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[email protected] // cell (574) 532-4166 from preseason 1998-Dec. 3, 2001. • Notre Dame is closing in on the 1,000th • The Irish now have been voted into the pre- game in the program’s 34-year history, with Media Services season AP poll in 11 of the past 12 seasons that milestone contest set for Dec. 5 when The official Notre Dame athletics web site contains the Irish play host to in-state rival Purdue schedules, rosters, updated statistics and some historical (since 1999-2000), something only seven information from previous seasons. High-resolution color other schools in the country can match. at Purcell Pavilion in a nationally-televised headshots and action photos of Notre Dame players, • Notre Dame has a rugged 2010-11 sched- game on ESPN2. Notre Dame is 689-302 coaches and staff are available upon request. ule lined up, with games against at least (.695) all-time entering the ’10-11 season. Official Notre Dame athletics web site: one team from each of the top six RPI • The Irish have only one true senior on this • http://www.UND.com conferences (BIG EAST, ACC, Big Ten, Big year’s roster — forward Becca Bruszewski. In-Season Interview Policy 12, Pac-10 and SEC), and five matchups Guard Brittany Mallory and forward De- All requests for Notre Dame player, coach or staff interviews against four other teams that advanced to vereaux Peters both are listed as seniors must be made through Chris Masters and 24 hours’ notice last year’s NCAA Sweet 16 (Connecticut on the roster based on their academic is appreciated. Please be aware that student-athletes’ twice, Baylor, Gonzaga and Kentucky). standing, but each player has the option academic obligations always take precedence before any to petition for a fifth year of eligibility after interview requests. • The Irish will play a school-record 17 regular- Media members also may speak to Irish team personnel season home games this year, incuding their both suffered season-ending knee injuries before or after practice sessions. While most practices are first regular-season tournament (outside of (torn ACL) within the first seven games of open to the media, some may be closed at the coaching the Preseason WNIT) since the 1983 Notre the 2008-09 campaign. staff’s discretion — contact Chris Masters for the latest Dame Thanksgiving Classic. The three-day, • Notre Dame welcomes a three-player fresh- practice schedule and availability. man class that includes the program’s first- On game days, no interviews will be granted with any round-robin WBCA Classic (also featuring Notre Dame player or coach prior to competition. IUPUI, Wake Forest and Butler) comes to ever international player (Canadian National Purcell Pavilion Nov. 26-28. Team forward Natalie Achonwa), a 2010 Credentials / Parking • There will be lots of new faces on the Irish McDonald’s All-American (Erie, Pa., native Season credentials will be issued to all media covering the schedule this season, with Notre Dame Kayla McBride) and a two-time Michigan Irish on a regular basis. Please note — any Notre Dame Player of the Year (Ariel Braker from Grosse men’s basketball season credential also offers access to playing seven first-time opponents as part all Irish women’s basketball games. of its 13-game non-conference slate. Those Pointe Woods, Mich.). Collectively, this For single-game credentials, contact Chris Masters no group has been ranked as high as eighth in later than 24 hours before tipoff. Credential requests may the country by ESPN Hoopgurlz. be submitted via phone, fax or e-mail. Passes will be left LAST IRISH GAME • The Irish made a shift on their coaching staff at the media will call entrance (Gate 8) of Purcell Pavilion. during the offseason, as former longtime as- Parking is free for all Irish women’s basketball games in #12 Notre Dame 102, Michigan Tech 30 the large lot south of Purcell Pavilion. Due to construction Exhibition Game sistant and post coach guru Carol Owens in the vicinity of the arena, there are no designated parking November 3, 2010 (who previously served as Notre Dame from lots or specific parking passes for media members. Purcell Pavilion (Notre Dame, Ind.) 1995-2005) returns to the program as asso- Credentials remain the property of the University of ciate coach following a successful