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NOTRE DAME Covering the Irish A Quick Look At The Fighting Irish Allen’s classmate and backcourt running Notre Dame Sports Information Halfway through the 2006-07 season, the growth partner, Tulyah Gaines, is a candidate as one C112 Joyce Center, Second Floor of the Notre Dame women’s basketball team of the conference’s most improved players. Notre Dame, IN 46556 phone (574) 631-7516 // fax (574) 631-7941 already is evident, and the best may be yet to The speedy Gaines has stoked the Notre Dame offensive fire to an even hotter level, averaging Chris Masters, Asst. Sports Information Director (WBB) come. [email protected] // cell (574) 532-4166 With a young and inexperienced roster that 10.9 points and 3.6 assists per game with a .492 has only two seniors and is missing its top return- field goal percentage. Gaines, who came into the Media Services ing scorer from a year ago, the Irish have had to season with a 3.7 ppg. career scoring average, The official Notre Dame athletics web site contains sched- learn on the run — and run is exactly what they has scored 20 points in a game three times this ules, rosters, updated statistics and historical information have done this season. Notre Dame is averag- year, including a career-high 27 points on Jan. from previous seasons. High-resolution color headshots ing 71.2 points per game thus far, a significant 10 in a win over Cincinnati. and action photos of Notre Dame players, coaches and improvement over the previous five Irish squads, Another Irish junior, 6-foot-5 center Melissa staff are available upon request. : none of which has averaged better than 66.3 D’Amico, continues to make strides in the post. Official Notre Dame athletics web site • http://www.und.com points per night. The second-year starter is carding 10.3 points Of course, the Irish have traditionally hung and 5.4 rebounds per game with a team-high .548 field goal percentage. She also earned a In-Season Interview Policy their hat on their defense, a trait that is much All requests for Notre Dame player, coach or staff interviews harder to master and takes a bit longer. On the spot on the BIG EAST Honor Roll on Dec. 18. must be made through Chris Masters and 24 hours’ notice one hand, Notre Dame’s aggressive style has The most pleasing contributions of the year is appreciated. Please be aware that student-athletes’ rattled opponents, causing 21.4 turnovers per for Notre Dame to this point have come from its academic obligations always take precedence before any game (including a BIG EAST-best 11.8 steals freshmen. Guard Ashley Barlow is third on the interview requests. per night). However, the flip side has seen the team in scoring (10.6 ppg.) and second in steals Media members also may speak to Irish team personnel before or after practice sessions. While most practices are Irish allow opponents to shoot .413 from the (2.2 spg.), and came up with a career-high 21 points and nine rebounds on Dec. 28 vs. Prairie open to the media, some may be closed at the coaching floor (.381 from the three-point line), while the staff’s discretion — contact Chris Masters for the latest Irish claim just a 1.8 rpg. edge on the boards), View A&M. Center Erica Williamson (6.8 ppg., practice schedule and availability. two areas Notre Dame will continue to focus on 6.1 rpg., 1.5 bpg.) is proving to be a capable On game days, no interviews will be granted with any during the BIG EAST season. understudy to D’Amico, logging her first career Notre Dame player or coach prior to competition. Junior guard Charel Allen has been one of double-double at South Florida with 11 points the main offensive catalysts for the Irish to this and 18 rebounds (an Irish freshman record). And, Credentials / Parking point, averaging a team-high 14.4 ppg., while guard Melissa Lechlitner (4.7 ppg., 2.5 apg.) Season credentials will be issued to all media covering the scoring in double figures in 14 of 16 outings to has shown little drop off at the point behind Irish on a regular basis. Please note — any Notre Dame men’s basketball season credentials also offer access to date. The Monessen, Pa., native, who was lim- Gaines, posting three double-figure scoring games, including a career-high 11 points at Penn all Irish women’s basketball games. ited last year while recovering from knee surgery For single-game credentials, contact Chris Masters no in the summer of 2005, also is collecting 5.9 State and USF (hitting the game-tying trey late less than 24 hours before tipoff. Credential requests must rebounds and a team-high 2.4 steals per game in regulation in the latter game). be submitted via fax on official letterhead. Passes are left at and has twice been named to the BIG EAST the media will call entrance (Gate 1) of the Joyce Center. Weekly Honor Roll (Dec. 4, Jan. 8). Potent Notables About The Irish Parking is free for all Irish women’s basketball games. • Notre Dame is Credentials remain the property of the University of Winningest Teams Notre Dame and may be revoked at any time. LAST IRISH GAME among the na- tion’s winningest (1996-97 to present) South Florida 87, Notre Dame 78 (OT) 342 Connecticut Game Notes programs during Notre Dame’s game notes package is completed and made January 13, 2007 334 Tennessee the past 11 sea- available on-line through the official Irish athletics web site Sun Dome (Tampa, Fla.) 306 Duke sons (1996-97 to during the season, usually at least one day prior to tipoff. 291 Louisiana Tech Notre Dame’s game notes are in Adobe PDF format and present), ranking 270 Purdue Notre Dame (78) will be distributed via electronic means only (e-mail or web). Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tp seventh with 258 267 Old Dominion Fax distribution is by request only. Erwin 32 4-7 0-3 1-2 5 1 3 9 victories in that u258 NOTRE DAME Please contact Chris Masters if you wish to be added D’Amico 19 5-9 0-0 3-3 7 0 4 13 span. 254 UC Santa Barbara Gaines 20 3-6 0-0 1-1 2 4 5 7 to the e-mail distribution list for Notre Dame’s regular • Notre Dame’s in- 252 Texas Tech Allen 26 4-12 1-1 2-2 3 2 5 11 (through games of Jan. 14) women’s basketball release. Gray 43 2-7 0-4 0-0 4 4 4 4 coming class of Tsipis 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 2007 (announced Barlow 20 3-8 1-3 5-6 9 2 5 12 Gameday Services Lechlitner 36 5-14 1-4 0-1 3 4 2 11 Nov. 8) has been ranked 11th in the nation Gameday packages containing game notes, flipcards and Williamson 28 3-7 0-0 5-6 18 0 4 11 by Blue Star Basketball, marking the 11th other information will be available on press row prior to Team 2 consecutive season that the Irish have had all home contests. A pre-game meal also is served in the Totals 225 29-70 3-15 17-21 53 17 33 78 a top-25 recruiting class. Notre Dame is arena level media room (exit court via Gate 8 ramp behind one of only three schools (along with Con- visitors’ bench, make first right, enter first door on right) South Florida (87) beginning 75 minutes before tipoff. necticut and Tennessee) to have an active Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tp A bank of statistics monitors is located on press row Dickson 44 7-15 2-5 14-18 11 3 2 30 streak of that length. A thumbnail sketch of for the media’s convenience. Final statistics books include Miller 33 10-18 0-0 6-10 14 0 4 26 the newest Irish signees can be found on Sheats 16 1-4 0-0 1-2 3 4 4 3 an official NCAA box score and play-by-play. Telephone, Grace 37 1-10 1-4 0-0 5 2 1 3 page 8 of these notes. copier and fax services are available on a first-come, first- Webb 31 0-4 0-2 4-8 1 4 2 4 • Notre Dame currently is ranked 10th nation- served basis. The Joyce Center also offers wireless Internet Packer 26 3-7 3-5 2-2 1 1 3 11 ally in attendance (6,372 fans per game). capability— check with Chris Masters for access. Jackson 2 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 Grant 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 Last season marked the sixth consecutive Okpaleke 22 4-7 1-1 0-1 6 1 2 9 campaign the Irish were among the national Post-Game Press Conferences Sarosi 6 0-2 0-1 1-4 0 1 1 1 top 20 in attendance (No. 11 ranking). Notre Following each Notre Dame home game, Irish head coach Team 2 Dame also has attracted 5,000-or-more fans Muffet McGraw and selected players, followed by the visit- Totals 225 26-68 7-19 28-45 44 17 19 87 ing head coach and selected players, will be available to to 87 of its last 89 home games, including Notre Dame 38 36 4 — 78 speak with the media. Post-game press conferences are South Florida 44 30 13 — 87 three Joyce Center sellouts of 11,418 (most held in the Joyce Center auditorium, located near Gate 1 on recently on Dec. 31, 2005 vs. Tennessee). the first floor of the arena (exit floor via Gate 1 ramp to right FG Pct: Notre Dame 41.4, South Florida 38.2. 3-PT FG Pct: • For the sixth time in school history, Notre of press row, go straight and turn right at WBB office). Notre Dame 20.0, South Florida 36.8. FT Pct: Notre Dame 81.0, South Florida 62.2. Turnovers: Notre Dame 22, South Florida Dame has been selected to host NCAA Media members should submit player requests for 13. Blocked Shots: Notre Dame 6 (Williamson 3), South Florida Tournament action, as the Joyce Center will post-game interviews to Chris Masters at the final media 6 (Miller 3). Steals: Notre Dame 4, South Florida 13 (Sheats timeout of the second half. 4). Attendance: 1,075. be the site of NCAA Tournament first- and 2006-07 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball
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NOTRE DAME 2006-07 Trends (and rank 17th in the nation) with 11.8 steals per run and taking their first lead of the day on a Day of the Week night. In fact, Notre Dame has posted double- layup by senior guard Breona Gray with 15:49 Sunday 1-1 Monday 1-0 digit steal totals in 11 games this season, with to play. After a Packer trey and a Williamson Tuesday 3-0 junior guard Charel Allen committing the most layup, Miller put the Bulls back ahead on a Wednesday 2-0 larcenies to date (38, 2.38 per game, fifth in BIG short jumper at the 14:35 mark. During the Thursday 1-1 EAST) and leading four Irish players with at least ensuing five minutes, USF didn’t lead by more Friday 2-1 25 steals this season. than five points, but a quick 5-0 spurt helped Saturday 1-2 In addition, freshman guard Ashley Barlow push the Bulls back out to a 70-62 edge with Time of Game recorded a combined 11 steals vs. Western 7:30 left. Day games (before 6 p.m local time) 4-4 Michigan (six) and at USC (five). That made her Again, the Notre Dame defense rose up, Night games (6 p.m. or later local time) 7-1 the first Notre Dame player with back-to-back this time limiting South Florida to a single Location five-steal games since March 30-April 1, 2001, field goal in the closing seven-plus minutes of Home games 8-1 when Niele Ivey did so against Connecticut regulation. A 9-2 Irish run got the visitors back Road games 3-4 (five) and Purdue (six) at the NCAA Women’s within a possession, but Rachel Sheats hit a Neutral site games 0-0 Final Four in St. Louis. clutch layup with 2:02 left that made it 74-71, Halftime score USF. Notre Dame then came up with two big Leading at the half 7-0 Game #16 Recap: South Florida stops, and Lechlitner made it all pay off, get- Tied at the half 2-0 Freshman center Erica Williamson recorded ting free on the left wing and finding nothing Trailing at the half 2-5 but cotton on a three-pointer with 11 seconds her first career double-double with 11 points Rebounding margin and a career-high 18 rebounds, but it wasn’t to play. Packer had a look at a potential game- Grab more rebounds than opponents 7-3 quite enough as South Florida finally wore winner in regulation, but misfired from the left Grab same number of rebounds as opponents 0-0 down Notre Dame in overtime and pulled wing and Sheats’ putback was off the mark Grab fewer rebounds than opponents 4-2 out an 87-78 BIG EAST Conference win on just before the horn. The Irish carried their momentum into Field goal shooting Saturday afternoon at the Sun Dome in Tampa. Higher pct. than opponent 7-2 Williamson’s 18 rebounds were a Notre Dame the opening minutes of overtime, as senior Lower pct. than opponent 4-3 freshman record, as well as the most by any forward Crystal Erwin hit a layup with 29 sec- Shoot 45% or better 7-0 Irish player in nearly four years, and just two off onds gone. Dickson answered with two buck- Shoot less than 45% 4-5 Hold opponent under 40% 4-3 the BIG EAST record for rebounds by a rookie ets following a Miller field goal, but Erwin came in a conference game. back with another layup in traffic to pull Notre Free throw margin Williamson led five Notre Dame players Dame within 80-78 and still 2:47 to go in the Make more free throws 10-0 in double figures on Saturday. Junior cen- extra session. However, that’s where the Irish Make same number of free throws 0-1 Make fewer free throws 1-4 ter Melissa D’Amico set the pace with 13 went cold, missing their final five shots, while points and seven rebounds, while freshman USF closed the game on a 7-0 run. Dickson Turnovers guard Ashley Barlow collected 12 points started the game-ending spree with a jumper Commit fewer turnovers 7-2 and nine rebounds. Freshman guard Melissa and the Bulls made five of eight free throws Commit same number of turnovers 2-0 Commit more turnovers 2-3 Lechlitner tied her career high with 11 points, down the stretch to seal the victory. including the game-tying three-pointer with 11 Miscellaneous seconds left in regulation, while junior guard Noting The South Florida Game Vs. Top 25 (AP or ESPN/USA Today polls) 1-1 Charel Allen also scored 11 points despite • Notre Dame still leads the all-time series On television 2-3 being among a host of Notre Dame players In white jerseys 7-1 with South Florida, 3-2, with both USF wins In alternate white jerseys 1-0 who dodged foul trouble all day long. coming in overtime (also 68-64 last year at In blue jerseys 3-4 The Irish (11-5, 2-1 BIG EAST) lost for only the Joyce Center). In green jerseys 0-0 the third game in the past 11 games despite • USF’s 87 points were the most the Bulls collecting a season-high 53 rebounds and have scored in the series, while the Irish Margin of Victory 1-5 points 4-1 holding the powerful USF offense in check for topped the 70-point mark for the fourth 6-10 points 2-1 much of the day. Notre Dame was whistled for time in five games vs. South Florida. 11-15 points 1-1 a school-record 33 fouls in the game, while the • Those 87 points also represent the most 16-20 points 1-0 Bulls set a Notre Dame opponent record by against the Irish since Nov. 26, 2003 (92-63 21+ points 3-2 In overtime games 1-1 attempting 45 free throws. loss at Michigan State) and the most by a South Florida (13-4, 3-1) was led by All- BIG EAST opponent since Feb. 26, 2000 Conference Affiliation America forward Jessica Dickson, who (89-62 loss at No. 1 Connecticut). Atlantic 10 1-0 scored 30 points (making 14-of-18 free throws) • Notre Dame’s 78 points are the most the BIG EAST 2-1 Big Ten 2-2 and grabbed 11 rebounds. Nalini Miller added Irish have scored in a road game since Dec. Mid-American 3-0 a career-high 26 points and 14 rebounds and 7, 2002, when they won at Arizona State, Mid-Continent 2-0 Daiane Packer came off the bench to chip in 81-52. Pac-10 0-1 11 points for the Bulls. • The 78 points by Notre Dame also are the Southeastern 0-1 Notre Dame played from behind for much second-most allowed by USF this season SWAC 1-0 of the day, but never trailed by more than nine (79-71 loss at No. 20/18 Michigan State on Month points at any time. USF used a 10-4 run to Dec. 3). November 4-2 reach that margin (22-13) when Packer canned • The Irish went to overtime for the sixth time December 5-2 a trey with 14:09 left in the first half. The Irish in the past 33 games (3-3 record) and the January 2-1 February 0-0 fought back and got within three points four fifth time in the past 17 BIG EAST games March 0-0 times later in the period, holding the Bulls (2-3 record). to one field goal during the final 6:49 of the • The USF defeat marked just the second period. Packer helped keep the hosts in front time in 12 all-time games that Notre Dame with her second triple of the half in the final has ever lost to a Florida school on its home minute, helping USF maintain a 44-38 lead at court (other was a 77-76 defeat at Miami the break. on Feb. 3, 1998). The Irish came charging from the locker • Notre Dame had five double-digit scorers room in the second half, opening with a 9-2 for the fourth time this year, but lost with a double-figure scoring quintet for the first 2006-07 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball fighting irish women’s basketball 2006-07
BIG EAST Teleconference NOTRE DAME The BIG EAST Conference women’s basketball time since Jan. 11, 2003 (80-70 vs. Miami All Irish women’s sports coaches will hold five media teleconferences dur- at the Joyce Center). teams will hold events ing the 2006-07 season. With the expansion of the • Notre Dame had three players foul out of a to commemorate this BIG EAST to 16 teams last year, the teleconference game for the first time since Dec. 28, 2000 milestone during their schedule now features all 16 head coaches every (a 70-61 win at USC where Ruth Riley, respective seasons. other Monday during conference play (with the Niele Ivey and Kelley Siemon all were What’s more, all Notre exception of the final call which will occur prior to disqualified). Dame women’s teams the BIG EAST Championship). Each head coach will • USF’s Jessica Dickson was the first Irish are sporting 35th anni- be available for 5-8 minutes in a scheduled format. opposing player to score 30 points in a versary logo patches on their uniforms for Media representatives wishing to participate in the game since Jan. 28, 1998, when Villanova’s the ’06-07 campaign. teleconference should call (913) 981-5533 to enter Jen Beisel scored 30 points in a 70-54 the call. Notify the operator that you are part of the Wildcat win at the Joyce Center. Notre Dame Ranked 11th In BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Conference Call. • Notre Dame’s 53 rebounds were its best Preseason BIG EAST Coaches’ Poll Teleconferences for this season will begin at 11 mark on the boards since Nov. 18, 2005 According to a preseason poll of the BIG EAST a.m. (ET) and will be held on: Jan. 8, Jan. 22, Feb. (54 vs. Michigan). Conference coaches, Notre Dame will finish 5, Feb. 19 and March 1 (pre-championship). • Erica Williamson is the fourth different 11th in the conference this season. Those Here is a complete listing of the times when each Irish player to record a double-double this were the results released at the league’s annu- BIG EAST coach will be available (all times Eastern season, and the second freshman (Ashley al Media Day Oct. 26 at the ESPN Zone in New and subject to change): Barlow did so vs. Bowling Green on Nov. York’s Times Square. The Irish earned 108 13). 11:00 a.m. - Phyllis Mangina, Seton Hall points, while reigning BIG EAST Championship • Barlow came within one rebound of a 11:06 a.m. - Jose Fernandez, South Florida victor, Connecticut double-double for the third time this season 11:12 p.m. - Muffet McGraw, Notre Dame (221 points, 11 first- 2006-07 BIG EAST (also vs. IUPUI and Prairie View A&M). Preseason Poll 11:18 a.m. - Quentin Hillsman, Syracuse place votes) was • Notre Dame’s freshman trio contributed 11:24 a.m. - Tom Collen, Louisville tabbed first, ahead of Team (1st-place) Points 34 points and 30 rebounds off the bench Connecticut (11) 221 11:30 a.m. - Harry Perretta, Villanova regular-season cham- — Williamson had a career-high in re- Rutgers (5) 215 11:36 a.m. - Phil Seymore, Providence pion Rutgers (215 bounds (previous: nine at USC on Nov. DePaul 179 11:42 a.m. - Agnus Berenato, Pittsburgh points, five first-place 24), while guard Melissa Lechitner tied her Louisville 176 11:48 p.m. - Geno Auriemma, Connecticut votes). The BIG EAST Pittsburgh 152 personal-best point total (set at Penn State 11:54 p.m. - Laurie Pirtle, Cincinnati sent 11 teams to the St. John’s 148 on Nov. 16) and both players established 12:00 p.m. - Terri Williams-Flournoy, Georgetown postseason last year, South Florida 136 new marks for minutes played. 12:06 p.m. - Doug Bruno, DePaul including seven NCAA Marquette 123 West Virginia 117 12:12 p.m. - Mike Carey, West Virginia Tournament qualifi- Injury Bug Bites Irish Early Villanova 110 12:18 p.m. - Kim Barnes Arico, St. John’s ers (Notre Dame was u Sophomore guard Lindsay Schrader will miss NOTRE DAME 108 12:24 p.m. - Terri Mitchell, Marquette one). Cincinnati 82 12:30 p.m. - C. Vivian Stringer, Rutgers the 2006-07 season after suffering a torn ACL The Irish now are Georgetown 57 in her right knee during practice on Oct. 15. in their 12th season Providence 45 Once again this season, the coaches’ teleconfer- Schrader underwent corrective surgery on as a member of the Syracuse 30 ence will be available via the BIG EAST Conference Oct. 27, with the normal rehabilitation timeline BIG EAST Conference Seton Hall 21 web site. Users can listen to the question and extending 6-9 months. in 2006-07. The Irish answer session live or replayed in conjunction Schrader was to be Notre Dame’s top re- have gone 147-40 (.7861) all-time in regu- with CSTV Online. Check the BIG EAST web site turning scorer and rebounder this season, after lar-season conference games, posting the at: http://www.bigeast.tv. A special replay number averaging 10.5 points and 5.4 rebounds per best winning percentage in league history. also is available 24 hours a day after the calls are game during her rookie campaign in 2005-06. Connecticut is second with a .7855 success completed. Dial (402) 222-9928 for the replay and rate (304-83). Notre Dame also has finished enter the passcode 1461463. 