ND Women's BB '18 -'19 Season

[BGIF]

Good article, excerpt the first paragraph that says Anaya People's is transferring lol

Mea culpa. Thanks for noticing that. It was a cut and paste error on MY part not UND's. I corrected the first paragraph in my post to read as ND wrote it.

 

[Irish#1]

https://und.com/news/2019/5/3/womens-basketball-destinee-walker-transfers-to-notre-dame.aspx

Women's Basketball 5/3/2019 1:33:00 PM

Destinee Walker Transfers to Notre Dame
Will be eligible to play right away for the 2019-20 season

Good pickup even if it's just for the leadership.

 

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ND got Walker but not her teammate. Westbrook is head to UConn.

http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/26720611/ex-lady-vols-guard-westbrook-headed-uconn

Ex-Lady Vols guard Westbrook headed to UConn
11:55 PM CT
Mechelle Voepel espnW.com

Westbrook will be transferring to UConn's women's basketball team, she announced on Twitter on Friday.

A 6-foot guard, Westbrook played two years for Tennessee and caused a stir after the Lady Vols' NCAA tournament loss to UCLA on March 23 when she said "steps need to be taken" with the coaching staff.

Tennessee coach Holly Warlick was fired March 27, and then Westbrook entered the transfer portal on April 5. The Vols officially announced she was transferring on April 16.

Westbrook, a native of Salem, Oregon, was the No. 2 overall recruit by ESPN HoopGurlz in the prep senior class of 2017, behind current UConn player Megan Walker, with whom she'll now be teammates.

Westbrook will have two seasons of eligibility left but will have to sit out the 2019-20 season unless she obtains a transfer waiver from the NCAA.

...

 

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Patterson Transfers To IU

Patterson Transfers To IU

https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2019/05/10/iu-womens-basketball-adds-notre-dame-transfer-danielle-patterson/1165957001/

IU women's basketball adds Notre Dame transfer Danielle Patterson
Matthew VanTryon, Indianapolis Star Updated 2:12 p.m. ET May 10, 2019

The Hoosiers added a 2017 McDonald's All-American to their roster Friday in Danielle Patterson. Patterson, who will sit out the 2019-2020 season and has two years of eligibility remaining, is a sophomore coming to Bloomington from Notre Dame.

“I am very happy Danielle chose to continue her collegiate career at Indiana,” IU coach Teri Moren said in a release. “She is a high-caliber player who has great versatility and has the ability to score inside and out.”

The 6-2 forward was ranked as the No. 5 small forward nationally in her class by ESPN Hoopgurlz. She averaged 11.2 minutes in 66 games with Notre Dame.

 

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NDWBB Will Spend Thanksgiving in Cancun.

NDWBB Will Spend Thanksgiving in Cancun.

https://und.com/news/2019/5/9/womens-basketball-notre-dame-to-play-in-2019-cancun-challenge.aspx

Women's Basketball 5/9/2019 1:17:00 PM

Notre Dame WBB to Play in 2019 Cancun Challenge
Will clash with FGCU, South Dakota State and South Florida

NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Notre Dame women's basketball fans received their first glimpse of the 2019-20 non-conference schedule on Thursday when the Fighting Irish were announced as a participant of the 2019 Cancun Challenge. The Thanksgiving tournament, now in its 15th year, is once again hosted at the Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya from Nov. 28-30.

The Irish will compete in the Mayan Division, which will feature three games in three days as part of a four-team round-robin. Up first on Thursday, Nov. 28, at 1:30 p.m. ET will be Florida Gulf Coast. The Eagles went 28-5 last year, with a perfect 16-0 mark in the Atlantic Sun Conference, qualifying for the NCAA Tournament.

On day two (Nov. 29), Notre Dame will challenge South Dakota State at 11 a.m. The Jackrabbits produced a 28-7 overall record last season, becoming the first Summit League team to advance to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Championship - where they ultimately bowed out to Oregon.

The Irish will then close out the Cancun Challenge with South Florida on Nov. 30 at 11 a.m. The Bulls recorded a 19-16 record during an injury plagued year in which their sixth ranked all-time leading scorer Kitija Laksa did not play due to an ACL injury.

All games will take place in the modified ballroom of the all-inclusive Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya. For more information on the tournament, tickets, or travel logistics, please visit cancunchallenge.net.