five-year Notre Dame and may be revoked at any time. Michigan Tech (30) run as the head coach at her alma mater, Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tp Game Notes Dernovsek 34 1-5 1-3 1-2 5 1 4 4 Northern Illinois. In addition, Angie Potthoff Notre Dame’s game notes package is completed and made Lindstrom 30 2-11 2-6 0-0 4 1 3 6 has moved into the newly-created role of as- available on-line through the official Irish athletics web site Staehlin 30 2-4 0-0 0-0 3 1 1 4 sociate director of operations & technology, during the season, usually at least one day prior to tipoff. Hoyt 18 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 5 0 Notre Dame’s game notes are in Adobe PDF format and Guisfredi 27 1-5 1-4 2-2 2 2 3 5 a position that has seen her help direct Notre Dame’s emergence as one of the nation’s will be distributed via electronic means only (e-mail or web). Gaedke 6 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 Fax distribution is by request only. Glodowski 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 leaders in social media development among Kasuboski 14 0-2 0-2 0-0 1 1 0 0 Please contact Chris Masters if you wish to be added Traynoff 7 0-0 0-0 1-2 1 0 1 1 women’s college basketball programs. to the e-mail distribution list for Notre Dame’s regular Albi 19 2-3 0-1 2-2 2 1 3 6 women’s basketball releases. 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Final statistics books include Diggins 22 5-11 0-2 2-4 6 3 1 12 seventh with 343 344 Purdue an official NCAA box score and play-by-play. Telephone, Novosel 18 8-11 1-2 4-5 5 1 0 21 copier and fax services are available on a first-come, first- Mallory 24 2-7 1-5 2-6 4 1 1 7 victories. u343 NOTRE DAME served basis. Purcell Pavilion also offers wireless Internet Solomon 16 2-3 0-0 2-4 4 1 2 6 NOTE: through 2009-10 season. • Notre Dame has capability — check with Chris Masters for access. Badway 3 0-0 0-0 2-4 0 0 0 2 ranked among the Achonwa 19 2-4 0-0 2-2 9 2 3 6 Miller 12 4-4 0-0 2-3 4 0 1 10 top 20 in the nation in attendance each of Post-Game Interviews Turner 21 1-4 1-3 0-0 1 3 2 3 the past 10 seasons. Last year, the program Following each Notre Dame home game, Irish head coach McBride 23 7-12 0-3 0-0 8 1 1 14 finished fourth in the final NCAA attendance Muffet McGraw and selected players, as well as the visit- Forr 5 1-3 0-0 1-2 2 1 0 3 ing head coach and selected players, will be available to Team 1 rankings with 8,377 fans per game, both speak with the media. Post-game press conferences are Totals 200 38-70 3-15 23-38 53 18 14 102 setting new school records in the process. held in the Hammes Auditorium, located between Gates 1 Michigan Tech 14 16 — 30 The Irish also have drawn 5,000-or-more & 2 on the first floor of Purcell Pavilion (exit court via Gate 1 Notre Dame 52 50 — 102 fans to 141 of their last 143 home games, ramp on opposite end of court from press row, go straight logging 12 Purcell Pavilion sellouts (includ- and turn right at the Notre Dame women’s basketball office; FG Pct: Michigan Tech 21.1, Notre Dame 54.3. 3-PT FG Pct: auditorium entrance will be on your left). 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Time of Game Day games (before 6 p.m local time) 17-1 Novosel connected on 8-of-11 shots from the • The Fighting Irish also tied the record for few- Night games (6 p.m. or later local time) 12-5 field while adding a game-best six steals and est points allowed in an exhibition, which had five rebounds, all in just 18 minutes of action. been set in that 2008 game against Gannon Location She also led five Fighting Irish players in double (and would have been broken had Michigan Home games 16-1 Road games 8-3 figures, with freshman guard Kayla McBride Tech’s Angela Guisfredi not banked in a Neutral site games 5-2 coming off the bench to chip in 14 points, eight three-pointer at the buzzer). rebounds and three steals. Senior forward/ • Notre Dame topped the 100-point mark in Halftime score Leading at the half 25-0 co-captain Becca Bruszewski collected 13 exhibition play for the first time since 1998, Tied at the half 1-0 points, six rebounds and four assists, while when the Fighting Irish downed the Visby Trailing at the half 3-6 sophomore guard Skylar Diggins piled up 12 Ladies (a Swedish club), 111-82. points, six rebounds and three