ND Women's BB '19 -'20 Season

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The Mountain Just Got Steeper. Peoples Surgery?

The Mountain Just Got Steeper. Peoples Surgery?

Notre Dame's Anaya Peoples doubtful against Duke
By Anthony Anderson Tribune Correspondent 6 hrs ago

SOUTH BEND — It was an unmistakably less emotional Muffet McGraw — even with word that a key player may be sidelined indefinitely — but a no-less self-blaming one Wednesday afternoon before practice.

“I mean, the buck stops here, right?” McGraw said when asked if she had perhaps come down too hard on herself three days earlier.

The Notre Dame women’s basketball coach turned teary-eyed with long pauses between short sentences during a postgame press conference following Sunday’s 90-56 home loss to No. 9-ranked North Carolina State, asserting “I gotta do better,” and vowing “I’m gonna find an answer, I’m gonna fix it.”

The Irish, on pace for the worst season in the program’s 43-year existence, are 6-11 overall, 1-4 in the Atlantic Coast Conference, heading into Thursday’s visit to Duke (8-8, 2-3).

“This is my team,” McGraw said Wednesday, “and I feel like, looking at it now, maybe we should’ve done a little more fundamental work during the season. We had so much to work on. I’m looking at, did we do this too much and this not enough?”

Her answers seemed to be yes and yes.

“I have control of a lot of things,” McGraw said. “I can’t put the ball in the basket for them, but I can get them that shot. Sometimes, we’re not even executing, so I think that is definitely my fault.”

Executing could become even more challenging against the Blue Devils.

McGraw said freshman Anaya Peoples is “doubtful” to play after the freshman guard and team rebounding leader injured her shoulder in the second quarter of Sunday’s loss.

“We’re gonna look at our options and see if surgery is required,” McGraw said, “and is it gonna be now or after the season?”

The coach said no timeline was set for making that decision.

“We haven’t sat down and figured it out yet with her to see what she wants to do,” McGraw said. “I think they’re going to try to rehab it and see.”

Peoples, who appeared in typically good spirits, and fellow freshman Sam Brunelle were the first two arriving players well before practice Wednesday. Peoples was dressed as if she might participate and was taking shots without any visible pain.

“She might (play Thursday),” McGraw said, “but I doubt it.”

On Sunday, the coach described Peoples — averaging 12.6 points to go with her team-pacing 8.1 rebounds — as “just relentless. She never quits, she goes after every ball. She never stops trying and I think she’s just kind of a workhorse, kind of a blue-collar player, and you have to have someone like that in the game.”

Now that may not be an option.

“We have a lot of things to compensate for without Anaya,” McGraw said Wednesday. “As I said (Sunday), she’s the one person we can’t afford to lose because she does so many things, rebounding especially and defending. (Minutes-wise), we’ll have to rely on (Danielle) Cosgrove and (Katie) Cole more, see what we can get out of them.”

While McGraw continued to put the brunt of the blame on herself, she added that her message to her players is to “control the things you can control.”

“Being willing to take a charge, diving on the floor for a loose ball, how quickly you get back on defense, positioning, those are things you control,” McGraw said. “Those are things I think we can do better.”

There a lot on the WNBA Contract at the LINK

https://www.ndinsider.com/basketball/womens/notre-dame-s-anaya-peoples-doubtful-against-duke/article_0405384c-9c20-5771-8565-cbba9437b47e.html

 

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This season has clearly taken its toll on Notre Dame WBB Head Coach Muffet McGraw.<br><br>She was asked how difficult it's been and this is her reaction.<br><br>Hear more from McGraw following her team's 34 point loss to NC State tonight on <a href="https://twitter.com/WSBT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WSBT</a> at 10/11 <a href="https://t.co/dtkxMUqsSo">pic.twitter.com/dtkxMUqsSo</a></p>— Adam Derengowski (@AdamDerWSBT) <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamDerWSBT/status/1216508520532672514?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 12, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

It's amazing how fast we hold coaches to the standard that people think they are above.
Muffet McGraw Is a great coach and I love our University!

 

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From Duke Game Notes

From Duke Game Notes

NOTRE DAME VS. DUKE

Three Keys...
1) Haley Gorecki is one of only two players nationally to average over 18.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 2.0 steals. She joins only Stella Johnson of Rider.
2) Redshirt freshman Mikayla Boykin made her 2019-20 debut against WFU. She scored two points and had two assists in nine minutes, after being out for 350 days. Boykin has averaged 12.5 points, 3.0 assists and 1.0 steals over the last two games, which includes a career-high 14 points versus Virginia Tech.
3) In two years at Duke, Miela Goodchild has drained 54-of-127 three-pointers at home in Cameron for a 42.5 percentage.

