquetteCBS CS

L 65-75

14-2

3-1

two with 15

Schrader-11

two with 4

1,850

Jan. 17

10/4

• ST. JOHN’S

W 70-67

15-2

4-1

Lechlitner-15

Solomon-8

Lechlitner-6

6,027

Jan. 24

13/9

• at Villanova

L 48-55

15-3

4-2

Barlow-11

Solomon-10

two with 2

2,111

Jan. 27

17/13

• RUTGERSCBS CS

L 68-78

15-4

4-3

Novosel-19

two with 6

Barlow-4

10,082

Jan. 31

17/13

• CINCINNATI

W 66-50

16-4

5-3

Schrader-19

Schrader-15

Lechlitner-7

6,902

Feb. 3

19/16

22/24

• at Pittsburgh

L 70-82

16-5

5-4

two with 14

Solomon-8

two with 4

3,813

Feb. 8

19/16

25/25

• DEPAULESPNU

W 62-59

17-5

6-4

Barlow-19

Bruszewski-12

two with 3

10,011

Feb. 11

22/22

10/12

• LOUISVILLE

L 66-71

17-6

6-5

Bruszewski-18

Barlow-8

Lechlitner-5

6,706

Feb. 17

24/24

• at South Florida

W 86-79

18-6

7-5

Schrader-26

Schrader-11

Lechlitner-5

1,316

Feb. 22

24/24

• at Connecticut2-ESPNU

L 66-76

18-7

7-6

Barlow-18

Schrader-11

Lechlitner-5

14,533

Feb. 24

23/22

• SYRACUSE

W 90-79

19-7

8-6

Schrader-23

Williamson-11

Barlow-6

5,640

Feb. 28

23/22

• at Providence

W 65-56

20-7

9-6

Schrader-18

Schrader-8

two with 3

372

• WEST VIRGINIA

W 72-66

21-7

10-6

Schrader-14

Schrader-11

Lechlitner-6

5,692

1/1

March 2 20/22

BIG EAST Championship (Hartford, Conn. — XL Center) March 7 20/17

vs. St. John’sBIG EAST TV

W 62-45

22-7

Schrader-16

Schrader-11

Schrader-5

8,980

March 8 20/17

vs. VillanovaESPNU

L 48-57

22-8

two with 10

two with 7

three with 1

9,270

22-9

Barlow-20

Bruszewski-7

Bruszewski-4

6,395

NCAA Trenton Region — First Round (Notre Dame, Ind. — Joyce Center) March 22 23/20

MINNESOTAESPN

L 71-79

• = indicates BIG EAST Conference game 1 = State Farm Tip-Off Classic (Baton Rouge, La.) 2 = Game played at XL Center (Hartford, Conn.) (c) = indicates capacity crowd NR = national ranking (listed as Associated Press/ESPN-USA Today) ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU = Game televised live on ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU ESPN360/FC = Game televised live on ESPN360.com/ESPN Full Court CBS CS = Games televised live on CBS College Sports BIG EAST TV = Game televised live as part of BIG EAST-Regional Sports Networks package BTN = Game televised live on the Big Ten Network NOTE: All home games not scheduled for commercial TV broadcast aired live on UND.com Home games listed in ALL CAPS and played at Joyce Center (capacity 11,418)

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2008-09 ATTENDANCE All Games: Home: Away: Neutral:

Totals 165,381 100,355 46,776 18,250

Avg. 5,335 7,168 3,118 9,125

High 14,533 (2/22 - UCONN) 11,418 (12/7 - PUR) 14,533 (2/22 - UCONN) 9,270 (3/8 - VU)

2008-09 Statistics Overall Record: 22-9 (Home: 11-3, Away: 10-5, Neutral: 1-1)

Opponents

385 773 1158 37.4 544-13 410 597 107 238 1931 62.3

6225

702-1817

.386

151-478

.316

376-512

.734

T B 75 3 72 14 53 15 77 2 9 1 4 6 60 3 44 38 33 29 42 10 5 0 0 0 9 483 121

S 70 43 33 38 11 5 45 17 14 12 15 2

Pts. 368 392 333 330 57 22 214 185 176 119 17 3

Avg. 12.7 12.6 10.7 10.6 8.1 7.3 6.9 6.0 5.7 3.8 0.7 0.5

305 2216 71.5

Deadball Rebounds: Notre Dame 84, Opponents 58 Score by Periods Notre Dame Opponents

1st 2nd OT Total 1034 1179 3 — 2216 928 996 7 — 1931

COACHES

2008-09 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball Statistics — BIG EAST Games Overall Record: 10-6 (Home: 6-2, Away: 4-4, Neutral: 0-0)

Opponents

209 408 617 38.6

3200

387-959

.404

91-263

.346

213-296

.720

T B S 43 1 39 40 8 20 20 9 15 41 0 21 30 2 29 18 17 9 26 20 8 18 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 7 3 241 59 151

Pts. 207 204 188 164 118 117 84 42 2 4

Avg. 12.9 12.8 11.8 10.3 7.4 7.3 5.3 2.6 0.5 0.3

1130 70.6

283-4 232 283 58 122 1078 67.4

Deadball Rebounds: Notre Dame 42, Opponents 39 Score by Periods Notre Dame Opponents

1st 531 520

2nd 599 — 558 —

Total 1130 1078

BIG EAST

2008-09 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball Statistics — Postseason Overall Record: 1-2 (Home: 0-1, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 1-1) DR Tot. Avg. PF-DQ A T 9 12 4.0 6-0 6 5 4 5 1.7 5-0 6 10 16 20 6.7 4-0 5 0 16 17 5.7 7-0 6 4 6 11 3.7 8-0 1 6 5 11 3.7 3-0 1 1 12 17 5.7 6-0 2 1 5 6 2.0 3-0 1 7 0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 1 2 0.7 4-0 1 0 7 14 1 81 115 38.3 46-0 29 35

Opponents

88 112 37.3

600

64-160

.400

20-49

.408

34-45

.756

48-2

B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0

S Pts. Avg. 4 37 12.3 2 34 11.3 5 31 10.3 2 29 9.7 3 23 7.7 1 13 4.3 1 8 2.7 2 5 1.7 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0

3 21 180 60.0

48 11

15 182 60.7

Deadball Rebounds: Notre Dame 8, Opponents 2 Score by Periods Notre Dame Opponents

1st 75 85

2nd 105 — 97 —

Total 180 182

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HISTORY

OR 3 1 4 1 5 6 5 1 0 1 7 34

RECORDS

Player GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Barlow, Ashley 3-3 100-33.3 14-36 .389 4-11 .364 5-7 .714 Lechlitner, Melissa 3-3 103-34.3 12-36 .333 2-4 .500 8-9 .889 Schrader, Lindsay 3-3 80-26.7 13-34 .382 0-0 .000 5-6 .833 Bruszewski, Becca 3-3 94-31.3 10-23 .435 3-9 .333 6-10 .600 Novosel, Natalie 3-0 78-26.0 8-13 .615 0-0 .000 7-10 .700 Solomon, Erica 3-0 45-15.0 3-17 .176 0-0 .000 7-9 .778 Williamson, Erica 3-3 50-16.7 2-12 .167 0-0 .000 4-4 1.000 Watson, Kellie 3-0 44-14.7 2-9 .222 1-6 .167 0-0 .000 Christiansen, Alena 1-0 1-1.0 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 Miller, Fraderica 3-0 5-1.7 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 Team Notre Dame 3 600 64-181 .354 10-30 .333 42-55 .764

2008-09 REVIEW

OR DR Tot. Avg. PF-DQ A 30 45 75 4.7 29-0 44 35 93 128 8.0 23-1 31 17 70 87 5.4 46-0 24 8 43 51 3.2 32-0 66 22 22 44 2.8 34-0 28 24 44 68 4.3 30-0 15 39 33 72 4.5 50-0 10 7 27 34 2.1 19-0 19 0 0 0 0.0 0-0 0 2 4 6 0.5 10-0 5 37 26 63 221 407 628 39.2 273-1 242

2009-10 OPPONENTS

Player GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Barlow, Ashley 16-16 533-33.3 67-172 .390 25-64 .391 48-64 .750 Schrader, Lindsay 16-16 508-31.8 85-193 .440 0-2 .000 34-52 .654 Bruszewski, Becca 16-16 458-28.6 73-158 .462 12-34 .353 30-40 .750 Lechlitner, Melissa 16-16 551-34.4 58-168 .345 10-39 .256 38-46 .826 Novosel, Natalie 16-0 341-21.3 42-85 .494 0-1 .000 34-48 .708 Williamson, Erica 16-16 289-18.1 45-77 .584 0-0 .000 27-37 .730 Solomon, Erica 16-0 260-16.3 33-73 .452 0-0 .000 18-35 .514 Watson, Kellie 16-0 214-13.4 13-65 .200 10-46 .217 6-8 .750 Christiansen, Alena 4-0 3-0.8 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 Miller, Fraderica 13-0 43-3.3 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 Team Notre Dame 16 3200 418-994 .421 57-186 .306 237-332 .714

STUDENT-ATHLETES

OR DR Tot. Avg. PF-DQ A 50 90 140 4.8 51-0 80 63 165 228 7.4 45-1 67 31 125 156 5.0 88-2 52 17 64 81 2.6 55-0 106 5 18 23 3.3 15-0 20 3 10 13 4.3 6-0 5 44 45 89 2.9 57-0 47 70 68 138 4.5 75-0 21 47 87 134 4.3 56-0 21 17 59 76 2.5 37-1 29 6 7 13 0.6 25-0 8 1 0 1 0.2 1-0 0 72 66 138 426 804 1230 39.7 511-4 456

2009-10 PREVIEW

Player GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Barlow, Ashley 29-28 955-32.9 127-317 .401 40-110 .364 74-95 .779 Schrader, Lindsay 31-31 958-30.9 165-356 .463 1-3 .333 61-91 .670 Bruszewski, Becca 31-31 842-27.2 132-271 .487 21-56 .375 48-71 .676 Lechlitner, Melissa 31-31 1033-33.3 124-323 .384 22-65 .338 60-73 .822 Mallory, Brittany 7-3 154-22.0 21-45 .467 7-20 .350 8-13 .615 Peters, Devereaux 3-1 61-20.3 11-16 .688 0-0 .000 0-3 .000 Novosel, Natalie 31-0 638-20.6 74-150 .493 1-10 .100 65-90 .722 Solomon, Erica 31-0 512-16.5 66-154 .429 0-0 .000 53-86 .616 Williamson, Erica 31-30 511-16.5 63-137 .460 0-0 .000 50-66 .758 Watson, Kellie 31-0 460-14.8 37-141 .262 28-94 .298 17-26 .654 Miller, Fraderica 23-0 92-4.0 8-11 .727 0-0 .000 1-5 .200 Christiansen, Alena 6-0 9-1.5 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 3-6 .500 Team Notre Dame 31 6225 828-1923 .431 120-359 .334 440-625 .704

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2008-09 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball Statistics — All Games

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2008-09 Superlatives 2008-09 Single Game Highs & Lows Team Superlatives Notre Dame High 102 at Boston College (11/23/08)

Notre Dame Low

Category

Opponent High

47 vs. Villanova (3/8/09)

Points/Game

82 by Pittsburgh (2/3/09)

Points/Half

52 (1st) by South Florida (2/17/09)

53 (2nd) at Boston College (11/23/08) 20, three times (MR: 1st vs. St. John’s, 3/7/09)

Opponent Low 36 by Ga. Southern (11/25/08) 17 (1st) by Ga. Southern (11/25/08)

42 at Boston College (11/23/08)

16 at Villanova (1/24/09)

Field Goals Made

30 by Pittsburgh (2/3/09)

12 by Ga. Southern (11/25/08)

79 vs. Evansville (11/19/08)

46 at Seton Hall (1/3/09)

Field Goal Attempts

69 by Syracuse (2/24/09)

46 by Villanova (3/8/09)

.327 at Villanova (1/24/09)

FG Percentage

.491 by Minnesota (3/22/09)

9 vs. Michigan State (11/29/08)

0 at Seton Hall (1/3/09)

3-Point FG Made

10, twice (MR: by Villanova, 3/8/09)

0 by LSU (11/16/08)

25 vs. Michigan State (11/29/08)

4 at LSU (11/16/08)

3-Point FG Attempts

27, twice (MR: by USF, 2/17/09)

4 by LSU (11/16/08)

.875 at Boston College (11/23/08)

.000 at Seton Hall (1/3/09)

3-Point FG Percentage

.583 by Pittsburgh (2/3/09)

30 at South Florida (2/17/09)

3 at Vanderbilt (12/30/08)

Free Throws Made

22 by Eastern Michigan (12/2/08)

2 by Boston College (11/23/08)

6, twice (MR: at Vanderbilt, 12/30/08)

Free Throw Attempts

32 by South Florida (2/17/09)

3 by Boston College (11/23/08)

.333 vs. Cincinnati (1/31/09)

FT Percentage

.909 by Villanova (3/8/09)

26 at Seton Hall (1/3/09)

Rebounds

48, three times (MR: by Pitt, 2/3/09)

22 by Boston College (11/23/08)

3 vs. Villanova (3/8/09)

Assists

21 by Marquette (1/13/09)

7, twice (MR: by St. John’s, 3/7/09)

2 at Vanderbilt (12/30/08)

Steals

14 by St. John’s (1/17/09)

1 by Pittsburgh (2/3/09)

8, three times (MR: vs. Syracuse, 2/24/09)

0, twice (MR: vs. Minnesota, 3/22/09)

Blocked Shots

7, twice (MR: by Connecticut, 2/22/09)

0 by Syracuse (2/24/09)

23, twice (MR: vs. Georgetown, 1/10/09)

8 vs. Evansville (11/19/08)

Turnovers

31, twice (MR: by Loyola, 12/20/08)

24 at Eastern Michigan (12/2/08)

11 at Valparaiso (12/13/08)

Fouls

31 by Eastern Michigan (12/2/08)

.646 at Boston College (11/23/08)

40 at Eastern Michigan (12/2/08) .917 vs. Evansville (11/19/08) 60 at Eastern Michigan (12/2/08) 23, twice (MR: at Boston Coll., 11/23/08) 21 vs. Cincinnati (1/31/09)

.214 by Ga. Southern (11/25/08)

.000 by LSU (11/16/08)

.455 by Vanderbilt (12/30/08)

9 by Connecticut (2/22/09) 6 by Villanova (3/8/09)

Individual Superlatives

NOTRE DAME

OPPONENT

Points Scored

26 by Lindsay Schrader at South Florida (2/17/09)

34 by Aisha Jefferson of Michigan State (11/29/08)

Field Goals Made

11 by Lindsay Schrader at South Florida (2/17/09)

14 by Aisha Jefferson of Michigan State (11/29/08)

Field Goal Attempts

22 by Lindsay Schrader at South Florida (2/17/09)

28 by Aisha Jefferson of Michigan State (11/29/08)

Highest FG Percentage (min. 5 made)

1.000 (6-6) by Melissa Lechlitner vs. Loyola (12/20/08)

.909 (10-11) by Stephany Skrba of Michigan (12/10/08)

3-Point Field Goals Made

6 by Kellie Watson vs. Michigan State (11/29/08)

5, three times (MR: by Katie Ohm of Minnesota, 3/22/09)

3-Point Field Goal Attempts

9, twice (MR: by Ashley Barlow vs. Rutgers, 1/27/09)

14 by Janae Stokes of South Florida (2/17/09)

3-Point FG Percentage (min. 2 made)

1.000 (3-3) by Brittany Mallory at Boston College (11/23/08)

1.000 (2-2) by Morgan Williams of Georgetown (1/10/09)

Free Throws Made

8 by Becca Bruszewski at South Florida (2/17/09)

12 by Epiphanny Prince of Rutgers (1/27/09)

Free Throw Attempts

12 by Becca Bruszewski vs. Syracuse (2/24/09)

14 by Cassie Schrock of Eastern Michigan (12/2/08)

Free Throw Percentage (min. 3 made)

1.000 (8-8) by Becca Bruszewski at South Florida (2/17/09)

1.000 (12-12) by Epiphanny Prince of Rutgers (1/27/09)

Rebounds

15 by Lindsay Schrader vs. Cincinnati (1/31/09)

18 by Shayla Scott of Pittsburgh (2/3/09)

Assists

7 by Melissa Lechlitner vs. Cincinnati (1/31/09)

9 by Traci Ray of Charlotte (12/28/08)

Steals

8 by Ashley Barlow vs. Cincinnati (1/31/09)

8 by Angel McCoughtry of Louisville (2/11/09)

Blocked Shots

5 by Erica Williamson vs. Syracuse (2/24/09)

4, twice (MR: by Tina Charles of Connecticut, 2/22/09)

Turnovers

5, 13 times (MR: by Melissa Lechlitner vs. Minnesota, 3/22/09)

9 by Sarah Miles of West Virginia (3/2/09)

Minutes Played

40, twice (MR: by Melissa Lechlitner vs. St. John’s, 1/17/09)

45 by Jessica Minnfield of Michigan (12/10/08)

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Game-by-Game Statistics

A 9 10 23 9 23 12 16 7 21 16 16 12 14 16 11 11 7 11 19 10 12 17 14 13 14 9 17 11 22 12 15 21 18 13 7 12 13 18 19 12 19 19 10 14 14 14 14 15 11 19 19 19 12 12 18 12 15 7 3 8 11 19

TO 21 18 8 31 18 28 14 24 15 24 18 16 18 18 23 23 19 18 14 31 20 24 19 11 18 23 13 15 23 18 17 20 18 16 14 15 13 14 17 26 9 18 17 16 18 19 12 16 13 9 15 20 14 22 10 16 12 16 13 13 10 19

B 4 2 7 2 6 3 6 2 6 6 8 6 2 4 3 6 8 2 2 3 3 1 4 1 3 3 2 7 7 1 3 4 3 1 1 4 6 4 2 6 6 6 1 3 3 1 4 5 5 7 8 0 2 3 3 3 3 8 0 1 0 2

S 12 11 17 6 17 5 9 8 9 9 10 9 7 10 12 9 9 8 17 7 12 8 2 11 6 5 6 10 12 10 14 9 7 14 7 5 9 5 21 6 7 1 7 9 12 12 8 7 6 9 7 8 15 7 7 5 8 5 6 5 7 5

Pts 62 53 96 61 102 54 85 36 78 72 83 63 62 51 59 63 63 55 89 45 68 61 59 57 66 60 86 62 84 63 65 75 70 67 48 55 68 78 66 50 70 82 62 59 66 71 86 79 66 76 90 79 65 56 72 66 62 45 47 58 71 79

HISTORY

Winners listed in ALL CAPS // Attendance listed next to home team (where applicable) // • = BIG EAST Conference game 1 = State Farm Tip-Off Classic (Baton Rouge, La.) // 2 = Game played at XL Center (Hartford, Conn.) 3 = BIG EAST Championship (Hartford, Conn.) // 4 = NCAA Trenton Region First Round (Notre Dame, Ind.)

RECORDS

PF-DQ 17-0 19-1 17-0 15-0 12-0 18-0 15-0 17-0 19-0 19-0 24-1 31-3 14-1 19-1 17-1 10-0 11-0 12-0 14-0 27-2 15-0 14-0 17-0 12-0 20-0 20-0 15-0 19-0 22-0 27-2 21-0 14-0 13-0 18-0 15-0 12-0 19-0 22-0 15-0 12-0 18-0 14-0 16-0 17-1 14-0 16-0 21-0 24-1 16-0 10-0 22-1 25-0 14-0 15-0 12-0 18-0 12-0 17-0 12-0 6-0 22-0 25-2

BIG EAST

Rebs. Off-Def-Tot 10-28-38 9-23-32 14-22-36 15-27-42 12-24-36 9-13-22 8-33-41 14-19-33 14-18-32 22-26-48 22-38-60 13-31-44 17-30-47 8-27-35 10-21-31 11-23-34 13-26-39 16-23-39 21-27-48 10-21-31 12-22-34 10-25-35 18-27-45 15-19-34 5-21-26 17-21-38 19-31-50 11-18-29 10-30-40 16-17-33 12-23-35 12-30-42 8-27-35 12-24-36 10-25-35 5-26-31 13-25-38 17-31-48 20-28-48 4-30-34 21-21-42 18-30-48 15-28-43 9-29-38 20-21-41 18-26-44 20-27-47 22-24-46 12-24-36 11-25-36 9-31-40 13-28-41 12-20-32 12-22-34 15-25-40 12-27-39 15-35-50 10-27-37 8-25-33 3-27-30 11-21-32 11-34-45

2008-09 REVIEW

Pct. .667 .810 .917 .789 .688 .667 .682 .667 .684 .824 .625 .786 .714 .750 .667 .846 .714 .727 .676 .667 .611 .889 .500 .455 .667 .783 .750 .765 .828 .667 .571 .773 .824 .727 .636 .818 .727 .905 .333 .615 .667 .789 .714 .684 .647 .688 .857 .594 .750 .688 .800 .696 .692 .800 .583 .625 .786 .625 .667 .909 .781 .731

2009-10 OPPONENTS

FT-A 18-27 17-21 11-12 15-19 11-16 2-3 15-22 10-15 13-19 14-17 25-40 22-28 15-21 9-12 4-6 11-13 10-14 8-11 25-37 8-12 11-18 8-9 3-6 5-11 16-24 18-23 15-20 13-17 24-29 18-27 8-14 17-22 14-17 8-11 14-22 9-11 16-22 19-21 4-12 8-13 10-15 15-19 15-21 13-19 11-17 11-16 30-35 19-32 9-12 11-16 28-35 16-23 9-13 8-10 14-24 10-16 11-14 5-8 6-9 10-11 25-32 19-26

COACHES

3-Point FG-A Pct. 2-4 .500 0-4 .000 7-19 .368 6-18 .333 7-8 .875 2-6 .333 6-13 .462 2-14 .143 9-25 .360 2-13 .154 2-7 .286 5-20 .250 5-12 .417 2-7 .286 3-6 .500 4-19 .211 1-9 .111 5-22 .227 4-13 .308 3-12 .250 3-12 .250 5-14 .357 4-15 .267 4-17 .235 0-7 .000 4-11 .364 3-8 .375 5-21 .238 4-12 .333 5-15 .333 5-15 .333 4-11 .364 6-13 .462 7-19 .368 2-6 .333 10-27 .370 4-22 .182 .500 7-14 6-18 .333 4-17 .235 2-10 .200 7-12 .583 3-11 .273 4-20 .200 5-12 .417 2-7 .286 2-8 .250 8-27 .296 5-12 .417 7-13 .538 2-11 .182 7-20 .350 2-6 .333 2-10 .200 6-15 .400 8-19 .421 3-8 .375 2-10 .200 1-5 .200 10-25 .400 6-17 .353 8-14 .571

STUDENT-ATHLETES

Overall FG-A Pct. 21-47 .447 18-53 .340 39-79 .494 20-54 .370 42-65 .646 25-59 .424 32-57 .561 12-56 .214 28-66 .424 28-66 .424 28-72 .389 18-68 .265 21-61 .344 20-56 .357 26-57 .456 24-54 .444 26-59 .441 21-63 .333 30-65 .462 17-50 .340 27-59 .458 24-57 .421 26-61 .426 24-62 .387 25-46 .543 19-55 .345 34-70 .486 22-62 .355 28-52 .538 20-63 .317 26-67 .388 27-59 .458 25-55 .455 26-63 .413 16-49 .327 18-47 .383 24-63 .381 26-67 .388 28-73 .384 19-48 .396 29-78 .372 30-66 .455 22-61 .361 21-56 .375 25-66 .379 29-65 .446 27-68 .397 26-67 .388 26-62 .419 29-61 .475 30-62 .484 28-69 .406 27-58 .466 23-53 .434 26-64 .406 24-58 .414 24-66 .364 19-61 .311 20-55 .364 19-46 .413 20-60 .333 26-53 .491

2009-10 PREVIEW

Opponent (Attendance) (1) NOTRE DAME at LSU (7,954) NOTRE DAME (5,696) vs. Evansville NOTRE DAME at Boston College (1,567) NOTRE DAME (6,192) vs. Georgia Southern NOTRE DAME (6,710) vs. Michigan State NOTRE DAME at Eastern Michigan (649) NOTRE DAME (11,418) vs. Purdue Notre Dame at MICHIGAN (1,377) NOTRE DAME at Valparaiso (2,046) NOTRE DAME (6,323) vs. Loyola-Chicago NOTRE DAME at Charlotte (1,587) NOTRE DAME at Vanderbilt (4,374) • NOTRE DAME at Seton Hall (775) • NOTRE DAME at DePaul (2,452) • NOTRE DAME (6,561) vs. Georgetown • Notre Dame at MARQUETTE (1,850) • NOTRE DAME (6,027) vs. St. John’s • Notre Dame at VILLANOVA (2,111) • Notre Dame (10,082) vs. RUTGERS • NOTRE DAME (6,902) vs. Cincinnati • Notre Dame at PITTSBURGH (3,813) • NOTRE DAME (10,011) vs. DePaul • Notre Dame (6,706) vs. LOUISVILLE • NOTRE DAME at South Florida (1,316) (2) • Notre Dame at CONNECTICUT (14,533) • NOTRE DAME (5,640) vs. Syracuse • NOTRE DAME at Providence (372) • NOTRE DAME (5,692) vs. West Virginia (3) NOTRE DAME (8,980) vs. St. John’s (3) Notre Dame vs. VILLANOVA (9,270) (4) Notre Dame (6,395) vs. MINNESOTA

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2008-09 Notre Dame Game-By-Game Team Statistics

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Points-Rebounds-Assists 2008-09 Notre Dame Points-Rebounds-Assists Opponent

Solomon Watson

Miller

Peters

Barlow

Novosel

Mallory Lechlitner Schrader Bruszewski Christiansen* Williamson

(1) at LSU

6-2-0

0-0-0

12-6-2

19-5-0

2-2-0

DNP

2-5-5

13-6-1

6-3-0

2-4-1

EVANSVILLE

4-3-2

3-2-2

2-0-0

6-4-1

19-6-0

6-3-4

11-2-6

11-2-4

12-7-4

18-4-0

4-1-0

at Boston College

15-1-1

3-3-0

0-0-0

4-3-2

10-2-6

7-2-2

14-4-2

8-3-4

13-4-2

18-2-4

10-7-0

GEORGIA SOUTHERN

12-5-0

7-2-1

2-0-0

DNP

13-8-2

7-4-1

19-2-3

7-0-4

8-6-4

6-5-1

4-6-0

MICHIGAN STATE

12-4-2

18-6-2

DNP

14-5-6

0-0-0

2-2-2

6-1-3

15-2-1

5-4-4

6-4-1

at Eastern Michigan

12-9-2

5-3-0

2-0-0

DNP

18-8-4

3-3-2

15-3-3

17-10-3

5-6-2

6-5-0

PURDUE

0-8-0

13-6-0

DNP

4-1-1

3-5-2

19-3-4

13-10-4

6-6-2

4-7-1

at Michigan

8-2-0

3-1-0

DNP

14-5-3

2-1-0

5-5-3

9-2-1

8-4-3

10-3-1

0-2-0

at Valparaiso

5-7-0

1-2-0

DNP

15-3-1

0-2-1

DNP

18-3-2

14-6-1

8-6-2

2-2-0

LOYOLA-CHICAGO

6-5-0

9-5-0

7-5-2

DNP

8-5-4

13-3-3

DNP

13-0-1

13-8-5

10-1-4

1-1-0

9-8-0

at Charlotte

0-2-1

4-2-2

DNP

6-5-4

12-5-2

DNP

13-3-2

19-9-0

12-5-0

DNP

2-1-1

at Vanderbilt

8-7-2

6-4-2

0-0-0

DNP

6-9-4

2-3-0

DNP

11-0-1

12-8-3

12-7-2

DNP

2-2-0

• at Seton Hall

13-3-1

4-4-2

0-0-0

DNP

14-4-2

8-2-2

DNP

9-1-2

11-6-2

6-3-1

DNP

1-1-2

• at DePaul

4-8-1

2-2-1

2-0-1

DNP

12-3-3

18-7-1

DNP

9-4-5

11-6-1

8-4-2

0-0-0

20-9-2

• GEORGETOWN

7-3-0

9-3-3

0-1-0

DNP

6-2-6

12-4-3

DNP

11-2-5

10-8-4

6-4-1

2-0-0

21-10-0

• at Marquette

2-1-0

3-3-3

0-0-0

DNP

15-6-2

10-4-0

DNP

15-3-4

7-11-4

12-5-1

DNP

1-0-1

• ST. JOHN’S

9-8-0

0-0-0

2-0-1

DNP

13-5-3

0-2-0

DNP

15-4-6

13-4-5

13-6-2

DNP

5-5-1

• at Villanova

5-10-2

2-0-0

DNP

11-6-0

4-1-1

DNP

8-2-2

9-6-1

3-5-1

DNP

6-2-0

• RUTGERS

2-4-1

0-5-0

0-1-2

DNP

18-4-4

19-4-3

DNP

17-2-2

4-6-0

3-1-0

DNP

5-6-1

• CINCINNATI

0-2-0

10-5-1

DNP

7-4-4

6-2-2

DNP

7-8-7

19-15-3

15-7-1

0-0-0

2-2-1

• at Pittsburgh

14-8-1

5-3-2

DNP

6-3-4

8-4-3

DNP

9-2-4

8-7-2

14-6-3

DNP

6-1-0

• DePAUL

2-3-1

0-1-0

0-2-0

DNP

19-4-0

2-2-0

DNP

13-5-3

8-5-3

14-12-1

DNP

4-1-2

• LOUISVILLE

0-6-0

3-1-0

0-2-1

DNP

16-8-2

17-3-4

DNP

4-5-5

6-5-0

18-4-1

DNP

2-5-1

• at South Florida

10-2-0

0-0-0

DNP

16-8-3

4-3-3

DNP

8-3-5

26-11-0

20-6-2

DNP

2-6-1

(2) • at Connecticut

6-3-1

0-1-0

0-0-0

DNP

18-4-2

1-0-1

DNP

10-2-5

17-11-1

9-5-0

DNP

5-3-1

• SYRACUSE

2-3-1

0-2-1

0-0-0

DNP

13-2-6

2-4-2

DNP

12-1-3

23-8-3

20-6-2

0-0-0

18-11-1

• at Providence

3-5-0

0-1-3

0-0-0

DNP

10-6-1

6-0-1

DNP

6-2-2

18-8-1

16-6-3

DNP

6-3-1

• WEST VIRGINIA

5-3-1

4-3-3

0-0-0

DNP

13-6-2

1-2-2

DNP

11-5-6

14-11-1

11-7-3

DNP

13-3-0

(3) vs. St. John’s

7-6-0

0-0-0

0-1-1

DNP

7-5-3

15-3-1

DNP

8-3-2

16-11-5

9-3-2

0-0-0

0-11-1

(3) vs. Villanova

0-2-0

2-2-1

0-1-0

DNP

10-5-1

5-3-0

DNP

10-1-1

9-7-0

DNP

2-1-0

(4) MINNESOTA

6-3-1

3-4-0

0-0-0

DNP

20-2-2

3-5-0

DNP

16-1-3

6-2-0

11-7-4

DNP

6-5-1

Home games in ALL CAPS // Games started in boldface DNP = did not play // * = added to roster Dec. 19 // • = BIG EAST Conference game 1 = State Farm Tip-Off Classic (Baton Rouge, La.) // 2 = Game played at XL Center (Hartford, Conn.) 3 = BIG EAST Championship (Hartford, Conn.) // 4 = NCAA Trenton Region First Round (Notre Dame, Ind.)

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Miscellaneous Statistics THIS IS NOTRE DAME

2008-09 Miscellaneous Statistics ALL GAMES 49, twice (MR: at Boston College, 11/23) 52 by South Florida (2/17)

vs. BIG EAST OPPONENTS 44, twice (MR: at South Florida, 2/17) 52 by South Florida (2/17)

Most Second Half Points Scored Most Second Half Points Allowed

53 at Boston College (11/23) 47 by Rutgers (1/27)

52, twice (MR: vs. Syracuse, 2/24) 47 by Rutgers (1/27)

Fewest First Half Points Scored Fewest First Half Points Allowed

20, twice (MR: vs. St. John’s, 3/7) 17 by Georgia Southern (11/25)

20, twice (MR: vs. St. John’s, 3/7) 22 by St. John’s (3/7)

Fewest Second Half Points Scored Fewest Second Half Points Allowed

20 at Michigan (12/10) 19 by Georgia Southern (11/25)

22 vs. Villanova (3/8) 22 by Providence (2/28)

2009-10 PREVIEW

Most First Half Points Scored Most First Half Points Allowed

STUDENT-ATHLETES

Largest Leads Notre Dame: 55 — 78-23 (8:05, 2nd) vs. Georgia Southern (ND 85-36), 11/25 Opponent: 19, four times — 63-44 (6:50, 2nd), 73-54 (1:51, 2nd) and 76-57 (1:16, 2nd) by Rutgers (RU 78-68), 1/27; 63-44 (9:32, 2nd) at Connecticut (UCONN 76-66), 2/22 Largest Deficit Overcome in a Win: 18, twice — 44-26 (17:41, 2nd) and 46-28 (15:56, 2nd) at Vanderbilt (ND 59-57), 12/30 (school record) Largest Halftime Deficit Overcome in a Win: 12 — 36-24 at Vanderbilt (ND 59-57), 12/30 Largest Lead Surrendered in a Loss: 10 — 15-5 (9:18, 1st) vs. Villanova (VU 58-47), 3/8 Largest Halftime Lead Surrendered in a Loss: 4, twice — 34-30 at Marquette (MU 75-65), 1/13; 25-21 vs. Villanova (VU 58-47), 3/8

2 1 0

3 2 0

4 0 1

5 0 1

Starting Lineups (F-C-G-G-G) & W-L Marks Bruszewski, Williamson, Barlow, Lechlitner, Schrader Bruszewski, Williamson, Lechlitner, Mallory, Schrader Bruszewski, Peters (F), Barlow, Lechlitner, Schrader

6 3 0

7 2 1

8 1 1

9 2 0

10 0 3

ALL GAMES 19-8 2-1 1-0

11 2 1

12 0 1

16 1 0

17 1 0

20 1 0

21 1 0

24 1 0

35 1 0

44 1 0

48 1 0

49 1 0

2009-10 OPPONENTS

Point Differential Notre Dame Wins Notre Dame Losses

COACHES

Halftime Leads: ND: 20 (ND Record — 17-3; 8-2 vs. BIG EAST) // Opponents: 9 (ND Record — 3-6; 2-5 vs. BIG EAST) // Ties: 2 (ND Record — 2-0; 1-0 vs. BIG EAST) Rebound Advantage: ND: 16 (ND Record — 14-2; 7-2 vs. BIG EAST) // Opponents: 13 (ND Record — 7-6; 4-4 vs. BIG EAST) // Ties: 2 (ND Record — 1-1; 0-1 vs. BIG EAST) Bench Scoring Advantage: ND: 18 (ND Record — 13-5; 4-4 vs. BIG EAST) // Opponents: 10 (ND Record — 7-3; 5-2 vs. BIG EAST) // Ties: 3 (ND Record — 2-1; 2-1 vs. BIG EAST) Notre Dame Margin: +166 points, +5.4 ppg. (ND — 618 pts., 19.9 ppg.; Opponents — 452 pts., 14.6 ppg.)

vs. BIG EAST OPPONENTS 11-7

2008-09 REVIEW

Complete Games Played: 2 (Lechlitner 2) // Opponents: 5 Most Minutes: 40, twice (Melissa Lechlitner at Valparaiso, 12/13; Lechlitner vs. St. John’s, 1/17) Charges Taken: 27 (Williamson 12, Solomon 5, Barlow 3, Watson 3, Bruszewski 2, Novosel 1, Schrader 1) // Opponents: 24 Most Charges Taken (Individual - Game): 2 by Erica Solomon at South Florida, 2/17 Most Charges Taken (Team - Game): 3 at Pittsburgh, 2/3 Shot Clock Violations Forced: 19 // Opponents: 9 Most Shot Clock Violations Forced (Game): 3 at Michigan, 12/10

BIG EAST

Scoring Double-Figure Games: 105 (Barlow 22, Schrader 21, Bruszewski 17, Lechlitner 17, Novosel 9, Solomon 7, Williamson 5, Mallory 3, Watson 3, Peters 1) // Opponents: 71 20-29-Point Games: 7 (Bruszewski 2, Schrader 2, Williamson 2, Barlow 1) // Opponents: 13 30-39-Point Games: 0 // Opponents: 1 Game-High Honors*: 18 (Schrader 7, Lechlitner 3, Barlow 2, Novosel 2, Williamson 2, Bruszewski 1, Mallory 1) Team-High Honors*: 37 (Barlow 10, Schrader 9, Lechlitner 6, Bruszewski 4, Novosel 3, Williamson 2, Mallory 1, Solomon 1, Watson 1)

RECORDS

Rebounding Double-Figure Games: 13 (Schrader 8, Williamson 3, Bruszewski 1, Solomon 1) // Opponents: 14 Game-High Honors*: 20 (Schrader 9, Williamson 6, Barlow 2, Solomon 2, Bruszewski 1) Team-High Honors*: 37 (Schrader 16, Williamson 7, Barlow 4, Solomon 4, Bruszewski 3, Mallory 1, Peters 1, Watson 1) Assists Double-Figure Games: 0 // Opponents: 0 Game-High Honors*: 13 (Lechlitner 6, Schrader 3, Barlow 2, Mallory 1, Novosel 1) Team-High Honors*: 48 (Lechlitner 17, Barlow 11, Schrader 8, Bruszewski 3, Watson 3, Mallory 2, Novosel 2, Solomon 1, Williamson 1)

HISTORY

Double-Doubles Points/Rebounds: 10 (Schrader 7 - EMU, PUR, CIN, USF, UCONN, WVU, STJ**; Williamson 2 - GU, SU; Bruszewski 1 - DPU**) // Opponents: 12 * = totals may not add up to games played due to ties // ** = indicates second game vs. opponent

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GAME

#15 Notre Dame 102, Boston College 54 November 23, 2008 Conte Forum (Chestnut Hill, Mass.)

Notre Dame (102)

Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a Bruszewski 26 9-13 0-1 0-0 Williamson 19 4-8 0-0 2-2 Barlow 26 4-5 2-2 0-0 Lechlitner 23 3-9 2-2 0-0 Schrader 26 6-10 0-0 1-1 Solomon 14 5-5 0-0 5-7 Watson 12 1-2 0-0 1-2 Miller 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 Peters 16 2-4 0-0 0-0 Novosel 17 3-4 0-0 1-2 Mallory 15 5-5 3-3 1-2 Team Totals 200 42-65 7-8 11-16

reb 2 7 2 3 4 1 3 0 3 2 4 5 36

ast 4 0 6 4 2 1 0 0 2 2 2

Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast Rusin 23 5-9 1-2 0-0 1 4 Murphy 18 1-5 0-0 0-0 3 1 Swords 28 8-14 0-0 0-0 7 1 Jones 16 2-4 0-0 0-0 2 1 Picco 33 5-9 1-3 1-1 2 0 Brown 14 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 0 Thoman 15 0-2 0-1 0-0 2 2 Pratt 5 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 Johnson 15 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 Gill 8 0-4 0-0 1-2 0 0 Nickson 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Whitehurst 17 2-3 0-0 0-0 2 2 Wilson 3 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 Team 2 Totals 200 25-59 2-6 2-3 22 12 Notre Dame Boston College

49 53 25 29

tp 18 10 10 8 13 15 3 0 4 7 14

23 12 102

Boston College (54)

Brittany Mallory tossed in a career-high 19 points in a late November win over Georgia Southern, connecting on 7-of-10 shots from the floor, including 3-of-4 from three-point range.

pf 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 1

pf 3 3 3 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 1

tp 11 2 16 4 12 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 2

18 54

— 102 — 54

FG Pct: Notre Dame 64.6, Boston College 42.4. 3-PT FG Pct: Notre Dame 87.5, Boston College 33.3. FT Pct: Notre Dame 68.8, Boston College 66.7. Turnovers: Notre Dame 18, Boston College 28. Blocked Shots: Notre Dame 6 (Peters 2), Boston College 3. Steals: Notre Dame 17 (Barlow 7), Boston College 5. Attendance: 1,567.

GAME

#16/14 Notre Dame 62, #24/22 LSU 53 State Farm Tip-Off Classic November 16, 2008 Maravich Assembly Ctr. (Baton Rouge, La.)

Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a Bruszewski 19 1-3 0-0 4-4 Williamson 19 0-3 0-0 2-3 Barlow 35 7-13 2-4 3-4 Lechlitner 36 1-6 0-0 0-0 Schrader 33 5-12 0-0 3-5 Solomon 11 1-3 0-0 4-6 Watson 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 Miller 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 Peters 28 6-7 0-0 0-3 Novosel 17 0-0 0-0 2-2 Team Totals 200 21-47 2-4 18-27

LSU (53)

Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a Morris 14 1-4 0-0 0-0 Barrett 23 1-6 0-0 4-6 Graham 29 0-5 0-1 0-0 Hughes 16 0-1 0-1 0-0 Hightower 30 3-12 0-1 0-0 Eason 24 2-5 0-0 0-0 Riley 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 Kelly 16 2-3 0-0 6-6 Jones 17 4-9 0-1 0-0 Dunning 3 0-0 0-0 2-2 Black 7 2-2 0-0 3-5 Turnbow 20 3-6 0-0 2-2 Team Totals 200 18-53 0-4 17-21 24 38 24 29

reb 3 4 5 5 6 2 0 0 6 2 5 38

ast 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 2 0

reb 1 4 9 2 1 1 0 1 2 0 3 3 5 32

ast 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 1

pf 4 3 2 0 2 3 0 0 2 1

tp 6 2 19 2 13 6 0 0 12 2

9 17 62

pf 3 1 5 3 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 1

tp 2 6 0 0 6 4 0 10 8 2 7 8

10 19 53

— 62 — 53

FG Pct: Notre Dame 44.7, LSU 34.0. 3-PT FG Pct: Notre Dame 50.0, LSU 0.0. FT Pct: Notre Dame 66.7, LSU 81.0. Turnovers: Notre Dame 21, LSU 18. Blocked Shots: Notre Dame 4 (Peters 3), LSU 2. Steals: Notre Dame 12 (Schrader, Peters 3), LSU 11 (Hightower 4). Attendance: 7,954.

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#15 Notre Dame 96, Evansville 61 November 19, 2008 Joyce Center (Notre Dame, Ind.)

Evansville (61)

Notre Dame (62)

Notre Dame LSU

GAME

Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a Jennings 29 2-8 1-2 2-2 Novosel, S. 22 2-6 0-2 3-4 Austin 24 4-9 1-2 1-2 Barrett 22 4-10 2-6 0-1 Gallagher 31 3-8 0-2 2-2 Sickles 13 3-5 1-1 3-4 Falkenstein 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 Batey 9 0-1 0-0 0-0 Sperka 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 Nakane 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 Singleton 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 Bamberger 27 2-5 1-3 2-2 Benson 8 0-1 0-0 2-2 Team Totals 200 20-54 6-18 15-19

Notre Dame (96)

Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a Peters 17 3-5 0-0 0-0 Bruszewski 19 7-9 2-2 2-2 Barlow 31 7-18 3-5 2-2 Lechlitner 26 5-9 1-2 0-0 Schrader 26 5-8 0-0 2-2 Solomon 15 2-3 0-0 0-0 Watson 13 1-8 1-4 0-0 Miller 4 1-1 0-0 0-0 Novosel, N. 21 3-7 0-2 0-0 Mallory 20 5-10 0-4 1-2 Williamson 8 0-1 0-0 4-4 Team Totals 200 39-79 7-19 11-12 Evansville Notre Dame

31 30 49 47

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reb 4 4 6 2 7 3 2 0 3 2 1 2 36

ast 1 0 0 4 4 2 2 0 4 6 0

GAME

pf 1 3 2 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 1

tp 7 7 10 10 8 10 0 0 0 0 0 7 2

9 15 61

pf 3 2 1 1 1 3 1 0 1 3 1

tp 6 18 19 11 12 4 3 2 6 11 4

23 17 96

— 61 — 96

FG Pct: Evansville 37.0, Notre Dame 49.4. 3-PT FG Pct: Evansville 33.3, Notre Dame 36.8. FT Pct: Evansville 78.9, Notre Dame 91.7. Turnovers: Evansville 31, Notre Dame 8. Blocked Shots: Evansville 2 (S. Novosel 2), Notre Dame 7 (Watson 2). Steals: Evansville 6 (Gallagher 3), Notre Dame 17 (Bruszewski, Barlow 4). Attendance: 5,696.

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME®

#14/10 Notre Dame 85, Georgia Southern 36 November 25, 2008 Joyce Center (Notre Dame, Ind.)

Georgia Southern (36)

Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a Ogburn 25 4-8 0-0 0-0 Geiger 31 0-7 0-1 2-2 Whitney 27 1-7 1-3 3-4 Rivens 25 4-7 0-1 0-0 Melson 24 2-12 1-4 3-4 Navarro 14 0-4 0-1 0-0 Nelson 16 0-5 0-3 0-0 Tate 19 0-2 0-0 2-3 Ivy 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 Youngblood 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 Green 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 Williams 10 0-1 0-1 0-0 McKenzie 3 1-2 0-0 0-2 Team Totals 200 12-56 2-14 10-15

Notre Dame (85)

Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a Bruszewski 18 3-4 0-0 0-0 Williamson 13 2-5 0-0 0-2 Barlow 25 5-9 1-3 2-2 Lechlitner 25 3-7 1-2 0-0 Schrader 25 4-7 0-0 0-0 Solomon 19 3-4 0-0 6-9 Watson 20 3-7 1-2 0-0 Miller 10 1-1 0-0 0-0 Novosel 21 1-3 0-2 5-6 Mallory 24 7-10 3-4 2-3 Team Totals 200 32-57 6-13 15-22 Georgia Southern 17 19 Notre Dame 37 48

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reb 5 6 8 0 6 5 2 0 4 2 3 41

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pf 3 0 2 1 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 2 1

tp 8 2 6 8 8 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2

7 17 36

pf 0 1 0 2 0 2 2 3 2 3

tp 6 4 13 7 8 12 7 2 7 19

16 15 85

— 36 — 85

FG Pct: Georgia Southern 21.4, Notre Dame 56.1. 3-PT FG Pct: Georgia Southern 14.3, Notre Dame 46.2. FT Pct: Georgia Southern 66.7, Notre Dame 68.2. Turnovers: Georgia Southern 24, Notre Dame 14. Blocked Shots: Georgia Southern 2 (Ogburn 2), Notre Dame 6 (Schrader, Solomon 2). Steals: Georgia Southern 8 (Melson 3), Notre Dame 9 (Mallory 2). Attendance: 6,192.

#14/10 Notre Dame 78, #24/rv Michigan State 72 November 29, 2008 Joyce Center (Notre Dame, Ind.)

Michigan State (72)

Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a Bruszewski 24 2-4 1-1 0-0 Williamson 21 2-4 0-0 2-2 Barlow 38 4-16 2-10 4-5 Lechlitner 31 1-6 0-3 4-6 Schrader 28 7-14 0-0 1-2 Solomon 19 5-8 0-0 2-4 Watson 20 6-10 6-9 0-0 Novosel 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 Mallory 16 1-4 0-2 0-0 Team Totals 200 28-66 9-25 13-19 34 38 39 39

reb 4 4 5 1 2 4 6 0 2 4 32

pf 3 2 3 0 4 3 1 0 3

tp 5 6 14 6 15 12 18 0 2

ast 4 1 6 3 1 2 2 0 2

tp 34 10 4 6 3 0 0 2 7 6

21 19 78

— 72 — 78

GAME

Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast Freeman 33 5-12 0-0 2-2 3 2 Wisdom-Hylton 35 8-19 0-0 2-4 10 3 Campbell 21 0-4 0-0 3-4 5 1 Howell 28 2-3 2-3 0-0 2 2 Mioton 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Bogdanova 16 2-5 0-2 0-0 4 1 Rayburn 16 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 0 Malone 34 1-7 0-2 2-2 3 6 Guyton 7 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 Poston 6 0-2 0-0 0-0 2 1 Team 3 Totals 200 20-56 2-7 9-12 35 16

Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a Bruszewski 26 3-7 0-1 0-1 Williamson 15 1-4 0-0 2-2 Mallory 30 0-5 0-2 3-4 Lechlitner 38 7-13 2-3 3-4 Schrader 36 5-14 0-0 3-6 Solomon 19 0-7 0-0 0-0 Watson 24 4-6 3-4 2-2 Novosel 12 1-5 0-2 2-2 Team Totals 200 21-61 5-12 15-21 22 29 23 39

tp 12 18 3 6 0 4 2 4 2 0

19 51

Notre Dame (59)

Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast Bruszewski 23 4-5 0-0 2-4 3 1 Williamson 10 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 Mallory 34 2-5 1-2 0-0 5 3 Lechlitner 32 4-11 1-1 0-0 2 1 Schrader 38 4-7 0-0 0-0 4 3 Solomon 14 4-9 0-0 0-0 2 0 Watson 18 1-4 1-2 0-0 1 0 Barlow 37 7-13 0-1 0-0 5 3 Novosel 19 0-2 0-0 2-2 1 0 Team 6 Totals 225 26-57 3-6 4-6 31 11

Michigan (63)

Notre Dame (62)

Purdue Notre Dame

pf 0 1 4 2 0 3 2 5 1 1

reb 6 7 5 3 10 8 6 1 1 47

ast 2 1 2 4 4 0 0 1

pf 5 4 1 2 0 2 0 0

tp 6 4 3 19 13 0 13 4

14 14 62

— 51 — 62

FG Pct: Purdue 35.7, Notre Dame 34.4. 3-PT FG Pct: Purdue 28.6, Notre Dame 41.7. FT Pct: Purdue 75.0, Notre Dame 71.4. Turnovers: Purdue 18, Notre Dame 18. Blocked Shots: Purdue 4 (Wisdom-Hylton 2), Notre Dame 2. Steals: Purdue 10 (Malone 4), Notre Dame 7 (Mallory, Novosel 2). Attendance: 11,418 (capacity).

Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a Skrba 31 10-11 0-0 0-0 Benson 34 3-6 1-4 1-2 Queen 37 0-5 0-2 1-2 Hicks 34 3-10 0-4 2-2 Minnfield 45 4-13 1-5 7-7 Boylan 12 1-1 0-0 0-0 Phillips 14 1-5 0-1 0-0 Reynolds 18 2-3 2-3 0-0 Team Totals 225 24-54 4-19 11-13 Notre Dame Michigan

36 20 35 21

reb 3 8 3 3 6 0 4 1 6 34

ast 1 1 1 2 5 0 1 0

pf 5 1 2 3 1 0 1 3 1

tp 10 0 5 9 8 8 3 14 2

17 59

pf 1 0 3 2 2 0 1 1

tp 20 8 1 8 16 2 2 6

11 10 63

3 — 59 7 — 63

FG Pct: Notre Dame 45.6, Michigan 44.4. 3-PT FG Pct: Notre Dame 50.0, Michigan 21.1. FT Pct: Notre Dame 66.7, Michigan 84.6. Turnovers: Notre Dame 23, Michigan 23. Blocked Shots: Notre Dame 3, Michigan 6 (Skrba, Hicks 2). Steals: Notre Dame 12 (Barlow 4), Michigan 9 (Skrba, Hicks 3). Attendance: 1,377.

2009-10 OPPONENTS

FG Pct: Michigan State 42.4, Notre Dame 42.4. 3-PT FG Pct: Michigan State 15.4, Notre Dame 36.0. FT Pct: Michigan State 82.4, Notre Dame 68.4. Turnovers: Michigan State 24, Notre Dame 15. Blocked Shots: Michigan State 6 (DeHaan 3), Notre Dame 6 (Bruszewski, Williamson, Solomon 2). Steals: Michigan State 9 (Keane 4), Notre Dame 9 (Barlow 3). Technical Fouls: MSU bench, Keane (MSU). Attendance: 6,710.

Purdue (51)

Michigan 63, #8 Notre Dame 59 (OT) December 10, 2008 Crisler Arena (Ann Arbor, Mich.)

#11/8 Notre Dame 83, Eastern Michigan 63 December 2, 2008 Convocation Center (Ypsilanti, Mich.)

Notre Dame (83)

Eastern Michigan (63)

reb 4 1 3 14 2 3 0 0 2 6 2 0 1 6 44

ast 0 2 0 3 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0

pf 4 2 2 4 1 2 5 1 3

tp 5 6 3 15 17 12 5 2 18

16 24 83

pf 3 5 5 2 0 2 0 4 1 2 5 1 1

tp 2 14 6 16 9 2 0 6 4 0 4 0 0

In only her fifth collegiate game, Kellie Watson etched her name in the Notre Dame record books by canning 6-of-9 three-pointers in a 78-72 win over No. 24 Michigan State on Nov. 29 at the Joyce Center.

12 31 63

— 83 — 63

HISTORY

FG Pct: Notre Dame 38.9, Eastern Michigan 26.5. 3-PT FG Pct: Notre Dame 28.6, Eastern Michigan 25.0. FT Pct: Notre Dame 62.5, Eastern Michigan 78.6. Turnovers: Notre Dame 18, Eastern Michigan 16. Blocked Shots: Notre Dame 8 (Solomon 4), Eastern Michigan 6 (McKinney 4). Steals: Notre Dame 10 (Williamson, Schrader, Novosel 2), Eastern Michigan 9 (Schrock 4). Attendance: 649.

RECORDS

Notre Dame 37 46 Eastern Michigan 25 38

ast 2 0 2 3 3 2 0 0 4

BIG EAST

Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a Johnson 22 0-6 0-0 2-2 Lawson 27 5-13 4-12 0-0 McKinney 11 3-6 0-0 0-0 Schrock 38 3-11 0-0 10-14 James 28 3-13 1-6 2-2 Land 10 0-2 0-0 2-3 Simmons 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 Huntley-Rogers 19 1-7 0-1 4-5 Wills 14 2-5 0-1 0-0 Davis 16 0-2 0-0 0-0 Redditt 10 1-2 0-0 2-2 Vantil 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 Gibson 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 200 18-68 5-20 22-28

reb 6 5 3 3 10 9 3 0 8 13 60

2008-09 REVIEW

Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a Bruszewski 27 1-10 0-1 3-4 Williamson 17 2-5 0-0 2-4 Mallory 15 1-6 0-3 1-2 Lechlitner 36 6-13 0-1 3-3 Schrader 35 7-17 0-0 3-6 Solomon 23 3-9 0-0 6-10 Watson 10 1-1 1-1 2-4 Miller 4 1-1 0-0 0-0 Novosel 33 6-10 1-1 5-7 Team Totals 200 28-72 2-7 25-40

COACHES

Michigan State Notre Dame

pf 2 4 2 3 0 0 1 1 1 4 1 19

GAME

STUDENT-ATHLETES

Notre Dame (78)

reb ast 11 1 2 4 9 2 4 4 4 2 0 0 4 3 0 0 6 0 3 0 5 48 16

#11/8 Notre Dame 62, #17/20 Purdue 51 December 7, 2008 Joyce Center (Notre Dame, Ind.)

2009-10 PREVIEW

Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a Jefferson 34 14-28 1-5 5-7 Keane 30 4-9 0-4 2-2 DeHaan 27 2-10 0-0 0-0 Thomas 37 2-2 0-0 2-3 Johnson, M. 16 1-7 1-3 0-0 Piechowski 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 Washington 22 0-3 0-1 0-0 Schiffauer 6 1-1 0-0 0-0 Johnson, L. 12 2-2 0-0 3-3 Aitch 13 2-4 0-0 2-2 Team Totals 200 28-66 2-13 14-17

GAME

THIS IS NOTRE DAME

GAME

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THE FIGHTING IRISH

2008-09 Box Scores GAME

#8 Notre Dame 63, Valparaiso 55 December 13, 2008 Athletics-Recreation Ctr. (Valparaiso, Ind.)

Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a Bruszewski 29 4-8 0-1 0-2 Williamson 8 1-3 0-0 0-0 Barlow 38 6-11 1-3 2-3 Lechlitner 40 7-16 0-2 4-4 Schrader 36 6-8 0-0 2-2 Solomon 23 2-8 0-0 1-1 Watson 19 0-5 0-3 1-2 Novosel 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 200 26-59 1-9 10-14

reb 6 2 3 3 6 7 2 2 8 39

ast 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 1

pf 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 1

tp 8 2 15 18 14 5 1 0

7 11 63

Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast Kenney 31 4-9 0-0 3-4 15 4 Litka 32 3-15 2-10 0-0 4 0 Zabielewicz 16 3-4 0-0 0-0 2 0 Kulaga 39 4-13 2-6 2-2 5 3 Hochstetler, La. 38 3-10 1-5 1-2 5 2 Adams 4 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 Farris 23 1-5 0-0 1-2 1 2 Emig 5 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 Varner 12 3-4 0-0 1-1 1 0 Team 5 Totals 200 21-63 5-22 8-11 39 11 32 31 24 31

pf 1 3 2 1 2 0 2 1 0

tp 11 8 6 12 8 0 3 0 7

12 55

Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast VanBogaert 25 4-8 0-0 1-1 4 0 Boeke 15 1-1 0-0 0-0 3 4 Collins 34 3-11 2-5 3-5 4 1 McCloskey 29 1-6 1-5 0-0 1 0 Hylton 14 2-4 0-1 0-0 4 1 Finnegan 17 2-5 0-0 2-3 0 0 Marshall 4 0-1 0-0 2-3 1 1 Randle 5 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 Ayoub 12 1-7 0-1 0-0 2 0 Samplawski 18 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 0 Pauley 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 4 2 Sebetic 6 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 Kortekamp 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Lucas 6 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 Team 4 Totals 200 17-50 3-12 8-12 31 10

Notre Dame (89)

Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a Bruszewski 23 4-8 2-4 0-0 Williamson 18 2-8 0-0 5-6 Barlow 23 2-6 0-0 4-4 Lechlitner 21 6-6 1-1 0-0 Schrader 23 5-8 0-0 3-5 Solomon 17 1-3 0-0 4-4 Watson 27 2-12 1-7 4-6 Miller 17 3-5 0-0 1-5 Novosel 26 5-8 0-0 3-3 Christiansen 5 0-1 0-1 1-4 Team Totals 200 30-65 4-13 25-37

31 37 29 32

pf 4 0 3 2 3 1 0 2

tp 12 2 6 13 19 0 4 12

12 15 68

pf 1 2 4 1 3 0 2 0 1

tp 11 9 5 8 15 0 0 0 13

14 61

— 68 — 61

FG Pct: Notre Dame 45.8, Charlotte 42.1. 3-PT FG Pct: Notre Dame 25.0, Charlotte 35.7. FT Pct: Notre Dame 61.1, Charlotte 88.9. Turnovers: Notre Dame 20, Charlotte 24. Blocked Shots: Notre Dame 3 (Solomon 2), Charlotte 1. Steals: Notre Dame 12 (Novosel 4), Charlotte 8 (McCallum 4). Attendance: 1,587.

21 24 47 42

reb 1 8 5 0 8 5 5 5 3 1 7 48

ast 4 0 4 1 5 0 0 2 3 0

pf 0 5 3 1 1 5 2 1 2 3 2 1 0 1

#12/6 Notre Dame 59, #20/19 Vanderbilt 57 December 30, 2008 Memorial Gymnasium (Nashville, Tenn.)

Notre Dame (59)

Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast Bruszewski 29 5-9 1-2 1-3 7 2 Williamson 11 1-5 0-0 0-0 2 0 Barlow 35 2-11 0-4 2-2 9 4 Lechlitner 35 5-10 1-2 0-0 0 1 Schrader 32 6-10 0-0 0-0 8 3 Solomon 21 4-4 0-0 0-1 7 2 Watson 20 2-7 2-6 0-0 4 2 Miller 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Novosel 13 1-5 0-1 0-0 3 0 Team 5 Totals 200 26-61 4-15 3-6 45 14

Vanderbilt (57)

Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast Tuomi 29 9-13 0-0 2-4 9 0 Wirth 40 4-14 4-9 0-1 6 1 Risper 40- 3-4 0-0 0-2 9 5 Mooney 20 3-11 0-2 3-4 2 3 Marsh 27 1-5 0-3 0-0 1 1 Chisholm 11 1-4 0-0 0-0 1 0 Rhoads 20 1-4 0-0 0-0 3 3 Gibbs 13 2-7 0-3 0-0 1 0 Team 2 Totals 200 24-62 4-17 5-11 34 13 Notre Dame Vanderbilt

24 35 36 21

pf 4 3 2 1 2 3 0 1 1

tp 12 2 6 11 12 8 6 0 2

17 59

pf 2 2 2 0 3 2 1 0

tp 20 12 6 9 2 2 2 4

12 57

— 59 — 57

FG Pct: Notre Dame 42.6, Vanderbilt 38.7. 3-PT FG Pct: Notre Dame 26.7, Vanderbilt 23.5. FT Pct: Notre Dame 50.0, Vanderbilt 45.5. Turnovers: Notre Dame 19, Vanderbilt 11. Blocked Shots: Notre Dame 4, Vanderbilt 1. Steals: Notre Dame 2, Vanderbilt 11 (Wirth 4). Attendance: 4,374.

tp 9 2 11 3 4 6 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 2

27 45

pf 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 4 2 1

tp 10 9 8 13 13 6 9 7 13 1

19 14 89

— 45 — 89

FG Pct: Loyola 34.0, Notre Dame 46.2. 3-PT FG Pct: Loyola 25.0, Notre Dame 30.8. FT Pct: Loyola 66.7, Notre Dame 67.6. Turnovers: Loyola 31, Notre Dame 14. Blocked Shots: Loyola 3 (VanBogaert 3), Notre Dame 2 (Williamson 2). Steals: Loyola 7 (Samplawski 2), Notre Dame 17 (Miller, Novosel 3). Attendance: 6,323.

108

ast 0 1 4 2 0 1 2 2

GAME

#13/7 Notre Dame 89, Loyola-Chi. 45 December 20, 2008 Joyce Center (Notre Dame, Ind.)

Loyola (45)

Loyola Notre Dame

reb 5 1 5 3 9 2 2 5 2 34

Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast Floyd 35 5-14 1-2 0-0 1 1 Spriggs 32 4-9 0-0 1-2 8 0 McCallum 28 2-9 1-5 0-0 9 3 Ray 39 3-5 2-3 0-0 4 9 Jones 36 4-9 1-3 6-6 2 3 Hargraves 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 McAdoo 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Coward 8 0-2 0-1 0-0 2 0 Burgin 19 6-9 0-0 1-1 7 1 Team 2 Totals 200 24-57 5-14 8-9 35 17 Notre Dame Charlotte

— 63 — 55

FG Pct: Notre Dame 44.1, Valparaiso 33.3. 3-PT FG Pct: Notre Dame 11.1, Valparaiso 22.7. FT Pct: Notre Dame 71.4, Valparaiso 72.7. Turnovers: Notre Dame 19, Valparaiso 18. Blocked Shots: Notre Dame 8 (Solomon 3), Valparaiso 2 (Kenney 2). Steals: Notre Dame 9 (Lechlitner, Solomon 3), Valparaiso 8 (Kulaga 4). Attendance: 2,046.

Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a Bruszewski 25 6-10 0-0 0-1 Williamson 13 1-1 0-0 0-0 Barlow 34 2-7 0-3 2-2 Lechlitner 36 6-13 1-3 0-1 Schrader 32 7-14 1-1 4-4 Solomon 12 0-1 0-0 0-0 Watson 18 1-5 1-4 1-2 Novosel 30 4-8 0-1 4-8 Team Totals 200 27-59 3-12 11-18

Charlotte (61)

Valparaiso (55)

GAME

#12/6 Notre Dame 68, Charlotte 61 December 28, 2008 Halton Arena (Charlotte, N.C.)

Notre Dame (68)

Notre Dame (63)

Notre Dame Valparaiso

GAME

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME®

Twice in a six-day span, Melissa Lechlitner sparked Notre Dame past an in-state opponent. First, she rang up a career-high 19 points in a win over No. 17/20 Purdue, then she tallied 18 points, including several key baskets down the stretch, to help secure a road win at Valparaiso.

#12/6 Notre Dame 66, Seton Hall 60 January 3, 2009 Walsh Gymnasium (South Orange, N.J.)

Notre Dame (66)

Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a Womack 34 4-9 0-0 3-3 Emery 29 3-9 0-2 9-12 Green 30 2-12 0-0 2-2 Booker 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 Williams 38 6-14 3-6 3-4 Brown 25 0-1 0-0 0-0 Joseph 7 1-1 0-0 0-0 Heber 16 1-3 0-0 1-2 Rhodin 15 2-6 1-3 0-0 Team Totals 200 19-55 4-11 18-23

pf 3 1 2 3 2 4 1 0 4

tp 6 1 14 9 11 13 4 0 8

14 20 66

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pf 3 3 0 1 3 1 3 3 3

Erica Williamson set a new career scoring high in consecutive games early in the BIG EAST Conference season, dropping in 20 points (on 9-of-11 from the floor) at DePaul, then topping that with 21 points and 10 rebounds in a home victory over Georgetown.

tp 11 15 6 0 18 0 2 3 5

9 20 60

— 66 — 60

COACHES

29 37 23 37

reb 13 8 5 1 1 2 3 1 1 3 38

ast 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 0 2

FG Pct: Notre Dame 54.3, Seton Hall 34.5. 3-PT FG Pct: Notre Dame 0.0, Seton Hall 36.4. FT Pct: Notre Dame 66.7, Seton Hall 78.3. Turnovers: Notre Dame 18, Seton Hall 23. Blocked Shots: Notre Dame 3 (Solomon 2), Seton Hall 3 (Womack 2). Steals: Notre Dame 6 (Bruszewski 2), Seton Hall 5 (Williams 3). Attendance: 775.

#12/4 Notre Dame 86, DePaul 62 January 6, 2009 McGrath Arena (Chicago, Ill.)

GAME

Notre Dame (86)

DePaul (62)

44 42 30 32

reb 2 8 4 5 1 0 2 0 0 1 2 4 29

ast 2 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 1

pf 3 0 0 2 0 4 2 1 3 0

tp 8 20 12 9 11 4 2 2 18 0

17 15 86

pf 1 3 4 4 4 0 1 1 1 0 0

tp 5 19 20 9 0 0 7 0 0 2 0

11 19 62

— 86 — 62

FG Pct: Notre Dame 48.6, DePaul 35.5. 3-PT FG Pct: Notre Dame 37.5, DePaul 23.8. FT Pct: Notre Dame 75.0, DePaul 76.5. Turnovers: Notre Dame 13, DePaul 15. Blocked Shots: Notre Dame 2, DePaul 7 (Williams, Threatt, Ortiz 2). Steals: Notre Dame 6 (Miller 2), DePaul 10 (Threatt 3). Attendance: 2,452.

Georgetown (63)

Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a Crawford 24 0-5 0-0 9-12 Hatton 11 1-1 0-0 1-2 Houlette 18 1-7 0-3 1-2 McNutt 31 6-10 3-5 1-2 Fuller 10 1-4 0-0 0-0 Widding 6 0-1 0-1 0-0 Magee 17 1-5 0-1 4-6 Bunstine 3 0-2 0-2 0-0 Cox 3 0-1 0-1 0-0 McBride 25 5-10 0-0 0-0 Williams 31 5-12 2-2 2-3 Kirkland 5 0-1 0-0 0-0 Reese 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 Butler 14 0-4 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 200 20-63 5-15 18-27

Notre Dame (84)

Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a Bruszewski 23 3-8 0-2 0-0 Williamson 23 7-9 0-0 7-7 Barlow 22 3-7 0-2 0-0 Lechlitner 34 2-5 1-2 6-6 Schrader 31 4-9 0-0 2-2 Solomon 18 2-2 0-0 3-6 Watson 20 3-7 3-6 0-0 Miller 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 Novosel 24 4-5 0-0 4-6 Christiansen 1 0-0 0-0 2-2 Team Totals 200 28-52 4-12 24-29 25 38 32 52

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reb 4 10 2 2 8 3 3 1 4 0 3 40

ast 1 0 6 5 4 0 3 0 3 0

pf 3 5 2 0 5 0 1 2 0 4 2 1 1 1

tp 9 3 3 16 2 0 6 0 0 10 14 0 0 0

12 27 63

pf 4 2 3 1 2 4 1 1 4 0

tp 6 21 6 11 10 7 9 0 12 2

22 22 84

— 63 — 84

Notre Dame (65)

Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast Bruszewski 25 6-11 0-1 0-1 5 1 Williamson 8 0-1 0-0 1-2 0 1 Barlow 36 5-11 3-7 2-2 6 2 Lechlitner 37 6-19 1-3 2-2 3 4 Schrader 33 3-10 0-0 1-2 11 4 Solomon 14 1-3 0-0 0-1 1 0 Watson 19 1-6 1-4 0-0 3 3 Miller 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Novosel 26 4-6 0-0 2-4 4 0 Team 2 Totals 200 26-67 5-15 8-14 35 15

Marquette (75)

Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a Pachko 33 6-8 0-0 2-2 Jones 19 3-3 0-0 0-0 Robinson 34 6-20 1-3 6-9 Ellis 32 7-13 2-5 2-3 McMorris 26 4-8 1-3 2-2 Monfre 13 1-1 0-0 0-0 Harris 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 Thomas-Johnson 15 0-5 0-0 3-4 Fiedorowicz 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 Thrower 20 0-1 0-0 2-2 Team Totals 200 27-59 4-11 17-22 Notre Dame Marquette

34 31 30 45

reb 8 5 9 2 4 3 0 2 2 6 1 42

ast 2 0 6 5 4 3 0 0 0 1

pf 4 2 2 3 1 3 3 0 3

tp 12 1 15 15 7 2 3 0 10

21 65

pf 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 2 1 3

tp 14 6 19 18 11 2 0 3 0 2

21 14 75

— 65 — 75

FG Pct: Notre Dame 38.8, Marquette 45.8. 3-PT FG Pct: Notre Dame 33.3, Marquette 36.4. FT Pct: Notre Dame 57.1, Marquette 77.3. Turnovers: Notre Dame 17, Marquette 20. Blocked Shots: Notre Dame 3, Marquette 4. Steals: Notre Dame 14 (Barlow 6), Marquette 9 (McMorris, Thrower 2). Attendance: 1,850.

FG Pct: Georgetown 31.7, Notre Dame 53.8. 3-PT FG Pct: Georgetown 33.3, Notre Dame 33.3. FT Pct: Georgetown 66.7, Notre Dame 82.8. Turnovers: Georgetown 18, Notre Dame 23. Blocked Shots: Georgetown 1, Notre Dame 7 (Williamson 3). Steals: Georgetown 10 (four with 2), Notre Dame 12 (Barlow, Schrader 3). Attendance: 6,561.

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HISTORY

Georgetown Notre Dame

reb 7 4 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 5 1 1 5 2 33

RECORDS

Notre Dame DePaul

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Marquette 75, #10/4 Notre Dame 65 January 13, 2009 Al McGuire Center (Milwaukee, Wis.)

BIG EAST

Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a Williams 26 1-4 0-0 3-7 Hampton 30 7-19 3-8 2-2 Chester 32 9-11 0-0 2-2 Quigley 31 2-8 1-5 4-4 Naughton 23 0-8 0-3 0-0 Cattell 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 Threatt 25 3-6 1-2 0-0 Webb 4 0-2 0-1 0-0 Medley 2 0-1 0-1 0-0 Ortiz 13 0-2 0-1 2-2 Havel 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 200 22-62 5-21 13-17

reb 4 9 3 4 6 8 2 0 7 0 7 50

GAME

2008-09 REVIEW

Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a Bruszewski 29 4-8 0-1 0-0 Williamson 28 9-11 0-0 2-4 Barlow 29 3-14 2-3 4-4 Lechlitner 35 3-8 1-2 2-2 Schrader 30 5-11 0-1 1-2 Solomon 13 2-5 0-0 0-0 Watson 9 1-2 0-1 0-0 Miller 4 1-1 0-0 0-0 Novosel 22 6-10 0-0 6-8 Christiansen 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 200 34-70 3-8 15-20

#12/4 Notre Dame 84, Georgetown 63 January 10, 2009 Joyce Center (Notre Dame, Ind.)

2009-10 OPPONENTS

GAME

STUDENT-ATHLETES

Seton Hall (60)

reb 3 1 4 1 6 3 4 0 2 2 26

2009-10 PREVIEW

Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a Bruszewski 30 3-9 0-2 0-0 Williamson 13 0-0 0-0 1-2 Barlow 35 5-9 0-1 4-4 Lechlitner 26 3-6 0-1 3-6 Schrader 35 5-8 0-0 1-2 Solomon 24 5-6 0-0 3-6 Watson 18 1-5 0-3 2-2 Miller 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 Novosel 17 3-3 0-0 2-2 Team Totals 200 25-46 0-7 16-24

Notre Dame Seton Hall

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THE FIGHTING IRISH

2008-09 Box Scores GAME

#10/4 Notre Dame 70, St. John’s 67 January 17, 2009 Joyce Center (Notre Dame, Ind.)

St. John’s (67)

Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast Stevens 22 3-10 0-0 5-5 5 1 Hart 27 4-9 0-0 0-0 4 1 Lindsay 34 4-8 0-2 1-2 5 3 Murphy 21 1-2 0-0 1-2 3 2 McLean 37 6-18 4-10 1-1 8 1 McManmon 28 3-8 3-7 0-0 1 2 McCorvey 19 2-2 0-0 0-1 3 2 Mitchell 12 3-6 0-0 0-0 3 1 Team 4 Totals 200 26-63 7-19 8-11 36 13

Notre Dame (70)

Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a Bruszewski 22 4-9 1-3 4-5 Williamson 16 2-5 0-0 1-1 Barlow 36 4-11 3-6 2-2 Lechlitner 40 6-10 2-3 1-1 Schrader 33 5-6 0-0 3-3 Solomon 22 3-7 0-0 3-5 Watson 9 0-2 0-1 0-0 Miller 9 1-1 0-0 0-0 Novosel 13 0-4 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 200 25-55 6-13 14-17 St. John’s Notre Dame

27 40 34 36

reb 6 5 5 4 4 8 0 0 2 1 35

ast 2 1 3 6 5 0 0 1 0

pf 4 2 4 0 3 3 1 1

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tp 11 8 9 3 17 9 4 6

18 67

pf 4 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 2

tp 13 5 13 15 13 9 0 2 0

18 13 70

— 67 — 70

FG Pct: St. John’s 41.3, Notre Dame 45.5. 3-PT FG Pct: St. John’s 36.8, Notre Dame 46.2. FT Pct: St. John’s 72.7, Notre Dame 82.4. Turnovers: St. John’s 16, Notre Dame 18. Blocked Shots: St. John’s 1, Notre Dame 3 (Solomon 2). Steals: St. John’s 14 (six with 2), Notre Dame 7 (Lechlitner 3). Attendance: 6,027.

Villanova 55, #13/9 Notre Dame 48 January 24, 2009 The Pavilion (Villanova, Pa.)

Notre Dame (48)

Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a Bruszewski 22 1-6 1-1 0-0 Williamson 11 3-7 0-0 0-0 Barlow 39 3-8 0-2 5-8 Lechlitner 36 3-9 1-1 1-2 Schrader 33 3-11 0-1 3-4 Solomon 23 1-3 0-0 3-4 Watson 13 0-2 0-1 2-2 Novosel 23 2-3 0-0 0-2 Team Totals 200 16-49 2-6 14-22

Villanova (55)

reb 5 2 6 2 6 10 0 1 3 35

ast 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 1

20 28 30 25

tp 3 6 11 8 9 5 2 4

7 15 48

Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast Kurz 31 6-13 2-5 2-2 6 1 Karcic 34 3-9 2-6 0-0 5 3 Elliott 10 2-5 2-5 0-0 1 0 Getty 29 2-5 2-4 2-2 4 2 Dougherty 11 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 Weiss 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 O’Connor 30 2-8 1-3 3-4 0 3 Jones 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Grant 24 0-2 0-2 0-0 4 2 Swiezynski 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Scanlon 25 1-2 1-2 2-3 5 1 Team 6 Totals 200 18-47 10-27 9-11 31 12 Notre Dame Villanova

pf 4 0 0 4 1 3 1 2

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pf 2 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 3

tp 16 8 6 8 4 0 8 0 0 0 5

12 55

— 48 — 55

FG Pct: Notre Dame 32.7, Villanova 38.3. 3-PT FG Pct: Notre Dame 33.3, Villanova 37.0. FT Pct: Notre Dame 63.6, Villanova 81.8. Turnovers: Notre Dame 14, Villanova 15. Blocked Shots: Notre Dame 1, Villanova 4 (Karcic 2). Steals: Notre Dame 7 (Novosel 3), Villanova 5 (Getty 2). Attendance: 2,111.

Rutgers 78, #17/13 Notre Dame 68 January 27, 2009 Joyce Center (Notre Dame, Ind.)

Rutgers (78)

Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a Junaid 18 4-8 0-0 0-0 Rushdan 20 1-4 1-2 2-2 Prince 38 5-12 2-4 12-12 Zurich 38 2-12 0-1 0-0 Ray 38 9-17 4-7 4-6 Speed 17 0-2 0-0 0-0 Sykes 4 0-2 0-0 0-0 Vaughn 19 3-8 0-0 0-0 McCurdy 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 Pope 2 2-2 0-0 1-1 Lee 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 200 26-67 7-14 19-21

Notre Dame (68)

Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a Bruszewski 16 1-2 0-0 1-1 Williamson 20 1-1 0-0 3-4 Barlow 38 6-16 3-9 3-4 Lechlitner 33 6-14 1-4 4-4 Schrader 26 2-5 0-0 0-2 Solomon 18 1-5 0-0 0-0 Watson 19 0-9 0-8 0-0 Miller 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 Novosel 27 7-11 0-1 5-7 Team Totals 200 24-63 4-22 16-22 Rutgers Notre Dame

31 47 24 44

reb 7 5 9 7 3 2 0 7 0 3 1 4 48

ast 1 4 6 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0

reb 1 6 4 2 6 4 5 1 4 5 38

ast 0 1 4 2 0 1 0 2 3

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tp 8 5 24 4 26 0 0 6 0 5 0

18 22 78

pf 2 1 2 2 3 4 3 2 0

tp 3 5 18 17 4 2 0 0 19

13 19 68

— 78 — 68

FG Pct: Rutgers 38.8, Notre Dame 38.1. 3-PT FG Pct: Rutgers 50.0, Notre Dame 18.2. FT Pct: Rutgers 90.5, Notre Dame 72.7. Turnovers: Rutgers 14, Notre Dame 13. Blocked Shots: Rutgers 4 (Junaid 2), Notre Dame 6 (Williamson, Solomon 2). Steals: Rutgers 5 (Ray 4), Notre Dame 9 (Lechlitner 3). Attendance: 10,082.

Rising to the level of her competition, Natalie Novosel made a big impression during her rookie year, never more so than during her season-high 19-point performance against Rutgers.

110

pf 3 3 4 2 0 4 0 3 0 0 3

#19/16 Notre Dame 62, #25 DePaul 59 February 8, 2009 Joyce Center (Notre Dame, Ind.)

DePaul (59)

Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a Bruszewski 35 6-14 1-3 1-2 Williamson 24 2-5 0-0 0-0 Barlow 35 6-10 2-3 5-7 Lechlitner 37 5-13 0-3 3-4 Schrader 32 1-7 0-0 6-8 Solomon 16 1-5 0-0 0-0 Watson 7 0-3 0-2 0-0 Miller 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 Novosel 11 1-4 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 200 22-61 3-11 15-21 31 28 32 30

reb 12 1 4 5 5 3 1 2 2 8 43

ast 1 2 0 3 3 1 0 0 0

pf 2 2 5 2 1 0 4 1 0 0

tp 20 5 4 8 6 2 11 0 3 0

14 17 59

pf 3 3 0 2 3 3 0 0 2

tp 14 4 19 13 8 2 0 0 2

10 16 62

— 59 — 62

FG Pct: DePaul 37.5, Notre Dame 36.1. 3-PT FG Pct: DePaul 20.0, Notre Dame 27.3. FT Pct: DePaul 68.4, Notre Dame 71.4. Turnovers: DePaul 16, Notre Dame 17. Blocked Shots: DePaul 3 (Williams 2), Notre Dame 1. Steals: DePaul 9 (Chester, Quigley 3), Notre Dame 7 (Lechlitner 3). Attendance: 10,011.

#10/12 Louisville 71, #22 Notre Dame 66 February 11, 2009 Joyce Center (Notre Dame, Ind.)

Louisville (71)

GAME

Cincinnati (50)

Notre Dame (66)

Cincinnati Notre Dame

26 24 36 30

pf 2 3 2 0 2 2 2 2 0

tp 10 9 2 13 2 0 7 7 50

tp 15 2 7 7 19 0 10 6 0

15 66

— 50 — 66

Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a Bruszewski 30 7-13 0-1 0-0 Williamson 10 2-4 0-0 2-2 Barlow 32 3-9 0-1 0-0 Lechlitner 31 3-11 1-3 2-4 Schrader 28 3-15 0-0 2-3 Solomon 23 6-11 0-0 2-4 Watson 19 2-8 1-5 0-0 Novosel 27 3-7 0-0 2-2 Team Totals 200 29-78 2-10 10-15

Pittsburgh (82)

Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a Sallard 25 1-3 0-0 0-0 Scott 35 5-13 1-3 0-0 Wilson 35 2-7 0-0 0-1 Zellous 31 10-18 4-5 5-7 Stewart 37 5-10 2-3 5-6 Harrison 25 6-13 0-1 5-5 Cole 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 Ogoke 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 Popovec 6 1-2 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 200 30-66 7-12 15-19 Notre Dame Pittsburgh

31 39 40 42

reb 6 1 3 2 7 8 3 4 8 42

ast 3 0 4 4 2 1 2 3

reb 0 18 12 7 4 3 0 0 1 3 48

ast 2 3 1 3 7 3 0 0 0

pf 3 4 2 3 0 4 0 2

tp 14 6 6 9 8 14 5 8

19 18 70

pf 0 3 2 2 0 4 2 0 1

tp 2 11 4 29 17 17 0 0 2

19 14 82

— 70 — 82

Notre Dame (66)

Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a Bruszewski 34 7-13 2-3 2-2 Williamson 14 1-3 0-0 0-0 Barlow 35 5-18 2-7 4-6 Lechlitner 37 2-9 0-1 0-0 Schrader 25 2-8 0-0 2-2 Solomon 16 0-2 0-0 0-2 Watson 7 1-2 1-1 0-0 Miller 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 Novosel 26 7-11 0-0 3-5 Team Totals 200 25-66 5-12 11-17 Louisville Notre Dame

38 33 28 38

reb 4 5 8 5 5 6 1 2 3 2 41

ast 1 1 2 5 0 0 0 1 4

pf 0 2 0 4 1 3 2 0 0 4

tp 1 21 0 20 12 7 0 2 4 4

14 16 71

pf 3 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 0

tp 18 2 16 4 6 0 3 0 17

14 14 66

— 71 — 66

FG Pct: Louisville 44.6, Notre Dame 37.9. 3-PT FG Pct: Louisville 28.6, Notre Dame 41.7. FT Pct: Louisville 68.8, Notre Dame 64.7. Turnovers: Louisville 19, Notre Dame 18. Blocked Shots: Louisville 1, Notre Dame 3 (Williamson 2). Steals: Louisville 12 (McCoughtry 8), Notre Dame 12 (Novosel 4). Attendance: 6,706.

FG Pct: Notre Dame 37.2, Pittsburgh 45.5. 3-PT FG Pct: Notre Dame 20.0, Pittsburgh 58.3. FT Pct: Notre Dame 66.7, Pittsburgh 78.9. Turnovers: Notre Dame 9, Pittsburgh 18. Blocked Shots: Notre Dame 6 (Bruszewski 3), Pittsburgh 6 (Wilson 3). Steals: Notre Dame 7 (Lechlitner, Novosel 2), Pittsburgh 1. Attendance: 3,813.

2009-10 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

HISTORY

FG Pct: Cincinnati 39.6, Notre Dame 38.4. 3-PT FG Pct: Cincinnati 23.5, Notre Dame 33.3. FT Pct: Cincinnati 61.5, Notre Dame 33.3. Turnovers: Cincinnati 26, Notre Dame 17. Blocked Shots: Cincinnati 6 (Schuster 3), Notre Dame 2. Steals: Cincinnati 6 (Stephens 2), Notre Dame 21 (Barlow 8). Technical Foul: Cincinnati bench. Attendance: 6,902.

Notre Dame (70)

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RECORDS

Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast Bruszewski 30 7-11 1-2 0-0 7 1 Williamson 14 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 1 Barlow 34 2-8 1-4 2-4 4 4 Lechlitner 35 3-17 1-5 0-0 8 7 Schrader 35 9-18 0-0 1-4 15 3 Solomon 10 0-2 0-0 0-2 2 0 Watson 18 3-9 3-7 1-2 5 1 Novosel 23 3-6 0-0 0-0 2 2 Christiansen 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Team 3 Totals 200 28-73 6-18 4-12 48 19

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#22/24 Pittsburgh 82, #19/16 Notre Dame 70 February 3, 2009 Petersen Events Center (Pittsburgh, Pa.)

reb 0 12 1 11 3 4 0 1 2 2 8 44

BIG EAST

Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast Morgan 39 4-9 0-3 2-4 9 2 Stephens 21 4-8 1-3 0-0 3 0 Sanders 16 1-3 0-1 0-0 2 1 Roudebush 40 5-10 3-5 0-2 6 6 Bellman 29 1-5 0-2 0-0 5 0 Schuster 12 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 Stevens 24 2-6 0-3 3-3 2 0 Jones 19 2-6 0-0 3-4 5 3 Team 1 Totals 200 19-48 4-17 8-13 34 12

GAME

Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a Rucker 8 0-2 0-0 1-2 Bingham 38 10-17 0-0 1-2 Reid 8 0-1 0-0 0-0 McCoughtry 35 8-21 0-2 4-5 Byrd 35 4-8 1-1 3-4 Burke 32 2-5 1-4 2-2 Stephen 5 0-1 0-0 0-0 Jackson 6 1-2 0-0 0-0 Terry 9 2-3 0-0 0-0 Hines 24 2-5 0-0 0-1 Team Totals 200 29-65 2-7 11-16

2008-09 REVIEW

#17/13 Notre Dame 66, Cincinnati 50 January 31, 2009 Joyce Center (Notre Dame, Ind.)

2009-10 OPPONENTS

GAME

COACHES

DePaul Notre Dame

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STUDENT-ATHLETES

Notre Dame (62)

Lindsay Schrader became the first Fighting Irish player in nearly eight years to record at least 15 points and 15 rebounds in a game, finishing with 19 points and a career-high 15 boards in a late January win over Cincinnati.

reb 10 1 2 6 9 1 4 2 0 0 3 38

2009-10 PREVIEW

Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a Williams 38 8-11 0-0 4-6 Hampton 13 2-5 1-3 0-0 Chester 25 0-3 0-0 4-4 Quigley 38 3-11 0-4 2-2 Naughton 35 2-11 0-3 2-5 Cattell 15 1-2 0-1 0-0 Threatt 26 4-10 2-6 1-2 Medley 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 Ortiz 4 1-3 1-3 0-0 Havel 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 200 21-56 4-20 13-19

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2008-09 Box Scores GAME

#24 Notre Dame 86, South Florida 79 February 17, 2009 Sun Dome (Tampa, Fla.)

Notre Dame (86)

Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a Bruszewski 32 5-13 2-5 8-8 Williamson 14 1-2 0-0 0-0 Barlow 36 5-13 0-2 6-9 Lechlitner 28 1-7 0-0 6-6 Schrader 33 11-22 0-0 4-6 Solomon 24 4-6 0-0 2-2 Watson 5 0-2 0-1 0-0 Miller 5 0-1 0-0 0-0 Novosel 23 0-2 0-0 4-4 Team Totals 200 27-68 2-8 30-35

South Florida (79)

Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a Lawson 24 3-9 0-0 6-8 Denson 17 1-3 0-0 0-0 Grace 37 4-9 0-1 3-7 Sepulveda 37 4-14 3-10 4-6 Stokes 29 5-15 5-14 1-2 Wynne 17 3-7 0-1 1-2 Grant 30 5-9 0-1 4-7 Speed 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 Sanders 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 Dalembert 5 1-1 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 200 26-67 8-27 19-32 Notre Dame South Florida

44 42 52 27

reb 6 6 8 3 11 2 0 0 3 8 47

ast 2 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 3

reb 9 7 2 2 5 2 12 1 0 0 6 46

ast 0 1 7 3 2 1 0 1 0 0

pf 2 3 4 3 1 3 0 2 3

GAME

tp 20 2 16 8 26 10 0 0 4

14 21 86

pf 3 5 4 3 1 2 4 0 2 0

tp 12 2 11 15 16 7 14 0 0 2

15 24 79

— 86 — 79

FG Pct: Notre Dame 39.7, South Florida 38.8. 3-PT FG Pct: Notre Dame 25.0, South Florida 29.6. FT Pct: Notre Dame 85.7, South Florida 59.4. Turnovers: Notre Dame 12, South Florida 16. Blocked Shots: Notre Dame 4, South Florida 5 (Denson 3). Steals: Notre Dame 8 (Barlow, Lechlitner, Novosel 2), South Florida 7 (Grace 5). Technical Foul: Grant (USF). Attendance: 1,316.

#1 Connecticut 76, #24 Notre Dame 66 February 22, 2009 XL Center (Hartford, Conn.)

Notre Dame (66)

Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast Bruszewski 29 4-8 1-3 0-0 5 0 Williamson 22 1-2 0-0 3-4 3 1 Barlow 30 5-9 4-6 4-5 4 2 Lechlitner 37 5-13 0-2 0-0 2 5 Schrader 34 8-21 0-0 1-1 11 1 Solomon 15 3-6 0-0 0-0 3 1 Watson 13 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 0 Miller 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Novosel 19 0-2 0-0 1-2 0 1 Team 7 Totals 200 26-62 5-12 9-12 36 11

Connecticut (76)

Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a Moore 38 8-11 2-3 0-1 Charles 31 9-17 0-0 1-2 Hayes 38 2-7 1-4 5-6 Montgomery 39 7-16 4-6 2-2 Greene 21 0-5 0-0 2-2 Williams 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 Fernandes 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 Gardler 11 0-1 0-0 0-0 Dixon 10 1-1 0-0 0-1 McLaren 10 2-3 0-0 1-2 Team Totals 200 29-61 7-13 11-16 Notre Dame Connecticut

33 33 36 40

reb 8 8 5 4 0 0 0 2 1 3 5 36

ast 4 2 4 8 0 0 0 0 1 0

pf 3 4 3 1 0 2 1 1 1

tp 9 5 18 10 17 6 0 0 1

16 66

pf 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 1

tp 18 19 10 20 2 0 0 0 2 5

19 10 76

— 66 — 76

FG Pct: Notre Dame 41.9, Connecticut 47.5. 3-PT FG Pct: Notre Dame 41.7, Connecticut 53.8. FT Pct: Notre Dame 75.0, Connecticut 68.8. Turnovers: Notre Dame 13, Connecticut 9. Blocked Shots: Notre Dame 5 (Solomon 2), Connecticut 7 (Charles 4). Steals: Notre Dame 6 (Schrader 2), Connecticut 9 (Montgomery 5). Attendance: 14,533.

