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1 ND Women s Basketball: Game 22 #4/4 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (19-2 / 6-1 ACC) vs. Virginia Tech Hokies (10-10 / 1-6 ACC) udate: Jan. 29, 2015 utime: 7:00 p.m. ET uat: Blacksburg, Va. Cassell Coliseum (9,847) useries: ND leads 6-1 u1st MTG: ND (1/3/01) ulast MTG: ND (1/30/14) Storylines u Notre Dame is seeking its 20th victory of the season, a mark the Fighting Irish have reached in 20 of the past 21 years. u Notre Dame aims to reach the midpoint of its conference schedule with 0-1 losses for the sixth consecutive season. There are numerous landmarks on the long journey that is the college basketball season and No. 4 Notre Dame will reach another of these mileposts at 7 p.m. (ET) Thursday when it arrives at the midpoint of the Atlantic Coast Conference season, traveling to Blacksburg, Virginia, to take on Virginia Tech at Cassell Coliseum. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN3 and the WatchESPN app. The Fighting Irish (19-2, 6-1) picked up their fifth consecutive win last Saturday with a victory at Clemson. In its first-ever visit to Littlejohn Coliseum, Notre Dame used a 40-6 run early in the first half to seize control and led by at least 30 points for the majority of the game. The Fighting Irish featured a balanced attack at Clemson, with four players scoring in double figures, led by junior guard Jewell Loyd, who had a game-high 17 points and eight rebounds. Freshman forward Brianna Turner posted her fifth double-double of the year (15 points, 10 rebounds), while classmate Kathryn Westbeld had 11 points and sophomore forward Taya Reimer added 10 points and eight rebounds. Rankings u Notre Dame is No. 4 in this week s Associated Press poll and is No. 4 in this week s WBCA/USA Today poll. u Virginia Tech is not ranked. NOTRE DAME Women s Basketball NCAA National Champions 2011, 2012, 2014 NCAA Finalists 6 NCAA Women s Final Fours 18 Conference Championships utv: ESPN3/WatchESPN (live) Danny Nokes, p-b-p Mack McCarthy, color uradio: Pulse FM (96.9/92.1)/WatchND (live) Bob Nagle, p-b-p ulive STATS: hokiesports.com Web Sites u Notre Dame: u Virginia Tech: u ACC: Setting The Standard Under the guidance of veteran head coach Muffet McGraw, Notre Dame has evolved into one of the nation s elite women s basketball powers. The Fighting Irish have appeared in 21 NCAA Championships (including a current streak of 19 in a row) and advanced to the NCAA Sweet times in the past 18 years. Notre Dame also has reached the NCAA Women s Final Four six times, winning college basketball s ultimate prize with the 2001 national championship. In its history, Notre Dame has developed 16 All-Americans, 15 WNBA players (including 12 draft picks in the past 14 years) and 17 international basketball veterans (26 medals won). Now in their 38th season in , the Fighting Irish own an all-time record of (.726). Notre Dame Head Coach Muffet McGraw Saint Joseph s 77 u 28th season at Notre Dame (.756) at Notre Dame (.747) in 33rd season overall u 2011 Women s Basketball Hall of Fame inductee u 2001, 2013, 2014 consensus National Coach of the Year u Six-time conference Coach of the Year Atlantic Coast 2001, BIG EAST Midwestern Collegiate (Horizon League) North Star East Coast (while at Lehigh) Schedule 19-2 / 6-1 ACC N5 (3/3) Ferris State (exhibition) W, N14 (3/3) UMass Lowell WatchND W, N19 Michigan State (15/17) BTN W, N21 (3/2) Chattanooga WatchND W, N23 (3/2) Holy Cross 1-WatchND W, N24 (2/2) Harvard 1-WatchND W, N25 (2/1) Quinnipiac 1-WatchND W, N30 (2/1) vs. Kansas 1-ESPN3 W, D3 (2/1) Maryland (15/10) 2-ESPN3 W, D6 (2/1) Connecticut (3/3) 3-ESPN L, D10 DePaul (25/25) Fox Sports 2 W, OT D13 (5/4) Michigan WatchND W, D21 (5/4) Saint Joseph s (Pa.) WatchND W, D28 UCLA Pac-12 W, J2 (4/4) Florida State WatchND W, J4 Syracuse (21/22) ACC-RSN W, J8 Miami ESPN3 L, J11 (4/4) Boston College ESPN3 W, J15 North Carolina (12/10) ACC-RSN W, J19 (6/7) Tennessee (5/6) ESPN2-BM W, J22 (6/5) Georgia Tech ESPN3 W, J24 Clemson W, Virginia Tech ESPN3 7:00 ET F1 Wake Forest ACC-RSN 1:00 ET F5 Virginia ESPN3 7:00 ET Boston College 1:00 ET F16 Duke ESPN2-BM 9:00 ET Georgia Tech ACC-RSN 7:00 ET F23 Louisville ESPN2-BM 7:00 ET F26 Pittsburgh ESPN3 7:00 ET North Carolina State ESPN3 2:00 ET M4 ACC 1st Round 4-ACC-RSN TBA M5 ACC 2nd Round 4-ACC-RSN TBA M6 ACC Quarterfinal 4-ACC-RSN TBA M7 ACC Semifinal 4-ESPNU TBA M8 ACC Final 4-ESPN 1:00 ET M20-21 NCAA First Round 5-ESPN/ESPN2 TBA M22-23 NCAA Second Round 5-ESPN/ESPN2 TBA M27-28 NCAA Regional Semifinal 6-ESPN TBA M29-30 NCAA Regional Final 6-ESPN TBA A5 NCAA National Semifinals 7-ESPN TBA A7 NCAA Championship Game 7-ESPN TBA Notre Dame s Possible Starting Lineup (C = captain) No Name Pos Ht Yr* PPG RPG Other Notes 11 Brianna Turner F 6-3 Fr bpg 6-time ACC Freshman of the Week 12 Taya Reimer F 6-3 So apg 12.7 ppg., 8.7 rpg. past three games 15 Lindsay Allen G 5-7 So apg 13 five-assist games this yr (past 8 in a row) 23 Michaela Mabrey (C) G 5-10 Jr apg 3.2 A/TO ratio last five games (16a/5to) 32 Jewell Loyd G 5-10 Jr apg espnw Midseason Nat l Player of Year Off the Bench For the Fighting Irish 3 Whitney Holloway (C) G 5-4 Sr apg Injured rt. foot Jan. 14 (out 4-6 weeks) 14 Mychal Johnson G 5-8 Fr apg Strong effort vs. BC (13 pts, 3-5 3FG) 21 Kristina Nelson F 6-3 So. Will miss season (shoulder surgery) 22 Madison Cable G 5-11 Sr spg 2nd team in steals (1 of 3 with 30+ stls) 24 Hannah Huffman G 5-9 Jr spg Leads team with 1 steal per 10.2 min. 33 Kathryn Westbeld F 6-2 Fr apg 9.4 ppg.,.571 FG% past 5 games 34 Markisha Wright (C) F 6-2 Sr apg 8 pts/6 rebs/2 asst vs. BC (near season highs) 35 Diamond Thompson C 6-4 So apg Season-high 2 rebounds at Clemson * = players listed by academic class (Cable did not play in and currently has two seasons of athletic eligibility) Pronunciations: Michaela Mabrey (MAY-bree); Taya Reimer (TAY-uh RYE-mer); Brianna (bree-on-uh) Turner; Markisha (marr-key-shuh) Wright (x) = numbers before opponent name indicate ND rank in Associated Press/WBCA-USA Today polls; numbers after are opponent rank; when only one ranking is shown, it is from the AP poll. = Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) game 1 = Hall of Fame Challenge (Nov. 30 at Uncasville, Conn. - Mohegan Sun Arena) 2 = ACC/Big Ten Challenge (Fort Wayne, Ind. - Allen County War Memorial Coliseum) 3 = Jimmy V Women s Classic (Notre Dame, Ind. - Purcell Pavilion) 4 = ACC Championship (Greensboro, N.C. - Greensboro Coliseum) 5 = NCAA Championship - First/Second Rounds (campus sites TBA) 6 = NCAA Championship - Regionals (Albany, Greensboro, Okla. City, Spokane) 7 = NCAA Women s Final Four (Tampa, Fla. - Amalie Arena) BM = Games televised live as part of ESPN2 s Big Monday package ACC-RSN = Games televised live on ACC/Regional Sports Networks BTN = Game televised live on Big Ten Network PAC-12 = Game televised live on Pac-12 Networks WatchND = Game streamed live and free of charge on official Notre Dame athletics multimedia platform, WatchND (watchnd.tv) All games will be broadcast live on South Bend s Pulse FM (96.9/92.1) and worldwide on Internet (some simulcast with live stream, some audio-only broadcasts) on WatchND (watchnd.tv). All times Eastern and subject to change // All home games in boldface 1

2 NOTRE DAME Quick Hitters Notre Dame is ranked No. 4 in this week s Associated Press poll, its 78th consecutive week in the AP Top 10 and 72nd of the past 78 weeks in the AP Top 5. Notre Dame has appeared in the AP poll for 148 consecutive weeks, extending a program record that dates back to the preseason poll, and ranking sixth in the nation among active AP poll appearances. What s more, every current Fighting Irish player has competed for a top-10 Notre Dame squad during her career, never ranking lower than seventh in that time ( to present). Notre Dame is ranked No. 4 in this week s Women s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA)/USA Today poll, after previously spending two weeks (Nov. 25 and Dec. 2) as the nation s No. 1 team. It was the first time the Fighting Irish had been the topranked team in either major national poll since April 1, 2001, when they were No. 1 in the coaches poll following a win over Purdue that secured the program s first NCAA national championship. Notre Dame ranks among the top 20 in eight NCAA statistical categories (as of Tuesday), including four top-10 rankings field-goal percentage (2nd -.501), scoring offense (4th ppg.), scoring margin (5th ppg.) and assists (6th apg.). The Fighting Irish also rank 12th in three-point LAST IRISH GAME #6/5 Notre Dame 74, Clemson 36 January 24, 2015 Littlejohn Coliseum (Clemson, S.C.) Notre Dame (74) Turner Reimer Allen Mabrey Loyd Johnson Cable Huffman Westbeld Wright Thompson Team 3 Totals Clemson (36) Atkism Lewis Lindsay Tagliapietra Dixon Davenport Cardaci Carter Johnson Mosley Perry Wright Team 1 Totals Notre Dame Clemson FG Pct: Notre Dame 45.6, Clemson PT FG Pct: Notre Dame 30.8, Clemson FT Pct: Notre Dame 72.0, Clemson Turnovers: Notre Dame 15, Clemson 19. Blocked Shots: Notre Dame 4 (Reimer 2), Clemson 3. Steals: Notre Dame 4, Clemson 8 (Cardaci, Carter 2). Attendance: 1, percentage (.377), 14th in free-throw percentage (.759), 16th in assist/turnover ratio (1.27), and 18th in rebounding margin (+8.9 rpg.), plus seventh in the non-statistical measure of win-loss percentage (.905). Notre Dame aims to continue its remarkable success at Purcell Pavilion, with the Fighting Irish owning a (.819) all-time record in 38 seasons at the facility, including a 89-6 (.937) record since the arena was renovated prior to the season. The Fighting Irish tied the NCAA Division I record for the longest road winning streak (30 games) before the run ended Jan. 8 with a loss at Miami. Senior guards Madison Cable and Whitney Holloway, and senior forward Markisha Wright have helped Notre Dame to a (.933) record in their careers, putting them on pace to challenge last year s senior class of Natalie Achonwa, Ariel Braker and Kayla McBride, who helped Notre Dame to 138 wins during their four seasons. Since arriving at Notre Dame in , Cable, Holloway and Wright have paced Notre Dame to two NCAA national championship games and three NCAA Women s Final Fours (plus three conference regularseason titles and two league tournament crowns), as well as a 47-7 record against ranked teams (19-7 against AP Top 10). Of the nine losses suffered by the current Fighting Irish senior class, four were decided by 13 points or less. With 682 victories in her 28 seasons at Notre Dame, head coach Muffet McGraw ranks second on the Fighting Irish athletics all-time coaching wins list (across all sports), trailing only men s/women s fencing coach Michael DeCicco ( from ). With 770 career wins, McGraw ranks 10th in NCAA Division I coaching history. She also is one of two active ACC coaches in the top 10 along with North Carolina coach Sylvia Hatchell (second with 952 as of Wednesday). Other Notre Dame Notables Notre Dame is among the nation s winningest programs during the past six seasons ( to u186 present), ranking second with 186 victories. Notre Dame has ranked among the top 20 in the nation in average attendance annually since (including top-five rankings the past five years). The Fighting Irish rank fifth in the nation (as of Tuesday), averaging 8,859 fans per game at home this season, and have drawn at least 5,000 fans to 220 of their last 222 home games (with an active streak of 63 consecutive contests with 8,000 fans), logging 45 Purcell Pavilion sellouts, including 39 since the start of the campaign and four this season. The Fighting Irish have become a regular fighting irish women s basketball Winningest Teams ( to present) 201 Connecticut NOTRE DAME 185 Stanford 185 Baylor 166 Tennessee 163 Duke NOTE: through games of Jan. 27. Covering the Irish Notre Dame Athletic Media Relations C112 Joyce Center, Second Floor Notre Dame, IN phone (574) // fax (574) Chris Masters, Associate Media Relations Director (WBB) masters.5@nd.edu // cell (574) Russell Dorn, Assistant Media Relations Director (WBB) dorn.7@nd.edu // cell (574) Media Services The official Notre Dame athletics web site (UND.com) contains schedules, rosters, updated statistics and some historical information from previous seasons. Highresolution color headshots and action photos of Fighting Irish players, coaches and staff are available upon request. In-Season Interview Policy All Notre Dame player/coach interview requests must be made through Chris Masters and 24 hours notice is appreciated. Be aware that student-athletes academic obligations always take priority before any interview requests. Media members also may speak to Fighting Irish team personnel before or after practice sessions. While most practices are open to the media, some may be closed at the coaching staff s discretion contact Chris Masters for the latest practice schedule and availability. On game days, no interviews will be granted with any Notre Dame player or coach prior to competition. Credentials / Parking Season credentials will be issued to all media covering the Fighting Irish on a regular basis. Please note all Notre Dame basketball season credentials offer access to both Fighting Irish women s and men s basketball games. For single-game credentials, contact Chris Masters no later than 24 hours before tipoff. Credential requests may be submitted via phone, fax or . Passes will be left at the media will call entrance (Gate 8) of Purcell Pavilion, which opens 90 minutes prior to tipoff. Parking is free for all Fighting Irish women s basketball games in the large lot south of Purcell Pavilion. Media members may park in the Gold Lot (exit off Leahy Drive, adjacent to the baseball/soccer stadia southeast of the arena). Broadcast media may temporarily stop at the Gate 6 (loading dock) arena entrance to unload/load their equipment, but then must park in the designated media lot. Credentials remain the property of the University of Notre Dame and may be revoked at any time. Game Notes Notre Dame s game notes package is made available on-line through the official Fighting Irish athletics web site during the season, usually at least one day prior to tipoff. Notre Dame s game notes are in Adobe PDF format and will be distributed via electronic means only ( or web). Please contact Chris Masters if you wish to be added to the distribution list for Notre Dame s regular women s basketball releases. Gameday Services Gameday packages containing game notes, programs and other information will be available prior to all home contests. A pre-game meal also will be served in the Monogram Room media area (exit through stands above Gate 6 to right of press row, entrance on right after exiting outer concourse doors) beginning one hour before tipoff. A bank of statistics monitors is located on press row for the media s convenience. Final statistics books include an official NCAA box score and play-by-play. Purcell Pavilion also offers wireless Internet capability check with Chris Masters for access. Post-Game Interviews Following each Notre Dame home game, Fighting Irish head coach Muffet McGraw and selected players, as well as the visiting head coach and selected players, will be available to speak with the media. Post-game press conferences are held in the Hammes Auditorium, located between Gates 1 & 2 on the first floor of Purcell Pavilion (exit court via Gate 1 ramp on opposite end of court from press row, go straight and turn right at the Notre Dame women s basketball office; auditorium entrance will be on your left). Media members should submit player requests for post-game interviews to Chris Masters at the final media timeout of the second half.

3 fighting irish women s basketball Standings (as of Jan. 29) ACC Overall W L W L u(4/4) NOTRE DAME (9/9) Florida State (8/8) Louisville (-/RV) Miami (23/22) Syracuse (17/16) Duke (16/12) North Carolina Pittsburgh Virginia Georgia Tech North Carolina State Virginia Tech Boston College Clemson Wake Forest (n) Ranking in this week s Associated Press/WBCA-USA Today polls ACC Player of the Week Nov Sarah Imovbioh, Sr., F, Virginia Nov Stephanie Mavunga, So., F, North Carolina Dec Dearica Hamby, Sr., F, Wake Forest Dec. 8...Jewell Loyd, Jr., G, Notre Dame Dec Jewell Loyd, Jr., G, Notre Dame Dec Elizabeth Williams, Sr., C/F, Duke Dec Brianna Kiesel, Sr., G, Pittsburgh Jan Stephanie Mavunga, So., F, North Carolina Jan Adrienne Motley, So., G, Miami Jan Brianna Turner, Fr., F, Notre Dame Jan Jewell Loyd, Jr., G, Notre Dame ACC Freshman of the Week Nov Brianna Turner, Fr., F, Notre Dame Nov Brianna Turner, Fr., F, Notre Dame Dec Myisha Hines-Allen, Fr., G, Louisville Dec Yacine Diop, Fr., F, Pittsburgh Dec Rachel Camp, Fr., G, Virginia Tech Dec Azura Stevens, Fr., F, Duke Dec Brianna Turner, Fr., F, Notre Dame Jan Brianna Turner, Fr., F, Notre Dame Jan Rebecca Greenwell, RS-Fr., G, Duke Jan Brianna Turner, Fr., F, Notre Dame Jan Brianna Turner, Fr., F, Notre Dame Upcoming ACC Games Thursday, January 29 Pittsburgh at Duke (ESPN3) 6:30p Notre Dame at Virginia Tech (ESPN3) 7:00p Clemson at Wake Forest (ACC-RSN) 7:00p Syracuse at Louisville 7:00p North Carolina State at Virginia 7:00p Friday, January 30 Florida State at Georgia Tech (ACC-RSN) 7:00p Sunday, February 1 Wake Forest at Notre Dame (ACC-RSN) 1:00p Miami at Pittsburgh (ESPN3) 1:00p Boston College at North Carolina (ESPN3) 2:00p Virginia at Clemson (ESPN3) 2:00p Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech (ESPN3) 2:00p Monday, February 2 Louisville at Duke (ESPN2) 7:00p Syracuse at Florida State (ACC-RSN) 7:00p Thursday, February 5 Virginia at Notre Dame (ESPN3) 7:00p Clemson at Boston College 7:00p Duke at Wake Forest (ESPN3) 7:00p Virginia Tech at Miami 7:00p North Carolina at Syracuse (ESPN3) 7:00p Pittsburgh at North Carolina State 7:00p - indicates ACC game All times Eastern and subject to change Around the ACC fixture in the WNBA Draft in recent years, as 12 Notre Dame players have been selected in the past 14 seasons. Kayla McBride and Natalie Achonwa were the most recent Fighting Irish players to be chosen, with McBride going to the San Antonio Stars in the first round (third overall selection) and Achonwa six picks later (No. 9 overall) to the Indiana Fever in the 2014 WNBA Draft. It marked the third consecutive year Notre Dame had a player selected No. 3 overall (Devereaux Peters went third to Minnesota in 2012 and Skylar Diggins was chosen in that same spot by Tulsa in 2013), making the Fighting Irish the second program with lottery choices in three consecutive seasons. Diggins was a 2014 All-WNBA First Team selection and the league s Most Improved Player, in addition to earning the starting nod for the West at the 2014 WNBA All-Star Game. Meanwhile, McBride was chosen for the 2014 WNBA All-Rookie Team, the second Fighting Irish alumna in as many years to be selected for the squad (Diggins was picked for 2013 all-rookie honors). Peters earned her first WNBA Championship in 2013 with the Lynx (and fifth by a Notre Dame alumna), who defeated the Atlanta Dream (and former Fighting Irish All-American Ruth Riley) in the WNBA Finals. Riley previously had won a pair of crowns with the Detroit Shock (2003 Finals MVP, 2006), while Coquese Washington toiled for the 2000 Houston Comets and Jacqueline Batteast was Riley s teammate on the 2006 title-winning squad in Detroit. For the eighth year in a row, the Fighting Irish posted a perfect 100 Graduation Success Rate (GSR) score, according to figures released by the NCAA in October. Notre Dame was one of only four schools in the previous seven years to record a perfect GSR score and play for a national championship in the same season (and the only program to do it more than once, pulling off that feat in 2011, 2012 and 2014). The Notre Dame-Virginia Tech Series Notre Dame and Virginia Tech will meet for the eighth time on Thursday night, with the Fighting Irish holding a 6-1 series lead against the Hokies, beginning with the teams former membership in the BIG EAST Conference and continuing into their current ACC affiliation. Notre Dame and Virginia Tech will play for just the third time at Cassell Coliseum (and the first since the season), with the Fighting Irish have split their previous two visits to Blacksburg. The Last Time Notre Dame and Virginia Tech Met Six players scored for second-ranked Notre Dame during a 15-1 run to end the first half against Virginia Tech that broke the game open and turned the game into a rout on Jan. 30, 2014, at Purcell Pavilion. Kayla McBride led the Fighting Irish with 18 points, sparking the run with a jumper. The hosts then opened the second half with an 8-2 NOTRE DAME LAST IRISH GAME vs. VIRGINIA TECH #2 Notre Dame 74, Virginia Tech 48 January 30, 2014 Purcell Pavilion (Notre Dame, Ind.) Virginia Tech (48) Ugoka Evans, N Campbell Panousis Tellier Maulupe Young Evans, L Penn Hadley Hill Conyers Nahodil Team 5 Totals Notre Dame (74) Achonwa Braker Allen McBride Loyd Holloway Nelson Reimer Cable Mabrey Huffman Wright Thompson Team 2 Totals Virginia Tech Notre Dame FG Pct: Virginia Tech 27.4, Notre Dame PT FG Pct: Virginia Tech 30.8, Notre Dame FT Pct: Virginia Tech 58.8, Notre Dame Turnovers: Virginia Tech 15, Notre Dame 17. Blocked Shots: Virginia Tech 1, Notre Dame 3 (Achonwa 2). Steals: Virginia Tech 7 (Tellier, Young 2), Notre Dame 8 (Loyd 3). Attendance: 8,556. spurt to quickly extend the lead to 24 points and eventually led by 30. One of the highlights for Notre Dame was an alley-oop layup by Jewell Loyd, who made a steal, passed to Lindsay Allen and Allen passed it back for one of her season-high eight assists. It was the third straight basket for Loyd, who finished with 14 points and six rebounds and three steals. The Fighting Irish outscored the Hokies in the paint and had a advantage in rebounds. Notre Dame led at intermission, the fewest points allowed by the Fighting Irish in the first half (at that time) last season, and the Hokies were held to their lowest point total up to that juncture last year. Virginia Tech was held to 27.4 percent shooting, matching its season-low field-goal percentage to date last year. Taya Reimer had 15 points for Notre Dame, while Natalie Achonwa added 10 points and Madison Cable had a career-high 13 rebounds. The Last Time Notre Dame and Virginia Tech Met In Blacksburg Carrie Mason converted an old-fashioned three-point play with 13.1 seconds remaining to lift Virginia Tech to a BIG EAST Conference victory over Notre Dame on Feb. 9, 2003, at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Virginia. It was Virginia Tech s first win over the Fight- 3

