2017-18 NOTRE DAME BASKETBALL NOTES 1 FIGHTING IRISH MEDIA Primary Women’s Basketball Contact Josh Bates [email protected] @Josh13Bates 574-310-9954 ACC TOURNEY QUARTERFINALS 2017-18 RESULTS (27-2, 15-1) GAME INFO Date Opponent TV Time (ET)/ Friday, March 2 | 6:00 pm ET Greensboro Coliseum (23,500) Result N1 +IUP N/A W, 108-40 RSN Tom Werme & Debbie Antonelli N11 Mount St. Mary’s ACCN Extra W, 121-65 Pulse FM 96.9 / 92.1 Bob Nagle N14 at Western Kentucky FCS W, 78-65 N19 at #18/17 Oregon State Pac-12 W, 72-67 Follow the live stats on UND.com N24 ^vs ETSU FloHoops W, 77-46 @NDWBB | #GoIrish N25 ^vs #17/16 USF FloHoops W, 76-66 N26 ^vs #3/2 South Carolina FloHoops W, 92-85 ACC TOURNAMENT HISTORY N29 $at #22/20 Michigan BTN W, 83-63 NOTRE DAME 12-0 all-time Have won 4 straight ACC Tournament titles since joining Streak: W12 D3 &at #1/1 UConn ESPN L, 80-71 5 straight would tie Duke for all-time ACC record Record is W17 D6 (-/RV) Michigan State ACCN Extra W, 90-59 D9 at Penn ILN W, 66-54 THE COACHES D17 (-/RV) DePaul ACCN Extra W, 91-82 Head Coach At School Overall D20 (RV/-) Marquette ACCN Extra W, 91-85 (OT) ND Muffet McGraw 792-229 (31st year) 880-270 (36th year) D28 *(RV/#23) Syracuse ACCN Extra W, 87-72 TBD D31 *at Wake Forest ACCN Extra W, 96-73 COUNTDOWN TO TIP-OFF: J4 *(RV/RV) Miami ACCN Extra W, 83-76 -Point Club welcomed Ogunbowale, Mabrey & Westbeld - first season with three since 1985 J7 *at Georgia Tech ACCN Extra W, 77-54 1,000 J11 *at #3/4 Louisville ESPN L, 100-67 956 All-time Notre Dame program wins J14 *Boston College ACCN Extra W, 89-60 Consecutive weeks ranked in the AP Poll, including 140 straight weeks in the top-10. Ranks 5th all-time for total 210 J18 #6/7 Tennessee ESPN W, 84-70 top-10 appearances at 290 J21 *Clemson ACCN Extra W, 90-37 82-14 Against Top-25 teams over the past six years (.854) J25 *at Pittsburgh ACCN Extra W, 87-53 77-3 Notre Dame’s record in league play since joining the ACC for 2013-14 season J28 *at #8/8 Florida State ESPN2 W, 100-69 25 Total conference championships F1 *North Carolina ACCN Extra W, 94-62 Points -- the amount the Irish trailed Tennessee before recording the biggest comeback in program history // F4 *at #19/19 Duke ESPN2 W, 72-54 23 Straight wins at home F11 *Georgia Tech RSN W, 85-69 22 Straight NCAA Championship appearances - fourth longest streak in the nation and fifth longest all-time F15 *at Virginia ACCN Extra W, 83-69 20.3 ppg -- Ogunbowale’s scoring ranks 1st in the ACC and 25th in the nation F18 *at Boston College ACCN Extra W, 89-55 19 Different All-Americans // 20-plus performances from Ogunbowale this season - leads all ACC F22 *Virginia Tech ACCN Extra W, 89-59 Wins over RPI Top-50 opponents -- leads the country F25 *#21/22 NC State ESPN2 W, 86-67 14 Elite Elights, including six of the past seven years // Ranked victories - second most in Division I M2 ACC Quarterfinals RSN 6 pm 8 M3 ACC Semis ESPNU 2:30 pm Final Four appearances - one-of-five schools in NCAA history to do so // Regular season league championships 7 in a row (2 Big East / 4 ACC) M4 ACC Finals ESPN2 2 PM Victories over ranked teams away from home - marks the most in the country M16 NCAA 1st & 2nd Rds 6 M23 NCAA Regional Finals 5 Straight ACC regular season titles since joining the league M30 NCAA Final Four 4 Consecutive ACC regular season and tournament title sweeps. Fifth straight would set an ACC record. + - Exhibition 3 Top-10 wins on the season -- tied for second most // 3 All-ACC honorees in Ogunbowale, Shepard and Mabrey ^ - Gulf Coast Showcase | Estero, Florida Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer // No. 1 ranked SOS and RPI $ - ACC/Big Ten Challenge | Ann Arbor , Michigan 1 & - Jimmy V Classic | Hartford, Connecticut * - Atlantic Coast Conference game 2017-18 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball 2017-18 NOTRE DAME BASKETBALL NOTES 2 2018 ACC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL FIRST ROUND SECOND ROUND QUARTERFINALS SEMIFINALS CHAMPIONSHIP WEDNESDAY • FEBRUARY 28 THURSDAY • MARCH 1 FRIDAY • MARCH 2 SATURDAY • MARCH 3 SUNDAY • MARCH 4 #4 DUKE GAME 8 #5 NC STATE 11:00 AM RSN GAME 4 #12 NORTH CAROLINA 11:00 AM RSN GAME 1 GAME 12 1:00 PM NOON RSN ESPNU #1 LOUISVILLE #13 BOSTON COLLEGE GAME 9 #8 SYRACUSE 2:00 PM RSN GAME 5 2:00 PM RSN #9 VIRGINIA TECH