Storylines/Other Blue Devil Notes...
• Duke limited Virginia Tech to only seven points over the fi nal 12 minutes of the overtime contest Sunday. The 72 points by the Blue Devils snapped a streak of Duke scoring 63 points or fewer over the last five games.
• For the fifth time this season, Duke had five players hit at least one three-pointer against Virginia Tech. The Blue Devils also accomplished this against High Point and Boston College. Duke had not featured five different players hitting a trey since the 2014-15
campaign when it did it twice.
• Duke’s 39 bench points against Virginia Tech was a season high and the most since Nov. 16, 2014 versus Alabama.
• Haley Gorecki has averaged 21.3 points, 7.0 assists, 4.3 rebounds and 3.3 steals over the last three games. She has hit 21-of-42 fi eld goals (50.0%) and 8-of-18 treys (44.4%).
• Over the last two home games, Jade Williams has averaged 11.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 3.0 steals and 1.5 assists. She hit 10-of-20 field goals in those contests.
• After scoring only 19 points the last four games, Miela Goodchild registered 14 points and hit 3-of-6 treys against Virginia Tech.
• Since scoring 15 points at Louisville, Azana Baines has scored seven points and hit only 2-of-10 field goals.
• Duke had a season-high 28 turnovers and allowed a season-high 51.1 percent shooting at Virginia.
• The Blue Devils are currently ranked No. 41 in the latest RPI.
• After hitting only 9-of-58 three-pointers for 15.5 percent in three straight games, Duke has drained 17-of-40 from downtown at Virginia for a 42.5 percentage.
• In the ACC stats, Duke leads the league with 9.88 steals per game.
• Leaonna Odom ranks fourth in the ACC in field goal percentage, at 52.1 percent per game.
• Haley Gorecki (2nd), Leaonna Odom (T7th), and Miela Goodchild (12th) all rank in the top 12 in the ACC in steals per game – Gorecki at 2.25 spg, Odom at 1.86 spg, and Goodchild at 1.56 spg.
• Miela Goodchild and Haley Gorecki both rank in the top 15 in three-point fi eld goals made per game. Combined, they have made 61 baskets from beyond the arc this season.
• After scoring double-digits in three straight games, Onome Akinbode-James has scored only nine points the last seven contests. She has averaged only 1.6 points over the last seven games.
• Haley Gorecki, Kiah Gillespie of Florida State, Jazmine Jones of Louisville and Shayla Bennett of UNC are the only players in the ACC to post doubledigit rebounds and double-digit assists in a game in 2019-20.

Tale Of The Tape
Duke.............Statistical Comparison .......Notre Dame
8-8 ..............................Record ...............................6-11
.425.................Field Goal Percentage .................. .403
.394........ Opponent Field Goal Percentage ......... .386
.319.......Three-Point Field Goal Percentage ........ .222
5.4................Three-Pointers Per Game ..................3.3
.704................Free Throw Percentage ...................647
13.4..........Offensive Rebounds Per Game ............ 11.6
38.8.................... Rebound Average ......................37.5
+2.8 .................... Rebound Margin ........................-7.8
68.5.....................Points Per Game .......................65.2
67.1..............Points Allowed Per Game ................70.1
+1.4 .................... Point Differential ........................-4.9
4.1...................... Blocks Per Game .........................4.0
12.8.................... Assists Per Game ......................14.1
9.8.......................Steals Per Game .........................9.0
19.0..................Turnovers Per Game ....................17.7


Probable Duke Starters...

No. Name Pos. PPG RPG APG Notes
5 Leaonna “Neah” Odom (Sr., 6-2) F/G 13.0 5.6 1.9 Missed the FGCU, WFU games
24 Onome Akinbode-James (So., 6-3) F 4.6 5.1 0.8 Scored only seven points last 6 games
11 Azana Baines (Fr., 6-1) G 7.4 4.3 1.1 Started last three contests
15 Kyra Lambert (Gr., 5-9) G 4.4 3.2 1.4 Hit 6 treys last 7 games
2 Haley Gorecki (R-Gr., 6-0) G 18.2 6.3 3.9 Owns 6 games with 20+ points

Blue Devils Off the Bench...

No. Name Pos. PPG RPG APG
3 Miela Goodchild (So., 5-10) G 10.2 3.2 1.3 Quickest to reach 100 treys in 45 games
25 Jade Williams (Jr., 6-5) F/C 7.2 4.1 1.6 Had 11 points, 7 rebounds, 5 steals vs. VT
12 Mikayla Boykin (R-Fr., 5-9) G 6.8 0.0 2.0 Scored 25 points last two contests
4 Jada Claude (Fr., 6-0) G/F 2.5 3.3 0.5 Started three games
0 Jaida Patrick (Fr., 5-10) G 1.8 1.2 0.1 Had six rebounds, three points vs. Davidso

