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Notre Dame’s Possible Starting Lineup (C = captain)

No Name Pos Ht Yr* PPG RPG Other Notes14 DevereauxPeters F 6-2 Sr. 9.2 5.3 2.2apg •Averaging4.3assistsinpast3games32 BeccaBruszewski(C) F 6-1 Sr. 8.6 5.3 1.4apg •Season-high17ptsvs.Creighton 4 SkylarDiggins G 5-9 So. 13.0 2.7 4.5apg •5+assistsin7gamesthisseason21 NatalieNovosel G 5-11 Jr. 15.4 3.7 2.3spg •Near-perfectshootingatVU(6-7FG,6-6FT)22 BrittanyMallory(C) G 5-10 Sr. 6.6 1.9 2.5spg •Season-high12pointsatValparaiso Off the Bench For the Fighting Irish 1 EricaSolomon F 6-2 Jr. 6.4 4.6 1.5spg •2dbl-dbl(firstofcareer)inpast8games 2 VeronicaBadway G 5-7 Jr. 0.5 0.4 0.1spg •Walk-onmadecollegedebutvs.UNH(3pts)11 NatalieAchonwa F 6-3 Fr. 9.1 5.7 1.5apg •LeadsBIGEASTwith.634FG%12 FradericaMiller G 5-10 Jr. 2.6 2.1 2.1spg •5.0ppg,3.7rpg.inpast2games15 KailaTurner G 5-8 So. 4.3 1.1 2.7apg •2.46assist/turnoverratiothisseason23 KaylaMcBride G 5-11 Fr. 8.2 3.0 1.8apg •2ndonteamwith.539fieldgoalpct.41 MaryForr F 5-11 Sr. 1.8 0.8 0.3apg •Walk-onscored6ptsindebutvs.UNH44 ArielBraker F 6-1 Fr. 3.1 2.8 0.8spg •8pts(4-4FG),3stlsatValparaiso* = players listed by academic class (Mallory and Peters retain additional year of eligibility)Pronunciations: Achonwa (uh-CHAWN-wuh); Bruszewski (broo-SHEFF-skee); Fraderica (fruh-DARE-uh-kuh); Kaila (KAY-luh); Novosel (KNOW-vuh-sell)

2010-11 ND Women’s Basketball: Games 13-14State Farm Holiday Hoops Classic#17/15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish(9-3/1-0BIGEAST)vs.Gonzaga Bulldogs(10-3/0-0WCC)/Loyola Marymount Lions(5-7/0-0WCC)

uDATE: December29-30,2010uTIME: 4:30p.m.PT(both days)uAT: Seattle,Wash. KeyArena(17,072)uSERIES: ND/GU-Firstmeeting NDleadsLMU1-0uLAST MTG:ND78-40(1/3/87)

uWEBCAST: goseattleu.com(live)uRADIO: PulseFM(96.9/92.1) UND.com(live) BobNagle,p-b-puLIVE STATS: goseattleu.comuTWITTER: @ndwbbsid/@UND_comuTEXT ALERT: SignupatUND.com

Storylinesu Notre Dame will be playing in its second

tournamentoftheseason,havingpreviouslywontheWBCAClassicontheweekendafterThanksgiving.

u TheFightingIrishhavewon24oftheirlast27regular-seasontournamentgames,includingacurrentstreakofsixinarow.

Afterplayingjustonceinthepast18daysdue to final exams and the Christmasholiday break, No. 17/15 Notre Dame

willreturntoactionthisweekasittakespartinthe inauguralStateFarmHolidayHoopsClas-sicatKeyArena inSeattle,Wash.TheFightingIrish will tangle with Gonzaga on WednesdayandLoyolaMarymountonThursday,withbothgamestippingoffat4:30p.m.PT(7:30p.m.ET). Notre Dame (9-3, 1-0 BIG EAST) last tookthehardwoodonDec.20, leadingwire-to-wireina94-43winatValparaiso.TheFightingIrishconnectedon14oftheirfirst16shotsandneverlookedbackenroutetotheirfourth50-pointwinoftheseason. Junior guard Natalie Novosel scored agame-high18points(6-7FG,6-6FT)in20min-utes,whilefreshmanforwardNatalie Achonwa andseniorguardBrittany Malloryeachadded12pointsforNotreDame.

Rankingsu NotreDamewasNo.17 in lastweek’sAs-

sociatedPresspollandNo.15inlastweek’sESPN/USA Todaypoll.

u Gonzaga and Loyola Marymount were notrankedlastweek.

Web Sitesu NotreDame: www.UND.comuGonzaga: www.gozags.comuLoyolaMarymount: www.lmulions.comu BIGEAST: www.bigeast.orgu WestCoast: www.wccsports.com

Setting The StandardUnder the guidance of 24th-year head coachMuffet McGraw,NotreDamehasevolvedintooneofthecountry’sleadingwomen’sbasketballpowers. The Irish have appeared in 17 NCAATournaments (including a current streak of 15inarow)andadvancedtotheNCAASweet16eighttimesinthepast14seasons.NotreDamealsohasreachedtheNCAAWomen’sFinalFourtwice, winning college basketball’s ultimateprizewiththe2001nationalchampionship. In its history, Notre Dame has developednineAll-Americans,10WNBAplayers(includingsevendraftpicks in thepastdecade)andfourUSA Basketball veterans (eight medals won).Now in their34thseason in2010-11, the Irishownanall-timerecordof698-305 (.696).

Notre Dame Head Coach Muffet McGrawSaintJoseph’s’77u 24thseasonatNotreDame •534-206(.722)atNotreDame •622-247(.716)in29thseasonoverallu 2011Women’sBasketballHallofFameinducteeu2001consensusNationalCoachoftheYearuFour-timeNaismithCoachoftheYearfinalistuFour-timeconferenceCoachoftheYear •2001BIGEASTCoachoftheYearu2009WBCACarolEckmanAwardrecipient

9-3 / 1-0 BIG EASTN3 (12/12) Michigan Tech (exhib.) W, 102-30N12 (12/12)NewHampshire W,99-48N15 (12/12)MoreheadState W,91-28N18 (12/12)UCLA(15/15)1 L,83-862OT

N21 (12/12)@Kentucky(9/10)FSS L,76-81N26 (18/16)IUPUI2 W,95-29N27 (18/16)WakeForest2 W,92-69N28 (18/16)Butler2 W,85-54D1 (16/16)@Baylor(2/3) L,65-76D5 (16/16)PurdueESPN2 W,72-51D8 (18/18)•@Providence W,79-43D11 (18/18)Creighton W,91-54D20 (17/16)@Valparaiso W,94-43D29 vs. Gonzaga3 7:30 ETD30 vs. Loyola Marymount3 7:30 ETJ2 SoutheastMissouriState 2:00ETJ5 •@Marquette 8:00ETJ8 •ConnecticutCBS 2:00ETJ12 •Louisville 7:00ETJ15 •@Pittsburgh 2:00ETJ18 •GeorgetownCBSC 7:00ETJ23 •St.John’sESPNU 2:00ETJ29 •@Villanova 7:00ETF1 •Syracuse 7:00ETF5 •@SouthFlorida 7:00ETF8 •SetonHall 7:00ETF12 •Rutgers 2:00ETF19 •@ConnecticutBETV 2:00ETF22 •@WestVirginiaCBSC 7:00ETF26 •Cincinnati 2:00ETF28 •@DePaulCBSC 9:00ETM4 BIGEAST1stRound4 TBAM5 BIGEAST2ndRound4-BETV TBAM6 BIGEASTQuarterfinal4-ESPNU TBAM7 BIGEASTSemifinal4-ESPNU 6/8:00ETM8 BIGEASTFinal4-ESPN 7:00ETM19-22

NCAA1st-2ndRounds5-ESPN/ESPN2 TBA

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NCAARegionals6-ESPN TBA

A3 NCAANationalSemifinals7-ESPN TBAA5 NCAAChampionshipGame7-ESPN TBA

(x) = numbers before opponent name indicate ND rank in AP/ESPN-USA Today polls; numbers after are opponent rank; when only one ranking is shown, it is from the AP poll.

• = BIG EAST Conference game1 = Super Six Series (Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center - Notre Dame, Ind.)2 = WBCA Classic (Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center - Notre Dame, Ind.)3 = State Farm Holiday Hoops Classic (KeyArena - Seattle, Wash.)4 = BIG EAST Championship (XL Center - Hartford, Conn.)5 = NCAA 1st/2nd rounds (at campus sites)6 = NCAA Regionals (at Dallas, Dayton, Philadelphia, Spokane)7 = NCAA Women’s Final Four (Conseco Fieldhouse - Indianapolis, Ind.)

FSS = Game televised on Fox Sports SouthCBS C = Games to be televised on CBS College SportsBETV = Games to be televised on BIG EAST Network package

NOTE: All home games not scheduled for commercial TV tentatively will be webcast live and free of charge at UND.com.

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

All times Eastern // Dates and times subject to change

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2001 NCAA Champions • 1997 NCAA Final Four8 NCAA Sweet 16 Berths • 17 NCAA Tourney Appearances

Notre Dame Sports InformationC112JoyceCenter,SecondFloorNotreDame,IN46556phone(574)631-7516//fax(574)631-7941ChrisMasters,AssociateMediaRelationsDirector(WBB) [email protected]//cell(574)532-4166

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

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

Credentials / ParkingSeasoncredentialswill be issued toallmediacoveringtheFightingIrishonaregularbasis.Pleasenote—anyNotreDamemen’sbasketballseasoncredentialalsooffersaccesstoallFightingIrishwomen’sbasketballgames. Forsingle-gamecredentials,contactChris Mastersnolaterthan24hoursbeforetipoff.Credentialrequestsmaybesubmittedviaphone,faxore-mail.Passeswillbeleftatthemediawillcallentrance(Gate8)ofPurcellPavilion. ParkingisfreeforallFightingIrishwomen’sbasketballgames in the large lot southofPurcellPavilion.Due toconstructionnearthearena,therearenodesignatedpark-inglotsorspecificparkingpassesformediamembers. Credentials remain the property of the University of Notre Dame and may be revoked at any time.

Game NotesNotreDame’sgamenotespackageiscompletedandmadeavailableon-linethroughtheofficialIrishathleticswebsiteduringtheseason,usuallyatleastonedaypriortotipoff.NotreDame’sgamenotesareinAdobePDFformatandwillbedistributedviaelectronic means only (e-mailorweb).Faxdistributionisbyrequestonly. PleasecontactChris Mastersifyouwishtobeaddedto the e-mail distribution list forNotreDame’s regularwomen’sbasketballreleases.

Gameday ServicesGamedaypackages containing gamenotes, programsandother informationwillbeavailableprior toallhomecontests. A pre-gamemeal alsowill be served in theMonogramRoommediaarea(exitthroughstandsaboveGate6torightofpressrow,entranceonrightafterexitingouterconcoursedoors)beginning75minutesbeforetipoff. Abankofstatisticsmonitorsislocatedonpressrowforthemedia’sconvenience.FinalstatisticsbooksincludeanofficialNCAAboxscoreandplay-by-play.Telephone,copierandfaxservicesareavailableonafirst-come,first-servedbasis.PurcellPavilionalsoofferswirelessInternetcapability—checkwithChris Mastersforaccess.

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

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Quick Hitters• WithitsNo.17rankingintheDec.20As-

sociatedPresspoll,NotreDamenowhasappearedintheAPpollforaschool-record65consecutiveweeks,extendingthepro-gramstandardthatbeganwiththe2007-08preseasonpoll.

• TheFighting Irish haveposted a school-recordsixwinsthisseasonbyatleast35points, topping theoldprogramstandardoffour35-pointvictoriessetin2008-09.

• NotreDamehaswonsevengamesby30pointsormore,puttingtheFightingIrishbet-terthanhalfwaytotheschoolrecordof1030-pointvictoriesestablishedin2000-01.

• NotreDamehasscoredatleast90pointsinsixgames thisseason, justoneshyoftheprogram recordof seven set in threeseparate seasons (1996-97, 1998-99and2007-08).

• TheFightingIrishrankamongthetop16inthecountry ineightstatisticalcategories,according to theDec.13NCAAstatisticsreport. Notre Dame leads the nation insteals(now16.3spg.),whileplacingsixthinfieldgoalpercentage(.500),scoringmargin(+30.0ppg.),assists(20.3apg.)andturn-overmargin(+9.33).TheFightingIrishalsoare10th in thecountry inscoringoffense(85.2ppg.),13thinthree-pointpercentagedefense(.233)and16thinassist/turnoverratio(1.16).

• NotreDameisclosinginonthe700thwininschoolhistory,currentlysportinga698-305(.696)recordin34seasonsofintercollegiatecompetition.Thereare30NCAADivisionIprograms that have reached the 700-winplateau,most recentlyDuke,KansasandMissouri State earlier thismonth.MiddleTennesseehas699victories,withtheBlueRaiderssettoplayatNo.11KentuckyonWednesday.

• NotreDamecelebrated another programmilestoneonDec.5withits1,000thall-timegame(a72-51winoverPurdueatPurcellPavilion).

• PartofNotreDame’ssuccessthusfarcanbetracedtotheimprovementinthreeofitsveterans,eachofwhomhasexceededherscoringoutputfromlastseasonbyatleast50percent.JuniorguardNatalie Novosel (5.0 to 15.4), senior forwardDevereaux Peters(6.7to9.2)andjuniorforwardErica Solomon(3.4to6.4)alsoarecurrentlylog-gingcareer-highscoringaveragesthisyear.

• TheFightingIrishfreshmanclassalsohasmadesignificantcontributionsearlyonthisseason, ledbyforwardNatalie Achonwa and guardKayla McBride. Achonwa isaveraging9.1pointsandateam-high5.7rebounds per game, and leads the BIGEASTwith a .634 field goal percentage.McBride (whostarted fourgamesaroundThanksgivingwhenseniorguardBrittany Mallorywasslowedwithanankleinjury)isaveraging8.2pointspergameandistiedfor seventh in theBIGEASTwith a .539fieldgoalpercentage.Betweenthem,theyhavescoredindoublefigures10timesthisseason,with each scoringa season-high14points(Achonwavs.CreightonDec.11,McBridevs.MoreheadStateonNov.15).

Other Notre Dame Notables • Not re Dame is

amongthenation’swinningest pro-grams during thepast 15 seasons(1996-97 to pres-ent), ranking sixthwith352victories.

• Notre Dame hasrankedamongthetop20inthenationinattendanceeachofthepast10seasons.Lastyear,theprogramfinishedfourthinthefinalNCAAattendancerankingswith8,377fans per game, both setting new schoolrecords in theprocess.TheFighting Irishalsohavedrawn5,000-or-morefansto149of their last151homegames, logging13PurcellPavilionsellouts(mostrecentlyonDec.5vs.Purdue).

• TheFighting Irishhavebecomea regularfixtureintheWNBADraft inrecentyears,as sevenNotreDameplayers havebeenselectedinthepastdecade.Charel Allen was themost recent Fighting Irishplayerto be chosen, going to the SacramentoMonarchs in the third round (43rdoverallpick)ofthe2008WNBADraft.Ruth Riley (San Antonio) was active in the league

Winningest Teams (1996-97 to present)

485 Connecticut452 Tennessee413 Duke367 LouisianaTech355 OldDominionu352 NOTRE DAME352 PurdueNOTE: through games of Dec. 27.

#17/16 Notre Dame 94, Valparaiso 43December 20, 2010Athletics-Recreation Center (Valparaiso, Ind.)

Notre Dame (94)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpPeters 15 3-7 0-0 0-0 4 3 0 6Bruszewski 20 4-6 0-0 0-0 4 1 1 8Diggins 16 1-3 1-3 0-2 2 5 0 3Novosel 20 6-7 0-1 6-6 2 2 0 18Mallory 23 3-5 0-2 6-7 3 4 1 12Solomon 17 0-5 0-0 0-0 5 1 1 0Badway 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Achonwa 14 5-9 1-1 1-3 7 0 1 12Miller 12 3-4 0-0 2-4 3 3 3 8Turner 20 3-6 2-4 0-0 1 3 0 8McBride 25 2-5 1-2 2-2 6 1 0 7Forr 6 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 4Braker 9 4-4 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 8Team 4Totals 200 36-63 5-13 17-24 44 23 7 94

Valparaiso (43)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpGerardot 23 2-12 1-5 0-0 1 2 2 5Lange 24 2-7 0-1 1-2 0 2 4 5Ray 20 2-7 1-5 1-2 1 0 2 6Adams 23 1-5 0-1 0-0 3 0 2 2Richards 20 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 1 0Gick 17 3-5 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 6Lang,S. 16 5-7 1-1 0-0 3 1 2 11Thomas 16 1-4 1-2 0-0 3 2 3 3Timmerman 24 1-4 1-3 0-0 2 2 1 3Horton 9 0-2 0-2 0-0 1 0 0 0Lang,E. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Callaway 7 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 2Team 6Totals 200 18-56 5-21 2-4 23 12 18 43

Notre Dame 49 45 — 94Valparaiso 23 20 — 43

FG Pct:NotreDame57.1,Valparaiso32.1.3-PT FG Pct:NotreDame38.5,Valparaiso23.8.FT Pct:NotreDame70.8,Valparaiso50.0. Turnovers: Notre Dame 16, Valparaiso 26. Blocked Shots:NotreDame5(Peters4),Valparaiso1.Steals:NotreDame24(Mallory,Miller5),Valparaiso3.Attendance:1,877.

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during the ’10 season, helping theSilverStars return to theplayoffs for the fourthconsecutiveseason.ThreeofNotreDame’seightWNBAalumshavewonatotaloffourleaguechampionships—Rileywonapairof crownswith theDetroit Shock (2003FinalsMVP,2006),Coquese Washington toiledforthe2000HoustonComets,whileJacqueline BatteastwasRiley’steammateonthe’06title-winningsquadinDetroit.

• Forthefifthyearinarow,theFightingIrishpostedaperfect100-percentGraduationSuccessRate(GSR),accordingtofiguresreleasedbytheNCAAinOctober.What’smore,sinceMuffet McGrawbecameheadcoachin1987,everyNotreDamewomen’sbasketballplayerwhohascompletedherathleticandacademiceligibilityattheUni-versityhasearnedherbachelor’sdegree(a 62-for-62 success rate),with all threemembers of this year’s senior class ontargettoearntheirdiplomas.

A Quick Look At GonzagaComing off the school’s first-ever trip to theNCAASweet16in2010,Gonzagahas10letter-winnersbackinthefold,includingtwostartersfromthat25-5squad. The Bulldogs (10-3) seemingly haven’tmissed a beat, riding a nine-gamewinningstreak coming into thisweek’s tournament,mostrecentlydefeatCalStateFullerton,101-52onDec.23 inSpokane.Seniorguard/forwardJanelle Bekkeringhadanear-perfectshoot-ingday (10-11FG,2-23FG,4-4FT),scoring26 points in just 24minutes. Junior forwardKayla Standish added22points (10-13FG)andninerebounds,whileseniorguardCourt-ney Vanderslootpostedadouble-doublewith14pointsand11assists,sparkingaGonzagaoffensethattoppedthe100-pointmarkforthethirdtimethisseason. Junior guard/forwardKatelan Redmon leadstheBulldogsinscoring(18.5ppg.)andissecondinbothrebounding(6.1rpg.)andassists(3.2apg.).Vanderslootissecondinscoring(17.5ppg.)andleadsthenationinassists(9.7apg.),whileStandishadds15.3pointspergameandteamhighsof7.7reboundspergameanda.572fieldgoalpercentage. HeadcoachKelly Gravesisinhis11thsea-sonatGonzagawitha207-117(.639)recordattheschool.Includingathree-yearstintatSaintMary’s (Calif.),Graveshasacareer recordof273-143(.656).

The Notre Dame-Gonzaga SeriesWednesday’sgamewillmarkthefirsttimeNotreDameandGonzagawillmeetonthehardwood.

Other Notre Dame-Gonzaga Series Tidbits• Gonzagaisthesixthofsevenfirst-timeop-

ponentsonNotreDame’sschedulethisyear.TheFightingIrishare3-2againstthesenewfoesthisseason,defeatingNewHampshire(99-48),MoreheadState(91-28)andWakeForest(92-69)atPurcellPavilion,whilefallingatNo.9/10Kentucky (81-76)andNo.2/3Baylor(76-65).

• The Bulldogswill be the 186th differentopponent in the 34-year history ofNotre

Damewomen’sbasketball.

• Not re Dameis 44-7 (.863)against f irst-timeopponentssince joiningthe BIG EASTConference in1995-96, in-cluding a 24-3( . 8 89 ) ma r kvs. new teamssince the startof the2000-01season.

• Not re Dameis 3-1 all-timeagainstWash-ingtonschools,winning twoofthree match-upsagainstthestate’sflagshipinstitution, in-cludingthelastFighting IrishgameagainstaWashingtonteam(72-58overUWonDec.11,2004).NotreDamealsowonatPacificLutheran,57-48,onMarch12,1980,intheAIAWDivisionIIINationalTournament.

• NotreDamehas had three players on itsall-timerosterfromthestateofWashington.Kim Garrison(1986-87;MillCreek)wasthefirstEvergreenStateproducttosuitupfor

Notre Dame 78, Loyola Marymount 40January 3, 1987Gersten Pavilion (Los Angeles, Calif.)

Notre Dame (78)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpSchwartz 21 3-8 0-0 0-0 4 2 2 6Bunek 18 6-7 0-0 8-9 1 0 3 20Botham 21 5-6 0-0 0-2 3 1 3 10Gavin 21 2-4 0-0 1-2 2 8 2 5Toney 19 3-6 0-0 0-0 2 2 3 6Emigholz 19 2-5 0-0 4-4 2 0 3 8Elliott 19 3-4 0-0 0-0 0 3 1 6Mahoney 16 2-6 0-0 2-6 5 0 1 6Brommeland 7 1-2 0-0 1-2 2 0 0 3Barron 20 0-2 0-0 0-0 5 0 0 0Garske 19 4-11 0-1 0-0 6 4 0 8Team 1Totals 200 31-61 0-1 16-25 36 20 18 78

Loyola Marymount (40)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpAtkinson 29 2-8 0-0 0-0 4 0 4 4Hagemann 32 1-3 0-0 0-3 2 1 4 2Bettencourt 14 3-5 0-0 0-0 0 1 5 6Bauer 38 6-18 0-2 0-0 3 4 2 12Manfre 29 2-3 0-0 2-3 4 2 1 6McNamee 21 0-7 0-0 1-2 3 1 1 1Horan 29 2-6 0-0 2-2 5 2 1 6Smissen 8 0-3 0-0 3-4 2 0 2 3Team 2Totals 200 16-53 0-2 8-14 26 11 20 40

Notre Dame 42 36 — 78Loyola Marymount 8 32 — 40

FG Pct:NotreDame50.8,LoyolaMarymount30.2.3-PT FG Pct:NotreDame0.0,LoyolaMarymount0.0.FT Pct:NotreDame64.0,LoyolaMarymount57.1.Turnovers:NotreDame17,LoyolaMarymount21.Blocked Shots:NotreDame6(Emigholz2),LoyolaMarymount1.Steals:NotreDame6(Gavin,Elliott2),LoyolaMarymount4(Horan2).Attendance:N/A.

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ND vs. First-TimeOpponents Since ’00-01

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


fighting irish women’s basketball 2010-11 NOTRE DAME2010-11 Standings (through Dec. 27)

BIG EAST Overall

W L W L

(1/1)Connecticut 2 0 11 0

(6/7)WestVirginia 1 0 12 0

(18/17)St.John’s 1 0 11 1

(16/18)DePaul 1 0 13 2

u(17/15) NOTRE DAME 1 0 9 3

Louisville 1 0 9 5

Rutgers 1 0 7 5

(23/rv)Syracuse 0 0 9 1

Marquette 0 1 10 2

(20/19)Georgetown 0 1 10 3

SouthFlorida 0 1 9 5

Cincinnati 0 1 6 4

Pittsburgh 0 1 6 5

Providence 0 1 6 6

SetonHall 0 1 6 7

Villanova 0 1 5 6(n) Ranking in Dec. 20 Associated Press/ESPN-USA Today polls

BIG EAST Player of the WeekNov.22 ....................................MayaMoore,ConnecticutNov.29 ................................SugarRodgers,GeorgetownDec. 6 .....................................KaylaAlexander,SyracuseDec. 13 ....................................MayaMoore,ConnecticutDec.20 ..................................... KeishaHampton,DePaul

BIG EAST Freshman of the WeekNov.22 ......................................BriaHartley,ConnecticutNov.29 ......................................BriaHartley,ConnecticutDec. 6 .....................................ShoniSchimmel,LouisvilleDec. 13 .......................... Natalie Achonwa, Notre DameDec.20 ......................................BriaHartley,Connecticut

Upcoming BIG EAST GamesTuesday, December 28 SaintFrancis(Pa.)atSyracuse 2:00p MarylandTerrapinClassic(CollegePark,Md.) St.John’svs.Liberty 2:30p FordhamHolidayClassic(Bronx,N.Y.) Villanovavs.Yale 3:00p Tennessee-MartinatLouisville 7:00p AustinPeayatPittsburgh 7:00p ProvidenceatAkron 7:00p MaggieDixonSurfNSlamClassic(SanDiego,Calif.) Cincinnativs.Texas 8:00p GeorgetownatHouston 8:00p ConnecticutatPacific 10:00p

Wednesday, December 29 MarylandTerrapinClassic(CollegePark,Md.) St.John’satMaryland/vs.LaSalle 11:30a/2:00p FordhamHolidayClassic(Bronx,N.Y.) Villanovavs.Siena 1:00p RhodeIslandatSetonHall 2:00p FIUSun&FunClassic(Miami,Fla.) MarquetteatFloridaInternational 6:00p State Farm Holiday Hoops Classic (Seattle, Wash.) Notre Dame vs. Gonzaga 7:30p NewJerseyTechatDePaul 8:00p

Thursday, December 30 FIUSun&FunClassic(Miami,Fla.) Marquettevs.Georgia/LouisianaTech 2:00p/4:00p ClemsonatGeorgetown 7:00p RutgersatTennessee 7:00p BryantatSyracuse 7:00p WestVirginiaatSt.Bonaventure 7:00p State Farm Holiday Hoops Classic (Seattle, Wash.) Notre Dame vs. Loyola Marymount 7:30p ConnecticutatStanford(ESPN2) 9:00p SouthFloridaatNebraska 9:05p MaggieDixonSurfNSlamClassic(SanDiego,Calif.) CincinnatiatSanDiego/vs.Hofstra 11:00p

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Associated Press Poll• December 20, 2010: Poll #7 Team (First-Place Votes) Rec Pts LP1 uConnecticut (40) 10-0 1,000 12 uBaylor 10-1 959 23 Duke 11-0 903 44 Xavier 10-0 889 55 Tennessee 10-2 787 66 uWest Virginia 11-0 782 77 TexasA&M 9-1 770 88 Stanford 6-2 697 39 uUCLA 9-0 696 910 NorthCarolina 11-0 674 1011 uKentucky 8-1 552 1312 MichiganState 11-1 507 1413 OhioState 8-2 506 1114 Iowa 10-1 440 1615 Oklahoma 9-2 399 1216 uDePaul 13-1 381 2217 NOTRE DAME 9-3 365 1718 uSt. John’s 11-1 337 1819 Maryland 10-1 256 1920 uGeorgetown 9-3 201 2021 IowaState 7-2 179 2122 FloridaState 9-2 143 1523 uSyracuse 8-0 128 2424 BostonCollege 11-0 115 2525 Arkansas 11-0 111 —OthersReceivingVotes:Texas90,KansasState43,Wis-consin-GreenBay37,Georgia28,USC8,BowlingGreen7,Miami(Fla.)7,Northwestern3.

ESPN/USA Today/WBCA Coaches’ Poll• December 21, 2010: Poll #7 Team (First-Place Votes) Rec Pts LP1 uConnecticut (31) 10-0 775 12 uBaylor 11-1 738 33 Duke 11-0 703 44 Xavier 10-0 668 55 TexasA&M 9-1 624 76 Tennessee 10-2 597 67 uWest Virginia 11-0 591 88 Stanford 6-2 567 29 uUCLA 10-0 535 910 NorthCarolina 11-0 510 1111 uKentucky 8-1 445 1312 OhioState 8-2 412 1013 Iowa 11-1 380 1514 Oklahoma 9-2 319 1215 NOTRE DAME 9-3 316 1616 MichiganState 11-1 289 1717 uSt. John’s 11-1 241 1818 uDePaul 13-1 203 2519 uGeorgetown 9-3 195 1920 FloridaState 9-2 191 1421 IowaState 8-2 169 2022 Maryland 10-1 149 2223 Wisconsin-GreenBay 10-1 131 2324 BostonCollege 11-0 117 2425 Arkansas 11-0 85 —OthersReceivingVotes:OklahomaState27,uSyracuse 21, Texas 19, Nebraska 10, Georgia 9, Miami (Fla.) 9,BowlingGreen8,Northwestern6,uMarquette 3,Cali-fornia3,FloridaGulfCoast3,Kansas2,Marist2,Arizona1,Houston1,TexasTech1.

LP = last pollu=2010-11NotreDameopponent

theFightingIrish,followedbyKari Hutchin-son (1994-98;NineMile Falls). ThemostrecentWashingtonnativetosuitupforNotreDamewasYakimaresidentTeresa Borton,whoplayedfortheFightingIrishfrom2001-05.

• Notre Dame freshman forwardNatalie Achonwa andGonzaga senior guard/for-ward Janelle Bekkeringwereteammatesonthe2010CanadianSeniorNationalTeamthatfinished12thattheFIBAWorldChampion-shipsinCzechRepublic.Achonwaaveraged4.6points and3.9 rebounds in the eight-gametournament,whileBekkeringappearedinsixcontests,averaging2.5pointsand0.7reboundspergame.AchonwaandBekker-ingalsoweretwoofthethreeNCAADivisionIplayerscompetinginthe2010FIBAWorldChampionships alongwithConnecticut’sMaya Moore,whowonagoldmedalwithTeamUSA.

• WhileWednesdaywillbe thefirstmeetingbetweenNotreDameandGonzaga,Bull-dogsheadcoachKelly GraveshasfacedtheFightingIrishbefore.OnMarch13,1999,GravespilotedSaintMary’s(Calif.)toitsfirst-everNCAAChampionshipberth,with theGaelsdroppinganarrow61-57decisiontoashorthandedNotreDamesquadinBatonRouge,La.(itwasdaysafterFightingIrishpointguardNiele IveywassidelinedfortheseasonwithatornACL).

A Quick Look At Loyola MarymountHopeswerehighforLoyolaMarymountenter-ingthisseason,with11letterwinnersandfourstartersreturningfromlastyear’s13-17squad.However,theLions’toughestopponenttodatehasn’tbeenontheotherendofthecourt,butrathertheinjurybug,whichhasdoneanumberonLMU’sroster. LoyolaMarymount (5-7) comes into thisweek’s tournament on a three-game losingstreak,mostrecentlydroppinga54-33verdictatArkansas-LittleRockonDec.20.JuniorguardCandice Nicholsscoredateam-high11pointsfortheLions,whowereheldtofewerthan40pointsforthethirdconsecutivegame. Part of the reason for LMU’s recent of-fensive struggles hasbeen its adjustment totheseason-endingfoot injuryto juniorguard/forwardAlex Cowling,whowas among thenationalscoringleaders(22.5ppg.)andaddedateam-high8.5reboundspergamebeforegoingdownrightafterThanksgiving.Inherabsence,NicholsistheLions’leadingscorer(13.6ppg.)andsecond-leadingrebounder(5.3rpg.),whilefreshmanguardHazel Ramirezadds10.6ppg. Head coachJulie Wilhoit is in her 16thseasonatLoyolaMarymount,sportinga218-228(.489)insouthernCalifornia.AddinginherpriorstopsatIUPUI(1986-91)andPitt-Bradford(1993-95),shehasa23-yearcareercoachingrecordof339-298(.532).

The Notre Dame-Loyola Marymount SeriesNotreDame and LoyolaMarymountwill bemeeting for just the second time, followinga78-40FightingIrishvictoryonJan.3,1987,inLosAngeles(seerecapbelow).

The Last Time Notre Dame And Loyola Marymount MetHeidi Bunekturnedinanear-perfectshootingday(6-7FG,8-9FT),scoringagame-high20pointsasNotreDamerolledtoa78-40winoverLoyolaMarymountonJan.3,1987,atGerstenPavilioninLosAngeles. Sandy Botham added10pointsfortheFight-ingIrish,whoshot59.4percentfromthefloorinthefirsthalfwhileracingtoa42-8halftimelead(atthetime,thesecond-fewestpointseverallowedbyNotreDameinasinglehalf). Sylvia Bauerwas the lone LMUplayer toscoreindoublefigures,tossingin12points.

Other Notre Dame-Loyola Marymount Series Tidbits• LMUisthelastoffournon-conferenceop-

ponentsNotreDameis facingthisseasonforthefirsttimeinmorethanadecade.TheFighting Irish also revived long dormantserieswithUCLA(12-yearhiatus),Butler(11years)andCreighton(29years)earlierthisseason.

• LMUheadcoachJulie WilhoitisanIndiananative,havingbeenborninGreensburgandraisedinOsgoodbeforeturningastandoutplayingcareeratMarianCollege(nowUni-versity) in Indianapolis. She also coachedfiveseasonsatIUPUI(1986-91),amassingan88-44(.667)recordwiththeJaguars.

• NotreDameandLMUhaveonecommonopponent this season—UCLA (currentlyrankedninthinthenation).TheFightingIrishlosttotheBruins,86-83indoubleovertimeonNov.18atPurcellPavilion,whiletheLionsdroppeda67-43decisionathometoUCLAonDec.3.

