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1 ND Women s Basketball: Game 10 #4/4 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9-0 / 0-0 ACC) vs. Central Michigan Chippewas (4-5 / 0-0 MAC) udate: Dec. 22, 2013 utime: 2:00 p.m. ET uat: Notre Dame, Ind. Purcell Pavilion (9,149) useries: ND leads 3-1 u1st MTG: CMU (12/21/83) ulast MTG: ND (11/29/12) Storylines u Notre Dame has won its last 25 games when coming off its final exam break, a run that dates back to u Sunday will mark Notre Dame s ninth annual Teddy Bear Toss, with fans invited to bring a stuffed animal to the game for donation to local children s charities (the toys will be tossed onto the court at Purcell Pavilion and collected by area volunteers following the public address announcer s cue at halftime). Now that final exams are over and the Christmas break is on the horizon, No. 4 Notre Dame will look to give its fans some holiday entertainment as it plays host to defending Mid-American Conference Central Michigan at 2 p.m. (ET) Sunday at Purcell Pavilion. The game will be streamed live and free of charge through the official Fighting Irish multimedia platform, WatchND (watchnd.tv). Notre Dame (9-0) has been on hiatus for the past week for its final exam period following an victory at Michigan on Dec. 14. The Fighting Irish took control with a sharpshooting first half, making 22 of 32 shots (.688) in the period and never looking back en route to the win. Sophomore guard Jewell Loyd paced a balanced Notre Dame attack with 20 points on 10- of-14 shooting, while senior forward/tri-captain Natalie Achonwa just missed a double-double with 18 points and nine rebounds. Rankings u Notre Dame is No. 4 in the latest Associated Press poll and is No. 4 in the latest WBCA/ USA Today poll. u Central Michigan is not ranked. NOTRE DAME Women s Basketball NCAA Champion 2011, 2012 NCAA National Finalist 1997, 2013 NCAA Final Four 11 NCAA Sweet 16 Berths utv: WatchND (watchnd.tv) (live) uradio: Pulse FM (96.9/92.1) (live) Bob Nagle, p-b-p ulive STATS: UND.com utickets: (574) UND.com/buytickets Web Sites u Notre Dame: u Central Michigan: u ACC: u MAC: Setting The Standard Under the guidance of 27th-year head coach Muffet McGraw, Notre Dame has evolved into one of the country s leading women s basketball powers. The Fighting Irish have appeared in 20 NCAA Tournaments (including a current streak of 18 in a row) and advanced to the NCAA Sweet times in the past 17 seasons. Notre Dame also has reached the NCAA Women s Final Four five times, winning college basketball s ultimate prize with the 2001 national championship. In its history, Notre Dame has developed 15 All-Americans, 13 WNBA players (including 10 draft picks in the past 13 years) and 15 international basketball veterans (27 medals won). Now in their 37th season in , the Fighting Irish own an all-time record of (.717). Notre Dame Head Coach Muffet McGraw Saint Joseph s 77 u 27th season at Notre Dame (.745) at Notre Dame (.737) in 32nd season overall u 2011 Women s Basketball Hall of Fame inductee u 2001, 2013 consensus National Coach of the Year u Six-time Naismith Coach of the Year finalist u Five-time conference Coach of the Year 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 Natalie Achonwa (C) F 6-3 Sr apg 15.8 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 2 dbl-dbl in last 5 gms 44 Ariel Braker (C) F 6-1 Sr apg ND 40-2 since she became starter last yr 15 Lindsay Allen G 5-7 Fr apg 3rd in ACC in FG% (.617), 6th in A/TO (1.94) 21 Kayla McBride (C) G 5-11 Sr apg Averaging 5.0 assists last 2 games 32 Jewell Loyd G 5-10 So apg Made 1st 7 FG at Michigan (20p, FG) Off the Bench For the Fighting Irish 3 Whitney Holloway G 5-4 Jr apg Season-best 3 pts, 4 asst vs. UCLA 5 Kristina Nelson F 6-3 Fr apg Has made 11-of-14 FG this year 12 Taya Reimer F 6-3 Fr bpg 3 dbl-dbls, all vs. Top 25 tms (12p/10r at PSU) 22 Madison Cable G 5-11 Jr apg Career-high 21 pts (7-8 FG, 5-6 3FG) vs. UCLA 23 Michaela Mabrey G 5-10 So apg Made 2 3FG each of last 6 gms (4-8 at UM) 24 Hannah Huffman G 5-9 So apg Averaging one rebound every 4.6 mins. 34 Markisha Wright F 6-2 Jr spg 16 pts/10 rebs in exhibition vs. Cal (Pa.) 35 Diamond Thompson C 6-4 Fr bpg Made college debut vs. Valpo (2 pts/3 rebs) * = players listed by academic class (Cable did not play in and currently has three seasons of athletic eligibility) Pronunciations: Achonwa (uh-chawn-wuh); Braker (BREAK-er); Markisha (marr-key-shuh); Mabrey (MAY-bree); Taya Reimer (TAY-uh RYE-mer) Schedule 9-0 / 0-0 ACC O30 (7) California (Pa.) (exhib.) W, N9 (6/7) UNC Wilmington WatchND W, N11 (6/6) Michigan State (19/18) WatchND W, N16 (6/6) Valparaiso WatchND W, N23 Penn W, N26 (5/6) DePaul (25/25) WatchND W, D1 (5/6) vs. Duquesne 1 W, D4 Penn State (10/11) 2-BTN W, D7 (4/5) UCLA WatchND W, D14 (4/4) at Michigan W, D22 (4/4) Central Michigan WatchND 2:00 ET Oregon State Pac-12 5:00 ET J2 South Dakota State WatchND 7:00 ET J5 Clemson WatchND 2:00 ET J9 Boston College WatchND 7:00 ET Virginia 2:00 ET Pittsburgh 7:00 ET Tennessee ESPN2-BM 7:00 ET J23 Miami RSN 8:30 ET Maryland ESPN2-BM 7:00 ET J30 Virginia Tech ESPN3 7:00 ET Duke ESPN 2:00 ET Florida State ESPN3 7:00 ET F9 Syracuse RSN 3:00 ET Boston College 7:00 ET F17 Georgia Tech RSN 7:00 ET Wake Forest 7:00 ET F23 Duke ESPN 1:00 ET F27 North Carolina ESPN3 7:00 ET North Carolina State 2:00 ET M5 ACC 1st Round 3-RSN TBA M6 ACC 2nd Round 3-RSN TBA M7 ACC Quarterfinal 3-RSN TBA M8 ACC Semifinal 3-ESPNU TBA M9 ACC Final 3-ESPN 7:00 ET M22-23 NCAA First Round 4-ESPN/ESPN2 TBA M24-25 NCAA Second Round 4-ESPN/ESPN2 TBA M29 NCAA Regional Semifinal 5-ESPN Noon/2:30 ET M31 NCAA Regional Final 5-ESPN 7:30 ET A6 NCAA National Semifinals 6-ESPN TBA A8 NCAA Championship Game 6-ESPN TBA (x) = numbers before opponent name indicate ND rank in Associated Press/WBCA-USA Today polls; numbers after are opponent rank; when only one ranking is shown, it is from the AP poll. = Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) game 1 = Game played in Toronto, Ontario (Mattamy Athletic Centre) 2 = Big Ten/ACC Challenge (University Park, Pa. - Bryce Jordan Center) 3 = ACC Championship (Greensboro, N.C. - Greensboro Coliseum) 4 = NCAA Championship - First/Second Rounds (campus sites) 5 = NCAA Championship - Regionals (Notre Dame, Ind. - Purcell Pavilion) 6 = NCAA Women s Final Four (Nashville, Tenn. - Bridgestone Arena) BM = Games to be televised live as part of ESPN2 s Big Monday package RSN = Games to be televised live on ACC/Regional Sports Networks package (check local listings or theacc.com for presenting affiliates) BTN = Game televised live on Big Ten Network PAC-12 = Game to be televised live on Pac-12 Networks WatchND = Game to be streamed live and free of charge on official Notre Dame athletics multimedia platform, WatchND (watchnd.tv) All games will be broadcast live on South Bend s Pulse FM (96.9/92.1) and worldwide on Internet (some simulcast with live stream, some audio-only broadcasts) on WatchND (watchnd.tv). All times Eastern and subject to change // All home games in boldface 1

2 NOTRE DAME Quick Hitters At 9-0, the Fighting Irish are off to the thirdbest start to a season in program history, as well as the program s best start since , when they started Notre Dame has won 32 consecutive regular season games and 16 consecutive home games, both dating back to Dec. 5, 2012 (a loss to No. 3 Baylor). The Fighting Irish have won a school-record 25 consecutive regular season road games (and 32 of their last 37 overall) since a loss at top-ranked Baylor on Nov. 20, 2011, in the Preseason WNIT championship game. Since the start of the season, Notre Dame is 30-5 (.857) against ranked opponents, including a 10-1 record at home. The Fighting Irish are closing in on becoming the 27th NCAA Division I women s basketball program to record 800 all-time wins (they currently are ,.717, in 37 seasons of varsity competition). Notre Dame has appeared in the AP poll for 123 consecutive weeks (including the past 53 weeks in the AP Top 10), extending a program record that dates back to the preseason poll, and ranking sixth in the nation among active AP poll appearances. What s more, every current Fighting Irish player has competed for a ranked Notre Dame squad during her career, with the vast majority of that time (73 of 84 weeks) spent in the AP Top 10. Senior forwards Natalie Achonwa and Ariel LAST IRISH GAME #4 Notre Dame 86, Michigan 64 December 14, 2013 Crisler Center (Ann Arbor, Mich.) Notre Dame (86) Achonwa Braker Allen McBride Loyd Holloway Nelson Reimer Cable Mabrey Huffman Wright Team 2 Totals Michigan (64) Goree Driscoll Ristovski Thompson Elmblad Smith Rakers Williams Lyttle Seto Team 4 Totals Notre Dame Michigan FG Pct: Notre Dame 58.6, Michigan PT FG Pct: Notre Dame 33.3, Michigan FT Pct: Notre Dame 92.9, Michigan Turnovers: Notre Dame 15, Michigan 19. Blocked Shots: Notre Dame 3 (Mabrey 2), Michigan 1. Steals: Notre Dame 7 (Allen 3), Michigan 7 (Elmblad 3). Attendance: 3, Braker, and senior guard Kayla McBride have helped Notre Dame to a (.887) record in their careers, putting them on pace to challenge last year s senior class of Skylar Diggins and Kaila Turner, who helped Notre Dame to 130 wins in their careers. Of the 14 losses suffered by the current Fighting Irish senior class, eight were decided by single digits (and three others by points). Notre Dame aims to continue its remarkable success at Purcell Pavilion, with the Fighting Irish owning a (.812) all-time record in 37 seasons at the facility, including a 66-5 (.930) record since the arena was renovated prior to the season. With 635 victories in her 27 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 723 career wins, McGraw needs 16 victories to move into the top 10 on the NCAA Division I career list. She currently stands 12th behind two former ACC coaches Virginia s Debbie Ryan (739) and the late North Carolina State coach Kay Yow (737). Other Notre Dame Notables Notre Dame is among the nation s winningest programs during the past five seasons ( to present), ranking fourth u139 with 139 victories. Notre Dame has ranked among the top 20 in the nation in average attendance annually since (including top-five rankings the past four years), most recently placing fifth in the nation last season with a school-record 8,979 fans per game, topping the previous year s mark (8,571) and setting a new school record for the fourth year in a row. The Fighting Irish also have drawn at least 5,000 fans to 195 of their last 197 home games (including an active streak of 38 consecutive contests with 8,000 fans), logging 36 Purcell Pavilion sellouts, including 30 since the start of the campaign and a school-record 11 sellouts last year. The Fighting Irish have become a regular fixture in the WNBA Draft in recent years, as 10 Notre Dame players have been selected in the past 13 seasons. Skylar Diggins was the most recent Fighting Irish player to be chosen, going to the Tulsa Shock in the first round (third overall pick) of the 2013 WNBA Draft. It marked the second consecutive year Notre Dame had a player selected No. 3 overall (Devereaux Peters went third to Minnesota in 2012), making the Fighting Irish just the second program to field lottery choices in consecutive seasons. Peters went on to earn her first WNBA Championship with the Lynx (and fifth by a Notre Dame alum, who defeated the fighting irish women s basketball Winningest Teams ( to present) 154 Connecticut 146 Stanford 144 Baylor NOTRE DAME 133 Duke 130 Tennessee NOTE: through games of Dec. 19. Covering the Irish Notre Dame Athletic Media Relations C112 Joyce Center, Second Floor Notre Dame, IN phone (574) // fax (574) Chris Masters, Associate Media Relations Director (WBB) masters.5@nd.edu // cell (574) Russell Dorn, Assistant Media Relations Director (WBB) dorn.7@nd.edu // cell (574) Media Services The official Notre Dame athletics web site (UND.com) contains schedules, rosters, updated statistics and some historical information from previous seasons. Highresolution color headshots and action photos of Fighting Irish players, coaches and staff are available upon request. In-Season Interview Policy All requests for Notre Dame player, coach or staff interviews must be made through Chris Masters and 24 hours notice is appreciated. Please be aware that student-athletes academic obligations always take precedence before any interview requests. Media members also may speak to Fighting Irish team personnel before or after practice sessions. While most practices are open to the media, some may be closed at the coaching staff s discretion contact Chris Masters for the latest practice schedule and availability. On game days, no interviews will be granted with any Notre Dame player or coach prior to competition. Credentials / Parking Season credentials will be issued to all media covering the Fighting Irish on a regular basis. Please note all Notre Dame basketball season credentials offer access to both Fighting Irish women s and men s basketball games. For single-game credentials, contact Chris Masters no later than 24 hours before tipoff. Credential requests may be submitted via phone, fax or . Passes will be left at the media will call entrance (Gate 8) of Purcell Pavilion. Parking is free for all Fighting Irish women s basketball games in the large lot south of Purcell Pavilion. Media members may park in the Gold Lot (adjacent to the baseball/ soccer stadia southeast of the arena). Broadcast media may temporarily stop at the Gate 6 (loading dock) arena entrance to unload/load their equipment, but then must park in the designated media lot. Credentials remain the property of the University of Notre Dame and may be revoked at any time. Game Notes Notre Dame s game notes package is made available on-line through the official Fighting Irish athletics web site during the season, usually at least one day prior to tipoff. Notre Dame s game notes are in Adobe PDF format and will be distributed via electronic means only ( or web). Please contact Chris Masters if you wish to be added to the distribution list for Notre Dame s regular women s basketball releases. Gameday Services Gameday packages containing game notes, programs and other information will be available prior to all home contests. A pre-game meal also will be served in the Monogram Room media area (exit through stands above Gate 6 to right of press row, entrance on right after exiting outer concourse doors) beginning one hour before tipoff. A bank of statistics monitors is located on press row for the media s convenience. Final statistics books include an official NCAA box score and play-by-play. Purcell Pavilion also offers wireless Internet capability check with Chris Masters for access. Post-Game Interviews Following each Notre Dame home game, Fighting Irish head coach Muffet McGraw and selected players, as well as the visiting head coach and selected players, will be available to speak with the media. Post-game press conferences are held in the Hammes Auditorium, located between Gates 1 & 2 on the first floor of Purcell Pavilion (exit court via Gate 1 ramp on opposite end of court from press row, go straight and turn right at the Notre Dame women s basketball office; auditorium entrance will be on your left). Media members should submit player requests for post-game interviews to Chris Masters at the final media timeout of the second half.

3 fighting irish women s basketball Standings (through Dec. 19) ACC Overall W L W L u(4/4) NOTRE DAME (2/2) Duke (8/8) Maryland North Carolina State (23/RV) Syracuse (24/23) Florida State (14/13) North Carolina Virginia Tech (RV/RV) Georgia Tech Miami Clemson Wake Forest Boston College Pittsburgh Virginia (n) Ranking in this week s Associated Press/WBCA-USA Today polls ACC Player of the Week Nov Chelsea Gray, Sr., G, Duke Nov Alyssa Thomas, Sr., F, Maryland Nov Chelsea Gray, Sr., G, Duke Dec. 2...Brianna Butler, So., G, Syracuse Dec. 9...Uju Ugoka, Sr., F, Virginia Tech Dec Alyssa Thomas, Sr., F, Maryland ACC Rookie of the Week Nov Kaela Davis, Fr., G, Georgia Tech Nov Allisha Gray, Fr., G, North Carolina Nov Stephanie Mavunga, Fr., F, North Carolina Dec. 2...Diamond DeShields, Fr., G, North Carolina Dec. 9...Kaela Davis, Fr., G, Georgia Tech Dec Kelly Hughes, Fr., G, Boston College Upcoming ACC Games Friday, December 20 Duel in the Desert (Las Vegas, Nev.) Pittsburgh vs. Louisiana-Monroe 3:00p FGCU Classic (Fort Myers, Fla.) Virginia vs. Tulane 4:30p Puerto Rico Classic (San Juan, Puerto Rico) Georgia Tech vs. UTEP 6:00p LSU at North Carolina State (ESPN3) 7:00p South Alabama at Wake Forest 7:00p Long Beach Classic (Long Beach, Calif.) Florida State vs. Pacific 10:00p Duel in the Desert (Las Vegas, Nev.) Clemson vs. Creighton 10:30p Saturday, December 21 High Point at North Carolina 1:00p Saint Joseph s (Pa.) at Syracuse 1:00p Virginia Tech at Radford 2:00p Miami at Arizona State (Pac-12 Networks) 2:30p Duel in the Desert (Las Vegas, Nev.) Pittsburgh vs. Washington 3:00p Holy Cross at Boston College 5:00p Puerto Rico Classic (San Juan, Puerto Rico) Georgia Tech vs. Oklahoma State 5:00p Long Beach Classic (Long Beach, Calif.) Florida State vs. Richmond/at Long Beach St. 6/8:00p FGCU Classic (Fort Myers, Fla.) Virginia at Florida Gulf Coast 7:05p Duel in the Desert (Las Vegas, Nev.) Clemson vs. Oregon State 8:00p Sunday, December 22 Central Michigan at Notre Dame 2:00p Duke at Kentucky 3:00p - indicates ACC game All times Eastern and subject to change Around the ACC Atlanta Dream (and former Fighting Irish All-American Ruth Riley) in the WNBA Finals. Riley previously had won a pair of crowns with the Detroit Shock (2003 Finals MVP, 2006), while Coquese Washington toiled for the 2000 Houston Comets, while Jacqueline Batteast was Riley s teammate on the 2006 title-winning squad in Detroit. For the seventh year in a row, the Fighting Irish posted a perfect 100-percent Graduation Success Rate (GSR), according to figures released by the NCAA in October. What s more, Notre Dame was one of only four schools in the previous six years to record a 100-percent GSR and play for a national championship in the same season (and the only program to do it twice, pulling off that feat in 2011 and 2012). The Notre Dame-Central Michigan Series Sunday will mark the fifth meeting between Notre Dame and Central Michigan, with the Fighting Irish holding a 3-1 series edge against the Chippewas. This will be the third time the teams have met at Purcell Pavilion, with each side winning once before (Notre Dame won the last time it played host to CMU in South Bend back in the season opener). The Last Time Notre Dame and Central Michigan Met Skylar Diggins scored 17 of her 25 points in the first half, and No. 5 Notre Dame pulled away for a victory over Central Michigan on Nov. 29, 2012, at McGuirk Arena in Mount Pleasant, Mich. Diggins also added six steals and played a huge role in a defensive turnaround in the second half. Four of those takeaways came in the final seven minutes to help thwart a Central Michigan comeback. Ariel Braker added 10 points and eight rebounds to help the Fighting Irish close the month of November undefeated for the first time since the season. Jessica Green scored 19 points and Niki DiGuilio had 12 points for Central Michigan. Green scored 12 points in the first 20 minutes, and Crystal Bradford grabbed seven of the team s 21 first-half rebounds to help keep the Chippewas within reach of the Fighting Irish. Notre Dame opened the second half on a 7-0 run but Central Michigan pulled within one with under 12 minutes to play. The Fighting Irish led the entire second half but didn t truly pull away until Diggins hit a free throw for a lead with 45 seconds to play. The Last Time Notre Dame and Central Michigan Met At Purcell Pavilion Notre Dame tipped off its season with a victory, defeating Central Michigan, on Nov. 10, 2006, at Purcell Pavilion. The Fighting Irish never trailed in the contest and led by double digits for all but the first 3:59 in their first meeting with the Chippewas in more than 22 years. Four Notre Dame players scored in double figures on the afternoon, led by Melissa D Amico, who tossed in 16 points despite playing only 15 NOTRE DAME LAST IRISH GAME vs. CENTRAL MICHIGAN #5 Notre Dame 72, Central Michigan 63 November 29, 2012 McGuirk Arena (Mount Pleasant, Mich.) Notre Dame (72) Achonwa Braker Diggins Cable Loyd Turner McBride Mabrey Wright Team 4 Totals Central Michigan (63) Johnson Green Welch Tamm Baker Olive Bradford DiGuilio LaDuke Bracey Team 5 Totals Notre Dame Central Michigan FG Pct: Notre Dame 35.4, Central Michigan PT FG Pct: Notre Dame 20.0, Central Michigan FT Pct: Notre Dame 77.4, Central Michigan Turnovers: Notre Dame 17, Central Michigan 23. Blocked Shots: Notre Dame 5 (Achonwa 3), Central Michigan 8 (Bradford 5). Steals: Notre Dame 17 (Diggins 6), Central Michigan 13 (Green 5). Attendance: 3,879. minutes due to foul trouble. Charel Allen tallied 15 points, including 11 in the first half, while Breona Gray chipped in with 13 points. The Fighting Irish shot the ball well on Opening Day, connecting at a 48.3 percent clip (29- of-60) from the field and a sharp 83.9 percent (26-of-31) at the free throw line. Notre Dame also enjoyed a +10 edge on the glass, with Erica Williamson collecting a game-high eight rebounds, not to mention a game-best five blocked shots. Central Michigan s Candace Wilson led all scorers in the game with 17 points, with 12 of those coming in the second half on 4-of-4 threepointers. Sharonda Hurd added 15 points and a team-best seven rebounds for the Chippewas, who bounced back from a.280 first-half field goal percentage with a.517 mark after the break. Other Notre Dame-Central Michigan Series Tidbits Senior forward Ariel Braker (Grosse Pointe Woods) is the lone Michigan native on this year s Notre Dame roster. However, the Great Lakes State has produced 17 Fighting Irish players through the years, second only to Indiana (20) in the program s 37-year history. Second-year CMU assistant coach Andrew Wodrich is a 2007 graduate of Bethel College in Mishawaka, Ind., and played two seasons for the Pilots. The last time Central Michigan head coach Sue Guevara brought a team to Purcell Pavilion, she was at the helm for Michigan on March 19, 2001, when the Wolverines met Notre Dame in the second round of the 3