The Duke Roster

No. Name (@Twitter Handle) Ht. Yr. Pos. Exp. Hometown (High School/Last School)
0 Jaida Patrick (@jaida_patrick) 5-10 Fr. G/F HS West Haverstraw, N.Y. (Saddle River Day)
2 Haley Gorecki (@HaleyGorecki) 6-0 Gr. G 4V Palatine, Ill. (William Fremd)
3 Miela Goodchild (@ MielaGoodchild) 5-10 So. G 1V Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (Moreton Bay College)
4 Jada Claude (@JadaClaude_4) 6-0 Fr. G HS Fayetteville, Ga. (Whitewater)
5 Leaonna Odom 6-2 Sr. F 3V Lompoc, Calif. (Chaminade)
11 Azana Baines (@queenballer6) 6-1 Fr. G HS Blackwood, N.J. (Gloucester Catholic)
12 Mikayla Boykin (@mikayla_niyel) 5-9 R-Fr. G 2V Clinton, N.C. (Clinton)
13 Uchenna Nwoke (@UchennaNwoke_) 6-6 So. C 1V Grand Prairie, Texas (South Grand Prairie)
15 Kyra Lambert (@bballaholic_15) 5-9 Gr. G 4V Cibolo, Texas (Samuel Clemens)
22 Jennifer Ezeh (@JenniferEzeh22) 6-3 Fr. F HS Nibo, Anambra State, Nigeria (New Hope Academy, Md.)
24 Onome Akinbode-James (@AJ_Onome) 6-3 So. F/C 1V Abeokuta, Nigeria (Blair Academy - Blairstown, N.J.)
25 Jade Williams (@jadeswilliams25) 6-5 Jr. F/C 2V The Colony, Texas (The Colony)
30 Emily Schubert (@e_schubert35) 6-4 Sr. C 3V Elizabethton, Tenn. (Elizabethton)
32 Jayda Adams (@realjayadams) 6-0 Jr. G 2V Irvine, Calif. (Mater Dei)
Head Coach: Joanne P. McCallie (Northwestern, ‘87) - @CoachPDuke
Assistant Coaches: Sam Miller (Adrian College, ‘10) - @SamMiller906, Jim Corrigan, ‘80) - @jcorriga,
 Wanisha Smith (Duke, ‘08) - @duke_im_back
Special Assistant: Keturah Jackson (Duke, ‘10) - @KeturahJackson

 

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JANUARY 16, 2020
IRISH FALL IN FINAL SECONDS, 50-47, AT DUKE
VAUGHN & BRUNELLE COMBINE FOR 34 POINTS

DURHAM, N.C. – It came down to the final seconds inside Cameron Indoor for the Notre Dame women’s basketball squad (6-12, 1-5) who led for 39 minutes in the contest at Duke (9-8, 3-3). However, three turnovers in the final minute of the game haunted the Fighting Irish, falling 50-47 to the Blue Devils.

Mikki Vaughn and Sam Brunelle combined for 34 points and 19 boards. Vaughn secured a career best 18 points to go with her career-high tying 11 boards for her second double-double. Brunelle poured in 16 points behind a career high four made three-pointers.

“I thought we lost that game entirely on our own – the turnovers were just so costly down the stretch. We couldn’t even get shots,” Karen & Kevin Keyes Family Head Coach Muffet McGraw stated. “Really disappointing we couldn’t get into our plays. We got to work harder and be smarter in pressure situations.”

How It Happened

After a Duke opening basket, Notre Dame came firing out of the gate, recording a 14-2 run, which included two three-pointers from Brunelle. Up 14-4 coming out of a Duke timeout at 5:45, the Irish defense locked in to maintain said lead, holding the Blue Devils to 2-of-13 shooting in the quarter and scoreless over the final 6:37.

The opposition’s four points marked the fewest Notre Dame has given up since allowing four in the second quarter against Pitt on Jan. 4, 2019.

Vaughn spearheaded the Irish offense in the second, tallying eight points to bring her half total to 14 on 6-of-9 shooting with seven boards. The Irish converted seven field goals in the quarter from four different players (including a Danielle Cosgrove trey), claiming a 29-20 lead at the half.

Duke’s 20 points marked Notre Dame’s best defensive first half on the year and the Blue Devil’s second worst of the season. Furthermore, the Irish defense allowed both zero points off turnovers and second chance points for the half.

Brunelle’s third trey of the game kicked off the second half, handing the Irish a 32-20 advantage. However, over a 2:31 span midway through the quarter, Duke fired off a 9-0 run to cut the deficit to 34-31. However, Brunelle, Walker and Vaughn got the Irish back on track, contributing baskets to push the lead to 40-33 heading into the fourth.

A Walker layup kicked off the final period giving the Irish a nine-point lead, yet Duke’s Haley Gorecki got hot and fired off a solo 8-0 run, cutting it to 42-41 with 6:58 remaining. At 6:34, Brunelle halted the run with her career-best fourth three of the night.