4 NOTRE DAME ing Irish in five series meetings and marked the fourth consecutive weekend Notre Dame played a game decided by five points or less. Mason s shot was the final act in a thrilling two-hour drama that featured 14 ties, 12 lead changes, and saw neither side lead by more than four points the entire game. The Fighting Irish had a chance to send the game to overtime, but Jacqueline Batteast had her three-point attempt from the left wing rattle out with one second to play. Batteast led Notre Dame in scoring with 13 points and set a new career high with five blocked shots. Katy Flecky chipped in with 11 points off the bench, marking her second consecutive double-figure scoring game. Ieva Kublina scored a game-high 21 points, including 11 of 11 free throws, to lead three players in double digits for Virginia Tech. Kublina also tied a (then) Notre Dame opponent record with seven blocked shots, matching the mark set three times previously (most recently by Pittsburgh s Nickeia Morris on Feb. 15, 1998). This game was decided at the free-throw line. The Fighting Irish came into the contest as the second-best free-throw shooting team in the BIG EAST at 74.5 percent, but they struggled at the stripe all afternoon, making only 15 of 23 charity tosses (65.2 percent). Conversely, the Hokies were extremely solid from the line, hitting a Notre Dame opponent season-best 91.7 percent of their free throws (22 of 24). Virginia Tech s aptitude at the foul line made up for its problems from the floor. For the second consecutive game, Notre Dame held an opponent below 30 percent shooting from the field, limiting the Hokies to a.286 ratio (14 of 49). The Fighting Irish held a rebounding edge, but also turned the ball over 21 times, compared to 16 giveaways for Virginia Tech. Other Notre Dame-Virginia Tech Series Tidbits Notre Dame is 11-8 (.579) all-time against Virginia schools, having won their last five games against the Commonwealth. The Fighting Irish will play host to Virginia on Feb. 5 at Purcell Pavilion. The Fighting Irish are 3-5 (.833) all-time on the road against Virginia schools, but have won their last two visits to the Commonwealth, defeating Richmond (84-59 on Jan. 2, 2008) and most recently, Virginia (79-72 on Jan. 12, 2014). Notre Dame actually has won its last four games in the Commonwealth of Virginia, having also earned victories over Kansas (93-63) and Duke (87-76) in the 2013 NCAA Norfolk Regional semifinals and final at Old Dominion University s Ted Constant Convocation Center in Norfolk, Virginia. Fighting Irish associate coach Beth Cunningham spent 11 seasons ( ) on the women s basketball staff at VCU, the final nine ( ) as the Rams head coach before returning to her alma mater prior to the season. Of the 157 players who have suited up for the Notre Dame women s basketball program during its 38-year history, only one has been a Virginia native. Cynthia Battel, a guard Notre Dame In the Polls Associated Press Poll Weeks Ranked Week Pts Rank All-Time Oct. 31, 2014 (Pre) Nov. 17, Nov. 24, (12) Dec. 1, (13) Dec. 8, Dec. 15, Dec. 22, Dec. 29, Jan. 5, Jan. 12, Jan. 19, Jan. 26, SEASON HIGHS 845 (13) 2 12* 148* WBCA/USA Today Coaches Poll Weeks Ranked Week Pts Rank All-Time Nov. 3, 2014 (Pre) Nov. 18, (6) Nov. 25, (14) Dec. 2, (19) Dec. 9, Dec. 16, (1) Dec. 23, Dec. 30, Jan. 6, Jan. 13, Jan. 20, Jan. 27, SEASON HIGHS 780 (19) 1 12* 114* * = current streak of poll appearances // first-place votes in parentheses from Fairfax, appeared in 12 games for the Fighting Irish during the program s second varsity season ( ), averaging 1.8 points and 0.8 assists per game. Virginia Tech head coach Dennis Wolff is a close friend of Notre Dame men s basketball coach Mike Brey, and previously coached against Brey s Fighting Irish men s program while at the helm at Boston University (a Notre Dame win on Dec. 13, 2008, at Purcell Pavilion). Former Fighting Irish guard Anne Weese ( 04) currently works as a staff counselor at the Cook Counseling Center on the Virginia Tech campus. Weese (first name is pronounced Annie) played two seasons at Notre Dame ( ) as a rare junior college transfer to the Fighting Irish women s basketball program, coming from Seward County (Kansas) Community College. Weese played in 19 games during her two years at Notre Dame, averaging 0.5 points and 0.4 rebounds per game while helping the Fighting Irish advance to the NCAA Sweet 16 both seasons. Notre Dame sports nutrition associate Stephanie Horvath earned her master s degree in education from Virginia Tech and worked as the Hokies sports nutrition graduate assistant before accepting her current post with the Fighting Irish in Loyd, Turner Sweep Weekly ACC Honors During the first 10 weeks of the ACC season, junior guard Jewell Loyd and freshman forward Brianna Turner took turns earning weekly accolades from the conference, with fighting irish women s basketball National Polls Associated Press Poll January 20, 2015: Poll #12 Team (First-Place Votes) Rec Pts LP 1 South Carolina (27) uconnecticut (8) Baylor NOTRE DAME umaryland utennessee Oregon State ulouisville uflorida State Kentucky Arizona State (tie) Stanford (tie) Texas A&M Texas Nebraska unorth Carolina uduke Mississippi State Princeton Iowa Georgia Rutgers usyracuse Oklahoma uchattanooga Others Receiving Votes: George Washington 32, Minnesota 31, Green Bay 27, Seton Hall 26, Washington 15, South Florida 12, Western Kentucky 12, Iowa State 9, LSU 8, Florida Gulf Coast 3, Middle Tennessee 3, ude- Paul 1. WBCA/USA Today Coaches Poll January 27, 2015: Poll #12 Team (First-Place Votes) Rec Pts LP 1 South Carolina (25) uconnecticut (7) Baylor NOTRE DAME umaryland utennessee Oregon State ulouisville uflorida State Kentucky Arizona State unorth Carolina Texas Texas A&M Stanford uduke Iowa Mississippi State Nebraska Georgia Princeton usyracuse Rutgers George Washington Seton Hall Others Receiving Votes: South Florida 33, James Madison 24, Oklahoma 21, udepaul 14, Washington 12, Iowa State 7, St. John s 7, Arkansas-Little Rock 6, Western Kentucky 6, umiami 5, LSU 4, Northwestern 4, Florida Gulf Coast 3, Gonzaga 2. LP = last poll u = Notre Dame opponent 4

5 Notre Dame Leads Series 6-1 Date Site Result Score 1/3/01 Blacksburg W /13/01 Notre Dame W /5/01 Storrs, Conn. 1 W /26/02 Notre Dame W /9/03 Blacksburg L /10/04 Notre Dame W /30/14 Notre Dame W = BIG EAST Championship (semifinal) fighting irish women s basketball Series Scoring Total Average Notre Dame Virginia Tech Current Win Streak: Notre Dame - 2 games Muffet McGraw vs. Virginia Tech: 6-1 Dennis Wolff vs. Notre Dame: 0-1* McGraw vs. Wolff: McGraw leads 1-0 ND Biggest Win: 26 (74-48 on 1/30/14) VT Biggest Win: 3 (53-50 on 2/9/03) ND Longest Win Streak: 4 ( ) VT Longest Win Streak: 1 (2003) * = Wolff coached Boston University men in loss at ND (12/13/08) THE TALE OF THE TAPE ND VT Overall/conference record 19-2/ /1-6 AP/WBCA-USA Today poll 4/4 SCORING Points scored per game Points allowed per game Field goal percentage Three-point percentage Free throw percentage REBOUNDING Rebounds per game Opponent rebs. per game Rebounding margin OTHER Assists per game Turnovers per game Assist/turnover ratio Blocked shots per game Steals per game Virginia Tech Series one garnering either ACC Player or Freshman of the Week honors in seven of those 10 weeks. On Monday, Loyd and Turner synchronized their awards, with Loyd receiving her third ACC Player of the Week honor this season (fourth of her career), and Turner tying the program record with her sixth ACC Freshman of the Week citation this season. Both honors were chosen by the conference s Blue Ribbon Panel that is comprised of the ACC s 15 head coaches, local and national media members and the women s basketball media relations directors for each school. This marks the second consecutive week Notre Dame has swept the ACC Player and Freshman of the Week honors, with Turner copping both accolades last week (the sixth freshman in conference history to pull off that feat and second in as many seasons, following North Carolina s Diamond DeShields). Monday s twin citations represents the first time two different Fighting Irish players have garnered conference player and freshman honors in the same week since Feb. 25, 2002, when Alicia Ratay was chosen as BIG EAST Conference Player of the Week, while Katy Flecky took home the BIG EAST Freshman of the Week award. Loyd is the sixth Notre Dame player to be named a three-time conference player-of-theweek honoree in one season, and the first since Skylar Diggins collected three awards during the season while the Fighting Irish were members of the BIG EAST. The only Notre Dame player with more conference player-of-the-week certificates in one season than Loyd, Diggins (also ) and fellow three-time recipients Katryna Gaither ( ), Niele Ivey ( ) and Ruth Riley ( and ) is Jacqueline Batteast, who was a four-time BIG EAST Player of the Week in Meanwhile, Turner has collected more than half of the conference s 11 Freshman of the Week awards this season, with no other player earning that distinction more than once (and no school doing so more than twice) in the campaign. She is the 12th ACC rookie to earn six Freshman of the Week honors in one season, and the first since North Carolina s Xylina McDaniel took six awards in In addition, Turner is the third Notre Dame player in program history to earn a school-record six conference freshman-of-the-week accolades in one season, and the first since Batteast copped six BIG EAST weekly rookie awards in Ratay also collected six BIG EAST freshman accolades in Loyd is one of the leading candidates for every major national player of the year honor, including the Wade Trophy, Wooden Award and Naismith Trophy, and a unanimous choice as the espnw Midseason Player of the Year that also was announced Monday. Loyd set the pace in all three Notre Dame wins last week, averaging 26.7 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game with a.617 field-goal percentage and.364 three-point percentage as the Fighting Irish led virtually wire-to-wire in all three victories, including a route-going effort in a win over No. 5/6 Tennessee. Loyd currently leads the ACC in scoring (21.6 points per game), ranks fifth in free-throw percentage (.846), ninth in steals (1.7 steals per NOTRE DAME game), tied for 11th in assist/turnover ratio (1.43) and tied for 12th in assists (3.3 assists per game). She also ranks 12th in the nation in scoring while leading the ACC with point games and three 30-point games this season, the latter tying the school record for one campaign. This season, Loyd is registering career-high averages in scoring, assists, steals, assist/turnover ratio and free-throw percentage, and she has elevated her game when the stakes are highest. She is averaging 27.7 points per game in seven outings against ranked opponents, including 30-point outings against No. 3 Connecticut (31 points), No. 25 DePaul (career-high and school record-tying 41 points) and No. 5/6 Tennessee (34 points). Turner earned her latest weekly ACC honor after averaging 14.0 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game with a double-double and a.680 field-goal percentage last week. A two-time United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) National Freshman of the Week (the only multiple-time recipient of the honor this year), Turner leads the nation in fieldgoal percentage (675), while ranking third in the ACC in blocks (2.8 blocks per game; 22nd in the nation), eighth in scoring (15.7 ppg.) and 11th in rebounding (7.3 rebounds per game) no other ACC freshman ranks among the top 11 in more than two of these categories and no other ACC player ranks among the top 11 in more than three. Like Loyd, Turner has been sharp against top competition in four full games against ranked teams (not counting an injury-shortened four-minute stretch against No. 15/10 Maryland on Dec. 3), Turner is averaging 19.8 points, 10.3 rebounds and 5.8 blocks per game with two double-doubles and a.682 field-goal percentage, including 29 points, 18 rebounds and seven blocks at No. 12/10 North Carolina on Jan. 15 (just the second NCAA Division I player since to record those marks in one game). Conference Conquests Notre Dame s loss at Miami on Jan. 8 ended a school-record 38 consecutive regular season conference games, dating back to the end of its BIG EAST Conference membership and through the first two seasons of its affiliation with the Atlantic Coast Conference. Prior to the Miami loss, the Fighting Irish last dropped a conference regular season game on Feb. 12, 2012, falling to then-big EAST foe West Virginia at Purcell Pavilion (on two free throws by WVU s Brooke Hampton with 4.6 seconds left). Notre Dame s recent streak erased the prior school-record 33-game run from Feb. 25, Feb. 14, 1991 that streak took place during the program s dominant seven-year tenure as part of the Midwestern Collegiate Conference (now known as the Horizon League). Despite the loss at Miami, and when factoring in postseason tournament results (league and NCAA), the Fighting Irish have won 52 of their last 55 games against conference opponents (and 21 in a row at home). Notre Dame s other two losses to a league foe in the past three seasons both came at the hands of Connecticut in the 2012 BIG EAST Championship title game (63-54 in Hartford, Connecticut) and the 2013 NCAA 5

6 NOTRE DAME Women s Final Four national semifinals (83-65 in New Orleans, Louisiana). Road Warriors With Notre Dame s loss at Miami on Jan. 8, the Fighting Irish saw their NCAA Division I record-tying 30-game road winning streak snapped. It was an amazing string of success in hostile territory, a streak that lasted exactly three years (Jan. 4, 2012-Jan. 4, 2015) and ended with the Fighting Irish tied with Connecticut for the NCAA Division I all-time mark in that category. Prior to the setback at Miami, the Fighting Irish last tasted defeat on the road on March 6, 2012, falling at No. 4 Connecticut, in the BIG EAST Conference Championship final at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut. In addition, the Miami loss was the first for the Fighting Irish in a regular season road game since Nov. 20, 2011, a defeat at No. 1 Baylor in the Preseason WNIT championship game. Notre Dame also had its streak of a schoolrecord 25 consecutive conference road wins snapped at Miami, with the last Fighting Irish road loss in league play coming as part of the BIG EAST Conference on Feb. 28, 2011 (a lastsecond loss at No. 12/11 DePaul). The highlight of Notre Dame s remarkable recent road run came on Jan. 5, 2013, when Notre Dame edged No. 1 Connecticut, 73-72, in Storrs, Connecticut, earning its fourth all-time win over a top-ranked opponent and first-ever victory on the road. Even with the Jan. 8 loss at Miami, Notre Dame still has won 41 of its last 42 (and 48 of its last 54) regular season road games. More Streak Stats Dating back to the start of the season, Notre Dame has posted a 91-5 (.948) record. In that three-year span, four of the five Fighting Irish losses have come against top-three teams No. 3 Baylor (73-61 on Dec. 5, 2012, at Purcell Pavilion), No. 3 Connecticut (83-65 on April 7, 2013, in the NCAA Women s Final Four national semifinals at New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana), No. 1 Connecticut (79-58 on April 8, 2014, in the NCAA Women s Final Four national championship game at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee) and No. 3 Connecticut (76-58 on Dec. 6, 2014, in the Jimmy V Classic at Purcell Pavilion). The other loss came Jan. 8 with a setback at Miami. That defeat ended Notre Dame s 61-game winning streak against unranked opponents (in the Associated Press poll), the second-longest active run in the nation. The Fighting Irish last fell to an unranked team on Feb. 12, 2012, suffering a last-second home loss to West Virginia (research for this note provided by STATS via the AP). Poise Under Pressure Notre Dame hasn t had to deal with many close games in recent seasons, but when faced with such a challenge, the Fighting Irish have risen to the occasion. Notre Dame has won its last 15 games decided by single digits and/or in overtime, including all three close games this season. 6 The Fighting Irish last dropped a single-digit decision on March 6, 2012, falling at No. 4 Connecticut in the BIG EAST Conference Tournament championship game at Hartford, Connecticut. Don t Call It A Comeback Twice in less than two weeks earlier this season, Notre Dame has rallied from a double-digit deficit to earn a victory. On Jan. 2, the Fighting Irish trailed Florida State, 20-8 with 7:41 left in the first half before charging back to win, at Purcell Pavilion. On Jan. 15, Notre Dame fell behind at No. 12/10 North Carolina, with 5:28 to go in the first half, but the Fighting Irish rallied to register an victory in Chapel Hill. Even in its second loss of the season on Jan. 8 at Miami, Notre Dame showed remarkable character, erasing nearly all of a 22-point second-half deficit (45-23 with 17:00 to play) and getting within with eight minutes left before UM held on for the win. Visiting Century City Notre Dame has scored at least 100 points four times this season (and posted 97 points in another), already challenging last year s schoolrecord mark of five triple-digit outings, erasing the standard of three such contests. The Fighting Irish have piled up point games since the start of the season (and nine other games of points), a remarkable offensive explosion considering Notre Dame had 13 triple-digit games in the first 34 years of the program s existence and just four in the 12 seasons prior to its current run. This season marked the first time the Fighting Irish opened with three 100-point games in their first six contests. In fact, prior to , Notre Dame had never had more than two triple-digit outings in an entire season, something it has now done for a third consecutive campaign. Crown Jewell Junior guard Jewell Loyd leads the ACC and ranks 12th in the nation in scoring (as of Tuesday), thanks in part to one of the most explosive individual scoring seasons in Notre Dame women s basketball history. Loyd has scored 454 points in her first 21 games this season (21.6 points per game), matching the quickest run to a quad century in program annals (like Loyd, Katryna Gaither scored her 400th point in her 19th game during the season, a win at home over Pittsburgh on Jan. 18, 1997). Loyd is the first Fighting Irish women s basketball player to register eight 20-point games in her first 10 outings of a season, surpassing Gaither (who had seven 20-point games in first 10 contests of ). Loyd currently leads the ACC with point games this season, and she has 28 career 20-point games, good for eighth in Fighting Irish history. Loyd is the first Notre Dame women s basketball player to register back-to-back 30-point games and for good measure, she did it against a pair of ranked oppo- fighting irish women s basketball Trends Day of the Week Sunday 6-0 Monday 2-0 Tuesday 1-0 Wednesday 3-0 Thursday 2-1 Friday 3-0 Saturday 2-1 Time of Game Day games (before 6 p.m local time) 9-1 Night games (6 p.m. or later local time) 10-1 Location Home games 12-1 Road games 6-1 Neutral site games 1-0 Halftime score Leading at the half 17-0 Tied at the half 0-0 Trailing at the half 2-2 Individual scoring Two or fewer double-figure scorers 1-2 Three double-figure scorers 7-0 Four double-figure scorers 7-0 Five or more double-figure scorers 4-0 Rebounding margin Grab more rebounds than opponents 17-1 Grab same number of rebounds 0-0 Grab fewer rebounds than opponents 2-1 Field goal shooting Higher pct. than opponent 18-0 Same pct. as opponent 0-0 Lower pct. than opponent 1-2 Shoot 45% or better 17-0 Shoot less than 45% 2-2 Hold opponent under 40% 14-0 Free throw margin Make more free throws 16-0 Make same number of free throws 0-1 Make fewer free throws 3-1 Turnovers Commit fewer turnovers 13-1 Commit same number of turnovers 1-0 Commit more turnovers 5-1 Uniform Combinations In white jerseys 12-1 In alternate white jerseys (green trim) 1-0 In blue jerseys 6-1 Miscellaneous Vs. Top 25 (AP or WBCA/USA Today polls) 6-1 On commercial television 10-2 In overtime games 1-0 Margin of Victory 1-5 points points points points points 8-0 Conference Affiliation ACC 6-1 America East 1-0 American 0-1 Atlantic BIG EAST 1-0 Big Ten 3-0 Big Ivy League 1-0 Metro Atlantic Athletic 1-0 Pac Patriot League 1-0 Southeastern 1-0 Southern 1-0 Month November 7-0 December 5-1 January 7-1 February 0-0 March 0-0 April 0-0

7 Notre Dame Quick Facts fighting irish women s basketball Official Name: University of Notre Dame Location: Notre Dame, Ind. Enrollment: 8,475 (undergraduate) / 12,126 (overall) Founded: 1842 Colors: Gold and Blue Nickname: Fighting Irish School Fight Song: Notre Dame Victory March Conference: Atlantic Coast Arena: Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center (cap. 9,149) President: Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C. Provost: Thomas G. Burish Executive Vice President: John Affleck-Graves NCAA Faculty Representative: Patricia Bellia Vice President/Director of Athletics: Jack Swarbrick Senior Deputy Athletics Director/SWA: Missy Conboy Sr. Associate Athletics Director (WBB): Jill Bodensteiner Head Coach: Muffet McGraw (Saint Joseph s (Pa.) 77) Record: (.747) - 33rd season At Notre Dame: (.756) - 28th season At Home (all but one game/win at Purcell Pavilion): (.855) Associate Head Coach: Carol Owens (Northern Illinois 90) - 15th season Associate Coach: Beth Cunningham (Notre Dame 97) - 3rd season Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator: Niele Ivey (Notre Dame 00) - 8th season Video Coordinator: Garret Garcia (Toledo 12) - 1st season Operations Specialists: Katie Schwab (Saint Mary s-ind. 13) - 2nd season Natalie Achonwa (Notre Dame 14) - 1st season Athletic Trainer: Anne Marquez Strength & Conditioning Coach: Craig Cheek Academic Counselor: Amanda Hall Equipment Manager: Kathy Speybroeck Student Managers: Giuliana Figliomeni, Becca Moore, Lizzy Moulton, Allie Griffith, Katie Higgins, Jasmine Smith Women s Basketball History 38th Season: 1st game, Dec. 3, 1977 vs. Valparaiso (W, 48-41) All-Time Record: (.726) Record At Home (all but one game/win at Purcell Pavilion): 38th season, (.819) Record In Conference (regular season): 32nd season, (.808) Conference/Membership Affiliations: AIAW D-III independent ( through ) AIAW D-I independent ( ) NCAA D-I independent ( through ) North Star ( through ) *Midwestern Collegiate ( through ) BIG EAST ( through ) Atlantic Coast ( to present) Regular Season Conference Championships (11): North Star , 1986 *Midwestern Collegiate (s), 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995 BIG EAST (s), 2012, 2013 ACC (s) - shared Conference Tournament Championships (7): North Star - N/A *Midwestern Collegiate , 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994 BIG EAST ACC NCAA Championship Appearances (21): National Champion National Finalist , 2011, 2012, 2014 Final Four , 2001, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Elite , 2001, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Sweet , , , 2008, Berths , Consecutive NCAA Championship Appearances: 19 (1996-present) NIT Appearances (4): 1986 (3rd place), 1989 (7th place), 1991 (8th place), 1995 (3rd place) Consecutive Postseason Appearances: 21 (1994-present); 20 NCAAs, 1 NIT * - now known as the Horizon League Quick Facts nents in No. 3 UConn (31 points) and No. 25 DePaul (school record-tying 41 points). Current Fighting Irish associate coach Beth (Morgan) Cunningham had two 30-point games in three days on Dec. 1 and 3, 1995, in close losses to No. 12/13 Penn State (32) and No. RV/22 Texas A&M (34) at the Kona Women s Basketball Classic in Kona, Hawaii, although there was a game between those two (Cunningham scored 23 points in a win over Washington). For the second consecutive year, Loyd has tied the program record with three 30-point games in one season, most recently dropping in 34 points against No. 5/6 Tennessee on Jan. 19 at Purcell Pavilion. It was the third-highest single-game point total by a Notre Dame player in arena history, and most since Feb. 22, 2000, when Ruth Riley scored 36 points against Miami. Loyd s six career 30-point games tie the school record set by Gaither from Loyd is eighth in school history with 1,591 career points, moving up two rungs on the Notre Dame career scoring list on Jan. 24 with a game-high 17 points at Clemson, passing both Trena Keys (1,589 points f r o m ) and Karen Robinson (1,590 points f r o m ). L o y d scored her 1,500th career point in her 90th career game on Jan. 11, 2015, vs. Boston College at Purcell Pavilion. Loyd is the second-quickest player to score to 1,500 points in program history, trailing only Cunningham, who scored her 1,500th point at Notre Dame in her 80th career game on Feb. 21, 1996, at home against Miami. The Model Of Consistency Junior guard Jewell Loyd scored eight points in Notre Dame s win at No. 12/10 North Carolina on Jan. 15, ending Loyd s streak of scoring in double figures at 60 consecutive games. This remarkable run dated back to March 11, 2013, when she had eight points in Notre Dame s BIG EAST Championship semifinal win over No. 16/15 Louisville at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut. Loyd s 60-game double-digit scoring streak was the second-longest in school history, topped only by Katryna Gaither s 76-game string from NOTRE DAME ND 1,000-Point Scorers 4. Ruth Riley ( 97-01)... 2, Kayla McBride ( 10-14)... 1, Jacqueline Batteast ( 01-05)... 1, Alicia Ratay ( 99-03)... 1, ujewell Loyd ( 12-pres.)... 1, Karen Robinson ( 87-91)... 1, Trena Keys ( 82-86)... 1,589 ND Women s Basketball Players Games To 1,500 Career Points 80 Beth Morgan (Feb. 21, 1996 vs. Miami) 90 ujewell Loyd (Jan. 11, 2015 vs. Boston College) 96 Katryna Gaither (Nov. 29, 1996 vs. Ohio) 100 Skylar Diggins (Feb. 12, 2012 vs. West Virginia) 103 Ruth Riley (Dec. 9, 2000 vs. Purdue) 110 Kayla McBride (Jan. 12, 2014 at Virginia) Notre Dame Top Bench Scorers Player Points Opponent/Date Mychal Johnson 17 Chattanooga, 11/21/14 Kathryn Westbeld 15 Boston College, 1/11/15 Kathryn Westbeld 15 Holy Cross, 11/23/14 Mychal Johnson 13 Boston College, 1/11/15 Kathryn Westbeld 13 Michigan, 12/13/14 Madison Cable 12 Harvard, 11/24/14 Hannah Huffman 12 Harvard, 11/24/14 Kathryn Westbeld 11 at Clemson, 1/24/14 Kathryn Westbeld 10 Quinnipiac, 11/25/14 Madison Cable 10 UMass Lowell, 11/14/14 Game-high scorers in italics In less ND Consecutive Games than three Scoring In Double Figures seasons at Notre Dame, 76 Katryna Gaither (Dec. 28, 1994-Jan. 21, 1997) Loyd has 60 ujewell Loyd scored in (March 12, 2013-Jan. 11, 2015) double figures in 81 of (March 8, 2011-Jan. 21, 2012) 27 Natalie Novosel her 94 career 24 Beth Morgan games and (Feb. 10, 1994-Jan. 19, 1995) 11 of those 23 Kayla McBride (Dec. 22, 2013-March 9, 2014) 13 singledigit games saw her within one basket of double figures. Turner Throwing A Block Party Freshman forward Brianna Turner has recorded 40 blocked shots in her last 10 games (4.0 bpg.), all since returning from a shoulder injury that sidelined her for the better part of the four previous games. Following her return on Dec. 21 against Saint Joseph s (Pa.), the Pearland, Texas, native has logged at least five blocks in six games, including a career-high seven rejections at No. 21/22 Syracuse on Jan. 4 and at No. 12/10 North Carolina on Jan. 15. Turner s 22 blocks from Dec. 21-Jan. 4 were the most by a Notre Dame player in a four-game span since Nov. 21-Dec. 2, 1998, when Ruth Riley had 22 blocks against No. 6/4 Duke, No. 25/23 Illinois, San Francisco and Toledo. As of Tuesday, Turner ranks third in the ACC and 22nd in the nation at 2.8 blocks per game, while her 51 total blocks already rank fourth in school history among Fighting Irish freshmen (current Notre Dame sophomore forward Taya Reimer logged 52 blocks last year, third-most in program annals). In addition, Turner is on pace for the secondbest blocked shot average by a freshman in program history, and best since , when Shari Matvey averaged 3.1 blocks per game. Nearly In A Class By Themselves For the fourth consecutive season, a Notre Dame senior class is threatening to set the bar in terms of career wins by one group. The current class of tri-captains Whitney Holloway and Markisha Wright, along with Most Career Wins By One ND Senior Class u Madison Cable, stands third all-time with 126 wins (126-9,.933), trailing only the seniors from and