-- ND --​

 

[ab2cmiller]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Welcome the newest member of our family, Marta Sniezek.<br><br>The fifth-year transfer from Stanford will be eligible to compete immediately.<br><br>&#55357;&#56599; <a href="https://t.co/zD6k1wV7Nf">https://t.co/zD6k1wV7Nf</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoIrish?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GoIrish</a> <a href="https://t.co/OaxgLaj248">pic.twitter.com/OaxgLaj248</a></p>— Notre Dame WBB (@ndwbb) <a href="https://twitter.com/ndwbb/status/1131220673744068608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 22, 2019</a></blockquote>
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[Old Man Mike]

Thank goodness.

This player is a natural point guard leader type who is a very hard-working defender. She was hurt and did not play against us last year. (I believe)

Not a scorer, but could develop a three-point threat. Good assists person. Can steal the ball. Does her share on the boards.

It would be nice to get another big, but Muffet should have enough now to put a good (not great) team on the floor.

You would think, if "logic" prevailed, that the two veteran transfers would start. Brunelle and Vaughn almost must start to give us inside athleticism. That would leave just one spot --- and how's it not going to be Abby? That would mean not a lot of proven scoring on the floor and Peoples and the other guards coming off the bench with Cosgrove. I'd think that the first team would be brutal on opponents defensively if Vaughn will do her part. But it would be Muffet Magic to get points.

Also, if another big doesn't magically show up, I could see Muffet going "small ball" a lot this season with the transfers, Peoples, Abby as a forward (which she secretly played a lot anyway), and Brunelle as the center. Arc it, Hassle them, and RUN.

 

[stpeteirish]

Sniezak didn't play vs us this year but she did a few years ago when they knocked us out in the regionals. She was a very effective passer and she hit some shots over the top of the defense as well.

If she's over the injury she'll be a good addition.

 

[IrishFaninTX]

Sniezak didn't play vs us this year but she did a few years ago when they knocked us out in the regionals. She was a very effective passer and she hit some shots over the top of the defense as well.

If she's over the injury she'll be a good addition.

I think it was just a hand injury all she's probably good to go.

I think Muffet will have no choice but to go to the Princeton offense this year. I think we will see 4 guards 1 post a lot this year but Sam will likely be one of the guards at times and she can post up or play the wing.

 

[arrowryan]

No bueno. Freshman Anaya Peoples just became that much more important. Nixon probably could've been the starting PG unless Peoples is just that good (which she might be).

EDIT: Never mind, I forgot all about Kaitlyn Gilbert.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">WBB: A site that's blocked me says soph-to-be Jordan Nixon has entered the transfer portal.</p>— &#55356;&#57280;ND Hoops Recruits (@NDHoopsRecruits) <a href="https://twitter.com/NDHoopsRecruits/status/1143197109774114817?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[arrowryan]

Broke her leg last season. Would have 4 years of eligibility left.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">WBB: 6-7 Texas transfer Sedona Prince will visit ND next Thursday & Friday. I've also been told she won't be the only high profile target on campus at that time.</p>— ��ND Hoops Recruits (@NDHoopsRecruits) <a href="https://twitter.com/NDHoopsRecruits/status/1142424844925067264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 22, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[Old Man Mike]

Intriguing. Wonder how much lingering deficit she'll have from her leg fracture? Even if she's 100%, Muffet has real competition here, as people like UCONN and Washington are all over her already. Muffet could truly tell her that we have NO true center on this roster though.

6'7" is a rare commodity .............

 

[BGIF]

When The Going Gets Tough The Tough Get Going.

When The Going Gets Tough The Tough Get Going.

Then there are those that just go.


Notre Dame point guard Nixon to transfer
By Anthony Anderson Tribune Correspondent 3 hrs ago


Nixon like her former high school teammate, Danielle Patterson at The Mary Louis Academy, is bolting ND's WBB.

Nixon notified SBT that she entered the Transfer Portal then posted an Instagram message:

After much consideration, I have decided to transfer from Notre Dame to continue my academic and athletic career. Thank you ND.

Anderson recaps Nixon's brief ND career and the remaining roster.

 

[Old Man Mike]

to state the obvious, I'd guess that there were four guards in line to play point if necessary before she got on the floor --- the two transfers plus Peoples and Gilbert. (unless she had a major blossoming between seasons.)

 

[arrowryan]

In other Irish women's basketball recruiting news:

Alli Campbell is now a 5 star and the #20 overall player.

Natalija Marshall dropped a bit. Fell to #35 overall and #9 at her position. Still a 5 star though.

Sydney Parrish from Indy, unknown if she held an Irish offer, committed to Oregon a little while back. She's the #11 overall player in 2020.