Up 46-45 with less than 40 seconds remaining, Duke forced back-to-back turnovers in which they converted into three points. Now trailing 48-46 with 23 seconds left, the Irish succumbed to yet another turnover, as the Blue Devils rallied for the 50-47 victory.

Notes

• Today marked the 19th ever meeting between Duke and Notre Dame. With the loss, the Irish now lead 17-2, ending a 15-game win streak.
• The Irish defense limited Duke to four points in the first quarter, marking their best defensive quarter on the year and it’s best since Pitt on Jan. 4, 2019 (allowed four in the second quarter).
• The Irish defense also secured it’s best defensive first half on the year by limiting Duke to 20 points. It marked Duke’s second fewest first half points on the season.
• Vaughn tallied 14 points in the first half to finish with a career high 18 points.
• Vaughn tied her career high in rebounds with 11, marking her second double-double on the year.
• In the first half, the Irish defense allowed zero points off turnovers and zero second chance points.
• Brunelle logged her 13th game in double figures with 16 points.
• Brunelle connected on a career high four three-pointers, going 4-for-11 on the night.
• Up Next

The Irish return home for a Sunday date with Miami. Tip on Jan. 19 is slated for 1 p.m. ET inside Purcell Pavilion. The game will broadcast live on the ACC Network.

–ND–

 

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Game Stats

     	ND	Duke
Points 47	50
FG	18-64	20-55
FG%	28.1	36.4
3P	5-22	4-17
3P%	22.7	23.5
FT	6-7	6-17
FT%	85.7	35.3
Rebs     44	40
ORebs    18	13
DRebs    26	27
Ties         0	0
Lead Changes 2	2
Time with Lead 38:57	0:48
Lead % of Game 97.4	2.0
Last Lead 46-45	
Last Lead: Time 0:32 (4th)	
Largest Lead 13	4
Largest Lead: Score 21-8  50-46
Largest Lead: Time 5:27 (2nd) 0:06 (4th)
Assists 14	9
Turnovers 26	25
Bench Points 3	17
Blocks 5	2
On Court Points 44	45
Fastbreak Points 5	11
Steals 15	13
Points off Turnovers 13	16
Points in the Paint 20	18
Second Chance Points 15	7
Personal Fouls 16	11
Technical Fouls 0	0
Possessions 74	74

 

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NOTRE DAME

UNI	NAME                    MIN	FG	FG%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	REB	ORB	DRB	AST	TO	BLK	STL	PF	TF	EFF	USG%	PPM	PTS
10	K. GILBERT P	*	39	1-12	8.3	0-1	0.0	0-0	0.0	3	1	2	5	3	1	6	2	0	3.0	16.53	.051	2
13	M. SNIEZEK G	*	40	1-4	25.0	0-2	0.0	0-0	0.0	1	0	1	6	5	1	4	4	0	6.0	9.67	.050	2
24	D. WALKER G	*	32	2-13	15.4	0-7	0.0	2-2	100.	7	1	6	2	1	0	1	3	0	4.0	19.98	.188	6
30	M. VAUGHN C	*	32	7-11	63.6	0-0	0.0	4-5	80.0	11	7	4	0	3	1	2	3	0	24.0	21.76	.563	18
33	S. BRUNELE F	*	39	6-20	30.0	4-11	36.4	0-0	0.0	8	4	4	1	8	1	1	2	0	5.0	30.85	.410	16
2	K. COLE    G	        10	0-1	0.0	0-0	0.0	0-0	0.0	3	2	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0.0	12.89	.000	0
22	D. COSGROV F		8	1-3	33.3	1-1	100.0	0-0	0.0	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	2.0	-	-	3

DUKE

UNI	NAME           P	MIN	FG	FG%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	REB	ORB	DRB	AST	TO	BLK	STL	PF	TF	EFF	USG%	PPM	PTS
15	K. LAMBERT  G		18	1-3	33.3	0-1	0.0	0-0	0.0	1	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	1.0	12.70	.111	2
2	H. GORECKI  G	*	36	5-12	41.7	3-6	50.0	0-2	0.0	9	2	7	1	6	0	1	0	0	9.0	23.98	.361	13
24	O. AKINBODE F		26	1-3	33.3	0-0	0.0	1-2	50.0	5	3	2	0	3	1	1	3	0	4.0	12.10	.115	3
25	J. WILLIAMS  F	*	34	0-3	0.0	0-0	0.0	2-4	50.0	7	2	5	1	3	1	2	3	0	5.0	10.44	.059	2
5	L. ODOM       F	*	38	6-13	46.2	0-0	0.0	1-3	33.3	7	1	6	2	5	0	3	2	0	11.0	23.25	.342	13
0	J. PATRICK   G		0	0-0	0.0	0-0	0.0	0-0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	  -	   -	0
11	A. BAINES     F		8	0-3	0.0	0-1	0.0	0-2	0.0	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2.0	  -	   -	0
12	M. BOYKIN    G	*	19	5-9	55.6	0-2	0.0	0-0	0.0	1	1	0	2	4	0	4	2	0	9.0	31.29	.526	10
3	M. GOCHILD G	*	20	2-9	22.2	1-7	14.3	2-4	50.0	3	0	3	1	2	0	2	1	0	2.0	29.17	.350	7

 

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2 Pts in Last 6:33

2 Pts in Last 6:33

ND held Duke to 4 points in the 1stQ. Duke held ND to 7 n the 4thQ.

