ND Women's BB '19 -'20 Season

BGIF · Nov 4, 2019

2019-2020 ND WBB SCHEDULE

ND's Schedule includes 10 teams ranked in preseason AP Top 25 Poll with 5 more in the ORV, 17 of the 30 games scheduled:

#4 UCON
#9 LOU ACC Twice
#13 FSU ACC
#14 NCS ACC
#17 SYR ACC Twice
#18 DePaul
#19 MIA ACC
#21 MSU
#23 MIN
#24 MI
ORVs
#31 UTN
#35 USF
#37 SDS
#40 DUKE ACC
#42 UNC ACC

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NOV5 FORDHAM 7:00 PM(Away) ESPN+     W 60-55  1-0
NOV8 LOYOLA MD 6:30 PM(Home) ACCN    W 84-60  2-0
NOV11 TENNESSEE 7:00 PM(Home) ESPN2  L 74-63  2-1
NOV14 MICHIGAN ST 8:00 PM(Home)ACCN  L 72-69  2-2 
NOV20 TOLEDO  7:00 PM(Home) ACCNX    W 54-51  3-2  
NOV23 MICHIGAN  1:00 PM(Away) BTN+   W 76-72  4-2

CANCUN CHALLENGE  FLOBASKETBALL STREAM
NOV28 FGCU 1:30 PM(Neutral)                   L 69-60  4-3
NOV29 S. DAKOTA ST 11:00 AM(Neutral)     L 65-59  4-4
NOV30 #20 USF 11:00 AM(Neutral)             W 67-51 5-4

DEC4  MINNESOTA (ACC/BIG) (Home)         L 75-67 5-5
DEC8  #4 UCONN   4:00 PM(Away) ESPN     L  81-57 5-6           
DEC11 #15 DEPAUL  6:30 PM(Home) ACCN*PULSE FM 96.9/92.1/103.1 
DEC21 GUELPH  1:00 PM(Home) PULSE FM 96.9/92.1/103.1 

DEC29 CLEMSON 4:00 PM(Home)RSN*PULSE FM 96.9/92.1/103.1 
JAN2 PITTSBURGH 7:00 PM(Away)ACCNX*PULSE FM 96.9/92.1/103.1
JAN5 SYRACUSE  4:00 PM(Away) ACCN*PULSE FM 96.9/92.1/103.1
JAN9 BOSTON COLLEGE 7:00 PM(Home) ACCNX*PULSE FM 96.9/92.1/103.1 
JAN12 NORTH CAROLINA ST 4:00 PM(Home) ACCN*PULSE FM 96.9/92.1/103.1 
JAN16 DUKE 8:00 PM(Away) ACCN*PULSE FM 96.9/92.1/103.1
JAN19 MIAMI  1:00 PM(Home) ESPN2/ACCN FLEX*RADIO 
JAN26 VIRGINIA 2:00 PM(Away)ACCNX*PULSE FM 96.9/92.1/103.1
JAN30 LOUISVILLE 7:00 PM(Home) ESPN*PULSE FM 96.9/92.1/103.1 
FEB2 GEORGIA TECH 2:00 PM(Away) ACCN*PULSE FM 96.9/92.1/103.1
FEB6 WAKE FOREST  7:00 PM(Away)ACCNX*PULSE FM 96.9/92.1/103.1
FEB9 PITTSBURGH 4:00 PM(Home)ACCN*RADIO 
FEB13 BOSTON COLLEGE 7:00 PM(Away) ACCNX*PULSE FM 96.9/92.1/103.1
FEB16 LOUISVILLE 3:00 PM(Away) ACCN*PULSE FM 96.9/92.1/103.1
FEB20 VIRGINIA TECH 8:00 PM(Home) RSN*PULSE FM 96.9/92.1/103.1 
FEB23 SYRACUSE 12:00 PM(Home) ACCN*PULSE FM 96.9/92.1/103.1 
FEB27 NORTH CAROLINA 7:00 PM(Home) ACCNX*RADIO 
MAR1 FLORIDA ST 2:00 PM(Away) ESPN2/ACCN FLEX*PULSE FM 96.9/92.1/103.1