2006-07: The Anniversary Season among the top three in the final BIG EAST • 2006-07 marks the 30th season of Notre regular-season standings nine times in its first Dame women’s basketball, with the Irish 11 seasons in the conference, including a having compiled an all-time record of 604- share of the BIG EAST title in 2000-01. Top Joyce Center Crowds 271 (.690) since making their varsity debut Rk. Date Opponent Result Atten. in 1977-78. Actually, Notre Dame spent its Half And Half T1. 1/15/01 #1 Connecticut W, 92-76 11,418* first three seasons at the Division III level, T1. 2/24/01 Georgetown W, 65-53 11,418* During the past seven seasons, Notre Dame has playing under the banner of the Associa- been nearly unbeatable when it has the lead at T1. 12/31/05 #1 Tennessee L, 51-62 11,418* tion of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women 4. 2/10/02 #16 Boston College W, 60-44 9,676 halftime. The Irish are 116-10 (.921) since the 5. 3/19/01 Michigan (NCAA) W, 88-54 9,597 (AIAW) before making the move to Division start of the 2000-01 campaign when they go into 6. 12/3/06 Indiana L, 51-54 9,494 I status in 1980-81 (the NCAA began spon- the dressing room with the lead, including wins 7. 1/4/03 #7 Purdue L, 54-71 9,483 soring a women’s basketball championship in 44 of their last 48 such contests. Seven times 8. 1/26/02 #16 Virginia Tech W, 64-57 8,878 the following season). The Irish have an this year, Notre Dame has led at the break, going 9. 2/14/04 Providence W, 81-51 8,760 overall Division I record of 555-251 (.689). 10. 1/13/04 #4 Connecticut W, 66-51 8,574 on to win each time (Central Michigan, Western • This year also represents Muffet McGraw’s Michigan, Richmond, IUPUI, Valparaiso, Prairie 11. 1/29/02 Syracuse W, 71-46 8,571 20th season as the head women’s bas- 12. 3/17/01 Alcorn St. (NCAA) W, 98-49 8,553 View A&M and Cincinnati). 13. 1/20/03 #3 Connecticut L, 53-72 8,265 ketball coach at Notre Dame and her 25th 14. 2/19/06 #8 Connecticut L, 64-79 8,193 campaign overall, including her five-year 15. 1/12/92 #2 Tennessee L, 82-85 8,134 run at Lehigh (1982-87). 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Team Statistics BIG EAST - All Games NCAA Division I BIG EAST - BIG EAST Games Only Category Rank Leader Rank Leader Rank Leader Scoring Offense 71.2 7 80.6, Connecticut 69 91.1, North Carolina 74.3, 4 82.2, Connecticut Scoring Defense 66.8 15 49.8, Connecticut 198 45.5, LSU 72.7, 12 43.2, Connecticut Scoring Margin +4.4 11 +30.8, Connecticut 92 +41.2, North Carolina +1.6, 6 +39.0, Connecticut FT Percentage .780 (256-328) 1 .780, Notre Dame 8 .800, Northern Illinois .816 (40-49), 2 .824, DePaul FG Percentage .435 (417-959) 7 .497, Connecticut 64 .538, Maryland .442 (87-197), 2 .492, Connecticut FG Pct. Defense .413 (379-917) 15 .310, Connecticut 220 .296, Duke .429 (79-184), 13 .286, Connecticut 3-Point FG Pct. .287 (49-171) 13 .359, Rutgers — .423, Montana .310 (9-29), 7 .403, Rutgers 3-Point FG Pct. Def. .381 (93-244) 16 .251, Louisville not kept .386 (17-44), 15 .226, Connecticut 3-Point FG Made 3.06 14 8.24, DePaul 302 9.9, Santa Clara 3.00, 13 8.50, Villanova Rebounding 37.8 11 48.8, Louisville not kept 41.3, 6 49.0, Louisville Opponent Rebounding 36.0 6 31.1, Cincinnati not kept 38.3, 7 33.4, Cincinnati Rebounding Margin +1.8 10 +15.9, Connecticut 129 +18.1, Maryland +3.0, 7 +12.2, Connecticut Offensive Rebounds 13.19 10 17.72, Louisville not kept 13.67, 10 18.50, Louisville Defensive Rebounds 24.63 14 31.06, Louisville not kept 27.67, 4 30.50, Louisville Blocked Shots 3.81 t-7 6.64, Rutgers 89 8.0, Baylor 4.33, 6 7.20, Rutgers Assists 14.19 t-8 19.40, Connecticut 118 20.8, Maryland 13.67, 11 19.25, Connecticut Steals 11.81 1 11.81, Notre Dame 17 17.1, North Carolina 9.67, 3 12.50, Connecticut Turnover Margin +2.81 3 +6.06, South Florida not kept (-0.67), 8 +5.50, Connecticut Turnover Average 18.56 not kept 165 11.8, Marist not kept Assist/Turnover Ratio 0.76 11 1.28, Connecticut not kept 0.69, 12 1.18, Connecticut Personal Fouls 18.63 not kept 154 12.3, Fordham not kept Conference stats through Jan. 14 // NCAA stats through Jan. 11 324 Division I teams bold = BIG EAST leader OR NCAA Top 20
10 2006-07 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball fighting irish women’s basketball 2006-07 NOTRE DAME 2006-07 University of Notre Dame Women’s Basketball Results Overall Record: 11-5 (Home: 8-1, Away: 3-4, Neutral: 0-0); BIG EAST Conference Record: 2-1
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BIG EAST Championship (Hartford, Conn. — Hartford Civic Center) March 3 BIG EAST First RoundBETV TBD March 4 BIG EAST QuarterfinalsESPNU TBD March 5 BIG EAST SemifinalsESPNU 6/8 p.m. ET March 6 BIG EAST FinalESPN2 7 p.m. ET
NCAA Tournament — First & Second Rounds (Sites: Austin, East Lansing, Hartford, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Pittsburgh, Raleigh and Stanford) March 17-18 First RoundESPN/ESPN2 TBD March 19-20 Second RoundESPN/ESPN2 TBD
NCAA Tournament — Regionals (Sites: Dallas, Dayton, Fresno and Greensboro) March 24-25 Regional SemifinalsESPN/ESPN2 TBD March 26-27 Regional FinalsESPN/ESPN2 TBD
NCAA Women’s Final Four — Cleveland, Ohio (Quicken Loans Arena) April 1 National SemifinalsESPN 7/9:30 p.m. ET April 3 National ChampionshipESPN 8:30 p.m. ET
• = indicates BIG EAST Conference game 2006-07 ATTENDANCE NR = national ranking (listed as Associated Press/ESPN-USA Today) Totals Avg. High ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU = Game to be televised live on ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU All Games: 91,103 5,694 19,092 (12/30 - UT) CSTV = Game to be televised live on College Sports Television (CSTV) Home: 57,350 6,372 9,494 (12/3 - IU) CSS = Game televised live on Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast Away: 33,753 4,822 19,092 (12/30 - UT) CL = Game televised live on Comcast Local Neutral: 0 BETV = Game to be televised live as part of BIG EAST regional package WHME = Game televised live on WHME-TV in South Bend Home games listed in ALL CAPS and played at Joyce Center (capacity 11,418)
2006-07 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball 11 NOTRE DAME fighting irish women’s basketball 2006-07 2006-07 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball Statistics — All Games Overall Record: 11-5 (Home: 8-1, Away: 3-4, Neutral: 0-0)
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. Allen, Charel 16-16 541-33.8 94-222 .423 11-40 .275 32-38 .842 24 70 94 5.9 35-1 31 38 10 38 231 14.4 Gaines, Tulyah 16-16 475-29.7 61-124 .492 0-5 .000 52-65 .800 8 29 37 2.3 47-1 57 61 1 32 174 10.9 Barlow, Ashley 16-0 405-25.3 51-120 .425 9-27 .333 58-64 .906 42 48 90 5.6 39-2 33 40 2 35 169 10.6 D’Amico, Melissa 16-16 376-23.5 69-126 .548 0-0 .000 27-34 .794 32 54 86 5.4 41-0 13 22 20 12 165 10.3 Gray, Breona 16-16 461-28.8 38-110 .345 14-48 .292 19-26 .731 17 30 47 2.9 26-0 34 38 1 29 109 6.8 Williamson, Erica 15-0 244-16.3 37-69 .536 0-0 .000 28-48 .583 28 63 91 6.1 39-0 6 24 22 9 102 6.8 Erwin, Crystal 16-16 326-20.4 38-81 .469 8-23 .348 10-12 .833 18 40 58 3.6 38-2 14 35 3 7 94 5.9 Lechlitner, Melissa 15-0 346-23.1 21-81 .259 7-27 .259 21-27 .778 5 28 33 2.2 19-0 37 31 0 22 70 4.7 •Smith, Chandrica 5-0 40-8.0 6-19 .316 0-0 .000 5-6 .833 4 2 6 1.2 8-0 2 2 1 3 17 3.4 Ben-Tsvulun, Danielle 7-0 18-2.6 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 4-8 .500 1 3 4 0.6 4-0 0 3 1 0 6 0.9 Tsipis, Amanda 8-0 18-2.3 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 2 0 2 0.3 2-0 0 0 0 2 2 0.3 Team 30 27 57 3.6 3 Notre Dame 16 3250 417-959 .435 49-171 .287 256-328 .780 211 394 605 37.8 298-6 227 297 61 189 1139 71.2 Opponents 16 3250 379-917 .413 93-244 .381 218-314 .694 206 370 576 36.0 268-2 245 342 60 140 1069 66.8 Deadball Rebounds: Notre Dame 34, Opponents 33 // • = no longer on team
Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Total Notre Dame 512 616 11 — 1139 Opponents 491 562 16 — 1069
2006-07 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball Statistics — BIG EAST Games Overall Record: 2-1 (Home: 1-0, Away: 1-1)
Player GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. OR DR Tot. Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts. Avg. Allen, Charel 3-3 99-33.0 20-48 .417 2-3 .667 4-4 1.000 5 15 20 6.7 7-1 8 5 3 6 46 15.3 Gaines, Tulyah 3-3 89-29.7 15-30 .500 0-0 .000 12-14 .857 1 9 10 3.3 8-1 13 9 0 7 42 14.0 Barlow, Ashley 3-0 75-25.0 9-23 .391 3-7 .429 6-8 .750 6 9 15 5.0 10-1 7 11 0 4 27 9.0 D’Amico, Melissa 3-3 68-22.7 11-24 .458 0-0 .000 5-5 1.000 10 10 20 6.7 10-0 0 5 4 2 27 9.0 Erwin, Crystal 3-3 64-21.3 11-17 .647 1-5 .200 1-2 .500 6 6 12 4.0 8-0 1 9 1 2 24 8.0 Williamson, Erica 3-0 58-19.3 7-13 .538 0-0 .000 9-12 .750 5 22 27 9.0 9-0 2 4 4 1 23 7.7 Lechlitner, Melissa 2-0 59-29.5 6-20 .300 1-6 .167 1-2 .500 1 3 4 2.0 2-0 4 5 0 1 14 7.0 Gray, Breona 3-3 110-36.7 8-21 .381 2-7 .286 2-2 1.000 3 5 8 2.7 6-0 6 10 1 6 20 6.7 Ben-Tsvulun, Danielle 1-0 1-1.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Tsipis, Amanda 3-0 2-0.7 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Team 4 4 8 2.7 1 Notre Dame 3 625 87-197 .442 9-29 .310 40-49 .816 41 83 124 41.3 61-3 41 59 13 29 223 74.3 Opponents 3 625 79-184 .429 17-44 .386 43-71 .606 40 75 115 38.3 49-0 49 57 11 31 218 72.7 Deadball Rebounds: Notre Dame 5, Opponents 8
Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Total Notre Dame 105 114 4 — 223 Opponents 108 97 13 — 218
12 2006-07 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball fighting irish women’s basketball 2006-07 NOTRE DAME 2006-07 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball Statistics — Home Games Overall Record: 8-1
Player GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. OR DR Tot. Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts. Avg. Allen, Charel 9-9 298-33.1 53-121 .438 7-21 .333 17-19 .895 15 38 53 5.9 12-0 23 24 7 22 130 14.4 Gaines, Tulyah 9-9 275-30.6 43-74 .581 0-1 .000 39-45 .867 5 17 22 2.4 24-0 40 31 1 17 125 13.9 D’Amico, Melissa 9-9 218-24.2 47-71 .662 0-0 .000 23-28 .821 18 31 49 5.4 21-0 11 14 11 9 117 13.0 Barlow, Ashley 9-0 235-26.1 28-67 .418 6-12 .500 45-47 .957 23 28 51 5.7 18-0 18 16 1 19 107 11.9 Gray, Breona 9-9 246-27.3 24-58 .414 9-25 .360 11-13 .846 8 18 26 2.9 18-0 24 23 1 17 68 7.6 Erwin, Crystal 9-9 182-20.2 22-48 .458 5-14 .357 9-10 .900 7 22 29 3.2 15-0 9 16 1 5 58 6.4 Williamson, Erica 8-0 116-14.5 19-33 .576 0-0 .000 13-20 .650 16 27 43 5.4 16-0 3 11 14 4 51 6.4 •Smith, Chandrica 3-0 24-8.0 5-14 .357 0-0 .000 5-6 .833 4 1 5 1.7 6-0 0 0 1 2 15 5.0 Lechlitner, Melissa 9-0 198-22.0 9-40 .225 2-13 .154 16-20 .800 3 16 19 2.1 9-0 27 20 0 17 36 4.0 Ben-Tsvulun, Danielle 5-0 17-3.4 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 4-8 .500 1 3 4 0.8 4-0 0 3 1 0 6 1.2 Tsipis, Amanda 5-0 16-3.2 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2 0 2 0.4 1-0 0 0 0 2 2 0.4 Team 21 14 35 3.9 3 Notre Dame 9 1825 252-532 .474 29-86 .337 182-216 .843 123 215 338 37.6 144-0 155 161 38 114 715 79.4 Opponents 9 1825 218-519 .420 54-138 .391 92-130 .708 108 176 284 31.6 166-2 149 202 19 75 582 64.7 Deadball Rebounds: Notre Dame 17, Opponents 14 // • = no longer on team
Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Total Notre Dame 316 392 7 — 715 Opponents 270 309 3 — 582
2006-07 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball Statistics — Away Games Overall Record: 3-4 (Away: 3-4, Neutral: 0-0)
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. Allen, Charel 7-7 243-34.7 41-101 .406 4-19 .211 15-19 .789 9 32 41 5.9 23-1 8 14 3 16 101 14.4 Barlow, Ashley 7-0 170-24.3 23-53 .434 3-15 .200 13-17 .765 19 20 39 5.6 21-2 15 24 1 16 62 8.9 Williamson, Erica 7-0 128-18.3 18-36 .500 0-0 .000 15-28 .536 12 36 48 6.9 23-0 3 13 8 5 51 7.3 Gaines, Tulyah 7-7 200-28.6 18-50 .360 0-4 .000 13-20 .650 3 12 15 2.1 23-1 17 30 0 15 49 7.0 D’Amico, Melissa 7-7 158-22.6 22-55 .400 0-0 .000 4-6 .667 14 23 37 5.3 20-0 2 8 9 3 48 6.9 Gray, Breona 7-7 215-30.7 14-52 .269 5-23 .217 8-13 .615 9 12 21 3.0 8-0 10 15 0 12 41 5.9 Lechlitner, Melissa 6-0 148-24.7 12-41 .293 5-14 .357 5-7 .714 2 12 14 2.3 10-0 10 11 0 5 34 5.7 Erwin, Crystal 7-7 144-20.6 16-33 .485 3-9 .333 1-2 .500 11 18 29 4.1 23-2 5 19 2 2 36 5.1 •Smith, Chandrica 2-0 16-8.0 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.5 2-0 2 2 0 1 2 1.0 Ben-Tsvulun, Danielle 2-0 1-0.5 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Tsipis, Amanda 3-0 2-0.7 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Team 9 13 22 3.1 Notre Dame 7 1425 165-427 .386 20-85 .235 74-112 .661 88 179 267 38.1 154-6 72 136 23 75 424 60.6 Opponents 7 1425 161-398 .405 39-106 .368 126-184 .685 98 194 292 41.7 102-0 96 140 41 65 487 69.6 Deadball Rebounds: Notre Dame 17, Opponents 19 // • = no longer on team
Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Total Notre Dame 196 224 4 — 424 Opponents 221 253 13 — 487
2006-07 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball 13 NOTRE DAME fighting irish women’s basketball 2006-07 2006-07 Single Game Highs & Lows Team Superlatives Notre Dame High Notre Dame Low Category Opponent High Opponent Low 94 vs. Prairie View A&M (12/28/06) 49 at Penn State (11/16/06) Points/Game 87 by South Florida (1/13/07) 54 by Indiana (12/3/06) 53 (2nd) vs. Richmond (11/28/06) 22, twice (MR: 1st vs. Indiana, 12/3/06) Points/Half 49 (2nd) by Tennessee (12/30/06) 19 (1st) by Prairie View A&M (12/28/06) 7 vs. Bowling Green (11/13/06) 4 at South Florida (1/13/07) Points/OT 13 by South Florida (1/13/07) 3 by Bowling Green (11/13/06) 33 vs. Prairie View A&M (12/28/06) 15 at Penn State (11/16/06) Field Goals Made 29 by IUPUI (12/16/06) 20, twice (MR: by Indiana, 12/3/06) 70 at South Florida (1/13/07) 50 vs. Purdue (12/6/06) Field Goal Attempts 68 by South Florida (1/13/07) 41 by Penn State (11/16/06) .544 vs. Richmond (11/28/06) .268 at Penn State (11/16/06) FG Percentage .488 by Penn State (11/16/06) .368, twice (MR: by PVAMU, 12/28/06) 7 vs. Richmond (11/28/06) 0 vs. Prairie View A&M (12/28/06) 3-Point FG Made 11 by Bowling Green (11/13/06) 0 by Seton Hall (1/2/07) 20 at Michigan (12/1/06) 1 vs. Prairie View A&M (12/28/06) 3-Point FG Attempts 23 by Bowling Green (11/13/06) 5 by Seton Hall (1/2/07) .600 vs. Cincinnati (1/10/07) .000 vs. Prairie View A&M (12/28/06) 3-Point FG Percentage .556 by Central Michigan (11/10/06) .000 by Seton Hall (1/2/07) 28 vs. Prairie View A&M (12/28/06) 5 at Seton Hall (1/2/07) Free Throws Made 29 by Penn State (11/16/06) 4 by Cincinnati (1/10/07) 34 vs. Prairie View A&M (12/28/06) 8 at Seton Hall (1/2/07) Free Throw Attempts 45** by South Florida (1/13/07) 6 by IUPUI (12/16/06) .909 vs. Indiana (12/3/06) .412 at USC (11/24/06) FT Percentage .923 by Western Michigan (11/19/06) .400 by Cincinnati (1/10/07)
53 at South Florida (1/13/07) 28 at Penn State (11/16/06) Rebounds 54 by USC (11/24/06) 27 by Indiana (12/3/06) 27 vs. Western Michigan (11/19/06) 4 at Michigan (12/1/06) Assists 22 by IUPUI (12/16/06) 10 by Michigan (12/1/06) 18 vs. Prairie View A&M (12/28/06) 4 at South Florida (1/13/07) Steals 16 by Tennessee (12/30/06) 5, twice (MR: by IUPUI, 12/16/06) 9 vs. Central Michigan (11/10/06) 1 vs. Indiana (12/3/06) Blocked Shots 12 by Tennessee (12/30/06) 0, twice (MR: by Cincinnati, 1/10/07) 29 at Tennessee (12/30/06) 14 at Penn State (11/16/06) Turnovers 30 by Michigan (12/1/06) 13 by South Florida (1/13/07) 33* at South Florida (1/13/07) 11 vs. Purdue (12/6/06) Fouls 22, twice (MR: by PVAMU, 12/28/06) 10 by Tennessee (12/30/06) * = school record // ** = opponent record
Individual Superlatives NOTRE DAME OPPONENT Points Scored 27 by Tulyah Gaines vs. Cincinnati (1/10/07) 30 by Jessica Dickson of South Florida (1/13/07) Field Goals Made 10 by Charel Allen vs. Richmond (11/28/06) 10 by Nalini Miller of South Florida (1/13/07) Field Goal Attempts 20, twice (MR: by Charel Allen vs. Cincinnati, 1/10/07) 19 by Katie Gearlds of Purdue (12/6/06) Highest FG Percentage (min. 5 made) .875 (7-8) by Erica Williamson vs. Prairie View A&M (12/28/06) .750 (6-8) by Megan Thorburn of Bowling Green (11/13/06) 3-Point Field Goals Made 4 by Breona Gray vs. Purdue (12/6/06) 5 by two players (MR: Shannon Bobbitt of Tennessee, 12/30/06) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 7 by two players (MR: Breona Gray vs. Purdue, 12/6/06) 9 by Karen Twehues of Cincinnati (1/10/07) 3-Point FG Percentage (min. 2 made) .750 (3-4) by two players (MR: Ashley Barlow vs. WMU, 11/19/06) 1.000*** (4-4) by Candace Wilson of Central Michigan (11/10/06) Free Throws Made 13 by Ashley Barlow vs. Prairie View A&M (12/28/06) 14 by Jessica Dickson of South Florida (1/13/07) Free Throw Attempts 13 by Ashley Barlow vs. Prairie View A&M (12/28/06) 18 by Jessica Dickson of South Florida (1/13/07) Free Throw Percentage (min. 3 made) 1.000 (13-13*) by Ashley Barlow vs. Prairie View A&M (12/28/06) 1.000 (10-10) by Tyra Grant of Penn State (11/16/06) Rebounds 18** by Erica Williamson at South Florida (1/13/07) 17 by Shay Murphy of USC (11/24/06) Assists 9 by Tulyah Gaines vs. Western Michigan (11/19/06) 9 by Kate Achter of Bowling Green (11/13/06) Steals 6 by Ashley Barlow vs. Western Michigan (11/19/06) 5 by two players (MR: Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton of Purdue, 12/6/06) Blocked Shots 5 by Erica Williamson vs. Central Michigan (11/10/06) 5 by Candace Parker of Tennessee (12/30/06) Turnovers 7 by Ashley Barlow at Michigan (12/1/06) 9 by Carrie Moore of Western Michigan (11/19/06) Minutes Played 43 by Breona Gray at South Florida (1/13/07) 44 by Jessica Dickson of South Florida (1/13/07) * = tied school and Joyce Center records // ** = school freshman record // *** = Joyce Center opponent record
14 2006-07 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball fighting irish women’s basketball 2006-07 NOTRE DAME 2006-07 Notre Dame Game-By-Game Team Statistics Overall 3-Point Rebs. Opponent (Attendance) FG-A Pct. FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Off-Def-Tot PF-DQ A TO B S Pts NOTRE DAME (6,702) 29-60 .483 4-7 .571 26-31 .839 20-19-39 21-0 14 17 9 11 88 vs. Central Michigan 22-54 .407 5-9 .556 17-20 .850 15-14-29 20-2 13 22 3 8 66 NOTRE DAME (5,746) 29-67 .433 4-14 .286 23-28 .821 18-27-45 22-0 13 19 6 14 85 vs. Bowling Green 25-57 .439 11-23 .478 20-28 .714 10-23-33 21-0 18 19 5 9 81 Notre Dame 15-56 .268 3-14 .214 16-23 .696 10-18-28 26-1 7 14 2 13 49 at PENN STATE (5,573) 20-41 .488 6-14 .429 29-33 .879 6-33-39 18-0 13 21 6 6 75 NOTRE DAME (6,145) 31-58 .534 5-10 .500 20-23 .870 9-24-33 15-0 27 17 2 15 87 vs. Western Michigan 25-64 .391 5-19 .263 12-13 .923 16-20-36 19-0 17 24 1 10 67 Notre Dame 25-66 .379 1-12 .083 7-17 .412 14-24-38 24-0 10 19 3 16 58 at USC (2,208) 24-63 .381 5-16 .313 16-25 .640 21-33-54 16-0 15 27 7 5 69 NOTRE DAME (5,629) 31-57 .544 7-17 .412 18-22 .818 9-26-35 18-0 17 16 3 9 87 vs. Richmond 25-58 .431 7-15 .467 9-19 .471 12-19-31 22-0 18 21 0 6 66 NOTRE DAME 22-62 .355 5-20 .250 12-17 .706 15-17-32 20-0 4 17 2 15 61 at Michigan (3,817) 21-49 .429 6-15 .400 10-20 .500 17-28-45 14-0 10 30 4 8 58 Notre Dame (9,494) 20-58 .345 1-14 .071 10-11 .909 15-26-41 16-0 14 21 1 8 51 vs. INDIANA 20-48 .417 4-11 .364 10-12 .833 4-23-27 12-0 12 20 2 9 54 NOTRE DAME (6,250) 24-50 .480 4-9 .444 15-17 .882 11-26-37 11-0 18 23 2 14 67 vs. Purdue 23-59 .390 5-18 .278 7-10 .700 12-16-28 14-0 15 20 3 10 58 NOTRE DAME (5,540) 25-57 .439 1-9 .111 24-30 .800 11-22-33 12-0 17 15 5 11 75 vs. IUPUI 29-63 .460 2-9 .222 5-6 .833 12-24-36 19-0 22 23 2 5 65 NOTRE DAME 24-53 .453 1-5 .200 11-17 .647 10-27-37 15-0 11 16 3 7 60 at Valparaiso (1,472) 21-57 .368 7-18 .389 10-16 .625 12-21-33 12-0 11 15 1 9 59 NOTRE DAME (6,456) 33-64 .516 0-1 .000 28-34 .824 17-26-43 15-0 23 15 5 18 94 vs. Prairie View A&M 21-57 .368 5-14 .357 8-12 .667 13-18-31 22-0 15 28 3 8 55 Notre Dame 22-54 .407 4-10 .400 6-9 .667 11-29-40 22-2 11 29 5 9 54 at TENNESSEE (19,092) 24-63 .381 8-19 .421 22-29 .759 16-23-39 10-0 17 15 12 16 78 •NOTRE DAME 28-66 .424 3-9 .333 5-8 .625 14-25-39 14-0 12 19 2 11 64 at Seton Hall (516) 25-57 .439 0-5 .000 11-16 .688 11-27-38 13-0 13 19 5 8 61 •NOTRE DAME (5,388) 30-61 .492 3-5 .600 18-20 .900 13-19-32 14-0 12 18 5 14 81 vs. Cincinnati 28-59 .475 10-20 .500 4-10 .400 14-19-33 17-0 19 25 0 10 70 •Notre Dame 29-70 .414 3-15 .200 17-21 .810 14-39-53 33-3 17 22 6 4 78 at SOUTH FLORIDA (1,075) 26-68 .382 7-19 .368 28-45 .622 15-29-44 19-0 17 13 6 13 87
Winners listed in ALL CAPS // Attendance listed next to home team (where applicable) // • = BIG EAST Conference game 1 = BIG EAST Championship (Hartford, Conn.)