8 NOTRE DAME Last year, Notre Dame s three-player senior class of Natalie Achonwa, Ariel Braker and Kayla McBride posted the best four-year record (138-15,.902) in school history, topping the win total (130) compiled by the previous year s seniors (Skylar Diggins and Kaila Turner). The year before Diggins and Turner departed, Notre Dame s Class of 2012 (Brittany Mallory, Fraderica Miller, Natalie Novosel and Devereaux Peters) rang up 117 wins to set the early benchmark in this current era of Fighting Irish women s basketball success. Prior to the season, the highest fouryear win total by a senior class was 109, set by the Class of 2001 that capped their careers with the program s first NCAA national championship and included (among others) consensus national player of the year and 13-year WNBA veteran Ruth Riley, as well as current Fighting Irish assistant coach/recruiting coordinator Niele Ivey. Game #21 Recap: Clemson After allowing Georgia Tech to shoot 50 percent two nights ago, Notre Dame coach Muffet Mc- Graw told her team its defense must get better. The No. 6/5 Fighting Irish (19-2, 6-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) responded with a win over Clemson on Jan. 24 at Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, South Carolina, holding the Tigers to the lowest number of points Notre Dame has allowed in an ACC game since joining the league last season. The Fighting Irish pulled down 46 rebounds, 20 more than Clemson. They had 20 offensive rebounds, while the Tigers had just 26 rebounds total. Notre Dame was playing its fourth game in 10 days and it briefly looked like that might have caught up with the Fighting Irish, turning the ball over on their first two possessions and falling behind 5-2 just over two minutes into the game. But the Fighting Irish went on a 40-6 run over the next 14 minutes as they improved to 26-1 in the ACC since joining the league two seasons ago. Clemson was held under 40 points in an ACC game for the first time in 49 games since a loss to Virginia in February Notre Dame simply pounded Clemson into submission early. The Fighting Irish had 24 shots inside in paint in the first half, making 14 of them. On the other end of the floor, the Tigers couldn t solve Notre Dame s zone. They had four shots in the paint in the opening half, making two. The Fighting Irish shot 45.6 percent (26 of 57). It was only the sixth time this year they have made less than half their shots, but Clemson shot just 28.6 percent (14 of 49). Jewell Loyd was the game s leading scorer with 17 points, less than her ACC-leading average of nearly 22 points a game, but she played just 24 minutes (seven in the second half). Brianna Turner added 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Fighting Irish. Nikki Dixon had 15 for Clemson, attempting 17 of the team s 49 shots, but making only six. Beyond The Box Score: Clemson Notre Dame held Clemson to 36 points, the fewest points the Fighting Irish have allowed in a conference game since Jan. 4, 2012, when they posted the exact same winning score (74-36) in their BIG EAST opener at Seton Hall. Notre Dame posted its largest margin of victory on the road since Jan. 16, 2014, when it earned a win at Pittsburgh. Notre Dame is 2-0 all-time against Clemson and 3-2 all-time against teams from the state of South Carolina (the Fighting Irish are 1-2 against South Carolina). Since , Notre Dame is (.836) when playing a game on one day s rest or less, including a 6-0 record this season. Turner posted her fifth double-double of the season (fourth in seven ACC games). Sophomore forward Taya Reimer collected her 10th double-digit scoring day of the season, and second in as many games. Freshman forward Kathryn Westbeld posted her fifth double-digit scoring game of the season. Sophomore guard Lindsay Allen had at least five assists for the eighth consecutive game. Junior guard/tri-captain Michaela Mabrey handed out six assists, one off her career high set twice before (most recently on Nov. 23 against Holy Cross at Purcell Pavilion). Sophomore center Diamond Thompson converted a free throw with 1:44 remaining, scoring her first point since Nov. 30, when she sank a basket against Kansas (at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut). Thompson s foul shot put all 11 active Notre Dame players in the scoring column (senior guard/tri-captain Whitney Holloway is sidelined with an injured right foot and sophomore forward Kristina Nelson is sitting out this season while recovering from shoulder surgery), the fifth time this year every healthy Fighting Irish player has scored in a game, and first since all four games of the Hall of Fame Challenge from Nov vs. Holy Cross, Harvard, Quinnipiac and Kansas. Polling Station Notre Dame is ranked No. 4 in this week s Associated Press preseason poll, its 78th consecutive week in the top 10 of the media balloting (72 of those in the top five), dating back to the middle of the season and marking 148 consecutive weeks in the AP poll. The Fighting Irish reached a milestone on Nov. 26, 2012, with their 100th consecutive AP poll appearance. It extended the program record that started with the AP preseason poll in (the old record was 59 consecutive weeks from ), and it made the Fighting Irish one of seven teams in the nation with an active streak of 100 consecutive AP poll appearances. What s more, every current Notre Dame player has competed for a top-10 Fighting Irish squad throughout her career (71 consecutive weeks for the current senior class), spending the vast fighting irish women s basketball Active AP Poll Streaks 1. Tennessee Connecticut Duke Stanford Baylor unotre DAME Texas A&M Superlatives ( pres.) Notre Dame Superlatives ( to present) Longest winning streak: 37 games (Nov. 9, 2013-April 6, 2014) Longest conference winning streak: 38 games (Feb. 14, 2012-Jan. 4, 2015) Longest losing streak: 3 games, four times (most recently: Feb. 24-March 3, 2007) Longest conference losing streak: 3 games, twice (most recently: Feb. 24-March 3, 2007) Most points scored in a game: 128, twice (most recently: vs. Saint Francis-Pa., Dec. 31, 2012) Most points scored in a conference game: 120 vs. Pittsburgh, Jan. 17, 2012 Fewest points scored in a game: 38 vs. Villanova, Jan. 24, 2004 Fewest points scored in a non-conference game: 39 vs. Villanova, March 9, 2003 (BIG EAST tourn.) Most points allowed in a game: 106 by Connecticut, Dec. 8, 1998 Most points allowed in a non-conference game: 96 by Connecticut, March 2, 1999 (BIG EAST tourn.) Fewest points allowed in a game: 21 by Southeast Missouri State, Jan. 2, 2011 Fewest points allowed in a conference game: 31 by St. John s, Feb. 13, 2002 Largest margin of victory: 86 at Mercer (128-42), Dec. 30, 2011 Largest margin of victory in a conference game: 76 vs. Pittsburgh, Jan. 17, 2012 Largest margin of victory in home game: 76, twice (most recently: vs. Pittsburgh, Jan. 17, 2012) Largest margin of victory in road game: 86 at Mercer (128-42), Dec. 30, 2011 Largest losing margin: 39 at Tennessee (89-50), March 17, 2002 (NCAA tourn.) Most points allowed in a win: 93, twice (most recently: at DePaul (94-93, ot), Dec. 10, 2014) Most points scored in a loss: 84 vs. Texas A&M (88-84, ot), Dec. 3, 1995 Fewest points scored in a win: 38 vs. Villanova (38-36), Jan. 24, 2004 Fewest points allowed in a loss: 48 vs. Villanova (48-45), Feb. 26, 2002 Largest deficit overcome to win a game: 18, twice (most recently: vs. Duke (56-54), Nov. 26, 2011) Largest deficit overcome to win a home game: 15, twice (MR: vs. Syracuse (79-68), Feb. 26, 2013) Largest lead given up in a loss: 17 vs. Texas Tech (69-65), March 25, 2000 (NCAA tourn.) Most consecutive points scored: 36 vs. Southeast Missouri State (97-21), Jan. 2, 2011 Most consecutive points scored (start of game): 36 vs. Southeast Missouri State (97-21), Jan. 2, 2011 Largest halftime lead: 46 vs. Harvard (59-13), Nov. 24, 2014 Largest halftime deficit: 26 at Tennessee (53-27), March 17, 2002 Highest field goal percentage:.702 (40-57) at Mercer, Dec. 30, 2011 Lowest field goal percentage:.220 (13-59) at Seton Hall, March 1, 2005 Highest three-point percentage: (5-5) vs. Duke, Nov. 17, 2004 Highest free throw percentage: (18-18) at Valparaiso, Nov. 30, 2004 Most three-point field goals made: 13, twice (most recently: at Miami (Fla.), Jan. 2, 2002) Most free throws made: 43 at Mercer, Dec. 30, 2011 Most rebounds: 67 vs. Duke, Nov. 21, 1998 Most assists: 38 vs. Saint Francis (Pa.), Dec. 31, 2012 Most blocked shots: 16 vs. Boston College, Feb. 10, 2002 Most steals: 36 vs. New Hampshire, Nov. 12, 2010 Most turnovers forced: 49 vs. New Hampshire, Nov. 12, 2010 Fewest turnovers committed: 3 at Maryland, Nov. 16, 2007 NOTE: Conference marks reflect BIG EAST membership from to 12-13; ACC membership since

9 fighting irish women s basketball G Lindsay Allen Naismith Trophy Top 50 Watch List Preseason All-ACC Team (Blue Ribbon Panel/Coaches) G Jewell Loyd espnw Midseason National Player of the Year (unanimous) John R. Wooden Award Midseason Top 20 List espnw National Player of the Week (Dec. 15) ACC Player of the Week (Jan. 26) ACC Player of the Week (Dec. 15) ACC Player of the Week (Dec. 8) Hall of Fame Challenge Most Valuable Player Associated Press Preseason All-America Team (unanimous) espnw Preseason All-America First Team Sports Illustrated Preseason All-America First Team The Sporting News Preseason All-America First Team Lindy s Preseason All-America First Team WBCA Wade Trophy Watch List Naismith Trophy Top 50 Watch List Preseason ACC Player of the Year (Blue Ribbon Panel/Coaches) Preseason All-ACC Team (Blue Ribbon Panel/Coaches) F Brianna Turner USBWA National Freshman of the Week (Jan. 20) USBWA National Freshman of the Week (Dec. 30) ACC Player of the Week (Jan. 19) ACC Freshman of the Week (Jan. 26) ACC Freshman of the Week (Jan. 19) ACC Freshman of the Week (Jan. 5) ACC Freshman of the Week (Dec. 29) ACC Freshman of the Week (Nov. 24) ACC Freshman of the Week (Nov. 17) ACC Newcomer Watch List (Blue Ribbon Panel/Coaches) Purcell Pavilion Sellout Crowds No. Date Opponent Result Atten. 1. 1/15/01 #1 Connecticut W, , /24/01 Georgetown W, , /31/05 #1 Tennessee L, , /5/08 #3 Tennessee L, , /27/08 #1 Connecticut L, , /7/08 #17 Purdue W, , /31/09 #18 Vanderbilt W, , /24/10 #16 West Virginia W, , /6/10 Pittsburgh W, , /14/10 DePaul W, , /23/10 Marquette W, , /1/10 #1 Connecticut L, , /5/10 Purdue W, , /8/11 #2 Connecticut L, , /23/11 St. John s W, , /12/11 Rutgers W, , /26/11 Cincinnati W, , /18/11 #8 Kentucky W, , /28/11 Longwood W, , /7/12 #2 Connecticut W, (ot) 9, /21/12 Villanova W, , /23/12 #7 Tennessee W, , /5/12 DePaul W, , /12/12 West Virginia L, , /25/12 South Florida W, , /18/12 Massachusetts W, , /5/12 #3 Baylor L, , /29/12 #11 Purdue W, , /31/12 Saint Francis (Pa.) W, , /13/13 Rutgers W, , /15/13 Georgetown W, , /20/13 St. John s W, , /26/13 Providence W, , /2/13 Cincinnati W, , /26/13 #22 Syracuse W, , /4/13 #3 Connecticut W, (3ot) 9, /9/14 Syracuse W, , /23/14 #7 Duke W, , /27/14 #14 North Carolina W, , /29/14 #21 Oklahoma State W, , /31/14 #5 Baylor W, , /6/14 #3 Connecticut L, , /2/15 Florida State W, , /11/15 Boston College W, , /19/15 #5 Tennessee W, ,149 NOTE: Arena capacity was 11,418 through season (currently 9,149, except for 2014 NCAA regional when capacity was 8,774) // Rankings from AP poll // Boldface games played in Awards majority (65) of those appearances in the AP Top 5 (and never lower than seventh). Notre Dame was No. 3 in the preseason AP poll, representing the 15th time in 16 years (starting with the campaign) that Notre Dame has appeared in the preseason AP poll, something only five schools in the nation have done Connecticut, Duke and Tennessee have shown up in all 16 during that span, while Stanford joins the Fighting Irish with 15 preseason AP poll berths. Notre Dame has been ranked in the AP poll for 287 weeks during the program s 38-year history, with every one of those appearances coming in the Muffet McGraw era (since ). Mc- Graw is eighth among all active NCAA Division I head coaches for weeks in the AP poll, and 16th all-time in that category. Meanwhile, the Fighting Irish are No. 4 in this week s WBCA/ USA Today coaches poll, after spending two weeks earlier this season as the nation s No. 1 team (Nov. 25 and Dec. 2). It was the first time Notre Dame stood atop the rankings since April 1, 2001, following the program s first NCAA national championship. The Fighting Irish were the first ACC team to be ranked No. 1 in either major national poll since March 12, 2007, when Duke was in that position prior to the NCAA Championship. Notre Dame has been ranked in the coaches poll for 150 of the past 151 weeks (and 114 in a row), falling just outside the Top 25 in the final poll of the season. Nevertheless, the Fighting Irish have appeared in the coaches poll for a total of 282 weeks during their history (all coming during Mc- Graw s tenure). This marks the seventh consecutive season Notre Dame has been ranked in the top 10 of the WBCA/USA Today poll, as well as 13 of the past 17 campaigns ( to present). More Polling Data Notre Dame head coach Muffet McGraw is one of 33 people in NCAA Division I women s basketball history who have both played for and coached a team that has appeared in the Associated Press Top 25 poll. Besides her 287 AP poll appearances while NOTRE DAME AP Poll Appearances Active D-I Coaches 1. Landers (UGa) VanDerveer (Stan) Auriemma (UConn) Hatchell (UNC) Blair (TAMU) umcgraw (ND) 287 All-Time D-I Coaches 1. Summitt (Tenn) Landers (UGa) VanDerveer (Stan) Goestenkors (Tx) Ciampi (Aub) umcgraw (ND) 287 NOTES: through Jan. 26 AP poll; most recent team coached is listed AP Poll Appearances As Player & Coach (active coaches only) Amanda Butler (Florida) Michelle Clark-Heard (WKU) Cori Close (UCLA) Cynthia Cooper-Dyke (USC) June Daugherty (Wash. St.) MaChelle Joseph (Ga. Tech) Linda Lappe (Colorado) Joanne P. McCallie (Duke) umuffet McGraw (ND) Katie Meier (Miami) Kim Mulkey (Baylor) Kathy Olivier (UNLV) Jennifer Rizzotti (Hartford) Dawn Staley (S. Carolina) Charli Turner-Thorne (Ariz. St.) Holly Warlick (Tennessee) Coquese Washington (Penn St.) Terri Williams-Flournoy (Auburn) NOTES: Current teams listed all coaches shown made AP poll with current teams except Daugherty (did so at Boise State and Washington), Olivier (UCLA) and Williams- Flournoy (Georgetown) Butler, Clark-Heard, Cooper-Dyke, Lappe and Olivier currently coaching at alma maters. coaching at Notre Dame, McGraw was the starting point guard at Saint Joseph s (Pa.) as a senior in 1977, helping the Hawks to No. 3 in the nation. Of the 33 people on this list, 18 currently are NCAA Division I head coaches (see accompanying chart), with McGraw and Baylor s Kim Mulkey the only active skippers to play for and coach a team in the AP poll, and coach that team to a national title (McGraw in 2001, Mulkey in 2005 and 2012). Half And Half During the past 15 seasons, Notre Dame has been nearly unbeatable when it has the lead at halftime. The Fighting Irish are (.945) since the start of the campaign when they go into the dressing room with the lead, including wins in 257 of their last 270 such contests (.952). What s more, in the past six seasons ( to present), Notre Dame is (.988) when leading at the half, with the only losses coming on April 5, 2011, in the NCAA national championship game at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis (Notre Dame led Texas A&M, at intermission before falling 76-70), and Feb. 12, 2012, against West Virginia (Fighting Irish led at the break before the visiting Mountaineers rallied to win in the closing seconds, 65-63). The Best Offense Is A Good Defense During the past 20 seasons, Notre Dame has discovered that a solid defensive effort can almost certainly guarantee a victory. In fact, since the beginning of the season, the Fighting Irish have an amazing (.953) record when they hold their opponents below 60 points in a game, including a 10-0 record this season. But Sometimes You Have To Score If You Want To Win Not resting solely on its defensive laurels, Notre Dame also seemingly has found the magic mark when it comes to outscoring its opponents. During the past 20 seasons (since ), the Fighting Irish are (.974) when they score at least 80 points in a game. The only blemishes on that record are three overtime losses to Texas A&M (88-84) and Michigan State (87-83) in 1995 and UCLA (86-83 in double OT) in 2010, as well as a loss to Connecticut in 1998, an loss to DePaul in 2008, and a setback at Baylor in In the past six years ( to present), Notre Dame is (.981) when topping the 80-point mark, including an active 72-game winning streak since a loss at No. 1 Baylor on Nov. 20, 2011, in the Preseason WNIT title game. Now That s A Home Court Advantage One of the hallmarks of Notre Dame s success has been its stellar play at home. In fact, the Fighting Irish have been virtually untouchable at home in recent years, winning 263 of their last 293 games (.898), all but one game/win at the 9,149-seat Purcell Pavilion, including winning streaks of 51, 34, 25 and 20 games in that span. 9

10 NOTRE DAME Since Purcell Pavilion was renovated prior to the season, Notre Dame is 89-6 (.937) including wins in 65 of its last 68 games and three of the six Fighting Irish losses in their refurbished facility have come by three points or fewer (two in overtime). Notre Dame also has a (.873) record in regular season conference play at the former Joyce Center, sporting a program-record 31-game league winning streak at home before it ended with a loss to BIG EAST foe Villanova in the 02 home finale. The Fighting Irish have been especially strong when it comes to non-league home games, winning 126 of their last 136 outof-conference home contests (.926), dating back to the season. Five of the 10 losses in that span came at the hands of Big Ten opponents (four by 12 points or less) Wisconsin in 1996 (81-69), Purdue in 2003 (71-54), Michigan State in 2004 (82-73 OT), Indiana in 2006 (54-51) and Minnesota in 2009 (79-71) with the other defeats coming to Tennessee in 2005 (62-51) and 2008 (87-63), UCLA in 2010 (86-83 in 2OT), Baylor in 2012 (73-61) and Connecticut in 2014 (76-58). The Purdue loss snapped a 33-game non-conference home winning streak that began after the UW setback. Since its inaugural season in , Notre Dame has played all but one of its games at the former Joyce Center, posting a (.819) record at the venerable facility, including a school-record 17 wins in both and One Of Nation s Toughest Cities To Play In According to a study released by the University of Utah Athletic Media Relations Office, Notre Dame and Purcell Pavilion are among the toughest places in the nation to play. In fact, Notre Dame is one of just Toughest Cities To Play In 1. Knoxville, Tenn. (Tenn) (.9135) 2. Ruston, La. (La Tech) (.8883) 3. Missoula, Mont. (UM) (.8754) 4. Stanford, Calif. (Stan) (.8520) 5. Salt Lake City, Utah (Utah) (.8439) 6. Grand Forks, N.D. (NoDak) (.8310) 7. Austin, Texas (Tex) (.8299) 8. University Park. Pa. (PSU) (.8198) 9. unotre Dame, Ind. (ND) (.8191) 10. Chapel Hill, N.C. (UNC) (.8172) 11. Bowling Green, Ky. (WKU) (.8102) NOTE: through games of Jan. 27 preseason research by Utah Athletic Media Relations Office. 11 programs in the nation to own a winning percentage of.800 or better in its home city. Fighting Irish Are Hottest Ticket In Town The past five seasons have seen an unprecedented surge in fan support for Notre Dame women s basketball, as the Fighting Irish set new program records for the highest year-end NCAA attendance ranking (fourth in and ), highest average attendance (8,979 fans per game in ) and most sellouts in a single season (11 in ). And, as the old saying goes you ain t seen nothin yet. For the sixth consecutive year, Notre Dame fans all but exhausted the program s season ticket packages (approximately 7,500) and have snapped up single-game ducats at a rate that helped the Fighting Irish post four sellouts 10 (Dec. 6 vs. Connecticut; Jan. 2 vs. Florida State; Jan. 11 vs. Boston College; Jan. 19 vs. Tennessee), while several other home games are rapidly approaching sellout status. As of Tuesday, Notre Dame ranks fifth in the nation in attendance, averaging 8,859 fans per game. That equates to percent of Purcell Pavilion s capacity, the highest such percentage of any team in the country (DePaul is second at percent). Oh Captain, My Captain Senior guard Whitney Holloway, senior forward Markisha Wright and junior guard Michaela Mabrey are serving as Notre Dame s team captains for the season. All three players received the captain s honor for the first time in their respective careers following a preseason vote by their teammates. This is the seventh time in 11 seasons the Fighting Irish have had a trio of captains, as well as the second year in a row (Natalie Achonwa, Ariel Braker and Kayla McBride filled the captaincy trio last season). Pink Zone Game Coming Sunday On Sunday, Notre Dame will not only face Wake Forest at Purcell Pavilion (1 p.m. ET), but it also will play host to its seventh annual Pink Zone Game, an event designed to raise money for cancer research (known nationally as Play4Kay). In the past six years, the Fighting Irish women s basketball program has generated nearly $750,000 in donations through its Pink Zone Game and related fundraising events, with monies divided between local cancer charities such as the Foundation of Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, and the national Kay Yow Cancer Fund, named for the late N.C. State women s basketball coach. The Fighting Irish are holding numerous other Pink Zone events this year, including the annual Spin-A-Thon at the Knollwood Country Club in Granger. Fans also can purchase special Pink Zone merchandise at every home game at the Pink Zone table (Heritage Hall, upper concourse of Purcell Pavilion) or by contacting Sharla Lewis in the Notre Dame women s basketball office ( ). More information on the 2015 Notre Dame Pink Zone Game can be found on its official web site: Achonwa Named To 2015 ACC Women s Basketball Legends Class Natalie Achonwa ( 14), one of the cornerstones of the most successful four-year run in Notre Dame women s basketball history and a tricaptain on last year s Fighting Irish squad that earned the Atlantic Coast Conference regular season and tournament championships with a combined 19-0 record, has been named to the 11th annual class of ACC Women s Basketball Legends, the conference office announced Tuesday. Achonwa (pronounced uh-chawn-wuh) and the rest of the 2015 ACC Legends Class (which includes 14 former student-athletes and one former head coach who represent five decades of women s basketball) will be honored at the an- fighting irish women s basketball Signees Marina Mabrey, a 5-11 guard from Belmar, New Jersey (Manasquan High School), Arike Ogunbowale, a 5-9 guard from Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Divine Savior Holy Angels High School) and Ali Patberg, a 5-10 guard from Columbus, Indiana (Columbus North High School) all made their official commitments to Notre Dame during the early signing period, head coach Muffet McGraw announced Nov. 12. All three student-athletes are rated among the top 20 players in the country by various national recruiting services. As a group, this trio currently is ranked No. 3 by multiple recruiting outlets and is a consensus top-five class by all major services for the fourth year in a row, giving Notre Dame a Top 25 class for the 19th consecutive year, a streak only two other schools in the country (Connecticut and Tennessee) can match. A partial preseason capsule look at the newest additions to the Notre Dame women s basketball program follows (the full release and player bios can be found online at und.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/111214aaa.html): MARINA MABREY, 5-11, G (Belmar, N.J./Manasquan) Statistics/Records: Entering third year at Manasquan High School (spent sophomore season at Point Pleasant Beach High School)... combined career per-game statistical averages (both schools) of 21.1 points, 6.7 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 3.5 steals, along with 2.5 three-point field goals... has helped her teams to a combined (.894) record, three Shore Conference titles, three New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) state championships and one New Jersey Tournament of Champions crown (across all groups/classes). USA Basketball: Earned gold medal with USA Basketball Under-18 National Team at 2014 FIBA Americas U18 Championship (teammate of current Notre Dame freshman forward Brianna Turner)... helped 2014 USA U18 squad to a 5-0 record at the FIBA Americas U18 Championship (averaged 7.8 points and 3.6 assists per game with 3.6 assist/ turnover ratio and.417 three-point shooting percentage). Awards/Honors: 2014 USA Today All-New Jersey First Team selection... two-time Newark Star-Ledger All-State First Team... two-time MSG Varsity all-state selection... ranked No. 7 in Class of 2015 by Prospects Nation... ranked No. 8 by Blue Star Basketball... ranked No. 11 by All-Star Girls Report... ranked No. 26 (five-star player) by espnw Hoopgurlz/Dan Olson Collegiate Girls Basketball Report. ARIKE OGUNBOWALE, 5-9, G (Milwaukee, Wis./Divine Savior Holy Angels) Statistics/Records: Entering final year at Divine Savior Holy Angels High School (combined record of 58-15,.795)... career per-game statistical averages of 20.2 points, 10.1 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.6 steals. USA Basketball: Four-time USA Basketball gold medalist... USA Basketball teams have combined 33-1 (.971) record with Ogunbowale on roster... most recently helped the United States to gold medal at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games (played using 3x3 format) in Nanjing, China... also played for 2014 USA Basketball Under-17 National Team that won gold medal at the FIBA U17 World Championship in Czech Republic (10.7 points and 3.7 rebounds per game with teamhigh.435 three-point shooting percentage)... earned gold with 2013 USA Basketball Under-16 National Team at FIBA Americas U16 Championship in Cancun, Mexico (10.0 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game)... played alongside Turner on 2013 USA Basketball 3x3 U18 World Championship Team that won gold medal in Jakarta, Indonesia. Awards/Honors: Two-time Gatorade Wisconsin High School Player of the Year... two-time AP Wisconsin Player of the Year... three-time USA Today All-Wisconsin First Team selection... three-time Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Division I All-State First Team pick... ranked No. 4 in Class of 2015 by All-Star Girls Report... ranked No. 5 by Prospects Nation... ranked No. 6 by Blue Star Basketball... ranked No. 10 (five-star player) by espnw Hoopgurlz/Dan Olson Collegiate Girls Basketball Report. ALI PATBERG, 5-10, G (Columbus, Ind./Columbus North) Statistics/Records: Entering final year at Columbus North High School in Columbus, Indiana (combined record of 71-8,.899)... career per-game statistical averages of 16.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 2.3 steals. Awards/Honors: 2014 MaxPreps All-America Sixth Team selection... two-time USA Today All-Indiana honoree... threetime AP all-state choice... ranked No. 14 (five-star player) in Class of 2015 by espnw Hoopgurlz/Dan Olson Collegiate Girls Basketball Report... ranked No. 16 by Prospects Nation... ranked No. 19 by All-Star Girls Report... ranked No. 20 by Blue Star Basketball. Notre Dame Incoming Class of 2015 Marina Mabrey 5-11, G, Belmar, N.J. (Manasquan) Arike Ogunbowale 5-9, G, Milwaukee, Wis. (Divine Savior Holy Angels) Ali Patberg 5-10, G, Columbus, Ind. (Columbus North)

