2007-08 Schedule Notre Dame’s Probable Starting Lineup (c = captain) No Name Pos Ht Yr PPG RPG Other Notes 52 Erica Williamson C 6-4 So. 6.3 3.9 1.0 bpg • Tied career high with 16p vs. DePaul 1 Tulyah Gaines (C) G 5-7 Sr. 6.0 2.2 3.9 apg • Has started 62 consecutive games 2 Charel Allen (C) G 5-11 Sr. 14.3 4.9 2.5 apg • 14.0 ppg, 6.7 rpg. in career vs. PC 20 Ashley Barlow G 5-9 So. 13.2 4.3 2.0 spg • 18.8 ppg, .568 FG% in past 4 games 24 Lindsay Schrader G 6-0 Jr. 10.3 5.7 2.1 apg • Had career-high 6 asst. vs. UConn Off the Bench For the Irish 11 Amanda Tsipis (C) G 5-9 Sr. 1.1 0.5 0.2 apg • Averaging career highs in all categories 14 Devereaux Peters F 6-2 Fr. 8.6 5.8 2.1 bpg •1st career dbl-dbl vs. UConn (10p, 12r) 22 Brittany Mallory G 5-10 Fr. 6.7 1.9 1.3 spg • .444 3FG% (7th BE) in league play 23 Melissa Lechlitner G 5-7 So. 5.3 1.4 2.8 apg • Team-best 1.77 A/TO ratio (2.75 in last 5) 32 Becca Bruszewski F 6-1 Fr. 4.5 2.4 0.5 spg • 1 shot miss last 3 gms (4-4 FG, 11-12 FT) 33 Melissa D’Amico C 6-5 Sr. 3.5 2.2 0.7 bpg • .560 FG% (2nd tm); 13 blocks (3rd tm) Pronunciations: Tulyah (tuh-LIE-uh); Charel (shuh-REL); Tsipis (SIP-iss); Lechlitner (LECK-light-ner); Bruszewski (broo-SHEFF-skee); D’Amico (duh-ME-koh) 2007-08 ND Women’s Basketball: Game 21 #20/20 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (15-5 / 3-3 BIG EAST) vs. Providence Friars (11-8 / 1-5 BIG EAST) uDATE: January 30, 2008 uTIME: 7:00 p.m. ET uAT: Notre Dame, Ind. Joyce Center (11,418) uSERIES: ND leads 15-0 u1ST MTG: 1/14/96 (ND 90-80) uLAST MTG: 2/17/07 (ND 82-65) uRADIO: ESPN Radio 1490 AM UND.com Sean Stires, p-b-p uTV: UND.com uLIVE STATS: UND.com uTICKETS: (574) 631-7356 Storylines u Notre Dame looks to snap its first two-game losing streak of the season. u The Irish are unbeaten in 15 games against Providence, including a 7-0 record at the Joyce Center. A fter suffering back-to-back losses for the first time all season, No. 20 Notre Dame faces a true character test as it closes out the month of January on Wednesday with a 7 p.m. (ET) matchup against Providence at the Joyce Center. The Irish also are looking to rekin- dle the defensive fires from the first two months of the season, when they allowed less than 54 points through 13 games. Notre Dame (15-5, 3-3 BIG EAST) gave top- ranked Connecticut a battle for much of the first half on Sunday night, but an 11-minute offensive drought proved to be costly in an 81-64 Huskies win at the Joyce Center. The Irish pulled even at 21-21 nine minutes into the game, but made only one field goal the rest of the first half, as high-powered UConn pulled clear for the win. Sophomore guard Ashley Barlow earned team-high scoring honors for the fourth con- secutive game with 15 points, including 13 in the second half. Freshman forward Devereaux Peters came off the bench to add 10 points and a career-high 12 rebounds for her first career double-double. Rankings u Notre Dame is ranked 20th in both the As- sociated Press and ESPN/USA Today polls this week. u Providence is not ranked. Web Sites u Notre Dame: http://www.UND.com u Providence: http://www.friars.com u BIG EAST: http://www.bigeast.org Setting The Standard Under the guidance of 21st-year head coach Muffet McGraw, Notre Dame has evolved into one of the country’s leading women’s basketball powers. The Irish have appeared in 14 NCAA Tournaments (including a current streak of 12 in a row) and advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 six times in the past 11 years. Notre Dame also has reached the NCAA Women’s Final Four twice, winning college basketball’s ultimate prize with the 2001 national championship. In its history, Notre Dame has developed nine All-Americans, nine WNBA players (in- cluding six draft picks in the past seven years) and four USA Basketball veterans (nine medals won). Now in their 31st season in 2007-08, the Irish own an all-time record of 628-283 (.689). Notre Dame Head Coach Muffet McGraw Saint Joseph’s (Pa.) ’77 u 21st season at Notre Dame • 464-184 (.716) at Notre Dame. • 552-225 (.710) in 26 years as head coach. NOTES u 2001 consensus National Coach of the Year u Four-time Naismith Coach of the Year finalist u Four-time conference Coach of the Year • BIG EAST Conference (2001) • Midwestern Collegiate Conference (1991) • North Star Conference (1988) • East Coast Conference (@ Lehigh) (1983) 15-5 / 3-3 BIG EAST N1 Southern Indiana (exhib.) W, 90-38 N5 Hillsdale (exhibition) W, 96-64 N9 (24/rv) Miami (Ohio) 1 W, 98-50 N13 (23/25) Western Kentucky 1 W, 78-59 N16 (23/25) @ Maryland (3/3) 1 L, 59-75 N20 (23/24) @ Central Michigan W, 94-41 N24 (23/24) Boston College W, 88-58 N27 (22/23) Canisius W, 93-47 D2 (22/23) Michigan W, 77-46 D5 (16/20) @ Bowling Green W, 86-84 OT D8 (16/20) @ Purdue BTN W, 61-48 D12 (17/17) Valparaiso W, 94-56 D21 (17/17) @ IUPUI W, 67-44 D29 (16/16) Saint Francis (Pa.) W, 82-39 J2 (14/14) @ Richmond W, 84-59 J5 (14/14) Tennessee (3/3) CBS L, 63-87 J8 (14/14) • @ Louisville CSTV W, 82-74 J13 (14/14) • @ West Virginia (16/16) ESPNU L, 50-56 J16 (17/15) • Villanova W, 69-58 J19 (17/15) • @ Georgetown BETV W, 104-86 J22 (16/16) • DePaul (rv/25) CSTV L, 80-81 J27 (16/16) • Connecticut (1/1) ESPN2 L, 64-81 J30 • Providence 7:00 ET F2 • @ Cincinnati 3:00 ET F10 • Pittsburgh ESPN2 2:00 ET F13 • Marquette CSTV 7:00 ET F16 • @ Syracuse 7:00 ET F19 • @ Rutgers CSTV 8:00 ET F24 • @ DePaul ESPNU 1:00 CT F27 • South Florida 7:00 ET M1 • Seton Hall 2:00 ET M3 • @ St. John’s 7:00 ET M8 BIG EAST 1st Round 2-BETV TBA M9 BIG EAST Quarterfinal 2-ESPNU TBA M10 BIG EAST Semifinal 2-ESPNU TBA M11 BIG EAST Final 2-ESPN2 7:00 ET M22 NCAA 1st Round 3-ESPN/ESPN2 TBA M23 NCAA 1st Round 3-ESPN/ESPN2 TBA M24 NCAA 2nd Round 3- ESPN/ESPN2 TBA M25 NCAA 2nd Round 3- ESPN/ESPN2 TBA M29 NCAA Regional Semifinal 4-ESPN TBA M30 NCAA Regional Semifinal 4-ESPN TBA M31 NCAA Regional Final 4-ESPN TBA A1 NCAA Regional Final 4-ESPN TBA A6 NCAA Women’s Final Four 5-ESPN TBA A8 NCAA Championship Game 5-ESPN TBA (x) - numbers before opponent are ND rankings in AP/ESPN- USA Today polls; numbers after opponent indicates its ranks • = BIG EAST Conference game 1 = Preseason WNIT (semifinalist) 2 = BIG EAST Championship (Hartford, Conn.) 3 = First/second round games at: Albuquerque, Baton Rouge, Bridgeport, College Park, Des Moines, Norfolk, Stanford and West Lafayette 4 = Regionals at: Greensboro, New Orleans, Oklahoma City and Spokane 5 = NCAA Women’s Final Four (Tampa, Fla.) CBS = Game televised on CBS ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU = Game to be televised on ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU CSTV = Game to be televised on College Sports Television BETV = Game to be televised on BIG EAST TV package BTN = Game televised on Big Ten Network NOTE: All home games not scheduled for commercial TV broadcast will air live on UND.com 1 NOTRE DAME Women’s Basketball 2007-08 2007-08 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball 2001 NCAA Champions • 1997 NCAA Final Four 6 NCAA Sweet 16 Berths • 14 NCAA Tourney Appearances
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Providence, including a 7-0 record at theJoyceCenter.
Aftersufferingback-to-backlossesforthefirsttimeallseason,No.20NotreDamefaces a true character test as it closes
outthemonthofJanuaryonWednesdaywitha7p.m.(ET)matchupagainstProvidenceattheJoyceCenter.TheIrishalsoarelookingtorekin-dlethedefensivefiresfromthefirsttwomonthsoftheseason,whentheyallowedlessthan54pointsthrough13games. NotreDame(15-5,3-3BIGEAST)gavetop-rankedConnecticutabattleformuchofthefirsthalfonSundaynight,butan11-minuteoffensivedroughtprovedtobecostlyinan81-64Huskieswinat theJoyceCenter.The Irishpulledevenat21-21nineminutesintothegame,butmadeonlyonefieldgoal the restof thefirsthalf,ashigh-poweredUConnpulledclearforthewin. Sophomore guard Ashley Barlow earnedteam-high scoring honors for the fourth con-secutive game with 15 points, including 13 inthesecondhalf.FreshmanforwardDevereauxPeterscameoffthebenchtoadd10pointsanda career-high 12 rebounds for her first careerdouble-double.
Rankingsu NotreDame is ranked20th inboththeAs-
sociatedPressandESPN/USA Todaypollsthisweek.
u Providenceisnotranked.
Web SitesuNotreDame: http://www.UND.comuProvidence: http://www.friars.comuBIGEAST: http://www.bigeast.org
Setting The StandardUnder the guidance of 21st-year head coachMuffetMcGraw,NotreDamehasevolvedintooneofthecountry’sleadingwomen’sbasketballpowers. The Irish have appeared in 14 NCAATournaments(includingacurrentstreakof12inarow)andadvancedtotheNCAASweet16sixtimesinthepast11years.NotreDamealsohasreached the NCAA Women’s Final Four twice,winningcollegebasketball’sultimateprizewiththe2001nationalchampionship. In its history, Notre Dame has developednine All-Americans, nine WNBA players (in-cludingsixdraftpicksinthepastsevenyears)andfourUSABasketballveterans(ninemedalswon).Nowintheir31stseasonin2007-08,theIrishownanall-timerecordof628-283(.689).
(x) - numbers before opponent are ND rankings in AP/ESPN-USA Today polls; numbers after opponent indicates its ranks
• = BIG EAST Conference game1 = Preseason WNIT (semifinalist)2 = BIG EAST Championship (Hartford, Conn.)3 = First/second round games at: Albuquerque, Baton Rouge,
Bridgeport, College Park, Des Moines, Norfolk, Stanford and West Lafayette
4 = Regionals at: Greensboro, New Orleans, Oklahoma City and Spokane
5 = NCAA Women’s Final Four (Tampa, Fla.)
CBS = Game televised on CBSESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU = Game to be televised on ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNUCSTV = Game to be televised on College Sports TelevisionBETV = Game to be televised on BIG EAST TV packageBTN = Game televised on Big Ten NetworkNOTE: All home games not scheduled for commercial TV broadcast will air live on UND.com
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2001 NCAA Champions • 1997 NCAA Final Four6 NCAA Sweet 16 Berths • 14 NCAA Tourney Appearances
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Post-Game Press ConferencesFollowingeachNotreDamehomegame,IrishheadcoachMuffet McGraw and selected players, followed by thevisitingheadcoachandselectedplayers,willbeavailabletospeakwiththemedia.Post-gamepressconferencesareheldintheJoyceCenterauditorium,locatednearGate1onthefirstfloorofthearena(exitfloorviaGate1ramptorightofpressrow,gostraightandturnrightatWBBoffice). Media members should submit player requests forpost-gameinterviewstoChrisMastersatthefinalmediatimeoutofthesecondhalf.
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A Quick Look At The Fighting IrishEven after a 20-12 record and a trip to thesecondroundoftheNCAATournamentin2006-07,NotreDamestillcontinuestoflybelowthenational radar. Head coach Muffet McGrawwouldn’twantitanyotherway. Last year, the Irish learned quickly thatrespectissomethingthatisn’thandedtoyou,butratherearnedonthecourt.It’salsoaqualitythat takes time todevelopanddoesn’tcomefromtrophycasesorrecordbooks.SoalthoughNotreDamewastabbedfifthinthepreseasonBIGEASTConferenceballoting,it’snotagreatconcerntoMcGrawandhercharges.Instead,theyfocusonthethingstheycancontrolandprefertolettheoutsideworldjudgethemwhentheseasonisover. This year could prove to be unlike any inrecentmemory forNotreDame.Forone, theIrishwillrolloutsomeimpressivedepth,goingvirtually two-deep at every floor position. Inaddition,NotreDame’snewoffensivesystem(a Princeton-based set with four guards andapost)continuestoevolve,buildinguponlastyear’s 70.1 point-per-game average that wasits highest since the 2000-01 NCAA nationalchampionshipseason. SeniorguardCharelAllenisthetopreturn-ingscorerandrebounderfortheIrish,leadingtheteaminbothcategorieslastyear(17.0ppg.,6.2rpg.).Shealsowasafirst-teamall-BIGEASTandWBCAhonorablementionAll-Americase-lection,andwasafinalistforthe2007USAU21
WorldChampionshipTeamthatstruckgoldthispastsummerinMoscow. Allen’sbackcourtpartnerandclassmateispointguardTulyahGaines.NowinhersecondfullseasonatthehelmoftheNotreDameof-fense,thespeedyGainesaveraged9.6pointspergamealongwithteamhighsof3.9assistsand2.0stealspercontest.Shealsoisatwo-year team captain who commands instantrespect fromteammates,coachesandoppo-nents. The Irishwillbenefit fromthe returnof ju-niorguardLindsaySchrader,whomissedtheentire2006-07seasonwithatornACL inherrightknee.Schrader,whoretainsthreeyearsofathletic eligibility, was Notre Dame’s second-leadingscorer (10.5ppg.) and top rebounder(5.4rpg.)asarookiein2005-06andwill looktoregainthatformthisseason. LastyearsawNotreDamebreaknewgroundbybecomingthefirstschoolevertoputthreeplayersontheBIGEASTAll-FreshmanTeam.GuardsAshleyBarlow(10.3ppg.,5.4rpg.)andMelissaLechlitner(6.3ppg.,2.7apg.)willpro-videasuperbcomplementtotheveteranAllen-Gainestandem,whilecenterEricaWilliamson(6.1ppg.,5.3rpg.,1.3bpg.)showedflashesofpotentialthroughoutherrookieseasonandispoisedforincreaseddevelopmentthisyear. Headlining a three-player freshman class(ranked11thnationallybyBlue Star Basketball)is Devereaux Peters, a smooth 6-2 forwardwhowasaconsensusAll-AmericanasaseniorlastyearatnationalpowerhouseFenwickHighSchool in Oak Park, Ill. Fellow post BeccaBruszewski(Valparaiso,Ind.)finishedthirdinlast season’s Indiana Miss Basketball votingandwasaperennialall-statepick.And,guardBrittanyMallory(Baltimore,Md.)offersape-rimetershootingthreat,aswellasacerebralplayerwhowillmeshwellintheIrishoffensivesystem.
