NOTRE DAMEOPPONENTS Notre Dame has never backed down from top competition and 2006-07 will be no exception, as the Irish are slated to play 16 teams that qualified for last year’s postseason, including 11 NCAA Tournament participants. 2006-07 Opponents I Bowling Green Central Michigan Cincinnati Falcons Chippewas Bearcats Monday, Nov. 13 • 7 p.m. ET Friday, Nov. 10 • 4 p.m. ET Wednesday, Jan. 10 • 7 p.m ET Notre Dame, Ind. • Joyce Center Notre Dame, Ind. • Joyce Center Notre Dame, Ind. • Joyce Center Notre Dame Leads Series 2-0 Central Michigan Leads Series 1-0 Notre Dame leads 2-0 R Mount Pleasant, Mich. Cincinnati, Ohio Location: Bowling Green, Ohio Location: Location: 1892 1819 Founded: 1910 Founded: Founded: 27,452 35,244 Enrollment: 20,975 Enrollment: Enrollment: Maroon and Gold Red and Black Colors: Orange and Brown Colors: Colors: Mid-American (West Division) BIG EAST Conference: Mid-American (East Division) Conference: Conference: Anderson Arena (4,700) Arena (Capacity): Rose Arena (5,200) Arena (Capacity): Fifth Third Arena (13,176) I Arena (Capacity): Dave Heeke Mike Thomas Athletics Director: Greg Christopher Athletics Director: Athletics Director: Eileen Kleinfelter (Findlay ’79) Laurie Pirtle (Ohio State ’80) Head Coach: Curt Miller (Baldwin-Wallace ’90) Head Coach: Head Coach: 52-88 (5) 295-287 (21) Record at BG (Yrs.): 93-56 (5) Record at CMU (Yrs.): Record at UC (Yrs.): 274-169 378-303 (24) Career Record (Yrs.): Same Career Record (Yrs.): Career Record (Yrs.): Brent Brown (Simpson College ’89), Barry Dawn Hoosier (Cincinnati Associate Head Coach: Jennifer Roos (Davidson ’93) Assistants: Associate Head Coach: S Schrock (Ohio Northern ’94), Crystal Wiley (Cedarville ’95) Assistants: Brandi Poole (Univ. of the South ’97), Kevin Eckert (Ohio ’96) ’06) Assistants: Dave Dagostino (Union ’95), Tammy Douglass (Cincinnati ’02) 16-12 (7-9/T-4th West) 2005-06 Record (Conf./Finish): 28-3 (16-0/1st East) 2005-06 Record (Conf./Finish): None 17-12 (7-9/11th) Postseason: NCAA first round (l. UCLA 74-61) Postseason: 2005-06 Record (Conf./Finish): Not ranked WNIT first round (l. Florida International Final Ranking: 23rd (AP) Final Ranking: Postseason: H 3/2 81-75 OT) Starters Returning/Lost: 5/0 Starters Returning/Lost: 7/6 Not ranked Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 9/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: Final Ranking: Returning Starters (Pos., Yr., Ht.): Sharonda Hurd (G, Sr., 3/2 Returning Starters (Pos.,Yr., Ht.): Kate Achter (G, Starters Returning/Lost: Jr., 5-8); Liz Honegger (F, Sr., 5-11); Carin Horne (F, Sr., 5- 5-9); Ann Skufca (F, Sr., 6-2); Candace Wilson (G, Jr., 5-8) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 9/4 10); Ali Mann (F, Sr., 6-1); Megan Thorburn (F, Sr., 6-1) Returning Starters (Pos.,Yr., Ht.): Shelly Bellman Women’s Basketball SID: Rob Wyman (G/F, So., 5-10), Treasure Humphries (G, Sr., 5-6), (989) 774-2588 Michelle Jones (F, So., 6-1) Women’s Basketball SID: Mike Cihon Office: (989) 774-7324 Office: (419) 372-0474 Fax: [email protected] Krystal Warren Fax: (419) 308-0691 E-mail: Women’s Basketball SID: (989) 774-3579/3594 (513) 556-5191 E-mail: [email protected] Press Row: Office: www.cmuchippewas.com (513) 556-0619 Press Row: (419) 372-7131 Web Site: Fax: [email protected] Web Site: www.bgsufalcons.com E-mail: Notes: Notre Dame is 21-8 (.724) all-time in season Press Row: (513) 556-3800 openers, including a current 10-game winning streak and www.ucbearcats.com Notes: Bowling Green is the first of four conference Web Site: champions (regular season or tournament) that Notre a 16-3 (.842) mark in the Muffet McGraw era; last season, Dame will face in 2006-07; the others are Connecticut (BIG the Irish downed Michigan, 55-45 at the Joyce Center … Notes: Notre Dame and Cincinnati renewed their series EAST Tournament), Rutgers (BIG EAST regular season) Notre Dame also is 21-8 (.724) in home openers with an in 2006 after a 24-year hiatus, with the Irish pulling out a and Tennessee (SEC Tournament) … despite their active 11-game winning streak and a 15-4 (.789) record thrilling 75-66 overtime victory in the Queen City (Notre relatively close proximity (158 miles), Notre Dame and under McGraw … the Nov. 10 opener with Central Dame’s school- and BIG EAST-record fourth OT game of Bowling Green have played only twice before, with the Michigan will be the earliest season debut for the Irish in the 2005-06 season) … the Bearcats will make their first Irish