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1 ND Women s Basketball: Game 21 #3/3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (19-1 / 7-0 ACC) vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (12-8 / 2-5 ACC) udate: Jan. 28, 2016 utv: utime: 7:00 p.m. ET uat: Atlanta, Ga. McCamish Pavilion (8,600) uradio: useries: ND leads 5-0 ustreak: ND - won 5 u1st MTG: ND (11/30/96) ulast MTG: ND (12/30/15) Storylines u Notre Dame is seeking its 20th victory of the season, a mark the Fighting Irish have reached in 21 of the past 22 years. u Regardless of Thursday s result, Notre Dame will reach the midpoint of its conference schedule with 0-1 losses for the seventh consecutive season. As No. 3 Notre Dame arrives at the halfway mark on this year s ACC schedule, the Fighting Irish will meet the same opponent they faced in their conference opener when Notre Dame takes on Georgia Tech in the second of a home-and-home series at 7 p.m. (ET) Thursday at McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta. The game will be televised live on the ACC-Regional Sports Networks package (check theacc.com for an updated list of participating affiliates), while radio coverage will be available on South Bend s Pulse FM (96.9/92.1) and worldwide online via the official Fighting Irish athletics multimedia platform, WatchND (watchnd.tv). Notre Dame (19-1, 7-0) stretched its winning streak to a season-long 12 games with an victory over Virginia Tech on Sunday afternoon at Purcell Pavilion. The Fighting Irish held the Hokies to 11 first-half points en route to their largest conference win of the season. Sophomore forward Brianna Turner paced a balanced Notre Dame offense with 18 points. Rankings u Notre Dame is No. 3 in this week s Associated Press poll and is No. 3 in this week s WBCA/USA Today poll. u Georgia Tech is not ranked. Women s Basketball NCAA National Champions 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 NCAA Finalists 7 NCAA Women s Final Fours 20 Conference Championships ACC-RSN/ESPN3/WatchESPN (live) Jenn Hildreth, p-b-p Debbie Antonelli, color Pulse FM (96.9/92.1)/WatchND (live) Bob Nagle, p-b-p ulive STATS: UND.com utext ALERT: UND.com Web Sites u Notre Dame: u Georgia Tech: u ACC: UND.com ramblinwreck.com theacc.com 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 22 NCAA Championships (including a current streak of 20 in a row) and advanced to the NCAA Sweet times in the past 19 years. Notre Dame also has reached the NCAA Women s Final Four seven times, winning college basketball s ultimate prize with the 2001 national championship. In its history, Notre Dame has developed 18 All-Americans, 16 WNBA players (including 13 draft picks in the past 15 years) and 19 international basketball veterans (32 medals won). Now in their 39th season in , the Fighting Irish own an all-time record of (.733). Notre Dame Head Coach Muffet McGraw Karen and Kevin Keyes Family Head Women s Basketball Coach Saint Joseph s 77 u 29th season at Notre Dame ( ,.764) (.754) in 34th 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) Notre Dame s Possible Starting Lineup (C = captain) No Name Pos Ht Yr* PPG RPG Other Notes 11 Brianna Turner F 6-3 So bpg Scored at least 18 pts. in 5 of last 8 gms 33 Kathryn Westbeld F 6-2 So apg Career-high avg. in nearly all categories 15 Lindsay Allen (C) G 5-8 Jr apg Can set ND record Thurs. w/ 98th straight start 22 Madison Cable G 5-11 Grad apg Ranks 2nd in nation in 3-pt FG% (.489) 23 Michaela Mabrey (C) G 5-10 Sr apg Career-high 20 pts/arena record 6 3FG vs. SU Off the Bench For the Fighting Irish 2 Arike Ogunbowale G 5-8 Fr apg 12.8 ppg. last 6 games (15 vs. Va. Tech) 3 Marina Mabrey G 5-11 Fr apg Among ACC frosh leaders in pts/stls/all shooting % 12 Taya Reimer (C) F 6-4 Jr apg Will miss rest of (personal reasons) 14 Mychal Johnson G 5-7 So apg 9 pts (3-4 FG/2-2 3FG) vs. Virginia Tech 20 Ali Patberg G 5-10 Fr. Will miss season (torn ACL-rt. knee) 21 Kristina Nelson F 6-4 Jr apg Set/tied career bests w/ 5r/3a/2b vs. VT 24 Hannah Huffman G 5-9 Sr apg Career-high 4 asst/3 stls at Pittsburgh 35 Diamond Thompson C 6-5 Jr bpg Scored 4 pts in closing mins. vs. VT * = players listed by academic class (Kristina Nelson did not play in and has an additional season of athletic eligibility) Pronunciations: Marina/Michaela Mabrey (MAY-bree); Arike Ogunbowale (uh-ree-kay OH-gun-buh-WALL-ay); Taya Reimer (TAY-uh RYE-mer); Brianna (bree-on-uh) Turner Schedule 19-1 / 7-0 ACC N7 (3/3) Wayne State (exhibition) W, N15 (3/3) Bucknell WatchND W, N18 (3/3) Toledo ESPN3 W, N21 South Dakota State ESPN3 W, N23 Valparaiso ESPN3 W, N27 (3/3) vs. Denver 1 W, N28 (3/3) vs. UCLA 1 W, OT D2 (3/3) Ohio State (10/12) 2-ESPN3 W, D5 Connecticut (1/1) 3-ESPN L, D9 (3/3) DePaul (18/17) ESPN3 W, D12 TCU FSN W, D21 Saint Joseph s (Pa.) W, D28 (3/3) Oregon State (10/9) ESPN3 W, D30 (3/3) Georgia Tech ESPN3 W, J3 Pittsburgh ACC-RSN W, J7 Virginia W, J10 (3/3) North Carolina ESPN2 W, J14 Boston College W, J18 (3/3) Tennessee (18/15) ESPN2-BM W, J21 (3/3) Syracuse (RV/24) ESPN3 W, J24 (3/3) Virginia Tech ESPN3 W, J28 Georgia Tech ACC-RSN 7:00 ET Duke ESPN2-BM 6:00 ET F4 North Carolina State ESPN3 7:00 ET Louisville ESPN2 2:00 ET F14 Miami ACC-RSN 1:00 ET Wake Forest 7:00 ET Florida State ESPN2-BM 7:00 ET F25 Clemson WatchND 7:00 ET F27 Boston College WatchND 1:00 ET M2 ACC 1st Round 4-ACC-RSN TBA M3 ACC 2nd Round 4-ACC-RSN TBA M4 ACC Quarterfinal 4-ACC-RSN TBA M5 ACC Semifinal 4-ESPNU TBA M6 ACC Final 4-ESPN 1:00 ET M18-19 NCAA First Round 5-ESPN/ESPN2 TBA M20-21 NCAA Second Round 5-ESPN/ESPN2 TBA M25-26 NCAA Regional Semifinal 6-ESPN TBA M27-28 NCAA Regional Final 6-ESPN TBA A3 NCAA National Semifinals 7-ESPN TBA A5 NCAA Championship Game 7-ESPN TBA (x) = numbers before opponent name indicate Notre Dame s ranking in Associated Press/WBCA-USA Today polls at tipoff; numbers after are opponent ranking; when only one ranking is shown, it is from the AP poll. = Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) game 1 = Junkanoo Jam (Freeport, Bahamas - St. Georges High School) 2 = Big Ten/ACC Challenge (Notre Dame, Ind. - Purcell Pavilion) 3 = Jimmy V Women s Classic (Storrs, Conn. - Gampel Pavilion) 4 = ACC Championship (Greensboro, N.C. - Greensboro Coliseum) 5 = NCAA Championship - First/Second Rounds (campus sites TBA) 6 = NCAA Championship - Regionals (Bridgeport, Dallas, Lexington, Sioux Falls) 7 = NCAA Women s Final Four (Indianapolis, Ind. - Bankers Life Fieldhouse) BM = Game televised on ESPN2 s Big Monday package ACC-RSN = Game televised on ACC/Regional Sports Networks FSN = Game televised on Fox Sports Net WatchND = Game televised free of charge on official Notre Dame athletics multimedia platform, WatchND (watchnd.tv) All games will be broadcast live on radio on South Bend s Pulse FM (96.9/92.1) and worldwide on Internet via WatchND (watchnd.tv). All times Eastern and subject to change // All home games are listed in boldface and are played inside Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center (capacity 9,149) in Notre Dame, Indiana. Tickets on sale at Notre Dame s Murnane Family Ticket Office, located at Gate 9 of Purcell Pavilion ( ; UND.com/buytickets). 1

2 Quick Hitters Notre Dame is off to a 19-1 start or better for the fourth time in five years and sixth time in program history (also , , , and ). The Fighting Irish are 5-1 against ranked opponents this season, and also registered a win over UCLA on Nov. 28 in the Bahamas, two days before the Bruins entered the Associated Press poll (UCLA is 15th in this week s AP poll and 19th in the current WBCA/USA Today coaches poll). Despite losing two starters from the lineup that opened last April s NCAA championship game in Tampa (and missing a third - sophomore forward Brianna Turner - with an injury for six games), Notre Dame has scarcely missed a beat this season, led in large measure by two first-time starters in graduate student guard Madison Cable (scoring up from 6.2 to 13.8 ppg.) and sophomore forward Kathryn Westbeld (6.7 to 9.3 ppg.), as well as the reliable production off the bench from freshman guards Marina Mabrey (12.6 ppg.) and Arike Ogunbowale (11.7 ppg.). The Fighting Irish feature a very balanced attack with four players currently posting double-figure scoring averages (and two others at 8.8 ppg. or better). Of those six, two are freshmen (Marina Mabrey and Ogunbowale), and two are sophomores (Turner and Westbeld). Notre Dame s bench play has been sharp LAST IRISH GAME #3 Notre Dame 80, Virginia Tech 41 January 24, 2016 Purcell Pavilion (Notre Dame, Ind.) Virginia Tech (41) Cook Young Campbell Panousis Hicks Gilmer Camp Hill Nahodil Powell Croker Team 2 Totals Notre Dame (80) Turner Westbeld Allen Cable Mabrey, Mi Ogunbowale Mabrey, Ma Johnson Nelson Huffman Thompson Team 3 Totals Virginia Tech Notre Dame FG Pct: Virginia Tech 27.3, Notre Dame PT FG Pct: Virginia Tech 27.8, Notre Dame FT Pct: Virginia Tech 85.7, Notre Dame Turnovers: Virginia Tech 18, Notre Dame 14. Blocked Shots: Virginia Tech 3, Notre Dame 5 (Turner, Nelson 2). Steals: Virginia Tech 8 (Hicks 3), Notre Dame 9 (Turner 3). Attendance: 8, this season, with the Fighting Irish reserves averaging 31.8 points per game, compared to 13.6 ppg. for their opponent s bench. Notre Dame ranks among the top 15 in six NCAA statistical categories (as of Tuesday), including five top-10 rankings three-point field-goal percentage (1st -.442), field-goal percentage (2nd -.500), scoring offense (6th ppg.), scoring margin (7th ppg.) and assists (7th apg.). The Fighting Irish also rank 14th in assist/ turnover ratio (1.25), while standing third in the non-statistical measure of win-loss percentage (.950). Including this week s No. 3 ranking, Notre Dame has appeared in the Associated Press poll for 167 consecutive weeks (the past 97 weeks in the AP Top 10), extending a program record that dates back to the preseason poll, and ranking fifth in the nation among active AP poll appearances. Notre Dame has been ranked in the top 10 of the Associated Press poll for 109 of 120 weeks this decade (since ), ranking second in the nation in that category behind only Connecticut (120). Every current Fighting Irish player has competed for a top-10 Notre Dame squad during her career, with the vast majority of that time (65 of 71 weeks) spent in the top five of the Associated Press poll. Notre Dame also is ranked No. 3 in this week s Women s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA)/USA Today poll, making its 134th consecutive appearance in that survey. It s also the eighth consecutive season and 14 of the past 18 years the Fighting Irish have appeared in the top 10 of the coaches poll. Notre Dame has a remarkable tradition of success at home inside Purcell Pavilion, with the Fighting Irish owning a (.825) all-time record in 39 seasons at the facility, including a (.946) record since the arena was renovated prior to the season. Including regular season and postseason play, the Fighting Irish have won 82 of their last 86 games against conference opponents (and 30 in a row at home), dating back to their membership in the BIG EAST. Since joining the ACC prior to the season, Notre Dame is 45-1 against conference foes (38-1 regular season, 7-0 postseason). The last ACC school to lose only once in regular-season conference play during a two-year span was Duke in 2003 and Guards Madison Cable, Hannah Huffman and Michaela Mabrey have helped Notre Dame to a (.948) record in their careers, putting them on pace to challenge last year s senior class of Whitney Holloway and Markisha Wright as the most successful in Fighting Irish history. Holloway and Wright helped Notre Dame to a (.935) record in their four-year careers, with those 143 wins tying for the second-most victories by any four-year class in NCAA Division I history (the Connecticut class of 2011 amassed 150 wins, while the Louisiana Covering the Irish Notre Dame Athletics Communications C112 Joyce Center, Second Floor Notre Dame, IN phone (574) // fax (574) Chris Masters, Associate Director (WBB - primary) masters.5@nd.edu // cell (574) Leigh Torbin, Assistant Director (WBB - secondary) torbin.1@nd.edu // cell (407) 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. 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3 Standings (as of Jan. 27) ACC Overall W L W L u(3/3) (14/14) Louisville (11/11) Florida State (17/17) Miami (NR/RV) North Carolina State (RV/RV) Duke (RV/RV) Syracuse Virginia Virginia Tech Georgia Tech Wake Forest North Carolina Boston College Pittsburgh Clemson (n) Ranking in this week s Associated Press/WBCA-USA Today polls ACC Player of the Week Nov Aaliyah Whiteside, Sr., F/G, Georgia Tech Nov Adut Bulgak, Sr., C, Florida State Nov Azurá Stevens, So., F/G, Duke Dec. 7...Vanessa Panousis, Jr., G, Virginia Tech Dec Madison Cable, Grad., G, Notre Dame Dec Myisha Hines-Allen, So., F, Louisville Dec Lindsay Allen, Jr., G, Notre Dame Faith Randolph, Sr., G, Virginia Jan. 4...Mariya Moore, So., F, Louisville Jan Shakayla Thomas, So., F, Florida State Jan Mariya Moore, So., F, Louisville Jan Azurá Stevens, So., F/G, Duke ACC Rookie of the Week Nov Ariel Stephenson, Fr., G, Wake Forest Nov Destinee Walker, Fr., G, North Carolina Nov Marina Mabrey, Fr., G, Notre Dame Dec Mariella Fasoula, Fr., C, Boston College Dec Arike Ogunbowale, Fr., G, Notre Dame Dec Stephanie Watts, Fr., G, North Carolina Dec Danielle Edwards, Fr., G, Clemson Jan Stephanie Watts, Fr., G, North Carolina Jan Mariella Fasoula, Fr., C, Boston College Jan Asia Durr, Fr., G, Louisville Jan Elisa Penna, Fr., F, Wake Forest Upcoming ACC Games Wednesday, January 27 Boston College at Syracuse 7:00p Virginia at North Carolina State 7:30p Wednesday, January 28 Notre Dame at Georgia Tech (ACC-RSN) 7:00p Clemson at Louisville (ESPN3) 7:00p Duke at Pittsburgh 7:00p Florida State at Wake Forest (ESPN3) 7:00p Miami at Virginia Tech 7:00p Sunday, January 31 Wake Forest at Louisville (ACC-RSN) 1:00p Pittsburgh at Clemson 2:00p Virginia Tech at Florida State (ESPN3) 2:00p North Carolina at North Carolina State 2:00p Boston College at Georgia Tech (ACC-RSN) 3:00p Monday, February 1 Notre Dame at Duke (ESPN2) 6:00p Syracuse at Miami (ACC-RSN) 7:00p - indicates ACC game All times Eastern and subject to change Around the ACC Tech class of 1982 also had 143 victories). Since they first suited up at Notre Dame in , Cable, Huffman and Mabrey have paced Notre Dame to two NCAA national championship games and three NCAA Women s Final Fours (plus three conference regular season titles and three league tournament crowns), as well as a 44-6 (.880) record against ranked teams (24-6 against top-10 opponents). With 718 victories in her 29 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 806 career wins, McGraw ranks 10th in NCAA Division I coaching history (seventh among active coaches). She also is one of two ACC coaches in the top 10 all-time, along with current North Carolina head coach Sylvia Hatchell (second all-time/ first among active with 973 as of Tuesday). Other Notre Dame Notables Notre Dame is among the nation s winningest programs during the past seven seasons ( to present), ranking second with 222 victories. Notre Dame has ranked among the top 20 in the nation in average attendance annually since (including top-five rankings the past six years). The Fighting Irish currently rank sixth in the nation this season, averaging 8,742 fans per game at home (more than 95 percent of Purcell Pavilion s capacity of 9,149), and have drawn Winningest Teams ( to present) 239 Connecticut u Baylor 211 Stanford 191 Tennessee 187 Duke NOTE: through games of Jan. 26. at least 5,000 fans to 237 of their last 239 home games, logging 46 sellouts, including 40 since the campaign. The Fighting Irish have become a regular fixture at the WNBA Draft lately, as 13 Notre Dame players have been selected in the past 15 seasons. Jewell Loyd was the most recent Fighting Irish player to be chosen, going No. 1 overall to the Seattle Storm (the first Notre Dame student-athlete selected No. 1 in any American professional sports league draft since Walt Patulski by the NFL s Buffalo Bills). It marked the fourth consecutive year Notre Dame had a player selected among the top three picks in the WNBA Draft (Devereaux Peters went third to Minnesota in 2012, Skylar Diggins was chosen in that same spot by Tulsa [now Dallas] in 2013, and Kayla McBride followed in 2014, selected third overall by San Antonio), making the Fighting Irish the first and only program to produce WNBA Draft lottery choices in four consecutive seasons. Loyd was named the 2015 WNBA Rookie of the Year (the first Notre Dame player chosen for the honor) and joined Natalie Achonwa (drafted in 2014, but didn t suit up for the LAST IRISH GAME vs. GEORGIA TECH #3 Notre Dame 85, Georgia Tech 76 December 30, 2015 Purcell Pavilion (Notre Dame, Ind.) Georgia Tech (76) Vuckovic Rogers Tilford Whiteside Gari Cryor Guimaraes O Neil Howard Peresson Team 5 Totals Notre Dame (85) Turner Westbeld Allen Cable Mabrey, Mi Ogunbowale Mabrey, Ma Johnson Nelson Huffman Thompson Team 5 Totals Georgia Tech Notre Dame FG Pct: Georgia Tech 48.3, Notre Dame PT FG Pct: Georgia Tech 46.7, Notre Dame FT Pct: Georgia Tech 73.3, Notre Dame Turnovers: Georgia Tech 14, Notre Dame 16. Blocked Shots: Georgia Tech 3, Notre Dame 2 (Turner 2). Steals: Georgia Tech 10 (Cryor 4), Notre Dame 7 (Cable 3). Attendance: 9,149 (sellout). Indiana Fever until this year due to a knee injury) on the 2015 WNBA All-Rookie Team, giving the Fighting Irish four alumnae on the league s all-rookie squad in the past three seasons (Diggins was picked in 2013 and McBride earned the award in 2014). Diggins, who was a first-team all-wnba selection in 2014, was one of the WNBA s top players and a prime candidate for league MVP honors during the first half of the 2015 season before suffering a knee injury in late June. Nevertheless, she received her second consecutive starting nod for the WNBA All-Star Game as the top vote-getter in the Western Conference (and second overall). Meanwhile, McBride was chosen as a reserve for the Western Conference in this past summer s WNBA All-Star Game and scored 18 points in her all-star debut. Peters became the second Fighting Irish player to earn two WNBA Championship rings, claiming her second in three seasons with the Lynx (and sixth by a Notre Dame alumna), who defeated Achonwa and the Indiana Fever in a memorable five-game 2015 WNBA Finals series. Ruth Riley was the first Notre Dame grad to be a two-time WNBA champion, winning 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. 3

