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Made 1st career start in win at LSU • Made 1st career — • (c = captain) In its history, Notre Dame has developed • 475-188 (.716) at Notre Dame. • 475-188 (.716) at Notre • 563-228 (.712) in 27 years as head coach. • BIG EAST Conference (2001) • BIG EAST Conference • Midwestern (1991) Collegiate Conference (1988) • North Star Conference (@ Lehigh) (1983) • East Coast Conference Other Notes 2.0 spg • 2.0 spg 3.0 spg • 1.0 apg • 8th ND history in blocks per gm (1.17) 0.0 apg • 2008 Michigan Miss Basketball 0.0 apg • Second-team all-state in Ga. last year 0.0 apg • 5.0 apg • 4 assists/1 turnover in 2nd half at LSU 3.0 bpg • 12 pts (6-7 FG) in 28 min at LSU 1.0 bpg • Four-time conference Coach of the Year conference Four-time Evansville: BIG EAST: MVC: Notre Dame: Notre 22nd season at Notre Dame 22nd season at Notre 2001 consensus National Coach of the Year finalist Naismith Coach of the Year Four-time Notre Dame Head Coach Muffet McGraw ’77 Saint Joseph’s u u u u u u u The Standard Setting Under the guidance of 22nd-year head coach Muffet McGraw, Notre Dame has evolved into basketball women’s leading country’s the of one powers. The Irish have appeared in 15 NCAA Tournaments (including a current streak of 13 in a row) and advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 seven times in the past 12 years. Notre Four Final Dame Women’s NCAA the reached has also twice, winning college prize with the 2001 national championship. basketball’s ultimate nine All-Americans, 10 WNBA players (including seven draft picks in the medals (eight veterans Basketball USA four and past eight years) won). Now in their 32nd season in 2008-09, the of 639-287 (.690). Irish own an all-time record Web Sites Web u NOTES

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Name : Notre Notre Dame opened the regular season this Junior guard The Irish have not faced Evansville since the since Evansville faced not have Irish The 1993-94 season, which was the freshman campaign for a pair of future — All-Americans Notre Dame Notre Notre Dame is 23-8 (.742) all-time in home openers, including an active 13-game win- - mem the program’s that mirrors ning streak bership in the BIG EAST Conference. Gaither. Evansville is not ranked. Notre Notre Dame is ranked 15th in editions the of both current the Associated Press coaches’ poll. poll and ESPN/USA Today

1 Erica Solomon F 6-2 Fr. 6.0 her game-high 19 points in the second half to Irish players in double figures. lead three the Joyce Center hardwood for the first time in the 2008-09 regular season when it plays host to Evansville Wednesday at 7 for rivals conference were Aces Purple and Irish p.m. (ET). The a decade in the mid-1980s and will look to - re kindle some of the old magic this week. past Sunday with a strong 24/22 62-53 LSU win in at the No. State Farm Tip-Off The Irish Classic. led virtually all the way, pulling clear with a 14-4 run to start the second half and going on to hand the Lady Tigers their first home- opening loss in 27 years. u Rankings u A u Storylines u : uDATE uTIME: uAT uSERIES: u1ST MTG: uLAST MTG: 2008-09 ND Women’s Basketball: Game #2 Basketball: Women’s 2008-09 ND (1-0 / 0-0 BIG EAST) vs. Dame Fighting Irish #15/15 Notre (1-0 / 0-0 MVC) Evansville Purple Aces 52 Erica Williamson 20 Ashley Barlow (C) C G 6-4 5-9 Jr. Jr. 19.0 12 Fraderica Miller 14 Peters Devereaux 21 Natalie Novosel 22 G Fraderica (fruh-DARE-uh-kuh); Lechlitner (LECK-light-ner); Novosel (KNOW-vuh-sell) : Bruszewski (broo-SHEFF-skee); Pronunciations F Brittany Mallory 5-10 6-2 Fr. So. G 0.0 12.0 5-11 G Fr. 5-10 So. 2.0 — Off the Bench For the Irish Off 10 Kellie Watson F 6-2 Fr. 0.0 23 Melissa Lechlitner (C) G 5-7 Jr. 2.0 Notre Dame’s Probable Starting Lineup Notre Dame’s No 32 Becca Bruszewski F 6-1 So. 6.0 24 Lindsay Schrader (C) G 6-0 Sr. 13.0 fighting irish women’s basketball 2008-09

NOTRE DAME Covering the Irish A Quick Look At The Fighting Irish experience and guidance of senior guard and Notre Dame Sports Information Following two seasons of impressive growth co-captain Lindsay Schrader, who joined Bar- C112 Joyce Center, Second Floor and development, Notre Dame has constructed low on last year’s BIG EAST honorable mention Notre Dame, IN 46556 squad after logging 10.3 points and a team-high phone (574) 631-7516 // fax (574) 631-7941 a firm foundation upon which to build its next Chris Masters, Asst. Sports Information Director (WBB) championship contender. The Irish enter the 6.2 rebounds per game. She earned similar sta- [email protected] // cell (574) 532-4166 2008-09 season on the heels of a seventh trip tus this fall in preseason voting by the conference to the NCAA Sweet 16 and a highly-competitive coaches and gives Notre Dame a unique blend of Media Services effort in that regional semifinal that has players, toughness and determination that has become The official Notre Dame athletics web site contains the common thread running through the team’s schedules, rosters, updated statistics and some historical coaches and followers optimistic that even information from previous seasons. High-resolution color greater success may be on the horizon. recent resurgence. headshots and action photos of Notre Dame players, Notre Dame has three starters and seven The Irish sophomore class proved to be an coaches and staff are available upon request. monogram winners returning this season from exceptional complement to their predecessors Official Notre Dame athletics web site: a squad that ranked among the top 10 in the last season, led by forward Devereaux Peters • http://www.UND.com country in scoring offense (8th - 76.2 ppg) and (9.0 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 2.0 bpg), who was a BIG EAST In-Season Interview Policy scoring margin (10th - +14.6 ppg) a year ago. The All-Freshman Team choice despite missing the All requests for Notre Dame player, coach or staff interviews Irish also have many of the pieces back from the final 11 games of the year with a knee injury. must be made through Chris Masters and 24 hours’ notice ’07-08 club that led the BIG EAST in steals for Guard Brittany Mallory (6.3 ppg, 34 3FG) joined is appreciated. Please be aware that student-athletes’ the second consecutive year (school-record 397, Peters on the conference’s all-rookie squad, academic obligations always take precedence before any while forward Becca Bruszewski (5.0 ppg, 2.5 interview requests. 11.68 per game) and forced an opponent-record Media members also may speak to Irish team personnel 737 turnovers. rpg) may be the team’s most improved player before or after practice sessions. While most practices are Perhaps it’s no surprise that Notre Dame’s heading into this season after a scintillating open to the media, some may be closed at the coaching present upward mobility has coincided with the three-game NCAA Tournament performance that staff’s discretion — contact Chris Masters for the latest arrival of its current junior class, including guards included a season-high 16 points against both practice schedule and availability. SMU and Tennessee. On game days, no interviews will be granted with any and co-captains Ashley Barlow and Melissa Notre Dame player or coach prior to competition. Lechlitner. Barlow earned honorable mention all-BIG EAST status last year and is the team’s Potent Notables About The Irish Credentials / Parking top returning scorer (12.1 ppg), while also setting • N o t re D a m e i s Season credentials will be issued to all media covering the Irish on a regular basis. Please note — any Notre Dame the defensive tone with a team-high 68 steals among the na- Winningest Teams (1996-97 to present) men’s basketball season credential also offers access to last season. Meanwhile, Lechlitner (5.5 ppg, 2.6 tion’s winningest all Irish women’s basketball games. apg) assumes the mantle of leadership from the programs during 397 Connecticut For single-game credentials, contact Chris Masters no point guard position after two consistent years the past 12 sea- 389 Tennessee later than 24 hours before tipoff. Credential requests may 347 Duke be submitted via phone, fax or e-mail. Passes will be left at as a reliable understudy to Tulyah Gaines. sons (1996-97 to 318 Louisiana Tech The Irish also should benefit from the veteran the media will call entrance (Gate 1) of the Joyce Center. present), ranking 316 Old Dominion Parking is free for all Irish women’s basketball games in seventh with 293 305 Purdue the large lot south of the Joyce Center. Due to construction u293 NOTRE DAME LAST IRISH GAME victories. in the vicinity of the arena, there are no designated parking • F o r t h e e i g h t h 288 UC Santa Barbara lots or specific parking passes for media members. #16/14 Notre Dame 62, #24/22 LSU 53 consecutive year, 276 Texas Tech Credentials remain the property of the University of Notre Dame and may be revoked at any time. State Farm Tip-Off Classic Notre Dame ranked November 16, 2008 among the nation’s Top 20 in attendance, Pete Maravich Assembly Center (Baton Rouge, La.) Game Notes placing ninth in 2007-08 with an average of Notre Dame’s game notes package is completed and made 7,016 fans to its 16 home games (including available on-line through the official Irish athletics web site Notre Dame (62) three of the top six crowds in school history during the season, usually at least one day prior to tipoff. Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tp Notre Dame’s game notes are in Adobe PDF format and Bruszewski 19 1-3 0-0 4-4 3 0 4 6 and two sellouts). The Irish also have drawn will be distributed via electronic means only (e-mail or web). Williamson 19 0-3 0-0 2-3 4 1 3 2 5,000-or-more fans to 110 of their last 112 Fax distribution is by request only. Barlow 35 7-13 2-4 3-4 5 0 2 19 Lechlitner 36 1-6 0-0 0-0 5 5 0 2 home games, including five Joyce Center Please contact Chris Masters if you wish to be added Schrader 33 5-12 0-0 3-5 6 1 2 13 sellouts of 11,418 (most recently on Jan. to the e-mail distribution list for Notre Dame’s regular Solomon 11 1-3 0-0 4-6 2 0 3 6 27, 2008 vs. Connecticut). women’s basketball releases. Watson 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Miller 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 • The Irish have become a regular fixture in Gameday Services Peters 28 6-7 0-0 0-3 6 2 2 12 the WNBA Draft in recent years, as seven Gameday packages containing game notes, programs and Novosel 17 0-0 0-0 2-2 2 0 1 2 Notre Dame players have been selected in other information will be available in the press box prior Team 5 to all home contests. A pre-game meal also will be served Totals 200 21-47 2-4 18-27 38 9 17 62 the past eight seasons. Charel Allen was the most recent Irish player to be chosen, in the arena level media room (exit court via Gate 8 ramp behind visitors’ bench, make first right, enter first door on LSU (53) going to the Sacramento Monarchs in the right) beginning 75 minutes before tipoff. Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tp third round (43rd overall pick) of the 2008 A bank of statistics monitors is located on press row Morris 14 1-4 0-0 0-0 1 0 3 2 WNBA Draft. Allen, Megan Duffy (New York) for the media’s convenience. Final statistics books include Barrett 23 1-6 0-0 4-6 4 0 1 6 and Ruth Riley (San Antonio) all were active an official NCAA box score and play-by-play. Telephone, Graham 29 0-5 0-1 0-0 9 2 5 0 copier and fax services are available on a first-come, first- Hughes 16 0-1 0-1 0-0 2 1 3 0 in the league during the ’08 season, with all served basis. The Joyce Center also offers wireless Internet Hightower 30 3-12 0-1 0-0 1 3 3 6 three teams making the playoffs (San Anto- Eason 24 2-5 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 4 capability — check with Chris Masters for access. Riley 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 nio made the WNBA Finals, while New York Kelly 16 2-3 0-0 6-6 1 0 0 10 was the Eastern Conference runner-up). Post-Game Interviews Jones 17 4-9 0-1 0-0 2 1 1 8 Three of Notre Dame’s eight WNBA alums Following each Notre Dame home game, Irish head coach Dunning 3 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 0 1 2 have won a total of four league champion- Muffet McGraw and selected players, followed by the Black 7 2-2 0-0 3-5 3 0 1 7 visiting head coach and selected players, will be available Turnbow 20 3-6 0-0 2-2 3 1 1 8 ships — Riley won a pair of crowns with to speak with the media. Post-game press conferences Team 5 the Detroit Shock (2003 Finals MVP, 2006), are held in the Hammes Basketball Auditorium, located Totals 200 18-53 0-4 17-21 32 10 19 53 Coquese Washington toiled for the 2000 between Gates 1 & 2 on the first floor of the Joyce Center Notre Dame 24 38 — 62 Houston Comets, while Jacqueline Bat- (exit floor via Gate 1 ramp to right of press row, go straight LSU 24 29 — 53 teast was Riley’s teammate on the ’06 and turn right at the Notre Dame women’s basketball office; auditorium entrance will be on your left). FG Pct: Notre Dame 44.7, LSU 34.0. 3-PT FG Pct: Notre Dame title-winning squad in Detroit. Media members should submit player requests for 50.0, LSU 0.0. FT Pct: Notre Dame 66.7, LSU 81.0. Turnovers: • For the third year in a row, the Irish posted Notre Dame 21, LSU 18. Blocked Shots: Notre Dame 4 (Peters post-game interviews to Chris Masters at the final media 3), LSU 2. Steals: Notre Dame 12 (Schrader, Peters 3), LSU 11 a perfect 100-percent Graduation Success timeout of the second half. (Hightower 4). Attendance: 7,954. Rate (GSR), according to figures released by