11 fighting irish women s basketball Although it s been nearly a year since Natalie Achonwa last put on the Notre Dame uniform, the 2014 graduate continues to selflessly give back to her alma mater. Achonwa is in her first year as an operations specialist on the Fighting Irish coaching staff, having assumed that post last June. A first-round selection by the Indiana Fever in the 2014 WNBA Draft, Achonwa currently lives in South Bend and commutes regularly to Indianapolis while continuing rehabilitation of her left knee following surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament last spring (the injury occurred in Notre Dame s NCAA Elite Eight win over Baylor on March 31, 2014, at Purcell Pavilion). In her current role, Achonwa oversees the program s travel plans, supervising the team s student managers, helping oversee the program s popular summer camps and serving as a liaison for the team s numerous community service projects, helping to fill the void left by fellow operations specialist Katie Schwab, who has been hospitalized since June 9, 2014, following complications related to her Type I diabetes. The Notre Dame women s basketball program and several of Schwab s supporters within and outside the University have banded together to hold several fundraisers to help defray some of Schwab s medical expenses. The most notable of these fundraisers came in August, when the group (known informally as Team Katie ) generated approximately $21,000 through a live and silent auction at the legendary Linebacker Lounge (across from the Notre Dame campus), as well as through online donations. Notre Dame held its first Diabetes Awareness Day on Nov. 23 prior to the Fighting Irish home win over Holy Cross, and the team is active with the local chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation (JDRF), including participation in its annual JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes on Sept. 14, 2014, in nearby Mishawaka, Indiana. Schwab s family continues to provide regular updates on her condition through the CaringBridge web site: Friend In Need nual ACC Women s Basketball Legends Brunch at 10 a.m. (ET) March 7 in Greensboro, North Carolina. The group then will be introduced to the crowd at the Greensboro Coliseum at halftime of the first ACC Tournament semifinal that afternoon. The ACC Women s Basketball Legends program honors both players and coaches from each of the ACC s 15 schools who have contributed to the conference s rich tradition. The full list of this year s ACC Women s Basketball Legends can be found on the conference s official web site, theacc.com. Tickets to the ACC Women s Basketball Legends Brunch are priced at $35 each and can be purchased by calling (336) quantities are limited. A two-time All-America forward, Achonwa helped lead Notre Dame to a (.902) record from through , along with four NCAA Women s Final Four appearances and three trips to the NCAA title game, as well as three conference championships (two in the BIG EAST Conference before last year s perfect run through the ACC) and two conference tournament crowns (2013 in the BIG EAST, 2014 in the ACC). She also ranks among the program s all-time leaders in points (13th - 1,546 points), rebounds (fourth - 970), field goal percentage (sixth -.562) and double-doubles (tied-fifth - 28). Later this year, Achonwa will continue her basketball career as a member of the WNBA s Indiana Fever, who selected her in the first round (No. 9 overall) of the 2014 WNBA Draft. Achonwa missed the 2014 season while recovering from knee surgery. A native of Guelph, Ontario, Achonwa graduated from Notre Dame in May 2014, earning her bachelor s degree in management-consulting from the top-ranked Mendoza College of Business. She currently serves as an operations specialist for the Fighting Irish women s basketball program, coordinating team travel arrangements, supervising the team s student managers, helping oversee the program s popular summer camps, and serving as a liaison for the team s numerous community service projects. Riley Earns 2015 Moose Krause Award The Notre Dame Monogram Club has selected former women s basketball star Ruth Riley ( 01) as this year s recipient of the Edward Moose Krause Distinguished Service Award. Riley will receive the organization s highest honor during Notre Dame s game vs. Louisville on Feb. 23 at Purcell Pavilion. A 13-year WNBA veteran, Riley retired from the sport in June 2014 and currently serves as an NBA/WNBA Cares Ambassador. Back in November, Riley traveled to Leipzig, Germany, where she was honored as a 2014 Junior Chamber International Ten Outstanding Young Persons of The World recipient in the category of humanitarian and/or voluntary leadership. She was the first American to receive the global award since Irish Fans Crave Another Big Mac Attack Now in its eighth season, Notre Dame s wildlysuccessful Big Mac promotion once again NOTRE DAME looks to send fans home with full bellies, offering a coupon for a free Big Mac from South Bend-area McDonald s restaurants if the Fighting Irish score at least 88 points in an regular season or exhibition game at Purcell Pavilion. In the eight-year history of the promotion, Notre Dame has hit the 88-point mark at home 61 times, most recently in the Jan. 22 win over Georgia Tech. Senior forward Markisha Wright leads all current Fighting Irish players with seven Big Mac Baskets apiece during her career. And for those tracking such things (or perhaps falling under the heading of the media relations director has way too much time on his hands ), 28 different players have converted the burger ball, including 10 ND s Big Mac Baskets (since ; postseason not included) *Ferris State Wright FT UMass Lowell Wright FG Chattanooga Mabrey FG Holy Cross Westbeld 3FG Harvard Wright FT Quinnipiac Johnson FG Boston College Cable FG Tennessee Loyd FT Georgia Tech B. Turner FG *California (Pa.) Wright FG UNC Wilmington Nelson FG Valparaiso Mabrey 3FG DePaul Cable FT UCLA Holloway 3FG Central Michigan Loyd FG South Dakota St. Nelson FG Boston College Mabrey 3FG Syracuse Cable FT North Carolina Cable FG *Edinboro Mabrey 3FG Massachusetts Braker FG Mercer K. Turner 3FG Utah State Diggins 3FG Saint Francis (Pa.) Cable FT Providence Huffman FG Louisville Cable 3FG Connecticut Diggins FG Indiana State Braker FT Hartford Wright FG Marquette K. Turner 3FG Kentucky Diggins FT UCF Braker FT Longwood Wright FT Pittsburgh Miller FG DePaul Wright FG * - exhibition game current members of the Fighting Irish roster. What s more, of the 61 Big Mac games, 29 have been reached on two-point baskets, 19 on free throws, and 13 on three-pointers. Next Game: Wake Forest Notre Dame returns home to begin the second half of its ACC season and tip off the month of February when it plays host to Wake Forest at 1 p.m. (ET) Sunday at Purcell Pavilion. The game will be televised live on the ACC- Regional Sports Networks package, which includes Comcast Channel 101 in South Bend and northern Indiana, as well as numerous Fox Sports regional affiliates within the ACC footprint. In addition, ESPN3 and the WatchESPN app will carry the game, although some blackout restrictions may apply. Sunday s game against Wake Forest also has been designated as Notre Dame s annual Pink Zone game, supporting the national women s basketball initiative to raise money in the fight against breast cancer. This will be the seventh year the Fighting Irish women s basketball program has participated in the event, having raised nearly $750,000 to date for several cancer-related charities in the Michiana area, as well as nationally through the Kay Yow Cancer Fund. 11

12 NOTRE DAME Notre Dame on the ACC and NCAA statistical leaderboards Individual Statistics ACC - All Games NCAA Division I ACC - Conference Games Only Category Rank Leader Rank Leader Rank Leader Scoring (Top 30 ACC / Top 100 NCAA) Jewell Loyd , Jewell Loyd, ND , Kelsey Mitchell, Ohio State 19.6, , Kaela Davis, GT Brianna Turner , 6 Rebounding (Top 20 ACC / Top 100 NCAA) Brianna Turner , Sarah Imovbioh, VA , Vicky McIntyre, Oral Roberts 9.4, , Dearica Hamby, WF Taya Reimer , - Field-Goal Percentage (Top 15 ACC / Top 100 NCAA) Brianna Turner , Brianna Turner, ND 1.675, Brianna Turner, Notre Dame.676, 1.676, Brianna Turner, ND Lindsay Allen , - Taya Reimer , - Jewell Loyd , 10 Kathryn Westbeld , 6 Assists (Top 15 ACC / Top 100 NCAA) Lindsay Allen , Brianna Kiesel, UP , Niya Johnson, Baylor 6.7, 1 6.7, Lindsay Allen, ND Jewell Loyd 3.3 t , t-10 Free-Throw Percentage (Top 15 ACC / Top 100 NCAA) Lindsay Allen , Faith Randolph, VA -.948, Madeline Blais, Marist.900, 2.941, Kathryn Westbeld, ND Jewell Loyd , 7 Kathryn Westbeld , 1 Steals (Top 15 ACC / Top 100 NCAA) Jewell Loyd , Alexis Peterson, SU , Regina Okoye, Weber State 2.4, 1 2.4, Jewell Loyd, ND Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage (Top 15 ACC / Top 100 NCAA) Michaela Mabrey , Monica Wignot, UP , Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, UConn.350, -.563, Breyana Mason, VA Three-Pointers Made Per Game (Top 15 ACC / Top 100 NCAA) Michaela Mabrey , Brianna Butler, SU , Kelsey Mitchell, Ohio State 2.0, t-9 3.4, Brianna Butler, SU Blocked Shots (Top 15 ACC / Top 100 NCAA) Brianna Turner , Briana Day, SU , Vicky McIntyre, Oral Roberts 3.6, 3 4.3, Briana Day, SU Assist/Turnover Ratio (Top 15 ACC / Top 100 NCAA) Lindsay Allen , Brianna Kiesel, UP , Megan Barilla, Akron 2.24, , Bria Smith, UL Jewell Loyd 1.43 t , 12 Offensive Rebounds (Top 15 ACC / Top 30 NCAA) Brianna Turner , Sarah Imovbioh, VA - 5.0, Ruvanna Campbell, Illinois-Chicago 3.7, t-4 4.1, Stephanie Mavunga, NC Defensive Rebounds (Top 15 ACC / Top 30 NCAA) Taya Reimer , Dearica Hamby, WF , Jillian Alleyne, Oregon 5.2, - 8.1, Dearica Hamby, WF Brianna Turner , 6 Conference stats through Jan. 26 // NCAA stats through Jan. 26 bold = ACC leader OR NCAA Top 25 fighting irish women s basketball Division I teams Team Statistics ACC - All Games NCAA Division I ACC - Conference Games Only Category Rank Leader Rank Leader Rank Leader Scoring Offense , Notre Dame , Connecticut 82.6, , Notre Dame Scoring Defense , Miami , Wichita State 67.0, , Miami Scoring Margin , Notre Dame , Connecticut +15.6, , Notre Dame FT Percentage.759 ( ) 2.775, North Carolina State , Iowa State.746 ( ), 2.766, Georgia Tech FG Percentage.501 ( ) 1.501, Notre Dame 2.536, Connecticut.496 ( ), 1.496, Notre Dame FG Pct. Defense.376 ( ) 7.334, Duke , Connecticut.398 ( ), 9.333, Duke 3-Point FG Pct..377 ( ) 1.377, Notre Dame , Princeton.319 (29-91), 6.412, Duke 3-Point FG Pct. Def..310 ( ) 9.266, Duke , Mississippi State.358 (44-123), , Virginia 3-Point FG Made , Boston College , Sacramento State 4.1, , Syracuse Rebounding , Duke not kept 40.7, , North Carolina Opponent Rebounding , Florida State not kept 34.9, , Florida State Rebounding Margin , Duke , George Washington +5.8, , Florida State Offensive Rebounds , Syracuse 20.0, Sacramento State 13.7, , North Carolina Defensive Rebounds , Duke 32.0, Duke 27.0, t , Duke Blocked Shots , Duke , Connecticut 5.1, 5 6.6, Duke Assists , Notre Dame , Baylor 19.3, , Notre Dame Steals , Syracuse , Sacramento State 9.6, , Syracuse Turnover Margin , Syracuse , DePaul +1.6, , Syracuse Turnover Average 15.0 not kept , Villanova not kept Assist/Turnover Ratio , Louisville , Villanova 1.26, , Louisville Personal Fouls 15.5 not kept , Chattanooga not kept Won-Loss Percentage.905 not kept , Princeton/South Carolina not kept Conference stats through Jan. 26 // NCAA stats through Jan. 26 bold = ACC leader OR NCAA Top Division I teams 12

13 fighting irish women s basketball University of Notre Dame Women s Basketball Results Overall Record: 19-2 (Home: 12-1, Away: 6-1, Neutral: 1-0); ACC Record: 6-1 Notre Dame Highs Date ND NR Opp NR Opponent Time/Result/Score Streak Record Conf Scorer Rebounder Assists Attendance Nov. 14 3/3 UMASS LOWELL WatchND W W1 1-0 Turner-29 two with 9 two with 5 8,659 Nov. 19 3/2 15/17 at Michigan State BTN W W2 2-0 Loyd-28 Loyd-11 Allen-5 8,644 Nov. 21 3/2 CHATTANOOGA WatchND W W3 3-0 Loyd-20 two with 7 two with 6 8,645 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Women s Challenge (Notre Dame, Ind. Purcell Pavilion) Nov. 23 3/2 HOLY CROSS WatchND W W4 4-0 Turner-19 Reimer-10 Mabrey-7 8,684 Nov. 24 2/2 HARVARD WatchND W W5 5-0 Reimer-14 two with 8 Mabrey-4 8,566 Nov. 25 2/1 QUINNIPIAC WatchND W W6 6-0 Loyd-23 Westbeld-12 Johnson-7 8,429 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Women s Challenge (Uncasville, Conn. Mohegan Sun Arena) Nov. 30 2/1 vs. Kansas ESPN3 W W7 7-0 Loyd-23 Westbeld-7 four with 4 2,307 Dec. 3 2/1 15/10 (1) MARYLAND ESPN3 W W8 8-0 Loyd-27 two with 8 Loyd-6 9,189 Dec. 6 2/1 3/3 (2) CONNECTICUT ESPN L L1 8-1 Loyd-31 Wright-7 Allen-3 9,149 (s) Dec. 10 5/4 25/25 at DePaul Fox Sports 2 W (OT) W1 9-1 Loyd-41 Loyd-12 Allen-6 3,414 Dec. 13 5/4 MICHIGAN WatchND W W Allen-17 Westbeld-8 Mabrey-6 8,904 Dec. 21 5/4 SAINT JOSEPH S (PA.) WatchND W W Turner-19 Allen-8 two with 3 8,630 Dec. 28 4/4 at UCLA Pac-12 W W Allen-22 Turner-16 Loyd-7 3,004 Jan. 2 4/4 FLORIDA STATE WatchND W W Loyd-20 two with 6 Allen-8 9,149 (s) Jan. 4 4/4 21/22 at Syracuse ACC-RSN W W Loyd-25 Turner-13 two with 6 2,158 Jan. 8 4/4 at Miami ESPN3 L L Loyd-27 Turner-10 Allen-6 1,836 Jan. 11 4/4 BOSTON COLLEGE ESPN3 W W Turner-21 two with 6 Allen-5 9,149 (s) Jan. 15 7/7 12/10 at North Carolina ACC-RSN W W Turner-29 Turner-18 Allen-9 4,358 Jan. 19 6/7 5/6 TENNESSEE ESPN2-BM W W Loyd-34 Reimer-10 Allen-6 9,149 (s) Jan. 22 6/5 GEORGIA TECH ESPN3 W W Loyd-29 Reimer-8 Loyd-7 8,865 Jan. 24 6/5 at Clemson W W Loyd-17 Turner-10 Allen-7 1,214 Jan. 29 at Virginia Tech ESPN3 7 p.m. Feb. 1 WAKE FOREST ACC-RSN 1 p.m. Feb. 5 VIRGINIA ESPN3 7 p.m. Feb. 8 at Boston College 1 p.m. Feb. 16 DUKE ESPN2-BM 9 p.m. Feb. 19 at Georgia Tech ACC-RSN 7 p.m. Feb. 23 LOUISVILLE ESPN2-BM 7 p.m. Feb. 26 PITTSBURGH ESPN3 7 p.m. March 1 at North Carolina State ESPN3 2 p.m. ACC Championship (Greensboro, N.C. Greensboro Coliseum) March 4 ACC First Round ACC-RSN TBA March 5 ACC Second Round ACC-RSN TBA March 6 ACC Quarterfinals ACC-RSN TBA March 7 ACC Semifinals ESPNU TBA March 8 ACC Final ESPN 1 p.m. NCAA Championship First & Second Rounds (Campus sites) March NCAA First Round ESPN/ESPN2 TBA March NCAA Second Round ESPN/ESPN2 TBA NCAA Championship Regionals (Albany, N.Y.; Greensboro, N.C.; Oklahoma City, Okla.; Spokane, Wash.) March NCAA Regional Semifinals ESPN TBA March NCAA Regional Final ESPN TBA NCAA Women s Final Four (Tampa, Fla. Amalie Arena) April 5 NCAA National Semifinals ESPN TBA April 7 NCAA National Championship ESPN TBA = Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) game NR = national ranking (listed as Associated Press/WBCA-USA Today) (s) = indicates sellout crowd (1) = ACC/Big Ten Challenge (Fort Wayne, Ind. Allen County War Memorial Coliseum) (2) = Jimmy V Women s Classic (Notre Dame, Ind. Purcell Pavilion) ESPN2-BM = Games televised live as part of ESPN2 s Big Monday package ACC-RSN = Game televised live on ACC/Regional Sports Networks (check local listings/theacc.com) BTN = Game televised live on Big Ten Network PAC-12 = Game televised live on Pac-12 Networks WatchND = Games streamed live and free of charge on official Notre Dame athletics multimedia platform, WatchND (watchnd.tv) Home games listed in ALL CAPS and played inside Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center (capacity 9,149) unless noted All times Eastern // Dates and times subject to change NOTRE DAME ATTENDANCE Totals Avg. High All Games: 142,102 6,767 9,189 (12/3-MD) Home: 115,167 8,859 9,189 (12/3-MD) Away: 24,628 3,518 8,644 (11/19-MSU) Neutral: 2,307 2,307 2,307 (11/30-KU) 13

14 NOTRE DAME Statistics fighting irish women s basketball All Games: 19-2 (Home: 12-1, Road: 6-1, Neutral: 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. Jewell Loyd Brianna Turner Lindsay Allen Taya Reimer Michaela Mabrey Kathryn Westbeld Madison Cable Mychal Johnson Hannah Huffman Markisha Wright Diamond Thompson Whitney Holloway Team Notre Dame Opponents Conference Games: 6-1 (Home: 3-0, Road: 3-1) 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. Jewell Loyd Brianna Turner Taya Reimer Lindsay Allen Kathryn Westbeld Michaela Mabrey Madison Cable Hannah Huffman Markisha Wright Mychal Johnson Whitney Holloway Diamond Thompson Team Notre Dame Opponents All Games...ND... Opp SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Total Notre Dame Opponents Notre Dame s Largest LEAD Overall: 76 ( (1:47-2nd) vs. Holy Cross, 11/23) ACC: 52 ( (2:17-2nd) vs. Boston College, 1/11) DEFICIT Overall: 22 (45-23 (17:00-2nd) at Miami, 1/8) ACC: Same MARGIN OF VICTORY Overall: 75 ( vs. Holy Cross, 11/23) ACC: 46 ( vs. Boston College, 1/11) MARGIN OF DEFEAT Overall: 18 (76-58 vs. Connecticut, 12/6) ACC: 15 (78-63 at Miami, 1/8) HALFTIME LEAD Overall: 46 (59-13 vs. Harvard, 11/24) ACC: 34 (58-24 vs. Boston College, 1/11) HALFTIME DEFICIT Overall: 20 (40-20 at Miami, 1/8) ACC: Same HOME CROWD Overall: 9,189 (vs. Maryland, 12/3) (@ Fort Wayne, Ind.) ACC: 9,149 (sellout), twice (MR: vs. Boston College, 1/11) ROAD CROWD Overall: 8,644 (at Michigan State, 11/19) ACC: 4,358 (at North Carolina, 1/15) NEUTRAL SITE CROWD Overall: 2,307 (vs. Kansas, 11/30) ACC: Note: ACC includes all games vs. ACC teams Conference Games...ND... Opp SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Notre Dame Opponents

15 fighting irish women s basketball NOTRE DAME Points-Rebounds-Assists Opponent Holloway Turner Reimer Johnson Allen Nelson Cable Mabrey Huffman Loyd Westbeld Wright Thompson UMASS LOWELL DNP at #15/17 Michigan State DNP DNP DNP CHATTANOOGA DNP (1) HOLY CROSS DNP (1) HARVARD DNP (1) QUINNIPIAC DNP (1) vs. Kansas DNP (2) #15/10 MARYLAND DNP (3) #3/3 CONNECTICUT DNP DNP DNP DNP at #25/25 DePaul DNP DNP DNP DNP MICHIGAN DNP DNP DNP SAINT JOSEPH S (PA.) DNP DNP DNP DNP at UCLA DNP DNP FLORIDA STATE DNP DNP DNP DNP at #21/22 Syracuse DNP DNP DNP DNP at Miami DNP DNP DNP DNP BOSTON COLLEGE DNP DNP at #12/10 North Carolina DNP DNP DNP #5/6 TENNESSEE DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP GEORGIA TECH DNP DNP DNP DNP at Clemson DNP DNP Games started in boldface // home games in ALL CAPS // = ACC game // 1 = Naismith Hall of Fame Challenge (Kansas game at Uncasville, Conn.) // 2 = ACC/Big Ten Challenge (Fort Wayne, Ind.) // 3 = Jimmy V Classic (Notre Dame, Ind.) Starting Lineups Date Opponent F F G G G N14 UMASS LOWELL Reimer Turner Allen Loyd Mabrey N19 at #15/17 Michigan State Reimer Turner Allen Loyd Mabrey N21 CHATTANOOGA Reimer Turner Allen Loyd Mabrey N23 HOLY CROSS Reimer Turner Allen Loyd Mabrey N24 HARVARD Reimer Turner Allen Loyd Mabrey N25 QUINNIPIAC Reimer Turner Allen Loyd Mabrey N30 vs. Kansas Reimer Turner Allen Loyd Mabrey D3 #15/10 MARYLAND Reimer Turner Allen Loyd Mabrey D6 #3/3 CONNECTICUT Reimer Wright Allen Loyd Mabrey D10 at #25/25 DePaul Reimer Cable (G) Allen Loyd Mabrey D13 MICHIGAN Reimer Cable (G) Allen Loyd Mabrey D21 SAINT JOSEPH S (PA.) Reimer Turner Allen Loyd Mabrey D28 at UCLA Reimer Turner Allen Loyd Mabrey J2 FLORIDA STATE Reimer Turner Allen Loyd Mabrey J4 at #21/22 Syracuse Reimer Turner Allen Loyd Mabrey J8 at Miami Cable (G) Turner Allen Loyd Mabrey J11 BOSTON COLLEGE Cable (G) Turner Allen Loyd Mabrey J15 at #12/10 North Carolina Cable (G) Turner Allen Loyd Mabrey J19 #5/6 TENNESSEE Reimer Turner Allen Loyd Mabrey J22 GEORGIA TECH Reimer Turner Allen Loyd Mabrey J24 at Clemson Reimer Turner Allen Loyd Mabrey Specialty Stats (ND/Opponent) Date Opponent Paint OffTO 2ndCh FBreak Bench N14 UMASS LOWELL 66/20 37/11 20/1 22/4 33/15 N19 at #15/17 Michigan State 38/28 14/6 13/13 13/8 7/5 N21 CHATTANOOGA 54/16 23/14 4/5 12/4 33/20 N23 HOLY CROSS 64/4 33/4 18/4 12/0 44/10 N24 HARVARD 48/14 27/11 14/2 16/2 51/15 N25 QUINNIPIAC 48/18 43/10 19/0 8/4 38/13 N30 vs. Kansas 36/20 25/12 11/8 16/0 25/15 D3 #15/10 MARYLAND 34/26 23/20 11/15 8/8 23/18 D6 #3/3 CONNECTICUT 28/44 14/15 9/16 6/4 7/12 D10 at #25/25 DePaul 36/44 12/22 19/7 2/8 0/4 D13 MICHIGAN 48/24 22/18 10/7 8/2 21/7 D21 SAINT JOSEPH S (PA.) 44/10 25/11 5/6 6/2 7/13 D28 at UCLA 34/22 20/17 15/15 4/4 15/18 J2 FLORIDA STATE 40/30 13/16 8/11 10/4 10/33 J4 at #21/22 Syracuse 50/38 21/18 14/15 18/16 13/35 J8 at Miami 42/30 9/13 12/5 11/14 7/21 J11 BOSTON COLLEGE 52/12 41/10 22/8 10/0 45/13 J15 at #12/10 North Carolina 46/24 17/18 18/16 14/2 12/27 J19 #5/6 TENNESSEE 46/36 12/10 8/12 6/4 11/15 J22 GEORGIA TECH 54/40 24/14 11/5 14/0 13/14 J24 at Clemson 42/14 18/14 22/7 5/2 26/16 15