4 NOTRE DAME NCAA Championship. The Fighting Irish posted an victory that afternoon on the way to their first national championship. Central Michigan also has a tie-in to Notre Dame s current success on the football field. Fourth-year Fighting Irish head coach Brian Kelly cut his teeth at the NCAA Division I level with the Chippewas from , leading CMU to a (.543) record and the 2006 Motor City Bowl before moving on to Cincinnati, and eventually to Notre Dame, where he has led the Fighting Irish to a (.706) record, including an 8-4 mark this year and a berth in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl against Rutgers on Dec. 28 at Yankee Stadium in New York City. Notre Dame vs. The Mid-American Conference Notre Dame is (.725) all-time against the current Mid-American Conference alignment, with a 22-4 (.846) record at home. The Fighting Irish also sport a 22-5 (.815) record against MAC schools in the Muffet McGraw era ( to present) with a 13-1 (.929) mark at Purcell Pavilion. What s more, Notre Dame has won its last 20 games against current MAC schools since an loss to Northern Illinois on March 10, 1995, in the semifinals of the Midwestern Collegiate Conference (now Horizon League) Tournament. The Fighting Irish last faced a MAC opponent a little more than one year ago, ND vs. MAC Overall Home AKR BSU BG BUFF ucmu EMU KSU MIA NIU OHIO TOL WMU TOTAL (.725) (.846) when they defeated Central Michigan, 72-63, on Nov. 29, 2012, at McGuirk Arena in Mount Pleasant. Mich. Notre Dame will be playing host to a MAC team for the first time since Nov. 11, 2011, when the Fighting Irish defeated Akron, in a Preseason WNIT first-round game at Purcell Pavilion. North Of The Border Sunday s game is the last of three this year for Notre Dame against a team from the state of Michigan, with the Fighting Irish already defeating No. 19/18 Michigan State (81-62 on Nov. 11 at Purcell Pavilion) and Michigan (86-64 on Dec. 14 in Ann Arbor). Notre Dame is (.740) all-time against Michigan schools, with a 37-8 (.822) mark against the Great Lakes State in the Muffet McGraw era ( to present). The Fighting Irish also have won 14 of their last 15 games against Michigan schools (dating back to the season), with their only loss in that span being a overtime setback at Michigan on Dec. 10, Caution Falling Bears! Sunday s game has been designated for the Notre Dame In the Polls Associated Press Poll Weeks Ranked Week Pts Rank All-Time Nov. 1, 2013 (Pre) Nov. 11, Nov. 18, Nov. 25, Dec. 2, Dec. 9, Dec. 16, SEASON HIGHS * 123* WBCA/USA Today Coaches Poll Weeks Ranked Week Pts Rank All-Time Oct. 29, 2013 (Pre) Nov. 12, Nov. 19, Nov. 26, Dec. 3, Dec. 10, t Dec. 17, SEASON HIGHS * 88* * = current streak of poll appearances // first-place votes in parentheses ninth annual Notre Dame Women s Basketball Teddy Bear Toss, in which fans bring teddy bears and other stuffed animals to donate to several South Bend-area children s charities. At halftime, on the public address announcer s cue, fans will be invited to toss their teddy bears onto the court at Purcell Pavilion, creating the memorable sight of stuffed animals raining down on the floor (and occasionally pelting an unsuspecting media member or game official sitting courtside). Last year, the Notre Dame women s basketball program collected approximately 2,000 stuffed animals through its Teddy Bear Toss, with those donations later presented to, among others, several young patients at Riley Children s Hospital in South Bend. No More Teachers, No More Books Notre Dame has won 25 consecutive games coming off the final exam break (in 1994 and 1997, no games were played between the end of exams and Christmas). However, because of the extended layoff due to finals and associated sluggishness, the results of these post-exam break games have varied wildly, from exceptionally close to blowouts. Recent examples of the nailbiters came in 1999 (a win at Florida International, closing the game on an 11-5 run in the final 2:43), 2004 (a win at Marquette on Jacqueline Batteast s three-pointer at the horn that lifted Muffet McGraw past Digger Phelps as the winningest coach in Notre Dame basketball history) and 2011 (a home win over No. 8/7 Kentucky, taking the lead for good on an 11-0 run after UK led with less than five minutes to play). However, with the exception of that 2011 thriller against Kentucky, the Fighting Irish have looked remarkably fresh in their recent postexam games, winning the other four contests by an average of 53.8 points per game in victories over Loyola-Chicago (89-45), Charlotte (90-31), Valparaiso (94-43) and most recently, Alabama A&M (100-39). fighting irish women s basketball National Polls Associated Press Poll December 16, 2013: Poll #7 Team (First-Place Votes) Rec Pts LP 1 Connecticut (36) uduke utennessee NOTRE DAME Kentucky Stanford Louisville umaryland Baylor South Carolina Colorado LSU Oklahoma State unorth Carolina Iowa State Georgia upenn State Purdue Nebraska Oklahoma California Iowa usyracuse uflorida State Gonzaga Others Receiving Votes: Arizona State 51, Texas A&M 44, Arkansas 32, Texas 15, San Diego 9, West Virginia 8, UTEP 7, ugeorgia Tech 4, Indiana 4, Middle Tennessee 2, BYU 1, Saint Joseph s (Pa.) 1. WBCA/USA Today Coaches Poll December 17, 2013: Poll #7 Team (First-Place Votes) Rec Pts LP 1 Connecticut (32) uduke utennessee NOTRE DAME Stanford Kentucky Louisville umaryland Baylor South Carolina Iowa State LSU unorth Carolina Colorado Georgia Oklahoma State Nebraska upenn State Oklahoma California Purdue Gonzaga uflorida State Texas A&M Iowa Others Receiving Votes: usyracuse 43, Arizona State 14, UTEP 13, Arkansas 12, San Diego 10, Vanderbilt 10, BYU 9, Bowling Green 7, Texas 6, Missouri 4, ugeorgia Tech 3, Dayton 2, Florida 2. LP = last poll u = Notre Dame opponent 4

5 fighting irish women s basketball Notre Dame Leads Series 3-1 Date Site Result Score 12/21/83 Notre Dame L /10/06 Notre Dame W /20/07 Mount Pleasant W /29/12 Mount Pleasant W Series Scoring Total Average Notre Dame Central Michigan Current Win Streak: Notre Dame - 3 games Muffet McGraw vs. Central Michigan: 3-0 Sue Guevara vs. Notre Dame: 1-3 (0-2 at CMU) McGraw vs. Guevara: McGraw leads 3-1 ND Biggest Win: 53 (94-41 on 11/20/07) CMU Biggest Win: 3 (72-69 on 12/21/83) ND Longest Win Streak: 3 (2006-present) CMU Longest Win Streak: 1 (1983) THE TALE OF THE TAPE ND CMU Overall/conference record 9-0/ /0-0 AP/WBCA-USA Today poll 4/4 SCORING Points scored per game Points allowed per game Field goal percentage Three-point percentage Free throw percentage REBOUNDING Rebounds per game Opponent rebs. per game Rebounding margin OTHER Assists per game Turnovers per game Assist/turnover ratio Blocked shots per game Steals per game Central Michigan Series The last time Notre Dame lost a game when coming out of its final exam break was Dec. 21, 1985, when Mary DiStanislao s Fighting Irish squad dropped a decision to UCLA at Purcell Pavilion. Going Out On A High Note Notre Dame has made a habit of heading into the Christmas holiday with a victory, having won 17 consecutive pre-yuletide games and going 27-9 (.750) all-time in such contests, including an victory over No. 22 Texas A&M last year in the championship game of the World Vision Classic out in Las Vegas. The last time the Fighting Irish lost their final game before Christmas was Dec. 21, 1995 (their first season in the BIG EAST Conference), when Michigan State pulled out an overtime win in East Lansing, Mich. Irish Closing In On 800 Wins Notre Dame is on the doorstep of becoming the 27th program in NCAA Division I women s basketball history (and fourth Atlantic Coast Conference school) to record 800 victories, currently standing NCAA Division I Next To 800 All-Time Victories unotre DAME Duke North Carolina State NOTE: Through games of Dec. 19 three wins short of the milestone. The Fighting Irish have posted a (.717) record in their 37 seasons of varsity competition, dating back to the campaign. The last school to reach the 800-win mark was LSU (which did so on Nov. 25, 2012, at Florida International), with Notre Dame s fellow ACC members, Duke and North Carolina State, also nearing 800 all-time victories (the Blue Devils currently have 795 wins, while the Wolfpack have recorded 786 wins). Currently, North Carolina, Virginia and Maryland are the three ACC members in the 800-victory club. Getting The Jump At 9-0, Notre Dame is off to the third-best start in the program s 37-year history. The only times the Fighting Irish opened with a better record than this season were in (when they reeled off a school-record 23 consecutive wins en route to a 34-2 final record and the program s first national championship) and (when they started 15-0 on the way to a 29-6 record and spot in the NCAA Sweet Sixteen). A Helping Hand The Fighting Irish entered the week ranked second in the nation in assists at 23.1 per game. Notre Dame has dished out at least 21 helpers in eight games thus far (including a season-high 31 dimes against UCLA on Dec. 7), with the Fighting Irish piling up assists on 66.9 percent of their made field goals this year (208 of 311). Glass Cleaners Notre Dame came into this week s action ranking third in nation in rebounding margin (+16.6 per game). The Fighting Irish have posted doubledigit rebounding margins in six games this season, including four games when Notre Dame had a +20 rebounding margin or better. NOTRE DAME The Fighting Irish also have collected at least 50 rebounds in three games, including their first two outings, nabbing 54 rebounds against UNC Wilmington on Nov. 9, followed by 52 caroms against No. 19/18 Michigan State two nights later. This marked the first time the Fighting Irish have had consecutive 50-rebound games since Dec. 12 & 22, 2001, when they did so in home wins over Western Michigan (56 rebounds) and Marquette (54 rebounds). Notre Dame nearly made it three for three on the boards to open the season, finishing with 49 caroms on Nov. 16 against Valparaiso. The last time the Fighting Irish had three consecutive 50-rebound contests was Jan , 1992, in wins over Louisville (56) and at Butler (50), followed by a home loss to Detroit (54). Dialing Long Distance Although not usually a primary part of the Notre Dame arsenal, the Fighting Irish have found the three-point shot much to their liking this season. Notre Dame currently ranks fifth in the nation (and tops in the ACC) with a.433 three-point percentage, with three different players connecting at better than 50 percent from beyond the arc. Junior guard Madison Cable leads the way with an ACC-best.600 three-point percentage, thanks in part to her 5-for-6 effort from long range in the Dec. 7 win over UCLA. Cable s five triples were the most for a Notre Dame player in a game since Jan. 23, 2012, when Skylar Diggins made five in a home win over Tennessee. The Fighting Irish also connected on 10-of-17 three-pointers in that victory over UCLA, their highest production from the arc in nearly four years, dating back to a similar 10-triple performance on Jan. 30, 2010, at Syracuse. Road Warriors Notre Dame has won a school-record 25 consecutive regular season road games and 32 of its last 37 overall, including the Dec. 14 victory at Michigan. The Fighting Irish last tasted defeat on the road in the regular season on Nov. 20, 2011, a setback at No. 1 Baylor in the Preseason WNIT championship game. The highlight of this current run came on Jan. 5, 2013, when Notre Dame edged No. 1 Connecticut, 73-72, in Storrs, Conn., earning its fourth all-time win over a top-ranked opponent and first-ever victory on the road. Prior to the past two-plus years, the school record for consecutive regular season road wins was held by Notre Dame s national championship team that won its first 10 road outings before a loss at No. 11/14 Rutgers on Feb. 17, The Fighting Irish also have won a schoolrecord 16 consecutive conference regular season road games, with their last loss coming as part of the BIG EAST Conference on Feb. 28, 2011 (a last-second loss at No. 12/11 DePaul). The previous school record for consecutive regular season conference road wins was seven, set numerous times, most recently crossing between the and campaigns. The previous Notre Dame record for consecutive regular season road victories in any conference was 15, which the Fighting Irish set from Feb. 25, 1989-Feb. 14, 1991 during their time in 5

6 NOTRE DAME the Midwestern Collegiate Conference (Horizon League). McGraw Headed To Indiana Basketball Hall Of Fame Notre Dame head coach Muffet McGraw, a two-time consensus national coach of the year and winner of more than 700 games in her illustrious career, was named to the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame, it was announced Dec. 17. McGraw will receive the Hall s Silver Medal, which is presented annually in recognition of contributions to Indiana high school basketball other than as an Indiana high school player or high school coach. With the Silver Medal comes induction to the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame as part of its Class of 2014, marking the fifth time the Fighting Irish coach has been chosen for a prestigious hall of fame, and first since her induction into the Women s Basketball Hall of Fame in The 14 class officially will be enshrined in the Hall during its 13th annual Women s Awards Banquet on April 26, 2014, at the Primo Banquet Hall in Indianapolis. Earlier in the day, a free reception will be held at the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in New Castle, Ind., before the evening s induction banquet takes place. Tickets for the banquet will go on sale early in 2014 for more information, contact the Hall at (765) or go online to McGraw will be the second Notre Dame selection, and first female, to receive the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame s Silver Medal, following in the footsteps of former Fighting Irish All- America basketball player, and later Notre Dame coach and athletics director, Edward Moose Krause ( 34), who received the Silver Medal in Other notables who have earned the Silver Medal include legendary men s basketball coaches Bob Knight (1982) and Gene Keady (2001), as well as noted screenwriter and producer (and Indiana native) Angelo Pizzo, who received the honor last year and is best known for bringing two of history s greatest sports movies to the silver screen, Rudy and Hoosiers. McGraw also will be the 18th inductee with Notre Dame ties to earn a place in the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame, and the third from the Fighting Irish women s basketball program (all within the past six years). Former Notre Dame standout and Indianapolis native Mary Beth Schueth-Cain ( 85) was inducted in 2008, followed a year later by former Fighting Irish great and 1982 Indiana Miss Basketball selection Trena Keys ( 86). Call Her Mabrey Another Notre Dame sophomore guard who has sparkled early this year is Michaela Mabrey. The Belmar, N.J., resident has emerged as a key reserve for the Fighting Irish, averaging 10.4 points and 3.7 assists per game, while ranking second in the ACC with a 2.75 assist/turnover ratio, after logging 3.0 ppg. and 1.3 apg. with a 1.06 A/TO mark last year. What s more, Mabrey already has scored in double figures five times this year (including a career-high 19 points in the season opener against UNC Wilmington) after doing so three times in 30 games last season. 6 Youthful Leader Freshman Lindsay Allen got the call from head coach Muffet McGraw to start at point guard in Notre Dame s season opener against UNC Wilmington on Nov. 9 at Purcell Pavilion. Allen finished with 11 points in her debut game, including the team s first five points of the season. It was the first time a Fighting Irish rookie point guard started the season opener since Nov. 26, 1994, when Mollie Peirick cracked the lineup and played 38 minutes (two points, five rebounds, three assists) in a overtime loss at No. 25 Seton Hall. Allen has not disappointed in her debut campaign, averaging 8.7 points and 3.9 assists per game (the latter ranking 13th in the ACC). She also is third in the ACC with a.617 field goal percentage, ranks sixth with a 1.94 assist/turnover ratio, and is tied for 14th in the conference with 1.9 steals per game. Notre Dame s 1,000-Point Scorers Senior tri-captains Kayla McBride and Natalie Achonwa will spend their final season at Notre Dame steadily climbing the program s alltime scoring list, after both entered the Fighting Irish 1,000-Point Club last year. McBride currently ranks 17th in program history with 1,333 career points, having moved up one spot on Dec. 7 with her 12 points against UCLA to pass former teammate Devereaux Peters (1,319 from ). Meanwhile, Achonwa stands 27th in Notre Dame history with 1,138 points, with the next player above her on the program s career scoring ladder being a former teammate Becca Bruszewski had 1,148 points from Coming Up Aces Senior forward/tri-captains Natalie Achonwa (nicknamed Ace ) also is making her way up ND 1,000-Point Scorers 15. Lindsay Schrader ( 05-10)... 1, Shari Matvey ( 79-83)... 1, ukayla McBride ( 10-pres.)...1, Devereaux Peters ( 07-12)... 1, Krissi Davis ( 87-91)... 1, Courtney LaVere ( 02-06)... 1, Becca Bruszewski ( 07-11)... 1, unatalie Achonwa ( 10-pres.)... 1, Danielle Green ( 95-00)... 1,106 ND Career Rebounding Leaders 8. Margaret Nowlin ( 88-92) Sandy Botham ( 84-88) unatalie Achonwa ( 10-pres.) ND Career Double-Double Leaders 7. Jane Politiski ( 77-80) Margaret Nowlin ( 88-92) Devereaux Peters ( 07-12) unatalie Achonwa ( 10-pres.) Notre Dame s career charts in both rebounds and double-doubles. She currently ranks 10th in both categories with 764 rebounds and 22 doubledoubles, taking over sole possession of the 10th position on both charts after tallying 21 points and 10 rebounds in the Dec. 4 win at No. 10/11 Penn State. Achonwa continues to remain among the top 10 in school history with a.544 career field goal percentage, presently ranking ninth in program annals. fighting irish women s basketball Trends Day of the Week Sunday 1-0 Monday 1-0 Tuesday 1-0 Wednesday 1-0 Thursday 0-0 Friday 0-0 Saturday 5-0 Time of Game Day games (before 6 p.m local time) 5-0 Night games (6 p.m. or later local time) 4-0 Location Home games 5-0 Road games 3-0 Neutral site games 1-0 Halftime score Leading at the half 9-0 Tied at the half 0-0 Trailing at the half 0-0 Individual scoring Two or fewer double-figure scorers 0-0 Three double-figure scorers 2-0 Four double-figure scorers 5-0 Five or more double-figure scorers 2-0 Rebounding margin Grab more rebounds than opponents 9-0 Grab same number of rebounds 0-0 Grab fewer rebounds than opponents 0-0 Field goal shooting Higher pct. than opponent 7-0 Same pct. as opponent 0-0 Lower pct. than opponent 2-0 Shoot 45% or better 6-0 Shoot less than 45% 3-0 Hold opponent under 40% 6-0 Free throw margin Make more free throws 5-0 Make same number of free throws 0-0 Make fewer free throws 4-0 Turnovers Commit fewer turnovers 5-0 Commit same number of turnovers 0-0 Commit more turnovers 4-0 Uniform Combinations In white jerseys 5-0 In alternate white jerseys (lime green trim) 1-0 In alternate white jerseys (pink trim) 0-0 In blue jerseys 3-0 Miscellaneous Vs. Top 25 (AP or ESPN/USA Today polls) 3-0 On commercial television 1-0 In overtime games 0-0 Margin of Victory 1-5 points points points points points 6-0 Conference Affiliation ACC 0-0 Atlantic BIG EAST 1-0 Big Ten 3-0 Colonial Athletic Association 1-0 Horizon League 1-0 Ivy League 1-0 Mid-American 0-0 Pac Southeastern 0-0 Summit League 0-0 Month November 5-0 December 4-0 January 0-0 February 0-0 March 0-0 April 0-0

