ND Women's BB '19 -'20 Season

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WF 4th trey. Wake by 5.

 

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ND miss.

WF TREY, up 7

ND T. O.

 

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Gilbert J, ND down 5

WF +6

ND TO Cos

Gilbert Steal.

ACC announcers are Wake homers.

 

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WF J NG Cos reb

Cos rejected.

WF off the glass.


Walker miss,

WF basket. 13-2 lead

Cos NG

SAM TREY! Sam hits the deck when WF takes out the block

ND down 5

Gilbert 3 NG

Mik 18 footer NG

Cole Drew.

Walker 3 NG

WF deuce.

Cole off the rim.

 

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Halftime WF by 7, with 9 pt edge in Treys

Halftime WF by 7, with 9 pt edge in Treys

TEAM	1	2	T
UND	15	13	28
WFU	17	18	35

STAT ND WF	
FG%	34%	45%
FGs	12-35	13-29
3FG%	11%	36%
3FGs	1-9	4-11
FT%	75%	71%
FTs	3-4	5-7
TOs	4	10
PtsOffTO	8	0
TotReb	15	24
DefReb	9	17
Off Reb	6	7
2ndChPts	2	9
BenchPts	4	6
PtsPaint	20	14
FstBkPt	6	5
Blocks	0	4
Steals	4	0
Assts	7	10
Times Tied:	3
Time Tied:	1:00
Lead Chg:	4
LeadTime	0:38	18:18

 

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ND only shot 25%, 5-20, in 2Q

ND only shot 25%, 5-20, in 2Q

COLE 4 pts on 2-3 shooting!

UND FGs: 0 OF LAST 4
UND FGs: 2 OF LAST 12
UND SCORING DROUGHT 2:19

#	Player	PTS	FG	3FG	FT	REB	A	PF	TO	MIN
2	COLE	4	2-3	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	0	12
13*	SNIEZEK	4	2-3	0-0	0-0	0	3	1	0	19
24*	WALKER	2	1-6	0-3	0-0	2	0	0	1	19
30*	VAUGHN	6	2-8	0-0	2-2	1	2	1	1	13
33*	BRUNELE	5	2-8	1-4	0-0	3	2	1	0	17
10*	GILBERT	7	3-5	0-1	1-2	2	0	2	1	13
22	COSGROV	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	1	7
TM	TEAM		-	-	-	3		0	0	
TOTALS	       28	12-35	1-9	3-4	15	7	6	4	
GAME PCT	        34.3	11.1	75.0		
THIS QTR        13	5-20	1-8	2-2	10	4	4	1	
QTR PCT	                25.0	12.5	100.0

UND Offense
LAST FG 02:19 JUMPER #24 WALKER (28-33)
LAST LD 21-20 @ 2nd-07:39
LRG LEAD 1 @ 2nd-07:39 (21-20)
LRG RUN 5-0

UND Team Highs
PTS 10 GILBERT 7
REB 33 BRUNELLE 3
AST 13 SNIEZEK 3

#	Player	PTS	FG	3FG	FT	REB	A	PF	TO	MIN
1	HOARD	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	2
5*	CONTI	6	2-5	2-4	0-0	1	5	0	1	20
14*	SHARP	11	5-8	1-2	0-0	6	3	0	4	19
20	SUMMIEL	1	0-1	0-1	1-2	3	1	1	0	5
23*	MORRA	6	2-3	0-0	2-2	5	0	0	3	15
2	HARRISON	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	4
11*	RACA	3	1-5	0-2	1-2	1	0	0	1	15
32*	SCRUGGS	3	1-4	1-2	0-0	4	1	2	0	15
44	UDOH	5	2-2	0-0	1-1	3	0	1	0	5
TM	TEAM		-	-	-	1		0	0	
TOTALS	        35	13-29	4-11	5-7	24	10	4	10	
GAME PCT	        44.8	36.4	71.4		
THIS QTR	18	7-15	1-3	3-5	13	4	3	2	
QTR PCT	               46.7	33.3	60.0

WFU Offense
LAST FG 00:32 JUMPER #14 SHARP (28-35)
LAST LD 35-28 @ 2nd-00:32
LRG LEAD 10 @ 2nd-02:55 (33-23)
LRG RUN 8-0

WFU Team Highs

PTS	14 SHARP	11
REB	14 SHARP	6
AST	5 CONTI	5

 

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ND outscoring WF 15-10 in 3Q

Media tiO 3:20 ND down 2

 

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ND being outrebounded 28-19

Sam and Kait, ND leading bounders with 4!

