1 FIGHTING IRISH MEDIA Primary Women’s Basketball Contact Josh Bates [email protected] @Josh13Bates 574-310-9954 GAME 9 GEORGIA TECH (4-2, 2-1) 2 2020-21 RESULTS (4-4, 2-2) GAME INFO Date Opponent TV Time/Result Sunday, Jan. 3 | 4 p.m. EST Notre Dame, Ind. | Purcell Pavilion 11/27 @ Ohio University ESPN+ L, 86-85 ACCN LaChina Robinson | Pam Ward 11/29 Miami (OH) ACCN W, 88-68 12/3 #24 Michigan ACCN L, 76-66 99.9 WQLQ-FM Sean Stires 12/6 IUPUI ACCNX W, 65-58 12/13 Georgia Tech* ACCNX L, 82-67 Post-Game Zoom Und.com/wbbmedia | Email Josh Bates for passcode 12/17 Virginia Tech* ACCN W, 84-78 @NDWBB | #GoIrish Stats via StatBroadcast 12/20 @ Clemson* RSN L, 78-55 12/31 @ Miami* ACCN W, 71-60 THE SERIES 1/3 Georgia Tech* ACCN 4 pm 1/7 @ Boston College* ACCN 8 pm vs GT ND leads, 13-1 Last: L, 82-67, at ND, on 12/13/2020 Streak: L1 1/10 @ Syracuse* ESPNU TBD at Home ND leads, 7-1 Last: Same Streak: L1 1/14 Pittsburgh* ACCNX 6 pm THE COACHES 1/17 Boston College* ACCN Noon 1/21 @ Virginia Tech* RSN 7 pm Head Coach At School Overall 1/24 @ North Carolina* TBD TBD ND Niele Ivey 4-4 (1st year) Same 1/28 Wake Forest* ACCNX 6 pm GT Nell Fortner 24-13 (2nd year) 186-130 (11th year) 2/7 @ Louisville* TBD TBD 2/11 Virginia* RSN 7 pm BY THE NUMBERS 2/15 @ NC State* ESPN2 TBD 1,016 Program wins 2/18 Syracuse* ACCN 8 pm 675 Amount of three-pointers all 3 Mabreys have made in their collegiate careers 2/22 @ Pittsburgh* ACCN 8 pm total wins in ACC play -- fastest team to reach 100 in league history 2/25 Florida State* ACCNX 7 pm 101 NCAA Tournament wins - 4th most in Division I 2/28 Louisville* TBD TBD 67 Both Mabrey and Brunelle are both shooting over 48% from three and rank in the top-3 in the ACC 3/3-7 ACC Championships# TBD TBD 48% 3/19-22 NCAA 1st & 2nd Rounds! TBD TBD 34 Points by Dara marked the highest for an Irish debut. Highest point total in ACC so far 3/26-29 NCAA Regionals! TBD TBD 27 Total conference championships 4/2-4 NCAA Final Four! TBD TBD 24 Straight NCAA Tournament appearances. Still in tact 22 Different All-Americans 17-2 ACC Tournament record in seven years in the league 16.9 ppg for Westbeld -- tops all ACC rookies & ranks 10th among Division I freshmen - 6th in ACC overall * - Atlantic Coast Conference game 15 total women in NCAA D-I history who have played and coached for the same ranked team - includes Ivey # - ACC Tournament (Greensboro, N.C.) Twice Westbeld has scored 12 points in the fourth quarter alone this season ! - NCAA Championship 12 11 30-win seasons in program history 9 Final Four appearances - ranks as fifth most Number of threes Dara hit in first game with Irish - tied her sister Marina for second most in a single game // 7 NCAA Title game appearances - 1 of 4 schools to do so (Tennessee, UConn and La Tech) 5 Only ACC school with 5 players averaging double-digit points 3 Irish rank 3rd in the ACC in 3PT FG% with .381. Last season they ranked dead last in the ACC. National Titles - Notre Dame is the seventh program with multiple national championships // 2 Class of 2021 2 Signees in Olivia Miles and Sonia Citron 1st Year of the Ivey Era // 1st black female head coach at Notre Dame 2020-21 NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2 NOTRE DAME ROSTER PRONUNCIATION No. Name Position Height Year Hometown Previous School Katlyn Gilbert Kate-lyn Anaya Peoples Uh-nay-uh 1 Dara Mabrey G 5-7 Jr. Belmar, N.J. Manasquan Abby Prohaska Pro-hask-kuh 3 Amirah Abdur-Rahim F 6-3 Fr. Marietta, Ga. St. Francis Dara Mabrey Dare-uh 5 Alasia Hayes G 5-7 Fr. Murfreesboro, Tenn. Riverdale Niele Ivey Knee-elle 10 Katlyn Gilbert G 5-10 Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. Heritage Christian 12 Abby Prohaska G 5-10 Jr. Liberty Township, Ohio Lakota West 15 Natalija Marshall F 6-4 Fr. Queens, N.Y. Christ the King TEAM INFORMATION 20 Nicole Benz G 5-8 Sr. Valencia, Calif. William S. Hart Conference Atlantic Coast Home Arena (Capacity) Purcell Pavilion (9,149) 21 Anaya Peoples G 5-10 So. Danville, Ill. Schlarman Starters Returning/Lost 4/1 23 Alli Campbell G 6-0 Fr. Altoona, Penn. Bellwood-Antis Total Returning/Lost 7/3 Newcomers 6 24 Destinee Walker G 5-10 Gr. Orlando, Fla. North Carolina First Season 1977-78 30 Mikki Vaughn C 6-3 Sr. Philadelphia, Penn. Paul VI/Friends’ Central Full Seasons 43 All-Time Record 1,016-355 (.741) 33 Sam Brunelle F 6-2 So. Ruckersville, Va. William Monroe