BGIF · Nov 4, 2019

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NUMBER	NAME	           HT       POS   CLASS	HOMETOWN	HIGH SCHOOL	
2	Kaitlin Cole	    5'-10"	G  Sr	Toledo, OH	Sylvania Northview
3	Margaret Murdock    5'-8"	G  So	Glencoe, IL	New Trier
5	Catherine Murdock   5'-8"	G  So	Glencoe, IL	New Trier
10	Katlyn Gilbert	    5'-10"	G  So	Indianapolis	Heritage Christian
12	Abby Prohaska	    5'-10"	G  So	Liberty Twp, OH	Lakota West
13	Marta Sniezek	    5'-8"	G  Gr	McLean, VA	National Cathedral
20	Nicole Benz	    5'-8"	G  Jr	Valencia, CA	William S. Hart
21	Anaya Peoples	    5'-10"	G  Fr	Danville, IL	Schlarman High
22	Danielle Cosgrove   6'-4”	F  So	Holbrook, NY	Sachem East
24	Destinee Walker     5'-10"	G  Gr	Orlando, FL	Lake Highland Prep
30	Mikayla Vaughn	    6'-3”	C  Jr	Philadelphia	Paul VI/Friends
33	Sam Brunelle	    6'-2”	F  Fr	Ruckersville,VA	William Monroe
40	Kathleen Keyes	    5'-11”	F  Fr	Ridgewood, NJ	Ridgewood

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	STAFF	POSITION				
	Muffet McGraw	Head Coach				
	Carol Owens	Assoc HC				
	Beth Cunningham	Assoc HC				
	Michaela Mabrey	Assist Coach

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Reserved

BGIF · Nov 4, 2019

Preseason Polls

AP Top 25

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RK	TEAM REC	PTS	 TREND
1      Oregon(25) 0-0	697	 -
2	Baylor (3) 0-0	675	 -
3	Stanford 0-0	631	 -
4	Maryland 0-0	596	 -
5	UConn 0-0	569	-
6	Texas A&M 0-0	554	 -
7	Oregon St 0-0	525	-
8	So Carolina 0-0	518  -
9	Louisville  0-0	477 -
10	Mississ St 0-0	443	-
11	UCLA 0-0	380 -
12	Florida St 0-0	354	-
13	Kentucky 0-0	342	-
14	NC State 0-0	320	-
15	Texas 0-0	303 -
16	Notre Dame 0-0	290 -
17	Michigan St 0-0	205	-
18	DePaul 0-0	174	 -
18     Miami 0-0	174	-
20     Arizona St   0-0 118	-
21	Syracuse 0-0	103 -
22	Arkansas 0-0	93	-
23	Minnesota 0-0	90 -
24    Indiana 0-0	86	-
25    Michigan 0-0	77	-

Others receiving votes: WVU 71, ISU 44, Gonzaga 32, Rice 30, Drake 24, UTN 22, BSU 15, South Dakota 11, Arizona 9, USF 9, Iowa 8, SDS 7, LSU 7, Auburn 5, Duke 4, UNC 4, Rutgers 2, Ohio 1, KSU 1

Coaches Poll

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RK	TEAM REC	PTS	 TREND
1	 Oregon(24) 0-0	788 -
2	 Baylor (8) 0-0	773 -
3	 Stanford 0-0	709	 -
4	UConn 0-0	678	-
5	Maryland 0-0	641	-
6	Oregon St 0-0	604	-
7	Texas A&M 0-0	587	-
8	Mississ St 0-0	554	-
9	Louisville 0-0	549 -
10	S Carolina 0-0	539	-
11	UCLA 0-0	445	-
12	NC State 0-0	393	-
13	Florida St 0-0	358 -
14	Notre Dame 0-0	353	-
15	Texas 0-0	310	-
16	Kentucky 0-0	282	-
17	Syracuse 0-0	237 -
18	Arizona St 0-0	236	-
19	Miami 0-0	184	-
20	DePaul 0-0	164	-
21	Michigan St 0-0	127	-
22	Arkansas 0-0	109	-
23	Gonzaga 0-0	92	-
24	Iowa St 0-0	81 -
24     Michigan 0-0	81	-

Others receiving votes: Iowa 75, MIN73, WVU 54, IU49, Drake 48, Rice 44, Arizona 36, S. Dakota 20, Marq 18, Tennessee 16, Missouri St 13, SDS 12, BSU 12, BYU 10, Sds 7, Cal 7, Missouri 6, USF 5, JMU 4, Rutgers 4, KSU 3, UCF 3, Buffalo 2, FGC 2, Abilene Christian 1, OKS 1, USC 1

BGIF · Nov 4, 2019

Head Coaches & Blue Ribbon Panel Preseason Player of the Year
Beatrice Mompremier, Miami

