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NOTRE DAME Covering the Irish

A Quick Look At The Fighting Irish World Championship Team that struck gold this Notre Dame Sports Information Even after a 20-12 record and a trip to the past summer in Moscow. C112 Joyce Center, Second Floor second round of the NCAA Tournament in 2006- Allen’s backcourt partner and classmate is Notre Dame, IN 46556 phone (574) 631-7516 // fax (574) 631-7941 07, Notre Dame still continues to fly below the point guard Tulyah Gaines. Now in her second full season at the helm of the Notre Dame of- Chris Masters, Asst. Sports Information Director (WBB) national radar. Head coach Muffet McGraw [email protected] // cell (574) 532-4166 wouldn’t want it any other way. fense, the speedy Gaines averaged 9.6 points Last year, the Irish learned quickly that per game along with team highs of 3.9 assists Media Services respect is something that isn’t handed to you, and 2.0 steals per contest. She also is a two- The official Notre Dame athletics web site contains sched- but rather earned on the court. It’s also a quality year team captain who commands instant ules, rosters, updated statistics and historical information that takes time to develop and doesn’t come respect from teammates, coaches and oppo- from previous seasons. High-resolution color headshots from trophy cases or record books. So although nents. and action photos of Notre Dame players, coaches and Notre Dame was tabbed fifth in the preseason The Irish will benefit from the return of ju- staff are available upon request. : BIG EAST Conference balloting, it’s not a great nior guard Lindsay Schrader, who missed the Official Notre Dame athletics web site • http://www.UND.com concern to McGraw and her charges. Instead, entire 2006-07 season with a torn ACL in her they focus on the things they can control and right knee. Schrader, who retains three years of athletic eligibility, was Notre Dame’s second- In-Season Interview Policy prefer to let the outside world judge them when All requests for Notre Dame player, coach or staff interviews the season is over. leading scorer (10.5 ppg.) and top rebounder must be made through Chris Masters and 24 hours’ notice This year could prove to be unlike any in (5.4 rpg.) as a rookie in 2005-06 and will look is appreciated. Please be aware that student-athletes’ recent memory for Notre Dame. For one, the to regain that form this season. academic obligations always take precedence before any Irish will roll out some impressive depth, going Last year saw Notre Dame break new ground interview requests. virtually two-deep at every floor position. In by becoming the first school ever to put three Media members also may speak to Irish team personnel before or after practice sessions. While most practices are addition, Notre Dame’s new offensive system players on the BIG EAST All-Freshman Team. Guards Ashley Barlow (10.3 ppg., 5.4 rpg.) and open to the media, some may be closed at the coaching (a Princeton-based set with four guards and staff’s discretion — contact Chris Masters for the latest a post) continues to evolve, building upon last Melissa Lechlitner (6.3 ppg., 2.7 apg.) will pro- practice schedule and availability. year’s 70.1 point-per-game average that was vide a superb complement to the veteran Allen- On game days, no interviews will be granted with any its highest since the 2000-01 NCAA national Gaines tandem, while center Erica Williamson Notre Dame player or coach prior to competition. championship season. (6.1 ppg., 5.3 rpg., 1.3 bpg.) showed flashes of Senior guard Charel Allen is the top return- potential throughout her rookie season and is Credentials / Parking ing scorer and rebounder for the Irish, leading poised for increased development this year. Season credentials will be issued to all media covering the the team in both categories last year (17.0 ppg., Headlining a three-player freshman class Irish on a regular basis. Please note — any Notre Dame men’s basketball season credentials also offer access to 6.2 rpg.). She also was a first-team all-BIG EAST (ranked 11th nationally by Blue Star Basketball) is Devereaux Peters, a smooth 6-2 forward all Irish women’s basketball games. and WBCA honorable mention All-America se- For single-game credentials, contact Chris Masters no lection, and was a finalist for the 2007 USA U21 who was a consensus All-American as a senior less than 24 hours before tipoff. Credential requests must last year at national powerhouse Fenwick High be submitted via fax on official letterhead. Passes are left at LAST IRISH GAME School in Oak Park, Ill. Fellow post Becca the media will call entrance (Gate 1) of the Joyce Center. Bruszewski (Valparaiso, Ind.) finished third in Parking is free for all Irish women’s basketball games. #23/25 Notre Dame 78, Western Kentucky 59 last season’s Indiana Miss Basketball voting Credentials remain the property of the University of Preseason WNIT — Quarterfinal and was a perennial all-state pick. And, guard Notre Dame and may be revoked at any time. November 13, 2007 Brittany Mallory (Baltimore, Md.) offers a pe- Joyce Center (Notre Dame, Ind.) rimeter shooting threat, as well as a cerebral Game Notes player who will mesh well in the Irish offensive Notre Dame’s game notes package is completed and made Western Kentucky (59) available on-line through the official Irish athletics web site Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tp system. during the season, usually at least one day prior to tipoff. Duck 26 2-5 0-0 3-3 2 1 4 7 Notre Dame’s game notes are in Adobe PDF format and Kelly 21 1-7 1-1 4-4 4 2 5 7 will be distributed via electronic means only (e-mail or web). Rich 38 6-13 1-7 2-2 5 0 0 15 Potent Notables About The Irish Brown 17 2-4 0-1 0-0 0 3 2 4 • Notre Dame is among the nation’s win- Fax distribution is by request only. Marshall 26 1-4 1-2 2-2 10 3 2 5 ningest programs during the past 11 sea- Please contact Chris Masters if you wish to be added McNear 12 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 1 3 0 to the e-mail distribution list for Notre Dame’s regular Faulkner 14 1-2 0-1 1-2 3 0 0 3 sons (1996-97 to women’s basketball release. Muna 8 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 present), ranking Winningest Teams Thomas 14 2-4 0-0 0-1 2 1 1 4 seventh with 269 (1996-97 to present) Ballinger 24 6-14 0-2 2-4 7 1 1 14 Gameday Services Team 2 victories in that 362 Connecticut Gameday packages containing game notes, flipcards and Totals 200 21-55 3-14 14-18 37 12 20 59 span. 353 Tennessee other information will be available on press row prior to • Notre Dame’s in- 321 Duke all home contests. A pre-game meal also is served in the 301 Louisiana Tech Notre Dame (78) coming class of arena level media room (exit court via Gate 8 ramp behind 286 Purdue Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tp 2007 was ranked visitors’ bench, make first right, enter first door on right) Williamson 17 1-2 0-0 0-0 4 1 4 2 285 Old Dominion 11th in the nation beginning 75 minutes before tipoff. Gaines 30 2-4 0-0 2-2 3 5 1 6 u269 NOTRE DAME A bank of statistics monitors is located on press row Allen 33 8-18 0-3 0-2 6 2 0 16 by Blue Star Bas- 265 UC Santa Barbara for the media’s convenience. Final statistics books include Barlow 25 5-8 3-4 5-6 3 1 4 18 ketball, marking 260 Texas Tech an official NCAA box score and play-by-play. Telephone, Schrader 23 2-11 1-1 3-4 6 1 2 8 through games of Nov. 14 Tsipis 2 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 the 11th consecu- copier and fax services are available on a first-come, first- Peters 22 2-8 0-0 0-0 8 0 4 4 tive season that served basis. The Joyce Center also offers wireless Internet Mallory 11 2-4 0-2 0-0 0 0 3 4 the Irish attracted a Top 25 recruiting class. capability— check with Chris Masters for access. Lechlitner 26 4-7 0-2 4-5 1 2 1 12 Bruszewski 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Notre Dame is one of only three schools D’Amico 9 4-5 0-0 0-0 2 0 1 8 (along with Connecticut and Tennessee) to Post-Game Press Conferences Team 7 have an active streak of that length. Following each Notre Dame home game, Irish head coach Totals 200 30-68 4-13 14-19 40 12 20 78 • Notre Dame has averaged 5,642 fans to its Muffet McGraw and selected players, followed by the visiting head coach and selected players, will be available Western Kentucky 23 36 — 59 first two home games this season and has Notre Dame 50 28 — 78 to speak with the media. Post-game press conferences are attracted 5,000-or-more fans to 96 of its held in the Joyce Center auditorium, located near Gate 1 on FG Pct: Western Kentucky 38.2, Notre Dame 44.1. 3-PT FG last 98 home games, including three Joyce the first floor of the arena (exit floor via Gate 1 ramp to right Pct: Western Kentucky 21.4, Notre Dame 30.8. FT Pct: Western of press row, go straight and turn right at WBB office). Kentucky 77.8, Notre Dame 73.7. Turnovers: Western Kentucky Center sellouts of 11,418 (most recently on 26, Notre Dame 15. Blocked Shots: Western Kentucky 2, Notre Dec. 31, 2005 vs. Tennessee). Last season, Media members should submit player requests for Dame 4 (Peters 2). Steals: Western Kentucky 7 (Kelly, Rich Notre Dame ranked 10th nationally in at- post-game interviews to Chris Masters at the final media 2), Notre Dame 14 (Allen, Lechlitner 4). Technical Foul: WKU timeout of the second half. bench. Attendance: 5,250. tendance (6,364 fans per game), marking 2007-08 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball

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NOTRE DAME 2007-08 Trends

Day of the Week State, 64-53 in the third-place game (which no coaches for weeks AP Poll Appearances longer exists). Katryna Gaither was named to in the AP poll, and is Sunday 0-0 Active D-I Coaches Monday 0-0 the all-tournament team after making a tourna- poised to break into 1. Summitt (Tenn) 524 Tuesday 1-0 ment-record 42 field goals in the four-game set the top 25 all-time in 2. Landers (UGa) 416 Wednesday 0-0 (a record that still stands). Notre Dame went on that category, trailing 3. Stringer (RU) 358 Thursday 0-0 to log a 31-7 record in 1996-97, advancing to retired Colorado men- 13. Blair (TAMU) 173 Friday 1-0 u its first NCAA Final Four. tor Ceal Barry by just 14. McGraw (ND) 141 Saturday 0-0 15. Larry (ODU) 127 The Irish will be looking to continue the BIG one week. Time of Game EAST’s run of success in the Preseason WNIT. The Irish also re- All-Time D-I Coaches Day games (before 6 p.m local time) 0-0 BIG EAST teams have reached the tournament turned to the ESPN/ 1. Summitt (Tenn) 524 Night games (6 p.m. or later local time) 2-0 championship game four times in the past six USA Today coaches 2. Landers (UGa) 416 3. Conradt (Texas) 395 Location years and six times in the event’s 13-year history. poll this week, check- Home games 2-0 24. Blair (TAMU) 173 In addition to Notre Dame’s 2004 crown, Con- ing in at No. 25. It’s the Road games 0-0 25. Barry (CU) 142 necticut won titles in 1997, 2001 and 2005, while first appearance for Neutral site games 0-0 —. uMcGraw (ND) 141 Rutgers has been the tourney runner-up in 1998 Notre Dame in that poll Halftime score and 2003. Purdue is the defending Preseason since Jan. 24, 2006, Leading at the half 2-0 WNIT champion, taking a 69-55 win at Baylor when the Irish were ranked 21st prior to losses Tied at the half 0-0 in last year’s title game. at Rutgers (69-43) and at home to South Florida Trailing at the half 0-0 (68-64, ot) which dropped them out of the survey. Rebounding margin A November To Remember Grab more rebounds than opponents 2-0 Notre Dame’s success during the past 13 years Grab same number of rebounds as opponents 0-0 has been aided by its ability to get off to a good Game #2 Recap: Western Kentucky Grab fewer rebounds than opponents 0-0 start. To wit — the Irish are 47-10 (.825) in No- Sophomore guard Ashley Barlow scored 18 Field goal shooting vember games since they joined the BIG EAST points, senior guard Charel Allen added 16, Higher pct. than opponent 2-0 Conference in time for the 1995-96 season. In No. 23/25 Notre Dame jumped to a 28-point Lower pct. than opponent 0-0 addition, Notre Dame has won 29 of its last 36 lead in the first half and cruised to a 78-59 vic- Shoot 45% or better 1-0 games during the year’s penultimate month, tory over Western Kentucky on Tuesday night Shoot less than 45% 1-0 Hold opponent under 40% 2-0 and had a 14-game November winning streak in the second round of the Preseason WNIT at going until a 75-49 loss at Penn State on Nov. the Joyce Center. Free throw margin 16, 2006. Notre Dame (2-0) dominated throughout, Make more free throws 1-0 opening its big lead with Western Kentucky’s Make same number of free throws 1-0 Make fewer free throws 0-0 Spreading The Wealth top two players, Crystal Kelly and Dominique One of the hallmarks of Notre Dame’s squad this Duck, sitting much of the half because of foul Turnovers season is its balance and depth. That’s been trouble. The Irish shot 51 percent in the first half Commit fewer turnovers 2-0 while the Lady Toppers (1-1) shot 31 percent. Commit same number of turnovers 0-0 particularly evident through the first two weeks Commit more turnovers 0-0 of the season (counting the exhibition games), The Irish, who had 98 points in their open- with four different players from four different floor ing-game victory against Miami of Ohio, scored Miscellaneous positions and three different classes leading the 50 in the first half but couldn’t keep up the pace Vs. Top 25 (AP or ESPN/USA Today polls) 0-0 team in scoring. in the second half. On television 0-0 The Lady Toppers fell to 2-12 against ranked In white jerseys 2-0 Sophomore center Erica Williamson set the In alternate white jerseys 0-0 pace in the exhibition opener vs. Southern Indi- opponents since the start of the 2002-03 sea- In blue jerseys 0-0 ana, before senior point guard Tulyah Gaines son. Western Kentucky, which shot 54 percent In green jerseys 0-0 shouldered the scoring load in the second in its 90-73 victory over East Tennessee State in the opener, shot 38 percent against the Irish. The Margin of Victory exhibition vs. Hillsdale. Junior 3-guard Lindsay 1-5 points 0-0 Schrader took top honors in the season opener Irish defense forced two shot-clock violations, 6-10 points 0-0 against Miami (Ohio), while sophomore shooting a held-ball call and 26 turnovers. 