7 Notre Dame Quick Facts fighting irish women s basketball Official Name: University of Notre Dame Location: Notre Dame, Ind. Enrollment: 8,452 (undergraduate) / 12,004 (overall) Founded: 1842 Colors: Gold and Blue Nickname: Fighting Irish School Fight Song: Notre Dame Victory March Conference: Atlantic Coast (inaugural season) 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: (.737) - 32nd season At Notre Dame: (.745) - 27th season At Purcell Pavilion: (.848) Associate Head Coach: Carol Owens (Northern Illinois 90) - 14th season Associate Coach: Beth Cunningham (Notre Dame 97) - 2nd season Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator: Niele Ivey (Notre Dame 00) - 7th season Associate Director of Operations & Technology: Angie Potthoff (Penn State 97) - 9th season Operations Specialist: Katie Schwab (Saint Mary s (Ind.) 13) - 1st season Athletic Trainer: Anne Marquez Strength & Conditioning Coach: Craig Cheek Academic Counselor: Chad Grotegut Equipment Manager: Kathy Speybroeck Student Managers: Megan Golden (Sr., Concord, Ohio) Kelly Harmon (Sr., Grand Rapids, Mich.) Women s Basketball History 37th Season: 1st game, Dec. 3, 1977 vs. Valparaiso (W, 48-41) All-Time Record: (.717) Record At Purcell Pavilion: 37th season, (.812) Record In Conference (regular season): 31st season, (.801) 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 (10): North Star , 1986 *Midwestern Collegiate (s), 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995 BIG EAST (s), 2012, 2013 (s) - shared Conference Tournament Championships (6): North Star - N/A *Midwestern Collegiate , 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994 BIG EAST NCAA Championship Appearances (20): National Champion National Finalist , 2011, 2012 Final Four , 2001, 2011, 2012, 2013 Elite , 2001, 2011, 2012, 2013 Sweet , , , 2008, Berths , Consecutive NCAA Championship Appearances: 18 (1996-present) NIT Appearances (4): 1986 (3rd place), 1989 (7th place), 1991 (8th place), 1995 (3rd place) Consecutive Postseason Appearances: 20 (1994-present); 19 NCAAs, 1 NIT * - now known as the Horizon League Quick Facts Firing Out Of The Blocks Sophomore guard Jewell Loyd stormed out of the gates this season, piling up 63 points in Notre Dame s first three games, wins over UNC Wilmington (19 points), No. 19/18 Michigan State (22 points) and Valparaiso (22 points). Loyd s point production was the highest for a Fighting Irish player in the opening three contests of a season since , when Danielle Green had 66 combined points in wins against No. 6 UCLA at home (23 points), at Butler (23) and No. 6/4 Duke at home (20). Game #9 Recap: Michigan Jewell Loyd scored 20 points, Natalie Achonwa had 18 points and nine rebounds and the Fighting Irish cruised to an victory over Michigan on Dec. 14 at the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Mich. Loyd was 10 for 14 from the field (making her first seven shots of the night) and also had four rebounds and three assists in a team-high 34 minutes. Michaela Mabrey added 14 points off the bench, including a career-high 4-of-8 from three-point range. Notre Dame (9-0) put this one away early, carrying a lead into the break behind a sizzling.688 field goal percentage (22-of-32). The Fighting Irish shot 59 percent for the game and forced 19 turnovers, including 13 in the decisive first half. Shannon Smith scored 23 points for Michigan (7-4), which had won six of seven. Cyesha Goree had 15 points and seven rebounds, and Siera Thompson finished with 10 points. Beyond The Box Score: Michigan The Fighting Irish improve to 10-7 all-time against Michigan, including a 3-5 record in Ann Arbor, where Notre Dame has won on two of its last three visits. The Fighting Irish scored 86 points, the largest output by either team in the series since March 19, 2001, when Notre Dame earned an win over the Wolverines at Purcell Pavilion in the second round of the NCAA Championship. The win evens the Fighting Irish all-time record against the Big Ten Conference at 49-49, including a (.422) record on the road and a (.553) mark in the 27-year Muffet McGraw era. Notre Dame has won 10 consecutive games against Big Ten teams and 21 of its last 27 games against that conference (as well as its last six on the road). Notre Dame shot better than 55 percent from the field for the second consecutive game, the first time it s done that since Nov , 2011 in Preseason WNIT home games vs. Indiana State (.581) and Hartford (.561). The Fighting Irish shot a season-high.688 in the first half, their best opening-half field goal percentage since Feb. 5, 2012, when they connected at a.719 clip (23-of-32) in a win over #RV/23 DePaul at Purcell Pavilion. For the third game in a row, the Fighting Irish posted a season-best free throw percentage (.929) it was Notre Dame s best performance at the line since March 24, 2013, NOTRE DAME Notre Dame Top Bench Scorers Player Points Opponent/Date Madison Cable 21 UCLA, 12/7/13 Michaela Mabrey 19 UNC Wilmington, 11/9/13 Taya Reimer 15 #25 DePaul, 11/26/13 Michaela Mabrey 14 at Michigan, 12/14/13 Taya Reimer 14 at Penn, 11/23/13 Michaela Mabrey 13 at Penn, 11/23/13 Taya Reimer 12 at #10/11 Penn State, 12/4/13 Michaela Mabrey 12 vs. Duquesne, 12/1/13 Michaela Mabrey 11 Valparaiso, 11/16/13 Game-high scorers in italics when it made 19-of-20 free throws (.950) in a win over Tennessee-Martin in the first round of the NCAA Championship in Iowa City, Iowa. Loyd posted her third 20-point game of the season (fifth of her career) and tied her career high with 10 made field goals. Polling Station Notre Dame is ranked No. 4 in the latest Associated Press poll, its 53rd consecutive week in the top 10 of the media balloting, dating back to the middle of the season, and marking 123 consecutive weeks in the AP poll. The Fighting Irish reached a milestone on Nov. 26, 2012, with their 100th consecutive AP poll appearance. It not only extended the program record that started with the AP preseason poll in (the old record was 59 consecutive weeks from ), but it made the Fighting Irish are one of six teams in the nation with an active streak of 100 consecutive AP poll appearances. What s more, every current Notre Dame player has competed for a ranked Fighting Irish squad throughout her career (84 consecutive weeks for the current senior class), spending the vast majority (73) of those appearances in the AP Top 10 (and never lower than 18th). Notre Dame began the season ranked No. 6, representing the 14th time in the past 15 years (starting with the campaign) that the Fighting Irish have appeared in the preseason AP poll, something only seven schools in the nation have done Connecticut, Duke and Tennessee have shown up in all 15 during that span, while Georgia, Oklahoma and Stanford join the Fighting Irish with 14 preseason AP poll berths. Notre Dame has been ranked in the AP poll for 262 weeks during the program s Active AP Poll Streaks 1. Tennessee Connecticut Duke Stanford Baylor unotre DAME AP Poll Appearances Active D-I Coaches 1. Landers (UGa) VanDerveer (Stan) Stringer (RU) Blair (TAMU) Bonvicini (Sea) umcgraw (ND) 262 All-Time D-I Coaches 1. Summitt (Tenn) Landers (UGa) VanDerveer (Stan) Bonvicini (Sea) Sharp (TxTech) umcgraw (ND) 262 NOTE: through Dec. 16 AP poll; most recent team coached is listed 37-year history, with every one of those appearances coming in the Muffet McGraw era (since ). 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8 NOTRE DAME active NCAA Division I head coaches for weeks in the AP poll, and 19th all-time in that category (passing former Ole Miss and LSU coach Van Chancellor on the career AP poll appearance list this week). In addition, the Fighting Irish are ranked No. 4 in this week s WBCA/USA Today coaches poll, breaking out of a tie with Stanford at that position in last week s balloting. Notre Dame has been ranked in the coaches poll for 124 of the past 125 weeks (and 88 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 257 weeks during their history (all coming during McGraw s tenure). This marks the sixth consecutive season Notre Dame has been ranked in the top 10 of the WBCA/USA Today poll, as well as 12 of the past 16 campaigns ( to present). More Polling Data Notre Dame head coach Muffet McGraw is one of 31 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 262 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 31 people on this list, 16 currently are NCAA Division I head coaches (see accompanying chart), with McGraw and Baylor s Kim Mulkey are the only active skippers to play for and coach a AP Poll Appearances As Player & Coach (active coaches only) Amanda Butler (Florida) Cori Close (UCLA) June Daugherty (Wash. St.) MaChelle Joseph (Ga. Tech) Linda Lappe (Colorado) Joanne P. McCallie (Duke) umuffet McGraw (ND) Katie Meier (Miami-Fla.) 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 have made AP poll with current teams except Daugherty (did so at Boise State and Washington) and Olivier (UCLA) Butler, Lappe and Olivier currently are coaching at their alma maters. team in the AP poll, and coach that team to a national title (McGraw in 2001, Mulkey in 2005 and 2012). Half And Half During the past 14 seasons, Notre Dame has been nearly unbeatable when it has the lead at halftime. The Fighting Irish are (.938) since the start of the campaign when they go into the dressing room with the lead, including wins in 215 of their last 228 such contests (.943). What s more, in the past five seasons ( to present), Notre Dame is (.984) when leading at the half, with the only losses coming on April 5, 2011, in the NCAA national championship game at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis (Notre Dame led Texas A&M, at intermission before falling 76-70), and Feb. 12, 2012, against West Virginia (Fighting Irish led at the break before the visiting Mountaineers rallied to win in the closing seconds, 65-63). The Best Offense Is A Good Defense During the past 19 seasons, Notre Dame has discovered that a solid defensive effort can almost certainly guarantee a victory. In fact, since the beginning of the season, the Fighting Irish have an amazing (.949) record when they hold their opponents below 60 points in a game, including a 4-0 record this season. But Sometimes You Have To Score If You Want To Win Not resting solely on its defensive laurels, Notre Dame also seemingly has found the magic mark when it comes to outscoring its opponents. During the past 19 seasons (since ), the Fighting Irish are (.970) when they score at least 80 points in a game. The only blemishes on that record are three overtime losses to Texas A&M (88-84) and Michigan State (87-83) in 1995 and UCLA (86-83 in double OT) in 2010, as well as a loss to Connecticut in 1998, an loss to DePaul in 2008, and a setback at Baylor in In the past five years ( to present), Notre Dame is 69-2 (.972) when topping the 80-point mark, including a 7-0 record this season. One Of Nation s Toughest Cities To Play In According to a study released by the University of Utah Athletic Media Relations Office, Toughest Cities To Play In 1. Knoxville, Tenn. (UT) (.9152) 2. Ruston, La. (La Tech) (.8956) 3. Missoula, Mont. (UM) (.8746) 4. Salt Lake City, Utah (Utah) (.8585) 5. Stanford, Calif. (Stan) (.8497) 6. Grand Forks, N.D. (UND) (.8284) 7. University Park. Pa. (PSU) (.8276) 8. Austin, Texas (UT) (.8267) 9. Chapel Hill, N.C. (UNC) (.8238) 10. unotre Dame, Ind. (ND) (.8121) 11. Bowling Green, Ky. (WKU) (.8080) Research by Utah Athletic Media Relations Office NOTE: through games of Dec. 19 Notre Dame and Purcell Pavilion are among the toughest places in the nation to play. In fact, Notre Dame is one of just 11 programs in the nation to own a winning percentage of.800 or better in its home city (see accompanying chart). 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 239 of their last 268 games (.892) at the 9,149-seat Purcell Pavilion, including winning streaks of 51, 25 and 20 games in that span (the latter ending on Feb. 12, 2012, vs. West Virginia). Since the arena was renovated prior to the season, Notre Dame is 66-5 (.930) including wins in 42 of its last 44 home games and three of the five Fighting Irish losses in their refurbished facility have come by three points or fewer (two in overtime). Notre Dame also has a (.867) record in regular season conference play at the former Joyce Center, sporting a programrecord 31-game league winning streak at home before it ended with a loss to BIG EAST foe Villanova in the 02 home finale. fighting irish women s basketball Superlatives ( pres.) Notre Dame Superlatives ( to present) Longest winning streak: 30 games (Dec. 8, 2012-April 2, 2013) Longest conference winning streak: 20 games (Feb. 14, 2012-present) 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 Most points allowed in a win: 93 by Illinois (101-93), Nov. 24, 1998 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 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: 43 vs. Indiana State (58-15), Nov. 13, 2011 Largest halftime deficit: 26 at Tennessee (53-27), March 17, 2002 Highest field goal percentage:.702 (40-57) at Mercer, Dec. 30, 2011 Lowest field goal percentage:.220 (13-59) at Seton Hall, March 1, 2005 Highest three-point percentage: (5-5) vs. Duke, Nov. 17, 2004 Highest free throw percentage: (18-18) at Valparaiso, Nov. 30, 2004 Most three-point field goals made: 13, twice (most recently: at Miami (Fla.), Jan. 2, 2002) Most free throws made: 43 at Mercer, Dec. 30, 2011 Most rebounds: 67 vs. Duke, Nov. 21, 1998 Most assists: 38 vs. Saint Francis (Pa.), Dec. 31, 2012 Most blocked shots: 16 vs. Boston College, Feb. 10, 2002 Most steals: 36 vs. New Hampshire, Nov. 12, 2010 Most turnovers forced: 49 vs. New Hampshire, Nov. 12, 2010 Fewest turnovers committed: 3 at Maryland, Nov. 16, 2007 NOTE: Conference marks reflect BIG EAST membership from to

9 F Natalie Achonwa WBCA/Wade Trophy Watch List Naismith Trophy Watch List AP Preseason All-America Team (receiving votes) Preseason All-ACC Team (Blue Ribbon Panel) G Jewell Loyd Naismith Trophy Watch List Preseason All-ACC Team (Coaches) fighting irish women s basketball G Kayla McBride WBCA/Wade Trophy Watch List Naismith Trophy Watch List espnw Preseason All-America Second Team AP Preseason All-America Team (receiving votes) Preseason All-ACC Team (Blue Ribbon Panel/Coaches) F Taya Reimer ACC Newcomer Watch List (Blue Ribbon Panel/Coaches) Purcell Pavilion Sellout Crowds No. Date Opponent Result Atten. 1. 1/15/01 #1 Connecticut W, , /24/01 Georgetown W, , /31/05 #1 Tennessee L, , /5/08 #3 Tennessee L, , /27/08 #1 Connecticut L, , /7/08 #17 Purdue W, , /31/09 #18 Vanderbilt W, , /24/10 #16 West Virginia W, , /6/10 Pittsburgh W, , /14/10 DePaul W, , /23/10 Marquette W, , /1/10 #1 Connecticut L, , /5/10 Purdue W, , /8/11 #2 Connecticut L, , /23/11 St. John s W, , /12/11 Rutgers W, , /26/11 Cincinnati W, , /18/11 #8 Kentucky W, , /28/11 Longwood W, , /7/12 #2 Connecticut W, (ot) 9, /21/12 Villanova W, , /23/12 #7 Tennessee W, , /5/12 DePaul W, , /12/12 West Virginia L, , /25/12 South Florida W, , /18/12 Massachusetts W, ,149* /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) 9,149 NOTES: Arena capacity was 11,418 through season (currently 9,149) Rankings from AP poll // Boldface games played in // * - home opener Awards The Fighting Irish have been especially strong when it comes to non-league home games, winning 113 of their last 122 out-ofconference contests (.926) at Purcell Pavilion, dating back to the season. Five of the nine 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) and Baylor in 2012 (73-61). The Purdue loss snapped a 33-game non-conference home winning streak that began after the UW setback. Since its inaugural season in , Notre Dame has played all of its games at the former Joyce Center, posting a (.812) record at the venerable facility. Three times ( , and ), the Fighting Irish went a perfect 15-0 at home, which was the school record for home victories in a season prior to the campaign, when Notre Dame went 16-1, a mark that lasted only two seasons before the Fighting Irish posted a 17-1 record at Purcell Pavilion in Fighting Irish Are Hottest Ticket In Town The past four 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 ), 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 fifth consecutive year, Notre Dame fans all but exhausted the program s season ticket packages (approximately 7,500) and have snapped up single-game ducats at a rate that helped the Fighting Irish rapidly approaching sellout status for the vast majority of their home games, and currently putting them fourth in the nation in average attendance (8,484 fans per game) In fact, while some additional tickets may be available on the day or week of the game for individual contests this season (depending on returned inventory by visiting teams and other constituencies), it s possible that, for the third consecutive season, Notre Dame will flirt with a sell out for each of its home games. Notre Dame To Host 2014 NCAA Regional On Oct. 9, Notre Dame was selected as one of four host sites for regional-round games in the 2014 NCAA Division I Women s Basketball Championship. Games will be played at the 9,149-seat Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center on March 29 (noon and 2:30 p.m. ET) and March 31 (7:30 p.m. ET), with ticket pricing and availability for those contests to be released at a later date. This will mark the second time in program history that Notre Dame has been chosen to host regional competition in the NCAA Division I Women s Basketball Championship. On March 25 & 27, 1983 (the second year of the NOTRE DAME tournament s existence), the NCAA Mideast Regional was played at Purcell Pavilion (then known simply as the Joyce Center) and featured Tennessee, Ole Miss, Indiana and Georgia competing for the right to go to the NCAA Women s Final Four. Georgia emerged from the four-team field, defeating Tennessee, in the Mideast Regional final. With this selection, Notre Dame will play host to action in the NCAA Women s Basketball Championship for the ninth time, and the fourth time in six seasons. Most recently in March 2012, the Fighting Irish began their run to a second of three consecutive NCAA Women s Final Four appearances with wins at Purcell Pavilion over Liberty (74-43) and California (73-62) in the first two rounds of the NCAA Championship s Raleigh Region. In addition to the 1983 NCAA Mideast Regional, Notre Dame has been home to NCAA first- and second-round tournament action seven times (1994, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2009, 2010 and 2012), with the Fighting Irish going 10-2 (.833) in those contests on the Purcell Pavilion hardwood, advancing to the NCAA Sweet 16 in 2000, 2001, 2004, 2010 and 2012, reaching the NCAA Women s Final Four in 2001 and 2012, winning their first national championship in 01. Notre Dame has been ranked in the Top 10 in the final NCAA attendance standings nine times in the past 13 seasons, including top-five finishes each of the past four seasons. Last year, the Fighting Irish set a school record for average attendance for the fourth year in a row at 8,979 fans per game (better than 98 percent of Purcell Pavilion s official capacity), highlighted by a school-record 11 sellout crowds, including nine of their final 10 home games. Purcell Pavilion also has been one of the top drawing sites for NCAA Championship games in recent seasons. The last time Notre Dame played host to first- and second-round games in 2012, it averaged 6,648 fans per session, the best two-day attendance average among the 16 preliminary round host sites in the tournament. Two years earlier in 2010, Notre Dame ranked second among the 16 first- and second-round host sites with 6,129 fans per session. Joining Notre Dame as host sites for regional games in the 2014 NCAA Championship are Lincoln, Neb. (Pinnacle Bank Arena); Louisville, Ky. (KFC Yum! Center); and Stanford, Calif. (Maples Pavilion). The 2014 NCAA Women s Final Four will be held April 6 & 8 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. Fighting Irish On Your Radio Dial Beginning with the athletics year, the Notre Dame athletics department announced it had partnered with the LeSEA Broadcasting Network, making Pulse FM (96.9/92.1) the new radio home of Notre Dame women s basketball in the South Bend market. LeSEA originates all Notre Dame women s basketball games, with those events carried on Pulse FM (96.9/92.1), marking a return to the FM side of the dial for the first time since the season. Combined, these two stations blanket the nation s No. 91 media market 9

10 NOTRE DAME (South Bend-Mishawaka-Elkhart), covering a 21-county area in northern Indiana and southwest Michigan that contains approximately 1.5 million listeners (better than 800,000 in the greater South Bend area alone). All told, Notre Dame s women s basketball network stretches from Kalamazoo, Mich., to the north, North Judson, Ind., to the west, Macy, Ind., (home of former Fighting Irish All-America center Ruth Riley) to the south, and LaGrange, Ind., to the east. Bob Nagle, the voice of Notre Dame women s basketball from through (including the program s first NCAA Final Four berth in 1997), returns for his sixth season in his second stint as the radio play-by-play broadcaster for the Fighting Irish. Notre Dame On The Small Screen Notre Dame will have at least 21 regular season games televised during the season. Highlighting this year s broadcast schedule are 13 nationally- or regionally-televised Fighting Irish women s basketball contests, including all 15 regular-season home games. This will mark the 13th consecutive season that the Fighting Irish will have at least seven games on broadcast television, and additional games this season could be selected to air on either a regional or local basis, with further announcements pending. The premier games on this year s Fighting Irish television docket are a home-and-home series with new ACC rival Duke, with both the Feb. 2 game in Durham, N.C., and the Feb. 23 replay at Purcell Pavilion scheduled to be broadcast live on ESPN as part of that network s new Sunday women s basketball package. Those two games are part of Notre Dame s six regular season games scheduled for the ESPN family of networks, including two appearances on that entity s famed Big Monday telecast. The Fighting Irish will play on ESPN2 s Big Monday on Jan. 20 (7 p.m. ET at Tennessee) and then again one week later on Jan. 27 (7 p.m. ET at ACC foe Maryland). Notre Dame has been a mainstay on Big Monday in recent years, having won its last six games on the noted ESPN package. In addition, Notre Dame continues to expand its broadcast reach globally on the Internet. For the eighth consecutive season, all Fighting Irish home games not selected for commercial TV coverage will be streamed live and free of charge on the official Notre Dame athletics multimedia platform, WatchND (watchnd.tv), and new this season, these games will feature stand-alone broadcasters rather than simulcasting the Notre Dame Radio Network feed. This year s TV slate continues a trend that has seen the Fighting Irish become a regular fixture on television. Beginning with its first NCAA national championship season in , Notre Dame has played in 264 televised games, including 208 that were broadcast nationally. Oh Captain, My Captain Senior forwards Natalie Achonwa and Ariel 10 Braker, and senior guard Kayla McBride are serving as Notre Dame s team captains for the season. All three players received the captain s honor for the first time in their respective careers following a preseason vote by their teammates. This will be sixth time in the past 10 years the Fighting Irish have had a trio of captains, but the first since , when Brittany Mallory, Natalie Novosel and Devereaux Peters earned that title while leading Notre Dame to a spot in the NCAA national championship game. Irish Fans Crave Another Big Mac Attack Now in its seventh season, Notre Dame s wildly-successful Big Mac promotion once again looked to send fans home with full bellies, offering a coupon for a free Big Mac from South Bend-area McDonald s restaurants if the Fighting Irish score at least 88 points in a home game. In the seven-year history of the promotion (and counting exhibition games), Notre Dame has hit the 88-point mark 47 times, most recently in the Dec. 7 victory over UCLA. Junior forward Markisha Wright leads all current Fighting Irish players with four Big Mac baskets in her career, having knocked down her fourth on Oct. 30 in the exhibition win over California (Pa.). And for those tracking such things (or perhaps falling under the heading of the media relations director has way too much time on his hands ), 24 different players have converted the burger ball, including nine ND s Big Mac Baskets (since ) *California (Pa.) Wright FG UNC Wilmington Nelson FG Valparaiso Mabrey 3FG DePaul Cable FT UCLA Holloway 3FG *Edinboro Mabrey 3FG Massachusetts Braker FG Mercer Turner 3FG Utah State Diggins 3FG Saint Francis (Pa.) Cable FT Providence Huffman FG Louisville Cable 3FG Connecticut Diggins FG Indiana State Braker FT Hartford Wright FG Marquette Turner 3FG Kentucky Diggins FT UCF Braker FT Longwood Wright FT Pittsburgh Miller FG DePaul Wright FG *Michigan Tech McBride FG New Hampshire McBride FG Morehead State Turner FG IUPUI Achonwa FT Wake Forest Solomon FT Creighton Forr FG SE Missouri St. Badway 3FG current members Seton Hall Mallory FT * - exhibition game of the Fighting Irish roster. What s more, of the 47 Big Mac games, 21 have been reached on two-point baskets, 15 on free throws, and 11 on three-pointers. Next Game: Oregon State Following a week-long break for the Christmas holiday, Notre Dame returns to action at 5 p.m. ET (2 p.m. PT) Dec. 29 when it travels to Corvallis, Ore., for its first-ever meeting with Oregon State. The matchup between the Fighting Irish and Beavers will be televised live from Gill Coliseum on the Pac- 12 Networks (Comcast Channel 419, DISH Network Channel 413). fighting irish women s basketball Signees Mychal Johnson, a 5-8 guard from Huntington, W.Va (Huntington St. Joseph High School), Brianna Turner, a 6-3 forward from Pearland, Texas (Manvel High School) and Kathryn Westbeld, a 6-2 guard from Kettering, Ohio (Kettering Fairmont High School) all made their official commitments to Notre Dame during the early signing period, head coach Muffet McGraw announced Nov. 14. All three student-athletes are rated among the top 20 players in the country by various national recruiting services. As a group, this trio currently is ranked No. 3 by multiple recruiting outlets and is a consensus top-10 class by all major services for the third year in a row, giving Notre Dame a Top 25 class for the 18th consecutive year, a streak only two other schools in the country (Connecticut and Tennessee) can match. A partial preseason capsule look at the newest additions to the Notre Dame women s basketball program follows (the full release and player bios can be found online at und.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/111413aaa.html): MYCHAL JOHNSON, 5-8, G (Huntington, W.Va./St. Joseph) Statistics/Records: Entering her final year at Huntington St. Joseph High School (combined record of 63-14,.818) in Huntington, W.Va. career per-game statistical averages of 17.3 points, 7.7 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 4.5 steals with two career quadruple-doubles to her credit in her first three prep seasons, St. Joseph has never lost to a team from its home state. Awards/Honors: 2013 West Virginia Gatorade High School Player of the Year 2013 Sporting News preseason honorable mention All-America choice two-time EBA (Elite Basketball Academy) All-America pick ( ) threetime first-team all-state selection ( ) first-team all-state captain past two years ( ) three-time West Virginia Class A All-Tournament Team honoree ( ) ranked No. 17 in Class of 2014 by Blue Star Basketball ranked No. 36 by Prospects Nation ranked No. 45 by Peach State Basketball/JumpOffPlus ranked No. 50 by All-Star Girls Report ranked No. 80 (four-star player) by espnw Hoopgurlz. BRIANNA TURNER, 6-3, F (Pearland, Texas/Manvel) Statistics/Records: Entering her third year at Manvel High School in Manvel, Texas, after spending freshman season at Westbury Christian School in Houston... combined career per-game statistical averages (both schools) of 19.6 points, 9.4 rebounds, 3.6 blocks, 2.6 steals and 2.1 assists... has started all 114 games in first three prep seasons, with career totals of 2,240 points, 1,071 rebounds, 416 blocks, 297 steals and 240 assists while helping teams to a combined (.930) record. USA Basketball: Four-time USA Basketball gold medalist... most recently helped USA to 8-1 record and gold medal at 2013 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Championship in Indonesia... earlier this past summer, was second-youngest member (one of only three high school players on college-laden roster) of USA U19 squad that went 9-0 en route to 2013 FIBA U19 World Championship gold medal in Lithuania... earned gold medal in 2012 with USA at FIBA 3x3 U18 World Championship in Spain (was youngest player on squad that went 7-1)... won first gold with 2012 USA U17 World Championship Team in Netherlands (was youngest member of that team, barely a month after her 16th birthday). Awards/Honors: Two-time MaxPreps All-America choice (second team in 2013, honorable mention in 2012) USA Today preseason All-America selection... three-time first-team all-state pick ( )... ranked No. 1 in Class of 2014 by Blue Star Basketball... ranked No. 2 (five-star player) by espnw Hoopgurlz and Dan Olson Collegiate Girls Basketball Report... ranked No. 3 by Peach State Basketball/ JumpOffPlus... ranked No. 4 by All-Star Girls Report... ranked No. 5 by Prospects Nation... ranked as top power forward in the nation in Class of 2014 by Blue Star Basketball and All-Star Girls Report, while others rank her second. KATHRYN WESTBELD, 6-2, F (Kettering, Ohio/Fairmont) Statistics/Records: Entering her final year at Kettering Fairmont High School in Kettering, Ohio (combined record of 73-8,.901)... career per-game statistical averages of 14.7 points, 9.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.7 blocks. Awards/Honors: 2013 MaxPreps third-team All-America pick... three-time all-state selection ( )... ranked No. 16 in Class of 2014 by Blue Star Basketball... ranked No. 21 (fivestar player) by espnw Hoopgurlz, All-Star Girls Report and Dan Olson Collegiate Girls Basketball Report... ranked No. 33 by Peach State Basketball/JumpOffPlus. Notre Dame Incoming Class of 2014 Mychal Johnson 5-8, G, Huntington, W.Va. (St Joseph) Brianna Turner 6-3, F, Pearland, Texas (Manvel) Kathryn Westbeld 6-2, F, Kettering, Ohio (Fairmont)