4 The Notre Dame-Georgia Tech Series Notre Dame and Georgia Tech will play for the sixth time in their series history (and second time this season) when they take the floor Thursday night in Atlanta. The Fighting Irish are 5-0 alltime against the Yellow Jackets, including a 2-0 record on the road. The Last Time Notre Dame and Georgia Tech Met Brianna Turner scored 20 points and No. 3 Notre Dame beat Georgia Tech on Dec. 30, 2015, at Purcell Pavilion for Fighting Irish coach Muffet McGraw s 799th victory. Madison Cable scored 13 of her 19 points in the second half and the Fighting Irish held off a late comeback by the Yellow Jackets in the ACC opener for both teams. Ciani Cryor led Georgia Tech with 19 points, and Aaliyah Whiteside and Roddreka Rogers added 17. With Notre Dame up by 10, Michaela Mabrey hit a pair of 3-pointers to open the second half, and Cable made a trey a minute later. Cable s shot was part of a 12-2 Fighting Irish burst that pushed their lead to 22 just over five minutes into the second half. The Yellow Jackets got consecutive 3-pointers from Cryor and Whiteside, part of a 10-2 spurt to start the fourth quarter that cut the Notre Dame s lead to 11. Cable responded with a corner 3-pointer in front of the Fighting Irish bench, but Cryor followed with three straight layups to trimmed the margin to eight points with 3:44 to play. Again, Cable knocked down a triple in front of the Irish bench, Lindsay Allen s leaner at the shot clock buzzer with 2:22 left got the lead back to double digits and Georgia Tech would not get any closer than the final spread. The Last Time Notre Dame and Georgia Tech Met in Atlanta Notre Dame leaned on its star to extend its winning streak and protect its hold on first place in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Jewell Loyd scored a game-high 31 points, including 23 in the second half, and No. 4 Notre Dame survived a scare to beat Georgia Tech for its 11th straight win on Feb. 19, 2015, at McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta. The Fighting Irish trailed at halftime after a late three-pointer by the Yellow Jackets Katarina Vuckovic. However, Loyd shot 6-of-13 from the field and 10-of-11 from the line while playing the entire second half. The final margin was the only double-digit lead of the game. The score was tied at 51 with 11 minutes remaining and Notre Dame led only before a basket by Lindsay Allen and a three-pointer from Loyd stretched the advantage to seven. The game featured two of the ACC s top three scorers. Loyd led the conference with 20.7 points per game, coming into the contest. Zaire O Neil led Georgia Tech with 20 points, while Kaela Davis, third in the ACC with 20.2 points per game, added 19 points. Loyd was Notre Dame s only scorer in double figures. Madison Cable had nine points and a Notre Dame In the Polls Associated Press Poll Weeks Ranked Week Pts Rank All-Time Nov. 3, 2015 (Pre) Nov. 16, Nov. 23, Nov. 30, Dec. 7, Dec. 14, Dec. 21, Dec. 28, Jan. 4, Jan. 11, Jan. 18, Jan. 25, SEASON HIGHS * 167* WBCA/USA Today Coaches Poll Weeks Ranked Week Pts Rank All-Time Oct. 29, 2015 (Pre) Nov. 17, Nov. 24, Dec. 1, Dec. 8, Dec. 15, Dec. 22, Dec. 29, Jan. 5, Jan. 12, Jan. 19, Jan. 26, SEASON HIGHS * 134* * = current streak of poll appearances // first-place votes in parentheses game-high 11 rebounds, and Brianna Turner and Taya Reimer each had eight points, with Turner grabbing 10 rebounds. Other Notre Dame-Georgia Tech Series Tidbits Although Notre Dame has won all five games in its series with Georgia Tech, each contest has been decided by 15 points or fewer, including two by single digits and a third by 10 points. We could see plenty of points on Thursday, with at least one team having scored at least 70 points in all five series games and both teams doing so in three of the five contests to date. The Fighting Irish are 9-2 (.818) all-time against Georgia schools (and have won their last nine), including a 3-1 record on the road (plus a win in their only neutral-site game against a team from Georgia). Notre Dame junior forward and Buford, Georgia, native Kristina Nelson is the third Peach State resident to suit up for the Fighting Irish and the second in recent seasons, following in the footsteps of Atlanta native Fraderica Miller ( ). Doing Some Networking Thursday s game is the second of three appearances for Notre Dame on the ACC- Regional Sports Networks (RSN) television package this season. The Fighting Irish, who are 8-0 on the conference s syndicated TV package since joining the ACC in , already earned a wins at Pittsburgh (65-55 on Jan. 3) and will play host to Miami (Feb. National Polls Associated Press Poll January 25, 2016: Poll #12 Team (First-Place Votes) Rec Pts LP 1 uconnecticut (32) South Carolina Baylor Maryland Texas uohio State Arizona State uoregon State Texas A&M uflorida State Kentucky Mississippi State ulouisville uucla Stanford umiami Michigan State utennessee South Florida Oklahoma Missouri udepaul West Virginia Washington Others Receiving Votes: Florida 46, Wisconsin-Green Bay 34, George Washington 18, Purdue 17, Oklahoma State 15, uduke 10, UTEP 10, San Diego 9, Colorado State 8, BYU 7, Albany 2, usyracuse 1. WBCA/USA Today Coaches Poll January 26, 2016: Poll #12 Team (First-Place Votes) Rec Pts LP 1 uconnecticut (31) South Carolina (1) Baylor Maryland Texas uohio State uoregon State Arizona State Texas A&M uflorida State Kentucky Mississippi State ulouisville Michigan State Stanford umiami South Florida uucla Oklahoma udepaul Wisconsin-Green Bay utennessee Missouri Seton Hall Others Receiving Votes: Florida 37, Duquesne 36, West Virginia 34, usyracuse 33, Washington 33, uduke 32, George Washington 29, St. John s 22, Northwestern 19, Western Kentucky 18, BYU 17, Oklahoma State 14, unorth Carolina State 5, Villanova 3, Albany 2, Florida Gulf Coast 1, Princeton 1, UTEP 1, Tulane 1. LP = last poll u = Notre Dame opponent 4

5 Notre Dame Leads Series 5-0 Date Site Result Score 11/30/96 Atlanta 1 W /17/14 Notre Dame W /22/15 Notre Dame W /19/15 Atlanta W /30/15 Notre Dame W = Comfort Inn Downtown Classic (Championship) Series Scoring Total Average Notre Dame Georgia Tech Current Win Streak: Notre Dame - 5 games Muffet McGraw vs. Georgia Tech: 5-0 MaChelle Joseph vs. Notre Dame: 0-4 McGraw vs. Joseph: McGraw leads 4-0 ND Biggest Win: 15 (87-72 on 2/17/14) GT Biggest Win: None ND Longest Win Streak: 5 ( ) GT Longest Win Streak: None THE TALE OF THE TAPE ND GT Overall/conference record 19-1/ /2-5 AP/WBCA-USA Today poll 3/3 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 Georgia Tech Series 14) on the ACC- ACC-RSN TV Package RSN airwaves during the *ESPN3/WatchESPN South Bend Comcast Ch. 101 season. Fox Sports South Fans wishing to Fox Sports Carolinas tune in and watch Fox Sports Sun Thursday s ACC- Fox Sports Midwest Plus RSN broadcast of Fox Sports Indiana Plus the Notre Dame- CSN Mid-Atlantic Plus Georgia Tech game YES Network NESN are asked to go ROOT Sports Pittsburgh online to the ACC SportsTime Ohio web site (theacc. Fox Sports Detroit com) for the latest Fox Sports North rundown of affiliates that will carry Fox Sports San Diego Fox Sports Southwest (TX only) the game (including Fox Sports Prime Ticket ROOT Sports Rocky Mtn. Comcast Channel ROOT Sports Northwest 101 in South Bend). * - subject to blackout In addition, ESPN3 NOTE: ACC-RSN TV package games air live, but outlets and broadcast and the WatchESPN app will dates/times are subject to change; visit theacc.com for latest information. stream the game live (subject to blackout in certain areas). Notre Dame is Fighting For Flint The Notre Dame women s basketball program has tipped off a grassroots effort entitled Fighting For Flint to help the citizens of Flint, Michigan, and Genessee County, who currently are enduring a water shortage crisis due to contamination in the water supply. Prior to their teams Jan. 24 game at Purcell Pavilion, Fighting Irish head coach Muffet McGraw and Notre Dame senior associate athletics director Jill Bodensteiner presented Virginia Tech head coach Dennis Wolff with a $2,000 donation for the Flint Water Project, an effort spearheaded by a volunteer group of Virginia Tech engineering faculty and students, who are teaming up to help find a solution to the Flint water crisis. Notre Dame fans also participated in Fighting For Flint, either by making their own monetary donations at the Jan. 24 game against Virginia Tech (more than $4,000 was raised) or by bringing donations of money or bottled water to the Notre Dame women s basketball office (Gate 1 of Purcell Pavilion) this week. All fan donations (financial and water) will be directed to Catholic Charities of Shiawasee and Genessee Counties, which will help distribute these donations to the citizens of Flint and the surrounding area. Turner of Fortune Sophomore forward Brianna Turner has had a significant effect on Notre Dame s fortunes throughout her young career, and entered this year as the ACC Preseason Player of the Year. Thus, when she was sidelined for six games earlier this season with a shoulder injury, the Fighting Irish saw a noticeable change in their productivity, mainly at the defensive end of the court without their 6-foot-3 rim protector. Through 14 games with Turner in the lineup, Notre Dame has allowed just 55.5 points per game, while holding opponents to a.344 field-goal percentage and.294 three-point percentage, while posting a +5.4 rebounding margin. In fact, just one opponent has scored more than 70 points against the Fighting Irish with Turner in uniform this season (Georgia Tech in an Notre Dame win on Dec. 30), and nine of those 14 foes did not top 60 points. Conversely, when Turner was out from Nov. 27-Dec. 12, the Fighting Irish allowed 76.8 points per game, while opponents shot.458 from the field,.339 from the three-point line and Notre Dame s rebounding margin was trimmed to +4.5 rpg. Allen Is The Iron Woman Notre Dame head coach Muffet McGraw has often noted that she seeks the kind of point guard to whom she can roll the ball out as a freshman and then take it back when that player graduates four years later. As it turns out, junior guard/captain Lindsay Allen is following that notion to the letter. Allen has started all 97 games The Turner Effect With Without Games 14 6 *PPG *FG% *3FG% RebMarg *TO/gm BPG SPG NOTE: Turner missed six games from Nov. 27-Dec. 12 with shoulder injury asterisks indicate opponent statistics. Notre Dame Consecutive Games Started 97 Jacqueline Batteast (Jan. 26, 2002-March 21, 2005) 97 ulindsay Allen (Nov. 9, 2013-present) 95 Katryna Gaither (Dec. 27, 1994-March 30, 1997) 86 Jewell Loyd (March 4, 2013-April 7, 2015) 86 Skylar Diggins (Feb. 28, 2011-April 7, 2013) 79 Ruth Riley (Dec. 8, 1997-Feb. 9, 2000) of her Fighting Irish career, matching the longest streak of consecutive games started in Notre Dame history. Only Jacqueline Batteast (97 from ) has a similar string of consecutive starts to Allen. When Allen took the reins for Notre Dame s season opener against UNC Wilmington on Nov. 9, 2013 (a win at Purcell Pavilion), she became the first true freshman to start at point guard for Notre Dame in a season opener since Nov. 26, 1994, when Mollie Peirick led the Fighting Irish offense in a overtime loss at 25th-ranked Seton Hall. Allen s current run of consecutive starts is longer than a pair of recent All-America guards who were poised to challenge the school record in Skylar Diggins (86 from ) and Jewell Loyd (86 from ). Diggins twice gave up her starting spot for graduating seniors to start on Senior Day, while Loyd started nearly every game of her three seasons at Notre Dame before forgoing her final year of eligibility in to enter the WNBA Draft. With Allen at the helm, the Fighting Irish have amassed a stellar 92-5 (.948) record and when you factor in her final prep season at St. John s College High School in Washington, D.C., Allen s teams are a combined (.952) in the past four years when she s been in the starting lineup. 5

6 McGraw Earns 800th Career Win With her team s win on Jan. 3 at Pittsburgh, Notre Dame head coach Muffet Mc- Graw became the 10th NCAA Division I coach to register 800 career victories. McGraw has a 34-year record of (.754), including a (.764) record in 29 seasons with the Fighting Irish. McGraw is just the fifth NCAA Division I coach in either men s or women s basketball history to amass 800 wins, seven NCAA Final Four berths and five NCAA championship game appearances in his/her career. The other four all of whom are enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame are Connecticut s Geno Auriemma, former Tennessee coach Pat Summitt and two men s coaches Duke s current skipper Mike Krzyzewski and the late North Carolina coach Dean Smith. McGraw became the sixth-fastest Division I coach to reach the 800-win milestone, doing so in 1,063 career games to hit the mark quicker than several other notable coaches including Rutgers C. Vivian Stringer (1,064 games), recentlyretired G e o r - gia head NCAA Division I Coaches 800 Wins/7 Final Fours/5 Title Games *Geno Auriemma (Connecticut-WBB) (935 wins, 16 FF, 10 finals, 10 NC) *Mike Krzyzewski (Duke-MBB) (1,033 wins, 12 FF, 9 finals, 5 NC) u*muffet McGraw (Notre Dame-WBB) (806 wins, 7 FF, 5 finals, 1 NC) Dean Smith (North Carolina-MBB) (879 wins, 11 FF, 5 finals, 2 NC) Pat Summitt (Tennessee-WBB) (1,098 wins, 18 FF, 13 finals, 8 NC) NOTES: Most recent team coached is listed (records through Jan. 25) active coaches listed with asterisks Auriemma, Krzyzewski, Smith and Summitt are enshrined in Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame the late Kentucky men s coach Adolph Rupp had 876 wins, six Final Fours and five title games, plus three trips to the NIT Final Four in the 1940s when the NIT was considered the more noteworthy men s basketball postseason tournament. NCAA Division I WBB Games Coached To 800 Career Wins 928 *Geno Auriemma (Connecticut) 958 Pat Summitt (Tennessee) 997 *Tara VanDerveer (Stanford) 1,055 *Robin Selvig (Montana) 1,062 Jody Conradt (Texas) 1,063 u*muffet McGraw (Notre Dame) 1,064 *C. Vivian Stringer (Rutgers) 1,068 Andy Landers (Georgia) 1,074 *Sylvia Hatchell (No. Carolina) NOTES: Most recent team coached is listed active coaches listed with asterisks Auriemma, Summitt, VanDerveer, Conradt, Stringer and Hatchell all are enshrined in Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. coach Andy Landers (1,068 games) and North Carolina s Sylvia Hatchell (1,074 games), and nearly in lockstep with former Texas head coach Jody Conradt (1,062 games). Four of the five Division I coaches who reached 800 wins faster than McGraw are enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Auriemma (928 games), Summitt (958 games), Stanford s Tara VanDerveer (997 games) and Conradt. The lone exception is Montana s Robin Selvig (1,055 games). McGraw is among 14 women s basketball nominees on the ballot for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2016, which was announced Dec. 21. The four women s basketball finalists for this 6 year s class will be revealed Feb. 12 during NBA All-Star Weekend in Toronto, with the Hall of Fame Class of 2016 unveiled April 4 during the NCAA Men s Final Four in Houston. McGraw previously was enshrined in the Women s Basketball Hall of Fame in June 2011 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Spreading The Wealth Notre Dame has had at least four players score in double figures in 12 games this year, going 11-1 in those contests. Since the start of the season, the Fighting Irish are (.956) when they have four or more players reach double digits in the scoring column, including wins in 99 of their last 101 such outings. In the past seven seasons, Notre Dame s only losses when it has fielded at least four double-figure scorers both came against Connecticut in the 2013 NCAA Women s Final Four national semifinal at New Orleans Arena (now known as the Smoothie King Center), and earlier this season on Dec. 5 in the Jimmy V Classic at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut. For the season, Notre Dame currently has four players registering double-figure scoring averages (and two others at better than 9.0 ppg.), three of whom are ranked among the top 30 in the Atlantic Coast Conference (as of Tuesday) graduate student guard Madison Cable (14th ppg.), freshman guard Marina Mabrey (24th ppg.; fourth among ACC rookies) and freshman guard Arike Ogunbowale (26th ppg.; fifth among ACC rookies). Three For The Money Notre Dame has heated up from the threepoint line in a big way, canning 130 treys this season (6.5 per game), including 115 in its last 16 games (7.2 per game). At their current pace, the Fighting Irish would easily top the single-season program record for three-pointers per game (5.74 in ). In fact, only once in the past 13 seasons has Notre Dame averaged five treys per game ( , when it made exactly five per contest and a school-record 190 total). The Fighting Irish tied a school record with 13 three-pointers on Dec. 5 at top-ranked Connecticut. The 13 triples (which Notre Dame last registered on Jan. 2, 2002, at Miami) also matched two UConn opponent records for three-pointers in a single game (overall and Gampel Pavilion). Notre Dame s.650 three-point percentage (13-of-20) in that Dec. 5 game at UConn was the highest against the Huskies since March 26, 2007, when LSU made 7-of-10 three-pointers (.700) against UConn in the NCAA Fresno Regional final (Elite Eight) in Fresno, California. The Fighting Irish lead the nation in threepoint percentage (as of Tuesday), connecting at a.442 clip from beyond the arc, while graduate student guard Madison Cable (.489) currently ranks as the nation s No. 2 individual three-point shooter and senior guard Michaela Mabrey is 18th (.440) Trends Day of the Week Sunday 4-0 Monday 4-0 Tuesday 0-0 Wednesday 4-0 Thursday 3-0 Friday 1-0 Saturday 3-1 Time of Game Day games (before 6 p.m local time) 8-1 Night games (6 p.m. or later local time) 11-0 Location Home games 10-0 Road games 7-1 Neutral site games 2-0 Halftime score Leading at the half 19-0 Tied at the half 0-0 Trailing at the half 0-1 Individual scoring Two or fewer double-figure scorers 2-0 Three double-figure scorers 6-0 Four double-figure scorers 5-0 Five or more double-figure scorers 6-1 Rebounding margin Grab more rebounds than opponents 13-0 Grab same number of rebounds 1-0 Grab fewer rebounds than opponents 5-1 Field goal shooting Higher pct. than opponent 16-0 Same pct. as opponent 0-0 Lower pct. than opponent 3-1 Shoot 45% or better 15-1 Shoot less than 45% 4-0 Hold opponent under 40% 12-0 Free throw margin Make more free throws 15-0 Make same number of free throws 2-0 Make fewer free throws 2-1 Turnovers Commit fewer turnovers 11-0 Commit same number of turnovers 2-0 Commit more turnovers 6-1 Uniform Combinations In white jerseys 11-0 In alternate white jerseys (green trim) 1-0 In alternate white jerseys (pink trim) 0-0 In blue jerseys 7-1 Miscellaneous Vs. Top 25 (AP or WBCA/USA Today polls) 5-1 On commercial television 13-1 In overtime games 1-0 Margin of Victory 1-5 points points points points points 9-0 Conference Affiliation ACC 7-0 American 0-1 Atlantic BIG EAST 1-0 Big Ten 1-0 Big Conference USA 0-0 Horizon League 1-0 Mid-American 1-0 Pac Patriot League 1-0 Southeastern 1-0 Summit League 2-0 Month November 6-0 December 6-1 January 7-0 February 0-0 March 0-0 April 0-0

7 Notre Dame Quick Facts Official Name: University of Notre Dame Location: Notre Dame, Ind. Enrollment: 8,448 (undergraduate) / 12,179 (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: (.754) - 34th season At Notre Dame: (.764) - 29th season At Home (all but one game/win at Purcell Pavilion): (.861) Associate Head Coach: Carol Owens (Northern Illinois 90) - 16th season Associate Coach: Beth Cunningham (Notre Dame 97) - 4th season Associate Coach/Recruiting Coordinator: Niele Ivey (Notre Dame 00) - 9th season Director of Basketball Operations: Katie Capps (Western Kentucky 02) - 1st season Video Coordinator: Garret Garcia (Toledo 12) - 2nd season Athletic Trainer: Anne Marquez Strength & Conditioning Coach: Craig Cheek Academic Counselor: Amanda Hall Equipment Manager: Kathy Speybroeck Student Managers: Becca Moore (head), Lizzy Moulton (head), Allie Griffith, Katie Higgins, Maggie Rogers, Jasmine Smith, Annie Timmerman Women s Basketball History 39th Season: 1st game, Dec. 3, 1977 vs. Valparaiso (W, 48-41) All-Time Record: (.733) Record At Home (all but one game/win at Purcell Pavilion): 39th season, (.825) Record In Conference (regular season): 33rd season, (.815) 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 (12): North Star , 1986 *Midwestern Collegiate (s), 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995 BIG EAST (s), 2012, 2013 ACC , 2015 (s) - shared Conference Tournament Championships (8): North Star - N/A *Midwestern Collegiate , 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994 BIG EAST ACC , 2015 NCAA Championship Appearances (22): National Champion National Finalist , 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 Final Four , 2001, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Elite , 2001, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Sweet , , , 2008, Berths , Consecutive NCAA Championship Appearances: 20 (1996-present) NIT Appearances (4): 1986 (3rd place), 1989 (7th place), 1991 (8th place), 1995 (3rd place) Consecutive Postseason Appearances: 22 (1994-present); 21 NCAAs, 1 NIT * - now known as the Horizon League Quick Facts The Second Platoon Another reason for Notre Dame s success this season has been the performance of its reserves, who are averaging more than 31 points per game and have outscored the opponent s bench by more than a 2-to-1 margin (31.8 ppg. to 13.6 ppg.). The Notre Dame reserves have combined to score at least 30 points in 12 games this year, including five 40-point outings. The Fighting Irish second unit has outscored the opponent s bench in 19 games this season, including a season-high 64 points on Nov. 23 at Valparaiso, outscoring the entire Crusader roster by 10 points (not to mention the Notre Dame starters by 18). The Fighting Irish reserves also outscored the full Virginia Tech roster on Jan. 24, edging the Hokies, (and outscoring the Notre Dame starters by four). In addition to the Valparaiso and Virginia Tech games, the Fighting Irish bench came close to outscoring the entire opposing team on two other occasions Nov. 18 vs. Toledo (UT 39, ND reserves 32) and Nov. 27 vs. Denver at the Junkanoo Jam in the Bahamas (DU 52, ND reserves 48). A pair of freshman guards Marina Mabrey (12.6 ppg.) and Arike Ogunbowale (11.7 ppg.) head up the strong Fighting Irish bench contingent, which has seen at least one reserve score in double figures in 17 games this year (total of 27 double-figure outings). Streak Stats Since the start of the season, Notre Dame has posted a (.948) record. In that four-year span, six of the seven Fighting Irish losses have come against top-three teams, including the past five against Connecticut 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 - now known as the Smoothie King Center - 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), No. 3 Connecticut (76-58 on Dec. 6, 2014, in the Jimmy V Classic at Purcell Pavilion), No. 1 Connecticut (63-53 on April 7, 2015, in the NCAA Women s Final Four national championship game at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida) and No. 1 Connecticut (91-81 on Dec. 5, 2015, in the Jimmy V Classic in Storrs, Connecticut). The other loss came on Jan. 8, 2015, 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 (research for this note provided by STATS via the AP). Poise Under Pressure Notre Dame has won its last 24 games decided by single digits and/or in overtime, including five times this season. The Fighting Irish last dropped a single-digit decision on March 6, 2012, falling at Notre Dame Top Bench Scorers Player Points Opponent/Date Marina Mabrey 23 at #1 Connecticut, 12/5/15 Arike Ogunbowale 21 at TCU, 12/12/15 Marina Mabrey 19 vs. Denver, 11/27/15 Marina Mabrey 18 at Saint Joseph s (Pa.), 12/21/15 Marina Mabrey 18 vs. UCLA, 11/28/15 Marina Mabrey 18 at Valparaiso, 11/23/15 Arike Ogunbowale 16 North Carolina, 1/10/16 Arike Ogunbowale 16 #18/17 DePaul, 12/9/15 Arike Ogunbowale 16 at Valparaiso, 11/23/15 Marina Mabrey 16 Bucknell, 11/15/15 Arike Ogunbowale 15 Virginia Tech, 1/24/16 Marina Mabrey 15 at Virginia, 1/7/16 Arike Ogunbowale 14 #RV/24 Syracuse, 1/21/16 Arike Ogunbowale 14 #18/15 Tennessee, 1/18/16 Marina Mabrey 14 at Boston College, 1/14/16 Marina Mabrey 14 North Carolina, 1/10/16 Arike Ogunbowale 14 at Saint Joseph s (Pa.), 12/21/15 Marina Mabrey 13 #18/15 Tennessee, 1/18/16 Arike Ogunbowale 13 at Virginia, 1/7/16 Marina Mabrey 13 #10/9 Oregon State, 12/28/15 Marina Mabrey 12 Virginia Tech, 1/2/416 Mychal Johnson 12 #18/17 DePaul, 12/9/15 Arike Ogunbowale 12 at #1 Connecticut, 12/5/15 Marina Mabrey 11 Georgia Tech, 12/30/15 Arike Ogunbowale 11 Georgia Tech, 12/30/15 Arike Ogunbowale 10 #10/12 Ohio State, 12/2/15 Kristina Nelson 10 at Valparaiso, 11/23/15 Game-high scorers in italics No. 4 Connecticut in the BIG EAST Conference Tournament championship game at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut. Notre Dame has been sharp when pushed to overtime, winning six in a row and eight of its last 11 when going to an extra session. Visiting Century City Notre Dame s victory at Valparaiso on Nov. 23 was its 13th 100-point game since the start of the season (and 10 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. Road Warriors Notre Dame has enjoyed remarkable success on the road in recent seasons, having won 52 of its last 54 (and 59 of its last 66) regular season road games. The only blemishes for the Fighting Irish in this current run (which dates back to the early portion of the campaign) are a loss at Miami on Jan. 8, 2015, and a defeat at top-ranked Connecticut on Dec. 5, 2015, in the Jimmy V Classic. The loss in Miami snapped Notre Dame s NCAA Division I record-tying 30-game road winning streak. It was an amazing string of results in hostile territory, a streak that lasted exactly three years (Jan. 4, Jan. 4, 2015) and left Notre Dame tied with Connecticut for the NCAA Division I all-time mark in that category. One of the more notable highlights of Notre Dame s sensational recent road run came on Jan. 5, 2013, when Notre Dame edged No. 1 Connecticut, 73-72, at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut, earning its fourth alltime win over a top-ranked opponent and first-ever victory on the road. 7