GAME

#23/22 Notre Dame 90, Syracuse 79 February 24, 2009 Joyce Center (Notre Dame, Ind.)

Syracuse (79)

Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a Murray 22 1-5 0-0 1-2 Harris 25 2-3 2-3 1-1 Morrow 32 7-14 3-9 1-2 Jones 34 4-16 0-3 8-9 Michael 27 6-13 1-2 4-7 Gobuty 9 1-2 0-0 0-0 Lampkins 15 1-4 1-3 1-2 Berry 13 2-2 0-0 0-0 Ward 11 3-8 0-0 0-0 Ash 7 0-1 0-0 0-0 Lisnere 5 1-1 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 200 28-69 7-20 16-23

Notre Dame (90)

Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a Bruszewski 36 6-10 1-2 7-12 Williamson 29 6-11 0-0 6-8 Barlow 25 3-7 1-2 6-6 Lechlitner 36 4-11 0-4 4-4 Schrader 34 10-13 0-0 3-3 Solomon 6 1-2 0-0 0-0 Watson 12 0-4 0-3 0-0 Miller 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 Novosel 20 0-4 0-0 2-2 Christiansen 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 200 30-62 2-11 28-35 Syracuse Notre Dame

36 43 38 52

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME®

ast 0 4 6 2 2 0 3 0 0 2 0

reb 6 11 2 1 8 3 2 0 4 0 3 40

ast 2 1 6 3 3 1 1 0 2 0

pf 2 3 3 3 2 1 2 4 4 1 0

tp 3 7 18 16 17 2 4 4 6 0 2

19 25 79

pf 2 2 3 3 5 2 3 0 2 0

tp 20 18 13 12 23 2 0 0 2 0

19 22 90

— 79 — 90

FG Pct: Syracuse 40.6, Notre Dame 48.4. 3-PT FG Pct: Syracuse 35.0, Notre Dame 18.2. FT Pct: Syracuse 69.6, Notre Dame 80.0. Turnovers: Syracuse 20, Notre Dame 15. Blocked Shots: Syracuse 0, Notre Dame 8 (Williamson 5). Steals: Syracuse 8 (Morrow, Jones, Lampkins 2), Notre Dame 7 (Bruszewski 3). Technical Foul: Ward (SU). Attendance: 5,640.

Erica Solomon turned in one of her best outings of the season at Pittsburgh, coming off the bench to tally team highs of 14 points and eight rebounds in only 23 minutes.

112

reb 3 1 4 11 7 2 1 1 3 1 1 6 41

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Notre Dame (65)

Providence (56)

Notre Dame Providence

34 31 34 22

tp 16 6 10 6 18 3 0 0 6

14 65

pf 2 3 3 1 1 3 0 0 2

tp 7 4 13 7 15 8 2 0 0

15 56

— 65 — 56

Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a Burton 37 4-6 0-0 2-4 Miles 39 4-8 0-0 4-4 Repella 40 5-17 2-8 1-2 Sanabria 34 2-7 1-2 1-2 Granberry 39 8-17 5-9 0-2 Dixon 8 1-3 0-0 2-2 Fullard 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 200 24-58 8-19 10-16

Notre Dame (72)

Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a Bruszewski 28 3-10 2-5 3-4 Williamson 22 6-8 0-0 1-2 Barlow 36 5-14 2-6 1-3 Lechlitner 34 4-9 1-3 2-2 Schrader 34 5-15 0-0 4-8 Solomon 12 2-4 0-0 1-1 Watson 13 1-1 1-1 1-2 Miller 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 Novosel 20 0-3 0-0 1-2 Team Totals 200 26-64 6-15 14-24 West Virginia Notre Dame

31 35 38 34

reb 3 7 9 8 7 1 0 4 39

ast 0 4 1 3 4 0 0

reb 7 3 6 5 11 3 3 0 2 0 40

ast 3 0 2 6 1 1 3 0 2

pf 2 4 3 4 3 0 2

tp 10 12 13 6 21 4 0

12 18 66

pf 2 1 0 2 1 4 0 0 2

tp 11 13 13 11 14 5 4 0 1

18 12 72

— 66 — 72

FG Pct: West Virginia 41.4, Notre Dame 40.6. 3-PT FG Pct: West Virginia 42.1, Notre Dame 40.0. FT Pct: West Virginia 62.5, Notre Dame 58.3. Turnovers: West Virginia 16, Notre Dame 10. Blocked Shots: West Virginia 3, Notre Dame 3 (Solomon 2). Steals: West Virginia 5 (Miles 2), Notre Dame 7 (Barlow, Novosel 2). Attendance: 5,692.

#20/17 Notre Dame 62, St. John’s 45 BIG EAST Championship — Second Round March 7, 2009 XL Center (Hartford, Conn.)

St. John’s (45)

Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast Stevens 28 6-16 0-1 0-2 3 1 McCorvey 21 1-4 0-0 0-0 6 1 Ledbetter 20 0-5 0-0 0-0 8 1 Lindsay 31 3-8 0-1 0-0 3 3 McManmon 39 1-8 1-6 0-0 7 0 Moore 19 4-8 0-0 0-0 0 0 Murphy 11 1-3 1-2 0-0 0 0 Hodges 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Hart 20 2-4 0-0 2-2 4 0 Mitchell 10 1-5 0-0 3-4 3 1 Team 3 Totals 200 19-61 2-10 5-8 37 7

Notre Dame (62)

Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a Bruszewski 25 3-7 1-3 2-2 Williamson 19 0-6 0-0 0-0 Barlow 33 3-11 1-3 0-1 Lechlitner 30 3-10 1-1 1-1 Schrader 36 7-13 0-0 2-2 Solomon 17 2-9 0-0 3-5 Watson 8 0-2 0-1 0-0 Miller 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 Novosel 28 6-7 0-0 3-3 Christiansen 1 0-1 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 200 24-66 3-8 11-14 St. John’s Notre Dame

22 23 20 42

reb 3 11 5 3 11 6 0 1 3 0 7 50

ast 2 1 3 2 5 0 0 1 1 0

pf 3 0 2 4 1 2 1 0 3 1

tp 12 2 0 6 3 8 3 0 6 5

17 45

pf 3 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0

tp 9 0 7 8 16 7 0 0 15 0

15 12 62

— 45 — 62

FG Pct: St. John’s 31.1, Notre Dame 36.4. 3-PT FG Pct: St. John’s 20.0, Notre Dame 37.5. FT Pct: St. John’s 62.5, Notre Dame 78.6. Turnovers: St. John’s 16, Notre Dame 12. Blocked Shots: St. John’s 8 (Stevens 3), Notre Dame 3 (Williamson 2). Steals: St. John’s 5 (Lindsay 2), Notre Dame 8 (Schrader, Novosel 2). Attendance: 8,980.

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HISTORY

FG Pct: Notre Dame 46.6, Providence 43.4. 3-PT FG Pct: Notre Dame 33.3, Providence 20.0. FT Pct: Notre Dame 69.2, Providence 80.0. Turnovers: Notre Dame 14, Providence 22. Blocked Shots: Notre Dame 2, Providence 3. Steals: Notre Dame 15 (Novosel 5), Providence 7 (Bove, Hull, Darrian 2). Attendance: 372.

West Virginia (66)

GAME

RECORDS

Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast Hankins 29 3-7 0-0 1-1 2 1 Bove 27 2-7 0-2 0-0 4 1 Cournoyer 32 5-11 0-0 3-4 5 2 Hull 36 3-10 1-5 0-0 7 4 Marandola 40 6-11 1-3 2-2 3 0 Darrian 22 3-6 0-0 2-3 9 2 Wells 4 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 McCabe 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Clark 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 1 Team 1 Totals 200 23-53 2-10 8-10 34 12

pf 2 2 3 1 0 4 0 0 2

#20/22 Notre Dame 72, West Virginia 66 March 2, 2009 Joyce Center (Notre Dame, Ind.)

BIG EAST

Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast Bruszewski 37 6-13 0-0 4-5 6 3 Williamson 21 3-6 0-0 0-1 3 1 Barlow 35 4-8 2-3 0-0 6 1 Lechlitner 35 2-7 0-2 2-3 2 2 Schrader 32 9-14 0-0 0-0 8 1 Solomon 6 1-4 0-0 1-2 5 0 Watson 13 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 3 Miller 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Novosel 20 2-4 0-0 2-2 0 1 Team 1 Totals 200 27-58 2-6 9-13 32 12

GAME

2008-09 REVIEW

#23/22 Notre Dame 65, Providence 56 February 28, 2009 Alumni Hall (Providence, R.I.)

2009-10 OPPONENTS

GAME

COACHES

Down the stretch, no Notre Dame player was hotter than Becca Bruszewski, as the sophomore forward averaged nearly 14 points and six rebounds per game during the final six weeks of the season.

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2008-09 Box Scores GAME

Villanova 58, #20/17 Notre Dame 47 BIG EAST Championship — Quarterfinal March 8, 2009 XL Center (Hartford, Conn.)

Notre Dame (47)

Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast Bruszewski 35 4-6 0-0 1-2 7 0 Williamson 9 1-4 0-0 0-0 1 0 Barlow 32 4-9 1-3 1-1 5 1 Lechlitner 37 5-15 0-1 0-0 1 1 Schrader 32 4-13 0-0 1-2 7 0 Solomon 12 0-4 0-0 0-0 2 0 Watson 18 1-2 0-1 0-0 2 1 Miller 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 Novosel 23 1-2 0-0 3-4 3 0 Team 4 Totals 200 20-55 1-5 6-9 33 3

Villanova (58)

Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a Kurz 37 8-14 1-2 4-5 Karcic 36 3-9 3-7 2-2 Elliott 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 Getty 32 2-6 1-5 2-2 Dougherty 9 1-4 0-0 0-0 O’Connor 35 3-7 3-6 0-0 Jones 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 Grant 14 0-3 0-2 2-2 Swiezynski 15 0-1 0-1 0-0 Scanlon 17 2-2 2-2 0-0 Team Totals 200 19-46 10-25 10-11 Notre Dame Villanova

25 22 21 37

reb 11 6 0 2 1 3 0 0 1 3 3 30

ast 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 8

pf 2 0 2 0 2 1 1 2 2

tp 9 2 10 10 9 0 2 0 5

12 47

pf 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2

tp 21 11 0 7 2 9 0 2 0 6

6 58

— 47 — 58

FG Pct: Notre Dame 36.4, Villanova 41.3. 3-PT FG Pct: Notre Dame 20.0, Villanova 40.0. FT Pct: Notre Dame 66.7, Villanova 90.9. Turnovers: Notre Dame 13, Villanova 13. Blocked Shots: Notre Dame 0, Villanova 1. Steals: Notre Dame 6 (Barlow, Schrader 2), Villanova 5 (Kurz 2). Attendance: 9,270.

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Minnesota 79, #23/20 Notre Dame 71 NCAA Trenton Region — First Round March 22, 2009 Joyce Center (Notre Dame, Ind.)

Minnesota (79)

Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a Ellis-Milan 38 4-11 0-0 2-3 Voight 21 4-4 0-0 1-2 Fox 38 7-17 2-4 7-9 McCoy 22 1-2 0-0 5-5 Ohm 36 5-10 5-9 0-0 Sylva 6 1-2 1-1 0-0 Harper 20 2-5 0-0 4-7 Buford 12 1-1 0-0 0-0 Mastey 7 1-1 0-0 0-0 Team Totals 200 26-53 8-14 19-26

Notre Dame (71)

Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a Bruszewski 34 3-10 2-6 3-6 Williamson 22 1-2 0-0 4-4 Barlow 35 7-16 2-5 4-5 Lechlitner 36 4-11 1-2 7-8 Schrader 12 2-8 0-0 2-2 Solomon 16 1-4 0-0 4-4 Watson 18 1-5 1-4 0-0 Miller 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 Novosel 27 1-4 0-0 1-3 Team Totals 200 20-60 6-17 25-32 Minnesota Notre Dame

42 37 30 41

reb 8 5 1 5 6 3 13 1 3 0 45

ast 1 0 4 6 4 1 0 2 1

reb 7 5 2 1 2 3 4 0 5 3 32

ast 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 0

pf 3 5 3 5 2 1 4 1 1

tp 10 9 23 7 15 3 8 2 2

19 25 79

pf 2 2 4 3 2 2 1 2 4

tp 11 6 20 16 6 6 3 0 3

11 22 71

— 79 — 71

FG Pct: Minnesota 49.1, Notre Dame 33.3. 3-PT FG Pct: Minnesota 57.1, Notre Dame 35.3. FT Pct: Minnesota 73.1, Notre Dame 78.1. Turnovers: Minnesota 19, Notre Dame 10. Blocked Shots: Minnesota 2 (Harper 2), Notre Dame 0. Steals: Minnesota 5 (Fox 4), Notre Dame 7 (Watson 2). Attendance: 6,395.

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Ashley Barlow scored a season-high 20 points in Notre Dame’s NCAA Tournament game against Minnesota, as the Fighting Irish nearly rallied from a double-digit first half deficit to pull out the victory.

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BIG EAST Conference

Without question, the BIG EAST was the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most powerful conference in 2008-09, sending 13 teams to postseason play, including NCAA national champion Connecticut, NCAA runner-up Louisville and WNIT champion South Florida.

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The BIG EAST Conference With 30 years under its belt, The BIG EAST Conference continues on a path of success in and out of the athletic arena. The goals have always been the same. The league wants and expects to compete at the highest level and does so with integrity and sportsmanship. The commendable performances of the student- athletes at BIG EAST schools are the indicators of the league’s proud tradition of success. The BIG EAST has gone through membership changes since its birth, but the 2009-10 academic year will mark the conference’s fifth straight with the same 16-member group, the nation’s largest Division I-A conference. In 2008-09, BIG EAST student-athletes again succeeded on the national stage. The Connecticut women’s basketball team won its sixth national championship by defeating conference foe Louisville in an all-BIG EAST NCAA title game. The Notre Dame women’s soccer team reached the NCAA championship game and the Syracuse field hockey squad advanced to the NCAA Final Four. Three BIG EAST women’s cross country teams finished in the top 10 at the NCAA Championships. West Virginia was fourth followed by Villanova in sixth place and Georgetown in ninth. Individually in women’s sports, Providence’s Dannette Doetzel won the 10,000 meters at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Connecticut’s Maya Moore was the conference’s sixth winner of the Wade Trophy as the top player in women’s basketball. Notre Dame’s Kerri Hanks won the Hermann Trophy, the top award in women’s soccer. On the men’s side, Connecticut and Villanova advanced to the Final Four in basketball. The 2008-09 campaign was arguably the best men’s basketball season in the history of the BIG EAST with the league setting NCAA standards with three No. 1 tournament seeds, four teams in the round of the Elite Eight and five in the Sweet 16. The St. John’s men’s soccer team reached the NCAA College Cup before losing in the national semifinals. BIG EAST football has maintained its high profile and its reputation as a balanced group. Seven of the league’s eight squads were nationally ranked or received votes in the national polls in 2008. Cincinnati was the league champion. The BIG EAST, a charter member of the Bowl Championship Series, has won three of its last four BCS bowl games. West Virginia, Louisville and Connecticut also have won or shared league crowns over the past four seasons. The BIG EAST has continued to produce studentathletes who were at the forefront of athletic and academic achievement. In 2008-09, 19 BIG EAST players were chosen to their respective ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Teams, including eight firstteam selections. Nearly 400 student-athletes have earned academic allAmerica honors. The BIG EAST became the nation’s largest Division I-A conference in 2005-06 when five new members began competing. The new schools were: University of Cincinnati, DePaul University, University of Louisville, Marquette University and the University of South Florida. BIG EAST institutions reside in nine of the nation’s top 34 largest media markets, including New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Tampa, Pittsburgh, Hartford, Milwaukee and Cincinnati. With its newest members, BIG EAST markets contain almost one fourth of all television households in the U.S. Since opening its doors in 1979, the league has won 26 national championships in six different sports and 126 student-athletes have won individual national titles. The BIG EAST has enjoyed tremendous basketball success, especially in this decade. In 2008-09, the BIG EAST produced four of the eight Final Four teams in men’s and women’s basketball. It was only the second

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time in NCAA history that one conference placed that many Final Four teams in the same season. In 2003-04, Connecticut became the first school in NCAA history to win the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball titles in the same season. In ’02-03, the BIG EAST became the first conference in NCAA history to win the men’s and women’s titles in the same year when the Syracuse men and the Connecticut women captured their respective national championships. In men’s basketball, BIG EAST squads have won three of the last 11 NCAA championships. BIG EAST women’s teams have taken six of the last 10 NCAA titles. Proactive movement has been a signature strategy for the conference that was born in 1979. The BIG EAST continually turns challenges into opportunities to become stronger. In 2009-10, the BIG EAST will add men’s lacrosse to its growing list of sports, which will increase its total to 24 sport championships. The first women’s golf championship was held in the spring of 2003. Women’s lacrosse and rowing were added in 2001. The BIG EAST became a reality on May 31, 1979, following a meeting of athletic directors from Providence College, St. John’s, Georgetown and Syracuse universities. Seton Hall, Connecticut and Boston College completed the original seven school alliance. While the membership has both increased and changed, the focus of the BIG EAST has not wavered. The conference reflects a tradition of broad based programs, led by administrators and coaches who place a constant emphasis on academic integrity. Its student athletes own significantly high graduation rates and their record of scholastic achievement notably show a balance between intercollegiate athletics and academics.

Any successful organization has been fortunate to have outstanding leadership. Michael Tranghese, the league’s first full-time employee, and for 11 years the associate to Dave Gavitt, became Commissioner in 1990. In his first year, he administered the formation of The BIG EAST Football Conference. For 2009-10, the BIG EAST will undergo one significant change. Tranghese stepped down from his position on June 30, 2009. John Marinatto, who has served as senior associate commissioner, has moved into the Commissioner’s chair. The league has long been considered a leader in innovative concepts in promotion and publicity, particularly regarding television. Those efforts have resulted in unparalleled visibility for BIG EAST student athletes. The conference has enjoyed long-standing relationships with CBS, ESPN, Inc. and ABC. BIG EAST men’s basketball games are regular sellouts at campus and major public arenas, including the annual men’s BIG EAST Championship in Madison Square Garden. The women’s basketball championship has led all conferences in attendance for the past six years. Attendance figures also are significant in soccer and baseball. More than 550 BIG EAST student-athletes have earned all America recognition and dozens have won individual NCAA national championships. The BIG EAST has been well represented in U.S. or foreign national and Olympic teams. Several athletes earned gold medals in each of the last six summer Olympiads. The BIG EAST has its headquarters in Providence where the conference administers to more than 5,500 athletes.

Notre Dame BIG EAST Titles Since joining the BIG EAST in 1995-96, Notre Dame has won the most conference championships (101) than any other school in the league:

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Baseball (5) 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

Women’s Swimming and Diving (13) 1997-2009

Women’s Cross Country (3) 2002, 2003, 2005

Men’s Swimming and Diving (4) 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009

Men’s Cross Country (5) 1997, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2005

Women’s Tennis (9) 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009

Women’s Golf (3) 2004, 2004, 2008 Men’s Golf (6) 1995, 1996, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2006 Women’s Lacrosse (1) 2009 Rowing (6) 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Women’s Soccer (10) 1995-2001, 2005-06, 2008 Men’s Soccer (2) 1996, 2003 Softball (6) 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2009

Men’s Tennis (7) 1996, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008 Women Indoor Track & Field (2) 2002, 2006 Men’s Indoor Track & Field (3) 2003, 2005, 2007 Women’s Outdoor Track & Field (1) 2007 Men’s Outdoor Track & Field (6) 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009 Volleyball (9) 1995-98, 2000-02, 2004, 2005

All-Time BIG EAST Standings THIS IS NOTRE DAME

1995-96 BIG EAST 6

BIG EAST

Overall

Connecticut.................................................17-1..................................34-4

NOTRE DAME..................................15-3......................... 25-8

BIG EAST 7

BIG EAST

2009-10 PREVIEW

Villanova.....................................................13-5..................................21-7 Boston College............................................7-11................................10-17 West Virginia...............................................7-11................................12-15 St. John’s.....................................................4-14..................................6-21

Overall

STUDENT-ATHLETES

Providence...................................................9-9.................................12-15 Miami..........................................................9-9.................................14-13 Syracuse.......................................................9-9.................................14-14 Seton Hall....................................................9-9.................................16-13 Rutgers.......................................................8-10................................13-15 Georgetown................................................7-11................................12-15 Pittsburgh...................................................3-15..................................6-24 Tournament Champion: Connecticut

1996-97 BIG EAST 6

BIG EAST

Overall

Connecticut.................................................18-0..................................33-1

NOTRE DAME..................................17-1......................... 31-7

BIG EAST 7

BIG EAST

Prior to Notre Dame’s first game at the 2009 BIG EAST Championship, four Fighting Irish players received their conference awards. From left to right and joined by new BIG EAST commissioner John Marinatto, the Notre Dame honorees were Lindsay Schrader (first team all-BIG EAST), Ashley Barlow (second team all-BIG EAST), Natalie Novosel (BIG EAST All-Freshman Team) and Erica Solomon (BIG EAST All-Freshman Team).

Overall

1999-00

1997-98 BIG EAST 6

BIG EAST

Overall

Connecticut.................................................17-1..................................34-3 Villanova.....................................................12-6................................19-10 Boston College............................................11-7................................17-11 West Virginia...............................................7-11................................12-16 St. John’s.....................................................4-14..................................6-21

BIG EAST 7

BIG EAST

Overall

1998-99

BIG EAST

Overall

NOTRE DAME..................................15-3......................... 26-5

Rutgers.......................................................12-4..................................26-8 Boston College............................................12-4..................................26-9 Georgetown.................................................9-7.................................17-13 Villanova......................................................7-9.................................15-15 Miami..........................................................7-9.................................14-15 Pittsburgh....................................................7-9.................................16-13 St. John’s.....................................................5-11................................11-18 Seton Hall...................................................5-11................................11-16 Providence..................................................5-11................................10-17 Syracuse......................................................3-13................................10-18 West Virginia...............................................1-15..................................6-22 Tournament Champion: Connecticut

2000-01 BIG EAST Overall NOTRE DAME..................................15-1......................... 34-2 Connecticut.................................................15-1..................................32-3 Rutgers.......................................................13-3..................................23-8 Virginia Tech................................................11-5..................................22-9 Villanova.....................................................11-5..................................22-9 Seton Hall....................................................9-7.................................16-12 Boston College.............................................7-9.................................14-15 Georgetown................................................6-10................................17-15 Syracuse......................................................6-10................................12-15 Miami.........................................................6-10................................13-15 Providence..................................................4-12................................11-17 St. John’s.....................................................3-13..................................8-20 Pittsburgh...................................................3-13..................................9-18 West Virginia...............................................3-13..................................6-22 Tournament Champion: Connecticut

BIG EAST

Overall

Connecticut.................................................16-0..................................39-0

NOTRE DAME.................................13-3....................... 20-10 Boston College............................................12-4..................................23-8 Villanova.....................................................12-4................................20-11 Miami.........................................................10-6................................19-12 Virginia Tech.................................................9-7.................................21-11 Syracuse.......................................................9-7.................................18-13 Providence...................................................7-9.................................13-15 Seton Hall...................................................6-10................................15-14 West Virginia...............................................6-10................................14-14 Rutgers.......................................................5-11..................................9-20 Georgetown................................................4-12................................12-16 Pittsburgh...................................................3-13..................................8-19 St. John’s.....................................................0-16..................................3-24 Tournament Champion: Connecticut

2002-03

BIG EAST

Overall

Connecticut.................................................16-0..................................37-1 Rutgers.......................................................13-3..................................21-8 Villanova.....................................................12-4..................................28-6 Boston College............................................12-4..................................22-9

NOTRE DAME.................................10-6....................... 21-11 Virginia Tech................................................10-6................................22-10 Miami..........................................................8-8.................................18-13 Seton Hall....................................................7-9.................................14-15 Georgetown................................................6-10................................15-14 Syracuse......................................................5-11................................10-18 Pittsburgh...................................................4-12................................12-16 West Virginia...............................................4-12................................15-13 Providence..................................................3-13..................................9-18 St. John’s.....................................................2-14..................................8-19 Tournament Champion: Villanova

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HISTORY

Boston College............................................12-6..................................22-8 Georgetown................................................10-8................................18-12 Villanova......................................................9-9.................................14-14 Miami..........................................................9-9.................................15-14 St. John’s.....................................................7-11................................13-18 Syracuse......................................................6-12................................10-17 West Virginia...............................................5-13................................10-17 Providence..................................................4-14..................................5-22 Pittsburgh...................................................3-15..................................8-19 Seton Hall...................................................3-15..................................6-21 Tournament Champion: Connecticut

NOTRE DAME..................................15-1......................... 27-5

RECORDS

Connecticut.................................................17-1..................................29-5 Rutgers.......................................................17-1..................................29-6

Overall

BIG EAST

Rutgers.......................................................14-4................................22-10 Miami.........................................................13-5................................19-10 Syracuse......................................................7-11................................12-15 Providence..................................................6-12................................10-17 Seton Hall...................................................6-12..................................8-19 Georgetown................................................5-13..................................9-19 Pittsburgh...................................................3-15..................................6-21 Tournament Champion: Connecticut

BIG EAST

Connecticut.................................................16-0..................................36-1

2008-09 REVIEW

NOTRE DAME..................................12-6....................... 22-10

2001-02

2009-10 OPPONENTS

Georgetown.................................................9-9.................................17-11 Miami.........................................................8-10................................15-14 Rutgers.......................................................8-10................................11-17 Providence..................................................8-10................................13-14 Seton Hall...................................................7-11................................10-17 Syracuse......................................................4-14..................................6-21 Pittsburgh...................................................3-15..................................8-22 Tournament Champion: Connecticut

COACHES

Boston College............................................13-5................................18-10 West Virginia...............................................11-7................................19-12 Villanova.....................................................8-10................................14-14 St. John’s.....................................................3-15..................................5-22

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All-Time BIG EAST Standings 2003-04

BIG EAST

2007-08 Overall

Connecticut.................................................14-2..................................31-4

NOTRE DAME.................................12-4....................... 21-11 Villanova.....................................................12-4..................................23-7 Miami.........................................................11-5..................................22-7 Boston College............................................11-5..................................27-7 West Virginia...............................................10-6................................21-11 Rutgers.......................................................10-6................................21-12 Virginia Tech................................................10-6..................................23-8 Georgetown.................................................7-9.................................13-15 Seton Hall...................................................6-10................................15-15 St. John’s.....................................................4-12................................10-18 Syracuse......................................................3-13..................................6-21 Pittsburgh...................................................2-14..................................6-20 Providence..................................................0-16..................................4-23 Tournament Champion: Boston College

2004-05

BIG EAST

2008-09 Overall

Connecticut.................................................15-1..................................36-2 Rutgers.......................................................14-2..................................27-7 West Virginia...............................................12-4..................................25-8 NOTRE DAME.................................... 11-5........................... 25-9 Pittsburgh...................................................10-6................................24-11 Syracuse......................................................10-6..................................22-9 Louisville.....................................................10-6................................26-10 Marquette....................................................8-8.................................21-14 DePaul.........................................................8-8.................................20-12 St. John’s......................................................7-9.................................18-15 South Florida..............................................5-11................................16-16 Villanova.....................................................5-11................................17-16 Georgetown................................................5-11................................15-14 Seton Hall...................................................3-13................................13-15 Cincinnati....................................................3-13................................12-16 Providence..................................................2-14................................12-17 Tournament Champion: Connecticut

BIG EAST

Overall

Rutgers.......................................................14-2..................................28-7

NOTRE DAME.................................13-3......................... 27-6

Connecticut.................................................13-3..................................25-8 Boston College............................................10-6................................20-10 Villanova.....................................................10-6................................19-12 Georgetown.................................................7-9.................................12-16 West Virginia................................................7-9.................................21-13 St. John’s......................................................7-9.................................20-11 Seton Hall...................................................6-10................................14-14 Pittsburgh...................................................5-11................................13-15 Syracuse......................................................4-12................................13-16 Providence..................................................0-16..................................1-27 Tournament Champion: Connecticut

2005-06

BIG EAST

Overall

Rutgers.......................................................16-0..................................27-5 Connecticut.................................................14-2..................................32-5 DePaul........................................................11-5..................................27-7 St. John’s.....................................................11-5..................................22-8 Louisville.....................................................10-6................................19-10 Pittsburgh....................................................9-7.................................22-11 South Florida...............................................9-7.................................19-12 Villanova......................................................9-7.................................21-11 Marquette....................................................9-7.................................22-11 NOTRE DAME..................................... 8-8.......................... 18-12 Cincinnati.....................................................7-9.................................17-12 West Virginia...............................................4-12................................15-16 Georgetown................................................3-13................................10-17 Providence..................................................3-13..................................8-19 Seton Hall...................................................3-13..................................6-21 Syracuse......................................................2-14..................................9-18 Tournament Champion: Connecticut

2006-07

BIG EAST

Overall

Connecticut.................................................16-0..................................32-4 Rutgers.......................................................12-4..................................27-9 Marquette...................................................12-4..................................26-7 West Virginia...............................................11-5................................21-11 NOTRE DAME.................................... 10-6......................... 20-12 Louisville.....................................................10-6..................................27-8 Pittsburgh...................................................10-6..................................24-9 South Florida...............................................9-7.................................21-12 Seton Hall....................................................9-7.................................19-12 DePaul.........................................................8-8.................................19-13 Cincinnati....................................................6-10................................15-14 St. John’s.....................................................4-12..................................8-20 Providence..................................................3-13................................13-16 Syracuse......................................................3-13..................................9-20 Georgetown................................................3-13................................13-16 Villanova.....................................................2-14..................................8-21 Tournament Champion: Rutgers

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Overall

Connecticut.................................................16-0..................................39-0 Louisville.....................................................14-2..................................34-5 Pittsburgh...................................................12-4..................................25-8 NOTRE DAME..................................... 10-6........................... 22-9 DePaul........................................................10-6................................23-10 Villanova.....................................................10-6................................19-14 Rutgers........................................................9-7.................................21-13 South Florida...............................................8-8.................................27-10 Marquette....................................................7-9.................................17-16 Georgetown.................................................7-9.................................20-14 West Virginia...............................................5-11................................18-15 Syracuse......................................................5-11................................17-15 St. John’s.....................................................4-12................................19-15 Providence..................................................4-12................................10-20 Seton Hall...................................................4-12................................17-14 Cincinnati....................................................3-13................................14-17 Tournament Champion: Connecticut

Ashley Barlow copped second-team all-BIG EAST honors in 2008-09 after ranking among the top 20 in the conference in scoring (19th - 12.7 ppg.), steals (4th - 2.4 spg.), free throw percentage (9th - .779) and three-point percentage (14th - .364).

BIG EAST Awards

Player of the Week

Freshman of the Year Da’Shena Stevens, St. John’s Coaches of the Year Geno Auriemma, Connecticut Harry Perretta, Villanova Defensive Player of the Year Angel McCoughtry, Louisville Sixth Man Award China Threatt, DePaul Most Improved Player Laura Kurz, Villanova Sarah Miles, West Virginia Sportsmanship Award Renee Montgomery, Connecticut All-BIG EAST First Team

All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention Krystal Ellis, Marquette Karee Houlette, Georgetown Nicole Michael, Syracuse Kia Vaughn, Rutgers All-BIG EAST Freshman Team Kandice Green, Seton Hall Keisha Hampton, DePaul Tiffany Hayes, Connecticut Natalie Novosel, Notre Dame Jessica Pachko, Marquette Monique Reid, Louisville Shanasa Sanders, Cincinnati Erica Solomon, Notre Dame *Da’Shena Stevens, St. John’s Shawnice Wilson, Pittsburgh

2009-10 OPPONENTS

Candyce Bingham, Louisville *Tina Charles, Connecticut Shantia Grace, South Florida Chandrea Jones, Syracuse *Laura Kurz, Villanova *Angel McCoughtry, Louisville *Renee Montgomery, Connecticut *Maya Moore, Connecticut *Epiphanny Prince, Rutgers Lindsay Schrader, Notre Dame *Shavonte Zellous, Pittsburgh

All-BIG EAST Second Team Ashley Barlow, Notre Dame Takisha Granberry, West Virginia Monique McLean, St. John’s Deirdre Naughton, DePaul Liz Repella, West Virginia Angel Robinson, Marquette Kahla Roudebush, Cincinnati Xenia Stewart, Pittsburgh Natasha Williams, DePaul Noteisha Womack, Seton Hall

COACHES

* - unanimous selection

2008-09 REVIEW

Nov. 24....................................................Kandice Green, Seton Hall Dec. 1.....................................Kellie Watson, Notre Dame Dec. 8.....................................Kellie Watson, Notre Dame Dec. 15.....................................................Kandice Green, Seton Hall Dec. 22................................................. Da’Shena Stevens, St. John’s Dec. 29.................................Natalie Novosel, Notre Dame Jan. 5................................................... Da’Shena Stevens, St. John’s Jan. 12.................................Natalie Novosel, Notre Dame Jan. 19.................................................Shanasa Sanders, Cincinnati Jan. 26...................................................... Keisha Hampton, DePaul Feb. 2......................................................Tiffany Hayes, Connecticut Feb. 9.......................................................Kandice Green, Seton Hall Feb. 16....................................................Tiffany Hayes, Connecticut Feb. 23....................................................Tiffany Hayes, Connecticut March 2.................................................... Keisha Hampton, DePaul

Player of the Year Maya Moore, Connecticut

STUDENT-ATHLETES

Freshman of the Week

2008-09 BIG EAST Conference Awards

2009-10 PREVIEW

Nov. 24...............................................Angel McCoughtry, Louisville Dec. 1...........................................Renee Montgomery, Connecticut Dec. 8..................................................Shavonte Zellous, Pittsburgh Dec. 15................................................Angel McCoughtry, Louisville Dec. 22................................................Shavonte Zellous, Pittsburgh Dec. 29..................................................Angel Robinson, Marquette Jan. 5....................................................Monique McLean, St. John’s Jan. 12................................................Angel McCoughtry, Louisville Jan. 19.....................................................Maya Moore, Connecticut Jan. 26................................................Shavonte Zellous, Pittsburgh Feb. 2..................................................Angel McCoughtry, Louisville Feb. 9.......................................................Sarah Miles, West Virginia Feb. 16................................................Angel McCoughtry, Louisville Feb. 23................................................Angel McCoughtry, Louisville March 2..............................................Angel McCoughtry, Louisville

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2008-09 BIG EAST Weekly Awards

Weekly Honor Roll (ND only)

BIG EAST

Nov. 24...................................................................... Ashley Barlow Jan. 12....................................................................Erica Williamson Feb. 23...................................................................Lindsay Schrader March 2.................................................................Lindsay Schrader

RECORDS

Notre Dame has had at least one first-team all-BIG EAST selection in 12 of the 14 seasons it has been a conference member, with Lindsay Schrader collecting that honor in 2008-09.

HISTORY

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THE FIGHTING IRISH

BIG EAST Composite Schedule

2010 BIG EAST Conference Championship March 5-9, 2010 XL Center (16,294 capacity) Hartford, Conn. Host: BIG EAST Conference FIRST ROUND — Fri., March 5 (live on www.BIGEAST.tv) Noon - #12 seed vs. #13 seed 2 p.m. - #9 seed vs. #16 seed 6 p.m. - #10 seed vs. #15 seed 8 p.m. - #11 seed vs. #14 seed SECOND ROUND — Sat., March 6 (live on BIG EAST-RSN/www.BIGEAST.tv) Noon - #5 seed vs. #12/13 seed 2 p.m. - #8 seed vs. #9/16 seed 6 p.m. - #7 seed vs. #10/15 seed 8 p.m. - #6 seed vs. #11/14 seed QUARTERFINALS — Sun., March 7 (live on ESPNU) Noon - #4 seed vs. #5/12/13 winner 2 p.m. - #1 seed vs. #8/9/16 winner 6 p.m. - #2 seed vs. #7/10/15 winner 8 p.m. - #3 seed vs. #6/11/14 winner SEMIFINALS — Mon., March 8 (live on ESPNU) 6 p.m. - Afternoon quarterfinal winners 8 p.m. - Evening quarterfinal winners CHAMPIONSHIP — Tues., March 9 (live on ESPN) 7 p.m. - Semifinal winners

NOVEMBER Fri. 13 Florida A&M at USF 7:00 p.m. Fairleigh Dickinson at Syracuse 7:00 p.m. Seton Hall at Rider 7:00 p.m. Providence at Brown 8:00 p.m. Central Michigan at DePaul 9:00 p.m. Preseason WNIT (Morgantown, W.Va.) Towson at West Virginia 6:00 p.m. Sat. 14 Northeastern at Connecticut (GP) 2:00 p.m. CPTV Georgetown at Missouri State 2:00 p.m. St. Francis (Pa.) at Marquette 3:00 p.m. Sun.15 Louisville at Dayton 1:00 p.m. St. John’s at Stony Brook 2:00 p.m. St. Joseph’s at Providence 2:00 p.m. Stanford at Rutgers 2:00 p.m. FiOS Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Notre Dame 7:00 p.m. Furman at Cincinnati 7:00 p.m. North Dakota State at DePaul 7:00 p.m. Mon.16 St. Peter’s at USF 5:00 p.m. Marquette at Michigan 6:30 p.m. BTN Presbyterian at Syracuse 7:00 p.m. Villanova at Sacred Heart 7:00 p.m. Seton Hall at Marshall 7:00 p.m. Tue. 17 ESPNU Road to the Championship (San Antonio, Texas) Connecticut vs. Texas 9:30 p.m. ESPN2 North Florida at Pittsburgh 11:00 a.m. Louisville at Hartford 7:00 p.m. Kean at Rutgers 7:30 p.m. Wed. 18 Pennsylvania at Villanova 7:00 p.m. Cincinnati at Indiana 7:00 p.m. Georgetown at James Madison 7:00 p.m. USF at Wake Forest 5:00 p.m. St. John’s at Massachusetts 5:30 p.m. Thu. 19 Alabama State at Syracuse (MF) 7:00 p.m. Boston College at Rutgers 7:30 p.m. FiOS Creighton at Marquette 8:00 p.m. Notre Dame at Michigan State 6:00 p.m. BTN Fri. 20 Florida at Pittsburgh 7:00 p.m. Hartford at Providence 7:00 p.m. Connecticut at Holy Cross (DCU) 7:00 p.m. CPTV Anaconda Sports the Rock SHU Classic (South Orange, N.J.) Morgan State at Seton Hall 6:00 p.m. BTI Classic (West Lafayette, Ind.) Georgetown vs. Dayton 7:00 p.m. Maggie Dixon Classic (Chicago, Ill.)

NOTE: All times Eastern, tentative and subject to change. Consult the official BIG EAST web site (www.bigeast.org) for the latest game and broadcast schedules, as well as complete ticket information. Guidelines for obtaining media credentials to the tournament will be distributed to media members in February.

Becca Bruszewski and her Fighting Irish teammates will spend the Thanksgiving holiday in the U.S. Virgin Islands at the 10th annual Paradise Jam, taking on three powerful opponents in San Diego State, South Carolina and Oklahoma.

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Cornell at DePaul 8:30 p.m. Sat. 21 Detroit at Cincinnati 2:00 p.m. FSO Boston University at St. John’s 2:00 p.m. Oakland at Marquette 3:00 p.m. North Florida at USF 7:00 p.m. Anaconda Sports the Rock SHU Classic (South Orange, N.J.) Arkansas State/VCU at Seton Hall 1/3:00 p.m. Maggie Dixon Classic (Chicago, Ill.) Consolation/Championship game at DePaul 6:30/8:30 p.m. BTI Classic (West Lafayette, Ind.) Georgetown vs. Seattle 7:00 p.m. Sun. 22 Villanova at Massachusetts 2:00 p.m. Iona at Notre Dame 2:00 p.m. Rutgers at Georgia 2:30 p.m. Tennessee Tech at Louisville 4:30 p.m. Binghamton at Syracuse TBD BTI Classic (West Lafayette, Ind.) Georgetown vs. Purdue 4:00 p.m. BTN Tue. 24 Seton Hall at Rhode Island 5:00 p.m. St. Francis (Pa.) at Pittsburgh 7:00 p.m. West Virginia at Duquesne 7:00 p.m. Quinnipiac at Providence 7:00 p.m. DePaul at Northwestern 9:00 p.m. BTN.com Great Alaska Shootout (Anchorage, Alaska) Cincinnati vs. Western Carolina Midnight Wed. 25 Georgetown at Central Michigan Noon Great Alaska Shootout (Anchorage, Alaska) Cincinnati vs. Alaska Anchorage/Coastal Carolina 6:30/9:00 p.m. Thu. 26 Paradise Jam (St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands) Notre Dame vs. San Diego State 3:30 p.m. Caribbean Challenge (Cancun, Mexico) Marquette vs. Cleveland State 4:30 p.m. Paradise Jam (St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands) Rutgers vs. Southern California 6:00 p.m. Cancun Thanksgiving Classic (Cancun, Mexico) Syracuse vs. Old Dominion 8:15 p.m. Fri. 27 Pittsburgh Thanksgiving Tournament (Pittsburgh, Pa.) Appalachian St. at Pittsburgh 1:00 p.m. Paradise Jam (St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands) Notre Dame vs. South Carolina 1:00 p.m. LIU Turkey Classic (Brooklyn, N.Y.) Seton Hall vs. Georgia Tech 4:00 p.m. Courtyard by Marriott L.A. Thanksgiving Classic (Los Angeles, Calif.) USF vs. Montana 4:00 p.m. Cancun Thanksgiving Classic (Cancun, Mexico) Louisville vs. Northern Illinois 6:00 p.m. Paradise Jam (St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands) Rutgers vs. Mississippi State 6:00 p.m. FIU Tournament (Miami, Fla.) St. John’s vs. Florida 7:00 p.m. WBCA Classic (Storrs, Conn.) Hofstra at Connecticut (GP) 7:30 p.m. CPTV Caribbean Challenge (Cancun, Mexico) Marquette vs. Duke 7:30 p.m. Warner Center Marriott Classic (Northridge, Calif.) Providence vs. Pepperdine 8:00 p.m. Fri. 27 Nugget Classic (Reno, Nev.) West Virginia vs. Iowa TBD Cancun Thanksgiving Classic (Cancun, Mexico) Syracuse vs. Butler 8:15 p.m. Chattanooga Tournament (Chattanooga, Tenn.) Villanova vs. Evansville 5:30 p.m. Sat. 28 DePaul at Northern Illinois 3:00 p.m. Wofford College at Georgetown 3:00 p.m. LIU Turkey Classic (Brooklyn, N.Y.) Seton Hall vs. Brown/Long Island 2/4:00 p.m. Paradise Jam (St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands) Notre Dame vs. Oklahoma 3:30 p.m. Pittsburgh Thanksgiving Tournament (Pittsburgh, Pa.) Marshall/Miami at Pittsburgh 4/6:00 p.m. Courtyard by Marriott L.A. Thanksgiving Classic (Los Angeles, Calif.) USF vs. St. Louis/Loyola Marymount 4/6:00 p.m. WBCA Classic (Storrs, Conn.) Richmond at Connecticut (GP) 7:30 p.m. CPTV Nugget Classic (Reno, Nev.) West Virginia vs. Columbia/Nevada-Reno 8/10:00 p.m. Cancun Thanksgiving Classic (Cancun, Mexico) Louisville vs. Old Dominion 8:15 p.m. Paradise Jam (St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands) Rutgers vs. Texas 8:30 p.m. Warner Center Marriott Classic (Northridge, Calif.) Providence vs. Northern Colorado 10:00 p.m. Chattanooga Tournament (Chattanooga, Tenn.) Villanova vs. Chattanooga/Kennesaw State 5:30/7:30 p.m. Sun. 29 Dartmouth at Cincinnati 2:00 p.m. FIU Tournament (Miami, Fla.) St. John’s vs. St. Joseph’s/Florida International 2/4:00 p.m. WBCA Classic (Storrs, Conn.) Clemson at Connecticut (GP) 4:30 p.m. CPTV Mon. 30 USF at UC Irvine 8:00 p.m.

THIS IS NOTRE DAME 2009-10 PREVIEW

2010 NCAA Tournament Dates and Sites

March 28 & 30 (Sun. & Tues.) Dayton, Ohio (University of Dayton Arena — 13,409 capacity) Kansas City, Mo. (Sprint Center — 18,555 capacity)

Women’s Final Four April 4 & 6 (Sun. & Tues.) San Antonio, Texas (Alamodome — 30,000 capacity) University of Texas at San Antonio - host

April 1 & 3, 2012 Denver, Colo. (Pepsi Center — capacity 19,155) Mountain West Conference - host

2009-10 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

HISTORY

RECORDS

FUTURE Women’s Final Four SITES April 3 & 5, 2011 Indianapolis, Ind. (Lucas Oil Stadium — capacity TBA) Butler University/Horizon League - co-hosts

BIG EAST

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Tulane at USF 7:00 p.m. Eastern Kentucky at Cincinnati 7:00 p.m. St. Peters at Seton Hall (PC) 4:00 p.m. Fresno State at West Virginia 7:00 p.m. Marquette at Green Bay 8:00 p.m. St. John’s-Chartwell Holiday Classic (Queens, N.Y.) Texas-Arlington at St. John’s 1:00 p.m. USF Shootout (Tampa, Fla.) NC Central at USF 4:00 p.m. Duel in the Desert (Las Vegas, Nev.) DePaul vs. Arkansas 5:30 p.m. Villanova at Temple 4:00 p.m. CBS C Charlotte at Notre Dame 1:00 p.m. Central Connecticut at Rutgers 2:00 p.m. Louisville at Kentucky 2:00 p.m. Pittsburgh at Austin Peay 3:00 p.m. Iona at Connecticut (GP) 6:00 p.m. CPTV Jacksonville State at Georgetown 3:00 p.m. USF Shootout (Tampa, Fla.) Houston Baptist/East Carolina at USF Noon/2:00 p.m. Duel in the Desert (Las Vegas, Nev.) DePaul vs. Florida State/Texas-San Antonio TBD St. John’s-Chartwell Holiday Classic (Queens, N.Y.) Alabama-Birmingham/Virginia Tech at St. John’s Noon/2:00 p.m. Vermont at Providence Noon UC Davis at Seton Hall 1:00 p.m. Valparaiso at Cincinnati 7:00 p.m. Canisius at Marquette 8:00 p.m. Duel in the Desert (Las Vegas, Nev.) DePaul vs. TBD TBD Villanova at La Salle 1:00 p.m. Delaware State at Syracuse 2:00 p.m. Pittsburgh at Western Kentucky 6:30 p.m. Louisville at New Hampshire 7:00 p.m. NC State at Georgetown 7:00 p.m. Maryland Baltimore-County at West Virginia 7:00 p.m. Stanford at Connecticut (XL) 5:30 p.m. ESPN2 Rider at Syracuse 7:00 p.m. Connecticut at Florida State 7:00 p.m. Seton Hall at NC State 7:00 p.m. DePaul at Illinois State 8:00 p.m. Wildcat Christmas Tournament (Villanova, Pa.) San Francisco at Villanova 7:30 p.m. Notre Dame at Central Florida 1:00 p.m. CBS C Duquesne at Pittsburgh 2:00 p.m. St. John’s at Northeastern 2:00 p.m. IPFW at Louisville 7:00 p.m. Wright State at Cincinnati 7:00 p.m. Marquette at UW-Milwaukee 8:00 p.m. Sports32 Wildcat Christmas Tournament (Villanova, Pa.) Drexel/Loyola (Md.) at Villanova 5:30/7:30 p.m. New Hampshire at Syracuse (MF) 7:00 p.m. Santa Clara at West Virginia 7:00 p.m. Georgetown at Clemson 7:00 p.m. Rutgers at George Washington 7:00 p.m. Vanderbilt at Notre Dame 2:00 p.m. CBS C Mt. St. Mary’s at Pittsburgh 1:00 p.m. Fordham at Providence 1:00 p.m. St. Francis (Pa.) at USF 2:00 p.m.

2008-09 REVIEW

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COACHES

DECEMBER Tue. 1 Georgetown at La Salle Stetson at St. John’s Wed. 2 Buffalo at Providence Wagner College at Syracuse (MF) Louisville at Central Michigan Radford at West Virginia Eastern Michigan at Notre Dame Pittsburgh at Youngstown State Temple at Rutgers DePaul at Green Bay Thu. 3 New Hampshire at Seton Hall Vermont at Connecticut (GP) NJIT at Marquette Fri. 4 Kentucky at Cincinnati St. John’s at Columbia Illinois-Chicago at DePaul Washington at USF Sat. 5 Maine at West Virginia Wake Forest at Georgetown Western Michigan at Pittsburgh Providence at Rhode Island Rutgers at Princeton Villanova at Lehigh Sun. 6 Utah at Louisville Syracuse at Ohio Cincinnati at Xavier Seton Hall at Colorado St. John’s at North Carolina Loyola-Chicago at DePaul Mon. 7 Jimmy V Classic (Piscataway, N.J.) Florida at Rutgers Tue. 8 Southwest Baptist (Mo.) at Georgetown Valparaiso at Pittsburgh Providence at Hofstra IPFW at Notre Dame Eastern Kentucky at West Virginia Wed. 9 Marquette at Illinois St. Joseph’s at Villanova Middle Tennessee at Louisville Thu. 10 Hartford at Connecticut (XL) Long Island at St. John’s Prairie View A&M at Rutgers Fri. 11 Providence at Massachusetts Binghamton at Villanova Wisconsin at Marquette Sat. 12 Pittsburgh at Penn State Valparaiso at Notre Dame Longwood at West Virginia Delaware State at Seton Hall Georgetown at Richmond Sun. 13 Maggie Dixon Classic (New York, N.Y.) Rutgers vs. Tennessee Rhode Island at St. John’s IUPUI at Louisville Robert Morris at Marquette Jacksonville at USF DePaul at Stanford Butler at Cincinnati Dartmouth at Syracuse Wed. 16 Louisville at Tennessee

STUDENT-ATHLETES

Notre Dame will be a part of history on Jan. 16, as ESPN College Gameday will originate from the site of a women’s basketball game for the first time when the Fighting Irish visit Connecticut.

First/Second Rounds March 20 & 22 (Sat. & Mon.) Berkeley, Calif. (Haas Pavilion) Durham, N.C. (Cameron Indoor Stadium) Knoxville, Tenn. (Thompson-Boling Arena) Louisville, Ky. (Freedom Hall) Seattle, Wash. (Bank of America Arena) Stanford, Calif. (Maples Pavilion) Tallahassee, Fla. (Tucker Center) Tempe, Ariz. (Wells Fargo Arena) March 21 & 23 (Sun. & Tues.) Ames, Iowa (Hilton Coliseum) Austin, Texas (Frank Erwin Center) Cincinnati, Ohio (Cintas Center) Minneapolis, Minn. (Williams Arena) Norfolk, Va. (Constant Convocation Center) Norman, Okla. (Lloyd Noble Center) Notre Dame, Ind. (Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center) Pittsburgh, Pa. (Petersen Events Center) Regionals March 27 & 29 (Sat. & Mon.) Memphis, Tenn. (FedEx Forum — 18,400 capacity) Sacramento, Calif. (ARCO Arena — 17,317 capacity)

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BIG EAST Composite Schedule JANUARY Sat. 2 Sun. 3 Mon. 4 Tue. 5 Wed. 6 Thu. 7 Sat. 9 Sun. 10 Tue. 12 Wed. 13 Sat. 16 Sun. 17 Mon. 18 Tue. 19 Wed. 20 Thurs. 21 Sat. 23 Sun. 24 Tue. 26 Wed. 27 Sat. 30 Sun. 31

WEST VIRGINIA at ST. JOHN’S CONNECTICUT at SETON HALL (PC) LOUISVILLE at CINCINNATI DE PAUL at RUTGERS GEORGETOWN at SYRACUSE PITTSBURGH at MARQUETTE Providence at Duke USF at CONNECTICUT (XL) Notre Dame at Purdue PITTSBURGH at WEST VIRGINIA LOUISVILLE at DEPAUL 9:00 p.m. CBS C MARQUETTE at ST. JOHN’S SYRACUSE at SETON HALL VILLANOVA at PROVIDENCE CINCINNATI at CONNECTICUT (GP) VILLANOVA at NOTRE DAME DE PAUL at WEST VIRGINIA North Carolina at Connecticut (GP) PROVIDENCE at LOUISVILLE GEORGETOWN at USF ST. JOHN’S at CINCINNATI SETON HALL at MARQUETTE RUTGERS at PITTSBURGH Brown at Syracuse SETON HALL at ST. JOHN’S USF at NOTRE DAME VILLANOVA at WEST VIRGINIA PROVIDENCE at GEORGETOWN RUTGERS at SYRACUSE CONNECTICUT at MARQUETTE LOUISVILLE at GEORGETOWN ESPN GameDay (Storrs, Conn.) NOTRE DAME at CONNECTICUT (GP) SETON HALL at PROVIDENCE MARQUETTE at VILLANOVA CINCINNATI at RUTGERS SYRACUSE at USF ST. JOHN’S at DE PAUL WEST VIRGINIA at PITTSBURGH Connecticut at Duke NOTRE DAME at LOUISVILLE SYRACUSE at PROVIDENCE DE PAUL at SETON HALL GEORGETOWN at CINCINNATI PITTSBURGH at USF West Virginia vs. Marshall (CCC) George Washington at Villanova PITTSBURGH at PROVIDENCE MARQUETTE at RUTGERS CINCINNATI at SETON HALL CONNECTICUT at VILLANOVA SYRACUSE at LOUISVILLE USF at ST. JOHN’S (MSG) DE PAUL at GEORGETOWN WEST VIRGINIA at NOTRE DAME RUTGERS at CONNECTICUT (XL) VILLANOVA at LOUISVILLE SETON HALL at WEST VIRGINIA ST. JOHN’S at SYRACUSE PROVIDENCE at NOTRE DAME GEORGETOWN at MARQUETTE CINCINNATI at DE PAUL SETON HALL at VILLANOVA LOUISVILLE at WEST VIRGINIA USF at CINCINNATI NOTRE DAME at SYRACUSE PROVIDENCE at ST. JOHN’S CONNECTICUT at PITTSBURGH RUTGERS at GEORGETOWN MARQUETTE at DE PAUL

FEBRUARY Mon. 1 NOTRE DAME at RUTGERS Tue. 2 CINCINNATI at LOUISVILLE SYRACUSE at PITTSBURGH WEST VIRGINIA at CONNECTICUT (XL) VILLANOVA at USF ST. JOHN’S at GEORGETOWN Wed. 3 DE PAUL at PROVIDENCE Sat. 6 RUTGERS at USF MARQUETTE at SYRACUSE PITTSBURGH at NOTRE DAME WEST VIRGINIA at PROVIDENCE (DD) VILLANOVA at DEPAUL Sun. 7 CONNECTICUT at LOUISVILLE ST. JOHN’S at SETON HALL Tue. 9 SYRACUSE at VILLANOVA USF at MARQUETTE NOTRE DAME at CINCINNATI

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It only seems fitting that Notre Dame will hold its third annual Pink Zone game for breast cancer awareness on Valentine’s Day, as the Fighting Irish entertain DePaul in a nationally-televised matchup at Purcell Pavilion. Wed. 10 Sat. 13 Sun. 14 Mon. 15 Tue. 16 Wed. 17 Sat. 20 Sun. 21 Tue. 23 Wed. 24 Sat. 27

GEORGETOWN at PITTSBURGH LOUISVILLE at ST. JOHN’S SETON HALL at RUTGERS CONNECTICUT at DE PAUL CINCINNATI at SYRACUSE USF at SETON HALL PROVIDENCE at MARQUETTE ST. JOHN’S at CONNECTICUT (GP) RUTGERS at VILLANOVA ESPN’s February Frenzy/Pink Zone GEORGETOWN at WEST VIRGINIA ESPN’s February Frenzy/Pink Zone DE PAUL at NOTRE DAME ESPN’s February Frenzy/Pink Zone LOUISVILLE at PITTSBURGH ESPN’s February Frenzy/Pink Zone Connecticut at Oklahoma RUTGERS at WEST VIRGINIA CINCINNATI at PROVIDENCE NOTRE DAME at ST. JOHN’S MARQUETTE at LOUISVILLE PITTSBURGH at VILLANOVA USF at GEORGETOWN DE PAUL at MARQUETTE PROVIDENCE at CONNECTICUT (XL) VILLANOVA at CINCINNATI SETON HALL at PITTSBURGH NOTRE DAME at GEORGETOWN WEST VIRGINIA at USF SYRACUSE at RUTGERS GEORGETOWN at VILLANOVA PITTSBURGH at DE PAUL MARQUETTE at NOTRE DAME PROVIDENCE at USF WEST VIRGINIA at CINCINNATI LOUISVILLE at SETON HALL CONNECTICUT at SYRACUSE ST. JOHN’S at RUTGERS GEORGETOWN at CONNECTICUT (XL) MARQUETTE at WEST VIRGINIA NOTRE DAME at SETON HALL PITTSBURGH at CINCINNATI VILLANOVA at ST. JOHN’S USF at LOUISVILLE RUTGERS at PROVIDENCE SYRACUSE at DE PAUL

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME®

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MARCH Mon. 1 CONNECTICUT at NOTRE DAME 7:00 p.m. ESPN2 WEST VIRGINIA at SYRACUSE 7:00 p.m. PROVIDENCE at VILLANOVA 7:00 p.m. DE PAUL at USF 7:00 p.m. SETON HALL at GEORGETOWN 7:00 p.m. ST. JOHN’S at PITTSBURGH 7:00 p.m. LOUISVILLE at RUTGERS 7:30 p.m. FiOS CINCINNATI at MARQUETTE 8:00 p.m. Sports32 Fri. 5 BIG EAST Championship First Round (Hartford, Conn.) Noon/2:00/6:00/8:00 p.m. Sat. 6 BIG EAST Championship Second Round (Hartford, Conn.) BETV Noon/2:00/6:00/8:00 p.m. Sun. 7 BIG EAST Championship Quarterfinals (Hartford, Conn.) ESPNU Noon/2:00/6:00/8:00 p.m. Mon. 8 BIG EAST Championship Semifinals (Hartford, Conn.) ESPNU 6:00/8:00 p.m. Tue. 9 BIG EAST Championship Finals (Hartford, Conn.) ESPN 7:00 p.m. BIG EAST Games in CAPS; All dates and times (Eastern) are subject to changes; BETV – BIG EAST Regional Sports Network (check local listings); CBS C – CBS College Sports Network; CPTV – Connecticut Public Television (local in Connecticut); Sports32 – Sports32 on Time Warner Cable (local southeastern Wis.); WVPBS – West Virginia Public Broadcasting System (regional in W.Va.); FSO – Fox Sports Ohio; FiOS – Verizon FiOS; BTN – Big Ten Network; BTN.com – Big Ten Network online; GP – Gampel Pavilion (Storrs, Conn.); XL – XL Center (Hartford, Conn.); MF – Manley Fieldhouse (Syracuse, N.Y.) – all Syracuse home games are at the Carrier Dome unless otherwise noted; CCC – Charleston Civic Center (Charleston, W.Va.); DD – Dunkin’ Donuts Center (Providence, R.I.); DCU – DCU Center (Worcester, Mass.); MSG – Madison Square Garden (New York, N.Y.); PC – Prudential Center (Newark, N.J.); Cox – Cox Communications – tape delay (local in R.I. and Conn.)

Records

Jacqueline Batteast ranks among the top five on 16 of Notre Dame career statistical charts, including points (fourth), rebounds (fourth) and blocked shots (third).

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Individual Single-Game Records POINTS

ASSISTS

Most Points 1. 41, Ruth Riley at Providence 1/30/99 2. 40, Katryna Gaither vs. Ohio 11/29/96 3. 36, Ruth Riley vs. Miami (Fla.), 2/22/00 36, Ruth Riley vs. Providence, 1/10/99 36, Beth Morgan vs. Alabama 3/22/97 6. 35, Charel Allen vs. Oklahoma 3/25/08 7. 34, Katryna Gaither, vs. Syracuse 1/10/96 34, Beth Morgan vs. Texas A&M, 12/3/95 34, Katryna Gaither, vs. Cleveland State, 1/9/95 10. 33, Michelle Marciniak, at Georgia 12/8/91

Most Assists 1. 17, Mary Gavin vs. Marquette 1/31/87 2. 15, Mary Gavin vs. Northern Illinois, 12/15/85 3. 14, Mary Gavin vs. Marquette 1/31/87 4. 13, eight times (MR: Niele Ivey , vs. North Carolina, 12/4/99)

BLOCKED SHOTS Most Blocks 1. 11, Amanda Barksdale, vs. Boston College, 2/10/02 2. 8, Amanda Barksdale, vs. Marquette, 12/22/01 8, Ruth Riley vs. Duke 11/21/98 8, Shari Matvey at Wis.-La Crosse, 3/15/80 5. 7, seven times (MR: Amanda Barksdale vs. USC 12/9/01)

FIELD GOALS Most Field Goals Made 1. 18, Ruth Riley at Providence, 1/30/99 (22 att.) 2. 17, Katryna Gaither , vs. Ohio 11/29/96 (22) 3. 16, Katryna Gaither, vs. Providence, 1/14/96 (22) 16, Katryna Gaither, vs. Cleveland State, 1/9/95 (20) 5. 15, Michelle Marciniak , at Georgia 12/8/91 (21) 6. 14, eight times (MR: Charel Allen, vs. St. John’s 1/16/07 (19)) Most Field Goals Attempted 1. 31, Beth Morgan at Connecticut, 3/4/97 2. 30, Shari Matvey vs. Chicago State, 1/11/80 3. 28, Shari Matvey at Michigan State, 2/26/81 4. 26, Katryna Gaither , at Cleveland State, 2/16/95 26, Trena Keys at Rutgers 1/9/86 6. 25, Jacqueline Batteast, vs. Michigan State, 12/2/04 25, Beth Morgan at Purdue 12/5/96 25, Letitia Bowen vs. Butler 3/4/93 25, Carol Lally at Northern Illinois, 1/12/79 25, Carol Lally vs. Northern Illinois, 2/11/78 Highest Field Goal Percentage (min. 7 attempts) 1. 1.000 (12-12), Karen Robinson at Saint Louis 1/14/89 2. 1.000 (9-9), Crystal Erwin vs. Washington, 12/11/04 1.000 (9-9), Sandy Botham vs. Evansville, , 2/28/86 4. 1.000 (8-8), Rosanne Bohman at Texas 3/17/97 1.000 (8-8), Annie Schwartz at Loyola-Chicago, 11/28/87 6. 1.000 (7-7), seven times (MR: Teresa Borton vs. West Virginia, 2/1/03)

3-POINT FIELD GOALS Most 3-Point Field Goals Made 1. 8, Sheila McMillen , vs. St. John’s 2/28/98 (12 att.) 2. 7, Alicia Ratay at Providence 2/16/03 (9) 7, Alicia Ratay vs. Syracuse 3/3/02 (14) 7, Alicia Ratay at Miami (Fla.), 1/2/02 (9) 7, Alicia Ratay at Rutgers , 2/19/00 (7) 6. 6, eight times (MR: Kellie Watson, vs. Michigan State, 11/29/08 (9)) Most 3-Point Field Goals Attempted 1. 15, Sheila McMillen , vs. St. John’s 1/23/99 (6 made) 2. 14, Alicia Ratay vs. Syracuse 3/3/02 (7) 14, Sheila McMillen , vs. Syracuse 2/17/99 (6) 14, Sheila McMillen , at Rutgers 2/13/99 (6) 5. 13, Sheila McMillen , vs. West Virginia, 1/7/99 (5) 13, Sheila McMillen , vs. Toledo 12/2/98 (6) 7. 12, Sheila McMillen, at Rutgers 3/1/99 (5) 12, Sheila McMillen, vs. St. John’s 2/28/98 (8) 9. 11, six times (MR: Megan Duffy, vs. Iona 11/29/05 (3) Highest 3-Point Percentage (min. 4 attempts) 1. 1.000 (7-7), Alicia Ratay , at Rutgers 2/19/00 1.000 (5-5), Sheila McMillen vs. Connecticut, 12/8/98 1.000 (4-4), Niele Ivey , vs. Wisconsin 11/22/00 1.000 (4-4), Beth Morgan , at Boston College, 1/7/97 1.000 (4-4), Sherri Orlosky at Evansville 2/12/94 1.000 (4-4), Audrey Gomez vs. Dayton 2/13/93 1.000 (4-4), Coquese Washington vs. Xavier 1/29/91 1.000 (4-4), Coquese Washington at Loyola-Chicago, 2/6/90 9. .857 (6-7), Sheila McMillen at UCLA 11/30/97 .857 (6-7), Lisa Kuhns, at Marquette 2/20/88

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More than 20 years later, Karen Robinson still holds the Notre Dame record for field goal accuracy in a single game, going a perfect 12-for-12 at Saint Louis on Jan. 14, 1989.

FREE THROWS Most Free Throws Made 1. 18, Ruth Riley vs. Miami (Fla.), 2/22/00 (23 att.) 2. 15, Beth Morgan vs. Georgetown, 1/25/97 (16) 15, Krissi Davis at Butler 1/7/91 (16) 4. 14, Beth Morgan at Texas 3/17/97 (18) 5. 13, Ashley Barlow , vs. Prairie View, 12/28/06 (13) 13, Ruth Riley vs. Connecticut, 1/15/01 (13) 7. 12, five times (MR: Charel Allen, vs. Oklahoma 3/25/08 (12))

Most Steals 1. 10, Mary Gavin vs. Marquette, 1/31/87 2. 8, Ashley Barlow, vs. Cincinnati, 1/31/09 8, Le’Tania Severe , vs. Georgetown, 2/5/03 8, Coquese Washington vs. Stanford 11/24/91 8, Karen Robinson, at Xavier 2/25/89 8, Mary Gavin vs. Montana 12/31/86 8, Mary Beth Schueth , vs. Xavier 2/9/84 8. 7, 20 times (MR: Ashley Barlow at Boston College, 11/23/08)

TRIPLE-DOUBLES Mary Gavin vs. Marquette (11 pts., 14 asst., 10 stls.) – Jan. 31, 1987 Sara Liebscher vs. Detroit (17 pts., 12 rebs., 10 asst.) – Feb. 15, 1990 Current players listed in boldface

Most Free Throws Attempted 1. 23, Ruth Riley vs. Miami (Fla.), 2/22/00 (18 made) 2. 18, Beth Morgan at Texas 3/17/97 (14) 18, Janice Crowe vs. Concordia 12/6/80 (9) 4. 16, Courtney LaVere, at Villanova 1/25/03 (12) 16, Beth Morgan vs. Georgetown, 1/25/97 (15) 16, Krissi Davis at Butler 1/7/91 (15) 16, Trena Keys at Dayton 2/5/85 (12) 8. 15, Sandy Botham, at Northern Illinois, 3/9/88 (9) 9. 14, seven times (MR: Le’Tania Severe at Valparaiso 12/4/02 (11)) Highest Free Throw Percentage (min. 10 attempts) 1. 1.000 (13-13), Ashley Barlow vs. Prairie View, 12/28/06 1.000 (13-13) Ruth Riley, vs. Connecticut, 1/15/01 1.000 (12-12) Charel Allen, vs. Oklahoma, , 3/25/08 1.000 (12-12) Kelley Siemon at UCLA 11/30/97 1.000 (10-10) eight times (MR: Jacqueline Batteast, vs. Villanova 1/24/04)

REBOUNDS Most Rebounds 1. 22, Jane Politiski vs. Goshen 2/13/78 2. 21, Jane Politiski at Marion 2/16/79 21, Jane Politiski at Indiana Tech, 2/15/78 4. 20, Heidi Bunek at DePaul 1/20/88 20, Jane Politiski vs. Vincennes 3/4/78 6. 19, Jane Politiski vs. Saint Mary’s (Ind.)2/20/78 7. 18, seven times (MR: Erica Williamson at South Florida, 1/13/07)

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME®

Kellie Watson’s six three-pointers in a November 2008 win over Michigan State are not only tied for sixth-most in school history, but they also equal the most by a Fighting Irish player at Purcell Pavilion.

Purcell Pavilion/Joyce Center Records

STUDENT-ATHLETES On a December afternoon in 2004, Crystal Erwin earned a spot in Notre Dame history, tying Sandy Botham’s arena record by going 9-for-9 from the floor and scoring a career-high 24 points in a victory over Washington.

BIG EAST RECORDS HISTORY

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2008-09 REVIEW

2009-10 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

2009-10 OPPONENTS

Most 3-Point Field Goals Attempted, Opponent Individual 1. 16, Lenae Williams, DePaul 12/31/01 (3 made) 2. 13, Christie Lambert, West Virginia, 1/7/99 (5) 13, Casey Rost, Western Michigan, 12/12/01 (2) 4. 12, Ann Strother, Connecticut, 1/12/05 (3) 12, Jessica Richter, Syracuse 1/5/05 (5) Most 3-Point Field Goals Attempted, Opponent Team 1. 41, Alcorn State, 3/17/01 (9 made) 2. 33, Connecticut, 1/15/01 (11) 3. 29, DePaul, 1/17/06 (13) 29, Syracuse, 1/5/05 (9) 5. 28, DePaul, 12/31/01 (6) Highest 3-Point Percentage (min. 4 attempts) 1., 1.000 (5-5), Sheila McMillen vs. Connecticut, 12/8/98 1.000 (4-4), Audrey Gomez vs. Dayton, 2/13/93 1.000 (4-4), Coquese Washington vs. Xavier 1/29/91 4. .833 (5-6), four times (MR: Alicia Ratay vs. IPFW 12/21/02) Highest 3-Point Percentage, Team (min. 5 attempts) 1. 1.000 (5-5) vs. Duke 11/17/04 2. .857 (6-7) vs. Illinois-Chicago, 11/27/93 .857 (6-7) vs. Xavier 1/29/91 4. .800 (4-5) vs. USC 12/27/99 .800 (4-5) vs. Georgetown, 12/30/92 Highest 3-Point Percentage, Opponent Individual (min. 4 attempts) 1. 1.000 (4-4) Courtney Weibel, Marquette, 2/13/08 1.000 (4-4) Maya Moore, Connecticut, 1/27/08 1.000 (4-4) Candace Wilson, Central Michigan, 11/10/06 4. .833 (5-6), Megan Thorburn, Bowling Green, 11/13/06 5. .800 (4-5), six times (MR: Krystal Ellis, Marquette, 2/13/08) Highest 3-Point Percentage, Opponent Team (min. 5 attempts) 1. .875 (7-8), Tennessee, 1/7/94 2. .800 (4-5), Toledo 12/19/88 3. .714 (5-7), Syracuse 1/5/00 .714 (5-7), UCLA 12/22/89 5. .700 (7-10), twice, (MR: Providence, 1/5/02)

COACHES

FIELD GOALS Most Field Goals Made 1. 16, Katryna Gaither vs. Cleveland State, 1/9/95 (20 att.) 2. 14, Charel Allen vs. St. John’s, 1/16/07 (19) 14, Trena Keys vs. Northern Illinois, 12/15/85 (19) 14, Shari Matvey vs. Mount St. Joseph, 1/26/80 (19) 5. 13, Jacqueline Batteast vs. Middle Tennessee, 3/23/04 (17) Most Field Goals Made, Team 1. 44 vs. Marquette, 12/21/90 (73 att.) 44 vs. Butler 2/28/85 (69) 3. 43 vs. Detroit 2/15/90 (72) 4. 42 vs. Cleveland State, 11/26/02 (70) 42 vs. Marquette, 1/31/87 (70) Most Field Goals Made, Opponent Individual 1. 17, Shelly Pennefather, Villanova, 2/11/84 (24 att.) 2. 14, Aisha Jefferson, Michigan State, 1/29/08 (28) 3. 13, four times (MR: Kara Wolters, Connecticut, 1/18/96 (18)) Most Field Goals Made, Opponent Team 1. 55, South Carolina, 1/31/81 (82 att.) 2. 40, Nebraska 2/25/82 (77) 3. 39, Tennessee, 2/3/88 (63) 39, Miami (Ohio), 1/17/81 (63) 5. 38, Connecticut, 12/8/98 (68) Most Field Goals Attempted 1. 25, Jacqueline Batteast vs. Michigan State, 12/2/04 (6 made) 25, Letitia Bowen vs. Butler 3/4/93 (9) 25, Carol Lally vs. Northern Illinois, 2/11/78 (9) 4. 23, three times (MR: Jacqueline Batteast vs. Ohio State, 11/20/04 (11)) Most Field Goals Attempted, Team 1. 97 vs. Grace, 1/31/78 (31 made) 2. 93 vs. IPFW, 1/24/78 (31) 3. 91 vs. Clark, 11/11/78 (31) 4. 88 vs. Saint Louis, 2/19/91 (39) 88 vs. Concordia, 12/6/80 (35)

3-POINT FIELD GOALS Most 3-Point Field Goals Made 1. 6, Kellie Watson vs. Michigan State, 11/29/08 (9 att.) 6, Megan Duffy vs. Wisconsin, 12/4/03 (10) 6, Alicia Ratay vs. St. John’s, 2/12/00 (9) 6, Sheila McMillen vs. Syracuse, 2/17/99 (14) 6, Sheila McMillen vs. St. John’s, 1/23/99 (15) 6, Sheila McMillen vs. Toledo, 12/2/98 (13) 6, Mollie Peirick vs. Marquette, 1/8/98 (9) Most 3-Point Field Goals Made, Team 1. 11 vs. St. John’s, 1/23/99 (25 att.) 11 vs. Miami (Fla.), 1/8/98 (20) 3. 10 vs. Army 11/26/01 (28) 10 vs. Miami (Fla.), 2/23/99 (20) 10 vs. West Virginia, 1/9/97 (18) Most 3-Point Field Goals Made, Opponent Individual 1. 7, Angie Bjorklund, Tennessee, 1/5/08 (9 att.) 7, Andrea Morgan, DePaul, 2/28/88 (13) 3. 5, 11 times (MR: Katie Ohm, Minnesota, 3/22/09 (9)) Most 3-Point Field Goals Made, Opponent Team 1. 13, DePaul, 1/17/06 (29 att.) 2. 11, Tennessee, 1/5/08 (20) 11, Bowling Green, 11/13/06 (23) 11, Connecticut, 1/15/01 (33) 11, Indiana, 12/11/96 (25) Most 3-Point Field Goals Attempted 1. 15, Sheila McMillen vs. St. John’s, 1/23/99 (6 made) 2. 14, Sheila McMillen vs. Syracuse, 2/17/99 (6) 3. 13, Sheila McMillen vs. West Virginia, 1/7/99 (5) 13, Sheila McMillen vs. Toledo 12/2/98 (6) 5. 11, three times (MR: Niele Ivey vs. Syracuse, 1/15/00 (6)) Most 3-Point Field Goals Attempted, Team 1. 28 vs. Army, 11/26/01 (10 made) 2. 25 vs. St. John’s 1/23/99 (11) 25 vs. Michigan State 11/29/08 (8) 25 vs. Toledo, 12/2/98 (8) 5. 23 vs. Southwest Missouri St., 3/21/04 (4)

2009-10 PREVIEW

Most Points, Individual 1. 36, Ruth Riley vs. Miami (Fla.), 2/22/00 36, Ruth Riley vs. Providence, 1/10/99 3. 34, Katryna Gaither vs. Cleveland State, 1/9/95 34, Katryna Gaither vs. Syracuse, 1/10/96 5. 32, four times (MR: Megan Duffy vs. Marquette, 1/10/06) Most Points, Team 1. 111 vs. West Virginia, 1/7/99 2. 109 vs. Providence, 1/24/98 109 vs. Marquette, 12/21/90 4. 107 vs. Cleveland State, 11/26/02 107 vs. Xavier, 2/9/85 Fewest Points, Team 1. 38 vs. Villanova, 1/24/04 2. 39 vs. Louisiana Tech, 2/11/83 3. 41 vs. Purdue, 12/4/92 4. 42 vs. Valparaiso, 11/18/01 5. 45, twice, (MR: vs. Villanova, 2/26/02) Most Points, Opponent Individual 1. 35, Shelly Pennefather, Villanova 2/11/84 2. 34, Aisha Jefferson, Michigan State, 11/29/08 34, Debra Powell, Nebraska 2/25/82 4. 32, Nadine Malcolm, Providence, 12/7/96 32, Cornelia Gayden, LSU, 12/19/93 Most Points, Opponent Team 1. 124, South Carolina 1/31/81 2. 106, Connecticut 12/8/98 3. 105, Tennessee 1/7/94 4. 98, Nebraska, 2/25/82 5. 93, twice (MR: Illinois 11/24/98) Fewest Points, Opponent Team 1. 25, Grace, 1/31/78 2. 29, Saint Mary’s (Ind.), 12/8/81 3. 31, St. John’s, 2/13/02 4. 33, four times (MR: Seton Hall, 1/2/05)

Most Field Goals Attempted, Opponent Individual 1. 28, Aisha Jefferson, Michigan State, 11/29/08 (14 made) 28, Cornelia Gayden, LSU, 12/19/93 (12) 3. 27, Lenae Williams, DePaul, 12/31/01 (6) 4. 25, Regina Pierce, Detroit, 2/14/84 (9) 25, Debra Powell, Nebraska, 2/25/82 (13) Most Field Goals Attempted, Opponent Team 1. 90, Mount St. Joseph, 1/26/80 (32 made) 2. 83, Marquette, 11/26/91 (27) 3. 82, South Carolina, 1/21/81 (55) 4. 80, Miami (Fla.), 1/11/03 (29) 5. 79, twice, (MR: Connecticut, 1/15/01 (29)) Highest Field Goal Percentage (min. 7 attempts) 1. 1.000 (9-9), Crystal Erwin vs. Washington, 12/11/04 1.000 (9-9), Sandy Botham vs. Evansville, , 2/28/86 1.000 (7-7), four times (MR: Teresa Borton vs. West Virginia, 2/1/03) Highest Field Goal Percentage, Team (min. 40 attempts) 1. .702 (40-57) vs. Xavier 2/9/85 2. .680 (34-50) vs. Boston College, 2/12/97 3. .672 (39-58) vs. Xavier 2/8/86 4. .644 (29-45) vs. SMU 1/17/82 5. .643 (36-56) vs. Marquette, 2/13/08 Highest Field Goal Percentage, Opponent Individual (min. 7 attempts) 1. 1.000 (10-10) Nykesha Sales, Connecticut, 12/6/97 2. .909 (10-11) Rita Johnson, South Carolina, 1/31/81 3. .867 (13-15) Bridgette Gordon, Tennessee, 2/3/88 4. .818 (9-11) Barbara Turner, Connecticut, 1/20/03 5. .800 (8-10) Emily Ashbaugh, Wisconsin, 12/4/03, Highest Field Goal Percentage, Opponent Team (min. 40 attempts) 1. .673 (37-55) Tennessee, 1/7/94 2. .671 (55-82) South Carolina, 1/31/81 3. .619 (39-63) Tennessee, 2/3/88 .619 (39-63) Miami (Ohio), 1/17/81 5. .609 (28-46) Miami (Ohio), 2/17/91

THIS IS NOTRE DAME

POINTS

THE FIGHTING IRISH

FREE THROWS Most Free Throws Made 1. 18, Ruth Riley vs. Miami (Fla.), 2/22/00 (23 att.) 2. 15, Beth Morgan vs. Georgetown, 1/25/97 (16) 3. 13, Ashley Barlow vs. Prairie View, 12/28/06 (13) 13, Ruth Riley vs. Connecticut, 1/15/01 (13) 5. 12, twice (MR: Megan Duffy vs. Marquette, 1/10/06 (13)) Most Free Throws Made, Team 1. 33 vs. West Virginia, 2/4/07 (39 att.) 33 vs. George Washington, 3/19/00 (45) 3. 32 vs. Purdue 12/10/97 (40) 4. 31 vs. West Virginia, 1/7/99 (39) 31 vs. Illinois, 11/24/98 (43) Most Free Throws Made, Opponent Individual 1. 15, Nadine Malcolm, Providence, 12/7/96 (16 att.) 2. 13, Liz Zeller, TCU, 12/13/90 (16) 3. 12, six times (MR: Epiphanny PrinceRutgers, 1/27/09 (12)) Most Free Throws Made, Opponent Team 1. 32, Illinois, 11/24/98 (37 att.) 32, Boston College 2/12/97 (41) 32, La Salle, 1/5/92 (44) 4. 31, Illinois-Chicago, 1/23/83 (39) 5. 29, twice (MR: Michigan State, 12/2/04 (33)) Most Free Throws Attempted 1. 23, Ruth Riley vs. Miami (Fla.), 2/22/00 (18 made) 2. 18, Janice Crowe vs. Concordia, 12/6/80 (9) 3. 16, Kelley Siemon vs. Connecticut, 1/15/01 (3) 16, Beth Morgan vs. Georgetown, 1/25/97 (15) 5. 14, three times (MR: Meaghan Leahy vs. Fordham, 11/27/00 (12)) Most Free Throws Attempted, Team 1. 46 vs. Connecticut 1/15/01 (26 made) 46 vs. Xavier, 2/8/86 (26) 3. 45 vs. George Washington, 3/19/00 (33) 4. 43 vs. Illinois, 11/24/98 (31) 43 vs. Georgetown, 2/18/98 (28) Most Free Throws Attempted, Opponent Individual 1. 16, Nadine Malcolm, Providence, 12/7/96 (15 made) 16, Liz Zeller TCU, 12/13/90 (13) 3. 15, Katie Donovan, Illinois State, 11/13/04 (10) 15, Holly Porter, Boston College, 2/12/97 (12) 15, Zan Jefferies, Indiana 12/6/90 (6) Most Free Throws Attempted, Opponent Team 1. 44, La Salle 1/5/92 (32 made) 2. 42, Tennessee, 12/3/89 (28) 3. 41, Boston College, 2/12/97 (32) 41, Butler 1/22/94 (29) 5. 40, St. Joseph’s (Ind.), 1/16/80 (24) Highest Free Throw Percentage (min. 10 attempts) 1. 1.000 (13-13) Ashley Barlow vs. Prairie View, 12/28/06 1.000 (13-13), Ruth Riley vs. Connecticut, 1/15/01 1.000 (10-10), Jacqueline Batteast vs. Villanova, 1/24/04 1.000 (10-10) Karen Robinson vs. Evansville, 2/3/90 1.000 (10-10) Karen Robinson vs. Marquette, 1/18/90 Highest Free Throw Percentage, Team (min. 15 attempts) 1. .960 (24-25) vs. Marquette, 12/1/93 2. .944 (17-18) vs. Villanova, 1/16/08 3. .938 (15-16) vs. Connecticut, 1/27/08 .938 (15-16) vs. La Salle, 2/17/94 5. .929 (26-28) vs. Marquette, 2/13/08 Highest Free Throw Percentage, Opponent Individual (min. 10 attempts) 1. 1.000 (12-12) Epiphanny Prince, Rutgers, 1/27/09 1.000 (10-10) Nykesha Sales, Connecticut, 2/21/98 3. .938 (15-16) Nadine Malcolm, Providence, 12/7/96 4. .923 (12-13) Jennifer Cole, La Salle, 1/5/92 .923 (12-13) Jo Ann Osterkamp, Xavier, 2/25/84 Highest Free Throw Percentage, Opponent Team (min. 10 attempts) 1. .952 (20-21) West Virginia, 1/14/98 2. .923 (12-13) Western Michigan, 11/19/06 3. .917 (11-12) Villanova 1/24/04 4. .909 (10-11) Tennessee, 1/5/08 5. .905 (19-21) Rutgers 1/27/09

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STEALS

Most Rebounds 1. 18, Ruth Riley vs. Duke, 11/21/98 18, Letitia Bowen vs. Marquette, 12/1/93 18, Letitia Bowen vs. Georgetown, 12/30/92 18, Shari Matvey vs. Illinois-Chicago, 1/18/81 18, Jane Politiski vs. Northern Illinois, 2/11/78 Most Rebounds, Team 1. 74 vs. IPFW, 1/24/78 2. 67 vs. Duke, 11/21/98 67 vs. Grace, 1/31/78 4. 65 vs. Cleveland State, 1/20/87 5. 62, twice (MR: vs. Alcorn State, 3/17/01) Most Rebounds, Opponent Individual 1. 20, Sue Wicks, Rutgers, 1/9/86 2. 18, Marcedes Walker, Pittsburgh, 2/28/06 18, Lynda Talley, St. Ambrose, 1/18/80 4. 16, Ebony Hoffman, USC 2/22/03 16, Julie Sievers, Marquette, 2/2/80 Most Rebounds, Opponent Team 1. 60, Saint Louis, 1/20/80 2. 56, Pittsburgh, 2/10/08 56, Mount St. Joseph, 1/26/80 4. 55, Tennessee, 12/3/89 5. 54, three times (MR: Michigan State, 12/2/04)

Most Steals 1. 10, Mary Gavin vs. Marquette, 1/31/87 2. 8, Ashley Barlow vs. Cincinnati, 1/31/09 8, Le’Tania Severe vs. Georgetown, 2/5/03 8, Coquese Washington vs. Stanford, 11/24/91 8, Mary Beth Schueth vs. Xavier 2/9/85

Most Assists 1. 15, Mary Gavin vs. Northern Illinois, 12/15/85 2. 14, Mary Gavin vs. Marquette, 1/31/87 3. 13, Mary Gavin vs. St. Ambrose, 12/12/87 13, Mary Gavin vs. DePaul, 1/18/87 13, Mary Gavin vs. Evansville 2/28/86 Most Assists, Team 1. 38 vs. Marquette, 12/21/90 2. 34 vs. Detroit, 2/15/90 34 vs. Marquette, 1/31/87 4. 32 vs. Michigan State, 12/11/99 5. 31 vs. Arizona, 11/20/00 Most Assists, Opponent Individual 1. 12, Stephanie Rich, Wisconsin, 12/4/03 12, Shanette Lee, Villanova, 12/12/98 3. 11, Ketia Swanier, Connecticut, 1/27/08 4. 10, seven times (MR: Liad Suez-Karni, Villanova, 2/7/06) Most Assists, Opponent Team 1. 27, Connecticut, 12/8/98 2. 25, West Virginia, 1/7/99 3. 23, Tennessee, 1/5/08 4. 22, DePaul 1/22/08 22, IUPUI 12/16/06

Current players listed in boldface

ASSISTS

Most Steals, Team 1. 29 vs. Xavier, 2/9/85 2. 27 vs. Grace, 1/31/78 3. 24 vs. St. Louis 2/11/89 4. 23 vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1/28/95 23 vs. St. Francis 12/4/82 Most Steals, Opponent Individual 1. 10, Katie Smrcka-Duffy, Georgetown, 1/29/00 10, Shelly Klare, Western Michigan, 12/14/83 3. 8, Angel McCoughtry, Louisville 2/11/09 8, Amira Danforth, Detroit 1/29/94 5. 7, Cornelia Gayden, LSU, 12/19/93 Most Steals, Opponent Team 1. 26, Michigan 12/8/79 2. 24, Georgetown, 1/29/00 3. 20, Tennessee, 1/7/94 20, Syracuse 12/8/90 20, Saint Mary’s (Ind.) 1/30/80

BLOCKED SHOTS Most Blocks 1. 11, Amanda Barksdale vs. Boston College, 2/10/02 2. 8, Amanda Barksdale vs. Marquette, 12/22/01 8, Ruth Riley vs. Duke 11/21/98 4. 7, six times (MR: Amanda Barksdale vs. USC 12/9/01) Most Blocks, Team 1. 16 vs. Boston College, 2/10/02 2. 13 vs. Marquette, 12/22/01 3. 12 vs. Michigan State, 12/2/04 12 vs. Georgetown, 1/29/00 5. 11, three times (MR: vs. Butler, 12/1/99) Most Blocks, Opponent Individual 1. 7, Alison Bales, Duke 11/17/04 2. 6, Bettina Love, Pittsburgh, 2/7/01 3. 5, Liesl Schultz, Butler, 3/4/93 5, Debra Robinson, DePaul, 2/27/82 5. 4, 14 times (MR: Liz Honegger, Bowling Green, 11/13/06) Most Blocks, Opponent Team 1. 11, Duke, 11/17/04 2. 10, St. Ambrose, 2/7/81 3. 8, four times (MR: Pittsburgh, 2/7/01)

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME®

Four Notre Dame players have grabbed a Purcell Pavilion-record 18 rebounds in a single game, but Letitia Bowen is the only one to do so twice (Dec. 30, 1992 vs. Georgetown; Dec. 1, 1993 vs. Marquette).