Head Coaches Preseason All-ACC Team
Kobi Thornton, Clemson
Haley Gorecki, Duke
Nicki Ekhomu, Florida State
Kiah Gillespie, Florida State
Elizabeth Balogun, Louisville
Beatrice Mompremier, Miami
Elissa Cunane, NC State
Aislinn Konig, NC State
Janelle Bailey, North Carolina
Jocelyn Willoughby, Virginia

Head Coaches Newcomer Watch List
River Baldwin, Florida State
Nyah Green, Louisville
Jakia Brown-Turner, NC State
Sam Brunelle, Notre Dame
Anaya Peoples, Notre Dame

Head Coaches Predicted Order of Finish
Louisville (13, first-place votes) – 223
NC State (2, first-place votes) – 201
Florida State – 190
Miami – 185
Notre Dame – 159
Syracuse – 150
Duke – 143
Clemson – 105
North Carolina – 92
Virginia Tech – 91
Georgia Tech – 70
Virginia – 67
Boston College – 58
Pittsburgh – 41
Wake Forest – 25

Blue Ribbon Panel Preseason All-ACC Team
Kobi Thornton, Clemson
Haley Gorecki, Duke
Nicki Ekhomu, Florida State
Kiah Gillespie, Florida State
Dana Evans, Louisville
Elizabeth Balogun, Louisville
Beatrice Mompremier, Miami (FL)
Elissa Cunane, NC State
Janelle Bailey, North Carolina
Jocelyn Willoughby, Virginia

Blue Ribbon Panel Newcomer Watch List
River Baldwin, Florida State
Nyah Green, Louisville
Jakia Brown-Turner, NC State
Sam Brunelle, Notre Dame
Anaya Peoples, Notre Dame

Blue Ribbon Panel Predicted Order of Finish (49 voters)
Louisville (34, first-place votes) – 713 points
NC State (8, first-place votes) – 637 points
Florida State (3, first-place votes) – 623 points
Notre Dame (4, first-place votes) – 580
Miami – 578
Syracuse – 497
Duke – 432
Clemson – 353
North Carolina – 343
Virginia Tech – 291
Virginia – 229
Georgia Tech – 225
Boston College – 168
Pittsburgh – 122
Wake Forest – 89

BGIF · Nov 4, 2019

Preseason Watch Lists

Preseason Watch Lists

Blue Ribbon Panel Newcomer Watch List
River Baldwin, Florida State
Nyah Green, Louisville
Jakia Brown-Turner, NC State
Sam Brunelle, Notre Dame
Anaya Peoples, Notre Dame

2020 Cheryl Miller Small Forward Award Candidates*

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Didi Richards	Baylor
Megan Walker	Connecticut
Chante Stonewall	DePaul
Francesca Pan	Georgia Tech
Ashley Joens	Iowa State
Rhyne Howard	Kentucky
Kaila Charles	Maryland
Courtney Woods	Northern Illinois
Sam Brunelle	Notre Dame
Ana Llanusa	Oklahoma
Vivian Gray	Oklahoma State
Satou Sabally	Oregon
Mikayla Pivec	Oregon State
Shadeen Samuels	Seton Hall
DiJonai Carrington	Stanford
Mia Davis	Temple
Rennia Davis	Tennessee
Kayla Wells	Texas A&M
Michaela Onyenwere	UCLA
Borislava Hristova	Washington State

BGIF · Nov 4, 2019

2020 ND RECRUITING CLASS

ESPN #3 Ranked 2020 Recruiting Class

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ATHLETE             HT STAR GRADE POS RK     HS              STATUS
Madeline Westbeld,  6-2,  5, 97, F#5      Fairmont (OH)       Verbal   HoopGurlz 100  
Allison Campbell,   5-11, 5, 97, PG#7     Bellwood-Antis (PA) Verbal   HoopGurlz 100 
Natalija Marshall,  6-5,  5, 97, F#8      Christ the King (NY)Verbal   HoopGurlz 100
Alasia Hayes,       5-7,  5, 96, PG#14    Riverdale (TN)      Verbal   HoopGurlz 100
Amirah Abdur-Rahim, 6-2,  3, 89, F#41     St. Francis (GA)    Verbal*

* Abdur-Rahim signed an ND LOI on 11/13

This class adds four 5 stars, Top 100 athletes. It has numbers ... 5 a big class for McGraw. BIGS 6-5, 6-2, 6-1. It has 3 pt shooting. And quickness.

BGIF · Nov 4, 2019

With the first game Tuesday against Fordham figured it was time to do this.