Mik only has ... 1.

 

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Morris FT WF by 3

Walker baseline. ND 6 or 7 passes

Walker again For the LEAD!

 

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Morra spins around Cos for the lead

 

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Walker TO steps on baseline

Morra 6-1, takes it to the hoop. NG FTs good WF by 4

Walker Trey! down 1

WF pair of FTs, +3


Sniezek drives the lane. Down 1!

 

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End of 3, ND Down 1!

End of 3, ND Down 1!

TEAM	1	2	3	T
UND	15	13	23	51
WFU	17	18	17	52

STAT ND WF	
FG%	44%	45%
FGs	22-50	18-40
3FG%	20%	36%
3FGs	2-10	5-14
FT%	83%	73%
FTs	5-6	11-15
TOs	8	14
PtsOffTO	13	3
TotReb	21	29
DefReb	13	20
Off Reb	8	9
2ndChPts	4	12
BenchPts	4	7
PtsPaint	32	22
FstBkPt	8	5
Blocks	1	4
Steals	7	2
Assts	12	13
Times Tied:	3
Time Tied:	1:00
Lead Chg:	6
LeadTime	1:11	27:48

 

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Notre Dame Stats

#	Player	PTS	FG	3FG	FT	REB	A	PF	TO	MIN
2	COLE	4	2-3	0-0	0-0	2	0	2	0	15
10*	GILBERT	9	4-9	0-1	1-2	5	1	2	1	23
13*	SNIEZEK	6	3-4	0-0	0-0	0	6	2	1	29
22	COSGROVE	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	0	1	1	10
24*	WALKER	14	6-11	0-2	2-2	3	0	1	2	29
30*	VAUGHN	8	3-10	0-0	2-2	1	3	3	1	20
33*	BRUNELLE	10	4-11	2-5	0-0	4	2	1	2	23
TM	TEAM		-	-	-	4		0	0	
TOTALS	51	22-50	2-9	5-6	21	12	12	8	
GAME PCT	44.0	22.2	83.3		
THIS HALF	23	10-15	1-1	2-2	6	5	6	4	
HALF PCT	66.7	100.0	100.0		
THIS QTR		0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	
QTR PCT	0	0	0

UND Offense
LAST FG 00:08 LAYUP #13 SNIEZEK (51-52)
LAST LD 47-46 @ 3rd-02:29
LRG LEAD 1 @ 3rd-02:29 (21-20)
LRG RUN 5-0

UND Team Highs
PTS 24 WALKER 14
REB 10 GILBERT 5
AST 13 SNIEZEK 6

#	Player	PTS	FG	3FG	FT	REB	A	PF	TO	MIN
5*	CONTI	9	3-8	3-5	0-0	1	5	2	2	31
11*	RACA	9	3-10	0-3	3-4	2	1	0	1	26
14*	SHARP	11	5-9	1-3	0-0	7	3	0	5	30
23*	MORRA	13	4-6	0-0	5-6	6	2	0	5	26
32*	SCRUGGS	3	1-4	1-2	0-0	4	1	3	0	17
1	HOARD	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	2
2	HARRISON	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	6
10	HAHNE	1	0-0	0-0	1-2	0	0	0	0	6
20	SUMMIEL	1	0-1	0-1	1-2	3	1	1	0	5
44	UDOH	5	2-2	0-0	1-1	3	0	1	0	5
TM	TEAM		-	-	-	3		0	0	
TOTALS	52	18-41	5-14	11-15	29	13	7	14	
GAME PCT	43.9	35.7	73.3		
THIS HALF	17	5-12	1-3	6-8	5	3	3	4	
HALF PCT	41.7	33.3	75.0		
THIS QTR		0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	
QTR PCT	0.0	0	0

WFU Offense
LAST FG 01:56 LAYUP #23 MORRA (47-48)
LAST LD 52-51 @ 3rd-00:08
LRG LEAD 10 @ 2nd-02:55 (33-23)
LRG RUN 8-0

WFU Team Highs
PTS 23 MORRA 13
REB 14 SHARP 7
AST 5 CONTI 5

 

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Sniezek layup for the lead

Answered by WF

COLE layup for the LEAD!