assists (with only • The Fighting Irish have scored at least 90 Individual scoring Two or fewer double-figure scorers 5-4 one turnover). points in their last five exhibitions, averag- Three double-figure scorers 11-1 Junior guard Fraderica Miller rounded out ing 96.2 points per game in that stretch, and Four double-figure scorers 8-1 the double-digit scoring parade for Notre Dame winning those five contests by an average of Five or more double-figure scorers 5-0 with 10 points on a perfect 4-of-4 shooting, and 53.2 points per night. Rebounding margin freshman forward Natalie Achonwa posted • Notre Dame has forced a combined 115 Grab more rebounds than opponents 20-0 game highs of nine rebounds and three blocks. turnovers in their last three exhibition games Grab same number of rebounds 0-0 The Fighting Irish shot 54.3 percent (38- (an average of 38.3 per game). Grab fewer rebounds than opponents 9-6 of-70) in their first action of the season, and • The Fighting Irish improve to 31-1 in exhibi- Field goal shooting outrebounded the Huskies, 53-18 (including 25 tion games since 1993-94, while extending Higher pct. than opponent 24-1 offensive rebounds), leading to a 26-0 edge in their current winning streak in preseason play Lower pct. than opponent 5-3 second-chance points. Notre Dame also forced Same pct. as opponent 0-1 to 26 consecutive games. Shoot 45% or better 19-1 33 turnovers, with 25 of those coming on steals, • The popular “Big Mac” promotion returned Shoot less than 45% 10-5 and limited MTU to a .211 field goal percentage to Purcell Pavilion for the fourth consecutive Hold opponent under 40% 13-0 (8-of-38) for the game. season, with fans in attendance receiving Free throw margin No player scored in double figures for Michi- coupons for a free McDonald’s Big Mac Make more free throws 23-1 gan Tech, which is trying to replace the gradu- any time the Fighting Irish score 88 points Make same number of free throws 2-0 ation of all five starters from last year’s 31-3 in a game — ironically, it was Notre Dame’s Make fewer free throws 4-5 squad that won its second consecutive NCAA most recent McDonald’s All-American (Mc- Turnovers Division II Midwest Regional title and returned Bride) who did the honors with the season’s Commit fewer turnovers 27-4 to the NCAA Elite Eight. Lindsey Lindstrom and first “Big Mac Basket”, knocking down a Commit same number of turnovers 1-0 Paige Albi shared team-high scoring honors for mid-range jumper on the left side with four Commit more turnovers 1-2 the Huskies with six points apiece. minutes to play. Miscellaneous Notre Dame wasted little time in taking con- • The attendance of 7,464 was the second- Vs. Top 25 (AP or ESPN/USA Today polls) 6-6 trol, scoring the first 17 points of the contest in largest crowd ever for a Notre Dame On commercial television 13-4 the opening 4:38 of play. In addition to Novosel’s women’s basketball exhibition, topped only In white jerseys 16-1 In alternate white jerseys (green trim) 2-1 nine points in the run, the Fighting Irish also by last year’s audience of 7,508 for a 97-53 In alternate white jerseys (pink trim) 1-0 forced Michigan Tech to commit six turnovers win over Indianapolis at Purcell Pavilion. In blue jerseys 10-3 on its first seven possessions, with five of those In green jerseys 0-1 giveaways coming via Notre Dame steals. Lind- McGraw Is Simply Legendary Margin of Victory strom finally broke the ice for the Huskies by The announcement on July 10, 2010, may have 1-5 points 5-2 connecting on a three-pointer from the left side made it official, but it really only confirmed what 6-10 points 5-1 exactly five minutes into the game. 11-15 points 2-1 Notre Dame fans have known for a very long 16-20 points 4-0 MTU seemed to stop the bleeding for the time — head coach Muffet McGraw is a Hall 21+ points 13-2 next four minutes, but then the Fighting Irish put of Famer. In overtime games 0-1 together a 13-2 run right up to the eight-minute McGraw, the 2001 consensus national media timeout that hiked their lead to 37-7. Conference Affiliation coach of the year and winner of more than 600 America East 1-0 Senior guard/co-captain Brittany Mallory tallied games in her illustrious career, was one of six Atlantic 10 1-0 five points and Achonwa added four markers in people — and the lone coach — named to the BIG EAST 14-5 Big Ten 2-0 the surge. 