8 Irish Enjoy Quality Cable Graduate student guard Madison Cable has taken her game to new heights this season, averaging 13.8 points per game (14th in the ACC). Entering this year, Cable was averaging 5.3 ppg. in her career, including a personal-best 6.2 ppg. last season. Cable also is making a run at the shooter s Holy Grail the club (referring to one s shooting percentages from the field, three-point line and free-throw Madison Cable Season Improvement PPG p gms p gms 1 4 Dbl-Dbl 1 2 FG% FG% FT% RPG APG SPG Gms Started 6 20 NOTE: Played in 39 games last year; 20 games to date this year line). Cable ranks second in the nation and is tied for the ACC lead in three-point percentage (.489) while ranking seventh in the ACC in three-pointers per game (2.3) and 11th in field-goal percentage (.524). Cable also owns a.778 free-throw percentage this season, but is shooting.854 (35- of-41) from the foul line outside of an 0-of-4 blemish at the stripe on Dec. 9 against No. 18/17 DePaul, with all four foul shot attempts coming after Cable suffered a sprained ankle and jammed knee in the third quarter, both injuries the gritty veteran played through. Prior to this season, Cable had started nine games in her first three years combined, registering 18 double-digit scoring games, two 20-point outings and one double-double. In 20 games this season, Cable has started each time out, scoring in double figures in 17 times (the first time she posted a string of more than three consecutive double-digit games) and has four 20-point games, including a career-high 25 points on Dec. 2 against No. 10/12 Ohio State at Purcell Pavilion in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. That game against Ohio State also yielded Cable s second career double-double when she grabbed a team-high (and season-best) 11 rebounds. She s as good a shooter as there is in college basketball, and she played great tonight. Ohio State head coach Kevin McGuff after Cable had 25 points, 11 rebounds and made two clutch plays (threepointer with 56.2 seconds left; two foul shots with 7.5 seconds left) in Notre Dame s win over the No. 10/12 Buckeyes on Dec. 2 in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. Cable added her third career double-double on Dec. 9 with game highs of 21 points and 10 rebounds in a win over No. 18/17 DePaul. Cable was chosen the Junkanoo Jam Freeport Division MVP, after she averaged 17.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game with a.688 field goal percentage,.667 three point percentage and.875 free throw percentage during Notre Dame s two games in the Bahamas. Cable earned her first ACC Player of the Week honor on Dec. 14 after averaging 18.5 points and 6.5 rebounds per game with a.600 field-goal percentage and.500 threepoint percentage against DePaul and TCU. Cable continues her penchant for sacrificing her body for team success, having drawn seven charges this season to raise her career count to 44 drawn charges. That includes Cable s alert play in overtime of the win over UCLA, when she took a charge from Bruins all-pac-12 guard (and Canadian National Team member) Nirra Fields with 30.1 seconds left, resulting in the fifth foul on Fields and giving Notre Dame possession with a six-point lead (in essence, clinching the win). Mabrey is Jersey Tough Freshman guard Marina Mabrey is quickly emerging as one of the top young players in the Atlantic Coast Conference, if not all of Division I basketball. The Belmar, New Jersey, native is averaging 12.6 points per game, which ranks 24th in the ACC and fourth among conference freshmen. She also has scored in double figures 14 times this season, including a career-high 23 points (on 10-of-13 shooting) on Dec. 5 at top-ranked Connecticut. In that UConn game, Mabrey scored 21 points in the first half on 9-of-10 shooting, including 12 consecutive points to highlight a 14-4 second-quarter run that helped give Notre Dame a trio of one-point leads. Mabrey s shooting eye has been outstanding this season, as she shares the ACC lead in three-point percentage (.489), while ranking ninth in field-goal percentage (.533) and 10th in free-throw percentage (.785), the latter including an.833 foul-shooting ratio (40-of- 48) after beginning the year 6-of-11. Mabrey also has proven to be a strong defender, ranking seventh in the ACC at 2.1 steals per game. That mark was highlighted by a school-record 12 steals as part of a triple-double on Nov. 23 at Valparaiso. Mabrey was named to the Junkanoo Jam Freeport Division All-Tournament Team on Nov. 28 after averaging 18.5 points, 5.0 steals, 3.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists with a.600 field-goal percentage,.750 three-point percentage and.833 free-throw percentage during wins over Denver and UCLA in the two-day event in Freeport, Bahamas. That effort, plus her triple-double earlier in the week, propelled Mabrey to earn ACC Rookie of the Week honors on Nov. 30. Mabrey s Historic Triple-Double Freshman guard Marina Mabrey posted the fifth triple-double in school history (first by a freshman) with 18 points, a school-record 12 steals and a career-high 10 assists on Nov. 23 at Valparaiso. Mabrey became just the second Fighting Irish player to record a triple-double using steals. Mary Gavin (17 points, 14 assists and 10 steals the previous school record for steals before Mabrey s effort) was the only other player to do so on Jan. 31, 1987, against Marquette. Mabrey s triple-double in her fourth career game tied for the second-quickest to start a career in NCAA Division I history only 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, three times (most recently: at Connecticut, Dec. 5, 2015) 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 G Lindsay Allen ACC Player of the Week (Dec. 28) Naismith Trophy Early Season Watch List Wooden Award Preseason Top 30 List The Sporting News Preseason All-America Third Team Preseason All-ACC Team (Blue Ribbon Panel/Coaches) G Madison Cable ACC Player of the Week (Dec. 14) Junkanoo Jam Most Valuable Player (Freeport Division) Junkanoo Jam All-Tournament Team (Freeport Division) G Marina Mabrey ACC Rookie of the Week (Nov. 30) Junkanoo Jam All-Tournament Team (Freeport Division) ACC Newcomer Watch List (Blue Ribbon Panel) G Arike Ogunbowale ACC Rookie of the Week (Dec. 14) ACC Newcomer Watch List (Blue Ribbon Panel/Coaches) F Brianna Turner Wooden Award Midseason Top 20 List Naismith Trophy Early Season Watch List USBWA Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Watch List Sports Illustrated Preseason All-America First Team The Sporting News Preseason All-America First Team espnw Preseason All-America Second Team Athlon Sports Preseason All-America Second Team AP Preseason All-America Team (receiving votes) Preseason ACC Player of the Year (Blue Ribbon Panel/Coaches) Preseason All-ACC Team (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, , /30/15 Georgia Tech 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 Schaquilla Nunn of Winthrop did so faster (third career game on Nov. 20, 2012, vs. Mississippi State at the Hardwood for Hope Tournament in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico). Mabrey s triple-double was the 25th in ACC history, and the the first in ACC history to feature steals. Mabrey was the second ACC freshman ever to record a triple-double, joining Duke s Elizabeth Williams (18 points, 16 rebounds and 12 blocks at Wake Forest on Jan. 6, 2012) in that elite company. Mabrey s 12 steals also are second on the ACC single-game steals list, and the most since Georgia Tech s Jill Ingram had 14 thefts (tying the NCAA Division I record) against Virginia Tech on Feb. 29, Mabrey s 12 steals tied for the second-most by a player in completing a triple-double, exceeded only by Old Dominion s Ticha Penicheiro (22 points, 15 assists, 14 steals) vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) in the first round of the NCAA Championship on March 13, Mabrey was the first Fighting Irish player with double-digit assists in a game since Feb. 24, 2013, when Skylar Diggins had 10 assists at DePaul as part of her second career triple-double (the most recent one by a Notre Dame player before Mabrey). Game #20 Recap: Virginia Tech Brianna Turner scored 18 points and No. 3 Notre Dame shook off a slow start to beat Virginia Tech Sunday at Purcell Pavilion. Arike Ogunbowale added 15 points and Marina Mabrey had 12 for the Fighting Irish (19 1, 7 0 ACC). Sidney Cook scored 21 points and Vanessa Panousis added 10 for the Hokies (14 5, 2 4). After starting out 2-of-11, the Fighting Irish made 12 of 16 shots and started pulling away. Virginia Tech made only 4 of 25 shots (16 percent) in the first half. Notre Dame gave up only four points in the second quarter and led at halftime before steadily opening its lead as large as 43 points in the fourth quarter. The Fighting Irish shot 29 of 55 (52 percent) for the game, while Virginia Tech made just 15 of 55 (27 percent) field-goal attempts. Beyond The Box Score: Virginia Tech Notre Dame held Virginia Tech to opponent season lows for points in a quarter (4) and a half (11). The 11 points were the fewest Notre Dame has allowed in a single half since Dec. 4, 2011, when the Fighting Irish jumped out to a lead at Creighton at halftime en route to a win. The Fighting Irish collected their 400th alltime regular-season win in conference play (now ,.815), covering their membership in four different leagues North Star (43-11 from ), Midwestern Collegiate/Horizon League (87-15 from ), BIG EAST ( from ) and ACC (38-1 since 2013). The Fighting Irish have won 30 consecutive home games against conference opponents. Notre Dame has won 23 consecutive home games overall, the fourth-longest run in school history. Virginia Tech s 41 points were the fewest Notre Dame allowed in an ACC game in exactly one year (a win at Clemson on Jan. 24, 2015). The Fighting Irish posted a season-best 39-point margin of victory in ACC play, and their largest in a conference game since Jan. 11, 2015 (a win over Boston College at Purcell Pavilion). Notre Dame has held four of its last six opponents to a.300 field-goal percentage or lower. The Fighting Irish shot better than 50 percent from the field for the fourth time in their last five games and 13th time this year. The Fighting Irish improved to 8-1 all-time against the Hokies and have won the past four games in the series. Virginia Tech s 41 points were the secondfewest by either side in the series, and fewest since a Notre Dame win on Jan. 10, 2004, at Purcell Pavilion. The 39-point margin of victory was the largest by either team in the series. Notre Dame is 15-8 (.652) all-time against Virginia schools and has won its last nine in a row against the Commonwealth. The Fighting Irish are 7-1 (.875) at home alltime against teams from Virginia and have won their last seven since an loss to Old Dominion on Jan. 10, Polling Station Notre Dame is ranked No. 3 in this week s Associated Press poll, its 97th consecutive week in the top 10 of the media balloting (91 of those in the top five), dating back to the middle of the season and marking 167 consecutive weeks in the AP poll. Active AP Poll Streaks 1. Tennessee Connecticut Stanford Baylor u The Fighting Irish continue to extend the program record for consecutive poll appearances that started with the AP preseason poll in (the old record was 59 consecutive weeks from ), while Notre Dame is one of five teams in the nation with an active streak of at least 150 consecutive AP poll appearances. 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 majority (65) of those appearances in the AP Top 5 (and never lower than seventh). This represented the 16th time in 17 years (starting with the campaign) that Notre Dame appeared in the preseason AP poll, something only five schools in the nation have done Connecticut, Duke and Tennessee have shown up in all 17 during that span, while Stanford joins the Fighting Irish with 16 preseason AP poll berths. Notre Dame has been ranked in the AP poll for 306 weeks during the program s 39-9

10 year history, with every one of those appearances coming in the Muffet McGraw era (since ). McGraw is seventh among active NCAA Division I head coaches for weeks in the AP poll, and 14th alltime. The Fighting Irish are No. 3 in this week s WBCA/USA Today coaches poll after appearing in the preseason coaches balloting for the seventh consecutive year. Notre Dame has been ranked in the coaches poll for 170 of the past 171 weeks (and 134 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 302 weeks during their history (all coming in McGraw s tenure). This marks the eighth consecutive season Notre Dame has been ranked in the top 10 of the WBCA/USA Today poll, as well as 14 of the past 18 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 306 AP poll appearances while 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 AP Poll Appearances Active D-I Coaches 1. VanDerveer (Stan) Auriemma (UConn) Hatchell (UNC) Blair (TAMU) umcgraw (ND) 306 All-Time D-I Coaches 1. Summitt (Tenn) Landers (UGa) VanDerveer (Stan) Blair (TAMU) Ryan (UVa) Yow (NCST) Barmore (LT) umcgraw (ND) 306 NOTES: through Jan. 25 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. 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). The Benefits Of Leadership Notre Dame is in the unique position of essentially having three head coaches on its bench, with Fighting Irish skipper Muffet McGraw enjoying the expertise of two former head coaches on her staff associate head coach Carol Owens (who guided her alma mater Northern 10 Illinois from ) and associate coach Beth Cunningham (who piloted VCU from ). Collectively, the Notre Dame staff has 48 seasons of head coaching experience, which ranks third among NCAA Division I Schools With Most Head Coach Experience 1. Villanova seasons (Harry Perretta-38; Joe Mullaney, Jr.-15) 2. Rutgers (C. Vivian Stringer-45; Tim Eatman-4) 3. u (Muffet McGraw-34; Beth Cunningham-9; Carol Owens-5) 4. North Carolina (Sylvia Hatchell - 41; Sylvia Crawley - 6) Division I schools behind only Villanova (53) and Rutgers (49). Half And Half During the past 16 seasons, Notre Dame has been nearly unbeatable when it has the lead at halftime. The Fighting Irish are (.950) since the start of the campaign when they go into the dressing room with the lead, including wins in 292 of their last 305 such contests (.957) and an active 126-game winning streak. In the past seven seasons ( to present), Notre Dame is (.990) when leading at the half. The only losses in that time came on April 5, 2011, in the NCAA national championship game at Conseco (now Bankers Life) 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 21 seasons, Notre Dame has an amazing (.955) record when they hold their opponents below 60 points in a game, including an active 115-game winning streak in such games. The last time the Fighting Irish lost when allowing fewer than 60 points in a game was March 8, 2010, when they dropped a decision at No. 1 Connecticut in the BIG EAST Conference tournament semifinals at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut. But Sometimes You Have To Score If You Want To Win During the past 21 seasons (since ), the Fighting Irish are (.972) when they score at least 80 points in a game. In that time, 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, a setback at Baylor in 2011 and a defeat at Connecticut in In the past seven years ( to present), Notre Dame is (.975) when topping the 80-point mark, including wins in 86 of its last 87 such games (the lone setback come earlier this season, a loss at Signees Erin Boley, a 6-2 forward from Hodgenville, Kentucky (Elizabethtown High School) and Jackie Young, a 6-0 guard from Princeton, Indiana (Princeton Community High School) both made their official commitments to Notre Dame during the early signing period, head coach Muffet McGraw announced Nov. 16. Both student-athletes are rated among the top 10 players in the country by various national recruiting services. As a group, this duo currently is ranked No. 3 by Prospects Nation, No. 5 by espnw Hoopgurlz, and is a top-five class by most major services for the fifth year in a row. It also gives Notre Dame a Top 25 class for the 20th 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, including player bios, photos and an exclusive video interview with McGraw, can be found online at spec-rel/111615aaa.html): ERIN BOLEY, 6-2, F (Hodgenville, Ky./Elizabethtown) Statistics/Records: Entering her final year at Elizabethtown High School in Elizabethtown, Kentucky (combined record of ,.837, since she became a starter in eighth grade) career per-game statistical averages of 19.4 points and 9.0 rebounds with.546 fieldgoal percentage,.427 three-point percentage and.829 free-throw percentage already holds Elizabethtown school records for career points (2,472) and rebounds (1,070). USA Basketball: Earned a silver medal as a member of the 2015 USA Basketball Under-18 3x3 National Team at the FIBA U18 3x3 World Championships in Debrecen, Hungary helped Team USA to 8-1 record teammate on that squad of current Notre Dame freshman guard Arike Ogunbowale will be one of seven players on Notre Dame roster who have earned USA Basketball medals during their careers (along with Lindsay Allen, Marina Mabrey, Arike Ogunbowale, Ali Patberg, Taya Reimer and Brianna Turner). Awards/Honors: Two-time MaxPreps All-America selection (fourth team in 2015; honorable mention in 2014) 2015 Naismith Trophy All-America pick (honorable mention) two-time Gatorade Kentucky High School Player of the Year (2014, 2015 first sophomore in state ever to win the award) two-time AP Kentucky Player of the Year (2014, 2015 first sophomore in state ever to win the award) ranked No. 5 (five-star player) in Class of 2016 by espnw Hoopgurlz/Dan Olson Collegiate Girls Basketball Report ranked No. 5 by All-Star Girls Report ranked No. 6 by Prospects Nation ranked No. 8 by Blue Star Basketball. JACKIE YOUNG, 6-0, G (Princeton, Ind./Princeton Community) Statistics/Records: Entering her final year at Princeton Community High School in Princeton, Indiana (combined record of 70-8,.897) career per-game statistical averages of 29.4 points, 10.6 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 3.4 steals with.574 field-goal percentage,.357 three-point percentage and.857 free-throw percentage enters her final prep season with 2,290 career points, needing 796 points to pass Shanna Zolman (3,085 at Wawasee High School from ) as the all-time scoring leader in Indiana girls basketball history (records date back to ) set Indiana girls basketball single-season scoring record with 1,003 points in , the fifth player of either gender (first female) in state history to score 1,000 points in a season, scoring most points in one season by an Indiana basketball player since , when Indiana University and NBA sharpshooter Steve Alford scored 1,078 points for New Castle High School). Awards/Honors: 2015 MaxPreps All-America selection (honorable mention) 2015 Naismith Trophy All-America pick (honorable mention) three-time first-team all-state choice ( ) ranked No. 5 in Class of 2016 by Prospects Nation ranked No. 6 by Blue Star Basketball ranked No. 8 by All-Star Girls Report ranked No. 11 (five-star player) by espnw Hoopgurlz/Dan Olson Collegiate Girls Basketball Report. Notre Dame Incoming Class of 2016 Erin Boley 6-2, F, Hodgenville, Ky. (Elizabethtown) Jackie Young 6-0, G, Princeton, Ind. (Princeton Community)