Single-Season Records

Longest Losing Streak 1. 7 (2/16/82-11/27/83) 7 (2/11/81-3/6/81) 3. 5 (3/21/91-11/24/91) 4. 4, four times (MR: 12/3/94-12/28/94)

Team Single-Season Records WINS

Fewest Points 1. 1,065............................................................................... 1977-78 (17g) 2. 1,432................................................................................. 1978-79 (22) 3. 1,623................................................................................. 1981-82 (25) 4. 1,680................................................................................. 1980-81 (28) 5. 1,793................................................................................. 1986-87 (27) 6. 1,807................................................................................. 1982-83 (27) 7. 1,859................................................................................. 1992-93 (27) 8. 1,897................................................................................. 1979-80 (30) 9. 1,934................................................................................. 1983-84 (28) 10. 1,962................................................................................. 2001-02 (30) Highest Scoring Average 1. 81.0.....................................................................1998-99 (2,512p/31g) 2. 78.3.........................................................................1994-95 (2,428/31) 3. 78.0.........................................................................1990-91 (2,495/32) 4. 77.9.........................................................................1995-96 (2,415/31) 5. 77.2.........................................................................2000-01 (2,778/36) 6. 77.1.........................................................................1999-00 (2,466/32) 7. 76.6.........................................................................1993-94 (2,222/29) 8. 76.2.........................................................................2007-08 (2,591/34) 9. 76.0.........................................................................1987-88 (2,127/28) 10. 75.8.........................................................................1996-97 (2,882/38)

Most Field Goals Attempted 1. 2,272.........................................................................................1996-97 2. 2,148.........................................................................................2007-08 3. 2,039.........................................................................................1990-91 4. 2,036.........................................................................................2000-01 5. 2,019.........................................................................................1991-92 6. 1,957.........................................................................................1994-95 7. 1,941.........................................................................................1979-80 8. 1,924.........................................................................................2006-07 9. 1,923.........................................................................................2008-09 10. 1,898.........................................................................................1993-94 Fewest Field Goals Attempted 1. 1,412.........................................................................................1981-82 2. 1,554.........................................................................................1978-79 3. 1,567.........................................................................................1986-87 4. 1,572.........................................................................................1987-88 5. 1,599.........................................................................................1992-93 Highest Field Goal Percentage 1. .532.......................................................................1987-88 (836-1,572) 2. .5024.....................................................................1985-86 (928-1,847) 3. .5022.....................................................................1989-90 (895-1,782) 4. .501.......................................................................1999-00 (903-1,803) 5. .500.......................................................................1984-85 (813-1,626) 6. .4973..................................................................1990-91 (1,014-2,039) 7. .4966..................................................................2000-01 (1,011-2,036) 8. .495.......................................................................1995-96 (894-1,806) 9. .493.......................................................................1981-82 (696-1,412) 10. .490.......................................................................1988-89 (869-1,775)

Lowest Scoring Average 1. 60.0.....................................................................1980-81 (1,680p/28g)

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HISTORY

Lowest Winning Percentage 1. .357 (10-18) . ............................................................................1980-81 2. .444 (12-15)...............................................................................1986-87 3. .452 (14-17)...............................................................................1991-92 4. .500 (14-14)...............................................................................1983-84 5. .556 (15-12)...............................................................................1992-93

Most Points 1. 2,882............................................................................... 1996-97 (38g) 2. 2,778................................................................................. 2000-01 (36) 3. 2,591................................................................................. 2007-08 (34) 4. 2,512................................................................................. 1998-99 (31) 5. 2,495................................................................................. 1990-91 (32) 6. 2,428................................................................................. 1994-95 (31) 7. 2,415................................................................................. 1995-96 (31) 8. 2,376................................................................................. 1997-98 (32) 9. 2,259................................................................................. 1991-92 (31) 10. 2,252................................................................................. 1985-86 (31)

Fewest Field Goals Made 1. 589............................................................................................1978-79 2. 684............................................................................................1980-81 3. 694............................................................................................2001-02 4. 696............................................................................................1981-82 5. 714............................................................................................2005-06 NOTE: 466 made during abbreviated 1977-78 season

RECORDS

Highest Conference Winning Percentage 1. 1.000 (16-0 in MCC)...................................................................1989-90 2. .944 (17-1 in BIG EAST)..............................................................1996-97 3. .938 (15-1 in BIG EAST)..............................................................2000-01 .938 (15-1 in BIG EAST)..............................................................1999-00 .938 (15-1 in MCC).....................................................................1994-95 .938 (15-1 in MCC).....................................................................1990-91

POINTS

Most Field Goals Made 1. 1,091.........................................................................................1996-97 2. 1,014.........................................................................................1990-91 3. 1,011.........................................................................................2000-01 4. 960............................................................................................2007-08 5. 932............................................................................................1994-95 6. 928............................................................................................1985-86 7. 903............................................................................................1999-00 8. 901............................................................................................1991-92 9. 895............................................................................................1989-90 10. 894............................................................................................1995-96

BIG EAST

Highest Winning Percentage 1. .944 (34-2).................................................................................2000-01 2. .843 (27-5).................................................................................1999-00 3. .839 (26-5).................................................................................1998-99 4. .818 (27-6).................................................................................2004-05 5. .816 (31-7).................................................................................1996-97 6. .793 (23-6).................................................................................1989-90 7. .765 (13-4) ...............................................................................1977-78 8. .759 (22-7).................................................................................1993-94 9. .742 (23-8).................................................................................1995-96 .742 (23-8).................................................................................1985-86

Fewest Games 1. 17 (13-4)....................................................................................1977-78 2. 22 (16-6)....................................................................................1978-79 3. 25 (16-9)....................................................................................1981-82 4. 27, three times (MR: 15-12 in 1992-93)

FIELD GOALS

2008-09 REVIEW

Fewest Wins 1. 10..............................................................................................1980-81 2. 12..............................................................................................1986-87 3. 13..............................................................................................1977-78 4. 14..............................................................................................1991-92 14..............................................................................................1983-84

Most Games 1. 38 (31-7)....................................................................................1996-97 2. 36 (34-2)....................................................................................2000-01 3. 34 (25-9)....................................................................................2007-08 4. 33 (27-6)....................................................................................2004-05 5. 32, seven times (MR: 20-12 in 2006-07)

2009-10 OPPONENTS

Most Wins 1. 34..............................................................................................2000-01 2. 31..............................................................................................1996-97 3. 27..............................................................................................2004-05 27..............................................................................................1999-00 5. 26..............................................................................................1998-99 6. 25..............................................................................................2007-08 7. 23..............................................................................................1995-96 23..............................................................................................1990-91 23..............................................................................................1989-90 23..............................................................................................1985-86

GAMES

COACHES

The Irish set a school record for free throw percentage in 2006-07, connecting at a BIG EAST-best .760 from the foul line.

Smallest Scoring Margin 1. (-7.8) ........................................................................................1980-81 2. +0.7..........................................................................................2005-06 3. +1.1..........................................................................................1991-92 4. +1.4..........................................................................................1986-87 5. +1.7..........................................................................................1992-93

STUDENT-ATHLETES

Longest Win Streak To Start Season 1. 23 (11/17/00-2/14/01) 2. 7 (11/16/08-12/7/08) 7 (11/12/04-11/30/04) 4. 6 (11/18/05-12/4/05) 6 (11/14/98-12/2/98)

Largest Scoring Margin 1. +21.4........................................................................................2000-01 2. +15.5........................................................................................1998-99 3. +15.2........................................................................................1999-00 4. +15.1........................................................................................1989-90 5. +14.6........................................................................................2007-08 6. +14.5........................................................................................1985-86 7. +12.7........................................................................................1995-96 +12.7........................................................................................1990-91 9. +12.4........................................................................................1996-97 10. +11.8........................................................................................1984-85

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Longest Winning Streak 1. 23..............................................................................................2000-01 2. 20..............................................................................................1999-00 3. 15..............................................................................................1990-91 4. 12..............................................................................................1989-90 5. 11..............................................................................................1998-99

2. 62.8.........................................................................1977-78 (1,065/17) 3. 63.2.........................................................................1979-80 (1,897/30) 4. 64.2.........................................................................2003-04 (2,054/32) 5. 64.5.........................................................................2005-06 (1,936/30) 6. 64.9.........................................................................1981-82 (1,623/25) 7. 65.1.........................................................................1978-79 (1,432/22) 8. 65.4.........................................................................2002-03 (2,092/32) 65.4.........................................................................2001-02 (1,962/30) 10. 65.8.........................................................................1988-89 (2,170/32)

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Lowest Conference Winning Percentage 1. .500 (8-8 in BIG EAST)................................................................2005-06 2. .600 (6-4 in NSC)........................................................................1983-84 3. .625 (10-6 in BIG EAST)..............................................................2008-09 .625 (10-6 in BIG EAST)..............................................................2006-07 .625 (10-6 in BIG EAST)..............................................................2002-03

THE FIGHTING IRISH

Single-Season Records Lowest Field Goal Percentage 1. .377.......................................................................1980-81 (684-1,812) 2. .379.......................................................................1978-79 (589-1,554) 3. .406.......................................................................1979-80 (788-1,941) 4. .417.......................................................................2005-06 (714-1,714) 5. .424.......................................................................2006-07 (816-1,924)

3-POINT FIELD GOALS Most 3-Point Field Goals Made 1. 178............................................................................................1998-99 2. 173............................................................................................2000-01 3. 169............................................................................................1997-98 4. 155............................................................................................1996-97 5. 152............................................................................................2001-02 6. 138............................................................................................1995-96 7. 137............................................................................................1999-00 8. 122............................................................................................2003-04 9. 120............................................................................................2008-09 10. 104............................................................................................2006-07 Fewest 3-Point Field Goals Made 1. 26..............................................................................................1988-89 2. 49..............................................................................................1987-88 3. 54..............................................................................................1991-92 54..............................................................................................1989-90 5. 70..............................................................................................1990-91 Most 3-Point Field Goals Attempted 1. 479............................................................................................1998-99 2. 468............................................................................................1996-97 3. 443............................................................................................1997-98 4. 409............................................................................................2001-02 5. 373............................................................................................2000-01 6. 370............................................................................................2006-07 7. 359............................................................................................2008-09 8. 355............................................................................................1995-96 9. 343............................................................................................2003-04 10. 341............................................................................................1999-00 Fewest 3-Point Field Goals Attempted 1. 91..............................................................................................1988-89 2. 128............................................................................................1989-90 3. 131............................................................................................1987-88 4. 187............................................................................................1991-92 5. 188............................................................................................1990-91 Highest 3-Point Field Goal Percentage 1. .464..........................................................................2000-01 (173-373) 2. .422............................................................................1989-90 (54-128) 3. .402..........................................................................1999-00 (137-341) 4. .389..........................................................................1995-96 (138-355) 5. .381..........................................................................1997-98 (169-443) 6. .374............................................................................1987-88 (49-131) 7. .3723..........................................................................1990-91 (70-188) 8. .3716........................................................................2001-02 (152-409) .3716........................................................................1998-99 (178-479) 10. .369............................................................................1994-95 (89-241) Lowest 3-Point Field Goal Percentage 1. .281..........................................................................2006-07 (104-370) 2. .286..............................................................................1988-89 (26-91) 3. .289............................................................................1991-92 (54-187) 4. .292............................................................................2007-08 (90-308) 5. .327............................................................................2002-03 (87-266)

FREE THROWS Most Free Throws Made 1. 584............................................................................................1998-99 2. 583............................................................................................2000-01 3. 581............................................................................................2007-08 4. 555............................................................................................1997-98 5. 545............................................................................................1996-97 6. 543............................................................................................2002-03 7. 533............................................................................................2004-05 8. 523............................................................................................1999-00 9. 506............................................................................................2006-07 10 489............................................................................................1995-96

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Fewest Free Throws Made 1. 170............................................................................................1977-78 2. 214............................................................................................1980-81 3. 231............................................................................................1981-82 4. 254............................................................................................1978-79 5. 259............................................................................................1986-87 Most Free Throws Attempted 1. 859............................................................................................2000-01 2. 806............................................................................................1997-98 3. 792............................................................................................1998-99 4. 766............................................................................................2007-08 5. 734............................................................................................1996-97 6. 732............................................................................................2002-03 732............................................................................................1999-00 8. 720............................................................................................2004-05 9. 692............................................................................................1995-96 10. 688............................................................................................1994-95 Fewest Free Throws Attempted 1. 335............................................................................................1977-78 2. 373............................................................................................1981-82 3. 402............................................................................................1986-87 4. 443............................................................................................1982-83 5. 448............................................................................................1992-93 Highest Free Throw Percentage 1. .760..........................................................................2006-07 (506-666) 2. .758..........................................................................2007-08 (581-766) 3. .743..........................................................................1996-97 (545-734) 4. .742..........................................................................2002-03 (543-732) 5. .741..........................................................................1990-91 (397-536) 6. .740..........................................................................2004-05 (533-720) 7. .737..........................................................................1998-99 (548-729) 8. .732..........................................................................1992-93 (328-448) 9. .718..........................................................................1989-90 (349-486) 10. .715..........................................................................1993-94 (416-582) Lowest Free Throw Percentage 1. .507..........................................................................1977-78 (170-335) 2. .529..........................................................................1978-79 (254-480) 3. .574..........................................................................1979-80 (321-359) 4. .594..........................................................................1980-81 (214-529) 5. .619..........................................................................1981-82 (231-373)

REBOUNDS Most Rebounds 1. 1,536.........................................................................................1996-97 2. 1,490.........................................................................................2000-01 3. 1,367.........................................................................................1991-92 4. 1,360.........................................................................................1998-99 5. 1,358.........................................................................................1994-95 6. 1,355.........................................................................................1979-80 7. 1,349.........................................................................................2007-08 8. 1,332.........................................................................................1997-98 9. 1,323.........................................................................................1999-00 10. 1,298.........................................................................................1993-94 Fewest Rebounds 1. 907............................................................................................1981-82 2. 982............................................................................................1978-79 3. 1,010.........................................................................................1983-84 4. 1,049.........................................................................................1982-83 5. 1,066.........................................................................................1986-87 Highest Rebound Average 1. 45.2...........................................................................................1979-80 2. 44.8...........................................................................................1993-94 3. 44.7...........................................................................................1980-81 4. 44.6...........................................................................................1978-79 5. 43.9...........................................................................................1998-99 6. 43.8...........................................................................................1994-95 7. 42.8...........................................................................................1992-93 8. 42.1...........................................................................................2001-02 9. 41.6...........................................................................................1997-98 10. 41.4...........................................................................................2000-01 Lowest Rebound Average 1. 34.3...........................................................................................1988-89

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME®

2. 3. 4. 5.

36.1...........................................................................................1983-84 36.3...........................................................................................1981-82 36.9...........................................................................................2005-06 37.1...........................................................................................2006-07

Largest Rebound Margin 1. +9.9..........................................................................................1998-99 2. +8.0..........................................................................................1999-00 +8.0..........................................................................................1994-95 4. +7.6..........................................................................................1993-94 5. +6.9..........................................................................................2001-02 +6.9..........................................................................................1987-88 7. +6.4..........................................................................................1997-98 8. +6.3..........................................................................................2000-01 +6.3..........................................................................................1991-92 10. +6.2..........................................................................................1995-96 Smallest Rebound Margin 1. (-1.8).........................................................................................2005-06 2. (-1.7).........................................................................................1978-79 3. +0.8..........................................................................................1988-89 4. +1.2..........................................................................................1983-84 5. +1.9..........................................................................................1979-80

ASSISTS Most Assists 1. 682............................................................................................1996-97 2. 650............................................................................................2000-01 3. 610............................................................................................1990-91 4. 607............................................................................................1999-00 5. 569............................................................................................1987-88 6. 568............................................................................................1994-95 7. 554............................................................................................1995-96 554............................................................................................1991-92 9. 538............................................................................................1997-98 10. 537............................................................................................1998-99 Fewest Assists 1. 288............................................................................................1980-81 2. 383............................................................................................2005-06 3. 395............................................................................................1981-82 4. 400............................................................................................2001-02 5. 408............................................................................................1992-93 Highest Assist/Turnover Ratio 1. 1.15...........................................................................................2000-01 2. 1.04...........................................................................................2007-08 3. 0.97...........................................................................................1989-90 4. 0.96...........................................................................................2004-05 5. 0.95...........................................................................................1996-97 Lowest Assist/Turnover Ratio 1. 0.71...........................................................................................1992-93 2. 0.74...........................................................................................2002-03 3. 0.776.........................................................................................2001-02 4. 0.779.........................................................................................1997-98 5. 0.780.........................................................................................1991-92

BLOCKED SHOTS Most Blocks 1. 228............................................................................................2000-01 2. 189............................................................................................2001-02 3. 178............................................................................................1979-80 4. 169............................................................................................1999-00 5. 167............................................................................................2004-05 6. 161............................................................................................1998-99 7. 160............................................................................................2002-03 8. 155............................................................................................1997-98 9. 154............................................................................................2007-08 10. 134............................................................................................2003-04 Fewest Blocks 1. 38..............................................................................................1992-93 2. 50..............................................................................................1981-82 3. 57..............................................................................................1988-89 4. 67..............................................................................................1987-88 5. 68..............................................................................................1980-81

Most Steals 1. 397............................................................................................2007-08 397............................................................................................1990-91 3. 394............................................................................................1996-97 4. 344............................................................................................1995-96 5. 335............................................................................................2006-07 335............................................................................................1994-95 7. 328............................................................................................1997-98 8. 323............................................................................................1999-00 9. 320............................................................................................1988-89 10. 317............................................................................................1989-90

Most Double-Doubles 1. 25..............................................................................................1979-80 2. 22..............................................................................................1998-99 22..............................................................................................1996-97 22..............................................................................................1991-92 22..............................................................................................1989-90 6. 21..............................................................................................2000-01 7. 20..............................................................................................1995-96 8. 19..............................................................................................1987-88 9. 18..............................................................................................1994-95 10. 16..............................................................................................1999-00 16..............................................................................................1986-87 Fewest Double-Doubles 1. 5................................................................................................2005-06 2. 6................................................................................................2006-07 6................................................................................................1983-84 4. 7................................................................................................2007-08 5. 8................................................................................................1988-89

STUDENT-ATHLETES

Fewest Steals 1. 213............................................................................................2001-02 213............................................................................................1986-87 3. 247............................................................................................1983-84 4. 249............................................................................................1992-93 5. 252............................................................................................2005-06

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DOUBLE-DOUBLES

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STEALS

TURNOVERS

FOULS

Most Double-Figure Scoring Games Player 1. Katryna Gaither 2. Ruth Riley 3. Katryna Gaither 4. Alicia Ratay Beth Morgan

Season 1996-97 2000-01 1995-96 2000-01 1995-96

Gms. 37 32 31 30 30

Consecutive Double-Figure Scoring Games (same season) Player Season 1. Katryna Gaither 1995-96 2. Katryna Gaither 1994-95 3. Ruth Riley 2000-01 Sandy Botham 1987-88 5. Karen Robinson 1990-91

Gms. 31 25 22 22 21

Most 20-Point Games Player 1. Katryna Gaither 2. Katryna Gaither 3. Beth Morgan 4. Ruth Riley 5. Beth Morgan Trena Keys

Gms. 20 18 17 16 15 15

Season 1996-97 1995-96 1996-97 2000-01 1995-96 1985-86

Most 30-Point Games Player Season 1. Beth Morgan 1995-96 Katryna Gaither 1994-95 Shari Matvey 1979-80 4. five times (MR: Ruth Riley 1999-2000) Highest Scoring Average Player 1. Katryna Gaither 2. Beth Morgan 3. Katryna Gaither 4. Trena Keys 5. Katryna Gaither 6. Ruth Riley

Season 1996-97 1995-96 1995-96 1985-86 1994-95 2000-01

Gms. 3 3 3 2

PPG 20.4 20.2 19.8 19.6 19.0 18.7

All-America center Ruth Riley posted the best singleseason field goal percentage in school history, shooting .683 in 1998-99. 7. Beth Morgan 8. Heidi Bunek 9. Beth Morgan 10. Beth Morgan

1996-97 1987-88 1993-94 1994-95

18.3 17.93 17.86 17.85

FIELD GOALS Most Field Goals Made Player Season FGM 1. Katryna Gaither 1996-97 324 2. Katryna Gaither 1995-96 261 3. Katryna Gaither 1994-95 252 4. Trena Keys 1985-86 250 5. Ruth Riley 2000-01 245 6. Shari Matvey 1979-80 237 7. Beth Morgan 1996-97 235 8. Karen Robinson 1990-91 228 9. Beth Morgan 1995-96 219 10. Charel Allen 2006-07 213 Consecutive Field Goals Made: 17, Carey Poor, 2/26/94-3/6/94 Consecutive Field Goals Made (Guard): 13, Karen Robinson, 1/12/89-1/14/89 Most Field Goals Attempted Player 1. Beth Morgan 2. Katryna Gaither 3. Jacqueline Batteast 4. Charel Allen 5. Trena Keys 6. Beth Morgan Karen Robinson 8. Jacqueline Batteast 9. Jacqueline Batteast 10. Charel Allen

Season 1996-97 1996-97 2004-05 2006-07 1985-86 1995-96 1990-91 2002-03 2003-04 2007-08

FGA 575 544 505 491 483 475 475 461 451 447

Highest Field Goal Percentage (min. 3.5 made per game) Player Season FGM-A 1. Ruth Riley 1998-99 198-290 2. Sandy Botham 1985-86 172-269 3. Katryna Gaither 1995-96 262-412 4. Ruth Riley 2000-01 245-390 5. Katryna Gaither 1994-95 252-406 6. Ruth Riley 1999-00 193-314 7. Heidi Bunek 1987-88 212-348 8. Carey Poor 1993-94 99-163 9. Sandy Botham 1987-88 176-291 10. Heidi Bunek 1986-87 161-267

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Pct. .683 .639 .633 .628 .621 .615 .609 .607 .605 .603

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Most Times Fouled Out 1. 22..............................................................................................1993-94 2. 20..............................................................................................1994-95 20..............................................................................................1991-92 4. 19..............................................................................................1986-87 5. 17..............................................................................................1997-98

Pts. 776 696 672 626 613 590 587 559 545 538

RECORDS

Fewest Times Fouled Out 1. 4................................................................................................2001-02 4................................................................................................2008-09 3. 6................................................................................................2005-06 6................................................................................................2000-01 6................................................................................................1981-82 6. 8................................................................................................2004-05 8................................................................................................1983-84 8. 9................................................................................................2003-04 9................................................................................................1988-89 9................................................................................................1982-83

Season 1996-97 1996-97 2000-01 1995-96 1995-96 1994-95 1985-86 2004-05 2006-07 1990-91

BIG EAST

Most Fouls 1. 684............................................................................................1991-92 2. 666............................................................................................1997-98 3. 661............................................................................................1996-97 4. 643............................................................................................1994-95 5. 624............................................................................................1993-94

Most Points Player 1. Katryna Gaither 2. Beth Morgan 3. Ruth Riley 4. Beth Morgan 5. Katryna Gaither 6. Katryna Gaither 7. Trena Keys 8. Jacqueline Batteast 9. Charel Allen 10. Karen Robinson

2008-09 REVIEW

Fewest Fouls 1. 382............................................................................................1977-78 2. 414............................................................................................1981-82 3. 468............................................................................................1987-88 4. 479............................................................................................2001-02 5. 487............................................................................................2005-06 6. 501............................................................................................2002-03 7. 504............................................................................................1986-87 8. 510............................................................................................1982-83 9. 511............................................................................................2008-09 511............................................................................................2000-01

POINTS

2009-10 OPPONENTS

Most Turnovers 1. 722............................................................................................1996-97 2. 710............................................................................................1991-92 3. 691............................................................................................1997-98 4. 690............................................................................................1994-95 5. 689............................................................................................1999-00

Individual Single-Season Records

COACHES

Fewest Turnovers 1. 430............................................................................................2005-06 2. 483............................................................................................2008-09 3. 512............................................................................................2007-08 4. 516............................................................................................2001-02 5. 532............................................................................................2006-07 6. 536............................................................................................2004-05 7. 549............................................................................................1989-90 8. 575............................................................................................1992-93 9. 563............................................................................................2003-04 10. 567............................................................................................2000-01

Single-Season Records THE FIGHTING IRISH

Highest 3-Point Field Goal Percentage (min. 1.0 made per game) Player Season 3FGM-A Pct. 1. Alicia Ratay 2000-01 81-148 .547* 2. Alicia Ratay 1999-00 73-152 .480 3. Alicia Ratay 2002-03 50-108 .463 4. Sheila McMillen 1995-96 41-89 .461 5. Niele Ivey 1998-99 47-105 .448 6. Niele Ivey 2000-01 57-129 .442 7. Lisa Kuhns 1989-90 37-85 .435 8. Sherri Orlosky 1992-93 31-74 .419 9. Mollie Peirick 1996-97 39-94 .415 10. Alicia Ratay 2001-02 58-142 .408 * - NCAA sophomore record

FREE THROWS

Sheila McMillen was almost without a conscience when it came to her three-point prowess in 1998-99, setting school records with 98 three-pointers and 247 threepoint attempts that season.

3-POINT FIELD GOALS Most 3-Point Field Goals Made Player 1. Sheila McMillen 2. Alicia Ratay 3. Alicia Ratay 4. Beth Morgan 5. Sheila McMillen 6. Niele Ivey Beth Morgan 8. Megan Duffy Alicia Ratay 10. Niele Ivey Mollie Peirick

Season 1998-99 2000-01 1999-00 1995-96 1997-98 1999-00 1996-97 2005-06 2001-02 2000-01 1997-98

3FGM 98 81 73 71 68 61 61 58 58 57 57

Consecutive Games With a 3-Point Field Goal (same season) Player Year Gms. 1. Beth Morgan 1995-96 28 2. Sheila McMillen 1998-99 20 3. Beth Morgan 1994-95 18 4. Alicia Ratay 2000-01 13 5. Megan Duffy 2005-06 12 Niele Ivey 1999-00 12 Most 3-Point Field Goals Attempted Player 1. Sheila McMillen 2. Beth Morgan 3. Beth Morgan 4. Sheila McMillen 5. Megan Duffy Niele Ivey 7. Mollie Peirick 8. Alicia Ratay 9. Alicia Ratay 10. Alicia Ratay Sheila McMillen

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Season 1998-99 1996-97 1995-96 1997-98 2005-06 1999-00 1997-98 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 1996-97

3FGA 247 187 178 172 167 167 163 152 148 142 142

Most Free Throws Made Player 1. Ruth Riley 2. Beth Morgan 3. Megan Duffy 4. Megan Duffy 5. Ruth Riley 6. Katryna Gaither 7. Jacqueline Batteast 8. Alicia Ratay 9. Ruth Riley 10. Beth Morgan

Season 2000-01 1996-97 2004-05 2005-06 1999-00 1996-97 2004-05 2002-03 1998-99 1995-96

FTM 182 165 137 135 132 128 127 126 118 117

Most Free Throws Attempted Player 1. Ruth Riley 2. Beth Morgan 3. Katryna Gaither 4. Ruth Riley 5. Katryna Gaither 6. Ruth Riley 7. Jacqueline Batteast 8. Katryna Gaither 9. Megan Duffy 10. Megan Duffy

Season 2000-01 1996-97 1996-97 1998-99 1994-95 1999-00 2004-05 1995-96 2004-05 2005-06

FTA 237 204 180 171 167 164 162 157 153 152

Highest Free Throw Percentage (min. 2.0 made per game) Player Season FTM-A 1. Megan Duffy 2004-05 137-153 2. Megan Duffy 2005-06 135-152 3. Alicia Ratay 2001-02 112-127 4. Alicia Ratay 2002-03 126-143 5. Sheila McMillen 1998-99 88-101 6. Niele Ivey 1998-99 80-92 7. Beth Morgan 1995-96 117-137 8. Krissi Davis 1990-91 107-126 9. Charel Allen 2004-05 72-85 10. Carey Poor 1992-93 49-58

Pct. .895 .888 .882 .881 .871 .870 .854 .849 .847 .845

REBOUNDS Most Rebounds Player 1. Katryna Gaither 2. Shari Matvey 3. Katryna Gaither 4. Ruth Riley 5. Jacqueline Batteast Letitia Bowen 7. Margaret Nowlin 8. Jacqueline Batteast 9. Ruth Riley 10. Letitia Bowen

Season 1996-97 1979-80 1995-96 2000-01 2003-04 1993-94 1991-92 2002-03 1998-99 1994-95

Rebs. 368 305 283 281 276 276 270 267 260 259

Highest Rebounding Average Player 1. Shari Matvey 2. Letitia Bowen 3. Katryna Gaither 4. Jane Politiski 5. Letitia Bowen 6. Katryna Gaither 7. Mary Beth Schueth 8. Mary Beth Schueth 9. Heidi Bunek 10. Margaret Nowlin

Season 1979-80 1992-93 1996-97 1977-78 1993-94 1995-96 1981-82 1982-83 1987-88 1991-92

RPG 10.2 9.8 9.7 9.6 9.5 9.13 9.08 9.0 8.8 8.7

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME®

ASSISTS Most Assists Player 1. Niele Ivey 2. Mary Gavin 3. Mary Gavin 4. Mary Gavin 5. Mollie Peirick 6. Niele Ivey 7. Jeannine Augustin 8. Karen Robinson 9. Niele Ivey 10. Coquese Washington

Season 2000-01 1987-88 1986-87 1985-86 1997-98 1999-00 1996-97 1988-89 1998-99 1990-91

Asst. 247 243 214 205 199 194 193 184 181 179

Highest Assist Average Player 1. Mary Gavin 2. Mary Gavin 3. Niele Ivey 4. Mary Gavin 5. Niele Ivey 6. Mollie Peirick 7. Niele Ivey 8. Karen Robinson 9. Mollie Peirick 10. Coquese Washington

Season 1987-88 1986-87 2000-01 1985-86 1998-99 1997-98 1999-00 1988-89 1995-96 1991-92

APG 8.7 7.9 6.9 6.6 6.5 6.2 6.1 5.8 5.7 5.6

Highest Assist/Turnover Ratio (min. 3.0 asst. per game) Player Season A/TO 1. Niele Ivey 2000-01 2.67 (247a-109t) 2. Niele Ivey 1998-99 2.13 (181-85) 3. Niele Ivey 1999-00 1.92 (194-101) 4. Megan Duffy 2004-05 1.73 (178-103) 5. Megan Duffy 2005-06 1.72 (124-72)

BLOCKED SHOTS Most Blocks Player 1. Ruth Riley 2. Ruth Riley 3. Shari Matvey 4. Ruth Riley 5. Amanda Barksdale 6. Ruth Riley 7. Amanda Barksdale 8. Teresa Borton 9. Courtney LaVere Jacqueline Batteast

Season 2000-01 1998-99 1979-80 1999-00 2001-02 1997-98 2000-01 2004-05 2005-06 2002-03

Blks. 113 101 94 85 78 71 58 57 50 50

Highest Block Average Player 1. Ruth Riley 2. Ruth Riley 3. Shari Matvey 4. Amanda Barksdale 5. Ruth Riley 6. Ruth Riley 7. Devereaux Peters 8. Teresa Borton 9. Courtney LaVere 10. Amanda Barksdale

Season 1998-99 2000-01 1979-80 2001-02 1999-00 1997-98 2007-08 2004-05 2005-06 2000-01

BPG 3.3 3.14 3.13 3.0 2.7 2.2 2.0 1.73 1.67 1.66

Season 1999-00 2000-01 1987-88 1996-97 2004-05 1990-91 1988-89 1986-87 1991-92 1992-93

Stls. 95 94 93 92 90 83 81 80 79 78

STEALS Most Steals Player 1. Niele Ivey 2. Niele Ivey 3. Mary Gavin 4. Jeannine Augustin 5. Megan Duffy 6. Coquese Washington 7. Krissi Davis 8. Mary Gavin 9. Coquese Washington 10. Coquese Washington

SPG 3.3 3.2 2.97 2.96 2.9 2.73 2.65 2.64 2.61 2.59

2009-10 PREVIEW

Season 1987-88 1991-92 1999-00 1986-87 1992-93 2004-05 1981-82 1998-99 2000-01 1990-91

THIS IS NOTRE DAME

Highest Steal Average Player 1. Mary Gavin 2. Coquese Washington 3. Niele Ivey 4. Mary Gavin 5. Coquese Washington 6. Megan Duffy 7. Ruth Kaiser 8. Niele Ivey 9. Niele Ivey 10. Coquese Washington

TURNOVERS

TOPG 5.8 5.4 5.2 4.7 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.32 4.28 4.0 4.0

FOULS

Season 1997-98 1990-91 1998-99 1993-94 1993-94 1991-92 5 2007-08)

FO 8 7 6 6 6 6

Season 1996-97 1996-97 1996-97 1996-97 2000-01 2000-01 2000-01 2000-01 2007-08 2007-08

GS 38 38 38 37 36 36 35 35 34 34

GAMES Games Started 1. 4. 5. 7. 9.

Player Rosanne Bohman Katryna Gaither Beth Morgan Jeannine Augustin Niele Ivey Ruth Riley Ericka Haney Alicia Ratay Charel Allen Tulyah Gaines

Minutes Played Player 1. Beth Morgan 2. Megan Duffy 3. Katryna Gaither 4. Megan Duffy 5. Niele Ivey 6. Alicia Ratay 7. Jacqueline Batteast 8. Charel Allen 9. Alicia Ratay 10. Megan Duffy

Season 1996-97 2004-05 1996-97 2005-06 2000-01 2000-01 2004-05 2006-07 2002-03 2003-04

Mins. 1,227 1,222 1,177 1,152 1,151 1,147 1,109 1,082 1,070 1,066

Highest Minutes Average Player 1. Megan Duffy 2. Megan Duffy 3. Mary Gavin 4. Charel Allen Alicia Ratay Sheila McMillen 7. Jacqueline Batteast 8. Alicia Ratay 9. Melissa Lechlitner Megan Duffy

Season 2005-06 2004-05 1986-87 2006-07 2001-02 1998-99 2004-05 2002-03 2008-09 2003-04

MPG 38.4 37.0 35.1 33.8 33.8 33.8 33.6 33.4 33.3 33.3

MINUTES

DOUBLE-DOUBLES Most Double-Doubles Player 1. Katryna Gaither 2. Shari Matvey 3. Katryna Gaither 4. Jacqueline Batteast 5. Ruth Riley 6. Jacqueline Batteast Margaret Nowlin Jane Politiski 9. five tied with (MR: Ruth Riley

Season 1996-97 1979-80 1995-96 2003-04 1998-99 2001-02 1991-92 1978-79 10 2000-01)

DD 16 15 14 13 12 11 11 11

Most Double-Doubles (Guard) Player 1. Lindsay Schrader 2. Danielle Green 3. Beth Morgan 4. Niele Ivey Niele Ivey Niele Ivey Sara Liebscher

Season 2008-09 1998-99 1996-97 2000-01 1999-00 1998-99 1989-90

DD 7 6 5 4 4 4 4

Current players listed in boldface

2009-10 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

HISTORY

Most Times Fouled Out Player 1. Ruth Riley 2. Margaret Nowlin 3. Kelley Siemon Letitia Bowen Tootie Jones Margaret Nowlin 7. several tied with (MR: Devereaux Peters

GP 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 36 36 36 36

RECORDS

PF 109 109 106 106 103 102 102 101 100 99

Season 1996-97 1996-97 1996-97 1996-97 1996-97 1996-97 1996-97 2000-01 2000-01 2000-01 2000-01

BIG EAST

Season 1999-00 1997-98 1998-99 1990-91 1993-94 1989-90 1979-80 1994-95 1996-97 1985-86

Games Played Player 1. Jeannine Augustin Rosanne Bohman Katryna Gaither Julie Henderson Sheila McMillen Beth Morgan Mollie Peirick 8. Ericka Haney Niele Ivey Alicia Ratay Ruth Riley

2008-09 REVIEW

Most Fouls Player 1. Ruth Riley Ruth Riley 3. Ruth Riley Margaret Nowlin 5. Letitia Bowen 6. Margaret Nowlin Tricia McManus 8. Letitia Bowen 9. Mollie Peirick 10. Sandy Botham

Niele Ivey holds the Notre Dame single-season record for both assists (247 in 2000-01) and steals (95 in 1999-2000). She also set the Irish standard for the highest assist-to-turnover ratio with a 2.67 mark during Notre Dame’s national championship season of 2000-01.

2009-10 OPPONENTS

Season 1988-89 1987-88 1990-91 1989-90 1995-96 1992-93 1991-92 1991-92 1997-98 2001-02 1987-88

COACHES

Highest Turnover Average Player 1. Karen Robinson 2. Mary Gavin 3. Coquese Washington 4. Coquese Washington 5. Mollie Peirick 6. Coquese Washington Coquese Washington 8. Michelle Marciniak 9. Mollie Peirick 10. Le’Tania Severe Heidi Bunek

TO 184 166 152 138 137 135 134 132 132 120

STUDENT-ATHLETES

Most Turnovers Player Season 1. Karen Robinson 1988-89 2. Coquese Washington 1990-91 3. Mary Gavin 1987-88 4. Mollie Peirick 1995-96 5. Mollie Peirick 1997-98 6. Coquese Washington 1989-90 7. Michelle Marciniak 1991-92 8. Jeannine Augustin 1996-97 Beth Morgan 1996-97 10. three tied with (MR: Le’Tania Severe 2001-02)

131

Individual Records by Class THE FIGHTING IRISH

As a Senior Player 1. Katryna Gaither 2. Beth Morgan 3. Ruth Riley 4. Trena Keys 5. Jacqueline Batteast 6. Karen Robinson 7. Charel Allen Margaret Nowlin 9. Sheila McMillen 10. Megan Duffy

Season 1996-97 1996-97 2000-01 1985-86 2004-05 1990-91 2007-08 1991-92 1998-99 2005-06

Pts. 776 696 672 587 559 538 513 513 476 469

HIGHEST SCORING AVERAGE

In her final three seasons at Notre Dame, Jacqueline Batteast scored at least 445 points, including a careerhigh 559 points in 2004-05, the fifth-highest total ever produced by a Fighting Irish senior.

MOST POINTS As a Freshman Player 1. Shari Matvey 2. Beth Morgan 3. Alicia Ratay 4. Courtney LaVere 5. Michelle Marciniak 6. Ruth Riley 7. Jacqueline Batteast 8. Ashley Barlow 9. Mary Beth Schueth 10. Lindsay Schrader

Season 1979-80 1993-94 1999-00 2002-03 1991-92 1997-98 2001-02 2006-07 1981-82 2005-06

Pts. 529 518 447 398 381 368 358 329 326 316

As a Sophomore Player 1. Katryna Gaither 2. Ruth Riley 3. Beth Morgan 4. Alicia Ratay 5. Jacqueline Batteast 6. Sandy Botham 7. Shari Matvey 8. Ashley Barlow 9. Karen Robinson 10. Heidi Bunek

Season 1994-95 1998-99 1994-95 2000-01 2002-03 1985-86 1980-81 2007-08 1988-89 1986-87

Pts. 590 514 482 466 445 423 414 410 400 388

As a Junior Player 1. Beth Morgan 2. Katryna Gaither 3. Charel Allen 4. Ruth Riley 5. Jacqueline Batteast 6. Heidi Bunek 7. Trena Keys 8. Alicia Ratay 9. Karen Robinson 10. Sheila McMillen

Season 1995-96 1995-96 2006-07 1999-00 2003-04 1987-88 1984-85 2001-02 1989-90 1997-98

Pts. 626 613 545 518 512 502 483 462 437 423

132

As a Freshman Player 1. Beth Morgan 2. Shari Matvey 3. Alicia Ratay 4. Jacqueline Batteast 5. Mary Beth Schueth 6. Courtney LaVere 7. Carrie Bates 8. Michelle Marciniak 9. Ruth Riley 10. Lindsay Schrader Trena Keys

Season 1993-94 1979-80 1999-00 2001-02 1981-82 2002-03 1981-82 1991-92 1997-98 2005-06 1982-83

PPG 17.9 17.6 14.0 13.8 13.0 12.8 12.4 12.3 11.5 10.5 10.5

As a Sophomore Player 1. Katryna Gaither 2. Beth Morgan 3. Ruth Riley 4. Shari Matvey 5. Heidi Bunek 6. Jacqueline Batteast Comalita Haysbert 8. Sandy Botham 9. Letitia Bowen 10. Janice Crowe

Season 1994-95 1994-95 1998-99 1980-81 1986-87 2002-03 1989-90 1985-86 1992-93 1980-81

PPG 19.0 17.9 16.6 14.8 14.4 13.9 13.9 13.6 13.5 13.4

As a Junior Player 1. Beth Morgan 2. Katryna Gaither 3. Heidi Bunek 4. Trena Keys 5. Charel Allen 6. Ruth Riley 7. Jacqueline Batteast 8. Alicia Ratay 9. Karen Robinson 10. Sheila McMillen

Season 1995-96 1995-96 1987-88 1984-85 2006-07 1999-00 2003-04 2001-02 1989-90 1997-98

PPG 20.2 19.8 17.9 17.3 17.0 16.2 16.0 15.4 15.1 13.7

As a Senior Player 1. Katryna Gaither 2. Trena Keys 3. Ruth Riley 4. Beth Morgan 5. Jacqueline Batteast 6. Karen Robinson 7. Margaret Nowlin 8. Heidi Bunek 9. Sandy Botham 10 Megan Duffy

Season 1996-97 1985-86 2000-01 1996-97 2004-05 1990-91 1991-92 1988-89 1987-88 2005-06

PPG 20.4 19.6 18.7 18.3 16.9 16.8 16.6 16.2 16.0 15.6

MOST FIELD GOALS MADE As a Freshman Player 1. Shari Matvey 2. Beth Morgan 3. Courtney LaVere 4. Alicia Ratay 5. Michelle Marciniak 6. Ruth Riley 7. Mary Beth Schueth 8. Carrie Bates 9. Jacqueline Batteast 10. Lindsay Schrader

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME®

Season 1979-80 1993-94 2002-03 1999-00 1991-92 1997-98 1981-82 1981-82 2001-02 2005-06

FGM 237 192 151 145 142 141 137 136 132 127

As a Sophomore Player 1. Katryna Gaither 2. Ruth Riley 3. Shari Matvey 4. Jacqueline Batteast 5. Beth Morgan 6. Sandy Botham 7. Heidi Bunek 8. Alicia Ratay 9. Karen Robinson 10. Margaret Nowlin

Season 1994-95 1998-99 1980-81 2002-03 1994-95 1985-86 1986-87 2000-01 1988-89 1989-90

FGM 252 198 184 179 176 172 161 160 158 137

As a Junior Player 1. Katryna Gaither 2. Beth Morgan 3. Charel Allen 4. Heidi Bunek Trena Keys 6. Jacqueline Batteast 7. Ruth Riley 8. Karen Robinson 9. Ericka Haney 10. Lindsay Schrader

Season 1995-96 1995-96 2006-07 1987-88 1984-85 2003-04 1999-00 1989-90 2000-01 2007-08

FGM 261 219 213 212 212 204 193 168 159 148

As a Senior Player 1. Katryna Gaither 2. Trena Keys 3. Ruth Riley 4. Beth Morgan 5. Karen Robinson 6. Margaret Nowlin 7. Jacqueline Batteast 8. Charel Allen 9. Sandy Botham 10. Lindsay Schrader

Season 1996-97 1985-86 2000-01 1996-97 1990-91 1991-92 2004-05 2007-08 1987-88 2008-09

FGM 324 250 245 235 228 212 208 198 176 165

MOST FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED As a Freshman Player 1. Beth Morgan 2. Shari Matvey 3. Michelle Marciniak 4. Jacqueline Batteast 5. Courtney LaVere 6. Alicia Ratay 7. Lindsay Schrader 8. Mary Beth Schueth 9. Ashley Barlow 10. Trena Keys

Season 1993-94 1979-80 1991-92 2001-02 2002-03 1999-00 2005-06 1981-82 2006-07 1982-83

FGA 410 407 357 327 311 294 287 265 254 243

As a Sophomore Player 1. Jacqueline Batteast 2. Katryna Gaither 3. Beth Morgan 4. Shari Matvey 5. Alicia Ratay 6. Karen Robinson 7. Ashley Barlow Ruth Riley 9. Charel Allen 10. Courtney LaVere

Season 2002-03 1994-95 1994-95 1980-81 2000-01 1988-89 2007-08 1998-99 2005-06 2003-04

FGA 461 406 392 379 318 313 290 290 285 274

Season 2006-07 1995-96 2003-04 1995-96 1984-85 1998-99 1989-90 2000-01 1997-98 2001-02

FGA 491 475 451 412 410 369 356 338 330 328

As a Junior Player 1. Charel Allen 2. Beth Morgan 3. Jacqueline Batteast 4. Katryna Gaither 5. Trena Keys 6. Danielle Green 7. Karen Robinson 8. Ericka Haney 9. Sheila McMillen 10. Alicia Ratay

FGA 575 544 505 483 475 447 390 381 369 356

HIGHEST FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE

As a Sophomore Player 1. Ruth Riley 2. Sandy Botham 3. Katryna Gaither 4. Carey Poor 5. Heidi Bunek 6. Krissi Davis 7. Sara Liebscher 8. Comalita Haysbert 9. Margaret Nowlin 10. Alicia Ratay

Season 1998-99 1985-86 1994-95 1993-94 1986-87 1988-89 1988-89 1989-90 1989-90 2000-01

FGM-A Pct. 198-290 .683 172-269 .639 252-406 .621 99-163 .607 161-267 .603 120-208 .577 118-216 .546 80-147 .544 137-271 .506 160-318 .503 FGM-A Pct. 261-412 .633 193-314 .615 212-348 .609 145-250 .580 138-246 .561 129-234 .551 109-203 .537 212-410 .517 106-206 .515 143-278 .514 114-222 .514

As a Senior Player 1. Ruth Riley 2. Sandy Botham 3. Katryna Gaither 4. Krissi Davis 5. Rosanne Bohman 6. Margaret Nowlin 7. Kelley Siemon 8. Carrie Bates 9. Tootie Jones 10. Trena Keys

Season 2000-01 1987-88 1996-97 1990-91 1996-97 1991-92 2000-01 1984-85 1993-94 1985-86

FGM-A Pct. 245-390 .628 176-291 .605 324-544 .596 158-273 .579 162-288 .562 212-381 .556 155-282 .550 88-161 .547 128-238 .538 250-483 .518

Season 1999-00 1993-94 1995-96 2007-08 1998-99 2000-01 2008-09 2001-02 2001-02 2001-02

3FGM 73 46 41 34 31 30 28 27 23 21

Season 1998-99 1999-00 1996-97 2005-06 2000-01 1997-98 2002-03 2003-04 1989-90 2006-07

3FGM 98 61 61 58 57 57 50 44 37 34

MOST 3-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED As a Freshman Player 1. Alicia Ratay 2. Beth Morgan 3. Brittany Mallory 4. Sherisha Hills 5. Kellie Watson 6. Sheila McMillen 7. Jacqueline Batteast 8. Jeneka Joyce 9. Kelsey Wicks 10. Michelle Marciniak

Season 1999-00 1993-94 2007-08 1998-99 2008-09 1995-96 2001-02 2000-01 2001-02 1991-92

3FGA 152 124 122 114 94 89 81 79 69 60

As a Sophomore Player 1. Alicia Ratay 2. Sheila McMillen 3. Beth Morgan 4. Lisa Kuhns 5. Megan Duffy 6. Ashley Barlow 7. Niele Ivey 8. Coquese Washington 9. Mollie Peirick 10. Sherri Orlosky

Season 2000-01 1996-97 1994-95 1987-88 2003-04 2007-08 1997-98 1990-91 1995-96 1991-92

3FGA 148 142 139 118 114 89 67 61 60 58

As a Junior Player 1. Beth Morgan 2. Sheila McMillen 3. Alicia Ratay 4. Megan Duffy 5. Ashley Barlow 6. Niele Ivey 7. Mollie Peirick 8. Charel Allen 9. Sherri Orlosky 10. Melissa Lechlitner

Season 1995-96 1997-98 2001-02 2004-05 2008-09 1998-99 1996-97 2006-07 1992-93 2008-09

3FGA 178 172 142 125 110 105 94 85 74 65

Alicia Ratay set class records for three-point percentage as a freshman, sophomore and senior, establishing a new NCAA mark for sophomores (.547) in 2000-01.

As a Senior Player 1. Sheila McMillen 2. Beth Morgan 3. Megan Duffy Niele Ivey 5. Mollie Peirick 6. Niele Ivey 7. Jeneka Koyce 8. Breona Gray 9. Alicia Ratay 10. Coquese Washington

Season 1998-99 1996-97 2005-06 1999-00 1997-98 2000-01 2003-04 2006-07 2002-03 1992-93

3FGA 247 187 167 167 163 129 111 109 108 95

HIGHEST 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE As a Freshman (min. 1.0 made per game) Player 1. Alicia Ratay 2. Sheila McMillen 3. Jeneka Joyce 4. Beth Morgan 5. Jacqueline Batteast 6. Brittany Mallory 7. Sherisha Hills As a Sophomore Player 1. Alicia Ratay 2. Lisa Kuhns 3. Megan Duffy 4. Beth Morgan 5. Sheila McMillen * - NCAA sophomore record

Season 1999-00 1995-96 2000-01 1993-94 2001-02 2007-08 1998-99

3FGM-A Pct. 73-152 .480 41-89 .461 30-79 .380 46-124 .371 27-81 .333 34-122 .279 31-114 .272

Season 2000-01 1987-88 2003-04 1994-95 1996-97

3FGM-A Pct. 81-148 .547* 48-118 .407 46-114 .404 53-139 .381 42-142 .296

2009-10 WOMENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S BASKETBALL

HISTORY

As a Freshman Player 1. Alicia Ratay 2. Beth Morgan 3. Sheila McMillen 4. Brittany Mallory 5. Sherisha Hills 6. Jeneka Joyce 7. Kellie Watson 8. Jacqueline Batteast 9. Kelsey Wicks 10. Allison Bustamante

As a Senior Player 1. Sheila McMillen 2. Niele Ivey Beth Morgan 4. Megan Duffy 5. Niele Ivey Mollie Peirick 7. Alicia Ratay 8. Jeneka Joyce 9. Lisa Kuhns 10. Breona Gray

RECORDS

MOST 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE

3FGM 71 68 58 50 47 40 39 31 26 22

BIG EAST

Season 1995-96 1999-00 1987-88 1989-90 1986-87 1983-84 1981-82 1984-85 1989-90 1990-91 1983-84

Season 1995-96 1997-98 2001-02 2004-05 1998-99 2008-09 1996-97 1992-93 2006-07 2008-09

2008-09 REVIEW

As a Junior Player 1. Katryna Gaither 2. Ruth Riley 3. Heidi Bunek 4. Krissi Davis 5. Sandy Botham 6. Carrie Bates 7. Shari Matvey 8. Trena Keys 9. Sara Liebscher 10. Margaret Nowlin Mary Beth Schueth

As a Junior Player 1. Beth Morgan 2. Sheila McMillen 3. Alicia Ratay 4. Megan Duffy 5. Niele Ivey 6. Ashley Barlow 7. Mollie Peirick 8. Sherri Orlosky 9. Charel Allen 10. Melissa Lechlitner

2009-10 OPPONENTS

FGM-A Pct. 141-235 .600 96-161 .596 136-231 .589 237-407 .582 112-209 .536 108-204 .529 82-157 .522 137-265 .517 99-196 .505 145-295 .493

3FGM 81 53 48 46 42 27 25 24 23 21

COACHES

Season 1997-98 1985-86 1981-82 1979-80 1986-87 1984-85 2007-08 1981-82 1981-82 1999-00

Season 2000-01 1994-95 1987-88 2003-04 1996-97 2007-08 1997-98 1990-91 1991-92 2008-09

STUDENT-ATHLETES

As a Freshman (min. 3.5 made per game) Player 1. Ruth Riley 2. Heidi Bunek 3. Carrie Bates 4. Shari Matvey 5. Annie Schwartz 6. Sandy Botham 7. Devereaux Peters 8. Mary Beth Schueth 9. Ruth Kaiser 10. Alicia Ratay

As a Sophomore Player 1. Alicia Ratay 2. Beth Morgan 3. Lisa Kuhns 4. Megan Duffy 5. Sheila McMillen 6. Ashley Barlow 7. Niele Ivey 8. Coquese Washington 9. Sherri Orlosky 10. Becca Bruszewski

2009-10 PREVIEW

Season 1996-97 1996-97 2004-05 1985-86 1990-91 2007-08 2000-01 1991-92 1998-99 2008-09

THIS IS NOTRE DAME

As a Senior Player 1. Beth Morgan 2. Katryna Gaither 3. Jacqueline Batteast 4. Trena Keys 5. Karen Robinson 6. Charel Allen 7. Ruth Riley 8. Margaret Nowlin 9. Danielle Green 10. Lindsay Schrader

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Individual Records by Class THE FIGHTING IRISH

3. Krissi Davis 4. Letitia Bowen 5. Megan Duffy Katryna Gaither 7. Karen Robinson 8. Sandy Botham 9. Jacqueline Batteast 10. Beth Morgan

Katryna Gaither had the most rebounds ever by a Notre Dame junior and senior, grabbing a school-record 368 boards during her final season in 1996-97. As a Junior Player 1. Niele Ivey 2. Sherri Orlosky 3. Mollie Peirick 4. Alicia Ratay 5. Megan Duffy 6. Beth Morgan 7. Sheila McMillen 8. Ashley Barlow 9. Mollie Peirick

Season 1998-99 1992-93 1996-97 2001-02 2004-05 1995-96 1997-98 2008-09 1996-97

3FGM-A Pct. 47-105 .448 31-74 .419 39-94 .415 58-142 .408 50-125 .400 71-178 .399 68-172 .395 40-110 .364 39-94 .296

As a Senior Player 1. Alicia Ratay 2. Niele Ivey 3. Lisa Kuhns 4. Sheila McMillen 5. Jeneka Joyce 6. Niele Ivey 7. Mollie Peirick 8. Megan Duffy Coquese Washington 10. Beth Morgan

Season 2002-03 2000-01 1989-90 1998-99 2003-04 1999-00 1997-98 2005-06 1992-93 1996-97

3FGM-A Pct. 50-108 .463 57-129 .442 37-85 .435 98-247 .397 44-111 .396 61-167 .365 57-163 .350 58-167 .347 33-95 .347 61-187 .326

MOST FREE THROWS MADE As a Freshman Player 1. Courtney LaVere 2. Ashley Barlow 3. Beth Morgan 4. Ruth Riley 5. Michelle Marciniak 6. Alicia Ratay 7. Charel Allen 8. Jacqueline Batteast 9. Natalie Novosel 10. Erica Williamson

Season 2002-03 2006-07 1993-94 1997-98 1991-92 1999-00 2004-05 2001-02 2008-09 2006-07

FTM 95 90 88 86 85 84 72 67 65 61

As a Sophomore Player 1. Ruth Riley 2. Ashley Barlow

Season 1998-99 2007-08

FTM 118 111

134

1988-89 1992-93 2003-04 1994-95 1988-89 1985-86 2002-03 1994-95

94 87 86 86 82 79 78 77

As a Junior Player 1. Megan Duffy 2. Ruth Riley 3. Beth Morgan 4. Danielle Green 5. Alicia Ratay 6. Tulyah Gaines Karen Robinson 8. Shelia McMillen 9. Jacqueline Batteast 10. Charel Allen

Season 2004-05 1999-00 1995-96 1998-99 2001-02 2006-07 1989-90 1997-98 2003-04 2006-07

FTM 137 132 117 116 112 101 101 97 94 93

As a Senior Player 1. Ruth Riley 2. Beth Morgan 3. Megan Duffy 4. Katryna Gaither 5. Jacqueline Batteast 6. Alicia Ratay 7. Danielle Green 8. Letitia Bowen 9. Charel Allen 10. Le’Tania Severe

Season 2000-01 1996-97 2005-06 1996-97 2004-05 2002-03 1998-99 1994-95 2007-08 2003-04

FTM 182 165 135 128 127 126 116 108 101 97

MOST FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED As a Freshman Player 1. Courtney LaVere 2. Ruth Riley 3. Beth Morgan 4. Lindsay Schrader 5. Kelley Siemon Michelle Marciniak 6. Ashley Barlow 7. Mary Beth Scheuth 8. Alicia Ratay 9. Jacqueline Batteast 10. Erica Williamson

Season 2002-03 1997-98 1993-94 2005-06 1997-98 1991-92 2006-07 1981-82 1999-00 2001-02 2006-07

FTA 136 115 112 111 110 110 109 105 101 100 95

As a Sophomore Player 1. Ruth Riley 2. Katryna Gaither 3. Ashley Barlow 4. Krissi Davis 5. Le’Tania Severe 6. Jacqueline Batteast 7. Letitia Bowen 8. Megan Duffy Sandy Botham 10. Erica Williamson

Season 1998-99 1994-95 2007-08 1988-89 2001-02 2002-03 1992-93 2003-04 1985-86 2007-08

FTA 171 167 138 124 117 116 106 105 105 104

As a Junior Player 1. Ruth Riley 2. Katryna Gaither 3. Megan Duffy 4. Danielle Green 5. Jacqueline Batteast 6. Beth Morgan 7. Karen Robinson 8. Alicia Ratay 9. Heidi Bunek 10. Tulyah Gaines

Season 1999-00 1995-96 2004-05 1998-99 2003-04 1995-96 1989-90 2001-02 1987-88 2006-07

FTA 164 157 153 151 150 137 128 127 125 124

As a Senior Player 1. Ruth Riley 2. Beth Morgan 3. Katryna Gaither 4. Jacqueline Batteast 5. Megan Duffy

Season 2000-01 1996-97 1996-97 2004-05 2005-06

FTA 237 204 180 162 152

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME®

6. 7. 8. 9.

Danielle Green Alicia Ratay Letitia Bowen Krissi Davis Sandy Botham

1999-00 2002-03 1994-95 1990-91 1987-88

151 143 134 126 126

HIGHEST FREE THROW PERCENTAGE As a Freshman (min. 2.0 made per game) Player 1. Charel Allen 2. Carey Poor 3. Alicia Ratay 4. Ashley Barlow 5. Beth Morgan 6. Karen Robinson 7. Michelle Marciniak 8. Ruth Riley 9. Natalie Novosel

Season 2004-05 1992-93 1999-00 2006-07 1993-94 1987-88 1991-92 1997-98 2008-09

FTM-A 72-85 49-58 84-101 90-109 88-112 57-73 85-110 86-115 65-90

As a Sophomore Player 1. Letitia Bowen 2. Megan Duffy 3. Sara Liebscher 4. Ashley Barlow Karen Robinson 6. Beth Morgan 7. Niele Ivey 8. Krissi Davis 9. Margaret Nowlin

Season 1992-93 2003-04 1988-89 2007-08 1988-89 1994-95 1997-98 1988-89 1989-90

FTM-A Pct. 87-106 .821 86-105 .819 72-88 .818 111-138 .804 82-102 .804 77-96 .802 63-80 .788 91-124 .758 64-85 .753

As a Junior Player 1. Megan Duffy 2. Alicia Ratay 3. Niele Ivey 4. Beth Morgan 5. Charel Allen 6. Carrie Bates 7. Laura Dougherty 8. Tulyah Gaines 9. Le’Tania Severe 10. Ruth Riley

Season 2004-05 2001-02 1998-99 1995-96 2006-07 1983-84 1983-84 2006-07 2002-03 1999-00

FTM-A Pct. 137-153 .895 112-127 .882 80-92 .870 117-137 .854 93-111 .838 75-91 .824 55-67 .821 101-124 .815 88-109 .807 132-164 .805

As a Senior Player 1. Megan Duffy 2. Alicia Ratay 3. Sheila McMillen 4. Krissi Davis 5. Mollie Peirick 6. Le’Tania Severe 7. Karen Robinson 8. Charel Allen 9. Kara Leahy 10. Beth Morgan

Season 2005-06 2002-03 1998-99 1990-91 1997-98 2003-04 1990-91 2007-08 1993-94 1996-97

FTM-A Pct. 135-152 .888 126-143 .881 88-101 .871 107-126 .849 67-80 .838 97-118 .822 67-82 .817 101-124 .815 79-97 .814 165-204 .809

Pct. .847 .845 .832 .826 .786 .781 .773 .748 .722

MOST REBOUNDS As a Freshman Player 1. Shari Matvey 2. Ruth Riley 3. Mary Beth Schueth 4. Letitia Bowen 5. Jacqueline Batteast 6. Courtney LaVere 7. Ashley Barlow 8. Kelley Siemon 9. Erica Williamson 10. Lindsay Schrader

Season 1979-80 1997-98 1981-82 1991-92 2001-02 2002-03 2006-07 1997-98 2006-07 2005-06

Rebs. 305 233 227 218 204 180 173 165 163 162

As a Sophomore Player 1. Jacqueline Batteast 2. Ruth Riley 3. Letitia Bowen 4. Mary Beth Schueth 5. Katryna Gaither 6. Sandy Botham 7. Margaret Nowlin 8. Heidi Bunek 9. Shari Matvey 10. Krissi Davis

Season 2002-03 1998-99 1992-93 1982-83 1994-95 1985-86 1989-90 1986-87 1980-81 1988-89

Rebs. 267 260 246 241 239 223 217 215 213 208

As a Senior Player 1. Katryna Gaither 2. Ruth Riley 3. Margaret Nowlin 4. Letitia Bowen 5. Beth Morgan 6. Lindsay Schrader Kelley Siemon 8. Jacqueline Batteast Sandy Botham 10. Rosanne Bohman

Season 1996-97 2000-01 1991-92 1994-95 1996-97 2008-09 2000-01 2004-05 1987-88 1996-97

Rebs. 368 281 270 259 233 228 228 218 218 217

HIGHEST REBOUNDING AVERAGE RPG 10.2 9.1 7.8 7.8 7.3 6.5 6.3 5.6 5.6

Season 1978-79 1993-94 1995-96 1987-88 2003-04 1989-90 1990-91 1999-00 1986-87 1983-84

RPG 9.6 9.5 9.1 8.8 8.6 8.0 7.5 7.3 7.1 6.9

As a Senior Player 1. Katryna Gaither 2. Jane Politiski 3. Margaret Nowlin 4. Letitia Bowen 5. Jane Politiski 6. Ruth Riley Sandy Botham 8. Mary Beth Schueth 9. Heidi Bunek 10. Lindsay Schrader

Season 1996-97 1978-79 1991-92 1994-95 1979-80 2000-01 1987-88 1984-85 1988-89 2008-09

RPG 9.7 9.6 8.7 8.4 7.9 7.8 7.8 7.7 7.5 7.4

Asst. 205 184 179 177 146 138 125 102 101 94

As a Junior Player 1. Mary Gavin 2. Niele Ivey 3. Megan Duffy 4. Mollie Peirick 5. Coquese Washington 6. Karen Robinson 7. Tulyah Gaines 8. Le’Tania Severe 9. Melissa Lechlitner 10. Sara Liebscher

Season 1986-87 1998-99 2004-05 1996-97 1991-92 1989-90 2006-07 2002-03 2008-09 1989-90

Asst. 214 181 178 169 141 137 125 121 106 99

As a Senior Player 1. Niele Ivey 2. Mary Gavin 3. Mollie Peirick 4. Niele Ivey 5. Jeannine Augustin 6. Karen Robinson 7. Kara Leahy 8. Tulyah Gaines 9. Megan Duffy 10. Coquese Washington

Season 2000-01 1987-88 1997-98 1999-00 1996-97 1990-91 1993-94 2007-08 2005-06 1992-93

Asst. 247 243 199 194 193 159 151 129 124 120

As a feisty power forward in 1991-92, Margaret Nowlin averaged 8.7 rebounds per game, which still ranks as the third-highest mark ever posted by a Notre Dame senior in one season.

As a senior in 1987-88, Mary Gavin averaged a schoolrecord 8.7 assists and 3.3 steals per game.

HIGHEST ASSIST AVERAGE As a Freshman Player 1. Mary Gavin 2. Mollie Peirick Coquese Washington 4. Ruth Kaiser 5. Karen Robinson 6. Laura Dougherty 7. Vonnie Thompson 8. Audrey Gomez 9. Michelle Marciniak

Season 1984-85 1994-95 1989-90 1981-82 1987-88 1981-82 1983-84 1991-92 1991-92

APG 4.5 3.93 3.93 3.87 3.5 3.2 3.0 2.9 2.7

Season 1985-86 1988-89 1995-96 1990-91 2001-02 2003-04 1982-83 1986-87 1991-92 1988-89

APG 6.6 5.8 5.7 5.6 4.9 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.5 2.9

As a Junior Player 1. Mary Gavin 2. Niele Ivey 3. Coquese Washington 4. Megan Duffy 5. Karen Robinson 6. Mollie Pierick 7. Molly Cashman 8. Tulyah Gaines 9. Le’Tania Severe 10. Sara Liebscher

Season 1986-87 1998-99 1991-92 2004-05 1989-90 1996-97 1978-79 2006-07 2002-03 1989-90

APG 7.9 6.5 5.6 5.4 4.7 4.5 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.5

As a Senior Player 1. Mary Gavin 2. Niele Ivey 3. Mollie Peirick 4. Niele Ivey 5. Kara Leary 6. Jeannine Augustin 7. Karen Robinson 8. Coquese Washington 9. Megan Duffy 10. Tulyah Gaines

Season 1987-88 2000-01 1997-98 1999-00 1993-94 1996-97 1990-91 1992-93 2005-06 2007-08

APG 8.7 6.9 6.2 6.1 5.2 5.1 5.0 4.4 4.1 3.8

As a Sophomore Player 1. Mary Gavin 2. Karen Robinson 3. Mollie Peirick 4. Coquese Washington 5. Le’Tania Severe 6. Megan Duffy 7. Laura Dougherty 8. Diondra Toney 9. Kara Leary 10. Sara Liebscher

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HISTORY

As a Junior Player 1. Jane Politiski 2. Letitia Bowen 3. Katryna Gaither 4. Heidi Bunek 5. Jacqueline Batteast 6. Krissi Davis 7. Margaret Nowlin 8. Ruth Riley 9. Sandy Botham 10. Mary Beth Schueth

Season 1985-86 1988-89 1990-91 1995-96 2001-02 1995-96 2003-04 1982-83 1986-87 1988-89

RECORDS

RPG 10.2 9.8 9.0 8.4 8.3 8.0 7.7 7.6 7.5 7.2

As a Sophomore Player 1. Mary Gavin 2. Karen Robinson 3. Coquese Washington 4. Mollie Peirick 5. Le’Tania Severe 6. Mollie Peirick 7. Megan Duffy 8. Laura Dougherty 9. Diondra Toney 10. Sara Liebscher

BIG EAST

Season 1980-81 1992-93 1982-83 1998-99 2002-03 1986-87 1994-95 1980-81 1989-90 1985-86

Asst. 116 114 106 99 89 85 83 83 79

2008-09 REVIEW

As a Sophomore Player 1. Janice Crowe 2. Letitia Bowen 3. Mary Beth Schueth 4. Ruth Riley 5. Jacqueline Batteast 6. Heidi Bunek 7. Katryna Gaither 8. Shari Matvey 9. Margaret Nowlin 10. Sandy Botham

Season 1984-85 1989-90 1994-95 1987-88 1981-82 1991-92 2006-07 1983-84 1981-82

2009-10 OPPONENTS

Season 1979-80 1981-82 2001-02 1991-92 1997-98 1981-82 1985-86 2007-08 2002-03

As a Freshman Player 1. Mary Gavin 2. Coquese Washington 3. Mollie Peirick 4. Karen Robinson 5. Ruth Kaiser 6. Michelle Marciniak 7. Melissa Lechlitner Vonnie Thompson 9. Laura Dougherty

COACHES

As a Freshman Player 1. Shari Matvey 2. Mary Beth Schueth 3. Jacqueline Batteast 4. Letitia Bowen 5. Ruth Riley 6. Carrie Bates 7. Heidi Bunek 8. Devereaux Peters Courtney LaVere

MOST ASSISTS

STUDENT-ATHLETES

Rebs. 283 276 276 246 240 233 233 210 204 197

2009-10 PREVIEW

Season 1995-96 2003-04 1993-94 1987-88 1990-91 1999-00 1989-90 2007-08 2000-01 2006-07

THIS IS NOTRE DAME

As a Junior Player 1. Katryna Gaither 2. Jacqueline Batteast Letitia Bowen 4. Heidi Bunek 5. Margaret Nowlin 6. Ruth Riley Krissi Davis 8. Lindsay Schrader 9. Ericka Haney 10. Charel Allen

Individual Records by Class THE FIGHTING IRISH

HIGHEST BLOCK AVERAGE

Megan Duffy set a school record by averaging 38.4 minutes per game as a senior in 2005-06.

MOST BLOCKS

As a Freshman Player 1. Shari Matvey 2. Ruth Riley 3. Devereaux Peters 4. Jacqueline Batteast 5. Erica Williamson 6. Erica Solomon 7. Amanda Barksdale 8. Trena Keys

Season 1979-80 1997-98 2007-08 2001-02 2006-07 2008-09 1999-00 1982-83

BPG 3.1 2.2 2.0 1.4 1.3 1.23 1.21 1.0

As a Sophomore Player 1. Ruth Riley 2. Amanda Barksdale 3. Jacqueline Batteast 4. Katryna Gaither 5. Teresa Borton 6. Courtney LaVere 7. Melissa D’Amico Tricia McManus 9. Heidi Bunek 10. Erica Williamson

Season 1998-99 2000-01 2002-03 1994-95 2002-03 2003-04 2005-06 1979-80 1986-87 2007-08

BPG 3.3 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.28 1.17 1.17 1.15 1.1

As a Junior Player 1. Amanda Barksdale 2. Ruth Riley 3. Trena Keys 4. Heidi Bunek 5. Tricia McManus 6. Katryna Gaither 7. Jacqueline Batteast 8. Beth Morrison 9. Margaret Nowlin 10. Courtney LaVere Teresa Borton

Season 2001-02 1999-00 1984-85 1987-88 1979-80 1995-96 2003-04 1986-87 1990-91 2004-05 2003-04

BPG 3.0 2.7 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.29 1.2 1.1 1.03 1.0 1.0

As a Senior Player 1. Ruth Riley 2. Teresa Borton 3. Courtney LaVere 4. Jacqueline Batteast 5. Beth Morrison 6. Trena Keys

Season 2000-01 2004-05 2005-06 2004-05 1986-87 1985-86

BPG 3.1 1.73 1.67 1.3 1.1 1.0

As a Freshman Player 1. Shari Matvey 2. Ruth Riley 3. Devereaux Peters 4. Erica Williamson 5. Erica Solomon 6. Jacqueline Batteast 7. Amanda Barksdale 8. Majenica Rupe 9. Courtney LaVere 10. Trena Keys

Season 1979-80 1997-98 2007-08 2006-07 2008-09 2001-02 1999-2000 1989-90 2002-03 1982-83

Blks. 94 71 45 39 38 36 34 28 27 25

As a Sophomore Player 1. Ruth Riley 2. Amanda Barksdale 3. Jacqueline Batteast 4. Katryna Gaither 5. Teresa Borton 6. Courtney LaVere 7. Erica Williamson 8. Melissa D’Amico 9. Heidi Bunek 10. Trena Keys

Season 1998-99 2000-01 2002-03 1994-95 2002-03 2003-04 2007-08 2005-06 1986-87 1983-84

Blks. 101 58 50 46 42 41 38 35 31 26

As a Freshman Player 1. Coquese Washington 2. Ashley Barlow Michelle Marciniak 4. Ruth Kaiser 5. Laura Dougherty 6. Mary Beth Schueth 7. Alicia Ratay 8. Natalie Novosel 9. Brittany Mallory 10. Jeannine Augustin

Season 1989-90 2006-07 1991-92 1981-82 1981-82 1981-82 1999-00 2008-09 2007-08 1993-94

Stls. 67 63 63 61 60 52 49 45 42 41

As a Junior Player 1. Ruth Riley 2. Amanda Barksdale 3. Trena Keys 4. Katryna Gaither 5. Heidi Bunek Tricia McManus 7. Jacqueline Batteast 8. Margaret Nowlin 9. Teresa Borton 10. Melissa D’Amico

Season 1999-00 2001-02 1984-85 1995-96 1987-88 1979-80 2003-04 1990-91 2003-04 2006-07

Blks. 85 78 43 40 39 39 38 33 32 30

As a Sophomore Player 1. Coquese Washington 2. Krissi Davis 3. Niele Ivey 4. Mary Gavin 5. Ashley Barlow 6. Jacqueline Batteast Karen Robinson 8. Le’Tania Severe Mollie Peirick 10. Katryna Gaither

Season 1990-91 1988-89 1997-98 1985-86 2007-08 2002-03 1988-89 2001-02 1995-96 1994-95

Stls. 83 81 77 72 68 63 63 60 60 55

As a Senior Player 1. Ruth Riley 2. Teresa Borton 3. Courtney LaVere 4. Jacqueline Batteast 5. Katryna Gaither 6. Trena Keys 7. Charel Allen Letitia Bowen 9. Mollie Peirick 10. Melissa D’Amico

Season 2000-01 2004-05 2005-06 2004-05 1996-97 1985-86 2007-08 1994-95 1997-98 2007-08

Blks. 113 57 50 43 35 30 26 26 22 20

As a Junior Player 1. Megan Duffy 2. Mary Gavin 3. Coquese Washington 4. Niele Ivey 5. Comalita Haysbert 6. Ashley Barlow 7. Le’Tania Severe Letitia Bowen 9. Tulyah Gaines 10. Beth Morgan

Season 2004-05 1986-87 1991-92 1998-99 1990-91 2008-09 2002-03 1993-94 2006-07 1995-96

Stls. 90 80 79 74 72 70 69 69 66 64

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As a Senior Player 1. Niele Ivey 2. Niele Ivey 3. Mary Gavin 4. Jeannine Augustin 5. Coquese Washington 6. Katryna Gaither Krissi Davis 8. Kara Leary 9. Karen Robinson 10. Beth Morgan

Season 1999-00 2000-01 1987-88 1996-97 1992-93 1996-97 1990-91 1993-94 1990-91 1996-97

Stls. 95 94 93 92 78 76 76 71 67 66

HIGHEST STEAL AVERAGE As a Freshman Player 1. Ruth Kaiser 2. Laura Dougherty 3. Coquese Washington 4. Trena Keys 5. Mary Beth Schueth 6. Michelle Marciniak 7. Ashley Barlow 8. Devereaux Peters 9. Alicia Ratay 10. Natalie Novosel

Season 1981-82 1981-82 1989-90 1982-83 1981-82 1991-92 2006-07 2007-08 1999-00 2008-09

SPG 2.7 2.4 2.3 2.11 2.08 2.03 1.97 1.7 1.53 1.45

As a Sophomore Player 1. Coquese Washington 2. Niele Ivey Krissi Davis 4. Mary Gavin 5. Ruth Kaiser 6. Le’Tania Severe 7. Jacqueline Batteast Karen Robinson 9. Mollie Peirick 10. Sara Liebscher

Season 1990-91 1997-98 1988-89 1985-86 1982-83 2001-02 2002-03 1988-89 1995-96 1988-89

SPG 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.1 2.0 1.97 1.97 1.9 1.8

As a Junior Player 1. Coquese Washington 2. Mary Gavin 3. Megan Duffy 4. Niele Ivey 5. Ashley Barlow 6. Letitia Bowen 7. Le’Tania Severe 8. Karen Robinson 9. Beth Morgan 10. Tulyah Gaines

Season 1991-92 1986-87 2004-05 1998-99 2008-09 1993-94 2002-03 1989-90 1995-96 2006-07

SPG 3.2 3.0 2.7 2.6 2.41 2.38 2.2 2.14 2.07 2.06

As a Senior Player 1. Mary Gavin 2. Niele Ivey

Season 1987-88 1999-00

SPG 3.3 3.0

Two-time North Star Conference Player of the Year Trena Keys was not only a great scorer, but also a great defender during her time at Notre Dame in the mid-1980s. To this day, her shot blocking averages as a junior (1.5 in 1983-84) and senior (1.0 in 1985-86) remain among the top six class marks in Fighting Irish history.

1992-93 2000-01 1993-94 1990-91 1996-97 1994-95 1990-91 1996-97

Season 1991-92 1987-88 1989-90 2002-03 1993-94 2006-07 2004-05 1998-99 1989-90 1996-97

TOPG 4.4 4.0 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.1 3.04 2.96 2.9

As a Senior Player 1. Mary Gavin 2. Coquese Washington 3. Mollie Peirick 4. Sandy Botham 5. Kara Leary 6. Beth Morgan Jeannine Augustin 8. Niele Ivey 9. Danielle Green 10. Niele Ivey

Season 1987-88 1992-93 1997-98 1987-88 1993-94 1996-97 1996-97 1999-00 1998-99 2000-01

TOPG 5.4 4.4 4.3 3.82 3.79 3.5 3.5 3.2 3.1 3.0

MOST TURNOVERS

As a Sophomore Player 1. Karen Robinson 2. Coquese Washington 3. Mollie Peirick 4. Le’Tania Severe 5. Sara Liebscher 6. Jacqueline Batteast 7. Niele Ivey 8. Megan Duffy 9. Letitia Bowen 10. Kelley Siemon

Season 1988-89 1990-91 1995-96 2001-02 1988-89 2002-03 1997-98 2003-04 1992-93 1998-99

TO 184 166 138 120 101 99 97 92 87 85

As a Junior Player 1. Le’Tania Severe 2. Tulyah Gaines 3. Heidi Bunek 4. Coquese Washington Karen Robinson 6. Mollie Peirick 7. Letitia Bowen 8. Megan Duffy 9. Beth Morgan 10. Jacqueline Batteast

Season 2002-03 2006-07 1987-88 1991-92 1989-90 1996-97 1993-94 2004-05 1995-96 2003-04

TO 119 113 112 111 111 110 104 103 97 90

As a Senior Player 1. Mary Gavin 2. Mollie Peirick 3. Jeannine Augustin Beth Morgan 5. Coquese Washington Karen Robinson 7. Kara Leary 8. Niele Ivey 9. Sandy Botham 10. Niele Ivey

Season 1987-88 1997-98 1996-97 1996-97 1992-93 1990-91 1993-94 2000-01 1987-88 1999-00

TO 152 137 132 132 120 120 110 109 107 101

TOPG 4.7 4.3 3.67 3.66 3.4 3.39 3.3 3.1 2.9 2.8

As a Sophomore Player 1. Karen Robinson 2. Coquese Washington 3. Mollie Peirick 4. Le’Tania Severe 5. Comalita Haysbert 6. Letitia Bowen 7. Sara Liebscher 8. Niele Ivey Beth Morgan 10. Jacqueline Batteast

Season 1988-89 1990-91 1995-96 2001-02 1989-90 1992-93 1988-89 1997-98 1995-96 2002-03

TOPG 5.8 5.2 4.5 4.0 3.6 3.5 3.2 3.13 3.13 3.09

PF 109 91 90 88 86 85 83 82 80 79 79

As a Sophomore Player 1. Ruth Riley 2. Margaret Nowlin Tricia McManus 4. Sandy Botham 5. Kelley Siemon 6. Becca Bruszewski 7. Courtney LaVere 8. Ashley Barlow Coquese Washington 10. Lavetta Willis

Season 1998-99 1989-90 1979-80 1985-86 1998-99 2008-09 2003-04 2007-08 1990-91 1985-86

PF 106 102 102 99 94 88 87 86 86 85

As a Junior Player 1. Ruth Riley 2. Margaret Nowlin 3. Letitia Bowen 4. Mollie Peirick 5. Tricia McManus 6. Sandy Botham 7. Tulyah Gaines 8. Carey Poor 9. Crystal Erwin 10. Katryna Gaither

Season 1999-00 1990-91 1993-94 1996-97 1980-81 1986-87 2006-07 1994-95 2005-06 1995-96

PF 109 106 103 100 97 94 93 88 83 82

As a Senior Player 1. Letitia Bowen 2. Rosanne Bohman Katryna Gaither 4. Sandy Botham 5. Ruth Riley Tootie Jones 7. Margaret Nowlin 8. Le’Tania Severe 9. Teresa Borton 10. Jeannine Augustin

Season 1994-95 1996-97 1996-97 1987-88 2000-01 1993-94 1991-92 2003-04 2004-05 1996-97

PF 101 97 97 91 87 87 86 83 82 81

MOST TIMES FOULED OUT As a Freshman Player 1. Ruth Riley 2. Devereaux Peters Courtney LaVere 4. Letitia Bowen

Season 1997-98 2007-08 2002-03 1991-92

FO 8 5 5 4

Cathy Emigholz 1986-87 6. Ashley Barlow 2006-07 Kelley Siemon 1997-98 Coquese Washington 1989-90 Jenny Klauke 1980-81 10. 10 tied with

4 3 3 3 3 2

Season 1998-99 1993-94 1985-86 1979-80 2004-05 2002-03 1987-88 1998-99 1994-95 1986-87

FO 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3

As a Junior Player Season 1. Sandy Botham 1986-87 2. Margaret Nowlin 1990-91 3. Letitia Bowen 1993-94 4. Ruth Riley 1999-00 Tricia McManus 1979-80 6. Carey Poor 1994-95 Heidi Bunek 1987-88 Lavetta Willis 1985-86 Tricia McManus 1980-81 10. 6 tied with

FO 8 7 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 3

As a Senior Player Season 1. Tootie Jones 1993-94 Margaret Nowlin 1991-92 3. Sandy Botham 1987-88 4. Letitia Bowen 1994-95 Sherri Orlosky 1993-94 Tricia McManus 1980-81 7. Sara Liebscher 1990-91 Molly Cashman 1979-80 9. 15 tied with

FO 6 6 5 4 4 4 3 3 2

As a Sophomore Player 1. Kelley Siemon 2. Carey Poor Sandy Botham Tricia McManus 5. Crystal Erwin Jacqueline Batteast Heidi Bunek 8. Ruth Riley Jeannine Augustin Heidi Bunek

GAMES STARTED As a Freshman Player 1. Alicia Ratay 2. Kelley Siemon 3. Lindsay Schrader Karen Robinson 5. Ruth Riley 6. Beth Morgan 7. Mary Beth Schueth 8. Ruth Kaiser 9. Jacqueline Batteast Mollie Peirick

Season 1999-00 1997-98 2005-06 1987-88 1997-98 1993-94 1981-82 1981-82 2001-02 1994-95

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GS 32 30 27 27 26 25 24 23 22 22

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HISTORY

Season 1989-90 1991-92 1991-92 1993-94 1987-88 2007-08 1998-99 1994-95 2001-02 1997-98

Season 1997-98 1991-92 1997-98 2002-03 1991-92 1979-80 1995-96 1984-85 2006-07 2006-07 1996-97

RECORDS

As a Freshman Player 1. Coquese Washington 2. Michelle Marciniak 3. Audrey Gomez 4. Beth Morgan 5. Karen Robinson 6. Devereaux Peters 7. Mollie Peirick 8. Kari Hutchinson 9. Jacqueline Batteast 10. Kelley Siemon

As a Freshman Player 1. Ruth Riley 2. Letitia Bowen 3. Kelley Siemon 4. Courtney LaVere 5. Michelle Marciniak 6. Shari Matvey 7. Sheila McMillen 8. Sandy Botham 9. Ashley Barlow 10. Erica Williamson Julie Henderson

BIG EAST

HIGHEST TURNOVER AVERAGE

MOST FOULS

Lindsay Schrader wasted little time in working her way into the Notre Dame lineup, starting 27 times as a freshman in 2005-06.

