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No Name Pos Ht Yr* PPG RPG Other Notes 14 u4nDevereaux Peters (C) F 6-2 5th 12.1 9.4 2.0bpg •1st ND player with 70b/70s/70a in a season 4 u4SkylarDiggins G 5-9 Jr. 16.8 3.0 5.7apg •2ndNDplayerwithconsec.90-stlyrs.21 u4NatalieNovosel(C) G 5-11 Sr. 15.3 4.0 2.0apg •18FTMvs.Cal(NCAAChamp.record)22 BrittanyMallory(C) G 5-10 5th 5.8 2.6 2.1spg •5thinNDhistorywith265careersteals23 nKaylaMcBride G 5-11 So. 11.6 4.6 1.7apg •Had15pts.inNCAA1strdvs.Liberty Off the Bench For the Fighting Irish 3 WhitneyHolloway G 5-4 Fr. 1.1 1.0 0.8apg •1of10NDplayersw/dbl-figstealsthisyr 5 MadisonCable G 5-11 Fr. — — — •Outforseason(stressfracture-leftfoot)11 NatalieAchonwa F 6-3 So. 7.2 4.1 1.4apg •Tiedcareerhighwith5asst.vs.Liberty12 FradericaMiller G 5-10 Sr. 2.0 2.6 1.4spg •9ptsvs.Liberty(12totalptsin1st8NCAAgms)15 KailaTurner G 5-8 Jr. 3.2 1.2 0.9apg •2ndonteamwith1.83assist/TOratio34 MarkishaWright F 6-2 Fr. 3.5 2.2 0.3apg •2ndamongNDreservesw/4dbl-figgms44 ArielBraker F 6-1 So. 2.4 2.4 0.4spg •Nearlyhalfof124careerrebs.offensiveu = State Farm/WBCA All-Region I selection // 4 = All-BIG EAST Conference selection // n = BIG EAST Championship All-Tournament Team selection* = players listed by academic class (Mallory and Peters are fifth-year seniors who earned their undergraduate degrees and are enrolled in graduate studies)Pronunciations: Achonwa (uh-CHAWN-wuh); Fraderica (fruh-DARE-uh-kuh); Kaila (KAY-luh); Markisha (marr-KEY-shuh); Novosel (KNOW-vuh-sell)

2011-12 ND Women’s Basketball: Game 36NCAA Championship — Raleigh Regional Semifinal#4/4 [#1 seed] Notre Dame Fighting Irish(32-3/15-1BIGEAST)vs.#21/25 [#5 seed] St. Bonaventure Bonnies(31-3/14-0Atlantic10)

uDATE: March25,2012uTIME: 2:30p.m.ETuAT: Raleigh,N.C. PNCArena(19,722)uSERIES: Firstmeeting

uTV: ESPN2/ESPN3 (live) PamWard,p-b-p RebeccaLobo,color AllisonWilliams,sidelineuRADIO: PulseFM(96.9/92.1)(live) BobNagle,p-b-puSTATS/TWITTER: UND.com/@ndwbbsid

Storylinesu NotreDamewillbeplaying its15th ranked

opponent of the season, having posted a12-2recordagainstTop25teamsthisyear.

u TheFightingIrishlastfacedafirst-timeop-ponent intheNCAAChampionshipback in2007,defeatingCalifornia,62-59inthefirstround.

Forthethirdconsecutiveseasonandfourthtime infiveyears,No.4NotreDamewillbe playing on the second weekend of

the NCAA Championship, as the top-seededFightingIrishpreparetotakeonNo.21/25(andfifth-seeded)St.Bonaventureat2:30p.m.(ET)Sunday in the semifinalsof theNCAARaleighRegionalatPNCArenainRaleigh,N.C. NotreDame (32-3) advanced to the Sweet16witha73-62victoryoveronTuesdaynightatPurcellPavilion.TheFighting Irishbrokeawayfrom the pesky Bears by opening the secondhalfona23-6runatCalnevergotcloserthannine points the rest of the way. Senior guard Natalie Novosel scored agame-high28points (includinganNCAAtour-namentrecord18-of-20fromthefoulline),andjuniorguardSkylar Digginsadded21pointsforNotreDame.

Rankingsu NotreDamewasNo. 4 in the finalAssoci-

atedPresspoll and isNo. 4 in the currentESPN/USA Today poll.

u St.BonaventurewasNo.21inthefinalAs-sociatedPresspollandisNo.25inthecur-rent ESPN/USA Today poll.

Web Sitesu NotreDame: www.UND.comu St. Bonaventure: www.gobonnies.comu BIGEAST: www.bigeast.orgu Atlantic10: www.atlantic10.com

Setting The StandardUnder the guidance of 25th-year head coachMuffet McGraw,NotreDamehasevolvedintooneofthecountry’sleadingwomen’sbasketballpowers. The Irish have appeared in 19 NCAATournaments (including a current streak of 17inarow)andadvancedtotheNCAASweet1610 times in the past 16 seasons.NotreDamealso has reached the NCAA Women’s FinalFour three times, winning college basketball’sultimateprizewiththe2001nationalchampion-ship. In its history, Notre Dame has developed13All-Americans, 10WNBAplayers (includingsevendraftpicksinthepast11years)and14in-ternationalbasketballveterans(24medalswon).Now in their35thseason in2011-12, the Irishownanall-timerecordof752-313 (.706).

Notre Dame Head Coach Muffet McGrawSaintJoseph’s’77u 25thseasonatNotreDame •588-214(.733)atNotreDame •676-255(.726)in30thseasonoverallu 2011Women’sBasketballHallofFameinducteeu2001consensusNationalCoachoftheYearuFive-timeNaismithCoachoftheYearfinalistuFour-timeconferenceCoachoftheYearu2011-12NCAAD-IIssuesCommittee(chair)

32-3 / 15-1 BIG EASTN2 (2/2) Windsor (exhibition) W, 83-34N11 (2/2)Akron1 W,81-61N13 (2/2)IndianaState1 W,99-34N17 (2/2)Hartford1 W,98-43N20 (2/2)@Baylor(1/1)1-CBSSN L,81-94N25 (4/3) vs. USC2 W,80-58N26 (4/3) vs. Duke (7/6)2 W,56-54D2 (3/3) Penn W,69-38D4 (3/3)@Creighton W,76-48D7 (3/3)•Marquette W,95-42D10 (3/3)@Purdue(12/14)BTN W,66-38D18 (3/3)Kentucky(8/7)ESPNU W,92-83D20 (3/3) UCF W,90-38D28 (3/3)Longwood W,92-26D30 (3/3)@Mercer W,128-42J4 (3/3)•@SetonHall W,74-36J7 (3/3)•Connecticut(2/2)CBS W,74-67OT

J10 (2/2)•@Georgetown(18/17)CBSSN W,80-60J14 (2/2)•@Cincinnati W,76-50J17 (2/2)•Pittsburgh W,120-44J21 (2/2)•Villanova W,76-43J23 (2/2)Tennessee(7/9)ESPN2-BM W,72-44J28 (2/2)•@St.John’sBETV W,71-56J31 (2/2)•@Rutgers(13/14)CBSSN W,71-41F5 (2/2)•DePaul(RV/23)ESPNU W,90-70F7 (2/2)•@Syracuse W,74-55F12 (2/2)•WestVirginiaESPNU L,63-65F14 (2/2)•Providence W,66-47F20 (3/4)•@Louisville(16/16)ESPN-BM W,68-52F25 (3/3)•SouthFlorida W,80-68F27 (3/3)•@Connecticut(4/4)ESPN2-BM W,72-59M4 (3/3)vs.DePaul(RV/23)3-ESPNU W,69-54M5 (3/3)vs.WestVirginia(25)3-ESPNU W,73-45M6 (3/3)@Connecticut(4/4)3-ESPN L,54-63M18 (4/4)Liberty4-ESPN2 W,74-43M20 (4/4) California4-ESPN2 W,73-62M25 (4/4) vs. St. Bonaventure (21/25)5-ESPN2 2:30 ETM27 NCAARegionalFinal5-ESPN 9:00ETA1 NCAANationalSemifinals6-ESPN TBAA3 NCAAChampionshipGame6-ESPN TBA(x) = numbers before opponent name indicate ND rank in Associated Press/ESPN-USA Today polls; numbers after are opponent rank; when only one ranking is shown, it is from the AP poll.

• = BIG EAST Conference game1 = Preseason WNIT (campus sites)2 = Junkanoo Jam (St. Georges High School - Freeport, Bahamas)3 = BIG EAST Championship (XL Center - Hartford, Conn.)4 = NCAA 1st/2nd rounds (Purcell Pavilion - Notre Dame, Ind.)5 = NCAA Raleigh Regional (PNC Arena - Raleigh, N.C.)6 = NCAA Women’s Final Four (Pepsi Center - Denver, Colo.)

BM = Games televised as part of ESPN’s Big Monday packageCBSSN = Games televised on CBS Sports NetworkBETV = Game televised on BIG EAST Network (syndicated)BTN = Game televised on Big Ten NetworkNOTE: All home games not scheduled for commercial TV were webcast live and free of charge on www.UND.com.

All games will be broadcast live on South Bend’s Pulse FM (96.9/92.1) and worldwide on the Internet at www.UND.com.

All times Eastern // Dates and times subject to change

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2011-12 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball

2001 NCAA Champion • 2011 NCAA National Finalist1997 NCAA Final Four • 9 NCAA Sweet 16 Berths

Notre Dame Athletic Media RelationsC112JoyceCenter,SecondFloorNotreDame,IN46556phone (574) 631-7516 // fax (574) 631-7941ChrisMasters,AssociateMediaRelationsDirector(WBB) [email protected]//cell(574)532-4166

Media ServicesThe official Notre Dame athletics web site containsschedules,rosters,updatedstatisticsandsomehistoricalinformationfrompreviousseasons.High-resolutioncolorheadshots and action photos of Fighting Irish players,coachesandstaffareavailableuponrequest.Official Notre Dame athletics web site:•http://www.UND.com

In-Season Interview PolicyAllrequestsforNotreDameplayer,coachorstaffinterviewsmustbemadethroughChris Mastersand24hours’noticeis appreciated.Pleasebe aware that student-athletes’academicobligationsalwaystakeprecedencebeforeanyinterviewrequests. MediamembersalsomayspeaktoFightingIrishteampersonnelbeforeorafterpracticesessions.Whilemostpracticesareopentothemedia,somemaybeclosedatthecoachingstaff’sdiscretion—contactChris Masters forthelatestpracticescheduleandavailability. Ongamedays,nointerviewswillbegrantedwithanyNotreDameplayerorcoachpriortocompetition.

Credentials / ParkingSeasoncredentialswill be issued toallmediacoveringtheFighting Irishona regularbasis.Pleasenote—allNotreDamebasketballseasoncredentialsofferaccesstobothFightingIrishwomen’sandmen’sbasketballgames. Forsingle-gamecredentials,contactChris Masters no laterthan24hoursbeforetipoff.Credentialrequestsmaybesubmittedviaphone,faxore-mail.Passeswillbeleftatthemediawillcallentrance(Gate8)ofPurcellPavilion. ParkingisfreeforallFightingIrishwomen’sbasketballgamesinthelargelotsouthofPurcellPavilion.Mediamem-bersmayparkintheGoldLot(adjacenttothebaseball/soccerstadiasoutheastof thearena).BroadcastmediamaytemporarilystopattheGate6(loadingdock)arenaentrancetounload/loadtheirequipment,but thenmustparkinthedesignatedmedialot. Credentials remain the property of the University of Notre Dame and may be revoked at any time.

Game NotesNotreDame’s game notes package ismade availableon-linethroughtheofficialFightingIrishathleticswebsiteduringtheseason,usuallyatleastonedaypriortotipoff.NotreDame’sgamenotesareinAdobePDFformatandwillbedistributedviaelectronic means only (e-mailorweb). PleasecontactChris Mastersifyouwishtobeaddedto the e-mail distribution list forNotreDame’s regularwomen’sbasketballreleases.

Gameday ServicesGamedaypackages containing gamenotes, programsandother informationwillbeavailableprior toallhomecontests. A pre-gamemeal alsowill be served in theMonogramRoommediaarea(exitthroughstandsaboveGate6torightofpressrow,entranceonrightafterexitingouterconcoursedoors)beginningonehourbeforetipoff. Abankofstatisticsmonitorsislocatedonpressrowforthemedia’sconvenience.FinalstatisticsbooksincludeanofficialNCAAboxscoreandplay-by-play.PurcellPavilionalsoofferswirelessInternetcapability—checkwithChris Mastersforaccess.

Post-Game InterviewsFollowingeachNotreDamehomegame, Fighting Irishhead coachMuffet McGraw and selectedplayers, aswellasthevisitingheadcoachandselectedplayers,willbeavailable tospeakwith themedia.Post-gamepressconferencesareheldintheHammesAuditorium,locatedbetweenGates1&2onthefirstfloorofPurcellPavilion(exitcourtviaGate1ramponoppositeendofcourtfrompressrow,gostraightandturnrightattheNotreDamewomen’sbasketballoffice;auditoriumentrancewillbeonyourleft). Mediamembers should submit player requests forpost-gameinterviewstoChris Mastersatthefinalmediatimeoutofthesecondhalf.

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Quick Hitters• NotreDamehas advanced to theNCAA

Sweet16forthethirdconsecutiveseason(afirst inprogramhistory),aswellas thefourthtimeinfiveyearsand10thoverall.

• NotreDameearneditssecondBIGEASTtitle,andfirstoutrightchampionship(firstinanyleaguesincethe1995MidwesternCol-legiateConference/HorizonLeaguecrown).

• NotreDameappearsinthetop15of10dif-ferentNCAAstatisticalcategories,includingseventop-10appearances(asofThursday).TheFighting Irish rank second in scoringoffense (79.2ppg.),whileplacing third inscoringmargin(+27.1ppg.)andsteals(13.1spg.),fourthinfieldgoalpercentage(.471)andassists(18.0apg.),fifthinturnovermar-gin(+6.74),eighthinscoringdefense(52.1ppg.), 11th in assist/turnover ratio (1.12),12thinreboundingmargin(+9.0rpg.)and14thinfreethrowpercentage(.764).

• NotreDameis12-2againstTop25oppo-nents this season (8-2away fromhome),including five victories in seven outingsagainst teams in the top10.The12winsoverrankedopponentsisaschoolrecordforanentireseason(2000-01),letaloneinthe regular season (previous was seven in 2003-04and2004-05).

• NotreDameisjustthesecondschoolevertodefeatbothConnecticutandTennesseeinconsecutiveseasons,matchingthefeatfirstpulledoffbyNorthCarolinain2005-06and2006-07.

• NotreDameisthefirstschooltowinthreeconsecutive series games against Con-

necticutsinceNorthCarolina(2004-07)andTennessee(2005-07),andthefirstBIGEASTprogramtodososinceMiami(1992-93).

• Nineofthe12FightingIrishvictoriesagainstTop25opponentsthisseasonhavebeenbydoubledigits,includingfourbyatleast25points—notablya30-pointwinatNo.13/14Rutgers on Jan. 31 (NotreDame’slargestmarginofvictoryeverontheroadatarankedopponent)anda28-pointwinoverNo. 7/9 Tennessee on Jan. 23 (thelargestmarginof victory ever and fewestpointseverallowedbyNotreDameagainstatop-10team).

• NotreDamehaspostedback-to-back30-winseasonsforthefirsttimeinschoolhis-torywhilereachingthatmarkforthefourthtimeinschoolhistory(31-7in1996-97;34-2in2000-01;31-8in2010-11).TheFightingIrishalsonotchedtheir30thwinpriortotheNCAAChampionshipforthefirsttimeever.

• Ofthe32FightingIrishwins,21havecomeby20+points, anda school record-tying12byatleast30points.In26victoriesthisyear,NotreDamehashelditsopponentto60pointsorfewer,withaschool-record18whentheopponenthad50pointsorfewer(andaschool-recordsixof40orfewer).

• TheFightingIrishhavescoredatleast100pointstwicethisyear,whilegoingover90pointsaschool-recordninetimes(includingaschool-recordfourinarowfromDec.18-30)andtoppingthe80-pointmark14times.

• NotreDame is rankedNo.4 in the latestAssociatedPress andESPN/USA Today polls,markingthe19thconsecutiveweektheFightingIrishappearedinthetopfiveofbothmajornationalpolls.That’sthelongestuninterruptedstreakofconsensustop-fivepollappearancesinschoolhistory,toppingthepreviousstandardsetduringthefinal18weeksofthe2000-01season(NotreDamewassixthinthepreseasonAPpollthatyear).

• WithitsNo.4rankinginthefinalAPpolloftheseason,NotreDamehasappearedinthemediarankingsfor96consecutiveweeks,extendingaprogramrecordthatdatesbacktothe2007-08preseasonpoll.Infact,everycurrentFightingIrishplayerhascompetedforarankedNotreDamesquadthroughouthercareer,withmorethanhalfthattime(58weeks)spentintheAPTop10.

• With588victories in25seasonsatNotreDame,headcoachMuffet McGraw ranks secondon theFighting Irish athletics all-timecoachingwinslist(acrossallsports),trailingonlymen’s/women’sfencingcoachMichael DeCicco(774-80from1962-95).

Other Notre Dame Notables• Not re Dame is

amongthenation’swinningest pro-grams during thepast 16 seasons (1996-97 to pres-ent),rankingfourthwith406victories.

• Notre Dame hasrankedamongthetop 20 in the na-

Winningest Teams (1996-97 to present)

540 Connecticut501 Tennessee459 Dukeu406 NOTRE DAME402 LouisianaTech390 Purdue381 OldDominionNOTE: through games of March 23.

#4 Notre Dame 73, California 62NCAA Raleigh Region — Second RoundMarch 20, 2012Purcell Pavilion (Notre Dame, Ind.)

California (62)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpBrandon 32 3-6 0-0 3-4 12 1 3 9Caldwell 15 1-3 0-0 0-2 2 0 2 2Boyd 22 4-9 0-1 1-3 0 4 5 9Clarendon 39 7-13 3-5 0-1 1 4 4 17Sherbert 14 1-3 1-3 0-0 0 0 1 3Jemerigbe 21 1-4 0-1 0-0 3 1 3 2Pierre 24 2-6 1-2 0-0 4 3 2 5Gray 26 6-10 0-0 3-4 8 1 3 15Hartman 7 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0Team 5Totals 200 25-56 5-12 7-14 35 15 23 62

Notre Dame (73)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpPeters 34 3-7 0-0 5-6 14 5 4 11Diggins 38 9-15 0-1 3-6 2 4 1 21Novosel 38 5-18 0-4 18-20 9 1 2 28Mallory 35 1-3 0-2 0-1 2 0 2 2McBride 36 4-6 1-1 0-0 3 1 1 9Achonwa 13 1-5 0-0 0-0 4 2 4 2Miller 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0Turner 3 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 0Team 4Totals 200 23-56 1-9 26-33 40 13 15 73

California 31 31 — 62Notre Dame 31 42 — 73

FG Pct: California 44.6, Notre Dame 41.1. 3-PT FG Pct: California 41.7, Notre Dame 11.1. FT Pct: California 50.0,NotreDame78.8.Turnovers:California19,NotreDame13.Blocked Shots:California0,NotreDame8(Peters7).Steals: California8(Clarendon3),NotreDame14(Novosel,McBride4). Attendance:6,519.

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tioninattendanceannuallysince2000-01(includingtop-fiverankingsthepastthreeyears). This season, the Fighting Irishrankedfifth in thenationwith8,571 fansperhomegame,settingaschoolrecordforaverageattendanceforthethirdconsecu-tive season. TheFighting Irish alsohavedrawn5,000-or-morefansto176of theirlast178homegames, logging25PurcellPavilionsellouts, including19 in thepastthreeseasons,andaschool-recordeightthisyear(mostrecentlyonFeb.25vs.USF).

• TheFightingIrishhavebecomearegularfixtureintheWNBADraftinrecentyears,assevenNotreDameplayershavebeenselected in thepast 11 seasons.Charel Allenwas themost recent Fighting Irishplayer tobechosen,going to theSacra-mentoMonarchs in the third round (43rdoverall pick) of the 2008WNBADraft.Ruth Riley(SanAntonio)wasactiveintheleagueduringthe’11season,helpingtheSilverStarsreturntotheplayoffsforthefifthconsecutiveseason(sherecentlysignedafreeagentcontractwiththeChicagoSky).ThreeofNotreDame’seightWNBAalumshavewonatotaloffourleaguechampion-ships—RileywonapairofcrownswiththeDetroitShock(2003FinalsMVP,2006),Coquese Washingtontoiledforthe2000HoustonComets,whileJacqueline Bat-teastwasRiley’s teammateon the2006title-winningsquadinDetroit.

• Forthefifthyearinarow,theFightingIrishpostedaperfect100-percentGraduationSuccessRate(GSR),accordingtofiguresreleasedbytheNCAAinOctober.What’smore,sinceMuffet McGrawbecameheadcoachin1987,everyNotreDamewomen’sbasketballplayerwhohascompletedherathleticandacademiceligibilityattheUni-versityhasearnedherbachelor’sdegree(a64-for-64successrate).TheFightingIrishalsoareoneofonlyfourschoolsinthepastfour years to record a 100-percentGSRandplayforanationalchampionshipinthesameseason.

The Notre Dame-St. Bonaventure SeriesNotreDameandSt.BonaventurewillbeplayingforthefirsttimeonSundayafternoon.

Other Notre Dame-St. Bonaventure Series Tidbits• St.Bonaventurewillbethesixthfirst-time

opponentsonthisyear’sNotreDamesched-ule. TheFighting Irishopened the seasonwithwinovernewfoesAkron(81-61),IndianaState(99-34)andHartford(98-43)inthefirstthreeroundsofthePreseasonWNIT,beforeoustingLongwood(92-26)onDec.28andwinningatMercer(128-42)onDec.30.

• TheBonnieswillbethe193rddifferentop-ponentinthe35-yearhistoryofNotreDamewomen’sbasketball.

• Notre Dame and St. Bonaventure haveplayedseventimesinmen’sbasketball,withtheFightingIrishholdinga5-2intheseries.ThoseprogramslastmetonDec.22,1994,withNotreDameearninga57-54victoryatPurcellPavilion.

• TheFightingIrishandBonniesalsoplayedonceonthegridiron,withtheNotreDamefootball team getting three touchdownsfromJoe Pliska to spark a 34-0 win over St.Bonaventureslightlymorethanacenturyago(Nov.11,1911,atCartierFieldinSouthBend).Alsoofnote—oneofthesophomoreleftendsfortheFightingIrishthatafternoonwasaChicagoresident(andNorwegianim-migrant)namedKnute Rockne,whowouldgainabitmorefameasheadcoachatNotreDamefrom1918-30(105-12-5record,threeconsensusnationalchampionships).

• Throughtheyears,NotreDamehasfacedSt.Bonaventureinmen’slacrosse(23-4FightingIrishwininonlypriormeetingonMarch1,1992,atNotreDame)andbaseball(5-2NotreDamewinonMarch18,1989, inDurham,N.C.;6-4FightingIrishwinonMarch2,2008,atPalmBeachChal lenge in San t a l u c e s ,Fla.).

• Not re Dameis 51-7 (.879) against f irst-timeopponentssince joiningthe BIG EASTConference in1995-96, in-cluding a 31-3( . 9 12 ) ma r kvs. new teamssince the startof the 2000-01 season.

• I n t h e pas t11 years, theFighting Irish are 10-3 (.769) when playing afirst-timeop-ponent away f r om home ,with a 6-0 re-cord at neutralsites (3-0 in the NCAA Cham-pionship,mostrecently takinga 62-59 win over California inthefirstroundofthe2007tournamentatPittsburgh,Pa.).

• TheFightingIrishwillbeplayinginthestateofNorthCarolinaforthesixthtimeinschoolhistory(4-1record)andfirstsinceDec.28,2008,whentheyearneda68-61victoryatCharlotte.Seniorguard/tri-captainNatalie Novosel is the only currentNotreDameplayerwhosawactioninthatwinoverthe49ers,comingoffthebenchasafreshmantotally12points,fivereboundsandfoursteals.

• NotreDameheadcoachMuffet McGraw andSt.BonaventureheadcoachJim Crow-leyaretwoofthefourfinalistsforthe2012NaismithCoachoftheYearaward.It’sthefifthtimeMcGrawhasbeenafinalistforthehonor,whileCrowleyisafirst-timefinalist.

ND vs. First-TimeOpponents Since ’00-01

11/27/00 Fordham* W,89-4412/31/00 Rice* W,80-401/3/01 Va.Tech W,75-643/17/01 Alcorn St.* W, 98-493/24/01 vs. Utah W, 69-5411/21/01 ColoradoSt. L,66-7211/26/01 Army* W,89-573/15/02 vs. New Mexico W, 58-443/25/03 Kansas St. W, 59-5311/14/03 vs.Auburn W,77-643/23/04 Middle Tenn.* W, 59-4612/17/05 vs. ArkansasSt. W,77-5412/16/06 IUPUI* W,75-6512/28/06 PrairieView* W,94-553/18/07 vs. California W, 62-5911/13/07 W.Kentucky* W,78-5911/27/07 Canisius* W,93-4712/29/07 St.Francis(Pa.)*W,82-3911/25/08 Ga.Southern* W,85-3612/28/08 Charlotte W,68-6111/15/09 Ark.-PineBluff*W,102-573/23/10 Vermont* W, 84-6611/12/10 NewHampshire* W,99-4811/15/10 MoreheadSt.* W,91-2811/21/10 Kentucky L,76-8111/27/10 WakeForest* W,92-6912/1/10 Baylor L,65-7612/29/10 vs.Gonzaga W,70-611/2/11 SEMissouri*W,97-2111/11/11 Akron* W,81-6111/13/11 IndianaSt.* W,99-3411/17/11 Hartford* W,98-4312/28/11 Longwood* W,92-2612/30/11 Mercer W,128-42* = home gameNCAA tournament games in bold


fighting irish women’s basketball 2011-12 NOTRE DAME2011-12 Standings (thru March 21)

BIG EAST Overall

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u(4/4) NOTRE DAME 15 1 32 3

(14/21)St.John’s 13 3 24 9

(3/3)Connecticut 13 3 31 4

(17/16) Georgetown 11 5 23 9

WestVirginia 11 5 24 10

(23/20) Rutgers 10 6 22 10

(19/19)Louisville 10 6 23 10

(RV/23)DePaul 9 7 23 11

USF 8 8 19 15

Villanova 6 10 19 14

Cincinnati 6 10 16 16

Syracuse 6 10 20 14

Providence 5 11 13 17

Marquette 4 12 14 17

SetonHall 1 15 8 23

Pittsburgh 0 16 8 22(n) Ranking in the latest Associated Press/ESPN-USA Today polls

Postseason AwardsPlayer of the Year ............ Skylar Diggins, Notre DameFreshmanoftheYear ....KaleenaMosqueda-Lewis,ConnecticutCoachoftheYear................KimBarnesArico,St.John’sDefensive Player of the Year.....Devereaux Peters, Notre DameSixthManAward .....KaleenaMosqueda-Lewis,ConnecticutMostImprovedPlayer .................... JasmineWynne,USFSportsmanshipAward ....................DeannaOrtiz,DePaul Da’ShenaStevens,St.John’sScholar-AthleteoftheYear .... Da’ShenaStevens,St.John’s

All-BIG EAST First TeamAsyaBussie,Jr.,C .......................................WestVirginia*Skylar Diggins, Jr., G ................................ Notre DameBriaHartley,So.,G ........................................ Connecticut*TiffanyHayes,Sr.,G .................................... Connecticut*AnnaMartin,Jr.,G ............................................... DePaulNatalie Novosel, Sr., G ............................... Notre DameDevereaux Peters, 5th-Yr. Sr., F ................ Notre Dame*SugarRodgers,Jr.,G .................................. GeorgetownKhadijahRushdan,RS-Sr.,G ............................... RutgersShoniSchimmel,So.,G .....................................LouisvilleShenneikaSmith,Jr.,G .....................................St.John’s

All-BIG EAST Second TeamKaylaAlexander,Jr.,C .......................................SyracuseJasmineCrew,Sr.,G ........................................SetonHallIasiaHemingway,Sr.,F ......................................SyracuseDayeeshaHollins,RS-So.,G ............................CincinnatiNadirahMcKenith,Jr.,G ...................................St.John’sKaleenaMosqueda-Lewis,Fr.,F................... ConnecticutDa’ShenaStevens,Sr.,F ..................................St.John’sLauraSweeney,Jr.,F ..........................................VillanovaAprilSykes,Sr.,G/F ............................................. RutgersJasmineWynne,Sr.,G ...............................................USF

All-BIG EAST Honorable MentionChristalCaldwell,RS-So.,G ........................WestVirginiaStefanieDolson,So.,C ................................. ConnecticutKatherineHarry,Jr.,F ............................................ DePaulTiaMagee,Sr.,F ........................................... GeorgetownMoniqueOliver,Jr.,F/C ........................................ RutgersKatherinePlouffe,So.,F .................................. Marquette

BIG EAST All-Freshman TeamLaurenBurford,RS-Fr.,F ....................................Villanova*BrittanyHrynko,Fr.,G ......................................... DePaul*BriannaKiesel,Fr.,G ...................................... PittsburghBetnijahLaney,Fr.,G/F ........................................ RutgersArlesiaMorse,Fr.,G ......................................... Marquette*KaleenaMosqueda-Lewis,Fr.,F ................. Connecticut*BriaSmith,Fr.,G ...............................................LouisvilleLindaStepney,Fr.,G ....................................WestVirginiaKiahStokes,Fr.,C ........................................ ConnecticutAmberThompson,Fr.,F ...................................St.John’s* - unanimous selection

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Associated Press Poll• March 12, 2012: Poll #19 (FINAL) Team (First-Place Votes) Rec Pts LW1 uBaylor (39) 34-0 975 12 Stanford 31-1 927 23 uConnecticut 29-4 880 44 NOTRE DAME 30-3 873 35 Maryland 28-4 821 56 uDuke 24-5 743 67 Delaware 30-1 723 78 Miami(Fla.) 25-5 678 89 uTennessee 24-8 664 910 Wisconsin-GreenBay 30-1 618 1011 Penn State 24-6 581 1112 uKentucky 25-6 554 1213 uPurdue 24-8 481 1414 uSt. John’s 22-9 458 1315 GeorgiaTech 24-8 427 1516 Ohio State 25-6 360 1717 (tie) uGeorgetown 22-8 263 18 (tie) Nebraska 24-8 263 2019 uLouisville 22-9 260 1920 Georgia 22-8 225 2121 uSt. Bonaventure 29-3 216 1622 TexasA&M 22-10 205 2223 uRutgers 22-9 110 2424 Princeton 24-4 96 —25 SouthCarolina 23-9 78 —OthersReceivingVotes:uWest Virginia 67,Gonzaga44,LSU27,FloridaGulfCoast13,uCalifornia 11,Dayton10,uDePaul 5,Arkansas5,BYU5,MiddleTennessee3,SanDiegoState3,Vanderbilt2,UTEP1.

ESPN/USA Today/WBCA Coaches’ Poll• March 12, 2012: Poll #19 Team (First-Place Votes) Rec Pts LW1 uBaylor (31) 34-0 775 12 Stanford 31-1 740 23 uConnecticut 29-4 706 44 NOTRE DAME 30-3 687 35 Maryland 28-4 654 56 uDuke 24-5 604 67 uTennessee 24-8 586 78 Delaware 30-1 549 89 Miami(Fla.) 25-5 540 910 Wisconsin-GreenBay 30-1 483 1011 uKentucky 25-6 471 1112 Penn State 24-6 409 1213 GeorgiaTech 24-8 370 1314 TexasA&M 22-10 346 1415 uPurdue 24-8 305 1516 uGeorgetown 22-8 282 1517 Georgia 22-8 269 1818 Ohio State 25-6 255 1719 uLouisville 22-9 235 1920 uRutgers 22-9 185 2021 uSt. John’s 22-9 171 2122 Nebraska 24-8 129 2223 uDePaul 22-10 84 2324 Gonzaga 26-5 59 2425 uSt. Bonaventure 29-3 43 25OthersReceivingVotes:LSU26,FloridaGulfCoast23,uCalifornia 17, Middle Tennessee 17, Princeton 14,uWest Virginia 12,Vanderbilt11,SouthCarolina7,Ar-kansas3,FresnoState3,WakeForest3,UTEP2.

LW = last weeku=2011-12NotreDameopponent

Notre Dame vs. The Atlantic 10 ConferenceNotreDameis69-18(.793)all-timeagainstthecurrentmembersoftheAtlantic10Conference,includinga37-10(.787)recordawayfromhome(roadandneutralsitegamescombined). The Fighting Irish also have an active 14-gamewinning streak against that league’spresentalignment,includingvictoriesinsevenofthe past eight seasons (Daytonin2003-04and2004-05;Richmondin2006-07and2007-08;Charlotte in 2008-09 and 2009-10; Templein 2010-11). The last timeNotreDamelosttoacurrentA-10 school was onFeb. 18, 1995,whenLa Sal le defeatedNotre Dame, 84-68,in Philadelphia,whenbothschoolswerethenpartoftheMidwesternCollegiateConference(now known as the HorizonLeague). St. Bonaventure will bethethirdAtlantic10schooltheFightingIrishhaveplayedintheNCAAChampionship.NotreDamedefeatedGeorgeWashington twice inNCAAplay,topplingtheColonialsinthe1997EastRegionalfinal(62-52inColumbia,S.C.)andagainina2000MideastRegionsecond-roundgame(95-60atPurcellPavilion).Then,justlastseason,theFightingIrishwonasecond-roundmatchupwithTemple,77-64,inSaltLakeCity,Utah.

New York State Of MindNotreDameis52-5(.912)all-timeagainstNewYork-basedteams,includinga25-5(.833)recordaway from homeandwins in10oftheirlast11gamesoverall (only loss a 76-71 setback atSt.John’sonFeb.16,2010). The F ight ingIrish are facingtheir third NewYork school thisseason,havingal-ready earned vic-toriesontheroadatSt.John’s(71-56onJan.28)andSyracuse(74-55onFeb.7). Coincidentally,St.John’sandSyracuseac-countforallfiveNewYorkwinsoverNotreDame(threefortheRedStorm,twofortheOrange—fourroad,oneneutralsite).

Irish In The NCAA ChampionshipNotreDameismakingits19thappearanceintheNCAAChampionship,and17thinarow,asittakesthePurcellPavilioncourtSundayafter-noonfor itsNCAARaleighRegionalsemifinalgame against St.Bonaventure. The FightingIrishhavea.667winningpercentage(34-17)inNCAAChampionshipplay,rankingninthall-timeinthatcategory(minimumof20gamesplayed).

Inaddition,NotreDame’scurrentstreakof17consecutiveNCAAChampionshipappearancesranks sixth in the recordbooks (and eighth-longestatanytimeintournamenthistory). HerearesomeotherfactsabouttheFight-ingIrishinthe“BigDance”(seepp.160-178inthisyear’sregularseasonmediaguideforboxscores,resultsandrecords):• EachofNotreDame’s19NCAAtournament

appearanceshavecomeduringthetenureof25th-yearheadcoachMuffet McGraw.

• Counting this year’swin over Liberty, theFightingIrishnowhavewontheirNCAAtour-namentopenerin15ofthepast17seasons,datingbacktothestartoftheirmembershipin theBIGEASTConference (1995-96 topresent).

• NotreDame isoneofsevenschoolsinthecountrytohaveadvanced to theNCAASweet1610timesinthepast16years (1997-2012).

• NotreDame isone

Notre Dame In the PollsAssociated Press Poll Weeks RankedWeek Pts Rank 11-12 All-TimeOct.29,2011(Pre) 934(6) 2 1 217Nov.14,2011 935(4) 2 2 218Nov.21,2011 888 4 3 219Nov.28,2011 902 3 4 220Dec.5,2011 895 3 5 221Dec.12,2011 896 3 6 222Dec.19,2011 926 3 7 223Dec.26,2011 927 3 8 224Jan.2,2012 903 3 9 225 Jan.9,2012 935 2 10 226Jan.16,2012 936 2 11 227Jan.23,2012 960 2 12 228Jan.30,2012 960 2 13 229Feb.6,2012 960 2 14 230 Feb.13,2012 894 4 15 231Feb.20,2012 919 3 16 232Feb.27,2012 927 3 17 233March5,2012 931 3 18 234March12,2012(Final) 873 4 19 235SEASON HIGHS 960 (6) 2 19* 96*

ESPN/USA Today/WBCA Coaches’ Poll Weeks RankedWeek Pts Rank 11-12 All-TimeNov.1,2011(Pre) 728(5) 2 1 210Nov.15,2011 734(2) 2 2 211Nov.22,2011 701 3 3 212Nov.29,2011 704 3 4 213Dec.6,2011 711 3 5 214Dec.13,2011 713 3 6 215Dec.20,2011 717 3 7 216Dec.27,2011 715 3 8 217Jan.3,2012 714 3 9 218Jan.10,2012 743 2 10 219Jan.17,2012 741 2 11 220Jan.24,2012 742 2 12 221Jan.31,2012 742 2 13 222 Feb.7,2012 743 2 14 223Feb.14,2012 693 4 15 224Feb.21,2012 715 3 16 225Feb.28,2012 720 3 17 226March6,2012 719 3 18 227March12,2012 687 4 19 228SEASON HIGHS 743 (5) 2 19* 59** = current streak of poll appearances // first-place votes in parentheses

10 Sweet 16 Trips From 1997-2012

Connecticut 16Tennessee 15Duke 14uNOTRE DAME 10Georgia 10North Carolina 10Stanford 10

ND vs. Atlantic 10

Overall Away*CHAR 2-0 1-0DAY 22-6 12-3DUQ 2-0 1-0FORD 1-0 0-0GW 2-0 1-0LAS 4-5 2-3UMASS 1-0 1-0URI 0-0 0-0RICH 3-0 2-0uSBU 0-0 0-0SJU 1-1 1-1SLU 6-1 3-0TEM 3-2 1-2XU 20-3 12-1TOTAL 69-18 37-10 (.793) (.787)

* - road/neutral sites combined

ND vs. State of New York

Overall Away*Army 1-0 0-0Canisius 1-0 0-0Fordham 1-0 0-0Iona 3-0 1-0uSt. Bona. 0-0 0-0St.John’s 21-3 11-3Syracuse 25-2 13-2TOTAL 52-5 25-5 (.912) (.833)

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St. Bonaventure Series

of 11 schools tomake three trips totheNCAAWomen’sFinalFourandcomeaway with at least one national cham-pionship, going tothe semif inals in1997,thetitlegamein2011,andwinningit all in 2001. Of the others in this elite club,sevenwerese-lectedforthisyear’stournament—Notre Dame, Connecticut,Maryland,Purdue,Stanford,TennesseeandTexas (all but Purdue and Texas have ad-vancedtotheSweet16).

• Includingthisyear’stwovictories,NotreDameis 10-2 (.833) all-time inNCAA tournamentplayatPurcellPavilion.Betweenfirst-roundlosses toMinnesota in1994and2009, theFightingIrishwonsixconsecutiveNCAAtour-neygamesathome,andtheyhavereachedtheSweet16fivetimesfromPurcellPavilion(2000,2001,2004,2010,2012).

Sowing The SeedsFor the second time inprogramhistory,NotreDamehasearnedaNo.1 seed for theNCAAChampionship. In2001,thetop-seededFightingIrishopenedthetournamentwithvictoriesatPurcellPavilionover16th-seededAlcornState(98-49)andNo.8 seedMichigan (88-54),beforemovingon todefeatfifth-seededUtah(69-54)andNo.3seedVanderbilt(72-64)intheNCAAMidwestRegionalatthePepsiCenterinDenver(siteofthisyear’sNCAAWomen’sFinalFour). NotreDamewentontowinitsfirstNCAAna-tionalchampionship,defeatingfellowNo.1seedConnecticutinthenationalsemifinals(90-75)andthird-seededPurdue(68-66)inthetitlegame. NotreDamehasbeen awarded a top-eightseedforthe13thtimeinits19NCAAChampion-shipvisits(andatop-fourseedforthesixthtime).TheFightingIrishare21-5(.808)all-timeasthehigherseedinNCAAtournamentplay.

It Hinges On DefenseNotreDame’ssuccessintheNCAAChampion-shipcanbedirectly traced to itsperformanceatthedefensiveendofthefloor.Inits19NCAAtournament trips (50games), theFighting Irishare19-2(.905)whenholdingtheiropponentto60pointsorfewer,addingtothatmarkwitha74-43victoryoverLibertyintheirfirst-roundgameonMarch18atPurcellPavilion. NotreDame’stwolossestoteamsscoring60pointsorfewerbothcameatthehandsoftop-seededclubs—PennState(55-49)inthe2004East Regional semifinals, andNorthCarolina(60-51)inthesecondroundofthe2007DallasRegion.

Re-Stoking The Offensive FiresPrior to the 2008NCAAChampionship,NotreDamehadgone13consecutivegameswithoutscoringmorethan61pointsinaregulationNCAAtournament contest, dating back to its 2001national championship gamewin overPurdue

(68-66attheSavvis (nowScottrade)Center inSt.Louis). However, that 2008 tournament saw theFightingIrishoffenseroartolife,asNotreDametoppedthe70-pointmarkinitsfirsttwogames(75-62 overSMUand 79-75 in overtimeoverOklahoma)beforeahard-fought74-64 loss toTennesseeattheregionalsemifinalsattheFordCenterinOklahomaCity. Theback-to-back70-pointoutingswerethefirstfortheFightingIrishintheNCAAChampion-shipsincetheirMidwestRegionalfinalandFinalFourgamesin2001,astheydownedVanderbilt(72-64)andConnecticut(90-75),respectively. NotreDamehasreachedthe70-pointmarkin13ofitslast15NCAAtournamentgames,withthe2010first-roundwinathomeoverClevelandState (86-58) representing the highest point production by the Fighting Irish in theNCAAChampionship since that 2001NCAAnationalsemifinalwinoverConnecticutinSt.Louis.

Bonus BasketballNotreDameis2-1all-timewhengoingtoover-timeintheNCAAtournament,followingits2010regional semifinal loss toOklahoma (77-72 inKansasCity).TheFighting IrishhadpreviouslybeatentheSoonersinOTintheNCAAtourna-ment (79-75 in a 2008 second-roundgameatWestLafayette,Ind.),andalsodefeatedSouth-westMissouriState(nowMissouriState),69-65,inextratimeintheir2004NCAAopener. NotreDameis17-17(.500)all-timewhengoingtoovertime,includinga5-4recordinitslastninecontests.Thisseason,theFightingIrishwontheirloneovertimegame,a74-67thrilleroverNo.2ConnecticutonJan.7atPurcellPavilion.

Don’t Mess With TraditionTheNotreDamewomen’sbasketball programhasdevelopedsome traditions that shouldbequiteevidentduringthisweekend’sNCAARa-leighRegionalgamesatPNCArena:• Green nails— each of the Fighting Irish

playersandfemalecoachesweargreennailpolishthroughouttheNCAAChampionship.Thistraditionstartedduringthe1997tourney,whentheFightingIrishaddedthegreenpolishto their fingersprior to their second-roundSt.Patrick’sDaygameatTexas,whichNotreDamewon86-83.TheFightingIrishendedupgoingtotheirfirstNCAAFinalFourthatsea-sonandthegreennailpolishwasheretostay.Asashowofsolidarity,themalemembersofthe travel party usually paint their left pinky green,andsome (includingassociateheadcoachJonathan Tsipis) have even gone so farastoshavetheirheadsforthetournament.

• Green uniforms— though not limited ex-clusively toNCAA tournament play,NotreDame’sdistinctivekellygreenroaduniformshavebecomeastapleofthepostseasoninkeepingwith theSt. Patrick’sDay holiday,whichoften fallsduring theearly roundsofthe tournament (andcamethisyearon thedaybeforeNotreDametookthefloorforitsfirst-roundgameagainstLiberty).TheFightingIrishmostrecentlyworethealternategreenroad threads in theNCAAChampionshipfor last year’snationalchampionshipgameagainstTexasA&M (a76-70 loss)—Notre

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THE TALE OF THE TAPE ND SBUOverall/conferencerecord 32-3/15-1 31-3/14-0AP/ESPN-USA Today poll 4/4 21/25

SCORINGPointsscoredpergame 79.2 64.7Pointsallowedpergame 52.1 53.7Fieldgoalpercentage .471 .420Three-pointpercentage .344 .371Freethrowpercentage .764 .757

REBOUNDINGReboundspergame 40.8 36.3Opponentrebs.pergame 31.8 33.6Reboundingmargin +9.0 +2.7

OTHERAssistspergame 18.0 10.2Turnoverspergame 16.1 12.0Assist/turnoverratio 1.12 0.86Blockedshotspergame 4.3 1.8Stealspergame 13.1 5.8

Three Final Fours With An NCAA Title

F4/TitlesConnecticut 12/7LouisianaTech 10/2Maryland 3/1North Carolina 3/1uNOTRE DAME 3/1OldDominion 3/1Purdue 3/1USC (Southern Cal) 3/2Stanford 10/2Tennessee 18/8Texas 3/1


fighting irish women’s basketball 2011-12 NOTRE DAME

Dame is 8-8 (.500) all-time in theNCAAtournamentwhen featuring the “wearingo’ thegreen.”TheFighting Irishalsohavebrokenouttheiralternatehomewhiteswithgreen trim forearly-roundgames thepastfive seasons, posting a 7-1 (.875) recordinthoseuniforms(2008-a75-62winoverSMUinWestLafayette,Ind.;2009-a79-71home loss toMinnesota;2010-an86-58homewinoverClevelandStateand84-66homewinoverVermont;2011-a67-54winatUtahand77-64winoverTempleinSaltLakeCity;2012-a74-43winathomeoverLibertyand73-62homewinoverCalifornia),thefirsttimetheyhavebeenworninNCAAtournamentplay.

• Irish jig—thisuniquepre-gameritualhasbecomeoneof thewidely-recognized tra-ditionsofNotreDamewomen’sbasketball.Justpriortotheintroductionofthestartinglineups,theFightingIrishplayerswillcircleup in the lane with a basketball at their feet. As theNotreDame pep band plays, theteamwill perform the Irish Jig (a popularstepwithNotreDame fans,especially thestudentbody)withtheballbouncingaroundinthemidstoftheirdance.Thistraditionisbelieved tohave startedduring the1999-2000season,butpickedupsteamduringNotreDame’s2000-01nationalchampion-shiprunandhasbeenpartoftheFightingIrishpre-gameritualeversince.

And Don’t Forget The Lime Green ShirtsTheever-presentlimegreent-shirtsyoumightseemanyNotreDame fanswearing aroundRaleigh this week are given out annually to Fighting Irish women’s basketball seasonticketholders,agroupaffectionatelyknownasthe “Spirit Patrol”.Createdby coordinator ofbasketball operations Stephanie Menio, theshirtsarebasedononeofheadcoachMuffet McGraw’sfavoritecolors,whichshesportedonthesidelinesduringthe2001nationalchampion-shipgamewinoverPurdue.

Turn It Up To ElevenItwascleartomanywhowatchedNotreDame’ssecond-roundwinoverCaliforniaonTuesdaynightatPurcellPavilionthattheraucousFightingIrishfaithfulwereabigreasonforNotreDame’ssuccess,andarecord-setting17thhomewinof the season. Infact,duringthesecondhalfofthat73-62FightingIrishvictory,Josh Flynt (a blogger for NotreDame’sofficialwebsite,UND.com)mea-suredthenoiselevelinthearenawithaniPhoneappandcameupwithanunofficialpeakreadingof99decibels—nearlyequivalenttothenoiseproducedbyamotorcycleorsnowmobileandloudenoughthatsustainedexposuretoitcouldcausehearingdamage. NotreDameaveraged6,648fansforitstwoNCAAChampionship homegames this year,the highest average fromanyof the 16 first/second-round host sites.What’smore, thetwo single-game attendance figures (6,777for roundone;6,519 for round two)were thetwohighestsingle-gamemarksinthefirsttworoundsof the 2012NCAAChampionship, aswellasthethird-andfourth-largestcrowdsfor

anNCAApostseasongameinprogramhistory.Therecordis9,597,setonMarch19,2001,forasecond-roundwinoverMichigan(priortotherenovationofPurcellPavilionthatreducedtheseatingcapacitytoitscurrentfigureof9,149).

Thirty DeedsThe73-45winoverNo.25WestVirginiaintheBIGEASTChampionshipsemifinalonMarch5wasNotreDame’s30thvictoryoftheseason,markingthefourthtimeinprogramhistorytheFightingIrishhavereachedthe30-winmark,andthe secondconsecutive season.NotreDamealso logged thatmilestone in1996-97 (31-7),2000-01(34-2)and2010-11(31-8). NotonlydoesthisrepresentthefirsttimetheFightingIrishhavepostedback-to-back30-winseasons,butitalsoisthefirsttimetheyhaveeverregisteredtheir30thwinpriortotheNCAAChampionship.

Pieces of SilverWithits66-47winathomeoverProvidenceonFeb.14,NotreDameregisteredits25thvictoryof the season,marking the third consecutiveyear(andfourthtimeinfouryears)theFightingIrishhavereachedthatlevel. Notre Dame has recorded nine 25-winseasons in its35varsitycampaigns,butonlyoncebeforehadtheFighting Irishdoneso inback-to-back-to-back years. From 1998-99through2000-01,NotreDametoppedthatmarkeachseason(26-5,27-5and34-2),includingaschool-record34winsinthefinalyearofthatrun,whichculminatedwiththeprogram’sfirstnationalchampionship. NotreDame’scurrentstretchoffour25-winseasonsinfiveyears(and 139 total winsin that time) bearssimilarit ies to theFighting Irishstretchfrom1996-97through2000-01,aspanthatstartedwith a 31-7recordandNCAAWomen’sFinalFourberthin1996-97.NotreDamewonatotalof140gamesinthatspan,themost inafive-yearperiodinschoolhistory. Oneothernote—currentFightingIrishfifth-yearseniors/tri-captainsBrittany MalloryandDevereaux Petershavebeenkeycontributorsonall fourof the latest25-wincampaignsforNotreDame,missingonly themajorityof the2008-09 season with knee injuries when the Fighting Irish went 22-9.

Conference CallWith its 72-59 victory at No. 4 ConnecticutonFeb.27,NotreDamesecured theoutright2012 BIG EAST Conference regular-seasontitle. It’s the second championship for theFightingIrishsincetheyjoinedtheconferencein1995-96(theywereco-championsin2001),and their first outright BIG EAST champion-ship. What’s more, it’s their first solo leaguecrownsince1995,whentheFightingIrishwonthe last of their five regular-season titles in the Midwestern Collegiate Conference (nowknownastheHorizonLeague). Also,forthe16thtimeinits17-yearmem-

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Day of the WeekSunday 6-2Monday 4-0Tuesday 7-1Wednesday 3-0Thursday 1-0Friday 4-0Saturday 7-0

Time of GameDaygames(before6p.mlocaltime) 15-2Nightgames(6p.m.orlaterlocaltime) 17-1

LocationHomegames 17-1Roadgames 11-2Neutralsitegames 4-0

Halftime scoreLeadingatthehalf 30-1Tiedatthehalf 1-0Trailingatthehalf 1-2

Individual scoringTwoorfewerdouble-figurescorers 3-2Threedouble-figurescorers 13-1Fourdouble-figurescorers 9-0Fiveormoredouble-figurescorers 7-0

Rebounding marginGrabmorereboundsthanopponents 27-0Grabsamenumberofrebounds 1-0Grabfewerreboundsthanopponents 4-3

Field goal shootingHigherpct.thanopponent 28-1Samepct.asopponent 0-0Lowerpct.thanopponent 4-2Shoot 45% or better 17-0Shoot less than 45% 15-3Holdopponentunder40% 23-1

Free throw marginMakemorefreethrows 26-0Makesamenumberoffreethrows 3-0Makefewerfreethrows 3-3

TurnoversCommitfewerturnovers 25-2Commitsamenumberofturnovers 2-1Commitmoreturnovers 5-0

MiscellaneousVs.Top25(APorESPN/USA Today polls) 12-2Oncommercialtelevision 14-3In white jerseys 15-1Inalternatewhitejerseys(greentrim) 5-0Inalternatewhitejerseys(pinktrim) 0-1In blue jerseys 12-1In green jerseys 0-0

Margin of Victory1-5 points 1-16-10 points 2-111-15 points 5-116-20 points 6-021+points 18-0Inovertimegames 1-0

Conference AffiliationAmericaEast 1-0AtlanticCoast 1-0AtlanticSun 1-0BIGEAST 17-2Big South 1-0BigTen 1-0Big 12 0-1ConferenceUSA 1-0Independent 1-0IvyLeague 1-0Mid-American 1-0MissouriValley 2-0Pac-12 2-0Southeastern 2-0

MonthNovember 5-1December 8-0January 9-0February 6-1March 4-1April 0-0

ND Most Wins In Five-Year Period

140 1996-97 to 2000-01u139 2007-08 to 2011-12129 1997-98 to 2001-02129 1995-96 to 1999-00128 1998-99 to 2002-03



bership in the BIG EAST, Notre Dame hasposted double-digit league wins. With theexception of 2005-06 (when they went 8-8),the Fighting Irish have never posted fewerthan10BIGEASTwinsinaseason,finishingamongthetopfourintheconference14times. This year’s 15 victories were the mostfor the Fighting Irish in BIG EAST play since2000-01,whentheyfinished15-1enroutetoa co-championship. Also, Notre Dame’s 8-0roadrecordmarkedthefirsttimeitcompletedaBIGEASTseasonwithouta road loss (firstinanyconferencesincea6-0markduringthe1993-94MCCcampaign). Taking it a step further, Notre Dame nowhas registered double-digit conference winsin 22 of head coach Muffet McGraw’s 25 seasons under the Golden Dome, with theonlyotherexceptionscomingin1987-88(herfirst season when the Fighting Irish went 7-3 in the now-defunct North Star Conference)and 1991-92 (when Notre Dame went 8-4in theMCC, then won three in a row at theconferencetournamenttoearntheprogram’sfirst-everNCAAChampionshipberth,despitealosingoverallrecordof14-16,becomingthefirstschoolevertopulloffthatfeat).

Streak StatsNotreDame’s21-gamewinning streak fromNov. 25-Feb. 7 was the second-longest suc-cessstringinprogramhistory,andthelongestsincetheFightingIrishopened their 2000-01nationalchampionshipseasonon a school-record 23-gamewinningstreak.

Lessons LearnedSince itsNov. 20 loss atNo. 1Baylor,NotreDamehaswon12ofitslast13gamesagainstranked opponents(includingfiveagainsttop-10 teams),earn-ingnineofthosevic-toriesbydoubledigits(andfourby25pointsormore). Themajor drivingforce in this turn-aroundhasbeentheplay of the Fighting Irish defense,whichhas held those last13Top25opponentsto just 58.9 points per night, includingninegameswhentheoppositionscored60points or fewer. Notre Dame alsohas held its rankedfoestoa.369fieldgoalpercentage(.246fromthethree-pointline),andposteda+3.2rebound-ingmarginafterbeingoutreboundedby15atBaylor.

The Rare Air Up ThereWithits72-44victoryoverTennesseeonJan.23atPurcellPavilion,NotreDamebecamejustthe second school ever to defeat bothCon-necticutandTennesseeinconsecutiveseasons(theFightingIrishdownedConnecticut,74-67inovertimeonJan.7,alsoatPurcellPavilion). NorthCarolinawasthefirstprogramtopulloffthisfeat,doingsoin2005-06(77-54atUConn;75-63vs.UTinCleveland)and2006-07(82-76vs.UConnathome;70-57vs.UTathome).

Fighting Irish Scoring Early TKOsPartofNotreDame’ssuccessthisseasoncanbetracedtoitspenchantforjumpingouttohugeear ly leadsandthenkeepits foot on the gas the rest of the way. I n 1 4 games th isy e a r , t h eFighting Irish havechargedto a 20-point lead ins idethe opening 14minutesofthegame,go-ing on to win all 14 of those contests byan average of 47.9 points pergame. O v e r a l l ,Notre Dameis outscor-ing its oppo-nents in the first half this season by a widemargin(1,420-827),withanaveragehalftimescoreof42-24.

