ND '12 Women's BB

[IrishLax]

Horrendous free throw shooting down the stretch but defense came up big for the W.

 

[Redbar]

Career high for Skylar, huge 3 to seal it when Tennessee was on a run.

 

[scUM Hater]

Good victory, despite the horrible refs.

 

[Pa Golden Tate Fan]

The Lady Irish became the first team in NCAA Woman's Basketball History to beat UCONN and Tennessee in 3 consecutive years.

 

[AdmiralBackhand]

I didn't like the officiating either. Tennessee, with the benefit of some calls, made it a close game after I thought it was going to be a lopsided win. First time ND has won at Tennessee's home court. Great win!

 

[Old Man Mike]

What Coach McGraw has done putting a team back together which lost nearly everything but the main star [and those players were MAJOR leadership, toughness, scoring, defense, and rebounding] puts her as Coach-of-the-Year. Not bad, Coach!

 

[GowerND11]

What Coach McGraw has done putting a team back together which lost nearly everything but the main star [and those players were MAJOR leadership, toughness, scoring, defense, and rebounding] puts her as Coach-of-the-Year. Not bad, Coach!

^This

I love what Coach McGraw does. Ever since I found out that she was from Pottsville, PA, which is 5 minutes south of me here in the Coal Region of Pennsylvania, I have watched Irish women's basketball even closer. I'm the first to admit I'm not a huge fan of women's ball, but those girls we have make it worth the watch, and Coach McGraw always does a heck of a job.

 

[BGIF]

#2 ND 23-1@ Marquette Sunday 2/17 2:50 ET on ESPN2

#2 ND 23-1@ Marquette Sunday 2/17 2:50 ET on ESPN2

2012-13 ND Women's Basketball: Game 25
#2/3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (23-1 / 11-0 BIG EAST) vs. Marquette Golden Eagles (12-12 / 4-7 BIG EAST)
DATE: February 17, 2013
TIME: 1:50 p.m. CT/2:50 p.m. ET
AT: Milwaukee, Wis. - Al McGuire Center (4,000)
SERIES: ND leads 31-6
1ST MTG: MU 66-41 (2/3/78)
LAST MTG: ND 95-42 (12/7/11)
TV: ESPN2/WatchESPN (live) (Pam Ward, p-b-p / Stephanie White, color)
RADIO: Pulse FM (96.9/92.1) / UND.com (live) (Bob Nagle, p-b-p)
LIVE STATS: UND.com

 

[BGIF]

Notre Dame has matched the best start in school history (23-1), duplicating the 24-game records posted by the 2000-01, 2009-10 and 2011-12 teams.

The Fighting Irish are 7-1 against ranked opponents this year, defeating No. 19/21 Ohio State (57-51), No. 19/22 UCLA (76-64), No. 22 Texas A&M (83-74), No. 11 Purdue (74-47), No. 1 Connecticut (73-72), No. 9 Tennessee (77-67) and No. 10/11 Louisville (93-64), while falling to No. 3 Baylor, 73-61 (a game Notre Dame led 50-49 with less than eight minutes left).


According to Friday's NCAA statistical report, the Fighting Irish are ranked in the top 10 in 7 categories --
free throw percentage (1st - .797),
scoring offense (3rd - 80.4 ppg.),
assists (3rd - 19.8 apg.),
scoring margin (4th - +24.3 ppg.),
rebounding margin (5th - +11.7 rpg.),
assist/turnover ratio (7th - 1.23)
field goal percentage (8th - .465).

Notre Dame has shown remarkably balanced offensive production this season, with 10 of the 11 players on the roster having scored in double figures at least once, including five different players who have scored 20 points in a game.

 

[BGIF]

