ND Women's BB '14
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Final ND 87 PIT 59
Final ND 87 PIT 59
ND
STAT TOTAL
Points 87
Field Goals 37-58, 63.8%
Free Throws 9-10, 90.0%
3-Pointers 4-12, 33.3%
Off. Rebounds 9
Def. Rebounds 31
Total Rebounds 40
Assists 23
Steal 7
Blocks 5
P. Fouls 17
T. Fouls 0
Turnovers 18
PIT
STAT TOTAL
Points 59
Field Goals 20-55, 36.4%
Free Throws 17-21, 81.0%
3-Pointers 2-16, 12.5%
Off. Rebounds 8
Def. Rebounds 13
Total Rebounds 21
Assists 13
Steal 7
Blocks 2
P. Fouls 15
T. Fouls 0
Turnovers 14
Final ND 87 PIT 59
ND
STAT TOTAL
Points 87
Field Goals 37-58, 63.8%
Free Throws 9-10, 90.0%
3-Pointers 4-12, 33.3%
Off. Rebounds 9
Def. Rebounds 31
Total Rebounds 40
Assists 23
Steal 7
Blocks 5
P. Fouls 17
T. Fouls 0
Turnovers 18
PIT
STAT TOTAL
Points 59
Field Goals 20-55, 36.4%
Free Throws 17-21, 81.0%
3-Pointers 2-16, 12.5%
Off. Rebounds 8
Def. Rebounds 13
Total Rebounds 21
Assists 13
Steal 7
Blocks 2
P. Fouls 15
T. Fouls 0
Turnovers 14
Ind Stats
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ON COURT PTS REB AST PF
Mark Wright 14 5 2 2
Madison Cable 8 3 1 1
Hanna Huffman 2 2 0 1
Whit Holloway 0 3 3 2
DiamThompson 0 0 0 0
BENCH PTS REB AST PF
Jewell Loyd 16 3 5 2
Brianna Turner 15 9 0 3
Lindsay Allen 13 1 8 2
Taya Reimer 10 6 3 1
Mich Mabrey 4 2 1 1
Mychl Johnson 3 0 0 1
Kat Westbeld 2 1 0 1PIT
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ON COURT PTS REB AST PF
Fred Potvin 5 0 1 2
Chelsea Welch 5 4 0 1
Aysia Bugg 4 2 2 2
Jordan Serio 0 0 0 0
Cora McManus 0 1 0 1
BENCH PTS REB AST PF
Brianna Kiesel 27 1 3 3
Stasha Carey 8 3 2 3
Monica Wignot 6 5 4 1
Yacine Diop 4 3 1 2
Brittany Gordon 0 0 0 0
Bubbl Anderson 0 0 0 0Down Goes #3 BU
Down Goes #3 BU
Baylor Lady Bears vs. Oklahoma Sooners - Recap - February 25, 2015 - ESPN
No. 3 Baylor's winning streak ends at 25 in loss to Oklahoma
The Lady Bears' only other loss this season came to Kentucky on Nov. 17.
Down Goes #3 BU
Baylor Lady Bears vs. Oklahoma Sooners - Recap - February 25, 2015 - ESPN
No. 3 Baylor's winning streak ends at 25 in loss to Oklahoma
The Lady Bears' only other loss this season came to Kentucky on Nov. 17.
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Re: what the team lacks. [by the way, nice solid win for the seniors}.
A]. We are not a "thug" team who can bash you physically and repair errors by just rebounding your brains out. These are the teams which often win NCAA championships [guys or gals]. We, as we are too well aware, survive on the boards, not dominate [vs elite teams]. This almost always will stop you sooner or later. Turner gives us shot-blocking without being a thug, so we have a rim protector, but the muscle isn't there. Can Reimer and Westbeld put it on? Taya seems to possibly have the attitude to be a banger, but I doubt that Turner will ever play that way. Almost all the ACC teams have multiple thugs.
B]. Turnovers: we still make too many. We are a high octane offense with "Princeton" cuts and interior passing, so we take fast-action risks, and therefore will make some turnovers as expected, but we are still a bit too high on this. One of our deficits is that we really have only one accomplished ballhandler [Allen]. Most really good teams have two excellent ones on the floor, or at least can lineup with two when the occasion demands. Jewell Loyd is not an elite ballhandler despite her wonderful numbers of assists. She gets those by terrorizing the defenders and drawing two or three people to her, utterly unbalancing defenses, and leaving teammates wide open. Effective and desired, yes, but not a great handler in the normal situations of the game. Maybe Mychal Johnson can become this. We at least need that threat to give Lindsay quality minutes off.
C]. Although we have our moments, we are not really a consistent three point bombing threat vs quality opponents. Mabrey is supposed to be our zonecracker, and early on she was, but no one has looked this way down the stretch. Jewell, Michaela, and Madison all could develop into this by next season --- I've seen it, it's confidence with a lot of repetition of squaring up, getting feet set, and not thinking about it. Sometimes a good shortrange shooter will just explode in range.
Our team's secret weapon, who will not graduate, is Coach Muffet. She installs wonderful movement offense, non-egocentered passing, good conditioning, and hard effort. The girls supply athleticism and varying skills, and together they go a long way --- usually to the final four. To actually hold the trophy in a world which includes the Alabama-equivalent-recruit-exactly-who-you-want Connecticut, we need either to become devastating bombers or inside bangers to add to the elite stuff we already have. This group COULD do that, and even do it on a given night THIS year, but we don't do it yet with enough consistency to win the NCAA.