BabyIrish · Nov 4, 2019

I’m ready to see the Brunelle and People’s era begin. I think they can grow to be a very dynamic duo.

arrowryan · Nov 4, 2019

Prohaska is out for the near future with bilateral pulmonary embolisms. I’m assuming she’ll be on a blood thinner until those clear.

BabyIrish · Nov 4, 2019

arrowryan said:
Prohaska is out for the near future with bilateral pulmonary embolisms. I’m assuming she’ll be on a blood thinner until those clear.

That’s a huge blow, regardless of whether she would start or come off the bench. But at the end of the day I hope they can get her healthy, blood clots in the lung is no joke.

BGIF · Nov 5, 2019

End of 1 ND 16 Fordham 14

End of 1 ND 16 Fordham 14

Brunelle 7 pts, 2-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc.

BGIF · Nov 5, 2019

Halftime ND 35 FOR 24

Halftime ND 35 FOR 24

Halftime

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ESPN+	1	2	3	4	T
ND	16	20			36
FOR	14	10			24

BGIF · Nov 5, 2019

Notre Dame

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STARTERS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
S. Brunelle F	3-5	2-4	4-4	1	1	2	1	2	0	1	2	12
M. Vaughn C	3-6	0-0	1-1	2	6	8	4	1	0	3	0	7
M. Sniezek G	0-3	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	5	0	0	3	0	0
D. Walker G	2-6	0-1	0-0	1	5	6	0	0	0	0	0	4
A. Peoples G	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	2
BENCH	        FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
D. Cosgrove F	1-3	0-1	0-0	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	2
K. Gilbert G	3-5	0-0	3-4	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	9
TEAM	       13-29	2-6	8-9	4	14	18	10	5	2	8	5	36
 	       44.8%	33.3%	88.9%

Fordham

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STARTERS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
K. Downey F	1-7	1-6	0-0	3	4	7	0	1	2	3	1	3
V. Tavui C	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	2
A. DeWolfe G	2-7	0-2	0-0	1	1	2	3	1	0	0	2	4
B. Cavanaugh G	3-10	1-5	0-0	4	2	6	1	1	0	1	0	7
K. Heremaia G	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	4	4	0	0	0	5	0	0
BENCH	        FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
M. Jonassen F	2-4	0-0	0-0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	4
S. Karpell G	1-3	1-2	1-2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	4
K. McLoughlin G	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM	       10-35	3-18	1-2	10	11	21	6	5	2	10	9	24
 	       28.6%	16.7%	50.0%

Old Man Mike · Nov 5, 2019

Saw a shot chart for this game --- at three quarters. ND had only TWO made shots which were not labeled "lay-ups" --- two threes by Brunelle. Weirdest shot chart I've ever seen.

Also, Fordham's pretty good --- a champion last year.

Old Man Mike · Nov 5, 2019

Fordham's site had a decent if slow play-by-play. Some points as best I could determine from that sort of coverage:

1. Fordham's a high-energy team which opts to crash the offensive boards and we weren't very good at preventing that;
2. They are also sort of a crazy gun-slinging team firing up three pointers all over --- and missing most of them;
3. Down the stretch it was Walker who tried to take over the game for ND. Kaitlyn Gilbert was at least as effective. Brunelle was not particularly at crunch time (I suppose she'll get there);
4. Muffet has to be going a bit nuts as we could have separated from them late in the game but could not make both free throws ever --- no joke, make one then miss;
5. the game was saved by us REBOUNDING two of those last minute misses!!!

Old Man Mike · Nov 5, 2019

A few other numbers:
1. We shot 36.5%; 2 for ten threes;

2. We went to the foul line 33 times to their two!!! Typical Muffet team in that regard. Obviously that's why we won; despite missing 13 free throws;

3. we had 14 assists (mainly by Sniezek) but 21 turnovers. Marta Sniezek won't shoot but Muffet apparently believes that she MUST be on the floor at all times --- Gilbert on the other hand has much more offensive wannabe, but had no assists. Sniezek is therefore our point guard as of now;

4. we had ten steals; we'll probably be good at that; and 32 points in the paint --- I assume due to Muffet's passing offense.

People who watched the game would have a better perspective, but these are the stats and my best guesses.

....we are a six athlete team without Abby, as of now. Cosgrove might make it seven.

