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BC 3 falling down.

Walker charge.

BC works it n for 2. BC fby 3

ND miss. BC scores 7-0 run.

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Halftime BC 37 ND 34

Halftime BC 37 ND 34

BC nailing 2nd chance pts 18-6


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TEAM	1	2	T
BC	22	15	37
UND	22	12	34

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STAT BC  ND		
FG%	39%	47%
FGs	16-41	14-30
3FG%	57%	25%
3FGs	4-7	1-4
FT%	50%	100%
FTs	1-2	5-5
TOs	7	9
PtsOffTO	12	2
TotReb	24	17
DefReb	12	13
Off Reb	12	4
2ndChPts	18	6
BenchPts	10	8
PtsPaint	18	24
FstBkPt	5	5
Blocks	1	2
Steals	4	1
Assts	7	11
Times Tied:	0
Lead Chg:	0
LeadTime	3:19	10:46
 

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Notre Dame Full Box Score
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#	Player	PTS	FG	3FG	FT	OR	DR	REB	A	PF	TO	BL	ST	MIN	+/-
10*	GILBERT	6	2-9	0-0	2-2	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	16	-1
13*	SNIEZEK	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	3	3	3	1	2	0	1	17	-5
24*	WALKER	8	3-6	1-3	1-1	0	1	1	2	2	2	0	0	16	1
30*	VAUGHN	6	2-3	0-0	2-2	2	3	5	4	1	0	2	0	16	-2
33*	BRUNELL	6	3-6	0-1	0-0	0	5	5	1	1	3	0	0	16	-2
21	PEOPLES	6	3-5	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	15	-5
22	COSGROV	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	-1
TM	TEAM		-	-	-	1	0	1		0	0				0
TOTALS	      34	14-30	1-4	5-5	4	13	17	11	7	9	2	1		0
GAME PCT	          46.7	25.0	100.0				                                         0

UND Offense
LAST FG 00:27 LAYUP #33 BRUNELLE (37-34)
LAST LD 32-30 @ 2nd-02:33
LRG LEAD 5 @ (20-15)

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PLAYER	PTS	REB	FG	AST	EFF
30 VAUGHN	6	5	2-3	4	16
24 WALKER	8	1	3-6	2	6
33 BRUNELLE	6	5	3-6	1	6
13 SNIEZEK	0	3	0-0	3	5
 

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1ST HALF BOX
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#	Player	PTS	FG	3FG	FT	OR	DR	REB	A	PF	TO	BL	ST	MIN	+/-
1*	SWARTZ	5	2-7	1-2	0-0	2	1	3	1	1	1	0	1	17	2
10*	DICKENS	3	1-7	1-3	0-0	0	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	14	-2
11*	GUY	6	3-7	0-0	0-0	4	4	8	0	1	3	1	0	14	1
13*	SOULE	5	2-4	0-0	1-2	3	1	4	1	2	0	0	0	10	-2
14*	GARRAUD	8	3-7	2-2	0-0	0	1	1	3	1	1	0	2	18	3
3	BATTS	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	2	4	1	1	1	0	0	7	8
4	ORTLEPP	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	-2
5	PINEAU	6	3-6	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	12	1
23	BOLDEN-	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	3
TM	TEAM		-	-	-	1	0	1		0	0				0
TOTALS	     37	       16-41	4-7	1-2	12	12	24	7	9	7	1	4		0
GAME PCT	       39.0	57.1	50.0				                                                 0

BC Offense
LAST FG 00:48 JUMPER #3 BATTS (37-32)
LAST LD 37-34 @ 2nd-00:27
LRG LEAD 5 @ (37-32)

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PLAYER	PTS	REB	FG	AST	EFF
14 GARRAUD	8	1	3-7	3	9
11 GUY	6	8	3-7	0	8
13 SOULE	5	4	2-4	1	7
3 BATTS	2	4	1-2	1	5
 

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T.O.

After Vaughn went to the bench on fouls and BC pulled way ahead, 53-40

with 4:32 left in the 3rdQ
 

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End of 3 BC 63 ND 48

End of 3 BC 63 ND 48

Walker buzzer beater cut the lead to 15.

BC dominated the 3rdQ, 26-14

Score by Period
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TEAM	1	2	3	T
BC	22	15	26	63
UND	22	12	14	48
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STATS BC  ND		
FG%	43%	43%
FGs	24-56	19-44
3FG%	50%	38%
3FGs	7-14	3-8
FT%	67%	100%
FTs	8-12	7-7
TOs	9	15
PtsOffTO	21	4
TotReb	34	23
DefReb	17	15
Off Reb	17	8
2ndChPts	24	6
BenchPts	10	10
PtsPaint	28	28
FstBkPt	7	5
Blocks	2	5
Steals	8	2
Assts	13	14
Times Tied:	0
Lead Chg:	0
LeadTime	13:18	10:46
 

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Brunelle TREY cuts lead to 9.