2006-07 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball 15 NOTRE DAME fighting irish women’s basketball 2006-07 2006-07 Notre Dame Points-Rebounds-Assists
Opponent Gaines Allen Tsipis Barlow Smith^ Lechlitner Schrader* Ben-Tsvulun Gray D’Amico Erwin Williamson CENTRAL MICHIGAN 5-1-4 15-1-2 0-0-0 7-2-1 11-4-0 7-2-5 0-0-0 13-4-1 16-5-1 8-6-0 6-8-0 BOWLING GREEN 25-6-2 21-6-1 DNP 19-10-4 0-0-0 0-1-1 DNP 6-2-3 2-1-0 8-6-1 4-4-1 at Penn State 12-1-2 12-3-0 DNP 2-3-1 0-1-2 11-5-1 DNP 2-3-0 2-1-0 2-5-1 6-4-0 WESTERN MICHIGAN 8-2-9 12-5-2 0-0-0 17-4-1 4-1-0 6-4-5 0-1-0 10-1-5 16-7-3 14-5-2 DNP at USC 6-2-2 13-8-2 DNP 7-6-3 2-0-0 4-0-0 0-0-0 0-3-2 7-4-0 7-3-1 12-9-0 RICHMOND 7-3-4 22-6-1 0-0-0 11-5-3 DNP 10-3-3 3-2-0 0-2-2 15-4-2 10-2-1 9-7-1 at Michigan 11-1-0 15-3-0 DNP 14-7-1 DNP 3-1-2 DNP 3-3-1 4-6-0 3-3-0 8-5-0 INDIANA 4-2-5 17-9-3 DNP 6-6-1 DNP 2-4-2 DNP 7-1-1 15-10-2 0-2-0 0-3-0 PURDUE 20-1-5 9-6-5 DNP 8-5-3 DNP 0-1-2 DNP 22-7-2 8-7-0 0-3-1 0-2-0 IUPUI 16-2-3 4-5-2 DNP 11-9-1 DNP 4-1-3 DNP 4-4-5 20-5-2 7-2-1 9-4-0 at Valparaiso 1-0-1 18-8-0 DNP 12-6-4 3-3-3 DNP 9-3-0 12-8-1 2-3-1 3-3-1 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 13-2-3 11-8-4 2-2-0 21-9-2 4-2-6 3-1-0 4-2-4 17-4-1 4-2-3 15-8-0 at Tennessee 4-4-4 16-6-1 0-0-0 7-3-1 2-2-0 0-0-0 9-4-2 4-4-1 5-4-1 7-7-1 •at Seton Hall 8-5-4 16-10-3 0-0-0 8-5-3 DNP DNP 14-1-1 6-7-0 8-6-0 4-2-1 •CINCINNATI 27-3-5 19-7-3 0-0-0 7-1-2 3-1-0 0-0-0 2-3-1 8-6-0 7-1-0 8-7-1 •at South Florida 7-2-4 11-3-2 0-0-0 12-9-2 11-3-4 DNP 4-4-4 13-7-0 9-5-1 11-18-0
Home games in ALL CAPS DNP = did not play * = will miss 2006-07 season (injury) ^ = no longer on team • = BIG EAST Conference game 1 = BIG EAST Championship (Hartford, Conn.)
16 2006-07 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball fighting irish women’s basketball 2006-07 NOTRE DAME 2006-07 Miscellaneous Statistics ALL GAMES vs. BIG EAST OPPONENTS Most First Half Points Scored 48 vs. Prairie View A&M (12/28) 38 at South Florida (1/13) Most First Half Points Allowed 44 by South Florida (1/13) 44 by South Florida (1/13)
Most Second Half Points Scored 53 vs. Richmond (11/28) 44 vs. Cincinnati (1/10) Most Second Half Points Allowed 49 by Tennessee (12/30) 36 by Cincinnati (1/10)
Fewest First Half Points Scored 22, twice (MR: vs. Indiana, 12/3) 30 at Seton Hall (1/2) Fewest First Half Points Allowed 19 by Prairie View A&M (12/28) 30 by Seton Hall (1/2)
Fewest Second Half Points Scored 27, twice (MR: at Tennessee, 12/30) 34 at Seton Hall (1/2) Fewest Second Half Points Allowed 24 by Purdue (12/6) 30 by South Florida (1/13)
Largest Leads Notre Dame: 41, twice — 92-51 (3:54, 2nd) and 94-53 (1:38, 2nd) vs. Prairie View A&M (ND 94-55), 12/28 Opponent: 34 — 74-40 (4:30, 2nd) by Tennessee (UT 78-54), 12/30 Biggest Deficit Overcome in a Win: 13 — 27-14 (6:15, 1st) vs. Bowling Green (ND 85-81 - ot), 11/13 Biggest Halftime Deficit Overcome in a Win: 8 — 34-26 vs. Purdue (ND 67-58), 12/6 Biggest Lead Surrendered in a Loss: 8 — 41-33 (11:54, 2nd) vs. Indiana (IU 54-51), 12/3 Biggest Halftime Lead Surrendered in a Loss: None
Halftime Leads: ND: 7 (ND Record — 7-0; 1-0 vs. BIG EAST) // Opponents: 7 (ND Record — 2-5; 0-1 vs. BIG EAST) // Ties: 2 (ND Record — 2-0; 1-0 vs. BIG EAST) Rebound Advantage: ND: 10 (ND Record — 7-3; 1-1 vs. BIG EAST) // Opponents: 6 (ND Record — 3-3; 1-0 vs. BIG EAST) Bench Scoring Advantage: ND: 13 (ND Record — 10-3; 1-1 vs. BIG EAST) // Opponents: 3 (ND Record — 1-2; 1-0 vs. BIG EAST) Notre Dame Margin: +120 points, +7.5 ppg. (ND — 366 pts., 22.9 ppg.; Opponents — 246 pts., 15.4 ppg.)
Point Differential 1 3 4 9 10 11 20 21 22 24 26 39 Notre Dame Wins 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 Notre Dame Losses 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
Starting Lineups (F-C-G-G-G) & W-L Marks ALL GAMES vs. BIG EAST OPPONENTS Erwin, D’Amico, Gaines, Allen, Gray...... 11-5...... 2-1
Complete Games Played: 0 // Opponents: 3 Most Minutes (Overtime Game): 43, Breona Gray at South Florida, 1/13 Most Minutes (Regulation Game): 40-, Tulyah Gaines at Tennessee, 12/30
Scoring Double-Figure Games: 50 (Allen 14, Barlow 8, D’Amico 8, Gaines 7, Gray 4, Lechlitner 3, Williamson 3, Erwin 2, Smith 1) // Opponents: 47 20-29-Point Games: 8 (Gaines 3, Allen 2, Barlow 1, D’Amico 1, Gray 1) // Opponents: 4 30-39-Point Games: 0 // Opponents: 1 Game-High Honors*: 8 (Allen 3, Gaines 2, Barlow 1, D’Amico 1, Gray 1) Team-High Honors*: 17 (Allen 8, D’Amico 3, Gaines 3, Barlow 2, Gray 1)
Rebounding Double-Figure Games: 4 (Allen 1, Barlow 1, D’Amico 1, Williamson 1) // Opponents: 8 Game-High Honors*: 9 (Williamson 3, Allen 2, Barlow 2, D’Amico 2) Team-High Honors*: 19 (Williamson 6, D’Amico 5, Barlow 4, Allen 3, Erwin 1, Gray 1, Lechlitner 1)
Assists Double-Figure Games: 0 // Opponents: 0 Game-High Honors*: 12 (Gaines 6, Lechlitner 3, Allen 1, Barlow 1, Gray 1) Team-High Honors*: 20 (Gaines 9, Lechlitner 4, Barlow 3, Gray 2, Allen 1, Smith 1)
Double-Doubles Points/Rebounds: 4 (Allen 1 - SHU; Barlow 1 - BG; D’Amico 1 - IU; Williamson 1 - USF) // Opponents: 6
* = totals may not add up to games played due to ties
2006-07 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball 17 NOTRE DAME fighting irish women’s basketball 2006-07 The Last Time It Happened… Notre Dame recorded a ….. 30-point win ….. was on 12/28/06 — ND 94, Prairie View A&M 55 (39 points)* 40-point win ….. was on 11/26/02 — ND 107, Cleveland State 65 (42 points)* 50-point win ….. was on 3/4/01 — ND 89, Georgetown 33 (56 points) (BIG EAST Championship Quarterfinal at Storrs, Conn.) 30-point loss ….. was on 3/17/02 — Tennessee 89, ND 50 (39 points) (NCAA Mideast Region Second Round at Knoxville, Tenn.) Notre Dame shot …… 60% on FGs ….. was on 12/11/04 — 60.4% (29-48) vs. Washington (ND 72-58)* 65% on FGs ….. was on 2/12/97 — 68.0% (34-50) vs. Boston College (ND 91-64)* 90% on FTs ….. was on 1/10/07 — 90.0% (18-20) vs. Cincinnati (ND 81-70)* Notre Dame ….. won 10 games in a row ….. was from 1/16/05 thru 2/15/05 — 10 straight won 15 games in a row ….. was from 11/17/00 thru 2/14/01 — 23 straight won 20 games in a row ….. was from 11/17/00 thru 2/14/01 — 23 straight lost 5 games in a row ….. was from 3/21/91 thru 11/24/91 — 5 straight (across two seasons) • lost 5 games in a row (one season) ….. was from 2/16/82 thru 3/6/82 — 5 straight scored 100 points ….. was on 11/26/02 (ND 107, Cleveland State 65)* • scored 100 points on the road ….. never • scored 100 points at a neutral site ….. was on 11/24/89 vs. Liberty (ND 113-35) (Rotary Classic at Orlando, Fla.) • scored 100 points & lost ….. never allowed 100 points ….. was on 12/8/98 (Connecticut 106, ND 81)* scored less than 50 points ….. was on 11/16/06 (Penn State 75, ND 49) allowed less than 50 points ….. was on 2/4/06 (ND 66, Providence 48)* played an overtime game ….. was on 1/13/07 (South Florida 87, ND 78 - ot) • played a multiple-overtime game ….. was on 11/30/97 (ND 93, UCLA 91 - 2ot) rallied from a double-digit deficit to win ….. was on 1/2/07 — 10 points (8-18, 11:13, 1st) at Seton Hall (ND 64-61) won on a “last second” shot ….. was on 1/10/06 (ND 67, Marquette 65 - ot — Megan Duffy layup at 0:00 in overtime)* lost on a “last second” shot ….. was on 1/12/02 (Villanova 60, ND 59 — Mimi Riley jumper at 0:00.4) had five double-figure scorers ….. was on 1/13/07 (South Florida 87, ND 78 - ot) — Melissa D’Amico 13, Ashley Barlow 12, Charel Allen 11, Melissa Lechlitner 11, Erica Williamson 11 had six double-figure scorers ….. was on 11/12/04 (ND 92, Illinois State 73) — Courtney LaVere 18, Megan Duffy 15, Charel Allen 14, Jacqueline Batteast 13, Teresa Borton 11, Crystal Erwin 10* (Preseason WNIT First Round at Notre Dame, Ind.) had seven double-figure scorers ….. was on 2/6/97 (ND 90, Syracuse 73) — Rosanne Bohman 16, Mollie Peirick 15, Katryna Gaither 14, Kari Hutchinson 11, Sheila McMillen 11, Beth Morgan 11, Jeannine Augustin 10 had no double-figure scorers ….. was on 2/8/04 (Seton Hall 51, ND 45) had two double-figure rebounders ….. was on 1/26/05 (ND 72, St. John’s 65) — Jacqueline Batteast 10, Crystal Erwin 10* had two players with “double-doubles” ….. was on 1/26/05 (ND 72, St. John’s 65) — Crystal Erwin (14 pts., 10 reb.), Megan Duffy (14 pts., 10 asst.) & Jacqueline Batteast (10 pts., 10 reb.)* had three players with “double-doubles” ….. was on 1/26/05 (ND 72, St. John’s 65) — Crystal Erwin (14 pts., 10 reb.), Megan Duffy (14 pts., 10 asst.) & Jacqueline Batteast (10 pts., 10 reb.)* had two 20-point scorers ….. was on 12/6/06 (ND 67, Purdue 58) — Breona Gray 22, Tulyah Gaines 20* had three 20-point scorers ….. was on 1/7/99 (ND 111, West Virginia 90) — Danielle Green 28, Sheila McMillen 26, Ruth Riley 23* made 10 three-point field goals ….. was on 3/3/02 (Syracuse 84, ND 79) — 10-26 (38.5%) on threes (BIG EAST Championship Quarterfinal at Piscataway, N.J.) committed 10 turnovers or less ….. was on 3/19/06 (Boston College 78, ND 61) — 8 turnovers (NCAA Albuquerque Region First Round at West Lafayette, Ind.) committed 25 turnovers or more ….. was on 12/30/06 (Tennessee 78, ND 54) — 29 turnovers forced 25 turnovers or more ….. was on 1/10/07 (ND 81, Cincinnati 70) — 25 turnovers* An Irish player had ….. 25 points ….. was on 1/10/07 — Tulyah Gaines (27) vs. Cincinnati (ND 81-70)* 30 points ….. was on 1/10/06 — Megan Duffy (32) vs. Marquette (ND 67-65 - ot)* 35 points ….. was on 2/22/00 — Ruth Riley (36) vs. Miami (ND 83-68)* 40 points ….. was on 1/30/99 — Ruth Riley (41) at Providence (ND 97-59) (school record) 15 rebounds ….. was on 1/13/07 — Erica Williamson (18) at South Florida (USF 87-78 - ot) 20 rebounds ….. was on 1/20/88 — Heidi Bunek (20) at DePaul (DPU 80-77) 10 assists ….. was on 2/26/05 — Megan Duffy (10) vs. West Virginia (ND 82-57)* 5 blocks ….. was on 11/10/06 — Erica Williamson (5) vs. Central Michigan (ND 88-66)* 5 steals ….. was on 12/28/06 — Charel Allen (5) vs. Prairie View A&M (ND 94-55)* a “double-double” ….. was on 1/13/07 — Erica Williamson (11 pts., 18 reb.) at South Florida (USF 87-78 - ot) a “triple-double” ….. was on 2/15/90 — Sara Liebscher (17 pts., 12 reb., 10 asst.) vs. Detroit (ND 99-58)* (only triple-double in school history) 20 pts & 10 rebs ….. was on 2/9/05 — Jacqueline Batteast (23 pts., 10 reb.) at Providence (ND 75-57) 20 pts & 20 rebs ….. was on 1/20/88 — Heidi Bunek (25 pts., 20 reb.) at DePaul (DPU 80-77) a 4-point play ….. was on 2/16/03 — Alicia Ratay (2:24, 1st) at Providence (ND 67-61) a halfcourt shot ….. was on 1/2/07 — Breona Gray (0:00, 1st) at Seton Hall (ND 64-61) An opposing player had ….. 25 points ….. was on 1/13/07 — Jessica Dickson (30), South Florida (USF 87-78 - ot) 30 points ….. was on 1/13/07 — Jessica Dickson (30), South Florida (USF 87-78 - ot) 35 points ….. was on 1/16/95 — Angela Simpson (37), Northwestern State (La.) (NSU 103-93) (NWIT Semifinal at Amarillo, Texas) 10 rebounds ….. was on 1/13/07 — Nalini Miller (14) & Jessica Dickson (11), South Florida (USF 87-78 - ot) 15 rebounds ….. was on 11/24/06 — Shay Murphy (17), USC (USC 69-58) 20 rebounds ….. was on 1/8/89 — Wendy Scholtens (20), Vanderbilt (VU 86-64) 10 assists ….. was on 2/7/06 — Liad Suez-Karni (10), Villanova (VU 69-65 - ot)* 5 blocks ….. was on 12/30/06 — Candace Parker (5), Tennessee (UT 78-54) 5 steals ….. was on 12/6/06 — Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton (5), Purdue (ND 67-58)* a “double-double” ….. was on 1/13/07 — Jessica Dickson (30 pts., 11 reb.) & Nalini Miller (26 pts., 14 reb.), South Florida (USF 87-78 - ot) a “triple-double” ….. was on 2/7/06 — Liad Suez-Karni (14 pts., 10 reb., 10 asst.), Villanova (VU 69-65 - ot)* * = indicates Notre Dame home game 18 2006-07 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball fighting irish women’s basketball 2006-07 NOTRE DAME 2006-07 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball Box Scores
Notre Dame 88, Central Michigan 66 Notre Dame 85, Bowling Green 81 (OT) Penn State 75, Notre Dame 49 November 10, 2006 November 13, 2006 November 16, 2006 Joyce Center (Notre Dame, Ind.) Joyce Center (Notre Dame, Ind.) Bryce Jordan Center (University Park, Pa.) GAME 1 GAME 2 GAME 3 Central Michigan (66) Bowling Green (81) Notre Dame (49) Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tp Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tp Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tp Westover 33 3-13 0-0 0-0 2 3 4 6 Honegger 36 4-8 4-6 0-0 5 1 4 12 Erwin 16 1-3 0-0 0-0 5 1 5 2 Skufca 23 2-5 1-2 1-1 5 1 5 6 Horne 37 6-17 2-8 2-3 7 0 4 16 D’Amico 16 1-4 0-0 0-0 1 0 3 2 Verhoff 18 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 1 0 Mann 43 4-7 0-0 6-10 5 2 2 14 Gaines 31 3-7 0-0 6-9 1 2 4 12 Wilson 31 4-8 4-4 5-6 2 3 0 17 Thorburn 40 6-8 5-6 0-1 3 3 4 17 Allen 34 4-14 0-4 4-4 3 0 3 12 Hurd 32 5-13 0-1 5-5 7 0 1 15 Achter 38 4-10 0-1 12-14 5 9 4 20 Gray 25 0-8 0-4 2-2 3 0 0 2 Houghton 16 3-4 0-0 2-2 2 0 5 8 Taylor 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Barlow 17 1-6 0-2 0-0 3 1 3 2 Holman 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 McCall 7 0-3 0-0 0-0 1 2 2 0 Smith 12 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 2 0 Luckett 13 0-1 0-0 1-2 3 0 1 1 Flynn 14 1-4 0-2 0-0 3 1 1 2 Lechlitner 31 3-9 3-4 2-2 5 1 2 11 Chan 22 4-7 0-2 2-2 1 5 2 10 Team 4 Williamson 18 2-4 0-0 2-6 4 0 4 6 Heike 8 1-1 0-0 1-2 1 0 1 3 Totals 225 25-57 11-23 20-28 33 18 21 81 Team 2 Team 4 Totals 200 15-56 3-14 16-23 28 7 26 49 Totals 200 22-54 5-9 17-20 29 13 20 66 Notre Dame (85) Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tp Penn State (75) Notre Dame (88) Erwin 24 3-7 1-1 1-1 6 1 2 8 Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tp Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tp D’Amico 16 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 2 2 Renfro 16 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 2 Erwin 20 3-6 0-0 2-2 6 0 1 8 Gaines 38 8-15 0-1 9-11 6 2 4 25 Brown 31 2-2 0-0 8-10 8 5 2 12 D’Amico 15 5-8 0-0 6-6 5 1 4 16 Allen 40 9-20 3-7 0-0 6 1 2 21 O’Rourke 27 3-5 1-2 2-2 1 3 2 9 Gaines 27 2-5 0-0 1-1 1 4 3 5 Gray 38 2-8 0-3 2-3 2 3 3 6 Squire 20 3-6 3-5 0-0 5 0 2 9 Allen 27 4-8 1-3 6-6 1 2 0 15 Barlow 34 4-11 0-1 11-12 10 4 3 19 Gissendanner 25 4-10 1-4 4-4 5 0 2 13 Gray 32 4-8 2-3 3-4 4 1 2 13 Smith 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 Grant 22 4-8 1-3 10-10 4 3 1 19 Tsipis 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Lechlitner 18 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 1 1 0 Williams 23 2-6 0-0 4-5 5 0 3 8 Barlow 20 3-5 1-1 0-0 2 1 3 7 Williamson 15 2-3 0-0 0-1 4 1 4 4 Molinaro 10 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 Smith 9 4-10 0-0 3-4 4 0 4 11 Team 9 Quinn 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Lechlitner 24 2-5 0-0 3-4 2 5 0 7 Totals 225 29-67 4-14 23-28 45 13 22 85 Mark 17 0-0 0-0 1-2 3 1 3 1 Ben-Tsvulun 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 Monroe 5 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 2 Williamson 20 2-4 0-0 2-4 8 0 3 6 Bowling Green 38 40 3 — 81 Team 5 Team 6 Notre Dame 31 47 7 — 85 Totals 200 20-41 6-14 29-33 39 13 18 75 Totals 200 29-60 4-7 26-31 39 14 21 88 FG Pct: Bowling Green 43.9, Notre Dame 43.3. 3-PT FG Pct: Notre Dame 22 27 — 49 Central Michigan 22 44 — 66 Bowling Green 47.8, Notre Dame 28.6. FT Pct: Bowling Green Penn State 37 38 — 75 Notre Dame 39 49 — 88 71.4, Notre Dame 82.1. Turnovers: Bowling Green 19, Notre Dame 19. Blocked Shots: Bowling Green 5 (Honegger 4), Notre Dame FG Pct: Notre Dame 26.8, Penn State 48.8. 3-PT FG Pct: Notre FG Pct: Central Michigan 40.7, Notre Dame 48.3. 3-PT FG Pct: 6 (Allen 2). Steals: Bowling Green 9 (Achter 5), Notre Dame 14 Dame 21.4, Penn State 42.9. FT Pct: Notre Dame 69.6, Penn Central Michigan 55.6, Notre Dame 57.1. FT Pct: Central Michigan (Allen 4). Attendance: 5,746. State 87.9. Turnovers: Notre Dame 14, Penn State 21. Blocked 85.0, Notre Dame 83.9. Turnovers: Central Michigan 22, Notre Shots: Notre Dame 2, Penn State 6 (Brown, Grant 2). Steals: Dame 17. Blocked Shots: Central Michigan 3, Notre Dame 9 Notre Dame 13 (Gaines 4), Penn State 6 (Grant, Williams 2). (Williamson 5). Steals: Central Michigan 8 (Skufca 3), Notre Dame NOTES: The double-digit comeback was Notre Dame’s first since Attendance: 5,573. 11 (four with 2). Attendance: 6,702. Feb. 28, 2006, when the Irish climbed from a 15-point hole to defeat Pittsburgh, 72-65 on Senior Night at the Joyce Center … this was Notre Dame’s fifth overtime game in its last 19 outings, NOTES: Notre Dame falls to 0-5 all-time against Penn State and NOTES: Notre Dame now is 22-8 (.733) all-time in season open- with the Irish going 3-2 in extended play over that span … Notre 0-2 in University Park … the Irish lose their second consecutive ers, including a 12-game winning streak that corresponds exactly Dame is 7-5 all-time in overtime games at the Joyce Center, but game to a Big Ten Conference opponent after winning five of the with the program’s membership in the BIG EAST Conference this win snapped a two-game home OT losing streak for the Irish previous six, dating back two seasons … Notre Dame suffers a … the Irish are 28-14 (.667) against Mid-American Conference (first win since Jan. 10, 2006 — a 67-65 conquest of Marquette) rare November loss, as the PSU setback snapped a 14-game schools, with a 17-4 (.810) mark at home; Notre Dame also has … Notre Dame improves to 3-0 all-time against Bowling Green, Irish winning streak in the year’s penultimate month (last loss: won its last 11 games against current MAC members … the 88 including a 2-0 mark in South Bend … in their three series wins Nov. 30, 2003 — an 83-59 defeat at third-ranked Tennessee) … points scored by the Irish are their highest point total since Nov. over the Falcons, the Irish have shot a combined .605 from the field Notre Dame’s .268 field goal percentage was its lowest since Feb. 12, 2004, when they defeated Illinois State, 92-73 in the opening (52-of-86) in the second half, with a .500 percentage (15-of-30) 12, 2006, when the Irish shot 25 percent (17-of-68) at DePaul round of the Preseason WNIT at the Joyce Center; coincidentally, on Monday night … Notre Dame is 64-16 (.800) lifetime against … Penn State’s .879 free throw percentage was the best for that also was the earliest season opener in program history prior Ohio schools, including a 31-7 (.816) record at the Joyce Center; a Notre Dame opponent since March 7, 2004, when Rutgers to this evening … Notre Dame’s .839 free throw percentage was the Irish also have won 12 consecutive home games against the converted on 88.9 percent of its free throws (16-of-18) in the its best with a minimum of 10 attempts since Feb. 19, 2005, when Buckeye State, dating back more than 13 years … Notre Dame quarterfinals of the BIG EAST Championship at the Hartford the Irish connected at an .857 rate (18-of-21) in a loss at Rutgers is 29-14 (.674) against the current Mid-American Conference Civic Center … the Lady Lions’ 29 free throws made equaled … Notre Dame improves to 110-10 (.917) when leading at the half alignment (18-4, .818, at home) and has won its last 12 games the same number converted by Boston College against the since the start of the 2000-01 season … the Irish also are now against that league’s present membership … during the past 12 Irish in the opening round of last year’s NCAA Tournament (BC 92-3 (.968) when scoring at least 80 points during the past 11-plus seasons (1995-96 to present), the Irish are 93-3 (.969) when they was 29-of-36, .806) … Notre Dame collected 13 steals at PSU, seasons (1995-96 to present) … Notre Dame’s crowd of 6,702 was score at least 80 points … Notre Dame has scored 80 points in the third time in as many games this season that the Irish have the second-largest season-opening audience in program history, consecutive games for the first time since Dec. 14 & 21, 2002, come away with double-digit thefts (averaging 12.7 per game topped only by a gathering of 7,960 on Nov. 18, 2001 vs. Valparaiso when they defeated Temple (84-61) and IPFW (82-54) at the Joyce this year); junior guard Tulyah Gaines tied her career high with (the day the Irish raised their 2001 NCAA championship banner Center … the Irish have opened the season with back-to-back four steals (done twice before) … the Irish had a season-low to the rafters) … Notre Dame is 58-4 (.935) against non-confer- 80-point efforts for the first time since Nov. 24 & 26, 1995, when 14 turnovers and are averaging 16.7 giveaways per game this ence opponents at the Joyce Center, dating back to the 1994-95 they won at Indiana (82-73) and back home vs. Bowling Green season, with a current 15-game run of less than 20 turnovers in a season … junior center Melissa D’Amico registered the second (92-67) … Notre Dame had two 20-point scorers in the same game game since a 22-giveaway night at Rutgers on Jan. 24, 2006 … “point-a-minute” game of her career — she had a career-high 20 for the first time since March 21, 2005, when Megan Duffy scored conversely, the Notre Dame defense caused 21 PSU turnovers points in 18 minutes vs. Arkansas State on Dec. 17, 2005 at the 24 and Jacqueline Batteast tallied 20 in a 70-61 loss to Arizona (including two shot clock violations), just topping their season Duel in the Desert in Las Vegas; sophomore forward Chandrica State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at Fresno, average of 20.7 takeaways … Gaines scored in double figures Smith was just as efficient with a career-high 11 points, but her Calif. … Ashley Barlow’s 19 points narrowly missed giving the for the second consecutive game, the first time in her career nine minutes played just missed the minimum threshold of 10 Irish three 20-point scorers for the first time since Jan. 7, 1999 vs. she has put together back-to-back double-digit outings … minutes to qualify for record-keeping … Smith’s previous scoring West Virginia (Danielle Green 28, Sheila McMillen 26, Ruth Riley junior guard Charel Allen has scored in double figures 11 times high was nine points at Rutgers on Jan. 24, 2006. 23 in 111-90 win) … Tulyah Gaines’ previous career scoring high in the past 15 games, dating back to last season … freshman was 14 points in an overtime win at Cincinnati on Feb. 25, 2006 guard Melissa Lechlitner became the seventh different Notre … Charel Allen’s previous career scoring high was 17 points at Dame player to score in double digits this season, tossing in a Syracuse on Jan. 19, 2005. personal-best 11 points.
