NOTRE DAME Women’s Basketball 2009-10 2001 NCAA Champions • 1997 NCAA Final Four 7 NCAA Sweet 16 Berths • 16 NCAA Tourney Appearances 2009-10 Schedule 2009-10 ND Women’s Basketball: Game 24 22-1 / 9-1 BIG EAST #4/3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (22-1 / 9-1 BIG EAST) vs. N3 (4) Indianapolis (exhibition) W, 97-53 DePaul Blue Demons (16-9 / 5-6 BIG EAST) N15 (4/7) Arkansas-Pine Bluff W, 102-57 uDATE: February 14, 2010 uTV: ESPN2 (live) N19 (5/6) @ Michigan State (21/21)BTN W, 68-67 uTIME: 3:00 p.m. ET Pam Ward, p-b-p N22 (5/6) Iona W, 80-45 uAT: Notre Dame, Ind. Brooke Weisbrod, color N26 (5/6) vs. San Diego St. (23/24)1-FCS B W, 84-79 Purcell Pavilion (9,149) uRADIO: Pulse FM (96.9/92.1) N27 (5/6) vs. South Carolina1-FCS B W, 78-55 uSERIES: DPU leads 18-14 Bob Nagle, p-b-p N28 (5/6) vs. Oklahoma (20/17)1-FCS B W, 81-71 u1ST MTG: DPU 82-53 (1/30/79) uLIVE STATS: UND.com uLAST MTG: ND 62-59 (2/8/09) uTWITTER: @ndwbbsid D2 (5/6) Eastern Michigan W, 69-59 D8 (3/4) IPFW W, 96-60 Storylines Web Sites D12 (3/4) Valparaiso W, 88-47 u Six of the nine BIG EAST games played be- u Notre Dame: www.UND.com D20 (4/4) Charlotte W, 90-31 tween Notre Dame and DePaul have been u DePaul: www.depaulbluedemons.com D29 (3/3) @ Central FloridaCBS C W, 85-52 decided by single digits, including four of the u BIG EAST: www.bigeast.org D31 (3/3) Vanderbilt (18/16)CBS C W, 74-69 past five. ESPN2 u The Irish already have raised more than J4 (3/3) @ Purdue W, 79-75 Setting The Standard BETV $40,000 as part of the WBCA Pink Zone ini- Under the guidance of 23rd-year head coach J9 (3/3) • Villanova W, 81-46 tiative prior to Sunday’s official Pink Zone Muffet McGraw, Notre Dame has evolved into J12 (3/3) • South Florida W, 81-64 game against DePaul. one of the country’s leading women’s basketball J16 (3/3) • @ Connecticut (1/1)ESPN L, 46-70 powers. The Irish have appeared in 16 NCAA J19 (4/5) • @ LouisvilleCBS C W, 78-60 he color pink will be prevalent at Purcell Tournaments (including a current streak of 14 J24 (4/5) • West Virginia (16/11)ESPNU W, 74-66 Pavilion on Sunday, and not just because in a row) and advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 J27 (3/3) • Providence W, 84-59 it’s Valentine’s Day, as No. 4/3 Notre Dame seven times in the past 12 years. Notre Dame T J30 (3/3) • @ Syracuse W, 74-73 plays host to DePaul in its annual Pink Zone also has reached the NCAA Women’s Final Four game (to raise funds for breast cancer research) twice, winning college basketball’s ultimate prize F1 (3/3) • @ RutgersESPN2 W, 75-63 at 3 p.m. (ET), with ESPN2 slated to televise the with the 2001 national championship. F6 (3/3) • Pittsburgh W, 86-76 contest live as part of its “February Frenzy” re- In its history, Notre Dame has developed F9 (4/3) • @ Cincinnati W, 66-50 gionalized coverage that mimics the network’s nine All-Americans, 10 WNBA players (including F14 • DePaulESPN2 3:00 ET NCAA Championship broadcast footprint. seven draft picks in the past nine years) and four The Irish (22-1, 9-1) are coming off a solid USA Basketball veterans (eight medals won). F16 • @ St. John’s 7:00 ET defensive effort in a 66-50 win at Cincinnati on Now in their 33rd season in 2008-09, the Irish F20 • @ Georgetown 3:00 ET Tuesday night. Notre Dame led almost all the own an all-time record of 682-297 (.697). F23 • Marquette 7:00 ET way, forcing 23 Bearcat turnovers and maintain- F27 • @ Seton Hall 2:00 ET ing a double-digit lead for much of the game. Notre Dame Head Coach Muffet McGraw M1 • ConnecticutESPN2 7:00 ET Fifth-year senior guard Lindsay Schrader Saint Joseph’s ’77 M5 BIG EAST 1st Round2 TBA scored 14 of her team-high 16 points in the sec- u 23rd season at Notre Dame 2-BETV ond half, while junior forward Becca Bruszews- • 518-198 (.723) at Notre Dame. M6 BIG EAST 2nd Round TBA ki had a strong all-around night with 14 points, • 606-239 (.717) in 28th season overall. M7 BIG EAST Quarterfinal2-ESPNU TBA eight rebounds and four assists. u 2001 consensus National Coach of the Year M8 BIG EAST Semifinal2-ESPNU TBA u Four-time Naismith Coach of the Year finalist M9 BIG EAST Final2-ESPN 