Notre Dame vs. The West Coast ConferenceNotreDamewillbeplayingacurrentmemberoftheWestCoastConferenceforjusttheseventhandeighthtimesinits34-yearhistory,andthefirstinmorethanadecade.TheFightingIrishare5-1all-timeagainsttheWCC,mostrecently

Notre Dame In the PollsAssociated Press Poll Weeks RankedWeek Points Rank 10-11 All TimeOct.29,2010(Pre) 560 12 1 198Nov.15,2010 575 12 2 199Nov.22,2010 338 18 3 200Nov.29,2010 338 16 4 201Dec.6,2010 313 18 5 202Dec.13,2010 341 17 6 203Dec.20,2010 365 17 7 204SEASON HIGHS 575 12 7* 65*

ESPN/USA Today/WBCA Coaches’ Poll Weeks RankedWeek Points Rank 10-11 All TimeNov.2,2010(Pre) 419 12 1 190Nov.16,2010 451 12 2 191Nov.23,2010 265 16 3 192Nov.30,2010 279 16 4 193Dec.7,2010 238 18 5 194Dec.14,2010 294 16 6 195Dec.21,2010 316 15 7 196SEASON HIGHS 451 12 7* 27** = current streak of poll appearances



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defeatingSanDiego,87-61onMarch17, 2000,in thefirst roundof theNCAAChampionshipatPurcellPavilion. Gonzagawill be thesixth different WCCschoolNotreDamehasplayed,with the Fight-ing Irish having facedevery other program inthat eight-team leagueexceptPepperdineandPortland.

Other Notre Dame Tournament Tidbits• NotreDameis1-5(.167)all-timewhenplaying

inthestateofWashington,withthatlonewincomingduringtheprogram’sinfancy(57-48atPacificLutheranonMarch12,1980,intheAIAWDivisionIIINationalTournament).

• TheFightingIrishare0-5whenplayinginSe-attle,droppingapairofgamesattheSeattle Times/HuskyClassicinboth1986(57-54vs.Oklahoma;50-48vs.Montana)and1994(91-70vs.No.9Colorado;79-76vs.Miami-Ohio),aswellasasinglegameatWashington(85-74onDec.7,2003-thelasttimeNotreDamehasplayedinSeattle).

• Thisweek’stournamentfeaturestwoofthewinningestcoachesinNCAADivisionIhistory.NotreDame’sMuffet McGrawcomesintotheweekwith622victoriesin29seasons(thefirstfiveatLehighfrom1983-87),whileSeattle’sJoan Bonvicini alsohasamassed622winsin31yearsonthesidelines (includingpriorstopsatLongBeachStateandArizona).Bothcoaches rank11thon theall-timewins listamongactiveDivisionIcoaches,and16thinDivisionIhistory.

Tournament TestedNotreDamehasfeltrightathomeintournamentsituationsduringthepast15years.Startingwiththe1996-97season,theFightingIrishhavewon24of their last 27 regular-season tournamentgames(multi-gameeventsonly),includingthree-game runs to the title at last year’s ParadiseJam in the U.S.Virgin Islands, andthis year’sWBCAClassic at PurcellPavilion. The only NotreDame losses dur-ing this currents t re tch were apair of defeats tothird-rankedteamsin the PreseasonWNIT semifinals(72-59vs.Tennes-seeatRuston,La.,in 1996; 75-59 atMaryland in 2007)and a 67-63over-timesetbackatNo.20ColoradoonNov.15,2003inthefinalsoftheWBCAClassic—agamethatsawtheBuffaloessinkadesperation30-footerattheendofregulationtoforcetheextrasession. NotreDame is playing its second regular-

season tournament of the 2010-11campaign,thefirsttimetheFightingIrishhavecompetedinmultipletourneysinthesameseasonsince1996-97(thirdplaceatPreseasonWNIT;championofGeorgiaTechComfortInnDowntownClassic). OnlytwiceinschoolhistoryhasNotreDamewontworegular-seasontournamenttitlesinthesameyear, andbothoccurredduring thepro-gram’sDivisionIIIera.In1978-79,theFightingIrishwontheHuntington(Ind.)UniversityTourna-mentandtheNorthernIllinoisHuskieInvitational.Thefollowingseason,NotreDameclaimedtophonorsattheTaylor(Ind.)UniversityInvitationalandrepeatedasthechampionoftheNorthernIllinoisHuskieInvitational.

The Five-Finger DiscountNotreDamecomesintothisweek’stournamentleadingthenationinstealswith16.3theftspergame. The Fighting Irish also have recordeddouble-digitstealsinnineof12gamesthissea-son,includingfourcontestswith20-plussteals. Highlighting thisyear’s takeawaybrigade forNotreDamewasaschool-record36-stealper-formanceintheseason-openingvictoryagainstNewHampshireonNov.12atPurcellPavilion.TheFightingIrishfollowedthatupthreedayslaterwith26theftsinawinoverMoreheadState,andalsologged24stealsatValparaiso(Dec.2)and23stealsagainstIUPUI(Nov.26). Priortothisseason,NotreDamehadposted23stealsinagamejustseventimesinthefirst33yearsoftheFightingIrishwomen’sbasketballprogram (and only three gameswith 25-plusstealsinthattime,nonesinceathen-recordtying29stealsatSaintLouisonJan.31,1991). Individually, NotreDame has nine differentplayerswithdouble-digitstealsthisseason,ledbyjuniorguardNatalie Novosel,whohasregis-tered27thefts(2.3pergame),andseniorguardBrittany Mallory,whohascollectedateam-high2.5stealspergame(tiedforfifthintheBIGEAST).

The 700 ClubWithanall-timerecordof698-305(.696),NotreDame is closing in on the700thwin in schoolhistory,amilestonethat30NCAADivisionIpro-grams have reached,includingthreethissea-son (Duke,KansasandMissouriState,allearlierthismonth). TheFightingIrishac-tuallyareinaracewithMiddle Tennessee andSaint Joseph’s (Pa.) toseewhichschoolwillbe thenext to reach the700-winmark.MTSUcurrentlyhas699victoriesas they prepare to visit No. 11 Kentucky onWednesday.Meanwhile,SJUnextwillplayhosttoNewHampshireTuesdayafternoon.

Another Present Under The TreeNotreDameis22-11(.667)all-timeininitsfirstgameafter theChristmasholiday,with a10-5(.667)recordawayfromSouthBendanda16-7(.696)recordintheMuffet McGrawera(1987-88topresent). The Fighting Irish also havewon their lastsevengamescomingoff theChristmasbreak,

First Meeting

THE TALE OF THE TAPE ND GU LMUOverallrecord 9-3 10-3 5-7AP/USA Todayrank 17/15 — —

SCORINGPointspergame 85.2 86.2 59.4Opp.pointspergame 55.2 62.1 62.2FGpercentage .500 .487 .3543FGpercentage .300 .299 .285FTpercentage .725 .745 .661

REBOUNDINGReboundspergame 41.1 41.8 38.9Opp.rebs.pergame 32.9 36.4 38.5Reboundingmargin +8.2 +5.4 +0.4

OTHERAssistspergame 20.3 20.8 11.3Turnoverspergame 17.4 13.1 16.0Assist/turnoverratio 1.16 1.59 0.71Blockspergame 5.0 4.6 2.6Stealspergame 16.3 11.2 8.8

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Overall Away*uGU 0-0 0-0uLMU 1-0 1-0PEPP 0-0 0-0PORT 0-0 0-0SMC 1-0 1-0USD 1-0 0-0USF 2-0 1-0SCU 0-1 0-1TOTAL 5-1 3-1 (.833) (.750) * - road/neutral sites combined

ND Regular Season Tournament Titles

Since 1996-97

1996-97ComfortInnDowntownClassic1999-2000WachoviaWBBInvitational2000-01Coachesvs.CancerChallenge2004-05PreseasonWNIT2005-06DuelintheDesert(GrayDiv.)2009-10ParadiseJam(IslandDivision)2010-11WBCAClassic

Notre Dame Leads Series 1-0Date Site Result Score1/3/87 LosAngeles W 78-40

Series Scoring Total Average NotreDame 78 78.0LoyolaMarymount 40 40.0

Current Win Streak:NotreDame-1gameMuffet McGraw vs. Loyola Marymount:0-0Julie Wilhoit vs. Notre Dame:0-0McGraw vs. Wilhoit:FirstmeetingND Biggest Win:38(78-40on1/3/87)LMU Biggest Win:NoneND Longest Win Streak:1(1987)LMU Longest Win Streak:None

NCAA D-I Teams (nearing 700 wins)

705 Duke705 MissouriState704 Kansas699 MiddleTennesseeu698 NOTRE DAME697 SaintJoseph’s(Pa.)692 WesternKentuckyNOTE: through games of Dec. 27.


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includinga85-52victoryatCentralFloridalastseason(Dec.29,2009).WednesdaywillmarkthefirsttimeNotreDamehasplayedontheroadrightafterChristmasinthreeconsectiveyearssinceafive-season runofpost-Yuletide roadcontestsfrom2000-04.

Ringing In The New YearNotreDame is19-14 (.576)all-time in its lastgameofthecalendaryear,withan11-11recordawayfromSouthBendanda16-7(.696)recordintheMcGrawera.TheFightingIrishalsohavewon their last threegameswhenclosingoutthemonthofDecember,includinga74-69vic-toryoverNo.18/16Vanderbilt lastDec.31atPurcellPavilion.

Game #12 Recap: ValparaisoNatalie Novoselscored18pointswhileNata-lie Achonwa andBrittany Mallory added 12 apiecetohelpNo.17NotreDameeasilybeatValparaiso94-43onDec.20atVU’sAthletics-RecreationCenter. NotreDame(9-3)had24stealsandledbyasmanyas50inthesecondhalf. TheFightingIrish,whohaveatraditionofslowstartsagainst theCrusaders, jumpedout toa10-2leadatthefirstmediatimeoutandneverlookedback. Theybuilttheleadto34-11with6:45leftinthefirsthalfbeforesubbingliberally. NovoselandMalloryhad10pointseachathalftimeforNotreDame,whichalsorecorded14stealsandfourblockedshotsattheintermission. ThesecondhalfwasmoreofthesameastheIrishbuilttheirleadashighas54pointsinthefinalfiveminutes. Stefanie Langscored11pointstoleadtheCrusaders(2-9).

Noting The Valparaiso Game• NotreDamepostsitsfourth50-pointwinthis

season,andsixthbyatleast35points(bothschoolrecords).

• The51-pointmargintiedforthethird-largestroadwininschoolhistory,andlargestsinceNov.20,2007(94-41atCentralMichigan).

• The Fighting Irish also top the 90-pointmarkforthesixthtimethisyear,oneshyoftheschoolrecordsetthreetimes(1996-97,1998-99and2007-08).

• NotreDameearnsits23rdconsecutivewinwhencomingoutofitsDecemberfinalexambreak,arunthatstartedfollowinga73-67homelosstoUCLAonDec.21,1985(twoseasonsbeforeMuffet McGrawtookoverastheFightingIrishheadcoach—nogamesplayedbetween exams andChristmas in1994and1997);thelasttwoseasons,theFighting Irish havewon their first gameafterfinalsbyatleast50points(90-31overCharlotteexactlyoneyearearlieratPurcellPavilion).

• NotreDameearnsits15thconsecutivewinheadingintotheChristmasholidaybreakandrises to25-9 (.735)all-time inpre-Yuletidecontests(lastloss:87-83atMichiganStateonDec.21,1995,theprogram’sfirstintheBIGEASTConference).

• The Fighting Irish register their 36th con-secutive victory against a currentHorizon

Leaguemember(secondthisseasonafteran85-54winoverButleronNov.28atPurcellPavilion),astreakthatbeganaftera65-62homelosstoButleronJan.22,1994;NotreDameis107-14(.884)all-timeagainstcur-rentHorizonLeagueteams,includinga45-9(.833)markontheroad.

• TheFightingIrishhavewon16consecutivegames against other Indiana schools, im-provingto121-32(.791)all-timeagainstin-stateopponents,witha61-21(.744)recordoutsideofSouthBend—NotreDamewent4-0againstIndianaschoolsthisseason,alsodefeatingIUPUI(95-29),Butler(85-54)andPurdue(72-51).

• The Fighting Irishmove to 24-0 all-timeagainstValparaiso,withan11-0seriesre-cordontheroad.

• The51-pointmargin is thesecond-largestinNotreDame’s24-gameserieswithVal-paraiso,toppedonlybyan84-27FightingIrishwin over theCrusaders on Jan. 21,1982,inValparaiso.

• NotreDamehas heldValparaiso to fewerthan60pointsin22of24seriesgames.

• TheFightingIrishrecordedatleast20stealsfor the fourth time this season, notchingat least 24 steals for the third time (NotreDamehadjustseven23-stealgamesintheprogram’sfirst33yearsofexistence).

• TheFighting Irishshotat least50percentfrom the field for the fourth consecutivegame and seventh time in the past eightoutings(season-low.387atsecond-rankedBayloronDec.1).

• NotreDamepostedaseason-high+21re-boundmargin(44-23,including18offensiverebounds),itslargestadvantageontheglasssinceJan.6,2009,atDePaul(50-29,+21).

• TheFightingIrishdishedoutatleast20as-sistsfortheeighthtimethisyear.

• Brittany Malloryscoredaseason-high12pointsandmatchedher seasonbestwithfivesteals.

• Fraderica Millerscoredaseason-higheightpoints and tied her career highwith fivesteals.

• Forthesecondconsecutivegame,aNotreDame player came close to a perfectshooting night—Natalie Novosel had agame-high18points(6-7FG,6-6FT)afterfreshmanforwardNatalie Achonwascoredacareer-best14points(7-8FG)intheDec.11winoverCreightonatPurcellPavilion.

• Devereaux Petersrecordedaseason-highfourblockedshots.

• Skylar Digginshandedoutagame-highfiveassists,theseventhtimethisseasonshehashad5+assistsinagame.

Polling StationNotreDamewas ranked 17th in theDec. 20AssociatedPress poll. Thatmarked the 65thconsecutiveAPpollappearancefortheFight-ing Irish, extending the program record thatstartedwiththeAPpreseasonpoll in2007-08(theoldrecordwas59consecutiveweeksfrom1998-2001). Thisyear’sNo.12preseasonranking(currentlyaseasonhigh)alsorepresentedthe11thtimeinthepast12years(startingwiththe1999-2000

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Day of the WeekSunday 2-1Monday 2-0Tuesday 0-0Wednesday 1-1Thursday 0-1Friday 2-0Saturday 2-0

Time of GameDaygames(before6p.mlocaltime) 6-1Nightgames(6p.m.orlaterlocaltime) 3-2

LocationHomegames 7-1Roadgames 2-2Neutralsitegames 0-0

Halftime scoreLeadingatthehalf 9-0Tiedatthehalf 0-1Trailingatthehalf 0-2

Individual scoringTwoorfewerdouble-figurescorers 0-1Threedouble-figurescorers 3-0Fourdouble-figurescorers 4-2Fiveormoredouble-figurescorers 2-0

Rebounding marginGrabmorereboundsthanopponents 8-1Grabsamenumberofrebounds 0-0Grabfewerreboundsthanopponents 1-2

Field goal shootingHigherpct.thanopponent 8-2Lowerpct.thanopponent 0-1Samepct.asopponent 1-0Shoot45%orbetter 9-1Shootlessthan45% 0-2Holdopponentunder40% 8-1

Free throw marginMakemorefreethrows 8-0Makesamenumberoffreethrows 0-0Makefewerfreethrows 1-3

TurnoversCommitfewerturnovers 9-0Commitsamenumberofturnovers 0-0Commitmoreturnovers 0-3

MiscellaneousVs.Top25(APorESPN/USA Todaypolls) 0-3Oncommercialtelevision 1-1Inwhitejerseys 6-1Inalternatewhitejerseys(greentrim) 1-0Inalternatewhitejerseys(pinktrim) 0-0Inbluejerseys 2-2Ingreenjerseys 0-0

Margin of Victory1-5points 0-26-10points 0-011-15points 0-116-20points 0-021+points 9-0Inovertimegames 0-1

Conference AffiliationAmericaEast 1-0AtlanticCoast 1-0BIGEAST 1-0BigTen 1-0Big12 0-1HorizonLeague 2-0MissouriValley 1-0OhioValley 1-0Pac-10 0-1Southeastern 0-1SummitLeague 1-0WestCoast 0-0

MonthNovember 5-2December 4-1January 0-0February 0-0March 0-0



campaign) thatNotreDamehas appeared inthe preseasonAPpoll, something only eightschoolsinthenationhavedone—Connecticut,DukeandTennesseehaveshownup inall12duringthatspan,whileGeorgia,NorthCarolina,OklahomaandStanford join the Irishwith 11preseasonAPpollberths. Notre Dame hasbeen ranked in theAPpollfor204weeksduring the program’s34-year history,withevery one of thoseappearances com-ingintheMuffet Mc-Grawera(since1987-88). McGraw ranks13thamongallactiveNCAADivisionIheadcoachesforweeks intheAPpoll, andalsois22ndall-timeinthatcategory. In addit ion, theF ight ing I r ish areranked 15th in theDec. 21 ESPN/USA Today/WBCA coaches’poll.NotreDamenowhasbeenranked inthecoaches’survey for65of thepast66weeks,fallingjustoutsidetheTop25inthefinalpollofthe2008-09season.Nevertheless,theFightingIrishhaveappeared in thecoaches’poll foratotalof196weeksduringtheirhistory(allcomingduringMcGraw’stenure).

More Polling DataNotreDame head coachMuffet McGraw isoneof30people inNCAADivisionIwomen’sbasketball historywho have both played forandcoachedateamthathasappearedintheAssociatedPressTop25poll. Besides her 204 AP poll appearanceswhilecoachingatNotreDame, McGraw wasthestartingpointguardatSaintJoseph’s(Pa.)as a senior in 1977,helpingtheHawksrisetoNo.3inthenation. Ofthe30peopleonthis list, 16 currentlyare NCAA Division Ihead coaches (seeaccompanying chart),includingformerFight-ing Irish point guardand assistant coachCoquese Washington (’92),whohelpedNotreDame to its first-everAPpollrankingin1990-91,andisinherfourthseasonasheadcoachatPennState,guidingtheLadyLionsintotheAP poll at No. 23 onJan.25,2010. Six of the 16 active coaches in this group—includingMcGraw—ledtheirteamstothisyear’sNCAAChampionship,whileMcGrawandBaylor’sKim MulkeyaretheonlyactiveskipperstoplayforandcoachateamintheAPpoll,and

alsocoachthatteamtoanationaltitle(McGrawin2001,Mulkeyin2005).

A Grand OccasionTheDec. 5 game against Purduemarked asignificantmilestone inNotreDamewomen’sbasketballhistory,as theFighting Irishplayedtheir1,000thall-timegame,defeatingtheBoil-ermakers, 72-51.NotreDamehas an all-timerecordof697-305(.696)in34seasonsofvarsitycompetition,includinga346-87(.799)recordatPurcellPavilion. TheFightingIrishplayedtheirfirstgameonDec. 3, 1977, defeatingValparaiso, 48-41 atPurcellPavilion.NotreDamewouldplayitsfirstthreeseasonsasaDivisionIIIprogramintheAs-sociationforIntercollegiateAthleticsforWomen(AIAW)beforemovinguptotheDivisionIlevelin1980-81.Thefollowingseason,theFightingIrishwouldbegincompetingundertheNCAAbanner.

Peters Adds Griner To SWAT TeamSeniorforwardDevereaux PetershasmadealivingasashotblockingpresenceinthepaintforNotreDamethroughouthercareer,withher6-foot-2frameand77-inchwingspan.However,onDec.1atNo.2/3Baylor,sheaddedanothernotchtoherbeltinhistoricfashion. Atthe10:22markofthesecondhalf,theLadyBears threwanentrypass in to their6-foot-8sophomoreAll-AmericacenterBrittney Griner,butassheturnedtoshoot,Petersrotatedper-fectlyfromtheweaksideandrejectedGriner’sshotoutofbounds.Itwasoneofthehighlightsina17-2FightingIrishrunthatpulledNotreDamewithinsixpointsofBaylorwithfiveminutesleft. It’s believed to be the first time inGriner’stwo-yearcollegecareerthatshehashadashotblocked.AvideoclipofPeters’blockhasbeenpostedontheNotreDameWomen’sBasketballYouTubechannel (search for “notredameirish-hoops”orclickthelinkthroughthesidebaronthewomen’sbasketballpageatwww.UND.com).

Notre Dame Picked Fourth In 2010-11 BIG EAST Coaches’ Preseason PollNotreDamewasselectedtofinishfourthintheBIGEASTConferencein2010-11,accordingtoa preseasonvoteoftheleague’s16headcoachesreleasedonOct.21duringtheannualBIGEASTWomen’sBasketballMediaDayattheB.B.KingBluesClub&GrillinNewYorkCity. TheFightingIrishpickedup177pointsintheballoting(coachesmaynotvotefortheirownteams),placingbehindonlytwo-timedefending

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Notre Dame Quick FactsOfficial Name:UniversityofNotreDameLocation:NotreDame,Ind.Enrollment:8,363(undergraduate)/11,731(overall)Founded:1842Colors:GoldandBlueNickname:FightingIrishSchool Fight Song:NotreDameVictoryMarchConference:BIGEASTArena:PurcellPavilionattheJoyceCenter(cap.9,149)President:Rev.JohnI.Jenkins,C.S.C.Provost:ThomasG.BurishExecutive Vice President:JohnAffleck-GravesNCAA Faculty Representative:PatriciaBelliaDirector of Athletics:JackSwarbrickSenior Deputy Athletics Director/SWA:MissyConboyAssociate Athletics Director (WBB):JillBodensteiner

Head Coach:MuffetMcGraw(SaintJoseph’s(Pa.)’77) Record:622-247(.716)-29thseason At Notre Dame:534-206(.722)-24thseason At Purcell Pavilion:269-53(.835)

Associate Head Coach: JonathanTsipis(NorthCarolina’96)-8thseason

Associate Coach: CarolOwens(NorthernIllinois’90)-11thseason

Assistant Coach: NieleIvey(NotreDame’00)-4thseason

Coordinator of Basketball Operations: StephanieMenio(Pittsburgh’04)-6thseason

Associate Director of Operations & Technology: AngiePotthoff(PennState’97)-6thseason

Administrative Assistant:TiniaScottAthletic Trainer:AnneMarquezStrength & Conditioning Coach:CraigCheekAcademic Counselor:ChadGrotegutEquipment Manager:KathySpeybroeckStudent Managers:

StephenLauria(Sr.,StatenIsland,N.Y.) BrianMonson(Sr.,Rochester,Minn.)

Women’s Basketball History34th Season:

1stgame,Dec.3,1977vs.Valparaiso(W,48-41)All-Time Record:698-305(.696)Record At Purcell Pavilion:

34thseason,346-87(.799)Record In The BIG EAST (regular season):

16thseason,189-60(.759)Conference/Membership Affiliations:

AIAWD-IIIindependent(1977-78through1979-80) AIAWD-Iindependent(1980-81) NCAAD-Iindependent(1981-82through1982-83) NorthStar(1983-84through1987-88) *MidwesternCollegiate(1988-89through1994-95) BIGEAST(1995-96topresent)

Regular-Season Conference Championships (8): NorthStar-1985,1986 *MidwesternCollegiate-1989,1990,1991,1994,1995 BIGEAST-2001

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

NCAA Championship Appearances (17): NationalChampion-2001 FinalFour-1997,2001 Elite8-1997,2001 Sweet16-1997,1998,2000,2001,2003,2004,2008,2010 Berths-1994,1996-2010

Consecutive NCAA Championship Appearances: 15(1996-present)

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

Consecutive Postseason Appearances: 17(1994-present);16NCAAs,1NIT

* - now known as the Horizon League

2010-11 Notre Dame Top Bench ScorersPlayer Points Opponent/DateNatalieAchonwa 14 Creighton,12/11/10EricaSolomon 14 WakeForest,11/27/10Kayla McBride 14 Morehead State, 11/15/10NatalieAchonwa 13 atProvidence,12/8/10NatalieAchonwa 12 atValparaiso,12/20/10NatalieAchonwa 12 Purdue,12/5/10EricaSolomon 12 IUPUI,11/26/10EricaSolomon 11 atProvidence,12/8/10NatalieAchonwa 11 WakeForest,11/27/10KaylaMcBride 11 UCLA,11/18/10EricaSolomon 11 NewHampshire,11/12/10ArielBraker 10 IUPUI,11/26/10NatalieAchonwa 10 MoreheadState,11/15/10KailaTurner 10 MoreheadState,11/15/10Game-high scorers in italics

AP Poll AppearancesAs Player & Coach

(active coaches only)

AmandaButler(Florida)SylviaCrawley(BostonColl.)JuneDaugherty(Wash.St.)NellFortner(Auburn)MaChelleJoseph(Ga.Tech)WendyLarry(ODU)JoanneMcCallie(Duke)uMuffet McGraw (ND)KatieMeier(Miami-Fla.)KimMulkey(Baylor)KathyOlivier(UNLV)JenniferRizzotti(Hartford)DawnStaley(S.Carolina)CharliTurnerThorne(Ariz.St.)CoqueseWashington(PennSt.)TerriWilliams-Flournoy(G’town)NOTES: Current teams listed … all coaches shown have made AP poll with current teams except Daugh-erty (did so at Boise State and Wash-ington), Olivier (UCLA) and Staley (Temple) … Butler, Larry and Olivier are coaching at their alma maters.

AP Poll AppearancesActive D-I Coaches

1. Summitt(Tenn) 5872. Landers(UGa) 4553. VanDerveer(Stan) 39511. Chancellor(LSU)26112. Blair(TAMU) 23413. uMcGraw (ND) 204

All-Time D-I Coaches1. Summitt(Tenn) 5872. Landers(UGa) 4553. VanDerveer(Stan) 39520. Weller(Md) 22721. Grentz(Illinois) 22522. uMcGraw (ND) 204NOTE: through Dec. 20 AP poll; most recent team coached is listed



Superlatives (BIG EAST Era)

national championConnecticut,whichwasaunanimouschoice towin theconference titlewith225points,WestVirginia(207points,onefirst-placevote)andGeorgetown (186points)—St.John’sroundedoutthetopfivewith173points.

Diggins Earns 2010-11 Preseason All-BIG EAST HonorsAlongwithpickingNotreDametofinishfourthin theconferencethisyear in theirpreseasonpoll, the BIG EAST coaches unanimouslyvotedsophomoreguardSkylar Digginstothe10-playerPreseasonAll-BIGEASTTeam. A preseason candidate for theWomen’sBasketballCoachesAssociation(WBCA)/StateFarmWadeTrophy,Naismith Trophy and theJohnR.WoodenAward,aswellasaconsensuspreseasonAll-Americanbymostmajormediaoutlets,Diggins is comingoff oneof the fin-est rookie seasons in Fighting Irishwomen’sbasketball history as the first freshman in 17seasonstoleadNotreDameinscoringandthefirstrookiein16yearstotop100assistsinherdebutseason.What’smore,shefinishedasjustthethirdplayerinprogramhistory(andthefirstfreshman) to log400points, 100assists and75steals inasingleseason, joiningapairofAll-AmericansandFrancesPomeroyNaismithAward(topseniorinthenation5-foot-8andun-der)recipients—currentNotreDameassistantcoachNiele Ivey(2000-01)andMegan Duffy (2004-05)—inachievingthatdistinction. A 2009-10 honorablementionAll-Americaselection by both theAssociatedPress andWBCA, Diggins led Notre Dame in scoring(13.8ppg.), steals (2.6spg.)andassists (tied-3.2apg.) lastseason,whilerankingthirdonthesquadinthree-pointpercentage(.350)andfreethrowpercentage(.782).Shealsochalkedupateam-high24double-digitscoringgames,includingseven20-pointoutings,cappedbyaseason-high31pointsagainstVermont inthesecond roundof theNCAAChampionship atPurcell Pavilion. That scoring effortwas thehighesteverrecordedbyaFightingIrishrookieinNCAApostseasonplay,while her 13 fieldgoalsmadetiedtheprogramrecordforanNCAAtournamentgame. In2009-10,DigginssetNotreDamefreshmanrecordsforsteals(90),freethrowsmade(111),freethrowsattempted(142)andminutesplayed(1,028),whilerankingamongthetopfiveontheIrishrookiechartsforpoints(3rd-484),scoringaverage(tied/4th-13.8ppg.),fieldgoalsmade(3rd -169), fieldgoalsattempted (3rd -385),three-pointfieldgoalsmade (4th-35), three-pointattempts(5th-100),three-pointpercent-age(5th-.350),assists(3rd-112),stealspergame(2nd-2.6spg.),gamesstarted(tied/2nd-30),gamesplayed(2nd-35)andminutespergame(5th-29.4).

McGraw Is Simply LegendaryTheannouncementonJuly10,2010,mayhavemadeitofficial,butitreallyonlyconfirmedwhatNotreDame fanshaveknown foravery longtime—headcoachMuffet McGrawisaHallofFamer. McGraw, the 2001 consensus nationalcoachoftheyearandwinnerofmorethan600

gamesinherillustriouscareer,wasoneofsixpeople—andthelonecoach—namedtothe2011Women’sBasketballHallofFameClass,asannouncedinUncasville,Conn.,duringthe“WNBAvs.USABasketball:TheStarsat theSunGame”thatwastelevisedlivenationallyonESPNfromMoheganSunArena. TheothersinMcGraw’sHallofFameclassincludeformerOlympicgoldmedalistsRuthie Bolton(Auburn)andVicky Bullett(Maryland),as well as Val Ackerman,thefirstWNBApresi-dent(1996-2005)andfirstfemalepresidentofUSABasketball(2005-08),andapairofthree-timeAll-America players from thepre-NCAAera,Pearl Moore(FrancesMarion)andLometa Odom(WaylandBaptist). The’11classofficallywasintroducedatthe2010StateFarmTip-OffClassiconNov.16attheXLCenter inHartford,Conn., before theConnecticut-Baylor game. The groupwill beenshrinedJune10-12, 2011,during the13thannual InductionWeekend at theWomen’sBasketballHallofFameinKnoxville,Tenn. McGraw becomes the first Notre Dameselection for theWomen’sBasketballHall ofFame. The Irish skipper also is the thirdBIGEASTConferencecoachchosenforthehonor,joiningRutgers’C. Vivian Stringer(2001)andConnecticut’sGeno Auriemma (2006) in thatelite company. First-year Seton Hall headcoachAnne DonovanalsowasamemberoftheWomen’sBasketballHallofFameinauguralclassin1999,goinginprimarilyforheraccom-plishmentsasaplayeratOldDominion. McGrawalsowillbetheninthactivecollegeheadcoach toenter theWomen’sBasketballHall ofFameon thebasisofher successonthesidelines.BesidesStringerandAuriemma,theothersonthisnotablelistare:Pat Summitt (1999 - Tennessee),Van Chancellor (2001- LSU),Tara VanDerveer (2002 - Stanford),Sylvia Hatchell(2004-NorthCarolina),Andy Landers (2007 -Georgia) andDebbie Ryan (2008-Virginia).

Riley’s Double Zero Goes To The RaftersRuth Riley, a three-timeAll-America centeratNotreDameduringherstoriedcareer from1997-2001,and the2001consensusnationalplayer of the year, was inducted intoNotreDame’sRingofHonoronNov.12duringapre-gameceremonybeforetheFightingIrishopenedtheir2010-11seasonagainstNewHampshireatPurcellPavilion. Abanner honoringRiley’s number 00wasunveiled and nowpermanently hangs in theraftersofPurcellPavilion,makingherthefirstwomen’sbasketballplayeraddedtotheRingofHonor,andthesecondplayeroverallfollowinglastspring’sinductionofmen’sbasketballAll-AmericaforwardLuke Harangody. Beginningin2010-11,theNotreDameAth-leticsDepartmentplanstohonorannuallyad-ditionalformerandpresentmen’sandwomen’sbasketball and volleyball playerswho havemadedistinguishedandnoteworthycontribu-tionsduringtheircareerwhilestudent-athletesattheUniversity.AcommitteethatwillconsistofFightingIrishcoachesandadministratorswillbeformedtodeterminefutureinductees. The only player in Notre Damewomen’s

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

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

Longest BIG EAST winning streak:11games(Jan.3-Feb.14,2001)

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

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

Most points scored in a game:111vs.WestVirginia,Jan.7,1999

Most points scored in a BIG EAST game: 111 vs. WestVirginia,Jan.7,1999

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

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

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

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

Fewest points allowed in a game:28byMoreheadState,Nov.15,2010

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

Largest margin of victory:66vs.IUPUI(95-29),Nov.26,2010

Largest margin of victory in BIG EAST game: 56 vs. SetonHall(91-35),Jan.31,1998

Largest margin of victory in home game:66vs.IUPUI(95-29),Nov.26,2010

Largest margin of victory in road game:53atCentralMichigan(94-41),Nov.29,2007

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

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

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

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

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

Largest deficit overcome to win a game:18atVanderbilt(59-57),Dec.30,2008

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

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

Most consecutive points scored:31vs.Pittsburgh,Jan.18,1997

Most consecutive points scored (start of game): 26 vs.Dayton,Dec.13,2003

Highest field goal percentage:.680(34-50)vs.BostonCollege,Feb.12,1997

Lowest field goal percentage:.220(13-59)atSetonHall,March1,2005

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

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

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

Most free throws made:37vs.WakeForest,Nov.27,2010

Most assists:32vs.MichiganState,Dec.11,1999Most blocked shots:16vs.BostonCollege,

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

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

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F Natalie AchonwaBIGEASTFreshmanoftheWeek(Dec.13)

G Skylar DigginsBIGEASTWeeklyHonorRoll(Dec.6)PreseasonAll-BIGEASTPreseasonAPHonorableMentionAll-AmericanPreseasonWBCA/StateFarmWadeTrophyWatchListPreseasonJohnR.WoodenAwardWatchListPreseasonNaismithTrophyWatchList

G Natalie NovoselWBCAClassicMostValuablePlayerBIGEASTWeeklyHonorRoll(Nov.29)

F Devereaux PetersWBCAClassicAll-TournamentTeam

F Erica SolomonWBCAClassicAll-TournamentTeam

Top Purcell Pavilion CrowdsRk. Date Opponent Result Atten.T1. 1/15/01 #1Connecticut W,92-76 11,418*T1. 2/24/01 Georgetown W,65-53 11,418* T1. 12/31/05 #1Tennessee L,51-62 11,418*T1. 1/5/08 #3Tennessee L,63-87 11,418*T1. 1/27/08 #1Connecticut L,64-81 11,418*T1. 12/7/08 #17Purdue W,62-51 11,418* 7. 12/2/07 Michigan W,77-46 10,825 8. 1/27/09 Rutgers L,68-78 10,082 9. 2/8/09 #25DePaul W,62-59 10,01110. 2/10/02 #16BostonCollege W,60-44 9,67611. 3/19/01 Michigan(NCAA) W,88-54 9,59712. 12/3/06 Indiana L,51-54 9,49413. 1/4/03 #7Purdue L,54-71 9,483T14. 12/31/09 #18Vanderbilt W,74-69 9,149*T14. 1/24/10 #16WestVirginia W,74-66 9,149*T14. 2/6/10 Pittsburgh W,86-76 9,149*T14. 2/14/10 DePaul W,90-66 9,149*T14. 2/23/10 Marquette W,82-67 9,149*T14. 3/1/10 #1Connecticut L,51-76 9,149* T14. 12/5/10 Purdue W, 72-51 9,149*21. 11/15/09 Ark.-PineBluff W,102-57 9,08022. 1/9/10 Villanova W,81-46 8,917 23. 1/26/02 #16VirginiaTech W,64-57 8,878T 24. 11/26/10 IUPUI W, 95-29 8,848 T24. 12/11/10 Creighton W, 91-54 8,848* = indicates sellout crowd (11,418 thru ’08-09; currently 9,149)Rankings from AP poll // Boldface games played this season

basketballhistorywith2,000careerpointsand1,000rebounds,Rileyranksastheprogram’sall-time leader in seven categories, includingrebounds (1,007), blocked shots (370 - fifthin NCAA history) and field goal percentage(.632-11thinNCAAhistory).What’smore,theMacy,Ind.,nativeranksthirdinschoolhistorywith2,072points,andholdstheFightingIrishsingle-gamescoringrecordwith41pointsinaJanuary1998winoverProvidence.RileyalsoplayedapivotalroleinNotreDame’sruntothe2001NCAA national championship, earningFinalFourMostOutstandingPlayerhonorsafterscoring28pointsandgrabbing13reboundsinthetitlegamevictoryoverPurdue,cappedbyhergamewinningfreethrowswith5.8secondsremaining. A10-yearWNBAveteran(thepastfourwiththeSanAntonioSilverStars),two-timeWNBAchampionand2004Olympicgoldmedalist,Ri-leywasbackoncampuswiththeothermembersofthe2001championshipteamforceremonieshonoringthe10thanniversaryofthatmilestoneachievementinNotreDameathleticshistory.