So, Notre Dame's last 4 commits have all been 5 stars: Brunelle, People, Campbell, and Marshall. Muffet isn't done with the 2020 class either.

Muffet obviously lost a lot this offseason, but she isn't having any trouble reloading that talent.

 

[IrishFaninTX]

Then there are those that just go.


Notre Dame point guard Nixon to transfer
By Anthony Anderson Tribune Correspondent 3 hrs ago


Nixon like her former high school teammate, Danielle Patterson at The Mary Louis Academy, is bolting ND's WBB.

Nixon notified SBT that she entered the Transfer Portal then posted an Instagram message:




Anderson recaps Nixon's brief ND career and the remaining roster.

Kind of makes you wonder if she only came to ND because of Patterson and now that she's gone and she probably won't start, at least not at PG, she decided to leave while she still has 3 years of eligibility left. Wonder if she follows Dani.

 

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Prince To Visit Oregon

Prince To Visit Oregon

Rick Cantu
Verified account
@Rickyprep
2 hours ago

For those keeping score, @TexasWBB 6-7 post @thesedonaprince Sedona Prince will pay a visit to @uoregon Oregon women's basketball late this week. First stops were @UConnWBB @NotreDame #centexpreps

 

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Prince is a Duck

Prince is a Duck

http://https://www.oregonlive.com/ducks/2019/07/oregon-womens-basketball-lands-former-5-star-sedona-prince-6-foot-7-transfer-from-texas.html



By James Crepea | The Oregonian/OregonLive

EUGENE — Oregon women’s basketball has added arguably the most coveted transfer of the offseason.

Sedona Prince, a 6-foot-7 center and the nation’s No. 8 overall prospect in the class of 2018, committed to join the Ducks over Notre Dame and UConn.

“SCO DUCKS!! Thank you so much to everyone who has helped me through this process!” Prince tweeted Friday night. “So excited and blessed to continue my academic and athletic career at the University of Oregon.”

 

[Old Man Mike]

The one thing that i know about Oregon vs ND WBB is that their coach is willing to allow a player to basically loaf (to a degree) on the court. Our late lamented Erin Boley couldn't take Muffet's insistence that she play hard-nosed defense and crash rebounding, but Oregon's coach was just fine with letting her amble about the perimeters shooting threes.

I'll bet that there was some negative recruiting, and lying, there.

 

[IrishFaninTX]

The one thing that i know about Oregon vs ND WBB is that their coach is willing to allow a player to basically loaf (to a degree) on the court. Our late lamented Erin Boley couldn't take Muffet's insistence that she play hard-nosed defense and crash rebounding, but Oregon's coach was just fine with letting her amble about the perimeters shooting threes.

I'll bet that there was some negative recruiting, and lying, there.

These players know only 5 can play at a time, right? Not sure how Graves is going to manage his roster size. But hey, they are killing it with recruiting right now. You'd think they made it to the finals last year.

 

[BabyIrish]

I guess we know why Jaden Ivey is transferring to La Luemeire from Marian. Nielle Ivey becomes Assistant Coach for the Memphis Grizzlies. Congrats to her but tough to see her go.

 

[BGIF]

I guess we know why Jaden Ivey is transferring to La Luemeire from Marian. Nielle Ivey becomes Assistant Coach for the Memphis Grizzlies. Congrats to her but tough to see her go.

Gonna be interesting changing from playing and coaching "below the rim" to a game that's played "above the rim".

Resume polishing.

 

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No. 44-ranked prospect Alasia Hayes picks Notre Dame
By Anthony Anderson Tribune Correspondent Sep 30, 2019

https://www.ndinsider.com/basketball/womens/no--ranked-prospect-alasia-hayes-picks-notre-dame/article_101d044d-768b-5d4d-ad37-4462a7832b77.html

SOUTH BEND — It took Notre Dame to finally get a Hayes sister to leave Tennessee.

Alasia Hayes — the younger sibling of Middle Tennessee State guards Anastasia Hayes and Aislynn Hayes — tweeted Monday evening that she has committed to the Irish.

The 5-foot-7 point guard from Riverdale High in Murfreesboro, Tenn., is the No. 44-rated player on ESPN’s list of 2020 women’s basketball recruits.

Hayes visited Notre Dame this past weekend.

“Everything was amazing,” Hayes told the Murfreesboro Daily News Journal on Monday night of her time on campus. “Mainly, the education and the school (were factors). The resources and everything was great. There were no negatives, really.”