11 fighting irish women s basketball Notre Dame on the ACC and NCAA statistical leaderboards Individual Statistics ACC - All Games NCAA Division I Category Rank Leader Rank Leader Scoring (Top 30 ACC / Top 100 NCAA) Jewell Loyd , Dearica Hamby, WF , Odyssey Sims, Baylor Kayla McBride Rebounding (Top 20 ACC / Top 100 NCAA) Taya Reimer , Alyssa Thomas, MD , Rachel Gordon, Norfolk State Jewell Loyd Field Goal Percentage (Top 15 ACC / Top 100 NCAA) Lindsay Allen , Markeisha Gatling, ST -.737, Nina Davis, Baylor Assists (Top 15 ACC / Top 100 NCAA) Lindsay Allen , Chelsea Gray, DU - 9.6, Jamierra Faulkner, Southern Miss. Michaela Mabrey 3.7 t-15 - Kayla McBride 3.7 t-15 - Free Throw Percentage (Top 15 ACC / Top 100 NCAA) Kayla McBride , Kody Burke, ST -.968, Maggie Lucas, Penn State Jewell Loyd Taya Reimer.788 t-15 - Steals (Top 15 ACC / Top 100 NCAA) Lindsay Allen 1.9 t , Chelsea Gray, DU , D.J. Fowler, Charleston Southern Three-Point Percentage (Top 15 ACC / Top 100 NCAA) Madison Cable , Madison Cable, ND -.588, Rachel Banham, Minnesota Three-Pointers Made Per Game (Top 15 ACC / Top 100 NCAA) Michaela Mabrey , Brianna Butler, SU - 4.0, two tied Blocked Shots (Top 15 ACC / Top 100 NCAA) Taya Reimer , Stephanie Mavunga, NC , Sabrina Jeridore, Iona Assist/Turnover Ratio (Top 15 ACC / Top 100 NCAA) Michaela Mabrey , Tyaunna Marshall, GT , Andola Dortch, Toledo Lindsay Allen Kayla McBride Offensive Rebounds (Top 15 ACC) Taya Reimer 3.0 t , Sarah Imovbioh, VA not kept Conference stats through Dec. 18 // NCAA stats through Dec. 15 bold = ACC leader OR NCAA Top 25 NOTRE DAME 343 Division I teams Team Statistics ACC - All Games NCAA Division I Category Rank Leader Rank Leader Scoring Offense , Notre Dame , Baylor Scoring Defense , Florida State , Arkansas Scoring Margin , North Carolina , Connecticut FT Percentage.739 ( ) 2.765, Maryland , Iona FG Percentage.512 ( ) 1.512, Notre Dame 3.524, Connecticut FG Pct. Defense.356 ( ) , North Carolina , North Carolina 3-Point FG Pct..433 (45-104) 1.433, Notre Dame 5.451, Minnesota 3-Point FG Pct. Def..260 (33-127) 3.237, Virginia Tech , Jacksonville 3-Point FG Made , North Carolina State , Sacramento State Rebounding , Maryland not kept Opponent Rebounding , North Carolina State not kept Rebounding Margin , Notre Dame , Baylor Offensive Rebounds , Syracuse not kept Defensive Rebounds , Virginia Tech not kept Blocked Shots , Duke , Connecticut Assists , Notre Dame , Baylor Steals , North Carolina , Sacramento State Turnover Margin , Syracuse , Florida Atlantic Turnover Average 15.8 not kept , Villanova Assist/Turnover Ratio , Notre Dame , Connecticut Personal Fouls 16.8 not kept , Connecticut Won-Loss Percentage not kept t , ND plus 13 tied Conference stats through Dec. 18 // NCAA stats through Dec. 15 bold = ACC leader OR NCAA Top Division I teams 11

12 NOTRE DAME University of Notre Dame Women s Basketball Results Overall Record: 9-0 (Home: 5-0, Away: 3-0, Neutral: 1-0); ACC Record: 0-0 Notre Dame Highs Date ND NR Opp NR Opponent Time/Result/Score Streak Record Conf Scorer Rebounder Assists Attendance Nov. 9 6/7 UNC WILMINGTON WatchND W W1 1-0 two with 19 Reimer-12 Mabrey-6 8,572 Nov. 11 6/6 19/18 MICHIGAN STATE WatchND W W2 2-0 Loyd-22 Reimer-13 three with 5 8,242 Nov. 16 6/6 VALPARAISO WatchND W W3 3-0 Loyd-22 Braker-8 Reimer-6 8,508 Nov. 23 5/6 at Penn W W4 4-0 McBride-15 two with 9 Allen-7 1,025 Nov. 26 5/6 25/25 DePAUL WatchND W W5 5-0 Achonwa-17 Reimer-14 Allen-6 8,518 Dec. 1 5/6 (1) vs. Duquesne W W6 6-0 McBride-22 Achonwa-10 Allen (s) Dec. 4 4/5 10/11 (2) at Penn State BTN W W7 7-0 Achonwa-21 two with 10 Braker-5 5,805 Dec. 7 4/5 UCLA WatchND W W8 8-0 Cable-21 Achonwa-9 Mabrey-7 8,581 Dec. 14 4/4 at Michigan W W9 9-0 Loyd-20 Achonwa-9 two with 4 3,330 Dec. 22 4/4 CENTRAL MICHIGAN WatchND 2 p.m. Dec. 29 at Oregon State Pac-12 5 p.m. Jan. 2 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE WatchND 7 p.m. Jan. 5 CLEMSON WatchND 2 p.m. Jan. 9 BOSTON COLLEGE WatchND 7 p.m. Jan. 12 at Virginia 2 p.m. Jan. 16 at Pittsburgh 7 p.m. Jan. 20 at Tennessee ESPN2-BM 7 p.m. Jan. 23 MIAMI RSN 8:30 p.m. Jan. 27 at Maryland ESPN2-BM 7 p.m. Jan. 30 VIRGINIA TECH ESPN3 7 p.m. Feb. 2 at Duke ESPN 2 p.m. Feb. 6 at Florida State ESPN3 7 p.m. Feb. 9 SYRACUSE RSN 3 p.m. Feb. 13 at Boston College 7 p.m. Feb. 17 GEORGIA TECH RSN 7 p.m. Feb. 20 at Wake Forest 7 p.m. Feb. 23 DUKE ESPN 1 p.m. Feb. 27 NORTH CAROLINA ESPN3 7 p.m. March 2 at North Carolina State 2 p.m. ACC Championship (Greensboro, N.C. Greensboro Coliseum) March 5 ACC First Round RSN TBA March 6 ACC Second Round RSN TBA March 7 ACC Quarterfinals RSN TBA March 8 ACC Semifinals ESPNU 5/7:30 p.m. March 9 ACC Final ESPN 7 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 Notre Dame Regional (Notre Dame, Ind. Purcell Pavilion) March 29 NCAA Regional Semifinals ESPN/ESPN2 Noon/2:30 p.m. March 31 NCAA Regional Final ESPN/ESPN2 7 p.m. NCAA Women s Final Four (Nashville, Tenn. Bridgestone Arena) April 6 NCAA National Semifinals ESPN TBA April 8 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) = Game played in Toronto, Ontario (Mattamy Athletic Centre) (2) = Big Ten/ACC Challenge (University Park, Pa. Bryce Jordan Center) ESPN2-BM = Games to be televised live as part of ESPN2 s Big Monday package RSN = Game to be televised live on ACC/Regional Sports Networks (check local listings/theacc.com) BTN = Game televised live on Big Ten Network PAC-12 = Game to be televised live on Pac-12 Networks WatchND = Game to be streamed live and free of charge on official Notre Dame athletics multimedia platform, WatchND (watchnd.tv) Home games listed in ALL CAPS and played inside Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center (capacity 9,149) All times Eastern // Dates and times subject to change fighting irish women s basketball ATTENDANCE Totals Avg. High All Games: 53,514 5,946 8,581 (12/7-UCLA) Home: 42,421 8,484 8,581 (12/7-UCLA) Away: 10,160 3,387 5,805 (12/4-Penn State) Neutral: (12/1-Duquesne) 12

13 fighting irish women s basketball Statistics NOTRE DAME All Games: 9-0 (Home: 5-0, Road: 3-0, Neutral: 1-0) Player GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. OR DR Tot. Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts. Avg. Jewell Loyd Kayla McBride Natalie Achonwa Taya Reimer Michaela Mabrey Lindsay Allen Madison Cable Ariel Braker Kristina Nelson Markisha Wright Hannah Huffman Diamond Thompson Whitney Holloway 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 Total Notre Dame Opponents Notre Dame s Largest LEAD Overall: 51, three times (MR: (3:55-2nd) vs. UNC Wilmington, 11/9) ACC: DEFICIT Overall: 6 (13-7 (14:09-1st) at Penn State, 12/4 ACC: MARGIN OF VICTORY Overall: 50 (96-46 vs. Valparaiso, 11/16) ACC: MARGIN OF DEFEAT Overall: ACC: HALFTIME LEAD Overall: 29 (51-22 vs. UNC Wilmington, 11/9) ACC: HALFTIME DEFICIT Overall: ACC: HOME CROWD Overall: 8,581 (vs. UCLA, 12/7) ACC: ROAD CROWD Overall: 5,805 (at Penn State, 12/4) ACC: NEUTRAL SITE CROWD Overall: 933 (sellout) (vs. Duquesne, 12/1) ACC: Note: ACC includes all games vs. ACC teams 13

14 NOTRE DAME fighting irish women s basketball Points-Rebounds-Assists Opponent Holloway Nelson Achonwa Reimer Allen McBride Cable Mabrey Huffman Loyd Wright Thompson Braker UNC WILMINGTON DNP DNP #19/18 MICHIGAN STATE DNP DNP VALPARAISO DNP at Penn #25/25 DePAUL DNP (1) vs. Duquesne (2) at #10/11 Penn State DNP DNP DNP DNP UCLA at Michigan DNP Games started in boldface // home games in ALL CAPS // 1 = Game played in Toronto, Ontario // 2 = Big Ten/ACC Challenge Starting Lineups Date Opponent F F G G G N9 UNC WILMINGTON Braker Reimer Allen Loyd McBride N11 #19/18 MICHIGAN STATE Braker Reimer Allen Loyd McBride N16 VALPARAISO Braker Reimer Allen Loyd McBride N23 at Penn Braker Achonwa Allen Loyd McBride N26 #25/25 DePAUL Braker Achonwa Allen Loyd McBride D1 vs. Duquesne Braker Achonwa Allen Loyd McBride D4 at #10/11 Penn State Braker Achonwa Allen Loyd McBride D7 UCLA Braker Achonwa Allen Loyd McBride D14 at Michigan Braker Achonwa Allen Loyd McBride Specialty Stats (ND/Opponent) Date Opponent Paint OffTO 2ndCh FBreak Bench N9 UNC WILMINGTON 58/24 15/10 25/7 16/0 41/9 N11 #19/18 MICHIGAN STATE 50/36 13/17 25/6 4/8 11/18 N16 VALPARAISO 62/10 34/8 18/6 16/0 31/15 N23 at Penn 34/22 25/10 8/7 12/0 35/20 N26 #25/25 DePAUL 36/20 20/11 14/11 4/4 32/33 D1 vs. Duquesne 54/28 28/15 14/0 20/6 35/5 D4 at #10/11 Penn State 38/28 13/17 20/12 10/8 21/9 D7 UCLA 46/24 15/16 7/5 12/2 46/0 D14 at Michigan 48/30 23/12 15/8 14/2 28/26 14

15 NOTRE DAME fighting irish women s basketball Single Game Highs & Lows Team Superlatives NOTRE DAME HIGH NOTRE DAME LOW CATEGORY OPPONENT HIGH OPPONENT LOW 100 vs. Duquesne (12/1/13) 76 at Penn (11/23/13) Points/Game 76 by DePaul (11/26/13) 46 by Valparaiso (11/16/13) 53 (2nd) vs. Duquesne (12/1/13) 34 (1st) at Penn (11/23/13) Points/Half 41, twice (MR: 2nd by Michigan, 12/14/13) 20 (1st) by UCLA (12/7/13) 42 vs. Duquesne (12/1/13) 27 at Penn State (12/4/13) Field Goals Made 27 by Michigan State (11/11/13) 13 by Valparaiso (11/16/13) 76 vs. Valparaiso (11/16/13) 58 at Michigan (12/14/13) Field Goal Attempts 75 by UCLA (12/7/13) 45 by Valparaiso (11/16/13).629 vs. UNC Wilmington (11/9/13).370 at Penn State (12/4/13) FG Percentage.435 by Michigan State (11/11/13).280 by UCLA (12/7/13) 10 vs. UCLA (12/7/13) 3 vs. UNC Wilmington (11/9/13) 3-Point FG Made 8 by DePaul (11/26/13) 1 by Duquesne (12/1/13) 17 vs. UCLA (12/7/13) 8 vs. UNC Wilmington (11/9/13) 3-Point FG Attempts 21 by DePaul (11/26/13) 9, twice (MR: by Penn State, 12/4/13).625 at Penn (11/23/13).333, twice (MR: at Michigan, 12/14/13) 3-Point FG Percentage.381 by DePaul (11/26/13).111 by Duquesne (12/1/13) 23 vs. DePaul (11/26/13) 8 vs. UCLA (12/7/13) Free Throws Made 22 by Duquesne (12/1/13) 3 by UCLA (12/7/13) 33 vs. DePaul (11/26/13) 9 vs. UCLA (12/7/13) Free Throw Attempts 29 by Duquesne (12/1/13) 4 by UCLA (12/7/13).929 at Michigan (12/14/13).625 vs. Valparaiso (11/16/13) FT Percentage.909 by Penn State (12/4/13).458 by UNC Wilmington (11/9/13) 58 vs. DePaul (11/26/13) 29 at Michigan (12/14/13) Rebounds 37 by Penn (11/23/13) 22 by Valparaiso (11/16/13) 31 vs. UCLA (12/7/13) 17 at Penn State (12/4/13) Assists 16, twice (MR: by DePaul, 11/26/13) 8, twice (MR: by Michigan, 12/14/13) 18 vs. Valparaiso (11/16/13) 6 vs. DePaul (11/26/13) Steals 16 by DePaul (11/26/13) 6, twice (MR: by Duquesne, 12/1/13) 8 vs. UCLA (12/7/13) 1 vs. Michigan State (11/11/13) Blocked Shots 7 by Penn State (12/4/13) 0 by DePaul (11/26/13) 22 vs. DePaul (11/26/13) 12, twice (MR: at Penn, 11/23/13) Turnovers 24 by Valparaiso (11/16/13) 12 by UNC Wilmington (11/9/13) 26 vs. Duquesne (12/1/13) 8 vs. Michigan State (11/11/13) Fouls 30 by DePaul (11/26/13) 13, three times (MR: by Michigan, 12/14/13) Individual Superlatives NOTRE DAME OPPONENT Points Scored 22, three times (MR: by Kayla McBride vs. Duquesne, 12/1/13) 23, twice (MR: by Shannon Smith of Michigan, 12/14/13) Field Goals Made 10 by Jewell Loyd at Michigan (12/14/13) 8, three times (MR: by Atonye Nyingifa of UCLA, 12/7/13) Field Goal Attempts 23 by Kayla McBride vs. Michigan State (11/11/13) 25 by Atonye Nyingifa of UCLA (12/7/13) Highest FG Percentage (min. 5 made).875 (7-8) by Madison Cable vs. UCLA (12/7/13).615 (8-13) by Orsi Szecsi of Duquesne (12/1/13) 3-Point Field Goals Made 5 by Madison Cable vs. UCLA (12/7/13) 3, three times (MR: by Thea Lemberger of UCLA, 12/7/13) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 8 by Michaela Mabrey at Michigan (12/14/13) 8 by Kelva Atkins of UNC Wilmington (11/9/13) 3-Point FG Percentage (min. 2 made) (2-2) by Kayla McBride at Penn (11/23/13).667 (2-3) by Siera Thompson of Michigan (12/14/13) Free Throws Made 11 by Taya Reimer vs. DePaul (11/26/13) 8 by Shannon Smith of Michigan (12/14/13) Free Throw Attempts 14 by Taya Reimer vs. DePaul (11/26/13) 9 by Shannon Smith of Michigan (12/14/13) Free Throw Percentage (min. 3 made) (4-4), seven times (MR: by Ariel Braker at Michigan, 12/14/13) (6-6) by Charae Richardson of Valparaiso (11/16/13) Rebounds 14 by Taya Reimer vs. DePaul (11/26/13) 13 by Megan Podkowa of DePaul (11/26/13) Assists 7, twice (MR: by Michaela Mabrey vs. UCLA, 12/7/13) 6, twice (MR: by Dara Taylor of Penn State, 12/4/13) Steals 4, four times (MR: by Michaela Mabrey vs. UCLA, 12/7/13) 6 by Megan Podkowa of DePaul (11/26/13) Blocked Shots 4 by Taya Reimer vs. Valparaiso (11/16/13) 3 by Talia East of Penn State (12/4/13) Turnovers 6, twice (MR: by Jewell Loyd vs. UCLA, 12/7/13) 7 by Orsi Szecsi of Duquesne (12/1/13) Minutes Played 38 by Jewell Loyd at Penn State (12/4/13) 40, twice (MR: by Atonye Nyingifa of UCLA, 12/7/13) 15

16 NOTRE DAME Game-By-Game Team Statistics fighting irish women s basketball Overall 3-Point Rebs. Date Opponent W/L Score FG-A Pct. FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Off-Def-Tot PF-DQ A TO B S 1-2 Tot N9 NOTRE DAME hw UNC Wilmington N11 NOTRE DAME hw #19/18 Michigan State N16 NOTRE DAME hw Valparaiso N23 NOTRE DAME aw Penn N26 NOTRE DAME hw #25/25 DePaul D1 NOTRE DAME n1w Duquesne D4 NOTRE DAME a2w #10/11 Penn State D7 NOTRE DAME hw UCLA D14 NOTRE DAME aw at Michigan n1 = Game played in Toronto, Ontario // a2 = Big Ten/ACC Challenge 16

17 fighting irish women s basketball Miscellaneous Notre Dame Statistics LEADING SCORER Jewell Loyd 4 (8) Natalie Achonwa 2 (11) Kayla McBride 2 (21) Madison Cable 1 (1) Michaela Mabrey 1 (1) LEADING REBOUNDER Natalie Achonwa 4 (39) Taya Reimer 4 Ariel Braker 2 (7) Kayla McBride 1 (10) LEADER IN ASSISTS Lindsay Allen 5 Michaela Mabrey 2 (2) Kayla McBride 2 (8) Taya Reimer 2 Ariel Braker 1 (2) GAMES STARTED Lindsay Allen 9 Ariel Braker 9 (42) Jewell Loyd 9 (44) Kayla McBride 9 (85) Natalie Achonwa 6 (44) Taya Reimer 3 CHARGES TAKEN Opponents 7 Notre Dame 12 Natalie Achonwa 4 (32) Madison Cable 2 (10) Jewell Loyd 2 (15) Lindsay Allen 1 Ariel Braker 1 (7) Michaela Mabrey 1 (1) Markisha Wright 1 (12) 20-POINT SCORING GAMES Opponents 3 Notre Dame 6 Jewell Loyd 3 (5) Natalie Achonwa 1 (8) Madison Cable 1 (1) Kayla McBride 1 (9) 30-POINT SCORING GAMES Opponents 0 Notre Dame 0 TECHNICAL FOULS Opponents 0 Notre Dame 0 FOUR-POINT PLAYS Opponents 0 Notre Dame 0 THREE-POINT PLAYS Opponents 11 Notre Dame 15 Ariel Braker 3 (16) Jewell Loyd 3 (8) Michaela Mabrey 3 (3) Natalie Achonwa 2 (22) Lindsay Allen 2 Madison Cable 1 (2) Taya Reimer 1 ND S FIRST SUBSTITUTION Michaela Mabrey 7 Taya Reimer 6 Markisha Wright 2 BENCH POINTS Opponents 135 (15.0 ppg.) Notre Dame 280 (31.1 ppg.) SHOT CLOCK VIOLATIONS FORCED Opponents 2 Notre Dame 4 10-SECOND (BACKCOURT) VIOLATIONS FORCED Opponents 0 Notre Dame 2 JUMP BALLS CONTROLLED Opponents 2 Notre Dame 7 Natalie Achonwa 5/6 (.833) Taya Reimer 2/3 (.667) FIRST SCORE Opponents 2 Notre Dame 7 Lindsay Allen 2 Natalie Achonwa 1 Ariel Braker 1 Jewell Loyd 1 Kayla McBride 1 Taya Reimer 1 RUNS OF 10-0 OR BETTER Opponents 0 Notre Dame 8 LARGEST HALFTIME LEAD 29, vs. UNC Wilmington (11/9/13) LARGEST HALFTIME DEFICIT NOTRE DAME LARGEST LEAD 51, three times (MR: (3:55-2nd) vs. UNC Wilmington (11/9/13) LARGEST DEFICIT 6, 13-7 (14:09-1st) at Penn State (12/4/13) LARGEST DEFICIT OVERCOME TO WIN 6, 13-7 (14:09-1st) at Penn State (12/4/13) LARGEST LEAD GIVEN UP IN LOSS LARGEST WIN 50, vs. Valparaiso (11/16/13) LARGEST DEFEAT MOST CONSECUTIVE PTS 16 (16:07 to 11:31-2nd) vs. UNC Wilmington (11/9/13) MOST CONSECUTIVE OPP PTS 9 (14:08 to 12:40-2nd) by Michigan State (11/11/13) LONGEST WINNING STREAK 9 (11/9-present) LONGEST LOSING STREAK LARGEST HOME CROWD 8,581 vs. UCLA (12/7/13) LARGEST ROAD CROWD 5,805 at Penn State (12/4/13) LARGEST NEUTRAL SITE CROWD 933 (sellout) vs. Duquesne (12/1/13) NOTE: totals may not add up to games played due to ties figures in parentheses by player totals are career totals Double-Figure Points Career Jewell Loyd 9 33 Kayla McBride 7 72 Natalie Achonwa 5 58 Michaela Mabrey 5 8 Taya Reimer 5 5 Lindsay Allen 4 4 Madison Cable 1 4 Ariel Braker 0 10 Whitney Holloway 0 1 Markisha Wright 0 7 Double-Figure Rebounds Career Taya Reimer 4 4 Natalie Achonwa 2 23 Jewell Loyd 1 3 Ariel Braker 0 2 Kayla McBride 0 5 Markisha Wright Games (aka Stat Sheet Stuffers ) Career Kayla McBride 3 6 Lindsay Allen 1 1 Taya Reimer 1 1 Jewell Loyd 0 3 Natalie Achonwa 0 1 Madison Cable 0 1 NOTE: At least 5 in three of five statistical categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals or blocks) Double-Doubles Career Taya Reimer pts., 13 rebs. vs. #19/18 Michigan State, 11/11 15 pts., 14 rebs. vs. #25/25 DePaul, 11/26 12 pts., 10 rebs. at #10/11 Penn State, 12/4 Natalie Achonwa pts., 10 rebs. vs. Duquesne, 12/1 21 pts., 10 rebs. at #10/11 Penn State, 12/4 Jewell Loyd pts., 11 rebs. vs. UNC Wilmington, 11/9 Kayla McBride 0 3 Markisha Wright 0 2 Clutch Free Throws (final 5 min. + OT) FT-FTA Pct. Markisha Wright Lindsay Alle Madison Cable Kayla McBride Natalie Achonwa Jewell Loyd Kristina Nelson Hannah Huffman Taya Reimer Ariel Braker Team Totals