Born To RunAccording to Thursday’sNCAA statistics re-

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Notre Dame Quick FactsOfficial Name:UniversityofNotreDameLocation:NotreDame,Ind.Enrollment:8,372(undergraduate)/11,985(overall)Founded: 1842Colors:GoldandBlueNickname: Fighting IrishSchool Fight Song:NotreDameVictoryMarchConference:BIGEASTArena:PurcellPavilionattheJoyceCenter(cap.9,149)President:Rev.JohnI.Jenkins,C.S.C.Provost:ThomasG.BurishExecutive Vice President:JohnAffleck-GravesNCAA Faculty Representative:PatriciaBelliaDirector of Athletics:JackSwarbrickSenior Deputy Athletics Director/SWA:MissyConboyAssociate Athletics Director (WBB):JillBodensteiner

Head Coach:MuffetMcGraw(SaintJoseph’s(Pa.)’77) Record: 676-255 (.726) - 30th season At Notre Dame: 588-214 (.733) - 25th season At Purcell Pavilion: 294-55 (.842)

Associate Head Coach: JonathanTsipis(NorthCarolina’96)-9thseason

Associate Coach: CarolOwens(NorthernIllinois’90)-12thseason

Assistant Coach: NieleIvey(NotreDame’00)-5thseason

Coordinator of Basketball Operations: StephanieMenio(Pittsburgh’04)-7thseason

Associate Director of Operations & Technology: AngiePotthoff(PennState’97)-7thseason

Athletic Trainer:AnneMarquezStrength & Conditioning Coach: Craig CheekAcademic Counselor:ChadGrotegutEquipment Manager:KathySpeybroeckStudent Managers:

LucyEckard(Sr.,Orinda,Calif.) NickSigmund(Sr.,Lakewood,Ill.)

Women’s Basketball History35th Season:

1stgame,Dec.3,1977vs.Valparaiso(W,48-41)All-Time Record: 752-313 (.706)Record At Purcell Pavilion:

35thseason,371-89(.807)Record In The BIG EAST (regular season):

17thseason,216-64(.771)Conference/Membership Affiliations:

AIAWD-IIIindependent(1977-78through1979-80) AIAWD-Iindependent(1980-81) NCAAD-Iindependent(1981-82through1982-83) North Star (1983-84 through 1987-88) *MidwesternCollegiate(1988-89through1994-95) BIGEAST(1995-96topresent)

Regular-Season Conference Championships (9): NorthStar-1985,1986 *MidwesternCollegiate-1989(s),1990,1991,1994,1995 BIGEAST-2001(s),2012 (s) - shared

Conference Tournament Championships (5): NorthStar-N/A *MidwesternCollegiate-1989,1990,1991,1992,1994 BIGEAST-None

NCAA Championship Appearances (19): NationalChampion-2001 National Finalist - 2011 FinalFour-1997,2001,2011 Elite8-1997,2001,2011 Sweet16-1997,1998,2000,2001,2003,2004,2008,2010,2011,2012 Berths-1994,1996-2012

Consecutive NCAA Championship Appearances: 17 (1996-present)

NIT Appearances (4): 1986(3rdplace),1989(7thplace),1991(8thplace),1995(3rdplace)

Consecutive Postseason Appearances: 19(1994-present);18NCAAs,1NIT

* - now known as the Horizon League

2011-12 Notre Dame Top Bench ScorersPlayer Points Opponent/DateMarkisha Wright 24 at Mercer, 12/30/11Natalie Achonwa 20 at Creighton, 12/4/11NatalieAchonwa 19 Pittsburgh,1/17/12KailaTurner 17 atMercer,12/30/11NatalieAchonwa 16 DePaul,2/5/12NatalieAchonwa 15 atRutgers,1/31/12NatalieAchonwa 15 Kentucky,12/18/11KailaTurner 14 Pittsburgh,1/17/12MarkishaWright 14 IndianaState,11/13/11NatalieAchonwa 13 atMercer,12/30/11KailaTurner 13 UCF,12/20/11NatalieAchonwa 12 UCF,12/20/11MarkishaWright 12 Akron,11/11/11MarkishaWright 11 Pittsburgh,1/17/12KaylaMcBride 11 atMercer,12/30/11NatalieAchonwa 11 atPurdue,12/10/11ArielBraker 10 Villanova,1/21/12KaylaMcBride 10 Connecticut,1/7/12FradericaMiller 10 Longwood,12/28/11FradericaMiller 10 IndianaState,11/13/11Game-high scorers in italics

Notre Dame vs. Top 25 Opponents

vs. BU SinceRecord 0-1 12-1 10-pt wins 0 9 25-pt wins 0 4PPG 81.0 72.7 Opp PPG 94.0 58.9 Opp≤60p 0 9FG% .389 .436 Opp FG% .470 .3693FG% .167 .347 Opp 3FG% .333 .246RPG 37.0 39.6 Opp RPG 52.0 36.4APG 11.0 16.0A/TOratio 0.65 0.96SPG 9.0 10.1

NOTE: Games played against teams ranked in either the Associated Press or ESPN/USA Today Top 25 polls at tipoff.

ND Longest Winning Streaks

23 2000-01u21 2011-1220 1999-200015 2009-1015 1990-91

ND Game-Opening Runs

IndianaState ........... 22-2 (13:59 left) (led 39-9 with 9:35 left in 1st half)Hartford ......................... 31-10 (9:46) (led 42-12 with 5:41 left in 1st half)Penn ................................ 28-7 (7:47) (led 32-7 with 6:32 left in 1st half)at Creighton ................... 23-3 (10:56) (led 30-3 with 5:38 left in 1st half)Marquette ...................... 34-14 (8:21) (led 49-21 with 1:29 left in 1st half)at#12/14Purdue ........... 25-5 (10:14) (led 35-11 with 4:48 left in 1st half)UCF ............................... 26-5 (12:31) (led 39-7 with 6:58 left in 1st half)Longwood ..................... 27-0 (12:33) (led 45-12 with 1:15 left in 1st half)atMercer ....................... 33-6 (12:11) (led 55-15 with 4:55 left in 1st half)atSetonHall .................... 29-9 (7:11) (led 49-16 with 0:00 left in 1st half)Pittsburgh ........................ 30-9 (8:27) (led 54-19 with 0:32 left in 1st half)Villanova ........................ 32-11 (7:41) (led 44-16 with 0:06 left in 1st half)vs.#25WestVirginia ..... 30-10 (6:22) (led 35-13 with 3:49 left in 1st half)Liberty ............................ 33-12 (8:06) (led 42-15 with 3:57 left in 1st half)



Superlatives (BIG EAST Era)

port,NotreDamerankssecondinthenationinscoringoffense(79.2ppg.)andthirdinscoringmargin(+27.1ppg.).ThosearejusttwoofsixNCAAoffensivecategoriesinwhichtheFightingIrishrankamongthetop15,alongwithfieldgoalpercentage(thirdat.471),assists(fourthat18.0apg.),assist/turnoverratio(11that1.12)andfreethrowpercentage(14that.764). NotreDamealsohastoppedthe100-pointmark twice (first time since 1998-99, secondtimeinschoolhistory),andhasscoredatleast90pointsinagameeighttimesthisyear,tyingtheschoolrecordsetlastseason. What’smore,NotreDamehasdoneanex-cellentjobofputtingteamsaway,recording2120-pointwins,and12victoriesbyat least30points(tyingtheschoolrecordsetlastyear).

Century CityTwicethisseason,NotreDamehasgone“overthetop”,scoring100pointsinagameduringvictoriesatMercer(128-42onDec.30)andathomeagainstBIGEASTConferencerivalPitts-burgh (120-44 on Jan. 17). Prior to this season, theFighting Irishhadneverscoredmorethan113pointsinagame(113-35winoverLibertyonNov.24,1989,attheUCFRotaryClassic inOrlando,Fla.),andhadscoredintripledigitsjust13timesintheprogram’sfirst34seasons. What’smore,thismarksjustthesecondtimeNotreDamehaseverpostedmultiple100-pointgamesinthesameseason—in1998-99,theFightingIrishdefeatedNo.25/23Illinois,101-93,onNov.24atPurcellPavilion,beforedefeatingWestVirginia,111-90,onJan.7,alsoathome. Asonemightexpect,NotreDame’stwooffen-siveexplosionsrankasthetoptwosingle-gamepointtotalsinthenationin2011-12.Oklahomais thirdwitha117-pointnightagainstvisitingSacramentoStateonNov.13.

Lock It UpNotreDameranksamongthetop15inthena-tioninfourNCAAdefensivestatisticalcategories—steals (thirdat13.1spg.), turnovermargin(fifthat+6.74),scoringdefense(eighthat52.1ppg.)andreboundmargin(12that+9.0rpg.). TheFightingIrishhaveheld26opponentsto60pointsorfewer,withaschool-record18fail-ingtoscoremorethan50pointsagainstNotreDame—lastyear’sFightingIrishsquadhad14gamesinwhichitallowed50pointsorfewer. NotreDame’sdefensiveefforthasextendedtosmaller incrementsaswell. In their last59halvesofbasketball(datingbacktothesecondhalfagainstNo.7/6DukeonNov.26),theFight-ingIrishhaveheldtheiropponentsto25pointsor fewer52.5percentof the time (31halves),including30.5percentof the time (18halves)whentheoppositiondidn’tcrack20points.

Gimme Some Of ThatFueledbyitsaggressivedefense,NotreDamehasbeeninthetakingmoodthisyear,forcingitsopponentsintoatleast20turnoversin21gamesthusfar,withFightingIrishfoesaveraging22.8giveawayspergame,andNotreDamechalkingupa+6.74turnovermarginthatisfifth-bestinthenation(asofThursday). TheFightingIrishwastedlittletimeinsetting

thetonethisseason,forcingacombined112turnoversintheirfirstthreegames,anaverageof37.3pernight,andconvertingthoseinto142points(47.3ppg.).Thatrunwashighlightedbyan opponent season-high 46 turnovers against AkrononNov.11atPurcellPavilion,thethird-mosttakeawaysinschoolhistory,andsecond-mostintheprogram’sDivisionIera(49vs.NewHampshireonNov.12,2010). The Fighting Irishwere especially hard onopponentsintheir18homegamesthisseason,forcing25.7sturnoverspergameandcollectingatleast17ineachPurcellPavilioncontest.

The Five-Finger DiscountNotreDamecomesintoSunday’sgamerankedthirdinthenationinstealswith13.1theftspergame. The Fighting Irish also have recordeddouble-digit steals in 26 games this season,includingthreecontestswith20-plussteals. Highlightingthisyear’stakeawaybrigadeforNotreDamewasaseason-high29-stealperfor-manceintheopeningnightvictoryagainstAkrononNov.11atPurcellPavilion.TheFightingIrishfollowedthatuptwodayslaterwith25theftsinawinoverIndianaState,andnabbed26stealsinaDec.28winoverLongwood. Priortolastseason,NotreDamehadposted23stealsinagamejustseventimesinthefirst33years(and991games)oftheFightingIrishwomen’s basketball program, and only threegameswith 25-plus steals in that time, nonesinceathen-recordtying29stealsatSaintLouison Jan. 31, 1991.What’smore,NotreDamehadnotearnedaconferencestealstitlesince1989-90,whenitledtheMidwesternCollegiateConference(nowtheHorizonLeague)with10.9spg. Yet, in the past two years (74 games), theFighting Irish havehadeight 23-steal games,withfiveoutingsofatleast25thefts,andtheyhaveearnedthelasttwoBIGEASTstealscrownswith11.8spg.(2010-11)and11.4spg.(2011-12)duringregular-seasonleagueplay. Individually, Notre Dame has 10 differentplayerswith double-digit steals this season(including threewith at least 70 thefts for thesecondconsecutiveyear), ledby juniorguardSkylar Diggins,whoisaveragingaBIGEAST-best2.6stealspergame,andfifth-yearseniorguard/tri-captainBrittany Mallory, whoistiedfor seventh at 2.1 spg.

Helping HandsContinuing a trend from last season, NotreDamehas shared thebasketball verywell todatethisyear. In Thursday’sNCAA statistics report, theFightingIrisharefourthinthenation(secondintheBIGEAST)at18.0assistspergame,includ-ing a season-high 33 assists against Pittsburgh onJan.17(oneof14gameswith20-or-moreassists this year, including sevenwith 25 as-sists). Individually,juniorguardSkylar Diggins is 16thinthenationinassists(BIGEAST-best5.7apg.)and15thinthecountrywitha2.12assist/turnoverratio(alsotopsintheconference). What’smore,NotreDamehasassistedon62.8percentofitsfieldgoalsthisseason(630of1,003),comparedtolastyearwhentheFighting

Notre Dame Superlatives In The BIG EAST Era (1995-96 to present)

Longest winning streak:23games(Nov.17,2000-Feb.14,2001)

Longest BIG EAST winning streak:15games(Jan.5-Feb.22,2000)

Longest losing streak:3games,fourtimes(mostrecently:Feb.24-March3,2007)

Longest BIG EAST losing streak:3games,twice(mostrecently:Feb.24-March3,2007)

*Most points scored in a game:128atMercer,Dec.30,2011

*Most points scored in a BIG EAST game: 120 vs. Pittsburgh,Jan.17,2012

Fewest points scored in a game:38vs.Villanova,Jan.24,2004

Fewest points scored in a non-BIG EAST game: 39 vs.Villanova,March9,2003(tournament)

Most points allowed in a game:106byConnecticut,Dec.8,1998

Most points allowed in a non-BIG EAST game: 96 by Connecticut,March2,1999(tournament)

Fewest points allowed in a game: 21 by Southeast MissouriState,Jan.2,2011

Fewest points allowed in a BIG EAST game: 31 by St. John’s,Feb.13,2002

*Largest margin of victory:86atMercer(128-42),Dec.30,2011

*Largest margin of victory in BIG EAST game: 76 vs. Pittsburgh,Jan.17,2012

*Largest margin of victory in home game:76,twice(MR:vs.Pittsburgh,Jan.17,2012)

*Largest margin of victory in road game:86atMercer(128-42),Dec.30,2011

Largest losing margin:39atTennessee(89-50),March17,2002

Most points allowed in a win:93byIllinois(101-93),Nov.24,1998

Most points scored in a loss:84vs.TexasA&M(88-84,ot),Dec.3,1995

Fewest points scored in a win:38vs.Villanova(38-36),Jan.24,2004

Fewest points allowed in a loss:48vs.Villanova(48-45),Feb.26,2002

*Largest deficit overcome to win a game:18,twice(MR:vs.Duke(56-54),Nov.26,2011)

Largest deficit overcome to win a home game: 15 vs. Pittsburgh(72-65),Feb.28,2006

Largest lead given up in a loss:17vs.TexasTech(69-65),March25,2000

Most consecutive points scored: 36 vs. Southeast MissouriState(97-21),Jan.2,2011

Most consecutive points scored (start of game): 36 vs.SoutheastMissouriState(97-21),Jan.2,2011

*Largest halftime lead:43vs.IndianaState(58-15),Nov.13,2011

Largest halftime deficit:26atTennessee(53-27),March17,2002

*Highest field goal percentage:.702(40-57)atMercer,Dec.30,2011

Lowest field goal percentage: .220 (13-59) at Seton Hall,March1,2005

Highest three-point percentage:1.000(5-5)vs.Duke,Nov.17,2004

Highest free throw percentage: 1.000 (18-18) at Valparaiso,Nov.30,2004

Most three-point field goals made:13,twice(mostrecently:atMiami(Fla.),Jan.2,2002)

*Most free throws made:43atMercer,Dec.30,2011Most rebounds:67vs.Duke,Nov.21,1998*Most assists:33vs.Pittsburgh,Jan.17,2012Most blocked shots:16vs.BostonCollege,

Feb.10,2002Most steals:36vs.NewHampshire,Nov.12,2010Most turnovers forced:49vs.NewHampshire,

Nov.12,2010Fewest turnovers committed:3atMaryland,

Nov.16,2007

* - mark set during 2011-12 season



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F Natalie AchonwaBIGEASTWeeklyHonorRoll(Feb.6)

G Skylar DigginsNaismithTrophyFinalistJohnR.WoodenAwardFinalistNancyLiebermanAwardFinalNomineeUSBWAPlayeroftheYearMidseasonWatchListWBCA/StateFarmWadeTrophyWatchListWBCAAll-RegionITeamBIGEASTPlayeroftheYearAll-BIGEASTFirstTeam(unanimous)BIGEASTPlayeroftheWeek(Feb.28)BIGEASTPlayeroftheWeek(Jan.9)BIGEASTPlayeroftheWeek(Nov.21)BIGEASTWeeklyHonorRoll(Feb.13)BIGEASTWeeklyHonorRoll(Jan.30)BIGEASTWeeklyHonorRoll(Jan.2)BIGEASTWeeklyHonorRoll(Nov.28)JunkanooJam(FreeportDivision)All-TournamentTeamPreseasonWNITAll-TournamentTeam

G Kayla McBrideBIGEASTChampionshipAll-TournamentTeam

Head Coach Muffet McGrawNaismithNationalCoachoftheYearFinalistUSBWANationalCoachoftheYearCandidate

G Natalie NovoselLowe’sSeniorCLASSAwardFinalistNaismithTrophyMidseasonTop32ListJohnR.WoodenAwardMidseasonTop20ListUSBWAPlayeroftheYearMidseasonWatchListWBCA/StateFarmWadeTrophyWatchListWBCAAll-RegionITeamAll-BIGEASTFirstTeamJunkanooJam(FreeportDivision)MVPBIGEASTPlayeroftheWeek(Dec.19)BIGEASTWeeklyHonorRoll(Jan.16)PreseasonWNITAll-TournamentTeam

F Devereaux PetersNaismithTrophyMidseasonTop32ListUSBWAPlayeroftheYearMidseasonWatchListWBCA/StateFarmWadeTrophyWatchListWBCAAll-RegionITeamBIGEASTDefensivePlayeroftheYearAll-BIGEASTFirstTeamBIGEASTPlayeroftheWeek(Jan.23)BIGEASTWeeklyHonorRoll(Feb.20)BIGEASTWeeklyHonorRoll(Jan.30)BIGEASTChampionshipAll-TournamentTeam

F Markisha WrightBIGEASTFreshmanoftheWeek(Jan.2)

Top Purcell Pavilion CrowdsRk. Date Opponent Result Atten.T1. 1/15/01 #1Connecticut W,92-76 11,418*T1. 2/24/01 Georgetown W,65-53 11,418* T1. 12/31/05 #1Tennessee L,51-62 11,418*T1. 1/5/08 #3Tennessee L,63-87 11,418*T1. 1/27/08 #1Connecticut L,64-81 11,418*T1. 12/7/08 #17Purdue W,62-51 11,418* 7. 12/2/07 Michigan W,77-46 10,825 8. 1/27/09 Rutgers L,68-78 10,082 9. 2/8/09 #25DePaul W,62-59 10,01110. 2/10/02 #16BostonCollege W,60-44 9,67611. 3/19/01 Michigan(NCAA) W,88-54 9,59712. 12/3/06 Indiana L,51-54 9,49413. 1/4/03 #7Purdue L,54-71 9,483T14. 12/31/09 #18Vanderbilt W,74-69 9,149*T14. 1/24/10 #16WestVirginia W,74-66 9,149*T14. 2/6/10 Pittsburgh W,86-76 9,149*T14. 2/14/10 DePaul W,90-66 9,149*T14. 2/23/10 Marquette W,82-67 9,149*T14. 3/1/10 #1Connecticut L,51-76 9,149*T14. 12/5/10 Purdue W,72-51 9,149*T14. 1/8/11 #2Connecticut L,76-79 9,149*T14. 1/23/11 St.John’s W,69-36 9,149*T14. 2/12/11 Rutgers W,71-49 9,149*T14. 2/26/11 Cincinnati W,66-48 9,149* T14. 12/18/11 #8 Kentucky W, 92-83 9,149* T14. 12/28/11 Longwood W, 92-26 9,149*T14. 1/7/12 #2 Connecticut W, 74-67 (ot) 9,149*T14. 1/21/12 Villanova W, 76-43 9,149*T14. 1/23/12 #7 Tennessee W, 72-44 9,149*T14. 2/5/12 DePaul W, 90-70 9,149*T14. 2/12/12 West Virginia L, 63-65 9,149*T14. 2/25/12 South Florida W, 80-68 9,149** = indicates sellout crowd (11,418 thru ’08-09; currently 9,149)Rankings from AP poll // Boldface games played in 2011-12

Irishregisteredassistson60.9percentoftheirbaskets(669of1,099),with16gamesofatleast20 assists.

Experience MattersNotreDamehasbenefitedfromanexperiencedlineupthisseason,usingthesamestartingfive(guardsSkylar Diggins,Brittany Mallory,Kayla McBride andNatalie Novosel, and forwardDevereaux Peters)forallbutthreegamesthisyear(Dec.30atMercer,whenseniorguardandAtlanta-areanativeFraderica Millerearnedthenodinherhomecominggame;Jan.7vs.No.2Connecticut;Feb.25vs.USF,whenMilleragainstartedforSeniorDay). The foundation of this stable lineup hasbeen thequartetofDiggins,Mallory,NovoselandPeters,whichhasstartedall35gamesthisyearandalsostarted34of39gameslastyear(Mallorymissedtwogameswithanankleinjuryandcameoffthebenchfortwomore,whileDig-ginsrelinquishedherstartingspotforSeniorDaylastyeartoallowwalk-onforwardMary Forr to makethestart).InthefourgamesMallorywasnotinthelineuplastyear,McBrideearnedthefirststartsofhercollegecareer. Collectively,thecurrentNotreDamelineuphas started369games in their careers (Dig-gins-103,Novosel-78,Peters-77,Mallory-75,McBride-36). That total includes 37 NCAAChampionshipstartsbetweenthegroup(Dig-gins-11,Mallory-8,Novosel-8,Peters-8,Mc-Bride-2).

Spread The WealthNotreDamehas featuredabalancedoffensethus far,withat least threeplayersscoring indoublefigures in30games,andat least fourdouble-digitscorers in16games, includingaseason-high(andschoolrecord-tying)eightwithat least 10 points against Pittsburgh on Jan. 17. During the past three seasons (2009-10 to present),NotreDameis50-4(.926)whenithasatleastfourplayersscoreindoublefigures,withtwoofthoselossescominginovertime(March28,2010-77-72vs.OklahomainNCAASweet16 atKansasCity;Nov. 18, 2010 - 86-83 indoubleovertimevs.UCLAatPurcellPavilion)andathirdbyasinglepoint (Feb.28,2011-70-69 at DePaul). TheFighting Irishalsohavehadsixdiffer-ent players lead them in scoring this season(includingfourdifferenthighscorersinthepastfivegames,allinthepostseason).Fiveofthesixleadingscorersthisyearalsohaveregisteredatleastone20-pointgametodate(twotoppingthe 30-pointmark),while 10 differentNotreDameplayers(ofthe11healthyFightingIrishwhohaveseenactiontodate)havescoredindoublefiguresatleastoncethisyear.

Improvement Continues On The GlassAfter averaging 37.2 rebounds in its first sixgames (and holding the upper hand in thatcategoryonly three times,with an aggregateminus-2reboundingmargin),NotreDamehasfeaturedamarkedimprovementontheboardssince its return from theBahamas after theThanksgivingweekend. Intheirlast29games,theFightingIrishareaveraging41.6reboundsanight,withanaver-

age+10.9rpg.margin.Furthermore,NotreDamehasgrabbedatleast40rebounds21timesinthepast29gamesafternotreachingthatmarkonceinitsfirstsixcontests. This improvementon theglasswasnevermoreapparentthaninthefirsttworoundsofthisyear’sNCAAChampionship,whentheFightingIrishfacedtwoofthenation’stopthreeteams(intermsofreboundingmargin).Libertycameintoitsfirst-roundmatchupwithNotreDameowninganational-best+16.4rpg.margin,buttheFight-ing Irishposteda38-29edgeon theboards.Twodayslater,Californiahadthecountry’sNo.3reboundingmarginfigure(+13.1rpg.),buttheFighting Irish again won the battle on the glass bya40-35count.Inbothcases,itwasjustthesecond timeall season theLadyFlamesandGoldenBearshadnotfinishedonthepositivesideofthereboundingledger. According to Thursday’sNCAA statisticsreport,NotreDameranks12thinthecountryinreboundingmargin(+9.0rpg.)thisyear.

Fighting Irish Trio Nabs All-Region HonorsForthethirdconsecutiveyear(andthethirdtimeinschoolhistory),threeNotreDamewomen’sbasketballplayershaveearnedall-regionstatusinthesameseasonandnowareinpositiontocontend for places on the 2012State FarmCoaches’All-AmericaTeam,itwasannouncedMarch15bytheWomen’sBasketballCoachesAssociation(WBCA).TheFightingIrishareoneofonlythreeprogramsinthecountry(alongwithBaylorandSt.John’s) tofieldthreeall-regionhonoreesthisseason,andNotreDameis theonlyschoolinthelandtohavethreeall-regionselectionseachofthelastthreeyears. Junior guardSkylar Diggins earned herthird all-region citation in asmany seasons,while senior guard/tri-captainNatalie No-voselandfifth-yearsenior forward/tri-captainDevereaux Peters both garnered all-regionhonors for the second time in their respec-tivecareers.All told,11Fighting Irishplayershave collected all-region laurels a total of23 times in the program’s 35-year history. Diggins’selectionisparticularlynoteworthy,asshebecomesjustthethirdNotreDameplayertocollectthreeall-regioncitationsinhercareer,joining Ruth Riley(1999-2001)andJacqueline Batteast(2002,2004-05)inthatelitesorority.Allthreeofthoseplayersalsomadethe10-memberStateFarmCoachesAll-AmericaTeamatsomepointduringtheircareers,withRileymakingthe2001 squad,Batteast doing likewise in 2005andDigginsthemostrecentFightingIrishAll-Americachoicein2011. ThisannouncementisthelatestinarecentspateofawardsforallthreeFightingIrishplay-ers, eachofwhomwas tabbed for first-teamall-BIGEASTConference honors earlier thismonth.Diggins--whoalsowasnamedtheBIGEASTPlayeroftheYearandisafinalistforboththeNaismithTrophyandWoodenAward—wasaunanimouschoice(herthirdconsecutiveall-leagueawardandsecondunanimoushonor),whileNovosel andPeterswere first-teamall-BIGEASTselectionsforthesecondyear inarow.What’smore,Peterswaschosenas theBIGEASTDefensivePlayeroftheYearforthesecond consecutive season, becoming just



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FansoftheNotreDamewomen’sbasketballteamrose to the challenge of joining the Fighting Irish ingivingback to theSouthBendandgreaterMichianacommunities thisseason, raisingdonations in recordnumbers through the groundbreaking outreach pro-gramcalled“HeartoftheIrish.”Thegoalofthisyear’sprogramwastohighlightcommunityleaderswhoaremakingadifference,aswellasencouragefanstogivebacktotheircommunityandmakeanimpactthroughavarietyofspecialinitiatives. Anchoring the “Heart of the Irish” initiative werefivecornerstoneeventsthatwereheld inconjunctionwith Notre Dame women’s basketball games duringthe2011-12season.ThefirstcameonDec.2andwascalledTeddy Bear Toss,withthehighlightoftheeventcoming at halftime, when fans were invited to tosstheirstuffedanimalsontothecourt,wheretheywerethencollectedbyvolunteers.Alltold,morethan2,000stuffedanimalsweregatheredfortheRileyChildren’sHospitalprogram. Lessthanoneweeklater,NotreDamehelditssec-ond outreach event calledFood For Friends,whichtook place at the Fighting Irish BIG EAST openeragainst Marquette on Dec. 7. Fans were invited tobringavarietyofnon-perishablefooditemsthatthenwerecollectedanddeliveredaspartoftheFoodDrivefortheSt.JosephCountrychapteroftheSaintVincentdePaulSociety.Morethan2,000poundsoffoodwerecollectedthroughthisevent,enoughtofeedmorethan500peoplethroughouttheMichianacommunity. NotreDame’sthirdcornerstone“HeartoftheIrish”eventwas entitledReading One on One and it oc-curredonJan.17,whentheFightingIrishplayedhostto Pittsburgh. That evening, fans brought children’sbookstodonatetotheSouthBendCommunitySchoolCorporation(SBCSC)insupportofthePublicEduca-tionFoundation.Approximately1,500children’sbookswerecollectedanddistributedinthelibrariesofeightSBCSCprimaryschools,aswellasgiventolocalchil-drentotakehome. The Fighting Irish held their annual fund-raisinggame insupportofbreastcancerawarenessandre-searchonFeb.12whenWestVirginiacametoPurcellPavilion. Known as the Pink Zonegame(andnation-ally renamed Play4Kay), it featured numerous infor-mational booths and donation opportunities for fansto contribute to the fight against breast cancer,withthehighlightbeingthealways-memorablehalftimecer-emonytohonorthosewhohavebeentouchedby(andinmanycases, conquered) thedisease. Todate thisyear,NotreDamehasraised$204,682throughitsPinkZonegame(withmoredonationsstilltobecollected)for theFoundationofSaintJosephRegionalMedicalCenterandtheKayYowCancerFund,liftingitsfour-yeardonationtotaltonearlyahalfamilliondollars. Thelasteventinthe“HeartoftheIrish”seriescameonValentine’sDay (Feb. 14),whenNotreDamewel-comed Providence to town for the inaugural Splish Splash, inwhich fansbrought towels,washclothsortoiletries such as small bottles of shampoo, soap ortoothpastefortheYWCAofNorthCentralIndiana.Attheendofthenight,NotreDamehadcollected3,000poundsofbathroomsuppliesthatwillhelp1,800wom-enandchildrenformorethanayear. In addition to this five-event series, Notre Damewomen’s basketball took part in a cooperative effortwith the University’s Office of Sustainability as theFighting Irish encouraged all fans to recycle in theirdaily lives,particularlywhen theyattendNotreDamebasketballgamesatPurcellPavilion. TheOfficeofSustainabilitywasoneoffourgroupspartnering with the Notre Dame women’s basketballprogram for the 2011-12 “Heart of the Irish” series.OtherpartnersincludetheHammesNotreDameBook-store,theNotreDameOfficeofPublicAffairs,andtheNotreDameDepartmentofStudentWelfare&Devel-opment. Originally called the “Spirit of Giving” program,Notre Dame’s community outreach efforts began inearnestduringthesummerof2009.Sincethen,Fight-ing Irishplayers, coaches, staff and fans have takenpartinhundredsofhoursofserviceprojectsdesignedtogivebacktotheSouthBendandgreaterMichianacommunities.

thefourthplayerinconferencehistorytoearnthatawardtwice,alongwithRutgers’Essence Carson(2006-08),Riley(1999-2001)andCon-necticut’sNykesha Sales (1997-98). Fromthisyear’slistof52all-regionnominees,agroupof40willbechosenbytheStateFarmCoaches’All-AmericaTeamselectioncommitteetoremainintherunningforspotsonthe2012StateFarmCoaches’All-AmericaTeam,whichwillbeunveiledat1:05p.m.MT(3:05p.m.ET)onMarch31inDenverduringeventssurroundingtheNCAAWomen’sFinalFour. The30finalistsnotchosenforthe10-memberStateFarmCoaches’All-AmericaTeamwillbedesignatedasStateFarmCoaches’All-AmericaHonorableMentions, a status earned by 11FightingIrishplayers,allinthepasttwodecades—Karen Robinson (1991),Katryna Gaither (1996,1997),Beth Morgan(1996,1997),Riley(1999, 2000), Batteast (2002, 2004),Megan Duffy (2005,2006),Charel Allen (2007),Dig-gins(2010),Lindsay Schrader(2010),Novosel(2011)andPeters(2011).

Windy City WarriorFifth-yearseniorforwardDevereaux Peters is windingdownhercollegecareerinthebestwaypossible—atthetopofhergame.Inherlast15outings (beginning with the Jan. 23 win over No. 7/9Tennessee),theChicagonativeisaveraging12.7points,12.3reboundsand3.4blockspergamewitha.524fieldgoalpercentage(75-of-143)andeightdouble-doubles. Here’sacloserlookatsomeoftherarefeatsPeters(thetwo-timeBIGEASTDefensivePlayeroftheYearandfirst-teamall-BIGEASTpick)hasbeenaccomplishedinthepasttwomonths:• Peters chalked up consecutive double-

doubles against No. 7/9 Tennessee (16points,16rebounds),atSt.John’s(18points,15rebounds),andatNo.13/14Rutgers(10points,then-career-high17rebounds)whileaddingacareerhigh-tyingsixassistsvs.UTandaseason-bestfiveblocksatSt.John’s.

• PeterswasthefirstNotreDameplayerwiththreeconsecutive15-reboundgamessinceFeb.16-24,1979,whenJane Politiskihadfourconsecutivegameswithatleast15re-boundsduringtheprogram’sAIAWDivisionIIIera(21atMarion,15vs.Valparaiso,18vs.SaintMary’s-Ind.,16vs.St.Joseph’s-Ind.).

• PetersbecamethefirstFightingIrishplayerwith three consecutive double-doublessincethe2004NCAAChampionship,whenJacqueline BatteastdidsoagainstMissouriState(17p/11r),MiddleTennessee(22p/12r)andNo.5/7PennState(22p/12r)fromMarch21-27,2004.

• Petersthenaddedaseason-high21pointsand16reboundsonFeb.7inawinatSyra-cuse,17reboundsandsixblocksonFeb.12 againstWestVirginia, 17points andacareer-high18reboundsonFeb.25againstUSF,and15reboundsonFeb.27atNo.4Connecticut,givingherseven15-reboundgamesand four15-point/15-reboundout-ingsinthiscurrentspan.

• Petershastiedtheschoolrecordwithseven15-reboundgamesinasingleseason,andsheisthefirsttodosoinNotreDame’sDi-vision I era. Jane Politiski is the only other

player in this elite c l u b —she hads e v e n 1 5 - r e -b o u n dg a m e sduringtheprogram’s inaugural season of 1977-78,whentheFightingIrishwerecompetingattheAIAWDivisionIIIlevel.

• P e t e r salso has t i ed thes c h o o lr e c o r dwith four games of15 points and15re-bounds in a single season, becoming thefirstFightingIrishplayertomanagethatfeatsince1996-97,whenKatryna Gaitherhadfoursuchoutings,matchingthemarksfirstset by Jane Politiski (1977-78)andShari Matvey (1979-80).

• Mostrecently,Peterspackedthestatsheetwith11points,agame-high14rebounds,acareer-highsevenblocksandagame-highfive assists in Tuesday’s NCAA second-roundwinoverCaliforniaatPurcellPavilion.ItwasPeters’fourthcareerdouble-doubleinNCAAChampionshipplay,allwithinthepastsevengames.

The Diggins FactorNotreDamehasposteda92-17(.844)recordinthepastthreeseasons,amarkthatcanbetraced innosmallpart to thearrivalofguardSkylar Diggins. TheSouthBend native hashelpedleadtheFightingIrishtoaspot inthe2011NCAAnationalchampionshipgameandberthsinthe2010and2012NCAASweet16,aswellasa16-10recordagainstAPTop25teams(8-8vs.theAPTop10)anda63-gamewinningstreakagainstunrankedopponents(notappear-ingintheAPpoll)fromthestartofthe2009-10season before falling toWest Virginia onFeb. 12 (now 68-1 vs. unrankedteams). Upon closer ex-aminat ion , Not reDame’s 17 lossesin Diggins’ careerprimarily have beenonesthatcouldhavegoneeitherway,with11decidedbysingledigits (six were indoubtinsidethefinalminute),andtwothatwenttoovertime. WithDiggins in uniform, theFighting Irishhave posted two of the top 10most prolificoffensiveseasonsinschoolhistory,averaging77.0 ppg. last year after logging 77.1 ppg. in her freshmanseason(andNotreDameisonpacetogowellbeyondthosefiguresthisyear). Inaddition,thankstoDiggins’penchantfor

ND Before & Since Skylar Diggins’ Arrival

’07-09 ’10-12PPG 72.7 77.8 90pgms 11 21 30p wins 15 32 Opp <40p 2 12 Opp <50p 14 37FG% .434 .468APG 14.8 17.7A/TOratio 0.94 1.06SPG 10.7 12.9 OppTO/gm 20.5 22.5

NOTE: ND played 97 games in three years prior to Diggins’ arrival for 2009-10 season, has played 109 games since.

ND 15-Rebound GamesIn A Single Season

7 uDevereaux Peters (2011-12) 7 Jane Politiski (1977-78) 5 ShariMatvey(1979-80) 4 Katryna Gaither (1996-97) 4 LetitiaBowen(1993-94) 4 Jane Politiski (1978-79)

ND 15-Point/15-Rebound Games In A Single Season

4 uDevereaux Peters (2011-12) 4 Katryna Gaither (1996-97) 4 ShariMatvey(1979-80) 4 Jane Politiski (1977-78) 3 LetitiaBowen(1992-93)



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steals(shehasa2.34spg.careermarkthatisfourth-bestinschoolhistory),theFightingIrishhaverecordedthetoptwosingle-seasonstealmarks inprogramhistorywith495 thefts lastyear and450 steals the seasonbefore. LastseasonalsosawNotreDamepostthethird-bestdefensivescoringaverageinschoolhistory,al-lowingjust56.2ppg.(thebestsincethe2000-01FightingIrishyielded55.8ppg.enroutetothenationalchampionship).

A Rally To RememberNotreDametiedaschoolrecordbydiggingoutofan18-pointsecond-halfholetodefeatNo.7/6Duke,56-54onNov.26 in theJunkanooJamFreeportD i v i s i o n champ i on -shipgameatSt. Georges High Schoolin Freeport,Bahamas. N e a r l y three years e a r l i e r o n Dec.30,2008,theFightingIrishtrailed46-28atNo.20/19Vanderbiltwith15:56leftandcamebacktowin,59-57atMemorialGyminNashville,Tenn. This year’s comeback victory over DukemarkedthefourthtimeinprogramhistoryNotreDamehasralledfromadeficitof15pointsormore topost a victory,with all four of thesecomebacksoccurringinthepast11seasons.

Beat The ClockSeniorguardNatalie Novosel hit a running bank shotatthefoullineasthebuzzersoundedtogiveNotreDamea56-54winoverNo.7/6DukeonNov.26intheJunkanooJamFreeportDivi-sionchampionshipgameatSt.GeorgesHighSchoolinFreeport,Bahamas. Novosel’sbuzzer-beaterwasthefirstwinningshotatthehornbyaNotreDameplayersinceJan.10,2006,whenMegan Duffyscoredthelast of her career-high32pointswith anoff-handedlayupat the over-time siren toearn a 67-65 winoverMar-quetteatPur-cellPavilion. N o t r e Dame a l sohashad sev-eral players nail winning shotsinthefinalminuteofgamesduringrecentseasons.PriortoNovosel,Ashley Barlow was thelastFightingIrishplayertopulloffsuchlate-gameheroics,canningathree-pointerwith34.2secondsremainingtohelpNotreDametakea74-73winatSyracuseonJan.30,2010. Anothernotablerecent“beat-the-clock”mo-mentforNotreDameoccurredonDec.5,2007,when Charel Allensankafoul-linejumperwith0.8seconds remaining inovertime, lifting theFighting Irish to an 86-84 win at Bowling Green.

A Grand TrioNotreDamehashadtwoofitscaptainsscoretheir1,000thcareerpointthisseason—seniorguardNatalie Novosel hit themilestone onafreethrowwith14:20remainingonNov.13againstIndianaState,whilefifth-yearseniorfor-wardDevereaux Petersreachedthelandmarkonalayup16:52leftonDec.28vs.Longwood. Novoselcurrently is10th inschoolhistorywith1,514points,whilePetersbecamethe30thmemberoftheFightingIrish1,000-PointClubandpresentlystands19thwith1,282points. Togetherwith juniorguardSkylar Diggins (sixthwith1,657points),NotreDamehasthreeactiveplayersinthateliteFightingIrishclubforthethirdtimeinschoolhis-tory. In both 2000-01 and2 0 0 9 - 1 0 ,Notre Damealsohadthree1,000-pointp laye rs on t he ros te r,with the thirdreaching thattotal inherfinalcareergame(Kelley Siemon in 2001NCAA national championship gamevs.Purdue,Melissa Lechlitnerin2010NCAASweet16gamevs.Oklahoma). TheFightingIrishcouldhaveafourthplayerreachthescoringmillenniumlaterthisseason—fifth-yearseniorguardBrittany Mallory has 957 careerpoints.ShouldMalloryhitthe1,000-pointmark,itwouldbethefirsttimeinthe35-yearhistoryofNotreDamewomen’sbasketballthataquartetofactive1,000-pointscorerswereontherosteratthesametime. What’smore,Petersbecame the seventhplayerfromNotreDame’s2009-10NCAASweet16teamtoreachthe1,000-pointplateaudur-ing her career, alongwithDiggins,Novosel,Lechlitner,Ashley Barlow (11th at 1,492),Lindsay Schrader(15that1,429)andBecca Bruszewski(25that1,148)—andthatdoesn’tevenincludeMallory,whoalsowaspartofthatseason’s13-playerroster.

The Model Of ConsistencyTheJan.23winoverNo.7/9Tennesseemarkedtheendtoaremarkablestreak,asseniorguard/tri-captainNatalie Novoselwasheld to fourpoints, her first single-digit point total sinceMarch7,2011,whenshehadeightpoints inNotreDame’s7 1 - 6 7 B I G EASTCham-p i o n s h i p semifinalwinover No. 9/13 DePaul at the XL Cen t e rin Hartford,Conn. Novosel’s2 7 - g a m edouble-digitscoringstreakisthesecond-longestinschoolhistory,andwasthelongestbyaFightingIrishplayer in 15 seasons.

INDIVIDUAL CAREER RECORDS

Scoring Average1. BethMorgan(1993-97) ...............................18.62. Katryna Gaither (1993-97) ...........................16.63. Ruth Riley (1997-2001) ................................15.84. JacquelineBatteast(2001-05) ..................15.245. uSkylar Diggins (2009-p) ........................15.20

Career 20-Point Games2. Katryna Gaither (1993-97) ..............................503. Ruth Riley (1997-2001) ...................................374. JacquelineBatteast(2001-05) .......................325. uSkylar Diggins (2009-p) .............................31

Highest Field Goal Percentage (min. 400 att.)3. HeidiBunek(1985-89) ................ .604 (509-843)4. SandyBotham(1984-88) ......... .588 (594-1010)5. Krissi Davis (1987-91) ................ .579 (462-798)6. uDevereaux Peters (2007-p) ... .5531 (526-951)7. Carrie Bates (1981-85) ............. .5529 (439-794)

Most 3-Point Field Goals Made3. BethMorgan(1993-97) ................................2314. Niele Ivey (1996-2001) ..................................1905. MeganDuffy(2002-06) .................................1616. uBrittany Mallory (2007-p) .........................150

Highest 3-Point Percentage (min. 50 att.)1. AliciaRatay(1999-2003) ............ .476 (262-550)2. KariHutchinson(1994-98) ............. .424 (36-85)3. Niele Ivey (1996-2001) ................ .405 (190-469)4. uNatalie Novosel (2008-p) .......... .400 (80-200)

Most Free Throws Made1. Ruth Riley (1997-2001) .................................5182. BethMorgan(1993-97) ................................4473. uNatalie Novosel (2008-p) .........................4464. MeganDuffy(2002-06) .................................4035. uSkylar Diggins (2009-p) ...........................402

Most Rebounds2. LetitiaBowen(1991-95) ...............................9993. Katryna Gaither (1993-97) ............................9864. JacquelineBatteast(2001-05) .....................9655. uDevereaux Peters (2010-11) ....................903

Most Assists4. Karen Robinson (1987-91) ...........................5795. CoqueseWashington(1989-93) ...................5546. MeganDuffy(2002-06) .................................5007. uSkylar Diggins (2009-p) ...........................497

Most Blocked Shots1. Ruth Riley (1997-2001) .................................3702. uDevereaux Peters (2007-p) .....................2193. AmandaBarksdale(1999-2002) ...................170

Most Steals3. AshleyBarlow(2006-10) ..............................281 MaryGavin(1984-88) ...................................2815. uBrittany Mallory (2007-p) .........................2656. uSkylar Diggins (2009-p) ...........................2557. Karen Robinson (1987-91) ...........................2288. Krissi Davis (1987-91) ..................................2269. MeganDuffy(2002-06) .................................220 10. uDevereaux Peters (2007-p) .....................215-. uNatalie Novosel (2008-p) .........................211

Games Played1. uBrittany Mallory (2007-p) .........................1472. uNatalie Novosel (2008-p) .........................1403. BeccaBruszewski(2007-11) ........................1364. Niele Ivey (1996-2001) ..................................1325. MelissaLechlitner(2006-10) ........................131 Ruth Riley (1997-2001) .................................131 SheilaMcMillen(1995-99) ............................131

ND 1,000-Point Scorers 4. JacquelineBatteast(’01-’05) .. 1,874 5. AliciaRatay(’99-’03) ....... 1,763 6. uSkylar Diggins (’09-pres.) .. 1,657 8. TrenaKeys(’82-’86) ......... 1,589 9. CharelAllen(’04-’08) ....... 1,566 10. uNatalie Novosel (’08-pres.) ...1,514 17. MargaretNowlin(’88-’92) .. 1,31218. MeganDuffy(’02-’06) ...... 1,290 19. Devereaux Peters (’07-pres.) ... 1,282

ND Consecutive Games Scoring In Double Figures

76 Katryna Gaither (Dec.28,1994-Jan.21,1997) 27 uNatalie Novosel (March 8, 2011-Jan. 21, 2012) 24 BethMorgan (Feb.10,1994-Jan.19,1995) 22 Ruth Riley (Dec.3,2000-Feb.27,2001) 22 SandyBotham (Dec.4,1987-Feb.25,1988)

ND Largest Comeback Wins

18 vs.Duke(11/26/11)-W,56-54 (trailed38-20-19:15leftin2nd) 18 atVanderbilt(12/30/08)-W,59-57 (trailed46-28-15:56leftin2nd) 16 vs.Connecticut(3/30/01)-W,90-75 (trailed47-31-2:02leftin1st) 15 vs.Pittsburgh(2/28/06)-W,72-65 (trailed38-23-2:26leftin1st)

Novosel In Crunch Time

11/15/10 ..................... vs.#15UCLA (go-ahead FG at :08.6 of 1st OT) 1/8/11 ................. vs.#2Connecticut (go-ahead FG with :30.8 left) 2/28/11 ..................at #12/11 DePaul (assist on go-ahead FG by

Devereaux Peters with :30 left) 11/26/11 ..................... vs. #7/6 Duke (winning FG with :00 left)



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Notre Dame head women’s basketball coach Muffet McGrawannouncedNov.9thatthreeofthecountry’stophighschool student-athletes have chosen to continue their aca-demicandathleticcareerswiththeFightingIrish,eachsigningaNationalLetterofIntenttoattendNotreDamebeginninginthefall of 2012. Hannah Huffman,a5-9guardfromDiablo,Calif.(CarondeletHighSchool),Jewell Loyd,a5-10guardfromLincolnwood,Ill.(NilesWestHighSchool)andMichaela Mabrey,a5-10guardfromBelmar,N.J. (ManasquanHighSchool)allmadetheiroffi-cial commitments to theFighting Irishduring theearly signingperiod. All threestudent-athletesareratedamongthetop40play-ers in thecountryby variousnational recruiting services.Asagroup, this trio currently is rankedNo. 3bymultiple recruitingoutletsand isaconsensus top-10classbyallmajor services,givingNotreDameaTop25classforthe16thconsecutiveyear,astreakonlytwootherschoolsinthecountry(ConnecticutandTennessee)canmatch. A preseason capsule look at the newest additions to theNotreDamewomen’sbasketballprogramfollows:

HANNAH HUFFMAN, 5-9, G (Diablo, Calif./Carondelet)Statistics/Records: BeginningfourthyearatCarondelet(com-binedrecordof85-14,.859)…careerper-gamestatisticalaver-agesof11.8points,4.5rebounds,3.5assistsand2.7steals…comingoffbestseasontodatein2010-11,helpingCarondeletto29-4recordandNo.20nationalrankingbyMaxPrepswhileaveraging16.3ppg.,6.3rpg.,3.6apg.,3.5apg.and1.2bpg.(ledteaminscoringassistsandsteals,finishedsecondinreboundsandblocks)…shot53-percentfromthefloor,including48-per-cent fromthree-point line,bothofwhichalsowereteamhighs…averaged31.0ppg.infinalthreegamesofstatetournament,includingagame-high30pointsinNorCalDivisionIchampion-ship game vs. Berkeley… also played for high-powered EastBayXplosionAAUteam.Awards/Honors: Sporting News honorable mention All-American(2011)…NorCalPreps/Rivals.comNorthernCaliforniaDivision I Player of the Year (2011) … consensus all-stateselectionin2011…three-timefirst-teamall-statechoiceinherclass…2011first-teamall-regionpick…2011San Francisco Chronicle Contra Costa/Tri-Valley Player of the Year … 2011first-team all-metro selection … ranked 27th by All-Star Girls Report…ranked52ndbyESPNHoopgurlz…ranked63rdbyBlue Star Basketball.

JEWELL LOYD, 5-10, G (Lincolnwood, Ill./Niles West)Statistics/Records: Entering fourth year as starter at Niles West (combinedrecordof71-22,.763)…careerper-gamestatisticalaveragesof25.0points,11.7 rebounds,4.7assists,4.0stealsand 3.3 steals…begins senior year with 2,241 career points,andcouldbecomejustseventhplayerinIllinoisgirls’basketballhistory to score3,000points (only the third in20 years)…asa junior in 2010-11, averaged 30.1 ppg., 15.0 rpg., 4.5 spg.,4.1 apg. and 3.2 bpg., while registering 24 double-doubles(includingone triple-double) andshooting53-percent from thefield…playedAAUballforMidwestElitewithcareerper-gamestatistical averagesof 24.0points, 11.0 rebounds, 5.3 assists,4.3 steals and3.0blocks…memberof 2010USABasketballUnder-17WorldChampionshipTeamthatwent8-0andcapturedthegoldmedalinToulouse,France…averaged8.6pointsand4.0 reboundspergamewhileshooting .460 from thefieldand.353fromthethree-pointline.Awards/Honors:NaismithPlayeroftheYearWatchList(2012)…MaxPreps honorablementionAll-American (2011)…ESPNRise Underclass All-American (2010) … three-time all-state,all-areaandall-conferenceselection…rankedNo.3inClassof2012 by Blue Star Basketball,All-Star Girls ReportandCollegiate Girls Basketball Report…rankedNo.4byESPNHoopgurlz.

MICHAELA MABREY, 5-10, G (Belmar, N.J./Manasquan)Statistics/Records: Beginning fourth prep season (third atManasquan)…careerper-gamestatisticalaveragesintwosea-sonsatManasquanof24.8points,7.3rebounds,3.2assistsand1.8steals…asajuniorin2010-11,averaged23.4ppg.,9.0rpg.,5.9 apg. and3.8 spg.,while knockingdown42 three-pointersand .883 from the free throw line… sparkled on AAU circuit,playingforNewJerseyDemons.Awards/Honors: 2011second-teamall-stateselection…2011all-metro(tri-state)first-teampick…2011Coast Star Offensive Playerof theYear…2010Newark Star-LedgerSophomoreofthe Year… three-time all-region and all-conference choice…ranked20thbyBlue Star Basketball… ranked32ndbyESPNHoopgurlz…ranked36thbyAll-Star Girls Report…ranked76thby Collegiate Girls Basketball Report.

Notre Dame Incoming Class of 2012HannahHuffman 5-9,G,Diablo,Calif.(Carondelet)JewellLoyd 5-10,G,Lincolnwood,Ill.(NilesWest)MichaelaMabrey 5-10,G,Belmar,N.J.(Manasquan)

Katryna Gaitherstakedanironcladclaimtotheschoolrecordwitharemarkable76-gamedouble-figurescoringstreakfrom1994-97.

More Than Tough EnoughFifth-year senior guard/tri-captainBrittany Malloryreachedasomewhat-overlookedandkeycareermilestoneonFeb.7atSyracuse,asshesetaschoolrecordforcareergamesplayed(currentlyat147),toppingthetotalofherformerteammateandco-captainBecca Bruszewski,whoplayedin136gamesfrom2007-11(amarkseniorguard/tri-captainNatalie Novosel also nowhaspassedwith140gamesplayed). Asidefromthe2008-09seasonthatMallorylargelymissed after injuring her knee in theseventhgameatMichigan,shehasmissedonlythreeothergamesinhercareertodate—oneasafreshmanin2007-08(atRichmond)duetoanacuteillnessandtwolastseason(atKentucky,vs. IUPUI) following an ankle injury sufferedagainstUCLA. Notbad for aplayerwhoalsowasanAll-America lacrosse standout coming from theMcDonoghSchool in suburbanBaltimore. Infact, head coachMuffet McGraw foreshad-owedMallory’senduranceatNotreDamewaybackonSigningDay,whenshesaid—“Youknowshe’sgoingtobetoughwhenshe’susedtogettingbeatintheheadwithalacrossestickeveryday.”

McGraw Is Naismith Coach Of Year FinalistFor the fifth time in her storied career,NotreDameheadcoachMuffet McGraw has been selectedasafinalistfortheNaismithNationalCoach of theYear award, itwas announcedMarch16bytheAtlantaTipoffClub.McGrawpreviouslywas chosen as a finalist for theNaismithAwardin1998,1999,2001and2005,andshewasaccordedthehonorin’01whentheFightingIrishwontheirfirstNCAAnationalchampionship. JoiningMcGrawon this year’s list ofNai-smithNationalCoachof theYearfinalistsareJim Crowley (St.Bonaventure),Kim Mulkey (Baylor)andTara VanDerveer (Stanford).ThefinalistsweredeterminedbytheAtlantaTipoffClub’sNational Voting Academy, comprisedofleadingbasketballjournalists,coachesandadministrators fromaround the country. Theacademybaseditscriteriaoncoachingperfor-mancesthisseason. Nowinits25thyear,theNaismithAwardisamong themost prestigious national honorspresentedannuallytothewomen’scollegebas-ketballcoachoftheyear.Thisyear’srecipientwillbeannouncedinearlyApril.

Polling StationNotreDameisrankedNo.4inthefinal2011-12AssociatedPresspoll, its school-record19thconsecutiveweekinthetopfiveofthemediaballoting (oldmarkwas thefinal18weeks in2000-01).TheFightingIrishalsoearnedapre-seasonNo.2rankingthatwastheirhighestsincethefinal2000-01poll(takenbeforethetheNCAAChampionship),andalsowasthehighestNotreDamehadeverbeenrankedintheAPpreseasonpoll,toppingitsNo.4debutin2009-10. NotreDamereceivedsixfirst-placevotesin

the2011-12APpreseasonpoll (and four thefollowingweek),thefirsttimeitreceivedconsid-erationforthetopspotsinceMarch11,2001,when theFighting Irishearnedfivefirst-placevotes (theywere rankedNo.2after fallingatConnecticut,79-76intheBIGEASTtournamentfinal).Thepreviousweek,NotreDamehad33first-placevotesinitssixthweekwiththeNo.1rankingintheAPpoll. TheNo.4finalrankingmarksthe96thcon-secutiveAPpoll appearance for the FightingIrish,extendingtheprogramrecordthatstartedwiththeAPpreseasonpollin2007-08(theoldrecordwas59consecutiveweeks from1998-2001).Infact,everycurrentNotreDameplayerhascompetedforarankedFightingIrishsquadthroughouthercareer,spendingmorethanhalf(58)ofthoseappearancesintheAPTop10. ThisalsosignalsthethirdconsecutiveseasonandsixthtimeoverallthatNotreDamehasbeenrankedinthetopfiveofthefinalAPpoll.TheFightingIrishweresecondin2000-01,fifth in1999-2000,seventhin2009-10,eighthin1998-99andninthlastyear. Notre Dame hasbeen ranked in theAPpoll for235weeksduring the program’s35-year history, withevery one of those ap-pearances coming inthe Muffet McGraw era (since 1987-88).McGraw ranks 11thamongallactiveNCAADivisionIheadcoachesforweeksintheAPpoll,and20thall-timeinthatcategory. Inaddition,theFight-ing Irish are No. 4 in the last regular-season ESPN/USA Today/WBCAcoaches’ poll, after being ranked as high assecondforsevenweeksearlierthisseason.LiketheAPpoll,NotreDameearned itsbest-everpreseasonranking(second)inthecoaches’poll,toppingitsNo.5placementtobeginthe2000-01campaign.TheFightingIrishalsocollectedfive first-place votes in this year’s preseasoncoaches’ survey (and twoaweek later), theirfirstnodsforthetopspotsincethefinal’00-01balloting,whentheyreceivedall40first-placevotesafterwinningthenationalchampionship. NotreDamehasbeenrankedinthecoaches’pollfor96ofthepast97weeks,fallingjustout-sidetheTop25inthefinalpollofthe2008-09season.Nevertheless, the Fighting Irish haveappearedinthecoaches’pollforatotalof228weeksduring their history (all comingduringMcGraw’stenure). Thismarks the fourth consecutive seasonNotreDamehasbeenrankedinthetop10ofthe ESPN/USA Today/WBCApoll,aswellas10ofthepast14campaigns(1998-99topresent).