11-15 points 0-0 guard Ashley Barlow was the leading scorer in Notre Dame was in control from the start, 16-20 points 1-0 21+ points 1-0 Tuesday’s win over Western Kentucky. with Barlow hitting a three-pointer 28 seconds in to ignite a 15-3 run by the Irish. The two teams In overtime games 0-0 Guess Who’s Back … Back Again? then traded baskets for the next seven minutes, Conference Affiliation but the Irish used a 15-2 run to put the game Atlantic Coast 0-0 Junior guard Lindsay Schrader looked very away. Atlantic 10 0-0 sharp in her return to action last Friday vs. Miami The Irish went ahead by as much as 66-34 BIG EAST 0-0 (Ohio). In her first meaningful game in nearly Big Ten 0-0 when freshman guard Brittany Mallory scored 20 months, Schrader scored exactly one point Horizon League 0-0 on a fastbreak layup. The Lady Toppers closed for every month she was out, finishing with 20 Metro Atlantic Athletic 0-0 the game on an 8-2 run to make the score a bit Mid-American 1-0 points on 10-of-12 shooting, converting her first more respectable. Northeast 0-0 six shots before the game was eight minutes old. Southeastern 0-0 Kelly, WKU’s leading scorer last season at The Bartlett, Ill., native wound up playing just 17 Summit League 0-0 24.1 points, had seven points in 21 minutes, minutes against the RedHawks, resulting in the Sun Belt 1-0 ending a 49-game streak of scoring at least 10 first “point-a-minute” game of her career. points. Duck, who averaged 11.8 points, was Month held to seven points in 26 minutes. Kenzie November 2-0 Polling Station December 0-0 Rich led the Lady Toppers with 15 points and January 0-0 Notre Dame is ranked 23rd in this week’s Associ- Whitney Ballinger added 14. Sophomore guard February 0-0 ated Press Top 25 poll, moving up one spot from Melissa Lechlitner added 12 points for the March 0-0 its position in the preseason media balloting. Irish. Notre Dame now has been ranked in the AP poll for 141 weeks during the program’s history, Noting The Western Kentucky Game with every one of those appearances coming in • Notre Dame improves to 9-1 all-time in the the Muffet McGraw era. McGraw now ranks Preseason WNIT and advances to the semifi- 14th among all active NCAA Division I head

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Team Statistics BIG EAST - All Games NCAA Division I BIG EAST - BIG EAST Games Only Category Rank Champion Rank Champion Rank Champion Scoring Offense 70.1 6 77.2, Connecticut 53 83.7, North Carolina 71.4, 3 78.2, Connecticut Scoring Defense 66.1 12 54.4, Rutgers 217 49.0, LSU 66.9, 11 50.2, Rutgers Scoring Margin +4.0 8 +22.1, Connecticut 97 +28.7, North Carolina +4.5, 6 +24.9, Connecticut FT Percentage .760 (506-666) 1 .760, Notre Dame 14 .801, Wis.-Green Bay .754 (254-337), 2 .772, DePaul FG Percentage .424 (816-1924) 6 .488, Connecticut 74 .507, Ohio State .424 (418-987), 4 .485, Connecticut FG Pct. Defense .419 (753-1798) 14 .345, Connecticut 241 .328, LSU .430 (389-904), 14 .337, Connecticut 3-Point FG Pct. .281 (104-370) 14 .359, Rutgers — .437, Vanderbilt .284 (52-183), 11 .382, Rutgers 3-Point FG Pct. Def. .365 (178-488) 16 .266, Connecticut not kept .356 (90-253), 15 .242, Connecticut 3-Point FG Made 3.25 14 7.81, DePaul 298 8.4, Santa Clara 3.25, 14 7.69, Villanova Rebounding 37.1 10 45.1, Louisville not kept 37.9, 9 43.9, Louisville Opponent Rebounding 35.8 7 31.6, Cincinnati not kept 35.6, 5 32.5, Cincinnati Rebounding Margin +1.3 9 +10.0, Connecticut 130 +14.3, Maryland +2.3, 8 +8.4, Connecticut Offensive Rebounds 13.59 9 16.82, South Florida not kept 14.25, 6 16.94, South Florida Defensive Rebounds 23.47 15 29.19, Connecticut not kept 23.63, 14 28.69, Connecticut Blocked Shots 3.38 9 5.76, South Florida 116 7.2, Baylor 3.44, 9 6.06, Rutgers Assists 13.88 8 17.86, Connecticut 102 18.3, Maryland 14.13, 7 16.81, Connecticut Steals 10.47 1 10.47, Notre Dame 42 14.3, North Carolina 9.69, t-1 9.69, Notre Dame/Connecticut Turnover Margin +3.81 2 +5.18, South Florida not kept +4.13, 1 +4.13, Notre Dame Turnover Average 16.63 not kept 104 11.6, Marist not kept Assist/Turnover Ratio 0.83 11 1.20, Connecticut not kept 0.90, 8 1.11, South Florida Personal Fouls 17.44 not kept 146 13.0, Purdue not kept NCAA statistics out of 324 Division I teams bold = BIG EAST champion OR NCAA Top 20

