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NOTRE DAME Covering the Irish A Quick Look At The Fighting Irish offensive fire to an even hotter level, averaging Notre Dame Sports Information Heading into the final month of the 2006-07 9.8 points and 4.0 assists per game. Gaines, C112 Joyce Center, Second Floor regular season, the growth of the Notre Dame who came into the season with a 3.7 ppg. career Notre Dame, IN 46556 phone (574) 631-7516 // fax (574) 631-7941 women’s basketball team already is evident, and scoring average, has scored 20 points in a game three times this year, including a career-high 27 Chris Masters, Asst. Sports Information Director (WBB) the best may be yet to come. [email protected] // cell (574) 532-4166 With a young and inexperienced roster that points on Jan. 10 in a win over Cincinnati. has only two seniors and is missing its top return- Another Irish junior, 6-foot-5 center Melissa Media Services ing scorer from a year ago, the Irish have had to D’Amico, continues to make strides in the post. The official Notre Dame athletics web site contains sched- learn on the run — and run is exactly what they The second-year starter is carding 9.3 points and ules, rosters, updated statistics and historical information have done this season. Notre Dame is averag- 5.1 rebounds per game with a team-high .530 from previous seasons. High-resolution color headshots ing 70.3 points per game thus far, a significant field goal percentage. She also earned a spot on and action photos of Notre Dame players, coaches and improvement over the previous five Irish squads, the BIG EAST Honor Roll on Dec. 18, and has staff are available upon request. : none of which has averaged better than 66.3 posted two double-doubles this year. Official Notre Dame athletics web site • http://www.und.com points per night. The most pleasing contributions of the year Of course, the Irish have traditionally hung for Notre Dame to this point have come from its freshmen. Guard Ashley Barlow is second on 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 the team in scoring (10.3 ppg.) and steals (2.1 must be made through Chris Masters and 24 hours’ notice one hand, Notre Dame’s aggressive style has spg.), and came up with a career-high 21 points is appreciated. Please be aware that student-athletes’ rattled opponents, causing 21.3 turnovers per and nine rebounds on Dec. 28 vs. Prairie View academic obligations always take precedence before any game (including a BIG EAST-best 11.6 steals A&M. Center Erica Williamson (7.0 ppg., 6.3 interview requests. per night). However, the flip side has seen the rpg., 1.4 bpg.) logged her first career double- Media members also may speak to Irish team personnel before or after practice sessions. While most practices are Irish allow opponents to shoot .422 from the double at South Florida with 11 points and 18 rebounds (an Irish freshman record), and is open to the media, some may be closed at the coaching floor (.369 from the three-point line), while the staff’s discretion — contact Chris Masters for the latest Irish claim just a 1.1 rpg. edge on the boards), averaging 11.0 points and 8.0 rebounds in her practice schedule and availability. two areas Notre Dame will continue to focus on last two games. And, guard Melissa Lechlitner On game days, no interviews will be granted with any during the BIG EAST season. (5.6 ppg., 3.1 apg.) has been particularly sharp Notre Dame player or coach prior to competition. Junior guard Charel Allen has been one of of late, leading the BIG EAST with a 2.55 as- the main offensive catalysts for the Irish to this sist/turnover ratio in conference play, scoring a Credentials / Parking point, averaging a team-high 15.7 ppg., while career-high 18 points vs. Syracuse and delivering Season credentials will be issued to all media covering the scoring in double figures in 18 of 21 outings a personal-best nine assists (without a turnover) Irish on a regular basis. Please note — any Notre Dame men’s basketball season credentials also offer access to to date. The Monessen, Pa., native, who was against St. John’s. all Irish women’s basketball games. named the BIG EAST Player of the Week on For single-game credentials, contact Chris Masters no Jan. 22, also is collecting 6.2 rebounds and a Potent Notables About The Irish less than 24 hours before tipoff. Credential requests must team-high 2.33 steals per game. • Notre Dame is be submitted via fax on official letterhead. Passes are left at Allen’s classmate and backcourt running among the na- Winningest Teams the media will call entrance (Gate 1) of the Joyce Center. (1996-97 to present) partner, Tulyah Gaines, is easily one of the tion’s winningest Parking is free for all Irish women’s basketball games. conference’s most improved players this season. programs during 347 Connecticut Credentials remain the property of the University of Notre Dame and may be revoked at any time. The speedy Gaines has stoked the Notre Dame the past 11 sea- 338 Tennessee 311 Duke sons (1996-97 to LAST IRISH GAME 295 Louisiana Tech Game Notes present), ranking 274 Purdue Notre Dame’s game notes package is completed and made Pittsburgh 71, Notre Dame 62 seventh with 260 271 Old Dominion available on-line through the official Irish athletics web site January 31, 2007 victories in that u260 NOTRE DAME during the season, usually at least one day prior to tipoff. Petersen Events Center (Pittsburgh, Pa.) span. 256 UC Santa Barbara Notre Dame’s game notes are in Adobe PDF format and • Notre Dame’s in- 256 Texas Tech will be distributed via electronic means only (e-mail or web). (through games of Feb. 2) Notre Dame (62) coming class of Fax distribution is by request only. Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tp 2007 (announced Please contact Chris Masters if you wish to be added Erwin 20 1-5 0-2 0-0 4 0 3 2 to the e-mail distribution list for Notre Dame’s regular D’Amico 19 2-5 0-0 0-0 2 0 1 4 Nov. 8) has been ranked 11th in the nation women’s basketball release. Gaines 23 3-6 0-0 2-2 2 5 5 8 by Blue Star Basketball, marking the 11th Allen 38 7-18 1-4 2-2 7 6 2 17 Gray 26 1-3 0-0 3-4 1 0 1 5 consecutive season that the Irish have had Gameday Services Barlow 27 3-5 1-2 2-2 0 2 2 9 a top-25 recruiting class. Notre Dame is Gameday packages containing game notes, flipcards and Lechlitner 26 3-6 0-1 1-2 2 4 3 7 one of only three schools (along with Con- other information will be available on press row prior to Williamson 21 5-11 0-0 0-0 8 1 5 10 Team 3 necticut and Tennessee) to have an active all home contests. A pre-game meal also is served in the Totals 200 25-59 2-9 10-12 29 18 22 62 streak of that length. A thumbnail sketch of arena level media room (exit court via Gate 8 ramp behind the newest Irish signees can be found on visitors’ bench, make first right, enter first door on right) beginning 75 minutes before tipoff. Pittsburgh (71) page 8 of these notes. A bank of statistics monitors is located on press row Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tp • Notre Dame currently is ranked 10th nation- Stewart 34 1-7 0-1 1-1 4 4 1 3 for the media’s convenience. Final statistics books include Tafen 8 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 ally in attendance (6,331 fans per game). an official NCAA box score and play-by-play. Telephone, Walker 29 6-11 0-0 4-8 8 1 3 16 Last season marked the sixth consecutive copier and fax services are available on a first-come, first- Zellous 40 6-16 0-1 5-6 6 6 2 17 campaign the Irish were among the national served basis. The Joyce Center also offers wireless Internet Sims 38 3-6 1-2 2-4 6 7 3 9 capability— check with Chris Masters for access. Lim 3 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 1 0 2 top 20 in attendance (No. 11 ranking). Notre Braxton 5 1-2 1-2 0-0 1 0 0 3 Dame also has attracted 5,000-or-more fans Nwude 11 1-2 0-0 1-2 2 0 2 3 to 89 of its last 91 home games, including Post-Game Press Conferences Taylor 32 5-8 1-1 5-6 6 0 0 16 three Joyce Center sellouts of 11,418 (most Following each Notre Dame home game, Irish head coach Team 7 Muffet McGraw and selected players, followed by the visit- Totals 200 24-54 3-7 20-29 40 19 11 71 recently on Dec. 31, 2005 vs. Tennessee). ing head coach and selected players, will be available to Notre Dame 28 34 — 62 • For the sixth time in school history, Notre speak with the media. Post-game press conferences are Pittsburgh 26 45 — 71 Dame has been selected to host NCAA held in the Joyce Center auditorium, located near Gate 1 on Tournament action, as the Joyce Center will the first floor of the arena (exit floor via Gate 1 ramp to right FG Pct: Notre Dame 42.4, Pittsburgh 44.4. 3-PT FG Pct: Notre Dame 22.2, Pittsburgh 42.9. FT Pct: Notre Dame 83.3, be the site of NCAA Tournament first- and of press row, go straight and turn right at WBB office). Pittsburgh 69.0. Turnovers: Notre Dame 15, Pittsburgh 18. second-round games in 2010. In four of the Media members should submit player requests for Blocked Shots: Notre Dame 6 (Erwin, Allen 2), Pittsburgh 5 five previous instances, Notre Dame was post-game interviews to Chris Masters at the final media (Walker 2). Steals: Notre Dame 7 (Allen 3), Pittsburgh 4 (Taylor timeout of the second half. 2). Attendance: 2,741. involved in NCAA Tournament play, going

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NOTRE DAME 2006-07 Trends Three of the top four Irish scorers this season The Irish also lead the BIG EAST Confer- Day of the Week are juniors and all three are posting the best ence and ranked 23rd in the country with 11.6 Sunday 1-1 Monday 1-0 scoring averages of their careers — guards steals per night. In fact, Notre Dame has posted Tuesday 4-1 Charel Allen (15.7 ppg.) and Tulyah Gaines (9.8 double-digit steal totals in 15 games this season, Wednesday 2-1 ppg.), and center Melissa D’Amico (9.3 ppg.). with junior guard Charel Allen committing the Thursday 1-1 Allen came into the year with an 8.1 ppg. career most larcenies to date (49, 2.33 per game, fifth Friday 2-1 average, while D’Amico had a two-year ratio of in BIG EAST) and leading four Irish players with Saturday 2-3 4.0 ppg., and Gaines was averaging 3.7 ppg. at least 35 steals this season. Time of Game Between them, the junior trio had a combined In addition, freshman guard Ashley Barlow Day games (before 6 p.m local time) 5-4 37 double-figure scoring games in two seasons recorded a combined 11 steals vs. Western Night games (6 p.m. or later local time) 8-4 entering the 2006-07 campaign — so far this Michigan (six) and at USC (five). That made her Location year, they have 36 double-digit efforts. the first Notre Dame player with back-to-back Home games 10-1 five-steal games since March 30-April 1, 2001, Road games 3-7 Spread The Wealth when Niele Ivey did so against Connecticut Neutral site games 0-0 (five) and Purdue (six) at the NCAA Women’s The Irish have fielded at least three double-figure Halftime score scorers in 13 games this season, going 10-3 Final Four in St. Louis. Leading at the half 9-1 in those contests (losses at Penn State, South Tied at the half 2-0 Florida and No. 17/18 Marquette). The Jan. 13 Game #21 Recap: Pittsburgh Trailing at the half 2-7 overtime loss at USF marked the fourth time this Junior guard Charel Allen scored a game- Rebounding margin year Notre Dame had five players crack double high 17 points, including a three-pointer with Grab more rebounds than opponents 9-3 digits in the same contest. 51 seconds left that pulled Notre Dame within Grab same number of rebounds as opponents 0-0 three, but the Irish couldn’t complete a stirring Grab fewer rebounds than opponents 4-5 late-game comeback, falling at Pittsburgh, Keeping The Home Fires Burning Field goal shooting Notre Dame has been largely solid at home 71-62 in BIG EAST Conference action on Higher pct. than opponent 8-2 this season, going 10-1 due in part to a crisp Wednesday night at the Petersen Events Lower pct. than opponent 5-6 offense that has averaged 80.1 points per game Center. Notre Dame had trailed by 10 points Shoot 45% or better 8-0 with less than four minutes to play and battled Shoot less than 45% 5-8 on the Joyce Center hardwood. Led by junior Hold opponent under 40% 5-3 guard Charel Allen (16.9 ppg.), the Irish also back to make it a one-possession game twice have four players scoring better than 11 points in the final minute, before ultimately seeing two Free throw margin per game through their 11 home outings and potential game-tying three-point attempts go Make more free throws 11-1 off the mark. Make same number of free throws 0-1 are shooting .469 from the floor in front of the Make fewer free throws 2-6 Notre Dame faithful. Playing in front of a large contingent of family and friends who made the 30-mile trek Turnovers Contribute Early, Contribute Often from her hometown, Allen was superb, finish- Commit fewer turnovers 9-5 ing with seven rebounds, a career-high six Commit same number of turnovers 2-0 Notre Dame’s freshman class has wasted little Commit more turnovers 2-3 assists and three steals in 38 minutes of work. time in making its presence felt this season. Freshman center Erica Williamson chipped in Three of the Irish rookies — guards Ashley Miscellaneous with another solid effort, coming off the bench Vs. Top 25 (AP or ESPN/USA Today polls) 1-3 Barlow and Melissa Lechlitner, and center to pile up 10 points and a game-high eight On television 2-5 Erica Williamson — make up the team’s pri- rebounds for the Irish (13-8, 4-4 BIG EAST). In white jerseys 9-1 mary bench rotation, with all three averaging In alternate white jerseys 1-0 Shavonte Zellous led three Pittsburgh at least 16 minutes per game, all three having In blue jerseys 3-7 players in double figures with 17 points, while In green jerseys 0-0 scored in double figures at least four times, Marcedes Walker added 16 points and eight and both Barlow and Williamson have posted rebounds, and Danielle Taylor collected 16 Margin of Victory double-doubles this season. 1-5 points 4-1 points in a reserve role. The Panthers (16-5, Barlow also is second on the team in 6-10 points 2-3 4-4), who dropped out of the national rank- scoring (10.3 ppg.) and ranks among the BIG 11-15 points 1-1 ings this week after an eight-week run in the 16-20 points 2-1 EAST Conference leaders in both free throw Top 25, held a 40-29 edge on the boards, and 21+ points 4-2 percentage (second at .886; also 14th in NCAA In overtime games 1-1 outscored Notre Dame by 10 points at the free as of Feb. 1) and steals (ninth at 2.05 spg.). throw line. Williamson is carding 7.0 points, and team Conference Affiliation Both teams struggled to find a rhythm in Atlantic 10 1-0 highs of 6.3 rebounds and 1.35 blocks per the early going, with a snail’s pace yielding just BIG EAST 4-4 game, ranking ninth in the conference in the Big Ten 2-2 a 12-10 lead for the Irish by the second media latter category. And, Lechlitner is logging 5.6 Mid-American 3-0 timeout (11:43) of the first half. Coming out of points and 3.05 assists per night with a 1.65 Mid-Continent 2-0 the break, Notre Dame struck quickly with a Pac-10 0-1 assist/turnover ratio that is good for eighth in 10-3 run, capped by a lay-up from freshman Southeastern 0-1 the BIG EAST. Lechlitner has been even better guard Melissa Lechlitner at the 5:51 mark. SWAC 1-0 in conference play, placing second in the BIG But, just as fast, Pittsburgh stormed back with EAST with a 2.55 assist/turnover ratio (that Month a 9-0 run, in a two-minute span, with Selena November 4-2 includes 24 assists and just six turnovers in her Nwude squaring the score on her jumper December 5-2 last five games). in the paint with 3:11 remaining. The teams January 4-4 February 0-0 would stay virtually level the rest of the period, March 0-0 The Five-Finger Discount with a couple of late buckets by Williamson Notre Dame’s aggressive defense has forced helping the Irish to a 28-26 halftime lead. 21.3 turnovers per game this season, logging The first nine minutes of the second half 20-or-more takeaways in 14 games. In addition, were nightmarish for Notre Dame, as the Irish the Irish caused an opponent season-high 30 connected on only two field goals and saw turnovers at Michigan on Dec. 1, the first 30- the Panthers go on a 15-5 run, with Walker’s turnover outing by the Notre Dame defense spinning lay-up in the paint boosting the hosts’ since Feb. 25, 2004 (37 turnovers by Miami at lead to 41-33 with 10:29 to go. Notre Dame the Joyce Center).