At the 6:34 mark of the 4thQ, Sam hit a trey for a 4 point lead. ND would not hit a shot from the floor again.

Over the last 6:33 ND Missed:
Two 3 PTRs by Sniezek and Sam
Two Jumpers by Gilbert
Two Jumpers by Walker
1 Jumper by Sam
1 Layup by Sam
1 FT by Vaughn

8 shots missed along with 1 FT

ND also committed 5 Turnovers in that span.
Vaughn 1, Sniezek 1, Sam 2, Gilbert 1

The only points scored by ND in the last 6:33 was two FTs by Vaughn.


4th Q Play By Play Last 6:43

4th Quarter View 4th Quarter Stats
0:00 Notre Dame END Notre Dame GAME
0:00 Notre Dame OFF 30 Mikayla Vaughn OFF. REBOUND (11 Reb, 7 Off)
0:00 Notre Dame TURNOVER 33 Sam Brunelle TURNOVER (8 TO)
0:00 Notre Dame FT 30 Mikayla Vaughn FT GOOD (18 Pt) ND 47 DU 50
0:00 Duke FOUL 25 Jade Williams FOUL (3 PF)
0:01 Notre Dame 3PTR33 Sam Brunelle 3PTR MISS
0:06 Duke FT3 Miela Goodchild FT GOOD (7 Pt) ND 46 DU 50
0:06 Duke FT3 Miela Goodchild FT GOOD (6 Pt) ND 46 DU 49
0:06 Notre Dame FOUL13 Marta Sniezek FOUL (4 PF)
0:06 Duke SUBS24 O. Akinbode-James OUT; 3 Miela Goodchild IN
0:06 Duke SHORT Timeout
0:07 Duke STEAL12 Mikayla Boykin STEAL (4 Stl)
0:07 Notre Dame TURNOVER 10 Katlyn Gilbert TURNOVER (3 TO)
0:23 Notre Dame FULLTimeout
0:24 Notre Dame DEF 30 Mikayla Vaughn DEF. REBOUND (10 Reb, 4 Def)
0:24 Duke FT25 Jade Williams FT MISS
0:24 Duke FT25 Jade Williams FT GOOD (2 Pt) ND 46 DU 48
0:24 Notre Dame SUBS 2 Kaitlin Cole OUT; 33 Sam Brunelle IN
0:24 Notre Dame FOUL 30 Mikayla Vaughn FOUL (3 PF)
0:25 Notre Dame FOUL2 Kaitlin Cole FOUL (1 PF)
0:25 Notre Dame SUBS 33 Sam Brunelle OUT; 2 Kaitlin Cole IN
0:27 Duke SHORTTimeout
0:27 Duke STEAL 24 O. Akinbode-James STEAL (1 Stl)
0:27 Notre Dame TURNOVER 10 Katlyn Gilbert TURNOVER (2 TO)
0:32 Duke SUBS3 Miela Goodchild OUT; 24 O. Akinbode-James IN
0:32 Notre Dame SHORT Timeout
0:32 Duke LAYUP12 Mikayla Boykin LAYUP GOOD (10 Pt) ND 46 DU 47
0:37 Duke STEAL 12 Mikayla Boykin STEAL (3 Stl)
0:37 Notre Dame TURNOVER 33 Sam Brunelle TURNOVER (7 TO)
0:59 Duke FOUL 5 Leaonna Odom FOUL (2 PF)
1:06 Duke LAYUP 12 Mikayla Boykin LAYUP GOOD (8 Pt) ND 46 DU 45
1:06 Duke OFF 12 Mikayla Boykin OFF. REBOUND (1 Reb, 1 Off)
1:11 Duke LAYUP 5 Leaonna Odom LAYUP MISS
1:17 Duke STEAL 3 Miela Goodchild STEAL (2 Stl)
1:17 Notre Dame TURNOVER 13 Marta Sniezek TURNOVER (5 TO)
1:31 Notre Dame STEAL 13 Marta Sniezek STEAL (4 Stl)
1:31 Duke TURNOVER 12 Mikayla Boykin TURNOVER (4 TO)
1:41 Duke SUBS24 O. Akinbode-James OUT; 3 Miela Goodchild IN
1:41 Duke FULL Timeout
1:46 Notre Dame FT 30 Mikayla Vaughn FT GOOD (17 Pt) ND 46 DU 43
1:46 Notre Dame OFF Notre Dame REBOUND
1:46 Notre Dame FT 30 Mikayla Vaughn FT MISS
1:46 Duke FOUL 24 O. Akinbode-James FOUL (3 PF)
1:46 Notre Dame OFF 30 Mikayla Vaughn OFF. REBOUND (9 Reb, 6 Off)
1:46 Notre Dame LAYUP 33 Sam Brunelle LAYUP MISS
1:46 Notre Dame OFF 33 Sam Brunelle OFF. REBOUND (8 Reb, 4 Off)
1:46 Notre Dame JUMPER 33 Sam Brunelle JUMPER MISS
2:12 Notre Dame STEAL 13 Marta Sniezek STEAL (3 Stl)
2:12 Duke TURNOVER 12 Mikayla Boykin TURNOVER (3 TO)
2:14 Duke DEF 5 Leaonna Odom DEF. REBOUND (7 Reb, 6 Def)
2:18 Notre Dame 3PTR 33 Sam Brunelle 3PTR MISS
2:36 Notre Dame OFF 33 Sam Brunelle OFF. REBOUND (7 Reb, 3 Off)
2:36 Notre Dame JUMPER 24 Destinee Walker JUMPER MISS
3:04 Notre Dame DEF 33 Sam Brunelle DEF. REBOUND (6 Reb, 4 Def)
3:07 Duke LAYUP 12 Mikayla Boykin LAYUP MISS
3:21 Duke DEF 24 O. Akinbode-James DEF. REBOUND (5 Reb, 2 Def)
3:24 Notre Dame JUMPER 10 Katlyn Gilbert JUMPER MISS
3:55 Duke JUMPER 12 Mikayla Boykin JUMPER GOOD (6 Pt) ND 45 DU 43
4:04 Notre Dame FOUL 33 Sam Brunelle FOUL (2 PF)
4:04 Duke OFF 24 O. Akinbode-James OFF. REBOUND (4 Reb, 3 Off)
4:06 Duke JUMPER 5 Leaonna Odom JUMPER MISS
4:20 Notre Dame FOUL 13 Marta Sniezek FOUL (3 PF)
4:23 Duke DEF 2 Haley Gorecki DEF. REBOUND (9 Reb, 7 Def)
4:25 Notre Dame 3PTR 13 Marta Sniezek 3PTR MISS
4:48 Notre Dame OFF Notre Dame REBOUND
4:51 Notre Dame JUMPER 24 Destinee Walker JUMPER MISS
5:18 Notre Dame STEAL 30 Mikayla Vaughn STEAL (2 Stl)
5:18 Duke TURNOVER 5 Leaonna Odom TURNOVER (5 TO)
5:26 Notre Dame TURNOVER 30 Mikayla Vaughn TURNOVER (3 TO)
5:45 Duke TURNOVER 12 Mikayla Boykin TURNOVER (2 TO)
5:45 Duke FOUL 12 Mikayla Boykin FOUL (2 PF)
6:00 Duke DEF 25 Jade Williams DEF. REBOUND (7 Reb, 5 Def)
6:00 Notre Dame JUMPER 10 Katlyn Gilbert JUMPER MISS
6:27 Duke TURNOVER 25 Jade Williams TURNOVER (3 TO)
6:34 Notre Dame 3PTR 33 Sam Brunelle 3PTR GOOD (16 Pt); 13 Marta Sniezek Assist (6 Asst) ND 45 DU 41

