ND Women's BB '19 -'20 Season

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Cosgrove forces 3 NG!

 

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Sam with BLOCK!

GT TO.

Media TO

33 ALL

 

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Mik & Des in double figures

 

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Cos feed to Gilbert for J

ND by 2

GT miss

 

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GT FT

Marta fouled driving. Made both

ND by 3

 

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Cos reb

Cos trey off the rim.

Cole hustle gets ball back for ND

Gilbert J! ND by 5!

 

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Gilbertdrive Fouled by Cuba’s



Vaughn on bench with 3 PFs

ND on 11-5 run since Mik went to bench.

 

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Cos PF #2

 

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End of 3 ND BY 7!

End of 3 ND BY 7!

Score by Period

TEAM	1	2	3	T
UND	12	11	19	42
GaT	12	12	11	35

STAT ND GT		
FG%	46%	29%
FGs	17-37	13-45
3FG%	0%	0%
3FGs	0-6	0-7
FT%	80%	53%
FTs	8-10	9-17
TOs	11	12
PtsOffTO	11	10
TotReb	24	32
DefReb	21	17
Off Reb	3	15
2ndChPts	4	10
BenchPts	0	12
PtsPaint	30	14
FstBkPt	8	4
Blocks	2	3
Steals	7	4
Assts	9	7
Times Tied:	14
Time Tied:	12:30
Lead Chg:	8
LeadTime	10:19	7:09

 

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Notre Dame Stats

#	Player	PTS	FG	3FG	FT	REB	A	PF	TO	MIN
2	COLE	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	2	0	8
13*	SNIEZEK	5	1-1	0-0	3-4	3	1	1	5	28
24*	WALKER	12	4-10	0-2	4-4	3	1	2	0	30
30*	VAUGHN	14	7-10	0-0	0-0	6	0	3	1	19
33*	BRUNELLE	2	1-5	0-2	0-0	1	2	1	1	28
10*	GILBERT	9	4-9	0-0	1-2	2	4	1	4	27
22	COSGROVE	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	3	1	2	0	10
TM	TEAM		-	-	-	6		0	0	
TOTALS	42	17-37	0-6	8-10	24	9	12	11	
GAME PCT	45.9	0.0	80.0		
THIS HALF	19	6-11	0-3	7-8	6	5	7	1	
HALF PCT	54.5	0.0	87.5		
THIS QTR		0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	
QTR PCT	0	0	0

UND Offense
LAST FG 01:25 JUMPER #10 GILBERT (39-34)
LAST LD 42-35 @ 3rd-00:02
LRG LEAD 7 @ 3rd-00:02 (42-35)
LRG RUN 6-0

UND Team Highs

PTS	30 VAUGHN	14
REB	30 VAUGHN	6
AST	10 GILBERT	4

Georgia Tech Stats

#	Player	PTS	FG	3FG	FT	REB	A	PF	TO	MIN
2*	CARSON	7	1-4	0-2	5-6	3	0	1	1	16
13	CUBAJ	8	4-10	0-0	0-1	3	2	3	0	26
20*	HERMOSA	4	2-4	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	2	12
33*	PAN	2	1-6	0-2	0-2	2	1	3	2	24
41*	FLETCHER	8	2-10	0-1	4-6	6	2	1	2	29
00	JEFFERSON	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	5
3	BATES	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1
4*	DIOUF	2	1-6	0-0	0-0	7	0	1	1	15
12	MONTGOMERY	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	3
31	LAHTINEN	2	1-3	0-1	0-2	7	0	1	3	23
TM	TEAM		-	-	-	1		0	1	
TOTALS	35	13-46	0-8	9-17	32	7	10	12	
GAME PCT	28.3	0.0	52.9		
THIS HALF	11	2-11	0-1	7-14	10	2	5	4	
HALF PCT	18.2	0.0	50.0		
THIS QTR		0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	
QTR PCT	0.0	0.0	0

GaT Offense
LAST FG 05:11 JUMPER #13 CUBAJ (33-33)
LAST LD 31-30 @ 3rd-06:41
LRG LEAD 4 @ 2nd-05:20 (20-16)
LRG RUN 6-0

GaT Team Highs

PTS	13 CUBAJ	8
REB	31 LAHTINEN	7
AST	13 CUBAJ	2

 

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Mik increases lead to9

Cubaj answers

 

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Pan GT leading scorer only has 2 points, 4 fouls ... to the bench.