Cole PF#3

Sam PF #2

 

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Wake lead on 2 FTs

Walker TREY

WK deuce. Tied 58

Mik NG

Mik rebbes
Foul

Missed Ft ND ball

Mik NG

Gilbert fouls

WF FTs good +2

Gilbert travel

 

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Sniezek DRAWS charge

COS TREY for the Lead!

 

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Walker baseline wF steal
Uddo fouled in the paint Tied at 61

Gilbert fouled.
Media TO

 

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WF 16-21 at FL

ND 6-8

 

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FT good, ND by

Cos PF push 4:50 to play

Sharp FT made both hor the lead.

Gilbert fouled. Tied at 63, ND by 1

Walker PF

Tied , WF by 1

Walker drive GOOD

ND by 1

Sharp fouled by Vaughn.

Made 2, WF by 1

Sniezek desperation shot, draws the foul. Made 1 misse second 67 ALL

WF putback, +2

Vaughn putback, ND Tied

Gilbert pull-up J, ND by 2

WF ND, Sam reb

Timeout ND

ND by 2 With the Ball!

 

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Walker baseline, OB!

WF ball 36.4 to play.
Irish by 2

 

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Loose ball. WF ball

Shot NG!

Tie up! Sniezek!

ND ball!

TO ND 18 seconds to play ND by 2

Wlaker fouled on inbound 16 to play

FTs good ND by

WF Time-out 16 to play

Moral deuce

Walker fouled 11.2 to play

Walker FTs Split ND by 3

WF time-out

Both time out of timeouts

 

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WIN!

WIN!

10,8 to play.

Rasta drive ... off the rim.

Vaughn reb. Fouled

FT Miss. 2nd good!

Final Notre Dame 75-71

 

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ND Lead For Less Than 6 Minutes Of The Game

ND Lead For Less Than 6 Minutes Of The Game

TEAM	1	2	3	4	T
UND	15	13	23	24	75
WFU	17	18	17	19	71

STAT ND WF		
FG%	47%	42%
FGs	29-62	22-53
3FG%	33%	36%
3FGs	4-12	5-14
FT%	72%	81%
FTs	13-18	22-27
TOs	11	17
PtsOffTO	18	4
TotReb	30	37
DefReb	19	24
Off Reb	11	13
2ndChPts	6	17
BenchPts	9	10
PtsPaint	42	30
FstBkPt	11	9
Blocks	1	4
Steals	8	3
Assts	16	14
Times Tied:	12
Time Tied:	2:50
Lead Chg:	19
LeadTime	5:55	31:10

 

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FINAL ND 75 WF 71

FINAL ND 75 WF 71

Notre Dame Stats

#	Player	PTS	FG	3FG	FT	REB	A	PF	TO	MIN
10*	GILBERT	12	5-11	0-1	2-4	5	2	3	2	31
13*	SNIEZEK	9	4-6	0-0	1-2	2	8	3	1	39
24*	WALKER	24	8-15	1-4	7-8	3	0	3	4	39
30*	VAUGHN	11	4-12	0-0	3-4	4	4	4	1	28
33*	BRUNELE	10	4-11	2-5	0-0	7	2	2	2	33
2	COLE	6	3-4	0-0	0-0	2	0	3	0	17
22	COSGROV	3	1-3	1-2	0-0	3	0	2	1	12
TM	TEAM		-	-	-	4		0	0	
TOTALS	        75	29-62	4-12	13-18	30	16	20	11	
GAME PCT	        46.8	33.3	72.2		
THIS HALF	47	17-27	3-4	10-14	15	9	14	7	
HALF PCT	        63.0	75.0	71.4		
THIS QTR	24	7-12	2-3	8-12	9	4	8	3	
QTR PCT	                58.3	66.7	66.7