More Polling DataNotreDame head coachMuffet McGraw is oneof31people inNCAADivisionIwomen’sbasketball historywho have both played forandcoachedateamthathasappearedintheAssociatedPressTop25poll. Besides her 235 AP poll appearances

AP Poll AppearancesActive D-I Coaches

1. Summitt(Tenn) 6182. Landers(UGa) 4793. VanDerveer(Stan) 42610. Blair(TAMU) 26511. uMcGraw (ND) 235

All-Time D-I Coaches1. Summitt(Tenn) 6182. Landers(UGa) 4793. VanDerveer(Stan) 42619. Blair(TAMU) 26520. uMcGraw (ND) 23521. Weller(Md) 227NOTE: through final 2011-12 AP poll; most recent team coached is listed



whilecoachingatNotreDame, McGraw wasthestartingpointguardatSaintJoseph’s(Pa.)as a senior in 1977,helping theHawks toNo. 3 in the nation. Of the 31 people on thislist,14currentlyareNCAADivision I headcoaches (see accom-panying chart), withMcGraw andBaylor’sKim Mulkey are the only active skipperstoplay for andcoacha team in theAPpoll,and coach that teamtoanationaltitle (Mc-Graw in2001,Mulkeyin 2005).

Half And HalfDuringthepast11seasons,NotreDamehasbeennearly unbeatablewhen it has the leadathalftime.TheFightingIrishare245-19(.928)sincethestartofthe2000-01campaignwhentheygo intothedressingroomwiththe lead,includingwins in 173 of their last 186 suchcontests(.930). What’smore, in the past three seasons(2009-10topresent),NotreDameis82-2(.976)whenleadingatthehalf,withtheonly lossescomingonApril5,2011,intheNCAAnationalchampionshipgameatConsecoFieldhouseinIndianapolis(NotreDameledTexasA&M,35-33atintermissionbeforefalling76-70),andFeb.12,2012,againstWestVirginia(FightingIrishled33-30atthebreakbeforethevisitingMountain-eersralliedtowinintheclosingseconds,65-63).

The Best Offense Is A Good Defense…During the past 17 seasons, Notre Damehas discovered that a solid defensive effortcan almost certainly guarantee a victory. Infact, since the beginning of the 1995-96season (Notre Dame’s first in the BIG EASTConference),theFightingIrishhaveanamaz-ing256-15(.945)recordwhentheyholdtheiropponentsbelow60pointsinagame,includ-ing26conteststhisyear.

…But Sometimes You Have To Score If You Want To WinNot resting solely on its defensive laurels,Notre Dame also seemingly has found themagicmarkwhen it comes to outscoring itsopponents.Duringthepast17seasons(since1995-96), the Fighting Irish are 166-6 (.965)whentheyscoreatleast80pointsinagame.The only blemishes on that record are threeovertime losses to Texas A&M (88-84) andMichiganState(87-83)in1995andUCLA(86-83indoubleOT)in2010,aswellasa106-81losstoConnecticut in1998,an81-80losstoDePaulin2008,anda94-81setbackatBaylorin 2011. In the past three years (2009-10 to pres-ent),NotreDameis43-2(.956)whentoppingthe80-pointmark,havingreachedthatlevelin14gamesthisseasonandwinning13times.

Oh Captain, My CaptainFifth-year senior guard Brittany Mallory,senior guard Natalie Novosel and fifth-yearseniorforwardDevereaux Peters are serving asNotreDame’steamcaptainsforthe2011-12 season. Mallory is in her second seasonas team captain, while Novosel and Petersreceivedthecaptain’shonorforthefirsttimeintheirrespectivecareersfollowingapreseasonvotebytheirteammates.

Next Game: NCAA Regional FinalShould Notre Dame defeat St. Bonaventurein Sunday’s NCAA Raleigh Regional semifi-nals, theFighting Irishwould advance to theRaleighRegional finalat9p.m. (ET)Tuesdayagainst either second-seeded Maryland orthird-seeded Texas A&M at PNC Arena inRaleigh,N.C.—ESPNwill televise thegamelivetoanationalcableaudience. Notre Dame is 1-4 all-time againstMaryland, last facing the Terrapins on Nov.16,2007(a75-59UMvictoryinthePreseasonWNIT semifinals at the Comcast Center inCollegePark,Md.). The Fighting Irish are 0-2 all-time againstTexas A&M, including a 76-70 loss to theAggies in last year’s NCAA national champi-onshipgame(April5,2011,atConseco(nowBankersLife)FieldhouseinIndianapolis).

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NotreDamewomen’sbasketballincomingfreshmenguardsJewell Loyd(Lincolnwood,Ill./Niles West HS) and Michaela Mabrey (Belmar, N.J./Manasquan HS) have beenselected to participate in the McDonald’sandWomen’sBasketballCoachesAssocia-tion(WBCA)HighSchoolAll-Americagameslaterthismonth.Inaddition,thethirdFightingIrish signee for next season—guardHan-nah Huffman (Diablo,Calif./CarondeletHS)—waschosenasaWBCAhighschoolhon-orablementionAll-American,makingheranalternateforthisyear’sWBCAgame. Loyd andMabreywill be the first pair offuture Fighting Irish women’s basketballplayers (and the sixth and seventh overall)to compete in the sameMcDonald’s gamesince its inception in2002, joining the likesof Courtney LaVere (2002),Crystal Erwin (2003), Lindsay Schrader (2005) and cur-rentFighting IrishAll-AmericansDevereaux Peters (2007) and Skylar Diggins (2009). LoydwillplayfortheWestteamandMabreywillsuitup for theEastsquad in thisyear’sMcDonald’sHighSchoolAll-AmericaGame,whichwillbeplayedat7:30p.m.(ET)March28andwillbetelevisedlivenationallybyES-PNUfromtheUnitedCenterinChicago. Diggins was named the Most ValuablePlayerofthe2009game,andalsotookhomethe title in the Powerade Jam Fest Three-Point Shootout, defeating current George-town guard Sugar Rodgers, 14-13 in thefinals. Like the McDonald’s game, Loyd andMabrey will be the first Notre Dame duo(and the seventh and eighth Fighting Irishwomen’sbasketball signeesoverall) to takepart in the same WBCA High School All-America Game, following the footsteps ofAlicia Ratay(1999),Katy Flecky(2001),La-Vere(2002),Schrader(2005),Ashley Barlow (2006) andDiggins (2009). The 21st annualWBCAcontestisslatedfor6:30p.m.(ET)onMarch 31 from thePepsiCenter inDenver,the site of this year’sNCAAWomen’s FinalFour andhost city for the2012WBCANa-tional Convention. DigginsalsogarneredMVPhonors in the2009WBCAHighSchoolAll-AmericaGame,making her just the second player ever tobenamed theMostValuablePlayer inbothpostseasonhighschoolall-stargames,afeatonly former Tennessee guardAlexis Horn-buckle was able to duplicate, doing so in2004.

AP Poll AppearancesAs Player & Coach

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AmandaButler(Florida)CoriClose(UCLA)June Daugherty (Wash. St.)MaChelleJoseph(Ga.Tech)JoanneP.McCallie(Duke)uMuffet McGraw (ND)KatieMeier(Miami-Fla.)KimMulkey(Baylor)KathyOlivier(UNLV)JenniferRizzotti(Hartford)Dawn Staley (S. Carolina)CharliTurner-Thorne(Ariz.St.)CoqueseWashington(PennSt.)TerriWilliams-Flournoy(G’town)NOTES: Current teams listed … all coaches shown have made AP poll with current teams except Daugherty (did so at Boise State and Washing-ton) and Olivier (UCLA) … Butler and Olivier are coaching at their alma maters … Turner-Thorne is on sab-batical for the 2011-12 season.



Notre Dame on the BIG EAST Conference and NCAA statistical leaderboardsIndividual Statistics BIG EAST - All Games NCAA Division I BIG EAST - Conference Games OnlyCategory Rank Leader Rank Leader Rank LeaderScoring(Top30BIGEAST/Top100NCAA) SkylarDiggins 16.8 4 19.1,AnnaMartin,DPU 71 28.1,ElenaDelleDonne,Delaware 17.8,3 18.8,SugarRodgers,GU NatalieNovosel 15.3 6 — 15.0,8 DevereauxPeters 12.1 25 — 13.2,17 KaylaMcBride 11.6 27 — 11.0,-Rebounding(Top20BIGEAST/Top100NCAA) Devereaux Peters 9.4 2 9.5,KatherineHarry,DPU 40 13.0,CourtneyHurt,VCU 10.9, 1 10.9, Devereaux Peters, NDFieldGoalPercentage(Top15BIGEAST/Top100NCAA) DevereauxPeters .552 3 .580,StefanieDolson,UCONN — .629,TiannaHawkins,Maryland .555,6 .597,JeaniseRandolph,CIN SkylarDiggins .511 6 27 .508,9 KaylaMcBride .511 7 — .500,10Assists(Top15BIGEAST/Top100NCAA) Skylar Diggins 5.7 1 5.7, Skylar Diggins, ND 16 7.4,AngelGoodrich,Kansas 5.8, 1 5.8, Skylar Diggins, NDFreeThrowPercentage(Top15BIGEAST/Top100NCAA) Kayla McBride .861 — .845, Natalie Novosel, ND — .938,AbbyOliver,Richmond .919, 1 .919, Kayla McBride, ND Natalie Novosel .845 1 31 .896,2 SkylarDiggins .785 10 — .788,12Steals(Top15BIGEAST/Top100NCAA) Skylar Diggins 2.6 1 2.6, Skylar Diggins, ND 62 4.25,DemetriaFrank,Bethune-Cookman 2.6, 1 2.6, Skylar Diggins, ND BrittanyMallory 2.1 t-7 — 1.8,- DevereauxPeters 2.0 10 — 1.9,t-15Three-PointPercentage(Top15BIGEAST/Top100NCAA) Natalie Novosel .432 1 .432, Natalie Novosel, ND — .450,CourtneyIngersoll,Toledo .465,2 .591,TiffanyHayes,UCONN BrittanyMallory .330 13 — .357,11BlockedShots(Top15BIGEAST/Top100NCAA) DevereauxPeters 2.0 3 2.5,KaylaAlexander,SU 40 5.11,BrittneyGriner,Baylor 2.3,3 2.9,KaylaAlexander,SUAssist/TurnoverRatio(Top15BIGEAST/Top100NCAA) Skylar Diggins 2.1 1 2.1, Skylar Diggins, ND 15 2.67,JonaeErvin,CalPoly 2.3, 1 2.3, Skylar Diggins, NDOffensiveRebounds(Top15BIGEAST) Devereaux Peters 3.7 4 4.2,TeyaWright,PC — notkept 4.0, 1 4.0, Devereaux Peters, NDDefensiveRebounds(Top15BIGEAST) DevereauxPeters 5.7 3 6.9,KatherineHarry,DPU — notkept 6.9,2 8.4,KatherineHarry,DPUConference stats through March 21 // NCAA stats through March 21 336 Division I teamsbold = BIG EAST leader OR NCAA Top 25

Team Statistics BIG EAST - All Games NCAA Division I BIG EAST - Conference Games OnlyCategory Rank Leader Rank Leader Rank LeaderScoring Offense 79.2 1 79.2, Notre Dame 2 80.1,Tennessee-Martin 78.1, 1 78.1, Notre DameScoring Defense 52.1 3 45.1,Connecticut 8 45.1,Connecticut 53.4,3 48.8,ConnecticutScoring Margin +27.1 2 +31.2,Connecticut 3 +31.2,Connecticut +24.7,2 +26.9,ConnecticutFT Percentage .764 (619-810) 1 .764, Notre Dame 14 .805,Delaware .807 (284-352), 1 .807, Notre DameFG Percentage .471 (1003-2128) 2 .477,Connecticut 4 .491,Baylor .480(449-936),2 .480,ConnecticutFGPct.Defense .357(670-1878) 5 .297,Connecticut 32 .297,Connecticut .363(318-877),3 .312,Connecticut3-PointFGPct. .344(148-430) 2 .357,Connecticut 34 .388,Richmond .358(68-190),3 .371,Connecticut3-Point FG Pct. Def. .273(123-451) 5 .244,Connecticut 34 .213,Hampton .244 (49-201), 1 .244, Notre Dame3-PointFGMade 4.2 10 8.2,Villanova 217 10.7,FloridaGulfCoast 4.3,9 8.7,VillanovaRebounding 40.8 4 46.0,Syracuse notkept 40.8, t-1 40.8, Notre Dame/WestVirginiaOpponent Rebounding 31.8 2 31.2,Connecticut notkept 29.6, 1 29.6, Notre DameRebounding Margin +9.0 3 +10.4,Connecticut 12 +15.6,Liberty +11.2, 1 +11.2, Notre DameOffensiveRebounds 15.0 4 20.2,Syracuse notkept 14.1,4 17.8,SyracuseDefensiveRebounds 25.8 3 28.0,Connecticut notkept 26.7,2 27.6,ConnecticutBlockedShots 4.3 4 5.0,Connecticut 57 7.8,Baylor 4.6,t-2 4.9,ConnecticutAssists 18.0 2 18.9,Connecticut 4 19.2,BYU 18.0,2 18.8,ConnecticutSteals 13.1 1 13.1, Notre Dame 3 14.2,OralRoberts 11.4, 1 11.4, Notre DameTurnover Margin +6.7 1 +6.7, Notre Dame 5 +9.73,Kentucky +3.9,4 +6.2,GeorgetownTurnoverAverage 16.1 notkept 101 12.0,St.Bonaventure notkeptAssist/Turnover Ratio 1.1 3 1.3,Connecticut 11 1.43,Tennessee-Martin 1.1,3 1.2,ConnecticutPersonalFouls 16.3 notkept 165 11.7,Navy notkeptWon-Loss Percentage .914 not kept 5 1.000,Baylor notkeptConference stats through March 21 // NCAA stats through March 21 336 Division I teamsbold = BIG EAST leader OR NCAA Top 25



2011-12 University of Notre Dame Women’s Basketball ResultsOverall Record: 32-3 (Home: 17-1, Away: 11-2, Neutral: 4-0); BIG EAST Conference Record: 15-1 (1st)

————— Notre Dame Highs —————Date ND NR Opp NR Opponent Time/Result/Score Streak Record Conf Scorer Rebounder Assists AttendanceNov.11 2/2 (1)AKRON W 81-61 W1 1-0 Diggins-21 Peters-8 Diggins-8 8,516Nov.13 2/2 (1)INDIANASTATE W 99-34 W2 2-0 McBride-16 Wright-11 Diggins-7 8,157Nov.17 2/2 (1)HARTFORD W 98-43 W3 3-0 Diggins-22 Peters-8 Diggins-6 8,292Nov. 20 2/2 1/1 (1) at BaylorCBSSN L 81-94 L1 3-1 Novosel-28 Peters-8 Mallory-4 9,477Nov. 25 4/3 (2) vs. USC W 80-58 W1 4-1 Diggins-22 Wright-8 Diggins-3 271Nov. 26 4/3 7/6 (2) vs. Duke W 56-54 W2 5-1 Diggins-19 Diggins-8 Diggins-3 435Dec.2 3/3 PENN W 69-38 W3 6-1 Peters-16 McBride-9 Diggins-5 8,463Dec.4 3/3 atCreighton W 76-48 W4 7-1 Achonwa-20 Peters-9 Diggins-8 1,312Dec.7 3/3 •MARQUETTE W 95-42 W5 8-1 1-0 McBride-19 Peters-10 Diggins-7 8,450Dec.10 3/3 12/14 atPurdueBTN W 66-38 W6 9-1 Novosel-17 Peters-11 Diggins-7 8,992Dec.18 3/3 8/7 KENTUCKYESPNU W 92-83 W7 10-1 Novosel-23 Peters-13 Diggins-11 9,149(s)Dec.20 3/3 UCF W 90-38 W8 11-1 Diggins-14 Achonwa-8 Turner-4 8,766Dec.28 3/3 LONGWOOD W 92-26 W9 12-1 Peters-19 Peters-10 Diggins-10 9,149(s)Dec.30 3/3 atMercer W 128-42 W10 13-1 Wright-24 Miller-11 Diggins-4 2,387Jan.4 3/3 •atSetonHall W 74-36 W11 14-1 2-0 twowith14 Peters-10 threewith3 637Jan.7 3/3 2/2 •CONNECTICUTCBS W 74-67(ot) W12 15-1 3-0 Diggins-22 McBride-12 Peters-5 9,149(s)Jan.10 2/2 18/17 •atGeorgetownCBSSN W 80-60 W13 16-1 4-0 Diggins-22 Peters-8 Novosel-5 2,119Jan.14 2/2 •atCincinnati W 76-50 W14 17-1 5-0 Novosel-21 twowith7 Diggins-11 2,906Jan.17 2/2 •PITTSBURGH W 120-44 W15 18-1 6-0 Peters-20 Achonwa-7 Diggins-9 8,600Jan.21 2/2 •VILLANOVA W 76-43 W16 19-1 7-0 Diggins-20 threewith6 Diggins-4 9,149(s)Jan.23 2/2 7/9 TENNESSEEESPN2-BM W 72-44 W17 20-1 Diggins-27 Peters-16 Peters-6 9,149(s)Jan.28 2/2 •atSt.John’sBETV W 71-56 W18 21-1 8-0 Diggins-24 Peters-15 Diggins-6 1,808Jan.31 2/2 13/14 •atRutgersCBSSN W 71-41 W19 22-1 9-0 Diggins-18 Peters-17 threewith4 3,530Feb.5 2/2 RV/23 •DePAULESPNU W 90-70 W20 23-1 10-0 Novosel-21 Peters-7 Diggins-10 9,149(s)Feb.7 2/2 •atSyracuse W 74-55 W21 24-1 11-0 Peters-21 Peters-16 Diggins-5 998Feb.12 2/2 •WESTVIRGINIAESPNU L 63-65 L1 24-2 11-1 Diggins-32 Peters-17 twowith3 9,149(s)Feb.14 4/4 •PROVIDENCE W 66-47 W1 25-2 12-1 twowith19 Peters-11 Diggins-7 8,543Feb.20 3/4 16/16 •atLouisvilleESPN-BM W 68-52 W2 26-2 13-1 Diggins-21 Peters-9 Diggins-7 13,054Feb.25 3/3 •USF W 80-68 W3 27-2 14-1 Novosel-32 Peters-18 Diggins-9 9,149(s)Feb.27 3/3 4/4 •atConnecticutESPN2-BM W 72-59 W4 28-2 15-1 Novosel-21 Peters-15 Mallory-4 15,132

BIG EAST Championship (Hartford, Conn. — XL Center)March4 3/3 RV/23 vs.DePaulESPNU W 69-54 W5 29-2 twowith16 Peters-12 Diggins-5 8,362March5 3/3 25/RV vs.WestVirginiaESPNU W 73-45 W6 30-2 Novosel-18 twowith5 Diggins-6 8,731March6 3/3 4/4 atConnecticutESPN L 54-63 L1 30-3 Diggins-16 Peters-11 Diggins-4 9,227

NCAA Raleigh Region — First & Second Rounds (Notre Dame, Ind. — Purcell Pavilion)March18 4/4 LIBERTYESPN2 W 74-43 W1 31-3 McBride-15 Diggins-9 twowith6 6,777March20 4/4 CALIFORNIAESPN2 W 73-62 W2 32-3 Novosel-28 Peters-14 Peters-5 6,519

NCAA Raleigh Regional (Raleigh, N.C. — PNC Arena)March25 4/4 21/25 vs.St.BonaventureESPN2 2:30p.m.March27 RegionalFinalESPN 9p.m.

NCAA Women’s Final Four (Denver, Colo. — Pepsi Center)April1 NationalSemifinalsESPN TBAApril3 NationalChampionshipESPN TBA

• = indicates BIG EAST Conference gameNR = national ranking (listed as Associated Press/ESPN-USA Today)(s) = indicates sellout crowd(1) = Preseason WNIT (played at campus sites)(2) = Junkanoo Jam (Freeport, Bahamas - St. Georges High School)BM = Games televised live as part of ESPN’s Big Monday packageCBSSN = Games televised live on CBS Sports Network (formerly CBS College Sports)BIG EAST TV = Game televised live as part of BIG EAST NetworkBTN = Game televised live on Big Ten NetworkNOTE: All home games not scheduled for commercial TV were webcast live at www.UND.com

Home games listed in ALL CAPS and played inside Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center (capacity 9,149)All times Eastern // Dates and times subject to change

2011-12 ATTENDANCE Totals Avg. HighAll Games: 243,653 6,962 15,132(2/27-Connecticut)Home: 154,275 8,571 9,149(eighttimes)Away: 71,579 5,506 15,132(2/27-Connecticut)Neutral: 17,799 4,450 8,731(3/5-WestVirginia)




fighting irish women’s basketball 2011-12NOTRE DAME2011-12 StatisticsAll Games: 32-3 (Home: 17-1, Away: 11-2, Neutral: 4-0)Player GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. OR DR Tot. Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts. Avg.Diggins,Skylar 35-35 1057-30.2 206-403 .511 30-83 .361 146-186 .785 35 71 106 3.0 56-0 199 94 15 90 588 16.8Novosel,Natalie 35-35 924-26.4 174-403 .432 41-95 .432 147-174 .845 42 99 141 4.0 56-2 71 83 13 44 536 15.3Peters,Devereaux 35-35 851-24.3 171-310 .552 0-0 .000 80-118 .678 129 200 329 9.4 89-3 73 79 70 71 422 12.1McBride,Kayla 35-32 962-27.5 161-315 .511 17-46 .370 68-79 .861 54 107 161 4.6 68-0 60 61 4 55 407 11.6Achonwa,Natalie 32-1 523-16.3 91-169 .538 2-9 .222 47-68 .691 53 79 132 4.1 63-1 44 44 24 20 231 7.2Mallory,Brittany 35-35 1016-29.0 69-173 .399 36-109 .330 28-37 .757 11 80 91 2.6 64-0 78 64 6 74 202 5.8Wright,Markisha 33-0 339-10.3 39-81 .481 0-0 .000 36-53 .679 28 45 73 2.2 31-0 11 19 8 9 114 3.5Turner,Kaila 35-0 490-14.0 39-138 .283 21-81 .259 12-13 .923 9 33 42 1.2 42-0 33 18 1 23 111 3.2Braker,Ariel 28-0 206-7.4 16-36 .444 0-0 .000 34-44 .773 34 34 68 2.4 18-0 7 24 9 10 66 2.4Miller,Fraderica 33-2 422-12.8 26-63 .413 0-0 .000 14-24 .583 41 46 87 2.6 68-2 33 40 2 47 66 2.0Holloway,Whitney 28-0 235-8.4 11-37 .297 1-7 .143 7-14 .500 5 22 27 1.0 15-0 21 22 0 16 30 1.1Team 85 86 171 4.9 15Notre Dame 35 7025 1003-2128 .471 148-430 .344 619-810 .764 526 902 1428 40.8 570-8 630 563 152 459 2773 79.2Opponents 35 7025 670-1878 .357 123-451 .273 360-557 .646 414 700 1114 31.8 668-14 376 799 101 304 1823 52.1

All Games .............................ND .................... OppSCORING ..................................... 2773 ....................1823Pointspergame .......................... 79.2 .....................52.1Scoringmargin ..........................+27.1FIELDGOALS-ATT ..............1003-2128 .............670-1878Fieldgoalpct ............................... .471 ..................... .3573POINTFG-ATT ......................148-430 ...............123-4513-pointFGpct ............................. .344 ..................... .2733-ptFGmadepergame ................ 4.2 .......................3.5FREETHROWS-ATT ................619-810 ...............360-557Freethrowpct ............................. .764 ..................... .646F-Throwsmadepergame ........... 17.7 .....................10.3REBOUNDS .................................. 1428 ....................1114Reboundspergame .................... 40.8 .....................31.8Reboundingmargin .....................+9.0ASSISTS ......................................... 630 ......................376Assistspergame ......................... 18.0 .....................10.7TURNOVERS .................................. 563 ......................799Turnoverspergame..................... 16.1 .....................22.8Turnovermargin ...........................+6.7Assist/turnoverratio ...................... 1.1 .......................0.5STEALS .......................................... 459 ......................304Stealspergame .......................... 13.1 .......................8.7BLOCKS ......................................... 152 ......................101Blockspergame ........................... 4.3 .......................2.9

Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT TotalNotreDame 1451 1311 11 2773Opponents 858 961 4 1823

Notre Dame’s Largest …LEADOverall:86(128-42(0:31-2nd)atMercer,12/30)BIG EAST:78(120-42(0:36-2nd)vs.Pittsburgh,1/17)DEFICITOverall:19(90-71(1:48-2nd)atBaylor,11/20)BIG EAST:13(61-48(1:12-2nd)atConnecticut,3/6)MARGIN OF VICTORYOverall:86(128-42atMercer,12/30)(school record)BIG EAST:76(120-44vs.Pittsburgh,1/17)MARGIN OF DEFEATOverall:13(94-81atBaylor,11/20)BIG EAST:9(63-54atConnecticut,3/6)HALFTIME LEADOverall: 43(58-15vs.IndianaState,11/13)(school record)BIG EAST:35(54-19vs.Pittsburgh,1/17)HALFTIME DEFICITOverall:16(36-20vs.Duke,11/26)BIG EAST:1(31-30atConnecticut,3/6)HOME CROWDOverall:9,149(sellout),eighttimes(MR:vs.USF,2/25)BIG EAST:9,149(sellout),fivetimes(MR:vs.USF,2/25)ROAD CROWDOverall:15,132(atConnecticut,2/27)BIG EAST:15,132(atConnecticut,2/27)NEUTRAL CROWDOverall:435(vs.Duke,11/26)BIG EAST:8,731(vs.WestVirginia,3/5)Note: “BIG EAST” includes all games vs. BIG EAST teams

BIG EAST Games: 15-1 (Home: 7-1, Away: 8-0)Player GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. OR DR Tot. Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts. Avg.Diggins,Skylar 16-16 511-31.9 95-187 .508 12-38 .316 82-104 .788 13 34 47 2.9 22-0 92 40 6 41 284 17.8Novosel,Natalie 16-16 440-27.5 80-182 .440 20-43 .465 60-67 .896 20 47 67 4.2 25-0 39 38 7 15 240 15.0Peters,Devereaux 16-16 436-27.3 81-146 .555 0-0 .000 49-67 .731 64 111 175 10.9 39-1 33 45 37 30 211 13.2McBride,Kayla 16-14 435-27.2 68-136 .500 6-17 .353 34-37 .919 24 56 80 5.0 35-0 24 26 3 22 176 11.0Achonwa,Natalie 16-1 271-16.9 45-81 .556 2-5 .400 16-22 .727 25 40 65 4.1 30-1 20 26 12 10 108 6.8Mallory,Brittany 16-16 490-30.6 37-85 .435 20-56 .357 11-11 1.000 4 39 43 2.7 33-0 40 32 3 29 105 6.6Turner,Kaila 16-0 182-11.4 16-53 .302 8-30 .267 4-4 1.000 5 10 15 0.9 19-0 8 7 0 5 44 2.8Braker,Ariel 12-0 71-5.9 10-15 .667 0-0 .000 12-16 .750 11 9 20 1.7 13-0 2 11 3 2 32 2.7Wright,Markisha 16-0 118-7.4 10-19 .526 0-0 .000 12-14 .857 8 18 26 1.6 8-0 5 8 2 6 32 2.0Miller,Fraderica 15-1 191-12.7 6-23 .261 0-0 .000 2-4 .500 17 18 35 2.3 24-0 15 22 0 17 14 0.9Holloway,Whitney 13-0 80-6.2 1-9 .111 0-1 .000 2-6 .333 0 11 11 0.8 7-0 10 10 0 5 4 0.3Team 35 34 69 4.3 9Notre Dame 16 3225 449-936 .480 68-190 .358 284-352 .807 226 427 653 40.8 255-2 288 274 73 182 1250 78.1Opponents 16 3225 318-877 .363 49-201 .244 170-245 .694 179 294 473 29.6 293-3 182 337 42 155 855 53.4

BIG EAST Games ................ND .................... OppSCORING ..................................... 1250 ......................855Pointspergame .......................... 78.1 .....................53.4Scoringmargin ..........................+24.7FIELDGOALS-ATT ..................449-936 ...............318-877Fieldgoalpct ............................... .480 ..................... .3633POINTFG-ATT ........................68-190 .................49-2013-pointFGpct ............................. .358 ..................... .2443-ptFGmadepergame ................ 4.3 .......................3.1FREETHROWS-ATT ................284-352 ...............170-245Freethrowpct ............................. .807 ..................... .694F-Throwsmadepergame ........... 17.8 .....................10.6REBOUNDS .................................... 653 ......................473Reboundspergame .................... 40.8 .....................29.6Reboundingmargin ...................+11.2ASSISTS ......................................... 288 ......................182Assistspergame ......................... 18.0 .....................11.4TURNOVERS .................................. 274 ......................337Turnoverspergame..................... 17.1 .....................21.1Turnovermargin ...........................+4.0Assist/turnoverratio ...................... 1.1 .......................0.5STEALS .......................................... 182 ......................155Stealspergame .......................... 11.4 .......................9.7BLOCKS ........................................... 73 ........................42Blockspergame ........................... 4.6 .......................2.6

Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT TotalNotreDame 662 577 11 1250Opponents 393 458 4 855


fighting irish women’s basketball 2011-12 NOTRE DAME2011-12 StatisticsNCAA Championship Games: 2-0 (Home: 2-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-0)Player GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. OR DR Tot. Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts. Avg.Novosel,Natalie 2-2 62-31.0 10-31 .323 1-7 .143 19-22 .864 2 11 13 6.5 2-0 1 5 0 5 40 20.0Diggins,Skylar 2-2 62-31.0 12-21 .571 1-2 .500 3-6 .500 2 9 11 5.5 2-0 10 3 0 2 28 14.0McBride,Kayla 2-2 61-30.5 10-18 .556 2-2 1.000 2-3 .667 3 3 6 3.0 3-0 3 2 0 7 24 12.0Peters,Devereaux 2-2 54-27.0 8-13 .615 0-0 .000 5-7 .714 10 8 18 9.0 7-0 7 6 8 3 21 10.5Achonwa,Natalie 2-0 31-15.5 4-9 .444 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 3 3 6 3.0 6-0 7 3 1 2 10 5.0Miller,Fraderica 2-0 22-11.0 4-7 .571 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 4 1 5 2.5 4-0 0 2 0 0 9 4.5Mallory,Brittany 2-2 61-30.5 4-10 .400 1-7 .143 0-1 .000 1 5 6 3.0 3-0 6 1 0 3 9 4.5Braker,Ariel 1-0 7-7.0 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 1 2 2.0 0-0 0 1 0 0 2 2.0Holloway,Whitney 1-0 7-7.0 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1-0 0 0 0 0 2 2.0Turner,Kaila 2-0 26-13.0 1-9 .111 0-4 .000 0-0 .000 1 1 2 1.0 2-0 4 0 0 1 2 1.0Wright,Markisha 1-0 7-7.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0Team 7 2 9 4.5 1Notre Dame 2 400 55-122 .451 5-22 .227 32-43 .744 34 44 78 39.0 30-0 38 24 9 23 147 73.5Opponents 2 400 38-98 .388 9-24 .375 20-34 .588 25 39 64 32.0 34-1 20 42 5 14 105 52.5

Postseason Games: 4-1 (Home: 2-0, Away: 0-1, Neutral: 2-0)Player GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. OR DR Tot. Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts. Avg.Novosel,Natalie 5-5 145-29.0 23-70 .329 8-18 .444 28-31 .903 5 23 28 5.6 8-1 7 14 1 9 82 16.4McBride,Kayla 5-5 160-32.0 26-51 .510 7-10 .700 7-9 .778 8 11 19 3.8 6-0 7 8 0 12 66 13.2Diggins,Skylar 5-5 164-32.8 26-60 .433 5-15 .333 8-14 .571 6 14 20 4.0 7-0 25 17 2 13 65 13.0Peters,Devereaux 5-5 133-26.6 22-43 .512 0-0 .000 11-17 .647 21 22 43 8.6 15-0 12 8 18 9 55 11.0Mallory,Brittany 5-5 160-32.0 9-19 .474 3-12 .250 4-5 .800 2 14 16 3.2 8-0 9 6 0 5 25 5.0Achonwa,Natalie 5-0 75-15.0 9-24 .375 0-1 .000 4-6 .667 7 6 13 2.6 10-0 10 3 1 5 22 4.4Miller,Fraderica 5-0 39-7.8 5-9 .556 0-0 .000 1-3 .333 5 1 6 1.2 5-0 1 2 0 1 11 2.2Turner,Kaila 5-0 79-15.8 3-20 .150 1-9 .111 0-0 .000 1 5 6 1.2 3-0 4 1 0 2 7 1.4Braker,Ariel 3-0 15-5.0 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 3 3 6 2.0 0-0 0 1 0 0 4 1.3Holloway,Whitney 3-0 13-4.3 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0 1 1 0.3 2-0 0 1 0 0 4 1.3Wright,Markisha 3-0 17-5.7 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.3 2-0 0 0 1 0 2 0.7Team 14 12 26 5.2 2Notre Dame 5 1000 127-303 .419 24-65 .369 65-87 .747 72 113 185 37.0 66-1 75 63 23 56 343 68.6Opponents 5 1000 105-265 .396 19-68 .279 38-64 .594 61 112 173 34.6 78-3 50 101 9 35 267 53.4

Games vs. Ranked Opponents: 12-2 (Home: 4-0, Away: 5-2, Neutral: 3-0)Player GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. OR DR Tot. Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts. Avg.Diggins,Skylar 14-14 492-35.1 84-185 .454 19-48 .396 62-81 .765 17 32 49 3.5 29-0 72 52 4 32 249 17.8Novosel,Natalie 14-14 413-29.5 71-180 .394 20-43 .465 62-75 .827 25 42 67 4.8 32-2 34 44 6 19 224 16.0McBride,Kayla 14-13 454-32.4 71-140 .507 8-25 .320 30-35 .857 16 53 69 4.9 29-0 27 31 2 22 180 12.9Peters,Devereaux 14-14 375-26.8 60-125 .480 0-0 .000 28-40 .700 52 86 138 9.9 42-2 31 25 30 19 148 10.6Achonwa,Natalie 14-1 230-16.4 33-63 .524 0-3 .000 23-31 .742 21 39 60 4.3 29-0 18 19 9 6 89 6.4Mallory,Brittany 14-14 463-33.1 29-81 .358 15-51 .294 13-16 .813 5 37 42 3.0 34-0 32 26 3 27 86 6.1Turner,Kaila 14-0 138-9.9 7-32 .219 4-20 .200 2-2 1.000 5 7 12 0.9 8-0 2 8 0 5 20 1.4Miller,Fraderica 13-0 125-9.6 4-13 .308 0-0 .000 2-5 .400 10 12 22 1.7 22-2 7 8 0 9 10 0.8Wright,Markisha 13-0 78-6.0 3-7 .429 0-0 .000 2-3 .667 2 9 11 0.8 9-0 1 5 2 2 8 0.6Braker,Ariel 10-0 31-3.1 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 6 3 9 0.9 1-0 0 5 0 0 2 0.2Holloway,Whitney 10-0 26-2.6 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0 4 4 0.4 2-0 0 4 0 0 2 0.2Team 34 37 71 5.1 6Notre Dame 14 2825 363-832 .436 66-190 .347 226-290 .779 193 361 554 39.6 237-6 224 233 56 141 1018 72.7Opponents 14 2825 306-830 .369 44-179 .246 168-244 .689 202 308 510 36.4 246-4 160 267 45 124 824 58.9


fighting irish women’s basketball 2011-12NOTRE DAME2011-12 Notre Dame Points-Rebounds-AssistsOpponent Holloway Diggins Cable Achonwa Miller Peters Turner Novosel Mallory McBride Wright Braker

(1)AKRON 0-0-2 21-2-8 DNP DNP 4-1-2 10-8-4 2-1-2 13-3-1 2-2-2 15-7-1 12-7-2 2-2-0

(1)INDIANASTATE 5-1-0 14-1-7 DNP DNP 10-6-3 14-4-3 5-0-2 10-2-6 8-1-0 16-1-2 14-11-2 3-5-0

(1)HARTFORD 6-2-1 22-0-6 DNP DNP 1-3-2 7-8-2 6-3-4 20-2-0 12-3-1 14-7-3 6-2-0 4-4-2

(1) at #1 Baylor DNP 27-4-3 DNP 0-4-0 1-6-0 6-8-2 0-0-0 28-5-1 2-4-4 13-4-0 4-0-1 DNP

(2) vs. USC 2-1-0 22-0-3 DNP 8-1-1 2-0-1 8-7-0 5-0-0 17-3-1 7-3-1 6-5-2 1-8-0 2-2-0

(2) vs. #7/6 Duke DNP 19-8-3 DNP 0-7-0 0-2-0 4-2-0 0-1-0 15-4-0 6-4-1 12-1-1 0-2-0 0-0-0

PENN 2-2-0 8-2-5 DNP 7-7-0 0-2-0 16-6-2 0-5-1 14-0-2 2-4-0 10-9-3 7-2-0 3-2-0

at Creighton 1-1-1 8-0-8 DNP 20-4-1 DNP 10-9-2 0-0-5 17-4-1 3-2-4 9-2-2 4-4-0 4-2-0

•MARQUETTE 0-4-4 17-3-7 DNP 6-1-1 2-2-3 9-10-1 8-2-3 11-3-3 11-2-3 19-4-1 6-3-2 6-3-1

at#12/14Purdue 0-2-0 9-6-7 DNP 11-6-2 3-2-2 16-11-0 2-3-0 17-5-3 2-2-2 6-4-3 0-0-0 0-0-0

#8/7KENTUCKY 0-0-0 16-2-11 DNP 15-5-2 0-2-0 13-13-2 2-0-1 23-7-1 6-4-2 17-3-3 0-0-0 0-0-0

UCF 4-1-2 14-4-2 DNP 12-8-2 2-4-1 11-7-1 13-2-4 12-2-3 7-1-3 11-6-3 0-1-0 4-7-1

LONGWOOD 2-2-2 11-5-10 DNP 8-5-1 10-5-3 19-10-2 8-3-1 11-3-2 3-0-4 8-6-1 8-4-0 4-9-0

atMercer 0-3-3 21-0-4 DNP 13-4-2 8-11-2 6-2-2 17-3-1 13-5-1 11-1-3 11-1-0 24-4-1 4-8-2

•atSetonHall 1-1-1 14-2-3 DNP 7-4-1 0-3-2 8-10-1 3-4-1 13-3-2 5-5-3 14-2-3 5-2-1 4-2-0

•#2CONNECTICUT DNP 22-2-2 DNP 4-4-3 DNP 9-7-5 0-0-0 20-5-3 9-3-1 10-12-4 0-3-0 DNP

•at#18/17Georgetown 0-0-0 22-3-4 DNP 7-7-1 2-0-0 10-8-1 0-0-1 21-7-5 2-3-4 16-7-2 0-0-0 DNP

•atCincinnati 0-2-2 4-7-11 DNP 8-1-1 0-1-2 17-6-2 4-0-0 21-4-1 2-3-0 7-1-2 6-7-0 7-2-0

•PITTSBURGH 2-3-3 11-4-9 DNP 19-7-3 3-6-3 20-3-1 14-2-3 13-4-4 11-3-4 11-2-0 11-4-2 5-2-1

•VILLANOVA 0-0-0 20-3-4 DNP 1-3-1 0-6-1 19-6-2 2-1-0 10-3-2 4-2-3 8-6-2 2-2-0 10-5-0

#7/9TENNESSEE 0-0-0 27-5-5 DNP 7-3-3 0-2-1 16-16-6 0-0-0 4-1-3 1-1-2 17-6-5 0-1-0 0-1-0

•atSt.John’s 0-0-0 24-2-6 DNP 4-3-0 0-1-0 18-15-2 0-0-0 15-5-2 2-3-3 8-11-2 0-0-0 0-0-0

•at#13/14Rutgers 0-0-0 18-1-3 DNP 15-7-0 0-2-2 10-17-4 0-3-0 6-3-2 9-2-4 13-10-4 0-3-0 0-1-0

•#RV/23DePAUL 0-0-0 11-2-10 DNP 16-5-2 2-3-1 11-7-2 6-1-0 21-5-5 14-1-4 7-4-1 2-1-0 0-1-0

•atSyracuse DNP 11-6-5 DNP 7-8-1 0-0-0 21-16-2 2-1-0 7-4-3 7-1-2 19-4-1 0-1-0 DNP

•WESTVIRGINIA DNP 32-5-3 DNP 4-0-1 0-3-0 4-17-3 0-0-0 16-1-0 3-2-1 4-3-2 0-0-0 DNP

•PROVIDENCE 1-0-0 19-0-7 DNP 6-6-2 5-5-0 19-11-3 0-0-0 7-4-2 0-2-2 9-5-0 0-0-0 0-2-0

•at#16Louisville 0-0-0 21-3-7 DNP 0-3-1 0-2-0 10-9-1 3-0-0 6-2-4 13-5-1 15-2-0 0-0-0 0-2-0

•SOUTHFLORIDA 0-0-0 18-0-9 DNP 2-4-1 0-1-1 17-18-0 0-1-0 32-6-0 7-3-1 4-4-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

•at#4Connecticut 0-1-0 20-4-2 DNP 2-2-1 0-0-0 9-15-3 2-0-0 21-8-1 6-3-4 12-3-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

(3)vs.#RV/23DePaul 0-0-0 12-3-5 DNP 5-2-0 0-1-1 16-12-1 0-2-0 16-7-3 4-5-2 14-4-1 0-0-0 2-1-0

(3)vs.#25/RVWestVirginia 2-1-0 9-3-6 DNP 4-3-2 2-0-0 11-2-2 0-1-0 18-5-1 10-3-1 15-5-1 2-1-0 0-3-0

(3)at#4Connecticut DNP 16-3-4 DNP 3-2-1 0-0-0 7-11-2 5-1-0 8-3-2 2-2-0 13-4-2 DNP DNP

(4)LIBERTY 2-0-0 7-9-6 DNP 8-2-5 9-3-0 10-4-2 2-2-4 12-4-0 7-4-6 15-3-2 0-0-0 2-2-0

(4)CALIFORNIA DNP 21-2-4 DNP 2-4-2 0-2-0 11-14-5 0-0-0 28-9-1 2-2-0 9-3-1 DNP DNPGames started in boldface // home games in ALL CAPS // • = BIG EAST game

1 = Preseason WNIT (campus sites) // 2 = Junkanoo Jam (Freeport, Bahamas) // 3 = BIG EAST Championship (Hartford, Conn.) // 4 = NCAA Raleigh Region - First/Second Rounds (Notre Dame, Ind.)


fighting irish women’s basketball 2011-12 NOTRE DAMEStarting LineupsDate Opponent F G G G G

N11 AKRON Peters McBride Diggins Mallory Novosel

N13 INDIANASTATE Peters McBride Diggins Mallory Novosel

N17 HARTFORD Peters McBride Diggins Mallory Novosel

N20 at#1Baylor Peters McBride Diggins Mallory Novosel

N25 vs.USC Peters McBride Diggins Mallory Novosel

N26 vs.#7/6Duke Peters McBride Diggins Mallory Novosel

D2 PENN Peters McBride Diggins Mallory Novosel

D4 atCreighton Peters McBride Diggins Mallory Novosel

D7 MARQUETTE Peters McBride Diggins Mallory Novosel

D10 at#12/14Purdue Peters McBride Diggins Mallory Novosel

D18 #8/7KENTUCKY Peters McBride Diggins Mallory Novosel

D20 UCF Peters McBride Diggins Mallory Novosel

D28 LONGWOOD Peters McBride Diggins Mallory Novosel

D30 atMercer Peters Miller Diggins Mallory Novosel

J4 atSetonHall Peters McBride Diggins Mallory Novosel

J7 #2CONNECTICUT Peters Achonwa(F) Diggins Mallory Novosel

J10 at#18/17Georgetown Peters McBride Diggins Mallory Novosel

J14 atCincinnati Peters McBride Diggins Mallory Novosel

J17 PITTSBURGH Peters McBride Diggins Mallory Novosel

J21 VILLANOVA Peters McBride Diggins Mallory Novosel

J23 #7/9TENNESSEE Peters McBride Diggins Mallory Novosel

J28 atSt.John’s Peters McBride Diggins Mallory Novosel

J31 at#13/14Rutgers Peters McBride Diggins Mallory Novosel

F5 #RV/23DePAUL Peters McBride Diggins Mallory Novosel

F7 atSyracuse Peters McBride Diggins Mallory Novosel

F12 WESTVIRGINIA Peters McBride Diggins Mallory Novosel

F14 PROVIDENCE Peters McBride Diggins Mallory Novosel

F20 at#16Louisville Peters McBride Diggins Mallory Novosel

F25 SOUTHFLORIDA Peters Miller Diggins Mallory Novosel

F27 at#4Connecticut Peters McBride Diggins Mallory Novosel

M4 vs.#RV/23DePaul Peters McBride Diggins Mallory Novosel

M5 vs.#25/RVWestVirginia Peters McBride Diggins Mallory Novosel

M6 at#4Connecticut Peters McBride Diggins Mallory Novosel

M18 LIBERTY Peters McBride Diggins Mallory Novosel

M20 CALIFORNIA Peters McBride Diggins Mallory Novosel

Specialty Stats (ND/Opp)Date Opponent Paint OffTO 2ndCh FBreak Bench

N11 AKRON 52/28 50/15 22/14 10/8 20/20

N13 INDIANASTATE 52/8 51/2 18/3 22/0 37/6

N17 HARTFORD 44/12 41/9 12/12 6/2 23/15

N20 at #1 Baylor 40/52 16/14 9/21 4/4 5/32

N25 vs. USC 40/10 24/8 5/6 10/2 20/12

N26 vs. #7/6 Duke 28/26 11/8 14/12 8/0 0/15

D2 PENN 42/22 34/6 25/11 8/0 19/22

D4 at Creighton 46/14 32/8 8/9 10/2 29/16

D7 MARQUETTE 52/16 46/10 4/10 16/0 28/5

D10 at#12/14Purdue 30/12 26/12 13/6 * 16/17

D18 #8/7KENTUCKY 52/38 21/27 22/21 10/2 17/14

D20 UCF 44/22 41/18 21/6 10/2 35/6

D28 LONGWOOD 58/10 42/10 25/8 16/2 40/11

D30 atMercer 60/10 55/4 15/3 18/2 69/15

J4 atSetonHall 30/14 19/13 10/3 4/7 20/11

J7 #2CONNECTICUT 36/34 29/16 8/10 8/14 10/9

J10 at #18/17 Georgetown 34/26 12/15 7/13 4/3 9/11

J14 atCincinnati 40/24 20/7 9/6 6/15 25/13

J17 PITTSBURGH 68/30 45/4 22/1 8/0 54/15

J21 VILLANOVA 46/30 32/10 17/9 10/0 15/12

J23 #7/9TENNESSEE 48/20 26/13 11/8 12/2 7/14

J28 atSt.John’s 42/24 17/20 15/9 14/2 4/15

J31 at #13/14 Rutgers 30/30 19/14 19/13 8/6 15/12

F5 #RV/23DePAUL 40/38 27/28 16/21 6/8 26/6

F7 atSyracuse 48/24 27/18 21/19 20/2 9/18

F12 WESTVIRGINIA 32/16 17/14 9/12 8/2 4/16

F14 PROVIDENCE 40/26 19/19 5/0 4/6 12/16

F20 at#16Louisville 26/26 17/13 4/12 4/2 3/23

F25 SOUTHFLORIDA 28/32 24/26 17/12 4/2 6/6

F27 at#4Connecticut 22/30 23/12 25/8 10/2 4/10

M4 vs.#RV/23DePaul 38/18 26/14 23/4 10/7 7/12

M5 vs.#25/RVWestVirginia 18/32 26/10 6/15 9/2 10/12

M6 at#4Connecticut 20/26 14/13 9/8 14/6 8/19

M18 LIBERTY 44/14 27/8 14/8 10/4 23/7

M20 CALIFORNIA 30/22 24/9 14/20 4/0 2/22* - not tracked by home statistics crew


fighting irish women’s basketball 2011-12NOTRE DAME2011-12 Single Game Highs & LowsTeam SuperlativesNOTRE DAME HIGH NOTRE DAME LOW CATEGORY OPPONENT HIGH OPPONENT LOW

128atMercer(12/30/11) 54atConnecticut(3/6/12) Points/Game 94byBaylor(11/20/11) 26byLongwood(12/28/11)

72(1st)atMercer(12/30/11) 20(1st)vs.Duke(11/26/11) Points/Half 47(1st/2nd)byBaylor(11/20/11) 11(1st)byCreighton(12/4/11)

48 vs. Pittsburgh (1/17/12) 18 vs. Duke (11/26/11) Field Goals Made 31,twice(MR:byKentucky,12/18/11) 11,twice(MR:byLongwood,12/28/11)

87vs.Longwood(12/28/11) 44atGeorgetown(1/10/12) Field Goal Attempts 72byGeorgetown(1/10/12) 36byIndianaState(11/13/11)

.702atMercer(12/30/11) .322atConnecticut(3/6/12) FG Percentage .470byBaylor(11/20/11) .239byLongwood(12/28/11)

9,twice(MR:vs.DePaul,2/5/12) 0vs.Villanova(1/21/12) 3-Point FG Made 8byAkron(11/11/11) 0byPittsburgh(1/17/12)

22atConnecticut(2/27/12) 5,twice(MR:vs.Providence,2/14/12) 3-Point FG Attempts 23,twice(MR:byGeorgetown,1/10/12) 7byRutgers(1/31/12)

.600vs.DePaul(2/5/12) .000vs.Villanova(1/21/12) 3-Point FG Percentage .500,twice(MR:byUSC,11/25/11) .000byPittsburgh(1/17/12)

43atMercer(12/30/11) 4vs.DePaul(3/4/12) Free Throws Made 29 by Baylor (11/20/11) 0 by DePaul (3/4/12)

52atMercer(12/30/11) 7vs.DePaul(3/4/12) Free Throw Attempts 38 by Baylor (11/20/11) 0 by DePaul (3/4/12)

.944atLouisville(2/20/12) .571vs.DePaul(3/4/12) FT Percentage .933byLouisville(2/20/12) .000byDePaul(3/4/12)

58vs.Longwood(12/28/11) 28atLouisville(2/20/12) Rebounds 52 by Baylor (11/20/11) 17 by Pittsburgh (1/17/12)

33 vs. Pittsburgh (1/17/12) 5 vs. Duke (11/26/11) Assists 19byDePaul(2/5/12) 4bySetonHall(1/4/12)

29vs.Akron(11/11/11) 4atGeorgetown(1/10/12) Steals 14,twice(MR:byUSF,2/25/12) 4,sixtimes(MR:byWestVirginia,3/5/12)

9,twice(MR:atSt.John’s,1/28/12) 0vs.USC(11/25/11) Blocked Shots 9 by Duke (11/26/11) 0,fivetimes(MR:byCalifornia,3/20/12)

27vs.Akron(11/11/11) 9,twice(MR:vs.Villanova,1/21/12) Turnovers 46byAkron(11/11/11) 12byGeorgetown(1/10/12)

30 at Baylor (11/20/11) 5 vs. DePaul (3/4/12) Fouls 37byMercer(12/30/11) 10 by DePaul (3/4/12)

Individual Superlatives NOTRE DAME OPPONENT

Points Scored 32,twice(MR:byNatalieNovoselvs.USF,2/25/12) 32byBrittneyGrinerofBaylor(11/20/11)

Field Goals Made 10,threetimes(MR:bySkylarDigginsvs.WestVirginia,2/12/12) 14byBrittneyGrinerofBaylor(11/20/11)

Field Goal Attempts 20,threetimes(MR:byNatalieNovoselvs.Connecticut,1/7/12) 24byJasmineWynneofUSF(2/25/12)

Highest FG Percentage (min. 5 made) 1.000(8-8)bySkylarDigginsatMercer(12/30/11) .778(14-18)byBrittneyGrinerofBaylor(11/20/11)

3-Point Field Goals Made 5bySkylarDigginsvs.Tennessee(1/23/12) 4byIngaOrekhovaofUSF(2/25/12)

3-Point Field Goal Attempts 9byKailaTurnervs.Longwood(12/28/11) 11bySugarRodgersofGeorgetown(1/10/12)

3-Point FG Percentage (min. 2 made) 1.000(4-4),twice(MR:byNatalieNovoselvs.WestVirginia,3/5/12) 1.000(2-2),sixtimes(MR:byDanikaDaleofLiberty,3/18/12)

Free Throws Made 18byNatalieNovoselvs.California(3/20/12) 12byOdysseySimsofBaylor(11/20/11)

Free Throw Attempts 20byNatalieNovoselvs.California(3/20/12) 14byOdysseySimsofBaylor(11/20/11)

Free Throw Percentage (min. 3 made) 1.000(12-12)byNatalieNovoselvs.USF(2/25/12) 1.000(6-6)byAntonitaSlaughterofLouisville(2/20/12)

Rebounds 18 by Devereaux Peters vs. USF (2/25/12) 14 by Brittney Griner of Baylor (11/20/11)

Assists 11,twice(MR:bySkylarDigginsatCincinnati,1/14/12) 9byBrittanyHrynkoofDePaul(2/5/12)

Steals 7byFradericaMillervs.Akron(11/11/11) 7bySashaBernardofUSF(2/25/12)

Blocked Shots 7byDevereauxPetersvs.California(3/20/12) 7byElizabethWilliamsofDuke(11/26/11)

Turnovers 8byNatalieNovoselvs.Kentucky(12/18/11) 10byCrystalSmithofLongwood(12/28/11)

Minutes Played 42bySkylarDigginsvs.Connecticut(1/7/12) 45byBriaHartleyofConnecticut(1/7/12)


fighting irish women’s basketball 2011-12 NOTRE DAME2011-12 Game-By-Game Team Statistics Overall 3-Point Rebs.Date Opponent W/L Score FG-A Pct. FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Off-Def-Tot PF-DQ A TO B S 1-2-OT TotN11 NOTREDAME h1W 81-61 33-74 .446 2-12 .167 13-21 .619 19-19-38 18-0 24 27 3 29 44-37 81 AKRON 23-56 .411 8-23 .348 7-11 .636 17-27-44 20-1 16 46 3 14 30-31 61N13 NOTREDAME h1W 99-34 36-62 .581 8-14 .571 19-28 .679 15-19-34 13-0 25 11 4 25 58-41 99 INDIANASTATE 11-36 .306 4-13 .308 8-10 .800 6-17-23 22-0 9 36 2 4 15-19 34N17 NOTREDAME h1W 98-43 32-57 .561 8-14 .571 26-35 .743 14-23-37 15-0 21 14 4 15 50-48 98 HARTFORD 17-43 .395 5-10 .500 4-18 .222 9-15-24 25-1 10 30 3 9 20-23 43N20 NOTREDAME a1L 81-94 28-72 .389 3-18 .167 22-28 .786 17-20-37 30-2 11 17 3 9 36-45 81 at #1 Baylor 31-66 .470 3-9 .333 29-38 .763 20-32-52 19-0 18 17 5 13 47-47 94N25 NOTREDAME n2W 80-58 25-58 .431 3-15 .200 27-33 .818 10-28-38 22-0 9 11 0 11 42-38 80 vs. USC 17-51 .333 7-14 .500 17-26 .654 9-26-35 23-0 6 21 2 4 30-28 58N26 NOTREDAME n2W 56-54 18-55 .327 3-12 .250 17-26 .654 12-27-39 21-1 5 12 2 8 20-36 56 vs. #7/6 Duke 18-56 .321 2-10 .200 16-24 .667 15-32-47 22-0 7 15 9 4 36-18 54D2 NOTREDAME hW 69-38 25-66 .379 1-12 .083 18-26 .692 21-28-49 13-0 13 12 1 15 40-29 69 PENN 15-52 .288 3-16 .188 5-6 .833 10-24-34 22-1 10 23 6 4 15-23 38D4 NOTREDAME aW 76-48 29-53 .547 1-7 .143 17-19 .895 8-24-32 17-0 24 15 6 15 41-35 76 at Creighton 16-43 .372 5-14 .357 11-18 .611 10-18-28 17-0 12 25 0 7 11-37 48D7 •NOTREDAME hW 95-42 37-64 .578 7-13 .538 14-17 .824 11-29-40 22-0 29 22 6 18 51-44 95 MARQUETTE 13-44 .295 2-11 .182 14-25 .560 11-17-28 19-0 6 37 2 12 23-19 42D10 NOTREDAME aW 66-38 27-62 .435 1-9 .111 11-14 .786 15-32-47 19-1 19 21 3 14 36-30 66 at#12/14Purdue 13-54 .241 1-10 .100 11-18 .611 12-20-32 14-0 5 24 4 10 17-21 38D18 NOTREDAME hW 92-83 32-62 .516 3-8 .375 25-36 .694 21-23-44 23-1 22 22 7 6 46-46 92 #8/7KENTUCKY 31-70 .443 4-11 .364 17-23 .739 20-16-36 27-1 13 19 2 13 40-43 83D20 NOTREDAME hW 90-38 34-65 .523 6-12 .500 16-27 .593 22-24-46 14-0 22 17 5 18 51-39 90 UCF 14-49 .286 1-12 .083 9-15 .600 13-15-28 21-0 9 25 0 11 16-22 38D28 NOTREDAME hW 92-26 38-87 .437 7-21 .333 9-15 .600 30-28-58 8-0 26 10 9 26 45-47 92 LONGWOOD 11-46 .239 2-11 .182 2-6 .333 9-23-32 12-0 8 33 8 6 14-12 26D30 NOTREDAME aW 128-42 40-57 .702 5-9 .556 43-52 .827 13-34-47 20-0 21 18 4 19 72-56 128 atMercer 13-53 .245 7-21 .333 9-19 .474 9-9-18 37-4 9 28 2 7 30-12 42J4 •NOTREDAME aW 74-36 24-46 .522 6-11 .545 20-25 .800 10-31-41 17-0 18 21 1 9 49-25 74 atSetonHall 12-43 .279 2-14 .143 10-20 .500 5-13-18 22-1 4 19 3 13 16-20 36J7 •NOTREDAME hW 74-67(OT) 24-67 .358 3-11 .273 23-29 .793 12-31-43 15-0 18 20 4 14 31-32-11 74 #2CONNECTICUT 24-59 .407 7-18 .389 12-20 .600 9-34-43 23-1 17 27 2 12 31-32-4 67J10 •NOTREDAME aW 80-60 25-44 .568 2-9 .222 28-32 .875 6-34-40 23-0 18 18 5 4 37-43 80 at #18/17 Georgetown 20-72 .278 5-23 .217 15-25 .600 22-14-36 24-0 12 12 1 9 16-44 60J14 •NOTREDAME aW 76-50 29-61 .475 2-8 .250 16-20 .800 14-23-37 18-0 21 12 5 12 42-34 76 atCincinnati 19-50 .380 3-8 .375 9-16 .563 11-19-30 16-0 11 22 3 7 21-29 50J17 •NOTREDAME hW 120-44 48-74 .649 9-17 .529 15-18 .833 15-31-46 14-0 33 9 1 14 54-66 120 PITTSBURGH 17-48 .354 0-10 .000 10-13 .769 3-14-17 17-0 6 26 1 4 19-25 44J21 •NOTREDAME hW 76-43 26-58 .448 0-5 .000 24-29 .828 17-25-42 15-0 15 9 4 10 44-32 76 VILLANOVA 19-47 .404 3-15 .200 2-6 .333 7-18-25 18-0 14 20 2 6 16-27 43J23 NOTREDAME hW 72-44 30-59 .508 5-12 .417 7-11 .636 11-33-44 16-0 25 19 5 11 28-44 72 #7/9TENNESSEE 17-61 .279 3-8 .375 7-16 .438 15-20-35 16-0 12 19 4 8 18-26 44J28 •NOTREDAME aW 71-56 28-64 .438 2-7 .286 13-16 .813 14-35-49 16-0 15 19 9 11 43-28 71 atSt.John’s 22-62 .355 4-10 .400 8-10 .800 7-22-29 17-0 11 17 6 9 23-33 56J31 •NOTREDAME aW 71-41 24-58 .414 6-16 .375 17-21 .810 23-29-52 11-0 19 17 2 9 40-31 71 at #13/14 Rutgers 16-53 .302 1-7 .143 8-10 .800 10-14-24 16-0 6 17 8 9 23-18 41F5 •NOTREDAME hW 90-70 35-60 .583 9-15 .600 11-13 .846 12-19-31 12-0 25 18 5 13 56-34 90 #RV/23DePAUL 28-62 .452 2-12 .167 12-14 .857 16-14-30 12-0 19 21 1 8 31-39 70F7 •NOTREDAME aW 74-55 29-68 .426 2-16 .125 14-18 .778 22-25-47 14-0 14 20 7 16 38-36 74 atSyracuse 18-61 .295 2-10 .200 17-19 .895 19-18-37 17-0 8 23 1 13 19-36 55F12 •NOTREDAME hL 63-65 22-54 .407 3-8 .375 16-25 .640 13-20-33 22-2 10 17 8 11 33-30 63 WESTVIRGINIA 20-52 .385 4-13 .308 21-25 .840 15-26-41 23-1 16 21 4 10 30-35 65F14 •NOTREDAME hW 66-47 25-52 .481 1-5 .200 15-23 .652 13-28-41 11-0 16 20 4 14 37-29 66 PROVIDENCE 21-53 .396 3-9 .333 2-5 .400 6-19-25 19-0 16 21 3 12 27-20 47F20 •NOTREDAME aW 68-52 23-47 .489 5-15 .333 17-18 .944 7-21-28 17-0 14 18 3 9 28-40 68 at#16Louisville 18-57 .316 2-16 .125 14-15 .933 18-17-35 16-0 7 19 2 11 25-27 52F25 •NOTREDAME hW 80-68 25-54 .463 4-12 .333 26-30 .867 18-23-41 14-0 12 22 6 7 41-39 80 SOUTHFLORIDA 28-61 .459 5-14 .357 7-11 .636 11-13-24 21-0 15 17 0 14 38-30 68F27 •NOTREDAME aW 72-59 25-65 .385 7-22 .318 15-18 .833 19-23-42 14-0 11 12 3 11 38-34 72 at#4Connecticut 23-53 .434 4-11 .364 9-11 .818 9-22-31 13-0 14 18 3 6 35-24 59M4 NOTREDAME n3W 69-54 30-68 .441 5-11 .455 4-7 .571 18-23-41 5-0 13 13 7 11 38-31 69 vs.#RV/23Louisville 24-54 .444 6-16 .375 0-0 .000 7-21-28 10-1 15 19 3 8 26-28 54M5 NOTREDAME n3W 73-45 23-54 .426 7-16 .438 20-23 .870 10-23-33 15-0 13 12 5 12 37-36 73 vs.#25/RVWestVirginia 19-54 .352 1-13 .077 6-15 .400 15-22-37 20-1 7 22 0 4 19-26 45M6 NOTREDAME a3L 54-63 19-59 .322 7-16 .438 9-14 .643 10-23-33 16-1 11 14 2 10 30-24 54 at#4Connecticut 24-59 .407 3-15 .200 12-15 .800 14-30-44 14-0 8 18 1 9 31-32 63M18 NOTREDAME h4W 74-43 32-66 .485 4-13 .308 6-10 .600 15-23-38 15-0 25 11 1 9 44-30 74 LIBERTY 13-42 .310 4-12 .333 13-20 .650 9-20-29 11-0 5 23 5 6 19-24 43M20 NOTREDAME h4W 73-62 23-56 .411 1-9 .111 26-33 .788 19-21-40 15-0 13 13 8 14 31-42 73 CALIFORNIA 25-56 .446 5-12 .417 7-14 .500 16-19-35 23-1 15 19 0 8 31-31 62• = BIG EAST game // h1/a1 = Preseason WNIT (campus sites) // n2 = Junkanoo Jam (Freeport, Bahamas) // n3/a3 = BIG EAST Championship (Hartford, Conn.) // h4 = NCAA Raleigh Region - First/Second Rounds (Notre Dame, Ind.)