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BIG EAST Teleconference NOTRE DAME The BIG EAST Conference women’s basketball trimmed the margin to five points on three • Tulyah Gaines dished out at least five coaches will hold five media teleconferences dur- occasions during the next four minutes, with assists for the fourth time in the past five ing the 2006-07 season. With the expansion of the Allen’s pull-up jumper on the break resulting games and the eighth time this season. BIG EAST to 16 teams last year, the teleconference in a 50-45 Pitt edge at the 6:38 juncture. The schedule now features all 16 head coaches every Panthers then scored six of the next seven Injury Bug Bites Irish Early other Monday during conference play (with the points and seemingly had matters under con- Sophomore guard Lindsay Schrader will miss exception of the final call which will occur prior to trol with a game-high 10-point lead heading the 2006-07 season after suffering a torn ACL the BIG EAST Championship). Each head coach will into the final media timeout (3:40). in her right knee during practice on Oct. 15. be available for 5-8 minutes in a scheduled format. At that point, Notre Dame began chipping Schrader underwent corrective surgery on Media representatives wishing to participate in the away at the Pittsburgh lead, with Williamson Oct. 27, with the normal rehabilitation timeline teleconference should call (913) 981-5533 to enter hitting a bucket inside, followed by four points extending 6-9 months. the call. Notify the operator that you are part of the from junior guard Tulyah Gaines and then five Schrader was to be Notre Dame’s top re- BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Conference Call. points from freshman guard Ashley Barlow. turning scorer and rebounder this season, after Teleconferences for this season will begin at 11 And, when Allen sank her trey with under a averaging 10.5 points and 5.4 rebounds per a.m. (ET) and will be held on: Jan. 8, Jan. 22, Feb. minute to play, the Panthers’ advantage had game during her rookie campaign in 2005-06. 5, Feb. 19 and March 1 (pre-championship). shrunk to 63-60. Taylor then beat the Irish Here is a complete listing of the times when each press for a fastbreak lay-up, but Lechlitner 2006-07: The Anniversary Season BIG EAST coach will be available (all times Eastern came back with her own lay-up off an Allen • 2006-07 marks the 30th season of Notre and subject to change): steal with 29.9 seconds to play to keep the Dame women’s basketball, with the Irish margin at three points. 11:00 a.m. - Phyllis Mangina, Seton Hall having compiled an all-time record of 606- Pitt had trouble with the ensuing inbounds 11:06 a.m. - Jose Fernandez, South Florida 274 (.689) since making their varsity debut 11:12 p.m. - Muffet McGraw, Notre Dame under its basket, and after a timeout, the in 1977-78. Actually, Notre Dame spent its 11:18 a.m. - Quentin Hillsman, Syracuse Panthers still couldn’t get the ball in safely first three seasons at the Division III level, 11:24 a.m. - Tom Collen, Louisville and were whistled for a five-second violation. playing under the banner of the Associa- 11:30 a.m. - Harry Perretta, Villanova Now with a chance to tie the game, Lechlitner tion of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women 11:36 a.m. - Phil Seymore, Providence took the inbounds pass and fired up a 22- (AIAW) before making the move to Division 11:42 a.m. - Agnus Berenato, Pittsburgh footer from the right wing that caromed off the I status in 1980-81 (the NCAA began spon- 11:48 p.m. - Geno Auriemma, Connecticut back iron. Allen corralled the long offensive soring a women’s basketball championship 11:54 p.m. - Terri Mitchell, Marquette rebound, but her heavily contested three-point the following season). The Irish have an 12:00 p.m. - Terri Williams-Flournoy, Georgetown try was off-line as well and the ball went out of overall Division I record of 557-254 (.687). 12:06 p.m. - Doug Bruno, DePaul bounds back to Pittsburgh. Barlow then fouled • This year also represents Muffet McGraw’s 12:12 p.m. - Mike Carey, West Virginia Pitt guard Jania Sims on the next possession, 20th season as the head women’s bas- 12:18 p.m. - Kim Barnes Arico, St. John’s but Sims (a 65-percent foul shooter) appeared ketball coach at Notre Dame and her 25th 12:24 p.m. - Laurie Pirtle, Cincinnati to tweak her foot on the play and the officials campaign overall, including her five-year 12:30 p.m. - C. Vivian Stringer, Rutgers allowed her to be replaced by Karlyle Lim (an run at Lehigh (1982-87). McGraw’s record 85-percent foul shooter), who promptly sank is a stellar one — she is 442-175 (.716) at Once again this season, the coaches’ teleconfer- both charities. Taylor completed the scoring the helm of the Irish and has a career record ence will be available via the BIG EAST Conference by intercepting a long baseball pass by the of 530-216 (.710) in her silver anniversary web site. Users can listen to the question and Irish and banking in a shot from just inside the season on the sidelines. answer session live or replayed in conjunction midcourt stripe with under a second to play. • In addition, Notre Dame is celebrating the with CSTV Online. Check the BIG EAST web site 35th anniversary of women’s athletics at at: http://www.bigeast.tv. A special replay number Noting The Pittsburgh Game the University during the also is available 24 hours a day after the calls are • Pittsburgh earns its first victory in 17 all- 2006-07 season. All Irish completed. Dial (402) 222-9928 for the replay and time games against Notre Dame, making women’s sports teams enter the passcode 1461463. Providence the only BIG EAST opponent will hold events to com- never to have defeated the Irish with a memorate this milestone minimum of five series games played. during their respective • Notre Dame’s 62 points were a series-low, seasons. What’s more, Top Joyce Center Crowds topping the old mark set in a 67-53 win at all Notre Dame women’s Rk. Date Opponent Result Atten. Pittsburgh on Jan. 18, 2000. teams are sporting 35th anniversary logo T1. 1/15/01 #1 Connecticut W, 92-76 11,418* • Pitt’s 71 points were only three off its series patches on their uniforms for the ’06-07 T1. 2/24/01 Georgetown W, 65-53 11,418* high, set in an 81-74 loss to the Irish on Feb. campaign. T1. 12/31/05 #1 Tennessee L, 51-62 11,418* 9, 2000. 4. 2/10/02 #16 Boston College W, 60-44 9,676 • The loss was the first for Notre Dame in 5. 3/19/01 Michigan (NCAA) W, 88-54 9,597 Notre Dame Ranked 11th In 6. 12/3/06 Indiana L, 51-54 9,494 four games this season when playing after a double-digit loss in its previous contest. Preseason BIG EAST Coaches’ Poll 7. 1/4/03 #7 Purdue L, 54-71 9,483 According to a preseason poll of the BIG EAST 8. 1/26/02 #16 Virginia Tech W, 64-57 8,878 • Notre Dame gave up a nine-point first-half 9. 2/14/04 Providence W, 81-51 8,760 lead vs. Pittsburgh, the largest margin the Conference coaches, Notre Dame will finish 10. 1/13/04 #4 Connecticut W, 66-51 8,574 Irish have yielded in a loss this year (previ- 11th in the conference this season. Those 11. 1/29/02 Syracuse W, 71-46 8,571 ous: eight vs. Indiana on Dec. 3). were the results released at the league’s annu- 12. 3/17/01 Alcorn St. (NCAA) W, 98-49 8,553 • Pittsburgh’s 45 second-half points were al Media Day Oct. 26 at the ESPN Zone in New 13. 1/20/03 #3 Connecticut L, 53-72 8,265 the most allowed by Notre Dame to a BIG York’s Times Square. The Irish earned 108 14. 2/19/06 #8 Connecticut L, 64-79 8,193 points, while reigning BIG EAST Championship 15. 1/12/92 #2 Tennessee L, 82-85 8,134 EAST opponent this year. victor, Connecticut (221 points, 11 first-place 16. 11/18/01 Valparaiso W, 42-35 7,960 • Charel Allen now is averaging 16.3 ppg. in 17. 2/26/05 West Virginia W, 82-57 7,935 three career meetings with her hometown votes) was tabbed first, ahead of regular- 18. 1/5/02 Providence W, 72-66 7,804 school (Pittsburgh); Allen’s six assists also season champion Rutgers (215 points, five 19. 2/26/02 Villanova L, 45-48 7,785 were one more than her previous career first-place votes). The BIG EAST sent 11 teams 20. 2/19/02 West Virginia W, 72-63 7,709 best, set against Purdue on Dec. 6. to the postseason last year, including seven * = indicates capacity crowd // rankings from AP poll NCAA Tournament qualifiers (Notre Dame was Boldface indicates game played this season • Erica Williamson now has logged back- to-back double-digit scoring games for the one). first time in her career. The Irish now are in their 12th season as a member of the BIG EAST Conference in 2006- 2006-07 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball

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Women’s Basketball Women’s Member Team of as the Year, ® Ruth Riley The Notre Dame women’s bask Last year, Notre Notre Dame graduated 94 percent of all women com In the GSR standings, Notre Dame finished second Among 627 student-athletes who completed all four Using the federal formula, Dame Notre graduated a four- Notre Dame ranks second among Division I-A football The GSR was created to more accurately reflect actual The federally-mandated NCAA Graduation-Rates Report, Report, Graduation-Rates NCAA federally-mandated The

Ruth Riley Mary Beth Schueth * = also Academic All-America and Academic All-America 2004, spring 2005, fall 2005). Basketball Academic ND All-Americans Women’s Megan Duffy player ever to attain that distinction. Duffy graduated in May 2006 with a 3.576 grade-point average (GPA) and a degree in psychology and computer applications from Notre Dame’s College of Arts and Letters. She also garnered honors Dean’s in List four of her final five semesters (spring 2004, fall Maggie Lally Shari Matvey history to earn All-American honors twice in her career. and Academic All-America Academic All-America tions. In addition, two-time first-team Academic All-America pick America well as the Academic All-America Riley also is one of only 10 student-athletes in Notre Dame the award winners, and the program is sponsored this year by year this sponsored is program the and winners, award the ESPN The Magazine five produced Academic All-America history, with those five players winning a total of seven cita Entering the 2006-07 Notre academic Dame year, ranks sec ond in the nation with 176 Academic All-America including 14 last year Program alone. is administered by The the College Academic Sports Information All-America Directors of America (CoSIDA), whose membership votes on at 93 and Wake Forest at 93) and tied for fourth among female among fourth for tied and 93) at Forest Wake and 93 at student-athletes at 99 percent Northwestern(Vanderbilt, and the Naval Academy finished at 100). All-A Academic also graduated 75 percent of its black student-athletes. U.S. the only (behind percent 98 at student-athletes all among Naval Academy at 99), fourth among black student-athletes Northwestern 96, at Academy Naval the (behind percent 91 at 2000, 99 percent earned their degrees. peting in varsity athletics, to rank second behind (tied only with Northwestern’s 95 Duke), percent rate among its peer institutions based on the federal calculations. Notre Dame among students higher in education today’s environment. years of athletic eligibility at Notre Dame from among those entering over a 10-year period from 1990-91 through 1999- because it does not offer grants-in-aid to student-athletes. graduation rates by including transfer data in the calculation. develop to NCAA the asked presidents university and College a new methodology that takes into account the mobility schools (and also among all 318 I-A programs) scale, called the GSR, which was instituted two on years ago by another student- its all for GSR percent 98 University’s The NCAA. the athletes is of second only the to United the States 99 percent Naval Academy, which is exempt from the federal survey are are included in the statistics. year average of 89 percent, behind Duke at 90 percent, and ahead of Stanford and Northwestern (88 percent). dents who enrolled between 1996 and 1999 I at institutions. all The Division NCAA bases graduation rates on and institution an the entered who student-athletes of raw percentage are transfer or leave who Students years. six within graduated considered non-graduates. All those receiving athletics aid national leaders in all major categories I-A among football-playing all colleges Division and universities, 9 statistics according by released Nov. the NCAA. to the 16th such survey issued by the association, covers stu Among Nation’s Best Among Nation’s Whether measured Department of by Education report or by the NCAA the through its newer Graduation federalSuccess Rate (GSR) numbers, graduation government rates for Notre Dame student-athletes again in rank among the its Notre Dame Student-Athletes Rank Student-Athletes Notre Dame NOTRE DAME fighting irish women’s basketball 2006-07 Notre Dame on the BIG EAST Conference and NCAA statistical leaderboards