2008-09 REVIEW

TO 135 134 106 96 90 89 89 80 79

2009-10 OPPONENTS

Season 1989-90 1991-92 1993-94 1987-88 1997-98 1994-95 1994-95 2002-03 1993-94

COACHES

As a Freshman Player 1. Coquese Washington 2. Michelle Marciniak 3. Beth Morgan 4. Karen Robinson 5. Kelley Siemon 6. Mollie Peirick Kari Hutchinson 8. Courtney LaVere 9. Jeannine Augustin

STUDENT-ATHLETES

As a Junior Player 1. Coquese Washington 2. Heidi Bunek 3. Karen Robinson 4. Le’Tania Severe 5. Letitia Bowen 6. Tulyah Gaines 7. Megan Duffy 8. Niele Ivey 9. Sara Liebscher 10. Mollie Peirick

2009-10 PREVIEW

2.9 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.10 2.09 2.0

THIS IS NOTRE DAME

3. Coquese Washington 4. Niele Ivey 5. Kara Leary Krissi Davis 7. Jeannine Augustin 8. Letitia Bowen 9. Karen Robinson 10. Katryna Gaither

Individual Records by Class THE FIGHTING IRISH

As a Senior Player 1. Jeannine Augustin Rosanne Bohman Katryna Gaither Beth Morgan 5. Niele Ivey Ruth Riley 7. Charel Allen Tulyah Gaines 9. Jacqueline Batteast Teresa Borton

Season 1996-97 1996-97 1996-97 1996-97 2000-01 2000-01 2007-08 2007-08 2004-05 2004-05

GP 38 38 38 38 36 36 34 34 33 33

MINUTES PLAYED

Rosanne Bohman played a critical role on Notre Dame’s 1996-97 Final Four team, starting all 38 games and saving her best performances for the 1997 NCAA Tournament, most notably when she scored 16 points on 8-of-8 shooting in a second-round win at Texas. As a Sophomore Player Season 1. Alicia Ratay 2000-01 2. Breona Gray 2004-05 3. Ashley Barlow 2007-08 Jacqueline Batteast 2002-03 Teresa Borton 2002-03 Krissi Davis 1988-89 7. 7 tied with

GS 35 33 32 32 32 32 31

As a Junior Player Season 1. Ericka Haney 2000-01 2. Lindsay Schrader 2007-08 Megan Duffy 2004-05 Mollie Peirick 1996-97 5. Charel Allen 2006-07 Tulyah Gaines 2006-07 Jacqueline Batteast 2003-04 Le’Tania Severe 2002-03 Margaret Nowlin 1990-91 10. 4 tied with

GS 35 33 33 33 32 32 32 32 32 31

As a Senior Player 1. Rosanne Bohman Katryna Gaither Beth Morgan 4. Jeannine Augustin 5. Niele Ivey Ruth Riley 7. Charel Allen Tulyah Gaines 9. Jacqueline Batteast Teresa Borton

GS 38 38 38 37 36 36 34 34 33 33

Season 1996-97 1996-97 1996-97 1996-97 2000-01 2000-01 2007-08 2007-08 2004-05 2004-05

GAMES PLAYED As a Freshman Player Season 1. Julie Henderson 1996-97 2. Brittany Mallory 2007-08 Charel Allen 2004-05 4. 9 tied with

GP 38 33 33 32

As a Sophomore Player Season 1. Sheila McMillen 1996-97 2. Alicia Ratay 2000-01 3. Amanda Barksdale 2000-01 4. Ashley Barlow 2007-08 Melissa Lechlitner 2007-08 Erica Williamson 2007-08 7. Breona Gray 2004-05 Crystal Erwin 2004-05 9. 7 tied with

GP 38 36 35 34 34 34 33 33 32

As a Junior Player Season 1. Mollie Peirick 1996-97 2. Ericka Haney 2000-01 3. Lindsay Schrader 2007-08 4. Megan Duffy 2004-05 5. 9 tied with

GP 38 36 34 33 32

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As a Freshman Player 1. Alicia Ratay 2. Beth Morgan 3. Lindsay Schrader 4. Shari Matvey 5. Michelle Marciniak 6. Ashley Barlow 7. Charel Allen 8. Mary Beth Schueth 9. Sheila McMillen 10. Ruth Kaiser

Season 1999-00 1993-94 2005-06 1979-80 1991-92 2006-07 2004-05 1981-82 1995-96 1981-82

Mins. 999 913 858 837 814 810 795 785 769 764

As a Sophomore Player 1. Alicia Ratay 2. Megan Duffy 3. Jacqueline Batteast Krissi Davis 5. Karen Robinson 6. Mary Gavin 7. Sheila McMillen 8. Coquese Washington 9. Mollie Peirick 10. Sara Liebscher

Season 2000-01 2003-04 2002-03 1988-89 1988-89 1985-86 1996-97 1990-91 1995-96 1988-89

Mins. 1,147 1,066 1,022 1,022 1,017 973 950 944 935 933

As a Junior Player 1. Megan Duffy 2. Charel Allen 3. Jacqueline Batteast 4. Ericka Haney 5. Melissa Lechlitner 6. Niele Ivey 7. Mollie Peirick 8. Alicia Ratay 9. Beth Morgan 10. Le’Tania Severe

Season 2004-05 2006-07 2003-04 2000-01 2008-09 1999-00 1996-97 2001-02 1995-96 2002-03

Mins. 1,222 1,082 1,052 1,047 1,033 1,028 1,026 1,015 1,010 980

As a Senior Player 1. Beth Morgan 2. Katryna Gaither 3. Megan Duffy 4. Niele Ivey 5. Jacqueline Batteast 6. Alicia Ratay 7. Sheila McMillen 8. Jeannine Augustin 9. Niele Ivey 10. Charel Allen

Season 1996-97 1996-97 2005-06 2000-01 2004-05 2002-03 1998-99 1996-97 1999-00 2007-08

Mins. 1,227 1,177 1,152 1,151 1,109 1,070 1,048 1,038 1,028 1,026

MOST MINUTES PER GAME As a Freshman Player 1. Ruth Kaiser 2. Beth Morgan 3. Mary Beth Schueth 4. Alicia Ratay 5. Lindsay Schrader 6. Shari Matvey 7. Jacqueline Batteast 8. Carrie Bates 9. Mary Gavin 10. Michelle Marciniak

Season 1981-82 1993-94 1981-82 1999-00 2005-06 1979-80 2001-02 1981-82 1984-85 1991-92

MPG 33.2 31.5 31.4 31.2 28.6 27.9 27.6 27.0 26.31 26.26

As a Sophomore Player 1. Megan Duffy 2. Jacqueline Batteast Krissi Davis 4. Alicia Ratay 5. Karen Robinson 6. Diondra Toney

Season 2003-04 2002-03 1988-89 2000-01 1988-89 1986-87

MPG 33.3 31.94 31.94 31.86 31.8 31.7

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7. Mary Gavin 8. Mary Beth Schueth 9. Mollie Peirick 10. Heidi Bunek

1985-86 1982-83 1995-96 1986-87

31.4 30.5 30.2 30.0

As a Junior Player 1. Megan Duffy 2. Mary Gavin 3. Alicia Ratay 4. Charel Allen 5. Melissa Lechlitner 6. Ashley Barlow 7. Jacqueline Batteast 8. Beth Morgan 9. Krissi Davis 10. Niele Ivey

Season 2004-05 1986-87 2001-02 2006-07 2008-09 2008-09 2003-04 1995-96 1989-90 1998-99

MPG 37.0 35.1 33.83 33.81 33.3 32.93 32.88 32.6 32.3 31.4

As a Senior Player 1. Megan Duffy 2. Sheila McMillen 3. Jacqueline Batteast 4. Alicia Ratay 5. Kara Leary 6. Beth Morgan 7. Niele Ivey 8. Niele Ivey 9. Karen Robinson 10. Mollie Peirick

Season 2005-06 1998-99 2004-05 2002-03 1993-94 1996-97 1999-00 2000-01 1990-91 1997-98

MPG 38.4 33.8 33.6 33.4 32.7 32.3 32.1 32.0 31.8 31.6

MOST DOUBLE-DOUBLES As a Freshman Player Season 1. Shari Matvey 1979-80 2. Jacqueline Batteast 2001-02 3. Mary Beth Schueth 1981-82 4. Ruth Riley 1997-98 5. Courtney LaVere 2002-03 Letitia Bowen 1991-92 7. Sandy Botham 1984-85 8. Megan Duffy 2002-03 9. 9 tied with

DD 15 11 9 8 5 5 4 3 2

As a Sophomore Player 1. Ruth Riley 2. Katryna Gaither Letitia Bowen Heidi Bunek 5. Mary Beth Schueth 6. Jacqueline Batteast Shari Matvey 8. Sandy Botham 9. Margaret Nowlin 10. Carey Poor

Season 1998-99 1994-95 1992-93 1986-87 1982-83 2002-03 1980-81 1985-86 1989-90 1993-94

DD 12 10 10 10 9 8 8 6 5 2

As a Junior Player Season 1. Katryna Gaither 1995-96 2. Jacqueline Batteast 2003-04 3. Heidi Bunek 1987-88 4. Krissi Davis 1989-90 5. Jane Politiski 1978-79 6. Ruth Riley 1999-00 Letitia Bowen 1993-94 Margaret Nowlin 1990-91 9. Mary Beth Schueth 1983-84 10. 3 tied with

DD 14 13 10 9 8 6 6 6 5 4

As a Senior Player 1. Katryna Gaither 2. Margaret Nowlin 3. Jane Politiski 4. Ruth Riley 5. Mary Beth Schueth 6. Lindsay Schrader Letitia Bowen Margaret Nowlin Sandy Botham 10. Jacqueline Batteast Jane Politiski

DD 17 11 11 10 8 7 7 7 7 6 6

Season 1996-97 1991-92 1978-79 2000-01 1984-85 2008-09 1994-95 1991-92 1987-88 2004-05 1979-80

Current players listed in boldface NOTE: Player class years are sorted by academic standing; thus, fifth-year seniors may be listed twice under senior year records

Career Records

PPG 18.6 16.6 15.8 15.2 14.5 14.3 13.6 13.1 12.8 12.6

Double-Figure Scoring Games Player 1. Beth Morgan 2. Ruth Riley 3. Jacqueline Batteast Katryna Gaither 5. Alicia Ratay 6. Charel Allen Karen Robinson 8. Trena Keys 9. Niele Ivey 10. Shari Matvey Sheila McMillen

Years 1993-97 1997-01 2001-05 1993-97 1999-03 2004-08 1987-91 1982-86 1996-01 1979-83 1995-99

Gms. 115 106 101 101 95 82 82 78 76 70 70

20-Point Scoring Games Player 1. Beth Morgan 2. Katryna Gaither 3. Ruth Riley 4. Jacqueline Batteast 5. Charel Allen Trena Keys 7. Alicia Ratay 8. Shari Matvey Heidi Bunek 10. Sheila McMillen

Years 1993-97 1993-97 1997-01 2001-05 2004-08 1982-86 1999-03 1979-83 1985-89 1995-99

Gms. 56 50 37 32 29 29 26 23 23 18

30-Point Scoring Games Player 1. Katryna Gaither 2. Ruth Riley Beth Morgan 4. Trena Keys 5. Alicia Ratay Shari Matvey

Years 1993-97 1997-01 1993-97 1982-86 1999-03 1979-83

Gms. 6 5 5 4 3 3

Years 1993-97 1993-97 1997-01 2001-05 1982-86 1987-91 1979-83 2004-08 1984-88 1999-03

FGM 899 822 777 723 690 633 616 602 594 557

Years 1999-03 1995-99 1993-97 1996-01 2002-06 1994-98 1985-90 2000-04 2006-p 1990-94

3FGM 262 249 231 190 161 129 102 92 86 85

Consecutive Games With A 3-Point Field Goal Player Dates 1. Beth Morgan 2/12/95-3/5/96 2. Sheila McMillen 2/12/98-12/21/98 3. Sheila McMillen 1/2/99-3/15/99 4. Beth Morgan 12/2/94-2/4/95 Niele Ivey 2/5/00-12/3/00

Gms. 35 21 20 18 18

Most 3-Point Field Goals Attempted Player Years 1. Sheila McMillen 1995-99 2. Beth Morgan 1993-97 3. Alicia Ratay 1999-03 4. Niele Ivey 1996-01 5. Megan Duffy 2002-06 6. Mollie Peirick 1994-98 7. Lisa Kuhns 1985-90 8. Ashley Barlow 2006-p 9. Jeneka Joyce 2000-04 10. Coquese Washington 1989-93

3FGA 650 628 550 469 441 342 262 257 241 231

Highest 3-Point Field Goal Percentage (min. 50 attempts) Player Years Pct. 1. Alicia Ratay 1999-03 .476* 2. Kari Hutchinson 1994-98 .424 3. Niele Ivey 1996-01 .405 4. Sherri Orlosky 1990-94 .394 5. Lisa Kuhns 1985-90 .389 6. Sheila McMillen 1995-99 .383 7. Jeneka Joyce 2000-04 .382 8. Becca Bruszewski 2007-p .379 9. Mollie Peirick 1994-98 .377 10. Beth Morgan 1993-97 .3678 * - NCAA record

FREE THROWS Most Free Throws Made Player 1. Ruth Riley 2. Beth Morgan 3. Megan Duffy 4. Alicia Ratay 5. Jacqueline Batteast 6. Katryna Gaither

Years 1997-01 1993-97 2002-06 1999-03 2001-05 1993-97

FTM 518 447 403 387 366 328

Beth Morgan was the most prolific scorer in Notre Dame history and one of only three Irish players to register more than 2,000 points in her career. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Karen Robinson Letitia Bowen Charel Allen Niele Ivey

1987-91 1991-95 2004-08 1996-01

307 305 298 286

Most Free Throws Attempted Player 1. Ruth Riley 2. Katryna Gaither 3. Beth Morgan 4. Jacqueline Batteast 5. Megan Duffy 6. Alicia Ratay 7. Mary Beth Schueth 8. Letitia Bowen 9. Danielle Green 10. Karen Robinson

Years 1997-01 1993-97 1993-97 2001-05 2002-06 1999-03 1981-85 1991-95 1995-00 1987-91

FTA 687 551 549 528 469 444 421 396 395 385

Highest Free Throw Percentage (min. 75 attempts) Player Years 1. Alicia Ratay 1999-03 2. Megan Duffy 2002-06 3. Mollie Peirick 1994-98 4. Beth Morgan 1993-97 5. Sheila McMillen 1995-99 6. Ashley Barlow 2006-p 7. Charel Allen 2004-08 8. Karen Robinson 1987-91 9. Melissa Lechlitner 2006-p 10. Niele Ivey 1996-01

Pct. .872 .859 .819 .814 .808 .804 .799 .797 .786 .777

REBOUNDS Most Rebounds Player 1. Ruth Riley 2. Letitia Bowen 3. Katryna Gaither 4. Jacqueline Batteast 5. Mary Beth Schueth 6. Margaret Nowlin 7. Sandy Botham 8. Shari Matvey 9. Krissi Davis 10. Kelley Siemon

Years 1997-01 1991-95 1993-97 2001-05 1981-85 1988-92 1984-88 1979-83 1987-91 1997-01

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Rebs. 1,007 999 986 965 853 826 774 742 730 707

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Most Field Goals Made Player 1. Katryna Gaither 2. Beth Morgan 3. Ruth Riley 4. Jacqueline Batteast 5. Trena Keys 6. Karen Robinson 7. Shari Matvey 8. Charel Allen 9. Sandy Botham 10. Alicia Ratay

Most 3-Point Field Goals Made Player 1. Alicia Ratay 2. Sheila McMillen 3. Beth Morgan 4. Niele Ivey 5. Megan Duffy 6. Mollie Peirick 7. Lisa Kuhns 8. Jeneka Joyce 9. Ashley Barlow 10. Sherri Orlosky

RECORDS

FIELD GOALS

3-POINT FIELD GOALS

BIG EAST

Gms. 76 24 22 22 21

Pct. .632 .610 .604 .588 .579 .553 .547 .533 .525 .525

2008-09 REVIEW

Consecutive Games Scoring In Double Figures Player Dates 1. Katryna Gaither 12/28/94 to 1/21/97 2. Beth Morgan 2/10/94 to 1/19/95 3. Ruth Riley 12/3/00 to 2/27/01 Sandy Botham 12/4/87 to 2/25/88 5. Karen Robinson 12/29/90 to 3/9/91

Highest Field Goal Percentage (min. 400 attempts) Player Years 1. Ruth Riley 1997-01 2. Katryna Gaither 1993-97 3. Heidi Bunek 1985-89 4. Sandy Botham 1984-88 5. Krissi Davis 1987-91 6. Carrie Bates 1981-85 7. Teresa Borton 2001-05 8. Shari Matvey 1979-83 9. Rosanne Bohman 1993-97 Margaret Nowlin 1988-92

2009-10 OPPONENTS

Years 1993-97 1993-97 1997-01 2001-05 1985-89 1982-86 1999-03 1987-91 1984-88 1979-83

FGA 1,852 1,744 1,474 1,422 1,405 1,304 1,229 1,206 1,156 1,109

COACHES

Highest Scoring Average Player 1. Beth Morgan 2. Katryna Gaither 3. Ruth Riley 4. Jacqueline Batteast 5. Heidi Bunek 6. Trena Keys 7. Alicia Ratay 8. Karen Robinson 9. Sandy Botham 10. Shari Matvey

Years 1993-97 2001-05 1993-96 2004-08 1982-86 1987-91 1997-01 1999-03 1979-83 1995-99

STUDENT-ATHLETES

Pts. 2,322 2,126 2,072 1,874 1,763 1,590 1,589 1,566 1,460 1,439

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Years 1993-97 1993-97 1997-01 2001-05 1999-03 1987-91 1982-86 2004-08 1984-88 1995-99

Most Field Goals Attempted Player 1. Beth Morgan 2. Jacqueline Batteast 3. Katryna Gaither 4. Charel Allen 5. Trena Keys 6. Karen Robinson 7. Ruth Riley 8. Alicia Ratay 9. Shari Matvey 10. Sheila McMillen

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POINTS Most Points Player 1. Beth Morgan 2. Katryna Gaither 3. Ruth Riley 4. Jacqueline Batteast 5. Alicia Ratay 6. Karen Robinson 7. Trena Keys 8. Charel Allen 9. Sandy Botham 10. Sheila McMillen

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Career Records Highest Rebounding Average (min. 6.5 rebounds per game) Player Years 1. Letitia Bowen 1991-95 2. Mary Beth Schueth 1981-85 3. Jacqueline Batteast 2001-05 4. Heidi Bunek 1985-89 5. Katryna Gaither 1993-97 6. Ruth Riley 1997-01 7. Janice Crowe 1979-82 8. Margaret Nowlin 1988-92 9. Shari Matvey 1979-83 10. Sandy Botham 1984-88

RPG 8.8 8.1 7.84 7.76 7.70 7.69 7.4 6.9 6.81 6.79

Highest Steals Average (min. 1.5 steals per game) Player Years 1. Coquese Washington 1989-93 2. Niele Ivey 1996-01 3. Mary Gavin 1984-88 4. Ashley Barlow 2006-p 5. Michelle Marciniak 1991-92 6. Krissi Davis 1987-91 7. Karen Robinson 1987-91 8. Ruth Kaiser 1981-85 9. Letitia Bowen 1991-95 10. Megan Duffy 2002-06

ASSISTS Most Assists Player 1. Mary Gavin 2. Niele Ivey 3. Mollie Peirick 4. Karen Robinson 5. Coquese Washington 6. Megan Duffy 7. Jeannine Augustin 8. Le’Tania Severe 9. Tulyah Gaines 10. Laura Dougherty

Years 1984-88 1996-01 1994-97 1987-91 1989-93 2002-06 1994-97 2000-04 2004-08 1981-85

Highest Assist Average (min. 3.0 assists per game) Player Years 1. Mary Gavin 1984-88 2. Niele Ivey 1996-01 3. Mollie Peirick 1994-97 4. Coquese Washington 1989-93 5. Karen Robinson 1987-91 6. Megan Duffy 2002-06 7. Le’Tania Severe 2000-04 8. Jeannine Augustin 1993-97 9. Laura Dougherty 1981-85 10. Kara Leary 1990-94

TURNOVERS Asst. 778 727 651 579 554 500 387 384 335 326

Most Turnovers Player 1. Coquese Washington 2. Karen Robinson 3. Mollie Peirick 4. Beth Morgan 5. Niele Ivey 6. Letitia Bowen 7. Le’Tania Severe 8. Megan Duffy 9. Jacqueline Batteast 10. Kelley Siemon

Years 1989-93 1987-91 1995-98 1993-97 1996-01 1991-95 2000-04 2002-06 2001-05 1997-01

TO 532 511 474 413 405 352 346 345 337 325

APG 7.0 5.5 5.1 4.9 4.8 3.9 3.3 3.12 3.08 3.0

Highest Turnover Average Player 1. Coquese Washington 2. Michelle Marciniak 3. Karen Robinson 4. Mollie Peirick 5. Beth Morgan 6. Letitia Bowen 7. Niele Ivey 8. Le’Tania Severe 9. Jacqueline Batteast 10. Megan Duffy

Years 1989-93 1991-92 1987-91 1995-98 1993-97 1991-95 1996-01 2000-04 2001-05 2002-06

TOPG 4.7 4.3 4.2 3.7 3.3 3.12 3.07 3.0 2.74 2.72

BLOCKED SHOTS Most Blocks Player 1. Ruth Riley 2. Amanda Barksdale 3. Jacqueline Batteast 4. Teresa Borton 5. Courtney LaVere 6. Katryna Gaither 7. Shari Matvey 8. Trena Keys 9. Erica Williamson 10. Melissa D’Amico

Years 1997-01 1999-02 2001-05 2001-05 2002-06 1993-97 1979-83 1982-86 2006-p 2004-08

Highest Blocks Average (min. 1.0 blocks per game) Player Years 1. Ruth Riley 1997-01 2. Devereaux Peters 2007-p 3. Amanda Barksdale 1999-02 4. Jacqueline Batteast 2001-05 5. Erica Solomon 2008-p 6. Shari Matvey 1979-83 7. Courtney LaVere 2002-06 8. Erica Williamson 2006-p 9. Teresa Borton 2001-05 10. Heidi Bunek 1985-89

FOULS Blks. 370 170 167 150 146 141 133 124 107 97

Most Fouls Player 1. Ruth Riley 2. Letitia Bowen 3. Sandy Botham 4. Margaret Nowlin 5. Kelley Siemon 6. Coquese Washington 7. Courtney LaVere 8. Crystal Erwin 9. Katryna Gaither 10. Mollie Peirick

Years 1997-01 1991-95 1984-88 1988-92 1997-01 1989-93 2002-06 2003-07 1993-97 1994-98

PF 411 378 366 357 326 315 314 309 308 300

BPG 2.8 2.0 1.9 1.4 1.23 1.22 1.20 1.19 1.18 1.1

Most Times Fouled Out Player 1. Sandy Botham 2. Ruth Riley 3. Margaret Nowlin 4. Letitia Bowen 5. Kelley Siemon Carey Poor 7. Crystal Erwin 8. Courtney LaVere 9. Heidi Bunek Tricia McManus

Years 1984-88 1997-01 1988-92 1991-95 1997-01 1992-96 2003-07 2002-06 1985-89 1978-81

FO 19 18 16 14 13 13 11 10 9 9

STEALS Most Steals Player 1. Niele Ivey 2. Coquese Washington 3. Mary Gavin 4. Karen Robinson 5. Krissi Davis 6. Megan Duffy 7. Katryna Gaither 8. Charel Allen 9. Ashley Barlow Jeannine Augustin

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Years 1996-01 1989-93 1984-88 1987-91 1987-91 2002-06 1993-97 2004-08 2006-p 1993-97

SPG 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.1 2.0 1.92 1.88 1.80 1.76 1.7

GAMES Stls. 348 307 281 228 226 220 207 206 201 201

Most Games Started Player 1. Alicia Ratay 2. Ruth Riley 3. Jacqueline Batteast 4. Mollie Peirick 5. Karen Robinson 6. Beth Morgan 7. Niele Ivey 8. Mary Gavin 9. Letitia Bowen 10. Sandy Botham

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME®

Years 1999-03 1997-01 2001-05 1994-98 1987-91 1993-97 1996-01 1984-88 1991-95 1984-88

GS 129 124 119 118 116 115 114 105 102 101

Consecutive Games Started Player 1. Jacqueline Batteast 2. Katryna Gaither 3. Ruth Riley 4. Tulyah Gaines 5. Le’Tania Severe

Year 1/26/02-3/21/05 12/27/94-3/30/97 12/8/97-2/9/00 2/4/06-3/30/08 2/5/02-3/27/04

Most Games Played Player Years 1. Niele Ivey 1996-01 2. Ruth Riley 1997-01 Sheila McMillen 1995-99 4. Alicia Ratay 1999-03 Julie Henderson 1996-00 6. Charel Allen 2004-08 Ericka Haney 1998-02 8. Mollie Peirick 1994-98 Katryna Gaither 1993-97 10. several tied at

GS 97 95 79 76 74 GP 132 131 131 130 130 129 129 128 128 127

MINUTES Most Minutes Played Player 1. Alicia Ratay 2. Megan Duffy 3. Beth Morgan 4. Niele Ivey 5. Jacqueline Batteast 6. Sheila McMillen 7. Mollie Peirick 8. Charel Allen 9. Karen Robinson 10. Ruth Riley

Years 1999-03 2002-06 1993-97 1996-01 2001-05 1995-99 1994-98 2004-08 1987-91 1997-01

Mins. 4,231 4,188 3,958 3,954 3,901 3,670 3,652 3,639 3,555 3,279

Highest Minutes Average Player 1. Megan Duffy 2. Alicia Ratay 3. Jacqueline Batteast 4. Beth Morgan 5. Niele Ivey 6. Karen Robinson 7. Lindsay Schrader 8. Mollie Peirick 9. Charel Allen 10. Ashley Barlow Sheila McMillen

Years 2002-06 1999-03 2001-05 1993-97 1996-01 1987-91 2005-p 1994-98 2004-08 2006-p 1995-99

MPG 33.0 32.5 31.71 31.66 30.0 29.4 29.2 28.5 28.2 28.0 28.0

DOUBLE-DOUBLES Most Double-Doubles Player 1. Katryna Gaither 2. Jacqueline Batteast 3. Ruth Riley 4. Mary Beth Schueth 5. Letitia Bowen 6. Shari Matvey 7. Jane Politiski 8. Margaret Nowlin 9. Heidi Bunek 10. Sandy Botham

Years 1993-97 2001-05 1997-01 1981-85 1991-95 1979-83 1977-80 1988-92 1985-89 1984-88

DD 40 38 36 32 28 26 25 24 21 20

Most Double-Doubles By A Guard Player 1. Niele Ivey 2. Lindsay Schrader 3. Krissi Davis 4. Danielle Green Beth Morgan

Year 1996-01 2005-p 1987-91 1995-00 1993-97

DD 12 11 10 7 7

Current players listed in boldface NOTE: Player years listed by start of freshman season through end of senior year (e.g. 1993-94 to 1996-97 listed as 1993-97)

Opponent Records Most Points (Game), Team –

30 by Loyola (Ill.) on Feb. 18, 1989

Most Assists, Individual –

16 by Veronica Pettry (Loyola, Ill.) on Feb. 18, 1989

124 by South Carolina on Jan. 31, 1981 (South Carolina 124, Notre Dame 48)

Most Turnovers, Team –

Most Points (Half), Team –

Most Turnovers, Individual –

Fewest Free Throws Made

48 by SIU-Edwardsville on Jan. 11, 1980 13 by Chanivia Broussard (Miami) on Feb. 25, 2004

Most Points, Individual –

5 by Villanova on Jan. 25, 2003

Fewest Points (Game), Team –

Fewest Turnovers, Team –

Fewest Points (Half), Team –

Most Steals, Team –

Most Field Goals Made, Team –

55 by South Carolina on Jan. 31, 1981 (82 att.)

Most Field Goals Made, Individual –

17 by Shelly Pennefather (Villanova) on Feb. 11, 1984 (24 att.) 17 by Anucha Brown (Northwestern) on Dec. 7, 1983 (30)

Most Field Goals Attempted, Team –

93 by Illinois-Chicago on Feb. 19, 1980 (30 made)

9 by Tina Charles (Connecticut) on Jan. 27, 2007 26 by Michigan on Dec. 8, 1979

Most Steals, Individual –

12 by Diana Vines (DePaul) on Jan. 24, 1989

Most Fouls –

35 by Xavier on Feb. 8, 1986

384 396 474

1981-82 1978-79 1987-88

Most Free Throws Attempted: 793, 1997-98 Lowest Free Throw Percentage 1. .573 1978-79 (227-396) 2. .599 1979-80 (346-578) 3. .633 1984-85 (343-542) Highest Free Throw Percentage: .744, 2002-03 (389-523)

Fewest Rebounds

Single-Season Records

1. 806 1981-82 2. 925 1987-88 3. 931 1984-85 Most Rebounds: 1,350, 1996-97

Lowest Scoring Average

Fewest Assists

1. 55.1 1981-82 (1,378p/25g) 2. 55.8 2000-01 (2,008/36) 3. 56.8 2004-05 (1,876/33) Highest Scoring Average: 71.8, 1991-92 (2,227/31)

1. 251 1981-82 2. 300 1982-83 3. 316 1992-93 Most Assists: 612, 1978-79

Fewest Field Goals Made

Fewest Blocks

1. 544 1978-79 2. 564 1981-82 3. 608 2001-02 Most Field Goals Made: 860, 1996-97

1. 43 1986-87 2. 46 1988-89 3. 48 1984-85 Most Blocks: 136, 2006-07

Fewest Field Goals Attempted

Fewest Steals

33 by Villanova on Jan. 25, 2003 (9 made) 33 by Connecticut on Jan. 15, 2001 (13)

1. 1,315 1978-79 2. 1,407 1981-82 3. 1,610 1992-93 Most Field Goals Attempted: 2,306, 1996-97

1. 205 2005-06 2. 238 2008-09 3. 247 1981-82 Most Steals: 612, 1978-79

Most 3-Point Field Goals Attempted, Individual –

Lowest Field Goal Percentage

Fewest Fouls

Highest Field Goal Percentage, Team –

.671 (55-82) by South Carolina on Jan. 31, 1981

Highest Field Goal Percentage, Individual –

1.000 (10-10) by Nykesha Sales (Connecticut) on Dec. 6, 1997

Lowest Field Goal Percentage, Team – .149 (9-61) at Butler on Jan. 30, 1984

Most 3-Point Field Goals Made, Team –

13 by DePaul on Jan. 17, 2006 (29 attempts) 13 by Connecticut on Jan. 15, 2001 (33)

Most 3-Point Field Goals Made, Individual –

7, by five players (MR: Angie Bjorklund (Tennessee) on Jan. 5, 2008 (9 attempts))

Most 3-Point Field Goals Attempted, Team –

17 by Laurie Koehn (Kansas State) on March 25, 2003 (7 made)

1. 421 1986-87 2. 427 1981-82 3. 433 1992-93 Most Fouls: 711, 2000-01

1.000 (3-3) by Pittsburgh on Feb. 15, 1998

1. .336 2000-01 (748-2,228) 2. .349 2001-02 (608-1,740) 3. .3548 1999-00 (701-1,976) Highest Field Goal Percentage: .446, 1983-84 (7551,693)

Highest 3-Point Field Goal Percentage, Individual –

Fewest 3-Point Field Goals Made

1. 0 2000-01 2. 5 1992-93 3. 7 1986-87 Most Times Fouled Out: 22, 1998-99 & 1985-86

Highest 3-Point Field Goal Percentage, Team –

Most Free Throws Made, Team –

34 by St. Joseph’s (Ind.) on Feb. 17, 1981

Most Free Throws Made, Individual –

15 by four players (MR: Nok Duany (Georgetown) on Feb. 23, 2002)

1. 55 1989-90 2. 60 1987-88 3. 66 1988-89 Most 3-Point Field Goals Made: 188, 1996-97

Fewest 3-Point Field Goals Attempted

45 by South Florida on Jan. 13, 2007

Most Free Throws Attempted, Individual –

Lowest 3-Point Field Goal Pct.

19 by Nok Duany (Georgetown) on Feb. 23, 2002

Most Turnovers (not kept before 1987-88) 1. 737 2007-08 2. 731 1996-97 3. 725 1990-91 Fewest Turnovers: 432, 2001-02

RECORDS

Most Free Throws Attempted, Team –

1. 177 1989-90 2. 179 1987-88 3. 195 1988-89 Most 3-Point Field Goals Attempted: 661, 1996-97

Fewest Times Fouled Out

BIG EAST

1.000 (6-6) by Nicole Erickson (Duke) on Nov. 22, 1997

2008-09 REVIEW

1. 32.2 1981-82 2. 33.0 1987-88 3. 33.2 1984-85 Highest Rebound Average: 46.3, 1978-79

30 by Anucha Brown (Northwestern) on Dec. 7, 1983

2009-10 OPPONENTS

Lowest Rebound Average

1. 1,315 1978-79 (22g) 2. 1,378 1981-82 (25) 3. 1,645 1984-85 (28) Most Points: 2,408, 1996-97 (38)

COACHES

Fewest Points (full season - 20+ games)

Most Field Goals Attempted, Individual –

STUDENT-ATHLETES

7 (1st) by Maryland on Jan. 9, 1985 (Notre Dame 49, Maryland 40)

1978-79 1981-82 1987-88 Most Free Throws Made: 544, 1997-98 1. 2. 3.

16 by Connecticut on Jan. 27, 2007

Most Blocked Shots, Individual –

227 248 309

Fewest Free Throws Attempted

Most Blocked Shots, Team –

25 by Grace on Jan. 31, 1978 (Notre Dame 68, Grace 25)

1. 2. 3.

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78 (2nd) by South Carolina on Jan. 31, 1981 (South Carolina 124, Notre Dame 48) 38 by Latasha Byears (DePaul) on Jan. 16, 1995

1. .251 2000-01 (157-625) 2. .253 2003-04 (128-506) 3. .270 2004-05 (152-563) Highest 3-Point Field Goal Percentage: .375, 2005-06 (181-483)

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Single-Game Records

Most Assists, Team –

Highest Free Throw Percentage, Team – 1.000 (20-20) by Arizona on Nov. 24, 2001

Highest Free Throw Percentage, Individual –

1.000 (15-15) by Jen Cole (La Salle) on Jan. 2, 1993

HISTORY

Most Rebounds, Team –

67 by Michigan on Jan. 20, 1979

Most Rebounds, Individual –

20, by four players (MR: Wendy Scholtens (Vanderbilt) on Jan. 8, 1989)

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THE FIGHTING IRISH

The Last Time It Happened Notre Dame recorded a…

30-point win ..... was on 12/20/08 — ND 89, Loyola (Ill.) 45 (44 points)* 40-point win ..... was on 12/20/08 — ND 89, Loyola (Ill.) 45 (44 points)* 50-point win ..... was on 11/20/07 — ND 94, Central Michigan 41 (53 points) 30-point loss ..... was on 3/17/02 — Tennessee 89, ND 50 (39 points) (NCAA Mideast Region Second Round at Knoxville, Tenn.)

Notre Dame shot…

60% on FGs ..... was on 11/23/08 — 64.6% (42-65) at Boston College (ND 102-54) 65% on FGs ..... was on 2/12/97 — 68.0% (34-50) vs. Boston College (ND 91-64)* 90% on FTs ..... was on 11/19/08 — 91.7% (11-12) vs. Evansville (ND 96-61)*

Notre Dame…

won 10 games in a row ..... was from 11/20/07 thru 1/2/08 — 10 straight won 15 games in a row ..... was from 11/17/00 thru 2/14/01 — 23 straight won 20 games in a row ..... was from 11/17/00 thru 2/14/01 — 23 straight lost 5 games in a row ..... was from 3/21/91 thru 11/24/91 — 5 straight (across two seasons) • lost 5 games in a row (one season) ..... was from 2/16/82 thru 3/6/82 — 5 straight scored 100 points ..... was on 11/23/08 (ND 102, Boston College 54) • scored 100 points at home ..... was on 11/26/02 (ND 107, Cleveland State 65)* • scored 100 points at a neutral site ..... was on 11/24/89 vs. Liberty (ND 113-35) (Rotary Classic at Orlando, Fla.) • scored 100 points & lost ..... never allowed 100 points ..... was on 12/8/98 (Connecticut 106, ND 81)* scored less than 50 points ..... was on 3/8/09 (Villanova 58, ND 47) (BIG EAST Championship Quarterfinal at Hartford, Conn.) allowed less than 50 points ..... was on 3/7/09 (ND 62, St. John’s 45) (BIG EAST Championship Second Round at Hartford, Conn.) played an overtime game ..... was on 12/10/08 (Michigan 63, ND 59 - ot) • played a multiple-overtime game ..... was on 11/30/97 (ND 93, UCLA 91 - 2ot) rallied from a double-digit deficit to win ..... was on 2/17/09 — 14 points (33-19, 8:55, 1st) at South Florida (ND 86-79) gave up a double-digit deficit and lost ..... was on 3/8/09 — 10 points (15-5, 9:18, 1st) vs. Villanova (VU 58-47) (BIG EAST Championship Quarterfinal at Hartford, Conn.) won on a “last second” shot ..... was on 12/5/07 (ND 86, Bowling Green 84 - ot — Charel Allen jumper at 0:00.8 in overtime) lost on a “last second” shot ..... was on 1/12/02 (Villanova 60, ND 59 — Mimi Riley jumper at 0:00.4) had five double-figure scorers ..... was on 3/2/09 (ND 72, West Virginia 66) — Lindsay Schrader 14, Ashley Barlow 13, Erica Williamson 13, Becca Bruszewski 11, Melissa Lechlitner 11* had six double-figure scorers ..... was on 11/23/08 (ND 102, Boston College 54) — Becca Bruszewski 18, Erica Solomon 15, Brittany Mallory 14, Lindsay Schrader 13, Ashley Barlow 10, Erica Williamson 10 had seven double-figure scorers ..... was on 1/19/08 (ND 104, Georgetown 86) — Ashley Barlow 21, Brittany Mallory 15, Charel Allen 14, Melissa Lechlitner 13, Lindsay Schrader 12, Becca Bruszewski 10, Erica Williamson 10 had no double-figure scorers ..... was on 2/8/04 (Seton Hall 51, ND 45) had two double-figure rebounders ..... was on 3/7/09 (ND 62, St. John’s 45) — Lindsay Schrader 11, Erica Williamson 11 (BIG EAST Championship Second Round at Hartford, Conn.) had two players with “double-doubles” ..... was on 3/23/08 (ND 75, SMU 62) — Ashley Barlow (20p, 12r) & Charel Allen (14p, 11r) (NCAA Oklahoma City Region First Round at West Lafayette, Ind.) had three players with “double-doubles” ..... was on 1/26/05 (ND 72, St. John’s 65) — Crystal Erwin (14p, 10r), Megan Duffy (14p, 10a) & Jacqueline Batteast (10p, 10r)* had two 20-point scorers ..... was on 2/24/09 (ND 90, Syracuse 79) — Lindsay Schrader 23, Becca Bruszewski 20* had three 20-point scorers ..... was on 1/7/99 (ND 111, West Virginia 90) — Danielle Green 28, Sheila McMillen 26, Ruth Riley 23* had a “point-a-minute” scorer (min. 10 minutes) ..... was on 11/23/08 (ND 102, Boston College 54) — Erica Solomon 15p/14m made 10 three-point field goals ..... was on 3/3/02 (Syracuse 84, ND 79) — 10-26 (38.5%) on threes (BIG EAST Championship Quarterfinal at Piscataway, N.J.) committed 10 turnovers or less ..... was on 3/22/09 (Minnesota 79, ND 71) — 10 turnovers* (NCAA Trenton Region First Round at Notre Dame, Ind.) committed 25 turnovers ..... was on 12/30/06 (Tennessee 78, ND 54) — 29 turnovers forced 25 turnovers ..... was on 1/31/09 (ND 66, Cincinnati 50) — 26 turnovers*

An Irish player had…

25 points ..... was on 2/17/09 — Lindsay Schrader (26) at South Florida (ND 86-79) 30 points ..... was on 3/25/08 — Charel Allen (35) vs. Oklahoma (ND 79-75, ot) (NCAA Oklahoma City Region Second Round at West Lafayette, Ind.) 35 points ..... was on 3/25/08 — Charel Allen (35) vs. Oklahoma (ND 79-75, ot) (NCAA Oklahoma City Region Second Round at West Lafayette, Ind.) 40 points ..... was on 1/30/99 — Ruth Riley (41) at Providence (ND 97-59) (school record) 15 rebounds ..... was on 1/31/09 — Lindsay Schrader (15) vs. Cincinnati (ND 66-50)* 20 rebounds ..... was on 1/20/88 — Heidi Bunek (20) at DePaul (DPU 80-77) 10 assists ..... was on 2/26/05 — Megan Duffy (10) vs. West Virginia (ND 82-57)* 5 blocks ..... was on 2/24/09 — Erica Williamson (5) vs. Syracuse (ND 90-79)* 5 steals ..... was on 2/28/09 — Natalie Novosel (5) at Providence (ND 65-56) a “double-double” ..... was on 3/7/09 — Lindsay Schrader (16p, 11r) vs. St. John’s (ND 62-45) (BIG EAST Championship Second Round at Hartford, Conn.) a “triple-double” ..... was on 2/15/90 — Sara Liebscher (17p, 12r, 10a) vs. Detroit (ND 99-58)* 20 pts & 10 rebs ..... was on 2/17/09 — Lindsay Schrader (26p, 11r) at South Florida (ND 86-79) 20 pts & 20 rebs ..... was on 1/20/88 — Heidi Bunek (25p, 20r) at DePaul (DPU 80-77) a 4-point play ..... was on 3/8/09 — Ashley Barlow (1:34, 2nd) vs. Villanova (VU 58-47) (BIG EAST Championship Quarterfinal at Hartford, Conn.) a halfcourt shot ..... was on 1/2/07 — Breona Gray (0:00, 1st) at Seton Hall (ND 64-61)

An opposing player had…

25 points ..... was on 2/3/09 — Shavonte Zellous (29), Pittsburgh (PITT 82-70) 30 points ..... was on 11/29/08 — Aisha Jefferson (34), Michigan State (ND 78-72)* 35 points ..... was on 1/16/95 — Angela Simpson (37), Northwestern State (La.) (NSU 103-93) (NWIT Semifinal at Amarillo, Texas) 10 rebounds ..... was on 3/22/09 — Zoe Harper (13), Minnesota (MINN 79-71)* (NCAA Trenton Region First Round at Notre Dame, Ind.) 15 rebounds ..... was on 2/3/09 — Shayla Scott (18), Pittsburgh (PITT 82-70) 20 rebounds ..... was on 1/8/89 — Wendy Scholtens (20), Vanderbilt (VU 86-64) 10 assists ..... was on 1/27/08 — Ketia Swanier (11), Connecticut (UCONN 81-64)* 5 blocks ..... was on 3/25/08 — Courtney Paris (5), Oklahoma (ND 79-75, ot) (NCAA Oklahoma City Second Round at West Lafayette, Ind.) 5 steals ..... was on 2/22/09 — Renee Montgomery (5), Connecticut (UCONN 76-66) a “double-double” ..... was on 3/8/09 — Laura Kurz (21p, 11r), Villanova (VU 58-47) (BIG EAST Championship Quarterfinal at Hartford, Conn.) a “triple-double” ..... was on 2/7/06 — Liad Suez-Karni (14p, 10r, 10a), Villanova (VU 69-65 - ot)* * - indicates Notre Dame home game

142

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Scoring Leaders THIS IS NOTRE DAME

Career 1,000-Point Scorers

Player, Years

FGM 822 899 777 723 557 633 690 602 594 454 477 616 540 363 487 456 509 462 471 373 409 439 440 364 398

3FGM 231 0 0 62 262 17 –– 64 0 249 190 –– 0 161 –– 2 0 0 8 86 5 –– 6 129 0

FTM 447 328 518 366 387 307 209 298 272 282 286 141 232 403 259 305 184 270 200 275 283 182 171 177 210

Avg. 18.6 16.6 15.8 15.2 13.6 13.1 14.3 12.1 12.8 11.0 10.8 12.6 11.0 10.2 11.7 10.8 14.5 10.1 9.4 11.7 9.5 11.0 11.1 8.1 7.9

Pts.

2,322 2,126 2,072 1,874 1,763 1,590 1,589 1,566 1,460 1,439 1,430 1,373 1,312 1,290 1,233 1,219 1,202 1,194 1,150 1,107 1,106 1,060 1,057 1,034 1,006

COACHES

125 128 131 123 130 121 111 129 114 131 132 109 119 127 105 113 83 118 122 95 116 96 95 128 127

STUDENT-ATHLETES

Beth Morgan, 1993-97 Katryna Gaither, 1993-97 Ruth Riley, 1997-01 Jacqueline Batteast, 2001-05 Alicia Ratay, 1999-03 Karen Robinson, 1987-91 Trena Keys, 1982-86 Charel Allen, 2004-08 Sandy Botham, 1984-88 Sheila McMillen, 1995-99 Niele Ivey, 1996-01 Shari Matvey, 1979-83 Margaret Nowlin, 1988-92 Megan Duffy, 2002-06 Mary Beth Schueth, 1981-85 Letitia Bowen, 1991-95 Heidi Bunek, 1985-89 Krissi Davis, 1987-91 Courtney LaVere, 2002-06 Ashley Barlow, 2006-present Danielle Green, 1995-00 Carrie Bates, 1981-85 Lindsay Schrader, 2005-present Mollie Peirick, 1994-98 Kelley Siemon, 1997-01

2009-10 PREVIEW

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.

Top Single-Game Scorers Player

at Providence (1) vs. Ohio vs. Miami (Fla.) vs. Providence (2) vs. Alabama (3) vs. Oklahoma at Providence (4) vs. Texas A&M Cleveland State at Georgia vs. Marquette (5) Ohio State (6) vs. Vanderbilt (7) vs. Liberty (7) vs. North Carolina Syracuse (4) vs. Penn State at Northern Illinois Marquette St. John’s West Virginia at Indiana at Cleveland State at Northern Illinois Mount St. Joseph (8) vs. Chicago State at Providence at Connecticut Louisville at Loyola (Ill.) (9) vs. Northern Illinois at Dayton at Dayton at Rutgers (10) at Pacific Lutheran

Date

Jan. 30, 1999 Nov. 29, 1996 Feb. 22, 2000 Jan. 10, 1999 March 22, 1997 March 25, 2008 Jan. 14, 1996 Dec. 3, 1995 Jan. 9, 1995 Dec. 8, 1991 Jan. 10, 2006 Nov. 20, 2004 March 26, 2001 Dec. 5, 1999 Dec. 4, 1999 Jan. 10, 1996 Dec. 1, 1995 Feb. 23, 1995 Jan. 26, 1988 Jan. 16, 2007 Feb. 19, 2002 Nov. 24, 1995 Feb. 16, 1995 Dec. 15, 1985 Jan. 26, 1980 Jan. 11, 1980 Feb. 16, 2003 March 4, 1997 Jan. 15, 1992 Feb. 21, 1986 March 23, 1991 Feb. 28, 1991 Feb. 5, 1985 Jan. 9, 1986 March 12, 1980

Result

W, 97-59 W, 95-82 W, 83-68 W, 79-56 W, 87-71 W, 79-75 (ot) W, 90-80 L, 84-88 (ot) W, 90-66 L, 86-90 (ot) W, 67-65 (ot) W, 66-62 W, 72-64 W, 85-68 W, 99-86 W, 91-52 L, 77-86 W, 58-51 W, 88-51 W, 83-65 W, 72-63 W, 82-73 W, 83-79 (ot) W, 88-65 W, 78-76 W, 68-61 W, 67-61 L, 77-86 L, 53-64 W, 79-67 L, 82-84 L, 76-79 W, 81-66 L, 61-69 W, 57-48

Points

41 40 36 36 36 35 34 34 34 33 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30

RECORDS HISTORY

(1) Comfort Inn Downtown Classic (Atlanta, Ga.) (3) NCAA Oklahoma City Region Second Round (West Lafayette, Ind.) (5) Preseason WNIT Championship Game (Notre Dame, Ind.) (7) Wachovia Women’s Invitational Tournament (Richmond, Va.) (9) NWIT (Amarillo, Texas)

Opponent

BIG EAST

Ruth Riley Katryna Gaither Ruth Riley Ruth Riley Beth Morgan Charel Allen Katryna Gaither Beth Morgan Katryna Gaither Michelle Marciniak Megan Duffy Jacqueline Batteast Ruth Riley Ruth Riley Alicia Ratay Beth Morgan Beth Morgan Katryna Gaither Heidi Bunek Charel Allen Alicia Ratay Katryna Gaither Katryna Gaither Trena Keys Shari Matvey Shari Matvey Alicia Ratay Beth Morgan Margaret Nowlin Trena Keys Karen Robinson Krissi Davis Trena Keys Trena Keys Shari Matvey

2008-09 REVIEW

1. 2. 3. 6. 7. 10. 11. 20. 27.

2009-10 OPPONENTS

(2) NCAA East Regional Semifinal (Columbia, S.C.) (4) Kona Women’s Basketball Classic (Kona, Hawaii) (6) NCAA Midwest Regional Final (Denver, Colo.) (8) Huskie Invitational (DeKalb, Ill.) (10) AIAW National Tournament (Tacoma, Wash.)

2009-10 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

143

1,000–Point Scorers Finished as Notre Dame’s all-time leading scorer and 51st in NCAA history with 2,322 points • set or tied 28 school records during her four-year career • captained team during the 1995-96 and 1996-97 campaigns • earned Kodak and Associated Press honorable mention All-America honors as a junior and senior • first team all-BIG EAST selection in her final two campaigns • twice named to the BIG EAST all-tournament team • named to the 1997 East Regional All-Tournament team • set a career high and NCAA East Regional record with her 36-point performance in ’97 against Alabama tying a school record with her six three-pointers in the content • helped USA team capture the gold medal at the

THE FIGHTING IRISH

1 Beth

Morgan Bloomington, Ind. (1993-97) – 2,322

World University Games in August ’97 • teamed with Katryna Gaither to help the USA World Championship Qualifying Team to the silver medal at World Championship Qualifying Tournament in Brazil during the summer of ’97 • earned a spot on the U.S. Select Team in summer of ’96 • scored in double figures in 115 of 125 games • a second-round draft pick in 1997 by the American Basketball League’s Philadelphia Rage, where she played for two seasons • also saw action with the WNBA’s Washington Mystics in 2000 • currently the head women’s basketball coach at Virginia Commonwealth University, leading the Rams to their first-ever NCAA tournament appearance in 2009.

Morgan’s Career Statistics Year 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97

GP-GS 29-25 27-21 31-31 38-38

FG-FGA 192-410 176-392 219-475 235-575

Pct. .468 .449 .461 .409

3FG-FGA 46-124 53-139 71-178 61-187

Pct. .371 .381 .399 .326

FTM-FTA 88-112 77-96 117-137 165-204

Pct. .786 .802 .854 .809

OR 33 23 27 39

DR 92 87 127 194

TR 125 110 154 233

Avg. 4.3 4.1 5.0 6.1

A 64 43 80 97

TO 106 78 97 132

B 6 6 6 5

S 31 37 64 66

PF 43 46 59 56

Min-Avg. 913-31.5 808-29.9 1010-32.6 1227-32.3

Pts 518 482 626 696

Avg. 17.9 17.9 20.2 18.3

Totals

125-115

822-1852

.444

231-628

.368

447-549

.814

122

500

622

5.0

284

413

198

204

3958-31.7

2322

18.6

Notre Dame’s second all-time leading scorer (2,126 points) and third all-time leading rebounder (986 rebounds) • led team in scoring with a school-record 20.4 ppg. during Notre Dame’s 1997 Final Four campaign • also was the team’s leading rebounder during 1996-97 as she averaged 9.7 rebounds • set or tied 22 Irish school records • 1997 East Regional MVP • garnered Kodak and Associated Press honorable mention All-America honors as a junior and senior • a two-time first-team all-BIG EAST and conference all-tournament team selection • set Irish singleseason scoring record during the 1996-97 campaign with 776

2 Katryna

Gaither Mt. Vernon, N.Y. (1993-97) – 2,126

points • registered career-high 40-point performance versus Ohio University • scored in double figures in school-record 76 straight games from 1995-97 • first-ever recipient of the Philadelphia On-Line National Player-of-the Week award • recorded 40 doubledoubles during her career • along with Beth Morgan played on the ’97 USA World Championship Qualifying Team and led that team to the silver medal • a third-round draft pick in 1997 by the American Basketball League’s San Jose Lasers, where she played for two seasons • played in the WNBA from 2000-02 with five different teams • currently playing professionally in Turkey.

Gaither’s Career Statistics Year 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97

GP-GS 28-0 31-26 31-31 38-38

FG-FGA 62-112 252-406 261-412 324-544

Pct. .554 .621 .633 .596

3FG-FGA 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0

Pct. .000 .000 .000 .000

FTM-FTA 23-47 86-167 91-157 128-180

Pct. .489 .515 .580 .711

OR 38 83 87 149

DR 58 156 196 219

TR 96 239 283 368

Avg. 3.4 7.7 9.1 9.7

A 1 35 28 35

Totals

128-95

899-1474

.610

0-1

.000

328-551

.595

357

629

986

7.7

TO 25 73 77 73

B 20 46 40 35

S 15 55 61 76

PF 47 82 82 97

Min-Avg. 281-10.0 838-27.0 893-28.8 1177-31.0

Pts 147 590 613 776

Avg. 5.3 19.0 19.8 20.4

248 141

207

308

3189-24.9

2126

16.6

Only Irish player to have 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in her career • winner of 2001 Naismith Award, the first Notre Dame player to be honored • two-time first-team Associated Press All-America selection (2000, 2001) • two-time first-team CoSIDA Women’s Basketball Academic All-American (2000, 2001) and 2001 CoSIDA Academic All-America Team Member of the Year • ranks as the school’s all-time career leader in seven categories, including rebounds (1,007), blocked shots (370 - 5th in NCAA history) and field goal percentage (.632 11th in NCAA history) • three-time recipient of the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year award (1999-2001) • a three-time first-team all-BIG EAST selection and the 2001 BIG EAST Player of the Year • holds Notre Dame single-game scoring record (41 points vs. Providence on Jan. 30, 1998) • named Most Outstanding Player of 2001 NCAA Final Four, where she hit

3 Ruth

Riley

Macy Ind. (1997-01) – 2,072

two free throws with 5.8 seconds left to lift Irish to national championship • selected by the Miami Sol in the first round (fifth overall) of the 2001 WNBA Draft • was the No. 1 selection in 2003 WNBA Dispersal Draft, going to Detroit Shock, for whom she currently plays • MVP of 2003 WNBA Finals after leading Detroit to its first title (Shock won second crown in 2006) • named WNBA All-Star for first time in her pro career in 2005 • only women’s basketball player to be named Finals MVP at both college and professional levels • traded to San Antonio Silver Stars in 2007, helping team to three consecutive playoff appearances, including berths in ’07 Western Conference finals and ’08 WNBA Finals • member of 2004 U.S. Senior National Team that won gold medal at Athens Olympics • one of seven players to win NCAA and WNBA championships and earn an Olympic gold medal.

Riley’s Career Statistics Year 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 Totals

144

GP-GS 32-26 31-31 32-31 36-36

FG-FGA 141-235 198-290 193-314 245-390

Pct. .600 .683 .615 .628

3FG-FGA 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Pct. .000 .000 .000 .000

FTM-FTA 86-115 118-171 132-164 182-237

Pct. .748 .690 .805 .768

OR 91 105 88 92

DR 142 155 145 189

TR 233 260 233 281

Avg. 7.3 8.4 7.3 7.8

A 21 40 41 70

131-124

777-1229

.632

0-0

.000

518-687

.754

376

631 1007

7.7

172

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TO 64 81 88 83

B 71 101 85 113

S 27 25 17 20

PF 109 106 109 87

Min-Avg. 674-21.1 791-25.5 790-24.7 1024-28.4

Pts 368 514 518 672

Avg. 11.5 16.6 16.2 18.7

316 370

411

3279-25.0

2072

15.8

4 Jacqueline

Batteast

South Bend, Ind. (2001-05) – 1,874

Batteast’s Career Statistics

Totals

GP-GS 26-22 32-32 32-32 33-33

FG-FGA 132-327 179-461 204-451 208-505

Pct. .404 .388 .452 .412

3FG-FGA 27-81 9-46 10-29 16-47

Pct. .333 .196 .345 .340

FTM-FTA 67-100 78-116 94-150 127-162

Pct. .670 .672 .627 .784

OR 68 95 91 67

DR 136 172 185 151

TR 204 267 276 218

Avg. 7.8 8.3 8.6 6.6

A 53 81 73 87

123-119

723-1744

.415

62-203

.305

366-528

.693

321

644

965

7.8

294

B 36 50 38 43

S 35 63 48 39

PF 61 78 76 68

Min-Avg. 718-27.6 1022-31.9 1052-32.9 1109-33.6

Pts 358 445 512 559

Avg. 13.8 13.9 16.0 16.9

337 167

185

283

3901-31.7

1874

15.2

most NCAA Tournament games played (14) in school history • two-time Associated Press honorable mention All-America selection (2000, 2002) • two-time all-BIG EAST choice, including firstteam honors in 2002 • two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District V Second Team pick (2002, 2003) • 2003 Aeropostale/BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year • earned 2001 NCAA Midwest Regional all-tournament team laurels • named 2000 BIG EAST Rookie of the Year, the first Irish player to win the award • six-time BIG EAST Rookie of the Week pick in 2000.

5 Alicia

Ratay

COACHES

One of the top perimeter shooters in NCAA history • holds NCAA record for career three-point percentage (.476) and ranks ninth in NCAA annals for career free throw percentage (.872) • her .547 three-point percentage in 2000-01 remains an NCAA record for sophomores • holder of six Notre Dame career records, including marks for three-point field goals made (262), games started (129) and minutes played (4,231) • started all but one game in her 130-game career, including 71 consecutive starts over her last two-plus seasons • tied with Ruth Riley and Kelley Siemon for the

TO 75 99 90 73

STUDENT-ATHLETES

Year 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05

2009-10 PREVIEW

Most Valuable Player (2004) • started school-record 97 consecutive games to end her career • scored in double figures 101 times in 123 career games • played in 10 NCAA Tournament games, guiding Notre Dame to Sweet 16 in 2003 and 2004 • averaged 22.0 ppg. and 11.7 rpg. with a. 483 field goal percentage and three doubledoubles in 2004 NCAA Tournament • reached 1,000-point plateau in 72nd career game, making her the fourth-fastest Irish player to hit that milestone • chosen in second round of 2005 WNBA Draft by Minnesota Lynx • traded to Detroit Shock in 2006 and won WNBA title that season • currently works in the front office with the South Bend Silver Hawks (Midwest League) baseball team, the Class-A affiliate of Major League Baseball’s Arizona Diamondbacks.

THIS IS NOTRE DAME

Ended career in the top five on 16 of Notre Dame’s career statistical charts, including scoring average (fourth), rebounding average (third), total rebounds (fourth) and blocked shots (third) • second in school history with 38 career double-doubles • 2005 Kodak/ WBCA All-America Team selection and three-time Kodak/WBCA All-America Team finalist (2002, 2004, 2005) • two-time Associated Press All-America pick (third team - 2005; honorable mention - 2004) • Basketball Times Fifth-Team All-America choice (2004) • USBWA National Freshman of the Year (2002) • BIG EAST Player of the Year (2005) • four-time all-BIG EAST Conference selection, including firstteam honors in 2004 and 2005 • BIG EAST Rookie of the Year (2002) • NCAA East Regional All-Tournament Team (2004) • Preseason WNIT

Lake Zurich, Ill. (1999-03) – 1,763

Ratay’s Career Statistics

Totals

GP-GS 32-32 36-35 30-30 32-32

FG-FGA 145-294 160-318 146-328 106-266

Pct. .493 .503 .445 .398

3FG-FGA 73-152 81-148 58-142 50-108

Pct. .480 .547 .408 .463

FTM-FTA 84-101 65-73 112-127 126-143

Pct. .832 .890 .882 .881

OR 30 29 46 30

DR 129 156 119 126

TR 159 185 165 156

Avg. 5.0 5.1 5.5 4.9

A 75 79 44 41

TO 75 68 54 46

B 7 14 6 9

S 49 48 34 30

PF 46 47 34 26

Min-Avg. 999-31.1 1147-31.9 1015-33.8 1070-33.4

Pts 447 466 462 388

Avg. 14.0 12.9 15.4 12.1

130-129

557-1206

.462

262-550

.476

387-444

.872

135

530

665

5.1

239

243

161

153

4231-32.6

1763

13.6

first Notre Dame women’s basketball team (1990-91) to earn a Top 25 ranking in the Associated Press poll • became Notre Dame’s all-time leading scorer when she scored 30 points in her final collegiate outing • participated in the ’87 U.S. Olympic Sports Festival • played professional basketball in Switzerland.

6 Karen

2008-09 REVIEW

First on the all-time Notre Dame scoring list at the time of her graduation, a perch she held until 1996 • led team in scoring during her final three campaigns with the Irish • Notre Dame’s first-ever Kodak all-district selection • twice selected as the Midwestern Collegiate Conference Player of the Year (1990 and 1991) • three-time first team all-MCC and was an MCC all-tournament team selection as a sophomore, junior and senior • named to the all-tournament team at the 1991 National Women’s Invitation Tournament (NWIT) • was a member of the

2009-10 OPPONENTS

Year 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03

Robinson Turnersville, N.J. (1987-91) – 1,590

Robinson’s Career Statistics

Totals

GP-GS 28-27 32-31 29-27 32-31

FG-FGA 79-160 158-313 168-356 228-475

Pct. .494 .505 .472 .480

3FG-FGA 0-2 2-10 0-2 15-40

Pct. .000 .200 .000 .375

FTM-FTA 57-73 82-102 101-128 67-82

Pct. .781 .804 .789 .817

OR 7 20 17 15

DR 32 56 50 65

TR 39 76 67 80

Avg. 1.4 2.4 2.3 2.5

A 99 184 137 159

TO 96 184 111 120

B 1 3 2 1

S 36 63 62 67

PF 44 60 51 65

Min-Avg. 675-24.1 1017-31.8 847-29.2 1016-31.8

Pts 215 400 437 538

Avg. 7.7 12.5 15.1 16.8

121-116

633-1304

.485

17-54

.315

307-385

.797

203

262

2.2

579

511

228

220

3555-29.4

1590

13.1

more season and started 78 straight games • team leader in blocks each of the four seasons she was with the Irish • led team in scoring as a junior and senior • inducted into Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009.

7 RECORDS

Ended her career as Notre Dame’s all-time leading scorer • held the top spot on Irish scoring list until 1991 • two-time North Star Conference Player of the Year (1985 and 1986) • first Notre Dame player to earn league player of the year honors • fourth Notre Dame player to score more than 1,000 points during her career, reaching that plateau in her junior season • became a full-time starter in the lineup midway through her sopho-

BIG EAST

Year 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91

Trena

Keys

Marion, Ind. (1982-86) – 1,589 Keys’ Career Statistics GP-GS 25-2 28-20 28-28 30-30

FG-FGA 117-243 111-269 212-410 250-483

Pct. .481 .413 .517 .518

3FG-FGA — — — —

Pct. — — — —

FTM-FTA 28-36 35-51 59-84 87-122

Pct. .778 .686 .702 .713

OR — — — —

DR — — — —

TR 89 88 157 178

Avg. 3.6 3.1 5.6 5.9

A 24 41 67 76

Totals

111-80

690-1405

.491

—

209-293

.713

—

512

4.6

208

TO — — — —

B 25 26 43 30

S 25 29 37 46

PF 48 57 63 67

Min-Avg. 509-20.4 586-20.9 861-30.8 933-31.1

Pts 262 257 483 587

Avg. 10.5 9.2 17.3 19.6

— 124

137

235

2889-26.0

1589

14.3

2009-10 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

145

HISTORY

Year 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86

THE FIGHTING IRISH

1,000–Point Scorers State Farm/WBCA honorable mention All-America selection in 2007 and 2008 • first-team all-BIG EAST Conference pick in 2007 and 2008 • first player in school history to amass 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 200 assists and 200 steals in her career • ranks among the top 10 in eight career statistical categories • started final 66 games of her career, logging back-to-back 500-point seasons • became first Notre Dame player since 1997 (Katryna Gaither) to score at least 25 points in three consecutive games (2006-07 season) • posted ninth-highest single-season point total in school history (545 points in 2006-

8 Charel

Allen

Monessen, Pa. (2004-08) – 1,566

07) • ranks seventh on Irish career free throw percentage list (.799) • made BIG EAST All-Freshman Team in 2005 • named to 2008 Preseason WNIT All-Tournament Team • helped Irish advance to NCAA Sweet 16 as a senior in 2007-08, scoring career-high 35 points in second-round overtime win over Oklahoma; 35 points were sixth-most in school history and second-most in program’s postseason record book • selected in third round of 2008 WNBA Draft by Sacramento Monarchs • helped team advance to ’08 WNBA playoffs • currently playing professionally in Europe.

Allen’s Career Statistics Year 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08

GP-GS 33-0 30-1 32-32 34-34

FG-FGA 87-199 104-285 213-491 198-447

Pct. .437 .365 .434 .443

3FG-FGA 7-16 15-57 26-85 16-42

Pct. .438 .263 .306 .381

FTM-FTA 72-85 32-53 93-111 101-124

Pct. .847 .604 .838 .815

OR 48 39 63 63

DR 89 91 134 129

TR 137 130 197 192

Avg. 4.2 4.3 6.2 5.6

A 47 39 69 84

TO 60 41 77 68

B 11 16 18 26

S 39 41 63 63

PF 63 45 67 53

Min-Avg. 794-24.1 737-24.6 1082-33.8 1026-30.2

Pts 253 255 545 513

Avg. 7.7 8.5 17.0 15.1

Totals

129-67

602-1422

.423

64-200

.320

298-373

.799

213

443

656

5.1

239

246

206

228

3639-28.2

1566

12.1

Earned North Star all-conference honors four straight years • named to the all-NSC first team as a sophomore, junior and senior and was a second-team honoree as a freshman • was member of Muffet McGraw’s first team at Notre Dame • as a sophomore during the 1985-86 campaign, finished sixth in the nation in field-goal percentage as she hit on 63.9 percent of her field goal attempts, a mark that stands second in the Irish record books • four-year monogram winner whose career .588 field goal percentage places her fourth all-time • started 101 of the 114 games she played in at Notre Dame • served as

9 Sandy

Botham Madison, Wis. (1984-88) – 1,460

an assistant coach on the Notre Dame coaching staff for four years under McGraw and was also a graduate assistant for two seasons following her graduation in 1988 • currently the head women’s basketball coach at the University of WisconsinMilwaukee, leading the Panthers to the first two NCAA tournament berths in school history (2001 and 2006).

Botham’s Career Statistics Year 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 Totals

GP-GS 28-21 31-27 27-25 28-28

FG-FGA 108-204 172-269 138-246 176-291

Pct. .529 .639 .561 .605

3FG-FGA — — — 0-0

Pct. — — — .000

FTM-FTA 46-66 79-105 51-72 96-126

Pct. .697 .752 .708 .762

OR — — 59 85

DR — — 132 133

TR 142 223 191 218

Avg. 5.1 7.2 7.1 7.8

A 11 25 25 27

TO — — — 107

B 3 15 13 9

S 21 18 16 20

PF 82 99 94 91

Min-Avg. 560-20.0 744-24.0 722-26.7 749-26.8

Pts 262 423 327 448

Avg. 9.4 13.7 12.1 16.0

114-101

594-1010

.588

0-0

.000

272-369

.737

—

774

6.8

—

366

2775-24.3

1460

12.8

Finished her four-year career as Notre Dame’s career three-point scoring leader, a distinction she held until 2003 • holder of six Irish school records at the conclusion of her career • her 98 threepoint field goals and 247 attempts in 1998-99 set new Notre Dame single-season marks • played in more contests (131) than any other Notre Dame women’s basketball player except Niele Ivey (132) • was the first Notre Dame women’s cager to appear in four consecutive NCAA tournaments • earned second-team all-BIG EAST honors as a senior and was named to the 1999 BIG

10 Sheila

McMillen Rochester, Ind. (1995-99) – 1,439

EAST All-Tournament Team after guiding the Irish to their third championship game berth in four years • one of only two Irish women’s basketball players ever to receive Notre Dame’s Francis Patrick O’Connor Award (the other is former Irish point guard and assistant coach Coquese Washington) • named to the 1999 Successful Farming All-America Team • presently works at NCAA headquarters in Indianapolis.

McMillen’s Career Statistics Year 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99

GP-GS 31-3 38-5 31-30 31-31

FG-FGA 81-174 99-253 129-330 145-352

Pct. .466 .391 .391 .412

3FG-FGA 41-89 42-142 68-172 98-247

Pct. .461 .296 .395 .397

FTM-FTA 33-47 64-80 97-121 88-101

Pct. .702 .800 .802 .871

OR 25 23 24 27

DR 60 78 61 107

TR 85 101 85 134

Avg. 2.7 2.7 2.7 4.3

A 33 47 45 68

TO 74 64 65 76

B 2 2 4 13

S 29 33 33 34

PF 53 67 53 64

Min-Avg. 769-24.8 950-25.0 903-29.1 1048-33.8

Pts 236 304 423 476

Avg. 7.6 8.0 13.7 15.4

Totals

131-69

454-1109

.409

249-650

.383

282-349

.808

306

405

3.1

193

279

129

237

3670-28.0

1439

11.0

Finished as Notre Dame’s career leader in steals (348) and games played (132) and ranked second in assists (727) • appears on 16 of school’s career Top 10 lists • earned third-team Associated Press All-America honors in 2001, the first Irish point guard to be so recognized • recipient of the 2001 Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award, given to the nation’s most outstanding female senior player standing 5-8 or under • finalist for the 2001 Nancy Lieberman Award, given to the nation’s top point guard • member of 2001 NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team • three-time all-BIG EAST Conference selection, including first-team laurels

11 Niele

Ivey

St. Louis, Mo. (1996-01) – 1,430

in 2001 • first-team defensive All-America choice by Women’s Basketball Journal • one of only two players in school history to record 200 assists in a season (school-record 247 in 2000-01) • earned fifth year of eligibility after suffering torn anterior cruciate ligament in her right knee five games into her freshman season • selected by the WNBA’s Indiana Fever in the second round of the 2001 draft, playing four years for the Fever • spent 2005 season with Detroit Shock and Phoenix Mercury • in her third season as an assistant women’s basketball coach at Notre Dame after spending two seasons on staff at Xavier University.

Ivey’s Career Statistics Year 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01

GP-GS 5-0 31-19 28-28 32-31 36-36

FG-FGA 6-16 83-185 121-241 118-272 149-322

Pct. .375 .449 .502 .434 .463

3FG-FGA 0-1 25-67 47-105 61-167 57-129

Pct. .000 .373 .448 .365 .442

FTM-FTA 3-4 63-80 80-92 61-81 79-111

Pct. .750 .788 .870 .753 .712

OR 3 44 40 35 33

DR 9 62 66 76 114

TR 12 106 106 111 147

Avg. 2.4 3.4 3.8 3.5 4.1

A 15 90 181 194 247

TO 13 97 85 101 109

B 1 6 1 3 8

S 8 77 74 95 94

PF 7 55 56 53 74

Min-Avg. 86-17.2 809-26.1 880-31.4 1028-32.1 1151-32.0

Pts 15 254 369 358 434

Avg. 3.0 8.2 13.2 11.2 12.1

Totals

132-114

477-1036

.460

190-469

.405

286-368

.777

155

327

482

3.7

727

405

348

245

3954-30.0

1430

10.8

146

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME®

average double figures in rebounding (10.2) in a single season • formerly held Notre Dame single-season blocks record (94) as she averaged 3.1 blocks per game in her rookie season • earned second-team CoSIDA Academic All-America honors in 1981 • currently a doctor.

THIS IS NOTRE DAME

First Notre Dame player to score more than 1,000 points during her career • averaged double figures in both her freshman and sophomore campaigns • enjoyed a career-best 17.6 scoring average as she set an Irish single-season freshman mark for points in a season (529) — a record which still stands • averaged 14.8 points in her sophomore season • led team in rebounding as a freshman and sophomore • only player to

12 Shari

Matvey

Matvey’s Career Statistics GP-GS 30-20 28-24 25-20 26-23

FG-FGA 237-407 184-379 109-203 86-167

Pct. .582 .485 .537 .515

3FG-FGA — — — —

Pct. — — — —

FTM-FTA 55-93 46-68 14-24 26-35

Pct. .591 .676 .583 .743

DR — — — —

TR 305 213 119 105

Avg. 10.2 7.6 4.8 4.0

A 34 13 14 11

TO — — — —

B 94 23 9 7

S 42 13 21 18

PF 85 50 45 57

Min-Avg. 837-27.9 690-24.6 475-19.0 422-16.2

Pts 529 414 232 198

Avg. 17.6 14.8 9.3 7.6

Totals

109-87

616-1156

.533

—

141-220

.641

742

6.8

— 133

237

2424-22.2

1373

12.6

Catalyst behind Notre Dame’s first-ever NCAA tournament appearance in 1992 • selected as MVP of the ’92 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Tournament as she scored 16 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in Notre Dame’s upset victory over Xavier in the championship game • led team in scoring (16.5) and rebounding (8.7) in her final campaign with the Irish • also led team in rebounding (7.5) during her junior season (1990-91) • three-year starter who averaged in double figures in each of her last three seasons • first-team all-MCC selection in 1992 •

OR — — — —

was twice named to the MCC all-tournament team (1990 and 1992) • played professionally in France after graduation • was an assistant coach at Notre Dame during the 1995-96 campaign • currently lives in Loudonville, N.Y., with her husband, Fran McCaffery, who is the head men’s basketball coach at Siena.

13 Margaret

Nowlin

COACHES

St. Paul, Minn. (1988-92) – 1,312

Nowlin’s Career Statistics

Totals

GP-GS 27-9 29-28 32-32 31-31

FG-FGA 48-98 137-271 143-278 212-381

Pct. .490 .506 .514 .556

3FG-FGA 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Pct. .000 .000 .000 .000

FTM-FTA 14-27 64-85 65-92 89-123

Pct. .519 .753 .707 .784

OR 38 68 59 81

DR 61 149 181 189

TR 99 217 240 270

Avg. 3.7 7.5 7.5 8.7

A 23 22 46 50

TO 47 50 87 87

B 9 21 33 19

S 10 23 35 25

PF 63 102 106 86

Min-Avg. 441-16.3 767-26.5 872-27.3 961-31.0

Pts 110 338 351 513

Avg. 4.1 11.7 11.0 16.6

119-100

540-1028

.525

0-0

.000

232-327

.709

246

580

826

6.9

141

271

357

3041-25.6

1312

11.0

1,000 points, 500 assists and 200 steals in her career (others were Karen Robinson and Niele Ivey) • 15th in NCAA history with .859 career free throw percentage, and among top 10 in nation in foul shooting her final two seasons • posted schoolrecord .895 free throw percentage in 2004-05 • earned gold medal with 2005 U.S. World University Games Team • selected in third round of 2006 WNBA Draft by Minnesota Lynx (spent two seasons) • signed as free agent with WNBA’s New York Liberty in 2008, helping team to Eastern Conference finals • currently an assistant coach at St. John’s University in Queens, N.Y.

14 Megan

Duffy

2008-09 REVIEW

Ranked among the top 10 on 12 career statistical charts at Notre Dame upon her graduation • two-time AP honorable mention All-American and two-time Kodak/WBCA honorable mention All-American in 2005 and 2006 • winner of 2006 Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award • finalist for 2006 Nancy Lieberman Award • ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA First-Team Academic AllAmerican (2006) • three-time all-BIG EAST Conference pick, including twice on first team (unanimous in 2006) • 2006 Aeropostale/BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year • one of only three players in school history to amass

Dayton, Ohio (2002-06) – 1,290

Duffy’s Career Statistics GP-GS 32-5 32-31 33-33 30-30

FG-FGA 22-91 93-231 110-252 138-346

Pct. .242 .403 .437 .399

3FG-FGA 7-35 46-114 50-125 58-167

Pct. .200 .404 .400 .347

FTM-FTA 45-59 86-105 137-153 135-152

Pct. .763 .819 .895 .888

OR 9 11 7 15

DR 51 82 94 101

TR 60 93 101 116

Avg. 1.9 2.9 3.1 3.9

A 73 125 178 124

TO 78 92 103 72

B 1 1 2 2

S 26 45 90 59

PF 59 56 50 52

Min-Avg. 748-23.4 1066-33.3 1222-37.0 1152-38.4

Pts 96 318 407 469

Avg. 3.0 9.9 12.3 15.6

Totals

127-99

363-920

.395

161-441

.365

403-469

.859

328

370

2.9

500

345

220

217

4188-33.0

1290

10.2

played) • two-time all-North Star Conference selection, earning second team honors as a junior and first team laurels as a senior • third player in the program’s history to earn CoSIDA Academic All-America honors, garnering second-team recognition in 1983 • currently a doctor in Indianapolis • inducted into Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008.

BIG EAST

Year 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06

15 Mary Beth

Schueth

RECORDS

Consistent producer who is one of just five players in the program’s history to average in double figures in scoring in all four seasons (along with Jacqueline Batteast, Beth Morgan, Alicia Ratay and Ruth Riley) • finished her career as the school’s all-time leading scorer • averaged career bests of 13.0 points and 9.1 rebounds in her freshman season • started all but 10 games during her career (made 95 starts in the 105 games she

2009-10 OPPONENTS

Year 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92

STUDENT-ATHLETES

Year 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83

2009-10 PREVIEW

Youngstown, Ohio (1979-83) – 1,373

Indianapolis, Ind. (1981-85) – 1,233

Schueth’s Career Statistics GP-GS 25-24 27-27 27-25 26-19

FG-FGA 137-265 128-267 114-222 108-214

Pct. .517 .479 .514 .505

3FG-FGA — — — —

Pct. — — — —

FTM-FTA 52-105 61-101 69-108 77-107

Pct. .495 .604 .639 .720

OR — — — —

DR — — — —

TR 227 241 186 199

Avg. 9.1 8.9 6.9 7.7

A 37 39 17 14

TO — — — —

B 20 20 18 10

S 52 42 26 39

PF 64 71 55 62

Min-Avg. 785-31.4 824-30.5 652-24.2 663-25.5

Pts 326 317 297 293

Avg. 13.0 11.7 11.0 11.3

Totals

105-95

487-968

.503

—

259-421

.615

—

853

8.1

107

—

159

252

2924-27.9

1233

11.7

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147

HISTORY

Year 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85

THE FIGHTING IRISH

1,000–Point Scorers Ranks second on Notre Dame’s all-time list for rebounds (999) and holds record rebounding average (8.8) • one of just four players in the program’s history to score more than 1,000 points and grab more than 900 rebounds during her four-year career (others are Jacqueline Batteast, Katryna Gaither and Ruth Riley) • only senior on 1994-95 squad that finished third at the National Women’s Invitation Tournament (NWIT) • averaged double figures in scoring each of her last three seasons at Notre Dame • was team’s leading rebounder during her sophomore, junior and senior campaigns with a career-high rebounding average of 9.8 rpg. (second-best in

16 Letitia

Bowen

Buchanan, Mich. (1991-95) – 1,219

school history) during the 1992-93 campaign • member of Notre Dame’s first-ever NCAA tournament team (1992) • served as Irish captain in her senior season (1994-95) • first-team all-Midwestern Collegiate Conference selection as a junior and second-team honoree as a sophomore • played professionally in Italy • currently lives in Cincinnati with her husband, Kevin McGuff, who is the head women’s basketball coach at Xavier University • has joined with former Irish teammate and fellow 1,000-point scorer Mollie (Peirick) Busam to found Impact Basketball Academy, a basketball camp for young children based in Cincinnati.

Bowen’s Career Statistics Year 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 Totals

GP-GS 28-20 25-23 29-28 31-31

FG-FGA 89-172 125-253 121-295 121-281

Pct. .517 .494 .410 .431

3FG-FGA 0-1 0-2 0-1 2-6

Pct. .000 .000 .000 .333

FTM-FTA 45-58 87-106 65-98 108-134

Pct. .776 .821 .663 .806

OR 66 78 103 110

DR 152 168 173 149

TR 218 246 276 259

Avg. 7.8 9.8 9.5 8.4

A 29 29 69 91

TO 69 87 104 92

B 13 15 22 26

S 26 39 69 65

PF 91 83 103 101

Min-Avg. 640-22.9 676-27.0 769-26.5 896-28.9

Pts 223 337 307 352

Avg. 8.0 13.5 10.6 11.4

113-102

456-1001

.456

2-10

.200

305-396

.770

357

642

999

8.8

218

352

199

378

2981-26.4

1219

10.8

All-America candidate heading into her senior season (198889) before suffering a career-ending knee injury in the sixth game of the year • she led the team in scoring and rebounding during the 1986-87 and 1987-88 campaigns • first player in Notre Dame history to score more than 1,000 points by her junior season • two-time second-team all-North Star Conference selection (1987 and 1988) • averaged career bests of 17.9 points and 8.8 rebounds per game while shooting .609 from the floor (18th in the nation) during her junior year • grabbed a career-high 20 rebounds (fourth best all-time and

17 Heidi

Bunek

Milwaukee, Wis. (1985-89) – 1,202

most by an Irish player in the last 26 seasons) at DePaul on Jan. 20, 1988 • finished with a career scoring average of 14.5 ppg. which ranked her first all-time following her career • her .604 all-time field goal percentage is third-best in school history and her 7.8 career rebounding average is fourth all-time • played in the U.S. Olympic Sports Festivals during the summers of 1995 and 1996.

Bunek’s Career Statistics Year 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89

GP-GS 22-7 27-25 28-28 6-6

FG-FGA 96-161 161-267 212-348 40-67

Pct. .596 .603 .609 .597

3FG-FGA — — 0-0 0-0

Pct. — — .000 .000

FTM-FTA 23-38 66-91 78-125 17-27

Pct. .605 .725 .624 .630

OR — 70 70 12

DR — 145 176 33

TR 138 215 246 45

Avg. 6.3 8.0 8.8 7.5

A 15 19 19 7

TO — — 112 21

B 18 31 39 5

S 9 24 43 7

PF 56 79 70 19

Min-Avg. 459-20.9 808-29.9 827-29.5 181-30.2

Pts 215 388 502 97

Avg. 9.8 14.4 17.9 16.2

Totals

83-66

509-843

.604

0-0

.000

184-281

.655

—

644

7.8

—

224

2275-27.4

1202

14.5

Averaged double figures in scoring in each of her last three seasons • team’s leading rebounder in her sophomore and junior campaigns • netted a career-best scoring average of 13.7 points in her senior season and personal best rebounding average as a junior (8.0 rpg.) • after not starting at all as a freshman, she started every game in her final three campaigns • earned starts in final 92 games of her career, the third-longest streak in school history (Jacqueline Batteast - 97; Katryna Gaither - 95) • was a

18 Krissi

Davis

Noblesville, Ind. (1987-91) – 1,194

first-team all-Midwestern Collegiate Conference honoree in her senior season after being named to the all-MCC second team as a junior • twice selected MVP of the MCC Tournament (1989 and 1991) in addition to being named to the all-tournament team on both occasions • recipient of the University’s most prestigious athletics honor — the Byron V. Kanaley Award, which is presented annually to a senior student-athlete who is most exemplary as a student and leader.

Davis’ Career Statistics Year 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91

GP-GS 26-0 32-32 29-29 31-31

FG-FGA 39-67 120-208 145-250 158-273

Pct. .582 .577 .580 .579

3FG-FGA 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Pct. .000 .000 .000 .000

FTM-FTA 13-23 94-124 56-82 107-126

Pct. .565 .758 .683 .849

OR 30 67 70 67

DR 65 141 163 127

TR 95 208 233 194

Avg. 3.7 6.5 8.0 6.3

A 21 54 59 61

TO 20 45 44 53

B 1 4 9 18

S 12 81 57 76

PF 15 71 61 69

Min-Avg. 361-13.9 1022-31.9 938-32.3 888-28.7

Pts 91 334 346 423

Avg. 3.5 10.4 11.9 13.7

Totals

118-92

462-798

.579

0-0

.000

270-355

.761

234

496

730

6.2

195

162

226

216

3209-27.2

1194

10.1

Valuable, versatile forward who was a member of four NCAA Tournament teams, including two NCAA Sweet 16 squads, during her career at Notre Dame • ranks fifth in school history with 146 career blocks and 1.20 blocks-per-game average • one of just six Notre Dame players to record 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 100 blocks in their careers (others are Katryna Gaither, Ruth Riley, Jacqueline Batteast, Trena Keys and Shari Matvey) • scored 1,000th career point three games after classmate Megan Duffy, marking the shortest interval between 1,000-point milestones in school history • logged five double-

19 Courtney

LaVere

Ventura, Calif. (2002-06) – 1,150

doubles as a freshman, including three in a row with two coming against ranked opponents (Tennessee and Purdue) • set school record for freshmen with 12-of-16 foul shooting performance at Villanova • played key role in Notre Dame’s 2003 Sweet 16 run, averaging 11.7 points and 5.7 rebounds in the three-game set • 2003 freshman All-America selection by Women’s College Hoops.com • winner of 2006 Robin Roberts/ WBCA Broadcasting Scholarship Award • currently works in Los Angeles as a sales planner with Turner Broadcasting’s Cartoon Network.

LaVere’s Career Statistics Year 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06

GP-GS 32-10 32-17 28-16 30-14

FG-FGA 151-311 113-274 88-190 119-234

Pct. .486 .412 .463 .509

3FG-FGA 1-3 3-10 1-6 3-7

Pct. .333 .300 .167 .429

FTM-FTA 95-136 47-85 34-59 24-46

Pct. .699 .553 .576 .522

OR 81 61 34 59

DR 99 84 76 66

TR 180 145 110 125

Avg. 5.6 4.5 3.9 4.2

A 21 30 37 37

Totals

122-57

471-1009

.467

8-26

.308

200-326

.613

235

325

560

4.6

125

148

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME®

TO 80 75 57 33

B 27 41 28 50

S 19 36 26 22

PF 88 87 61 78

Min-Avg. 723-22.6 709-22.2 583-20.8 725-24.2

Pts 398 276 211 265

Avg. 12.4 8.6 7.5 8.8

245 146

103

314

2740-22.5

1150

9.4

20 Ashley

Barlow

Indianapolis, Ind. (2006-present) – 1,107

Barlow's Career Statistics Year

GP-GS

FG-FGA

Pct.

3FG-FGA

Pct.

FTM-FTA

Pct.

DR 94 95 90

173 159 140

Avg. 5.4 4.7 4.8

61 64 80

Totals

95-63

373-861

.433

86-257

.335

275-342

.804

193

279

472

5.0

205

2006-07 2007-08 2008-09

32-3 34-32 29-28

110-254 136-290 127-317

.433 .469 .401

19-58 27-89 40-110

90-109 111-138 74-95

.826 .804 .779

79 64 50

70 60 75

Min-Avg.

Pts

Avg.

8 201

217

2663-28.0

1107

11.7

3 2 3

career-high 28 points versus West Virginia on Jan. 17, 1999 • had 16 points and seven rebounds in Notre Dame’s second-round victory over George Washington in the 2000 NCAA Tournament, helping the Irish to third Sweet 16 appearance in four years • spent one season as assistant coach at Chicago State • enlisted in U.S. Army in 2003 and was awarded a Purple Heart in May 2004 after suffering significant arm and leg injuries while serving in Baghdad, Iraq • currently works as sports coordinator for Chicago Public Schools, having also earned two master’s degrees from Saint Xavier University.

63 68 70

80 86 51

810-25.3 898-26.4 955-32.9

329 410 368

10.3 12.1 12.7

STUDENT-ATHLETES

Became the 16th player in Notre Dame women’s basketball history to score 1,000 points • posted double-figure scoring averages in each of her last three seasons, finishing with a 9.5 ppg. career scoring average in 116 games • started 65 games during her career • earned a fifth year of eligibility after missing the entire 1996-97 Final Four campaign with a torn Achilles’ tendon suffered the first day of practice • third-leading scorer (14.4 ppg.) and second-leading rebounder (7.2 rpg.) during the 1998-99 season • netted a personal single-season best 432 points during that campaign • scored a

.328 .303 .364

21 Danielle

Green

COACHES

Chicago, Ill. (1995-00) – 1,106

Green’s Career Statistics Year

GP-GS

Totals

116-65

12-38 DNP - injury 116-259 157-369 124-257

409-923

Pct.

3FG-FGA

Pct.

FTM-FTA

Pct.

Avg.

Min-Avg.

Pts

Avg.

.448 .425 .482

2-8 2-9 1-11

.250 .222 .091

72-111 116-151 89-113

.649 .768 .788

60 68 42

83 148 75

143 216 117

4.8 7.2 4.0

38 52 79

60 93 83

2 3 0

45 38 35

64 69 65

752-25.1 892-29.7 751-25.9

306 432 338

10.2 14.4 11.7

.443

5-32

.156

283-395

.716

179

342

521

4.5

176

256

5 127

227

2630-22.7

1106

9.5

.316

0-4

.000

6-20

.300

1.7

Averaged double figures in scoring in three of her four seasons at Notre Dame • ranks sixth in school history with a .553 career field goal percentage • averaged career best of 12.5 points as a senior and 6.5 rebounds as a freshman • also averaged 12.4 points as a rookie • led team in scoring during her junior campaign as she averaged 11.9 ppg. • posted career numbers of 11.0 ppg. and 5.5 rpg. as she played in 96 contests during her Irish tenure • now resides in Bangor, Maine.

235-8.7

1.1

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Bates

Kansas City, Mo. (1981-85) – 1,060

Bates’ Career Statistics GP-GS 25-3 27-3 28-22 16-14

FG-FGA 136-231 86-168 129-234 88-161

Pct. .589 .512 .551 .547

3FG-FGA — — — —

Pct. — — — —

FTM-FTA 39-59 44-56 75-91 24-44

Pct. .661 .786 .824 .545

OR — — — —

DR — — — —

TR 163 127 155 78

Avg. 6.5 4.7 5.5 4.9

A 16 20 16 4

TO — — — —

B 7 8 11 6

S 22 14 30 7

PF 39 36 44 17

Min-Avg. 676-27.0 588-21.8 738-26.4 418-26.1

Pts 311 216 333 200

Avg. 12.4 8.0 11.9 12.5

Totals

96-42

439-794

.553

—

182-250

.728

—

523

5.5

—

136

2420-25.2

1060

11.0

double-doubles, one short of the program’s record for doubledoubles by a guard, set by Niele Ivey from 1996-2001 • set new Irish single-season record with seven double-doubles in 2008-09 • became second Notre Dame player (after Shari Matvey) to register a double-double in her college debut, notching 10 points and 14 rebounds in win over Michigan • comes into this season with 56 career double-digit scoring games, including six 20-point outings • also has logged 15 double-figure rebounding games to date • has started 91 of 95 games in her first three seasons, including 64 of 65 in the past two years.

BIG EAST

Year 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85

23 Lindsay

RECORDS

Twice named to the All-BIG EAST Conference Team, earning honorable mention laurels in 2008 and rising to first-team status in 2009 • two-year team captain (2008-09 and 2009-10) • registered her 1,000th career point on Feb. 28, 2009 at Providence, four games after current teammate Ashley Barlow, marking the second-shortest span between 1,000-point scorers in program history (Megan Duffy and Courtney LaVere reached the milestone three games apart in 2005-06) • returns for fifth year of eligibility in 2009-10 after missing entire 2006-07 season with knee injury suffered on fourth day of practice • enters final season with 11 career

2009-10 OPPONENTS

1995-96 27-0 1996-97 1997-98 30-14 1998-99 30-30 1999-00 29-21

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doubles to date • ranks among top 10 at Notre Dame in five career statistical categories (steals, steals per game, free throw percentage, three-point field goals made and three-point field goals attempted) • one of four players in school history to collect at least 60 steals in three consecutive seasons — two of the other three (Coquese Washington and Niele Ivey) had four consecutive 60-steal campaigns • comes into final season needing 30 rebounds to join former teammate Charel Allen as only players in program history with 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 200 assists and 200 steals in their careers.

THIS IS NOTRE DAME

Two-time All-BIG EAST Conference selection, copping honorable mention status in 2008 before elevating to second-team honors in 2009 • two-year team captain (2008-09 and 2009-10) • scored her 1,000th career point on Feb. 11, 2009 vs. Louisville, four games before current teammate Lindsay Schrader, marking the second-shortest span between 1,000-point scorers in program history (Megan Duffy and Courtney LaVere reached the milestone three games apart in 2005-06) • enters senior season with 58 career double-figure scoring games, including seven outings with 20-plus points • has recorded four double-

Schrader

Bartlett, Ill. (2005-present) – 1,057

Schrader's Career Statistics GP-GS

2005-06 30-27 2006-07 2007-08 34-33 2008-09 31-31

Totals

95-91

FG-FGA

127-287 DNP - injury 148-322 165-356

440-965

Pct.

3FG-FGA

Pct.

FTM-FTA

Pct.

OR 36

126

162

Avg. 5.4

TO 57

Min-Avg.

Pts

Avg.

.460 .463

1-2 1-3

.500 .333

52-80 61-91

.650 .670

71 63

139 165

210 228

6.2 7.4

73 67

63 72

4 14

54 43

44 45

955-28.1 958-30.9

349 392

10.3 12.6

.456

6-12

.500

171-282

.606

170

430

600

6.3

192

192 29 130

144

2771-29.2

1057

11.1

.443

4-7

.571

58-111

.523

858-28.6

316

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Year

THE FIGHTING IRISH

Started more NCAA tournament games (10) than any Irish player prior to 2001 • her 118 career starts and .819 career free throw percentage ranked first all-time at the time of her graduation • started 118 of the 128 games she appeared in during her career • tied Notre Dame school record when she played in her 128th career game against Purdue in the 1998 NCAA Midwest Regional semifinal • also finished second all-time with 651 career assists (5.1 apg.) • led the Irish to four postseason appearances during her career — three NCAA tournament berths (1996-98) and the 1995 National Women’s Invitation

24 Mollie

Peirick

Eureka, Mo. (1994-98) – 1,034

Tournament (NWIT) • co-captained team as a junior and senior and led Notre Dame to the 1997 Final Four and 1998 Sweet 16 • a third team all-BIG EAST selection as a senior, she averaged 10.8 ppg., 4.9 rpg. and 6.2 apg. in her final campaign with the Irish • finished 13th on the Notre Dame career scoring list with 1,034 points and a career average of 8.1 ppg. • named to the Midwestern Collegiate Conference All-Newcomer Team in 1995 • currently lives in Cincinnati, where she and former Irish teammate Leititia (Bowen) McGuff founded Impact Basketball Academy, a basketball camp for young children.

Peirick’s Career Statistics Year 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 Totals

GP-GS 27-22 31-31 38-33 32-32

FG-FGA 67-127 79-180 107-242 111-316

Pct. .528 .439 .442 .351

3FG-FGA 13-25 20-60 39-94 57-163

Pct. .520 .333 .415 .350

FTM-FTA 22-27 41-49 47-60 67-80

Pct. .815 .837 .783 .838

OR 14 14 45 27

DR 65 94 110 130

TR 79 108 155 157

Avg. 2.9 3.5 4.1 4.9

A 106 177 169 199

TO 89 138 110 137

B 9 16 18 22

S 28 60 51 50

PF 57 67 100 76

Min-Avg. 681-25.2 935-30.2 1026-27.0 1010-31.6

Pts 169 219 300 346

Avg. 6.3 7.1 7.9 10.8

128-118

364-865

.421

129-342

.377

177-216

.819

100

399

499

3.9

651

474

189

300

3652-28.5

1034

8.1

Became 18th Irish player to score 1,000 points when she poured in 10 markers in her final collegiate game, a 68-66 win over Purdue in the 2001 NCAA championship game • an athletic and talented forward who started 95 games in her Irish career • had her best season at Notre Dame as a senior, averaging 11.3 points and 7.1 rebounds per game to earn the BIG EAST Conference Most Improved Player award • also garnered honorable mention all-BIG EAST laurels in 2001 • named to 2001 BIG EAST and NCAA Midwest Regional all-tournament teams • she ranks ninth in career rebounds (707) and 10th in

25 Kelley

Siemon Edina, Minn. (1997-01) – 1,006

career field goal percentage (.522) • tied with Alicia Ratay and Ruth Riley for the most NCAA Tournament games played (14) in school history • was selected in the third round of the 2001 WNBA Draft by the Los Angeles Sparks • spent four seasons as an assistant coach at Liberty University and still resides in Lynchburg, Va., with her husband, Adam Deyo, who is the director of women’s basketball operations at Liberty.

Siemon’s Career Statistics Year 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01

GP-GS 32-30 31-30 32-4 32-31

FG-FGA 96-186 66-141 81-154 155-282

Pct. .516 .468 .526 .550

3FG-FGA 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Pct. .000 .000 .000 .000

FTM-FTA 65-110 47-74 47-84 51-115

Pct. .591 .635 .560 .443

OR 54 52 49 62

DR 111 102 111 166

TR 165 154 160 228

Avg. 5.2 5.0 5.0 7.1

A 42 63 47 99

Totals

127-95

398-763

.522

0-0

.000

210-383

.548

217

490

707

5.6

251

TO 90 85 67 83

B 5 7 9 4

S 28 15 25 48

PF 90 94 74 68

Min-Avg. 753-23.5 641-20.7 614-19.2 980-30.6

Pts 257 179 209 361

Avg. 8.0 5.8 6.5 11.3

325 25 116

326

2988-23.5

1006

7.9

Shown here flanking teammate Erica Williamson, guards Lindsay Schrader (left) and Ashley Barlow (right) joined Notre Dame’s 1,000-Point Club just four games apart in February 2009. It was the second-shortest span between 1,000-point scorers in school history, only one game longer than the time it took Megan Duffy and Courtney LaVere to reach the millennium mark in 2006.