NCAA Appearances/Record 26 / 67-24 (.736) 34 Maddy Westbeld F 6-3 Fr. Kettering, Ohio Fairmont First/Last NCAA Appearance 1992 / 2018 ACC Member 2013-14 - present Karen & Kevin Keyes Women’s Basketball Head Coach Niele Ivey Notre Dame ‘00 1st Season ACC Regular Season 101-17 (.862) ACC Tournament 17-2 (.895) Associate Head Coach Carol Owens Northern Illinois ‘90 21st Season ACC Tournament Championships 5 (2014-17, 19) Associate Head Coach Coquese Washington Notre Dame ‘93 9th Season / 1st Back Assistant Coach Michaela Mabrey Notre Dame ‘16 2nd Season NATIONAL RANKINGS Director of Operations Angie Potthoff Penn State ‘97 2nd Season 2020-21 AP TOP 25 2020-21 USA TODAY COACHES Video Coordinator James Spinelli Temple ‘14 3rd Season (Week 6) (Week 6) 1. Stanford 1. Stanford Sport Administrator Katie Capps Western Kentucky ‘02 6th Season 2. Louisville 2. Louisville 3. NC State 3. NC State 4. UConn 4. South Carolina NCAA HISTORY Irish have been more successful than any other regular- 5. South Carolina 5. UConn Notre Dame has competed in 26 NCAA Championships. ly-appearing school at that stage, as their .900 winning 6. Arizona 6. Baylor 7. Baylor 7. Oregon Their 24 straight appearances mark the fourth longest percentage (9-1) is the best of any program to play in at 8. Oregon 8. Arizona active streak in the country and fifth best all-time. Due least five Elite Eights. 9. Texas A&M 9. Texas A&M 10. Arkansas 10. Arkansas to Covid-19 canceling the 2020 NCAA Tournament, the 11. UCLA 11. Kentucky NCAA has ruled that all active streaks remain intact. Best Elite Eight Winning % (Min. Five App.) 12. Mississippi St 12. UCLA No. School Record Pct. 13. Kentucky 13. Mississippi State 1. Notre Dame 9-1 .900 14. Maryland 14. Maryland Most Consecutive NCAA Berths 2. UConn 20-5 .800 15. Northwestern 15. Ohio St No. School Streak Years 3. Stanford 13-7 .650 16. Michigan 16. Northwestern 1. Tennessee 38 1982-2019* 4. Tennessee 18-10 .643 17. Ohio St 17. Michigan 2. Stanford 32 1988-2019* 18. DePaul 18. Indiana 3. UConn 31 1989-2019* 19. Texas 19. Texas 4. Louisiana Tech 25 1982-2011 Finally, Notre Dame has advanced to 17 Sweet 16s. The 20. Indiana 20. Syracuse 5. Notre Dame 24 1996-2019* 21. USF 21. DePaul Irish are one of four schools to make the last 10 straight 22. Syracuse 22. USF * denotes active streak Sweet 16s, joining UConn, Stanford and Baylor. 23. Gonzaga 23. Gonzaga 24. Missouri St 24. Missouri St 25. Michigan St 25. South Dakota St The Irish are 67-24 all-time in the NCAA Tournament, as IVEY ERA their 67 wins rank fourth all-time. Receiving Votes: Receiving Votes: The passing of the torch from Naismith Memorial Georgia 33, North Carolina 27, Michigan State 31, Georgia 30, Basketball Hall of Famer Muffet McGraw to Niele Ivey is South Dakota State 24, Oregon Virginia Tech 22, Arizona State Notre Dame joins Louisiana Tech, USC and Stanford with complete. Welcome to the Ivey Era. McGraw retired with State 20, Iowa State 12, Tennessee 20, Florida State 18, Clemson 16, two NCAA titles behind UConn (11), Tennessee (8) and 936 career wins, which ranked sixth all-time among 10, Arizona State 8, Iowa 6, Iowa 14, Florida Gulf Coast 13, Baylor (3). Rutgers 6, Wake Forest 4, Georgia Rutgers 7, Oregon State 6, North Division I coaches Tech 4, Rice 3, Alabama 2 Carolina 6, Tennessee 3, UCF 3, IUPUI 3, North Dakota State 1, Notre Dame is one of three schools (Tennessee & UConn) Enter Ivey, who can be linked to all nine of Notre Dame’s Georgia Tech 1 to reach seven NCAA Title games. Their nine Final Four Final Fours - two as a player and seven as an assistant appearances are the fifth-most of any school behind coach. All-in-all, Ivey spent 17 combined years on Tennessee (18), UConn (18), Stanford (13) and La Tech campus before receiving the head coaching job. (10). In fact, Notre Dame’s last decade of dominance (2010- The Irish have reached 10 Elite Eights. In fact, Notre 19) had Ivey’s handprints written all over it. No other Dame and UConn are the only teams to reach the Elite program had produced more trips to the national title Eight eight times over the last 10 tournaments. Yet, the 2020-21 NOTRE DAME BASKETBALL NOTES 3 NOTRE DAME ACC STATS game (six) in that span. Plus, the Irish posted the third PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH Team Stats ACC Only (Rk) All Games (Rk) most wins (339) during that span as well.