Gilbert foulest, split.

ND by 10

GT T.O. 30 second

 

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ND shooting 58% to GT,s 21% this half.

 

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ND defense GT shot clock

 

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Sam stuffed.

ND DEE

GT DEE ND shot clock

 

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GT wasting time.

GT 3 NG!

SAM floater AND One. 3 pt play!

ND by 13!

GT missed 12 of last 14 shots

 

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GT airball missing 13th shot in last 15.

Media T.O.

4:52 to play

ND by 13!

 

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ND beats the press.

Shot clock vio.

GT off foul

ND running out clock

GT scores!

Vaughn 5th PF s


GT press works BUT Marta collects another charge!

ND by 9

Wa
Alter makes 1 of 2 FTs BD by 12


GT TO. nD by11


GT TREY. 1st 3 by either team.

 

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GT 3, ND by 7

Vaughn deuce, 18 pts

GT 3!

Vaughn deuce, 20 pts

ND by 9

 

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GT FTs 2 pts

Sam reb

GT TO

21.5 seconds ND by 7.

 

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Refs not calling GT double team trap muggings.

ND TO

GT airball. Sam reb.

ND time-out

7.0 seconds to play.

Sniezek fouled on inbound. SPLIT.

ND WINS!

 

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Final ND 59 GT 51

Final ND 59 GT 51

Score by Period

TEAM	1	2	3	4	T
UND	12	11	19	17	59
GaT	12	12	11	16	51

STAT ND GT		
FG%	47%	30%
FGs	21-45	19-63
3FG%	0%	13%
3FGs	0-7	2-16
FT%	74%	55%
FTs	17-23	11-20
TOs	16	16
PtsOffTO	12	12
TotReb	31	39
DefReb	27	20
Off Reb	4	19
2ndChPts	4	16
BenchPts	0	18
PtsPaint	36	20
FstBkPt	11	9
Blocks	3	6
Steals	8	5
Assts	13	12
Times Tied:	14
Time Tied:	12:30
Lead Chg:	8
LeadTime	20:21	7:09

 

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Notre Dame Stats

#	Player	PTS	FG	3FG	FT	REB	A	PF	TO	MIN
10*	GILBERT	11	4-9	0-0	3-6	2	5	2	4	36
13*	SNIEZEK	6	1-1	0-0	4-6	4	2	1	6	38
24*	WALKER	15	4-11	0-3	7-8	4	2	3	1	40
30*	VAUGHN	20	10-15	0-0	0-0	7	0	4	1	29
33*	BRUNELE	7	2-7	0-2	3-3	4	3	2	1	38
2	COLE	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	2	0	9
22	COSGROV	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	3	1	2	0	10
TM	TEAM		-	-	-	7		0	3	
TOTALS	        59	21-45	0-7	17-23	31	13	16	16	
GAME PCT	        46.7	0.0	73.9		
THIS HALF	36	10-19	0-4	16-21	13	9	11	6	
HALF PCT	        52.6	0.0	76.2		
THIS QTR	17	4-8	0-1	9-13	7	4	4	5	
QTR PCT	                50.0	0.0	69.2

UND Offense
LAST FG 00:36 LAYUP #30 VAUGHN (58-49)
LAST LD 59-51 @ 4th-00:05
LRG LEAD 13 @ 4th-03:16 (52-39)
LRG RUN 6-0