Half And HalfDuringthepastdecade,NotreDamehasbeennearlyunbeatablewhenithastheleadathalf-time.TheFightingIrishare197-17(.921)sincethestartofthe2000-01campaignwhentheygointothedressingroomwiththelead,includingwinsin125oftheirlast136suchcontests,and34inarowsincea58-47losstoVillanovaonMarch8,2009,intheBIGEASTChampionshipquarterfinals at Hartford’s XLCenter (NotreDameled25-21atintermission). TheFightingIrishhavebeenupatthebreakinninegamesthisyear,includingtheirDec.20winatValparaisowhentheyled49-23throughthefirst20minutes.

The Best Offense Is A Good Defense…During the past 16 seasons, Notre Damehas discovered that a solid defensive effortcan almost certainly guarantee a victory. Infact,since thebeginningof the1995-96sea-son (Notre Dame’s first in the BIG EASTConference),theFightingIrishhaveanamaz-ing216-15 (.935) recordwhentheyhold theiropponentsbelow60pointsinagame,includ-ingvictoriesineightconteststhisseason(NewHampshire, Morehead State, IUPUI, Butler,Purdue,Providence,Creighton,Valparaiso).

…But Sometimes You Have To Score If You Want To WinNot resting solely on its defensive laurels,Notre Dame also seemingly has found themagicmark when it comes to outscoring itsopponents.Duringthepast16seasons(since1995-96), the Fighting Irish are 147-5 (.967)whentheyscoreatleast80pointsinagame.The only blemishes on that record are threeovertime losses to Texas A&M (88-84) andMichiganState(87-83)in1995andUCLA(86-83indoubleOT)in2010,aswellasa106-81losstoConnecticutin1998,andan81-80losstoDePaulin2008. NotreDamehastoppedthe80-pointmarkineightgamesthisyear(7-1record)aftergoing

17-0 last season when it scored at least 80points, including four games when it toppedthe90-pointmark(aplateautheFightingIrishalready have attained six times this season,one short of the school record set on threeoccasions-1996-97,1998-99and2007-08).

Now That’s A Home Court AdvantageOneofthehallmarksofNotreDame’ssuccesshasbeen itsstellarplayathome. In fact, theFighting Irishhavebeenvirtuallyuntouchableathome in recentyears,winning196of theirlast222games(.883)atthe9,149-seatPurcellPavilion, includingwinning streaks of 51 and25gamesinthatspan.NotreDamealsohasa106-18(.855)recordinBIGEASTConferenceplay at the former Joyce Center, sporting a31-gameleaguewinningstreakathomebeforeitendedwitha48-45 loss toVillanova in the’02homefinale. The Fighting Irish have been particular-ly strong when it comes to non-conferencegames at home, winning 92 of their last100 non-BIG EAST contests (.920) at PurcellPavilion, datingback to the 1994-95 season.Fiveof theeight losses in thatspancameatthe hands of Big Ten Conference opponents(fourby12pointsorless)—Wisconsinin1996(81-69), Purdue in 2003 (71-54), MichiganStatein2004(82-73OT),Indianain2006(54-51)andMinnesotain2009(79-71)—withtheother defeats coming to Tennessee in 2005(62-51)and2008(87-63),andtoUCLAin2010(86-83in2OT).ThePurduelossalsosnappeda 33-game non-conference home winningstreakwhichbeganaftertheUWsetback. Since its inaugural season in 1977-78,Notre Dame has played all of its games atthe former Joyce Center, posting a 346-87(.799) record at the venerable facility. Threetimes (1999-2000,2000-01and2003-04), theFighting Irish went a perfect 15-0 at home,whichwas theschool record forhomevicto-riesinaseasonpriortolastyear,whenNotreDamewent16-1,cappedbyan84-66triumphoverVermontonMarch23,2010, in thesec-ondroundoftheNCAAChampionship.

Irish Are The Hottest Ticket In TownThe 2009-10 season saw an unprecedentedsurgeinfansupportforNotreDamewomen’sbasketball, as theFighting Irish set newpro-gram records for the highest year-endNCAAattendance ranking (fourth), highest averageattendance (8,377 fans per game) and mostsellouts (six) in a single season. And, as theoldsayinggoes—“youain’tseennothin’yet.” For the second consecutive preseason,Notre Dame fans have all but exhausted theprogram’s season ticket packages (close to7,500)andaresnappingupsingle-gameduc-ats at a rate that will have the Fighting Irishchallengingtheir freshly-mintedsingle-seasonaverageattendancerecordin2010-11. NotreDamehaswastedlittletimeingettingstarted with that challenge, averaging 8,452fansforitsfirsteighthomegamesthisseason,includingaselloutcrowdof9,149fortheDec.5winoverin-staterivalPurdue. PartoftheappealofNotreDamewomen’sbasketball can be traced to the renovated



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University of Notre Dame head women’s basketballcoachMuffet McGrawannouncedNov.11thatthreeofthecountry’s top high school student-athletes have chosen tocontinuetheiracademicandathleticcareerswiththeFightingIrish,eachsigningaNationalLetterofIntenttoattendNotreDamebeginninginthefallof2011. Madison Cable, a 5-11 guard from Mount Lebanon,Pa.(MountLebanonHighSchool),Whitney Holloway,a5-4guardfromPlainfield, Ill. (MontiniCatholicHighSchool)andMarkisha Wright,a6-2forwardfromDesMoines,Iowa(DesMoinesEastHighSchool)allmadetheirofficialcommitmentstotheFightingIrishduringtheearlysigningperiod. All three student-athletes are rated among the top 60playersinthecountrybyvariousnationalrecruitingservices.As a group, this trio currently is a consensus top-20 classbyallmajorrecruitingoutlets(ashighasNo.7byBlueStarBasketball), givingNotreDamea Top25 class for the 15thconsecutive year, a streak only two other schools in thecountry(ConnecticutandTennessee)canmatch. A capsule look at the newest additions to the NotreDamewomen’sbasketballprogramfollows:

MADISON CABLE, 5-11, G (Mt. Lebanon, Pa./Mt. Lebanon)Statistics/Records:BeginningfourthyearatMountLebanonHighSchool (combined recordof89-8, .918)…careerper-game statistical averages of 10.8 points, 5.9 rebounds, 3.6stealsand3.0assists…helpedBlueDevilstoback-to-backPennsylvaniaClassAAAAstatechampionships in2009and2010 (combined record of 60-2), following berth in ClassAAAAtitlegameasfreshman(2007-08)…inpasttwocham-pionshipseasons,hasper-gameaveragesof13.5points,7.0rebounds,4.5stealsand3.5assists…enjoyedconsiderablesuccess on AAU circuit, playing for Western PennsylvaniaBruins…averaged 26.0 ppg., in 2009-10, following similarproductiveoffensiveperformancesin2008-09(22.0ppg.)and2007-08(18.0ppg.).Awards/Honors: Sporting Newspreseasonhonorablemen-tion All-American (2010-11) … MaxPreps honorable men-tion All-American (2010) … ESPN Rise UnderclassmanAll-AmericaTeam(2010)…first-teamall-state(2010)…2010Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewPlayeroftheYear…2010ESPN/WTAE Female Basketball Player of the Year … two-timefirst-teamall-WPIALpick(2009,2010)…two-timePittsburgh Post-GazetteFabulousFive (overallandsouthside in2010;southsidein2009)…first-teamall-tournamentat2009NikeTournament ofChampions…52nd by ESPNHoopgurlz…68thbyCollegiate Girls Basketball Report(16thamongsmallforwards)…76thbyAll-Star Girls Report(14thamongshoot-ingguards)…99thbyBlueStarBasketball.

WHITNEY HOLLOWAY, 5-4, G (Plainfield, Ill./Montini Catholic)Statistics/Records:EnteringfourthyearasstarteratMontiniCatholic High School (combined record of 89-13, .873) …career per-game statistical averages of 11.0 points, 4.8assists and 3.6 steals… led Broncos to first Illinois Class3A state championship in school history in 2010, follow-ing state third-place finish (semifinalist berth) in 2008 …sparkled on AAU circuit, playing for Full Package/MidwestElite … helped Midwest Elite to four titles during summer2010 AAU season— U.S. Junior Nationals inWashington,D.C.,USJNMid-AmericaChallenge (Champaign, Ill.),USJNPremier Invitational (Cincinnati, Ohio) and USJN SummerFinal(Chicago).Awards/Honors:Two-timeall-state (2010- first team;2009-secondteam)…20thbyCollegiate Girls Basketball Report (fourthamongpointguards)…29thbyBlueStarBasketball…45thbyAll-Star Girls Report(15thamongpointguards).

MARKISHA WRIGHT, 6-2, F (Des Moines, Iowa/East)Statistics/Records: Beginning fourth year at East HighSchool(combinedrecordof61-10,.859)…careerper-gamestatistical averages of 11.2 points and 6.3 rebounds …helpedpaceScarletstoIowaClass4Astaterunner-upfinishin 2010… found great success onAAU circuit, playing forAll IowaAttack…averaged12.0ppg., 11.0 rpg., 3.0bpg.,inAAUplay.Awards/Honors: Sporting Newspreseasonhonorablemen-tion All-American (2010-11) … two-time first-team all-state(2009,2010)…51stbyAll-Star Girls Report (eighthamongcenters)…53rdbyBlueStarBasketball…77thbyCollegiate Girls Basketball Report(12thamongpowerforwards).

Notre Dame Incoming Class of 2011MadisonCable 5-11,G,Mt.Lebanon,Pa.(Mt.Lebanon)WhitneyHolloway 5-4,G,Plainfield,Ill.(MontiniCatholic)MarkishaWright 6-2,F,DesMoines,Iowa(East)

Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center, whichhasyetanothernew feature thisseasonwiththeadditionofa four-sidedLEDvideoscore-boardhighabovecentercourt,aswellasLEDauxiliaryscoreboardsaboveallfourcourt-levelentrancerampsandatthescorer’stable.

Irish On Your Radio DialBeginningwiththe2008-09athleticsyear,theNotre Dame athletics department announcedithadpartneredwiththeLeSEABroadcastingNetwork,makingPulseFM(96.9/92.1)thenewradiohomeofNotreDamewomen’sbasketballintheSouthBendmarket. LeSEAoriginatesallNotreDamewomen’sbasketballgames,withthoseeventscarriedonPulseFM (96.9/92.1),markinga return to theFMsideofthedialforthefirsttimesincethe1998-99 season. Combined, these two sta-tionsblanketthenation’sNo.91mediamarket(South Bend-Elkhart), covering a 21-coun-ty area in northern Indiana and southwestMichiganthatcontainsmorethan1.35millionlisteners (better than 800,000 in the greaterSouthBendareaalone).Alltold,NotreDame’swomen’s basketball network stretches fromKalamazoo,Mich.,tothenorth,NorthJudson,Ind.,tothewest,Macy, Ind., (homeofformerIrish All-America center Ruth Riley) to thesouth,andLaGrange,Ind.,totheeast. Women’sbasketballgamebroadcastsalsocontinuetobestreamedliveandfreeofchargeon Notre Dame’s official athletics web site(www.UND.com)throughtheFightingIrishAll-Accessmultimediapackage. Bob Nagle,thevoiceofNotreDamewom-en’sbasketballfrom1996-97through1998-99(includingtheprogram’sfirstNCAAFinalFourberth in 1997), returns for his third seasonin his second stint as the radio play-by-playbroadcasterfortheFightingIrish.

Notre Dame On The Small ScreenNotre Dame will have at least 24 regularseason games televised during the 2010-11 season.Highlighting this year’s broadcastschedule are seven nationally- or regionally-televised Fighting Irish women’s basketballcontests, including the program’s fourth-everappearance on network television (Jan. 8 vs.Connecticut on CBS), two showings on theESPNfamilyofnetworks,andthreeothersonCBSCollegeSports. In addition, Notre Dame continues toexpand its broadcast reach globally on theInternet.AllFightingIrishregular-seasonhomegamesnotselectedforcommercialTVcover-agewill bewebcast live on the officialNotreDame athletics web site, www.UND.com, viathe site’s free multimedia package, FightingIrishAll-Access. Thisyear’sTVslatecontinuesatrendthathas seen theFighting Irishbecomea regularfixtureontelevision.BeginningwiththeNCAAchampionshipseasonof2000-01andcontinu-ingthroughtheDec.20Valparaisocontest (aHorizonLeagueTVwebcast),NotreDamehasplayed in177 televisedgames, including123thatwerebroadcastnationally.

Oh Captain, My CaptainSeniorforwardBecca Bruszewskiandseniorguard Brittany Mallory are serving as NotreDame’steamcaptainsforthe2010-11season.Bothplayers received thecaptain’shonor forthefirsttimeintheirrespectivecareersfollow-ingapreseasonvotebytheirteammates.

Irish Fans Crave Another Big Mac AttackIt’syearfourofNotreDame’swildly-successful“BigMac”promotion,offering fansacouponfor a free Big Mac from South Bend-areaMcDonald’s restaurants if the Fighting Irishscoreatleast88pointsinahomegame. In the four-year history of the promo-tion (and countingexhibition games),Notre Dame has hitthe 88-point mark24 times, includ-ing wins this yearover MichiganTech (exhibition),New Hampshire,Morehead State,IUPUI, Wake ForestandCreighton. It should comeas no surprise thatin the short historyofthepromotion,theNotre Dame playerwith the most “BigMac”basketssharesthesameinitialswiththe tasty burger —seniorguardBrittany Mallory, who sentthe crowd homehappy (and presum-ably with full bellies)fourtimesduringthepromotion’s inaugu-ralrunin2007-08. And for those tracking such things (orperhaps falling under the heading of “mediarelations director has too much time on hishands”), 14 different players have convertedthe“burgerball”,includingeightcurrentmem-bersoftheFightingIrishroster. What’s more, of the 24 Big Mac gamesto date, 13 have been reached on two-pointbaskets, eight on free throws, and three onthree-pointers.

Next Game: Southeast Missouri StateAfter returning from Seattle, Notre Damewillring in thenewyearathomeonJan.2,as itplayshost toSoutheastMissouriState ina2p.m.(ET)matineeatPurcellPavilion.Itwillbethe first-ever matchup between the schools,whiletheFightingIrishwillbeaimingtoopenJanuarywithavictory for the14th time in its16-yearBIGEASTConferenceera. Southeast Missouri (4-8) has lost threein a row as it prepares to come off theChristmasbreakonThursday,playinghosttoLindenwood-Bellevilleinanafternooncontest,itslonegamepriortovisitingSouthBendnextweekend.

ND’s “Big Mac Baskets”

2010-11*MichiganTech McBrideFGNewHampshire McBrideFGMoreheadState TurnerFGIUPUI AchonwaFTWakeForest SolomonFTCreighton ForrFG2009-10*Indianapolis SolomonFTUAPB BruszewskiFTIPFW WilliamsonFGValparaiso Novosel3FGCharlotte Christiansen3FGDePaul BruszewskiFT2008-09*Gannon NovoselFTEvansville SolomonFGLoyola-Chicago NovoselFGSyracuse LechlitnerFG2007-08*So.IndianaWilliamsonFG*Hillsdale MalloryFTMiami(Ohio) BarlowFGBostonColl. MalloryFGCanisius Mallory3FGValparaiso MalloryFTMarquette AllenFGSo.Florida SchraderFG* - exhibition game



Notre Dame on the BIG EAST Conference and NCAA statistical leaderboardsIndividual Statistics BIG EAST - All Games NCAA Division I BIG EAST - Conference Games OnlyCategory Rank Leader Rank Leader Rank LeaderScoring(Top30BIGEAST/Top100NCAA) NatalieNovosel 15.4 8 25.5,MayaMoore,UCONN — 26.2,ElenaDelleDonne,Delaware SkylarDiggins 13.0 20 —FieldGoalPercentage(Top15BIGEAST/Top100NCAA) Natalie Achonwa .634 1 .634, Natalie Achonwa, ND — .767,CarolynSwords,BostonCollege KaylaMcBride .539 t-7 — DevereauxPeters .536 10 — BeccaBruszewski .512 15 —Assists(Top15BIGEAST/Top100NCAA) SkylarDiggins 4.5 7 5.6,RubyleeWright,GU — 9.6,CourtneyVandersloot,GonzagaFreeThrowPercentage(Top15BIGEAST/Top100NCAA) NatalieNovosel .786 9 .889,JaniaSims,PITT — .987,LaurenProchaska,BowlingGreenSteals(Top15BIGEAST/Top100NCAA) BrittanyMallory 2.5 t-5 3.3,AngelRobinson,MU — 5.0,DemetriaFrank,Bethune-Cookman NatalieNovosel 2.3 12 — SkylarDiggins 2.0 t-14 —BlockedShots(Top15BIGEAST/Top100NCAA) DevereauxPeters 1.3 t-12 3.5,KaylaAlexander,SU — 5.2,LouellaTomlinson,SaintMary’s(Calif.)OffensiveRebounds(Top15BIGEAST) NatalieAchonwa 2.8 15 4.5,KandiceGreen,SHU — notkeptConference stats through Dec. 27 // NCAA stats through Dec. 12 333 Division I teamsbold = BIG EAST leader OR NCAA Top 25

Team Statistics BIG EAST - All Games NCAA Division I BIG EAST - Conference Games OnlyCategory Rank Leader Rank Leader Rank LeaderScoring Offense 85.2 1 85.2, Notre Dame 10 90.5,BostonCollegeScoringDefense 55.2 7 46.5,Connecticut 63 44.3,ConnecticutScoring Margin +30.0 2 +37.2,Connecticut 6 +38.6,ConnecticutFTPercentage .725(211-291) 5 .824,Villanova 53 .849,BowlingGreenFG Percentage .500 (386-772) 2 .517,Connecticut 6 .514,BostonCollegeFGPct.Defense .354(233-659) 7 .311,Connecticut 57 .290,Syracuse3-PointFGPct. .300(39-130) 12 .374,Louisville — .476,PennState3-Point FG Pct. Def. .233 (47-202) 2 .229,WestVirginia 13 .154,Maryland-EasternShore3-PointFGMade 3.3 15 8.5,Villanova 317 9.0,SamfordRebounding 41.1 7 49.7,Syracuse notkeptOpponentRebounding 32.9 5 27.5,Connecticut notkeptReboundingMargin +8.2 6 +17.7,Syracuse 43 +19.9,SyracuseOffensiveRebounds 16.2 6 21.2,Syracuse notkeptDefensiveRebounds 24.9 12 29.3,Connecticut notkeptBlockedShots 5.0 5 6.1,WestVirginia 37 7.7,NorthCarolinaAssists 20.3 2 21.0,Connecticut 6 21.2,ConnecticutSteals 16.3 1 16.3, Notre Dame 1 15.6, Notre DameTurnover Margin +9.3 1 +9.3, Notre Dame 6 +10.5,NorthCarolinaTurnoverAverage 17.4 notkept 112 10.8,MaristAssist/Turnover Ratio 1.2 3 1.5,Connecticut 16 1.68,ConnecticutPersonalFouls 17.5 notkept 217 11.6,ConnecticutWon-LossPercentage .750 notkept 61 1.000,10teamstiedConference stats through Dec. 27 // NCAA stats through Dec. 12 333 Division I teamsbold = BIG EAST leader OR NCAA Top 25



2010-11 University of Notre Dame Women’s Basketball ResultsOverall Record: 9-3 (Home: 7-1, Away: 2-2, Neutral: 0-0); BIG EAST Conference Record: 1-0

————— Notre Dame Highs —————Date ND NR Opp NR Opponent Time/Result Streak Record BEC Scorer Rebounder Assists AttendanceNov.12 12/12 NEWHAMPSHIRE W 99-48 W1 1-0 Peters-23 Peters-8 Achonwa-5 8,614Nov.15 12/12 MOREHEADSTATE W 91-28 W2 2-0 McBride-14 Bruszewski-7 Diggins-8 7,763Nov.18 12/12 15/15 (1)UCLA L 83-86(2ot) L1 2-1 Diggins-22 Bruszewski-13 Diggins-5 7,824Nov.21 12/12 9/10 atKentuckyFSS L 76-81 L2 2-2 Novosel-21 Achonwa-13 McBride-4 6,794Nov.26 18/16 (2)IUPUI W 95-29 W1 3-2 Peters-18 Solomon-12 Diggins-7 8,848Nov.27 18/16 (2)WAKEFOREST W 92-69 W2 4-2 Novosel-23 Bruszewski-7 Bruszewski-4 8,294Nov.28 18/16 (2)BUTLER W 85-54 W3 5-2 Novosel-20 Peters-7 Diggins-7 8,279Dec.1 16/16 2/3 atBaylor L 65-76 L1 5-3 Diggins-21 Solomon-9 Diggins-5 7,239Dec.5 16/16 PURDUEESPN2 W 72-51 W1 6-3 Novosel-16 Peters-9 Diggins-6 9,149(s)Dec.8 18/18 •atProvidence W 79-43 W2 7-3 1-0 Achonwa-13 Solomon-10 Peters-4 179Dec.11 18/18 CREIGHTON W 91-54 W3 8-3 Diggins-18 twowith6 Mallory-7 8,848Dec.20 17/16 atValparaiso W 94-43 W4 9-3 Novosel-18 Achonwa-7 Diggins-5 1,877Dec.29 (3)vs.Gonzaga 7:30p.m.Dec.30 (3)vs.LoyolaMarymount 7:30p.m.Jan.2 SOUTHEASTMISSOURIST. 2:00p.m.Jan.5 •atMarquette 8:00p.m.Jan.8 •CONNECTICUTCBS 2:00p.m.Jan.12 •LOUISVILLE 7:00p.m.Jan.15 •atPittsburgh 2:00p.m.Jan.18 •GEORGETOWNCBSC 7:00p.m.Jan.23 •ST.JOHN’SESPNU 2:00p.m.Jan.29 •atVillanova 7:00p.m.Feb.1 •SYRACUSE 7:00p.m.Feb.5 •atSouthFlorida 7:00p.m.Feb.8 •SETONHALL 7:00p.m.Feb.12 •RUTGERS 2:00p.m.Feb.19 •atConnecticutBIGEASTTV 2:00p.m.Feb.22 •atWestVirginiaCBSC 7:00p.m.Feb.26 •CINCINNATI 2:00p.m.Feb.28 •atDePaulCBSC 9:00p.m.

BIG EAST Championship (Hartford, Conn. — XL Center)March4 FirstRound TBAMarch5 SecondRoundBIGEASTTV TBAMarch6 QuarterfinalsESPNU TBAMarch7 SemifinalsESPNU 6/8p.m.ETMarch8 FinalESPN 7p.m.ET

NCAA Championship — First & Second Rounds (Campus Sites)March19-20 FirstRoundESPN/ESPN2 TBAMarch21-22 SecondRoundESPN/ESPN2 TBA

NCAA Regionals (Dallas, Texas/Dayton, Ohio/Philadelphia, Pa./Spokane, Wash.)March26-27 RegionalSemifinalsESPN TBAMarch28-29 RegionalFinalsESPN TBA

NCAA Women’s Final Four (Indianapolis, Ind. — Conseco Fieldhouse)April3 NationalSemifinalsESPN TBAApril5 NationalChampionshipESPN TBA

• = indicates BIG EAST Conference gameNR = national ranking (listed as Associated Press/ESPN-USA Today)(s) = indicates sellout crowd(1) = Super Six Series (Notre Dame, Ind.)(2) = WBCA Classic (Notre Dame, Ind.)(3) = State Farm Holiday Hoops Classic (Seattle, Wash.)FSS = Game televised live on Fox Sports South (simulcast on WHME-TV Ch. 46 in South Bend)CBS CS = Games to be televised live on CBS College SportsBIG EAST TV = Games to be televised live as part of BIG EAST Network syndicated packageNOTE: All regular-season home games not scheduled for commercial TV will be webcast live at UND.com

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

2010-11 ATTENDANCE Totals Avg. HighAll Games: 83,708 6,976 9,149(12/5-Purdue)Home: 67,619 8,452 9,149(12/5-Purdue)Away: 16,089 4,022 7,239(12/1-Baylor)Neutral:




fighting irish women’s basketball 2010-11 NOTRE DAME2010-11 StatisticsAll Games: 9-3 (Home: 7-1, Away: 2-2, Neutral: 0-0)Player GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. OR DR Tot. Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts. Avg.Novosel,Natalie 12-12 312-26.0 60-118 .508 10-34 .294 55-70 .786 16 28 44 3.7 17-1 25 31 6 27 185 15.4Diggins,Skylar 12-12 344-28.7 61-137 .445 7-27 .259 27-41 .659 11 21 32 2.7 21-0 54 38 4 24 156 13.0Peters,Devereaux 12-12 219-18.3 45-84 .536 0-0 .000 20-22 .909 28 35 63 5.3 29-1 26 22 16 23 110 9.2Achonwa,Natalie 12-0 213-17.8 45-71 .634 1-1 1.000 18-27 .667 33 35 68 5.7 22-1 18 20 6 16 109 9.1Bruszewski,Becca 12-12 286-23.8 44-86 .512 0-5 .000 15-26 .577 21 42 63 5.3 32-2 17 21 5 9 103 8.6McBride,Kayla 12-4 296-24.7 41-76 .539 3-13 .231 13-15 .867 11 25 36 3.0 10-0 21 19 3 14 98 8.2Mallory,Brittany 10-8 206-20.6 21-44 .477 8-21 .381 16-22 .727 6 13 19 1.9 13-0 25 14 0 25 66 6.6Solomon,Erica 12-0 166-13.8 28-59 .475 0-0 .000 21-29 .724 22 33 55 4.6 24-1 12 16 13 18 77 6.4Turner,Kaila 12-0 214-17.8 16-44 .364 9-28 .321 10-12 .833 1 12 13 1.1 21-0 32 13 0 15 51 4.3Braker,Ariel 9-0 61-6.8 10-20 .500 0-0 .000 8-13 .615 11 14 25 2.8 5-0 4 4 6 7 28 3.1Miller,Fraderica 8-0 75-9.4 7-13 .538 0-0 .000 7-12 .583 7 10 17 2.1 12-0 7 6 0 17 21 2.6Forr,Mary 8-0 36-4.5 7-14 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 3 3 6 0.8 3-0 2 2 1 0 14 1.8Badway,Veronica 8-0 22-2.8 1-6 .167 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500 1 2 3 0.4 1-0 0 2 0 1 4 0.5Team 23 26 49 4.1 1Notre Dame 12 2450 386-772 .500 39-130 .300 211-291 .725 194 299 493 41.1 210-6 243 209 60 196 1022 85.2Opponents 12 2450 233-659 .354 47-202 .233 149-218 .683 160 235 395 32.9 238-7 129 321 30 89 662 55.2

All Games .............................ND .................... OppSCORING ..................................... 1022 ......................662 Pointspergame ......................... 85.2 .....................55.2 Scoringmargin .........................+30.0 ........................ —FIELDGOALS-ATT ..................386-772 ...............233-659 Fieldgoalpct. ........................... .500 .................... .3543-POINTFG-ATT .......................39-130 .................47-202 3-pointFGpct. .......................... .300 .................... .233 3-pointFGmade/gm ................... 3.3 .......................3.9FREETHROWS-ATT ................211-291 ...............149-218 Freethrowpct. .......................... .725 .................... .683 FTmade/gm ............................... 17.6 .....................12.4REBOUNDS .................................... 493 ......................395 Reboundspergame .................. 41.1 .....................32.9 Reboundingmargin ....................+8.2 ........................ —ASSISTS ......................................... 243 ......................129 Assistspergame ....................... 20.3 .....................10.8TURNOVERS .................................. 209 ......................321 Turnoverspergame ................... 17.4 .....................26.8 Turnovermargin .........................+9.3 ........................ — Assist/turnoverratio ..................... 1.2 .......................0.4STEALS .......................................... 196 ........................89 Stealspergame ......................... 16.3 .......................7.4BLOCKS ........................................... 60 ........................30 Blockspergame .......................... 5.0 .......................2.5

Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalNotreDame 474 532 12 4 — 1022Opponents 303 340 12 7 — 662

Notre Dame’s Largest …LEADOverall:68(95-27(0:09-2nd)vs.IUPUI,11/26)BIG EAST:36(79-43(0:18-2nd)atProvidence,12/8)DEFICITOverall:22(54-32(12:31-2nd)atBaylor,12/1)BIG EAST:2(2-0(19:37-1st)atProvidence,12/8)MARGIN OF VICTORYOverall:66(95-29vs.IUPUI,11/26)BIG EAST:36(79-43atProvidence,12/8)MARGIN OF DEFEATOverall:11(76-65atBaylor,12/1)BIG EAST: HALFTIME LEADOverall:41(53-12vs.NewHampshire,11/12)BIG EAST:8(35-27atProvidence,12/8)HALFTIME DEFICITOverall:14(38-24atBaylor,12/1)BIG EAST: HOME CROWDOverall:9,149(sellout)(vs.Purdue,12/5)BIG EAST: ROAD CROWDOverall:7,239(atBaylor,12/1)BIG EAST:179(atProvidence,12/8)NEUTRAL CROWDOverall: BIG EAST:

BIG EAST Games Only: 1-0 (Home: 0-0, Away: 1-0)Player GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. OR DR Tot. Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts. Avg.Achonwa,Natalie 1-0 9-9.0 5-6 .833 0-0 .000 3-4 .750 1 2 3 3.0 2-0 0 0 0 1 13 13.0Solomon,Erica 1-0 19-19.0 4-10 .400 0-0 .000 3-6 .500 6 4 10 10.0 2-0 3 2 2 5 11 11.0Diggins,Skylar 1-1 29-29.0 5-11 .455 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 1 4 5 5.0 1-0 3 2 1 1 10 10.0Bruszewski,Becca 1-1 25-25.0 3-7 .429 0-0 .000 3-4 .750 1 5 6 6.0 2-0 1 0 1 1 9 9.0Novosel,Natalie 1-1 23-23.0 3-6 .500 0-2 .000 3-4 .750 1 1 2 2.0 0-0 2 1 0 1 9 9.0Peters,Devereaux 1-1 16-16.0 3-7 .429 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 2 1 3 3.0 3-0 4 1 2 3 8 8.0Turner,Kaila 1-0 16-16.0 3-3 1.000 2-2 1.000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1-0 1 2 0 0 8 8.0Mallory,Brittany 1-1 23-23.0 3-5 .600 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1-0 2 0 0 3 6 6.0Miller,Fraderica 1-0 15-15.0 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 3-4 .750 2 0 2 2.0 1-0 1 1 0 1 3 3.0McBride,Kayla 1-0 21-21.0 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 0-0 1 1 0 0 2 2.0Braker,Ariel 1-0 4-4.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0Team 1 1 2 2.0Notre Dame 1 200 30-60 .500 2-5 .400 17-26 .654 15 20 35 35.0 13-0 19 10 6 16 79 79.0Opponents 1 200 15-49 .306 1-8 .125 12-15 .800 16 21 37 37.0 22-1 8 28 5 3 43 43.0