Individual Statistics BIG EAST - All Games NCAA Division I BIG EAST - BIG EAST Games Only Category Rank Leader Rank Leader Rank Leader Scoring (Top 30 BIG EAST / Top 50 NCAA) Charel Allen 15.7 11 21.4, Angel McCoughtry, UL — 25.9, Carrie Moore, W. Michigan 18.0, 4 21.3, Angel McCoughtry, UL Rebounding (Top 20 BIG EAST / Top 30 NCAA) Erica Williamson 6.3 — 11.5, Angel McCoughtry, UL — 17.0, Lachelle Lyles, SE Missouri 7.6, 13 13.4, Angel McCoughtry, UL Charel Allen 6.2 — 7.1, 17 Assists (Top 15 BIG EAST / Top 30 NCAA) Tulyah Gaines 4.00 8 5.10, Shantia Grace, USF — 8.3, Amanda Rego, San Diego 5.00, 3 6.57, Kia Wright, STJ Melissa Lechlitner 3.05 — 4.00, t-8 Field Goal Percentage (Top 15 BIG EAST / Top 30 NCAA) Melissa D’Amico .530 9 .591, Charde Houston, UCONN — .740, Crystal Langhorne, Maryland — .632, Tina Charles, UCONN Free Throw Percentage (Top 15 BIG EAST / Top 30 NCAA) Ashley Barlow .886 2 .907, Chelsea Marandola, PC 14 .934, Bracey Barker, Maine — Charel Allen .849 4 .895, 1 .895, Charel Allen, ND Tulyah Gaines .805 7 .846, 6 Steals (Top 15 BIG EAST / Top 30 NCAA) Charel Allen 2.33 5 3.09, Angel McCoughtry, UL — 3.9, Kirbria Lewis, Texas A&M-CC 2.13, 9 3.00, Angel McCoughtry, UL Tulyah Gaines 2.14 8 2.50, 2 Ashley Barlow 2.05 9 — 3-Point Field Goal Percentage (Top 15 BIG EAST / Top 30 NCAA) Ashley Barlow .368 — .448, Chelsea Marandola, PC — .495, Kristi Toliver, Maryland .444, 2 .458, Krystal Ellis, MU Blocked Shots (Top 15 BIG EAST / Top 30 NCAA) Erica Williamson 1.35 9 3.00, Kia Vaughn, RU — 4.8, Alison Bales, Duke 1.13, t-15 3.25, Kia Vaughn, RU Melissa D’Amico 1.29 t-10 1.38, t-9 Assist/Turnover Ratio (Top 15 BIG EAST) Melissa Lechlitner 1.65 8 2.17, Ketia Swanier, UCONN not kept 2.55, 2 3.31, Shantia Grace, USF Tulyah Gaines 1.20 — 2.22, 4 Offensive Rebounds (Top 15 BIG EAST) Charel Allen 2.10 — 4.59, Angel McCoughtry, UL not kept 3.13, t-8 4.88, Angel McCoughtry, UL Defensive Rebounds (Top 15 BIG EAST) Erica Williamson 4.10 — 6.91, Angel McCoughtry, UL not kept 5.13, 13 8.50, Angel McCoughtry, UL Minutes Played (Top 15 BIG EAST) Charel Allen 33.76 t-10 36.35, Chelsea Marandola, PC not kept — 39.12, Monique McLean, STJ Conference stats through Feb. 2 // NCAA stats through Feb. 1 324 Division I teams bold = BIG EAST leader OR NCAA Top 20

Team Statistics BIG EAST - All Games NCAA Division I BIG EAST - BIG EAST Games Only Category Rank Leader Rank Leader Rank Leader Scoring Offense 70.3 7 80.3, Connecticut 60 89.3, North Carolina 70.0, 3 81.2, Connecticut Scoring Defense 66.4 14 53.7, Connecticut 222 46.9, LSU 68.0, 12 51.9, Rutgers Scoring Margin +3.9 10 +26.6, Connecticut 103 +37.1, North Carolina +2.0, 7 +28.8, Connecticut FT Percentage .777 (310-399) 1 .777, Notre Dame 7 .798, Missouri .783 (94-120), 1 .783, Notre Dame FG Percentage .423 (548-1297) 8 .498, Connecticut 94 .510, Maryland .407 (218-535), 7 .503, Connecticut FG Pct. Defense .422 (495-1173) 15 .330, Connecticut 248 .309, LSU .443 (195-440), 14 .323, Rutgers 3-Point FG Pct. .287 (70-244) 13 .358, Rutgers — .415, Vanderbilt .294 (30-102), 10 .387, Rutgers 3-Point FG Pct. Def. .369 (110-298) 16 .250, Connecticut not kept .347 (34-98), 14 .216, Connecticut 3-Point FG Made 3.33 14 8.05, Villanova 288 9.2, Middle Tennessee 3.75, 12 8.50, Villanova Rebounding 37.4 11 48.0, Louisville not kept 38.0, 9 46.8, Louisville Opponent Rebounding 36.3 7 32.0, Cincinnati not kept 37.6, 9 32.8, Connecticut Rebounding Margin +1.1 11 +12.5, Connecticut 141 +16.4, Maryland +0.4, t-8 +9.8, Connecticut Offensive Rebounds 13.95 7 17.50, Louisville not kept 15.38, 4 17.50, Louisville Defensive Rebounds 23.43 16 30.50, Louisville not kept 22.63, 15 29.25, Louisville Blocked Shots 3.81 6 6.37, Connecticut 71 7.7, Baylor 4.00, 6 7.00, Rutgers Assists 14.81 7 18.52, Connecticut 79 19.6, North Carolina 15.63, 3 17.00, Connecticut Steals 11.57 1 11.57, Notre Dame 23 15.9, North Carolina 10.38, 2 10.44, Connecticut Turnover Margin +4.05 2 +5.81, South Florida not kept +4.75, 1 +4.75, Notre Dame Turnover Average 17.29 not kept 120 11.4, Marist not kept Assist/Turnover Ratio 0.86 11 1.18, Connecticut not kept 1.00, 7 1.17, South Florida Personal Fouls 18.33 not kept 205 12.6, Fordham not kept Conference stats through Feb. 2 // NCAA stats through Feb. 1 324 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: 13-8 (Home: 10-1, Away: 3-7, Neutral: 0-0); BIG EAST Conference Record: 4-4

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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 (c) = indicates capacity crowd 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: 118,351 5,636 19,092 (12/30 - UT) CSTV = Game to be televised live on College Sports Television (CSTV) Home: 69,641 6,331 9,494 (12/3 - IU) CPTV = Game televised live on Connecticut Public Television Away: 48,710 4,871 19,092 (12/30 - UT) CSS = Game televised live on Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast 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: 13-8 (Home: 10-1, Away: 3-7, 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 21-21 709-33.8 134-316 .424 16-55 .291 45-53 .849 44 87 131 6.2 46-1 41 52 14 49 329 15.7 Barlow, Ashley 21-0 525-25.0 70-160 .438 14-38 .368 62-70 .886 49 57 106 5.0 51-2 42 50 2 43 216 10.3 Gaines, Tulyah 21-21 619-29.5 72-162 .444 0-5 .000 62-77 .805 10 31 41 2.0 61-2 84 70 1 45 206 9.8 D’Amico, Melissa 21-21 476-22.7 80-151 .530 0-0 .000 35-42 .833 39 69 108 5.1 51-0 15 29 27 12 195 9.3 Williamson, Erica 20-0 338-16.9 52-106 .491 0-0 0000 35-59 .593 43 82 125 6.3 53-1 9 25 27 13 139 7.0 Gray, Breona 21-21 587-28.0 44-140 .314 16-62 .258 24-32 .750 24 34 58 2.8 34-0 42 44 1 37 128 6.1 Erwin, Crystal 21-21 431-20.5 49-110 .445 13-36 .361 13-18 .722 29 54 83 4.0 46-2 15 43 5 10 124 5.9 Lechlitner, Melissa 20-0 477-23.9 38-123 .309 11-45 .244 25-34 .735 7 39 46 2.3 26-0 61 37 0 29 112 5.6 •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 10-0 25-2.5 2-6 .333 0-0 .000 4-8 .500 1 4 5 0.5 7-0 0 5 2 0 8 0.8 Tsipis, Amanda 11-0 23-2.1 1-4 .250 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 2 0 2 0.2 2-0 0 1 0 2 2 0.2 Team 41 33 74 3.7 5 Notre Dame 21 4250 548-1297 .423 70-244 .287 310-399 .777 293 492 785 37.4 385-8 311 363 80 243 1476 70.3 Opponents 21 4250 495-1173 .422 110-298 .369 295-417 .707 262 500 762 36.3 330-2 318 448 92 172 1395 66.4 Deadball Rebounds: Notre Dame 45, Opponents 46 // • = no longer on team

Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Total Notre Dame 677 788 11 — 1476 Opponents 634 745 16 — 1395

2006-07 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball Statistics — BIG EAST Games Overall Record: 4-4 (Home: 3-0, Away: 1-4)

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 8-8 267-33.4 60-142 .423 7-18 .389 17-19 .895 25 32 57 7.1 18-1 18 19 7 17 144 18.0 Gaines, Tulyah 8-8 233-29.1 26-68 .382 0-0 .000 22-26 .846 3 11 14 1.8 22-2 40 18 0 20 74 9.3 Barlow, Ashley 8-0 195-24.4 28-63 .444 8-18 .444 10-14 .714 13 18 31 3.9 22-1 16 21 0 12 74 9.3 Lechlitner, Melissa 7-0 190-27.1 23-62 .371 5-24 .208 5-9 .556 3 14 17 2.4 9-0 28 11 0 8 56 8.0 Williamson, Erica 8-0 152-19.0 22-50 .440 0-0 .000 16-23 .696 20 41 61 7.6 23-1 5 5 9 5 60 7.5 D’Amico, Melissa 8-8 168-21.0 22-49 .449 0-0 .000 13-13 1.000 17 25 42 5.3 20-0 2 12 11 2 57 7.1 Erwin, Crystal 8-8 169-21.1 22-46 .478 6-18 .333 4-8 .500 17 20 37 4.6 16-0 2 17 3 5 54 6.8 Gray, Breona 8-8 236-29.5 14-51 .275 4-21 .190 7-8 .875 10 9 19 2.4 14-0 14 16 1 14 39 4.9 Ben-Tsvulun, Danielle 4-0 8-2.0 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.3 3-0 0 2 1 0 2 0.5 Tsipis, Amanda 6-0 7-1.2 0-3 .000 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1-0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 Team 15 10 25 3.6 3 Notre Dame 8 1625 218-535 .407 30-102 .294 94-120 .783 123 181 304 38.0 148-5 125 125 32 83 560 70.0 Opponents 8 1625 195-440 .443 34-98 .347 120-174 .690 96 205 301 37.6 111-0 122 163 43 63 544 68.0 Deadball Rebounds: Notre Dame 16, Opponents 21

Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Total Notre Dame 270 286 4 — 560 Opponents 251 280 13 — 544

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: 10-1

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 11-11 364-33.1 78-160 .488 11-28 .393 19-22 .864 25 44 69 6.3 14-0 26 30 8 25 186 16.9 Gaines, Tulyah 11-11 324-29.5 48-88 .545 0-1 .000 43-49 .878 6 17 23 2.1 29-0 54 34 1 22 139 12.6 D’Amico, Melissa 11-11 257-23.4 52-83 .627 0-0 .000 27-32 .844 25 41 66 6.0 24-0 12 15 15 9 131 11.9 Barlow, Ashley 11-0 279-25.4 37-85 .435 9-16 .563 46-49 .939 25 32 57 5.2 23-0 23 20 1 22 129 11.7 Gray, Breona 11-11 301-27.4 27-75 .360 9-32 .281 11-13 .846 13 21 34 3.1 24-0 30 25 1 21 74 6.7 Williamson, Erica 10-0 152-15.2 25-45 .556 0-0 .000 16-23 .696 22 37 59 5.9 19-0 4 11 14 6 66 6.6 Erwin, Crystal 11-11 224-20.4 27-61 .443 6-18 .333 12-16 .750 14 27 41 3.7 16-0 9 18 1 6 72 6.5 Lechlitner, Melissa 11-0 257-23.4 18-63 .286 6-26 .231 17-21 .810 5 20 25 2.3 11-0 41 20 0 20 59 5.4 •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 Ben-Tsvulun, Danielle 7-0 23-3.3 2-6 .333 0-0 .000 4-8 .500 1 4 5 0.7 7-0 0 5 2 0 8 1.1 Tsipis, Amanda 7-0 20-2.9 1-3 .333 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 2 0 2 0.3 1-0 0 1 0 2 2 0.3 Team 23 15 38 3.5 3 Notre Dame 11 2225 320-683 .469 41-123 .333 200-239 .837 165 259 424 38.5 174-0 199 182 44 135 881 80.1 Opponents 11 2225 261-625 .418 61-163 .374 119-162 .735 129 219 348 31.6 189-2 169 243 23 86 702 63.8 Deadball Rebounds: Notre Dame 19, Opponents 18 // • = no longer on team

Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Total Notre Dame 401 473 7 — 881 Opponents 327 372 3 — 702

2006-07 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball Statistics — Away Games Overall Record: 3-7 (Away: 3-7, 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 10-10 345-34.5 56-156 .359 5-27 .185 26-31 .839 19 43 62 6.2 32-1 15 22 6 24 143 14.3 Barlow, Ashley 10-0 246-24.6 33-75 .440 5-22 .227 16-21 .762 24 25 49 4.9 28-2 19 30 1 21 87 8.7 Williamson, Erica 10-0 186-18.6 27-61 .443 0-0 .000 19-36 .528 21 45 66 6.6 34-1 5 14 13 7 73 7.3 Gaines, Tulyah 10-10 295-29.5 24-74 .324 0-4 .000 19-28 .679 4 14 18 1.8 32-2 30 36 0 23 67 6.7 D’Amico, Melissa 10-10 219-21.9 28-68 .412 0-0 .000 8-10 .800 14 28 42 4.2 27-0 3 14 12 3 64 6.4 Lechlitner, Melissa 9-0 220-24.4 20-60 .333 5-19 .263 8-13 .615 2 19 21 2.3 15-0 20 17 0 9 53 5.9 Gray, Breona 10-10 286-28.6 17-65 .262 7-30 .233 13-19 .684 11 13 24 2.4 10-0 12 19 0 16 54 5.4 Erwin, Crystal 10-10 207-20.7 22-49 .449 7-18 .389 1-2 .500 15 27 42 4.2 30-2 6 25 4 4 52 5.2 •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 3-0 2-0.7 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 4-0 3-0.8 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Team 18 18 36 3.6 2 Notre Dame 10 2025 228-614 .371 29-121 .240 110-160 .688 128 233 361 36.1 211-8 112 181 36 108 595 59.5 Opponents 10 2025 234-548 .427 49-135 .363 176-255 .690 133 281 414 41.4 141-0 149 205 69 86 693 69.3 Deadball Rebounds: Notre Dame 26, Opponents 28 // • = no longer on team

Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Total Notre Dame 276 315 4 — 595 Opponents 307 373 13 — 693

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) 47 at Connecticut (1/27/07) 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) 35 vs. St. John’s (1/16/07) 15 at Penn State (11/16/06) Field Goals Made 29 by IUPUI (12/16/06) 20, twice (MR: by Indiana, 12/3/06) 76 vs. St. John’s (1/16/07) 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) .242 at Connecticut (1/27/07) FG Percentage .549 by Marquette (1/23/07) .356 by Syracuse (1/20/07) 7, twice (MR: vs. St. John’s, 1/16/07) 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) 22 vs. St. John’s (1/16/07) 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 (5-9), twice (MR: by St. John’s, 1/16/07) .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) 7 vs. St. John’s (1/16/07) 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, three times (MR: by Syracuse, 1/20/07) 18 vs. Prairie View A&M (12/28/06) 4 at South Florida (1/13/07) Steals 16 by Tennessee (12/30/06) 4 by Pittsburgh (1/31/07) 9 vs. Central Michigan (11/10/06) 1 vs. Indiana (12/3/06) Blocked Shots 16** by Connecticut (1/27/07) 0, twice (MR: by Cincinnati, 1/10/07) 29 at Tennessee (12/30/06) 10 vs. St. John’s (1/16/07) 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 31 by Charel Allen vs. St. John’s (1/16/07) 30 by Jessica Dickson of South Florida (1/13/07) Field Goals Made 14 by Charel Allen vs. St. John’s (1/16/07) 10 by Nalini Miller of South Florida (1/13/07) Field Goal Attempts 20, four times (MR: by Charel Allen at Marquette, 1/23/07) 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) .857 (6-7) by Tina Charles of Connecticut (1/27/07) 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 three players (MR: Melissa Lechlitner vs. St. John’s, 1/16/07) 9 by Karen Twehues of Cincinnati (1/10/07) 3-Point FG Percentage (min. 2 made) .750 (3-4), four times (MR: Allen/Barlow vs. St. John’s, 1/16/07) 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, three times (MR: Tulyah Gaines vs. Syracuse, 1/20/07) 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) 9**** by Tina Charles of Connecticut (1/27/07) 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 // **** = 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 •NOTRE DAME (5,460) 35-76 .461 7-22 .318 6-7 .857 19-19-38 16-0 23 10 3 10 83 vs. St. John’s 22-47 .468 5-9 .556 16-19 .842 6-23-29 11-0 10 21 2 6 65 •NOTRE DAME (6,831) 33-75 .440 5-15 .333 12-16 .750 23-25-48 14-0 21 11 3 11 83 vs. Syracuse 21-59 .356 2-16 .125 11-13 .846 15-20-35 12-0 10 20 2 5 55 •Notre Dame 22-62 .355 4-13 .308 14-19 .737 13-18-31 17-0 13 12 4 17 62 at MARQUETTE (2,049) 28-51 .549 3-12 .250 12-18 .750 9-28-37 14-0 21 20 7 9 71 •Notre Dame 16-66 .242 3-14 .214 12-17 .706 19-15-34 18-0 9 18 3 9 47 at CONNECTICUT (10,167) 21-45 .467 4-10 .400 18-24 .750 12-33-45 14-0 13 27 16 8 64 •Notre Dame 25-59 .424 2-9 .222 10-12 .833 8-21-29 22-2 18 15 6 7 62 at PITTSBURGH (2,741) 24-54 .444 3-7 .429 20-29 .690 14-26-40 11-0 19 18 5 4 71

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 •ST. JOHN’S 4-1-5 31-6-1 0-0-0 14-3-2 5-0-9 0-1-0 4-5-4 10-11-1 8-6-0 7-5-1 •SYRACUSE 10-0-9 25-10-2 0-0-0 8-3-3 18-6-5 2-0-0 2-3-2 4-6-0 6-6-0 8-11-0 •at Marquette 7-1-5 17-8-0 DNP 12-6-1 5-3-3 DNP 8-1-2 10-2-0 3-4-1 0-2-1 •at Connecticut 3-0-3 8-6-1 0-0-0 4-4-1 7-2-3 0-0-0 0-1-0 2-1-1 11-5-0 12-8-0 •at Pittsburgh 8-2-5 17-7-6 DNP 9-0-2 7-2-4 DNP 5-1-0 4-2-0 2-4-0 10-8-1

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) 44 vs St. John’s (1/16) 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) 45 by Pittsburgh (1/31)

Fewest First Half Points Scored 22, twice (MR: vs. Indiana, 12/3) 23 at Connecticut (1/27) Fewest First Half Points Allowed 19 by Prairie View A&M (12/28) 23 by Syracuse (1/20)

Fewest Second Half Points Scored 24 at Connecticut (1/27) 24 at Connecticut (1/27) 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: 9 — 22-13 (5:51, 1st) at Pittsburgh (PITT 71-62), 1/31 Biggest Halftime Lead Surrendered in a Loss: 2 — 28-26 at Pittsburgh (PITT 71-62), 1/31

Halftime Leads: ND: 10 (ND Record — 9-1; 3-1 vs. BIG EAST) // Opponents: 9 (ND Record — 2-7; 0-3 vs. BIG EAST) // Ties: 2 (ND Record — 2-0; 1-0 vs. BIG EAST) Rebound Advantage: ND: 12 (ND Record — 9-3; 3-1 vs. BIG EAST) // Opponents: 9 (ND Record — 3-6; 1-3 vs. BIG EAST) Bench Scoring Advantage: ND: 17 (ND Record — 12-5; 3-3 vs. BIG EAST) // Opponents: 4 (ND Record — 1-3; 1-1 vs. BIG EAST) Notre Dame Margin: +181 points, +8.6 ppg. (ND — 494 pts., 23.5 ppg.; Opponents — 313 pts., 14.9 ppg.)

Point Differential 1 3 4 9 10 11 17 18 20 21 22 24 26 28 39 Notre Dame Wins 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 Notre Dame Losses 0 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0

Starting Lineups (F-C-G-G-G) & W-L Marks ALL GAMES vs. BIG EAST OPPONENTS Erwin, D’Amico, Gaines, Allen, Gray...... 13-8...... 4-4

Complete Games Played: 0 // Opponents: 4 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: 63 (Allen 18, Barlow 10, D’Amico 10, Gaines 8, Williamson 5, Gray 4, Lechlitner 4, Erwin 3, Smith 1) // Opponents: 26 20-29-Point Games: 9 (Allen 3, Gaines 3, Barlow 1, D’Amico 1, Gray 1) // Opponents: 4 30-39-Point Games: 1 (Allen 1) // Opponents: 1 Game-High Honors*: 13 (Allen 7, Gaines 2, Barlow 1, D’Amico 1, Gray 1, Williamson 1) Team-High Honors*: 22 (Allen 12, D’Amico 3, Gaines 3, Barlow 2, Gray 1, Williamson 1)

Rebounding Double-Figure Games: 7 (Allen 2, D’Amico 2, Williamson 2, Barlow 1) // Opponents: 11 Game-High Honors*: 13 (Williamson 5, Allen 3, D’Amico 3, Barlow 2) Team-High Honors*: 26 (Williamson 9, D’Amico 6, Allen 4, Barlow 4, Erwin 1, Gray 1, Lechlitner 1)

Assists Double-Figure Games: 0 // Opponents: 0 Game-High Honors*: 15 (Gaines 8, Lechlitner 4, Allen 1, Barlow 1, Gray 1) Team-High Honors*: 26 (Gaines 12, Lechlitner 6, Barlow 3, Allen 2, Gray 2, Smith 1)

Double-Doubles Points/Rebounds: 6 (Allen 2 - SHU, SYR; D’Amico 2 - IU, STJ; Barlow 1 - BG; Williamson 1 - USF) // Opponents: 8

* = 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 1/27/07 (Connecticut 64, ND 47) 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 1/20/07 (ND 83, Syracuse 55) — Erica Williamson 11, Charel Allen 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 1/16/07 (ND 83, St. John’s 65) — 10 turnovers* committed 25 turnovers or more ….. was on 12/30/06 (Tennessee 78, ND 54) — 29 turnovers forced 25 turnovers or more ….. was on 1/27/07 (Connecticut 64, ND 47) — 27 turnovers An Irish player had ….. 25 points ….. was on 1/20/07 — Charel Allen (25) vs. Syracuse (ND 83-55)* 30 points ….. was on 1/16/07 — Charel Allen (31) vs. St. John’s (ND 83-65)* 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 1/23/07 — Charel Allen (5) at Marquette (MU 71-62) a “double-double” ….. was on 1/20/07 — Charel Allen (25 pts., 10 reb.) vs. Syracuse (ND 83-55)* 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 1/20/07 — Charel Allen (25 pts., 10 reb.) vs. Syracuse (ND 83-55)* 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 1/27/07 — Tina Charles (10) & Charde Houston (10), Connecticut (UCONN 64-47) 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 1/27/07 — Tina Charles (9), Connecticut (UCONN 64-47) 5 steals ….. was on 12/6/06 — Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton (5), Purdue (ND 67-58)* a “double-double” ….. was on 1/27/07 — Tina Charles (12 pts., 10 reb.), Connecticut (UCONN 64-47) 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.