2 2008-09 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball - 8 2 0 2 2 6 8 0 8 0 0 5 9 3 tp tp 89 10 19 11 21 62 12 11 17 3 0 2 1 4 3 1 1 2 3 2 3 5 2 1 4 2 0 1 2 pf pf 22 20 0 1 3 0 4 1 1 6 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 4 21 12 ast ast Blocked Shots: Blocked 2 4 1 3 5 2 3 8 3 3 5 3 2 7 4 5 0 4 4 5 4 8 42 43 reb reb Notre Notre Pct: FG 3-PT Notre Dame 11 Dame Notre Steals: 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-3 0-0 0-0 3-4 4-4 0-0 2-2 4-5 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 6-6 1-1 5-7 0-1 2-4 ft-a ft-a 15-21 14-21 89 62 Notre Dame 71.4, Evansville 71.4, Dame Notre — — 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 4-4 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 2-4 0-0 0-3 1-3 6-8 3-10 6-22 3fg-a 3fg-a FT Pct: FT 33 33 Katryna Gaither came off the 3-7 1-1 0-1 1-4 1-4 6-8 3-4 3-6 0-3 4-9 0-3 0-0 2-8 2-5 3-9 4-7 fg-a fg-a 5-10 3-12 8-12 6-18 34-69 21-62 started things off off things started Bowen Letitia 56 29 Notre Dame 18, Evansville 27. Evansville 18, Dame Notre 8 8 4 17 15 21 30 13 24 20 19 25 17 20 16 26 26 23 28 40- 200 200 min min : Turnovers Notre Notre Dame and Evansville were traditional rivals for North the a of decademembers were (1983-84schools the when to 1993-94) conferences Collegiate Midwestern and Star League). Horizon the as known now latter (the time first the mark will contest Wednesday’s Orlosky knocked all four of her three-point scor game-high took player neither Strangely, The difference in the contest came just past LAST IRISH GAME vs. EVANSVILLE LAST IRISH Series Tidbits Other ND-Evansville Series • Evansville, 89-62 on Feb. 12, 1994, at Roberts Stadium in Evansville. attempts, three in the backbreaking runfinished with 19and points and a game-high eight nearly a had Leary minutes. 24 just in rebounds perfect shooting night, going 3-of-4 from foul the at 4-of-4 and the range) long from (1-1 field line, tallying 11 points and six assists without a turnover. ing honors, a title reserved for freshman forward forward freshman for reserved title a honors, ing of sign (a points 21 in tossed who , Morgan Beth eventual things career to come for the school’s scoring leader). shot who Irish, the for points 10 in chip to bench a blistering 57.5 percent from the field inopening 20 minutes. the the midway point of the first half, with the Irish 26-15. leading media the before layup a with enough innocently her with break the of out came Leary but timeout, only three-pointer of the day and the first olive had officially tumbled from the Orlosky jar. fol- and 1:49, of span a in treys of trio her with lowed try as they might, the Purple Aces couldn’t get of the way. any closer than 24 points the rest Notre Dame 2 (Gaither 2), Evansville 0. Evansville 2), (Gaither 2 Dame Notre (Augustin 3), Evansville 5 (Harycki 2). Attendance: 233. 66.7. Notre Dame 49.3, Evansville 33.9. 33.9. Evansville 49.3, Dame Notre Pct: FG 27.3. Evansville 75.0, Dame Notre Dame 89, Evansville 62 Dame 89, Evansville Notre 1994 February 12, (Evansville, Ind.) Roberts Stadium Dame (89) Notre Player Evansville (62) Player Team Totals Bohman Atchinson Alexander Gaither Augustin Knapp Orlosky Leary Jones Bowen Morgan Lefever Team Totals Dame Notre Evansville Manassah Padgett Johnston Shafer Deffendoll Harycki Schoch Eiker