BIG EAST Only .....................ND .................... OppSCORING ......................................... 79 ........................43 Pointspergame ......................... 79.0 .....................43.0 Scoringmargin .........................+36.0 ........................ —FIELDGOALS-ATT ......................30-60 ...................15-49 Fieldgoalpct. ........................... .500 .................... .3063-POINTFG-ATT .............................2-5 .......................1-8 3-pointFGpct. .......................... .400 .................... .125 3-pointFGmade/gm ................... 2.0 .......................1.0FREETHROWS-ATT ....................17-26 ...................12-15 Freethrowpct. .......................... .654 .................... .800 FTmade/gm ............................... 17.0 .....................12.0REBOUNDS ...................................... 35 ........................37 Reboundspergame .................. 35.0 .....................37.0 Reboundingmargin ................... (-2.0) ........................ —ASSISTS ........................................... 19 ..........................8 Assistspergame ....................... 19.0 .......................8.0TURNOVERS .................................... 10 ........................28 Turnoverspergame ................... 10.0 .....................28.0 Turnovermargin .......................+18.0 ........................ — Assist/turnoverratio ..................... 1.9 .......................0.3STEALS ............................................ 16 ..........................3 Stealspergame ......................... 16.0 .......................3.0BLOCKS ............................................. 6 ..........................5 Blockspergame .......................... 6.0 .......................5.0

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalNotreDame 35 44 — 79Opponents 27 16 — 43


fighting irish women’s basketball 2010-11NOTRE DAME2010-11 Notre Dame Points-Rebounds-AssistsOpponent Solomon Badway Diggins Achonwa Miller Peters Turner Novosel Mallory McBride Bruszewski Forr BrakerNEWHAMPSHIRE 11-1-0 3-1-0 12-2-4 7-4-5 1-2-2 23-8-0 2-1-3 11-2-1 9-1-3 8-2-2 1-0-3 6-2-1 5-5-2MOREHEADSTATE 7-1-3 1-0-0 9-3-8 10-3-1 5-4-1 8-4-2 10-4-5 13-4-0 7-2-2 14-6-1 7-7-0 0-1-1 0-4-0(1)UCLA 3-2-0 DNP 22-1-5 9-9-0 0-0-0 3-2-4 0-0-0 19-6-4 4-1-1 11-4-3 12-13-3 DNP DNPatKentucky 2-3-0 DNP 18-3-1 4-13-1 0-0-0 2-6-1 7-2-0 21-8-3 INJ 10-2-4 12-8-1 DNP 0-0-0(2)IUPUI 12-12-0 0-2-0 7-4-7 9-5-0 INJ 18-6-0 8-2-5 12-1-2 INJ 8-2-2 9-3-2 2-1-0 10-6-0(2)WAKEFOREST 14-5-1 0-0-0 11-2-2 11-5-3 INJ 12-5-2 2-2-3 23-3-3 3-1-1 6-2-0 8-7-4 0-0-0 2-3-1(2)BUTLER 6-4-2 0-0-0 11-5-7 6-4-2 INJ 11-7-3 3-0-3 20-5-3 6-2-0 11-5-3 10-1-1 0-1-0 1-3-0atBaylor 6-9-0 DNP 21-1-5 2-3-0 INJ 8-6-1 0-0-3 12-3-1 8-6-2 6-3-0 2-2-0 DNP DNPPURDUE 5-3-2 0-0-0 14-3-6 12-7-4 0-0-0 7-9-0 0-0-1 16-4-3 4-0-3 6-1-3 8-6-1 0-0-0 DNP•atProvidence 11-10-3 DNP 10-5-3 13-3-0 3-2-1 8-3-4 8-0-1 9-2-2 6-0-2 2-1-1 9-6-1 DNP 0-1-1CREIGHTON 0-0-0 0-0-0 18-1-1 14-5-2 4-6-0 4-3-6 3-1-5 11-4-1 7-3-7 9-2-1 17-6-0 2-1-0 2-0-0atValparaiso 0-5-1 0-0-0 3-2-5 12-7-0 8-3-3 6-4-3 8-1-3 18-2-2 12-3-4 7-6-1 8-4-1 4-0-0 8-3-0• = BIG EAST game // 1 = Super Six Series (Notre Dame, Ind.) // 2 = WBCA Classic (Notre Dame, Ind.) // 3 = State Farm Holiday Hoops Classic (Seattle, Wash.) // games started in boldface

Starting LineupsDate Opponent F F G G GN12 NEWHAMPSHIRE Bruszewski Peters Diggins Mallory NovoselN15 MOREHEADSTATE Bruszewski Peters Diggins Mallory NovoselN18 UCLA Bruszewski Peters Diggins Mallory NovoselN21 atKentucky Bruszewski Peters Diggins McBride NovoselN26 IUPUI Bruszewski Peters Diggins McBride NovoselN27 WAKEFOREST Bruszewski Peters Diggins McBride NovoselN28 BUTLER Bruszewski Peters Diggins McBride NovoselD1 atBaylor Bruszewski Peters Diggins Mallory NovoselD5 PURDUE Bruszewski Peters Diggins Mallory NovoselD8 atProvidence Bruszewski Peters Diggins Mallory NovoselD11 CREIGHTON Bruszewski Peters Diggins Mallory NovoselD20 atValparaiso Bruszewski Peters Diggins Mallory Novosel

Specialty Stats (ND/Opp)Date Opponent Paint OffTO 2ndCh FBreak BenchN12 NEWHAMPSHIRE 64/18 64/12 18/4 32/2 43/16N15 MOREHEADSTATE 54/6 35/9 20/3 20/2 47/2N18 UCLA 42/32 18/23 9/12 6/2 23/27N21 atKentucky 52/36 15/18 19/13 8/4 13/26N26 IUPUI 54/6 42/4 24/3 10/2 41/13N27 WAKEFOREST 34/34 29/21 18/14 6/4 32/29N28 BUTLER 48/14 30/8 18/7 18/2 22/7D1 atBaylor 30/46 24/26 10/21 6/10 14/11D5 PURDUE 46/26 29/17 15/10 8/4 23/17D8 atProvidence 50/16 38/4 10/11 * 37/9D11 CREIGHTON 54/26 30/9 7/7 10/0 34/11D20 atValparaiso 54/16 41/8 15/9 18/0 47/25* - not tracked by home statistics crew


fighting irish women’s basketball 2010-11 NOTRE DAME2010-11 Single Game Highs & LowsTeam SuperlativesNOTRE DAME HIGH NOTRE DAME LOW CATEGORY OPPONENT HIGH OPPONENT LOW

99vs.NewHampshire(11/12/10) 65atBaylor(12/1/10) Points/Game 86byUCLA(11/18/10) 28byMoreheadState(11/15/10)

54(2nd)vs.IUPUI(11/26/10) 24(1st)atBaylor(12/1/10) Points/Half 41,threetimes(MR:2ndbyWakeForest,11/27/10) 7(1st)byMoreheadState(11/15/10)

38vs.Creighton(12/11/10) 24atBaylor(12/1/10) Field Goals Made 30byUCLA(11/18/10) 7byMoreheadState(11/15/10)

74vs.UCLA(11/18/10) 52vs.WakeForest(11/27/10) Field Goal Attempts 69byUCLA(11/18/10) 37byNewHampshire(11/12/10)

.633vs.Creighton(12/11/10) .387atBaylor(12/1/10) FG Percentage .514byNewHampshire(11/12/10) .175byMoreheadState(11/15/10)

6atBaylor(12/1/10) 1vs.Purdue(12/5/10) 3-Point FG Made 8byKentucky(11/21/10) 1,twice(MR:byProvidence,12/8/10)

18atBaylor(12/1/10) 4vs.Creighton(12/11/10) 3-Point FG Attempts 27byKentucky(11/21/10) 8byProvidence(12/8/10)

.750vs.Creighton(12/11/10) .111vs.Purdue(12/5/10) 3-Point FG Percentage .296byKentucky(11/21/10) .100byMoreheadState(11/15/10)

37vs.WakeForest(11/27/10) 9vs.Purdue(12/5/10) Free Throws Made 22byUCLA(11/18/10) 2byValparaiso(12/20/10)

43vs.WakeForest(11/27/10) 13vs.Purdue(12/5/10) Free Throw Attempts 32byKentucky(11/21/10) 4byValparaiso(12/20/10)

.860vs.WakeForest(11/27/10) .526vs.UCLA(11/18/10) FT Percentage .857byButler(11/28/10) .429byCreighton(12/11/10)

51atKentucky(11/21/10) 34vs.NewHampshire(11/12/10) Rebounds 46byUCLA(11/18/10) 23byValparaiso(12/20/10)

26vs.NewHampshire(11/12/10) 11atKentucky(11/21/10) Assists 19byUCLA(11/18/10) 2byMoreheadState(11/15/10)

36vs.NewHampshire(11/12/10) 5atKentucky(11/21/10) Steals 15byUCLA(11/18/10) 1byIUPUI(11/26/10)

9vs.IUPUI(11/26/10) 2vs.UCLA(11/18/10) Blocked Shots 5,twice(MR:byProvidence,12/8/10) 1,fourtimes(MR:byValparaiso,12/20/10)

27vs.UCLA(11/18/10) 9vs.IUPUI(11/26/10) Turnovers 49byNewHampshire(11/12/10) 12byKentucky(11/21/10)

27,twice(MR:atBaylor,12/1/10) 7atValparaiso(12/20/10) Fouls 28byWakeForest(11/27/10) 12,twice(MR:byCreighton,12/11/10)

Individual Superlatives NOTRE DAME OPPONENT

Points Scored 23,twice(MR:byNatalieNovoselvs.WakeForest,11/27/10) 24byVictoriaDunlapofKentucky(11/21/10)

Field Goals Made 11byDevereauxPetersvs.NewHampshire(11/12/10) 10byBrooklynPopeofBaylor(12/1/10)

Field Goal Attempts 24byNatalieNovoselatKentucky(11/21/10) 19byBrittneyGrinerofBaylor(12/1/10)

Highest FG Percentage (min. 5 made) .875(7-8)byNatalieAchonwavs.Creighton(12/11/10) .750(6-8)byLindsyWrightofWakeForest(11/27/10)

3-Point Field Goals Made 4bySkylarDigginsatBaylor(12/1/10) 5byKeylaSnowdenofKentucky(11/21/10)

3-Point Field Goal Attempts 7,twice(MR:bySkylarDigginsatBaylor,12/1/10) 12byKeylaSnowdenofKentucky(11/21/10)

3-Point FG Percentage (min. 2 made) 1.000(2-2)byKailaTurneratProvidence(12/8/10) .571(4-7)byBrittanyBowenofButler(11/28/10)

Free Throws Made 11byNatalieNovoselvs.WakeForest(11/27/10) 10byVictoriaDunlapofKentucky(11/21/10)

Free Throw Attempts 12byNatalieNovoselvs.WakeForest(11/27/10) 12byVictoriaDunlapofKentucky(11/21/10)

Free Throw Percentage (min. 3 made) 1.000(6-6),twice(MR:byNatalieNovoselatValparaiso,12/20/10) 1.000(6-6)byTerraBurnsofButler(11/28/10)

Rebounds 13,twice(MR:byNatalieAchonwaatKentucky,11/21/10) 14,twice(MR:byBrooklynPopeofBaylor,12/1/10)

Assists 8bySkylarDigginsvs.MoreheadState(11/15/10) 7byDoreenaCampbellofUCLA(11/18/10)

Steals 7byNatalieNovoselvs.NewHampshire(11/12/10) 6byKimetriaHaydenofBaylor(12/1/10)

Blocked Shots 4byDevereauxPetersatValparaiso(12/20/10) 4byBrittneyGrinerofBaylor(12/1/10)

Turnovers 7bySkylarDigginsatBaylor(12/1/10) 11byKerahNelsonofIUPUI(11/26/10)

Minutes Played 47bySkylarDigginsvs.UCLA(11/18/10) 40,twice(MR:byBrittneyGrinerofBaylor,12/1/10)


fighting irish women’s basketball 2010-11NOTRE DAME2010-11 Game-By-Game Team Statistics Overall 3-Point Rebs.Date Opponent W/L Score FG-A Pct. FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Off-Def-Tot PF-DQ A TO B S 1-2-OT-OT TotN12 NOTREDAME hW 99-48 37-72 .514 2-10 .200 23-31 .742 22-12-34 15-1 26 19 3 36 53-46 99 NEWHAMPSHIRE 19-37 .514 3-11 .273 7-11 .636 9-16-25 23-0 10 49 3 10 12-36 48N15 NOTREDAME hW 91-28 33-63 .524 3-6 .500 22-33 .667 14-33-47 20-0 24 20 4 26 40-51 91 MOREHEADSTATE 7-40 .175 2-20 .100 12-25 .480 7-22-29 23-1 2 40 2 8 7-21 28N18 (1)NOTREDAME hL 83-86(2ot) 34-74 .459 5-15 .333 10-19 .526 18-25-43 24-1 20 27 2 11 37-30-12-4 83 #15UCLA 30-69 .435 4-15 .267 22-31 .710 18-28-46 21-0 19 26 2 15 41-26-12-7 86N21 NOTREDAME aL 76-81 32-76 .421 2-15 .133 10-16 .625 25-26-51 27-2 11 17 5 5 35-41 76 at#9/10Kentucky 26-66 .394 8-27 .296 21-32 .656 16-19-35 18-1 9 12 4 5 41-40 81N26 (2)NOTREDAME hW 95-29 35-69 .507 4-9 .444 21-28 .750 16-29-45 12-0 18 9 9 23 41-54 95 IUPUI 10-44 .227 3-15 .200 6-8 .750 7-21-28 19-1 7 35 3 1 13-16 29N27 (2)NOTREDAME hW 92-69 26-52 .500 3-13 .231 37-43 .860 12-25-37 20-0 20 24 5 16 45-47 92 WAKEFOREST 23-61 .377 4-15 .267 19-24 .792 15-18-33 28-2 17 25 2 10 28-41 69N28 (2)NOTREDAME hW 85-54 30-59 .508 3-13 .231 22-29 .759 16-26-42 13-0 24 15 6 8 37-48 85 BUTLER 18-59 .305 6-24 .250 12-14 .857 16-16-32 23-1 13 19 1 11 21-33 54D1 NOTREDAME aL 65-76 24-62 .387 6-18 .333 11-15 .733 17-21-38 27-2 12 22 4 12 24-41 65 at#2/3Baylor 26-60 .433 3-11 .273 21-29 .724 19-24-43 12-0 12 20 5 14 38-38 76D5 NOTREDAME hW 72-51 31-62 .500 1-9 .111 9-13 .692 13-26-39 19-0 23 20 3 8 36-36 72 PURDUE 19-52 .365 1-9 .111 12-18 .667 9-22-31 19-0 9 24 1 5 26-25 51D8 •NOTREDAME aW 79-43 30-60 .500 2-5 .400 17-26 .654 15-20-35 13-0 19 10 6 16 35-44 79 atProvidence 15-49 .306 1-8 .125 12-15 .800 16-21-37 22-1 8 28 5 3 27-16 43D11 NOTREDAME hW 91-54 38-60 .633 3-4 .750 12-14 .857 8-30-38 13-0 23 10 8 11 42-49 91 CREIGHTON 22-66 .333 7-26 .269 3-7 .429 17-16-33 12-0 11 17 1 4 26-28 54D20 NOTREDAME aW 94-43 36-63 .571 5-13 .385 17-24 .708 18-26-44 7-0 23 16 5 24 49-45 94 atValparaiso 18-56 .321 5-21 .238 2-4 .500 11-12-23 18-0 12 26 1 3 23-20 43• = BIG EAST game // 1 = Super Six Series (Notre Dame, Ind.) // 2 = WBCA Classic (Notre Dame, Ind.) // 3 = State Farm Holiday Hoops Classic (Seattle, Wash.)

Miscellaneous Notre Dame Statistics


fighting irish women’s basketball 2010-11 NOTRE DAMELEADING SCORERNatalieNovosel 5(8)SkylarDiggins 3(16)DevereauxPeters 2(4)NatalieAchonwa 1KaylaMcBride 1

LEADING REBOUNDERBeccaBruszewski 4(10)DevereauxPeters 3(18)EricaSolomon 3(7)NatalieAchonwa 2FradericaMiller 1(1)

LEADER IN ASSISTSSkylarDiggins 7(17)NatalieAchonwa 1BeccaBruszewski 1(7)BrittanyMallory 1(7)KaylaMcBride 1DevereauxPeters 1(1)

GAMES STARTEDBeccaBruszewski 12(69)SkylarDiggins 12(42)NatalieNovosel 12(16)DevereauxPeters 12(15)BrittanyMallory 8(13)KaylaMcBride 4

CHARGES TAKENOpponents 7Notre Dame 8

BeccaBruszewski 2(16)SkylarDiggins 2(4)BrittanyMallory 3(8)EricaSolomon 1(6)

20-POINT SCORING GAMESOpponents 3Notre Dame 4

NatalieNovosel 3(3)SkylarDiggins 2(9)DevereauxPeters 1(1)

30-POINT SCORING GAMESOpponents 0Notre Dame 0

TECHNICAL FOULSOpponents 0Notre Dame 0

FOUR-POINT PLAYSOpponents 0Notre Dame 0

THREE-POINT PLAYSOpponents 13Notre Dame 25

SkylarDiggins 5NatalieNovosel 4Devereaux Peters 4NatalieAchonwa 3BeccaBruszewski 2BrittanyMallory 2KaylaMcBride 2ArielBraker 1EricaSolomon 1KailaTurner 1

ND’S FIRST SUBSTITUTIONNatalieAchonwa 8KaylaMcBride 6EricaSolomon 3KailaTurner 2

BENCH POINTSOpponents 193 (16.1 ppg.)Notre Dame 376 (31.3 ppg.)

SHOT CLOCK VIOLATIONSOpponents 14Notre Dame 1

JUMP BALLS CONTROLLEDOpponents 4Notre Dame 10

NatalieAchonwa 2/2(1.000)DevereauxPeters 8/12(.667)

FIRST SCOREOpponents 6Notre Dame 6

NatalieNovosel 2BeccaBruszewski 1SkylarDiggins 1KaylaMcBride 1Devereaux Peters 1

RUNS OF 10-0 OR BETTEROpponents 3Notre Dame 18

LARGEST HALFTIME LEAD41,53-12vs.NewHampshire(11/12/10)

LARGEST HALFTIME DEFICIT14,38-24atBaylor(12/1/10)

LARGEST LEAD68,95-27(0:09-2nd)vs.IUPUI(11/26/10)

LARGEST DEFICIT22,54-32(12:31-2nd)atBaylor(12/1/10)

LARGEST WIN66,95-29vs.IUPUI(11/26/10)

LARGEST DEFEAT11,76-65atBaylor(12/1/10)

MOST CONSECUTIVE PTS28vs.NewHampshire(11/12/10)

MOST CONSECUTIVE OPP PTS11,twice(MR:byBaylor,12/1/10)

LONGEST WINNING STREAK4(12/5-present)

LONGEST LOSING STREAK2(11/18-11/21)

LARGEST HOME CROWD9,149(sellout) vs. Purdue (12/5/10)

LARGEST ROAD CROWD7,239atBaylor(12/1/10)

LARGEST NEUTRAL CROWDNone

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

Double-Figure Points 2010-11 CareerNatalieAchonwa 6 6ArielBraker 1 1BeccaBruszewski 4 41SkylarDiggins 9 33BrittanyMallory 1 17KaylaMcBride 4 4FradericaMiller - 1NatalieNovosel 11 25Devereaux Peters 4 25EricaSolomon 4 11KailaTurner 1 2

Double-Figure Rebounds 2010-11 CareerNatalieAchonwa 1 1BeccaBruszewski 1 3SkylarDiggins - 1Devereaux Peters - 2EricaSolomon 2 3

5-5-5 Games (aka “Stat Sheet Stuffers”) 2010-11 CareerBeccaBruszewski - 1SkylarDiggins 1 9BrittanyMallory - 4NatalieNovosel - 1Devereaux Peters - 3EricaSolomon 1 1KailaTurner 1 1NOTE: At least 5 in three of five statistical categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals or blocks)

Double-Doubles 2010-11 CareerBeccaBruszewski 1 3 12pts,13rebs.vs.UCLA,11/18SkylarDiggins - 1Devereaux Peters - 1EricaSolomon 2 2 12pts,12rebs.vs.IUPUI,11/26 11pts,10rebs.atProvidence,12/8

Clutch Free Throws (final 5 min. + OT) FT-FTA Pct.EricaSolomon 4-4 1.000BrittanyMallory 2-2 1.000FradericaMiller 2-2 1.000DevereauxPeters 2-2 1.000KaylaMcBride 7-8 .875NatalieAchonwa 5-6 .833ArielBraker 5-6 .833SkylarDiggins 5-6 .833KailaTurner 4-5 .800BeccaBruszewski 4-6 .667NatalieNovosel 5-9 .556VeronicaBadway 1-2 .500’10-11 Team Totals 46-58 .793

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fighting irish women’s basketball 2010-11NOTRE DAMESCORINGPlayer scored 25 points:see30pointsPlayer scored 30 points:SkylarDiggins(31)vs.Vermont,3/23/10Player scored 35 points:CharelAllen(35)vs.Oklahoma,3/25/08(@ West Lafayette, Ind.)Player scored 40 points:RuthRiley(41)atProvidence,1/30/99Two players scored 20 points:LindsaySchrader(23)andBeccaBruszewski(20)vs.Syracuse,2/24/09Three players scored 20 points:DanielleGreen(28),SheilaMcMillen(26),RuthRiley(23)vs.WestVirginia,1/7/99Two players scored 25 points:AliciaRatay(26)andRuthRiley(26)atRutgers,2/19/00Player scored 25 points/3 consecutive games:CharelAllen (25vs.DePaul,2/11/07;25atVil-lanova,2/13/07;26atProvidence,2/17/07)None in double figures:atSetonHall,2/8/04One in double figures:SkylarDiggins(10)vs.Connecticut,3/8/10(@ Hartford, Conn.)Six in double figures:seeeightindoublefiguresSeven in double figures:seeeightindoublefiguresEight in double figures:BeccaBruszewski(19),AshleyBarlow(15),SkylarDiggins(14),FradericaMiller(11),LindsaySchrader(11),BrittanyMallory(10)andNatalieNovosel(10)vs.Arkansas-PineBluff,11/15/09ND scored 50 points/half:54(2ndhalf)vs.IUPUI,11/26/10ND scored 55 points/half:55(2ndhalf)vs.IPFW,12/8/09ND scored 60 points/half:61(1sthalf)vs.ClevelandState,11/26/02ND scored 100 points/BIG EAST game:104atGeorgetown,1/19/08ND scored 100 points/non-BIG EAST game:see100points/homegameND scored 100 points/home game:102vs.Arkansas-PineBluff,11/15/09ND scored fewer than 15 points/half:11(1sthalf)atWestVirginia,1/13/08ND scored fewer than 20 points/half:19(1sthalf)atConnecticut,1/16/10ND scored fewer than 50 points/game:44vs.Connecticut,3/8/10(@ Hartford, Conn.)

FIELD GOAL SHOOTINGPlayer made every shot from the field (min. 7):CrystalErwin(9-9)vs.Washington,12/11/04ND shot 55 percent/game:57.1(36-63)atValparaiso,12/20/10ND shot 55 percent/consecutive games:63.3(38-60)vs.Creighton,12/11/10;and57.1(36-63)atValparaiso,12/20/10ND shot 60 percent/game:63.3(38-60)vs.Creighton,12/11/10ND shot 65 percent/game:68.0(34-50)vs.BostonCollege,2/12/97ND shot 70 percent/game:70.2(40-57)vs.Xavier,2/9/85ND shot below 25 percent/game:24.5(13-53)atWestVirginia,1/13/08ND shot below 30 percent/game:26.9(18-67)atConnecticut,1/16/10ND shot below 35 percent/game:31.3(20-64)vs.Connecticut,3/8/10(@ Hartford, Conn.)ND shot below 35 percent/game and won:33.8(22-65)atMichiganState,11/19/09ND shot 55 percent/half:59.4(19-32),1sthalfatValparaiso,12/20/10ND shot 60 percent/half:see65percent/halfND shot 65 percent/half:65.5(19-29),2ndhalfvs.Creighton,12/11/10ND shot 70 percent/half:71.0(22-31),2ndhalfatBostonCollege,11/23/08ND shot 55 percent/both halves:61.3(19-31)and65.5(19-29)vs.Creighton,12/11/10ND shot below 25 percent/half:22.9(8-35),1sthalfatConnecticut,1/16/10ND shot below 30 percent/half:9-31(29.0),2ndhalfvs.Connecticut,3/1/10

THREE-POINT SHOOTINGPlayer made 4 three-pointers/half:SkylarDiggins(1sthalf)atSyracuse,1/30/10Player made 5 three-pointers/half:KellieWatson(1sthalf)vs.MichiganState,11/29/08Player made 5 three-pointers:AshleyBarlowatGeorgetown,2/20/10Player made 6 three-pointers:KellieWatsonvs.MichiganState,11/29/08Player made 7 three-pointers:AliciaRatayatProvidence,2/16/03Player made 8 three-pointers:SheilaMcMillenvs.St.John’s,2/28/98(@ Piscataway, N.J.)Player attempted 10 three-pointers:12byAshleyBarlowatSyracuse,1/30/10ND made 10 three-pointers:10atSyracuse,1/30/10ND did not make a three-pointer:atSetonHall,1/3/09ND attempted 20 three-pointers:20vs.Marquette,2/23/10ND shot 60 percent 3FG (min. 5 att.):87.5(7-8)atBostonCollege,11/23/08

FREE THROW SHOOTINGPlayer made 10 for 10 or better:12-12byCharelAllenvs.Oklahoma,3/25/08(@ West Lafayette, Ind.)ND shot 90 percent (min. 10 att.):91.7(11-12)vs.Evansville,11/19/08ND shot below 50 percent (min. 10 att.):33.3(4-12)vs.Cincinnati,1/31/09ND made 30 free throws:37(attempted43)vs.WakeForest,11/27/10ND made fewer than five FTs:2(attempted2)vs.Connecticut,3/8/10(@ Hartford, Conn.)ND attempted 40 free throws:43(made37)vs.WakeForest,11/27/10ND attempted fewer than 5 FTs:2(made2)vs.Connecticut,3/8/10(@ Hartford, Conn.)

REBOUNDSPlayer had 15 rebounds:LindsaySchrader(15)vs.Cincinnati,1/31/09Player had 20 rebounds:HeidiBunek(20)atDePaul,1/20/88Two players had double-figure rebounds:LindsaySchrader(13)andAshleyBarlow(11)vs.SouthFlorida,1/12/10Three players had double-figure rebounds:KatrynaGaither (14),BethMorgan (11)andCareyPoor(10)atMichiganState,12/21/95ND had 60 rebounds:60atEasternMichigan,12/2/08ND had 20 offensive rebounds:see25offensivereboundsND had 25 offensive rebounds:25atKentucky,11/21/10

DOUBLE-DOUBLESPoints & rebounds:EricaSolomon(11/10)atProvidence,12/8/10

Points & rebounds/consecutive games:LindsaySchrader(12/10)atLouisville,1/19/10;(16/12)vs.WestVirginia,1/24/10Points & rebounds/3 consecutive games:JacquelineBatteast(17/11)vs.MissouriState,3/21/04;(27/12)vs.MiddleTennessee,3/23/04;(22/12)vs.PennState,3/27/04(@ Hartford, Conn.)Points & rebounds/4 consecutive games:JacquelineBatteast(14/11)vs.VirginiaTech,1/10/04;(23/11)vs.Connecticut,1/13/04;(22/10)atWestVirginia,1/17/04;(12/10)atSyracuse,1/21/04Points & rebounds/5 consecutive games: Jacqueline Batteast (20/10) vs. Western Michigan,12/12/01;(11/12)vs.Marquette,12/22/01;(23/10)atRice,12/28/01;(25/14)vs.DePaul,12/31/01;(12/13)atMiami(Fla.),1/2/02Points & assists:MeganDuffy(12/10)vs.WestVirginia,2/26/05Points & assists/consecutive games:NieleIvey(12/10)atValparaiso,11/17/00;(14/11)vs.Ari-zona,11/20/00Two players had double-doubles:AshleyBarlow(20p/12r)andCharelAllen (14p/11r)vs.SMU,3/23/08(@ West Lafayette, Ind.)Three players had double-doubles:CrystalErwin(14p/10r),MeganDuffy(14p/10a)andJacque-lineBatteast(10p/10r)vs.St.John’s,1/26/0515 points and 15 rebounds:LindsaySchrader(19/15)vs.Cincinnati,1/31/0920 points and 10 rebounds:SkylarDiggins(23/10)vs.Pittsburgh,2/6/1020 points and 20 rebounds:HeidiBunek(25/20)atDePaul,1/20/88

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

ASSISTSPlayer had 10 assists:MeganDuffyvs.WestVirginia,2/26/05Player had 10 assists/consecutive games: Megan Duffy (11 vs. Rutgers, 1/23/05; 10 vs. St.John’s,1/26/05)Player had 15 assists:MaryGavin(17)atMarquette,2/28/87ND had 30 assists:31vs.Arkansas-PineBluff,11/15/09ND had fewer than 10 assists:6vs.Connecticut,3/8/10(@ Hartford, Conn.)ND had fewer than 5 assists:3vs.Villanova,3/8/09(@ Hartford, Conn.)