18 NOTRE DAME The Last Time Notre Dame SCORING Player scored 25 points: Skylar Diggins (27) vs. Kansas, 3/31/13 Norfolk, Va.) Player scored 30 points: Skylar Diggins (33) at Tennessee, 1/28/13 Player scored 35 points: Charel Allen (35) vs. Oklahoma, 3/25/08 West Lafayette, Ind.) Player scored 40 points: Ruth Riley (41) at Providence, 1/30/99 Player came off bench and scored 20 points: Madison Cable (21) vs. UCLA, 12/7/13 Two players scored 20 points: Jewell Loyd (27) & Kayla McBride (22) vs. UT Martin, 3/24/13 Iowa City, Iowa) 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: Skylar Diggins (29) & Kayla McBride (26) vs. Connecticut, 3/4/13 Player scored 25 points/consecutive games: Skylar Diggins (28 at Providence, 3/2/13; 29 vs. Connecticut, 3/4/13) in double figures: at Seton Hall, 2/8/04 One in double figures: Skylar Diggins (10) at Connecticut, 3/8/10 Six in double figures: Markisha Wright (20), Kayla McBride (19), Michaela Mabrey (18), Natalie Achonwa (17), Jewell Loyd (13) and Madison Cable (10) vs. Saint Francis (Pa.), 12/31/12 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: 53 (2nd half) vs. Duquesne, 12/1/13 Toronto, Ontario) ND scored 55 points/half: 56 (2nd half) vs. Duke, 4/2/13 Norfolk, Va.) ND scored 60 points/half: 65 (2nd half) vs. Saint Francis (Pa.), 12/31/12 ND scored 100 points/game: 100 vs. Duquesne, 12/1/13 Toronto, Ontario) ND scored 100 points/home game: 128 vs. Saint Francis (Pa.), 12/31/12 ND scored 100 points/road game: 128 at Mercer, 12/30/11 ND scored 100 points/conference game: 120 vs. Pittsburgh, 1/17/12 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): Skylar Diggins (8-8) at Mercer, 12/30/11 ND shot 55 percent/game: 58.6 (34-58) at Michigan, 12/14/13 ND shot 55 percent/consecutive games: 56.3 (36-64) vs. UCLA, 12/7/13; 58.6 (34-58) at Michigan, 12/14/13 ND shot 60 percent/game: 60.9 (42-69) vs. Duquesne, 12/1/13 Toronto, Ontario) 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: see below 30 percent/game 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: 68.8 (22-32), 1st half at Michigan, 12/14/13 ND shot 70 percent/half: 71.9 (23-32), 1st half vs. DePaul, 2/5/12 ND shot 55 percent/both halves: 58.3 (21-36) and 63.6 (21-33) vs. Duquesne, 12/1/13 Toronto, Ontario) ND shot below 25 percent/half: 23.7 (9-38), 1st half vs. Connecticut, 4/7/13 New Orleans, La.) ND shot below 30 percent/half: see below 30 percent/half THREE-POINT SHOOTING Player made 4 three-pointers/half: Michaela Mabrey (2nd half) at Michigan, 12/14/13 Player made 5 three-pointers/half: Kellie Watson (1st half) vs. Michigan State, 11/29/08 Player made 5 three-pointers: Madison Cable vs. UCLA, 12/7/13 Player made 6 three-pointers: Brittany Mallory vs. Oklahoma, 3/26/11 (@ Dayton, Ohio) 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: Brittany Mallory vs. Oklahoma, 3/26/11 (@ Dayton, Ohio) ND made 10 three-pointers: 10 vs. UCLA, 12/7/13 ND did not make a three-pointer: vs. Ohio State, 11/9/12 (@ Mount Pleasant, S.C.) ND attempted 20 three-pointers: 22 at Connecticut, 2/27/12 ND shot 60 percent 3FG (min. 5 att.): 62.5 (5-8) at Penn, 11/23/13 FREE THROW SHOOTING Player made 10 free throws: Taya Reimer (11) vs. DePaul, 11/26/13 Player made 15 free throws: Natalie Novosel (18) vs. California, 3/20/12 Player attempted 15 free throws: Natalie Novosel (20) vs. California, 3/20/12 Player made 10 for 10 or better: by Natalie Novosel vs. South Florida, 2/25/12 ND shot 90 percent (min. 10 att.): 92.9 (13-14) at Michigan, 12/14/13 ND shot below 50 percent (min. 10 att.): 33.3 (4-12) vs. Cincinnati, 1/31/09 ND made 30 free throws: 35 (attempted 38) vs. Georgetown, 1/15/13 ND made fewer than five FTs: 4 (attempted 7) vs. DePaul, 3/4/12 (@ Hartford, Conn.) ND attempted 40 free throws: 52 (made 43) at Mercer, 12/30/11 ND attempted fewer than five FTs: 2 (made 2) at Connecticut, 3/8/10 REBOUNDS Player had 15 rebounds: see 20 rebounds Player had 20 rebounds: Natalie Achonwa (20) vs. South Florida, 3/10/13 (@ Hartford, Conn.) Two players had double-figure rebounds: Natalie Achonwa (10) and Taya Reimer (10) at Penn State, 12/4/13 Three players had double-figure rebounds: Katryna Gaither (14), Beth Morgan (11) and Carey Poor (10) at Michigan State, 12/21/95 ND had 60 rebounds: 66 vs. Southeast Missouri State, 1/2/11 ND had 20 offensive rebounds: 20 vs. DePaul, 11/26/13 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 18 fighting irish women s basketball DOUBLE-DOUBLES Points & rebounds: Natalie Achonwa (21/10) and Taya Reimer (12/10) at Penn State, 12/4/13 Points & rebounds/consecutive games: Natalie Achonwa (11/10) vs. Duquesne, 12/1/13 (@ Toronto, Ontario); (21/10) at Penn State, 12/4/13 Points & rebounds/3 consecutive games: Natalie Achonwa (11/14) at Iowa, 3/26/13; (17/10) vs. Kansas, 3/31/13 (@ Norfolk, Va.); vs. Duke (17/13), 4/2/13 (@ Norfolk, Va.) Points & rebounds/4 consecutive games: Jacqueline Batteast (14/11) vs. Virginia Tech, 1/10/04; (23/11) vs. Connecticut, 1/13/04; (22/10) at West Virginia, 1/17/04; (12/10) at Syracuse, 1/21/04 Points & rebounds/5 consecutive games: Jacqueline Batteast (20/10) vs. Western Michigan, 12/12/01; (11/12) vs. Marquette, 12/22/01; (23/10) at Rice, 12/28/01; (25/14) vs. DePaul, 12/31/01; (12/13) at Miami (Fla.), 1/2/02 Points & assists: Skylar Diggins (17/10) at DePaul, 2/24/13 Points & assists/consecutive games: Niele Ivey (12/10) at Valparaiso, 11/17/00; (14/11) vs. Arizona, 11/20/00 Two players had double-doubles: Natalie Achonwa (21/10) and Taya Reimer (12/10) at Penn State, 12/4/13 Three players had double-doubles: Natalie Achonwa (23p/12r), Markisha Wright (14p/11r) and Skylar Diggins (12p/10a) vs. Utah State, 12/8/12 15 points and 15 rebounds: see 20 points and 20 rebounds 20 points and 10 rebounds: Natalie Achonwa (21/10) at Penn State, 12/4/13 20 points and 20 rebounds: Natalie Achonwa (20/20) vs. South Florida, 3/10/13 (@ Hartford, Conn.) TRIPLE-DOUBLES (only four in school history) Skylar Diggins (17p/10r/10a) at DePaul, 2/24/13 Skylar Diggins (22p/10r/11a) vs. Maryland, 3/27/12 (@ Raleigh, N.C.) Sara Liebscher (17p/12r/10a) vs. Detroit, 2/15/90 Mary Gavin (11p/14a/10s) vs. Marquette, 1/31/87 ASSISTS Player had 10 assists: Skylar Diggins (10) at DePaul, 2/24/13 Player had 10 assists/consecutive games: Megan Duffy (11 vs. Rutgers, 1/23/05; 10 vs. St. John s, 1/26/05) Player had 15 assists: Mary Gavin (17) at Marquette, 2/28/87 ND had 30 assists: 31 vs. UCLA, 12/7/13 ND had fewer than 10 assists: 8 vs. Ohio State, 11/9/12 (@ Mount Pleasant, S.C.) ND had fewer than 5 assists: 3 vs. Villanova, 3/8/09 (@ Hartford, Conn.) BLOCKED SHOTS Player blocked 5 shots: Skylar Diggins at South Florida, 1/8/13 Player blocked 6 shots: Devereaux Peters (7) vs. California, 3/20/12 Player blocked 10 shots: Amanda Barksdale (11) vs. Boston College, 2/10/02 ND blocked 10 shots: 12 at South Florida, 1/8/13 ND blocked 15 shots: 16 vs. Boston College, 2/10/02 ND blocked 0 shots: at UCLA, 11/23/12 STEALS Player had 7 steals: Kaila Turner vs. Alabama A&M, 12/19/12 (@ Las Vegas, Nev.) Player had 8 steals: Ashley Barlow vs. Cincinnati, 1/31/09 ND had 20 steals: 21 vs. Saint Francis (Pa.), 12/31/12 TURNOVERS ND committed 25 or more: 28 vs. Georgetown, 1/15/13 ND committed 25 or more and won: see 25 or more ND committed 30 or more: 30 at West Virginia, 2/22/11 ND committed 10 or fewer: 10 vs. Kansas, 3/31/13 (@ Norfolk, Va.) ND committed 10 or fewer/consecutive games: 9 vs. Pittsburgh, 1/17/12; 9 vs. Villanova, 1/21/12 ND committed 5 or fewer: 3 at Maryland, 11/16/07 MISCELLANEOUS Led ND in points/rebounds/assists: Skylar Diggins (22p/10r/11a) vs. Maryland, 3/27/12 (@ Raleigh, N.C.) Hit final minute game-winning shot: Natalie Achonwa (layup/0:01.8) at Connecticut, 3/12/13 Four-point play: Ashley Barlow (0:08.4, 1st half) at Syracuse, 1/30/10 Made shot from midcourt or beyond: Breona Gray (48 feet at 0:00, 1st half) at Seton Hall, 1/2/07 Played every minute: Skylar Diggins (55) vs. Connecticut, 3/4/13 Played more than 40 minutes: Skylar Diggins (55), Jewell Loyd (54), Natalie Achonwa (42) and Kayla McBride (42) vs. Connecticut, 3/4/13 ND rallied from 10-point deficit to win: see rallied from 15-point deficit to win 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: 21-0 run at Marquette, 2/17/13 ND scored 25 straight points: 27-0 run vs. Longwood, 12/28/11 ND scored 30 straight points: 36-0 run vs. Southeast Missouri State, 1/2/11 OVERTIME ND played an OT game: vs. Connecticut (W, 96-87, 3ot), 3/4/13 ND played multiple overtimes: see played an OT game ND won an OT game: see played an OT game ND won an OT game at home: see played an OT game ND won an OT game on the road: at South Florida (W, 75-71), 1/8/13 ND lost an OT game: vs. UCLA (L, 86-83, 2ot), 11/18/10 RANKINGS Played the No. 1 team in the AP poll: won at Connecticut (73-72), 1/5/13 Played the No. 1 team in the WBCA/USA Today poll: see played No. 1 team in AP poll Defeated top-10 opponent: at #10/11 Penn State (77-67), 12/4/13 Defeated top-10 opponent at home: vs. #3/3 Connecticut (96-87, 3ot), 3/4/13 Defeated top-10 opponent on the road: see defeated top-10 opponent Defeated top-10 opponent by double digits: see defeated top-10 opponent

19 fighting irish women s basketball NOTRE DAME The Last Time An Opponent SCORING Player scored 25 points: Breanna Stewart (29), Connecticut, 4/7/13 (@ New Orleans, La.) Player scored 30 points: see 35 points Player scored 35 points: Heather Butler (37), UT Martin, 3/24/13 (@ Iowa City, Iowa) Two players scored 20 points: Wumi Agunbiade (23) and Orsi Szecsi (20), Duquesne, 12/1/13 (@ Toronto, Ontario) 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 in double figures: Massachusetts, 11/18/12 (four with 8 pts) One in double figures: Liz Horton (11), Valparaiso, 11/16/13 Five in double figures: Megan Rogowski (18), Megan Podkowa (17), Jessica January (13), Brittany Hrynko (11) and Chanise Jenkins (11), DePaul, 11/26/13 Six in double figures: Jannon Roland (21), Danielle McCulley (14), Jennifer Jacoby (12), Stacey Lovelace (12), Nicole Erickson (11) and Shannon Lindsey (11), Purdue, 11/30/94 Scored 50 points/half: 50 (2nd half), San Diego State, 11/26/09 (@ St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands) Scored 55 points/half: see 60 points/half Scored 60 points/half: 63 (2nd half), Northwestern State, 3/24/95 (@ Amarillo, Texas) Scored 100 points/game: 106, Connecticut, 12/8/98 Scored 100 points/non-conference game: 103, Northwestern State, 3/24/95 (@ Amarillo, Texas) Scored fewer than 15 points/half: 12 (1st half), Mercer, 11/20/12 Scored fewer than 20 points/half: 17 (1st half) at DePaul, 2/24/13 Scored fewer than 40 points/game: 39, Alabama A&M, 12/19/12 (@ Las Vegas, Nev.) FIELD GOAL SHOOTING Shot 50 percent/game: see 55 percent/game Shot 55 percent/game: 58.2 (32-55), Texas A&M, 12/21/12 (@ Las Vegas, Nev.) Shot 60 percent/game: 60.0 (30-50), DePaul, 1/22/08 Shot below 25 percent/game: 18.8 (9-48), St. Bonaventure, 3/25/12 (@ Raleigh, N.C.) Shot below 30 percent/game: 28.0 (21-75), UCLA, 12/7/13 Shot 50 percent/half: 51.7 (15-29), 2nd half at Michigan, 12/14/13 Shot 55 percent/half: 55.6 (15-27), 2nd half by Texas A&M, 12/21/12 (@ Las Vegas, Nev.) 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: 60.7 (17-28) and 55.6 (15-27), Texas A&M, 12/21/12 (@ Las Vegas, Nev.) Shot below 20 percent/half: 18.2 (4-22), 2nd half by Alabama A&M, 12/19/12 (@ Las Vegas, Nev.) Shot below 25 percent/half: 23.1 (9-39), 1st half by UCLA, 12/7/13 Shot below 30 percent/half: see below 25 percent/half Shot below 30 percent/both halves: 19.2 (5-26) and 18.2 (4-22) by St. Bonaventure, 3/25/12 (@ Raleigh, N.C.) THREE-POINT SHOOTING Player made 5 three-pointers: see 6 three-pointers Player made 6 three-pointers: Heather Butler, UT Martin, 3/24/13 (@ Iowa City, Iowa) Player made 7 three-pointers: Angie Bjorklund, Tennessee, 1/5/08 Player attempted 10 three-pointers: Heather Butler (11), UT Martin, 3/24/13 (@ Iowa City, Iowa) Made 10 three-pointers: 10, South Florida, 3/10/13 (@ Hartford, Conn.) Did not make a three-pointer: at Iowa, 3/26/13 Shot 50 percent 3FG (min. 5 att.): 50.0 (5-10) at Pittsburgh, 1/23/13 Shot 60 percent 3FG (min. 5 att.): 61.5 (8-13) by Temple, 3/21/11 (@ Salt Lake City, Utah) FREE THROW SHOOTING Player made 10 free throws: Odyssey Sims (10), Baylor, 12/5/12 Player made 15 free throws: Nok Duany (15) at Georgetown, 2/23/02 Player attempted 15 free throws: Candace Parker (17), Tennessee, 3/30/08 (@ Oklahoma City, Okla.) Player made 10 for 10 or better: Odyssey Sims (10-10), Baylor, 12/5/12 Shot 90 percent (min. 10 att.): 90.9 (20-22) at Penn State, 12/4/13 Shot below 50 percent (min. 10 att.): 45.8 (11-24), UNC Wilmington, 11/9/13 Made 30 free throws: 32 (attempted 37), Illinois, 11/24/98 Made fewer than five FTs: 3 (attempted 4), UCLA, 12/7/13 Attempted 40 free throws: 45 (made 28), at South Florida, 1/13/07 Attempted fewer than five FTs: 4 (made 3), UCLA, 12/7/13 REBOUNDS Player had 15 rebounds: Kayla Alexander (16), Syracuse, 2/26/13 Player had 20 rebounds: Wendy Scholtens (20) at Vanderbilt, 1/8/89 Two players had double-figure rebounds: Kelly Faris (13) and Stefanie Dolson (11), Connecticut, 3/4/13 Three players had double-figure rebounds: Aurora Adams (16), Brenda McCunn (11) and Paula Langseth (10), Hawaii, 3/22/81 (@ Anchorage, Alaska) Had 50 or more rebounds: 51, Connecticut, 3/4/13 Out-rebounded ND by 10 or more: 19, Baylor, 4/3/12 (BU 46, ND 27) (@ Denver, Colo.) 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: Angel Goodrich (13), Kansas, 3/31/13 (@ Norfolk, Va.) Player had 15 assists: Veronica Pettry (16) at Loyola-Chicago, 2/18/89 Had 25 assists: 27, Connecticut, 3/2/99 (@ Piscataway, N.J.) Had 30 assists: 30 at Loyola-Chicago, 2/18/89 Had fewer than 10 assists: 8 at Michigan, 12/14/13 BLOCKED SHOTS Player blocked 5 shots: Stefanie Dolson, Connecticut, 4/7/13 (@ New Orleans, La.) Blocked 10 shots: 12, Connecticut, 4/7/13 (@ New Orleans, La.) Blocked 15 shots: 16 at Connecticut, 1/27/07 Blocked 0 shots: DePaul, 11/26/13 STEALS Player had 5 steals: see 6 steals Player had 6 steals: Megan Podkowa, DePaul, 11/26/13 Player had 7 steals: Tayler Hill, Ohio State, 11/9/12 (@ Mount Pleasant, S.C.) Player had 10 steals: Katie Smrcka-Duffy, Georgetown, 1/29/00 Had 15 steals: 16, DePaul, 11/26/13 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: 22, Connecticut, 4/7/13 (@ New Orleans, La.) Committed 25 turnovers or more: see 35 or more Committed 30 turnovers or more: see 35 or more Committed 35 turnovers or more: 35, Connecticut, 3/4/13 Committed 40 turnovers or more: 46, Akron, 11/11/11 Committed 5 turnovers or fewer: 5 at Villanova, 1/25/03 Committed 10 turnovers or fewer: 10, Georgetown, 2/20/10 MISCELLANEOUS Led team in points/rebounds/assists: Kelva Atkins (16p/5r/5a), UNC Wilmington, 11/9/13 Hit final minute game-winning shot: Brooke Hampton (2 FT/0:04.6), West Virginia, 2/12/12 Played every minute: Atonye Nyingifa (40), UCLA, 12/7/13 Played more than 40 minutes: Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis (55) and Kelly Faris (53), Connecticut, 3/4/13 Rallied from 10-point deficit to win: West Virginia, 2/12/12 (ND led with 13:05 left in 2nd half, WVU won 65-63) Led ND by 10 or more at halftime: 10 by Connecticut (39-29), 4/7/13 (@ New Orleans, La.) Led ND by 15 or more at halftime: 16 by Duke (36-20), 11/26/11 (@ Freeport, Bahamas) 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: see 40 ND won by 30-plus points at home: see 40 ND won by 30-plus points on the road: 35 ND 92, at Providence 57, 3/2/13 ND won by 40-plus points: 42 at ND 90, UCLA 48, 12/7/13 ND won by 50-plus points: 50 at ND 96, Valparaiso 46, 11/16/13 ND won by 60-plus points: see 70 ND won by 70-plus points: 73 at ND 128, Saint Francis (Pa.) 55, 12/31/12 ND lost by points: 18 Connecticut 83, ND 65, 4/7/13 (@ New Orleans, La.) ND lost by points at home: 12 Baylor 73, at ND 61, 12/5/12 ND lost by points on the road: 13 at Baylor 94, ND 81, 11/20/11 ND lost by points: 21 at Connecticut 78, ND 57, 2/19/11 ND lost by points at home: 25 Connecticut 76, at ND 51, 3/1/10 ND lost by points on the road: see ND lost by 30-plus points: 39 at Tennessee 89, ND 50, 3/17/02 DOUBLE-DOUBLES Points & rebounds: Atonye Nyingifa (19/10), UCLA, 12/7/13 Points & assists: Liad Suez-Karni (14/10), Villanova, 2/7/06 Two players had double-doubles: Kelly Faris (21/13) and Stefanie Dolson (12/11), Connecticut, 3/4/13 Three players had double-doubles: Mary Raese (24p/10r), Mary Westerwelle (11p/10r) and Netra McGrew (10p/10a), Idaho, 3/21/86 (@ Amarillo, Texas) 15 points and 15 rebounds: Kayla Alexander (24/16), Syracuse, 2/26/13 20 points and 10 rebounds: Kelly Faris (21/13), Connecticut, 3/4/13 20 points and 20 rebounds: Wendy Scholtens (29/20) at Vanderbilt, 1/8/89 19