2008-09 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball Dame Women’s 2008-09 Notre Muffet Muffet Sherri Orlosky Sherri Stephanie Bam- Stephanie Robyn Jennings earned Murphy Misty NOTRE DAME rolled up a up rolled Austin Ashley Kara Kara Leary combined for 18 points in a the NCAA in October 2008. Notre Dame also also Dame Notre 2008. October in NCAA the ’07 perfect a with teams four only of one was GSR to advance to the 2008 NCAA Sweet 16 (joining Oklahoma State,since Furthermore, Vanderbilt). and Tennessee McGraw became the Irish head coach in 1987, every Notre Dame basket- women’s ball player that has completed her athletic has University the at eligibility academic and success rate). graduated (a 57-for-57 Sophomore guard/forward guard/forward Sophomore First-year head coach coach head First-year Evansville opened its season on a solid note solid a on season its opened Evansville guard point Senior also scored a team-best 20 points and added from shots 5-of-7 making while rebounds, eight beyond the arc). the field (3-of-4 from had a perfect shooting day with 13 points points 13 with day shooting perfect a had berger (4-4 FG, 3-3 3FG, 2-2 FT), while senior center Shannon Novosel was held largely team- in a adding check, but points, nine just with finishing high five assists out of the post. follow- Sunday on Evansville at victory initial her ing a head three-year stint prior as of an assistant seasons coach at seven have does She Rice. coaching experience at the small college level (Colorado State-Pueblo and Sheridan College) Murphy record. career (.626) 109-65 a owns and her in time first the for Dame Notre facing be will night. on Wednesday coaching tenure and and 22-5 first-half run as Dame Notre stormed past The Last Time ND And Evansville Met ND Time The Last of backcourt sharpshooting The The Notre Dame-Evansville Series in Evansville against all-time 18-1 is Dame Notre season, 1983-84 the to back dates that series a the first for both schools in theNorth Star Conference now-defunct(and later the Midwest- ern Collegiate Conference). The teams played at least once (and sometimes twice or per more) season in league play through the 1993-94 the join to left Aces Purple the before campaign, followed Irish the and Conference Valley Missouri suit a year later to join the BIG EAST. A Quick Look At Evansville A Quick Look with season this into comes Evansville Although build- the style, offensive new a and coach new a Aces. Purple the for same the remain blocks ing With three starters and 10 letterwinners returning from Missouri last Conference Valley year’s postseason (and co-champions regular-season to well-equipped be should UE qualifiers), WNIT strongest nation’s the of one in run another make mid-major conferences. last Saturday, taking down visiting East - Ten nessee State, 83-73, at Roberts Stadium. The game featured an interesting contrast, with the 23 making but shots, 48 just taking Aces Purple of them (a .479 and percentage), tacking on an line three-point the from showing (.471) 8-of-17 stripe. charity the at effort (.725) 29-for-40 a and made but shots, 84 attempted ETSU Conversely, (.563) 9-of-16 just was and ratio), .345 (a 29 only at the foul line. double-double with 20 points and a team-high in throws free 16 of 13 converting rebounds, 10 the contest. Senior forward Around the BIG EAST 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 L Noon 7:00p 7:00p 7:00p 8:00p 7:00p 7:00p 6:00p 8:30p 1:00p 1:00p 2:00p 3:00p 3:30p 7:00p 2:00p 2:00p 2:00p 4:00p 7:00p 7:00p 2:00p 11:00p 1/3:00p 1/3:30p Overall 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 0 6:30/8:30p W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L (through Nov. 18) (through Nov. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W BIG EAST fighting irish women’s basketball 2008-09 e Evansville at Notre Dame Evansville at Notre at Brown Georgetown Syracuse at Ohio State Villanova at Pennsylvania Villanova Marquette at Indiana State Marquette San Diego State at Connecticut (@Hartford) Pittsburgh at Western Michigan at Western Pittsburgh Seton Hall Classic (South Orange, N.J.) at Seton Hall Wagner DePaul Invitational (Chicago, Ill.) Southern at DePaul Seton Hall Classic (South Orange, N.J.) UMBC/Northern Illinois at Seton Hall Rhode Island at Connecticut (@Hartford) Rutgers at California Louisville at Xavier Portland State at Syracuse St. John’s at Manhattan St. John’s Central Michigan at Georgetown KCRG-TV9 Hawkeye Classic (Iowa City, Iowa) KCRG-TV9 Hawkeye Classic (Iowa City, vs. Portland Providence DePaul Invitational (Chicago, Ill.) at DePaul Duke/Hartford Virginia Florida International at West KCRG-TV9 Hawkeye Classic (Iowa City, Iowa) KCRG-TV9 Hawkeye Classic (Iowa City, at Iowa/vs. Boston University Providence Dame at Boston College Notre at Cincinnati Toledo Marquette at Western Michigan at Western Marquette Coppin State at South Florida Rutgers at Stanford Penn State at Pittsburgh South Florida (9/10) Louisville t Marquet (3/2) Rutgers St. John’s Seton Hall Syracuse u(15/15) NOTRE DAME (1/1) Connecticut Georgetown DePaul Virginia West Cincinnati Providence Villanova Pittsburgh • - indicates BIG EAST Conference game • - indicates BIG EAST Conference All times Eastern and subject to change Upcoming BIG EAST Games November 19 Wednesday, Freshman of Week the Selections 24 begin Nov. 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at Evansville) will play against one another for the first time in organized competition. at teammates were also sisters Novosel The two for School High Catholic (Ky.) Lexington the leading 2004-05), and (2003-04 seasons Knights to the state title the latter year. forward junior Evansville another of Natalie teammates Novosel’s at Lexington Catholic — the pair for suitedthe Knights for three up seasons (2003-04 2005-06). through sel the Irish and Purple Aces have ever met in game. a non-conference Evansville is the first of three in-state op ponents for Notre Dame this season, with a home game against Purdue (Dec. 7) and a road trip to (Dec. Valparaiso 13) penciled Dame is 111-32 in (.776) next month. Notre all-time against other Indiana schools, with the Center; Joyce the at mark (.828) 53-11 a games 14 last their of 11 won have also Irish against in-state opponents, losing only to and 2005) 7, Dec. and 2004 4, (Jan. Purdue Indiana (Dec. 3, 2006). guard freshman Dame Notre

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Missouri Valley Conference Valley Missouri Notre Dame is 24-2 (.923) all-time against the Confer Valley Missouri the of alignment current against the Missouri Valley Conference, going neutral at 2-0 and road the on 5-1 home, at 8-0 sites. Notre Dame vs. The Notre Dame vs. ence, including an 11-1 (.917) record at home against MVC schools. The Irish last Illinois downing 2004, played 12, a Nov. on school Valley State, 92-73, at the Joyce Center Preseason in the of the round first WNIT (an eventIrish the would go on towin). against games Dame’s mem MVC present the bership have against come Pur Evansville,and Irish the when ple Aces were rivals in and Star North the both Midwestern Collegiate conferences. of Notre Dame head coach a current MVC squad defeated Notre Dame. Ironically enough, it was Evansville that pulled off the Since feat on Jan. 28, loss. 1993, when the 73-69 Purple a Irish visiting the handed Aces games consecutive six won have Irish the then, MVC schools. against current Illinois since teams, MVC against streak winning State edged the Irish, 61-59, on Feb. 8, 1984, at the Joyce Center. •

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Summitt (Tenn) Landers (UGa) Conradt (Texas) Summitt (Tenn) Landers (UGa) Stringer (RU) Blair (TAMU) uMcGraw (ND) Larry (ODU) Sanderford (WKU) Sanderford Washington (KU) Washington uMcGraw (ND) Lindsay Schrader Active D-I Coaches As Player & Coach AP Poll Appearances All-Time D-I Coaches (active coaches only) AP Poll Appearances 1. 17 AP poll Nov. NOTE: through 2. 3. 23. 1. 2. 3. 12. 13. 14. 24. 25. June Daugherty (Wash. St.) (Wash. Daugherty June Nell Fortner (Auburn) MaChelle Joseph (Ga. Tech) Larry (ODU) Wendy Joanne McCallie (Duke) Kathy McConnell-Miller (Colo.) (ND) McGraw uMuffet Kim Mulkey (Baylor) Bev Smith (Oregon) Dawn Staley (S. Carolina) Thorne St.) (Ariz. Turner Charli NOTES: only current teams … all listed coaches shown AP have poll with made current teams Daugherty except (did so and at Staley (at Temple) … Washington) Larry and Smith are coaching maters. at their alma

Muffet Muffet McGraw Notre Dame also Besides her 161 In addition, the Irish A 2008 honorable mention all-BIG EAST selec- EAST all-BIG mention honorable 2008 A The Irish collected 182 points, with Connecti- with points, 182 collected Irish The In addition, senior guard Irish Fourth In BIG EAST Preseason Poll has been ranked in the AP poll for 161 weeks during the program’s 32-year history, every withone of those appearances coming inthe More Polling Data coach head Dame Notre McGraw Muffet is one of 23 people in NCAA bas- women’s I Division have who history ketball both played forcoached and a team that has appeared in Associated the Press Top 25 poll. AP poll appearances Notre at coaching while the was McGraw Dame, starting point guard at Saint Joseph’s (Pa.) as helping 1977, in senior a 3 No. to rise Hawks the in the nation. Of the 23 Division NCAA are currently 11 list, this on people I head coaches (see accompanying chart). era (since 1987-88).McGraw ranksamong all active NCAA 13th coaches head I Division poll, AP the in weeks for all- 25th stands also and time in that category. earned their 22n dcon- /WBCA Today ESPN/USA the in ranking secutive one (down week this 15th placing poll, coaches’ Dame balloting). Notre the spot preseason from ended last year at No. 13, its highest ranking of the 2007-08 season, and has appeared (all history in its during the weeks 153 for poll coaches’ tenure). coming during McGraw’s was chosen as a Honorable Preseason Mention selection, one of 14 All-BIG- play ers EAST to garner preseason all-conference status. team-high a and points 10.3 averaged Schrader scoring while season last game per rebounds 6.2 21 times. in double figures seven and starters three of one is Schrader tion, monogram winners back for the Irish from last The Notre Dame basketball women’s team has been projected to finish fourth in the BIG EAST Conference this season, according to a pre season vote of the league’s 16 head coaches that was announced during the 2008 BIG EAST the at 23 Oct. on Day Media Basketball Women’s City. ESPN Zone in New York (one Rutgers points), 224 votes, first-place (14 cut first-place vote, 201 points) and Louisville (one first-place vote, 200 points) joining Notre Dame in the top four.

- and and Sue Sue 2008-09 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball Dame Women’s 2008-09 Notre Natalie Erica Solomon Kellie Watson Watson Kellie NOTRE DAME Becca Bruszewski start- Barlow’s Ashley Melissa Lechlitner made her continued to run run to continued Gaines Tulyah Devereaux Devereaux Peters matched her Fraderica Miller made their college debuts in the final minute. guard guard second career start and first as the primary filled (she guard point ing spot at the 2-guard on Feb. 24, 2008 at while DePaul, the point). All four Irish freshmen saw action day’s in game, with Sun forward made her first career start on Sunday. made her first career Junior guard turning in the best effort with six points and two rebounds in 11 minutes; guard career high career with six field goals and matched (34 career her of total minute third-highest the overtime in 31 2007; 16, Nov. on Maryland at vs. 28 2007; 5, Dec. on Green Bowling at win on Jan. 16, 2008). Villanova Sophomore forward in rebounds two and points two had Novosel forward while minutes, 17 Gunter. state the in win first its up picks Dame Notre 1999 the of round first the since Louisiana of NCAA Tournament, when it downed Saint (Calif), 61-57. Mary’s The 53 points allowed by Notre Dame were op- ranked a to up given have they fewest the earned they when 2005, 15, Feb. since ponent a 54-47 win at No. 25/22 Boston College. LSU went 0-for-4 to from beyond failed the has arc, opponent the Dame Notre a time first when 2007, 2, Dec. since triple a on connect distance. from IUPUI was 0-for-10 In her first game since tearing theher left ACLknee on in Feb. 10, 2008, sophomore forward off off the season against a 25 Top foe, Joyce having the at 99-82, UCLA, 6 No. downed also the 1998-99 campaign. Center to begin openers season in (.750) 24-8 is Dame Notre and now has won 14 consecutivethe in (.864) 19-3 combined a going lidlifters, season to present). McGraw era (1987-88 Muffet regular-season in sparkle to continue Irish The tournament improving to play, 22-5 (.815) in their last 27 regular-season tourney games, season. starting with the 1996-97 Pete the in place its stamped also Dame Notre Maravich Assembly Center record books,becoming just the fourth non-conferenceschool to defeat LSU at home in 13-plus seasons the(1995-96 to — present) the past and Michigan (in double Purdue others were overtime) in 2001-02 and Connecticut twice (2006-07 and 2007-08). Tigers Lady the handed Irish the more, What’s their first loss in a home opener since Nov. LSU, shaded State McNeese when 1981, 23, 75-74, in the final season prior to the arrival coach, legendary late Tigers’ Lady the of • Polling Station Associ- week’s this in 15th ranked is Dame Notre ated poll, Press up one spot its from preseason ranking. It’s the 22nd consecutive AP poll season last opened ap- which Irish, the for pearance at No. as 24 high and as 3, rose ninth on March marking the eight time in the past 12 seasons (1996-97 through 2007-08) that the Irish have 10. the AP Top reached • • • • • • • • • • Evansville Series — UE 6.0 4.0 0.0 1-0 73.0 .479 .471 .725 45.0 45.0 20.0 23.0 0.87 83.0 76.8 60.1 77-56 80-68 74-53 72-70 76-55 73-57 75-65 71-55 Score 75-66 79-45 70-58 83-65 73-56 78-62 79-65 69-73 74-62 93-48 89-62 Average L W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W 9.0 4.0 ND 1-0 12.0 53.0 .447 .500 .667 38.0 32.0 21.0 0.43 62.0 +6.0 15/15 Result