Diggins Rewriting ND Record Book

Diggins Rewriting ND Record Book

Diggins (2,108 points) needs 214 points to catch current Notre Dame associate coach Beth (Morgan) Cunningham as the program's all-time leading scorer. She also is just 18 points away from catching Katryna Gaither (2,126 points from 1993-97) for second place on the Fighting Irish career scoring chart.
Diggins (499 rebounds) is one rebound away to become the first women's basketball player in school history with 2,000 points, 500 rebounds and 500 assists in her career. Only one Notre Dame men's basketball player has ever compiled that impressive combination of statistics (Chris Thomas from 2001-05).
In addition, Diggins (335 steals) is 13 steals away from assistant coach Niele Ivey's school record for career thefts. With one steal on Jan. 8 at South Florida, Diggins moved into second place on Notre Dame's career steals list, passing Coquese Washington (307 from 1989-93).
Diggins (657 assists) has an outside shot at the Fighting Irish all-time record for assists held by Mary Gavin (1984-88), needing 121 helpers to reach the mark (Ivey is second, currently 70 ahead of Diggins). Diggins now stands third in school history, having passed Mollie Peirick (651 from 1994-98) with her seven assists on Feb. 11 vs. No. 10/11 Louisville. Diggins' charge this year has been led by her career-high 14 assists on Dec. 31 against Saint Francis (Pa.) that are the fourth-most assists by an NCAA Division I player in a game this season and most by a Notre Dame player in nearly 26 years.
With the opening tip of the Feb. 9 win at Seton Hall, Diggins became Notre Dame's all-time leader in career starts (now 131), passing Alicia Ratay (129 from 1999-2003).
The Diggins Factor
Notre Dame has posted a 118-19 (.861) record in the past four seasons (2009-10 to present), a mark that can be traced in no small part to the arrival of guard Skylar Diggins. The South Bend native has helped lead the Fighting Irish to a spot in the 2011 and 2012 NCAA national championship games and a berth in the 2010 NCAA Sweet 16, as well as a 26-12 record against AP Top 25 teams (13-10 vs. the AP Top 10) and an 84-1 record against unranked opponents (not appearing in the AP poll), including a 63-game winning streak from the start of the 2009-10 season before falling to West Virginia on Feb. 12, 2012.

Upon closer examination, Notre Dame's 19 losses in Diggins' career primarily have been ones that could have gone either way, with 11 decided by single digits (six were in doubt inside the final minute), and two that went to overtime.

With Diggins in uniform, the Fighting Irish have posted three of the top 10 most prolific offensive seasons in school history, averaging 78.9 ppg. last year, after logging 77.0 ppg. in 2010-11, and 77.2 ppg. in her freshman season of 2009-10. Notre Dame is on pace to mirror those figures this season, currently averaging 80.4 ppg. (which ranks third nationally as of Friday).

In addition, thanks to Diggins' penchant for steals (she has a 2.45 spg. career mark that is fourth-best in school history), the Fighting Irish have recorded the top three single-season steal marks in program history with 502 thefts last year, 495 steals in 2010-11, and 450 thefts in 2009-10. And again, Notre Dame is in position to challenge those totals this season, currently averaging 11.3 spg. (which would put the Fighting Irish around 350 steals by the end of the regular season).

The past two years also have seen Notre Dame post two of the four best defensive scoring average in school history, allowing a school-record 52.9 ppg., last season (well ahead of the previous mark of 55.1 ppg., in 1981-82) and giving up just 56.2 ppg., in 2010-11. The Fighting Irish aren't far off those marks so far this year, presently allowing 56.1 points per game.

 

[scUM Hater]

Diggins' is indeed a special player. Michaela Mabrey is also one of my favorites. Deadly from 3 point land.

 

[Irish#1]

Diggins (2,108 points) needs 214 points to catch current Notre Dame associate coach Beth (Morgan) Cunningham as the program's all-time leading scorer. She also is just 18 points away from catching Katryna Gaither (2,126 points from 1993-97) for second place on the Fighting Irish career scoring chart.
Diggins (499 rebounds) is one rebound away to become the first women's basketball player in school history with 2,000 points, 500 rebounds and 500 assists in her career. Only one Notre Dame men's basketball player has ever compiled that impressive combination of statistics (Chris Thomas from 2001-05).
In addition, Diggins (335 steals) is 13 steals away from assistant coach Niele Ivey's school record for career thefts. With one steal on Jan. 8 at South Florida, Diggins moved into second place on Notre Dame's career steals list, passing Coquese Washington (307 from 1989-93).
Diggins (657 assists) has an outside shot at the Fighting Irish all-time record for assists held by Mary Gavin (1984-88), needing 121 helpers to reach the mark (Ivey is second, currently 70 ahead of Diggins). Diggins now stands third in school history, having passed Mollie Peirick (651 from 1994-98) with her seven assists on Feb. 11 vs. No. 10/11 Louisville. Diggins' charge this year has been led by her career-high 14 assists on Dec. 31 against Saint Francis (Pa.) that are the fourth-most assists by an NCAA Division I player in a game this season and most by a Notre Dame player in nearly 26 years.
With the opening tip of the Feb. 9 win at Seton Hall, Diggins became Notre Dame's all-time leader in career starts (now 131), passing Alicia Ratay (129 from 1999-2003).
The Diggins Factor
Notre Dame has posted a 118-19 (.861) record in the past four seasons (2009-10 to present), a mark that can be traced in no small part to the arrival of guard Skylar Diggins. The South Bend native has helped lead the Fighting Irish to a spot in the 2011 and 2012 NCAA national championship games and a berth in the 2010 NCAA Sweet 16, as well as a 26-12 record against AP Top 25 teams (13-10 vs. the AP Top 10) and an 84-1 record against unranked opponents (not appearing in the AP poll), including a 63-game winning streak from the start of the 2009-10 season before falling to West Virginia on Feb. 12, 2012.