Potent Notables About The Irish• Notre Dame is
among the na-tion’s winningestprograms duringthe past 12 sea-sons (1996-97 topresent), rankingseventh with 282victories in thatspan.
alsohaveattracted5,000-or-morefansto105oftheirlast107homegames,includingfiveJoyceCenterselloutsof11,418(mostrecentlyonJan.27,2008vs.Connecticut).Last season, Notre Dame ranked 10thnationally in attendance (6,364 fans pergame), marking the seventh consecutiveyeartheIrishwereamongthenationaltop20inattendance.
• The Irish have become a regular fixtureintheWNBADraftinrecentyears,assixNotreDameplayershavebeenselectedinthepastsevenseasons.MeganDuffywasthemostrecentIrishplayertobechosen,going to the Minnesota Lynx in the thirdround(31stoverallpick)ofthe2006WNBADraft.DuffyandRuthRiley(SanAntonio)bothwereactiveintheleagueduringthe2007season,withRileymakinghersixthplayoffappearance (onher thirddifferentteam) in a solid seven-year pro career.All told, seven Notre Dame alums havecompeted in WNBA regular-season play,withthreeof themcombiningtowinfourleaguechampionships—Rileywonapairof crowns with the Detroit Shock (2003FinalsMVP,2006),CoqueseWashingtontoiledforthe2000HoustonComets,whileJacquelineBatteastwasRiley’steammateonthe’06title-winningsquadinDetroit.
• Notre Dame has been an elite programin theclassroomaswell.For thesecondyear in a row, the Irish posted a perfect100-percent Graduation Success Rate(GSR), according to figures released bythe NCAA in October 2007. Notre Damewas one of 23 Division I-A programs toachieve this distinction, and one of onlytwoBIGEASTschools(Syracusewastheother).Furthermore,sinceMuffetMcGrawbecametheIrishheadcoachin1987,everyNotreDamewomen’sbasketballplayerthathascompletedherathleticandacademiceligibilityattheUniversityhasgraduated(aperfect53-for-53successrate).
A Quick Look At ProvidenceWith12returning letterwinners(includingfourstarters), Providence was poised to make amove up the BIG EAST ladder this season.However,thatrisehasbeentemporarilyslowedbyinjuriesandarecentoffensivecoldsnap. TheFriars (11-8, 1-5) have lost fiveof sixgamessinceastrong10-3non-conferencesea-son.PCalsohasnotscoredmorethan61pointsinanyof itsBIGEASTgames,most recentlydroppinga58-43decisionathometoSetonHallonJan.26.Freshmanguard/forwardMi-KhidaHankinsscoredateam-high16pointsfortheFriars,whoshot.271fromthefloor. Sophomore guard Kendria Holmes leadsPCinscoring(11.4ppg)andassists(3.2apg),whileHankinsissecondinscoring(11.0ppg)andjuniorShanteeDarrianistopsinrebound-ing(8.2rpg)andfieldgoalpercentage(.478). Head coach Phil Seymore is in his thirdseasonattheFriars’helmwitha32-43(.427)record.Heis0-2all-timeagainstNotreDame.
The Notre Dame-Providence SeriesLikemostoftheirBIGEASTConferenceoppo-
nents,theIrishdidn’tstartplayingProvidenceuntiljoiningtheleaguein1995-96.Sincethen,theteamshavemet15times,withNotreDamewinning each prior matchup. The Irish alsoare7-0all-timeagainsttheFriarsattheJoyceCenter.
The Last Time Notre Dame And Providence MetCharel Allen scored eight of her game-high26 points in Notre Dame’s 21-0 second-halfrunas the Irishpulledaway fromProvidenceafterthebreakandpostedan82-65BIGEASTConferencevictoryonFeb.17,2007,atAlumniHallinProvidence,R.I. Allen made a bit of history, becoming thefirst Notre Dame player in nearly 10 years toscore 25-or-more points in three consecutivegames.However,Allenwasjustpartofabal-anced scoring effort for Notre Dame, whichgotaparticularlystrongperformancefromitsfreshmen. Guard Melissa Lechlitner scored16 points and delivered a team-high fourassists in a reserve role, while center EricaWilliamson chipped in 10 points and sevenrebounds and guard Ashley Barlow cardedeightpointsandagame-highninerebounds. Chelsea Marandola paced Providencewith 24 points and nine rebounds, whileShauna Snyder added 11 markers. However,NotreDameheldtheFriarstoa.324fieldgoalpercentageandownedasizeable45-36edgeontheglass. Inaddition,theIrishonceagainwere sharp at the foul line, connecting at a77.8percentclip(28-of-36)ontheday. Alumni Hall has been a difficult place forNotre Dame to play in recent years, and itappeared that trend would continue, as theIrishbattledthroughturnoverproblemsintheopening 20 minutes and never led by morethan two points, while the Friars controlledmuch of the early tempo. However, in a signofthingstocome,NotreDameclosedthefirsthalfona10-3run,gettingsixpointsfromAlleninthespurttotakea39-36halftimelead. The Irish then came charging from thegate in the second half, ripping off 21 unan-sweredpoints in the first7:58andnotallow-ing Providence to score a single point untilBrittany Dorsey made two foul shots with11:03remaininginthesecondhalf.TheFriarsalsomisfiredontheirfirst12fieldgoalattemptsoftheperiod,whiletheIrishmadesevenofitsfirst10shotsinthatsamespan.SnyderfinallybrokethePCshootingdroughtwithafoul-linejumperat the10:37mark,butby then,NotreDamewasincompletecontrol,leading61-40.TheIrishgottheleadashighas67-42beforealatethree-pointerbyAshleyEtheridgehelpedthehostsclosethefinalmarginto17points.
The Last Time Notre Dame And Providence Met At The Joyce CenterCourtneyLaVerescored18pointson9-of-10shooting to pace four Notre Dame players indouble figures, as the Irish pulled away fromProvidence late in the first half andposteda66-48BIGEASTConferencewinovertheFri-arsonFeb.4,2006,attheJoyceCenter. LaVereknockeddownallfourofhershots
Through games of Jan. 28(n) Ranking in Associated Press/ESPN-USA Today polls
Player of the WeekNov.19.........................................KrystalEllis,MarquetteNov.26............................................LauraKurz,VillanovaDec.3................................. ShavonteZellous,PittsburghDec.10............................... AngelMcCoughtry,LouisvilleDec.17....................................... JillStephens,CincinnatiDec.24.............................................AllieQuigley,DePaulDec.31..............................NoteishaWomack,SetonHallJan.7.................................. ShavonteZellous,PittsburghJan.14................................ ShavonteZellous,PittsburghJan.21................................OlayinkaSanni,WestVirginiaJan.28................................ AngelMcCoughtry,Louisville
Freshman of the WeekNov.19.................................... MayaMoore,ConnecticutNov.26.................................... MayaMoore,ConnecticutDec.3..........................................KeshiaHines,LouisvilleDec.10..................................EbonieWilliams,SetonHallDec.17..................................AngelRobinson,MarquetteDec.24........................................EricaMorrow,SyracuseDec.31.................................... MayaMoore,ConnecticutJan.7.....................................AngelRobinson,MarquetteJan.14..................................... MayaMoore,ConnecticutJan.21..................................... MayaMoore,ConnecticutJan.28..................................... MayaMoore,Connecticut
First-place votes shown in parenthesesLW = last weeku= 2007-08 Notre Dame opponent
inthefirsthalfbeforeheronlymissofthedaycame 30 seconds into the second half. Shethenmadeherfinalfiveshotsenroutetohersecond consecutive double-digit outing. Me-gan Duffy added 12 points, eight reboundsand six assists, while Charel Allen and Bre-onaGraychippedinwith10pointsapieceforNotreDame. ShaunaSnyderwasthelonedouble-figurescorer for Providence with 14 points, tallyingnine of those markers in the first half. GayleNwafili grabbed a game-high nine reboundsfortheFriars,whowereheldtoa.283fieldgoalpercentage,includinga.188mark(6-of-32)inthesecondhalf. Notre Dame scored seven of the first 10points in the contest, before PC came backwitha7-2 runof itsownto takeabrief10-9lead. However, Allen canned a three-pointeron thenext Irishpossession toput thehostsback ahead, and after a Snyder jumper tiedthegame,LaVeregaveNotreDametheleaditwouldneverrelinquishonajumperatthe14:26mark. LaVere’s basket ignited a 16-6 Irish runthat also included four points from MelissaD’Amico. Gray capped the charge with hersecond three-pointer of the day for a 28-18NotreDameleadwith7:16leftbeforehalftime. Providencecamebackwithfiveconsecu-tivepointsonatriplebyAshleyEtheridgeanda jumperbyNwafili.The Irish thenscored11ofthelast16pointsintheperiod,takingtheirlargestleadjustbeforehalftimeat39-28. NotreDameputthegameonicebehindastoutdefense thatwas thecatalyst ina22-7
run early in the second half. The Irish forcedthreeshotclockviolationsandLaVerescoredeightpoints in thespurt,endingwitha layupthatproduceda62-37leadwith7:57toplay.NotreDamewasabletoclearitsbenchshortlythereafter,andalthoughtheIrishdidnotpostafieldgoaloverthefinal6:15,theyalsolimitedtheFriarstoasinglebucketinthattime(Chel-seaMarandola’slayupwith22secondsleft).
Other Notre Dame-Providence Series Tidbits• Providence is the lone BIG EAST Confer-
enceschoolagainstwhomNotreDamehasneverlost(minimumoffivegamesplayed).TheFriarsarethefourthoffiveteamsonthisyear’sscheduleagainstwhomtheIrishhadaperfectrecord.NotreDameimprovedto4-0all-timevs.BowlingGreen(86-84inovertimeon Dec. 5), 21-0 vs. Valparaiso (94-56 onDec.12)and2-0vs.IUPUI(67-44onDec.21), with a trip to Cincinnati (3-0 all-time)comingupthisweekend.
• NotreDame freshmanguardBrittanyMal-loryandProvidencefreshmanguard/forwardMi-Khida Hankins dueled regularly duringtheir prep days in Baltimore — Mallory atMcDonoghSchoolandHankinsatSt.FrancesAcademy.Theschoolsareinthesameconfer-enceandplayedaminimumoftwiceperyear,includinglastyear’sIAAMAConferencetitleclash,wonbySt.Frances,68-63.Bothplay-ersalsowerefirst-teamAll-MetroselectionsbytheBaltimore Sunin2006and2007.
• SeveralmembersoftheNotreDameathleticsdepartmenthavetiestoProvidence,includinghockeyassociateheadcoachPaulPooley(PC head coach from 1994-2005), directorofathleticsmarketingBethHunter (’98PCgrad and graduate assistant in PC athleticmarketingofficefrom1998-2000),assistantathleticsdirector/sportsinformationdirectorBernie Cafarelli (PC assistant director ofathletics marketing, promotions and mediarelationsfrom1987-94)andassistantsportsinformation director Tim Connor (memberof PC athletics marketing, promotions andmediarelationsstafffrom1987-2000,spend-ingfinalsixyearsasPC’sdirectorofathleticsmediarelations).
Allen Named To Naismith Trophy Midseason Candidate ListSenior guard Charel Allen is one of 31 play-ers named to the Naismith Trophy midseasoncandidates list, it was announced Tuesday bytheAtlantaTipoffClub.AllenalsoisoneofeightBIG EAST Conference players who made themidseasonwatchlistforthisyear’sNaismithTro-phy,whichispresentedannuallytothenation’stopcollegiatewomen’sbasketballplayer—theAtlantaTipoffClubBoardofSelectorsvotedonthisyear’smidseasoncandidatelist. Allencurrentlyleadstheteamandranks14thintheBIGEASTinscoring(14.3ppg.)and10thinfreethrowpercentage(.817).Duringleagueplay,sheistiedfor12thintheBIGEASTinscoring(15.3ppg.)andis10thinfreethrowpercentage(.806).Allenalsohasscoredindoublefigures17timesin20gamesthisseason,including15ofherlast16contests,andscoredaseason-high26pointsinNotreDame’sBIGEASTopeneratLouisvilleonJan.8(an82-74Irishwin).ShewasnamedtothePreseasonWNITAll-TournamentTeambackinNovemberandearnedaplaceontheJan.7BIGEASTWeeklyHonorRoll. TheNaismithTrophyisoneofthreenationalplayer-of-the-year awards that Allen remainsin contention for — back in August, she was
Chart ToppersNotreDame ispeppered throughout the latestNCAAstatisticalrankings.TheIrishamongthetop20 inthenation insixcategories, ledbyaNo.8 ranking forscoringoffense (78.7).NotreDamealsois11thinscoringmargin(+17.2),12thinassist/turnoverratio(1.12),16thinfieldgoalpercentage(.464),17thinsteals(11.8)and18thinfewestturnovers(14.4). AfullrecapofNotreDame’spositionsontheNCAA statistics charts (and its relation to thenationalleaders)canbefoundonpage11ofthisnotespackage.
Thirty DeedsNearlyhalf(7)ofNotreDame’s15winsthissea-sonhavecomebyatleast30points,whiletheIrishhaveheld30-pointleadslateinthesecondhalfagainstWesternKentuckyandRichmond.Thismarks thefirst time inschoolhistory thatNotreDamehasfashionedseven30-pointwinsinitsfirst20games. It’salsothefirsttimesince the 2000-01 na-tional championshipseason that the Irishhave logged at leastseven30-pointwins ina single season. Thatyear,NotreDamecollectedaschool-record1030-pointvictories,butonlysixofthosecameinthefirst20games. What’smore, the Irishhada streakof fourconsecutive 30-point wins from Nov. 20-Dec.2.ThelasttimeNotreDamedidthatwasJan.20-30,1999,whentheIrishhadfourstraight30-pointvictories,allduringBIGEASTConferenceplay—atSetonHall(87-47),homevs.St.John’s(99-60),atSyracuse(94-61)andatProvidence(97-59).
Put A Tiger In Your TankLess than two seasons after posting the pro-gram’s lowest scoring output (64.5 ppg) since1980-81(itsfirstasaDivisionIprogram),NotreDamehasreversedthattrendinabigway. TheIrishcurrentlyrankthirdintheBIGEASTConferenceinscoring(andeighthinthenation)at78.7pointspergame,having tallied at least80points11timesthisseason. What’s more,Notre Dame also hasthefourth-highestscor-ing average through20 games in programhistory, and highest since the 1998-99 squadaveraged84.7pointsatthisjunctureonthewayto the single-seasonschool scoring record(81.0). What’s more, NotreDame has scored atleast90pointsfivetimesthis season. That’s themost 90-point games
Notre Dame Leads Series 15-0Date Site Result Score1/14/96 Providence W 90-8012/7/96 NotreDame W 91-752/16/97 Providence W 97-741/24/98 NotreDame W 109-601/10/99 NotreDame W 79-561/30/99 Providence W 97-592/1/00 Providence W 90-601/31/01 NotreDame W 64-441/5/02 NotreDame W 72-661/19/02 Providence W 69-412/16/03 Providence W 67-612/14/04 NotreDame W 81-512/9/05 Providence W 75-572/4/06 NotreDame W 66-482/17/07 Providence W 82-65
SeriesScoring Total AverageNotreDame 1,229 81.9Providence 897 59.8
for the Irish inoneyearsince1998-99,whentheytiedtheschoolrecordwithseven90-pointgames.Infact,duringthesixseasonspriortothe current one (2001-02 through 2006-07),NotreDamehadacombinedtotaloffour90-pointgames. NotreDamealsoranksthirdintheconfer-ence(and11thinthenation)inscoringmarginat+17.2pointspergame.