2011 Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Class, The Huskies again righted themselves tem- Big 12 1-1 as announced in Uncasville, Conn., during the Conference USA 1-0 porarily, but Notre Dame then closed the half on “WNBA vs. USA Basketball: The Stars at the Horizon League 2-0 a 15-3 run covering the final 6:08 of the period. Sun Game” that was televised live nationally on Metro Atlantic Athletic 1-0 Six different Fighting Irish players scored during Mid-American 1-0 ESPN from Mohegan Sun Arena. Mountain West 1-0 that spree, led by Diggins’ five points, as Notre The others in McGraw’s Hall of Fame class Southeastern 2-0 Dame took a 52-14 lead to the locker room. include former Olympic gold medalists Ruthie Southwestern Athletic 1-0 Defense continued to be the story for the Bolton (Auburn) and Vicky Bullett (Maryland), Summit League 1-0 Fighting Irish in the second half, as Notre Dame as well as Val Ackerman, the first WNBA presi- Month held Michigan Tech without a single field goal for dent (1996-2005) and first female president of November 6-0 11:35 during the middle portion of the stanza. USA Basketball (2005-08), and a pair of three- December 6-0 January 7-1 All 12 Fighting Irish players in uniform would time All-America players from the pre-NCAA eventually find their way into the scorebook, February 6-2 era, Pearl Moore (Frances Marion) and Lometa March 4-3 including their two walk-ons — senior forward Odom (Wayland Baptist). 6 2010-11 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball fighting irish women’s basketball 2010-11 Quick Facts NOTRE DAME Notre Dame Quick Facts The ’11 class offically will be introduced at 2009-10 Notre Dame Top Bench Scorers the 2010 State Farm Tip-Off Classic on Nov. Official Name: University of Notre Dame Player Points Opponent/Date Location: Notre Dame, Ind. 16 at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn., when Brittany Mallory 22 Valparaiso, 12/12/09 Enrollment: 8,363 (undergraduate) / 11,731 (overall) Connecticut and Baylor meet at 6 p.m. (ET) on Skylar Diggins 21 vs. San Diego State, 11/26/09 Founded: 1842 ESPN2. The group then will be enshrined June Skylar Diggins 17 Iona, 11/22/09 Colors: Gold and Blue 10-12, 2011, during the 13th annual Induction Brittany Mallory 16 at UCF, 12/29/09 Nickname: Fighting Irish Weekend at the Women’s Basketball Hall of Brittany Mallory 15 vs. San Diego State, 11/26/09 School Fight Song: Notre Dame Victory March Fame in Knoxville, Tenn. Brittany Mallory 15 vs. Oklahoma, 11/28/09 Conference: BIG EAST McGraw becomes the first Notre Dame Becca Bruszewski 15 Connecticut, 3/1/10 Arena: Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center (cap. 9,149) Devereaux Peters 15 Connecticut, 3/1/10 President: Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C. selection for the Women’s Basketball Hall of Skylar Diggins 14 Ark.-Pine Bluff, 11/15/09 Provost: Thomas G. Burish Fame. The Irish skipper also is the third BIG Becca Bruszewski 14 Cleveland State, 3/21/10 Executive Vice President: John Affleck-Graves EAST Conference coach chosen for the honor, Devereaux Peters 13 vs. St. John’s, 3/7/10 NCAA Faculty Representative: Patricia Bellia joining Rutgers’ C. Vivian Stringer (2001) and Natalie Novosel 12 Valparaiso, 12/12/09 Director of Athletics: Jack Swarbrick Connecticut’s Geno Auriemma (2006) in that Natalie Novosel 12 South Florida, 1/12/10 Senior Deputy Athletics Director/SWA: Missy Conboy elite company. First-year Seton Hall head Devereaux Peters 12 at Connecticut, 1/16/10 Associate Athletics Director (WBB): Jill Bodensteiner coach Anne Donovan also was a member of Natalie Novosel 12 Providence, 1/27/10 Devereaux Peters 12 Cleveland State, 3/21/10 Head Coach: Muffet McGraw (Saint Joseph’s (Pa.) ’77) the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame inaugural Brittany Mallory 11 at Syracuse, 1/30/10 Record: 613-244 (.715) - 29th season class in 1999, going in primarily for her accom- Devereaux Peters 11 at Rutgers, 2/1/10 At Notre Dame: 525-203 (.721) - 24th season plishments as a player at Old Dominion. Devereaux Peters 11 vs. Louisville, 3/6/10 At Purcell Pavilion: 262-52 (.834) McGraw also will be the ninth active college Game-high scorers in italics Associate Head Coach: head coach to enter the Women’s