7:00 ET Rankings u Four-time conference Coach of the Year M21 NCAA 1st Round3-ESPN/ESPN2 TBA u Notre Dame is No. 4 in the latest Associated • BIG EAST (2001) 3-ESPN/ESPN2 • Midwestern Collegiate/Horizon League (1991) M23 NCAA 2nd Round TBA Press poll and No. 3 in the current ESPN/ 3-ESPN USA Today poll. • North Star (1988) M27 NCAA Regional Semifinal TBA 3-ESPN u DePaul is receiving votes in the current • East Coast (@ Lehigh - 1983) M28 NCAA Regional Semifinal TBA ESPN/USA Today poll. u 2009 WBCA Carol Eckman Award recipient M29 NCAA Regional Final3-ESPN TBA M30 NCAA Regional Final3-ESPN TBA 4-ESPN Notre Dame’s Probable Starting Lineup (C = captain) A4 NCAA National Semifinals TBA No Name Pos Ht Yr PPG RPG Other Notes A6 NCAA Championship Game4-ESPN TBA 32 Becca Bruszewski F 6-1 Jr. 9.4 3.8 1.7 apg • Double-digit scorer in 4 of past 5 gms (x) = numbers before opponent name indicate ND rank in AP/ 4 Skylar Diggins G 5-9 Fr. 13.9 4.3 2.8 apg • 4-time BIG EAST Freshman of the Week ESPN-USA Today polls; numbers after are opponent rank. 20 Ashley Barlow (C) G 5-9 Sr. 11.5 5.2 2.3 apg • 50+ steals in all four seasons at ND • = BIG EAST Conference game 23 Melissa Lechlitner (C) G 5-7 Sr. 7.8 1.8 3.3 apg • Averaging 4.0 apg. in past 5 games 1 = Paradise Jam (St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands) 2 = BIG EAST Championship (Hartford, Conn.) 24 Lindsay Schrader (C) G 6-0 Sr. 11.7 7.7 1.6 apg • 3rd BIG EAST w/ career-high .561 FG% 3 = NCAA Championship (1st/2nd rounds at Purcell Pavilion; Off the Bench For the Irish Regionals at Dayton, Ohio; Kansas City, Mo.; Memphis, Tenn.; Sacramento, Calif.) 1 Erica Solomon F 6-2 So. 3.4 1.3 0.9 apg • 9th school history for career bpg (1.07) 4 = NCAA Women’s Final Four (San Antonio, Texas) 12 Fraderica Miller G 5-10 So. 2.4 2.2 1.2 spg • Defensive stopper (1 steal per 7.3 min) CBS C = Game televised live on CBS College Sports 14 Devereaux Peters F 6-2 Jr. 5.8 5.0 1.2 spg • 7 of 11 pts at RU in final 5-min push BETV = Game to be televised live on BIG EAST TV package BTN = Game televised live on Big Ten Network 15 Kaila Turner G 5-8 Fr. 2.2 1.0 0.8 apg • Career-high 4 rebounds vs. Villanova FCS B = Game webcast live on Fox College Sports Broadband 21 Natalie Novosel G 5-11 So. 5.9 2.3 1.8 apg • 1 of 5 ND players with 30+ steals NOTE: All regular-season home games not scheduled for 22 Brittany Mallory G 5-10 Jr. 7.6 3.3 2.4 apg • Career-high 8 rebounds at Cincinnati commercial TV (except Nov. 15 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff) will 44 Alena Christiansen G 5-7 Sr. 1.1 0.6 0.5 spg • Walk-on with career-high 5 pts vs. Charlotte be webcast live on UND.com. 52 Erica Williamson C 6-4 Sr. 3.9 2.5 0.8 bpg • Team-high 17 blocked shots this year All games will air live on radio on South Bend’s Pulse FM Pronunciations: Bruszewski (broo-SHEFF-skee); Fraderica (fruh-DARE-uh-kuh); Kaila (KAY-luh); Lechlitner (LECK-light-ner); Novosel (KNOW-vuh-sell) (96.9/92.1) and worldwide on the Internet at UND.com. All times Eastern and subject to change 2009-10 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball 1 fighting irish women’s basketball 2009-10 NOTRE DAME Covering the Irish Quick Hitters steals (4th at 13.3 spg.), turnover margin (6th Notre Dame Sports Information • The Irish have appeared in the top five of the at +7.35), assists (6th at 18.2 apg.), scor- C112 Joyce Center, Second Floor AP poll all 14 weeks this season (through ing offense (6th at 79.1 ppg.) and scoring Notre Dame, IN 46556 margin (9th at +18.5 ppg.). phone (574) 631-7516 // fax (574) 631-7941 Feb. 8), marking the second-longest string Chris Masters, Asst. Sports Information Director (WBB) of consecutive AP Top 5 rankings in pro- • Conversely, Notre Dame has only one player [email protected] // cell (574) 532-4166 gram history behind only the final 17 weeks ranking among the top 100 in any NCAA sta- in 2000-01. tistical category — freshman guard Skylar Media Services • Notre Dame’s 15-game winning streak Diggins ranks 95th in steals (2.3 per game) The official Notre Dame athletics web site contains and 99th in field goal percentage (.449).