UND Offense
LAST FG 02:08 JUMPER #10 GILBERT (71-69)
LAST LD 75-71 @ 4th-00:05
LRG LEAD 4 @ 4th-00:05 (75-71)
LRG RUN 6-0

UND Team Highs
PTS 24 WALKER 24
REB 33 BRUNELLE 7
AST 13 SNIEZEK 8


WAKE FOREST

#	Player	PTS	FG	3FG	FT	REB	A	PF	TO	MIN
5*	CONTI	11	4-12	3-5	0-0	1	5	4	3	38
11*	RACA	11	4-13	0-3	3-4	5	1	1	2	35
14*	SHARP	19	5-11	1-3	8-8	9	4	3	6	39
23*	MORRA	15	5-8	0-0	5-6	6	2	0	5	32
32*	SCRUGGS	5	1-4	1-2	2-2	5	1	4	0	26
1	HOARD	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	2
2	HARRISON	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	1	8
10	HAHNE	1	0-0	0-0	1-2	0	0	0	0	6
20	SUMMIEL	1	0-1	0-1	1-2	3	1	1	0	5
44	UDOH	8	3-3	0-0	2-3	5	0	1	0	8
TM	TEAM		-	-	-	3		0	0	
TOTALS	        71	22-53	5-14	22-27	37	14	16	17	
GAME PCT	        41.5	35.7	81.5		
THIS HALF	36	9-24	1-3	17-20	13	4	12	7	
HALF PCT	        37.5	33.3	85.0		
THIS QTR	19	4-13	0-0	11-12	8	1	9	3	
QTR PCT	                30.8	0	91.7

WFU Offense
LAST FG 00:13 LAYUP #23 MORRA (73-71)
LAST LD 69-67 @ 4th-02:55
LRG LEAD 10 @ 2nd-02:55 (33-23)
LRG RUN 8-0

WFU Team Highs

PTS	14 SHARP	19
REB	14 SHARP	9
AST	5 CONTI	5

 

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FEBRUARY 6, 2020
IRISH TOUGH OUT 75-71 ROAD WIN AT WAKE FOREST
WALKER SCORES 22 POINTS IN THE SECOND HALF

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Notre Dame women’s basketball squad (9-14, 4-7) secured back-to-back road wins on Thursday night after leaving Wake Forest (12-11, 5-7) with a hard-fought 75-71 victory inside LJVM Coliseum. The Fighting Irish battled through 13 lead changes in the final quarter and received a huge 22-point second half from Destinee Walker.

Walker ultimately finished with a game-high 24 points on 8-of-15 shooting, including 7-of-8 from the free-throw line. She now boasts a team-best six games with 20+ points on the year.

Katlyn Gilbert (12 points), Mikki Vaughn (11 points) and Sam Brunelle also finished in double figures for the Irish, while Katie Cole supplied a career best six points. Furthermore, Marta Sniezek tacked on nine points, marking her highest offensive showing since Dec. 8.

How It Happened

When Wake Forest jumped out to a quick 12-6 lead, Coach McGraw called a timeout at the 6:40 mark in the first. Over the next four minutes, the Irish defense forced six Demon Deacon turnovers, ultimately totaling eight for the quarter. As a result, the Irish battled the game back to one-possession, down 17-15, heading into the second.

The Irish claimed their first lead of the contest at 8:26 in the second, but shortly after, Wake Forest fired off a 13-2 scoring run, as the Demon Deacons secured its largest lead of the game up 33-23. Brunelle and Walker got the Irish back on the board with a three-pointer and layup, respectively, cutting the deficit to 35-28 at the half.

Wake Forest shot 45 percent (13-of-29) in the first half compared to Notre Dame’s 34 percent (12-of-35), and led the battle on the boards 24-15. Gilbert led six different Irish scorers at the midway point with seven points.

Notre Dame started the second half by converting its first six shots, which included two and-ones from Walker. In fact, the grad transfer from Orlando powered the Irish offense by scoring 12 of the team’s 23 points in the quarter. Walker’s 10th point of the period gave the Irish a brief lead at 47-46, and a Sniezek layup with eight seconds left made it a one-point game, down 52-51.