Sam 12 pts 8 rebs, 2-3 from the arc, 5-11
 

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Peoples shot NG.

BC ball

BC shot OB

ND shot NG
Vaughn NG
Sam NG
Vaughn again NG.

30 second TO 1:51 to play.
 

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BC deuce.

Sam Trey

Final 75-65

BC 1-14 against ND in South Bend.
 

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Final BC 75 ND 65

Final BC 75 ND 65

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TEAM	1	2	3	4	T
BC	22	15	26	12	75
UND	22	12	14	17	65

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STATS  BC  ND		
FG%	43%	39%
FGs	29-68	25-64
3FG%	41%	29%
3FGs	7-17	5-17
FT%	67%	100%
FTs	10-15	10-10
TOs	16	17
PtsOffTO	21	9
TotReb	45	34
DefReb	25	20
Off Reb	20	14
2ndChPts	24	10
BenchPts	14	12
PtsPaint	34	36
FstBkPt	10	7
Blocks	4	5
Steals	9	3
Assts	17	17
Times Tied:	0
Lead Chg:	0
LeadTime	23:18	10:46
 

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#	Player	PTS	FG	3FG	FT	OR	DR	REB	A	PF	TO	BL	ST	MIN	+/-
10*	GILBERT	11	4-15	1-2	2-2	1	1	2	1	2	4	0	0	30	-4
13*	SNIEZEK	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	3	3	8	3	3	0	1	30	-18
24*	WALKER	21	7-15	1-7	6-6	0	1	1	3	3	3	1	1	36	-6
30*	VAUGHN	6	2-6	0-0	2-2	5	4	9	4	3	0	3	0	34	-7
33*	BRUNELLE	15	6-14	3-7	0-0	1	7	8	1	2	4	0	0	33	-5
2	COLE	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	-2
21	PEOPLES	10	5-12	0-1	0-0	3	3	6	0	2	2	1	1	31	-13
22	COSGROVE	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	-1
TM	TEAM		-	-	-	4	1	5		0	0				0
TOTALS	        65     25-64	5-17	10-10	14	20	34	17	17	17	5	3		0
GAME PCT               39.1	 29.4	100.0				0
THIS HALF	31      11-34	4-13	5-5	7	6	17	6	10	8	3	2		0
HALF PCT	       35.7	50.0	100.0				                                                 0

UND Offense
LAST FG 00:05 3PTR #33 BRUNELLE (75-65)
LAST LD - @ -
LRG LEAD 5 @ (20-15)

UND Top Performers
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PLAYER	PTS	REB	FG	AST	EFF
30 VAUGHN	6	9	2-6	4	18
24 WALKER	21	1	7-15	3	16
33 BRUNELLE	15	8	6-14	1	12
21 PEOPLES	10	6	5-12	0	9
 
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Notre Dame defense falters in loss to BC
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SOUTH BEND — Only a Sunday shocker will save Notre Dame from the longest home losing streak in its women’s basketball history now.

Stoked up Boston College outscored the Irish 11-4 over the final five minutes of the first half, then 26-14 during the third quarter to seize control of a 75-65 victory Thursday night at Purcell Pavilion.

Notre Dame (6-10, 1-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) dropped its fourth consecutive home game, matching 2002-03 for its longest Purcell dry spell, and next welcomes No. 9 North Carolina State to town Sunday.

The Wolfpack were upset, 66-60, at rival North Carolina on Thursday, but still stand 14-1 overall, 3-1 in league play.

The Eagles (9-6, 2-2) not only halted a string of 14 losses overall to the Irish, winning for the first time since a 2006 NCAA Tournament first-round matchup, but defeated ND for the first time ever at Purcell, spanning 15 chances.

Notre Dame fell for the sixth time in its last eight games and dropped to 48-2 all-time in ACC home contests, the only other loss coming 11 days earlier against Clemson.

The Eagles took a 37-34 lead into the intermission thanks to that 11-4 run ending the first half.

They stretched the spread to 63-48 entering the final quarter with their 26-12 third-period dominance.

The Irish got no closer than nine points the rest of the way, doing so at the 5:52 and 3:44 marks.