Basketball Jonathan Tsipis (North Carolina ’96) - 8th season Hall of Fame on the basis of her success on scored at least 80 points, including four games Associate Coach: the sidelines. Besides Stringer and Auriemma, when it topped the 90-point mark. Carol Owens (Northern Illinois ’90) - 11th season Assistant Coach: the others on this notable list are: Pat Summitt Niele Ivey (Notre Dame ’00) - 4th season (1999 - Tennessee), Van Chancellor (2001 Now That’s A Home Court Advantage Coordinator of Basketball Operations: - LSU), Tara VanDerveer (2002 - Stanford), One of the hallmarks of Notre Dame’s success Stephanie Menio (Pittsburgh ’04) - 6th season Sylvia Hatchell (2004 - North Carolina), Andy has been its stellar play at home. In fact, the Associate Director of Operations & Technology: Landers (2007 - Georgia) and Debbie Ryan Irish have been virtually untouchable at home Angie Potthoff (Penn State ’97) - 6th season (2008 - Virginia). in recent years, winning 189 of their last 214 Administrative Assistant: Tinia Scott games (.883) at the 9,149-seat Purcell Pavilion, Athletic Trainer: Anne Marquez including winning streaks of 51 and 25 games Strength & Conditioning Coach: Craig Cheek Half And Half Academic Counselor: Chad Grotegut During the past decade, Notre Dame has been in that span. Notre Dame also has a 106-18 Equipment Manager: Kathy Speybroeck nearly unbeatable when it has the lead at half- (.855) record in BIG EAST Conference play at Student Managers: time. The Irish are 188-17 (.917) since the start the former Joyce Center, sporting a 31-game Stephen Lauria (Sr., Staten Island, N.Y.) of the 2000-01 campaign when they go into the league winning streak at home before it ended Brian Monson (Sr., Rochester, Minn.) dressing room with the lead, including wins in with a 48-45 loss to Villanova in the ’02 home 116 of their last 127 such contests. finale. Women’s Basketball History Notre Dame led at the break in 25 games The Irish have been particularly strong last season and went on to earn victories each when it comes to non-conference games at 34th Season: time. home, winning 85 of their last 92 non-BIG 1st game, Dec. 3, 1977 vs. Valparaiso (W, 48-41) EAST contests (.924) at Purcell Pavilion, dating All-Time Record: 689-302 (.695) back to the 1994-95 season. Five of the seven Record At Purcell Pavilion: The Best Offense Is A Good Defense… losses in that span came at the hands of Big 34th season, 339-86 (.798) During the past 16 seasons, Notre Dame Ten Conference opponents (four by 12 points Record In The BIG EAST (regular season): has discovered that a solid defensive effort 16th season, 188-60 (.758) or less) — Wisconsin in 1996 (81-69), Purdue can almost certainly guarantee a victory. In Conference/Membership Affiliations: in 2003 (71-54), Michigan State in 2004 (82- fact, since the beginning of the 1995-96 sea- AIAW D-III independent (1977-78 through 1979-80) 73 OT), Indiana in 2006 (54-51) and Minnesota son (Notre Dame’s first in the BIG EAST AIAW D-I independent (1980-81) in 2009 (79-71) — with the other two defeats NCAA D-I independent (1981-82 through 1982-83) Conference), the Irish have an amazing 208-15 coming to Tennessee in 2005 (62-51) and North Star (1983-84 through 1987-88) (.933) record when they hold their opponents 2008 (87-63). The Purdue loss also snapped a *Midwestern Collegiate (1988-89 through 1994-95) below 60 points in a game, including a 13-1 33-game non-conference home winning streak BIG EAST (1995-96 to present) record last season. Regular-Season Conference Championships (8): which began after the UW setback. The lone loss? A 59-44 setback to North Star - 1985, 1986 Since its inaugural season in 1977-78, top-ranked Connecticut in the BIG EAST *Midwestern Collegiate - 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995 Notre Dame has played all of its games at the Championship semifinals on March 8, 2010, in BIG EAST - 2001 former Joyce Center, posting a 339-86 (.798) Conference Tournament Championships (5): Hartford, Conn. North Star - N/A record at the venerable facility. Three times *Midwestern Collegiate - 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994 (1999-2000, 2000-01 and 2003-04), the Irish BIG EAST - None …But Sometimes You Have To Score If went a perfect 15-0 at home, which was the NCAA Championship Appearances (17): You Want To Win school record for home victories in a season National Champion - 2001 Not resting solely on its defensive laurels, prior to last year, when Notre Dame went 16-1, Final Four - 1997, 2001 Notre Dame also seemingly has found the capped by an 84-66 triumph over Vermont on Elite 8 - 1997, 2001 magic mark when it comes to outscoring its March 23, 2010, in the second round of the Sweet6 1 - 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2010 Berths - 1994, 1996-2010 opponents. During the past 16 seasons (since NCAA Championship. Consecutive NCAA Championship Appearances: 1995-96), the Irish are 140-4 (.972) when 15 (1996-present) they score at least 80 points in a game. The Irish Are The Hottest Ticket In Town NIT Appearances (4): only blemishes on that record are a pair of The 2009-10 season saw an unprecedented 1986 (3rd place), 1989 (7th place), 1991 (8th place), overtime losses to Texas A&M (88-84) and surge in fan support for Notre Dame wom- 1995 (3rd place) Michigan State (87-83) in 1995, a 106-81 loss en’s basketball, as the Irish set new program Consecutive Postseason Appearances: to Connecticut in 1998, and an 81-80 loss to 17 (1994-present); 16 NCAAs, 1 NIT records for the highest year-end NCAA atten- * - now known as the Horizon League DePaul in 2008. dance ranking (fourth), highest average atten- Last season, Notre Dame was 17-0 when it dance (8,377 fans per game) and most sellouts

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Michigan Tech 30 • (0-0) Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 12 Lucy Dernovsek f 1-5 1-3 1-2 0 5 5 4 4 1 7 3 1 34 20 Lindsey Lindstrom f 2-11 2-6 0-0 0 4 4 3 6 1 2 0 0 30 14 Lisa Staehlin c 2-4 0-0 0-0 2 1 3 1 4 1 4 0 3 30 21 Sam Hoyt g 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 18 32 Angela Guisfredi g 1-5 1-4 2-2 1 1 2 3 5 2 3 0 0 27 03 Michelle Gaedke 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 6 10 Kate Glodowski 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 23 Krista Kasuboski 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 14 34 Kelcey Traynoff 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 7 43 Paige Albi 2-3 0-1 2-2 0 2 2 3 6 1 6 0 0 19 45 Heather Kessler 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 53 Lynn Giesler 0-1 0-0 4-4 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 6 54 Taylor Stippel 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Team 0 0 0 Totals 8-38 4-18 10-12 3 15 18 23 30 8 33 4 6 200

FG % 1st Half: 4-16 25.0% 2nd half: 4-22 18.2% Game: 8-38 21.1% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 1-6 16.7% 2nd half: 3-12 25.0% Game: 4-18 22.2% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 5-6 83.3% 2nd half: 5-6 83.3% Game: 10-12 83.3% 1

Notre Dame 102 • (0-0) Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 14 PETERS, Devereaux f 2-3 0-0 1-2 1 2 3 1 5 1 0 1 2 12 32 BRUSZEWSKI, Becca f 4-8 0-0 5-6 2 4 6 2 13 4 2 0 2 25 04 DIGGINS, SKYLAR g 5-11 0-2 2-4 3 3 6 1 12 3 1 0 2 22 21 NOVOSEL, Natalie g 8-11 1-2 4-5 4 1 5 0 21 1 2 1 6 18 22 MALLORY, Brittany g 2-7 1-5 2-6 0 4 4 1 7 1 0 0 4 24 01 SOLOMON, Erica 2-3 0-0 2-4 2 2 4 2 6 1 1 1 1 16 02 BADWAY, Veronica 0-0 0-0 2-4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 11 ACHONWA, Natalie 2-4 0-0 2-2 6 3 9 3 6 2 4 3 1 19 12 MILLER, Fraderica 4-4 0-0 2-3 2 2 4 1 10 0 0 0 3 12 15 TURNER, Kaila 1-4 1-3 0-0 1 0 1 2 3 3 1 0 1 21 23 MCBRIDE, Kayla 7-12 0-3 0-0 2 6 8 1 14 1 1 0 3 23 41 FORR, Mary 1-3 0-0 1-2 1 1 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 5 Team 1 0 1 Totals 38-70 3-15 23-38 25 28 53 14 102 18 12 6 25 200

FG % 1st Half: 20-38 52.6% 2nd half: 18-32 56.3% Game: 38-70 54.3% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 2-9 22.2% 2nd half: 1-6 16.7% Game: 3-15 20.0% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 10-18 55.6% 2nd half: 13-20 65.0% Game: 23-38 60.5% 8

Officials: Ron Dressander, Mark Berger, Erika Herriman Technical fouls: Michigan Tech-None. Notre Dame-None. Attendance: 7464

Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Michigan Tech 14 16 30 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench MTU 6 6 0 0 11 Notre Dame 52 50 102 ND 56 45 26 24 44

Last FG - MTU 2nd-00:01, ND 2nd-01:09. Score tied - 0 times. Largest lead - MTU None, ND by 75 2nd-00:20. Lead changed - 0 times.