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3/10/84 2/1/85 3/3/85 2/2/86 2/28/86 1/12/89 2/9/89 3/10/89 Series Scoring 1/27/84 (Semifinal) 1 = Midwestern Collegiate Conference Tournament Dame Notre Evansville - 3 games Dame Notre Streak: Win Current vs. Evansville: 12-1 McGraw Muffet Dame: First meeting Misty Murphy vs. Notre McGraw vs. Murphy: First meeting ND Biggest Win: 45 (93-48 on 1/20/94) UE Biggest Win: 4 (73-69 on 1/28/93) 15 (1984-92) ND Longest Win Streak: 1 (1993) UE Longest Win Streak: Date Notre Dame Leads Series 18-1 1/29/90 2/3/90 11/26/90 2/2/91 2/13/92 2/24/92 1/28/93 3/6/93 1/20/94 2/12/94 Steals per game Field goal percentage percentage Three-point percentage throw Free REBOUNDING Rebounds per game per game Opponent rebs. Rebounding margin OTHER Assists per game per game Turnovers Assist/turnover ratio Blocked shots per game Points allowed per game SCORING per game Points scored rank AP/ESPN-USA Today 2008-09 record fighting irish women’s basketball 2008-09

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year’s 25-9 club that finished fourth in the BIG Ten Conference opponents — Wisconsin in Day of the Week EAST and advanced to the NCAA Tournament’s 1996 (81-69), Purdue in 2003 (71-54), Michigan Sunday 1-0 Monday 0-0 Sweet 16 for the seventh time in the past 12 State in 2004 (82-73 OT) and Indiana in 2006 Tuesday 0-0 seasons. (54-51) — with the other two defeats coming Wednesday 0-0 to Tennessee in 2005 (62-51) and 2008 (87-63). Thursday 0-0 The Purdue loss also snapped a 33-game non- Friday 0-0 Half And Half Saturday 0-0 During the past nine seasons, Notre Dame has conference home winning streak which began been nearly unbeatable when it has the lead at after the UW setback. Time of Game Since its inaugural season in 1977-78, Day games (before 6 p.m local time) 1-0 halftime. The Irish are 146-14 (.913) since the Night games (6 p.m. or later local time) 0-0 start of the 2000-01 campaign when they go into Notre Dame has played all of its games at the the dressing room with the lead, including wins Joyce Center, posting a 312-82 (.792) record at Location in 74 of their last 82 such contests. the venerable facility. Three times (1999-2000, Home games 0-0 2000-01 and 2003-04), the Irish went a perfect Road games 1-0 Last year, Notre Dame led at the half 24 Neutral site games 0-0 times and went on to win 22 times, although 15-0 at home, setting a school record for home both losses came in the postseason — against wins in a season. Halftime score Pittsburgh in the BIG EAST Conference Cham- Leading at the half 0-0 Tied at the half 1-0 pionship quarterfinals after leading 22-21; and Irish Have New Home On The Dial Trailing at the half 0-0 against Tennessee in the NCAA Oklahoma City On Aug. 27, 2008, the Notre Dame athletics Regional Semifinals after leading 33-31, the first department announced it had partnered with Individual scoring time the Irish were up at the break on the Lady the LeSEA Broadcasting Network, making Two or fewer double-figure scorers 0-0 Three double-figure scorers 1-0 Vols in 20 series games. Pulse FM (96.9/92.1) the new radio home of Four double-figure scorers 0-0 Notre Dame women’s basketball in the South Five or more double-figure scorers 0-0 Bend market. The Best Offense Is A Good Defense… Rebounding margin During the past 14 seasons (1995-96 to pres- LeSEA now originates all Notre Dame Grab more rebounds than opponents 1-0 ent), Notre Dame has discovered that a solid women’s basketball games, with those events Grab same number of rebounds as opponents 0-0 defensive effort can almost certainly guarantee carried on Pulse FM (96.9/92.1), marking the Grab fewer rebounds than opponents 0-0 first time since the 1998-99 season that the a victory. In fact, since the beginning of the Field goal shooting 1995-96 season (Notre Dame’s first in the BIG Irish are heard on an FM station. Combined, Higher pct. than opponent 1-0 EAST Conference), the Irish have an amaz- these two stations blanket the nation’s No. Lower pct. than opponent 0-0 ing 185-12 (.939) record when they hold their 89 media market (South Bend-Elkhart), cover- Shoot 45% or better 0-0 ing a 21-county area in northern Indiana and Shoot less than 45% 1-0 opponents below 60 points in a game. Hold opponent under 40% 1-0 Notre Dame added its first tally of the sea- southwest Michigan that contains more than son to this ledger with Sunday’s 62-53 win at 1.35 million listeners (better than 800,000 in Free throw margin LSU in the State Farm Tip-Off Classic. the greater South Bend area alone). All told, Make more free throws 1-0 Make same number of free throws 0-0 Notre Dame’s new women’s basketball net- Make fewer free throws 0-0 …But Sometimes You Have To Score If work stretches from Kalamazoo, Mich., to the north, North Judson, Ind., to the west, Macy, Turnovers You Want To Win Ind., (home of former Irish All-America center Commit fewer turnovers 0-0 Not resting solely on its defensive laurels, Commit same number of turnovers 0-0 Ruth Riley) to the south, and LaGrange, Ind., Commit more turnovers 1-0 Notre Dame also seemingly has found the to the east. magic mark when it comes to outscoring its Women’s basketball game broadcasts also Miscellaneous opponents. During the past 14 seasons (since continue to be streamed live and free of Vs. Top 25 (AP or ESPN/USA Today polls) 1-0 On television 1-0 1995-96), the Irish are 114-4 (.966) when charge on Notre Dame’s official athletics Web they score at least 80 points in a game. The In white jerseys 0-0 site (UND.com) through the Fighting Irish All- In alternate white jerseys 0-0 only blemishes on that record are a pair of Access multimedia package. In blue jerseys 1-0 overtime losses to Texas A&M (88-84) and The new agreement includes extensive In green jerseys 0-0 Michigan State (87-83) in 1995, a 106-81 loss Notre Dame athletics promotion aired on a Margin of Victory to Connecticut in 1998, and an 81-80 loss to combination of the LeSEA stations. 1-5 points 0-0 DePaul in 2008. Bob Nagle, the voice of Notre Dame wom- 6-10 points 1-0 Notre Dame won 14 of 15 games last sea- en’s basketball from 1996-97 through 1998-99 11-15 points 0-0 son when it reached the 80-point mark. 16-20 points 0-0 (including the program’s first NCAA Final Four 21+ points 0-0 berth in 1997), returns as the play-by-play In overtime games 0-0 Now That’s A Home Court Advantage voice of the Irish this season. One of the hallmarks of Notre Dame’s success Conference Affiliation Atlantic Coast 0-0 has been its stellar play at home. In fact, the Notre Dame On The Small Screen Atlantic 10 0-0 Irish have been virtually untouchable at home Notre Dame will at least 19 regular-season BIG EAST 0-0 in recent years, winning 162 of their last 183 Big Ten 0-0 games televised during the upcoming 2008- Horizon League 0-0 games (.885) at the 11,418-seat Joyce Center, 09 season. Highlighting this year’s broadcast Mid-American 0-0 including winning streaks of 51 and 25 games schedule are eight nationally-televised Irish Missouri Valley 0-0 in that span. Notre Dame also has a 93-15 Southeastern 1-0 women’s basketball contests, including four Southern 0-0 (.861) record in BIG EAST Conference play at games on the ESPN family of networks (begin- the Joyce Center, sporting a 31-game league ning with last Sunday’s State Farm Tip-Off Month winning streak at home before it ended with a Classic game at LSU, which aired on ESPN2 November 1-0 December 0-0 48-45 loss to Villanova in the ’02 home finale. and ESPN360.com) and three others on CBS The Irish have been particularly strong January 0-0 College Sports. February 0-0 when it comes to non-conference games at In addition, Notre Dame continues to March 0-0 home, winning 71 of their last 77 non-BIG expand its broadcast reach globally on the EAST contests (.922) at the Joyce Center, dat- Internet. All 11 Irish regular-season home ing back to the 1994-95 season. Four of the games that have not been selected for com- losses in that span came at the hands of Big mercial TV coverage will air live on the official