Hayes added that “playing for Coach (Muffet) McGraw would be a huge experience for me. She’s obviously a great coach. I feel like she would push me to be my best.”

Hayes averaged 13.5 points, 6.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists while leading Riverdale to the Class AAA state semifinals as a junior last season.

She also helped the Warriors win AAA state titles both her freshman and sophomore years.

Hayes was named all-state by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association and second-team All-Tennessee by USA Today after last season.

Dan Olson, who compiles ESPN’s girls high school basketball national rankings, watched Hayes play in January.

“Athletic combo guard makes shots, rises on mid-range game jumper and delivers in the key,” Olson wrote of Hayes at the time. “Keeps the defense honest to the arc; plays in up-tempo, scores in bunches in transition game; a thief on defense, reads passing lanes and converts plays from turnovers.”

Hayes previously visited Michigan as part of her recruiting process and had October visits scheduled with Middle Tennessee State and North Carolina State.

Tennessee, Mississippi, Kentucky, Florida, Texas A&M, Indiana, Minnesota, Rutgers and Old Dominion are among the schools that had reportedly offered scholarships already.

Alasia’s oldest sister, Anastasia, played at Tennessee in 2017-18, then sat out last season under NCAA rules upon transferring to Middle Tennessee State.

The 5-7 Anastasia Hayes averaged 9.3 points and 3.5 assists as a freshman for the Volunteers, typically as the first player off the bench.

She was the state of Tennessee’s high school Miss Basketball after leading Riverdale to a state title in 2017.

The 5-6 Aislynn Hayes is a true freshman at Middle Tennessee State this coming season after helping key Riverdale to a state title and a state runner-up finish over the last two years. She’s a two-time all-state selection.

“Me and my sisters are like best friends, but I just kind of wanted to start a new chapter for myself,” Alasia Hayes told the News Journal of opting not to join her siblings with the Blue Raiders. “I’ve been familiar with the (Murfreesboro) area and playing with them my whole life. I just wanted something new. They did encourage that for me. They’re both so happy for me.”

The youngest of the four Hayes sisters, Acadia, is also a part of the Riverdale girls basketball program. She’s expected to miss the majority of the coming season with a knee injury.

Alasia Hayes becomes the third recruit in Notre Dame’s Class of 2020.

She joins Alli Campbell, a 5-11 guard from Altoona, Pa., who is rated No. 25 nationally by ESPN, and Nat Marshall, a 6-5 forwards from Queens, N.Y., who is listed at No. 32.

The Irish are projected to lose just three players, all guards, after this coming season in Marta Sniezek, Destinee Walker and Kaitlin Cole.

Sniezek and Walker are graduate transfers from Stanford and North Carolina, respectively. Cole is a former walk-on from Toledo, Ohio.SOUTH BEND — It took Notre Dame to finally get a Hayes sister to leave Tennessee.

Alasia Hayes — the younger sibling of Middle Tennessee State guards Anastasia Hayes and Aislynn Hayes — tweeted Monday evening that she has committed to the Irish.

The 5-foot-7 point guard from Riverdale High in Murfreesboro, Tenn., is the No. 44-rated player on ESPN’s list of 2020 women’s basketball recruits.

Hayes visited Notre Dame this past weekend.

“Everything was amazing,” Hayes told the Murfreesboro Daily News Journal on Monday night of her time on campus. “Mainly, the education and the school (were factors). The resources and everything was great. There were no negatives, really.”

Hayes added that “playing for Coach (Muffet) McGraw would be a huge experience for me. She’s obviously a great coach. I feel like she would push me to be my best.”

Hayes averaged 13.5 points, 6.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists while leading Riverdale to the Class AAA state semifinals as a junior last season.

She also helped the Warriors win AAA state titles both her freshman and sophomore years.

Hayes was named all-state by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association and second-team All-Tennessee by USA Today after last season.

Dan Olson, who compiles ESPN’s girls high school basketball national rankings, watched Hayes play in January.

“Athletic combo guard makes shots, rises on mid-range game jumper and delivers in the key,” Olson wrote of Hayes at the time. “Keeps the defense honest to the arc; plays in up-tempo, scores in bunches in transition game; a thief on defense, reads passing lanes and converts plays from turnovers.”

Hayes previously visited Michigan as part of her recruiting process and had October visits scheduled with Middle Tennessee State and North Carolina State.