2007-08 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball NOTRE DAME fighting irish women’s basketball 2007-08 2007-08 University of Notre Dame Women’s Basketball Results Overall Record: 2-0 (Home: 2-0, Away: 0-0, 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. 9 24/rv (1) MIAMI (OHIO) W 98-50 W1 1-0 Schrader-20 Williamson-9 Lechlitner-6 6,034 Nov. 13 23/25 (1) WESTERN KENTUCKY W 78-59 W2 2-0 Barlow-18 Peters-8 Gaines-5 5,250 Nov. 16 (1) at Maryland 7 p.m. ET Nov. 20 at Central Michigan 7 p.m. ET Nov. 24 BOSTON COLLEGE Noon ET Nov. 27 CANISIUS 7 p.m. ET Dec. 2 MICHIGAN 2 p.m. ET Dec. 5 at Bowling Green 7 p.m. ET Dec. 8 at PurdueBTN 4 p.m. ET Dec. 12 VALPARAISO 7 p.m. ET Dec. 21 at IUPUI 7 p.m. ET Dec. 29 SAINT FRANCIS (PA.) 2 p.m. ET Jan. 2 at Richmond 7 p.m. ET Jan. 5 TENNESSEECBS 2 p.m. ET Jan. 8 • at LouisvilleCSTV 7 p.m. ET Jan. 13 • at West VirginiaESPNU Noon ET Jan. 16 • VILLANOVA 7 p.m. ET Jan. 19 • at GeorgetownBETV 2 p.m. ET Jan. 22 • DePAULCSTV 8 p.m. ET Jan. 27 • CONNECTICUTESPN2 7 p.m. ET Jan. 30 • PROVIDENCE 7 p.m. ET Feb. 2 • at Cincinnati 3 p.m. ET Feb. 10 • PITTSBURGHESPN2 2 p.m. ET Feb. 13 • MARQUETTECSTV 7 p.m. ET Feb. 16 • at Syracuse 7 p.m. ET Feb. 19 • at RutgersCSTV 8 p.m. ET Feb. 24 • at DePaulESPNU 1 p.m. CT Feb. 27 • SOUTH FLORIDA 7 p.m. ET March 1 • SETON HALL 2 p.m. ET March 3 • at St. John’s 7 p.m. ET BIG EAST Championship (Hartford, Conn. — Hartford Civic Center) March 8 BIG EAST First RoundBETV TBA March 9 BIG EAST QuarterfinalsESPNU TBA March 10 BIG EAST SemifinalsESPNU 6/8 p.m. ET March 11 BIG EAST FinalESPN2 7 p.m. ET NCAA Tournament — First & Second Rounds (Sites: Albuquerque, Baton Rouge, Bridgeport, College Park, Des Moines, Norfolk, Stanford and West Lafayette) March 22-23 First RoundESPN/ESPN2 TBA March 24-25 Second RoundESPN/ESPN2 TBA NCAA Tournament — Regionals (Sites: Greensboro, New Orleans, Oklahoma City and Spokane) March 29-30 Regional SemifinalsESPN/ESPN2 TBA March 31-April 1 Regional FinalsESPN/ESPN2 TBA NCAA Women’s Final Four — Tampa, Fla. (St. Pete Times Forum) April 6 National SemifinalsESPN TBA April 8 National ChampionshipESPN TBA 2007-08 ATTENDANCE • = indicates BIG EAST Conference game Totals Avg. High (c) = indicates capacity crowd All Games: 11,284 5,642 6,034 (11/9 - MIA) NR = national ranking at tipoff (listed as Associated Press/ESPN-USA Today) Home: 11,284 5,642 6,034 (11/9 - MIA) CBS = Game to be televised live on CBS Away: 0 ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU = Games to be televised live on ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU Neutral: 0 CSTV = Games to be televised live on College Sports Television (CSTV) BETV = Games to be televised live as part of BIG EAST regional package (check local listings) BTN = Game to be televised live on Big Ten Network Home games listed in ALL CAPS and played at Joyce Center (capacity 11,418)