 

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When it rains ... Peoples Out For The Season, Walker Injured.

When it rains ... Peoples Out For The Season, Walker Injured.

Notre Dame's Peoples out for year, Walker hurting
By Anthony Anderson Tribune Correspondent 4 hrs ago

https://www.ndinsider.com/ndinsider/notre-dame-s-peoples-out-for-year-walker-hurting/article_7b0bdcd6-ed90-573b-b0f3-080b1daf3bd4.html

Peoples has a torn right shoulder labrum will be out for the season. Injured against BC and NCS. X-rays were negative, tear showed on MRI. Surgery next week.

Walker turned an ankle in practice against Duke and is questionable.

ND is down to 7 scholarship players counting the injured Walker. If she joins Peoples on teh bench, ND will have to make up their 26.3 ppg with Cosgrove's 2.8 and Cole's 0.7 ppg.

Some rare good news, Abby practiced with the team. She's an additional body who KNOWS HOW TO PRACTICE but she'll redshirt this year.

 

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Today 1 pm ET ND v Miami

Today 1 pm ET ND v Miami

NOTRE DAME VS MIAMI
When: Sunday, Jan. 19 | 1:00 p.m. ET
Where: Purcell Pavilion (Notre Dame, Ind.)
Watch: ACC Network
Listen: PULSE FM 96.9 / 92.1 / 103.1
Live Scoring: StatBroadcast
Social: @NDWBB | Always Fighting, Always Irish
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Notre Dame Notes | Miami Notes

NOTRE DAME, Ind. – The Notre Dame women’s basketball squad looks to get back in the win column on Sunday, Jan. 19, when the Fighting Irish (6-12, 1-5) host the Miami Hurricanes (10-7, 2-4) at 1 p.m. ET inside Purcell Pavilion. Sunday’s contest will broadcast live on the ACC Network.