Miscellaneous Notre Dame Statistics


fighting irish women’s basketball 2011-12NOTRE DAMELEADING SCORERSkylar Diggins 16 (43)Natalie Novosel 10 (25)Devereaux Peters 6 (19)KaylaMcBride 4(7)NatalieAchonwa 1(2)MarkishaWright 1BrittanyMallory 0(4)

LEADING REBOUNDERDevereaux Peters 24 (59)KaylaMcBride 4(5)Skylar Diggins 3 (7)MarkishaWright 3NatalieAchonwa 2(9)FradericaMiller 2(3)Natalie Novosel 1 (3)ArielBraker 0(1)

LEADER IN ASSISTSSkylar Diggins 27 (64)BrittanyMallory 5(16)Devereaux Peters 5 (7)KaylaMcBride 2(3)Natalie Novosel 1 (12)KailaTurner 1(2)NatalieAchonwa 0(1)

GAMES STARTEDSkylar Diggins 35 (103)BrittanyMallory 35(75)Natalie Novosel 35 (78)Devereaux Peters 35 (77)KaylaMcBride 32(36)FradericaMiller 2(2)NatalieAchonwa 1(1)

CHARGES TAKENOpponents 31Notre Dame 39

NatalieAchonwa 12(15)Natalie Novosel 9 (14)BrittanyMallory 6(17)Devereaux Peters 5 (9)KailaTurner 3(4)Skylar Diggins 2 (8)MarkishaWright 2

20-POINT SCORING GAMESOpponents 8Notre Dame 27

Skylar Diggins 13 (31)Natalie Novosel 10 (17)NatalieAchonwa 1(1)Devereaux Peters 1 (5)MarkishaWright 1BrittanyMallory 0(2)KaylaMcBride 0(1)

30-POINT SCORING GAMESOpponents 1Notre Dame 2

Skylar Diggins 1 (2)Natalie Novosel 1 (1)

TECHNICAL FOULSOpponents 2Notre Dame 0

FOUR-POINT PLAYSOpponents 0Notre Dame 0

THREE-POINT PLAYSOpponents 27Notre Dame 60

Skylar Diggins 13Natalie Novosel 11KaylaMcBride 10Devereaux Peters 9NatalieAchonwa 4MarkishaWright 4ArielBraker 3BrittanyMallory 3FradericaMiller 2KailaTurner 1

ND’S FIRST SUBSTITUTIONNatalieAchonwa 20FradericaMiller 11MarkishaWright 5KailaTurner 4KaylaMcBride 2

BENCH POINTSOpponents 485 (13.9 ppg.)Notre Dame 632 (18.1 ppg.)

SHOT CLOCK VIOLATIONS FORCEDOpponents 16Notre Dame 25

JUMP BALLS CONTROLLEDOpponents 14Notre Dame 22

Devereaux Peters 22/36 (.611)

FIRST SCOREOpponents 10Notre Dame 25

Natalie Novosel 8Skylar Diggins 6BrittanyMallory 4KaylaMcBride 4Devereaux Peters 3

RUNS OF 10-0 OR BETTEROpponents 3Notre Dame 48

LARGEST HALFTIME LEAD43,58-15vs.IndianaState(11/13/11) (school record)

LARGEST HALFTIME DEFICIT16,36-20vs.Duke(11/26/11)

LARGEST LEAD86,128-42(0:31-2nd)atMercer(12/30/11)

LARGEST DEFICIT19,90-71(1:48-2nd)atBaylor(11/20/11)

LARGEST WIN86,128-42atMercer(12/30/11)(school record)

LARGEST DEFEAT13,94-81atBaylor(11/20/11)

MOST CONSECUTIVE PTS27 (20:00 - 1st to 12:33 - 1st) vs. Longwood(12/28/11)

MOST CONSECUTIVE OPP PTS11,twice(MR:12:29-2ndto7:33-2nd)byDePaul(3/4/12))

LONGEST WINNING STREAK21 (11/25-2/7)

LONGEST LOSING STREAK1,threetimes(11/20;2/12;3/6)

LARGEST HOME CROWD9,149(sellout),eighttimes(MR:vs.USF,2/25/12)

LARGEST ROAD CROWD15,132atConnecticut(2/27/12)

LARGEST NEUTRAL CROWD8,731vs.WestVirginia(3/5/12)

NOTE: totals may not add up to games played due to ties … figures in parentheses by player totals are career totals (charges taken first tracked in ’08-09)

Double-Figure Points 2011-12 CareerNatalieAchonwa 8 21ArielBraker 1 2Skylar Diggins 29 85BrittanyMallory 7 32KaylaMcBride 23 30FradericaMiller 2 3Natalie Novosel 29 76Devereaux Peters 24 69KailaTurner 3 5MarkishaWright 4 4

Double-Figure Rebounds/Assists 2011-12 CareerNatalieAchonwa 0 2SkylarDiggins 0/4* 2/5*BrittanyMallory 0/0* 0/1*KaylaMcBride 3 3FradericaMiller 1 2Devereaux Peters 16 29MarkishaWright 1 1* - assists

5-5-5 Games (aka “Stat Sheet Stuffers”) 2011-12 CareerSkylar Diggins 10 27BrittanyMallory 0 5KaylaMcBride 1 1Natalie Novosel 2 5Devereaux Peters 5 11FradericaMiller 1 1KailaTurner 0 1NOTE: At least 5 in three of five statistical categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals or blocks)

Double-Doubles 2011-12 CareerNatalieAchonwa 0 1Skylar Diggins 3 5 16pts.,11asst.vs.Kentucky,12/18 11pts.,10asst.vs.Longwood,12/28 11pts.,10asst.vs.DePaul,2/5BrittanyMallory 0 1KaylaMcBride 2 2 10pts.,12rebs.vs.Connecticut,1/7 13pts.,10rebs.atRutgers,1/31Devereaux Peters 11 22 16pts.,11rebs.atPurdue,12/10 13pts.,13rebs.vs.Kentucky,12/18 19pts.,10rebs.vs.Longwood,12/28 16pts.,16rebs.vs.Tennessee,1/23 18pts.,15rebs.atSt.John’s,1/28 10pts.,17rebs.atRutgers,1/31 21pts.,16rebs.atSyracuse,2/7 19pts.,11rebs.vs.Providence,2/14 17pts.,18rebs.vs.USF,2/25 16pts.,12rebs.vs.DePaul,3/4 11pts.,14rebs.vs.California,3/20MarkishaWright 1 1 14pts.,11rebs.vs.IndianaState,11/13

Clutch Free Throws (final 5 min. + OT) FT-FTA Pct.Natalie Novosel 32-37 .865BrittanyMallory 7-9 .778KaylaMcBride 8-11 .727Devereaux Peters 5-7 .714ArielBraker 18-26 .692Skylar Diggins 17-26 .654MarkishaWright 13-20 .650FradericaMiller 9-14 .643NatalieAchonwa 7-12 .583WhitneyHolloway 3-6 .500KailaTurner 1-2 .500’11-12 Team Totals 120-170 .706

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fighting irish women’s basketball 2011-12 NOTRE DAMESCORINGPlayer scored 25 points:NatalieNovosel(28)vs.California,3/20/12Player scored 30 points:NatalieNovosel(32)vs.SouthFlorida,2/25/12Player scored 35 points:CharelAllen(35)vs.Oklahoma,3/25/08(@ West Lafayette, Ind.)Player scored 40 points:RuthRiley(41)atProvidence,1/30/99Player came off bench and scored 20 points:MarkishaWright(24)atMercer,12/30/11Two players scored 20 points:NatalieNovosel(28)andSkylarDiggins(21)vs.California,3/20/12Three players scored 20 points:DanielleGreen(28),SheilaMcMillen(26),RuthRiley(23)vs.WestVirginia,1/7/99Two players scored 25 points:NatalieNovosel(28)andSkylarDiggins(27)atBaylor,11/20/11Player scored 25 points/3 consecutive games:CharelAllen (25vs.DePaul,2/11/07;25atVil-lanova,2/13/07;26atProvidence,2/17/07)None in double figures:atSetonHall,2/8/04One in double figures:SkylarDiggins(10)atConnecticut,3/8/10Six in double figures:seeeightindoublefiguresSeven in double figures:seeeightindoublefiguresEight in double figures:DevereauxPeters (20),NatalieAchonwa (19),KailaTurner (14),NatalieNovosel(13),SkylarDiggins(11),BrittanyMallory(11),KaylaMcBride(11)andMarkishaWright(11)vs.Pittsburgh,1/17/12ND scored 50 points/half: see 55 points/halfND scored 55 points/half:56(1sthalf)vs.DePaul,2/5/12ND scored 60 points/half:66(2ndhalf)vs.Pittsburgh,1/17/12ND scored 100 points/game:120vs.Pittsburgh,1/17/12ND scored 100 points/road game:128atMercer,12/30/11ND scored 100 points/BIG EAST game:120vs.Pittsburgh,1/17/12ND scored fewer than 15 points/half:11(1sthalf)atWestVirginia,1/13/08ND scored fewer than 20 points/half:19(1sthalf)atConnecticut,1/16/10ND scored fewer than 50 points/game:44atConnecticut,3/8/10

FIELD GOAL SHOOTINGPlayer made every shot from the field (min. 7):SkylarDiggins(8-8)atMercer,12/30/11ND shot 55 percent/game:58.3(35-60)vs.DePaul,2/5/12ND shot 55 percent/consecutive games:58.1(36-62)vs.IndianaState,11/13/11;and56.1(32-57)vs.Hartford,11/17/11ND shot 60 percent/game:64.9(48-74)vs.Pittsburgh,1/17/12ND shot 65 percent/game:see70percent/gameND shot 70 percent/game:70.2(40-57)atMercer,12/30/11ND shot below 25 percent/game:24.5(13-53)atWestVirginia,1/13/08ND shot below 30 percent/game:26.9(18-67)atConnecticut,1/16/10ND shot below 35 percent/game:32.2(19-59)atConnecticut,3/6/12ND shot below 35 percent/game and won:seebelow35percent/gameND shot 55 percent/half:see60percent/halfND shot 60 percent/half:61.9(13-21),2ndhalfatLouisville,2/20/12ND shot 65 percent/half:see70percent/halfND shot 70 percent/half:71.9(23-32),1sthalfvs.DePaul,2/5/12ND shot 55 percent/both halves:60.5(23-38)and69.4(25-36)vs.Pittsburgh,1/17/12ND shot below 25 percent/half:23.1(6-26),1sthalfvs.Duke,11/26/11(@ Freeport, Bahamas)ND shot below 30 percent/half:27.6(8-29),2ndhalfatConnecticut,3/6/12

THREE-POINT SHOOTINGPlayer made 4 three-pointers/half:BrittanyMallory(1sthalf)vs.Hartford,11/17/11Player made 5 three-pointers/half:KellieWatson(1sthalf)vs.MichiganState,11/29/08Player made 5 three-pointers:SkylarDigginsvs.Tennessee,1/23/12Player made 6 three-pointers:BrittanyMalloryvs.Oklahoma,3/26/11(@ Dayton, Ohio)Player made 7 three-pointers:AliciaRatayatProvidence,2/16/03Player made 8 three-pointers:SheilaMcMillenvs.St.John’s,2/28/98(@ Piscataway, N.J.)Player attempted 10 three-pointers:BrittanyMalloryvs.Oklahoma,3/26/11(@ Dayton, Ohio)ND made 10 three-pointers:10atSyracuse,1/30/10ND did not make a three-pointer:vs.Villanova,1/21/12ND attempted 20 three-pointers:22atConnecticut,2/27/12ND shot 60 percent 3FG (min. 5 att.):60.0(6-10)vs.DePaul,2/5/12

FREE THROW SHOOTINGPlayer made 10 free throws:seemade15freethrowsPlayer made 15 free throws:NatalieNovosel(18)vs.California,3/20/12Player attempted 15 free throws:NatalieNovosel(20)vs.California,3/20/12Player made 10 for 10 or better:12-12byNatalieNovoselvs.SouthFlorida,2/25/12ND shot 90 percent (min. 10 att.):94.4(17-18)atLouisville,2/20/12ND shot below 50 percent (min. 10 att.):33.3(4-12)vs.Cincinnati,1/31/09ND made 30 free throws:43(attempted52)atMercer,12/30/11ND made fewer than five FTs:4(attempted7)vs.DePaul,3/4/12(@ Hartford, Conn.)ND attempted 40 free throws:52(made43)atMercer,12/30/11ND attempted fewer than five FTs:2(made2)atConnecticut,3/8/10

REBOUNDSPlayer had 15 rebounds:DevereauxPeters(15)atConnecticut,2/27/12Player had 20 rebounds:HeidiBunek(20)atDePaul,1/20/88Two players had double-figure rebounds:DevereauxPeters(17)andKaylaMcBride(10)atRutgers,1/31/12Three players had double-figure rebounds:KatrynaGaither (14),BethMorgan (11)andCareyPoor(10)atMichiganState,12/21/95ND had 60 rebounds:66vs.SoutheastMissouriState,1/2/11ND had 20 offensive rebounds:22atSyracuse,2/7/12ND had 25 offensive rebounds: see 30ND had 30 offensive rebounds:30vs.Longwood,12/28/11

DOUBLE-DOUBLESPoints & rebounds:DevereauxPeters(11/14)vs.California,3/20/12Points & rebounds/consecutive games:see3consecutivegamesPoints & rebounds/3 consecutive games: Devereaux Peters (16/16) vs. Tennessee, 1/23/12;(18/15)atSt.John’s,1/28/12;(10/17)atRutgers,1/31/12Points & rebounds/4 consecutive games:JacquelineBatteast(14/11)vs.VirginiaTech,1/10/04;(23/11)vs.Connecticut,1/13/04;(22/10)atWestVirginia,1/17/04;(12/10)atSyracuse,1/21/04Points & rebounds/5 consecutive games: Jacqueline Batteast (20/10) vs. Western Michigan,12/12/01;(11/12)vs.Marquette,12/22/01;(23/10)atRice,12/28/01;(25/14)vs.DePaul,12/31/01;(12/13)atMiami(Fla.),1/2/02Points & assists:SkylarDiggins(11/10)vs.DePaul,2/5/12Points & assists/consecutive games:NieleIvey(12/10)atValparaiso,11/17/00;(14/11)vs.Arizona,11/20/00Two players had double-doubles: Devereaux Peters (10p/17r) andKaylaMcBride (13p/10r) atRutgers,1/31/12Three players had double-doubles:CrystalErwin(14p/10r),MeganDuffy(14p/10a)andJacque-lineBatteast(10p/10r)vs.St.John’s,1/26/0515 points and 15 rebounds:DevereauxPeters(17/18)vs.SouthFlorida,2/25/1220 points and 10 rebounds:DevereauxPeters(21/16)atSyracuse,2/7/1220 points and 20 rebounds:HeidiBunek(25/20)atDePaul,1/20/88

TRIPLE-DOUBLES (only two in school history)Points, rebounds, assists:SaraLiebscher(17p/12r/10a)vs.Detroit,2/15/90Points, assists, steals:MaryGavin(11p/14a/10s)vs.Marquette,1/31/87

ASSISTSPlayer had 10 assists:SkylarDiggins(10)vs.DePaul,2/5/12Player had 10 assists/consecutive games: Megan Duffy (11 vs. Rutgers, 1/23/05; 10 vs. St.John’s,1/26/05)Player had 15 assists:MaryGavin(17)atMarquette,2/28/87ND had 30 assists:33vs.Pittsburgh,1/17/12ND had fewer than 10 assists:5vs.Duke,11/26/11(@ Freeport, Bahamas)ND had fewer than 5 assists:3vs.Villanova,3/8/09(@ Hartford, Conn.)

BLOCKED SHOTSPlayer blocked 5 shots: see 6Player blocked 6 shots:DevereauxPeters(7)vs.California,3/20/12Player blocked 10 shots:AmandaBarksdale(11)vs.BostonCollege,2/10/02ND blocked 10 shots:10atSt.John’s,2/16/10ND blocked 15 shots:16vs.BostonCollege,2/10/02ND blocked 0 shots:vs.USC,11/25/11(@ Freeport, Bahamas)

STEALSPlayer had 7 steals:FradericaMillervs.Akron,11/11/11Player had 8 steals:AshleyBarlowvs.Cincinnati,1/31/09ND had 20 steals:26vs.Longwood,12/28/11

TURNOVERSND committed 25 or more:27vs.Akron,11/11/11ND committed 25 or more and won:see25ormoreND committed 30 or more:30atWestVirginia,2/22/11ND committed 10 or fewer:9vs.Villanova,1/21/12ND committed 10 or fewer/consecutive games:9vs.Pittsburgh,1/17/12;9vs.Villanova,1/21/12ND committed 5 or fewer:3atMaryland,11/16/07

MISCELLANEOUSLed ND in points/rebounds/assists:SkylarDiggins(19p/8r/3a)vs.Duke,11/26/11(@ Freeport, Bahamas)Hit “final minute” game-winning shot:NatalieNovosel(FG/0:00)vs.Duke,11/26/11(@ Freeport, Bahamas)Four-point play:AshleyBarlow(0:08.4,1sthalf)atSyracuse,1/30/10Made shot from midcourt or beyond:BreonaGray(48feetat0:00,1sthalf)atSetonHall,1/2/07Played every minute:SkylarDiggins(40)atConnecticut,3/6/12Played more than 40 minutes:SkylarDiggins(42)&NatalieNovosel(41)vs.Connecticut,1/7/12ND rallied from 10-point deficit to win:seeralliedfrom15-pointdeficittowinND rallied from 15-point deficit to win:trailedvs.Duke,20-38(19:15-2nd);won56-54,11/26/11(@ Freeport, Bahamas)ND scored 20 straight points:22-0runatMercer,12/30/11ND scored 25 straight points:27-0runvs.Longwood,12/28/11ND scored 30 straight points:36-0runvs.SoutheastMissouriState,1/2/11

OVERTIMEND played an OT game:vs.Connecticut(W,74-67),1/7/12ND played two overtimes:vs.UCLA(L,86-83),11/18/10ND won an OT game:seeplayedanOTgameND won an OT game at home:seeplayedanOTgameND won an OT game on the road:atBowlingGreen(86-84),12/5/07ND lost an OT game:seeplayedtwoovertimes

RANKINGSPlayed the No. 1 team in the AP poll:lostatBaylor(94-81),11/20/11Played the No. 1 team in the ESPN/USA Today/WBCA poll:seeplayedNo.1teaminAPpollDefeated top-10 opponent:at#4/4Connecticut(72-59),2/27/12Defeated top-10 opponent at home:vs.#7/9Tennessee(72-44),1/23/12Defeated top-10 opponent on the road:seedefeatedtop-10opponentDefeated top-10 opponent by double digits:seedefeatedtop-10opponent

The Last Time An Opponent…SCORINGPlayer scored 25 points:BriaHartley(25),Connecticut,1/7/12Player scored 30 points:BrittneyGriner(32)atBaylor,11/20/11Player scored 35 points:MayaMoore(36),Connecticut,4/3/11(@ Indianapolis, Ind.)Two players scored 20 points:JasminePenny(24)andKatherineHarry(20),DePaul,2/5/12Three players scored 20 points:AngelaSimpson(37),BridgetteWilliams(24)andStephanieShaw(22),NorthwesternState,3/24/95(@ Amarillo, Texas)Two players scored 25 points:BrittneyGriner(32)andOdysseySims(25)atBaylor,11/20/11None in double figures:Longwood,12/28/11(BrittanniBillups-8pts)One in double figures:AntonitaSlaughter(12)atLouisville,2/20/12Five in double figures:BrittneyGriner (21),BrooklynPope (20),KimetriaHayden (14),OdysseySims(11)andMelissaJones(10)atBaylor,12/1/10Six in double figures: JannonRoland (21),DanielleMcCulley (14),JenniferJacoby (12),StaceyLovelace(12),NicoleErickson(11)andShannonLindsey(11),Purdue,11/30/94Scored 50 points/half:50(2ndhalf),SanDiegoState,11/26/09(@ St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands)Scored 55 points/half: see 60 points/halfScored 60 points/half:63(2ndhalf),NorthwesternState,3/24/95(@ Amarillo, Texas)Scored 100 points/game:106,Connecticut,12/8/98Scored 100 points/non-conference game:103,NorthwesternState,3/24/95(@ Amarillo, Texas)Scored fewer than 15 points/half:12(2ndhalf)atMercer,12/30/11Scored fewer than 20 points/half:19(1sthalf)byLiberty,3/18/12Scored fewer than 40 points/game:36atSetonHall,1/4/12

FIELD GOAL SHOOTINGShot 50 percent/game:54.7(29-53),TexasA&M,4/5/11(@ Indianapolis, Ind.)Shot 55 percent/game:55.6(30-54),Connecticut,3/1/10Shot 60 percent/game:60.0(30-50),DePaul,1/22/08Shot below 25 percent/game:24.5(13-53)atMercer,12/30/11Shot below 30 percent/game:29.5(18-61)atSyracuse,2/7/12Shot 50 percent/half:50.0(13-26),2ndhalfbyDePaul,3/4/12(@ Hartford, Conn.)Shot 55 percent/half:56.5(13-23),2ndhalfatCreighton,12/4/11Shot 60 percent/half:see65percent/halfShot 65 percent/half:68.2(15-22),2ndhalfbyTexasA&M,4/5/11(@ Indianapolis, Ind.)Shot 70 percent/half:70.0(14-20),2ndhalfbyNewHampshire,11/12/10Shot 50 percent/both halves:53.3(16-30)and56.5(13-23)atConnecticut,2/19/11Shot below 20 percent/half:18.8(6-32),1sthalfatSyracuse,2/7/12Shot below 25 percent/half:21.7(5-23),2ndhalfbyLiberty,3/18/12Shot below 30 percent/half:seebelow25percent/halfShot below 30 percent/both halves:27.3(6-22)and28.6(6-21)atSetonHall,1/4/12

THREE-POINT SHOOTINGPlayer made 5 three-pointers:MayaMoore,Connecticut,4/3/11(@ Indianapolis, Ind.)Player made 6 three-pointers:AnneBoese,IPFW,12/8/09Player made 7 three-pointers:AngieBjorklund,Tennessee,1/5/08Player attempted 10 three-pointers:SugarRodgers(11)atGeorgetown,1/10/12Made 10 three-pointers:11byIPFW,12/8/09Did not make a three-pointer:Pittsburgh,1/17/12Shot 50 percent 3FG (min. 5 att.):50.0(7-14)byUSC,11/25/11(@ Freeport, Bahamas)Shot 60 percent 3FG (min. 5 att.):61.5(8-13)byTemple,3/21/11(@ Salt Lake City, Utah)

FREE THROW SHOOTINGPlayer made 10 free throws:AsyaBussie(10)vs.WestVirginia,2/12/12Player made 15 free throws:NokDuany(15)atGeorgetown,2/23/02Player attempted 15 free throws:CandaceParker (17), Tennessee,3/30/08 (@ Oklahoma City, Okla.)Player made 10 for 10 or better:KellyFaris(10-10),Connecticut,1/8/11Shot 90 percent (min. 10 att.):94.4(14-15)atLouisville,2/20/12Shot below 50 percent (min. 10 att.):43.8(7-16),Tennessee,1/23/12Made 30 free throws:32(attempted37),Illinois,11/24/98Made fewer than five FTs:0(attempted0),DePaul,3/4/12(@ Hartford, Conn.)Attempted 40 free throws:45(made28),atSouthFlorida,1/13/07Attempted fewer than five FTs:0(made0),DePaul,3/4/12(@ Hartford, Conn.)

REBOUNDSPlayer had 15 rebounds:MichelleHarrison(16)atUtah,3/19/11Player had 20 rebounds:WendyScholtens(20)atVanderbilt,1/8/89Two players had double-figure rebounds:BrittneyGriner(14)andDestinyWilliams(13)atBaylor,11/20/11Three players had double-figure rebounds:AuroraAdams(16),BrendaMcCunn(11)andPaulaLangseth(10),Hawaii,3/22/81(@ Anchorage, Alaska)Had 50 or more rebounds:52atBaylor,11/20/11Out-rebounded ND by 10 or more:11atConnecticut,3/6/12(UC44,ND33)

DOUBLE-DOUBLESPoints & rebounds:ElizabethWilliams(16/13),Duke,11/26/11(@ Freeport, Bahamas)Points & assists:LiadSuez-Karni(14/10),Villanova,2/7/06Two players had double-doubles:BrittneyGriner(32/14)andDestinyWilliams(15/13)atBaylor,11/20/11Three players had double-doubles:MaryRaese(24p/10r),MaryWesterwelle(11p/10r)andNetraMcGrew(10p/10a),Idaho,3/21/86(@ Amarillo, Texas)15 points and 15 rebounds:TinaCharles(16/17),Connecticut,3/8/10(@ Hartford, Conn.)20 points and 10 rebounds:BrittneyGriner(32/14)atBaylor,11/20/1120 points and 20 rebounds:WendyScholtens(29/20)atVanderbilt,1/8/89

TRIPLE-DOUBLESPoints, rebounds, assists:LiadSuez-Karni(14p/10r/10a),Villanova,2/7/06Points, rebounds, steals:DianaVines(23p/11r/12s)atDePaul,1/24/89

ASSISTSPlayer had 10 assists:KetiaSwanier(11),Connecticut,1/27/08Player had 15 assists:VeronicaPettry(16)atLoyola-Chicago,2/18/89Had 25 assists:27,Connecticut,3/2/99(@ Piscataway, N.J.)Had 30 assists:30atLoyola-Chicago,2/18/89Had fewer than 10 assists:5,Liberty,3/18/12

BLOCKED SHOTSPlayer blocked 5 shots:ElizabethWilliams(7),Duke,11/26/11(@ Freeport, Bahamas)Blocked 10 shots: see 15Blocked 15 shots:16atConnecticut,1/27/07Blocked 0 shots:California,3/20/12

STEALSPlayer had 5 steals: see 7 stealsPlayer had 6 steals: see 7 stealsPlayer had 7 steals:SashaBernard,SouthFlorida,2/25/12Player had 10 steals:KatieSmrcka-Duffy,Georgetown,1/29/00Had 15 steals:15,Louisville,3/6/11(@ Hartford, Conn.)Had 20 steals:24,Georgetown,1/29/00

TURNOVERSPlayer committed 10 turnovers:CrystalSmith(10),Longwood,12/28/11Committed 20 turnovers or more and won:21,WestVirginia,2/12/12Committed 25 turnovers or more:26,Pittsburgh,1/17/12Committed 30 turnovers or more:33,Longwood,12/28/11Committed 35 turnovers or more:37,Marquette,12/7/11Committed 40 turnovers or more:46,Akron,11/11/11Committed 5 turnovers or fewer:5atVillanova,1/25/03Committed 10 turnovers or fewer:10,Georgetown,2/20/10

MISCELLANEOUSLed team in points/rebounds/assists:AshleeAnderson(14p/3r/2a),Pittsburgh,1/17/12Hit “final minute” game-winning shot:BrookeHampton(2FT/0:04.6),WestVirginia,2/12/12Played every minute:BriaHartley(40),Connecticut,4/3/11(@ Indianapolis, Ind.)Played more than 40 minutes:BriaHartley(45-),Connecticut,1/7/12Rallied from 10-point deficit to win:WestVirginia,2/12/12(NDled48-37with13:05left in2ndhalf,WVUwon65-63)Led ND by 10 or more at halftime:seeledby15ormoreLed ND by 15 or more at halftime:16byDuke(36-20),11/26/11(@ Freeport, Bahamas)Led ND by 25 or more points:30byConnecticut(71-41at2:58of2ndhalf),3/1/10

SCORING MARGINS — The Last Time…ND won by 30-plus points:31—atND74,Liberty43,3/18/12ND won by 30-plus points at home: see 30ND won by 30-plus points on the road:30—ND71,atRutgers41,1/31/12ND won by 40-plus points: see 70ND won by 50-plus points: see 70ND won by 60-plus points: see 70ND won by 70-plus points:76—atND120,Pittsburgh44,1/17/12

ND lost by 10-19 points:13—atBaylor94,ND81,11/20/11ND lost by 10-19 points at home:10—Rutgers78,atND68,1/27/09ND lost by 10-19 points on the road: see 10-19ND lost by 20-29 points:21—atConnecticut78,ND57,2/19/11ND lost by 20-29 points at home:25—Connecticut76,atND51,3/1/10ND lost by 20-29 points on the road: see 20-29ND lost by 30-plus points:39—atTennessee89,ND50,3/17/02



2011-12 Box Scores#2 Notre Dame 81, Akron 61Preseason WNIT — First RoundNovember 11, 2011Purcell Pavilion (Notre Dame, Ind.)

Akron (61)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpTecca 26 5-10 0-0 3-3 8 2 4 13Young 25 4-8 2-6 0-1 5 3 3 10Cassell 18 2-8 2-4 0-0 4 0 1 6Lubergh 28 2-4 1-2 0-0 4 0 1 5Ruper 32 2-8 2-7 1-2 6 3 1 7Williams 22 2-4 1-2 2-2 3 4 2 7Stubbs 10 1-3 0-0 0-1 2 0 5 2Mushington 20 2-6 0-1 1-2 2 3 3 5King 19 3-5 0-1 0-0 3 1 0 6Team 7Totals 200 23-56 8-23 7-11 44 16 20 61

Notre Dame (81)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpPeters 28 5-9 0-0 0-2 8 4 3 10Diggins 33 7-14 1-3 6-8 2 8 2 21Novosel 25 5-14 0-3 3-6 3 1 2 13Mallory 22 1-4 0-2 0-0 2 2 1 2McBride 23 6-11 1-1 2-3 7 1 2 15Holloway 8 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 2 0 0Miller 16 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 2 4 4Turner 20 1-5 0-2 0-0 1 2 1 2Wright 19 5-10 0-0 2-2 7 2 2 12Braker 6 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 0 1 2Team 5Totals 200 33-74 2-12 13-21 38 24 18 81

Akron 30 31 — 61Notre Dame 44 37 — 81

FG Pct: Akron 41.1, Notre Dame 44.6. 3-PT FG Pct: Akron34.8,NotreDame16.7.FT Pct:Akron63.6,NotreDame61.9.Turnovers:Akron46,NotreDame27.Blocked Shots:Akron3(Tecca2),NotreDame3(Diggins2).Steals:Akron14(Tecca,Cassell,Stubbs3),NotreDame29(Miller7).Attendance:8,516.

NOTES:NotreDameimprovesto27-8(.771)all-timeinseasonopeners, includinga22-3 (.880) record in the25-yearMuffetMcGraw era … the Fighting Irish have won 17 consecutiveseasonopeners,matchingupexactlywiththeirmembershipintheBIGEASTConference…theFightingIrishmoveto74-16(.822)all-timeagainstschoolsfromthestateofOhio,includinga38-7(.844)recordatPurcellPavilionandanactive18-gamehomewinningstreakagainstOhioschools,stretchingbacktoMarch1993…NotreDame improves to36-14 (.720)againstthecurrentMid-AmericanConferencemembershipandextendsitswinningstreakagainstMACopponentsto19games…theFightingIrishhavea22-4(.846)recordagainsttheMACatPurcellPavilion,aswellasa21-5(.808)markintheMcGraweraand13-1(.929)homerecordvs.theMACsinceMcGrawcametoNotreDamein1987-88…forthethirdtimeinfourPreseasonWNITappearances,NotreDameopenedathomeagainstaMACopponent,havingwonallthreetimes(66-41vs.KentStatein1996;98-50vs.Miami-Ohioin2007)…theFightingIrishforced46Akronturnovers,third-mostbyaFightingIrishopponentinschoolhistorybehindthe49giveawaysbyNewHampshireinlastyear’sseasonopener(Nov.12,2010atPurcellPavilion),and48turnoversbySIU-EdwardsvilleonJan.11,1980(inDeKalb,Ill.)…the29NotreDamestealssetanewPreseasonWNITrecord(previous:20byNorthwesternStatevs.Arkansasin1995)andtiedforsecondinschoolhistory (record:36 in lastyear’swinoverNewHampshire)…FradericaMillerhadacareer-highsevensteals(previouswasfiveonfouroccasions,thelastvs.SoutheastMissouriStateonJan.2,2011atPurcellPavilion),themostbyaNotreDameplayerinasinglegamesinceNatalieNovoselhadsevenstealsinthewinoverNewHampshire…KaylaMcBrideregisteredacareer-highsevenrebounds(previouswassixonfouroccasions,thelastonJan.12,2011,vs.LouisvilleatPurcellPavilion)andacareer-best foursteals (previouswasthreeontwooccasions,thelastonNov.26,2010,vs.IUPUIatPurcellPavilion)…SkylarDigginsdishedoutagame-higheightassists,themostbyaNotreDameplayerinaseasonopenersinceNov.18,2005,whenMeganDuffyhadeightassistsina55-45winoverMichiganatPurcellPavilion(agamebetterknownforbeingMcGraw’s500thcareervictory).

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ME #2 Notre Dame 99, Indiana State 34

Preseason WNIT — QuarterfinalNovember 13, 2011Purcell Pavilion (Notre Dame, Ind.)

Indiana State (34)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpThomas 31 2-2 0-0 3-4 5 1 2 7Oyer 21 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 1 4 0Zurek 16 0-0 0-0 3-4 4 4 0 3Schoen 32 1-4 1-4 2-2 1 0 3 5Munn 27 5-13 3-6 0-0 3 0 4 13Valley 23 1-7 0-1 0-0 0 2 4 2Gunning 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Mattox 22 1-4 0-1 0-0 2 1 3 2Rademacher 14 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 2 0Franklin 12 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 2Team 6Totals 200 11-36 4-13 8-10 23 9 22 34


Indiana State 15 19 — 34Notre Dame 58 41 — 99

FG Pct: IndianaState 30.6,NotreDame58.1.3-PT FG Pct: IndianaState30.8,NotreDame57.1.FT Pct:IndianaState80.0,NotreDame67.9.Turnovers:IndianaState36,NotreDame11.Blocked Shots:IndianaState2,NotreDame4(Wright,Braker2). Steals: IndianaState4 (Schoen,Munn2),NotreDame25(Peters,Diggins6).Attendance:8,157.

NOTES:NotreDame’s25stealsaresecond-mostinaPreseasonWNITgame,toppedonlybythe29FightingIrishtheftsrecordedtwodaysearliervs.Akron…theFightingIrishsetaschoolre-cordwiththeir43-pointhalftimelead(previous:53-12vs.NewHampshireonNov.12,2010)…NotreDamehasadvancedtothesemifinalsofthePreseasonWNITforthefourthtimeinasmanyappearances(also1996,2004and2007)…NotreDame’s65-pointmarginofvictoryisthefourth-largestinschoolhistory,andthird65-pointwininlessthanacalendaryear…theFightingIrishscored58pointsinthefirsthalf,tyingforthethird-mostpointsinonehalfinschoolhistory(andmatchingthesecond-mostinthefirsthalfofagame)—NotreDamelastscoredthatmanypointsinahalfonNov.15,2009,withasimilar58-pointfirsthalfina102-54winovervisitingArkansas-PineBluff…theFightingIrishhadsixdouble-figurescorersforthefirsttimesincetheyalsohadsixinlastyear’sSetonHallwin(Feb.8,2011)…NotreDameis27-2(.931)againstthecurrentMissouriValleyConferencealignment(18-1inthe25-yearMuffetMcGrawera),includinga14-1(.933)recordathome(11-0intheMcGrawera);NotreDamealsohaswonnineconsecutivegamesoveralland13inarowathomeagainstMVCteams…IndianaStatewasthe21stdifferentin-stateopponenttheFightingIrishhavefaced,withNotreDamerisingto122-32(.792)againstotherIndianaschoolsanda61-11(.847)recordathomeandanactive17-gamewinningstreakagainsttheHoosierState…ISUistheeighthoftheothernineNCAADivisionIschoolsinIndianathatNotreDamehasplayed,withtheloneexceptionbeingBallState…NatalieNovoselbecamethe29thplayerinschoolhistorytoscore1,000points,passingthemilestoneonapairoffreethrowswith14:20remaining…MarkishaWright registeredherfirstcareerdouble-double (14points/11rebounds)inhersecondcollegegame,theearliestaFightingIrishrookiehaspostedadouble-doubleinhercareersinceNov.13,2006,whenAshleyBarlowchalkedup19pointsand10reboundsinan85-81overtimewinoverBowlingGreenatPurcellPavilion.

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ME #2 Notre Dame 98, Hartford 43

Preseason WNIT — SemifinalNovember 17, 2011Purcell Pavilion (Notre Dame, Ind.)

Hartford (43)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpDoherty 22 4-11 0-1 0-6 2 3 2 8Smith 21 1-2 0-0 0-0 3 1 3 2Elliott 31 3-7 2-4 1-2 2 3 4 9Hall 18 1-3 0-0 2-4 3 0 5 4Bepko 24 2-3 1-1 0-0 0 0 3 5Clark 17 0-1 0-0 0-2 3 0 2 0Gilbert 20 2-4 0-0 0-0 5 1 4 4Bultron 9 0-3 0-2 1-2 0 0 1 1Englert 17 2-3 1-1 0-0 1 2 0 5Moore 21 2-6 1-1 0-2 1 0 1 5Team 4Totals 200 17-43 5-10 4-18 24 10 25 43


Hartford 20 23 — 43Notre Dame 50 48 — 98

FG Pct:Hartford39.5,NotreDame56.1.3-PT FG Pct:Hartford50.0,NotreDame57.1.FT Pct:Hartford22.2,NotreDame74.3.Turnovers:Hartford30,NotreDame14.Blocked Shots:Hartford3(Clark2),NotreDame4(Novosel2).Steals:Hartford9(Doherty5),NotreDame15(Diggins4).Attendance:8,292.

NOTES:NotreDameadvancestothePreseasonWNITchampion-shipgameforthesecondtimeinfourtournamentappearances,havingwonthe2004crown…thismarkstheeighthtimeinthe17-yearhistoryof the tournament thataBIGEAST teamhasreachedthePreseasonWNITfinal,withDePaulthemostrecentleagueschooltoadvancethatfarin2010(BIGEASTteamsare4-3inthePreseasonWNITchampionshipgameaftertheBlueDemons’67-58lossatPurduelastyear)…forthefirsttimeinthe35-yearhistoryofFightingIrishwomen’sbasketball,NotreDamescoredatleast98pointsinconsecutivegames…thecombined197pointsinthepasttwogamesarethemostscoredbytheFightingIrishinatwo-gamespansinceNov.19-23,2008,whentheypiledup198pointsinahomewinoverEvansville(96-61)andaroadvictoryatBostonCollege(102-54)…NotreDameregisteredconsecutivewinsbyatleast55pointsforthefirsttimeinschoolhistory…BrittanyMalloryistheeighthNotreDameplayertogoperfectfromthethree-pointline(min.fourattempts),andfirstsinceNov.22,2000,whencurrentFightingIrishassistantcoachNieleIveyknockeddownallfourofherlong-distancetriesinan83-56victoryatNo.19/RVWisconsinintheCoachesvs.CancerChallenge…MalloryisfourthNotreDameplayertogo4-for-4orbetteronthree-pointersatPurcellPavilion,andthefirstsinceDec.8,1998,whenSheilaMcMillensetanarenarecordbygoing5-for-5ina106-81losstoConnecticut…theFightingIrishheldtheiropponentwithoutadouble-figurescorerforthefirsttimesinceJan.23,2011,ina69-36winoverNo.RV/23St.John’satPurcellPavilion…NotreDamehadatleastfourdouble-digitscorersforthethirdtimeinasmanygamesthisyear,improvingto37-4insuchoutingsduringthepastthreeseasons(2009-10topresent)… theFighting Irishhavewon29of their last 32regular-seasontournamentgames,andriseto12-2all-timeinthePreseasonWNIT,includinga10-0recordathome…NotreDameis49-7(.875)againstfirst-timeopponentssincejoiningtheBIGEASTin1995-96,includinga29-3(.906)markagainstnewfoessincethestartofthe2000-01season…theFightingIrishhavewon26consecutivehomegamesagainstfirst-timeopponentsdatingbacktoJanuary1996…thevictorywasNo.559ofheadcoachMuffetMcGraw’scareer,givinghersolepossessionofthirdplaceontheNotreDameall-timecoachingwinslist(forallsports),passingbaseballcoachJakeKline(558from1934-75)…priortothegame,abannerwasraisedatPurcellPaviliontorecognizeMcGraw’sinductionintotheWomen’sBasketballHallofFameinJune2011.

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2011-12 Box Scores#1 Baylor 94, #2 Notre Dame 81Preseason WNIT — ChampionshipNovember 20, 2011Ferrell Center (Waco, Texas)

Notre Dame (81)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpPeters 26 3-10 0-0 0-0 8 2 4 6Diggins 36 9-20 1-3 8-9 4 3 4 27Novosel 35 8-18 1-5 11-15 5 1 5 28Mallory 32 1-6 0-5 0-0 4 4 4 2McBride 27 6-13 1-3 0-0 4 0 3 13Achonwa 12 0-2 0-1 0-0 4 0 2 0Miller 16 0-1 0-0 1-2 6 0 5 1Turner 3 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 0Wright 13 1-1 0-0 2-2 0 1 2 4Team 2Totals 200 28-72 3-18 22-28 37 11 30 81

Baylor (94)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpWilliams 29 5-10 0-0 5-9 13 1 2 15Pope 13 1-7 0-0 2-4 8 1 2 4Griner 40- 14-18 0-0 4-5 14 0 2 32Hayden 37 2-10 1-3 4-4 6 1 2 9Madden 12 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 2Sims 38 6-15 1-3 12-14 0 6 4 25Robertson 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Condrey 31 2-5 1-3 2-2 6 6 3 7Agbuke 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Field 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Palmer 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0Team 5Totals 200 31-66 3-9 29-38 52 18 19 94

Notre Dame 36 45 — 81Baylor 47 47 — 94

FG Pct: Notre Dame 38.9, Baylor 47.0. 3-PT FG Pct: Notre Dame16.7,Baylor33.3.FT Pct:NotreDame78.6,Baylor76.3.Turnovers:NotreDame17,Baylor17.Blocked Shots: Notre Dame3 (Peters2),Baylor5 (Griner5).Steals:NotreDame9(Mallory,McBride2),Baylor13(Sims6).Technical Foul:Sims(BU). Attendance:9,477.

NOTES:NotreDamefinishedthePreseasonWNITwitharecord-setting78steals,easilysmashingtheoldmarkof58stealssetbyRutgersin1998…theFightingIrishlostforonlythefourthtimeintheirlast33regular-seasontournamentgames,withthreeofthosefourdefeatscomingawayfromhomeinthePreseasonWNITagainstopponentsrankedinthetopthree(also72-59vs.No.3/2Tennesseein1996semifinalsatRuston,La.;75-59atNo.3Marylandin2007semifinals)…theFightingIrishare1-2all-timein“1-vs-2”matchups,havingpreviouslysplitapairofcontestswithConnecticutin2000-01(losttoNo.2UConn,78-76inBIGEASTfinal;won90-75vs.No.1UConninNCAAnationalsemifinalsatSt.Louis)…NotreDamefallsto8-9againstthecurrentBig12alignment,withitslastfivelossestoBig12teamscomingby13pointsorfewer…theBIGEASTnowis4-4all-timeinPreseasonWNITtitlegames,withNotreDamegoing1-1inthosecontests(theFightingIrishwonthe2004championship,66-62overNo.10/9OhioState)… thehome teamnowhaswon10ofthepast11PreseasonWNITchampionshipgames…NotreDamehadtwoplayersscoreatleast25pointsinthesamegameforthefirsttimesinceFeb.19,2000,whenAliciaRatayandRuthRileyeachscored26pointsina78-74overtimewinatRutgers…NotreDame’s81pointstiedforthe10th-mostpointsscoredinalossinschoolhistory,andmostbytheFightingIrishinaregulationdefeatsinceDec.8,1998(a106-81losstoConnecticut)…foronlythesixthtimein162gamessincejoin-ingtheBIGEASTConference17seasonsago(1995-96),andonlythesecondtimein35gamesduringthepastthreeseasons(2009-10topresent),NotreDamelostwhenscoringatleast80points…theFightingIrishwerewhistledfor30fouls,tyingforninth-mostinschoolhistory,andmostinaregulationgamesinceDec.8,1997,whentheywerecalledfor32foulsatWisconsin…Baylor’s52reboundswerethemostbyaNotreDameopponentsinceFeb.10,2008,whenPittsburghhad56rebounds…theLadyBearswerealsothefirstFightingIrishopponentwithtwo25-pointscorersinthesamegamesinceNov.26,2009,vs.SanDiegoStateattheParadiseJaminSt.Thomas,U.S.VirginIslands…NatalieNovoselscoredacareer-high28points,onemorethanherprevioushighsetonDec.29,2010,againstGonzagaattheStateFarmHolidayHoopsClassic inSeattle…Novosel’s15freethrowattemptstiedforeighthinschoolhistory,andwerethemostbyaFightingIrishplayerinasinglegamesinceJan.25, 2003,whenCourtney LaVerewent 12-for-16 at Villanova…NovoselandSkylarDigginsrepresentedNotreDameonthePreseasonWNITAll-TournamentTeam.

4GAME

#4/3 Notre Dame 80, USC 58Junkanoo Jam — Freeport DivisionNovember 25, 2011St. Georges High School (Freeport, Bahamas)

USC (58)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpMarinacci 23 1-3 0-0 0-0 5 0 1 2Harberts 18 1-5 0-0 1-2 1 0 4 3Gilbreath,B. 24 2-5 1-1 6-12 2 1 4 11Gemelos 36 3-11 1-2 6-8 8 1 1 13Corral 32 6-12 3-6 2-2 1 2 1 17Bradley 9 3-3 2-2 0-0 2 0 2 8Cook 10 0-3 0-2 2-2 0 1 2 2Gilbreath,S. 14 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 0Vaioletama 20 1-5 0-0 0-0 4 0 3 2Southall 14 0-2 0-0 0-0 4 0 3 0Team 7Totals 200 17-51 7-14 17-26 35 6 23 58

Notre Dame (80)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpPeters 13 4-5 0-0 0-0 7 0 3 8Diggins 30 7-14 1-3 7-7 0 3 2 22Novosel 23 3-10 0-2 11-14 3 1 3 17Mallory 33 1-2 1-2 4-4 3 1 1 7McBride 32 2-10 0-4 2-2 5 2 3 6Holloway 4 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 2Achonwa 19 4-6 0-0 0-0 1 1 3 8Miller 6 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 2Turner 20 2-5 1-4 0-0 0 0 2 5Wright 15 0-0 0-0 1-4 8 0 2 1Braker 5 0-1 0-0 2-2 2 0 1 2Team 8Totals 200 25-58 3-15 27-33 38 9 22 80

USC 30 28 — 58Notre Dame 42 38 — 80

FG Pct:USC33.3,NotreDame43.1.3-PT FG Pct:USC50.0,NotreDame20.0.FT Pct:USC65.4,NotreDame81.8.Turn-overs:USC21,NotreDame11.Blocked Shots:USC2,NotreDame0.Steals:USC4(B.Gilbreath2),NotreDame11(Diggins5). Attendance: 271.

NOTES: Notre Dame improves to 8-2 all-time against USC,earningitsfirstwinovertheTrojanssinceNov.27,2005(a73-62victoryinSouthBend)…the22-pointmarginwasthelargestbyeithersideinthe10-gameseries(previouswas16byUSCina69-53winonJan.2,1985,inFullerton,Calif.)…the80pointsscoredbytheFightingIrishalsowereaseriesbest,whilethe58pointswerethefewestallowedbyNotreDametoUSCsinceNov.26,2004(a60-56FightingIrishwinovertheTrojansattheLosAngelesSportsArena)…NotreDameis22-13(.629)whenplayingitsfirstgameafterThanksgiving,includingan18-7(.720)recordinthe25-yearMuffetMcGrawera…theFightingIrishmoveto23-15(.605)all-timeagainstCaliforniaschools,includinga14-11(.560)recordawayfromhomeanda21-7(.750)markintheMcGrawera…NotreDamealsoimprovesto22-20(.524)againstthecurrentPac-12Conferencealignment,winningforthe19thtimeinitslast26gamesagainstthatleague…NatalieNovoselmovedinto25thplaceontheFightingIrishcareerscoringlistwith1,066points,passingCarrieBates(1,060pointsfrom1981-85)…Novoselhasgone22-of-29atthefoul line inherlasttwogames…asateam,NotreDameshotaseason-best.818(27-of-33)fromthefreethrowstripe,withtheFightingIrishaveraging31 trips to the line (and23.5 free throwsmade) intheirlastfourgames.