20 NOTRE DAME fighting irish women s basketball Box Scores GAME 1 #6/7 Notre Dame 99, UNC Wilmington 50 November 9, 2013 Purcell Pavilion (Notre Dame, Ind.) UNC Wilmington (50) Flowers Teague Mobley Atkins Reeves McMillan Cain Team 2 Totals Notre Dame (99) Reimer Braker Allen McBride Loyd Holloway Nelson Cable Mabrey Huffman Wright Team 1 Totals UNC Wilmington Notre Dame FG Pct: UNC Wilmington 30.0, Notre Dame PT FG Pct: UNC Wilmington 17.6, Notre Dame FT Pct: UNC Wilmington 45.8, Notre Dame Turnovers: UNC Wilmington 12, Notre Dame 15. Blocked Shots: UNC Wilmington 1, Notre Dame 6 (Reimer, Loyd 3). Steals: UNC Wilmington 8 (Mobley, Cain 3), Notre Dame 8 (Allen, Mabrey 2). Attendance: 8,572. NOTES: Notre Dame has won 19 consecutive season openers and is 29-8 (.784) all-time in lidlifters, including a 24-3 (.889) mark in the 27-year tenure of Hall of Fame head coach Muffet McGraw Notre Dame s 99 points were its highest total in a season opener since , when it debuted with a win over New Hampshire at Purcell Pavilion (also the last time the Fighting Irish had a larger margin of victory or allowed fewer points in a season opener than its 49-point spread and 50 points allowed vs. UNCW) this was Notre Dame s largest margin of victory at any time since Dec. 31, 2012, when it defeated Saint Francis (Pa.), , at Purcell Pavilion the Fighting Irish shot.629 from the floor, their best field goal percentage since Jan. 17, 2012, when they connected at a.649 clip (48-of-74) in a victory over Pittsburgh at Purcell Pavilion this marked the first time Notre Dame shot better than 60 percent from the field in both halves of a game since that win over Saint Francis (Pa.) last New Year s Eve the Fighting Irish collected 54 rebounds, their highest total on the boards since Dec. 29, 2012, when they had 56 rebounds in a win over 11th-ranked Purdue at Purcell Pavilion the +30 rebounding margin was Notre Dame s largest since March 24, 2013, when the Fighting Irish had a +35 margin (49-14) in a win over Tennessee-Martin in the first round of the 2013 NCAA Championship at Iowa City, Iowa Notre Dame is 57-7 (.891) against first-time opponents since the start of the season, with a 37-3 (.925) this century (since the start of the campaign) and an active 13-game winning streak Notre Dame has won 29 consecutive home games against first-time opponents, a streak that dates back to the season the Fighting Irish are 16-2 (.889) all-time against teams from the state of North Carolina, including a 6-0 record at home Loyd registered her second career double-double and collected a career-best three blocks Mabrey scored a career-high 19 points on a career-best 7-of-13 field goals in addition, Mabrey made a career-high 4-for-5 free throws, tied her career high with two steals and played a career-high 27 minutes Huffman set new career highs with four assists and 23 minutes played, and tied her personal best with five rebounds for the second consecutive season, a Notre Dame freshman opened her college career with a game-high 12 rebounds, with Reimer pulling off the feat after Loyd did likewise last year against No. 19/21 Ohio State Reimer s 12 rebounds and Loyd s 11 boards marked the first time Notre Dame had two double-figure rebounders in the same game since March 10, 2013, when Achonwa (20) and Braker (12) did so in a win over South Florida in the BIG EAST Championship quarterfinals at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn. Allen scored the first five points of the season for Notre Dame and finished with 11 points, becoming the 12th rookie in the McGraw era to score in double figures in her college debut. GAME 2 #6 Notre Dame 81, #1918 Michigan State 62 November 11, 2013 Purcell Pavilion (Notre Dame, Ind.) Michigan State (62) Pickrel Mills Johnson Bell Powers Jankoska Harris Agee Team 1 Totals Notre Dame (81) Reimer Braker Allen McBride Loyd Holloway Nelson Cable Mabrey Huffman Wright Team 6 Totals Michigan State Notre Dame FG Pct: Michigan State 43.5, Notre Dame PT FG Pct: Michigan State 17.6, Notre Dame FT Pct: Michigan State 62.5, Notre Dame Turnovers: Michigan State 15, Notre Dame 16. Blocked Shots: Michigan State 6 (Pickrel, Mills 2), Notre Dame 1. Steals: Michigan State 9 (Johnson 3), Notre Dame 10 (Allen, Loyd 3). Attendance: 8,242. NOTES: Notre Dame is 28-5 (.849) against ranked opponents the last two-plus seasons (since start of ), including a 9-1 record at home during that time the Fighting Irish topped the 50-rebound mark for the second consecutive game, the first time Notre Dame has posted back-to-back 50-rebound games since Dec. 12 & 22, 2001, when the Fighting Irish did so in home wins over Western Michigan (56 rebounds) and Marquette (54 rebounds) the Fighting Irish cut the Michigan State lead in the series to 8-7 and even the series at Purcell Pavilion to 4-4 as Notre Dame has won the last three in a row (its longest series winning streak against MSU) the 19-point margin of the victory over MSU was Notre Dame s largest against the Spartans since an victory in 1999 at Purcell Pavilion Notre Dame is now (.737) all-time against schools from Michigan, including 36-8 (.818) under head coach Muffet McGraw, and wins in 13 of the last 14 the Fighting Irish are (.490) all-time against the Big Ten, but (.591) at home and (.541) under McGraw and they have also won eight in a row and 19 of the last 25 against the Big Ten Notre Dame improves to 42-9 (.824) in back half of one-day or less breaks between games since the Irish are now 2-0 on Veterans Day, having also bested Akron in 2011 at home, Reimer collected her first career-double with season bests of 19 points and 13 rebounds Reimer also tied for team-high honors with five assists Loyd tallied her third 20-point effort of her career, and first since a career-high 27 points against Tennessee-Martin on March 24, 2013, in the first round of the NCAA Championship at Iowa City, Iowa Michigan State went 0-for-9 from the three-point line in the first half (eventually missing its first 13 tries before making three of its last four) the last time the Fighting Irish held an opponent without a three-pointer in the first half was March 26, 2013, in an NCAA Championship second-round win at Iowa, with the Hawkeyes going 0-for-11 from deep to start that night. GAME 3 #5/6 Notre Dame 96, Valparaiso 46 November 16, 2013 Purcell Pavilion (Notre Dame, Ind.) Valparaiso (46) Karungi Dean Miller, L Richardson Wiedemann Hamlet, E Miller, F Horton Taylor Team 5 Totals Notre Dame (96) Reimer Braker Allen McBride Loyd Holloway Nelson Cable Mabrey Huffman Wright Thompson Team 5 Totals Valparaiso Notre Dame FG Pct: Valparaiso 28.9, Notre Dame PT FG Pct: Valparaiso 29.4, Notre Dame FT Pct: Valparaiso 88.2, Notre Dame Turnovers: Valparaiso 24, Notre Dame 12. Blocked Shots: Valparaiso 1, Notre Dame 5 (Reimer 4). Steals: Valparaiso 6 (Wiedemann 2), Notre Dame 18 (Braker, Loyd 4). Attendance: 8,508. NOTES: The Fighting Irish have won 20 consecutive games against in-state opponents since a loss to Indiana on Dec. 3, 2006 Notre Dame is (.796) all-time against other Indiana schools, including a (.851) record at home the Fighting Irish won their 43rd consecutive game against a current Horizon League team (since loss at Green Bay on Dec. 4, 1987, in head coach Muffet McGraw s third game of her 27-year Notre Dame career) and improved to 68-5 (.932) all-time against the present Horizon League membership (35-1 at home; 33 consecutive home wins vs. present Horizon League teams since loss to Illinois-Chicago on Jan. 18, 1981) Notre Dame moved to 25-0 all-time against Valparaiso, the most victories without a loss for the Fighting Irish against one opponent in school history (and fourth-most against any opponent all-time, trailing only Marquette-32, Georgetown-26 and Syracuse-26) Loyd scored 63 points in her first three games this year, the most by a Fighting Irish player in her opening three games of a season since Nov , 1998, when Danielle Green combined for 66 points in wins over UCLA (23 points), Butler (23) and Duke (20) Notre Dame registered its first 50-point win since Dec. 31, 2012, when it defeated Saint Francis (Pa.), at Purcell Pavilion Valparaiso s 46 points were the fewest allowed by the Fighting Irish in a game since Feb. 2, 2012, when they defeated Cincinnati, at Purcell Pavilion Loyd added a career-high four steals to her game-high 22 points Allen scored a seasonhigh 15 points Reimer set season highs with six assists, four blocks and two steals Huffman tied her career high with five rebounds Thompson made her college debut, collecting two points, three rebounds and a blocked shot in seven minutes Mabrey scored in double figures for the second time this season (fifth time in her career) prior to the game, Notre Dame inducted four-time All-America point guard Skylar Diggins ( 13) into its Ring of Honor, raising a banner with her No. 4 jersey to the rafters at Purcell Pavilion Diggins is the second women s basketball player (and fifth player overall) to go into the Ring, following Ruth Riley, as well as men s players Austin Carr, Adrian Dantley and Luke Harangody (former Fighting Irish men s coach Digger Phelps will be inducted on Jan. 19, 2014). 20

21 Box Scores GAME 4 fighting irish women s basketball #5/6 Notre Dame 76, Penn 54 November 23, 2013 The Palestra (Philadelphia, Pa.) Notre Dame (76) Achonwa Braker Allen McBride Loyd Holloway Nelson Reimer Cable Mabrey Huffman Wright Thompson Team 3 Totals Penn (54) Bonenberger Allen Baron Roche McCullough Falconer Juday Cheney Lockett Stipanovich Gibbons Connell Busch Wilson Team 3 Totals Notre Dame Penn FG Pct: Notre Dame 43.3, Penn PT FG Pct: Notre Dame 62.5, Penn FT Pct: Notre Dame 65.0, Penn Turnovers: Notre Dame 12, Penn 20. Blocked Shots: Notre Dame 4, Penn 3. Steals: Notre Dame 12 (Allen 4), Penn 7 (Bonenberger, Allen, Stipanovich 2). Attendance: 1,025. NOTES: Notre Dame extends its school-record regular season road winning streak to 23 games the Fighting Irish also have won 30 of their last 35 road games overall (counting postseason play) Notre Dame was making just its second all-time appearance at The Palestra, having also participated in the Penn Holiday Invitational on Dec , 1981 (win over Penn, loss to Mount St. Mary s) the Fighting Irish are 3-0 all-time against Penn, with this year s point totals the highest for each side in the abbreviated series Notre Dame is 4-0 all-time against Ivy League schools (3-0 vs. Penn, 1-0 vs. Brown) the Fighting Irish are (.625) all-time against Philadelphia Big Five schools, evening their road record against the Big Five (La Salle, Penn, Saint Joseph s, Temple and Villanova) at Notre Dame improves to (.851) in the month of November since the start of the season, including wins in 17 of its last 18 November games the Fighting Irish tied their season low with 12 turnovers for the second consecutive game Notre Dame shot better than 60 percent from the three-point line (with a minimum of five attempts) for the first time since Jan. 20, 2013, when it connected at a.636 clip (7-of-11) in a win over St. John s at Purcell Pavilion the Fighting Irish bench scored at least 30 points for the third time in four games this season Allen had season highs of seven assists, five rebounds and four steals, in addition to her eight points for the second time in three games, McBride wound up one rebound shy of a doubledouble Mabrey scored in double figures for the third time in four games this season, after she had three double-digit scoring nights in 30 games as a rookie last year Achonwa made her season debut after missing the first three games of the year following preseason arthroscopic knee surgery the Fighting Irish forced their first 10-second backcourt violations of the year, and in program history (one in each half), following the adoption of the new rule for women s basketball prior to the season. GAME 5 #5/6 Notre Dame 92, #25 DePaul 76 November 26, 2013 Purcell Pavilion (Notre Dame, Ind.) DePaul (76) Penny Harvey-Carr Hrynko Jenkins Podkowa January Reynolds Rogowski McGee Team 3 Totals Notre Dame (92) Achonwa Braker Allen McBride Loyd Holloway Nelson Reimer Cable Mabrey Huffman Wright Team 3 Totals DePaul Notre Dame FG Pct: DePaul 36.1, Notre Dame PT FG Pct: DePaul 38.1, Notre Dame FT Pct: DePaul 80.0, Notre Dame Turnovers: DePaul 14, Notre Dame 22. Blocked Shots: DePaul 0, Notre Dame 3 (Reimer 2). Steals: DePaul 16 (Podkowa 6), Notre Dame 6. Attendance: 8,518. NOTES: Notre Dame is 2-0 against ranked opponents this season in the past three seasons, the Fighting Irish are 29-5 (.853) against ranked opponents, including a 10-1 mark at home Notre Dame claimed its 28th consecutive regular season win and 15th in a row at home the Fighting Irish are 65-5 at home since Purcell Pavilion was renovated prior to the season, and have won 41 of their last 43 home contests Notre Dame is (.926) at home in non-conference games since the Fighting Irish rise to (.853) in November since , having also won 18 of their last 19 November contests (going undefeated in November the past two seasons) this was the 39th game in the DePaul series that dates back to the season; it s the second-longest series in Notre Dame women s basketball history (Connecticut - 41 games) the Fighting Irish have won a series-best five consecutive games and nine of their last 10 against DePaul, taking a series lead against the Blue Demons (the first time Notre Dame has led the all-time series with DePaul since Feb. 21, 1987) in 15 of the last 20 series games between the Fighting Irish and Blue Demons, the winning team has scored at least 75 points Notre Dame s 92 points were the most it has scored in the 39-game series with DePaul, and second-most by either team in the rivalry (the Blue Demons won on Jan. 16, 1995, in Chicago) the combined 168 points also were the second-most in a Notre Dame-DePaul game behind that Blue Demon win in 1995, which yielded 183 total points the Fighting Irish improve to (.792) all-time against current BIG EAST members and have won 18 in a row against that league s new alignment Notre Dame is (.866) against the BIG EAST at home, now sporting a 22-game home winning streak against the present conference membership the Fighting Irish grabbed 50-plus rebounds for the third time this season (also had 49 vs. Valparaiso) the season-high 58 rebounds were the most for Notre Dame since Dec. 28, 2011, when it collected 58 boards in a win over Longwood at Purcell Pavilion Notre Dame made a season-high 23 free throws on a season-best 33 attempts Reimer logged the second double-double of her rookie season along with season bests with 11 made free throws on 14 attempts Reimer s 11 made free throws made were the most by a Notre Dame player since Achonwa knocked down 12 foul shots against No. 22 Texas A&M on Dec. 21, 2012, in an World Vision Classic championship game win in Las Vegas Cable tied her career high in rebounds (7) for the fifth time, and first this season. NOTRE DAME GAME 6 #5/6 Notre Dame 100, Duquesne 61 December 1, 2013 Mattamy Athletic Centre (Toronto, Ontario) Duquesne (61) Agunbiade Johnson Szecsi Moore Robinson Szamosi Duling Heintz Nurkic King Team 4 Totals Notre Dame (100) Achonwa Braker Allen McBride Loyd Holloway Nelson Reimer Cable Mabrey Huffman Wright Thompson Team 3 Totals Duquesne Notre Dame FG Pct: Duquesne 34.5, Notre Dame PT FG Pct: Duquesne 11.1, Notre Dame FT Pct: Duquesne 75.9, Notre Dame Turnovers: Duquesne 21, Notre Dame 18. Blocked Shots: Duquesne 5 (Szecsi, Moore 2), Notre Dame 6. Steals: Duquesne 6 (Moore, Robinson 2), Notre Dame 12 (Loyd 3). Attendance: 933 (sellout). NOTES: Notre Dame is off to a 6-0 start for the third time in the past six seasons and the seventh time in program history the Fighting Irish have won their last six regular-season games outside the continental United States, adding Sunday s win to a 3-0 sweep at the 2009 Paradise Jam (in the U.S. Virgin Islands) and a 2-0 mark at the 2011 Junkanoo Jam (in the Bahamas) Notre Dame topped 100 points for the first time this season, and first since Dec. 31, 2012 (a win over Saint Francis-Pa. at Purcell Pavilion) it also was the second time in as many seasons the Fighting Irish reached triple digits on a neutral floor, having defeated Alabama A&M , on Dec. 19, 2012, in the first round of the World Vision Classic in Las Vegas coupled with the Notre Dame men s basketball team s win at home over Cornell earlier in the afternoon, it marked the first time in school history both Fighting Irish basketball teams scored 100 points on the same day for the second consecutive game, Notre Dame had a season-high five players scored in double figures the Fighting Irish made 42 field goals, tying for seventh-most in school history and most since Dec. 31, 2012, when Notre Dame sank 47 baskets against Saint Francis (Pa.) the Fighting Irish shot better than 60 percent for the second time this season (season-high.629 in the opener against UNC Wilmington on Nov. 9) conversely, the Fighting Irish held Duquesne to an opponent season-low one three-point basket (and.111 three-point percentage) Notre Dame rises to (.649) all-time in its first game after the Thanksgiving holiday, including a 20-7 (.741) mark in the Muffet McGraw era and an active seven-game winning streak (as well as wins in nine of its last 10 post-thanksgiving contests) Notre Dame moves to 3-0 all-time against Duquesne, posting its largest point total, margin of victory and fewest points allowed in the abbreviated series with the Dukes Notre Dame is (.776) all-time against the current Atlantic 10 Conference alignment, with a 25-7 (.781) record away from home the Fighting Irish have won their last 11 games against current A-10 schools, dating back to a 1995 loss at La Salle McBride s season-high 22 points give her an even 1,300 for her career, lifting her past Megan Duffy (1,290 from ) into 19th place on the Notre Dame career scoring list Achonwa collected her first double-double of the season, and 21st of her career, tying with Heidi Bunek ( ) for 10th place on the Fighting Irish career double-doubles chart. 21

22 NOTRE DAME Box Scores GAME 7 #4/5 Notre Dame 77, #10/11 Penn State 67 Big Ten/ACC Challenge December 4, 2013 Bryce Jordan Center (University Park, Pa.) Notre Dame (77) Achonwa Braker Allen McBride Loyd Reimer Cable Mabrey Wright Team 2 Totals Penn State (67) East Waldner Taylor Edwards Lucas Agee Sevillian Harris Mitchell Whitted Team 7 Totals Notre Dame Penn State FG Pct: Notre Dame 37.0, Penn State PT FG Pct: Notre Dame 36.4, Penn State FT Pct: Notre Dame 86.4, Penn State Turnovers: Notre Dame 15, Penn State 22. Blocked Shots: Notre Dame 3 (Achonwa 2), Penn State 7 (East 3). Steals: Notre Dame 11 (Reimer 3), Penn State 11 (Taylor, Mitchell 3). Attendance: 5,805. NOTES: Notre Dame was making its first-ever appearance in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge Notre Dame s 7-0 record ties for the third-best mark to open a season in program history, matching similar debuts in and ; it s also the best start to a season for the Fighting Irish since , when they began the year 15-0 Notre Dame is 3-0 against ranked opponents this season and 30-5 (.857) against Top 25 squads since the start of the campaign the Fighting Irish have won their last four true road games against Top 10 opponents Notre Dame has won 30 consecutive regular season games since a loss to No. 3 Baylor on Dec. 5, 2012, at Purcell Pavilion the Fighting Irish have won a school-record 24 consecutive regular season road games (and 31 of their last 36 road games overall, including postseason play), with their last regular season road loss coming on Nov. 20, 2011, a setback at top-ranked Baylor in the Preseason WNIT championship game Notre Dame picks up its first win in six all-time meetings against Penn State, and first in three visits to the PSU campus (the Lady Lions had been one of only three opponents the Fighting Irish had never defeated in their 37-year program history with a minimum of three series games played) Notre Dame matched its series high for points against Penn State, having also scored 77 on Dec. 1, 1995, in an loss to the Lady Lions at the Kona Women s Basketball Classic in Kona, Hawaii the Fighting Irish improve to (.495) alltime against Big Ten opponents (41-34,.547, in the McGraw era), including wins in 20 of their last 26 games against the league Notre Dame also now holds an (.409) road record against Big Ten teams and has won its last five road contests against that conference the Fighting Irish shot a season-low.370 from the field, but a season-high.864 from the free throw line Notre Dame has had at least four players score in double figures for the sixth time this season Achonwa registered her second consecutive double-double, and 22nd of her career, taking over sole possession of 10th place on the Notre Dame all-time list Achonwa is the first Fighting Irish player with double-doubles in consecutive games since she herself did it in three consecutive games during last year s NCAA Championship Achonwa is the first Notre Dame player with 20 points and 10 rebounds in a game since March 24, 2013, when McBride did so in an NCAA Championship first-round win over Tennessee-Martin in Iowa City, Iowa Reimer notched her team-high third double-double of the season, with all three coming against ranked opponents; she also collected a season-high three steals Braker had a career-high five assists head coach Muffet McGraw squared off with a former player/assistant-turned-head coach for the first time in her 27-year Notre Dame tenure, as PSU is led by former Fighting Irish point guard/assistant Coquese Washington ( 92, 97). GAME 22 8 #4/5 Notre Dame 90, UCLA 48 December 7, 2013 Purcell Pavilion (Notre Dame, Ind.) UCLA (48) Nyingifa Livulo Lemberger Holiday Fields Williams Gardner Brooks Team 4 Totals Notre Dame (90) Achonwa Braker Allen McBride Loyd Holloway Nelson Reimer Cable Mabrey Huffman Wright Thompson Team 2 Totals UCLA Notre Dame FG Pct: UCLA 28.0, Notre Dame PT FG Pct: UCLA 21.4, Notre Dame FT Pct: UCLA 75.0, Notre Dame Turnovers: UCLA 15, Notre Dame 17. Blocked Shots: UCLA 3 (Gardner 2), Notre Dame 8 (Reimer 3). Steals: UCLA 12 (Nyingifa 4), Notre Dame 9 (Mabrey 4). Attendance: 8,581. NOTES: Notre Dame s 8-0 start is the third-best in program history, and best since a 15-0 debut in the Fighting Irish are now 6-9 all-time against UCLA (4-3 at Purcell Pavilion) and have won four of the past five series games against the Bruins this was the sixth time in the past seven meetings at least one team has scored at least 80 points the 42-point margin of victory was the largest for either team in the series, topping UCLA s win on Jan. 30, 1983 in Los Angeles, as well as Notre Dame s victory at Purcell Pavilion on Nov. 14, 1998 it marked the fewest points UCLA has scored in the 15-game series, replacing the previous total set in the series first game, a win for the Bruins on Dec. 5, 1981, at Purcell Pavilion Notre Dame is (.634) all-time against California schools, including an 11-3 (.786) record at home and a 24-7 (.774) mark in the 27-year tenure of head coach Muffet McGraw the Fighting Irish are (.556) all-time against the current Pac-12 membership, including an 11-3 (.786) home record Notre Dame has won 22 of its last 29 games against current Pac-12 teams the Fighting Irish made 10 three-pointers, their highest total since Jan. 30, 2010, when they knocked down 10 treys in a win at Syracuse Notre Dame s 31 assists were its highest mark since Dec. 31, 2012, when it logged 38 assists in a win over Saint Francis (Pa.) at Purcell Pavilion the Fighting Irish shot 66.7 percent from the field in the second half, their best field goal percentage in one half since March 31, 2013, when they connected at a 67.7 clip (21-31) in the second half of a win over Kansas in the NCAA Championship Norfolk Regional semifinal in Norfolk, Va. (that game also marked the last time Notre Dame had eight blocked shots in a game) for the second game in a row, the Fighting Irish shot a season best from the free throw line Notre Dame s bench rang up a season-high 46 points (most since the reserves scored 63 vs. Saint Francis-Pa. last year) and has contributed at least 30 points in six games this season Cable scored a careerhigh 21 points on 7-of-8 shooting, including 5-of-6 three-pointers, with her lone miss coming on a three-point try with 25 seconds to play Cable s five three-pointers were the most by a Notre Dame player in a game since Jan. 23, 2012, when Skylar Diggins had five treys in a win over Tennessee at Purcell Pavilion Cable is the first Notre Dame player to come off the bench and score at least 20 points in a game since last year s win over Saint Francis (Pa.), when Wright had 20 points the game took place on the 45th anniversary of the dedication game for Purcell Pavilion (then known as the Joyce Center), when the Fighting Irish men s basketball team dropped an decision to UCLA (led by Lew Alcindor, now known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and coached by the legendary John Wooden). fighting irish women s basketball GAME 9 #4 Notre Dame 86, Michigan 64 December 14, 2013 Crisler Center (Ann Arbor, Mich.) Notre Dame (86) Achonwa Braker Allen McBride Loyd Holloway Nelson Reimer Cable Mabrey Huffman Wright Team 2 Totals Michigan (64) Goree Driscoll Ristovski Thompson Elmblad Smith Rakers Williams Lyttle Seto Team 4 Totals Notre Dame Michigan FG Pct: Notre Dame 58.6, Michigan PT FG Pct: Notre Dame 33.3, Michigan FT Pct: Notre Dame 92.9, Michigan Turnovers: Notre Dame 15, Michigan 19. Blocked Shots: Notre Dame 3 (Mabrey 2), Michigan 1. Steals: Notre Dame 7 (Allen 3), Michigan 7 (Elmblad 3). Attendance: 3,330. NOTES: Notre Dame earns the 799th win in program history at 9-0, Notre Dame continues the third-best start to a season in program history, exceeded only by the team (15-0) and the national championship squad (23-0) the Fighting Irish have won 32 consecutive regular season games, dating back to Dec. 5, 2012 (a loss at home to third-ranked Baylor) Notre Dame have won a school-record 25 consecutive regular season road games (and 32 of its last 37 overall) since a loss at top-ranked Baylor on Nov. 20, 2011, in the Preseason WNIT championship game the Fighting Irish improve to 10-7 all-time against Michigan, including a 3-5 record in Ann Arbor, where Notre Dame has won on two of its last three visits the Fighting Irish scored 86 points, the largest output by either team in the series since March 19, 2001, when Notre Dame earned an win over the Wolverines at Purcell Pavilion in the second round of the NCAA Championship (it also was the most points the Fighting Irish have ever scored against Michigan in a regular season game, surpassing a Notre Dame win on Dec. 2, 2007 at Purcell Pavilion) the win evens the Fighting Irish alltime record against the Big Ten Conference at 49-49, including a (.422) record on the road and a (.553) mark in the 27-year McGraw era Notre Dame has won 10 consecutive games against Big Ten teams and 21 of its last 27 games against that conference the Fighting Irish have won their last six road games at Big Ten opponents Notre Dame jumps to (.740) all-time against Michigan schools including a 37-8 (.822) record in the McGraw era the Fighting Irish have won 14 of their last 15 games against Michigan teams, dating back to the season Notre Dame shot better than 55 percent from the field for the second consecutive game, the first time it s done that since Nov , 2011 in Preseason WNIT home games vs. Indiana State (.581) and Hartford (.561) the Fighting Irish shot a season-high.688 in the first half, their best opening-half field goal percentage since Feb. 5, 2012, when they connected at a.719 clip (23-of-32) in a win over #RV/23 DePaul at Purcell Pavilion for the third game in a row, the Fighting Irish posted a season-best free throw percentage (.929) it was Notre Dame s best performance at the line since March 24, 2013, when it made 19-of-20 free throws (.950) in a win over Tennessee-Martin in the first round of the NCAA Championship in Iowa City, Iowa Loyd posted her third 20-point game of the season (fifth of her career) and tied her career high with 10 made field goals Mabrey scored in double figures for the fifth time this season (she had three all of last year) and set new career highs with four three-pointers and two blocked shots.