UND Team Highs
PTS 30 VAUGHN 20
REB 30 VAUGHN 7
AST 10 GILBERT 5


Georgia Tech Stats

#	Player	PTS	FG	3FG	FT	REB	A	PF	TO	MIN
2*	CARSON	17	5-13	2-8	5-6	3	0	2	2	22
4*	DIOUF	2	1-6	0-0	0-0	7	0	1	1	16
20*	HERMOSA	4	2-4	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	2	15
33*	PAN	2	1-7	0-3	0-2	2	1	5	2	26
41*	FLETCHER	8	2-11	0-1	4-6	7	5	4	3	37
00	JEFERSON	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	12
3	BATES	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	2
12	MONTGO	2	1-3	0-1	0-0	2	0	1	0	6
13	CUBAJ	10	5-12	0-0	0-1	5	3	4	1	35
31	LAHTINEN	6	2-4	0-1	2-5	8	1	3	3	28
TM	TEAM		-	-	-	2		0	2	
TOTALS	        51	19-63	2-16	11-20	39	12	20	16	
GAME PCT	        30.2	12.5	55.0		
THIS HALF	27	8-28	2-9	9-17	17	7	15	8	
HALF PCT	        28.6	22.2	52.9		
THIS QTR	16	6-18	2-9	2-3	7	5	10	4	
QTR PCT	                33.3	22.2	66.7

GaT Offense
LAST FG 00:43 JUMPER #2 CARSON (56-49)
LAST LD 31-30 @ 3rd-06:41
LRG LEAD 4 @ 2nd-05:20 (20-16)
LRG RUN 6-0

GaT Team Highs

PTS	2 CARSON	17
REB	31 LAHTINEN	8
AST	41 FLETCHER	5

 

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FEBRUARY 2, 2020
IRISH DEFENSE SPEARHEADS 59-51 VICTORY AT GEORGIA TECH
VAUGHN SCORES A CAREER HIGH 20 POINTS

ATLANTA – The Notre Dame women’s basketball squad (8-14, 3-7) squared off against Georgia Tech (14-8, 5-6) and its second nationally ranked defense on Sunday. The Yellow jackets entered the contest allowing just 50.6 ppg, yet it was the Fighting Irish defense who flipped the script and allowed just 51 points in the 59-51 victory inside McCamish Pavilion.

Mikki Vaughn went off for a career high 20 points on 10-of-15 shooting from the floor, to go along with her seven boards. In addition, Destinee Walker poured in 15 points, while Katlyn Gilbert tallied 11 points and five assists.

How It Happened

Vaughn got the Irish off and running in the first quarter, scoring eight of the team’s 12 points on 4-of-6 shooting. Walker supplied the other four points, going 2-of-5 from the floor, as Notre Dame and Georgia Tech were tied at 12-all after one.

It continued to go back-and-forth in the second, as there were 10 ties and five lead changes at the half. In fact, it was buzzer-beating jumper by Georgia Tech’s Kondalia Montgomery that gave the Yellow Jackets a slight 24-23 advantage at halftime.

Vaughn had 10 points and six boards at the half, marking the fourth time since her return she was in double figures at the midway point. Walker and Gilbert followed with six and five points, respectively. On the flip side, eight different Yellow Jacket players had tallied points by the half, with none boasting more than four points.

With Vaughn sent to the bench at the 6:58 mark in the third with three fouls, other Irish stepped up in her place with Walker, Sniezek, and Gilbert combining for 15 points in the period.

With 5:09 remaining in the third, Georgia Tech’s Lorela Cubaj hit a mid-range jumper to tie the game at 33-all. That would mark Georgia Tech’s last field goal of the period as the Irish fired off a 9-2 run to claim a 42-35 advantage heading into the fourth. It marked the first time either team boasted a lead greater than four points in the game.

Irish kept the momentum going in the fourth, starting the period on an 8-2 scoring spree, receiving contributions from four different players. At the 4:52 media timeout, the Irish had only allowed one field goal over the last 10 minutes, bolstering a 50-37 lead.

Georgia Tech’s Carson spearheaded a late rally, scoring eight straight points for the Yellow Jackets, which included two three’s, to pull within seven at 56-49. Yet, the Irish held strong, receiving big buckets from Vaughn and clutch free throws from Gilbert and Sniezek to hold on for the 59-51 victory.

 

[Old Man Mike]

Happy for the ladies.

To realize how impossible the beginning of the season was, just envision THIS game without Mikki Vaughn.