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Academics NOTRE DAME Notre Dame Student-Athletes Rank Notre Dame athletics web site, UND.com, via which school can raise the most money for Among Nation’s Best the site’s free multimedia package, Fighting breast cancer awareness and research dur- Whether measured by the federal government in its Irish All-Access. ing the WBCA’s designated Pink Zone games Department of Education report (the 18th edition came This year’s TV slate continues a recent (Feb. 13-22, 2009). A total of 15 schools from out this fall) or by the NCAA through its newer Graduation trend that has seen the Irish become a regu- among the top 20 in last year’s final NCAA Success Rate (GSR) numbers, graduation rates for Notre lar fixture on television. Beginning with the attendance rankings have committed for this Dame student-athletes rank among the national leaders in all major categories among all major football-playing colleges NCAA championship season of 2000-01 and inaugural challenge — Baylor, Connecticut, and universities. continuing through this year (not counting Duke, LSU, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri Notre Dame led the nation in the GSR ratings for all Wednesday’s game), Notre Dame has played State, New Mexico, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, student-athletes (at 98, tied with the United States Naval in 116 televised games, including 66 that were Penn State, Purdue, Tennessee, Texas Tech Academy), while also ranking first in both the GSR and federal broadcast nationally. and Vanderbilt. The school raising the most standings for female student-athletes (100 GSR, 93 federal) — as well as first in the federal listing for black student- money during their specific Pink Zone game athletes (84). Both the federal graduation-rate figures and Oh Captain, My Captain will earn the first-ever Pink Zone Challenge the GSR numbers for Notre Dame student-athletes found the Senior guard Lindsay Schrader and junior Trophy, to be commissioned by Notre Dame Irish ranked fourth or better nationally in five major categories and awarded during the WBCA National among the 119 football-playing institutions in the NCAA guards Ashley Barlow and Melissa Lechlitner Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A). are team captains for the 2008-09 season. All Convention, to be held April 3-7, 2009, at Listing all student-athletes in all sports, Notre Dame tied three players are serving as captains for the the NCAA Women’s Final Four in St. Louis. for first among the Bowl Subdivision football schools in the first time in their careers, and each received • Game Day (Feb. 8 vs. DePaul) - The Irish have GSR figures, initiated in 2005 by the NCAA. The University’s the captain’s honor following a vote of their selected their Feb. 8 home game against 98 percent GSR for all its student-athletes matched that for DePaul as Notre Dame’s Pink Zone game, the U.S. Naval Academy. Using the federal formula, Notre teammates prior to the season. Dame graduated a four-year average of 89 percent of its presented by Saint Joseph Regional Medical student-athletes, second-best in the nation. Center. The Irish will take the court in white, Notre Dame graduated 93 percent of all women compet- Irish In The Pink (Zone) All Season Long pink and navy uniforms, specially-designed Notre Dame is proud to be a participant in the ing in varsity athletics, to rank first among its peer institutions by the school’s official athletics apparel (tied with Northwestern) based on the federal calculations. second annual Pink Zone initiative, created by provider, adidas. The first 2,000 fans in at- Among men, Notre Dame’s 87 percent federal rate was sec- the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association tendance will receive a free pink Irish t-shirt, ond, while the school also graduated 84 percent of its black (WBCA) in order to heighten breast cancer student-athletes, ranking first based on the federal rate. compliments of Saint Joseph Regional Medi- awareness and raise money for research to- In the GSR standings, in addition to its number-one rank- cal Center, and pink pom-poms, balloons ing for all student-athletes, Notre Dame tied for first among wards finding a cure for the disease. and posters will fill the crowd. In addition, female student-athletes at 100 (Vanderbilt and the U.S. Naval Throughout the 2008-09 season, the Irish will breast cancer survivors will be recognized on Academy also finished at 100), second among male student- take part in several activities centered around athletes at 97 percent (behind the Naval Academy at 98), and the court during a special halftime ceremony. the Pink Zone initiative, including: second among black student-athletes at 96 percent (behind What’s more, should Notre Dame sell out • Open Practice/Tip-Off Luncheon - On Oct. the Naval Academy at 98). this game, the Irish will donate an additional The NCAA also calculated graduation rates over a 19, the Irish open the doors to one of their $10,000 to the Pink Zone initiative. 10-year period (student-athletes who entered from 1992-93 preseason practice sessions and allowed through 2001-02). During those 10 years, Notre Dame had Proceeds from all of Notre Dame’s Pink Zone approximately 600 season ticket holders to 627 student-athletes who exhausted their eligibility — and events this season will go to the Kay Yow/WBCA watch the team prepare for the upcoming 100 percent of them graduated within the allotted six-year Cancer Fund, as well as three local charities — period, a figure only Northwestern can match. season. A luncheon with the team followed Women’s Task Force, Young Survivors Group and a total of $3,311 was raised. and Secret Sisters Society. For more information • Three-Point Pledge - Fans can pledge an Academic All-Americans on the WBCA’s Pink Zone initiative, log on to the Entering the 2008-09 academic year, Notre Dame ranks sec- amount to donate for every three-pointer ® WBCA’s official web site at www.wbca.org. ond in the nation with 201 Academic All-America selections, the Irish make this season. Pledge cards including 32 in the past three years alone. The Academic are available at the Joyce Center Gate 10 All-America® Program is administered by the College Sports ND To Host NCAA Tourney Games in 2009 Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), whose member- marketing table prior to each home game. ship votes on the award winners, and the program is spon- • Beanie Bears/Calendars - The Irish are Notre Dame’s Joyce Center will serve as one sored by ESPN The Magazine. collecting a $5 donation for every special- of 16 host sites for first- and second-round The Notre Dame women’s basketball program has pro- edition Notre Dame women’s basketball games in this year’s NCAA Championship. The duced five Academic All-America® honorees in its 32-year his- two opening-round contests will be played on tory, with those five players winning a total of seven citations. beanie bear and team calendar sold during In addition, two-time first-team Academic All-America® pick the season. Sunday, March 22, while the second-round Ruth Riley was tapped as the 2001 Academic All-America® • T-Shirt Sales - Specially-commissioned game will take place on Tuesday, March 24. Women’s Basketball Team Member of the Year, as well as the “Irish Believe” pink t-shirts are on sale in All-session tickets for this year’s NCAA Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year. Riley also the Hammes Bookstore and Varsity Shop on Championship games at the Joyce Center are is one of only 10 student-athletes in Notre Dame history to available by contacting the Notre Dame athlet- earn All-American and Academic All-America® honors twice the Notre Dame campus. Proceeds from the in her career. sales of the t-shirt will go to breast cancer ics ticket office (574-631-7356). Megan Duffy was the latest honoree in 2006, when she awareness and research. Notre Dame has played in the NCAA ® was named a first-team Academic All-America selection, • Brittany and Becca’s Class - Sophomores Championship on its home floor five times becoming the second Irish player ever to attain that distinc- before, most recently defeating Southwest tion. Duffy graduated in May 2006 with a 3.576 grade-point Brittany Mallory and Becca Bruszewski average (GPA) and a degree in psychology and computer currently are taking a management class Missouri State (now Missouri State) and Middle applications from Notre Dame’s College of Arts and Letters. in Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Busi- Tennessee in 2004 to make the program’s sixth She also garnered dean’s list honors in four of her final five ness under the guidance of Chuck Lennon, NCAA Sweet 16 appearance. All told, the Irish semesters (spring 2004, fall 2004, spring 2005, fall 2005). an Irish women’s basketball season ticket are 6-1 in NCAA tourney play at the Joyce ND Women’s Basketball Academic All-Americans holder, as well as Associate Vice President Center, winning six in a row since an 81-76 Megan Duffy 2006 (First Team) for University Relations and Executive Direc- first-round loss to Minnesota in 1994. Maggie Lally 1980, 1981 (Second Team) tor of the Notre Dame Alumni Association. Shari Matvey 1981 (Second Team) Ruth Riley 2000, 2001* (First Team) This class has been focusing on ways to help Irish Fans Crave Another Big Mac Attack Mary Beth Schueth 1983 (Second Team) promote and enhance the Pink Zone initiative After a wildly-successful debut last season, * = also Academic All-America® Women’s Basketball Team Member of the Year on the Notre Dame campus and will debut Notre Dame is bringing back its “Big Mac” and Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year their ideas at the Purdue game on Dec. 7. promotion for 2008-09, offering fans a cou- • Pink Zone Challenge - The Irish women’s pon for a free Big Mac from South Bend-area basketball program has challenged some of McDonald’s restaurants if the Irish score at the other top-drawing teams in the country least 88 points in a game. to a friendly fund-raising competition to see It didn’t take long for the burger watch to 2008-09 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball 7 Atten. 11,418* 11,418* 11,418* 11,418* 11,418* 10,825 9,676 9,597 9,494 9,483 8,878 8,831 8,760 8,574 8,571 8,553 8,265 8,193 8,134 7,960 W, 92-76 W, 65-53 W, L, 51-62 L, 63-87 L, 64-81 77-46 W, 60-44 W, 88-54 W, L, 51-54 L, 54-71 64-57 W, 81-66 W, 81-51 W, 66-51 W, 71-46 W, 98-49 W, L, 53-72 L, 64-79 L, 82-85 42-35 W, Result #1 Connecticut Georgetown #1 Tennessee #3 Tennessee #1 Connecticut Michigan #16 Boston College Michigan (NCAA) Indiana #7 Purdue Tech #16 Virginia #15 Pittsburgh Providence #4 Connecticut Syracuse Alcorn St. (NCAA) #3 Connecticut #8 Connecticut #2 Tennessee Valparaiso Opponent 1/15/01 2/24/01 12/31/05 1/5/08 1/27/08 12/2/07 2/10/02 3/19/01 12/3/06 1/4/03 1/26/02 2/10/08 2/14/04 1/13/04 1/29/02 3/17/01 1/20/03 2/19/06 1/12/92 11/18/01 Date 6. 7. 8. 9. G Lindsay Schrader Oct. 23 All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention Preseason 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. T1. T1. T1. T1. T1. AP poll // rankings from * = indicates capacity crowd Boldface indicates game played this season Top Joyce Center Crowds Top Rk. 2008-09 Honorees - - Sylvia fighting irish women’s basketball 2008-09 Philip J. Purcell III, the Under first-year head coach Exterior changes to the Joyce Center that Changes to the interior of the Joyce Center New, blue chair-back seating upper- all-new including from arena, the topof bottom to arena sections. All seating will be replaced in the lower bowl (including platform seats), bowl upper the in bleachers wooden the and will be removed and replaced with and treads risers and permanent arena seats. The exchange of the bleacher sections for chair the from capacity the change will seats back 9,800. 11,418 to approximately current A stadium club/hospitality area (approxi mately 16,500 square feet) in the south end of the arena, with a separate, private 800 nearly entry for seating club premium with and 9,800 projected the of part is figure (that fans capacity). Included in this area will be food facilities. service and restroom num increased areas, concession fixed New bers of women’s restrooms and increased handicapped seating options. The interior seating changes provide an op- student for options new consider to portunity lower- both in sit currently Students seating. basket the behind sections upper-arena and on the east end of the arena. Next Game: Boston College Game: Next The Irish get back on a 2 the p.m. road (ET) matinee Sunday at for their old Conference rival, BIG Boston EAST College. It will mark Notre Dame’s first visit to Chestnut Hill since EAST BIG the in last (BC’s season 2004-05 the before moving to the ACC). season their opened have Eagles the Crawley, with wins over Saint Francis (Pa.) (99-68) and Holy Cross (82-69). Boston College will welcom- before night Thursday play Hofstra to host ing the Irish to town over the weekend. alumnus and Trustee retired retired chairman and chief executive officer of Stanley. Morgan began the of taking end shapesouth the on in addition September three-story includenew, a include will area floor third The structure. current first-floor The area. club/hospitality stadium the for feet square 4,500 almost include will addition - inte 10 and exterior four (including offices ticket rior tickets windows), 3,000 feet square for the main new completely a as well as shop, varsity entrance and lobby situated between Gates 8 graphics feature will entrance new The 10. and and theming com- that highlight Notre Dame’s peting athletic programs. include: arena • • • • - Allen FG Mallory FT Mallory FT Barlow FG Mallory FG Novosel FT Mallory 3FG Schrader FG Williamson FG *Hillsdale 2007-08 *S. Indiana Miami (Ohio) Boston Coll. Canisius Valparaiso Marquette S. Florida * - exhibition game ND’s “Big Mac Baskets” Mac “Big ND’s 2008-09 *Gannon Brittany Mallory, who was sent 2008-09 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball Dame Women’s 2008-09 Notre