2006-07 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball 19 NOTRE DAME fighting irish women’s basketball 2006-07 2006-07 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball Box Scores
Notre Dame 87, Western Michigan 67 USC 69, Notre Dame 58 Notre Dame 87, Richmond 66 November 19, 2006 November 24, 2006 November 28, 2006 Joyce Center (Notre Dame, Ind.) Galen Center (Los Angeles, Calif.) Joyce Center (Notre Dame, Ind.) GAME GAME GAME 4 5 6 Western Michigan (67) Notre Dame (58) Richmond (66) Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tp Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tp Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tp Brown 22 4-11 0-0 0-0 11 0 4 8 Erwin 21 3-6 1-2 0-0 3 1 4 7 Thomas 11 1-2 0-0 0-0 4 1 1 2 Parker 14 3-6 3-4 2-2 1 1 3 11 D’Amico 20 3-9 0-0 1-2 4 0 3 7 Campion 30 5-8 2-4 1-3 5 2 3 13 DeLaHoussaye 38 3-8 0-0 0-0 2 7 2 6 Gaines 29 3-6 0-1 0-0 2 2 1 6 Powell 25 1-2 1-1 1-3 1 3 2 4 Dreher 27 2-6 0-1 3-4 1 3 2 7 Allen 37 6-13 0-2 1-5 8 2 4 13 Hawkins 35 3-13 0-1 0-2 3 4 2 6 Moore 38 5-11 1-3 7-7 7 3 4 18 Gray 24 0-6 0-4 0-2 3 2 1 0 McKnight 19 6-10 2-2 0-0 3 0 2 14 Ciba 5 1-4 0-2 0-0 0 0 1 2 Barlow 28 1-5 0-2 5-5 6 3 4 7 Morrow 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 Dwyer 15 3-5 1-3 0-0 3 1 0 7 Smith 4 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 Hendrix 17 1-5 0-1 0-0 4 2 1 2 Vest 6 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 2 Lechlitner 17 2-7 0-1 0-0 0 0 3 4 Holzer 20 4-6 0-0 1-1 3 1 4 9 Thelen 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Ben-Tsvulun 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Williams 25 3-8 2-4 2-4 2 2 2 10 Watkins 14 2-6 0-3 0-0 1 2 1 4 Williamson 19 6-10 0-0 0-3 9 0 4 12 Bell 13 1-4 0-2 3-4 2 2 4 5 Smith 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 Team 3 Zygaite 2 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 0 1 1 Loney 11 1-4 0-2 0-0 2 0 1 2 Totals 200 25-66 1-12 7-17 38 10 24 58 Team 4 Owens 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 3 0 1 0 Totals 200 25-58 7-15 9-19 31 18 22 66 DeNooyer 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Team 4 USC (69) Totals 200 25-64 5-19 12-13 36 17 19 67 Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tp Notre Dame (87) Jaskowiak 20 2-8 0-2 0-0 6 1 2 4 Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tp Kerr 29 6-13 0-0 0-2 7 3 4 12 Erwin 23 4-6 2-3 0-0 2 1 1 10 Notre Dame (87) Hagiya 32 3-6 3-5 3-5 3 5 1 12 D’Amico 20 6-7 0-0 3-4 4 2 4 15 Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tp Dunham 28 3-6 0-2 6-6 3 2 1 12 Gaines 23 2-2 0-0 3-4 3 4 3 7 Erwin 23 5-9 0-0 4-5 5 2 1 14 Murphy 34 5-13 1-5 4-4 17 2 1 15 Allen 32 10-18 2-4 0-0 6 1 1 22 D’Amico 33 6-9 0-0 4-4 7 3 2 16 Jelks 10 1-3 0-1 0-0 2 0 0 2 Gray 19 0-4 0-3 0-0 2 2 3 0 Gaines 29 2-2 0-0 4-4 2 9 2 8 Hughes 17 1-3 1-1 1-2 1 1 4 4 Tsipis 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Allen 31 6-11 0-1 0-0 5 2 2 12 Parker 11 1-4 0-0 2-5 5 0 1 4 Barlow 31 2-7 1-2 6-6 5 3 1 11 Gray 20 4-10 2-5 0-0 1 5 2 10 Medlock 19 2-7 0-0 0-1 4 1 2 4 Lechlitner 28 3-7 2-5 2-2 3 3 1 10 Tsipis 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 Team 6 Ben-Tsvulun 4 0-0 0-0 3-4 2 0 1 3 Barlow 25 7-10 3-4 0-0 4 1 3 17 Totals 200 24-63 5-16 16-25 54 15 16 69 Williamson 16 4-6 0-0 1-2 7 1 3 9 Smith 13 1-4 0-0 2-2 1 0 1 4 Team 1 Lechlitner 22 0-3 0-0 6-6 4 5 0 6 Notre Dame 24 34 — 58 Totals 200 31-57 7-17 18-22 35 17 18 87 Ben-Tsvulun 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 USC 30 39 — 69 Team 3 Richmond 31 35 — 66 Totals 200 31-58 5-10 20-23 33 27 15 87 FG Pct: Notre Dame 37.9, USC 38.1. 3-PT FG Pct: Notre Dame Notre Dame 34 53 — 87 8.3, USC 31.3. FT Pct: Notre Dame 41.2, USC 64.0. Turnovers: Western Michigan 36 31 — 67 Notre Dame 19, USC 27. Blocked Shots: Notre Dame 3 (D’Amico FG Pct: Richmond 43.1, Notre Dame 54.4. 3-PT FG Pct: Richmond Notre Dame 37 50 — 87 2), USC 7 (Kerr 4). Steals: Notre Dame 16 (Barlow 5), USC 5. 46.7, Notre Dame 41.2. FT Pct: Richmond 47.4, Notre Dame Technical Foul: Erwin (ND). Attendance: 2,208. 81.8. Turnovers: Richmond 21, Notre Dame 16. Blocked Shots: FG Pct: Western Michigan 39.1, Notre Dame 53.4. 3-PT FG Richmond 0, Notre Dame 3. Steals: Richmond 6 (Williams 2), Pct: Western Michigan 26.3, Notre Dame 50.0. FT Pct: Western Notre Dame 9 (Lechlitner 3). Attendance: 5,629. Michigan 92.3, Notre Dame 87.0. Turnovers: Western Michigan NOTES: Notre Dame’s last (and only prior) loss to USC came on 24, Notre Dame 17. Blocked Shots: Western Michigan 1, Notre Jan. 2, 1985 in a 69-53 neutral site decision at Fullerton, Calif. Dame 2 (D’Amico 2). Steals: Western Michigan 10 (DeLaHous- … that 1985 game also set the series standards for most points NOTES: Notre Dame played its first Atlantic 10 Conference op- saye 4), Notre Dame 15 (Barlow 6). Attendance: 6,145. by USC (tied this year) and fewest points by the Irish (this year’s ponent in nearly two years (Dayton, Dec. 9, 2004) and improved total of 58 was second on the chart) … Notre Dame lost for only to 63-18 (.778) all-time against that league’s present configura- the fourth time in its last 18 games against Pac-10 Conference tion; the Irish also have won 10 in a row against current Atlantic NOTES: Notre Dame is off to a 3-1 start (or better) for the 10th opponents … the Irish forced an opponent season-high 27 10 members, including six straight at the Joyce Center … Notre time in the past 14 seasons … the Irish topped the 80-point turnovers, the most for Notre Dame since Nov. 22, 2004, when Dame topped the 85-point mark for the fourth time in as many mark for the third time in four games this year, the first time Colorado State had 29 turnovers in a 69-47 Irish win at the Joyce home games this season … the Irish shot a season-best 54.4 they have had such a high-scoring stretch since Dec. 7-21, Center… it’s also the fourth time in five games this year Notre percent from the floor, passing the .534 percentage they shot in 2002, when they won at Arizona State (81-52), lost at DePaul Dame has come up with 20-or-more takeaways … in addition, their last home game (Nov. 19 vs. Western Michigan) … Notre (59-75), then won at home vs. Temple (84-61) and IPFW (82-54) the Irish recorded double-digit steals for the fifth time in as many Dame had five double-digit scorers for the second consecutive … Notre Dame scored 50 second-half points against Western games this season, with their 16 thefts the most by a Notre Dame home game and the third time in its last nine outings, dating back Michigan, their first 50-point period since Jan. 16, 2005, when club since March 21, 2005, when they had 17 steals in an NCAA to last season (also March 4, 2006 vs. USF in the first round of they hung 54 points in the opening half against Purdue at the Tournament second-round loss to Arizona State in Fresno, Calif. the BIG EAST Conference Championship) … the Irish forced 21 Joyce Center … the Irish posted a .534 field goal percentage, … junior guard Ashley Barlow came up with five more steals Richmond turnovers, the fifth time in six games this season that its best since Jan. 4, 2006, when they shot 56 percent from the against USC, following a six-steal effort against Western Michigan Notre Dame has hassled its opponent into 20-or-more turnovers floor in a loss at St. John’s … Notre Dame had 31 field goals, its on Nov. 19; she’s the first Irish player with back-to-back five-steal (the Irish had 19 takeaways in the other contest vs. Bowling Green) highest mark since Dec. 17, 2005, when it sank 32 baskets in a games since March 30-April 1, 2001, when Niele Ivey did it against … after shooting .083 from the three-point line and .412 from the win over Arkansas State at the Duel in the Desert in Las Vegas Connecticut (5) and Purdue (6) in the NCAA Women’s Final Four foul line in its last game at USC, Notre Dame reversed course … the Irish dished out 27 assists, their highest total since Nov. … freshman center Erica Williamson became the ninth different against Richmond with a .412 three-point ratio and an .818 free 12, 2004, when they had 29 assists in a victory over Illinois State Irish player to score in double figures this season … Notre Dame throw percentage (the fourth time this year the Irish have shot better at the Joyce Center in the first round of the Preseason WNIT … had shot better than 80 percent from the foul line in three of its than 80 percent at the stripe) … Notre Dame scored a season-high Notre Dame shot .870 from the free throw line, their best outing first four games this year before its 7-of-17 (.412) showing at 53 points in the second half, its second 50-point period of the from the charity stripe since Nov. 30, 2004, when they converted USC … senior forward Crystal Erwin was whistled for an unusual season after scoring exactly a half-century in the final 20 minutes a school-record 18-of-18 foul shots at Valparaiso … the Irish had “indirect” technical foul for delay of game when she inadvertently vs. Western Michigan … the Irish improved to 112-10 (.918) when five double-digit scorers for the first time since March 4, 2006, contacted the ball while a USC player was attempting to inbound leading at the half since 2000-01, and 95-3 (.969) when scoring at when they also had a double-figure quintet against South Florida after a made basket in the second half. least 80 points during the past 12 seasons … Notre Dame’s bench in the first round of the BIG EAST Championship … Notre Dame has outscored the opposition in five of six games this year and was credited with 15 steals, their fourth consecutive double-digit is averaging 26.3 points per game this season … senior forward steal total … the Irish also caused an opponent season-high Crystal Erwin had not made a three-pointer in her career prior to 24 turnovers, the best effort by the Notre Dame defense since this season (and had attempted only one), but has made four of Jan. 2, 2005, when they forced 24 Seton Hall turnovers in a win six shots from downtown through her first six games this year, at the Joyce Center … in addition to her 17 points, freshman including a career-high two treys vs. Richmond. guard Ashley Barlow also came up with six steals, the most for an Irish player since Nov. 27, 2005, when Megan Duffy had six thefts against USC … junior guard Tulyah Gaines handed out a career-high nine assists, one more than her previous best (set against Pittsburgh on Feb. 28, 2006 at the Joyce Center) … senior guard Breona Gray tied her career best with five assists, previously hitting that mark against Purdue on Jan. 16, 2005 … junior center Melissa D’Amico tied her season high scoring total (16 points, also vs. Central Michigan) and snared a season-best seven rebounds … junior guard Amanda Tsipis swiped the first two steals of her career late in the second half.