11 The University of Notre Dame s Purcell Pavilion has been rated ninth nationally by LawnStarter in its listing of the greenest college basketball arenas in the country, released in January LawnStarter ranked the top 11 college basketball facilities in terms of ecologically friendly arenas, saying this about Purcell Pavilion: Over 20 percent of construction materials were made regionally, 1,246 tons of construction waste were kept from going to landfills, and low-flow toilets, urinals, faucets and shower heads were installed. As part of the University s goal to ensure that its Catholic character informs all its endeavors, we seek to minimize the environmental impact of new campus buildings and the act of constructing them, says Doug Marsh, head of facilities design and operations at Notre Dame. Here were the top 11 greenest basketball arenas, according to LawnStarter: 1. College Park Center (Texas-Arlington) 2. SECU Arena (Towson) 3. Matthew Knight Arena (Oregon) 4. Crisler Center (Michigan) 5. Smith Center (George Washington) 6. Savage Arena (Toledo) 7. Carver-Hawkeye Arena (Iowa) 8. Pauley Pavilion (UCLA) 9. Purcell Pavilion (Notre Dame) 10. Moody Coliseum (SMU) 11. Sun Dome (South Florida) The Joyce Center originally opened in as the home to both Fighting Irish basketball (south dome) and hockey (north dome). In 2009 the south dome, now home to men s and women s basketball and volleyball, reopened as Purcell Pavilion following a $26.3 million addition and renovation that included new chair-back seating through the 9,149-seat facility, the Murnane Family Ticket Offices, the Mike Leep Sr. Varsity Shop plus an innovative seating and hospitality area, Club Naimoli. The Green Castle top-ranked UConn on Dec. 5, 2015, in the Jimmy V Classic). 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 280 of their last 310 games (.903), all but one game/win at the 9,149-seat Purcell Pavilion, including winning streaks of 51, 34 and 25 games (plus a current 23-game run) in that span. Since Purcell Pavilion was renovated prior to the season, Notre Dame is (.946) including wins in 82 of its last 85 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 has a (.878) 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 2002 home finale. The Fighting Irish have been especially strong when it comes to non-league home games, winning 134 of their last 144 outof-conference home contests (.931), 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). Since its inaugural season in , Notre Dame has played all but one of its games at the former Joyce Center, posting a (.825) record at the venerable facility. Fighting Irish Are Hottest Ticket In Town The past six 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 seventh year in a row, Notre Dame fans all but exhausted the program s season ticket packages (approximately 7,500) and snapped up single-game ducats at a rate that has put the Fighting Irish in position to again post sellouts on a nightly basis. This year, Notre Dame ranks sixth in the nation in attendance, averaging 8,742 fans per game. That equates to 95.5 percent of Purcell Pavilion s capacity, the highest such percentage of any team in the country (aside from schools playing off-site home games or competing in larger secondary arenas). Gonzaga (93.0 percent) currently is the only other Division I school to fill its primary arena to better than 90 percent capacity this season. Oh Captain, My Captain Senior guard Michaela Mabrey, junior guard Lindsay Allen and junior forward Taya Reimer are serving as Notre Dame s team captains for the season. Mabrey is in her second season as a team captain, while Allen and Reimer received the captain s honor for the first time in their respective careers following a preseason vote by their teammates. This is the eighth time in 12 seasons the Fighting Irish have had a trio of captains, as well as the third year in a row (Mabrey joined Whitney Holloway and Markisha Wright in filling the captaincy trio last season). Irish Fans Crave Another Big Mac Attack Now in its ninth season, Notre ND s Big Mac Baskets (since ; postseason not included) Dame s wildlysuccessful Big *Wayne State Ma. Mabrey FG Mac promotion DePaul Ma. Mabrey 3FG once again looks North Carolina Ogunbowale FG to send fans home with full bellies, Syracuse Ogunbowale FG offering a coupon *Ferris State Wright FT for a free Big Mac UMass Lowell Wright FG Chattanooga Mi. Mabrey FG from South Bendarea McDonald s Harvard Wright FT Holy Cross Westbeld 3FG restaurants if Quinnipiac Johnson FG the Fighting Irish score at least 88 Boston College Tennessee Cable FG Loyd FT points in an regular Georgia Tech B. Turner FG season or ex- Wake Forest Westbeld FG hibition game at *California (Pa.) Wright FG Purcell Pavilion. UNC Wilmington Nelson FG In the nine-year Valparaiso Mi. Mabrey 3FG history of the promotion, Notre DePaul UCLA Cable FT Holloway 3FG Dame has hit the Central Michigan Loyd FG 88-point mark at South Dakota St. Nelson FG Boston College Mi. Mabrey 3FG home 66 times. Syracuse Cable FT Graduate student North Carolina Cable FG guard Madison Cable leads all *Edinboro Mi. Mabrey 3FG current Fighting Massachusetts Braker FG Irish players with Mercer K. Turner 3FG six Big Mac Baskets during her Utah State Diggins 3FG Saint Francis (Pa.) Cable FT Providence Huffman FG career. Louisville Cable 3FG And for those Connecticut Diggins FG tracking such * - exhibition game things (or perhaps falling under the heading of the athletics communications director has way too much time on his hands ), 30 different players have converted the burger ball, including eight current members of the Fighting Irish roster. What s more, of the 66 Big Mac games, 33 have been reached on two-point baskets, 19 on free throws, and 14 on three-pointers. Next Game: Duke Notre Dame begins the second half of its ACC season at 6 p.m. (ET) Monday when it travels to Durham, North Carolina, to take on Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The game will be televised live on ESPN2, ESPN3 and WatchESPN as part of its Big Monday package, the second of three Big Monday appearances for the Fighting Irish this season. 11

12 The Last Time Notre Dame SCORING Player scored 25 points: Madison Cable (25) vs. Ohio State, 12/2/15 Player scored 30 points: Jewell Loyd (31) at Georgia Tech, 2/19/15 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: Arike Ogunbowale (21) at TCU, 12/12/15 Two players scored 20 points: Madison Cable (25) & Lindsay Allen (20) vs. Ohio State, 12/2/15 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: Jewell Loyd (21) vs. Duke (3/7/15 Greensboro, N.C.) Six in double figures: Arike Ogunbowale (14), Brianna Turner (14), Marina Mabrey (13), Kathryn Westbeld (13), Lindsay Allen (10) and Madison Cable (10) vs. Tennessee, 1/18/16 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 50 points/half ND scored 55 points/half: 57 (1st half) vs. Syracuse, 1/21/16 ND scored 60 points/half: 65 (1st half) vs. DePaul, 12/9/15 ND scored 100 points/game: 110 at Valparaiso, 11/23/15 ND scored 100 points/home game: 104 vs. Boston College, 1/11/15 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): Taya Reimer (8-8) vs. Louisville, 2/23/15 ND shot 55 percent/game: 55.0 (33-60) vs. Syracuse, 1/21/16 ND shot 55 percent/consecutive games: 62.1 (36-58) vs. DePaul, 12/9/15; 55.0 (33-60) at TCU, 12/12/15; 59.0 (36-61) at Saint Joseph s (Pa.), 12/21/15 ND shot 60 percent/game: 62.1 (36-58) vs. DePaul, 12/9/15 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: 33.3 (21-63) vs. Connecticut, 4/7/15 (@ Tampa, Fla.) 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: see 65 percent/half ND shot 60 percent/half: see 65 percent/half ND shot 65 percent/half: 67.6 (23-34), 1st half vs. Syracuse, 1/21/16 ND shot 70 percent/half: 76.5 (26-34), 1st half vs. DePaul, 12/9/15 ND shot 55 percent/both halves: 57.1 (16-28) and 60.6 (20-33) at Saint Joseph s (Pa.), 12/21/15 ND shot below 25 percent/half: 24.0 (6-25), 1st half at Miami, 1/8/15 ND shot below 30 percent/half: 28.6 (10-35), 2nd half vs. Ohio State, 12/2/15 THREE-POINT SHOOTING Player made 4 three-pointers/half: Michaela Mabrey (1st half) vs. Syracuse, 1/21/16 Player made 5 three-pointers/half: Michaela Mabrey (1st half) at Boston College, 2/8/15 Player made 5 three-pointers: see 6 three-pointers Player made 6 three-pointers: Michaela Mabrey vs. Syracuse, 1/21/16 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 (10) vs. Syracuse, 1/21/16 ND made 10 three-pointers: 11 vs. Syracuse, 1/21/16 ND did not make a three-pointer: vs. Saint Joseph s (Pa.), 12/21/14 ND attempted 20 three-pointers: 24 vs. Syracuse, 1/21/16 ND shot 60 percent 3FG (min. 5 att.): 66.7 (6-9) vs. Oregon State, 12/28/15 FREE-THROW SHOOTING Player made 10 free-throws: Jewell Loyd (10) at Georgia Tech, 2/19/15 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.): (13-13) vs. Stanford, 3/27/15 (@ Oklahoma City, Okla.) ND shot below 50 percent (min. 10 att.): 47.6 (20-42) at Valparaiso, 11/23/15 ND made 30 free-throws: 31 (attempted 46) vs. UCLA, 11/28/15 (@ Freeport, Bahamas) ND made fewer than five FTs: 4 (attempted 7) vs. DePaul, 3/4/12 (@ Hartford, Conn.) ND attempted 40 free-throws: 46 (made 31) vs. UCLA, 11/28/15 (@ Freeport, Bahamas) 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: Taya Reimer (11) and Brianna Turner (10) vs. Connecticut, 4/7/15 (@ Tampa, Fla.) 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: 51 vs. DePaul, 3/22/15 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 12 DOUBLE-DOUBLES Points & rebounds: Kathryn Westbeld (12/14) at TCU, 12/12/15 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: Marina Mabrey (18/10) at Valparaiso, 11/23/15 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: Brianna Turner (14p/11r) and Taya Reimer (14p/10r) vs. DePaul, 3/22/15 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: Madison Cable (21/10) vs. DePaul, 12/9/15 20 points and 20 rebounds: Natalie Achonwa (20/20) vs. South Florida, 3/10/13 (@ Hartford, Conn.) TRIPLE-DOUBLES (only five in school history) Marina Mabrey (18p/10a/12s) at Valparaiso, 11/23/15 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: Marina Mabrey (10) at Valparaiso, 11/23/15 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 (5) vs. Syracuse, 1/21/16 Player blocked 6 shots: Brianna Turner (7) vs. Louisville, 2/23/15 Player blocked 10 shots: Amanda Barksdale (11) vs. Boston College, 2/10/02 ND blocked 10 shots: 10 vs. Syracuse, 1/21/16 ND blocked 15 shots: 16 vs. Boston College, 2/10/02 ND blocked 0 shots: vs. Duke, 2/23/14 STEALS Player had 8 steals: see 10 steals Player had 10 steals: Marina Mabrey (12) at Valparaiso, 11/23/15 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: 7 vs. Oregon State, 12/28/15 ND committed 10 or fewer/consecutive games: 7 at Saint Joseph s (Pa.), 12/21/14; 7 vs. Oregon State, 12/28/15 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: Kathryn Westbeld (FT/0:26.2, 2nd) vs. Ohio State, 12/2/15 Four-point play: Madison Cable (9:52, 2nd half) vs. Wake Forest, 2/1/15 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 Connecticut, 12/5/15 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: 20-0 run at Boston College, 2/8/15 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: vs. UCLA (W, 92-84, ot), 11/28/15 (@ Freeport, Bahamas) 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: at DePaul (W, 94-93, ot), 12/10/14 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 at Connecticut (91-81), 12/5/15 Played the No. 1 team in the WBCA/USA Today poll: see played No. 1 team in AP poll Defeated top-10 opponent: vs. #10/9 Oregon State (62-61), 12/28/15 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: vs. #7/6 Florida State (71-58), 3/8/15 (@ Greensboro, N.C.)

13 The Last Time An Opponent SCORING Player scored 25 points: Breanna Stewart (28) at Connecticut, 12/5/15 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: Breanna Stewart (28) and Morgan Tuck (21) at Connecticut, 12/5/15 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: Toledo, 11/18/15 (three with 8 pts) One in double figures: Mariella Fasoula (20) at Boston College, 1/14/16 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: 51 (2nd half), DePaul, 12/9/15 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: 11 (1st half), Virginia Tech, 1/24/16 Scored fewer than 20 points/half: 15 (1st half), Denver, 11/27/15 (@ Freeport, Bahamas) Scored fewer than 40 points/game: 39, Toledo, 11/18/15 FIELD-GOAL SHOOTING Shot 50 percent/game: 52.4 (33-63) at Connecticut, 12/5/15 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 20 percent/game: 18.6 (11-59), Holy Cross, 11/23/14 Shot below 25 percent/game: 23.7 (14-59), Toledo, 11/18/15 Shot below 30 percent/game: 27.3 (15-55), Virginia Tech, 1/24/16 Shot 50 percent/half: see 55 percent/half Shot 55 percent/half: 55.6 (15-27), 2nd half by Georgia Tech, 12/30/15 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: 51.4 (19-37) and 53.8 (14-26) at Connecticut, 12/5/15 Shot below 20 percent/half: 16.0 (4-25), 1st half by Virginia Tech, 1/24/16 Shot below 25 percent/half: see below 20 percent/half Shot below 30 percent/half: see below 20 percent/half Shot below 30 percent/both halves: 27.5 (11-40) and 28.6 (12-42) by Syracuse, 1/21/16 THREE-POINT SHOOTING Player made 5 three-pointers: Bonnie Samuelson, Stanford, 3/27/15 (@ Oklahoma City, Okla.) 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), Syracuse, 1/21/16 Made 10 three-pointers: 12, DePaul, 12/9/15 Did not make a three-pointer: Duke, 2/16/15 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: Brianna Kiesel (10), Pittsburgh, 2/26/15 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.): 92.9 (13-14), North Carolina, 1/10/16 Shot below 50 percent (min. 10 att.): 43.8 (7-16) by South Carolina, 4/5/15 (@ Tampa, Fla.) Made 30 free-throws: 32 (attempted 37), Illinois, 11/24/98 Made fewer than five FTs: 4 (attempted 5) at Boston College, 1/14/16 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: Shayla Cooper (15), Ohio State, 12/2/15 Player had 20 rebounds: Wendy Scholtens (20) at Vanderbilt, 1/8/89 Two players had double-figure rebounds: Nina Davis (13) and Sune Agbuke (10), Baylor, 3/29/15 (@ Oklahoma City, Okla.) 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: 55, Syracuse, 1/21/16 Out-rebounded ND by 10 or more: 13, Syracuse, 1/21/16 (SU 55, ND 42) 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: Aysia Bugg (10) at Pittsburgh, 1/3/16 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: 9, Virginia Tech, 1/24/16 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: at Valparaiso, 11/23/15 STEALS Player had 5 steals: Diamond DeShields, Tennessee, 1/18/16 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: see 30 turnovers Committed 30 turnovers or more: 32 at Valparaiso, 11/23/15 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: 9, Miami, 3/6/15 (@ Greensboro, N.C.) 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: Moriah Jefferson (40) at Connecticut, 12/5/15 Played more than 40 minutes: Monique Billings (42) and Nirra Fields (41), UCLA, 11/28/15 (@ Freeport, Bahamas) 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: 39 at ND 80, Virginia Tech 41, 1/24/16 ND won by 30-plus points on the road: 36 ND 91, at Saint Joseph s (Pa.) 55, 12/21/15 ND won by 30-plus points at a neutral site: see 40 ND won by 40-plus points: 42 ND 94, Denver 52, 11/27/15 (@ Freeport, Bahamas) ND won by 50-plus points: 56 ND 110, at Valparaiso 54, 11/23/15 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: 10 at Connecticut 91, ND 81, 12/5/15 ND lost by at home: 18 Connecticut 76, at ND 58, 12/6/14 ND lost by points at a neutral site: 10 Connecticut 63, ND 53, 4/7/15 (@ Tampa, Fla.) 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: Bashaara Graves (13/10), Tennessee, 1/18/16 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: Nina Davis (26/13) and Sune Agbuke (12/10), Baylor, 3/29/15 (@ Oklahoma City, Okla.) 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: Shayla Cooper (18/15), Ohio State, 12/2/15 20 points and 10 rebounds: Breanna Stewart (28/10) at Connecticut, 12/5/15 20 points and 20 rebounds: Wendy Scholtens (29/20) at Vanderbilt, 1/8/89 13

14 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) Madison Cable , Aaliyah Whiteside, GT , Kelsey Plum, Washington 10.9, t , Aaliyah Whiteside, GT Marina Mabrey , 29 Arike Ogunbowale , 25 Brianna Turner , 7 Rebounds (Top 15 ACC / Top 100 NCAA) Kathryn Westbeld , Azurá Stevens, DU , Jonquel Jones, Geo. Wash. 6.4, t , Azurá Stevens, DU Brianna Turner , t-11 Field-Goal Percentage (Top 15 ACC / Top 100 NCAA) Kathryn Westbeld , Emese Hof, UM -.677, Brionna Jones, Maryland.537, 6.677, Brianna Turner, ND Marina Mabrey , - Madison Cable , - Brianna Turner , 1 Michaela Mabrey , t-13 Assists (Top 15 ACC / Top 100 NCAA) Lindsay Allen 5.5 t-1 5.5, Allen, ND/Peterson, SU , Niya Johnson, Baylor 5.0, t-2 6.4, Alexis Peterson, SU Free-Throw Percentage (Top 15 ACC / Top 100 NCAA) Marina Mabrey , Dominique Wilson, ST -.927, Cartaesha Macklin, Southern Ill..846, , Rachel Camp, VT Arike Ogunbowale , 11 Steals (Top 15 ACC / Top 100 NCAA) Marina Mabrey , Brittany Brown, FS , Ashley Deary, Northwestern 1.9, t , Brittany Brown, FS Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage (Top 15 ACC / Top 100 NCAA) Madison Cable.489 t-1.489, Cable/Ma. Mabrey, ND 2.594, Shatori Walker-Kimbrough, Maryland.406, t , Cassidy Walsh, UP Marina Mabrey.489 t , 7 Michaela Mabrey , 4 Three-Pointers Made Per Game (Top 15 ACC / Top 100 NCAA) Madison Cable , Brianna Butler, SU , Jessica Kovatch, St. Francis (Pa.) 1.9, t , Brianna Butler, SU Michaela Mabrey 2.0 t , t-2 Blocked Shots (Top 15 ACC / Top 100 NCAA) Brianna Turner , Azurá Stevens, DU , Josie Stockill, Colgate 3.3, 1 3.3, Brianna Turner, ND Assist/Turnover Ratio (Top 15 ACC / Top 100 NCAA) Lindsay Allen , Lindsay Allen, ND , Caroline Coyer, Villanova 2.50, , Ashley Williams, ST Defensive Rebounds (Top 15 ACC / Top 100 NCAA) Kathryn Westbeld 4.0 t , Milan Quinn, WF , Lexi Martins, Lehigh 4.1, - 6.3, Azurá Stevens, DU Brianna Turner , 5 Conference stats through Jan. 25 // NCAA stats through Jan. 25 bold = ACC leader OR NCAA Top 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 77.9, , Notre Dame Scoring Defense , Virginia Tech , Central Arkansas 54.9, , Notre Dame Scoring Margin , Florida State , Connecticut +23.0, , Notre Dame FT Percentage.701 ( ) 6.740, Virginia , South Florida.731 (98-134), 3.775, Georgia Tech FG Percentage.500 ( ) 1.500, Notre Dame 2.524, Connecticut.491 ( ), 1.491, Notre Dame FG Pct. Defense.379 ( ) 7.331, Virginia Tech , Oregon State.345 ( ), 1.345, Notre Dame 3-Point FG Pct..442 ( ) 1.442, Notre Dame 1.442, Notre Dame.395 (45-114), 1.395, Notre Dame 3-Point FG Pct. Def..308 ( ) 8.247, Virginia Tech , Georgia.295 (33-112), 6.234, Virginia Tech 3-Point FG Made , Syracuse , Sacramento State 6.4, 4 9.0, Syracuse Rebounding , Syracuse , George Washington 40.1, , Syracuse Opponent Rebounding , Florida State not kept 32.9, , Florida State Rebounding Margin , Florida State , Maryland +7.2, , Florida State Offensive Rebounds , Syracuse , George Washington 11.6, , Syracuse Defensive Rebounds , Duke , Oregon State 28.6, , Notre Dame Blocked Shots , Pittsburgh , Penn 5.7, 1 5.7, Notre Dame Assists , Notre Dame , Baylor 17.6, , Notre Dame Steals , Syracuse , Sacramento State 9.3, , Syracuse Turnover Margin , Syracuse , Sacramento State +0.7, , Syracuse Turnover Average 15.1 not kept , Villanova not kept Assist/Turnover Ratio , Notre Dame , Connecticut 1.05, , Louisville Personal Fouls 16.9 not kept , Penn not kept Won-Loss Percentage.950 not kept , Connecticut/South Carolina not kept Conference stats through Jan. 25 // NCAA stats through Jan. 25 bold = ACC leader OR NCAA Top Division I teams 14

