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PETERSEN EVENTS CENTER >> PITTSBURGH, PA. >> 7 P.M. ET >> GAME NOTES GAME 21: NO. 5/5 NOTRE DAME (18-2, 6-1 ACC) AT PITT (9-11, 1-6 ACC) >> THE RECORD >> THE MATCHUP OVERALL: 9-11 TALE OF THE TAPE ACC: 1-6 61.8 POINTS PER GAME 84.1 NON-CONFERENCE: 8-5 59.8 POINTS ALLOWED/GAME 67.9 HOME: 8-5, 1-2 ACC 34.9 REBOUNDS PER GAME 42.5 AWAY: 1-6, 0-4, ACC 40.0 REBOUNDING DEFENSE 33.8 NEUTRAL: 0-0 .404 FG PERCENTAGE .491 .361 FG PERCENTAGE DEFENSE .402 .329 3FG PERCENTAGE .329 >> THE SCHEDULE .320 3FG PERCENTAGE DEFENSE .345 N10 YOUNGSTOWN STATE (ACCN EX) W, 66-58 PITT QUICK FACTS NOTRE DAME QUICK FACTS N13 CORNELL (ACCN EX) W, 51-39 HEAD COACH: Suzie McConnell-Serio HEAD COACH: Muffett McGraw N16 DUQUESNE (ACCN EX) L, 66-53 RECORD AT PITT: 66-78, fifth year RECORD AT SCHOOL: 783-229, 31st year N19 TOWSON (ACCN EX) W, 81-63 OVERALL RECORD: 189-146, 11th year OVERALL RECORD: 871-270, 36th year N21 at Cincinnati W, 66-46 POINTS LEADER: Yacine Diop (15.7 ppg) POINTS LEADER: Arike Ogunbowale (20.3 ppg) N25 ARKANSAS STATE (ACCN EX) W, 87-47 REBOUNDS LEADER: Kalista Walters (7.3 rpg) REBOUNDS LEADER: Jessica Shepard (15.1 rpg) N29 WISCONSIN^ (ACCN EX) L, 58-57 ASSISTS LEADER: Jasmine Whitney (4.8 apg) ASSISTS LEADER: Marina Mabrey (4.1 apg) D3 at Fordham L, 58-55 D7 at No. 10/11 West Virginia L, 73-52 >> PAW PRINTS D9 UNCW (ACCN EX) W. 74-55 D17 PENN STATE (ACCN EX) L, 59-48 NOTABLES A WIN WOULD... THE SERIES • Junior center Kalista Walters • Be Pitt’s first win against a top- NOTRE DAME LEADS, 25-3 D20 BUCKNELL (ACCN EX) W, 57-39 5 team in program history. D28 at Virginia* (ACCN EX) L, 62-50 continues to lead the ACC in at Pitt: Notre Dame leads, 12-2 field goal percentage (.654), • Be the Panthers’ first win at Notre Dame: Notre Dame leads, 12-0 D31 CHICAGO STATE (ACCN EX) W, 87-49 against a top-10 team since J4 WAKE FOREST* (ACCN EX) L, 58-49 ranking fourth in the country. at Neutral Sites: Series tied, 1-1 She ranks third in the league defeating No. 8/6 North Current Streak: Notre Dame, W8 J7 at North Carolina* (ACCN EX) L, 68-67 Carolina, 84-59, Jan. 8, 2015. J11 at Virginia Tech* (ACCN EX) L, 89-66 with 2.05 blocked shots per • Snap a 19-game losing streak J14 (RV) GEORGIA TECH* (ACCN EX) W, 68-62 game. for the Panthers against ranked Last 12: Notre Dame leads, 9-3 J18 NO. 2/2 LOUISVILLE* (ACCN EX) L, 77-51 • Sophomore point guard opponents. Pitt’s last win Jasmine Whitney is fourth in against a ranked opponent was Jan. 31, 2007 ......... H ........ W ............71-62 J21 at (RV/RV) Syracuse* (ACCN EX) L, 70-52 Feb. 10, 2008 ......... A .........L .............66-81 J25 NO. 5/5 NOTRE DAME* (ACCN EX) 7 P.M. the ACC with an assist/turnover against No. 17/18 Chattanooga ratio of 2.07, and is fifth in the in the 2015 NCAA Tournament March 9, 2008..N (BET) .. W ...........64-53 J28 NO. 18/18 DUKE* (ACCN EX) 2 P.M. Feb. 3, 2009 ........... H ........ W ...........82-70 F1 at Clemson* (ACCN EX) 7 p.m. league with 4.8 assists per First Round. Feb. 6, 2010 ............ A .........L ............76-86 game. • Snap an eight-game losing F4 FLORIDA STATE* (RSN) 1 P.M. streak in the all-time series Jan. 15, 2011 ........... H .........L ............50-82 F11 at Boston College* (ACCN EX) 1 p.m. • Redshirt junior forward Yacine Jan. 17, 2012 ........... A .........L .......... 