McGraw’s Shock TroopsDuringhiscoachingtenurewiththeNotreDamefootballteaminthe1920s,KnuteRocknewasattheforefrontofthetwo-platoonsystem,us-inghis“shocktroops”—afullteamofsecondstringers—atthestartofmostgames. WhileIrishwomen’sbasketballcoachMuffetMcGrawmaynotquitebefollowingRockne’sphilosophytotheletter,shecouldeasilyrotateinmuchofhersecondunitandnotseemuchde-clineinproductivity.Infact,NotreDame’sbenchisaveraging30.6pointspergame(comparedto48.1ppg.bythestarters)andhasoutscoredall20opponentbenchesthisseasonbyanaverageof+15.7pointspernight. Leadingthewayforthisyear’sIrish“shocktroops”isfreshmanforwardDevereauxPeters,whoisaveraging8.6points,andateam-high5.8reboundsand2.1blockspergame(secondintheBIGEASTand38thinthenation)witha.504fieldgoalpercentage(11th-bestintheconfer-ence).Petershascomeoffthebenchin18of20gamesthisyear,droppinginaseason-high15pointsandsevenstealsvs.Villanovabeforecollecting her first career double-double (10points, season-high 12 rebounds) on Sundayagainsttop-rankedConnecticut.
Youth MovementLastyear’s Irish rookieclass (aka the“BMW”trio of guards Ashley Barlow and MelissaLechlitner andcenterEricaWilliamson) be-camethefirstthreesomefromoneschoolevertobenamedtotheBIGEASTConferenceAll-FreshmanTeaminthesameseason.Followingontheheelsofthatsuccess,NotreDamehasanewfreshmantriothatisaimingtomakeanearlysplashatthecollegelevel—the“BBD”lineupofguardsBrittanyMalloryandforwardsBeccaBruszewskiandDevereauxPeters. AllthreeIrishrookieshavedonetheirparttohelpNotreDametoits15-5record,witheachoneaveragingatleast11minutesandhavingscored indouble figuresat least three times.Petersisfourthontheteaminscoring(8.6ppg.)andhasscoredindoubledigits11times,whilealsoplacingsecondintheBIGEASTConferenceand 38th in the nation in blocked shots (2.1bpg.).Malloryisaveraging6.7pointspergame,issecondontheteamwith20three-pointersandchalkedupaseason-high15pointsonJan.19atGeorgetown.Bruszewskiislogging4.5pointsand2.4reboundspergame,cardingherthirddouble-digitscoringgameoftheyearwith10pointsatGeorgetown.
Spreading The WealthOneofthehallmarksofNotreDame’ssquadthisseason is itsbalanceanddepth.That’sbeenparticularlyevidentthroughthefirst22gamesoftheseason(countingtheexhibitions),withsix
Double TroubleAnotherexampleofNotreDame’sbalancethisseasonisseeninitspointdistribution.Nofewerthan10ofthe11Irishplayersonthisyear’sros-terhavescoredindoublefiguresatleastoncethis season, with only senior guard AmandaTsipisyettocrackthe10-pointmark. Notre Dame also has had at least threedouble-figure scorers in all but three games(Purdue,No.3Tennessee,No.16WestVirginia)thisyear,withaseason-highseven indoubledigitsatGeorgetown(themostinonegamefortheIrishsinceFeb.6,1997vs.Syracuse). What’smore, the Irishfieldedfivedouble-figurescorersinthreeconsecutivegamesfromNov.20-27.It’sbelievedtobethefirsttimeinschool history (and certainly the first time intheMuffetMcGrawera)theIrishhavepulledoff that featof three straightgameswith fivedouble-digitscorers,although recordsare in-completepriortothe1983-84season.
Protecting The PillNotreDamehasgottenofftoastrongstartthisseason,thanksinlargeparttoitsabilitytotakecareofthebasketball.TheIrishrank18thinthenationwith just14.4 turnoverspergameandhavebeenchargedwith20ormoreturnoversjustonceinthepast36games(20atLouisvilleonJan.8). TheIrishtookballprotectiontoanewlevelintheirlossatNo.3MarylandonNov.16.NotreDamesetaschoolrecordwithonlythreeturn-oversagainsttheTerrapins,withtwoofthosegiveawayscomingonoffensivefouls.Theprevi-ousschoolrecordforfewestturnoverswassix,setonFeb.12,2006atDePaul. Withonlythreeturnovers,itprobablycomesasnosurprisethatMarylanddidnotregisterastealagainstNotreDame.However,whatissur-prisingisthatitwasthefirsttimeinthe31-yearhistoryoftheIrishprogramthatanopponentdidnotrecordastealagainstNotreDame.Severalopponentshadonlyonestealvs.theIrish,withthemostrecentbeingBostonCollegeonMarch19,2006inthefirstroundoftheNCAATourna-ment(playedatWestLafayette,Ind.).
Piping Hot TurnoversNotreDameisforcing22.6turnoverspernightandcurrentlyleadstheBIGEASTwitha+8.15turnover margin, more than three takeawaysbetter than second-place Connecticut. TheIrishhavecausedat least 20 turnovers in14gamesthisseason,includingaseason-high33takeawaysagainstBostonCollegeonNov.24. NotreDamehasmadeeven thestrongestball-handling teams struggle this season. Infact,Villanovacame into its Jan.16gameattheJoyceCenter leadingthenationwithonly11.2turnoverspergame.However,theWildcatslefttownwith24turnovers,theirhighestsingle-game giveaway mark in more than six years(Dec.1,2001atTemple).
The Five-Finger DiscountNotreDamerankssecondinBIGEASTinsteals,averaging 11.75 thefts per game, including
seven games this season where the Irish have collected at least 15 steals. What’s more, Notre Dame’s season-high 21 steals vs. Boston Col-lege were the most for the Irish in a single game since Dec. 13, 1997 (22 vs. South Florida at the Joyce Center). Individually, the Irish have seven players with at least 20 steals this season. Sophomore guard Ashley Barlow leads the way with 39 steals, ranking 14th in the BIG EAST in that category (1.95 spg). Freshman forward Devereaux Pe-ters is next with 36 steals (1.8 spg.), and her seven thefts vs. Villanova on Jan. 16 were the most for an Irish player in a game since Jan. 30, 2005, when Megan Duffy had the last of her three seven-steal games that season in a 65-59 win at No. 9/10 Connecticut.
Keeping It On The Plus SideNotre Dame has registered a positive assist-to-turnover ratio in 12 games this season and ranks fourth in the BIG EAST (12th nationally) with a 1.12 assist-to-turnover ratio. Notre Dame also has assisted on 53.8 percent of its field goals this year (322 assists on 598 baskets), ranking fourth in the conference and 30th in the country with 16.1 assists per game.
Off And RunningNotre Dame has wasted l i t t l e t i m e in jumping ahead of its o p p o n e n t s this season. In nearly half (7) of their 15 wins, the Irish have opened up a double-digit lead less than 10 minutes into the game, while other first-half runs against Central Michigan (20-0), Bowling Green (18-3), Villanova (16-6) and Georgetown (15-3) aided those wins. Even in its defeat at third-ranked Maryland on Nov. 16, Notre Dame made a statement early with a 10-0 run in the first five minutes of action and led by as many as five points in the first half before the Terrapins rallied back for the win.
Allen Climbing Irish Points LadderSen io r gua rd Chare l A l len c o n t i n u e s t o make her way up Notre Dame’s all-time scoring list, currently stand-ing 12th with 1,338 points. Next up for Allen is Shari Matvey, who is in 11th place with 1,373 points from 1979-83. What’s more, Allen is 92 points away from moving into the top 10 on the Irish career scoring charts. The person currently holding down that 10th position? First-year assistant coach Niele Ivey, who had 1,430 points from 1996-2001.
Polling StationNotre Dame is ranked 20th in this week’s Associ-
ated Press Top 25 poll, falling four spots from last week’s survey. The season-high No. 14 rankings on Dec. 31-Jan. 7 were the high-est for the Irish in the media poll since the week of Jan. 2, 2006, when they were ranked 12th prior to losses at St. John’s (66-63) and home vs. Seton Hall (74-61). Notre Dame now has been ranked in the AP poll for 152 weeks during the program’s history, with every one of those appearances coming in the Muffet McGraw era. McGraw currently ranks 14th among all active NCAA Division I head coaches for weeks in the AP poll, and also stands 25th all-time in that category. The Irish also are in the ESPN/USA Today coaches poll for the 12th consecutive week, dropping four places to 20th in this week’s bal-loting. Notre Dame’s No. 14 rankings on Jan. 2-8 were the highest poll position for Notre Dame in two years, when the Irish were tabbed 12th by the coaches prior to the aforementioned losses to St. John’s and Seton Hall.
More Polling DataNotre Dame head coach Muffet McGraw is one of 23 people in NCAA Division I wom-en’s basketball history who have both played for and coached a team that has appeared in the Associated Press Top 25 poll. Besides her 152 AP poll appear-ances while coaching at Notre Dame, Mc-Graw was the starting point guard at Saint Joseph’s (Pa.) as a se-nior in 1977, helping the Hawks rise to No. 3 in the nation. Of the 23 people on this elite list, 12 are currently NCAA Division I head coaches.
Clutch When It CountsNotre Dame is 49-of-62 (.790) from the free throw line in the final two minutes (plus overtime) this season. Leading the way is sophomore guard Ashley Barlow, who is 8-of-8 this year and 18-of-20 (.900) in her career when toe-ing the line down the stretch.
Top Joyce Center CrowdsRk. Date Opponent Result Atten. T1. 1/15/01 #1 Connecticut W, 92-76 11,418* T1. 2/24/01 Georgetown W, 65-53 11,418* T1. 12/31/05 #1 Tennessee L, 51-62 11,418* T1. 1/5/08 #3 Tennessee L, 63-87 11,418*T1. 1/27/08 #1 Tennessee L, 64-81 11,418* 6. 12/2/07 Michigan W, 77-46 10,825 7. 2/10/02 #16 Boston College W, 60-44 9,676 8. 3/19/01 Michigan (NCAA) W, 88-54 9,597 9. 12/3/06 Indiana L, 51-54 9,494 10. 1/4/03 #7 Purdue L, 54-71 9,483 11. 1/26/02 #16 Virginia Tech W, 64-57 8,878 12. 2/14/04 Providence W, 81-51 8,760 13. 1/13/04 #4 Connecticut W, 66-51 8,574 14. 1/29/02 Syracuse W, 71-46 8,571 15. 3/17/01 Alcorn St. (NCAA) W, 98-49 8,553 16. 1/20/03 #3 Connecticut L, 53-72 8,265 17. 2/19/06 #8 Connecticut L, 64-79 8,193 18. 1/12/92 #2 Tennessee L, 82-85 8,134 19. 11/18/01 Valparaiso W, 42-35 7,960 20. 2/26/05 West Virginia W, 82-57 7,935 * - indicates capacity crowd // rankings from AP pollBoldface indicates game played this season
The BIG EAST Conference women’s basketball coaches will hold five media teleconferences during the 2007-08 season. In a slight departure from last year, the teleconference schedule now features all 16 head coaches every other Thursday during conference play (including the final call which will occur prior to the BIG EAST Championship). Each head coach will be available for 5-8 minutes in a scheduled format. Media representatives wishing to participate in the teleconference should call (913) 981-5533 to enter the call. Notify the operator that you are part of the BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Conference Call. Teleconferences for this season will begin at 10 a.m. (ET) and will be held on: Jan. 10, Jan. 24, Feb. 7, Feb. 21 and March 6 (pre-championship). Here is a complete listing of the times when each BIG EAST coach will be available (all times Eastern and subject to change):
10:00 a.m. - Quentin Hillsman, Syracuse10:06 a.m. - Jose Fernandez, South Florida10:12 a.m. - Muffet McGraw, Notre Dame10:18 a.m. - Phil Seymore, Providence10:24 a.m. - Jeff Walz, Louisville10:30 a.m. - Harry Perretta, Villanova10:36 a.m. - Phyllis Mangina, Seton Hall10:42 a.m. - Agnus Berenato, Pittsburgh10:48 a.m. - Geno Auriemma, Connecticut10:54 a.m. - J. Kelley Hall, Cincinnati11:00 a.m. - Terri Williams-Flournoy, Georgetown11:06 a.m. - Doug Bruno, DePaul11:12 a.m. - Mike Carey, West Virginia11:18 a.m. - Kim Barnes Arico, St. John’s11:24 a.m. - Terri Mitchell, Marquette11:30 a.m. - C. Vivian Stringer, Rutgers
Once again this season, the coaches’ teleconfer-ence will be available via the BIG EAST Conference web site. Users can listen to the question and answer session live or replayed in conjunction with CSTV Online — check the BIG EAST web site (www.bigeast.org) for details. A special replay number also is available 24 hours a day after the calls are completed. Dial (402) 222-9928 for the replay and enter the passcode 1461463.
ND First-Half Scoring Runs
Miami (Ohio) 30-4 (20:00 to 9:30)W. Kentucky 18-5 (20:00 to 12:59)@ Maryland 10-0 (18:47 to 15:47)@ C. Michigan 20-0 (5:37 to 1:04)Boston College 18-4 (20:00 to 13:57)Canisius 14-0 (11:39 to 6:50)Michigan 21-4 (17:32 to 11:40)@ Bowling Green 18-3 (10:03 to 3:59)Valparaiso 15-2 (8:37 to 4:04)Saint Francis (Pa.) 17-2 (20:00 to 13:41)Villanova 16-6 (13:58 to 9:55)@ Georgetown 15-3 (17:07 to 14:19)
June Daugherty (Wash. St.)Nell Fortner (Auburn)MaChelle Joseph (Ga. Tech)Wendy Larry (ODU)Joanne McCallie (Duke)Kathy McConnell-Miller (CU)uMuffet McGraw (ND)Kim Mulkey (Baylor)Kathy Olivier (UCLA)Bev Smith (Oregon)Dawn Staley (Temple)Charli Turner Thorne (Ariz. St.)NOTES: only current teams listed … all coaches shown have made AP poll with current teams except Daugherty (did so at Washington) … Larry and Smith are coaching at their alma maters.