16 NOTRE DAME Single Game Highs & Lows fighting irish women s basketball Team Superlatives NOTRE DAME HIGH NOTRE DAME LOW CATEGORY OPPONENT HIGH OPPONENT LOW 112 vs. Quinnipiac (11/25/14) 58 vs. Connecticut (12/6/14) Points/Game 93 by DePaul (12/10/14) 29 by Holy Cross (11/23/14) 61 (1st) vs. UMass Lowell (11/14/14) 20 (1st) at Miami (1/8/15) Points/Half 47 (2nd) by DePaul (12/10/14) 13, twice (MR: 1st by Harvard, 11/24/14) 42 vs. Holy Cross (11/23/14) 22 vs. Connecticut (12/6/14) Field Goals Made 36 by DePaul (12/10/14) 11 by Holy Cross (11/23/14) 82 vs. Holy Cross (11/23/14) 44 vs. Saint Joseph s (12/21/14) Field Goal Attempts 75 by North Carolina (1/15/15) 49 by Clemson (1/24/15).603 vs. Chattanooga (11/21/14).314 vs. Connecticut (12/6/14) FG Percentage.527 by Miami (1/8/15).186 by Holy Cross (11/23/14) 9, twice (MR: at UCLA, 12/28/14) 0 vs. Saint Joseph s (12/21/14) 3-Point FG Made 13 by Boston College (1/11/15) 3, three times (MR: by Clemson, 1/24/15) 23 at DePaul (12/10/14) 5 vs. Saint Joseph s (12/21/14) 3-Point FG Attempts 27 by DePaul (12/10/14) 10 by Tennessee (1/19/15).750 at UCLA (12/28/14).000 vs. Saint Joseph s (12/21/14) 3-Point FG Percentage.600 by Tennessee (1/19/15).167 by Holy Cross (11/23/14) 32 vs. Quinnipiac (11/25/14) 5, twice (MR: vs. Michigan, 12/13/14) Free Throws Made 18 by Syracuse (1/4/15) 1 by Kansas (11/30/14) 40 vs. Quinnipiac (11/25/14) 5 vs. Chattanooga (11/21/14) Free Throw Attempts 29 by DePaul (12/10/14) 3 by Kansas (11/30/14) vs. Chattanooga (11/21/14).500 vs. Michigan (12/13/14) FT Percentage.909 by Florida State (1/2/15).333 by Kansas (11/30/14) 64 vs. Holy Cross (11/23/14) 27 vs. Saint Joseph s (12/21/14) Rebounds 52 by Connecticut (12/6/14) 23 by UMass Lowell (11/14/14) 28 vs. Holy Cross (11/23/14) 8 at Michigan State (11/19/14) Assists 22 by DePaul (12/10/14) 2 by Saint Joseph s (12/21/14) 18 vs. Holy Cross (11/23/14) 4, twice (MR: at Clemson, 1/24/15) Steals 14 by DePaul (12/10/14) 1 by Michigan State (11/19/14) 10 at North Carolina (1/15/15) 1 vs. Georgia Tech (1/22/15) Blocked Shots 10 by Miami (1/8/15) 0 by Michigan (12/13/14) 23 at UCLA (12/28/14) 6 at Michigan State (11/19/14) Turnovers 26, twice (MR: by Boston College, 1/11/15) 10, twice (MR: by Tennessee, 1/19/15) 25, twice (MR: at Miami, 1/8/15) 6 vs. Saint Joseph s (12/21/14) Fouls 30 by Quinnipiac (11/25/14) 6 by Chattanooga (11/21/14) Individual Superlatives NOTRE DAME OPPONENT Points Scored 41 by Jewell Loyd at DePaul (12/10/14) 32, twice (MR: by Adrienne Motley of Miami, 1/8/15) Field Goals Made 13, twice (MR: by Jewell Loyd vs. Tennessee, 1/19/15) 13 by Adrienne Motley of Miami (1/8/15) Field Goal Attempts 28 by Jewell Loyd at DePaul (12/10/14) 24 by Kaela Davis of Georgia Tech (1/22/15) Highest FG Percentage (min. 5 made) (5-5) by Lindsay Allen vs. Chattanooga (11/21/14).714 (5-7) by Kia Nurse of Connecticut (12/6/14) 3-Point Field Goals Made 5, twice (MR: by Michaela Mabrey vs. Kansas, 11/30/14) 4, three times (MR: by Katarina Vuckovic of Georgia Tech, 1/22/15) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 11 by Michaela Mabrey vs. Quinnipiac (11/25/14) 10 by Brianna Butler of Syracuse (1/4/15) 3-Point FG Percentage (min. 2 made) (2-2), five times (MR: by Michaela Mabrey vs. Tennessee, 1/19/15) (2-2), four times (MR: by Brittany Rountree of North Carolina, 1/15/15) Free Throws Made 15 by Jewell Loyd at DePaul (12/10/14) 10 by Allisha Gray of North Carolina (1/15/15) Free Throw Attempts 18 by Jewell Loyd at DePaul (12/10/14) 16 by Brittany Hrynko of DePaul (12/10/14) Free Throw Percentage (min. 3 made) (9-9) by Jewell Loyd vs. Georgia Tech (1/22/15) (10-10) by Allisha Gray of North Carolina (1/15/15) Rebounds 18 by Brianna Turner at North Carolina (1/15/15) 18 by Kiah Stokes of Connecticut (12/6/14) Assists 9 by Lindsay Allen at North Carolina (1/15/15) 10 by Chanise Jenkins of DePaul (12/10/14) Steals 4, six times (MR: by Jewell Loyd at Syracuse, 1/2/15) 5, twice (MR: by Alexis Peterson of Syracuse, 1/4/15) Blocked Shots 7, twice (MR: by Brianna Turner at North Carolina, 1/15/15) 9 by Jassany Williams of Miami (1/8/15) Turnovers 7, twice (MR: by Taya Reimer vs. Michigan, 12/13/14) 7 by Kelly Hughes of Boston College (1/11/15) Minutes Played 42 by Jewell Loyd at DePaul (12/10/14) 45 by Chanise Jenkins of DePaul (12/10/14) 16

17 fighting irish women s basketball NOTRE DAME 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 Tot N14 NOTRE DAME hw UMass Lowell N19 NOTRE DAME aw #15/17 Michigan State N21 NOTRE DAME hw Chattanooga N23 NOTRE DAME h1w Holy Cross N24 NOTRE DAME h1w Harvard N25 NOTRE DAME h1w Quinnipiac N30 NOTRE DAME n1w Kansas D3 NOTRE DAME h2w #15/10 Maryland D6 NOTRE DAME h3l #3/3 Connecticut D10 NOTRE DAME aw (OT) #25/25 DePaul D13 NOTRE DAME hw Michigan D21 NOTRE DAME hw Saint Joseph s (Pa.) D28 NOTRE DAME aw UCLA J2 NOTRE DAME hw Florida State J4 NOTRE DAME aw #21/22 Syracuse J8 NOTRE DAME al Miami J11 NOTRE DAME hw Boston College J15 NOTRE DAME aw #12/10 North Carolina J19 NOTRE DAME hw #5/6 Tennessee J22 NOTRE DAME hw Georgia Tech J24 NOTRE DAME aw Clemson = ACC game // h1/n1 = Naismith Hall of Fame Challenge (Nov. 30 at Uncasville, Conn.) // h2 = ACC/Big Ten Challenge (Fort Wayne, Ind.) // h3 = Jimmy V Classic (Notre Dame, Ind.) 17

18 NOTRE DAME Miscellaneous Notre Dame Statistics LEADING SCORER Jewell Loyd 13 (32) Brianna Turner 5 Lindsay Allen 2 (2) Taya Reimer 1 (1) Madison Cable 0 (1) Michaela Mabrey 0 (2) LEADING REBOUNDER Brianna Turner 8 Taya Reimer 6 (11) Kathryn Westbeld 6 Jewell Loyd 3 (17) Markisha Wright 3 (10) Lindsay Allen 1 (1) Madison Cable 0 (5) LEADER IN ASSISTS Lindsay Allen 13 (33) Jewell Loyd 6 (12) Michaela Mabrey 5 (10) Taya Reimer 2 (5) Mychal Johnson 1 Kathryn Westbeld 1 Hannah Huffman 0 (1) Markisha Wright 0 (1) GAMES STARTED Lindsay Allen 21 (59) Jewell Loyd 21 (93) Michaela Mabrey 21 (22) Taya Reimer 18 (24) Brianna Turner 18 Madison Cable 5 (8) Markisha Wright 1 (2) CHARGES TAKEN Opponents 15 Notre Dame 30 Madison Cable 10 (27) Lindsay Allen 8 (14) Markisha Wright 6 (21) Mychal Johnson 4 Hannah Huffman 1 (1) Michaela Mabrey 1 (2) Jewell Loyd 0 (19) Taya Reimer 0 (1) 20-POINT SCORING GAMES Opponents 12 Notre Dame 22 Jewell Loyd 13 (28) Brianna Turner 5 Lindsay Allen 2 (2) Madison Cable 1 (2) Taya Reimer 1 (1) 30-POINT SCORING GAMES Opponents 2 Notre Dame 3 Jewell Loyd 3 (6) 40-POINT SCORING GAMES Opponents 0 Notre Dame 1 Jewell Loyd 1 (1) TECHNICAL FOULS Opponents 1 Notre Dame 0 Madison Cable 0 (1) FOUR-POINT PLAYS Opponents 0 Notre Dame 0 THREE-POINT PLAYS Opponents 20 Notre Dame 48 Jewell Loyd 17 (39) Brianna Turner 13 Lindsay Allen 6 (14) Kathryn Westbeld 5 Taya Reimer 3 (9) Madison Cable 2 (4) Hannah Huffman 1 (1) Mychal Johnson 1 Michaela Mabrey 0 (3) Kristina Nelson 0 (1) Markisha Wright 0 (5) ND S FIRST SUBSTITUTION Kathryn Westbeld 18 Madison Cable 6 Markisha Wright 3 Mychal Johnson 2 BENCH POINTS Opponents 339 (16.1 ppg.) Notre Dame 441 (21.0 ppg.) SHOT CLOCK VIOLATIONS FORCED Opponents 6 Notre Dame SECOND (BACKCOURT) VIOLATIONS FORCED Opponents 0 Notre Dame 0 JUMP BALLS CONTROLLED Opponents 3 Notre Dame 18 Brianna Turner 16/18 (.889) Taya Reimer 2/3 (.667) FIRST SCORE Opponents 8 Notre Dame 13 Jewell Loyd 7 Taya Reimer 4 Lindsay Allen 1 Madison Cable 1 RUNS OF 10-0 OR BETTER Opponents 3 Notre Dame 29 LARGEST HALFTIME LEAD 46 (59-13 vs. Harvard, 11/24/14) LARGEST HALFTIME DEFICIT 20 (40-20 at Miami, 1/8/15) fighting irish women s basketball LARGEST LEAD 76 (101-25, 1:47-2nd vs. Holy Cross, 11/23/14) LARGEST DEFICIT 22 (45-23, 17:00-2nd at Miami, 1/8/15) LARGEST DEFICIT OVERCOME TO WIN 12 (20-8, 7:41-1st vs. Florida State, 1/2/15) LARGEST LEAD GIVEN UP IN LOSS 10 (28-18, 10:13-1st vs. Connecticut, 12/6/14) LARGEST WIN 75 ( vs. Holy Cross, 11/23/14) LARGEST DEFEAT 18 (76-58 vs. Connecticut, 12/6/14) MOST CONSECUTIVE PTS 25 (0:57-1st to 14:40-2nd) vs. Holy Cross (11/23/14) MOST CONSECUTIVE OPP PTS 16 (9:59 to 4:15-1st) by Connecticut (12/6/14) LONGEST WINNING STREAK 8 (11/14-12/3) LONGEST LOSING STREAK 1, twice (MR: 1/8) LARGEST HOME CROWD 9,189 vs. Maryland (12/3/14) LARGEST ROAD CROWD 8,644 at Michigan State (11/19/14) LARGEST NEUTRAL SITE CROWD 2,307 vs. Kansas (11/30/14) NOTE: totals may not add up to games played due to ties figures in parentheses by player totals are career totals Double-Figure Points Career Jewell Loyd Brianna Turner Lindsay Allen Taya Reimer Michaela Mabrey 8 28 Kathryn Westbeld 5 5 Madison Cable 4 13 Mychal Johnson 2 2 Hannah Huffman 1 1 Markisha Wright 0 8 Whitney Holloway 0 1 Double-Figure Rebounds Career Brianna Turner 5 5 Taya Reimer 3 7 Jewell Loyd 2 9 Madison Cable 1 2 Kathryn Westbeld 1 1 Markisha Wright Games (aka Stat Sheet Stuffers ) Career Lindsay Allen 4 5 Jewell Loyd 4 9 Brianna Turner 4 4 Michaela Mabrey 1 1 Madison Cable 0 1 Taya Reimer 0 1 NOTE: At least 5 in three of five statistical categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals or blocks) Double-Doubles Career Brianna Turner pts., 16 rebs. at UCLA, 12/28 20 pts., 13 rebs. at #21/22 Syracuse, 1/4 17 pts., 10 rebs. at Miami, 1/8 29 pts., 18 rebs. at #12/10 North Carolina, 1/15 15 pts., 10 rebs. at Clemson, 1/24 Jewell Loyd pts., 11 rebs. at #15/17 Michigan State, 11/19 41 pts., 12 rebs. at #25/25 DePaul, 12/10 Madison Cable pts., 11 rebs. at #25/25 DePaul, 12/10 Taya Reimer pts., 11 rebs. at #25/25 DePaul, 12/10 Kathryn Westbeld pts., 12 rebs. vs. Quinnipiac, 11/25 Markisha Wright 0 2 Clutch Free Throws (final 5 min. + OT) FT-FTA Pct. Taya Reimer Jewell Loyd Mychal Johnson Madison Cable Whitney Holloway Lindsay Allen Kathryn Westbeld Brianna Turner Diamond Thompson Markisha Wright Team Totals

19 fighting irish women s basketball The Last Time Notre Dame SCORING Player scored 25 points: Jewell Loyd (29) vs. Georgia Tech, 1/22/15 Player scored 30 points: Jewell Loyd (34) vs. Tennessee, 1/19/15 Player scored 35 points: see 40 points Player scored 40 points: Jewell Loyd (41) at DePaul, 12/10/14 Player came off bench and scored 20 points: Madison Cable (21) vs. UCLA, 12/7/13 Two players scored 20 points: Brianna Turner (29) & Lindsay Allen (24) at North Carolina, 1/15/15 Three players scored 20 points: Danielle Green (28), Sheila McMillen (26), Ruth Riley (23) vs. West Virginia, 1/7/99 Two players scored 25 points: Jewell Loyd (26) & Kayla McBride (25) vs. Duke, 3/9/14 (@ Greensboro, N.C.) Player scored 25 points/consecutive games: Jewell Loyd (34 vs. Tennessee, 1/19/15; 29 vs. Georgia Tech, 1/22/15) None in double figures: at Seton Hall, 2/8/04 One in double figures: Skylar Diggins (10) at Connecticut, 3/8/10 Six in double figures: Brianna Turner (21), Kathryn Westbeld (15), Madison Cable (14), Mychal Johnson (13), Jewell Loyd (11) and Michaela Mabrey (11) vs. Boston College, 1/11/15 Seven in double figures: see eight in double figures Eight in double figures: Devereaux Peters (20), Natalie Achonwa (19), Kaila Turner (14), Natalie Novosel (13), Skylar Diggins (11), Brittany Mallory (11), Kayla McBride (11) and Markisha Wright (11) vs. Pittsburgh, 1/17/12 ND scored 50 points/half: see 55 points/half ND scored 55 points/half: 58 (1st half) vs. Boston College, 1/11/15 ND scored 60 points/half: 61 (1st half) vs. UMass Lowell, 11/14/14 ND scored 100 points/game: 104 vs. Boston College, 1/11/15 ND scored 100 points/road game: 109 at Pittsburgh, 1/16/14 ND scored 100 points/neutral site: 100 vs. Duquesne, 12/1/13 (@ Toronto, Ontario) ND scored 100 points/conference game: 104 vs. Boston College, 1/11/15 ND scored fewer than 15 points/half: 11 (1st half) at West Virginia, 1/13/08 ND scored fewer than 20 points/half: 19 (1st half) at Connecticut, 1/16/10 ND scored fewer than 50 points/game: 44 at Connecticut, 3/8/10 FIELD-GOAL SHOOTING Player made every shot from the field (min. 7): Kayla McBride (8-8) vs. South Dakota State, 1/2/14 ND shot 55 percent/game: 56.5 (35-62) vs. Georgia Tech, 1/22/15 ND shot 55 percent/consecutive games: 58.2 (32-55) vs. Tennessee, 1/19/15; 56.5 (35-62) vs. Georgia Tech, 1/22/15 ND shot 60 percent/game: 60.3 (38-63) vs. Chattanooga, 11/21/14 ND shot 65 percent/game: see 70 percent/game ND shot 70 percent/game: 70.2 (40-57) at Mercer, 12/30/11 ND shot below 25 percent/game: 24.5 (13-53) at West Virginia, 1/13/08 ND shot below 30 percent/game: 29.7 (22-74) vs. Connecticut, 4/7/13 (@ New Orleans, La.) ND shot below 35 percent/game: 31.4 (22-70) vs. Connecticut, 12/6/14 ND shot below 35 percent/game and won: 34.8 (23-66) vs. South Florida, 3/10/13 (@ Hartford, Conn.) ND shot 55 percent/half: 55.6 (15-27), 2nd half vs. Georgia Tech, 1/22/15 ND shot 60 percent/half: 62.5 (15-24), 1st half vs. Tennessee, 1/19/15 ND shot 65 percent/half: see 70 percent/half ND shot 70 percent/half: 76.0 (19-25), 1st half vs. Chattanooga, 11/21/14 ND shot 55 percent/both halves: 57.1 (20-35) and 55.6 (15-27) vs. Georgia Tech, 1/22/15 ND shot below 25 percent/half: 24.0 (6-25), 1st half at Miami, 1/8/15 ND shot below 30 percent/half: see below 25 percent/half THREE-POINT SHOOTING Player made 4 three-pointers/half: Michaela Mabrey (1st half) at Syracuse, 1/4/15 Player made 5 three-pointers/half: Kellie Watson (1st half) vs. Michigan State, 11/29/08 Player made 5 three-pointers: Michaela Mabrey vs. Kansas, 11/30/14 (@ Uncasville, Conn.) Player made 6 three-pointers: Michaela Mabrey vs. Syracuse, 2/9/14 Player made 7 three-pointers: Alicia Ratay at Providence, 2/16/03 Player made 8 three-pointers: Sheila McMillen vs. St. John s, 2/28/98 (@ Piscataway, N.J.) Player attempted 10 three-pointers: Michaela Mabrey (11) vs. Quinnipiac, 11/25/14 ND made 10 three-pointers: 10 vs. Robert Morris, 3/22/14 (@ Toledo, Ohio) ND did not make a three-pointer: vs. Saint Joseph s (Pa.), 12/21/14 ND attempted 20 three-pointers: 23 at DePaul, 12/10/14 ND shot 60 percent 3FG (min. 5 att.): 75.0 (9-12) at UCLA, 12/28/14 FREE-THROW SHOOTING Player made 10 free-throws: see 15 free-throws Player made 15 free-throws: Jewell Loyd (15) at DePaul, 12/10/14 Player attempted 15 free-throws: Brianna Turner (16) at North Carolina, 1/15/15 Player made 10 for 10 or better: by Natalie Novosel vs. South Florida, 2/25/12 ND shot 90 percent (min. 10 att.): 90.5 (19-21) vs. Kansas, 11/30/14 (@ Uncasville, Conn.) ND shot below 50 percent (min. 10 att.): 33.3 (4-12) vs. Cincinnati, 1/31/09 ND made 30 free-throws: 32 (attempted 40) vs. Quinnipiac, 11/25/14 ND made fewer than five FTs: 4 (attempted 7) vs. DePaul, 3/4/12 (@ Hartford, Conn.) ND attempted 40 free-throws: 40 (made 32) vs. Quinnipiac, 11/25/14 ND attempted fewer than five FTs: 2 (made 2) at Connecticut, 3/8/10 REBOUNDS Player had 15 rebounds: Brianna Turner (18) at North Carolina, 1/15/15 Player had 20 rebounds: Natalie Achonwa (20) vs. South Florida, 3/10/13 (@ Hartford, Conn.) Two players had double-figure rebounds: see three with double-figure rebounds Three players had double-figure rebounds: Jewell Loyd (12), Madison Cable (11) and Taya Reimer (11) at DePaul, 12/10/14 ND had 50 rebounds: 58 at DePaul, 12/10/14 ND had 20 offensive rebounds: 20 at Clemson, 1/24/15 ND had 25 offensive rebounds: 28 vs. Connecticut, 4/7/13 (@ New Orleans, La.) ND had 30 offensive rebounds: 30 vs. Longwood, 12/28/11 NOTRE DAME DOUBLE-DOUBLES Points & rebounds: Brianna Turner (15/10) at Clemson, 1/24/15 Points & rebounds/consecutive games: Brianna Turner (20/13) at Syracuse, 1/4/15; (17/10) at Miami, 1/8/15 Points & rebounds/3 consecutive games: Natalie Achonwa (11/14) at Iowa, 3/26/13; (17/10) vs. Kansas, 3/31/13 (@ Norfolk, Va.); vs. Duke (17/13), 4/2/13 (@ Norfolk, Va.) Points & rebounds/4 consecutive games: Jacqueline Batteast (14/11) vs. Virginia Tech, 1/10/04; (23/11) vs. Connecticut, 1/13/04; (22/10) at West Virginia, 1/17/04; (12/10) at Syracuse, 1/21/04 Points & rebounds/5 consecutive games: Jacqueline Batteast (20/10) vs. Western Michigan, 12/12/01; (11/12) vs. Marquette, 12/22/01; (23/10) at Rice, 12/28/01; (25/14) vs. DePaul, 12/31/01; (12/13) at Miami (Fla.), 1/2/02 Points & assists: Skylar Diggins (17/10) at DePaul, 2/24/13 Points & assists/consecutive games: Niele Ivey (12/10) at Valparaiso, 11/17/00; (14/11) vs. Arizona, 11/20/00 Two players had double-doubles: see three players had double-doubles Three players had double-doubles: Jewell Loyd (41p/12r), Madison Cable (20p/11r) and Taya Reimer (15p/11r) at DePaul, 12/10/14 15 points and 15 rebounds: Brianna Turner (29/18) at North Carolina, 1/15/15 20 points and 10 rebounds: see 15 points/15 rebounds 20 points and 20 rebounds: Natalie Achonwa (20/20) vs. South Florida, 3/10/13 (@ Hartford, Conn.) TRIPLE-DOUBLES (only four in school history) Skylar Diggins (17p/10r/10a) at DePaul, 2/24/13 Skylar Diggins (22p/10r/11a) vs. Maryland, 3/27/12 (@ Raleigh, N.C.) Sara Liebscher (17p/12r/10a) vs. Detroit, 2/15/90 Mary Gavin (11p/14a/10s) vs. Marquette, 1/31/87 ASSISTS Player had 10 assists: Skylar Diggins (10) at DePaul, 2/24/13 Player 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: Mary Gavin (17) at Marquette, 2/28/87 ND had 30 assists: 30 vs. Central Michigan, 12/22/13 ND had fewer than 10 assists: 9 vs. Florida State, 1/2/15 ND had fewer than 5 assists: 3 vs. Villanova, 3/8/09 (@ Hartford, Conn.) BLOCKED SHOTS Player blocked 5 shots: Brianna Turner vs. Tennessee, 1/19/15 Player blocked 6 shots: Brianna Turner (7) at North Carolina, 1/15/15 Player blocked 10 shots: Amanda Barksdale (11) vs. Boston College, 2/10/02 ND blocked 10 shots: 10 at North Carolina, 1/15/15 ND blocked 15 shots: 16 vs. Boston College, 2/10/02 ND blocked 0 shots: vs. Duke, 2/23/14 STEALS Player had 7 steals: Kaila Turner vs. Alabama A&M, 12/19/12 (@ Las Vegas, Nev.) Player had 8 steals: Ashley Barlow vs. Cincinnati, 1/31/09 ND had 20 steals: 21 vs. Saint Francis (Pa.), 12/31/12 TURNOVERS ND committed 25 or more: 28 vs. Georgetown, 1/15/13 ND committed 25 or more and won: see 25 or more ND committed 30 or more: 30 at West Virginia, 2/22/11 ND committed 10 or fewer: 9 vs. Holy Cross, 11/23/14 ND committed 10 or fewer/consecutive games: 9 vs. N.C. State, 3/8/14; 10 vs. Duke, 3/9/14 (@ Greensboro, N.C.) ND committed 5 or fewer: 3 at Maryland, 11/16/07 MISCELLANEOUS Led ND in points/rebounds/assists: Jewell Loyd (27p/8r/6a) vs. Maryland, 12/3/14 (@ Fort Wayne, Ind.) Hit final minute game-winning shot: Jewell Loyd (2 FT/0:05.3, OT) at DePaul, 12/10/14 Four-point play: Ashley Barlow (0:08.4, 1st half) at Syracuse, 1/30/10 Made shot from midcourt or beyond: Lindsay Allen (50 feet at 0:00, 1st half) vs. Florida State, 1/2/15 Played every minute: Lindsay Allen (40) at North Carolina, 1/15/15 Played more than 40 minutes: Jewell Loyd (42) and Michaela Mabrey (41) at DePaul, 12/10/14 ND rallied from 10-point deficit to win: trailed at North Carolina, (5:28-1st); won 89-79, 1/15/15 ND rallied from 15-point deficit to win: trailed vs. Syracuse, 7-22 (12:45-1st); won 79-68, 2/26/13 ND scored 20 straight points: see 25 straight points ND scored 25 straight points: 25-0 run vs. Holy Cross, 11/23/14 ND scored 30 straight points: 36-0 run vs. Southeast Missouri State, 1/2/11 OVERTIME ND played an OT game: at DePaul (W, 94-93, ot), 12/10/14 ND played multiple overtimes: vs. Connecticut (W, 96-87, 3ot), 3/4/13 ND won an OT game: see played an OT game ND won an OT game at home: vs. Connecticut (W, 96-87, 3ot), 3/4/13 ND won an OT game on the road: see played an OT game ND lost an OT game: vs. UCLA (L, 86-83, 2ot), 11/18/10 RANKINGS Played the No. 1 team in the AP poll: lost vs. Connecticut (79-58), 4/8/14 (@ Nashville, Tenn.) Played the No. 1 team in the WBCA/USA Today poll: see played No. 1 team in AP poll Defeated top-10 opponent: vs. #5/6 Tennessee (88-77), 1/19/15 Defeated top-10 opponent at home: see defeated top-10 opponent Defeated top-10 opponent on the road: at #12/10 North Carolina (89-79), 1/15/15 Defeated top-10 opponent by double digits: see defeated top-10 opponent 19