BC ate up ND’s blend of defenses from both outside — draining 7-of-14 on 3-pointers over the first three quarters — and in the paint, collecting 34 points there.

Some of that was fueled by the Eagles outscrapping the Irish to the tune of 17 offensive rebounds during the initial three periods, which helped produce a 24-6 advantage in second-chance points entering the closing quarter.

Sophomore forward Taylor Soule scored 19 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for the winners. Sophomore guard Cameron Swartz added 14 points, and senior forward Emma Guy finished with 11 points and 12 boards.

Destinee Walker led all scorers with 21 points for the Irish, going 7-of-15 from the field and 6-of-6 at the line.

Sam Brunelle added 15 points and eight rebounds. Katlyn Gilbert scored 11 points, but was just 4-of-15 from the field. Anaya Peoples netted 10 points.

Mikki Vaughn paced ND rebounders with nine, to go with six points, and teammate Marta Sniezek paced all players in assists with eight. She took just one shot, though, missing it.

Sniezek also coaxed her 19th opposition charging foul of the season, tying Koko Nelson’s unofficial program standard of two seasons ago.

The first half was peppered with eight ties and four lead changes, with each team’s largest advantage being five points. BC took the lead for good at 33-32.

The surging Eagles won for the fourth time in their last five games, the lone loss being 72-54 to the Wolfpack.

Notre Dame slipped to 2-6 on the season at Purcell.

The Irish have never finished with a losing home record under 33rd-year head coach Muffet McGraw, the closest such being 7-7 in 1991-92.

Their lone losing home record over their 10 seasons prior to McGraw’s arrival came in 1980-81, their first year as an NCAA Division program, when they went 6-7.
 

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NOTRE DAME, Ind. – It was a difference of one quarter for the Notre Dame women’s basketball team against Boston College Thursday night inside Purcell Pavilion. A one-possession game at the half, the Eagles (9-6, 2-2) outscored the Irish (6-10, 1-3) 26-14 in the third and the home team just couldn’t dig itself out of the hole, falling 75-65.

Destinee Walker led all players with 21 points on 7-of-15 shooting, marking her second straight game with 20+ and fourth overall on the year. Sam Brunelle nearly tallied a double-double with 15 points and eight boards. Next, Katlyn Gilbert logged 11 points, while Anaya Peoples added 10 points, rounding out the Irish in double figures.

“The third quarter just killed us. We had trouble scoring, and the rebounding was a problem,” Karen & Kevin Keyes Family Head Coach Muffet McGraw said. “We’ve lost our confidence and we need to figure out where to go from here. We have enough. We can’t get discouraged when we can’t score.”

How It Happened

Notre Dame started 7-of-10 from the field, which featured back-to-back three-point plays by Walker, as the Irish captured a 16-11 lead at the 4:36 mark. The Irish finished the quarter 9-of-18 from the floor, but tied with the Eagles at 22-all. Walker led all players in the period with eight points.

The back-and-forth trend continued in the second, as the game featured eight ties and four lead changes by halftime. In fact, neither side had recorded a run greater than five until Boston College tallied seven straight from 2:07-0:48 in the second.

Brunelle secured a layup with 27 seconds left to bring the score to 37-34 Eagles at the half. The Irish scored 24 of its 34 points in the paint in the first half.

Boston College got hot offensively in the third, outscoring Notre Dame 26-14 on 8-of-15 shooting, compared to the Irish’s 5-of-14.

Trailing by as much as 17 with 1:08 left in the third, the Irish battled back in the fourth, as a Brunelle three-pointer capped a 7-0 run and cut the deficit to single digits at 69-60 with 5:53 remaining. Yet, Boston College stymied the flurry to hold on to the 75-65 win.

A big difference maker came on the boards, where Boston College out-rebounded Notre Dame, 45-34, which included 20 offensive rebounds that were turned into 24 second chance points.

Notes

Tonight marked the 30th all-time meeting between Notre Dame and Boston College. The Eagles broke Notre Dame’s 15-game win streak against them. Notre Dame still leads 24-6.
Sniezek took a charge tonight marking her 19th on the season and ninth straight game.
Walker logged her fifth consecutive double-digit scoring performance and second straight 20+ point effort. Walker scored 21 points marking her team leading fourth 20+ scoring performance on the year.
Gilbert tallied her 14th double-digit scoring effort on the year with 11 points.
Sniezek dished out eight assists tonight and has now recorded 34 assists over the last four games.
Brunelle recorded her 12th game in double figures with 15 points.
Up Next

The Irish remain at home to host No. 9 N.C. State on Sunday, Jan. 12. Tip is slated for 4 p.m. ET, airing live on the ACC Network.