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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. Dame 15. Blocked Shots: Prairie View A&M 3 (Thomas 2), Notre NOTES: Coming into the game, Breona Gray had attempted just Dame 5 (Williamson 4). Steals: Prairie View A&M 8 (Smith, Sauls, two foul shots inside the final five minutes of a game this season Thomas 2), Notre Dame 18 (Allen 5). Attendance: 6,456. NOTES: Notre Dame becomes the 43rd NCAA Division I — and she had missed them both … four times this season, Notre women’s basketball program to record 600 all-time wins … Dame has had a player step to the line in the final four seconds of Notre Dame has opened with at least a 7-3 record for the third regulation or overtime with the game in her hands, and she has NOTES: Notre Dame’s 94 points were the most scored by the consecutive year, fourth time in five seasons and the ninth time come through every time (Ashley Barlow 2-2 FT with 3.8 seconds Irish since Nov. 26, 2002, when they downed Cleveland State, in the 12-year Irish membership with the BIG EAST Conference 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 … Notre Dame has won 12 consecutive home games against 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. first-time opponents and is 32-5 (.865) overall against new op- 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- ponents since joining the BIG EAST in 1995-96; IUPUI is the 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, 171st different opponent in Irish women’s basketball history, including its last three visits to northwest Indiana … the Irish have 2001 in a 92-76 victory over top-ranked Connecticut; ironically, and the first of two new faces this year (also Prairie View A&M been responsible for three of the Crusaders’ 14 home losses (in 69 Riley was in attendance, working as a color commentator on the on Dec. 28) … Notre Dame improves to 21-0 all-time against home games) in the past six seasons … Notre Dame goes into the Notre Dame radio broadcast … the Irish held the Lady Panthers the current Mid-Continent Conference alignment, including an Christmas break on a winning note for the 11th consecutive season to 55 points, their second-best defensive effort of the year (54 by 11-0 mark at home … the aggressive Irish defense was out in … the Irish have held four of their last five opponents to less than Indiana on Dec. 3) … PVAMU’s .368 field goal percentage tied force again, causing 23 IUPUI turnovers (the ninth time in 10 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. games this year Notre Dame has come up with 20-or-more year … Notre Dame limited Valparaiso to an opponent season-low 19 game by Valparaiso … the Irish recorded a season-high 18 takeaways) … the Irish also logged double-digit steals for the .368 field goal percentage … conversely, the Irish posted their best steals, their highest theft total since Nov. 22, 2004 when they eighth time this season (6-2 record) … the Irish are 4-0 this road field goal percentage of the season (.453) … the Valparaiso notched 20 steals vs. Colorado State … Notre Dame’s defense year when leading at halftime and 113-10 (.919) in such games game marked just the second time all season Notre Dame didn’t caused 28 turnovers, the 10th time in 12 games they have come during the past seven seasons … Notre Dame shot 80 percent force at least 20 opponent turnovers (19 by Bowling Green on Nov. up with 20-or-more takeaways … the Irish logged season bests from the foul line for the seventh time in 10 games (6-1 record) 13) … Notre Dame’s bench outscored its Valparaiso counterparts of 28 free throws made and 34 attempts … Notre Dame did not … Notre Dame scored a season-high 42 points in the first half 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 against IUPUI (previous high was 39 in the season opener vs. have won the battle of second units (8-1 record) … Notre Dame at Syracuse) … the Irish had five double-figure scorers for the Central Michigan on Nov. 10) … the Irish bench outscored the concludes a four-game stretch against in-state opponents with a third time this year (also Western Michigan and Richmond) … IUPUI reserves, 24-23, marking the eighth time in 10 games this 3-1 record, defeating Purdue, IUPUI and Valparaiso, while losing Notre Dame topped the 80-point mark for the fifth time this year, year the Notre Dame second unit has topped its counterparts a narrow three-point decision to Indiana. the most 80-point games the Irish have had in one season since (7-1 record) … Melissa D’Amico’s previous 20-point outing 2000-01, when they did so on 15 occasions … Notre Dame held came against Arkansas State on Dec. 17, 2005 at the Duel in PVAMU to 19 first-half points, the fewest by an Irish opponent in the Desert in Las Vegas … D’Amico also tied her career best one half since Jan. 21, 2006, when Georgetown scored 18 points with three blocks (done twice before; most recently vs. Indiana in the opening 20 minutes of a 54-52 Notre Dame win … Melissa on Dec. 3, 2006) … Tulyah Gaines’ previous high for steals in a Lechlitner’s six assists and four steals were personal highs … the game was four, which she set on three occasions (last: at Penn Irish improve to 33-5 (.868) against first-time opponents in the past State on Nov. 16, 2006) … Breona Gray tied her career high 12 seasons, including a 13-1 (.929) record since 2000-01. 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) Notre Dame 83, St. John’s 65 Notre Dame 83, Syracuse 55 January 13, 2007 January 16, 2007 January 20, 2007 Sun Dome (Tampa, Fla.) Joyce Center (Notre Dame, Ind.) Joyce Center (Notre Dame, Ind.) GAME GAME GAME 16 17 18 Notre Dame (78) St. John’s (65) Syracuse (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 Erwin 32 4-7 0-3 1-2 5 1 3 9 Sten 35 4-7 2-3 4-4 2 2 1 14 Lisnere 16 2-6 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 4 D’Amico 19 5-9 0-0 3-3 7 0 4 13 McCorvey 32 1-4 0-0 0-0 6 0 0 2 Sipaviciute 31 5-9 0-0 4-5 6 0 2 14 Gaines 20 3-6 0-0 1-1 2 4 5 7 Tate 32 4-8 0-0 3-4 9 1 1 11 Johnson 34 2-10 0-0 0-0 5 5 1 4 Allen 26 4-12 1-1 2-2 3 2 5 11 Wright 33 7-14 0-2 0-0 3 5 4 14 Goodwin 33 7-14 1-5 1-1 5 1 3 16 Gray 43 2-7 0-4 0-0 4 4 4 4 McLean 38 5-9 2-2 7-9 4 2 3 19 Michael 33 4-11 0-2 6-7 10 2 4 14 Tsipis 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 Patterson 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 McMillen 25 0-4 0-4 0-0 2 0 0 0 Barlow 20 3-8 1-3 5-6 9 2 5 12 Curtis 4 1-2 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 3 Vara 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Lechlitner 36 5-14 1-4 0-1 3 4 2 11 Rotolo 13 0-2 0-1 2-2 2 0 0 2 Boidock 2 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 Williamson 28 3-7 0-0 5-6 18 0 4 11 Mitchell 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0 Covington 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Team 2 Team 3 Riley 10 1-3 1-3 0-0 2 1 0 3 Totals 225 29-70 3-15 17-21 53 17 33 78 Totals 200 22-47 5-9 16-19 29 10 11 65 Laimbeer 11 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 2 0 Team 3 Totals 200 21-59 2-16 11-13 35 10 12 55 South Florida (87) Notre Dame (83) Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tp Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tp Dickson 44 7-15 2-5 14-18 11 3 2 30 Erwin 22 3-5 0-1 2-2 6 0 1 8 Notre Dame (83) Miller 33 10-18 0-0 6-10 14 0 4 26 D’Amico 21 4-7 0-0 2-2 11 1 0 10 Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tp Sheats 16 1-4 0-0 1-2 3 4 4 3 Gaines 24 2-8 0-0 0-0 1 5 2 4 Erwin 20 2-8 1-3 1-4 6 0 0 6 Grace 37 1-10 1-4 0-0 5 2 1 3 Allen 33 14-19 3-4 0-0 6 1 1 31 D’Amico 18 1-5 0-0 2-2 6 0 3 4 Webb 31 0-4 0-2 4-8 1 4 2 4 Gray 30 2-10 0-4 0-0 5 4 3 4 Gaines 25 3-6 0-0 4-4 0 9 3 10 Packer 26 3-7 3-5 2-2 1 1 3 11 Tsipis 2 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 Allen 33 11-20 1-3 2-3 10 2 1 25 Jackson 2 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 Barlow 21 5-10 3-4 1-2 3 2 3 14 Gray 25 1-7 0-3 0-0 3 2 3 2 Grant 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 Lechlitner 27 2-10 1-7 0-0 0 9 2 5 Tsipis 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Okpaleke 22 4-7 1-1 0-1 6 1 2 9 Ben-Tsvulun 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 3 0 Barlow 23 4-8 0-0 0-0 3 3 2 8 Sarosi 6 0-2 0-1 1-4 0 1 1 1 Williamson 16 3-5 0-0 1-1 5 1 1 7 Lechlitner 32 7-13 3-6 1-1 6 5 0 18 Team 2 Team 0 Ben-Tsvulun 2 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 Totals 225 26-68 7-19 28-45 44 17 19 87 Totals 200 35-76 7-22 6-7 38 23 16 83 Williamson 20 3-7 0-0 2-2 11 0 2 8 Team 3 Notre Dame 38 36 4 — 78 St. John’s 34 31 — 65 Totals 200 33-75 5-15 12-16 48 21 14 83 South Florida 44 30 13 — 87 Notre Dame 44 39 — 83 Syracuse 23 32 — 55 FG Pct: Notre Dame 41.4, South Florida 38.2. 3-PT FG Pct: FG Pct: St. John’s 46.8, Notre Dame 46.1. 3-PT FG Pct: St. Notre Dame 41 42 — 83 Notre Dame 20.0, South Florida 36.8. FT Pct: Notre Dame 81.0, John’s 55.6, Notre Dame 31.8. FT Pct: St. John’s 84.2, Notre South Florida 62.2. Turnovers: Notre Dame 22, South Florida Dame 85.7. Turnovers: St. John’s 21, Notre Dame 10. Blocked FG Pct: Syracuse 35.6, Notre Dame 44.0. 3-PT FG Pct: Syracuse 13. Blocked Shots: Notre Dame 6 (Williamson 3), South Florida Shots: St. John’s 2, Notre Dame 3 (D’Amico 2). Steals: St. 12.5, Notre Dame 33.3. FT Pct: Syracuse 84.6, Notre Dame 6 (Miller 3). Steals: Notre Dame 4, South Florida 13 (Sheats 4). John’s 6 (Wright, McLean 3), Notre Dame 10 (Gray, Lechlitner 3). 75.0. Turnovers: Syracuse 20, Notre Dame 11. Blocked Shots: Attendance: 1,075. Attendance: 5,460. Syracuse 2 (Sipaviciute 2), Notre Dame 3 (D’Amico 2). Steals: Syracuse 5 (Goodwin 2), Notre Dame 11 (Gaines, Allen 3). At- tendance: 6,831. NOTES: Notre Dame still leads the all-time series with South NOTES: Notre Dame’s 83 points vs. St. John’s were the most the Florida, 3-2, with both USF wins coming in overtime (also 68- Irish have scored against a BIG EAST opponent since Feb. 25, 64 last year at the Joyce Center) … USF’s 87 points were the 2004, when they defeated No. 21/19 Miami (Fla.), 93-58 at the NOTES: Notre Dame moves to 20-2 all-time against Syracuse (win- most the Bulls have scored in the series, while the Irish topped Joyce Center … Notre Dame improves to 16-1 all-time against St. ning its seventh in a row vs. the Orange), including a 10-0 record the 70-point mark for the fourth time in five games vs. South John’s, including an 8-0 record at home … the Irish posted their at the Joyce Center … the Irish have scored 70 or more points in Florida … those 87 points also represent the most against the highest point total vs. the Red Storm since Jan. 9, 2001 (84-49 17 of 22 series games vs. Syracuse … the 28-point margin was Irish since Nov. 26, 2003 (92-63 loss at Michigan State) and the win in Queens) and their largest win over St. John’s since Feb. the largest in the series since Jan. 21, 2004, when Notre Dame most by a BIG EAST opponent since Feb. 26, 2000 (89-62 loss 12, 2003 (76-48 at the Joyce Center) … Notre Dame is 38-3 (.927) defeated the Orange, 64-35 in central New York … the 28-point at No. 1 Connecticut) … Notre Dame’s 78 points are the most all-time against New York schools, with a 20-0 mark at home … victory was the largest for the Irish against a BIG EAST opponent the Irish have scored in a road game since Dec. 7, 2002, when the Irish logged their seventh 80-point game of the season, inching since Feb. 5, 2005, when they logged a 75-47 win at Pittsburgh … they won at Arizona State, 81-52 … the 78 points by Notre Dame closer to their high-water total of 15 such contests set during the Notre Dame is 39-3 (.929) all-time against New York schools, with also are the second-most allowed by USF this season (79-71 2000-01 campaign … Notre Dame’s 35 field goals are its highest a 21-0 mark at home … for the fourth consecutive series game, an loss at No. 20/18 Michigan State on Dec. 3) … the Irish went tally for a single game since Nov. 12, 2004, when the Irish went Irish player posted a career scoring high vs. Syracuse — Melissa to overtime for the sixth time in the past 33 games (3-3 record) 37-of-70 from the floor in a 92-73 win over Illinois State at the Lechlitner did the honors this time with an 18-point performance and the fifth time in the past 17 BIG EAST games (2-3 record) Joyce Center in the first round of the Preseason WNIT … Notre … Notre Dame’s 11 turnovers were its second-lowest total of the … the USF defeat marked just the second time in 12 all-time Dame tried 76 shots in the game, its highest total since Nov. 26, season, just one more than the season-low 10 giveaways they games that Notre Dame has ever lost to a Florida school on its 2001 (33-of-77 in an 89-57 win over Army at the Joyce Center) had in their previous game vs. St. John’s … Charel Allen followed home court (other was a 77-76 defeat at Miami on Feb. 3, 1998) … the Irish attempted 22 three-point field goals, the most for up her career-high 31 points vs. St. John’s with 25 vs. Syracuse, … the USF loss was the second this season for the Irish that Notre Dame since March 21, 2004, when it went 4-of-23 from becoming the first Notre Dame player with consecutive 25-point was decided by 10 points or less (6-2 record) … Notre Dame distance in a 69-65 overtime win over Southwest Missouri State games since Feb. 16-19, 2002, when Alicia Ratay scored 25 points had five double-digit scorers for the fourth time this year, but (now Missouri State) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Rutgers and 31 points in a home win over West Virginia … Allen lost with a double-figure scoring quintet for the first time since … Notre Dame tied a season-high with seven three-pointers (also also is the first Irish player with 20 points and 10 rebounds in the Jan. 11, 2003 (80-70 vs. Miami at the Joyce Center) … Notre vs. Richmond on Nov. 28) … the Irish committed a season-low 10 same game since Feb. 9, 2005, when Jacqueline Batteast had 23 Dame had three players foul out of a game for the first time turnovers, their best outing since March 19, 2006, when they had points and 10 boards in a win at Providence … between Allen and since Dec. 28, 2000 (a 70-61 win at USC where Ruth Riley, Niele just eight giveaways in their NCAA Tournament first-round game Erica Williamson, Notre Dame had two double-figure rebounders Ivey and Kelley Siemon all were disqualified) … Notre Dame’s vs. Boston College … Charel Allen set new career highs with 31 in the same game for the first time since Jan. 26, 2005, when 33 fouls were a school record (previous: 32 at Dayton on Feb. points and 14 field goals, topping her old standards of 22 points Batteast and Crystal Erwin each had 10 caroms in a victory over 23, 1989), and the Bulls’ 45 free throw attempts were an Irish and 10 baskets, both of which came vs. Richmond on Nov. 28 … St. John’s … Lechlitner also grabbed a career-high six rebounds opponent record (previous: 44 by La Salle on Jan. 5, 1992) … Allen’s output was the most by an Irish player since Jan. 10, 2006, (previous: five at Penn State on Nov. 16) and was turnover-free for USF’s Jessica Dickson was the first Irish opposing player to when Megan Duffy scored 32 points in a 67-65 overtime victory the second consecutive game, dishing out 14 assists in that span score 30 points in a game since Jan. 28, 1998, when Villanova’s over Marquette at the Joyce Center … Allen’s 14 field goals were … Tulyah Gaines tied her career high with nine assists, matching Jen Beisel scored 30 points in a 70-54 Wildcat win at the Joyce the second-most ever by a Notre Dame player in Joyce Center the total she had vs. Western Michigan on Nov. 19. Center … Notre Dame’s 53 rebounds were its best mark on the history; Katryna Gaither holds the arena record with 16 field goals boards since Nov. 18, 2005 (54 vs. Michigan) … Erica Williamson’s on Jan. 9, 1995 in a 90-66 win over Cleveland State … Melissa 18 rebounds not only set a Notre Dame freshman record, but D’Amico collected her second double-double of the season and were two off the BIG EAST mark for a rookie in a league game third of her career, highlighted by a personal-best 11 rebounds … Williamson is the fourth different Irish player to record a vs. St. John’s — she had grabbed 10 boards on three occasions, double-double this season, and the second freshman (Ashley most recently as part of a double-double vs. Indiana on Dec. 3 Barlow did so vs. Bowling Green on Nov. 13) … Barlow came … Melissa Lechlitner delivered nine assists, the most for an Irish within one rebound of a double-double for the third time this player since Jan. 17, 2006, when Megan Duffy had nine assists in season (also vs. IUPUI and Prairie View A&M) … Notre Dame’s a 78-75 win over No. 10 DePaul at the Joyce Center … Lechlitner’s freshman trio contributed 34 points and 30 rebounds off the nine handouts also were the most by a Notre Dame freshman since bench — Williamson had a career-high in rebounds (previous: Feb. 16, 1995, when Mollie Peirick had nine assists in an 83-79 nine at USC on Nov. 24), while guard Melissa Lechitner tied her overtime win at Cleveland State. 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 fighting irish women’s basketball 2006-07 NOTRE DAME 2006-07 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball Box Scores