15 University of Notre Dame Women s Basketball Results Overall Record: 19-1 (Home: 10-0, Away: 7-1, Neutral: 2-0); ACC Record: 7-0 Notre Dame Highs Date ND NR Opp NR Opponent Time/Result/Score Streak Record Conf Scorer Rebounder Assists Attendance Nov. 15 3/3 BUCKNELL WatchND W W1 1-0 Turner-21 Westbeld-6 Allen-8 8,948 Nov. 18 3/3 TOLEDO ESPN3 W W2 2-0 Westbeld-13 two with 7 Allen-9 8,474 Nov. 21 3/3 at South Dakota State ESPN3 W W3 3-0 Turner-20 Turner-9 Allen-5 5,532 Nov. 23 3/3 at Valparaiso ESPN3 W W4 4-0 Ma. Mabrey-18 Ogunbowale-8 Ma. Mabrey-10 1,371 Junkanoo Jam (Freeport, Bahamas St. Georges High School) Nov. 27 3/3 vs. Denver W W5 5-0 Ma. Mabrey-19 two with 5 two with Nov. 28 3/3 vs. UCLA W (ot) W6 6-0 Cable-22 two with 9 Allen Dec. 2 3/3 10/12 (1) OHIO STATE ESPN3 W W7 7-0 Cable-25 Cable-11 Allen-5 8,609 Dec. 5 3/3 1/1 (2) at Connecticut ESPN L L1 7-1 Ma. Mabrey-23 Westbeld-8 Allen-6 10,167 (s) Dec. 9 3/3 18/17 DePAUL ESPN3 W W1 8-1 Cable-21 Cable-10 Allen-8 8,207 Dec. 12 3/3 at TCU FSN W W2 9-1 Ogunbowale-21 Westbeld-14 Mi. Mabrey-8 1,628 Dec. 21 3/3 at Saint Joseph s (Pa.) W W Ma. Mabrey-18 Allen-7 Allen-9 3,411 Dec. 28 3/3 10/9 OREGON STATE ESPN3 W W Cable-15 Turner-9 Allen-5 8,860 Dec. 30 3/3 GEORGIA TECH ESPN3 W W Turner-20 Westbeld-5 Allen-6 9,149 (s) Jan. 3 3/3 at Pittsburgh ACC-RSN W W Turner-20 Ogunbowale-9 Huffman-4 3,610 Jan. 7 3/3 at Virginia W W Turner-19 Turner-9 Allen-5 3,394 Jan. 10 3/3 NORTH CAROLINA ESPN2 W W Ogunbowale-16 Turner-9 Allen-6 8,942 Jan. 14 3/3 at Boston College W W Ma. Mabrey-14 Turner-13 Allen-5 1,179 Jan. 18 3/3 18/15 TENNESSEE ESPN2-BM W W two with 14 Turner-9 Allen-7 8,961 Jan. 21 3/3 RV/24 SYRACUSE ESPN3 W W Mi. Mabrey-20 Westbeld-12 Mi. Mabrey-6 8,312 Jan. 24 3/3 VIRGINIA TECH ESPN3 W W Turner-18 three with 6 Allen-6 8,958 Jan. 28 at Georgia Tech ACC-RSN 7 p.m. ET Feb. 1 at Duke ESPN2-BM 6 p.m. ET Feb. 4 NORTH CAROLINA STATE ESPN3 7 p.m. ET Feb. 7 at Louisville ESPN2 2 p.m ET Feb. 14 MIAMI ACC-RSN 1 p.m. ET Feb. 18 at Wake Forest 7 p.m. ET Feb. 22 at Florida State ESPN2-BM 7 p.m. ET Feb. 25 CLEMSON WatchND 7 p.m. ET Feb. 27 BOSTON COLLEGE WatchND 1 p.m. ET ACC Championship (Greensboro, N.C. Greensboro Coliseum) March 2 ACC First Round ACC-RSN TBA March 3 ACC Second Round ACC-RSN TBA March 4 ACC Quarterfinals ACC-RSN TBA March 5 ACC Semifinals ESPNU TBA March 6 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 (Bridgeport, Conn.; Dallas, Texas; Lexington, Ky.; Sioux Falls, S.D.) March NCAA Regional Semifinals ESPN TBA March NCAA Regional Final ESPN TBA NCAA Women s Final Four (Indianapolis, Ind. Bankers Life Fieldhouse) April 3 NCAA National Semifinals ESPN TBA April 5 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) = Big Ten/ACC Challenge (Notre Dame, Ind. Purcell Pavilion) (2) = Jimmy V Women s Classic (Storrs, Conn. Gampel Pavilion) ESPN2-BM = Game televised live on ESPN2 s Big Monday package ACC-RSN = Game televised live on ACC/Regional Sports Networks (check local listings/theacc.com) FSN = Game televised live on Fox Sports Net WatchND = Game televised 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) All times Eastern // Dates and times subject to change ATTENDANCE Totals Avg. High All Games: 118,770 5,939 10,167 (12/5 - UConn) Home: 87,420 8,742 9,149 (12/30 - Ga. Tech) Away: 30,292 3,787 10,167 (12/5 - UConn) Neutral: 1, (11/28 - UCLA) 15

16 Statistics All Games: 19-1 (Home: 10-0, Road: 7-1, Neutral: 2-0) Player GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. OR DR Tot. Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts. Avg. Brianna Turner Madison Cable Marina Mabrey Arike Ogunbowale Kathryn Westbeld Lindsay Allen Michaela Mabrey Taya Reimer Kristina Nelson Mychal Johnson Hannah Huffman Diamond Thompson Team Notre Dame Opponents Conference Games: 7-0 (Home: 4-0, Road: 3-0) Player GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. OR DR Tot. Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts. Avg. Brianna Turner Arike Ogunbowale Marina Mabrey Madison Cable Michaela Mabrey Kathryn Westbeld Lindsay Allen Kristina Nelson Mychal Johnson Diamond Thompson Hannah Huffman 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 3rd 4th OT Total Notre Dame Opponents Notre Dame s Largest LEAD Overall: 59 ( (0:44-4th) at Valparaiso, 11/23) ACC: 43 (78-35 (2:08-4th) vs. Virginia Tech, 1/24) DEFICIT Overall: 22 (78-56 (9:04-4th) at Connecticut, 12/5 ACC: 4, three times (MR: (7:53-3rd) at Pittsburgh, 1/3) MARGIN OF VICTORY Overall: 56 ( at Valparaiso, 11/23) ACC: 39 (80-41 vs. Virginia Tech, 1/24) MARGIN OF DEFEAT Overall: 10 (91-81 at Connecticut, 12/5) ACC: HALFTIME LEAD Overall: 35, twice (MR: vs. Denver, Freeport, Bahamas) ACC: 28 (57-29 vs. Syracuse, 1/21) HALFTIME DEFICIT Overall: 2 (45-43 at Connecticut, 12/5) ACC: HOME CROWD Overall: 9,149 (sellout) (vs. Georgia Tech, 12/30) ACC: Same ROAD CROWD Overall: 10,167 (sellout) (at Connecticut, 12/5) ACC: 3,610 (at Pittsburgh, 1/3) NEUTRAL SITE CROWD Overall: 683 (vs. UCLA, 11/28) (@ Freeport, Bahamas) 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 3rd 4th Total Notre Dame Opponents

17 Points-Rebounds-Assists Opponent Ogunbowale Ma. Mabrey Turner Reimer^ Johnson Allen Patberg Nelson Cable Mi. Mabrey Huffman Westbeld Thompson BUCKNELL DNP* DNP* TOLEDO DNP* at South Dakota State DNP* DNP DNP at Valparaiso DNP* (1) vs. Denver DNP* DNP* DNP* (1) vs. UCLA DNP* DNP* (2) #10/12 OHIO STATE DNP* DNP* DNP* (3) at #1/1 Connecticut DNP* DNP* DNP DNP* DNP #18/17 DePAUL DNP* DNP* DNP DNP* at TCU DNP* DNP* DNP* at Saint Joseph s (Pa.) DNP* #10/9 OREGON STATE DNP* GEORGIA TECH DNP* at Pittsburgh DNP* DNP at Virginia DNP* NORTH CAROLINA DNP* at Boston College DNP* #18/15 TENNESSEE DNP* #RV/24 SYRACUSE DNP* DNP VIRGINIA TECH DNP* Games started in boldface // home games in ALL CAPS // = ACC game // * = did not play due to injury/illness // ^ = left team for balance of season (personal reasons) 1 = Junkanoo Jam (Freeport, Bahamas) // 2 = Big Ten/ACC Challenge (Notre Dame, Ind.) // 3 = Jimmy V Classic (Storrs, Conn.) // 4 = ACC Championship (Greensboro, N.C.) Starting Lineups Date Opponent F F G G G N15 BUCKNELL Turner Westbeld Allen Cable Mi. Mabrey N18 TOLEDO Turner Westbeld Allen Cable Mi. Mabrey N21 at South Dakota State Turner Westbeld Allen Cable Mi. Mabrey N23 at Valparaiso Turner Westbeld Allen Cable Mi. Mabrey N27 vs. Denver Huffman (G) Westbeld Allen Cable Mi. Mabrey N28 vs. UCLA Reimer Westbeld Allen Cable Mi. Mabrey D2 #10/12 OHIO STATE Huffman (G) Westbeld Allen Cable Mi. Mabrey D5 at #1/1 Connecticut Huffman (G) Westbeld Allen Cable Mi. Mabrey D9 #18/17 DePAUL Ma. Mabrey (G) Westbeld Allen Cable Mi. Mabrey D12 at TCU Ma. Mabrey (G) Westbeld Allen Cable Mi. Mabrey D21 at Saint Joseph s (Pa.) Turner Westbeld Allen Cable Mi. Mabrey D28 #10/9 OREGON STATE Turner Westbeld Allen Cable Mi. Mabrey D30 GEORGIA TECH Turner Westbeld Allen Cable Mi. Mabrey J3 at Pittsburgh Turner Westbeld Allen Cable Mi. Mabrey J7 at Virginia Turner Westbeld Allen Cable Mi. Mabrey J10 NORTH CAROLINA Turner Westbeld Allen Cable Mi. Mabrey J14 at Boston College Turner Westbeld Allen Cable Mi. Mabrey J18 #18/15 TENNESSEE Turner Westbeld Allen Cable Mi. Mabrey J21 #RV/24 SYRACUSE Turner Westbeld Allen Cable Mi. Mabrey J24 VIRGINIA TECH Turner Westbeld Allen Cable Mi. Mabrey Specialty Stats (ND/Opponent) Date Opponent Paint OffTO 2ndCh FBreak Bench N15 BUCKNELL 54/24 33/13 11/14 11/0 31/18 N18 TOLEDO 38/16 21/12 13/6 8/2 32/17 N21 at South Dakota State 32/26 18/11 11/10 6/8 19/15 N23 at Valparaiso 72/10 51/5 15/6 24/0 64/18 N27 vs. Denver 40/8 22/11 18/0 6/2 48/10 N28 vs. UCLA 24/48 21/17 10/12 8/14 31/18 D2 #10/12 OHIO STATE 30/36 19/24 11/7 6/4 14/5 D5 at #1/1 Connecticut 30/48 22/21 12/19 9/14 39/13 D9 #18/17 DePAUL 48/24 22/6 8/18 2/2 38/22 D12 at TCU 40/30 17/9 16/11 7/2 26/13 D21 at Saint Joseph s (Pa.) 58/20 23/10 22/13 17/0 42/19 D28 #10/9 OREGON STATE 22/18 19/7 4/14 4/0 21/4 D30 GEORGIA TECH 30/38 16/17 9/15 2/6 22/28 J3 at Pittsburgh 34/36 10/20 10/8 7/8 14/0 J7 at Virginia 38/4 17/9 18/2 9/0 32/7 J10 NORTH CAROLINA 50/14 20/13 12/8 10/2 42/10 J14 at Boston College 36/34 15/13 5/2 7/6 21/13 J18 #18/15 TENNESSEE 38/28 24/15 7/19 2/2 30/17 J21 #RV/24 SYRACUSE 38/26 16/23 9/20 4/6 24/20 J24 VIRGINIA TECH 48/10 16/10 7/5 8/2 42/5 17

18 Single Game Highs & Lows Team Superlatives HIGH LOW CATEGORY OPPONENT HIGH OPPONENT LOW 110 at Valparaiso (11/23/15) 62 vs. Oregon State (12/28/15) Points/Game 91 by Connecticut (12/5/15) 39 by Toledo (11/18/15) 65 (1st) vs. DePaul (12/9/15) 29 (1st) vs. Toledo (11/18/15) Points/Half 51 (2nd) by DePaul (12/9/15) 11 (1st) by Virginia Tech (1/24/16) 34 (1st) vs. DePaul (12/9/15) 10 (3rd) vs. Ohio State (12/2/15) Points/Quarter 29 (1st) by DePaul (12/9/15) 4 (2nd) by Virginia Tech (1/24/16) 43 at Valparaiso (11/23/15) 20 at Pittsburgh (1/3/16) Field Goals Made 33 by Connecticut (12/5/15) 14 by Toledo (11/18/15) 72 vs. Ohio State (12/2/15) 53 at Boston College (1/14/16) Field Goal Attempts 82 by Syracuse (1/21/16) 44 by Denver (11/27/15).621 vs. DePaul (12/9/15).370 at Pittsburgh (1/3/16) FG Percentage.524 by Connecticut (12/5/15).237 by Toledo (11/18/15) 13 at Connecticut (12/5/15) 2 at Pittsburgh (1/3/16) 3-Point FG Made 12 by DePaul (12/9/15) 1 by Pittsburgh (1/3/16) 26 vs. Georgia Tech (12/30/15) 7 at Saint Joseph s (12/21/15) 3-Point FG Attempts 27 by DePaul (12/9/15) 6 by Pittsburgh (1/3/16).667 vs. Oregon State (12/28/15).231 vs. Toledo (11/18/15) 3-Point FG Percentage.467 by Georgia Tech (12/30/15).118 by Toledo (11/18/15) 31 vs. UCLA (11/28/15) 6, twice (MR: at Boston College, 1/14/16) Free Throws Made 19 by Connecticut (12/5/15) 4 by Boston College (1/14/16) 46 vs. UCLA (11/28/15) 10, twice (MR: at Boston College, 1/14/16) Free Throw Attempts 26 by UCLA (11/28/15) 5 by Boston College (1/14/16).889, twice (MR: vs. Georgia Tech, 12/30/15).476 at Valparaiso (11/23/15) FT Percentage by DePaul (12/9/15).556 by Denver (11/27/15) 49 vs. Toledo (11/18/15) 29 at Connecticut (12/5/15) Rebounds 55 by Syracuse (1/21/16) 19 by Denver (11/27/15) 28 vs. Denver (11/27/15) 11, twice (MR: at Pittsburgh, 1/3/16) Assists 19, twice (MR: by DePaul, 12/9/15) 7, twice (MR: by North Carolina, 1/10/16) 19 at Valparaiso (11/23/15) 6 vs. Tennessee (1/18/16) Steals 13 by Connecticut (12/5/15) 3, twice (MR: by Oregon State, 12/28/15) 10 vs. Syracuse (1/21/16) 1, twice (MR: vs. Ohio State, 12/2/15) Blocked Shots 7 by Pittsburgh (1/3/16) 0 by Valparaiso (11/23/15) 20 at Connecticut (12/5/15) 7, twice (MR: vs. Oregon State, 12/28/15) Turnovers 32 by Valparaiso (11/23/15) 12 by TCU (12/12/15) 24, twice (MR: vs. UCLA, 11/28/15) 11 vs. Virginia Tech (1/24/16) Fouls 34 by UCLA (11/28/15) 10 by North Carolina (1/10/16) Individual Superlatives OPPONENT Points Scored 25 by Madison Cable vs. Ohio State (12/2/15) 28 by Breanna Stewart of Connecticut (12/5/15) Field Goals Made 10 by Marina Mabrey at Connecticut (12/5/15) 12 by Breanna Stewart of Connecticut (12/5/15) Field Goal Attempts 16, three times (MR: by Lindsay Allen vs. Ohio State, 12/2/15) 22, twice (MR: by Alexis Peterson of Syracuse, 1/21/16) Highest FG Percentage (min. 5 made).875 (7-8) by Kathryn Westbeld at Valparaiso (11/23/15).700 (7-10) by Roddreka Rogers of Georgia Tech (12/30/15) 3-Point Field Goals Made 6 by Michaela Mabrey vs. Syracuse (1/21/16) 4, four times (MR: by Mikayla Venson of Virginia, 1/7/16) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 10 by Michaela Mabrey vs. Syracuse (1/21/16) 10, twice (MR: by Brianna Butler of Syracuse, 1/21/16) 3-Point FG Percentage (min. 2 made) (3-3) by Marina Mabrey at Connecticut (12/5/15).667 (4-6) by Chanise Jenkins of DePaul (12/9/15) Free Throws Made 9 by Madison Cable at Pittsburgh (1/3/16) 9, twice (MR: by Jessica January of DePaul, 12/9/15) Free Throw Attempts 10, three times (MR: by Madison Cable at Pittsburgh, 1/3/16) 13 by Morgan Tuck of Connecticut (12/5/15) Free Throw Percentage (min. 3 made) (6-6), twice (MR: by Marina Mabrey at Saint Joseph s, 12/21/15) (9-9) by Jessica January of DePaul (12/9/15) Rebounds 14 by Kathryn Westbeld at TCU (12/12/15) 15 by Shayla Cooper of Ohio State (12/2/15) Assists 10 by Marina Mabrey at Valparaiso (11/23/15) 10 by Aysia Bugg of Pittsburgh (1/3/16) Steals 12 by Marina Mabrey at Valparaiso (11/23/15) 5 by Diamond DeShields of Tennessee (1/18/16) Blocked Shots 5, five times (MR: by Brianna Turner vs. Syracuse, 1/21/16) 3, twice (MR: by Kalista Walters of Pittsburgh, 1/3/16) Turnovers 8 by Lindsay Allen vs. Ohio State (12/2/15) 9 by Megan McGurk of Bucknell (11/15/15) Minutes Played 40 by Lindsay Allen at Connecticut (12/5/15) 42 by Monique Billings of UCLA (11/28/15) 18

19 Game-By-Game Team Statistics Overall 3-Point Rebs. Pts by Qtr Date Opponent W/L Score FG-A Pct. FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Off-Def-Tot PF-DQ A TO B S OT Tot N15 hw Bucknell N18 hw Toledo N21 aw South Dakota State N23 aw Valparaiso N27 n1w Denver N28 n1w (OT) UCLA D2 h2w #10/12 Ohio State D5 a3l #1/1 Connecticut D9 hw #18/17 DePaul D12 aw TCU D21 aw Saint Joseph s (Pa.) D28 hw #10/9 Oregon State D30 hw Georgia Tech J3 aw Pittsburgh J7 aw Virginia J10 hw North Carolina J14 aw Boston College J18 hw #18/15 Tennessee J21 hw #RV/24 Syracuse J24 hw Virginia Tech = ACC game // n1 = Junkanoo Jam (Freeport, Bahamas) // h2 = Big Ten/ACC Challenge (Notre Dame, Ind.) // a3 = Jimmy V Classic (Storrs, Conn.) // n4 = ACC Championship (Greensboro, N.C.) 19

20 Miscellaneous Notre Dame Statistics LEADING SCORER Brianna Turner 7 (14) Marina Mabrey 5 Madison Cable 4 (5) Arike Ogunbowale 3 Michaela Mabrey 1 (5) Kathryn Westbeld 1 (2) Lindsay Allen 0 (4) Taya Reimer 0 (1) LEADING REBOUNDER Brianna Turner 8 (28) Kathryn Westbeld 8 (16) Madison Cable 3 (10) Arike Ogunbowale 3 Lindsay Allen 1 (3) Hannah Huffman 1 (1) Diamond Thompson 1 (1) Taya Reimer 0 (15) LEADER IN ASSISTS Lindsay Allen 16 (64) Michaela Mabrey 2 (15) Madison Cable 1 (1) Hannah Huffman 1 (2) Marina Mabrey 1 Mychal Johnson 0 (1) Taya Reimer 0 (5) Kathryn Westbeld 0 (1) GAMES STARTED Lindsay Allen 20 (97) Madison Cable 20 (29) Michaela Mabrey 20 (59) Kathryn Westbeld 20 (20) Brianna Turner 14 (49) Hannah Huffman 3 (3) Marina Mabrey 2 Taya Reimer 1 (42) CHARGES TAKEN Opponents 14 Notre Dame 25 Lindsay Allen 8 (27) Madison Cable 7 (44) Mychal Johnson 5 (11) Marina Mabrey 2 Hannah Huffman 1 (2) Michaela Mabrey 1 (3) Kathryn Westbeld 1 (2) Taya Reimer 0 (1) 20-POINT SCORING GAMES Opponents 8 Notre Dame 12 Madison Cable 4 (6) Brianna Turner 4 (10) Lindsay Allen 1 (5) Marina Mabrey 1 Michaela Mabrey 1 (2) Arike Ogunbowale 1 Taya Reimer 0 (1) 30-POINT SCORING GAMES Opponents 0 Notre Dame 0 40-POINT SCORING GAMES Opponents 0 Notre Dame 0 TECHNICAL/FLAGRANT FOULS Opponents 0 Notre Dame 1 Lindsay Allen 1 (1) Madison Cable 0 (1) FOUR-POINT PLAYS Opponents 1 Notre Dame 0 Madison Cable 0 (1) THREE-POINT PLAYS Opponents 16 Notre Dame 26 Marina Mabrey 6 Arike Ogunbowale 6 Brianna Turner 6 (23) Kathryn Westbeld 3 (11) Madison Cable 2 (6) Lindsay Allen 1 (18) Mychal Johnson 1 (2) Kristina Nelson 1 (2) Hannah Huffman 0 (1) Michaela Mabrey 0 (3) Taya Reimer 0 (11) ND S FIRST SUBSTITUTION Marina Mabrey 14 Arike Ogunbowale 7 Hannah Huffman 3 Taya Reimer 3 Mychal Johnson 1 Kristina Nelson 1 BENCH POINTS Opponents 272 (13.6 ppg.) Notre Dame 635 (31.8 ppg.) SHOT CLOCK VIOLATIONS FORCED Opponents 1 Notre Dame SECOND (BACKCOURT) VIOLATIONS FORCED Opponents 1 Notre Dame 1 JUMP BALLS CONTROLLED Opponents 9 Notre Dame 11 Brianna Turner 8/14 (.571) Kathryn Westbeld 3/6 (.500) FIRST SCORE Opponents 8 Notre Dame 12 Kathryn Westbeld 5 Lindsay Allen 2 Michaela Mabrey 2 Brianna Turner 2 Madison Cable 1 RUNS OF 10-0 OR BETTER Opponents 1 Notre Dame 21 LARGEST HALFTIME LEAD 35, twice (MR: vs. Denver, 11/27) LARGEST HALFTIME DEFICIT 2 (45-43 at Connecticut, 12/5) LARGEST LEAD 59 (110-51, 0:44-4th at Valparaiso, 11/23) LARGEST DEFICIT 22 (78-56, 9:04-4th at Connecticut, 12/5) LARGEST DEFICIT OVERCOME TO WIN 6 (8-2, 5:24-1st vs. Oregon State, 12/28) LARGEST LEAD GIVEN UP IN LOSS 1, three times (MR: 43-42, 0:36-2nd at Connecticut, 12/5) LARGEST WIN 56 ( at Valparaiso, 11/23) LARGEST DEFEAT 10 (91-81 at Connecticut, 12/5) MOST CONSECUTIVE PTS 17, twice (MR: 5:44 to 2:12-2nd vs. Denver, 11/27) MOST CONSECUTIVE OPP PTS 17 (2:53-3rd to 9:04-4th at Connecticut, 12/5) LONGEST WINNING STREAK 12 (12/9-present) LONGEST LOSING STREAK 1 (12/5) LARGEST HOME CROWD 9,149 vs. Georgia Tech (12/30/15) LARGEST ROAD CROWD 10,167 at Connecticut (12/5) LARGEST NEUTRAL SITE CROWD 683 vs. UCLA (11/28/15) 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 Madison Cable Marina Mabrey Arike Ogunbowale Brianna Turner Lindsay Allen 9 34 Kathryn Westbeld 9 18 Michaela Mabrey 6 37 Mychal Johnson 1 3 Kristina Nelson 1 1 Hannah Huffman 0 1 Taya Reimer 0 29 Double-Figure Rebounds Career Madison Cable 2 5 Kathryn Westbeld 2 4 Brianna Turner 1 13 Taya Reimer Games (aka Stat Sheet Stuffers ) Career Lindsay Allen 6 16 Brianna Turner 4 9 Marina Mabrey 1 1 Michaela Mabrey 0 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 Madison Cable pts., 11 rebs. vs. #10/12 Ohio State, 12/2 21 pts., 10 rebs. vs. #18/17 DePaul, 12/9 Marina Mabrey pts., 10 asst., 12 stls. at Valparaiso, 11/23 Kathryn Westbeld pts., 14 rebs. at TCU, 12/12 Brianna Turner 0 10 Taya Reimer 0 5 Triple-Doubles Career Marina Mabrey pts., 10 asst., 12 stls. at Valparaiso, 11/23 Clutch Free Throws (final 5 min. + OT) FT-FTA Pct. Michaela Mabrey Marina Mabrey Brianna Turner Madison Cable Kathryn Westbeld Lindsay Allen Arike Ogunbowale Diamond Thompson Mychal Johnson Hannah Huffman Kristina Nelson Taya Reimer Team Totals