10 2007-08 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball fighting irish women’s basketball 2007-08 NOTRE DAME 2007-08 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball Statistics — Regular Season Overall Record: 2-0 (Home: 2-0, Away: 0-0, 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 2-2 54-27.0 13-22 .591 4-9 .444 7-8 .875 2 5 7 3.5 5-0 3 1 0 2 37 18.5 Schrader, Lindsay 2-2 40-20.0 12-23 .522 1-1 1.000 3-4 .750 3 4 7 3.5 5-0 4 3 0 2 28 14.0 Allen, Charel 2-2 53-26.5 12-28 .429 0-3 .000 0-3 .000 4 8 12 6.0 3-0 6 6 1 5 24 12.0 Lechlitner, Melissa 2-0 50-25.0 8-14 .571 2-5 .400 4-5 .800 0 2 2 1.0 1-0 8 5 0 4 22 11.0 D’Amico, Melissa 2-0 24-12.0 7-9 .778 0-0 .000 5-6 .833 3 4 7 3.5 3-0 1 2 2 1 19 9.5 Gaines, Tulyah 2-2 50-25.0 5-12 .417 0-0 .000 3-6 .500 0 5 5 2.5 2-0 10 2 0 2 13 6.5 Mallory, Brittany 2-0 39-19.5 4-13 .308 2-9 .222 0-0 .000 3 4 7 3.5 5-0 1 2 0 2 10 5.0 Peters, Devereaux 2-0 37-18.5 4-11 .364 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 6 10 16 8.0 7-0 2 3 7 4 10 5.0 Williamson, Erica 2-2 35-17.5 4-8 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 6 7 13 6.5 4-0 3 2 2 0 8 4.0 Tsipis, Amanda 2-0 7-3.5 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 1-2 .500 1 0 1 0.5 1-0 0 1 0 0 3 1.5 Bruszewski, Becca 2-0 11-5.5 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0-0 1 0 0 0 2 1.0 Team 7 5 12 6.0 Notre Dame 2 400 71-144 .493 9-28 .321 25-36 .694 35 54 89 44.5 36-0 39 27 12 22 176 88.0 Opponents 2 400 40-123 .325 7-34 .206 22-32 .688 36 43 79 39.5 39-1 19 49 4 15 109 54.5 Deadball Rebounds: Notre Dame 6, Opponents 3

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Notre Dame 98 78 — 176 Opponents 46 63 — 109

2007-08 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball Statistics — Exhibitions Overall Record: 2-0 (Home: 2-0, Away: 0-0, 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. Williamson, Erica 2-1 29-14.5 11-18 .611 0-0 .000 4-6 .667 10 3 13 6.5 2-0 0 2 5 0 26 13.0 Barlow, Ashley 2-2 47-23.5 11-19 .579 2-4 .500 2-2 1.000 0 9 9 4.5 4-0 7 5 0 10 26 13.0 Peters, Devereaux 2-0 43-21.5 11-19 .579 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 4 12 16 8.0 6-0 2 4 7 3 23 11.5 Gaines, Tulyah 2-2 41-20.5 10-14 .714 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 4 4 2.0 4-0 7 5 0 5 20 10.0 Allen, Charel 2-2 45-22.5 7-15 .467 1-2 .500 3-6 .500 2 5 7 3.5 2-0 1 2 1 2 18 9.0 Schrader, Lindsay 2-2 41-20.5 8-20 .400 0-1 .000 2-5 .400 8 7 15 7.5 0-0 6 4 0 3 18 9.0 Mallory, Brittany 2-0 39-19.5 4-15 .267 3-10 .300 6-6 1.000 0 0 0 0.0 7-0 3 2 0 3 17 8.5 D’Amico, Melissa 2-1 26-13.0 4-7 .571 0-0 .000 7-10 .700 8 7 15 7.5 3-0 0 0 3 1 15 7.5 Lechlitner, Melissa 2-0 53-26.5 5-14 .357 0-1 .000 4-6 .667 2 2 4 2.0 3-0 10 5 0 4 14 7.0 Bruszewski, Becca 2-0 21-10.5 3-9 .333 0-1 .000 0-2 .000 0 5 5 2.5 3-0 0 0 2 0 6 3.0 Tsipis, Amanda 2-0 15-7.5 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1-0 0 0 0 0 3 1.5 Team 2 6 8 4.0 Notre Dame 2 400 75-152 .493 7-21 .333 29-45 .644 36 60 96 48.0 35-0 36 29 18 31 186 93.0 Opponents 2 400 31-110 .282 10-29 .345 30-40 .750 25 49 74 37.0 38-2 25 62 2 11 102 51.0 Deadball Rebounds: Notre Dame 8, Opponents 4

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Notre Dame 102 84 — 186 Opponents 45 57 — 102

2007-08 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball 11 NOTRE DAME fighting irish women’s basketball 2007-08 2007-08 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball Statistics — Home Games Overall Record: 2-0

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Notre Dame 98 78 — 176 Opponents 46 63 — 109

12 2007-08 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball fighting irish women’s basketball 2007-08 NOTRE DAME 2007-08 Single Game Highs & Lows Team Superlatives Notre Dame High Notre Dame Low Category Opponent High Opponent Low 98 vs. Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) 78 vs. Western Kentucky (11/13/07) Points/Game 50 by Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) 50 by Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) 50, twice (MR: 1st vs. WKU, 11/13/07) 28 (2nd) vs. Western Kentucky (11/13/07) Points/Half 27 (2nd) by Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) 23 (1st) by Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) 41* vs. Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) 30 vs. Western Kentucky (11/13/07) Field Goals Made 19 by Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) 19 by Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) 76 vs. Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) 68 vs. Western Kentucky (11/13/07) Field Goal Attempts 68 by Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) 68 by Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) .539 vs. Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) .441 vs. Western Kentucky (11/13/07) FG Percentage .279 by Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) .279 by Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) 5 vs. Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) 4 vs. Western Kentucky (11/13/07) 3-Point FG Made 4 by Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) 4 by Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) 15 vs. Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) 13 vs. Western Kentucky (11/13/07) 3-Point FG Attempts 20 by Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) 20 by Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) .333 vs. Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) .308 vs. Western Kentucky (11/13/07) 3-Point FG Percentage .200 by Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) .200 by Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) 14 vs. Western Kentucky (11/13/07) 11 vs. Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) Free Throws Made 8 by Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) 8 by Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) 19 vs. Western Kentucky (11/13/07) 17 vs. Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) Free Throw Attempts 14 by Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) 14 by Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) .737 vs. Western Kentucky (11/13/07) .647 vs. Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) FT Percentage .571 by Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) .571 by Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) 49 vs. Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) 40 vs. Western Kentucky (11/13/07) Rebounds 42 by Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) 42 by Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07)