Sunday also marks the annual YWCA Toiletries drive, where we encourage all fans to bring toiletries to the game and drop them in the donation boxes upon entering the arena. All donations will be given to the Northwest Indiana YWCA Women’s Shelter.

HISTORY WITH MIAMI

Notre Dame leads the all-time series against Miami, 20-5, with a 9-2 mark inside Purcell Pavilion. The Irish look to avenge last season’s loss in Miami when they dropped a 72-65 decision.

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 13.8 ppg, which would tie Skylar Diggins for fourth. Brunelle averages 13.1, 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).

TRENDING: DESTINEE WALKER

Since the turn of the new decade, Walker has posted the 10th highest scoring average in the ACC with her 15.8 ppg.

Walker has posted six games in double figures over the last seven, which includes three of 20+ points. In fact, Walker leads the team with her four 20+ scoring games, which also ties her career best at UNC.

Ultimately, Walker is averaging 14.8 ppg in ACC play, which ranks 14th. Also, she’s converting 80.0 percent of her free throws in league play, which ranks 8th.

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 four games, Brunelle has connected on 11-of-30 from deep, aka 36.7 percent.

TOP SCORING FRESHMEN IN THE ACC

Who is the top-scoring freshman in the ACC? Look no further than Notre Dame’s Sam Brunelle, who tops the league with her 13.1 ppg. Furthermore, Anaya Peoples follows right behind in second place with 12.6 ppg.

Nationally, Brunelle’s scoring average ranks 24th among true freshmen.

Brianna Turner, who remains the program’s lone ACC Rookie of the Year, averaged 13.8 ppg when she won it back in 2015.

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.

She has been highly efficient from the field since returning, converting 59.6 percent from the floor, which ranks 3rd in ACC play. She has also been a beast on the offensive glass, reeling in at least five offensive rebounds in four of the last five games – her 3.8 offensive rebounds/game in ACC play leads the league.

Vaughn has posted three games with 15+ points, which included a career high of 18 at Duke on Jan. 16. She has also posted her first two career double-doubles, reeling in 11 boards both at Syracuse and Duke.

In ACC play only: 11th in rebounds (7.2), 3rd in FG% (.596), 13th in steals (1.8), 5th in blocks (1.8) and 1st in offensive rebounds (3.8).

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 13.1. 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 12.5 points. UTSA is represented by Mikayla Woods (15.0) and Adryana Quezada (13.1), while Fresno State boasts the top pair with Hanna Cavinder (16.0) and Haley Cavinder (16.5).

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.

On a completely different defensive note – Sniezek is averaging 2.2 steals/game, which ranks 2nd in the ACC. The Virginia native captured a career high six steals at Syracuse on Jan. 5.

SNIEZEK DIMES

Sniezek is averaging 5.9 assists/game which ranks 11th in the nation and 2nd in the ACC – only behind Virginia Tech’s Taja Cole (6.3). In addition, her 1.3 A/TO ratio ranks 14th 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 2nd.

STEALS AND DIMES COMBINED

Sniezek is 1-of-4 players in the country to average over 5.5 assists/game and 2.0 steals/game. The other three include: Texas Southern’s Ciani Cryor, St. Franic Brooklyn’s Nevena Dimitrijevic and DePaul’s Kelly Campbell.

— ND

 

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ND out to quick 13-10 lead. Vaughn 6 points.

Vaughn and Sniezek working give and go out of high post. Momprimer not playing.

 

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Cole in wrapping for loose ball.

Cos in for Sam, missed 4 footer.

cole reb. Fouled.

 

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Sam 3 NG

MIA deuce.

Walker TREY!

ND by 4

 

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Sam 3 NG ND set it up with a couple of passes

 

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End of 1, ND 16-12

End of 1, ND 16-12

STAT MIA ND
FG% 29% 41%
FGs 5-17 7-17
3FG% 40% 50%
3FGs 2-5 2-4
FT% 0% 0%
FTs 0-0 0-0
TOs 9 6
PtsOffTO 0 5
TotReb 12 10
DefReb 8 8
Off Reb 4 2
2ndChPts 2 0
BenchPts 2 0
PtsPaint 2 8
FstBkPt 0 0
Blocks 2 1
Steals 3 4
Assts 2 7
Times Tied: 0
Lead Chg: 0
LeadTime 1:14 9:13

 

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Sam TREY!

WALKER TREY!

 

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Sam TREY!

WALKER TREY!

ND by 8

 

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Walker fouled on the drive.

Made both!

24-16

 

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Sniezek looking for the charge, got called Block.