21 Box Scores GAME 1 #3 Notre Dame 85, Bucknell 54 November 15, 2015 Purcell Pavilion (Notre Dame, Ind.) Bucknell (54) DeBoer Romaine Craig McGurk Klotz English O Bryan Dumiak Walker Mikkelsen Jones Swart Slagus Team 10 Totals Notre Dame (85) Turner Westbeld Allen Cable Mabrey, Mi Ogunbowale Mabrey, Ma Johnson Nelson Huffman Thompson Team 2 Totals Bucknell Notre Dame FG Pct: Bucknell 37.5, Notre Dame PT FG Pct: Bucknell 28.6, Notre Dame FT Pct: Bucknell 57.1, Notre Dame Turnovers: Bucknell 29, Notre Dame 13. Blocked Shots: Bucknell 2, Notre Dame 6 (Turner 3). Steals: Bucknell 4 (DeBoer 2), Notre Dame 16 (Allen, Ma. Mabrey 3). Attendance: 8,948. NOTES: Muffet McGraw earned her 700th coaching victory at Notre Dame, becoming the second coach in any sport in the 128-year history of Fighting Irish athletics to win 700 games while coaching under the Golden Dome Notre Dame is 26-3 (.897) in season openers in the McGraw era ( to present) and has won its last 21 lidlifters the Fighting Irish are 49-3 (.942) against first-time opponents since , including an active 25-game winning streak Notre Dame has won 38 consecutive home games against first-time opponents, a run that dates back to the season the Fighting Irish have won 19 consecutive games against teams from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (13 in a row at home) and are (.705) all-time against Keystone State schools, including a 30-5 (.857) record at home McGraw improves to 8-2 (.800) all-time against Bucknell (she was 7-2 against the Bison while coaching at Lehigh from ) Notre Dame is (.864) in the month of November since the start of the season, including wins in 26 of its last 27 November games Marina Mabrey s 16 points tied for the fifth most by a Notre Dame rookie in her debut game Turner holds the record with 29 points in last year s season-opening win over UMass Lowell Turner collected her seventh career 20-point game and first since Feb. 5, 2015, when she scored 26 points in a win over Virginia at Purcell Pavilion Cable posted her second career 20-point game and first since she scored a career-high 21 points against UCLA on Dec. 7, 2013, at Purcell Pavilion Notre Dame had two 20-point scorers in the same game for the first time since March 27, 2015, when Allen (28 points) and Jewell Loyd (21 points) did so in the NCAA Oklahoma City Regional semifinals (Sweet 16) against Stanford in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Allen s eight assists were one off her career high set on two occasions (the last on Feb. 23, 2015, against Louisville at Purcell Pavilion three days later, she had her most recent eight-assist game in a home victory over Pittsburgh) Westbeld made her first career start, while Marina Mabrey and Ogunbowale both made their college debuts Nelson made her first appearance in a Notre Dame uniform since March 22, 2014 (NCAA Championship first-round win over Robert Morris), having missed the season while recovering from shoulder surgery. GAME 2 #3 Notre Dame 74, Toledo 39 November 18, 2015 Purcell Pavilion (Notre Dame, Ind.) Toledo (39) Monakana Capotosto Reecher Boyd Bravo-Harriott Harris St-Fort McIntyre Printz Rasmussen Kessler Woody Team 4 Totals Notre Dame (74) Turner Westbeld Allen Cable Mabrey, Mi Ogunbowale Mabrey, Ma Reimer Johnson Nelson Huffman Thompson Team 4 Totals Toledo Notre Dame FG Pct: Toledo 23.7, Notre Dame PT FG Pct: Toledo 11.8, Notre Dame FT Pct: Toledo 64.3, Notre Dame Turnovers: Toledo 17, Notre Dame 19. Blocked Shots: Toledo 1, Notre Dame 9 (Turner 5). Steals: Toledo 10 (Reecher 3), Notre Dame 8 (Cable 3). Attendance: 8,474. NOTES: Notre Dame held an opponent to fewer than 40 points for the first time since Jan. 24, 2015, when it posted a win at Clemson the Fighting Irish held an opponent below 25-percent shooting for the first time since Nov. 23, 2014, when they limited Holy Cross to a.186 field-goal percentage (11-of-59) in a victory at Purcell Pavilion Toledo is the first Notre Dame opponent that did not have a double-digit scorer since March 20, 2015, when Montana was held in check during a Fighting Irish win in the first round of the NCAA Championship at Purcell Pavilion Toledo s 17 first-half points were the fewest by a Notre Dame foe since March 7, 2015, when Duke scored 15 points in the first half of a Fighting Irish win in the ACC Championship semifinals at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina Notre Dame improves to 4-2 all-time against Toledo (not counting a UT win that occurred in when the Fighting Irish were still a club team, three seasons before they achieved varsity status as a Division III program) Notre Dame rises to (.736) all-time against the current Mid-American Conference membership, winning its 22nd consecutive game against a team currently played in the MAC the Fighting Irish also are 24-5 (.828) all-time at home against those present MAC schools, including a 15-1 (.938) record in the 29-year Muffet McGraw era Notre Dame moves to (.828) all-time against Ohio schools, including an active 20-game winning streak, and the Fighting Irish are 39-7 (.848) all-time at home against teams from the Buckeye State Allen finished one assist shy of her first career double-double, settling for tying her career high with nine assists, a mark she d set twice before (most recently on Feb. 23, 2015, against Louisville at Purcell Pavilion) Huffman tied her career high with a game-best seven rebounds, matching her total against Holy Cross on Nov. 23, 2014, at Purcell Pavilion Turner blocked at least five shots for the eighth time in her career and first since she tied her career high with seven blocks in the aforementioned Feb. 23 win over Louisville at Purcell Pavilion prior to the game, Ogunbowale, Reimer, injured freshman guard Ali Patberg and athletic trainer Anne Marquez were honored for their participation with USA Basketball this past summer. GAME 3 #3 Notre Dame 75, South Dakota State 64 November 21, 2015 Frost Arena (Brookings, S.D.) Notre Dame (75) Turner Westbeld Allen Cable Mabrey, Mi Ogunbowale Mabrey, Ma Reimer Johnson Huffman Team 2 Totals South Dakota State (64) Ober Thompson Young Guebert Miller Alexander Boever Cornemann Mieras Team 8 Totals Notre Dame South Dakota St FG Pct: Notre Dame 46.4, South Dakota State PT FG Pct: Notre Dame 44.4, South Dakota State FT Pct: Notre Dame 67.9, South Dakota State Turnovers: Notre Dame 12, South Dakota State 15. Blocked Shots: Notre Dame 8 (Turner, Reimer 2), South Dakota State 1. Steals: Notre Dame 11 (Turner, Westbeld, Allen, Johnson 2), South Dakota State 6 (Miller, Boever 2). Technical Foul: Allen (ND). Attendance: 5,532. NOTES: Notre Dame was playing in the state of South Dakota for just the second time in the program s 39-year history, and first since Jan. 14, 1980 (in the program s last season as a Division III squad), when the Fighting Irish dropped a decision to South Dakota in Vermillion, South Dakota Notre Dame has won 28 of its last 29 games in the month of November and is (.867) in November games since (when the Fighting Irish joined the BIG EAST Conference) Notre Dame has won 46 of its last 47 regular season road games (and 53 of 59) the Fighting Irish have allowed 157 points this year (52.3 ppg.), the third-fewest three-game total to begin a season in program history, topped only by the squad (123 points) and the club (138 points) Notre Dame improves to 2-0 all-time against South Dakota State and 9-2 (.818) all-time against current Summit League schools Turner posted her eighth career 20-point game and second of the season Westbeld scored in double figures nine times as a freshman, but already has done so in two of three games this season Cable has scored in double figures in three consecutive games for the first time in her career Notre Dame had a season-low 12 turnovers, while forcing South Dakota State into 15 turnovers (the Jackrabbits came into the game leading the nation with just 7.0 turnovers per game) the attendance of 5,532 was the largest for a regular season women s basketball game at South Dakota State s Frost Arena, and the third-largest for any women s basketball game in the facility s history Notre Dame was the highest-ranked NCAA Division I team ever to play at Frost Arena. 21

22 Box Scores GAME 4 #3 Notre Dame 110, Valparaiso 54 November 23, 2015 Athletics-Recreation Center (Valparaiso, Ind.) Notre Dame (110) Turner Westbeld Allen Cable Mabrey, Mi Ogunbowale Mabrey, Ma Reimer Johnson Nelson Huffman Thompson Team 5 Totals Valparaiso (54) Walker Lindfors Hamlet, M Schaub Dean Donchetz Miller Scott-Thompson Franklin Schofield Thompson Wiedemann Team 3 Totals Notre Dame Valparaiso FG Pct: Notre Dame 61.4, Valparaiso PT FG Pct: Notre Dame 40.0, Valparaiso FT Pct: Notre Dame 47.6, Valparaiso Turnovers: Notre Dame 10, Valparaiso 32. Blocked Shots: Notre Dame 7 (Turner 5), Valparaiso 0. Steals: Notre Dame 19 (Ma. Mabrey 12), Valparaiso 5 (Schaub 3). Attendance: 1,371. NOTES: Marina Mabrey posted the fifth triple-double in school history (first by a freshman) and is just the second Fighting Irish player to do so using steals (Mary Gavin - 17 points, 14 assists and 10 steals the previous school record for steals before Mabrey s effort on Jan. 31, 1987, against Marquette) Mabrey s tripledouble in her fourth career game tied for the second-quickest to start a career in NCAA Division I history only Schaquilla Nunn of Winthrop (third career game on Nov. 20, 2012, vs. Mississippi State) did so faster Mabrey s triple-double was the 25th in ACC history, and the the first in ACC history to feature steals Mabrey is the second ACC freshman ever to record a triple-double, joining Duke s Elizabeth Williams (18 points, 16 rebounds and 12 blocks at Wake Forest on Jan. 6, 2012) in that elite company Mabrey s 12 steals also are second on the ACC single-game steals list, and the most since Georgia Tech s Jill Ingram had 14 thefts (tying the NCAA Division I record) against Virginia Tech on Feb. 29, 2008 Mabrey s 12 steals tied for the second-most by a player in completing a triple-double, exceeded only by Old Dominion s Ticha Penicheiro vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) in the first round of the NCAA Championship on March 13, 1998 Mabrey is the first Fighting Irish player with double-digit assists in a game since Feb. 24, 2013, when Skylar Diggins had 10 assists at DePaul as part of her second career triple-double (the most recent one before Mabrey) Notre Dame s 110 points rank seventh on the program s single-game scoring list and are the second-most points the Fighting Irish have ever scored on the road, trailing only a win at Mercer on Dec. 30, 2011 Notre Dame s 43 field goals tied for the sixth-most made field goals in one game in program history and also are the most ever recorded by the Fighting Irish in a true road game Notre Dame had six double-figure scorers for the first time since Jan. 11, 2005, when it also had six reach the mark in a win over Boston College at Purcell Pavilion four different Fighting Irish players posted career-high scoring totals Mabrey, Ogunbowale, Nelson and Thompson, while Ogunbowale and Thompson also set career-high rebounding totals Westbeld tied her career high with four assists Turner registered her second five-block game of the season and ninth of her career, while also logging her 100th career block Notre Dame improves to 26-0 all-time against Valparaiso (the most wins without a loss against one opponent in program history) the 110 points were the most the Fighting Irish have ever scored against the Crusaders in a series that dates back to GAME 22 5 #3 Notre Dame 94, Denver 52 Junkanoo Jam Freeport Division - First Round November 27, 2015 St. Georges High School (Freeport, Bahamas) Denver (52) Spittel Alt Romanowski Morgan Bradley Poss Rodgers Bryant Queen Team 2 Totals Notre Dame (94) Westbeld Allen Cable Mabrey, Mi Huffman Ogunbowale Mabrey, Ma Johnson Nelson Thompson Team 3 Totals Denver Notre Dame FG Pct: Denver 40.9, Notre Dame PT FG Pct: Denver 30.0, Notre Dame FT Pct: Denver 55.6, Notre Dame Turnovers: Denver 19, Notre Dame 12. Blocked Shots: Denver 1, Notre Dame 2. Steals: Denver 7 (Poss 2), Notre Dame 8 (Ma. Mabrey 4). Attendance: 375. NOTES: For the fourth time in five games this season, Notre Dame held its opponent to 54 points or fewer the Fighting Irish improve to 39-4 (.907) in multi-game tournament play since the start of the season in the past seven years, Notre Dame is 7-0 in the regular season when playing outside the continental United States (3-0 at Junkanoo Jam, 3-0 at Paradise Jam in U.S. Virgin Islands, 1-0 at Toronto, Ontario) the Fighting Irish have won 26 consecutive games against first-time opponents and are 50-3 (.943) against new foes since the start of the season Notre Dame is 10-2 (.833) all-time against current Summit League teams, with a 4-1 record away from home (this was the first-ever neutral site game for the Fighting Irish against a Summit League opponent) Notre Dame has won its last nine games immediately following the Thanksgiving holiday and is (.667) all-time in its first game after Thanksgiving, including a 22-7 (.759) record in the Muffet McGraw era the Fighting Irish are (.869) in the month of November since the season and have won 30 of their last 31 November games the Fighting Irish held Denver to an opponent season-low six points in the second quarter, matching Toledo s total in the second period on Nov. 18 at Purcell Pavilion Denver s 15 first-half points were the fewest by a Notre Dame opponent since March 7, 2015, when No. 16 Duke scored 15 points in the first half of Notre Dame s win in the ACC Championship semifinals at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina the Fighting Irish sank a seasonhigh nine three-point field-goals on a season-best.600 three-point percentage Notre Dame shot better than 55 percent from the field for the second consecutive game, the first time it has done that since Jan , 2015, when the Fighting Irish shot.582 against Tennessee and.565 against Georgia Tech, with both of those games played at Purcell Pavilion Notre Dame dished out a season-high 28 assists for the second game in a row, Marina Mabrey posted a career scoring high with 19 points Thompson tied her career high with six points and set a new personal best with five rebounds and 15 minutes played, tying or surpassing her totals set earlier in the week at Valparaiso. GAME 6 #3 Notre Dame 92, UCLA 84 (OT) Junkanoo Jam Freeport Division - Final November 28, 2015 St. Georges High School (Freeport, Bahamas) UCLA (84) Swain Billings Korver Canada Fields Hearn Burke Hayes Hersler Baird Team 3 Totals Notre Dame (92) Reimer Westbeld Allen Cable Mabrey, Mi Ogunbowale Mabrey, Ma Johnson Nelson Huffman Thompson Team 6 Totals UCLA Notre Dame FG Pct: UCLA 47.1, Notre Dame PT FG Pct: UCLA 25.0, Notre Dame FT Pct: UCLA 65.4, Notre Dame Turnovers: UCLA 19, Notre Dame 16. Blocked Shots: UCLA 2 (Billings 2), Notre Dame 1. Steals: UCLA 7 (Fields 4), Notre Dame 10 (Ma. Mabrey 6). Attendance: 683. NOTES: Notre Dame wins its second Junkanoo Jam Freeport Division title in as many trips to the Bahamas tournament, having also claimed the crown in 2011 (56-54 over No. 7/6 Duke on a buzzer-beating jumper by Natalie Novosel) the Fighting Irish have won 40 of their last 44 regular season tournament games (multi-game events only) and have won six tournament titles since (Junkanoo Jam in 2011 and 2015; Paradise Jam in 2009; WBCA Classic in 2010; State Farm Holiday Hoops Classic in 2010; World Vision Classic in 2012) since the start of the season, Notre Dame is 8-0 when playing outside the continental United States (4-0 in the Bahamas; 2-0 at the 2009 Paradise Jam in the U.S. Virgin Islands; 1-0 vs. Duquesne in Toronto, Ontario, on Dec. 1, 2013) Notre Dame has won its last 20 games decided by single digits and/or in overtime, including its last six overtime games (and eight of its last 11 OT contests) the Fighting Irish improve to (.870) in the month of November, dating back to the season Notre Dame has won 31 of its last 32 November games and completes the month undefeated for the fourth consecutive season dating back to the start of the season, the Fighting Irish are (.838) when playing on one day s rest or fewer Notre Dame wins its fourth consecutive game against UCLA and six of its last seven against the Bruins, who still lead the series, 9-8 nearly half of the 17 games in the Notre Dame-UCLA series have been decided by single digits, including four that have gone to overtime this marked the fourth time in the past seven games between the Fighting Irish and Bruins that both teams topped the 80-point mark, while at least one team has done so in eight of the last nine series matchups Notre Dame is (.600) all-time against current Pac-12 Conference teams and has won 27 of its last 34 contests against the present Pac-12 alignment (including a nine-game winning streak) Notre Dame s 46 free throw attempts tied for the second most in school history, and most since the Fighting Irish tried a school-record 52 foul shots at Mercer on Dec. 30, 2011 Notre Dame s 31 made free throws tied for ninth most in school history, and most since Nov. 25, 2014, when the Fighting Irish converted 32-of-40 foul shots against Quinnipiac at Purcell Pavilion Cable was named the tournament MVP, while Marina Mabrey joined her on the Junkanoo Jam Freeport Division All-Tournament Team Cable s 22 points were one more than her previous career high, also set against UCLA on Dec. 7, 2013, at Purcell Pavilion.