27 vs. Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) 12 vs. Western Kentucky (11/13/07) Assists 7 by Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) 7 by Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) 14 vs. Western Kentucky (11/13/07) 8 vs. Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) Steals 8 by Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) 8 by Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) 8 vs. Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) 4 vs. Western Kentucky (11/13/07) Blocked Shots 2 by Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) 2 by Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) 15 vs. Western Kentucky (11/13/07) 12 vs. Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) Turnovers 23 by Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) 23 by Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) 20 vs. Western Kentucky (11/13/07) 16 vs. Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) Fouls 19 by Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) 19 by Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) * = Preseason WNIT record

Individual Superlatives NOTRE DAME OPPONENT Points Scored 20 by Lindsay Schrader vs. Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) 16 by Jenna Schone of Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) Field Goals Made 10 by Lindsay Schrader vs. Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) 7 by Jenna Schone of Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) Field Goal Attempts 18 by Charel Allen vs. Western Kentucky (11/13/07) 19 by Jenna Schone of Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) Highest FG Percentage (min. 5 made) .833 (10-12) by Lindsay Schrader vs. Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) .429 (6-14) by Whitney Ballinger of Western Kentucky (11/13/07) 3-Point Field Goals Made 3 by Ashley Barlow vs. Western Kentucky (11/13/07) 2 by Jenna Schone of Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 7 by Brittany Mallory vs. Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) 9 by Jenna Schone of Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) 3-Point FG Percentage (min. 2 made) .750 (3-4) by Ashley Barlow vs. Western Kentucky (11/13/07) .222 (2-9) by Jenna Schone of Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) Free Throws Made 5, twice (MR: by Ashley Barlow vs. WKU, 11/13/07) 4, twice (MR: by Crystal Kelly of Western Kentucky, 11/13/07) Free Throw Attempts 6, twice (MR: by Ashley Barlow vs. WKU, 11/13/07) 4, three times (MR: by Crystal Kelly/Whitney Ballinger of WKU, 11/13/07) Free Throw Percentage (min. 3 made) .833 (5-6), twice (MR: by Ashley Barlow vs. WKU, 11/13/07) 1.000 (4-4), twice (MR: by Crystal Kelly of Western Kentucky, 11/13/07) Rebounds 9 by Erica Williamson vs. Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) 12 by Laura Markwood of Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) Assists 6 by Melissa Lechlitner vs. Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) 3, twice (MR: by Hope Brown/Charlotte Marshall of WKU, 11/13/07) Steals 4, twice (MR: by Charel Allen/Melissa Lechlitner vs. WKU, 11/13/07) 3 by Courtney Reed of Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) Blocked Shots 5 by Devereaux Peters vs. Miami (Ohio) (11/9/07) 1, four times (MR: by Amy McNear/Whitney Ballinger of WKU, 11/13/07) Turnovers 4 by Charel Allen vs. Western Kentucky (11/13/07) 5, three times (MR: by Dominique Duck/Kenzie Rich of WKU, 11/13/07) Minutes Played 33 by Charel Allen vs. Western Kentucky (11/13/07) 38 by Kenzie Rich of Western Kentucky (11/13/07)

2007-08 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball 13 NOTRE DAME fighting irish women’s basketball 2007-08 2007-08 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 (6,034) 41-76 .539 5-15 .333 11-17 .647 20-29-49 16-0 27 12 8 8 98 vs. Miami (Ohio) 19-68 .279 4-20 .200 8-14 .571 24-18-42 19-0 7 23 2 8 50 (1) NOTRE DAME (5,250) 30-68 .441 4-13 .308 14-19 .737 15-25-40 20-0 12 15 4 14 78 vs. Western Kentucky 21-55 .382 3-14 .214 14-18 .778 12-25-37 20-1 12 26 2 7 59

Winners listed in ALL CAPS // Attendance listed next to home team (where applicable) // • = BIG EAST Conference game 1 = Preseason WNIT (played at campus sites)

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Opponent Gaines Allen Tsipis Peters Barlow Mallory Lechlitner Schrader Bruszewski D’Amico Williamson (1) MIAMI (OHIO) 7-2-5 8-6-4 3-1-0 6-8-2 19-4-2 6-7-1 10-1-6 20-1-3 2-0-1 11-5-1 6-9-2 (1) WESTERN KENTUCKY 6-3-5 16-6-2 0-0-0 4-8-0 18-3-1 4-0-0 12-1-2 8-6-1 0-0-0 8-2-0 2-4-1

Home games in ALL CAPS DNP = did not play • = BIG EAST Conference game 1 = Preseason WNIT (played at campus sites)

2007-08 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball 15 NOTRE DAME fighting irish women’s basketball 2007-08 2007-08 Miscellaneous Statistics ALL GAMES vs. BIG EAST OPPONENTS Most First Half Points Scored 50 vs. Western Kentucky (11/13) Most First Half Points Allowed 23, twice (MR: by Western Kentucky, 11/13)

Most Second Half Points Scored 50 vs. Miami (Ohio) (11/9) Most Second Half Points Allowed 36 by Western Kentucky (11/13)

Fewest First Half Points Scored 48 vs. Miami (Ohio) (11/9) Fewest First Half Points Allowed 23, twice (MR: by Western Kentucky, 11/13)

Fewest Second Half Points Scored 28 vs. Western Kentucky (11/13) Fewest Second Half Points Allowed 27 by Miami (Ohio) (11/9)

Largest Leads Notre Dame: 48 — 98-50 (0:00, 2nd) vs. Miami (Ohio) (ND 98-50), 11/9 Opponent: None Largest Deficit Overcome in a Win: None 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: 2 (ND Record — 2-0; 0-0 vs. BIG EAST) // Opponents: 0 (ND Record — 0-0; 0-0 vs. BIG EAST) // Ties: 0 (ND Record — 0-0; 0-0 vs. BIG EAST) Rebound Advantage: ND: 2 (ND Record — 2-0; 0-0 vs. BIG EAST) // Opponents: 0 (ND Record — 0-0; 0-0 vs. BIG EAST) Bench Scoring Advantage: ND: 2 (ND Record — 2-0; 0-0 vs. BIG EAST) // Opponents: 0 (ND Record — 0-0; 0-0 vs. BIG EAST) Notre Dame Margin: +28 points, +14.0 ppg. (ND — 66 pts., 33.0 ppg.; Opponents — 38 pts., 19.0 ppg.)