Notre Dame head coach Muffet McGraw announcedNov.14thatthreeofthecountry’stophighschoolstudent-athleteshavechosentocontinuetheiracademicandathleticcareerswiththeIrish,eachsigningaNationalLetterofIntenttoattendNotreDamebeginninginthefallof2008.NatalieNovosel (last name pronounced KNOW-vuh-sell), a 5-11guardfromLexington,Ky.(LexingtonCatholicHighSchool),EricaSolomon,a6-2powerforwardfromOakPark,Mich.(DetroitCountryDaySchool)andKellieWatson,a6-2smallforwardfromIonia,Mich.(IoniaHighSchool)allcommittedtotheIrishduringtheearlysigningperiod. All threestudent-athletesare ratedamong the top35playersinthecountrybyvariousnationalrecruitingservices.Thefourmajorrecruitingoutletsallhaverankedthisyear’sIrishclassamongthetop25inthenation(peakingateighthbyDan Olsen Collegiate Girls Basketball Report)withanaveragerankingof15th.Asaresult,NotreDamenowhasfieldedaTop25recruitingclassforthe12thconsecutiveyear,astreakonlytwootherschools(ConnecticutandTennessee)canmatch. AcapsulelookatthethreenewestadditionstotheNotreDamewomen’sbasketballprogramfollows:NATALIENOVOSEL,5-11,Guard(Lexington,Ky./LexingtonCatholicHS)Statistics/Records:17.9ppg.,8.5rpg.,4.4apg.,3.8spg.,.583FG%(13thinstate),.787FT%(20thinstate)lastseasonatLexingtonCatholicHighSchoolinLexington,Ky.…beganplayingonLCHSvarsityasaneighth-grader…hasledteamtostatetitlesin2005and2006…teamposted36-1recordin2004-05andwasrankedashighassixthinUSA TodaySuper25poll;teamwent35-1in2005-06andpeakedatthirdinUSA TodaySuper25poll…teamcompiled30-4recordlastseasonbeforebeingupset in regional titlegame…postedcareersingle-gamehighsof31points,15rebounds,11stealsandnineassistsduringherpreptenure…averaged12.4pointsand6.1reboundspergameasasophomore…playedforTennesseeFlightSilverAAUsquad(formerlycoachedbyMattInsell)thatwonapairoftitlesthispastsummer—prestigiousEndoftheTrailtournamentinOregonCity,Ore.,(Novoselhittwofreethrowswithsixsecondslefttosealsemifinalwin),andMidwestShowdowninMason,Ohio.Awards/Honors: Ranked 32nd in nation by All-Star Girls Report…ranked43rdinnation/four-starplayer(13thamongguards)byHoopgurlz.com…ranked47thinnationbyBlue Star Basketball … ranked 71st in nation (11th among off-guards)byDan Olson Collegiate Girls Basketball Report…two-time Street & Smith’s preseason honorable mentionAll-American … two-time all-state selection … preseasoncandidatefor2008KentuckyMissBasketball.ERICASOLOMON,6-2,PowerForward(OakPark,Mich./DetroitCountryDay)Statistics/Records: 15.0 ppg., 12.0 rpg., 5.0 bpg. as asophomoreatDetroitCountryDaySchool inBeverlyHills,Mich.…limitedmuchoflastseasonwhilerecoveringfromknee injury (tornACL inFebruary2006)…notoftenseenbyrecruitingservicesbecauseMichiganhadfallbasketballseasonpriorto2007-08.Awards/Honors:Ranked18thinnation(fifthamongpowerforwards) by Dan Olson Collegiate Girls Basketball Report…ranked52ndinnationbyBlue Star Basketball…ranked68thinnationbyAll-Star Girls Report…ranked70thinna-tion/four-starplayer(seventhamongposts)byHoopgurlz.com…two-timeStreet & Smith’spreseasonhonorablementionAll-Americaselection… three-timeall-stateselection (firstteam in2006)… three-timeall-countyselection…adidasTop Ten Camp Upperclass All-Star (2007) … helped teamtoClassBstatetitleasafreshmanin2004-05…teamhasbeenrankednationallyinUSA TodaySuper25polleachofherthreeseasonstodate…preseasoncandidatefor2008MichiganMissBasketball…playedAAUballwithMotorCitySuns,coachedbyWillieRiley.KELLIEWATSON,6-2,SmallForward(Ionia,Mich./IoniaHS)Statistics/Records:19.0ppg.,8.0rpg.,3.0bpg.,.486FG%duringthree-yearprepcareeratIoniaHighSchoolinIonia,Mich.…averaged23.9points,8.5reboundsand3.0blocksper game last season despite playing only 14 games dueto shoulder surgery (since recovered completely) … ownsschoolrecordforcareerpoints(1,160enteringseniorseason)andpointsinasinglegame(41)…ledstateofMichiganinthree-pointpercentageasafreshman(.452)…oncescored52pointsinMichigan11UAAUgame…notoftenseenbyrecruiting services because Michigan had fall basketballseasonprior to2007-08…alsoastandoutsoftballplayerwho holds single-season school records for doubles (86)andtriples(27).Awards/Honors:Ranked35thinnation(sixthamongsmallforwards) by DanOlson Collegiate Girls Basketball Report…2006Lansing State JournalPlayerof theYear…2006Lansing State Journal Dream Team … three-time all-stateselection…three-timeall-citychoice…three-timeall-con-ferencehonoree…preseasoncandidatefor2008MichiganMissBasketball…also laudedforherplayonthesoftballdiamond,astwo-timeall-state,three-timeall-cityandthree-timeall-conferencepick.
Crowded HouseSunday’s game vs. Connecticut was the fifthwomen’sbasketballsellout (11,418) inschoolhistoryandsecondthisseason(alsoJan.5vs.Tennessee).ItalsoisthesecondtimeinschoolhistoryNotreDamehaspostedmultipleselloutsinoneseason,havingalsodonesoin2000-01(ConnecticutandGeorgetown). Inaddition,Sunday’scrowdrepresentsthefirsttimetheIrishhaveattractedthreecrowdsof10,000fansinthesameseason,as10,825fanstookintheDec.2winoverMichigan.
Start Me UpNotreDame’s13-2startmatchedthesecond-best 15-gamemark in theprogram’s31-yearhistory. In 2000-01, the Irish opened with 23consecutivevictories,enroutetotheirfirst-everNo.1rankingandeventually,theprogram’sfirstnationalchampionship. ThelasttimeNotreDamegotofftoa13-2startwasthe2004-05season,whenthe Irishwon their first seven games (including thePreseasonWNITtitle)beforeaDec.2overtimeloss to 15th-rankedMichigan State. NotreDame (which rose ashighasthirdinthena-tionalpollsthatseason)thenreeledoffsixmorewinsbeforesufferingconsecutivelossatVilla-nova(59-54)andhomevs.No.16Connecticut(67-50). However, the Irish rebounded with a10-gamewinstreak,finishingtheyearat27-6andadvancingtothesecondroundoftheNCAATournament. NotreDameposteda13-2recordonthreeother occasions, also doing so in 1999-2000(27-5,NCAASweet16),1998-99(26-5,NCAAsecond round) and 1977-78 (13-4, program’sfirstvarsityseasonwhenplayingatAIAWDivi-sionIIIlevel).
We’re Going Streaking!NotreDame’s10-gamewin streak from Nov.20-Jan.2was its lon-gestsinceasimilar10-gamerunfromJan.16-Feb.15,2005.TheIrishnow have amassed10 double-digit winstreaksinprogramhis-tory(eightintheMuffetMcGrawera),ledbytheschool-record23-gamesuccess string to open the 2000-01 nationalchampionshipseason. NotreDamealsowonsixconsecutiveroadgamesearlierthisseason(Nov.20-Jan.2).ThatwasthelongestrunfortheIrishawayfromtheJoyceCentersincea10-gamerun fromNov.17,2000toFeb.14,2001,astreakthatendedwitha54-53lossatNo.11/14Rutgers(oneofonlytwodefeatsfortheIrishontheirruntotheNCAAtitle).
No Easy RoadNotre Dame has always played a difficultschedule, using it as a means of preparationfor futuretests inboththeBIGEASTConfer-enceandthepostseason.However,thisyear’s
slatecouldbeoneofthemoreruggedonesinrecentmemory. WiththeadditionofMarylandtothedocketinthePreseasonWNITsemifinals(75-59lossonNov.16),theIrishnowwillfacefourofthetopfiveteamsinthelatestAssociatedPresspoll.Besides theTerrapins (currentlyNo.5),NotreDamealsohasorwillplayNo.1Connecticut(lost 81-64 on Jan. 27 at the Joyce Center),No.2Tennessee (lost87-63onJan.5at theJoyce Center) and No. 4 Rutgers (Feb. 19 inPiscataway,N.J.).Threeofthetopfiveteamsinthepollhavecombinedtowinfiveofthepastsix national championships, with TennesseecurrentlyholdingthehardwareafterdefeatingRutgersinlastyear’stitlegame.
Game #20 Recap: ConnecticutTinaCharlesscored22points,includingnineduring a decisive 22-4 first-half run, to leadtop-ranked Connecticut to an 81-64 victoryover No. 16 Notre Dame on Sunday night attheJoyceCenter. With the score tied at 21 after MelissaD’Amico’sputbackwith11:13 left in thefirsthalf,UConn(19-0,6-0BIGEAST)tookcontrolastheIrish(15-5,3-3)went10:52withoutafieldgoal,going0-for-12duringtherun. UConnwentthroughabitofadroughtaswell,makingjustonebasketduringafour-min-ute span. But Brittany Hunter, who missedthe last three games because of soreness inhersurgicallyrepairedrightknee,gottheHus-kiesgoingwithapairofbasketsinside.ThenCharles,whohadeightrebounds,scoredninepointsin3:42,puttingUConnahead41-27with1:04leftbeforeintermission. LindsaySchraderhita14-footjumperwith21secondslefttoendtheIrishdrought.UConn,whichwas9-of-18fromthefieldduringtherun,openeda43-25leadwhenKetiaSwaniermadeapairoffreethrowsandled43-27athalftime. NotreDameclosedto12pointstwiceinthesecondhalf,thefinaltimewhenTulyahGaineshita14-footjumpertocuttheleadto58-46.TheIrishhadachancetocutitto10pointsonce,butBarlowmissedacontestedjumperinthelaneandReneeMontgomeryhitathree-pointerontheotherendtoignitea12-0UConnrunandputthegameaway. BarlowledNotreDamewith15points,Cha-relAllenadded11,Schraderhad10pointsandacareer-highsixassistsandDevereauxPetershad10pointsandaseason-best12reboundsforherfirstcareerdouble-double.
Noting The Connecticut Game• NotreDamelosesback-to-backgamesfor
• Notre Dame becomes the first team thisseasontooutreboundConnecticut,withnopriorHuskiesopponentgettingcloserthanaminus-5reboundmargin(VirginiaonDec.5;#3NorthCarolinaonJan.21);UConncameinto thegame rankedfirst in thenation inreboundingmargin(+16.9rpg).
Notre Dame Student-Athletes Rank Among Nation’s BestEighteen of 22 athletics programs at the University ofNotreDamecompiledgraduation ratesof100percent,andnonewerebelow90percent,according to the thirdyearofGraduation Success Rate measurements developed by theNCAAandreleasedOct.3. Noneofthe120DivisionI-Afootball-playingprogramsinthecountryhadahigherpercentageof100GSRscoresthandidNotreDamewithits.818figure. NCAAfiguresshowedthat,amongNotreDame’smen’ssports, baseball, cross country/track, fencing, ice hockey,soccer, swimming and tennis achieved 100 percent GSRscores.Lacrossescored97percent,footballscored93per-cent,golfwas91percentandbasketballwas91percent.ThesamesevenIrishmen’sprogramsalsoscored100percentinboththe2005and2006data. All 11 Irish women’s programs posted a GSR of 100percent — basketball, cross country/track, fencing, golf,lacrosse,rowing,soccer,softball,swimming,tennisandvol-leyball.That’sonemoreperfectscorethanayearagofortheIrishwomen,aftersoccerscoreda94percentGSRin2006. Rowing, like men’s lacrosse, was included for the firsttimelastyearin2006forNotreDame,becausetheUniversityofferedgrants inaidduringtheyearscoveredinthesurvey.Beyondrowing,theothernineIrishwomen’sprogramsearn-ing 100 percent ratings in 2006 also earned 100 percentfiguresin2005. In2005,amongthe119NCAADivisionI-Afootball-play-ing institutions, Notre Dame had the highest percentage ofitssportswith100percentscores,witha .800 figure (16of20).The2006dataputNotreDame’spercentageat.773(17of22), toranksecondbehindtheU.S.NavalAcademy.The2007dataputNotreDame’spercentageat .818 (18of 22),whichagainranksnumberone. The GSR was created two years ago by the NCAA tomoreaccurately reflectactualgraduation ratesby includingtransfer data in the calculation. The graduation rate meth-odology used by the Department of Education counts allstudent-athleteswhotransferfromorleaveaninstitutionforanyreasonasnon-graduatesfromtheirinitialschool,eveniftheyleaveingoodacademicstanding. The2007nationalGSRforDivisionI-Ais77percent,thesameasayearago(uponepercentfrom76in2005). The2007GSRdata isbasedonenteringclasses from1997 to 2000. The 2006 GSR data was based on enteringclassesfrom1996to1999.The2005first-yearGSRdatawasbasedupontheenteringclassesfrom1995to1998.
Academic All-AmericansEnteringthe2007-08academicyear,NotreDamerankssec-ondinthenationwith193AcademicAll-America®selections,including 10 last year alone. The Academic All-America®Program is administered by the College Sports InformationDirectorsofAmerica(CoSIDA),whosemembershipvotesontheawardwinners,andtheprogramissponsoredthisyearbyESPN The Magazine. The Notre Dame women’s basketball program hasproducedfiveAcademicAll-America®honoreesinits31-yearhistory,withthosefiveplayerswinningatotalofsevencita-tions.Inaddition,two-timefirst-teamAcademicAll-America®pick Ruth Riley was tapped as the 2001 Academic All-America®Women’sBasketballTeamMemberoftheYear,aswellastheAcademicAll-America®TeamMemberoftheYear.Rileyalso isoneofonly10student-athletes inNotreDamehistory to earn All-American and Academic All-America®honorstwiceinhercareer. In2006,MeganDuffywasnamedafirst-teamAcademicAll-America®selection,becomingthesecondIrishplayerevertoattainthatdistinction.DuffygraduatedinMay2006witha3.576grade-pointaverage(GPA)andadegreeinpsychologyandcomputerapplicationsfromNotreDame’sCollegeofArtsandLetters.ShealsogarneredDean’sListhonorsinfourofherfinal fivesemesters(spring2004,fall2004,spring2005,fall2005).
* = also Academic All-America® Women’s Basketball Team Member of the Year and Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year
• NotreDamedropsto1-5all-timeathomeagainst top-ranked opponents, with theUConngamethefirstvs.aNo.1teamsinceDec.31,2005(62-51losstoTennessee).
• ConnecticutwinsitsfifthconsecutivegameovertheIrishandimprovesto21-4all-timeagainstNotreDame(winningbytheexactsame margin as the teams’ last meetingexactlyoneyearearlier).
Irish Picked Fifth In BIG EAST PollNotreDamewasprojectedtofinishfifthintheBIGEASTConferencethisseason,accordingto a preseason vote of the league’s 16 headcoaches that was announced Oct. 25 duringBIGEASTWomen’sBasketballMediaDayattheESPNZoneinNewYorkCity.TheIrishcollected165 points, with Connecticut (15 first-placevotes, 225 points), Rutgers (one first-placevote, 211 points), West Virginia (186 points)andPittsburgh(169points)joiningNotreDameinthetopfive. SeniorguardCharelAllenwasoneof 11playersselectedtothisyear’sPreseasonAll-BIGEASTTeam.Allenaveragedateam-high17.0pointsand6.2reboundspergamelastseasonandrankedsecondintheBIGEASTwith19.3pointspergame in leagueplay.Shewentontoearnfirst-teamall-BIGEASTandhonorablementionAll-America laurels.whilehelpingtheIrishgo20-12andreachthesecondroundoftheNCAATournament.
Half And HalfDuringthepasteightseasons,NotreDamehasbeennearlyunbeatablewhenithastheleadathalftime.TheIrishare137-12(.919)sincethestartofthe2000-01campaignwhentheygointothedressingroomwiththelead,includingwinsin65oftheirlast71suchcontests.NotreDamehasearned13victoriesinasmanygamesaftertakingtheleadtothelockerroom.
The Best Offense Is A Good Defense…During the past 13 seasons, Notre Damehas discovered that a solid defensive effortcan almost certainly guarantee a victory. Infact,sincethebeginningof the1995-96sea-son (Notre Dame’s first in the BIG EASTConference), the Irish have a 180-11 (.942)recordwhentheyholdtheiropponentstolessthan60pointsinagame. NotreDameis12-1thisyearwhenholdingopponentsbelow60points,withNo.16WestVirginiatheloneexception(56-50onJan.13).