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I think the most disppointing aspect of this season has been the defense. Playing zone is a very common element of basketball. It does not make sense that the girls haven't been able to play it effectively.
 

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JANUARY 12, 2020
IRISH SLIP TO #9 N.C. STATE, 90-56
GILBERT POURS IN A CAREER HIGH 25 POINTS

NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Notre Dame women’s basketball sophomore guard Katlyn Gilbert poured in a career high 25 points against No. 9 N.C. State on Sunday afternoon, but it was the visiting Wolfpack (15-1, 4-1) who left Purcell Pavilion with the 90-56 victory. As a result, the Fighting Irish slipped to 6-11 on the year and 1-4 in ACC play.

Gilbert logged her 15th game in double figures and second of 20+ this season. The Indianapolis native shot 12-of-26 from the floor and tallied 10 points in the first quarter alone.

“N.C. State is a great team. They have all the weapons you need and that’s why they’re ranked in the top-10. Even when I thought we played well defensively, there were so many little things that didn’t go our way,” Karen & Kevin Keyes Family Head Coach Muffet McGraw said. “I thought Kate was our bright spot, but obviously we are struggling to score so we have to figure out how to defend better.”

How It Happened

Notre Dame got off to a 5-0 start behind a Brunelle three-pointer and Gilbert basket; however, N.C. State countered with three separate 6-0 runs during the quarter to claim a 22-15 lead after one. Gilbert powered the Irish offense with 10 points in the period on 5-for-9 shooting.

The Wolfpack outscored the Irish 17-10 in the second to extend its lead to 39-25 at the half. The Irish were only able to connect on three made field goals (3-for-11) for the quarter as Gilbert boasted 15 of the team’s 25 points at the half.

Furthermore, the Irish suffered from the loss of starter Anaya Peoples, who reaggravated her shoulder injury midway through the second quarter and missed the remainder of the game.

N.C. State jumped on a shortened Irish roster in the second half, starting the third on a 16-1 run, before outscoring Notre Dame 30-11 for the period.

Gilbert tacked on 10 more points in the second half to bring her game total to 25. In addition, Nicole Benz got her first points of the season when the junior connected on a late-game three.

Notes

  • Today marked the ninth all-time meeting between Notre Dame and N.C. State. The Wolfpack victory gave them their second win as the Irish still lead 7-2.
  • Marta Sniezek took a charge today marking her 20th on the season tonight and 10 straight game. The 20 taken charges set a program record.
  • Gilbert poured in a career high 25 points on 12-of-26 shooting. It marked her 15th double-digit scoring effort on the year and second 20+ effort. Gilbert had 10 points in the first quarter alone.
  • Notre Dame is 66-89 all-time against top-10 ranked opponents.


Up Next

The Irish hit the road on Jan. 16 for Durham, North Carolina, for a Thursday night showdown with Duke. Tip is slated for 8 p.m. ET on the ACC Network.


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FINAL NCS 90 ND 56

FINAL NCS 90 ND 56

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Final   1	2	3	4	T
NCST	22	17	30	21	90
ND	15	10	11	20	56


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STARTERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
K. JonesF	22	6-7	1-2	2-2	2	1	3	4	2	0	1	2	15
E. CunaneC	25	8-10	2-2	4-5	3	7	10	2	0	0	5	1	22
K. CrutchfieldG	25	5-6	3-4	0-0	1	3	4	1	0	0	0	1	13
A. KonigG	30	2-8	1-7	0-0	0	5	5	5	0	0	5	1	5
J. Brown-TurnG	25	2-5	1-4	0-0	0	2	2	2	1	0	1	4	5
BENCH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
J. BoydF	21	7-11	0-1	2-4	2	4	6	1	2	1	1	3	16
C. HobbyC	7	2-3	0-1	0-0	1	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	4
E. CassellC	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0
K. MooreG	5	0-2	0-0	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
K. WadsworthG	3	0-3	0-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
K. EaleyG	17	0-0	0-0	1-2	0	6	6	2	2	0	2	1	1
G. HunterG	12	2-5	1-2	2-2	3	2	5	0	0	0	1	0	7
TEAM		34-60	9-26	13-17	12	32	44	18	8	2	19	14	90
 		56.7%	34.6%	76.5%