BLOCKED SHOTSPlayer blocked 5 shots:seeblocked6shotsPlayer blocked 6 shots:DevereauxPetersatSt.John’s,2/16/10Player blocked 10 shots:AmandaBarksdale(11)vs.BostonCollege,2/10/02ND blocked 10 shots:10atSt.John’s,2/16/10ND blocked 15 shots:16vs.BostonCollege,2/10/02ND blocked 0 shots:vs.Villanova,1/9/10

STEALSPlayer had 7 steals:NatalieNovoselvs.NewHampshire,11/12/10Player had 8 steals:AshleyBarlowvs.Cincinnati,1/31/09ND had 20 steals:24atValparaiso,12/20/10

TURNOVERSND committed 25 or more:27vs.UCLA,11/18/10ND committed 25 or more and won:26vs.Charlotte,12/20/09ND committed 30 or more:30atColorado,11/15/03ND committed 10 or fewer:10vs.Creighton,12/11/10ND committed 10 or fewer/consecutive games: 10 atProvidence, 12/8/10; 10 vs.Creighton,12/11/10ND committed 5 or fewer:3atMaryland,11/16/07

MISCELLANEOUSLed ND in points/rebounds/assists:SkylarDiggins(23p/10r/6a)vs.Pittsburgh,2/6/10Hit “final minute” game-winning shot:AshleyBarlow(3FG/0:34.22nd)atSyracuse,1/30/10Four-point play:AshleyBarlow(0:08.4,1sthalf)atSyracuse,1/30/10Made shot from midcourt or beyond:BreonaGray(48feetat0:00,1sthalf)atSetonHall,1/2/07Played every minute:MelissaLechlitnervs.St.John’s,1/17/09Played more than 40 minutes:SkylarDiggins(47)&BeccaBruszewski(44)vs.UCLA,11/18/10ND rallied from a 10-point deficit to win:trailedvs.Vermont,10-20with11:37leftin1sthalfandwon,84-66,3/23/10ND rallied from a 15-point deficit to win:trailedatVanderbilt,28-46with15:56toplayandwon,59-57,12/30/08ND scored 20 straight points:21-0runvs.IUPUI,11/26/10ND scored 25 straight points:28-0runvs.NewHampshire,11/12/10

OVERTIMEND played an OT game:seeplayedtwoovertimesND played two overtimes:vs.UCLA(L,86-83),11/18/10ND won an OT game:vs.Oklahoma(79-75),3/25/08(@ West Lafayette, Ind.)ND won an OT game at home:vs.BowlingGreen(85-81),11/13/06ND won an OT game on the road:atBowlingGreen(86-84),12/5/07ND lost an OT game:seeplayedtwoovertimes

RANKINGSPlayed the No. 1 team in the AP poll:lostvs.Connecticut(59-44),3/8/10(@ Hartford, Conn.)Played the No. 1 team in the ESPN/USA Today/WBCA poll:seeplayedNo.1teaminAPpollDefeated top-10 opponent:vs.#10/9Purdue(67-58),12/6/06Defeated top-10 opponent on the road:at#9/10Connecticut(65-59),1/30/05Defeated top-10 opponent by double digits:vs.#6/7Rutgers(63-47),1/23/05

The Last Time An Opponent…SCORINGPlayer scored 25 points:see30pointsPlayer scored 30 points:KaileyKlein(31),ClevelandState,3/21/10Player scored 35 points:AngelaSimpson(37),NorthwesternState,3/24/95(@ Amarillo, Texas)Two players scored 20 points:BrittneyGriner(21)andBrooklynPope(20)atBaylor,12/1/10Three players scored 20 points:AngelaSimpson(37),BridgetteWilliams(24)andStephanieShaw(22),NorthwesternState,3/24/95(@ Amarillo, Texas)Two players scored 25 points:JeneMorris(32)andQueneseDavis(25),SanDiegoState,11/26/09(@ St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands)None in double figures:IUPUI,11/26/10(twowithsevenpoints)One in double figures:StefanieLang(11)atValparaiso,12/20/10Five in double figures:BrittneyGriner (21),BrooklynPope (20),KimetriaHayden (14),OdysseySims(11)andMelissaJones(10)atBaylor,12/1/10Six in double figures: JannonRoland (21),DanielleMcCulley (14),JenniferJacoby (12),StaceyLovelace(12),NicoleErickson(11)andShannonLindsey(11),Purdue,11/30/94Scored 50 points/half:50(2ndhalf),SanDiegoState,11/26/09(@ St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands)Scored 55 points/half:see60points/halfScored 60 points/half:63(2ndhalf),NorthwesternState,3/24/95(@ Amarillo, Texas)Scored 100 points/BIG EAST game:106,Connecticut,12/8/98Scored 100 points/non-BIG EAST game:103,NorthwesternState,3/24/95(@ Amarillo, Texas)Scored fewer than 15 points/half:13(1sthalf),IUPUI,11/26/10Scored fewer than 20 points/half:16(2ndhalf)atProvidence,12/8/10Scored fewer than 40 points/game:29,IUPUI,11/26/10

FIELD GOAL SHOOTINGShot 50 percent/game:51.4(19-37),NewHampshire,11/12/10Shot 55 percent/game:55.6(30-54),Connecticut,3/1/10Shot 60 percent/game:60.0(30-50),DePaul,1/22/08Shot below 25 percent/game:22.7(10-44),IUPUI,11/26/10Shot below 30 percent/game:seebelow25percent/gameShot 50 percent/half:51.6(16-31),1sthalfatBaylor,12/1/10Shot 55 percent/half:see60percent/halfShot 60 percent/half:70.0(14-20),2ndhalfbyNewHampshire,11/12/10Shot 50 percent/both halves:51.9(14-27)and59.3(16-27)byConnecticut,3/1/10Shot below 20 percent/half:11.1(2-18),1sthalfbyMoreheadState,11/15/10Shot below 25 percent/half:23.8(5-21),2ndhalfbyIUPUI,11/26/10Shot below 30 percent/half:28.6(8-28),2ndhalfatValparaiso,12/20/10Shot below 30 percent/both halves:21.7(5-23)and23.8(5-21)byIUPUI,11/26/10

THREE-POINT SHOOTINGPlayer made 5 three-pointers:NyeshiaStevenson,Oklahoma,3/28/10(@ Kansas City, Mo.)Player made 6 three-pointers:AnneBoese,IPFW,12/8/09Player made 7 three-pointers:AngieBjorklund,Tennessee,1/5/08Player attempted 10 three-pointers:KeylaSnowden(12),Kentucky,11/21/10Made 10 three-pointers:11byIPFW,12/8/09Did not make a three-pointer:0atLSU,11/16/08Shot 50 percent 3FG (min. 5 att.):50.0(7-14)byOklahoma,3/28/10(@ Kansas City, Mo.)Shot 60 percent 3FG (min. 5 att.):60.0(9-15)byWestVirginia,1/24/10

FREE THROW SHOOTINGPlayer made 10 free throws:VictoriaDunlap(10)atKentucky,11/21/10Player made 15 free throws:NokDuany(15)atGeorgetown,2/23/02Player attempted 15 free throws:CandaceParker (17), Tennessee,3/30/08 (@ Oklahoma City, Okla.)Player made 10 for 10 or better:EpiphannyPrince(12-12),Rutgers,1/27/09Shot 90 percent (min. 10 att.):90.9(10-11)byOklahoma,3/28/10(@ Kansas City, Mo.)Shot below 50 percent (min. 10 att.):48.0(12-25)byMoreheadState,11/15/10Made 30 free throws:32(attempted37)byIllinois,11/24/98Made fewer than five FTs:2(attempted4)atValparaiso,12/20/10Attempted 40 free throws:45(made28)atSouthFlorida,1/13/07Attempted fewer than 5 FTs:4(made2)atValparaiso,12/20/10

REBOUNDSPlayer had 15 rebounds:TinaCharles(17),Connecticut,3/8/10(@ Hartford, Conn.)Player had 20 rebounds:WendyScholtens(20)atVanderbilt,1/8/89Two players had double-figure rebounds:AbiOlajuwon(14)andAmandaThompson(11),Okla-homa,3/28/10(@ Kansas City, Mo.)Three players had double-figure rebounds:AuroraAdams(16),BrendaMcCunn(11)andPaulaLangseth(10),Hawaii,3/22/81(@ Anchorage, Alaska)Had 50 rebounds:56byPittsburgh,2/10/08Out-rebounded ND by 10 or more:11byOklahoma,3/28/10(@ Kansas City, Mo.) (OU44,ND33)

DOUBLE-DOUBLESPoints & rebounds:BrooklynPope(20/14)atBaylor,12/1/10Points & assists:LiadSuez-Karni(14/10),Villanova,2/7/06Two players had double-doubles:AbiOlajuwon (20/14) andAmandaThompson (13/11),Okla-homa,3/28/10(@ Kansas City, Mo.)Three players had double-doubles:MaryRaese(24p/10r),MaryWesterwelle(11p/10r)andNetraMcGrew(10p/10a),Idaho,3/21/86(@ Amarillo, Texas)15 points and 15 rebounds:TinaCharles(16/17),Connecticut,3/8/10(@ Hartford, Conn.)20 points and 10 rebounds:BrooklynPope(20/14)atBaylor,12/1/1020 points and 20 rebounds:WendyScholtens(29/20)atVanderbilt,1/8/89

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

ASSISTSPlayer had 10 assists:KetiaSwanier(11),Connecticut,1/27/08Player had 15 assists:VeronicaPettry(16)atLoyola-Chicago,2/18/89Had 25 assists:27,Connecticut,3/2/99(@ Piscataway, N.J.)Had 30 assists:30atLoyola-Chicago,2/18/89Had fewer than 10 assists:9,Purdue,12/5/10

BLOCKED SHOTSPlayer blocked 5 shots:CourtneyParis(5),Oklahoma,3/25/08(@ West Lafayette, Ind.)Blocked 10 shots:seeblocked15shotsBlocked 15 shots:16atConnecticut,1/27/07Blocked 0 shots:St.John’s,3/7/10(@ Hartford, Conn.)

STEALSPlayer had 5 steals:KimetriaHayden(6)atBaylor,12/1/10Player had 7 steals:CourtnayPilypaitis,Vermont,3/23/10Player had 10 steals:KatieSmrcka-Duffy,Georgetown,1/29/00Had 15 steals:15,UCLA,11/18/10Had 20 steals:24,Georgetown,1/29/00

TURNOVERSPlayer committed 10 turnovers:KerahNelson(11),IUPUI,11/26/10Committed 20 turnovers or more and won:20atMarquette,1/13/09Committed 25 turnovers or more:26atValparaiso,12/20/10Committed 30 turnovers or more:see35turnoversormoreCommitted 35 turnovers or more:35,IUPUI,11/26/10Committed 40 turnovers or more:40,MoreheadState,11/15/10Committed 5 turnovers or fewer:5atVillanova,1/25/03Committed 10 turnovers or fewer:10,Georgetown,2/20/10

MISCELLANEOUSLed team in points/rebounds/assists:Mi-KhidaHankins(16p/8r/3a)atProvidence,12/8/10Hit “final minute” game-winning shot: Nyeshia Stevenson (3-point jumper/0:04), Oklahoma,3/28/10(@ Kansas City, Mo.)Played every minute:BrittneyGriner(40),Baylor,12/1/10Played more than 40 minutes:DanielleRobinson&NyeshiaStevenson(45),Oklahoma,3/28/10(@ Kansas City, Mo.)Rallied from a 10-point deficit to win:Villanova,3/8/09(NDled15-5with9:18leftin1sthalf,VUwon58-47)(@ Hartford, Conn.)Led ND by 10 or more at halftime:14atBaylor(38-24),12/1/10Led ND by 15 or more at halftime:23atConnecticut(42-19),1/16/10Led ND by 25 or more points:30byConnecticut(71-41at2:58of2ndhalf),3/1/10

SCORING MARGINS — The Last Time…ND won by 30-plus points:see50ND won by 30-plus points at home:37—atND91,Creighton54,12/11/10ND won by 30-plus points on the road:see50ND won by 40-plus points:see50ND won by 50-plus points:51—ND94,atValparaiso43,12/20/10ND won by 60-plus points:66—atND95,IUPUI29,11/26/10

ND lost by 10-19 points:see10-19ontheroadND lost by 10-19 points at home:10—Rutgers78,atND68,1/27/09ND lost by 10-19 points on the road:11—atBaylor76,ND65,12/1/10ND lost by 20-29 points:25—Connecticut76,atND51,3/1/10ND lost by 20-29 points on the road:24—atConnecticut70,ND46,1/16/10ND lost by 30-plus points:39—atTennessee89,ND50,3/17/02



2010-11 Box Scores#12 Notre Dame 99, New Hampshire 48November 12, 2010Purcell Pavilion (Notre Dame, Ind.)

New Hampshire (48)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpFrankenberger 26 1-3 1-2 5-6 4 0 3 8McDonald 27 1-4 0-1 2-2 5 2 4 4Early 21 2-2 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 4Hogan 26 2-6 1-3 0-0 2 3 2 5Reed 29 5-7 1-2 0-0 3 2 0 11Friel 9 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 2 0Lyons 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 1 0Wells 23 4-9 0-2 0-0 3 0 1 8McKnight 20 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 3 2Flynn 9 3-3 0-0 0-3 3 0 3 6Team 0Totals 200 19-37 3-11 7-11 25 10 23 48


New Hampshire 12 36 — 48Notre Dame 53 46 — 99

FG Pct:NewHampshire51.4,NotreDame51.4.3-PT FG Pct: NewHampshire27.3,NotreDame20.0.FT Pct:NewHampshire63.6,NotreDame74.2.Turnovers:NewHampshire49,NotreDame19.Blocked Shots:NewHampshire3,NotreDame3(Peters2).Steals:NewHampshire10(Hogan,Wells3),NotreDame36(Novosel7).Attendance:8,614.

NOTES:NotreDame’s36stealsshatteredtheoldschoolrecordof29theftsthatwassettwicebefore—Feb.9,1985,againstXavier,andmostrecentlyonJan.31,1991,atSaintLouis…theFightingIrishalsobrokeanearly30-year-oldschoolrecordbyforcing49NewHampshireturnovers—thepreviousrecordof48wassetonJan.11,1980,attheHuskieInvitationalinDeKalb,Ill.,duringNotreDame’sfinalseasonasanAIAWDivisionIIIprogram(theFightingIrishmoveduptoDivisionIforthe1980-81campaign)…NotreDame’s28consecutivepointsinthefirsthalfwerejustthreeshyoftheschoolrecordforthelongestinterruptedstringofpoints,withthe31-0recordrunoccurringonJan.18,1997,atPurcellPavilion…theFightingIrishallowedjust12UNHpointsinthefirsthalf,thefewestgivenupbyNotreDameinasingleperiodsinceDec.13,2003,whenDaytontalliedjust11pointsina78-41NotreDamewinatPurcellPavilion…theFightingIrishimproveto26-8(.765)inseasonopeners,stretchingtheircurrentwinningstreakinlidliftersin16consecutivegames(NotreDamealsois21-3inseasonopenersduringthe24-yeartenureofheadcoachMuffetMcGraw)…theFightingIrishnoware26-8inhomeopenersand20-4underMcGraw…the51-pointmarginisthesecond-largestwinning spread in a season opener in schoolhistory, toppedonly by a program-record 78-pointmargin ofvictory(113-35)inthe1989-90seasonopeneragainstLiberty(Nov.24,1989)at theUCFRotaryClassic inOrlando,Fla.…it’sthesecondconsecutiveseasoninwhichNotreDamewonagamebyatleast50points,followinglastyear’s90-31winoverCharlotteonDec.20,2009,atPurcellPavilion…NotreDameis42-5(.894)againstfirst-timeopponentssincejoiningtheBIGEASTConference in1995-96,witha22-1 (.957) recordsincethestartofthe2000-01seasonandanactive17-gamewinningstreak;NewHampshirewasthefirstofsevenfirst-timeoppo-nentsonNotreDame’sschedulethisseason…theFightingIrishalsonowhavewon20consecutivehomegamesagainstnewopposition,datingbacktoJan.18,1996…NotreDamemovesto3-0all-timeagainsttheAmericaEastConference…Peters’previouscareer-highscoringnightwas15points,andshealsosetacareerhighwith11madefieldgoals…juniorguardNatalieNovoselswipedacareer-highsevensteals.

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ME #12 Notre Dame 91, Morehead State 28

November 15, 2010Purcell Pavilion (Notre Dame, Ind.)

Morehead State (28)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpHillman 19 1-4 0-2 0-0 1 0 5 2Harris 35 1-5 0-0 3-8 6 1 1 5Bozeman 34 4-13 2-10 2-4 2 0 2 12Dixon 25 0-3 0-2 2-4 2 0 2 2Lumpkin 24 0-7 0-1 5-6 3 0 3 5Robinson 16 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 4 0Turner 18 0-3 0-3 0-1 1 1 3 0Cox 15 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 0 2 0Ituen 10 0-1 0-1 0-0 2 0 1 0Parker 4 1-3 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 2Team 7Totals 200 7-40 2-20 12-25 29 2 23 28


Morehead State 7 21 — 28Notre Dame 40 51 — 91

FG Pct:MoreheadState17.5,NotreDame52.4.3-PT FG Pct: MoreheadState10.0,NotreDame50.0.FT Pct:MoreheadState48.0,NotreDame66.7.Turnovers:MoreheadState40,NotreDame 20.Blocked Shots:MoreheadState 2, NotreDame 4.Steals:MoreheadState8(Bozeman4),NotreDame26(Mallory,Miller5).Attendance:8,614.

NOTES:NotreDamehaspostedback-to-backwinsbyatleast50pointsforthefirsttimeinschoolhistory,followingits51-pointvictory(99-48)overNewHampshirewiththewinoverMoreheadState…NotreDametiedaschoolrecord(andsetanewPurcellPavilionrecord)forfewestpointsallowedinonehalfbyholdingMoreheadStatetosevenpointsinthefirsthalf;theFightingIrishalsolimitedMarylandtosevenpointsintheopening20minutesofa49-40winonJan.9,1985, inCollegePark,Md.…NotreDamegave up just 28points toMSU, the third-fewest pointseverallowedbytheFighting Irish inasinglegame—theonlyloweropponentpointtotalscameonJan.31,1978(68-25winoverGraceatPurcellPavilion)andJan.21,1982(an84-27winatValparaiso)…NotreDame’s63-pointmarginofvictoryequalsthesecond-largestwinningspreadinschoolhistory,toppedonlybya78-pointwin(113-35)overLibertyonNov.24,1989,attheUCFRotaryClassicinOrlando,Fla.(alsothelasttimetheFightingIrishwonagamebyatleast63points)…themarginofvictoryalsotiedthePurcellPavilionrecordsettwicebefore—Dec.8,1981,a92-29winoverSaintMary’s(Ind.),andmostrecentlyonFeb.28,1985,witha99-36victoryoverButler…theFightingIrishhaveforcedatleast40turnoversineachoftheirfirsttwogames(school-record49vs.NewHampshire,40vs.MoreheadState),thefirsttimeinschoolhistorytheyhaveregisteredconsecutive40-takeawaygames…NotreDamenabbed26 steals againstMoreheadState,thefifth-highestsingle-gamestealtotalinschoolhistory…MoreheadState’s.175fieldgoalpercentage(7-for-40)wasthelowestbyaFightingIrishopponentsinceButlershotanopponentrecord-low.149(9-for-61)onJan.30,1984,athistoricHinkleFieldhouseinIndianapolis…MoreheadState’stwofirst-halffieldgoalswereoneofftheNotreDameopponentrecordforfewestbasketsmadeinonehalf,trailingDayton’s1-for-20effortintheopening20minutesonDec.13,2003,atPurcellPavilion…MoreheadStatewascreditedwithjusttwoassists,thefewesthelpersforaFightingIrishopponentsinceJan.14,1993,whenDetroitMercyalsohadtwoassistsinan80-55NotreDamewinatPurcellPavilion…NotreDameis43-5(.896)againstfirst-timeopponentssincejoiningtheBIGEASTin1995-96,includinga23-1(.958)markagainstnewteamssincethestartof2000-01,withacurrent18-gamewinningstreakand21-gamehomewinningstreakagainstfirst-timeopponents…NotreDameimprovesto63-11(.851)inthemonthofNovembersincejoiningtheBIGEAST16seasonsago;theFightingIrishalsohaveanactive16-gameNovemberwinningstreak.

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ME #15 UCLA 86, #12 Notre Dame 83 (2OT)

Super Six SeriesNovember 18, 2010Purcell Pavilion (Notre Dame, Ind.)

UCLA (86)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpNzekwe 27 1-2 0-0 2-2 8 0 2 4Dixon 31 6-9 0-0 6-8 11 2 4 18Morris 35 5-12 3-6 4-4 4 3 4 17Campbell 40 3-10 0-2 2-3 4 7 2 8Gardner,R. 30 5-12 1-5 1-2 1 2 3 12Earl 4 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0Williams 11 0-1 0-0 0-0 3 1 1 0Nyingifa 32 3-7 0-1 5-6 8 1 2 11Walker 37 7-16 0-1 2-5 4 3 3 16Costa 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Team 2Totals 250 30-69 4-15 22-31 46 19 21 86

Notre Dame (83)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpPeters 18 1-9 0-0 1-2 2 4 3 3Bruszewski 44 6-12 0-0 0-0 13 3 5 12Diggins 47 10-21 0-4 2-3 1 5 4 22Novosel 39 7-12 2-4 3-6 6 4 4 19Mallory 22 1-4 1-3 1-2 1 1 1 4Solomon 10 1-2 0-0 1-2 2 0 2 3Achonwa 28 4-5 0-0 1-2 9 0 1 9Miller 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Turner 7 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 2 0McBride 33 4-8 2-3 1-2 4 3 2 11Team 5Totals 250 34-74 5-15 10-19 43 20 24 83

UCLA 41 26 12 7 — 86Notre Dame 37 30 12 4 — 83

FG Pct: UCLA 43.5, Notre Dame 45.9. 3-PT FG Pct: UCLA26.7,NotreDame33.3.FT Pct:UCLA71.0,NotreDame52.6.Turnovers:UCLA26,NotreDame27.Blocked Shots:UCLA2,NotreDame2.Steals:UCLA15(Morris3),NotreDame11(Diggins3).Attendance:7,824.

NOTES:Thiswasthefourthdouble-overtimegameinNotreDamewomen’sbasketballhistoryandthefirstsinceNov.30,1997,whentheFightingIrishdefeatedUCLA,93-91atPauleyPavilioninLosAngeles…italsowasjusttheseconddouble-OTwomen’sbasketballgameinPurcellPavilionhistory—NebraskadefeatedNotreDame,89-88intwoextraperiodsonFeb.25,1982…theFightingIrishwereplayingtheirfirstovertimegameathome(ofanylength)sinceNov.13,2006,whentheydefeatedBowlingGreen,85-81inoneOT…thismarkedtheeighthconsecutiveseasoninwhichNotreDamehasplayedatleastoneovertimegame…theFightingIrishfallto4-9all-timeagainstUCLA,withtheseriesinSouthBendnowknottedat3-3…thelosssnapsa16-gameFightingIrishwinningstreakinthemonthofNovember,arunthatstartedonNov.20,2007,witha94-41winatCentralMichigan…NotreDameis63-12(.840)inNovembergamessincejoiningtheBIGEASTConferencein1995-96…theFightingIrishfallto18-17(.514)againstPac-10Conferenceteams,withtheBruinsbeingthefirstPac-10teamtodefeatNotreDamesinceUSCearneda69-58winonNov.24,2006,attheGalenCenterinLosAngeles…theFightingIrishalsotumbleto9-4(.692)againstthePac-10atPurcellPavilion,endingtheirseven-gamewinningstreakagainstthatconference;UCLAisthefirstPac-10teamtodefeatNotreDameatPurcellPavilionsinceNov.24,1991,whenNo.5/7StanforddefeatedtheFightingIrish,88-76…itwasjusttheeighthinNotreDame’slast95non-conferencehomegames,andthefirstsinceMarch22,2009,whenMinnesotaupsettheFightingIrish,79-71inthefirstroundoftheNCAAChampion-ship;it’sthefirstregular-seasonnon-conferencehomelossforNotreDamesinceJan.5,2008,whenthird-rankedTennesseeearnedan87-63win… theFighting Irishhad their 19-gameregular-seasonnon-conferencewinningstreaksnapped…itwasjustthefifthtimein147games(sincejoiningtheBIGEASTin1995-96)thatNotreDamelostwhenscoringatleast80points;mostrecently,an81-80losstoDePaulonJan.22,2008,alsoatPurcellPavilion…NatalieNovoseltiedhercareerhighwith19points…SkylarDigginspostedhereighthcareer20-pointgame…Diggins’47minutesplayedwerethemostbyaFightingIrishplayerinasinglegamesinceNov.30,1997,whenMolliePeirickalsoplayed47minutesinthedouble-OTwinatUCLA…BeccaBruszewskicollectedherthirdcareerdouble-double,andfirstsinceNov.15,2009,whenshenabbed19pointsand10reboundsinaseason-openingwinoverArkansas-PineBluffatPurcellPavilion…Bruszewski’s13reboundsalsowereacareerhigh,aswasher44minutesplayed.

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2010-11 Box Scores#9/10 Kentucky 81, #12 Notre Dame 76November 21, 2010Memorial Coliseum (Lexington, Ky.)

Notre Dame (76)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpPeters 13 1-3 0-0 0-0 6 1 5 2Bruszewski 31 5-9 0-1 2-5 8 1 5 12Diggins 34 7-17 0-2 4-5 3 1 4 18Novosel 35 8-24 1-7 4-6 8 3 2 21McBride 34 5-9 0-2 0-0 2 4 1 10Solomon 9 1-3 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 2Achonwa 22 2-4 0-0 0-0 13 1 4 4Miller 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0Turner 18 3-6 1-3 0-0 2 0 4 7Braker 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Team 6Totals 200 32-76 2-15 10-16 51 11 27 76

Kentucky (81)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpDunlap 38 7-12 0-2 10-12 14 4 2 24Mathies 34 2-9 0-1 2-8 4 0 2 6Snowden 28 5-14 5-12 2-2 2 0 1 17Morrow 5 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0Conwright 25 2-6 0-2 4-6 0 3 5 8Riley 15 2-6 0-2 1-2 0 0 1 5Pinkett 23 7-14 3-6 0-0 5 0 3 17Evans 23 0-2 0-1 2-2 2 2 4 2Henderson 9 1-1 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 2Team 5Totals 200 26-66 8-27 21-32 35 9 18 81

Notre Dame 35 41 — 76Kentucky 41 40 — 81

FG Pct:NotreDame42.1,Kentucky39.4.3-PT FG Pct:NotreDame13.3,Kentucky29.6.FT Pct:NotreDame62.5,Kentucky65.6. Turnovers:NotreDame17,Kentucky12.Blocked Shots: Notre Dame 5 (Novosel 2), Kentucky 4 (Dunlap 3). Steals: Notre Dame 5 (Achonwa, Turner 2), Kentucky 5 (Dunlap 2).Attendance:6,794.

NOTES:NotreDamewasfacingback-to-backopponentsrankedin the top15of theAssociatedPresspoll during the regularseasonforthefirsttimesincethe2004PreseasonWNIT,whentheFightingIrishdefeated#6Duke(76-65onNov.17)and#10/9OhioState(66-62onNov.20)…NotreDameseesits18-gamewinningstreakagainstfirst-timeopponentssnapped,fallingtoanewfoeforthefirsttimesinceNov.21,2001,whenColoradoStateshadedtheFightingIrish,72-66,inFortCollins,Colo.…NotreDameis23-2againstfirst-timeopponentssincethestartofthe2000-01seasonand43-6againstnewteamssincejoin-ingtheBIGEASTConferencein1995-96…Kentuckywasthethirdofsevenfirst-timeopponentsonthisyear’sFightingIrishschedule, and third in four games following homewins overNew Hampshire (99-48) and Morehead State (91-28) duringtheopeningweekendoftheseason…NotreDamebasketballteamsfallto0-5all-timeatMemorialColiseum,withthisbeingthefirsttimeaFightingIrishhoopssquadplayedinthehistoricvenuesince1961,whentheUKmen’steamdefeateditsNotreDamecounterpart,100-53…NotreDamealsohaditsfour-gamewinning streak against Southeastern Conference opponentscometoanend,fallingtoanSECschoolforthefirsttimesinceMarch30,2008,whenTennesseeralliedpasttheFightingIrish,74-64 in theNCAAOklahomaCityRegionalsemifinalsat theFordCenterinOklahomaCity,Okla.…forthesecondtimethisseason,NotreDamepostedareboundmarginof+16orbetter,havingnotchedaseason-high+18marginonthebackboards(47-29)againstMoreheadStateonNov.15atPurcellPavilion…NotreDamegrabbedaseason-high51rebounds,itsbesttotalontheglasssinceDec.31,2009,whentheFightingIrishnabbed56caromsina74-69winover#18/16Vanderbilt,alsoatPurcellPavilion…inherhomecominggame,Lexington,Ky.,native(andjuniorguard)NatalieNovoselscoredacareer-high21points,twomorethanherpreviousbestsettwicebefore(mostrecentlythreedaysearlierinthedouble-overtimelossto#15UCLAatPurcellPavilion)…Novoselalsotiedhercareerhighwitheightrebounds,havingreachedthatmarktwicebefore(mostrecentlyonDec.2,2009,againstEasternMichigan),andshesetnewpersonalbestswitheightfieldgoals(previous:seven,threetimes,includingvs.UCLA),24attempts(previouswas12againstUCLA),seventhree-pointattempts(previouswasfouragainstUCLA),andtwoblocks(previous:oneon10occasions,thelastagainstOklahomaonMarch28,2010intheNCAAregionalsemifinals)…freshmanforwardNatalieAchonwagrabbedaseason-high13rebounds,alsotyingseniorforwardBeccaBruszewskiforthemostboardsbyaFightingIrishplayerthisseason(Bruszewskihadabaker’sdozenagainstUCLA).

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ME #18/16 Notre Dame 95, IUPUI 29

WBCA ClassicNovember 26, 2010Purcell Pavilion (Notre Dame, Ind.)

IUPUI (29)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpNelson 31 2-9 0-3 0-0 4 1 2 4Mitchell 19 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 5 0Bellamy 17 0-0 0-0 2-2 2 0 2 2Gaskin 25 1-6 0-2 1-1 4 1 1 3Horne 21 3-5 1-1 0-0 2 0 1 7Collins 16 1-5 1-5 0-0 0 1 0 3Cotton 8 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Eichelberger 15 1-5 1-2 0-0 2 0 0 3Nunley-Lash 28 2-7 0-1 3-5 7 1 4 7Luster 10 0-3 0-1 0-0 3 2 2 0Blaydes 10 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0Team 3Totals 200 10-44 3-15 6-8 28 7 19 29

Notre Dame (95)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpPeters 20 7-12 0-0 4-4 6 0 0 18Bruszewski 19 3-5 0-0 3-4 3 2 1 9Diggins 22 2-6 0-1 3-5 4 7 1 7Novosel 23 4-7 2-3 2-2 1 2 1 12McBride 26 4-6 0-0 0-0 2 2 1 8Solomon 20 5-8 0-0 2-5 12 0 4 12Badway 6 0-3 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0Achonwa 16 3-5 0-0 3-3 5 0 2 9Turner 28 2-6 2-5 2-2 2 5 2 8Forr 7 1-5 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 2Braker 13 4-6 0-0 2-3 6 0 0 10Team 1Totals 200 35-69 4-9 21-28 45 18 12 95

IUPUI 13 16 — 29Notre Dame 41 54 — 95

FG Pct:IUPUI22.7,NotreDame50.7.3-PT FG Pct:IUPUI20.0,NotreDame44.4.FT Pct:IUPUI75.0,NotreDame75.0.Turn-overs:IUPUI35,NotreDame9.Blocked Shots:IUPUI3,NotreDame9(Solomon3).Steals:IUPUI1,NotreDame23(Turner5).Attendance:8,848.

NOTES:NotreDame’s66-pointmarginofvictoryisthesecond-largestinschoolhistory,toppedonlybya78-pointspread(113-35)againstLibertyonNov.24,1989,intheUCFRotaryClassicinOrlando, Fla.… themargin also is the largest homewin inschoolhistory,surpassingthe63-pointdifference(91-28)againstMoreheadStatejust11daysearlier…priortothisseason,NotreDamehadwonthreetimesby60-or-morepointsintheprogram’sfirst33seasons (andnotoncesince thatNovember1989winoverLiberty)…the29pointsbyIUPUItieforthefourth-fewestpointsallowedbyNotreDameinasinglegame—theonlyloweropponentpointtotalscameonJan.31,1978(68-25winathomevs.Grace),Jan.21,1982(84-27winatValparaiso)andNov.15,2010(91-28winathomevs.MoreheadState);theFightingIrishalsodefeatedSaintMary’s(Ind.),92-29onDec.8,1981,atPurcellPavilion…forthethirdtimeinfivegamesthisseason,NotreDameforcedatleast35opponentturnoversandrecordedatleast20steals…conversely,NotreDameturnedtheballoveraseason-lowninetimes,itsfewestgiveawayssinceFeb.6,2010,whenithadasimilarnine-turnoverdayinan86-76winoverPittsburghatPurcellPavilion…theFightingIrishhavewon22oftheirlast25regular-seasontournamentgames…NotreDameextendsitscurrentwinningstreakagainstIndianaschoolsto13inarowandimprovesto118-32(.787)all-timeagainsttherestoftheHoosierState,includinga58-11(.841)recordathome…juniorforwardEricaSolomonregisteredherfirstcareerdouble-doublewith12pointsandacareer-high12rebounds(toppingherprevioushighof10reboundsonJan.24,2009,atVillanova)…Solomonalsomatchedhercareerbestwiththreesteals,amarksheequaledfor the third time aftermost recently doing so onNov. 15 vs.MoreheadState…freshmanforwardArielBrakerpostedseasonhighswith10points,sixreboundsandtwoblocks…sophomoreguardKailaTurnercollectedherfirstcareer“5-5-5”gamewitheightpointsandcareer-high-tyingmarksoffiveassistsandfivesteals;shelasthadfiveassistsonNov.15vs.MoreheadState,andfivestealsonDec.20,2009,vs.CharlotteatPurcellPavilion…theattendanceof8,848wasaseasonhigh.

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ME #18/16 Notre Dame 92, Wake Forest 69

WBCA ClassicNovember 27, 2010Purcell Pavilion (Notre Dame, Ind.)

Wake Forest (69)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpWaters 21 2-4 0-0 4-4 3 3 1 8Garcia 18 2-5 0-1 1-2 1 1 4 5Thomas 23 2-7 1-2 0-0 2 5 2 5Boykin 26 3-8 1-2 2-2 3 0 2 9Ray 24 4-7 0-1 5-6 5 1 5 13Hall 7 0-3 0-2 0-0 1 0 2 0Douglas 16 1-6 1-2 2-2 1 3 5 5Johnson 7 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 0Walker 14 2-6 1-2 2-4 2 1 0 7Carnes 10 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 0 1 0Wright 22 6-8 0-0 2-2 4 1 4 14Williams 12 1-3 0-0 1-2 4 2 2 3Team 6Totals 200 23-61 4-15 19-24 33 17 28 69

Notre Dame (92)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpPeters 21 4-5 0-0 4-4 5 2 3 12Bruszewski 19 3-8 0-2 2-4 7 4 3 8Diggins 29 3-9 0-1 5-7 2 2 3 11Novosel 28 5-9 2-5 11-12 3 3 1 23McBride 20 3-4 0-1 0-0 2 0 2 6Solomon 15 4-5 0-0 6-6 5 1 3 14Badway 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Achonwa 15 3-5 0-0 5-6 5 3 0 11Turner 23 0-3 0-2 2-2 2 3 1 2Mallory 15 1-2 1-2 0-0 1 1 3 3Forr 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Braker 10 0-0 0-0 2-2 3 1 1 2Team 2Totals 200 26-52 3-13 37-43 37 20 20 92

Wake Forest 28 41 — 69Notre Dame 45 47 — 92

FG Pct:Wake Forest 37.7, Notre Dame 50.0. 3-PT FG Pct: WakeForest26.7,NotreDame23.1.FT Pct:WakeForest79.2,NotreDame86.0.Turnovers:WakeForest25,NotreDame24.Blocked Shots:Wake Forest 2, Notre Dame 5 (Solomon 2).Steals:WakeForest10(Thomas3),NotreDame16(Novosel4).Attendance:8,294.

NOTES:NotreDamehaswon23ofitslast26regular-seasontournamentgames,datingbacktothestartofthe1996-97sea-son…theFightingIrishsetaschoolrecordbymaking37freethrows,toppingtheoldmarkof33convertedfoulshots,setonthreedifferentoccasions(thelastonFeb.4,2007,inawinoverWestVirginiaatPurcellPavilion)…NotreDame’s43freethrowattempts tied for the fourth-most in schoolhistory,andmostsinceJan.15,2001,whentheFightingIrishwenttothestripeaschoolrecord-tying46timesagainstConnecticutina92-76winatPurcellPavilion…NotreDamealsoshotaseason-best.860fromthefoullineandshotatleast50percentforthefieldforthefourthtimeinsixgamesthisyear…WakeForestwasthefourthofsevenfirst-timeopponentsonNotreDame’sschedule thisseason,withtheFightingIrishimprovingto44-6(.880)againstnewfoessince joiningtheBIGEASTConference in1995-96,and24-2(.923)againstfirst-timeopponentssincethestartofthe2000-01season…NotreDamerisesto13-2(.867)all-timeagainstteamsfromthestateofNorthCarolina,includinga5-0recordatPurcellPavilion…theFightingIrishlifttheirall-timerecordagainstcurrentAtlanticCoastConferenceteamsto41-17(.707),includinga36-11(.766)recordinthe24-yearMuffetMcGrawera(1987-88topresent)anda20-1(.952)all-timerecordagainsttheACCatPurcellPavilion…WakeForestwasthe10thdifferentACCopponentNotreDamehasfaced,withtheFightingIrishnowhavingplayedeveryschoolinthatconferenceexceptClemsonandFloridaState…forthethirdtimethisseason,juniorguardNatalieNovoseltiedorsetacareerhighforscoring,withher23pointsbeingtwomorethanherprevioushighsetsixdaysearlieratNo.9/10Kentucky…Novoselalsosetnewpersonalbestsbygoing11-for-12atthefreethrowline;enteringthecontest,shehadnevermademorethansixfreethrowsorattemptedmorethaneightinagame(bothmarksshemostrecentlyhitforthethirdtimeinhercareeronNov.15againstMoreheadState)…juniorforwardEricaSolomonfinishedonepointshyofhercareerscoringhigh,whichshesetonNov.23,2008,atBostonCollege.