…But Sometimes You Have To Score If You Want To WinNot resting solely on its defensive laurels,Notre Dame also seemingly has found themagic mark when it comes to outscoringits opponents. During the past 13 seasons(1995-96topresent),theIrishare110-4(.965)whentheyscoreatleast80pointsinagame.The only blemishes on that record are a pairofovertime losses toTexasA&M (88-84)andMichiganState(87-83)in1995,a106-81loss
Now That’s A Home Court AdvantageOneofthehallmarksofNotreDame’ssuccesshasbeen itsstellarplayathome. In fact, theIrishhavebeenvirtuallyuntouchableathomein recent years,winning157of their last 178games(.882)atthe11,418-seatJoyceCenter,includingwinningstreaksof51and25gamesin that span. Notre Dame also has an 88-15(.854)recordinBIGEASTConferenceplayattheJoyceCenter,sportinga31-game leaguewinningstreakathomebeforeitendedwitha48-45losstoVillanovainthe’02homefinale. The Irish have been particularly strongwhen it comes to non-conference games athome, winning 71 of their last 77 non-BIGEASTcontests(.922)attheJoyceCenter,dat-ing back to the 1994-95 season. Four of thelosses in thatspancameat thehandsofBigTen Conference opponents — Wisconsin in1996(81-69),Purduein2003(71-54),MichiganState in2004 (82-73,ot)and Indiana in2006(54-51)—with theother twodefeatscomingtoTennessee (62-51 in2005;87-63 in2008).ThePurduelossalsosnappeda33-gamenon-conferencehomewinningstreakwhichbeganaftertheUWsetback. Since its inaugural season in 1977-78,NotreDamehasplayedallofitsgamesattheJoyce Center, posting a 307-82 (.789) recordat the venerable facility. Three times (1999-2000,2000-01and2003-04),theIrishwentaperfect15-0athome,settingaschoolrecordforhomewins inaseason.Forthethirdtimein four years, and the second consecutiveseason,NotreDamewillequalthemostregu-lar-seasonhomegames(16)inschoolhistory.However, in2004-05, the Irishplayedhost toall fourroundsofthePreseasonWNITbeforeits regular12-gamehomeslatebegan.NotreDamealsoplayedtwoPreseasonWNITgamesathomethisyear,inadditiontoitspreviously-scheduled14-gameJoyceCenterdocket.
Notre Dame On The Small ScreenNotre Dame will have a school-record 22regular-season games televised during theupcoming 2007-08 season. Highlighting thisyear’s televisionscheduleareninenationally-televised Irish women’s basketball contests,includingoneappearanceonCBS(Jan.5vs.Tennessee),fourgamesontheESPNfamilyofnetworks,andanotherfourcontestsonCSTV. In addition, Notre Dame has expandedits broadcast reach globally on the Internet.All Irishhomegames (11 regular-season, twoexhibition) that have not been selected forcommercial TV coverage will air live on theNotreDameathleticswebsite,UND.com. This year’s TV slate continues a recenttrend thathasseen the Irishbecomea regu-lar fixture on television. Since the start of its2000-01 NCAA championship season (andincludingthisyear’sbroadcaststodate),NotreDamenowhasplayedin107televisedgames,including58thatwerebroadcastnationally.
Irish In The CommunityThe Notre Dame women’s basketball team has alwaysbeenaleaderwhenitcomestogivingbacktothecom-munity. In fact,during the2006-07academicyear, Irishwomen’sbasketball players andcoachescombined formorethan400servicehoursinsuchdiverseactivitiesasreadingtograde-schoolchildren,homeconstructionandrehabilitation(throughHabitatforHumanityandChristmasinApril),motivationalspeakingatareaBoys&GirlsClubs,basketballclinicsandvisitstopediatriccancerpatientsatlocalhospitals. Evenwithallthefocusonitsstrongperformanceonthecourtthisseason,theNotreDamewomen’sbasketballteamhastakentimetogivebacktothenorthernIndianacommunity as well. On Dec. 20, head coach MuffetMcGrawandtheIrishheldtheirfirst-ever“DishForTheHolidays”fooddrive.AlloftheIrishplayersandcoachesmanned various entrances to the Notre Dame campusthat morning, collecting non-perishable food items andmonetarydonationsthatwerepresentedtotheFoodBankofNorthern Indiana later in theday. Inaddition toeightfullcartonsoffood(closeto4,000pounds),theIrishalsocollected$646 tohelpothers in needaroundMichianaduringtheholidays. NotreDamealsowilltakepartinthefirst-everWomen’sBasketball Coaches Association (WBCA) “Think Pink”initiativetoassistinraisingbreastcancerawarenessonthecourt.FortheirFeb.10gamevs.PittsburghattheJoyceCenter(tobetelevisedliveonESPN2),theIrishwillsportpinkshoelacesandwarmupinspecialpinkt-shirts,thearenascorer’stablecrewwillwearpinkpoloshirts,andpinkt-shirtswithgreenshamrockswillbe issuedtothefirst750fansinattendance. NotreDamewomen’sbasketballplayersandcoachesare available to speak and/or participate at communityfunctions as their schedules permit. For more informa-tion,ortoarrangeforanappearancebyanIrishwomen’sbasketballpersonality,contactcoordinatorofbasketballoperationsStephanieMeniobyphoneat(574)[email protected].
Oh Captain, My CaptainSenior guards Charel Allen, Tulyah Gainesand Amanda Tsipis are team captains forthe2007-08season.Gaines is inhersecondyearasacaptainfortheIrish,whileAllenandTsipisarefirst-timecaptains.All threeplayersreceivedthecaptain’shonorthroughavoteoftheirteammatespriortotheseason.
Joyce Center Arena Renovation On TapOnOct.3,2007,NotreDameannouncedthatconstructionontheJoyceCenterarenaadditionandrenovationwillbegin inSeptember2008.TheUniversityhasselected thearchitects fortheproject,andtheycurrentlyareintheprocessofcompletingfinaldesignplans. Thefirstphaseoftheproject,tobeginnextSeptember, involves construction of a newthree-story structure at the south end of thearena. That structure will include a new two-storylobby,theNotreDameticketoperations(approximately4,500squarefeet)andavarsityshop to sell apparel and souvenirs (approxi-mately3,000squarefeet),inadditiontoanewclubseatingandhospitalityarea. Replacement of the Joyce Center arenaseating, including installation of chair-backseating throughout the arena, is expected totakeplaceaftertheUniversity’sCommencementExercisesinMay2009.Theprojectisscheduledfor completion in January2010.Thearena isexpectedtore-openbymid-October2009,intime for the start of the men’s and women’sbasketballseasonsandtheendofthewomen’svolleyballseason. TheUniversityannouncedlastOctoberthatthis$26.3millionprojecthadreceiveda$12.5millionleadershipgiftfromNotreDamealumnusandTrusteePhilipJ.PurcellIII.Amonthlater,anothermajorgiftof$5millionfromNotreDamegraduateVincentJ.Naimoliwasannounced. ThearenawillbenamedPurcellPavilionattheJoyceCenter—andthenewclub/hospitalityareaandtwooutdoorpatioswillbenamedfortheNaimolifamily.
Irish Fans Crave A Big Mac AttackNotreDamehas introducedanewpromotionthisseason,offering fansacouponfora freeBig Mac from South Bend-area McDonald’srestaurantsiftheIrishscoreatleast88pointsin a game. The coupons are issued at theJoyce Center gates as fans leave the arenafollowingthegame. Thisseason’sburgerwatchisatsix,astheIrishhavehitthe88-pointmarkinbothexhibi-tion wins, as well as regular-season victoriesover Miami (Ohio), Boston College, CanisiusandValparaiso. It’s probably also not a surprise that theNotre Dame player with the most “Big Macbaskets” thisseasonhas thesame initialsasthatofthetastyburg-er — freshman guardBrittanyMallory,whohas sent the crowdhomehappy(andpre-sumably with full bel-lies)fourtimes,includ-ing each of the past
three games that the Irish have scored 88pointsathome.
Friends In NeedLongtime Irish women’s basketball fan andNotreDameOfficeofInformationTechnologiesemployeePatriciaMcAdamsremainsincriti-cal but stable condition at Parkview Hospitalin Fort Wayne after a Jan. 13 auto accident.While returning from Notre Dame’s game atWest Virginia earlier in the day, Patricia wasseverelyinjuredwhenshestoppedonahigh-way outside Fort Wayne to help a fellowmotoristandwasthenstruckbyacar. AloyalsupporteroftheIrishformanyyears,PatriciahasassistedNotreDame’scoordina-torofbasketballoperationsStephanieMeniowith numerous marketing and promotionalactivities, and also coordinated regular bustripsforfanstoseetheIrishontheroad. Patricia’s OIT colleagues have created awebpage toupdatesupportersonherprog-ress:http://oit.nd.edu/patricia. NotreDamealsolostatreasuredfriendonJan. 22, when longtime Joyce Center clockoperatorMarkTulchinskypassedaway.Markwasadedicatededucator in theSouthBendCommunitySchoolCorporation,mostrecentlyserving as principal at Tarkington TraditionalSchool. Our thoughts and prayers are withMark,hiswife,Nan(theofficialscorerforNotreDamebasketball),andtheTulchinskyfamily.
Promotional CornerHere’sa rundownofsomeupcomingpromo-tions and giveaways at future Notre Damewomen’s basketball games this season.Tickets may be purchased in advance at theIrishathleticsticketoffice(secondflooroftheJoyceCenterthroughGate1;574-631-7356),ongamedayattheGate10ticketwindowsoftheJoyceCenter,orvia the InternetatNotreDame’s official athletics web site (UND.com).Please note — additional promotions andgiveaways may be added at a later date, soconsult theNotreDamepromotionswebsite(www.notredamepromotions.com) for the lat-estinformation:• Jan.30vs.Providence—MidweekMania
(buy one ticket, get one free) … Long-sleeved t-shirts to the first 1,000 fans,courtesyofChevyandNotreDameFederalCreditUnion…post-gameautographses-sion courtside with selected Notre Dameplayers.
Next Game: CincinnatiNotre Dame tips off the all-important monthofFeburarySaturdaywitha3p.m.(ET)gameat Cincinnati. The Irish are 71-19 (.789) inFebruary games since joining the BIG EASTConference13seasonsago. UC (10-9, 1-6) had a pair of four-gamewinning streaks during non-conference play,buthasstruggledsincetheBIGEASTseasonopened,includingitscurrentseason-longfive-gamelosingstreak.TheBearcatswillplayhostto Louisville Wednesday night before NotreDamecomesinthisweekend.
• = indicates BIG EAST Conference game(1) = Preseason WNIT (semifinalist)(c) = indicates capacity crowdNR = national ranking at tipoff (listed as Associated Press/ESPN-USA Today)CBS = Game televised live on CBSESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU = Games to be televised live on ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNUCSTV = Games to be televised live on College Sports Television (CSTV)BETV = Games to be televised live as part of BIG EAST regional package (check local listings)BTN = Game televised live on Big Ten NetworkHome games listed in ALL CAPS and played at Joyce Center (capacity 11,418)
* = totals may not add up to games played due to ties
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NotreDamerecordeda…..30-pointwin…..wason12/29/07—ND82,SaintFrancis(Pa.)39(43points)*40-pointwin…..wason12/29/07—ND82,SaintFrancis(Pa.)39(43points)*50-pointwin…..wason11/20/07—ND94,CentralMichigan41(53points)30-pointloss…..wason3/17/02—Tennessee89,ND50(39points)(NCAA Mideast Region Second Round at Knoxville, Tenn.)NotreDameshot……60%onFGs…..wason1/19/08—61.0%(36-59)atGeorgetown(ND104-86)65%onFGs…..wason2/12/97—68.0%(34-50)vs.BostonCollege(ND91-64)*90%onFTs…..wason1/27/08—93.3%(15-16)vs.Connecticut(UCONN81-64)*NotreDame…..won10gamesinarow…..wasfrom11/20/07thru1/2/08—10straightwon15gamesinarow…..wasfrom11/17/00thru2/14/01—23straightwon20gamesinarow…..wasfrom11/17/00thru2/14/01—23straightlost5gamesinarow…..wasfrom3/21/91thru11/24/91—5straight(acrosstwoseasons) •lost5gamesinarow(oneseason)…..wasfrom2/16/82thru3/6/82—5straightscored100points…..wason1/19/08(ND104,Georgetown86) •scored100pointsontheroad…..wason1/19/08(ND104,Georgetown86) •scored100pointsataneutralsite…..wason11/24/89vs.Liberty(ND113-35)(Rotary Classic at Orlando, Fla.) •scored100points&lost…..neverallowed100points…..wason12/8/98(Connecticut106,ND81)*scoredlessthan50points…..wason1/27/07(Connecticut64,ND47)allowedlessthan50points…..wason12/29/07(ND82,SaintFrancis(Pa.)39)*playedanovertimegame…..wason12/5/07(ND86,BowlingGreen84-ot) •playedamultiple-overtimegame…..wason11/30/97(ND93,UCLA91-2ot)ralliedfromadouble-digitdeficittowin…..wason2/7/07—12points(29-17,2:25,1st)vs.Louisville(ND64-55)*gaveupadouble-digitleadandlost…..wason1/22/08—10points(23-13,11:53,1st/25-15,11:02,1st)vs.DePaul(DPU81-80)*wonona“lastsecond”shot…..wason12/5/07(ND86,BowlingGreen84-ot—CharelAllenjumperat0:00.8inovertime)lostona“lastsecond”shot…..wason1/12/02(Villanova60,ND59—MimiRileyjumperat0:00.4)hadfivedouble-figurescorers…..wason1/19/08(ND104,Georgetown86)—AshleyBarlow21,BrittanyMallory15,CharelAllen14,MelissaLechlitner13,LindsaySchrader
pts.,10reb.)*hadtwo20-pointscorers…..wason12/6/06(ND67,Purdue58)—BreonaGray22,TulyahGaines20*hadthree20-pointscorers…..wason1/7/99(ND111,WestVirginia90)—DanielleGreen28,SheilaMcMillen26,RuthRiley23*made10three-pointfieldgoals…..wason3/3/02(Syracuse84,ND79)—10-26(38.5%)onthrees(BIG EAST Championship Quarterfinal at Piscataway, N.J.)committed10turnoversorless…..wason1/22/08(DePaul81,ND80)—10turnovers*committed25turnoversormore…..wason12/30/06(Tennessee78,ND54)—29turnoversforced25turnoversormore…..wason1/2/08(ND84,Richmond59)—28turnoversAnIrishplayerhad…..25points…..wason1/8/08—CharelAllen(26)atLouisville(ND82-74)30points…..wason1/16/07—CharelAllen(31)vs.St.John’s(ND83-65)*35points…..wason2/22/00—RuthRiley(36)vs.Miami(ND83-68)*40points…..wason1/30/99—RuthRiley(41)atProvidence(ND97-59)(school record)15rebounds…..wason1/13/07—EricaWilliamson(18)atSouthFlorida(USF87-78-ot)20rebounds…..wason1/20/88—HeidiBunek(20)atDePaul(DPU80-77)10assists…..wason2/26/05—MeganDuffy(10)vs.WestVirginia(ND82-57)*5blocks…..wason11/9/07—DevereauxPeters(5)vs.Miami(Ohio)(ND98-50)*(Preseason WNIT First Round at Notre Dame, Ind.)5steals…..wason1/16/08—DevereauxPeters(7)vs.Villanova(ND69-58)*a“double-double”…..wason1/27/08—DevereauxPeters(10pts.,12reb.)vs.Connecticut(UCONN81-64)*a“triple-double”…..wason2/15/90—SaraLiebscher(17pts.,12reb.,10asst.)vs.Detroit(ND99-58)*(only triple-double in school history)20pts&10rebs…..wason2/11/07—CharelAllen(25pts.,13reb.)vs.DePaul(ND78-70)*20pts&20rebs…..wason1/20/88—HeidiBunek(25pts.,20reb.)atDePaul(DPU80-77)a4-pointplay…..wason2/16/03—AliciaRatay(2:24,1st)atProvidence(ND67-61)ahalfcourtshot…..wason1/2/07—BreonaGray(0:00,1st)atSetonHall(ND64-61)Anopposingplayerhad…..25points…..wason1/19/08—KieraahMarlow(34),Georgetown(ND104-86)30points…..wason1/19/08—KieraahMarlow(34),Georgetown(ND104-86)35points…..wason1/16/95—AngelaSimpson(37),NorthwesternState(La.)(NSU103-93)(NWIT Semifinal at Amarillo, Texas)10rebounds…..wason1/19/08—KieraahMarlow(13),Georgetown(ND104-86)15rebounds…..wason11/24/06—ShayMurphy(17),USC(USC69-58)20rebounds…..wason1/8/89—WendyScholtens(20),Vanderbilt(VU86-64)10assists…..wason1/27/08—KetiaSwanier(11),Connecticut(UCONN81-64)*5blocks…..wason12/8/07—DanielleCampbell(6),Purdue(ND61-48)5steals…..wason1/13/08—AshleyPowell(10),WestVirginia(WVU56-50)a“double-double”…..wason1/19/08—KieraahMarlow(34pts.,13rebs.),Georgetown(ND104-86)a“triple-double”…..wason2/7/06—LiadSuez-Karni(14pts.,10reb.,10asst.),Villanova(VU69-65-ot)*
NOTES:NotreDamerunsitsrecordinseasonopenersto23-8(.742)all-time,including18-3(.857)intheMuffetMcGrawera,andpicksupits13thconsecutiveseason-openingwin,whichcoincidesexactlywiththeprogram’smembershipintheBIGEASTConference…McGrawearnedher450thwinatNotreDameonFridaynight(450-179,.715),whiletheIrishcollectedthe300thhomevictoryinprogramhistory(300-79,.809-allplayedattheJoyceCenter)…theIrishimproveto2-4all-timeagainstMiami(Ohio),earningtheirfirstwinovertheRedHawkssincea64-59victoryonDec.10,1982,alsoat theJoyceCenter… the98pointsscored,50pointsallowedand48-pointmarginofvictoryallwereseriesbestsforeitherteam…the48-pointspreadalsowasthelargestforNotreDamesinceMarch17,2001,whentheIrishdefeatedAlcornStateathome,98-49inthefirstroundoftheNCAATournament…NotreDame’s98pointsrepresenteditshighestoffensiveoutputsinceNov.26,2002,whentheIrishopenedtheseasonwitha107-65winoverClevelandStateattheJoyceCenter…NotreDamealsopostedthemostpointsbyoneteaminaPreseasonWNITgamesince2000,whenVirginiaopenedwitha100-61victoryoverMountSt.Mary’s…NotreDame’s 41 field goals made were a Preseason WNIT record(previous:39byTexasA&Mvs.Lamarin1995andConnecticutvs.NorthCarolinain2001)andthemostfortheIrishsincethat2002 win over Cleveland State when they made 42 shots …NotreDamedishedout27assists,onlyoneoffthePreseasonWNIT record … the Irish had all 11 players in uniform scoreagainstMiami(Ohio),thefirsttimetheyhavegotteneveryoneintothescorebooksinceDec.28,2006ina94-55conquestofPrairieViewA&M……NotreDamehaswon14consecutivegamesagainstcurrentMid-AmericanConferenceschoolsandis31-14(.689)all-timeagainsttheMAC,includinga20-4(.833)homerecord…juniorguardLindsaySchraderpostedherfirstcareer “point-a-minute” game and the first by a Notre Dameplayer(minimum10minutes)sinceNov.10,2006,whencurrentseniorcenterMelissaD’Amicohad16pointsin15minutesofaseason-opening88-66winoverCentralMichiganattheJoyceCenter…Schraderalsochalkedupherfourthcareer20-pointgameandfirstsinceherlastmeaningfulcontest,acareer-high29-pointperformanceagainstBostonCollegeinthefirstroundofthe2006NCAATournament…seniorcenterEricaWilliamsonearnedherfirstcareerstart.