The fourth was a true back-and-forth nail-biter as the final quarter featured 13 lead changes and nine ties. Walker continued to be on fire in the fourth, tacking on 10 more points to her total. The Irish also received scoring contributions from Sniezek, Cole, Cosgrove, Gilbert and Vaughn.

Up 71-69 with 38 seconds left, the Irish recorded a big defensive stand, forcing a held ball, resulting in possession Notre Dame. Now with 18 seconds left, Walker was fouled immediately and sent to the line, where she converted two clutch free-throws to make it a two-possession game. Wake’s Christina Morra scored a layup quickly and sent Walker back to the line with 13 seconds left, where she made 1-of-2.

Now 74-71, Wake’s Ivana Raca couldn’t convert her jumper out of the timeout. Vaughn then iced the game with a free-throw, as the Irish picked up a tough 75-71 road win.

Notes

• Today marked the eighth meeting between Notre Dame and Wake Forest. The Irish remain undefeated against the Demon Deacons at 8-0.
• Gilbert tallied her team best 20th double-digit scoring effort with 12 points.
• Sniezek took three charges tonight and now has 29 on the year.
• Walker logged her 18th game in double figures with 24 points. It also marked her team best sixth with 20+ points.
• Walker recorded 12 points in the third quarter alone, then tacked on 10 more in the fourth.
• Vaughn earned her sixth game in double figures with 11 points against Wake.
• Brunelle logged her 17th game in double figures with 10 points behind two treys.
• Brunelle converted multiple treys for the eighth time over the last nine games, knocking down 2-of-5 tonight.
• The Irish garnered back-to-back wins for the first time since Nov. 20-23 when they knocked off Toledo and No. 21 Michigan.
• The Irish picked up their fifth road win on the year and third in ACC play. Only six of the league’s 15 teams have more than one win away from their home gym in conference play.
• Cole scored a career high six points.

Up Next
The Irish return home to Purcell Pavilion for one game before returning to life on the road for two more contests. Notre Dame will look to complete a season sweep of Pitt on Sunday, Feb. 9, in a 4 p.m. tipoff on ACC Network.

— ND —​

 

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ND v PIT Sunday 4pm ET ACCN

ND v PIT Sunday 4pm ET ACCN

NOTRE DAME VS. PITT
When: Sunday, Feb. 9 | 4:00 p.m. ET
Where: Notre Dame, Ind. (Purcell Pavilion)
Watch: ACC Network | Brett Dolan & Monica McNutt
Listen: PULSE FM 96.9 / 92.1 / 103.1
Live Scoring: StatBroadcast
Social: @NDWBB | Always Fighting, Always Irish
Tickets: Buy Online
Notre Dame Notes | Pitt Notes

NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Three wins in a row – that’s what’s at stake when the Notre Dame women’s basketball squad (9-14, 4-7) hosts Pittsburgh (4-18, 1-10) on Sunday, Feb. 9, inside Purcell Pavilion. Tip is slated for 4 p.m. ET, airing live on ACC Network. Brett Dolan and Monica McNutt have the call. Fans can also listen to the game on Pulse FM radio.

The Irish will also be celebrating National Girls and Women in Sports Day on Sunday. We will have a poster giveaway at gates 8, 9 and 10. We will also have a halftime recognition with several Notre Dame student athletes. Pink Zone t-shirts will be on sale Sunday as well, along with Pink Zone chocolate.
Lastly, the women’s basketball squad will host its final post game autograph session, which will occur in Heritage Hall after the game.

HISTORY WITH PITT

Notre Dame leads the all-time series against Pitt, 28-3, including an unblemished mark of 13-0 at home. The Irish and Panthers have already met this season, as Notre Dame looks to complete the season sweep after defeating Pitt, 60-52 on Jan. 2. Mikki Vaughn and Destinee Walker shone bright in the previous matchup, scoring 17 and 16 points, respectively.

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 or Katlyn Gilbert.

Gilbert leads all ACC freshmen in scoring, averaging 13.8 ppg, while Brunelle sits right behind at 13.7 ppg. In fact, the Irish would have boasted the top three scoring spots for freshmen when you add in Peoples’ 12.6 ppg. The next highest is Clemson’s Amari Robinson at 11.2 ppg.