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2010-11 Box Scores#18/16 Notre Dame 85, Butler 54WBCA ClassicNovember 28, 2010Purcell Pavilion (Notre Dame, Ind.)

Butler (54)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpHamilton 33 4-6 0-0 3-4 8 0 2 11Hamm 14 1-4 0-0 1-2 1 2 5 3Bowen 38 5-12 4-7 0-0 9 1 3 14Burns 27 4-9 0-2 6-6 2 3 0 14Brierly 25 2-9 1-5 0-0 1 4 4 5Freeman 15 0-3 0-2 0-0 1 0 4 0Pittman 14 1-7 1-5 0-0 0 1 3 3McDivitt 2 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0Jennings 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Grbic 15 1-1 0-0 2-2 1 0 2 4Cobb 8 0-3 0-2 0-0 0 2 0 0Bass 7 0-3 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0May 1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Team 7Totals 200 18-59 6-24 12-14 32 13 23 54

Notre Dame (85)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpPeters 27 4-6 0-0 3-3 7 3 4 11Bruszewski 20 4-6 0-0 2-3 1 1 3 10Diggins 27 3-6 0-2 5-5 5 7 2 11Novosel 30 7-14 1-5 5-8 5 3 1 20McBride 30 4-7 0-1 3-4 5 3 0 11Solomon 13 2-6 0-0 2-2 4 2 2 6Badway 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Achonwa 19 3-4 0-0 0-0 4 2 0 6Turner 15 1-4 0-2 1-2 0 3 0 3Mallory 13 2-3 2-3 0-0 2 0 1 6Forr 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0Braker 3 0-3 0-0 1-2 3 0 0 1Team 5Totals 200 30-59 3-13 22-29 42 24 13 85

Butler 21 33 — 54Notre Dame 37 48 — 85

FG Pct: Butler 30.5, Notre Dame 50.8. 3-PT FG Pct: Butler 25.0,NotreDame23.1.FT Pct:Butler85.7,NotreDame75.9.Turnovers:Butler19,NotreDame15.Blocked Shots: Butler 1,NotreDame6(Diggins2).Steals:Butler11(Bowen3),NotreDame8(Novosel,McBride2).Attendance:8,279.

NOTES:NotreDamewinstheWBCAClassic,the14thregularseasontournamenttitleinprogramhistory,andthesecondinasmanyseasonsfollowinglastThanksgiving’sthree-gameruntotheParadiseJamIslandDivisionchampionship intheU.S.VirginIslands…theFightingIrishnowhavewon24oftheirlast27regularseasontournamentgamessincethestartofthe1996-97season,withtheonlythreelossescominginthePreseasonWNITsemifinals (1996-72-59vs.#3/2Tennessee inRuston,La.;2007-75-59at#3Maryland)andthetitlegameofthe2003WBCAClassic(67-63inovertimeat#20Colorado)…sincetheMaryland loss, Notre Dame haswon six consecutive regularseason tournament games… the Fighting Irishwere playingButlerforthefirsttimesinceDec.1,1999,althoughitwasthe26thall-timemeetingbetweenthe in-state rivals,whoplayedregularly asmembersof the now-defunctNorthStarConfer-enceandMidwesternCollegiateConference(nowknownastheHorizonLeague);it’sthesecond-mostgamesplayedagainstacurrentnon-conferenceopponentbehindthe28-gameserieswithDayton…NotreDameimprovesto20-6all-timeagainstButlerandextendsitscurrentserieswinningstreakagainsttheBulldogstosixconsecutivegames…ButlerbecomestheninthFightingIrishopponentthatNotreDamehasdefeatedatleast20timesinserieshistory,joiningMarquette(29),Georgetown(23),Syracuse(23),Valparaiso(23),Dayton(22),Detroit (22),Loyola-Chicago(21)andXavier(20)onthatlist…the31-pointmarginalsowasthelargestintheNotreDame-ButlerseriessinceFeb.12,1991,whenNotreDamedownedButler,94-62atPurcellPavilion…theFightingIrishriseto119-32(.788)all-timeagainstotherIndianaschools,includinganactive14-gamewinningstreak…NotreDamealsomovesto59-11(.843)all-timeagainstin-stateop-ponentsatPurcellPavilion…juniorguardNatalieNovoselearnedthesecondregularseasontournamentMVPbyaFightingIrishplayerinasmanyseasons,followingSkylarDiggins’selectionastheParadiseJamIslandDivisionMVPlastyear…Novosel’sall-tournamentteamselectionwasthefirstofhercareer;shewasjoinedonthesquadbyteammatesDevereauxPetersandEricaSolomon(alsothefirstall-tournamentselectionsoftheircareers).

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ME #2/3 Baylor 76, #16 Notre Dame 65

December 1, 2010Ferrell Center (Waco, Texas)

Notre Dame (65)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpPeters 16 3-7 0-0 2-2 6 1 4 8Bruszewski 28 1-7 0-1 0-0 2 0 4 2Diggins 39 8-17 4-7 1-3 1 5 1 21Novosel 26 3-10 0-4 6-8 3 1 5 12Mallory 22 3-7 2-3 0-0 6 2 3 8Solomon 20 3-5 0-0 0-0 9 0 5 6Achonwa 16 1-3 0-0 0-0 3 0 2 2Turner 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 3 2 0McBride 24 2-6 0-3 2-2 3 0 1 6Team 5Totals 200 24-62 6-18 11-15 38 12 27 65

Baylor (76)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpPope 37 10-17 0-0 0-0 14 3 4 20Griner 40 8-19 0-0 5-10 8 2 3 21Hayden 25 4-10 1-4 5-5 3 1 0 14Madden 28 0-6 0-3 0-0 5 1 2 0Jones 37 2-2 0-0 6-7 7 4 1 10Sims 24 2-5 2-4 5-7 1 0 2 11Robertson 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Condrey 8 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0Team 5Totals 200 26-60 3-11 21-29 43 12 12 76

Notre Dame 24 41 — 65Baylor 38 38 — 76

FG Pct:NotreDame38.7,Baylor43.3.3-PT FG Pct:NotreDame33.3,Baylor27.3.FT Pct:NotreDame73.3,Baylor72.4.Turnovers: NotreDame22,Baylor20.Blocked Shots:NotreDame4(Peters2),Baylor5(Griner4).Steals:NotreDame12(Diggins,Novosel4),Baylor14(Hayden6).Attendance:7,239.

NOTES:NotreDamewasplayingitsthirdtop-15teaminthepast13days,withthosethreeopponents(#15UCLA,#9/10Kentuckyand#2/3Baylor)accountingforthethreeFightingIrishlossesthisseason,allby11pointsorfewer,twoontheroad(UKandBU)andtheUCLAdefeatcomingbythreepointsindoubleovertime…inallthreelosses,NotreDameeitherledorwaswithinsixpointsoftheleadwithlessthanfiveminutesremaining…Baylorwasthefifthofsevenfirst-timeopponentsonNotreDame’sschedulethisyear,withtheFightingIrishtumblingto3-2againstthosenewfoes…NotreDamealsodropsto44-7(.863)againstfirst-timeopponentssincejoiningtheBIGEASTConferencein1995-96,witha24-3(.889)recordsincethestartofthe2000-01season…theFightingIrishare7-7all-timeagainstTexasschools(4-7awayfromSouthBend),withthisbeingthefirstgameforNotreDameintheLoneStarStatesinceDec.28,2001(a72-61lossatRice)…theFightingIrishare8-11(.421)all-timeagainstthecurrentBig12Conferencealignment;thismarkedthefirsttimeNotreDameplayedaBig12schooloutsideofatournamentsetting(regularseasonorpostseason)in10meetingssincetheconferencewasfounded in1996-97…thiswas thefirst timeallseasonNotreDamedidnothaveatleastfourplayersscoreindoublefigures(althoughtwoplayersfinishedwitheightpointsinadditiontothetwodouble-digitscorers)…theFightingIrishwereoutreboundedforjustthesecondtimeallseason(UCLAfinishedwitha46-43edgeontheglassonNov.18initsdouble-OTmatchupatNotreDame)…sophomoreguardSkylarDigginstiedhercareerhighwithfourthree-pointers,atotalshereachedtwicebefore(mostrecentlyonJan.30,2010,atSyracuse)…Diggins’fourtreyswerepartofaseason-highsixthree-pointersmadebytheFightingIrish…Digginsalsodishedoutatleastfiveassistsforthefifthtimeineightgamesthisseason.

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ME #16 Notre Dame 72, Purdue 51

December 5, 2010Purcell Pavilion (Notre Dame, Ind.)

Purdue (51)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpOstarello 15 2-4 0-0 0-0 2 1 2 4Jones 21 0-3 0-0 3-5 2 0 2 3Rayburn 31 4-10 0-3 8-9 7 1 3 16Moses 32 5-8 0-0 1-2 2 1 3 11Poston 21 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 1 2 0Howard 18 0-6 0-2 0-2 2 2 0 0Williams 18 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 2 2 0Guyton 17 5-9 0-0 0-0 3 0 4 10Wilson 16 2-7 0-0 0-0 5 0 0 4Woods 11 1-4 1-4 0-0 0 1 1 3Team 5Totals 200 19-52 1-9 12-18 31 9 19 51

Notre Dame (72)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpPeters 22 3-6 0-0 1-1 9 0 3 7Bruszewski 22 4-6 0-1 0-0 6 1 4 8Diggins 33 7-14 0-2 0-0 3 6 2 14Novosel 27 6-12 1-2 3-3 4 3 2 16Mallory 24 1-4 0-2 2-3 0 3 1 4Solomon 12 2-4 0-0 1-1 3 2 1 5Badway 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Achonwa 24 5-10 0-0 2-4 7 4 3 12Miller 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0Turner 14 0-3 0-2 0-1 0 1 1 0McBride 22 3-3 0-0 0-0 1 3 1 6Forr 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Team 6Totals 200 31-62 1-9 9-13 39 23 19 72

Purdue 26 25 — 51Notre Dame 36 36 — 72

FG Pct:Purdue36.5,NotreDame50.0.3-PT FG Pct: Purdue 11.1,NotreDame11.1.FT Pct:Purdue66.7,NotreDame69.2.Turnovers:Purdue24,NotreDame20.Blocked Shots: Purdue 1,NotreDame3.Steals:Purdue5(Ostarello,Williams2),NotreDame8(Peters,Mallory,Achonwa2).Attendance:9,149(sellout).

NOTES:Thiswas the1,000thgame inNotreDamewomen’sbasketballhistory,withtheFightingIrishowninga695-305(.695)recordin34seasonsofintercollegiatecompetition…NotreDameextendsitsseries-longwinstreakoverPurduetofivegames,oneshyofthelongestsuccessstringbyeithersideinthe24-gameseriesthatdatesbackto1984…theFightingIrishposttheirlargestwineveragainsttheBoilermakers,surpassinga17-pointvictory(86-69)onJan.16,2005,atPurcellPavilion…infourofthepastfiveseriesmeetings,NotreDamehasheldPurduetofewerthan60pointsafternotmanagingthatfeatonceinthefirst19gamesoftheseries…theFightingIrishimproveto41-48(.461)all-timeagainstBigTenConferenceopponents,witha24-17(.585)recordatPurcellPavilion;NotreDamealsois34-34all-timeagainsttheBigTen(19-12athome)inthe24-yearMuffetMcGrawera,andhaswon14ofitslast20gamesagainstBigTenschools…theFightingIrishjumpto120-32(.789)all-timeagainstotherin-stateopponents,witha60-11(.845)recordathome;NotreDamealsohaswon15consecutivegamesagainstotherIndianaschools,including all three this season (IUPUI, Butler, Purdue)… theFightingIrishhaveshot50percentorbetterfromthefloorinallsixoftheirwinsthisseason…NotreDamehasoutreboundeditsopponentsinsevenofninegamesthisseason,withthetwoexceptions(UCLAandBaylor)featuringreboundmarginsoffivecaromsoffewer…McGrawcelebratedherbirthdayonSunday,withNotreDamerisingto5-1all-timewhenplayingontheheadcoach’sbirthday…freshmanforwardNatalieAchonwascoreda season-high 12 points…sophomore guard Skylar Digginschalkedupatleastfiveassistsforthesixthtimeinninegamesthisseason,includingherthirdconsecutiveoutingandfourthinfivegames…forthefirsttimethisseason,NotreDameworeitsalternatehomeuniform(whitewithgreentrim).

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2010-11 Box Scores#18 Notre Dame 79, Providence 43December 8, 2010Alumni Hall (Providence, R.I.)

Notre Dame (79)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpPeters 16 3-7 0-0 2-2 3 4 3 8Bruszewski 25 3-7 0-0 3-4 6 1 2 9Diggins 29 5-11 0-0 0-1 5 3 1 10Novosel 23 3-6 0-2 3-4 2 2 0 9Mallory 23 3-5 0-1 0-1 0 2 1 6Solomon 19 4-10 0-0 3-6 10 3 2 11Achonwa 9 5-6 0-0 3-4 3 0 2 13Miller 15 0-1 0-0 3-4 2 1 1 3Turner 16 3-3 2-2 0-0 0 1 1 8McBride 21 1-4 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 2Braker 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0Team 2Totals 200 30-60 2-5 17-26 35 19 13 79

Providence (43)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpWright 25 4-7 0-0 1-1 5 0 5 9McCabe 27 1-3 1-2 0-0 2 1 4 3Hankins 33 6-15 0-0 4-4 9 3 4 16Pearson 32 0-7 0-3 0-0 2 2 4 0Wells 31 1-8 0-2 4-4 3 2 1 6Breslin 11 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 0Okafor 29 1-5 0-0 1-4 5 0 3 3Edwards 12 2-3 0-0 2-2 3 0 1 6Team 7Totals 200 15-49 1-8 12-15 37 8 22 43

Notre Dame 35 44 — 79Providence 27 16 — 43

FG Pct: Notre Dame 50.0, Providence 30.6. 3-PT FG Pct: NotreDame40.0,Providence12.5.FT Pct:NotreDame65.4,Providence80.0.Turnovers:NotreDame10,Providence28.Blocked Shots:NotreDame6(Peters,Solomon2),Providence5(Okafor3).Steals:NotreDame16(Solomon5),Providence3. Attendance:179.

NOTES:NotreDamenowhaswon10ofitslast12BIGEASTConferenceopenersandis12-4(.750)inleaguelidlifterssincejoiningtheBIGEASTin1995-96…thiswastheeighthtimein10seasonsthattheFightingIrishtippedoffconferenceplayontheroad,withNotreDamepostinga6-3(.667)recordinBIGEASTopenersawayfromhomesincejoiningtheconference16seasonsago…thismarkedtheearliestBIGEASTopenerforNotreDamesinceDec.6,2000,whentheFightingIrishdefeatedVillanova,64-33atPurcellPavilion…the36-pointmarginofvictorywasNotreDame’s largest in a conference opener during both itsBIGEASTmembershipand theMuffetMcGrawera (1987-88topresent);infact,thelasttimetheFightingIrishwonaleagueopenerbymorethanthemarginatPCwasDec.13,1985,whenNotreDameearneda90-46winatMarquettetotipoffthatyear’splayinthenow-defunctNorthStarConference(almostexactly25yearsagoandtwoseasonsbeforeMcGrawtooktheheadcoachingreinsatNotreDame)…thewinalsowasthelargestfortheFightingIrishontheroadsinceNov.23,2008,whenNotreDamewon102-54atBostonCollege…theFightingIrishimproveto19-0all-timeagainstProvidence,winningbydoubledigitsforthe16thtimeintheseries…the36-pointspreadwasthelargestforNotreDameovertheFriarssinceJan.30,1999(a97-59winatProvidence)…the43pointsallowedwerethesecond-fewestbytheFightingIrishdefenseinthe19-gameseries,toppedonlyonJan.19,2002,witha69-41NotreDamewinatAlumniHall… junior forwardEricaSolomon recorded her second careerdouble-double,withbothcominginthepastsixgames(12points,12reboundsvs.IUPUI)…Solomonalsonotchedacareer-highfivesteals(previoushighwasthreeonthreeoccasions,thelastonNov.27againstWakeForestatPurcellPavilion)andtiedherpersonalbestwiththreeassists(lastachievedonNov.15againstMoreheadStateatPurcellPavilion)…threedaysafterscoringaseason(andcareer)high12pointsagainstPurdue,freshmanforwardNatalieAchonwadidonebetteratProvidencewithateam-high13pointsinjustnineminutes;AchonwaisthesecondFightingIrishplayerthisseasontoregistera“point-a-minute”performance(min.10pointsscored),afterDevereauxPetershadacareer-high23pointsin16minutesagainstNewHampshireonNov.12intheseasonopeneratPurcellPavilion…speakingofPeters,theseniorforwardtiedhercareerhighwithfourassists,amarkshefirstsetintheNov.18homegameagainstUCLA.

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ME #18 Notre Dame 91, Creighton 54

December 11, 2010Purcell Pavilion (Notre Dame, Ind.)

Creighton (54)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpSchuett 34 5-12 2-6 1-1 8 1 1 13Nelson,K. 27 4-6 0-0 0-0 3 2 2 8Moore 8 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0Woodard 30 4-12 2-5 1-1 3 2 3 11Jensen 35 4-12 3-7 0-0 2 3 4 11Fujan 11 0-3 0-1 0-3 0 1 1 0Tritz 24 2-6 0-2 0-0 1 2 0 4Corbin 11 1-3 0-2 0-0 2 0 0 2Nelson,S. 12 1-6 0-3 0-0 2 0 0 2Kamphaus 8 1-5 0-0 1-2 4 0 1 3Team 7Totals 200 22-66 7-26 3-7 33 11 12 54


Creighton 26 28 — 54Notre Dame 42 49 — 91

FG Pct:Creighton33.3,NotreDame63.3.3-PT FG Pct:Creigh-ton26.9,NotreDame75.0.FT Pct:Creighton42.9,NotreDame85.7.Turnovers:Creighton17,NotreDame10.Blocked Shots: Creighton1,NotreDame8(Peters,Braker2).Steals:Creighton4(Tritz2),NotreDame11(Miller3).Attendance:8,848.

NOTES:NotreDamepostsitsschool-recordfifthwinofthesea-sonby35-pluspoints,toppingthepreviousstandardoffoursetin2008-09…theFightingIrishalsohavesix30-pointvictories,morethanhalfwaytotheprogramrecordof10setin2000-01…NotreDameeclipsedthe90-pointmarkforthefifthtimethisyear,closinginontheschoolrecordofseven90-pointgamessetthreetimesbefore(1996-97,1998-99and2007-08)…theFightingIrishshotaseason-high63.3percent(38-of-60)fromthefloor,theirbestfieldgoalpercentageinasinglegamesinceNov.23,2008,whentheyconnectedata .646clip (42-of-65) ina102-54winatBostonCollege…NotreDame’s.655second-halffieldgoalpercentage(19-of-29)wasitsbestinasinglehalfsinceJan.10,2009,whenitshot.667(18-of-27)fromthefloorinthesecondhalfofan84-63winoverGeorgetownatPurcellPavilion…theFightingIrishshotbetterthan60percentfromthefieldinbothhalvesofagameforthefirsttimesinceFeb.13,2008(62.1and66.7)ina99-76winoverMarquetteatPurcellPavilion…forthesecondconsecutivegame,NotreDamewaschargedwithjust10turnovers…theFightingIrishwerefacingCreightonforthefirsttimein28years,11monthsandtwodays(Jan.9,1982-69-48NotreDamewinatSt.Paul,Minn.),thelongesthiatusbetweenseries games in the 34-year history of Notre Dame women’sbasketball…theFightingIrishearntheireighthconsecutivewinagainstthecurrentMissouriValleyConference(MVC)alignmentandimproveto26-2(.929)all-timeagainsttheValley,includinga13-1(.929)recordathome,wheretheyalsohavenowwon12inarowagainstthatleague…NotreDamerisesto17-1(.944)againsttheMVCduringthe24-yearMcGrawera(1987-88topresent),includinga10-0recordatPurcellPavilion…theFightingIrishhadfourplayersscoreindoublefiguresfortheeighthtimethisseason(6-2record)…forthethirdconsecutivegame,NatalieAchonwapostedacareer-highscoringtotal,finishingwith14points(7-8FG)whichalsomatchedthemostpointsscoredbyaNotreDamereservethisseason…BeccaBruszewskidroppedinaseason-high17points…BrittanyMallorytiedhercareerhighwithsevenassists(alsovs.CharlotteonDec.20,2009atPurcellPavilion)…DevereauxPetersdishedoutacareer-highsixassists,afterhavingfourassistsinagameonfourseparateoccasions(mostrecentlyonDec.8atProvidence)…KailaTurnertiedhercareerbestwithfiveassists,havinghitthatmarkintwoprioroutings(mostrecentlyonNov.26against IUPUIatPurcellPavilion)…severalhundredstuffedanimalswerecollectedathalftimeduringNotreDame’sannual“TeddyBearToss,”withallcollectionsgoingtoareacharitiesincludingRileyChildren’sHospital.

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December 20, 2010Athletics-Recreation Ctr. (Valparaiso, Ind.)


Valparaiso (43)Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tpGerardot 23 2-12 1-5 0-0 1 2 2 5Lange 24 2-7 0-1 1-2 0 2 4 5Ray 20 2-7 1-5 1-2 1 0 2 6Adams 23 1-5 0-1 0-0 3 0 2 2Richards 20 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 1 0Gick 17 3-5 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 6Lang,S. 16 5-7 1-1 0-0 3 1 2 11Thomas 16 1-4 1-2 0-0 3 2 3 3Timmerman 24 1-4 1-3 0-0 2 2 1 3Horton 9 0-2 0-2 0-0 1 0 0 0Lang,E. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Callaway 7 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 2Team 6Totals 200 18-56 5-21 2-4 23 12 18 43

Notre Dame 49 45 — 94Valparaiso 23 20 — 43

FG Pct:NotreDame57.1,Valparaiso32.1.3-PT FG Pct:NotreDame38.5,Valparaiso23.8.FT Pct:NotreDame70.8,Valparaiso50.0.Turnovers:NotreDame16,Valparaiso26.Blocked Shots: NotreDame5(Peters4),Valparaiso1.Steals:NotreDame24(Mallory,Miller5),Valparaiso3.Attendance:1,877.

NOTES:NotreDamepostsitsfourth50-pointwinthisseason,andsixthbyatleast35points(bothschoolrecords)…the51-pointmargintiedforthethird-largestroadwininschoolhistory,andlargestsinceNov.20,2007(94-41atCentralMichigan)…theFightingIrishalsotopthe90-pointmarkforthesixthtimethisyear, one shy of the school record set three times (1996-97,1998-99and2007-08)…NotreDameearnsits23rdconsecu-tivewinwhencomingoutofitsDecemberfinalexambreak,arunthatstartedfollowinga73-67homelosstoUCLAonDec.21,1985…NotreDameearnsits15thconsecutivewinheadingintotheChristmasholidaybreakandrisesto25-9(.735)all-timeinpre-Yuletidecontests…theFightingIrishregistertheir36thconsecutivevictoryagainstacurrentHorizonLeaguemember;NotreDame is 107-14 (.884) all-time against currentHorizonLeagueteams,includinga45-9(.833)markontheroad…theFightingIrishhavewon16consecutivegamesagainstotherIndi-anaschools,improvingto121-32(.791)all-timeagainstin-stateopponents,witha61-21(.744)recordoutsideofSouthBend…theFightingIrishmoveto24-0all-timeagainstValparaiso,withan11-0seriesrecordontheroad…the51-pointmarginisthesecond-largestinNotreDame’s24-gameserieswithValparaiso,toppedonlybyan84-27FightingIrishwinovertheCrusadersonJan.21,1982,inValparaiso…NotreDamehasheldValparaisotofewerthan60pointsin22of24seriesgames…theFightingIrishrecordedatleast20stealsforthefourthtimethisseason,notchingatleast24stealsforthethirdtime…theFightingIrishshotatleast50percentfromthefieldforthefourthconsecutivegameandseventhtimeinthepasteightoutings…NotreDamepostedaseason-high+21reboundmargin,itslargestadvantageontheglasssinceJan.6,2009,atDePaul(50-29,+21)…theFightingIrishdishedoutatleast20assistsfortheeighthtimethis year…BrittanyMallory scored a season-high 12 pointsandmatchedherseasonbestwithfivesteals…FradericaMillerscoredaseason-higheightpointsandtiedhercareerhighwithfivesteals…forthesecondconsecutivegame,aNotreDameplayercameclosetoaperfectshootingnight—NatalieNovoselhadagame-high18points(6-7FG,6-6FT)afterNatalieAchonwascoredacareer-best14points(7-8FG)intheDec.11winoverCreightonatPurcellPavilion…DevereauxPeters recordedaseason-highfourblockedshots…SkylarDigginshandedoutagame-highfiveassists,theseventhtimethisseasonshehashad5+assistsinagame.

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Head Coach Muffet McGraw24th season at ND (534-206, .722) • 29th season overall (622-247, .716)

“Ifwesearchedforanentireyear,Idon’tthinkwewouldfindanyone better suited for our program.”

With those words, former Notre Dame athletics director Gene Corrigan announced the hiring of Muffet McGraw as the third head coach of the Irish women’s basketball program on May 18, 1987. Corrigan may not have realized it at the time, but he also ushered in an era of unparalleled success in women’s basketball at Notre Dame, brought to life on the shoulders of a 5-foot-6 dy-namo who accepts nothing less than the very best from herself, her players and her program. Ask anyone familiar with women’s basketball about McGraw and her Notre Dame program and inevitably, you’ll hear the same two words — consistency and excellence. And it’s no wonder, when you consider what McGraw and the Irish have achieved in the past 23 seasons:

• The2001NCAAChampionship,defeatingPurdueinthetitlegame, 68-66. McGraw is one of only eight active Division I coaches to guide her team to a national title.

• TwotripstotheNCAAFinalFour(1997and2001).McGrawis one of just 15 active Division I coaches to lead her team to multipleFinalFourappearances.

• EightNCAASweet16trips,allinthepast14seasons(1997-2010).TheIrishareoneofonly10programsinthenationthatcan make that claim.

• 20seasonswith20-or-morevictories,including16inthepast17years(1993-2010).NotreDamealsohaspostedseven25-winseasonsandtwo30-wincampaignsinthepast14years(1997-2010).

• 17NCAATournamentappearances,includingacurrentstringof15consecutiveNCAATournamentberths.Duringthefirst15yearsofthiscurrentstreak(1996-2010),NotreDamehaswon at least one NCAA postseason game 13 times.

• 66winsoverrankedopponents,including56inthepast12-plusseasonsalone(1998-2011).Inaddition,20ofthosewinshavecomeagainsttop-10opponents.

• 204appearancesintheAssociatedPressTop25poll,puttingMcGraw 13th among active Division I coaches and 22nd all-timeonthatlist(throughtheDec.20,2010poll).NotreDamealsohasspent95weeksrankedamongthetop10teamsinthenation,allinthepast13-plusseasons(1997-2011).

• 12 top-four finishes in theBIGEASTConference duringNotreDame’sfirst15yearsinthatleague(1995-96through2009-10).TheIrishalsowonashareofthe2001BIGEASTregular-season title.

• 15consecutivetop-20recruitingclasses,datingtotheincomingclass of 1997. Notre Dame is one of just three programs in the nation that owns an active streak of that length.

• Ranksamongthetop20activeNCAADivisionIcoacheswith622careerwins(reachingthe600-winmilestoneonJan.19,2010,atLouisvilleinher839thgame,tyingfor10th-fastestto600winsinDivisionIhistory)anda.715all-timewinningpercentage.

• Oneofonlyfivecoachesinthe124-yearhistoryofFightingIrishathleticstowin500gamesatNotreDame,joiningfencing’sMichael DeCicco and Yves Auriol, men’s tennis/wrestling coach Tom Fallon and baseball’s Jake Kline.

• Far and away thewinningest basketball coach (men’s orwomen’s)inschoolhistory,withnotedmen’sskipperRichard “Digger” Phelpssecondonthatlist(393wins).

• Aperfect100-percentgraduationrateforallplayersenteringthe program since 1987 who have completed their athletic and academiceligibilityatNotreDame(aspotless62-for-62suc-cessrate).TheIrishhavepostedaperfect100-percentNCAAGraduationSuccessRate(GSR)scoreineachofthepastfouryears,andtheyareoneofonlyfiveprogramsinthecountrytocombineaperfectGSRscorewithatriptotheNCAASweet16twicewithinthepastthreeseasons(2008and2010).

AdditallupandyouhavetheframeworkforaHallofFamecareer.And,onJuly10,2010,that’sexactlywhatMcGrawbecame,asshewasnamedtothesix-personWomen’sBasketballHallofFameClassof2011.McGrawofficiallywillbecometheHall’sfirstNotreDamerepresentativewhensheisinductedduringEnshrine-mentWeekendactivitiesJune10-12,2011,inKnoxville,Tenn.

Still,withallofthoseaccomplishmentsinhand,McGrawhasshownnosignsofslowingdownanytimesoon.InJuly2008,theveteran head coach signed a contract extension that will keep her patrollingtheIrishsidelinesthroughthe2014-15campaign. “Formore than20 years,Muffet has ledour programwithintegrity and passion, and, of course, to much success,” said Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., Notre Dame’s president. “As we lookforwardtomanymoreyearstogether,Iamconfidentthattheexcellence she has achieved on and off the court will continue.” UnderMcGraw’sguidance,thepast16seasons(1995-96to2010-11)havebeenthemostsuccessfulinNotreDame’shistory.The Irishhavecompiledan impressive375-126 (.748) record,includingasparkling190-60(.759)regular-seasonmarkinBIGEASTplay,thesecond-bestwinningpercentageinleaguehistory.NotreDamealsohasaveragedmorethan24victoriesperyearduring that span,with two 30-win seasons and seven 25-wincampaignsto itscredit.TheIrishhavewonat leastoneNCAATournamentgame13timesinthepast15years,advancingtotheSweet16eighttimes(1997,1998,2000,2001,2003,2004,2008,2010)andtheFinalFourtwice(1997and2001). SuccessforMcGrawalsohasmeantcoachinggreatplayers.During her illustrious career, the Notre Dame skipper has coached 11All-Americans,including2001consensusNationalPlayeroftheYear Ruth Riley.ShealsohasworkedwithfiveplayerswhohavebeenselectedforUSABasketballNationalTeams,withthoseplay-ersgoingontowinatotalofninemedals(highlightedbyRiley’sgoldwiththe’04U.S.OlympicTeam).Inaddition,McGrawhascoached 22 players who have earned all-conference recognition atotalof48times,including15first-teampickswhohavebeenchosen a total of 27 times, and has helped shape several other nationalawardwinners,namelytwoFrancesPomeroyNaismithawardrecipients(Niele Iveyin2001,Megan Duffyin2006)and2002UnitedStatesBasketballWritersAssociation (USBWA)NationalFreshmanoftheYearJacqueline Batteast. Another sign of McGraw’s success has been her ability to prepare her players for the next level. No less than 21 Notre Damecagershavegoneontoplayprofessionally(domesticallyoroverseas),includingninewhoeitherhavebeendraftedorsignedasfreeagentswithWNBAteams.Thepastdecadehasseenthegreatest influxof Irish talent into theWNBA,withsevenNotreDame players having been selected in the league’s annual draft since2001.Fourofthoseplayers—Riley,Ivey,Kelley Siemon and Ericka Haney—werestartersonthe’01IrishNCAAcham-pionshipteam,andfiveoftherecentIrishWNBAdraftees(Riley,Ivey,Batteast,DuffyandCharel Allen)earnedAll-Americastatusduring their careers at Notre Dame. Dedicated to helping grow and further the sport in any way possible,McGrawhasgroomed10ofherformerplayersand/orassistant coaches who currently are serving as coaches at either thehighschoolorcollegelevel.Ofthose10proteges,fivepres-ently are Division I head coaches — 1988 Notre Dame graduate Sandy Botham (Wisconsin-Milwaukee), 1997 Notre Damegraduate and the school’s all-time leading scorer Beth (Morgan) Cunningham (VirginiaCommonwealth),Bill Fennelly (IowaState),Kevin McGuff(Xavier)and1991NotreDamegraduateCoquese Washington (PennState).McGuff andWashington(alongwithcurrentIrishassociatecoachCarol Owens)comprisedMcGraw’sassistantcoachingstaffonthe2001IrishNCAAnationalchampionshipsquad,whileMcGuffandOwensalsowereonstaffforNotreDame’sruntothe1997NCAAFinalFour. AnativeofWestChester,Pa.,McGrawreceivedherbachelor’sdegreeinsociologyfromSaintJoseph’sUniversity(Pa.)in1977.Followinggraduation,shecoachedfortwoseasonsatPhiladel-phia’sArchbishopCarrollHighSchool(50-3record)andtwomoreat her alma mater as an assistant coach under Jim Foster(nowtheheadcoachatOhioState).In1982,McGrawwasnamedheadcoachatLehighUniversity,herteamsfinishing88-41(.683)duringherfive-yeartenure. McGraw and her husband, Matt, celebrated their 33rd wedding anniversaryin2010andmaketheirhomeinGranger,Ind.Theyaretheproudparentsof20-year-oldsonMurphy, who is a junior at Indiana University.

Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, 2011Consensus National Coach of the Year, 2001Naismith National Coach of the Year Finalist, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2005Conference Coach of the Year, 1983, 1988, 1991, 2001NCAA National Champion, 2001NCAA Final Four 1997, 2001NCAA Tournament 1992, 1994, 1996-2010NIT 1989, 1991, 1995

NOTE: McGraw’s complete bio, including year-by-year records/results can be found on 64-69 of this year’s Notre Dame wom-en’s basketball media guide.