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Year-by-Year Leaders Assists (cont.) FTM 74 101 93 135 127 94 78 112 182 132 118 97 128 117 86 88 87 89 67 101 82 78 66 87 59 75 61 52 46 55 47 14

Pts. 368 513 545 469 559 512 445 462 672 518 514 423 776 626 590 518 337 513 538 437 400 502 388 587 483 333 317 326 414 529 281 171

PPG 12.7 15.1 17.0 15.6 16.9 16.0 13.9 15.4 18.7 16.2 16.6 13.6 20.4 20.2 19.0 17.9 13.4 16.5 16.8 15.1 12.5 17.9 14.4 19.6 17.2 11.9 11.7 13.0 14.8 17.6 12.8 10.7

Rebounds

Gms 31 34 32 30 33 32 32 30 36 32 28 32 38 31 27 29 27

Asst. 106 129 125 124 178 125 121 146 247 194 181 199 193 177 106 151 122

APG 3.4 3.8 3.9 4.1 5.4 3.9 3.8 4.9 6.9 6.1 6.5 6.2 5.1 5.7 3.9 5.2 4.5

Assists

Season 2008-09 2007-08 2006-07 2005-06 2004-05 2003-04 2002-03 2001-02 2000-01 1999-00 1998-99 1997-98 1996-97 1995-96 1994-95 1993-94 1992-93 1991-92 1990-91 1989-90 1988-89 1987-88 1986-87 1985-86 1984-85 1983-84 1982-83 1981-82 1980-81 1979-80

Team Leader Ashley Barlow Ashley Barlow Tulyah Gaines Megan Duffy Megan Duffy Le’Tania Severe Le’Tania Severe Le’Tania Severe Niele Ivey Niele Ivey Niele Ivey Niele Ivey Jeannine Augustin Beth Morgan Letitia Bowen Kara Leary Coquese Washington Coquese Washington Coquese Washington Coquese Washington Krissi Davis Mary Gavin Mary Gavin Mary Gavin Mary Beth Schueth Laura Dougherty Ruth Kaiser Ruth Kaiser Molly Ryan Molly Cashman

Gms 31 23 31 30 33 32 32 26 36 32 31 32 38 31 31 29 25 32 32 29 32 28 27 30 28 28 25 25 28 30

Blks. 38 45 39 50 57 41 50 78 113 85 101 71 35 40 46 22 15 19 33 21 12 39 31 30 43 26 25 20 27 94

BPG 1.2 2.0 1.3 1.7 1.7 1.3 1.6 3.0 3.1 2.7 3.3 2.2 0.9 1.3 1.5 0.8 0.6 0.6 1.0 0.7 0.4 1.4 1.1 1.0 1.5 0.9 1.0 0.8 1.0 3.1

Gms 29 34 32 30 33 32 32 30 36 32 31 31 38 31 31 29 27 25 32 29 32 28 27 31 26 27 27 23 28 29

Stls. 70 68 66 59 90 54 69 60 94 95 74 77 92 64 65 71 78 79 83 67 81 93 80 72 39 42 57 61 39 50

SPG 2.4 2.0 2.1 2.0 2.7 1.7 2.2 2.0 2.6 3.0 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.1 2.1 2.4 2.9 3.2 2.6 2.3 2.5 3.3 3.0 2.3 1.5 1.6 2.1 2.7 1.4 1.7

Blocked Shots

Steals

underlined figures indicate single season records

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HISTORY

RPG 7.4 6.2 6.2 5.4 6.6 8.6 8.3 7.8 7.8 7.3 8.4 7.3 9.7 9.1 8.4 9.5 9.8 8.7 7.5 8.0 6.5 8.8 8.0 7.2 7.7 6.9 8.9 9.1 7.6 10.2 9.6

APG 5.6 5.6 4.7 5.8 8.7 7.9 6.6 4.5 3.0 3.8 3.9 1.9 3.0 4.0

RECORDS

Team Leader Melissa Lechlitner Tulyah Gaines Tulyah Gaines Megan Duffy Megan Duffy Megan Duffy Le’Tania Severe Le’Tania Severe Niele Ivey Niele Ivey Niele Ivey Mollie Peirick Jeannine Augustin Mollie Peirick Mollie Peirick Kara Leary Coquese Washington

Rebs. 228 210 197 162 218 276 267 204 281 233 260 233 368 283 259 276 246 270 240 233 208 246 215 223 199 186 241 227 213 305 212

Team Leader Erica Solomon Devereaux Peters Erica Williamson Courtney LaVere Teresa Borton Courtney LaVere Jacqueline Batteast Amanda Barksdale Ruth Riley Ruth Riley Ruth Riley Ruth Riley Katryna Gaither Katryna Gaither Katryna Gaither Letitia Bowen Letitia Bowen Margaret Nowlin Margaret Nowlin Margaret Nowlin Comalita Haysbert Heidi Bunek Heidi Bunek Trena Keys Trena Keys Trena Keys Trena Keys Mary Beth Schueth Tricia McManus Shari Matvey

Asst. 152 179 137 184 243 214 205 116 83 102 89 52 88 88

BIG EAST

Season 2008-09 2007-08 2006-07 2005-06 2004-05 2003-04 2002-03 2001-02 2000-01 1999-00 1998-99 1997-98 1996-97 1995-96 1994-95 1993-94 1992-93

Gms 31 34 32 30 33 32 32 26 36 32 31 32 38 31 31 29 25 31 32 29 32 28 27 31 26 27 27 25 28 30 22

Gms 25 32 29 32 28 27 31 26 28 27 23 28 29 22

2008-09 REVIEW

Team Leader Lindsay Schrader Lindsay Schrader Charel Allen Lindsay Schrader Jacqueline Batteast Jacqueline Batteast Jacqueline Batteast Jacqueline Batteast Ruth Riley Ruth Riley Ruth Riley Ruth Riley Katryna Gaither Katryna Gaither Letitia Bowen Letitia Bowen Letitia Bowen Margaret Nowlin Margaret Nowlin Krissi Davis Krissi Davis Heidi Bunek Heidi Bunek Sandy Botham Mary Beth Schueth Mary Beth Schueth Mary Beth Schueth Mary Beth Schueth Shari Matvey Shari Matvey Jane Politiski

Team Leader Coquese Washington Coquese Washington Karen Robinson Karen Robinson Mary Gavin Mary Gavin Mary Gavin Mary Gavin Vonnie Thompson Laura Dougherty Ruth Kaiser Maggie Lally Molly Cashman Molly Cashman

2009-10 OPPONENTS

Season 1991-92 1990-91 1989-90 1988-89 1987-88 1986-87 1985-86 1984-85 1983-84 1982-83 1981-82 1980-81 1979-80 1978-79

COACHES

FGM 127 198 213 138 208 204 179 146 245 193 198 129 324 219 252 192 125 212 228 168 158 212 161 250 212 129 128 137 184 237 117 82

STUDENT-ATHLETES

Gms 29 34 32 30 33 32 32 30 36 31 31 31 38 31 29 29 25 31 32 29 32 28 27 30 28 28 27 25 28 30 22 16

2009-10 PREVIEW

Team Leader Ashley Barlow Charel Allen Charel Allen Megan Duffy Jacqueline Batteast Jacqueline Batteast Jacqueline Batteast Alicia Ratay Ruth Riley Ruth Riley Ruth Riley Sheila McMillen Katryna Gaither Beth Morgan Katryna Gaither Beth Morgan Letitia Bowen Margaret Nowlin Karen Robinson Karen Robinson Karen Robinson Heidi Bunek Heidi Bunek Trena Keys Trena Keys Carrie Bates Mary Beth Schueth Mary Beth Schueth Shari Matvey Shari Matvey Carol Lally Carol Lally

THIS IS NOTRE DAME

Scoring Season 2008-09 2007-08 2006-07 2005-06 2004-05 2003-04 2002-03 2001-02 2000-01 1999-00 1998-99 1997-98 1996-97 1995-96 1994-95 1993-94 1992-93 1991-92 1990-91 1989-90 1988-89 1987-88 1986-87 1985-86 1984-85 1983-84 1982-83 1981-82 1980-81 1979-80 1978-79 1977-78

THE FIGHTING IRISH

速

Year-by-Year Statistics 2008-09 ND OPP

GP 31 31

2007-08 ND OPP

GP 34 34

Min 6225 6225

FG-A 828-1923 702-1817

Pct. .431 .386

3FG-A 120-359 151-478

Pct. .334 .316

FT-A 440-625 376-512

Pct. .704 .734

O 426 385

D 804 773

Tot. 1230 1158

Avg. 39.7 37.4

PF-DQ 511-4 544-13

A 456 410

T 483 597

B 121 107

S 305 238

Pts. 2216 1931

Avg. 71.5 62.3

Min 6850 6850

FG-A 960-2148 753-1925

Pct. .447 .391

3FG-A 90-308 168-473

Pct. .292 .355

FT-A 581-766 420-611

Pct. .758 .687

O 532 459

D 817 748

Tot. 1349 1207

Avg. 39.7 35.5

PF-DQ 587-10 641-16

A 533 441

T 512 737

B 154 129

S 397 252

Pts. 2591 2094

Avg. 76.2 61.6

Min 6450 6450

FG-A 816-1924 753-1798

Pct. .424 .419

3FG-A 104-370 178-488

Pct. .281 .365

FT-A 506-666 432-598

Pct. .760 .722

O 435 392

D 751 754

Tot. 1186 1146

Avg. 37.1 35.8

PF-DQ 558-11 542-9

A 444 483

T 532 654

B 108 136

S 335 261

Pts. 2242 2116

Avg. 70.1 66.1

Min 6100 6100

FG-A 714-1714 683-1748

Pct. .417 .391

3FG-A 101-303 181-483

Pct. .333 .375

FT-A 407-617 366-522

Pct. .660 .701

O 367 412

D 739 748

Tot. 1106 1160

Avg. 36.9 38.7

PF-DQ 487-6 561-12

A 383 427

T 430 501

B 128 102

S 252 205

Pts. 1936 1913

Avg. 64.5 63.8

Min 6625 6625

FG-A 789-1829 680-1913

Pct. .431 .355

3FG-A 77-210 152-563

Pct. .367 .270

FT-A 533-720 364-522

Pct. .740 .697

O 447 492

D 820 695

Tot. 1267 1187

Avg. 38.4 36.0

PF-DQ 514-8 586-17

A 512 427

T 536 597

B 167 131

S 314 288

Pts. 2188 1876

Avg. 66.3 56.8

Min 6450 6450

FG-A 746-1729 677-1785

Pct. .431 .379

3FG-A 122-343 128-506

Pct. .356 .253

FT-A 440-647 389-543

Pct. .680 .716

O 412 423

D 780 692

Tot. 1192 1115

Avg. 37.2 34.8

PF-DQ 550-9 618-16

A 473 408

T 563 561

B 134 76

S 288 285

Pts. 2054 1871

Avg. 64.2 58.5

Min 6400 6400

FG-A 731-1718 695-1896

Pct. .425 .367

3FG-A 87-266 179-588

Pct. .327 .304

FT-A 543-732 389-523

Pct. .742 .744

O 407 447

D 826 688

Tot. 1233 1135

Avg. 38.5 35.5

PF-DQ 501-13 624-11

A 430 422

T 585 540

B 160 90

S 286 294

Pts. 2092 1958

Avg. 65.4 61.2

Min 6000 6000

FG-A 694-1644 608-1740

Pct. .422 .349

3FG-A 152-409 141-490

Pct. .372 .288

FT-A 422-627 376-579

Pct. .673 .649

O 432 412

D 831 645

Tot. 1263 1057

Avg. 42.1 35.2

PF-DQ 479-4 543-11

A 400 375

T 516 432

B 189 87

S 213 279

Pts. 1962 1733

Avg. 65.4 57.8

Min 7200 7200

FG-A 1011-2036 748-2228

Pct. .497 .336

3FG-A 173-373 157-625

Pct. .464 .251

FT-A 583-859 355-560

Pct. .679 .634

O 437 530

D 1053 733

Tot. 1490 1263

Avg. 41.4 35.1

PF-DQ 511-6 711-0

A 650 440

T 567 605

B 228 95

S 303 276

Pts. 2778 2008

Avg. 77.2 55.8

Min 6450 6450

FG-A 903-1803 701-1976

Pct. .501 .355

3FG-A 137-341 125-420

Pct. .402 .298

FT-A 523-732 454-652

Pct. .714 .696

O 408 463

D 915 603

Tot. 1323 1066

Avg. 41.3 33.3

PF-DQ 599-12 602-21

A 607 408

T 689 601

B 169 68

S 323 343

Pts. 2466 1981

Avg. 77.1 61.9

Min 6200 6200

FG-A 875-1877 718-1903

Pct. .466 .377

3FG-A 178-479 144-448

Pct. .372 .321

FT-A 584-792 451-663

Pct. .737 .680

O 470 413

D 890 641

Tot. 1360 1054

Avg. 43.9 34.0

PF-DQ 597-14 644-22

A 537 485

T 612 582

B 161 69

S 268 272

Pts. 2512 2031

Avg. 81.0 65.5

Min 6450 6450

FG-A 826-1821 684-1855

Pct. .454 .369

3FG-A 169-443 141-422

Pct. .381 .334

FT-A 555-806 544-793

Pct. .689 .686

O 449 437

D 883 691

Tot. 1332 1128

Avg. 41.6 35.2

PF-DQ 666-17 650-19

A 538 426

T 691 664

B 155 91

S 328 317

Pts. 2376 2053

Avg. 74.3 64.2

Min 7600 7600

FG-A 1091-2272 860-2306

Pct. .480 .373

3FG-A 155-468 188-661

Pct. .331 .284

FT-A 545-734 500-731

Pct. .743 .684

O 493 548

D 1043 802

Tot. 1536 1350

Avg. 40.4 35.5

PF-DQ 661-11 646-12

A 682 524

T 722 731

B 93 98

S 394 350

Pts. 2882 2408

Avg. 75.8 63.4

Min 6275 6275

FG-A 894-1806 730-1928

Pct. .495 .379

3FG-A 138-355 119-412

Pct. .389 .289

FT-A 489-692 441-640

Pct. .707 .689

O 368 418

D 898 656

Tot. 1266 1074

Avg. 40.8 34.6

PF-DQ 563-11 584-16

A 554 404

T 681 651

B 94 93

S 344 319

Pts. 2415 2020

Avg. 77.9 65.

Min 6250 6250

FG-A 932-1957 765-1942

Pct. .476 .394

3FG-A 89-241 140-416

Pct. .369 .337

FT-A 475-688 508-722

Pct. .690 .704

O 449 410

D 909 701

Tot. 1358 1111

Avg. 43.8 35.8

PF-DQ 643-20 583-16

A 568 392

T 690 631

B 125 85

S 335 327

Pts. 2428 2178

Avg. 78.3 70.3

Min 5800 5800

FG-A 856-1898 671-1729

Pct. .451 .388

3FG-A 94-271 102-327

Pct. .346 .312

FT-A 416-582 492-720

Pct. .714 .683

O 467 393

D 832 685

Tot. 1298 1078

Avg. 44.8 37.2

PF-DQ 624-22 520-11

A 528 351

T 614 613

B 80 81

S 315 320

Pts. 2222 1930

Avg. 76.6 66.6

2006-07 ND OPP

GP 32 32

2005-06 ND OPP

GP 30 30

2004-05 ND OPP

GP 33 33

2003-04 ND OPP

GP 32 32

2002-03 ND OPP

GP 32 32

2001-02 ND OPP

GP 30 30

2000-01 ND OPP

GP 36 36

1999-00 ND OPP

GP 32 32

1998-99 ND OPP

GP 31 31

1997-98 ND OPP

GP 32 32

1996-97 ND OPP

GP 38 38

1995-96 ND OPP

GP 31 31

1994-95 ND OPP

GP 31 31

1993-94 ND OPP

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1992-93 ND OPP

GP 27 27

Pct. .458 .409

3FG-A 82-230 95-332

Pct. .357 .286

FT-A 328-448 410-574

Pct. .732 .714

O 361 332

D 795 640

Tot. 1156 972

Avg. 42.8 36.0

PF-DQ 513-11 433-5

A 408 316

T 575 489

B 38 58

S 249 280

Pts. 1859 1816

Avg. 68.9 67.2

Min 6275 6275

FG-A 901-2019 812-1954

Pct. .446 .416

3FG-A 54-187 87-256

Pct. .289 .340

FT-A 403-576 516-782

Pct. .700 .660

O 488 444

D 879 728

Tot. 1367 1172

Avg. 44.1 37.8

PF-DQ 684-20 554-7

A 554 471

T 710 611

B 72 66

S 294 337

Pts. 2259 2227

Avg. 72.9 71.8

Min 6400 6400

FG-A 1014-2039 777-1933

Pct. .497 .402

3FG-A 70-188 77-263

Pct. .372 .293

FT-A 397-536 458-697

Pct. .741 .657

O 386 439

D 889 690

Tot. 1275 1129

Avg. 39.8 35.3

PF-DQ 621-14 503-8

A 610 429

T 653 725

B 89 70

S 397 334

Pts. 2495 2089

Avg. 78.0 65.3

Min 5800 5800

FG-A 895-1782 674-1767

Pct. .502 .381

3FG-A 54-128 55-177

Pct. .422 .311

FT-A 349-486 351-536

Pct. .718 .654

O 307 368

D 712 547

Tot. 1113 1042

Avg. 38.4 35.9

PF-DQ 523-13 483-11

A 534 368

T 549 579

B 80 60

S 317 278

Pts. 2193 1754

Avg. 75.6 60.5

Min 6425 6425

FG-A 869-1775 806-1954

Pct. .490 .412

3FG-A 26-91 66-195

Pct. .286 .338

FT-A 406-578 409-591

Pct. .702 .692

O 316 692

D 698 593

Tot. 1131 1117

Avg. 34.3 33.5

PF-DQ 566-9 541-18

A 534 472

T 666 589

B 57 46

S 320 322

Pts. 2170 2087

Avg. 65.8 63.2

Min 5600 5600

FG-A 836-1572 722-1814

Pct. .532 .398

3FG-A 49-131 60-179

Pct. .374 .335

FT-A 406-596 309-474

Pct. .681 .652

O 291 348

D 827 577

Tot. 1118 925

Avg. 39.9 33.0

PF-DQ 468-14 535-16

A 569 430

T 669 561

B 67 60

S 292 337

Pts. 2127 1813

Avg. 76.0 64.8

Min 5425 5425

FG-A 767-1567 681-1704

Pct. .489 .399

FT-A 259-402 392-562

Pct. .644 .697

O 282 357

D 671 517

Tot. 1066 968

Avg. 39.5 35.8

PF-DQ 504-19 421-7

A 448 341

B 106 43

S 213 276

Pts. 1793 1754

Avg. 66.4 65.0

Min 6225 6225

FG-A 928-1847 688-1828

Pct. .502 .376

FT-A 396-591 426-646

Pct. .670 .659

Tot. 1253 1074

Avg. 40.4 34.6

PF-DQ 598-15 572-22

A 535 335

B 122 56

S 267 260

Pts. 2252 1802

Avg. 72.6 58.1

Min 5600 5600

FG-A 813-1626 651-1632

Pct. .500 .399

FT-A 349-511 343-542

Pct. .683 .633

Tot. 1094 931

Avg. 39.1 33.2

PF-DQ 530-10 502-19

A 424 326

B 109 48

S 279 261

Pts. 1975 1645

Avg. 70.5 58.7

Min 5600 5600

FG-A 781-1641 755-1693

Pct. .476 .446

FT-A 372-538 335-492

Pct. .691 .681

Tot. 1010 976

Avg. 36.1 34.9

PF-DQ 515-8 515-21

A 411 362

B 94 72

S 247 270

Pts. 1934 1847

Avg. 69.1 66.0

Min 5450 5450

FG-A 755-1608 691-1630

Pct. .470 .424

FT-A 279-443 357-534

Pct. .670 .669

Tot. 1049 979

Avg. 38.9 36.3

PF-DQ 510-9 469-10

A 435 300

B 84 65

S 278 303

Pts. 1807 1739

Avg. 66.9 64.4

Min 5050 5050

FG-A 696-1412 564-1407

Pct. .493 .401

FT-A 231-373 248-384

Pct. .619 .646

Tot. 907 806

Avg. 36.3 32.2

PF-DQ 414-6 427-9

A 395 251

B 50 73

S 300 247

Pts. 1623 1378

Avg. 64.9 55.1

Min 5600 5600

FG-A 684-1812 765-1741

Pct. .377 .439

FT-A 214-529 369-577

Pct. .594 .640

Tot. 1251 1112

Avg. 44.7 39.7

PF-DQ 568-11 534-17

A 288 360

B 68 84

S 299 336

Pts. 1680 1899

Avg. 60.0 67.8

Min 6025 6025

FG-A 788-1941 737-1985

Pct. .406 .371

FT-A 321-559 346-578

Pct. .574 .599

Tot. 1355 1299

Avg. 45.2 43.3

PF-DQ 584-10 574-13

A 417 317

B 178 88

S 271 325

Pts. 1897 1810

Avg. 63.2 60.3

GP 22 22

FG-A 589-1554 544-1315

Pct. .379 .384

FT-A 254-480 227-396

Pct. .529 .573

Tot. 982 1020

Avg. PF-DQ 44.6 46.3

A 526 612

Pts. 1432 1315

Avg. 65.1 59.8

FG-A 466

FT-A 170-335

Pct. .507

PF-DQ 382

Pts. 1065

Avg. 62.8

1991-92 ND OPP

GP 31 31

1990-91 ND OPP

GP 32 32

1989-90 GP 29 29

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ND OPP

1988-89 ND OPP

GP 32 32

1987-88 ND OPP.

GP 28 28 GP 27 27

1985-86 GP 31 31

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ND OPP

COACHES

1986-87 ND OPP

1984-85 ND OPP

GP 28 28

1983-84 GP 28 28

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ND OPP

1982-83 ND OPP

GP 27 27

1981-82 GP 25 25

BIG EAST

ND OPP

1980-81 ND OPP

GP 28 28

1979-80 GP 30 30

RECORDS

ND OPP

1978-79 ND OPP

1977-78 ND

GP 17

NOTES: The three-point shot was introduced by the NCAA for the 1987-88 season … turnovers were not kept as a regular statistic prior to 1987-88 … Notre Dame competed at the AIAW Division III level from 1977-80 … some early statistical records are incomplete for the first two seasons of Irish women’s basketball.

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Min 5425 5425

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Notre Dame Record Holders

Mary Gavin

Karen Robinson

Trena Keys

Rosanne Bohman

Megan Duffy

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Margaret Nowlin

Crystal Erwin

Lindsay Schrader

History

Beth Morgan averaged 22.6 points per game during Notre Dameâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s run to the 1997 NCAA Final Four, including an East Regional-record 36 points against Alabama in the Sweet 16.

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All-Time Roster

Jeannine Augustin

Krissi Davis

Julie Henderson

Captained Notre Dame’s 1997 NCAA Final Four team to a (then) schoolrecord 31 wins. **** Alexander, Andrea, 1990-94..................................Niles, Mich. **** Allen, Charel, 2004-08.......................................Monessen, Pa. Antolik, Renee, 1978-80................................ Painesville, Ohio Atchinson, Susie, 1992-94............................. Plymouth, Mich. **** Augustin, Jeannine, 1993-97........................ Rochester, Mich.

Awarded the Byron V. Kanaley Award in 1991. It is presented to the senior athlete who is most exemplary as a student and leader. **** D’Amico, Melissa, 2004-08............................. Manorville, N.Y. **** Davis, Krissi, 1987-91.....................................Noblesville, Ind. **** Dougherty, Laura, 1981-85................................Hillsdale, N.J. **** Duffy, Megan, 2002-06.......................................Dayton, Ohio **** Dunbar, Imani, 1997-01.............................. San Angelo, Texas

Served as a captain on the 1999-00 team. She ranks among Notre Dame’s all-time leaders in career games played (130). **** Haney, Ericka, 1998-02.........................................Toledo, Ohio ** Haysbert, Comalita, 1988-92............................Baltimore, Md. * Heath, Kelly, 1994-96........................................Lafayette, Ind. **** Henderson, Julie, 1996-00.............................Ann Arbor, Mich. *** Hensley, Debbi, 1980-83........................ Oklahoma City, Okla. *** Hernandez, Monique, 1999-02, 2004.............................................. Rio Rancho, N.M. ** Hicks, Kelly, 1977-80........................................Bandera, Texas * Hills, Sherisha, 1998-99......................................... Tampa, Fla. *** Hutchinson, Kari, 1994-98.....................Nine Mile Falls, Wash.

B Jacqueline Batteast One of five South Bend-area natives to play for the Irish (entering the 2009-10 season), she ranked among the top five in 16 career categories at Notre Dame. *** Barksdale, Amanda, 1999-02....................Friendswood, Texas *** Barlow, Ashley, 2006-present..........Indianapolis, Ind. **** Barron, Kathy, 1984-88....................................Okemos, Mich. **** Basford, Denise, 1982-86........................... Farmington, Mich. *** Bates, Carrie, 1981-85....................................Kansas City, Mo. **** Batteast, Jacqueline, 2001-05.......................South Bend, Ind. Battel, Cynthia, 1978-79.........................................Fairfax, Va. * Ben-Tsvulun, Danielle, 2006-07..................... Fort Wayne, Ind. **** Bohman, Rosanne, 1993-97.......................... Greensburg, Ind. Bolden, Brittney, 2005-06.............................South Bend, Ind. Borkowski, Mary, 1983-84.............................South Bend, Ind. **** Borton, Teresa, 2001-05................................... Yakima, Wash. **** Botham, Sandy, 1984-88................................... Madison, Wis. **** Bowen, Letitia, 1991-95................................Buchanan, Mich. *** Braendly, Diana, 1995-99............................Staten Island, N.Y. ** Brommeland, Kathy, 1984-87............................... Naples, Fla. Brown, Lisa, 1982-84..........................................Palmyra, N.J. ** Bruszewski, Becca, 2007-present........Valparaiso, Ind. *** Bunek, Heidi, 1985-89....................................Milwaukee, Wis. * Bustamante, Allison, 2001-02................................Miami, Fla.

C Missy Conboy Now the senior deputy athletics director at Notre Dame, she captained the 1981-82 team which finished with a 16-9 record. *** Cashman, Molly, 1977-80................................ Hopkins, Minn. *** Conboy, Missy, 1978-82.................................... Columbia, Mo. Conlisk, Beth, 1977-78................................... Darlington, Md. Crowe, Janice, 1979-82...........................Deerfield Beach, Fla. * Cummings, Carola, 1977-79..........................Worcester, Mass. Curliss, Laura, 1980-81.................................Blanchester, Ohio

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E Lynn Ebben Notre Dame’s third-leading scorer (7.4 ppg.) during the 1985-86 season. **** Ebben, Lynn, 1982-86..................................... Mendham, N.J. ** Elliott, Carol, 1986-89.............................Grand Junction, Colo. ** Emigholz, Cathy, 1986-89...........................Staten Island, N.Y. **** Erwin, Crystal, 2003-07.................. Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.

F Stacy Fields Started 34 of the 84 games she played from 1992-96. *** Fields, Stacy, 1992-96............................. North St. Paul, Minn. ** Fitzgerald, Deb, 1988-92............................... Watertown, Wis. *** Flecky, Katy, 2001-04......................................Lone Tree, Colo. Forbes, Mary Joan, 1980-81................................Raleigh, N.C.

G Mary Gavin Ranks as Notre Dame’s career leader in assists (778) and assists per game (7.0). She also posted three consecutive 200-assist seasons from 1985-88. **** Gaines, Tulyah, 2004-08........................ North Las Vegas, Nev. **** Gaither, Katryna, 1993-97..............................Mt. Vernon, N.Y. Garrison, Kim, 1986-87................................ Mill Creek, Wash. Garske, Julie, 1986-87....................................... Amherst, Wis. **** Gavin, Mary, 1984-88.............................North Wildwood, N.J. ** Gomez, Audrey, 1991-93..................................... Keyport, N.J. * Gossard, Heather, 1994-96................................... Carmel, Ind. Grady, Christy, 1996-97...........................................Lodi, Calif. **** Gray, Breona, 2003-07..................................... Las Vegas, Nev. **** Green, Danielle, 1995-00....................................... Chicago, Ill.

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I Niele Ivey Co-captain and the starting point guard for all 36 games in Notre Dame’s 2001 NCAA championship season. She also received the ’01 Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award, played five years in the WNBA and is in her third season as an assistant coach for the Irish. **** Ivey, Niele, 1996-01............................................ St. Louis, Mo.

J Katura “Tootie” Jones A 29-game starter during the 1993-94 season when she averaged 10.0 points and 5.8 rebounds. Jergesen, Jane, 1979-80......................................Havre, Mont. ** Jones, Katura “Tootie”, 1990-94........................... Moore, Okla. *** Jordan, Adrienne, 1994-97............................. Columbus, Ohio *** Joyce, Jeneka, 2000-04.......................................Topeka, Kan.

K Kristin Knapp Won four monograms and played on Notre Dame’s 1993-94 team which earned the school’s second NCAA Tournament bid. **** Kaiser, Ruth, 1981-85...........................................Tempe, Ariz. **** Keys, Trena, 1982-86............................................Marion, Ind. * Klauke, Jenny, 1980-84.......................................Glenview, Ill. **** Knapp, Kristin, 1991-94........................... Santa Barbara, Calif. ** Krause, Jill, 2001-03............................................Glenview, Ill. *** Kuhns, Lisa, 1985-90............................. Ft. Walton Beach, Fla.

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S Mary Beth Schueth

Last Irish player to notch a triple-double, pulling off that feat against Detroit in 1990. Sara now is Director of Athletics Advancement in the Department of Development at Notre Dame. ** Lally, Carol, 1977-79.............................................. Sharon, Pa. **** Lally, Maggie, 1977-81.......................................... Sharon, Pa. **** LaVere, Courtney, 2002-06................................ Ventura, Calif. Layden, Jenny, 1992-94.............................. LaGrange Park, Ill. **** Leahy, Meaghan, 1997-01...........................Wilbraham, Mass. *** Leary, Kara, 1990-94...........................................Nashua, N.H. *** Lechlitner, Melissa, 2006-present.......Mishawaka, Ind. Leffers, Mary, 1997-98.......................................... Tampa, Fla. Lew, Kathy, 1977-78.......................................Milwaukee, Wis. **** Liebscher, Sara, 1987-91............................... Davenport, Iowa ** Liebscher, Sheila, 1979-81............................ Davenport, Iowa

Four-year monogram winner from 1990-94, played on Notre Dame’s first two NCAA Tournament teams (1992 and 1994). * O’Brien, Patti, 1978-80..................................Fairview Hts., Ill. O’Haren, Michelle, 1977-78.................................Marietta, Ga. * O’Malley, Dara, 1980-81.............................Three Rivers, Mich. **** Orlosky, Sherri, 1990-94................................... Columbia, Md.

One of just five players to average in double figures in scoring in each of her four seasons at Notre Dame. Schlaff, Janet, 1978-79.............................. Lincoln Park, Mich. *** Schrader, Lindsay, 2005-present...............Bartlett, Ill. **** Schueth, Mary Beth, 1981-85......................Indianapolis, Ind. *** Schwartz, Annie, 1986-89.............................Ann Arbor, Mich. **** Severe, Le’Tania, 2000-04........................Pembroke Pines, Fla. **** Siemon, Kelley, 1997-01...................................... Edina, Minn. Skieresz, Mickey, 1983-85....................Westlake Village, Calif. Smith, Ann, 1977-78...................................Middletown, Ohio * Smith, Chandrica, 2005-06......................Stone Mountain, Ga. * Smith, Dionne, 1989-93...............................Indianapolis, Ind. Smith, Theresa, 1980-81.................................. West Islip, N.Y. * Solomon, Erica, 2008-present.......... Charleston, W.Va. Sullivan, Eunice, 1977-78....................................Evanston, Ill. **** Swanson, Karen, 1999-03................................Westlake, Ohio

Ruth Riley The only player in school history to register 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in her career. In addition to the 2001 NCAA title at Notre Dame, she was a part of two WNBA championship teams with the Detroit Shock and also won a gold medal with the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team. **** Ratay, Alicia, 1999-03.......................................Lake Zurich, Ill. **** Riley, Ruth, 1997-01................................................Macy, Ind. Robillard, Regina, 1977-78................................. Newport, R.I. **** Robinson, Karen, 1987-91............................. Turnersville, N.J. Rooney, Carrie, 1977-78............................ Basking Ridge, N.J. **** Rupe, Majenica, 1989-93.............................Big Rapids, Mich. * Ryan, Molly, 1980-81....................................... Springfield, Ill.

W Coquese Washington Former Irish associate head coach and current Penn State head coach who led the team in steals from 1989-93 and ranks second in school history with 307 career thefts. **** Washington, Coquese, 1989-93..............................Flint, Mich. * Watson, Kellie, 2008-present....................Ionia, Mich. * Weese, Anne, 2002-04..........................................Salina, Kan. * Wicks, Kelsey, 2001-03....................................... Gillette, Wyo. *** Williamson, Erica, 2006-present............Charlotte, N.C. ** Willis, Lavetta, 1984-87......................................Wayne, Mich. boldface indicates current players

HISTORY

MVP of the 1992 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Tournament, helping the Irish earned their first-ever NCAA Tournament berth. Nelligan, Maureen, 1988-89..........................St. Joseph, Mich. * Neville, Susan, 1981-82....................................... Decatur, Ala. Newman, Dava, 1983-84....................................... Davis, Calif. * Novosel, Natalie, 2008-present.............Lexington, Ky. **** Nowlin, Margaret, 1988-92.............................. St. Paul, Minn.

RECORDS

Margaret Nowlin

Averaged a career-best 10.2 ppg. during both her sophomore and junior seasons. * Thompson, Vonnie, 1983-85........................... Saginaw, Mich. *** Toney, Diondra, 1985-89....................................... Chicago, Ill. Tranel, Jenni, 1988-89...................................... Billings, Mont. Trezza, Christine, 2005-06...........................Staten Island, N.Y. **** Tsipis, Amanda, 2004-08........................................Perry, Ohio

BIG EAST

Diondra Toney

2008-09 REVIEW

The first Notre Dame women’s basketball player to reach the 1,000-point plateau. She also set the Irish freshman scoring record with 529 points in 1979-80. * Mahoney, Molly, 1986-87..............................South Bend, Ind. ** Mallory, Brittany, 2007-present...........Baltimore, Md. * Marciniak, Michelle, 1991-92........................... Allentown, Pa. **** Matvey, Shari, 1979-83.............................. Youngstown, Ohio Mauch, Ellen, 1987...................................Mineral Wells, Texas * McLean, Martha, 1978-79..................................Romeo, Mich. *** McManus, Tricia, 1978-81..............................Oak Ridge, Tenn. **** McMillen, Sheila, 1995-99................................Rochester, Ind. * Meagher, Marge, 1977-78.............................. Larchmont, N.Y. ** Meyer, Pat, 1977-79................................. North Babylon, N.Y. * Miller, Fraderica, 2008-present............ Ellenwood, Ga. Monagle, Janice, 1981-83...............................Brooklawn, N.J. **** Morgan, Beth, 1993-97.............................. Bloomington, Ind. ** Morrison, Beth, 1984-87.................................... St. Louis, Mo. *** Mullins, Theresa, 1980-84............................ Wilmington, Del. * Murphy, Byrne, 1977-78................................... Cos Cob, Conn.

2009-10 OPPONENTS

Shari Matvey

Two-time Irish captain from 1994-96. She was a member of the ’95-’96 team that became the first in the program’s history to advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. **** Peirick, Mollie, 1994-98.........................................Eureka, Mo. ** Peters, Devereaux, 2007-present..............Chicago, Ill. *** Politiski, Jane, 1977-80.................................. Wahpeton, N.D. **** Poor, Carey, 1992-96............................................. Celina, Ohio ** Powers, Susie, 2003-05.................................Centennial, Colo.

COACHES

Carey Poor

STUDENT-ATHLETES

Sherri Orlosky

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Sara Liebscher

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All-Time Numerical Roster

##10

##20

Beth Conlink (1977-78) Mary Gavin (1984-88) Adrienne Jordan (1994-97) Jill Krause (2001-03) Maggie Lally (1978-81) Kara Leary (1990-94) Janice Monagle (1981-83) Maureen Nelligan (1988-89) Dava Newman (1983-84) Kellie Watson (2008-present)

##11

Sharpshooting guard Jeneka Joyce is the only player ever to wear No. 5 for the Irish, sporting that number from 2000-04.

Ruth Riley (1997-01)

##1

Tulyah Gaines (2004-08) Erica Solomon (2008-present)

##2

Jeannine Augustin (1993-97) Cathy Emigholz (1986-87) Audrey Gomez (1991-92) Sherisha Hills (1998-99) Carol Lally (1977-79) Sara Liebscher (1987-91) Tricia McManus (1980-81) Cathy O’Brien (1982-83) Mickey Skieresz (1983-85) Karen Swanson (1999-03) Amanda Tsipis (2004-08)

##12

##00

Charel Allen (2004-08)

##3 Ericka Haney (1998-02) Kristin Knapp (1990-94) Mollie Peirick (1994-98) Susie Powers (2003-05)

Teresa Borton (2001-05) Molly Cashman (1978-79) Lynn Ebben (1982-86) Carol Elliot (1988-89) Danielle Green (1997-00) Katryna Gaither (1993-97) Tricia McManus (1979-80) Fraderica Miller (2008-present) Kara O’Malley (1980-81) Dionne Smith (1991-92) Eunice Sullivan (1977-78)

##13

issy Conboy (1978-82) M Megan Duffy (2002-06) Danielle Green (1995-96) Trena Keys (1982-86) Michelle O’Haren (1977-78)

##4

##14

Skylar Diggins (2009-present) Audrey Gomez (1992-93) Le’Tania Severe (2000-04)

Carola Cummings (1977-79) Lisa Kuhns (1985-90) Sheila Liebscher (1979-81) Devereaux Peters (2007-present) Vonnie Thompson (1983-84)

##5

Jeneka Joyce (2000-04)

##15 Renee Antolik (1978-80) Lisa Brown (1982-84) Carol Elliot (1986-88) Molly Ryan (1980-81) Dionne Smith (1992-93) Kaila Turner (2009-present)

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shley Barlow (2006-present) A Laura Curliss (1980-81) Kelly Hicks (1978-80) Molly Mahoney (1986-87) Sheila McMillen (1995-99) Byrne Murphy (1977-78) Karen Robinson (1987-91) Mary Beth Schueth (1981-85)

##21 Jacqueline Batteast (2001-05) Molly Cashman (1979-80) Debbi Hensley (1981-83) Beth Morgan (1993-97) Natalie Novosel (2008-present) Janey Schlaff (1978-79) Ann Smith (1977-78) Chandrica Smith (2005-06) Diondra Toney (1985-89) Coquese Washington (1989-93)

##22

ary Borkowski (1983-84) M Kathy Brommeland (1984-87) Heather Gossard (1994-95) Comalita Haysbert (1988-89) Brittany Mallory (2007-present) Shari Matvey (1980-83) Patricia O’Brien (1978-79) Sherri Orlosky (1990-94) Alicia Ratay (1999-03) Carrie Rooney (1977-78)

##23 Laura Dougherty (1981-85) Stacy Fields (1992-96) Comalita Haysbert (1989-91) Monique Hernandez (1999-02, 2004) Kelly Hicks (1977-78) Niele Ivey (1996-97) Melissa Lechlitner (2006-present) Michelle Marciniak (1991-92) Tricia McManus (1978-79) Theresa Smith (1980-81)

##24 Andrea Alexander (1990-94) Kathy Barron (1984-88) Janice Crowe (1979-80) Deb Fitzgerald (1988-89) Pat Meyer (1977-79) Theresa Mullins (1980-84) Lindsay Schrader (2005-present) Kelsey Wicks (2001-03)

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Deb Fitzgerald (1989-92) Christy Grady (1996-97) Ruth Kaiser (1981-85) Jenny Layden (1992-94) Marge Meagher (1977-78)

Diana Braendly (1997-99) Carey Poor (1994-96) Regina Robillard (1977-78)

##31

Imani Dunbar (1997-01) Courtney LaVere (2002-06)

##42 Carrie Bates (1981-85) Molly Cashman (1977-78) Krissi Davis (1989-91) Kari Hutchinson (1994-98) Carey Poor (1992-94)

##32

Susan Atchinson (1992-94) Becca Bruszewski (2007-present) Breona Gray (2003-07) Comalita Haysbert (1991-92) Julie Henderson (1996-00) Jenny Klauke (1980-84) Jane Politiski (1977-78, 1979-80) Vonnie Thompson (1984-85)

Denise Basford (1982-86) Rosanne Bohman (1993-97) Melissa D’Amico (2004-08) Katy Flecky (2001-04) Niele Ivey (1997-01) Shari Matvey (1979-80) Majenica Rupe (1990-93) Annie Schwartz (1986-90)

##34

##35

Diana Braendly (1995-96)

##50 Krissi Davis (1987-89) Kelley Siemon (1997-01)

##52 Sandy Botham (1984-88) Margaret Nowlin (1988-92) Erica Williamson (2006-present)

##55 Beth Morrison (1984-87) Jenni Tranel (1988-89) boldface indicates current players

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HISTORY

Kelly Heath (1994-95) Mary Leffers (1997-98)

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RECORDS

Janice Crowe (1981-82) Crystal Erwin (2003-07) Julie Garske (1986-87) Heather Gossard (1995-96) Kelly Heath (1994-95) Jane Politiski (1978-79) Majenica Rupe (1989-90)

Heidi Bunek (1985-89) Allison Bustamante (2001-02) Alena Christiansen (2008-present) Katura “Tootie” Jones (1990-94) Meaghan Leahy (1997-01) Anne Weese (2002-04)

BIG EAST

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2008-09 REVIEW

##33

Maggie Lally (1977-78)

2009-10 OPPONENTS

##43

COACHES

Amanda Barksdale (1999-02) Cynthia Battel (1978-79) Danielle Ben-Tsvulun (2006-07) Letitia Bowen (1991-95) Debbi Hensley (1980-81) Patti O’Brien (1979-80)

STUDENT-ATHLETES

Janice Crowe (1980-81) Cathy Emigholz (1987-89) Kathy Lew (1977-78) Martha McLean (1978-79) Dionne Smith (1989-90) Lavetta Willis (1983-87)

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##41

1977-78............................................................................ Carol Lally Marge Meagher 1978-79................................................................. Molly Cashman Carol Lally 1979-80................................................................. Molly Cashman Jane Politiski 1980-81....................................................................... Maggie Lally 1981-82.................................................................... Missy Conboy 1982-83................................................................... Debbi Hensley Theresa Mullins 1983-84..................................................................Theresa Mullins Mary Beth Schueth 1984-85...............................................................Laura Dougherty Mary Beth Schueth 1985-86........................................................................ Lynn Ebben Trena Keys 1986-87................................................................... game captains 1987-88....................................................................... Kathy Brown Aandy Botham Mary Gavin 1988-89........................................................................ Heidi Bunek Lisa Kuhns 1989-90........................................................................... Lisa Kuhns Karen Robinson 1990-91.......................................................................... Krissi Davis Sara Liebscher Karen Robinson 1991-92.............................................................. Margaret Nowlin Coquese Washington 1992-93............................................................................ Kara Leary Coquese Washington 1993-94..................................................................... Letitia Bowen Kara Leary 1994-95..................................................................... Letitia Bowen Carey Poor 1995-96...................................................................... Beth Morgan Carey Poor 1996-97.......................................................... Jeannine Augustin Beth Morgan Mollie Peirick 1997-98............................................................... Sheila McMillen Mollie Peirick 1998-99................................................................ Sheila McMillen 1999-00.............................................................. Julie Henderson Niele Ivey 2000-01............................................................................. Niele Ivey Ruth Riley 2001-02...................................................................... Ericka Haney 2002-03......................................................................... Alicia Ratay Le’Tania Severe 2003-04................................................................. Le’Tania Severe 2004-05......................................................... Jacqueline Batteast Teresa Borton Megan Duffy 2005-06...................................................................... Megan Duffy Courtney LaVere 2006-07.................................................................... Tulyah Gaines Breona Gray 2007-08........................................................................ Charel Allen Tulyah Gaines Amanda Tsipis 2008-09.................................................................... Ashley Barlow Melissa Lechlitner Lindsay Schrader 2009-10.................................................................... Ashley Barlow Melissa Lechlitner Lindsay Schrader

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All-Time Captains

Year-by-Year Results THE FIGHTING IRISH

1979-80 (20-10)

Members of the 1978-79 team included Maggie Lally (#10), Cynthia Battel (#31), Janet Schlaff (#21), Renee Antolik (#15), Molly Cashman (#12) and Carola Cummings (#14).

Coach: Sharon Petro Captains: Molly Cashman, Jane Politiski Home: 5-4, Away: 6-3, Neutral: 9-3 Nov. 30 Marion * W 68-60 N Dec. 1 Cedarville * W 73-60 N 4 Saint Mary’s (Ind.) W 81-45 A 8 Michigan L (ot) 60-66 H Jan. 11 SIU-Edwardsville # W 65-51 N 11 Chicago State # W 68-61 N 12 Northeast Missouri State # L 43-77 N 14 South Dakota L 61-76 A 16 St. Joseph’s (Ind.) W 72-64 H 18 St. Ambrose W 54-52 H 20 Saint Louis L 49-65 H 22 Valparaiso W 65-55 A 24 Chicago W 70-61 A 26 Mount St. Joseph W 78-76 H 30 Saint Mary’s (Ind.) W 73-56 H Feb. 2 Marquette L 46-67 H 7 Purdue-Calumet W 79-38 H 9 Goshen W 52-49 A 12 Huntington W 70-64 A 15 Marion L 61-62 H 19 Illinois-Chicago L 59-71 A 23 Grace % W 61-45 N 23 Goshen % W 61-54 N 29 Huntington @ W 52-46 N Mar. 1 Goshen @ W 80-66 N 6 Greenville ! W 55-51 N 7 Adrian ! L 59-73 N 8 Spring Arbor ! L 56-61 N 12 Pacific Lutheran $ W 57-48 A 15 Wisconsin-La Crosse $ L 57-80 A * – Taylor Invitational at Upland, Ind.; # – Huskie Invitational at DeKalb, Ill.; % – North District Tournament at Angola, Ind.; @ – Indiana Division III State Tournament at Notre Dame, Ind. (Saint Mary’s); ! – AIAW Midwest Regional at Upland, Ind.; $ – AIAW National Tournament

1980-81 (10-18) 1977-78 (13-4)

1978-79 (16-6)

Coach: Sharon Petro Captains: Carol Lally, Marge Meagher Home: 5-1, Away: 6-2, Neutral: 2-1 Dec. 3 Valparaiso W 48-41 H 6 St. Joseph’s (Ind.) W 79-67 A Jan. 18 Purdue-Calumet W 50-46 A 24 IPFW W 68-39 H 31 Grace W 68-25 H Feb. 3 Marquette L 41-66 A 6 Saint Mary’s (Ind.) W 61-51 H 9 Manchester W 74-49 A 11 Northern Illinois L 58-65 H 13 Goshen W 62-57 A 15 Indiana Tech W 68-51 A 18 Marion W 62-50 H 20 Saint Mary’s (Ind.) W 69-59 A 24 Huntington * W 62-52 N 25 St. Francis (Ind.) * W 61-45 N Mar. 4 Vincennes # L 69-73 N 5 St. Joseph’s (Ind.) # L 64-65 A * – North District Tournament at Rensselaer, Ind.; # – IAIAW Tournament at Rensselaer, Ind.

Coach: Sharon Petro Captains: Molly Cashman, Carol Lally Home: 5-0, Away: 5-5, Neutral: 6-1 Nov. 1 Clark W 81-51 H 6 Illinois L 60-81 A Dec. 1 Valparaiso W 57-43 A 9 Huntington * W 74-66 A 9 Valparaiso * W 66-52 N 11 Saint Mary’s (Ind.) W 71-54 H Jan. 12 Northern Illinois # W 62-60 A 12 Upper Iowa # W 71-49 N 13 Chicago State # W 78-55 N 20 Michigan L 66-93 A 22 Valparaiso W 57-43 H 24 IPFW W 49-41 A 27 Saint Mary’s (Ind.) W 70-43 A 30 DePaul L 53-82 A Feb. 3 Marquette W 60-57 H 10 Goshen W 68-64 H 13 St. Joseph’s (Ind.) L 62-67 A 16 Marion L 63-65 A 22 Valparaiso % W 52-49 N 23 Saint Mary’s (Ind.) % W 61-49 N 24 Rensselaer (Ind.) % W (ot) 70-69 N Mar. 3 Franklin @ L 64-69 N * – Huntington Tournament at Huntington, Ind.; # – Northern Illinois Tournament at DeKalb, Ill.; % – North District Tournament at Rensselaer, Ind. (St. Joseph’s); @ – IAIAW Tournament at Terre Haute, Ind.

Coach: Mary DiStanislao Captain: Maggie Lally Home: 6-7, Away: 1-6, Neutral: 3-5 Nov. 22 South Dakota L 60-67 H Dec. 1 Butler L 51-60 H 6 Concordia W 82-51 H 8 Saint Mary’s (Ind.) W 71-52 H 11 St. Francis (Ill.) L 54-57 H 19 Iona * W 69-65 N 20 Delaware * L 56-70 N Jan. 4 Davidson # W 85-37 N 6 Villanova L 57-70 A 10 Marquette L 55-62 A 14 Taylor W 77-71 H 17 Miami (Ohio) L 53-93 H 18 Illinois-Chicago L 61-78 H 22 Valparaiso W 57-48 H 28 Saint Mary’s (Ind.) W 59-44 A 31 South Carolina (15) L 48-124 H Feb. 5 Goshen W 86-44 H 7 St. Ambrose W 56-49 H 11 Ball State L 61-79 A 17 St. Joseph’s (Ind.) L 64-84 A 20 Michigan L 65-96 A 22 Virginia (17) L 40-68 N 26 Michigan State L 45-76 A 28 Illinois L 53-88 H Mar. 6 Ball State @ L 69-76 N 20 Alaska-Anchorage ! W 59-58 N 21 San Diego State ! L 34-71 N 22 Hawaii ! L 55-61 N * – Penn Holiday Tournament at Philadelphia, Pa.; # – game played at Charlotte, N.C.; @ – AIAW State Tournament at Bloomington, Ind.; ! – Northern Lights Tournament at Anchorage, Alaska NOTE: First season as Division I program

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Coach: Mary DiStanislao Captain: Missy Conboy Home: 9-4, Away: 4-4, Neutral: 3-1 Dec. 2 St. Joseph’s (Ind.) W 78-44 H 5 UCLA (8) L 45-50 H 8 Saint Mary’s (Ind.) W 92-29 H 10 Butler L 58-67 A 12 Northern Illinois W 67-52 H 18 Pennsylvania * W 62-47 A 19 Mount St. Mary’s * L 44-57 N Jan. 2 Missouri W 60-53 N 9 Creighton % W 69-48 N 10 Marquette % W 50-36 N 13 St. Francis (Ill.) W 61-57 A 17 SMU W 76-60 H 21 Valparaiso W 84-27 A 24 Michigan W 71-48 H 28 Ball State W 60-57 H 30 Marquette W 60-43 H Feb. 5 Mount St. Joseph W 70-54 A 6 Miami (Ohio) L 61-65 A 10 Taylor W 79-41 H 13 Cincinnati W 67-58 H 16 Illinois L 53-83 A 20 South Carolina (15) L 54-76 A 25 Nebraska L (2ot) 88-98 H 27 DePaul L 55-60 H Mar. 6 Michigan State L 59-68 H * – Penn Holiday Classic at Philadelphia, Pa.; % – Saint Catherine’s Tournament at Minneapolis, Minn.

STUDENT-ATHLETES COACHES

1982-83 (20-7)

Shari Matvey became the first player in Notre Dame history to score 1,000 career points, reaching that milestone with 11 points in a win over Missouri on Jan. 2, 1982.

1983-84 (14-14, 6-4 North Star)

1984-85 (20-8, 13-1 North Star)

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Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

RECORDS

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Coach: Mary DiStanislao Captains: Laura Dougherty, Mary Beth Schueth Home: 11-1, Away: 9-6, Neutral: 0-1 Tennessee (14) L 57-62 Purdue L 59-62 Eastern Michigan W 70-59 Michigan L 64-75 Western Michigan W 76-46 Georgetown W 72-49 Northern Illinois W 71-60 Michigan State W 71-59 UCLA L 51-78 USC L 53-69 LaSalle L 66-71 Maryland W 49-40 Illinois-Chcago W 70-49 Detroit W 76-62 DePaul L 64-72 Butler W 79-40 Evansville W 74-53 Dayton W 81-66 Xavier W 107-61 Alabama L 62-67 Detroit W 66-53 Loyola (Ill.) W 84-59 DePaul W 68-57 Loyola (Ill.) W 64-63 Butler W 99-36 Evansville W 72-70 Dayton W 72-57 Xavier W 78-50

BIG EAST

Coach: Mary DiStanislao Captains: Theresa Mullins, Mary Beth Schueth Home: 9-5, Away: 5-8, Neutral: 0-1 Nov. 22 Marquette W 96-63 25 Tennessee * L 56-71 26 Maryland (8) * L 57-75 Dec. 3 UCLA W 70-61 7 Northwestern L 74-78 9 Michigan W 66-50 14 Western Michigan W 75-54 21 Central Michigan L 69-72 29 Old Dominion (10) # L 57-71 30 Boston College # L 55-59 Jan. 5 East Carolina W 66-50 7 Xavier W 85-68 12 Louisiana Tech (1) L 56-83 15 SMU L 63-64 18 Loyola (Ill.) L 56-59 21 DePaul L 46-62 27 Evansville W 77-56 30 DePaul W 78-62 Feb. 3 Michigan State L 72-73 8 Illinois State L 59-61 W 85-79 11 Villanova 14 Detroit W 72-67 18 Detroit L 80-85 25 Xavier W 91-77 27 Illinois-Chicago W 77-58 Mar. 3 Dayton W 63-57 8 Loyola (Ill.) L 53-64 10 Evansville W 80-68 * – Notre Dame Thanksgiving Classic at Notre Dame, Ind.; # – Christmas Classic at Chestnut Hill, Mass.

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Coach: Mary DiStanislao Captains: Debbi Hensley, Theresa Mullins Home: 11-2, Away: 9-3, Neutral: 0-2 Nov. 26 UCLA * L 54-82 27 Rutgers (14) * L 74-81 Dec. 2 Butler W 80-73 4 St. Francis (Ill.) W 86-42 8 Western Michigan W 68-62 10 Miami (Ohio) W 64-59 12 Michigan W 62-58 15 Eastern Michigan W 75-58 30 East Carolina W 52-50 Jan. 3 Villanova W 72-68 6 Georgetown W 78-68 8 Maryland (3) L 62-84 13 Augustana W 87-66 16 Alabama L 56-71 21 Detroit W 78-61 23 Illinois-Chicago W 88-61 27 Arizona State (14) L 57-82 30 UCLA (16) L 53-84 Feb. 4 Loyola (Ill.) W 80-61 6 Iowa State W 69-58 11 Louisiana Tech L 39-81 18 Bradley W 68-57 19 Illinois State W 48-47 25 Marquette W 74-50 27 DePaul W 52-50 Mar. 6 Dayton W (ot) 68-64 9 Indiana W (ot) 63-61 * – Orange Crush Classic at Chicago, Ill.

THE FIGHTING IRISH

Year-by-Year Results

Sandy Botham was a first-team all-North Star Conference selection as a sophomore in 1985-86 after ranking sixth in the nation with a .639 field goal percentage.

Annie Schwartz averaged 9.1 points and 4.7 rebounds per game as a freshman in 1986-87. She made 19 starts in the 27 games she played.

Diondra Toney was one of three Irish players who scored in double figures during the 1987-88 season, as she averaged 10.1 points per game.

1985-86 (23-8, 13-1 North Star)

1986-87 (12-15, 4-2 North Star)

1987-88 (20-8, 7-3 North Star)

Coach: Mary DiStanislao Captains: Lynn Ebben, Trena Keys Home: 9-4, Away: 11-2, Neutral: 3-2 Nov. 30 Purdue L 54-71 A Dec. 2 Western Michigan W 94-65 A 5 Michigan W 76-71 H 9 Tennessee (11) L 63-71 H 13 Marquette W 90-46 A 15 Northern Illinois W 88-65 H 21 UCLA L 67-73 H Jan. 3 James Madison * L 51-53 N 4 Southwest Texas State * W 68-43 N 5 Miami * W 59-53 A 9 Rutgers (18) L 61-69 A 13 Marquette W 75-42 H 17 Detroit W 72-58 H 19 Boston University L 72-74 H 23 Loyola (Ill.) W 75-54 H 26 DePaul W 55-53 H 29 Butler W 91-40 A Feb. 2 Evansville W 76-55 A 5 Dayton L 58-61 H 8 Xavier W 104-57 H 10 Illinois-Chicago W 67-42 A 15 Detroit W 67-56 A 21 Loyola (Ill.) W 79-67 A 23 DePaul W 73-58 A 26 Butler W 77-48 H 28 Evansville W 73-57 H Mar. 6 Xavier W 76-43 A 8 Dayton W 66-62 A 20 U.S. International # W 86-61 N 21 Idaho # L (ot) 65-67 N 22 Duke # W 74-67 N * – Burger King Classic at Coral Gables, Fla.; # – NWIT at Amarillo, Texas

Coach: Mary DiStanislao Captains: Game Captains Home: 7-6, Away: 5-6, Neutral: 0-3 Nov. 29 Rutgers (6) L 50-71 H Dec. 5 Texas (1) * L 59-84 A 6 Colorado * L 53-76 N 9 Indiana L 71-80 H 13 Loyola (Ill.) W 65-62 H 20 St. Ambrose W 66-50 H 30 Oklahoma # L 54-57 N 31 Montana # L 48-50 N Jan. 3 Loyola Marymount W 78-40 A 5 UCLA L (ot) 65-67 A 10 Maryland (20) L 48-69 H 13 Northern Illinois L 71-81 A 18 DePaul L 68-80 H 20 Cleveland State W 85-68 H 24 Saint Joseph’s (Pa.) L 57-71 A 28 Dayton L 54-55 H 31 Marquette W 95-60 H Feb. 3 Western Michigan W 65-58 H 7 Miami L 61-62 H 11 Detroit L 86-94 A 14 Tennessee (7) L 55-90 A 18 Illinois-Chicago W 90-53 H 21 DePaul W 53-44 A 24 Northern Illinois W 82-66 H 28 Marquette W 77-53 A Mar. 1 Wisconsin W 80-70 A 7 Dayton W 59-48 A * – Texas Classic at Austin, Texas; # – Seattle Times Classic at Seattle, Wash.

Coach: Muffet McGraw Captains: Kathy Baron, Sandy Botham, Mary Gavin Home: 9-2, Away: 9-6, Neutral: 2-0 Nov. 28 Loyola (Ill.) W 67-61 A 30 Northwestern W 69-49 H Dec. 4 Wisconsin-Green Bay * L 65-69 A 5 BYU * W 81-69 N 9 Oakland W 100-51 H 12 St. Ambrose W 86-73 H 19 Valparaiso W 93-60 H 21 Indiana L 59-62 A 28 Fairfield # W 75-62 N 29 Villanova # L 55-56 A Jan. 4 Virginia (7) L 59-79 A 7 Miami (Fla.) W 83-68 A 14 Northern Illinois W 89-66 H 16 Syracuse W 81-64 H 20 DePaul L 77-80 A 24 Michigan State W 57-55 A 26 Marquette W 88-51 H Feb. 3 Tennessee (4) L 71-91 H 6 Duke (17) W 78-66 A 11 Detroit W 79-51 H W 60-58 H 13 Dayton 17 Cleveland State W 87-69 A 20 Marquette W 79-69 A 25 Valparaiso W 91-56 A 28 DePaul L 68-69 H Mar. 2 Illinois-Chicago W 79-50 A 9 Northern Illinois L 74-95 A 12 Dayton W 77-64 A * – Phoenix Classic at Green Bay, Wis.; # – Wildcat Tournament at Villanova, Pa.

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1990-91 (23-9, 15-1 MCC)

Coach: Muffet McGraw Captains: Lisa Kuhns, Karen Robinson Home: 10-3, Away: 11-3, Neutral: 2-0 Nov. 24 Liberty * W 113-35 N 25 Central Florida * W 81-61 A Dec. 3 Tennessee (1/1) L 54-77 H 6 Indiana W 75-67 A 9 Marquette W 87-67 A 13 Michigan State L 48-64 H 22 UCLA W 61-60 H 29 Temple L 61-70 A Jan. 4 Vanderbilt (20/24) W 77-63 H 6 Toledo L 69-70 A 9 Butler W 74-59 H 12 Old Dominion (21/23) L 61-62 A 16 Loyola (Ill.) W 85-72 H 18 Marquette W 81-64 H 23 Dayton W 85-60 A 25 Xavier W 92-59 A 27 DePaul L 64-71 H 29 Evansville W 79-45 H Feb. 1 Saint Louis W 84-50 H 3 Evansville W 70-58 A 6 Loyola (Ill.) W 75-63 A 13 Butler W 59-46 A 15 Detroit W 99-58 H 20 Saint Louis W 78-48 A 26 Xavier W 85-61 H Mar. 1 Dayton W 76-47 H 6 Detroit W 86-72 A 9 Dayton # W 67-59 A 10 Butler # W 67-66 N * – Rotary Classic at Orlando, Fla.; # – MCC Tournament at Dayton, Ohio

Coach: Muffet McGraw Captains: Krissi Davis, Sara Liebscher, Karen Robinson Home: 11-2, Away: 10-4, Neutral: 2-3 Nov. 26 Evansville W 83-65 H 30 UCLA L 75-89 A Dec. 2 Stanford (6/6) L 67-97 A 6 Indiana L 76-79 H 8 Syracuse W 71-66 H 13 Texas Christian W 78-67 H 21 Marquette W 109-56 H 28 Louisiana Tech (11/11) * W 71-66 N 29 Saint Joseph’s (Pa.) * W 72-53 A Jan. 3 (25) Detroit W 87-53 H 7 (24) Butler W 80-64 A 11 (24/25) DePaul W 81-66 A 15 (22/22) Loyola (Ill.) W 66-55 A 19 (22/22) Marquette W 91-73 A 21 (20/22) Dayton W 79-49 H 29 (19/18) Xavier W 74-50 H 31 (19/18) Saint Louis W 97-48 A Feb. 2 (19/18) Evansville W 73-56 A 5 (20/19) Loyola (Ill.) W 81-61 H 9 (20/19) Tennessee (5/5) L 71-88 A W 94-62 H 12 (20/20) Butler 14 (20/20) Detroit W 87-62 A 17 (20/20) Miami (Ohio) L 65-69 H 19 (22/22) Saint Louis W 87-47 H 23 (22/22) Old Dominion W 70-58 H 28 (22/22) Dayton L 76-79 A Mar. 2 (22/23) Xavier W 69-53 A 8 Dayton # W 81-61 A 9 Butler # W 62-52 N 21 Santa Clara % L 65-81 N 22 Louisville % L 75-80 N 23 Northern Illinois % L 82-84 N * – Texaco-Hawk Classic at Philadelphia, Pa.; # – MCC Tournament at Dayton, Ohio; % – NWIT at Amarillo, Texas

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1989-90 (23-6, 16-0 MCC)

Coach: Muffet McGraw Captains: Heidi Bunek, Lisa Kuhns Home: 10-1, Away: 6-6, Neutral: 5-4 Nov. 29 Northwestern W 75-63 A Dec. 2 Georgetown * L 60-70 N 3 Arizona * W (ot) 85-81 N 7 Marquette W 70-66 H 19 Toledo W 77-70 H 29 James Madison # L 49-65 N 30 Youngstown State # W 61-50 N Jan. 3 Indiana W 56-49 H 8 Vanderbilt L 64-86 A 10 Old Dominion L 65-82 H 12 Evansville W 75-65 A 14 Saint Louis W 79-54 A 19 Detroit W 76-67 H 21 Butler W 61-40 A 24 DePaul L 62-83 A 26 Xavier W 66-52 H 28 Dayton W 72-57 H Feb. 2 Detroit W 71-57 A 4 Syracuse L 56-63 A 9 Evansville W 71-55 H 11 Saint Louis W 78-34 H 18 Loyola (Ill.) L 77-108 A 20 Tennessee (2/2) L 43-98 A 23 Dayton L 55-67 A 25 Xavier W 69-56 A Mar. 2 Loyola (Ill.) W 77-57 H 5 Butler W 88-65 H 10 Evansville % W 75-66 N 11 Loyola (Ill.) % W 75-53 N 23 Toledo @ L 62-85 N 24 DePaul @ L 69-77 N 25 Richmond @ W 51-46 N * – Investors Women’s Classic at Richmond, Va.; # – Saint Joseph’s (Pa.) Invitational at Philadelphia, Pa.; % – MCC Tournament at Dayton, Ohio; @ – NWIT at Amarillo, Texas

RECORDS

1988-89 (21-11, 12-2 MCC)

BIG EAST

Margaret Nowlin averaged 11 points and 7.6 rebounds per game in 1990-91, helping Notre Dame win the third of four consecutive Midwestern Collegiate Conference titles.

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Coquese Washington started 15 times as a freshman point guard for the Irish in 1989-90, averaging 6.8 points and 3.9 assists per game.

2009-10 OPPONENTS

Heidi Bunek, a captain for the Irish in 1988-89, finished her career with a sparkling .604 field goal percentage, averaging 14.5 points per game and tallying 1,202 points, 17th-best in school history.

Year-by-Year Results THE FIGHTING IRISH

1992-93 (15-12, 11-5 MCC) Coach: Muffet McGraw Captains: Kara Leary, Coquese Washington Home: 8-5, Away: 7-7, Neutral: 0-0 Dec. 1 Marquette L 62-66 4 Purdue (17) L 41-74 9 Illinois-Chicago W 76-71 12 Michigan W 62-54 19 Loyola (Md.) W 55-48 21 Georgia (20/20) L 75-81 30 Georgetown W (ot) 78-72 Jan. 2 LaSalle L 63-69 4 Tennessee (1/2) L 48-79 7 Dayton W 72-60 9 Xavier W 64-56 14 Detroit W 80-55 19 Penn State (17/21) L 66-87 25 DePaul (21) L 55-71 28 Evansville L 69-73 30 Butler L 70-82 Feb. 4 LaSalle W 61-58 6 Duquesne W 95-67 11 Xavier L 68-70 13 Dayton W 92-80 16 Loyola (Ill.) W 76-50 18 Loyola (Ill.) W 74-60 20 Detroit W 68-55 Mar. 1 Duquesne W 91-63 4 Butler L 69-80 6 Evansville W 74-62 8 Dayton * L 74-78 * – MCC Tournament at Notre Dame, Ind.

1993-94 (22-7, 10-2 MCC)

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Sara Liebscher served as a tri-captain on the 1990-91 Notre Dame squad that earned its first-ever Top 25 ranking. The Irish peaked at No. 19 that season and earned a trip to the NWIT.

1994-95 (21-10, 15-1 MCC)

1991-92 (14-17, 8-4 MCC) Coach: Muffet McGraw Captains: Margaret Nowlin, Coquese Washington Home: 7-7, Away: 5-10, Neutral: 2-0 Nov. 22 Penn State (3/3) L 70-86 H 24 Stanford (5/7) L 76-88 H 27 Marquette W 83-68 H Dec. 1 Purdue (11/10) L 66-80 A 8 Georgia (NR/24) L (ot) 86-90 A 13 Michigan L 75-86 A 21 Loyola (Md.) W 84-49 H 28 Temple L 69-80 A 31 Syracuse W 81-60 A Jan. 5 LaSalle L 65-86 H 7 Xavier L 66-69 H 9 Dayton W (2ot) 76-70 H 12 Tennessee (2/3) L 82-85 H 15 Louisville L 53-64 H 23 Butler L 63-77 A 29 Detroit W 86-70 A Feb. 1 Loyola (Ill.) W 78-66 H 6 Xavier L 86-104 A 8 Dayton L 62-63 A 11 DePaul L 49-62 H 13 Evansville W 78-62 H 20 Detroit W 66-58 H 22 Butler W 79-70 H 24 Evansville W 79-65 A 27 Loyola (Ill.) W 73-66 A Mar. 2 LSU L 62-72 A 7 Old Dominion L 76-85 A 12 Dayton * W 74-55 N 13 Detroit * W 85-44 N 14 Xavier * W 59-54 A 18 UCLA # L 72-93 A * – MCC Tournament at Cincinnati, Ohio; # – NCAA Tournament (First Round) at Westwood, Calif.

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Coach: Muffet McGraw Captains: Letitia Bowen, Kara Leary Home: 9-5, Away: 10-2, Neutral: 3-0 Nov. 27 Illinois-Chicago W 93-50 H Dec. 1 Marquette W 90-76 H 4 Wisconsin * W 77-55 N 5 Brown * W 58-54 A 8 Purdue (22/22) L 59-66 A 11 Seton Hall L 55-62 H 19 LSU W 82-80 H 21 Temple W 83-51 H 30 Georgetown W 83-62 A Jan. 2 Old Dominion L 67-76 A 4 Dayton W 63-55 A 7 Tennessee (1/1) L 70-105 H 11 DePaul W 77-63 H 15 LaSalle W 92-73 A 20 Evansville W 93-48 H 22 Butler L 62-65 H 27 Xavier W 72-58 H 29 Detroit W 80-67 H Feb. 5 Loyola (Ill.) W 81-67 A 10 Butler W 82-80 A 12 Evansville W 89-62 A 17 LaSalle L 75-85 H 21 Louisville W 69-54 A 24 Detroit W 87-76 A 26 Xavier W 72-67 A Mar. 3 Loyola (Ill.) W 84-75 H 6 LaSalle # W 79-55 N 8 Xavier # W 72-63 N 16 Minnesota % L 76-81 H * – Brown PowerBar Tournament at Providence, R.I.; # – MCC Tournament at Indianapolis, Ind.; % – NCAA Tournament (First Round) at Notre Dame, Ind.

Letitia Bowen appeared in eight NCAA Tournaments at Notre Dame — two as a player (1992 and 1994) and six as a member of the Irish coaching staff (1997-01, ’03).

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Coach: Muffet McGraw Captains: Letitia Bowen, Carey Poor Home: 9-2, Away: 9-4, Neutral: 3-4 Nov. 26 Seton Hall (25/25) L (ot) 60-65 A 30 Purdue (13/11) L 83-87 H Dec. 2 UC Irvine * W 72-71 A 3 Alabama (6/6) * L 87-105 N 7 Michigan State L 73-75 H 27 Colorado (9/9) # L 70-91 N 28 Miami (Ohio) # L 76-79 N Jan. 2 Dayton W 80-63 H 5 Xavier W 72-63 A 7 Wright State W 76-41 A 9 Cleveland State W 90-66 H 14 Detroit W 67-65 A 16 DePaul L 87-96 A 19 Wright State W 67-48 H 21 LaSalle W 87-65 H 25 Wisconsin-Green Bay W 67-56 A 28 Wisconsin-Milwaukee W 98-50 H Feb. 1 Marquette W 87-66 A 4 Loyola (Ill.) W 92-76 A 10 Butler W 68-56 H 12 Illinois-Chicago W 73-57 H 16 Cleveland State W (ot) 83-79 A 18 LaSalle L 68-84 A 23 Northern Illinois W 58-51 A 25 Detroit W 83-62 H Mar. 1 Xavier W 86-73 H 9 Xavier % W 83-52 N 10 Northern Illinois % L 64-87 A 23 Pacific @ W 88-74 N 24 Northwestern State @ L 93-103 N 25 Massachusetts @ W 90-72 N * – UCI/Newport Beach Marriott Classic at Irvine, Calif.; # – Seattle Times Husky Classic at Seattle, Wash;, % – MCC Tournament at DeKalb, Ill.; @ – NWIT at Amarillo, Texas

1996-97 (31-7, 17-1 BIG EAST)

RECORDS

Coach: Muffet McGraw Captains: Sheila McMillen, Mollie Peirick Home: 12-1, Away: 7-7, Neutral: 3-2 Nov. 18 Butler W 71-65 H 22 Duke (19/19) L 62-80 A 28 UC Santa Barbara W 86-75 A 30 UCLA W (2ot) 93-91 A Dec. 3 Rutgers L 67-80 A 6 Connecticut (3/2) L 59-78 H 8 Wisconsin (17/19) L 77-89 A 10 Purdue W 77-71 H 13 South Florida W 73-50 H 28 San Francisco W 62-47 H 31 Pittsburgh W 66-46 A Jan. 6 Georgetown W 69-44 A 8 Miami (Fla.) W 75-47 H 10 St. John’s W 77-57 A 14 West Virginia W 86-78 H 17 Boston College L 76-78 A 21 Syracuse W 87-69 A 24 Providence W 109-60 H 28 Villanova L 54-70 A 31 Seton Hall W 91-35 H Feb. 3 Miami (Fla.) L 76-77 A 12 St. John’s W 76-44 H 15 Pittsburgh W 75-60 H 18 Georgetown W 80-54 H 21 Connecticut (2/2) L 61-73 A 24 Rutgers W 71-64 H 28 St. John’s ^ W 94-57 N Mar. 1 Villanova ^ W 56-48 N 2 Connecticut (2/3) ^ L 53-73 N 13 Southwest Missouri State & W 78-64 N 15 Texas Tech (6/5) & W 74-59 A 21 Purdue (21/22) * L 65-70 N ^ – BIG EAST Tournament at Piscataway, N.J.; & – NCAA Tournament (First and Second Rounds) at Lubbock, Texas; * – NCAA Tournament (Regional Semifinal) at Lubbock, Texas

BIG EAST

Carey Poor, a two-time co-captain, was Notre Dame’s third-leading scorer (8.5 ppg.) and second-leading rebounder (6.0 rpg.) during her senior season in 199596.

1997-98 (22-10, 12-6 BIG EAST)

2008-09 REVIEW

! – Preseason WNIT at Notre Dame, Ind.; @ – Preseason WNIT at Iowa City, Iowa; # – Preseason WNIT at Ruston, La.; % – Comfort Inn Downtown Classic at Atlanta, Ga.; ^ – BIG EAST Tournament at Storrs, Conn.; & – NCAA Tournament (First and Second Rounds) at Austin, Texas; * – NCAA Tournament (Regional Semifinal and Final) at Columbia, S.C.; ** – NCAA Tournament (National Semifinal) at Cincinnati, Ohio

Jeannine Augustin started 37 out of a possible 38 games during Notre Dame’s first Final Four season in 1996-97.

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STUDENT-ATHLETES

Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

Coach: Muffet McGraw Captains: Jeannine Augustin, Beth Morgan, Mollie Peirick Home: 11-1, Away: 13-4, Neutral: 7-2 (20/25) Kent State ! W 66-41 (20/25) Iowa (6/6) @ W 61-50 (14/17) Tennessee (3/2) # L 59-72 (14/7) N.C. State (8/12) # W 64-53 (14/17) Bowling Green W 85-70 (9/12) Ohio % W 95-85 (9/12) Georgia Tech % W 76-69 (7/14) Purdue L 58-73 (7/14) Providence W 91-75 (10/17) Wisconsin (19/13) L 69-81 (10/17) Indiana W 71-63 (16/19) Valparaiso W 75-56 (17/22) Seton Hall W 87-47 (17/22) Ohio State L 67-74 (21/24) Boston College W 61-57 (21/24) West Virginia W 103-58 (21/24) Villanova W 77-54 (21/24) Syracuse W 72-45 (21/24) Pittsburgh W 65-49 (19/22) Rutgers W 76-61 (19/22) Georgetown W 67-63 (19/22) Miami (Fla.) W 72-71 (19/22) St. John’s W 75-47 (15/21) Syracuse W 90-73 (15/21) Connecticut (1/1) L 49-72 (17/18) Boston College W 91-64 (17/18) Providence W 97-74 (16/17) Villanova W 68-51 (16/17) Seton Hall W 75-61 (14/15) West Virginia W 80-67 (14/15) Rutgers ^ W 86-58 (13/15) Georgetown ^ W 84-43 (13/15) Connecticut (1/1) ^ L 77-86 (15/14) Memphis & W 93-62 (15/14) Texas (14/13) & W 86-83 (15/14) Alabama (8/7) * W 87-71 (15/14) George Washington (22/16) * W 62-52 (15/14) Tennessee (10/11) ** L 66-80

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Coach: Muffet McGraw Captains: Beth Morgan, Carey Poor Home: 11-1, Away: 8-5, Neutral: 4-2 Nov. 24 Indiana W 82-73 A 26 Bowling Green W 92-67 H 28 Rutgers W 66-54 H Dec. 1 Penn State (12/13) * L 77-86 N 2 Washington * W 80-67 N 3 Texas A&M (NR/22) * L (ot) 84-88 N 8 Marquette W 84-62 H 17 Valparaiso W 90-44 H 21 Michigan State L (ot) 83-87 A Jan. 2 Seton Hall W (ot) 88-79 A 4 St. John’s W 74-48 A 6 Boston College W 80-51 H 10 Syracuse W 91-52 H 14 Providence W 90-80 A 18 Connecticut (3/3) L 64-87 H 21 Georgetown W 92-61 H 24 St. John’s W 66-53 H 27 Miami (Fla.) W 67-50 A Feb. 3 Rutgers L 62-73 A 7 (24) Pittsburgh W 90-51 H 10 (24) Georgetown W 81-63 A 14 (25) Villanova W 72-56 H 17 (25) Pittsburgh W 89-51 A 20 (23/24) Miami (Fla.) W 86-70 H 24 (23/24) Connecticut (3/4) L 79-86 A 26 (23/24) West Virginia W 73-55 A Mar. 3 (23/24) Syracuse ! W 70-55 N 4 (22/23) Seton Hall ! W 69-58 N 5 (22/23) Connecticut (2/3) ! L 54-71 A 15 (21/23) Purdue (15/16) # W 73-60 N 17 (21/23) Texas Tech (9/9) # L 67-82 A * – Kona Women’s Basketball Classic at Kona, Hawaii; ! – BIG EAST Tournament at Storrs, Conn.; # – NCAA Tournament (First and Second Rounds) at Lubbock, Texas

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1995-96 (23-8, 15-3 BIG EAST)

HISTORY

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Year-by-Year Results

Mollie Peirick was a four-year starter in head coach Muffet McGraw’s backcourt. The St. Louis, Mo., native starred for the Irish from 1994-98.

1998-99 (26-5, 15-3 BIG EAST)

1999-00 (27-5, 15-1 BIG EAST)

2000-01 (34-2, 15-1 BIG EAST)

Coach: Muffet McGraw Captains: Julie Henderson, Niele Ivey Home: 15-0, Away: 9-3, Neutral: 3-2 Nov. 20 (7/9) Toledo W 68-52 A 27 (6/6) Illinois (15/15) L 67-77 A Dec. 1 (11/8) Butler W 77-57 H 4 (11/8) North Carolina (9/12) # W 99-86 N 5 (11/8) Liberty # W 85-68 N 8 (7/6) Purdue (18/16) L 61-71 A 11 (7/6) Michigan State W 84-54 H 19 (11/7) Florida International W 68-62 A 27 (12/8) USC W 74-59 H 29 (10/8) Valparaiso W 88-65 H Jan. 2 (10/8) Marquette W 75-60 H 5 (8/6) West Virginia W 75-54 H 8 (8/6) Georgetown W 82-60 A 11 (6/6) Seton Hall W 80-52 H 15 (6/6) Syracuse W 71-56 H 18 (5/6) Pittsburgh W 67-53 A 22 (5/6) Miami (Fla.) W 76-54 A 26 (5/5) St. John’s W 69-49 A 29 (5/5) Georgetown W 87-56 H Feb. 1 (5/5) Providence W 90-60 A 5 (5/5) Boston College (18/18) W 72-59 H 9 (5/5) Pittsburgh W 81-74 H 12 (5/5) St. John’s W 94-51 H 16 (5/5) Villanova W 70-52 A 19 (5/5) Rutgers (8/11) W (ot) 78-74 A 22 (5/5) Miami (Fla.) W 83-68 H 26 (5/5) Connecticut (1/1) L 59-77 A Mar. 5 (6/6) Miami (Fla.) ^ W 67-52 N 6 (5/5) Rutgers (8/10) ^ L (ot) 72-81 N 17 (5/6) San Diego & W 87-61 H 19 (5/6) George Washington (NR/23) & W 95-60 H 25 (5/6) Texas Tech (11/11) * L 65-69 N # – Wachovia Women’s Basketball Invitational at Richmond, Va.; ^ – BIG EAST Tournament at Storrs, Conn.; & – NCAA Tournament (First and Second Rounds) at Notre Dame, Ind.; * – NCAA Tournament (Regional Semifinal) at Memphis, Tenn.

Coach: Muffet McGraw Captains: Niele Ivey, Ruth Riley Home: 15-0, Away: 11-2, Neutral: 8-0 Nov. 17 (6/5) Valparaiso W 71-46 A 20 (5/5) Arizona W 95-65 H 22 (5/5) Wisconsin (19) # W 83-56 A 24 (5/5) Georgia (6/6) # W 75-73 N 27 (4/4) Fordham W 89-44 H Dec. 3 (4/4) North Carolina $ W 78-55 N 6 (4/4) Villanova W 64-33 H 9 (4/4) Purdue (6/5) W 72-61 H 18 (3/3) Western Michigan W 84-54 H 21 (3/3) Marquette W 75-56 A 28 (3/3) USC W 70-61 A 31 (3/3) Rice W 80-40 H Jan. 3 (3/3) Virginia Tech W 75-64 A 6 (3/3) Rutgers (9/10) W 67-46 H 9 (3/3) St. John’s W 84-49 A 13 (3/3) Virginia Tech W 75-55 H 15 (3/3) Connecticut (1/1) W 92-76 H 21 (3/3) Seton Hall W 72-47 A 24 (1/1) West Virginia W 87-64 A 31 (1/1) Providence W 64-44 H Feb. 2 (1/1) Boston College W 81-65 A 7 (1/1) Pittsburgh W 72-58 H 14 (1/1) Syracuse W 75-61 A 17 (1/1) Rutgers (11/14) L 53-54 A 20 (2/2) Miami (Fla.) W 81-43 H 24 (2/2) Georgetown W 65-53 H 27 (2/2) Pittsburgh W 82-63 A Mar. 4 (2/2) Georgetown ^ W 89-33 N 5 (1/1) Virginia Tech ^ W 67-49 N 6 (1/1) Connecticut (2/2) ^ L 76-78 A 17 (2/2) Alcorn State & W 98-49 H 19 (2/2) Michigan & W 88-54 H 24 (2/2) Utah (17/16) * W 69-54 N 26 (2/2) Vanderbilt (10/13) * W 72-64 N 30 (2/2) Connecticut (1/1) ** W 90-75 N Apr. 1 (2/2) Purdue (9/8) ** W 68-66 N # – Coaches vs. Cancer Challenge at Madison, Wis.; $ – Honda Elite 4 Classic at Lake Buena Vista, Fla.; ^ – BIG EAST Tournament at Storrs, Conn.; & – NCAA Tournament (First and Second Rounds) at Notre Dame, Ind.; * – NCAA Tournament (Regional Semifinal and Final) at Denver, Colo.; ** – NCAA Tournament (National Semifinal and Final) at St. Louis, Mo.

Coach: Muffet McGraw Captain: Sheila McMillen Home: 12-1, Away: 12-3, Neutral: 2-1 Nov. 14 (17/19) UCLA (6/6) W 99-82 H 18 (11/19) Butler W 71-60 A 21 (11/19) Duke (6/4) W 84-57 H 24 (7/10) Illinois (25/23) W 101-93 H 28 (7/10) San Francisco W 74-43 A Dec. 2 (6/9) Toledo W 82-64 H 8 (6/6) Connecticut (1/1) L 81-106 H 12 (6/6) Villanova W 63-62 H 19 (6/7) South Florida W 83-63 A 21 (7/7) Michigan State W 75-64 A 30 (7/7) Boston College L 65-78 A Jan. 2 (7/7) Georgetown W 93-61 A 7 (9/9) West Virginia W 111-90 H 10 (9/9) Providence W 79-56 H 16 (9/9) Pittsburgh W 81-72 A 20 (9/9) Seton Hall W 87-47 A 23 (9/9) St. John’s W 99-60 H 26 (9/9) Syracuse W 94-61 A 30 (7/7) Providence W 97-59 A Feb. 3 (6/7) Boston College (20/22) W 74-59 H 6 (6/7) Seton Hall W 77-49 H 10 (6/6) Villanova W 74-52 A 13 (6/6) Rutgers (9/12) L 57-77 A 17 (9/9) Syracuse W 82-60 H 20 (9/9) West Virginia W 89-54 A 23 (10/10) Miami (Fla.) W 89-62 H 28 (10/10 Villanova ^ W 83-53 N Mar. 1 (10/10) Rutgers (7/8) ^ W 68-61 A 2 (8/9) Connecticut (6/5) ^ L 75-96 N 13 (8/9) Saint Mary’s (Calif.) & W 61-57 N 15 (8/9) LSU (21/21) & L 64-74 A ^ – BIG EAST Tournament at Piscataway, N.J.; & – NCAA Tournament (First and Second Rounds) at Baton Rouge, La.

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Danielle Green ranks 21st on Notre Dame’s all-time scoring list with 1,106 points and turned in her best season in 1998-99, averaging a career-high 14.4 points and 7.2 rebounds per game.

2004-05 (27-6, 13-3 BIG EAST)

RECORDS HISTORY

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BIG EAST

Coach: Muffet McGraw Captains: Megan Duffy, Courtney LaVere Home: 8-5, Away: 7-5, Neutral: 3-2 Nov. 18 (15/16) Michigan W 55-45 H 20 (15/16) Western Michigan W 71-68 A 23 (13/15) Indiana W 74-61 A 27 (13/15) USC (24/21) W 73-62 H 29 (11/12) Iona W 74-55 H Dec. 4 (11/12) Wisconsin W 77-72 A 7 (10/10) Purdue (24/23) L 54-65 A 17 (13/14) Arkansas State # W 77-54 N 18 (13/14) Utah (22/21) # W 68-55 N 28 (12/11) Valparaiso W 58-50 H 31 (12/11) Tennessee (1/1) L 51-62 H Jan. 4 (12/12) St. John’s L 63-66 A 7 (12/12) Seton Hall L 61-74 H 10 (20/19) Marquette W (ot) 67-65 H 14 (20/19) Louisville L 51-61 A 17 (24/22) DePaul (10/10) W 78-75 H 21 (24/22) Georgetown W 54-52 A 24 (21/21) Rutgers (10/9) L 43-69 A 28 (21/21) South Florida L (ot) 64-68 H 31 Syracuse W 67-55 A Feb. 4 Providence W 66-48 H 7 Villanova L (ot) 65-69 H 12 DePaul (17/15) L 50-79 A 19 Connecticut (8/6) L 64-79 H 22 West Virginia W 70-58 A 25 Cincinnati W (ot) 75-66 A 28 Pittsburgh W 72-65 H Mar. 4 South Florida ^ W 73-66 N 5 Connecticut (7/7) ^ L 60-71 N 19 Boston College * L 61-78 N # – Duel in the Desert at Las Vegas, Nev.; ^ – BIG EAST Tournament at Hartford, Conn.; * – NCAA Tournament (First Round) at West Lafayette, Ind.

2008-09 REVIEW

Coach: Muffet McGraw Captains: Jacqueline Batteast, Teresa Borton, Megan Duffy Home: 14-2, Away: 11-2, Neutral: 2-2 Nov. 12 (10/11) Illinois State # W 92-73 H 14 (10/11) Nebraska # W 73-57 H 17 (11/10) Duke (6/6) # W 76-65 H 20 (11/10) Ohio St. (10/9) # W 66-62 H 22 (6/6) Colorado State W 69-47 H 26 (6/6) USC W 60-56 A 30 (3/3) Valparaiso W 69-59 A Dec. 2 (3/3) Michigan St. (15/15) L (ot) 73-82 H 9 (7/5) Dayton W 65-39 A 11 (7/5) Washington W 72-58 H 19 (7/5) Marquette W 50-47 A 30 (6/4) Northern Illinois W 73-49 A Jan. 2 (6/4) Seton Hall W 54-33 H 5 (4/3) Syracuse W 75-58 H 9 (4/3) at Villanova L 54-59 A 12 (7/6) Connecticut (16/16) L 50-67 H 16 (7/6) Purdue (20/20) $ W 86-69 H 19 (11/10) Syracuse W 74-61 A 23 (11/10) Rutgers (6/7) W 63-47 H 26 (6/7) St. John’s W 72-65 H 30 (6/7) Connecticut (9/10) W 65-59 A Feb. 2 (6/7) Boston College (16/13) W 64-57 H 5 (6/7) Pittsburgh W 75-47 A 9 (6/7) Providence W 75-57 A 12 (6/7) Georgetown W 72-58 H 15 (5/7) Boston College (25/22) W 54-47 A 19 (5/7) Rutgers (10/10) L 48-59 A 26 (10/10) West Virginia W 82-57 H Mar. 1 (10/10) Seton Hall W 41-35 A 6 (10/10) West Virginia ^ W 70-59 N 7 (10/10) Connecticut (13/14) ^ L 54-67 N 19 (11/13) UC Santa Barbara * W 61-51 N 21 (11/13) Arizona St. (NR/24) * L 61-70 N # – Preseason WNIT at Notre Dame, Ind.; $ – BIG EAST/Big Ten Challenge at Notre Dame, Ind.; ^ – BIG EAST Tournament at Hartford, Conn.; * – NCAA Tournament (First and Second Rounds) at Fresno, Calif.

2005-06 (18-12, 8-8 BIG EAST)

2009-10 OPPONENTS

Coach: Muffet McGraw Captains: Alicia Ratay, Le’Tania Severe Home: 9-4, Away: 10-4, Neutral: 2-3 Nov. 26 (10/10) Cleveland State W 107-65 H 29 (10/10) USC W 69-57 A Dec. 4 (9/9) Valparaiso W 74-68 A 7 (9/9) Arizona State # W 81-52 A 11 (8/8) DePaul L 59-75 A 14 (8/8) Temple W 84-61 H 21 (12/11) IPFW W 82-54 H 23 (12/11) Colorado State W 46-45 H 28 (12/12) Tennessee (5/5) L 61-77 N 31 (13/13) Marquette W 75-68 A Jan. 4 (13/13) Purdue (7/6) L 54-71 H 8 (16/17) West Virginia W 66-59 A 11 (16/17) Miami (Fla.) L 70-80 H 14 (21/20) St. John’s W 71-42 A 18 (21/20) Rutgers L 61-64 H 20 (21/20) Connecticut (3/2) L 52-73 H 25 (NR/23) Villanova (20/24) W 58-56 A 29 (NR/24) Boston Coll. (NR/25) L 48-76 A Feb. 1 (NR/24) West Virginia W 69-64 H 5 Georgetown W 74-49 H 9 Virginia Tech L 50-53 A 12 St. John’s W 76-48 H 16 Providence W 67-61 A 23 Connecticut (1/1) L 59-77 A 26 Pittsburgh W 77-69 H Mar. 1 Seton Hall W 62-60 H 4 Syracuse W 62-54 A 8 Pittsburgh ^ W 73-65 N 9 Villanova (20/18) ^ L 39-50 N 23 Arizona (22/22) * W 59-47 N 25 Kansas State (8/7) * W 59-53 A 30 Purdue (10/10) ** L 47-66 N # – AstraZeneca Hoops for the Cure Classic II at Tempe, Ariz.; ^ – BIG EAST Tournament at Piscataway, N.J.; * – NCAA Tournament (First and Second Rounds) at Manhattan, Kan.; ** – NCAA Tournament (Regional Semifinal) at Dayton, Ohio

Notre Dame won the 2004 Preseason WNIT championship with back-to-back victories over top-10 opponents Duke and Ohio State in a three-day span at the Joyce Center.

COACHES

2002-03 (21-11, 10-6 BIG EAST)

STUDENT-ATHLETES

Coach: Muffet McGraw Captain: Le’Tania Severe Home: 15-0, Away: 5-9, Neutral: 1-2 Nov. 14 (15/16) Auburn (22/25) # W 77-64 N 15 (15/16) Colorado (20/20) # L (ot) 63-67 A 21 (20/20) Valparaiso W 74-57 H 26 (17/17) Michigan State L 63-92 A 30 (17/17) Tennessee (3/3) L 59-83 A Dec. 4 Wisconsin W 82-64 H 7 Washington L 74-85 A 13 Dayton W 78-41 H 22 USC W 73-62 H 29 Colorado State W 63-59 A Jan. 1 Marquette W 72-64 H 4 Purdue (7/8) $ L 63-76 A 7 Georgetown L 73-76 A 10 Virginia Tech (16/15) W 53-40 H 13 Connecticut (4/4) W 66-51 H 17 West Virginia L 51-64 A 21 Syracuse W 64-35 A 24 Villanova (23/25) W 38-36 H 28 Miami (Fla.) (17/16) W 59-50 A 31 Boston College (NR/23) W 52-50 H Feb. 4 (23) Georgetown W 66-52 H 8 (23) Seton Hall L 45-51 A 14 Providence W 81-51 H 17 St. John’s W 69-56 A 21 Pittsburgh W 72-68 A 25 Miami (Fla.) (21/19) W 93-58 H 28 Rutgers L 55-69 A Mar. 2 Syracuse W 54-33 H 7 Rutgers ^ L 45-51 N 21 Southwest Missouri State * W (ot) 69-65 H 23 Middle Tennessee * W 59-46 H 27 Penn State (5/7) ** L 49-55 N # – WBCA Classic at Boulder, Colo.; $ – BIG EAST/Big Ten Challenge at West Lafayette, Ind.; ^ – BIG EAST Tournament at Hartford, Conn.; * – NCAA Tournament (First and Second Rounds) at Notre Dame, Ind.; ** – NCAA Tournament (Regional Semifinal) at Hartford, Conn.