CHAMPIONSHIP 2:00 PM ESPN2 ACC CHAMPION #2 NOTRE DAME GAME 10 #7 VIRGINIA 6:00 PM RSN GAME 6 #10 GEORGIA TECH 6:00 PM RSN GAME 2 GAME 13 3:30 PM 2:30 PM RSN ESPNU #3 FLORIDA STATE #15 CLEMSON #6 MIAMI GAME 11 8:00 PM RSN GAME 7 #11 WAKE FOREST 8:00 PM RSN GAME 3 6:30 PM RSN #14 PITT The ACC’s Regional Sports Networks for the 2017-18 season are comprised of FOX Sports South, FOX Sports Southeast, FOX Sports Florida, FOX Sports Sun, FOX Sports Midwest, FOX Sports Indiana, NESN, YES Network, CSN Mid Atlantic and AT&T Sportsnet Pittsburgh. All games will also be available via the FOX Sports Go and ESPN apps but are subject to blackout. GREENSBORO COLISEUM | FEBRUARY 28-MARCH 4 | #ACCWBB | @ACCWBB | THEACC.COM 2017-18 Notre Dame Women’s Basketball 2017-18 NOTRE DAME BASKETBALL NOTES 3 2017-18 NOTRE DAME ROSTER PRONUNCIATION No. Name Position Height Year Hometown Previous School Niele Ivey knee-ELL Mychal Johnson MIKE-el (Michael) 1 Lili Thompson G 5-7 Gs. Mansfield, Texas Stanford / Timberview Marina Mabrey MAY-bree 2 Kaitlin Cole G 5-10 So. Toledo, Ohio Sylvania Northview Arike Ogunbowale uh-REE-kay OH-goon-buh-WALL-ay 3 Marina Mabrey* G 5-11 Jr. Belmar, N.J. Manasquan Lili Thompson Lee-Lee 5 Jackie Young* G 6-0 So. Princeton, Ind. Princeton Community Brianna Turner bree-ON-uh 11 Brianna Turner^ F 6-3 Sr. Pearland, Texas Manvel 14 Mychal Johnson^ G 5-7 Sr. Huntington, W.Va. Huntington St. Joseph 20 Nicole Benz G 5-8 Fr. Valencia, Calif. William S. Hart TEAM INFORMATION Conference Atlantic Coast 21 Kristina Nelson F 6-4 Gs. Buford, Ga. Buford Home Arena (Capacity) Purcell Pavilion 23 Jessica Shepard* F 6-4 Jr. Fremont, Neb. Nebraska / Fremont at the Joyce Center (9,149) 24 Arike Ogunbowale* G 5-8 Jr. Milwaukee, Wis. Divine Savior Holy Angels Starters Returning/Lost 3/2 Total Returning/Lost 6/5 30 Mikayla Vaughn C 6-3 Fr. Philadelphia, Penn. Paul VI Newcomers 6 32 Danielle Patterson F 6-2 Fr. Brooklyn, N.Y. The Mary Louis Academy First Season 1977-78 Full Seasons 40 33 Kathryn Westbeld* F 6-2 Sr. Kettering, Ohio Kettering Fairmont All-Time Record 956-328 (.742) 40 Maureen Butler F 6-1 Jr. Livonia, Mich. Dearborn Divine Child) NCAA Appearances/Record 24 / 56-23 (.709) First/Last NCAA Appearance 1992 / 2017 * - probable starter ^ - will redshirt 2017-18 season due to ACL injury ACC Member 2013-14 - present ACC Regular Season 77-3 (.969) Karen & Kevin Keyes Women’s Basketball Head Coach Muffet McGraw Saint Joseph’s ‘77 31st Season / 36th Overall ACC Tournament 12-0 (1.000) Associate Head Coach Niel Ivey Notre Dame ‘00 11th Season ACC Championships 4 - 2014-17 Associate Head Coach Carol Owens Northern Illinois ‘90 18th Season Associate Coach Beth Cunningham Notre Dame ‘97 6th Season Director of Operations Katie Capps Western Kentucky ‘02 3rd Season NATIONAL RANKINGS Video Coordinator Erica Williamson Notre Dame ‘10 2nd Season 2017-18 AP TOP 25 2017-18 USA TODAY COACHES (Week 17) (Week 17) 1. UConn 1. UConn AT THE HELM CASE FOR COACH OF THE YEAR 2. Mississippi State 2. Mississippi State Karen and Kevin Keyes head coach Muffet McGraw Notre Dame has continued to obtain the program 3. Baylor 3. Baylor 4. Louisville 4. Notre Dame embarks on her 31st season at the helm of the Irish standard of success despite the injuries and setbacks 5. Notre Dame 5. Louisville 6. Oregon (792-229) and 36th overall (880-270) as a head coach. faced this season. 7. Texas 6. Oregon McGraw ranks ninth all-time in career victories among 8. South Carolina 7. Texas 9. UCLA 8. South Carolina Division I coaches, and is currently on pace to become The Irish possess the No. 1 strength of schedule and No. 10. Oregon State 9. UCLA the second fastest coach to 900 career wins. 1 ranked RPI, while the ACC ranks first in conference RPI. 11. Florida State 10. Oregon State 12. Tennessee 11. Florida State The Irish are ranked No. 5 in the country and No. 4 in 13. Ohio State 12. Tennessee McGraw is also just one of six coaches (men’s or women’s the Coaches’ Poll, boast a 27-2 record, are ACC regular 14. Missouri 13. Missouri 15. Texa A&M 14. Ohio State basketball) in NCAA Division I history with 800 wins, sev- season champs and are a projected No. 1 seed in the 16. Stanford 15. Duke 17. Maryland en Final Fours and five NCAA title games. The prestigious NCAA Tournament. 18. Duke 16. Texas A&M 19.