A]. We are not a "thug" team who can bash you physically and repair errors by just rebounding your brains out. These are the teams which often win NCAA championships [guys or gals]. We, as we are too well aware, survive on the boards, not dominate [vs elite teams]. This almost always will stop you sooner or later. Turner gives us shot-blocking without being a thug, so we have a rim protector, but the muscle isn't there. Can Reimer and Westbeld put it on? Taya seems to possibly have the attitude to be a banger, but I doubt that Turner will ever play that way. Almost all the ACC teams have multiple thugs.
B]. Turnovers: we still make too many. We are a high octane offense with "Princeton" cuts and interior passing, so we take fast-action risks, and therefore will make some turnovers as expected, but we are still a bit too high on this. One of our deficits is that we really have only one accomplished ballhandler [Allen]. Most really good teams have two excellent ones on the floor, or at least can lineup with two when the occasion demands. Jewell Loyd is not an elite ballhandler despite her wonderful numbers of assists. She gets those by terrorizing the defenders and drawing two or three people to her, utterly unbalancing defenses, and leaving teammates wide open. Effective and desired, yes, but not a great handler in the normal situations of the game. Maybe Mychal Johnson can become this. We at least need that threat to give Lindsay quality minutes off.
C]. Although we have our moments, we are not really a consistent three point bombing threat vs quality opponents. Mabrey is supposed to be our zonecracker, and early on she was, but no one has looked this way down the stretch. Jewell, Michaela, and Madison all could develop into this by next season --- I've seen it, it's confidence with a lot of repetition of squaring up, getting feet set, and not thinking about it. Sometimes a good shortrange shooter will just explode in range.
Our team's secret weapon, who will not graduate, is Coach Muffet. She installs wonderful movement offense, non-egocentered passing, good conditioning, and hard effort. The girls supply athleticism and varying skills, and together they go a long way --- usually to the final four. To actually hold the trophy in a world which includes the Alabama-equivalent-recruit-exactly-who-you-want Connecticut, we need either to become devastating bombers or inside bangers to add to the elite stuff we already have. This group COULD do that, and even do it on a given night THIS year, but we don't do it yet with enough consistency to win the NCAA.
#4 Irish Top Pittsburgh, 87-59, To Clinch Share of ACC Title - UND.COM - University of Notre Dame Official Athletic Site
McGraw
On Markisha Wright's performance and legacy...
"That was her season high in points. I thought she was just really efficient today. Whitney (Holloway) did a great job of finding her and she was moving well, cutting to the basket, the pick and roll was working, and it was fun tonight. She's been so steady and dependable for four years. She's always a hard worker at practice every day, always thinking about her teammates first, always encouraging, so unselfish, never worried about herself. I think she's left a really nice legacy."
On hitting the first 11 shots of the second half...
"We really finally found our rhythm. We were scoring in transition, making shots, using the screen. I thought we were executing well, Brianna (Turner) was (7 for 8) and a lot of it was during that stretch. We just played a really intelligent game during that stretch."
McGraw
On Markisha Wright's performance and legacy...
"That was her season high in points. I thought she was just really efficient today. Whitney (Holloway) did a great job of finding her and she was moving well, cutting to the basket, the pick and roll was working, and it was fun tonight. She's been so steady and dependable for four years. She's always a hard worker at practice every day, always thinking about her teammates first, always encouraging, so unselfish, never worried about herself. I think she's left a really nice legacy."
On hitting the first 11 shots of the second half...
"We really finally found our rhythm. We were scoring in transition, making shots, using the screen. I thought we were executing well, Brianna (Turner) was (7 for 8) and a lot of it was during that stretch. We just played a really intelligent game during that stretch."
Last Regular Season Game TODAY 1 PM Central
Last Regular Season Game TODAY 1 PM Central
2014-15 ND Women's Basketball: Game 30
#4/4 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (27-2 / 14-1 ACC) vs. North Carolina State Wolfpack (16-12 / 7-8 ACC)
DATE: March 1, 2015
TIME: 2:00 p.m. ET
AT: Raleigh, N.C. - Reynolds Coliseum (8,560)
SERIES: ND leads 3-0
1ST MTG: ND 64-53 (11/20/96)
LAST MTG: ND 83-48 (3/8/14)
TV: ESPN3/WatchESPN (live) (James Alverson, p-b-p / Chasity Melvin, color)
RADIO: Pulse FM (96.9/92.1)/WatchND (live) (Bob Nagle, p-b-p)
LIVE STATS: UND.com
Last Regular Season Game TODAY 1 PM Central
2014-15 ND Women's Basketball: Game 30
#4/4 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (27-2 / 14-1 ACC) vs. North Carolina State Wolfpack (16-12 / 7-8 ACC)
DATE: March 1, 2015
TIME: 2:00 p.m. ET
AT: Raleigh, N.C. - Reynolds Coliseum (8,560)
SERIES: ND leads 3-0
1ST MTG: ND 64-53 (11/20/96)
LAST MTG: ND 83-48 (3/8/14)
TV: ESPN3/WatchESPN (live) (James Alverson, p-b-p / Chasity Melvin, color)
RADIO: Pulse FM (96.9/92.1)/WatchND (live) (Bob Nagle, p-b-p)
LIVE STATS: UND.com