2009-10 PREVIEW

2003-04 (21-11, 12-4 BIG EAST)

Coach: Muffet McGraw Captain: Ericka Haney Home: 13-1, Away: 6-7, Neutral: 1-2 Nov. 18 (15/14) Valparaiso W 42-35 H 21 (15/15) Colorado State (20/22) L 66-72 A 24 (15/15) Arizona L 70-72 A 26 (23/23) Army W 89-57 H Dec. 2 (23/23) Michigan (16/17) ^ L 63-78 N 6 Purdue (7/8) L 57-70 A 9 USC W 62-49 H 12 Western Michigan W 71-48 H 22 Marquette W 60-33 H 28 Rice L 61-72 A 31 DePaul W 79-50 H Jan. 2 Miami (Fla.) W 69-65 A 5 Providence W 72-66 H 9 Seton Hall W 79-45 H 12 Villanova L 59-60 A 19 Providence W 69-41 A 21 Connecticut (1/1) L 53-80 A 26 Virginia Tech (16/17) W 64-57 H 29 Syracuse W 71-46 H Feb. 2 Seton Hall W 65-60 A 5 Pittsburgh W 68-56 A 10 Boston College (16/18) W 60-44 H 13 (23) St. John’s W 66-31 H 16 (23) Rutgers W 57-52 A 19 (22) West Virginia W 72-63 H 23 (22) Georgetown W 86-66 A 26 (21/25) Villanova L 45-48 H Mar. 3 (21/25) Syracuse * L 79-84 N 15 New Mexico ** W 58-44 N 17 Tennessee (6/6) ** L 50-89 A ^ – Women’s College Basketball Showcase at Grand Rapids, Mich.; * – BIG EAST Tournament at Piscataway, N.J.; ** – NCAA Tournament (First and Second Rounds) at Knoxville, Tenn.

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2001-02 (20-10, 13-3 BIG EAST)

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Year-by-Year Results 2006-07 (20-12, 10-6 BIG EAST) Coach: Muffet McGraw Captains: Tulyah Gaines, Breona Gray Home: 14-2, Away: 5-8, Neutral: 1-2 Nov. 10 Central Michigan W 88-66 H 13 Bowling Green W (ot) 85-81 H 16 Penn State L 49-75 A 19 Western Michigan W 87-67 H 24 USC L 58-69 A 28 Richmond W 87-66 H Dec. 1 Michigan W 61-58 A 3 Indiana L 51-54 H 6 Purdue (10/9) W 67-58 H 16 IUPUI W 75-65 H 19 Valparaiso W 60-59 A 28 Prairie View A&M W 94-55 H 30 Tennessee (4/4) L 54-78 A Jan. 2 Seton Hall W 64-61 A 10 Cincinnati W 81-70 H 13 South Florida L (ot) 78-87 A 16 St. John’s W 83-65 H 20 Syracuse W 83-55 H 23 Marquette (17/18) L 62-71 A 27 Connecticut (7/5) L 47-64 A 31 Pittsburgh L 62-71 A Feb. 4 West Virginia W 77-67 H 7 Louisville (17/16) W 64-55 H 11 DePaul W 78-70 H 13 Villanova W 75-58 A 17 Providence W 82-65 A 21 Georgetown W 73-48 H 24 Rutgers (21/22) L 60-76 H 26 DePaul L 73-87 A Mar. 3 DePaul ^ L 71-76 N 18 California * W 62-59 N 20 North Carolina (2/2) * L 51-60 N ^ – BIG EAST Tournament at Hartford, Conn.; * – NCAA Tournament (First and Second Rounds) at Pittsburgh, Pa.

Megan Duffy was a first-team Academic All-American and first-team all-BIG EAST selection as a senior in 200506, while also serving as a co-captain for the Irish.

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Tulyah Gaines was a rare two-year captain for Notre Dame, helping lead the Irish to the second round of the 2007 NCAA Tournament and a berth in the NCAA Sweet 16 during her senior season of 2007-08.

2007-08 (25-9, 11-5 BIG EAST) Coach: Muffet McGraw Captains: Charel Allen, Tulyah Gaines, Amanda Tsipis Home: 13-3, Away: 10-4, Neutral: 2-2 Nov. 9 (24) Miami (Ohio) # W 98-50 H 13 (23/25) Western Kentucky # W 78-59 H 16 (23/25) Maryland (3/3) ! L 59-75 A 20 (23/24) Central Michigan W 94-41 A 24 (23/24) Boston College W 88-58 H 27 (22/23) Canisius W 93-47 H Dec. 2 (22/23) Michigan W 77-46 H 5 (16/20) Bowling Green W (ot) 86-84 A 8 (16/20) Purdue W 61-48 A 12 (17/17) Valparaiso W 94-56 H 21 (17/17) IUPUI W 67-44 A 29 (16/16) Saint Francis (Pa.) W 82-39 H Jan. 2 (14/14) Richmond W 84-59 A 5 (14/14) Tennessee (3/3) L 63-87 H 8 (14/14) Louisville W 82-74 A 13 (14/14) West Virginia (16/16) L 50-56 A 16 (17/15) Villanova W 69-58 H 19 (17/15) Georgetown W 104-86 A 22 (16/16) DePaul (NR/25) L 80-81 H 27 (16/16) Connecticut (1/1) L 64-81 H 30 (20/20) Providence W 85-54 H Feb. 2 (20/20) Cincinnati W 73-41 A 10 (16/17) Pittsburgh (15/15) W 81-66 H 13 (16/16) Marquette W 99-76 H 16 (16/16) Syracuse (21/23) W 79-67 A 19 (14/14) Rutgers (5/4) L 51-57 A 24 (14/14) DePaul W 66-64 A 27 (14/14) South Florida W 92-49 H Mar. 1 (14/14) Seton Hall W 70-55 H 3 (9/14) St. John’s L 51-61 A 9 (9/15) Pittsburgh ^ L 53-64 N 23 (15/19) SMU * W 75-62 N 25 (15/19) Oklahoma (14/13) * W (ot) 79-75 N 30 (15/19) Tennessee (3/3) ** L 64-74 N # – Preseason WNIT at Notre Dame, Ind.; ! – Preseason WNIT at College Park, Md.; ^ – BIG EAST Tournament at Hartford, Conn.; * – NCAA Tournament (First and Second Rounds) at West Lafayette, Ind.; ** – NCAA Tournament (Regional Semifinal) at Oklahoma City, Okla.

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2008-09 (22-9, 10-6 BIG EAST)

Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

16 19 23 25 29 2 7 10 13 20 28 30 3 6 10 13 17 24 27 31 3 8 11 17 22 24 28 2 7 8 22

Coach: Muffet McGraw Captains: Ashley Barlow, Melissa Lechlitner, Lindsay Schrader Home: 11-3, Away: 10-5, Neutral: 1-1 (16/14) LSU (24/22) # W 62-53 (15/15) Evansville W 96-61 (15/15) Boston College W 102-54 (14/10) Georgia Southern W 85-36 (14/10) Michigan State (24) W 78-72 (11/8) Eastern Michigan W 83-63 (11/8) Purdue (17/20) W 62-51 (8/8) Michigan L (ot) 59-63 (8/8) Valparaiso W 63-55 (13/7) Loyola (Ill.) W 89-45 (12/6) Charlotte W 68-61 (12/6) Vanderbilt (20/19) W 59-57 (12/6) Seton Hall W 66-60 (12/4) DePaul W 86-62 (12/4) Georgetown W 84-63 (10/4) Marquette L 65-75 (10/4) St. John’s W 70-67 (13/9) Villanova L 48-55 (17/13) Rutgers L 68-78 (17/13) Cincinnati W 66-50 (19/16) Pittsburgh (22/24) L 70-82 (19/16) DePaul (25/25) W 62-59 (22/22) Louisville (10/12) L 66-71 (24/24) South Florida W 86-79 (24/24) Connecticut (1/1) L 66-76 (23/22) Syracuse W 90-79 (23/22) Providence W 65-56 (20/22) West Virginia W 72-66 (20/17) St. John’s ^ W 62-45 (20/17) Villanova ^ L 47-58 (23/20) Minnesota * L 71-79

A H A H H A H A A H A A A A H A H A H H A H H A A H A H N N H

# – State Farm Tip-Off Classic at Baton Rouge, La.; ^ – BIG EAST Tournament at Hartford, Conn.; * – NCAA Tournament (First Round) at Notre Dame, Ind.

All-Time Coaching Records THIS IS NOTRE DAME 2009-10 PREVIEW

Sharon Petro

Mary DiStanislao

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All-Time Coaching Records

Mary DiStanislao Mary DiStanislao Mary DiStanislao Mary DiStanislao Mary DiStanislao Mary DiStanislao Mary DiStanislao Totals 7

10 16 20 14 20 23 12 115

18 9 7 14 8 8 15 79

.357 .640 .740 .500 .714 .742 .444 .593

1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09

Muffet McGraw Muffet McGraw Muffet McGraw Muffet McGraw Muffet McGraw Muffet McGraw Muffet McGraw Muffet McGraw Muffet McGraw Muffet McGraw Muffet McGraw Muffet McGraw Muffet McGraw Muffet McGraw Muffet McGraw Muffet McGraw Muffet McGraw Muffet McGraw Muffet McGraw Muffet McGraw Muffet McGraw Muffet McGraw Totals 22

20 21 23 23 14 15 22 21 23 31 22 26 27 34 20 21 21 27 18 20 25 22 496

8 11 6 9 17 12 7 10 8 7 10 5 5 2 10 11 11 6 12 12 9 9 197

.714 .636 .793 .719 .452 .556 .759 .677 .742 .816 .688 .839 .843 .944 .667 .656 .656 .818 .600 .625 .735 .710 .716

Program Totals

660

296

.690

Sharon Petro (1977-80)

Mary DiStanislao (1980-87)

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HISTORY

1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87

RECORDS

Pct. .765 .727 .667 .710

BIG EAST

Lost 4 6 10 20

2008-09 REVIEW

Won 13 16 20 49

2009-10 OPPONENTS

Coach Seasons Sharon Petro Sharon Petro Sharon Petro Totals 3

COACHES

Years 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80

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In the Rankings 1980- ND 1981 Rank* Opponent

Opp Rank*

1/31 2/22

15 17

NR NR

South Carolina vs. Virginia

Result L, 48-124 L, 40-68

1981- ND 1982 Rank* Opponent

Opp Rank*

Result

12/5 2/20

8 15

L, 45-50 L, 54-76

1982- ND 1983 Rank* Opponent

Opp Rank*

Result

11/27 1/8 1/27 1/30

14 3 14 16

L, 74-81 L, 62-84 L, 57-82 L, 53-84

Opp Rank*

Result

NR NR

NR NR NR NR

UCLA at South Carolina

vs. Rutgers at Maryland at Arizona State at UCLA

1983- ND 1984 Rank* Opponent 11/26 12/29 1/12

NR NR NR

Maryland 8 vs. Old Dominion 10 at Louisiana Tech 1

L, 57-75 L, 57-71 L, 56-83

1984- ND 1985 Rank* Opponent

Opp Rank*

Result

11/24

L, 57-62

1985- ND 1986 Rank* Opponent

Opp Rank*

Result

12/9 1/9

11 18

L, 63-71 L, 61-69

1986- ND 1987 Rank* Opponent

Opp Rank*

Result

11/29 12/5 1/10 2/14

6 1 20 7

L, 50-71 L, 59-84 L, 48-69 L, 55-90

NR NR

NR NR NR NR

at Tennessee

Tennessee at Rutgers

Rutgers Texas Maryland at Tennessee

Lisa Kuhns (left) and Sara Liebscher (right) were instrumental in Notre Dame’s first-ever win over a ranked opponent, a 78-66 victory at No. 17 Duke on Feb. 6, 1988. Both players scored 19 points to pace the Irish to the upset. 1987- ND 1988 Rank* Opponent

Opp Rank*

Result

1/4 2/3 2/6

7 4 17

L, 59-79 L, 71-91 W, 78-66

NR NR NR

1988- ND 1989 Rank* Opponent

Opp Rank*

2/20

2/2

at Tennessee

Result

L, 70-86 L, 76-88 L, 66-80 L, 86-90 (ot) L, 82-85

L, 54-77 W, 77-63 L, 61-62

Opp Rank*

L, 41-74 L, 75-81 L, 48-79 L, 66-87 L, 55-71

Result

6/6 11/11 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 5/5 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

L, 67-97 W, 71-66 W, 87-53 W, 80-64 W, 81-66 W, 66-55 W, 91-73 W, 79-49 W, 74-50 W, 97-48 W, 73-56 W, 81-61 L, 71-88 W, 94-62 W, 87-62 L, 65-69 W, 87-47 W, 70-58 L, 76-79 W, 69-53

1993- ND 1994 Rank* Opponent

Opp Rank*

Result

12/8 1/7

22/22 1/1

1990- ND 1991 Rank* Opponent 12/2 12/28 1/3 1/7 1/11 1/15 1/19 1/21 1/29 1/31 2/2 2/5 2/9 2/12 2/14 2/17 2/19 2/23 2/28 3/2

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME®

Result

1/1 20/24 21/23

at Stanford vs. Louisiana Tech Detroit at Butler at DePaul at Loyola (Ill.) at Marquette Dayton Xavier at Saint Louis at Evansville Loyola (Ill.) at Tennessee Butler at Detroit Miami (OH) Saint Louis Old Dominion at Dayton at Xavier

Penn State Stanford at Purdue at Georgia Tennessee

17/NR 20/20 1/2 17/21 21/NR

12/3 1/4 1/12

NR NR 25/NR 24/NR 24/25 22/22 22/22 20/22 19/18 19/18 19/18 20/19 20/19 20/20 20/20 20/20 22/22 22/22 22/21 22/23

3/3 5/7 11/10 NR/24 2/3

NR NR NR NR NR

12/4 12/21 1/4 1/19 1/25

Result

Tennessee Vanderbilt at Old Dominion

11/22 11/24 12/1 12/8 1/12

Opp Rank*

NR NR NR

Opp Rank*

1992- ND 1993 Rank* Opponent

L, 77-108

1989- ND 1990 Rank* Opponent

Katryna Gaither’s 27 points and 14 rebounds propelled Notre Dame to a 71-60 victory at sixth-ranked Iowa in the second round of the 1996 Preseason WNIT. It was the first-ever win over a Top 10 program for the Irish.

170

at Virginia Tennessee at Duke

1991- ND 1992 Rank* Opponent

NR NR NR NR NR

NR NR

Purdue Georgia at Tennessee at Penn State at DePaul

at Purdue Tennessee

1994- ND 1995 Rank* Opponent

Opp Rank*

11/26 11/30 12/3 12/27

25/25 13/11 6/6 9/9

NR NR NR NR

at Seton Hall Purdue vs. Alabama vs. Colorado

L, 59-66 L, 70-105 Result L, 60-65 (ot) L, 83-87 L, 87-105 L, 70-91

12/13 NR/22 3/3 NR NR NR NR NR 3/4 NR NR NR 2/3 15/16 9/9

NR NR NR 24/NR 24/NR 25/NR 25/NR 23/24 23/24 23/24 23/24 22/23 22/23 21/23 21/23

vs. Penn State vs. Texas A&M Connecticut Pittsburgh at Georgetown Villanova at Pittsburgh Miami (Fla.) at Connecticut at West Virginia vs. Syracuse vs. Seton Hall at Connecticut vs. Purdue at Texas Tech

Kent State at Iowa vs. Tennessee vs. NC State at Bowling Green vs. Ohio at Georgia Tech at Purdue Providence Wisconsin Indiana at Valparaiso at Seton Hall at Ohio State at Boston College West Virginia at Villanova at Syracuse Pittsburgh Rutgers Georgetown at Miami (Fla.) at St. John’s Syracuse at Connecticut Boston College at Providence Villanova Seton Hall at West Virginia vs. Rutgers vs. Georgetown at Connecticut vs. Memphis at Texas vs. Alabama vs. Geo. Washington vs. Tennessee

First victory vs. Top 10 team at #6 Iowa, 11/15/96 (W, 61-50) First time Notre Dame ranked December 31, 1990 (25th)

Result

11/22 12/6 12/8 2/21 3/2 3/15 3/21

19/19 3/2 17/19 2/2 2/3 6/5 21/22

L, 62-80 L, 59-78 L, 77-89 L, 61-73 L, 53-73 W, 74-59 L, 65-70

Most consecutive weeks ranked 57 (11/9/98 to 11/26/01) Record vs. ranked teams: 57-106 Home: 28-30 Away: 14-54 Neutral: 15-22 During the 1997 NCAA Tournament, Beth Morgan averaged 26.7 points per game in three consecutive victories over ranked opponents, helping Notre Dame reach the Final Four for the first time in school history. Opp Rank*

11/14 11/18 11/21 11/24 11/28 12/2 12/8 12/12 12/19 12/21 12/30 1/2 1/7 1/10 1/16 1/20 1/23 1/26 1/30 2/3 2/6 2/10 2/13 2/17 2/20 2/23 2/28 3/1 3/2 3/13 3/15

6/6 NR 6/4 25/23 NR NR 1/1 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 20/22 NR NR 9/12 NR NR NR NR 7/8 6/5 NR 21/21

17/19 11/19 11/19 7/10 7/10 6/9 6/6 6/6 6/7 7/7 7/7 7/7 9/9 9/9 9/9 9/9 9/9 9/9 7/7 6/7 6/7 6/6 6/6 9/9 9/9 10/10 10/10 10/10 8/9 8/9 8/9

UCLA at Butler Duke Illinois at San Francisco Toledo Connecticut Villanova at South Florida at Michigan State at Boston College at Georgetown West Virginia Providence at Pittsburgh at Seton Hall St. John’s at Syracuse at Providence Boston College Seton Hall at Villanova at Rutgers Syracuse at West Virginia Miami (Fla.) vs.Villanova at Rutgers vs. Connecticut vs. Saint Mary’s at LSU

Result W, 99-82 W, 71-60 W, 84-57 W, 101-92 W, 74-43 W, 82-64 L, 81-106 W, 63-62 W, 83-63 W, 75-64 L, 65-78 W, 93-61 W, 111-90 W, 79-56 W, 81-72 W, 87-47 W, 99-60 W, 94-61 W, 97-59 W, 74-59 W, 77-49 W, 74-52 L, 57-77 W, 82-60 W, 89-54 W, 89-62 W, 83-53 W, 68-61 L, 75-96 W, 61-57 L, 64-74

Record as a ranked team: 247-71 Home: 117-19 Away: 99-39 Neutral: 31-13 Record when both teams are ranked: 42-41 Record vs. Top 10 opponents: 24-64 Record vs. Top 5 opponents: 3-38 Record vs. top-ranked opponents: 2-13 Highest-ranked team defeated: 1st, twice (Connecticut, 1/15/01, 92-76; vs. Connecticut, 3/30/01, 90-75) Most victories over ranked teams in one season: 11 (2000-01) Total weeks in Top 10: 76 (two in 1996-97, 16 in ’98-99, 15 in ’99-00, 18 in ’00-01, five in ’02-03, 16 in ’04-05, one in ’05-06, one in ’07-08, two in ’08-09) Weeks as top-ranked team: 6 (2000-01)

2009-10 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

HISTORY

1998- ND 1999 Rank* Opponent

Record vs. ranked teams since start of 1996-97 season: 53-62 Home: 26-12 Away: 14-33 Neutral: 13-17

RECORDS

Opp Rank*

at Duke Connecticut at Wisconsin at Connecticut vs. Connecticut at Texas Tech vs. Purdue

First home win vs. ranked opponent #20 Vanderbilt, 1/4/90 (W, 77-63)

Result W, 66-41 W, 61-50 L, 59-72 W, 64-53 W, 85-70 W, 95-85 W, 76-69 L, 58-73 W, 91-75 L, 69-81 W, 71-63 W, 75-56 W, 87-47 L, 67-74 W, 61-57 W, 103-58 W, 77-54 W, 72-45 W, 65-49 W, 76-61 W, 67-63 W, 72-71 W, 75-47 W, 90-73 L, 49-72 W, 91-64 W, 97-74 W, 68-51 W, 65-61 W, 80-67 W, 86-58 W, 84-43 L, 77-86 W, 93-62 W, 86-83 W, 87-71 W, 62-52 L, 66-80

1997- ND 1998 Rank* Opponent NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

First win vs. ranked opponent at #17 Duke, 2/6/88 (W, 78-66)

BIG EAST

NR 6/6 3/2 8/12 NR NR NR NR NR 19/13 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 1/1 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 1/1 NR 14/13 8/7 22/16 10/11

20/25 20/25 14/17 14/17 14/17 9/12 9/12 7/14 7/14 10/17 10/17 16/19 17/22 17/22 21/24 21/24 21/24 21/24 21/24 19/22 19/22 19/22 19/22 15/21 15/21 17/18 17/18 16/17 16/17 14/15 14/15 13/15 13/15 15/14 15/14 15/14 15/14 15/14

First game vs. ranked opponent #15 South Carolina, 1/31/81 (L, 124-48)

2008-09 REVIEW

11/15 11/17 11/19 11/20 11/23 11/29 11/30 12/5 12/7 12/9 12/11 12/21 1/2 1/4 1/7 1/9 1/12 1/15 1/18 1/21 1/25 1/29 2/2 2/6 2/9 2/12 2/16 2/19 2/22 2/25 3/2 3/3 3/4 3/15 3/17 3/22 3/24 3/28

(based on Associated Press ranking)

2009-10 OPPONENTS

Opp Rank*

Additional Polling Data

L, 77-86 L, 84-88 (ot) L, 64-87 W, 90-51 W, 81-63 W, 72-56 W, 89-51 W, 86-70 L, 79-86 W, 73-55 W, 70-55 W, 69-58 L, 54-71 W, 73-60 L, 67-82

COACHES

1996- ND 1997 Rank* Opponent

Result

STUDENT-ATHLETES

12/1 12/3 1/18 2/7 2/10 2/14 2/17 2/20 2/24 2/26 3/3 3/4 3/5 3/15 3/17

2009-10 PREVIEW

Opp Rank*

THIS IS NOTRE DAME

1995- ND 1996 Rank* Opponent

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In the Rankings 1999- ND 2000 Rank* Opponent

Opp Rank*

11/20 11/27 12/1 12/4 12/5 12/8 12/11 12/19 12/27 12/29 1/2 1/5 1/8 1/11 1/15 1/18 1/22 1/26 1/29 2/1 2/5 2/9 2/12 2/16 2/19 2/22 2/26 3/5 3/6 3/17 3/19 3/25

NR 15/15 NR 9/12 NR 18/16 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 18/18 NR NR NR 8/11 NR 1/1 NR 8/10 NR NR/23 11/11

7/9 6/6 11/8 11/8 11/8 7/6 7/6 11/7 12/8 10/8 10/8 8/6 8/6 6/6 6/6 5/6 5/6 5/5 5/5 5/5 5/5 5/5 5/5 5/5 5/5 5/5 5/5 6/6 5/5 5/6 5/6 5/6

at Toledo at Illinois Butler vs. No. Carolina vs. Liberty at Purdue Michigan State at Fla. International USC Valparaiso Marquette West Virginia at Georgetown Seton Hall Syracuse at Pittsburgh at Miami at St. John’s Georgetown at Providence Boston College Pittsburgh St. John’s at Villanova at Rutgers Miami at Connecticut vs. Miami vs. Rutgers San Diego vs. Geo. Washington vs. Texas Tech

Result W, 66-52 L, 67-77 W, 77-57 W, 99-86 W, 85-68 L, 61-71 W, 84-54 W, 68-62 W, 74-59 W, 88-65 W, 75-60 W, 75-54 W, 82-60 W, 80-52 W, 71-56 W, 67-53 W, 76-54 W, 69-49 W, 87-56 W, 90-60 W, 72-59 W, 81-74 W, 94-51 W, 70-52 W, 78-74 (ot) W, 83-68 L, 77-59 W, 67-52 L, 72-81 (ot) W, 87-61 W, 95-60 L, 65-69

2000- ND 2001 Rank* Opponent

Opp Rank*

Result

11/17 11/20 11/22 11/24 11/27 12/3 12/6 12/9 12/18 12/21 12/28 12/31 1/3 1/6 1/9 1/13 1/15 1/21 1/24 1/31 2/2 2/7 2/14 2/17 2/20 2/24 2/27 3/4 3/5 3/6 3/17 3/19 3/24 3/26 3/30 4/1

NR NR 19/NR 6/6 NR NR NR 6/5 NR NR NR NR NR 9/10 NR NR 1/1 NR NR NR NR NR NR 11/14 NR NR NR NR NR 2/2 NR NR 17/16 10/13 1/1 9/8

W, 71-46 W, 95-65 W, 83-56 W, 75-73 W, 89-44 W, 78-55 W, 64-33 W, 72-61 W, 84-54 W, 75-56 W, 70-61 W, 80-40 W, 75-54 W, 67-46 W, 84-49 W, 75-55 W, 92-76 W, 72-47 W, 87-64 W, 64-44 W, 81-65 W, 72-58 W, 75-61 L, 53-54 W, 81-43 W, 65-53 W, 82-63 W, 89-33 W, 67-49 L, 76-78 W, 98-49 W, 88-54 W, 69-54 W, 72-64 W, 90-75 W, 68-66

6/5 5/5 5/5 5/5 4/4 4/4 4/4 4/4 3/3 3/3 3/3 3/3 3/3 3/3 3/3 3/3 3/3 3/3 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 1/1 1/1 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2

at Valparaiso Arizona at Wisconsin vs. Georgia Fordham vs. No. Carolina Villanova Purdue W. Michigan at Marquette at USC Rice at Virginia Tech Rutgers at St. John’s Virginia Tech Connecticut at Seton Hall at West Virginia Providence at Boston College Pittsburgh at Syracuse at Rutgers Miami (Fla.) Georgetown at Pittsburgh vs. Georgetown vs. Virginia Tech at Connecticut Alcorn State Michigan vs. Utah vs. Vanderbilt vs. Connecticut vs. Purdue

2001- 2002 11/18 11/21 11/24 11/26 12/2 12/6 1/21 1/26 2/10 2/13 2/16 2/19 2/23 2/26 3/3 3/17

ND Rank* Opponent 15/14 Valparaiso 15/14 at Colorado St. 15/14 at Arizona 23/23 Army 23/23 vs. Michigan NR at Purdue NR at Connecticut NR Virginia Tech NR Boston College 23/NR St. John’s 23/NR at Rutgers 22/NR West Virginia 22/NR at Georgetown 21/25 Villanova 21/25 vs. Syracuse NR at Tennessee

Opp Rank* NR 20/22 NR NR 16/17 7/8 1/1 16/17 16/18 NR NR NR NR NR NR 6/6

Result W, 42-35 L, 66-72 L, 70-72 W, 89-57 L, 63-78 L, 57-70 L, 53-80 W, 64-57 W, 60-44 W, 66-31 W, 57-52 W, 72-63 W, 86-66 L, 45-48 L, 79-84 L, 50-89

2002- 2003 11/26 11/29 12/4 12/7 12/11 12/14 12/21 12/23 12/28 12/31 1/4 1/8 1/11 1/14 1/18 1/20 1/25 1/29 2/1 2/23 3/9 3/23 3/25 3/30

ND Rank* Opponent 10/10 Cleveland State 10/10 at USC 9/9 at Valparaiso 9/9 at Arizona State 8/8 at DePaul 8/8 Temple 12/11 IPFW 12/11 Colorado State 12/12 vs. Tennessee 13/13 at Marquette 13/13 Purdue 16/17 at West Virginia 16/17 Miami (Fla.) 21/20 at St. John’s 21/20 Rutgers 21/20 Connecticut NR/23 at Villanova NR/24 at Boston College NR/24 West Virginia NR at Connecticut NR vs. Villanova NR vs. Arizona NR at Kansas State NR vs. Purdue

Opp Rank* NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 5/5 NR 7/6 NR NR NR NR 3/2 20/24 NR/25 NR 1/1 20/18 22/22 8/7 10/10

Result W, 107-65 W, 69-57 W, 74-68 W, 81-52 L, 59-75 W, 84-61 W, 82-54 W, 46-45 L, 61-77 W, 75-68 L, 54-71 W, 66-59 L, 70-80 W, 71-42 L, 61-64 L, 52-73 W, 58-56 L, 48-76 W, 69-64 L, 59-77 L, 39-50 W, 59-47 W, 59-53 L, 47-66

Notre Dame earned its first-ever No. 1 ranking in 2000-01 following a 92-76 win over Connecticut. The Irish would hold the top spot in both major national polls for six weeks that season.

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Opp Rank* NR NR NR 24/21 NR NR 24/23 NR 22/21 NR 1/1 NR NR NR NR 10/10 NR 10/9 NR 17/15 8/6 7/7

Result W, 55-45 W, 71-68 W, 74-61 W, 73-62 W, 74-55 W, 77-72 L, 54-65 W, 77-54 W, 68-55 W, 58-50 L, 51-62 L, 63-66 L, 61-74 W, 67-65 (ot) L, 51-61 W, 78-75 W, 54-52 L, 43-69 L, 64-68 (ot) L, 50-79 L, 64-79 L, 60-71

Result W, 98-50 W, 78-59 L, 59-75 W, 94-41 W, 88-58 W, 93-47 W, 77-46 W, 86-84 (ot) W, 61-48 W, 94-56 W, 67-44 W, 82-39 W, 84-59 L, 63-87 W, 82-74 L, 50-56 W, 69-58

at Georgetown DePaul Connecticut Providence at Cincinnati Pittsburgh Marquette at Syracuse at Rutgers at DePaul South Florida Seton Hall at St. John’s vs. Pittsburgh vs. SMU vs. Oklahoma vs. Tennessee

NR NR/25 1/1 NR NR 15/15 NR 21/23 5/4 NR NR NR NR NR NR 14/13 3/3

2008- 2009 11/16 11/19 11/23 11/25 11/29 12/2 12/7 12/10 12/13 12/20 12/28 12/30 1/3 1/6 1/10 1/13 1/17 1/24 1/27 1/31 2/3 2/8 2/11 2/17 2/22 2/24 2/28 3/2 3/7 3/8 3/22

ND Opp Rank* Opponent Rank* 16/14 at LSU 24/22 15/15 Evansville NR 15/15 at Boston College NR 14/10 Georgia Southern NR 14/10 Michigan State 24/NR 11/8 at Eastern Michigan NR 11/8 Purdue 17/20 8/8 at Michigan NR 8/8 at Valparaiso NR 13/7 Loyola (Ill.) NR 12/6 at Charlotte NR 12/6 at Vanderbilt 20/19 12/6 at Seton Hall NR 12/4 at DePaul NR 12/4 Georgetown NR 10/4 at Marquette NR 10/4 St. John’s NR 13/9 at Villanova NR 17/13 Rutgers NR 17/13 Cincinnati NR 19/16 at Pittsburgh 22/24 19/16 DePaul 25/25 22/22 Louisville 10/12 24/24 at South Florida NR 24/24 at Connecticut 1/1 23/22 Syracuse NR 23/22 at Providence NR 20/22 West Virginia NR 20/17 vs. St. John’s NR 20/17 vs. Villanova NR 23/20 Minnesota NR

W, 104-86 L, 80-81 L, 64-81 W, 85-54 W, 73-41 W, 81-66 W, 99-76 W, 79-67 L, 51-57 W, 66-64 W, 92-49 W, 70-55 L, 51-61 L, 53-64 W, 75-62 W, 79-75 (ot) L, 64-74 Result W, 62-53 W, 96-61 W, 102-54 W, 85-36 W, 78-72 W, 83-63 W, 62-51 L, 59-63 (ot) W, 63-55 W, 89-45 W, 68-61 W, 59-57 W, 66-60 W, 86-62 W, 84-63 L, 65-75 W, 70-67 L, 48-55 L, 68-78 W, 66-50 L, 70-82 W, 62-59 L, 66-71 W, 86-79 L, 66-76 W, 90-79 W, 65-56 W, 72-66 W, 62-45 L, 47-58 L, 71-79

* - The numbers in front of the opponent indicates Notre Dame’s ranking in the Associated Press and USA Today/CNN or USA Today/ESPN polls at the time of the game. The numbers following the opponent indicates the opponent’s ranking in both polls. The first number is the AP ranking. The 1988-89 season was the first year of the USA Today poll. NR indicates the team was not ranked at game time.

Behind Jacqueline Batteast’s career-high 32 points, Notre Dame downed No. 10/9 Ohio State, 66-62 in the championship game of the 2004 Preseason WNIT, one of seven wins over Top 25 teams for the 2004-05 Irish.

2009-10 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

HISTORY

ND Rank* Opponent 15/16 Michigan 15/16 at W. Michigan 13/15 at Indiana 13/15 USC 11/12 Iona 11/12 at Wisconsin 10/10 at Purdue 13/14 vs. Arkansas St. 13/14 vs. Utah 12/11 Valparaiso 12/11 Tennessee 12/12 at St. John’s 12/12 Seton Hall 20/19 Marquette 20/19 at Louisville 24/22 DePaul 24/22 at Georgetown 21/21 at Rutgers 21/21 South Florida NR at DePaul NR Connecticut NR vs. Connecticut

Opp Rank* NR NR 3/3 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 3/3 NR 16/16 NR

ND Rank* Opponent 24/NR Miami (Ohio) 23/25 Western Kentucky 23/25 at Maryland 23/24 at Central Michigan 23/24 Boston College 22/23 Canisius 22/23 Michigan 16/20 at Bowling Green 16/20 at Purdue 17/17 Valparaiso 17/17 at IUPUI 16/16 Saint Francis (Pa.) 14/14 at Richmond 14/14 Tennessee 14/14 at Louisville 14/14 at West Virginia 17/15 Villanova

17/15 16/16 16/16 20/20 20/20 16/17 16/16 16/16 14/14 14/14 14/14 14/14 9/14 9/15 15/19 15/19 15/19

RECORDS

2005- 2006 11/18 11/20 11/23 11/27 11/29 12/4 12/7 12/17 12/18 12/28 12/31 1/4 1/7 1/10 1/14 1/17 1/21 1/24 1/28 2/12 2/19 3/5

2007- 2008 11/9 11/13 11/16 11/20 11/24 11/27 12/2 12/5 12/8 12/12 12/21 12/29 1/2 1/5 1/8 1/13 1/16

1/19 1/22 1/27 1/30 2/2 2/10 2/13 2/16 2/19 2/24 2/27 3/1 3/3 3/9 3/23 3/25 3/30

BIG EAST

Result W, 92-73 W, 73-57 W, 76-65 W, 66-62 W, 69-47 W, 60-56 W, 69-59 L, 73-82 (ot) W, 65-39 W, 72-58 W, 50-47 W, 73-49 W, 54-33 W, 75-58 L, 54-59 L, 50-67 W, 86-69 W, 74-61 W, 63-47 W, 72-65 W, 65-59 W, 64-57 W, 75-47 W, 75-57 W, 72-58 W, 54-47 L, 48-59 W, 82-57 W, 41-35 W, 70-59 L, 54-67 W, 61-51 L, 61-70

Result W, 67-58 L, 54-78 L, 62-71 L, 47-64 W, 64-55 L, 60-76 L, 51-60

2008-09 REVIEW

Opp Rank* NR NR 6/6 10/9 NR NR NR 15/15 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 16/16 20/20 NR 6/7 NR 9/10 16/13 NR NR NR 25/22 10/10 NR NR NR 13/14 NR NR/24

Opp Rank* 10/9 4/4 17/18 7/5 17/16 21/22 2/2

2009-10 OPPONENTS

ND Rank* Opponent 10/11 Illinois State 10/11 Nebraska 11/10 Duke 11/10 Ohio State 6/6 Colorado State 6/6 at USC 3/3 at Valparaiso 3/3 Michigan State 7/5 at Dayton 7/5 Washington 7/5 at Marquette 6/4 at No. Illinois 6/4 Seton Hall 4/3 Syracuse 4/3 at Villanova 7/6 Connecticut 7/6 Purdue 11/10 at Syracuse 11/10 Rutgers 6/7 St. John’s 6/7 at Connecticut 6/7 Boston College 6/7 at Pittsburgh 6/7 at Providence 6/7 Georgetown 5/7 at Boston College 5/7 at Rutgers 10/10 West Virginia 10/10 at Seton Hall 10/10 vs. West Virginia 10/10 vs. Connecticut 11/13 vs. UCSB 11/13 vs. Arizona State

2006- ND 2007 Rank* Opponent 12/6 NR Purdue 12/30 NR at Tennessee 1/23 NR at Marquette 1/27 NR at Connecticut 2/7 NR Louisville 2/24 NR Rutgers 3/20 NR vs. North Carolina

COACHES

2004- 2005 11/12 11/14 11/17 11/20 11/22 11/26 11/30 12/2 12/9 12/11 12/19 12/30 1/2 1/5 1/9 1/12 1/16 1/19 1/23 1/26 1/30 2/2 2/5 2/9 2/12 2/15 2/19 2/26 3/1 3/6 3/7 3/19 3/21

Result W, 77-64 L, 63-67 (ot) W, 74-57 L, 63-92 L, 59-83 L, 63-76 W, 53-40 W, 66-51 W, 38-36 W, 59-50 W, 52-50 W, 66-52 L, 45-51 W, 93-58 L, 49-55

STUDENT-ATHLETES

Opp Rank* 22/25 20/20 NR NR 3/3 7/8 16/15 4/4 23/25 17/16 NR/23 NR NR 21/19 5/7

2009-10 PREVIEW

ND Rank* Opponent 15/16 vs. Auburn 15/16 at Colorado 20/20 Valparaiso 17/17 at Michigan St. 17/17 at Tennessee NR at Purdue NR Virginia Tech NR Connecticut NR Villanova NR at Miami (Fla.) NR Boston College 23/NR Georgetown 23/NR at Seton Hall NR Miami (Fla.) NR vs. Penn State

THIS IS NOTRE DAME

2003- 2004 11/14 11/15 11/21 11/26 11/30 1/4 1/10 1/13 1/24 1/28 1/31 2/4 2/8 2/25 3/27

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NCAA Tournament History 1992 NCAA Tournament UCLA 93 • Notre Dame 72 (First Round)

March 18, 1992 Pauley Pavilion (Westwood, Calif.)

3-pt Notre Dame FG-A FG-A Letitia Bowen 7-13 0-0 Comalita Haysbert 0-4 0-0 Margaret Nowlin 4-12 0-0 Kara Leary 0-6 0-0 Sherri Orlosky 4-10 0-2 Kristin Knapp 0-0 0-0 Dionne Smith 1-1 0-0 Coquese Washington 2-8 1-2 Michelle Marciniak 5-13 1-4 Andrea Alexander 1-3 0-0 Majenica Rupe 0-1 0-0

FT-A 4-4 0-0 6-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 10-13 0-0 0-0

Reb. 4-8-12 1-0-1 0-2-2 0-1-1 1-2-3 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-2-3 2-1-3 0-2-2 0-1-1

TOTALS 24-71 2-8 3-pt UCLA FG-A FG-A Rebema Stephens 4-13 0-0 Natalie Williams 9-19 0-0 Lynn Kamrath 3-8 0-0 Nicole Anderson 7-11 0-0 DeDe Moshan 4-14 1-4 Marcy Tarabochia 0-0 0-0 Detra Lockhart 0-3 0-1 Amy Jalewalia 6-14 0-0 Stephanie Allen 0-0 0-0 Melissa Gische 0-0 0-0 Gena Vanoostveen 1-1 0-0

22-25

14-23-37

FT-A 3-4 4-6 0-1 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 10-12 0-0 0-0 6-7

REB 1-5-6 6-9-15 6-8-14 2-4-6 3-3-6 0-0-0 2-1-3 4-3-7 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-2-2

TOTALS

25-32

27-37-64

34-83

1-5

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 Notre Dame 24 48 UCLA 37 56 Officials: Al Miller, Bruce Allen; Attendance: 441

PF 2 5 2 3 2 2 0 1 3 2 2

TP A TO 18 1 2 0 1 0 14 1 0 0 5 6 8 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 4 3 21 3 5 2 0 1 0 0 0

B ST Min 0 0 32 0 0 12 2 3 30 0 1 26 0 1 26 0 0 9 0 0 7 0 4 19 0 4 27 0 0 8 0 0 4

24 72 15 17

2 13 200

PF 2 3 2 3 4 0 3 1 0 0 2

TP A TO BK ST Min 11 1 2 1 1 17 22 2 2 0 0 28 6 5 5 4 1 30 16 6 3 0 4 30 9 5 1 0 1 32 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 18 21 4 1 2 0 27 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 1 0 1 14

20 93 23 18

9 200

F 72 93

1994 NCAA Tournament Minnesota 81 • Notre Dame 76 (First Round)

March 16, 1994 Joyce Center (Notre Dame, Ind.) Minnesota Cara Pearson Crystal Flint Carol Ann Shudlick Shannon Loeblein Nikki Coates Mary Klotzbeecher Nancy Alexander Nancy Shudlick Lori Lawler TOTALS

3-pt FG-A FG-A 0-3 0-0 6-8 0-0 7-12 0-0 2-11 1-5 4-8 2-3 1-3 0-1 5-5 2-2 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 26-51

5-11

FT-A 1-2 1-3 5-6 6-7 4-7 0-0 1-1 0-0 6-8

REB 0-7-7 2-2-4 1-2-3 0-5-5 1-2-3 0-0-0 1-3-4 0-0-0 0-0-0

24-34

5-24-29

PF 4 0 4 3 3 0 2 0 0

TP A TO BK ST Min 1 1 3 0 0 21 13 3 4 1 2 32 19 2 4 3 2 36 11 3 3 1 2 35 14 3 2 0 2 29 2 3 1 0 3 11 13 1 1 0 1 22 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 1 2 0 2 12

16 81 17 20

3-pt Notre Dame FG-A FG-A Beth Morgan 10-21 2-7 Letitia Bowen 4-14 0-0 Tootie Jones 3-6 0-0 Kara Leary 3-7 0-2 Sherri Orlosky 1-6 0-2 Kristin Knapp 1-1 1-1 Jeannine Augustin 0-1 0-0 Katryna Gaither 1-1 0-0 Andrea Alexander 1-1 0-0 Carey Poor 5-9 0-0 TOTALS

29-67

3-12

FT-A 4-4 1-2 2-2 4-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 1-2 1-3

REB 2-2-4 2-6-8 2-5-7 5-2-7 1-4-5 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 1-2-3 2-4-6

15-19

15-29-44

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 Minnesota 31 50 Notre Dame 30 46 Officials: Forrest Phillips, Bill Pickett; Attendance: 2,296

PF 4 5 4 4 1 0 2 2 1 5

TP A TO BK ST Min 26 2 0 1 1 39 9 0 3 0 3 27 8 4 3 1 2 28 10 8 10 0 2 36 2 0 1 0 3 23 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 10 4 0 0 0 0 6 3 2 1 1 0 12 11 1 3 0 1 18

28 76 18 21

1996 NCAA Tournament Notre Dame 73 • Purdue 60 (First Round)

March 15, 1996 Lubbock Municipal Coliseum (Lubbock, Texas)

3-pt Notre Dame FG-A FG-A Beth Morgan 3-14 0-5 Carey Poor 1-4 0-0 Katryna Gaither 8-14 0-0 Mollie Peirick 0-8 0-5 Jeannine Augustin 1-2 0-0 Adrienne Jordan 0-0 0-0 Danielle Green 0-1 0-0 Sheila McMillen 3-3 2-2 Rosanne Bohman 7-11 0-0 Diana Braendly 0-1 0-0

TOTALS 23-58 2-12 3-pt Purdue FG-A FG-A Tonya Kirk 5-11 0-2 Jannon Roland 4-15 0-4 Stacey Lovelace 7-16 0-1 Nicole Erickson 4-15 4-12 Stephanie White 1-7 1-4 Summer Erb 0-0 0-0 Ukari Figgs 0-0 0-0 Melina Griffin 1-4 0-0 Michele VanGorp 1-5 0-0 TOTALS

23-73

5-23

FT-A 10-10 5-6 2-8 6-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0

REB 2-2-4 1-3-4 4-9-13 0-5-5 1-2-3 0-0-0 1-2-3 1-2-3 1-4-5 1-0-1

25-32

12-33-45

FT-A 1-3 3-3 3-3 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 2-2 0-0

REB 5-6-11 2-5-7 5-10-15 1-2-3 1-0-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-1-3

9-13

19-28-47

PF TP A TO BK ST Min 2 16 5 0 1 4 34 1 7 0 1 0 1 24 4 18 0 1 1 1 33 1 6 6 4 1 5 35 2 2 5 1 2 2 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 7 0 8 1 1 0 1 27 3 3 1 3 0 1 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 14 73 18 15 PF 5 4 4 2 1 1 0 0 2

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME®

3 16 200

TP A TO BK ST Min 11 0 3 0 1 24 11 4 4 2 2 36 17 0 1 3 3 36 12 4 3 0 1 38 3 2 4 0 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 4 0 0 19 2 0 0 2 0 17

19 60 10 19

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 F Notre Dame 33 40 73 Purdue 26 34 60 Officials: Harry Coffee, Joe Cunningham, Buddy Horton; Attendance: 7,053

5 14 200

Notre Dame’s 73-60 victory over Purdue in 1996 marked the first NCAA Tournament win ever for the Irish.

174

3 13 200

F 81 76

7 200

Notre Dame 86 • Texas 83

(Second Round)

March 17, 1996 Lubbock Municipal Coliseum (Lubbock, Texas)

TOTALS 26-60 5-20 3-pt Texas Tech FG-A FG-A Alicia Thompson 11-23 0-0 Melinda White 1-1 0-0 Michi Atkins 5-8 0-0 Julie Lake 4-10 2-3 Renee Hanebutt 5-9 2-5 Crystal Boles 0-1 0-0 Sandy Parker 0-0 0-0 Kim Sumrall 0-2 0-2

10-11

8-20-28

FT-A 3-6 1-3 8-10 6-6 4-4 0-0 4-4 0-0

REB 1-7-8 2-7-9 1-2-3 4-2-6 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-3-5 1-0-1

TOTALS

26-33

14-26-40

26-54

4-10

PF 2 1 4 1 3 2 3 0 5 3

TP A TO BK ST Min 16 2 4 0 3 33 2 1 2 0 0 14 21 0 3 0 2 37 4 5 4 1 3 29 0 5 2 0 4 27 0 0 0 0 0 9 13 3 1 0 2 22 0 1 1 0 0 4 5 1 1 0 0 17 6 0 1 0 0 8

24 67 18 19 PF 2 4 4 1 0 0 0 1

1 14 200

TP A TO BK ST Min 25 2 1 0 3 35 3 4 3 0 4 36 18 2 6 2 3 33 16 6 1 1 2 35 16 2 5 0 0 23 0 0 0 1 0 11 4 5 2 0 1 22 0 0 0 0 0 5

12 82 22 18

4 13 200

3-pt Notre Dame FG-A FG-A Beth Morgan 6-16 3-6 Rosanne Bohman 8-8 0-0 Katryna Gaither 11-19 0-0 Mollie Peirick 0-2 0-2 Jeannine Augustin 1-1 0-0 Sheila McMillen 2-6 2-4 Julie Henderson 1-1 0-0 Kari Hutchinson 0-0 0-0

FT-A 14-18 0-0 7-7 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

REB 2-4-6 3-2-5 6-5-11 0-4-4 0-1-1 0-3-3 0-0-0 1-1-2

TOTALS

5-12

23-27

13-21-34

3-pt Texas FG-A FG-A Amie Smith 7-12 0-0 Vanessa Wallace 4-9 0-1 Angela Jackson 3-5 0-0 Danielle Viglione 6-13 5-9 Amber Hasenmeyer 2-5 0-0 Angie Jo Ogletree 4-8 0-0 Edwina Brown 1-3 0-0 Kim Lummus 0-1 0-1 Carla Littleton 7-8 0-0 Jaime Bailey 0-1 0-0

FT-A 0-0 3-6 0-0 2-2 3-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2

REB 2-3-5 0-2-2 1-0-1 1-4-5 0-1-1 0-0-0 2-0-2 0-0-0 3-2-5 1-3-4

10-14

12-15-27

TOTALS

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 F Notre Dame 24 43 67 Texas Tech 32 50 82 Officials: Ralph South, Wesley Dean, Harry Coffee; Attendance: 7,105

(First Round)

March 15, 1997 Frank Erwin Center (Austin, Texas)

11-17

14-24-38

3-pt Notre Dame FG-A FG-A Beth Morgan 5-13 1-4 Rosanne Bohman 5-8 0-0 Katryna Gaither 9-15 0-0 Mollie Peirick 4-7 1-3 Jeannine Augustin 4-7 0-1 Sheila McMillen 3-9 2-6 Christy Grady 0-1 0-0 Julie Henderson 4-4 0-0 Kari Hutchinson 1-2 0-1

FT-A 4-6 2-5 6-7 2-2 4-4 0-1 0-0 1-2 0-0

REB 1-4-5 3-6-9 5-7-12 1-6-7 0-2-2 1-4-5 0-0-0 2-2-4 0-2-2

19-27

13-38-51

TOTALS

24-74

35-66

4-15

20 83 22

7 200

PF TP A TO BK ST Min 3 15 1 5 1 0 21 4 20 0 0 0 0 26 2 5 1 1 0 2 24 3 4 2 4 0 2 24 3 5 2 3 1 1 29 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 4 4 2 5 0 3 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 9 2 3 4 1 0 1 18 1 1 1 0 0 0 18 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 22 62 14 21 PF 0 2 2 3 0 2 2 4 0

2 12 200

TP A TO BK ST Min 15 2 2 1 2 29 12 3 3 0 1 26 24 3 5 0 2 27 11 6 3 2 0 29 12 6 7 0 6 33 8 2 0 0 1 27 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 18 2 1 0 1 0 8

15 93 25 21

4 13 200

Notre Dame 87 • Alabama 71 (Regional Semifinal)

March 22, 1997 Frank McGuire Arena (Columbia, S.C.) 3-pt Notre Dame FG-A FG-A Beth Morgan 13-22 6-10 Rosanne Bohman 3-5 0-0 Katryna Gaither 10-15 0-0 Mollie Peirick 0-2 0-0 Jeannine Augustin 3-6 0-0 Sheila McMillen 2-2 2-2 Christy Grady 0-0 0-0 Julie Henderson 0-0 0-0 Kari Hutchinson 1-2 0-0

FT-A 4-4 0-2 6-9 5-6 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

REB 0-13-13 1-4-5 4-5-9 1-3-4 0-3-3 0-0-6 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-1-1

PF TP A TO BK ST Min 1 36 2 5 0 0 36 3 6 2 5 1 1 33 3 26 0 1 0 0 39 3 5 11 2 0 1 28 4 6 1 6 0 1 27 3 6 1 3 0 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 1 2 1 0 0 0 8

8-12

15-23

7-40-47

19 87 18 23

3-pt Alabama FG-A FG-A Shalonda Enis 9-18 5-8 Yolanda Watkins 1-8 0-0 Dominque Canty 7-16 0-1 Brittney Ezell 1-7 1-7 Leah Monteith 1-6 0-4 Latrich Jones 1-1 0-0 Tausha Mills 1-4 0-0 Pam Duncan 1-7 0-3 Jennifer Teeple 0-1 0-0 Rebecca Baragry 1-7 1-4 Kidada Holtzclaw 0-0 0-0

FT-A 3-3 3-4 5-8 1-2 0-0 4-4 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

REB 1-9-10 2-5-7 5-2-7 0-0-0 1-1-2 2-0-2 1-2-3 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0

18-25

15-22-37

TOTALS

32-54

23-75

7-27

4 200

PF TP A TO BK ST Min 3 26 2 1 0 0 33 4 5 0 1 0 0 24 4 19 3 4 0 3 35 0 4 6 2 0 3 25 2 2 2 0 1 2 22 1 6 0 2 0 1 9 4 3 0 1 0 1 16 2 3 1 0 0 1 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 3 3 0 0 2 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 25 71 17 11

1 13 200

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 F Notre Dame 32 55 87 Alabama 41 30 71 Officials: Ray Bomeli, Teresa Dahlem, John Palermo; Attendance: 4,011

HISTORY

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 F Memphis 22 40 62 Notre Dame 41 52 93 Officials: Sally Bell, Greg Small, Mike Castle, Attendance: 8,185

TP A TO BK ST Min 14 1 2 0 2 35 11 13 4 0 0 26 6 0 0 1 0 17 19 1 0 0 1 40 7 2 0 0 1 19 8 3 0 0 1 22 2 2 2 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 0 1 3 1 14 2 0 0 0 1 11

RECORDS

3-23

TOTALS

6 200

BIG EAST

REB 3-1-4 4-6-10 0-4-4 2-2-4 2-3-5 0-0-0 0-4-4 0-0-0 2-0-2 0-1-1 1-1-2 0-0-0

PF 2 4 4 1 1 2 3 0 3 0

2008-09 REVIEW

FT-A 2-4 2-2 3-4 0-0 3-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0

5-11

16 86 17 12

2009-10 OPPONENTS

Notre Dame 93 • Memphis 62

3-pt FG-A FG-A 6-15 1-6 9-17 0-1 1-5 0-1 2-4 0-0 1-15 0-7 1-1 0-0 2-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-5 0-4 1-1 1-1 0-4 0-2 1-1 1-1

34-65

TP A TO BK ST Min 29 5 4 0 2 36 16 0 0 0 0 31 29 2 3 1 1 40 2 8 1 0 0 31 2 2 3 0 2 21 6 0 1 0 1 30 2 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 4

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 F Notre Dame 42 44 86 Texas 40 43 83 Officials: Sally Bell, Art Bomengen, Greg Small; Attendance: 7,418

1997 NCAA Tournament

Memphis LaTonya Johnson Tamika Whitmore Heather Whitmore Nicole Murry Kitty Allen Shanna Humphries Regan Federic Dwelia Smith Patosha Jeffery Heather Phillips Niki Bolden Missy Burkes

29-53

PF 2 2 1 3 4 2 0 2

COACHES

REB 1-1-2 1-2-3 2-6-8 1-3-4 0-0-0 0-3-3 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 1-5-6

STUDENT-ATHLETES

FT-A 4-4 0-0 3-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 2-2

2009-10 PREVIEW

3-pt Notre Dame FG-A FG-A Beth Morgan 5-20 2-11 Carey Poor 1-3 0-0 Katryna Gaither 9-11 0-0 Mollie Peirick 2-6 0-3 Jeannine Augustin 0-3 0-1 Danielle Green 0-0 0-0 Sheila McMillen 5-8 3-5 Stacy Fields 0-0 0-0 Rosanne Bohman 2-6 0-0 Diana Braendly 2-3 0-0

March 17, 1997 Frank Erwin Center (Austin, Texas)

THIS IS NOTRE DAME

Texas Tech 82 • Notre Dame 67

2009-10 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

175

NCAA Tournament History THE FIGHTING IRISH

Tennessee 80 • Notre Dame 66 (National Semifinal)

March 28, 1997 Riverfront Coliseum (Cincinnati, Ohio) 3-pt Notre Dame FG-A FG-A Beth Morgan 6-21 4-8 Rosanne Bohman 2-4 0-0 Katryna Gaither 10-15 0-0 Mollie Peirick 3-8 1-4 Jeannine Augustin 1-3 0-0 Sheila McMillen 1-5 1-4 Julie Henderson 1-1 0-0 Kari Hutchinson 0-0 0-0

Beth Morgan is interviewed by ESPN’s Nancy Lieberman following her 36-point performance against eighth-ranked Alabama in the 1997 NCAA East Regional semifinals in Columbia, S.C.

FT-A 2-4 2-2 8-8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

REB 1-2-3 2-2-4 4-9-13 1-4-5 0-1-1 0-0-0 1-1-2 0-0-0

TOTALS

24-57

6-16

12-14

11-23-34

Tennessee Chamique Holdsclaw Abby Conklin Pashen Thompson Kyra Elzy Kellie Jolly Niya Butts Tiffani Johnson Misty Green Brynea Laxton LaShonda Stephens

3-pt FG-A FG-A 13-25 0-1 4-5 3-4 3-4 0-0 4-10 0-0 1-10 0-2 1-3 0-0 3-7 0-0 1-7 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

FT-A 5-6 0-0 0-1 6-8 4-4 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-2

REB 2-3-5 1-2-3 6-3-9 2-7-9 0-4-4 1-0-1 3-4-7 2-0-2 1-0-1 1-0-1

TOTALS

30-71

16-23

20-23-43

4-11

PF TP A TO BK ST Min 3 18 2 3 0 4 35 2 6 3 3 0 0 36 4 28 1 4 0 0 37 3 7 4 7 1 2 34 3 2 4 5 0 2 25 3 3 0 0 0 0 26 0 2 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 18 66 15 23 PF 2 3 3 2 1 2 3 0 0 0

8 200

TP A TO BK ST Min 31 3 2 2 4 36 11 0 0 0 0 17 6 0 1 0 1 36 14 1 2 0 5 26 6 9 2 0 2 36 2 0 1 0 0 5 6 0 1 1 2 28 3 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 2 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 1

17 80 13 12

3 15 200

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 F Notre Dame 28 38 66 Tennessee 29 51 80 Officials: John Morningstar, Scott Yarbrough, Judy Schneider; Attendance: 16,714

1998 NCAA Tournament Notre Dame 62 • George Washington 52

Notre Dame 78 • SMS 64

(Regional Final)

(First Round)

March 24, 1997 Frank McGuire Arena (Columbia, S.C.) 3-pt Notre Dame FG-A FG-A Beth Morgan 5-10 1-4 Rosanne Bohman 3-8 0-0 Katryna Gaither 10-18 0-0 Mollie Peirick 0-4 0-1 Jeannine Augustin 2-4 1-1 Sheila McMillen 3-7 1-3 Julie Henderson 0-3 0-0 Kari Hutchinson 0-1 0-0

March 13, 1998 Lubbock Municipal Coliseum (Lubbock, Texas)

FT-A 4-5 2-3 5-8 0-0 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-0

REB 0-6-6 2-4-6 6-10-16 3-6-9 1-5-6 0-4-4 0-2-2 1-0-1

3-9

13-19

14-39-53

3-pt George Washington FG-A FG-A Lisa Cermignano 3-13 3-11 Noelia Gomez 7-13 0-0 Tajama Abraham 7-19 0-0 Chasity Myers 2-7 0-1 Colleen McCrea 1-7 0-1 Marlo Egleston 2-11 2-9 Tami McGlynn 0-0 0-0 Khadija Deas 0-0 0-0

FT-A 0-0 1-2 1-3 0-0 0-3 0-0 1-2 0-0

REB 2-3-5 2-4-6 3-9-12 1-1-2 0-1-1 2-1-3 1-0-1 0-0-0

TOTALS

3-10

12-22-34

TOTALS

23-55

22-70

5-22

PF TP A TO BK ST Min 1 15 0 3 0 4 36 3 8 4 6 1 1 31 2 25 1 2 0 0 36 4 0 5 1 2 1 25 2 7 3 7 0 2 30 0 7 2 4 0 0 28 3 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 15 62 15 24

8 200

PF TP A TO BK ST Min 2 9 4 0 0 1 38 5 15 2 4 0 1 34 4 15 0 0 6 2 36 5 4 4 1 0 2 23 1 2 7 5 0 5 35 1 6 1 1 0 0 25 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 19 52 18 13

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 F Notre Dame 32 30 62 George Washington 25 27 52 Officials: Dennis DeMayo, Melissa Barlow, Frank Geiselman; Attendance: 2,678

6 12 200

Notre Dame Mollie Peirick Kelley Siemon Ruth Riley Sheila McMillen Niele Ivey Danielle Green Julie Henderson Mary Leffers Diana Braendly Imani Dunbar Kari Hutchinson

3-pt FG-A FG-A 3-7 1-3 5-8 0-0 10-16 0-0 4-14 3-6 3-4 0-0 3-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

TOTALS

30-58

SMS Sarah Singer Lisa Davies Roshonda Reed Jackie Stiles Yen Quach Kimberly McDowell Shannon Gage Jamie Bartlett Melody Campbell Kenya Tuttle Carly Deer Rachel Johnson TOTALS

FT-A 5-6 2-4 1-1 2-2 3-4 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

REB 1-2-3 3-3-6 4-5-9 0-2-2 0-3-3 1-1-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-3-5 0-0-0 0-2-2

4-9

14-21

12-23-35

FG-A 1-2 4-9 6-14 5-8 0-2 0-3 0-0 4-12 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-1

3-pt FG-A 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 4-10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

FT-A 4-4 6-6 1-2 4-6 0-0 0-1 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

REB 1-3-4 3-5-8 2-3-5 1-2-3 0-1-1 2-1-3 0-0-0 0-2-2 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0

21-53

5-13

17-21

11-20-31

PF 4 2 4 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 2

19 78 16 25 PF 1 5 1 5 1 2 0 1 3 0 1 0

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME®

8 20 200

TP A TO BK ST Min 6 4 2 0 3 31 14 0 2 0 3 24 13 2 4 0 2 35 15 3 8 0 2 34 0 1 1 0 1 11 0 0 2 3 1 18 0 0 0 0 0 7 14 2 1 0 0 24 0 1 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 8 0 0 1 0 0 3

20 64 13 25

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 F Notre Dame 38 40 78 Southwest Missouri State 25 39 64 Officials: Lawson Newton, Carla Fujimoto, Brian Mikkelson; Attendance: 8,174

176

TP A TO BK ST Min 12 9 7 1 1 33 12 1 4 0 3 26 21 0 2 4 2 24 13 0 1 0 2 32 9 3 5 0 7 28 7 2 2 0 2 23 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 2 2 2 14 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 17

3 13 200

1999 NCAA Tournament

(Second Round)

March 15, 1998 Lubbock Municipal Coliseum (Lubbock, Texas)

TOTALS 28-56 2-10 3-pt Texas Tech FG-A FG-A Rene Hanebutt 1-8 0-7 Alicia Thompson 7-20 0-0 Angie Braziel 3-8 0-0 Melinda Schmuker 1-4 1-4 Julie Lake 4-14 2-5 Katrisa O’Neal 1-3 0-1 Cara Gibbs 4-5 0-0 Keitha Dickerson 0-1 0-0

16-19

5-29-34

FT-A 2-2 3-6 5-6 0-0 2-2 1-2 1-2 0-2

REB 3-1-4 4-5-9 4-4-8 0-1-1 2-1-3 0-1-1 3-4-7 0-2-2

TOTALS

14-22

16-20-36

21-63

3-17

PF 2 5 1 2 1 1 3 4 0 0 0

(First Round)

TP A TO BK ST Min 7 4 4 0 5 31 10 1 6 0 0 23 23 0 1 1 1 21 2 11 6 0 1 34 13 2 2 0 0 31 6 0 1 0 4 24 4 1 0 0 1 14 9 1 1 3 1 18 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2

19 74 20 21 PF 2 4 4 0 0 3 0 2

4 14 200

TP A TO BK ST Min 4 4 3 0 5 36 17 0 0 0 0 35 11 1 2 1 2 21 3 5 1 0 1 30 12 2 7 0 0 38 3 4 3 0 1 12 9 1 4 0 1 19 0 0 0 0 0 9

15 59 17 21

1 10 200

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 F Notre Dame 26 48 74 Texas Tech 29 30 59 Officials: Eric Larson, Carla Fujimoto, Anita Miles; Attendance: 8,174

March 13, 1999 Pete Maravich Assembly Center (Baton Rouge, La.)

3-pt Saint Mary’s FG-A FG-A Stacey Berg 3-3 2-2 Jermisha Dosty 4-10 0-0 Tracey Morris 6-15 0-2 J.R. Payne 3-8 0-1 Leslie Quintal 1-6 1-6 Brianne Jolley 1-3 0-1 Erin Abraham 1-3 0-0 Mary Volmer 0-0 0-0 Hilary Parker 0-0 0-0 Jerkisha Dosty 4-9 0-0

TOTALS 23-57 3-12 3-pt Notre Dame FG-A FG-A Sheila McMillen 5-13 3-9 Kelley Siemon 1-3 0-0 Ruth Riley 5-6 0-0 Sherisha Hills 1-7 1-4 Danielle Green 3-11 0-0 Ericka Haney 2-3 0-0 Julie Henderson 0-2 0-0 Diana Braendly 0-1 0-0 Imani Dunbar 0-1 0-0 TOTALS

21-53

5-13

FT-A 0-0 0-5 3-4 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 3-3

REB 2-3-5 1-3-4 4-2-6 0-2-2 0-2-2 0-0-0 0-2-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 3-3-6

PF TP A TO 5 8 0 2 0 8 1 4 2 15 3 1 5 8 5 2 1 3 0 5 3 2 1 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 4 0

B ST Min 1 2 27 0 3 28 0 0 34 0 2 32 0 0 29 0 0 15 0 1 7 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 3 11

8-15

12-24-36

22 57 11 19

FT-A 2-2 7-9 6-9 2-2 6-8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

REB 2-3-5 2-2-4 2-5-7 0-2-2 2-3-5 0-4-4 0-2-2 0-0-0 1-1-2

17-21

11-20-31

PF 0 3 4 1 3 0 3 1 2

8 200

TP A TO BK ST Min 15 0 3 0 0 39 9 0 0 0 0 25 16 1 3 1 1 29 5 7 4 0 3 38 12 0 3 0 3 29 4 0 3 9 9 16 0 0 2 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7

20 61 13 25

3 13 200

(Regional Semifinal)

March 21, 1998

2009-10 OPPONENTS

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 F Saint Mary’s 18 39 57 Notre Dame 27 34 61 Officials: Richard Moreno, Bryan Enterline, Paula Rodriguez; Attendance: 2,746

Purdue 70 • Notre Dame 65 Lubbock Municipal Coliseum (Lubbock, Texas)

TOTALS

8-18

9-13

13-29-42

3-pt Purdue FG-A FG-A Stephanie White 7-16 2-4 Michelle Duhart 0-0 0-0 Mackenzie Curless 2-6 0-0 Ukari Figgs 5-10 1-5 Tiffany Young 4-11 2-4 Candi Crawford 0-0 0-0 Katie Douglas 0-3 0-0 Rachel Johnson 0-1 0-0

FT-A 6-7 1-4 0-0 4-6 1-3 0-0 3-4 0-0

REB 4-5-9 1-2-3 0-3-3 0-4-4 1-1-2 0-0-0 2-1-3 0-0-0

19-35

12-22-34

TOTALS

24-57

23-55

5-13

PF 4 2 5 3 3 2 0 4 2

TP A TO 12 3 1 4 1 3 10 1 4 5 8 5 22 2 0 8 1 4 0 0 2 2 1 1 2 0 1

23 65 17 22 PF 3 3 0 2 0 0 2 0

B ST Min 0 2 31 0 1 33 4 0 17 2 3 35 0 2 37 0 0 17 1 0 9 1 0 11 0 0 10 8

8 200

TP A TO BK ST Min 22 6 3 0 6 40 1 0 0 0 0 25 4 0 1 0 0 24 15 4 3 0 2 39 11 1 1 0 1 26 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 0 1 15 0 0 1 0 0 3

13 70 14 12

2 11 200

RECORDS

REB 2-2-4 4-9-13 3-2-5 0-3-3 1-3-4 0-2-2 1-1-2 1-2-3 0-2-2

BIG EAST

FT-A 3-4 0-2 2-2 0-0 2-2 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-0

2008-09 REVIEW

3-pt Notre Dame FG-A FG-A Niele Ivey 4-6 1-3 Kelley Siemon 2-8 0-0 Ruth Riley 4-6 0-0 Mollie Peirick 2-12 1-5 Sheila McMillen 7-13 6-10 Danielle Green 3-5 0-0 Julie Henderson 0-0 0-0 Diana Braendly 1-6 0-0 Kari Hutchinson 1-1 0-0

COACHES

REB 1-3-4 0-7-7 0-3-3 1-5-6 0-3-3 1-1-2 1-0-1 1-6-7 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1

STUDENT-ATHLETES

FT-A 0-0 2-2 5-5 0-0 4-5 0-0 2-2 3-5 0-0 0-0 0-0

Notre Dame 61 • Saint Mary’s (Calif.) 57

2009-10 PREVIEW

3-pt Notre Dame FG-A FG-A Niele Ivey 3-5 1-1 Kelley Siemon 4-7 0-0 Ruth Riley 9-12 0-0 Mollie Peirick 1-6 0-4 Sheila McMillen 4-7 1-4 Danielle Green 3-8 0-0 Julie Henderson 1-5 0-0 Diana Braendly 3-5 0-0 Imani Dunbar 0-1 0-1 Kari Hutchinson 0-0 0-0 Meaghan Leahy 0-0 0-0

THIS IS NOTRE DAME

Notre Dame 74 • Texas Tech 59

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 F Notre Dame 42 23 65 Purdue 30 40 70 Officials: Mary Whatford, Kim Balque, Charles Gonzalez; Attendance: 7,823

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HISTORY

Notre Dame’s second-round upset of top-seeded Texas Tech in Lubbock, Texas, in 1998 produced an exhilarating moment for Irish players.

THE FIGHTING IRISH

NCAA Tournament History LSU 74 • Notre Dame 64

Notre Dame 95 • George Washington 60

(Second Round)

March 15, 1999 Pete Maravich Assembly Center (Baton Rouge, La.) 3-pt Notre Dame FG-A FG-A Sheila McMillen 3-8 3-8 Kelley Siemon 4-6 0-0 Ruth Riley 8-10 0-0 Sherisha Hills 0-3 0-2 Danielle Green 9-15 0-1 Ericka Haney 2-5 0-0 Julie Henderson 0-0 0-0 Imani Dunbar 0-0 0-0

FT-A 0-0 2-4 4-5 1-2 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0

REB 0-4-4 1-4-5 1-9-10 0-1-1 0-3-3 2-4-6 0-0-0 0-0-0

TOTALS

3-11

9-15

4-30-34

3-pt LSU FG-A FG-A April Brown 3-10 2-3 Katrina Hibbert 6-13 1-3 DaTrina White 1-2 0-0 Marie Ferdinand 4-13 0-0 Latasha Dorsey 7-12 5-7 Kisha James 0-4 0-2 Ashley Bankston 0-1 0-0 Rachel Johnson 2-2 0-0

FT-A 4-4 2-3 4-6 3-4 5-6 0-0 0-0 2-2

REB 2-2-4 1-4-5 1-2-3 1-3-4 2-4-6 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-1

20-25

8-19-27

TOTALS

26-47

23-57

8-15

PF 4 5 3 2 2 2 0 1

TP A TO 9 0 3 10 1 2 20 4 7 1 6 8 19 2 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

19 64 13 27 PF 0 3 5 2 2 2 0 2

March 19, 2000 Joyce Center (Notre Dame, Ind.) B ST Min 1 1 40 0 0 28 3 2 36 0 3 33 0 0 38 0 2 20 0 0 4 0 0 1 4

8 200

TP A TO BK ST Min 12 2 1 0 0 39 15 3 3 0 3 27 6 0 2 1 0 16 11 2 4 0 2 40 24 3 3 0 5 40 0 5 2 0 1 17 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 16

16 74 16 16

1 13 200

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 F Notre Dame 32 32 64 LSU 38 36 74 Officials: James Balque, James Marino, Bryan Enterline; Attendance: 2,890

2000 NCAA Tournament

3-pt George Washington FG-A FG-A Erica Lawrence 0-5 0-0 Starr Jefferson 1-3 0-0 Petra Dubovcova 0-9 0-2 Marlo Egelston 4-8 3-6 Elisa Aguilar 6-11 3-4 Cathy Joens 1-5 0-3 Kristeena Alexander 1-7 0-4 Katarina Baskova 1-2 0-1 Lindsey Davidson 1-2 1-2 Corrin Reid 2-5 0-0 Leslie Carlson 0-3 0-0

FT-A 0-0 1-2 8-12 2-3 0-0 2-2 6-9 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0

REB 1-2-3 1-0-1 1-7-8 0-0-0 2-1-3 2-1-3 1-1-2 1-0-1 0-2-2 0-0-0 0-0-0

PF TP A TO 2 0 0 2 5 3 0 2 3 8 1 2 5 13 2 1 3 15 1 2 2 4 0 2 3 8 3 3 0 2 0 0 4 3 5 3 2 4 0 0 1 0 0 0

B ST Min 0 2 14 0 0 14 0 3 28 0 2 25 0 2 29 0 1 16 0 4 24 0 0 5 0 1 19 0 1 15 0 1 11

7-22

19-29

12-16-28

30 60 12 19

0 17 200

3-pt Notre Dame FG-A FG-A Alicia Ratay 3-7 3-6 Julie Henderson 6-9 0-0 Ruth Riley 4-8 0-0 Danielle Green 4-7 0-0 Niele Ivey 5-8 3-6 Ericka Haney 2-3 0-0 Karen Swanson 1-1 0-0 Monique Hernandez 0-2 0-0 Amanda Barksdale 1-2 0-0 Imani Dunbar 0-0 0-0 Meaghan Leahy 1-1 0-0 Kelley Siemon 1-6 0-0

FT-A 2-2 2-5 6-8 8-10 10-12 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 3-6

REB 0-4-4 6-4-10 2-7-9 3-4-7 0-2-2 1-3-4 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 2-1-3 4-10-14

PF 4 4 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 4

TP A TO 11 4 1 14 3 5 14 0 2 16 2 7 23 1 3 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 5 5 4

B ST Min 0 1 32 1 1 29 0 1 17 0 0 29 0 5 35 0 0 15 0 0 2 0 1 10 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 2 20

TOTALS

33-45

18-36-54

23 95 16 25

1 11 200

TOTALS

(First Round)

March 17, 2000 Joyce Center (Notre Dame, Ind.) 3-pt FG-A FG-A 1-7 1-7 4-7 2-3 2-8 0-0 2-6 1-3 7-11 3-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 1-3 1-2 0-1 0-0 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0

FT-A 0-0 6-6 4-6 1-3 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

REB 0-1-1 1-1-2 1-3-4 0-2-2 1-2-3 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1

TOTALS 19-49 8-21 3-pt FG-A FG-A Notre Dame Alicia Ratay 0-1 0-0 Julie Henderson 3-6 0-0 Ruth Riley 7-8 0-0 Danielle Green 4-6 0-0 Niele Ivey 4-10 3-5 Ericka Haney 2-4 0-0 Karen Swanson 1-1 0-0 Monique Hernandez 2-2 0-0 Amanda Barksdale 0-1 0-0 Imani Dunbar 0-0 0-0 Meaghan Leahy 0-0 0-0 Kelley Siemon 5-5 0-0

15-19

7-12-19

FT-A 4-4 2-2 4-4 4-4 3-4 3-4 1-1 1-2 2-2 3-6 2-2 3-5

REB 1-2-3 1-3-4 1-4-5 1-2-3 0-1-1 1-2-3 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-1-1 0-1-1 2-4-6

TOTALS

28-36

8-24-32

28-44

3-5

PF TP A TO B ST Min 0 3 3 1 0 2 32 5 16 0 1 0 1 23 5 8 1 2 0 2 26 3 6 4 5 0 0 33 2 19 3 5 0 2 31 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 3 5 0 1 0 0 18 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 4 0 3 1 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 25 61 12 22 PF 2 3 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 2 2

7 200

TP A TO BK ST Min 4 0 0 0 0 25 8 4 3 3 3 21 14 2 3 3 0 21 12 5 2 0 1 26 14 3 4 0 3 27 7 1 2 0 3 21 3 0 1 0 0 3 5 0 2 0 2 7 2 0 0 1 0 7 3 0 2 0 1 5 2 3 2 0 0 2 13 2 0 0 0 5

17 87 20 21

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 F San Diego 31 30 61 Notre Dame 42 45 87 Officials: Joe Cunningham, Terri Maddock, Dee Marrera; Attendance: 5,195

178

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28-54

6-12

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 F George Washington 25 35 60 Notre Dame 43 52 95 Officials: Joe Cunningham, Teresa Dahlem, Terri Maddock; Attendance: 5,521

Notre Dame 87 • San Diego 61

San Diego Kerri Nakamoto Maria Perez-Barris Jessica Gray Melissa Glazebrook Susie Erpelding Andrea Burns Marie Plocher Janeene Arenden Robyn Fortney Jamie Lucia Erin Malich Jen Wedo Erin Epperson

17-60

4 14 200

Texas Tech 69 • Notre Dame 65 (Regional Semifinal)

March 25, 2000 The Pyramid (Memphis, Tenn.) Texas Tech Aleah Johnson Keitha Dickerson Plenette Pierson Katrisa O’Neal Melinda Pharies Amber Tarr Tanisha Ellison TOTALS Notre Dame Julie Henderson Ruth Riley Niele Ivey Alicia Ratay Danielle Green Ericka Haney Karen Swanson Monique Hernandez Amanda Barksdale Kelley Siemon TOTALS

3-pt FG-A FG-A 7-13 0-0 5-9 0-1 4-12 0-0 3-13 0-0 4-10 2-6 1-4 1-3 2-3 0-0

FT-A 4-7 2-3 5-6 2-4 1-1 0-0 0-0

REB 4-4-8 1-4-5 4-5-9 4-0-3 0-3-3 1-2-3 0-2-2

3-10

14-21

16-20-36

3-pt FG-A FG-A 5-6 0-0 8-12 0-0 1-9 1-5 1-7 0-2 4-11 0-0 5-9 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

FT-A 0-0 3-4 4-4 0-1 7-10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2

REB 3-5-8 1-6-7 1-3-4 2-2-4 3-2-5 1-3-4 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-2

16-21

14-25-39

26-64

24-54

1-7

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 F Texas Tech 23 46 69 Notre Dame 28 37 65 Officials: John Morningstar, Doc Sisk, Kim Watt; Attendance: 8,093

PF 2 4 4 2 4 3 2

TP A TO BK ST Min 18 2 3 0 0 30 12 3 6 1 3 30 13 0 5 2 0 25 8 4 2 0 0 39 11 7 3 0 2 40 3 1 1 0 0 21 4 1 1 0 0 15

21 69 18 21

PF 3 5 2 1 3 4 0 0 0 2

TP 10 19 7 2 15 10 2 0 0 2

5 200

A TO BK ST Min 3 4 1 2 33 1 3 4 0 27 4 5 0 6 36 4 3 0 0 30 1 6 0 1 35 0 2 2 0 23 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 14

20 95 13 25

7 10 200

(Second Round)

March 19, 2001 Joyce Center (Notre Dame, Ind.)

Notre Dame 98 • Alcorn State 49

15-71

9-41

10-15

TOTALS

36-66

5-11

21-30

REB 4-2-6 2-7-9 2-5-7 2-1-3 1-4-5 2-2-4 0-1-1 0-0-0 1-2-3 4-7-11 0-0-0 0-5-5 3-5-8 21-41-62

PF 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 1 0

TP A TO 14 1 0 13 1 3 16 0 3 13 2 2 9 8 1 4 1 1 5 3 1 4 0 0 4 3 1 10 0 0 4 1 0 2 2 0

11 98 22 12

6 200

B ST Min 0 0 23 0 0 28 2 0 20 0 1 24 0 2 25 1 0 16 0 0 18 0 0 4 0 0 9 5 0 19 0 1 5 0 1 9 8

5 200

10-36-46

34-66

8-18

12-15

PF 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 0

B ST Min 1 0 14 0 1 32 1 0 26 0 0 30 0 3 27 0 1 13 1 0 22 0 0 3 0 0 10 2 0 15 0 0 4 0 0 4

TP A TO 2 1 1 16 5 1 21 1 3 11 1 0 8 8 3 2 0 0 14 2 1 2 0 0 3 1 1 5 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 2

10 88 21 14

8 200

5 200

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 F Michigan 28 26 54 Notre Dame 44 44 88 Officials: Wesley Dean, Rick Morris, Sue Kennedy; Attendance: 9,597

Notre Dame 69 • Utah 54 (Regional Semifinal)

March 24, 2001 Pepsi Center (Denver, Colo.)

3-pt Utah FG-A FG-A FT-A Kristina Anderseon 4-10 1-3 0-0 Amy Ewart 2-2 0-0 4-4 Lauren Beckman 2-9 0-0 0-0 Kelsy Stireman 1-2 0-1 0-0 Lindsay Herbert 2-9 0-5 0-0 Erin Gibbons 3-10 2-7 6-6 Katherine McColl 2-3 0-0 2-2 Whitney Sutak 0-1 0-1 0-0 Lori Red-Castagnetto 3-7 1-2 0-0 Team TOTALS 19-53 4-19 12-12 3-pt Notre Dame FG-A FG-A FT-A Ericka Haney 5-7 0-0 0-2 Kelley Siemon 3-6 0-0 0-1 Ruth Riley 8-12 0-0 8-9 Alicia Ratay 4-9 3-6 0-0 Niele Ivey 5-13 3-6 2-2 Le’Tania Severe 0-0 0-0 0-0 Jeneka Joyce 0-4 0-3 0-0 Karen Swanson 0-0 0-0 0-0 Monique Hernandez 1-2 0-0 1-4 Amanda Barksdale 0-1 0-0 0-0 Imani Dunbar 0-1 0-0 0-0 Meaghan Leahy 0-0 0-0 0-0 Team 26-55

6-15

11-18

7-21-28 REB 5-3-8 1-5-6 6-8-14 1-8-9 0-2-2 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 14-27-41

PF TP A TO 2 9 1 1 4 8 2 3 3 4 0 1 0 2 3 0 4 4 0 1 1 14 3 0 5 6 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 2

B ST Min 1 1 36 0 3 33 1 0 28 0 0 15 0 1 28 0 1 25 0 0 12 0 0 2 0 0 21

19 54 11

PF 3 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 3 1 0 0

TP A TO 10 0 3 6 3 2 24 6 5 11 2 1 15 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

13 69 18 12

6 200

B ST Min 1 0 29 0 1 31 1 0 38 1 1 34 0 2 37 0 0 1 0 0 16 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3

4 200

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 F Utah 25 29 54 Notre Dame 32 37 69 Officials: Scott Yarbrough, Dennis DeMayo, Carla Fujimoto; Attendance: 8,936

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179

HISTORY

TOTALS

REB 3-5-8 0-1-1 2-2-4 0-1-1 0-4-4 0-5-5 1-1-2 0-0-0 0-1-1 1-1-2

RECORDS

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 F Alcorn State 23 26 49 Notre Dame 47 51 98 Officials: Wesley Dean, Sue Kennedy, Anita Myles; Attendance: 8,553

24 49 12 13

TOTALS

15 54 12 11

BIG EAST

3-pt Notre Dame FG-A FG-A FT-A Ericka Haney 7-13 0-0 0-2 Kelley Siemon 6-10 0-0 1-2 Ruth Riley 6-6 0-0 4-4 Alicia Ratay 4-6 3-4 2-2 Niele Ivey 2-8 1-4 4-4 Le’Tania Severe 2-3 0-0 0-1 Jeneka Joyce 2-7 1-3 0-0 Karen Swanson 1-1 0-0 2-2 Monique Hernandez 2-4 0-0 0-1 Amanda Barksdale 3-6 0-0 4-6 Imani Dunbar 1-1 0-0 2-4 Meaghan Leahy 0-1 0-0 2-2 Team

19-15-34

B ST Min 0 1 22 0 0 22 0 5 37 0 0 30 0 0 18 0 0 5 0 0 23 0 0 18 0 0 22 0 0 3

REB 2-2-4 1-5-6 1-6-7 0-8-8 0-4-4 0-1-1 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 4-3-7 0-0-0 1-1-2 1-4-5

B ST Min 1 1 36 0 0 25 0 1 21 1 3 38 1 2 34 0 1 3 0 0 4 0 0 8 0 0 4 0 0 27

2008-09 REVIEW

TOTALS

REB PF TP A TO 3-1-4 1 4 4 1 2-2-4 4 4 0 2 4-3-7 5 9 1 1 1-1-2 4 9 0 1 0-1-1 2 2 2 0 0-0-0 0 0 1 1 0-0-0 3 15 2 0 2-2-4 1 2 1 0 5-1-6 3 4 1 2 0-1-1 1 0 0 3 2-3-5 2

13-25-38

TP A TO 16 0 0 10 1 2 1 1 0 5 6 7 9 2 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 2

2009-10 OPPONENTS

3-pt Alcorn State FG-A FG-A FT-A Queriston Haynes 0-6 0-4 4-6 Aja Wellington 2-5 0-1 0-0 Cherea Wood 4-24 0-6 1-3 Daisha Reed 3-10 3-10 0-0 Kamrica Turk 0-1 0-1 2-2 Keairra Levy 0-1 0-1 0-0 Taresha Coleman 5-12 5-11 0-0 Tosin Fadeyi 0-3 0-1 2-2 Monisa McGee 1-9 1-6 1-2 Uri Honeysucker 0-0 0-0 0-0 Team

TOTALS 23-70 2-16 6-10 3-pt Notre Dame FG-A FG-A FT-A Ericka Haney 1-5 0-0 0-0 Kelley Siemon 8-15 0-0 0-1 Ruth Riley 8-11 0-0 5-5 Alicia Ratay 3-7 3-6 2-2 Niele Ivey 3-8 1-3 1-1 Le’Tania Severe 0-1 0-0 2-2 Jeneka Joyce 5-9 4-8 0-0 Karen Swanson 1-2 0-1 0-0 Monique Hernandez 1-1 0-0 1-2 Amanda Barksdale 2-3 0-0 1-1 Imani Dunbar 1-2 0-0 0-0 Meaghan Leahy 1-2 0-0 0-1 Team

PF 5 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 2

COACHES

(First Round)

March 17, 2001 Joyce Center (Notre Dame, Ind.)

REB 2-2-4 1-2-3 2-2-4 1-6-7 1-2-3 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 4-8-12 2-1-3

STUDENT-ATHLETES

2001 NCAA Tournament

3-pt Michigan FG-A FG-A FT-A Raina Goodlow 8-15 0-0 0-0 Stephanie Gandy 5-8 0-1 0-0 LeeAnn Bies 0-6 0-0 1-2 Anne Thorius 2-9 1-6 0-0 Alayne Ingram 3-18 0-4 3-4 Susana Jara 0-0 0-0 0-0 Michaela Leary 1-2 1-2 0-0 Infini Robinson 0-3 0-3 0-0 Katie Dykhouse 0-1 0-0 0-0 Jennifer Smith 4-8 0-0 2-4 Team

2009-10 PREVIEW

Julie Henderson notched her second double-double of the 2000 season with 14 points and 10 rebounds in Notre Dame’s 95-60 NCAA Tournament secondround win over George Washington.

THIS IS NOTRE DAME

Notre Dame 88 • Michigan 54

THE FIGHTING IRISH

NCAA Tournament History Notre Dame 72 • Vanderbilt 64

Notre Dame 68 • Purdue 66

(Regional Final)

(National Championship Game)

March 26, 2001 Pepsi Center (Denver, Colo.)

April 1, 2001 Savvis Center (St. Louis, Mo.)

3-pt Vanderbilt FG-A FG-A FT-A Zuzana Klimesova 12-19 0-1 3-4 Jenni Benningfield 1-5 1-1 0-0 Chantelle Anderson 6-11 0-0 2-3 Ashley McElhiney 3-11 2-8 4-4 Jillian Danker 3-10 2-5 0-0 Juli Colli 0-0 0-0 0-0 Hillary Hager 0-4 0-4 0-0 Team TOTALS

25-60

5-19

9-11

3-pt Notre Dame FG-A FG-A FT-A Ericka Haney 2-4 0-0 0-0 Kelley Siemon 8-11 0-0 0-1 Ruth Riley 11-21 0-0 10-12 Alicia Ratay 7-11 3-4 0-0 Niele Ivey 1-3 1-1 0-3 Jeneka Joyce 0-1 0-1 0-0 Monique Hernandez 0-1 0-0 0-0 Amanda Barksdale 0-0 0-0 0-0 Team TOTALS

29-52

4-6

10-16

REB PF TP A TO 6-6-12 4 27 2 2 3-4-7 0 3 2 1 1-3-4 5 14 1 3 0-2-2 2 12 7 1 2-4-6 2 8 6 2 0-0-0 0 0 2 1 1-0-1 0 0 0 1 2-1-3 2 15-20-35

13 64 20 13

B ST Min 1 2 40 0 1 37 0 1 24 0 1 40 0 0 35 0 0 10 0 0 14 1

5 200

3-pt Purdue FG-A FG-A FT-A Shalica Hurns 7-13 0-0 3-5 Shereka Wright 6-15 2-4 3-5 Camille Cooper 3-9 0-0 0-0 Kelly Komara 3-9 2-5 0-0 Katie Douglas 6-15 3-6 3-3 Lindsey Hicks 0-0 0-0 0-0 Shinika Parks 0-3 0-2 0-0 Candi Crawford 0-2 0-0 0-2 Mary Jo Noon 0-1 0-0 0-0 Team TOTALS

REB 3-3-6 1-6-7 4-2-6 0-5-5 0-2-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-2-2 8-21-29

PF 3 3 2 0 2 0 0 2

TP A TO 4 0 0 16 5 3 32 0 1 17 1 1 3 9 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

12 72 15 10

B ST Min 0 0 34 0 1 39 3 1 34 0 1 38 0 2 38 0 0 8 0 0 3 1 0 6 4

5 200

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 F Vanderbilt 40 24 64 Notre Dame 40 32 72 Officials: Dennis DeMayo, Angie Lewis, Rick Morris; Attendance: 8,422

9-15

17-24-41

3-pt Notre Dame FG-A FG-A FT-A Ericka Haney 6-11 0-0 1-2 Kelley Siemon 5-11 0-0 0-0 Ruth Riley 9-13 0-0 10-14 Alicia Ratay 1-6 1-4 0-0 Niele Ivey 5-13 0-4 2-3 Jeneka Joyce 0-2 0-2 2-2 Amanda Barksdale 0-1 0-0 0-0 Team

REB 1-4-5 2-7-9 6-7-13 0-4-4 1-4-5 0-0-0 1-1-2 0-0-0

TOTALS

25-67

26-56

7-17

REB PF TP A TO 4-3-7 0 17 0 2 2-2-4 2 17 0 2 1-5-6 6 6 2 2 0-2-2 1 8 2 1 1-6-7 2 18 5 6 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 1-1-2 1 0 1 1 3-1-4 4 0 2 1 0-0-0 2 0 0 0 5-4-9 1

1-10

15-21

11-27-38

B ST Min 1 1 39 1 1 34 2 1 23 0 1 37 0 5 40 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 1 11 0 0 3

16 66 12 16

4 10 200

PF 3 3 3 4 0 1 1

B ST Min 1 1 35 0 0 40 7 0 35 0 1 25 1 6 40 0 0 20 0 0 8

TP A TO 13 2 0 10 6 7 28 1 3 3 2 1 12 4 4 2 1 0 0 0 1

14 68 16 15 11

8 200

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 F Purdue 32 34 66 Notre Dame 26 42 68 Officials: Sally Bell, Scott Yarbrough, Lisa Mattingly; Attendance: 20,551

Notre Dame 90 • Connecticut 75 (National Semifinal)

2002 NCAA Tournament

March 30, 2001 Savvis Center (St. Louis, Mo.)