#17/18 Marquette 71, Notre Dame 62 #7/5 Connecticut 64, Notre Dame 47 Pittsburgh 71, Notre Dame 62 January 23, 2007 January 27, 2007 January 31, 2007 Al McGuire Center (Milwaukee, Wis.) Gampel Pavilion (Storrs, Conn.) Petersen Events Ctr. (Pittsburgh, Pa.) GAME GAME 19 20 GAME 21 Notre Dame (62) Notre Dame (47) Notre Dame (62) 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 17 1-3 1-2 0-0 4 1 1 3 Erwin 26 4-8 3-5 0-0 5 0 3 11 Erwin 20 1-5 0-2 0-0 4 0 3 2 D’Amico 23 4-6 0-0 2-2 2 0 4 10 D’Amico 19 0-2 0-0 2-2 1 1 2 2 D’Amico 19 2-5 0-0 0-0 2 0 1 4 Gaines 37 2-10 0-0 3-4 1 5 2 7 Gaines 35 1-8 0-0 1-2 0 3 2 3 Gaines 23 3-6 0-0 2-2 2 5 5 8 Allen 33 6-20 0-2 5-6 8 0 4 17 Allen 31 2-17 0-2 4-4 6 1 3 8 Allen 38 7-18 1-4 2-2 7 6 2 17 Gray 27 2-5 2-4 2-2 1 2 1 8 Gray 18 0-5 0-3 0-0 1 0 0 0 Gray 26 1-3 0-0 3-4 1 0 1 5 Barlow 28 5-9 1-3 1-2 6 1 2 12 Tsipis 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Barlow 27 3-5 1-2 2-2 0 2 2 9 Lechlitner 18 2-5 0-2 1-3 3 3 1 5 Barlow 21 2-8 0-2 0-0 4 1 3 4 Lechlitner 26 3-6 0-1 1-2 2 4 3 7 Williamson 17 0-4 0-0 0-0 2 1 2 0 Lechlitner 28 3-8 0-2 1-1 2 3 1 7 Williamson 21 5-11 0-0 0-0 8 1 5 10 Team 4 Ben-Tsvulun 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Team 3 Totals 200 22-62 4-13 14-19 31 13 17 62 Williamson 20 4-10 0-0 4-8 8 0 4 12 Totals 200 25-59 2-9 10-12 29 18 22 62 Team 7 Totals 200 16-66 3-14 12-17 34 9 18 47 Marquette (71) Pittsburgh (71) Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tp Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tp Kamm 32 3-9 0-2 1-2 7 4 0 7 Connecticut (64) Stewart 34 1-7 0-1 1-1 4 4 1 3 Osagie-Landry 26 5-6 0-0 5-8 5 5 3 15 Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tp Tafen 8 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 Quaye 32 5-7 0-1 2-2 6 1 2 12 Houston 28 1-5 0-0 7-8 10 4 3 9 Walker 29 6-11 0-0 4-8 8 1 3 16 McCullough 22 3-4 0-0 0-0 3 1 1 6 Greene 33 3-7 0-0 4-4 7 2 4 10 Zellous 40 6-16 0-1 5-6 6 6 2 17 Ellis 36 4-12 2-6 2-2 3 5 3 12 Charles 27 6-7 0-0 0-1 10 0 1 12 Sims 38 3-6 1-2 2-4 6 7 3 9 Monfre 13 2-4 1-3 1-2 1 1 0 6 Montgomery 27 3-7 0-3 2-5 2 3 2 8 Lim 3 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 1 0 2 Harris 11 1-1 0-0 1-2 2 0 1 3 Thomas 35 3-7 3-5 0-0 3 0 1 9 Braxton 5 1-2 1-2 0-0 1 0 0 3 Lam 15 3-5 0-0 0-0 4 2 3 6 Williams 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Nwude 11 1-2 0-0 1-2 2 0 2 3 Kovalenko 10 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 1 1 4 Swanier 22 1-4 1-1 2-2 3 4 1 5 Taylor 32 5-8 1-1 5-6 6 0 0 16 Thrower 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 Fernandes 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 Team 7 Team 5 Gardler 3 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 Totals 200 24-54 3-7 20-29 40 19 11 71 Totals 200 28-51 3-12 12-18 37 21 14 71 McLaren 11 2-3 0-0 2-2 2 0 1 6 Hunter 8 2-4 0-0 1-2 1 0 1 5 Notre Dame 28 34 — 62 Notre Dame 29 33 — 62 Kerns 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Pittsburgh 26 45 — 71 Marquette 31 40 — 71 Team 6 Totals 200 21-45 4-10 18-24 45 13 14 64 FG Pct: Notre Dame 42.4, Pittsburgh 44.4. 3-PT FG Pct: FG Pct: Notre Dame 35.5, Marquette 54.9. 3-PT FG Pct: Notre Notre Dame 22.2, Pittsburgh 42.9. FT Pct: Notre Dame 83.3, Dame 30.8, Marquette 25.0. FT Pct: Notre Dame 73.7, Marquette Notre Dame 23 24 — 47 Pittsburgh 69.0. Turnovers: Notre Dame 15, Pittsburgh 18. 66.7. Turnovers: Notre Dame 12, Marquette 20. Blocked Shots: Connecticut 29 35 — 64 Blocked Shots: Notre Dame 6 (Erwin, Allen 2), Pittsburgh 5 Notre Dame 4 (Williamson 3), Marquette 7 (Kamm, Lam 2). (Walker 2). Steals: Notre Dame 7 (Allen 3), Pittsburgh 4 (Taylor Steals: Notre Dame 17 (Allen 5), Marquette 9 (Osagie-Landry 4). FG Pct: Notre Dame 24.2, Connecticut 46.7. 3-PT FG Pct: Notre 2). Attendance: 2,741. Attendance: 2,049. Dame 21.4, Connecticut 40.0. FT Pct: Notre Dame 70.6, Connecti- cut 75.0. Turnovers: Notre Dame 18, Connecticut 27. Blocked Shots: Notre Dame 3, Connecticut 16 (Charles 9). Steals: Notre NOTES: Pittsburgh earns its first victory in 17 all-time games NOTES: Notre Dame saw its 10-game series winning streak Dame 9 (Gaines 4), Connecticut 8 (Montgomery 2). Attendance: against Notre Dame, making Providence the only BIG EAST against Marquette come to an end, with the Golden Eagles col- 10,167 (capacity). opponent never to have defeated the Irish with a minimum of lecting their first win over the Irish since Dec. 1, 1992 (66-62 in five series games played … Notre Dame’s 62 points were a Milwaukee) … MU’s 71 points were the most allowed by Notre series-low, topping the old mark set in a 67-53 win at Pittsburgh Dame in the series since Dec. 1, 1993 (a 90-76 Irish win at the NOTES: The Irish lose back-to-back games for the first time all on Jan. 18, 2000 … Pitt’s 71 points were only three off its series Joyce Center), and only the third time in 32 series games that the season and drop to 1-3 vs. ranked opponents this year … Notre high, set in an 81-74 loss to the Irish on Feb. 9, 2000 … the Golden Eagles have topped the 70-point mark … Marquette was Dame was held to a season-low (and series-low) 47 points, two loss was the first for Notre Dame in four games this season the third ranked opponent for Notre Dame this season, with the fewer than its total at Penn State on Nov. 16 … it also was just when playing after a double-digit loss in its previous contest … Irish going 1-2 against Top 25 teams to date (67-59 win vs. #10/9 the fourth time all year Connecticut was held to 65 points or less the Irish lost for the first time in 10 games (and four BIG EAST Purdue, 78-54 loss at #4 Tennessee); Notre Dame also dealt cur- (the Huskies came into the game averaging better than 80 ppg) contests) this season when leading at halftime (and it was just rent #16 Bowling Green one of only two losses to date all season, … after not holding UConn below 70 points in any of its first 17 their fifth such loss in the past 51 outings) … Notre Dame gave an 85-81 overtime win on Nov. 13 (BGSU was receiving votes at games, Notre Dame has limited the Huskies to less than 70 points up a nine-point first-half lead vs. Pittsburgh, the largest margin tipoff) … Notre Dame’s bench was outscored for just the fourth five times in the past seven meetings … the Irish shot a season- the Irish have yielded in a loss this year — the previous margin time all season (1-3 record) … the Irish carded double-digit steals low 24.2 percent from the field, their lowest field goal percentage was eight vs. Indiana on Dec. 3 … Pittsburgh’s 45 second-half for the 14th time in 19 games, with the 17 steals vs. Marquette since March 1, 2005 (.220 at Seton Hall) … Notre Dame caused points were the most allowed by Notre Dame to a BIG EAST being their second-highest total of the season (18 vs. Prairie View 20+ turnovers for the 15th time in 20 games this season, with opponent this year … Charel Allen now is averaging 16.3 ppg. A&M on Dec. 28) … MU shot a Notre Dame opponent season-high Connecticut’s 27 turnovers tying for the third-most by an Irish in three career meetings with her hometown school (Pittsburgh) .549 from the field, exceeding Penn State’s .488 mark on Nov. 16 opponent in 2006-07 (Michigan had 30 on Dec. 1, Prairie View … Allen’s six assists were one more than her previous career … the Irish protected the ball well once again (12 turnovers) and A&M had 28 on Dec. 28 and USC had 27 on Nov. 24) … UConn’s best, set against Purdue on Dec. 6 … Erica Williamson now are averaging just 11 turnovers in their last three games … Charel 27 giveaways were a season-high for the Huskies, one more has logged back-to-back double-digit scoring games for the Allen tied her career high with five steals (achieved twice before, than they had at second-ranked North Carolina on Jan. 15 … first time in her career … Tulyah Gaines dished out at least five most recently vs. Prairie View A&M) … Breona Gray’s four steals Connecticut set a Notre Dame opponent record with 16 blocked assists for the fourth time in the past five games and the eighth were a career best, passing the three-steal standard she had set shots, topping the old mark of 13 swats by Bradley on Feb. 18, time this season. nine previous times (most recently vs. St. John’s on Jan. 16) … 1983 in Peoria, Ill. (a 68-57 ND win) … UConn’s Tina Charles set Ashley Barlow earned a place on ESPN SportsCenter’s “Top 10 an Irish individual opponent record with nine blocks, one more than Plays” when her acrobatic fastbreak layup with 11:05 left in the Syracuse’s Vaida Sipaviciute on Jan. 19, 2005 (a 74-61 ND win in first half was named the #6 play of the night. central New York) … Charel Allen had her nine-game double-digit scoring streak snapped and was held to single figures for only the third time all year … at the same time, Erica Williamson posted her fourth double-digit scoring night of the season, while Crystal Erwin logged her third double-figure point total of the year and set a new career high with three three-point field goals (previous best: two vs. Richmond on Nov. 28 in a 10-point outing, the last double-digit game she had before UConn).