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STARTERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
S. BrunelleF	26	2-8	2-7	0-0	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	3	6
M. VaughnC	26	3-3	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	2	3	2	2	3	6
M. SniezekG	29	0-1	0-0	2-2	0	4	4	2	3	0	4	4	2
D. WalkerG	36	4-15	0-6	3-4	3	1	4	2	0	0	2	2	11
K. GilbertG	35	12-26	0-3	1-2	0	4	4	1	4	0	4	0	25
BENCH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
D. CosgroveF	22	0-7	0-4	0-0	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	3	0
K. KeyesF	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
M. MurdockG	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
C. MurdockG	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
A. PeoplesG	12	1-5	0-0	1-4	2	1	3	0	2	1	1	0	3
K. ColeG	9	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
N. BenzG	2	1-2	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
TEAM		23-68	3-22	7-12	15	16	31	9	12	3	17	16	56
 		33.8%	13.6%	58.3%
 

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Cunane leads No. 9 Wolfpack women to 90-56 rout of Irish
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- North Carolina State rebounded from its first loss of the season with a performance that left Notre Dame's Hall of Fame coach in tears.

Elissa Cunane scored 22 points and had 10 rebounds for her ninth double-double of the season, and No. 9 North Carolina State trounced Notre Dame 90-56 on Sunday.

"Our plan was to come in here at the jump and play with a lot of energy," said the 6-foot-5 Cunane, who recorded her ninth double-double of the season while playing just 25 minutes for the Wolfpack (15-1, 4-1 Atlantic Coast Conference). "I'm playing hard right now and my teammates are feeding me the ball and I'm able to get rebounds."

Jada Boyd scored 16 points, Kayla Jones added 15 and Kai Crutchfield scored 13 for N.C. State, which shot 57% (34 of 60) for the game after shooting 38% in its 66-60 loss at North Carolina last Thursday.

"We've been pretty consistent with our defense and our rebounding," Moore said. "If you do those things, it will limit bad streaks because you can't always shoot it well."

The Wolfpack outrebounded the Fighting Irish 44-31 and also limited the Irish to 34% shooting (23 of 68).

Katlyn Gilbert scored a career-high 25 points and Destinee Walker had 11 for Notre Dame (6-11, 1-4), which suffered its fifth straight home loss and seventh of the season at Purcell Pavilion, both low marks in Muffet McGraw's 33 seasons on the Irish bench.

"I've got to do better," an emotional McGraw said. "I feel like I can fix it but I didn't. I'm going to keep trying, I'm going to find an answer and I'm going to fix it."

N.C. State coach Wes Moore felt for his colleague, who has won two national titles at Notre Dame. The Irish played in last year's NCAA title game but lost on a last-second shot by Baylor.

"I've got great respect for Notre Dame," Moore said. "I know right now they are short-handed. But they have some good young talent, a top recruiting class coming and you've got Muffet sitting on the bench."

The Wolfpack took the lead for good at 11-9 on Crutchfield's 3-pointer with 6:16 to play in the first quarter. They finished the quarter up 22-15 thanks to 57% shooting (8 of 14) as Cunane had six points and five rebounds. Gilbert had 10 points on 5-of-9 shooting while the rest of the Irish went 2 of 12.

Gilbert added five points in the second quarter, but her last basket at 4:30 was Notre Dame's last of the half. N.C. State took a 39-25 lead to the locker room by hitting 8 of 12 shots with Cunane ending the half with 10 points and six rebounds.

The Wolfpack then had a 16-1 run to start the second half. Cunane hit a 3-pointer to put N.C. State up 44-25 when McGraw called a timeout just 1:09 into the third quarter. Crutchfield's 3-pointer put the Wolfpack up 55-26 when McGraw called her second timeout with 5:21 to play.

"N.C. State is a great team," McGraw said. "They have all the weapons you need. They can go inside, they shoot the ball well. That's why they're ranked in the top 10."

BIG PICTURE

N.C. State: The Wolfpack overcame 13 first-half turnovers thanks to 62% shooting (16 of 26) and holding Notre Dame to 31% (3 of 11). NC State finished with 19 turnovers, five by Cunane and Aislinn Konig) thanks to shooting 63% in the third quarter while outscoring the Irish 30-11.

"It was important that we bounced back from the loss," Moore said. "Elissa didn't have her best game Thursday night (eight points, 13 rebounds). Today she played much better. She still has to cut down on the turnovers. Notre Dame did a great job when they doubled her, and she turned the ball over. We've got to get her to slow down a little bit."