3-pt Connecticut FG-A FG-A FT-A Diana Taurasi 1-15 0-11 2-3 Swin Cash 2-4 0-0 4-8 Kelly Schumacher 5-13 0-1 2-3 Sue Bird 7-21 4-11 0-0 Asjha Jones 1-2 0-0 5-8 Maria Conlon 3-6 1-3 1-1 Morgan Valley 0-0 0-0 0-0 Kennitra Johnson 2-9 1-4 3-3 Tamika Williams 5-7 0-0 0-0 Team TOTALS

17-26

29-22-51

3-pt Notre Dame FG-A FG-A FT-A Ericka Haney 4-12 0-0 7-9 Kelley Siemon 5-12 0-0 1-2 Ruth Riley 6-13 0-0 6-10 Alicia Ratay 6-10 4-5 4-4 Niele Ivey 5-9 3-5 8-8 Jeneka Joyce 1-1 1-1 2-3 Monique Hernandez 0-0 0-0 0-0 Amanda Barksdale 0-1 0-0 0-0 Team

REB 4-6-10 0-4-4 2-5-7 0-8-8 2-2-4 0-1-1 0-0-0 1-0-1 5-3-8

TOTALS

26-77

27-58

6-20

REB PF TP A TO 0-3-3 5 4 5 1 8-2-10 2 8 2 4 8-9-17 3 12 4 3 2-2-4 4 18 4 3 3-2-5 5 7 2 0 1-1-2 3 8 0 1 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 1-1-2 4 8 1 4 4-2-6 2 10 0 0 2-0-2

8-11

28-36

14-29-43

B ST Min 0 2 31 1 1 25 1 0 31 0 1 38 0 0 18 1 0 9 0 0 1 0 2 21 0 2 26

28 75 18 16

PF 3 4 4 1 3 1 0 1

TP A TO 15 1 3 11 6 1 18 0 2 20 5 3 21 3 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

B ST Min 0 0 36 0 3 35 5 0 32 0 1 38 0 5 33 0 1 17 0 0 1 0 0 8

17 90 16 13

5 10 200

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 F Connnecticut 49 26 75 Notre Dame 37 53 90 Officials: June Courteau, Melissa Barlow, Greg Small; Attendance: 20,551

8 200

Notre Dame 58 • New Mexico 44 (First Round)

March 15, 2002 Thompson-Boling Arena (Knoxville, Tenn.)

3-pt New Mexico FG-A FG-A FT-A Chelsea Grear 1-2 0-0 2-6 Lindsey Arndt 2-7 0-0 2-2 Jordan Adams 3-8 1-1 0-0 Molly McKinnon 2-4 1-1 0-0 Mandi Moore 5-11 0-2 0-0 Stephanie Shaw 0-6 0-1 0-1 Melissa Forest 5-10 2-3 0-0 Daja Adams 0-3 0-1 0-0 Lauren McLeod 0-0 0-0 0-0 Team

REB 0-6-6 1-3-4 0-1-1 1-4-5 1-3-4 1-0-1 3-2-5 1-3-4 0-0-0 2-3-5

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME®

B ST Min 0 2 34 0 0 27 1 0 13 0 2 17 0 3 37 0 0 25 0 1 20 2 0 21 0 0 6

18 44

TOTALS 18-51 4-9 4-9 3-pt Notre Dame FG-A FG-A FT-A Ericka Haney 0-3 0-0 0-3 Katy Flecky 2-4 0-0 1-2 Amanda Barksdale 1-3 0-0 2-2 Le’Tania Severe 1-4 0-0 7-8 Alicia Ratay 6-16 2-6 0-0 Jeneka Joyce 1-3 1-2 0-0 Jill Krause 0-0 0-0 0-0 Karen Swanson 0-0 0-0 0-0 Teresa Borton 4-5 0-0 0-0 Jacqueline Batteast 6-12 1-4 0-4 Kelsey Wicks 0-0 0-0 0-0 Allison Bustamante 1-1 0-0 0-0 Team

10-25-35 REB 2-4-6 2-3-5 1-4-5 1-3-4 2-3-5 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-2 1-4-5 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1

PF TP A TO 3 0 0 2 0 5 2 0 2 4 0 0 1 9 3 2 0 14 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 2 2 3 13 1 4 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0

B ST Min 1 0 23 1 2 19 2 0 16 0 3 31 0 0 38 0 1 12 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 19 1 2 27 0 0 10 0 0 3

TOTALS

10-24-34

13 58 10 13

22-51

4-12

10-19

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 F New Mexico 33 11 44 Notre Dame 30 28 58 Officials: Yvette McKinney, Mary Watford, Jack Riordan; Attendance: 6,191

180

PF TP A TO 3 4 0 5 1 6 0 3 1 7 1 3 3 5 1 0 3 10 4 4 2 0 1 0 2 12 0 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 18

8 200

9 200

(Second Round)

March 17, 2002 Thompson-Boling Arena (Knoxville, Tenn.)

TOTALS

18-33-51

29-64

4-13

27-35

REB 1-5-6 3-2-5 2-2-4 0-2-2 2-2-4 0-2-2 1-2-3 0-0-0 0-2-2 1-4-5 0-3-3 1-0-1 4-5-9 0-0-0 3-2-5

26 50

PF 2 1 1 3 2 4 1 0 0 2 1 2 2 2

6 25

8 200

TP A TO B ST Min 8 1 1 1 1 21 10 4 1 0 1 18 6 2 1 0 1 14 7 2 0 0 2 15 16 3 0 1 1 27 11 1 1 1 1 16 4 2 5 0 2 17 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 1 3 6 0 3 0 0 19 8 2 2 0 2 15 8 0 0 0 1 13 5 1 2 0 2 11 0 0 1 0 0 5

23 89 18 17

3 16 200

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 F Notre Dame 27 23 50 Tennessee 53 36 89 Officials: Yvette McKinney, Tina Napier, Tim Gebhardt; Attendance: 5,799

Notre Dame 59 • Arizona 47 (First Round)

March 23, 2003 Bramlage Coliseum (Manhattan, Kan.)

3-4

24-29

B ST Min 2 1 33 0 3 35 0 1 28 0 3 33 0 4 39 0 0 0+ 0 0 0+ 0 3 25 1 1 7 0 0 0+

15-28-43

12 59 12 19

3 16 200

11-13

28-24-52

21 47 10 23

4 14 200

Notre Dame 59 • Kansas State 53 (Second Round)

March 25, 2003 Bramlage Coliseum (Manhattan, Kan.) 3-pt Notre Dame FG-A FG-A FT-A Jacqueline Batteast 1-10 0-1 0-0 Courtney LaVere 5-16 0-1 4-5 Teresa Borton 2-3 0-0 0-0 Le’Tania Severe 6-11 0-0 5-6 Alicia Ratay 3-13 3-6 3-4 Megan Duffy 2-3 2-3 4-4 Katy Flecky 0-0 0-0 0-0 Team

REB 1-4-5 6-2-8 2-4-6 1-7-8 0-7-7 0-5-5 0-0-0 3-0-3

TOTALS 19-56 5-11 16-19 3-pt Kansas State FG-A FG-A FT-A Megan Mahoney 2-8 0-4 1-2 Kendra Wecker 4-15 2-6 0-0 Nicole Ohlde 6-10 0-0 3-4 Laurie Koehn 7-19 7-17 2-2 Chelsea Domenico 0-2 0-2 0-0 Brie Madden 0-1 0-0 0-1 Amy Dutmer 0-2 0-1 0-0 Team

13-29-42

TOTALS

11-25-36

19-57

9-30

6-9

PF 4 3 0 3 0 1 2

TP A TO 2 3 0 14 0 4 4 0 0 17 4 6 12 2 2 10 1 0 0 0 1

13 59 10 13

REB PF TP A TO 3-4-7 4 5 5 0 0-7-7 4 10 4 5 3-8-11 3 15 3 4 0-2-2 0 23 0 2 1-4-5 3 0 2 1 1-0-1 2 0 1 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 3-0-3 2 16 53 15 14

B ST Min 2 1 30 1 0 32 1 2 32 0 2 40 0 2 39 0 0 25 0 1 2 4

8 200

B ST Min 1 1 40 0 3 38 2 1 40 0 1 38 0 0 37 0 0 4 0 0 3 3

6 200

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 F Notre Dame 28 31 59 Kansas State 31 22 53 Officials: Wesley Dean, Joe Cunningham, Kim Watt; Attendance: 11,534

RECORDS

16-55

PF TP A TO 2 3 3 6 2 15 1 2 2 8 1 0 2 7 3 4 0 20 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 3 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0

2-25

BIG EAST

TOTALS

REB 4-5-9 4-3-7 3-5-8 1-6-7 1-8-9 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 1-1-2

17-73

2008-09 REVIEW

2003 NCAA Tournament

3-pt Notre Dame FG-A FG-A FT-A Jacqueline Batteast 1-16 0-0 1-2 Courtney LaVere 4-13 0-0 7-9 Teresa Borton 4-10 0-0 0-0 Le’Tania Severe 1-3 0-0 5-6 Alicia Ratay 5-10 3-4 7-8 Jill Krause 0-0 0-0 0-0 Karen Swanson 0-0 0-0 0-0 Megan Duffy 1-2 0-0 4-4 Katy Flecky 0-1 0-0 0-0 Anne Weese 0-0 0-0 0-0 Team

TOTALS

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 F Notre Dame 23 36 59 Arizona 21 26 47 Officials: Joe Cunningham, Kim Watt, Darrell Johnson; Attendance: 10,732

2009-10 OPPONENTS

16-21-37

B ST Min 2 1 27 1 1 6 2 0 16 0 2 29 0 1 28 0 0 9 0 0 2 0 0 4 1 1 24 0 2 20 1 0 19 0 0 16

COACHES

TOTALS 17-59 4-17 12-22 3-pt Tennessee FG-A FG-A FT-A Gwen Jackson 3-5 0-0 2-2 Brittany Jackson 3-8 2-3 2-4 Shyra Ely 1-2 0-0 4-4 April McDivitt 2-3 1-2 2-2 Kara Lawson 7-18 1-4 1-1 Michelle Snow 2-3 0-0 7-8 Tasha Butts 1-3 0-1 2-2 LaToya Davis 0-1 0-0 0-0 Amanda Canon 0-2 0-1 0-0 Michelle Munoz 3-6 0-2 0-0 Loree Moore 3-4 0-0 2-2 Ashley Robinson 3-6 0-0 2-5 Courtney McDaniel 1-2 0-0 3-5 Shalon Pillow 0-1 0-0 0-0 Team

PF TP A TO 1 4 0 2 4 0 1 0 4 2 2 3 4 8 0 7 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 2 5 3 1 1 3 5 0 6 3 10 0 1 1 5 1 1

B ST Min 0 2 37 3 6 30 0 2 34 0 1 35 0 3 36 0 0 0+ 0 0 13 0 0 3 1 0 12

STUDENT-ATHLETES

REB 3-1-4 0-0-0 0-4-4 3-1-4 3-2-5 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-1-1 4-2-6 2-0-2 0-1-1 0-1-1 1-7-8

REB PF TP A TO 7-6-13 3 17 0 6 8-8-16 4 14 2 4 3-0-3 3 7 1 2 3-1-4 3 4 4 4 3-4-7 4 3 3 2 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 3 0 0 4 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 1-1-2 1 2 0 0 3-3-6 1

2009-10 PREVIEW

3-pt Notre Dame FG-A FG-A FT-A Ericka Haney 2-10 0-1 0-0 Katy Flecky 0-1 0-0 0-0 Amanda Barksdale 1-1 0-0 0-0 Le’Tania Severe 3-10 0-0 2-4 Alicia Ratay 3-10 0-4 3-4 Jeneka Joyce 0-2 0-1 0-0 Jill Krause 0-1 0-0 1-2 Karen Swanson 1-2 1-2 0-0 Teresa Borton 1-4 0-0 1-5 Jacqueline Batteast 2-9 0-2 1-3 Kelsey Wicks 2-5 2-5 4-4 Allison Bustamante 2-4 1-2 0-0 Team

3-pt Arizona FG-A FG-A FT-A Krista Warren 7-13 0-0 3-3 Shawntinice Polk 4-14 0-0 6-8 Dee-Dee Wheeler 3-20 1-10 0-0 Aimee Grzyb 2-15 0-8 0-0 Julie Brase 1-7 1-5 0-0 CoCoa Sanford 0-0 0-0 0-0 Natalie Jones 0-3 0-2 0-0 Phakisha Peterson 0-0 0-0 0-0 Danielle Adefeso 0-1 0-0 2-2 Team

THIS IS NOTRE DAME

Tennessee 89 • Notre Dame 50

HISTORY

2009-10 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

181

THE FIGHTING IRISH

NCAA Tournament History Purdue 66 • Notre Dame 47 (Regional Semifinal)

March 30, 2003 University of Dayton Arena (Dayton, Ohio) 3-pt Notre Dame FG-A FG-A FT-A Jacqueline Batteast 4-17 0-0 0-0 Courtney LaVere 3-10 0-0 0-0 Teresa Borton 4-6 0-0 0-0 Le’Tania Severe 1-3 0-0 0-2 Alicia Ratay 7-15 0-2 2-2 Jill Krause 0-0 0-0 0-1 Karen Swanson 0-0 0-0 0-0 Megan Duffy 1-5 0-2 2-2 Katy Flecky 1-6 0-2 1-2 Anne Weese 0-0 0-0 0-0 Team

REB 7-5-12 2-0-2 3-7-10 1-4-5 1-3-4 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 1-3-4 0-1-1 2-0-2

TOTALS 21-62 0-6 5-9 3-pt Purdue FG-A FG-A FT-A Lindsey Hicks 3-5 0-2 0-0 Shereka Wright 5-16 0-0 2-5 Mary Jo Noon 4-9 0-0 4-4 Beth Jones 3-8 3-4 2-2 Erika Valek 7-13 2-3 3-4 Missy Taylor 0-0 0-0 0-0 Brianna Howard 0-0 0-0 0-0 Sabrina Keys 0-0 0-0 0-0 Carol Duncan 0-2 0-0 0-0 Sharika Webb 0-1 0-0 1-2 Emily Heikes 2-3 0-0 1-2 Team

17-24-41

TOTALS

13-26-39

24-57

5-9

13-19

REB 1-4-5 5-5-10 1-6-7 1-3-4 0-2-2 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 1-3-4 2-1-3 2-0-2

PF TP A TO 2 8 2 3 5 6 0 2 4 8 1 0 3 2 1 6 1 16 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 2 2 3 2 4 0 0 0 0

B ST Min 4 0 37 0 0 17 5 2 29 0 2 33 0 1 35 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 23 0 2 23 0 0 1

18 47

PF 1 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 2

9 18

TP A TO 6 0 1 12 4 4 12 0 3 11 3 1 19 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 0 1

12 66 10 14

8 200

B ST Min 0 2 28 2 3 35 0 0 29 0 1 32 0 1 38 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 11 0 0 18 3

8 200

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 F Notre Dame 29 18 47 Purdue 33 33 66 Officials: Bob Trammell, Tina Napier, Gator Parrish; Attendance: 9,552

Notre Dame 59 • Middle Tennessee 46 (Second Round)

2004 NCAA Tournament Notre Dame 69 • SMS 65 (OT) (First Round)

March 21, 2004 Joyce Center (Notre Dame, Ind.)

3-pt SMS FG-A FG-A FT-A Nicole Lehman 1-1 1-1 0-0 Meg Tierney 3-7 0-0 0-0 Jenni Lingor 3-10 2-5 7-8 Kari Koch 5-18 3-8 2-2 Morgan Hohenberger 2-6 0-1 4-4 K.C. Cowgill 3-7 1-5 0-0 Stephanie Busbey 5-6 0-0 0-0 Rachel Martin 0-2 0-1 1-2 Sarah Klaassen 0-1 0-0 0-0 Team TOTALS

22-58

7-21

14-16

3-pt Notre Dame FG-A FG-A FT-A Jacqueline Batteast 7-19 0-2 3-5 Courtney LaVere 5-10 1-1 0-0 Le’Tania Severe 2-10 0-0 7-7 Megan Duffy 4-12 2-8 6-7 Monique Hernandez 3-6 0-2 0-0 Jeneka Joyce 2-12 1-10 1-1 Teresa Borton 0-1 0-0 2-2 Breona Gray 0-0 0-0 0-0 Katy Flecky 0-0 0-0 0-0 Crystal Erwin 0-0 0-0 0-0 Team TOTALS

23-70

4-23

19-22

REB PF TP A TO 0-3-3 4 3 0 1 2-4-6 1 6 1 1 3-2-5 3 15 2 3 0-5-5 3 15 4 6 1-3-4 4 8 4 3 0-1-1 1 7 2 1 0-3-3 1 10 2 2 0-2-2 0 1 0 1 1-4-5 1 0 1 0 2-4-6 1 9-31-40

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 OT Southwest Missouri State 27 32 6 Notre Dame 33 26 10 Technical Foul: SMS bench Officials: Mary Day, Peter Contreras, Lorenzo Alvarez; Attendance: 6,225

182

18 65 16 19

REB PF TP A TO 5-6-11 3 17 2 7 7-6-13 2 11 3 1 2-5-7 3 11 5 2 0-2-2 2 16 3 2 1-2-3 3 6 3 2 0-1-1 0 6 2 0 1-3-4 0 2 0 0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0-1-1 2 0 0 2 1-3-4 1 17-29-46

Dayton, Ohio, native Megan Duffy scored 10 points and canned all four of her free throw attempts in the final 61 seconds to help Notre Dame knock off Kansas State, 59-53 in the second round of the 2003 NCAA Tournament and return to her hometown for the Sweet 16.

17 69 18 17 F 65 69

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME®

B ST Min 0 0 13 0 0 33 0 0 44 0 3 42 0 1 32 0 2 16 1 0 12 0 1 6 0 0 27 1

7 225

B ST Min 0 3 43 3 1 28 0 3 43 0 2 39 0 2 27 0 0 25 0 0 13 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 3 11 225

March 23, 2004 Joyce Center (Notre Dame, Ind.)

3-pt Middle Tennessee FG-A FG-A FT-A Krystle Horton 7-14 0-0 4-7 Jennifer Justice 1-5 1-4 0-0 Tia Stovall 3-8 0-0 0-0 Keisha McClinic 1-10 0-5 0-0 Patrice Holmes 4-15 1-8 0-1 Ditte Jakobsen 0-0 0-0 0-0 Chrissy Givens 2-3 0-0 4-4 Cartia Bailey 0-0 0-0 0-0 Team TOTALS 18-55 2-17 8-12 3-pt Notre Dame FG-A FG-A FT-A Jacqueline Batteast 13-17 1-1 0-1 Courtney LaVere 1-6 0-1 1-2 Le’Tania Severe 0-1 0-0 1-2 Megan Duffy 2-4 0-2 0-0 Monique Hernandez 1-2 0-1 0-0 Susie Powers 0-0 0-0 0-0 Jeneka Joyce 3-4 3-4 0-0 Teresa Borton 2-5 0-0 0-0 Breona Gray 0-0 0-0 0-0 Katy Flecky 1-2 0-0 0-1 Crystal Erwin 3-6 0-0 1-2 Anne Weese 0-0 0-0 0-0 Team TOTALS

26-47

4-9

3-8

REB PF TP A TO 3-1-4 2 18 0 1 1-1-2 2 3 3 1 0-3-3 4 6 2 6 4-3-7 0 2 2 3 2-4-6 0 9 5 2 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 1-3-4 4 8 1 1 0-0-0 1 0 0 1 3-1-4 1 14-16-30

B ST Min 0 2 36 0 2 29 1 2 33 0 6 35 0 3 39 0 0 5 0 0 20 0 0 3

13 46 13 16

1 15 200

REB PF TP A TO 2-10-12 1 27 1 3 1-3-4 3 3 1 2 1-3-4 1 1 6 3 0-0-0 1 4 2 5 1-2-3 0 2 4 1 0-0-0 0 0 0 2 0-1-1 0 9 0 0 0-1-1 2 4 1 1 0-0-0 1 0 0 2 0-1-1 4 2 3 2 3-2-5 3 7 1 1 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 1-3-4 1

B ST Min 1 1 28 3 2 25 0 1 26 0 0 29 0 1 15 0 0 4 0 1 17 2 0 12 0 0 6 0 0 10 0 4 25 0 0 3

9-27-36

6 10 200

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 F Middle Tennessee 26 20 46 Notre Dame 29 30 59 Technical Fouls: Horton (MT), Erwin (ND) Officials: Bob Trammell, Mary Day, Jack Jones; Attendance: 6,440

16 59 19 23

Arizona State 70 • Notre Dame 61

(Regional Semifinal)

(Second Round)

March 27, 2004 Hartford Civic Center (Hartford, Conn.) REB PF TP A TO 5-7-12 0 22 2 2 5-0-5 4 8 0 2 2-3-5 5 9 0 2 1-2-3 2 0 1 1 0-0-0 1 0 0 1 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0-2-2 0 3 0 0 1-2-3 0 4 1 1 0-1-1 1 3 2 0 0-1-1 1 0 3 0 3-1-4 1

TOTALS

13-25-38

18-48

6-21

13-16

14 49

9 10

2 10 200

REB PF TP A TO 2-4-6 2 20 1 1 2-8-10 2 0 0 1 3-5-8 2 17 0 1 0-1-1 2 10 6 6 2-4-6 3 6 4 2 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 2-1-3 1 2 0 0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 2-1-3 2

B ST Min 1 1 39 2 0 33 1 3 39 0 0 40 0 1 31 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 13 0 0 2 0 0 1

13 55 11 14

5 200

19 70 19 22

3 13 200

REB 3-5-8 1-1-2 3-5-8 0-3-3 1-0-1 0-1-1 0-0-0 1-3-4 2-3-5

PF TP A TO 1 20 1 4 4 8 0 5 1 6 0 2 0 24 4 5 1 3 0 2 4 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 3

B ST Min 3 1 39 3 3 32 2 4 29 1 4 37 0 1 23 0 1 16 0 2 8 0 1 16

TOTALS

11-21-32

17 61

9 17 200

20-51

Boston College 78 • Notre Dame 61 (First Round)

March 19, 2006 Mackey Arena (West Lafayette, Ind.)

PF 2 3 4 2 2 0 1 0 3

B ST Min 1 1 38 0 0 29 1 0 22 0 2 37 0 3 28 0 1 8 0 2 19 0 0 5 0 0 14

TP A TO 8 3 3 10 2 2 4 0 2 18 3 4 10 2 1 0 0 3 7 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 1

17 61 11 17

8 200

9 200

TOTALS 23-67 5-15 10-18 3-pt Boston College FG-A FG-A FT-A Brooke Queenan 3-10 2-3 10-12 Aja Parham 7-9 0-0 2-3 Kathrin Ress 5-8 0-0 5-5 Sarah Marshall 2-6 0-0 0-0 Kindyll Dorsey 3-8 1-4 3-4 Brittanny Johnson 0-2 0-0 5-6 Lisa Macchia 3-5 0-0 4-6 Team

17-14-31

TOTALS

12-30-42

23-48

3-7

29-36

PF TP A TO 1 2 0 1 4 3 1 0 0 15 5 1 4 29 0 1 0 3 1 1 4 2 1 0 3 2 0 0 4 2 1 2 6 3 1 2

B ST Min 1 1 16 0 1 16 0 0 40 1 2 37 0 0 26 0 2 21 0 0 8 0 0 17 0 1 19

26 61 10

REB PF TP A TO 3-8-11 4 18 1 1 0-4-4 1 16 4 3 2-2-4 5 15 1 2 1-3-4 3 4 5 1 1-2-3 1 10 1 0 2-3-5 2 5 0 1 1-7-8 2 10 4 2 2-1-3 1 18 78 16 11

7 200

B ST Min 0 0 30 0 0 36 0 0 19 0 1 40 0 0 38 0 0 12 2 0 25 2

1 200

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 F Notre Dame 26 35 61 Boston College 37 41 78 Technical Foul: Erwin (ND) Officials: Scotty Hermann, Eric Larson, Metta Roberts; Attendance: 3,203

HISTORY

15-24

19 51 11 19

REB 2-0-2 1-3-4 1-3-4 2-2-4 1-2-3 1-2-3 3-0-3 0-0-0 4-2-6 2-0-2

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 F UC Santa Barbara 28 23 51 Notre Dame 31 30 61 Technical Foul: Bauman (UCSB) Officials: Dennis Mayer, Mary Struckhoff, Connie Perkins; Attendance: 2,108

2009-10 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

RECORDS

2-6

B ST Min 0 1 26 1 2 24 0 2 39 0 2 39 0 0 19 1 0 21 1 0 13 0 0 1 0 1 18 0 0 0+ 0 0 0+

3-pt Notre Dame FG-A FG-A FT-A Courtney LaVere 1-5 0-0 0-0 Tulyah Gaines 1-7 0-0 1-1 Megan Duffy 6-15 3-8 0-0 Lindsay Schrader 12-23 1-1 4-7 Breona Gray 1-7 1-5 0-0 Charel Allen 0-3 0-1 2-2 Chandrica Smith 1-2 0-0 0-4 Melissa D’Amico 0-2 0-0 2-2 Crystal Erwin 1-3 0-0 1-2 Team

BIG EAST

14-24-38

22-52

7 23

2008-09 REVIEW

REB PF TP A TO 2-2-4 3 2 3 2 2-6-8 0 7 0 3 1-7-8 0 7 1 7 2-1-3 4 18 1 0 2-0-2 3 0 2 1 1-1-2 5 2 1 1 0-0-0 1 9 0 2 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 0-3-3 3 6 2 2 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 3-1-4 1

TOTALS

18-22

2006 NCAA Tournament

March 19, 2005 Save Mart Center (Fresno, Calif.)

REB 1-9-10 2-5-7 2-1-3 1-2-3 1-0-1 1-0-1 0-1-1 1-0-1 3-3-6 2-3-5

3-7

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 F Arizona State 23 47 70 Notre Dame 28 33 61 Officials: Sally Bell, Beverly Roberts, Mary Struckhoff; Attendance: 2,598

(First Round)

13-21-34

B ST Min 1 3 31 1 1 32 0 1 22 0 0 35 1 5 26 0 3 20 0 0 2 0 0 9 0 0 21 0 0 2

18-22-40

Notre Dame 61 • UC Santa Barbara 51

TOTALS 17-52 3-17 14-16 3-pt Notre Dame FG-A FG-A FT-A Jacqueline Batteast 4-14 0-2 0-3 Courtney LaVere 5-10 0-0 0-1 Teresa Borton 2-2 0-0 0-0 Megan Duffy 4-8 2-3 8-10 Breona Gray 4-8 0-0 2-4 Tulyah Gaines 0-1 0-0 0-0 Charel Allen 1-6 0-1 5-6 Melissa D’Amico 1-1 0-0 0-0 Crystal Erwin 1-2 0-0 0-0 Team

TP A TO 6 5 4 12 2 4 10 1 5 20 4 3 2 5 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 5 0 1 11 1 3 0 0 0

TOTALS 26-62 5-13 13-17 3-pt Notre Dame FG-A FG-A FT-A Jacqueline Batteast 8-19 0-0 4-4 Courtney LaVere 2-6 0-1 4-6 Teresa Borton 3-5 0-0 0-0 Megan Duffy 6-12 3-6 9-10 Breona Gray 1-6 0-0 1-2 Tulyah Gaines 0-1 0-0 0-0 Charel Allen 0-2 0-0 0-0 Crystal Erwin 0-0 0-0 0-0 Team

2005 NCAA Tournament

3-pt UC Santa Barbara FG-A FG-A FT-A Brandy Richardson 1-4 0-2 0-1 Autumn Nichols 2-3 0-0 3-4 Kristen Mann 2-14 1-4 2-2 Mia Fisher 6-14 0-0 6-6 Karena Bonds 0-4 0-3 0-0 Jessica Wilson 1-5 0-3 0-0 Kate Bauman 3-3 0-0 3-3 Sha’Rae Gibbons 0-0 0-0 0-0 Erin O’Bryan 2-5 2-5 0-0 Brittanie Taylor-James 0-0 0-0 0-0 Kat Suderman 0-0 0-0 0-0 Team

PF 2 1 3 3 4 2 1 2 1 0

2009-10 OPPONENTS

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 F Notre Dame 22 27 49 Penn State 23 32 55 Officials: Bill Titus, Kathy Lynch, Cameron Inouye; Attendance: 14,253

REB 1-7-8 5-4-9 1-2-3 1-1-2 1-4-5 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-2-3 7-1-8 0-0-0 1-1-2

COACHES

17-19-36

3-pt Arizona State FG-A FG-A FT-A Emily Westerberg 2-10 0-0 2-4 Aubree Johnson 4-11 0-2 4-4 Kristen Kovesdy 5-8 0-0 0-1 Kylan Loney 6-8 3-5 5-6 Carrie Buckner 1-3 0-0 0-0 Reagan Pariseau 1-4 0-2 2-2 Lauren Stagg 0-1 0-0 0-0 Betsy Boardman 2-4 1-3 0-0 Amy Denson 5-13 1-1 0-0 Jenny Thigpin 0-0 0-0 0-0 Team

STUDENT-ATHLETES

TOTALS 19-59 2-12 9-15 3-pt Penn State FG-A FG-A FT-A Jessica Brungo 8-19 1-7 3-3 Reicina Russell 0-2 0-0 0-1 Kelly Mazzante 6-16 3-8 2-4 Jess Strom 2-6 2-6 4-4 Tanisha Wright 2-4 0-0 2-2 Jennifer Brendan 0-0 0-0 0-0 Melanie Croser 0-0 0-0 0-0 Amanda Brown 0-1 0-0 2-2 Ashli Schwab 0-0 0-0 0-0 Jennifer Harris 0-0 0-0 0-0 Team

B ST Min 0 1 39 1 0 21 1 6 34 0 0 28 0 1 5 0 0 1 0 0 30 0 1 19 0 0 10 0 1 13

2009-10 PREVIEW

3-pt Notre Dame FG-A FG-A FT-A Jacqueline Batteast 8-22 0-2 6-7 Courtney LaVere 4-14 0-2 0-2 Le’Tania Severe 3-9 0-0 3-4 Megan Duffy 0-2 0-1 0-0 Monique Hernandez 0-1 0-1 0-0 Susie Powers 0-0 0-0 0-0 Jeneka Joyce 1-4 1-3 0-0 Teresa Borton 2-2 0-0 0-2 Katy Flecky 1-4 1-3 0-0 Crystal Erwin 0-1 0-0 0-0 Team

March 21, 2005 Save Mart Center (Fresno, Calif.)

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Penn State 55 • Notre Dame 49

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NCAA Tournament History 2007 NCAA Tournament

2008 NCAA Tournament

Notre Dame 62 • California 59

Notre Dame 75 • SMU 62

(First Round)

March 18, 2007 Petersen Events Center (Pittsburgh, Pa.)

3-pt Notre Dame FG-A FG-A FT-A Crystal Erwin 2-4 0-1 2-3 Melissa D’Amico 3-5 0-0 1-2 Tulyah Gaines 3-8 0-1 2-2 Charel Allen 6-16 1-3 0-0 Breona Gray 2-8 2-6 0-0 Ashley Barlow 2-7 0-2 0-1 Melissa Lechlitner 3-8 1-5 5-7 Erica Williamson 3-3 0-0 0-1 Team

March 23, 2008 Mackey Arena (West Lafayette, Ind.)

REB 2-2-4 5-3-8 1-3-4 0-1-1 2-2-4 4-6-10 0-1-1 0-1-1 0-2-2

PF TP A TO 3 6 2 1 1 7 0 1 4 8 1 2 3 13 2 4 0 6 1 3 3 4 4 0 1 12 1 1 2 6 0 0

B ST Min 0 1 28 0 1 18 0 2 34 0 3 28 0 1 28 0 2 24 0 0 19 2 0 21

10-16

14-21-35

17 62 11 12

2 10 200

3-pt California FG-A FG-A FT-A Ashley Walker 5-12 0-0 10-12 Devanei Hampton 6-14 0-0 1-5 Natasha Vital 1-9 0-3 0-0 Lauren Greif 2-5 1-3 4-5 Keanna Levy 2-5 1-2 0-0 Krista Foster 3-5 2-2 0-0 Rama N’Diaye 0-0 0-0 2-2 Team

REB 6-7-13 2-7-9 0-1-1 0-1-1 1-3-4 2-4-6 0-0-0 2-2-4

PF TP 3 20 3 13 4 2 4 9 2 5 2 8 0 2

B ST Min 1 1 40 1 2 28 0 1 40 0 2 37 0 0 20 1 0 31 0 0 4

TOTALS

24-59

19-50

4-18

4-10

17-24

13-25-38

A TO 1 2 4 3 5 5 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 2

18 59 12 16

6 200

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 F Notre Dame 32 30 62 California 23 36 59 Technical Foul: Allen (ND) Officials: Beverly Roberts, Amy Bonner, Daryl Humphries; Attendance: 5,789

3-pt SMU FG-A FG-A FT-A Delisha Wills 3-7 0-0 1-1 Brittany Gilliam 4-11 1-3 3-4 Janielle Dodds 6-9 0-0 3-6 Sharee Shepherd 1-10 1-9 4-4 Jillian Samuels 5-9 4-8 1-1 LaShandra Hill 0-1 0-0 0-0 Katy Cobb 0-3 0-0 2-2 Elbie Gates 0-1 0-0 0-0 Haley Day 0-0 0-0 0-0 Alice Severin 2-3 0-0 0-0 Team TOTALS

14-18

7-19-26

3-pt Notre Dame FG-A FG-A FT-A Erica Williamson 1-2 0-0 0-0 Tulyah Gaines 3-4 0-0 2-2 Charel Allen 6-20 0-0 2-3 Ashley Barlow 7-11 0-2 6-6 Lindsay Schrader 5-14 0-0 2-4 Brittany Mallory 1-7 0-3 1-2 Melissa Lechlitner 0-3 0-0 0-0 Becca Bruszewski 5-8 0-0 6-7 Melissa D’Amico 0-0 0-0 0-0 Team

REB 0-1-1 0-1-1 6-5-11 5-7-12 6-3-9 2-4-6 2-1-3 2-2-4 0-1-1 1-0-1

TOTALS

21-54

28-69

6-20

REB PF TP A TO 2-0-2 4 7 2 4 2-2-4 5 12 3 2 0-5-5 3 15 2 3 1-7-8 0 7 5 2 0-1-1 2 15 1 6 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 0-1-1 0 2 1 2 1-1-2 2 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 1-1-2 3 4 0 1 0-1-1 1

0-5

19-24

24-25-49

B ST Min 0 1 21 0 2 27 1 1 32 0 3 36 0 0 31 0 0 6 0 1 2 0 0 11 0 0 3 1 0 16

19 62 15 21

PF 4 4 2 0 2 2 1 2 0

A TO 0 1 4 5 1 1 3 1 3 2 1 3 2 3 0 1 0 0

B ST Min 1 0 11 0 3 17 1 1 38 0 4 37 0 1 38 0 1 15 0 1 15 1 1 27 0 0 2

17 75 14 17

3 12 200

TP 2 8 14 20 12 3 0 16 0

8 200

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 F SMU 32 30 62 Notre Dame 36 39 75 Officials: Bryan Brunette, Roy Gulbeyan, Alicia Walker; Attendance: 3,172

North Carolina 60 • Notre Dame 51 (Second Round)

Notre Dame 79 • Oklahoma 75 (OT)

March 20, 2007 Petersen Events Center (Pittsburgh, Pa.) 3-pt Notre Dame FG-A FG-A FT-A Crystal Erwin 2-5 0-1 0-0 Melissa D’Amico 3-5 0-0 0-0 Tulyah Gaines 4-12 0-2 0-0 Charel Allen 7-16 4-6 3-4 Breona Gray 1-6 1-4 0-0 Ashley Barlow 1-4 0-1 0-0 Melissa Lechlitner 1-6 0-1 0-0 Erica Williamson 1-4 0-0 3-4 Team

(Second Round)

REB PF TP A TO 1-5-6 1 4 1 0 1-2-3 4 6 0 1 0-4-4 4 8 8 5 2-2-4 1 21 0 1 1-1-2 0 3 1 1 1-2-3 2 2 1 2 1-1-2 3 2 0 0 2-0-2 4 5 0 1 1-3-4 1

B ST Min 0 1 21 0 0 22 0 1 38 0 0 37 0 0 25 0 3 21 0 1 19 0 0 17

TOTALS 20-58 5-15 6-8 3-pt North Carolina FG-A FG-A FT-A Erlana Larkins 2-4 0-0 2-4 Camille Little 4-7 0-2 0-0 LaToya Pringle 5-9 0-0 0-0 Ivory Latta 4-12 1-3 8-9 Rashanda McCants 2-9 1-5 0-0 Alex Miller 2-3 1-1 0-0 Heather Claytor 1-3 1-3 0-0 Iman McFarland 0-0 0-0 0-0 Jessica Breland 0-2 0-0 6-6 Team

10-20-30

19 51 11 12

REB 3-7-10 1-2-3 3-8-11 0-4-4 2-1-3 1-2-3 1-1-2 0-0-0 0-1-1 1-0-1

PF TP A TO 2 6 1 1 3 8 5 6 1 10 1 3 1 17 2 2 2 5 0 3 3 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1 2

B ST Min 0 1 31 2 1 34 5 0 30 0 1 39 1 1 23 0 1 23 0 0 7 0 0 0+ 1 1 13

TOTALS

12-26-38

13 60 10 17

20-49

4-14

16-19

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 F Notre Dame 28 23 51 North Carolina 29 31 60 Officials: Melissa Barlow, Michael Price, Wanda Szeremeta; Attendance: 8,791

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March 25, 2008 Mackey Arena (West Lafayette, Ind.) 3-pt Notre Dame FG-A FG-A FT-A Erica Williamson 2-3 0-0 4-4 Tulyah Gaines 4-8 0-0 1-2 Charel Allen 10-21 3-3 12-12 Ashley Barlow 5-10 1-3 5-6 Lindsay Schrader 1-7 0-0 0-0 Brittany Mallory 2-3 1-2 0-0 Melissa Lechlitner 2-3 0-0 0-0 Becca Bruszewski 0-2 0-0 0-0 Melissa D’Amico 0-0 0-0 0-0 Team

REB PF TP A TO 2-2-4 3 8 0 2 0-1-1 1 9 7 4 1-5-6 1 35 3 1 0-1-1 2 16 1 1 3-2-5 2 2 2 6 1-2-3 0 5 0 1 0-1-1 1 4 1 2 0-0-0 3 0 1 1 1-0-1 0 0 0 0 4-2-6 1

TOTALS 26-57 5-8 22-24 3-pt Oklahoma FG-A FG-A FT-A Ashley Paris 3-10 0-1 0-0 Amanda Thompson 8-15 1-1 2-2 Courtney Paris 10-15 0-0 4-7 Jenna Plumley 6-10 6-10 0-0 Danielle Robinson 1-8 0-0 0-0 Nyeshia Stevenson 2-4 2-4 0-0 Carlee Roethlisberger 0-0 0-0 0-0 Rose Hammond 0-2 0-0 0-0 Team

12-16-28

TOTALS

17-20-37

30-64

9-16

6-9

B ST Min 0 1 36 0 3 33 2 2 41 0 2 31 0 3 33 1 0 11 0 1 17 0 1 17 0 0 6

13 79 15 19

3 13 225

REB PF TP A TO 2-3-5 2 6 2 2 4-4-8 5 19 8 6 7-9-16 3 24 3 4 0-2-2 3 18 5 2 0-0-0 5 2 3 2 0-0-0 1 6 0 4 1-0-1 0 0 1 1 1-1-2 2 0 1 2 2-1-3 1

B ST Min 0 0 37 1 1 36 5 0 43 1 3 45 0 1 36 0 1 14 1 0 5 0 0 9

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 OT Notre Dame 38 27 14 Oklahoma 34 31 10 Officials: Bonita Spence, Bryan Brunette, Roy Gulbeyan; Attendance: 5,488

21 75 23 24 F 79 75

6 225

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(Regional Semifinal)

March 30, 2008 Ford Center (Oklahoma City, Okla.)

Minnesota 79 • Notre Dame 71 (First Round)

REB PF TP A TO 1-1-2 4 2 0 0 0-0-0 3 2 3 3 3-5-8 0 16 3 1 2-5-7 2 11 0 4 1-8-9 4 13 0 1 1-2-3 2 3 0 0 0-3-3 2 1 0 4 2-4-6 3 16 1 3 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 1-3-4 1

TOTALS

14-31-45

26-65

4-13

18-27

REB 3-10-13 3-0-3 2-8-10 0-2-2 1-8-9 1-0-1 2-1-3 1-1-2 1-1-2

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 F Notre Dame 33 31 64 Tennessee 31 43 74 Officials: Melissa Barlow, Gator Parrish, Maj Forsberg; Attendance: 10,032

20 64 PF 3 1 3 1 4 3 2 1

7 17

9 200

TP A TO 34 3 3 6 1 3 10 3 1 11 1 1 8 4 4 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

B ST Min 4 3 36 1 1 28 2 0 35 0 3 36 0 4 33 0 0 21 0 0 5 0 0 6

18 74 12 15

7 11 200

3-pt Minnesota FG-A FG-A FT-A Ashley Ellis-Milan 4-11 0-0 2-3 Jackie Voight 4-4 0-0 1-2 Emily Fox 7-17 2-4 7-9 Brittany McCoy 1-2 0-0 5-5 Katie Ohm 5-10 5-9 0-0 Kay Sylva 1-2 1-1 0-0 Zoe Harper 2-5 0-0 4-7 Kiara Buford 1-1 0-0 0-0 Brianna Mastey 1-1 0-0 0-0 Team

REB PF TP A TO 0-8-8 3 10 1 4 0-5-5 5 9 0 3 0-1-1 3 23 4 4 1-4-5 5 7 6 2 0-6-6 2 15 4 1 0-3-3 1 3 1 0 7-6-13 4 8 0 2 1-0-1 1 2 2 2 2-1-3 1 2 1 0 0-0-0 1

TOTALS 26-53 8-14 19-26 3-pt Notre Dame FG-A FG-A FT-A Becca Bruszewski 3-10 2-6 3-6 Erica Williamson 1-2 0-0 4-4 Ashley Barlow 7-16 2-5 4-5 Melissa Lechlitner 4-11 1-2 7-8 Lindsay Schrader 2-8 0-0 2-2 Erica Solomon 1-4 0-0 4-4 Kellie Watson 1-5 1-4 0-0 Fraderica Miller 0-0 0-0 0-0 Natalie Novosel 1-4 0-0 1-3 Team

11-34-45

TOTALS

11-21-32

20-60

6-17

25-32

REB 0-7-7 1-4-5 2-0-2 0-1-1 1-1-2 3-0-3 0-4-4 0-0-0 3-2-5 1-2-3

B ST Min 0 0 38 0 0 21 0 4 38 0 1 22 0 0 36 0 0 6 2 0 20 0 0 12 0 0 7

25 79 19 19

PF 2 2 4 3 2 2 1 2 4

B ST Min 0 1 34 0 0 22 0 1 35 0 1 36 0 1 12 0 0 16 0 2 18 0 0 0+ 0 1 27

TP A TO 11 4 0 6 1 0 20 2 0 16 3 5 6 0 0 6 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 3

22 71 11 10

5 200

COACHES

11-31-42

March 22, 2009 Joyce Center (Notre Dame, Ind.)

STUDENT-ATHLETES

TOTALS 25-63 0-5 14-19 3-pt Tennessee FG-A FG-A FT-A Candace Parker 11-18 0-0 12-17 Alberta Auguste 3-12 0-0 0-0 Nicky Anosike 4-8 0-0 2-5 Shannon Bobbitt 3-9 3-7 2-2 Alexis Hornbuckle 3-8 0-2 2-3 Angie Bjorklund 2-6 1-4 0-0 Vicki Baugh 0-2 0-0 0-0 Alex Fuller 0-2 0-0 0-0 Team

B ST Min 0 0 8 0 1 27 1 1 32 0 1 35 1 2 32 0 1 14 0 1 20 1 2 27 1 0 5

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3-pt Notre Dame FG-A FG-A FT-A Erica Williamson 1-2 0-0 0-0 Tulyah Gaines 1-5 0-0 0-0 Charel Allen 6-16 0-1 4-5 Ashley Barlow 5-13 0-2 1-3 Lindsay Schrader 5-8 0-0 3-3 Brittany Mallory 0-2 0-2 3-4 Melissa Lechlitner 0-2 0-0 1-2 Becca Bruszewski 7-15 0-0 2-2 Melissa D’Amico 0-0 0-0 0-0 Team

THIS IS NOTRE DAME

Tennessee 74 • Notre Dame 64

7 200

2009-10 OPPONENTS

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 F Minnesota 42 37 79 Notre Dame 30 41 71 Officials: Mark Zentz, Angela Enlund, Bruce Morris; Attendance: 6,395

2008-09 REVIEW BIG EAST RECORDS

Charel Allen was simply magnificent during the 2008 NCAA Tournament, averaging 20.5 points and 8.3 rebounds per game, including a career-high 35 points in a second-round win over Oklahoma.

HISTORY

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1992 – Midwest Region (First Round) March 18 – #5 UCLA 93, #12 Notre Dame 72 Pauley Pavilion; Westwood, Calif.

1994 – East Region (First Round) March 16 – #10 Minnesota 81, #7 Notre Dame 76 Joyce Center; Notre Dame, Ind.

1996 – Midwest Region (Second Round) March 15 – #12 Notre Dame 73, #5 Purdue 60 Lubbock Municipal Coliseum; Lubbock, Texas March 17 – #4 Texas Tech 82, #12 Notre Dame 67 Lubbock Municipal Coliseum; Lubbock, Texas

1997 – NCAA FINAL FOUR - East Region (Champion) March 15 – #6 Notre Dame 93, #11 Memphis 62 Frank Erwin Center; Austin, Texas March 17 – #6 Notre Dame 86, #3 Texas 83 Frank Erwin Center; Austin, Texas March 22 – #6 Notre Dame 87, #2 Alabama 71 Frank McGuire Arena; Columbia, S.C. March 24 – #6 Notre Dame 62, #5 George Washington 52 Frank McGuire Arena; Columbia, S.C. March 28 – #3 Tennessee 80, #6 Notre Dame 66 (Final Four) Riverfront Coliseum; Cincinnati, Ohio

1998 – Midwest Region (Regional Semifinal) March 13 – #9 Notre Dame 78, #8 SMS 64 Lubbock Municipal Coliseum; Lubbock, Texas March 15 – #9 Notre Dame 74, #1 Texas Tech 59 Lubbock Municipal Coliseum; Lubbock, Texas March 21 – # 4 Purdue 70, #9 Notre Dame 65 Lubbock Municipal Coliseum; Lubbock, Texas

1999 – West Region (Second Round) March 15 – #5 Notre Dame 61, #12 St. Mary’s (Calif.) 57 Pete Maravich Assembly Center; Baton Rouge, La. March 17 – #4 LSU 74, #5 Notre Dame 64 Pete Maravich Assembly Center; Baton Rouge, La. The Notre Dame bench celebrates during the final moments of a 95-60 win over George Washington in the second round of the 2000 NCAA Tournament at the Joyce Center. It remains the largest margin of victory ever posted by the Irish in an NCAA Tournament game.

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2000 – Mideast Region (Regional Semifinal) March 17 – #2 Notre Dame 87, #15 San Diego 61 Joyce Center; Notre Dame, Ind. March 19 – #2 Notre Dame 95, #7 George Washington 60 Joyce Center; Notre Dame, Ind. March 25 – #3 Texas Tech 69, #2 Notre Dame 65 The Pyramid; Memphis, Tenn.

2002 – Midwest Region (Second Round)

March 17 – #1 Notre Dame 98, #16 Alcorn State 49 Joyce Center; Notre Dame, Ind. March 19 – #1 Notre Dame 88, #8 Michigan 54 Joyce Center; Notre Dame, Ind. March 24 – #1 Notre Dame 69, #5 Utah 54 Pepsi Center; Denver, Colo. March 26 – #1 Notre Dame 72, # 3 Vanderbilt 64 Pepsi Center; Denver, Colo. March 30 – #1 Notre Dame 90, #1 Connecticut 75 (Final Four) Savvis Center; St. Louis, Mo. April 1 – #1 Notre Dame 68, #3 Purdue 66 (Championship) Savvis Center; St. Louis, Mo.

March 15 – #7 Notre Dame 58, #10 New Mexico 44 Thompson-Boling Arena; Knoxville, Tenn. March 17 – #2 Tennessee 89, #7 Notre Dame 50 Thompson-Boling Arena; Knoxville, Tenn.

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2001 – NCAA CHAMPION - Mideast Region (Champion)

2009-10 PREVIEW

2003 – East Region (Regional Semifinal) March 23 – #11 Notre Dame 59, #6 Arizona 47 Bramlage Coliseum; Manhattan, Kan. March 25 – #11 Notre Dame 59, #3 Kansas State 53 Bramlage Coliseum; Manhattan, Kan. March 30 – #2 Purdue 66, #11 Notre Dame 47 University of Dayton Arena; Dayton, Ohio

STUDENT-ATHLETES

2004 – East Region (Regional Semifinal) March 21 – #5 Notre Dame 69, #12 SMS 65 (OT) Joyce Center; Notre Dame, Ind. March 23 – #5 Notre Dame 59, #13 Middle Tennessee 46 Joyce Center; Notre Dame, Ind. March 27 – #1 Penn State 55, #5 Notre Dame 49 Hartford Civic Center; Hartford, Conn.

COACHES

2005 – Tempe Region (Second Round)

2009-10 OPPONENTS

March 19 – #4 Notre Dame 61, #13 UC Santa Barbara 51 Save Mart Center; Fresno, Calif. March 21 – #5 Arizona State 70, #4 Notre Dame 61 Save Mart Center; Fresno, Calif.

2006 – Albuquerque Region (First Round) March 19 – #8 Boston College 78, #9 Notre Dame 61 Mackey Arena; West Lafayette, Ind.

2008-09 REVIEW

2007 – Dallas Region (Second Round) March 18 – #9 Notre Dame 62, #8 California 59 Petersen Events Center; Pittsburgh, Pa. March 20 – #1 North Carolina 60, #9 Notre Dame 51 Petersen Events Center; Pittsburgh, Pa.

2008 – Oklahoma City Region (Regional Semifinal) BIG EAST

March 23 – #5 Notre Dame 75, #12 SMU 62 Mackey Arena; West Lafayette, Ind. March 25 – #5 Notre Dame 79, #4 Oklahoma 75 (OT) Mackey Arena; West Lafayette, Ind. March 30 – #1 Tennessee 74, #5 Notre Dame 64 Ford Center; Oklahoma City, Okla.

RECORDS

2009 – Trenton Region (First Round) March 22 – #10 Minnesota 79, #7 Notre Dame 71 Joyce Center; Notre Dame, Ind. Ruth Riley secured her place in Notre Dame history on April 1, 2001, capping off an amazing career by hitting these two free throws with 5.8 seconds remaining in the NCAA national championship game to give the Irish a 68-66 win over Purdue.

HISTORY

Overall NCAA Tournament record: 25-15 (.600) NCAA Final Four record: 2-1 (.667) Home: 6-2 (.750) Away: 3-4 (.429) Neutral: 16-9 (.640) Notes: Numbers listed are teams’ regional seeds … beginning in 2005, regions named according to their regional sites.

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Individual NCAA Tournament Records Points 36 Beth Morgan vs. Alabama, 3/22/97 (East Region Semifinal at Columbia, S.C.) 35 Charel Allen vs. Oklahoma, 3/25/08 (Oklahoma City Region Second Round at West Lafayette, Ind.)) 32 Ruth Riley vs. Vanderbilt, 3/26/01 (Midwest Region Final at Denver, Colo.) 29 three times (MR: Lindsay Schrader vs. Boston College, 3/19/06 (Albuquerque Region First Round at West Lafayette, Ind.))

Rebounds 16 Katryna Gaither vs. George Washington, 3/24/97 (East Region Final at Columbia, S.C.) 14 Ruth Riley vs. Utah, 3/24/01 (Midwest Region Semifinal at Denver, Colo.) 14 Kelley Siemon vs. George Washington, 3/19/00 (Mideast Region Second Round at Notre Dame, Ind.) 13 six times (MR: Courtney LaVere vs. SMS, 3/21/04 (East Region First Round at Notre Dame, Ind.))

Field Goal Percentage (min. 6 made) 1.000 (8-8) Rosanne Bohman at Texas, 3/17/97 (East Region Second Round at Austin, Texas) 1.000 (6-6) Ruth Riley vs. Alcorn State, 3/17/01 (Midwest Region First Round at Notre Dame, Ind.) .875 (7-8) Ruth Riley vs. San Diego, 3/17/00 (Mideast Region First Round at Notre Dame, Ind.) .818 (9-11) Katryna Gaither at Texas Tech, 3/17/96 (Midwest Region Second Round at Lubbock, Texas) .765 (13-17) Jacqueline Batteast vs. Middle Tennessee, 3/23/04 (East Region Second Round at Notre Dame, Ind.)

Three-Point Field Goals Made 6 Sheila McMillen vs. Purdue, 3/21/98 (Midwest Region Semifinal at Lubbock, Texas) 6 Beth Morgan vs. Alabama, 3/22/97 (East Region Semifinal at Columbia, S.C.) 4 four times (MR: Charel Allen vs. North Carolina, 3/20/07 (Dallas Region Second Round at Pittsburgh, Pa.))

Three-Point Field Goals Attempted

Assists 11 Mollie Peirick at Texas Tech, 3/15/98 (Midwest Region Second Round at Lubbock, Texas) 11 Mollie Peirick vs. Alabama, 3/22/97 (East Region Semifinal at Columbia, S.C.) 9 Niele Ivey vs. Vanderbilt, 3/26/01 (Midwest Region Final at Denver, Colo.) 9 Mollie Peirick vs. Southwest Missouri State, 3/13/98 (Midwest Region First Round at Lubbock, Texas) 8 six times (MR: Tulyah Gaines vs. North Carolina, 3/20/07 (Dallas Region Second Round at Pittsburgh, Pa.))

11 Beth Morgan at Texas Tech, 3/17/96 (Midwest Region Second Round at Lubbock, Texas) 10 Jeneka Joyce vs. Southwest Missouri State, 3/21/04 (East Region First Round at Notre Dame, Ind.) 10 Sheila McMillen vs. Purdue, 3/21/98 (Midwest Region Semifinal at Lubbock, Texas) 10 Beth Morgan vs. Alabama, 3/22/97 (East Region Semifinal at Columbia, S.C.) 9 Sheila McMillen vs. Saint Mary’s (Calif.), 3/13/99 (West Region First Round at Baton Rouge, La.)

Three-Point Field Goal Percentage (min. 3 made)

Blocks 7 Ruth Riley vs. Purdue, 4/1/01 (National Championship at St. Louis, Mo.) 5 Teresa Borton vs. Purdue, 3/30/03 (East Region Semifinal at Dayton, Ohio) 5 Ruth Riley vs. Connecticut, 3/30/01 (National Semifinal at St. Louis, Mo.) 5 Amanda Barksdale vs. Alcorn State, 3/17/01 (Midwest Region First Round at Notre Dame, Ind.) 4 four times (MR: Jacqueline Batteast vs. Purdue, 3/30/03 (East Region Semifinal at Dayton, Ohio))

Steals 7 Niele Ivey vs. Southwest Missouri State, 3/13/98 (Midwest Region First Round at Lubbock, Texas) 6 Le’Tania Severe vs. Penn State, 3/27/04 (East Region Semifinal at Hartford, Conn.) 6 Niele Ivey vs. Purdue, 4/1/01 (National Championship at St. Louis, Mo.) 6 Niele Ivey vs. Texas Tech, 3/25/00 (Mideast Region Semifinal at Memphis, Tenn.) 6 Jeannine Augustin vs. Memphis, 3/15/97 (East Region First Round at Austin, Texas)

Field Goals Made 13

Jacqueline Batteast vs. Middle Tennessee, 3/23/04 (East Region Second Round at Notre Dame, Ind.) 13 Beth Morgan vs. Alabama, 3/22/97 (East Region Semifinal at Columbia, S.C.) 12 Lindsay Schrader vs. Boston College, 3/19/06 (Albuquerque Region First Round at West Lafayette, Ind.) 11 Ruth Riley vs. Vanderbilt, 3/26/01 (Midwest Region Final at Denver, Colo.) 11 Katryna Gaither at Texas, 3/17/97 (East Region Second Round at Austin, Texas)

Field Goals Attempted 23 Lindsay Schrader vs. Boston College, 3/19/06 (Albuquerque Region First Round at West Lafayette, Ind.) 22 Jacqueline Batteast vs. Penn State, 3/27/04 (East Region Semifinal at Hartford, Conn.) 22 Beth Morgan vs. Alabama, 3/22/97 (East Region Semifinal at Columbia, S.C.) 21 four times (MR: Charel Allen vs. Oklahoma, 3/25/08 (Oklahoma City Region Second Round at West Lafayette, Ind.))

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1.000 (3-3)

Charel Allen vs. Oklahoma, 3/25/08 (Oklahoma City Region Second Round at West Lafayette, Ind.) .800 (4-5) Alicia Ratay vs. Connecticut, 3/30/01 (National Semifinal at St. Louis, Mo.) .750 (3-4) four times (MR: Jeneka Joyce vs. Middle Tennessee, 3/23/04 (East Region Second Round at Notre Dame, Ind.)) .667 (4-6) Charel Allen vs. North Carolina, 3/20/07 (Dallas Region Second Round at Pittsburgh, Pa.)

Free Throws Made 14 Beth Morgan at Texas, 3/17/97 (East Region Second Round at Austin, Texas) 12 Charel Allen vs. Oklahoma, 3/25/08 (Oklahoma City Region Second Round at West Lafayette, Ind.) 10 four times (MR: Ruth Riley vs. Purdue, 4/1/01 (National Championship at St. Louis, Mo.))

Free Throws Attempted 18 Beth Morgan at Texas, 3/17/97 (East Region Second Round at Austin, Texas) 14 Ruth Riley vs. Purdue, 4/1/01 (National Championship at St. Louis, Mo.) 13 Michelle Marciniak at UCLA, 3/18/92 (Midwest Region First Round at Westwood, Calif.) 12 three times (MR: Charel Allen vs. Oklahoma, 3/25/08 (Oklahoma City Region Second Round at West Lafayette, Ind.))

Free Throw Percentage (min. 7 made) 1.000 (12-12)

Charel Allen vs. Oklahoma, 3/25/08 (Oklahoma City Region Second Round at West Lafayette, Ind.) 1.000 (10-10) Beth Morgan vs. Alabama, 3/22/97 (East Region Semifinal at Columbia, S.C.) 1.000 (8-8) Niele Ivey vs. Connecticut, 3/30/01 (National Semifinal at St. Louis, Mo.) 1.000 (8-8) Katryna Gaither vs. Tennessee, 3/28/97 (National Semifinal at Cincinnati, Ohio) 1.000 (7-7) Le’Tania Severe vs. Southwest Missouri State, 3/21/04 (East Region First Round at Notre Dame, Ind.)

Field Goals Made 36

vs. Alcorn State, 3/17/01 (Midwest Region First Round at Notre Dame, Ind.) vs. Memphis, 3/15/97 (East Region First Round at Austin, Texas) vs. Michigan, 3/19/01 (Midwest Region Second Round at Notre Dame, Ind.) vs. Alabama, 3/22/97 (East Region Semifinal at Columbia, S.C.) vs. Southwest Missouri State, 3/13/98 (Midwest Region First Round at Lubbock, Texas)

35 34 32 30

52 (2nd) 51 (2nd)

vs. Alabama, 3/22/97 (East Region Semifinal at Columbia, S.C.) vs. Connecticut, 3/30/01 (National Semifinal at St. Louis, Mo.) vs. George Washington, 3/19/00 (Mideast Region Second Round at Notre Dame, Ind.) vs. Memphis, 3/15/97 (East Region First Round at Austin, Texas) vs. Alcorn State, 3/17/01 (Midwest Region First Round at Notre Dame, Ind.)

71 70 69 67

51 58

vs. Purdue, 3/30/03 (East Region Semifinal at Dayton, Ohio) vs. Penn State, 3/27/04 (East Region Semifinal at Hartford, Conn.) at Tennessee, 3/17/02 (Midwest Region Second Round at Knoxville, Tenn.) vs. North Carolina, 3/20/07 (Dallas Region Second Round at Pittsburgh, Pa.) vs. New Mexico, 3/15/02 (Midwest Region First Round at Knoxville, Tenn.)

Field Goal Percentage (min. 20 made) .636 (28-44) .593 (32-54) .558 (29-52) .553 (26-47) .553 (26-47)

Rebounds 54 53 51 49

vs. Alcorn State, 3/17/01 (Midwest Region First Round at Notre Dame, Ind.) vs. George Washington, 3/19/00 (Mideast Region Second Round at Notre Dame, Ind.) vs. George Washington, 3/24/97 (East Region Final at Columbia, S.C.) vs. Memphis, 3/15/97 (East Region First Round at Austin, Texas) vs. SMU, 3/23/08 (Oklahoma City Region First Round at West Lafayette, Ind.)

25 22 21 20 19

vs. Memphis, 3/15/97 (East Region First Round at Austin, Texas) vs. Alcorn State, 3/17/01 (Midwest Region First Round at Notre Dame, Ind.) vs. Michigan, 3/19/01 (Midwest Region Second Round at Notre Dame, Ind.) vs. San Diego, 3/17/00 (Mideast Region First Round at Notre Dame, Ind.) vs. Middle Tennessee, 3/23/04 (East Region Second Round at Notre Dame, Ind.)

11 9 9 8

vs. Purdue, 4/1/01 (National Championship at St. Louis, Mo.) vs. Arizona State, 3/21/05 (Tempe Region Second Round at Fresno, Calif.) vs. Purdue, 3/30/03 (East Region Semifinal at Dayton, Ohio) four times (MR: vs. Alcorn State, 3/17/01 (Midwest Region First Round at Notre Dame, Ind.))

Steals 17 16 16 14

20 18 17

Three-Point Field Goal Percentage (min. 5 made) .750 (8-12) .727 (8-11) .625 (5-8)

vs. Alabama, 3/22/97 (East Region Semifinal at Columbia, S.C.) vs. Connecticut, 3/30/01 (National Semifinal at St. Louis, Mo.) vs. Oklahoma, 3/25/08 (Oklahoma City Region Second Round at West Lafayette, Ind.)

vs. George Washington, 3/19/00 (Mideast Region Second Round at Notre Dame, Ind.) vs. Connecticut, 3/30/01 (National Semifinal at St. Louis, Mo.) twice (MR: vs. Minnesota, 3/22/09 (Trenton Region First Round at Notre Dame, Ind.) vs. Arizona, 3/23/03 (East Region First Round at Manhattan, Kan.)

Free Throws Made 28 25 24

Free Throws Attempted 45 36 36 32

vs. George Washington, 3/19/00 (Mideast Region Second Round at Notre Dame, Ind.) vs. Connecticut, 3/30/01 (National Semifinal at St. Louis, Mo.) vs. San Diego, 3/17/00 (Mideast Region First Round at Notre Dame, Ind.) twice (MR: vs. Minnesota, 3/22/09 (Trenton Region First Round at Notre Dame, Ind.)

Free Throw Percentage (min. 15 made) .917 (22-24) .880 (22-25) .864 (19-22) .852 (23-27) .842 (16-19)

vs. Oklahoma, 3/25/08 (Oklahoma City Region Second Round at West Lafayette, Ind.) at UCLA, 3/18/92 (Midwest Region First Round at Westwood, Calif.) vs. Southwest Missouri State, 3/21/04 (East Region First Round at Notre Dame, Ind.) at Texas, 3/17/97 (East Region Second Round at Austin, Texas) at Kansas State, 3/25/03 (East Region Second Round at Manhattan, Kan.)

HISTORY

vs. Southwest Missouri State, 3/13/98 (Midwest Region First Round at Lubbock, Texas) vs. Arizona State, 3/21/05 (Tempe Region Second Round at Fresno, Calif.) vs. Arizona, 3/23/03 (East Region First Round at Manhattan, Kan.) vs. Purdue, 3/15/96 (Midwest Region First Round at Lubbock, Texas) twice (MR: vs. San Diego, 3/17/00 (Mideast Region First Round at Notre Dame, Ind.))

vs. Southwest Missouri State, 3/21/04 (East Region First Round at Notre Dame, Ind.) at Texas Tech, 3/17/96 (Midwest Region Second Round at Lubbock, Texas) three times (MR: vs. California, 3/18/07 (Dallas Region First Round at Pittsburgh, Pa.) twice (MR: vs. Minnesota, 3/22/09 (Trenton Region First Round at Notre Dame, Ind.)

RECORDS

Three-Point Field Goals Attempted 23

BIG EAST

Blocks

2008-09 REVIEW

Assists

four times (MR: vs. Connecticut, 3/30/01 (National Semifinal at St. Louis, Mo.)) three times (MR: vs. Minnesota, 3/22/09 (Trenton Region First Round at Notre Dame, Ind.))

2009-10 OPPONENTS

COACHES

vs. Purdue, 3/30/03 (East Region Semifinal at Dayton, Ohio) vs. Penn State, 3/27/04 (East Region Semifinal at Hartford, Conn.) vs. Arizona, 3/23/03 (East Region First Round at Manhattan, Kan.) twice (MR: vs. North Carolina, 3/20/07 (Dallas Region Second Round at Pittsburgh, Pa.)

vs. San Diego, 3/17/00 (Mideast Region First Round at Notre Dame, Ind.) vs. Alabama, 3/22/97 (East Region Semifinal at Columbia, S.C.) vs. Vanderbilt, 3/26/01 (Midwest Region Final at Denver, Colo.) vs. Middle Tennessee, 3/21/04 (East Region Second Round at Notre Dame, Ind.) at LSU, 3/15/99 (West Region Second Round at Baton Rouge, La.)

Three-Point Field Goals Made

Fewest Points (One Half) 18 (1st) 22 (1st) 23 (1st) 23 (2nd)

STUDENT-ATHLETES

at UCLA, 3/18/92 (Midwest Region First Round at Westwood, Calif.) vs. Southwest Missouri State, 3/21/04 (East Region First Round at Notre Dame, Ind.) vs. SMU, 3/23/08 (Oklahoma City Region First Round at West Lafayette, Ind.) twice (MR: vs. Boston College, 3/19/06 (Albuquerque Region First Round at West Lafayette, Ind.)

Fewest Points (Game) 47 49 50

2009-10 PREVIEW

Field Goals Attempted

Most Points (One Half) 55 (2nd) 53 (2nd) 52 (2nd)

THIS IS NOTRE DAME

Most Points (Game) 98 vs. Alcorn State, 3/17/01 (Midwest Region First Round at Notre Dame, Ind.) 95 vs. George Washington, 3/19/00 (Mideast Region Second Round at Notre Dame, Ind.) 93 vs. Memphis, 3/15/97 (East Region First Round at Austin, Texas) 90 vs. Connecticut, 3/30/01 (National Semifinal at St. Louis, Mo.) 88 vs. Michigan, 3/19/01 (Midwest Region Second Round at Notre Dame, Ind.)

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Opponent NCAA Tournament Records Most Points (Individual): 34 by Candace Parker (Tennessee), 3/30/08 (Oklahoma City Regional Semifinal at Oklahoma City, Okla.)

Most Points (Individual): 34 by Candace Parker (Tennessee), 3/30/08 (Oklahoma City Regional Semifinal at Oklahoma City, Okla.)

Most Points (Team, Game): 92 by UCLA, 3/18/92 (Midwest Region First Round at Westwood, Calif.)

Most Points (Team, One Half): 56 (2nd) by UCLA, 3/18/92 (Midwest Region First Round at Westwood, Calif.)

Fewest Points (Team, Game): 44 by New Mexico, 3/17/02 (Midwest Region First Round at Knoxville, Tenn.)

Fewest Points (Team, One Half): 11 by New Mexico, 3/17/02 (Midwest Region First Round at Knoxville, Tenn.) (tied NCAA Midwest Region first & second round game record)

Most Rebounds (Individual): 17 by Kelly Schumacher (Connecticut), 3/30/01 (National Semifinal at St. Louis, Mo.)

Most Rebounds (Team): 64 by UCLA, 3/18/92 (Midwest Region First Round at Westwood, Calif.)

Most Assists (Individual): 13 by Vanessa Wallace (Texas), 3/17/97 (East Region Second Round at Austin, Texas)

Most Assists (Team): 23, twice (MR: by Oklahoma, 3/25/08 (Oklahoma City Region Second Round at West Lafayette, Ind.))

Most Blocks (Individual): 6 by Tajama Abraham (George Washington), 3/24/97 (East Region Final at Columbia, S.C.)

Most Blocks (Team): 9 by North Carolina, 3/20/07 (Dallas Region Second Round at Pittsburgh, Pa.)

Most Steals (Individual): 6, three times (MR: by Keisha McClinic (Middle Tennessee), 3/23/04 (East Region Second Round at Notre Dame, Ind.))

Most Steals (Team): 17 by George Washington, 3/19/00 (Mideast Region Second Round at Notre Dame, Ind.)

Most Field Goals Made (Individual): 13 by Chamique Holdsclaw (Tennessee), 3/28/97 (National Semifinal at Cincinnati, Ohio)

Most Field Goals Made (Team): 34, twice (MR: by Texas, 3/17/97 (East Region Second Round at Austin, Texas))

Fewest Field Goals Made (Team): 15 by Alcorn State, 3/17/01 (Midwest Region First Round at Notre Dame, Ind.)

Most Field Goals Attempted (Individual): 25 by Chamique Holdsclaw (Tennessee), 3/28/97 (National Semifinal at Cincinnati, Ohio)

Most Field Goals Attempted (Team): 83 by UCLA, 3/18/92 (Midwest Region First Round at Westwood, Calif.)

Fewest Field Goals Attempted (Team): 48, twice (MR: by Boston College, 3/19/06 (Albuquerque Region First Round at West Lafayette, Ind.)

Highest Field Goal Percentage (Individual - min. 6 made): .875 (7-8) by Carla Littleton (Texas), 3/17/97 (East Region Second Round at Austin, Texas)

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Highest Field Goal Percentage (Team - min. 20 made): .523 (34-65) by Texas, 3/17/97 (East Region Second Round at Austin, Texas)

Lowest Field Goal Percentage (Team): .211 (15-71) by Alcorn State, 3/17/01 (Midwest Region First Round at Notre Dame, Ind.)

Most Three-Point Field Goals Made (Individual): 7 by Laurie Koehn (Kansas State), 3/25/03 (East Region Second Round at Manhattan, Kan.)

Most Three-Point Field Goals Made (Team): 9, three times (MR: by Oklahoma, 3/25/08 (Oklahoma City Region Second Round at West Lafayette, Ind.))

Fewest Three-Point Field Goals Made (Team): 1 by UCLA, 3/18/92 (Midwest Region First Round at Westwood, Calif.)

Most Three-Point Field Goals Attempted (Individual): 17 by Laurie Koehn (Kansas State), 3/25/03 (East Region Second Round at Manhattan, Kan.)

Most Three-Point Field Goals Attempted (Team): 41 by Alcorn State, 3/17/01 (Midwest Region First Round at Notre Dame, Ind.)

Fewest Three-Point Field Goals Attempted (Team): 5 by UCLA, 3/18/92 (Midwest Region First Round at Westwood, Calif.)

Highest Three-Point Field Goal Percentage (Individual - min. 3 made): .750 (3-4), three times (MR: by Erika Valek (Purdue), 3/30/03 (East Region Semifinal at Dayton, Ohio))

Highest Three-Point Field Goal Percentage (Team - min. 5 made): .571 (8-14) by Minnesota, 3/22/09 (Trenton Region First Round at Notre Dame, Ind.)

Lowest Three-Point Field Goal Percentage (Team): .080 (2-25) by Arizona, 3/23/03 (East Region First Round at Manhattan, Kan.)

Most Free Throws Made (Individual): 12 by Candace Parker (Tennessee), 3/30/08 (Oklahoma City Regional Semifinal at Oklahoma City, Okla.))

Most Free Throws Made (Team): 29 by Boston College, 3/19/06 (Albuquerque Region First Round at West Lafayette, Ind.)

Fewest Free Throws Made (Team): 3 by George Washington, 3/24/97 (East Region Final at Columbia, S.C.)

Most Free Throws Attempted (Individual): 17 by Candace Parker (Tennessee), 3/30/08 (Oklahoma City Regional Semifinal at Oklahoma City, Okla.))

Most Free Throws Attempted (Team): 36 by Boston College, 3/19/06 (Albuquerque Region First Round at West Lafayette, Ind.)

Fewest Free Throws Attempted (Team): 9, three times (MR: by Oklahoma, 3/25/08 (Oklahoma City Region Second Round at West Lafayette, Ind.))

Highest Free Throw Percentage (Individual - min. 6 made): 1.000 (6-6), six times (MR: by Jessica Breland (North Carolina), 3/20/07 (Dallas Region Second Round at Pittsburgh, Pa.))

Highest Free Throw Percentage (Team - min. 15 made): .842 (16-19) by North Carolina, 3/20/07 (Dallas Region Second Round at Pittsburgh, Pa.)

Lowest Free Throw Percentage (Team): .300 (3-10) by George Washington, 3/24/97 (East Region Final at Columbia, S.C.)

All-Time Series Brown Notre Dame leads 1-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 1-0, Neutral: 0-0

Date Site 12/17/05 Las Vegas, Nev. * W * – Duel in the Desert

Score 77-54

Butler Notre Dame leads 19-6 Home: 10-3, Away: 7-3, Neutral: 2-0

Site Notre Dame, Ind. W

Score 89-57

AUBURN Notre Dame leads 1-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 1-0

Date Site 11/14/03 Boulder, Colo. * W * – WBCA Classic

Score 77-64

Date 1/13/83

Site Notre Dame, Ind. W

Score 87-66

Ball State

Date Site 3/7/80 Upland, Ind. * L * – AIAW Midwest Regional

Score 59-73

Alabama leads 3-1 Home: 0-1, Away: 0-1, Neutral: 1-1

Date Site 1/16/83 Notre Dame, Ind. L 2/13/85 Tuscaloosa, Ala. L 12/3/94 Irvine, Calif. * L 3/22/97 Columbia, S.C. ! W * – UCI/Newport Beach Marriott Classic ! – NCAA Tournament (East Regional Semifinal)

Score 56-71 62-67 87-105 87-71

Date Site 3/20/81 Anchorage, Alaska * W * – Northern Lights Tournament

Score 59-58

Alcorn State Notre Dame leads 1-0 Home: 1-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-0

Date Site 12/30/83 Chestnut Hill, Mass. * L 1/6/96 Notre Dame, Ind. W 1/7/97 Chestnut Hill, Mass. W 2/12/97 Notre Dame, Ind. W 1/17/98 Chestnut Hill, Mass. L 12/30/98 Chestnut Hill, Mass. L 2/3/99 Notre Dame, Ind. W 2/5/00 Notre Dame, Ind. W 2/3/01 Chestnut Hill, Mass. W 2/10/02 Notre Dame, Ind. W 1/29/03 Chestnut Hill, Mass. L 1/31/04 Notre Dame, Ind. W 2/2/05 Notre Dame, Ind. W 2/15/05 Chestnut Hill, Mass. W 3/19/06 West Lafayette, Ind. # L 11/24/07 Notre Dame, Ind. W 11/23/08 Chestnut Hill, Mass. W * – Nike Christmas Classic # – NCAA Tournament (First Round)

Score 55-59 80-51 61-57 91-64 76-78 65-78 74-59 72-59 81-65 60-44 48-76 52-50 64-57 54-47 61-78 88-58 102-54

Date 11/27/07

Site Notre Dame, Ind. W

Date Site 12/1/79 Upland, Ind. * W * – Taylor Invitational

Site Notre Dame, Ind. L

Score 72-74

Date Site 11/25/89 Orlando, Fla. * W * – Rotary Classic

Arizona

Bowling Green

Central Michigan

Notre Dame leads 4-0 Home: 2-0, Away: 1-0, Neutral: 0-0

Notre Dame leads 2-1 Home: 1-1, Away: 1-0, Neutral: 0-0

Score 92-67 85-70 85-81 86-84

Notre Dame leads 1-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 1-0, Neutral: 0-0 Date 2/18/83 Score 57-82 81-52 61-70

Site Peoria, Ill. W

Date Site 12/5/87 Green Bay, Wis. * W * – Phoenix Classic

Site Notre Dame, Ind. L Notre Dame, Ind. W Mount Pleasant, Mich. W

Score 68-57

Score 69-72 88-66 94-41

CHARLOTTE Notre Dame leads 1-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 1-0, Neutral: 0-0

Brigham Young Notre Dame leads 1-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 1-0

Date 12/21/83 11/10/06 11/20/07

Score 81-61

Date 12/28/08

Site Charlotte, N.C. W

Score 68-61

Chicago Notre Dame leads 1-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 1-0, Neutral: 0-0

Site Chicago, Ill. W

Score 70-61

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Score 81-69

Date 1/24/80

HISTORY

Date Site 1/27/83 Tempe, Ariz. L 12/7/02 Tempe, Ariz. * W 3/21/05 Fresno, Calif. ^ L * – AstraZeneca Hoops for the Cure Classic II ^ – NCAA Tournament (Second Round)

Site Notre Dame, Ind. W Bowling Green, Ohio W Notre Dame, Ind. W (ot) Bowling Green, Ohio W (ot)

Bradley

Arizona State Arizona State leads 2-1 Home: 0-0, Away: 1-1, Neutral: 0-1

Date 11/26/95 11/23/96 11/13/06 12/5/07

Score 73-60

RECORDS

Score 85-81 95-65 70-72 59-47

Score 93-47

Cedarville Notre Dame leads 1-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 1-0

Notre Dame leads 3-1 Home: 1-0, Away: 0-1, Neutral: 2-0

Date Site 12/3/88 Charlottesville, Va. * W (ot) 11/20/00 Notre Dame, Ind. W 11/24/01 Tucson, Ariz. L 3/23/03 Manhattan, Kan. ^ W * – Investors Women’s Classic ^ – NCAA Tournament (First Round)

Score 62-59

CANISIUS Notre Dame leads 1-0 Home: 1-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-0

Notre Dame leads 1-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 1-0, Neutral: 0-0

Boston University leads 1-0 Home: 0-1, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-0 Date 1/19/86

Date Site 3/18/07 Pittsburgh, Pa. * W * – NCAA Tournament (First Round)

Central Florida

Boston University Score 98-49

CALIFORNIA Notre Dame leads 1-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 1-0

BIG EAST

Date Site 3/17/01 Notre Dame, Ind. W * – NCAA Tournament (First Round)

Boston College Notre Dame leads 12-5 Home: 8-0, Away: 4-4, Neutral: 0-1

2008-09 REVIEW

Alaska-Anchorage Notre Dame leads 1-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 1-0, Neutral: 0-0

Score 61-79 69-76 60-57

2009-10 OPPONENTS

Alabama

Date Site 2/11/81 Muncie, Ind. L 3/6/81 Bloomington, Ind. * L 1/28/82 Notre Dame, Ind. W * – AIAW State Tournament

COACHES

Adrian Adrian leads 1-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-1

Ball State leads 2-1 Home: 1-0, Away: 0-1, Neutral: 0-1

Score 51-60 58-67 80-73 79-40 99-36 91-40 77-48 61-40 88-65 74-59 59-46 67-66 80-64 94-62 62-52 63-77 79-70 70-82 69-80 62-65 82-80 68-56 71-65 71-60 77-57

STUDENT-ATHLETES

Augustana Notre Dame leads 1-0 Home: 1-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-0

Date Site 12/1/80 Notre Dame, Ind. L 12/10/81 Indianapolis, Ind. L 12/2/82 Notre Dame, Ind. W 1/30/85 Indianapolis, Ind. W 2/28/85 Notre Dame, Ind. W 1/29/86 Indianapolis, Ind. W 2/26/86 Notre Dame, Ind. W 1/21/89 Indianapolis, Ind. W 3/5/89 Notre Dame, Ind. W 1/9/90 Notre Dame, Ind. W 2/13/90 Indianapolis, Ind. W 3/10/90 Dayton, Ohio * W 1/7/91 Indianapolis, Ind. W 2/12/91 Notre Dame, Ind. W 3/9/91 Dayton, Ohio * W 1/23/92 Indianapolis, Ind. L 2/22/92 Notre Dame, Ind. W 1/30/93 Indianapolis, Ind. L 3/4/93 Notre Dame, Ind. L 1/22/94 Notre Dame, Ind. L 2/10/94 Indianapolis, Ind. W 2/10/95 Notre Dame, Ind. W 11/18/97 Notre Dame, Ind. W 11/18/98 Indianapolis, Ind. W 12/1/99 Notre Dame, Ind. W * – MCC Tournament

Score 58-54

2009-10 PREVIEW

Army Notre Dame leads 1-0 Home: 1-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-0 Date 11/26/01

Teresa Borton had 12 points and six rebounds as Notre Dame defeated Boston College, 64-57 in 2005.

Date Site 12/5/93 Providence, R.I. * W * – Brown PowerBar Tournament

THIS IS NOTRE DAME

ARKANSAS State Notre Dame leads 1-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 1-0

THE FIGHTING IRISH

All-Time Series Chicago State Notre Dame leads 2-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 2-0

Date Site 1/13/79 DeKalb, Ill. * W 1/11/80 DeKalb, Ill. # W * – Northern Illinois Tournament # – Huskie Invitational

Score 78-55 68-61

Date 2/13/82 2/25/06 1/10/07 2/2/08 1/31/09

Site Notre Dame, Ind. W Cincinnati, Ohio W (ot) Notre Dame, Ind. W Cincinnati, Ohio W Notre Dame, Ind. W

Score 67-58 75-66 81-70 73-41 66-50

Clark Notre Dame leads 1-0 Home: 1-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-0 Date 11/1/78

Site Notre Dame, Ind. W

Date 1/20/87 2/17/88 1/9/95 2/16/95 11/26/02

Site Notre Dame, Ind. W Cleveland, Ohio W Notre Dame, Ind. W Cleveland, Ohio W (ot) Notre Dame, Ind. W

Score 81-51

Score 85-68 87-69 90-66 83-79 107-65

Colorado Colorado leads 3-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 0-1, Neutral: 0-2

Date Site 12/6/86 Austin, Texas * L 12/27/94 Seattle, Wash. # L 11/15/03 Boulder, Colo. ! L (ot) * – Texas Classic # – Seattle Times Husky Classic ! – WBCA Classic

Score 53-76 70-91 63-67

Colorado State Notre Dame leads 3-1 Home: 2-0, Away: 1-1, Neutral: 0-0 Date 11/21/01 12/23/02 12/29/03 11/22/04

Site Fort Collins, Colo. L Notre Dame, Ind. W Fort Collins, Colo. W Notre Dame, Ind. W

Score 66-72 46-45 63-59 69-47

Concordia Notre Dame leads 1-0 Home: 1-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-0 Date 12/6/80

Site Notre Dame, Ind. W

Score 82-51

Connecticut Connecticut leads 22-4 Home: 2-7, Away: 1-11, Neutral: 1-4 Date 1/18/96 2/24/96 3/5/96 2/9/97 3/4/97 12/6/97 2/21/98 3/2/98 12/8/98 3/2/99 2/26/00 1/15/01 3/6/01 3/30/01 1/21/02 1/20/03 2/23/03 1/13/04 1/12/05 1/30/05 3/7/05 2/19/06

192

Site Notre Dame, Ind. L Storrs, Conn. L Storrs, Conn. * L Storrs, Conn. L Storrs, Conn. * L Notre Dame, Ind. L Storrs, Conn. L Piscataway, N.J. * L Notre Dame, Ind. L Piscataway, N.J. * L Hartford, Conn. L Notre Dame, Ind. W Storrs, Conn. * L St. Louis, Mo. # W Hartford, Conn. L Notre Dame, Ind. L Storrs, Conn. L Notre Dame, Ind. W Notre Dame, Ind. L Storrs, Conn. W Hartford, Conn. * L Notre Dame, Ind. L

Date Site 1/9/82 Minneapolis, Minn. * W * – Saint Catherine’s Tournament

Score 69-48

Davidson Notre Dame leads 1-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 1-0 Date 1/4/81

Site Charlotte, N.C. W

Score 85-37

Dayton

Cleveland State Notre Dame leads 5-0 Home: 3-0, Away: 2-0, Neutral: 0-0

60-71 47-64 64-81 66-76

Creighton Notre Dame leads 1-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 1-0

Cincinnati Notre Dame leads 5-0 Home: 3-0, Away: 2-0, Neutral: 0-0

3/5/06 Hartford, Conn. * L 1/27/07 Storrs, Conn. L 1/27/08 Notre Dame, Ind. L 2/22/09 Hartford, Conn. L * – BIG EAST Tournament # – NCAA Tournament (National Semifinal)

Notre Dame leads 22-6 Home: 10-3, Away: 11-3, Neutral: 1-0

Date Site 3/6/83 Notre Dame, Ind. W (ot) 3/3/84 Dayton, Ohio W 2/5/85 Dayton, Ohio W 3/6/85 Notre Dame, Ind. W 2/5/86 Notre Dame, Ind. L 3/8/86 Dayton, Ohio W 1/28/87 Notre Dame, Ind. L 3/7/87 Dayton, Ohio W 2/13/88 Notre Dame, Ind. W 3/12/88 Dayton, Ohio W 1/28/89 Notre Dame, Ind. W 2/23/89 Dayton, Ohio L 1/23/90 Dayton, Ohio W 3/1/90 Notre Dame, Ind. W 3/9/90 Dayton, Ohio * W 1/21/91 Notre Dame, Ind. W 2/28/91 Dayton, Ohio L 3/8/91 Dayton, Ohio * W 1/9/92 Notre Dame, Ind. W (2ot) 2/8/92 Dayton, Ohio L 3/12/92 Cincinnati, Ohio * W 1/7/93 Dayton, Ohio W 2/13/93 Notre Dame, Ind. W 3/8/93 Notre Dame, Ind. * L 1/4/94 Dayton, Ohio W 1/2/95 Notre Dame, Ind. W 12/13/03 Notre Dame, Ind. W 12/9/04 Dayton, Ohio W * – MCC Tournament

Delaware Delaware leads 1-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-1

Date Site 12/20/80 Philadelphia, Pa. * L * – Penn Holiday Tournament

Score 56-70

DePaul DePaul leads 18-14 Home: 8-6, Away: 6-10, Neutral: 0-2

Score 64-87 79-86 54-71 49-72 77-86 59-78 61-73 53-73 81-106 75-96 59-77 92-76 76-78 90-75 53-80 52-73 59-77 66-51 50-67 65-59 54-67 64-79

Score 68-64 63-57 81-66 72-57 58-61 66-62 54-55 59-48 60-58 77-64 72-57 55-67 85-60 76-47 67-59 79-49 76-79 81-61 76-70 62-63 74-55 72-60 92-80 74-78 63-55 80-63 78-41 65-39

Date 1/30/79 2/27/82 2/27/83 1/21/84 1/30/84 1/27/85 2/24/85 1/26/86 2/23/86 1/18/87 2/21/87 1/20/88 2/28/88 1/24/89 3/24/89 1/27/90 1/11/91 2/11/92 1/25/93 1/11/94 1/16/95 12/31/01

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME®

Site Chicago, Ill. L Notre Dame, Ind. L Chicago, Ill. W Chicago, Ill. L Notre Dame, Ind. W Chicago, Ill. L Notre Dame, Ind. W Notre Dame, Ind. W Chicago, Ill. W Notre Dame, Ind. L Chicago, Ill. W Chicago, Ill. L Notre Dame, Ind. L Chicago, Ill. L Amarillo, Texas * L Notre Dame, Ind. L Chicago, Ill. W Notre Dame, Ind. L Chicago, Ill. L Notre Dame, Ind. W Chicago, Ill. L Notre Dame, Ind. W

Score 53-82 55-60 52-50 46-62 78-62 64-72 68-57 55-53 73-58 68-80 53-44 77-80 68-69 62-83 69-77 64-71 81-66 49-62 55-71 77-63 87-96 79-50

Danielle Green posted a double-double with 20 points and 15 rebounds as Notre Dame defeated No. 6 Duke in 1998. 12/11/02 Chicago, Ill. 1/17/06 Notre Dame, Ind. 2/12/06 Chicago, Ill. 2/11/07 Notre Dame, Ind. 2/26/07 Chicago, Ill. 3/3/07 Hartford, Conn. # 1/22/08 Notre Dame, Ind. 2/24/08 Chicago, Ill. 1/6/09 Chicago, Ill. 2/8/09 Notre Dame, Ind. * – NWIT # – BIG EAST Tournament

L W L W L L L W W W

59-75 78-75 50-79 78-70 73-87 71-76 80-81 66-64 86-62 62-59

Detroit Notre Dame leads 22-2 Home: 12-0, Away: 9-2, Neutral: 1-0

Date Site 1/21/83 Notre Dame, Ind. W 2/14/84 Notre Dame, Ind. W 2/18/84 Detroit, Mich. L 1/19/85 Detroit, Mich. W 2/17/85 Notre Dame, Ind. W 1/17/86 Notre Dame, Ind. W 2/15/86 Detroit, Mich. W 2/11/87 Detroit, Mich. L 2/11/88 Notre Dame, Ind. W 1/19/89 Notre Dame, Ind. W 2/2/89 Detroit, Mich. W 2/15/90 Notre Dame, Ind. W 3/6/90 Detroit, Mich. W 1/3/91 Notre Dame, Ind. W 2/14/91 Detroit, Mich. W 1/29/92 Detroit, Mich. W 2/20/92 Notre Dame, Ind. W 3/13/92 Cincinnati, Ohio * W 1/14/93 Notre Dame, Ind. W 2/20/93 Detroit, Mich. W 1/29/94 Notre Dame, Ind. W Detroit, Mich. W 2/24/94 1/14/95 Detroit, Mich. W 2/25/95 Notre Dame, Ind. W * – MCC Tournament

Score 78-61 72-67 80-85 76-62 66-53 72-58 67-56 86-94 79-51 76-67 71-57 99-58 86-72 87-53 87-62 86-70 66-58 85-44 80-55 68-55 80-67 87-76 67-65 83-62

Duke Notre Dame leads 4-1 Home: 2-0, Away: 1-1, Neutral: 1-0

Date Site 3/22/86 Amarillo, Texas * W 2/6/88 Durham, N.C. W 11/22/97 Durham, N.C. L 11/21/98 Notre Dame, Ind. W 11/17/04 Notre Dame, Ind. ^ W * – NWIT ^ – Preseason WNIT (Semifinal)

Score 74-67 78-66 62-80 84-57 76-65

All-Time Series Site Notre Dame, Ind. W Pittsburgh, Pa. W

Score 95-67 91-63

Date 12/30/82 1/5/84

Site Notre Dame, Ind. W Greenville, N.C. W

Notre Dame leads 2-0 Home: 1-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 1-0

Date Site 1/31/78 Notre Dame, Ind. W 2/23/80 Angola, Ind. * W * – North District Tournament

Score 52-50 66-50

Eastern Michigan Notre Dame leads 3-0 Home: 1-0, Away: 2-0, Neutral: 0-0

Site Notre Dame, Ind. W Ypsilanti, Mich. W Ypsilanti, Mich. W

Greenville Notre Dame leads 1-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 1-0

Score 75-58 70-59 83-63

Date Site 3/6/80 Upland, Ind. * W * – AIAW Midwest Regional

Hawaii

Evansville Notre Dame leads 19-1 Home: 10-0, Away: 8-1, Neutral: 1-0

Hawaii leads 1-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-1

Fairfield Date Site 12/28/87 Villanova, Pa. * W * – Wildcat Tournament

Date 11/27/00

Site Notre Dame, Ind. W

Notre Dame leads 2-0 Home: 1-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 1-0

Score 89-44

Georgia

Date 12/19/99

Site Miami, Fla. W

Score 68-62

Franklin Franklin leads 1-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-1

Site Washington, D.C. W Notre Dame, Ind. W Charlottesville, Va. * L Notre Dame, Ind. W (ot) Washington, D.C. W Notre Dame, Ind. W Washington, D.C. W Notre Dame, Ind. W Storrs, Conn. ! W

Date Site 12/8/91 Athens, Ga. L (ot) 12/21/92 Notre Dame, Ind. L 11/24/00 Madison, Wis. * W * – Coaches vs. Cancer Challenge

Score 64-69

Score 78-68 72-49 60-70 78-72 83-62 92-61 81-63 67-63 83-43

Notre Dame leads 1-0 Home: 1-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-0 Date 11/25/08

Site Notre Dame, Ind. W

Idaho Idaho leads 1-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-1

Date 3/21/86 * – NWIT

Site Amarillo, Texas * L (ot)

Score 62-52 95-60

Date 11/6/78 2/28/81 2/16/82 11/24/98 11/27/99

Site Champaign, Ill. L Notre Dame, Ind. L Champaign, Ill. L Notre Dame, Ind. W Champaign, Ill. L

Score 86-90 75-81 75-73

Score 85-36

Date 2/19/80 1/18/81 1/23/83 2/27/84 1/14/85 2/10/86 2/18/87 3/2/88 12/9/92 11/27/93 2/12/95

Site Chicago, Ill. L Notre Dame, Ind. L Chicago, Ill. W Chicago, Ill. W Notre Dame, Ind. W W Chicago, Ill. Notre Dame, Ind. W Chicago, Ill. W Chicago, Ill. W Notre Dame, Ind. W Notre Dame, Ind. W

Illinois State Notre Dame leads 2-1 Home: 1-1, Away: 1-0, Neutral: 0-0

Score 76-69

Site Goshen, Ind. W Notre Dame, Ind. W

Score 59-71 61-78 88-61 77-58 70-49 67-42 90-53 79-50 76-71 93-50 73-57

Date Site 2/19/83 Normal, Ill. W 2/8/84 Notre Dame, Ind. L 11/12/04 Notre Dame, Ind. * W * – Preseason WNIT (First Round)

Score 48-47 59-61 92-73

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193

Goshen Date 2/13/78 2/10/79

Score 60-81 53-88 53-83 101-92 67-77

Illinois-Chicago Notre Dame leads 9-2 Home: 4-1, Away: 5-1, Neutral: 0-0

Georgia Tech

Notre Dame leads 6-0 Home: 2-0, Away: 2-0, Neutral: 2-0

Score 65-67

Illinois

Notre Dame leads 1-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 1-0, Neutral: 0-0

Date Site 11/30/96 Atlanta, Ga. * W * – Comfort Inn Downtown Classic

Score 62-52 74-66 70-64 52-46

HISTORY

Date 1/6/83 12/8/84 12/2/88 12/30/92 12/30/93 1/21/96 2/10/96 1/25/97 3/3/97

Georgia leads 2-1 Home: 0-1, Away: 0-1, Neutral: 1-0

Date Site 2/24/78 Rensselear, Ind. * W 12/9/78 Huntington, Ind. # W 2/12/80 Huntington, Ind. W 2/29/80 Notre Dame, Ind. % W * – North District Tournament # – Huntington Tournament % – Indiana State Tournament at Saint Mary’s

Illinois leads 4-1 Home: 1-1, Away: 0-3, Neutral: 0-0

Georgia SOUTHERN

Georgetown Notre Dame leads 23-2 Home: 12-0, Away: 9-1, Neutral: 2-1

Date Site 3/24/97 Columbia, S.C. * W 3/19/00 Notre Dame, Ind. ! W * – NCAA Tournament (East Regional Final) ! – NCAA Tournament (Second Round)

Huntington Notre Dame leads 4-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 2-0, Neutral: 2-0

RECORDS

Date Site 3/3/79 Terre Haute, Ind. * L * – IAIAW Tournament

69-44 80-54 93-61 82-60 87-56 65-53 89-33 86-66 74-49 73-76 66-52 72-58 54-52 73-48 104-86 84-63

Score 55-61

BIG EAST

Florida International Notre Dame leads 1-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 1-0, Neutral: 0-0

W W W W W W W W W L W W W W W W

George Washington Score 75-62

Fordham Notre Dame leads 1-0 Home: 1-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-0

1/6/98 Washington, D.C. 2/18/98 Notre Dame, Ind. 1/2/99 Washington, D.C. 1/8/00 Washington, D.C. 1/29/00 Notre Dame, Ind. 2/24/01 Notre Dame, Ind. 3/4/01 Storrs, Conn. ! 2/23/02 Washington, D.C. 2/5/03 Notre Dame, Ind. 1/7/04 Washington, D.C. 2/4/04 Notre Dame, Ind. 2/12/05 Notre Dame, Ind. 1/21/06 Washington, D.C. 2/21/07 Notre Dame, Ind. 1/19/08 Washington, D.C. 1/10/09 Notre Dame, Ind. * – Investors Women’s Classic ! – BIG EAST Tournament

Date Site 3/22/81 Anchorage, Alaska * L * – Northern Lights Tournament

2008-09 REVIEW

Notre Dame leads 1-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 1-0

Meaghan Leahy registered her first career doubledouble in a 2000 win over Fordham, ending up with 16 points and 14 rebounds in 24 minutes.