20 NOTRE DAME fighting irish women s basketball The Last Time An Opponent SCORING Player scored 25 points: see 30 points Player scored 30 points: Adrienne Motley (32) at Miami, 1/8/15 Player scored 35 points: Heather Butler (37), UT Martin, 3/24/13 (@ Iowa City, Iowa) Two players scored 20 points: Brittany Hrynko (32) and Megan Podkowa (20) at DePaul, 12/10/14 Three players scored 20 points: Angela Simpson (37), Bridgette Williams (24) and Stephanie Shaw (22), Northwestern State, 3/24/95 (@ Amarillo, Texas) Two players scored 25 points: Brittney Griner (32) and Odyssey Sims (25) at Baylor, 11/20/11 None in double figures: Holy Cross, 11/23/14 (three with 6 pts) One in double figures: Nikki Dixon (15) at Clemson, 1/24/15 Five in double figures: Megan Rogowski (18), Megan Podkowa (17), Jessica January (13), Brittany Hrynko (11) and Chanise Jenkins (11), DePaul, 11/26/13 Six in double figures: Jannon Roland (21), Danielle McCulley (14), Jennifer Jacoby (12), Stacey Lovelace (12), Nicole Erickson (11) and Shannon Lindsey (11), Purdue, 11/30/94 Scored 50 points/half: 50 (2nd half), San Diego State, 11/26/09 (@ St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands) Scored 55 points/half: see 60 points/half Scored 60 points/half: 63 (2nd half), Northwestern State, 3/24/95 (@ Amarillo, Texas) Scored 100 points/game: 106, Connecticut, 12/8/98 Scored 100 points/non-conference game: 103, Northwestern State, 3/24/95 (@ Amarillo, Texas) Scored fewer than 15 points/half: 13 (1st half), Harvard, 11/24/14 Scored fewer than 20 points/half: 16 (2nd half) at Clemson, 1/24/15 Scored fewer than 40 points/game: 36 at Clemson, 1/24/15 FIELD-GOAL SHOOTING Shot 50 percent/game: 50.0 (32-64), Georgia Tech, 1/22/15 Shot 55 percent/game: 58.2 (32-55), Texas A&M, 12/21/12 (@ Las Vegas, Nev.) Shot 60 percent/game: 60.0 (30-50), DePaul, 1/22/08 Shot below 25 percent/game: 18.6 (11-59), Holy Cross, 11/23/14 Shot below 30 percent/game: 28.6 (14-49) at Clemson, 1/24/15 Shot 50 percent/half: 51.4 (18-35), 1st half by Georgia Tech, 1/22/15 Shot 55 percent/half: 55.6 (15-27), 2nd half by Maryland, 12/3/14 (@ Fort Wayne, Ind.) Shot 60 percent/half: 60.7 (17-28), 1st half by Texas A&M, 12/21/12 (@ Las Vegas, Nev.) Shot 65 percent/half: 68.2 (15-22), 2nd half by Texas A&M, 4/5/11 (@ Indianapolis, Ind.) Shot 70 percent/half: 70.0 (14-20), 2nd half by New Hampshire, 11/12/10 Shot 50 percent/both halves: 51.7 (15-29) and 53.8 (14-26) at Miami, 1/8/15 Shot below 20 percent/half: 17.2 (5-29), 1st half by Harvard, 11/24/14 Shot below 25 percent/half: see below 20 percent/half Shot below 30 percent/half: 28.6 (6-21), 2nd half at Clemson, 1/24/15 Shot below 30 percent/both halves: 28.6 (8-28) and 28.6 (6-21) at Clemson, 1/24/15 THREE-POINT SHOOTING Player made 5 three-pointers: see 6 three-pointers Player made 6 three-pointers: Heather Butler, UT Martin, 3/24/13 (@ Iowa City, Iowa) Player made 7 three-pointers: Angie Bjorklund, Tennessee, 1/5/08 Player attempted 10 three-pointers: Brianna Butler (10) at Syracuse, 1/4/15 Made 10 three-pointers: 13, Boston College, 1/11/15 Did not make a three-pointer: Duke, 3/9/14 (@ Greensboro, N.C.) Shot 50 percent 3FG (min. 5 att.): see 60 percent 3FG Shot 60 percent 3FG (min. 5 att.): 60.0 (6-10), Tennessee, 1/19/15 FREE-THROW SHOOTING Player made 10 free-throws: Allisha Gray (10) at North Carolina, 1/15/15 Player made 15 free-throws: Nok Duany (15) at Georgetown, 2/23/02 Player attempted 15 free-throws: Brittany Hrynko (16) at DePaul, 12/10/14 Player made 10 for 10 or better: Allisha Gray (10-10) at North Carolina, 1/15/15 Shot 90 percent (min. 10 att.): 90.9 (10-11), Florida State, 1/2/15 Shot below 50 percent (min. 10 att.): 41.4 (12-29) at DePaul, 12/10/14 Made 30 free-throws: 32 (attempted 37), Illinois, 11/24/98 Made fewer than five FTs: 1 (attempted 3), Kansas, 11/30/14 (@ Uncasville, Conn.) Attempted 40 free-throws: 45 (made 28), at South Florida, 1/13/07 Attempted fewer than five FTs: 3 (made 1), Kansas, 11/30/14 (@ Uncasville, Conn.) REBOUNDS Player had 15 rebounds: Kiah Stokes (18), Connecticut, 12/6/14 Player had 20 rebounds: Wendy Scholtens (20) at Vanderbilt, 1/8/89 Two players had double-figure rebounds: Jasmine Hines (12) and Aerial Powers (11) at Michigan State, 11/19/14 Three players had double-figure rebounds: Aurora Adams (16), Brenda McCunn (11) and Paula Langseth (10), Hawaii, 3/22/81 (@ Anchorage, Alaska) Had 50 rebounds: 52, Connecticut, 12/6/14 Out-rebounded ND by 10 or more: 18, Connecticut, 12/6/14 (UCONN 52, ND 34) TRIPLE-DOUBLES Points, rebounds, assists: Liad Suez-Karni (14p/10r/10a), Villanova, 2/7/06 Points, rebounds, steals: Diana Vines (23p/11r/12s) at DePaul, 1/24/89 ASSISTS Player had 10 assists: Chanise Jenkins (10) at DePaul, 12/10/14 Player had 15 assists: Veronica Pettry (16) at Loyola-Chicago, 2/18/89 Had 25 assists: 25, Connecticut, 4/8/14 (@ Nashville, Tenn.) Had 30 assists: 30 at Loyola-Chicago, 2/18/89 Had fewer than 10 assists: 7 at Clemson, 1/24/15 BLOCKED SHOTS Player blocked 5 shots: Jassany Williams (9) at Miami, 1/8/15 Blocked 10 shots: 10 at Miami, 1/8/15 Blocked 15 shots: 16 at Connecticut, 1/27/07 Blocked 0 shots: Michigan, 12/13/14 STEALS Player had 5 steals: Alexis Peterson at Syracuse, 1/4/15 Player had 6 steals: see player had 10 steals Player had 7 steals: see player had 10 steals Player had 10 steals: Alexis Jones at Duke, 2/2/14 Had 15 steals: 16 at Duke, 2/2/14 Had 20 steals: 24, Georgetown, 1/29/00 TURNOVERS Player committed 10 turnovers: Samantha Logic (11) at Iowa, 3/26/13 Committed 20 turnovers or more and won: 24, Connecticut, 12/6/14 Committed 25 turnovers or more: 25, Quinnipiac, 11/25/14 Committed 30 turnovers or more: see 35 or more Committed 35 turnovers or more: 35, Connecticut, 3/4/13 Committed 40 turnovers or more: 46, Akron, 11/11/11 Committed 5 turnovers or fewer: 5 at Villanova, 1/25/03 Committed 10 turnovers or fewer: 10, Tennessee, 1/19/15 MISCELLANEOUS Led team in points/rebounds/assists: Shannon Samuels (16p/5r/4a), UMass Lowell, 11/14/14 Hit final minute game-winning shot: Brooke Hampton (2 FT/0:04.6), West Virginia, 2/12/12 Played every minute: Natasha Cloud (40), Saint Joseph s (Pa.), 12/21/14 Played more than 40 minutes: Chanise Jenkins (45), Megan Rogowski (43) and Brittany Hrynko (41) at DePaul, 12/10/14 Rallied from 10-point deficit to win: Connecticut, 12/6/14 (ND led with 10:13 left in 1st half, UCONN won 76-58) Led ND by 10 or more at halftime: see led by 15 Led ND by 15 or more at halftime: 20 at Miami (40-20), 1/8/15 Led ND by 25 or more points: 25 by Baylor (75-50 at 4:56 of 2nd half), 4/3/12 (@ Denver, Colo.) SCORING MARGINS The Last Time ND won by 30-plus points: 36 ND 74, at Clemson 36, 1/24/15 ND won by 30-plus points at home: see 40 ND won by 30-plus points at neutral site: 42 ND 89, Kansas 47, 11/30/14 (@ Uncasville, Conn.) ND won by 40-plus points: 46 at ND 104, Boston College 58, 1/11/15 ND won by 50-plus points: see 60 ND won by 60-plus points: 60 at ND 112, Quinnipiac 52, 11/25/14 ND won by 70-plus points: 75 at ND 104, Holy Cross 29, 11/23/14 ND lost by points: 15 at Miami 78, ND 63, 1/8/15 ND lost by at home: 18 Connecticut 76, at ND 58, 12/6/14 ND lost by points at neutral site: 18 Connecticut 83, ND 65, 4/7/13 (@ New Orleans, La.) ND lost by points: 21 Connecticut 79, ND 58, 4/8/14 (@ Nashville, Tenn.) ND lost by points at home: 25 Connecticut 76, at ND 51, 3/1/10 ND lost by points on the road: 21 at Connecticut 78, ND 57, 2/19/11 ND lost by 30-plus points: 39 at Tennessee 89, ND 50, 3/17/02 DOUBLE-DOUBLES Points & rebounds: Stephanie Mavunga (13/11) at North Carolina, 1/15/15 Points & assists: Chanise Jenkins (12/10) at DePaul, 12/10/14 Points & steals: Alexis Jones (16/10) at Duke, 2/2/14 Two players had double-doubles: Kelly Faris (21/13) and Stefanie Dolson (12/11), Connecticut, 3/4/13 Three players had double-doubles: Mary Raese (24p/10r), Mary Westerwelle (11p/10r) and Netra McGrew (10p/10a), Idaho, 3/21/86 (@ Amarillo, Texas) 15 points and 15 rebounds: Stefanie Dolson (17/16), Connecticut, 4/8/14 (@ Nashville, Tenn.) 20 points and 10 rebounds: Aerial Powers (27/11) at Michigan State, 11/19/14 20 points and 20 rebounds: Wendy Scholtens (29/20) at Vanderbilt, 1/8/89 20

21 fighting irish women s basketball NOTRE DAME Box Scores GAME 1 #3 Notre Dame 105, UMass Lowell 51 November 14, 2014 Purcell Pavilion (Notre Dame, Ind.) UMass Lowell (51) Riddick Doucette Samuels McRoy Frase Rudolph Walton Mitchell-Owens Dunphy Parra Hayner Team 5 Totals Notre Dame (105) Turner Reimer Allen Mabrey Loyd Holloway Johnson Cable Huffman Westbeld Wright Thompson Team 7 Totals UMass Lowell Notre Dame FG Pct: UMass Lowell 28.8, Notre Dame PT FG Pct: UMass Lowell 23.1, Notre Dame FT Pct: UMass Lowell 78.6, Notre Dame Turnovers: UMass Lowell 24, Notre Dame 18. Blocked Shots: UMass Lowell 3 (Parra 2), Notre Dame 9 (Turner 3). Steals: UMass Lowell 8 (Doucette 2), Notre Dame 15 (Allen, Mabrey 4). Attendance: 8,659. NOTES: Notre Dame earned its 20th consecutive season-opening win and improved to 25-3 (.893) on opening night in the Muffet McGraw era, as well as 30-8 (.789) all-time Notre Dame scored 100 points in a season opener for the fourth time in program history and first since Nov. 15, 2009 (a win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Purcell Pavilion) Notre Dame s 61 first-half points tied last year s season high for one half, set in the opening 20 minutes against Syracuse on Feb. 9, 2014, at Purcell Pavilion the Fighting Irish won their 20th consecutive game against a first-time opponent, rising to 44-3 (.936) against new foes since the start of the season the 54-point win was Notre Dame s second-largest margin of victory in a season opener and largest since Nov. 24, 1989, when the Fighting Irish trounced Liberty, , at the UCF Rotary Classic in Orlando Notre Dame extended its current home winning streak to 29 games, the second-longest in program history the Fighting Irish have won 19 of their last 20 games in the month of November and are (.854) in November games since Turner shattered the 33-year-old Notre Dame record for points by a freshman in her debut game (22 by Ruth Kaiser vs. St. Joseph s-ind. on Dec. 3, 1981), tying Kaiser s total with 6:17 left in the first half (Turner rested the remainder of the opening period, then set the record less than 90 seconds into the second half) Turner scored the second-most points by any Notre Dame player (at any grade level) in a season opener, topped only by All-America forward Katryna Gaither s 31 points at Indiana on Nov. 24, Gaither made 13 field goals in that Fighting Irish win, the last time a Notre Dame player converted 13 baskets in a season opener Loyd tied her career high with 10 made free throws, having also converted 10 foul shots at Wake Forest on Feb. 20, 2014 Loyd posted her 16th career 20-point game and scored in double figures for the 44th consecutive game (the second-longest streak in school history behind Gaither s 76-game run from ) Cable scored in double figures for the 10th time in her career and first since March 22, 2014, when she had 13 points in Notre Dame s NCAA Championship first-round win over Robert Morris at Savage Arena in Toledo, Ohio Huffman scored a career-high eight points, topping her previous best of seven points at Marquette on Feb. 17, Huffman s four field goals and six field goal attempts also were career highs, supplanting her previous bests (three of five) at DePaul on Feb. 24, 2013 along with Turner, Johnson and Westbeld also made their college debuts against UMass Lowell. GAME 2 #3/2 Notre Dame 71, #15/17 Michigan State 63 November 19, 2014 Breslin Center (East Lansing, Mich.) Notre Dame (71) Turner Reimer Allen Mabrey Loyd Johnson Cable Huffman Westbeld Wright Team 2 Totals Michigan State (63) Lumpkin, J Mills Jankoska Morrissey Powers Miller Hines Gussert Johnson Team 4 Totals Notre Dame Michigan State FG Pct: Notre Dame 37.7, Michigan State PT FG Pct: Notre Dame 15.4, Michigan State FT Pct: Notre Dame 68.0, Michigan State Turnovers: Notre Dame 6, Michigan State 16. Blocked Shots: Notre Dame 5 (Turner 4), Michigan State 3 (Mills 2). Steals: Notre Dame 7 (Huffman 3), Michigan State 1. Attendance: 8,644. NOTES: Notre Dame improved to 42-6 (.875) against ranked opponents in the past three-plus seasons (since start of ) the Fighting Irish won their 12th consecutive game decided by single digits or in overtime Notre Dame trailed at halftime for only the fourth time in the past two seasons, and first in the regular season since Jan. 20, 2014, at No. 11/10 Tennessee (rallied from halftime deficit to earn win) the Fighting Irish had just six turnovers, their fewest giveaways since Nov. 16, 2007, when it had a school-record three turnovers at No. 3 Maryland in the Preseason WNIT semifinals conversely, Notre Dame had eight assists, its lowest total since Nov. 9, 2012, when it had eight assists against No. 19/21 Ohio State in the Carrier Classic outdoors aboard the USS Yorktown in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina the Fighting Irish won their school-record 27th consecutive road game, tying Stanford ( through ) for the third-longest road winning streak in NCAA Division I history Notre Dame also won its 54th consecutive regular season game the Fighting Irish earned their fourth consecutive win against Michigan State (the longest streak by either side in the series), tying the all-time rivalry with the Spartans at 8-8 more than half of the 16 games in the Notre Dame-Michigan State series have been decided by single digits, including four of the past five meetings the Fighting Irish posted their 11th consecutive win against a Big Ten Conference opponent (seventh straight road victory) and have won 22 of their last 28 games against Big Ten schools (not counting recent matchups with new Big Ten members Maryland and Rutgers) Notre Dame rose to (.744) all-time against teams from the state of Michigan, including a 38-8 (.826) record under 28th-year head coach Muffet McGraw the Fighting Irish also have won 15 of their last 16 games against Michigan schools Loyd posted her seventh career double-double and first since March 29, 2012, when she tallied 20 points and 12 rebounds in a win over No. 21/18 Oklahoma State in the NCAA Sweet 16 at Purcell Pavilion Loyd also chalked up her 17th career 20-point game Turner went scoreless in the first half (due to foul trouble), but erupted for all 17 of her points after halftime, including Notre Dame s first 10 points of the second half Allen pulled down a career-high nine rebounds, one more than her previous best against Georgia Tech on Feb. 17, 2014 Allen also scored in double figures for the first time since Feb. 2, 2014, when she had 15 points at No. 3 Duke Huffman provided a key spark off the bench, nabbing a career-high three steals, one better than her previous high set on three occasions (most recently on Feb. 9, 2014, against Syracuse). GAME 3 #3/2 Notre Dame 88, Chattanooga 53 November 21, 2014 Purcell Pavilion (Notre Dame, Ind.) Chattanooga (53) Joyner Towns Gilbert, K Shumpert Gilbert, A Payne Noblit Vanlandingham Johnson Bramblett Chilton Team 3 Totals Notre Dame (88) Turner Reimer Allen Mabrey Loyd Holloway Johnson Cable Huffman Westbeld Wright Thompson Team 1 Totals Chattanooga Notre Dame FG Pct: Chattanooga 35.2, Notre Dame PT FG Pct: Chattanooga 32.0, Notre Dame FT Pct: Chattanooga 50.0, Notre Dame Turnovers: Chattanooga 18, Notre Dame 14. Blocked Shots: Chattanooga 8 (Joyner 8), Notre Dame 4. Steals: Chattanooga 8 (Shumpert 4), Notre Dame 9 (Allen 3). Attendance: 8,645. NOTES: Notre Dame shot 76 percent from the field in the first half (19 of 25), the third-best field goal percentage in the opening 20 minutes in program history (eighth-best for any half), and the best single-half shooting percentage since the Fighting Irish connected at an 80-percent clip (24 of 30) in the first half at Mercer on Dec. 30, 2011 Notre Dame shot 60.3 percent from the field during the game, its best field goal percentage since March 7, 2014, when it made 60.4 percent of its shots (32 of 53) against Florida State in the ACC quarterfinals at the Greensboro (N.C.) Coliseum Notre Dame posted its 30th consecutive home win, extending the nation s longest active Division I home winning streak the Fighting Irish earned their 55th consecutive regular season victory (also the longest active run in the country) and 53rd consecutive win over an unranked opponent in the AP poll (nation s second-longest active streak) Notre Dame has won 21 consecutive games against first-time opponents, rising to 45-3 (.938) against new foes since the start of the season the Fighting Irish have won 34 consecutive home games against first-time opponents, a run that dates back to the season this marked the eighth time Fighting Irish head coach Muffet McGraw has faced her mentor, Chattanooga head coach Jim Foster, with McGraw now leading the all-time series, 5-3 (all five wins coming since McGraw arrived at Notre Dame in ) Loyd has 68 points this season, the most by a Fighting Irish player in the opening three games of a season since , when All-America forward Katryna Gaither piled up a combined 72 points Loyd also moved up two more spots into 24th place on the Notre Dame career scoring list (now with 1,205 points), passing Krissi Davis (1,194 from ) and Heidi Bunek (1,202 from ) Johnson s season-high 17 points included five three-pointers, one off the arena record (set several times, most recently by Mabrey on Feb. 9, 2014, vs. Syracuse) Westbeld nabbed a season-best seven rebounds for the second time in three games, Huffman tied her career highs for points (8), field goals made (4) and field goals attempted (6) Mabrey grabbed a career-high six rebounds Chattanooga s Jasmine Joyner set a Purcell Pavilion opponent record with eight blocks, one better than Duke s Alison Bales on Nov. 17,

22 NOTRE DAME fighting irish women s basketball Box Scores GAME 4 #3/2 Notre Dame 104, Holy Cross 29 Naismith Hall of Fame Challenge November 23, 2014 Purcell Pavilion (Notre Dame, Ind.) GAME 5 #2 Notre Dame 97, Harvard 43 Naismith Hall of Fame Challenge November 24, 2014 Purcell Pavilion (Notre Dame, Ind.) GAME 6 #2/1 Notre Dame 112, Quinnipiac 52 Naismith Hall of Fame Challenge November 25, 2014 Purcell Pavilion (Notre Dame, Ind.) Holy Cross (29) Sullivan Scott Doherty Mifsud Gillespie Thomas-Waheed Byrne Druck Dynis Hasenauer Parker Team 5 Totals Notre Dame (104) Turner Reimer Allen Mabrey Loyd Holloway Johnson Cable Huffman Westbeld Wright Thompson Team 8 Totals Holy Cross Notre Dame FG Pct: Holy Cross 18.6, Notre Dame PT FG Pct: Holy Cross 16.7, Notre Dame FT Pct: Holy Cross 50.0, Notre Dame Turnovers: Holy Cross 23, Notre Dame 9. Blocked Shots: Holy Cross 1, Notre Dame 8 (Reimer 4). Steals: Holy Cross 4, Notre Dame 18 (Turner, Loyd, Wright 3). Attendance: 8,684. NOTES: Notre Dame held Holy Cross to 29 points, the fewest points by a Fighting Irish opponent since Dec. 28, 2011, when Notre Dame defeated Longwood, at Purcell Pavilion the Fighting Irish 25-0 run crossing halftime was its longest since a 27-0 run during the Longwood game in 2011 this marked the first time in program history the Fighting Irish scored more than 100 points while holding their opponent to less than 30 points the 75-point margin of victory is the fifth-largest spread in school history (largest since Jan. 17, 2012, when Notre Dame downed Pittsburgh, , also at Purcell Pavilion) Notre Dame extended its home winning streak to 31 games, its regular season winning streak to 56 games and its winning streak against unranked opponents (according to the Associated Press poll) to 54 games the first two streaks are the longest active runs in the nation in NCAA Division I, while the latter streak is the secondlongest current run in the country by a Division I program Notre Dame s 64 rebounds tied for seventh-most in a single game in school history and most since Jan. 2, 2011, when the Fighting Irish had 66 rebounds in a win over Southeast Missouri State at Purcell Pavilion Notre Dame s 42 field goals tied for seventh-most in a single game in program history and most since Dec. 22, 2013, when it also made 42 baskets in a win over Central Michigan at Purcell Pavilion Holy Cross shot 18.6 percent from the field, the lowest single-game percentage by a Notre Dame opponent since the Jan. 2, 2011, win over Southeast Missouri when the RedHawks shot an opponent record-low 12.5 percent (seven of 56) Holy Cross shot 17.6 percent in the second half, the first time a Fighting Irish opponent shot below 20 percent in a half since Dec. 19, 2012, when Alabama A&M connected at an 18.2-percent clip in a Notre Dame win at the World Vision Classic in Las Vegas the Fighting Irish have won 22 consecutive games against first-time opponents and 35 in a row against new foes at Purcell Pavilion the Fighting Irish are 18-3 (.857) all-time against teams from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, including an 11-0 record at home, and they have won their last seven games against the Commonwealth Notre Dame has won 35 of its last 39 regular season tournament games (multi-game events only) Westbeld scored a career-best 15 points Mabrey had a career high-tying seven assists Huffman grabbed a career-high seven rebounds Johnson collected career highs of six rebounds and five assists Reimer tied her career high with four blocked shots Turner had a career-high three steals Wright tied her career best with three steals Thompson tied her career high with four points. Harvard (43) Fagbenle Healy McDonnell Curtis Dinkins Tummala Nunley Porter Metoyer Tessier-Kay Lachenauer Team 2 Totals Notre Dame (97) Turner Reimer Allen Mabrey Loyd Holloway Johnson Cable Huffman Westbeld Wright Thompson Team 3 Totals Harvard Notre Dame FG Pct: Harvard 28.8, Notre Dame PT FG Pct: Harvard 25.0, Notre Dame FT Pct: Harvard 75.0, Notre Dame Turnovers: Harvard 26, Notre Dame 11. Blocked Shots: Harvard 6 (Lachenauer 3), Notre Dame 2. Steals: Harvard 9 (Fagbenle, Healy, McDonnell 2), Notre Dame 17 (Mabrey, Cable, Huffman, Westbeld 3). Attendance: 8,566. NOTES: Notre Dame extended its home winning streak to 32 games, as well as its regular season winning streak to 57 games and its winning streak against unranked opponents (in the Associated Press poll) to 55 games the Fighting Irish led at halftime, with the 46-point spread believed to be the largest halftime lead in the 38-year history of the Notre Dame women s basketball program (previous largest margin at the break was 43 points (58-15) vs. Indiana State on Nov. 13, 2011, in the Preseason Women s National Invitation Tournament quarterfinals at Purcell Pavilion) Harvard s 13 first-half points tied a Notre Dame opponent season low for one half, a mark set one night (and one half) earlier when Holy Cross scored 13 in the second half of a Notre Dame win the Fighting Irish have won 36 of their last 40 regular season tournament games (multi-game events only) Notre Dame has won 23 consecutive games against first-time opponents (36 in a row at home) and is 47-3 (.940) against new foes since the start of the season the Fighting Irish are 19-3 (.864) against schools from Massachusetts, including an active eight-game winning streak Notre Dame is 5-0 all-time against Ivy League opponents, winning all three times against Penn and once against Brown this was only the second time an Ivy League team played the Fighting Irish at Purcell Pavilion Notre Dame defeated Penn, on Dec. 2, 2011 the Fighting Irish are (.860) in the month of November since and have won 23 of their last 24 November games Notre Dame matched its season high with five double-digit scorers, also doing so against Chattanooga on Nov. 21 for the second consecutive game, all 12 Fighting Irish players in uniform found the scoring column Notre Dame s bench outscored the entire Harvard team, Huffman became the ninth different Notre Dame player to score in double figures this season, doing so for the first time in her career with a personal-best 12 points (she had scored a career-high eight points in two of her first four games this season against UMass Lowell on Nov. 14 and Chattanooga on Nov. 21) Westbeld gathered a career-high eight rebounds, one more than her total against Chattanooga on Nov. 21 despite an off-night shooting the ball, Loyd scored 11 points, extending her streak of consecutive games scoring in double figures to 48 in a row. Quinnipiac (52) Ostergaard Guastella Driscoll Martin Abshire Earle Webster Martucci Fabbri Napolitano Shewan Ramos Fay Johnson Manz Team 2 Totals Notre Dame (112) Turner Reimer Allen Mabrey Loyd Holloway Johnson Cable Huffman Westbeld Wright Thompson Team 3 Totals Quinnipiac Notre Dame FG Pct: Quinnipiac 32.8, Notre Dame PT FG Pct: Quinnipiac 21.7, Notre Dame FT Pct: Quinnipiac 50.0, Notre Dame Turnovers: Quinnipiac 25, Notre Dame 17. Blocked Shots: Quinnipiac 1, Notre Dame 5. Steals: Quinnipiac 7 (Guastella, Abshire 2), Notre Dame 14 (Johnson 4). Attendance: 8,429. NOTES: Hours before tipoff, Notre Dame ascended to the top spot in the WBCA/USA Today coaches poll, the first time the Fighting Irish have been ranked No. 1 in either major national poll since April 1, 2001, following Notre Dame s win over Purdue in St. Louis to earn the program s first NCAA national championship Notre Dame is the first ACC team to reach No. 1 in the polls since March 12, 2007 (Duke) Notre Dame s 112 points were the fifth-most points scored in a single game in program history (third-most in a home game) and most since Dec. 31, 2012, when the Fighting Irish defeated Saint Francis (Pa.), , at Purcell Pavilion it was the third 100-point game this season for Notre Dame, which has now reached triple digits 13 times in the past three-plus seasons ( to present) after scoring 100 points in a game only 13 times in the program s first 34 seasons the Fighting Irish made 32 free-throws, tying for seventh-most in a single game in school history (tying for fifth-most in a home game) and most since Jan. 15, 2013, when Notre Dame went 35 for 38 from the line against Georgetown at Purcell Pavilion Notre Dame s 40 free-throw attempts tied for 10th-most for a single game in program history and most since Dec. 30, 2011, when the Fighting Irish tried a school-record 52 foul shots (making 43) at Mercer Notre Dame extends its home winning streak to 33 consecutive games, as well as its regular-season winning streak to 58 games and its success string against unranked opponents (in the AP poll) to 56 consecutive games the Fighting Irish have won 37 of their last 41 regular-season tournament games, dating back to the season Notre Dame is 48-3 (.941) against first-time opponents since , including an active 24-game winning streak the Fighting Irish also have won 37 in a row at home against new foes since Notre Dame improves to 6-0 all-time against the current Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference alignment Westbeld posted her first career doubledouble, highlighted by a career-best 12 rebounds Johnson had career highs of seven assists (no turnovers) and four steals Turner notched her second career 20-point game Notre Dame head coach Muffet McGraw raised her 33-year coaching record to (.745), tying for 12th place on the NCAA all-division career wins list with Phil Kahler, who coached at NCAA Division III St. John Fisher College from