Notre Dame: The Irish went 3:20 without scoring in the first quarter and then ended the second quarter with no field goals in the final 4:30. Top reserve Anaya Peoples, wearing a brace on her right shoulder, left the game and was taken to the locker room 3:06 before halftime. Peoples, who was averaging 13.3 points coming into the game, finished with three points on 1-of-5 shooting from the floor and 1-of-4 from the line.

"She's just relentless. . She never quits," said McGraw, who didn't know the extent of Peoples' injury. "We need the body."

UP NEXT

N.C. State: Hosts No. 11 Florida State on Thursday.

Notre Dame: Visits Duke on Thursday.
 

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JANUARY 14, 2020
ALLI CAMPBELL ON NAISMITH MIDSEASON TEAM
1-OF-25 FINALISTS FOR PLAYER OF THE YEAR

ATLANTA – The Atlanta Tipoff Club released its 25-player midseason team for the 2020 Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy for Girls High School Player of the Year on Tuesday. Notre Dame women’s basketball was represented by one of its future prospects in Alli Campbell.

The 5-11 shooting guard from Altoona, Pennsylvania was one of five signees of Coach McGraw’s 2020 signing class that ranked third in the country – marking her highest ranked class. Individually, Campbell ranked 25th overall in her class and seventh at her position.


Campbell attends Bellwood-Antis High where she has won two state championships with the Blue Devils. Campbell was the 2019 USA Today Pennsylvania Player of the Year along with 2019 Miss Pennsylvania Basketball. Furthermore, she entered her senior year with 2,217 points and is currently on track to become the all-time leading scorer in Blair County history.

The midseason team list includes 23 seniors and two juniors. The list of 25 will narrow further to 10 semifinalists on Feb. 4, and then to finalists on Feb. 18. The winner of the Jersey Mike’s Naismith High School Trophy for Girls Player of the Year will be announced on March 10.

2020 Jersey Mike’s Naismith Girls High School Midseason Team

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Name		   Class		  Position		School		        City, State		Committed to	
Cameron Brink		Sr.		F		Mountainside High School	Beaverton, OR		Stanford	
Paige Bueckers		Sr.		G		Hopkins High School		Minnetonka, MN		UConn	
Allison Campbell	Sr.		G		Bellwood-Antis High School	Bellwood, PA           Notre Dame	
Kamilla Cardoso		Sr.		C		Hamilton Hts Chris Acad	        Chattanooga, TN		Syracuse	
Caitlin Clark		Sr.		G		Dowling Catholic HS		West Des Moines, IA     Iowa	
Olivia Cochran		Sr.		F		Carver High School		Atlanta, GA		Louisville	
Dalayah Daniels		Sr.		F		Garfield High School		Seattle, WA		California	
Lexi Donarski		Sr.		G		Aquinas High School		LaCrosse, WI		Iowa State	
Angela Dugalic		Sr.		F		Maine West HS		        Des Plaines, IL		Oregon	
Sasha Goforth		Sr.		G		Fayetteville HS		        Fayetteville, AR	Oregon State	
Hannah Gusters		Sr.		P		MacArthur HS		        Irving, TX		Baylor	
Madison Hayes		Sr.		G		East Hamilton HS		Ooltewah, TN		Mississippi State	
Treasure Hunt		Sr.		G		Hamilton Hts Christ Acad	Chattanooga, TN		Kentucky	
Diamod Johnson		Sr.		G	        Neumann-Goretti HS		Phildelphia, PA		Rutgers	
Deja Kelly		Sr.		G		Duncanville High S		Duncanville, TX		North Carolina	
Mir McLean		Sr.		W		Roland Park Country		Baltimore, MD		UConn	
Olivia Miles		Jr.		G		Blair Academy		        Blairstown TWP, NJ      Undecided	
Te-Hina Paopao		Sr.		G		LaJolla Country Day School	LaJolla, CA		Oregon	
Sydney Parrish		Sr.		G		Hamilton Southeastern HS	Fishers, IN		Oregon	
Angel Reese		Sr.		W		St. Frances Academy		Baltimore, MD		Maryland	
Saniya Rivers		Jr.		G		Eugene Ashley HS		Wilmington, NC		Undecided	
Maddie Scherr		Sr.		G		Larry A. Ryle High 		Union, KY		Oregon	
Hailey Van Lith		Sr.		G		Cashmere High S		        Cashmere, WA		Louisville	
Kylee Watson		Sr.		F		Mainland Regional HS		Linwood, NJ		Oregon	
Priscilla Williams	Sr.		G		Branson High School		Branson, MO		Syracuse
 

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GAME 18: NOTRE DAME AT DUKE
When: Thursday, Jan. 16 | 8:00 p.m. ET
Where: Cameron Indoor (Durham, N.C.)
Watch: ACC Network
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NOTRE DAME, Ind. – The Notre Dame women’s basketball team will look to get back on track on Thursday, Jan. 16, in a venue in which they’ve found success. The Fighting Irish (6-11, 1-4) travel to Cameron Indoor for an 8 p.m. ET tip against Duke (8-8, 2-3). The game will be broadcast on the ACC Network.