23 Head Coach Muffet McGraw 27th season at ND ( ,.745) 32nd season overall ( ,.737) If we searched for an entire year. I don t think we would find anyone better suited for our program. With those words, former Notre Dame director of athletics Gene Corrigan announced the hiring of Muffet McGraw as the third head coach of the Fighting Irish women s basketball program on May 18, Corrigan may not have realized it at the time, but he also ushered in an era of unparalleled success in women s basketball at Notre Dame, brought to life on the shoulders of a 5-foot-6 dynamo who accepts nothing less than the very best from herself, her players and her program. Ask anyone familiar with women s basketball about McGraw and her Notre Dame program and inevitably, you ll hear the same two words -- consistency and excellence. And it s no wonder, when you consider what McGraw and the Fighting Irish have achieved in the past 26 seasons: The 2001 NCAA national championship, defeating Purdue in the title game, McGraw is one of only seven active Division I coaches to guide her team to a national title. Three trips to the NCAA Division I national championship game, including two of the past three NCAA title contests (2011 and 2012). McGraw is one of just three active Division I coaches (and seven all-time) with at least three appearances in the NCAA national championship game. Five trips to the NCAA Women s Final Four, including each of the past three seasons (1997, 2001, 2011, 2012, 2013). McGraw is one of just four active Division I coaches (and six all-time) to lead her team to five Women s Final Four appearances. 11 NCAA Sweet Sixteen trips, all in the past 17 seasons ( ). The Fighting Irish are one of six programs in the nation that can make that claim. Two-time consensus National Coach of the Year, sweeping the four major coaching honors (Associated Press, WBCA, Naismith Trophy and USBWA) in both 2001 and McGraw is just the second NCAA Division I coach ever to sweep the Big Four awards twice in her career. Five-time conference Coach of the Year, most recently collecting her second BIG EAST Coach of the Year trophy in McGraw has earned top coaching honors in four different conferences during her career (the past three while at Notre Dame), having also garnered accolades in the East Coast ( at Lehigh), North Star (1988), Midwestern Collegiate/Horizon League (1991) and BIG EAST (2001, 2013) conferences. Ranks eighth among active NCAA Division I coaches with 723 career wins (reaching the 700-win milestone on Feb. 5, 2013, at Villanova in her 957th game, making her the eighth-fastest to 700 wins in Division I history) and 17th among active Division I coaches with a.737 all-time winning percentage. Ranks seventh among active NCAA Division I coaches with win seasons, including 23 seasons at Notre Dame with 20-or-more victories, as well as 19 in the past 20 years ( ). Notre Dame also has posted win seasons, five 30-win campaigns and two 35-win seasons in the past 17 years ( ). 20 NCAA tournament appearances, including a current string of 18 consecutive NCAA tournament berths (the sixth-longest active run of consecutive appearances and eighth-longest streak at any time in NCAA tournament history). During this current streak ( ), Notre Dame has won at least one NCAA postseason game 16 times. 101 wins over ranked opponents, including 87 in the past 15 seasons alone ( ). In addition, 36 of those wins have come against top-10 opponents, including 13 against top-five teams and four against No. 1-ranked squads. 262 appearances in the Associated Press Top 25 poll (including an active school-record streak of 123 consecutive weeks in the AP poll). McGraw is ninth among active Division I coaches and 19th all-time in AP poll appearances (as of Dec. 16). Notre Dame also has spent 151 weeks ranked among the top 10 teams in the nation, all in the past 18 seasons ( ). Nine conference titles, including three BIG EAST Conference crowns (2001, 2012, 2013) during Notre Dame s 18 years in that league ( through ). The Fighting Irish, who ran the table in their final BIG EAST season with a 16-0 record in , also placed among the top four in the BIG EAST 15 times in their 18-year conference membership. Six conference tournament championships, including the program s first BIG EAST Championship crown in consecutive top-20 recruiting classes, dating back to the incoming class of 1997 (and including the incoming class of 2014, ranked as high as No. 3 in the nation). Notre Dame is one of just three programs in the nation that owns an active streak of that length. Ranks second on the all-time wins list (regardless of sport) in the 127-year history of Fighting Irish athletics, trailing only former men s/women s fencing coach Michael DeCicco ( combined record from ). Far and away the winningest basketball coach (men s or women s) in school history, with noted men s skipper Digger Phelps second on that list (393 wins). A perfect 100-percent NCAA Graduation Success Rate (GSR) score in each of the past six years ( ). Notre Dame also is one of only four programs in the country to record a perfect GSR and play for the national title in the same season (something the Fighting Irish did in both and ). Add it all up and you have the framework for a Hall of Fame career. And, on June 11, 2011, that s exactly what McGraw became, as she officially was the first Notre Dame representative to be inducted into the Women s Basketball Hall of Fame, an accomplishment now immortalized with a banner hanging in Purcell Pavilion. Still, with all of those accomplishments in hand, McGraw has shown no signs of slowing down any time soon. In July 2012, the veteran head coach signed a landmark 10-year contract extension (believed to be among the longest contract agreements in NCAA women s basketball history) that will keep her patrolling the Fighting Irish sidelines through the campaign. For more than 25 years, Muffet has led our women s basketball program and represented this University with distinction, said Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., Notre Dame s president. Her teams have excelled on the court and in the classroom, and I am absolutely delighted that she will continue to lead the Irish for many more years. We are thrilled to be able to enter into a decade-long agreement with Muffet, who is not only the face of Notre Dame women s basketball, but increasingly, the face of women s basketball, given all that she s accomplished, said University vice president and director of athletics Jack Swarbrick. She s taken this program to a place where it s annually in the conversation for the national championship, which is the model all coaches want to follow. She s also Women s Basketball Hall of Fame Consensus National Coach of the Year , 2013 Naismith National Coach of the Year Finalist , 1998, 2001, 2005, 2012, 2013 Conference Coach of the Year , 1988, 1991, 2001, 2013 NCAA National Champion NCAA National Finalist , 2012 NCAA Final Four , 2001, 2011, 2012, 2013 NCAA Tournament , 1994, NIT , 1991, 1995 NOTE: McGraw s complete bio, including year-by-year records/ results can be found on of this year s Notre Dame women s basketball media guide.

24 Head Coach Muffet McGraw playing an important role in the game nationally, and her peers recognize those contributions, as well as the quality of her program here at Notre Dame. Off the court, she has created a program that has a lasting community identification and a special connection between the University and the city of South Bend, which is one of those unique points of intersection that universities have to be careful to build and maintain, and she s done that for us in a really remarkable way. Under McGraw s guidance, the past 19 seasons ( to ) have been the most successful in Notre Dame s history, reflecting the program s remarkable BIG EAST Conference era and transition to its current home, the Atlantic Coast Conference. During that time, the Fighting Irish have compiled an impressive (.776) record, including a sparkling (.784) regular season mark in conference play, the second-best winning percentage in BIG EAST history. Also during this near two-decade span, Notre Dame has averaged nearly 26 victories per year, with two 35-win seasons, five 30-win campaigns and win seasons to its credit. What s more, the Fighting Irish have one NCAA national championship (2001), three NCAA title game appearances (2001, 2011, 2012), five NCAA Women s Final Four berths (1997, 2001, 2011, 2012, 2013) and 11 Sweet Sixteen showings since the season, which began the program s current run of 18 consecutive NCAA Championship appearances. In , McGraw and Notre Dame capped off an impressive three-year stretch ( record) with not only the program s third consecutive trip to the NCAA Women s Final Four, but also a sweep of the BIG EAST regular season and tournament titles (the first team other than Connecticut in 20 years to pull off that feat). The Fighting Irish finished the campaign with a 35-2 record (including a school-record 30-game winning streak) and perfect 16-0 BIG EAST mark, made all the more remarkable by the fact that McGraw was able to guide Notre Dame throughout a seamless transition after losing three starters (and four seniors) from the previous year s NCAA national runner-up squad (a four-player contingent that included two All-Americans/WNBA first-round draft picks and accounted for 40 percent of the team s scoring and rebounding from that club). Success for McGraw also has meant coaching great players. During her illustrious career, the Notre Dame skipper has coached 15 All-Americans, including 2001 consensus National Player of the Year Ruth Riley and four-time All- American (and two-time consensus first-team All-America choice) Skylar Diggins. McGraw also has worked with 14 players who have been selected for USA Basketball National Teams, with those players going on to win a total of 26 medals, including 12 golds. In addition, McGraw has coached 27 players who have earned all-conference recognition a total of 55 times, including 20 first-team picks who have been chosen a total of 33 times, and has helped shape several other national award winners, namely a two-time Nancy Lieberman Award recipient (Diggins), two Frances Pomeroy Naismith award honorees (Niele Ivey in 2001, Megan Duffy in 2006) and two United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) National Freshman of the Year selections (Jacqueline Batteast in 2002 and Jewell Loyd in 2013). Another sign of McGraw s success has been her ability to prepare her players for the next level. No less than 25 Notre Dame cagers have gone on to play professionally (domestically or overseas), including 12 who either have been drafted or signed as free agents with WNBA teams. The past 13 seasons have seen the greatest influx of Fighting Irish talent into the WNBA, with 10 Notre Dame players having been selected in the league s annual draft during that time, including the school s first two WNBA lottery picks (Devereaux Peters in 2012 to Minnesota; Diggins in 2013 to Tulsa, both with the No. 3 overall choice), making the Fighting Irish just the second program in the 17-year history of the WNBA Draft to produce lottery (top-four) selections in consecutive seasons. McGraw s pupils also have thrived in the WNBA, with four winning league titles during their professional careers. Coquese Washington ( 92) was the first to hoist the WNBA hardware with the Houston Comets in 2000, followed three years later by Riley with the Detroit Shock. Riley and Batteast then teamed up to help Detroit to its second crown in 2006, with Peters the most recent to join the club in 2013 with the Minnesota Lynx. Dedicated to helping grow and further the sport in any way possible, McGraw has groomed 12 of her former players and/or assistant coaches who currently are serving on basketball staffs at either the high school or college level. Of those 12 proteges, four presently are Division I head coaches -- Bill Fennelly (Iowa State), Kevin McGuff (Ohio State), Jonathan Tsipis (George Washington) and Washington (Penn State). McGuff and Washington (along with current Fighting Irish associate head coach Carol Owens) comprised McGraw s assistant coaching staff on Notre Dame s 2001 NCAA national championship squad, while McGuff and Owens also were on staff for the Fighting Irish during their run to the 1997 NCAA Final Four (that team also included Ivey and Beth (Morgan) Cunningham, both of whom are currently on McGraw s staff). A native of West Chester, Pa., McGraw earned her bachelor s degree in sociology from Saint Joseph s University (Pa.) in Following graduation, she coached for two seasons at Archbishop Carroll High School (50-3 record) in the Philadelphia suburb of Radnor, and two more at her alma mater as an assistant coach under Jim Foster (now the head coach at Chattanooga). In 1982, McGraw was named head coach at Lehigh University, her teams compiling a sharp (.683) record during her five-year tenure. McGraw and her husband, Matt, celebrated their 36th wedding anniversary in 2013 and make their home in Granger, Ind. They are the proud parents of 23-year-old son Murphy, a 2012 Indiana University graduate who now lives in Milwaukee and works in the corporate offices for Kohl s Department Stores. Winningest Active Coaches - All Divisions (By Victories) 1. Sylvia Hatchell, UNC C. Vivian Stringer, RUT Tara VanDerveer, STAN Barbara Stevens, BENT Geno Auriemma, UCONN Andy Landers, UGA Robin Selvig, MONT Mike Strong, SCRAN Jim Foster, UTC Curt Fredrickson, N. ST Muffet McGraw, ND Andy Yosinoff, EMM (MA) Cindy Russo, FIU Joan Bonvicini, SEA Joe Foley, UALR 657 All-Time Winningest Coaches - All Divisions (By Victories) 1. Pat Summitt, UT 1, Sylvia Hatchell, UNC* C. Vivian Stringer, RUT* Tara VanDerveer, STAN* Jody Conradt, TEX Barbara Stevens, BENT* Geno Auriemma, UCONN* Andy Landers, UGA* Robin Selvig, MONT* Mike Strong, SCRAN* Jim Foster, UTC* Phil Kahler, STJ FISH Debbie Ryan, UVA Kay Yow, NCST Curt Fredrickson, N. ST* Muffet McGraw, ND* Andy Yosinoff, EMM (MA)* Sue Gunter, LSU Rene Portland, PSU Cindy Russo, FIU* 692 *- active Winningest Active Coaches - Division I (By Victories) 1. Sylvia Hatchell, UNC C. Vivian Stringer, RUT Tara VanDerveer, STAN Geno Auriemma, UCONN Andy Landers, UGA Robin Selvig, MONT Jim Foster, UTC Muffet McGraw, ND Cindy Russo, FIU Joan Bonvicini, SEA 670 All-Time Winningest Coaches - Division I (By Victories) 1. Pat Summitt, UT 1, Sylvia Hatchell, UNC* C. Vivian Stringer, RUT* Tara VanDerveer, STAN* Jody Conradt, TEX Geno Auriemma, UCONN* Andy Landers, UGA* Robin Selvig, MONT* Jim Foster, UTC* Debbie Ryan, UVA Kay Yow, NCST Muffet McGraw, ND* Sue Gunter, LSU Rene Portland, PSU Cindy Russo, FIU* 692 *- active NOTE: Totals through games of Dec. 17, 2013

25 # 3 Whitney Holloway Guard 5-4 Jr.-2V Plainfield, Ill. (Montini Catholic HS) Highlights u Has seen action in eight games this season. u Dished out three assists and grabbed two rebounds in season opener against UNC Wilmington. u Tallied two assists and two steals against Duquesne. u Scored first three points of season and had season-high four assists against UCLA. Holloway Game-by-Game MP FG 3FG FT O-R A T B S Pts UNC Wilmington #19/18 Mich. St Valparaiso at Penn #25/25 DePaul vs. Duquesne at #10/11 Penn State... Did not play UCLA at Michigan Central Michigan at Oregon State South Dakota St. Clemson Boston College at Virginia at Pittsburgh at Tennessee Miami at Maryland Virginia Tech at Duke at Florida State Syracuse at Boston College Georgia Tech at Wake Forest Duke North Carolina at NC State * - game started Career Highs Points 15 vs. Alabama A&M (12/19/12) Rebounds 4, twice (MR: vs. Utah State, 12/8/12) Assists 5 vs. Providence (1/26/13) Field Goals 6 vs. Alabama A&M (12/19/12) Field Goal Attempts 9 vs. Alabama A&M (12/19/12) 3-Point Field Goals 1, twice (MR: vs. Alabama A&M, 12/19/12) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 3 vs. Indiana State (11/13/11) Free Throws 5 vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/31/12) Free Throw Attempts 6 vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/31/12) Steals 4 vs. Alabama A&M (12/19/12) Blocked Shots 1 vs. Utah State (12/8/12) Minutes Played 24, twice (MR: vs. Alabama A&M, 12/19/12) Miscellaneous Double-figure scoring games assist games steal games...0 Holloway s Career Statistics All Games TOTAL Holloway s Career Statistics Conference Games TOTAL

26 # 5 Kristina Nelson Forward 6-3 Fr.-HS Buford, Ga. (Buford HS) Highlights u Has played in eight games and is averaging 3.4 points and 1.6 rebounds per contest. u Made solid college debut in opener against UNC Wilmington with nine points (4-5 FG) and four rebounds. u Contributed six points (3-4 FG) and three rebounds against Valparaiso. u Scored four points and blocked two shots (first of her career) against UCLA. u Handed out season-high two assists at Michigan. Nelson Game-by-Game MP FG 3FG FT O-R A T B S Pts UNC Wilmington #19/18 Mich. St Valparaiso at Penn #25/25 DePaul vs. Duquesne at #10/11 Penn State... Did not play UCLA at Michigan Central Michigan at Oregon State South Dakota St. Clemson Boston College at Virginia at Pittsburgh at Tennessee Miami at Maryland Virginia Tech at Duke at Florida State Syracuse at Boston College Georgia Tech at Wake Forest Duke North Carolina at NC State * - game started Career Highs Points 9 vs. UNC Wilmington (11/9/13) Rebounds 4 vs. UNC Wilmington (11/9/13) Assists 2 at Michigan (12/14/13) Field Goals 4 vs. UNC Wilmington (11/9/13) Field Goal Attempts 5 vs. UNC Wilmington (11/9/13) 3-Point Field Goals 3-Point Field Goal Attempts Free Throws 2 vs. DePaul (11/26/13) Free Throw Attempts 3 vs. Duquesne (12/1/13) Steals Blocked Shots 2 vs. UCLA (12/7/13) Minutes Played 14 vs. UNC Wilmington (11/9/13) Miscellaneous Double-doubles...0 Double-figure scoring games point games...0 Double-figure rebounding games assist games block games...0 Nelson s Career Statistics All Games TOTAL Nelson s Career Statistics Conference Games TOTAL

27 # 11 Natalie Achonwa Forward 6-3 Sr.-3V Guelph, Ontario (St. Mary s Catholic HS) Awards/Honors u WBCA Wade Trophy Watch List u Naismith Trophy Watch List u AP Preseason All-America Team (receiving votes) u Preseason All-ACC Team (Blue Ribbon Panel) u Team captain Highlights u Started last six games and is averaging 13.8 points, 8.2 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game leads team in rebounds (would rank 10th in ACC but has not yet played in minimum 75 percent of team s games to qualify). u Stands in 27th place on Notre Dame s all-time scoring list with 1,138 points also ranks ninth all-time with a.544 field goal percentage and is 10th in career doubledoubles (22) and rebounds (755). u Missed first three games of season following preseason arthroscopic right knee surgery to repair torn meniscus. u Made first appearance of season at Penn, starting and playing 14 minutes, totaling four points, three rebounds, three assists, two steals and one block. u Looked sharp against #25 DePaul, scoring team-high 17 points (8-14 FG) and grabbing eight boards with three assists. u Produced first double-double of season with 11-point, 10-rebound effort against Duquesne in native Canada. u Turned in best effort of young season with game highs of 21 points and 10 rebounds at #10/11 Penn State. u Came close to third consecutive double-double with 12 points and team-high nine rebounds in win over UCLA. u Narrowly missed out on another double-double with 18 points (8-11 FG) and nine rebounds at Michigan. u Averaging 15.8 points and 9.2 rebounds with.576 field goal percentage in past five games after shaking off rust from injury layoff in Nov. 23 season debut at Penn (two double-doubles, missed double-doubles in other three by combined total of four rebounds). Achonwa Game-by-Game MP FG 3FG FT O-R A T B S Pts UNC Wilmington... Did not play #19/18 Mich. St... Did not play Valparaiso... Did not play at Penn* #25/25 DePaul* vs. Duquesne* at #10/11 Penn St.* UCLA* at Michigan* Central Michigan at Oregon State South Dakota St. Clemson Boston College at Virginia at Pittsburgh at Tennessee Miami at Maryland Virginia Tech at Duke at Florida State Syracuse at Boston College Georgia Tech at Wake Forest Duke North Carolina at NC State * - game started Career Highs Points 23 vs. Utah State (12/8/12) Rebounds 20 vs. South Florida (3/10/13) Assists 5, four times (MR: at Pittsburgh, 1/23/13) Field Goals 10 vs. Utah State (12/8/12) Field Goal Attempts 16 vs. South Florida (3/10/13) 3-Point Field Goals 2 vs. Pittsburgh (1/17/12) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 3 vs. Pittsburgh (1/17/12) Free Throws 12 vs. Texas A&M (12/21/12) Free Throw Attempts 14 vs. Texas A&M (12/21/12) Steals 3, seven times (MR: at South Florida, 1/8/13) Blocked Shots 3, five times (MR: vs. Kansas, 3/31/13) Minutes Played 42 vs. Connecticut (3/4/13) Miscellaneous Double-doubles Double-figure scoring games point games... 8 Double-figure rebounding games assist games... 4 Achonwa s Career Statistics All Games TOTAL Achonwa s Career Statistics Conference Games TOTAL