5GAME

#4/3 Notre Dame 56, #7/6 Duke 54Junkanoo Jam — Freeport Division FinalNovember 26, 2011St. Georges High School (Freeport, Bahamas)

Notre Dame (56)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpPeters 11 1-2 0-0 2-2 2 0 5 4Diggins 37 5-12 1-3 8-10 8 3 3 19Novosel 32 6-20 1-3 2-5 4 0 1 15Mallory 37 2-7 1-4 1-2 4 1 3 6McBride 33 4-9 0-2 4-5 1 1 2 12Achonwa 21 0-3 0-0 0-1 7 0 3 0Miller 12 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 0Turner 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0Wright 12 0-2 0-0 0-1 2 0 2 0Braker 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Team 8Totals 200 18-55 3-12 17-26 39 5 21 56

Duke (54)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpPeters 28 3-6 0-1 2-2 4 0 3 8Williams 34 5-11 0-0 6-11 13 2 4 16Selby 25 1-5 0-1 2-2 2 0 3 4Wells 15 0-6 0-0 0-0 2 0 3 0Gray 36 4-14 1-5 2-2 6 2 2 11Jackson 23 0-5 0-0 3-4 6 1 2 3Scheer 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0Liston 23 2-5 1-3 0-0 3 1 2 5Vernerey 15 3-4 0-0 1-3 5 1 3 7Team 5Totals 200 18-56 2-10 16-24 47 7 22 54

Notre Dame 20 36 — 56Duke 36 18 — 54

FG Pct: Notre Dame 32.7, Duke 32.1. 3-PT FG Pct: Notre Dame25.0,Duke20.0.FT Pct:NotreDame65.4,Duke66.7.Turnovers:NotreDame12,Duke 15.Blocked Shots: Notre Dame2,Duke9(Williams7).Steals:NotreDame8(Mallory3),Duke 4. Attendance: 435.

NOTES:NotreDametiedaschoolrecordforthelargestcomebackvictoryinschoolhistory,matchingthe18-pointrallyitpostedina59-57winatNo.20/18VanderbiltonDec.30,2008,inNashville,Tenn.(theFightingIrishtrailed46-28with15:56toplayinthatgamebeforecomingbacktoearnthevictory)…NatalieNovosel’sshotwasthefirstbuzzer-beatinggame-winnerbyaNotreDameplayersinceJan.10,2006,whenMeganDuffyhitanoff-handedlayupatthebuzzerinovertimefora67-65winoverMarquetteatPurcellPavilion…theFightingIrishwontheirninthregular-seasontournamenttitleinthepast11tries,datingbacktothe1996-97season,andtheirfirstsincelastyear’sStateFarmHolidayHoopsClassicinSeattle…theFightingIrishhavewon31oftheirlast35regular-seasontournamentgames,includingtheaforementionedninetournamenttitles…NotreDameis5-0all-timewhenplayingintheCaribbean(theFightingIrishwonthreeinarowtoclaimthe2009ParadiseJamtitleintheU.SVirginIslands),and10-0all-timeintournamentsponsoredbyBasketballTravelers,Inc.(addinginthreewinsatthe2010WBCAClassicandtwoatthe2005DuelintheDesert)…NotreDameearnsitsfirstwinoveratop-10opponentthisseason…theFightingIrishfinishwitha5-1recordinthemonthofNovember,improvingto71-14(.835)all-timeintheopeningmonthoftheseason…NotreDameis5-1all-timeagainstDukeandhasdefeatedtheBlueDevilsintheirlastthreeseriesmatchups,allwhenDukewasrankedseventhorhigherintheAssociatedPresspoll…the54pointsarethefewestNotreDamehasallowedtotheBlueDevilsinthesix-gameseries…NotreDamealloweditsfewestpointsagainstatop-10opponentsinceJan.23,2005,whenitdefeatedNo.6/7Rutgers,63-47atPurcellPavilion…it’salsothefewestpointstheFight-ingIrishhaveallowedtoatop-10foeawayfromhome(roadorneutralsites)sinceMarch27,2004,whenNotreDamefelltoNo.5/7PennState,55-49intheNCAAEastRegionalsemifinalsattheXLCenterinHartford,Conn.…SkylarDigginsmovedintoatiefor20thplaceontheFightingIrishall-timescoringlistwith1,194points,matchingKrissiDavis’totalfrom1987-91…Dig-ginsalsocollectedaseason-higheightreboundsinthewinoverDuke…NovoselwasnamedtheFreeportDivisionMostValuablePlayerfortheJunkanooJam,whileDigginswasnamedtotheJunkanooJamFreeportDivisionAll-TournamentTeam…NotreDameearnedthe725thwinintheprogram’s35-yearhistory.

6GAME



2011-12 Box Scores#3 Notre Dame 69, Penn 38December 2, 2011Purcell Pavilion (Notre Dame, Ind.)

Penn (38)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpKnapp 20 2-5 0-2 0-0 2 1 4 4Banks 14 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 0 3 2Baron 35 3-15 1-3 0-1 5 1 3 7McCullough 16 1-3 1-2 0-0 1 1 5 3Busch 10 0-3 0-2 0-0 1 1 1 0Roche 13 0-2 0-2 0-0 3 2 0 0Bradford 13 1-5 1-2 0-0 1 2 2 3Kates 21 0-3 0-2 2-2 1 1 0 2Kody 12 1-2 0-1 0-0 2 0 0 2Bonenberger 22 3-7 0-0 3-3 7 0 4 9Allen 20 3-4 0-0 0-0 4 1 0 6Wilson 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0Team 4Totals 200 15-52 3-16 5-6 34 10 22 38


Penn 15 23 — 38Notre Dame 40 29 — 69

FG Pct:Penn28.8,NotreDame37.9.3-PT FG Pct:Penn18.8,NotreDame8.3.FT Pct:Penn83.3,NotreDame69.2.Turn-overs:Penn23,NotreDame12.Blocked Shots:Penn6(Baron,Bonenberger2),NotreDame1.Steals:Penn4(Baron2),NotreDame15(Diggins5).Attendance:8,463.

NOTES:NotreDamepostsitsthird30-pointwinoftheseason,whileholdinganopponenttofewerthan40pointsforthesec-ondtimethisyear…theFightingIrishheldPennto15first-halfpoints,markingthefifthtimein14halvesthisyearthatNotreDamehaslimitedanopponentto20pointsorfewerinasinglehalf…for thesecondtimethisseason, theFighting Irishdidnotallowanopposingplayertoscoreindoublefigures,havingalsopulledoffthatfeatonNov.17ina98-43winoverHartfordinthePreseasonWNITsemifinalsatPurcellPavilion…NotreDamechalkedupdouble-digitstealsforthefifthtimeinsevengamesthisseason,nabbing15ormoretheftsforthefourthtime…theFightingIrishgrabbedaseason-high49reboundsandendedupwithaseason-best+15reboundingmargin…NotreDamealsoheldPenntoanopponentseason-low.288fieldgoalpercentage(previouswas.306byIndianaStateonNov.13)…theFightingIrishwerechargedwithonly12turnovers,thefifthtimeinsevengamesthisyeartheyhavehad14giveawaysorfewer,includingeachofthepastthreecontests(season-lowis11turnoversonNov.13vs.IndianaState,aswellasNov.25vs.USC)…NotreDameis2-0all-timeagainstPenn,havingfacedtheQuakersforthefirsttimesinceDec.18,1981(abreakof29years,11monthsand14days—the longesthiatusbetweenseriesgames in the35-yearhistoryofFighting Irishwomen’sbasketball)…PennalsowasthefirstIvyLeagueschoolevertoplayatPurcellPavilion,whilethisgamewasjustthethirdall-timeforNotreDameagainstanIvyLeagueopponent(theFightingIrishare3-0)…NotreDameimprovesto27-18(.600)all-timeagainstPhiladelphiaBigFiveschools,witha13-4(.765)recordathome…KaylaMcBridesnaredacareer-highninerebounds,twomorethanherpreviousbestsetearlierthisyearagainstAkrononNov.11)…KailaTurneraddedapersonal-highfivereboundsaftergrabbingfourreboundsonfouroccasions,thelastonFeb.22,2011,atWestVirginia…SkylarDigginschalkedupherfirst“5-5-5”gameoftheseason(and19thofhercareer)witheightpointsandgame-highsoffiveassistsandfivesteals…Digginsalsotoppedthe1,200-pointmarkforhercareer(nowat1,202)andmovedintoatiewithHeidiBunek(1985-89)for19thplaceontheFightingIrishall-timescoringlist;intheprocess,DigginsbrokeoutofatiewithKrissiDavisfor20thplace(1,194from1987-91)…headcoachMuffetMcGrawwonthe650thgameofhercoachingcareer,improvingto650-253(.720)in30seasons,includinga562-212(.726)recordin25yearsatNotreDame.

7GAME#3 Notre Dame 76, Creighton 48December 4, 2011D.J. Sokol Arena (Omaha, Neb.)

Notre Dame (76)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpPeters 22 5-7 0-0 0-0 9 2 1 10Diggins 26 4-5 0-1 0-0 0 8 2 8Novosel 23 6-8 0-1 5-5 4 1 2 17Mallory 30 1-4 1-1 0-0 2 4 2 3McBride 27 3-11 0-2 3-3 2 2 1 9Holloway 12 0-0 0-0 1-2 1 1 1 1Achonwa 18 8-11 0-0 4-5 4 1 2 20Turner 18 0-3 0-2 0-0 0 5 2 0Wright 16 1-2 0-0 2-2 4 0 4 4Braker 8 1-2 0-0 2-2 2 0 0 4Team 4Totals 200 29-53 1-7 17-19 32 24 17 76

Creighton (48)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpMoore 26 1-6 0-0 0-0 8 2 1 2Nelson 27 3-4 0-0 1-2 3 3 4 7Fujan 13 0-1 0-0 2-2 0 2 3 2Jensen,A. 24 4-6 3-5 1-2 1 0 1 12Tritz 13 3-6 0-0 3-6 2 1 0 9Jensen,S. 17 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 2 2 3Johnson 23 1-4 1-3 0-0 1 1 3 3Corbin 15 1-2 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 2Garrison 14 1-5 0-3 0-0 4 1 1 2Akin-Otiko 16 0-6 0-0 4-6 3 0 0 4Kamphaus 12 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 2Team 3Totals 200 16-43 5-14 11-18 28 12 17 48

Notre Dame 41 35 — 76Creighton 11 37 — 48

FG Pct:NotreDame54.7,Creighton37.2.3-PT FG Pct: Notre Dame14.3,Creighton35.7.FT Pct:NotreDame89.5,Creighton61.1. Turnovers:NotreDame15,Creighton25.Blocked Shots: NotreDame6(Diggins,Achonwa2),Creighton0.Steals: Notre Dame15(Mallory6),Creighton7(Moore3).Attendance:1,312.

NOTES:NotreDamesetortiednineteamandindividualopponentrecordsatCreighton’sD.J.SokolArenaincluding:largestmarginofvictory,fewestpointsallowedinahalf,lowestfieldgoalpercent-ageallowedinahalf(CUshot.150inthefirst20minutes),mostturnoversforced,highestfieldgoalpercentage,mostfreethrowsmade,assists,assistsbyindividualandstealsbyindividual…the28-pointmarginwasthelargestwinningspreadforNotreDameontheroadsinceJan.15,2011,whenitpostedan82-50victoryatPittsburgh…theFightingIrishheldCreightontoanopponentseason-low11first-halfpoints,thefewestbyaNotreDamefoesinceJan.2,2011,whenSoutheastMissouriStatescoredanopponentrecord-lowsixpointsinthefirsthalfofa97-21Fight-ingIrishwinatPurcellPavilion…datingbacktothestartofthe2008-09season,theFightingIrishare19-7(.731)whenplayingforthesecondtimeina48-hourspan…NotreDameimprovesto28-2(.933)all-timeagainstthecurrentMissouriValleyCon-ferencemembership,witha14-1(.933)markawayfromPurcellPavilion(road/neutralsitescombined)…theFightingIrishhavewon10consecutivegamesagainstMVCschoolsandare19-1(.950)againstthatconferenceinthe25-yearMuffetMcGrawera(1987-present)…NotreDameis3-0all-timeagainstCreighton,withthismarkingnotonlyitsfirstvisittoOmaha,butitsfirst-evergameinthestateofNebraska…NotreDameshotaseason-high.895(17-of-19)fromthefreethrowline,itsbestperformanceatthecharitystripe(withaminimumof10attempts)sinceNov.19,2008,whentheFightingIrishmade11of12foulshots(.917)ina96-61winoverEvansvilleatPurcellPavilion…Achonwaeas-ilytoppedheroldcareerscoringhighof14pointsthatshesettwiceasarookielastseason,includingthe91-54FightingIrishwinoverCreightonlastDec.11atPurcellPavilion(morerecentlyonFeb.5,2011,atSouthFlorida)…Achonwa(whoalsosetacareerhighwitheightfieldgoalsandtiedanotherwith11fieldgoalattempts)becamethefifthdifferentNotreDameplayertoleadtheteaminscoringatleastoncethisseason…shealsoisthethirdFightingIrishplayertonotcha20-pointgamethisyear…Achonwascoredher20pointsinonly18minutes,notchingherfirstcareer“point-a-minute”gameandthefirstbyaNotreDameplayersinceNov.12,2010,whenDevereauxPetersscoredacareer-high23pointsin16minutesagainstNewHampshire…Achonwa’s20pointsarethemostbyaFightingIrishreservesinceDec. 30, 2010,whenKaylaMcBride had a career-high20pointsina91-47victoryoverLoyolaMarymount…DigginsandTurnertiedtheirseasonhighforassists…Mallorytiedhercareerhighwithsixsteals…Novoselmovedinto24thplaceontheFightingIrishall-timescoringlistwith1,112points,passingDanielleGreen(1,106from1995-2000).

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#3 Notre Dame 95, Marquette 42December 7, 2011Purcell Pavilion (Notre Dame, Ind.)

Marquette (42)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpPlouffe 25 3-7 0-0 3-4 4 0 2 9Simmons 28 5-12 2-4 2-4 5 0 3 14Ojulu 34 2-5 0-0 2-4 2 0 1 6Morse 26 1-6 0-2 2-3 1 2 2 4Minix 28 1-4 0-0 2-4 3 3 1 4Young 8 0-4 0-3 0-0 0 0 2 0Dupuy 10 0-2 0-2 2-2 0 0 2 2Butler 19 0-3 0-0 1-2 3 0 3 1Bigica 22 1-1 0-0 0-2 3 1 3 2Team 7Totals 200 13-44 2-11 14-25 28 6 19 42


Marquette 23 19 — 42Notre Dame 51 44 — 95

FG Pct:Marquette29.5,NotreDame57.8.3-PT FG Pct:Mar-quette18.2,NotreDame53.8.FT Pct:Marquette56.0,NotreDame82.4.Turnovers:Marquette37,NotreDame22.Blocked Shots:Marquette2,NotreDame6(Wright2).Steals:Marquette12(Ojulu4),NotreDame18(Diggins6).Attendance:8,450.

NOTES:NotreDameis13-4(.765)inBIGEASTopenerssincejoining theconference in1995-96, includingwins in11of itslast13 league lidlifters… the53-pointmarginof victorywasthelargestfortheFightingIrishinaBIGEASTregular-seasongamesinceJan.31,1998,whenNotreDamedefeatedSetonHall,91-35atPurcellPavilion (theprogramrecord for largestwinningmargininaBIGEASTregular-seasongame)…thelasttimeNotre Dame knocked off a conference opponent by 53pointsormorecameonMarch4,2001,whentheFightingIrishdownedGeorgetown,89-33,inthequarterfinalsoftheBIGEASTChampionshipatGampelPavilioninStorrs,Conn.…thiswasthelargestmarginofvictoryforNotreDameinanyconferenceopener(regardlessofaffilation)sincetheFightingIrishfirstjoinedaleagueforwomen’sbasketballin1983-84withthenow-defunctNorthStarConference—thepreviouslargestwininaconferenceopenerwasan81-46victoryoverVillanovaonJan.9,2010,atPurcellPavilion…themarginalsotiedthelargestspreadinthe37-gameseriesbetweenNotreDameandMarquette (109-56NDwinonDec.21,1990,atPurcellPavilion),arivalrythatdatesbacktothefirstseasonofFightingIrishwomen’sbasketballin1977-78…theFighting Irish lead theall-timeserieswith theGoldenEagles,31-6,includinga19-1recordathome(andanactive18-gamewinningstreakatPurcellPavilion,startingwiththe1981-82season…NotreDametoppedthe50-pointmarkinthefirsthalfforthethirdtimethisseason…theFightingIrishnotchtheirthird50-pointwinoftheseason…NotreDame’s29assiststiedforeighthontheFightingIrishsingle-gamelist,andarethemosttheyhaveloggedinagamesinceNov.15,2009,whentheyhad31handoutsina102-57winoverArkansas-PineBluffatPurcellPavilion…NotreDameforceditsopponentintoatleast30turnoversforthefourthtimethisyear…theFightingIrishhadfourdouble-digitscorersforthefourthtime…McBridefinishedonepointshyofhercareerhigh,setonDec.30,2010,vs.LoyolaMarymountattheStateFarmHolidayHoopsClassicinSeattle…Digginstiedherseasonhighwithsixsteals(alsovs.IndianaStateonNov.13)…Digginsmovedinto18thplaceontheNotreDameall-timescoringlistwith1,227points,passingLetitiaBowen(1,219from1991-95)…Hollowayhadseasonhighsoffourassistsandfourrebounds…TurnerandBrakerregisteredseason-bestpointtotals…forthesecondgameinarow,NotreDamehadaplayerposta“point-a-minute”performancewithNovoselchalkingup11pointsin11minutes…forthesecondtimethisseason,Mallorywentperfectfromthethree-pointlinewithaminimumofthreeattempts.

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2011-12 Box Scores#3 Notre Dame 66, #12/14 Purdue 38December 10, 2011Mackey Arena (West Lafayette, Ind.)


Purdue (38)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpOstarello 20 0-6 0-0 0-0 3 1 2 0Jones 22 0-2 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 0Rayburn 24 1-7 0-1 2-2 2 0 2 4Moses 27 5-13 0-4 4-4 4 0 1 14Houser 14 1-4 1-2 0-0 0 1 0 3Howard 21 4-8 0-1 5-7 4 1 1 13Thornton 7 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0Williams 21 0-1 0-0 0-4 3 1 0 0Clemons 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0Guyton 15 2-4 0-0 0-0 2 1 3 4Poston 14 0-6 0-1 0-1 5 0 0 0Woods 11 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 0Team 6Totals 200 13-54 1-10 11-18 32 5 14 38

Notre Dame 36 30 — 66Purdue 17 21 — 38

FG Pct:NotreDame43.5,Purdue24.1.3-PT FG Pct:NotreDame11.1,Purdue10.0.FT Pct:NotreDame78.6,Purdue61.1.Turn-overs:NotreDame21,Purdue24.Blocked Shots:NotreDame3(Achonwa2),Purdue4(Ostarello2).Steals:NotreDame14(Mallory4),Purdue10(Ostarello,Howard3).Attendance:8,992.

NOTES:NotreDameregistersitslargestwinoveranAPTop25opponentsinceFeb.25,2004,whenitdownedNo.21/19Miami(Fla.),93-58,atPurcellPavilion…it’sthelargestwinonthehomefloorofanAPTop25opponentfortheFightingIrishinschoolhistory,eclipsingthe83-56victoryatNo.19WisconsinonNov.22,2000…the38pointsarethefewestNotreDamehasallowedtoanAPTop25opponentsinceJan.24,2004,whentheFightingIrishedgedNo.23/25Villanova,38-36atPurcellPavilion…the38pointsalsoareaschoolrecordforfewestpointsallowedonanAPTop25opponent’shomecourt,erasinga54-47winatNo.25/22BostonCollegeonFeb.15,2005…NotreDameimprovesto11-14all-timeagainstPurdueandearnsitssixthconsecutivevictoryovertheBoilermakers,matchingthelongestwinningstreakbyeithersideinthe25-gameseries…theFightingIrishheldtheBoilermakersto38points,thefewestbyeitherteamintheseries,andtyingforthefourth-fewestpointsPurduehaseverscoredinagame(matchinglowestBoilermakerpointtotalatMackeyArenainpast35seasons)…the28-pointmarginofvictoryisthelargestforNotreDameintheseries,toppinglastyear’s72-51winatPurcellPavilion,andit’sthesixth-largestmarginofdefeatforPurdueatMackeyArenainschoolhistory(second-largestinpast32seasons)…theFightingIrishearntheirfifthconsecutivevictoryatMackeyArena(thirdinarowoverPurdue)afternotwinningintheirfirsteightvisitstoWestLafayette…NotreDameimprovesto43-49(.467)all-timeagainstBigTenConferenceopponents,includinga16-26(.381)recordontheroad—inthe25-yearMuffetMcGrawera,theFightingIrishare36-34(.514)vs.theBigTen,witha14-15(.483)roadrecord…NotreDamehaswon15ofitslast21gamesagainstBigTenteams,includingitslastfourinarow…theFightingIrishriseto123-32(.794)all-timeagainstin-stateopponents(62-21,.747ontheroad),extendingtheircurrentwinningstreakagainstIndianaschoolsto18consecutivegames…Purdueshotopponentseasonlowsof.241(13-of-54)fromthefloor—thefifth-lowestinBoilermakerhistory—and.100(1-of-10)fromthethree-pointline,whileits13madefieldgoalstiedforthird-fewestinPurduehistory…NotreDamematcheditsseasonhighwitha+15reboundmargin(47-32),havingalsohitthatmarkonDec.2vs.PennatPurcellPavilion…DevereauxPeterschalkedupherfirstdouble-doubleoftheyear(and12thofhercareer)with16pointsandaseason-high/game-best11rebounds…SkylarDigginsmovedupto17thplaceontheNotreDamecareerscoringlistwith1,236points,passingMaryBethSchueth(1,233from1981-85).

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ME #3 Notre Dame 92, #8/7 Kentucky 83

December 18, 2011Purcell Pavilion (Notre Dame, Ind.)

Kentucky (83)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpDrake 22 8-11 0-0 5-7 4 0 4 21Mathies 21 5-8 2-3 5-6 3 3 5 17Goss 35 6-17 0-1 2-2 5 2 3 14Smith 33 5-8 1-2 2-2 4 4 4 13Evans 32 1-7 0-2 2-2 3 2 3 4Riley 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0Snowden 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0Pinkett 17 2-6 1-2 0-2 4 2 1 5Conwright 9 0-5 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0Walker 12 3-5 0-0 1-2 7 0 4 7Henderson 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Bishop 4 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 2Team 4Totals 200 31-70 4-11 17-23 36 13 27 83

Notre Dame (92)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpPeters 27 5-8 0-0 3-8 13 2 5 13Diggins 37 5-12 1-1 5-8 2 11 2 16Novosel 30 7-13 1-2 8-8 7 1 4 23Mallory 37 2-10 1-3 1-2 4 2 3 6McBride 35 7-10 0-1 3-4 3 3 3 17Holloway 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Achonwa 19 5-6 0-0 5-6 5 2 3 15Miller 8 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 0Turner 7 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 2Wright 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Braker 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Team 8Totals 200 32-62 3-8 25-36 44 22 23 92

Kentucky 40 43 — 83Notre Dame 46 46 — 92

FG Pct:Kentucky44.3,NotreDame51.6.3-PT FG Pct:Kentucky36.4,NotreDame37.5.FT Pct:Kentucky73.9,NotreDame69.4.Turnovers:Kentucky19,NotreDame22.Blocked Shots: Ken-tucky2,NotreDame7(Peters3).Steals:Kentucky13(Pinkett3),NotreDame6(Mallory,Turner2).Attendance:9,149(sellout).

NOTES:NotreDameearnsitsthirdwinagainstaTop25opponentinfourtriesthisseason,whilealsopickingupitssecondvictoryoveratop-10foethisyear…thismarksthethirdtimeinfouryearstheFightingIrishhavecollectedthreewinsoverrankedopponentspriortoChristmas…NotreDameregisterstwotop-10winsbeforeChristmasforthefifthtimeinschoolhistoryandfirst since the2004-05season,when itdefeatedNo.6Duke(76-65)andNo.10/9OhioState(66-62)atPurcellPavilioninthesemifinalsandfinalofthePreseasonWNIT…theFightingIrishposttheirfirstwinathomeagainstatop-10opponentsinceJan.23,2005,whentheydefeatedNo.6/7Rutgers,63-47…NotreDame’s92pointsarethemostithasscoredagainstarankedopponentsinceFeb.25,2003(93-58vs.No.21/19Miami-Fla.atPurcellPavilion),andthemostagainstatop-10foesinceJan.15,2001(92-76vs.No.1Connecticut,alsoatPurcellPavilion)…theFightingIrishhavewon24consecutivegameswhencomingoff theirmid-Decemberfinalexambreak…theFighting Irishhavewonsixof their lastsevengamesagainstSoutheasternConferenceteams…NotreDamehadfivedouble-figurescorersforthethirdtimethisseason…NotreDamehadtwoplayerspostdouble-doublesinthesamegameforthefirsttimesinceDec.29,2010,ina70-61winoverGonzagainSeattle,Wash.(SkylarDiggins-19pts/11rebs;DevereauxPeters-10pts/10rebs)…Digginsnotchedherthirdcareerdouble-doublewithaseason-high11assists,becomingthefirstFightingIrishplayerto tally a points/assists double-double since Feb. 12, 2011,whenBrittanyMalloryhad10pointsand10assistsvs.Rutgers…Digginspostedhersecondcareerdouble-digitassistgame,loggingacareer-high12assistsonMarch26,2011,againstNo.21/20Oklahomaina78-53victoryintheNCAADaytonRegionalsemifinalsinDayton,Ohio…Digginshasdishedoutatleastsevenassistsinthepastfourgames(33total),thefirsttimeaNotreDameplayerhashadfourconsecutiveseven-assistoutingssinceJan.13-24,2001,whencurrentFightingIrishassistantcoachNieleIveypulledoffasimilarfeat…Peterscollectedher13thcareerdouble-double,andsecondinasmanygames…PeterswasthelastNotreDameplayerwithdouble-doublesinconsecutivegames,doingsoagainstTemple(17pts/12rebs)andOklahoma(17pts/13rebs)inthesecondroundandregionalsemifinalsoflastyear’sNCAAChampionship…NotreDamewelcomeditsfirstwomen’sbasketballselloutcrowdoftheseason,aswellasthe12thinthepastthreeyearsand18thinschoolhistory(firstsinceFeb.26,2011,vs.Cincinnati).

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ME #3 Notre Dame 90, UCF 38

December 20, 2011Purcell Pavilion (Notre Dame, Ind.)

UCF (38)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpKelly 24 2-5 1-3 2-2 2 0 4 7Keough,K. 32 3-8 0-0 0-0 5 2 3 6Hines 33 1-8 0-2 5-6 2 1 0 7Carter 7 1-4 0-2 0-0 0 0 2 2Patrick 23 5-10 0-1 0-1 1 3 3 10Montalvo 21 1-5 0-4 1-3 1 2 0 3Blair 10 0-1 0-0 1-2 1 0 1 1Keough,M. 9 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0Davis 8 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 2Green 11 0-3 0-0 0-0 3 0 2 0Taylor 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0Jones 18 0-2 0-0 0-1 2 0 2 0Team 10Totals 200 14-49 1-12 9-15 28 9 21 38


UCF 16 22 — 38Notre Dame 51 39 — 90

FG Pct:UCF28.6,NotreDame52.3.3-PT FG Pct:UCF8.3,NotreDame50.0.FT Pct:UCF60.0,NotreDame59.3.Turn-overs:UCF25,NotreDame17.Blocked Shots:UCF0,NotreDame5.Steals:UCF11(Montalvo3),NotreDame18(Braker4). Technical Foul: Blair (UCF). Attendance:8,766.

NOTES:NotreDametopsthe90-pointmarkforthefifthtimethisseason,andthethirdtimeinfourgames…theFightingIrishholdtheiropponenttofewerthan40pointsforthefourthtimethisyear,andbelow50pointsfortheseventhtime…NotreDameearnsitsfourth50-pointwinoftheseason,andseventhbyatleast25points…theFightingIrishscoredatleast50pointsinthefirsthalfforthefourthtimethisseason,andhelditsopponentto23pointsorfewerinahalfforthe12thtimethisyearafterUCFfailedtoreachthattotalineitherhalf…UCFshotanopponentseason-low.083fromthethree-pointlineandtiedanopponentseason-lowwithonemadethree-pointer,andthattriplecamecourtesyofAshiaKellywith1:56leftinthegame…NotreDamematcheditsseasonhighwithsixplayersindoublefigures,afeattheyfirstpulledoffagainstIndianaStateonNov.13…NotreDameforcedatleast20turnoversandloggeddouble-digitstealsfortheninthtimethisseason…theFightingIrishrecordedtheirseventhgamewithatleast20assists…NotreDamegrabbedaseason-high22offensivereboundsandtoppedthe40-reboundmarkforthefourthconsecutivegame,andfifthtimeinthepastsixoutings…theFightingIrishstretchtheirwinningstreakinthefinalgamebeforeChristmasto16consecutivegamesandmoveto26-9(.743)all-timeintheirlastcontestbeforetheholidaybreak…NotreDameis4-0thisseasonwhenplayingitssecondgameina48-hourspan,and20-7(.741)insuchoutingsduringthepastfouryears…theFightingIrishmoveto3-0all-timeagainstUCF,notchingthelargestmarginofvictory,mostpointsscoredandfewestpointsallowedintheabbreviatedserieswiththeKnights…NotreDameis9-2(.818)all-timeagainstthecurrentConferenceUSAmembership,witha4-0recordatPurcellPavilion(UCFwasthefirstC-USAschooltovisitSouthBendsinceDec.31,2000,when theFighting IrishdefeatedRice,80-40)…NotreDamemovesto25-5(.833)all-timeagainstFloridaschools,includinga12-3(.800)recordatPurcellPavilion…KailaTurnerscoredacareer-high13points,bestingherprevioushighof11pointsvs.CharlotteonDec.20,2009(itwasTurner’sthirdcareerdouble-figurescoringgame)…ArielBrakertiedhercareerhighwithfoursteals,havingfirstsetthatstandardonNov.12,2010,vs.NewHampshire…NatalieNovoselextendedherstreakofconsecutivedouble-figurescoringgamesto19inarow,thelongestsuchrunbyaFightingIrishplayersinceRuthRileyhad22consecutivedouble-digitgamesfromDec.3,2000-Feb.27,2001

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2011-12 Box Scores#3 Notre Dame 92, Longwood 26December 28, 2011Purcell Pavilion (Notre Dame, Ind.)

Longwood (26)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpBillups 29 4-10 0-0 0-0 3 0 1 8Smith,M. 26 0-3 0-1 0-0 2 0 4 0Coward 26 2-13 0-5 0-0 5 2 0 4Smith,C. 28 0-5 0-2 0-0 1 4 1 0Frazer 22 1-2 1-1 0-0 3 1 1 3Elkington 20 1-5 0-1 1-3 6 1 1 3Oliver 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Tobeck 19 1-4 0-0 0-1 3 0 1 2Sullivan 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Baltzell 22 2-3 1-1 1-2 4 0 3 6Long 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Team 5Totals 200 11-46 2-11 2-6 32 8 12 26


Longwood 14 12 — 26Notre Dame 45 47 — 92

FG Pct:Longwood23.9,NotreDame43.7.3-PT FG Pct:Long-wood18.2,NotreDame33.3.FT Pct:Longwood33.3,NotreDame60.0.Turnovers:Longwood33,NotreDame10.Blocked Shots:Longwood8(Billups,Tobeck3),NotreDame9(Braker3). Steals:Longwood6(C.Smith2),NotreDame26(Miller5).Attendance:9,149(sellout).

NOTES:NotreDameposteditslargestmarginofvictory(66points)thisseasonwhiletyingthethird-largestmargininschoolhistory…this was the fourth 60-point win for the Fighting Irish in the past 13months(firstsinceJan.2,2011,whentheydefeatedSoutheastMissouri,97-21atPurcellPavilion)afterrecordingthree60-pointmarginsintheprogram’sfirst33seasonsofexistence…NotreDametiedaschoolrecordwith itsthirdconsecutive90-pointgame,thefirsttimetheFightingIrishhavedonethatsinceJan.23-30,1999…the26pointsallowedwerethethird-fewestinNotreDamehistory,exceededonlybytheaforementionedwinlastyearoverSoutheastMissouri,aswellasa68-25winoverGraceCollegeonJan.31,1978,atPurcellPavilion…theFightingIrishheldanopponentto40pointsorfewerforthefifthtimethisyear,tyingtheschoolrecordsetlastseason…NotreDame’s27-0game-openingrunwasaseasonbest…NotreDame’s30offensivereboundsarebelievedtobeaschoolrecord,toppingtheprevioushighof29setontwooccasions(mostrecentlyonDec.30,1993,atGeorgetown)…NotreDameattempted87fieldgoals,thesixth-highesttotalinschoolhistoryandmostsinceFeb.19,1991,whentheFightingIrishmade39-of-88shotsinan87-47winoverSaintLouisatPurcellPavilion…NotreDame’s38madefieldgoalsand58reboundswereseasonhighs…NotreDamecommittedaseason-low10turnovers,whileforcingatleast30opponentturnoversforthefifthtimethisyear…theFightingIrishchalkedup26steals,tyingforsixth-mostinschoolhistory…NotreDameheldLongwood toanopponent season lowsof11madefieldgoalsanda.239fieldgoalpercentage…theFightingIrishare50-7(.877)againstfirst-timeopponentssincejoiningtheBIGEASTConferencein1995-96…NotreDamehaswon27consecutivehomegamesagainstfirst-timeopponents…theFightingIrishare24-11(.686)intheirfirstgameaftertheChristmasbreak,includinganactivenine-gamewinningstreak…Peters loggedherthirddouble-doubleoftheseasonwhileDigginspickedupherseconddouble-doublethisyear…Petersbecamethe30thplayerinschoolhistorytoscore1,000careerpoints,reachingthemarkonalayupwith16:52toplayinthegame…Novoselscoredindoublefiguresforthe20thconsecu-tivegame,goodforthesixth-longestruninschoolhistoryandlongestsinceRuthRiley’s22-gamestreakfromDec.3,2000-Feb.27,2001…NotreDamepiledupaseason-highnineblockedshots…thegamewasthesecondselloutthisyearand13thinthepastthreeseasons(19thtimeinschoolhistory)NotreDamehasplayedbeforeacapacitycrowd.

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ME #3 Notre Dame 128, Mercer 42

December 30, 2011University Center (Macon, Ga.)

Notre Dame (128)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpPeters 10 2-2 0-0 2-2 2 2 3 6Diggins 16 8-8 1-1 4-4 0 4 2 21Miller 27 2-4 0-0 4-6 11 2 3 8Novosel 19 6-10 0-0 1-1 5 1 0 13Mallory 18 3-5 1-3 4-4 1 3 2 11Holloway 20 0-2 0-0 0-2 3 3 0 0Achonwa 12 2-2 0-0 9-10 4 2 1 13Turner 23 4-6 3-4 6-7 3 1 3 17McBride 17 3-5 0-1 5-7 1 0 3 11Wright 20 10-12 0-0 4-5 4 1 2 24Braker 18 0-1 0-0 4-4 8 2 1 4Team 5Totals 200 40-57 5-9 43-52 47 21 20 128

Mercer (42)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpBuchanan 18 3-7 2-2 1-2 2 1 5 9Smith 18 3-3 0-0 0-0 6 0 5 6Williams,A. 33 2-13 1-4 2-2 3 3 2 7Bridges 11 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 4 0Bradshaw 25 2-7 1-5 0-2 0 0 3 5Williams,B. 23 2-12 2-6 4-5 0 3 5 10Phillips 28 0-3 0-1 1-2 4 0 4 1Blakemore 13 0-2 0-0 1-2 1 0 5 1Barnes 28 1-5 1-3 0-2 0 2 4 3 Robinson 3 0-0 0-0 0-2 0 0 0 0Team 1Totals 200 13-53 7-21 9-19 18 9 37 42

Notre Dame 72 56 — 128Mercer 30 12 — 42

FG Pct:NotreDame70.2,Mercer 24.5.3-PT FG Pct: Notre Dame55.6,Mercer33.3.FT Pct:NotreDame82.7,Mercer47.4.Turnovers:NotreDame18,Mercer28.Blocked Shots: Notre Dame4(Achonwa3),Mercer2.Steals:NotreDame19(Mallory4),Mercer7(Bradshaw2).Attendance:2,387.

NOTES:NotreDamesetortiedeightschoolrecords—pointsinagame,points inaroadgame,marginofvictory,points inasinglehalf,pointsinthefirsthalf,fieldgoalpercentage,freethrowsmadeandfreethrowsattempted…NotreDame’s128pointsalsotiedfor17th-mostinasinglegameinNCAADivisionIhistory,andmostsinceNov.29,2002(Tennesseescored136pointsagainstPuertoRico-Mayaguez)…the72points inthefirsthalftiedforeighth-mostinasinglehalfinNCAADivisionIhistoryandmostsinceNov.30,1996(Richmondscored73inahalfagainstDelawareState)…theFightingIrishshot80percent(24-of-30)fromthefloorinthefirsthalf,thefourth-highestsingle-halffieldgoalpercentageinschoolhistoryandbestsinceJan.25,1990(second-bestinafirsthalfbehindrecord.824onDec.4,1987,atWisconsin-GreenBay)…NotreDamesetaschoolrecordwithitsfourthconsecutive90-pointgame,toppingtheoldmarkofthreeinarowsetfromJan.23-30,1999…Diggins’8-for-8 shooting night was the best by a Fighting Irish player (minimumsevenattempts)sinceDec.11,2004,whenCrystalErwinmadeallnineofhershots inawinoverWashingtonatPurcellPavilion…MercersetaNotreDameopponentrecordwith37 fouls, topping theoldmarkof35 foulssetbyXavieronFeb.8,1986,atPurcellPavilion…Novoselextendedherstreakofconsecutivegamesscoringindoublefiguresto21inarow,tyingKarenRobinson(Dec.29,1990-March9,1991)forthefifth-longestruninschoolhistory…NotreDame’scurrent10-gamewinningstreakisitslongestsincea15-gameruntoopenthe2009-10season…theFightingIrishareofftoa13-1startorbetterforthefifthtimeinschoolhistory,andthethirdtimeinfouryears…theFightingIrishfinishedaperfect8-0inthemonthofDecember,theseventhunblemishedDecemberinschoolhistoryandfourthinthe25-yearMuffetMcGrawera…theFightingIrishare21-14(.600)intheirfinalgameofthecalendaryear,includingan18-7(.720)recordintheMcGraweraandanactivefive-gamewinningstreakwhenclosingoutthemonthofDecember…Miller earned her first career start and finishedwithacareer-high11rebounds…Wrightscoredacareer-high24points,becomingthefourthdifferentFightingIrishplayertotally20pointsinagamethisseason…forthesecondtimeinthreegames,Turnerpostedacareer-highpointtotal,finishingwith17pointsandtyinghercareerbestwiththreethree-pointers…Achonwablockedacareer-highthreeshots.

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ME #3 Notre Dame 74, Seton Hall 36

January 4, 2012Walsh Gymnasium (South Orange, N.J.)


Seton Hall (36)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpHenry 22 0-3 0-1 0-0 1 0 2 0Ashmeade 22 0-2 0-0 1-2 7 1 0 1Morris 25 2-8 1-5 0-4 0 0 1 5Brown 32 1-6 0-0 0-2 5 0 3 2Crew 35 5-14 0-3 7-9 3 2 3 17Ekedigwe 8 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 0 3 2Maseko 11 3-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 5 6Johnson 13 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0Green 25 1-6 1-5 0-1 0 0 3 3Jones 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0Team 0Totals 200 12-43 2-14 10-20 18 4 22 36

Notre Dame 49 25 — 74Seton Hall 16 20 — 36

FG Pct:NotreDame52.2,SetonHall27.9.3-PT FG Pct: Notre Dame54.5,SetonHall14.3.FT Pct:NotreDame80.0,SetonHall50.0.Turnovers:NotreDame21,SetonHall19.Blocked Shots:NotreDame1,SetonHall3.Steals:NotreDame9(Peters3),SetonHall13(Brown4).Attendance: 637.

NOTES: For the 10th time this season, Notre Dame held itsopponenttofewerthan50points,withthismarkingthesixthtimetheFightingIrishhaveheldateamtofewerthan40points(includingthreeofthepastfourandfourofsix)…NotreDamealsohashelditsopponentto23pointsorfewerin15ofitslast19halvesofbasketball,datingbacktothesecondhalfagainstNo.7/6DukeonNov.26inFreeport,Bahamas…theFightingIrishhadatleastthreedouble-figurescorersforthe13thtimethisyear…NotreDameregistereditseighth30-pointwinoftheseason,andfourthinarow…fortheseventhtimethisyear(allinthepastninegames),theFightingIrishheldtheiropponenttoasub-.300fieldgoalpercentage…NotreDamegrabbedatleast40reboundsfortheseventhconsecutivegameandeighthtimethisyearafternotreachingthattotalinitsfirstsixoutings…conversely,SetonHalltiedaFightingIrishopponentseasonlowwith18rebounds,setbyMerceronDec.30,andsetanewopponentlowthisyearwithfiveoffensiveboards(previouswassixbyIndianaStateonNov.13atPurcellPavilion)…forthe10thtimethisseason,theFightingIrishjumpedouttoa20-pointleadintheopening13minutesofthegame,goingontowinthose10contestsbyanaverageof50.2pointspergame…NotreDameimprovesto15-2(.882)initsfirstgameofanewcalendaryearsincejoiningtheBIGEASTConferencein1995-96,includingwinsineightofthepastnineseasons…theFightingIrishriseto20-4(.833)all-timeagainstSetonHall,withanactivesix-gameserieswinstreak…NotreDamealsomovesto10-2(.833)all-timeatWalshGymnasium,whereithaswonitslastfourgames…theFightingIrishhaveheldthePiratesto61pointsorfewerin20ofthepast21seriesgames…Novoselscoredindoublefiguresforthe22ndconsecutivegame,tyingRuthRiley(Dec.3,2000-Feb.27,2001)andSandyBotham(Dec.4,1987-Feb.25,1988)forthethird-longeststreakinschoolhistory…Novoseljumpedupto20thplaceontheNotreDamecareerscoringlistwith1,212points,passingHeidiBunek,whohad1,202pointsfrom1985-89…Digginsmovedintoatiefor15thplaceontheFightingIrishall-timescoringladderwithMargaretNowlin(1988-92)with1,312points…Petershasrecordeddouble-digitreboundsinfiveofthepastsevengamesandjustmissedherfourthdouble-doublein the past six outings.

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2011-12 Box Scores#3 Notre Dame 74, #2 Connecticut 67 (OT)January 7, 2012Purcell Pavilion (Notre Dame, Ind.)

Connecticut (67)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpDolson 36 4-8 0-0 1-2 10 4 3 9Hayes 23 2-7 0-1 6-8 5 1 4 10Doty 29 2-8 1-3 0-0 1 1 2 5Hartley 45- 10-19 2-4 3-6 9 6 5 25Faris 43 3-7 2-4 1-2 1 2 4 9Banks 4 0-1 0-1 0-0 2 0 0 0Mosqueda-Lewis 33 2-7 2-5 1-2 4 3 2 7Stokes 12 1-2 0-0 0-0 7 0 3 2Team 4Totals 225 24-59 7-18 12-20 43 17 23 67

Notre Dame (74)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpAchonwa 20 2-2 0-0 0-0 4 3 2 4Peters 30 3-7 0-0 3-5 7 5 4 9Diggins 42 7-19 2-5 6-8 2 2 1 22Novosel 41 5-20 0-1 10-11 5 3 2 20Mallory 40 3-5 1-2 2-2 3 1 4 9Turner 8 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0McBride 35 4-12 0-2 2-3 12 4 2 10Wright 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 0Team 7Totals 225 24-67 3-11 23-29 43 18 15 74

Connecticut 31 32 4 — 67Notre Dame 31 32 11 — 74

FG Pct: Connecticut 40.7, Notre Dame 35.8. 3-PT FG Pct: Connecticut38.9,NotreDame27.3.FT Pct:Connecticut60.0,Notre Dame 79.3. Turnovers: Connecticut 27, Notre Dame20. Blocked Shots: Connecticut 2, Notre Dame 4. Steals: Connecticut 12 (Hayes, Faris 3), Notre Dame 14 (Diggins 4).Attendance:9,149(sellout).

NOTES:NotreDameimprovesto4-1againstrankedopponentsthisseason(allfiveteamswereranked12thorhigherintheAs-sociatedPresspoll),includinga3-1recordagainsttheAPTop10(allfourteamswererankedeighthorhigherinthemediapoll)…thiswinwasthesixthall-timefortheFightingIrishagainstanAPtop-fiveopponent,andfirstsincelastyear’s72-63winovertop-rankedConnecticutintheNCAAnationalsemifinalsatConsecoFieldhouse in Indianapolis…NotreDame posts consecutivewinsoverConnecticutforthefirsttimeinthe34-gameseries…NotreDameisthefirstopponenttowinback-to-backseriesgamesagainstConnecticutsinceFeb.5,2008,whenRutgersloggeditssecondconsecutivevictoryovertheHuskies…theFightingIrishvictorysnappedConnecticut’s57-gameBIGEASTregular-seasonwinningstreak,datingbacktothat2008winbyRutgers…theFightingIrishhavemorewinsoverConnecticutsince2000-01(six)thananyotherteaminthenation(Rutgersisnextwithfive)…thiswasthefirstgamebetweentheFightingIrishandHuskiestogotoovertime…NotreDameearnsitsfirstwinoverConnecticutatPurcellPavilionsinceJan.13,2004…NotreDameregistersitsfirstovertimewinsinceMarch25,2008,whenitdefeatedNo.14/13Oklahoma,79-75,inthesecondroundof theNCAAChampionship (OklahomaCity Region) atWestLafayette, Ind.… theFighting Irishcollect theirfirstovertimewinatPurcellPavilionsinceNov.13,2006,whentheyoustedBowlingGreen,85-81…NotreDameis8-6all-timeinOTgamesathome,andevensitsall-timeovertimerecordat17-17…NotreDameforcedatleast20opponentturnoversforthe12thtimethisyear, toppingthe25-takeawaymarkfor theninthtime…Connecticut’s27turnoverswerethemostithascommittedinagamesinceDec.21,2007(28atSanDiegoState),andthird-mostinthatprogram’shistory…Novoselextendedherstreakofconsecutivedouble-figurescoringgamesto23,takingsolepossessionofthirdontheall-timeFightingIrishlist…Novoselmovedto19thplaceontheNotreDameall-timescoringchartwith1,232points,passingLetitiaBowen(1,219from1991-95)…Digginstookoversolepossessionof15thplaceontheNotreDamecareerscoringlistwith1,334points,breakingoutofatiewithMargaretNowlin(1,312from1988-92)…McBrideregisteredherfirstcareerdouble-doublewith10pointsandacareer-high12 rebounds (previous high was nine rebounds vs. Penn onDec.2)…McBrideisthefourthFightingIrishplayertorecordadouble-doublethisyear…NotreDameposteditsthirdwomen’sbasketballselloutoftheseason,aswellasits14thinthepastthreeyearsand20thinprogramhistory…severalmembersofthe1997FightingIrishteamthatmadetheprogram’sfirst-everNCAA Women’s Final Four appearance returned to campusto celebrate the 15th anniversary of thatmemorable season,withthoseplayersandsupportstaffrecognizedinanon-courtceremonyduringafirst-halftimeout.

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ME #2 Notre Dame 80, #18/17 Georgetown 60

January 10, 2012McDonough Arena (Washington, D.C.)

Notre Dame (80)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpPeters 24 3-4 0-0 4-4 8 1 4 10Diggins 35 7-12 0-3 8-10 3 4 4 22Novosel 36 6-8 2-4 7-8 7 5 4 21Mallory 34 1-4 0-2 0-0 3 4 4 2McBride 36 5-11 0-0 6-6 7 2 2 16Holloway 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Achonwa 18 2-4 0-0 3-4 7 1 2 7Miller 12 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 2Turner 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 0Wright 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Team 5Totals 200 25-44 2-9 28-32 40 18 23 80

Georgetown (60)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpMagee 32 3-9 0-1 4-7 8 3 4 10Crawford 33 4-10 0-0 2-5 9 1 4 10Wilson 20 2-10 0-0 2-4 3 0 3 6Wright 38 4-16 2-7 0-0 4 5 4 10Rodgers 31 3-18 2-11 5-7 4 2 3 13Brown 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0White 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0McBride 8 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 1 2Williams 13 2-2 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 5Powell 8 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 0 2 0Reese 8 1-3 0-0 2-2 3 0 1 4Roche 6 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 0 1 0Team 2Totals 200 20-72 5-23 15-25 36 12 24 60

Notre Dame 37 43 — 80Georgetown 16 44 — 60

FG Pct: Notre Dame 56.8, Georgetown 27.8. 3-PT FG Pct: NotreDame22.2,Georgetown21.7.FT Pct:NotreDame87.5,Georgetown 60.0. Turnovers:NotreDame18,Georgetown12.Blocked Shots:NotreDame5(Peters,Novosel2),Georgetown1. Steals:NotreDame4(Novosel2),Georgetown9(Wright3).Attendance:2,119.

NOTES:NotreDameimprovesto5-1thisseasonagainstrankedopponents…thiswasthesecondtimethisseasontheFightingIrishhadplayedTop25opponentsinconsecutivegames,andbothtimesNotreDamewoneachendofthisrankeddoubleheader…NotreDame’s16-1starttiesthesecond-bestrecordafter17gamesinschoolhistory…thecurrent13-gameFightingIrishwinningstreakisfifth-longestinschoolhistory…NotreDamepostedits13thwinoftheseasonby20pointsormore…theFightingIrishhadfourormoredouble-figurescorersfortheninthtimethisyear…NotreDamecollectedatleast40reboundsforthe10thtimeinthepast11games…theFightingIrishsetseasonlowswith44fieldgoalattemptsandfoursteals…NotreDameshotbetterthan50percentfromthefieldfortheninthtimethisyear,toppingthe55-percentlevelforthefifthtime…NotreDamealsoscoredatleast80pointsforthe11thtimethisseason…GeorgetownproducedaFightingIrishopponentseason-lowwith12turnovers,whiletheHoyas’23three-pointattemptstiedanopponentseasonhigh…NotreDamehelditsopponentto61pointsorfewerforthe14thtimethisseason…theFightingIrishalsokepttheiropponenttoasub-.300fieldgoalpercentagefortheeighthtimethisyear,includingthefifthtimeinsixgames…NotreDamerisesto25-3all-timeagainstGeorgetown,thesecond-mostwinsagainstoneopponentinschoolhistory(Marquette-31)…theFightingIrishalsoare10-2all-timeatMcDonoughArena,returningtothewincolumninWashington,D.C.,forthefirsttimesinceJan.19,2008(a104-86victoryoverGeorgetown)…NotreDamehasheldtheHoyastofewerthan70pointsin20ofthe23BIGEASTConferencematchups,going20-0inthesegames…NotreDameheldGeorgetowntoaseason-low16pointsinthefirsthalf…Novoselscored indoublefigures for the24thconsecutivegame,tyingBethMorgan(Feb.10,1994-Jan.19,1995)forthesecond-longeststreakinschoolhistory…Novoselalsojumpedonespotinto18thplaceontheFightingIrishcareerscoringlistwith1,253points,passingMaryBethSchueth(1,233pointsfrom1981-85)…Petersmovedupto27thplaceontheNotreDameall-timescoringchartwith1,036points,passingMolliePeirick(1,034pointsfrom1994-98)…Digginsscoredatleast20pointsfortheeighthtimethisyear(thirdinfourgames)andthe24thtimeinhercareer,risingtoeighthplaceinschoolhistoryandbreakinga tie in thatcategorywithShariMatvey(1979-83)andHeidiBunek(1985-89)…DigginsalsojumpedtoseventhplaceintheFightingIrishrecordbookswith391careerassists,passingformerteammateMelissaLechlitner(388from2006-10)…Malloryappearedinher129thcareergame,tyingforninthplaceontheNotreDamecareergamesplayedlist.

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ME #2 Notre Dame 76, Cincinnati 50

January 14, 2012Fifth Third Arena (Cincinnati, Ohio)


Pittsburgh (50)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpTurner 23 2-5 0-0 1-3 5 1 2 5Chisholm 34 2-10 0-1 3-6 5 0 3 7Cook 21 1-2 1-2 0-0 2 2 1 3Reaves 30 3-11 2-4 0-0 1 1 4 8Hollins 38 6-11 0-0 2-4 4 4 4 14Lovett 29 2-6 0-1 2-2 0 2 2 6Banks 3 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 2Jamison 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Randolph 20 2-3 0-0 1-1 3 1 0 5Hamilton 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Team 8Totals 200 19-50 3-8 9-16 30 11 16 50

Notre Dame 42 34 — 76Cincinnati 21 29 — 50

FG Pct:NotreDame47.5,Cincinnati38.0.3-PT FG Pct: Notre Dame25.0,Cincinnati37.5.FT Pct:NotreDame80.0,Cincinnati56.3. Turnovers:NotreDame12,Cincinnati22.Blocked Shots: NotreDame5(Achonwa3),Cincinnati3.Steals:NotreDame12(Diggins4),Cincinnati7(Chisholm3).Attendance:2,906.

NOTES:NotreDame’s17-1recordtiesforthesecond-best18-gamestartinschoolhistory…theFightingIrishopenBIGEASTConferenceplaywitha5-0recordforthefirsttimesincestarting2000-01,andthethefifthtimeinschoolhistory…NotreDame’s14-gamewinningstreak isfifth-longest inschoolhistory,andlongestsincea15-gamestreaktoopenthe2009-10season…theFightingIrishregisteredtheir14th20-pointwinoftheseason,andholdtheiropponentto50pointsorfewerforthe11thtimethisyear…theFightingIrishmoveto8-0all-timeagainstCin-cinnati(4-0athome,4-0ontheroad),withtheBearcatsjoiningProvidence(19-0)asthetwoBIGEASTopponentsNotreDamehasneverlostto…themarginwasthesecond-largestintheserieswithCincinnati,toppedonlybya73-41FightingIrishwinonFeb.2,2008,alsoatFifthThirdArena…NotreDamehasheldtheBearcatsto50pointsorfewerinthepastfiveseriesgames…theFightingIrishriseto75-16(.824)all-timeagainstOhioschools,includinga32-7(.821)recordontheroad…NotreDameis17-2(.895)all-timewhenplayinginthecityofCincinnati…theFight-ingIrishforcedatleast20opponentturnoversforthe13thtimethisyear…NotreDamerecordedatleast20assistsforthe10thtimethisseason…thismarkedjustthesecondtimeallseasontheFightingIrishdidhaveatleastthreeplayersscoreindoublefigures(theotherwasan80-58winoverSouthernCaliforniaonNov.25attheJunkanooJaminFreeport,Bahamas)…Novoselscoredindoublefiguresforthe25thconsecutivegame,takingoversolepossessionofsecondplaceontheFightingIrishcharts…Novoselalsopostedher thirdconsecutive20-pointgame,givinghersixthisseason(13inhercareer)andmakingherthesecondNotreDameplayerthisyeartorecordthreeconsecutive20-pointoutings(DigginsalsopulledoffthatfeatagainstHartford,at#1BaylorandagainstSouthernCaliforniafromNov.17-25)…Digginsloggedherthirddouble-digitassistgameoftheyear(andfourthofhercareer),tyingherseasonhighwith11assists…DigginsisthefirstFightingIrishplayerwiththreedouble-digitassistgamesinoneseasonsince2004-05whenMeganDuffyhadfourgameswith10+assists…Digginsalsodeliveredher400thcareerassist(shenowhas402),becomingtheseventhplayerinschoolhistorytoreachthatmilestone…Brakerscoredaseason-highsevenpoints…Malloryappeared inher130thcareergame,tyingforsixthplaceinschoolhistory.