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Notre Dame 61, Michigan 58 Indiana 54, Notre Dame 51 Notre Dame 67, #10/9 Purdue 58 December 1, 2006 December 3, 2006 December 6, 2006 Crisler Arena (Ann Arbor, Mich.) Joyce Center (Notre Dame, Ind.) Joyce Center (Notre Dame, Ind.) GAME 7 GAME 8 GAME 9 Notre Dame (61) Indiana (54) Purdue (58) Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tp Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tp Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tp Erwin 14 1-2 1-2 0-0 3 0 3 3 Thomas 31 0-6 0-0 0-0 9 4 3 0 Wisdom-Hylton 40 7-17 0-1 1-2 8 0 1 15 D’Amico 25 2-7 0-0 0-0 6 0 1 4 Smith, C. 15 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 4 Lawless 28 2-4 0-0 0-0 7 2 4 4 Gaines 30 3-9 0-1 5-7 1 0 4 11 Smith, N. 37 6-11 2-5 4-4 2 1 2 18 Campbell 16 3-4 0-0 3-4 2 1 2 9 Allen 35 5-14 1-4 4-4 3 0 4 15 Enterline 36 1-6 0-1 6-6 3 5 1 8 Howell 27 4-7 3-6 0-0 1 2 2 11 Gray 25 1-7 1-5 0-0 3 1 1 3 Roberson 29 5-10 2-5 0-1 2 0 3 12 Gearlds 40 6-19 2-7 1-2 3 4 2 15 Barlow 31 6-12 1-5 1-2 7 1 2 14 Braun 18 2-4 0-0 0-0 3 1 0 4 Mioton 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 Lechlitner 25 1-5 1-3 0-0 1 2 2 3 Carr 7 0-2 0-0 0-0 2 1 1 0 Malone 30 1-7 0-4 2-2 1 5 2 4 Williamson 15 3-6 0-0 2-4 5 0 3 8 Smart 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Freeman 14 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 1 1 0 Team 3 McKay 26 4-6 0-0 0-1 2 0 0 8 Team 3 Totals 200 22-62 5-20 12-17 32 4 20 61 Team 4 Totals 200 23-59 5-18 7-10 28 15 14 58 Totals 200 20-48 4-11 10-12 27 12 12 54 Michigan (58) Notre Dame (67) Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tp Notre Dame (51) Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tp Whitfield 16 1-3 0-0 1-2 2 1 1 3 Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tp Erwin 13 0-1 0-1 0-0 3 1 2 0 Skrba 21 3-6 0-1 2-3 10 0 0 8 Erwin 20 0-5 0-4 0-0 2 0 0 0 D’Amico 34 4-5 0-0 0-0 7 0 4 8 Phillips 21 4-9 1-1 1-5 5 1 3 10 D’Amico 35 6-11 0-0 3-4 10 2 0 15 Gaines 37 8-12 0-0 4-5 1 5 2 20 Minnfield 27 1-4 1-3 0-0 6 2 0 3 Gaines 37 2-7 0-0 0-0 2 5 3 4 Allen 35 2-8 0-1 5-6 6 5 1 9 Cooper 30 4-7 2-3 1-2 5 1 1 11 Allen 37 7-16 0-3 3-3 9 3 3 17 Gray 35 8-12 4-7 2-2 7 2 1 22 Bass 13 0-1 0-1 1-4 2 1 1 1 Gray 19 2-4 1-1 2-2 1 1 2 7 Barlow 27 2-6 0-0 4-4 5 3 1 8 Benson 23 2-6 2-5 2-2 2 0 3 8 Barlow 23 2-9 0-2 2-2 6 1 2 6 Lechlitner 13 0-3 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 0 McPherson 15 3-4 0-0 2-2 3 1 0 8 Lechlitner 24 1-5 0-4 0-0 4 2 3 2 Williamson 6 0-3 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 Helvey 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 0 Williamson 5 0-1 0-0 0-0 3 0 3 0 Team 5 Dierdorf 9 2-6 0-0 0-0 4 0 1 4 Team 4 Totals 200 24-50 4-9 15-17 37 18 11 67 Walker 10 1-3 0-1 0-0 1 1 1 2 Totals 200 20-58 1-14 10-11 41 14 16 51 Queen 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 1 0 Purdue 34 24 — 58 Team 4 Indiana 27 27 — 54 Notre Dame 26 41 — 67 Totals 200 21-49 6-15 10-20 45 10 14 58 Notre Dame 22 29 — 51 FG Pct: Purdue 39.0, Notre Dame 48.0. 3-PT FG Pct: Purdue Notre Dame 27 34 — 61 FG Pct: Indiana 41.7, Notre Dame 34.5. 3-PT FG Pct: Indiana 27.8, Notre Dame 44.4. FT Pct: Purdue 70.0, Notre Dame Michigan 27 31 — 58 36.4, Notre Dame 7.1. FT Pct: Indiana 83.3, Notre Dame 90.9. 88.2. Turnovers: Purdue 20, Notre Dame 23. Blocked Shots: Turnovers: Indiana 20, Notre Dame 21. Blocked Shots: Indiana Purdue 3 (Wisdom-Hylton 2), Notre Dame 2. Steals: Purdue FG Pct: Notre Dame 35.5, Michigan 42.9. 3-PT FG Pct: Notre 2, Notre Dame 1. Steals: Indiana 9 (Thomas 3), Notre Dame 8 10 (Wisdom-Hylton 5), Notre Dame 14 (Allen, Barlow, Gray 3). Dame 25.0, Michigan 40.0. FT Pct: Notre Dame 70.6, Michigan (Lechlitner 3). Attendance: 9,494. Attendance: 6,250. 50.0. Turnovers: Notre Dame 17, Michigan 30. Blocked Shots: Notre Dame 2 (Williamson 2), Michigan 4 (Phillips, Skrba 2). Steals: Notre Dame 15 (Allen, Barlow, Gaines 3), Michigan 8 (Cooper, NOTES: All three Irish losses this season have come to teams that NOTES: Notre Dame’s last win over a ranked opponent (and Helvey 2). Attendance: 3,817. were receiving votes in both national polls at tipoff (Indiana was a top-10 foe) came on Jan. 17, 2006 (78-75 vs. DePaul at the earning 14 votes in the AP poll and 15 votes in the ESPN/USA Joyce Center) … the Irish have defeated 41 ranked opponents Today coaches poll) … Notre Dame had been averaging 86.8 in the past eight-plus seasons, with nearly half of those wins (20) NOTES: Notre Dame earned its first win over Michigan at Crisler points and shooting .496 from the floor in its first four home games coming against top-10 opponents … Wednesday’s victory was Arena since Dec. 12, 1982, when the Irish earned a 62-58 victory … the Irish held Indiana to an opponent season-low 54 points the 550th for Notre Dame as a Division I member (1980-81 to behind 15 points from Trena Keys … Notre Dame now leads the (previous: 58 by Michigan on Dec. 1) … Notre Dame forced 20 present), as well as the program’s 599th overall win in its 799th series with Michigan, 8-6, and has won four of the last five meet- IU turnovers, the seventh time in eight games this year the Irish all-time game during its 30th season … the Irish have won four ings, but the 14-game series’ aggregate point total remains razor defense has come up with 20 or more takeaways, although Notre of the past five games vs. Purdue at the Joyce Center … Notre thin (ND 934, UM 932) … of the eight Irish wins against Michigan, Dame had a season-low eight steals vs. Indiana … the Irish were Dame held Purdue to its lowest point total ever in the series, seven have come when Notre Dame held the Wolverines to less tabbed with 21 turnovers, snapping a 19-game streak of games topping a 73-60 Irish win on March 15, 1996 in the first round than 60 points … the winning margin was the closest in the se- with less than 20 turnovers — it was the most giveaways for Notre of the NCAA Tournament at Lubbock, Texas (Notre Dame’s ries since UM took a 66-60 overtime win on Dec. 8, 1979 at the Dame since Jan. 24, 2006 (22 at Rutgers) … the .345 field goal first-ever NCAA Tournament victory) … the Irish defeated their Joyce Center … the Irish have won six of their last nine games percentage for the Irish was their second-lowest of the seasons highest-ranked Purdue squad since April 1, 2001, when Notre against Big Ten Conference opponents … Notre Dame forced 30 (.268 at Penn State) and their lowest at home (previous: .433 vs. Dame downed the No, 9/8 Boilers, 68-66 in the NCAA national Michigan turnovers, the most by an Irish opponent since Feb. Bowling Green) … Notre Dame’s rebounding margin (+14) was its championship game at the Savvis Center in St. Louis … the 25, 2004, when Miami (Fla.) was charged with 37 turnovers in a best since Jan. 4, 2006 at St. John’s, when they outrebounded Irish have defeated 14 of their last 16 in-state opponents, with 93-58 Notre Dame victory at the Joyce Center … the Irish have the Red Storm by a 41-21 spread (also the fewest rebounds by their only losses coming to Purdue (Jan. 2003) and Indiana hassled opponents into 20-plus turnovers in six of seven games a Notre Dame opponent prior to the IU game) … the Irish shot a (Dec. 2006) … the Purdue win was the second this season this year … Notre Dame also has recorded double-digit steals season-best .909 from the foul line, their best mark since Nov. for the Irish when rallying from a double-digit deficit — they in six of seven games thus far, with the Michigan game marking 30, 2004, when they set a school record by going 18-of-18 from trailed by 13 points in the first half vs. Bowling Green on Nov. the third 15-steal effort for the Irish defense this season, all in the stripe at Valparaiso … D’Amico’s only other previous double- 13, but came back to defeat the Falcons in overtime, 85-81 at the past four outings (also 15 vs. Western Michigan and 16 at double came on Nov. 27, 2005 against USC at the Joyce Center the Joyce Center … Notre Dame had two 20-point scorers in USC) … conversely, Notre Dame had 17 turnovers, stretching its (13 points, 10 rebounds); it’s also the second double-double of the same game for the second time this year — Tulyah Gaines streak of games with fewer than 20 turnovers to 19 in a row … the year for Notre Dame after Barlow’s 19-point, 10-rebound effort had 25 and Charel Allen had 21 vs. Bowling Green on Nov. 13 only once this year has Notre Dame failed to have at least three vs. Bowling Green … D’Amico also previously had 10 rebounds at … Breona Gray’s previous career scoring high was 17 points double-digit scorers (two at USC), with Allen, Barlow and Gaines Georgetown on Jan. 21, 2006 … Allen grabbed a career-high nine vs. Syracuse (Jan. 5, 2005) and she had made a career-high two doing the honors at Michigan … Notre Dame’s second platoon at rebounds for the fourth time in her collegiate tenure, most recently three-pointers on eight different occasions (most recently vs. Michigan, which consisted of three freshmen (Barlow, Williamson, doing so against Utah on Dec. 18, 2005 at the Duel in the Desert Western Michigan on Nov. 19, 2006) … Gray’s seven rebounds Lechlitner), outscored the Wolverine bench, 25-23, making it six in Las Vegas … the Indiana game marked just the second time also were one off her career high (eight vs. USC on Nov. 27, times in seven games that the Irish reserves have outpointed the all year the Irish didn’t have at least three double-figure scorers 2005) … Tulyah Gaines posted her second 20-point game of opposition (ND is 5-1 in those games). (also at USC on Nov. 24) … the Notre Dame bench was held to a the year after coming in with a career high of 14 points and just season-low eight points and was outscored for just the second five double-figure scoring games in her career … Charel Allen time all year (Irish have lost both games) … the crowd of 9,494 was held to single-digit scoring for the first time all season, but was the sixth-largest in program history and the 15th time Notre contributed in other ways, including a career-high five assists Dame has drawn a crowd of 8,000 fans or more. (previous: four on three times, last vs. Providence on Feb. 4, 2006) … Notre Dame debuted new alternate home uniforms (white with green trim and blue lettering), marking the first time the Irish had ever played a regular-season home game with green on their uniforms — they did sport all green jerseys for their NCAA Tournament openers in 2000 (vs. San Diego) and 2001 (vs. Alcorn State), both of which were played at the Joyce Center and both of which took place on St. Patrick’s Day.
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Notre Dame 75, IUPUI 65 Notre Dame 60, Valparaiso 59 Notre Dame 94, Prairie View A&M 55 December 16, 2006 December 19, 2006 December 28, 2006 Joyce Center (Notre Dame, Ind.) Athletics-Recreation Ctr. (Valparaiso, Ind.) Joyce Center (Notre Dame, Ind.) GAME GAME GAME 10 11 12 IUPUI (65) Notre Dame (60) Prairie View A&M (55) Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tp Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tp Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tp Mays 37 3-8 0-0 3-4 6 5 3 9 Erwin 21 1-3 0-0 0-0 3 1 0 2 Werema 17 5-13 1-1 2-2 5 0 2 13 Cann 39 6-15 0-2 1-1 12 5 2 13 D’Amico 27 6-12 0-0 0-1 8 1 3 12 Marshall 29 3-5 1-1 0-0 2 2 4 7 Cook 18 1-4 0-1 0-0 2 4 4 2 Gaines 15 0-2 0-1 1-2 0 1 4 1 Smith 33 4-10 1-4 4-7 2 3 1 13 Booyer 35 6-10 1-3 1-1 4 6 1 14 Allen 37 9-17 0-2 0-0 8 0 3 18 Sauls 26 3-11 0-1 0-0 4 2 3 6 Tate 19 2-2 0-0 0-0 2 2 1 4 Gray 34 2-4 1-1 4-6 3 0 1 9 Thomas 23 3-10 1-5 2-2 5 8 1 9 Cunningham 9 2-3 1-2 0-0 0 0 2 5 Barlow 27 6-10 0-0 0-0 6 4 0 12 Warrior 4 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 Thomas 4 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 0 Lechlitner 27 0-2 0-1 3-4 3 3 1 3 Barefield 22 3-4 1-2 0-0 4 0 3 7 Warfield 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Williamson 12 0-3 0-0 3-4 3 1 3 3 Williams 15 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 2 0 Mingo 8 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 2 Team 3 Scott 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Bess 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Totals 200 24-53 1-5 11-17 37 11 15 60 Price 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 4 0 Finkton 23 7-12 0-0 0-0 2 0 3 14 Holman 21 0-3 0-0 0-0 4 0 2 0 Whitted 7 1-5 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 2 Walker 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Team 4 Valparaiso (59) Team 3 Totals 200 29-63 2-9 5-6 36 22 19 65 Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tp Totals 200 21-57 5-14 8-12 31 15 22 55 Rietema 37 8-18 2-3 4-7 4 4 0 22 Ott 40 1-5 0-2 3-4 6 2 0 5 Notre Dame (75) Braun 23 1-7 0-0 0-2 4 0 3 2 Notre Dame (94) Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tp Myers 16 3-4 3-4 0-0 0 0 0 9 Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tp Erwin 19 3-5 1-3 0-0 2 1 4 7 Kulaga 34 3-8 1-3 3-3 5 2 4 10 Erwin 27 1-6 0-1 2-2 2 3 2 4 D’Amico 26 8-10 0-0 4-7 5 2 1 20 Helenius 5 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 4 D’Amico 18 8-14 0-0 1-1 4 1 1 17 Gaines 29 6-10 0-0 4-4 2 3 3 16 Hochstetler 11 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 Gaines 21 5-7 0-0 3-4 2 3 3 13 Allen 35 2-10 0-1 0-0 5 2 2 4 Peller 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Allen 25 4-10 0-0 3-4 8 4 1 11 Gray 27 2-7 0-3 0-0 4 5 0 4 Taylor 7 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 2 Gray 25 1-2 0-0 2-2 2 4 3 4 Barlow 29 1-5 0-1 9-10 9 1 1 11 Litka 19 2-6 1-5 0-0 4 0 2 5 Tsipis 7 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 2 Lechlitner 19 1-6 0-1 2-3 1 3 1 4 Comans 6 0-2 0-0 0-0 2 1 2 0 Barlow 23 4-8 0-0 13-13 9 2 1 21 Williamson 16 2-4 0-0 5-6 4 0 0 9 Team 6 Lechlitner 27 1-4 0-0 2-4 2 6 3 4 Team 1 Totals 200 21-57 7-18 10-16 33 11 12 59 Ben-Tsvulun 7 1-4 0-0 1-2 1 0 1 3 Totals 200 25-57 1-9 24-30 33 17 12 75 Williamson 20 7-8 0-0 1-2 8 0 0 15 Notre Dame 28 32 — 59 Team 3 IUPUI 29 36 — 65 Valparaiso 24 35 — 60 Totals 200 33-64 0-1 28-34 43 23 15 94 Notre Dame 42 33 — 75 FG Pct: Notre Dame 45.3, Valparaiso 36.8. 3-PT FG Pct: Notre Prairie View A&M 19 36 — 55 FG Pct: IUPUI 46.0, Notre Dame 43.9. 3-PT FG Pct: IUPUI Dame 20.0, Valparaiso 38.9. FT Pct: Notre Dame 64.7, Valparaiso Notre Dame 48 46 — 94 22.2, Notre Dame 11.1. FT Pct: IUPUI 83.3, Notre Dame 62.5. Turnovers: Notre Dame 16, Valparaiso 15. Blocked Shots: 80.0. Turnovers: IUPUI 23, Notre Dame 15. Blocked Shots: Notre Dame 3, Valparaiso 1. Steals: Notre Dame 7 (Allen, Barlow FG Pct: Prairie View A&M 36.8, Notre Dame 51.6. 3-PT FG Pct: IUPUI 2, Notre Dame 5 (D’Amico 3). Steals: IUPUI 5 (Cann 2), Valparaiso 9 (Kulaga 3). Attendance: 1,472. Prairie View A&M 35.7, Notre Dame 0.0. FT Pct: Prairie View A&M 2), Notre Dame 11 (Gaines 5). Technical Foul: IUPUI bench. 66.7, Notre Dame 82.4. Turnovers: Prairie View A&M 28, Notre Attendance: 5,540. NOTES: Coming into the game, Breona Gray had attempted just Dame 15. Blocked Shots: Prairie View A&M 3 (Thomas 2), Notre two foul shots inside the final five minutes of a game this season Dame 5 (Williamson 4). Steals: Prairie View A&M 8 (Smith, Sauls, — and she had missed them both … four times this season, Notre Thomas 2), Notre Dame 18 (Allen 5). Attendance: 6,456. NOTES: Notre Dame becomes the 43rd NCAA Division I Dame has had a player step to the line in the final four seconds of women’s basketball program to record 600 all-time wins … regulation or overtime with the game in her hands, and she has NOTES: Notre Dame’s 94 points were the most scored by the Notre Dame has opened with at least a 7-3 record for the third come through every time (Ashley Barlow 2-2 FT with 3.8 seconds Irish since Nov. 26, 2002, when they downed Cleveland State, consecutive year, fourth time in five seasons and the ninth time left in OT vs. Bowling Green; Tulyah Gaines 2-2 FT and Charel 107-65 at the Joyce Center … that game also marked the last in the 12-year Irish membership with the BIG EAST Conference Allen 2-2 FT in final 3.3 seconds at Michigan; Breona Gray 1-2 time Notre Dame had a larger margin of victory than they did vs. … Notre Dame has won 12 consecutive home games against FT with 1.2 seconds left at Valparaiso) … Notre Dame has won Prairie View A&M … Ashley Barlow’s 13-for-13 free throw perfor- first-time opponents and is 32-5 (.865) overall against new op- five of its last six games against Valparaiso by 10 points or less, mance tied Ruth Riley’s school and arena records, set on Jan. 15, ponents since joining the BIG EAST in 1995-96; IUPUI is the including its last three visits to northwest Indiana … the Irish have 2001 in a 92-76 victory over top-ranked Connecticut; ironically, 171st different opponent in Irish women’s basketball history, been responsible for three of the Crusaders’ 14 home losses (in 69 Riley was in attendance, working as a color commentator on the and the first of two new faces this year (also Prairie View A&M home games) in the past six seasons … Notre Dame goes into the Notre Dame radio broadcast … the Irish held the Lady Panthers on Dec. 28) … Notre Dame improves to 21-0 all-time against Christmas break on a winning note for the 11th consecutive season to 55 points, their second-best defensive effort of the year (54 by the current Mid-Continent Conference alignment, including an … the Irish have held four of their last five opponents to less than Indiana on Dec. 3) … PVAMU’s .368 field goal percentage tied 11-0 mark at home … the aggressive Irish defense was out in 60 points after not doing so once in their first six games of the a Notre Dame opponent season-low, previously set in the Dec. force again, causing 23 IUPUI turnovers (the ninth time in 10 year … Notre Dame limited Valparaiso to an opponent season-low 19 game by Valparaiso … the Irish recorded a season-high 18 games this year Notre Dame has come up with 20-or-more .368 field goal percentage … conversely, the Irish posted their best steals, their highest theft total since Nov. 22, 2004 when they takeaways) … the Irish also logged double-digit steals for the road field goal percentage of the season (.453) … the Valparaiso notched 20 steals vs. Colorado State … Notre Dame’s defense eighth time this season (6-2 record) … the Irish are 4-0 this game marked just the second time all season Notre Dame didn’t caused 28 turnovers, the 10th time in 12 games they have come year when leading at halftime and 113-10 (.919) in such games force at least 20 opponent turnovers (19 by Bowling Green on Nov. up with 20-or-more takeaways … the Irish logged season bests during the past seven seasons … Notre Dame shot 80 percent 13) … Notre Dame’s bench outscored its Valparaiso counterparts of 28 free throws made and 34 attempts … Notre Dame did not from the foul line for the seventh time in 10 games (6-1 record) by an 18-11 count, marking the ninth time in 11 games the Irish make a three-pointer for the first time since Jan. 31, 2006 (0-of-4 … Notre Dame scored a season-high 42 points in the first half have won the battle of second units (8-1 record) … Notre Dame at Syracuse) … the Irish had five double-figure scorers for the against IUPUI (previous high was 39 in the season opener vs. concludes a four-game stretch against in-state opponents with a third time this year (also Western Michigan and Richmond) … Central Michigan on Nov. 10) … the Irish bench outscored the 3-1 record, defeating Purdue, IUPUI and Valparaiso, while losing Notre Dame topped the 80-point mark for the fifth time this year, IUPUI reserves, 24-23, marking the eighth time in 10 games this a narrow three-point decision to Indiana. the most 80-point games the Irish have had in one season since year the Notre Dame second unit has topped its counterparts 2000-01, when they did so on 15 occasions … Notre Dame held (7-1 record) … Melissa D’Amico’s previous 20-point outing PVAMU to 19 first-half points, the fewest by an Irish opponent in came against Arkansas State on Dec. 17, 2005 at the Duel in one half since Jan. 21, 2006, when Georgetown scored 18 points the Desert in Las Vegas … D’Amico also tied her career best in the opening 20 minutes of a 54-52 Notre Dame win … Melissa with three blocks (done twice before; most recently vs. Indiana Lechlitner’s six assists and four steals were personal highs … the on Dec. 3, 2006) … Tulyah Gaines’ previous high for steals in a Irish improve to 33-5 (.868) against first-time opponents in the past game was four, which she set on three occasions (last: at Penn 12 seasons, including a 13-1 (.929) record since 2000-01. State on Nov. 16, 2006) … Breona Gray tied her career high with five assists, matching the mark she set twice before (most recently back on Nov. 19, 2006, vs. Western Michigan) … Erica Williamson converted a career-best five free throws.