28 # 12 Taya Reimer Forward 6-3 Fr.-HS Fishers, Ind. (Hamilton Southeastern HS) Awards/Honors u ACC Newcomer Watch List (Blue Ribbon Panel/Coaches) Highlights u Averaging 10.9 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.8 blocks per game ranks sixth in the ACC in blocks, 13th in rebounds and is tied for 15th in free throw percentage (.788) has three double-doubles (all against ranked opponents). u Started first three games in place of injured forward Natalie Achonwa. u Started season opener against UNC Wilmington and had six points, game-high 12 rebounds and game-best three blocks against UNC Wilmington. u Continued strong start with first career double-double (19 points, game-high 13 rebounds) against #19/18 Michigan State. u Scored 13 points and dished out season-best (and gamehigh) six assists against Valparaiso also had season highs with four blocks and two steals. u Had third consecutive double-digit scoring effort at Penn by totaling 14 points (5-9 FG, 4-4 FT). u Produced second double-double with 15 points and game-high 14 rebounds against #25 DePaul had season highs for rebounds (14), free throws made (11) and free throws attempted (14). u Claimed another double-double with 12 points and game-high 10 rebounds (plus season-best three steals) at #10/11 Penn State. Reimer Game-by-Game MP FG 3FG FT O-R A T B S Pts UNC Wilmington* #19/18 Mich. St.* Valparaiso* at Penn #25/25 DePaul vs. Duquesne at #10/11 Penn St UCLA at Michigan Central Michigan at Oregon State South Dakota St. Clemson Boston College at Virginia at Pittsburgh at Tennessee Miami at Maryland Virginia Tech at Duke at Florida State Syracuse at Boston College Georgia Tech at Wake Forest Duke North Carolina at NC State * - game started Career Highs Points 19 vs. Michigan State (11/11/13) Rebounds 14 vs. DePaul (11/26/13) Assists 6 vs. Valparaiso (11/16/13) Field Goals 8 vs. Michigan State (11/11/13) Field Goal Attempts 13 vs. Michigan State (11/11/13) 3-Point Field Goals 3-Point Field Goal Attempts Free Throws 11 vs. DePaul (11/26/13) Free Throw Attempts 14 vs. DePaul (11/26/13) Steals 3 at Penn State (12/4/13) Blocked Shots 4 vs. Valparaiso (11/16/13) Minutes Played 31 vs. Michigan State (11/11/13) Miscellaneous Double-doubles...3 Double-figure scoring games point games...0 Double-figure rebounding games assist games block games...0 Reimer s Career Statistics All Games TOTAL Reimer s Career Statistics Conference Games TOTAL

29 # 15 Lindsay Allen Guard 5-7 Fr.-HS Mitchellville, Md. (St. John s College HS) Highlights u Moved into starting point guard spot from day one and is averaging 8.7 points, 3.9 assists, 1.9 steals and 2.4 rebounds per game leads the team in assists (35) and steals (17) ranks third in the ACC in field goal percentage (.617), sixth in assist/turnover ratio (1.94), 13th in assists and is tied for 14th in steals. u Earned starting nod for season opener against UNC Wilmington, scoring 11 points (4-5 FG, including team s first five points of season) first ND rookie to start at point guard in season opener since 1994 (Mollie Peirick u at Seton Hall). Started and played 31 minutes against #19/18 Michigan State, ending up with seven points, five assists and three steals. u Scored season-best 15 points (on season-high 7-10 FG) against Valparaiso. u Tallied eight points (3-4 FG) and added season highs of seven assists, five rebounds and four steals at Penn. u Piled up 13 points (6-8 FG) and six assists (one turnover) against #25 DePaul. u Filled up the stat sheet with 11 points (4-4 FG), four rebounds, four assists, two steals and a block against Duquesne. u Totaled eight points, four assists, three rebounds and three steals at Michigan. Allen Game-by-Game MP FG 3FG FT O-R A T B S Pts UNC Wilmington* #19/18 Mich. St.* Valparaiso* at Penn* #25/25 DePaul* vs. Duquesne* at #10/11 Penn St.* UCLA* at Michigan* Central Michigan at Oregon State South Dakota St. Clemson Boston College at Virginia at Pittsburgh at Tennessee Miami at Maryland Virginia Tech at Duke at Florida State Syracuse at Boston College Georgia Tech at Wake Forest Duke North Carolina at NC State * - game started Career Highs Points 15 vs. Valparaiso (11/16/13) Rebounds 5 at Penn (11/23/13) Assists 7 at Penn (11/23/13) Field Goals 7 vs. Valparaiso (11/16/13) Field Goal Attempts 10 vs. Valparaiso (11/16/13) 3-Point Field Goals 1, seven times (MR: at Michigan, 12/14/13) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 3 at Michigan (12/14/13) Free Throws 3 at Michigan (12/14/13) Free Throw Attempts 3, four times (MR: at Michigan, 12/14/13) Steals 4 at Penn (11/23/13) Blocked Shots 1, three times (MR: vs. Duquesne, 12/1/13) Minutes Played 34 vs. DePaul (11/26/13) Miscellaneous Double-doubles...0 Double-figure scoring games point games assist games steal games...0 Allen s Career Statistics All Games TOTAL Allen s Career Statistics Conference Games TOTAL

30 # 21 Kayla McBride Guard 5-11 Sr.-3V Erie, Pa. (Villa Maria Academy) Awards/Honors u WBCA Wade Trophy Watch List u Naismith Trophy Watch List u espnw Preseason All-America Second Team u AP Preseason All-America Team (receiving votes) u Preseason All-ACC Team (Blue Ribbon Panel/coaches) u Team captain Highlights u Started all nine games and is averaging 14.0 points, 5.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game second on team in scoring and assists (33), fourth in rebounds per game ranks fifth in ACC in free throw percentage (team-high.870) and is tied for 15th in assists. u Ranks 17th in school history with 1,333 career points. u Collected efficient 17 points (6-11 FG, 4-4 FT), five rebounds and four assists in only 21 minutes of season opener against UNC Wilmington. u Just missed fourth career double-double with 15 points and nine rebounds against #19/18 Michigan State. u Again just missed out on double-double with 15-point, (game-high) nine-rebound effort at Penn added to u solid all-around play with five assists and two steals. Played in 100th career game against #25 DePaul, dropping in 16 points (6-9 FG) to go along with six rebounds. u Notched first 20-point game of the season (ninth career) with game-high 22 points (9-15 FG) against Duquesne. u Logged 13 points (11 in first half) and grabbed five rebounds in win at #10/11 Penn State. u Had productive all-around game against UCLA, scoring 12 points (5-9 FG, 2-2 FT), six assists, five rebounds and two steals. McBride Game-by-Game MP FG 3FG FT O-R A T B S Pts UNC Wilmington* #19/18 Mich. St.* Valparaiso* at Penn* #25/25 DePaul* vs. Duquesne* at #10/11 Penn St.* UCLA* at Michigan* Central Michigan at Oregon State South Dakota St. Clemson Boston College at Virginia at Pittsburgh at Tennessee Miami at Maryland Virginia Tech at Duke at Florida State Syracuse at Boston College Georgia Tech at Wake Forest Duke North Carolina at NC State * - game started Career Highs Points 28 at Iowa (3/26/13) Rebounds 12 vs. Connecticut (1/7/12) Assists 7 vs. Duke (4/2/13) Field Goals 11, twice (MR: at Connecticut, 3/12/13) Field Goal Attempts 28 vs. Connecticut (3/4/13) 3-Point Field Goals 4 at Iowa (3/26/13) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 7 at Iowa (3/26/13) Free Throws 9 at Pittsburgh (1/23/13) Free Throw Attempts 10 at Pittsburgh (1/23/13) Steals 5 vs. Massachusetts (11/18/12) Blocked Shots 2 at Syracuse (2/7/12) Minutes Played 42 vs. Connecticut (3/4/13) Miscellaneous Double-doubles...3 Double-figure scoring games point games...9 Double-figure rebounding games assist games steal games...1 McBride s Career Statistics All Games TOTAL McBride s Career Statistics Conference Games TOTAL

31 # 22 Madison Cable Guard 5-11 Jr.-1V Mt. Lebanon, Pa. (Mt. Lebanon HS) Highlights u Has seen action in all nine games and is averaging 6.3 points and 2.6 rebounds per game leads ACC in three-point percentage (.600). u Scored eight points (3-5 FG, 2-3 3FG) and grabbed six rebounds against Valparaiso. u Tied career high for fifth time with seven rebounds against #25 DePaul, along with seven points. u Had career effort against UCLA, pouring in 21 points (7-8 FG, 5-6 3FG, 2-3 FT) in 25 minutes, connecting on first seven shots (including five 3FG) before missing final three-point try with 25 seconds left also grabbed five rebounds and dished out three assists registered career highs in points, field goals made, field goals attempted, three pointers made and three pointers attempted first Notre Dame player with five treys in a game since Skylar Diggins vs. Tennessee in Cable Game-by-Game MP FG 3FG FT O-R A T B S Pts UNC Wilmington #19/18 Mich. St Valparaiso at Penn #25/25 DePaul vs. Duquesne at #10/11 Penn State UCLA at Michigan Central Michigan at Oregon State South Dakota St. Clemson Boston College at Virginia at Pittsburgh at Tennessee Miami at Maryland Virginia Tech at Duke at Florida State Syracuse at Boston College Georgia Tech at Wake Forest Duke North Carolina at NC State * - game started Career Highs Points 21 vs. UCLA (12/7/13) Rebounds 7, five times (MR: vs. DePaul, 11/26/13) Assists 4 vs. Alabama A&M (12/19/12) Field Goals 7 vs. UCLA (12/7/13) Field Goal Attempts 8, twice (MR: vs. UCLA, 12/7/13) 3-Point Field Goals 5 vs. UCLA (12/7/13) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 6 vs. UCLA (12/7/13) Free Throws 4, three times (MR: vs. Louisville, 3/11/13) Free Throw Attempts 4, three times (MR: vs. Louisville, 3/11/13) Steals 5 vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/31/12) Blocked Shots 1, four times (MR: vs. Louisville, 3/11/13) Minutes Played 31 vs. Ohio State (11/9/12) Miscellaneous Double-doubles...0 Double-figure scoring games point games...1 Double-figure rebounding games rebound games steal games...1 Cable s Career Statistics All Games Did not play (injured) TOTAL Cable s Career Statistics Conference Games Did not play (injured) TOTAL

32 # 23 Michaela Mabrey Guard 5-10 So.-1V Belmar, N.J. (Manasquan HS) Highlights u Earned solid playing time off bench through nine games and is averaging a career-high 10.4 points and 3.7 assists per game ranks second in ACC in assist/turnover ratio (team-best 2.8) and is tied for 15th in assists five double-figure scoring games are career high (had three u all of last year). Set several career highs in season opener against UNC Wilmington, including new personal bests for points (19), field goals made (7), field goal attempts (13), free throws made (4 - tied), free throw attempts (5) and minutes played (27) also had six assists, one off career high. u Had 11 points and four assists against Valparaiso. u Tallied third double-figure scoring effort of season at Penn, totaling 13 points (5-9 FG, 2-3 3FG). u Collected 12 points (5-8 FG, 2-3 3FG) and three assists in win over Duquesne. u Valuable contributor at #10/11 Penn State with nine points, including eight in a row (jumper, back-to-back 3FG) during a two-minute span in second half when PSU had closed to within 10 points midway through period. u Tied career high with seven assists and broke career high with four steals against UCLA added eight points and two boards. u Had career day from behind the arc at Michigan (4-8 3FG) to highlight fifth double-digit scoring effort of season finished with 14 points, three assists and career-high two blocks. Mabrey Game-by-Game MP FG 3FG FT O-R A T B S Pts UNC Wilmington #19/18 Mich. St Valparaiso at Penn #25/25 DePaul vs. Duquesne at #10/11 Penn St UCLA at Michigan Central Michigan at Oregon State South Dakota St. Clemson Boston College at Virginia at Pittsburgh at Tennessee Miami at Maryland Virginia Tech at Duke at Florida State Syracuse at Boston College Georgia Tech at Wake Forest Duke North Carolina at NC State * - game started Career Highs Points 19 vs. UNC Wilmington (11/9/13) Rebounds 5 vs. Providence (1/26/13) Assists 7, twice (MR: vs. UCLA, 12/7/13) Field Goals 7 vs. UNC Wilmington (11/9/13) Field Goal Attempts 14 vs. Valparaiso (11/16/13) 3-Point Field Goals 4 at Michigan (12/14/13) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 8 at Michigan (12/14/13) Free Throws 4, twice (MR: vs. UNC Wilmington, 11/9/13) Free Throw Attempts 5 vs. UNC Wilmington (11/9/13) Steals 4 vs. UCLA (12/7/13) Blocked Shots 2 at Michigan (12/14/13) Minutes Played 27 vs. UNC Wilmington (11/9/13) Miscellaneous Double-figure scoring games point games assist games steal games...0 Mabrey s Career Statistics All Games TOTAL Mabrey s Career Statistics Conference Games TOTAL

33 # 24 Hannah Huffman Guard 5-9 So.-1V Diablo, Calif. (Carondelet HS) Highlights u Tallied 1.3 points and 2.1 rebounds per game while earning playing time in eight games. u Posted career highs with four assists, five rebounds (tied) and 23 minutes played in season opener against UNC Wilmington. u Contributed four points and career high-tying five rebounds against Valparaiso. Huffman Game-by-Game MP FG 3FG FT O-R A T B S Pts UNC Wilmington #19/18 Mich. St Valparaiso at Penn #25/25 DePaul vs. Duquesne at #10/11 Penn State... Did not play UCLA at Michigan Central Michigan at Oregon State South Dakota St. Clemson Boston College at Virginia at Pittsburgh at Tennessee Miami at Maryland Virginia Tech at Duke at Florida State Syracuse at Boston College Georgia Tech at Wake Forest Duke North Carolina at NC State * - game started Career Highs Points 7 at Marquette (2/17/13) Rebounds 5, six times (MR: vs. Valparaiso, 11/16/13) Assists 4 vs. UNC Wilmington (11/9/13) Field Goals 3 at DePaul (2/24/13) Field Goal Attempts 5, twice (MR: at DePaul, 2/24/13) 3-Point Field Goals 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 1 vs. Providence (1/26/13) Free Throws 4 vs. Georgetown (1/15/13) Free Throw Attempts 4, twice (MR: at Marquette, 2/17/13) Steals 2, twice (MR: vs. Alabama A&M, 12/19/12) Blocked Shots Minutes Played 23 vs. UNC Wilmington (11/9/13) Miscellaneous Double-figure scoring games rebound games assist games steal games...0 Huffman s Career Statistics All Games TOTAL Huffman s Career Statistics Conference Games TOTAL

34 # 32 Jewell Loyd Guard 5-10 So.-1V Lincolnwood, Ill. (Niles West HS) Awards/Honors u Naismith Trophy Watch List u Preseason All-ACC Team (coaches) Highlights u Averaging team-high 17.2 points per game along with 6.7 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.6 steals per game has started all nine contests ranks seventh in ACC in scoring, 13th in free throw percentage (.806) and 16th in rebounds. u Started off season on right foot with second career double-double against UNC Wilmington, scoring 19 points (8-11 FG) and grabbing 11 rebounds, along with career high three blocks in just 21 minutes. u Had third career 20-point game with a game-high 22 points against #19/18 Michigan State just missed third double-double and second in two games with nine boards also had four assists (one off career best) and career high-tying three steals. u Posted fourth career 20-point game (and second in two games) with game-high 22 points (9-14 FG, 4-4 FT) against Valparaiso also had seven rebounds, four steals and three assists 63 total points in first three games were most for ND player since 1998 (Danielle Green - 66). u Did little bit of everything in win over #25 DePaul with u 12 points, eight rebounds and four assists. Solid performance against Duquesne produced 16 points (8-12 FG), three rebounds, three assists and three steals in just 22 minutes. u Strong at both ends of court in win at #10/11 Penn State, chipping in 17 points and eight rebounds, while also holding PSU s All-American (and leading scorer) Maggie Lucas to seven points on 1-8 FG (scoreless for first 34:42 of game). u Contributed 15 points and six rebounds in just 21 minutes of win over UCLA. u Tied career high with 10 made field goals at Michigan (20 pts, FG) to record third 20-point effort of season added four rebounds and three assists. Loyd Game-by-Game MP FG 3FG FT O-R A T B S Pts UNC Wilmington* #19/18 Mich. St.* Valparaiso* at Penn* #25/25 DePaul* vs. Duquesne* at #10/11 Penn St.* UCLA* at Michigan* Central Michigan at Oregon State South Dakota St. Clemson Boston College at Virginia at Pittsburgh at Tennessee Miami at Maryland Virginia Tech at Duke at Florida State Syracuse at Boston College Georgia Tech at Wake Forest Duke North Carolina at NC State * - game started Career Highs Points 27 vs. UT-Martin (3/24/13) Rebounds 13 at South Florida (1/8/13) Assists 5, three times (MR: vs. Louisville, 2/11/13) Field Goals 10, twice (MR: at Michigan, 12/14/13) Field Goal Attempts 20 vs. Michigan State (11/11/13) 3-Point Field Goals 4 vs. Baylor (12/5/12) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 7 vs. Georgetown (1/15/13) Free Throws 6 vs. UT-Martin (3/24/13) Free Throw Attempts 7 vs. Duke (4/2/13) Steals 4 vs. Valparaiso (11/16/13) Blocked Shots 3 vs. UNC Wilmington (11/9/13) Minutes Played 54 vs. Connecticut (3/4/13) Miscellaneous Double-doubles...2 Double-figure scoring games point games...5 Double-figure rebounding games assist games steal games...0 Loyd s Career Statistics All Games TOTAL Loyd s Career Statistics Conference Games TOTAL

35 # 34 Markisha Wright Forward 6-2 Jr.-2V Des Moines, Iowa (Des Moines East HS) Highlights u Averaging 2.8 points and 2.1 rebounds per game has played in all nine contests. u Posted double-double in exhibition against California (Pa.) with 16 points (6-12 FG) and 10 rebounds (six offensive). u Totaled eight points (3-4 FG) and five rebounds in season opener against UNC Wilmington. u Scored six points and grabbed five rebounds off the bench against #19/18 Michigan State. u Matched season high with five rebounds (plus three points) in victory over Duquesne. u Totaled four points and three rebounds against UCLA. Wright Game-by-Game MP FG 3FG FT O-R A T B S Pts UNC Wilmington #19/18 Mich. St Valparaiso at Penn #25/25 DePaul vs. Duquesne at #10/11 Penn State UCLA at Michigan Central Michigan at Oregon State South Dakota St. Clemson Boston College at Virginia at Pittsburgh at Tennessee Miami at Maryland Virginia Tech at Duke at Florida State Syracuse at Boston College Georgia Tech at Wake Forest Duke North Carolina at NC State * - game started Career Highs Points 24 at Mercer (12/30/11) Rebounds 14 vs. Alabama A&M (12/19/12) Assists 4, three times (MR: vs. Providence, 1/26/13) Field Goals 10 at Mercer (12/30/11) Field Goal Attempts 14 vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) (12/31/12) 3-Point Field Goals 3-Point Field Goal Attempts Free Throws 6, twice (MR: vs. Saint Francis (Pa.), 12/31/12) Free Throw Attempts 8 vs. Utah State (12/8/12) Steals 3 vs. Pittsburgh (1/17/12) Blocked Shots 2, twice (MR: vs. Marquette, 12/7/11) Minutes Played 29 vs. Indiana State (11/13/11) Miscellaneous Double-doubles...2 Double-figure scoring games point games...2 Double-figure rebounding games block games...0 Wright s Career Statistics All Games TOTAL Wright s Career Statistics Conference Games TOTAL

36 # 35 Diamond Thompson Center 6-4 Fr.-HS Wheaton, Ill. (Wheaton Warrenville South HS) Highlights u Has played in four games in freshman campaign. u Saw first official action of career against Valparaiso, scoring two points and grabbing three rebounds. u Had two points and two rebounds in late-game action against Duquesne. Thompson Game-by-Game MP FG 3FG FT O-R A T B S Pts UNC Wilmington... Did not play #19/18 Mich. St... Did not play Valparaiso at Penn #25/25 DePaul... Did not play vs. Duquesne at #10/11 Penn State... Did not play UCLA at Michigan... Did not play Central Michigan at Oregon State South Dakota St. Clemson Boston College at Virginia at Pittsburgh at Tennessee Miami at Maryland Virginia Tech at Duke at Florida State Syracuse at Boston College Georgia Tech at Wake Forest Duke North Carolina at NC State * - game started Career Highs Points 2, twice (MR: vs. Duquesne, 12/1/13) Rebounds 3 vs. Valparaiso (11/16/13) Assists Field Goals 1, twice (MR: vs. Duquesne, 12/1/13) Field Goal Attempts 2 vs. Valparaiso (11/16/13) 3-Point Field Goals 3-Point Field Goal Attempts Free Throws Free Throw Attempts Steals Blocked Shots 1 vs. Valparaiso (11/16/13) Minutes Played 7 vs. Valparaiso (11/16/13) Miscellaneous Double-doubles...0 Double-figure scoring games point games...0 Double-figure rebounding games block games steal games...0 Thompson s Career Statistics All Games TOTAL Thompson s Career Statistics Conference Games TOTAL

37 # 44 Ariel Braker Forward 6-1 Sr.-3V Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich. (Grosse Pointe North HS) Awards/Honors u Team captain Highlights u Started all nine games and is averaging 4.1 points and a career-best 5.6 rebounds. u Earned start in season opener against UNC Wilmington, finishing with five points and four rebounds. u Had seven points (3-3 FG) and eight rebounds in win over home state foe #19/18 Michigan State. u Turned in solid effort against Valparaiso, scoring seven points (3-5 FG), grabbing eight rebounds and stealing four passes. u Shared game-high honors with nine rebounds at Penn. u Appeared in 100th career game at #10/11 Penn State, collecting three points, five rebounds, career-high five assists (no turnovers) and two steals. Braker Game-by-Game MP FG 3FG FT O-R A T B S Pts UNC Wilmington* #19/18 Mich. St.* Valparaiso* at Penn* #25/25 DePaul* vs. Duquesne* at #10/11 Penn St.* UCLA* at Michigan* Central Michigan at Oregon State South Dakota St. Clemson Boston College at Virginia at Pittsburgh at Tennessee Miami at Maryland Virginia Tech at Duke at Florida State Syracuse at Boston College Georgia Tech at Wake Forest Duke North Carolina at NC State * - game started Career Highs Points 15, twice (MR: at Seton Hall, 2/9/13) Rebounds 12 vs. South Florida (3/10/13) Assists 5 at Penn State (12/4/13) Field Goals 6 vs. Utah State (12/8/12) Field Goal Attempts 9 vs. Alabama A&M (12/19/12) 3-Point Field Goals 3-Point Field Goal Attempts Free Throws 5, three times (MR: vs. Connecticut, 3/4/13) Free Throw Attempts 8 vs. Southeast Missouri State (1/2/11) Steals 5 vs. Utah State (12/8/12) Blocked Shots 3, six times (MR: vs. Kansas, 3/31/13) Minutes Played 38 vs. Connecticut (3/4/13) Miscellaneous Double-doubles...0 Double-figure scoring games point games...0 Double-figure rebounding games block games steal games assist games...1 Braker s Career Statistics All Games TOTAL Braker s Career Statistics Conference Games TOTAL