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2011-12 Box Scores#2 Notre Dame 120, Pittsburgh 44January 17, 2012Purcell Pavilion (Notre Dame, Ind.)

Pittsburgh (44)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpDunn 18 2-3 0-0 0-1 0 0 1 4Logan 26 3-8 0-0 1-2 3 0 2 7Kiesel 34 1-8 0-3 0-0 1 2 2 2Dowd 31 1-4 0-3 0-0 0 0 2 2Anderson 26 5-11 0-3 4-5 3 2 2 14Davis 28 2-10 0-1 4-4 1 2 2 8Porter 13 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 4 0Golden 24 3-3 0-0 1-1 3 0 2 7Team 5Totals 200 17-48 0-10 10-13 17 6 17 44


Pittsburgh 19 25 — 44Notre Dame 54 66 — 120

FG Pct:Pittsburgh35.4,NotreDame64.9.3-PT FG Pct: Pitts-burgh0.0,NotreDame52.9.FT Pct:Pittsburgh76.9,NotreDame83.3. Turnovers:Pittsburgh26,NotreDame9.Blocked Shots: Pittsburgh1,NotreDame1.Steals:Pittsburgh4,NotreDame14 (Wright 3). Attendance:8,600.

NOTES: Notre Dame set/tied six school records during thewin—mostfieldgoalsmade(alsoaBIGEASTregularseasonrecord),marginofvictoryinBIGEASTgame,marginofvictoryinahomegame(tied),pointsinhomegame,pointsinBIGEASTgameandmostplayersindoublefigures(tied)…the120pointsalsorepresentedthefourth-highestpointtotaleverinaBIGEASTregularseasongameandmostsinceJan.6,1998(ConnecticutdefeatedProvidence,126-48inStorrs,Conn.)…thisisthefirsttimetheFightingIrishhavehadmultiple100-pointgamesinaseasonsincetheydidittwicein1998-99(theonlyothertimeNotreDamepulledoffthatfeatintheprogram’s35-yearhistory);NotreDamenowhas the top twosingle-gamepoint totals inthenationthisseason…PittsburghisthefourthdifferentBIGEASTopponenttheFightingIrishhavescored100pointsagainstsincejoiningtheconferencein1995-96…NotreDametopsthe100-pointmarkathomeforthefirsttimesinceNov.15,2009(a102-57winoverArkansas-PineBluff)anddoessoinBIGEASTplayforthefirstsinceJan.19,2008(104-86atGeorgetown)…theFighting Irishshot .649 fromthefield, thesixth-bestfieldgoalpercentageinschoolhistory(fourthinahomegame)andsecond-besteverinBIGEASTplay…NotreDame’s33assistsarefourth-mostinschoolhistory(mosteverinBIGEASTaction),andmostsinceaschool-record38handoutsagainstMarquetteonDec.21,1990…NotreDame’s76-pointmarginofvictorytiesforthethird-largestinschoolhistory…theFightingIrishheldtheiropponentwithoutathree-pointfieldgoalforthefirsttimesinceNov.16,2008(LSU0-for-4)…Pittsburgh’s17reboundswerethefewestbyaFightingIrishopponentinasinglegamesinceFeb.25,1989(Xavier-15)…theFightingIrishtalliedaseason-highninethree-pointers…NotreDameextendeditswinningstreakto15games,tyingthethird-longestruninschoolhistory…theFightingIrishmoveto6-0inBIGEASTplay,tyingtheirfourth-beststartinconferencegamessincejoiningtheBIGEAST…NotreDamesetnewschoolrecordswithitsseventh50-pointvictoryoftheseason,andtiedtwootherseasonmarkswithitsseventh40-pointwinandeighth90-pointouting…theFightingIrishhadaseason-lownineturnovers…PetersbecamethefifthNotreDameplayertoscore20pointsinagamethisseason,reachingthatmarkforthefifthtimeinhercareer,andfirstsincelastyear’sNCAAnationalchampionshipgameagainstTexasA&M(21points)…Digginshadat leastsevenassistsandzeroturnovers inagameforthesecondtimethisyear…Digginsdeliveredatleastsevenassistsinagamefortheninthtimethisyear,andsecondconsecutivegame…Novoselextendedherstreakofdouble-figurescoringgamesto26inarow,stillthesecond-longestinschoolhistory…Malloryappearedinher131stcareergame,tyingforthird-mostinschoolhistory.

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ME #2 Notre Dame 76, Villanova 43

January 21, 2012Purcell Pavilion (Notre Dame, Ind.)

Villanova (43)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpKimmel 16 1-2 1-2 0-0 1 1 3 3Burford 23 2-5 0-3 0-0 0 4 3 4Sweeney 15 5-10 0-1 0-1 4 0 4 10Roberts 35 6-9 2-4 0-0 6 0 1 14Carey 14 0-2 0-1 0-0 2 4 1 0Holeman 15 0-5 0-0 0-1 1 0 1 0Kane 27 0-4 0-1 1-2 3 3 1 1Pearson 26 1-2 0-1 1-2 4 1 1 3Suhey 3 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0Leer 26 4-7 0-1 0-0 1 1 3 8Team 3Totals 200 19-47 3-15 2-6 25 14 18 43


Villanova 16 27 — 43Notre Dame 44 32 — 76

FG Pct:Villanova40.4,NotreDame44.8.3-PT FG Pct:Villanova20.0,NotreDame0.0.FT Pct:Villanova33.3,NotreDame82.8.Turnovers:Villanova20,NotreDame9.Blocked Shots:Villanova2(Leer2),NotreDame4(Braker2).Steals:Villanova6(Pearson2),NotreDame10(Miller3).Attendance:9,149(sellout).

NOTES:NotreDameextendsitswinningstreakto16games,thethird-longestinschoolhistoryandlongestsince2000-01,whentheFightingIrishopenedthatseasononaschool-record23-gamewinningstreak…that2000-01campaignalsomarkedthelasttimeNotreDamebeganaBIGEASTseasonwitharecordof7-0orbetter(currentlythefourth-beststartinschoolhistory)—in’00-01,theFightingIrishopenedconferenceplaywitha12-0 record… theFighting Irish forcedat least20opponentturnoversforthe15thtimethisseason(Villanovacameintothegameleadingthenationwithjust11.9turnoverspergame,buthadnineathalftime)…conversely,NotreDametieditsseasonlowwith nine turnovers, amark it set four days ago againstPittsburgh— the last time theFighting Irishhadconsecutivegameswith10turnoversorfewerwasDec.8&11,2010,whentheyhad10apieceinwinsatProvidenceandathomeagainstCreighton…theFightingIrishimproveto18-10all-timeagainstVillanova (9-2athome),winning their thirdconsecutivegameagainst theWildcats (somethingneithersidehaddone in theseriessinceNotreDamewonaseries-longsix ina row fromMarch1,1998-Dec.6,2000)…NotreDamewasheldwithoutathree-pointfieldgoalforthefirsttimesinceJan.29,2011,whenitwent0-for-4atVillanova…Brakertiedhercareerhighwith10points,matchingthemarkshefirstsetonNov.26,2010,againstIUPUIatPurcellPavilion—Brakeristhe10thdifferentNotreDameplayertoscoreindoublefiguresthisyear…Novoselextendedherstreakofconsecutivegamesscoringindoublefiguresto27inarow,second-longestinschoolhistory…Digginspostedherteam-higheighth20-pointgameoftheseasonandthe25thofhercareer(eighthinschoolhistory)…Digginsmovedupto14thplaceonNotreDame’sall-timescoring listwith1,391points,passingShariMatvey(1,371from1979-83)…Novoselroseto17thplaceon theFighting Irishcareerscoring listwith1,297points,passingMeganDuffy(1,290from2002-06)…Novoselalsomovedintofourthplaceinschoolhistorywith390careerfreethrowsmade,passingAliciaRatay(387from1999-2003)…PetersassumedsolepossessionofthirdplaceontheFightingIrishall-timeblockedshotchartwith168,breakingoutatiewithJacquelineBatteast (167 from2001-05)…Mallory appearedinher132ndcareergame,tyingcurrentNotreDameassistantcoachNieleIvey(1996-2001)forsecondontheschool’scareergamesplayedlist…headcoachMuffetMcGrawregisteredwinNo.575inher25thseasonatNotreDame…theFightingIrishdrewtheirfourthselloutoftheseason(allinthepastsixgames),aswellastheir15thselloutinthepastthreeyearsandthe21stinschoolhistory.

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ME #2 Notre Dame 72, #7/9 Tennessee 44

January 23, 2012Purcell Pavilion (Notre Dame, Ind.)

Tennessee (44)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpManning 12 0-3 0-0 0-0 2 0 1 0Johnson 28 3-12 0-0 3-10 9 1 1 9Massengale 35 1-3 1-2 0-1 1 4 2 3Simmons 28 5-15 1-3 2-3 2 0 1 13Stricklen 28 2-10 1-3 0-0 7 3 2 5Bass 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0Williams 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0Burdick 18 2-6 0-0 0-0 5 2 3 4Spani 9 0-2 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 0Harrison 9 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 0 1 2Baugh 26 4-9 0-0 0-0 6 1 3 8Team 1Totals 200 17-61 3-8 7-16 35 12 16 44


Tennessee 18 26 — 44Notre Dame 28 44 — 72

FG Pct:Tennessee27.9,NotreDame50.8.3-PT FG Pct:Ten-nessee37.5,NotreDame41.7.FT Pct:Tennessee43.8,NotreDame63.6.Turnovers:Tennessee19,NotreDame19.Blocked Shots:Tennessee4(Baugh2),NotreDame5(Peters3).Steals: Tennessee8(Johnson,Massengale,Burdick2),NotreDame11(Diggins 4). Attendance:9,149(sellout).

NOTES:NotreDameisjustthesecondschoolevertodefeatbothConnecticutandTennesseeinconsecutiveseasons,duplicat-ingthefeatfirstpulledoffbyNorthCarolinain2005-06(77-54vs.Connecticut,75-63vs.Tennessee)and2006-07(82-76vs.Connecticut,70-57vs.Tennessee)…theFightingIrishmoveto6-1againstrankedopponentsthisseason,includinga4-1markagainsttop-10teams(allofwhichwererankedNo.8orhigherintheAssociatedPresspollattipoff)…NotreDamepostsitslargestwineveragainstatop-10opponent,bestingthe84-57victoryitrecordedagainstNo.6/4DukeonNov.21,1998,atPurcellPavilion…theFightingIrishalsosetaschoolrecordforfewestpointsallowedtoatop-10opponent,withtheoldmarkcomingonJan.6,2001,ina67-46winoverNo.9/10RutgersatPurcellPavilion…NotreDameearnsitssecondconsecutiveserieswinagainstTennesseeafterlosingitsfirst20meetingswiththeLadyVols—thevictoryalsowasitsfirstinnineseriesgamesatPurcellPavilion…Tennessee’s44pointswerethefewestscoredbytheLadyVolsinheadcoachPatSummitt’scareer…the28-pointmarginofdefeatwasthesecond-largestintheSummittera…NotreDamehaswonsevenofitslasteightmeetingswithSECopponents,includingboththisyearagainsttop-10SECfoes…NotreDamereachesthe20-winmarkfasterthananyteaminschoolhistory(intermsofcalendardate),hittingthatmilestoneeightdaysearlier than the2000-01Fighting Irishsquad (Jan.31,2001-64-44winathomeoverProvidence)…theFightingIrishhavepostedatleast20winsforthe18thtimein19seasons(22ndin25-yearMuffetMcGrawera)…theFightingIrishtiedaschoolrecordwiththeir14thgameoftheseasonholdingtheopponentto50pointsorfewer(includingthepastfour)…Petersloggedherfourthdouble-doubleoftheyear(15thofhercareer),addingacareer-high16reboundsandcareer-bestsixassists…PetersisthefirstNotreDameplayerwith15points/15reboundsinagamesinceJan.31,2009,whenLindsaySchraderpiledup19pointsand15reboundsagainstCincinnati…Peters’16reboundsarethemostbyaNotreDameplayerinagamesinceJan.13,2007,whenEricaWilliamsonhad18reboundsatUSF…Digginsscoredaseasonhigh-tying27points(alsoatNo.1BayloronNov.20)…Novoselhadherstreakof27consecu-tivegamesscoringindoublefigures(second-longestinschoolhistory)snapped,finishinginsingledigitsforthefirsttimesinceMarch7,2011(eightpointsvs.DePaul)…theFightingIrishhadtheirfifthselloutoftheseason(allinthepastsevengames),aswellas16thinthepastthreeyearsand22ndinschoolhistory.

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2011-12 Box Scores#2 Notre Dame 71, St. John’s 56January 28, 2012Carnesecca Arena (Jamaica, N.Y.)


St. John’s (56)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpStevens 33 5-11 0-0 0-1 2 3 4 10Nwachukwu 22 2-8 0-0 0-0 4 1 1 4McKenith 32 4-11 1-3 0-0 7 4 4 9McPherson 31 3-12 0-3 2-2 4 1 3 8Smith 36 4-8 0-0 2-2 5 2 3 10Thompson 8 0-2 0-0 3-4 2 0 0 3Brown 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Blanding 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Langley 17 2-5 1-1 1-1 1 0 2 6Jones 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Harris 13 2-5 2-3 0-0 1 0 0 6Team 3Totals 200 22-62 4-10 8-10 29 11 17 56

Notre Dame 43 28 — 71St. John’s 23 33 — 56

FG Pct:NotreDame43.8,St.John’s35.5.3-PT FG Pct: Notre Dame 28.6, St. John’s 40.0. FT Pct: Notre Dame 81.3, St.John’s80.0.Turnovers:NotreDame19,St.John’s17.Blocked Shots:NotreDame9(Peters5),St.John’s6(Nwachukwu4).Steals:NotreDame11(Peters4),St.John’s9(McPherson4).Attendance:1,808.

NOTES:TheFightingIrishreachthemidpointoftheBIGEASTConferenceseasonundefeatedforthefourthtimesincejoiningtheBIGEASTin1995-96,andthefirsttimesince2000-01…NotreDameimprovesto21-3all-timeagainstSt.John’s,earningitsfirstwinatCarneseccaArenasinceFeb.17,2004(a69-56triumph)…theFightingIrishare51-5(.911)all-timeagainstteamsfromthestateofNewYork,includinga19-4(.826)recordontheroad…theFightingIrishgrabbed49rebounds,theirhighesttotalinBIGEASTplaythisyearandthe14thtimeinthepast16gamestheyhavepiledupatleast40rebounds…priortotheJan.23Tennesseegame,NotreDamehadgonemorethanthreeyearswithoutaplayerrecordinga15-point/15-reboundgame—nowithashadaplayerdosoinconsecutivegames…PetersisthefirstNotreDameplayertopostconsecutive15-point/15-reboundgames,aswellasconsecutive15-reboundgamessinceDec.21&30,1992,whenLetitiaBowenhad16pointsand15reboundsagainstGeorgia,followedby16pointsand18reboundsagainstGeorgetown…PetersisthefirstFightingIrishplayerwithtwo15-reboundgamesinoneseasonsinceRuthRileydidsoin1998-99…Petersalsocollectedaseason-highfiveblockedshots,thefifthtimeinhercareershehaspostedafive-blockouting…PetersmovedtoninthplaceonNotreDame’scareerreboundinglistwith750boards,passingShariMatvey(742from1979-83)…forthesecondtimethisseason,Digginshasstrungtogetherthreeconsecutive20-pointgames,followinguponher20-pointafternoonagainstVillanovaonJan.21,and27pointstwonightslateragainstNo.7/9Tennessee…Digginstiedhercareerhighwiththreeblockedshots,havingfirstreachedthatmarkagainstNo.23/24SanDiegoStateonNov.26,2009,attheParadiseJamintheU.S.VirginIslands…Digginsroseto11thplaceonNotreDame’s all-time scoring listwith 1,442 points, passingformerteammateLindsaySchrader(1,429from2005-10),currentFightingIrishassistantcoachNieleIvey(1,430from1996-2001)andSheilaMcMillen(1,439from1995-99)…Novoseljumpedto16thplaceontheNotreDamecareerscoringlistwith1,316points,passingMargaretNowlin(1,312from1988-92)…Malloryplayedinher134thcareergame,twoshyoftheschoolrecordsetbyherformerteammate,BeccaBruszewski,from2007-11.

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ME #2 Notre Dame 71, #13/14 Rutgers 41

January 31, 2012Louis Brown Athletic Center (Piscataway, N.J.)


Rutgers (41)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpEvans 23 0-2 0-0 0-0 2 1 1 0Oliver 26 5-11 1-1 6-8 9 1 3 17Laney 27 1-4 0-0 2-2 3 1 3 4Davis 26 1-6 0-0 0-0 2 0 3 2Canty 29 3-8 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 6Wheeler 27 4-10 0-5 0-0 2 0 1 8Speed 9 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 0Richardson 11 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2Sykes 22 1-9 0-1 0-0 1 0 2 2Team 1Totals 200 16-53 1-7 8-10 24 6 16 41

Notre Dame 40 31 — 71Rutgers 23 18 — 41

FG Pct:NotreDame41.4,Rutgers30.2.3-PT FG Pct: Notre Dame37.5,Rutgers14.3.FT Pct:NotreDame81.0,Rutgers80.0. Turnovers:NotreDame17,Rutgers17.Blocked Shots: NotreDame2(Peters2),Rutgers8(Oliver,Wheeler2).Steals: NotreDame9(Novosel,Mallory,McBride2),Rutgers9(Canty3). Attendance:3,530.

NOTES:NotreDameimprovesto7-1againstrankedopponentsthisseason,includinga4-1recordawayfromhome(3-1onthefloorofaTop25opponent)…fourofthesevenFightingIrishwinsoverrankedopponentshavebeenby20pointsormore,includingthreebyatleast28points(twoofthosethreeontheroad—66-38atNo.12/14PurdueonDec.10;71-41atNo.13/14Rutgers)…the30-pointmargin isthe largestforNotreDameeveronthehomecourtofanAssociatedPressTop25opponent,toppingthe28-pointspreadatPurdueearlierthisyear…themarginalsoisthelargestfortheFightingIrishagainstanAPTop25opponentsinceFeb.25,2004,whentheydefeatedNo.21/19Miami(Fla.),93-58atPurcellPavilion…NotreDamesetsaschoolrecordbyholdingitsopponentto50pointsorfewerforthe15thtimethisyear(oldmarkwas14,setlastseason)…NotreDameearns its thirdconsecutivewin in theserieswithRutgers,thefirsttimetheFightingIrishhaveeverpostedthreewinsinarowovertheScarletKnights…NotreDamepicksupits secondconsecutivewin overRutgers at the LouisBrownAthleticCenter, the first time the Fighting Irish have downedtheScarletKnightsonback-to-backvisitstoPiscataway,N.J.,sinceMarch1,1999andFeb.19,2000…NotreDamepostsitslargestmarginofvictoryintheserieswithRutgersandholdstheScarletKnights to their lowestpoint total in theseries…NotreDame’s52reboundswerethemostithaspiledupinBIGEASTplaythisyear,toppingthe49-reboundeffortatSt.John’son Jan. 28…Notre Dame completes themonth of Januaryundefeatedforthefirsttimesince2000-01,andthefifthtimein the25-yearMuffetMcGrawera…Peterspostedher thirdconsecutivedouble-double,thefirstFightingIrishplayertopulloffthatfeatsinceMarch21-27,2004,whenJacquelineBatteasthadthreeinarowintheNCAAChampionship…Petersalsochalkedupherthirdconsecutive15-reboundgame,afeatnoNotreDameplayerhasaccomplishedsinceFeb.16-24,1979,whenJanePolitiskididsoinfourconsecutivegamesduringtheprogram’sAIAWDivisionIIIera…PetersisthefifthNotreDameplayertorecordthree15-reboundgamesinoneseason,withKatrynaGaitherthelasttodosoin1996-97…McBrideloggedhersecondcareerdouble-double…Digginsmovedintoatiefor10thplaceonNotreDame’sall-timescoringlistwith1,460points,pullingevenwithSandyBotham(1984-88).

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ME #2 Notre Dame 90, #RV/23 DePaul 70

February 5, 2012Purcell Pavilion (Notre Dame, Ind.)

DePaul (70)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpPenny 38 8-12 0-0 8-9 6 1 1 24Harry 37 10-15 0-0 0-0 9 2 2 20Martin 34 3-18 0-4 3-3 0 2 4 9Hrynko 30 3-9 2-5 1-2 3 9 4 9Ortiz 31 1-2 0-1 0-0 4 2 1 2Reynolds 20 3-6 0-2 0-0 3 2 0 6Rogowski 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0Team 5Totals 200 28-62 2-12 12-14 30 19 12 70


DePaul 31 39 — 70Notre Dame 56 34 — 90

FG Pct:DePaul45.2,NotreDame58.3.3-PT FG Pct: DePaul 16.7,NotreDame60.0.FT Pct:DePaul85.7,NotreDame84.6.Turnovers:DePaul21,NotreDame18.Blocked Shots: DePaul 1,NotreDame5(Peters3).Steals:DePaul8 (Harry3),NotreDame13(Mallory4).Attendance:9,149(sellout).

NOTES:NotreDame’s20-gamewinningstreaktiesforthesecond-longestinschoolhistory(1999-2000)…NotreDamealsologgedits20thconsecutivehomevictory(longestsince2003-04)…theFightingIrishmatchthebest24-gamerecordinschoolhistory(also23-1in2000-01)…forthe16thtimeinits17seasonsasaBIGEASTmember,NotreDamehasposteddouble-digitwinsinconferenceplay(loneexceptionwas8-8recordin2005-06)…NotreDame’scurrent10-gameBIGEASTwinstreakisitslongestsince2000-01(12inarow)…NotreDameis8-1againstrankedopponentsthisseason,includinga4-0recordathome…theFightingIrishreachthe90-pointmarkforaschool-recordninthtimethisyear,toppingthepreviousstandardsetlastseason…DePaulstill leads theall-timeserieswithNotreDame,19-17,although the Fighting Irish have won six of the past seven in the series—theyalsoare10-6againsttheBlueDemonsatPurcellPavilion(wheretheyhavewonsevenoftheirlasteightmatchups)…thiswasjustthethirdtimeinthelastninemeetings(andfifthin13seriesgames)thattheNotreDame-DePaulcontestwasdecidedbydoubledigits…NotreDamehadfivedouble-figurescorersfortheseventhtimethisyear,andimprovesto47-4(.922)withatleastfourdouble-figurescorersduringthepastthreeseasons…NotreDameshotbetterthan55percentfromthefieldfortheseventhtimethisseason…DePaul’s.452fieldgoalpercentagewassecond-highestbyaFightingIrishopponentthisyear(.470byBayloronNov.20)…the70pointswerethemostallowedbyNotreDamesinceDec.18,whentheFightingIrishdefeatedNo.8/7Kentucky,92-83atPurcellPavilion…NotreDameshotaseason-high60percentfromthethree-pointline,andtieditsseasonbestwithninethree-pointersmade…Digginsregisteredherthirddouble-doubleoftheseason,andfifthofhercareer,with11pointsand10assists…Digginsalsochalkedupherfourthdouble-digitassistgameoftheseason,themostbyaFightingIrishplayerinoneyearsince2004-05,whenMeganDuffyalsohadfour10-assistoutings…Digginstookoversolepossessionof10thplaceonNotreDame’sall-timescoringlistwith1,471points,pullingfreefromSandyBotham(1,460from1984-88)…Mallorytiedaschoolrecordwithher136thgameplayed,matchingherformerteammateandfellow2010-11captain,BeccaBruszewski(2007-11)…Malloryhadaseason-high14pointsandtiedherseasonbestwithfourthree-pointersmade…McGrawrecordedher579thwinatNotreDame(579-212in25seasons),tyingthelatelongtimeFightingIrishmen’stennis/wrestlingcoachTomFallon(579-268-4combinedrecordinthosetwosportsfrom1957-87)forthesecond-mostwinsbyanycoachinthe125-yearhistoryofNotreDameathletics…NotreDamedrewitssixthselloutoftheseason,tyingtheschoolrecordforselloutsinoneyearfirstsetin2009-10—it’salsothe17thselloutfortheFightingIrishinthepastthreeseasonsand23rdinprogramhistory.

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2011-12 Box Scores#2 Notre Dame 74, Syracuse 55February 7, 2012Carrier Dome (Syracuse, N.Y.)


Syracuse (55)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpHemingway 33 2-13 0-0 11-12 5 2 2 15Tyson-Thomas 37 3-15 0-5 2-2 8 1 3 8Alexander 21 5-10 0-0 1-1 5 0 4 11Hall 27 0-4 0-1 0-0 5 2 2 0Coffey 34 1-3 1-1 0-0 0 1 3 3Taft 7 1-3 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 3Williams 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Bullard 21 3-5 0-0 1-2 2 1 1 7Leary 19 3-8 0-0 2-2 6 0 1 8Team 6Totals 200 18-61 2-10 17-19 37 8 17 55

Notre Dame 38 36 — 74Syracuse 19 36 — 55

FG Pct:NotreDame42.6,Syracuse29.5.3-PT FG Pct: Notre Dame12.5,Syracuse20.0.FT Pct:NotreDame77.8,Syracuse89.5. Turnovers:NotreDame20,Syracuse23.Blocked Shots: NotreDame7(Peters4),Syracuse1.Steals:NotreDame16(Mallory5),Syracuse13(Tyson-Thomas6).Attendance: 998.

NOTES:NotreDameextendsitscurrentwinningstreakto21games,nowstandingaloneasthesecond-longestruninschoolhistorybehindonlya23-gamewinningstreaktoopenthe2000-01season…theFightingIrishalsomatchthat2000-01clubforthebestrecordafter25gamesinschoolhistory(24-1)…NotreDameearnsitsninthconsecutiveroadwin,itslongestsuccessstringonopponents’homecourtssincea10-gameroadwinningstreakfromNov.17,2000-Feb.14,2001…theFightingIrishhavewon11consecutiveBIGEASTgames,theirlongestregular-seasonleaguewinningstreaksincea12-0starttobeginthe2000-01BIGEASTslate…NotreDameimprovesto7-0thisseasonwhenplayingthesecondoftwogamesinthreedays…NotreDameis52-5(.912)all-timeagainstNewYorkschools,includinga20-4(.833)recordontheroad…NotreDamemovesto25-2all-timeagainstSyracuse(21-0inBIGEASTregular-seasonplay)andpicksupits12thconsecutivewinovertheOrange,matchingthelongestwinningstreakintheseries(also1990-2002)…theFightingIrishare12-1all-timeagainstSyracuseontheroad,havingwonthepast12visitstocentralNewYork(includingallfourattheCarrierDome)…SyracusebecomesthethirdopponentagainstwhichNotreDamehasatleast25serieswins,joiningMarquette(31)andGeorgetown(25)…themarginofvictorywasthelargestfortheFightingIrishatSyracusesinceJan.21,2004,whenNotreDamedefeatedtheOrange,64-35atoldManleyFieldHouse(thisisthelargestwinningmarginfortheFightingIrishinfourvisitstotheCarrierDome)…NotreDamehasscoredatleast70pointsin22ofthe27seriesgamesagainstSyracuse,includingeightofthepastnine…theFightingIrishfinishedwitha+10reboundingmarginagainstthetopreboundingsquadintheBIGEASTandoneofthetop-10boardcrewsinthecountry(Syracuseenteredwithaleague-leading47.7rpg.—second-bestinthenation—anda+11.7reboundingmarginthatwasseventh-bestinthenation)…Syracuse’s11-0runinthesecondhalfwasthelongest stringof consecutivepoints againstNotreDame thisseason,toppingKentucky’s9-0runonDec.18…PetersisthefifthFightingIrishplayerevertoregisterfour15-reboundgamesinoneseason,andthefirstsinceKatrynaGaitheralsohadfourin1996-97…italsowasthethird15-point/15-reboundgameoftheyearforPeters,themostbyaNotreDameplayerinasingleseasonsince1996-97,whenGaithertiedtheschoolrecordwithfour15-point/15-reboundgames…PetersandMcBridebothsetseason-highscoringtotals…Mallorysetaschoolrecordbyplayinginher137thcareergame,toppingtheoldFightingIrishstandardof136gamesbyBruszewski from2007-11…headcoachMuffetMcGrawearnedher580thvictorysincecomingtoNotreDamein1987-88(580-212,.732in25seasons),movingherintosolepossessionofsecondplaceontheFightingIrishathleticsall-timecoachingwinslist.

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ME West Virginia 65, #2 Notre Dame 63


West Virginia (65)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpHarlee 26 2-3 0-0 2-2 3 1 4 6Bussie 38 6-9 0-0 10-13 8 1 1 22Dunning 21 4-7 1-2 2-2 7 2 4 11Caldwell 34 4-15 0-2 2-2 4 0 5 10Stepney 10 0-2 0-0 0-0 2 3 2 0Palmer 28 3-10 2-7 1-2 5 3 4 9Bethel 8 1-2 1-1 0-0 3 2 2 3Hampton 33 0-3 0-1 4-4 2 4 1 4Fields 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0Team 6Totals 200 20-52 4-13 21-25 41 16 23 65


West Virginia 30 35 — 65Notre Dame 33 30 — 63

FG Pct:West Virginia 38.5,NotreDame 40.7.3-PT FG Pct: WestVirginia30.8,NotreDame37.5.FT Pct:WestVirginia84.0,NotreDame64.0.Turnovers:WestVirginia21,NotreDame17.Blocked Shots:WestVirginia4(Bussie3),NotreDame8(Peters6). Steals:WestVirginia10(Harlee,Bussie3),NotreDame11(Diggins 4). Attendance:9,149(sellout).

NOTES: NotreDame’s 21-gamewinning streak (the second-longestinschoolhistory)comestoanend…theFightingIrishalsohadtheir20-gamehomewinningstreakendedwiththeirfirstlossatPurcellPavilionsinceJan.8,2011(79-76vs.Con-necticut)…theFightingIrishsawtheir63-gamewinningstreakagainstunranked(APpoll)opponentsstopped,withtheirfirstloss to a teamoutside theAPTop25 sinceMarch22, 2009(79-71vs.MinnesotainfirstroundofNCAAChampionship)…NotreDamefallsto54-6(.900)athomeinthemonthofFebruarysincetheirBIGEASTmembershipstartedin1995-96,droppingtheirfirstFebruarygameatPurcellPavilionsinceFeb.11,2009(71-66vs.Louisville)…NotreDamefallsto18-3all-timeagainstWestVirginia,withtheMountaineersearningtheirfirstwinin11visitstoPurcellPavilion…allthreeFightingIrishlossesintheserieshavecoincidedwiththeteam’sthreelowestpointtotals…thismarkedthe12thtimeinthepast13seriesgamesthatthemarginwas13pointsorfewer,withthisbeingtheclosestmargininserieshistory…theFightingIrishlostwhenleadingatthehalfforonlythesecondtimeinthepastthreeseasons(now75-2-other loss in2011NCAAnationalchampionshipgamevs.TexasA&M)… theFighting Irish finishedon thenegativesideof the reboundingmargin (33-41) for thefirst timesinceNov.26(Duke,47-39)…NotreDamehadtwoplayersfouloutofagameforthesecondtimethisseason(alsoonNov.20atBaylor)…Digginsscoredacareer-high32points(previoushighwas31vs.VermontonMarch23,2010,inthesecondroundoftheNCAAChampionship),tallyingthemostpointsbyaNotreDameplayerinonegamesinceMarch25,2008,whenCharelAllenscored35pointsina79-75overtimewinoverNo.14/13OklahomainthesecondroundoftheNCAAChampionshipinWestLafayette,Ind.…Diggins’18freethrowattemptstiedforthesecond-mostinschoolhistoryandmostsinceFeb.22,2000(RuthRiley23vs.Miami(Fla.))…Digginsalsobecametheninthplayerinschoolhistorytoscore1,500careerpoints(now1,514),liftingherpastAshleyBarlow(1,492from2006-10)inninthplaceontheFightingIrishall-timescoringlist…Peterstiedhercareerhighwith17rebounds…Petershadherfifth15-reboundgameoftheseason,becomingthethirdFightingIrishplayerwithfiveormore15-reboundcontestsinonecampaign,andthefirstintheprogram’sDivisionIera…Petersalsobecomestheeighthplayerinschoolhistorytocollect800careerrebounds(shenowhad807)…Peterstiedhercareerhighwithsixblockedshots…NotreDamedrewitsschool-recordseventhselloutcrowdoftheseason,aswellasthe18thinthepastthreeyearsand24inprogramhistory…theFightingIrishheldtheirannualPinkZonegame(knownnationallybyitsnewlabel,Play4Kay),toraisemoneyforbreastcancerresearch,collectingaschool-record$204,682todatethisseason(additionaldonationstocome).

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ME #4 Notre Dame 66, Providence 47


Providence (47)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpWright 23 2-5 0-0 1-2 3 0 2 5Okafor 27 2-2 0-0 0-0 5 2 3 4Cropper 25 0-6 0-1 0-0 1 5 4 0Wells 30 2-11 1-3 1-1 1 5 0 6Barnes 32 7-12 2-3 0-0 8 1 2 16McCabe 3 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0Pearson 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0Roberts 29 6-10 0-0 0-0 1 1 3 12Rule 5 1-3 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 2Breslin 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Edwards 15 0-2 0-0 0-2 2 0 3 0Harris 7 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 2Team 3Totals 200 21-53 3-9 2-5 25 16 19 47


Providence 27 20 — 47Notre Dame 37 29 — 66

FG Pct: Providence 39.6, Notre Dame 48.1. 3-PT FG Pct: Providence33.3,NotreDame20.0.FT Pct:Providence40.0,NotreDame65.2.Turnovers:Providence21,NotreDame20.Blocked Shots:Providence3,NotreDame4(Peters2).Steals: Providence12(Wells4),NotreDame14(Peters,Diggins,Mallory3). Attendance:8,543.

NOTES:NotreDamepicksupits25thwinoftheseason,reach-ingthatmarkforthethirdconsecutiveyearandfourthtimeinfiveseasons—theonlyothertimetheFightingIrishhadthreeconsecutive 25-win campaigns prior to their current runwas1998-99(26-5),1999-2000(27-5)and2000-01(34-2),astreakthatalsoincludeda31-7marktwoyearsbefore(1996-97),giv-ingNotreDamethesamestretchoffour25-winseasonsinfiveyearsthat ithasnowachieved…theFightingIrishearntheir12thconferencevictoryoftheseason,markingthe12thtimeintheir17-yearBIGEASTmembershiptheyhavecollectedatleast12leaguewinsinacampaign…NotreDamehelditsopponentto50pointsorfewerforthe16thtimethisseason,extendingitsschoolrecordinthatcategory…theFightingIrishare8-0thisseasonwhenplayingforthesecondtimeinathree-dayspan,and24-7(.774)whenfacedwithsuchatightturnaroundduringthepastfourseasons(2008-09topresent)…theFightingIrishmoveto20-0all-timeagainstProvidence,includinga10-0markatPurcellPavilion,andhavewon17ofthose20seriesgamesbydouble-digitmargins…NotreDameheldtheFriarsbelow50pointsforthesecondconsecutiveseriesmeeting,withthismarkingthefewestpointsProvidencehasscoredinSouthBendsinceJan.31,2001(a64-44FightingIrishwin)…Peterspostedhereighthdouble-doubleoftheseason,andfifthinthepastsevengames…Peterschalkedupdouble-digitreboundsforthesixthtimeinsevenoutings…Petersalsocollectedthe200thstealofhercareer(shenowhas202)…Digginsdeliveredher450thcareerassist(nowat454)…Digginsnotchedher79thcareerdouble-digitscoringgame,takingoversolepossessionofeighthplaceonthatall-timeFightingIrishlist,onemorethanthreeplayers(TrenaKeysfrom1982-86,LindsaySchraderfrom2005-10andAshleyBarlowfrom2006-10)…NovoselmovedintoatiewithShariMatvey(1979-83)for15thplaceontheNotreDamecareerscoringchartwith1,373points…NovoselalsoisnowtiedwithcurrentFightingIrishassistantcoachNieleIveyforthirdontheschool’scareergamesplayedlist(132)…NotreDameimprovesto7-1all-timewhenplayingonValentinesDay,includinga6-0recordinthe25-yearMuffetMcGrawera(1987-88topresent).

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2011-12 Box Scores#3/4 Notre Dame 68, #16 Louisville 52February 20, 2012KFC Yum! Center (Louisville, Ky.)

Notre Dame (68)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpPeters 37 3-9 0-0 4-4 9 1 3 10Diggins 40- 5-11 0-3 11-12 3 7 1 21Novosel 30 3-9 0-3 0-0 2 4 4 6Mallory 34 4-6 3-5 2-2 5 1 3 13McBride 29 7-9 1-2 0-0 2 0 3 15Holloway 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Achonwa 15 0-0 0-0 0-0 3 1 2 0Miller 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 1 0Turner 3 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 3Wright 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Braker 6 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0Team 0Totals 200 23-47 5-15 17-18 28 14 17 68

Louisville (52)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpBurke 36 1-9 1-6 2-2 4 0 0 5Taylor 12 4-7 0-0 1-1 7 0 2 9Vails 10 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 0Smith 30 3-10 0-1 0-0 3 1 2 6Schimmel,S. 36 3-16 1-8 2-2 2 1 3 9Harper 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0Slaughter 29 3-6 0-0 6-6 6 0 4 12Hammond 24 2-4 0-1 0-0 7 2 1 4Dyer 17 2-3 0-0 3-4 3 1 2 7Team 3Totals 200 18-57 2-16 14-15 35 7 16 52

Notre Dame 28 40 — 68Louisville 25 27 — 52

FG Pct:NotreDame48.9,Louisville31.6.3-PT FG Pct: Notre Dame33.3,Louisville12.5.FT Pct:NotreDame94.4,Louisville93.3. Turnovers:NotreDame18,Louisville19.Blocked Shots: NotreDame3 (Peters2),Louisville2 (Smith2).Steals: Notre Dame9(Diggins,Mallory,McBride3),Louisville11(S.Schimmel5). Attendance:13,054.

NOTES:NotreDameimprovesto9-1thisseasonagainstrankedopponents,includinga5-1recordawayfromhome…theninewinsoverrankedteamstietheschoolrecordforoneseasonsetbythe2000-01club…thenineregular-seasonTop25victoriesareanewschoolrecord,outpacingthesevenrankedwinstheFightingIrishpostedduringtheregularseasoninboth2003-04and2004-05…LouisvillebecomesthesixthTop25opponentthatNotreDamehasheldto60pointsorfewerthisseason…NotreDame’s26victoriestietheschoolrecordforwinsintheregularseason,withthe2000-01squadcompletingitsregularseasonat26-1…theFightingIrishmoveto97-28(.776)inthemonthofFebruarysincejoiningtheBIGEASTConferencein1995-96,and145-43(.771)inFebruarygamesduringthe25-yeartenureofheadcoachMuffetMcGraw (1987-88 topresent)…NotreDameearnsitsfifthconsecutivewinoverLouisvilleandtakesan8-4leadintheserieswiththeCardinals(7-2sinceLouisvillejoinedtheBIGEASTin2005-06)…theFightingIrishare4-1all-timewhenplayingontheroadatLouisville…thiswasonlythefourthgameintheNotreDame-Louisvilleseriestobedecidedbymorethan15points…theFightingIrishheldtheCardinalsto52points,matchingthehosts’lowestoffensiveoutputinthe12-gameseries(89-52NotreDameonMarch6,2010,inthesecondroundoftheBIGEASTChampionshipatHartford,Conn.)…theFightingIrishalsohaveheldLouisvilleto60pointsorfewerinthepastfivematchupsbetweentheprograms…NotreDame’s.944freethrowpercentage(17-of-18)tiedforthefourth-bestmarkinschoolhistoryandwasitsbestsinceJan.16,2008,whentheFightingIrishshotasimilar17-of-18inawinoverVillanovaatPurcellPavilion…NotreDamehadfourplayersscoreindoublefiguresfor the14thtimethisseason,while improvingto48-4(.923) insuchgamesduring thepast threeyears (2009-10 topresent)…theFightingIrishwere limitedtoaseason-low28rebounds…LouisvilleisthefirstNotreDameopponenttoshootbetterthan90percentfromthefoullinesinceJan.8,2011,whenConnecticutmade26-of-27freethrows(.963)ina79-76winatPurcellPavilion…Digginsregisteredher29thcareer20-pointgame,tyingherforfifthinschoolhistorywithTrenaKeys(1982-86)andCharelAllen(2004-08)…PetersmoveduptoseventhplaceonNotreDame’scareerreboundinglistwith827boards,onemore thanMargaretNowlin had from1988-92…Petersalsojumpedto22ndplaceontheschool’sall-timescoringlistwith1,201points,passingKrissiDavis(1,194from1987-91)…Novoseltookoversolepossessionof15thplaceontheNotreDamecareerscoringlistwith1,379points,breakingfromatiewithShariMatvey(1,373from1979-83).

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ME #3 Notre Dame 80, South Florida 68


South Florida (68)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpJohnson 19 3-4 0-0 1-2 3 0 3 7Wynne 38 9-24 0-1 0-0 2 1 2 18Bernard 35 4-8 1-1 3-4 1 5 3 12Smith,Andrell 27 3-6 0-2 1-2 3 0 3 7Orekhova 39 6-11 4-9 2-3 3 3 3 18Saunders 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0Conner 16 1-3 0-1 0-0 2 4 3 2Rowe 12 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 2Flowers 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0Stringfield 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0McDonald 6 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 3 2Team 8Totals 200 28-61 5-14 7-11 24 15 21 68

Notre Dame (80)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpPeters 34 6-10 0-0 5-8 18 0 3 17Diggins 37 7-14 1-3 3-4 0 9 2 18Miller 8 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0Novosel 36 9-16 2-4 12-12 6 0 0 32Mallory 35 1-5 1-5 4-4 3 1 3 7Holloway 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Achonwa 21 1-3 0-0 0-0 4 1 2 2Turner 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0McBride 21 1-4 0-0 2-2 4 0 1 4Wright 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Braker 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Team 4Totals 200 25-54 4-12 26-30 41 12 14 80

South Florida 38 30 — 68Notre Dame 41 39 — 80

FG Pct:SouthFlorida45.9,NotreDame46.3.3-PT FG Pct: SouthFlorida35.7,NotreDame33.3.FT Pct:SouthFlorida63.6,NotreDame 86.7.Turnovers: South Florida 17, NotreDame22. Blocked Shots:SouthFlorida0,NotreDame6(Peters4).Steals:SouthFlorida14(Bernard7),NotreDame7(Diggins3).Attendance:9,149(sellout).

NOTES:NotreDameclinchesashareoftheBIGEASTregularseasonchampionship,itssecondconferencecrownsincejoiningtheBIGEASTin1995-96,anditsfirstsinceaco-championshipwithConnecticutin2000-01…theFightingIrishsetaschoolrecordwiththeir27thregular-seasonwinoftheyear…NotreDameearnsits14thBIGEASTwinoftheseason,themostvictoriestheFightingIrishhavehadinconferenceplaysince2000-01,whentheywent15-1…NotreDameimprovesto29-6(.829)all-timeonSeniorDay,includinga22-3(.880)recordinthe25-yearMuffetMcGrawera,withwinsin22oftheirlast24SeniorDaygames…theFightingIrishjumpto8-2all-timeagainstUSF,winningtheirfifthinarowovertheBulls…Novosel’scareer-high32pointsarethemosteverscoredbyaNotreDamesenioronSeniorDay…Novosel’s12-for-12afternoonatthefreethrowlinetiesforthethird-bestperformanceinschoolhistory…Petersgrabbedacareer-high18rebounds,tyingthePurcellPavilionrecordforaFightingIrishplayer,heldbyfiveothers,mostrecentlyRuthRileyagainstDukeonNov.21,1998…Peterspickeduphersixth15-reboundgameof theseason,oneshyof theschoolrecordofseven,setbyJanePolitiskiin1977-78(NotreDame’sfirstseasonofvarsitycompetition,playingattheAIAWDivisionIIIlevel)…Petersloggedherfourth15-point/15-reboundgameoftheseason,tyingtheschoolrecordheldbythreeotherplay-ers,themostrecentbeingKatrynaGaitherin1996-97…Petersrecordedherteam-highninthdouble-doubleoftheseason(sixthinthepastninegames),andthe20thofhercareer,the lattermarktyingSandyBotham(1984-88)for10thontheNotreDameall-timedouble-doubleschart…Petersalsomovedupto21stplaceontheFightingIrishcareerscoringlistwith1,218points,passingHeidiBunek(1,202pointsfrom1985-89)…PetersmovedintosixthplaceonNotreDame’scareerreboundingchartwith845boards,passingLindsaySchrader (828from2005-10)…Digginsrosetoeighthplaceontheschool’sall-timescoringlistwith1,572points,passingCharelAllen(1,566from2004-08)…NotreDamedrewitsschool-recordeighthselloutcrowdoftheseason(allinthepast11homegames),aswellasits19thinthepastthreeyearsandthe25thinschoolhistory.

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ME #3 Notre Dame 72, #4 Connecticut 59

February 27, 2012XL Center (Hartford, Conn.)


Connecticut (59)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpDolson 35 9-16 0-0 0-0 7 3 2 18Hayes 35 7-12 2-2 6-7 3 5 3 22Doty 22 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0Hartley 30 3-9 2-5 0-0 4 0 2 8Faris 35 0-2 0-2 1-2 6 6 2 1Engeln 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0Banks 4 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0Mosqueda-Lewis 20 4-8 0-1 2-2 0 0 3 10Johnson 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0Buck 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0Stokes 9 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0Team 6Totals 200 23-53 4-11 9-11 31 14 13 59

Notre Dame 38 34 — 72Connecticut 35 24 — 59

FG Pct: Notre Dame 38.5, Connecticut 43.4. 3-PT FG Pct: NotreDame31.8,Connecticut36.4.FT Pct:NotreDame83.3,Connecticut81.8.Turnovers:NotreDame12,Connecticut18.Blocked Shots:NotreDame3(Peters2),Connecticut3(Dolson2). Steals:NotreDame11 (Peters,Diggins3),Connecticut6(Hayes4).Attendance:15,132.

NOTES:NotreDameclaimsitsfirstoutrightBIGEASTConfer-enceregularseasonchampionshipsincejoiningtheleaguein1995-96(firstinanyconferencesince1995MidwesternCollegiateConferencecrown)…NotreDamefinisheswitha15-1BIGEASTrecord,matchingitssecond-mostwinsinleagueplayduringits17-yearmembership…thismarksthefirsttimeinNotreDame’sBIGEASTtenurethatithasgoneundefeatedontheroadduringconferenceplay…NotreDamesetsaschoolrecordwithits10thwinovera rankedopponent thisseason…theFighting Irishalsonoware5-1 thisseasonagainst top-10opponents,withtheirfiveregular-seasontop-10winsbeingaschoolrecord…theFightingIrishearntheirthirdconsecutivevictoryoverCon-necticut,andsweeparegular-seasonseriesfromtheHuskiesforthefirsttimesincejoiningtheBIGEASTin1995-96…NotreDameisthefirstBIGEASTopponenttocollectthreeconsecu-tiveserieswinsagainstConnecticutsinceMiami(Fla.)wonfiveinarowagainsttheHuskiesfrom1992-93…theFightingIrisharethefirstopponentofanykindtowinthreeinarowagainstConnecticutsinceTennesseehadasimilarthree-gamerunfrom2005-07(NorthCarolinaalsowontheirthirdinarowfromUConnin2007,astreakthatstartedin2004)…NotreDameearnsitsfirstwinoverConnecticutineightcareermatchupsattheXLCenter(previouslyknownastheHartfordCivicCenter)…theFightingIrishdefeatConnecticutinitshomestateforonlythesecondtimein19seriesmatchups,withtheothervictorya65-59verdictonJan.30,2005,atGampelPavilioninStorrs,Conn.…forthethirdtimeinthepast17seriesgames(andthefourthtimeinserieshistory),NotreDameholdsConnecticutbelow60points…Peterstiesaschoolrecordwithherseventh15-reboundgameoftheseason…Petersbecomesthesecondplayerinschoolhistoryto record200careerblockedshots (nowwith201)…PetersmovesintothetopfiveonNotreDame’sall-timereboundinglistwith860caroms,andrisesto20thplaceontheFightingIrishcareerscoringlistwith1,227points…Digginspoststhe30th20-point game of her career, taking over sole possession offifthplaceinschoolhistory…NovoseljumpstwospotsontheNotreDameall-timescoringlist,nowstanding13thinFightingIrishhistorywith1,432points,andshealsotieshercareerhighwitheightrebounds…theFighting Irishseniorclassof2012(Peters,Novosel,MalloryandMiller)hasledNotreDameto110winsinthepastfourseasons,themostbyanyseniorclassintheprogram’s35-yearhistory.

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2011-12 Box Scores#3 Notre Dame 69, #RV/23 DePaul 54BIG EAST Championship — QuarterfinalMarch 4, 2012XL Center (Hartford, Conn.)

DePaul (54)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpPenny 28 5-11 0-0 0-0 5 0 2 10Harry 33 7-13 0-0 0-0 3 2 0 14Martin 36 3-10 1-4 0-0 4 5 1 7Hrynko 31 2-7 1-4 0-0 7 2 5 5Ortiz 33 2-8 2-6 0-0 3 3 1 6Reynolds 15 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 4Rogowski 24 3-3 2-2 0-0 1 2 0 8Team 5Totals 200 24-54 6-16 0-0 28 15 10 54


DePaul 26 28 — 54Notre Dame 38 31 — 69

FG Pct:DePaul44.4,NotreDame44.1.3-PT FG Pct: DePaul 37.5,NotreDame45.5.FT Pct:DePaul0.0,NotreDame57.1.Turnovers:DePaul19,NotreDame13.Blocked Shots: DePaul 3, Notre Dame 7 (Peters 6).Steals: DePaul 8 (Martin, Ortiz,Rogowski2),NotreDame11(Diggins6).Attendance:8,362.

NOTES:NotreDameadvancestotheBIGEASTChampionshipsemifinals for the thirdconsecutiveyearand the10th time in17 seasons as a conferencemember… this is the first timetheFightingIrishhavemadethesemifinalsthreeyearsinarowsincetheymadesixconsecutivesemifinaltripsfrom1996-2001…NotreDame improves to10-6 (.625) all-time inBIGEASTChampionship quarterfinal games … in the past four years,NotreDamehasopenedwithastrongdefensiveeffortat theconference tournament, holding eachof its “first” opponentsto54pointsorfewer…NotreDamejumpsto11-1thisseasonagainstrankedopponents,extendingitsschoolrecordforTop25winsinaseasonandincludinga7-1recordawayfromhomeagainstrankedteams…eightofthe11FightingIrishwinsagainsttheTop25havecomebydoubledigits…NotreDamedefeatsDePaulfortheseventhtimeinthepasteightmatchups,trimmingtheBlueDemons’seriesleadto19-18(theFightingIrishlead3-2atneutralsites)…withthisresult,NotreDametakesarazor-thinedgeintheaggregatescoringtotalduringthe37-gameserieswithDePaul(whichtiesMarquetteforthemostfrequently-playedopponentinschoolhistory)—theFightingIrishhavescored2,525pointsintheseries,whiletheBlueDemonshavepiledup2,523points…NotreDameheldDePaultofewerthan70pointsforthesixthtimeinthepasteightseriesgames(theBlueDemonsscoredexactly70pointsintheregular-seasoncontestthepasttwoyears),withDePaul’s54pointsthefewestallowedbytheFightingIrishsinceDec.31,2001,whenNotreDameposteda79-50victoryovertheBlueDemonsatPurcellPavilion…theFightingIrishcollecteddouble-digitstealsforthe23rdtimethisyear…theFightingIrishgrabbedatleast40reboundsforthe20thtimeinthepast25games…Petersregisteredherteam-high(andcareerhigh-tying)10thdouble-doubleoftheseason,andthe21stofhercareer,tyingherforninthinschoolhistorywithHeidiBunek (21 from1985-89)…Peters tiedhercareerbestwithsixblockedshots,amarkshehadreachedonthreeotheroccasions,mostrecentlyonFeb.12againstWestVirginiaatPurcellPavilion…PetersroseonespotontheFightingIrishcareerscoringlistwith1,243points,passingMaryBethSchueth(1,233from1981-85)…Petersalsomovedinto10thplaceinschoolhistorywith209careersteals,passingKatrynaGaither(207from1993-97)…Novoseljumpedto12thplaceontheschool’sall-timescoringlistwith1,448points,passingSheilaMcMillen(1,439from1995-99)…Digginstiedherseasonhighwithsixsteals,thethirdtimethisyearshehashitthatmark.

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ME #3 Notre Dame 73, #25 West Virginia 45

BIG EAST Championship — SemifinalMarch 5, 2012XL Center (Hartford, Conn.)

West Virginia (45)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpHarlee 15 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 5 2Dunning 29 6-8 0-1 0-0 4 0 1 12Bussie 30 6-8 0-0 3-8 5 1 4 15Caldwell 28 1-8 0-2 1-2 1 2 3 3Stepney 31 0-4 0-2 1-2 3 2 0 1Palmer 25 0-7 0-5 0-0 2 1 3 0Bethel 21 2-10 1-2 0-2 9 1 4 5Fields 15 3-6 0-1 1-1 6 0 0 7Leary 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Burton 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0Team 4Totals 200 19-54 1-13 6-15 37 7 20 45


West Virginia 19 26 — 45Notre Dame 37 36 — 73

FG Pct:West Virginia 35.2,NotreDame 42.6.3-PT FG Pct: WestVirginia7.7,NotreDame43.8.FT Pct:WestVirginia40.0,Notre Dame 87.0. Turnovers: West Virginia 22, Notre Dame12. Blocked Shots:WestVirginia0,NotreDame5(Peters3).Steals:WestVirginia4,NotreDame12(Diggins,Achonwa3).Attendance:8,731.

NOTES:NotreDameearnsits30thwinoftheseason,itssecondconsecutive30-wincampaignandthefourthinschoolhistory…thismarksthefirsttimetheFightingIrishhavewon30gamespriortotheNCAAChampionship…NotreDamealsopostedthe750thwininprogramhistory(now750-312,.706),becomingthe25thNCAADivisionIprogramtoreachthatmilestone…theFightingIrishwillplayintheBIGEASTChampionshiptitlegameforthesixthtime,andthesecondconsecutiveseason…NotreDamemovesto6-4(.600)all-timeinBIGEASTChampionshipsemifinals…WVU’s45pointsmarkedNotreDame’sbestdefensiveeffortinaBIGEASTtournamentgamesincethe2009secondround,whentheFightingIrishdefeatedSt.John’s,62-45—it’salsothesecond-fewestpointsNotreDamehaseverallowedintheBIGEASTsemifinalround,exceededonlybyan83-43winoverGeorgetownonMarch3,1997,atGampelPavilioninStorrs,Conn.…the28-pointmarginofvictoryisthelargestfortheFightingIrishintheconferencetournamentsincethe2010secondround(89-52overLouisville),andsecond-largestinthesemifinalround(toppedonlybythataforementioned1997winoverGeorgetown)…NotreDameis12-1thisseasonagainstrankedopponents,lengtheningitsschoolrecordforTop25winsinaseasonandincludingan8-1recordawayfromhomeagainstrankedteams…nineofthe12FightingIrishwinsagainsttheTop25havecomebydoubledigits,withthewinoverWestVirginiathefourthbyatleast25points…NotreDameextendeditsschoolrecordbyholdingits17thopponentoftheseasonto50pointsorfewer…forthesecondconsecutivetournamentgame,andthe16thtimethisseason,NotreDamehadatleastfourdouble-figurescorers,raisingitsrecordinthepastthreeyearsto50-4(.926)withatleastfourindoublefigures…NotreDamejumpsto19-3all-timeagainstWVU(2-0intheBIGEASTChampionship)…Novoselwentacareer-high4-for-4fromthethree-pointline,becomingthefourthplayerinBIGEASTChampionshiphistorytogo4-for-4orbetterfromdistanceinatournamentgame,andthefirstsinceMarch8,2009(Louisville’sBeckyBurkevs.Rutgers)…NovoselalsosetaNotreDamerecordforbestthree-pointpercentageinaBIGEASTtournamentgame…Novoseljumpedto11thplaceontheschool’sall-timescoringlistwith1,466points,passingSandyBotham(1,460from1984-88)…withitsNo.3rankingintheMarch5AssociatedPresspoll,NotreDametiedaschoolrecordforconsecutivetop-fiveappearancesintheAPpoll,havingalsospent18weeksinarowintheAPTop5toendthe2000-01season(finalpollwastakenpriortoNCAAChampionship).