Tennessee, Mississippi, Kentucky, Florida, Texas A&M, Indiana, Minnesota, Rutgers and Old Dominion are among the schools that had reportedly offered scholarships already.

Alasia’s oldest sister, Anastasia, played at Tennessee in 2017-18, then sat out last season under NCAA rules upon transferring to Middle Tennessee State.

The 5-7 Anastasia Hayes averaged 9.3 points and 3.5 assists as a freshman for the Volunteers, typically as the first player off the bench.

She was the state of Tennessee’s high school Miss Basketball after leading Riverdale to a state title in 2017.

The 5-6 Aislynn Hayes is a true freshman at Middle Tennessee State this coming season after helping key Riverdale to a state title and a state runner-up finish over the last two years. She’s a two-time all-state selection.

“Me and my sisters are like best friends, but I just kind of wanted to start a new chapter for myself,” Alasia Hayes told the News Journal of opting not to join her siblings with the Blue Raiders. “I’ve been familiar with the (Murfreesboro) area and playing with them my whole life. I just wanted something new. They did encourage that for me. They’re both so happy for me.”

The youngest of the four Hayes sisters, Acadia, is also a part of the Riverdale girls basketball program. She’s expected to miss the majority of the coming season with a knee injury.

Alasia Hayes becomes the third recruit in Notre Dame’s Class of 2020.

She joins Alli Campbell, a 5-11 guard from Altoona, Pa., who is rated No. 25 nationally by ESPN, and Nat Marshall, a 6-5 forwards from Queens, N.Y., who is listed at No. 32.

The Irish are projected to lose just three players, all guards, after this coming season in Marta Sniezek, Destinee Walker and Kaitlin Cole.

Sniezek and Walker are graduate transfers from Stanford and North Carolina, respectively. Cole is a former walk-on from Toledo, Ohio.

 

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Alasia Hayes of Riverdale commits to Notre Dame basketball
Cecil Joyce, Murfreesboro Daily News JournalPublished 5:21 p.m. CT Sept. 30, 2019 | Updated 10:05 a.m. CT Oct. 1, 2019

https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/high-school/2019/09/30/basketball-recruiting-riverdales-alasia-hayes-commits-notre-dame/3825670002/

It didn't take long for Riverdale basketball standout Alasia Hayes to realize Notre Dame was the place for her.

A visit to Notre Dame's campus over the weekend sold the Lady Warriors senior, who committed to the Fighting Irish on Monday evening.

"(The campus) was gorgeous," said Hayes, who also considered Michigan, North Carolina State, Rutgers and MTSU in her final five. "Everything was amazing. Mainly, the education and the school (were factors). The resources and everything was great. There were no negatives, really.

Hayes also said the idea of playing for Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach Muffet McGraw was a big reason for her decision. McGraw has more than 900 career victories, including 835 at Notre Dame (1987-present), where she led the Irish to the 2018 national championship.

"Playing for Coach McGraw would be a huge experience for me," Hayes said. "She's obviously a great coach. I feel like she would push me to be my best."

Hayes, a first-team all-area selection last season, averaged 13.5 points, 6.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists in leading Riverdale to the Class AAA state semifinals.

The 5-foot-7 versatile guard is listed as the No. 44 player in the nation (14th at her position) in the 2020 class by ESPN. She was named all-state by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association and second-team All-Tennessee by USA Today after her junior season.

McGraw and assistants Beth Cunningham and Michaela Mabrey visited Hayes and her family in Murfreesboro more than two weeks ago.

Hayes had previously visited Michigan and had visits scheduled to N.C. State and MTSU in October. She also had offers from SEC schools Tennessee, Ole Miss, Kentucky, Texas A&M and Florida, along with Indiana, Old Dominion and Minnesota.

Hayes' older sisters, Anastasia and Aislynn, play at MTSU.

"Me and my sisters are like best friends, but I just kinda wanted to start a new chapter for myself," Alasia Hayes said. "I've been familiar with the area and played with them my whole life. I just wanted something new. They did encourage that for me. They're both so happy for me."

All that's left for Hayes now is her upcoming season at Riverdale, where she will play alongside younger sister Acacia, who is expected to miss a majority of the season with a knee injury.

Alasia Hayes was part of back-to-back Class AAA state championships at Riverdale in 2017-18.

"I'm so excited," she said. "I'm ready to win another state championship."