#1 Erica SolomonForward • 6-2 • Jr.-1V Charleston, W.Va. (Detroit (Mich.) Country Day School)

Career HighsPoints .................................. 15 atBostonCollege(11/23/08)

Rebounds ........................... 12 vs.IUPUI(11/26/10)

Assists .............................3(2)lastatProvidence(12/8/10)

Field Goals ........................... 6 atPittsburgh(2/3/09)

Field Goal Attempts ........... 11 atPittsburgh(2/3/09)

3-Point Field Goals ....... None

3-Point Field Goal Att. ......... 1 vs.Charlotte(12/20/09)

Free Throws ...............6(3)lastvs.WakeForest(11/27/10)

Free Throw Attempts .........10atEasternMichigan(12/2/08)

Steals ....................................5atProvidence(12/8/10)

Blocked Shots......................4atEasternMichigan(12/2/08)

Minutes Played .............24(2)lastatUSF(2/17/09)

MiscellaneousDouble-doubles ..................... 2Double-figurescoringgames 1120-pointgames ......................0Double-figurereboundgames ... 35-block games .......................05-steal games ........................ 1

Solomon Game-by-GameOpponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts AvgNEWHAMPSHIRE 11/12/10 14 4 6 .667 0 0 .000 3 3 1.000 0 1 1 1.0 2 0 0 2 0 2 11 11.0MOREHEADSTATE 11/15/10 16 2 5 .400 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 1 0 1 1.0 2 0 3 2 1 3 7 9.0UCLA 11/18/10 10 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 0 2 2 1.3 2 0 0 3 1 2 3 7.0atKentucky 11/21/10 9 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 3 1.8 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 5.8IUPUI 11/26/10 20 5 8 .625 0 0 .000 2 5 .400 5 7 12 3.8 4 0 0 1 3 3 12 7.0WAKEFOREST 11/27/10 15 4 5 .800 0 0 .000 6 6 1.000 1 4 5 4.0 3 0 1 2 2 1 14 8.2BUTLER 11/28/10 13 2 6 .333 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 2 2 4 4.0 2 0 2 1 1 0 6 7.9atBaylor 12/01/10 20 3 5 .600 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 4 5 9 4.6 5 1 0 1 1 1 6 7.6PURDUE 12/05/10 12 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 1 1 1.000 0 3 3 4.4 1 0 2 0 0 0 5 7.3atProvidence 12/08/10 19 4 10 .400 0 0 .000 3 6 .500 6 4 10 5.0 2 0 3 2 2 5 11 7.7CREIGHTON 12/11/10 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 4.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.0atValparaiso 12/20/10 17 0 5 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 3 5 4.6 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 6.4TOTAL 0 166 28 59 .475 0 0 .000 21 29 .724 22 33 55 4.6 24 1 12 16 13 18 77 6.4

Solomon’s Career Statistics — All GamesYear GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2008-09 31 0 512 16.5 66 154 .429 0 0 .000 53 86 .616 70 68 138 4.5 75 0 21 44 38 17 185 6.02009-10 11 0 107 9.7 12 31 .387 0 1 .000 13 19 .684 7 7 14 1.3 18 0 10 9 7 7 37 3.42010-11 12 0 166 13.8 28 59 .475 0 0 .000 21 29 .724 22 33 55 4.6 24 1 12 16 13 18 77 6.4TOTAL 54 0 785 14.5 106 244 .434 0 1 .000 87 134 .649 99 108 207 3.8 117 1 43 69 58 42 299 5.5

Solomon’s Career Statistics — BIG EAST GamesYear GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2008-09 16 0 260 16.3 33 73 .452 0 0 .000 18 35 .514 39 33 72 4.5 50 0 10 26 20 8 84 5.32009-10 1 0 10 10.0 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 2 1 0 2 4 4.02010-11 1 0 19 19.0 4 10 .400 0 0 .000 3 6 .500 6 4 10 10.0 2 0 3 2 2 5 11 11.0TOTAL 18 0 289 16.1 39 87 .448 0 0 .000 21 41 .512 45 37 82 4.6 53 0 15 29 22 15 99 5.5

Honors & Awardsu WBCAClassicAll-TournamentTeam

2010-11 Highlightsu Averaging6.4pointsand4.6reboundspergame

with.475fieldgoalpercentage…13blocksrankssecond among Irish players.

u LedIrishreserveswith11points(4-6FG,3-3FT)in season opener against New Hampshire; was first double-figure scoringgamesinceFeb. 17,2009,atSouthFlorida(10points).

u ChippedinsevenpointsagainstMoreheadStatewhile tying career highs with three assists and three steals.

u Averaged10.6pointsand7.0reboundsinthreecontests during theWBCAClassic, includingherfirstcareerdouble-doubleagainstIUPUI(12points,12rebounds).

u Sixpointsandnineboardscameduringalossat#2/3Baylor.

Did You Know? uNicknameis“Roc”afterhermiddlename(Raquel). uGraduatedfromsamehighschoolthatproducedNBAstandoutsChrisWebber andShaneBattier,aswellasformerIrishAll-Americawomen’ssoccerplayer/ two-timeU.S.OlympicgoldmedalistKate(Sobrero)Markgraf,amongothers. uOneofnineIrishplayerswhoalsocompetedinanothersportinhigh school — successful high jumper, setting school record with a 5-6 jump.uRanksninthinschoolhistorywith1.10careerblocksaverage.

u Seconddouble-doubleofseasoncameatProvi-dencewith11pointsand10rebounds…addedto all-around performance with three assists, two blocksandcareer-highfivestealsin19minutes.

#2 Veronica BadwayGuard • 5-7 • Jr.-HS Pittsburgh, Pa. (Fox Chapel Area HS)

Career HighsPoints .................................... 3 vs.NewHampshire(11/12/10)

Rebounds ............................. 2 vs.IUPUI(11/26/10)

Assists ........................... None

Field Goals ........................... 1 vs.NewHampshire(11/12/10)

Field Goal Attempts ............. 3 vs.IUPUI(11/26/10)

3-Point Field Goals .............. 1 vs.NewHampshire(11/12/10)

3-Point Field Goal Att. ......... 1 vs.NewHampshire(11/12/10)

Free Throws ......................... 1 vs.MoreheadState(11/15/10)

Free Throw Attempts ........... 2 vs.MoreheadState(11/15/10)

Steals .................................... 1 vs.MoreheadState(11/15/10)

Blocked Shots............... None

Minutes Played ....................6 vs.IUPUI(11/26/10)

MiscellaneousDouble-doubles .....................0Double-figurescoringgames ..020-pointgames ......................0Double-figurereboundgames ...05-assist games ......................05-steal games ........................0

Badway Game-by-GameOpponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts AvgNEWHAMPSHIRE 11/12/10 4 1 1 1.000 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 3.0MOREHEADSTATE 11/15/10 4 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 0 0 0 0.5 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2.0IUPUI 11/26/10 6 0 3 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.3WAKEFOREST 11/27/10 2 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0BUTLER 11/28/10 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.8PURDUE 12/05/10 0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.7CREIGHTON 12/11/10 2 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.6atValparaiso 12/20/10 3 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5TOTAL 0 22 1 6 .167 1 1 1.000 1 2 .500 1 2 3 0.4 1 0 0 2 0 1 4 0.5

Badway’s Career Statistics — All GamesYear GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2010-11 8 0 22 2.8 1 6 .167 1 1 1.000 1 2 .500 1 2 3 0.4 1 0 0 2 0 1 4 0.5TOTAL 8 0 22 2.8 1 6 .167 1 1 1.000 1 2 .500 1 2 3 0.4 1 0 0 2 0 1 4 0.5

Overview uOfficiallyaddedasawalk-onplayerduringpreseason. uGritty, hard-working guard who adds depth to Notre Dame roster. uCerebralplayerwhomakessignificantcontributionsduringpracticesandgames. uNicknameis“V”.

High Schoolu Three-yearstarterandtwo-yearcaptainatFoxChapelAreaHighSchoolinPittsburgh,Pa.u Averaged9.0points,7.0assists,3.0reboundsand3.0assistspergameasaseniorin2007-08,leading

teamtothefirstWPIALClass4Asectionaltitle.u PlayedintheA-KValleyCagerClassic(all-stargame)followingherseniorseason.u AlsoplayedforatrioofsuccessfulAAUprogramsinwesternPennsylvania—PennsylvaniaHoopstars,

PittsburghPressandSMACPAElite.u NationalHonorSocietymemberwhograduatedasaseniorscholarandwasamongthetopfivepercent

in her graduating class.

Personal Datau BornJune4,1990,inPittsburgh,Pa.…secondoffourchildren(olderbrotherAaron,youngerbrother

BlaiseandyoungersisterGabriella)borntoAndreaandDavidBadway…fatherisa1978graduateofNotre Dame.

u Oneof threePennsylvaniaresidentsonthisyear’sFightingIrishroster, joiningfreshmanguardKaylaMcBride(Erie)andfellowwalk-on,seniorforwardMaryForr(Altoona).

u EnrolledintheMendozaCollegeofBusiness,asanaccountingmajor…dean’slisthonoreeeachsemester…recipientofNotreDameAccountancyExcellenceScholarship…memberofNotreDame’sBetaAlphaPsiinternationalhonorarysociety(accounting/finance).

u OnlythesecondFightingIrishplayerevertowearNo.2,followinginthefootstepsoftwo-timehonorablementionAll-Americaguard(andMonessen,Pa.,native)CharelAllen.

2010-11 Highlightsu Made college debut late in season opener vs. New Hampshire, hitting a three-pointer and grabbing a

rebound in four minutes.u AlsoplayedfourminutesagainstMoreheadState,converting1-of-2freethrowsandaddingasteal.

#4 Skylar DigginsGuard • 5-9 • So.-1V South Bend, Ind. (Washington HS)

Career HighsPoints .................................. 31 vs.Vermont(3/23/10)

Rebounds ...........................10vs.Pittsburgh(2/6/10)

Assists .................................. 9 vs.Marquette(2/23/10)

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

Field Goal Attempts .......21(2)lastvs.UCLA(11/18/10)

3-Point Field Goals .......4(3)lastatBaylor(12/1/10)

3-Point Field Goal Att. ......... 9 atSyracuse(1/30/10)

Free Throws .......................10atSt.John’s(2/16/10)

Free Throw Attempts ......... 12 atSt.John’s(2/16/10)

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

Blocked Shots...................... 3 vs.SanDiegoSt.(11/26/09)

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

MiscellaneousDouble-doubles ..................... 1Double-figurescoringgames 3320-pointgames .....................9*Double-figurereboundgames ... 15-assist games ....................145-steal games ........................ 3* - includes one 30-point game

Diggins Game-by-GameOpponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts AvgNEWHAMPSHIRE 11/12/10 * 19 4 11 .364 0 1 .000 4 6 .667 2 0 2 2.0 1 0 4 3 0 4 12 12.0MOREHEADSTATE 11/15/10 * 21 4 9 .444 0 1 .000 1 2 .500 2 1 3 2.5 1 0 8 2 0 2 9 10.5UCLA 11/18/10 * 47 10 21 .476 0 4 .000 2 3 .667 0 1 1 2.0 4 0 5 6 0 3 22 14.3atKentucky 11/21/10 * 34 7 17 .412 0 2 .000 4 5 .800 0 3 3 2.3 4 0 1 6 1 1 18 15.3IUPUI 11/26/10 * 22 2 6 .333 0 1 .000 3 5 .600 0 4 4 2.6 1 0 7 2 0 2 7 13.6WAKEFOREST 11/27/10 * 29 3 9 .333 0 1 .000 5 7 .714 0 2 2 2.5 3 0 2 3 0 3 11 13.2BUTLER 11/28/10 * 27 3 6 .500 0 2 .000 5 5 1.000 3 2 5 2.9 2 0 7 2 2 1 11 12.9atBaylor 12/01/10 * 39 8 17 .471 4 7 .571 1 3 .333 0 1 1 2.6 1 0 5 7 0 4 21 13.9PURDUE 12/05/10 * 34 7 14 .500 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 3 0 3 2.7 2 0 6 2 0 1 14 13.9atProvidence 12/08/10 * 29 5 11 .455 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 1 4 5 2.9 1 0 3 2 1 1 10 13.5CREIGHTON 12/11/10 * 27 7 13 .538 2 3 .667 2 2 1.000 0 1 1 2.7 1 0 1 2 0 0 18 13.9atValparaiso 12/20/10 * 16 1 3 .333 1 3 .333 0 2 .000 0 2 2 2.7 0 0 5 1 0 2 3 13.0TOTAL 12 344 61 137 .445 7 27 .259 27 41 .659 11 21 32 2.7 21 0 54 38 4 24 156 13.0 Diggins’ Career Statistics — All GamesYear GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2009-10 35 30 1028 29.4 169 385 .439 35 100 .350 111 142 .782 48 95 143 4.1 80 0 112 97 23 90 484 13.82010-11 12 12 344 28.7 61 137 .445 7 27 .259 27 41 .659 11 21 32 2.7 21 0 54 38 4 24 156 13.0TOTAL 47 42 1372 29.2 230 522 .441 42 127 .331 138 183 .754 59 116 175 3.7 101 0 166 135 27 114 640 13.6

Diggins’ Career Statistics — BIG EAST GamesYear GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2009-10 16 15 479 29.9 76 172 .442 17 49 .347 53 70 .757 21 38 59 3.7 41 0 50 39 7 36 222 13.92010-11 1 1 29 29.0 5 11 .455 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 1 4 5 5.0 1 0 3 2 1 1 10 10.0TOTAL 17 16 508 29.9 81 183 .443 17 49 .347 53 71 .746 22 42 64 3.8 42 0 53 41 8 37 232 13.6

Honors & Awardsu StateFarm/WBCAWadeTrophyWatchListu PreseasonJohnR.WoodenAwardWatchListu PreseasonNaismithTrophyWatchListu PreseasonAll-BIGEASTTeam(unanimous)u BIGEASTWeeklyHonorRoll(Dec.6)

2010-11 Highlightsu Rankssecondonteaminscoring(13.0ppg)...

topsinassists(4.5apg)...thirdinsteals(2.0spg).u Collected 12 points, four assists and four steals

in season opener against New Hampshire.u Talliedninepointsandgame-higheightassists

vs.MoreheadState.u Ledallscorerswith22pointsandaddedteam-high

fiveassistsincareer-best47minutesofdoubleovertimelossvs.#15UCLA.

u Wentfor18pointsandthreeboardsat#9Ken-tucky.

Did You Know? uOneofthreeMcDonald’sAll-Americans(McBride,Peters)on2010-11Fighting

Irish roster. uReceivedNCAAwaivertoparticipateintheinauguralESPNWRetreatSept.

30-Oct.1,2010,inLaJolla,Calif.…tookpartinpaneldiscussionentitled“The Future:TheJourneyToBecomingAWorld-ClassAthlete”,joining16-year-old

snowboardphenomMaddySchaffrickandUSAHockeyforwardKendallCoyneforthesession…someothernotablefemalesportsfigureswhoparticipatedintheESPNWRetreatincluded39-timeGrandSlamtennischampionandwomen’ssportspioneerBillieJeanKing,OlympicgoldmedalistsJennieFinch(softball),JulieFoudy(soccer),ShannonMiller(gymnastics),JessicaMendoza(PresidentoftheWomen’sSportsFoundationandformerOlympicsoftballsilvermedalist),championboxerLailaAli(daughterofthelegendaryMuhammadAli),multi-timeXGameschampionsnowboarderGretchenBleilerandESPNSportscenteranchor/1983NotreDamegraduateHannahStorm.

u Postedapairofseven-assistsgamesduringtheWBCAClassicagainstIUPUIandButler.

u MatchedAll-AmericanBrittneyGriner for game-highhonorswith21points(including15ina17-2second-halfrunthatpulledIrishwithinsixwith5:00left)duringaroaddefeatat#2/3Baylor...tiedacareer-best mark with a quartet of three-pointers ...addedfiveassistsandfourstealsagainsttheBears.

u Scoredall14ofherpointsinthefirsthalfagainstPurdue,includingsixinthefirstthreeminutes...also handed out a game-high six assists.

u Averaged 17.5 ppg, 5.5 apg and 2.5 spg while shooting .484 (15-of-31) from the floor duringatwo-gamejauntfromDec.1-5(BaylorandPurdue)toearnBIGEASTHonorRollhonors(Dec.6).

u Drained5-of-11shotsfor10pointsatProvidence.u ScorchedCreightonforgame-high18points.

#11 Natalie AchonwaForward • 6-3 • Fr.-HS Guelph, Ontario (St. Mary’s Catholic)

Career HighsPoints .....................................14vs.Creighton(12/11/10)

Rebounds ........................... 13 atKentucky(11/21/10)

Assists .................................. 5 vs.NewHampshire(11/12/10)

Field Goals ........................... 7vs.Creighton(12/11/10)

Field Goal Attempts ...........10vs.Purdue(12/6/10)

3-Point Field Goals .............. 1atValparaiso(12/20/10)

3-Point Field Goal Att. ......... 1atValparaiso(12/20/10)

Free Throws ......................... 5 vs.WakeForest(11/27/10)

Free Throw Attempts ........... 6 vs.WakeForest(11/27/10)

Steals .................................... 3 vs.IUPUI(11/26/10)

Blocked Shots................1(6)lastvs.Creighton(12/11/10)

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

MiscellaneousDouble-doubles .....................0Double-figurescoringgames .. 620-pointgames ......................0Double-figurereboundgames ... 15-block games .......................05-assist games ...................... 1

Achonwa Game-by-GameOpponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts AvgNEWHAMPSHIRE 11/12/10 16 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 2 2 4 4.0 5 1 5 2 0 2 7 7.0MOREHEADSTATE 11/15/10 17 5 8 .625 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 0 3 3 3.5 2 0 1 3 1 1 10 8.5UCLA 11/18/10 28 4 5 .800 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 3 6 9 5.3 1 0 0 6 1 0 9 8.7atKentucky 11/21/10 22 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 8 5 13 7.3 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 7.5IUPUI 11/26/10 16 3 5 .600 0 0 .000 3 3 1.000 3 2 5 6.8 2 0 0 1 0 3 9 7.8WAKEFOREST 11/27/10 15 3 5 .600 0 0 .000 5 6 .833 3 2 5 6.5 0 0 3 2 0 2 11 8.3BUTLER 11/28/10 19 3 4 .750 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 4 4 6.1 0 0 2 0 1 1 6 8.0atBaylor 12/01/10 16 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 1 3 5.8 2 0 0 2 1 0 2 7.3PURDUE 12/05/10 24 5 10 .500 0 0 .000 2 4 .500 4 3 7 5.9 3 0 4 2 1 2 12 7.8atProvidence 12/08/10 9 5 6 .833 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 1 2 3 5.6 2 0 0 0 0 1 13 8.3CREIGHTON 12/11/10 17 7 8 .875 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 3 5 5.5 0 0 2 0 1 1 14 8.8atValparaiso 12/20/10 14 5 9 .556 1 1 1.000 1 3 .333 5 2 7 5.7 1 0 0 2 0 1 12 9.1TOTAL 0 213 45 71 .634 1 1 1.000 18 27 .667 33 35 68 5.7 22 1 18 20 6 16 109 9.1

Achonwa’s Career Statistics — All GamesYear GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2010-11 12 0 213 17.8 45 71 .634 1 1 1.000 18 27 .667 33 35 68 5.7 22 1 18 20 6 16 109 9.1TOTAL 12 0 213 17.8 45 71 .634 1 1 1.000 18 27 .667 33 35 68 5.7 22 1 18 20 6 16 109 9.1

Achonwa’s Career Statistics — BIG EAST GamesYear GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2010-11 1 0 9 9.0 5 6 .833 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 1 2 3 3.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 13 13.0TOTAL 1 0 9 9.0 5 6 .833 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 1 2 3 3.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 13 13.0

Honors & Awardsu BIGEASTFreshmanoftheWeek(Dec.13)

2010-11 Highlightsu Averaging 9.1 ppg ... holds team-high honors with

5.7rpg...pacesIrishwith.634fieldgoalpercent-age...fourstraightdouble-figurescoringoutputs.

u Nearly chalked up “5-5-5” game in her college de-butagainstNewHampshire,finishingwithsevenpoints,fourreboundsandgame-highfiveassistsbefore fouling out in 16 minutes.

u OneoffourFightingIrishplayersindoublefiguresagainstMoreheadStatewith10points(5-8FG).

u Grabbed career-high 13 boards — including eight on the offensive end — and scored four points at #9Kentucky.

u Droppedin11pointsduringwinoverWakeForestinWBCAClassic.

u Postedaseason-high12pointsduringahomewinoverPurduewhilesnatchingsevencaromswithfourassistsandtwostealsin24minutes.

Did You Know? uLastnameispronounced“uh-CHAWN-wuh”…nicknamesare“Ace”(short enedversionoflastnameand/orherjerseynumbers)or“Canada”. uFirstinternationalplayerinthe34-yearhistoryoftheNotreDamewomen’s basketball program. uYoungestplayerevertosuitupforCanadianSeniorNationalTeam,doingso atage16inSeptember2009.uHasalreadyheldherownagainstsomeofworld’stopplayers,facingoffwiththree-timeWNBAMVP(andAustralianNationalTeamforward)LaurenJacksonand2010WNBARookieoftheYear(andUSAcenter)TinaCharles,amongothers,whilehelpingtorepresentCanadaatthe2010FIBAWorldChampionshipsintheCzechRepublic.

u MadequickworkofProvidencewithateam-andcareer-high 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting in only nineminutes(weakenedbyflu).

u Averaged13.5pointsand4.0reboundspergame,scoringbetterthanapointperminute(27pointsin26minutes),andregisteredanastronomical.857fieldgoalpercentage(12-of-14)duringatwo-gamestretch(Dec.8-11)toearnBIGEASTFreshmanof the Week honors.

u Talliedapersonal-best14points(on7-of-8shoot-ing), the highest production by aNotreDamereserveontheseason,andaddedfivereboundsduring a home victory over Creighton.

u OneofthreeIrishplayerstoscoreindoublefigures(12points)againstValparaisowhilesuccessfullydrainingherfirstcareerthree-pointattempt.

#12 Fraderica MillerGuard • 5-10 • Jr.-2VAtlanta, Ga. (The Marist School)

Career HighsPoints .................................. 11 vs.Ark.-PineBluff(11/15/09)

Rebounds ............................. 7 vs.Ark.-PineBluff(11/15/09)

Assists ..................................3atValparaiso(12/20/10)

Field Goals ........................... 5 vs.Ark.-PineBluff(11/15/09)

Field Goal Attempts ............. 8 vs.Ark.-PineBluff(11/15/09)


3-Point Field Goal Att. .. None

Free Throws ......................... 3atProvidence(12/8/10)

Free Throw Attempts ........... 5 vs.Loyola-Chicago(12/20/08)

Steals ...............................5(3)lastatValparaiso(12/20/10)

Blocked Shots.................1(2)lastvs.IPFW(12/8/09)

Minutes Played ..................20vs.Ark.-PineBluff(11/15/09)

MiscellaneousDouble-doubles .....................0Double-figurescoringgames .. 120-pointgames ......................0Double-figureassistgames.......05-assist games ......................05-steal games ........................ 3

Miller Game-by-GameOpponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts AvgNEWHAMPSHIRE 11/12/10 12 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 2 0 2 2.0 1 0 2 3 0 3 1 1.0MOREHEADSTATE 11/15/10 15 2 3 .667 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 0 4 4 3.0 1 0 1 0 0 5 5 3.0UCLA 11/18/10 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.0atKentucky 11/21/10 3 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.5PURDUE 12/05/10 0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.2atProvidence 12/08/10 15 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 2 0 2 1.3 1 0 1 1 0 1 3 1.5CREIGHTON 12/11/10 16 2 2 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 5 6 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 3 4 1.9atValparaiso 12/20/10 12 3 4 .750 0 0 .000 2 4 .500 2 1 3 2.1 3 0 3 2 0 5 8 2.6TOTAL 0 75 7 13 .538 0 0 .000 7 12 .583 7 10 17 2.1 12 0 7 6 0 17 21 2.6 Miller’s Career Statistics — All GamesYear GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2008-09 23 0 92 4.0 8 11 .727 0 0 .000 1 5 .200 6 7 13 0.6 25 0 8 5 0 15 17 0.72009-10 15 0 118 7.9 16 23 .696 0 0 .000 5 10 .500 16 14 30 2.0 13 0 9 17 2 16 37 2.52010-11 8 0 75 9.4 7 13 .538 0 0 .000 7 12 .583 7 10 17 2.1 12 0 7 6 0 17 21 2.6TOTAL 46 0 285 6.2 31 47 .660 0 0 .000 13 27 .481 29 31 60 1.3 50 0 24 28 2 48 75 1.6

Miller’s Career Statistics — BIG EAST GamesYear GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2008-09 13 0 43 3.3 2 3 .667 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 4 6 0.5 10 0 5 2 0 7 4 0.32009-10 1 0 5 5.0 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2.02010-11 1 0 15 15.0 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 2 0 2 2.0 1 0 1 1 0 1 3 3.0TOTAL 15 0 63 4.2 2 5 .400 0 0 .000 5 6 .833 4 4 8 0.5 11 0 6 3 0 10 9 0.6

2010-11 Highlightsu Hasswiped17steals(1.4spg)thisseasonwhile

shooting .538.u Nabbed three steals, two rebounds and two assists

in season opener against New Hampshire.u Nearly talliedfirstcareer “5-5-5”gamewithfive

points,career-high-tyingfivestealsandfourre-boundsagainstMoreheadState.

u Providedahugesparkwhilecomingoffthebenchagainst Creighton with six boards, four points and three steals in 16 minutes.

u Eightpoints,threeassistsandfivestealsatVal-paraiso.

Did You Know? uFirstnameispronounced“fruh-DARE-uh-kuh”…nicknameis“Fred”. uAlsostrongintheclassroom,earningdean’slisthonorsinspring2009with

3.667semesterGPA(sheisenrolledinNotreDame’sMendozaCollegeof Businessasanaccountingmajorwithasecondarymajorinfilm,television& theaterthroughtheCollegeofArtsandLetters).

uOneofnineFightingIrishbasketballplayerswhoalsocompetedinanothersportinhighschool—rantrack&field,competingprimarilyinsprints(100m/200m/400m).

#14 Devereaux PetersForward • 6-2 • Sr.-3V Chicago, Ill. (Fenwick HS)

Career HighsPoints .................................. 23 vs.NewHampshire(11/12/10)

Rebounds ...........................14atSt.John’s(2/16/10)

Assists ..................................6vs.Creighton(12/11/10)

Field Goals ......................... 11 vs.NewHampshire(11/12/10)

Field Goal Attempts ........... 15 atMaryland(11/16/07)


3-Point Field Goal Att. ......... 1 atSyracuse(1/30/10)

Free Throws ......................... 8 atRichmond(1/2/08)

Free Throw Attempts .........10atRichmond(1/2/08)

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

Blocked Shots...................... 6 atSt.John’s(2/16/10)

Minutes Played ..................34atMaryland(11/16/07)

MiscellaneousDouble-doubles ..................... 1Double-figurescoringgames 2420-pointgames ......................0Double-figurereboundgames . 25-block games ....................... 25-steal games ........................ 1

Peters Game-by-GameOpponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts AvgNEWHAMPSHIRE 11/12/10 * 16 11 13 .846 0 0 .000 1 1 1.000 8 0 8 8.0 0 0 0 2 2 4 23 23.0MOREHEADSTATE 11/15/10 * 18 3 5 .600 0 0 .000 2 3 .667 1 3 4 6.0 2 0 2 2 0 4 8 15.5UCLA 11/18/10 * 18 1 9 .111 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 2 0 2 4.7 3 0 4 2 0 1 3 11.3atKentucky 11/21/10 * 13 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 3 3 6 5.0 5 1 1 1 1 0 2 9.0IUPUI 11/26/10 * 20 7 12 .583 0 0 .000 4 4 1.000 2 4 6 5.2 0 0 0 0 1 4 18 10.8WAKEFOREST 11/27/10 * 21 4 5 .800 0 0 .000 4 4 1.000 1 4 5 5.2 3 0 2 3 1 2 12 11.0BUTLER 11/28/10 * 27 4 6 .667 0 0 .000 3 3 1.000 3 4 7 5.4 4 0 3 2 0 0 11 11.0atBaylor 12/01/10 * 16 3 7 .429 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 3 3 6 5.5 4 0 1 2 2 0 8 10.6PURDUE 12/05/10 * 22 3 6 .500 0 0 .000 1 1 1.000 2 7 9 5.9 3 0 0 4 1 2 7 10.2atProvidence 12/08/10 * 16 3 7 .429 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 2 1 3 5.6 3 0 4 1 2 3 8 10.0CREIGHTON 12/11/10 * 17 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 3 3 5.4 2 0 6 1 2 1 4 9.5atValparaiso 12/20/10 * 15 3 7 .429 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 3 4 5.3 0 0 3 2 4 2 6 9.2TOTAL 12 219 45 84 .536 0 0 .000 20 22 .909 28 35 63 5.3 29 1 26 22 16 23 110 9.2 Peters’ Career Statistics — All GamesYear GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2007-08 23 2 468 20.3 82 157 .522 0 0 .000 42 56 .750 57 72 129 5.6 78 5 23 40 45 39 206 9.02008-09 3 1 61 20.3 11 16 .688 0 0 .000 0 3 .000 3 10 13 4.3 6 0 5 4 6 5 22 7.32009-10 25 0 455 18.2 67 139 .482 0 1 .000 33 60 .550 48 91 139 5.6 69 0 27 30 30 34 167 6.72010-11 12 12 219 18.3 45 84 .536 0 0 .000 20 22 .909 28 35 63 5.3 29 1 26 22 16 23 110 9.2TOTAL 63 15 1203 19.1 205 396 .518 0 1 .000 95 141 .674 136 208 344 5.5 182 6 81 96 97 101 505 8.0

Peters’ Career Statistics — BIG EAST GamesYear GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2007-08 9 2 161 17.9 30 58 .517 0 0 .000 22 29 .759 18 34 52 5.8 37 4 8 15 13 16 82 9.12009-10 16 0 297 18.6 42 84 .500 0 1 .000 25 39 .641 30 62 92 5.8 45 0 12 20 18 19 109 6.82010-11 1 1 16 16.0 3 7 .429 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 2 1 3 3.0 3 0 4 1 2 3 8 8.0TOTAL 26 3 474 18.2 75 149 .503 0 1 .000 49 70 .700 50 97 147 5.7 85 4 24 36 33 38 199 7.7

Honors & Awardsu WBCAClassicAll-TournamentTeam

2010-11 Highlightsu Thirdon team inscoring (9.2ppg)and tied for

second in rebounding (5.3 rpg) ... third in fieldgoal percentage (.536) ... team-high 16 blocks(1.3bpg).

u Made big splash in season opener vs. New Hamp-shirewithcareer-high23points(career-high11FGMon13FGA),eightreboundsfourstealsandtwoblocksinonly16minutes…herfirstcareer“point-a-minute” game.

u Collected eight points, four rebounds and four stealsagainstMoreheadState.

u Tied career highwith four assists against #15UCLA.

u Greatoutingontheglassat#9Kentuckywithsix

Did You Know? uFirstnamepronounced“DEV-er-OH”…nicknameis“Dev”. uHasa77-inch(6-foot-5)wingspan. uPeters’almamater,FenwickHighSchoolinOakPark,Ill.,holdsaspecialplace in Notre Dame athletics history, having produced numerous Irish greats in several sports—themostnotableis1953HeismanTrophyJohnLattner. uOneoftwoIrishplayerswhohadanuncleplayprofessionalfootball—Peters’uncle,TomSeabron,playedlinebackeratMichiganandwasafifth-rounddraftpickoftheSanFrancisco49ersin1979;AshleyBarlow’suncle,Ron,wasafullbackatKansasStateandwasselectedbytheNewYorkJetsinthe1965AmericaFootballLeagueredshirtdraft.u Has registered three career “5-5-5” games.uRanksthirdinschoolhistorywith1.49careerblockedshotsaverage.

rebounds(threeoffensive/threedefensive).u Recordedthree-straightdouble-digitscoringper-

formancesat theWBCAClassicwhileshooting.652fromthefloor...alsodrainedeachofher11free throws and pulled down 18 rebounds during the three-game stretch.

u Oneofhertwoblocksat#2/3Baylorwasasecond-halfrejectionof6-foot-8BrittneyGriner,whichisbelievedtobethefirsttimethesophomorecenterhas been stuffed during her college career.

u SolidwithsevenpointsandnineboardsagainstPurdue.

u Posteda tremendous ‘hustlestat line’atProvi-dence with four assists, two blocks and three steals.

u Had career-high six assists vs. Creighton.u Rejectedaseason-highfourshotsatValparaiso.