MIA wide open 3. No defender within 15 feet.

ND shot clock violation.

Timeout 24-18

 

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Mik ends MIA 5-0 run

26-23

 

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Vaughn to bench PF #2

Mia made both FTs.

Sam stripped on inbounds.

MIA 3 NG.

MIA outback

UM by 1

Walker for 2. ND+1

 

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Half ND 27-27

Half ND 27-27

Score by Period

TEAM	1	2	T
UM	12	15	27
ND	16	12	28

Comparison

STAT UM ND
FG%	37%	41%
FGs	11-30	11-27
3FG%	38%	57%
3FGs	3-8	4-7
FT%	100%	100%
FTs	2-2	2-2
TOs	11	12
PtsOffTO	7	5
TotReb	18	17
DefReb	12	13
Off Reb	6	4
2ndChPts	4	2
BenchPts	4	0
PtsPaint	8	12
FstBkPt	2	0
Blocks	3	2
Steals	6	5
Assts	4	9
Times Tied:	0
Lead Chg:	0
LeadTime	1:38	17:32

 

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Notre Dame Full Box Score

#	Player	PTS	FG	3FG	FT	OR	DR	REB	A	PF	TO	BL	ST	MIN	+/-
10*	GILBERT	2	1-7	0-0	0-0	0	3	3	3	0	1	0	2	17	6
13*	SNIEZEK	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	3	3	5	1	3	0	1	18	1
24*	WALKER	13	4-7	3-4	2-2	1	2	3	1	1	1	0	1	20	1
30*	VAUGHN	8	4-4	0-0	0-0	1	3	4	0	2	2	1	0	15	2
33*	BRUNELLE	5	2-7	1-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	18	1
2	COLE	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	11	-6
22	COSGROVE	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0
TM	TEAM		-	-	-	1	0	1		0	1				0
TOTALS	       28	11-27	4-7	2-2	4	13	17	9	5	12	2	5		0
GAME PCT	        40.7	57.1	100.0				0

ND Offense

LAST FG	00:33 JUMPER #24 WALKER (27-28)
LAST LD	28-27 @ 2nd-00:33
LRG LEAD	8 @ (24-16)

ND Top Performers

PLAYER	PTS	REB	FG	AST	EFF
24 WALKER	13	3	4-7	1	14
30 VAUGHN	8	4	4-4	0	11
13 SNIEZEK	0	3	0-0	5	6
10 GILBERT	2	3	1-7	3	3

 

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Sniezek to Mik passed around 2 defenders to Sam for 2!

UM in and out. Sam reb

UM in the paint.

Six irk to Cole to Sam for 2 more

UM air all.

Gilbert turnover.

 

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UM errant aa TO.

Sniezek errant pass. ND ball. Sam J GOOD!

Cole reb

Sniezek took a knee to the groin. Down on the floor. Back on court.

UM TO

Cole slipped UM reb and PUTBACK! ND by 6

Tv TO 4:25

ND 38-32

 

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ND shooting 46% to UM 33%

 

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Sloppy lay both teams

Gilbert J! ND +8

Gilbert drive for 2

ND by 10!

3Q 2:44

 

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ND 10-0 run

3 FGs last 3 trips

 

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UM air all

Gilbert NG.

Sam putback

Um NG

Sam layout.
From Gilbert. Nice pass.

UM TO

ND by 14

 

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Sniezek reb fast break to Walker for 2!


Gilbert J!

Sam J!

ND by 18!

Ladies are having fun! Smiles all around.

 

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End of 3, ND 52-34

End of 3, ND 52-34

Score by Period
TEAM 1 2 3 T
UM 12 15 7 34
ND 16 12 24 52

Comparison
STAT UM ND
FG% 29% 53%
FGs 13-45 23-43
3FG% 22% 57%
3FGs 4-18 4-7
FT% 100% 67%
FTs 4-4 2-3
TOs 16 15
PtsOffTO 9 13
TotReb 24 29
DefReb 15 23
Off Reb 9 6
2ndChPts 4 6
BenchPts 8 2
PtsPaint 10 30
FstBkPt 2 2
Blocks 3 2
Steals 7 7
Assts 6 18
Times Tied: 0
Lead Chg: 0
LeadTime 1:38 26:40
1 2 3 T
UM 12 15 7 34
ND 16 12 24 52

Comparison
STATISTIC
FG% 29% 53%
FGs 13-45 23-43
3FG% 22% 57%
3FGs 4-18 4-7
FT% 100% 67%
FTs 4-4 2-3
TOs 16 15
PtsOffTO 9 13
TotReb 24 29
DefReb 15 23
Off Reb 9 6
2ndChPts 4 6
BenchPts 8 2
PtsPaint 10 30
FstBkPt 2 2
Blocks 3 2
Steals 7 7
Assts 6 18
Times Tied: 0
Lead Chg: 0
LeadTime 1:38 26:40