44-120 Diop ranks 11th in the ACC in against the Fighting Irish. Notre Jan. 23, 2013 ......... H ........L .............47-73 F15 at Miami* (ACCN EX) 7 p.m. Dame holds a 25-3 advantage F19 SYRACUSE* (RSN) 7 P.M. scoring average, with 15.7 Jan. 16, 2014 .......... H .........L ..........66-109 points per game. against the Panthers. Pitt’s last Feb. 26, 2015 .......... A .........L ............59-87 F22 NC STATE* (ACCN EX) 7 P.M. win against the Fighting Irish Jan. 3, 2016 ........... H .........L ............55-65 F25 at Louisville* (ACCN EX) 2 p.m. came Feb. 3, 2009, at Petersen Jan. 12, 2017 .......... A .........L ............54-86 F28-M4 ACC Tournament $ TBA Events Center (82-70). • Snap a four-game losing streak (BET) Big East Tournament (Hartford, Conn.) Games in BOLD CAPS played at Petersen Events when playing against Notre Center in Pittsburgh, Pa. All times Eastern. Dame in Pittsburgh. (TV broadcast) >> PROJECTED STARTERS (BASED ON PREVIOUS GAME) ^ - Big Ten/ACC Challenge PITT PANTHERS HT. YR. HOMETOWN PPG RPG OTHER * - ACC Opponent F 12 Yacine Diop 5-10 R-Jr. Dakar, Senegal 15.7 6.1 Five double-doubles $ - Played in Greensboro, N.C. C 32 Kalista Walters 6-1 So. Fleetwood, Pa. 10.8 7.3 Five double-doubles G 3 Jasmine Whitney 5-9 So. Centreville, Va. 6.5 2.7 +2.1 A/TO radio G 5 Kauai Bradley 6-0 Jr. Chicago, Ill. 4.6 3.7 2.7 APG, 1.8 SPG G 13 Kyla Nelson 5-11 Fr. Worthing, England 5.5 1.9 2.0 APG NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH HT. YR. HOMETOWN PPG RPG OTHER F 23 Jessica Shepard 6-4 Jr. Fremont, Neb. 15.1 7.8 .571 FG% F 33 Kathryn Westbeld 6-2 Sr. Kettering, Ohio 7.5 5.3 .615 FG%, .788 FT% G 3 Marina Mabrey 5-11 Jr. Belmar, N.J. 12.3 4.4 1.8 SPG, .854 FT% G 5 Jackie Young 6-0 So. Princeton, Ind. 14.5 7.0 .485 FG%, .810 FT% >> EXPERIENCE THE ACTION G 24 Arike Ogunbowale 5-8 Jr. Milwaukee, Wis. 20.3 5.5 2.7 APG, .450 FG% WATCH LISTEN LIVE STATS SOCIAL MEDIA • ACC Network Extra. available on • 1320AM WJAS • SIDEARM • Twitter/Instagram: @Pitt_WBB WatchESPN App • George Von Benko (PxP) • http://www.sidearmstats.com/ • Facebook: PittWomensBasketball • Jeff Hatthorn (PxP) • Jesse Irwin (Analyst) pittsburgh/wbball/ • YouTube: Pitt LiveWire • Amanda Silay (Analyst) TICKETS/PROMOTIONS • PittsburghPanthers.com/Tickets @Pitt_WBB 1 #INPURSUIT QUICK FACTS >> NOTES GENERAL INFORMATION SCOUTING THE ORANGE women’s basketball players all-time to make all 12 of Location ................................................................Pittsburgh, Pa. No. 5/5 Notre Dame (18-2, 6-1 ACC) enters Sunday’s her field goal attempts. Founded ....................................................................................1787 contest riding a three-game win streak in which it has defeated its opposition by an average of 32.0 points She is the first to do so since Duke’s Sheena Mosch Affiliation .............................................................NCAA Division I per game. against Clemson on Jan. 28, 2001. Conference ................................................ Atlantic Coast (ACC) Enrollment ..........................................................................28,644 On Jan. 18, the Fighting Irish secured its largest BLOCK PARTY Colors ................... Blue (PMS 289) & Vegas Gold (PMS 4515) comeback in program history, overcoming a 23-point The Panthers remain second in the country in total Nickname.........................................................................Panthers deficit to defeat No. 6/7 Tennessee at Purcell Pavilion, blocked shots (134), behind the nation’s leader, Mascot ........................................................................................Roc 84-70. William & Mary (142). Home Arena (Cap.) ............Petersen Events Center (12,508) The lone blemish on Notre Dame’s ACC record is a Pitt leads the ACC in blocked shots per game (6.7), 100-67 loss at Louisville Jan. 11. The Fighting Irish’s ranking seventh in the NCAA. UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS PERSONNEL only other loss this season was at No. 1/1 UConn in Chancellor ...Dr. Patrick Gallagher (Benedictine, Pitt, 1991) non-conference play Dec. 3 (80-71). The Panthers have posted 10 or more blocks in four Director of Athletics .............Heather Lyke (Michigan, 1992) games, including a season-high 13 against Arkansas SWA.................................Jen Tuscano (Pitt-Johnstown, 1999) Reigning ACC Player of the Week Arike Ogunbowale State (Nov. 25). averaged 25.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists and TEAM INFORMATION 2.0 steals in wins over No.6/7 Tennessee and Clemson The Panthers’ roster lists the most 6-footers of any 2016-17 Overall Record .........................................................13-17 last week. Her overall season scoring average of 20.3 season during the Suzie McConnell-Serio era with 2016-17 Record Breakdown ..............11-6 (H), 0-10 (A), 2-1 (N) points per game ranks second in the league and 27th seven. Pitt had five in 2016-17 and 2015-16, and had 2016-17 ACC Record .................................................................4-12 in the nation. four in 2014-15 and 2013-14. 2016-17 ACC Breakdown ....................4-4 (H), 0-8 (A), 0-0 (N) LAST TIME OUT CLOSE CALLS ACC Regular Season Finish ..............................................T-10th Junior Kauai Bradley led Pitt with 13 points in a 70-52 The Panthers have had three games this season ACC Tournament Finish ....................................0-1, first round loss at (RV/RV) Syracuse Sunday at the Carrier Dome. decided by a combined five points: vs. Wisconsin (L, Letterwinners Returning/Lost ..............................................8/4 58-57 – Nov. 29), at Fordham (L, 58-55 – Dec. 3), at Starters Returning/Lost .........................................................3/2 Bradley made 4-of-6 from the field and was a perfect North Carolina (L, 68-67 - Jan. 7). Newcomers ................................................................................... 6 3-of-3 from long range on the day. Sophomore Alayna Gribble was the only other Panther with double The last time Pitt had back-to-back games each figures in the scoring column, scoring 10 points. decided by four points or fewer was at the 2011 TEAM HISTORY Junior center Kalista Walters had nine points and Big East Tournament against USF (W, 63-60) and First Season of Basketball ............................................