FGPct:NotreDame55.9,CentralMichigan27.0.3-PTFGPct:Notre Dame 33.3, Central Michigan 7.7. FT Pct: Notre Dame73.7,CentralMichigan54.5.Turnovers:NotreDame15,CentralMichigan22.BlockedShots:NotreDame8(Peters3),CentralMichigan2.Steals:NotreDame10(Schrader3),CentralMichigan3.Attendance:771.
NOTES:The53-pointwinwasthelargestforNotreDamesinceMarch4,2001,whentheIrishdefeatedGeorgetown,89-33inaBIGEASTConferenceChampionshipquarterfinalatStorrs,Conn.…thewinningmarginalsoisthesecond-largesteverrecordedbyaNotreDamesquadonanopponent’sfloor—largestofthe21-yearMuffetMcGrawera—andexceededonlybyan84-27winatValparaisoonJan.21,1982…theIrishpostedtheirhighestpointtotalinatrueroadgamesinceJan.30,1998,whentheyposteda97-59winatProvidence…NotreDamehadsixdouble-figurescor-ersinagameforthefirsttimesinceNov.12,2004,whentheIrishalsohadsixdouble-digitproducersagainstIllinoisStateinthefirstroundofthePreseasonWNITattheJoyceCenter…NotreDameshotablistering.559fromthefield,itsbestfieldgoalpercentagesinceJan.4,2006,whentheIrishshotaneven56percentina66-63lossatSt.John’s…NotreDameheldanopposingteamwithoutasingledouble-digitscorerforthefirsttimesinceJan.2,2005,whentheIrishdefeatedSetonHall,54-33attheJoyceCenter(SHU’sleadingscorerthatnightwasHetaKorpivaarawithsevenpoints)…NotreDameallowedonly41points,itsbestdefensiveeffortsinceMarch1,2005(a41-35winatSetonHall)…CMU’s19first-halfpointsmatchedlastyear’sseason-lowbyaNotreDameopponent,establishedbyPrairieViewA&MonDec.28,2006attheJoyceCenter…theIrishpickeduptheir15thconsecutivewinoveraMid-AmericanConferenceopponent,astreakthatdatesbackto1995…NotreDamecontinuedanimpressiverunofbalancedproduction,asfreshmanforwardBeccaBruszewskibecamethesixthdifferentplayer(countingbothexhibitions)toleadtheteamin scoring this season;what’smore, sophomoreguardAshleyBarlowbecamethefifthdifferentIrishplayertoleadthesquadinrebounding(onlyfreshmanforwardDevereauxPetershashadmultipleteam-highreboundingnightsvs.HillsdaleandWesternKentucky)…Barlow’s11reboundswereacareerhigh,onemorethanherpreviousbestthatshe’dsettwicebefore(mostrecentlyvs.CaliforniaonMarch18,2007inthefirstroundoftheNCAATournament)…Barlow’sdouble-doublewasthesecondofhercareer,followinga19-point,10-reboundeffortinanovertimewinvs.BowlingGreenonNov.13,2006attheJoyceCenter…seniorguardTulyahGainesknockeddownherfirstcareerthree-pointeratCentralMichigan…ineachofNotreDame’sthreewinsthisseason,theIrishhavenottrailedforasinglesecond,andhavebeentiedforatotalof22secondsafterthefirstbaskethasbeenscored(3-3vs.WKUonNov.13).
FGPct:BostonCollege39.6,NotreDame46.6.3-PTFGPct:BostonCollege12.5,NotreDame23.1.FTPct:BostonCollege86.4, Notre Dame 63.0. Turnovers: Boston College 33, NotreDame 13. Blocked Shots: Boston College 2, Notre Dame 2.Steals:Boston College 5 (Brown2),Notre Dame 21 (Allen 5).Attendance:5,960.
NOTES:NotreDamepostsitslargestwininthe16-gameserieswithBostonCollege,toppingan80-51victoryonJan.6,1996…theIrishimproveto11-5all-timeagainsttheEagles,includingan8-0recordattheJoyceCenter…NotreDamehasyettotrailinanyofitsfourwinsthisseason,threeofwhichhavecomeby30+points(andNDhada32-pointleadmidwaythroughthesecondhalfofits78-59winoverWesternKentuckyonNov.13)…theIrishnoware19-1(.950)athomeagainstcurrentACCmembersintheMuffetMcGrawera(1987-present)…NotreDamehadfivedouble-figurescorersforthesecondconsecutivegame…theIrishforcedaseason-high33turnovers,theirbesteffortsinceFeb.25,2004,whentheycaused37turnoversina93-58homewinover#21/19Miami(Fla.)…NotreDamehadaseason-high21steals,themosttheftsfortheIrishinagamesinceDec.13,1997,whentheyhad22stealsina73-50winoverSouthFloridaattheJoyceCenter(schoolrecordis29,settwiceandmostrecentlyonJan.31,1992atSaintLouis)…NotreDamehasnotcommittedmorethan15turnoversinagamethisseasonandhashadapositiveassist-to-turnoverratioinfouroffivegames(onlyblemishwasNov.13vs.WKU)…sinceMarylandmade12-of-20three-point-ersinNotreDame’sonlylossonNov.16,theIrishhaveheldtheirlast two opponents (Central Michigan and Boston College) toacombined2-of-21(.095)frombeyondthearc…juniorguardLindsaySchraderbecamethefirstIrishplayerthisseasontoleadtheteaminscoringmorethanonce—NotreDamehadseenfourdifferentplayersleaditinscoringinitsfirstfourgames…seniorguardCharelAllenmoved into19thplaceon the Irishall-timescoringlistwith1,114points,passingDanielleGreen(1,106from1995-2000),whohappenedtobeinattendanceattheBCgame…Allenalsorecordedacareer-higheightassists,twomorethanherpreviousbestthatshesettwice(mostrecentlyatVillanovaonFeb.13,2007)…inaddition,Allentiedhercareerhighwithfivesteals,amarkshe’ssetthreetimespreviously(mostrecentlyatMarquetteonJan.23,2007)…freshmanguardBrittanyMalloryscoredaseason-high13points,becomingtheninthdifferentNotreDameplayertoscoreindoubledigitsthisseason.
FGPct:Michigan27.3,NotreDame53.2.3-PTFGPct:Michigan22.7, Notre Dame 33.3. FT Pct: Michigan 73.9, Notre Dame87.5.Turnovers:Michigan22,NotreDame11.BlockedShots:Michigan1,NotreDame1.Steals:Michigan5(Cooper4),NotreDame13(Gaines,Peters3).Attendance:10,825.
NOTES: Notre Dame posted its fourth consecutive 30-pointwin,matchingitsstringfromJan.20-30,1999…theIrishhaveallowedmorethan60pointsinagamejustoncethisseason,and have held threeof their last four opponents (and four ofseventhisyear)to50pointsorless…NotreDamejustmissedhavingfivedouble-digitscorersforthefourthconsecutivegame;however,theIrishhavehadatleastthreescoreindoublefiguresinallsevencontestsandatleastfourdosoonfouroccasions…NotreDameregistereddouble-digitstealsforthefourthconsecu-tivegameandfifthtimethisyear…theIrishhavebeenshootinglightsoutintheirlastfourgames,topping50percentinthreeofthoseoutingsandpostingacombined.516(142-of-275)fromthefloor…the Irishalso loggedapositiveassist-to-turnoverratioforthesixthtimeinsevengamesthisyearandraisedtheirseasonA/TOratioto1.52(129assists,85turnovers)…NotreDamematchesitslongestserieswinningstreakagainstMichigan(three)andhastakenfiveofthepastsixagainsttheWolverines,openingupa9-6seriesleadonUM…the31-pointmarginjustmissedbeingthelargestfortheIrishintheseries,toppedonlybyan88-54victoryonMarch19,2001inthesecondroundoftheNCAATournamentattheJoyceCenter…NotreDamealsopicksupitseighthwininthepast12gamesagainsttheBigTenConference…theIrishheldMichigantoanopponentseason-low18pointsinahalf(previouslowwas19byCentralMichiganinthefirsthalfonNov.20)…initssixvictoriesthisseason,NotreDamehasnottrailedbymorethanthreepointsatanytime,withtheearly5-2deficitvs.Michigan(18:10,1sthalf)representingthefurthesttheIrishhavetrailedinawin…seniorguardsCharelAllenandTulyahGainesregisteredseason-highpointtotals(19forAllen,15forGaines)…Allenisshooting15-for-21(.714)fromthefloorinthepasttwogames…Allenalsomovedintoatiefor18thplaceontheIrishcareerscoringlistwith1,150points,pullingevenwithformerteammateCourtneyLaVere(2002-06)…Gainesisconnectingata.727clip(16-of-22)fromthefieldinher last fourgames,andknockeddownhersecondcareerthree-pointer vs. Michigan … senior walk-on guard AmandaTsipiscannedherfirstcareertripleagainsttheWolverinesandtiedhercareerhighwiththreepoints…theJoyceCentercrowdof10,825wasthefourth-largestinprogramhistory,aswellasthefourthof10,000+fansinschoolannals.
NOTES:NotreDameandBowlingGreengotoovertimeforthesecondconsecutiveyear,followinglastseason’s85-81IrishwinattheJoyceCenter(alsothelastNDwininOT)…NotreDamenowhashadatleastoneovertimegameineachofthepastfiveseasons(2003-04topresent)…theIrishmovebackabovethe.500markinovertimegamesduringtheir31-yearhistory,improvingto15-14(.517)whenplayingbonusbasketball;NotreDamealsoisnow6-6all-timeintrueroadOTgamesandwinsitsfirstovertimegameawayfromtheJoyceCentersinceFeb.25,2006(ironicallyalsointhestateofOhio—75-66atCincinnati)…BowlingGreenbecomes the seventh Notre Dame opponent to play multipleovertimegamesagainsttheIrishandjustthesecondthatNotreDamehasdefeatedinOTmorethanonce…seniorguardCharelAllen’sjumperwith00.8secondsleftwasthefirstgame-winninglast-secondshotforNotreDamesinceJan.10,2006,whenMeganDuffyconvertedanoff-handedlayupatthehorninovertimetodefeatMarquette,67-65attheJoyceCenter…NotreDamenowis4-0all-timeagainstBowlingGreenandhasscoredatleast85pointsineachgameagainsttheFalcons…theIrishalsosnappedBowlingGreen’s13-gamehomenon-conferencewinningstreak,whichdatedbacktothe2003-04season…theIrishpickuptheir16th consecutive win against a current Mid-American Confer-enceschool,datingbacktoMarch10,1995whenNotreDamedroppedan87-64decisionatNorthernIllinoisinthesemifinalsoftheMidwesternCollegiateConferenceTournament…NotreDamehandedheadcoachMuffetMcGrawanicebirthdaypres-ent,improvingto4-1onDec.5sinceMcGrawarrivedinSouthBend21seasonsago…theIrishhadfivedouble-figurescorersforthefourthtimeinthepastfivegames…Allenmovedintosolepossessionof18thplaceontheNotreDamecareerscoringlistwith1,167points,breakingatiewithformerteammateCourtneyLaVere (1,150 from2002-06)… juniorguardLindsaySchradernotchedherthirdcareerdouble-doubleandfirstsinceDec.17,2005,whenshehad10pointsand10reboundsagainstArkansasStateintheopeningroundoftheDuelintheDesertatLasVegas…freshmanforwardDevereauxPeterstossedinaseason-high14points,crackingdoublefiguresforthethirdconsecutivegame,andsheblockedfourshots(herfourthgamethisyearwiththreeormorerejections)…freshmanguardBrittanyMalloryhad10ofher12pointsinthefirsthalfandscoredindoublefiguresforthethirdtime in fourgames…seniorguardTulyahGainesdishedoutaseason-highsixassistswithoutasingleturnoverdespitedodgingfoultroublemuchofthenight.