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#4/4 Tennessee 78, Notre Dame 54 Notre Dame 64, Seton Hall 61 Notre Dame 81, Cincinnati 70 December 30, 2006 January 2, 2007 January 10, 2007 Thompson-Boling Arena (Knoxville, Tenn.) Walsh Gym (South Orange, N.J.) Joyce Center (Notre Dame, Ind.) GAME 13 GAME 14 GAME 15 Notre Dame (54) Notre Dame (64) Cincinnati (70) Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tp Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tp Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tp Erwin 21 2-5 1-1 0-0 4 1 5 5 Erwin 19 4-7 0-1 0-0 6 0 3 8 Bellman 37 5-11 2-3 1-2 10 7 3 13 D’Amico 23 2-4 0-0 0-0 4 1 3 4 D’Amico 28 3-10 0-0 0-0 7 0 3 6 Jones 27 3-4 0-0 0-0 3 2 2 6 Gaines 40- 2-10 0-1 0-0 4 4 3 4 Gaines 35 4-10 0-0 0-1 5 4 2 8 Jacobs 34 5-10 3-4 0-2 1 4 1 13 Allen 37 6-15 2-5 2-2 6 1 2 16 Allen 37 7-16 0-1 2-2 10 3 2 16 Twehues 28 5-13 4-9 0-2 6 0 1 14 Gray 28 4-9 1-2 0-1 4 2 1 9 Gray 36 5-11 2-3 2-2 1 1 0 14 Humphries 24 7-14 1-4 0-0 3 2 4 15 Tsipis 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Tsipis 1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 Ogide 14 2-6 0-0 1-2 5 1 3 5 Barlow 15 3-3 0-0 1-2 3 1 5 7 Barlow 32 3-9 1-3 1-2 5 3 2 8 Morgan 24 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 2 3 0 Lechlitner 12 1-4 0-1 0-0 2 0 0 2 Williamson 12 2-2 0-0 0-1 2 1 2 4 Stephens 12 1-1 0-0 2-2 1 1 0 4 Ben-Tsvulun 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Team 3 Team 2 Williamson 24 2-4 0-0 3-4 7 1 3 7 Totals 200 28-66 3-9 5-8 39 12 14 64 Totals 200 28-59 10-20 4-10 33 19 17 70 Team 6 Totals 200 22-54 4-10 6-9 40 11 22 54 Seton Hall (61) Notre Dame (81) Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tp Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tp Tennessee (78) Blake 29 4-7 0-0 6-8 4 2 2 14 Erwin 13 3-3 1-1 0-0 1 0 2 7 Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tp Korpivaara 30 7-11 0-2 0-0 3 1 0 14 D’Amico 21 3-5 0-0 2-2 6 0 3 8 Spencer 29 5-11 3-7 4-5 7 0 2 17 Booker 35 5-8 0-0 0-0 5 3 1 10 Gaines 34 8-14 0-0 11-12 3 5 1 27 Parker 33 7-12 0-0 8-13 10 4 0 22 Mukosiej 20 1-5 0-0 0-0 4 1 2 2 Allen 36 9-20 1-1 0-0 7 3 0 19 Anosike 31 3-11 0-0 2-2 6 2 2 8 Rhodin 33 2-10 0-2 3-4 7 1 4 7 Gray 31 1-3 0-0 0-0 3 1 2 2 Bobbitt 32 5-9 5-7 2-2 2 2 1 17 Harris 11 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 1 1 4 Tsipis 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Hornbuckle 28 2-8 0-3 0-0 3 6 1 4 Womack 22 3-8 0-0 2-4 3 1 1 8 Barlow 23 3-6 1-1 0-0 1 2 3 7 McMahan 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 Labadie 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 Lechlitner 23 1-6 0-2 1-1 1 0 0 3 Curry 2 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 2 Emery 16 1-5 0-1 0-0 1 2 2 2 Ben-Tsvulun 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Redding 11 1-4 0-2 2-3 3 1 1 4 Team 10 Williamson 18 2-4 0-0 4-5 7 1 3 8 Auguste 16 1-5 0-0 0-0 3 1 2 2 Totals 200 25-57 0-5 11-16 38 13 13 61 Team 3 Fuller 16 0-3 0-0 2-2 3 1 0 2 Totals 200 30-61 3-5 18-20 32 12 14 81 Team 2 Notre Dame 30 34 — 64 Totals 200 24-63 8-19 22-29 39 17 10 78 Seton Hall 30 31 — 61 Cincinnati 34 36 — 70 Notre Dame 37 44 — 81 Notre Dame 27 27 — 54 FG Pct: Notre Dame 42.4, Seton Hall 43.9. 3-PT FG Pct: Notre Tennessee 29 49 — 78 Dame 33.3, Seton Hall 0.0. FT Pct: Notre Dame 62.5, Seton Hall FG Pct: Cincinnati 47.5, Notre Dame 49.2. 3-PT FG Pct: Cin- 68.8. Turnovers: Notre Dame 19, Seton Hall 19. Blocked Shots: cinnati 50.0, Notre Dame 60.0. FT Pct: Cincinnati 40.0, Notre FG Pct: Notre Dame 40.7, Tennessee 38.1. 3-PT FG Pct: Notre Notre Dame 2, Seton Hall 5. Steals: Notre Dame 11 (Gaines, Gray Dame 90.0. Turnovers: Cincinnati 25, Notre Dame 18. Blocked Dame 40.0, Tennessee 42.1. FT Pct: Notre Dame 66.7, Tennessee 3), Seton Hall 8 (Blake, Womack 2). Attendance: 516. Shots: Cincinnati 0, Notre Dame 5 (Allen 2). Steals: Cincinnati 10 75.9. Turnovers: Notre Dame 29, Tennessee 15. Blocked Shots: (Twehues 3), Notre Dame 14 (Gaines 4). Attendance: 5,388. Notre Dame 5 (D’Amico, Williamson 2), Tennessee 12 (Parker 5). Steals: Notre Dame 9 (Allen 3), Tennessee 16 (Hornbuckle 4). NOTES: Notre Dame tips off the BIG EAST season with a win for Attendance: 19,092. the eighth time in its 12-year conference membership … the Irish NOTES: Notre Dame’s 81 points were the most for the Irish improve to 15-4 all-time against Seton Hall, including a 7-2 record against a BIG EAST opponent since Feb. 26, 2005, when they at Walsh Gym … the past four series games played at Seton Hall defeated West Virginia, 82-57 on Senior Day at the Joyce Center NOTES: The Irish are 1-1 against ranked opponents this season have been decided by an average of five points per game … the 64 … Notre Dame also notched its sixth 80-point game of the sea- (d. #10/9 Purdue, 67-58 on Dec. 6), although they also downed points scored by Notre Dame were the most they have registered son, the most for the Irish since they had 15 80-point nights en Bowling Green, 85-81 in overtime on Nov. 13 (before the Falcons against the Pirates since Feb. 2, 2002, when they won 65-60 in route to the NCAA national championship in 2000-01 … Notre moved into the Top 25 of both polls) … Notre Dame held Ten- South Orange … Notre Dame continues its recent success in Dame is unbeaten in three series games against Cincinnati, nessee to both its second-closest halftime margin of the season close games, moving to 4-1 this season in games decided by with this year’s game the first between the Irish and Bearcats in and its second-lowest field goal percentage of the year; the Lady five points or less (12-5 in such contests dating back to the start South Bend since Feb. 13, 1982 (nearly 25 years ago) … Notre Vols trailed 40-25 at the break at No. 2 North Carolina on Dec. 3 of the 2004-05 season) … since a minus-12 rebound margin at Dame has won six of its last eight BIG EAST home openers … and wound up shooting a season-low .362 in that game … the Michigan on Dec. 1, the Irish now have outrebounded six of their the Irish also won their 13th consecutive home game against Irish have dropped their last two games in Knoxville by the exact last seven opponents (lone exception: minus-3 vs. IUPUI on Dec. an Ohio-based opponent, dating back to the 1992-93 season same 24-point margin (83-59 in 2003) … Notre Dame isn’t alone 16) … Notre Dame erased a 10-point first-half deficit, marking the … Notre Dame just missed its best foul-shooting night of the among talented teams who lost to UT by 20+ points this year third time this season the Irish have climbed out of a double-figure year, with the 90-percent outing vs. Cincinnati topped only by — #20/21 UCLA (83-60), Middle Tennessee (88-64), #21/19 George hole to win (also Bowling Green and Purdue) … Notre Dame a 90.9-percent showing (10-of-11) vs. Indiana on Dec. 3 … the Washington (85-62) and #23/24 Texas (67-46) also have fallen to notched double-digit steals for the 10th time this season … for Irish defense forced 25 opponent turnovers for the fourth time the Lady Vols in 2006-07 … Notre Dame lost for only the second the second consecutive game, the Irish set season lows for free this season and logged double-figure steals for the 11th time time this season when outrebounding its opponent (6-2 record) throws made and attempted (5-of-8) … Charel Allen’s first-ever in the campaign … the past three Notre Dame games all have and second time when its bench outscores the opposition (now double-double was aided by a career-high 10 rebounds, one more featured final rebounding margin of +1, with the Irish winning 9-2) … the Irish lost for the first time all season when outshooting than her previous best that had been set four times (most recently the first two board battles (at Tennessee and Seton Hall) before their opponent (now 6-1) … Notre Dame has limited four of its last vs. Indiana on Dec. 3) … Breona Gray tied her career high with Cincinnati came out ahead … Notre Dame is shooting better five opponents to less than 40 percent shooting, including top-10 three steals … Gray had struggled on the road this season, going from the three-point line of late, going 10-of-24 (.417) from deep opponents Purdue (.390) and Tennessee (.381) … the Irish posted 3-of-16 from three-point range prior to the Seton Hall game (she in its last three games … the Irish are 7-0 this season when season lows with six free throws made on nine attempts … Notre was 2-of-3 vs. the Pirates) … Gray’s shot from midcourt at the first leading at the half … Tulyah Gaines scored a career-high 27 Dame’s 29 turnovers were its highest total since Nov. 15, 2003, half horn was the first for an Irish player since Jan. 26, 2002, when points, the most by an Irish player this season, and two more when the Irish had 30 giveaways in an overtime loss at Colorado Alicia Ratay pulled off the feat going into the break of a 64-57 win than her previous best set against Bowling Green in an overtime … Tennessee’s 16 steals were the most by a Notre Dame opponent vs. No. 16/17 Virginia Tech at the Joyce Center. win on Nov. 13 at the Joyce Center … Gaines also set personal since Feb. 19, 2005, when Rutgers also recorded 16 thefts … the bests for free throws made and attempted (tied) and was one Lady Vols had 12 blocks, the most for an Irish opponent since steal off her career high (five vs. IUPUI on Dec. 16) … Crystal March 1, 2005, when Seton Hall was credited with 12 rejections Erwin’s first-half three-pointer pushed her past the 500-point … the crowd of 19,092 was the third-largest ever to see a Notre mark for her career. Dame women’s basketball game and biggest since March 30 and April 1, 2001, when the Irish played before matching crowds of 20,551 at the NCAA Women’s Final Four inside St. Louis’ Savvis Center … Notre Dame finishes with at least nine regular-season non-conference wins for the third consecutive year.
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South Florida 87, Notre Dame 78 (OT) January 13, 2007 Sun Dome (Tampa, Fla.) GAME 16 Notre Dame (78) Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tp Erwin 32 4-7 0-3 1-2 5 1 3 9 D’Amico 19 5-9 0-0 3-3 7 0 4 13 Gaines 20 3-6 0-0 1-1 2 4 5 7 Allen 26 4-12 1-1 2-2 3 2 5 11 Gray 43 2-7 0-4 0-0 4 4 4 4 Tsipis 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 Barlow 20 3-8 1-3 5-6 9 2 5 12 Lechlitner 36 5-14 1-4 0-1 3 4 2 11 Williamson 28 3-7 0-0 5-6 18 0 4 11 Team 2 Totals 225 29-70 3-15 17-21 53 17 33 78
South Florida (87) Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tp Dickson 44 7-15 2-5 14-18 11 3 2 30 Miller 33 10-18 0-0 6-10 14 0 4 26 Sheats 16 1-4 0-0 1-2 3 4 4 3 Grace 37 1-10 1-4 0-0 5 2 1 3 Webb 31 0-4 0-2 4-8 1 4 2 4 Packer 26 3-7 3-5 2-2 1 1 3 11 Jackson 2 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 Grant 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 Okpaleke 22 4-7 1-1 0-1 6 1 2 9 Sarosi 6 0-2 0-1 1-4 0 1 1 1 Team 2 Totals 225 26-68 7-19 28-45 44 17 19 87 Notre Dame 38 36 4 — 78 South Florida 44 30 13 — 87
FG Pct: Notre Dame 41.4, South Florida 38.2. 3-PT FG Pct: Notre Dame 20.0, South Florida 36.8. FT Pct: Notre Dame 81.0, South Florida 62.2. Turnovers: Notre Dame 22, South Florida 13. Blocked Shots: Notre Dame 6 (Williamson 3), South Florida 6 (Miller 3). Steals: Notre Dame 4, South Florida 13 (Sheats 4). Attendance: 1,075.
NOTES: Notre Dame still leads the all-time series with South Florida, 3-2, with both USF wins coming in overtime (also 68- 64 last year at the Joyce Center) … USF’s 87 points were the most the Bulls have scored in the series, while the Irish topped the 70-point mark for the fourth time in five games vs. South Florida … those 87 points also represent the most against the Irish since Nov. 26, 2003 (92-63 loss at Michigan State) and the most by a BIG EAST opponent since Feb. 26, 2000 (89-62 loss at No. 1 Connecticut) … Notre Dame’s 78 points are the most the Irish have scored in a road game since Dec. 7, 2002, when they won at Arizona State, 81-52 … the 78 points by Notre Dame also are the second-most allowed by USF this season (79-71 loss at No. 20/18 Michigan State on Dec. 3) … the Irish went to overtime for the sixth time in the past 33 games (3-3 record) and the fifth time in the past 17 BIG EAST games (2-3 record) … the USF defeat marked just the second time in 12 all-time games that Notre Dame has ever lost to a Florida school on its home court (other was a 77-76 defeat at Miami on Feb. 3, 1998) … the USF loss was the second this season for the Irish that was decided by 10 points or less (6-2 record) … Notre Dame had five double-digit scorers for the fourth time this year, but lost with a double-figure scoring quintet for the first time since Jan. 11, 2003 (80-70 vs. Miami at the Joyce Center) … Notre Dame had three players foul out of a game for the first time since Dec. 28, 2000 (a 70-61 win at USC where Ruth Riley, Niele Ivey and Kelley Siemon all were disqualified) … Notre Dame’s 33 fouls were a school record (previous: 32 at Dayton on Feb. 23, 1989), and the Bulls’ 45 free throw attempts were an Irish opponent record (previous: 44 by La Salle on Jan. 5, 1992) … USF’s Jessica Dickson was the first Irish opposing player to score 30 points in a game since Jan. 28, 1998, when Villanova’s Jen Beisel scored 30 points in a 70-54 Wildcat win at the Joyce Center … Notre Dame’s 53 rebounds were its best mark on the boards since Nov. 18, 2005 (54 vs. Michigan) … Erica Williamson’s 18 rebounds not only set a Notre Dame freshman record, but were two off the BIG EAST mark for a rookie in a league game … Williamson is the fourth different Irish player to record a double-double this season, and the second freshman (Ashley Barlow did so vs. Bowling Green on Nov. 13) … Barlow came within one rebound of a double-double for the third time this season (also vs. IUPUI and Prairie View A&M) … Notre Dame’s freshman trio contributed 34 points and 30 rebounds off the bench — Williamson had a career-high in rebounds (previous: nine at USC on Nov. 24), while guard Melissa Lechitner tied her personal-best point total (set at Penn State on Nov. 16) and both players established new marks for minutes played.
24 2006-07 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball #1 Tulyah Gaines Guard • 5-7 • Jr.-2V • North Las Vegas, Nev. (Cheyenne HS)
2006-07 Highlights u Has started all 16 games this season, averaging 10.9 points (second on team) and 3.6 assists per game (tops on team/12th in BIG EAST) with a .492 field goal percentage (third on team) … ranks eighth in BIG EAST in free throw percentage (.800) and 12th in steals (2.0 spg.) … averaging 4.33 assists and 2.33 steals in league play, good for sixth and fifth in the loop, respectively. u Tallied five points and four assists in season-opening win over Central Michigan. u Scored (then) career-high 25 points (8-15 FG, 9-11 FT) and added six rebounds in overtime victory against Bowling Green. Career Highs u Shared team-high scoring honors at Penn State with 12 points, while also matching (then) Points Career...... 27 vs. Cincinnati (1/10/07) career best with four steals. u Dished out career-high nine assists to go along with eight points in victory over Western Rebounds Career...... 11 at Cincinnati (2/25/06) Michigan. u Collected six points and three steals at USC. Assists Career..... 9 vs. W. Michigan (11/19/06) u Registered seven points and four assists in 23 minutes vs. Richmond. u Field Goals Scored 11 points, including two game-winning FT with 3.3 seconds left at Michigan. Career.....8, three times (MR: vs. Cincinnati, 1/10/07) u Delivered four points and game-high five assists vs. Indiana. Field Goal Attempts u In victory over No. 10/9 Purdue, rang up 16 of her 20 points (8-12 FG) in second half, Career.... 15 vs. Bowling Green (11/13/06) including eight in the final 1:45, while adding game-best five assists. Three-Point Field Goals u Tallied 16 points (6-10 FG) and career-high five steals in win over IUPUI. Career...... None u Notched 13 points (5-7 FG) and three steals against Prairie View A&M. Three-Point Field Goal Attempts u Came up with eight points, five rebounds, four assists and three steals at Seton Hall. Career.... 1, four times (MR: at Tenn., 12/30/06) u Poured in career-high 27 points (8-14 FG, 11-12 FT) along with five assists and four steals Free Throws in win vs. Cincinnati. Career...... 11 vs. Cincinnati (1/10/07) u Scored seven points and added four assists before fouling out in OT loss at USF. Free Throw Attempts u Averaging 4.3 assists in her last four games. Career.... 12, twice (MR: vs. Cincinnati, 1/10/07)
Steals Career...... 5 vs. IUPUI (12/16/06)
Blocked Shots Career.....1, four times (MR: vs. BGSU, 11/13/06)
Minutes Played Career...... 40 at Tennessee (12/30/06) Miscellaneous Double-doubles...... 0/1 Double-figure scoring games...... 7/12 20-point games...... 3/3 Double-figure assist games...... 0/0 5-assist games...... 4/7 5-steal games...... 1/1 (noted in season/career format)
Gaines’ Career Statistics
Season GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg. 2004-05 29-0 398-13.7 21-63 .333 0-0 .000 27-42 .643 17 40 57 2.0 39-0 31 56 1 24 69 2.4 2005-06 29-20 618-21.3 42-108 .389 0-0 .000 59-88 .670 29 65 94 3.2 59-0 50 65 2 28 143 4.9 2006-07 16-16 475-29.7 61-124 .492 0-5 .000 52-65 .800 8 29 37 2.3 47-1 57 61 1 32 174 10.9 TOTALS 74-36 1491-20.1 124-295 .420 0-5 .000 138-195 .708 54 134 188 2.5 145-1 138 182 4 84 386 5.2 2006-07 Game-By-Game Statistics — Tulyah Gaines
Date Opponent Min FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF A TO Blk Stl Pts N10 Central Michigan^ 27 2-5 0-0 1-1 0 1 1 3 4 1 0 0 5 N13 Bowling Green^ 38 8-15 0-1 9-11 1 5 6 4 2 5 1 1 25 N16 @ Penn State^ 31 3-7 0-0 6-9 1 0 1 4 2 1 0 4 12 N19 Western Michigan^ 29 2-2 0-0 4-4 0 2 2 2 9 3 0 2 8 N24 @ USC^ 29 3-6 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 1 2 6 0 3 6 N28 Richmond^ 23 2-2 0-0 3-4 2 1 3 3 4 2 0 0 7 D1 @ Michigan^ 30 3-9 0-1 5-7 0 1 1 4 0 4 0 3 11 D3 Indiana^ 37 2-7 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 3 5 4 0 0 4 D6 #10/9 Purdue^ 37 8-12 0-0 4-5 0 1 1 2 5 5 0 2 20 D16 IUPUI^ 29 6-10 0-0 4-4 1 1 2 3 3 5 0 5 16 D19 @ Valparaiso^ 15 0-2 0-1 1-2 0 0 0 4 1 5 0 1 1 D28 Prairie View A&M^ 21 5-7 0-0 3-4 0 2 2 3 3 5 0 3 13 D30 @ #4/4 Tennessee^ 40- 2-10 0-1 0-0 1 3 4 3 4 6 0 1 4 J2 • @ Seton Hall^ 35 4-10 0-0 0-1 0 5 5 2 4 6 0 3 8 J10 • Cincinnati^ 34 8-14 0-0 11-12 0 3 3 1 5 1 0 4 27 J13 • @ South Florida^ 20 3-6 0-0 1-1 1 1 2 5 4 2 0 0 7 J16 • St. John’s J20 • Syracuse J23 • @ Marquette J27 • @ Connecticut J31 • @ Pittsburgh F4 • West Virginia F7 • Louisville F11 • DePaul F13 • @ Villanova F17 • @ Providence F21 • Georgetown F24 • Rutgers F26 • @ DePaul • = indicates BIG EAST Conference game // ^ = indicates game started
Gaines in the BIG EAST Conference
Season GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg. 2004-05 16-0 221-13.8 11-33 .333 0-0 .000 11-19 .579 10 25 35 2.2 21-0 17 24 1 13 33 2.1 2005-06 16-14 380-23.8 23-61 .377 0-0 .000 34-50 .680 18 38 56 3.5 37-0 35 39 1 17 80 5.0 2006-07 3-3 89-29.7 15-30 .500 0-0 .000 12-14 .857 1 9 10 3.3 8-1 13 9 0 7 42 14.0 TOTALS 35-17 690-19.7 49-124 .395 0-0 .000 57-83 .687 29 72 101 2.9 66-1 65 72 2 37 155 4.4 #2 Charel Allen Guard • 5-11 • Jr.-2V • Monessen, Pa. (Monessen HS)
Awards/Honors u Two-time BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll selection (Dec. 4, Jan. 8).
