NOTRE DAME Women’s 2015-16 2001 NCAA National Champions • 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 NCAA Finalists 7 NCAA Women’s Final Fours • 20 Conference Championships

2015-16 NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS General Information 2014-15 Season In Review Location...... Notre Dame, Indiana 46556 Overall Record...... 36-3 Founded...... 1842 ACC Record (finish)...... 15-1 (1st) Enrollment...... 8,448 (undergraduate) / 12,179 (total) ACC Championship...... Champion Nickname...... Fighting Irish def. Miami (77-61), quarterfinals Colors...... Gold and Blue def. Duke (55-49), semifinals Conference...... Atlantic Coast def. Florida State (71-58), championship Arena (capacity)...... Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center (9,149) NCAA Championship...... National Finalist/Women’s Final Four Press Row Phone...... (574) 631-5309 def. Montana (77-43), first round President...... Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C. def. DePaul (79-67), second round Vice President/Athletics Director...... Jack Swarbrick def. Stanford (81-60), regional semifinal Senior Deputy AD/Senior Woman Administrator....Missy Conboy def. Baylor (77-68), regional final Senior Associate AD/WBB Administrator...... Jill Bodensteiner def. South Carolina (66-65), national semifinal lost to Connecticut (53-63), national championship Coaching Staff Final Poll Rankings...... 2nd (AP)/2nd (WBCA/USA Today) Head Coach...... Muffet McGraw (Saint Joseph’s (Pa.) ’77) Record at Notre Dame.....699-221 (.760) / entering 29th season 2015-16 Outlook Information Career Record...... 787-262 (.750) / entering 34th season Monogram Recipients Returning (10) Associate Head Coach...... Carol Owens (Northern Illinois ’90) **...... 5-8, Jr., G, 10.4 ppg., 5.3 apg., 3.5 rpg. Associate Coach...... Beth Cunningham (Notre Dame ’97) Madison Cable***...... 5-10, Grad., G, 6.2 ppg., 4.1 rpg., 1.5 spg. Associate Coach/Recruiting Coordinator...... (Notre Dame ’00) Hannah Huffman***...... 5-9, Sr., G, 2.2 ppg., 1.8 rpg. Video Coordinator...... Garret Garcia (Toledo ’12) Mychal Johnson*...... 5-7, So., G, 3.1 ppg., 1.1 rpg. Director of Operations...... Katie Capps (Western Kentucky ’02) Michaela Mabrey***...... 5-10, Sr., G, 7.2 ppg., 2.4 apg. Administrative Assistant...... Sharla Lewis Kristina Nelson*...... 6-4, Jr., F, DNP in 2014-15 (shoulder inj.) Taya Reimer**...... 6-4, Jr., F, 10.2 ppg., 6.1 rpg. Fighting Irish Media/Athletics Communications Staff Diamond Thompson**...... 6-5, Jr., C, 0.9 ppg., 0.5 rpg. Senior Associate AD/Digital Media & Branding...... Dan Skendzel *...... 6-3, So., F, 13.8 ppg., 7.9 rpg., 2.5 bpg. Senior Associate Athletics Director...... John Heisler Kathryn Westbeld*...... 6-2, So., F, 6.7 ppg., 4.4 rpg. Assistant Athletics Director...... Bernadette Cafarelli NOTE: Players listed by academic year (Nelson has three athletic years left) // * - monograms earned Director of Football Media Relations...... Michael Bertsch Monogram Recipients Lost (3) Associate Director (WBB)...... Chris Masters Whitney Holloway****...... 5-4, G, 0.8 ppg., 0.6 apg. Office/Cell Phone...... (574) 631-8032 / (574) 532-4166 Jewell Loyd***...... 5-10, G, 19.8 ppg., 5.3 rpg., 3.0 apg. E-Mail...... [email protected] Markisha Wright****...... 6-2, F, 2.8 ppg., 2.2 rpg. Twitter...... @NDsidMasters/@ndwbb Associate Director...... Dan Colleran Starters Returning (4) Assistant Director...... Russell Dorn Lindsay Allen**...... 5-8, Jr., G, 10.4 ppg., 5.3 apg., 3.5 rpg. Assistant Director (WBB)...... Leigh Torbin Michaela Mabrey***...... 5-10, Sr., G, 7.2 ppg., 2.4 apg. Assistant Director...... Ashley Albertson Taya Reimer**...... 6-4, Jr., F, 10.2 ppg., 6.1 rpg. Communications Assistant...... Tony Jones Brianna Turner*...... 6-3, So., F, 13.8 ppg., 7.9 rpg., 2.5 bpg. Communications Assistant...... Joanne Norell Media Services Coordinator...... Lizzie Mikes Starters Lost (1) Administrative Assistant...... Carol Copley Jewell Loyd***...... 5-10, G, 19.8 ppg., 5.3 rpg., 3.0 apg. Mailing Address...... C112 Joyce Center, Notre Dame, IN 46556 Incoming Freshmen (3) Athletics Web Site/Twitter...... UND.com/@fightingirish ...... 5-11, G, Belmar, N.J. (Manasquan) Basketball History ...... 5-8, G, Milwaukee, Wis. (Divine Savior Holy Angels) Ali Patberg...... 5-10, G, Columbus, Ind. (Columbus North) Seasons of Basketball...... entering 39th First Season of Basketball (record)...... 1977-78 (13-4) Media Information All-Time Record...... 863-320 (.730) Flagship Radio...... Pulse FM (96.9/92.1) in South Bend Record at home (one win off-site)...... 420-91 (.822) Play-by-Play...Bob Nagle (574-291-8200; [email protected]) Record in conference (regular season only)...... 393-91 (.812) Live Web Stream (selected games)...... WatchND (watchnd.tv) NCAA Championship Appearances...... 22 Senior Assoc. AD...... Dan Skendzel (574-631-2454; [email protected]) Most Recent Appearance (finish)...... 2015 (National Finalist) Associate Producer...... Nathan Bush (574-514-1768; [email protected]) Best Finish...... National Champion (2001)