NOTES:NotreDamepicksupitsfirstwinin10careervisitstoPurdue’sMackeyArena;Illinois’AssemblyHallandLSU’sPeteMaravichAssemblyCenteraretheonlycurrentarenaswheretheIrishhaveneverwon(minimumoftwogamesplayed)…theIrishstretchtheirwinningstreaktosixgames,matchingtheirlongestsuccessrunsinthepasttwoseasons(sixwinstoopenthe2005-06season;sixwinsfromFeb.4-21,2007)…NotreDamepostsback-to-backserieswinsoverPurdueforthesecondtimeinthe21-gamerivalry,duplicatingthefeatitoriginallypulledoffduringthe2000-01nationalchampionshipseason(regularseasonandNCAAtitlegamewins)…forthesecondconsecutivemeeting,theIrishheldtheBoilermakerstotheirlowestoffensiveoutputintheseries,trumpinglastyear’s67-58winwiththisseason’s61-48conquest…NotreDameearnsitsninthwininthepast13gamesagainstBigTenConferenceschoolsandsweepsapairfromthatleaguethisseason(alsodefeatedMichigan,77-46onDec.2attheJoyceCenter)…theIrishnowhaveheldsevenoftheirnineopponentstofewerthan60points(fiveto50orless)…NotreDamenowhaswonnineofitslast12gamesagainstin-stateopponents…forthesecondtimeallseason(firstsinceWKUonNov.13),NotreDamehadanegativeassist/turnoverratiowith15assistsandaseason-high18 turnovers… the Irish trailedathalftimeforonly the second time this year (also38-32at#3MarylandonNov.16)…NotreDamewasheldtoaseason-low20pointsinthefirsthalf…theIrishregistereddouble-digitstealsforthesixthconsecutivegameandseventhtimethisyear…NotreDameplayedthe900thgameinprogramhistory,improvingto621-279(.690)inlessthan31seasons…sophomoreguardAshleyBarlowscoredacareer-high22points,onemorethanherpreviousbestthatshesetontwooccasions(mostrecentlyatDePaulonFeb.26,2007)…Barlow’s22pointsalsowerethemostbyanIrishplayerthisseason…inaddition,Barlow’sfivestealswereoneshyofhercareerhigh,setagainstWesternMichiganonNov.19,2006…juniorguardLindsaySchraderpostedhersecondconsecutivedouble-digitreboundingnightaftera12-boardeffortthreedaysearlieratBowlingGreen…freshmanguardBrittanyMallorydishedoutaseason-highfourassists,onemorethanherpreviousbestagainstCanisiusonNov.27.
FGPct:Valparaiso42.2,NotreDame54.7.3-PTFGPct:Valparaiso50.0, Notre Dame 37.5. FT Pct: Valparaiso 81.3, Notre Dame87.5.Turnovers:Valparaiso27,NotreDame13.BlockedShots:Valparaiso0,NotreDame7(Peters3).Steals:Valparaiso9(Peller2),NotreDame11(Mallory4).Attendance:5,791.
NOTES:TheIrishareofftoa9-1start(orbetter)forthethirdtimeinfourseasonsandthefifthtimeinschoolhistory;theonlytimeNotre Dame began a season better than the current one was2000-01, when the Irish opened with 23 consecutive victories…NotreDamepostsitssixth30-pointwinoftheseason(allathome)andtopsthe90-pointmarkforthefourthtimethisyear…NotreDame’scurrentseven-gamewinningstreakisitslongestsincea10-gamesuccessstringfromJan.16-Feb.15,2005…initssixhomewinsthisyear,NotreDamehasnottrailedbymorethanthreepointsatanyjuncture(5-2vs.Michiganwith18:10leftinthefirsthalfonDec.2)…besidesimprovingto21-0all-timeagainstValparaiso,theIrishscoredthemostpointsagainsttheCrusadersinserieshistory(previous:93-60onDec.19,1987attheJoyceCenter)andpostedtheirlargestmarginofvictoryoverValparaisosinceDec.17,1995(90-44,alsoathome)…NotreDamemovesto101-14(.878)all-timeagainstthecurrentHorizonLeaguealignment,includinga51-5(.911)recordattheJoyceCenter…theIrishhavewonfiveinarowagainstin-stateopponentssincea54-51homelosstoIndianaonDec.3,2006…NotreDamehadatleastfourdouble-digitscorersfortheseventhtimethisyear(7-0record)…theIrishsawall11playersscoreforthefourthtimethisseason…NotreDameshotatleast50percentfromthefieldforthefifthtimein10gamesthisyear…theIrishforcedatleast25turnoversforthefourthtimethisyear…Valparaiso’s22reboundsarethefewestbyaNotreDameopponentsinceJan.4,2006,whenSt.John’shadonly21boardsina66-63upsetwinovertheIrishinQueens,N.Y.…couplinghersecondhalfatPurduewiththefirsthalfvs.Valparaiso,sophomoreguardAshleyBarlowscored34 points on 11-of-15 (.733) shooting with a .750 three-pointpercentage(6-of-8)…seniorguardCharelAllenralliedfroman0-for-4shootingstartbymakingherfinalsevenshotsofthenight…freshmanforwardDevereauxPetersnotonlytalliedherfifthdouble-figurescoringgameoftheyear(fourthinfivegames),butalsoblockedatleastthreeshotsforthefifthtimethisseason…freshmanguardBrittanyMalloryregisteredherfourthdouble-digitscoringnightoftheseasonandaddedaseason-highfourstealsforgoodmeasure(previous:threestealsonthreeoccasions,mostrecentlyatPurdueonDec.8).
NOTES:NotreDame isoff toa10-1start for the third time inschoolhistory,matchingits11-gamerecordin2004-05andonegamebackofits11-0debutinthe2000-01nationalchampionshipseason…theIrishreachthe10-winmarkfasterthananyteaminschoolhistoryexceptthe’04-05club,whichgotits10thvictorytwodaysearlieronDec.19(the‘00-01squadalsoearnedwin#10onDec.21)…NotreDameheldanopponentto50pointsorfewerforthesixthtimein11gamesthisyear…theIrishlimitedIUPUItoanopponent-season-low17pointsinthesecondhalf,thefewestpointsbyanIrishopponentinanyhalfsinceFeb.4,2007,whenWestVirginiaonlymanaged17first-halfpointsina77-67NDwinattheJoyceCenter…NotreDamenowhaswon20consecutivegamescomingoffitsfinalexambreak,andwinsits12thconsecutivecontestgoingintotheChristmasholiday…forthefifthtimethisseason(andsecondconsecutivegame),theIrishforcedatleast25opponentturnovers…NotreDamehasregistereddouble-digitstealsineachgameofitscurrentwinstreak…theIrishbenchhasoutscoredtheopposition’sreservesineverygamethisseason,averagingnearly33pointspernight…neitherteammadeathree-pointbasket,thefirsttimeNotreDamehasplayedinsuchagamesinceDec.19,1992ina55-48IrishwinatLoyola(Md.)…seniorguardTulyahGainestiedhercareerhighwithnineassists,matchingthemarkshesettwicebefore(mostrecentlyathomeagainstSyracuseonJan.20,2007)…seniorguardCharelAllentiedhercareerhighwithfivesteals,amarkshe’sreachedfourtimespreviously,includingNov.24vs.BostonCollegeattheJoyceCenter…Allenalsomovedinto16thplaceontheNotreDamecareerscoringlistwith1,203points,passingbothKrissiDavis(1,194pointsfrom1987-91)andHeidiBunek(1985-89)withherteam-high12pointsatIUPUI;nextupforAllenisLetitiaBowen,whoscored1,219pointsfrom1991-95…fresh-manforwardDevereauxPetersscoredindoublefiguresforthefifthtimeinsixgamesandalsorecordedatleastthreeblocksforthesixthtimethisseason…sophomorecenterEricaWilliamsonscoredaseason-highninepoints.
FG Pct: Saint Francis (Pa.) 28.9, Notre Dame 52.9. 3-PT FGPct:SaintFrancis (Pa.)30.0,NotreDame25.0.FTPct:SaintFrancis(Pa.)83.3,NotreDame58.3.Turnovers:SaintFrancis(Pa.)24,NotreDame13.BlockedShots:SaintFrancis(Pa.)2(Killian2),NotreDame6 (Williamson3).Steals:SaintFrancis(Pa.)10(Hodges6),NotreDame8(Allen,Schrader,Mallory2).Attendance:6,405.
NOTES:NotreDameandSaintFranciswereplayingoneanotherforthefirsttimeever;theIrishare17-1(.944)againstfirst-timeopponentssincethestartofthe2000-01season(10-0athome),includinganactive12-gamewinningstreakagainstnew foes…NotreDamefinishedthemonthofDecemberwithaperfect6-0record,itsfirstunblemishedmarkforanentiremonthsinceNovember2005(5-0)…sevenofthe11Irishwinsthisyearhavecome by 30+ points; that ties for the second-most 30-pointwins inasingleseasonbyNotreDame,matchingthetotalofthe1998-99squad(theschoolrecordfor30-pointwinsis10,setby the2000-01club)…the Irishhaveheld10of their12opponentstofewerthan60points,includingsevento50pointsorfewer…SaintFrancisscoredonly14second-halfpoints,thefewestallowedbytheIrishinasinglehalfsinceJan.2,2005,whenSetonHallalsoscored14pointsinthefirsthalfofa54-33IrishwinattheJoyceCenter…theRedFlashscoredonly39pointsontheday,thefewestallowedbyNotreDamesinceMarch1,2005,whentheIrishtooka41-35winatSetonHall…NotreDamehasnottrailedbymorethanthreepointsatanytimeduringitssevenhomewinsthisseason(5-2vs.Michiganwith18:10leftinfirsthalfonDec.2)…theIrishshotatleast50percentfromthefieldforthesixthtimethisyear…NotreDameforced at least 20 opponent turnovers for the 10th time thisyear,withonly(then)third-rankedMarylandandBowlingGreen(15apiece)avoidingtheturnoverbugagainsttheIrish…NotreDamehadatleastthreedouble-digitscorersforthe11thtimein12games(loneexceptioncameDec.8atPurduewhentheIrishhadtwoindoublefigures)…all11Irishplayersfoundthescoringcolumnforthefifthtimethisseason…sophomorecenterEricaWilliamsonhadacareer-high16points,onemorethanhertotalalmostexactlyoneyearearliervs.PrairieViewA&M(Dec.28,2006attheJoyceCenter)…Williamsonaddedaseason-highthreeblocksandwasonereboundshyofherseason-bestinthatcategory(ninevs.Miami-OhioonNov.9)…freshmanforwardDevereauxPetersmatchedherseasonhighwitheightrebounds,amarkshesetineachofthefirsttwogamesofhercareer(vs.Miami-OhioandWesternKentucky);Petersalsodishedoutaseason-high four assists, onemore thanher total vs.BostonCollegeonNov.24… juniorguardLindsaySchraderhandedoutacareer-highfiveassistsafterloggingfourassistsinagameonfiveprioroccasions(mostrecentlyonNov.27vs.Canisius)…seniorguardTulyahGainesrecordedatleastfiveassistsforthethirdconsecutivegameandhasa4.0assist/turnoverratiointhattime(20assists,fiveturnovers).
NOTES:NotreDameimprovesto3-0all-timeagainstRichmond,chalkingupitslargestmarginofvictoryintheabbreviatedseries…theIrishalsoearntheir11thconsecutivewinagainstthecurrentAtlantic10Conferencealignment…withitscurrent10-gamewinningstreak,NotreDamenowhasstrungtogetherthe10thdouble-digitwinstreakinschoolhistoryandfirstsinceasimilar10-gamerunfromJan.16-Feb.15,2005…theIrishalsowontheirfifthconsecutiveroadgame,whichironicallyalsooccurredduringtheaforementioned2005winningstreak(Jan.19-Feb.15)…NotreDame’s12-1starttiesforthesecond-best13-gamedebutinschoolhistory,equallingthe2004-05clubandtrailingonlythe2000-01squad(13-0)…theIrishnowhaveheld11of13opponentstofewerthan60points…theRichmondgamemarkedjustthethirdtimeallseasonNotreDamedidnothaveapositiveassist-to-turnoverratio(nineassistsand13turnovers)…NotreDameforcedat least20opponent turnovers for the11th timethisseason,comingupwithat least25takeawaysforthesixthtime(thirdinfourgames)…the18stealswerethesecond-mostfortheIrishthisseason,behindthe21-stealeffortvs.BostonCollegeonNov.24…NotreDamewent27-of-36atthefoulline,itshighesttotalsfromthestripesinceFeb.17,2007atProvidence(28-of-36)…theIrishhad21offensivereboundsatRichmond,tyingtheirsecond-bestmarkoftheyear(vs.Ca-nisiusonNov.27)andtrailingonlytheir22offensiveboardsvs.BostonCollegeonNov.24…NotreDamefieldedatleastthreedouble-digitscorersforthe12thtimein13gamesthisseason,witheightofthosegamefeaturingatleastfourindoublefigures(as was the case at Richmond) … senior guard Charel Allenmoved into15thplaceontheNotreDamecareerscoring listwith1,229points,passingLetitiaBowen(1,219from1991-95);nextupinMaryBethSchuethwith1,233pointsfrom1981-85…sophomoreguardAshleyBarlowtiedhercareerhighwithsixsteals,matchinghertotalfromaNov.19,2006winoverWesternMichiganattheJoyceCenter…juniorguardLindsaySchradernotchedherthirddouble-digitreboundingnightoftheseasonandsixthofhercareer…seniorguardTulyahGainestiedhercareerhighwithfivesteals,amarksheoriginallysetonDec.16,2006against IUPUIat theJoyceCenter…freshmanforwardDevereauxPetersscoredindoublefiguresfortheseventhtimeineightgamesandalsotalliedaseason-highthreestealsforthefifthtimethisyear(mostrecentlyatBowlingGreenonDec.5)…sophomorecenterEricaWilliamsonscoredindoublefiguresforthesecondconsecutivegameandeighthtimeinhercareer…freshmanguardBrittanyMallorywasalatescratchfromtheRichmondgameafterexperiencingflu-likesymptoms.
NOTES:NotreDamewins itssixthconsecutiveroadgame, itslongestwinningstreakawayfromhomesincea10-gamerunfromNov.17,2000toFeb.14,2001…theIrisheventheserieswithLouisvilleat3-3,postingtheirhighestpointtotaleveragainsttheCardinalsandwinningatFreedomHallforthefirsttimesinceFeb.21,1994(a69-54decision)…NotreDame’s13-2recordthrough15gamesmatchesitssecond-beststartinprogramhistory,trail-ingonlythe15-0debutin2000-01;theIrishhavebeen13-2onfourotheroccasions (1977-78,1998-99,1999-2000andmostrecentlyin2004-05)…NotreDamescoresatleast80pointsfortheninthtimethisseason,going9-0insuchgamesand109-3(.973)sincejoiningtheBIGEASTConferencein1995-96…theIrishimproveto9-4inBIGEASTopeners,includinga4-3markwhenopeningontheroad…NotreDamefieldedatleastthreedouble-digitscorersforthe13thtimein15games…theIrishshotatleast45percentfromthefieldforthe10thtimethisseason(10-0record)…NotreDame’sbenchstillhasoutscoreditsopponent’sreserveunitineverygamethisseason…theIrishhadastreakof30consecutivegameswith18orfewerturnoverssnappedatLouisville,committing20giveaways;it’sthehighestturnovertotalforNotreDamesinceithad22inanovertimelossatSouthFloridaonJan,13,2007(almostexactlyoneyearearlier)…seniorguardCharelAllensetnewseasonhighsforpointsandreboundsinagame,whileloggingher12thcareer20-pointgame(firstsincea21-pointoutingagainstNo.2NorthCarolinaonMarch20,2007inthesecondroundoftheNCAATournament)…seniorguardTulyahGainesscoredindoublefiguresforthethirdtimethisseasonandfirstsinceaseason-high15pointsagainstMichiganonDec.2…sophomorecenterEricaWilliamsoncrackeddoubledigitsforthethirdtimeinfourgames…freshmanforwardDevereauxPetersearned her first career start at Louisville … freshman forwardBeccaBruszewskicannedherfirstcareerthree-pointeragainsttheCardinals…headcoachMuffetMcGrawcollectsher550thcareervictory,improvingto550-222(.712)in26seasonsofcoaching,witha462-181(.719)recordatNotreDame.