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ME #4 Connecticut 63, #3 Notre Dame 54

BIG EAST Championship — FinalMarch 6, 2012XL Center (Hartford, Conn.)


Connecticut (63)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpDolson 38 1-6 0-0 2-2 9 1 3 4Hayes 37 4-13 0-2 6-7 8 1 2 14Doty 28 0-3 0-2 0-0 4 2 1 0Hartley 36 9-19 0-5 0-2 7 2 2 18Faris 27 2-3 2-2 2-2 3 2 4 8Mosqueda-Lewis 30 8-14 1-4 2-2 8 0 2 19Stokes 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Team 5Totals 200 24-59 3-15 12-15 44 8 14 63

Notre Dame 30 24 — 54Connecticut 31 32 — 63

FG Pct:NotreDame32.2,Connecticut40.7.3-PT FG Pct: Notre Dame43.8,Connecticut20.0.FT Pct:NotreDame80.0,Connecti-cut64.3.Turnovers:NotreDame14,Connecticut18.Blocked Shots:NotreDame2,Connecticut1.Steals:NotreDame10(Peters,McBride3),Connecticut9(Hartley4).Attendance:9,227.

NOTES:NotreDamefallsforjustthethirdtimeallseason,withtwoofthoselossescomingontheroadattop-fiveopponents(94-81atNo.1BayloronNov.20;63-54atNo.4ConnecticutonTuesday)…theFightingIrishare12-2thisseasonagainstTop25opponents(8-2awayfromhome),includinga5-2recordagainsttop-10foes…thismarkedthefirsttimein11gamesthisyearthatNotreDamelostwhenplayingforthesecondtime(ormore)ina48-hourperiod(now26-8insuchgamesduringthepastfourseasons)…theFightingIrishare0-6inBIGEASTConferenceChampionshipfinals(1996,1997,1999,2001,2011,2012),losingallsixtoConnecticut,butfourofthesixbysingledigits(includingthepastthree)…ofNotreDame’ssixBIGEASTfinalsappearancesagainsttheHuskies,fivehavebeenplayedonUConn’shomecourtinthestateofConnecticut(eitherGampelPavilioninStorrs,ortheXLCenterinHartford)—theloneex-ceptionwasthe1999titlegamethatwascontestedatRutgers’LouisBrownAthleticCenterinPiscataway,N.J.…NotreDametrailedathalftimeforjustthethirdtimethisyear,andfirstin19gamesagainstaBIGEASTopponentthisseason(also47-36atNo.1BayloronNov.20and36-20vs.No.7/6DukeonNov.26 inFreeport,Bahamas)…theFighting Irishwereheld toaseason-low54points,twofewerthantheirtotalinthe56-54winoverDuke,agamethatalsosawNotreDameshoot.327fromthefield,itslowestshootingpercentagepriortotheConnecti-cutgame…Connecticutsnappedathree-gameserieslosingstreaktotheFightingIrishandnowleadstheseries29-7,withthepastfivegamesbetweentheschoolsdecidedby13pointsor fewer (fourbysingledigits,withonegoingtoovertime)…McBrideandPetersrepresentedNotreDameontheBIGEASTChampionshipAll-TournamentTeam,thefirstsuchselectionofeachplayer’scareer.

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2011-12 Box Scores#4 Notre Dame 74, Liberty 43NCAA Raleigh Region — First RoundMarch 18, 2012Purcell Pavilion (Notre Dame, Ind.)

Liberty (43)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpOmotola 21 1-7 0-0 0-0 6 0 0 2Brown 33 5-14 1-3 5-6 3 1 3 16Warley 34 1-3 0-0 4-6 10 0 2 6Miller 32 0-5 0-3 0-0 0 2 2 0Dale 29 4-6 2-2 2-4 2 1 1 12Washington 15 2-6 1-3 0-0 3 1 1 5Rollins 1 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 1Gardner 13 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0Lunsford 10 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 0Kearney 12 0-0 0-0 1-2 2 0 1 1Team 1Totals 200 13-42 4-12 13-20 29 5 11 43


Liberty 19 24 — 43Notre Dame 44 30 — 74

FG Pct:Liberty31.0,NotreDame48.5.3-PT FG Pct:Liberty33.3,NotreDame30.8.FT Pct:Liberty65.0,NotreDame60.0.Turnovers:Liberty23,NotreDame11.Blocked Shots:Liberty5(Warley3),NotreDame1.Steals:Liberty6(Miller,Dale2),NotreDame9(McBride3).Attendance:6,777.

NOTES:NotreDameadvancestothesecondroundoftheNCAAChampionship,earningafirst-roundvictoryforthe15thtimeinitslast17NCAAtournamentappearancesandimprovingto33-17(.660)all-timeinNCAApostseasonplay…theFightingIrishsetaschoolrecordforNCAAChampionshipactionbyholdingLibertyto43points,onefewerthantheoldmark(58-44winoverNewMexicointhefirstroundofthe2002NCAAChampionship)…otherNCAApostseasonschoolrecordsNotreDamesetinclude:fewestfieldgoalsallowed(previouswas15byAlcornStateinafirst-roundgameonMarch17,2001,atPurcellPavilion)andfewestopponentfieldgoalsattempted(previouswas48ontwooccasions,thelastbyBostonCollegeinthefirstroundonMarch19,2006,inWestLafayette,Ind.)…theFightingIrishriseto7-0all-timeasaNo.1seedand9-2all-timeinNCAAChampionshipactionatPurcellPavilion…thewintiestheschoolrecordforhomevictoriesinaseason(also16-1in2009-10)…theFightingIrishregistertheir31stwinoftheseason,tyingthesecond-mostvictoriesinoneseasoninschoolhistory(also31-7in1996-97,31-8in2009-10)…NotreDametiedaschoolrecordwithits12thwinby30pointsormorethisseason…theFightingIrish31-pointmarginofvictorytiedfortheirfourth-largestwinningmargininNCAAChampionshipplay,and largestsincean88-54victoryoverMichiganinthesecondroundofthe2001tournament…NotreDame’s25-pointhalftimeleadwasitslargestin50all-timeNCAAChampionshipgames,onebetterthanits47-23leadatthebreakagainstAlcornStateinthefirstroundofthe2001NCAAtournament…Liberty’s19pointswerethethird-fewestallowedbytheFightingIrishinthefirsthalfofanNCAAChampionshipgame…NotreDame topped the 70-pointmark for the 12thtimeinitslast14NCAAChampionshipcontests…theFightingIrishtiedaschoolrecordforNCAAChampionshipplaywith25assists…NotreDamebecomesthesecondteamthisseasontooutreboundLiberty,whichenteredthegameasthenation’sleaderinreboundingmargin(+16.4rpg.)…McBride’s15pointswerethemostbyaNotreDameplayerinherNCAAChampionshipdebutsinceMarch19,2006,whenLindsaySchraderscored29pointsagainstBostonCollegeinafirst-roundgameatWestLafayette,Ind.…Achonwatiedhercareerhighwithfiveassists…Digginsgrabbedaseason-highninerebounds…theattendanceof6,777isthethird-largestforNotreDameinahomeNCAAChampionshipgame,andlargestsinceMarch19,2001(9,597fanswatchedtheFightingIrishdefeatMichigan,88-54inasecond-roundgame).

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ME #4 Notre Dame 73, California 62

NCAA Raleigh Region — Second RoundMarch 20, 2012Purcell Pavilion (Notre Dame, Ind.)

California (62)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpBrandon 32 3-6 0-0 3-4 12 1 3 9Caldwell 15 1-3 0-0 0-2 2 0 2 2Boyd 22 4-9 0-1 1-3 0 4 5 9Clarendon 39 7-13 3-5 0-1 1 4 4 17Sherbert 14 1-3 1-3 0-0 0 0 1 3Jemerigbe 21 1-4 0-1 0-0 3 1 3 2Pierre 24 2-6 1-2 0-0 4 3 2 5Gray 26 6-10 0-0 3-4 8 1 3 15Hartman 7 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0Team 5Totals 200 25-56 5-12 7-14 35 15 23 62


California 31 31 — 62Notre Dame 31 42 — 73

FG Pct:California44.6,NotreDame41.1.3-PT FG Pct: California 41.7,NotreDame11.1.FT Pct:California50.0,NotreDame78.8.Turnovers:California19,NotreDame13.Blocked Shots: Cali-fornia0,NotreDame8(Peters7).Steals:California8(Clarendon3),NotreDame14(Novosel,McBride4).Attendance:6,519.

NOTES:NotreDameadvancestotheNCAASweet16forthe10thtimeinprogramhistory,allinthepast16seasons—theFightingIrishareoneofjustsevenschoolsinthecountrytomake10Sweet16ssince1997…NotreDamealsowillmakeitsthirdconsecutiveSweet16appearance(andfourthinfiveyears),thefirsttimeinschoolhistorytheFightingIrishhavereachedtheSweet16threeyearsinarow…theFightingIrishsetaschoolrecordwiththeir17thhomewinoftheseason,finishing17-1atPurcellPavilionthisyearaftergoing16-1athomein2009-10…NotreDameearnedits32ndwinoftheyear,thesecond-mostvictoriesinoneseasoninschoolhistorybehinda34-2recordin2000-01…NotreDamemovesto8-0all-timeinNCAAChampionshipplayasaNo.1seed,21-5(.808)asthehigherseedinthecompeti-tion,10-2(.833)whenplayingathomeinthetournament,and34-17(.667)overallintheNCAAChampionship…theFightingIrishhavereachedthe70-pointmarkin13oftheirlast15NCAAtournamentgames…NovoselsetanNCAAChampionshiprecordforanyroundofthetournamentwithher18madefreethrows…Novoselalsotiedtheschoolrecordwithher18madefreethrows…Novosel’s20freethrowattemptsweresecond-mostinschoolhistoryandtiedforthird-mostinanNCAAChampionshipfirst/secondroundgame (mostsinceMarch21,2004)…Novoselmovedto10thplaceonNotreDame’sall-timescoringlistwith1,514points…Novoselalsograbbedacareer-highninerebounds…NotreDame’s26madefreethrowsarethird-mostinanNCAAtournamentgame…Petershadacareer-highsevenblocks,tyingtheprogramrecordforblocksinanNCAAtournamentgame,andtheywerethemostbyaNotreDameplayerinanygamesinceFeb.10,2002…Peters’14reboundstiedforthesecond-mostbyaFightingIrishplayerintheNCAAChampionship,andmostsinceMarch 24, 2001…Peters posted her career-high 11thdouble-doubleoftheseason(22ndofhercareer),andfourthinherlastsevenNCAAChampionshipcontests…Petersgrabbedher900thcareerrebound(nowat903),becomingthefifthNotreDameplayertoreachthatmilestone…theFightingIrishimproveto2-0all-timeagainstCalifornia,withbothwinscomingintheNCAAChampionship…theFightingIrishriseto23-20(.535)all-timeagainstcurrentPac-12Conferenceschools, includinga10-4(.714)recordathome,andtheyhavewon20oftheirlast27gamesagainstthatconference…NotreDamealsomovesto24-15(.615)all-timeagainstCaliforniaschools,witha10-4(.714)recordatPurcellPavilion,anda22-7(.759)recordinthe25-yearMuffetMcGrawera—theFightingIrishare5-1(.833)againstCaliforniateamsintheNCAAChampionship,withwinsinbothgamesatPurcellPavilion…NotreDameis11-1(.917)thisseason,and27-8(.771)inthepastfouryearswhenplayingononeday’srest(orless).

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35-4 • Freshman • Guard

Plainfield, Ill. • Montini CatholicNicknames: Whit, Shorty Major: First Year of Studies

WhitneyHolloway

Career HighsPoints ......................................................... 6 vs. Hartford (11/17/11)

Rebounds................................................... 4 vs. Marquette (12/7/11)

Assists ........................................................ 4 vs. Marquette (12/7/11)

Field Goals .............................2 (three times) last vs. UCF (12/20/11)

Field Goal Attempts ................................... 6 vs. Indiana State (11/13/11)

3-Point Field Goals .................................... 1 vs. Indiana State (11/13/11)

3-Point Field Goal Attempts ...................... 3 vs. Indiana State (11/13/11)

Free Throws .................................... 2 (twice) last vs. WVU (3/5/12)

Free Throw Attempts ................................. 4 at Seton Hall (1/4/12)

Steals ......................................................... 3 vs. Indiana State (11/13/11)

Blocked Shots............................................. -

Minutes Played ........................................ 22 vs. Indiana State (11/13/11)

TidbitsDouble-doubles .......................................... -Double-figure scoring games...................... -20-point games ........................................... -5-steal games ............................................. -

Holloway’s Career Statistics (all games)Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2011-12 28 0 235 8.4 11 37 .297 1 7 .143 7 14 .500 5 22 27 1.0 15 0 21 22 0 16 30 1.1TOTAL 28 0 235 8.4 11 37 .297 1 7 .143 7 14 .500 5 22 27 1.0 15 0 21 22 0 16 30 1.1 Holloway’s Career Statistics (NCAA Championship games)Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2011-12 1 0 7 7.0 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.0TOTAL 1 0 7 7.0 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.0

As a Freshman (2011-12): Scored first career points during 22 minutes of action against Indiana State with a five-point effort and three steals • grabbed a pair of rebounds with two steals and six points in a win over Hartford • season-best four rebounds and four assists with two steals in a home rout of Marquette • four points, two assists and a pair of steals vs. UCF • two rebounds and two assists at Cincinnati • scored two points and pulled down one rebound in BIG EAST Championship semifinals against #25 West Virginia • saw first NCAA Championship action in first round game against Liberty where she scored two points in seven minutes of action.

Holloway’s 2011-12 Game-by-Game ResultsOpponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts AvgAKRON 11/11/11 8 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0.0INDIANA STATE 11/13/11 22 2 6 .333 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.5 3 0 0 3 0 3 5 2.5HARTFORD 11/17/11 14 2 3 .667 0 1 .000 2 2 1.000 1 1 2 1.0 0 0 1 0 0 2 6 3.7vs USC 11/25/11 4 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.3PENN 12/02/11 17 1 5 .200 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 1.2 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 3.0at Creighton 12/04/11 12 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 1 0 1 1.2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2.7MARQUETTE 12/07/11 15 0 3 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 4 4 1.6 4 0 4 2 0 2 0 2.3at Purdue 12/10/11 4 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 1.6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2.0KENTUCKY 12/18/11 0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.8UCF 12/20/11 21 2 3 .667 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 1.4 2 0 2 1 0 2 4 2.0LONGWOOD 12/28/11 18 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 1.5 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2.0at Mercer 12/30/11 20 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 .000 0 3 3 1.6 0 0 3 4 0 2 0 1.8at Seton Hall 01/04/12 11 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 4 .250 0 1 1 1.5 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 1.8at Georgetown 01/10/12 0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.6at Cincinnati 01/14/12 11 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 1.5 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1.5PITTSBURGH 01/17/12 18 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 3 3 1.6 1 0 3 1 0 1 2 1.6VILLANOVA 01/21/12 7 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.5TENNESSEE 01/23/12 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.4at St. John’s 01/28/12 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.3at Rutgers 01/31/12 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.3DEPAUL 02/05/12 10 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1.2PROVIDENCE 02/14/12 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 0 0 0 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.2at Louisville 02/20/12 0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.1USF 02/25/12 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.1at Connecticut 02/27/12 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0vs DePaul 03/04/12 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0vs West Virginia 03/05/12 5 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 0 1 1 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1.0LIBERTY 03/18/12 7 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.1TOTALS 0 235 11 37 .297 1 7 .143 7 14 .500 5 22 27 1.0 15 0 21 22 0 16 30 1.1

45-9 • Junior • Guard

South Bend, Ind. • WashingtonNickname: Sky

Major: Management-Entrepreneurship

SkylarDiggins

2011-12 Honors: Naismith Trophy Finalist • Wooden Award Finalist • Nancy Lieberman Award Finalist • WBCA All-Region I Team • USBWA Player of the Year Midseason List • BIG EAST Player of the Year • Candidate for State Farm Wade Trophy

• All-BIG EAST First Team (unanimous) • Three-time BIG EAST Player of the Week (Nov. 21, Jan. 9, Feb. 28) • Preseason WNIT All-Tournament Team • Junkanoo Jam (Freeport Division) All-Tournament Team

• Consensus preseason All-American • BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Nov. 28, Jan. 2, Jan. 30, Feb. 13)

Career HighsPoints ....................................................... 32 vs. West Virginia (2/12/12)

Rebounds................................................. 11 vs. Gonzaga (12/29/10)

Assists ...................................................... 12 vs. Oklahoma (3/26/11)

Field Goals ............................................... 13 vs. Vermont (3/23/10)

Field Goal Attempts ...................... 21 (twice) last vs. UCLA (11/18/10)

3-Point Field Goals .................................... 5 vs. Tennessee (1/23/12)

3-Point Field Goal Attempts ...................... 9 at Syracuse (1/30/10)

Free Throws ............................................. 12 vs. West Virginia (2/12/12)

Free Throw Attempts ............................... 18 vs. West Virginia (2/12/12)

Steals ......................................................... 7 vs. Vermont (3/23/10)

Blocked Shots................................. 3 (twice) last at St. John’s (1/28/12)

Minutes Played ........................................ 47 vs. UCLA (11/18/10)

TidbitsDouble-doubles ......................................... 5Double-figure scoring games................... 8520-point games ........................................ 3130-point games .......................................... 2Double-figure rebound games ................... 25-assist games ......................................... 495-steal games .......................................... 11

Diggins’ Career Statistics (all games)Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2009-10 35 30 1028 29.4 169 385 .439 35 100 .350 111 142 .782 48 95 143 4.1 80 0 112 97 23 90 484 13.82010-11 39 38 1226 31.4 202 468 .432 36 108 .333 145 198 .732 42 114 156 4.0 72 0 186 155 17 75 585 15.02011-12 35 35 1057 30.2 206 403 .511 30 83 .361 146 186 .785 35 71 106 3.0 56 0 199 94 15 90 588 16.8TOTAL 109 103 3311 30.4 577 1256 .459 101 291 .347 402 526 .764 125 280 405 3.7 208 0 497 346 55 255 1657 15.2 Diggins’ Career Statistics (NCAA Championship games)Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2009-10 3 3 98 32.7 18 39 .462 3 7 .429 9 11 .818 3 11 14 4.7 7 0 18 8 3 16 48 16.02010-11 6 6 225 37.5 40 88 .455 11 27 .407 25 31 .806 4 17 21 3.5 8 0 35 34 3 13 116 19.32011-12 2 2 62 31.0 12 21 .571 1 2 .500 3 6 .500 2 9 11 5.5 2 0 10 3 0 2 28 14.0TOTAL 11 11 385 35.0 70 148 .473 15 36 .417 37 48 .771 9 37 46 4.2 17 0 63 45 6 31 192 17.5

As a Junior (2011-12): Only BIG EAST player ranked in top five in the conference in three of the five major statistical categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks) •also ranks among top 30 in nation in three categories (top 75 in five areas) • ranks fourth in BIG EAST/71st in nation in scoring (16.8 ppg.), first in assists/16th in nation (5.7 apg.) and steals/62nd in nation (2.6 spg.) • leads the league/15th in nation in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.12), sixth/27th in nation in field goal percentage (.511) and 10th in free throw percentage (.785) • claimed BIG EAST regular-season statistical titles in assists (5.8 apg.), assist/turnover ratio (2.3) and steals (2.6 spg.) titles — first ND player to earn assist crown since Niele Ivey in 1999-2000 • has posted 13 20-point games (one 30-point outing) and four double-digit assist games this season • averaging 17.8 points, 5.1 assists and 2.3 steals per game with .454 field goal percentage/.396 three-point percentage in 14 games against Top 25 opponents this year • named BIG EAST Player of the Week (Nov. 21) after averaging 21.0 points, 6.0 assists and 3.3 steals per game with a .544 field goal percentage (31-of-57), .864 free throw percentage (19-of-22) and 1.5 assist-to-turnover ratio in leading Notre Dame to a runner-up finish in the Preseason WNIT • had 21 points and season-high eight assists vs. Akron • tallied 14 points (6-9 FG), seven assists (no turnovers) and six steals against Indiana State • piled up 22 points (9-14 FG), six assists and four steals against Hartford • had season-high 27 points in Preseason WNIT title game at #1 Baylor • scored 22 points with five steals vs. USC • tallied 19 points and eight rebounds vs. #7/6 Duke, including game-tying layup with 13.9 seconds left • totaled five assists and five steals against Penn • delivered eight assists at Creighton • filled the stat sheet against Marquette to open BIG EAST play with 17 points, seven assists and six of Notre Dame’s 18 steals • had more assists (7) than Purdue’s entire team (5) while scoring nine points with six rebounds against the #12/14 Boilermakers • registered third career double-double with 16 points and 11 assists vs. #8/7 Kentucky, becoming the first Notre Dame player since 2001 to dish out at least seven assists in four straight contests • scored 14 points in 16 minutes vs. UCF • good for another double-double with 11 points and 10 assists in only 18 minutes of action against Longwood • had 21 points in 16 minutes at Mercer, becoming the first Fighting Irish player in seven years not to miss a shot from

Diggins’ 2011-12 Game-by-Game ResultsOpponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts AvgAKRON 11/11/11 * 33 7 14 .500 1 3 .333 6 8 .750 2 0 2 2.0 2 0 8 5 2 2 21 21.0INDIANA STATE 11/13/11 * 20 6 9 .667 1 1 1.000 1 1 1.000 1 0 1 1.5 1 0 7 0 0 6 14 17.5HARTFORD 11/17/11 * 23 9 14 .643 0 2 .000 4 4 1.000 0 0 0 1.0 2 0 6 4 0 4 22 19.0at Baylor 11/20/11 * 36 9 20 .450 1 3 .333 8 9 .889 3 1 4 1.8 4 0 3 7 0 1 27 21.0vs USC 11/25/11 * 30 7 14 .500 1 3 .333 7 7 1.000 0 0 0 1.4 2 0 3 0 0 5 22 21.2vs Duke 11/26/11 * 37 5 12 .417 1 3 .333 8 10 .800 2 6 8 2.5 3 0 3 4 0 1 19 20.8PENN 12/02/11 * 22 3 8 .375 0 2 .000 2 3 .667 0 2 2 2.4 1 0 5 1 0 5 8 19.0at Creighton 12/04/11 * 26 4 5 .800 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2.1 2 0 8 3 2 2 8 17.6MARQUETTE 12/07/11 * 25 6 11 .545 1 2 .500 4 4 1.000 2 1 3 2.2 0 0 7 3 0 6 17 17.6at Purdue 12/10/11 * 31 4 8 .500 0 1 .000 1 2 .500 1 5 6 2.6 1 0 7 3 1 1 9 16.7KENTUCKY 12/18/11 * 37 5 12 .417 1 1 1.000 5 8 .625 1 1 2 2.5 2 0 11 3 0 0 16 16.6UCF 12/20/11 * 16 4 5 .800 0 0 .000 6 6 1.000 1 3 4 2.7 1 0 2 0 1 1 14 16.4LONGWOOD 12/28/11 * 18 4 10 .400 1 2 .500 2 3 .667 4 1 5 2.8 1 0 10 1 1 3 11 16.0at Mercer 12/30/11 * 16 8 8 1.000 1 1 1.000 4 4 1.000 0 0 0 2.6 2 0 4 1 0 1 21 16.4at Seton Hall 01/04/12 * 21 3 6 .500 2 2 1.000 6 6 1.000 0 2 2 2.6 0 0 3 2 0 1 14 16.2CONNECTICUT 01/07/12 * 42 7 19 .368 2 5 .400 6 8 .750 0 2 2 2.6 2 0 2 2 1 4 22 16.6at Cincinnati 01/14/12 * 25 1 5 .200 0 0 .000 2 3 .667 2 5 7 2.8 1 0 11 2 0 4 4 16.2PITTSBURGH 01/17/12 * 24 3 7 .429 0 2 .000 5 5 1.000 1 3 4 2.9 2 0 9 0 0 2 11 15.9VILLANOVA 01/21/12 * 25 9 15 .600 0 1 .000 2 2 1.000 1 2 3 2.9 0 0 4 0 1 2 20 16.1TENNESSEE 01/23/12 * 37 10 17 .588 5 7 .714 2 3 .667 1 4 5 3.0 3 0 5 5 0 4 27 16.6at St. John’s 01/28/12 * 38 9 15 .600 0 2 .000 6 8 .750 0 2 2 3.0 1 0 6 3 3 0 24 17.0at Rutgers 01/31/12 * 32 6 11 .545 3 5 .600 3 4 .750 1 0 1 2.9 2 0 3 2 0 1 18 17.0DEPAUL 02/05/12 * 24 4 7 .571 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 1 1 2 2.8 1 0 10 3 0 2 11 16.8at Syracuse 02/07/12 * 32 3 9 .333 0 4 .000 5 6 .833 2 4 6 3.0 2 0 5 3 0 2 11 16.5WEST VIRGINIA 02/12/12 * 39 10 19 .526 0 1 .000 12 18 .667 0 5 5 3.0 3 0 3 5 1 4 32 17.1PROVIDENCE 02/14/12 * 33 7 9 .778 1 1 1.000 4 7 .571 0 0 0 2.9 0 0 7 2 0 3 19 17.2at Louisville 02/20/12 * 40 5 11 .455 0 3 .000 11 12 .917 1 2 3 2.9 1 0 7 3 0 3 21 17.3USF 02/25/12 * 37 7 14 .500 1 3 .333 3 4 .750 0 0 0 2.8 2 0 9 4 0 3 18 17.3at Connecticut 02/27/12 * 39 8 17 .471 2 4 .500 2 3 .667 2 2 4 2.9 1 0 2 1 0 3 20 17.4vs DePaul 03/04/12 * 31 5 14 .357 2 5 .400 0 2 .000 2 1 3 2.9 1 0 5 5 1 6 12 17.3vs West Virginia 03/05/12 * 31 2 6 .333 0 2 .000 5 6 .833 1 2 3 2.9 0 0 6 4 0 3 9 17.0at Connecticut 03/06/12 * 40 7 19 .368 2 6 .333 0 0 .000 1 2 3 2.9 4 0 4 5 1 2 16 17.0LIBERTY 03/18/12 * 24 3 6 .500 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 1 8 9 3.1 1 0 6 3 0 0 7 16.7CALIFORNIA 03/20/12 * 38 9 15 .600 0 1 .000 3 6 .500 1 1 2 3.0 1 0 4 0 0 2 21 16.8Totals 35 1057 206 403 .511 30 83 .361 146 186 .785 35 71 106 3.0 56 0 199 94 15 90 588 16.8

the floor (8-8 FG, 1-1 3FG, 4-4 FT) • perfect from the line (6-6 FT) and scored 14 points in 21 minutes at Seton Hall • recorded team-high 22 points - 16 of which came in the second half and overtime - to help hand #2 Connecticut its first BIG EAST regular season defeat since 2008 • also had game-high four steals as the Irish forced the Huskies to commit a season-high 27 turnovers en route to being named the BIG EAST Player of the Week for the second time on the season • scored over 20 points for the third time in four outings with 22 points (7-12 FG, 8-10 FT) with four assists at #18/17 Georgetown • 11 steals, four steals and seven rebounds at Cincinnati • posted 20 points and four assists during a home victory vs. Villanova • matched a season-high mark with 27 points (including career-high 5-7 3FG) and added five rebounds, five assists and four steals in a home blowout win over #7 Tennessee • hit 9 of 15 shots from the field to total 24 points and had six assists while matching a career-best three blocks at St. John’s • game-high 18 points at #13/14 Rutgers including three three-pointers during a 22-6 first-half spurt • third double-double of the season came behind 11 points and 10 assists vs. #23 DePaul (her fourth double-digit assist game of the season, the most by a Fighting Irish player in one year since 2004-05) • netted career-high 32 points (most by an Irish player in a regular-season game since 2006 and most in a losing effort since 1995) in a home loss to West Virginia (made 12 free throws — seventh-most in school history — and recorded four steals and five rebounds in 39 minutes) • scored game high-tying 19 points (7-9 FG) to go along with seven assists and three steals against Providence • tallied a team-high 21 points (5-11 FG, 11-12 FT) and seven assists in victory at #16 Louisville • tallied 18 points and dropped nine assists in victory over USF • collected 20 points in win at #4 Connecticut, including eight in game-turning 13-2 second-half run • had 12 points, season high-tying six steals and five assists in BIG EAST quarterfinal win over #RV/23 DePaul • finished with team-high 16 points in BIG EAST Championship game against #4 Connecticut • packed stat sheet in NCAA Championship opener vs. Liberty with seven points, season-high nine rebounds and six assists • scored an efficient 21 points (9-15 FG), including 15 in the second half, and added four assists in NCAA second-round win over California.

55-11 • Freshman • Guard

Mt. Lebanon, Pa. • Mt. LebanonNickname: Maddie

Major: First Year of Studies

MadisonCable

Career HighsPoints .......................................................... -

Rebounds.................................................... -

Assists ......................................................... -

Field Goals .................................................. -

Field Goal Attempts .................................... -

3-Point Field Goals ..................................... -

3-Point Field Goal Att. ................................ -

Free Throws ................................................ -

Free Throw Attempts .................................. -

Steals .......................................................... -

Blocked Shots............................................. -

Minutes Played ........................................... -

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

Cable’s Career Statistics (all games)Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2011-12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -TOTAL - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Cable’s Career Statistics (NCAA Championship games)Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2011-12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -TOTAL - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

As a Freshman (2011-12): Will miss the remainder of the season after suffering a stress fracture in her left foot during the preseason.

Cable’s 2011-12 Game-by-Game ResultsOpponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -TOTAL - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

11NATALIE UH•CHAWN•WUH

6-3 • Sophomore • ForwardGuelph, Ontario • St. Mary’s Catholic

Nickname: Ace Major: Undeclared

NatalieAchonwa

Career Highs

Points ....................................................... 20 at Creighton (12/4/11)

Rebounds................................................. 13 at Kentucky (11/21/10)

Assists ............................................. 5 (twice) last vs. Liberty (3/18/12)

Field Goals ...................................... 8 (twice) last vs. Pittsburgh (1/17/12)

Field Goal Attempts .............11 (three times) last at Creighton (12/4/11)

3-Point Field Goals .................................... 2 last vs. Pittsburgh (1/17/12)

3-Point Field Goal Attempts ......................... 3 vs. Pittsburgh (1/17/12)

Free Throws ............................................... 9 at Mercer (12/30/11)

Free Throw Attempts .................... 10 (twice) last at Mercer (12/30/11)

Steals .............................................. 3 (twice) last vs. WVU (3/5/12)

Blocked Shots................................. 3 (twice) last at Cincinnati (1/14/12)

Minutes Played ........................................ 28 vs. UCLA (11/18/10)

TidbitsDouble-doubles ......................................... 1Double-figure scoring games................... 2120-point games .......................................... 1Double-figure rebound games ................... 25-block games ............................................ -5-assist games ........................................... 2

Achonwa’s Career Statistics (all games)Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2010-11 39 0 713 18.3 112 198 .566 2 4 .500 44 77 .571 86 122 208 5.3 73 2 44 64 17 32 270 6.92011-12 32 1 523 16.3 91 169 .538 2 9 .222 47 68 .691 53 79 132 4.1 63 1 44 44 24 20 231 7.2TOTAL 71 1 1236 17.4 203 367 .553 4 13 .308 91 145 .628 139 201 340 4.8 136 3 88 108 41 52 501 7.1 Achonwa’s Career Statistics (NCAA Championship games)Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2010-11 6 0 117 19.5 13 22 .591 0 0 .000 2 6 .333 13 18 31 5.2 12 1 6 7 3 6 28 4.72011-12 2 0 31 15.5 4 9 .444 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 3 3 6 3.0 6 0 7 3 1 2 10 5.0TOTAL 8 0 148 18.5 17 31 .548 0 0 .000 4 8 .500 16 21 37 4.6 18 1 13 10 4 8 38 4.8

As a Sophomore (2011-12): Second on team with .538 field goal percentage • missed first three games of season while recovering from preseason surgery to correct torn meniscus (suffered in preseason practice) • first action of the season came during a scoreless 12 minutes at Baylor which yielded four rebounds • eight points in 19 minutes against USC • seven points and seven rebounds in 13 minutes against Penn • scorched Creighton for a career-high 20 points (8-11 FG) in 18 minutes off the bench • blocked two shots and scored 11 points at Purdue • scored 15 points with five rebounds vs. #8/7 Kentucky • collected a season-best eight rebounds and scored in double digits (12) for the fourth time in five games vs. UCF • blocked two shots with eight points and five rebounds in a home win over Longwood • connected on nine of 10 free throws while totaling 13 points and three blocks in 12 minutes at Mercer • earned first career start vs. #2 Connecticut and produced four points, four rebounds and three assists in 20 minutes of action • seven points and seven rebounds at #18/17 Georgetown • matched a career-best with three blocks at Cincinnati, adding eight points and a pair of steals • dropped in 19 points (8-9 FG, career-high 2-3 3FG) and grabbed seven rebounds in just 17 minutes against Pittsburgh • needed 11 minutes against #7/9 Tennessee to record seven points and three assists • used a 6-of-8 shooting effort for 15 points at #13/14 Rutgers • 16 points and five rebounds on a second straight 6-of-8 shooting performance vs. #RV/23 DePaul • posted season-high tying eight rebounds and seven points at Syracuse • scored eight points and dished out career high-tying five assists against Liberty in NCAA Championship opener.

2011-12 Honors: BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Feb. 6)

Achonwa’s 2011-12 Game-by-Game ResultsOpponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avgat Baylor 11/20/11 12 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 3 4 4.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0vs USC 11/25/11 19 4 6 .667 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 2.5 3 0 1 4 0 0 8 4.0vs Duke 11/26/11 21 0 3 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 1 6 7 4.0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.7PENN 12/02/11 13 3 8 .375 0 1 .000 1 2 .500 2 5 7 4.8 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 3.8at Creighton 12/04/11 18 8 11 .727 0 0 .000 4 5 .800 0 4 4 4.6 2 0 1 1 2 0 20 7.0MARQUETTE 12/07/11 15 3 5 .600 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 4.0 2 0 1 3 1 1 6 6.8at Purdue 12/10/11 21 3 8 .375 0 1 .000 5 6 .833 3 3 6 4.3 2 0 2 4 2 0 11 7.4KENTUCKY 12/18/11 19 5 6 .833 0 0 .000 5 6 .833 4 1 5 4.4 3 0 2 1 2 0 15 8.4UCF 12/20/11 18 5 9 .556 0 0 .000 2 6 .333 3 5 8 4.8 2 0 2 0 0 1 12 8.8LONGWOOD 12/28/11 13 4 5 .800 0 0 .000 0 2 .000 3 2 5 4.8 0 0 1 1 2 2 8 8.7at Mercer 12/30/11 12 2 2 1.000 0 0 .000 9 10 .900 3 1 4 4.7 1 0 2 1 3 0 13 9.1at Seton Hall 01/04/12 13 3 6 .500 0 0 .000 1 1 1.000 2 2 4 4.7 2 0 1 1 1 0 7 8.9CONNECTICUT 01/07/12 * 20 2 2 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 4 4 4.6 2 0 3 1 1 0 4 8.5at Georgetown 01/10/12 18 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 0 7 7 4.8 2 0 1 3 1 0 7 8.4at Cincinnati 01/14/12 19 4 8 .500 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 4.5 1 0 1 2 3 2 8 8.4PITTSBURGH 01/17/12 17 8 9 .889 2 3 .667 1 3 .333 4 3 7 4.7 3 0 3 1 0 1 19 9.1VILLANOVA 01/21/12 10 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 0 3 3 4.6 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 8.6TENNESSEE 01/23/12 11 3 4 .750 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 1 2 3 4.5 4 0 3 1 0 1 7 8.5at St. John’s 01/28/12 18 2 5 .400 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 3 3 4.4 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 8.3at Rutgers 01/31/12 24 6 8 .750 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 3 4 7 4.6 1 0 0 4 0 1 15 8.6DEPAUL 02/05/12 14 6 8 .750 0 0 .000 4 4 1.000 2 3 5 4.6 1 0 2 2 1 0 16 9.0at Syracuse 02/07/12 23 3 8 .375 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 7 1 8 4.7 3 0 1 2 0 1 7 8.9WEST VIRGINIA 02/12/12 11 2 3 .667 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 4.5 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 8.7PROVIDENCE 02/14/12 22 2 7 .286 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 2 4 6 4.6 0 0 2 1 1 1 6 8.5at Louisville 02/20/12 15 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 3 3 4.5 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 8.2USF 02/25/12 21 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 3 4 4.5 2 0 1 3 1 2 2 8.0at Connecticut 02/27/12 11 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 0 2 4.4 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 7.7vs DePaul 03/04/12 12 2 5 .400 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 1 1 2 4.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7.6vs West Virginia 03/05/12 14 2 6 .333 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 2 1 3 4.3 4 0 2 0 0 3 4 7.5at Connecticut 03/06/12 18 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 1 1 2 4.2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 7.4LIBERTY 03/18/12 18 3 4 .750 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 1 1 2 4.1 2 0 5 1 0 1 8 7.4CALIFORNIA 03/20/12 13 1 5 .200 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 2 4 4.1 4 0 2 2 1 1 2 7.2TOTALS 1 523 91 169 .538 2 9 .222 47 68 .691 53 79 132 4.1 63 1 44 44 24 20 231 7.2

12FRUH•DARE•UH•KUH MILLER

5-10 • Senior • GuardAtlanta, Ga. • The Marist School

Nickname: Fred Major: Marketing / Film, TV & Theater

FradericaMiller

Career Highs

Points ....................................................... 11 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/15/09)

Rebounds................................................. 11 at Mercer (12/30/11)

Assists ....................................... 3 (six times) last vs. Pittsburgh (1/17/12)

Field Goals ................................................. 5 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/15/09)

Field Goal Attempts ........................ 8 (twice) last vs. Longwood (12/28/11)


3-Point Field Goal Attempts ....................... -

Free Throws .................................... 4 (twice) last at Mercer (12/30/11)

Free Throw Attempts ...................... 6 (twice) last at Mercer (12/30/11)

Steals ......................................................... 7 vs. Akron (11/11/11)

Blocked Shots..........................1 (four times) last at Mercer (12/30/11)

Minutes Played ........................................ 27 at Mercer (12/30/11)

TidbitsDouble-doubles .......................................... -Double-figure scoring games..................... 320-point games ........................................... -Double-figure rebound games ................... 25-steal games ............................................ 6

Miller’s Career Statistics (all games)Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2008-09 23 0 92 4.0 8 11 .727 0 0 .000 1 5 .200 6 7 13 0.6 25 0 8 5 0 15 17 0.72009-10 15 0 118 7.9 16 23 .696 0 0 .000 5 10 .500 16 14 30 2.0 13 0 9 17 2 16 37 2.52010-11 33 0 318 9.6 22 51 .431 0 0 .000 19 32 .594 27 42 69 2.1 47 0 25 25 2 48 63 1.92011-12 33 2 422 12.8 26 63 .413 0 0 .000 14 24 .583 41 46 87 2.6 68 2 33 40 2 47 66 2.0TOTAL 104 2 950 9.1 72 148 .486 0 0 .000 39 71 .549 90 109 199 1.9 153 2 75 87 6 126 183 1.8 Miller’s Career Statistics (NCAA Championship)Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2008-09 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.02009-10 1 0 2 2.0 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 1 0 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 4.02010-11 6 0 59 9.8 3 6 .500 0 0 .000 2 4 .500 5 7 12 2.0 10 0 5 3 2 6 8 1.32011-12 2 0 22 11.0 4 7 .571 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 4 1 5 2.5 4 0 0 2 0 0 9 4.5TOTAL 10 0 80 8.0 8 14 .571 0 0 .000 5 8 .625 10 8 18 1.8 16 0 5 6 2 7 21 2.1

As a Senior (2011-12): Had career-high seven steals in season opener vs. Akron • posted second career double-figure scoring game with 10 points (plus six rebounds and four steals) in Preseason WNIT quarterfinal win over Indiana State • sparked school record-tying 18-point second-half rally vs. #7/6 Duke by helping hold three starting Blue Devil guards (Shay Selby, Chloe Wells, Chelsea Gray) to a combined six points on 2-for-14 shooting with four turnovers in final 20 minutes • matched a career high with three assists vs. Marquette • scored 10 of Notre Dame’s 40 bench points while chipping in five rebounds, three assists and five steals against Longwood • made first career start in homecoming game at Mercer with a career-high 11 rebounds in 27 minutes of action • two steals and two assists at Cincinnati • six rebounds and three steals vs. Villanova • filled stat sheet against Providence with five points, five rebounds and two steals • earned second career start on Senior Day against USF • scored nine points in NCAA Championship first-round win over Liberty, posting her highest single-game scoring output in NCAA postseason play.

Miller’s 2011-12 Game-by-Game ResultsOpponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts AvgAKRON 11/11/11 16 2 3 .667 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 4 0 2 3 0 7 4 4.0INDIANA STATE 11/13/11 20 4 5 .800 0 0 .000 2 4 .500 3 3 6 3.5 3 0 3 0 0 4 10 7.0HARTFORD 11/17/11 19 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 0 3 3 3.3 4 0 2 2 0 3 1 5.0at Baylor 11/20/11 16 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 1 5 6 4.0 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 4.0vs USC 11/25/11 6 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 3.2 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 3.6vs Duke 11/26/11 12 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 3.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3.0PENN 12/02/11 11 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 2.9 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2.6MARQUETTE 12/07/11 17 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 2.8 2 0 3 2 0 1 2 2.5at Purdue 12/10/11 12 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 1 1 1.000 2 0 2 2.7 5 1 2 1 0 3 3 2.6KENTUCKY 12/18/11 8 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 2.6 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.3UCF 12/20/11 16 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 3 1 4 2.7 2 0 1 3 1 0 2 2.3LONGWOOD 12/28/11 20 4 8 .500 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 4 1 5 2.9 3 0 3 1 0 5 10 2.9at Mercer 12/30/11 * 27 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 4 6 .667 3 8 11 3.5 3 0 2 3 1 3 8 3.3at Seton Hall 01/04/12 21 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 1 3 3.5 4 0 2 4 0 2 0 3.1at Georgetown 01/10/12 12 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 3.3 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 3.0at Cincinnati 01/14/12 17 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 3.1 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 2.8PITTSBURGH 01/17/12 16 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 1 1 1.000 3 3 6 3.3 1 0 3 2 0 2 3 2.8VILLANOVA 01/21/12 21 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 5 6 3.4 3 0 1 3 0 3 0 2.7TENNESSEE 01/23/12 9 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 3.4 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 2.5at St. John’s 01/28/12 10 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 3.3 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 2.4at Rutgers 01/31/12 13 0 3 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 2 0 2 3.2 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 2.3DEPAUL 02/05/12 18 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 3 3.2 1 0 1 4 0 0 2 2.3at Syracuse 02/07/12 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.2WEST VIRGINIA 02/12/12 13 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 3 3.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.1PROVIDENCE 02/14/12 15 2 5 .400 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 4 1 5 3.1 2 0 0 4 0 2 5 2.2at Louisville 02/20/12 6 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 3.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.1USF 02/25/12 * 8 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 3.0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.0at Connecticut 02/27/12 2 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2.9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.0vs DePaul 03/04/12 10 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 2.8 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.9vs West Virginia 03/05/12 6 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 0 2.7 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1.9at Connecticut 03/06/12 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.8LIBERTY 03/18/12 19 4 6 .667 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 2 1 3 2.7 4 0 0 2 0 0 9 2.1CALIFORNIA 03/20/12 3 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 0 2 2.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.0TOTALS 2 422 26 63 .413 0 0 .000 14 24 .583 41 46 87 2.6 68 2 33 40 2 47 66 2.0

14DEV•ER•OH PETERS

6-2• 5th-Year Sr. • ForwardChicago, Ill. • Fenwick

Nickname: Dev Major: Graduate Studies

DevereauxPeters

2011-12 Honors: WBCA All-Region I Team • USBWA Player of the Year Midseason List • Naismith Trophy Midseason List • Candidate for State Farm Wade Trophy, Wooden Award

• BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year • All-BIG EAST First Team • BIG EAST All-Tournament Team• BIG EAST Player of the Week (Jan. 23) • BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Jan. 30, Feb. 20)

• AP Preseason All-American (honorable mention)

Career HighsPoints ....................................................... 23 vs. New Hampshire (11/12/10)

Rebounds................................................. 18 vs. USF (2/25/12)

Assists ............................................. 6 (twice) last vs. Tennessee (1/23/12)

Field Goals ............................................... 11 vs. New Hampshire (11/12/10)

Field Goal Attempts ................................. 17 at Purdue (12/10/11)

Three-Point Field Goals .............................. -

Three-Point Field Goal Attempts ............... 1 at Syracuse (1/30/10)

Free Throws ............................................... 8 at Richmond (1/2/08)

Free Throw Attempts .................... 10 (twice) last vs. Syracuse (2/1/11)

Steals ......................................................... 7 vs. Villanova (1/16/08)

Blocked Shots............................................ 7 vs. California (3/20/12)

Minutes Played ........................................ 37 at DePaul (2/28/11)

TidbitsDouble-doubles ....................................... 22Double-figure scoring games................... 6920-point games .......................................... 6Double-figure rebound games ................. 295-block games ........................................... 85-steal games ............................................ 3

Peters’ Career Statistics (all games)Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2007-08 23 2 468 20.3 82 157 .522 0 0 .000 42 56 .750 57 72 129 5.6 78 5 23 40 45 39 206 9.02008-09 3 1 61 20.3 11 16 .688 0 0 .000 0 3 .000 3 10 13 4.3 6 0 5 4 6 5 22 7.32009-10 25 0 455 18.2 67 139 .482 0 1 .000 33 60 .550 48 91 139 5.6 69 0 27 30 30 34 167 6.72010-11 39 39 953 24.4 195 329 .593 0 0 .000 75 103 .728 128 165 293 7.5 96 3 63 71 68 66 465 11.92011-12 35 35 851 24.3 171 310 .552 0 0 .000 80 118 .678 129 200 329 9.4 89 3 73 79 70 71 422 12.1TOTAL 125 77 2788 22.3 526 951 .553 0 1 .000 230 340 .676 365 538 903 7.2 338 11 191 224 219 215 1282 10.3 Peters’ Career Statistics (NCAA Championship games)Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2009-10 3 0 52 17.3 6 13 .462 0 0 .000 3 10 .300 6 4 10 3.3 8 0 5 3 1 5 15 5.02010-11 6 6 178 29.7 34 53 .642 0 0 .000 14 26 .538 18 36 54 9.0 20 2 9 11 10 6 82 13.72011-12 2 2 54 27.0 8 13 .615 0 0 .000 5 7 .714 10 8 18 9.0 7 0 7 6 8 3 21 10.5TOTAL 11 8 284 25.8 48 79 .608 0 0 .000 22 43 .512 34 48 82 7.5 35 2 21 20 19 14 118 10.7

As a Fifth-Year Senior (2011-12): Ranks third in BIG EAST in field goal percentage (.552) — would rank seventh in nation if qualified (four FGM short of minimum) • only BIG EAST player to rank among top 10 in conference in three major defensive categories — second in rebounding (9.4 rpg.) third in blocked shots (2.0 bpg) and 10th in steals (2.0 spg) • also 25th in BIG EAST in scoring (12.1 ppg.) • piled up career-high 11 double-doubles this season (plus three other games where she missed a double-double by one point or one rebound), including four games with 15 points/15 rebounds and seven 15-rebound games (both tying school records) • has dramatically increased production in past 15 games (12.7 ppg., 12.3 rpg., 3.4 bpg., eight double-doubles) • won BIG EAST regular-season rebounding title (10.9 rpg.), the first ND player to do so since Ruth Riley in 1999-2000 • scored in double figures in season’s first two games with Akron (10) and Indiana State (14) • grabbed six of eight rebounds on the offensive glass against Hartford • dodged foul trouble to collect eight points and seven rebounds vs. USC • hit six of nine shots and made each of her four free throws for 16 points in a home win over Penn • nearly notched a double-double at Creighton with 10 points and nine rebounds, reversing those numbers one game later vs. Marquette with nine points and 10 rebounds • chalked up first double-double of the season (and 12th of her career) with 16 points and a game-high 11 rebounds at #12 Purdue • second consecutive double-double came in a home win against #8/7 Kentucky after collecting 13 points, 13 rebounds and season-high three blocks • piled up 11 points, seven rebounds and two steals vs. UCF • joined Notre Dame’s 1,000-point club while nabbing a third double-double in four outings after posting 19 points and 10 rebounds vs. Longwood • eight points and 10 rebounds with three steals at Seton Hall • outsanding all-around performance in a home win against #2 Connecticut with nine points, seven rebounds, five assists and two steals • posted 10 points and eight rebounds in a road win at #18/17 Georgetown • went 8-for-12 from the field at Cincinnati for 17 points to go along with six rebounds, two assists, two blocks and two steals • set the pace in dominating win over Pittsburgh with season-high 20 points (9-13 FG) in just 18 minutes • posted 19 points against Villanova,

Peters’ 2011-12 Game-by-Game ResultsOpponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts AvgAKRON 11/11/11 * 28 5 9 .556 0 0 .000 0 2 .000 3 5 8 8.0 3 0 4 7 1 4 10 10.0INDIANA STATE 11/13/11 * 16 6 9 .667 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 1 3 4 6.0 2 0 3 0 0 6 14 12.0HARTFORD 11/17/11 * 18 1 6 .167 0 0 .000 5 8 .625 6 2 8 6.7 2 0 2 2 1 3 7 10.3at Baylor 11/20/11 * 26 3 10 .300 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 3 5 8 7.0 4 0 2 3 2 1 6 9.3vs USC 11/25/11 * 13 4 5 .800 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 5 7 7.0 3 0 0 2 0 0 8 9.0vs Duke 11/26/11 * 11 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 1 1 2 6.2 5 1 0 1 1 0 4 8.2PENN 12/02/11 * 18 6 9 .667 0 0 .000 4 4 1.000 3 3 6 6.1 0 0 2 1 0 0 16 9.3at Creighton 12/04/11 * 22 5 7 .714 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 4 5 9 6.5 1 0 2 0 1 4 10 9.4MARQUETTE 12/07/11 * 23 4 8 .500 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 2 8 10 6.9 1 0 1 4 1 2 9 9.3at Purdue 12/10/11 * 27 8 17 .471 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 3 8 11 7.3 3 0 0 2 0 3 16 10.0KENTUCKY 12/18/11 * 27 5 8 .625 0 0 .000 3 8 .375 5 8 13 7.8 5 1 2 0 3 0 13 10.3UCF 12/20/11 * 14 5 11 .455 0 0 .000 1 4 .250 4 3 7 7.8 2 0 1 3 1 2 11 10.3LONGWOOD 12/28/11 * 18 9 13 .692 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 4 6 10 7.9 1 0 2 1 2 4 19 11.0at Mercer 12/30/11 * 10 2 2 1.000 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 0 2 2 7.5 3 0 2 2 0 3 6 10.6at Seton Hall 01/04/12 * 24 2 3 .667 0 0 .000 4 4 1.000 1 9 10 7.7 1 0 1 1 0 3 8 10.5CONNECTICUT 01/07/12 * 30 3 7 .429 0 0 .000 3 5 .600 4 3 7 7.6 4 0 5 4 0 2 9 10.4at Georgetown 01/10/12 * 24 3 4 .750 0 0 .000 4 4 1.000 2 6 8 7.6 4 0 1 2 2 0 10 10.4at Cincinnati 01/14/12 * 23 8 12 .667 0 0 .000 1 3 .333 3 3 6 7.6 3 0 2 2 2 2 17 10.7PITTSBURGH 01/17/12 * 18 9 13 .692 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 1 2 3 7.3 0 0 1 1 1 1 20 11.2VILLANOVA 01/21/12 * 22 7 12 .583 0 0 .000 5 8 .625 4 2 6 7.3 1 0 2 0 1 2 19 11.6TENNESSEE 01/23/12 * 34 8 13 .615 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 5 11 16 7.7 1 0 6 2 3 2 16 11.8at St. John’s 01/28/12 * 34 8 12 .667 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 4 11 15 8.0 4 0 2 5 5 4 18 12.1at Rutgers 01/31/12 * 26 4 9 .444 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 7 10 17 8.4 1 0 4 1 2 0 10 12.0DEPAUL 02/05/12 * 20 5 8 .625 0 0 .000 1 1 1.000 3 4 7 8.3 2 0 2 0 3 2 11 12.0at Syracuse 02/07/12 * 26 8 13 .615 0 0 .000 5 7 .714 7 9 16 8.6 4 0 2 5 4 2 21 12.3WEST VIRGINIA 02/12/12 * 31 1 8 .125 0 0 .000 2 5 .400 8 9 17 9.0 5 1 3 4 6 3 4 12.0PROVIDENCE 02/14/12 * 30 7 10 .700 0 0 .000 5 6 .833 2 9 11 9.0 1 0 3 2 2 3 19 12.3at Louisville 02/20/12 * 37 3 9 .333 0 0 .000 4 4 1.000 2 7 9 9.0 3 0 1 4 2 0 10 12.2USF 02/25/12 * 34 6 10 .600 0 0 .000 5 8 .625 8 10 18 9.3 3 0 0 6 4 1 17 12.3at Connecticut 02/27/12 * 34 3 8 .375 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 6 9 15 9.5 2 0 3 4 2 3 9 12.2vs DePaul 03/04/12 * 31 8 14 .571 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 7 5 12 9.6 1 0 1 1 6 3 16 12.4vs West Virginia 03/05/12 * 16 4 7 .571 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 1 1 2 9.4 4 0 2 0 3 0 11 12.3at Connecticut 03/06/12 * 32 2 9 .222 0 0 .000 3 6 .500 3 8 11 9.4 3 0 2 1 1 3 7 12.2LIBERTY 03/18/12 * 20 5 6 .833 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 1 3 4 9.3 3 0 2 2 1 2 10 12.1CALIFORNIA 03/20/12 * 34 3 7 .429 0 0 .000 5 6 .833 9 5 14 9.4 4 0 5 4 7 1 11 12.1TOTALS 35 851 171 310 .552 0 0 .000 80 118 .678 129 200 329 9.4 89 3 73 79 70 71 422 12.1

including 17 in the first half when she single-handedly outscored the Wildcats, 17-16 to earn BIG EAST Player of the Week (Jan. 23) honors • logged fourth double-double of the season behind 16 points, 16 rebounds and career-best six assists vs. #7/9 Tennessee (first Notre Dame player since January 2009 with at least 15 points and 15 rebounds in a game) • second consecutive double-double came in the form of an 18-point, 15-rebound outing at St. John’s to become the first Irish player to post consecutive 15-point/15-rebound games since Letitia Bowen did so in 1992 • added five blocks and four steals against the Red Storm • dominated #13/14 Rutgers with 17 rebounds along with 15 points • the effort against the Scarlet Knights made her the first Fighting Irish player to record three consecutive double-doubles since Jacqueline Batteast did so during the 2004 NCAA Tournament • the third straight 15-rebound game was a feat that no Notre Dame player had accomplished since Feb. 16-24, 1979, when Jane Politiski did so during the program’s AIAW Division III era • good for 11 points, three blocks and two steals with seven rebounds vs. #RV/23 DePaul • notched another double-double with a season-high 21 points and 16 boards (plus four blocks) at Syracuse • matched (then) career-best marks vs. West Virginia in rebounds (17) and blocks (6) • recorded her eighth double-double on the season with game-high 19-point, 11-rebound effort against Providence • tallied 10 points, nine rebounds and two blocks in win at #16 Louisville • set career high in rebounds (18) and scored 17 points in victory over USF • tallied her school record-tying seventh 15-rebound game of the season (most by ND player in one season since 1977-78) and scored nine points in win over #4 Connecticut • finished with a double-double (16 points, 12 rebounds), adding (then) career high-tying six blocks and three steals in BIG EAST Championship quarterfinal victory over #RV/23 DePaul • scored 11 points and had three blocks in BIG EAST semifinal win over #25 West Virginia • posted seven points and game-high 11 rebounds in BIG EAST title game at #4 Connecticut • tallied 10 points in NCAA Championship first-round win over Liberty • filled every corner of stat sheet in NCAA second-round win over California with 11 points, game-high 14 rebounds, career-high seven blocks and game-high five assists (was her fourth double-double in last seven NCAA tournament games, dating back to last season).