2015-16 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball 1 2015-16 NOTRE DAME WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ROSTERS

NUMERICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (High School) 2 Arike Ogunbowale G 5-8 Fr. Milwaukee, Wis. (Divine Savior Holy Angels) 3 Marina Mabrey G 5-11 Fr. Belmar, N.J. (Manasquan) 11 Brianna Turner* F 6-3 So. Pearland, Texas (Manvel) 12 Taya Reimer** F 6-4 Jr. Fishers, Ind. (Hamilton Southeastern) 14 Mychal Johnson* G 5-7 So. Huntington, W.Va. (Huntington St. Joseph) 15 Lindsay Allen** G 5-8 Jr. Mitchellville, Md. (St. John’s College) 20 Ali Patberg G 5-10 Fr. Columbus, Ind. (Columbus North) 21 Kristina Nelson* F 6-4 Jr. Buford, Ga. (Buford) 22 Madison Cable*** G 5-10 Grad. Mt. Lebanon, Pa. (Mt. Lebanon) 23 Michaela Mabrey*** G 5-10 Sr. Belmar, N.J. (Manasquan) 24 Hannah Huffman*** G 5-9 Sr. Diablo, Calif. (Carondelet) 33 Kathryn Westbeld* F 6-2 So. Kettering, Ohio (Kettering Fairmont) 35 Diamond Thompson** C 6-5 Jr. Wheaton, Ill. (Wheaton Warrenville South) NOTE: players are listed by their academic class year (Nelson has three years of athletic eligibility remaining) // * - monograms earned

ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (High School) 15 Lindsay Allen** G 5-8 Jr. Mitchellville, Md. (St. John’s College) 22 Madison Cable*** G 5-10 Grad. Mt. Lebanon, Pa. (Mt. Lebanon) 24 Hannah Huffman*** G 5-9 Sr. Diablo, Calif. (Carondelet) 14 Mychal Johnson* G 5-7 So. Huntington, W.Va. (Huntington St. Joseph) 3 Marina Mabrey G 5-11 Fr. Belmar, N.J. (Manasquan) 23 Michaela Mabrey*** G 5-10 Sr. Belmar, N.J. (Manasquan) 21 Kristina Nelson* F 6-4 Jr. Buford, Ga. (Buford) 2 Arike Ogunbowale G 5-8 Fr. Milwaukee, Wis. (Divine Savior Holy Angels) 20 Ali Patberg G 5-10 Fr. Columbus, Ind. (Columbus North) 12 Taya Reimer** F 6-4 Jr. Fishers, Ind. (Hamilton Southeastern) 35 Diamond Thompson** C 6-5 Jr. Wheaton, Ill. (Wheaton Warrenville South) 11 Brianna Turner* F 6-3 So. Pearland, Texas (Manvel) 33 Kathryn Westbeld* F 6-2 So. Kettering, Ohio (Kettering Fairmont) NOTE: players are listed by their academic class year (Nelson has three years of athletic eligibility remaining) // * - monograms earned

COACHING STAFF Name Position Year at ND Alma Mater Muffet McGraw Head Coach 29th Saint Joseph’s (Pa.) ’77 Carol Owens Associate Head Coach 16th* Northern Illinois ’90 Beth Cunningham Associate Coach 4th Notre Dame ’97 Niele Ivey Associate Coach/Recruiting Coordinator 9th Notre Dame ’00 Garret Garcia Video Coordinator 2nd Toledo ’12 Katie Capps Director of Basketball Operations 1st Western Kentucky ’02 * - Owens is in sixth season of second tenure at Notre Dame, having also served on staff from 1996-2005

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Niele Ivey knee-ELL Carondelet kuh-RON-duh-LET Marina Mabrey MAY-bree Manasquan MAN-uh-SKWAN Arike Ogunbowale uh-REE-kay OH-gun-buh-WALL-ay Taya Reimer TAY-uh RYE-mer Brianna Turner bree-ON-uh 2015-16 NOTRE DAME WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

NOVEMBER 7 Sat. WAYNE STATE (exhibition) Notre Dame, Ind. (Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center) 1 p.m. 15 Sun. BUCKNELL Notre Dame, Ind. (Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center) 1 p.m. 18 Wed. TOLEDO Notre Dame, Ind. (Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center) 7 p.m. 21 Sat. at South Dakota State Brookings, S.D. (Frost Arena) 2 p.m. CT 23 Mon. at Valparaiso (ESPN3) Valparaiso, Ind. (Athletics-Recreation Center) 7 p.m. CT

Junkanoo Jam 27 Fri. vs. Denver Freeport, Bahamas (St. Georges High School) 3:15 p.m. 28 Sat vs. Louisiana Tech or UCLA Freeport, Bahamas (St. Georges High School) 1 or 3:15 p.m.

DECEMBER 2 Wed. (1) OHIO STATE Notre Dame, Ind. (Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center) 7 p.m. 5 Sat. (2) at Connecticut (ESPN) Storrs, Conn. (Gampel Pavilion) 5:15 p.m. 9 Wed. DePAUL Notre Dame, Ind. (Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center) 7 p.m. 12 Sat. at TCU (FSN) Fort Worth, Texas (Schollmaier Arena) 11 a.m. CT 21 Mon. at Saint Joseph’s (Pa.) Philadelphia, Pa. (Hagan Arena) 7 p.m. 28 Mon. OREGON STATE Notre Dame, Ind. (Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center) 7 p.m. 30 Wed. GEORGIA TECH* Notre Dame, Ind. (Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center) 7 p.m.

JANUARY 3 Sun. at Pittsburgh* (ACC-RSN) Pittsburgh, Pa. (Petersen Events Center) 3 p.m. 7 Thurs. at Virginia* Charlottesville, Va. (John Paul Jones Arena) 7 p.m. 10 Sun. NORTH CAROLINA* (ESPN2 or ESPN3) Notre Dame, Ind. (Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center) 1 p.m. 14 Thurs. at Boston College* Chestnut Hill, Mass. (Conte Forum) 7 p.m. 18 Mon. TENNESSEE (ESPN2 – Big Monday) Notre Dame, Ind. (Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center) 7 p.m. 21 Thurs. SYRACUSE* (ESPN3) Notre Dame, Ind. (Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center) 7 p.m. 24 Sun. VIRGINIA TECH* Notre Dame, Ind. (Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center) 1 p.m. 28 Thurs. at Georgia Tech* (ACC-RSN) Atlanta, Ga. (McCamish Pavilion) 7 p.m.