2006-07 Highlights u Started all 16 games this season (after previously making only one start in her career) … averaging team highs of 14.4 points (16th in BIG EAST) and 2.38 steals per game (fifth in BIG EAST), along with 5.9 rebounds per game and an .842 free throw percentage (sixth in BIG EAST) … also 12th in BIG EAST in scoring (15.3 ppg.) during league play. u Dropped in 15 points (13 in first half) against Central Michigan in season opener. Career Highs u Registered (then) career-high 21 points, six rebounds and four steals in career-best 40 Points Career...... 22 vs. Richmond (11/28/06) minutes of OT win over Bowling Green … also gave Irish a two-point lead late in regulation on jumper with 26.7 seconds to play. Rebounds Career...... 10 at Seton Hall (1/2/07) u Shared team-high scoring honors at Penn State with 12 points. u Collected 12 points and five rebounds in win vs. Western Michigan. Assists Career...... 5 vs. Purdue (12/6/06) u Scored team-high 13 rebounds and grabbed eight rebounds at USC. u Rang up career-best 22 points (10-18 FG) and plucked six rebounds vs. Richmond. Field Goals Career...... 10 vs. Richmond (11/28/06) u Logged game-high 15 points, including two key FT with :00.7 seconds left at Michigan. u Field Goal Attempts Tallied team-high 17 points and nine rebounds vs. Indiana. Career.... 20, twice (MR: vs. Cincinnati, 1/10/07) u In win vs. No. 10/9 Purdue, was held to single-digit scoring for first time all season (nine Three-Point Field Goals points), but helped in other ways with six rebounds and career-high five assists. Career....3 vs. Bowling Green (11/13/06) u Returned to double figures with team-high 18 points and eight rebounds at alparaiso.V Three-Point Field Goal Attempts u Stuffed the stat sheet vs. Prairie View A&M, finishing with 11 points, eight rebounds, ca- Career.... 7, twice (MR: vs. BGSU, 11/13/06) reer-high-tying five steals and four assists. Free Throws u Scored team-high 16 points and grabbed six rebounds at No. 4 Tennessee. Career...... 8 at Seton Hall (3/1/05) u Registered first career double-double with 16 points and career-high 10 rebounds at Seton Free Throw Attempts Hall … also hit go-ahead jumper with 3:09 left. Career.... 8, three times (MR: vs. USC, 11/27/05) u Carded 19 points and seven rebounds in victory over Cincinnati. Steals u Collected 11 points in overtime loss at South Florida. Career.... 5, twice (MR: vs. Prairie View, 12/28/06) u Has scored in double figures in 22 of past 28 games, dating back to last season … aver- Blocked Shots aging 12.5 points per game (350 total) in that span (15.2 ppg. in past six games). Career...... 3 vs. South Florida (3/4/06) Minutes Played Career.... 40 vs. Bowling Green (11/13/06) Miscellaneous Double-doubles...... 1/1 Double-figure scoring games...... 14/37 20-point games...... 2/2 Double-figure rebound games...... 1/1 5-assist games...... 1/1 5-steal games...... 1/2 (noted in season/career format)
Allen’s Career Statistics
Season GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg. 2004-05 33-0 794-24.1 87-199 .437 7-16 .438 72-85 .847 48 89 137 4.2 63-1 47 60 11 39 253 7.7 2005-06 30-1 737-24.6 104-285 .365 15-57 .263 32-53 .604 39 91 130 4.3 45-0 39 41 16 41 255 8.5 2006-07 16-16 541-33.8 94-222 .423 11-40 .275 32-38 .842 24 70 94 5.9 35-1 31 38 10 38 231 14.4 TOTALS 79-17 2072-26.2 285-706 .404 33-113 .292 136-176 .773 111 250 361 4.6 143-2 117 139 37 118 739 9.4 2006-07 Game-By-Game Statistics — Charel Allen
Date Opponent Min FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF A TO Blk Stl Pts N10 Central Michigan^ 27 4-8 1-3 6-6 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 15 N13 Bowling Green^ 40 9-20 3-7 0-0 1 5 6 2 1 5 2 4 21 N16 @ Penn State^ 34 4-14 0-4 4-4 0 3 3 3 0 2 0 2 12 N19 Western Michigan^ 31 6-11 0-1 0-0 0 5 5 2 2 2 0 1 12 N24 @ USC^ 37 6-13 0-2 1-5 2 6 8 4 2 0 0 3 13 N28 Richmond^ 32 10-18 2-4 0-0 1 5 6 1 1 1 1 1 22 D1 @ Michigan^ 35 5-14 1-4 4-4 1 2 3 4 0 2 0 3 15 D3 Indiana^ 37 7-16 0-3 3-3 5 4 9 3 3 6 0 2 17 D6 #10/9 Purdue^ 35 2-8 0-1 5-6 0 6 6 1 5 3 0 3 9 D16 IUPUI^ 35 2-10 0-1 0-0 2 3 5 2 2 5 1 1 4 D19 @ Valparaiso^ 37 9-17 0-2 0-0 2 6 8 3 0 1 1 2 18 D28 Prairie View A&M^ 25 4-10 0-0 3-4 4 4 8 1 4 0 0 5 11 D30 @ #4/4 Tennessee^ 37 6-15 2-5 2-2 0 6 6 2 1 6 1 3 16 J2 • @ Seton Hall^ 37 7-16 0-1 2-2 3 7 10 2 3 3 1 2 16 J10 • Cincinnati^ 36 9-20 1-1 0-0 1 6 7 0 3 2 2 3 19 J13 • @ South Florida^ 26 4-12 1-1 2-2 1 2 3 5 2 0 0 1 11 J16 • St. John’s J20 • Syracuse J23 • @ Marquette J27 • @ Connecticut J31 • @ Pittsburgh F4 • West Virginia F7 • Louisville F11 • DePaul F13 • @ Villanova F17 • @ Providence F21 • Georgetown F24 • Rutgers F26 • @ DePaul • = indicates BIG EAST Conference game // ^ = indicates game started
Allen in the BIG EAST Conference
Season GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg. 2004-05 16-0 403-25.2 50-97 .515 4-7 .571 32-38 .842 26 51 77 4.8 24-0 22 31 2 18 136 8.5 2005-06 16-1 412-25.8 66-179 .369 10-36 .278 10-22 .455 24 42 66 4.1 21-0 19 21 11 25 152 9.5 2006-07 3-3 99-33.0 20-48 .417 2-3 .667 4-4 1.000 5 15 20 6.7 7-1 8 5 3 6 46 15.3 TOTALS 35-4 914-26.1 136-324 .420 16-46 .348 46-64 .719 55 108 163 4.7 52-1 49 57 16 49 334 9.5 #11 Amanda Tsipis Guard • 5-9 • Jr.-2V • Perry, Ohio (Perry HS)
2006-07 Highlights u Has appeared in eight games this season (including past five contests), averaging 0.3 points, 0.3 rebounds and 0.3 steals per game. u Played three minutes vs. Central Michigan (did not score). u Recorded first two steals of her career in victory over Western Michigan. u Logged season-high four minutes against Richmond. u Scored first points since her freshman season with putback against Prairie View A&M; finished with career-high two points and two rebounds in personal-best seven minutes. u Made brief appearance late in game at No. 4 Tennessee. Career Highs u Saw action late in first half at Seton Hall, missing only shot attempt (a three-point try). Points Career...... 2, four times (MR: vs. Prairie View, 12/28/06) u Got into game vs. Cincinnati in final minute, but did not log any stats. u Came on in overtime at South Florida, committing one foul in final minute. Rebounds Career..... 2 vs. Prairie View (12/28/06)
Assists Career...... 1 at Dayton (12/9/04)
Field Goals Career....1, three times (MR: vs. Prairie View, 12/28/06)
Field Goal Attempts Career.... 1, eight times (MR: at Seton Hall, 1/2/07)
Three-Point Field Goals Career...... None
Three-Point Field Goal Attempts Career.... 1, twice (MR: at Seton Hall, 1/2/07)
Free Throws Career...... 2 at Northern Illinois (12/30/04)
Free Throw Attempts Career...... 2 at Northern Illinois (12/30/04)
Steals Career..... 2 vs. W. Michigan (11/19/06)
Blocked Shots Career...... None
Minutes Played Career..... 7 vs. Prairie View (12/28/06) Miscellaneous Double-doubles...... 0/0 Double-figure scoring games...... 0/0 20-point games...... 0/0 Double-figure assist games...... 0/0 5-assist games...... 0/0 5-steal games...... 0/0 (noted in season/career format)
Tsipis’ Career Statistics
Season GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg. 2004-05 12-0 32-2.7 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 1 0 1 0.1 1-0 1 2 0 0 6 0.5 2005-06 7-0 14-2.0 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2006-07 8-0 18-2.3 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 2 0 2 0.3 2-0 0 0 0 2 2 0.3 TOTALS 27-0 64-2.4 3-8 .375 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000 3 0 3 0.1 4-0 1 2 0 2 8 0.3 2006-07 Game-By-Game Statistics — Amanda Tsipis
Date Opponent Min FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF A TO Blk Stl Pts N10 Central Michigan 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N13 Bowling Green Did not play N16 @ Penn State Did not play N19 Western Michigan 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 N24 @ USC Did not play N28 Richmond 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D1 @ Michigan Did not play D3 Indiana Did not play D6 #10/9 Purdue Did not play D16 IUPUI Did not play D19 @ Valparaiso Did not play D28 Prairie View A&M 7 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 D30 @ #4/4 Tennessee 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J2 • @ Seton Hall 1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J10 • Cincinnati 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J13 • @ South Florida 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 J16 • St. John’s J20 • Syracuse J23 • @ Marquette J27 • @ Connecticut J31 • @ Pittsburgh F4 • West Virginia F7 • Louisville F11 • DePaul F13 • @ Villanova F17 • @ Providence F21 • Georgetown F24 • Rutgers F26 • @ DePaul • = indicates BIG EAST Conference game // ^ = indicates game started
Tsipis in the BIG EAST Conference
Season GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg. 2004-05 4-0 11-2.8 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 0 1 0.3 1-0 0 2 0 0 2 0.5 2005-06 3-0 4-1.3 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2006-07 3-0 2-0.7 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 TOTALS 10-0 17-1.7 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1 0 1 0.1 2-0 0 2 0 0 2 0.2 #20 Ashley Barlow Guard • 5-9 • Fr.-HS • Indianapolis, Ind. (Pike HS)
2006-07 Highlights u Has come off the bench in all 16 games this season … third on team in scoring (10.6 ppg.) and rebounding (5.6 rpg.) … ranks third in BIG EAST/seventh in NCAA in free throw percentage (.906), and second on team/eighth in conference in steals (2.19 spg.). u Made college debut vs. Central Michigan, scoring seven points in 20 minutes. u Notched first career double-double with 19 points (11-12 FT) and game-high 10 rebounds in overtime victory over Bowling Green … scored six of team’s seven points in extra period, including two game-clinching free throws with 3.8 seconds left. u Scored 14 of her team-high 17 points in second half vs. Western Michigan, hitting 7-of-10 Career Highs shots from the field in the game (3-4 3FG) … also registered personal-best six steals. Points Career....21 vs. Prairie View (12/28/06) u Had seven points, six rebounds and team highs of three assists and five steals at USC; first Irish player to have back-to-back five-steal games since March 30-April 1, 2001 (Niele Rebounds Career.... 10 vs. Bowling Green (11/13/06) Ivey vs. Connecticut and Purdue in NCAA Women’s Final Four). u Tallied 11 points, including seven in second-half run to help team pull past Richmond. Assists Career....4, twice (MR: at Valparaiso, 12/19/06) u Posted 14 points and team-high seven rebounds at Michigan, including key three-pointer Field Goals with 47.3 seconds left that ignited game-ending 10-2 run. Career..... 7 vs. W. Michigan (11/19/06) u Battled through cold shooting day vs. Indiana with six points and six rebounds. u Field Goal Attempts Scored eight points and snared five rebounds in win over No. 10/9 Purdue. Career...... 12 at Michigan (12/1/06) u Nearly came up with second double-double of year with 11 points (9-10 FT) and team-high Three-Point Field Goals nine rebounds vs. IUPUI. Career..... 3 vs. W. Michigan (11/19/06) u Logged 12 points, six rebounds and career-high-tying four assists in win at Valparaiso. Three-Point Field Goal Attempts u Notched career-high 21 points and nine rebounds in 23 minutes vs. Prairie View A&M; also Career...... 5 at Michigan (12/1/06) tied school and Joyce Center records by going 13-13 from free throw line (mark currently Free Throws best by any freshman in the country this season). Career....13 vs. Prairie View (12/28/06) u Hampered by foul trouble at No. 4 Tennessee, scoring seven points (3-3 FG) in 15 minutes Free Throw Attempts before fouling out for first time in career. Career....13 vs. Prairie View (12/28/06) u Tallied eight points and five rebounds in BIG EAST debut at Seton Hall. Steals u Registered seven points in win against Cincinnati. Career..... 6 vs. W. Michigan (11/19/06) u Had near double-double in OT loss at USF, finishing with 12 points and nine rebounds before Blocked Shots fouling out late in regulation … third time ended up one rebound from double-double. Career....1, twice (MR: vs. Purdue, 12/6/06) Minutes Played Career.... 34 vs. Bowling Green (11/13/06) Miscellaneous Double-doubles...... 1/1 Double-figure scoring games...... 8/8 20-point games...... 1/1 Double-figure rebound games...... 1/1 5-assist games...... 0/0 5-steal games...... 2/2 (noted in season/career format)
Barlow’s Career Statistics
Season GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg. 2006-07 16-0 405-25.3 51-120 .425 9-27 .333 58-64 .906 42 48 90 5.6 39-2 33 40 2 35 169 10.6 TOTALS 16-0 405-25.3 51-120 .425 9-27 .333 58-64 .906 42 48 90 5.6 39-2 33 40 2 35 169 10.6 2006-07 Game-By-Game Statistics — Ashley Barlow
Date Opponent Min FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF A TO Blk Stl Pts N10 Central Michigan 20 3-5 1-1 0-0 2 0 2 3 1 0 0 1 7 N13 Bowling Green 34 4-11 0-1 11-12 6 4 10 3 4 2 0 2 19 N16 @ Penn State 17 1-6 0-2 0-0 1 2 3 3 1 3 0 1 2 N19 Western Michigan 25 7-10 3-4 0-0 2 2 4 3 1 2 0 6 17 N24 @ USC 28 1-5 0-2 5-5 3 3 6 4 3 3 1 5 7 N28 Richmond 31 2-7 1-2 6-6 2 3 5 1 3 0 0 0 11 D1 @ Michigan 31 6-12 1-5 1-2 5 2 7 2 1 7 0 3 14 D3 Indiana 23 2-9 0-2 2-2 2 4 6 2 1 2 0 2 6 D6 #10/9 Purdue 27 2-6 0-0 4-4 0 5 5 1 3 3 1 3 8 D16 IUPUI 29 1-5 0-1 9-10 3 6 9 1 1 1 0 1 11 D19 @ Valparaiso 27 6-10 0-0 0-0 3 3 6 0 4 1 0 2 12 D28 Prairie View A&M 23 4-8 0-0 13-13 5 4 9 1 2 1 0 3 21 D30 @ #4/4 Tennessee 15 3-3 0-0 1-2 2 1 3 5 1 4 0 2 7 J2 • @ Seton Hall 32 3-9 1-3 1-2 2 3 5 2 3 2 0 2 8 J10 • Cincinnati 23 3-6 1-1 0-0 1 0 1 3 2 5 0 1 7 J13 • @ South Florida 20 3-8 1-3 5-6 3 6 9 5 2 4 0 1 12 J16 • St. John’s J20 • Syracuse J23 • @ Marquette J27 • @ Connecticut J31 • @ Pittsburgh F4 • West Virginia F7 • Louisville F11 • DePaul F13 • @ Villanova F17 • @ Providence F21 • Georgetown F24 • Rutgers F26 • @ DePaul • = indicates BIG EAST Conference game // ^ = indicates game started
Barlow in the BIG EAST Conference
Season GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg. 2006-07 3-0 75-25.0 9-23 .391 3-7 .429 6-8 .750 6 9 15 5.0 10-1 7 11 0 4 27 9.0 TOTALS 3-0 75-25.0 9-23 .391 3-7 .429 6-8 .750 6 9 15 5.0 10-1 7 11 0 4 27 9.0 #23 Melissa Lechlitner Guard • 5-7 • Fr.-HS • Mishawaka, Ind. (South Bend St. Joseph’s HS)
2006-07 Highlights u Has seen significant playing time as reserve point guard in 15 games … averaging 4.7 points, 2.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game with a 1.19 assist/turnover ratio. u Tallied seven points and a game-high five assists in college debut vs. Central Michigan. u Had three steals in 18 minutes against Bowling Green. u Cracked double figures for the first time in her career, finishing with 11 points (including 3-of-4 3FG) in 31 minutes at Penn State. u Registered six points (6-6 FT) and five assists vs. Western Michigan. u Rolled up 10 points and three steals in victory over Richmond. Career Highs u Matched season best with three steals and grabbed four rebounds against Indiana. Points Career....11, twice (MR: at South Florida, 1/13/07) u Scored four points and delivered three assists in win vs. IUPUI. u Recorded career highs of six assists and four steals against Prairie View A&M. Rebounds Career...... 5 at Penn State (11/16/06) u Did not play at Seton Hall after suffering sprained right ankle at No. 4 Tennessee. u Returned to action vs. Cincinnati, converting three-point play in 23 minutes. Assists Career..... 6 vs. Prairie View (12/28/06) u Pressed into extended service during overtime loss at South Florida and responded well, Field Goals tying career high with 11 points in career-best 36 minutes … also forced OT session on Career...... 5 at South Florida (1/13/07) three-pointer with 11 seconds left in regulation. Field Goal Attempts Career.....14 at South Florida (1/13/07)
Three-Point Field Goals Career...... 3 at Penn State (11/16/06)
Three-Point Field Goal Attempts Career...... 5 vs. Richmond (11/28/06)
Free Throws Career.....6 vs. Western Michigan (11/19/06)
Free Throw Attempts Career.....6 vs. Western Michigan (11/19/06)
Steals Career..... 4 vs. Prairie View (12/28/06)
Blocked Shots Career...... None
Minutes Played Career.....36 at South Florida (1/13/07) Miscellaneous Double-doubles...... 0/0 Double-figure scoring games...... 3/3 20-point games...... 0/0 Double-figure assist games...... 0/0 5-assist games...... 3/3 5-steal games...... 0/0 (noted in season/career format)
Lechlitner’s Career Statistics
Season GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg. 2006-07 15-0 346-23.1 21-81 .259 7-27 .259 21-27 .778 5 28 33 2.2 19-0 37 31 0 22 70 4.7 TOTALS 15-0 346-23.1 21-81 .259 7-27 .259 21-27 .778 5 28 33 2.2 19-0 37 31 0 22 70 4.7 2006-07 Game-By-Game Statistics — Melissa Lechlitner
Date Opponent Min FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF A TO Blk Stl Pts N10 Central Michigan 24 2-5 0-0 3-4 1 1 2 0 5 4 0 1 7 N13 Bowling Green 18 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 3 0 N16 @ Penn State 31 3-9 3-4 2-2 0 5 5 2 1 2 0 2 11 N19 Western Michigan 22 0-3 0-0 6-6 0 4 4 0 5 3 0 0 6 N24 @ USC 17 2-7 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 4 N28 Richmond 28 3-7 2-5 2-2 0 3 3 1 3 4 0 3 10 D1 @ Michigan 25 1-5 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 2 3 D3 Indiana 24 1-5 0-4 0-0 0 4 4 3 2 1 0 3 2 D6 #10/9 Purdue 13 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 D16 IUPUI 19 1-6 0-1 2-3 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 1 4 D19 @ Valparaiso 27 0-2 0-1 3-4 1 2 3 1 3 2 0 1 3 D28 Prairie View A&M 27 1-4 0-0 2-4 0 2 2 3 6 1 0 4 4 D30 @ #4/4 Tennessee 12 1-4 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 J2 • @ Seton Hall Did not play (injured) J10 • Cincinnati 23 1-6 0-2 1-1 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 3 J13 • @ South Florida 36 5-14 1-4 0-1 0 3 3 2 4 3 0 0 11 J16 • St. John’s J20 • Syracuse J23 • @ Marquette J27 • @ Connecticut J31 • @ Pittsburgh F4 • West Virginia F7 • Louisville F11 • DePaul F13 • @ Villanova F17 • @ Providence F21 • Georgetown F24 • Rutgers F26 • @ DePaul • = indicates BIG EAST Conference game // ^ = indicates game started
Lechlitner in the BIG EAST Conference
Season GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg. 2006-07 2-0 59-29.5 6-20 .300 1-6 .167 1-2 .500 1 3 4 2.0 2-0 4 5 0 1 14 7.0 TOTALS 2-0 59-29.5 6-20 .300 1-6 .167 1-2 .500 1 3 4 2.0 2-0 4 5 0 1 14 7.0 #24 Lindsay Schrader Guard • 6-0 • So.-1V • Bartlett, Ill. (Bartlett HS)
2006-07 Highlights u Will miss 2006-07 season with knee injury (torn right ACL) suffered during practice on Oct. 15 … had corrective surgery on Oct. 27 and is in the midst of rehabilitation.
Career Highs Points Career....29 vs. Boston College (3/19/06)
Rebounds Career...... 14 vs. Michigan (11/18/05)
Assists Career...... 4, four times (MR: at Cin., 2/25/06)
Field Goals Career....12 vs. Boston College (3/19/06)
Field Goal Attempts Career....23 vs. Boston College (3/19/06)
Three-Point Field Goals Career...1, four times (MR: vs. BC, 3/19/06)
Three-Point Field Goal Attempts Career...... 2 at Rutgers (1/24/06)
Free Throws Career...... 6, twice (MR: vs. USF, 3/4/06)
Free Throw Attempts Career...... 10 at Syracuse (1/31/06)
Steals Career.... 3, twice (MR: vs. USF, 1/28/06)
Blocked Shots Career...... 3 vs. Connecticut (3/5/06)
Minutes Played Career...... 40 vs. Villanova (2/7/06) Miscellaneous Double-doubles...... 0/2 Double-figure scoring games...... 0/14 20-point games...... 0/3 Double-figure rebound games...... 0/3 5-assist games...... 0/0 5-steal games...... 0/0 (noted in season/career format)
Schrader’s Career Statistics
Season GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg. 2005-06 30-27 858-28.6 127-287 .443 4-7 .571 58-111 .523 36 126 162 5.4 55-1 52 57 11 33 316 10.5 2006-07 Will not play (injured) TOTALS 30-27 858-28.6 127-287 .443 4-7 .571 58-111 .523 36 126 162 5.4 55-1 52 57 11 33 316 10.5 2006-07 Game-By-Game Statistics — Lindsay Schrader
Date Opponent Min FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF A TO Blk Stl Pts N10 Central Michigan Did not play (injured) N13 Bowling Green Did not play (injured) N16 @ Penn State Did not play (injured) N19 Western Michigan Did not play (injured) N24 @ USC Did not play (injured) N28 Richmond Did not play (injured) D1 @ Michigan Did not play (injured) D3 Indiana Did not play (injured) D6 #10/9 Purdue Did not play (injured) D16 IUPUI Did not play (injured) D19 @ Valparaiso Did not play (injured) D28 Prairie View A&M Did not play (injured) D30 @ #4/4 Tennessee Did not play (injured) J2 • @ Seton Hall Did not play (injured) J10 • Cincinnati Did not play (injured) J13 • @ South Florida Did not play (injured) J16 • St. John’s J20 • Syracuse J23 • @ Marquette J27 • @ Connecticut J31 • @ Pittsburgh F4 • West Virginia F7 • Louisville F11 • DePaul F13 • @ Villanova F17 • @ Providence F21 • Georgetown F24 • Rutgers F26 • @ DePaul • = indicates BIG EAST Conference game // ^ = indicates game started
Schrader in the BIG EAST Conference
Season GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg. 2005-06 16-13 442-27.6 63-151 .417 2-5 .400 34-60 .567 19 64 83 5.2 25-0 28 27 5 16 162 10.1 2006-07 Will not play (injured) TOTALS 16-13 442-27.6 63-151 .417 2-5 .400 34-60 .567 19 64 83 5.2 25-0 28 27 5 16 162 10.1 #31 Danielle Ben-Tsvulun Forward • 6-3 • Fr.-HS • Fort Wayne, Ind. (Harding HS)
2006-07 Highlights u Has appeared in seven games for the Irish this season, averaging 0.9 points and 0.6 rebounds per night. u Played three minutes in season opener vs. Central Michigan (0-1 FG). u Grabbed one rebound and attempted two free throws against Western Michigan. u Registered three points (3-4 FT) and grabbed two rebounds in win over Richmond. u Converted first career field goal and added first blocked shot against Prairie View A&M, ending up with three points in career-high seven minutes. u Saw action late in game at No. 4 Tennessee and vs. Cincinnati in BIG EAST debut. Career Highs Points Career.... 3, twice (MR: vs. Prairie View, 12/28/06)
Rebounds Career...... 2 vs. Richmond (11/28/06)
Assists Career...... None
Field Goals Career..... 1 vs. Prairie View (12/28/06)
Field Goal Attempts Career..... 4 vs. Prairie View (12/28/06)
Three-Point Field Goals Career...... None
Three-Point Field Goal Attempts Career...... None
Free Throws Career...... 3 vs. Richmond (11/28/06)
Free Throw Attempts Career...... 4 vs. Richmond (11/28/06)
Steals Career...... None
Blocked Shots Career..... 1 vs. Prairie View (12/28/06)
Minutes Played Career..... 7 vs. Prairie View (12/28/06) Miscellaneous Double-doubles...... 0/0 Double-figure scoring games...... 0/0 20-point games...... 0/0 Double-figure rebound games...... 0/0 5-assist games...... 0/0 5-steal games...... 0/0 (noted in season/career format)
Ben-Tsvulun’s Career Statistics
Season GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg. 2006-07 7-0 18-2.6 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 4-8 .500 1 3 4 0.6 4-0 0 3 1 0 6 0.9 TOTALS 7-0 18-2.6 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 4-8 .500 1 3 4 0.6 4-0 0 3 1 0 6 0.9 2006-07 Game-By-Game Statistics — Danielle Ben-Tsvulun
Date Opponent Min FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF A TO Blk Stl Pts N10 Central Michigan 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 N13 Bowling Green Did not play N16 @ Penn State Did not play N19 Western Michigan 2 0-0 0-0 0-2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 N24 @ USC 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N28 Richmond 4 0-0 0-0 3-4 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 3 D1 @ Michigan Did not play D3 Indiana Did not play D6 #10/9 Purdue Did not play D16 IUPUI Did not play D19 @ Valparaiso Did not play D28 Prairie View A&M 7 1-4 0-0 1-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 3 D30 @ #4/4 Tennessee 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J2 • @ Seton Hall Did not play J10 • Cincinnati 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J13 • @ South Florida Did not play J16 • St. John’s J20 • Syracuse J23 • @ Marquette J27 • @ Connecticut J31 • @ Pittsburgh F4 • West Virginia F7 • Louisville F11 • DePaul F13 • @ Villanova F17 • @ Providence F21 • Georgetown F24 • Rutgers F26 • @ DePaul • = indicates BIG EAST Conference game // ^ = indicates game started
Ben-Tsvulun in the BIG EAST Conference
Season GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg. 2006-07 1-0 1-1.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 TOTALS 1-0 1-1.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 #32 Breona Gray Guard • 5-9 • Sr.-3V • Las Vegas, Nev. (Bishop Gorman HS)
Awards/Honors u BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Dec. 11).