Last year, Notre Dame sold out its games Last year, the It should come as no surprise that in the

The first phase of the project, thatbegan in Replacement of the existing Joyce Center The University announced in October 2007 8

On Sept. 13, 2008, groundbreaking ceremonies ceremonies groundbreaking 2008, 13, Sept. On Joyce the including Pavilion, Purcell new the for held were renovation, and addition arena Center project two-year the of phase first the off kick to basketball Dame Notre for home the upgrade to and volleyball. new a of construction involves 2008, September three-story structure at the south end of thearena. That structure will include a new three- story lobby, the Notre Dame ticket operations varsity a and feet) square 4,500 (approximately shop to sell apparel and souvenirs - (approxi mately 3,000 feet), square in addition to a new club seating and hospitality area. arena seating, including installation of chair- expected is arena, the throughout seating back Commence- University’s the after place take is to project entire The 2009. May in Exercises ment The 2010. January in completion for scheduled arena is expected to re-open by mid-October 2009, in time for the start season and the end of the volleyball season. of the basketball that this $26.3 million project had received a $12.5 million leadership gift from Notre Dame Joyce Center Arena Renovation Underway Joyce Center

against Tennessee and Connecticut, and near against Tennessee ly did the same drawing 10,825 fans for that game. for the Michigan contest, The Final Countdown Less than 1,000 tickets remain for the Dec. 7 game with in-state rival Purdue at the Joyce allotment that Should tipoff). ET p.m. (2 Center be exhausted, it would women’s basketball represent sellout the (11,418 capacity) sixth in school history and the third in the past two seasons. Irish reached magic number eight the times, doing so both exhibition wins, in along with regular- season victories over Miami College, (Ohio), Canisius, Valparaiso, Boston Marquette and South Florida. Dame Notre the promotion, the of history short shares baskets Mac” “Big most the with player soph- — burger tasty the with initials same the omore guard the crowd home happy (and presumably with full bellies) four times. fire back up again, as again, up back fire Notre Dame topped the 88-point in its mark lone exhibition game this year with a 96-30 Gannon 5. on Nov. win over NOTRE DAME fighting irish women’s basketball 2008-09 NOTRE DAME 2008-09 University of Notre Dame Women’s Basketball Results Overall Record: 1-0 (Home: 0-0, Away: 1-0, Neutral: 0-0); BIG EAST Conference Record: 0-0

————— Notre Dame Highs ————— Date ND NR Opp NR Opponent Time/Result Streak Record BEC Scorer Rebounder Assists Attendance Nov. 16 16/14 24/22 at LSU1-ESPN2 W 62-53 W1 1-0 Barlow-19 two with 6 Lechlitner-5 7,954 Nov. 19 EVANSVILLE 7 p.m. ET Nov. 23 at Boston College 2 p.m. ET Nov. 25 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 7 p.m. ET Nov. 29 MICHIGAN STATE 2 p.m. ET Dec. 2 at Eastern Michigan 7 p.m. ET Dec. 7 PURDUE 2 p.m. ET Dec. 10 at MichiganBTN 7 p.m. ET Dec. 13 at Valparaiso 1:35 p.m. CT Dec. 20 LOYOLA-CHICAGO 2 p.m. ET Dec. 28 at CharlotteESPNU 2 p.m. ET Dec. 30 at Vanderbilt 7 p.m. CT Jan. 3 • at Seton Hall Noon ET Jan. 6 • at DePaulCBS CS 8 p.m. CT Jan. 10 • GEORGETOWN 7 p.m. ET Jan. 13 • at MarquetteCBS CS 8 p.m. CT Jan. 17 • ST. JOHN’S 2 p.m. ET Jan. 24 • at Villanova 2 p.m. ET Jan. 27 • RUTGERSCBS CS 8 p.m. ET Jan. 31 • CINCINNATI 2 p.m. ET Feb. 3 • at Pittsburgh 7 p.m. ET Feb. 8 • DEPAULESPNU 2 p.m. ET Feb. 11 • LOUISVILLE 7 p.m. ET Feb. 17 • at South Florida 7 p.m. ET Feb. 22 • at ConnecticutESPNU 2 p.m. ET Feb. 24 • SYRACUSE 7 p.m. ET Feb. 28 • at Providence 2 p.m. ET March 2 • WEST VIRGINIA 3:30 p.m. ET

BIG EAST Championship (Hartford, Conn. — XL Center) March 6 First Round TBA March 7 Second RoundBIG EAST TV TBA March 8 QuarterfinalsESPNU TBA March 9 SemifinalsESPNU 6/8 p.m. ET March 10 FinalESPN 7 p.m. ET

NCAA Championship — First & Second Rounds (Notre Dame, Ind. — Joyce Center) March 22 First RoundESPN/ESPN2 TBA March 24 Second RoundESPN/ESPN2 TBA

NCAA Regionals (Berkeley, Calif./Oklahoma City, Okla./Raleigh, N.C./Trenton, N.J.) March 28-29 Regional SemifinalsESPN TBA March 30-31 Regional FinalsESPN TBA

NCAA Women’s Final Four (St. Louis, Mo. — Scottrade Center) April 5 National SemifinalsESPN TBA April 7 National ChampionshipESPN TBA 2008-09 ATTENDANCE • = indicates BIG EAST Conference game Totals Avg. High NR = national ranking (listed as Associated Press/ESPN-USA Today) All Games: 7,954 7,954 7,954 (11/16 - LSU) ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU = Game to be televised live on ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU CBS CS = Game to be televised live on CBS College Sports Home: BIG EAST TV = Game to be televised live as part of BIG EAST-Regional Sports Networks package Away: 7,954 7,954 7,954 (11/16 - LSU) BTN = Game to be televised live on the Big Ten Network Neutral: NOTE: All home games not scheduled for commercial TV broadcast will air live on UND.com Home games listed in ALL CAPS and played at Joyce Center (capacity 11,418)

2008-09 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball 9 NOTRE DAME fighting irish women’s basketball 2008-09 2008-09 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball Statistics — All Games Overall Record: 1-0 (Home: 0-0, Away: 1-0, 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. Barlow, Ashley 1-1 35-35.0 7-13 .538 2-4 .500 3-4 .750 0 5 5 5.0 2-0 0 4 0 2 19 19.0 Schrader, Lindsay 1-1 33-33.0 5-12 .417 0-0 .000 3-5 .600 2 4 6 6.0 2-0 1 5 0 3 13 13.0 Peters, Devereaux 1-0 28-28.0 6-7 .857 0-0 .000 0-3 .000 2 4 6 6.0 2-0 2 2 3 3 12 12.0 Bruszewski, Becca 1-1 19-19.0 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 4-4 1.000 0 3 3 3.0 4-0 0 0 0 2 6 6.0 Solomon, Erica 1-0 11-11.0 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 4-6 .667 1 1 2 2.0 3-0 0 1 1 1 6 6.0 Lechlitner, Melissa 1-1 36-36.0 1-6 .167 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 4 5 5.0 0-0 5 4 0 1 2 2.0 Novosel, Natalie 1-0 17-17.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 1 1 2 2.0 1-0 0 3 0 0 2 2.0 Williamson, Erica 1-1 19-19.0 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 2-3 .667 2 2 4 4.0 3-0 1 1 0 0 2 2.0 Miller, Fraderica 1-0 1-1.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Watson, Kellie 1-0 1-1.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Team 1 4 5 5.0 1 Notre Dame 1 200 21-47 .447 2-4 .500 18-27 .667 10 28 38 38.0 17-0 9 21 4 12 62 62.0 Opponents 1 200 18-53 .340 0-4 .000 17-21 .810 9 23 32 32.0 19-1 10 18 2 11 53 53.0 Deadball Rebounds: Notre Dame 2, Opponents 2

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Notre Dame 24 38 — 62 Opponents 24 29 — 53

2008-09 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball Statistics — Road Games Overall Record: 1-0 (Away: 1-0, Neutral: 0-0)

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Notre Dame 24 38 — 62 Opponents 24 29 — 53