BabyIrish · Nov 5, 2019

Old Man Mike said:
A few other numbers:
1. We shot 36.5%; 2 for ten threes;

2. We went to the foul line 33 times to their two!!! Typical Muffet team in that regard. Obviously that's why we won; despite missing 13 free throws;

3. we had 14 assists (mainly by Sniezek) but 21 turnovers. Marta Sniezek won't shoot but Muffet apparently believes that she MUST be on the floor at all times --- Gilbert on the other hand has much more offensive wannabe, but had no assists. Sniezek is therefore our point guard as of now;

4. we had ten steals; we'll probably be good at that; and 32 points in the paint --- I assume due to Muffet's passing offense.

People who watched the game would have a better perspective, but these are the stats and my best guesses.

....we are a six athlete team without Abby, as of now. Cosgrove might make it seven.

Didn’t watch it but there’s no way we can have any type of decent season playing 6 deep. I love Muffet and wouldn’t trade her for the world but we’ve got develop and get more players on the floor.

BGIF · Nov 5, 2019

Final

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ESPN+    1	2	3	4	T
ND	16	20	11	13	60
FOR	14	10	11	20	55

Notre Dame

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STARTERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
S. BrunelleF	33	4-12	2-6	4-4	2	3	5	3	2	0	5	3	14
M. VaughnC	20	3-6	0-0	2-3	2	7	9	4	1	0	3	0	8
M. SniezekG	38	0-3	0-0	1-2	0	4	4	6	3	0	5	0	1
D. WalkerG	38	3-9	0-2	4-6	3	7	10	0	1	0	1	2	10
A. PeoplesG	24	3-9	0-1	5-9	3	4	7	1	1	0	1	3	11
BENCH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
D. CosgroveF	12	1-4	0-1	0-0	0	2	2	0	0	1	3	0	2
K. ColeG	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
K. GilbertG	30	5-9	0-0	4-9	2	3	5	0	2	1	3	1	14
TEAM		19-52	2-10	20-33	12	30	42	14	10	2	21	9	60
 		36.5%	20.0%	60.6%

Fordham

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STARTERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
K. DowneyF	33	3-11	1-8	0-0	6	5	11	0	5	2	3	5	7
V. TavuiC	13	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	2
A. DeWolfeG	37	5-16	0-6	0-0	2	7	9	9	1	0	4	4	10
B. CavanaughG	40	6-22	2-12	0-0	5	3	8	2	1	0	1	3	14
K. HeremaiaG	26	5-10	4-7	0-0	0	9	9	0	0	1	6	4	14
BENCH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
M. JonassenF	17	2-5	0-0	0-0	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	3	4
S. KarpellG	25	1-5	1-3	1-2	0	1	1	3	2	0	1	4	4
Z. JillingsG	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
K. McLoughlinG	5	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM		23-72	8-38	1-2	16	25	41	14	10	3	16	27	55
 		31.9%	21.1%	50.0%

BGIF · Nov 6, 2019

1000th ND WBB Program Win

1000th ND WBB Program Win

Ranked 13th All-Time Wins

A game behind UMD, 4 games behind WKY, and 5 behind Green Bay but going to be tough gaining ground while playing an ND tough schedule in a rebuilding year while the other don't play comparable schedules.

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Rank	School	First Season	Seasons	Wins	Losses	Winning %
1	Tennessee	1903	65	1363	333	.804
2	UConn	        1975	45	1153	301	.793
3	Louis Tech	1975	45	1124	337	.769
4	J Madison	1921	97	1123	549	.672
5	Stanford	1975	45	1091	334	.766
6	Texas	        1975	45	1088	398	.732
7	Ste Austin	1969	51	1080	457	.703
8	Old Domi	1970	50	1060	453	.701
9	Ohio State	1966	54	1040	449	.698
10	Green Bay	1974	46	1005	350	.742
11	W Kentucky	1915	56	1004	492	.671
12	Maryland	1972	48	1001	427	.701
13	Notre Dame	1978	42	999	333	.750

BGIF · Nov 6, 2019

Freshmen help No. 16 Notre Dame women beat Fordham 60-55
8:45 PM CT
Associated Press

NEW YORK -- Freshmen Sam Brunelle and Anaya Peoples scored in double figures in their Notre Dame debut, Katlyn Gilbert added 14 and the 16th-ranked Irish held off Fordham 60-55 on Tuesday night.

Brunelle scored 14 points, Peoples had 11 and Destinee Walker 10 in the 1,000th victory for the Notre Dame program -- which was runner-up to Baylor in last year's national championship game -- and the 26th consecutive victory in a season opener.

Notre Dame led by 15 with under four minutes left in the second half before the Rams, 2019 Atlantic 10 champions, rallied within two, 57-55, with 11 seconds remaining. But the Irish made 3 of 6 free throws, keeping possession with a rebound and a steal.