Point Differential 19 48 Notre Dame Wins 1 1 Notre Dame Losses 0 0

Starting Lineups (C-G-G-G-G) & W-L Marks ALL GAMES vs. BIG EAST OPPONENTS Williamson, Gaines, Allen, Barlow, Schrader...... 2-0

Complete Games Played: 0 // Opponents: 0 Most Minutes: 33, Charel Allen vs. Western Kentucky, 11/13

Scoring Double-Figure Games: 7 (Barlow 2, Lechlitner 2, Allen 1, D’Amico 1, Schrader 1) // Opponents: 4 20-Point Games: 1 (Schrader 1) // Opponents: 0 30-Point Games: 0 // Opponents: 0 Game-High Honors*: 2 (Barlow 1, Schrader 1) Team-High Honors*: 2 (Barlow 1, Schrader 1)

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

Assists Double-Figure Games: 0 // Opponents: 0 Game-High Honors*: 2 (Gaines 1, Lechlitner 1) Team-High Honors*: 2 (Gaines 1, Lechlitner 1)

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

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

16 2007-08 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball fighting irish women’s basketball 2007-08 NOTRE DAME The Last Time It Happened… Notre Dame recorded a ….. 30-point win ….. was on 11/9/07 — ND 98, Miami (Ohio) 50 (48 points)* (Preseason WNIT First Round at Notre Dame, Ind.) 40-point win ….. was on 11/9/07 — ND 98, Miami (Ohio) 50 (48 points)* (Preseason WNIT First Round at Notre Dame, Ind.) 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 2/21/07 (ND 73, Georgetown 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 2/7/07 — 12 points (29-17, 2:25, 1st) vs. Louisville (ND 64-55)* 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 2/13/07 (ND 75, Villanova 58) — 8 turnovers committed 25 turnovers or more ….. was on 12/30/06 (Tennessee 78, ND 54) — 29 turnovers forced 25 turnovers or more ….. was on 11/13/07 (ND 78, Western Kentucky 59) — 26 turnovers* (Preseason WNIT Quarterfinal at Notre Dame, Ind.) An Irish player had ….. 25 points ….. was on 2/17/07 — Charel Allen (26) at Providence (ND 82-65) 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 11/9/07 — Devereaux Peters (5) vs. Miami (Ohio) (ND 98-50)* (Preseason WNIT First Round at Notre Dame, Ind.) 5 steals ….. was on 2/13/07 — Ashley Barlow (5) at Villanova (ND 75-58) a “double-double” ….. was on 2/11/07 — Charel Allen (25 pts., 13 reb.) vs. DePaul (ND 78-70)* a “triple-double” ….. was on 2/15/90 — Sara Liebscher (17 pts., 12 reb., 10 asst.) vs. Detroit (ND 99-58)* (only triple-double in school history) 20 pts & 10 rebs ….. was on 2/11/07 — Charel Allen (25 pts., 13 reb.) vs. DePaul (ND 78-70)* 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 3/3/07 — Allie Quigley (28), DePaul (DPU 76-71) (BIG EAST Championship First Round at Hartford, Conn.) 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 11/13/07 — Charlotte Marshall (10), Western Kentucky (ND 78-59)* (Preseason WNIT Quarterfinal at Notre Dame, Ind.) 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 3/20/07 — LaToya Pringle (5), North Carolina (UNC 60-51) (NCAA Dallas Region Second Round at Pittsburgh, Pa.) 5 steals ….. was on 2/21/07 — Kristin Heidloff (5), Georgetown (ND 73-48)* a “double-double” ….. was on 3/20/07 — LaToya Pringle (10 pts., 11 reb.), North Carolina (UNC 60-51) (NCAA Dallas Region Second Round at Pittsburgh, Pa.) 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 2007-08 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball 17 NOTRE DAME fighting irish women’s basketball 2007-08 2007-08 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball Box Scores