10 2008-09 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball fighting irish women’s basketball 2008-09 NOTRE DAME 2008-09 Single Game Highs & Lows Team Superlatives Notre Dame High Notre Dame Low Category Opponent High Opponent Low 62 at LSU (11/16/08) 62 at LSU (11/16/08) Points/Game 53 by LSU (11/16/08) 53 by LSU (11/16/08) 38 (2nd) at LSU (11/16/08) 24 (1st) at LSU (11/16/08) Points/Half 29 (2nd) by LSU (11/16/08) 24 (1st) by LSU (11/16/08) 21 at LSU (11/16/08) 21 at LSU (11/16/08) Field Goals Made 18 by LSU (11/16/08) 18 by LSU (11/16/08) 47 at LSU (11/16/08) 47 at LSU (11/16/08) Field Goal Attempts 53 by LSU (11/16/08) 53 by LSU (11/16/08) .447 at LSU (11/16/08) .447 at LSU (11/16/08) FG Percentage .340 by LSU (11/16/08) .340 by LSU (11/16/08) 2 at LSU (11/16/08) 2 at LSU (11/16/08) 3-Point FG Made 0 by LSU (11/16/08) 0 by LSU (11/16/08) 4 at LSU (11/16/08) 4 at LSU (11/16/08) 3-Point FG Attempts 4 by LSU (11/16/08) 4 by LSU (11/16/08) .500 at LSU (11/16/08) .500 at LSU (11/16/08) 3-Point FG Percentage .000 by LSU (11/16/08) .000 by LSU (11/16/08) 18 at LSU (11/16/08) 18 at LSU (11/16/08) Free Throws Made 17 by LSU (11/16/08) 17 by LSU (11/16/08) 27 at LSU (11/16/08) 27 at LSU (11/16/08) Free Throw Attempts 21 by LSU (11/16/08) 21 by LSU (11/16/08) .667 at LSU (11/16/08) .667 at LSU (11/16/08) FT Percentage .810 by LSU (11/16/08) .810 by LSU (11/16/08) 38 at LSU (11/16/08) 38 at LSU (11/16/08) Rebounds 32 by LSU (11/16/08) 32 by LSU (11/16/08) 9 at LSU (11/16/08) 9 at LSU (11/16/08) Assists 10 by LSU (11/16/08) 10 by LSU (11/16/08) 12 at LSU (11/16/08) 12 at LSU (11/16/08) Steals 11 by LSU (11/16/08) 11 by LSU (11/16/08) 4 at LSU (11/16/08) 4 at LSU (11/16/08) Blocked Shots 2 by LSU (11/16/08) 2 by LSU (11/16/08) 21 at LSU (11/16/08) 21 at LSU (11/16/08) Turnovers 18 by LSU (11/16/08) 18 by LSU (11/16/08) 17 at LSU (11/16/08) 17 at LSU (11/16/08) Fouls 19 by LSU (11/16/08) 19 by LSU (11/16/08)

Individual Superlatives NOTRE DAME OPPONENT Points Scored 19 by Ashley Barlow at LSU (11/16/08) 10 by Andrea Kelly of LSU (11/16/08) Field Goals Made 7 by Ashley Barlow at LSU (11/16/08) 4 by Courtney Jones of LSU (11/16/08) Field Goal Attempts 13 by Ashley Barlow at LSU (11/16/08) 12 by Allison Hightower of LSU (11/16/08) Highest FG Percentage (min. 5 made) .857 (6-7) by Devereaux Peters at LSU (11/16/08) None 3-Point Field Goals Made 2 by Ashley Barlow at LSU (11/16/08) None 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 4 by Ashley Barlow at LSU (11/16/08) 1 by four players from LSU (11/16/08) 3-Point FG Percentage (min. 2 made) .500 (2-4) by Ashley Barlow at LSU (11/16/08) None Free Throws Made 4 by Becca Bruszewski/Erica Solomon at LSU (11/16/08) 6 by Andrea Kelly of LSU (11/16/08) Free Throw Attempts 6 by Erica Solomon at LSU (11/16/08) 6 by LaSondra Barrett/Andrea Kelly of LSU (11/16/08) Free Throw Percentage (min. 3 made) 1.000 (4-4) by Becca Bruszewski at LSU (11/16/08) 1.000 (6-6) by Andrea Kelly of LSU (11/16/08) Rebounds 6 by Lindsay Schrader/Devereaux Peters at LSU (11/16/08) 9 by Katherine Graham of LSU (11/16/08) Assists 5 by Melissa Lechlitner at LSU (11/16/08) 3 by Allison Hightower of LSU (11/16/08) Steals 3 by Lindsay Schrader/Devereaux Peters at LSU (11/16/08) 4 by Allison Hightower of LSU (11/16/08) Blocked Shots 3 by Devereaux Peters at LSU (11/16/08) 1 by Katherine Graham/Taylor Turnbow of LSU (11/16/08) Turnovers 5 by Lindsay Schrader at LSU (11/16/08) 5 by Destini Hughes of LSU (11/16/08) Minutes Played 36 by Melissa Lechlitner at LSU (11/16/08) 30 by Allison Hightower of LSU (11/16/08)

2008-09 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball 11 NOTRE DAME fighting irish women’s basketball 2008-09 2008-09 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 (1) NOTRE DAME 21-47 .447 2-4 .500 18-27 .667 10-28-38 17-0 9 21 4 12 62 at LSU (7,954) 18-53 .340 0-4 .000 17-21 .810 9-23-32 19-1 10 18 2 11 53

Winners listed in ALL CAPS // Attendance listed next to home team (where applicable) 1 = State Farm Tip-Off Classic (Baton Rouge, La.)

2008-09 Notre Dame Points-Rebounds-Assists

Opponent Solomon Watson Miller Peters Barlow Novosel Mallory Lechlitner Schrader Bruszewski Williamson (1) at LSU 6-2-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 12-6-2 19-5-0 2-2-0 DNP 2-5-5 13-6-1 6-3-0 2-4-1

Home games in ALL CAPS DNP = did not play 1 = State Farm Tip-Off Classic (Baton Rouge, La.)

12 2008-09 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball fighting irish women’s basketball 2008-09 NOTRE DAME 2008-09 Miscellaneous Statistics ALL GAMES vs. BIG EAST OPPONENTS Most First Half Points Scored 24 at LSU (11/16) Most First Half Points Allowed 24 by LSU (11/16)

Most Second Half Points Scored 38 at LSU (11/16) Most Second Half Points Allowed 29 by LSU (11/16)

Fewest First Half Points Scored 24 at LSU (11/16) Fewest First Half Points Allowed 24 by LSU (11/16)

Fewest Second Half Points Scored 38 at LSU (11/16) Fewest Second Half Points Allowed 29 by LSU (11/16)

Largest Leads Notre Dame: 13, twice — 53-40 (6:30, 2nd) and 55-42 (6:00, 2nd) at LSU (ND 62-53), 11/16 Opponent: 2 — 20-18 (4:46, 1st) by LSU (ND 62-53), 11/16 Largest Deficit Overcome in a Win: 2 — 20-18 (4:46, 1st) by LSU (ND 62-53), 11/16 Largest Halftime Deficit Overcome in a Win: None Largest Lead Surrendered in a Loss: None Largest Halftime Lead Surrendered in a Loss: None

Halftime Leads: ND: 0 (ND Record — 0-0; 0-0 vs. BIG EAST) // Opponents: 0 (ND Record — 0-0; 0-0 vs. BIG EAST) // Ties: 1 (ND Record — 1-0; 0-0 vs. BIG EAST) Rebound Advantage: ND: 1 (ND Record — 1-0; 0-0 vs. BIG EAST) // Opponents: 0 (ND Record — 0-0; 0-0 vs. BIG EAST) Bench Scoring Advantage: ND: 0 (ND Record — 0-0; 0-0 vs. BIG EAST) // Opponents: 1 (ND Record — 1-0; 0-0 vs. BIG EAST) Notre Dame Margin: (-19) points, (-19.0) ppg. (ND — 20 pts., 20.0 ppg.; Opponents — 39 pts., 39.0 ppg.)

Point Differential 9 Notre Dame Wins 1 Notre Dame Losses 0

Starting Lineups (F-C-G-G-G) & W-L Marks ALL GAMES vs. BIG EAST OPPONENTS Bruszewski, Williamson, Barlow, Lechlitner, Schrader 1-0

Complete Games Played: 0 // Opponents: 0 Most Minutes (Game): 36, Melissa Lechlitner at LSU, 11/16

Charges Taken: 1 (Williamson 1) // Opponents: 0 Most Charges Taken (Game): 1, Erica Williamson at LSU, 11/16

Scoring Double-Figure Games: 3 (Barlow 1, Peters 1, Schrader 1) // Opponents: 1 20-29-Point Games: 0 // Opponents: 0 30-39-Point Games: 0 // Opponents: 0 Game-High Honors*: 1 (Barlow 1) Team-High Honors*: 1 (Barlow 1)

Rebounding Double-Figure Games: 0 // Opponents: 0 Game-High Honors*: 0 Team-High Honors*: 2 (Peters 1, Schrader 1)

Assists Double-Figure Games: 0 // Opponents: 0 Game-High Honors*: 1 (Lechlitner 1) Team-High Honors*: 1 (Lechlitner 1)