23 Box Scores GAME 7 #3 Notre Dame 75, #10/12 Ohio State 72 Big Ten/ACC Challenge December 2, 2015 Purcell Pavilion (Notre Dame, Ind.) Ohio State (72) Hart Cooper Mitchell, K Craft Alston Pugh Doss Waterman Team 4 Totals Notre Dame (75) Westbeld Allen Cable Mabrey, Mi Huffman Ogunbowale Mabrey, Ma Johnson Nelson Thompson Team 5 Totals Ohio State Notre Dame FG Pct: Ohio State 50.0, Notre Dame PT FG Pct: Ohio State 33.3, Notre Dame FT Pct: Ohio State 57.1, Notre Dame Turnovers: Ohio State 20, Notre Dame 18. Blocked Shots: Ohio State 4, Notre Dame 1. Steals: Ohio State 12 (Craft 4), Notre Dame 9 (Cable 3). Attendance: 8,609. NOTES: Notre Dame is unbeaten in three appearances in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge Notre Dame has won 21 consecutive games decided by single digits and/or in overtime, including the past two games... the Fighting Irish are 40-5 (.889) against ranked opponents in the past four years, with a 23-5 (.821) record against top-10 teams... Notre Dame moves to 3-1 all-time against Ohio State, including a 2-0 record at Purcell Pavilion, and the Fighting Irish have won their last three games against the Buckeyes... all four games in the Notre Dame-Ohio State series have been decided by seven points or less... the Fighting Irish improve to (.504) all-time against the current Big Ten Conference alignment, with a (.600) record at home and (.564) mark in the 29-year Muffet McGraw era... Notre Dame has won 14 consecutive games against Big Ten opponents and 25 of its last 31 against that conference (not counting matchups against Maryland, Nebraska or Rutgers before they joined the Big Ten)... the Fighting Irish rise to (.830) all-time against Ohio schools, including a 40-7 (.851) record at home... Notre Dame has won 21 consecutive games against teams from the state of Ohio, including two this year (also a victory over Toledo on Nov. 18 at Purcell Pavilion)... this marked the second time this season the Fighting Irish have had two 20-point scorers in the same game (Turner had 21 points and Cable added 20 points in the season-opening win over Bucknell on Nov. 15 at Purcell Pavilion)... Cable s 25 points not only eclipsed her previous career high set four days ago against UCLA (22 points), but it also was the most points by a Notre Dame player since Allen s 28 points vs. No. 14/17 Stanford in the NCAA Oklahoma City Regional semifinals (Sweet 16) on March 27, 2015, at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma... Cable s five three-pointers tied her career high (also vs. UCLA on Dec. 7, 2013, at Purcell Pavilion) and were the most by a Notre Dame player since March 22, 2015, when Michaela Mabrey canned five treys against De- Paul in the second round of the NCAA Championship at Purcell Pavilion Cable s five triples also were one off the arena record set on eight different occasions, most recently on Feb. 9, 2014, when Michaela Mabrey made 6-of-14 three-pointers in a win over Syracuse McGraw moves to 2-2 all-time when coaching against her former assistants (1-0 vs. Ohio State s Kevin McGuff, 1-0 vs. Penn State s Coquese Washington, 0-2 vs. Toledo s Bill Fennelly (now at Iowa State)). GAME 8 #1 Connecticut 91, #3 Notre Dame 81 Jimmy V Classic December 5, 2015 Gampel Pavilion (Storrs, Conn.) Notre Dame (81) Westbeld Allen Cable Mabrey, Mi Huffman Ogunbowale Mabrey, Ma Nelson Team 4 Totals Connecticut (91) Tuck Stewart Jefferson Nurse Williams Chong Collier Samuelson Team 3 Totals Notre Dame Connecticut FG Pct: Notre Dame 49.2, Connecticut PT FG Pct: Notre Dame 65.0, Connecticut FT Pct: Notre Dame 60.0, Connecticut Turnovers: Notre Dame 20, Connecticut 16. Blocked Shots: Notre Dame 2, Connecticut 4 (Stewart 3). Steals: Notre Dame 8 (Cable 3), Connecticut 13 (Jefferson 3). Attendance: 10,167 (sellout). NOTES: Notre Dame s 81 points were the most scored by any opponent at Gampel Pavilion since March 15, 1999, when UConn outlasted Xavier, in the second round of the NCAA Championship Notre Dame saw its 79-game winning streak when scoring at least 80 points snapped with its first loss in such a game since Nov. 20, 2011 (94-81 at another top-ranked opponent, Baylor, in the Preseason WNIT championship game Notre Dame s 13 three-point field goals tied a school record set twice before (most recently on Jan. 2, 2002, at Miami-Fla.) the Fighting Irish matched a UConn opponent record for three-point field goals made, a mark set six times before (most recently in the Huskies prior game at DePaul on Dec. 2), and twice before by visiting teams at Gampel Pavilion (most recently by Creighton on Nov. 23, 2014) Notre Dame s.650 three-point percentage was the sixth-best ever recorded by a UConn opponent and best since March 26, 2007, when LSU made 7-of-10 three-pointers (.700) in the NCAA Fresno Regional final (Elite Eight) in Fresno, California Notre Dame narrowly missed a rarity against UConn, shooting.492 from the field the Huskies have only allowed one team to shoot better than 50 percent from the floor in their last 413 games (Notre Dame shot.519 in its 2011 NCAA Final Four semifinal win over UConn in Indianapolis) in the 16 series games between Notre Dame and UConn since the start of the season, 11 of those contests have been decided by 10 points or less, including the past two meetings the Huskies have won the last five games in the series and take a all-time lead against the Fighting Irish in what is the most frequently-played series (45 games) in Notre Dame s 39-year women s basketball history the Fighting Irish are now (.943) in the past four seasons, with four of those losses coming when Notre Dame was missing one or more of its starting post players in addition, of those seven losses in the past four seasons, six have come against teams ranked in the top three in the polls, including the past five against UConn (the other was a regular season loss to third-ranked Baylor) the other loss was a decision at Miami on Jan. 8, 2015 Notre Dame has won 47 of its last 49 regular season road games (and 54 of 61), with its only other road loss in the regular season since December 2011 was last year s loss in Miami Notre Dame s 81 points tied for its 10th-highest total ever produced in a losing effort, and most since the loss at top-ranked Baylor on Nov. 20, 2011 that defeat also was the last time an opponent scored 91 points against Notre Dame in regulation (more recently, Notre Dame earned a overtime win at No. 25 DePaul on Dec. 10, 2014) Marina Mabrey s career-high 23 points (including a career-best three three-pointers) made her the first Fighting Irish player to come off the bench and score 20 or more points in a game since Dec. 7, 2013, when Cable dropped in a (then) career-high 21 points against UCLA at Purcell Pavilion Westbeld tied her career high with four assists. GAME 9 #3 Notre Dame 95, #18/17 DePaul 90 December 9, 2015 Purcell Pavilion (Notre Dame, Ind.) DePaul (90) Podkowa Grant Jenkins January Schulte Millender Prochaska Coleman Allen Grays Harvey-Carr Team 3 Totals Notre Dame (95) Westbeld Mabrey, Ma Allen Cable Mabrey, Mi Ogunbowale Reimer Johnson Huffman Team 4 Totals DePaul Notre Dame FG Pct: DePaul 44.9, Notre Dame PT FG Pct: DePaul 44.4, Notre Dame FT Pct: DePaul 100.0, Notre Dame Turnovers: DePaul 18, Notre Dame 18. Blocked Shots: DePaul 1, Notre Dame 2 (Cable 2). Steals: DePaul 8 (Grant, January 2), Notre Dame 10 (Allen 3). Attendance: 8,207. NOTES: Notre Dame s.765 field-goal percentage in the first half was the seventh-best mark for a single half (and third-best in the first half) of any game in school history, and the best shooting half since Dec. 30, 2011 (.800 in the first half at Mercer) Notre Dame has won 22 consecutive games decided by single digits and/or in overtime, including three of the past four games the Fighting Irish are 41-6 (.872) against ranked opponents in the past four years Notre Dame s 95 points were the most it has scored against a Top 25 opponent since Feb. 27, 2014, when it defeated No. 14/11 North Carolina, at Purcell Pavilion the 185 combined points tied for the 10th-most in a Notre Dame game in program history and most since last year s regular-season game at DePaul (which the Fighting Irish won in overtime) this was the highest scoring regulation game (in terms of combined points) for Notre Dame since Jan. 19, 2008, when it earned a win at Georgetown, highest at Purcell Pavilion since Jan. 7, 1999 (a win over West Virginia, the school record for combined points in a game), and the highest against a ranked opponent since Dec. 4, 1999 (a win over No. 9/12 North Carolina at the Wachovia Women s Basketball Invitational in Richmond, Virginia Notre Dame s 65 first-half points tied for the fourth-most by the Fighting Irish in any half in school history (third-most in the first half of any game) and most since they scored 66 points in the first half against Utah State on Dec. 8, 2012 Notre Dame s 34 first-quarter points were a season high for the Fighting Irish in any quarter Notre Dame s 11 threepoint field-goals tied its Purcell Pavilion record set twice before (most recently on Jan. 23, 1999, against St. John s) DePaul s 16-of-16 free-throw performance was the best by a visiting team (and the first perfect shooting night from the line with a minimum of 10 attempts) in Purcell Pavilion history Notre Dame shot a season-best.621 from the field the Fighting Irish have won a series-long eight in a row against DePaul and are all-time against their Midwest rivals Notre Dame s 95 points were its highest ever total in the DePaul series this marked the eighth of the past 14 series games between Notre Dame and DePaul that was decided by single digits the Fighting Irish won their 14th consecutive game coming off a double-digit loss and improved to (.827) since in that circumstance Cable collected her third career double-double and second this year, both against Top 25 teams Cable also tied her career high with five three-pointers, having first done so a week earlier against Ohio State Ogunbowale tied her career high with 16 points, having first reached that total on Nov. 23 at Valparaiso Marina Mabrey made her first college start Johnson played a career-high 28 minutes and logged her first double-digit scoring game since she had 13 points against Boston College on Jan. 11,

24 Box Scores GAME 10 #3 Notre Dame 88, TCU 72 December 12, 2015 University Recreation Center (Fort Worth, Texas) Notre Dame (88) Westbeld Mabrey, Ma Allen Cable Mabrey, Mi Ogunbowale Johnson Nelson Huffman Team 4 Totals TCU (72) Butts Moore Hamilton Medley Alix Thompson Hives-McCray Diaz Team 3 Totals Notre Dame TCU FG Pct: Notre Dame 55.0, TCU PT FG Pct: Notre Dame 44.4, TCU FT Pct: Notre Dame 73.7, TCU Turnovers: Notre Dame 14, TCU 12. Blocked Shots: Notre Dame 4 (Ma. Mabrey 2), TCU 4 (Moore 2). Steals: Notre Dame 7 (Mi. Mabrey 3), TCU 4. Attendance: 1,628. NOTES: Notre Dame earned its first win in the state of Texas since March 15, 1998, when the Fighting Irish defeated No. 6/5 Texas Tech, in the second round of the NCAA Championship (Midwest Region) at Lubbock Municipal Coliseum in Lubbock, Texas as was the case at TCU, Notre Dame was led in scoring by a freshman on that March 1998 afternoon in Lubbock (an up-and-coming center by the name of Ruth Riley, who scored a game-high 23 points) Notre Dame was playing in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex for only the second time in program history, and first since a loss at SMU on Jan. 15, 1984 the Fighting Irish have won both series meetings against TCU, having first defeated the Horned Frogs almost exactly 25 years earlier on Dec. 13, 1990 (78-67 at Purcell Pavilion) Notre Dame evens its all-time record against Texas schools at 11-11, having won its last four games against teams from the Lone Star State when factoring in postseason tournaments (NCAA and the old NWIT), the Fighting Irish now are (.440) when playing in the state of Texas (their last game deep in the heart before the visit to TCU came on Nov. 20, 2011 a loss at top-ranked Baylor in the Preseason WNIT championship game) Notre Dame has won its last seven games against current Big 12 Conference teams and is (.739) all-time against current Big 12 members, including a (.667) record away from home (road/neutral sites combined) the Fighting Irish have won 48 of their last 50 regular-season road games since that November 2011 loss at Baylor Ogunbowale scored a career-high 21 points (previous was 16 on two occasions, including three days earlier against No. 18/17 DePaul) and she is the fifth different Notre Dame player to score 20 points in a game this season, as well as the second in the past three games to do so coming off the bench (Marina Mabrey had 23 points at No. 1 Connecticut on Dec. 5) Westbeld s double-double was her first since Nov. 25, 2014, when she collected 10 points and a (then) career-high 12 rebounds in a win over Quinnipiac at Purcell Pavilion Notre Dame continues to show balanced scoring, with five double-figure scorers for the fourth time in five games (and the fifth time overall) this season. GAME 11 #3 Notre Dame 91, Saint Joseph s 55 December 21, 2015 Hagan Arena (Philadelphia, Pa.) Notre Dame (91) Turner Westbeld Allen Cable Mabrey, Mi Ogunbowale Mabrey, Ma Johnson Nelson Huffman Thompson Team 5 Totals Saint Joseph s (55) Franklyn Fairbanks Andrews Monaghan Fitzpatrick Rule Baisden Horne Veilleux Woods Fioravanti Clay Team 3 Totals Notre Dame Saint Joseph s FG Pct: Notre Dame 59.0, Saint Joseph s PT FG Pct: Notre Dame 42.9, Saint Joseph s FT Pct: Notre Dame 88.9, Saint Joseph s Turnovers: Notre Dame 7, Saint Joseph s 13. Blocked Shots: Notre Dame 4, Saint Joseph s 2. Steals: Notre Dame 10 (Ma. Mabrey 3), Saint Joseph s 3. Attendance: 3,411. NOTES: Notre Dame is off to a 10-1 start for the fifth consecutive season and the eighth time in nine years (beginning with the season) for the second year in a row, the Fighting Irish shot better than 55 percent from the field in three consecutive games (last year they did so Nov. 25-Dec. 3 against Quinnipiac, Kansas and No. 15/10 Maryland) Notre Dame had a season-low seven turnovers, its most efficient ball-handling night since Nov. 19, 2014, when it had six turnovers at No. 15/17 Michigan State the Fighting Irish logged a season-best.889 free-throw percentage Notre Dame forced a 10-second backcourt violation by Saint Joseph s in the third quarter, the third by the Fighting Irish since the rule was instituted before the season, and the first forced by Notre Dame since its last visit to Philadelphia on Nov. 23, 2013, at Penn (when the Quakers committed two 10-second backcourt violations) Notre Dame has won 28 consecutive games when coming off its final exam break (with no such games played between finals and Christmas in 1994 and 1997) the last time the Fighting Irish lost their first game after finals was Dec. 21, 1985, when Mary DiStanislao s Notre Dame squad dropped a decision to UCLA at Purcell Pavilion the Fighting Irish earn their 20th consecutive win in their final game before the Christmas holiday, improving to 30-9 (.769) all-time in such games Notre Dame has won 20 consecutive games against teams from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (since a 2009 BIG EAST Conference Tournament loss to Villanova) while moving to (.708) all-time against schools from the Keystone State the Fighting Irish have won 13 consecutive games against current Atlantic 10 Conference schools and rise to (.783) all-time against that league s present membership Notre Dame is (.640) all-time against the Big Five (members of the informal association of college programs in the Philadelphia metro area Saint Joseph s, La Salle, Penn, Temple and Villanova that was created in 1955) Fighting Irish head coach Muffet McGraw improves to 3-3 all-time when coaching against her alma mater (3-0 at Notre Dame, 0-3 at Lehigh) Allen tied her career high with nine assists Nelson grabbed a career-high five rebounds and tied her career best with two assists. GAME 12 #3 Notre Dame 62, #10/9 Oregon State 61 December 28, 2015 Purcell Pavilion (Notre Dame, Ind.) Oregon State (61) Hunter Hamblin McWilliams Hanson Weisner Siegner Gülich Team 4 Totals Notre Dame (62) Turner Westbeld Allen Cable Mabrey, Mi Ogunbowale Mabrey, Ma Johnson Nelson Huffman Thompson Team 2 Totals Oregon State Notre Dame FG Pct: Oregon State 36.7, Notre Dame PT FG Pct: Oregon State 44.4, Notre Dame FT Pct: Oregon State 75.0, Notre Dame Turnovers: Oregon State 16, Notre Dame 7. Blocked Shots: Oregon State 5 (Hamblin 2), Notre Dame 6 (Turner 4). Steals: Oregon State 3 (Hanson 2), Notre Dame 9 (Turner 3). Attendance: 8,860. NOTES: Notre Dame is 3-1 against ranked teams this season and 42-6 (.875) against Top 25 opponents in the past four years, including a 24-6 (.800) mark against top-10 teams in that span Notre Dame has won 23 consecutive games decided by single digits and/or in overtime, including all four such contests this season (all against teams that either were ranked at tipoff or currently are ranked) the Fighting Irish have won 13 consecutive games when coming back from the Christmas holiday Notre Dame improves to (.608) all-time against current Pac-12 Conference teams, including a 12-4 (.750) record at home the Fighting Irish also have won 10 in a row and 28 of their last 35 games against the present Pac-12 alignment Notre Dame shot a season-high.667 from the three-point line, bettering its.650 mark from beyond the arc at top-ranked Connecticut on Dec. 5 the Fighting Irish matched their season low with seven turnovers for the second consecutive game (the first time they posted back-to-back games with 10 or fewer turnovers since March 8-9, 2014, against North Carolina State (9) and Duke (10) in the semifinals and finals of the ACC Tournament in Greensboro, North Carolina Notre Dame turned in season lows for points (previous was 74 vs. Toledo on Nov. 18), assists (previous was 15 at South Dakota State on Nov. 21) and field-goal percentage (previous was.375 against No. 10/12 Ohio State on Dec. 2) the Fighting Irish bench outscored Oregon State s reserves, 21-4, and have now outscored the opposition s bench in all 12 games this season Marina Mabrey scored in double figures for the eighth time this year, with seven of those when she has come off the bench Turner tied her season high with nine rebounds (also at South Dakota State on Nov. 21), while coming with a career high-tying three steals (the third time she s hit that mark and first since Feb. 8, 2015, at Boston College) Turner s four blocks were one off her season best that she established twice (most recently at Valparaiso on Nov. 23) Allen (who was named ACC Co-Player of the Week earlier in the day) dished out at least five assists for the 10th time in 12 games this year coming into the game, Allen was 3-of-6 at the free-throw line inside the final five minutes and overtime this season, but she converted two clutch foul shots with 5.6 seconds left (and Notre Dame leading 60-59) to help secure the win the Fighting Irish now have won 118 consecutive games when leading at halftime and are (.990) in such games since the start of the season Notre Dame head coach Muffet McGraw earned her 798th career win. 24

25 Box Scores GAME 13 #3 Notre Dame 85, Georgia Tech 76 December 30, 2015 Purcell Pavilion (Notre Dame, Ind.) Georgia Tech (76) Vuckovic Rogers Tilford Whiteside Gari Cryor Guimaraes O Neil Howard Peresson Team 5 Totals Notre Dame (85) Turner Westbeld Allen Cable Mabrey, Mi Ogunbowale Mabrey, Ma Johnson Nelson Huffman Thompson Team 5 Totals Georgia Tech Notre Dame FG Pct: Georgia Tech 48.3, Notre Dame PT FG Pct: Georgia Tech 46.7, Notre Dame FT Pct: Georgia Tech 73.3, Notre Dame Turnovers: Georgia Tech 14, Notre Dame 16. Blocked Shots: Georgia Tech 3, Notre Dame 2 (Turner 2). Steals: Georgia Tech 10 (Cryor 4), Notre Dame 7 (Cable 3). Attendance: 9,149 (sellout). NOTES: Notre Dame has won 10 consecutive conference openers and 17 of its last 19 league lidlifters, dating back to its membership in the BIG EAST Conference Notre Dame is off to a 12-1 start (or better) for the fifth consecutive season and eighth time in the past nine years the Fighting Irish had at least four players score in double figures for the ninth time this season (8-1 record) since the start of the season, Notre Dame is (.955) with at least four double-digit scorers, including wins in 96 of its last 98 such outings Notre Dame has won 24 consecutive games decided by single digits and/ or in overtime, including all five such contests this year the Fighting Irish attempted a season-high 26 three-pointers (previous was 24 against No. 10/12 Ohio State on Dec. 2), and made at least 10 treys for third time this year (also at No. 1 Connecticut on Dec. 5 and at home against No. 18/17 DePaul on Dec. 9) Cable tied her career high with five three-pointers, having previously done so earlier this year against Ohio State and DePaul, as well as against UCLA on Dec. 7, 2013 (all four times Cable made five triples, it came at Purcell Pavilion) Cable also tied her career best with nine three-point attempts, a mark she first reached earlier this month against Ohio State Cable further tied her season high with three steals for the second time in three games, Notre Dame shot a season-best.889 from the free-throw line, matching its mark from the Dec. 21 win at Saint Joseph s (Pa.) Turner s eight free-throws made were one off her career high set on Jan. 15, 2015, at No. 12/10 North Carolina Westbeld tied her career high with four assists, the seventh time she s posted that total (and fourth time this season) for the first time all season, Notre Dame s bench did not outscore its opposing number, as the Georgia Tech reserves finished with a edge in bench points the Fighting Irish are (.838) when playing on one day s rest or less since the start of the season, including a 2-0 record this year in such games Notre Dame is 5-0 all-time against Georgia Tech (3-0 at Purcell Pavilion), with all five games decided by 15 points or less the Fighting Irish are 9-2 (.818) all-time and have won their last nine games against schools from the state of Georgia, while posting a 5-1 lifetime mark at home against Peach State teams Notre Dame has won its last nine games closing out the calendar year (the month of December) and is (.641) all-time in such games, including a 10-3 (.769) record at home and 22-7 (.759) mark in the 29-year Muffet McGraw era McGraw registered her 799th career victory Notre Dame recorded its first sellout of the season, as well as its 46th all-time and 40th since the season. GAME 14 #3 Notre Dame 65, Pittsburgh 55 January 3, 2016 Petersen Events Center (Pittsburgh, Pa.) Notre Dame (65) Turner Westbeld Allen Cable Mabrey, Mi Ogunbowale Mabrey, Ma Johnson Nelson Huffman Team 0 Totals Pittsburgh (55) Diop Walters Wise Carey Bugg Lamb Bradley Walsh Potvin Team 6 Totals Notre Dame Pittsburgh FG Pct: Notre Dame 37.0, Pittsburgh PT FG Pct: Notre Dame 25.0, Pittsburgh FT Pct: Notre Dame 79.3, Pittsburgh Turnovers: Notre Dame 16, Pittsburgh 15. Blocked Shots: Notre Dame 5 (Turner 3), Pittsburgh 7 (Walters 3). Steals: Notre Dame 9 (Cable, Huffman 3), Pittsburgh 9 (Carey 3). Attendance: 3,610. NOTES: Notre Dame head coach Muffet McGraw earned her 800th career win, becoming the fifth NCAA Division I coach in either men s or women s basketball history to amass 800 wins, seven NCAA Final Four berths and five national championship game appearances in his/her career (the others being former Tennessee women s coach Pat Summitt, current Connecticut women s coach Geno Auriemma, current Duke men s coach Mike Krzyzewski and the late North Carolina men s coach Dean Smith) McGraw also is the 10th NCAA Division I women s coach to reach the 800-win milestone and the sixth-fastest to the mark (1,063 games), edging past such notable Hall of Fame coaches as Rutgers C. Vivian Stringer (1,064 games), recently-retired Georgia coach Andy Landers (1,068 games) and North Carolina s Sylvia Hatchell (1,074 games), while earning her 800th win one game behind former Texas head coach Jody Conradt (1,062 games) Notre Dame is 40-1 against ACC opponents since joining the conference prior to the season (33-1 regular season, 7-0 postseason) the Fighting Irish have won 50 of their last 52 regular season road games Notre Dame held Pittsburgh to an opponent season-low six points in the fourth quarter, matching two other foes this season (the last being Denver in the second period on Nov. 27 at the Junkanoo Jam in Freeport, Bahamas) the Fighting Irish also held Pittsburgh to an opponent season-low one three-pointer, besting the previous mark of two triples by Toledo on Nov. 18 the Fighting Irish registered season lows for field-goal percentage (previous was.373 against Oregon State on Dec. 28), field-goals made (previous was 22 against Oregon State on Dec. 28), field-goals attempted (previous was 56 at South Dakota State on Nov. 21) and three-pointers made (previous was three on two occasions, the last at Saint Joseph s on Dec. 21) Notre Dame has won 21 consecutive games against teams from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and improves to (.696) all-time against schools from the Keystone State (3-0 this season) the Fighting Irish have won 11 of their last 12 games to begin a new year and improve to 31-8 (.795) all-time in January openers Notre Dame moves to 24-3 (.889) all-time against Pittsburgh, including a current seven-game series winning streak Ogunbowale collected a career-high nine rebounds, one more than her total at Valparaiso on Nov. 23 Allen tied her season high with seven rebounds Cable tied her season high with three steals and posted career bests with 9-of-10 free throws Huffman tied her career high with four assists and added a season-best three steals. GAME 15 #3 Notre Dame 74, Virginia 46 January 7, 2016 John Paul Jones Arena (Charlottesville, Va.) Notre Dame (74) Turner Westbeld Allen Cable Mabrey, Mi Ogunbowale Mabrey, Ma Johnson Nelson Huffman Thompson Team 4 Totals Virginia (46) Moses Umeri Venson Mason Randolph Brown Huland El Jones Team 6 Totals Notre Dame Virginia FG Pct: Notre Dame 48.3, Virginia PT FG Pct: Notre Dame 43.8, Virginia FT Pct: Notre Dame 60.0, Virginia Turnovers: Notre Dame 19, Virginia 18. Blocked Shots: Notre Dame 3 (Turner 2), Virginia 3 (Umeri 2). Steals: Notre Dame 10 (Johnson 3), Virginia 7 (Venson 3). Attendance: 3,394. NOTES: Notre Dame turned in its second-best defensive performance of the season by allowing Virginia just 46 points and a.296 field-goal percentage (the only better night at the defensive end this year came on Nov. 18, when the Fighting Irish defeated Toledo, at Purcell Pavilion, holding the Rockets to a.237 field-goal percentage) Notre Dame is off to a 14-1 start or better for the fifth consecutive season and the seventh time in eight years (all but ) the Fighting Irish are 41-1 against ACC teams since joining the conference prior to the season (34-1 regular season, 7-0 postseason) dating back to the end of the season when it was still a member of the BIG EAST Conference, Notre Dame has won its 78 of its last 82 games against conference opponents the Fighting Irish move to 3-2 all-time against Virginia (2-1 in Charlottesville, 2-0 at John Paul Jones Arena) and have won the past three games in the series with the Cavaliers the 28-point margin of victory was Notre Dame s largest in the series with Virginia and tied the largest by either team (the Cavaliers won on Feb. 22, 1981, in Chicago the fewest points scored by either team in the series) the Fighting Irish have won their last six games played in the Commonwealth of Virginia (four road games, two neutral-site games) Notre Dame is 14-8 (.636) all-time against Virginia schools and has won its last eight games against teams from the Commonwealth since , the Fighting Irish are (.955) when holding opponents to fewer than 60 points, including an active 112-game winning streak in such games since , Notre Dame is (.950) when leading at halftime, including an active 121-game winning streak and a (.990) record in the past seven seasons ( to present) the Fighting Irish bench scored at least 30 points for the ninth time this season and outscored the opponent s bench for the 14th time in 15 games this year (all but Georgia Tech on Dec. 30) Michaela Mabrey s two treys give her 192 three-pointers for her career, moving her into sole possession of fourth place on Notre Dame s career list ahead of current Fighting Irish associate coach/recruiting coordinator Niele Ivey (190 from ) Marina Mabrey tied her career high with six rebounds, a mark she first set on Nov. 23 at Valparaiso (when she recorded a tripledouble with 18 points, 10 assists and a school-record 12 steals) Johnson registered a team- and season-high three steals, one off her career high set on Nov. 25, 2014, against Quinnipiac. 25