23 Box Scores GAME 7 fighting irish women s basketball #2/1 Notre Dame 89, Kansas 47 Naismith Hall of Fame Challenge November 30, 2014 Mohegan Sun Arena (Uncasville, Conn.) GAME 8 NOTRE DAME #2/1 Notre Dame 92, #15/10 Maryland 72 ACC/Big Ten Challenge December 3, 2014 Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (Fort Wayne, Ind.) GAME 9 #3 Connecticut 76, #2/1 Notre Dame 58 Jimmy V Classic December 6, 2014 Purcell Pavilion (Notre Dame, Ind.) Kansas (47) Brown Gardner Aldridge Cheadle Knight Boyd Williams Enabulele Bradley Manning-Allen Team 7 Totals Notre Dame (89) Turner Reimer Allen Mabrey Loyd Holloway Johnson Cable Huffman Westbeld Wright Thompson Team 5 Totals Kansas Notre Dame FG Pct: Kansas 38.2, Notre Dame PT FG Pct: Kansas 33.3, Notre Dame FT Pct: Kansas 33.3, Notre Dame Turnovers: Kansas 23, Notre Dame 11. Blocked Shots: Kansas 4 (Manning-Allen 2), Notre Dame 4 (Turner 2). Steals: Kansas 5 (Gardner 3), Notre Dame 14 (Huffman 4). Attendance: 2,307. NOTES: Notre Dame is off to a 7-0 start for the second consecutive season and fourth time in the past seven years the Fighting Irish have won 38 of their last 42 regular-season tournament games (multi-game events only), including their last nine in a row Notre Dame finished the month of November undefeated for the third consecutive season and have won 25 of their last 26 November games, as well as improving to (.863) in the month since the Fighting Irish are (.727) all-time against current Big 12 members including an (.643) record away from home (road/neutral sites combined), and have won their last five games against Big 12 opponents (third in 11 games dating back to last season) Notre Dame extends its regular-season winning streak to 59 consecutive games and its winning streak against unranked opponents (in the Associated Press poll) to 57 in a row the Fighting Irish shot better than 55 percent from the field in consecutive games for the first time since March 2, 2014, at No. 13/17 North Carolina State (.561) and March 7, 2014, against Florida State (.604) in the ACC Championship quarterfinals at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina Notre Dame shot better than 90 percent from the free-throw line (minimum of 10 attempts) for the first time since March 31, 2014, when it went 30 of 33 (.909) against No. 5/6 Baylor in the NCAA Notre Dame Regional final at Purcell Pavilion the Fighting Irish tied their season high with eight three-pointers, while their.615 three-point percentage was a season best and highest since Jan. 16, 2014, when they made nine of 12 three-pointers (.750) in a win at Pittsburgh Loyd posted her fifth 20-point game in seven outings this season and scored in double figures for the 50th consecutive game, the second-longest streak in school history in addition to Westbeld s career-high four assists, Huffman also snared a career-high four steals for the fourth consecutive game, all 12 Notre Dame players in uniform found the scoring column. Maryland (72) Howard Jones Mincy Brown Walker-Kimbrough Leslie Moseley Confroy Pfirman Harrison Team 3 Totals Notre Dame (92) Turner Reimer Allen Mabrey Loyd Holloway Johnson Cable Huffman Westbeld Wright Thompson Team 2 Totals Maryland Notre Dame FG Pct: Maryland 41.0, Notre Dame PT FG Pct: Maryland 42.9, Notre Dame FT Pct: Maryland 88.9, Notre Dame Turnovers: Maryland 17, Notre Dame 17. Blocked Shots: Maryland 1, Notre Dame 3. Steals: Maryland 11 (Mincy 4), Notre Dame 9 (Cable, Huffman, Loyd 2). Attendance: 9,189. NOTES: This was a matchup of the only two schools who were undefeated in ACC/Big Ten Challenge games (Notre Dame was 1-0, Maryland was 7-0, all while members of the ACC) Notre Dame was playing its first off-site home game in the program s 38-year history, and playing in the city of Fort Wayne for the first time since Jan. 24, 1979 (a win at IPFW) the Fighting Irish extended their home winning streak to 34 games and their regular-season winning streak to 60 games Notre Dame earned its second win over a ranked opponent this season and improves to 43-6 against ranked teams since Notre Dame took a 5-4 lead in the all-time series with Maryland, having won the past four games against the Terrapins (three by at least 20 points) the Fighting Irish are all-time against the current Big Ten Conference alignment, including a record at home and a record in the Muffet McGraw era ( to present) Notre Dame now has won its last 12 games against Big Ten teams and 23 of its last 29 against the conference (not including games against Maryland, Nebraska and Rutgers before they recently joined the Big Ten) for the second consecutive season, the Fighting Irish now have shot better than 55 percent from the field in three consecutive games, something they also did last year against UCLA, Michigan and Central Michigan (prior to last season, Notre Dame had not had three consecutive 55-percent shooting games since ) the Fighting Irish also shot better than 55 percent in both halves (.593 in the first,.565 in the second) for the first time since March 22, 2014, when they did so against Robert Morris (.568 in the first,.630 in the second) in the first round of the NCAA Championship in Toledo, Ohio Loyd scored at least 20 points for the sixth time in eight games this season Loyd scored in double figures for the 51st consecutive game, the second-longest streak in school history Loyd tied her career high with six assists, a mark she first set at Maryland on Jan. 27, 2014 Reimer scored a career-high 21 points, two more than her previous high against Michigan State on Nov. 11, 2013 Wright registered season highs of nine points and eight rebounds Notre Dame was playing on the 37th anniversary of the program s inaugural game (a win over Valparaiso at Purcell Pavilion) the attendance of 9,189 (in the 13,000-seat Allen County War Memorial Coliseum) was the largest home crowd for a Notre Dame women s basketball game since Feb. 8, 2009, when 10,011 fans were on hand at Purcell Pavilion (then at a capacity of 11,418, prior to its summer 2009 renovation and creation of its current capacity of 9,149) to see the Fighting Irish edge No. 25 DePaul, Connecticut (76) Tuck Mosqueda-Lewis Stewart Jefferson Nurse Chong Edwards Williams Lawlor Pulido Stokes Team 4 Totals Notre Dame (58) Reimer Wright Allen Mabrey Loyd Johnson Cable Huffman Westbeld Team 5 Totals Connecticut Notre Dame FG Pct: Connecticut 47.5, Notre Dame PT FG Pct: Connecticut 23.5, Notre Dame FT Pct: Connecticut 66.7, Notre Dame Turnovers: Connecticut 24, Notre Dame 18. Blocked Shots: Connecticut 6 (Stokes 4), Notre Dame 4. Steals: Connecticut 9 (Tuck, Mosqueda-Lewis, Stokes 2), Notre Dame 9 (Loyd 4). Attendance: 9,149 (sellout). NOTES: Notre Dame s 34-game home winning streak (secondlongest in school history) and 60-game regular season winning streak (not including conference tournament games and like the home string, the longest active run in the nation) both ended the last time the Fighting Irish either lost at Purcell Pavilion or in the regular season was the same game (Dec. 5, a setback to another third-ranked opponent, Baylor) this was just the eighth loss for Notre Dame in the past four seasons (the Fighting Irish are 115-8,.935, since ), and seven of those losses have come to opponents ranked fourth or higher in both major national polls (UConn four times, Baylor three times) the Fighting Irish led with 10:13 left in the first half this was the first time they lost after holding a double-digit lead for the first time since Feb. 12, 2012, when they gave up a lead with 13:05 left against West Virginia, losing at Purcell Pavilion Notre Dame has forced 105 UConn turnovers in the Huskies last four visits to South Bend (averaging 26 takeaways per game in that span) Loyd tied her career high with 31 points, having first scored that many at Maryland on Jan. 27, 2014 this was Loyd s fourth career 30-point game, tying her for fourth in Notre Dame history and making her just the fifth Fighting Irish women s basketball player with four career 30-point nights Loyd also tied her career best with four steals, a mark she had set three times previously (the last at Duke on Feb. 2, 2014) Loyd scored in double figures for the 52nd consecutive game, still the second-longest run of its kind in program history Notre Dame drew its first sellout crowd of the season (9,149), as well as its 36th since and the 42nd in program history. 23

24 NOTRE DAME fighting irish women s basketball Box Scores GAME 10 #5/4 Notre Dame 94, #25 DePaul 93 (OT) December 10, 2014 McGrath-Phillips Arena (Chicago, Ill.) Notre Dame (94) Reimer Allen Cable Mabrey Loyd Johnson Huffman Westbeld Wright Team 8 Totals DePaul (93) Podkowa Hrynko Jenkins January Rogowski Schulte McGee Harvey-Carr Team 3 Totals Notre Dame DePaul FG Pct: Notre Dame 41.0, DePaul PT FG Pct: Notre Dame 39.1, DePaul FT Pct: Notre Dame 80.8, DePaul Turnovers: Notre Dame 22, DePaul 12. Blocked Shots: Notre Dame 2, DePaul 2 (Podkowa 2). Steals: Notre Dame 7 (Cable, Mabrey 2), DePaul 14 (Hrynko 4). Attendance: 3,414. NOTES: Notre Dame extended its school-record road winning streak to 28 games, the longest active run in the country and third-longest in NCAA Division I history the Fighting Irish are 3-1 against ranked opponents this season, and 44-7 in the past four seasons Notre Dame played its first overtime game since March 4, 2013, when the Fighting Irish defeated UConn, in triple overtime at Purcell Pavilion Notre Dame has won its last five overtime games since an double-overtime loss to 15th-ranked UCLA on Nov. 18, 2010 the 187 combined points tied for seventh-most in a Notre Dame game, and most since Jan. 19, 2008 ( win at Georgetown) Notre Dame s 94 points tied for ninth-most in a road game in program history and most since Jan. 16, 2014 ( win at Pittsburgh) Notre Dame had three players record double-doubles in the same game for the first time since Dec. 8, 2012, against Utah State at Purcell Pavilion Notre Dame had three players grab double-figure rebounds in the same game for the first time since Dec. 21, 1995, at Michigan State Loyd tied the school record for points in a game (Ruth Riley - 41 at Providence on Jan. 30, 1999) and became the first player in school history with back-to-back 30-point games Loyd tied for 15th on the Atlantic Coast Conference single-game scoring list, and most by an ACC player in one game since Dec. 29, 2013 (Wake Forest s Chelsea Douglas - 48 vs. FIU) Loyd is the first Fighting Irish player with three consecutive 25-point games since Charel Allen did so from Feb , 2007, against DePaul, at Villanova and at Providence Loyd posted her fifth career 30-point game, tying for second in program history Loyd s 15 free-throws and 18 free-throw attempts both tied for third-most foul shots made and attempted in one game in program history, and most since Natalie Novosel tied the school record with 18 made free-throws (on 20 attempts) on March 20, 2012, against California in the second round of the NCAA Championship at Purcell Pavilion Loyd is the first Notre Dame player to record eight 20-point games in her first 10 outings of a season Cable recorded her first career double-double and second career 20-point game Reimer logged her first double-double of the season and fourth of her career Notre Dame has won six consecutive games against DePaul, the longest winning streak by either team in the 40-game series (DePaul won five in a row from ) this was the first time Notre Dame and DePaul played an overtime game in their series that dates back to 1979 the Fighting Irish lead the all-time series with the Blue Demons, 21-19, with this being the fourth game between the schools decided by one point and the 10th series game decided by one possession (three points or fewer) only once in the series has either team scored more points than both teams tallied DePaul registered a win over Notre Dame on Jan. 16, 1995, in Chicago Notre Dame has won 19 consecutive games against the current (revamped) BIG EAST membership and 10 in a row on the road. GAME 11 #5/4 Notre Dame 70, Michigan 50 December 13, 2014 Purcell Pavilion (Notre Dame, Ind.) Michigan (50) Goree Ristovski Thompson Smith Elmblad Flaherty Dunston Stapleton Rakers Williams Backman Jackson Mitchell Team 3 Totals Notre Dame (70) Reimer Allen Cable Mabrey Loyd Holloway Johnson Huffman Westbeld Wright Team 3 Totals Michigan Notre Dame FG Pct: Michigan 34.5, Notre Dame PT FG Pct: Michigan 21.4, Notre Dame FT Pct: Michigan 81.8, Notre Dame Turnovers: Michigan 20, Notre Dame 17. Blocked Shots: Michigan 0, Notre Dame 7 (Cable 4). Steals: Michigan 8 (Goree, Elmblad 2), Notre Dame 9 (Allen 3). Attendance: 8,904.. NOTES: Notre Dame held its opponent to less than 60 points for the seventh time this season, but the first since an win over Kansas on Nov. 30 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut the Fighting Irish earned their 58th consecutive win over an unranked opponent (according to the Associated Press poll), tying UConn for the longest active streak of that kind in the nation Notre Dame shot better than 50 percent from the field for the seventh time this season and first since Dec. 3, when it connected at a.580 clip against No. 15/10 Maryland in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge at Fort Wayne, Indiana Michigan came into the game ranked fourth in the nation in three-point percentage (.423), but the Fighting Irish held the Wolverines to a.214 three-point percentage (three of 14) Notre Dame earns its second consecutive win over Michigan and fifth in the past six series meetings, improving to 11-7 all-time against the Wolverines (8-1 at Purcell Pavilion) the Fighting Irish also are 10-1 all-time against Michigan when holding the Wolverines to 65 points or less Notre Dame evens its all-time record against the current Big Ten Conference alignment at 69-69, with a (.593) record at home and (.560) mark in the 28-year Muffet McGraw era Notre Dame has won 24 of its last 30 games against current Big Ten schools, including an active 13-game winning streak (three victories this season) the Fighting Irish are (.747) all-time against schools from the state of Michigan, with a 39-8 (.830) record in the McGraw era Notre Dame has won 16 of its last 17 games against Michigan schools, dating back to the season Allen scored a career-high 17 points, one more than her previous best set against Miami on Jan. 23, 2014 Loyd scored in double figures for the 54th consecutive game, continuing the second-longest streak in school history Cable earned her second consecutive start (fifth of her career), ending with nine points, four rebounds and a career-high four blocks (previous best was two blocks against Oklahoma State in the NCAA Sweet 16 on March 29, 2014) Westbeld not only flirted with her second double-double of the season, but also nearly eclipsed her career scoring high of 15 points, set against Holy Cross on Nov. 23 at Purcell Pavilion. GAME 12 #5/4 Notre Dame 64, Saint Joseph s (Pa.) 50 December 21, 2014 Purcell Pavilion (Notre Dame, Ind.) Saint Joseph s (Pa.) (50) Robinson Fairbanks Andrews Cloud Woods Fitzpatrick Franklyn Team 3 Totals Notre Dame (64) Turner Reimer Allen Mabrey Loyd Johnson Cable Huffman Westbeld Team 2 Totals Saint Joseph s Notre Dame FG Pct: Saint Joseph s 38.5, Notre Dame PT FG Pct: Saint Joseph s 36.4, Notre Dame 0.0. FT Pct: Saint Joseph s 75.0, Notre Dame Turnovers: Saint Joseph s 16, Notre Dame 12. Blocked Shots: Saint Joseph s 1, Notre Dame 6 (Turner 5). Steals: Saint Joseph s 6 (Cloud 5), Notre Dame 5 (Mabrey 2). Attendance: 8,630. NOTES: After allowing at least 70 points in three consecutive games, including 93 in an overtime win at No. 25 DePaul, Notre Dame has given up just 50 points in each of its last two games the Fighting Irish now have won 27 consecutive games coming off their final exam break, and 19 consecutive games heading into the Christmas holiday Notre Dame takes a 2-1 series lead against Saint Joseph s (the alma mater of Fighting Irish head coach Muffet McGraw) in the first meeting between the schools since 1990 the Fighting Irish have won 12 in a row and are (.783) all-time against current members of the Atlantic 10 Conference, including a 21-6 (.778) record at home Notre Dame is (.633) all-time against members of the Big Five, including a 15-4 (.789) record at home Notre Dame shot at least 50 percent from the field for the eighth time this season the Fighting Irish had a season-low 27 rebounds Notre Dame did not make a three-pointer for the first time since Nov. 9, 2012, against No. 19/21 Ohio State in the Carrier Classic aboard the USS Yorktown in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina (ending a string of 85 consecutive games with at least one triple) Turner s five blocks were the most by a Notre Dame player since March 29, 2012, when Natalie Achonwa had five blocks in a win over No. 21/18 Oklahoma State in the NCAA Sweet 16 at Purcell Pavilion Loyd scored in double figures for the 55th consecutive game, continuing the second-longest run in program history Notre Dame had four double-figure scorers for the seventh time this season Allen s eight rebounds were one off her career high set back on Nov. 19 in a win at No. 15/17 Michigan State Saint Joseph s had two assists, the fewest by a Notre Dame opponent since March 25, 2012, when No. 21/25 St. Bonaventure also had two assists in a Fighting Irish win in the NCAA Sweet 16 at Raleigh, North Carolina Notre Dame forced Saint Joseph s into six shot-clock violations after hounded its opponents into a combined eight shot-clock violations in its first 11 games this season this was the 500th home game in Notre Dame women s basketball history (409-91,.818 record), with all but one game played at Purcell Pavilion (earlier this season, a win over Maryland on Dec. 3 at Fort Wayne, Indiana). 24

25 Box Scores GAME 13 fighting irish women s basketball #4 Notre Dame 82, UCLA 67 December 28, 2014 Pauley Pavilion (Los Angeles, Calif.) Notre Dame (82) Turner Reimer Allen Mabrey Loyd Holloway Johnson Cable Huffman Westbeld Wright Team 4 Totals UCLA (67) Swain Livulo Korver Canada Fields Caldwell Drummer Hayes Hersler Billings Costa Team 8 Totals Notre Dame UCLA FG Pct: Notre Dame 50.0, UCLA PT FG Pct: Notre Dame 75.0, UCLA FT Pct: Notre Dame 70.8, UCLA Turnovers: Notre Dame 23, UCLA 20. Blocked Shots: Notre Dame 7 (Turner 5), UCLA 7 (Costa 3). Steals: Notre Dame 8 (Allen, Loyd 2), UCLA 11 (Billings 4). Attendance: 3,004. NOTES: Notre Dame extends its road winning streak to 29 games, tying Baylor ( through ) for the second-longest run in NCAA Division I history, one shy of Connecticut s record 30-game road winning streak from through Notre Dame tied its season high with nine three-pointers (also at DePaul on Dec. 10), one game after failing to make a trey for the first time in a span of 85 games dating back to the 2012 season opener against No. 19/21 Ohio State Notre Dame s.750 three-point percentage tied for the 10th-best single-game mark from distance in school history, and best since a similar nine of 12 (.750) performance at Pittsburgh on Jan. 16, 2014 in their last two games against UCLA, the Fighting Irish have made a combined 19 of 29 three-point attempts (.655) Notre Dame is 9-1 in its last 10 true road games against California schools, dating back to the season the Fighting Irish are (.643) all-time against California teams, including an active six-game winning streak Notre Dame improves to (.583) all-time against current Pac-12 Conference members, having won seven in a row and 25 of its last 32 games against that league the Fighting Irish earn their third consecutive win over UCLA and fifth in the last six meetings against the Bruins, trimming UCLA s series lead over Notre Dame to 9-7 the Fighting Irish have won the past three times they have visited Pauley Pavilion after not winning on their first five trips to the legendary arena Notre Dame has won its last 12 games coming back from the Christmas holiday break, improving to (.711) alltime in post-christmas games, including a 21-7 (.750) record in the Muffet McGraw era ( to present) Allen is the fifth different Fighting Irish player to score 20 points in a game this season Turner posted her first career double-double with 14 points and a career-high 16 rebounds (previous high was nine vs. UMass Lowell in her college debut on Nov. 14); Turner also tied her career best with five blocks for the second consecutive game, securing her first career game Loyd posted her fourth game of the season (ninth of her career) with 12 points, seven rebounds and a career-high seven assists (previous best was six assists on two occasions against Maryland Jan. 27, 2014, and Dec. 3, 2014) Loyd also scored in double figures for the 56th consecutive game, extending the second-longest streak in school history. GAME 14 #4 Notre Dame 74, Florida State 68 January 2, 2015 Purcell Pavilion (Notre Dame, Ind.) Florida State (68) Slaughter Bulgak Jones Brown Conwright Bingley Romero Thomas Degbeon Team 9 Totals Notre Dame (74) Turner Reimer Allen Mabrey Loyd Johnson Cable Westbeld Wright Team 3 Totals Florida State Notre Dame FG Pct: Florida State 40.0, Notre Dame PT FG Pct: Florida State 28.6, Notre Dame FT Pct: Florida State 90.9, Notre Dame Turnovers: Florida State 17, Notre Dame 14. Blocked Shots: Florida State 1, Notre Dame 7 (Turner 5). Steals: Florida State 9 (Jones, Conwright 3), Notre Dame 12 (Cable 3). Attendance: 9,149 (sellout).. NOTES: The Fighting Irish win their school-record 37th consecutive regular season conference game, dating back to their membership in the BIG EAST Conference and since a loss to West Virginia on Feb. 12, 2012, at Purcell Pavilion Notre Dame earns its 61st consecutive win against an unranked opponent (according to the AP poll), a run that began following that same 2012 loss to West Virginia the Fighting Irish have won their last nine conference openers and 16 of their last 18 they also have claimed eight of their last nine conference home openers Notre Dame has won 19 of its last 21 games when starting a new year the Fighting Irish have won 13 consecutive games against Florida schools (six in a row at home) and are 32-5 (.865) all-time against teams from the Sunshine State Notre Dame moves to 3-0 all-time against Florida State, with this being the Seminoles first-ever visit to Purcell Pavilion Notre Dame s 12-point comeback win was its largest in nearly a year, dating back to an victory at Tennessee on Jan. 20, 2014 (the Fighting Irish trailed with 5:22 left in the first half before rallying past the Lady Vols) Notre Dame has won 14 consecutive games decided by single digits and/or in overtime, including all three such outings this season Notre Dame shot better than 50 percent from the field for the fourth consecutive game, a remarkable achievement considering the Fighting Irish made just three of their first 14 shots against Florida State (Notre Dame shot 63.2 percent from the field during the final 32:45) Loyd posted her ninth 20-point game of the season and moved into 15th place on the Fighting Irish career scoring list with 1,440 points, passing three players Lindsay Schrader (1,429 from ), current Notre Dame assistant coach/recruiting coordinator Niele Ivey (1,430 from ) and Sheila McMillen (1,439 from ) Loyd also scored in double figures for the 57th consecutive game, continuing the second-longest streak in school history Allen s eight assists tied her career high set on Jan. 30, 2014, against Virginia Tech at Purcell Pavilion Allen connected on a shot from midcourt at the halftime horn, the first for a Notre Dame player in exactly eight years (Breona Gray at Seton Hall on Jan. 2, 2007) Turner tied her career high with five blocks for the third consecutive game. Turner s 15 combined blocks in the past three games are the most for a Notre Dame player in a three-game span since Feb , 2002, when another native Texan, Friendswood product Amanda Barksdale blocked a combined 16 shots at home against Boston College (school-record 11) and St. John s (4), and at Rutgers (1) Notre Dame drew its second sellout crowd of the season (9,149) and the 43rd in program history. NOTRE DAME GAME 15 #4 Notre Dame 85, #21/22 Syracuse 74 January 4, 2015 Carrier Dome (Syracuse, N.Y.) Notre Dame (85) Turner Reimer Allen Mabrey Loyd Johnson Cable Huffman Westbeld Team 4 Totals Syracuse (74) Day, Briana Peterson Slim Butler Sykes Henderson Fondren Ford Witherspoon Day, Bria Team 6 Totals Notre Dame Syracuse FG Pct: Notre Dame 50.0, Syracuse PT FG Pct: Notre Dame 37.5, Syracuse FT Pct: Notre Dame 68.0, Syracuse Turnovers: Notre Dame 22, Syracuse 18. Blocked Shots: Notre Dame 9 (Turner 7), Syracuse 6 (Briana Day 5). Steals: Notre Dame 14 (Loyd 4), Syracuse 13 (Peterson 5). Technical Foul: Head coach Hillsman (SU). Attendance: 2,158. NOTES: Notre Dame ties the NCAA Division I record for consecutive road wins (30), a mark first set by Connecticut from Feb. 9, 2008, to Dec. 28, 2010 Notre Dame improves to 4-1 against ranked opponents this season, including a 3-0 record on the road Notre Dame has won a school-record 38 consecutive regular season conference games, dating back to its membership in the BIG EAST Conference during the season the Fighting Irish have won a school-record 25 consecutive regular season conference road games, dating back to the start of the BIG EAST season Notre Dame moves to 28-2 all-time against Syracuse (second-most wins against one opponent in school history behind 32 wins against Marquette) the Fighting Irish have won the last 15 games in the series, as well as 27 of the last 28 matchups with the Orange the Fighting Irish are 13-1 all-time on the road against Syracuse, including a 5-0 record since the Orange began playing their home games at the Carrier Dome in this marked the fifth time in the last eight series games Notre Dame has defeated Syracuse by 13 points or fewer the Fighting Irish scored at least 70 points for the 25th time in 30 career games against Syracuse, while the Orange reached that mark for only the fifth time in series history, and first since Jan. 30, 2010 (a Notre Dame win at the Carrier Dome) the Fighting Irish are 57-5 (.919) all-time against teams from the state of New York, including a 27-5 (.844) record away from home (road/neutral sites combined) Notre Dame has won 15 of its last 16 games against New York schools since , the Fighting Irish are (.833) when playing on one day s rest or less, including a 5-0 record this season Notre Dame shot at least 50 percent from the field for the fifth consecutive game and the 11th time this season Loyd posted her team-high 10th 20-point game this season and 25th of her career Loyd moved into 14th place on the Fighting Irish all-time scoring list with 1,465 points, passing Sandy Botham (1,460 from ) Loyd scored in double figures for the 58th consecutive game, continuing the second-longest streak in school history Turner posted her third consecutive game and her second double-double in three games (she had 14 points/16 rebounds at UCLA on Dec. 28) Turner logged her third career 20-point game and first since scoring 20 points against Quinnipiac on Nov. 25 at Purcell Pavilion Turner s seven blocks were the most by a Notre Dame player in a single game since March 20, 2012, when Devereaux Peters recorded seven blocks against California in the second round of the NCAA Championship at Purcell Pavilion Notre Dame s nine blocks tied its season high set in that season-opening win over UMass Lowell. 25