NOTES:NotreDameimprovesto15-8all-timeagainstVillanovaandwinsback-to-backseriesgamesvs.theWildcatsforthefirsttimesinceaseries-longsix-gamewinningstreakfrom1998-2000…theIrishhavescored65+pointsintheirlastthreegamesagainstVillanovaafterfailingtodosointheprevioussevencontests…NotreDamehasforcedacombinedtotalof44VillanovaturnoversinitslasttwogamesagainsttheWildcats;VUcameintothisyear’sgameleadingthenationinfewestturnovers(11.2pergame)…infact,Villanova’s24turnoverswereitshighestgiveawaymarksince Dec. 1, 2001, when the Wildcats had 26 turnovers in a43-35lossatBig5rivalTemple…NotreDamehadatleastfourdouble-figurescorersfortheninthtimein17gamesthisseason,improvingto9-0inthosecontests…theIrishshotaseason-best.944(17-of-18)fromthefoulline,justmissingtheschoolrecordforfreethrowaccuracy(18-of-18atValparaisoonNov.30,2004)…NotreDamebouncedbackextremelywellfromaseason-low.245fieldgoalpercentageat#16WestVirginia,withits.543percentageagainstVillanovamarkingtheseventhtimethisseasontheIrishhaveshotbetterthan50percentfromthefloor(firstsincea.529markonDec.29vs.SaintFrancis-Pa.)…NotreDamecollectedjust25rebounds,itslowesttotalsinceMarch5,2006,whenithad23reboundsinaBIGEASTChampionshipquarterfinallossto#7Connecticut…Villanova’s21reboundsarethefewestfora Notre Dame opponent since Jan. 4, 2006, when St. John’salsohad21boards ina66-63upsetwinoverthevisitingIrish…NotreDamenotchedat least15stealsfortheseventhtimethisseasonandfirstsincecollecting18theftsatRichmondonJan.2…the Irishnowhaveheld13of their17opponents tofewerthan60points,going12-1inthosecontests…freshmanforwardDevereauxPetersscoredaseason-high15points,onemorethanhertotalintheovertimewinatBowlingGreenonDec.5…Petersalsotalliedaseason-highsevensteals,themostforanIrishplayersinceJan.30,2005,whenMeganDuffyalsohadseventheftsina65-59winat#9/10Connecticut…inaddition,Peters’sevenstealstieforthefifth-mostbyanIrishplayerinJoyceCenterhistory,amarkmostrecentlyattainedbyDuffy,whohadsevenstealsagainstColoradoStateonNov.22,2004…seniorguardCharelAllenmoved into13thplaceon theNotreDamecareerscoringlistwith1,296points,passingformerteammateDuffy,whohad1,290pointsfrom2002-06…juniorguardLindsaySchraderhadaperfectshootingnight(5-5FG,2-2FT)enroutetoherhighestscoringnightsincea17-point,12-reboundeffortonDec.5atBowlingGreen;yetitwasn’tSchrader’sbestcareershootingperformance,asshewent6-of-6fromthefieldonDec.4,2005atWisconsin.
NOTES: Notre Dame scores more than 100 points on anopponent’sfloorforthefirsttimeinschoolhistory…it’salsojust the second time the Irish have ever scored 100 pointsawayfromhome(113-35winvs.LibertyonNov.24,1989,atUCFRotaryClassicinOrlando)…theIrishpointtotaltiesforthe seventh-highest single-game mark in school history (theaforementioned113pointsvs.Libertyistheschoolrecord)andit’sthe10thtriple-digitgameintheNotreDamerecordbooks(firstsincea107-65winoverClevelandStateonNov.26,2002,attheJoyceCenter)…theIrishsetaMcDonoughArenarecordfor points by a visiting team, breaking the old mark held byConnecticutonJan.5,1995ina103-64Huskieswin…the190combinedpointsarethemostinaNotreDamegamesincetheIrishdownedWestVirginia,111-90onJan.7,1999,attheJoyceCenter(settingaschoolrecordforcombinedpointswith201)…NotreDameimprovesto22-2all-timeagainstGeorgetown(9-1atMcDonoughArena)andhaswonfiveinarowintheseries,whilealsonotchingitshighestpointtotalinthe24-gameseries…GeorgetownbecomesthethirddifferentBIGEASTschoolthatNotreDamehasscored100pointsagainstduringconferenceplay,joiningProvidenceandWestVirginiainthatcategory…theIrishscored56second-halfpointsatGeorgetown,theirhighestoutputinasinglehalfsincescoringaschool-record61pointsinthefirsthalfoftheaforementioned2002routoverClevelandState…NotreDameputssevenplayersindoublefiguresforthefirsttimesinceFeb.6,1997ina90-73winvs.Syracuse…theIrishshoot61percentfromthefloorvs.Georgetown,theirbestshootingnightsinceFeb.27,2001,whentheyconnectedata.635clipinan82-63winatPittsburgh…NotreDameshootsaseason-best.600fromthethree-pointlineandtiesitsseasonhighwithsixthree-pointers…sophomoreguardAshleyBarlowpostedhersecond20-pointgameoftheseason,comingonepointshyofhercareerbest,whichshesetonDec.8atPurdue… freshman guard Brittany Mallory scored a season-high 15points,twomorethanhertotalvs.BostonCollegeonNov.24…sophomoreguardMelissaLechlitnerscoredaseason-high13points,returningtodoublefiguresforthefirsttimesinceshehad12pointsatCentralMichiganonNov.20…Lechlitneralsodishedoutsixassists,oneshortofherseasonbest,setonDec.12againstValparaiso…freshmanforwardBeccaBruszewskicollectedher thirddouble-digit scoringnightof theyear,andfirstsinceNov.24vs.BostonCollege(10points).
NOTES:NotreDamelosesback-to-backgamesforthefirsttimeallseason…allfiveIrishlosseshavecomestoteamsthatwererankedinoneorbothmajornationalpollsattipoff,includingthreeatthehandsoftop-fiveopponents(#3Maryland,#3Tennessee,#1Connecticut)…NotreDamebecomesthefirstteamthisseasontooutreboundConnecticut,withnopriorHuskiesopponentgettingcloserthanaminus-5reboundmargin(VirginiaonDec.5;#3NorthCarolinaonJan.21);UConncameintothegamerankedfirstinthenationinreboundingmargin(+16.9rpg)…NotreDamedropsto1-5all-timeathomeagainsttop-rankedopponents,withtheConnecticutgamethefirstfortheIrishagainstaNo.1teamsinceDec.31,2005(62-51losstoTennessee)…ConnecticutwinsitsfifthconsecutivegameovertheIrishandimprovesto21-4all-timeagainstNotreDame(winningbytheexactsamemarginastheteams’lastmeetingexactlyoneyearearlier)…NotreDamehadatleastfourdouble-figurescorersforthe11thtimethisseason,fallingto10-1inthosecontests…theIrishbenchhasoutscoreditsopponentsinall20gamesthisseasonandisaveraging30.6pointspernight…NotreDamenowhascommittedfewerthan20turnoversin35ofitslast36games(exception:20giveawayson Jan. 8 at Louisville) … the Irish just missed their best freethrowperformanceoftheseason,trailingonlya.944outing(17-of-18)vs.VillanovaonJan.16…freshmanforwardDevereauxPeters collected her first career double-double with 10 pointsandaseason-high12rebounds,matchingthemostbyanyIrishplayerthisseason(12boardsbyjuniorguardLindsaySchraderatBowlingGreenonDec.5)…Schraderdishedoutacareer-highsixassists,onemore thanshehadagainstSaintFrancis (Pa.)onDec.29…thecapacitycrowdof11,418attheJoyceCentermarkedthefifthselloutinschoolhistoryandsecondthisseason(Jan.5vs.Tennessee);thisyearjoinsthe2000-01campaignastheonlyonestofeaturemorethanoneselloutinaseason…thecapacitycrowdalsorepresentedthefirsttimetheIrishhavehadthreegameswith10,000+fans inoneseason (also10,825vs.MichiganonDec.2).
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#1 Tulyah GainesGuard • 5-7 • Sr.-3V • North Las Vegas, Nev. (Cheyenne HS)
Career HighsPointsCareer..........27.vs..Cincinnati.(1/10/07)
u. Logged.seven.points.and.five.assists.in.season.opener.vs..Miami.(Ohio).u. Registered.six.points.and.five.assists.(no.turnovers).in.win.over.Western.Kentucky.u. Scored.six.points.and.had.two.assists.(no.turnovers).at.No..3.Maryland.u. Tossed.in.11.points.(including.first.career.three-pointer).and.game-high.three.assists.at.
MiscellaneousDouble-doubles............................... 3/0Double-figure.scoring.games...... 69/1720-point.games............................12*/1Double-figure.rebound.games........ 3/05-assist.games................................ 7/35-steal.games.................................. 5/2(noted in season/career format)* - includes one 30-point game
Allen In The Notre Dame Career Record Booku. 12th.in.scoring.(1,338.points;.next.up.is.Shari.Matvey.(1,373.from.’79-83)).u. 7th.in.field.goals.attempted.(1,214;.next.up.is.Ruth.Riley.(1,229.from.’97-01)).u. 8th.in.free.throw.percentage.(.796;.next.up.is.Karen.Robinson.(.797.from.’87-91)).u. 11th.in.double-figure.scoring.games.(69;.next.up.are.Shari.Matvey.(70.from.’79-83).and.
history.with.1,000.points,.500.rebounds.and.200.assists.in.career.….just 24 steals shy of becoming first player in school history to reach aforementioned marks plus 200 steals.
Allen Against Providenceu. Averaging.14.0.points.and.6.7.rebounds.with..485.field.goal.percentage.(16-33).in.three.
u. Made.college.debut.vs..Miami.(Ohio),.coming.off.the.bench.to.register.six.points,.eight.rebounds.and.game-high.five.blocks.in.15.minutes.
u. Had.four.points,.team-high.eight.rebounds.and.three.steals.against.Western.Kentucky.u. Turned.in.strong.performance.off.the.bench.at.No..3.Maryland,.collecting.12.points.(first.
u. Looked.strong.in.season.opener.vs..Miami.(Ohio),.scoring.19.points.(8-14.FG).u. Paced.Irish.with.game-high.18.points.(5-8.FG,.3-4.3FG).against.Western.Kentucky.u. Played.just.12.minutes.at.No..3.Maryland.due.to.first-half.foul.trouble.and.being.shaken.
u. Collected.game-high.19.points. (8-12.FG,.3-4.3FG). in. just.22.minutes.vs..Valparaiso,.scoring.15.points.(6-8.FG,.3-4.3FG).in.the.first.half.
u. Scored.12.points.(5-7.FG,.2-3.3FG).in.only.14.minutes.against.Saint.Francis.(Pa.).u. Contributed.16.points,.including.12.in.a.pair.of.key.first-half.runs,.and.tied.career.high.
No..1.Connecticut.u In past four games, averaging 18.8 points per game with .568 field goal percentage
(25-44) and .947 free throw percentage (18-19).
Barlow In The Notre Dame Career Record Booku. 3rd.in.free.throw.percentage.(.844;.next.up.is.Megan.Duffy.(.859.from.’02-06)).u. 5th.in.steals.per.game.(1.96;.next.up.is.Michelle.Marciniak.(2.03.from.’91-92)).u. Scored.500th.career.point.on.Jan..5.against.No..3.Tennessee.
Barlow’s Career StatisticsSeason GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg.
u. Made.college.debut. in.season.opener.vs..Miami. (Ohio),.picking.up.six.points,. seven.rebounds.and.two.steals.in.28.minutes.
u. Scored.four.points.in.11.minutes.against.Western.Kentucky.u. Had.three.steals.in.homecoming.game.at.No..3.Maryland.u. Tallied.eight.points.at.Central.Michigan,.including.pair.of.three-pointers.36.seconds.apart.
u. Playing.at.Georgetown.in.front.of.nearly.80.family.and.friends.from.nearby.Baltimore,.scored.season-high.15.points.(5-6.FG,.2-3.3FG).in.23.minutes.
u. Scored.five.points.in.eight.minutes.against.No..rv/25.DePaul,.including.two.crucial.free.throws.with.seven.seconds.left.to.pull. Irish.within.one;.also.forced.turnover.moments.later.that.gave.Irish.a.look.at.game-winning.shot.
u. Had. three.points.against.No..1.Connecticut;.also.provided.solid.defense.on.Huskies.forward.Maya.Moore,.helping.to.hold.her.scoreless.after.opening.five.minutes.
Mallory’s Career StatisticsSeason GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg.
u. Erupted.in.first.meaningful.game.since.March.19,.2006.(nearly.20.months),.making.her.first.six.shots.from.the.field.and.scoring.game-high.20.points.(10-12.FG).in.only.17.minutes.vs..Miami.(Ohio).—.her.first.career.“point-a-minute”.game.
u. Scored.eight.points.and.grabbed.six.rebounds.against.Western.Kentucky.u. Collected.10.points.and.team-high.eight.rebounds.at.No..3.Maryland.u. Picked.up.10.points.and.game-high.three.steals.at.Central.Michigan.u. Registered.team.highs.of.16.points.(7-12.FG).and.eight.rebounds.vs..Boston.College.u. Tallied.10.points,.six.rebounds.and.four.assists.in.win.vs..Canisius.u. Notched.11.points.and.two.steals.against.Michigan.u. Earned.first.double-double.since.Dec..17,.2005.with.team-high.17.points.and.game-high.
u. Had.eight.points.and.team-high.10.rebounds.in.program’s.first-ever.win.at.Purdue.u. Collected.10.points.and.career-high-tying.three.steals.at.IUPUI.u. Registered.eight.points.and.five.assists.vs..Saint.Francis.(Pa.).u. Pulled.down.game-high.10.rebounds,.while.adding.seven.points.and.four.assists.in.vic-
u. Chalked.up.seven.points.(5-5.FT).and.five.rebounds.against.No..1.Connecticut.u In past three games (22 minutes), has missed only one shot (4-4 FG, 11-12 FT).
Bruszewski’s Career StatisticsSeason GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg.
u. Nearly.perfect.shooting.night.at.Central.Michigan,.scoring.10.points.(3-3.FG,.4-5.FT).and.adding.four.rebounds,.two.blocks.and.two.steals.in.16.minutes.
u. Made.first.start.of.season.vs..Boston.College,.scoring. four.points.and.grabbing. four.rebounds.in.14.minutes.
u. Had.six.points.(3-6.FG).and.four.rebounds.in.season-high.19.minutes.vs..Michigan.u. Got. Irish.rolling. in.win.over.Valparaiso,.scoring.six.of.her.seven.points. in.first.3:33.of.
D’Amico In The Notre Dame Career Record Booku. 10th.in.blocked.shots.(90;.next.up.is.Heidi.Bunek.(93.from.’85-89)).u. Scored.500th.career.point.on.Nov..13.vs..Western.Kentucky.u. Appeared.in.100th.career.game.on.Dec..29.vs..Saint.Francis.(Pa.).
u. Made.debut.in.starting.lineup.for.season.opener.vs..Miami.(Ohio),.registering.six.points.and.team-high.nine.rebounds.in.18.minutes.
u. Had.two.points.and.four.rebounds.against.Western.Kentucky.u. Notched.four.points.and.career-high-tying.two.assists.at.No..3.Maryland.u. Collected.six.points.(3-6.FG).and.two.blocks.in.nine.minutes.at.Central.Michigan.u. Came.off.bench.for.first.time.this.season.vs..Boston.College,.tallying.five.points.and.five.