#24/rv Notre Dame 98, Miami (Ohio) 50 #23/25 Notre Dame 78, Western Kentucky 59 Preseason WNIT — First Round Preseason WNIT — Quarterfinal November 9, 2007 November 13, 2007 GAME 1 Joyce Center (Notre Dame, Ind.) GAME 2 Joyce Center (Notre Dame, Ind.) Miami (Ohio) (50) Western Kentucky (59) Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tp Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tp Weynandt 11 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 2 Duck 26 2-5 0-0 3-3 2 1 4 7 Markwood 27 1-5 0-0 3-6 12 0 2 5 Kelly 21 1-7 1-1 4-4 4 2 5 7 Jackson 27 2-11 1-4 4-4 3 1 4 9 Rich 38 6-13 1-7 2-2 5 0 0 15 Schone 36 7-19 2-9 0-0 5 2 3 16 Brown 17 2-4 0-1 0-0 0 3 2 4 Hawkins 25 0-6 0-2 1-2 1 1 3 1 Marshall 26 1-4 1-2 2-2 10 3 2 5 Ridley 22 0-2 0-0 0-0 3 1 3 0 McNear 12 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 1 3 0 Reed 21 5-12 1-3 0-1 2 1 3 11 Faulkner 14 1-2 0-1 1-2 3 0 0 3 Dunlap 17 2-7 0-2 0-0 2 1 0 4 Muna 8 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 Ford 14 1-3 0-0 0-1 4 0 1 2 Thomas 14 2-4 0-0 0-1 2 1 1 4 Team 9 Ballinger 24 6-14 0-2 2-4 7 1 1 14 Totals 200 19-68 4-20 8-14 42 7 19 50 Team 2 Totals 200 21-55 3-14 14-18 37 12 20 59 Notre Dame (98) Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tp Notre Dame (78) Williamson 18 3-6 0-0 0-0 9 2 0 6 Player min fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb ast pf tp Gaines 20 3-8 0-0 1-4 2 5 1 7 Williamson 17 1-2 0-0 0-0 4 1 4 2 Allen 20 4-10 0-0 0-1 6 4 3 8 Gaines 30 2-4 0-0 2-2 3 5 1 6 Barlow 29 8-14 1-5 2-2 4 2 1 19 Allen 33 8-18 0-3 0-2 6 2 0 16 Schrader 17 10-12 0-0 0-0 1 3 3 20 Barlow 25 5-8 3-4 5-6 3 1 4 18 Tsipis 5 1-1 0-0 1-2 1 0 1 3 Schrader 23 2-11 1-1 3-4 6 1 2 8 Peters 15 2-3 0-0 2-2 8 2 3 6 Tsipis 2 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 Mallory 28 2-9 2-7 0-0 7 1 2 6 Peters 22 2-8 0-0 0-0 8 0 4 4 Lechlitner 24 4-7 2-3 0-0 1 6 0 10 Mallory 11 2-4 0-2 0-0 0 0 3 4 Bruszewski 9 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 2 Lechlitner 26 4-7 0-2 4-5 1 2 1 12 D’Amico 15 3-4 0-0 5-6 5 1 2 11 Bruszewski 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Team 5 D’Amico 9 4-5 0-0 0-0 2 0 1 8 Totals 200 41-76 5-15 11-17 49 27 16 98 Team 7 Totals 200 30-68 4-13 14-19 40 12 20 78 Miami (Ohio) 23 27 — 50 Notre Dame 48 50 — 98 Western Kentucky 23 36 — 59 Notre Dame 50 28 — 78 FG Pct: Miami (Ohio) 27.9, Notre Dame 53.9. 3-PT FG Pct: Miami (Ohio) 20.0, Notre Dame 33.3. FT Pct: Miami (Ohio) 57.1, FG Pct: Western Kentucky 38.2, Notre Dame 44.1. 3-PT FG Notre Dame 64.7. Turnovers: Miami (Ohio) 23, Notre Dame 12. Pct: Western Kentucky 21.4, Notre Dame 30.8. FT Pct: Western Blocked Shots: Miami (Ohio) 2, Notre Dame 8 (Peters 5). Steals: Kentucky 77.8, Notre Dame 73.7. Turnovers: Western Kentucky Miami (Ohio) 8 (Reed 3), Notre Dame 8 (Barlow, Mallory 2). At- 26, Notre Dame 15. Blocked Shots: Western Kentucky 2, Notre tendance: 6,034. Dame 4 (Peters 2). Steals: Western Kentucky 7 (Kelly, Rich 2), Notre Dame 14 (Allen, Lechlitner 4). Technical Foul: WKU bench. Attendance: 5,250. NOTES: Notre Dame runs its record in season openers to 23-8 (.742) all-time, including 18-3 (.857) in the Muffet McGraw era, and picks up its 13th consecutive season-opening win, which NOTES: Notre Dame improves to 9-1 all-time in the Preseason coincides exactly with the program’s membership in the BIG EAST WNIT and advances to the semifinals of the tournament for the Conference … McGraw earned her 450th win at Notre Dame on third time in as many appearances (also 1996 and 2004) … the Friday night (450-179, .715), while the Irish collected the 300th Irish now are 35-5 (.875) against first-time opponents since joining home victory in program history (300-79, .809 - all played at the the BIG EAST Conference (1995-96) and 15-1 (.938) since the Joyce Center) … the Irish improve to 2-4 all-time against Miami start of the 2000-01 season, with an 8-0 home record and current (Ohio), earning their first win over the RedHawks since a 64-59 10-game winning streak … Notre Dame did not trail at any point victory on Dec. 10, 1982, also at the Joyce Center … the 98 against Western Kentucky, and with the exception of a 3-3 tie for points scored, 50 points allowed and 48-point margin of victory a 22-second span in the first half against WKU (18:21 to 17:59), all were series bests for either team … the 48-point spread also the Irish have been ahead from wire-to-wire in their first two games was the largest for Notre Dame since March 17, 2001, when the this season … working back to the two exhibition games, Notre Irish defeated Alcorn State at home, 98-49 in the first round of Dame has had four different players from three different classes the NCAA Tournament … Notre Dame’s 98 points represented its lead the team in scoring this season — sophomore center Erica highest offensive output since Nov. 26, 2002, when the Irish opened Williamson (Southern Indiana), senior guard Tulyah Gaines (Hills- the season with a 107-65 win over Cleveland State at the Joyce dale), junior guard Lindsay Schrader (Miami-Ohio) and sophomore Center … Notre Dame also posted the most points by one team guard Ashley Barlow (Western Kentucky) … sophomore guard in a Preseason WNIT game since 2000, when Virginia opened with Melissa Lechlitner tied her career high with four steals, matching a 100-61 victory over Mount St. Mary’s … Notre Dame’s 41 field the mark she originally set on Dec. 28, 2006 vs. Prairie View A&M goals made were a Preseason WNIT record (previous: 39 by Texas … during the past 18 regular-season games (dating back to last A&M vs. Lamar in 1995 and Connecticut vs. North Carolina in 2001) season), Notre Dame has not committed more than 19 turnovers and the most for the Irish since that 2002 win over Cleveland State in a game, including 15 or fewer in its last four outings. when they made 42 shots … Notre Dame dished out 27 assists, only one off the Preseason WNIT record … the Irish had all 11 players in uniform score against Miami (Ohio), the first time they have gotten everyone into the scorebook since Dec. 28, 2006 in a 94-55 conquest of Prairie View A&M … … Notre Dame has won 14 consecutive games against current Mid-American Conference schools and is 31-14 (.689) all-time against the MAC, including a 20-4 (.833) home record … junior guard Lindsay Schrader posted her first career “point-a-minute” game and the first by a Notre Dame player (minimum 10 minutes) since Nov. 10, 2006, when current senior center Melissa D’Amico had 16 points in 15 minutes of a season-opening 88-66 win over Central Michigan at the Joyce Center … Schrader also chalked up her fourth career 20-point game and first since her last meaningful contest, a career-high 29-point performance against Boston College in the first round of the 2006 NCAA Tournament … senior center Erica Williamson earned her first career start.

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