The Irish are 17-1 all-time against the Blue Devils with a 4-1 record in Durham.

PEOPLES BUILDING ACC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR RESUME

Well, Peoples is certainly building the resume. She leads all ACC freshmen in rebounds (8.1), shooting percentage (.457) and steals (1.9), and ranks second in points (12.6). In fact, Notre Dame boasts the top-two scoring spots among freshmen with Brunelle taking the top spot with 12.9 ppg.

Peoples has recorded double-digit rebounds five times over the last eight games and three double-doubles over the last six games. In fact, her three double-doubles ranks second among freshmen in the ACC, only behind Pitt’s Amber Brown (5).

Peoples’ 8.1 rpg ranks 11th in the ACC and 10th in the nation among true freshmen guards. Peoples also ranks 11th in the ACC in offensive rebounds (2.7) and 13th in defensive boards (5.4).

Peoples has been Notre Dame’s most efficient guard, shooting 45.7 percent on the year, which ranks 7th in the ACC.

If that wasn’t enough, Peoples is averaging 1.9 steals/game, which ranks 5th in the ACC.


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ND FRESHMEN STACKING UP HISTORICALLY

Peoples, Brunelle and Gilbert (by eligibility) are on pace to etch their names in the Notre Dame freshmen record books. All three could end up in the top-10 scoring-average list. Gilbert leads the way with her 14.5 ppg, which would rank third. Brunelle averages 12.9, while Peoples averages 12.6.

AS A FRESHMAN

Player / Average / Season

1. Beth Morgan / 17.9 / 1993-94

2. Shari Matvey / 17.6 / 1979-80

3. Alicia Ratay / 14.0 / 1999-00

4. Skylar Diggins / 13.8 / 2009-10

5. Brianna Turner / 13.78 / 2014-15

6. Jacqueline Batteast / 13.77 / 2001-02

7. Mary Beth Schueth / 13.0 / 1981-82

8. Courtney LaVere / 12.8 / 2002-03

9. Jewell Loyd / 12.5 / 2012-13

10. Carrie Bates / 12.4 / 1981-82

In addition, Peoples’ rebounding effort this year (8.1 rpg) would place her third all-time on the freshmen list, ranking behind Shari Matvey (10.2) and Mary Beth Schueth (9.1).

PEOPLES’ RANK AMONG TRUE FRESHMEN

There are only six true freshmen in the country averaging over 12.5 ppg and 8 rpg: Anaya Peoples, Texas Tech’s Alexis Tucker, Evansville’s Abby Feit, UC Santa Barbara’s Ila Lane, South Carolina’s Aliyah Boston and Oregon State’s Taylor Jones. Of that group, Peoples does boast the most steals.

Furthermore, Peoples’ 12.6 ppg ranks 30th in the nation among true freshmen, while her 8.1 rpg ranks 12th.

TRENDING: DESTINEE WALKER

Since the turn of the new decade, Walker has posted the sixth highest scoring average in the ACC with her 18.3 ppg.

Count it up, it’s been six straight games in double figures for Walker, which includes three of 20+ points. In fact, Walker leads the team with her four 20+ scoring games, which also ties her career best.

Ultimately, Walker is averaging 16.6 ppg in ACC play, which ranks 7th. Also, she’s converting 78.6 percent of her free throws in league play, which ranks 10th.

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HEATING UP??

After suffering from a 1-of-15 stretch from three from Dec. 4-Jan. 2, Sam Brunelle is beginning to heat up from beyond the arc. Over the last three games, Brunelle has connected on 7-of-19 from deep, aka 36.8 percent.

WELCOME BACK VAUGHN

Vaughn suffered an ACL sprain in her right knee in the season opener and missed the next 11 games. The junior returned to the team for the start of ACC play, where she has provided a nice boost for the Irish.

Vaughn returned against Clemson on Dec. 29, but really settled in at Pitt (1/2) – tying her career high of 17 points, while almost earning a double-double with nine rebounds. Vaughn then carried momentum into Syracuse (1/5) with her first career double-double, recording 16 points and a career-high tying 11 boards.