2006-07 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball 25 #1 Tulyah Gaines Guard • 5-7 • Jr.-2V • North Las Vegas, Nev. (Cheyenne HS)

2006-07 Highlights u Has started all 21 games this season, averaging 9.8 points (third on team) and 4.0 assists per game (tops on team/eighth in BIG EAST) … seventh in BIG EAST in free throw percentage (.805) and steals (2.14 spg.) … during league play, ranks among BIG EAST leaders in steals (second - 2.5 spg.), assists (third - 5.0 apg.), assist/turnover ratio (fourth - 2.22) and free throw percentage (sixth - .846). 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, twice (MR: vs. Syracuse, 1/20/07) 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 Had four points and five assists in victory over St. John’s. Career.... 12, twice (MR: vs. Cincinnati, 1/10/07) u Flirted with double-double vs. Syracuse, ending up with 10 points and career-high-tying Steals nine assists. Career...... 5 vs. IUPUI (12/16/06) u Averaging 5.14 assists and 2.43 steals with 3.0 assist/turnover ratio (36 assists, 12 turn- Blocked Shots overs) in past seven games. 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...... 8/13 20-point games...... 3/3 Double-figure assist games...... 0/0 5-assist games...... 8/11 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 21-21 619-29.5 72-162 .444 0-5 .000 62-77 .805 10 31 41 2.0 61-2 84 70 1 45 206 9.8 TOTALS 79-41 1635-20.7 135-333 .405 0-5 .000 148-207 .715 56 136 192 2.4 159-2 165 191 4 97 418 5.3 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^ 24 2-8 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 2 5 1 0 2 4 J20 • Syracuse^ 25 3-6 0-0 4-4 0 0 0 3 9 2 0 3 10 J23 • @ #17/18 Marquette^ 37 2-10 0-0 3-4 0 1 1 2 5 1 0 3 7 J27 • @ #7/5 Connecticut^ 35 1-8 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 2 3 3 0 4 3 J31 • @ Pittsburgh^ 23 3-6 0-0 2-2 1 1 2 5 5 2 0 1 8 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 8-8 233-29.1 26-68 .382 0-0 .000 22-26 .846 3 11 14 1.8 22-2 40 18 0 20 74 9.3 TOTALS 40-22 834-20.9 60-162 .370 0-0 .000 67-95 .705 31 74 105 2.6 80-2 92 81 2 50 187 4.7 #2 Charel Allen Guard • 5-11 • Jr.-2V • Monessen, Pa. (Monessen HS)

Awards/Honors u BIG EAST Player of the Week (Jan. 22). u Two-time BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll selection (Dec. 4, Jan. 8).

2006-07 Highlights u Started all 21 games this season (after previously making only one start in her career) … averaging team highs of 15.7 points (11th - BIG EAST) and 2.33 steals per game (fifth - BIG EAST) with 6.2 rebounds per game and an .849 free throw percentage (fourth - BIG EAST) … during BIG EAST games, ranks among league leaders in scoring (fourth - 18.0 Career Highs ppg.), free throw percentage (first - .895), steals (ninth - 2.13 spg.) and rebounding (17th Points Career...... 31 vs. St. John’s (1/16/07) - 7.1 rpg.). u Dropped in 15 points (13 in first half) against Central Michigan in season opener. Rebounds Career....10, twice (MR: vs. Syracuse, 1/20/07) u Registered (then) career-high 21 points, six rebounds and four steals in career-best 40 minutes of OT win over Bowling Green … also gave Irish a two-point lead late in regulation Assists Career...... 6 at Pittsburgh (1/31/07) on jumper with 26.7 seconds to play. u Shared team-high scoring honors at Penn State with 12 points. Field Goals Career...... 14 vs. St. John’s (1/16/07) u Scored team-high 13 rebounds and grabbed eight rebounds at USC. u Field Goal Attempts Rang up career-best 22 points (10-18 FG) and plucked six rebounds vs. Richmond. Career.....20, four times (MR: at Marquette, 1/23/07) u Logged game-high 15 points, including two key FT with :00.7 seconds left at Michigan. Three-Point Field Goals u Tallied team-high 17 points and nine rebounds vs. Indiana. Career.... 3, twice (MR: vs. St. John’s, 1/16/07) u In win vs. No. 10/9 Purdue, was held to single-digit scoring for first time all season (nine Three-Point Field Goal Attempts points), but helped in other ways with six rebounds and career-high five assists. Career.... 7, twice (MR: vs. BGSU, 11/13/06) u Returned to double figures with team-high 18 points and eight rebounds at alparaiso.V 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 Erupted for career-high 31 points (14-19 FG, 3-4 3FG) in 33 minutes against St. John’s Career.....5, three times (MR: at Marquette, 1/23/07)

… 14 field goals were second-most by Irish player in Joyce Center history. Blocked Shots u Had second double-double of year with 25 points and career-high-tying 10 rebounds vs. Career...... 3 vs. South Florida (3/4/06) Syracuse … first ND player with consecutive 25-point games since Feb. 16-19, 2002 (Alicia Minutes Played Ratay vs. Rutgers/West Virginia). Career.... 40 vs. Bowling Green (11/13/06) u Posted game highs of 17 points, eight rebounds and career-high-tying five steals in loss Miscellaneous at No. 17/18 Marquette. Double-doubles...... 2/2 u Rang up game-high 17 points (13 in second half), seven rebounds, career-high six assists Double-figure scoring games...... 18/41 20-point games...... 4*/4* and three steals in homecoming game at Pittsburgh. Double-figure rebound games...... 2/2 u Has scored in double figures in 26 of past 33 games, dating back to last season … aver- 5-assist games...... 2/2 5-steal games...... 2/3 aging 13.6 points per game (449 total) in that span (17.2 ppg. in past 11 games). (noted in season/career format) * - includes one 30-point game 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 21-21 709-33.8 134-316 .424 16-55 .291 45-53 .849 44 87 131 6.2 46-1 41 52 14 49 329 15.7 TOTALS 84-22 2240-26.7 325-800 .406 38-128 .297 149-191 .780 131 267 398 4.7 154-2 127 153 41 129 837 10.0 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^ 33 14-19 3-4 0-0 3 3 6 1 1 4 0 0 31 J20 • Syracuse^ 33 11-20 1-3 2-3 7 3 10 1 2 2 1 3 25 J23 • @ #17/18 Marquette^ 33 6-20 0-2 5-6 5 3 8 4 0 2 0 5 17 J27 • @ #7/5 Connecticut^ 31 2-17 0-2 4-4 4 2 6 3 1 4 1 0 8 J31 • @ Pittsburgh^ 38 7-18 1-4 2-2 1 6 7 2 6 2 2 3 17 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 8-8 267-33.4 60-142 .423 7-18 .389 17-19 .895 25 32 57 7.1 18-1 18 19 7 17 144 18.0 TOTALS 40-9 1082-27.1 176-418 .421 21-61 .344 59-79 .747 75 125 200 5.0 63-1 59 71 20 60 432 10.8 #11 Amanda Tsipis Guard • 5-9 • Jr.-2V • Perry, Ohio (Perry HS)

2006-07 Highlights u Has appeared in 11 games this season (including eight of past 10 contests), averaging 0.2 points, 0.2 rebounds and 0.2 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) u Played two minutes in victories over St. John’s (0-2 3FG) and Syracuse. u Appeared late in game at No. 7/5 Connecticut. 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...... 2 vs. St. John’s (1/16/07)

Three-Point Field Goals Career...... None

Three-Point Field Goal Attempts Career...... 2 vs. St. John’s (1/16/07)

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 11-0 23-2.1 1-4 .250 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 2 0 2 0.2 2-0 0 1 0 2 2 0.2 TOTALS 30-0 69-2.3 3-10 .300 0-4 .000 2-2 1.000 3 0 3 0.1 4-0 1 3 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 2 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J20 • Syracuse 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 J23 • @ #17/18 Marquette Did not play J27 • @ #7/5 Connecticut 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J31 • @ Pittsburgh Did not play 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 6-0 7-1.2 0-3 .000 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1-0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 TOTALS 13-0 22-1.7 1-6 .167 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 1 0 1 0.1 2-0 0 3 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 21 games this season … second on team in scoring (10.3 ppg.) and fourth in rebounding (5.0 rpg.) … ranks second in BIG EAST/14th in NCAA (as of Feb. 1) in free throw percentage (.886), and ninth in conference in steals (2.05 spg.) … also second in league with .444 three-point percentage in BIG EAST games. 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 Scored eight points and snared five rebounds in win over No. 10/9 Purdue. u Field Goal Attempts Nearly came up with second double-double of year with 11 points (9-10 FT) and team-high Career...... 12 at Michigan (12/1/06) nine rebounds vs. IUPUI. Three-Point Field Goals u Logged 12 points, six rebounds and career-high-tying four assists in win at Valparaiso. Career.... 3, twice (MR: vs. St. John’s, 1/16/07) u Notched career-high 21 points and nine rebounds in 23 minutes vs. Prairie View A&M; also Three-Point Field Goal Attempts tied school and Joyce Center records by going 13-13 from free throw line (mark currently Career...... 5 at Michigan (12/1/06) best by any freshman in the country this season). Free Throws u Hampered by foul trouble at No. 4 Tennessee, scoring seven points (3-3 FG) in 15 minutes Career....13 vs. Prairie View (12/28/06)

before fouling out for first time in career. Free Throw Attempts u Tallied eight points and five rebounds in BIG EAST debut at Seton Hall. Career....13 vs. Prairie View (12/28/06) u Had near double-double in OT loss at USF, finishing with 12 points and nine rebounds before Steals fouling out late in regulation … third time ended up one rebound from double-double. Career..... 6 vs. W. Michigan (11/19/06) u Scored 14 points (5-10 FG, 3-4 3FG) in victory over St. John’s. Blocked Shots u Registered 12 points and six rebounds at No. 17/18 Marquette … acrobatic fastbreak Career....1, twice (MR: vs. Purdue, 12/6/06) layup in first half rated sixth on ESPN SportsCenter’s “Top 10 Plays” that night. Minutes Played Career.... 34 vs. Bowling Green (11/13/06) Miscellaneous Double-doubles...... 1/1 Double-figure scoring games...... 10/10 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 21-0 525-25.0 70-160 .438 14-38 .368 62-70 .886 49 57 106 5.0 51-2 42 50 2 43 216 10.3 TOTALS 21-0 525-25.0 70-160 .438 14-38 .368 62-70 .886 49 57 106 5.0 51-2 42 50 2 43 216 10.3 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 21 5-10 3-4 1-2 2 1 3 3 2 1 0 1 14 J20 • Syracuse 23 4-8 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 2 3 3 0 2 8 J23 • @ #17/18 Marquette 28 5-9 1-3 1-2 2 4 6 2 1 1 0 2 12 J27 • @ #7/5 Connecticut 21 2-8 0-2 0-0 3 1 4 3 1 3 0 2 4 J31 • @ Pittsburgh 27 3-5 1-2 2-2 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 1 9 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 8-0 195-24.4 28-63 .444 8-18 .444 10-14 .714 13 18 31 3.9 22-1 16 21 0 12 74 9.3 TOTALS 8-0 195-24.4 28-63 .444 8-18 .444 10-14 .714 13 18 31 3.9 22-1 16 21 0 12 74 9.3 #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 20 games … averaging 5.6 points, 3.05 assists and 1.45 steals per game with a 1.65 assist/turnover ratio (eighth in BIG EAST) …tied-eighth in BIG EAST in assists (4.0 apg.) and second in assist/turnover ratio (2.55) in conference games. 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. Career Highs u Registered six points (6-6 FT) and five assists vs. Western Michigan. Points Career...... 18 vs. Syracuse (1/20/07) u Rolled up 10 points and three steals in victory over Richmond. u Matched season best with three steals and grabbed four rebounds against Indiana. Rebounds Career...... 6 vs. Syracuse (1/20/07) 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. Assists Career...... 9 vs. St. John’s (1/16/07) u Did not play at Seton Hall after suffering sprained right ankle at No. 4 Tennessee. u Field Goals Returned to action vs. Cincinnati, converting three-point play in 23 minutes. Career...... 7 vs. Syracuse (1/20/07) u Pressed into extended service during overtime loss at South Florida and responded well, Field Goal Attempts scoring 11 points in career-best 36 minutes … also forced OT session on three-pointer Career.....14 at South Florida (1/13/07) with 11 seconds left in regulation. Three-Point Field Goals u Dished out nine assists (with no turnovers) and added three steals in win over St. John’s … Career....3, twice (MR: vs. Syracuse, 1/20/07) most assists for Irish freshman since Feb. 16, 1995 (Mollie Peirick at Cleveland State). Three-Point Field Goal Attempts u Set new career highs with 18 points and six rebounds vs. Syracuse, while tacking on five Career...... 7 vs. St. John’s (1/16/07) assists without a turnover. Free Throws u Has 4.0 assist/turnover ratio (24 assists, six turnovers) in past five games. 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...... 4/4 20-point games...... 0/0 Double-figure assist games...... 0/0 5-assist games...... 5/5 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 20-0 477-23.9 38-123 .309 11-45 .244 25-34 .735 7 39 46 2.3 26-0 61 37 0 29 112 5.6 TOTALS 20-0 477-23.9 38-123 .309 11-45 .244 25-34 .735 7 39 46 2.3 26-0 61 37 0 29 112 5.6 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 27 2-10 1-7 0-0 0 0 0 2 9 0 0 3 5 J20 • Syracuse 32 7-13 3-6 1-1 2 4 6 0 5 0 0 0 18 J23 • @ #17/18 Marquette 18 2-5 0-2 1-3 0 3 3 1 3 1 0 2 5 J27 • @ #7/5 Connecticut 28 3-8 0-2 1-1 0 2 2 1 3 1 0 1 7 J31 • @ Pittsburgh 26 3-6 0-1 1-2 0 2 2 3 4 4 0 1 7 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 7-0 190-27.1 23-62 .371 5-24 .208 5-9 .556 3 14 17 2.4 9-0 28 11 0 8 56 8.0 TOTALS 7-0 190-27.1 23-62 .371 5-24 .208 5-9 .556 3 14 17 2.4 9-0 28 11 0 8 56 8.0 #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 Did not play (injured) J20 • Syracuse Did not play (injured) J23 • @ #17/18 Marquette Did not play (injured) J27 • @ #7/5 Connecticut Did not play (injured) J31 • @ Pittsburgh Did not play (injured) 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 10 games for the Irish this season, averaging 0.8 points and 0.5 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 u Played four minutes vs. St. John’s, collecting a rebound and blocked shot. Points Career.... 3, twice (MR: vs. Prairie View, 12/28/06) u Scored two points (1-1 FG) in late-game action vs. Syracuse. u Appeared in final minute at No. 7/5 Connecticut. Rebounds Career...... 2 vs. Richmond (11/28/06)