Double-Doubles Points/Rebounds: 0 // Opponents: 0

* = totals may not add up to games played due to ties

2008-09 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball 13 NOTRE DAME fighting irish women’s basketball 2008-09 The Last Time It Happened… Notre Dame recorded a… 30-point win ..... was on 2/27/08 — ND 92, South Florida 49 (43 points)* 40-point win ..... was on 2/27/08 — ND 92, South Florida 49 (43 points)* 50-point win ..... was on 11/20/07 — ND 94, Central Michigan 41 (53 points) 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 2/13/08 — 64.3% (36-56) vs. Marquette (ND 99-76)* 65% on FGs ..... was on 2/12/97 — 68.0% (34-50) vs. Boston College (ND 91-64)* 90% on FTs ..... was on 3/25/08 — 91.7% (22-24) vs. Oklahoma (ND 79-75, ot) (NCAA Oklahoma City Region Second Round at West Lafayette, Ind.) Notre Dame… won 10 games in a row ..... was from 11/20/07 thru 1/2/08 — 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 1/19/08 (ND 104, Georgetown 86)* • scored 100 points at home ..... was on 11/26/02 (ND 107, Cleveland State 65)* • 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 2/27/08 (ND 92, South Florida 49)* played an overtime game ..... was on 3/25/08 (ND 79, Oklahoma 75 - ot) (NCAA Oklahoma City Region Second Round at West Lafayette, Ind.) • 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 2/7/07 — 12 points (29-17, 2:25, 1st) vs. Louisville (ND 64-55)* gave up a double-digit deficit and lost ..... was on 3/9/08 — 12 points (14-2, 11:04, 1st) vs. Pittsburgh (PITT 64-53) (BIG EAST Championship Quarterfinal at Hartford, Conn.) won on a “last second” shot ..... was on 12/5/07 (ND 86, Bowling Green 84 - ot — Charel Allen jumper at 0:00.8 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 2/27/08 (ND 92, South Florida 49) — Lindsay Schrader 17, Charel Allen 14, Brittany Mallory 14, Melissa Lechlitner 12, Melissa D’Amico 10* had six double-figure scorers ..... was on 1/19/08 (ND 104, Georgetown 86) — Ashley Barlow 21, Brittany Mallory 15, Charel Allen 14, Melissa Lechlitner 13, Lindsay Schrader 12, Becca Bruszewski 10, Erica Williamson 10 had seven double-figure scorers ..... was on 1/19/08 (ND 104, Georgetown 86) — Ashley Barlow 21, Brittany Mallory 15, Charel Allen 14, Melissa Lechlitner 13, Lindsay Schrader 12, Becca Bruszewski 10, Erica Williamson 10 had no double-figure scorers ..... was on 2/8/04 (Seton Hall 51, ND 45) had two double-figure rebounders ..... was on 3/23/08 (ND 75, SMU 62) — Ashley Barlow 12, Charel Allen 11 (NCAA Oklahoma City Region First Round at West Lafayette, Ind.) had two players with “double-doubles” ..... was on 3/23/08 (ND 75, SMU 62) — Ashley Barlow (20p, 12r) & Charel Allen (14p, 11r) (NCAA Oklahoma City Region First Round at West Lafayette, Ind.) had three players with “double-doubles” ..... was on 1/26/05 (ND 72, St. John’s 65) — Crystal Erwin (14p, 10r), Megan Duffy (14p, 10a) & Jacqueline Batteast (10p, 10r)* 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* had a “point-a-minute” scorer (min. 10 minutes) ..... was on 11/9/07 (ND 98, Miami-Ohio 50) — Lindsay Schrader 20p/17m* (Preseason WNIT First Round at Notre Dame, Ind.) 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 2/27/08 (ND 92, South Florida 49) — 10 turnovers* committed 25 turnovers ..... was on 12/30/06 (Tennessee 78, ND 54) — 29 turnovers forced 25 turnovers ..... was on 1/30/08 (ND 85, Providence 54) — 29 turnovers* An Irish player had… 25 points ..... was on 3/25/08 — Charel Allen (35) vs. Oklahoma (ND 79-75, ot) (NCAA Oklahoma City Region Second Round at West Lafayette, Ind.) 30 points ..... was on 3/25/08 — Charel Allen (35) vs. Oklahoma (ND 79-75, ot) (NCAA Oklahoma City Region Second Round at West Lafayette, Ind.) 35 points ..... was on 3/25/08 — Charel Allen (35) vs. Oklahoma (ND 79-75, ot) (NCAA Oklahoma City Region Second Round at West Lafayette, Ind.) 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) (school freshman record) 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 11/9/07 — Devereaux Peters (5) vs. Miami (Ohio) (ND 98-50)* (Preseason WNIT First Round at Notre Dame, Ind.) 5 steals ..... was on 1/30/08 — Charel Allen (6) vs. Providence (ND 85-54)* a “double-double” ..... was on 3/23/08 — A. Barlow (20p, 12r)/C. Allen (14p, 11r) vs. SMU (ND 75-62) (NCAA Oklahoma City Region First Round at West Lafayette, Ind.) a “triple-double” ..... was on 2/15/90 — Sara Liebscher (17p, 12r, 10a) vs. Detroit (ND 99-58)* (only triple-double in school history) 20 pts & 10 rebs ..... was on 3/23/08 — Ashley Barlow (20p, 12r) vs. SMU (ND 75-62) (NCAA Oklahoma City Region First Round at West Lafayette, Ind.) 20 pts & 20 rebs ..... was on 1/20/88 — Heidi Bunek (25p, 20r) 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 3/30/08 — Candace Parker (34), Tennessee (UT 74-64) (NCAA Oklahoma City Regional Semifinal at Oklahoma City, Okla.) 30 points ..... was on 3/30/08 — Candace Parker (34), Tennessee (UT 74-64) (NCAA Oklahoma City Regional Semifinal at Oklahoma City, Okla.) 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 3/30/08 — Candace Parker (13)/Nicky Anosike (10), Tennessee (UT 74-64) (NCAA Oklahoma City Regional Semifinal at Oklahoma City, Okla.) 15 rebounds ..... was on 3/25/08 — Courtney Paris (16), Oklahoma (ND 79-75, ot) (NCAA Oklahoma City Region Second Round at West Lafayette, Ind.) 20 rebounds ..... was on 1/8/89 — Wendy Scholtens (20), Vanderbilt (VU 86-64) 10 assists ..... was on 1/27/08 — Ketia Swanier (11), Connecticut (UCONN 81-64)* 5 blocks ..... was on 3/25/08 — Courtney Paris (5), Oklahoma (ND 79-75, ot) (NCAA Oklahoma City Second Round at West Lafayette, Ind.) 5 steals ..... was on 1/13/08 — Ashley Powell (6), West Virginia (WVU 56-50) a “double-double” ..... was on 3/25/08 — C. Parker (34p, 13r)/N. Anosike (10p, 10r), Tennessee (UT 74-64) (NCAA Oklahoma City Regional Semifinal at Oklahoma City, Okla.) a “triple-double” ..... was on 2/7/06 — Liad Suez-Karni (14p, 10r, 10a), Villanova (VU 69-65 - ot)*

* = indicates Notre Dame home game

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#16/14 Notre Dame 62, #24/22 LSU 53 State Farm Tip-Off Classic November 16, 2008 GAME 1 Maravich Assembly Ctr. (Baton Rouge, La.)

Notre Dame (62) Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tp Bruszewski 19 1-3 0-0 4-4 3 0 4 6 Williamson 19 0-3 0-0 2-3 4 1 3 2 Barlow 35 7-13 2-4 3-4 5 0 2 19 Lechlitner 36 1-6 0-0 0-0 5 5 0 2 Schrader 33 5-12 0-0 3-5 6 1 2 13 Solomon 11 1-3 0-0 4-6 2 0 3 6 Watson 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Miller 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Peters 28 6-7 0-0 0-3 6 2 2 12 Novosel 17 0-0 0-0 2-2 2 0 1 2 Team 5 Totals 200 21-47 2-4 18-27 38 9 17 62

LSU (53) Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tp Morris 14 1-4 0-0 0-0 1 0 3 2 Barrett 23 1-6 0-0 4-6 4 0 1 6 Graham 29 0-5 0-1 0-0 9 2 5 0 Hughes 16 0-1 0-1 0-0 2 1 3 0 Hightower 30 3-12 0-1 0-0 1 3 3 6 Eason 24 2-5 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 4 Riley 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Kelly 16 2-3 0-0 6-6 1 0 0 10 Jones 17 4-9 0-1 0-0 2 1 1 8 Dunning 3 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 0 1 2 Black 7 2-2 0-0 3-5 3 0 1 7 Turnbow 20 3-6 0-0 2-2 3 1 1 8 Team 5 Totals 200 18-53 0-4 17-21 32 10 19 53 Notre Dame 24 38 — 62 LSU 24 29 — 53

FG Pct: Notre Dame 44.7, LSU 34.0. 3-PT FG Pct: Notre Dame 50.0, LSU 0.0. FT Pct: Notre Dame 66.7, LSU 81.0. Turnovers: Notre Dame 21, LSU 18. Blocked Shots: Notre Dame 4 (Peters 3), LSU 2. Steals: Notre Dame 12 (Schrader, Peters 3), LSU 11 (Hightower 4). Attendance: 7,954.

NOTES: Notre Dame squares its all-time series with LSU at 2-2, while all four games have been decided by 10 points or less … the Irish earn their first-ever win over LSU in Baton Rouge, and avenge their 1999 NCAA Tournament second-round loss to the Lady Tigers (74-64) at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center … Notre Dame registers its first-ever win over a Southeastern Conference (SEC) opponent on its home floor, and its first victory inside an SEC arena since March 24, 1997, when the Irish downed George Washington, 62-52, in the NCAA East Regional final at South Carolina’s former home, the Frank McGuire Center, in Columbia, S.C. … Notre Dame collects its first victory over an SEC opponent since Nov. 14, 2003, when the Irish opened that season with a 77-64 win over No. 22/25 Auburn at the WBCA Classic in Boulder, Colo. … that Auburn victory also marked the last time Notre Dame opened with a ranked opponent — the Irish have won the past three times they have tipped off the season against a Top 25 foe, having also downed No. 6 UCLA, 99-82, at the Joyce Center to begin the 1998-99 campaign … overall, Notre Dame is 24-8 (.750) in season openers and now has won 14 consecutive season lidlifters, going a combined 19-3 (.864) in the Muffet McGraw era (1987-88 to present) … the Irish continue to sparkle in regular-season tournament play, improving to 22-5 (.815) in their last 27 regular-season tourney games, starting with the 1996-97 season … Notre Dame became the fourth non-conference school to defeat LSU at home in the past 13-plus seasons (1995-96 to present) — the others were Purdue and Michigan (in 2OT) in 2001-02 and Connecticut twice (2006-07 and 2007-08) … what’s more, the Irish handed the Lady Tigers their first loss in a home opener since Nov. 23, 1981, when McNeese State shaded LSU, 75-74 … Notre Dame picks up its first win in the state of Louisiana since the first round of the 1999 NCAA Tournament, when it downed Saint Mary’s (Calif), 61-57 … the 53 points allowed by Notre Dame were the fewest they have given up to a ranked opponent since Feb. 15, 2005, when they earned a 54-47 win at No. 25/22 Boston College …LSU went 0-for-4 from beyond the arc, a first for Notre Dame opponent since Dec. 2, 2007, when IUPUI was 0-for-10 ... sophomore forward Devereaux Peters enjoyed a successful return to action, a little more than nine months after suffering a torn ACL in her left knee … sophomore forward Becca Bruszewski made her first career start on Sunday ... junior guard Melissa Lechlitner made her second career start and first as the primary point guard.

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