She has been highly efficient from the field since returning, converting 58.5 percent from the floor. She has also been a beast on the offensive glass, reeling in at least five offensive rebounds in three of the last four games. In fact, her 3.2 offensive rebounds/game in ACC play ranks 5th.

Vaughn has garnered multiple blocks in four consecutive games. Her 2.0 blocks/game ranks 3rd in ACC play only.

In ACC play only: 15th in rebounds (6.4), 5th in offensive rebounds (3.2), 12th in steals (1.8) and 3rd in blocks (2.0).

FRESHMEN DUO SENSATION

Notre Dame women’s basketball has never seen the offensive output from two freshmen like this before – Peoples is averaging 12.6 ppg while Brunelle is at 12.9. There have only been only two other freshmen pairs in program history to finish the season with double-digit scoring averages:

— Arike Ogunbowale (11.4) and Marina Mabrey (10.7) in the 2015-16 season.
— Mary Beth Schueth (13.0) and Carrie Bates (12.4) were the first in the 1981-82 season.

Currently, Notre Dame, UTSA and Fresno State are the only three Division I programs with two true freshmen averaging over 13 points. UTSA is represented by Mikayla Woods (14.8) and Adryana Quezada (13.0), while Fresno State boasts the top pair with Hanna Cavinder (16.4) and Haley Cavinder (16.3).

IF ONLY THEY KEPT THE STAT

If charges taken was an official NCAA kept stat, Marta Sniezek could very well be atop the list in the nation.

The defensive catalyst of the team, Sniezek has taken 20 charges this season, which breaks the record set by Kristina Nelson during the 2017-18 championship season.

All-in-all, Sniezek has taken a charge in 10 straight contests.

Her most impressive week came on the Cancun trip. The Virginia native took a charge against FGCU, four against South Dakota State and then four again vs. USF in Cancun.

On a completely different defensive note – Sniezek is averaging 2.1 steals/game, which ranks 3rd in the ACC. The Virginia native captured a career high six steals at Syracuse on Jan. 5.

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SNIEZEK DIMES

Sniezek is averaging 5.9 assists/game which ranks 10th in the nation and 2nd in the ACC – only behind Virginia Tech’s Taja Cole (6.4). In addition, her 1.3 A/TO ratio ranks 13th in the league.

Sniezek boasts two double-digit assist performances, which ties UNC’s Shayla Bennett for the most in the league. Her 12-assist performance against No. 16 DePaul on Dec. 11, tied for the league high for an individual game.

In ACC play only, Sniezek is averaging 6.0 assists/game, which ranks 3rd.
 

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Muffet McGraw on frustrations of the season
by Pete Byrne, WSBT 22 Sports DirectorMonday, January 13th 2020

NOTRE DAME — A season wrought with frustration reached a new low Sunday.

The Notre Dame women's basketball team lost at home to ninth-ranked NC State by 34 points.

It drops the team's record to 6-11 and marks the first time in program history that Notre Dame has lost five consecutive home games.

No one has taken these losses harder than Muffet McGraw. The Hall of Fame head coach and two-time national champion is navigating uncharted waters.

Notre Dame hasn't had a losing season in women's basketball since 1992, and once her teams started winning in the mid-90s, they never stopped.

Following Sunday's loss, McGraw was asked how difficult this season has been and she couldn't hold back the emotions.


VIDEO @ THE LINK

https://wsbt.com/sports/content/muffet-mcgraw-on-frustrations-of-the-season


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This season has clearly taken its toll on Notre Dame WBB Head Coach Muffet McGraw.

She was asked how difficult it's been and this is her reaction.

Hear more from McGraw following her team's 34 point loss to NC State tonight on @WSBT at 10/11

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"I just gotta do better,” said McGraw. “I feel like I can fix it, but I didn’t. I'm gonna keep trying, I'm going to find an answer, and I'm gonna fix it.

So how does she go about fixing it?

One problem that can't be fixed overnight is depth. Notre Dame has a starter in Abby Prohaska out for the year and another in Anaya Peoples, who left Sunday's game with a shoulder injury, the severity of which is unknown right now.

McGraw's team have battled adversity before and come out stronger because of it. The Hall of Famer's not about to stop battling or believing.

"We're gonna keep battling,” said McGraw. “We're gonna keep fighting and we're gonna keep practicing and I think we're going to get better. It could turn at any moment. I think we're good enough. I really believe that we're good enough. We just haven't had that game where everybody plays well at the same time."

Notre Dame's next chance to have that game and end this slide is on Thursday. The Irish play at Duke.
 
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