 

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ND @ Wake 7 pm Thursday

ND @ Wake 7 pm Thursday

NOTRE DAME AT WAKE FOREST
When: Thursday, Feb. 6 | 7:00 p.m. ET
Where: Winston-Salem, N.C. (LJVM Coliseum)
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Notre Dame Notes | Wake Forest Notes

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The University of Notre Dame will look to garner two wins in a row when the Fighting Irish travel to Wake Forest on Thursday, Feb. 6. Tip inside the LJVM Coliseum is set for 7 p.m. ET on ACCNX.

The Irish are in the midst of a five-game swing in which four of the games are on the road. They kicked off the five-game set by defeating Georgia Tech in Atlanta by the score of 59-51.

HISTORY WITH GEORGIA TECH

For the second straight opponent, Notre Dame will look to keep an undefeated streak going in the all-time series. The Irish lead Wake Forest, 7-0 with a 3-0 mark in Winston-Salem. The series began in 2010.

ACC FRESHMEN OF THE YEAR CANDIDATES

Notre Dame can certainly make its point in having an ACC Rookie of the Year candidate. Anaya Peoples was arguably the early favorite. At the time of her injury she led all ACC freshmen in rebounds (8.1), shooting percentage (.457) and steals (1.9), and ranked second in points (12.6).

Now, look no further than Sam Brunelle. The Virginia native leads all ACC freshmen in scoring, averaging 13.9 ppg, which ranks 15th in the league overall. In fact, the Irish would have boasted the top three scoring spots for freshmen with Gilbert tied with Brunelle at 13.9. The next highest is Virginia Tech’s Elizabeth Kitley at 11.2 ppg. Important to note that Gilbert can qualify for all ACC Rookie awards as well – qualifying as a redshirt freshman.

Brunelle also leads all ACC freshmen in the Points + Assists + Rebounds/Game category at 21.5.
Nationally, among freshmen at power-five schools, Brunelle’s and Gilbert’s scoring average are tied for 4th.

In addition, Brunelle is 1-of-11 freshmen nationally to average over 13.5 points and 6.0 rebounds.

Next, there are only two freshmen pairs in all of Division-I women’s hoops to both average 13.5 ppg or higher –> ND’s Brunelle and Gilbert and Fresno State’s Haley & Hanna Cavinder.

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

HEATING UP FROM THREE

After winning the three-point shooting contest at the McDonald’s All-America game, Sam Brunelle was expected to help the Irish from three-point range this season. The freshman struggled early on, going 13-of-68 (.191) from beyond the arc over the first 14 games. However, she’s flipped the script as of late. Brunelle just ended a stretch in which she hit multiple treys in 7 straight games.

Since Jan. 5, she has converted 20-of-57 (.351) from three. Also since Jan. 5, Brunelle is averaging 2.5 made three’s/game, which ranks 5th in the ACC in that timespan.

LIFE WITHOUT PEOPLES

Brunelle has certainly stepped up since the news that fellow freshman Anaya Peoples was lost for the season following the NC State game. Since, Brunelle is leading the Irish in scoring at 17.2 ppg in that span, earning double-digit points in 4-of-5 games. She is shooting 40.3 percent from the floor and 34.2 percent from three.

Brunelle tallied 16 points at Duke (1/16), then followed that with a game-high 25 points in the win over Miami. Brunelle went off in the second half vs. the Hurricanes, scoring 20 points on 9-of-11 shooting from the field. Brunelle then notched her second straight 20+ effort with 21 in her homecoming game at Virginia, and almost garnered a double-double against No. 5 Louisville with 17 points and 9 boards.

MIGHTY MIK IN ACC PLAY

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.

No one in the league has been more efficient from the field than Vaughn, who is shooting 61.6 percent from the field in ACC play.

Since returning, Vaughn has recorded five double-digit scoring games, recording at least 16 points each time –> those games also included two double-doubles.

IE when Vaughn tallied18 points at Duke (1/16), recording her second double-double with a career-high tying 11 boards. Also when Vaughn poured in a career high 20 points on 10-of-15 shooting at Georgia Tech (2/2).