26 Box Scores GAME 16 #3 Notre Dame 88, North Carolina 54 January 10, 2016 Purcell Pavilion (Notre Dame, Ind.) North Carolina (54) Summers McDaniel Watts Cherry Walker Bryant Johnson Team 1 Totals Notre Dame (88) Turner Westbeld Allen Cable Mabrey, Mi Ogunbowale Mabrey, Ma Johnson Nelson Huffman Thompson Team 3 Totals North Carolina Notre Dame FG Pct: North Carolina 30.0, Notre Dame PT FG Pct: North Carolina 26.3, Notre Dame FT Pct: North Carolina 92.9, Notre Dame Turnovers: North Carolina 23, Notre Dame 17. Blocked Shots: North Carolina 3 (Watts 2), Notre Dame 7 (Turner 5). Steals: North Carolina 7 (Watts 3), Notre Dame 14 (Ma. Mabrey 4). Attendance: 8,942. NOTES: Notre Dame extends its winning streak to a season-long eight games the Fighting Irish are 42-1 against Atlantic Coast Conference opponents (35-1 regular season, 7-0 postseason) since joining the league prior to the season dating back to its BIG EAST Conference membership and the end of the season, Notre Dame has won 79 of its last 83 games against conference opponents, including 28 in a row at home Notre Dame is off to a 15-1 start for the fourth time in five years and the sixth time in program history (also , , , and ) the Fighting Irish improve to 5-1 all-time against North Carolina, including a 2-0 record at home, and have won the past three series games against the Tar Heels this margin of victory was the largest by either side in the series, topping a Notre Dame win over UNC on Feb. 27, 2014, at Purcell Pavilion North Carolina s 54 points were the fewest it has scored in the six-game series against the Fighting Irish, one less than in a Notre Dame win on Dec. 3, 2000, at the Honda Elite 4 Classic in Lake Buena Vista, Florida the Fighting Irish are 29-2 (.935) all-time against teams from the state of North Carolina (11-0 at home) and have won their last 18 games against North Carolina schools Notre Dame had four players score in double figures for the 10th time this season, moving to 9-1 in those contests this year, as well as (.955) since the start of the season and wins in 97 of their 99 such outings the Fighting Irish bench outscored its opposite number for the 15th time in 16 games this year (all but Dec. 30 vs. Georgia Tech) and tallied at least 30 points for the 10th time this season with Ogunbowale s game-high 16 points, this marked the fourth time this season a Notre Dame reserve ended up earning game-high scoring honors Marina Mabrey pulled off that feat three times in wins at Valparaiso (18 points on Nov. 23), against Denver at the Junkanoo Jam in Freeport, Bahamas (19 points on Nov. 27) and at Saint Joseph s (Pa.) (18 points on Dec. 21) Notre Dame shot better than 50 percent from the field for the eighth time this year, while holding its opponent to 30-percent shooting or lower for the third time (and second consecutive game) Turner tied her career high with three steals and tied her season highs with nine rebounds and five blocks Nelson matched her career bests with five rebounds, two assists and a steal. GAME 17 #3 Notre Dame 63, Boston College 50 January 14, 2016 Conte Forum (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) Notre Dame (63) Turner Westbeld Allen Cable Mabrey, Mi Ogunbowale Mabrey, Ma Johnson Nelson Huffman Thompson Team 0 Totals Boston College (50) Coulombe Fasoula Boudreau Mosetti Hughes Jones Awobajo Edwards Daley Quandt Team 3 Totals Notre Dame Boston College FG Pct: Notre Dame 49.1, Boston College PT FG Pct: Notre Dame 55.6, Boston College FT Pct: Notre Dame 60.0, Boston College Turnovers: Notre Dame 16, Boston College 16. Blocked Shots: Notre Dame 8 (Turner 4), Boston College 5 (Mosetti 2). Steals: Notre Dame 8 (Ma. Mabrey 3), Boston College 5 (Awobajo 2). Attendance: 1,179. NOTES: The Fighting Irish have won a season-best nine consecutive games Notre Dame is off to a 16-1 start for the fourth time in five seasons and sixth time in program history (also , , , and ) Notre Dame played the 1,200th game in the program s 39-year history, becoming the 109th school in NCAA history across all classifications (91st among current Division I schools) to reach that milestone the Fighting Irish move to 43-1 all-time against Atlantic Coast Conference opponents (36-1 regular season, 7-0 postseason), and have won 80 of their last 84 games against league foes, dating back to the season and their membership in the BIG EAST Conference Notre Dame has won seven in a row against Boston College and improves to 17-5 all-time against the Eagles (7-4 in Chestnut Hill) this was the closest margin of victory for Notre Dame over BC during its current seven-game series winning streak and the lowest scoring game in the series since Feb. 15, 2005, when the Fighting Irish posted a victory at Conte Forum Notre Dame has won 52 of its last 54 regular season road games the Fighting Irish bench outscored its opposite number for the 16th time in 17 contests this season Notre Dame shot better than 50 percent from the three-point line for the sixth time this year and topped 40 percent from beyond the arc for the 13th time this marked the third time this year the Fighting Irish held their opponent to one double-digit scorer or less (none by Toledo on Nov. 18 and one by Valparaiso on Nov. 23) Notre Dame is (.950) since the start of the season when it leads at halftime, including an active 123-game winning streak in such games the Fighting Irish are (.955) since when they hold their opponent to fewer than 60 points, including an active 114-game winning streak in such games Allen started her 94th consecutive game, one behind Katryna Gaither ( ) for the second-longest streak of consecutive starts in program history (and three behind record holder Jacqueline Batteast s mark of 97 from ) Turner grabbed a season-high 13 rebounds and recorded at least two blocks for the sixth consecutive game. GAME 18 #3 Notre Dame 79, #18/15 Tennessee 66 January 18, 2016 Purcell Pavilion (Notre Dame, Ind.) Tennessee (66) Graves Russell DeShields Carter Nared Reynolds Moore Dunbar Cooper Middleton Team 6 Totals Notre Dame (79) Turner Westbeld Allen Cable Mabrey, Mi Ogunbowale Mabrey, Ma Johnson Nelson Huffman Thompson Team 0 Totals Tennessee Notre Dame FG Pct: Tennessee 42.9, Notre Dame PT FG Pct: Tennessee 26.7, Notre Dame FT Pct: Tennessee 57.1, Notre Dame Turnovers: Tennessee 20, Notre Dame 18. Blocked Shots: Tennessee 2, Notre Dame 7 (Turner 5). Steals: Tennessee 9 (DeShields 5), Notre Dame 6 (Allen 4). Attendance: 8,961. NOTES: Notre Dame is off to a 17-1 start for the fourth time in five years and the sixth time in program history (also , , , and ) the Fighting Irish are 4-1 this season against ranked opponents (not including a overtime victory over UCLA on Nov. 28 in the Junkanoo Jam Freeport Division title game in Freeport, Bahamas, a game played 48 hours before UCLA entered the Associated Press poll) in the past four seasons, Notre Dame is 43-6 (.878) against ranked opponents the Fighting Irish are 12-0 all-time when playing on ESPN s Big Monday telecast (7-0 at home, 5-0 on the road) Notre Dame has won six in a row against Tennessee, all by double digits, after losing the first 20 games in the series against the Lady Vols the Fighting Irish have won 13 of their last 14 games (and 16 of their last 24) against Southeastern Conference opponents Notre Dame shot better than 50 percent from the field for the ninth time this year the Fighting Irish bench outscored its opponent s reserves for the 17th time in 18 games this year and tallied at least 30 points for the 11th time this season Notre Dame tied a season high with six players scoring in double figures, matching its balanced production from a win at Valparaiso on Nov. 23 Notre Dame is 10-1 this season with at least four players scoring in double figures and (.955) in such games dating back to the start of the season (with wins in 98 of its last 100 outings) Turner tied her season high with five blocks (her 11th career five-block game) and set a new career high with three assists (she had two helpers on eight occasions) Allen tied her career high with four steals, a mark she s hit four times previously (most recently against Baylor on March 29, 2015, in the NCAA Elite Eight/Oklahoma City Regional final) Allen also started her 95th consecutive game, tying Katryna Gaither ( ) for the second-longest streak of consecutive starts in school history (Jacqueline Batteast started 97 in a row from ). 26

27 Box Scores GAME 19 #3 Notre Dame 90, #RV/24 Syracuse 62 January 21, 2016 Purcell Pavilion (Notre Dame, Ind.) Syracuse (62) Slim Day, Briana Peterson Butler Sykes Chandler Morrison Fondren Ford Day, Bria Team 9 Totals Notre Dame (90) Turner Westbeld Allen Cable Mabrey, Mi Ogunbowale Mabrey, Ma Johnson Nelson Huffman Team 1 Totals Syracuse Notre Dame FG Pct: Syracuse 28.0, Notre Dame PT FG Pct: Syracuse 23.1, Notre Dame FT Pct: Syracuse 58.8, Notre Dame Turnovers: Syracuse 18, Notre Dame 19. Blocked Shots: Syracuse 4 (Fondren, Bria Day 2), Notre Dame 10 (Turner 5). Steals: Syracuse 11 (Briana Day, Butler, Sykes, Morrison 2), Notre Dame 8 (Westbeld, Mi. Mabrey, Ma. Mabrey 2). Attendance: 8,312. NOTES: Notre Dame improves to 5-1 this season against Top 25 opponents and 44-6 (.880) against ranked opponents during the past four seasons the Fighting Irish are off to an 18-1 start for the fourth time in five seasons and the sixth time in school history (also , , , and ) Notre Dame is 44-1 all-time (37-1 regular season, 7-0 postseason) against ACC opponents since joining the conference prior to the season the Fighting Irish have won 29 consecutive home games against conference opponents, dating back to their membership in the BIG EAST Michaela Mabrey tied her career scoring high, as well as her own personal best and the individual Purcell Pavilion record for three-pointers in a game (the ninth time in arena history that a Fighting Irish player has made six treys) Notre Dame matched its team arena record for three-pointers in a single contest, a mark it had reached twice before, but not since Jan. 23, 1999, when it made 11-of-25 three-point attempts in a win over St. John s this was the fourth time this year the Fighting Irish had double-digit three-pointers in one game, including a season-high 13 triples at top-ranked Connecticut on Dec. 5 Notre Dame s.676 first-half field-goal percentage wasn t even its best in a half this season the Fighting Irish shot 76.5 percent (26-of-34) in the first half against No. 18/17 DePaul on Dec. 9 at Purcell Pavilion Notre Dame finished shooting better than 50 percent for the third time in four games (along with a.491 mark at Boston College on Jan. 14) and 10th this this year the Fighting Irish had at least four double-digit scorers for the third time in four games and 12th time this year the Fighting Irish had at least 25 assists for the third time this year and first since a season-high 28 assists against Denver on Nov. 27 in the opening round of the Junkanoo Jam in Freeport, Bahamas Notre Dame recorded a season-high 10 blocked shots, its highest total in almost exactly one year (10 at No. 12/10 North Carolina on Jan. 15, 2015) the Fighting Irish move to 29-2 all-time against Syracuse and have won the past 16 games in the series the 29 wins are second-most all-time for Notre Dame against a single opponent (32 vs. Marquette) the Fighting Irish are 58-5 (.921) all-time against schools from the state of New York, including a 31-0 record at home and wins in 16 of their last 17 games overall (the exception being a loss at St. John s on Feb. 16, 2010) Allen started her 96th consecutive game (every contest of her career), moving into sole possession of second place on the list of consecutive starts in school history, passing Katryna Gaither (95 from ) and closing within one of Jacqueline Batteast s school record (97 from ). GAME 20 #3 Notre Dame 80, Virginia Tech 41 January 24, 2016 Purcell Pavilion (Notre Dame, Ind.) Virginia Tech (41) Cook Young Campbell Panousis Hicks Gilmer Camp Hill Nahodil Powell Croker Team 2 Totals Notre Dame (80) Turner Westbeld Allen Cable Mabrey, Mi Ogunbowale Mabrey, Ma Johnson Nelson Huffman Thompson Team 3 Totals Virginia Tech Notre Dame FG Pct: Virginia Tech 27.3, Notre Dame PT FG Pct: Virginia Tech 27.8, Notre Dame FT Pct: Virginia Tech 85.7, Notre Dame Turnovers: Virginia Tech 18, Notre Dame 14. Blocked Shots: Virginia Tech 3, Notre Dame 5 (Turner, Nelson 2). Steals: Virginia Tech 8 (Hicks 3), Notre Dame 9 (Turner 3). Attendance: 8,958. NOTES: Notre Dame held Virginia Tech to opponent season lows for points in a quarter (4) and a half (11) the 11 points were the fewest Notre Dame has allowed in a single half since Dec. 4, 2011, when the Fighting Irish jumped out to a lead at Creighton at halftime en route to a win Notre Dame is off to a 19-1 start for the fourth time in five seasons and sixth time in program history (also , , , and ) the Fighting Irish collected their 400th all-time regular-season win in conference play (now ,.815), covering their membership in four different leagues North Star (43-11 from ), Midwestern Collegiate/Horizon League (87-15 from ), BIG EAST ( from ) and ACC (38-1 since 2013) Notre Dame is 45-1 all-time against ACC foes when factoring in seven postseason tournament contests (six ACC, one NCAA) the Fighting Irish have won 30 consecutive home games against conference opponents Notre Dame has won 23 consecutive home games overall, the fourth-longest run in school history Virginia Tech s 41 points were the fewest Notre Dame allowed in an ACC game in exactly one year (a win at Clemson on Jan. 24, 2015) the Fighting Irish posted a season-best 39-point margin of victory in ACC play, and their largest in a conference game since Jan. 11, 2015 (a win over Boston College at Purcell Pavilion) Notre Dame has held four of its last six opponents to a.300 field-goal percentage or lower the Fighting Irish shot better than 50 percent from the field for the fourth time in their last five games and 13th time this year for the second time this season, the Notre Dame bench outscored the entire opponent roster the Fighting Irish pulled off that feat at Valparaiso on Nov. 23 (64 points in a victory) the Fighting Irish improved to 8-1 all-time against the Hokies and have won the past four games in the series Virginia Tech s 41 points were the second-fewest by either side in the series, and fewest since a Notre Dame win on Jan. 10, 2004, at Purcell Pavilion the 39-point margin of victory was the largest by either team in the series Notre Dame is 15-8 (.652) all-time against Virginia schools and has won its last nine in a row against the Commonwealth the Fighting Irish are 7-1 (.875) at home all-time against teams from Virginia and have won their last seven since an loss to Old Dominion on Jan. 10, 1989 Nelson set or tied career highs for rebounds (tied-5), assists (3) and blocks (tied-2) Turner s three steals tied her career best Allen tied the school record with her 97th consecutive start, matching Jacqueline Batteast s streak from Jan. 26, 2002-March 21,

28 Muffet McGraw Karen and Kevin Keyes Family Head Women s Basketball Coach 29th season at ND ( ,.764) 34th season overall ( ,.754) 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 Muffet 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 29 seasons: The 2001 national championship, defeating Purdue in the title game, McGraw is one of seven active Division I coaches to guide her team to an NCAA title. Five trips to the NCAA Division I national championship game, including four of the past five NCAA title contests (2011, 2012, 2014 and 2015). McGraw is one of just two active Division I coaches (and four all-time) with at least five appearances in the NCAA national championship game the other three Division I coaches (Tennessee s Pat Summitt, UConn s Geno Auriemma and Louisiana Tech s Leon Barmore) all are enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Seven trips to the NCAA Women s Final Four (1997, 2001, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015). McGraw is one of three active Division I coaches (and five all-time) to lead her team to seven Women s Final Four appearances. One of five coaches (men s or women s basketball) in NCAA Division I history with 800 wins, seven Final Fours and five NCAA title games others are Summitt, Auriemma, Duke men s coach Mike Krzyzewski and the late North Carolina men s coach Dean Smith. 13 NCAA Sweet 16 trips, all in the past 19 seasons ( ). The Fighting Irish are one of five teams in the nation to make that claim (and five to do so in the past six years). 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 only 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 (seventh among active coaches) with 806 career wins (through Jan. 25). Ranks 14th all-time among Division I coaches (12th among active coaches) with a.754 career winning percentage (through Jan. 25). Ranks eighth all-time among NCAA Division I coaches (tied for fifth among active coaches) with win seasons, including 25 of her first 28 seasons at Notre Dame with 20-or-more victories, as well as 21 in the past 22 years ( ). The Fighting Irish also have posted win seasons, seven 30-win campaigns and four 35-win seasons in the past 18 years ( ) under McGraw s tutelage. Made 22 NCAA tournament appearances, including a current string of 20 consecutive NCAA tournament berths (the fifth-longest active run of consecutive appearances and seventh-longest streak at any time in NCAA tournament history). During this current streak ( ), Notre Dame has won at least one NCAA postseason game 18 times. Won 10 conference regular-season titles, including the past four in a row outright in both the BIG EAST (2012, 2013) and ACC (2014, 2015). The Fighting Irish also ran the table twice in that span, 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 25 times in her first 28 seasons at the Fighting Irish helm. Earned eight conference tournament championships, including each of the past three seasons as members of the BIG EAST (2013) and ACC (2014 & 2015). Collected 130 wins over ranked opponents, including 116 in the past 18 seasons ( through ). In addition, 52 of those wins have come against top-10 opponents, including 18 against top-five teams and four against No. 1-ranked squads. Made 306 appearances in the Associated Press Top 25 poll, including an active school-record streak of 167 consecutive weeks in the AP poll. McGraw is seventh among active Division I coaches and 14th all-time in AP poll appearances (through Jan. 25). Notre Dame also has spent 196 weeks all-time ranked among the top 10 teams in the nation, including 108 since (second-most this decade). 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). 20 consecutive top-20 recruiting classes, dating back to the incoming class of 1997 (and including the incoming class of 2016, 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 128-year history of Fighting Irish athletics, trailing only the late Michael DeCicco ( combined record with men s/women s fencing from ). A perfect 100-percent NCAA Graduation Success Rate (GSR) score in seven of the past eight 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 later that same season (something the Fighting Irish did in , , and ). 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, 2015 NCAA Final Four , 2001, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 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/ ndwbb under the roster tab on the women s basketball page.