26 NOTRE DAME Box Scores GAME 16 Miami 78, #4 Notre Dame 63 January 8, 2015 BankUnited Center (Coral Gables, Fla.) Notre Dame (63) Turner Allen Cable Mabrey Loyd Johnson Huffman Westbeld Wright Team 8 Totals Miami (78) Quevedo Williams Thomas Motley McGuire Greene Woods Sterlin Prather Davenport Team 5 Totals Notre Dame Miami FG Pct: Notre Dame 35.9, Miami PT FG Pct: Notre Dame 8.3, Miami FT Pct: Notre Dame 72.7, Miami Turnovers: Notre Dame 13, Miami 10. Blocked Shots: Notre Dame 2 (Turner 2), Miami 10 (Williams 9). Steals: Notre Dame 4 (Loyd 2), Miami 4. Attendance: 1,836. NOTES: Notre Dame saw its NCAA Division I record-tying 30- game road winning streak come to an end, as the Fighting Irish lost a road game for the first time since March 6, 2012, a setback at Connecticut in the BIG EAST Conference Tournament championship game the Fighting Irish saw their 61-game winning streak against unranked opponents (according to the Associated Press poll) and their 38-game conference regular season winning streak both stopped the last loss prior to both streaks was a setback to then-big EAST foe West Virginia on Feb. 12, 2012, at Purcell Pavilion Notre Dame also had its 25-game regular season conference road winning streak snapped, suffering its first league loss on the road since Feb. 28, 2011, a BIG EAST loss at No. 12/11 DePaul the Fighting Irish lost by double digits to an unranked opponent for the first time since March 8, 2009, when they fell to Villanova in the BIG EAST Tournament quarterfinals at Hartford, Connecticut this marked Notre Dame s largest loss to an unranked opponent since Nov. 16, 2006 (75-49 at Penn State) the Fighting Irish fall to 32-6 (.842) all-time against Florida schools, including a 19-3 (.864) record away from home, with this loss snapping Notre Dame s 12-game winning streak against teams from Florida (last defeat was an overtime setback at South Florida on Jan. 13, 2007) Notre Dame falls to 15-4 all-time against Miami, with the Hurricanes earning their first series win over the Fighting Irish since Jan. 11, 2003 (80-70 at Purcell Pavilion), and their first series victory in Coral Gables since Feb. 3, 1998 (77-76 at UM s previous home, the Knight Sports Complex) Loyd moved into a tie for 13th place on the Fighting Irish career scoring list with 1,492 points, drawing even with Ashley Barlow ( ) Loyd scored in double figures for the 59th consecutive game, the second-longest streak in program history Loyd posted her 11th 20-point game of the season, and her sixth 25-point outing (second in a row) Turner notched her third career double-double (all in the past four games) Allen registered at least six assists for the third game in a row and sixth time this season Westbeld tied her career high with four assists Miami s Jassany Williams tied a Notre Dame opponent record with nine blocks. GAME 17 #4 Notre Dame 104, Boston College 58 January 11, 2015 Purcell Pavilion (Notre Dame, Ind.) Boston College (58) Gabriel Kelsick Boudreau Daley Hughes Coulombe Engeln Mosetti Quandt Cooper Team 1 Totals Notre Dame (104) Turner Allen Cable Mabrey Loyd Holloway Johnson Huffman Westbeld Wright Thompson Team 8 Totals Boston College Notre Dame FG Pct: Boston College 33.3, Notre Dame PT FG Pct: Boston College 59.1, Notre Dame FT Pct: Boston College 53.8, Notre Dame Turnovers: Boston College 26, Notre Dame 13. Blocked Shots: Boston College 5 (Coulombe, Quandt 2), Notre Dame 3 (Turner 2). Steals: Boston College 6 (Kelsick 2), Notre Dame 15 (Cable, Loyd 3). Attendance: 9,149 (sellout). NOTES: Notre Dame had six players score in double figures for the first time since Dec. 31, 2012, against Saint Francis (Pa.) Notre Dame posted its fourth 100-point game this season, one off the school record set last year in the past 20 seasons, Notre Dame is (.823) when coming off a double-digit loss and has won its last 12 such games Notre Dame tied a season high by forcing 26 turnovers, matching the total by Harvard on Nov. 24 at Purcell Pavilion Boston College s 13 three-pointers tied the Fighting Irish opponent record set twice before (Connecticut on Jan. 15, 2001, and more recently, DePaul on Jan. 17, 2006 both games were played at Purcell Pavilion) Notre Dame improves to 15-5 all-time against Boston College and has won five in a row in the series, the most by either side in a rivalry that dates back to the season during their current five-game series winning streak, the Fighting Irish have defeated the Eagles by an average of 37.4 points per game, including three wins by at least 40 points the 46-point margin was the second-largest in the 20-game series, exceeded only by a Notre Dame win on Nov. 23, 2008, in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts the Fighting Irish are 10-0 all-time against BC at Purcell Pavilion Notre Dame is 13-3 against Boston College in conference games (ACC and previously, BIG EAST) and has won its last six conference matchups between the schools the Fighting Irish have held the Eagles to 61 points or fewer in eight of the past nine meetings, winning each time Notre Dame has scored at least 82 points in its last five games against Boston College after reaching that mark once in the first 15 series games the 104 points were the most ever scored by the Fighting Irish against the Eagles Notre Dame is 20-5 (.800) all-time against Massachusetts schools, including a 14-0 record at home the Fighting Irish are 4-0 against Massachusetts teams this season (all at home), winning those four contests by an average of 57.3 points per game and scoring at least 100 points in three of the four outings (and 97 in the other) Loyd scored her 1,500th career point on a layup with 1:14 left in the first half the Lincolnwood, Illinois, native reached the milestone in her 90th career game, making her the second-fastest to the mark in program history beyond only current Fighting Irish associate coach Beth Cunningham, who scored her 1,500th career point in her 80th career game during the season Westbeld tied her career scoring high, previously set in the Nov. 23 win over Holy Cross Turner posted her fourth 20-point game of the season Notre Dame drew its third sellout crowd of the season (9,149), and second in as many home games, as well as the 44th women s basketball sellout in school history. fighting irish women s basketball GAME 18 #7 Notre Dame 89, #12/10 North Carolina 79 January 15, 2015 Carmichael Arena (Chapel Hill, N.C.) Notre Dame (89) Turner Allen Cable Mabrey Loyd Reimer Johnson Huffman Westbeld Wright Team 4 Totals North Carolina (79) Mavunga Coleman Butts Rountree Gray Cherry Fuller Bryant Washington Summers Team 6 Totals Notre Dame North Carolina FG Pct: Notre Dame 50.0, North Carolina PT FG Pct: Notre Dame 33.3, North Carolina FT Pct: Notre Dame 73.3, North Carolina Turnovers: Notre Dame 16, North Carolina 11. Blocked Shots: Notre Dame 10 (Turner 7), North Carolina 3. Steals: Notre Dame 7 (Loyd 3), North Carolina 10 (Mavunga, Butts, Gray, Washington 2). Attendance: 4,358. NOTES: Notre Dame improves to 5-1 against ranked opponents this season, including a 4-0 record on the road, and a 2-1 mark against top-10 teams (according to either major national poll) the Fighting Irish are 4-1 all-time against North Carolina, with this representing Notre Dame s first-ever visit to Chapel Hill Notre Dame is 23-2 (.920) all-time against schools from the state of North Carolina (8-1 in true road games) and has won its last 13 games against teams from that state the Fighting Irish have won their last 10 games they have played in the state of North Carolina, covering the past seven seasons this was the second time in two weeks the Fighting Irish (who trailed with 5:28 left in the first half) rallied from a double-digit deficit to win on Jan. 2, Notre Dame fell behind to Florida State 20-8 early in the first half, but came back to earn a victory the Fighting Irish shot at least 50 percent from the floor for the seventh time in their last eight games Notre Dame blocked a season-high 10 shots, its first double-digit block total since it had 10 rejections against No. 21/18 Oklahoma State on March 29, 2014, in the NCAA Sweet 16 (regional semifinals) at Purcell Pavilion according to STATS, Turner is just the second NCAA Division I women s basketball player since to record 29 points, 18 rebounds and seven blocked shots in a single game Oklahoma s Courtney Paris had 30 points, 20 rebounds and seven blocks on March 11, 2008, against Missouri in the first round of the Big 12 Conference Tournament at Kansas City, Missouri Turner tied or set career highs in points, rebounds and blocks Turner s 18 rebounds were the most by a Fighting Irish player in one game since March 10, 2013, when Natalie Achonwa had 20 rebounds against South Florida in the BIG EAST Tournament quarterfinals at Hartford, Connecticut Allen had career highs in points and assists Loyd had her 60-game streak of scoring double figures come to an end, the first time she didn t score 10 points in a game since March 11, 2013, when she had eight points against Louisville in the BIG EAST Tournament semifinals at Hartford, Connecticut (Loyd s streak is the second-longest run of its kind in program history) UNC s Allisha Gray was the first Notre Dame opponent to go 10 for 10 at the free-throw line since Dec. 5, 2012, when Baylor s Odyssey Sims posted the same efficiency in a BU win at Purcell Pavilion. 26

27 Box Scores GAME 19 #6/7 Notre Dame 88, #5/6 Tennessee 77 January 19, 2015 Purcell Pavilion (Notre Dame, Ind.) Tennessee (77) Burdick Graves Harrison Reynolds Carter Moore Massengale Nared Middleton Team 4 Totals Notre Dame (88) Turner Reimer Allen Mabrey Loyd Cable Huffman Westbeld Team 5 Totals Tennessee Notre Dame fighting irish women s basketball FG Pct: Tennessee 43.2, Notre Dame PT FG Pct: Tennessee 60.0, Notre Dame FT Pct: Tennessee 70.0, Notre Dame Turnovers: Tennessee 10, Notre Dame 13. Blocked Shots: Tennessee 2, Notre Dame 6 (Turner 5). Steals: Tennessee 8 (Carter 4), Notre Dame 7 (Allen 3). Attendance: 9,149 (sellout). NOTES: Notre Dame picked up its sixth win in seven tries against a ranked opponent this season, and its third against a top-10 opponent (according to either major national poll) the Fighting Irish earned their first win over a top-five team (according to the Associated Press poll) since March 31, 2014, when they defeated No. 5/6 Baylor, in the NCAA Elite Eight at Purcell Pavilion Notre Dame is 9-0 on ESPN2 s Big Monday during the past four seasons (5-0 on road, 4-0 at home) after starting off 0-20 against Tennessee from 1983 to 2008, the Fighting Irish have won five in a row against the Lady Vols (all by double digits), with two victories coming in Knoxville, two coming at Purcell Pavilion and one coming on a neutral floor the Fighting Irish are a combined 12-4 (.750) against Tennessee (5-0) and Connecticut (7-4) in the past four-plus seasons, starting with the victory over UT in the 2011 NCAA Elite Eight at Dayton, Ohio Notre Dame s 88 points were the most it has scored in the 25-game series against Tennessee (previous high came in last year s win at UT) the Fighting Irish have won 11 of their last 12 games against Southeastern Conference opponents Notre Dame shot better than 50 percent from the field for the eighth time in its last nine games, and posted its second-highest field-goal percentage of the season (.603 vs. Chattanooga on Nov. 21 at Purcell Pavilion) Loyd s three 30-point games this season all have come against ranked opponents, and she ties the school single-season record for 30-point games (she did so last year, while Shari Matvey did it in , Katryna Gaither did so in and current associate coach Beth Cunningham pulled off the feat in ) Loyd s six career 30-point games ties the program s all-time mark, first set by Gaither from Loyd s 34 points tied for the third-most points in a game by a Notre Dame player in Purcell Pavilion history and most since Ruth Riley tied her own arena record with 36 points against Miami (Fla.) on Feb. 22, 2000 Riley also scored 36 points against Providence on Jan. 10, 1999, at Purcell Pavilion Turner logged her sixth five-block game this season (all within the past eight games) Notre Dame drew its third consecutive home sellout, fourth of the season and 45th in program history this was head coach Muffet McGraw s 900th game at Notre Dame ( ,.756 record since arriving in South Bend prior to the season). GAME 20 #6/5 Notre Dame 89, Georgia Tech 76 January 22, 2015 Purcell Pavilion (Notre Dame, Ind.) Georgia Tech (76) O Neil Rogers Whiteside Davis Peresson Tilford Vuckovic Taylor Team 4 Totals Notre Dame (89) Turner Reimer Allen Mabrey Loyd Johnson Cable Huffman Westbeld Team 4 Totals Georgia Tech Notre Dame FG Pct: Georgia Tech 50.0, Notre Dame PT FG Pct: Georgia Tech 29.4, Notre Dame FT Pct: Georgia Tech 63.6, Notre Dame Turnovers: Georgia Tech 17, Notre Dame 14. Blocked Shots: Georgia Tech 4 (Rogers 3), Notre Dame 1. Steals: Georgia Tech 7 (Whiteside 4), Notre Dame 11 (Loyd, Cable 3). Attendance: 8,865. NOTES: Notre Dame led wire-to-wire for the second consecutive game the Fighting Irish improved to 3-0 all-time in the abbreviated series with Georgia Tech Notre Dame is 7-2 all-time (4-1 at home) against teams from the state of Georgia, and has won its last seven games against the Peach State the Fighting Irish shot better than 50 percent from the field for the ninth time in 10 games, and topped 55 percent shooting for the second consecutive game, the second time this year they have posted back-to-back 55 percent nights (three in a row from Nov. 25-Dec. 3 vs. Quinnipiac, Kansas and No. 15/10 Maryland) Notre Dame shot better than 55 percent in both halves for the first time since that Dec. 3 win over Maryland Notre Dame has won 51 of its last 54 conference regular season games overall and 21 consecutive home conference games Loyd moved into the top 10 on the Fighting Irish career scoring list with 1,574 points, passing current operations specialist/former teammate and All-America forward Natalie Achonwa (1,546 points from ), Charel Allen (1,566 points from ) and another former All-American named Natalie, Natalie Novosel (1,569 points from ) this marked the third time this season Loyd has scored at least 25 points in consecutive games this was Loyd s 13th 20-point game of the season and 28th of her career, the latter good for eighth place in program history Loyd tied her career high with seven assists, having previously dished out seven assists at UCLA on Dec. 28 Loyd s nine of nine performance at the free-throw line was the best foul shooting game of her career, one better than her eight of eight day on March 8, 2014, against No. 14/17 North Carolina State in the ACC Tournament semifinals at Greensboro, North Carolina Reimer s 19 points were two shy of her career set on Dec. 3 against No. 15/10 Maryland and represented her ninth double-figure scoring game of the season Allen delivered at least five assists for the seventh consecutive game the Fighting Irish senior class of Madison Cable, Whitney Holloway and Markisha Wright earned its 125th win at Notre Dame, the program s third consecutive group of seniors to help the Fighting Irish win at least 125 games in their four-year careers. NOTRE DAME GAME 21 #6/5 Notre Dame 74, Clemson 36 January 24, 2015 Littlejohn Coliseum (Clemson, S.C.) Notre Dame (74) Turner Reimer Allen Mabrey Loyd Johnson Cable Huffman Westbeld Wright Thompson Team 3 Totals Clemson (36) Atkism Lewis Lindsay Tagliapietra Dixon Davenport Cardaci Carter Johnson Mosley Perry Wright Team 1 Totals Notre Dame Clemson FG Pct: Notre Dame 45.6, Clemson PT FG Pct: Notre Dame 30.8, Clemson FT Pct: Notre Dame 72.0, Clemson Turnovers: Notre Dame 15, Clemson 19. Blocked Shots: Notre Dame 4 (Reimer 2), Clemson 3. Steals: Notre Dame 4, Clemson 8 (Cardaci, Carter 2). Attendance: 1,214. NOTES: Notre Dame held Clemson to 36 points, the fewest points the Fighting Irish have allowed in a conference game since Jan. 4, 2012, when they posted the exact same winning score (74-36) in their BIG EAST opener at Seton Hall Notre Dame posted its largest margin of victory on the road since Jan. 16, 2014, when it earned a win at Pittsburgh Notre Dame is 2-0 all-time against Clemson and 3-2 all-time against teams from the state of South Carolina (the Fighting Irish are 1-2 against South Carolina) since , Notre Dame is (.836) when playing a game on one day s rest or less, including a 6-0 record this season Turner posted her fifth double-double of the season Loyd moved into eighth place on the Notre Dame career scoring list with 1,591 points, edging past Trena Keys (1,589 points from ) and Karen Robinson (1,590 points from ) Reimer collected her 10th double-digit scoring day of the season, and second in as many games Westbeld posted her fifth double-digit scoring game of the season Allen dished out at least five assists for the eighth consecutive game Mabrey handed out six assists, one off her career high set twice before (most recently on Nov. 23 in the win over Holy Cross at Purcell Pavilion) Thompson converted a free throw with 1:44 remaining, scoring her first point since Nov. 30, when she sank a basket against Kansas (at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut) Thompson s foul shot put all 11 active Notre Dame players in the scoring column (senior guard/tri-captain Whitney Holloway is sidelined with an injured right foot and sophomore forward Kristina Nelson is sitting out this season while recovering from shoulder surgery), the fifth time this year every healthy Fighting Irish player has scored in a game, and first since all four games of the Hall of Fame Challenge from Nov vs. Holy Cross, Harvard, Quinnipiac and Kansas. 27

28 Head Coach Muffet McGraw 28th season at ND ( ,.756) 33rd season overall ( ,.747) If we searched for an entire year, I don t think we would find anyone better suited for our program. With those words, former Notre Dame director of athletics Gene Corrigan announced the hiring of Muffet McGraw as the third head coach of the Fighting Irish women s basketball program on May 18, Corrigan may not have realized it at the time, but he also ushered in an era of unparalleled success in women s basketball at Notre Dame, brought to life on the shoulders of a 5-foot-6 dynamo who accepts nothing less than the very best from herself, her players and her program. Ask anyone familiar with women s basketball about McGraw and her Notre Dame program and inevitably, you ll hear the same two words consistency and excellence. And it s no wonder, when you consider what McGraw and the Fighting Irish have achieved in the past 28 seasons: The 2001 NCAA national championship, defeating Purdue in the title game, McGraw is one of seven active Division I coaches to guide her team to a national title. Four trips to the NCAA Division I national championship game, including three of the past four NCAA title contests (2011, 2012 and 2014). McGraw is one of just three active Division I coaches (and five all-time) with at least four appearances in the NCAA national championship game. Six trips to the NCAA Women s Final Four (1997, 2001, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014). McGraw is one of just three active Division I coaches (and five all-time) to lead her team to six Women s Final Four appearances. 12 NCAA Sweet 16 trips, all in the past 18 seasons ( ). The Fighting Irish are one of five teams in the nation to make that claim. Three-time consensus National Coach of the Year, sweeping the four major coaching honors (Associated Press, WBCA, Naismith Award and USBWA) in 2001, 2013 and McGraw is the first NCAA Division I coach to sweep the Big Four awards three times in her career. Six-time conference Coach of the Year, most recently collecting her first ACC Coach of the Year trophy in McGraw has earned her six coaching honors in five different conferences during her career (the past five awards while at Notre Dame), having also garnered accolades in the East Coast ( at Lehigh), North Star (1988), Midwestern Collegiate/Horizon League (1991), BIG EAST (2001, 2013) and Atlantic Coast (2014) conferences. Ranks 10th all-time among NCAA Division I coaches with 770 career wins (reaching the 700-win milestone on Feb. 5, 2013, at Villanova in her 957th game, making her the eighth-fastest to 700 wins in Division I history), and was 16th all-time among Division I coaches with a.744 career winning percentage entering the season. Ranks eighth among NCAA Division I coaches with win seasons, including 24 of her 27 seasons at Notre Dame with 20-or-more victories, as well as 20 in the past 21 years ( ). The Fighting Irish also have posted win seasons, six 30-win campaigns and three 35-win seasons in the past 18 years ( ) under McGraw s tutelage. Made 21 NCAA tournament appearances, including a current string of 19 consecutive NCAA tournament berths (the sixth-longest active run of consecutive appearances and eighth-longest streak at any time in NCAA tournament history). During this current streak ( ), Notre Dame has won at least one NCAA postseason game 17 times. Won nine conference titles, including the past three in a row outright in both the BIG EAST (2012, 2013) and ACC (2014). The Fighting Irish also have run the table in their last two conference seasons, going 16-0 in both the BIG EAST ( ) and ACC ( ), the latter being the first 16-0 record by an ACC school in 11 seasons. What s more, under McGraw s guidance, Notre Dame has placed among the top four in the final conference standings 24 times in the past 27 seasons. Earned seven conference tournament championships, including each of the past two seasons as members of the BIG EAST (2013) and ACC (2014). Collected 118 wins over ranked opponents, including 104 in the past 17 seasons ( through ). In addition, 46 of those wins have come against top-10 opponents, including 16 against top-five teams and four against No. 1-ranked squads. Made 287 appearances in the Associated Press Top 25 poll, including an active school-record streak of 148 consecutive weeks in the AP poll. McGraw is eighth among active Division I coaches and 16th all-time in AP poll appearances (as of Jan. 26). Notre Dame also has spent 176 weeks ranked among the top 10 teams in the nation, all in the past 19 seasons ( ). Guided Notre Dame to the No. 1 ranking in the WBCA/ USA Today coaches poll on Nov. 25 and Dec. 2, 2014, the first time the Fighting Irish were in the top spot since the final poll of Notre Dame s 2001 NCAA national championship season. Notre Dame also became the first ACC team to earn the No. 1 ranking since March 12, 2007 (Duke). 19 consecutive top-20 recruiting classes, dating back to the incoming class of 1997 (and including next year s incoming class of 2015, ranked as high as No. 3 in the nation). Notre Dame is one of just three programs in the nation that owns an active streak of that length. Ranks second on the all-time wins list (regardless of sport) in the 127-year history of Fighting Irish athletics, trailing only the late Michael DeCicco ( combined record with men s/women s fencing from ). Far and away the winningest basketball coach (men s or women s) in school history, with noted men s skipper Digger Phelps second on that list (393 wins). A perfect 100-percent NCAA Graduation Success Rate (GSR) score in each of the past seven years ( ). In that time, Notre Dame is one of four programs in the country to record a perfect GSR and go on to play for the national title in the same season (something the Fighting Irish did in , and ). Add it all up and you have the framework for a Hall of Fame career. And, on June 11, 2011, that s exactly what McGraw became, as she officially was the first Notre Dame representative to be inducted into the Women s Basketball Hall of Fame, an accomplishment immortalized with a banner hanging in Purcell Pavilion. Still, with all of those accomplishments in hand, McGraw has shown no signs of slowing down any time soon. In July 2012, the veteran head coach signed a landmark 10-year contract extension (believed to be among the longest contract agreements in NCAA women s basketball history) that will keep her patrolling the Fighting Irish sidelines through the campaign. For more than 25 years, Muffet has led our women s basketball program and represented this University with distinction, said Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., Notre Dame s president. Her teams have excelled on the court and in the classroom, and I am absolutely delighted that she will continue to lead the Irish for many more years. Women s Basketball Hall of Fame Consensus National Coach of the Year , 2013, 2014 Naismith National Coach of the Year Finalist , 1998, 2001, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2014 Conference Coach of the Year , 1988, 1991, 2001, 2013, 2014 NCAA National Champion NCAA National Finalist , 2012, 2014 NCAA Final Four , 2001, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 NCAA Tournament , 1994, NIT , 1991, 1995 NOTE: McGraw s complete bio, including year-by-year records, can be found on pages of this year s Notre Dame women s basketball media guide or online at UND.com under the roster tab on the women s basketball page.