 

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How Alasia Hayes, new commit, will help Notre Dame
by Matt Ward13 hours ago

https://highposthoops.com/2019/10/01/alasia-hayes-commits-to-notre-dame/

Highly ranked 2020 guard Alasia Hayes is headed to South Bend
Following two consecutive trips to the national championship game, including winning the title in 2018, Notre Dame, and head coach Muffet McGraw saw their entire starting five depart for the WNBA. For coaches like McGraw, and teams like the Fighting Irish, they don’t rebuild, they reload.

The reload is in full effect, as McGraw landed another top recruit in the 2020 class, as point guard Alasia Hayes has committed to Notre Dame following her official visit this past weekend. Hayes, the 44th-ranked player in the class, according to ESPN, chose Notre Dame over the likes of North Carolina State, Michigan, Rutgers, and Middle Tennessee State.

Hayes, who hails from Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and attends Riverdale High School, plays AAU with the Tennessee Flight Silver of the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL). Hayes will bring a dynamic set of skills to South Bend, as her ability to break down defenses at all three levels offensively, should translate extremely well to the college level. One of the most impressive aspects of her game, which is critical for a point guard, is her ability to change pace and direction, while always being in control — she has the ball on a string at all times.

Notre Dame fans will see a player who also impacts the game on both ends of the floor. While she is a terrific passer and an accomplished scorer at the point guard spot, she is an extremely active defender. Whether is be her on ball defense, or off ball defense, Hayes has shown the ability to create turnovers and turn them into points on the other end.

Following a recruiting year that saw two top-20 players in the 2019 class head to Notre Dame in Samantha Brunelle (No. 6) and Anaya Peoples (No. 18), the addition of Hayes is the third top-50 recruit for McGraw in the 2020 class. She joins fellow 2020 players Allison Campbell (No. 25) and Natalija Marshall (No. 32).

 

[BabyIrish]

Listened to an interview with Muffet:
She said that Brunelle, Peoples, Gilbert, and Walker will be the mainstays of the team. Said Peoples and Gilbert are probably the best two players in the gym although Gilbert has been injured. Brunelle is the best shooter on the team. She's nervous about the frontcourt depth with the bigs. In the first two scrimmages, they had 32 and 29 turnovers respectively.

IMO we'll probably have some growing pains, but maybe by years end, we could make a run at a tourney championship and possibly a final four run, if we stay healthy.

 

[Old Man Mike]

I'm guessing from the past information and the one chopped up interview that I heard that:
1. Brunelle really needs to be out there all the time to score;
2. Peoples is currently the best all-around player we have;
3. Gilbert REALLY needs to get healthy, as Muffet thinks she could be our best player;
4. Vaughn MUST be on the floor as she is our only tall muscle;

That leaves one spot. Walker can score. Sniezek is the proven winner (but she plays Gilberts' position (Point)). And Abby is Abby, the person who mysteriously wins games and silences the opponent she's guarding.

That makes seven potentially very good players once they mesh, which would be fine if there was more than one muscle player in that list. Cosgrove seems not to play like that but rather like a tall wing. (Brunelle already occupies that.) This gap in physicality is probably our unsolvable deficit this season ... but Muffet has worked miracles before, so ....


p.s. look for us to play a lot of hard-nosed low scoring games this season. All those guards seem to have defense in their DNA.

 

[arrowryan]

Madeline Westbeld, Kat’s sister, committed to Notre Dame tonight. That gives Muffett four(!) 5 stars in the 2020 class.

Madeline is similar to her older sister. She’s 6’2” and is that hybrid 3 point shooter/big that can play the 4.

 

[irishff1014]

Madeline Westbeld, Kat’s sister, committed to Notre Dame tonight. That gives Muffett four(!) 5 stars in the 2020 class.

Madeline is similar to her older sister. She’s 6’2” and is that hybrid 3 point shooter/big that can play the 4.

That’s crazy. Good to see the ladies keep getting great talent.

 

[arrowryan]

Notre Dame's last six commits have been 5 stars if you include the 2019 class: Peoples, Brunelle, Campbell, Marshall, Hayes, and Westbeld.

Muffett is almost 65 and stated that she won't be doing this when she's 70, so she'll be leaving the program in great condition when Niele Ivey takes over.

Two players currently on the roster will be graduating after this season. Muffett had a small 2019 class so I think. from a numbers perspective, the team is still fine. I would love to add another true big to this class, but I haven't seen any reports of any interest in one. I do know that Notre Dame is in on two other 5 star guards: Caitlin Clark and Deja Kelly. I think they land one of them and might call it a class.

I would think the 2021 class would have an emphasis on bigs.