Nationally, among freshmen at power-five schools, Brunelle’s scoring average ranks 8th while Gilbert ranks 7th.

Brunelle is 1-of-12 freshmen nationally to average over 13.5 points and 6.0 rebounds. Also Brunelle leads all ACC freshmen in the Points + Assists + Rebounds/Game category at 21.4.

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 has converted multiple treys eight times over the last nine games. In fact, since Jan. 5, she has converted 22-of-62 (.355) from three. Also since Jan. 5, Brunelle is averaging 2.4 made three’s/game, which ranks 6th 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 16.0 ppg in that span, earning double-digit points in 5-of-6 games. She is shooting 39.8 percent from the floor and 34.9 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.

WALKER WINS

Coach McGraw has stressed the need for consistency from all five starters in order to succeed and win. When looking at stats in wins versus stats in losses, one can see we go when Walker goes. In losses, Walker averages 11.4 ppg on 31.7 percent shooting, with a 13-for-71 clip from three. In wins, Walker averages 17.9 ppg on 44.9 percent shooting, with a 13-for-40 mark from three. Thus, same amount of threes in five less games and 31 less attempts.

WALKER WILLS IRISH TO WIN

After sitting with just two points at the half at Wake Forest on Feb. 6, Destinee Walker absolutely took over the game to help the Irish earn the 75-71 win. Walker scored 12 points in the third, followed by 10 points in the fourth. Her 22 second half points were scored on 7-of-9 shooting, including a 7-of-8 mark from the free-throw line.

MIGHTY MIK IN ACC PLAY

No one in the league has been more efficient from the field than Vaughn, who is shooting 58.2 percent from the field in ACC play. Since returning, Vaughn has recorded six double-digit scoring games, recording at least 16 points in five of those games.

For example, when Vaughn tallied 18 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.

FLIPPING THE SCRIPT?

This young Irish squad has struggled in closing out multiple games for the win this season; yet, three times over the last few weeks, the Irish have 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.

–> Feb. 6 at Wake Forest – Irish trailed the Demon Deacons 52-51 heading into a fourth quarter which featured 13 lead changes and nine ties. Yet, Notre Dame dug deep and won 75-71.

MORE ROAD WINS THAN HOME WINS

Interesting to note, that the Irish are 5-4 on the road this year (three of which came in ACC play), yet 3-8 at home. ACC road wins have been tough to get, as only seven of the league’s 15 teams have more than one win away from their home gym in conference play.

OLYMPIANS ON THE HORIZON

In the 40-year history of the program, the Irish have had only two Olympians: Ruth Riley and Canada’s finest Natalie Achonwa. As the 2020 Tokyo Olympics draw near, the Irish could finally add three more names to the list: Skylar Diggins-Smith, Kayla McBride and Jewell Loyd. All three have suited up recently in either exhibitions versus college teams or FIBA Olympic qualifying action.

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Brunelle Ill

Brunelle Ill

https://www.ndinsider.com/basketball/womens/has-home-pressure-bothered-notre-dame/article_9cb162db-973e-5c3b-af4b-ea6e2df62408.html

Brunelle questionable

A missing Sam Brunelle could make the Pitt challenge steeper.

The freshman standout was deemed “questionable” for the game by McGraw. Brunelle, recovering from strep throat, was not expected to practice Saturday afternoon after being quarantined Friday.

She’s averaging 13.7 points and 6.1 rebounds on the season, and among regulars, is ND’s top 3-point shooter in both makes (35) and percentage (26.9).

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Notre Dame’s victory percentages of .273 at home and .556 away account for the second-widest gap in the country among teams with a better away mark. It’s surpassed only by Brown, which is .200 at home and .500 away, with the Bears’ figures possibly skewed by the fact they’ve played only five home games.

Overall, just 36 of the nation’s 351 teams have a better away record than home record, and for 33 of those clubs — unlike ND, Green Bay (4-6, 6-4) and Liberty (4-5, 6-4) — they’re either over or under .500 both home and away, or at .500 home or away.

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