sweeping a home-and-home series with the Falcons their 30-year history (previous: Nov. 12, 2004 vs. Illinois visit to the Joyce Center since Feb. 13, 1982, when the in 1994-95 (92-67 at the Joyce Center) and 1996-97 (85-70 State, a 92-73 Notre Dame victory in the opening round of Irish registered a 67-58 win behind 17 points and eight at Anderson Arena); in the most recent contest, BG led the Preseason WNIT at the Joyce Center) … the Irish will rebounds from Mary Beth Schueth … Notre Dame is 7-4 43-39 at the half before Notre Dame swamped the Falcons face CMU for only the second time ever, and first since (.636) in BIG EAST Conference home openers since by a 46-27 margin in the final 20 minutes … although they Dec. 21, 1983, when the Chippewas claimed a 72-69 win at joining the conference in 1995-96; last year, the Irish lost didn’t face one another, the Irish and Falcons played in the Joyce Center … Notre Dame is 27-14 (.659) all-time for only the second time in the past seven BIG EAST the same location (West Lafayette, Ind.) during last year’s against current Mid-American Conference opponents, home lidlifters, as Seton Hall upset Notre Dame, 74-61 at NCAA Tournament; Notre Dame fell to Boston College, 78- including a 12-5 (.706) mark and current 10-game winning the Joyce Center … Irish freshmen Ashley Barlow and 61 in a first-round Albuquerque Region contest, while streak in the McGraw era … Central Michigan will be the Melissa Lechlitner were members of the 2005 Indiana Bowling Green dropped a 74-61 decision to UCLA in the first MAC team to visit the Joyce Center since Dec. 12, Junior All-Star Team that played the Indiana Senior All- first round of the Cleveland Regional … Notre Dame is 63- 2001, when Notre Dame ousted Western Michigan, 71-48; Stars (including Cincinnati sophomore guard Kahla 16 (.797) all-time against Ohio schools, including a the Irish are 16-4 (.800) all-time at home against current Roudebush) in a two-game exhibition series … former current seven-game winning streak, and owns a 30-7 MAC schools and have won their last five since a 69-65 Notre Dame assistant rowing coach Pam Mork is in her (.811) ledger against the Buckeye State at the Joyce loss to Miami (Ohio) on Feb. 17, 1991 … the Chippewas second season as the head rowing coach at Cincinnati. Center (where the Irish have won 11 in a row against Ohio also are the first of three MAC opponents for the Irish this teams) … junior guard Amanda Tsipis is the only Ohio season, joining Bowling Green (Nov. 13) and Western Current Irish vs. Cincinnati native on the ’06-07 Notre Dame roster, growing up in Michigan (Nov. 19) among the first four games of the Allen 1 GP/0 GS, 5.0 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 2.0 APG, .167 Perry, Ohio … in an unusual twist, the Irish will be playing campaign … Notre Dame is playing three MAC opponents FG% (2-12), .250 FT% (1-4) a regular-season game on a Monday night for the first in the same season for the first time since 1996-97, when D’Amico 1 GP/0 GS, 4.0 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 1.000 FG% (2-2) time since Nov. 22, 2004 (a 69-47 win over Colorado State the Irish downed Kent State (66-41 in Preseason WNIT Erwin 1 GP/0 GS, 4.0 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 1.0 SPG, .500 at the Joyce Center, two days after Notre Dame won the opener), Bowling Green (85-70) and Ohio (95-85 in FG% (2-4) Preseason WNIT). Comfort Inn Downtown Classic opener at Atlanta) … Gaines 1 GP/1 GS, 14.0 PPG, 11.0 RPG, 4.0 APG, .429 Notre Dame will open against a Michigan school for the FG% (3-7), .889 FT% (8-9) third time in program history and second consecutive Gray 1 GP/1 GS, 3.0 PPG, 2.0 RPG, 2.0 APG, .333 season; in addition to last year’s win over Michigan, the FG% (1-3), .500 3FG% (1-2) Irish fell on the road to the Wolverines, 75-64 in the 1984- Schrader 1 GP/1 GS, 11.0 PPG, 2.0 RPG, 4.0 APG, .625 85 lidlifter … Notre Dame is 45-19 (.703) lifetime against FG% (5-8), .500 FT% (1-2) Michigan schools, and went 2-0 against that state last Smith 1 GP/0 GS year with wins over UM and Western Michigan; the Irish Tsipis 1 GP/0 GS will face those two squads again later in the 2006-07 season. 66 UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME® Connecticut DePaul Georgetown Huskies Blue Demons Hoyas Saturday, Jan. 27 • 7 p.m. ET Sunday, Feb. 11 • 5:30 p.m. ET Wednesday, Feb. 21 • 7 p.m. ET Storrs, Conn. • Gampel Pavilion Notre Dame, Ind. • Joyce Center Notre Dame, Ind.