FEBRUARY 1 Mon. at Duke* (ESPN2 — Big Monday) Durham, N.C. (Cameron Indoor ) 6 p.m. 4 Thurs. NORTH CAROLINA STATE* (ESPN3) Notre Dame, Ind. (Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center) 7 p.m. 7 Sun. at Louisville* (ESPN or ESPN2) Louisville, Ky. (KFC Yum! Center) 2 or 4 p.m. 14 Sun. MIAMI* (ACC-RSN - Pink Zone/Play4Kay Game) Notre Dame, Ind. (Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center) 1 p.m. 18 Thurs. at Wake Forest* Winston-Salem, N.C. (Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum) 7 p.m. 22 Mon. at Florida State* (ESPN2 — Big Monday) Tallahassee, Fla. (Tucker Center) 7 p.m. 25 Thurs. CLEMSON* Notre Dame, Ind. (Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center) 7 p.m. 27 Sat. BOSTON COLLEGE* (Senior Day) Notre Dame, Ind. (Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center) 1 p.m.

MARCH 2 Wed. (3) ACC First Round (ACC-RSN) Greensboro, N.C. (Greensboro Coliseum) TBA 3 Thurs. (3) ACC Second Round (ACC-RSN) Greensboro, N.C. (Greensboro Coliseum) TBA 4 Fri. (3) ACC Quarterfinals (ACC-RSN) Greensboro, N.C. (Greensboro Coliseum) TBA 5 Sat. (3) ACC Semifinals (ESPNU) Greensboro, N.C. (Greensboro Coliseum) TBA 6 Sun. (3) ACC Championship (ESPN) Greensboro, N.C. (Greensboro Coliseum) TBA 18-19 Fri.-Sat. (4) NCAA First Round (ESPN/ESPN2) Campus sites TBA 20-21 Sun.-Mon. (4) NCAA Second Round (ESPN/ESPN2) Campus sites TBA 25-26 Fri.-Sat. (5) NCAA Regional Semifinals (ESPN/ESPN2) Selected sites TBA 27-28 Sun.-Mon. (5) NCAA Regional Finals (ESPN/ESPN2) Selected sites TBA

APRIL 3 Sun. (6) NCAA National Semifinals (ESPN) Indianapolis, Ind. (Bankers Life Fieldhouse) TBA 5 Tues. (6) NCAA National Championship (ESPN) Indianapolis, Ind. (Bankers Life Fieldhouse) TBA

* - indicates Atlantic Coast Conference game (1) Big Ten/ACC Challenge (Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center – Notre Dame, Ind.) (2) Jimmy V Women’s Classic (Gampel Pavilion – Storrs, Conn.) (3) ACC Championship (Greensboro Coliseum – Greensboro, N.C.) (4) NCAA Championship – First & Second Rounds (campus sites) (5) NCAA Championship – Regionals (Bridgeport, Conn.; Dallas, Texas; Lexington, Ky.; Sioux Falls, S.D.) (6) NCAA Championship – Women’s Final Four (Bankers Life Fieldhouse – Indianapolis, Ind.)

ESPN/ESPN2/ESPN3/ESPNU – games televised on ESPN networks also may be streamed live on the WatchESPN app, Xbox LIVE and/or Apple TV ACC-RSN – game televised on ACC-Regional Sports Networks package (check local listings) FSN – game televised on Fox Sports Net regional affiliates NOTE: All regular season home games not scheduled for commercial TV will air live and free of charge on either ESPN3 or WatchND platform (watchnd.tv)

All games broadcast live on radio via Pulse FM (96.9/92.1) in South Bend and online worldwide on WatchND platform (watchnd.tv) All times Eastern unless noted // Dates and times subject to change All home games listed in BOLD CAPS and played in Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center (capacity 9,149) in Notre Dame, Ind. Tickets on sale through Notre Dame’s Murnane Family Ticket Office (574-631-7356; UND.com/buytickets)