#15 Kaila TurnerGuard • 5-8 • So.-1V Joliet, Ill. (Marian Catholic HS)

Career HighsPoints .................................. 11 vs.Charlotte(12/20/09)

Rebounds ........................ 4(3)lastvs.MoreheadSt.(11/15/10)

Assists .............................5(3)lastvs.Creighton(12/11/10)

Field Goals ...........................4vs.Charlotte(12/20/09)

Field Goal Attempts ........7(2)lastvs.MoreheadSt.(11/15/10)

3-Point Field Goals ........2(3)lastatValparaiso(12/20/10)

3-Point Field Goal Att. .........5vs.IUPUI(11/26/10)

Free Throws ......................... 3 vs.MoreheadState(11/15/10)

Free Throw Attempts ...........4vs.Charlotte(12/20/09)

Steals ...............................5(2)lastvs.IUPUI(11/26/10)

Blocked Shots............... None

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

MiscellaneousDouble-doubles .....................0Double-figurescoringgames .. 220-pointgames ......................0Double-figurereboundgames ...05-assist games ...................... 35-steal games ........................ 1

Turner Game-by-GameOpponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts AvgNEWHAMPSHIRE 11/12/10 22 0 3 .000 0 3 .000 2 2 1.000 0 1 1 1.0 3 0 3 0 0 1 2 2.0MOREHEADSTATE 11/15/10 25 3 7 .429 1 3 .333 3 3 1.000 0 4 4 2.5 3 0 5 3 0 2 10 6.0UCLA 11/18/10 7 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.7 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 4.0atKentucky 11/21/10 18 3 6 .500 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 0 2 2 1.8 4 0 0 3 0 2 7 4.8IUPUI 11/26/10 28 2 6 .333 2 5 .400 2 2 1.000 0 2 2 1.8 2 0 5 0 0 5 8 5.4WAKEFOREST 11/27/10 23 0 3 .000 0 2 .000 2 2 1.000 1 1 2 1.8 1 0 3 2 0 0 2 4.8BUTLER 11/28/10 15 1 4 .250 0 2 .000 1 2 .500 0 0 0 1.6 0 0 3 0 0 1 3 4.6atBaylor 12/01/10 9 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.4 2 0 3 1 0 2 0 4.0PURDUE 12/05/10 14 0 3 .000 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 0 1.2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3.6atProvidence 12/08/10 16 3 3 1.000 2 2 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.1 1 0 1 2 0 0 8 4.0CREIGHTON 12/11/10 17 1 2 .500 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.1 2 0 5 0 0 2 3 3.9atValparaiso 12/20/10 20 3 6 .500 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.1 0 0 3 0 0 0 8 4.3TOTAL 0 214 16 44 .364 9 28 .321 10 12 .833 1 12 13 1.1 21 0 32 13 0 15 51 4.3 Turner’s Career Statistics — All GamesYear GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2009-10 21 0 128 6.1 15 36 .417 3 16 .188 6 10 .600 1 14 15 0.7 8 0 18 12 0 7 39 1.92010-11 12 0 214 17.8 16 44 .364 9 28 .321 10 12 .833 1 12 13 1.1 21 0 32 13 0 15 51 4.3TOTAL 33 0 342 10.4 31 80 .388 12 44 .273 16 22 .727 2 26 28 0.8 29 0 50 25 0 22 90 2.7

Turner’s Career Statistics — BIG EAST GamesYear GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2009-10 11 0 31 2.8 3 10 .300 0 4 .000 1 2 .500 0 5 5 0.5 2 0 4 2 0 1 7 0.62010-11 1 0 16 16.0 3 3 1.000 2 2 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 1 2 0 0 8 8.0TOTAL 12 0 47 3.9 6 13 .462 2 6 .333 1 2 .500 0 5 5 0.4 3 0 5 4 0 1 15 1.3

2010-11 Highlightsu Secondonteaminassists(2.7apg)...thirdinfree

throwpercentage(.833).u Loggedtwopointsandthreeassists(noturnovers)

in season opener against New Hampshire.u Postedoneofbestnightsofcareer(andnearly

first“5-5-5”game)againstMoreheadStatewith10points,andcareerhighsforassists(5),rebounds(tied-4)andminutes(25).

u Totaledsevenpointsat#9Kentuckywithapairof rebounds in 18 minutes.

u DishedoutfiveassistswithfivestealsandscoredeightpointsagainstIUPUI(includingcareer-hightwothree-pointers)…alsotalliedfirstcareer“5-5-5” game.

u Posted5.5assist/turnoverratio(11assists, twoturnovers)duringthree-gameWBCAClassic.

u Matched a career-high after draining a pair of three-pointersatProvidence.

u Thirdfive-assistoutingcameduringahomeroutof Creighton.

u Totaledeightpoints-includingapairoftreys-atValparaisowithfivesteals.

Did You Know? uOneof12IllinoisnativeswhohaveplayedforNotreDamethroughtheyears, with11ofthoseplayers(includingTurner)comingfromtheChicagolandarea. uFromthe“ifyoucan’tbeat’em,join’em”files,Turner’shighschoolteam advancedtotheIllinoisClassAAsemifinalsduringherjunioryear(2007-08), onlytobedefeatedbyeventualchampionFenwickHighSchool,whichwasledbyhernewNotreDameteammate,seniorforwardDevereauxPeters(Turner’steamcamebacktowinthestatethird-placegame).

#21 Natalie NovoselGuard • 5-11 • Jr.-2V Lexington, Ky. (Lexington Catholic HS)

Career HighsPoints ..................................23vs.WakeForest(11/27/10)

Rebounds ........................8(3)lastatKentucky(11/21/10)

Assists ............................ 6(2)lastvs.Louisville(3/6/10)

Field Goals ...........................8 atKentucky(11/21/10)

Field Goal Attempts ...........24atKentucky(11/21/10)

3-Point Field Goals .............. 2 vs.UCLA(11/18/10)

3-Point Field Goal Att. ........... 7atKentucky(11/21/10)

Free Throws ....................... 11vs.WakeForest(11/27/10)

Free Throw Attempts .........12vs.WakeForest(11/27/10)

Steals .................................... 7 vs.MoreheadState(11/15/10)

Blocked Shots......................2 atKentucky(11/21/10)

Minutes Played .................. 39 vs.UCLA(11/18/10)

MiscellaneousDouble-doubles .....................0Double-figurescoringgames 2520-pointgames ...................... 3Double-figurereboundgames .05-assist games ......................45-steal games ........................ 3

Novosel Game-by-GameOpponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts AvgNEWHAMPSHIRE 11/12/10 * 18 4 5 .800 0 0 .000 3 3 1.000 1 1 2 2.0 0 0 1 0 0 7 11 11.0MOREHEADSTATE 11/15/10 * 15 3 5 .600 1 1 1.000 6 8 .750 1 3 4 3.0 1 0 0 4 0 0 13 12.0UCLA 11/18/10 * 39 7 12 .583 2 4 .500 3 6 .500 3 3 6 4.0 4 0 4 4 0 1 19 14.3atKentucky 11/21/10 * 35 8 24 .333 1 7 .143 4 6 .667 3 5 8 5.0 2 0 3 4 2 0 21 16.0IUPUI 11/26/10 * 23 4 7 .571 2 3 .667 2 2 1.000 0 1 1 4.2 1 0 2 1 2 1 12 15.2WAKEFOREST 11/27/10 * 28 5 9 .556 2 5 .400 11 12 .917 1 2 3 4.0 1 0 3 3 0 4 23 16.5BUTLER 11/28/10 * 30 7 14 .500 1 5 .200 5 8 .625 1 4 5 4.1 1 0 3 6 0 2 20 17.0atBaylor 12/01/10 * 26 3 10 .300 0 4 .000 6 8 .750 1 2 3 4.0 5 1 1 1 0 4 12 16.4PURDUE 12/05/10 * 27 6 12 .500 1 2 .500 3 3 1.000 1 3 4 4.0 2 0 3 5 1 1 16 16.3atProvidence 12/08/10 * 23 3 6 .500 0 2 .000 3 4 .750 1 1 2 3.8 0 0 2 1 0 1 9 15.6CREIGHTON 12/11/10 * 28 4 7 .571 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 2 2 4 3.8 0 0 1 1 1 2 11 15.2atValparaiso 12/20/10 * 20 6 7 .857 0 1 .000 6 6 1.000 1 1 2 3.7 0 0 2 1 0 4 18 15.4TOTAL 12 312 60 118 .508 10 34 .294 55 70 .786 16 28 44 3.7 17 1 25 31 6 27 185 15.4

Novosel’s Career Statistics — All GamesYear GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2008-09 31 0 638 20.6 74 150 .493 1 10 .100 65 90 .722 44 45 89 2.9 57 0 47 60 3 45 214 6.92009-10 35 4 527 15.1 59 138 .428 7 20 .350 51 67 .761 26 51 77 2.2 48 0 61 60 7 47 176 5.02010-11 12 12 312 26.0 60 118 .508 10 34 .294 55 70 .786 16 28 44 3.7 17 1 25 31 6 27 185 15.4TOTAL 78 16 1477 18.9 193 406 .475 18 64 .281 171 227 .753 86 124 210 2.7 122 1 133 151 16 119 575 7.4

Novosel’s Career Statistics — BIG EAST GamesYear GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2008-09 16 0 341 21.3 42 85 .494 0 1 .000 34 48 .708 22 22 44 2.8 34 0 28 30 2 29 118 7.42009-10 16 0 233 14.6 28 61 .459 2 5 .400 16 21 .762 10 18 28 1.8 16 0 23 23 2 13 74 4.62010-11 1 1 23 23.0 3 6 .500 0 2 .000 3 4 .750 1 1 2 2.0 0 0 2 1 0 1 9 9.0TOTAL 33 1 597 18.1 73 152 .480 2 8 .250 53 73 .726 33 41 74 2.2 50 0 53 54 4 43 201 6.1

Honors & Awardsu WBCAClassicMVPu BIGEASTWeeklyHonorRoll(Nov.29)

2010-11 Highlightsu Leadsteaminscoring(15.4ppg)andsteals(2.3

spg)...secondinthree-pointpercentage(.294);also averages 3.7 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.

u Dropped in 11 points and swiped career-high seven steals in season opener against New Hampshire.

u Chalked up 13 points, including career-high-tying 6-of-8FTin15minutesagainstMoreheadState.

u Enjoyed career night against #15UCLA, tyingpersonalhighwith19points (careerbestsof7FGand23FG)incareer-high39minutes…alsohittwobigshotsinfinal1:15ofregulationtogiveteam four-point lead, as well as putback shot with 8.6seondsleftinfirstovertimethatnearlystoodup as game-winner.

Did You Know? uLastnameispronounced“KNOW-vuh-sell”…nicknameis“Nasty”. uFirstNotreDamewomen’sbasketballplayerevertocomefromthestateof Kentucky. u Has twin brother, Nathan, who is a two-time all-conference forward on men’s basketballteamatDivisionIIIUniversityofRochester(N.Y.);oldersister,Shan non,completedcareeratUniversityofEvansvillein2008-09.

u In front of her hometown crowd, dropped 21 points andeightboardsat#9Kentucky...addedthreeassists and a pair of blocks.

u Averaged a team-high 18.3 ppg while going 18-22 fromthecharitystripeduringtheWBCAClassicenroutetobeingnamedthetournament’sMVP...back-to-back20-pointeffortsagainstWakeForest(career-high23)andButler(20).

u Stretchedherstreakofcontestswith10+pointsto eight games on the season after posting a 12-pieceat#2/3Baylor.

u Tiedforgame-highhonorswith16pointsduringahomewinoverPurdueon6-of-12shootingfromthe fieldwhile connectingoneachof her threetosses from the charity stripe.

u Contributed 11 points against Creighton.u SteadiedtheIrishagainstValparaisowithagame-

high 18 points on 6-of-7 shooting with four swipes.

#22 Brittany MalloryGuard • 5-10 • Sr.-3V Baltimore, Md. (McDonogh School)

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

Rebounds ............................. 8 atCincinnati(2/9/10)

Assists .............................7(2)vs.Creighton(12/11/10)

Field Goals .......................7(2)lastvs.Valparaiso(12/12/09)

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

3-Point Field Goals ..............4vs.SouthFlorida(2/27/08)

3-Point Field Goal Att. .........8atSt.John’s(3/3/08)

Free Throws .................... 6(3)lastatValparaiso(12/20/10)

Free Throw Attempts ........... 8 vs.SanDiegoSt.(11/26/09)

Steals .................................... 6 vs.Ark.-PineBluff(11/15/09)

Blocked Shots................ 1(7)lastvs.Marquette(2/23/10)

Minutes Played ..................36 atSt.John’s(2/16/10)

MiscellaneousDouble-doubles .....................0Double-figurescoringgames 1720-pointgames ...................... 1Double-figurereboundgames .05-assist games ...................... 55-steal games ........................ 6

Mallory Game-by-GameOpponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts AvgNEWHAMPSHIRE 11/12/10 * 20 3 8 .375 1 4 .250 2 2 1.000 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 3 1 0 5 9 9.0MOREHEADSTATE 11/15/10 * 18 1 2 .500 1 1 1.000 4 6 .667 1 1 2 1.5 0 0 2 0 0 5 7 8.0UCLA 11/18/10 * 22 1 4 .250 1 3 .333 1 2 .500 1 0 1 1.3 1 0 1 1 0 1 4 6.7WAKEFOREST 11/27/10 15 1 2 .500 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.3 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 5.8BUTLER 11/28/10 13 2 3 .667 2 3 .667 0 0 .000 0 2 2 1.4 1 0 0 1 0 1 6 5.8atBaylor 12/01/10 * 22 3 7 .429 2 3 .667 0 0 .000 2 4 6 2.2 3 0 2 4 0 1 8 6.2PURDUE 12/05/10 * 23 1 4 .250 0 2 .000 2 3 .667 0 0 0 1.9 1 0 3 2 0 2 4 5.9atProvidence 12/08/10 * 23 3 5 .600 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 0 1.6 1 0 2 0 0 3 6 5.9CREIGHTON 12/11/10 * 27 3 4 .750 0 0 .000 1 1 1.000 0 3 3 1.8 2 0 7 2 0 2 7 6.0atValparaiso 12/20/10 * 23 3 5 .600 0 2 .000 6 7 .857 2 1 3 1.9 1 0 4 3 0 5 12 6.6TOTAL 8 206 21 44 .477 8 21 .381 16 22 .727 6 13 19 1.9 13 0 25 14 0 25 66 6.6

Mallory’s Career Statistics — All GamesYear GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2007-08 33 0 533 16.2 64 187 .342 34 122 .279 46 57 .807 26 46 72 2.2 52 0 29 36 3 42 208 6.32008-09 7 3 154 22.0 21 45 .467 7 20 .350 8 13 .615 5 18 23 3.3 15 0 20 9 1 11 57 8.12009-10 35 2 676 19.3 76 206 .369 28 91 .308 49 66 .742 32 74 106 3.0 62 0 79 56 5 61 229 6.52010-11 10 8 206 20.6 21 44 .477 8 21 .381 16 22 .727 6 13 19 1.9 13 0 25 14 0 25 66 6.6TOTAL 85 13 1569 18.5 182 482 .378 77 254 .303 119 158 .753 69 151 220 2.6 142 0 153 115 9 139 560 6.6

Mallory’s Career Statistics — BIG EAST GamesYear GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2007-08 16 0 246 15.4 30 73 .411 21 55 .382 24 30 .800 9 15 24 1.5 24 0 14 20 2 16 105 6.62009-10 16 2 320 20.0 25 90 .278 10 40 .250 26 32 .813 13 29 42 2.6 29 0 36 26 3 30 86 5.42010-11 1 1 23 23.0 3 5 .600 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 2 0 0 3 6 6.0TOTAL 33 3 589 17.8 58 168 .345 31 96 .323 50 63 .794 22 44 66 2.0 54 0 52 46 5 49 197 6.0

2010-11 Highlightsu Averaging 6.6 points and 2.1 steals per game with

team-high .381 three-point percentage.u Notched nine points and five steals in season

opener against New Hampshire.u Deliveredsevenpointsandgame-highfivesteals

vs.MoreheadState.u Inherfirststartinnearlytwoweeks(sprainedankle

vs.UCLA),postedeightpointsandsixboardsat#2/3Baylor.

u Dished out a game-high seven assists to match a career-best against Creighton.

u DominatedValparaisowith12points,fourassistsandfivestealsin23minutes.

Did You Know? u Nickname is “Chip”, which she gained during summer school prior to her freshman year after an encounter with a chipmunk while biking across campus. uEarnedcertificateofmeritforparticipationinNotreDame’sRosenthal LeadershipInstitutein2007-08academicyear.uOneoftwoNDplayers(alongwithDevereauxPeters)comingofftornACLsin

theirleftkneessufferedinfirstmonthof2008-09season.uOneofsevenIrishbasketballplayerswhoalsocompetedinanothersportinhighschool—wasatwo-timehonorablementionAll-Americalacrossemidfielderandwasnamedtothe2006highschoolAll-TewaaratonTeam;infact,shewasactivelyrecruitedbyseveralDivisionIschoolstoplaylacrosse,butchosetofocuson basketball at Notre Dame.

#23 Kayla McBrideGuard • 5-11 • Fr.-HS Erie, Pa. (Villa Maria Academy)

Career HighsPoints .................................. 14vs.MoreheadState(11/15/10)

Rebounds ........................6(2)lastatValparaiso(12/20/10)

Assists ..................................4atKentucky(11/21/10)

Field Goals ........................... 7 vs.MoreheadState(11/15/10)

Field Goal Attempts ........... 11 vs.MoreheadState(11/15/10)

3-Point Field Goals .............. 2 vs.UCLA(11/18/10)

3-Point Field Goal Att. ....3(2)atBaylor(12/1/10)

Free Throws ....................3(2)vs.Creighton(12/11/10)

Free Throw Attempts ...........4vs.Butler(11/28/10)

Steals ...............................3(2)lastvs.IUPUI(11/26/10)

Blocked Shots.................1(3)lastvs.Creighton(12/11/10)

Minutes Played ..................34atKentucky(11/21/10)

MiscellaneousDouble-doubles .....................0Double-figurescoringgames ..420-pointgames ......................0Double-figurereboundgames .05-assist games ......................05-steal games ........................0

McBride Game-by-GameOpponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts AvgNEWHAMPSHIRE 11/12/10 23 3 9 .333 0 1 .000 2 2 1.000 0 2 2 2.0 0 0 2 2 0 3 8 8.0MOREHEADSTATE 11/15/10 21 7 11 .636 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 4 6 4.0 2 0 1 2 1 2 14 11.0UCLA 11/18/10 33 4 8 .500 2 3 .667 1 2 .500 4 0 4 4.0 2 0 3 1 0 1 11 11.0atKentucky 11/21/10 * 34 5 9 .556 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 3.5 1 0 4 1 0 0 10 10.8IUPUI 11/26/10 * 26 4 6 .667 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 3.2 1 0 2 1 0 3 8 10.2WAKEFOREST 11/27/10 * 20 3 4 .750 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 3.0 2 0 0 5 0 2 6 9.5BUTLER 11/28/10 * 30 4 7 .571 0 1 .000 3 4 .750 2 3 5 3.3 0 0 3 1 1 2 11 9.7atBaylor 12/01/10 24 2 6 .333 0 3 .000 2 2 1.000 1 2 3 3.3 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 9.3PURDUE 12/05/10 22 3 3 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 3.0 1 0 3 1 0 0 6 8.9atProvidence 12/08/10 21 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 2.8 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 8.2CREIGHTON 12/11/10 17 3 4 .750 0 0 .000 3 3 1.000 0 2 2 2.7 0 0 1 1 1 0 9 8.3atValparaiso 12/20/10 25 2 5 .400 1 2 .500 2 2 1.000 1 5 6 3.0 0 0 1 2 0 1 7 8.2TOTAL 4 296 41 76 .539 3 13 .231 13 15 .867 11 25 36 3.0 10 0 21 19 3 14 98 8.2 McBride’s Career Statistics — All GamesYear GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2010-11 12 4 296 24.7 41 76 .539 3 13 .231 13 15 .867 11 25 36 3.0 10 0 21 19 3 14 98 8.2TOTAL 12 4 296 24.7 41 76 .539 3 13 .231 13 15 .867 11 25 36 3.0 10 0 21 19 3 14 98 8.2

McBride’s Career Statistics — BIG EAST GamesYear GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2010-11 1 0 21 21.0 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2.0TOTAL 1 0 21 21.0 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2.0

2010-11 Highlightsu Rankssixthonteaminscoring(8.2ppg)andas-

sists(1.8apg)...secondinfieldgoalpercentage(.539).

u Collected eight points and three steals in college debut against New Hampshire.

u Droppedingame-high14points(7-11FG)whileadding six rebounds and two steals against More-headState.

u Playedseason-high33minutesagainst#15UCLA,tallying11points (2-33FG), four reboundsandseason-best three assists.

u Madefirstcareerstartat#9Kentucky,dishingoutcareer-highfourassistswhilepouringin10pointsagainst the Wildcats.

u FilledthestatsheetagainstButlerwith11points,fiveboards,threeassistsandapairofsteals.

u Knocked downeach of her three field goal at-temptsforsixpointsagainstPurdue.

u Steadyoutingwithninepointsvs.Creighton.u Tiedaseason-bestwithsixboardsatValparaiso

while adding seven points.

Did You Know? uNicknameis“K-Mac”. uOneofthreeMcDonald’sAll-Americans(Diggins,Peters)andtwoGatorade

statehighschoolplayersoftheyear(Diggins-Indiana)onthisyear’sFighting Irish roster.

uOneofthreecurrentNotreDameplayers(Achonwa,Diggins)tohaveearnedamedalininternationalbasketballcompetition,havingstartedlastsummerforgoldmedal-winningUSAsideat2010FIBAU18AmericasChampionshipsinColoradoSprings.

#32 Becca BruszewskiForward • 6-1 • Sr.-3VValparaiso, Ind. (Wheeler HS)

Career HighsPoints .................................. 25 vs.DePaul(2/14/10)

Rebounds ........................... 13 vs.UCLA(11/18/10)

Assists .................................. 7 atLouisville(1/19/10)

Field Goals .........................10vs.DePaul(2/14/10)

Field Goal Attempts ........... 17 vs.DePaul(2/14/10)

3-Point Field Goals ........ 2(7)lastvs.Iona(11/22/09)

3-Point Field Goal Att. ......... 6 vs.Minnesota(3/22/09)

Free Throws ......................... 8 atSouthFlorida(2/17/09)

Free Throw Attempts ......... 12 vs.Syracuse(2/24/09)

Steals ...............................4(2)lastvs.IPFW(12/8/09)

Blocked Shots...................... 3 atPittsburgh(2/3/09)

Minutes Played ..................44vs.UCLA(11/18/10)

MiscellaneousDouble-doubles ..................... 3Double-figurescoringgames 4120-pointgames ...................... 3Double-figurereboundgames . 35-assist games ...................... 25-steal games ........................0

Bruszewski Game-by-GameOpponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts AvgNEWHAMPSHIRE 11/12/10 * 15 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 1 0 1 1 1.0MOREHEADSTATE 11/15/10 * 18 3 6 .500 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 2 5 7 3.5 2 0 0 2 1 1 7 4.0UCLA 11/18/10 * 44 6 12 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 4 9 13 6.7 5 1 3 3 0 2 12 6.7atKentucky 11/21/10 * 31 5 9 .556 0 1 .000 2 5 .400 5 3 8 7.0 5 1 1 1 0 0 12 8.0IUPUI 11/26/10 * 19 3 5 .600 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 0 3 3 6.2 1 0 2 1 1 2 9 8.2WAKEFOREST 11/27/10 * 19 3 8 .375 0 2 .000 2 4 .500 3 4 7 6.3 3 0 4 2 0 2 8 8.2BUTLER 11/28/10 * 20 4 6 .667 0 0 .000 2 3 .667 1 0 1 5.6 3 0 1 1 1 0 10 8.4atBaylor 12/01/10 * 28 1 7 .143 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 5.1 4 0 0 3 0 0 2 7.6PURDUE 12/05/10 * 22 4 6 .667 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 5 6 5.2 4 0 1 3 0 0 8 7.7atProvidence 12/08/10 * 25 3 7 .429 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 1 5 6 5.3 2 0 1 0 1 1 9 7.8CREIGHTON 12/11/10 * 25 8 13 .615 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 1 5 6 5.4 2 0 0 2 1 0 17 8.6atValparaiso 12/20/10 * 20 4 6 .667 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 2 4 5.3 1 0 1 2 0 0 8 8.6TOTAL 12 286 44 86 .512 0 5 .000 15 26 .577 21 42 63 5.3 32 2 17 21 5 9 103 8.6 Bruszewski’s Career Statistics — All GamesYear GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2007-08 32 0 423 13.2 58 104 .558 1 2 .500 42 54 .778 37 43 80 2.5 58 0 13 31 10 16 159 5.02008-09 31 31 842 27.2 132 271 .487 21 56 .375 48 71 .676 31 125 156 5.0 88 2 52 53 15 33 333 10.72009-10 34 26 629 18.5 129 261 .494 8 31 .258 42 64 .656 46 60 106 3.1 92 3 48 42 18 23 308 9.12010-11 12 12 286 23.8 44 86 .512 0 5 .000 15 26 .577 21 42 63 5.3 32 2 17 21 5 9 103 8.6TOTAL 109 69 2180 20.0 363 722 .503 30 94 .319 147 215 .684 135 270 405 3.7 270 7 130 147 48 81 903 8.3

Bruszewski’s Career Statistics — BIG EAST GamesYear GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2007-08 14 0 171 12.2 21 35 .600 1 2 .500 21 24 .875 14 18 32 2.3 26 0 5 12 5 4 64 4.62008-09 16 16 458 28.6 73 158 .462 12 34 .353 30 40 .750 17 70 87 5.4 46 0 24 20 9 15 188 11.82009-10 16 14 323 20.2 64 133 .481 3 13 .231 17 25 .680 17 27 44 2.8 44 1 23 14 10 10 148 9.32010-11 1 1 25 25.0 3 7 .429 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 1 5 6 6.0 2 0 1 0 1 1 9 9.0TOTAL 47 31 977 20.8 161 333 .483 16 49 .327 71 93 .763 49 120 169 3.6 118 1 53 46 25 30 409 8.7

2010-11 Highlightsu Tiedforsecondinrebounding(5.3rpg)whileadd-

ing 8.6 ppg on .512 shooting.u Dished out three assists in season opener against

New Hampshire.u Talliedsevenpoints(includingsixingame-opening

20-2run)andgame-highsevenreboundsagainstMoreheadState.

u Postedthirdcareerdouble-doublewith12pointsandcareer-high13 rebounds in career-best44minutesagainst#15UCLA.

u Narrowly missed out on back-to-back double-doubles with 12 points and eight caroms at #9 Kentucky.

u SolidattheWBCAClassicwith9.0ppgand3.7rpgwhilegoing10-for-19(.526)fromtheflooroverthe three game stretch.

u EightpointsandsixboardsagainstPurdue.

Did You Know? uLastnameispronounced“broo-SHEFF-skee”…nicknameis“Bruiser”,due to her fearless, physical style of play and her penchant for leaving teammates and opponents black and blue after a practice or game. uOneofsevenIrishbasketballplayerswhoalsocompetedinanothersportin high school — was a three-time all-state volleyball middle blocker and still holds schoolrecordsforcareerkills(2,042)andblocks(452),andsingle-seasonkills

(657)andblocks(139).uFirstNotreDamewomen’sbasketballplayerfromnorthwestIndiana,hailingfromsameareaofstateasformerIrishmen’sbasketballAll-AmericapowerforwardLukeHarangody.

u Pouredinseason-high17pointswithsixreboundsin 25 minutes of action during a home win over Creighton.

#41 Mary ForrForward • 5-11 • Sr.-HSAltoona, Pa. (Bishop Guilfoyle)

Career HighsPoints .................................... 6 vs.NewHampshire(11/12/10)

Rebounds ............................. 2 vs.NewHampshire(11/12/10)

Assists ..............................1(2)lastvs.MoreheadSt.(11/15/10)

Field Goals ........................... 3 vs.NewHampshire(11/12/10)

Field Goal Attempts .............4vs.NewHampshire(11/12/10)



Free Throws .................. None

Free Throw Attempts .... None

Steals ............................. None

Blocked Shots...................... 1vs.WakeForest(11/27/10)

Minutes Played .................... 9 vs.NewHampshire(11/12/10)

MiscellaneousDouble-doubles .....................0Double-figurescoringgames ..020-pointgames ......................0Double-figurereboundgames ...05-assist games ......................05-steal games ........................0

Forr Game-by-GameOpponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts AvgNEWHAMPSHIRE 11/12/10 9 3 4 .750 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 2.0 1 0 1 1 0 0 6 6.0MOREHEADSTATE 11/15/10 6 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3.0IUPUI 11/26/10 7 1 5 .200 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 1.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.7WAKEFOREST 11/27/10 3 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.0BUTLER 11/28/10 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.6PURDUE 12/05/10 0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.3CREIGHTON 12/11/10 3 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0.9 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1.4atValparaiso 12/20/10 6 2 2 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1.8TOTAL 0 36 7 14 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 3 3 6 0.8 3 0 2 2 1 0 14 1.8

Forr’s Career Statistics — All GamesYear GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2010-11 8 0 36 4.5 7 14 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 3 3 6 0.8 3 0 2 2 1 0 14 1.8TOTAL 8 0 36 4.5 7 14 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 3 3 6 0.8 3 0 2 2 1 0 14 1.8

Overview uOfficiallyaddedasawalk-onplayerduringpreseason. uPreviouslyspentpartsofthreeseasonsasamemberofNotreDame’s“Sixth ManTeam”(practicesquad),arolealsoheldbyformerwalk-onguardand2010 graduate Alena Christiansen. uHasbeenactiveinNotreDame’sRecSportsprogram,winningatotalof11 team/individual intramural championships and being named the Notre Dame

RecSportsFemaleAthleteoftheYearin2009.u Determined,fundamentally-soundpostplayerwhoaddsdepthtoFightingIrishfrontlinecorps,bothin

practices and games.

High Schoolu Four-yearstarteratBishopGuilfoyleHighSchoolinAltoona,Pa.u Averaged17.0pointsand6.0reboundspergameasaseniorin2006-07,leadingteamtoa30-1record

andthePennsylvaniaInterscholasticAthleticAssociation(PIAA)ClassAstatechampionship.u First-teamall-stateselection,aswellasMountainAthleticConferencePlayeroftheYearandBlairCounty

SportsHallofFameScholar-AthleteoftheYearin2006-07.u Also played tennis in high school, twice earning second-team all-state honors.

Personal Datau BornNov.3,1988,inAltoona,Pa.…youngestofthreechildren(oldersisterMaritaandolderbrother

Tommy,a2007NotreDamegraduate)borntoPatriciaandR.ThomasForr,Jr.u OneofthreePennsylvaniaresidentsonthisyear’sFightingIrishroster, joiningfreshmanguardKayla

McBride(Erie)andfellowwalk-on,juniorguardVeronicaBadway(Pittsburgh).u EnrolledintheCollegeofArtsandLettersasadoublemajorinpoliticalscienceandphilosophy.u WorkedthreesummersatHelenDillerHomefortheBlindandcanreadgradeonebraille.u SpenttimeasbasketballcoachforSt.JosephCounty(Ind.)SpecialOlympics,andsisterofformerSpecial

OlympianoftheMonth,MaritaForr.u Just thethirdFightingIrishplayer towearNo.41, followingImaniDunbar(1997-2001)andCourtney

LaVere(2002-06).

2010-11 Highlightsu SawfirstcollegiateactioninseasonopeneragainstNewHampshire,pilingupsixpoints(3-4FG),two

rebounds and an assist in nine minutes.u PlayedsixminutesagainstMoreheadState,finishingwithanassistandrebound.u EachofhertwoshotsatValparaisofoundthebottomofthenetforfourpointsinsixminutes.

#44 Ariel BrakerForward • 6-1 • Fr.-HSGrosse Pointe Woods, Mich. (Grosse Pointe North)

Career HighsPoints ..................................10vs.IUPUI(11/26/10)

Rebounds ............................. 6vs.IUPUI(11/26/10)

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

Field Goals ......................4(2)lastatValparaiso(12/20/10)

Field Goal Attempts ............. 6 vs.IUPUI(11/26/10)



Free Throws ....................2(2)lastvs.IUPUI(11/26/10)

Free Throw Attempts ...........4vs.NewHampshire(11/12/10)

Steals ....................................4vs.NewHampshire(11/12/10)

Blocked Shots...................... 2 vs.Creighton(12/11/10)

Minutes Played .................. 13 vs.IUPUI(11/26/10)

MiscellaneousDouble-doubles .....................0Double-figurescoringgames .. 120-pointgames ......................0Double-figurereboundgames ...05-block games .......................05-steal games ........................0

Braker Game-by-GameOpponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts AvgNEWHAMPSHIRE 11/12/10 12 2 5 .400 0 0 .000 1 4 .250 3 2 5 5.0 2 0 2 1 1 4 5 5.0MOREHEADSTATE 11/15/10 6 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 3 4 4.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.5atKentucky 11/21/10 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.7IUPUI 11/26/10 13 4 6 .667 0 0 .000 2 3 .667 2 4 6 3.8 0 0 0 1 2 0 10 3.8WAKEFOREST 11/27/10 10 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 1 2 3 3.6 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 3.4BUTLER 11/28/10 3 0 3 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 2 1 3 3.5 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3.0atProvidence 12/08/10 4 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 3.1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.6CREIGHTON 12/11/10 3 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 0 0 0 2.8 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 2.5atValparaiso 12/20/10 9 4 4 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 1 3 2.8 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 3.1TOTAL 0 61 10 20 .500 0 0 .000 8 13 .615 11 14 25 2.8 5 0 4 4 6 7 28 3.1

Braker’s Career Statistics — All GamesYear GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2010-11 9 0 61 6.8 10 20 .500 0 0 .000 8 13 .615 11 14 25 2.8 5 0 4 4 6 7 28 3.1TOTAL 9 0 61 6.8 10 20 .500 0 0 .000 8 13 .615 11 14 25 2.8 5 0 4 4 6 7 28 3.1

Braker’s Career Statistics — BIG EAST GamesYear GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2010-11 1 0 4 4.0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0TOTAL 1 0 4 4.0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0

2010-11 Highlightsu Nearly had “5-5-5” game in her college debut

againstNewHampshire, registering fivepoints,fivereboundsandfourstealsin12minutes.

u Grabbed four rebound in six minutes against MoreheadState.

u Cameoffthebenchtonet10pointsin13minuteswithsixboardsagainstIUPUI...alsoblockedapairofJaguarshots.

u RejectedtwoCreightonshotsinthreeminutes.u Finished4-for-4fromthefieldwitheightpointsand

threestealsinnineminutesatValparaiso.

Did You Know? uNicknameis“Rell”. uOneofnineFightingIrishbasketballplayerswhoalsocompetedinanother sportinhighschool—likefellowMichiganprepstandout(andNotreDamejunior forwardEricaSolomon),Brakerwasastarhighjumperinhighschool,qualifying for the state meet as a sophomore.

u Also competed in gymnastics for four years during her formative years.u Hasreadeverybookinthe“Twilight”series.

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