Upon closer examination, Notre Dame's 19 losses in Diggins' career primarily have been ones that could have gone either way, with 11 decided by single digits (six were in doubt inside the final minute), and two that went to overtime.

With Diggins in uniform, the Fighting Irish have posted three of the top 10 most prolific offensive seasons in school history, averaging 78.9 ppg. last year, after logging 77.0 ppg. in 2010-11, and 77.2 ppg. in her freshman season of 2009-10. Notre Dame is on pace to mirror those figures this season, currently averaging 80.4 ppg. (which ranks third nationally as of Friday).

In addition, thanks to Diggins' penchant for steals (she has a 2.45 spg. career mark that is fourth-best in school history), the Fighting Irish have recorded the top three single-season steal marks in program history with 502 thefts last year, 495 steals in 2010-11, and 450 thefts in 2009-10. And again, Notre Dame is in position to challenge those totals this season, currently averaging 11.3 spg. (which would put the Fighting Irish around 350 steals by the end of the regular season).

The past two years also have seen Notre Dame post two of the four best defensive scoring average in school history, allowing a school-record 52.9 ppg., last season (well ahead of the previous mark of 55.1 ppg., in 1981-82) and giving up just 56.2 ppg., in 2010-11. The Fighting Irish aren't far off those marks so far this year, presently allowing 56.1 points per game.

She's a baller.

 

[FightingIrishLover7]

Diggins' is indeed a special player. Michaela Mabrey is also one of my favorites. Deadly from 3 point land.

Love mabrey shooting the rock.
Ace and jewel are both gonna be superstars though.

 

[BGIF]

ND 87 MU 49 Final

ND 87 MU 49 Final

ND goes to 24-1

Diggins 23 pts, 3 Rebs, 7 Asts, 4 Stls, 1 Blk in 34 minutes of PT.

 

[BGIF]

Diggins Rewriting ND Record Book - Updated 2/17

Diggins Rewriting ND Record Book - Updated 2/17

Diggins (2,131 points) needs 191 points to catch current ND associate coach Beth (Morgan) Cunningham as the program's all-time leading scorer. Today she passed Katryna Gaither (2,126 points from 1993-97) for second place on the Fighting Irish career scoring chart.

Diggins with 3 Rebs (502 rebounds) became the first ND's women's basketball player with 2,000 points, 500 rebounds and 500 assists in her career. Only one ND men's basketball player has ever compiled that impressive combination of statistics (Chris Thomas from 2001-05).

Diggins with 4 Steals (339 steals) is 9 steals away from assistant coach Niele Ivey's school record for career thefts.

Diggins with 7 Assists (664 assists) has an outside shot at the Fighting Irish all-time record for assists held by Mary Gavin (1984-88), needing 114 helpers to reach the mark (Ivey is second, currently 63 ahead of Diggins).

With the opening tip of the Feb. 9 win at Seton Hall, Diggins became Notre Dame's all-time leader in career starts (now 132), passing Alicia Ratay (129 from 1999-2003).

 

[scUM Hater]

Love mabrey shooting the rock.
Ace and jewel are both gonna be superstars though.

Jewell Loyd is going to be awesome before it is all said and done. I would love to see Mabrey in the college 3 point shoot-out. She lost it last year at the McDonalds All-American Showcase to that freaky looking girl who goes to UConn.

 

[sportallyr]

Skylar Diggins Toughest Workout on espnW - YouTube

Nice story on Skyler's workout routine. Nice to see a gifted athlete that works as hard off the court/field as they do on it. Skyler shows off her voice at the end...not bad at all. Hopefully the Irish can send her out this year with a Championship...but it will be very difficult to beat Baylor.