2006-07 Highlights u Has started all 16 games this year, averaging 6.8 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game (latter total is 14th in BIG EAST). u Opened season with strong 13-point effort (4-8 FG, 2-3 3FG) against Central Michigan. u Registered six points, three assists and three steals in career-high 38 minutes of overtime win vs. Bowling Green. Career Highs u Collected career-high three steals for second consecutive game at Penn State. Points Career...... 22 vs. Purdue (12/6/06) u Scored all 10 of her points vs. Western Michigan in second half, while also delivering career-high-tying five assists. Rebounds Career...... 8 vs. USC (11/27/05) u Was driving force behind win over No. 10/9 Purdue, setting new career highs for points (22), field goals made (8), three-pointers made (4), three-pointers attempted (7) and steals Assists Career.... 5, three times (MR: vs. IUPUI, 12/16/06) (tied - 3) … scored seven points in game-turning 11-0 run late in second half, including go-ahead three-pointer with three minutes to play. Field Goals Career...... 8 vs. Purdue (12/6/06) u Tied career high with five assists in victory vs. IUPUI. u Field Goal Attempts Scored nine points at Valparaiso, including game-winning free throw with 1.2 seconds Career...... 13 vs. Nebraska (11/14/04) remaining. Three-Point Field Goals u Logged nine points and four rebounds at No. 4 Tennessee. Career...... 4 vs. Purdue (12/6/06) u Registered 14 points in BIG EAST opener at Seton Hall … canned pair of three-pointers, Three-Point Field Goal Attempts including left-handed (her off hand) mid-court shot at halftime horn — first bucket from Career...... 7 vs. Purdue (12/6/06) center stripe by Irish player in nearly five years (Alicia Ratay vs. a.V Tech, 1/26/02). Free Throws u Turned in strong defensive effort in OT loss at South Florida, holding BIG EAST Preseason Career... 5, twice (MR: vs. West Va., 3/6/05) Player of the Year Jessica Dickson without a field goal for 28:20 (no FG in second half). Free Throw Attempts Career...... 7 vs. Syracuse (1/5/05)
Steals Career.... 3, eight times (MR: at Seton Hall, 1/2/07)
Blocked Shots Career...... 2 at Wisconsin (12/4/05)
Minutes Played Career....43 vs. South Florida (1/13/07) Miscellaneous Double-doubles...... 0/0 Double-figure scoring games...... 4/17 20-point games...... 1/1 Double-figure rebound games...... 0/0 5-assist games...... 2/3 5-steal games...... 0/0 (noted in season/career format) Gray’s Career Statistics
Season GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg. 2003-04 29-0 330-11.4 24-58 .414 0-10 .000 17-27 .630 13 32 45 1.6 25-0 8 25 2 13 65 2.2 2004-05 33-33 788-23.9 69-188 .367 2-6 .333 40-57 .702 35 75 110 3.3 31-0 54 54 2 41 180 5.5 2005-06 30-22 687-22.9 48-136 .353 21-63 .333 18-23 .783 21 47 68 2.3 35-0 38 39 3 26 135 4.5 2006-07 16-16 461-28.8 38-110 .345 14-48 .292 19-26 .731 17 30 47 2.9 26-0 34 38 1 29 109 6.8 TOTALS 108-71 2266-21.0 179-492 .364 37-127 .291 94-133 .707 86 184 270 2.5 117-0 134 156 8 109 489 4.5 2006-07 Game-By-Game Statistics — Breona Gray
Date Opponent Min FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF A TO Blk Stl Pts N10 Central Michigan^ 32 4-8 2-3 3-4 0 4 4 2 1 5 0 1 13 N13 Bowling Green^ 38 2-8 0-3 2-3 2 0 2 3 3 2 0 3 6 N16 @ Penn State^ 25 0-8 0-4 2-2 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 3 2 N19 Western Michigan^ 20 4-10 2-5 0-0 0 1 1 2 5 2 0 2 10 N24 @ USC^ 24 0-6 0-4 0-2 3 0 3 1 2 4 0 2 0 N28 Richmond^ 19 0-4 0-3 0-0 0 2 2 3 2 1 0 2 0 D1 @ Michigan^ 25 1-7 1-5 0-0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 D3 Indiana^ 19 2-4 1-1 2-2 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 7 D6 #10/9 Purdue^ 35 8-12 4-7 2-2 4 3 7 1 2 2 0 3 22 D16 IUPUI^ 27 2-7 0-3 0-0 2 2 4 0 5 2 0 2 4 D19 @ Valparaiso^ 34 2-4 1-1 4-6 1 2 3 1 0 2 0 0 9 D28 Prairie View A&M^ 25 1-2 0-0 2-2 0 2 2 3 4 4 0 1 4 D30 @ #4/4 Tennessee^ 28 4-9 1-2 0-1 0 4 4 1 2 1 0 2 9 J2 • @ Seton Hall^ 36 5-11 2-3 2-2 1 0 1 0 1 4 0 3 14 J10 • Cincinnati^ 31 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 2 1 3 1 2 2 J13 • @ South Florida^ 43 2-7 0-4 0-0 2 2 4 4 4 3 0 1 4 J16 • St. John’s J20 • Syracuse J23 • @ Marquette J27 • @ Connecticut J31 • @ Pittsburgh F4 • West Virginia F7 • Louisville F11 • DePaul F13 • @ Villanova F17 • @ Providence F21 • Georgetown F24 • Rutgers F26 • @ DePaul • = indicates BIG EAST Conference game // ^ = indicates game started
Gray in the BIG EAST Conference
Season GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg. 2003-04 15-0 191-12.7 13-31 .419 0-1 .000 8-13 .615 4 10 14 0.9 18-0 6 12 2 7 34 2.3 2004-05 16-16 356-22.3 28-86 .326 0-3 .000 20-29 .690 17 35 52 3.3 9-0 19 19 1 16 76 4.8 2005-06 16-11 352-22.0 25-63 .397 13-32 .406 6-10 .600 11 21 32 2.0 21-0 19 18 1 14 69 4.3 2006-07 3-3 110-36.7 8-21 .381 2-7 .286 2-2 1.000 3 5 8 2.7 6-0 6 10 1 6 20 6.7 TOTALS 50-30 1009-20.2 74-201 .368 15-43 .349 36-54 .667 35 71 106 2.1 54-0 50 59 5 43 199 4.0 #33 Melissa D’Amico Center • 6-5 • Jr.-2V • Manorville, N.Y. (William Floyd HS)
Awards/Honors u BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Dec. 18).
2006-07 Highlights u Has started all 16 games this year, averaging 10.3 points (fourth on team), 5.4 rebounds (fourth on team) and 1.3 blocks per game (second on team/12th in BIG EAST), with a .548 field goal percentage (leads team/seventh in BIG EAST). u Scored 16 points (5-8 FG, 6-6 FT) against Central Michigan, despite being limited to 15 minutes due to foul trouble … was second “point-a-minute” game of her career. Career Highs u Had two points in 16 minutes vs. Bowling Green and at Penn State. Points Career....20, twice (MR: vs. IUPUI, 12/16/06) u Registered 16 points (6-9 FG, 4-4 FT) and seven rebounds, along with career-best three assists against Western Michigan. Rebounds Career... 10, three times (MR: at Indiana, 12/3/06) u Notched seven points, four rebounds and two blocks at USC. u Was almost perfect from the field vs. Richmond, going 6-of-7 and scoring 15 points. Assists Career..... 3 vs. W. Michigan (11/19/06) u Snared six rebounds and tied career high with two steals at Michigan. u Recorded second career double-double with 15 points (6-11 FG) and career-high-tying Field Goals Career.. 10 vs. Arkansas St. (12/17/05) 10 rebounds in personal-best 35 minutes vs. Indiana. u Field Goal Attempts Had eight points (4-5 FG) and team-high seven rebounds in win vs. No. 10/9 Purdue. Career....14 vs. Prairie View (12/28/06) u Tied career highs with 20 points (8-10 FG) and three blocks against IUPUI. Three-Point Field Goals u Collected 12 points and eight rebounds in victory at Valparaiso. Career...... None u Posted third consecutive double-digit scoring game (and fourth in five games) with 17 Three-Point Field Goal Attempts points in 18 minutes vs. Prairie View A&M. Career...... None u Had eight points and six rebounds in 21 minutes against Cincinnati. Free Throws u Scored team-high 13 points (5-9 FG) and grabbed seven rebounds in overtime loss at Career.....6 vs. Central Michigan (11/10/06) USF despite being in foul trouble majority of game. Free Throw Attempts Career...... 10 vs. Utah (12/18/05)
Steals Career....2, six times (MR: vs. Cincinnati, 1/10/07)
Blocked Shots Career.... 3, three times (MR: vs. IUPUI, 12/16/06)
Minutes Played Career...... 35 vs. Indiana (12/3/06) Miscellaneous Double-doubles...... 1/2 Double-figure scoring games...... 8/17 20-point games...... 1/2 Double-figure rebound games...... 1/3 5-block games...... 0/0 (noted in season/career format)
D’Amico’s Career Statistics
Season GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg. 2004-05 26-0 159-6.1 21-48 .438 0-0 .000 7-16 .438 15 22 37 1.4 34-0 4 14 12 3 49 1.9 2005-06 30-17 561-18.7 72-154 .468 0-0 .000 33-61 .541 38 72 110 3.7 61-0 14 49 35 12 177 5.9 2006-07 16-16 376-23.5 69-126 .548 0-0 .000 27-34 .794 32 54 86 5.4 41-0 13 22 20 12 165 10.3 TOTALS 72-33 1096-15.2 162-328 .494 0-0 .000 67-111 .604 85 148 233 3.2 136-0 31 85 67 27 391 5.4 2006-07 Game-By-Game Statistics — Melissa D’Amico
Date Opponent Min FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF A TO Blk Stl Pts N10 Central Michigan^ 15 5-8 0-0 6-6 4 1 2 4 1 1 2 2 16 N13 Bowling Green^ 16 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 N16 @ Penn State^ 16 1-4 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 3 0 1 1 0 2 N19 Western Michigan^ 33 6-9 0-0 4-4 2 5 7 2 3 1 2 1 16 N24 @ USC^ 20 3-9 0-0 1-2 1 3 4 3 0 1 2 1 7 N28 Richmond^ 20 6-7 0-0 3-4 0 4 4 4 2 3 1 0 15 D1 @ Michigan^ 25 2-7 0-0 0-0 3 3 6 1 0 0 0 2 4 D3 Indiana^ 35 6-11 0-0 3-4 4 6 10 0 2 2 0 0 15 D6 #10/9 Purdue^ 34 4-5 0-0 0-0 1 6 7 4 0 2 1 2 8 D16 IUPUI^ 26 8-10 0-0 4-7 1 4 5 1 2 1 3 1 20 D19 @ Valparaiso^ 27 6-12 0-0 0-1 2 6 8 3 1 3 1 0 12 D28 Prairie View A&M^ 18 8-14 0-0 1-1 2 2 4 1 1 1 0 1 17 D30 @ #4/4 Tennessee^ 23 2-4 0-0 0-0 1 3 4 3 1 1 2 0 4 J2 • @ Seton Hall^ 28 3-10 0-0 0-0 2 5 7 3 0 0 1 0 6 J10 • Cincinnati^ 21 3-5 0-0 2-2 4 2 6 3 0 3 1 2 8 J13 • @ South Florida^ 19 5-9 0-0 3-3 4 3 7 4 0 2 2 0 13 J16 • St. John’s J20 • Syracuse J23 • @ Marquette J27 • @ Connecticut J31 • @ Pittsburgh F4 • West Virginia F7 • Louisville F11 • DePaul F13 • @ Villanova F17 • @ Providence F21 • Georgetown F24 • Rutgers F26 • @ DePaul • = indicates BIG EAST Conference game // ^ = indicates game started
D’Amico in the BIG EAST Conference
Season GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg. 2004-05 11-0 47-4.3 7-13 .538 0-0 .000 2-4 .500 2 8 10 0.9 11-0 2 5 3 0 16 1.5 2005-06 16-6 273-17.1 28-72 .389 0-0 .000 7-17 .412 13 32 45 2.8 24-0 10 24 17 6 63 3.9 2006-07 3-3 68-22.7 11-24 .458 0-0 .000 5-5 1.000 10 10 20 6.7 10-0 0 5 4 2 27 9.0 TOTALS 30-9 388-12.9 46-109 .422 0-0 .000 14-26 .538 25 50 75 2.5 45-0 12 34 24 8 106 3.5 #34 Crystal Erwin Forward • 6-2 • Sr.-3V • Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (St. Paul HS)
2006-07 Highlights u Starter for all 16 games this year, averaging 5.9 points and 3.6 rebounds per game … leads BIG EAST with .647 field goal percentage in conference games. u Collected eight points and six rebounds in season opener vs. Central Michigan. u Repeated that effort against Bowling Green, while also canning first three-pointer of her career. u Claimed share of team-high rebounding honors with five boards at Penn State. u Scored 14 points (5-9 FG, 4-5 FT) and grabbed five rebounds vs. Western Michigan … was her highest scoring output since Jan. 26, 2005 (14 points vs. St. John’s). Career Highs u Tallied seven points (including second career trey) at USC. Points Career....24 vs. Washington (12/11/04) u Returned to double figures with 10 points (4-6 FG, 2-3 3FG) vs. Richmond … two treys were a career high. Rebounds Career...... 12 at St. John’s (1/4/06) u Scored seven points (3-5 FG) vs. IUPUI and five points at No. 4 Tennessee. u Logged eight points and six rebounds in BIG EAST opener at Seton Hall. Assists Career.... 3, four times (MR: vs. Prairie View, 12/28/06) u Knocked down all three shots vs. Cincinnati, ending with seven points in 13 minutes. u Field Goals Played season-high 32 minutes in overtime loss at South Florida, ending up with nine Career...... 9, twice (MR: vs. Wash., 12/11/04) points (including both Irish baskets in OT) and five rebounds. Field Goal Attempts Career.... 15 vs. Michigan State (12/2/04)
Three-Point Field Goals Career...... 2 vs. Richmond (11/28/06)
Three-Point Field Goal Attempts Career...... 4 vs. Indiana (12/3/06)
Free Throws Career...... 7 vs. Dayton (12/13/03)
Free Throw Attempts Career.... 9, twice (MR: vs. St. John’s, 1/26/05)
Steals Career....4, twice (MR: vs. DePaul, 1/17/06)
Blocked Shots Career...... 2 at Wisconsin (12/4/05)
Minutes Played Career....34 vs. Washington (12/11/04) Miscellaneous Double-doubles...... 0/2 Double-figure scoring games...... 2/14 20-point games...... 0/2 Double-figure rebound games...... 0/3 5-assist games...... 0/0 5-steal games...... 0/0 (noted in season/career format) Erwin’s Career Statistics
Season GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg 2003-04 32-0 353-11.0 42-94 .447 0-0 .000 22-42 .524 26 41 67 2.1 72-2 15 45 7 23 106 3.3 2004-05 33-17 579-17.5 67-162 .414 0-0 .000 40-71 .563 51 75 126 3.8 82-4 29 55 8 18 174 5.3 2005-06 30-19 600-20.0 50-129 .388 0-1 .000 40-66 .606 58 96 154 5.1 83-3 28 57 7 24 140 4.7 2006-07 16-16 326-20.4 38-81 .469 8-23 .348 10-12 .833 18 40 58 3.6 38-2 14 35 3 7 94 5.9 TOTALS 111-52 1858-16.7 197-466 .423 8-24 .333 112-191 .586 153 252 405 3.6 275-11 86 192 25 72 514 4.6 2006-07 Game-By-Game Statistics — Crystal Erwin
Date Opponent Min FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF A TO Blk Stl Pts N10 Central Michigan^ 20 3-6 0-0 2-2 1 5 6 1 0 1 0 0 8 N13 Bowling Green^ 24 3-7 1-1 1-1 1 5 6 2 1 0 1 0 8 N16 @ Penn State^ 16 1-3 0-0 0-0 3 2 5 5 1 3 1 1 2 N19 Western Michigan^ 23 5-9 0-0 4-5 3 2 5 1 2 4 0 1 14 N24 @ USC^ 21 3-6 1-2 0-0 1 2 3 4 1 2 0 0 7 N28 Richmond^ 23 4-6 2-3 0-0 0 2 2 1 1 3 0 2 10 D1 @ Michigan^ 14 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 D3 Indiana^ 20 0-5 0-4 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 D6 #10/9 Purdue^ 13 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 2 3 2 1 4 0 0 0 D16 IUPUI^ 19 3-5 1-3 0-0 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 0 7 D19 @ Valparaiso^ 21 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 0 1 2 0 0 2 D28 Prairie View A&M^ 27 1-6 0-1 2-2 0 2 2 2 3 1 0 1 4 D30 @ #4/4 Tennessee^ 21 2-5 1-1 0-0 1 3 4 5 1 4 0 0 5 J2 • @ Seton Hall^ 19 4-7 0-1 0-0 4 2 6 3 0 3 0 1 8 J10 • Cincinnati^ 13 3-3 1-1 0-0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 7 J13 • @ South Florida^ 32 4-7 0-3 1-2 1 4 5 3 1 5 1 0 9 J16 • St. John’s J20 • Syracuse J23 • @ Marquette J27 • @ Connecticut J31 • @ Pittsburgh F4 • West Virginia F7 • Louisville F11 • DePaul F13 • @ Villanova F17 • @ Providence F21 • Georgetown F24 • Rutgers F26 • @ DePaul • = indicates BIG EAST Conference game // ^ = indicates game started
Erwin in the BIG EAST Conference
Season GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg 2003-04 16-0 177-11.1 24-47 .511 0-0 .000 7-12 .583 9 21 30 1.9 31-1 6 21 4 7 55 3.4 2004-05 16-10 256-16.0 20-71 .282 0-0 .000 26-44 .591 24 36 60 3.8 31-2 16 27 2 7 66 4.1 2005-06 16-8 322-20.1 28-72 .389 0-0 .000 17-29 .586 29 51 80 5.0 40-1 15 32 4 14 73 4.6 2006-07 3-3 64-21.3 11-17 .647 1-5 .200 1-2 .500 6 6 12 4.0 8-0 1 9 1 2 24 8.0 TOTALS 51-21 819-16.1 83-207 .401 1-5 .200 51-87 .586 68 114 182 3.6 110-4 38 89 11 30 218 4.3 #52 Erica Williamson Center • 6-4 • Fr.-HS • Charlotte, N.C. (South Mecklenburg HS)
2006-07 Highlights u Has been effective reserve, appearing in 15 games this season, averaging 6.8 points and team highs of 6.1 rebounds and 1.47 blocks per game (seventh in BIG EAST), as well as a .536 field goal percentage. u During conference play, ranks eighth in BIG EAST in rebounding (9.0 rpg.). u Contributed six points, eight rebounds and five blocks during her debut game vs. Central Michigan. u Notched four points and four rebounds against Bowling Green. u Tossed in six points and four rebounds at Penn State. Career Highs u Turned in solid game at USC with 12 points (6-10 FG) and nine rebounds. Points Career....15 vs. Prairie View (12/28/06) u Collected nine points (4-6 FG) and game-high seven rebounds vs. Richmond. u Charted eight points, five rebounds and two blocks at Michigan. Rebounds Career.....18 at South Florida (1/13/07) u Scored nine points and plucked four rebounds vs. IUPUI. u Tallied career-high 15 points (7-8 FG), eight rebounds and four blocks vs. Prairie View Assists Career....1, five times (MR: vs. Cincinnati, 1/10/07) A&M. u Field Goals Stood tall at No. 4 Tennessee with seven points, team-high seven rebounds and two blocks Career..... 7 vs. Prairie View (12/28/06) in career-best 24 minutes. Field Goal Attempts u Logged eight points and team-high seven rebounds in win over Cincinnati. Career...... 10 at USC (11/24/06) u Recorded first career-double in overtime loss at South Florida, winding up with 11 points Three-Point Field Goals and a game-high 18 rebounds (most ever by a Notre Dame freshman). Career...... None u Averaging 9.0 points, 8.4 rebounds and 2.0 blocks with .640 field goal percentage (16-of- Three-Point Field Goal Attempts 25) in five games since Christmas break. Career...... None
Free Throws Career.... 5, twice (MR: at South Florida, 1/13/07)
Free Throw Attempts Career.... 6, three times (MR: at USF, 1/13/07)
Steals Career....2 vs. Central Michigan (11/10/06)
Blocked Shots Career....5 vs. Central Michigan (11/10/06)
Minutes Played Career.....28 at South Florida (1/13/07) Miscellaneous Double-doubles...... 1/1 Double-figure scoring games...... 3/3 20-point games...... 0/0 Double-figure rebound games...... 1/1 5-block games...... 1/1 (noted in season/career format)
Williamson’s Career Statistics
Season GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg. 2006-07 15-0 244-16.3 37-69 .536 0-0 .000 28-48 .583 28 63 91 6.1 39-0 6 24 22 9 102 6.8 TOTALS 15-0 244-16.3 37-69 .536 0-0 .000 28-48 .583 28 63 91 6.1 39-0 6 24 22 9 102 6.8 2006-07 Game-By-Game Statistics — Erica Williamson
Date Opponent Min FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF A TO Blk Stl Pts N10 Central Michigan 20 2-4 0-0 2-4 3 5 8 3 0 4 5 2 6 N13 Bowling Green 15 2-3 0-0 0-1 1 3 4 4 1 2 1 1 4 N16 @ Penn State 18 2-4 0-0 2-6 2 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 6 N19 Western Michigan Did not play (injured) N24 @ USC 19 6-10 0-0 0-3 3 6 9 4 0 1 0 1 12 N28 Richmond 16 4-6 0-0 1-2 3 4 7 3 1 1 1 1 9 D1 @ Michigan 15 3-6 0-0 2-4 4 1 5 3 0 3 2 1 8 D3 Indiana 5 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 3 0 2 1 0 0 D6 #10/9 Purdue 6 0-3 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 D16 IUPUI 16 2-4 0-0 5-6 1 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 9 D19 @ Valparaiso 12 0-3 0-0 3-4 0 3 3 3 1 0 1 1 3 D28 Prairie View A&M 20 7-8 0-0 1-2 3 5 8 0 0 0 4 0 15 D30 @ #4/4 Tennessee 24 2-4 0-0 3-4 1 6 7 3 1 5 2 1 7 J2 • @ Seton Hall 12 2-2 0-0 0-1 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 4 J10 • Cincinnati 18 2-4 0-0 4-5 3 4 7 3 1 0 1 0 8 J13 • @ South Florida 28 3-7 0-0 5-6 2 16 18 4 0 3 3 1 11 J16 • St. John’s J20 • Syracuse J23 • @ Marquette J27 • @ Connecticut J31 • @ Pittsburgh F4 • West Virginia F7 • Louisville F11 • DePaul F13 • @ Villanova F17 • @ Providence F21 • Georgetown F24 • Rutgers F26 • @ DePaul • = indicates BIG EAST Conference game // ^ = indicates game started
Williamson in the BIG EAST Conference
Season GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-DQ A T B S Pts Avg. 2006-07 3-0 58-19.3 7-13 .538 0-0 .000 9-12 .750 5 22 27 9.0 9-0 2 4 4 1 23 7.7 TOTALS 3-0 58-19.3 7-13 .538 0-0 .000 9-12 .750 5 22 27 9.0 9-0 2 4 4 1 23 7.7