Assists Career...... None

Field Goals Career....1, twice (MR: vs. Syracuse, 1/20/07)

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, twice (MR: vs. St. John’s, 1/16/07)

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 10-0 25-2.5 2-6 .333 0-0 .000 4-8 .500 1 4 5 0.5 7-0 0 5 2 0 8 0.8 TOTALS 10-0 25-2.5 2-6 .333 0-0 .000 4-8 .500 1 4 5 0.5 7-0 0 5 2 0 8 0.8 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 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 3 0 2 1 0 0 J20 • Syracuse 2 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 J23 • @ #17/18 Marquette Did not play J27 • @ #7/5 Connecticut 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J31 • @ Pittsburgh Did not play 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 4-0 8-2.0 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.3 3-0 0 2 1 0 2 0.5 TOTALS 4-0 8-2.0 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.3 3-0 0 2 1 0 2 0.5 #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 21 games this year, averaging 6.1 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.76 steals per game. 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. irginiaV 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 u Scored eight points (including 500th of her career) and swiped career-high four steals at Career...... 7 vs. Syracuse (1/5/05)

No. 17/18 Marquette. Steals Career...... 4 at Marquette (1/23/07)

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 21-21 587-28.0 44-140 .314 16-62 .258 24-32 .750 24 34 58 2.8 34-0 42 44 1 37 128 6.1 TOTALS 113-76 2392-21.2 185-522 .354 39-141 .277 99-139 .712 93 188 281 2.5 125-0 142 162 8 117 508 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^ 30 2-10 0-4 0-0 3 2 5 3 4 2 0 3 4 J20 • Syracuse^ 25 1-7 0-3 0-0 2 1 3 3 2 0 0 1 2 J23 • @ #17/18 Marquette^ 27 2-5 2-4 2-2 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 4 8 J27 • @ #7/5 Connecticut^ 18 0-5 0-3 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 J31 • @ Pittsburgh^ 26 1-3 0-0 3-4 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 5 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 8-8 236-29.5 14-51 .275 4-21 .190 7-8 .875 10 9 19 2.4 14-0 14 16 1 14 39 4.9 TOTALS 55-35 1135-20.6 80-231 .346 17-57 .298 41-60 .683 42 75 117 2.1 62-0 58 65 5 51 218 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 21 games this year, averaging 9.3 points (fourth on team), 5.1 rebounds (third on team) and 1.29 blocks per game (second on team/tied-10th in BIG EAST), with a .530 field goal percentage (leads team/ninth in BIG EAST) … also tied for ninth with 1.38 blocks per game in BIG EAST play. u Scored 16 points (5-8 FG, 6-6 FT) against Central Michigan, despite being limited to 15 Career Highs minutes due to foul trouble … was second “point-a-minute” game of her career. Points Career....20, twice (MR: vs. IUPUI, 12/16/06) u Had two points in 16 minutes vs. Bowling Green and at Penn State. u Registered 16 points (6-9 FG, 4-4 FT) and seven rebounds, along with career-best three Rebounds Career...... 11 vs. St. John’s (1/16/07) assists against Western Michigan. u Notched seven points, four rebounds and two blocks at USC. Assists Career..... 3 vs. W. Michigan (11/19/06) u Was almost perfect from the field vs. Richmond, going 6-of-7 and scoring 15 points. u Snared six rebounds and tied career high with two steals at Michigan. Field Goals Career....10 vs. Arkansas St. (12/17/05) u Recorded second career double-double with 15 points (6-11 FG) and career-high-tying Field Goal Attempts 10 rebounds in personal-best 35 minutes vs. Indiana. Career....14 vs. Prairie View (12/28/06) u Had eight points (4-5 FG) and team-high seven rebounds in win vs. No. 10/9 Purdue. Three-Point Field Goals u Tied career highs with 20 points (8-10 FG) and three blocks against IUPUI. Career...... None u Collected 12 points and eight rebounds in victory at Valparaiso. Three-Point Field Goal Attempts u Posted third consecutive double-digit scoring game (and fourth in five games) with 17 Career...... None points in 18 minutes vs. Prairie View A&M. Free Throws u Had eight points and six rebounds in 21 minutes against Cincinnati. Career....6 vs. Central Michigan (11/10/06) u Scored team-high 13 points (5-9 FG) and grabbed seven rebounds in overtime loss at Free Throw Attempts USF despite being in foul trouble majority of game. Career...... 10 vs. Utah (12/18/05) u Logged second double-double of year (third career) with 10 points and career-high 11 Steals rebounds vs. St. John’s. Career....2, six times (MR: vs. Cincinnati, 1/10/07) u Registered 10 points (4-6 FG) despite foul trouble at No. 17/18 Marquette. Blocked Shots Career.... 3, three times (MR: vs. IUPUI, 12/16/06)

Minutes Played Career...... 35 vs. Indiana (12/3/06) Miscellaneous Double-doubles...... 2/3 Double-figure scoring games...... 10/19 20-point games...... 1/2 Double-figure rebound games...... 2/4 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 21-21 476-22.7 80-151 .530 0-0 .000 35-42 .833 39 69 108 5.1 51-0 15 29 27 12 195 9.3 TOTALS 77-38 1196-15.5 173-353 .490 0-0 .000 75-119 .630 92 163 255 3.3 146-0 33 92 74 27 421 5.5 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^ 21 4-7 0-0 2-2 4 7 11 0 1 0 2 0 10 J20 • Syracuse^ 18 1-5 0-0 2-2 3 3 6 3 0 1 2 0 4 J23 • @ #17/18 Marquette^ 23 4-6 0-0 2-2 0 2 2 4 0 3 1 0 10 J27 • @ #7/5 Connecticut^ 19 0-2 0-0 2-2 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 2 J31 • @ Pittsburgh^ 19 2-5 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 1 0 2 1 0 4 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 8-8 168-21.0 22-49 .449 0-0 .000 13-13 1.000 17 25 42 5.3 20-0 2 12 11 2 57 7.1 TOTALS 35-14 488-13.9 57-134 .425 0-0 .000 22-34 .647 32 65 97 2.8 55-0 14 41 31 8 136 3.9 #34 Crystal Erwin Forward • 6-2 • Sr.-3V • Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (St. Paul HS)

2006-07 Highlights u Starter for all 21 games this year, averaging 5.9 points and 4.0 rebounds per game. 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). u Tallied seven points (including second career trey) at USC. Career Highs u Returned to double figures with 10 points (4-6 FG, 2-3 3FG) vs. Richmond … two treys Points Career....24 vs. Washington (12/11/04) were a career high. u Scored seven points (3-5 FG) vs. IUPUI and five points at No. 4 Tennessee. Rebounds Career...... 12 at St. John’s (1/4/06) u Logged eight points and six rebounds in BIG EAST opener at Seton Hall. u Knocked down all three shots vs. Cincinnati, ending with seven points in 13 minutes. Assists Career.... 3, four times (MR: vs. Prairie View, 12/28/06) u Played season-high 32 minutes in overtime loss at South Florida, ending up with nine Field Goals points (including both Irish baskets in OT) and five rebounds. Career.... 9, twice (MR: vs. Wash., 12/11/04) u Turned in workmanlike effort vs. St. John’s with eight points and six boards. Field Goal Attempts u Collected six points and six rebounds in win over Syracuse. Career.... 15 vs. Michigan State (12/2/04) u Dropped in 11 points, including career-high 3-of-5 three-point field goals, at No. 7/5 Con- Three-Point Field Goals necticut. Career...... 3 at Connecticut (1/27/07)

Three-Point Field Goal Attempts Career...... 5 at Connecticut (1/27/07)

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, twice (MR: at Pittsburgh, 1/31/07)

Minutes Played Career....34 vs. Washington (12/11/04) Miscellaneous Double-doubles...... 0/2 Double-figure scoring games...... 3/15 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 21-21 431-20.5 49-110 .445 13-36 .361 13-18 .722 29 54 83 4.0 46-2 15 43 5 10 124 5.9 TOTALS 116-57 1963-16.9 208-495 .420 13-37 .351 115-197 .584 164 266 430 3.7 283-11 87 200 27 75 544 4.7 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^ 22 3-5 0-1 2-2 4 2 6 1 0 0 0 0 8 J20 • Syracuse^ 20 2-8 1-3 1-4 3 3 6 0 0 2 0 1 6 J23 • @ #17/18 Marquette^ 17 1-3 1-2 0-0 2 2 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 J27 • @ #7/5 Connecticut^ 26 4-8 3-5 0-0 2 3 5 3 0 4 0 1 11 J31 • @ Pittsburgh^ 20 1-5 0-2 0-0 0 4 4 3 0 1 2 0 2 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 8-8 169-21.1 22-46 .478 6-18 .333 4-8 .500 17 20 37 4.6 16-0 2 17 3 5 54 6.8 TOTALS 56-26 924-16.5 94-236 .398 6-18 .333 54-93 .581 79 128 207 3.7 118-4 39 97 13 33 248 4.4 #52 Erica Williamson Center • 6-4 • Fr.-HS • Charlotte, N.C. (South Mecklenburg HS)

2006-07 Highlights u Has been effective reserve, appearing in 20 games this season, averaging 7.0 points, team-high 6.3 rebounds and team-best 1.35 blocks per game (ninth in BIG EAST), as well as .491 field goal percentage (second on team) … during conference play, ranks among BIG EAST leaders in rebounding (13th - 7.6 rpg.) and blocks (tied-15th - 1.13 bpg.). 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 Had career-high 15 points (7-8 FG), eight boards and four blocks vs. Prairie View A&M. Assists Career....1, eight times (MR: at Pittsburgh, 1/31/07) u Stood tall at No. 4 Tennessee with seven points, team-high seven rebounds and two blocks Field Goals in career-best 24 minutes. Career..... 7 vs. Prairie View (12/28/06) u Logged eight points and team-high seven rebounds in win over Cincinnati. Field Goal Attempts u Recorded first career-double in overtime loss at South Florida, winding up with 11 points Career...... 11 at Pittsburgh (1/31/07) and a game-high 18 rebounds (most ever by a Notre Dame freshman). Three-Point Field Goals u Ended up with seven points and five rebounds in victory over St. John’s. Career...... None u Piled up eight points and game-high 11 rebounds against Syracuse. Three-Point Field Goal Attempts u Tallied game-high 12 points and team-best eight rebounds at No. 7/5 Connecticut. Career...... None u Had second consecutive double-figure scoring night with 10 points and game-high eight Free Throws rebounds at Pittsburgh before fouling out late in contest. Career.... 5, twice (MR: at South Florida, 1/13/07) u Averaging 11.0 points and 8.0 rebounds in 20.5 minutes during past two games. Free Throw Attempts u Averaging 8.2 points, 7.6 rebounds and 1.5 blocks with .500 field goal percentage (31-of- Career...... 8 at Connecticut (1/27/07)

62) in 10 games (19.6 minutes per night) since Christmas break. 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...... 5/5 20-point games...... 0/0 Double-figure rebound games...... 2/2 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 20-0 338-16.9 52-106 .491 0-0 .000 35-59 .593 43 82 125 6.3 53-1 9 25 27 13 139 7.0 TOTALS 20-0 338-16.9 52-106 .491 0-0 .000 35-59 .593 43 82 125 6.3 53-1 9 25 27 13 139 7.0 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 16 3-5 0-0 1-1 2 3 5 1 1 0 0 1 7 J20 • Syracuse 20 3-7 0-0 2-2 4 7 11 2 0 0 0 1 8 J23 • @ #17/18 Marquette 17 0-4 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 2 1 0 3 0 0 J27 • @ #7/5 Connecticut 20 4-10 0-0 4-8 6 2 8 4 0 1 1 1 12 J31 • @ Pittsburgh 21 5-11 0-0 0-0 3 5 8 5 1 0 1 1 10 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 8-0 152-19.0 22-50 .440 0-0 .000 16-23 .696 20 41 61 7.6 23-1 5 5 9 5 60 7.5 TOTALS 8-0 152-19.0 22-50 .440 0-0 .000 16-23 .696 20 41 61 7.6 23-1 5 5 9 5 60 7.5