Lastly, Vaughn dished out a career best five assists vs No. 5 Louisville, marking her first 5+5+5 Stat Stuffer game, earning eight points and five boards as well.

BUILDING BLOCK FOR THE FUTURE

The future is certainly bright for the Irish with a young nucleus in place. With Gilbert’s redshirt last year, coupled with Prohaska’s redshirt this season, the duo will join Brunelle and Peoples as sophomores for the 2020-21 season. Add that to the fact that five freshmen, who were the No. 3 ranked recruiting class in the country, will be injected into the program. Thus, the Irish will have a very young core of nine players to build from for the next couple of years.

FLIPPING THE SCRIPT?

This young Irish squad has hit bumps in the road in closing out multiple games this season as evidenced below:
– Dec. 4 vs. Minnesota – Down 18 in the second quarter – took a 57-56 lead in the 4th quarter before losing 75-67.
– Nov. 29 vs. South Dakota State – Down 16 in the third quarter – took a 48-45 lead at the start of the 4th quarter before losing 65-59.
– Nov. 14 vs. Michigan State – Down 13 in the first quarter – had chance to tie at the buzzer before losing 72-69.
– Jan. 16 at Duke — Irish were up nine points in the fourth quarter but turned the ball over three times in the final 40 seconds to lose 50-47.
– Jan. 5 at Syracuse — Up 10 within the first minute of the fourth quarter, and later up four with 1:31 left, yet the Orange won 74-63 in overtime.

However, twice over the last few weeks, the Irish flipped the late-game script.

Jan. 19 vs. Miami – Tied 32-all with 7:58 left in the third, the Irish close out the period on a 20-2 run and defeat the Hurricanes, 76-53.

Feb. 2 at Georgia Tech – With 5:09 left in the third quarter, the game was tied at 33-all. The Irish then produced a 17-4 scoring run and went on to win, 59-51, against the nation’s then second best defense.

RARE TREY-LESS WIN

When the Irish left Georgia Tech on Feb. 2 with the 59-51 victory, they did so by not converting a three-pointer in the entire game, going 0-for-7. It marked the first time the Irish didn’t make a three in a game since Dec. 21, 2014, against Saint Joseph’s. In fact, there almost wasn’t a three in the entire game, with Georgia Tech making the only two in the final two minutes of the contest.

VAUGHN TOUGH ON THE ROAD

Mikki Vaughn has recorded four separate occasions in which she has reached double-digit points by halftime. What’s interesting to note is the fact that all four instances have been on the road.

– 13 at Pitt on Jan. 2
– 10 at Syracuse on Jan. 5
– 14 at Duke on Jan. 23
– 10 at Georgia Tech on Feb. 2

— ND —​

 

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Massey predicts Wake 67-64 with 57% Probability.

RealTime predicts Wake 72-58 with 77% Probability.

 

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End of 1, WF 17 ND 15

End of 1, WF 17 ND 15

Wake leads based on 3-8 from the arc while ND is 0-1.

ND getting beat on the boards 11-5

ND leads TOs 3-8

TEAM	1	T
UND	15	15
WFU	17	17

STAT ND WF	
FG%	47%	43%
FGs	7-15	6-14
3FG%	0%	38%
3FGs	0-1	3-8
FT%	50%	100%
FTs	1-2	2-2
TOs	3	8
PtsOffTO	4	0
TotReb	5	11
DefReb	4	7
Off Reb	1	4
2ndChPts	0	2
BenchPts	0	0
PtsPaint	14	4
FstBkPt	4	3
Blocks	0	3
Steals	4	0
Assts	3	6
Times Tied:	2
Time Tied:	0:53
Lead Chg:	0
LeadTime	0:00	9:07

 

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Cole 15 ft J puts ND within 1.

Mik fouled . Makes 1st & 2 Nd for ND's first lead!

 

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Wake putback retakes the lead.

Mik layup rolls ou.

Cole on the inbound in the paint, ND back in the lead.

WF putback AND 1. Gets the FT WT 23-21