155-8 • Junior • Guard

Joilet, Ill. • Marian CatholicNickname: K.T.

Major: Psychology

KailaTurner

Career HighsPoints ....................................................... 17 at Mercer (12/30/11)

Rebounds................................................... 5 vs. Penn (12/2/11)

Assists ........................................................ 6 vs. Loyola Marymount (12/30/10)

Field Goals ................................................. 6 vs. Pittsburgh (1/17/12)

Field Goal Attempts ................................. 13 vs. Longwood (12/28/11)

3-Point Field Goals ................3 (three times) last at Mercer (12/30/11)

3-Point Field Goal Attempts ...................... 9 vs. Longwood (12/28/11)

Free Throws ............................................... 6 at Mercer (12/30/11)

Free Throw Attempts ................................. 7 at Mercer (12/30/11)

Steals .............................................. 5 (twice) last vs. IUPUI (11/26/10)

Blocked Shots................................. 1 (twice) last at Creighton (12/4/11)

Minutes Played ........................................ 28 vs. IUPUI (11/26/10)

TidbitsDouble-doubles .......................................... -Double-figure scoring games..................... 520-point games ........................................... -5-assist games ........................................... 55-steal games ............................................ 2

Turner’s Career Statistics (all games)Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2009-10 21 0 128 6.1 15 36 .417 3 16 .188 6 10 .600 1 14 15 0.7 8 0 18 12 0 7 39 1.92010-11 39 0 617 15.8 31 103 .301 19 59 .322 24 29 .828 4 39 43 1.1 43 0 65 50 1 31 105 2.72011-12 35 0 490 14.0 39 138 .283 21 81 .259 12 13 .923 9 33 42 1.2 42 0 33 18 1 23 111 3.2TOTAL 95 0 1235 13.0 85 277 .307 43 156 .276 42 52 .808 14 86 100 1.1 93 0 116 80 2 61 255 2.7 Turner’s Career Statistics (NCAA Championship games)Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2009-10 2 0 7 3.5 1 2 .500 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 1.02010-11 6 0 55 9.2 0 4 .000 0 1 .000 2 2 1.000 0 3 3 0.5 0 0 4 2 0 0 2 0.32011-12 2 0 26 13.0 1 9 .111 0 4 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 1.0 2 0 4 0 0 1 2 1.0TOTAL 10 0 88 8.8 2 15 .133 0 6 .000 2 2 1.000 1 4 5 0.5 2 0 11 2 0 1 6 0.6

As a Junior (2011-12): Logged over 20 minutes of action in five of first seven contests of the campaign • totaled six points and four assists in 20 minutes against Hartford • grabbed a career-high five rebounds against Penn • dished out season-high five assists at Creighton • opened the BIG EAST portion of the schedule vs. Marquette with season-high eight points and three assists • scored 13 points (career-best-tying 3 3FG) with game-high four assists and three steals vs. UCF • eight points and four steals vs. Longwood • had a career day at Mercer with 17 points while connecting on a trio of three-pointers • returned to double figures against Pittsburgh with 14 points on one of best shooting days of her career (6-8 FG, 2-4 3FG) • played 18 minutes and made two three-pointers for six points vs. #23 DePaul • two foul shots in second half at #4 Connecticut ignited game-turning 13-2 run for Irish • chipped in with five points (including clutch buzzer-beating three-pointer to end first half and pull Irish within one point) and a steal in BIG EAST title game at #4 Connecticut • registered four assists without a turnover in NCAA Championship opener vs. Liberty.

Turner’s 2011-12 Game-by-Game ResultsOpponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts AvgAKRON 11/11/11 20 1 5 .200 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 1.0 1 0 2 0 0 1 2 2.0INDIANA STATE 11/13/11 21 1 4 .250 1 3 .333 2 2 1.000 0 0 0 0.5 0 0 2 0 0 1 5 3.5HARTFORD 11/17/11 22 2 6 .333 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 1 2 3 1.3 3 0 4 0 0 0 6 4.3at Baylor 11/20/11 3 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.3vs USC 11/25/11 20 2 5 .400 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.8 2 0 0 1 0 0 5 3.6vs Duke 11/26/11 4 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0.8 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3.0PENN 12/02/11 25 0 6 .000 0 3 .000 0 0 .000 0 5 5 1.4 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2.6at Creighton 12/04/11 18 0 3 .000 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.3 2 0 5 1 1 2 0 2.3MARQUETTE 12/07/11 22 3 8 .375 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 0 2 2 1.3 2 0 3 1 0 2 8 2.9at Purdue 12/10/11 11 1 2 .500 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 3 3 1.5 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 2.8KENTUCKY 12/18/11 7 1 2 .500 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.4 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 2.7UCF 12/20/11 27 5 12 .417 3 8 .375 0 0 .000 0 2 2 1.4 1 0 4 1 0 3 13 3.6LONGWOOD 12/28/11 25 3 13 .231 2 9 .222 0 0 .000 0 3 3 1.5 2 0 1 1 0 4 8 3.9at Mercer 12/30/11 23 4 6 .667 3 4 .750 6 7 .857 0 3 3 1.6 3 0 1 2 0 0 17 4.9at Seton Hall 01/04/12 22 1 5 .200 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 1 3 4 1.8 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 4.7CONNECTICUT 01/07/12 8 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4.4at Georgetown 01/10/12 4 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.6 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 4.2at Cincinnati 01/14/12 13 1 6 .167 0 2 .000 2 2 1.000 0 0 0 1.5 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.2PITTSBURGH 01/17/12 20 6 8 .750 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 0 2 2 1.5 2 0 3 1 0 1 14 4.7VILLANOVA 01/21/12 19 1 4 .250 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.5 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.6TENNESSEE 01/23/12 3 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.3at St. John’s 01/28/12 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.1at Rutgers 01/31/12 15 0 6 .000 0 3 .000 0 0 .000 3 0 3 1.4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4.0DEPAUL 02/05/12 18 2 3 .667 2 3 .667 0 0 .000 1 0 1 1.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.0at Syracuse 02/07/12 7 1 4 .250 0 3 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4.0WEST VIRGINIA 02/12/12 4 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3.8PROVIDENCE 02/14/12 11 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.7at Louisville 02/20/12 3 1 2 .500 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.6USF 02/25/12 5 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.5at Connecticut 02/27/12 9 0 3 .000 0 3 .000 2 2 1.000 0 0 0 1.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3.5vs DePaul 03/04/12 14 0 3 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.4vs West Virginia 03/05/12 24 0 5 .000 0 3 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3.3at Connecticut 03/06/12 15 2 3 .667 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 3.3LIBERTY 03/18/12 23 1 8 .125 0 3 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 1.2 1 0 4 0 0 1 2 3.3CALIFORNIA 03/20/12 3 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.2TOTALS 0 490 39 138 .283 21 81 .259 12 13 .923 9 33 42 1.2 42 0 33 18 1 23 111 3.2

21NATALIE KNOW•VUH•SELL

5-11 • Senior • GuardLexington, Ky. • Lexington Catholic

Nickname: NastyMajor: Anthropology

NatalieNovosel

2011-12 Honors: • Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award Finalist • WBCA All-Region I Team • USBWA Player of the Year, Wooden Award and Naismith Trophy Midseason Lists

• Candidate for State Farm Wade Trophy • All-BIG EAST First Team • Junkanoo Jam (Freeport Division) MVP • Preseason WNIT All-Tournament Team • BIG EAST Player of the Week (Dec. 19) • BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Jan. 16)

Career HighsPoints ....................................................... 32 vs. South Florida (2/25/12)

Rebounds................................................... 9 vs. California (3/20/12)

Assists ....................................6 (three times) last vs. Indiana State (11/3/11)

Field Goals ................................................. 9 vs. South Florida (2/25/12)

Field Goal Attempts ................................. 24 at Kentucky (11/21/10)

3-Point Field Goals .................................... 4 vs. West Virginia (3/5/12)

3-Point Field Goal Attempts ...................... 7 at Kentucky (11/21/10)

Free Throws ............................................. 18 vs. California (3/20/12)

Free Throw Attempts ............................... 20 vs. California (3/20/12)

Steals ......................................................... 7 vs. New Hampshire (11/12/10)

Blocked Shots.......................... 2 (five times) last at Georgetown (1/10/12)

Minutes Played .........................................41 vs. Connecticut (1/7/12)

TidbitsDouble-doubles .......................................... -Double-figure scoring games................... 7620-point games ........................................ 1730-point games .......................................... 15-assist games ......................................... 105-steal games ............................................ 3

Novosel’s Career Statistics (all games)Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2008-09 31 0 638 20.6 74 150 .493 1 10 .100 65 90 .722 44 45 89 2.9 57 0 47 60 3 45 214 6.92009-10 35 4 527 15.1 59 138 .428 7 20 .350 51 67 .761 26 51 77 2.2 48 0 61 60 7 47 176 5.02010-11 39 39 1102 28.3 187 414 .452 31 75 .413 183 232 .789 47 110 157 4.0 64 1 75 102 11 75 588 15.12011-12 35 35 924 26.4 174 403 .432 41 95 .432 147 174 .845 42 99 141 4.0 56 2 71 83 13 44 536 15.3TOTAL 140 78 3191 22.8 494 1105 .447 80 200 .400 446 563 .792 159 305 464 3.3 225 3 254 305 34 211 1514 10.8 Novosel’s Career Statistics (NCAA Championship games)Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2008-09 1 0 27 27.0 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 1 3 .333 3 2 5 5.0 4 0 0 3 0 1 3 3.02009-10 3 0 41 13.7 4 7 .571 1 2 .500 8 8 1.000 2 6 8 2.7 2 0 5 6 1 4 17 5.72010-11 6 6 188 31.3 36 79 .456 8 12 .667 25 31 .806 5 19 24 4.0 13 0 12 18 1 7 105 17.52011-12 2 2 62 31.0 10 31 .322 1 7 .143 19 22 .864 2 11 13 6.5 2 0 1 5 0 5 40 20.0TOTAL 12 8 318 26.5 51 121 .421 10 21 .476 53 64 .828 12 38 50 4.2 21 0 18 32 2 17 165 13.8

As a Senior (2011-12): Leads BIG EAST in three-point field goal percentage (.432) and free throw percentage (.845) • sixth in BIG EAST in scoring at 15.3 points per game • scored in double figures in team-high 29 games this season (27-game streak dating back to last year was second-longest in school history before ending Jan. 23 vs. #7/9 Tennessee) • has risen to the challenge of playing top competition, averaging 16.0 points and 4.8 rebounds with a .465 three-point percentage and .827 free throw percentage in 14 games against Top 25 teams this season • tallied 1,000th career point on a free throw in second half of win over Indiana State • scored 20 points against Hartford on near-perfect shooting (6-7 FG, 2-2 3FG, 6-6 FT) • had (then) career-high 28-point outburst (11-15 FT) with five rebounds at #1 Baylor in Preseason WNIT final • good for 17 points (11-14 FT) against USC • added 15 points vs. #7/6 Duke in the Junkanoo Jam title game, while also banking in the game-winner from the foul line at the buzzer • totaled 14 points against Penn • had 17 points (6-8 FG, 5-5 FT) at Creighton • chalked up 11 points in 11 minutes vs. Marquette • posted 17 points with five rebounds at #12 Purdue • scored team-high 23 points (7-13 FG, 8-8 FT) against #8/7 Kentucky • 12 points and three assist came in a home rout of UCF • matched a career-high with three buckets made from long range vs. Longwood • 13 points and five rebounds at Mercer, followed by a 13-point output at Seton Hall • totaled 20 points, three assists, three steals and sank 10 of 11 free throw attempts - including all six in overtime - during a home win over #2 Connecticut • filled the box score against #18/17 Georgetown with 21 points, seven rebounds, five assists, two steals and matched a career-best with two blocks • made 7-11 FG at Cincinnati (including first six of the game, along with 2-2 3FG and 5-5 FT) for game-high 21 points • hit 6-of-6 free throws and scored 10 points vs. Villanova • scored 15 points at St. John’s • fired in a trio of three-pointers while going 8-for-12 from the field vs. #RV/23 DePaul, finishing with a team-high 21 points while adding five assists • tallied 16 points and three steals vs. West Virginia despite being weakened by illness • scored career-high 32 points (9-16 FT, career-best 12-12 FT) in Senior Day victory

Novosel’s 2011-12 Game-by-Game ResultsOpponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts AvgAKRON 11/11/11 * 25 5 14 .357 0 3 .000 3 6 .500 1 2 3 3.0 2 0 1 4 0 2 13 13.0INDIANA STATE 11/13/11 * 21 3 10 .300 1 3 .333 3 4 .750 0 2 2 2.5 0 0 6 1 0 1 10 11.5HARTFORD 11/17/11 * 22 6 7 .857 2 2 1.000 6 6 1.000 0 2 2 2.3 1 0 0 3 2 1 20 14.3at Baylor 11/20/11 * 35 8 18 .444 1 5 .200 11 15 .733 4 1 5 3.0 5 1 1 3 0 1 28 17.8vs USC 11/25/11 * 23 3 10 .300 0 2 .000 11 14 .786 1 2 3 3.0 3 0 1 1 0 3 17 17.6vs Duke 11/26/11 * 32 6 20 .300 1 3 .333 2 5 .400 1 3 4 3.2 1 0 0 1 0 2 15 17.2PENN 12/02/11 * 23 5 9 .556 1 3 .333 3 4 .750 0 0 0 2.7 1 0 2 1 0 3 14 16.7at Creighton 12/04/11 * 23 6 8 .750 0 1 .000 5 5 1.000 1 3 4 2.9 2 0 1 1 0 1 17 16.8MARQUETTE 12/07/11 * 11 5 9 .556 0 1 .000 1 1 1.000 0 3 3 2.9 3 0 3 2 0 0 11 16.1at Purdue 12/10/11 * 26 6 10 .600 1 1 1.000 4 5 .800 2 3 5 3.1 0 0 3 3 0 0 17 16.2KENTUCKY 12/18/11 * 30 7 13 .538 1 2 .500 8 8 1.000 5 2 7 3.5 4 0 1 8 2 1 23 16.8UCF 12/20/11 * 17 4 7 .571 2 2 1.000 2 2 1.000 0 2 2 3.3 1 0 3 1 1 1 12 16.4LONGWOOD 12/28/11 * 20 4 7 .571 3 5 .600 0 0 .000 1 2 3 3.3 0 0 2 1 0 2 11 16.0at Mercer 12/30/11 * 19 6 10 .600 0 0 .000 1 1 1.000 1 4 5 3.4 0 0 1 1 0 1 13 15.8at Seton Hall 01/04/12 * 17 6 10 .600 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 2 1 3 3.4 0 0 2 1 0 0 13 15.6CONNECTICUT 01/07/12 * 41 5 20 .250 0 1 .000 10 11 .909 2 3 5 3.5 1 0 3 5 0 3 20 15.9at Georgetown 01/10/12 * 36 6 8 .750 2 4 .500 7 8 .875 1 6 7 3.7 4 0 5 3 2 2 21 16.2at Cincinnati 01/14/12 * 26 7 11 .636 2 2 1.000 5 5 1.000 2 2 4 3.7 1 0 1 0 0 0 21 16.4PITTSBURGH 01/17/12 * 18 4 8 .500 2 4 .500 3 4 .750 1 3 4 3.7 1 0 4 1 0 0 13 16.3VILLANOVA 01/21/12 * 27 2 6 .333 0 1 .000 6 6 1.000 0 3 3 3.7 0 0 2 1 0 0 10 16.0TENNESSEE 01/23/12 * 23 2 8 .250 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 0 1 1 3.6 3 0 3 2 0 1 4 15.4at St. John’s 01/28/12 * 34 6 17 .353 1 2 .500 2 2 1.000 1 4 5 3.6 3 0 2 3 1 0 15 15.4at Rutgers 01/31/12 * 15 2 7 .286 1 1 1.000 1 2 .500 1 2 3 3.6 2 0 2 2 0 2 6 15.0DEPAUL 02/05/12 * 27 8 12 .667 3 4 .750 2 2 1.000 2 3 5 3.7 0 0 5 2 1 2 21 15.2at Syracuse 02/07/12 * 30 3 12 .250 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 1 3 4 3.7 1 0 3 3 1 2 7 14.9WEST VIRGINIA 02/12/12 * 33 6 14 .429 2 4 .500 2 2 1.000 0 1 1 3.6 1 0 0 2 1 3 16 14.9PROVIDENCE 02/14/12 * 24 3 7 .429 0 2 .000 1 3 .333 0 4 4 3.6 2 0 2 4 0 0 7 14.6at Louisville 02/20/12 * 30 3 9 .333 0 3 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 3.5 4 0 4 4 0 0 6 14.3USF 02/25/12 * 36 9 16 .563 2 4 .500 12 12 1.000 3 3 6 3.6 0 0 0 3 1 0 32 14.9at Connecticut 02/27/12 * 35 5 16 .313 3 6 .500 8 9 .889 3 5 8 3.8 2 0 1 2 0 1 21 15.1vs DePaul 03/04/12 * 33 6 16 .375 1 3 .333 3 3 1.000 1 6 7 3.9 0 0 3 3 0 2 16 15.2vs West Virginia 03/05/12 * 27 5 10 .500 4 4 1.000 4 4 1.000 2 3 5 3.9 1 0 1 3 1 1 18 15.3at Connecticut 03/06/12 * 23 2 13 .154 2 4 .500 2 2 1.000 0 3 3 3.9 5 1 2 3 0 1 8 15.0LIBERTY 03/18/12 * 24 5 13 .385 1 3 .333 1 2 .500 0 4 4 3.9 0 0 0 1 0 1 12 14.9CALIFORNIA 03/20/12 * 38 5 18 .278 0 4 .000 18 20 .900 2 7 9 4.0 2 0 1 4 0 4 28 15.3TOTALS 35 924 174 403 .432 41 95 .432 147 174 .845 42 99 141 4.0 56 2 71 83 13 44 536 15.3

over USF • scored team-high 21 points and tied career high with eight rebounds in win at #4 Connecticut • posted 16 points, seven rebounds and three assists in BIG EAST quarterfinal win over #RV/23 DePaul • tallied game-high 18 points (career-high 4-4 3FG … only third time that has been achieved in tournament history) in BIG EAST semifinal win over #25 West Virginia • scored 12 points in NCAA Championship first-round win over Liberty • was key catalyst in NCAA second-round victory over California with game-high 28 points and career-best nine rebounds — also converted 18 free throws (on 20 attempts), setting new NCAA tournament record (old mark was set in 1989) and tying school and Purcell Pavilion records for free throws made in a single game.

22 5-10 • 5th-Year Sr. • GuardBaltimore, Md. • McDonogh School

Nicknames: Britt, Chip, Mom Major: Graduate Studies

BrittanyMallory

Career HighsPoints ....................................................... 22 vs. Valparaiso (12/12/09)

Rebounds................................................... 8 at Cincinnati (2/9/10)

Assists ...................................................... 10 vs. Rutgers (2/12/11)

Field Goals .............................7 (three times) last vs. Oklahoma (3/26/11)

Field Goal Attempts ................................. 17 at St. John’s (2/16/10)

3-Point Field Goals .................................... 6 vs. Oklahoma (3/26/11)

3-Point Field Goal Attempts .................... 10 vs. Oklahoma (3/26/11)

Free Throws ............................................... 7 vs. Tennessee (3/28/11)

Free Throw Attempts ...................... 8 (twice) last vs. Tennessee (3/28/11)

Steals .............................................. 6 (twice) at Creighton (12/4/11)

Blocked Shots............................................ 2 vs. Tennessee (1/23/12)

Minutes Played ........................................ 40 vs. Connecticut (1/7/12)

TidbitsDouble-doubles ......................................... 1Double-figure scoring games................... 3220-point games .......................................... 2Double-figure assist games ....................... 15-block games ........................................... 75-steal games .......................................... 10

Mallory’s Career Statistics (all games)Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2007-08 33 0 533 16.2 64 187 .342 34 122 .279 46 57 .807 26 46 72 2.2 52 0 29 36 3 42 208 6.32008-09 7 3 154 22.0 21 45 .467 7 20 .350 8 13 .615 5 18 23 3.3 15 0 20 9 1 11 57 8.12009-10 35 2 676 19.3 76 206 .369 28 91 .308 49 66 .742 32 74 106 3.0 62 0 79 56 5 61 229 6.52010-11 37 35 1021 27.6 83 194 .428 45 112 .402 50 68 .735 19 64 83 2.2 76 1 101 64 1 77 261 7.12011-12 35 35 1016 29.0 69 173 .399 36 109 .330 28 37 .757 11 80 91 2.6 64 0 78 64 6 74 202 5.8TOTAL 147 75 3400 23.1 313 805 .389 150 454 .330 181 241 .751 93 282 375 2.6 269 1 307 229 16 265 957 6.5 Mallory’s Career Statistics (NCAA Championship games)Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2007-08 3 0 40 13.3 3 12 .250 1 7 .143 4 6 .667 4 8 12 4.0 4 0 1 4 1 2 11 3.72009-10 3 0 39 13.0 3 8 .375 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 2 6 8 2.7 3 0 2 1 0 2 7 2.32010-11 6 6 204 34.0 14 39 .359 9 25 .360 9 13 .692 3 16 19 3.2 14 0 16 9 0 11 46 7.72011-12 2 2 61 30.5 4 10 .400 1 7 .143 0 1 .000 1 5 6 3.0 3 0 6 1 0 3 9 4.5TOTAL 14 8 344 24.6 24 69 .348 12 42 .286 13 20 .650 10 35 45 3.2 24 0 25 15 1 18 73 5.2

As a Fifth-Year Senior (2011-12): Tied for seventh in BIG EAST in steals (2.1 spg.) and ranks 13th in three-point percentage (.330) • had five steals in opener vs. Akron • tied Purcell Pavilion record by going 4-for-4 from the three-point line (12 points) against Hartford • scored six points while adding four rebounds and three steals in Junkanoo Jam final vs. #7/6 Duke • matched her career high with six steals at Creighton • perfect from the field in BIG EAST opener against Marquette (including 3-for-3 from three-point land) for 11 points • recorded four steals at #12/14 Purdue • handed out three assists while scoring seven points against UCF • also had four steals against Longwood • 11 points, four steals and three assists at Mercer • posted nine points against #2 Connecticut with three rebounds and a pair of steals in a career-high 40 minutes played • locked down #18/17 Georgetown’s Sugar Rodgers with a defensive effort that held the BIG EAST’s leading scorer to 13 points on 3-for-18 shooting • chalked up 11 points (4-5 FG, 2-3 3FG) and four assists in victory over Pittsburgh • career-high two blocks vs. #7/9 Tennessee • posted nine points (seven in the opening six minutes) and four assists with a pair of steals at #13/14 Rutgers • blitzed #23 DePaul with season-high 14 points (matching a season-best with four 3FG) along with four assists and four steals in 27 minutes against the Blue Demons • team-high five steals at Syracuse while also setting program record for career games played • finished with 13 points (3-5 3-pt FG) and pulled down five rebounds in victory at #16 Louisville • chipped in with seven points during Senior Day victory over USF • did a little of everything in win at #4 Connecticut with six points, team-high four assists (no turnovers) and three rebounds • tallied 10 points and three rebounds in BIG EAST semifinal victory over #25 West Virginia • had solid all-around effort in NCAA Championship first-round win over Liberty with seven points, game-high six assists (no turnovers) and four rebounds.

Mallory’s 2011-12 Game-by-Game ResultsOpponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts AvgAKRON 11/11/11 * 22 1 4 .250 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 2.0 1 0 2 5 0 5 2 2.0INDIANA STATE 11/13/11 * 14 2 3 .667 2 2 1.000 2 2 1.000 1 0 1 1.5 1 0 0 1 0 2 8 5.0HARTFORD 11/17/11 * 26 4 4 1.000 4 4 1.000 0 0 .000 0 3 3 2.0 1 0 1 1 0 2 12 7.3at Baylor 11/20/11 * 32 1 6 .167 0 5 .000 0 0 .000 1 3 4 2.5 4 0 4 1 0 2 2 6.0vs USC 11/25/11 * 33 1 2 .500 1 2 .500 4 4 1.000 0 3 3 2.6 1 0 1 0 0 2 7 6.2vs Duke 11/26/11 * 37 2 7 .286 1 4 .250 1 2 .500 1 3 4 2.8 3 0 1 2 0 3 6 6.2PENN 12/02/11 * 22 1 3 .333 0 2 .000 0 3 .000 0 4 4 3.0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 5.6at Creighton 12/04/11 * 30 1 4 .250 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 2.9 2 0 4 4 0 6 3 5.3MARQUETTE 12/07/11 * 23 4 4 1.000 3 3 1.000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 2.8 1 0 3 2 1 2 11 5.9at Purdue 12/10/11 * 32 1 6 .167 0 4 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 2.7 2 0 2 1 0 4 2 5.5KENTUCKY 12/18/11 * 37 2 10 .200 1 3 .333 1 2 .500 0 4 4 2.8 3 0 2 2 0 2 6 5.5UCF 12/20/11 * 18 3 5 .600 1 2 .500 0 2 .000 1 0 1 2.7 0 0 3 0 0 1 7 5.7LONGWOOD 12/28/11 * 17 1 6 .167 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2.5 1 0 4 2 1 4 3 5.5at Mercer 12/30/11 * 18 3 5 .600 1 3 .333 4 4 1.000 0 1 1 2.4 2 0 3 1 0 4 11 5.9at Seton Hall 01/04/12 * 25 2 5 .400 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 0 5 5 2.5 2 0 3 1 0 2 5 5.8CONNECTICUT 01/07/12 * 40 3 5 .600 1 2 .500 2 2 1.000 1 2 3 2.6 4 0 1 3 1 2 9 6.0at Georgetown 01/10/12 * 34 1 4 .250 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 3 3 2.6 4 0 4 0 0 1 2 5.8at Cincinnati 01/14/12 * 27 1 5 .200 0 3 .000 0 0 .000 0 3 3 2.6 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 5.6PITTSBURGH 01/17/12 * 21 4 5 .800 2 3 .667 1 1 1.000 0 3 3 2.6 2 0 4 1 0 1 11 5.8VILLANOVA 01/21/12 * 26 2 4 .500 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 2.6 0 0 3 2 0 1 4 5.8TENNESSEE 01/23/12 * 28 0 4 .000 0 3 .000 1 2 .500 0 1 1 2.5 1 0 2 5 2 1 1 5.5at St. John’s 01/28/12 * 26 1 4 .250 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 3 3 2.5 3 0 3 3 0 1 2 5.4at Rutgers 01/31/12 * 30 3 8 .375 1 5 .200 2 2 1.000 0 2 2 2.5 2 0 4 3 0 2 9 5.5DEPAUL 02/05/12 * 27 5 8 .625 4 6 .667 0 0 .000 0 1 1 2.5 2 0 4 1 0 4 14 5.9at Syracuse 02/07/12 * 38 3 7 .429 1 5 .200 0 0 .000 0 1 1 2.4 1 0 2 3 0 5 7 5.9WEST VIRGINIA 02/12/12 * 37 1 3 .333 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 2 0 2 2.4 2 0 1 2 0 0 3 5.8PROVIDENCE 02/14/12 * 34 0 4 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 2.4 1 0 2 2 1 3 0 5.6at Louisville 02/20/12 * 34 4 6 .667 3 5 .600 2 2 1.000 0 5 5 2.5 3 0 1 3 0 3 13 5.9USF 02/25/12 * 35 1 5 .200 1 5 .200 4 4 1.000 0 3 3 2.5 3 0 1 5 0 1 7 5.9at Connecticut 02/27/12 * 33 2 8 .250 2 7 .286 0 0 .000 1 2 3 2.5 1 0 4 0 0 1 6 5.9vs DePaul 03/04/12 * 35 2 4 .500 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 4 5 2.6 2 0 2 3 0 0 4 5.8vs West Virginia 03/05/12 * 30 2 3 .667 2 3 .667 4 4 1.000 0 3 3 2.6 1 0 1 1 0 2 10 6.0at Connecticut 03/06/12 * 34 1 2 .500 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 2.6 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 5.8LIBERTY 03/18/12 * 26 3 7 .429 1 5 .200 0 0 .000 1 3 4 2.6 1 0 6 0 0 1 7 5.9CALIFORNIA 03/20/12 * 35 1 3 .333 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 0 2 2 2.6 2 0 0 1 0 2 2 5.8TOTALS 35 1016 69 173 .399 36 109 .330 28 37 .757 11 80 91 2.6 64 0 78 64 6 74 202 5.8

23 5-11 • Sophomore • GuardErie, Pa. • Villa Maria Academy

Nickname: K-Mac Major: Undeclared

KaylaMcBride

Career HighsPoints ....................................................... 20 vs. Loyola Marymount (12/30/10)

Rebounds................................................. 12 vs. Connecticut (1/7/12)

Assists ........................................................ 5 vs. Tennessee (1/23/12)

Field Goals ................................................. 9 vs. Loyola Marymount (12/30/10)

Field Goal Attempts ................................. 15 at Syracuse (2/7/12)

3-Point Field Goals ......................... 2 (twice) last vs. Indiana State (11/13/11)

3-Point Field Goal Attempts ...................... 4 vs. USC (11/25/11)

Free Throws ............................................... 7 at Georgetown (1/10/12)

Free Throw Attempts ................................. 7 at Mercer (12/30/11)

Steals .............................................. 4 (twice) last vs. California (3/20/12)

Blocked Shots.......................... 1 (five times) last vs. Connecticut (1/7/12)

Minutes Played ........................................ 38 vs. Tennessee (1/23/12)

TidbitsDouble-doubles ......................................... 2Double-figure scoring games................... 2920-point games .......................................... 1Double-figure rebound games ................... 35-assist games ........................................... 15-steal games ............................................. -

McBride’s Career Statistics (all games)Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2010-11 19 4 452 23.8 68 122 .557 4 17 .235 25 29 .862 20 43 63 3.3 22 0 29 33 3 18 165 8.72011-12 35 32 962 27.5 161 315 .511 17 46 .370 68 79 .861 54 107 161 4.6 68 0 60 61 4 55 407 11.6TOTAL 54 36 1414 26.2 229 437 .524 21 63 .333 93 108 .861 74 150 224 4.1 90 0 89 94 7 73 572 10.6 McBride’s Career Statistics (NCAA Championship games)Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2010-11 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -2011-12 2 2 61 30.5 10 18 .556 2 2 1.000 2 3 .667 3 3 6 3.0 3 0 3 2 0 7 24 12.0TOTAL 2 2 61 30.5 10 18 .556 2 2 1.000 2 3 .667 3 3 6 3.0 3 0 3 2 0 7 24 12.0

As a Sophomore (2011-12): Ranks third on team (seventh in BIG EAST) with .511 field goal percentage • fourth on team in scoring (27th in BIG EAST), averaging 11.6 points per game • would be first in BIG EAST in overall free throw percentage (.861), but is two made free throws short of minimum to qualify (2.0 FTM per game) • claimed BIG EAST regular-season free throw percentage crown (.919), the first for an ND player since Megan Duffy in 2004-05 • piled up 15 points, four steals and seven boards against Akron • had near-perfect shooting day (6-7 FG, 2-2 3FG, 2-2 FT) en route to 16 points against Indiana State • came back from first-half foul trouble to chip in 13 points and two steals in Preseason WNIT final at #1 Baylor • scored 12 points in Junkanoo Jam title game against #7/6 Duke, including key offensive rebound and free throw in final minute as Irish completed school record-tying 18-point comeback win • pulled down a career-high nine rebounds (five offensive) in win over Penn • one point short (19) of matching her career-high mark vs. Marquette (8-9 FG, 1-1 3FG, 2-2 FT) • dropped 17 points in a home win over #8/7 Kentucky • went 5-for-6 from the field for 11 points with three assists and three steals to help the Irish defeat UCF • checked out with 11 points and three steals at Mercer • hit 6-of-7 shots from the field and totaled 14 points at Seton Hall • registered first career double-double with 10 points and career-high 12 rebounds in a home win over #2 Connecticut — also made game-tying layup with 20.2 seconds left in regulation and clinching basket with 1:01 left in overtime • scored in double figures for the fifth straight time with 16 points and seven rebounds at #18/17 Georgetown • drained each of her six free throw attempts and pulled down game-high six rebounds in a home win over Villanova • scored 17 points (including nine of team’s first 11 on 4-4 FG) while adding six rebounds and career-best five assists in 38 minutes vs. #7/9 Tennessee • snatched 11 caroms and scored eight points at St. John’s • second double-double of the season came at #13/14 Rutgers (13 points, 10 rebounds) • erupted for season high-tying 19 points (8-15 FG) at Syracuse • scored 15 points (7-9 FG) in win at #16 Louisville • scored 12 points (including three clutch buckets early in the second half) and had two key steals in victory at #4 Connecticut • had 14 points (6-11 FG) in BIG EAST quarterfinal win over #RV/23 DePaul • tallied 15 points in BIG EAST semifinal victory over #25 West Virginia • posted 13 points and three steals in BIG EAST final at #4 Connecticut • scored in double digits in all three BIG EAST tournament games (team-high 14.0 ppg.) • tallied team-high 15 points and added three steals in her NCAA Championship debut (first-round victory over Liberty).

2011-12 Honors: BIG EAST Championship All-Tournament Team

McBride’s 2011-12 Game-by-Game ResultsOpponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts AvgAKRON 11/11/11 * 23 6 11 .545 1 1 1.000 2 3 .667 4 3 7 7.0 2 0 1 2 0 4 15 15.0INDIANA STATE 11/13/11 * 20 6 7 .857 2 2 1.000 2 2 1.000 1 0 1 4.0 2 0 2 2 0 2 16 15.5HARTFORD 11/17/11 * 24 6 9 .667 0 1 .000 2 3 .667 2 5 7 5.0 0 0 3 2 0 0 14 15.0at Baylor 11/20/11 * 27 6 13 .462 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 3 1 4 4.8 3 0 0 1 0 2 13 14.5vs USC 11/25/11 * 32 2 10 .200 0 4 .000 2 2 1.000 0 5 5 4.8 3 0 2 0 0 0 6 12.8vs Duke 11/26/11 * 33 4 9 .444 0 2 .000 4 5 .800 0 1 1 4.2 2 0 1 1 1 1 12 12.7PENN 12/02/11 * 24 5 11 .455 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 5 4 9 4.9 4 0 3 3 0 2 10 12.3at Creighton 12/04/11 * 27 3 11 .273 0 2 .000 3 3 1.000 0 2 2 4.5 1 0 2 1 0 0 9 11.9MARQUETTE 12/07/11 * 20 8 9 .889 1 1 1.000 2 2 1.000 1 3 4 4.4 3 0 1 1 0 1 19 12.7at Purdue 12/10/11 * 28 3 6 .500 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 3 4 4.4 4 0 3 3 0 1 6 12.0KENTUCKY 12/18/11 * 35 7 10 .700 0 1 .000 3 4 .750 1 2 3 4.3 3 0 3 7 0 0 17 12.5UCF 12/20/11 * 18 5 6 .833 0 0 .000 1 1 1.000 3 3 6 4.4 0 0 3 3 0 3 11 12.3LONGWOOD 12/28/11 * 21 4 8 .500 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 2 4 6 4.5 0 0 1 0 0 2 8 12.0at Mercer 12/30/11 17 3 5 .600 0 1 .000 5 7 .714 0 1 1 4.3 3 0 0 1 0 3 11 11.9at Seton Hall 01/04/12 * 26 6 7 .857 1 1 1.000 1 1 1.000 0 2 2 4.1 2 0 3 4 0 1 14 12.1CONNECTICUT 01/07/12 35 4 12 .333 0 2 .000 2 3 .667 2 10 12 4.6 2 0 4 3 1 3 10 11.9at Georgetown 01/10/12 * 36 5 11 .455 0 0 .000 6 6 1.000 0 7 7 4.8 2 0 2 4 0 0 16 12.2at Cincinnati 01/14/12 * 18 3 6 .500 0 0 .000 1 1 1.000 0 1 1 4.6 3 0 2 2 0 1 7 11.9PITTSBURGH 01/17/12 * 15 5 7 .714 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 4.4 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 11.8VILLANOVA 01/21/12 * 21 1 7 .143 0 0 .000 6 6 1.000 4 2 6 4.5 4 0 2 0 0 1 8 11.7TENNESSEE 01/23/12 * 38 7 12 .583 0 0 .000 3 3 1.000 0 6 6 4.6 0 0 5 1 0 1 17 11.9at St. John’s 01/28/12 * 33 2 9 .222 1 1 1.000 3 4 .750 3 8 11 4.9 1 0 2 1 0 1 8 11.7at Rutgers 01/31/12 * 33 3 6 .500 1 2 .500 6 6 1.000 4 6 10 5.1 1 0 4 1 0 2 13 11.8DEPAUL 02/05/12 * 29 3 10 .300 0 2 .000 1 2 .500 0 4 4 5.0 2 0 1 2 0 2 7 11.6at Syracuse 02/07/12 * 37 8 15 .533 0 1 .000 3 3 1.000 2 2 4 5.0 1 0 1 1 2 3 19 11.9WEST VIRGINIA 02/12/12 * 29 2 6 .333 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 2 1 3 4.9 2 0 2 3 0 1 4 11.6PROVIDENCE 02/14/12 * 21 4 9 .444 0 1 .000 1 1 1.000 3 2 5 4.9 4 0 0 2 0 0 9 11.5at Louisville 02/20/12 * 29 7 9 .778 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 2 2 4.8 3 0 0 2 0 3 15 11.6USF 02/25/12 21 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 2 2 4 4.8 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 11.3at Connecticut 02/27/12 * 32 6 9 .667 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 3 3 4.7 4 0 0 0 0 2 12 11.4vs DePaul 03/04/12 * 31 6 11 .545 2 2 1.000 0 0 .000 2 2 4 4.7 0 0 1 1 0 0 14 11.5vs West Virginia 03/05/12 * 31 6 13 .462 1 3 .333 2 2 1.000 1 4 5 4.7 1 0 1 2 0 2 15 11.6at Connecticut 03/06/12 * 37 4 9 .444 2 3 .667 3 4 .750 2 2 4 4.7 2 0 2 3 0 3 13 11.6LIBERTY 03/18/12 * 25 6 12 .500 1 1 1.000 2 3 .667 3 0 3 4.6 2 0 2 1 0 3 15 11.7CALIFORNIA 03/20/12 * 36 4 6 .667 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 3 3 4.6 1 0 1 1 0 4 9 11.6TOTALS 32 962 161 315 .511 17 46 .370 68 79 .861 54 107 161 4.6 68 0 60 61 4 55 407 11.6

34MARR•KEE•SHUH WRIGHT

6-2 • Freshman • ForwardDes Moines, Iowa • Des Moines East

Nickname: Kish Major: First Year of Studies

MarkishaWright

Career HighsPoints ....................................................... 24 at Mercer (12/30/11)

Rebounds................................................. 11 vs. Indiana State (11/13/11)

Assists ....................................2 (three times) last vs. Pittsburgh (1/17/12)

Field Goals ............................................... 10 at Mercer (12/30/11)

Field Goal Attempts ...................... 12 (twice) last at Mercer (12/30/11)


3-Point Field Goal Attempts ....................... -

Free Throws .................................... 5 (twice) last at Seton Hall (1/4/12)

Free Throw Attempts ................................. 7 vs. Indiana State (11/13/11)

Steals ......................................................... 3 vs. Pittsburgh (1/17/12)

Blocked Shots................................. 2 (twice) vs. Marquette (12/7/11)

Minutes Played .........................................29 vs. Indiana State (11/13/11)

TidbitsDouble-doubles ......................................... 1Double-figure scoring games..................... 420-point games .......................................... 1Double-figure rebound games ................... 15-block games ............................................ -5-steal games ............................................. -

Wright’s Career Statistics (all games)Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2011-12 33 0 339 10.3 39 81 .481 0 0 .000 36 53 .679 28 45 73 2.2 31 0 11 19 8 9 114 3.5TOTAL 33 0 339 10.3 39 81 .481 0 0 .000 36 53 .679 28 45 73 2.2 31 0 11 19 8 9 114 3.5 Wright’s Career Statistics (NCAA Championship games)Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2011-12 1 0 7 7.0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0TOTAL 1 0 7 7.0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

As a Freshman (2011-12): Debuted with 12 points (5-10 FG) and seven rebounds against Akron • first career double-double came against Indiana State with 14 points (6-9 FG) and game-high 11 rebounds while adding two blocks • snared game-high eight rebounds in Junkanoo Jam win over USC • sank 5-6 FT against Penn • blocked two shots during a home rout of Marquette • scored eight points and pulled down four rebounds vs. Longwood • scored a career-high (and game-best) 24 points on 10-of-12 shooting and collected four rebounds in 20 minutes of action at Mercer • named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week (Jan. 2) after averaging 16.0 points and 4.0 rebounds with a .542 FG% in two games that week • went 5-for-6 at the FT line during a road win over Seton Hall • six points and seven rebounds at Cincinnati • tallied 11 points and season highs of three steals and two assists in win over Pittsburgh • had first postseason stats with basket, rebound and blocked shot in BIG EAST semifinal win over #25 West Virginia.

2011-12 Honors: BIG EAST Freshman of the Week (Jan. 2)

Wright’s 2011-12 Game-by-Game ResultsOpponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts AvgAKRON 11/11/11 19 5 10 .500 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 5 2 7 7.0 2 0 2 0 0 1 12 12.0INDIANA STATE 11/13/11 29 6 9 .667 0 0 .000 2 7 .286 4 7 11 9.0 1 0 2 2 2 0 14 13.0HARTFORD 11/17/11 22 1 6 .167 0 0 .000 4 6 .667 1 1 2 6.7 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 10.7at Baylor 11/20/11 13 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 0 0 0 5.0 2 0 1 0 1 1 4 9.0vs USC 11/25/11 15 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 4 .250 3 5 8 5.6 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 7.4vs Duke 11/26/11 12 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 1 1 2 5.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.2PENN 12/02/11 15 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 5 6 .833 1 1 2 4.6 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 6.3at Creighton 12/04/11 16 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 0 4 4 4.5 4 0 0 2 0 0 4 6.0MARQUETTE 12/07/11 17 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 4 4 1.000 1 2 3 4.3 0 0 2 0 2 1 6 6.0at Purdue 12/10/11 4 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 3.9 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5.4KENTUCKY 12/18/11 0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 3.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.9UCF 12/20/11 15 0 3 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 3.3 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 4.5LONGWOOD 12/28/11 14 3 12 .250 0 0 .000 2 4 .500 4 0 4 3.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4.8at Mercer 12/30/11 20 10 12 .833 0 0 .000 4 5 .800 0 4 4 3.4 2 0 1 0 0 1 24 6.1at Seton Hall 01/04/12 11 0 3 .000 0 0 .000 5 6 .833 1 1 2 3.3 1 0 1 3 0 0 5 6.1CONNECTICUT 01/07/12 9 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 3 3 3.3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5.7at Georgetown 01/10/12 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 3.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.4at Cincinnati 01/14/12 14 2 3 .667 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 3 4 7 3.3 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 5.4PITTSBURGH 01/17/12 21 5 7 .714 0 0 .000 1 1 1.000 1 3 4 3.4 1 0 2 1 0 3 11 5.7VILLANOVA 01/21/12 11 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 1 1 2 3.3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5.5TENNESSEE 01/23/12 10 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 3.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5.2at St. John’s 01/28/12 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.0at Rutgers 01/31/12 7 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 3 3 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.8DEPAUL 02/05/12 10 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 3.0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 4.7at Syracuse 02/07/12 5 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 2.9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.5WEST VIRGINIA 02/12/12 3 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2.8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.3PROVIDENCE 02/14/12 5 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2.7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4.1at Louisville 02/20/12 0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.0USF 02/25/12 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.9at Connecticut 02/27/12 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2.4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.7vs DePaul 03/04/12 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.6vs West Virginia 03/05/12 9 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 2.3 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 3.6LIBERTY 03/18/12 7 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.5TOTALS 0 339 39 81 .481 0 0 .000 36 53 .679 28 45 73 2.2 31 0 11 19 8 9 114 3.5

44ARIEL BREAK•ERR

6-1 • Sophomore • ForwardGrosse Pointe Woods, Mich.

Grosse Pointe NorthNickname: Earl

Major: Undeclared

ArielBraker

Career HighsPoints ............................................ 10 (twice) last vs. Villanova (1/21/12) Rebounds................................................... 9 vs. Longwood (12/28/11)

Assists ......................................2 (four times) last at Mercer (12/30/11)

Field Goals ...................................... 4 (twice) last at Valparaiso (12/20/10)

Field Goal Attempts ................................... 6 vs. IUPUI (11/26/10)

Three-Point Field Goals .............................. -

Three-Point Field Goal Attempts ................ -

Free Throws ...........................4 (three times) last vs. Villanova (1/21/12) Free Throw Attempts ................................. 8 vs. Southeast Missouri (1/2/11)

Steals .............................................. 4 (twice) last vs. UCF (12/20/11)

Blocked Shots................................. 3 (twice) last vs. Longwood (12/28/11)

Minutes Played ............................. 17 (twice) last vs. Indiana State (11/13/11)

TidbitsDouble-doubles .......................................... -Double-figure scoring games..................... 220-point games ........................................... -Double-figure rebound games .................... -5-block games ............................................ -5-steal games ............................................. -

Braker’s Career Statistics (all games)Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2010-11 26 0 149 5.7 12 34 .353 0 0 .000 17 36 .472 25 31 56 2.2 17 0 7 9 14 13 41 1.62011-12 28 0 206 7.4 16 36 .444 0 0 .000 34 44 .773 34 34 68 2.4 18 0 7 24 9 10 66 2.4TOTAL 54 0 355 6.6 28 70 .400 0 0 .000 51 80 .638 59 65 124 2.3 35 0 14 33 23 23 107 2.0 Braker’s Career Statistics (NCAA Championship games)Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2010-11 2 0 2 1.0 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.02011-12 1 0 7 7.0 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2.0TOTAL 3 0 9 3.0 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 0.7 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0.7

As a Sophomore (2011-12): Finished with three points, five rebounds and two blocks against Indiana State • scored four points with four rebounds vs. Hartford • tossed in season-high six points in BIG EAST opener vs. Marquette • tied career high with four steals and four free throws made while grabbing seven rebounds in win over UCF • matched a career-high with three blocks and set a personal-best with nine rebounds vs. Longwood • had four points and eight rebounds at Mercer • scored seven points in seven minutes at Cincinnati • collected five points against Pittsburgh • went 4-for-4 from the charity stripe and matched a career-best with 10 points to help the Fighting Irish down visiting Villanova • registered first postseason points with putback layup in closing seconds of BIG EAST quarterfinal win over #RV/23 DePaul • scored her first two points in NCAA Championship play during first-round win over Liberty.

Braker’s 2011-12 Game-by-Game ResultsOpponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts AvgAKRON 11/11/11 6 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 2.0INDIANA STATE 11/13/11 17 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 2 3 5 3.5 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 2.5HARTFORD 11/17/11 10 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 2 4 .500 1 3 4 3.7 1 0 2 0 0 0 4 3.0vs USC 11/25/11 5 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 1 1 2 3.3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.8vs Duke 11/26/11 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.2PENN 12/02/11 10 0 3 .000 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 2 0 2 2.5 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 2.3at Creighton 12/04/11 8 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 1 1 2 2.4 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 2.6MARQUETTE 12/07/11 12 2 2 1.000 0 0 .000 2 4 .500 1 2 3 2.5 4 0 1 2 1 0 6 3.0at Purdue 12/10/11 4 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.7KENTUCKY 12/18/11 0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.4UCF 12/20/11 20 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 4 6 .667 4 3 7 2.5 1 0 1 4 0 4 4 2.5LONGWOOD 12/28/11 16 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 4 5 9 3.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 4 2.7at Mercer 12/30/11 18 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 4 4 1.000 3 5 8 3.4 1 0 2 2 0 1 4 2.8at Seton Hall 01/04/12 9 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 2 3 .667 0 2 2 3.3 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 2.9at Cincinnati 01/14/12 7 2 3 .667 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 2 0 2 3.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 3.1PITTSBURGH 01/17/12 12 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 1 1 1.000 1 1 2 3.1 1 0 1 0 0 1 5 3.3VILLANOVA 01/21/12 11 3 4 .750 0 0 .000 4 4 1.000 3 2 5 3.2 2 0 0 2 2 1 10 3.6TENNESSEE 01/23/12 5 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 3.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3.4at St. John’s 01/28/12 3 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2.9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.3DEPAUL 02/05/12 3 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 2.8 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3.0PROVIDENCE 02/14/12 3 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 2.7 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2.8at Louisville 02/20/12 6 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 0 2 2.7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2.7USF 02/25/12 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.6at Connecticut 02/27/12 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.5vs DePaul 03/04/12 1 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 2.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.5vs West Virginia 03/05/12 7 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 3 2.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.4LIBERTY 03/18/12 7 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 2.4 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2.4TOTALS 0 206 16 36 .444 0 0 .000 34 44 .773 34 34 68 2.4 18 0 7 24 9 10 66 2.4

25th season at Notre Dame588-214 (.733)

30th season overall676-255 (.726)

Saint Joseph’s (Pa.) ’77

Head CoachMuffet McGraw

“Ifwesearched foranentireyear, Idon’t thinkwewouldfindanyonebettersuited 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 Fighting 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 Fighting Irish have achieved in the past quarter-century:

• 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 Division I national championship game, adding a berth in the 2011 final against Texas A&M. McGraw is one of just six active Division I coaches (and 11 all-time) with multiple appearances in the NCAA national championship game — and one of only four active Division I coaches with multiple title-game berths AND a national championship to her credit.

• Three trips to the NCAA Women’s Final Four (1997, 2001 and 2011). McGraw is one of just eight active Division I coaches to lead her team to three Women’s Final Four appearances.

• Ten NCAA Sweet 16 trips, all in the past 16 seasons (1997-2012). The Fighting Irish are one of only seven programs in the nation that can make that claim.

• Ranks ninth among active NCAA Division I coaches with 676 career wins (reaching the 600-win milestone on Jan. 19, 2010, at Louisville in her 839th game, at the time tying for 10th-fastest to 600 wins in Division I history) and 18th among active Division I coaches with a .726 all-time winning percentage.

• 22 seasons with 20-or-more victories, including 18 in the past 19 years (1993-2012). Notre Dame also has posted nine 25-win seasons and four 30-win campaigns in the past 16 years (1997-2012).

• 19 NCAA tournament appearances, including a current string of 17 consecutive NCAA tournament berths (the sixth-longest active run of consecutive appearances and eighth-longest streak at any time in NCAA tournament history). During this current streak (1996-2012), Notre Dame has won at least one NCAA postseason game 15 times.

• 84 wins over ranked opponents, including 72 in the past 14 seasons alone (1998-2012). In addition, 28 of those wins have come against top-10 opponents, including seven against top-five teams and three against No. 1-ranked squads.

• 236 appearances in the Associated Press Top 25 poll (including an active school-record streak of 96 consecutive weeks in the AP poll). McGraw is 11th among active Division I coaches and 20th all-time in AP poll appearances (through the final 2011-12 poll). Notre Dame also has spent 124 weeks ranked among the top 10 teams in the nation, all in the past 14 seasons (1997-2012).

• 14 top-four finishes in the BIG EAST Conference during Notre Dame’s 17 years in that league (1995-96 through 2011-12). The Fighting Irish also won a share of the 2001 BIG EAST regular-season title and took home the program’s first outright BIG EAST regular-season title in 2012.

• 15 consecutive top-20 recruiting classes, dating back to the incoming class of 1997 (and including the incoming class of 2011, ranked as high as No. 9 in the nation). Notre Dame is one of just three programs in the nation that owns an active streak of that length.

• Ranks second on the all-time wins list (regardless of sport) in the 125-year history of Fighting Irish athletics, trailing only former men’s/women’s fencing coach Michael DeCicco (774-80 combined record from 1962-95), passing the late men’s tennis/wrestling coach Tom Fallon (579-268-4 combined from 1957-87) with a 74-55 win at Syracuse on Feb. 7, 2012.

• Far and away the winningest basketball coach (men’s or women’s) in school history, with noted men’s skipper Digger Phelps second on that list (393 wins).

• 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 64-for-64 success rate, including two 2011-12 fifth-year players who earned their diplomas in May 2011). The Fighting Irish have posted a perfect 100-percent NCAA Graduation Success Rate (GSR) score in each of the past five years, and they are one of only four programs in the country to record a perfect GSR and play for the national title in the same season.

Add it all up and you have the framework for a Hall of Fame career. And, on June 11, 2011, that’s exactly what McGraw became, as she officially was the first Notre Dame representative to be inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, an accomplishment now immortalized with a banner hanging in Purcell Pavilion. 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 nearly 25 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.” Under McGraw’s guidance, the past 17 seasons (1995-96 to 2011-12) have been the most successful in Notre Dame’s history. Since joining the BIG EAST prior to that ’95-96 season, the Fighting Irish have compiled an impressive 428-134 (.762) record, including a sparkling 216-64 (.771) regular-season mark in conference play, the second-best winning percentage in BIG EAST history. Notre Dame also has averaged nearly 25 victories per year during that span, with four 30-win seasons and nine 25-win campaigns to its credit. The Fighting Irish have won at least one NCAA Tournament game 15 times in the past 17 years, advancing to the Sweet 16 ten times (1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012), the Final Four three times (1997, 2001 and 2011), the NCAA national championship twice (2001 and 2011) and winning the 2001 NCAA title. Success for McGraw also has meant coaching great players. During her illustrious career, the Notre Dame skipper has coached 13 All-Americans, including 2001 consensus National Player of the Year Ruth Riley, and three Fighting Irish players who have returned in 2011-12 — guards Skylar Diggins and Natalie Novosel, and forward Devereaux Peters. McGraw also has worked with seven players who have been selected for USA Basketball National Teams, with those players going on to win a total of 12 medals (highlighted by Riley’s gold with the ’04 U.S. Olympic Team). In addition, McGraw has coached 24 players who have earned all-conference recognition a total of 51 times, including 18 first-team picks who have been chosen a total of 30 times, and has helped shape several other national award winners, namely 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 22 Notre Dame cagers have gone on to play professionally (domestically or overseas), including nine who either have been drafted or signed as free agents with WNBA teams. The past 11 seasons have seen the greatest influx of Fighting 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 — Riley, Ivey, Kelley Siemon and Ericka Haney — were starters on the ’01 NCAA championship team, and five of the recent Fighting Irish WNBA draftees (Riley, Ivey, Batteast, Duffy and Charel Allen) earned All-America status during their careers at Notre Dame. Dedicated to helping grow and further the sport in any way possible, McGraw has groomed 13 of her former players and/or assistant coaches who currently are serving on basketball staffs at either the high school or college level. Of those 13 proteges, five presently are Division I head coaches — 1988 Notre Dame graduate Sandy Botham (Wisconsin-Milwaukee), 1997 Notre Dame graduate and the school’s all-time leading scorer Beth (Morgan) Cunningham (Virginia Commonwealth), Bill Fennelly (Iowa State), Kevin McGuff (Washington) and 1991 Notre Dame graduate Coquese Washington (Penn State). McGuff and Washington (along with current Fighting Irish associate coach Carol Owens) comprised McGraw’s assistant coaching staff on Notre Dame’s 2001 NCAA national championship squad, while McGuff and Owens also were on staff for the Fighting Irish during their run to the 1997 NCAA Women’s Final Four. A native of West Chester, Pa., McGraw earned her bachelor’s degree in sociology from Saint Joseph’s University (Pa.) in 1977. Following graduation, she coached for two seasons at Archbishop Carroll High School (50-3 record) in the Philadelphia suburb of Radnor, and two more at her alma mater as an assistant coach under Jim Foster (now the head coach at Ohio State). In 1982, McGraw was named head coach at Lehigh University, her teams finishing 88-41 (.683) during her five-year tenure. McGraw and her husband, Matt, celebrated their 34th wedding anniversary in 2011 and make their home in Granger, Ind. They are the proud parents of 21-year-old son Murphy, who now is in his senior year at Indiana University.

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