2009-10 OPPONENTS

Score 77-56 80-68 74-53 72-70 76-55 73-57 75-65 71-55 75-66 79-45 70-58 83-65 73-56 78-62 79-65 69-73 74-62 93-48 89-62 96-61

COACHES

Date Site 1/27/84 Notre Dame, Ind. W 3/10/84 Evansville, Ind. W 2/1/85 Notre Dame, Ind. W 3/3/85 Evansville, Ind. W 2/2/86 Evansville, Ind. W 2/28/86 Notre Dame, Ind. W 1/12/89 Evansville, Ind. W 2/9/89 Notre Dame, Ind. W 3/10/89 Dayton, Ohio * W 1/29/90 Notre Dame, Ind. W 2/3/90 Evansville, Ind. W 11/26/90 Notre Dame, Ind. W 2/2/91 Evansville, Ind. W 2/13/92 Notre Dame, Ind. W 2/24/92 Evansville, Ind. W 1/28/93 Evansville, Ind. L 3/6/93 Notre Dame, Ind. W 1/20/94 Notre Dame, Ind. W 2/12/94 Evansville, Ind. W 11/19/08 Notre Dame, Ind. W * – MCC Tournament

Score 55-51

STUDENT-ATHLETES

Date 12/15/82 11/30/84 12/2/08

Score 68-25 61-45

Grace

East Carolina Notre Dame leads 2-0 Home: 1-0, Away: 1-0, Neutral: 0-0

2009-10 PREVIEW

Date 2/6/93 3/1/93

52-49 61-54 80-66 86-44

THIS IS NOTRE DAME

2/9/80 Goshen, Ind. W 2/23/80 Angola, Ind. * W 3/1/80 Notre Dame, Ind. # W 2/5/81 Notre Dame, Ind. W * – North District Tournament # – Indiana Division III Tournament (at Saint Mary’s)

Duquesne Notre Dame leads 2-0 Home: 1-0, Away: 1-0, Neutral: 0-0

Score 62-57 68-64

THE FIGHTING IRISH

All-Time Series INDIANA

LA Salle

Notre Dame leads 6-4 Home: 3-3, Away: 3-1, Neutral: 0-0

La Salle leads 5-4 Home: 2-2, Away: 1-3, Neutral: 1-0

Date 3/9/83 12/9/86 12/21/87 1/3/89 12/6/89 12/6/90 11/24/95 12/11/96 11/23/05 12/3/06

Site Notre Dame, Ind. W (ot) Notre Dame, Ind. L Bloomington, Ind. L Notre Dame, Ind. W Bloomington, Ind. W Notre Dame, Ind. L Bloomington, Ind. W Notre Dame, Ind. W Bloomington, Ind. W Notre Dame, Ind. L

Score 63-61 71-80 59-62 56-49 75-67 76-79 82-73 71-63 74-61 51-54

Indiana Tech Notre Dame leads 1-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 1-0, Neutral: 0-0 Date 2/15/78

Site Fort Wayne, Ind. W

Date Site 12/19/80 Philadelphia, Pa. * W 11/29/05 Notre Dame, Ind. W * – Penn Holiday Tournament

Score 68-51

Score 69-65 74-55

Iowa Notre Dame leads 1-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 1-0, Neutral: 0-0

Date Site 11/17/96 Iowa City, Iowa * W * – Preseason WNIT (Second Round)

Score 61-50

Date 2/6/83

Site Notre Dame, Ind. W

Date 1/24/78 1/24/79 12/21/02

Site Notre Dame, Ind. W Fort Wayne, Ind. W Notre Dame, Ind. W

Score 69-58

Score 68-39 49-41 82-54

IUPUI Notre Dame leads 2-0 Home: 1-0, Away: 1-0, Neutral: 0-0 Date 12/16/06 12/21/07

Site Notre Dame, Ind. W Indianapolis, Ind. W

Score 75-65 67-44

James Madison James Madison leads 2-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-2

Date Site 1/3/86 Coral Gables, Fla. * L 12/29/88 Philadelphia, Pa. # L * – Burger King Classic # – Saint Joseph’s Invitational

Date Site 3/25/03 Manhattan, Kan. * W * – NCAA Tournament (Second Round)

Score 51-53 49-65

Score 59-53

Kent STATE Notre Dame leads 1-0 Home: 1-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-0

Date Site 11/15/96 Notre Dame, Ind. * W * – Preseason WNIT (First Round)

194

Score 113-35 85-68

LSU Series tied 2-2 Home: 1-0, Away: 1-2, Neutral: 0-0

Date Site 3/2/92 Baton Rouge, La. L 12/19/93 Notre Dame, Ind. W 3/15/99 Baton Rouge, La. * L 11/16/08 Baton Rouge, La. # W * – NCAA Tournament (Second Round) # – State Farm Tip-Off Classic

Score 62-72 82-80 64-74 62-53

Date Site 2/11/83 Notre Dame, Ind. L 1/12/84 Ruston, La. L 12/28/90 Philadelphia, Pa. * W * – Texaco-Hawk Classic

Date 3/22/91 1/15/92 2/21/94 1/14/06 2/7/07 1/8/08 2/11/09 * – NWIT

Site Amarillo, Texas * L Notre Dame, Ind. L Louisville, Ky. W Louisville, Ky. L Notre Dame, Ind. W Louisville, Ky. W Notre Dame, Ind. L

Score 66-41

Notre Dame leads 21-3 Home: 11-1, Away: 9-2, Neutral: 1-0

Date Site 2/4/83 Notre Dame, Ind. W 1/18/84 Notre Dame, Ind. L 3/8/84 Chicago, Ill. L 2/20/85 Notre Dame, Ind. W 2/26/85 Chicago, Ill. W 1/23/86 Notre Dame, Ind. W 2/21/86 Chicago, Ill. W 12/13/86 Notre Dame, Ind. W 11/28/87 Chicago, Ill. W 2/18/89 Chicago, Ill. L 3/2/89 Notre Dame, Ind. W 3/11/89 Dayton, Ohio * W 1/16/90 Notre Dame, Ind. W 2/6/90 Chicago, Ill. W 1/15/91 Chicago, Ill. W 2/5/91 Notre Dame, Ind. W 2/1/92 Notre Dame, Ind. W 2/27/92 Chicago, Ill. W 2/16/93 Notre Dame, Ind. W 2/18/93 Chicago, Ill. W 2/5/94 Chicago, Ill. W 3/3/94 Notre Dame, Ind. W 2/4/95 Chicago, Ill. W 12/20/08 Notre Dame, Ind. W * – MCC Tournament

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME®

Loyola (Md.) Date 12/21/91 12/19/92

Score 39-81 56-83 71-66

LOUISVILLE Louisville leads 4-3 Home: 1-2, Away: 2-1, Neutral: 0-1

Megan Duffy scored a career-high 32 points against Marquette in 2006, including this off-handed layup at the horn in overtime to help the Irish to a 67-65 win.

Notre Dame leads 2-0 Home: 1-0, Away: 1-0, Neutral: 0-0

Site Notre Dame, Ind. W Baltimore, Md. W

Score 84-49 55-48

LOYOLA MARYMOUNT Notre Dame leads 1-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 1-0, Neutral: 0-0 Date 1/3/87

Site Los Angeles, Calif. W

Score 78-40

Manchester Score 75-80 53-64 69-54 51-61 64-55 82-74 66-71

Loyola (Ill.)

KANSAS STATE Notre Dame leads 1-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 1-0, Neutral: 0-0

Date Site 11/24/89 Orlando, Fla. * W 12/5/99 Richmond, Va. # W * – Rotary Classic # – Wachovia Women’s Basketball Invitational

Louisiana Tech leads 2-1 Home: 0-1, Away: 0-1, Neutral: 1-0

IPFW Notre Dame leads 3-0 Home: 2-0, Away: 1-0, Neutral: 0-0

Notre Dame leads 2-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 2-0

Louisiana Tech

Iowa State Notre Dame leads 1-0 Home: 1-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-0

Score 66-71 65-86 63-69 61-58 92-73 75-85 79-55 87-65 68-84

Liberty

Iona Notre Dame leads 2-0 Home: 1-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 1-0

Date Site 1/6/85 Philadelphia, Pa. L 1/5/92 Notre Dame, Ind. L 1/2/93 Philadelphia, Pa. L 2/4/93 Notre Dame, Ind. W 1/15/94 Philadelphia, Pa. W 2/17/94 Notre Dame, Ind. L 3/6/94 Indianapolis, Ind. * W 1/21/95 Notre Dame, Ind. W 2/18/95 Philadelphia, Pa. L * – MCC Tournament

Score 80-61 56-59 53-64 84-59 64-63 75-54 79-67 65-62 67-61 77-108 77-57 75-53 85-72 75-63 66-55 81-61 78-66 73-66 76-50 74-60 81-67 84-75 92-76 89-45

Notre Dame leads 1-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 1-0, Neutral: 0-0 Date 2/9/78

Site Manchester, Ind. W

Score 74-49

Marion Series tied 2-2 Home: 1-1, Away: 0-1, Neutral: 1-0

Date Site 2/18/78 Notre Dame, Ind. W 2/16/79 Marion, Ind. L 11/30/79 Upland, Ind. * W 2/15/80 Notre Dame, Ind. L * – Taylor Invitational

Score 62-50 63-65 68-60 61-62

Marquette Notre Dame leads 28-6 Home: 17-1, Away: 10-5, Neutral: 1-0

Date 2/3/78 2/3/79 2/2/80 1/10/81 1/10/82 1/30/82 2/25/83 11/22/83 12/13/85 1/13/86 1/31/87 2/28/87 1/26/88 2/20/88 12/7/88 12/9/89 1/18/90 12/21/90 1/19/91 11/27/91 12/1/92 12/1/93

Site Milwaukee, Wis. L Notre Dame, Ind. W Notre Dame, Ind. L Milwaukee, Wis. L Minneapolis, Minn. * W Notre Dame, Ind. W Milwaukee, Wis. W Notre Dame, Ind. W Milwaukee, Wis. W Notre Dame, Ind. W Notre Dame, Ind. W Milwaukee, Wis. W Notre Dame, Ind. W Milwaukee, Wis. W Notre Dame, Ind. W Milwaukee, Wis. W Notre Dame, Ind. W Notre Dame, Ind. W Milwaukee, Wis. W Notre Dame, Ind. W Milwaukee, Wis. L Notre Dame, Ind. W

Score 41-66 60-57 46-67 55-62 50-36 60-43 74-50 96-63 90-46 75-42 95-60 77-53 88-51 79-69 70-66 87-67 81-64 109-56 91-73 83-68 62-66 90-76

87-66 84-62 75-60 75-56 60-33 75-68 72-64 50-47 67-65 62-71 99-76 65-75

Maryland Maryland leads 4-1 Home: 0-2, Away: 1-2, Neutral: 0-0

Score 62-84 57-75 49-40 48-69 59-75

Site Amarillo, Texas * W

Score 90-72

Memphis Notre Dame leads 1-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 1-0

Date Site 3/15/97 Austin, Texas * W * – NCAA Tournament (First Round)

Score 93-62

Score 59-53 61-62 83-68 67-50 86-70 72-71 75-47 76-77 89-62 76-54 83-68 67-52 81-43 69-65 70-80 59-50 93-58

Date Site 3/23/04 Notre Dame, Ind. * W * – NCAA Tournament (Second Round)

Score 59-46

Minnesota Minnesota leads 2-0 Home: 0-2, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-0

Score 76-81 71-79

Missouri Site Kansas City, Mo. W

Score 60-53

Date Site 3/13/98 Lubbock, Texas * W 3/21/04 Notre Dame, Ind. * W (ot) * – NCAA Tournament (First Round) NOTE: School formerly Southwest Missouri State

Score 78-64 69-65

Site Notre Dame, Ind. W Cincinnati, Ohio W

Score 88-98 73-57

Date Site 3/15/02 Knoxville, Tenn. * W * – NCAA Tournament (First Round)

Score 58-44

Notre Dame leads 2-1 Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 2-1

Date Site 12/4/99 Richmond, Va. # W 12/3/00 Lake Buena Vista, Fla. * W 3/20/07 Pittsburgh, Pa. ^ L # – Wachovia Women’s Basketball Invitational * – Honda Elite 4 Classic ^ – NCAA Tournament (Second Round)

Score 48-50

Score 99-86 78-55 51-60

North Carolina State Score 64-53

Northeast Missouri State Northeast Missouri State leads 1-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-1

Date Site 1/12/80 DeKalb, Ill. * L * – Huskie Invitational

Score 43-77

2009-10 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

195

Score 78-76 70-54

HISTORY

Date 1/26/80 2/5/82

Notre Dame leads 1-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 1-0

Date Site 11/20/96 Ruston, La. * W * – Preseason WNIT (Third Place Game)

Mount St. Joseph Notre Dame leads 2-0 Home: 1-0, Away: 1-0, Neutral: 0-0

Date Site 2/25/82 Notre Dame, Ind. L (2ot) 11/14/04 Notre Dame, Ind. * W * – Preseason WNIT (Second Round)

RECORDS

Date Site 12/31/86 Seattle, Wash. * L * – Seattle Times Classic

Series tied 1-1 Home: 1-1, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-0

Notre Dame leads 1-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 1-0

Montana Montana leads 1-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-1

Score 44-57

North Carolina

Notre Dame leads 1-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 1-0

Missouri State

Score 53-93 61-65 64-59 65-69 76-79 98-50

Date Site 12/19/81 Philadelphia, Pa. * L * – Penn Holiday Tournament

New Mexico

Date Site 3/16/94 Notre Dame, Ind. * L 3/22/09 Notre Dame, Ind. * L * – NCAA Tournament (First Round)

Notre Dame leads 2-0 Home: 1-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 1-0

Mount St. Mary’s Mount St. Mary’s leads 1-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-1

Nebraska

Notre Dame leads 1-0 Home: 1-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-0

Date 1/2/82

In just her fourth collegiate game, Alicia Ratay scored a career-high 32 points on 12-of-15 shooting as the Irish blitzed North Carolina in 1999.

BIG EAST

Date Site 1/17/81 Notre Dame, Ind. L 2/6/82 Oxford, Ohio L 12/10/82 Notre Dame, Ind. W 2/17/91 Notre Dame, Ind. L 12/28/94 Seattle, Wash. * L 11/9/07 Notre Dame, Ind. # W * – Seattle Times Husky Classic # – Preseason WNIT (First Round)

Score 45-76 59-68 72-73 71-59 57-55 48-64 73-75 83-87 75-64 84-54 63-92 73-82 78-72

MIDDLE TENNESSEE

Miami (Ohio) Miami leads 4-2 Home: 2-2, Away: 0-1, Neutral: 0-1

Site East Lansing, Mich. L Notre Dame, Ind. L East Lansing, Mich. L Notre Dame, Ind. W East Lansing, Mich. W Notre Dame, Ind. L Notre Dame, Ind. L East Lansing, Mich. L (ot) East Lansing, Mich. W Notre Dame, Ind. W East Lansing, Mich. L Notre Dame, Ind. L (ot) Notre Dame, Ind. W

2008-09 REVIEW

Date Site 1/5/86 Coral Gables, Fla. * W 2/7/87 Notre Dame, Ind. L 1/7/88 Coral Gables, Fla. W 1/27/96 Coral Gables, Fla. W 2/20/96 Notre Dame, Ind. W 1/29/97 Coral Gables, Fla. W 1/8/98 Notre Dame, Ind. W 2/3/98 Coral Gables, Fla. L 2/23/99 Notre Dame, Ind. W 1/22/00 Coral Gables, Fla. W 2/22/00 Notre Dame, Ind. W 3/5/00 Storrs, Conn. ! W 2/20/01 Notre Dame, Ind. W 1/2/02 Coral Gables, Fla. W 1/11/03 Notre Dame, Ind. L 1/28/04 Coral Gables, Fla. W 2/25/04 Notre Dame, Ind. W * – Burger King Classic ! – BIG EAST Tournament

Date 2/26/81 3/6/82 2/3/84 12/20/84 1/24/88 12/13/89 12/7/94 12/21/95 12/21/98 12/11/99 11/26/03 12/2/04 11/29/08

2009-10 OPPONENTS

Miami (Fla.) Notre Dame leads 14-3 Home: 6-2, Away: 7-1, Neutral: 1-0

Michigan State

COACHES

Date 3/25/95 * – NWIT

Score 66-93 60-66 65-96 71-48 62-58 66-50 64-75 76-71 75-86 62-54 88-54 63-78 55-45 61-58 77-46 59-63

Michigan State leads 8-5 Home: 3-4, Away: 2-4, Neutral: 0-0

Massachusetts Notre Dame leads 1-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 1-0

Date Site 1/20/79 Ann Arbor, Mich. L 12/8/79 Notre Dame, Ind. L (ot) 2/20/81 Ann Arbor, Mich. L 1/24/82 Notre Dame, Ind. W 12/12/82 Ann Arbor, Mich. W 12/9/83 Notre Dame, Ind. W 12/2/84 Ann Arbor, Mich. L 12/5/85 Notre Dame, Ind. W 12/13/91 Ann Arbor, Mich. L 12/12/92 Notre Dame, Ind. W 3/19/01 Notre Dame, Ind. * W 12/2/01 Grand Rapids, Mich. # L 11/18/05 Notre Dame, Ind. W 12/1/06 Ann Arbor, Mich. W 12/2/07 Notre Dame, Ind. W 12/10/08 Ann Arbor, Mich. L (ot) * – NCAA Tournament (Second Round) # – Women’s College Basketball Showcase

STUDENT-ATHLETES

Date Site 1/8/83 College Park, Md. L 11/26/83 Notre Dame, Ind. * L 1/9/85 College Park, Md. W 1/10/87 Notre Dame, Ind. L 11/16/07 College Park, Md. # L * – Notre Dame Thanksgiving Classic # – Preseason WNIT (Semifinal)

Michigan Notre Dame leads 9-7 Home: 7-1, Away: 2-5, Neutral: 0-1

2009-10 PREVIEW

W W W W W W W W W (ot) L W L

THIS IS NOTRE DAME

2/1/95 Milwaukee, Wis. 12/8/95 Notre Dame, Ind. 1/2/00 Notre Dame, Ind. 12/21/00 Milwaukee, Wis. 12/22/01 Notre Dame, Ind. 12/31/02 Milwaukee, Wis. 1/1/04 Notre Dame, Ind. 12/19/04 Milwaukee, Wis. 1/10/06 Notre Dame, Ind. 1/23/07 Milwaukee, Wis. 2/13/08 Notre Dame, Ind. 1/13/09 Milwaukee, Wis. * – Saint Catherine’s Tournament

THE FIGHTING IRISH

All-Time Series Northern Illinois

Pacific Lutheran

Notre Dame leads 8-5 Home: 4-1, Away: 4-3, Neutral: 0-1

Notre Dame leads 1-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 1-0, Neutral: 0-0

Date Site 2/11/78 Notre Dame, Ind. L 1/12/79 DeKalb, Ill. * W 12/12/81 Notre Dame, Ind. W 12/12/84 DeKalb, Ill. W 12/15/85 Notre Dame, Ind. W 1/13/87 DeKalb, Ill. L 2/24/87 Notre Dame, Ind. W 1/14/88 Notre Dame, Ind. W 3/9/88 DeKalb, Ill. L 3/23/91 Amarillo, Texas # L 2/23/95 DeKalb, Ill. W 3/10/95 DeKalb, Ill. % L 12/30/04 DeKalb, Ill. W * – Northern Illinois Tournament # – NWIT % – MCC Tournament

Score 58-65 62-60 67-52 71-60 88-65 71-81 82-66 89-66 74-95 82-84 58-51 64-87 73-49

Northwestern Notre Dame leads 2-1 Home: 1-0, Away: 1-1, Neutral: 0-0 Date 12/7/83 11/30/87 11/29/88

Site Evanston, Ill. L Notre Dame, Ind. W Evanston, Ill. W

Score 74-78 69-49 75-63

Northwestern State Northwestern State leads 1-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-1 Date 3/24/95 * – NWIT

Site Amarillo, Texas * L

Score 93-103

Oakland Notre Dame leads 1-0 Home: 1-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-0 Date 12/9/87

Site Notre Dame, Ind. W

Score 100-51

Ohio Notre Dame leads 1-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 1-0

Date Site 11/29/96 Atlanta, Ga. * W * – Comfort Inn Downtown Classic

Score 95-82

Ohio State Series tied 1-1 Home: 1-0, Away: 0-1, Neutral: 0-0

Date Site 1/4/97 Columbus, Ohio L 11/20/04 Notre Dame, Ind. * W * – Preseason WNIT (Championship)

Score 67-74 66-62

Oklahoma Series tied 1-1 Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 1-1

Date Site 12/30/86 Seattle, Wash. * L 3/25/08 West Lafayette, Ind. # W (ot) * – Seattle Times Classic # – NCAA Tournament (Second Round)

Date Site 12/29/83 Chestnut Hill, Mass. * L 1/10/89 Notre Dame, Ind. L 1/12/90 Norfolk, Va. L 2/23/91 Notre Dame, Ind. W 3/7/92 Norfolk, Va. L 1/2/94 Norfolk, Va. L * – Nike Christmas Classic

Score 54-57 79-75

Score 57-71 65-82 61-62 70-58 76-85 67-76

Pacific Notre Dame leads 1-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 1-0 Date 3/23/95 * – NWIT

196

Site Amarillo, Texas * W

Score 57-48

Pennsylvania Notre Dame leads 1-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 1-0, Neutral: 0-0

Date Site 12/18/81 Philadelphia, Pa. * W * – Penn Holiday Tournament

Score 62-47

PENN State Penn State leads 5-0 Home: 0-1, Away: 0-2, Neutral: 0-2

Date Site 11/22/91 Notre Dame, Ind. L 1/19/93 University Park, Pa. L 12/1/95 Kona, Hawaii * L 3/27/04 Hartford, Conn. ! L 11/16/06 University Park, Pa. L * – Kona Women’s Basketball Classic ! – NCAA Tournament (East Regional Semifinal)

Score 70-86 66-87 77-86 49-55 49-75

Pittsburgh Notre Dame leads 17-3 Home: 8-0, Away: 8-2, Neutral: 1-1

Date Site 2/7/96 Notre Dame, Ind. W 2/17/96 Pittsburgh, Pa. W 1/18/97 Notre Dame, Ind. W 12/31/97 Pittsburgh, Pa. W 2/15/98 Notre Dame, Ind. W 1/16/99 Pittsburgh, Pa. W 1/18/00 Pittsburgh, Pa. W 2/9/00 Notre Dame, Ind. W 2/7/01 Notre Dame, Ind. W 2/27/01 Pittsburgh, Pa. W 2/5/02 Pittsburgh, Pa. W 2/26/03 Notre Dame, Ind. W 3/8/03 Piscataway, N.J. * W 2/21/04 Pittsburgh, Pa. W 2/5/05 Pittsburgh, Pa. W 2/28/06 Notre Dame, Ind. W 1/31/07 Pittsburgh, Pa. L 2/10/08 Notre Dame, Ind. W 3/9/08 Hartford, Conn. * L 2/3/09 Pittsburgh, Pa. L * – BIG EAST Tournament

Score 90-51 89-51 65-49 66-46 75-60 81-72 67-53 81-74 72-58 82-63 68-56 77-69 73-65 72-68 75-47 72-65 62-71 81-66 53-64 70-82

PRAIRIE VIEW A&M Notre Dame leads 1-0 Home: 1-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-0 Date 12/28/06

Site Notre Dame, Ind. W

Score 94-55

Providence

Old Dominion Old Dominion leads 5-1 Home: 1-1, Away: 0-3, Neutral: 0-1

Date Site 3/12/80 Tacoma, Wash. * W * – AIAW National Tournament

Notre Dame leads 17-0 Home: 8-0, Away: 9-0, Neutral: 0-0 Date 1/14/96 12/7/96 2/16/97 1/24/98 1/10/99 1/30/99 2/1/00 1/31/01 1/5/02 1/19/02 2/16/03 2/14/04 2/9/05 2/4/06 2/17/07 1/30/08 2/28/09

Site Providence, R.I. W Notre Dame, Ind. W Providence, R.I. W Notre Dame, Ind. W Notre Dame, Ind. W Providence, R.I. W Providence, R.I. W Notre Dame, Ind. W Notre Dame, Ind. W Providence, R.I. W Providence, R.I. W Notre Dame, Ind. W Providence, R.I. W Notre Dame, Ind. W Providence, R.I. W Notre Dame, Ind. W Providence, R.I. W

Score 90-80 91-75 97-74 109-60 79-56 97-59 90-60 64-44 72-66 69-41 67-61 81-51 75-57 66-48 82-65 85-54 65-56

Purdue Score 88-74

Purdue leads 14-8 Home: 5-4, Away: 1-8, Neutral: 2-2 Date 11/26/84 11/30/85 12/1/91

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME®

Site Notre Dame, Ind. L West Lafayette, Ind. L West Lafayette, Ind. L

Score 59-62 54-71 66-80

Jacqueline Batteast lets out a scream after blocking a last-second three-point try in Notre Dame’s 66-62 win over Ohio State in the 2004 Preseason WNIT championship game. 12/4/92 Notre Dame, Ind. L 12/8/93 West Lafayette, Ind. L 11/30/94 Notre Dame, Ind. L 3/15/96 Lubbock, Texas * W 12/5/96 West Lafayette, Ind. L 12/10/97 Notre Dame, Ind. W 3/21/98 Lubbock, Texas # L 12/8/99 West Lafayette, Ind. L 12/9/00 Notre Dame, Ind. W 4/1/01 St. Louis, Mo. % W 12/6/01 West Lafayette, Ind. L 1/4/03 Notre Dame, Ind. L 3/30/03 Dayton, Ohio ^ L 1/4/04 West Lafayette, Ind. + L 1/16/05 Notre Dame, Ind. + W 12/7/05 West Lafayette, Ind. L 12/6/06 Notre Dame, Ind. W 12/8/07 West Lafayette, Ind. W 12/7/08 Notre Dame, Ind. W * – NCAA Tournament (First Round) # – NCAA Tournament (Midwest Regional Semifinal) % – NCAA Tournament (National Championship) ^ – NCAA Tournament (East Regional Semifinal) + – BIG EAST/Big Ten Challenge

41-74 59-66 83-87 73-60 58-73 77-71 65-70 61-71 72-61 68-66 57-70 54-71 47-66 63-76 86-69 54-65 67-58 61-48 62-51

PURDUE-CALUMET Notre Dame leads 2-0 Home: 1-0, Away: 1-0, Neutral: 0-0 Date 1/18/78 2/7/80

Site Hammond, Ind. W Notre Dame, Ind. W

Score 50-46 79-38

Rice Series tied 1-1 Home: 1-0, Away: 0-1, Neutral: 0-0 Date 12/31/00 12/28/01

Site Notre Dame, Ind. W Houston, Texas L

Score 80-40 61-72

Richmond Notre Dame leads 3-0 Home: 1-0, Away: 1-0, Neutral: 1-0 Date 3/25/89 11/28/06 1/2/08 * – NWIT

Site Amarillo, Texas * W Notre Dame, Ind. W Richmond, Va. W

Score 51-46 87-66 84-59

San Diego Notre Dame leads 1-0 Home: 1-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-0

Date 12/11/80 1/13/82 12/4/82

Site Notre Dame, Ind. L Joliet, Ill. W Notre Dame, Ind. W

Notre Dame leads 1-0 Home: 1-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-0 Date 12/29/07

Site Notre Dame, Ind. W

Score 82-39

Score 57-71 72-53

Saint Louis Notre Dame leads 6-1 Home: 3-1, Away: 3-0, Neutral: 0-0 Date 1/20/80 1/14/89 2/11/89 2/1/90 2/20/90 1/31/91 2/19/91

Site Notre Dame, Ind. L St. Louis, Mo. W Notre Dame, Ind. W Notre Dame, Ind. W St. Louis, Mo. W St. Louis, Mo. W Notre Dame, Ind. W

Score 49-65 79-54 78-34 84-50 78-48 97-48 87-47

Saint Mary’s (Calif.) Notre Dame leads 1-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 1-0

Date Site 3/13/99 Baton Rouge, La. * W * – NCAA Tournament (First Round)

Score 61-57

Date Site 12/11/93 Notre Dame, Ind. L 11/26/94 South Orange, N.J. L (ot) 1/2/96 South Orange, N.J. W (ot) 3/4/96 Storrs, Conn. * W 1/2/97 South Orange, N.J. W 2/22/97 Notre Dame, Ind. W 1/31/98 Notre Dame, Ind. W 1/20/99 South Orange, N.J. W 2/6/99 Notre Dame, Ind. W 1/11/00 Notre Dame, Ind. W 1/21/01 South Orange, N.J. W 1/9/02 Notre Dame, Ind. W 2/2/02 South Orange, N.J. W 3/1/03 Notre Dame, Ind. W 2/8/04 South Orange, N.J. L 1/2/05 Notre Dame, Ind. W 3/1/05 South Orange, N.J. W 1/7/06 Notre Dame, Ind. L 1/2/07 South Orange, N.J. W 3/1/08 Notre Dame, Ind. W 1/3/09 South Orange, N.J. W * – BIG EAST Tournament

Score 61-51 69-59 71-54 70-43 61-49 81-45 73-56 71-52 59-44 92-29

Score 55-62 60-65 88-79 69-58 87-47 75-61 91-35 87-47 77-49 80-52 72-47 79-45 65-60 62-60 45-51 54-33 41-35 61-74 64-61 70-55 66-60

South Carolina South Carolina leads 2-0 Home: 0-1, Away: 0-1, Neutral: 0-0 Date 1/31/81 2/20/82

Site Notre Dame, Ind. L Columbia, S.C. L

Score 48-124 54-76

South Dakota South Dakota leads 2-0 Home: 0-1, Away: 0-1, Neutral: 0-0 Date 1/14/80 11/22/80

Site Vermillion, S.D. L Notre Dame, Ind. L

Score 61-76 60-67

Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Date Site 1/11/80 DeKalb, Ill. * W * – Huskie Invitational

Score 65-51

SMU Notre Dame leads 2-1 Home: 1-0, Away: 0-1, Neutral: 1-0

Date Site 1/17/82 Notre Dame, Ind. W 1/15/84 Dallas, Texas L 3/23/08 West Lafayette, Ind. * W * – NCAA Tournament (First Round)

Score 76-60 63-64 75-62

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HISTORY

Date Site 2/6/78 Notre Dame, Ind. W 2/20/78 Notre Dame, Ind. * W 12/11/78 Notre Dame, Ind. W 1/27/79 Notre Dame, Ind. * W 2/23/79 Rensselear, Ind. # W 12/4/79 Notre Dame, Ind. * W 1/30/80 Notre Dame, Ind. W 12/8/80 Notre Dame, Ind. W 1/28/81 Notre Dame, Ind. * W 12/8/81 Notre Dame, Ind. W * – at Saint Mary’s # – North District Tournament

Seton Hall

Notre Dame leads 1-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 1-0

Saint Mary’s (Ind.) Notre Dame leads 10-0 Home: 5-0, Away: 4-0, Neutral: 1-0

Score 65-81

RECORDS

Score 74-48 66-53 75-47 77-57 76-44 94-57 99-60 69-49 94-51 84-49 66-31 71-42 76-48 69-56 72-65 63-66 83-65 51-61 70-67 62-45

Site Amarillo, Texas * L

BIG EAST

Date Site 1/4/96 Jamaica, N.Y. W 1/24/96 Notre Dame, Ind. W 2/2/97 Jamaica, N.Y. W 1/10/98 Jamaica, N.Y. W 2/12/98 Notre Dame, Ind. W 2/28/98 Piscataway, N.J. * W 1/23/99 Notre Dame, Ind. W 1/26/00 Jamaica, N.Y. W 2/12/00 Notre Dame, Ind. W 1/9/01 Jamaica, N.Y. W 2/13/02 Notre Dame, Ind. W 1/14/03 Jamaica, N.Y. W 2/12/03 Notre Dame, Ind. W 2/17/04 Jamaica, N.Y. W 1/26/05 Notre Dame, Ind. W 1/4/06 Jamaica, N.Y. L 1/16/07 Notre Dame, Ind. W 3/3/08 Jamaica, N.Y. L 1/17/09 Notre Dame, Ind. W 3/7/09 Hartford, Conn. * W * – BIG EAST Tournament

Score 79-67 64-65 62-67 70-69 72-64 64-84 78-44

Saint Joseph’s (Pa.) Date Site 1/24/87 Philadelphia, Pa. L 12/29/90 Philadelphia, Pa. * W * – Texaco-Hawk Classic

Date 3/21/91 * – NWIT

Notre Dame leads 17-4 Home: 8-2, Away: 8-2, Neutral: 1-0

Series tied 1-1 Home: 0-0, Away: 1-1, Neutral: 0-0

St. John’s Notre Dame leads 18-2 Home: 9-0, Away: 7-2, Neutral: 2-0

Behind Karen Robinson’s 16 points, Notre Dame won the 1990 Texaco-Hawk Classic with a 72-53 victory over Saint Joseph’s (Pa.) at the famed Palestra in Philadelphia.

Score 54-57 61-57 86-42

SAINT Francis (PA.)

Score 62-47 74-43

Santa Clara Santa Clara leads 1-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-1

Score 54-52 56-49 66-50 86-73

Score 61-45

Site Notre Dame, Ind. W San Francisco, Calif. W

2008-09 REVIEW

Date Site 2/25/78 Rensselear, Ind. * W * – North District Tournament

Date 12/28/97 11/28/98

Date Site 12/6/77 Rensselear, Ind. W 3/5/78 Rensselear, Ind. * L 2/13/79 Rensselear, Ind. L 2/24/79 Rensselear, Ind. # W (ot) 1/16/80 Notre Dame, Ind. W 2/17/81 Rensselear, Ind. L 12/2/81 Notre Dame, Ind. W * – IAIAW Tournament # – North District Tournament

St. Francis (Ind.) Notre Dame leads 1-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 1-0

San Francisco Notre Dame leads 2-0 Home: 1-0, Away: 1-0, Neutral: 0-0

Notre Dame leads 4-3 Home: 2-0, Away: 2-3, Neutral: 0-0

St. Francis (Ill.) Notre Dame leads 2-1 Home: 1-1, Away: 1-0, Neutral: 0-0

Score 34-71

2009-10 OPPONENTS

Site Notre Dame, Ind. W Notre Dame, Ind. W Notre Dame, Ind. W Notre Dame, Ind. W

Date Site 3/21/81 Anchorage, Alaska * L * – Northern Lights Tournament

COACHES

Date 1/18/80 2/7/81 12/20/86 12/12/87

Score 87-61

San Diego STATE San Diego State leads 1-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-1

St. Joseph’s (Ind.)

St. Ambrose Notre Dame leads 4-0 Home: 4-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-0

Date Site 3/17/00 Notre Dame, Ind. * W * - NCAA Tournament (First Round)

STUDENT-ATHLETES

Score 74-81 61-69 50-71 66-54 62-73 76-61 86-58 67-80 71-64 57-77 68-61 78-74 72-81 67-46 53-54 57-52 61-64 55-69 45-51 63-47 48-59 43-69 60-76 51-57 68-78

2009-10 PREVIEW

Date Site 11/27/82 Chicago, Ill. * L 1/9/86 Piscataway, N.J. L 11/29/86 Notre Dame, Ind. L 11/28/95 Notre Dame, Ind. W 2/3/96 Piscataway, N.J. L 1/21/97 Notre Dame, Ind. W 3/2/97 Storrs, Conn. ! W 12/3/97 Piscataway, N.J. L 2/24/98 Notre Dame, Ind. W 2/13/99 Piscataway, N.J. L 3/1/99 Piscataway, N.J. ! W 2/19/00 Piscataway, N.J. W (ot) 3/6/00 Storrs, Conn. ! L (ot) 1/6/01 Notre Dame, Ind. W 2/17/01 Piscataway, N.J. L 2/16/02 Piscataway, N.J. W 1/18/03 Notre Dame, Ind. L 2/28/04 Piscataway, N.J. L 3/7/04 Hartford, Conn. ! L 1/23/05 Notre Dame, Ind. W 2/19/05 Piscataway, N.J. L 1/24/06 Piscataway, N.J. L 2/24/07 Notre Dame, Ind. L 2/19/08 Piscataway, N.J. L 1/27/09 Notre Dame, Ind. L * – Orange Crush Classic ! – BIG EAST Tournament

THIS IS NOTRE DAME

Rutgers Rutgers leads 16-9 Home: 5-4, Away: 3-9, Neutral: 1-3

THE FIGHTING IRISH

All-Time Series South Florida

Tennessee

UC Irvine

Notre Dame leads 5-2 Home: 2-1, Away: 2-1, Neutral: 1-0

Tennessee leads 20-0 Home: 0-8, Away: 0-8, Neutral: 0-4

Notre Dame leads 1-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 1-0, Neutral: 0-0

Date Site 12/13/97 Notre Dame, Ind. W 12/19/98 Tampa, Fla. W 1/28/06 Notre Dame, Ind. L (ot) 3/4/06 Hartford, Conn. * W 1/13/07 Tampa, Fla. L (ot) 2/27/08 Notre Dame, Ind. W 2/17/09 Tampa, Fla. W * – BIG EAST Tournament

Score 73-50 83-63 64-68 73-66 78-87 92-49 86-79

Spring Arbor Spring Arbor leads 1-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-1

Date Site 3/8/80 Upland, Ind.* L * – AIAW Midwest Regional

Score 56-61

Stanford Stanford leads 2-0 Home: 0-1, Away: 0-1, Neutral: 0-0 Date 12/2/90 11/24/91

Site Stanford, Calif. L Notre Dame, Ind. L

Score 67-97 76-88

Syracuse Notre Dame leads 22-2 Home: 11-0, Away: 10-1, Neutral: 1-1

Date Site 1/16/88 Notre Dame, Ind. W 2/4/89 Syracuse, N.Y. L 12/8/90 Notre Dame, Ind. W 12/31/91 Syracuse, N.Y. W 1/10/96 Notre Dame, Ind. W 3/3/96 Storrs, Conn. * W 1/15/97 Syracuse, N.Y. W 2/6/97 Notre Dame, Ind. W 1/21/98 Syracuse, N.Y. W 1/26/99 Syracuse, N.Y. W 2/17/99 Notre Dame, Ind. W 1/15/00 Notre Dame, Ind. W 2/14/01 Syracuse, N.Y. W 1/29/02 Notre Dame, Ind. W 3/3/02 Piscataway, N.J. * L 3/4/03 Syracuse, N.Y. W 1/21/04 Syracuse, N.Y. W 3/2/04 Notre Dame, Ind. W 1/5/05 W Notre Dame, Ind. 1/19/05 Syracuse, N.Y. W 1/31/06 Syracuse, N.Y. ^ W 1/20/07 Notre Dame, Ind. W 2/16/08 Syracuse, N.Y. ^ W 2/24/09 Notre Dame, Ind. W * – BIG EAST Tournament ^ – Game played at Carrier Dome

Score 81-64 56-63 71-66 81-60 91-52 70-55 72-45 90-73 87-69 94-61 82-60 71-56 75-61 71-46 79-84 62-54 64-35 54-33 75-58 74-61 67-55 83-55 79-67 90-79

Date 1/14/81 2/10/82

Site Notre Dame, Ind. W Notre Dame, Ind. W

Date 12/29/89 12/28/91 12/21/93 12/14/02

Site Philadelphia, Pa. L Philadelphia, Pa. L Notre Dame, Ind. W Notre Dame, Ind. W

Series tied 1-1 Home: 0-0, Away: 1-1, Neutral: 0-0

Date Site 12/5/86 Austin, Texas* L 3/17/97 Austin, Texas ! W * – Texas Classic ! – NCAA Tournament (Second Round)

Date Site 12/3/95 Kona, Hawaii * L (ot) * – Kona Women’s Basketball Classic

Date 12/13/90

Score 59-84 86-83

Score 77-71 79-41

Score 61-70 69-80 83-51 84-61

Texas Tech leads 2-1 Home: 0-0, Away: 1-1, Neutral: 0-1

Date Site 3/17/96 Lubbock, Texas * L 3/15/98 Lubbock, Texas * W 3/25/00 Memphis, Tenn. ! L * – NCAA Tournament (Second Round) ! – NCAA Tournament (Mideast Regional Semifinal)

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME®

Site Notre Dame, Ind. W Amarillo, Texas * L Toledo, Ohio L Notre Dame, Ind. W Toledo, Ohio W

Score 45-50 54-82 53-84 70-61 51-78 67-73 65-67 61-60 75-89 71-92 93-91 99-82

Score 86-75 61-51

UPPER IOWA Notre Dame leads 1-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 1-0

Score 71-49

USC Score 84-88

Score 78-67

Score 68-43

Notre Dame leads 7-2 Home: 4-0, Away: 3-1, Neutral: 0-1 Date 1/2/85 12/27/99 12/28/00 12/9/01 11/29/02 12/22/03 11/26/04 11/27/05 11/24/06

Site Fullerton, Calif. L Notre Dame, Ind. W Los Angeles, Calif. W Notre Dame, Ind. W Los Angeles, Calif. W Notre Dame, Ind. W Los Angeles, Calif. W Notre Dame, Ind. W Los Angeles, Calif. L

Score 53-69 74-59 70-61 62-49 69-57 73-62 60-56 73-62 58-69

U.S. International Notre Dame leads 1-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 1-0

Date 3/20/86 * – NWIT

Site Amarillo, Texas * W

Score 86-61

Utah Score 67-82 74-59 65-69

Toledo Notre Dame leads 3-2 Home: 2-0, Away: 1-1, Neutral: 0-1

Date Site 12/5/81 Notre Dame, Ind. L 11/26/82 Chicago, Ill. * L 1/30/83 Westwood, Calif. L 12/3/83 Notre Dame, Ind. W 12/30/84 Westwood, Calif. L 12/21/85 Notre Dame, Ind. L 1/5/87 Westwood, Calif. L (ot) 12/22/89 Notre Dame, Ind. W 11/30/90 Westwood, Calif. L 3/18/92 Westwood, Calif. # L 11/30/97 Westwood, Calif. W (2ot) 11/14/98 Notre Dame, Ind. W * – Orange Crush Classic # – NCAA Tournament (First Round)

Date Site 1/12/79 DeKalb, Ill. * W * – Northern Illinois Tournament

Texas State Notre Dame leads 1-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 1-0

Date 12/19/88 3/23/89 1/6/90 12/2/98 11/20/99 * – NWIT

198

Site Notre Dame, Ind. W

UCLA UCLA leads 8-4 Home: 3-2, Away: 1-5, Neutral: 0-1

Date Site 11/28/97 Santa Barbara, Calif. W 3/19/05 Fresno, Calif. * W * – NCAA Tournament (First Round)

TCU Notre Dame leads 1-0 Home: 1-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-0

Score 72-71

UC Santa Barbara

Texas A&M Texas A&M leads 1-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-1

Date Site 12/2/94 Irvine, Calif. * W * – UCI/Newport Beach Marriott Classic

Notre Dame leads 2-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 1-0, Neutral: 1-0

Texas Tech

Temple Series tied 2-2 Home: 2-0, Away: 0-2, Neutral: 0-0

Score 56-71 57-62 63-71 55-90 71-91 43-98 54-77 71-88 82-85 48-79 70-105 59-72 66-80 50-89 61-77 59-83 51-62 54-78 63-87 64-74

TEXAS

Date Site 1/4/86 Coral Gables, Fla. * W * – Burger King Classic NOTE: School formerly Southwest Texas State

Taylor Notre Dame leads 2-0 Home: 2-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-0

Date Site 11/25/83 Notre Dame, Ind. * L 11/24/84 Knoxville, Tenn. L 12/9/85 Notre Dame, Ind. L 2/14/87 Knoxville, Tenn. L 2/3/88 Notre Dame, Ind. L 2/20/89 Knoxville, Tenn. L 12/3/89 Notre Dame, Ind. L 2/9/91 Knoxville, Tenn. L 1/12/92 Notre Dame, Ind. L 1/4/93 Knoxville, Tenn. L 1/7/94 Notre Dame, Ind. L 11/19/96 Ruston, La. ! L 3/28/97 Cincinnati, Ohio @ L 3/17/02 Knoxville, Tenn. # L 12/28/02 Indianapolis, Ind. L 11/30/03 Knoxville, Tenn. L 12/31/05 Notre Dame, Ind. L 12/30/06 Knoxville, Tenn. L 1/5/08 Notre Dame, Ind. L 3/30/08 Oklahoma City, Okla. $ L * – Notre Dame Thanksgiving Classic ! – Preseason WNIT (Semifinal) @ – NCAA Tournament (National Semifinal) # – NCAA Tournament (Second Round) $ – NCAA Tournament (Okla. City Regional Semifinal)

Notre Dame leads 2-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 2-0

Date Site 3/24/01 Denver, Colo. * W 12/18/05 Las Vegas, Nev. ^ W * – NCAA Tournament (Midwest Regional Semifinal) ^ – Duel in the Desert

Score 69-54 68-55

Valparaiso Score 77-70 62-85 69-70 82-64 68-52

Notre Dame leads 22-0 Home: 10-0, Away: 10-0, Neutral: 2-0 Date 12/3/77 12/1/78 12/9/78 1/22/79 2/22/79 1/22/80 1/22/81 1/21/82 12/19/87 2/25/88 12/17/95 12/21/96

Site Notre Dame, Ind. W Valparaiso, Ind. W Huntington, Ind. * W Notre Dame, Ind. W Rensselear, Ind. # W Valparaiso, Ind. W Notre Dame, Ind. W Valparaiso, Ind. W Notre Dame, Ind. W Valparaiso, Ind. W Notre Dame, Ind. W Valparaiso, Ind. W

Score 48-41 57-43 66-52 57-43 52-49 65-55 57-48 84-27 93-60 91-56 90-44 75-56

Wisconsin Notre Dame leads 5-2 Home: 1-1, Away: 3-1, Neutral: 1-0

Date Site 3/4/78 Rensselaer, Ind. * L * – IAIAW Tournament

Score 69-73

Virginia Date 2/22/81 1/4/88

Site Chicago, Ill. L Charlottesville, Va. L

Score 40-68 59-79

Virginia Tech

Wisconsin-GREEN BAY

Notre Dame leads 5-1 Home: 3-0, Away: 1-1, Neutral: 1-0

Series tied 1-1 Home: 0-0, Away: 1-1, Neutral: 0-0

Score 75-64 75-55 67-49 64-57 50-53 53-40

88-63 71-46 42-35 74-68 74-57 69-59 58-50 60-59 94-56 63-55

Vanderbilt Notre Dame leads 3-1 Home: 1-0, Away: 1-1, Neutral: 1-0

Score 64-86 77-63 72-64 59-57

WESTERN KENTUCKY

Wright State Notre Dame leads 2-0 Home: 1-0, Away: 1-0, Neutral: 0-0

Date Site 11/13/07 Notre Dame, Ind. * W * – Preseason WNIT (Second Round)

Score 75-59

Notre Dame leads 9-0 Home: 6-0, Away: 3-0, Neutral: 0-0 Date 12/8/82 12/14/83 12/5/84 12/2/85 2/3/87 12/18/00 12/12/01 11/20/05 11/19/06

Site Kalamazoo, Mich. W Notre Dame, Ind. W Notre Dame, Ind. W Kalamazoo, Mich. W Notre Dame, Ind. W Notre Dame, Ind. W Notre Dame, Ind. W Kalamazoo, Mich. W Notre Dame, Ind. W

Site Dayton, Ohio W Notre Dame, Ind. W

Score 76-41 67-48

Notre Dame leads 20-3 Home: 8-2, Away: 10-1, Neutral: 2-0 Score 68-62 75-54 76-46 94-65 65-58 84-54 71-48 71-68 87-67

Score 73-55 103-58 80-67 86-78 111-90 89-54 75-54 87-64 72-63 66-59 69-64 51-64 82-57 70-59 70-58 77-67 50-56 72-66

Date Site 1/7/84 Cincinnati, Ohio W 2/25/84 Notre Dame, Ind. W 2/9/85 Notre Dame, Ind. W 3/9/85 Cincinnati, Ohio W 2/8/86 Notre Dame, Ind. W 3/6/86 Cincinnati, Ohio W 1/26/89 Notre Dame, Ind. W 2/25/89 Cincinnati, Ohio W 1/25/90 Cincinnati, Ohio W 2/26/90 Notre Dame, Ind. W 1/29/91 Notre Dame, Ind. W 3/2/91 Cincinnati, Ohio W 1/7/92 Notre Dame, Ind. L 2/6/92 Cincinnati, Ohio L 3/14/92 Cincinnati, Ohio * W 1/9/93 Cincinnati, Ohio W 2/11/93 Notre Dame, Ind. L 1/27/94 Notre Dame, Ind. W 2/26/94 Cincinnati, Ohio W 3/8/94 Indianapolis, Ind. * W 1/5/95 Cincinnati, Ohio W 3/1/95 Notre Dame, Ind. W 3/9/95 DeKalb, Ill. * W * – MCC Tournament

Score 85-68 91-77 107-61 78-50 104-57 76-43 66-52 69-56 92-59 85-61 74-50 69-53 66-69 86-104 59-54 64-56 68-70 72-58 72-67 72-63 72-63 86-73 83-52

Youngstown State Notre Dame leads 1-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 1-0

Score 61-50

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HISTORY

Date Site 12/30/88 Philadelphia, Pa. * W * – Saint Joseph’s Invitational

RECORDS

Date Site 2/26/96 Morgantown, W.Va. W 1/9/97 Notre Dame, Ind. W 2/25/97 Morgantown, W.Va. W 1/14/98 Notre Dame, Ind. W 1/7/99 Notre Dame, Ind. W 2/20/99 Morgantown, W.Va. W 1/5/00 Notre Dame, Ind. W 1/24/01 Morgantown, W.Va. W 2/19/02 Notre Dame, Ind. W 1/8/03 Morgantown, W.Va. W 2/1/03 Notre Dame, Ind. W 1/17/04 Morgantown, W.Va. L 2/26/05 Notre Dame, Ind. W 3/6/05 Hartford, Conn. * W 2/22/06 Morgantown, W.Va. W 2/4/07 Notre Dame, Ind. W 1/13/08 Morgantown, W.Va. L 3/2/09 Notre Dame, Ind. W * – BIG EAST Tournament

Date 1/7/95 1/19/95

Score 98-50

Xavier

Western Michigan

Notre Dame leads 16-2 Home: 9-0, Away: 6-2, Neutral: 1-0 Score 57-70 72-68 85-79 55-56 72-56 77-54 68-51 54-70 56-48 63-62 74-52 83-53 70-52 64-33 59-60 45-48 58-56 39-50 38-36 54-59 65-69 75-58 69-58 48-55 47-58

Site Notre Dame, Ind. W

BIG EAST

Date Site 1/6/81 Villanova, Pa. L 1/3/83 Villanova, Pa. W 2/11/84 Notre Dame, Ind. W 12/29/87 Villanova, Pa. * L 2/14/96 Notre Dame, Ind. W 1/12/97 Villanova, Pa. W 2/19/97 Notre Dame, Ind. W 1/28/98 Villanova, Pa. L 3/1/98 Piscataway, N.J. # W 12/12/98 Notre Dame, Ind. W 2/10/99 Villanova, Pa. W 2/28/99 Piscataway, N.J. # W 2/16/00 Villanova, Pa. W 12/6/00 Notre Dame, Ind. W 1/12/02 Villanova, Pa. L 2/26/02 Notre Dame, Ind. L 1/25/03 Villanova, Pa. W 3/9/03 Piscataway, N.J. # L 1/24/04 Notre Dame, Ind. W 1/9/05 Villanova, Pa. L 2/7/06 Notre Dame, Ind. L (ot) 2/13/07 Villanova, Pa. W 1/16/08 Notre Dame, Ind. W 1/24/09 Villanova, Pa. L 3/8/09 Hartford, Conn. # L * – Wildcat Tournament # – BIG EAST Tournament

Date 1/28/95

Notre Dame leads 1-0 Home: 1-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-0

West Virginia

Villanova Notre Dame leads 15-10 Home: 7-2, Away: 6-6, Neutral: 2-2

Wisconsin-Milwaukee Notre Dame leads 1-0 Home: 1-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-0

2008-09 REVIEW

Date Site 1/8/89 Nashville, Tenn. L 1/4/90 Notre Dame, Ind. W 3/26/01 Denver, Colo. * W 12/30/08 Nashville, Tenn. W * – NCAA Tournament (Midwest Regional Final)

Score 80-67 74-85 72-58

2009-10 OPPONENTS

W W W W W W W W W W

Date Site 12/2/95 Kona, Hawaii * W 12/7/03 Seattle, Wash. L 12/11/04 Notre Dame, Ind. W * – Kona Women’s Basketball Classic

Score 57-80

COACHES

12/29/99 Notre Dame, Ind. 11/17/00 Valparaiso, Ind. 11/18/01 Notre Dame, Ind. 12/4/02 Valparaiso, Ind. 11/21/03 Notre Dame, Ind. 11/30/04 Valparaiso, Ind. 12/28/05 Notre Dame, Ind. 12/19/06 Valparaiso, Ind. 12/12/07 Notre Dame, Ind. 12/13/08 Valparaiso, Ind. * – Huntington Tournament # – North District Tournament

Notre Dame leads 2-1 Home: 1-0, Away: 0-1, Neutral: 1-0

Score 65-69 67-56

Wisconsin-LA Crosse Wisconsin-La Crosse leads 1-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 0-1, Neutral: 0-0

Date Site 3/15/80 La Crosse, Wis. * L * – AIAW National Tournament

Washington In a 2004 win over Washington, Crystal Erwin turned in one of the finest shooting performances ever by a Notre Dame player at the Joyce Center, going 9-for-9 from the field and scoring a career-high 24 points.

Date Site 12/4/87 Green Bay, Wis. * L 1/25/95 Green Bay, Wis. W * – Phoenix Classic

STUDENT-ATHLETES

Date Site 1/3/01 Blacksburg, Va. W 1/13/01 Notre Dame, Ind. W 3/5/01 Storrs, Conn. * W 1/26/02 Notre Dame, Ind. W 2/9/03 Blacksburg, Va. L 1/10/04 Notre Dame, Ind. W * – BIG EAST Tournament

Score 80-70 77-55 69-81 77-89 83-56 82-64 77-72

2009-10 PREVIEW

Virginia leads 2-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 0-1, Neutral: 0-1

Date Site 3/1/87 Madison, Wis. W 12/4/93 Providence, R.I. * W 12/9/96 Notre Dame, Ind. L 12/8/97 Madison, Wis. L 11/22/00 Madison, Wis. # W 12/4/03 Notre Dame, Ind. W 12/4/05 Madison, Wis. W * – Brown PowerBar Tournament # – Coaches vs. Cancer Challenge

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Vincennes Vincennes leads 1-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-1

THE FIGHTING IRISH

Series vs. Opponents

Adrian Alabama Alaska-Anchorage Alcorn State Arizona Arizona State Arkansas State Army Auburn Augustana Ball State Boston College Boston University Bowling Green Bradley Brigham Young Brown Butler California Canisius Cedarville Central Florida Central Michigan Charlotte Chicago Chicago State Cincinnati Clark Cleveland State Colorado Colorado State Concordia Connecticut Creighton Davidson Dayton Delaware DePaul Detroit Duke Duquesne East Carolina Eastern Michigan Evansville Fairfield Florida International Fordham Franklin Georgetown George Washington Georgia Georgia Southern Georgia Tech Goshen Grace Greenville Hawaii Huntington Idaho Illinois Illinois-Chicago Illinois State Indiana Indiana Tech Iona Iowa Iowa State IPFW IUPUI James Madison Kansas State Kent State La Salle

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Games 1 4 1 1 4 3 1 1 1 1 3 17 1 4 1 1 1 25 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 2 5 1 5 3 4 1 26 1 1 28 1 32 24 5 2 2 3 20 1 1 1 1 25 2 3 1 1 6 2 1 1 4 1 5 11 3 10 1 2 1 1 3 2 2 1 1 9

Won 0 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 0 4 1 1 1 19 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 5 1 5 0 3 1 4 1 1 22 0 14 22 4 2 2 3 19 1 1 1 0 23 2 1 1 1 6 2 1 0 4 0 1 9 2 6 1 2 1 1 3 2 0 1 1 4

Lost

1 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 22 0 0 6 1 18 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5

Letitia Bowen’s putback at the buzzer gave the Irish a 67-65 win at Detroit in 1995.

Games

Liberty LSU Louisiana Tech Louisville Loyola (Ill.) Loyola (Md.) Loyola Marymount Manchester Marion Marquette Maryland Massachusetts Memphis Miami (Fla.) Miami (Ohio) Michigan Michigan State Middle Tennessee Minnesota Missouri Missouri State* Montana Mount St. Joseph Mount St. Mary’s Nebraska New Mexico North Carolina North Carolina State Northeast Missouri State Northern Illinois Northwestern Northwestern State Oakland Ohio Ohio State Oklahoma Old Dominion Pacific Pacific Lutheran Pennsylvania Penn State Pittsburgh Prairie View A&M Providence Purdue Purdue-Calumet Rice Richmond Rutgers St. Ambrose St. Francis (Ill.) St. Francis (Ind.) Saint Francis (Pa.) St. John’s

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2 4 3 7 24 2 1 1 4 34 5 1 1 17 6 16 13 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 3 1 1 13 3 1 1 1 2 2 6 1 1 1 5 20 1 17 22 2 2 3 25 4 3 1 1 20

Won 2 2 1 3 21 2 1 1 2 28 1 1 1 14 2 9 5 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 8 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 17 1 17 8 2 1 3 9 4 2 1 1 18

Lost

0 2 2 4 3 0 0 0 2 6 4 0 0 3 4 7 8 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 5 3 0 0 14 0 1 0 16 0 1 0 0 2

St. Joseph’s (Ind.) Saint Joseph’s (Pa.) Saint Louis Saint Mary’s (Calif.) Saint Mary’s (Ind.) San Diego San Diego State San Francisco Santa Clara Seton Hall South Carolina South Dakota SIU-Edwardsville SMU South Florida Spring Arbor Stanford Syracuse Taylor Temple Tennessee Texas Texas A&M TCU Texas State** Texas Tech Toledo UC Irvine UCLA UC Santa Barbara Upper Iowa USC U.S. International Utah Valparaiso Vanderbilt Villanova Vincennes Virginia Virginia Tech Washington Western Kentucky Western Michigan West Virginia Wisconsin Wisconsin-Green Bay Wisconsin-La Crosse Wisconsin-Milwaukee Wright State Xavier Youngstown State Totals

Games 7 2 7 1 10 1 1 2 1 21 2 2 1 3 7 1 2 24 2 4 20 2 1 1 1 3 5 1 12 2 1 9 1 2 22 4 25 1 2 6 3 1 9 18 7 2 1 1 2 23 1 956

Won

* - school formerly Southwest Missouri State ** - school formerly Southwest Texas State boldface indicates 2009-10 opponent

4 1 6 1 10 1 0 2 0 17 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 22 2 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 3 1 4 2 1 7 1 2 22 3 15 0 0 5 2 1 9 16 5 1 0 1 2 20 1 660

Lost

3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 2 2 0 1 2 1 2 2 0 2 20 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 8 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 10 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 296

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Byron V. Kanaley Award Awarded to a Notre Dame senior student-athlete who is most exemplary as a student and leader.

Francis Patrick O’Connor Award

2009-10 PREVIEW

In both their junior and senior seasons (1996 and 1997), Katryna Gaither (left) and Beth Morgan (right) were selected to the Associated Press honorable mention All-America team.

Krissi Davis............................................................................................. 1991 Megan Duffy......................................................................................... 2006 Lisa Kuhns.............................................................................................. 1990 Maggie Lally.......................................................................................... 1981 Carol Lally............................................................................................... 1979 Kara Leary............................................................................................... 1994 Ruth Riley............................................................................................... 2001

Awarded to a male and female student-athlete who display the total embodiment of the true spirit of Notre Dame as exemplified by their contributions and inspiration to their respective teams.

Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year Ruth Riley............................................................................................... 2001

Ruth Riley............................................................................................... 2001

Academic All-America® Team

Naismith Player of the Year Ruth Riley............................................................................................... 2001

Associated Press Player of the Year Ruth Riley............................................................................................... 2001

Muffet McGraw.................................................................................... 2001

Naismith Coach of the Year Muffet McGraw.................................................................................... 2001

WBCA National Coach of the Year WBCA Carol Eckman Award Muffet McGraw.................................................................................... 2009

Sports Illustrated Player of the Year Ruth Riley............................................................................................... 2001

Ruth Riley............................................................................................... 2001

Sports Illustrated for Women Coach of the Year Muffet McGraw.................................................................................... 2001

Megan Duffy......................................................................................... 2006 Niele Ivey................................................................................................ 2001

Jacqueline Batteast............................................................................ 2002

Jacqueline Batteast................................................2004 (East Region) Katryna Gaither........................................................1997 (East Region) Beth Morgan.............................................................1997 (East Region) Alicia Ratay....................................................... 2001 (Midwest Region) Ruth Riley......................................................... 2001 (Midwest Region) 2000 (Mideast Region) Kelley Siemon................................................. 2001 (Midwest Region)

United States Basketball Writers Association Women’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year Ruth Riley............................................................................................... 2000

Associated Press All-America Team Charel Allen..............................................2008 (Honorable Mention) Jacqueline Batteast.................................................2005 (Third Team) 2004 (Honorable Mention) Megan Duffy............................... 2005, 2006 (Honorable Mention) Katryna Gaither.......................... 1996, 1997 (Honorable Mention) Niele Ivey.................................................................... 2001 (Third Team) Beth Morgan................................1996, 1997 (Honorable Mention) Alicia Ratay....................................2000, 2002 (Honorable Mention) Ruth Riley..........................................................2000, 2001 (First Team) 1999 (Third Team)

UPI All-America Team Katryna Gaither.......................................1996 (Honorable Mention) Beth Morgan............................................1996 (Honorable Mention)

State Farm/WBCA All-America Team Jacqueline Batteast............................................................................ 2005 Ruth Riley............................................................................................... 2001

State Farm/WBCA All-America Team Finalist (Honorable Mention All-America) Charel Allen........................................................................................... 2007 Jacqueline Batteast................................................................2002, 2004 Megan Duffy.............................................................................2005, 2006 Katryna Gaither........................................................................1996, 1997 Beth Morgan.............................................................................1996, 1997 Ruth Riley...................................................................................1999, 2000 Karen Robinson................................................................................... 1991

NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player Ruth Riley............................................................................................... 2001

Notre Dame has produced two BIG EAST Most Improved Player honorees, with Kelley Siemon the first Irish cager to win the award in 2001.

NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team Niele Ivey................................................................................................ 2001 Ruth Riley............................................................................................... 2001

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HISTORY

Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award

NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team

RECORDS

Sports Illustrated for Women Player of the Year

United States Basketball Writers Association Freshman of the Year

BIG EAST

Muffet McGraw.................................................................................... 2001

Katryna Gaither........................................................1997 (East Region) Ruth Riley......................................................... 2001 (Midwest Region)

2008-09 REVIEW

Associated Press Coach of the Year

Ruth Riley...................................................................................2000, 2001

2009-10 OPPONENTS

Megan Duffy................................................................ 2006 (First Team) Maggie Lally..............................................1980, 1981 (Second Team) Shari Matvey......................................................... 1981 (Second Team) Ruth Riley..........................................................2000, 2001 (First Team) Mary Beth Schueth............................................ 1983 (Second Team)

NCAA Tournament Regional MVP

COACHES

Academic All-America® Women’s Basketball Team Member of the Year

United States Basketball Writers Association All-America Team

STUDENT-ATHLETES

Megan Duffy......................................................................................... 2006 Sheila McMillen................................................................................... 1999 Coquese Washington........................................................................ 1993

THE FIGHTING IRISH

National Women’s Invitation All-Tournament Team Katryna Gaither.................................................................................... 1995 Karen Robinson................................................................................... 1991 Mary Gavin............................................................................................. 1986 Trena Keys.............................................................................................. 1986

Preseason WNIT All-Tournament Team Charel Allen........................................................................................... 2007 Jacqueline Batteast (MVP).............................................................. 2004 Megan Duffy......................................................................................... 2004 Katryna Gaither.................................................................................... 1996

BIG EAST Player of the Year Jacqueline Batteast............................................................................ 2005 Ruth Riley............................................................................................... 2001

BIG EAST Coach of the Year Muffet McGraw.................................................................................... 2001

BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year Ruth Riley...................................................................... 1999, 2000, 2001

BIG EAST Most Improved Player Megan Duffy......................................................................................... 2004 Kelley Siemon....................................................................................... 2001

BIG EAST Rookie of the Year Jacqueline Batteast............................................................................ 2002 Alicia Ratay............................................................................................. 2000

BIG EAST Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year Ruth Riley............................................................................................... 2001

BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year Megan Duffy......................................................................................... 2006 Alicia Ratay............................................................................................. 2003 Ruth Riley............................................................................................... 2001

BIG EAST All-Conference Team Charel Allen......................................................2007, 2008 (First Team) Ashley Barlow....................................................... 2009 (Second Team) 2008 (Honorable Mention) Jacqueline Batteast.......................................2004, 2005 (First Team) 2002, 2003 (Second Team) Megan Duffy....................................................2005, 2006 (First Team) 2004 (Honorable Mention) Katryna Gaither...............................................1996, 1997 (First Team) Niele Ivey....................................................................... 2001 (First Team) 2000 (Second Team) 1999 (Third Team) Sheila McMillen................................................... 1999 (Second Team) Beth Morgan....................................................1996, 1997 (First Team) Alicia Ratay................................................2003 (Honorable Mention) 2002 (First Team) 2001 (Third Team) Ruth Riley............................................. 1999, 2000, 2001 (First Team) Lindsay Schrader........................................................ 2009 (First Team) 2008 (Honorable Mention) Kelley Siemon..........................................2001 (Honorable Mention)

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Jacqueline Batteast became the second Notre Dame player ever selected as the BIG EAST Conference Player of the Year when she was honored following the 2004-05 season.

BIG EAST All-Freshman Team Charel Allen........................................................................................... 2005 Ashley Barlow....................................................................................... 2007 Jacqueline Batteast............................................................................ 2002 Courtney LaVere.................................................................................. 2003 Melissa Lechlitner............................................................................... 2007 Brittany Mallory................................................................................... 2008 Natalie Novosel.................................................................................... 2009 Devereaux Peters................................................................................ 2008 Alicia Ratay............................................................................................. 2000 Ruth Riley............................................................................................... 1998 Erica Solomon...................................................................................... 2009 Erica Williamson.................................................................................. 2007

BIG EAST All-Tournament Team Megan Duffy......................................................................................... 2005 Katryna Gaither........................................................................1996, 1997 Sheila McMillen................................................................................... 1999 Beth Morgan.............................................................................1996, 1997 Ruth Riley...................................................................................1999, 2001 Kelley Siemon....................................................................................... 2001

BIG EAST Player of the Week Charel Allen........................................................2007 (Jan. 22, Feb. 12) Jacqueline Batteast.........................................2005 (Jan. 24, Feb. 14) 2004 (Nov. 22, Dec. 20) 2003 (Dec. 29) Teresa Borton......................................................................2005 (Feb. 28) Melissa D’Amico................................................................2005 (Dec. 19) Megan Duffy......................................................2006 (Jan. 23, Feb. 27) 2003 (Dec. 8) Katryna Gaither..................................................................1997 (Jan. 13) 1996 (Jan. 9 & 16, Nov. 25, Dec. 2) Danielle Green .................................................................1998 (Nov. 23) Niele Ivey . ...........................................................................2000 (Jan. 17) 1999 (Feb. 8, Nov. 27) 1998 (Nov. 16, Dec. 15) Sheila McMillen.................................................................1999 (Feb. 22) Beth Morgan.........................................................................1997 (Feb. 2) 1995 (Dec. 4) Alicia Ratay...........................................................................2003 (Feb. 17) 2002 (Feb. 18 & 25) Ruth Riley....................................................2001 (Jan. 1 & 22, Feb. 12) 2000 (Feb. 21) 1999 (Jan. 11, Feb. 1, Dec. 6) 1998 (Dec. 28) Kelley Siemon.......................................................................2000 (Feb. 7)

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BIG EAST Rookie/Freshman of the Week Charel Allen...........................................................................2005 (Feb. 7) Jacqueline Batteast.................................2002 (Jan. 7 & 28, Feb. 11) 2001 (Dec. 3, 10 & 17) Diana Braendly...................................................................1996 (Feb. 12) Katy Flecky...........................................................................2002 (Feb. 25) Ericka Haney.......................................................................1999 (Feb. 22) Sherisha Hills......................................................................1998 (Nov. 30) Courtney LaVere............................................................. 2003 (March 3) Natalie Novosel..................................................................2009 (Jan. 12) 2008 (Dec. 29) Alicia Ratay...........................................2000 (Jan. 10, Feb. 7, 14 & 21) 1999 (Dec. 6 & 20) Ruth Riley...........................................................1998 (Jan. 12, 19 & 26) Lindsay Schrader..............................................................2005 (Nov. 21) Kellie Watson.................................................................2008 (Dec. 1 & 8)

BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll Charel Allen.......................................................... 2008 (Jan. 7, Feb. 18) 2007 (Jan. 8, Feb. 5 & 19) 2006 (Dec. 4) Ashley Barlow...................................................2008 (Jan. 21, Nov. 24) 2007 (Dec. 17) Melissa D’Amico................................................................2006 (Dec. 18) Megan Duffy.....................................2005 (Nov. 28, Dec. 5, Dec. 19) Breona Gray........................................................................2006 (Dec. 11) Courtney LaVere..................................................................2006 (Feb. 6) Lindsay Schrader........................................... 2009 (Feb. 23, March 2) 2005 (Dec. 5) Erica Williamson................................................................2009 (Jan. 12)

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BIG EAST All-Academic Team

2009-10 PREVIEW

Widely respected for her work ethic on the court, Teresa Borton was just as diligent in the classroom, becoming one of only six Notre Dame players to earn a place on the BIG EAST All-Academic Team four times.

Muffet McGraw.................................................................................... 1991

Letitia Bowen........................................................................................ 1994 Krissi Davis.................................................................................1989, 1991 Beth Morgan......................................................................................... 1994 Margaret Nowlin.....................................................................1990, 1992 Sherri Orlosky....................................................................................... 1992 Karen Robinson.......................................................... 1989, 1990, 1991

Midwestern Collegiate Conference Newcomer of the Year

Midwestern Collegiate Conference Players of the Week

Beth Morgan......................................................................................... 1994

Letitia Bowen...................................................1993 (Jan. 10, March 6) Krissi Davis......................................................................1991 (March 10) 1990 (March 6) Katryna Gaither.................................................1995 (Jan. 16, Feb. 26) Comalita Haysbert..............................................................1992 (Feb. 3) Michelle Marciniak.............................................................1991 (Dec. 9) Beth Morgan.........................................................................1994 (Feb. 7) 1993 (Dec. 26) Margaret Nowlin..........................................................1992 (March 16) 1990 (Feb. 18) Sherri Orlosky....................................................................1991 (Dec. 23) Karen Robinson.................................................................1991 (Feb. 18) 1990 (Jan. 28) 1988 (Dec. 5)

Midwestern Collegiate Conference Coach of the Year

Midwestern Collegiate Conference Tournament MVP Krissi Davis.................................................................................1989, 1991 Margaret Nowlin................................................................................. 1992 Karen Robinson................................................................................... 1990

All-Midwestern Collegiate Conf. Team

North Star Conference Coach of the Year Mary DiStanislao.....................................................................1985, 1986 Muffet McGraw.................................................................................... 1988

All-North Star Conference Team Sandy Botham.................................... 1986, 1987, 1988 (First Team) 1985 (Second Team) Heidi Bunek...............................................1987, 1988 (Second Team) Mary Gavin.................................................................... 1987 (First Team) 1986, 1988 (Second Team) Mary Beth Schueth................................................... 1985 (First Team) 1984 (Second Team)

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HISTORY

Second on Notre Dame’s career rebounding list, Letitia Bowen was a two-time all-Midwestern Collegiate Conference selection in 1993 and 1994, helping the Irish win the MCC Tournament title and an automatic NCAA Tournament berth in ’94.

Stacy Fields............................................................................................ 1993 Comalita Haysbert.............................................................................. 1989 Michelle Marciniak............................................................................. 1992 Beth Morgan......................................................................................... 1994 Kristin Knapp........................................................................................ 1991 Mollie Peirick......................................................................................... 1995 Coquese Washington........................................................................ 1990

Trena Keys..................................................................................1985, 1986

RECORDS

Midwestern Collegiate Conference All-Newcomer Team

North Star Conference Player of the Year

BIG EAST

Letitia Bowen................................................................................................... 1994 (First Team) 1993 (Second Team) Krissi Davis........................................................................................................ 1991 (First Team) 1990 (Second Team) Katryna Gaither............................................................................................... 1995 (First Team) Sara Liebscher................................................................................................. 1989 (Second Team) Beth Morgan.................................................................................................... 1994, 1995 (First Team) Margaret Nowlin............................................................................................ 1992 (First Team) Karen Robinson.............................................................................................. 1989, 1990, 1991 (First Team) Coquese Washington................................................................................... 1991, 1993 (Second Team)

2008-09 REVIEW

Karen Robinson.......................................................................1991, 1990

2009-10 OPPONENTS

Midwestern Collegiate Conference All-Tournament Team

COACHES

Midwestern Collegiate Conference Player of the Year

STUDENT-ATHLETES

Charel Allen........................................................................................... 2008 Jeannine Augustin.................................................................1996, 1997 Ashley Barlow....................................................................................... 2009 Jacqueline Batteast................................................................2004, 2005 Diana Braendly............................................................ 1996, 1998, 1999 Teresa Borton...................................................2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 Megan Duffy....................................................2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Imani Dunbar............................................................................2000, 2001 Crystal Erwin......................................................................................... 2006 Stacy Fields............................................................................................ 1996 Katy Flecky.................................................................................2002, 2004 Tulyah Gaines...........................................................................2006, 2007 Breona Gray........................................................................................... 2006 Danielle Green.........................................................................1996, 1999 Monique Hernandez.............................................................2001, 2004 Kari Hutchinson................................................................................... 1998 Adrienne Jordan......................................................................1996, 1997 Jeneka Joyce................................................................ 2001, 2002, 2004 Jill Krause................................................................................................ 2002 Courtney LaVere......................................................................2005, 2006 Melissa Lechlitner...................................................... 2007, 2008, 2009 Sheila McMillen................................................................................... 1999 Fraderica Miller.................................................................................... 2009 Beth Morgan......................................................................................... 1996 Mollie Peirick......................................................................................... 1998 Carey Poor.............................................................................................. 1996 Susie Powers.............................................................................2004, 2005 Alicia Ratay........................................................2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Ruth Riley..........................................................1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 Lindsay Schrader.....................................................................2006, 2009 Le’Tania Severe........................................................... 2002, 2003, 2004 Karen Swanson...............................................2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Amanda Tsipis.................................................2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Anne Weese........................................................................................... 2004 Kelsey Wicks.......................................................................................... 2002 Erica Williamson......................................................................2007, 2009

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NCAA COMPLIANCE REGULATIONS

Thank you for your tremendous support of our entire athletics program. Our 800+ student-athletes, our coaches and administrative staff are very appreciative of your spirit and affinity for Notre Dame, in particular intercollegiate athletics. With that, your adherence to all applicable NCAA rules and regulations is essential as we strive to maintain and enhance our national athletic prominence while protecting the University’s tradition of integrity and values. Our Compliance Office staff stands prepared to assist you with your

questions and concerns regarding NCAA regulations. Please contact us immediately should you have concern regarding any situation. Your attention to these matters will ensure that the eligibility of both prospective student-athletes (“recruits”) and enrolled student-athletes is protected and maintained. Again, many thanks for your cooperation in this matter and your ongoing support. Go Fighting Irish! The Compliance Staff

WHO IS A REPRESENTATIVE OF NOTRE DAME’S ATHLETICS INTERESTS?

DOs AND DON’Ts FOR REPRESENTATIVES IN REGARDS TO A CURRENT STUDENT-ATHLETE:

(The following lists of examples are not all-inclusive. As always, ask before you act!) You are, if: • you are an enrolled student or graduate of the University.

(The following lists of examples are not all-inclusive. As always, ask before you act!)

• you have ever participated in or are a member of any organization promoting Notre Dame’s athletics program. (The former Quarterback Club, The 3-Pt. Club, The Fast-Break Club, etc.) • you have ever made financial contributions to the University of Notre Dame athletics department.

DO You may: • contact a current student-athlete regarding employment opportunities; however, no contact may be made without approval from the Compliance Office. • provide a student-athlete, not their family and friends, an occasional (once a semester) meal at your home.

DON’T

• you have ever helped to arrange employment of or provided any benefits to prospective or enrolled student-athletes. • you have ever been a season ticket holder in any sport. • you have ever promoted the athletics programs at the University of Notre Dame. According to NCAA rules, once an individual has been identified as an institutional “representative of athletics interests” the individual retains that title for life. The University of Notre Dame is ultimately responsible for the behavior of all its athletics representatives in relation to NCAA rules and regulations. Violations of NCAA regulations by an athletics representative could result in the loss of eligibility for involved student-athletes (e.g. no participation in competitions) and/ or severe sanctions against the University (e.g. loss of scholarships, television and post-season bans).

CURRENT STUDENT-ATHLETE A student-athlete is any Notre Dame student who is a member of a varsity athletics team. NCAA regulations apply to all student-athletes, not just those studentathletes who were recruited or who receive an athletics scholarship. *Note: NCAA regulations concerning enrolled student-athletes remain in effect throughout the entire year (including summer break). If a student-athlete has completed his/her final season of eligibility, all NCAA regulations must be adhered to until he/she graduates or leaves school.

You may not: • provide a currently enrolled student-athlete, their parents or friends any benefit or special arrangement without prior approval from the Compliance Office. • pay for or arrange for payment of room, board or any type of transportation for a student-athlete or their family and friends. • entertain student-athletes or their family and friends. (Exception: NCAA rules do permit institutional staff members and athletics representatives to provide student-athletes (not including their family and friends) with an occasional meal (defined as once a semester) provided the meal is at the staff member’s or athletic representative’s home and not at a restaurant.) • use the name, picture or appearance of an enrolled student-athlete to advertise, recommend or promote sales or use of a commercial product or service of any kind. Any use of a student-athlete’s name, picture or appearance must receive authorization from the Compliance Office. • provide any payment of expense or loan of an automobile for a student-athlete to return home or to any other location. • provide awards or gifts to a student-athlete for any reason. All awards provided to student-athletes must first be approved by the Compliance Office and meet all NCAA regulations. • provide an honorarium to a student-athlete for a speaking engagement. All speaking engagements must be approved in advance by the Compliance Office. • allow a student-athlete, his/her relatives or friends to use your telephone to make free calls.

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COMPLIANCE CONTINUED • continue established family relationships with friends and neighbors. Contacts with sons and daughters of these families are permitted so long as they are not made for recruiting purposes or encouraged by Notre Dame coaches.

• provide free or reduced cost lodging in your home to a studentathlete or a student-athlete’s family and friends.

PROSPECTIVE STUDENT-ATHLETE A prospective student-athlete is any student who has started classes for the ninth grade. Any student younger than ninth grade who receives any benefits from an institution or athletics representative would also become a prospective student-athlete. In addition, student-athletes enrolled in preparatory school or two-year colleges are considered prospective student-athletes. * Note: An individual is considered a prospect (whether or not they have signed a National Letter-of-Intent) until the first day of initial collegiate enrollment or the first day they report for practice, whichever is earliest. Therefore, all NCAA regulations concerning contact with a prospective student-athlete are applicable until that time.

THE DOs AND DON’Ts FOR REPRESENTATIVES IN REGARDS TO A PROSPECTIVE STUDENTATHLETE: (The following lists of examples are not all-inclusive. As always, ask before you act!)

DO • forward information about prospective student-athletes to the appropriate coaching staff. • have telephone contact with a prospect regarding permissible preenrollment activities such as summer employment, provided the prospect has graduated from high school and signed a National Letter of Intent. • have a telephone conversation with a prospect only if the prospect initiates the call. Such a call may not be prearranged by an institutional staff member and you are not permitted to have a recruiting conversation, but may exhibit normal civility. You must refer any questions about our athletics programs to an athletics department staff member/coach. • view a prospect’s athletic contest at your own initiative provided you do not contact the prospect or his/her parents. In addition, you may not contact a prospect’s coach, principal, or counselor in an attempt to evaluate the prospect. Jill Bodensteiner, Associate Director of Athletics (574) 631-9647 or jbodenst@nd.edu

DON’T You may not: • write, e-mail or telephone a prospective student-athlete or his/her parents in an effort to recruit them to Notre Dame. • become involved in making arrangements to provide money, financial aid or a benefit of any kind to a prospect or the prospect’s family and friends. • make contact with a prospective student-athlete and his/her parents when the prospect is on-campus for an official or unofficial recruiting visit. • contact a prospect to congratulate him/her on signing a National Letter of Intent to attend the University. • transport, pay or arrange for payment of transportation costs for a prospect and his/her relatives or friends to visit campus (or elsewhere). • pay or arrange for payment of summer camp registration fees for a prospect. • provide ANYTHING to a prospect, the prospect’s family or friends without prior approval from the Compliance Office. The support of our alumni and friends is welcomed and appreciated. We ask, however, that you also help to keep Notre Dame’s tradition of athletics integrity intact by following the NCAA regulations. Your assistance will help ensure that the eligibility of both prospective and currently enrolled student-athletes is protected and preserved. Your efforts to know and follow the NCAA legislation are greatly appreciated because violations could affect the eligibility of involved prospects or student-athletes and/or result in NCAA penalties being imposed on the University. To that end, it should be our goal, as the best alumni and fans in the country, to preserve and protect each and every student-athlete’s eligibility. All NCAA legislation cannot be covered in a limited space such as this program. Therefore, any additional questions should be forwarded to the Compliance Office in the Department of Athletics. Please remember to ask before you act!

Go Fighting Irish!

Jen Vining-Smith, Assistant Director of Athletics (574) 631-3248 or jvinings@nd.edu Brent Moberg, Director of Compliance (574) 631-3041 or bmoberg1@nd.edu Tom Timmermans, Coordinator of Compliance Information (574) 631-2237 or ttimmerm@nd.edu

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Notre Dame Women’s Basketball

BETH MORGAN (CUNNINGHAM) Washington Mystics (2000)

KATRYNA GAITHER

Utah Starzz (2000) Indiana Fever (2000) Cleveland Rockers (2002) Los Angeles Sparks (2002) Washington Mystics (2002)

JACQUELINE BATTEAST Minnesota Lynx (2005) Detroit Shock (2006) 2006 WNBA Champion

CHAREL ALLEN

Sacramento Monarchs (2008)

NIELE IVEY MEGAN DUFFY

Minnesota Lynx (2006-07) New York Liberty (2008)

Indiana Fever (2001-04) Detroit Shock (2005) Phoenix Mercury (2005)

Less than an hour after landing Paris, the Irish players and coaches wer excited to check out one e already of the world’s great mon uments, the Eiffel Tower.

RUTH RILEY

Miami Sol (2001-02) Detroit Shock (2003-06) San Antonio Silver Stars (2007-present) Two-time WNBA Champion (2003, 2006) 2003 WNBA Finals MVP 2005 WNBA All-Star

view h the breathtaking stops for a photo wit The Notre Dame crew in the background. Sea ean ran iter waters of the Med

era of Nice, the French Rivi

and the deep blue

Got a minute? Pull up a chair and join Lech for a cappuccino in the town of Bellagio, righ Italian t on the shores of Lak e Como.

uresque boat trip around pict Steph enjoy a scenic und? Becca, Lech, Rock and ’s place in the backgro ney Cloo rge Geo t is tha Lake Como … hey,

COQUESE WASHINGTON

New York Liberty (1998-99) Houston Comets (2000-02) Indiana Fever (2002-03) WNBA Champion (2000) Past President, WNBA Players Association

l with good friends

d mea n vacation like a goo essence of a Europea ce. Nothing captures the mer night in Nice, Fran sum m war a on at an outdoor café

Standing in the shadow of royalty, the Irish play Monaco just before ers gather in front of the traditional midday the Prince’s Palace of Changing of the Gua rd.

2009-10 NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Tues. Sun. Thurs. Sun. Thurs. Fri. Sat.

INDIANAPOLIS (exhibition) ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF at Michigan State (BTN) IONA (1) vs. San Diego State (1) vs. South Carolina (1) vs. Oklahoma

7 p.m. 7 p.m. 6 p.m. 2 p.m. 3:15 p.m. 1 p.m. 3:15 p.m.

DECEMBER 2 8 12 20 29 31

Wed. Tues. Sat. Sun. Tues. Thurs.

EASTERN MICHIGAN IPFW VALPARAISO CHARLOTTE at Central Florida (CBS C) VANDERBILT (CBS C)

7 p.m. 7 p.m. 2 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 2 p.m.

JANUARY 4 9 12 16 19 24 27 30

Mon. Sat. Tues. Sat. Tues. Sun. Wed. Sat.

at Purdue (ESPN2) VILLANOVA* (BIG EAST TV) SOUTH FLORIDA* at Connecticut* (ESPN) at Louisville* (CBS C) WEST VIRGINIA* (ESPNU) PROVIDENCE* at Syracuse*

7 p.m. 2 p.m. 7 p.m. 9 p.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m.

FEBRUARY 1 6 9 14 16 20 23 27

Mon. Sat. Tues. Sun. Tues. Sat. Tues. Sat.

at Rutgers* (ESPN2) PITTSBURGH* at Cincinnati* DePAUL* (ESPN2) at St. John’s* at Georgetown* MARQUETTE* at Seton Hall*

7:30 p.m. 2 p.m. 7 p.m. 3 p.m. 7 p.m. 3 p.m. 7 p.m. 2 p.m.

MARCH 1 5 6 7 8 9 21 23 27-28 29-30

Mon. Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. Tues. Sun. Tues. Sat.-Sun. Mon.-Tues.

7 p.m. TBA TBA TBA 6/8 p.m. 7 p.m. TBA TBA TBA TBA

APRIL 4 6

Sun. Tues.

(4) National Semifinals (ESPN) (4) Nat’l Championship Game (ESPN)

TBA TBA

2009-10 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball Media Guide

NOVEMBER 3 15 19 22 26 27 28