 

[BGIF]

ND v SYR Feb 26 7pm ET CBS

ND v SYR Feb 26 7pm ET CBS

2012-13 ND Women's Basketball: Game 27
#2/2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (25-1 / 13-0 BIG EAST) vs. #22/18 Syracuse Orange (22-4 / 10-3 BIG EAST)
DATE: February 26, 2013
TIME: 7:00 p.m. ET
AT: Notre Dame, Ind. - Purcell Pavilion (9,149)
SERIES: ND leads 25-2
1ST MTG: ND 81-64 (1/16/88)
LAST MTG: ND 74-55 (2/7/12)
TV: CBS Sports Network (live) (Brent Stover, p-b-p / Debbie Antonelli, color)
RADIO: Pulse FM (96.9/92.1) / UND.com (live) (Bob Nagle, p-b-p)
LIVE STATS: UND.com

 

[BGIF]

Senior Night

20 game Win Streak

25-1 record ties Best Start in ND history.


A Class By Themselves
Led by its two-player senior class of guards/co-captains Skylar Diggins and Kaila Turner, Notre Dame has earned the most victories (120) in a four-year span in school history, topping the total (117) compiled by last year's seniors.

Prior to the 2011-12 season, the highest four-year win total by a senior class was 109, set by the Class of 2001 that included (among others) consensus national player of the year and 12-year WNBA veteran Ruth Riley and current Fighting Irish assistant coach Niele Ivey.

 

[BGIF]

Diggins Challenging School Records

Diggins Challenging School Records

- Diggins (2,148 points) needs 174 points to catch current Notre Dame associate coach Beth (Morgan) Cunningham as the program's all-time leading scorer. Diggins moved into second place on the Fighting Irish all-time scoring list with her 23 points on Feb. 17 at Marquette, passing Katryna Gaither (2,126 points from 1993-97).
- With three rebounds on Feb. 17 at Marquette, Diggins (512 rebounds) became the first women's basketball player in school history with 2,000 points, 500 rebounds and 500 assists in her career. Only one Notre Dame men's basketball player has ever compiled that impressive combination of statistics (Chris Thomas from 2001-05).
- Diggins (341 steals) is 7 steals away from assistant coach Niele Ivey's school record for career thefts.
- Diggins (674 assists) has an outside shot at the Fighting Irish all-time record for assists held by Mary Gavin (1984-88), needing 104 helpers to reach the mark (Ivey is second, currently 53 ahead of Diggins). Diggins stands third in school history, having passed Mollie Peirick (651 from 1994-98) with her seven assists on Feb. 11 vs. No. 10/11 Louisville. Diggins' charge this year has been led by her career-high 14 assists on Dec. 31 against Saint Francis (Pa.) that are the fourth-most assists by an NCAA Division I player in a game this season and most by a Notre Dame player in nearly 26 years.
- Combining her points, rebounds, assists and steals, Diggins is one of just six NCAA Division I players since 1999-2000 to amass 2,000 points, 500 rebounds, 500 assists and 300 steals in her career (see accompanying chart in PDF version of this notes package, with research courtesy of STATS, LLC, which began tracking women's basketball career statistics in 1999-2000).
- With the opening tip of the Feb. 9 win at Seton Hall, Diggins became Notre Dame's all-time leader in career starts (now 133), passing Alicia Ratay (129 from 1999-2003).

 

[arrowryan]

Cuse up 24-15 half way through the first

 

[GoldenIsThyFame]

Sky is ballin. Lead down to 5 with min to go in half

 

[scUM Hater]

That could be the worse ND could play and the best Syracuse could play. I'll take the 3 point disadvantage at this point.

 

[GoIrish399]

Only down 3 at the half. Crazy considering that we were down 15 earlier in the game. Diggins with 21.

 

[OrlaNDomer]

Diggins is going for 40 tonight.

 

[arrowryan]

Irish up 51-47

14 minutes left to play

 

[GoIrish399]

58-49 now

 

[arrowryan]

Why is this there senior night? Don't they have a home game left against UCONN

 

[BGIF]

Final ND 79 SYR 68

Final ND 79 SYR 68

ND opened poorly and Cuse jumped to a quick 9-3 lead. They expanded it to 15 before ND started the climb back closing to a 3 pt deficit at the half, 43-40.

This game was another tale of two different halves. ND opened the 2nd Half with a 9-0 run on 2 pointers and FTs whileholding The Orange scoreless for the first 4 minutes. ND dominated the 2nd half 39-25 for the 11 pt win. SYR won the rebound battle in the first half but ND closed the gap to -2, 44-42. Offensively ND won the game on the Foul Line making 9 more FTs.

McBride lead all scorers with 25, Diggins was 1 pt behind. Skylar also had 6 steals and now needs 1 more to tie for ND's All Time Lead. She needs 150 points to tie the All time Scoring Lead.

 

[aubeirish]

Why is this there senior night? Don't they have a home game left against UCONN

Probably didn't want to put more distraction for the big game. Only speculating here, otherwise, it doesn't make much sense like you said.