Notre Dame played without sophomore guard Abby Prohaska, who announced via Twitter on Monday that she has blood clots in both lungs. She is out indefinitely.

arrowryan · Nov 6, 2019

BabyIrish said:
Didn’t watch it but there’s no way we can have any type of decent season playing 6 deep. I love Muffet and wouldn’t trade her for the world but we’ve got develop and get more players on the floor.

They only played 6 or 7 players when they one the championship in 2018.

Muffett never plays a deep bench and losing Prohaska doesn’t help. Also, she had two players transfer out over the summer. This will be a smaller team until next year when she has four freshmen coming in and the only player that will graduate is a former walk on.

BabyIrish · Nov 6, 2019

arrowryan said:
They only played 6 or 7 players when they one the championship in 2018.

Muffett never plays a deep bench and losing Prohaska doesn’t help. Also, she had two players transfer out over the summer. This will be a smaller team until next year when she has four freshmen coming in and the only player that will graduate is a former walk on.

Sure but that team was full of veteran players. I know we only have 8 scholarship players, but figure out how to play all of them and get a healthy rotation. I find it hard to imagine two freshmen can play the minutes they do and not be worn out halfway through the season, let alone by the end of the year.

BGIF · Nov 6, 2019

ND Looks Back Through 1000 Wins Of Memories

ND Looks Back Through 1000 Wins Of Memories

https://twitter.com/ndwbb/status/1192109161414307841?s=21

BabyIrish · Nov 7, 2019

I did not know Vaughn was injured during the game. Do we know the severity of the injury yet?

BGIF · Nov 7, 2019

Mikayla Vaughn out for 4-6 weeks with a right knee sprain

Mikayla Vaughn out for 4-6 weeks with a right knee sprain

by Miles Garrett WSBT
Thursday, November 7th 2019

A Notre Dame women's basketball team already lacking experience and depth just got a little .

Head coach Muffet McGraw said today, that junior center Mikayla Vaughn suffered a knee sprain in the season opener against Fordham Tuesday evening. She's expected to miss the next four to six weeks.

Vaughn was at practice this afternoon with her right knee immobilized. Vaughn's absence leaves 6-4 sophomore Danielle Cosgrove as the only other true post player on the roster.

McGraw said freshman Sam Brunelle, who's known for being more of a perimeter player, will have to help pick up the slack on the inside now too.

Vaughn's injury leaves the Irish now with only two players over six feet tall, and only seven healthy scholarship players on the roster.

BGIF · Nov 7, 2019

4-6 weeks would put her out until the first week in December to mid-month too late for the Cancun Challenge in late November. The early date would be in time for the Big 10 Challenge against MINN and Conn. There are only two other games before Christmas, DePaul and and exhibition game against Guelph. The ACC schedule opens on 12/29 against Clemson.

Personally I'd like to see her back after Conn and perhaps DePaul. Let her work back in against Guelph. If that's the case, does the rest of the team work over the Christmas holidays to perpare for the ACC Opener.

DEC4 MINNESOTA (ACC/BIG) 8:00 PM(Home) ACCN*
DEC8 UCONN 4:00 PM(Away) ESPN*
DEC11 DEPAUL 6:30 PM(Home) ACCN*
DEC21 GUELPH 1:00 PM(Home)

DEC29 CLEMSON

Irish#1 · Nov 8, 2019

I'm afraid it's going to be a long season.

IrishFaninTX · Nov 8, 2019

Irish#1 said:
I'm afraid it's going to be a long season.

They definitely will take a step back this year but I think they'll get better and better as the year goes on and in 2 years they'll be back to a top 5 team. I'm loving what I'm seeing from People's and Gilbert. Walker, too. Wish we could have her for 4 years. Brunelle has her moments. Not having enough bigs and a short bench will cost us some games. That's why I think it'll be a couple years before they are back to usual form. I hope they can at least stay ranked all year, though.

Irish#1 · Nov 8, 2019

IrishFaninTX said:
They definitely will take a step back this year but I think they'll get better and better as the year goes on and in 2 years they'll be back to a top 5 team. I'm loving what I'm seeing from People's and Gilbert. Walker, too. Wish we could have her for 4 years. Brunelle has her moments. Not having enough bigs and a short bench will cost us some games. That's why I think it'll be a couple years before they are back to usual form. I hope they can at least stay ranked all year, though.

I agree. This will be a learning season but the ladies have a good teacher.

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